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Izuku was actually pretty happy with the way his interview with Mic went. He enjoyed himself and he could get behind everything he said. Naturally talking about the hero system in a light that wasn't completely positive got some attention. Especially because Present Mic's podcast is so popular. A lot of people thought he was a fool for running into a villain without a quirk. He didn't entirely disagree it wasn't the brightest choice he made but he stood by it. A lot of people thought quirkless people either couldn't or shouldn't become heroes. Nothing new. He understood a lot of it wasn't coming from a bad place. They just didn't want them to get hurt. He disagrees but he understands. It still pisses him off a little… a lot. He knew that he wanted to go to Texas to look for that Vigilante. He heard the guy was calling himself Texas Red. Izuku liked the song Big Iron, he assumed he'd like this guy when they met. After his interview with Mic and seeing both backlash and praise come from it he didn't feel like going too far from home. He decided he'd just stay around the house today. He wanted to spend the day with Toga just laying back and relaxing. Speaking of waking up Toga just woke up next to him. They moved Toga's stuff into his room so Eri could have her own room. Izuku missed the bed space but he liked cuddling until Toga fell asleep.
"Morning Zuku." says Toga she was actually pretty cute when she's waking up.
"Morning Toga." replies Izuku.
"You gonna go to Texas today?" asks Toga.
"Nah, I think I'm just gonna take the day off. I think I wanna spend some time around here." says Izuku.
"Oh cool, we could hang out." says Toga.
"Yeah, we could. I know I don't really say it often but I really care about you. When we first started dating I was just looking for something to have fun with or to distract me but I really do care about you. I want you to know that." says Izuku.
"I care about you too but what's bringing this on?" asks Toga.
For a second Izuku considered lying to her. He hated with a passion the thought of opening up. He knows he's a damn fool for what he's about to say. He can't stop himself why the hell can't he stop himself.
"I'm… a little scared. It's easy to go out and fight telling myself I might die, but if I die I can just be brought back. After dying and coming back I get this feeling of bliss, like nothing can hurt me, like I really am immortal. Then it wears off. I'm left with the thought that if I get killed in the right way or if I get killed too many times I can't come back. I won't see you again, I won't see Mom again, I won't even see Dabi again. Recently I've been worrying about leaving Eri behind." says Izuku, what the hell were you thinking?
Toga looks taken back but that ever present smile stays plastered onto her face. It's starting to feel like one of the only constants in his life. It's a nice constant.
"I finally did it." says Izuku, "About a week back I finally killed someone. I shot three men to death. They were syndicate members. My buddy Wolf man has beef with the sapphire serpent. I backed him up because I know he'd do the same for me. We won the fight but I know Wolf Man isn't done with them. I know I should back him up because he's my friend hell he's saved my life on a patrol or two. I just think if we keep going after the serpent it'll turn it's head towards us."
"Well, nothing kept you dead yet." says Toga.
Izuku smiles softly and chuckles a little , "Yeah, I can handle it. I've done a lot. I took down tons of little gangs. Hell I've beat up most members of the Shie Hassaikai. I'm sure I can go toe to toe with the syndicate." His voice regained the warmth it lost as the overconfidence he'd recently been developing came out full force, "Yeah I'll take the entire serpent, I don't even need to use my powers."
Toga's ever present smile widened a little.
"I like it when you get all confident like that." says Toga, "It puts me in a certain kind of mood."
"I know what you're in the mood for." says Izuku as he smirks and cocks his eye brow.
"Wii sports bowling baaaaabbyyyyyyyyyy." says Izuku and Toga simultaneously.
The two of them played Wii sports with Eri and Dabi coming in whenever they were bored. Dabi kept coming in last. Then he left the room for a little while, came back smelling like weed and bowled three perfect games in a row. Everytime he won he'd stare at Izuku and Toga with this dopey grin that pulled at his staples. It was a nice day for Izuku, it was uneventful but still enjoyable. Eri had fun too. She liked throwing the ball backwards to watch the Miis spin around in a panic. It was kinda funny. The next day Izuku decided that he'd finally go to Texas to look for Texas Red. Before he did that he'd be looking for his uncle. He wanted a place to stay if he was going to be down there for a while. He drove down to Kurogir's bar to ask for a portal.
"Hey Kuro." says Izuku, he'd gotten a little closer with Kurogiri and Shigaraki because he'd stop by the bar for drinks sometimes.
"Good morning Ketsueki." replies Kurogiri.
"How've you been?" asks Izuku.
"I've been fine. Just working at the bar." says Kurogiri.
"Slow day?" asks Izuku noticing no one but Shigaraki was here.
"Most people don't come here this early." says Kurogiri.
"That's a good point." says Izuku.
Izuku goes over to Shigaraki who is currently playing a game Izuku recognizes as Sekiro shadows die twice. He probably shouldn't bother him right now he hears it's a hard game. Shigaraki see's Izuku's reflection on the screen. He notices that Izuku doesn't want to bother him. He doesn't say anything. Sometimes when Izuku comes here he plays Mario Kart with Tomura. He never could beat the guy he knows every shortcut on every course.
"Well Kurogiri I'd like if you could open a portal to Texas." says Izuku.
"Let me ask my boss." says Kurogiri as he texts All For One.
Izuku grabs a bottle and poor's himself a shot of Captain Morgan's spiced rum. He makes sure to leave the money on the counter.
"He said yes. Texas is a big state. Where exactly do you want to go?" asks Kurogiri.
"The place I'm looking for is around Del Rio, I think. Could you drop me off there?" asks Izuku.
"Of course." says Kurogiri as he opens a portal leading to Del Rio.
Izuku found himself on top of Manuel's steakhouse on Veterans Boulevard. He typed his uncle's address into the phone… that's not good. This place was a little further than he expected. Especially with the cases he was carrying. He knew Texans were big on guns so he imagined they wouldn't question him having any. The only problem is he'd have to carry the cases and his backpack pretty far. Well it wasn't that big of a deal but he'd better start jogging.
Jesus Christ that took him a while. It was already one thirty. He left at around eleven. Whatever he was finally here… and that was the wrong ranch. His stop was still further down. Well he might as well keep going.
Finally, he was finally here. The sun was about to set, but he made it. How was Texas so big? It was only one state. There was like fifty of these, right? It doesn't matter cuz he's finally here. Damn he was tired. Next time he's going to teleport a little closer. He was currently walking up the dirt road to the big house in the center of the Ranch.
"Who's there?" he hears a voice call out, it's an older man, this guy looks like Hisashi. It's probably his uncle.
"You related to Hisashi?" asks Izuku.
"He's my brother." says Izuku's uncle.
"Well that makes you my uncle. It's a pleasure to meet you." says Izuku as he puts down a case and extends his hand out.
"Well shit." says Izuku's uncle excitedly, "He never told me he had a kid. The bastard. Shit and you're an older kid too. Damn you look a whole lot like him. You've even got his curly hair. How old are you anyway?"
"I'm fifteen and my name's Izuku." says Izuku.
"My name is Mathew Nakamura." says Mathew
Izuku never really thought about it but he'd kept thinking Hisashi had the same last name as he did. Izuku took his mother's name so it makes sense they don't have the same last name. Sometimes Izuku felt like a real idiot.
"My last names Midoriya." adds Izuku.
"Not Nakamura?" asks Mathew
"No mom and dad divorced a while back. Mom raised me so I stuck with her name." says Izuku.
"Damn that bastard don't tell me a got damn thing. I shouldn't have to find out I've got a whole ass nephew from my got damn nephew." says Mathew, wow Izuku really liked this guy.
"I didn't know I had an Uncle until I spoke with Hisashi like last last week." says Izuku.
"Motherfu- that mother fucker. Where even is he?" asks Mathew.
"He's in New York." says Izuku.
"New York. New York. He is literally in New York. Of all the places he could've went and gone he went to New York. I oughta take a shovel to the miserable bastard." says Mathew.
This guy's so cool, "He went to Japan for about six years. Around two years in he got married and had me. About four years after that him and mom got divorced. Dad didn't actually mean to have me, that and their relationship was kinda rocky. I still don't get why Mom married him." says Izuku, "I don't think she gets it either."
"I actually never knew he went to Japan, he really don't tell me shit. Hey so you're from Japan right. Have you ever seen Ketsueki? People around here think Vigilantes are the coolest. We've actually got our own vigilante around here somewhere. My kids are big fans of Ketsueki and the local cowboy Texas Red." says Mathew.
"Oh uh… that's me. I'm Ketsueki." says Izuku.
"Really?" asks Mathew.
"Yip." replies Izuku.
Mathew nods, he's clearly thinking about something, "Huh… neat. So are you here to hunt someone down?"
"I've heard of that cowboy dressed fella running around near here." says Izuku.
"The vigilante, Texas Red?" asks Mathew.
"Yeah, I want to see how many people I can get working with me. I've got beef with a syndicate, but I know damn well I can't do it all alone. It'd be nice if I could just run down a whole syndicate and expect to win, but I'd get shot to shit in a second or two. So I need a little help." says Izuku.
"You were hoping I'd let you stay here while you look for him?" asks Mathew.
"If you don't mind. I really don't want to impose." says Izuku
"It's fine. I've got lots of land… if you don't mind me asking. How'd you even get here so fast? I don't think you could've taken Del Rio international." says Mathew.
"I took a portal down here. I know a guy with a coordinate based quirk. He helps me get around." says Izuku.
"Well if you like you could bring some friends through that portal. They could help you look for Texas Red." says Mathew.
"I really wouldn't want to impose." says Izuku.
"You keep saying that but I don't think you realize how much land we have here. You see that house there. That's not where we live. That's just a spare house we have for guests that never fucking come over. I finally have a chance to show off the guest house. Don't tell your friends I'm doing this to flex though." says Mathew.
"I won't tell em nothing… I've got some people I could bring over. It's getting kinda late though we should probably do that Tomorrow." says Izuku
"That's a pretty good point. The key to the house is under the steps leading onto the porch. Tomorrow I'll introduce you to my two boys Mark and Luke" says Mathew.
'Mathew, Mark, and Luke. All we're missing is John and we'll have a Holy quartet.' thinks Izuku.
"Sounds good. I'll see you tomorrow, and thanks for letting me stay." says Izuku.
"No problem but I should probably mention. I expect you to put some work in around here." says Mathew.
"I've got the strength for it." replies Izuku as he heads over to the guest house.
One thing was really on Izuku's mind as he set his bags down on the floor. How the hell does he know so many rich people. He's broke as hell and like everyone he knows is just financially stable. It really baffles him. The bills he pays for his own house practically kill him and here comes his uncle with a whole ass house just for guests. This was some bullshit.
Authors Note
So I don't actually know that much about Texas. I've never been there personally. I just looked around on google maps for reference points. I think Del Rio has a nice ring to it. I think it would be cool to make biblical references every once in a while. Like the Mathew, Mark, and Luke thing I did this chapter. This Chapter didn't feel to special but I liked writing Mathew. I imagine him having a really strong southern accent. I also enjoyed writing the start of this chapter with Izuku and Toga, with their competition in Wii sports bowling. For the next chapter Izuku is gonna bring the gang over to Texas, do some farm work with Dabi, Introduce Eri to a cow, get hit on by Toga, and go looking for Texas Red.
I'd like to do another concert chapter kind of soon. I know I've got a song Izuku could use to talk about his relationship with Toga and I think I've got a song Izuku could use for his relationship with Dabi. I really like the concert chapters. I think their on that fine line between important and filler. Like they don't really progress the story but they give a lot of insight on what Izuku spends his time thinking about. I try not to have Izuku do a whole lot of thinking and sharing. The story is sort of told through Izuku's perspective but not in the first person. Izuku isn't the most truthful story teller. Izuku lies to you about lots of things like how he feels or how things actually play out. In Izuku's mind he's a good bit stronger than he actually is.
A little bit of lore I just want to throw in is that Izuku, Dabi, Toga and Now Eri tend to go on long drives and sing along to Izuku's playlists. Izuku has lots of playlists. He's got soft rock, hard rock, punk rock, heavy metal, Jazz, hip-hop,rap. He's got it all. He's got the squad going twenty over the speed limit singing gospel music or opera music. Toga hits all the high notes on Ave Maria.
Bored Mc: I'm glad to hear that you like the story. I enjoy writing but I think the part I like the most is receiving feedback. It's reassuring that my story sticks out to you. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.
Ryder Larson: I'm glad you liked that chapter it's probably in my top five favorite chapters to write. I think it could lead into a lot of different things like having some of Izuku's opinions getting spread out and him gaining a decent sized fan base among the quirkless or those who have weak and or villainous quirks. I'll try to keep up the good work.
Amadeus Amadeus: I was already thinking of going with Texas Red. It's fitting all things considered. Now that I've got a second opinion on it, I'm sure that it is the way to go. Now all I need to do is come up with an actual name. I could mix some of the names from Read Dead Redemption 2. I could go with Hosea Vanderlinde or I could go with Havier Jackson or something like that.
To be honest when I asked for cowboy names I should have been more specific because I meant actual names. Don't get me wrong I'm glad we both Agree on Texas Red, I'm just wondering about his actual name. I'd appreciate if you could help me with that as well.