Middernacht - I'm glad I'm able to convey feelings. I'm also a sucker for happy endings, but it will be a very bumpy ride.
DSpaceZ - oh trust me, it won't be. but they have to find out about his name change first. ;)
Mei sighed as she was walking down the street on her way to school. She hasn't liked school for a long time now, it took away too much time that she could use making babies. Now she hated it even more, as it also took time she could be spending with Izuku. At least he'll be going to school with her soon, it will make coming here more tolerable.
It had been 2 weeks since Izuku left the hospital, and she'd visited a few times. For some reason she wasn't able to for a couple of days after the small welcoming party. Apparently Izuku was having some difficulty adjusting, and they wanted to give him time to do so. It sucked, but she understood, she spent her free time building babies for Izuku.
She still had difficulty understanding why she liked Izuku so much. What her mom said made sense, that it could be hero worship. But this wasn't the first time someone saved her, things can go horribly wrong with her babies after all. But she wanted to spend time with Izuku as much as she wanted to build babies. She's looking forward to when Izuku can visit the shop, he even promised to help her build babies in any way he can. He told her wasn't much though. But building babies and spending time with Izuku sounded the best. It made her giddy with excitement just thinking about it.
"Get out of my way freak." Said someone from behind before they slammed their shoulder into the back of hers. Obviously on purpose. She got a good look at her, and noticed it was a girl from her class. Yanai Yuno, one of the more popular girls if she remembers right. But she just ignored it. It often happens all the time after all. She didn't really care about anyone here, and they all called her a freak. Or at least no one says anything to the many that do.
It also got worse after the punks tried to rape her during break. She often heard that she should have been grateful that at least someone wanted to fuck her. That part did sting. What kind of assholes thinks rape is ever ok? But she wasn't going to fight back. Once she gets into U.A., she's not going to have to deal with these pricks anymore.
And speaking of the attempted rapists, with the help of Tsukauchi and Izuku's mom, their bail was set to high for them to get out. The prosecutor even told her family it'll be an open-and-shut case.
"Hey! That wasn't very nice! Apologize to her!" She heard a familiar voice yell from behind her. A huge smile broke out on her face before she even turned around to see Izuku wheeling up towards her. He shot her a reassuring smile before looking at the girls angrily.
Yuno turned around with a snobbish scowl on her face. "Excuse me? What makes you think you can tell ME what to do? And why should I apologize to a freak like her?"
Izuku wheeled up closer stopping in front of Mei who was starting to get worried. This was reminding her of the alleyway. But it did make her heart flutter. Once again despite his condition, he was standing up for her. Despite her worry, she had to admit, it was really hot.
Just like several times in the past month, she felt the urge to kiss him. But they aren't going out. 'His quirk does require female pheromones, maybe he can get some from kissing. Then maybe I can use helping him as an excuse to kiss him." She thought happily, daydreaming about her giving Izuku a big kiss after he rescues her.
"Because you ran into her and insulted her. That is extremely rude. So apologize." Responded Izuku with a glare.
Yuno bent forward, her face half a foot from Izuku's. "And what are you going to do if I don't, Huh? A little cripple like you can't do anything to me." She responded.
Izuku stood up from his wheelchair and glared down at her, being about 7 Inches taller than the girl. He wasn't going to hurt her.
Yuno looked unfazed. "Oh? You think I'm afraid of you? Please, a kindergartner is more intimidating." She said before pushing him back into his chair, causing it to start rolling backwards.
This action had brought Mei out of the stupor she found herself in. "Izuku!" She yelled as she quickly jumped to stop Izuku's chair. "Izuku let's just leave it alone, it's not worth it."
"But Mei it's not right. You don't deserve to be treated that way." He said upset.
"Izuku, I appreciate you standing up for me, but I don't care what that bitch says or does." She said with an assuring smile.
Izuku smiled back, but both of their attention was diverted when they heard the girl yell. "What the fuck did you just call me?" Yuno screamed angrily. She stomped over to the two of them. "A freak like you doesn't call me that." She said absolutely livid as she cocked her fist back.
"What's going on over here!" Came the voice of an older women. They all looked, and the girls recognized the women as the new vice principal.
Yuno gave them an evil grin, before adorning an upset look, accompanied by crocodile tears. When the VP walked up to them looking upset, she looked up at her. "Ms. Komori, these people were being mean to me." She said while fake crying.
The VP looked over at Mei and Izuku with a stern look. "Oh? Is that what happened?" She asked in a no nonsense tone. Her eyes widened slightly when she saw Izuku. And Izuku immediately knew she recognized him. He was looking forward to going to school as Izuku Aizawa, and not Izuku Midoriya. He was hoping she wouldn't say anything.
The two shook their heads. "No. She ran into my friend and kept calling her a freak. I just wanted her to apologize." Yuno gave a glare to Izuku while the VP wasn't looking. But switched back to looking upset quickly when the VP shook off the shock and looked back at her.
"Ms. Yuno, apologize now." Said Ms. Komori sternly,
Now it was Yuno who was shocked. "What? But..." she started but Ms. Komori put her hand up to stop her.
"Ah ah ah, I don't want to hear it. Apologize. Now." She said, voice leaving no room for argument. Yuno stood there completely stunned. This has never happened before. "Now!" Said Ms. Komori in a commanding tone.
Yuno gave Izuku and Mei a pissed off look. "Sorry." She said through gritted teeth.
"Now get to class, and I don't want to hear of you doing anything like this again." She ordered, and Yuno stomped off. Ms. Komori walked up to the two with a concerned smile. "Are you two ok?"
Mei was shell shocked, she had never seen any of the school staff side against Yuno. They always fall for her act or just don't care. "Um, y-yeah." She said Quietly.
"Y-yes th-thank you." Mumbled Izuku, nervous about the new adult, and that said adult might reveal his past.
"Good. So I take it you're the new student right?" She asked kindly.
"Uh y-yeah, that's me." Replied Izuku.
"There's no need to be nervous, I'm fairly new myself. I'm the vice principle here. Let me help get you settled."
"Um o-ok, thank y-you."
Mei shook off the daze she was in. "Can I come with?"
Ms. Komori smiled to her. "Sure, as long as your in class on time."
Mei smiled at her. "Ok." She said happily before stepping behind Izuku, ready to push him.
"Mei you, don't need to push me, I can do it." Said Izuku. He still wasn't comfortable with people helping him. He didn't want to be a burden.
"Izuku I keep telling you. I'm happy to help. Just relax and enjoy the ride." She said merrily.
Izuku lowered his head trying to hide the blush on his cheeks. "Thank you." He replied shyly.
Ms. Komori noticed his blush. 'Ah, young love.' We thought. "Follow me." She said gesturing them forward.
"Ms. Komori?" Called Mei, gaining her attention. "How did you know she was the one lying?" She asked.
Ms. Komori laughed. "I wasn't born yesterday. I literally saw her about to hit one of you. I'm guessing she has gotten away with that kind of behavior before, but she won't with me." She said looking back at them with a smile. One the two of them returned. Albeit shyly in Izuku's case.
The three walked with Mei and Izuku chatting, they were talking about some "babies" Mei was working on, with Izuku helping give her ideas. Once they made it to Ms. Komori's office, Mei was reluctant to leave, but she should get to class. She gave Izuku a hug, which as usual Izuku flinched at, but he quickly returned it and melted into the embrace. It wasn't lost on Mei how touch starved Izuku is. He went years without any kind of affection. She was more than happy to make up for it. By the time they separated the number in Izuku's head was 436. Mei was by no means afraid to show affection.
Ms. Komori waited patiently for them to say goodbye. Once Mei left, Ms. Komori took her place behind Izuku to push him. "Um, M-Ms. Komori. Y-you don't h-have t-to push me." Izuku stuttered.
"Like your girlfriend told you earlier, I'm happy to help." She said kindly.
Izuku's face exploded in crimson. "G-G-GIRLFRIEND!?" He screamed.
"Yeah, you two are dating right?" She asked.
"N-n-no! W-We're just f-friends!" He near yelled nervously, Before looking down dejectedly. "Besides, she's never been into someone like me." He whispered not knowing Ms. Komori heard him.
She looked down at him sadly. 'He reminds me of Kinoko.' She thought before looking in the direction Mei left with a kind, knowing smile. 'But I saw the way she looks at you. It's only a matter of time.' She thought. "Sorry for the mistake. Now let's get you situated. Need to find out what class you're in." She said kindly.
"It's ok." He said still a little down. He was wheeled into her office, and she sat down in her chair, and started looking up what class he's in, so she can take him to his teacher before class starts.
"Oh, it seems you'll be in the same class as my..." she started before there was a knock on the door.
Both of them looked towards the door as someone started to enter. It was a girl with brown hair that reached her shoulders and covered her eyes. "Hey mom, I'm here." She said before noticing Izuku in the room, and she got really embarrassed. "I-I'm sorry! I'll wait outside!" She apologized, turning around to quickly leave.
"Wait. Your timing is perfect actually." Said Ms. Komori.
Komori turned around shyly. "Really? Why?"
"Well it seems both of you were put into the same class, so I can take you both to the teacher." Said Ms. Komori as she stood up.
"Oh, o-ok." Said Komori, blushing from embarrassment.
Ms. Komori once again stepped behind Izuku to push him along. No one noticed Komori's eyes widen when she realized that Izuku was in a wheelchair. She looked Izuku up and down, and noticed the condition he's in. He looks frail. Barely a scrap of muscle on him, like he had just woken up from a long coma recently. "Sweetie it's not nice to stare." Said Mrs. Komori.
Komori's face turned red. "I'm sorry!" She yelled as she bowed to Izuku.
"I-it's fine. I know my appearance can be off-putting." Izuku said rubbing the back of his neck.
"No! It's not that, I swear! I was just a little surprised. I was being rude." She said frantically, getting quieter and more solemn as she talked.
"It's ok, you don't have to apologize. And if you still feel the need to do so, then I forgive you." Said Izuku kindly. He was honestly really nervous talking to the girl, and a bit afraid to be honest, of both of them really, granted he's pretty much afraid of every new person. He is also worried someone would recognize him and his life would return to how it once was. But he couldn't let someone beat themselves up like that.
Komori looked at Izuku for a couple seconds. "O-ok. Thank you." She said gently. 'He's not going to call me a weirdo?' She thought.
Ms. Komori couldn't help but smile at the exchange. She was happy to see Izuku being kind to her daughter. "Let me introduce you two. Aizawa Izuku, this is my daughter Komori Kinoko. This is her first day as well." (A/N I researched Japanese introductions and found out they say their last name first.)
"Hi. P-pleasure to m-met you." Said Komori with a bow.
"N-nice to meet y-you to." Said Izuku, doing the best bow he could from his wheelchair.
Mrs. Komori never lost her smile as she saw the two acting so nervous towards each other. "Come on, let's get going." She said before following her daughter out of the office while pushing Izuku.
It was a mostly silent trip as both Izuku and Komori were too nervous, and Ms. Komori didn't want to make them to uncomfortable by forcing a conversation. She knew about the issues her daughter had at her previous school, and while she wanted her to break out of her shell, it's best it come naturally. Then there is also the fact who Izuku is. Present Mic and Midnight had come to the school one day to talk to her and the principle, though that man is entirely useless, he cares far more about prestige than the students. Anyways they came and told them about Izuku. While they were polite about the whole thing, the hidden threats weren't lost on her if they allowed any harm to befall him. The threats didn't bother her, she could tell it came from a place of caring. She would have protected Izuku regardless, she couldn't stand bullies and abusive teachers. She was already working on taking care of that problem anyways.
Before long they made it to the teachers room, and Ms. Komori let the two in. They went straight over to a woman in her late 50s as she was doing paperwork at her desk. "Ms. Michie." Called Ms Komori.
The women turned to look at the three, give them a gentle smile after seeing who it was. "Hello Ms. Komori. I take it these are the new students?" She asked sweetly.
"Yup this is them. Make sure to take good care of them please." Said Mrs. Komori returns the smile.
Both Komori and Izuku bowed to the teacher. "It's nice to meet you Michie Sensei." They said in unison.
"It's nice to meet you two as well." She said to the two, then turned to Mrs. Komori. "Don't worry, I'll take care of them."
Mrs. Komori smiled, nodded, and walked out of the room.
Michie Sensei watched as she left, and as soon as the door was shut, her demeanor changed. She went from looking sweet and kind to annoyed and angry. "Fucking bitch." She mumbled under her breath. Both Izuku and Komori's eyes widened in surprise, and Izuku's worry grew dramatically. "What?" Spat Michie Sensei.
Both spoke at the same time again. "Nothing."
Michie Sensei looked over the two, her eyes lingering on Izuku with a glare. The hate in her eyes was something Izuku recognized instantly. He's seen that look to many times to not be able to. He could tell there was something she wanted to say to him, but held back. Probably because the recent arrests of a good deal of the staff at his last school.
"Tch, whatever. Just wait outside until we go to the classroom." She spat as she turned back to whatever she was working on.
Izuku didn't expect it when Komori grabbed hold of his wheelchair, turning him around and fast walked the two out.
After Komori stopped and positioned them against the wall and out of the way, she leaned against the wall, looking relieved to be out of there.
"Y-you d-didn't have to do th-that you know. I c-could have g-got out on m-my own." Said Izuku nervously, but grateful for the assistance.
But Komori didn't hear the gratefulness. "I'm sorry!" She said quickly, thinking she made him angry.
"N-no it's ok. I'm thankful f-for the help. W-why did you d-do it?" He asked curiously.
Komori started to poke her index fingers together. "Well I saw the way she looked at you. I don't know why she would give you such a hateful look, but I couldn't just leave you there with her." She said embarrassed.
Izuku gave her a kind smile. "Thank you. It was very nice of you." He said gratefully, surprised he didn't stutter.
Komori smiled back. "No problem." She said with a light blush.
The two stayed there in a comfortable silence. Neither knew how to start a conversation, but didn't feel awkward just staying silent. It wasn't long before Michie Sensei walked out. "Follow me." She said, sounding irritated.
Once again Izuku was surprised when Komori started pushing his wheelchair again after he moved away from the wall. He simply sideways glanced at her and gave an appreciative smile. A smile she returned with a small one of her own.
*in the classroom*
Mei sat with her head in between her crossed arms on her desk. She's wanting the day to be over already. The only thing she looked forward to during school was being able to spend time with Izuku, but not knowing his schedule or classes, that might be difficult.
She completely ignored Yuno as she started berating her the moment she walked into the classroom, something that pissed the girl off. But she did shut up but continues to give Mei death glares. Mei has no doubt she would try something later, but she couldn't care less.
Eventually the teacher walked into the room, so she got her head off the desk. She hated the teacher because she was a complete bitch, but she didn't want to get detention. Again.
After the morning greeting was done, the teacher told them they had two new students joining the class today. The teacher looked annoyed about it, but Mei was silently ecstatic. 'Is Izuku joining this class?' She silently hoped.
The teacher called the new students in, and Mei couldn't hold her excitement as she saw Izuku get wheeled in by a girl she assumed was the second new student. They stood in from of the class and bowed. Before they could start their introductions Mei couldn't hold in her excitement anymore and rushed to the front of the class. Ignoring the flinching from both of them she lunged in and hugged Izuku. "OMG Izuku! I can't believe we'll be in the same class together!" She nearly screamed in his ear.
Izuku was completely embarrassed as he heard a few giggles and tsk's from other students. But that quickly melted away as he enjoyed the embrace, he just feels so calm when they embrace. He returned it as the rest of the world melted away.
They were both brought back to reality by the teacher loudly clearing her throat to get their attention. "Miss Hatsume, return to your seat now before I give you detention!" Scolded Ms. Michie.
Despite the threat Mei reluctantly separated from Izuku, she gave him an elated smile, before returning to her seat. 443.
"Now with that interruption over." Said Ms. Michie, trying to embarrass Mei, but she seemed unfazed and just sat there with a cheek to cheek grin on her face. "Introduce yourselves to the class. You start." She said as she gestured to Izuku.
"Um, hi, I'm Mi-AIZAWA IZUKU!" He said, yelling as he corrected himself. Everyone looked at him funny as he said this, but shrugged it off. "I enjoy studying heroes and playing video games. And I want to attend U.A. to become a hero." He said, nervous at first before stating his goal with resolution that made Mei proud, and Komori looked at Izuku in awe of the conviction he showed.
A few snickers were heard through the classroom. Looking to see who the assholes were, Mei saw it was Yuno, her friends, and even the teacher. This pissed off Mei to no end, she was about to shoot up from her seat to yell at them, but noticed Izuku shaking his head with a caring smile. She knew he didn't want her to get herself in trouble. So she begrudgingly stayed silent, still livid and imaging using them as test subjects for her more dangerous babies.
"Ok young lady, introduce yourself." Said Ms. Michie after she calmed down enough.
"My name is Komori Kinoko, I like mushrooms, both as food and in general. And I..." she trailed off before quickly side glancing Izuku. "I want to attend UA and be an Idol hero." She stated firmly. She was happy to not hear anyone laugh at her, but she did look towards her teacher who looked thoughtful before she shrugged.
Ms. Michie walked up to the two. "Yeah, yeah, everyone wants to become a hero, but so few ever are capable." She said offhandedly, everyone could tell she was implying she didn't think either of them could. "There are two empty seats there." She gestured to two seats on the left side of the room. "Choose one, I don't care, just don't interrupt my class or you'll have hell to pay." She threatened.
Komori wheeled Izuku to the desks, and knew which one to give him. Because the pink haired girl from earlier, who was currently smiling wide sat next to the first empty desk. She preferred sitting as close to the back as possible anyway. But she felt glad to sit near him, she had a good feeling about him, and he seemed really nice. That sentiment was confirmed when she finished helping him he turned to her with the sweetest smile she had ever seen and said. "Thank you for all the help, I really appreciate it."
She smiled back and responded. "Happy to help." Before moving to her seat.
*a few hours later*
The bell rang for lunch and Mei had burst from her seat to Izuku's desk. "Izuku! Want to eat lunch together?" She asked excitedly.
Izuku look down and away while scratching his cheek with an index finger while blushing. "Yeah I'd love to. Do you need to buy a lunch?" He asked.
Mei rapidly shook her head. "Nope, my parents started making me bring a lunch now to ensure I eat." She said nonchalantly.
"And I'm guessing they inspect it to make sure you ate?" He said with a teasing yet still nervous smile.
Mei wouldn't look him in the eyes as she scratched the back of her head with a light blush. "Weeeeelll..." she said. Shortly after they both laughed.
"Um, e-excuse me." Came a voice from behind Izuku. He and Mei looked towards the source and saw komori." I-is it okay if I-I eat with y-you g-guys?" She asked nervously.
The two gave her smiles. "I'm cool with it." Replied Mei.
"Y-yeah sure, h-happy to have y-you." Stuttered Izuku.
'She's just pretending to be nice. She'll hurt you in the end. They all will.' Said the voice in Izuku's head. But he ignored it. But it was difficult.
Komori smiled at them. "Thank you."
"Let's get the desks put together." Said Mei ecstatic. This was the first time she's ate with anyone in years. She had gotten used to eating alone, and truly didn't care. So she was surprised with herself at how excited she was to eat with other people.
Before they had the chance to start moving desks, Yuno walked up to Komori. "Come eat with us. You don't want to waste time with these freaks." She said smugly.
Komori didn't even bother looking at her. She didn't like this girl already because of her snickering at Izuku earlier, now she really disliked the girl. "No thank you, I'm good here." She said plainly, as she started to reposition her desk to be facing the sides of Mei's and Izuku's which Mei seemed to be ignoring Yuno as well and positioned both Izuku's and hers facing each other.
Yuno looked at her incredulously. "Look, let me give you some advice. Waste time with these two and your social life is over. I'm trying to help you. So come eat with us before you make a huge mistake." She said.
Komori turned to her, and glared at Yuno as her hair repositioned and revealed one of her eyes. Her iris is a warm brown with her pupil being an x, making them look like the cap of cross-sliced shiitake mushrooms. Yuno slightly recoiled at the sight. "The only mistake I see in front of me is affiliating with you. So leave us alone." She said curtly, continuing her glare.
Yuno quickly regained her bearings. "Fine." She yelled before grumbling as she walked off, loud enough for them to still hear. "Try to be nice and this is what I get?"
After she saw Yuno sit down, Komori turned around to see Izuku in awe of her, and Mei smiling broadly at her. She blushed as she sat down, and started getting her lunch out.
"That was amazing Komori." Said Izuku.
Komori's blush intensified. "I-it was nothing." She stuttered, going back to her shy nature.
"It wasn't nothing, it was awesome. I honestly didn't expect that from you." Said Mei.
"Well sh-she was being m-mean. I d-don't like it when people t-treat others l-like that. S-So I had t-to say s-something." Said Komori.
"Huh. Figured I would have learned not to judge people based on first impressions." Mumbled Mei before digging into her lunch.
Komori started to unwrap her lunch when she heard Izuku quietly speak. "I really like your eyes." Her face burst into crimson as she looked over to Izuku who was the same shade of red and his hands covering his mouth as he looked down embarrassed. She didn't even know her bangs were out of the way of one of her eyes.
Mei started chuckling. "It doesn't help to get embarrassed when you flirt Izuku." She teased, making Izuku to turn so red they could almost feel the heat he radiated. Komori and Mei couldn't help but giggle at the sight.
As Izuku continued to blush, Mei stuck out her hand to Komori. "I'm Hatsume Mei, inventor extraordinaire." She greeted.
"Komori Kinoko." She greeted simply as she shook Mei's hand.
Once Izuku had calmed down they ate their lunch making small talk and getting to know each other. Not noticing the glare Yuno was shooting their way.
*after school*
The three of them were leaving the school, with Izuku being pushed by Mei. "Now that School is over, I have a baby to show you Izuku! Can you come over?" She asked excitedly.
"Um, sure, just let me call and ask my mom." He answered hesitantly. This would be the first time in years he's gone to a friends house. Last time he did was at his former friend Kacchan's house when he was 4. But this was after she started bullying him, and he ended up with a nasty burn in the process. So going over to someone's house again made him scared and nervous. But he didn't want to offend Mei, but also genuinely wanted to spend time with her.
But Mei picked up on his discomfort. "Hey you don't have to if you don't want to, I understand. So don't force yourself on my behalf." She said in a kind reassuring tone.
Izuku was lost in his own memories a bit, and honestly forgot Komori was with them as well.
"No. I-I want to. I can't let my past bind me and hold me back." He said solemnly before turning around to give Mei a smile. "Besides, I want to spend more time with you."
Mei couldn't stop herself from blushing. "I'm glad to hear it. Now make that call, I'm eager to show you the baby, and some others I'm working on." She said slightly shy.
Izuku nodded and rolled off to make the call, after realizing Komori was still there. He didn't want to be rude.
After Izuku was a few feet away and out of earshot, Komori looked to Mei worried. "What did he mean about his past?" She asked.
Mei's face fell quickly. "I can't tell you much, partially because I don't know much myself, but it's also not my place to say. But Izuku hasn't had a good life. So he has a lot of difficulty trusting people, even his mom." Said may solemnly.
Komori was saddened by what she heard, but was confused as well. "How do you not know? You two seem like you've known each other for years." She said.
Mei chuckled before looking at Komori. "Really?" She asked then looked back towards Izuku. "I've only known him for about a month." She said.
"Really? So how did you two meet?" Asked Komori.
"I was about to be raped, and he came to save me. He did really well in a two on one fight, before he was blindsided by the third. A hero saved us afterwards, but I still consider him a hero. Despite his condition being worse than it was now, he jumped into a fight without a shred of hesitation. He's my hero that's for sure. And I'm going to make sure my babies help him along the way." She spoke with fondness and determination.
Komori looked between Mei and Izuku a few times. There were many things about what she just heard that horrified her. But one part stuck out the most. 'Worse than he looks now?' She thought. Not even wanting to think of the horror he could have been through. She assumed his look was caused by his quirk, but now realizes that it isn't the case. Someone did this to him. Yet he still fought to protect someone. Looking back at Izuku, with a smile. "I'm sure he will be one. Someone with his determination can't possibly fail." She stated.
"Mhm." Mei hummed, staring at Izuku for a bit longer before smiling back at Komori. "You said you wanted to be a hero too right?" She asked getting excited. Her maniacal inventor side breaking through. She moved right in Komori's face, causing the girl to get nervous. "I'll make you some babies too. You'll be undefeatable!" She exclaimed.
Komori got nervous by Mei's sudden change. "I-I've been m-meaning to ask. Wh-wh-what do you m-mean by b-babies?" She asked.
"That's what she calls her inventions." Came the voice of Izuku. They turned and saw Izuku rolling back up. He saw Komori's discomfort. "Don't worry, she means no harm. Well, intentional harm." Said Izuku, earning a pout from Mei, which he found very cute. "She's just like that when she's excited. And she's always excited when her babies are involved." He explained. Thankful he is getting his stutter under control around Komori after getting to know her better.
Izuku's explanation did little to ease Komori's nervousness. 'Intentional harm?' She silently asked herself. She could only imagine the kinds of accidents Mei might have caused. But despite that, she felt that she could trust the two, and be good friends with them. "S-sure, I'll come over. Just let me ask my mom." This time it was Komori's turn to walk away to make a call.
Mei turned to Izuku. "So what are the conditions?" She asked.
"How did you know there would be conditions for me to come over?" Asked Izuku.
"Please. I know I have the social skills of a rock, but anyone could see how protective of you your mom is." Said Mei with a smirk.
Izuku chuckled, then went silent with a smile as he thought back to his time with his mom. It had been so long since he's had a loving guardian, he still wasn't used to it. And with how protective his new mom is, it reminded him of his birth mother Inko. His smile slowly faded and was replaced with a dejected look as he thought of his birth parents.
Mei quickly grew worried. She knelt in front of Izuku and placed a hand on his shoulder to gain his attention. "Izuku? What's wrong?" She asked.
Izuku came out of his stupor. "Huh? Oh, sorry. I'm fine. Just some... some painful memories. There's no need to worry." He said.
Mei wouldn't let him carry any burden on his own though. "I'm here for you if you need to talk you know." She said with a reassuring smile.
Izuku smiles back. "Thank you. But not today. Despite some set backs, today's been a good day. We made a new friend after all." He said, saying that last part looking toward Komori with a smile who was still talking on her phone. Mei followed his gaze and also smiled at the thought of having another friend. The second either of them have made in years. "I just don't want to bring it down. So let's enjoy ourselves." He said with a bright friendly smile.
Mei nodded and hugged Izuku as a way to comfort him. 449.
"So what are the conditions?" Asked Mei as they separated.
"Well I need to text her when we get there. And she's going to contact your parents to make sure they'll be home, if not she's going to ask if one of my aunts can keep an eye on us." He said. It was on the overprotective side, but he appreciated it. It showed how much she cared.
Mei nodded her head in acknowledgment as Komori walked up smiling. "She said I can go."
At this Mei's maniacal inventor side came back. She got in Komori's face with that slightly maniacal smile she does. "Great! I can't wait to show you my babies! I just know my babies will help!" She near yelled.
Komori was a little freaked out by this action, having not seen this side of Mei until just a few minutes ago, and was regretting her decision a bit. But she looked towards Izuku and saw him smiling at her with a sympathetic smile. It told her he understood her discomfort, but he didn't look worried in the slightest. It helped her calm down. "I-I can't wait." She managed to squeak out.
"Let's go!" She yelled as she rushed to Izuku and started speed walking off while pushing him.
Komori stood there for a bit stunned by what just happened. But once her brain rebooted she realized she was being left behind. "Wait! Slow down!" She called rushing after Mei.
What the group didn't know was they had someone eavesdropping on them. A girl from their class pulled out her cell phone. "They're all going to the pink freaks house. Maybe we should hold off on the plan."
"Please. We can take on those losers. This just makes our task easier. Now hurry up, I know the perfect place. I'll send you the location. Just make sure you get here before they do." Said a female voice on the other end before the dial tone was heard. The girl sighed before running off in the general direction the three went.
Komori did manage to convince Mei to slow down with a bit of help from Izuku. "Sorry. I'm just really excited." She exclaimed sheepishly.
"It's ok. I know what it's like to be able to share your interests with someone. Remember, I really like mushrooms." Said Komori.
"Speaking of that, what is it about mushrooms that you like so much?" Asked Izuku.
Komori's smile grew. "What's not to like? Not only are several species of mushrooms absolutely delicious, they can do a wide variety of effects. Some can literally kill a person. With a range of slow to fast, and painful or so subtle you don't even know until it's too late. There are even some that will paralyze you. Then there are the psychedelic mushrooms. It's always interesting to hear people's experiences. Though I do get annoyed when people won't stop asking me to grow those for them." She said excitedly, but looked truly annoyed at the final statement.
"You grow mushrooms?" Ask Izuku, listening intently as he's always interested in learning new things. Mei wasn't very interested in the conversation, but she gave the courtesy of listening, and planned on adding to the conversation. She's been in many conversations where it was like talking to a brick wall, or even people telling her to just shut up. She wasn't going to act that way to her friends.
Komori poked her index fingers together. "Um, yeah. I can with my quirk." She said shyly.
Both Izuku's and Mei's eyes lit up. "What's your quirk?" They asked simultaneously.
Komori sighed. "It's not anything special." She said. Getting into her backpack she ripped out a piece of paper from one of her notebooks. She held the paper on her flattened palm and place the other over it. "It's name is Mushroom, I can make the spores of any mushroom, and they will grow instantly on any surface." She said as she demonstrated, a variety of different mushrooms growing on the paper.
Dejected she looked at Izuku and Mei expecting ridicule, only they looked astounded instead.
"That's an amazing quirk!" Said Izuku excitedly.
"No kidding! I already have a couple ideas for babies with a quirk like that!" Said Mei with the same level of enthusiasm.
Komori was taken off guard, that was the last thing she expected to hear. 'There's no way that's what they actually think.' She thought. She looked down solemnly. "Y-you guys don't th-th-think my q-quirk is stupid a-and gross?" She asked, completely expecting them to tell her they were joking.
"No. Why would we think that?" Asked Izuku truly confused. Mei looked just as lost as Izuku.
"W-well aside from my m-mom that's what e-everyone says about m-m-my quirk. Even my o-own dad tells me m-my dream is u-unrealistic with a q-quirk as u-useless as mine." She says looking ready to break down.
Mei places her hands on Komori's shoulders, and looked her straight in the eyes with a serious expression. "Those people sound like dumbasses then. A ton of heroes quirks sound useless On the surface. How useful does Best Jeanists or Edgeshots quirks sound?"
Komori was silent as she thought about the heroes quirks. "I guess th-they don't sound h-heroic." She admitted.
"See? And they are the 4th and 5th top heroes. You can't judge a quirk based on the surface." Said Mei, hoping Izuku was listening as well.
"There are many things you can do with your quirk Komori." Said Izuku gaining her attention. "You can make food for those in natural disasters. Completely cover a villain slowing them if not completely stopping their movements. Create paralyzing agents..." he said before dissolving into a mumbling spree of things she could do with her quirk.
Komori was wide-eyed. Izuku had only just heard what her quirk does, and he's already thinking of many ways she could use her quirk as a hero.
Mei Chuckled as she watched Izuku's mumbling spree. "See? Your quirk is awesome. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Komori couldn't believe what she was hearing, while Mei brought Izuku out of his mumbling and calming him down after he realized what he was doing. 'They really believe in me that much when we barely even know each other?' She thought. Hearing their belief felt like a huge weight she had carried for years lift off her shoulder. It's true her mom believed in her, but now she had more people on her side. It made her want to work a lot harder to reach her goal.
Komori was brought back to reality by Mei's voice. "So Komori. I've been meaning to ask. Your mom is the new vice principle right?" Asked Mei.
The three of them started walking again. "Yeah, she is. Why?"
"Why did she start a week ago and you only started today?" Asked Mei.
"I've actually been wondering why you were a new student myself." Admitted Izuku.
"It was my moms idea. Apparently there was a huge scandal at another school recently. The staff was harassing a student and a majority of them lost their jobs with some of them actually getting arrested." She said, oblivious to Izuku's worry that she might figure out that student was him. "So the old vice principle transferred to that school to try to get it back on its feet, and my mom applied to the position here. She was a teacher at another school. So because I wasn't really attached to my old school, she asked if I would help her get information on some staff members here. She's worried there might be some staff members here that are like the staff from that school, and she cares about student safety. I was actually put in Ms. Michie's class because she also applied to the position and was passed over despite her seniority. My mom is worried about what that might mean. So she had me start a week after her with the hopes the staff won't realize I'm her daughter." Concluded Komori.
Mei glances over at Izuku. Despite not know many details of his past, she just knew Komori was talking about him. "Do you know what they did?" She asked, wanting answers so she could help Izuku.
Komori shook her head. "My mom wouldn't tell me. She wouldn't even tell me the name of the school or student." She started rubbing the back of her head. "That's probably for the best though. I didn't even look into it. I'm afraid of what I might find." She said.
That statement made Mei think. How much did Izuku go through? How much pain has he felt? How horrifying was his past? And how would it affect her to learn it? She stared at Izuku a bit. 'No, this isn't about me.' She thought. Like Komori she found herself afraid of what she might find. So she won't search for anything. Though that didn't mean she wouldn't be there for Izuku. She'll still push him to tell her about his past, and be there to listen to him and possibly be a shoulder to cry on. In the meantime she'll be the best friend he could ever have.
"You know, I told you guys what my quirk is. But you didn't tell me what yours are." Came the voice of Komori, pulling Mei from her thoughts.
Yet another subject she knew Izuku was uncomfortable with. But this one she felt it might be best to help encourage him. "My quirk is zoom." She stated while pointing to her eyes. "It allows me zoom up to 5 km away, and if I'm real steady, I can use it as a microscope. Really helps when fine-tuning my babies." She stated happily.
Izuku rubbed the back of his neck, truly uncomfortable. "My q-quirk isn't anything special." She said hoping to deflect the question.
"Oh come on, I told you my quirk despite me saying literally the exact same thing about it." Said Komori trying to encourage him.
Izuku felt a hand on his shoulder, he turned and saw it was Mei. She, too, had an encouraging smile. 'She accepts me despite knowing my quirk.' He thought then looked towards Komori. 'Maybe she will to. And if she doesn't at least I have Mei and my family...hopefully' he thought. "Well my quirk is ca..." he started before seeing Komori getting placed in a headlock and pulled backwards.
Before he even had a chance to react, he felt a tug on his chair. Then next thing he knew he was being pulled backwards hard. It took all his strength to not fall out of his chair as he was pulled into an alley. All of a sudden he is roughly turned around, and he was flung into the air as his wheelchair was flipped. He landed on the ground hard smacking his head on the concrete in the process.
"Izuku!" He heard Mei scream.
"Shut it freak!" Said a male voice, as Izuku also heard Mei groan in pain.
This set Izuku off. Completely Ignoring the pain he's feeling, and with the help of adrenaline he turned around to see Yuno looking at him smugly. Behind her on the left, Mei was wrapped up in rope that a guy was holding. The rope was glowing, Izuku guessed that the guy was using his quirk to control the rope. On the Right Komori was still in a headlock, a girl had her, but in the girls other hand was what looked to be an ethereal blade, held to Komori's face, so she could see it.
"Look at what we have here. Three losers that need to learn their place." Said Yuno condescendingly.
"Let them go!" Said Izuku angrily as he started to stand up slowly, while ignoring the wet feeling falling down his face.
"Now why would we do that? We went through all the trouble of grabbing you. And we haven't done what we planned on doing yet." Said Yuno.
"And what would that be?" Asked Izuku as he wobbly got to his feet.
"Just a good old-fashioned beating. You need to learn not to talk back to me after all." She said before turning to Komori. "And to be gracious when I do something nice." She turned back to Izuku and lifted her hand, a fireball appeared in her hand. "Now since none of this happened until you showed up, I think I'll start with you."
Izuku's eyes went wide as he recognized that quirk. "That quirk. You're the sister of the guy who assaulted Mei!" He yelled. Anger present on his face.
"Unfortunately. I really don't like that idiot. Especially after he got arrested, him damaging the family name and all. But Mei should have been grateful that someone showed any interest in her at all." She said in an annoyed demeaning tone.
Izuku's rage multiplied a thousand fold at hearing what she said. He could even see the hurt look Mei had at hearing it. "WHAT!? How could you ever think what he was doing is ever ok!?" Yelled Izuku. He was surprised when Yuno and her lackeys recoiled back slightly in fear, Mei and Komori even looked shocked. The strangest part was that time looked like it slowed down to half speed. He felt the same energy from that night two weeks ago flow from his chest to his eyes, first in a burst, then in a steady stream. The number in his head now read 441. What he didn't know was that his eyes were glowing blood-red.
"Heheheh." Chuckled Yuno nervously before clearing her throat and regaining her composure. "Yeah, well freaks like her won't have anyone interested in them otherwise. But I'm done talking. Time to get to business." She said condescendingly and a little crazed. She threw the fireball right at Izuku.
Izuku, understanding this energy he was feeling is his quirk, yet still didn't know how he got any pheromones to power it decided to let his instincts take over because he had no experience with it. It was the only chance he had to save Mei and Komori he had after all. He raised his hand and the energy flowed through, and he shot an energy blast at the fireball. Colliding the 2 quirks canceled each other out, causing a small blast in the process. 439.
Yuno looked absolutely pissed. "How dare you! You need to learn your place! You have no right to stop me!" She screamed.
Izuku in turn let the energy once again flow through to both of his arms, creating a ball of energy in both hands. While the previous one was the size of a football, these were the size of basketballs. "I have every right. You aren't entitled to anything. Let them go now, and I'll allow you to walk away." Said Izuku demandingly. Izuku was bluffing, he had no idea if he would be able to beat her and figured this was their best chance of getting out of here. 430.
"Ha! You think you can take me?! I'll show you how wrong you are!" Yelled Yuno as she prepared two fireballs herself, just like Izuku's they were larger too. She wasted no time in throwing them.
Izuku shot his attack in reaction. But it didn't stop there, he noticed Yuno let loose a barrage of fireballs right behind the first two. So in response he let the energy flow through freely, allowing him to send barrages of his own. 422. The two quirks colliding midair. 410. He knew allowing his quirk to flow like this was dangerous. 398. But he was going to do what it took to save his friends. 386. Izuku was internally begging for his quirk to allow him to save them. 373. He felt the flow of energy increase, as the amount of energy blasts increased. 355.
Komori was in awe at the sight, as the two sent barrage after barrage of attacks. 'How could he say that's nothing special?' She thought. Before long, Izuku's attacks were getting closer and closer to Yuno, but she had no idea how long he could keep this up for. She knew she didn't have the time to just stand idle. She needed to do something.
The girl that had a hold of her still had a strong grip and didn't let her guard down, despite the spectacle in front of her. But what she didn't know was how subtle Komori's quirk could be. So she went with one of the idea's Izuku gave her. She started to blast spores out of the hand by her side, palms pointed directly at the girl. She wanted to cover the girl in mushrooms, in an attempt to slow her down, so she could fight out.
It worked better than she thought. The girl felt a wait on her legs and something pull on her stockings. She looked down and saw mushrooms growing up her, and she started to freak out. Letting go of Komori she started trying to cut them off with her ethereal blade. "Ew, ew, ew, get them off!" She screamed. Komori took this opportunity to deck the girl in the face, sending her falling on her ass from the surprise attack. Before she even had a chance to do anything, Komori delivered a round kick to the side of her head, effectively knocking her out, but she remained on guard for a few seconds just in case.
At the same time Mei was both confused on how Izuku was able to do what he was doing, and proud of him. He told her that he couldn't do much with his quirk without female pheromones. She didn't doubt that Izuku told her the truth, but it boggled the mind. It was a question to save for later. She was happy to see Izuku stand up not just for himself, but for her once again. It made her heart flutter when she saw him defend her both physically and from Yuno's words.
She shook her head. This wasn't the time to be love struck, she had to do something. All of a sudden the girl holding Komori started screaming. After that, the rope binding her loosened. She turned and saw her captor was distracted. So she took the chance to kick him in the groin. He quickly fell to his knees and the ropes fell off her. After she was free, she delivered a sloppy push kick straight to his face. She heard a crunch come from under her boot, and she knew she broke his nose. Not that she cared. He fell to the ground, knocked out by her guess.
With the power of anime and plot, Mei and Komori turned to each other at the same time, ready to help free the other. Only to notice that they were already both free. But there was still one more that needed taken care of. "We need to help Izuku!" Proclaimed Mei, earning a nod from Komori in agreement.
They turned to rush towards Izuku and saw that his energy blasts were just a couple feet from Yuno, and she looked very tired from having to throw so many fireballs for as long as she has. "AAAAAHHHHHHH!" Screamed Izuku. All of a sudden he sent more energy blasts than he already was. Effectively overtaking Yuno. Causing some blasts to hit her. 74.
Yuno was sent flying. Back from the attack, landing on the ground hard. Several holes in her clothing, bruising already showing on her body, and looking like her jaw might be broken. Mei and Komori stared at the sight of Yuno in astonishment. They were amazed that not only did Izuku's quirk hit hard enough to leave that much damage, the attacks had to be hot to essentially disintegrate her clothing. They had no doubt she would have had some nasty burns along with her bruises if not for the natural heat resistance/immunity that pretty much every with a fire quirk has.
Both looked towards Izuku just in time to see him fall to his knees. "Izuku!" They both yelled as they rushed to his side.
Mei felt ready to cry as she had flashbacks to the assault that they met at. More specifically, when Izuku fell. How she rushed to him and found his heart had stopped. She feared that might have happened again. Thankfully when she got to him, not only was he still on his knees, he was still conscious.
Izuku smiled as he saw Mei and Komori running up to him. "Thank god you two are safe." He said before Mei near tackled him into a hug, while Komori stopped right next to him.
"I was so worried Izuku! I thought... I thought you were going to... going to..." she said before she started sobbing.
Izuku embraced Mei back. "I'm just glad you guys are ok." He said.
Mei pulled away, tears streaming down her face with an angry expression. "You idiot, you were in danger too! You're even bleeding! You need to worry about yourself as well!" Yelled Mei. 78.
Izuku winced at the volume. "Ok, ok." He said trying to placate her. "It's just, I don't know what I would do if you got hurt." Said Izuku sadly.
"You... you..." said Mei, still trying to be mad at him for not worrying about himself, but the anger quickly faded at his comment. She wrapped him in another hug. "Just please make sure you protect yourself as well." She said quietly.
Izuku embraces back. "I promise." He replied. 85.
Komori watched on with a smile, not wanting to interrupt their moment. But as soon as they separated, she couldn't contain her enthusiasm anymore. "That was amazing! You call that kind of quirk 'nothing special'?!" She proclaimed.
Izuku and Mei looked at each other, Izuku with worry, and Mei with encouragement. Izuku sighed sadly. "There's more to my quirk than that." He said sadly.
Komori picked up on his sad tone. "Is there some sort of drawback?" She asked.
"Kind of." He said simply. He then proceeded to tell Komori everything he knew about his quirk, as Mei helped him back into his wheelchair. That included the feeling of moving energy when he used it, and it was feeling like time was slower. He even explained that people see him as a villain because of it, and what it can do.
Komori listened intently, her face not betraying her emotions. During his explanation, Izuku was thinking she was going to call him a villain as well because of her neutral expression. "So you use female pheromones to power a majority of your quirk? Including those glowing red eyes?"
Izuku passed over the discovery of his eyes, and he simply nodded his head solemnly, just waiting for Komori to lash out or ditch them.
"Well that sucks that your quirk uses such a difficult to obtain recourse. Sounds like you need to find a way to defeat enemies without using too much just in case." She said with a smile.
Izuku's head snapped to look at Komori. In a months time, he has met dozens of people who accept him for who he is. That included U.A. staff who he had slowly started meeting over the last two weeks. Yet he can't stop his surprise every time it happens.
Mei smiles seeing Komori accept Izuku, but there was one question lingering in her head. "Where did you get the pheromones anyway? I doubt you can just buy them." She joked.
Izuku scratched the back of his head. "I have a theory." Said Izuku and he turned to look at Mei. "Usually when you touch me a number in my head would rise. I think that's a measure of how much I have because it went down during the fight." He said.
Mei had an obvious blush on her face. "So the pheromones you had were from me?" Asked Mei. Izuku nodded his head, and Mei grew a huge smile, she was ecstatic that she was able to help protect him in some way. Even indirectly. She quickly sat on Izuku's lap wrapping her arms behind his head.
Izuku exploded in a deep dark full face blush. "Wh-wh-what are y-you d-doing?!" He stuttered.
Mei leaned in close, continuing to smile at him. "Helping you recharge. You're going to need to practice your quirk, and this is the only way you can." She said alluringly. She was going to take full advantage of this information.
But before she could do anything else they heard Komori clear her through. Looking at her she was also blushing, and despite currently being unable to see her eyes, they knew she was averting her gaze.
Izuku was still stunned by Mei's actions, and could only stare at the two. Mei reluctantly got off, but this wasn't going to be anywhere near the last time she did this. But maybe in a bit more private of a setting next time... Maybe.
"So what should we do with them?" Asked Komori, gesturing to their unconscious attackers.
Izuku getting out of his daze sighed, rubbing the back of his head. "They're going to freak out that this happened, and probably forbid me from going anywhere without a chaperone ever again." He said as he touched the blood that was starting to dry on his face and looked at his now bloody fingers. "But I'll contact my mom and Naomi."