A/N I finally finished it! I'm sorry it took so long, I'm not gonna lie. I've been struggling, not with wanting to write, but with focusing on writing. Whenever I try, my mind just keeps wondering. But I'm looking into ways to help with that. Thank you all for your patience, and I hope you can all continue to be while I find something to help me. Any and all feedback would be appreciated. I hope you all enjoy the chapter!
FanFictionReaderIne - Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! don't worry plenty of IzuMei cuddles and more are on their way!
middernacht - Don't worry, it's already a harem story. Whether it will be a large one or massive is still being decided. When certain characters that I haven't decided on yet enter the story, I will open a poll on if they should be in it not.
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"Uuuggghhh." Groaned Kinoko. She looked at her alarm clock which read 6:00 A.M. "I shouldn't have been up so late texting." She mumbled to herself. Her, Izuku, and Mei stayed up til about one in the morning texting each other. Though despite what she says, she didn't really mean it. After all, this wasn't the first time they've done it. Her mom scolded her the first time, but couldn't hide the smile on her face. She doesn't even want to think about what her dad would do if she did it while with him.
Kinoko, uncovered herself, revealing her sleepwear consisting of a pajama shirt with an image of a cute animated mushroom, and a pair of shorts. She, started gathering supplies for her morning shower. Before she left, she heard her phone notifying her she had a text. She checked it out and smiled when she saw it was Mei sending a "Good Morning!" text, to her and Izuku in the group chat.
After their training over a month ago, her feeling have started evolving. It didn't take long for her to figure out that she was crushing on both of them. It's not her first crush, but she's never fallen this hard. And after that revelation she asked them to call her by her first name, to which they agreed and asked her to do the same.
In the laundry room outside the shower, (A/N I couldn't find what either of these rooms are called in Japan. If you know, I'd appreciate the information.) she stripped bare. Before she stepped through the door into the shower, she inspected herself in the mirror. She rubbed her hands over her breasts, which hovered between a B and C cup, (Something that causes her a lot of hassle.) down her stomach that had traces of a six-pack, around her smallish hips, and over her firm ass.
Kinoko had never considered herself beautiful, but not ugly either. She just didn't think she was anything special. She feels that she is dull, plain, average, things along those lines. And when she's with Mei, it's more prominent.
Kinoko smiled gently, but with them she's never felt unappealing. From time to time she'd get compliments from the two of them. Mei was more open about it, but every time Izuku did, it was obvious he just let it slip out, then he'd apologize and act like he'd committed some kind of crime. Kinoko's smile fell into a frown. The compliments always made her feel good, but it broke her heart when she saw Izuku look so... afraid. Always looking like he expected her to yell at him... or beat him. It shows how Izuku had been treated in the past. But she and everyone else he compliments always reassured him it was fine, and that they liked whenever he complimented them.
They haven't gotten any more information into his past since that day of training, and as bad as Mei and her want to ask, they don't. He will tell them at his own pace. Kinoko sighs, she had better hurry getting ready. She doesn't want to be late. A smile reappeared on her face. She was excited because they were going to hang out after school. Well that's what they usually do, but usually at Izuku's and spend some time training with his mom, aunts, and Nejire. And sometimes it's at Mei's parents garage. This time Mei told them about an arcade she heard about, and she wanted to check it out. She's not usually one for video games, but playing with them was really fun.
She quickly finished her shower, and started texting the two in the group chat, as Izuku had started texting as well while she was showering. Her mom had breakfast ready for her when she finished getting dressed.
Ms. Komori had expressed multiple times how happy she is to hear that her daughter had gotten such close and good friends. Even telling her that she could invite them over if she wanted. She even seemed especially proud when she learned that one of them is Izuku. Kinoko had once asked her if she knew anything about Izuku, and despite trying to hide it, her change in demeanor was obvious. All she was told was roughly the same thing Mei told her. That he hasn't had a good life. But she could tell her mom knew more. Despite wanting to prod for more information, Kinoko left it at that, her and Mei had to have good reasons for not telling her anything.
Like usual, Ms. Komori drove her daughter to the school with her. She was always early because of it, but it was a lot better than taking public transportation, and gave her more time to prepare at home. So doing her usual routine, she waited out front for Mei and Izuku. They were usually pretty early themselves, so she never had to wait to long.
"Hey Kinoko!" She heard Mei yell.
Kinoko smiled as she got up to meet up with them. Despite it having already been a week, her smile grew even larger at seeing Izuku walk without his cane standing at his full height of 5'5, making him the tallest of the three. He was still scrawny, but he was a hell of a lot better than when they first met. (A/N imagine Izuku at the start of the anime.) Though she felt a pang of jealousy when she saw the two holding hands. She knew they had a crush on each other, though neither of them knew the others feelings. So they were being affectionate under the guise of helping Izuku collect pheromones. She wanted to be affectionate too, but was too embarrassed to ask.
Admittedly she fell for their ruse for a while, but she found out after Izuku announced he had a new name for the value in his head for the Pheromones. Attar. At first, she and Mei both thought it was just some name he made for it. But after she saw the knowing smirks his mom and aunts were sharing, she decided to look it up. Looking it up that night she found out that it is the essential oils extracted from flowers. It wasn't hard to connect the dots. She doubts Mei knows though. "Hey! So we still on for after school?"
The two of them smiled and nodded. "Of course! I can't wait! I heard they have a game where you pilot a Mech!" Said Mei excitedly. The two chuckled at her enthusiasm.
Kinoko turned to Izuku. "So how you holding up? Not having any difficulty walking?" She asked Concerned.
"No, though I do get tired after a while, I'm going to continue to push through it. I can't get better unless I do." Said Izuku with strong resolve in his eyes.
Kinoko doubts she will ever getting tired of seeing his unmatched resolve and determination. "Just don't push yourself too hard. Wouldn't want you getting hurt."
Izuku chuckled. "You are the 6th person to tell me that. Today." He said with an appreciative smile.
"Just shows how much we all care." Said Mei happily.
Izuku nodded. "And I wouldn't have it any other way."
"So have you guys heard anything about Yuno's trial?" Asked Kinoko as they all started walking into the school.
Mei immediately looked annoyed. "The case is still stagnant. Hers and her brothers. I hate how slow the justice system works sometimes, and lawyers who defend those kinds of people even more."
Izuku scratched the back of his head. "At least the school expelled her. While their parents posted bail, they are under constant supervision." He said trying to placate Mei.
The topic did remind him of the case against Ms. Chiaki. Her case was still ongoing as well, but she was unable to post bail, and his ex siblings have been put into new foster homes. The worst part though, is the lawyer is trying to pull the same thing Murisaki's had and place the blame him. Izuku was brought out of his stupor when he felt himself getting shaken.
"Izuku are you ok?" Asked Mei concerned, she was the one shaking him after seeing him stop responding to her and Kinoko while looking depressed.
Izuku looked at both of them as they both looked very concerned. "I'm sorry. I was just lost in thought." He said, trying to feign optimism. But true to his horrible acting, they saw right through it, but the chose not to say anything.
Mei decided to change the subject. "So you never told us how your mom convince Ms. Michie to retire early." She said to Kinoko.
"Well with the help of the hidden camera you built, I got a ton of evidence of what she and several other teachers were doing. She gave them the option to either retire, resign, or to give the video to both the school board and parents. Ms. Michie was one of the few who were smart enough to take the offer. Considering the recent rise in attention schools are getting, the school board can't just sweep it under the rug. But a few thought they could fight it, though I doubt they'll win." Said Kinoko happily.
Mei sighed in relief. "I'm just glad we won't have to deal with her next year, and that she's stopped being a bitch."
Kinoko nodded. "No kidding. And from what I heard, other schools are doing similar staff reforms."
Izuku looked down slightly with a sad but still happy smile. "At least something good came out it." He said quietly, not knowing the other two heard.
Mei leaned her head on Izuku's shoulder, bring him out of his stupor. "No mopping. This is a happy day. We're almost third years, the horrible teachers are almost out the door, and we're going to an arcade today. I want to you to be happy."
Izuku looked at Mei, then at Kinoko who was giving him a caring smile, one he returned. "Yeah. Today's a good day." He said. But he couldn't quiet shake the feeling that something big was going to happen today. Whether it was good or bad, he didn't know.
*several hours later*
School is over, and they had gotten off the train not long ago. The three were walking along the path next to a river. Unfortunately the arcade wasn't that close to the train station, so they decided to just head straight to the arcade, and because of that, they still had their uniforms on, though Izuku had his blazer and tie stored in his backpack. He had no idea why he decided to take them off, he just felt like he should. "Yeah mom, I'm alright. We should be getting to the arcade here shortly. Thanks again for letting me go to the arcade with Mei and Kinoko." He said appreciatively.
"Of course. You sure you'll be ok?" Came the worried voice of Shoka from the phone, showing her over protective mother side.
Izuku chuckled lightly. "I'm sure. If anything happens, you, aunt Mic, and aunt Midnight have been training us well." He said trying to reassure her.
Shoka sighed. "Just promise to be careful, ok?" Asked Shoka.
"I promise."
"Thank you. Love you, have fun." She said with still a hint of worry in her voice.
"Love you too, see you when I get home." Replied Izuku, before hanging up.
"Your mom is still worried?" Asked Mei knowingly, as they started walking under a tunnel.
"Yeah, but it just shows how much she cares." Replied Izuku.
"That's true. My mom has been fussing over me more since Yuno and her friends jumped us." Replied Kinoko as they started walking through a tunnel.
"Yeah, well my parents act like I'm always going to getting attacked when I leave the house." Said Mei with a pout.
Before the other two had a chance to respond, they heard the sounds coming from behind them. They all turned around and saw some kind of green sludge seeping through a manhole cover before a bunch quickly conglomerated in front of them. To their horror, two eyes emerged from the sludge, along with a giant terrifying smile with sharp teeth. "Perfect. Three medium-sized meat suits. Now I can sneak out of the city and escape HER undetected." Came a wet gurgling voice from the sludge. The three of them instinctively knew that this is a villain.
The three were stunned in horror at the sight. Unable to act Mei could only think of one thing to say. "Maybe my parents have a point." She mumbled. Izuku and Kinoko slowly nodded their heads.
Suddenly three tentacles came shooting out of the sludge villain at them. Izuku came out of his stupor as a thought ran through I'm his head. 'I must protect them!' Using his quirk he sent 10 attar into each arm. But instead of launching it out of his hands, he spread it through the muscles in his arms and shoulders, giving him a one-time increase in their strength output. He quickly shifted his arms to his sides, putting them just below Mei's and Kinoko's chests and pushed them back as hard as he could, sending them flying back about 8 feet (243.84 cm). "Run!" He yelled before he was engulfed by the sludge and pulled into the villain, while the other two tentacles slammed into the ground where they once stood. He was now at 1,072
Mei and Kinoko landed a little hard on the ground, but the action brought them back to their senses. The quickly sat up, seeing the sludge villain forcing itself into Izuku's mouth. He launched a couple energy blasts into the villain only for nothing to happen but cause a smell of burning garbage. He tried again with larger blasts to the same result, causing the villain to laugh. "IZUKU!" They both screamed. 1,060
The villain laughed louder at hearing the girls screams. "Don't worry, once I'm done with your friend here, you'll be joining him." He said menacingly while Izuku was trying to claw the sludge off of him.
Mei and Kinoko scrambled to their feet. "Let go of him!" Screamed Kinoko as she raised her hands in front of her and started spreading the spores of a highly paralytic mushroom as fast as possible. Only the mushrooms grew all around the tunnel, but not on the villain.
"Hahahah! That's a cute quirk. But I can instantly ingest those spores of yours. I'm also immune to poisons and toxins. But go ahead and keep trying." Bragged The sludge villain.
Seeing Kinoko's quirk not do anything to the villain, Me quickly rushed towards the villain. Kinoko tried to stop her, but Mei made it out of her reach before she could. Before Mei could reach, Izuku in his worry, had sprouted a single wing and added more attar to it to increase its strength. Flapping the wing once, he created a powerful wind pressure, sending Mei stumbling back, and Kinoko was able you stand her ground. 980.
"Ohoho, you seem to have a few tricks up your sleeves. Maybe I can use you to defeat her." Came the voice of sludge villain as Izuku retracted the wing.
Mei was once again about to charge the villain to try to pull Izuku out, but before she could Kinoko grabbed hold of her to stop her. "What are you doing!? We need to save him!" She yelled.
"I know! But he can't be saved if you get caught too!" Yelled Kinoko back.
"Then how do we save him?!" Screamed Mei as tears started pouring out of her eyes.
Kinoko's grip over Mei loosed, though Mei couldn't find the strength to try break free. "I... I don't know." Said Kinoko quietly as she started crying as well. Their hearts were breaking as they were losing hope of saving Izuku.
"Hahahahah! There is nothing you can do. Tell you what, since I got such a good catch here, I'm feeling generous. If you run now and leave me the boy, I'll let you live." Said the villain in a cocky tone.
Anger well within the two of them. "Never!" They screamed. Their safety be damned, they both started to rush the villain again, only to stop when they heard the sound of something hitting metal behind them. They turned around right as the manhole cover hit the ground and All Might herself was stepping out. She was wearing a skin tight white shirt, dark green cargo pants, and heavy brown boots.
"HAVE NO FEAR! FOR I AM HERE!" She boomed as she stood at her full 7'0 ft. With her signature smile.
"Damn it! Stay away!" Yelled the villain as he launched a couple tendrils aimed at All Might.
All Might dashed past the girls with her fist cocked. "DETROIT SM..." she started only to stop abruptly before something she didn't expect happened.
Just after he launched Mei using his wing trying to keep Mei safe from the villain, Izuku was hoping they'd run away from there. His attacks weren't working, and he believed that this would be his end, but he didn't want it to be theirs. He couldn't tell All Might showed up as his vision started to go blurry, but he saw both Mei and Kinoko get closer. He knew they were going to rush the villain again. 'No. I must protect them.' He thought.
With his vision going dark and the sludge covering his ears, he had no way of knowing All Might would stop the villain and rescue them. 'The only way to save them is to defeat the villain. But how?' He thought. Then it hit him. He remembered a thought he had after his last training session. Would he be able to send energy blast through more than just his hands? 'It's the only way to keep them safe.'
He quickly sent energy to every inch of his torso, arms, and even into his mouth, not having time for more but not putting it into any of his muscles, causing him to glow red just like his energy blasts. (A/N I realized I never explained the color of his energy blasts, sorry.) He didn't glow for long, because he released the energy all at once. But instead of it being a blast, it came out as a strong energy burst, splattering the villain all over the tunnel and even some on All Might, knocking out the villain before it even knew what happened. 930.
Izuku didn't have a chance to know his plan had worked before his vision went completely black, and he fell on the floor unconscious.
All Might stood there mid punch, stunned by what just happened. The hostage blowing apart the villain definitely wasn't on her list of expected events. She was brought out of her stupor as Mei and Kinoko rushed past her. "Izuku!" They screamed as they rushed over to him.
The two of them quickly kneeled next to him, with Kinoko at the top of his head, and Mei at his chest. Having flashbacks to the day they met, Mei immediately put her ear to his chest, checking for a heartbeat.
She found it.
Mei let out a sigh as relief flooded through her, as she also felt the gentle rise and fall of his chest signifying that he was still breathing. Before she sat up and noticed Kinoko was looking at her afraid and waiting for an answer. "He's alive." She said. Kinoko visibly relaxed a bit, and they both turned their attention back to Izuku. While he was indeed alive, they were still worried about him. Mei started lightly slapping his cheek. "Izuku. Izuku, wake up. Please wake up." She said practically begging.
Thankfully he started to groan and stir. His eyes slowly opening up before he started coughing a bit, Mei and Kinoko couldn't help but smile, tears still streaming down their faces. Once the blurriness in his vision started to fade, Mei and Kinoko were the first things he saw. He smiled as he easily remembered what just happened. "Thank god you're not hurt." He said, voice a little hoarse.
The two girls wrapped Izuku in a hug. "You idiot, you're the one who was in the hands of a villain. You need to worry about yourself." Said Mei attempting to be upset with him, but was just too happy that he was alive to be mad.
Izuku wrapped an arm each around the two girls. "Sorry Mei, but I won't let anything bad happen to you, either of you, if I can help it. I wouldn't be able to handle it if either of you got hurt." He replied.
Both girls were a mix of emotions. Happy he was still alive, sad that he was in danger and still wasn't worrying about his own safety, and they also felt safe. Despite the fact that he just started being able to walk properly just recently, he had proven he will defend them.
"Just make sure you always come back. We don't want to lose you either." Said Kinoko, who couldn't help but blush from the close contact.
Izuku's smile widened. "I will."
They stayed like that for a few more seconds before hearing someone walk closer. Mei and Kinoko quickly sat up, and they turned towards the noise and saw All Might walking closer to them. Izuku's eyes widened at the sight, not knowing she was even here, while Mei and Kinoko had forgotten in their worry.
"Sorry to interrupt, but I wanted to make sure you're all ok." She said, her signature smile.
Mei and Kinoko both shot Izuku a stern gaze that told him, 'be honest.' Causing him to chuckle nervously. "I-I'm ok. Just exhausted." He answered. He started to sit up, which Mei and Kinoko wasted no time in helping him. But as they did they started blushing as they finally processed that he was currently missing his shirt. He may be scrawny, but they still enjoyed the sight. "Thank you for saving us."
Izuku was confused by the puzzled glances he received from the three, Mei's and Kinoko's blushes quickly fading. "Izuku, you're the one who defeated the villain. Don't you remember?" Asked Kinoko concerned.
Izuku shook his head. "Last thing I remember before I blacked out was thinking I needed to defeat him to keep you two safe. I tried something I hadn't done before, and I was out before even seeing if it even worked." He answered honestly. "Ah! We need to contain the villain before he wakes up!" Yelled Izuku panicked.
Mei's and Kinoko's eyes went wide, and were about to panic as well, before they heard All Mights boisterous laugh. "Have no fear young ones, I have already secured the villain." She said as she patted the 2 liter bottle in her pocket.
The three of them glanced behind All Might and saw that there wasn't even a trace of the sludge villain left. 'How did she fit all of him into that bottle?' They all thought simultaneously.
All Might had a different thought run through her head. 'He was more concerned with safety of his friends than his own? He might be the one. But why does he look so familiar?' She thought. She walked up to the three and kneeled down in front of them, but due to her height she still dwarfed them. "What's your name young man?"
Izuku looked All Might directly in the eyes with what she could only interpret as discontent. "Izuku Aizawa" he replied curtly, all traces of the gratitude he showed earlier was gone, shocking all of them.
All Might quickly recovered from her shock. "*Ahem* Well I'm happy to see you're all mostly unharmed, but we should..." she started.
"Shouldn't you turn the villain in before it wakes up?" Interrupted Izuku.
All Might was able to take the hint, but aside from jealous or angry colleagues, she wasn't used to this kind of treatment. She was going to press the matter to see if she could help ease whatever was going on with Izuku when the all too familiar pain that comes from her reaching her time limit. "Er, yeah, I should. Stay safe citizens." She said as she walked out of the tunnel and leaped away as fast as possible to get somewhere excluded. What she failed to notice in her rush though, the villain fell out of her pocket mid leap.
The bottle landed in an alley just before three high schoolers turned the corner. A blond with spiky blond hair in a ponytail going halfway down her back with what looked like permanent resting bitch face. And the only one of the three that actually mattered, Katsumi Bakugo. She was followed by a couple of guys, both skinny, one with spiky black hair, and the other with shoulder-length brown hair, they also looked overly thirsty and were constantly taking glances at her ass. But they were smart enough to not try anything, especially after witnessing a guy get sent to the infirmary after apparently grabbing her ass. The guy was three times her size with rocks covering parts of his body. Poor fool never stood a chance.
"Hey Bakugo, I got an idea, let's go hit the arcade." Said the guy with black hair.
"Yeah, sure. Whatever." Said Katsumi noncommittally.
"Or maybe we could sneak into the bar near the station." Suggested the other while pulling out a cigarette and putting it in his mouth. He was thinking that a few drinks might 'loosen up' Bakugo. Though he should have known by now, not to suggest such things.
Bakugo quickly turned to face him looking ready to rip him a new asshole. "You idiot! You know I'm trying to get into U.A.! And if we get caught they'll never let me in! And stop smoking those things near me!" She screamed as she grabbed the guys' cigarette, crushed it, and tossed it.
She was absolutely fuming, it seems like these extras keeps trying to prevent her from getting into U.A. She would have stopped hanging with them long ago, but they were good at massaging her ego. Plus she knew what these two extras were really after, and making them believe they ever stood a chance was the only entertainment she really had. At least ever since that damn Deku left without telling her all those years ago. Now her blood was boiling even more because she was thinking about stupid Deku again. In her anger she kicked a nearby bottle, causing it to hit a nearby pole and the cap to pop off.
Bakugo was shooting death glares at the two guys while they were trying to calm her down, when suddenly something started rising behind Bakugo. The two guys looked up at it in fear before booming it out of there as fast as possible. Bakugo turned around as she heard a wet, gurgling voice behind her.
"Ah good, another meat suit just ripe for the taking." Said the sludge villain. Bakugo quickly blasted the villain, but it didn't have any effect, causing her to take a single step back in fright then refused to move anymore. "And powerful too, you'll be perfect." Said the villain before it engulfed Bakugo.
*back at the tunnel right after All Might left.*
Izuku started to stand back up, with Mei and Kinoko assisting. "Izuku? What was that about?"
"What was what about?" He replied in a tone suggesting he knew exactly what she meant.
"Please Izuku, don't play dumb with me. What's going on?" Asked Mei in a stern but concerned tone. "You just suddenly seemed so cold to her."
Izuku's didn't look at her as he just stared towards the direction All Might left from with a solemn and thoughtful look. "It's because I thought she saved you two, so I was willing to be friendly." He replied, pain evident in his voice. Izuku tightly balled his fists, before turning around and taking a couple steps in the other direction. "I don't want to talk about it."
"Izuku please. We just want to help you." Pleaded Kinoko. "
Izuku sighed. "I know, but it's too much right now." He looked around before he found his backpack that he somehow lost in all the commotion. As he went to pick it up, he realized that his shirt was missing. 'Oh yeah, my wing ripped it and the blast probably destroyed it.' He thought annoyed, yet thankful he took off his uniform, and his pants seemed to be ok. "Let's just say I needed help, but not only did she not come to my aid, she tried to convince those who were helping me that I was lying." He replied solemnly as he pulled out a spare shirt he kept on him and put it on. 'And it taught me you can't rely on anyone.' He thought, before flung on his backpack and started walking in the direction they were originally heading in. Despite the sadness he was feeling, a single tear wasn't even being shed.
At least from Izuku. Mei and Kinoko both silently gasped and tears formed in their eyes. They rushed to catch up with Izuku and wrapped him in a hug, stopping him in his tracks.
"I'm sorry you had to go through something so horrible." Said Kinoko.
"Whenever you're ready to talk about it, we'll be there to listen." Said Mei.
A couple tears finally escaped Izuku's eyes. He was glad they didn't trap his arms as he wrapped them in a hug as well. "Thank you." He said happily. But hating that after all everyone has done for him, he can't seem to get rid of such thoughts and feelings, and he just lets them take over.
'It's because you know it's only a matter of time.' Came the voice in his head. It was getting easier to ignore it, while simultaneously becoming so much harder.
After a few seconds Izuku released the hug, prompting the other two to do the same. Izuku wiped the tears from his eyes and flashed them a smile. "Come on, we were going to go to the arcade and have some fun." He said.
The other two smiled softly and nodded before drying their own tears. "Yeah, let's not let that stupid villain ruin our day." Said Kinoko encouragingly.
The three started walking again and just exited the tunnel when an idea came to Mei. "Oh Izuku, that new attack you did was amazing! You also defeated your first villain, saving all of us! I think that deserves a reward!" Said Mei ecstatic.
Izuku was about to say he didn't need a reward when suddenly Mei grabbed his face with both of her hands, turned his head to face her, and planted a kiss on his lips, stunning Izuku and making his whole face turn bright red. The kiss only lasted for three seconds, but it felt like hours to the both of them. And despite it being sloppy, and their teeth knock against each other in the process due to it being their first kiss, they both enjoyed every bit of it.
When Mei released him, Izuku was a red blubbering mess trying to ask why she did that. He was so flustered that he never processed that he was now at 975 attar. But suddenly he felt something soft on his cheek, making his go a brand-new shade of red, knowing that it was Kinoko kissing his cheek.
Kinoko also had a heavy blush on her face, but still had a smile on her face. "Thank you for saving us. You're my hero Izuku." She said softly, pushing through her embarrassment. But she was unable to look at him as she said that, making her miss the smirk Mei was shooting her way. 995.
Izuku had spirals in his eyes and steam shooting out of his ears. "I-it was m-my pleasure. I-I-I'd do it a-again in a h-heartbeat." He stuttered out.
The two girls looked at each other and started to giggle at his reaction, finding it cute. Both grabbed hold of his hand and started dragging him along again. Izuku was still absolutely embarrassed by what just happened paired with the fact that they are both holding his hands. All of it made him completely oblivious to the fact that his attar was going up faster than usual. 1,007
They weren't walking for very long when they heard an explosion coming from a few blocks away, and looked in the direction it came from with worry. They all kept staring when they heard another larger explosion, then another. All of them were worried that it was another villain going on a rampage, and while they knew that a hero would deal handle it, they all felt like they need to go to the source. It was as if they were being pulled to it. Izuku felt it the most as a feeling of familiarity ran through him, and a single thought passed through his mind. 'They're in danger.'
Without so much as a word spoken between them they all started running. None of them were familiar with the area, so they took what seemed to be the quickest path. Thanks to years of physical activity, Mei and Kinoko had no problems running and keeping up. But strangely enough, Izuku was ahead of both of them. But that didn't mean it was easy. His legs were burning, his chest felt like it was on fire, and it felt like his heart and lungs were going to explode. But he refused to stop or even slow down. He ran with all his might, he just had to get there, he had to help. And nothing was going to stop him.
Due to the explosions that kept going off, it was easy to find their way. Izuku was breathing hard when he reached the crowed and felt like he was about to keel over, but he refused to, and kept moving forward. The scene he found himself at was horrifying. Several building were on fire, while the hero Backdraft was trying to put out the fires. Kamui woods was rushing and swinging around saving bystanders. While that was going on Mt. Lady was in her giant form and was complaining that she needed a two lane road to get through. Death arms and a couple more heroes, one with a bird theme, and one with a basketball(?) theme, were just standing around doing nothing. The worst part was he saw the same sludge villain that attacks him, Mei, and Kinoko just minutes earlier. 'But he was in All Mights custody, how did he escape?' Thought not just Izuku, but Mei and Kinoko as well who have made it as well.
"This is horrible, why aren't the heroes doing anything" Asked a female bystander.
"It seems their quirks aren't doing anything. And I heard that the villain has a teenager hostage." Said a male bystander.
'WHAT!?' Thought Izuku. 'That thing has a hostage, and they refuse to help just because they don't have the right quirks?' Thought Izuku angrily. 'More heroes not being true heroes.' He was brought out of his anger when he spotted the hostage and their eyes met, and her eyes were filled with pure terror.
*few minutes ago*
Small Might AKA Toshino Yagi had leapt away desperately trying to get away from any prying eyes, she managed to land on a secluded roof several blocks away. She barely had time to even land before holding her muscle form became too difficult, and she had to release it, revealing her now true self.
While she was still tall, her frame was small. Most of her bones were at least somewhat visible, and even her cheeks were sinking in. She still had a bit of muscle, but it was barely there, and she knew she wouldn't have it for much longer.
After she shrunk down she sat down, leaning against the railing to rest a bit. It was exhausting even staying inside her time limit. But none of that is what is on her mind. No, it was a certain green and black haired boy. His eyes had shown so much kindness and caring. A drive to protect and help people. He seemed like a good candidate to be her successor. But for some reason, he seemed like he didn't like her, and she had no clue why.
She also had no clue as to why she feels like she deserves it. It's strange. She also had a nagging feeling that she knows the boy, but she can't remember from where. All Might gripped her shirt at the spot of the massive gnarly scar she got from her battle with All For One. Her time was quickly running out. She needs to find a successor, and soon. Otherwise, One For All will die with her, and she feared that if it did, something terrible will happen.
All Might let out a sigh. "Maybe I can ask Tsukauchi or Nezu if they know about the boy." She spoke aloud to herself as she got up and started walking to the door. Coughing up some blood as she started descending the stairs. "But for now, I need to turn you into the police." She said before patting the bottle the villain is in.
Or at least she would have if the bottle was still there. Her eyes went wide as she started frantically looking for the battle in her other pockets. She stopped when it hit her. 'No. I must have dropped it while I was in the air!' She thought distressed. Almost as if answering her fears, she heard a large explosion. She had no doubt that the villain was involved somehow.
She started running to the source as fast as she could. Her body felt like a million pounds, and her old injury almost felt like it would tear open. Her heart dropped at what she saw when she got there. Several heroes saving pedestrians, or trying to take down the villain to no avail. It was then she spotted the source of the explosions.
The villain is holding a young lady hostage, and she was trying to fight her way out. She gripped at her old wound again. 'I need to help. But I'm out of time. This is my fault, I was way too concerned with my time limit. I can't believe I made such a rookie mistake. And now that girl is going to pay the price for my mistake. I'm so useless. Weak. Pathetic. Worthless.' Thought All Might, as she spiraled deeper and deeper into despair. She was brought out of it by a scream from a familiar voice.
"WAIT, IZUKU!" Screamed a young ladies voice. Toshino turned to source and saw the two girls from the earlier incident. The pink haired one had her arm outstretched like she was trying to grab something. Or someone. Toshino quickly looked to the front of the crowd just as Izuku emerged. And what she saw next, absolutely astounded her.
Izuku wasn't sure what happened. The moment he saw the fear in the hostages eyes, hit feet had started moving before he even had a chance to think. He distinctly heard Mei scream after him, but he was laser focused on saving the girl.
His instincts had completely taken over, because as soon as he emerged from the crowd, he felt the familiar feeling of him growing his wings and his shirt ripping. Another stream of energy surged to his legs and into his muscles on every step to increase their power and allowing him to move faster. 907. 902. 897. 892.
"Kid stop! You're going to get yourself killed!" He heard Death Arms yell. But he didn't care, all that mattered was saving the hostage. Izuku suddenly felt a surge of energy go straight to his eyes, making everything seem to slow down to half speed. 872
It was then that the villain notice who was charging him. "You! I'll kill you for what you did to me earlier!" Yelled the villain, as it launched several tentacles at Izuku.
Seeing the incoming attacks, Izuku surged power into his wings to increase his maneuverability. The first tentacle aimed to pierce his chest, but with a flap of his right wing he got out of the way in time. 836. The next was going for his legs. Flapping both wings, he went airborne. 802. It seems the villain had good reaction time and move speed because the tentacles quickly followed him. The next tentacle tried to sweep at his head. So Izuku flapped his wings down, barely dodging the tentacle before flapping his wings again to level himself. 755.
Seeing more and more tentacles rush towards him Izuku quickly started flying around the villain, spinning and maneuvering, barely dodging every tentacle. 701.
Izuku had to think of something quick, he was using up attar fast, and what's worse, the hostage was running out of time. Suddenly an idea hit him. The villains eyes. They seemed solid, and striking the eyes would give him the time he needed to get the hostage out. But he had to be careful, he couldn't just unleash a barrage of blasts lest he hit the hostage. So he had to do something risky. So when the next tentacle came at him, he adjusted his trajectory, so he dove underneath and to the side. He was barely able to prevent himself from crashing into the ground as he flew straight to the villain just a couple inches off the ground. 627.
Izuku surged more power into his legs, and readied an energy blast into each of his hands. As soon as he was right next to the villain, he jumped off the ground in a way that killed his forward momentum and got himself some air over the villain. It hurt like hell because he didn't use enough to safely mitigate the force, but he could worry about that later. 567. Thankfully he was able to jump to the height he wanted, at just above the villain. And as soon as he reached the peak, he launched the blasts.
All the target practice his mom had him do paid off as he hit his targets. Making the villain scream in pain.
"YOU DAMN BRAT! JUST DIE ALREADY!" Screamed the villain as he swing another tentacle but completely missed.
Izuku didn't take the time to worry about the villain. He twisted his body midair, quickly identified the exact position in the sludge the hostage was at, and surged power into his right wing. 506. He cupped his wing and used it as an axe to chop through the villain around the hostage with as minimal amount of sludge as possible in his wing. As soon as the hostage was secure, he sent power into both of his arms, and in a huge ripping movement, he clawed at the sludge with so much force it created enough wind pressure to force the sludge off of her. 393. He quickly positioned his wing around the hostage, and twisted his body while sending power into his wing, he used it to launch her at Death Arms who promptly caught her, which she immediately started coughing up sludge. 358.
All Might couldn't believe what she was seeing. This boy was showing a tremendous amount of skill and foresight, seemingly staying one step ahead of the villain. 'Once again, this boy is doing my job for me. What kind of hero am I just standing here on the sidelines while someone else risks their lives. Limits be damned!' All Might started to forced One for All through her body, slowly bulking up. Her body was screaming for her to stop, be she refused to listen. She needed to end this!
"DAMN YOU! STOP GETTING IN MY WAY!" Yelled the sludge villain as it launched another attack at Izuku.
Something he was ready for. He sent power into his wings and legs. He quickly dodged to the side, and got ready to leap into the villain to defeat it using the same attack he used to do so earlier.
Only the attack never came. Izuku stopped in his tracks when he saw All Might had blocked the attack.
"I really am pathetic. Here you are, making up for my shortcomings for the second time today. Well no more!" Declared All Might.
"DAMN YOU ALL MIGHT!" Yelled the sludge villain as it tried attacking All Might.
"It is a pro's duty to put their lives on the line! That's the true mark of a hero! DETROOOIIIT SSSMMMAAAAAAAASSSSHHH!" Yelled All Might as she launched her attack. Causing so much wind pressure it broke the villain apart, blew out all the flames, and even created a tornado, requiring Mt. Lady to shield the bystanders to keep them from being hurt.
The tornado lasted a few seconds, but after it went away, everyone stood in awe at what just happened. Even Izuku. Then to everyone's surprise, it started to rain, and looking up at the clouds, they were spiraling.
"Holy crap. She just changed the weather with a single punch." Said Death Arms in disbelief.
"She did it. She defeated the villain!" Cheered a civilian, cause a roar of excitement and praise from the crowd.
But honestly all the praise made it her feel low. This wasn't her win. Not really. She knew Izuku could have defeated the villain again. But she couldn't let him do it. She had to protect him from the consequences.
Izuku stared up at All Might, not sure about how he should feel. Why did she feel the need to step in? Was this just to improve her image? Well it didn't really matter, the girl was safe and the villain was defeated that's all that was important to him. He was just about to walk back to Mei and Kinoko, but stopped when he heard someone yell.
"Izuku!" Came the voice of his mom.
Izuku was surprised as he turned and saw not just Mei and Kinoko running towards him, but his mom as well.
"Mom? What are you...?" He started before his mom crashed into him with a hug, quickly followed by Mei and Kinoko.
Before he even had a chance to react his mom released him from the hug, forcing Mei and Kinoko to let go as well. His mom gave him a look that was a mix of upset, concerned, stern, relieved, and proud. "What the heck were you thinking!? You could have gotten yourself killed!" She yelled. Her question prompted Mei and Kinoko to give home the same look, only Izuku couldn't help but find theirs cute.
"I'm sorry, but when I saw the look on the captives face, my legs just moved on their own. None of the heroes were doing anything to help, and I couldn't just let her die." Said Izuku apologetically, not knowing All Might overheard his answer.
'He truly is the one.' Thought All Might.
"What are you doing here anyways?" Asked Izuku.
"I'm here on patrol. You weren't going to be home, so I accepted another shift. When suddenly I hear explosions and find you fighting a villain." She defended, still looking upset, but now also seems embarrassed.
Izuku gave her a deadpan stare. "You were planning on keeping an eye on us weren't you?" He asked, Shoka blushing a bit at being busted.
Shoka was trying to stay upset with Izuku. He put himself in danger after all. But it was hard since he was just being the hero she knew he'll be. But there was still a problem. Shoka let out a sigh, blush disappearing from her face. She looked towards Izuku looking concerned. "Izuku, do you know what kind of trouble you're in?" Asked Shoka. Kinoko also looked worried, while Mei looked confused.
Izuku gave her a very serious look. "I do." He stared firmly.
"What do you mean? Why would he be in trouble?" Asked Mei.
As if to answer her question Death arms and Kamui woods walked up to them looking angry. "Young man, you're under arrest." Stated Death Arms.
"What?!" Yelled Mei, completely floored. "He just saved someone's life! Why are you arresting him!?"
"For vigilantism." Said Kamui Woods firmly.
That answer only upset Mei even more. "Are you kidding me!? He wouldn't have had to step in if you guys did your jobs instead of standing around!" Yelled Mei.
While Kamui Woods did look a little ashamed, Mei's words seemed to have only pissed off Death Arms. Death arms pointed a finger in Mei's face, who didn't even flinch at the action and stood her ground. "I'm not about to be lectured by a brat like you. He broke the law. Period." Stated Death Arms.
Mei was about to retort when she felt a hand on her shoulder, she turned and saw it was Izuku. He gave her a serious look and shook his head when she looked up at him.
"Mei, there's no use. They don't care about right or wrong." Stated Izuku.
Mei looked at him concerned. "Izuku." She said quietly.
Shame was flooding through Kamui Woods. "Maybe we should let him off with a warning, he did save someones life after all." Said Kamui Woods to Death Arms.
But Death Arms was having none of it. "He can say whatever he wants about it, but he broke the law, that's all there is to it. If we let him get away with it now, he's just going to do it again." Said Death Arms sternly, with barely repressed anger. Death Arms reached for Izuku when he was stopped by Shoka grabbing his arm. "What do you think your doing Eraserhead?" He asked angrily.
"Misuse of a quirk doesn't call for an arrest." She said firmly, with a threatening protective scowl that sent chills down Death Arms and Kamui Woods spines.
Death Arms ignored the chill as best as he could. "What are you talking about. That was vigilantism and you know it. He used his quirk to attack a villain." He argued, with a tinge of fear in his voice.
"She's right you know." Came the voice of All Might, gaining all of their attention as she walked up to them. "He only attacked when the villain had already attacked him several times. So his retaliation falls under self-defense, which is legal." Stated All Might.
"But he jumped into the middle of a fight to perform hero work without a license." Argued Death Arms, albeit weaker than had been.
All Might leaned forward to look Death Arms in the face. "He jumped in to rescue someone that wasn't getting rescued by the heroes on the scene. Do you really want word to spread about you arresting someone for doing what you weren't?" Said All Might menacingly.
Looking around him, Death Arms felt like he was stuck between a rock and death itself. Shoka and All Might both looked ready to put him down if he said the wrong thing, while Kamui Woods was just watching from the sidelines waiting to see the results.
"Fine, I'll let him off with a warning." Said Death Arms, trying not to sound like he almost crapped his pants. He gave Izuku a stern look. "Don't ever pull a stunt like this again, leave this kind of thing to the pros." He said sternly before walking away in a huff. Kamui Woods merely following behind, having nothing to add.
Mei and Kinoko wrapped Izuku in another hug, relieved nothing happened to him. Izuku instinctively returned it, but looked deep in thought before turning to All Might. "That's why you stepped in, isn't it?"
All Might Nodded. "If you were to attack the villain after the hostage was saved, there would have been nothing I could do. And I didn't want you to ruin your future as a hero." Replied All Might Kindly.
Izuku was feeling a mix of thoughts and emotions. This was someone who tried to convince Tsukauchi to stop investigating Murisaki. Someone who heard his plea, and not only ignored it, but judged him as being in the wrong without so much as even a glance into the situation. But now she was saving his hero career. This one act won't make him like her after what she did. But he could still show gratitude. "Thank you All Might."
"Happy to help Young Aizawa." All Might said earnestly.
The Police arrived on the scene shortly afterwards and contained the villain. Considering it took them multiple garbage bags to do so, Izuku, Mei, and Kinoko were again questioning how All Might did it with just a 2 liter bottle.
With the help of All Might, Eraserhead, And apparently Kamui Woods, the police let Izuku off with just a slap on the wrist. Though some of the more stickler cops still wanted to arrest him, and one who wanted to just because they recognized him. But Shoka discreetly reminded them of the last police officers who messed with him.
Despite him telling them he was fine, he couldn't hide how much pain he was feeling. So Shoka, Mei, And Kinoko forced him to get checked out by the paramedics. Thankfully he wasn't injured, just sore. So he was told to take it easy for a few days.
A few reporters, or vultures according to Shoka, showed up. Probably after hearing All Might was in sight. Though All Might left as soon as possible due to her pushing herself as is. Something that actually surprise me Shoka.
The sun was starting to set before everything was wrapping up, and it wasn't until after he was all checked out that he got the chance to talk to Bakugo and check in with her. She had just finished getting checked out by the paramedics herself and was still sitting in the back of the ambulance when he walked up to her. He was a little taken aback when he noticed the glare she was sending his way, but he couldn't help but feel that she was familiar. "Hey are you ok? I know how horrible it is to be held captive by that villain." He said while give her a kind smile.
Bakugo didn't speak right away, she just kept looking over Izuku. He seemed familiar to her. And for some reason she felt equal parts happy and pissed off just looking at him. Earlier she was honestly planning on swallowing her pride for a bit to thank him for rescuing her, but as is par for the course, her rage and ego won out. "I didn't need your damn help! I would have been fine on my own! So don't expect me to thank you!" She yelled as she jumped to her feet, earning the attention of several people around them.
Izuku recoiled at this, not expecting that reaction. "I-I'm not looking for a th-thank you. I'm just g-glad you're ok." Stuttered Izuku.
Bakugo didn't understand why she felt happy he was so concerned about her, but she wasn't going to admit it. "Tch, whatever." She huffed as she turned away from him.
Izuku didn't really know what to say at this point. So his awkward self decided it'd probably be best to leave her alone. "B-bye. Get home s-safe." He said before walking back to his mom and friends. All of whom overheard their conversation.
"She couldn't even bother to be grateful?" Said Mei exasperated.
"It's probably just how she is." Shrugged Izuku.
Mei sighed. "You're too kind for your own good you know" She said, before she hugged his arm and leaned her head on his shoulder. "But don't ever change." Kinoko smiled and nodded in agreement.
Shoka gestured down the road with a smile. "Come on, I'm parked a few blocks that way, and it's been a long day. Let's get something to eat and I'll drop you girls off at your homes."
"No kidding, I'm exhausted. And we didn't even get to go to the arcade." Sighed Kinoko.
Izuku chuckled. "We'll just have to go another time."
Kinoko smiled back and nodded. When she woke up today, this is not how she expected it to turn out. Twice today, Izuku had shown himself to be the hero she knew he'd be. 'But he almost died as well.' She thought sadly. She felt useless because she was unable to help and protect him, like he did her. But she refused to let it get her down. She just needed to train harder, so she can stand with him and keep him safe.
What she didn't know was Mei was thinking similar thoughts at that moment. With one major difference. She was thinking about a dream she had as a child that she thought she gave up on years ago. But once again seeing Izuku risk his life again made that long dead dream burst back to life. 'But I can't do it on my own. Maybe Shoka will help?' Thought Mei, determined to do everything in her power to make the dream reality this time around.
*One hour later at the Bakugo residence.*
Bakugo walked through the door, with a thoughtful scowl. She couldn't shake the feeling that she knew that guy, but she couldn't remember from where. "I'm back!" She half ass called out. Immediately she heard rapid footsteps coming closer. 'Great.' She thought exasperated.
Her mom, Mitsuki Bakugo, suddenly turned the corner and barreled into her, wrapping her in a hug, but quickly released her, hands still on her shoulders as she inspected Katsumi. "Oh thank god you're ok! Are you hurt anywhere? What did the villain do to you?" Rambled Mitsuki in rapid succession, worry evident in her voice.
Which only pissed off Bakugo. "Damn it you old hag! Get off me, I'm fine!" Yelled Bakugo as she forced Mitsuki to let go.
"You damn brat!" Yelled Mitsuki angrily, before smacking Katsumi over her head. But not hard enough to hurt. Her expression quickly fell, and her tone became gentler. "I'm your mother, it's my right to worry about you. And when I got a call from the police telling me you were attacked, I was scared, even when they told me you were rescued." She said gently, worry back in her voice.
This managed to cool Katsumi's temper. "Tch, You don't need to worry. I'm going to be the number one hero after all." She said more to assure her mother than out of pride.
To her surprise her mother chuckled. "You can be the number one hero in the entire universe, but as your mother, I will always worry about you." Said Mitsuki lovingly.
Hearing this actually made Katsumi happy, but she would never admit it. She sat down to take off her shoes. "Well despite it not being needed, some extra helped me." She said, her ego getting in the way of her admitting the whole truth.
Mitsuki smirked knowingly. "Which hero was it? I heard All Might defeated the villain, but wasn't the one who got you out of the villains grasps."
"Just some nobody." Said Katsumi dismissively as she stood up and grabbed her bag.
"Damn it brat. It doesn't matter if they're not popular or new. Which hero?" Said Mitsuki annoyed.
"It wasn't a hero. It was just some plain looking guy who looked like he is my age with green and black hair. I overheard that his name is Izuku or something stupid like that." She said as she started walking away. "Now I'm going to go and wash the stink of that fucking sludge creep off of me." She said, completely missing her mom's stunned reaction.
Mitsuki stood there, eyes wide as saucers. "Izuku?" She whispered to herself. Was it really that Izuku? The son of her ex best friend? The one who suffered so much because of her negligence? 'No. It couldn't be.' She thought. But the likelihood of another Izuku with that description was astronomical.
Mitsuki lumbered over to the living room in a daze and plopped onto the couch. She could deny it all she wants, but she knew it was him. She put her elbows on her knees and her face in her hands. It's ironic. She failed him, but he ends up saving her daughter. Multiple memories of Izuku zoomed through her head. Memories of holding him as a baby, of babysitting him, of playing hero with him and her daughter. Memories of patching up injuries her daughter inflicted on him, of being unable to stop her from tormenting him. But the worst one of all, of knowing Inko lied to her about him, and not doing anything to help.
Mitsuki let out a sigh as she ran a hand through her hair, sat back, and stared at the ceiling. She had to make it up to him. Somehow. She sat up and make her way to the kitchen to make dinner, her beating herself up wouldn't fill hers or her daughters bellies after all. 'I have to find him, and not just thank him, but apologize.' She thought.
*the next morning.*
*RING RING. RING RING. RING RING*
"Hello, this is the principle of U.A. speaking. What can I do for you on this fine morning All Might." Greeted Nezu in his usual cheery way after answering his office phone.
"Nezu." Replied All Might seriously. "I found the one."
"Oh that's wonderful!" Said Nezu know I exactly what she was talking about, but not letting on the slight disappointment in his voice. He had actually planned on trying to convince her to make Izuku her successor. He had shown the qualities and talents to make a fantastic hero. But he still believed Izuku will be one regardless. "And all before you started your teaching job here at U.A. I take it you're calling to ask for assistance in training them?" Asked Nezu.
"Not quiet." Said All Might nervously. "While the help would be appreciated, I haven't extended the offer yet."
This peaked Nezu's curiosity. "Oh, and may I ask why not?"
"I met them yesterday, and they showed the signs to be the perfect successor. But unfortunately I didn't get the chance to speak with them alone. And following him would have just been creepy." Stated All Might, earning a squeaky chuckle from Nezu.
"True enough. So you want me to find them?" Asked Nezu.
"Please. And I'm sorry but I don't have much to go on."
"Oh that's alright, I do so enjoy a challenge." Said dismissively. "What's their name?"
"Izuku Aizawa. He seemed to be close to Eraserhead, so maybe a cousin?" Said All Might. The Phone went silent for several seconds. "Nezu? You there?"
Nezu couldn't help the wide grin that spread across his face. 'Oh my, how interesting.' He thought. "Yes I am, and ironically enough, I know exactly who you're talking about. How exactly did you meet him?"
All Might told Nezu the story about everything that happened, not leaving out a single detail. Completely oblivious of Nezu's fury when she spoke about Izuku being choked by the sludge villain, though she did feel a chill run down her spine. She even spoke about Izuku seemingly not liking her. "I know there is a chance he'll decline. But I need to at least extend the offer."
"Quite right. But before I help you get into contact, let me ask you something. Are you willing to atone for your past mistakes to do this?" Asked Nezu, unusually serious.
All Might was confused, and worried by the implications. "What do you mean? Which mistakes?" She asked hesitantly.
"Are you, or aren't you?" Nezu replied simply.
All Might was silent, suddenly feeling unsure of her decision. But she thought back to the look in Izuku's eyes. His desire to protect people. How he acted before thinking. She firmly believed that One For All should go to him. "Yes. Whatever it takes." She said resolutely.
Nezu's smiled wide. "Good. I'll do what I can to set something up. Is there anything else you need?"
"No, that's i. Thank you."
"Of course." Replied Nezu before he hung up and sat back into his chair. He let out a chuckle. "You never fail to surpass expectations Izuku." He said aloud. Suddenly a dark and maniacal look crossed his face. "Now let's see about that sludge villain."