Izuku only realized the consequences of his actions when he finally went back to school even though he had a pounding headache from last night's nightmare.

The news about Stains death had spread like wildfire since he kept hearing people talk about it all over his school and he wasn't sure if he liked the responses. Many were really happy to have someone so dangerous out of the picture but the news that a mysterious vigilante was the one that took it out made some doubt the ability of the heroes since they had already been chasing after the villain for a long time.

Another drawback that only Izuku knew about was that soon many other villains would begin to pop up all thanks to Stains inspiration but the good thing is that since this time he didn't have any connections to the league the villains would be running around like headless chickens instead of gathering around one point.

"Okay, so we got rid of Stain really early, changed the vampire girl's fate and helped your purple haired friend, you've still got a little more than a year before you go to UA so that leads me to ask, What's next?" asked first as Izuku walked through his school.

"Well, one of them would be to try and fix my relationship with Bakugo since that was something we kind of just left unresolved, as much as I would like to try and save Eri, right now, even with the extra quirks, I don't think I am a challenge for either Overhaul or his thugs so that will have to come later…" Izuku then fell into deep silence as he thought about a small idea that had been growing in the back of his mind "How are we going to get into UA?"

His question made the others raise an eyebrow since the answer was obvious "Well, by doing the entrance exam" Said third but Izuku just shook his head.

"Before I was able to take the exam because All Might gave me One for All but we already decided that taking it again would be a bad idea since we don't know what could happen to you or me if I had a second copy of it and I think that since I am planning to be friends with Bakugo again and the new family member I feel that the excuse of getting my quirk in the middle of the exam won't hold up" Izuku then stopped as he continued exploring the idea.

Last time, he and All Might had gone with the excuse of him getting his quirk in the middle of the exam when he blew the zero pointer away but back then Bakugo didn't pay him attention and it was only him and his mom but now there was going to be a lot more eyes on him and suddenly getting a quirk and one that had nothing to do with his family would call too much attention so maybe…

"So what you are saying is that you want to get your quirk earlier than last time to not call as much attention as you did before, that's a good start but what are you going to use as your 'quirk' and when would be a good time to suddenly reveal it because just waking up and saying 'I got a quirk!' doesn't sound any better" Said Nana and Izuku agreed that she was right, choosing a quirk and time was really important since it could either make the lie more believable or completely break it.

And really only one moment came to his mind…

"What do we have here… You'll make a perfect skin suit for me to hide in, kid…"

He always wanted to get the chance to get back at that sludge villain and that would be the perfect moment to do it now the other question would be his quirk, it needs to be something that fits his story and since his mother could attract weak object which would fall into the category of telekinesis and his father could breath fire than…

Izuku got a bitter smile as he thought of the answer, Todoroki will not be happy…

So now, how does he get that kind of quirk? Is there one in the list or maybe he could try and force an evo-

"Deku!" Bakugo suddenly slammed his hand on his desk, snapping Izuku out of his thoughts.

When did he get to his classroom? How long was he spacing out? Anyway, right now that doesn't matter because someone finally got enough confidence to move.

"You and I are going to have a little talk, got it?" Bakugo ordered, leaving no place for rejection but Izuku just gave him a cold look, in his red eyes those usual flames of anger were a lot dimmer, a good beginning.

Izuku then stood up and followed Bakugo through the school in silence, the other students looking at him with sneers in their faces as they probably imagined how he was going to get beaten into a crying mess.

Bakugo then led him to the back of the school where he stood glaring at him and Izuku just gave him an uninterested look.

"What the hell happened?" Bakugo asked, which only confused Izuku.

"What are you talking about?" Izuku asked back.

"You know what I'm talking about, you… you changed, so what the hell happened?" Bakugo clarified, he wanted answers and Izuku could guess why, in all truth, Bakugo knew him better than anyone even his own mother and a sudden change in his personality like this would definitely catch his attention.

"Nothing happened Bakugo, I just got tired of being pushed around and decided to take my life in my own hands, that's all" Izuku simply said but Bakugo didn't seem to like the answer as he clenched his fists.

"Then you are just idiot" He begins a different kind of anger in his face, not the one he showed when he put him in his place as just a stepping stone for him but instead something more personal "I already said it so who cares, you can't do anything, you may be smart, but you are weak and quirkless, you'd get killed in seconds" Bakugo kept pushing him against the wall with every remark, usually he would tower above him but now with the growth that Izuku has gone through they now stood on equal ground both staring at each other's eyes.

Bakugos words, while angry they also hid a small sense of worry, he actually cared about his own safety, it was a nice feeling but he sure went the wrong way trying to show it.

"I won't get killed, I know what I am doing Bakugo" Izuku answered back, the challenge obvious in hi voice.

Bakugo let out a laugh as he glared at the determined and unmoving Izuku "Yeah, you totally know, I can already see it you'll write about their quirk in your book until they get bored and leave" His hands began to spark giving him a more intimidating presence "Just accept it you idiot, you can't be a hero"

Izuku had enough "After school, follow me and I'll prove to you that I can be a hero" He said this time pushing the blonde boy back making him take a step back.

"Fine, I can't wait to see the face you make when you finally understand" Bakugo said with a grin as he left.

The rest of classes went by normally until the bell finally rang as everyone began to leave, Bakugo gave him a final glance before he left.

Izuku was the last one to leave the empty classroom but before he finally walked out a figure appeared behind him, they looked out the window of their classroom with a wistful expression.

It was the older version of him again, his ruby colored eyes shining as he spoke and even when not looking at him his voice was as loud as ever "Keep wasting time like this and I'll have to take things into my own hands"

Izuku quickly turned around startled by the voice but when he turned to the window the other version of him was already gone leaving him with that warning bouncing around his ears.

--

"Why the hell are we here?" Bakugo asked as he looked at the place Izuku had brought him.

It was a beach, just that, nothing special and at this hour there weren't even that many people, yeah the view was really pretty but that was it.

"It's takoba beach, as you can see it's a seaside park but the thing is that the place was abandoned after trash began to pile up and because of that more and more trash just continued to pile up over the years" Izuku explained.

Bakugo just tilted his head, the place looked spotless so how could it have been covered in trash and if they did clean up the trash then he was pretty sure that someone would have talked about it.

Izuku let out a small laugh as he could hear the cogs turn in Bakugos head but he decided to show him instead, so he pulled out his phone and showed him a picture.

"It's just trash" Bakugo answered and he wasn't wrong, the image just showed a large pile of trash and a small amount of sand underneath it.

"It's a photo of the park from a year ago" The news seemed to shock Bakugo as he turned to look at the photo and the clean beach.

"Okay but what does this have to do with you proving to me that you can be a hero?" Bakugo asked, while the change in the beach did surprise him it didn't really mean anything to him.

"I was the one who cleaned it'' Izuku simply stated but it was more than enough to surprise the blonde boy again.

"Ex-fucking-cuse me!? You fucking cleaned all of that!?" Bakugo pretty much screamed in his ear and he nodded.

"Yep, it was for my training, why do you think I got this growth spurt?" Izuku said with a smirk on his face.

"Fine, but just doing a small service to the community doesn't give you the right to be a hero" Bakugo countered.

Izuku just nodded as he left his backpack on the floor and began to roll his sleeves up "You're right, but like I said, it was actually for my training, the way I'm going to prove myself to you is…" Izuku then rushed towards Bakugo and gave him a punch square on the face throwing him to the ground with a proud smile "like that"

"What the fuck you asshole!?" The explosive teen complained as he got up but Izuku had already taken a fighting pose.

"Fight me" Izuku said "Fight me and let me prove to you that I can handle myself, that I can be a hero" Izuku challenged Bakugo who held his cheek where he had punched him.

"Fine you bastard, I'll show you once and for all where you belong" Bakugo grinned as he also left his backpack on the floor and got ready his palms sparking with anticipation

Bakugo was the first one to move as he shot forward with his explosions beginning with a right hook which Izuku easily dodged.

Izuku has already fought Bakugo thousands of times in his last life and all of those were with a better version so even when fighting in a younger body he could see the faults in his attacks and counter them.

He sent a fist to his stomach pushing the blonde teen back again before he rushed at him and before he reached him jumped in the air and sent a kick to his side.

Bakugo pushed his hands forward and used his explosions to dodge the kick but then used the small time that it took Izuku to get back to a good stand to punch him in the face.

Izuku bitterly smiled as he took a step back, just like he remembered his friend is a natural born hero as he is able to quickly adapt to the situation and take advantage of it.

The two of them continued sending punch after punch, even when fighting quirkless Izuku proved to be a big adversary as he knew Bakugo like the back of his own hand but the same could be said of the blonde boy, both of them quickly thinking on their feet as their fight went on.

A few passersby only sent them a few confused and worried glances but left the two alone, the only people who watched the fight with interest were the vestiges as they silently watched the two kids beat each other to the ground.

Nana winced at the bad burns that appeared on Izuku's body everytime one of the explosions reached him, she wasn't really happy about the way Izuku had decided to go wit it but she understood that sometimes to get the message to someone with such a dense head you needed to beat it into them a little.

She turned to glance at the other two vestiges that watched with far more interest than all the others.

All for One and his little brother.

They stood side by side looking at the young kids- no that isn't right- they were looking at themselves, a conversation between two people without words, every punch thrown being an entire sentence filled with emotion, every kick a silent frustrated scream that could reach the deepest parts of them.

First had not told them too much about how his time had been, mostly stuck inside that gray vault he had said but he did tell them that he had gotten into one fight with his brother.

By their expression she could guess that even with that, there were still a lot of things left unsaid. She let out a sigh, she hated that man so much but… she could understand how much losing your family could be so she couldn't help the wish for them to try and make things up.

Thump!

She turned back to the fight and let out a small chuckle as she looked at the two tired teens covered in bruises laying on the sand.

Izuku had a black eye, parts of his clothes singed and broken, the times that the heat reached his skin it left a few red patches on his skin, his knuckles bruised and bloodied as he looked up at the sky.

Bakugo on the other hand had no burns but his body was black and blue from Izuku's punches and kicks, his nose bleeding and his cheek swollen, his uniform a mess stained in his and the green haired kids blood.

For a while both just laid on the sand looking up at the darkening sky, the sun beginning to set in the horizon and the stars beginning to shine brightly in the night sky.

Bakugo felt a strange sense of deja vu wash over him as he looked up at the sky…

How long ago was that time? When he fell as a kid when he was leading the other kids, he had slipped and fallen in a shallow river, the others just watched and the only person who ran down to try and help him was a small green haired boy with a face full of worry as he stretched out a small hand...

Bakugo slowly stood up letting a few curse words slip from his mouth as his body ached with every slight movement.

Izuku looked at him with not anger, sadness or the cold glare from before but awe and a small smile.

Of course he would be the first one to get up. It was what Izuku thought, Bakugo had always been an amazing guy.

"Up"

"...huh?"

"I said get up" Bakugo said but his words were not what had confused Izuku but his actions.

Bakugo stood in front of Izuku with his hand outstretched towards him to help him get back up from the ground.

Both of them just stayed staring at each other until Izuku finally broke into a bright smile as he grabbed his hand "Thanks Kacchan!" Izuku said as he got back on his trembling legs.

Bakugo just clicked his tongue as he picked up his backpack from the sand before giving Izuku one final glance, no anger in his eyes.

Izuku smiled as he followed with a smile, a silent message of respect between the two of them as they walked home.

--

"Izuku I can't believe you just came back like this!" Himiko said as she pressed a bag of ice against his eye but even when being berated he couldn't help but laugh "If mom saw you like this she would have a heart attack!"

"I'm sorry but really it's nothing too bad" He tried to calm her down but it did the complete opposite as she lightly hit his arm making him flinch in pain "Okay, it hurts a little bit…"

The two continued to talk as Himiko helped with his wounds. Right now, the two of them were alone at home as their mother was out in an interview for her job and he was really glad that she didn't see him like this because, like his sister said, she would have a heart attack.

Suddenly, Izuku's smile fell, yesterday's nightmare and today's message from his older self coming back to his mind along with the other incidents, the stolen quirks pushing his emotions to the brink, stealing Stains quirk, all of it left a sour taste in his mouth…

"Hey sis, can you promise me something?" he quietly asked but it was more than enough to catch her attention.

"Sure, what is it?" She asked as she looked at him, he smiled as he could see the trust in her eyes, maybe it was selfish of him to ask something so big of someone like her but he couldn't help the small ball of fear in his chest.

"If… for some reason I become a villain, be sure to kill me alright?" He said with a weak smile.

Himiko was shocked and for good reason, the kindest person she had met, her own brother, had just asked her to kill them, how could she not be shocked?

Why does someone who only wishes to help others be so scared of turning evil, she didn't get it but, for the person who always wore a smile, made her days brighter and brought a new light to her life, if there is something her brother was scared of, as her family then…

She carefully held Izuku's rough hands in her small soft ones and with a determined expression nodded her head as she silently made a promise in her heart.

She'll protect him, no matter what.