I am here!!

Here's the next chapter!

Warning: There will be tears and talks about severe bullying.

Oh and also, now that it's been established that Izuku has more than one side to her, I've decided that whenever each personality pops up they will appear in text boxes like this:

Kaoru: (irritated) What are you looking at?

Miyako: *Sneezed* Sorry, (Wipes her nose with a hanky) my allergies have been acting up lately.

Momoko: (Waves to you) Hey, are you going to finish that cake?

But only (mostly) when something big comes up and all three of them want to say they're two cents after the other, understand what I'm implying?

Most of the time, other than that, the text speech will be normal for them.

Without further ado, please enjoy!

"Wait, so you're telling me that the lights themselves that struck Midoriya have always had a mind of their own and they purposely chose to aim for her mentor in order to test her as they did her original three predecessors?" Aizawa asked Looking equal parts flabbergasted and agitated.

"Yes, as hard as it is to believe, these lights were always sentient, It was their choice to explore vast space even through different dimensions, also following the final desire of the girls to either become a comet that would give people hope or lend it's power to another who would need their power most, And as I've said before, because it was able to sense that One for all is very similar to it it believes that it combined with the quirk eventually would become something grand for Her." Sir explained as he adjusted his glasses, Still pretty shocked by everything he had learned but was doing well to keep a calm demeanor on his face and in his voice.

"It is interesting to know more about the 3 who came before Ms. Midoriya," Nezu chimed in, "Ms'. Akutsutsumi, Gotokuji, and Matsubara have gone through a lot to keep their fair city safe, it's really admirable even though it feels sad that they have to do it themselves most of the time without having any help from others, only receiving so if they do not have a choice because of circumstances against them. I can only imagine how much toil all three of them go through each day to try and maintain things in their hero lives and in their normal civilian lives. Still Knowing that despite the obstacles they face they're willing to see it through no matter what, it truly shows that they are worthy of being called heroes."

"Still I find it really bothersome knowing that 3 middle schoolers are forced to take care of the city when the city should try to do it themselves, okay I will agree that really can't be helped given the circumstances and I'm glad to know that their other gang members are willing to step in when the chips are down, it doesn't change the fact that the three of them are risking their lives everyday just to protect their city and live to see another sunrise, Especially with their latest debacle they had to deal with That could have caused them to meet an early grave and numerous others, Even though their greatest enemy is gone it doesn't change the fact that nobody's even bothering to set up some kind of special task force to step in when the girls are not always able to save the day themselves or if the other members of their gang need an extra hand too." Aizawa said In disappointed anger, massaging his growing headache at the mere thought that three middle schoolers had to carry a burden so heavy this early on in their lives when they should have been more focused on what they want to do for their future or what kind of boys they wanted to date, not fighting tooth and nail to fight off bad guys with their lives on the line and struggling to juggle between managing things in both sides of their lives.

"I have to agree," Tsukauchi agreed with concern, "Thinking about it feels rather disconcerting. Do they even get therapy If they face a rather scary situation? Have they been treating themselves well? If it weren't for the fact that they're from a different dimension I would have set up a task force to reinforce the state of police there to help the girls more so that even if they can't always avoid stepping in when absolutely necessary they can at least have some help so that things can be stable in their lives."

"Still Knowing they have any help when things get bad is a bit of a relief, even if their gang is rather small each one of them has proven to be an invaluable member that's willing to step in when things get tough, even though the rest of the gang is basically quirkless they've proven to be a huge help to them." Toshinori pointed out with a small smile, "Despite the concerns, the girls clearly have proven time and time again that they are worthy of being called heroes regardless of whether they should be of proper age or if they were thrown into it at this stage of their lives."

"He's not wrong there." Gran Torino agreed, "Sure it stinks that there's nothing we can do to help them as it's just something we're going to have to accept, knowing that they're doing well to manage things despite the difficult challenges they've faced is a relief, Especially now that their most powerful enemy is out of the picture."

"At least we know more about the world these powers came from and who they use to belong to." Recovery girl said as this did answered a number of questions she and everyone else had regarding all of this.

"There's still more to be said, but I think for now we can say that we can wait on that for another day or at the very least for a few hours." The foresight hero said with an exhausted sigh as he leaned against the pillows that were propped up against his back for him to lean against if he needed to.

What he experienced and saw from making contact with Midoriya took more out of him (mentally and emotionally so) then any normal visions he saw from anyone else.

Even when he looked into All Might's future 5-6 years ago.

And that's really saying something.

So No one could fault him for needing a breather before continuing.

"Will you be ok?" Izuku was the first to ask, still concerned about his state of being.

Nighteye replied as he was massaging his throbbing temples but was still able to convey his voice in a gentle manner, "I am alright, just got a bit of a headache, but nothing that can't be fixed by a little ibuprofen and a nap, I can assure you of that, Ms. Midoriya, I am in no danger of facing any serious issues from all of this."

"If you say so.." Twas all she could say as Izuku let out a small sigh of relief, though she still couldn't help but be a bit concern.

If Nighteye using his quirk on her could leave him in a state like that, Even if it wasn't all too concerning and could easily be remedied, then she knew going forward she would have to be careful if she ever came across anybody who had a specific mental type quirk that can allow one to see into another's mind, as the last thing she wanted was either important information leaking out or them getting an existential crisis like headache.

"Do not worry my dear, I'll be keeping him here after you all leave to make sure he does so." Recovery girl reassured her, knowing What was going on in her mind as her expression gave it away, as she understood why.

Izuku gave her a nod as her face showed more relief as a small smile shined through, If there's anybody who can make sure he was totally fine then it was the old veteran medical hero herself.

Much to the older woman's relief as she always felt saddened seeing one worry over something related to their quirk accidentally causing someone unintentionally harm, plus she wasn't lying, She really did want to make sure that the foresight hero was 100% all right before letting him go back home.

As the old saying goes, its best to be safe then sorry.

Soon enough everybody but Nighteye, After he was given a cup of water and a pill of ibuprofen, were in a (quiet) discussion with one another with what plans to proceed with in Izuku's new training going forward now that they knew about the origin of these powers.

This also gave the young greenette The opportunity to learn that Gran Torino was Mr. Yagi's mentor who was his homeroom teacher during his final year at UA, and she got an inkling that, after learning that the older man was brutal when he trained her mentor way back then, there was a good reason why her Mentor was both respectful and scared of him.

While that was going on, Nighteye, now able to get his optical bearings straightened out, a little more oriented after ingesting the pill a few minutes prior, felt that there was something he had overlooked.

Upon mentally evaluating in his mind space, but this time at a slow and easy pace then before, he realized he didn't see the girls future.

He had been so hyper focused on the origins behind her new powers he had completely skipped over it without meaning to.

Thankfully his quirk was still in effect, and would be for the next 24ish hours, so he had more then plenty of time to see what laid in store for All Might's chosen successor (He was still unsure of her but he was willing to give her a chance after all that had transpired in that office).

His quirk came in handy more often then not, especially in his investigations, as his quirk would let him see the future of one of the suspects he's looking into, thus he would know if they had devious motives, where their hideouts were, clues that would be key details to keep in mind and if anyone else was involved whether they were victims or Henchman or both.

But when he saw into Ms. Midoriya's future...

...well, it needn't be said that it didn't paint a pretty picture what so ever...

But more in terms of what was to come in that week alone.

And looking back at how he behaved towards her since coming into the office, and even before he met her when he had been informed by his former boss on his choice of successor, he started to really regret the way he acted.

Do the others know what she's going through?

"Midoriya." Nighteye spoke, dropping the honorifics, as Izuku turned to him who had a look of genuine concern and even... guilt?

Which weirded her out, wondering what was wrong as she frowned as well as everybody else who turned to face him, wondering what he wanted to say, And why he suddenly dropped the honorifics, And even more so why he had a look of concern and guilt.

"You're being bullied at school and by your teachers and classmates, aren't you." He stated, not questioned, but firmly stated.

Izuku froze up for a split second, but before she could try and deny it, it seemed like her personalities wanted to pop up in that moment as she unexpectedly revealed that her personalities can still pop up even outside of her hero form, The noticeable visible changes indicated by her hairstyle and eye color changing, matching the corresponding personality they represent:

Kaoru: (undeniable anger) More like tortured! Everybody hates me because I'm quirkless!

Miyako: (weaving her arms rapidly in frustration) Nobody cares if I'm getting good grades or if I'm behaving well at school, nobody likes me and will do everything they can to get me into trouble even though I never did anything to them!

Momoko: (clenching her hands while stomping her foot furiously) The teachers don't even help either, they only care about whether or not their quirked students will be able to get into a good hero school so that their school can get a better reputation, they're even willing to sabotage other students profiles just to make selective students look more eye-catching, They even encourage the bullying!

Miyako: (tearing up) Moms been trying numerous times to make them stop but no one listens and it makes her so sad! Do you have any idea how heartbreaking it is watching her cry knowing that her words are falling on deaf ears and being forced to hide it so that I won't break her heart anymore than it already has been?!?!

She huffed several times before she shifted back to normal, But immediately after doing so she slapped her hands over her mouth, face paled, eyes widening at What her other personalities just spouted out.

Without thinking she immediately tried to run out of the nurse's office but only got as far as outside the door as she felt some kind of rope binding her arms to her chest, stopping her from moving away any further even though she was still trying to run, but it felt as though she was running on a treadmill instead.

She wanted to deny that it wasn't true, she wanted to say it was a practical joke, she didn't want anyone to worry... or know...

But...

She couldn't...

As her other personalities provided her memories of the going ons in their originals lives... She...

She understood that... She can't hide it... That everyone has a right to worry and she can't stop them from worrying about her...

...And... They have a right to know what was going on...

Because they care...

Even though fear and trauma had a huge hand in this, she cannot deny, no matter how much she wanted to... That... That she really hated being alone...

...And ... She..

She ...

She just...

She didn't want to deal with it anymore...

The more she thought, the slower her running became until it came to a complete stop as more tears build up in her eyes, Her back still turned to the door as she felt the bindings finally start to pull her in, but her feet did not move as she remained as still as a statue as she felt herself being dragged back inside, her head cast down as she didn't want to see the faces of everyone, or rather, was scared of looking at them in the eyes knowing what she had let out.

It didn't take a genius to know that the bindings was Aizawa's scarf as she felt them unravel before feeling that she was free from them, but she still did not move, the sound of the door closing before footsteps approaching her was the only sound that was heard before she felt a pair of hands, those all too familiar hands rest on her shoulders as she heard his voice:

"Izuku..."

Hearing her mentor say her first name for the first time, It snapped her out of it a little but What really made her look back up to face her mentor was seeing teardrops fall to the floor right where her mentor's feet was, upon looking up so that her gaze would meet his It confirmed that he had some tears in his eyes and some were falling.

A deep frown present, eyes shining with concern, sympathy and sorrow. She could see that it really pained him to see her in that state, to know that she was suffering.

If there was one thing he absolutely despised it was children being bullied or abused (He had More of a bleeding heart than others really know, nearly matching that of his student).

And he wasn't the only one now deeply concerned about her as she looked around the room and saw that everybody else showed just as much concern as him but to varying degrees.

Aizawa's eyebrows furrowed with concern, keeping guard in front of the door so that she wouldn't try to escape again, But mostly because he knew that running away from a problem was not going to help, and she could see that.

Recovery girl looked as though someone had kicked her beloved cat without a care.

Gran Torino had a look of frustration at knowing that the intended successor was, as he feared, a victim of bullying because of her status (just like Toshinori but worse) as he gripped his cane, which she couldn't remember him bringing in when he first came in earlier, tightly trying to keep himself from doing something hasty.

Tsukauchi showed an apologetic look towards her as he too was concerned but was gripping his hands tightly knowing that she was involved in something like this.

And Sir Nighteye himself showing more sympathy and guilt as he gave an apologetic look as well as if he did something wrong even though what he said needed to be known or else things would get worse.

If he was still able to see her future after seeing everything thats tied with her new powers, it was really impressive, but She would have to ask about that later as right now this situation was more pressing and needed to be addressed.

No matter how much a part of her didn't want to.

She signed sadly, If someone was bound to figure it out sooner or later, or learn about this, then at least it was people that she trusted and not with hateful jerks that would only make the situation worse.

Still she didn't trust her own voice to say all the details without trying to sugarcoat it, as she knew that it would not paint a pretty picture no matter how you slice it, although she could sense that the other parts of her wanted to jump in and assist, if it meant that they can explain for her, even if that felt kind of wrong in a way, this would at least help her to actually express how she felt on the inside, Everything that she kept inside for way too long.

Kaoru: *Sighed in exhausted defeat* Where do you wanna start?

They could tell by the defeated look on her face that there was no use running, although it was easy to tell that she didn't feel brave enough to speak with her own words and instead relied on the new sides of her to do it, obvious that she'll need therapy in order to learn how to speak for herself in this matter But for now they knew that she was willing to confess either way.

"From when this all started, I'm going to have to guess that it happened when you were a kid." Toshinori stated gently as he carefully wiped the tears from her eyes, even though they didn't stop flowing she was grateful for the effort.

Miyako: (Nodded) Yes, it started way back when I was still in kindergarten, before I was a child who grew up happily much like the other children in my school, I even had a best friend who was like a brother to me in all but blood as we were practically joined the hip since we were babies due to the fact that both our mothers had known each other since childhood and they've been like sisters to the other ever since so it made sense that I would see his parents as a surrogate aunt and uncle while he saw my mom as his surrogate aunt. All was well until I turned 4 years old, when it became apparent that I was the only one in my class that hadn't gotten their quirk yet when everybody else already did.

Momoko: (Tearfully frowns in frustration) When we went to the doctor to see what was going on, we were given the news that I was genetically quirkless, after being shown an x-ray that gave the clear indicator that I wasn't going to have a quirk, The doctor didn't even bother to be gentle in explaining as he was as blunt as a hammer and he had no bedside manners towards either of us whatsoever.

Miyako: (face softened with more sadness) When we got home that night I had asked my mom if I could still be a hero even if I didn't have a quirk, all she could do was apologize profusely even though that only just broke my heart as that wasn't what I wanted to hear her her say. Later that evening, when she thought I was asleep, when really I wasn't, she called my father to tell him the news but all she got in return after she told him was him hanging up on the other side of line without saying anything. She tried several times to call him, but every time he would just hang up immediately or not answer at all.

Kaoru: (gritting her teeth and anger) The lousy jerk didn't even give her the decency to speak to her in person as all we got later that month was a check with money and a small note that said "I'm sorry, expect money each month, bye". That really broke mom's heart as we knew, even though she thought that I didn't know back then, that this was his way of cutting tides with us, never even bothering to file divorce papers as mom had to be the one to do it as she didn't want us to be associated with somebody who simply abandoned us because of my status, With the only contact from him being us receiving a check once a month. The stupid no-show didn't even have the decency to come to the house in person to pack the rest of his belongings or at the very least offer some semblance of goodbye to us. Mom was so furious that she tossed out everything that was his and made sure it went in the burnables rather than in the normal trash or in donations. But later she broke down in tears afterward, I being the only one there to offer her comfort even though she tried to explain to me that she should be the one comforting me.

Momoko: (gripping her hands tightly) When I got to school the very next day, News had spread fast that I was quirkless, and everybody started to avoid me as if I were a disease even though quirklessness wasn't contagious by any means. And Bakugo... who I use to call Kacchan... started to treat me differently, he and his posse, at first it was just making fun of me whenever I couldn't accomplish something like skipping a stone across the river or being able to kick a ball properly, to name a few examples. Then there was the nickname he gave me, Deku, Which literally meant useless and can't do anything, Which quickly became a thing that everyone called me, not even bothering to address me by my last name anymore. (sad smile, casting her head down) And yet despite everything he did He didn't push me away as he still wanted my company, which I was grateful for. But then came that day when we went exploring in the restricted area in the park where we were not allowed to explore, he led me and his posse through the area to prove that we were brave, even though I knew that we would get in trouble for it I thankfully chose not to say anything as I didn't want to be teased for being a coward.

Kaoru: (gripping hands even tighter to the point they turned white and threaten to bleed) Then the pyromaniac fell off the log bridge We were using the cross over the small ravine river below, I went down there to make sure he was all right and offered him a hand to get back up, and what does he do? He got angry! He thought I was looking down on him and instead of accepting my hand and thanking me like any friend would, he knocked me down with his quirk causing several burns and told me he didn't need help from a spineless quirkless coward like me! Things were never the same after that and he tormented me every single day of my life, anytime I had some semblance of happiness he would just come in and yell at me and find some way to make my life miserable, almost like I wasn't allowed to be happy! He hurt me everyday, physically and verbally! None of the students helped because they feared that they would be antagonized too for just being associated with me. And while teachers in preschool did better to corral the bullying, any of the teachers I ever had during my elementary and middle school years were anything but helpful, and just assumed it was just rough housing, even taking his side whenever something happened even though I was the victim!! And even those that were aware that I was being bullied turned a blind eye, and instead either pretended as if nothing was happening or even encouraged the bullying even though that was strictly against the rules!!

Momoko: (crossed her arms, boiling with rage) I'm not even surprised at this point If the principal is purposely manipulating the files of both of us just so that I would not have a good future ahead of me while Bakugo would as they don't care about anything but getting any kind of credential recognition as Aldere is anything but a stellar middle school!! Nobody wants me in clubs, I'm always the target of quirk practice in gym since I'm the only one that doesn't have a quirk, my belongings almost regularly get wrecked or ruined on a near daily basis, I often had to patch up myself because I didn't want my mom to worry or cry anymore than she already had as she's tried numerous times to get the school to stop it but no one listened and that breaks her heart so much, more often and not costing us lots of money just to get replacement school and medical supplies though I try my best not to let mom know as I'm the one that pays for it without her knowledge so that she wouldn't have to worry as I use my own allowance to make sure that I at least have enough supplies to last for a month and save us from going to the hospital, anytime any of the students did something bad when I'm around I would always get blamed even though it wasn't my fault as I've tried to argue this but it only made things worse for me, More especially if it was Bakugo!! I can't even tell you how many times I had to come up with as many excuses as possible just so my mom wouldn't get suspicious or have a heart attack over it all as I often tried to claim that I was just really clumsy, Don't even get me started on how many times I also had to use my allowance to pay for a brand new uniform when it got so wrecked to the point that there was no way it could be mended and how many times I got in trouble because my uniform got messed up even though it wasn't my fault that it happened and that at some point during my first year I stopped using my locker altogether as it would either be so filled with nasty letters from other students or fake love letters to make my life more miserable or fill with something nasty to either scare the daylights out of me, make things rougher for me at school or make my locker look like a garbage can!! I'm just grateful that I was allowed to choose not to have a locker the year after that so I wouldn't have to worry about that! And then there's the fact that he's threatening to do me more serious harm if I kept trying to get him in trouble with his parents even though they're doing a better job at punishing their son than our teachers are! And I'm also scared that I'll ruin The friendship that my mom and his mom have with the other!!

Miyako: (More tears build up) No matter What I do, no matter how hard I'd work to prove my worth, everybody sees me as an insignificant, weak, worthless, stupid, creepy, ugly, and Not even worth the air I breathe!! Not surprised that people whisper behind my back that I should just end it and get out of everybody's lives already... (casting her head down lower) But for some reason, and this I was grateful for it first, Bakugo never told me to go commit suicide no matter how much of a heartless jerk he was to me, foolishly a part of me hope that because of this that hopefully one day he would realize his mistakes and apologize and we can make amends... but that changed one day... That same day you and I met for the first time... The teacher had announced that I was planning to attend UA along with Bakugo Not respecting that I wanted to keep it private nor did he care as this resulted in everybody laughing at me and Bakugo confronting me, blowing up my desktop for the upteenth time and yelling at me, claiming that I was looking down on him again and thinking that I had an ego when really I did not as I tried to explain to him that I wanted to be a hero since I was a kid and told him that I at least wanted to give it a try Which resulted in him glaring at me even deeper and saying that I would die in the testing grounds while everybody laughed even more and the teacher just ignored everything like nothing was happening... And then came What happened after school was let out, as I was packing everything Bakugo took one of my notebooks, which was my hero notes vol. 13, thankfully due to the way it was labeled he didn't question nor did he look inside as the only thing he did was burnt the cover and back and tossed it out the window like it were a dodgeball, He threatened me to not bother coming to the exams or else there would be pain later... And... (tears building up to the point that they started dripping down more like a leaky faucet) And then he said... He said...

"... What did he say?" Mr. Yagi asked as She could hear his voice full of sorrow, grief, and overwhelming fear as he hoped that what she was about to say wasn't what he feared that it was as He gripped her shoulders to the point that he feared that he would start causing her pain instead of grounding support.

Sadly... What She said was the case...

Miyako: *Sniffles*... He said... he said... "If you want a quirk so badly then here's what you should do, Make believe you'll get one and take a swan dive off the roof"!!!

Those words practically echoed in the nurse's office as all around her she barely acknowledged that she heard gasps of horror, Not even bothering to stop herself from falling as She landed on her knees before her palms met the ground and she gripped her hands ever tightly, not even caring that she could very well risk making herself bleed. She didn't even acknowledge that her mentor had followed her down as he too was on his knees and kept his hands on her shoulders as his hands trembled violently.

Kaoru: (Angry) THAT HEARTLESS BULLY DIDN'T EVEN CARE THAT WHAT HE SAID WAS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD NEVER SAY TO A BULLY VICTIM! WORDS LIKE THAT COULD LEAD THEM TO ENDING THEIR OWN LIVES AND COULD LEAD TO HIM GETTING IN TROUBLE WITH THE POLICE AS HE COULD GET ARRESTED FOR SUICIDE BAITING!! THAT TYRANT WILL NEVER BE A HERO! NO MATTER HOW MUCH HE WANTS TO PROVE THAT HE'S THE BEST OF THE BEST, THE ONLY THING HE'S THE BEST AT IS BEING A VILLAIN WITH THAT HORRIBLE ATTITUDE AND HOW HE TREATS ME AND EVERYONE AROUND HIM!!! NO MATTER HOW AMAZING HIS QUIRK AND DETERMINATION IS, HE ALWAYS HAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE A VILLAIN PRETEDING TO LOOK LIKE A HERO!!!

Complete silence was present with the only thing breaking it were her panting in verbal, mental, and emotional exhaustion.

It didn't stay that way for long though as what followed after were heartbreaking sobs as Izuku, who's now back to being herself for the first time since the exclamation happened, spoke as herself, forcefully trying to say her last bit before she ends up completely breaking down:

"I ... I t-told him that I-its a wonder h-how his p-parents... C-could still l-love him with how m-m-much he acts m-m-more like a V-villain then a H-h-hero... B-before I ran out of t-t-there to avoid w-whatever h-he was going t-to do to me i-i-If I stayed... A-and you k-know the r-rest from t-t-there... It was a-awful t-to say t-that... but... but...!"

Before she knew it, what truly snapped her out of it was suddenly being yanked into her mentor's arms as Mr Yagi held her close, pressing her face against his chest as she could feel his tears falling on her, blinking open in shock, which made more tears fall in the process, as she saw the state of the other's.

Gran Torino had his head cast down in sorrow as He tried to hide his own tears as he had his back turned to the side.

Recovery girl was in tears as anger was very visible on her face looking like she wanted to march over to her bullies house and to every other bully she had to deal with and give them a good whacking to last an eternity.

Aizawa tried to bury his face into a scarf as he gripped his fist furiously, trying to hide his tears as well as he gritted his teeth so much that he didn't even care if he was going to threaten to break them (Only Hizashi knew that he had been brutal bullied in his younger years, while it wasn't as severe it was still painful, he now regrets not looking into the severity for quirkless people sooner).

Tsukauchi quietly sniffled as he tried and failed to stop himself from crying with his handkerchief as it was quickly becoming drenched in tears (It was always the case of Bullying and Abuse that wounds and angers him when children were involved).

Sir Nighteye had his head cast down as he gripped his hair viciously, gritting his teeth as tears started to fall from behind his glasses even as they were tinted in the light she didn't need to see his eyes to see that they were screwed shut as he looked more guiltier then ever.

Nezu solemnly had his head down as he had his eyes shut and a frown now present on his face for the first time since meeting him today.

And Mr. Yagi?

With enough effort in his shaking grasp she was able to look up to see her mentor's face as he looked as if someone had killed his loved one as tears were falling continuously like a waterfall that nearly rivaled her own tears, lips quivering as he himself was sobbing and upon their eyes meeting she could see that his eyes were filled with sorrow, fear, guilt and deep-seated heartbreak.

Her voice was caught in her throat as she couldn't utter a word, But she didn't need to as her mentor just held her closely, her head tucked underneath his chin as he hugged her with as much care and fatherly love as he could muster.

Not caring if anybody was going to say anything about it, this girl, his successor, his daughter, was deeply hurt and was in need of help. And she needed it really badly and had been needing it for a very long time, but was unable to voice it because of circumstances against her until today.

Izuku herself didn't know what to say.

She'd never been held by another man before, in fact she can't even remember the last time she was ever hugged by her own father, let alone even remember what her father looked like as the last time she saw him he was only briefly around when she was two years old Before he went away to do business abroad to provide for their family before he abandoned them.

But... this hug... it felt... comforting... almost like a father hugging his own child...

Father...

She had started to see Mr. Yagi as a Dad to her, but did not have the courage to voice it out as she wasn't sure what he would think... but the way he was hugging it ...

It was like that...

Not saying anything, but instead was giving her the comfort and support that she had been lacking ever since she was very young, the part of her childhood that she had been missing out all her life...

This kind of warmth... She thought she no longer had the privilege of experiencing from nobody except her mother...

But now?

More tears fell as the dam that she had been trying to maintain was slowly but surely cracking at the seams, Her sniffles getting worse, her sobs becoming more vocal.

All might ... Mr. Yagi... her mentor... her... her...

Her father...

...Was here...

Holding her close to his heart while he combed through her hair with one hand in a soothing motion and held her body in the other.

Hugging her in a way that nonverbally told her that everything was going to be all right, that he was here, that he was going to make sure that nobody hurt her ever again, that she wasn't alone and she never was going to be alone again.

Just like a real father would.

The man whom she admired all her life, who she wanted to grow up to be like, Who she looked to (before she even met him) as a way to try and comfort herself after a bad day at school, Who gave her the chance that nobody else did, Who comforted and supported her through all this time and trained her so she could follow her dream, Who looked after her all the while, Who cared about her for who she was in her heart, Who is now hugging her in tears... showing her how much he cared about her... That he... That he loved her...

Was...

Her Dad.

That was what ultimately broke the dam inside of her as she threw her arms around him, hugging him as close to her as possible (mentally also making sure that she didn't accidentally break his spine but still tight enough to show that she didn't want to let go) as She finally broke down as she cried heavily into his chest while her mentor hugged her even closer.

All that could be heard now was her wailing in despair and grief, sorrow and deep internal pain that she had been keeping inside of her for all this time, That which she had been trying to hide and not let loose was now flooding forth like a flood ready to drown a city instantly, practically begging for the pain to finally stop as her words failed her, but again she need not say anything as her wailing alone spoke more than verbal words could.

As for Toshinori, words alone could never ever describe the sheer heartbreak he felt in hearing her tale, now knowing the true horrors of what she'd been forced to deal with all her life, that she was forced to try and grow up quickly and not be able to have any fun in her childhood due to mainly focusing on trying to basically survive each day, who's all alone with nobody but her mother by her side.

He knew that the quirkless in this era were treated quite badly, and while back then in his time it was somewhat more evenly split he still felt the wrath of bullies way back then, but no words could describe how much worse it was for poor, poor Izuku and What it must also be like for other quirkless people out there.

Knowing that this kind and caring, determined, selfless, considerate, brave, wonderfully heroic young lady who is crying deeply in his arms right now has been forced to suffer for circumstances that were not her fault, so badly to the point that she believed she had no one to turn to as if she tried then she would be attacked for it or would only break her mother's heart even more, to the point that she was nothing but a punching bag for everybody, to the point that basically nobody wanted her alive period, to the point that... She felt that she had to keep this all secret from those who actually cared about her which were both Her mother and him Who both had every right to know... both greatly angered him and saddened him at the same time.

Well, he was not going to let this continue anymore.

Internally he vowed that he was never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever going to let her suffer like this ever again, that he was going to do everything in his power to make sure that she got the help that she needed, that she and her mother wouldn't have to worry about antagonistic people causing harm in their lives again, that neither of them would have to bear with the suffering anymore... that he was going to be here for her in a way that her real father never was... And he would make sure that all those who hurt her and her mother as a result would pay the consequences.

And He knew he wasn't the only one thinking a number of those things as one by one everybody joined in, forming a group hug, giving her the silent comfort and support that she needed right now, which made her cry even more but in a way that they knew that she needed to as this was the first step in helping her to recover as this time she was crying with relief...

And he knew that each of them were making their own vow to do everything they can to help her, to prove everyone wrong, to make them regret what they did to her and for the suffering they made her mother go through in watching her daughter being hurt, and to help her to be able to live her life like any teenager should, to be able to be happy and not have that happiness quickly ripped away from her, For her to know that she didn't have to face everything alone.

It was going to take time, But they knew that it would be well worth it if it meant that she would finally be able, for the first time in so many years, to truly heal from this no matter what kind of scars might remain from it.

To ensure her that her dreams were still in her sight.

That She was stronger than most people ever believed that didn't lay in the physical spectrum.

That she would have people to turn to if she truly needed help outside of her mother.

That she wasn't a waste of space nor a punching bag by any means.

For her to prove everyone wrong, that she truly can become a hero.

Done!!

And just in time too!

I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, and I hope all of you are having a very lovely day/night and are doing well to persevere through the unforgiving cold that winter brings every year.

I say that because I especially have a sensitivity to the cold as it makes me feel like I'm freezing to death, so yeah obvious to everyone here that winter is my least favorite season because of this.

As always, please feel free to leave your reviews here and tell me what you think of this chapter or the story in general.

I think I actually lost track of how many chapters I posted for this story after that one particular author's note that I left a while back In one of my previous chapters.

Oh well.

Until next time, TTFN!!!