sorry for the delay, researching for watching my heroes reborn took longer than I thought. but I decided to post this with a new story while I'm still doing my research... welcome 2023 and enjoy... XD
Izuku and koyuki came back to the dorms but they looked distracted and somewhat emotionally unstable, there were scenes of their behavior. Izuku forgot he was even in class, ochako and tenya looked at him with a worried expression. Koyuki would hardly pay attention to her class and friends, and when they wanted to have a study group she would turn it down. The girls thought a slumber party will help but they still have their work studies, during work studies, Izuku would get himself in dangerous scenarios that needed his full attention to which he almost drown if it weren't for Aizawa using his capture scarf.
Aizawa sighed disappointed in sir nighteye, "your supposed to teach them about these situations, I know waiting is a hassle but letting it get to you faulters your productivity as a hero. Talking to your mentor about it helps, I guess you both need to learn how to teach." he glared at all might and sir nighteye, they know the feeling of just waiting when someone needs their help. They forgot how they're interns need a sort of shoulder to weigh the burden and guilt.
Aizawa was annoyed with his student's lack of concentration, bluntly warned him that if he caught him being distant, he'd pull the plug on his work studies. Koyuki was also emotionally unstable and frustrated with the debris from the water slide hit her, she purposely coated and annihilated half of the USJ in thick ice. Everyone looked at her in fear and concern.
"and of course she's emotionally unstable because her world is much different than ours, I think it's best midoriya and dragneel don't do work studies with sir nighteye."
"agreed, they need a hero who can relate on their feelings, midoriya has a lot to learn and dragneel doesn't wait around. The crimes of earth and earthland are almost the same but investigation is another story, but let's just dabble until they are ready to learn from him." nezu said.
Aizawa repeated his warning towards the silver haired dragneel, who responded with a "feh!" this surprised them but Aizawa repeated the warning severely this time, 'something happened during work studies, midoriya is trying too hard to improve while dragneel is aggressively emotional. There are times when this girl knows how to be mature but... Who is she work studying again?'
"looks like you're teacher knows you well enough." evergreen said.
"I guess his not that lazy." Max said.
"oui." reed nodded.
This happened for a week, thankfully Daisy talked it down with koyuki. There was a scene where Aizawa pulled her out of the general class to talk with her, it worked.
Aizawa felt relieved.
But she's still kept her distance, toru, ochako, tenya and kirishima did asked her about her feelings. But her only reply was, "confidential." this was the same answer when shoto pleaded and katsuki demand her.
Shoto and katsuki frowned, when they get back they'll get their provisional license properly and work studies with koyuki.
"I wish we could help koyuki-chan, but confidential because of work studies!?" toru whined wiggling her shoulders around, "this sucks!"
"it's part of work studies kiddos, even hero work isn't fair." present mic said.
"it's sadly not common for those who've taken work studies to become emotional or distraught." momo pitched in frowning slightly to herself, "but, I agree. I wish there was something we could do for dragneel-chan."
Koyuki smiled softly at how these people cared about her well being.
Kyoka hummed in agreement, "but Daisy did help calm her down." she pointed out and shivered slightly, "it spooked me that she froze half of USJ."
"you did mention their magic is in sync with their emotions."
"yes, it can be both powerful and dangerous." Joanne said.
Mina slammed her palms against the table, causing momo to frantically catch her canister of tea and save toru's cup of tea, "is there really nothing we can do?" face planting on the desk, "she looked like she wanted to cry..." her tone sound sad, flashback of dragneel walking away from Aizawa holding back tears of frustration.
Everyone felt remorse for koyuki, she's still young and her way of being a hero is way different than what they're used to.
Their aura became melancholic, "all we can do is help as best as we could, even if we're naive to whatever pain she's going through."
Izuku was heading for the teachers lounge, but he couldn't find all might. He looked frustrated and infuriated, midnight told him where he could find the former no. 1 hero. He spotted him outside and made a dash in full cowling and a war cry, this frightened the hero seeing his student with a contorted face of seriousness. "it's you young midoriya--" he coughed while jogging, "are you here to ask why 'I am here?'"
"there's no time for that yagi, that boy wants some answers." gran torino said.
All might nodded, "and he'll get them."
Patiently waiting, still jogging, though he received exhausted huffs from Izuku. Facing forward, "you knew everything, right?" panting out his question, "how nighteye knew about one for all and how togata-senpai was in line to be your successor, you knew, right? Why didn't you tell me?"
It was also off screen Izuku's question, most of the audience would like to know as well. Except the secret audience, "you deserve that quirk sweetie." inko muttered.
"did I have a reason to?" all might asked.
"of course you did!" Izuku sounded a little hurt, "it's all coming as news to me, and then nighteye practically rejects me! I just don't understand what you could've been thinking, all might! And I've been in this weird haze trying to figure out why you kept it all a secret! Why not just tell me about it!? I just wanna know, not as your fan, but as your successor."
"I didn't think having this talk would be your benefit, you really wanna know?"
"better to know than to keep wondering about these secrets."
"just don't regret asking."
"I won't."
He sighed, "nighteye started out as 1 of my major fanboys, I made a point of never taking sidekicks. But eventually he wore me down, and brought him on board. We worked together for about 5 yrs, his physical abilities aren't all that impressive. But that brain of his was just the thing to help me out."
Both katsuki and shoto's eyebrow raise, it almost sounded familiar with Izuku but Izuku and sir nighteye are completely different.
"I know all that... You were out on the field while he provided support behind the scenes, I thought you guys got along."
"yes, but our partnership dissolved when I got hurt 6 yrs ago. We just saw things differently." flashback of after his battle with all for one those yrs ago, he refused to go back and rest. He wanted to continue his job as a hero despite his injury killing him, both nighteye and nezu coxed him to retire. it was nezu's suggestion to find a successor, but he brushed off their please. Pushing his weakened body to appease the worried and anxious world from his sudden disappearance, sir nighteye revealed a vision that he'll face a villain that'll end his life in an unspeakable way.
Almost everyone gasp, "so your reputation was more important than your health and the feelings of your friends, and what about us?" Aizawa felt offended that all might rather save face and didn't trust other heroes to do the right thing.
"you were practically insulting every hero who you inspired or being themselves not to do your job." Joanne said, "your practically saying I'm the only hero Japan ever needs."
"I swear I wasn't insulting them!" all might said.
"it doesn't matter because you are selfish! Heroes are selfless, they don't think about themselves and trust his allies. You didn't."
"this really reminds me a little of us." Wendy said and the guild agreed.
"yeah, but we're not that selfish. We know our limit and believe in our friends." Warren said.
"if only all might learned what's more important." macarov said.
"you never fight alone." erza said remembering her battle on tenrou island.
Izuku's jogging slowed till he stopped completely, face unreadable. "we were at odds about my future, that fight split us apart. Principal nezu recommended young togata to me, but I ran into you before I could meet him." all might's soft voice sounded apologetic. "I'm sorry, I never wanted you to know this. Because your a fan of mine."
Everyone was quite, "y-you were going to meet him before midoriya?" tamaki whispered.
"it's like some crazy fate telling you that meeting midoriya was a sign." hado said.
"I'm actually glad." mirio said.
"the rat was the 1 who recommended mirio!? Didn't you said mirio had almost similar features to all might?" gray asked not knowing whether to be horrified or very confused.
"principal nezu, did you pick togata because he has similar features to all might?" mina asked.
Their principal was quite and sweating, "you have got to be kidding me." gran torino said, "your all hypocrites! I'm glad yagi chose midoriya instead of togata."
"all might... You're... going to die?" Izuku asked, "all might..." he stumbled in shock, "... Is gonna..." he forgot to breathe for a bit from his horrific shock, regaining his stance. "die." he muttered in a cold aftershock.
"human, being. What's wrong with you people! Heroes aren't gods! And all might is 100% human who can bleed!" Joanne ranted.
He slowed till he stopped in his jogged, "when I met you and decided to pass on my power, I informed nighteye. He was opposed to it, though. In the end, the rift between us grew wider." all might sighed softly, shaking his head and continued his jogging. "he branded my decision as a foolish 1 and his own 'suitable' candidate, that's when he took young togata under his wing."
The scene paused, mirio stood and headed for the door, "mirio-" sir nighteye grabbed his intern's shoulder only to get a fast punch in the face since his quirk is off.
The 3rd year looked at him with tears in his eyes, "I wanted to become my own hero... It's no wonder you asked for me specifically... Grooming me to become the next all might... I am not all might! I don't want that quirk!" he shaked his head, "midoriya deserves that quirk, not me... I am lemillion, not all might." he ran out, tamaki, hado and Izuku followed. The 2 3rd years looked at the former sidekick in disgust.
Everyone waited for them, all might sat far from nighteye. UA teachers did the same, nezu sighed. "I thought togata would be a good candidate for one for all, his own hero. Not a cheap copy, I didn't suggest him for his looks but his personality. Unlike all might he knows to rely and trust his friends, not a better all might but just lemillion."
"I'll admit I was wrong, seeing these videos made me realize mirio should be his own hero and trust all might. I guess I let my pride and thoughts get in the way of your own perspective, midoriya has earned one for all." sir nighteye admitted, the students came back and the video resumed.
Izuku snapped out of his stupor of disbelief and reaching out to stop the blonde retired hero, "hold on!!! That's not-- wait, all might. When is nighteye's prediction going to come true?! And is it really inevitable!?"
"6-7 years..." all might answered.
"WHAT!?" almost everyone shouted in shock, fear and horror.
cold fear slowly grasped his heart, paling even more. "but!... That means this year or the next 1!" his head slowly shook in disbelief, "it can't be true! How can it...!? Why...? I mean-- it just can't, you have to live all might!"
"y-y-your going to die?" Izuku looked upset, he wasn't the only one.
"actually, because of my interference he'll be alive for a few more years." Joanne butted in.
"at the sports festival, remember? My promise! I made a promise to you, but I haven't come through yet. You gotta live until I do!" his eyes glazed over with tears, bottom lip trembling. "you gotta keep living until the day you can hear me say; I am here!"
"I'm really sorry for worrying you young midoriya." all might said.
"at least you won't die yet when we head back."
Toshinori paused, seeming lost in thought. The greenette huffed waiting, "young midoriya, I..." he paused, "when I heard the prediction, strangely enough I accepted it without question. With the goal in sight, I figured I'd just finish with a sprint."
Macarov can understand that, he also doesn't have much time since after the war.
"but--" he was silenced.
"my fight against all for one in kamino ward was my finish line." he glanced back to midoriya with a new resolve, "but you were there." Izuku straightened in surprise, tears glistening from this. "you, timid and quirkless, have been there for me all these months. Our days together spoke to me, telling me to live." flashback of Izuku and everything that's happened to him and his quirk, "then your mother told me to live so I could raise and protect you right! So even now, I'm fighting to live! You changed the outlook! I'm still alive! " suddenly puffing into his buff heri form smirking towards the emotional boy, "I'll use this very hand to shape my own fate!!!"
Both midoriya's were crying a waterfall, they couldn't say anything because of how emotional they feel, how touching the scene is and that both mother and son are the reason all might will keep living on and choose his own fate. "are you sure this isn't a secondary quirk?" recovery girl asked.
"I'm pretty sure, the doctor explained they have strong tear ducts and it's inherited in inko's family." mitsuki answered.
"I almost thought they could be somehow related to juvia." gray said.
"juvia learned that magic, it can't be inherited." gajeel said.
"that's why I said almost."
"jeez, don't you think that's his quirk?" shinsho asked.
"my quirk is on and his still not stopping." Aizawa said with red eyes.
"Deku and aunt inko got strong tear ducts, it's from her side of the family." katsuki sighed.
"but it's so manly!" kirishima said.
"crying is manly?" sero asked.
"I'm not talking about that, how all might chooses his own fate and it was all thanks to midoriya and his mom." sir nighteye was quite thinking about this.
Izuku sniffled; biting back his whimpering noise. All might turn back to his true form and coughed, "it's been a long winding road to get here, and nighteye's words are proving true. Which is why I got no right to face him at this point." trying to calm his breathing, "I don't wanna do anything to slow you down when your sprinting toward greater strength. For all we know, maybe my fate's already been decided."
Fairy tail understood, they remembered at the grand magic games how almost all of them died if ultear hadn't changed their fates.
"so we don't know if the future in his prediction has changed..." Izuku questioned but his mentor did not respond, clenching his hand into fist; snapping towards the retired hero with slight tears. "I can't accept it, all might. No way." snapping his fist's up, "I'll-- whatever happens to you, I'll be there changing fate by your side."
Izuku stopped crying and silently vowed to do the same.
A timid smile bloomed, slightly bashful. "just don't mess up that hand while doing it."
"wait." the greenette had a look of realization, "why not get nighteye to use his quirk on you 1 more time!? Settle things and get him to tell you if you're future's already been changed!"
"that'd be a little too presumptuous of me." he waved the idea.
However, the greenette was relentless. "we're talking about your death! Lemme talk to him for you!"
"remember! I turned off most of your quirks, sir nighteye is 1 of them. You can be check it when you all get out." Joanne said.
"no, young midoriya. Think about nighteye's feelings in all this." all might said, Izuku slouched in defeat. "also." pointing between Izuku's eyes, "you have a damsel who needs your cosoling!"
"finally! Only midoriya can help koyuki-chan since she sleeps with him a lot." mina said with a straight face but on the inside she's laughing, Izuku blush red and the love rivals found that offensive yet true.
Crossing his arms in great disappointment, "stop worrying about this man's problems and worry about young dragneel's state of being." frown disappeared and replaced with clear concern in his blue eyes, "everyone's worried about her too, but cannot help, unless it's you young midoriya. You both must've faced something serious if young dragneel has to remain hush about it."
Izuku had flashbacks of koyuki's state after the work studies and when denki brought up dragon slayer, "your right."
"of course I am!" he bellowed in frustration causing Izuku to flinch back but was suddenly directed him to class 1-A's dorms and gave the greenette a push, "now, go comfort your girl!"
"don't say it like that!"
"I will say it like that!"
"A-A-A-ALL MIGHT?!" snapping back with his voice taking on a higher pitch, face exploding scarlet red.
"what are you still doing here getting bashful!? Get going!" He glanced back, clearly hesitant; but face forward and jogged back to the dorms. Not catching all might's head shake with a soft smirk, "teens..."
"tell me about it..." macarov sighed and most of the guild members either felt offended or embarrassed.
Izuku entered the front doors and seeing his friends and classmates doing their respective thing, they had some concerned glances. He sped up and took the stairs, he went to her room and use the spare key but it seems vacant, 'Daisy must be in there so that means she's in my room.' he thought.
"I'm actually getting tired of this and want to know when they will become a couple, it's pretty obvious that they were made each other. Like fate intertwined." yuga said, this got mina and toru thinking.
"shut up you sparkle fuck!" katsuki shouted.
He was about to say something but sato covered his mouth, "don't, your only going to make it worse."
Izuku sped walk to his dorm room and opened the door, confounded to find the lights turned off; it was darker than Tokoyami's room. Curtains drawn close, not allowing the afternoon sunlight to enter. Yet he could see a dark silhouette of a female body on his bed, koyuki laid in it embracing her stitch plush. Hair pulled back by her blue ribbon, though rebellious spikes poked out. Her azures remained staring into nothingness, "hi... Izuku..."
"I really don't like sad koyuki." toru said and many agreed with her.
'what am I doing...?' emeralds not leaving her pitiful form, 'koyuki's been depressed over her failed attempt to rescue eri.' biting his bottom lip, curls shielding his eyes. 'i-I've been caught up in my thought over the 2, I know it was my selfish right to know about all might's relationship with sir nighteye. But...'
"I understand..." koyuki whispered, 'but Pls don't leave me...'
He closed the door behind him, tracking his way to the bed. Koyuki remained silent and didn't even glanced up, she peeped out a sound of confusion. His arm scooped under her legs while the other cradled her back; lifting her off the soft bed. Now in the greenette's arms, carefully cradled her against him; head lying against his strong chest, hearing pitter patters of his erratic heart.
'BOLD!!!' almost everyone shouted in their thoughts.
"how romantic!" mirajane squealed, koyuki was blushing.
Still embracing her plush, she looked confused. Izuku day down back in the mattress and placing her on his lap, she froze stiff in shock, cheeks turning on a precious pink color.
Almost all the girls silently squealed or giggled at the scene.
Arm's slowly moving up, coiling around her hip. The other remained cradling her spine; embracing her close to his chest. Desperately trying to keep down his massive blush from his terribly bold move, "it's OK, koyuki. It's OK, don't hold back." speaking in a hush tone, running his hand up her nape, threading his fingers through her silver locks. "I'm here, don't hold back your sorrows. Don't hold back, I'm here." his voice cooing sounded slightly shaky and timid.
Aizawa had to approve, if midoriya can reassure koyuki then he would become a great hero reassuring citizens. Now he just needs to train him to stop being nervous in front of people at all, he knows they'll be learning media interviews. He's afraid he'll just freeze up and stutter, he remembered koyuki mentioned Jason and that gave him an idea. Meanwhile, mard gave Lucy money for winning the bet on who gets to comfort koyuki, Izuku or mirio. Koyuki blushed, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Natsu looked at her with guilt for leaving her, she smiled and understood but he left a scar when he left. She's afraid of being abandoned, it was cured thanks of knowing her parents were inside her the whole time but her brother in blood left her made the fear come back.
Azures widen in shock till dropping, trembling with bubbling emotions. Tears glistening, little droplets formed then fell in waves down her cheeks. Biting her bottom lip; however, whimpers were heard in the dark room. Turning in his hold, wrapping around his mid. The little plush plopped onto the mattress, allowing her to hold onto his uniform. Pressing her face in his shoulder, "Izuku..."
"mhm?" continuing to comb her hair in a soothing motion, doing his best to sooth her sad whimpering. His shoulders were dampening with her tears.
Clutching his shirt tightly in her hold, "you're so warm."
Izuku was redder than kirishima's hair.
His heart raced, face heating up to the tip of his ears. Yet tightened his hold around her, eyes drooping, seeming to hold such bashful look; yet they glowed with such fondness for the young dragneel. Cuddling his warm cheek against her hair, a smile begging to bloom from the soft caress of her silver locks. Humming a random tune for the silver haired mage, her whimpers slowly turned to meek sniffles, till completely silent. Listening to his humming, eyes drooping till fluttering shut. 'no, koyuki, you're the one that's warm...' she molded perfectly in his arms, just like the time he held her in the hospital. 'I'll cherish this very moment that you've allowed me.'
Joanne watched closing her eyes remembering the song everything goes on by Patrick.
Emeralds gaze down upon the mage in his arms, her emotional released had exhausted her to sleep in his arms. Face slightly turning pink with her eyes puffy from crying, though she still held fast onto his shirt. Calmly sleeping, her soft snores made him relieved. "koyuki..." he whispered her name, brows trembling nervously, mouth agape and quickly shutting. His ears darken red in frustration that he couldn't utter it, bashfully closing his eyes clenching tightly. "I love you." only soft snores were heard, he sighed in defeat. But smiled, 'someday I'll say it out loud to you when I have the courage...' he held back a squeak when she cuddled her nose, feeling her small smile against his chest. Calming his heart, "someday..."
Many squealed despite its only on the screen, koyuki stood up and walked towards the screen. She held a loving smile, "I love you Izuku." she said with all her heart, meanwhile while some of the students started teasing.
Izuku suddenly stood up, "OK! Let's take a break." Joanne announced seeing the frozen state of ochako, katsuki, shoto and mirio. They had a very hurtful feeling.