Chapter 1: Expelled

IZUKU'S POV

I stared at the holographic list. My name was ranked tenth under a girl named Jirou. Mineta starts crying and mutters how he won't become a cool hero. I look at Kacchan who looked annoyed that he's ranked fourth. My homeroom teacher, Shota Aizawa glances at the students before his eyes locked onto me.

"Midoriya Izuku, pack your stuff and leave this school. You're expelled"

"...What?"

There was silence from everyone, their eyes widen in shock hearing what he said. I couldn't believe it. He actually expelled me. But I wasn't in last place. Why would he expel me? All eyes turn on me, Yaoyorozu covered her mouth in shock. Uraraka and lida's had their jaws dropped. Kacchan looked shocked for a second before turning it into a sneer.

"Why?" My voice was barely a whisper. "Why would you expel me?"

"But...but he's not in last place!" Uraraka asked surprised.

"Why did you expel Midoriya instead of Mineta?" Lida asked chopping his arm.

"I think everyone know why" Aizawa reply. Everyone are confused until Kacchan spoke.

"I told you, Deku. There's no fucking way your quirkless ass can be a hero" He said smugly, earning gasps from the other students.

"Wait, so he is quirkless...?" Said a blond with lightning streak on his hair.

"I didn't know a quirkless can get into a hero course!" A red haired boy with sharp teeth said.

"But it doesn't make any sense! He was trying his hardest!" Uraraka argued. "He saved my life during the entrance exams! He climbed the zero pointer and messed with it, shutting it down before it could crush me! And after he got accepted by this school, you're kicking him out?!" Her fists were trembling. Her brown eyes were hardened, glaring at the man.

"I also agree with Uraraka! I know you just said the world is unfair, but this is cruel and completely biased of you, Aizawa-sensei!" lida said. "Last time I checked, U.A allow quirkless students to enter the hero course!"

"Midoriya Izuku will not get far in this profession" Aizawa said bluntly before turning to me. "Even if you had the makings of a pro hero, you won't last long. You are going to die before you graduate. You have no right to be standing here on U.A grounds as a hero student when you have no quirk to speak of. All you are going to be is just another liability. I refuse to teach a pipe dream"

"I-I don't understand..." I said. "Y-You fight quirkless too. I've seen you in action"

"My quirk erases other quirks. Even though I fight quirkless, my quirk evens out the playing field" he sighs. "If you want to help, I suggest you join the police force or fire department or become a doctor. It's not bad to dream kid, but you need to realistic. Now leave this place and go inform the principal of your expulsion" Uraraka and lida tried to say something, but kept their lips sealed in fear, seeing Aizawa's glowing eyes and floating hair. "Enough! Or do you wish to join him?" When nobody utter a word, he continued. "Good. Now everyone, change back to your uniforms and return to class. Your class schedules and school syllabus will be waiting inside your desks-"

I just walk back inside the building, feeling downcast and trying hard not to cry. My lips quiver and my fists shake as I clench it. I went back to locker room and changed to my uniform. To say that I was disappointed would be an understatement of the year. I've been training so hard for ten months. Cleaning Dagobah beach and learning all sorts of skills that would serve me well. I passed the entrance exam and earned fifth place. I had walked into U.A high school this morning with high hopes, big dreams and adventures...only to get shut down as soon as they had finished a randomized and completely unnecessary quirk Assessment test on the first day.

I knew, that something like this would happen. I should've known U.A would go back on their word and reject me. I should have been completely prepared for this to happen to me as soon as I had gotten my acceptance letter. I knew all too well that I was not welcomed in the world of heroics. No matter how much I have accomplished, no matter how many robots I took down or rescue points I racked up, they will never be acknowledge. They will always judge me as weak, useless and stupid. I've been told from time to time, over and over again how I could never amount to anything in the heroics industry. My own mother had cried for me anytime I mentioned heroes when I was young. My bullies including Kacchan enjoyed mocking me for daring to think that I could ever compare to the pro heroes out there. My teachers had suggested only going into general education programs, since anything else would be far too much for a quirkless like me to handle.

It kinda makes me wonder if any quirkless person have been in my place before? Did this school allow the quirkless onto their campus only to expel them and preach about the unfairness of life. I fucking KNOW about unfairness, that bastard doesn't have to tell me.

" YOUNG MIDORIYA!" A loud voice boomed from across the hall, pulling me out of my thoughts.

The number one hero and symbol of peace, All Might was walking towards me, giving me his usual smile. He just recently became the newest staff of U.A. Like others, All Might didn't believe I could be a quirkless hero. But after I saved Kacchan from the sludge villain, All Might came to me in private and apologized, saying the reason he told me that was because he was acting out of his own fears and experience as a pro hero. He told me I can be a hero...and offers me his transferable quirk to become his successor. But I declined it because I wanted to the first quirkless hero, to prove I wasn't useless like people say. All Might understood and like the kind man he is, offer to train me.

Looking at him as he approach me just hurt my heart. All Might must have had high expectations of me, he should have been using the time to search for a successor instead of training me. I failed, I'm expelled from U.A. I failed All Might. I was trained by the greatest hero in the whole world and I failed. He wasted his time and resources on a quirkless loser like me.

" Hello young Midoriya! I was just coming to check on your class! I can see you're done already with the quirk assessment test!" He said.

I forced a smile. "Yeah All Might. We're done"

" So how did it go?"

I didn't want to tell him. I didn't want to see the disappointment and disgust in his eyes, so I just lied. He'll find out later. "It was difficult. Everyone has amazing quirks, but I was able to prevail. I got tenth place"

" Ha! Ha! Tenth place doesn't sound so bad! I knew you could do it!" He boasted with pride. I try my best not to cry. " I may be new to this whole teaching business and probably suck at it, but I promise you that I'll try my best to help nurture you and your classmates to become the best heroes out there"

Before I knew it, tears streamed down my eyes. "Y-You're so cool, All Might"

He chuckled softly. " Still with the waterworks, huh?" All Might has no idea why I'm crying. He thinks this was my usual crying or tears of joy. No, these were tears of pain and sorrow. I can't tell him, I don't want to, it's better this way. I want someone else to tell him rather than me.

"W-Well, I gotta go. C-Class is about to start. So, I'll see you soon" I said as I quickly walk away.

" Alright young Midoriya. Better not keep Aizawa waiting. He can be a very strict teacher" he said.

I sigh in relief as I turn to another path, not really wanting to see All Might. I ignored the curious looks the other teachers had sent my way as I passed by the staff room. I didn't go to the principal's office to inform him of my expulsion, instead I just left the school and headed back home so me and my Mom could fill these out and plan out some next steps.

A hero school's expulsion mark is like a death sentence to a hero career, like in the case of most large and prestigious schools. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get a black mark on my record and it would completely ruin my future as no schools would want to accept me as a late transfer if I got expelled fromU.A on day one. They would think I was some sort of troublemaker that got kicked out and would reject me. This black mark is going to make it more difficult for me to find a job to achieve self support.

During my walk, I noticed workers andcivilians were chatting happily and the sound of cars stopping at the traffic lights. The birds soaring around the buildings, chirping and swooping. I passed a few heroes. They were signing autographs and taking pictures for their fans. It seemed so stupid. They should be focusing on their patrols, not taking pictures and groping a girl's butt. I finally saw my apartment from afar. I was about to continue the rest of the journey when my feet came to a halt.