What's up! I'm back with The Many Sides of Izuku Midoriya.
Seriously, though, this fanfic has NOT BEEN OUT LONG and there's already HOW MANY people following and favoriting this? I'm debating if the big reason is because of the account name…well, it works, I guess.
I don't own MHA or Sander Sides-I just wish I was that awesome.
Enjoy the story!
Just before the sun rose, Ofa landed at the edge of the park and folder her wings behind her back, causing them to disappear. She sighed-it felt so nice to have her wings back, but she didn't want to scare Izuku with them-and sat down on a park bench, leaning backwards as she started to mutter. ( :) )
"Alright, so I'm finally free, so I can do whatever I want and go wherever I want. Sure, I will talk to Izuku and help him figure out his quirk first-I'm honestly curious as to how he can see me, so that will be an adventure and a half-but after that, what next? Well, it might be a good idea to head home for a while and see if mother's ghost is still around-she might've moved on already, though-dang it, I'm willing to bet almost everyone from back then has already moved to heaven or hell-more than a few I'm willing to bet hell for-"
"Um...what?"
Ofa jumped and turned to see Izuku jump up onto the bench and sit next to her, looking at her.
"Oh, sorry," Ofa said. "I have a habit of talking to myself sometimes."
"Oh," Izuku said. "That's alright."
"Thanks," Ofa said. "Um...don't you have school today, Izuku?"
Izuku shook his head. "It's summer vacation."
"Oh, it's already that time of year again?" Ofa asked. "I never really notice."
"I guess that a...ghost wouldn't," Izuku said. "Um...so you really don't have a name?"
Ofa shrugged. "I forgot it a long time ago. These days, I don't have a real name-I'm going to come up with a good one, though."
"Um...mind if I give you one?" Izuku asked.
Ofa thought for a few seconds. "You know what? That actually sounds like a good idea." She patted the boy on the head. Izuku flinched, but then seemed fine. "You have any good ideas for one?"
Izuku nodded, then carefully took out a notebook and handed it to Ofa.
Ofa gave him a confused look, then carefully took the notebook...only for it to fall through her.
"Oh, sorry!" Ofa said.
"No, sorry-you're a ghost, you probably can't hold normal stuff," Izuku said sheepishly, picking the notebook back up, then he flipped to one of the middle pages and showed it to Ofa.
Ofa stared at the page in shock. On it, there was a detailed drawing of her, plus some notes about her-how had this boy figured anything about her? At the bottom of the page was a few names, all but one crossed out.
"Um...well...you said that you don't have a name yesterday, and I really like drawing people in my notebooks and writing about their quirks…" Izuku said. "So...I thought of a few name ideas...b-but I think the name Odin sounds best."
"Odin?" Ofa asked, already liking the name. "As in the All-Father Norse God? How'd you come up with that?"
"I-I don't know, but it just...fits," Izuku said. "So...um...do you...like it?"
"I don't just like it-I love it!" Ofa-no, Odin-said happily as the air around them began to glow-but neither one really noticed. "It's a really pretty and powerful name!" She reached up for a high five. "High five!"
Izuku smiled, then gave her a high five.
Suddenly, a thin, green string appeared around both their hands, tying to their wrists for a few seconds, then it disappeared...and Odin shrunk, growing younger until she looked the same age as Izuku, her wings popping out of her back-but they were smaller than they had been before.
Both of them jumped back, clearly surprised.
"W-What the-!?" Izuku started...just as Odin heard Izuku's voice in her head.
That was weird green string what just happened how did that appear why does my back itch-
...and Odin instantly realized exactly what had happened.
"Oh," Odin said. "OH!"
"W-What was that?!" Izuku asked.
Odin smiled, then pat him on the head. "I think that was your quirk."
"W-What?" Izuku asked, then reached behind him to scratch his back…
...and a pair of wings burst out.
Izuku jumped in surprise, standing up, then he looked behind him, eyes growing wide at the wings. "W-WHAT THE?!"
"Shh, calm down," Odin said carefully.
"But-" Izuku started.
"What in the world?!"
They both turned to see a blond haired kid staring at Izuku with wide eyes.
"K-Kacchan?" Izuku asked, a note of fear in his voice. Odin glanced at him, then took a deep breath and focused on feeling calm, mentally sending it towards Izuku. Instantly, Izuku looked less tense, even as "Kacchan" came stomping over.
"What the hell, Deku?" Kacchan hissed. "You have a quirk now?"
"Hey, leave him alone," Odin said.
Kacchan glared at her. "Who the hell are you?"
"You can...see her?" Izuku asked.
"Of course I can-what, do you think I'm blind, Deku?" Kacchan growled.
"U-Um…" Izuku said.
"Look, it's pretty early-you probably shouldn't be out and about at this hour," Odin said.
"Well, to me, it looks like you shouldn't, either-are you kidnapping him?" Kacchan asked, setting off some explosions in his hands-interesting quirk. This boy looked ready to fight Odin-but she wasn't looking for a fight. Especially not when she was...yep, she was actually nine years old again.
"No, no, nothing like that," Odin said.
"Yeah-in fact, we were just leaving," Izuku said.
Can we go please? I don't want to be here.
So you've figured out that we can communicate telepathically, Odin thought back.
Do you know how?
I have a suspicion, but I'll tell you later. Ok?
Ok. Thanks!
"Yeah, I have to make sure he gets home," Odin said.
"I don't trust you," Kacchan said.
"Come on, Kacchan, we really should get going," Izuku said, awkwardly moving the wings on his back around, causing them to fumble all over the place.
Odin moved slightly to the side to avoid getting hit by the wings. Ok, you need to get used to wings.
How did they appear?! Izuku thought, clearly a little freaked out.
It's alright, Odin replied. The wings are a part of you. Just move them like you would move your arms, and you can get them behind your back.
Izuku looked at her and gave her a small nod, then carefully folded the wings behind his back.
"See, you're getting it," Odin said.
"What just happened?" Kacchan asked.
The two looked at him.
"Um...can we talk about this another time?" Izuku asked.
"I want to know what's going on now!" Kacchan said.
Should we just… Odin trailed off.
He's just concerned about me, Izuku said.
Ok, then, I'll say something, Odin said.
"Look, neither of us is completely sure what's going on just yet," Odin said. "So...how about we tell you what's going on when we figure out what's going on?"
"I don't trust you-I don't even know you," Kacchan said.
"I'm Odin," Odin said just as something popped up in her and Izuku's thoughts-a voice neither was able to place.
Odin Midoriya, the Caring Side of Izuku's personality.
Izuku and Odin's eyes grew wide, and they looked at each other as the voice continued.
Izuku's quirk makes him able to create and share Lifeforce. By giving Odin a name, Izuku made a contract. Odin can consume some of Izuku's endless supply of Lifeforce, and in exchange, Izuku can use part of Odin's quirk. This also allows the two to communicate, and it gives Odin a room in Izuku's mind palace, plus the chance to help control everything related to Izuku's ability to care for himself and others.
"You two are looking at each other funny-something just happened," Kacchan said, clearly weirded out.
They both looked at Kacchan.
"I'll tell you some other time, alright?" Izuku asked.
"No, I wanna know now!" Kacchan said.
Odin thought for a few seconds, then sent a wave of emotions towards Izuku-the voice had said that she controlled his ability to care, so maybe some care would help in this situation.
"Kacchan...please?" Izuku said. "I'm still figuring out what's going on myself-but I promise, besides my family, you'll be the first person I'll explain everything to, alright?"
Kacchan hesitated for a few seconds, then sighed. "Whatever. But I'm making sure you get home." He glared at Odin, who just shrugged.
"Alright, but Odin isn't going to hurt me," Izuku said.
"Whatever, Deku," Kacchan said, then grabbed Izuku's hand and dragged him away.
Izuku looked at Odin, who thought for a few seconds, then something clicked.
The voice said something about you having a mind palace...so let's see if this works…
And, just like that, Odin disappeared, and Izuku's wing disappeared as well.
…..
Odin appeared in a black room that only had a little light in it.
"Woah," Odin said, finding the echo that resulted strange.
"I can still hear you-where did you go?" Izuku's voice echoed through the room.
Odin looked around, then smiled. "The voice said something about a mind palace-remind me later, I'll show you something that talks about what a mind palace is. Basically, though, it's in your mind, and I guess it's a place where I can go...but it's really empty in here."
"Hey, my mind isn't empty!" Izuku said.
Odin laughed. "No, it's not, but this room is." She thought for a few seconds. "I'll have to decorate...but I can experiment with that later. For now, I'll appear again when you get home, alright?"
"Alright," Izuku said.
Odin smiled, then she sat down and waited.
…
"Hey, where did that girl go?" Kacchan asked. "And those wings?"
"Um...somewhere?" Izuku said, clearly unsure.
"Okay, then…" Kacchan said, then stayed silent for the rest of the way there.
…..
Izuku waved to Kacchan as he walked into his house, where he found his Dad making breakfast in the kitchen.
When Izuku had been declared quirkless-oh god I still have to tell Dad that I'm apparently not quirkless-his Dad had been working in America, and Izuku had been living with his Mom, but after that, Inko had suddenly gotten a new job opportunity somewhere in Scotland. Hisashi had told her to go for it, and he would stay with their son. Of course, they rarely saw Inko anymore, but Izuku was actually fine with that. She called often, and she visited on Christmas, but other than that...yeah.
Hisashi turned and smiled at Izuku. "Hey, Izuku. Didn't think you'd be heading out for a walk this early in the morning."
"Um...hey, Dad, can I...talk to you right quick?" Izuku asked.
Instantly, Hisashi looked concerned, and he gave Izuku his full attention. "Izuku, is something wrong?"
"Um...not exactly," Izuku said, but he was getting really nervous.
It's alright, Odin instantly thought, and Izuku felt a wave of calm-wow, that was weird, but kinda cool at the same time.
"What does that mean?" Hisashi asked.
"Um…" Izuku said.
Mind showing up now, Odin?
Odin didn't respond for a few seconds-just long enough for Izuku to wonder if he had just been imagining things-then he felt a tug somewhere in the back of his mind, and Odin appeared next to him...and Izuku felt the wings appear on his back again.
Hisashi jumped, taking a few steps back as Odin carefully folded her wings-Izuku did the same-and smiled at Hisashi.
"Hello!" Odin said.
"W-What the…" Hisashi said, then his eyes grew really wide as he noticed the wings on Izuku's back. "I-Izuku, where did you get a pair of wings?!"
"Um...that's a long story," Izuku said. "But, um...it turns out…"
"Izuku isn't quirkless," Odin said.
Hisashi stared at the two for a few seconds, and in that time, Izuku's anxiety (lol, Anxiety hasn't appeared yet) shot through the roof, wondering exactly what would happen-then Hisashi smiled, kneeled down, and gave Izuku a big hug.
"That's awesome!" Hisashi said. "I knew that something seemed off!"
"I know, right?" Odin asked, rolling her eyes. "I mean, telling if someone's quirkless based on their number of pinky-toe joints?" She sighed, shaking her head. "The entire concept is pretty dumb."
"So...do you represent his quirk?" Hisashi asked, looking at her.
"Well...it's not as simple as that," Izuku said.
"Huh?" Hisashi asked.
"Izuku's quirk allows him to create and share Lifeforce," Odin explained. "Basically, what that means is that he generates life energy, which allows him to see ghosts wandering around-like me, for example."
"You're a ghost?" Hisashi asked, eyes almost as big as his head at this point.
Odin nodded. "Yeah...anyway. Izuku can give ghosts like me a new name-or something, that's how it's kinda working right now-and that makes a contract. The terms of it are basically that I can take a portion of his Lifeforce-he has a ton of it, so he isn't really affected by that-and I also get to be in charge of his ability to care about himself and others. In exchange, he can use my quirk."
"Woah, that's pretty cool!" Hisashi said, beaming at Izuku. "Who knew that you had such an out-there quirk! Pretty different from mine and Inko's, though."
"Yeah, I guess," Izuku said.
"Quirks that develop independent from the person's parents often take a bit longer to discover," Odin added. "Honestly, Izuku probably wouldn't've learned it for a long time unless I happened to be at the park, and he saw me."
"Huh," Hisashi said. "Well, that's awesome news! All of it is!" He gave Izuku another hug, then hesitated and looked at Odin. "Um...can I give you a hug, or since you're a ghost, can I not?"
"Hmm...I'm not sure," Odin said.
"Well, let's see," Hisashi said, then reached forward and gave Odin a hug, surprising Izuku and Odin.
Hisashi smiled, patting Odin on the head. "Well, ghost or not, I guess you're now part of our family, huh?"
Odin smiled at him. Am I really?!
Well, if Dad says you are, then you definitely are, Izuku thought back.
Odin's smile grew wider, and she nodded. "Y-Yeah, I guess I am!"
"Great," Hisashi said. "So, well, if we need to get you a bed or something-"
"No, no, I already have a place," Odin said.
"Huh?" Hisashi asked.
"It's called the Mind Palace," Izuku said, saying the words slowly as if he didn't completely understand.
"It's a spot in Izuku's head where I-as well as any other ghosts he makes a contract with-stay," Odin explained. "I'm still figuring stuff out about it-right now, it's a black room with a simple light-it hasn't really been created yet, so...yeah."
"Huh," Hisashi said. "Well, then. I'm going to finish making breakfast for the three of us, then we can eat, then we'll head to go get Izuku's quirk registered, alright?"
"YES!" Izuku said happily.
Odin and Hisashi laughed.
"Should've guessed you'd react like that," Hisashi said. "Five years late, but it is what it is. Now, you both ready for pancakes and eggs?"
"Yum!" Izuku said.
"Doesn't sound like your average Japanese breakfast," Odin said.
Hisashi chuckled. "I worked in America for more than a few years, and I like their breakfast foods, so I hope you don't mind."
"Oh, it sounds amazing-I was just commenting," Odin said.
"Alright, now, you two wash up," Hisashi said. "They'll be done in a few minutes."
Izuku and Odin nodded, then Izuku showed her over to the bathroom so they could wash up.
And next time, we have Izuku's visit to...wherever they go to register quirks.
Did you like the chapter? Let me know!
Oh, and what do you think of Odin's name? I know that it's the All-Father in Norse mythology, but it's also a girl's name, and think about it. All-Father, this Odin is technically the All-Mother of One For All-she knows everything.
Do you think Bakugou should be a jerk to Izuku in this from now on? I mean, it was originally because Izuku didn't have a quirk, then he got into UA with one that Bakugou thought hadn't existed, so...yeah.
Well, see you next time!
