Chapter 8: Izuku's Will
"SMASH.." - Buff All Might Talking
"SMASH.."- Super Moves
"Deku" - Inner thoughts/Talking English/Person info/Mindscape
Disclaimer: I do not own My Hero Academia but I do own the ideas and the OCs
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Chapter 8: Izuku's Will
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Tuesday, April 11th: UA High School
"Rescue training. You'll be training for Natural disasters."
After informing his class of the training, they all begin to celebrate. Aizawa orders them to change quickly and then head for the bus to leave. He gives them the option of wearing their hero suits or not.
"Just remember that you aren't fully used to your hero suits. So keep that in mind. You all have 10 minutes to change, then meet me at the loading zone after you're done." Aizawa instructs them as he walks out. After a few minutes, the whole class arrives at the loading zone.
"Alright Yaoyorozu, get them inside so we can go." Aizawa tells his Class Rep.
"Everyone line up in your seating order!" Iida shouts.
"Iida, don't worry. The bus has an open layout so they can sit wherever they want." Yaoyorozu informs him. Iida shakes in frustration as everyone sits where they want.
"You gotta relax, Iida." The 'Invisible' quirk user tells him.
"If we're pointing out the obvious, then I want to say something." Tsu speaks up, turning towards Izuku. "Your quirk, it's almost like All Might's." This catches Izuku by surprise but he quickly recovers, scratching the back of his head.
"Yeah, but All Might doesn't have electricity surrounding him." Izuku half lies.
"Yeah but out of all of us: you, Bakugo and Todoroki all definitely have pro-hero quirks." Kirishima points out.
"Hey, don't put yourself down. Your quirk is amazing too." Izuku assures him, Kirishima thanks him in return.
"Yeah, but Bakugo needs to be a little less brash if she wants to be popular." Tsu points out.
"Shut up!" Satsuki yells from the back.
"See." Everyone begins to laugh.
"Maybe if you should act a little more girly, to go along with that cute face?" Kaminiari suggests, receiving a threatening growl from the ash blonde. She turns to Izuku and sees him looking away from her, causing her to scowl and look away.
"Alright, quiet down. We're here." Aizawa instructs them. After the bus comes to a stop, the class begins to exit the bus and follow their teacher. Leading his class into the large building, they are amazed with the inside. Looking around they see different sections and the class grows more excited by the minute. Just then their excitement was interrupted by a voice.
"Welcome! It's good that you all have arrived." The voice says. The class turns to find a space-suit wearing person. Uraraka squeals as she shakes Satsuki in excitement.
"Oh my god! It's Thirteen! She's my favorite hero of all time." Uraraka tells Satsuki.
"Stop shaking me, round face." Satsuki shouts, earning both of them a look from Aizawa.
"Hello Class 1-A, as some of you may know me, I'm the pro-hero Thirteen. I will be helping Aizawa in your rescue training." Thirteen spreads her arms as she does a full 360. "I've built this to help students gain experience and prepare them for natural disasters and any kind of rescue mission they could imagine. I call it the Unforeseen Simulation Joint or the USJ!"
"Just like Universal Studios Japan." The class thinks to themselves.
"Where's that big oaf, All Might?" Aizawa whispers to Thirteen.
"He used too much power on his way to school, so he's resting in the teacher's lounge. He will join us later." Thirteen informs him. Aizawa sighs in frustration. "I swear, he's worse than a child. Well we should be fine with just the two of us."
"Alright, let's get started. Firstly, I want to say one thing. Maybe two. Possibly three or four, or five." Thirteen begins to mumble.
"WE GET IT!" The class all shouted.
"Today's training may be rescue training but it's also a way for you all to learn to control your quirks well in situations like these." This confuses most of the students, but she continues her explanation.
"Some of you may know my quirk, Black Hole. Depending on the way I use it, it can be dangerous and powerful. If I use it the wrong way then I could hurt more people than save them. Some of you have very powerful quirks that you need to learn to control but thanks to Aizawa's test you all took, you all somewhat know your current limits and weaknesses. Also, thanks to All Might's combat training, you all know just how dangerous your quirks could be against other people." Izuku looks down at his hand as he thinks about 'One for All'.
"Just remember that you all won't be using your quirks to fight but to help, which is what heroes are here for." Thirteen finishes her speech.
"Alrig…." Aizawa begins but something stops when the lights to the building begin to flicker. He looks at Thirteen as a bad feeling begins to creep up. Izuku notices his mood change and looks around, walking towards the stairs, he looks down at the center of the building. Iida joins him as well and they look down, only to find a large purple portal begin to open.
"Mr. Aizawa! Over here!" Izuku shouts. Aizawa hurries over and sees the large black and purple portal.
"Get back!" Aizawa orders them. Looking back down, he sees someone walk out. A tall, scrawny man with light blue hair and several hands covering his body, walks out. Just then, multiple people begin to walk out.
"Don't tell me." Aizawa thinks to himself. Just then a large, almost All Might built, man walks out with a bird-like face. The portal shrinks as two glowing yellow eyes appear and forms a shadowy body.
"Shigaraki, it seems the information was correct. Both Eraserhead and Thirteen are here but I do not see All Might." The mist informs the man known as Shigaraki.
"Damn, this isn't part of the game. Well if he isn't here, then we may as well kill a few kids for him to find." Shigaraki growls, scratching his neck furiously. Aizawa narrows his eyes as he turns to Thirteen.
"Thirteen, watch over the kids, I'm going to stall them." Aizawa says, lowering his goggles. Izuku clutches his fist in frustration.
"Mr. Aizawa, your quirk isn't made for multiple targets. You're more of a stealth hero." Izuku tells him, 'OFA' , beginning to activate unconsciously. Aizawa turns to him, with a serious look.
"You can't be a hero if you don't have more than one trick. Thirteen, figure out a way to contact the school and get them out of here. Looks to me like they took out our communication earlier." Aizawa says.
"Iida, you have to get out of here!" Izuku tells him.
"What are you talking about, Midoriya." Iida says, shocked by his friend's words.
"You're the fastest person in the class, if you get out then you can inform the school and the rest of the teachers." Izuku informs him.
"He's right, Iida. You're our best shot." Thirteen agrees. Iida bits his lips in frustration.
"I can't just leave you all here."
"Don't worry about us, we have Aizawa and Thirteen. Besides, it's not like we're defenseless." Izuku assures him. Iida looks around and nods his head.
"But what if the campus is being attacked?" Mina asks.
"It's unlikely. They made such an effort to figure out the right time and right place where we would be, they most likely are focusing their attack here." The 'half hot half cold' user responds.
"Watch over them Thirteen." Aizawa yells out, running down the stairs. As he makes his way, he grabs his capture scarf and untangles it. He quickly jumps into the air and uses his scarf to grab ahold of the nearest villain, activating 'Erase' and slamming his foot on the villain's face.
"Alright shooting squad, let's blow some holes in this guy." A man with holes in each finger shouts. Four other people appear at his side and they all begin to aim but nothing happens.
"Idiots, that's Eraserhead! He can cancel your quirks with ju…" The man didn't finish his sentence as Aizawa uses his scarf to grab him and body slam him into the ground. The shooting squad are too slow to react as Aizawa quickly takes them down with great speed.
"You took them down pretty easy, Eraserhead, but try taking the quirk of a heteromorphic!" A large, rock-like body with four arms yells out as he attacks Aizawa. Aizawa dodges his punch and punches him square in the face, using his capture scarf, he ties the man's foot and slams him into two other villains.
"Alright, which one of you gutter punks is up?" Aizawa asks the villains. Back up at top, the whole class is heading towards the door, trying to find a way for Iida to get out. Shigaraki notices their movements, waving his hand at the purple mist.
"Go get them, Kurogiri." The mist disappears from view as Aizawa kicks another villain. Aizawa's instincts tell him to turn around, letting him see his class get cornered. Aizawa tries to make his way towards them, only to be stopped by the large bird headed villain.
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USJ Entrance
Just as class 1-A reaches the entrance, the mist villain appears in their way and expands himself. The students stop their movement as they see the glowing yellow eyes.
"There is go escape for you." Kurogiri taunts them. Some of the students can't help but tremble in fear. "I'm sorry, we didn't introduce ourselves. We are the league of villains. I know it's impolite but we invited ourselves into this heaven of justice with the sole purpose of killing the symbol of Peace but it looks like he isn't here."
"They're here to kill Toshinori?" Izuku thinks in shock. Deciding to trust his instincts, Izuku powers up 'OFA' up to 10% and lunges at Kurogiri. The rest of the class only see a blur as Izuku jumps in front of Kurogiri and flicks his finger.
"DELAWARE SMASH!" At the flick of a finger, a sharp gust of wind hits Kurogiri, blowing him back against the wall. Izuku prepares himself for another attack.
"If you really think that a class of future heroes wouldn't defend themselves, then you have another thing coming." Izuku sternly says. Something about Izuku's confidence or his words managed to change the attitude of the rest of his classmates. Satsuki looks towards Kurogiri and sees something shine in the middle of the mist. Kurogiri begins to expand and become larger as he looks down at Izuku.
"You should be careful, or else you just might end up getting hurt." Kurogiri threatens him. Just then Thirteen steps up and stands next to Izuku.
"Get out of the way, Midoriya." Thirteen yells, opening one of her fingers. Thirteen's quirk begins to suck in some of the mist.
"Anan Kurose - hero name: Thirteen - Quirk: Black hole - Quirk allows her to replicate a black hole suction effect from her hands. The suction is very powerful and not even light can escape it. Anything sucked into the black hole will disintegrate into dust."
"Ah, Thirteen. You may have a powerful quirk but that won't stop me." Just then a small portal opens behind Thirteen. The portal begins to suck her in as her costume tears itself. Thirteen turns off her quirk but it's too late, her back is too injured as she passes out.
"Now, It's time to scatter you across this building and meet my comrades and your DEATHS!" The students try to run but they are engulfed in darkness. Izuku activates 'OFA' but suddenly he feels the floor disappear from his feet. Retracting the darkness away from the students, revealing that only half the class remained.
"What did you do to the rest of my classmates?" Iida yells.
'I've scattered them, to meet their end." Kurogiri replies.
"Iida, get up. We're carving a path for you to get out." Sato loudly proclaims as the rest of the class nods. Iida grinds his teeth in determination as he nods as well.
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Mudslide Zone, USJ
Feeling the ground disappear, Izuku immediately powers up to 10% as he looks down. Just as he begins to focus on his landing, he hears a squeal near him. Turning his head he sees a pair of gloves moving around.
"Someone help! I'm invisible, I can't fly." Hagakure squeals. Izuku uses his fingers to fling himself towards her.
"Hagakure!" Izuku calls out. He reaches out for her, making her stop from squealing. Hagakure's gloves move towards him, taking his hand. Izuku pulls her to him, carrying her bridal style. Focusing the strength in his legs, Izuku lands in the middle of the mudslide zone, landing with a large thud.
"Thank you, Midoriya." Hagakure blushes, not telling him that he touched her butt a little too lightly. Izuku smiles as they hear someone near them.
"So, you two landed here as well." The red/white haired beauty says. Izuku turns around to come face to face with Shoko Todoroki. Just then, the two hear a rumbling sound near the top of the course. "Looks like we have company."
Izuku looks towards the bottom and finds more villains making their way towards them while Shoko sees about 10 villains at the top of the mudslide course. "Midoriya, I know you can take care of yourself so I'll take the bottom one while you take the tops." Izuku looks at Shoko and nods. Turning back to back, the duo prepare to attack.
"Let's go!" Izuku yells. Powering up to 10%, Izuku starts jumping up the Mudslide area, dodging the earth-like attacks from the villains up top.
"It seems they don't know anything about our quirks. This should work to our advantage." Izuku thinks. Hearing a commotion behind him, he turns to see Shoko freeze the entire bottom area. Smirking, he turns around as he focuses his power into his arms as he powers up to 15%. Seeing two villains' hands glow green, Izuku fires an attack before they could touch the ground.
"NEW YORK SMASH!" Izuku claps his hands together, sending a large shockwave towards the villain. Getting hit by the shockwave, some of the villains are blown back. Izuku decides to use his speed to his advantage. All the villains see is a black and green blur as one by one each of them is knocked out by Izuku. After knocking out the last villain, Izuku turns around to join Shoko and Hagakure.
"...I'm a child. I thought you would all put up a real fight since you're adults. It must be embarrassing." Shoko tells a conscious villain. The villain growls at her in response. Izuku grabs the villain by the collar, looking at him with cold eyes.
"One of you said that you're here to kill All Might. If that's true, what's your plan?" Izuku sternly asks. The villain looks into Izuku's eyes and shivers in fear. Izuku powers up 'OFA' to scare the villain further.
"Alright, I'll tell you. We were supposed to scatter you kids and kill you separately while the guy with the hand on his face unleashes something that could kill All Might." Izuku looks at him curiously and chops his neck with his hand, knocking the villain unconscious.
"Todoroki, return to the rest of the class. I'm going after Mr. Aizawa." Without waiting for a response, Izuku powers up to 20% and disappears in a blur.
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Ruins Zone, USJ
Across the USJ, Satsuki finishes off a villain by blasting them square in the chest. Behind her, Kirishima manages to knock out a villain with his hardening. A villain manages to slip past him, aiming their spear right at Satsuki's back but is quickly taken out by Kirishima.
"You should be more careful, he could have killed you." Kirishima tells her.
"Shut up!" Satsuki yells back, using a large black to take out the last villain. Kirishima looks at her and can't help but notice her frantic attitude.
"Woah, are you okay? You seem scared." Kirishima receives a scoff in return.
"I ain't scared! These guys were small frie-" A large shockwave stops her mid-sentence. Managing to catch herself, Satsuki looks outside and towards the direction where the shockwave came from. Looking at the Mudslide zone, she sees ice covering the bottom half of the area but what really catches her eye is the greenish blur quickly making its way towards the center of the USJ. Glaring in that direction, Satsuki jumps out of the window, blasting her way towards the same direction.
"Hey wait up! Geez, what's gotten into her." Kirishima questions.
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Pavilion, USJ
Arriving at the pavilion, Izuku finds all the smaller villains unconscious. His eyes widen in shock as he sees Aizawa, blood covering his body while the large bird headed villain holds him down. Seeing his body, Izuku realizes that both of Aizawa's arms are broken. Looking to his right, he sees the man with hands on his face while the mist villain appears.
"Shigaraki, a student managed to escape from the building. I'm sorry but it seems like the rest of the faculty will join us soon." Kurogiri informs him.
"Kurogiri, you idiot." Shigaraki angrily says. Overhearing this, Izuku can't help but smile.
"So, Iida managed to escape. Good, now it's time to jump in." Izuku thinks to himself. Powering up to 20% once more, Izuku lunges straight at the bird headed villain.
"DETROIT SMASH!" Izuku yells, punching the villain straight in the face, sending the villain flying into the trees. Shigaraki's eyes widen in shock as he watches Izuku punch his pawn. Izuku picks up Aizawa and looks over his injuries.
"His arms are forsure broken while his left eye is injured but it looks to not be too badly damaged." Izuku thinks to himself. Just then his attention is taken away when he hears a blast behind him. Turning around he finds Satsuki next to him.
"What the hell are you doing!?" Satsuki yells at him. Izuku was about to respond but he heard something in the direction he sent the villain flying. His eyes widen as he watches the villain get back up, completely uninjured.
"Hey, kid. That was All Might's move." Shigaraki glares at Izuku. "Are you a disciple of All Might?" Izuku ignores him as he gets up and walks to Satsuki.
"Take him back up there, now." Izuku sternly orders her.
"What? What are you gonna do?" Satsuki asks, taking Aizawa from him.
"I'm gonna buy everyone time, while we wait for the rest of the heroes." Izuku tells her as he walks away.
"What the hell?! That's crazy, you can't do that." Satsuki says, not thinking anything of it. Izuku glances back at her, not hiding the rage in his eyes. Satsuki takes a step back in shock. She sees his anger but there is something else in his eyes, something like determination as they begin to glow.
"I'm not the same kid you remember, I'm no longer Deku!" Izuku yells in rage. Turn his back away from her. Satsuki looks at him in shock as her vision of him changes. Before, it was the same little Izuku she remembered but now she finally realizes that he's different. Replacing the little Izuku is now the tall and well built Izuku that is walking away from her. Biting her lip in frustration, she starts to make her way back to the entrance.
"You better not die! You hear me!?" Satsuki yells as she runs back upstairs. Izuku looks back at her and nods. Turning towards Shigaraki, he barely manages to put his arms up as the bird headed villain punches him. Izuku goes flying backwards, breaking through a concrete wall.
"You're no match for my Nomu. He was made to kill the symbol of peace, but you're not him." Shigaraki taunts him. Izuku crawls out of the debris, a little blood leaking from a cut at the edge of his eyebrow.
"Guess it's time to test out my limit." Izuku's eyes begin to blow as he powers up to his maximum output, 35%. The electricity around him begins to grow frantic and move faster as his hair starts standing up while his skin turns pink. Stepping forward, his air force gloves and mid-gauntlets break away from the power surging through him.
"Let's just see how strong this Nomu really is, huh." Izuku smiles as he bursts forward with great speed. Nomu follows his movements and lunges at Izuku. The two opponents meet in the middle, both pulling their arms back ready to punch each other only for their punches to collide with each other, sending large shockwaves throughout the USJ.
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Entrance, USJ
Over at the entrance of the USJ, Satsuki arrives with Aizawa and joins the rest of her class. The only students missing are Tsu, Mineta and Todoroki. Satsuki sees Thirteen laying on the ground, so she puts Aizawa down next to her.
"Bakugo, thank god you're safe." Yaoyorozu says but Satsuki ignores everyone and turns back.
"Bakugo, where are you going?!" Kirishima asks.
"I'm going back down there, where else." Satsuki replies. Just as she starts to leave, the whole class loses their balance as several shockwaves hit them from Izuku's battle. She watches as Izuku and Nomu continue to trade punches. Just then, she sees Izuku look behind Nomu. With his attention distracted Izuku can't dodge the punch, taking a hit in the face that sends Izuku tumbling back. Satsuki looks in the direction that Izuku was looking at and sees Mineta and Tsu in the lake area. Satsuki decides that this is her chance, she blasts her way down there, despite her classmates' protests.
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Pavilion, USJ
"If you don't pay attention, you'll die. Let's take out the distractions." Shigaraki says, turning his attention towards Tsu and Mineta. Shigaraki starts running towards them, but just as he reaches out to touch Tsu something stops him.
"Get your crusty hands away from them!" Satsuki yells as she pulls the trigger from her gauntlet. A large explosion unleashes from it, going straight towards him. Just as the explosion hits, something moves in between him and the explosion.
As the dust settles, Satsuki's eyes widen as she sees who is standing in front of Shigaraki. The Nomu creature stands right in front of Shigaraki, protecting him from her attack. Looking towards Shigaraki, she sees that Izuku is standing next to him, holding his arms from touching Tsu.
"You two, get out of here." Izuku's voice breaks both Tsu and Mineta from their spot. They both nod as they get out of the lake and run towards the stairs. Izuku kicks Shigaraki with both of his legs in the chest, sending him tumbling back. Turning his attention back on the Nomu, he punches it away from Satsuki. Turning towards the girl, blood dripping from his left side, he speaks to her clearly as possible.
"Get out of here! Now!" Izuku hisses. Satsuki begins to tremble, something she's never done. For the first time, she's scared. Not for herself but for Izuku.
"You can't do this alone." Satsuki tries to reason with him.
"It doesn't matter what he can't do, as long as everyone is safe then that's all that matters." Izuku tells her, powering back up to 35%.
"Izuku, wait-" Satsuki tries to stop him but he disappears before she can. Izuku appears in front of Nomu and resumes their fight, going blow for blow with each other.
"You can't beat my Nomu! With his shock absorption quirk, he can take anything you throw at him. After he's done with you, he's going to kill every one of your little classmates." Hearing those words, something inside of Izuku clicks.
"It is time." A voice rings in his head.
"You're not going to touch any of them!" Izuku screams in anger. Just then, something begins to come out of his right hand. Izuku's anger seemed to manifest as black tentacles reached out and grabbed Nomu, wrapping the creature tightly. Izuku uses his strength to bring the Nomu towards him, preparing a large attack.
"TEXAS SMASH!" Izuku unleashes 100% of his power into his fist as he punches it straight in the face.. The punch sends it flying straight into the wall of the USJ. Shigaraki tries to move but his feet suddenly become stuck in ice.
"Kurogiri!" Shigaraki calls out only to be met with the sounds of explosions. Turning around, he sees Satsuki holding down Kurogiri while letting off several small explosions to keep him down.
"Took me a second but after Izuku's fist attack on you, I saw something interesting in that misty body of yours." Satsuki smirks as she lets off another explosion. "Don't even try to move or else I'll blow you up that they'll be picking up pieces of you for weeks." Satsuki threatens him.
"So you're the ones who think they can kill All Might? Pathetic." Shoko calmly says, walking to join Satsuki. Meanwhile, Izuku catches his breath as he looks at his arm.
"Dammit, I knew I couldn't handle 100% at all. I'm still not strong enough but what was that thing that came out of me?" Izuku thinks to himself. Just then, he hears a rumble. Turning towards the direction he punches the Nomu in, he sees it begin to crawl out of the ruble. Izuku's eyes widen as he watches the missing part of his head begin to heal and repair itself. "It's got more than one quirk?" The Nomu then lunges back at Izuku, who continues to use 35% despite his broken arm.
"I can't keep going for much longer." Izuku thinks as he dodges more punches. Izuku continues to dodge but after a few punches, he finds an opening once more. "I have to go all out once more."
"TEXAS SMASH!" Izuku lands a punch straight into the Nomu's chest, sending it once more into the wall. Izuku yells in pain as he looks down at his arms, seeing the purplish tint to them. This time, Izuku can't keep himself standing. Falling to the ground, Izuku begins to lose consciousness.
"Haha, you think the game is over, it's never over until I say it is." Shigaraki yells towards Izuku. Izuku tries to get up but is punched into the ground, making him cough up blood.
"Izuku!" Satsuki yells out, almost letting go of Kurogiri.
"Bakugo! You can't let him go." Shoko tells her. Satsuki grits her teeth in frustration. Just as everything seems hopeless, a loud boom catches everyone's attention. Izuku looks up and sees a large figure appear by the entrance. Knowing who it is, he smiles before losing consciously.
"FEAR NOT, MY STUDENTS, BECAUSE I AM HERE!" All Might assures them. Those were the last words Satsuki heard. For Satsuki, time passed by her in a blink of an eye. All She could see and pay attention to is the sight of an injured and unconscious Izuku. Not remembering anything that happened after All Might arrived, only paying attention to Izuku as he is taken away to Recovery Girl.
Thanks to Izuku's fight with the Nomu, All Might was able to dispatch it with ease. However, the League of Villains escaped just as the rest of the faculty arrived on the scene but not before Snipe was able to get a couple of good shots on Shigaraki.
Satsuki is pulled aside by the police, trying to question her about what happened but she doesn't care. All she cares about is seeing if Izuku is okay or not. After arriving back at school, Satsuki quickly exits the bus and heads towards the locker room. After changing, she runs straight for Recovery Girl's office. Standing in front of the door, Satsuki trembles as she slides the door open.
She slowly walks into the office, looking around to see if Recovery Girl is around. After seeing that she was alone, she slowly makes her way to Izuku's bed. As she approaches his bed, her eyes begin to water as she looks at his relaxed face.
For her, it's been a long time since she was this close to him. She sits down next to him as she leans into him, placing her forehead on the side of his face. She strokes his hair as she whispers.
"I was so scared, even if I don't like admitting it." She whispers, continuing to stroke his hair. "I thought I lost you, again. I just wish you would talk to me like before." She reaches down and holds his hand. "I wish I could hold your hand again. Hold you in my arms. I miss you so much." She leans into him, trying to get as close to him as she can.
"I'm sorry, Izuku. For everything. I never meant to hurt you so bad." She stroked his burn mark with her free hand. "After I found out you were quirkless, I was so happy because that meant that you wouldn't be a hero and you wouldn't get hurt. I know that's selfish but I never wanted you to get hurt. After hearing about you being quirkless, I thought I could be a hero for both of our sakes. That's why I pushed you away and bullied you. I figured that if I bullied you and diminished your dream enough then maybe I can push your dream of being a hero away from your thoughts." She admits.
"I just wouldn't know what I would do if something happened to you. I never meant to hurt you so bad. I never meant to say that to you all those years ago. If I was just honest with you, then maybe you wouldn't have left me behind." She lifts her head and looks at his face. She softly smiles as her face flushes.
"I wish I could tell you how much you mean to me, how much I love you." She leans down, leaving a soft kiss on his lip. It's small but still full of love. "I'll prove to you how much I've changed. I won't stop until I can earn your forgiveness." She squeezes his hand once more as she gets up and leaves. As she closes the door, someone steps out from the other side of the curtain by Izuku's bed. Toshinori wipes some sweat from his forehead in relief.
"That was some confession, Young Bakugo. I now understand why you treated Young Izuku but I just can't condone your actions. I understand your reasoning for your actions but that doesn't excuse you. The real question is, will Izuku ever forgive you?" Toshinori thinks out loud as he looks at his successor.
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Izuku's Mindspace
"Where am I?" Izuku thinks. Looking down at himself, he sees his body covered in black mist. The only thing free is his eyes and hands. He reaches for his mouth but that too is covered.
"Dang it kid, you sure are tough." A voice calls out. Izuku turns towards a red mist. Just then a bald man in a leather jacket and goggles walks out.
"We need to talk." The man says.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: So here's another chapter for y'all. I can't believe I'm already past 20K words. I wasn't going to add black whip in this chapter but decided to at the last minute. I know a lot of people are asking why Izuku would ever date Satsuki and honestly I don't know but just give it a chance. Now, what do you all think of the hero name Paragon? I kind of dig it. Anyways, leave a review and let me know how you like the story so far or what kind of things you want to see. The next chapter is going to be non-canon before we get into the sports festival, which will be completely different from canon. Alright then, JA NE!
