"Wow, you really need to work on your pronunciation, Izuku. That was painful to my ears, Izuku. I think they are bleeding."
"Don't be so mean! I'm trying, okay?!"
"Trying alone is nothing If when you try to speak french, you sound like a stereotypical asian man. Come on, try harder."
The mean girl in front of me is my cousin, Kagami Tsurugi. She is the daughter of my aunt, Tomoe Tsurugi, the sister of my mother.
She has creamy-pale skin, sharp, slanted moderate vermilion eyes and thick straight black hair with blue reflections with bangs swept to the left in a face-framing bob that levels with her chin. Kagami wears this white long-sleeved blazer. Underneath, she wears a black collared gold-buttoned button-up blouse with a red, white, and blue pleated neck tie. All this combined with a red skirt and tight black leggings.
As of today it has already one month since I arrived on Paris.
Right now I'm practicing my french so that I can start school and continue my studies here.
"Izuku, remember there's a difference between 'u' and 'ou', and your 'r' continues to sound too Japanese"
"Okay, Okay, I got it. Don't need to be so strict Kagami." I said in annoyance.
In this past month not much has happened, but if I'm suddenly thrown in front of a group of people and forced to tell them what thing of significance I did in the past month, first I would try not to faint on the spot, and if I succeed, my relationship with my cousin would be the highlight of the month. At first, I must admit I was really scared of her.
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A month ago
Okay Izuku you got this, don't mess this up Izuku, come on. This is your first time meeting her, and you know first impressions are everything, don't focus on her eyes because you may pee yourself, or that she is taller than you, or that she is physically stronger than you, or that you know she won multiple fencing tournaments, sending multiple guys to the hospital. This is your one opportunity to not mess things up!!!
" H-H-Hello, I-I'm M-Midoriya Izu-Izuku, d-d-devastated to s-strip y-y-you."
"………………...What the-…. You really didn't have to try and speak French, I speak Japanese perfectly fine."
"Oh……."
"……"
"…."
"…."
"…."
"…."
"…."
"We really need to practice though; that was repulsively horrible"
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That will go down as one of, if not the most embarrassing moment of my life. But luckily for me, as the days continue to pass, we started to grow really close. I think I can even consider her my friend, my only friend (Damn that was sad).
"Kagami I think I'm done with French for today; let's do something else instead! Something fun, a cousin's outing, it has already been a week since we went out, right?" It pains me to lie to Kagami, but she has to forgive me. This is the perfect opportunity to investigate more in person the Parisian Heroes.
"Izuku.…….you really just want to go watch heroes in action, don't you?" she asked with that stupid smug face of hers, as if I'm the most predictable human being on earth ( I Am ).
"Pfffft….Of course not, I'm not that much of a fanboy. I just want to go and eat some….ehhh….Croissants?" Of course I want to go see the Parisian heroes, I am the biggest hero fanboy, but like hell i would admit it. I'm not going to lose to her so easily ( It's embarrassing ).
"Oh really? What a great idea, Izuku" Ohhh damn it, that look in her eyes is suggesting that I'm screwed. "If you really wanted to go eat something with me you just had to say so." Really? "This will be the perfect opportunity to go practice your french a little" NONONONONO "You know, with real people" ANYTHING BUT THAT " Oh come on, don't be so dramatic" she said as she grabbed my hand and started to drag me away from the small table we were studying to the front door.
"Kagami!!!! Come on, let's not be silly!!! You really need to think things through; you wouldn't want your cousin to embarrass himself in public, right?!!!" I begged knowingly of the answer.
"Izuku, como on, you know the only way to get good is to practice with real people."
"NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I admit it, I don't want any pastries, I ADMIT IT, I want to go and see the heroes in action, a whole month, and the most I had the chance to see in person was the last moment of a car chase!! And all I managed to see was just the cape of one hero and It was a sidekick!! I mean it still was cool and super mega awesome, but still!!! I'm justified!!! Please, Kagami, I admit defeat, but please don't let me embarrass myself in public!!! I deserve a break!!!"
That's right, Heroes!
Around two hundred years ago, a glowing baby in China was born, that was the first documented birth of a human born with the "Quirk Factor". Since then, more and more people showed the ability to do the impossible. Around that time, people tired of the state of the world and wanted to do good arose, these people were called Heroes. And if there are Heroes, there are Villains. Every person who broke the law using their power, now called Quirks, is determined to be a villain. In today's society, heroes are everything and everywhere. Hero is every kid dreams, is every teenager desire, is every adult's illusions. Everyone wants to be a Hero, everyone with a Quirk passable enough will give the Hero business a shot. Today 80% of the world has the Quirk factor in their D.N.A., leaving 20% of the population powerless, "Quirkless". Obviously this is just the world statistics, depending on the country this may vary. Countries where heroes are not that popular, like Cuba, Peru, Chile, or Sud Africa, have the highest percentage of Quirkless people, standing at 50%. And just like you have Countries with lots of Quirkless, you have those with none. Especially those obsessed with heroes, like Japan, or USA have the lowest percentages, standing at 0.11% for Japan and 0.17% for the USA.
I am part of the 20%, I am Quirkless, and if you paid attention I am of the unlucky 0.15% of Japan that don't have any powers. This, in a country like Japan, is a death sentence. Having everyone around immediately deem you as worthless, unevolved, and weak, is one of those feeling that you don't forget and leaves a mark, both mentally and sometimes physically. But that is why right now I'm in France, to get away from that environment. And why I'm here trying to get better.
"Come on Izuku, relax" said the traitor "It's not that serious, you're gonna do great."
"But you yourself said my pronunciation is horrible"
"But if you stay here practicing with me and the computer, your gonna take forever, and we have to get you fluid in this week that's left until school starts" said my cousin while she opens the front door and drags me outside "Besides, we are going to a bakery to practice, it's a couple minutes from here so you're going to get experience, get to sight see the city, and go home with some pastries" Damit it, that's tempting, and a very good point. But without having a second to decide we're already on the street walking.
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The first thing you notice when you enter is this divine smell that fills my nostrils. The bakery has this homey feeling that makes you wanna stay forever. Two small table on my sides and in front of me a glass counter, with god-like pastries.
As I walk towards the counter with Kagami, I notice something, and I immediately start to sweat. This something, or should I say someone, is this extremely cute and attractive teenage girl. She has a fair skin tone followed by black hair with blue reflections that are tied back in pigtails, light pink lips, bright bluebell eyes, and light freckles on both sides and the bridge of her nose. She is wearing a dark blazer with rolled-up sleeves, underneath a white t-shirt with a flower design.
"Hi, welcome" said the counter girl in french. "What would you like to get?"
Now, Izuku, don't mess this up. You know what to say and how to, don't get too nervous and mess it up like with Kagami. Just say what you want, the girl will get it for you, pay it, and you are out of here.
"Hi…..ummm………." FUCK "yes…. I-I would li-like some….. ummm yes… s-some m-macaron please" I said, flawlessly in perfect french. I looked at the counter girl, and she looked at me with an understanding look.
"Yes, of course." NAILED IT! " How many and what flavors would you like?" Abort mission, I repeat, ABORT MISSION.
"…….y-yes of-of course…uuhhhh" I try with all my might to not get out of the bakery running, but luckily my cousin comes in with the save.
"Actually, could you tell us what flavors you have?" said my savior "You see, my cousin here is new to France, and I don't eat pastries that much, so it would be really appreciated if you could help us on what to try."
"Oh, Of course!!!" said the counter girl, seemingly very excited "Of what we have left, you can get chocolate, strawberry, blueberry, hazelnut, lemon, vanilla, pistachio, salted caramel, coffee, coconut, orange, rose, lavender, matcha, earl grey, raspberry, cherry, mint, almond, mango, blueberry cheesecake, orange blossom, blackberry sage, lavender honey, pineapple coconut, maple pecan, peanut butter and jelly, mint chocolate, strawberry basil, coconut lime, matcha red bean, bubblegum, wasabi ginger, avocado lime, sriracha chocolate, maple bacon, and my favorite and what I recommend passion fruit" WHAT THE?!!!Why are there so many options!!! And how did she say it without reading anything?!!! Does she have to memorize that?!!! DAMN IT!!!Speaking to a cute girl is already difficult enough and now I have to decide life or death questions in such short notice??!!!
"Oh, ok-okay. S-So, I-I-I'll j-just h-have what y-you recommend, p-please"
"I'll have some chocolate and blueberry please" said my cousin flawlessly, as if this was the easiest thing in the world.
"Of course, and how many would you want?" said the counter girl while reaching for a box and bending over a little to grab the macarons inside the glass display.
"I'll have two of each," said my cousin without hesitation, as if she practiced in the mirror everyday to say this exact line.
"I-I-l w-want o-o-only three" Smooth.
The counter girl grabbed a metal pincer and put the macarons in the small box with the help of the pincer.
"That would be 14. Also I left you some extra macarons of different flavors for you to try," said the counter girl while looking at me "First Impressions are everything, right? I wanna leave Paris as high on your list as possible."
"O-Oh, Y-You really d-didn't h-have to, I-It's o-okay Paris is a-already a-awesome to me." I don't want anything free!!! What if she gets in trouble or something! Or Kagami!!! Or I get in trouble!!! "I a-already have tri-tried plenty of f-food in t-the m-month I w-was h-here, s-so it's ok-okay."
"It took you a month to get to try some pastries?!" she asked, honestly surprised. I screwed up. Go back, GO BACK!
"O-oh you know I-I was j-just b-busy catching up w-with t-things so I can start s-school and s-stuff" I try to explain myself while starting to sweat bullets.
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry, that came out totally wrong, I didn't mean anything with what I said, I totally understand it just surprised me! I totally apologize!!" ( Phew! ) The counter girl apologized and explained herself quickly and after a short moment of silence, "Starting school, huh? Me too actually in a little more than a week haha," the counter girl trying to amend herself with small talk.
"O-Oh yes w-we're starting t-the both o-of us at t-this public m-middle s-school not t-too far from h-here" I said. And why the heck is Kagami staying so quiet!!!
"Wait, are you perhaps referring to Collège Françoise Dupont?" asked the girl too quickly after me. Well, It is very close from here, so she must know of it already.
"Y-Yes, a-actually."
"Oh my god, what a coincidence, me too!!" I should just kill myself at this point. "A little luck and you may be my new classmate."
"O-oh, how l-lucky haha…… 14, y-you said i-it was?" I try reaching for my wallet and pay, but I'm quickly detained.
"Oh no, please. It's on the house." WHAT!!! From getting a few extra things to getting the whole thing free!!! What the heck is this?!!! "If we are probably gonna be classmates, take this as a gift from a new friend" What the hell is happening right now?!! Me! A new friend! In just a minute of talking?!!! And why is Kagami so fucking quiet!!!!
"T-Thank you! I a-appreciate it!" I take the box filled with macarons "I-I hope we c-can be great f-friend at s-school"
"Of course, I'll be looking for you, okay?" said the counter girl and after a moment "Oh right, how silly of me, I'm Marinette, Marinette Dupain-cheng, and yes my parents are the owners of the bakery hahaha."
"Midori- Izuku M-Midoriya" the counter girl now named Marinette turned to look at my cousin, who kept quiet throughout this entire conversation.
"Kagami, Kagami Tsurugi, It's nice meeting you Marinette. I hope we can be acquaintances too." said effortlessly while throwing me a look saying 'You see how easy it actually is Izuku? Stop being so dramatic' You are dramatic!!!
"It's nice meeting you Kagami, let's be great friends."
"C-Cool…. ummm.. g-goodbye M-M-M-Marinette." Being on a first name basis with a girl is stressing okey!!!! I know it's normal here but still!!!
"See ya Izuku, Kagami!!!" she said with a smile and a small wave of hand. Kagami said a silent goodbye and we both turned around to leave the place.
"Kagami, why didn't you say anything during my mental breakdown." I asked
"You were doing so well Izuku, this was an A conversation. If we can get rid of the stutter and a little pronunciation stuff, you'll be ready for school."
"Of course, right, I just had a conversation with a girl." When I get home I'm going to my room and have my head explode. "I honestly can't believe what just happened haha" I say in an attempt to reflect how honestly crazy this past hour has been, while reaching for the door of the bakery but I don't get the chance before things got even crazier.
"AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" the screams of people suddenly hit the both of us. When we look outside we notice that coming towards the bakery is a four-meters-tall villain. This villain is a sort of animalistic monster that has blood all over his face. No shirt, no shoes, just shorts that reached his knees, and his blue skin exposed to everyone.
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"Aaaahhhh!!!!" the villain exclaimed in pain while he stopped running a little too close to the bakery for comfort "I'm gonna squash you like a bug and show everyone how weak you truly are La Fleur de Fer ( Iron Blossom )!!!" the villain screamed at a Hero. A woman two meters tall, lean, strong, and muscular, with short pixie-cut red hair. Wearing an iron-like jumpsuit, iron-made gauntlets that reached her elbow, an iron utility belt, iron-like leggings, and iron-made shoes. She stands on the opposite side of the block facing the villain with a menacing look.
"Surrender now Villain!! Or be prepared to taste iron!!!" announced the very obvious Iron-theme hero.
La Fleur de Fer stood on guard, but after a moment, she took the silence as confirmation that the villain won't surrender and she charged forward.
Quickly, she sent with a right punch in the air three shards of metal from her gauntlets, with another left punch in the air another two shards, and finally, with a wide kick, sent a chunk of metal from her shoes.
The villain managed to block with his left forearm the first three shards, with his right forearm tried to block the two following but only succeeded in one while getting a stab in the upper stomach. But because of the pain and surprise of the long metal shard, the villain failed to dodge the chunk of metal that connected to his face. With a hand and a knee on the floor, the villain did not give up and quickly ran towards the hero to take advantage of his size.
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"Oh My GOD!!!! Are you seeing this, Kagami!!!!" I grabbed my cousin's arm and shook her as hard as I could in obvious excitement.
"IZUKU! KAGAMI!" shouted Marinette as she came running from the back of the store. "Oh, thank god, both of you are okay, and neither of you got out of the bakery!" said Marinette in concern "Thankfully the villain didn't get that close to the bakery for us to be in any danger right now."
"Okay? OKAY?!! I'm more than okay Marinette!" I had to scream the obvious while pressing my face against the window glass "That right there is La Fleur de Fer, the Iron Hero. She graduated from the French Heroics Public School 2nd in her class just behind Lumière Éclair, the fastest man in Europe, La Fleur de Fer's quirk is her ability to control and manipulate iron. OntopofthatsheissupposlythestrongesthandtohandFrenchheroandontopofthathercleveruseofmetalmanipulationletshertohavingoneofthebestrecordsforhowquiklyshecantakedownvillain…… *mutter* ….*mutter*…. *mutter*….. *mutter*…."
"What?" said a confused Marinette while looking to Kagami for answers.
"He gets very… VERY… excited for heroes" explained Kagami.
"Yeah I can see that" admitted Marinette "How does he remember all that, I know she is popular, but isn't he new here?"
"I don't even know how he does it, It's like his mind is a computer storing only hero-related information"
"And why is he scribbling so fast on his notebook, where did he pull it out of?"
"Honestly, I don't know. I was pretty sure he left that notebook home"
"Huh..."
"So do you really know all those flavors by heart or..."
"Oh! Those flavors are only the basic ones, so it was pretty easy to memorize"
"Oh..."
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"AAAHHHH" screamed the villain in pain "You…. you won't catch me alive Hero!"
"Give it up, big guy. It's over for you, don't make this any harder for you or everyone. Just surrender, and we'll give you medical treatment immediately," urged the hero.
"NO" the villain started to grow in size "If I don't have any other choice, then I chose to go out on my own terms!!!" veins started expanding across the villain's whole body, and he seemed about to explode. "If I go down, you go down with me!!!" shouted in blind rage.
The villain started charging towards the hero, but before the Iron-themed hero could react, the villain was punched and sent flying towards a building by a yellow thunderbolt. The entire block was suddenly struck with rapid winds making dust take over all the fighting zone. This yellow mass of electricity stopped in its tracks, and the silhouette of a slim, athletic body of a two meters tall man became visible. When the wind stopped and the dust settled, a short-haired, blonde, handsome man with black goggles, a white oversize tank top, some black running pants, and some running shoes was revealed.
"Camille!! Long time no see, having a little trouble?" said the very happy blond hero.
"Ughh! Really?! I had him right where I wanted him to be!" protested the Heroine. "Tsk. Why do you always come right at the last moment to steal my thunder, Lumière Éclair ( Lighting Flash )? And don't call me by my civilian name when I'm at work!!!"
"Is this how you treat an old friend of yours? Come on! What's the harm in receiving a little help from a friend, Cami?" said the now named Lumière Éclair with an annoying grin on his face. He pulled up his goggles and smiled at the Heroine.
The heroine, after throwing a look towards the villain and confirming he was knocked out, quickly started walking towards the opposite direction of the lighting Hero and the bakery. In just a moment, police cars quickly filled the block, and the sound of an ambulance was heard in the distance. Reporters surrounded Lumière Éclair, and civilians filled the streets.
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"OH MY FUCKING GOD" exclaimed Izuku " Holy muscles of All Might! Did you see that?!" Izuku said once again, shaking his cousin's arm "That was the best thing EVER!!! That was Lumière Éclair, the fastest man in Europe. He graduated first in his class right above La Fleur de Fer. His Quirk lets his body work like a fast-charging human battery. He has the ability to absorb electricity and use it to go at superhuman speeds. He is said to even compare to All Might leves speed when he is 100% charged, andhisherodebutisconsideredoneofthebestdefeatingavillaininandrescuingtenciviliansinjustundertenseconds… * mutter*… *mutter*… *mutter*… *Mutter*…*mutter*… "
"Huh, well, that was something," said kagami.
"Yeah, thank god no one was truly hurt," said Marinette.
"Yes, luckily, that Lumière Éclair came in at the right moment……. Izuku! Snap out of it," said Kagami as she shook my shoulder.
"O-Oh sorry, I was muttering to myself again, right? Haha, sorry, old habits die hard you know," I explained "But you have to admit that was an incredible fight Kagami!! Did you see the moves La Fleur de Fer pulled? And when Lumière Éclair came in with the save?! Although I'm pretty sure La Fleur de Fer already had him….. * mutter*… *mutter*" I started to go into another mutter streak until I was stopped by a soft laughter.
"It's honestly amazing how much you changed when talking about heroes," said Marinette while looking at me with amusement and a smile "Oh, but not in a bad way, in a cute kinda way! Like, when wanting to buy some pastries, you are super nervous, but a hero fight shows up and all those nerves are replaced with excitement!"
'CUTE???!!!!' I thought with the reddest face my body can make.
"I must agree actually; It is pretty cute" said Kagami with that smug grin of hers.
"Sh-Sh-Shut up!!" I said pointing a finger to my cousin's face "Goodbye, Marinette!" I finished and was facing away, intending to get home already.
Both girls just laughed. And with that I started to walk towards the exit.
"Goodbye, Marinette. Don't worry; I'll bring him back a couple more times in the week we have left until school starts," said Kagami while walking towards the exit too.
"Alright, Bye, Izuku! Goodbye Kagami! I expect you to bring him these following days. It would be quite easy. Nobody resists the power of free pastries!" said Marinette while waving at us.
And with that we finally got out of the bakery and headed home after such a strange day.
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"We have no other choice,"
"Are you sure, sir? There's no going back from this."
"It's the only way to have her again, and I promised her I would do anything to have this family's happiness back."
"It's your choice only, sir."
"….Duusuu, spread my feathers"
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As we walked through the city, the only thing I could notice was how peaceful and beautiful everything was right now. The sun shining, birds singing, and a cool breeze made everything in that moment perfect. And the best of all, we had macarons.
"Pasion fruit taste amazing!" I say after eating all my macarons "Can I try one of yours?"
"No, you already ate yours. You'll get to try more when we go there another day." said Kagami while finishing her last macaron. "We are definitely going back."
"Oh, Yeah, definitely,"
"Want to walk around a little more Izu?"
"Sure"
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"Yo! Julien, my guy!"
I turned around and see Lucas walking towards me with his hands up. Lucas Laurent, more known for his hero name Lumière Éclair, is an old fiend of mine. We met during a joint operation to take down a mafia family, we made an incredible fighting duo and since then we are friends.
"Lumière Éclair, you know it's unprofessional and of bad taste to call a hero their civilian name during their work hours."
"Now now, don't need to be so stiff. I was just passing by to say hi, just that. Besides calling friends a nickname everyone uses is just boring and meh!"
"It's a code name Lucas, not a nickname."
"There you go! See? Ten times better than you calling me Lumière Éclair, or me calling you Vent Divin ( Divine Wind )."
"What's wrong with the code name I chose?"
"Nothing, nothing! It's just tha—" Lucas was suddenly interrupted by the sound of explosions, the shaking of the floor, and the sounds of screaming. "Oh well, evil truly never sleeps, huh"
"No time for chit-chat" I said while I jumped and throw a current of air towards the ground to impulse me.
"Last one there, is a rotting egg!" said Lucas as he pulled his goggles down to his eyes and started running, immediately surpassing me.
As soon we both got there, La Fleur de Fer and Éclat de Glace (Ice Shard) were there already. La Fleur de Fer I already worked with, but the other one was an upcoming hero, the only thing I know about him is that he make ice with the palm of his hands.
Fire and pieces of buildings on the ground, police men helping civilians get up or escape, and black smoke everywhere were the most notorious things I noticed.
"What's the situation?" I asked both heroes.
"That guy" Éclat de Glace pointed ahead.
In front was a tall slim man, purple skinned, his eyes literally shining red light, messy white hair, and a black jumpsuit with streaks of purple that covered his entire body, neck to toes. The most notorious thing about him was his right arm, because he had a cannon for an arm.
"Who the hell is that?" asked Lucas apparently loud enough for the villain to hear him.
"My name is Pyroblaster, and I only want one thing, the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous!" shouted the villain.
"What?"
"Huh?"
"What did he"
"He wants a cat?"
"Ugh! Doesn't matter!" announced La Fleur de Fer. "He already caused a lot of property damage, we must stop him now!"
"No civilian casualties?" I asked.
"None, probably five or seven harmed"
"Then it's already enough for me!" shouted Lumière Éclair with a grin in his face.
"Éclate de Glace, you take out the fire with your ice. Lumière Éclair, you bring out all civilians that are in danger, Vent Divin, you distract it and I'll form a metal restraint for that arm." ordered La Fleur de Fer.
"On it!" shouted Lumière Éclair while taking off running. Behind him Éclate de Glace took off running too, a lot more slowly than the lighting hero.
"Alright let's do this!" La Fleur de Fer shouted and with her we charged towards the villain.
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It went all so wrong so fast. We were walking and suddenly a beam of light connected to the very top of the buildings on top of us. Luckily, Kagami's quick thinking saved us, and we immediately run towards a coffee shop and took cover inside.
We weren't the only one to think of this. Inside the coffe shop were six other people. Four workers and two customers. Of the four workers three were young adults and the other was a man in his forties, he seems to be the manager of the place. The customers were a mother and a little kid. The mother only looking past her thirties, and the kid can't be more than six.
"We'll be safe here for now. Until the heroes come to save us." Kagami reassured me.
Now in this coffee shop were eight people in silence, awaiting the rescue of the Parisian Heroes.
The silence grew too loud, almost like a horror movie when it's obvious they're about to try and jumpscare you. And as predicted, a new explosion above this very own building cause it to shook uncontrollably. The ceiling started to fall apart and the six others got up and tried to run towards the exit. It didn't matter because before they could get there a giant piece of concrete fell from the ceiling block our main exit.
"The emergency exit! NOW!" shouted who I think is the manager of this place.
We ran towards what seemed to be an alternative entrance just instead from the front, this one was accessed through an ally. We all quickly got out and it was hell. Fire everywhere and all you could hear where police sirens, fire burning everything away, and the explosion sounds, that where too close for comfort.
Before anyone could react, a gigantic piece of building began falling on top of our heads. Everyone quick to react, quickly began running, but the kid in a moment of clumsiness trip on a pebble and fell.
"LUKE" shouted the mother who was slow to turn around and reach for his son.
"I got you!" I shouted. Luckily for the both of them I was just in reach to tug on the kids shirt and pulled him away as we both dived forwards, just inches away from death. After a moment I manage to get say, "Your okay now, don't worry. Everything is going to be fine." I tell the too shocked to move kid in a way to not only reassure him but myself.
As I got the both of us up, her mother was already there and quickly brought his son towards a hug.
"Oh Luke! Don't ever do that again! Don't ever scare me like that!" as soon as she said that, the kid started crying uncontrollably into her mother's chest. In that moment I had the urge to do the same thing.
"Everyone, we must go now! Or another giant rock is gonna fall on our heads!" shouted the forty year old.
Everyone started to move but me. I was still in a state of shock because of everything that just happened. The idea that if I wasn't fast enough, that kid would've died in front of me, was the worst one. Although now it seemed that we had a clear path, anything could happen and that scared me deeply.
"Izuku, let's go! Now!" shouted my cousin while reaching to grab my hand.
"Yes!" as soon as I said that, as if this was a cruel joke, the floor underneath me started to crumble. I looked down in shock and up in fear. "KAGAMI!" I reached my hand out to grab my cousin's hand.
"IZUKU!" Kagami shouted while grabbing my hand and pulling it up as hard as she could with both her hands. Luckily for me, Kagami has trained all her life. So she manage to pull me up and threw me away from the hole, as far away as she could.
Now, God, clearly doesn't like it when i'm happy, because as soon as Kagami threw me out, the floor underneath her started to crumble as well. Just this time, I'm not as fast, I'm not as strong, and I'm not as skilled as Kagami and she fell.
She fell.
She fell.
She fell.
She fell. She fell. She fell. She fell. She fell. She fell. She fell. She fell. She fell. She fell. She fell. She fell.
"….." I can't even say anything before I'm pulled away by one the worker of the coffee shop.
"Let's go, Kid! Don't worry! The heroes will save her wherever she is!" the young man told me as he started carrying me out of the alley. Good thing he did, because five seconds after he pulled me out, more pieces fell from the top to the place I just was.
The man started to run towards the sound of the sirens. The sirens sounded so loud but so far away.
"Don't worry now cute little civilians! You know why? Because your favorite hero is here to save you all!" Lumière Éclair announced his arrival, and he quickly took us all at the blink of an eye in front of the police cars. "Here you have officers! Seven more civilians already taken care off!" And as soon as he said that he turned around to continue on his quest to save more people.
"Wait! Lumière Éclair, Sir!" I grabbed the lighting hero's arm before he could take off. "My cousin! She fell when the floor crumbled right from the alley we where in! Please! You have to save her!"
"Of course, cute bush kid! On what alley did she fe-" a explosion cute off the hero, and with a glance the hero quickly said "I'm sorry kiddo! I promise you as soon as we defeat the villain, I'll help look for your cousin!" said with a happy expression and a grin that said 'Don't worry! Everything is gonna be fine'. But everything was not fine.
The lighting hero took off towards the fight.
Why? Why did he suddenly decide to go fight with the villain? Wasn't he supposed to rescue the civilians? The people around me suggests that. But my thought were quickly shut upped.
The heroes, were losing hard. One glance was all it took for Izuku to notice. The three heroes that were fighting the villain were all injured and fatigued. While the villain didn't have a scratch on him. I don't understand. How? Weren't this the best heroes in France?
A police officer approached me and asked if I had any injuries. My eyes still locked on the villain, I shook my head. The police officer started guiding me away from the danger zone and towards the crowd of people.
A couple of people came to try and talk to me, but my mouth reduced to open, and my eyes reduced to turn away from the fight.
The fastest man in Europe did nothing against the villain. All his punches leaving no marks. Even when punching twenty lighting punches all to the head of the purple guy, the villain didn't move an inch. But, I can't even process in peace, when the voices of the crowd of people reached my ears.
"Wow! What an awesome fight! Lumière Éclair truly is something else, huh?"
"Look at the villain man! He is just standing there as if nothing happened, cold man cold! The villain truly is treating the fastest man in Europe as nothing!"
"Man I'm glad I took off of work at the right time to see this fight!"
"We truly are lucky to witness this fight! This will go down in history!"
"La Fleur de Fer is so hot man!"
"Whaaat?! Come on that Éclat de Glace is way hotter!"
"Ooohhhh! Vent Divin's quirk is so cool!"
"Man that villain is bad news! But his quirk though is awesome!"
What?
Is all they're thinking right now is that? How awesome they fight? How amazing their quirks are? They're focusing on how increadible the villain's quirk is? Can't they noticed the amount of people that got hurt?! The amount of people that are suffering right now?!! Is all they notice quirks this and powers that?!!! How can they be so blind to not see the gravity of the situation?!!!!
They sound just like….
They sound just like me.
But. But I'm not like that. I'm not that selfish, right? Please, God, tell me that I'm not like that. I'm not a bad person, I'm not! I didn't mean to! Please! I swear I didn't mean to! I swear I want to be a hero! I swear I want to help people! I swear I want to be like All Might! I SWEAR! I SWEAR! I SWEAR!
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I'm running away so fast.
I don't even care where, but I have to run away.
Kacchan was right! I'm nothing! I'm worthless! A pebble in a world of mountains! I'm powerless in the most important moment of my life! I couldn't do anything! I was useless! I was the most useless human being on earth! I AM A DEKU!
"I'm sorry …. *hic*… *hic*… I'm sorry kagami…. * hic*…*hic*… Kaa-chan" I started crying uncontrollably right when I lost my breath from running.
All this thoughts come to a stop when I hear it.
"Hey, Here! Hahaha, over here bush kid!" a pitched echoed voice said. I looked up and I try looking for the source of the sound. All I see is a trash can, two carton boxes, flies flying over the trash, and butterflies dancing in the air above me.
"…huh?" a turn my head in all direction, once again trying to find the source of the sound.
" Not there, silly! Over here!" the echoed voice spoke again. Great! On top of Quirkless, now I've gone mad! " Over….. HERE!" and when the voice said that, five butterflies went straight to hit my eyes.
"AAHH… What the…" I looked up again, and it seems the butterflies are all looking at me with a glint on their eyes and a glow on their wings.
Great. Schizophrenia.
" Follow me bush kid!" and just as I heard that, the butterflies all went flying to the same direction.
"Wait! What the? Who are you?!" I can't fucking believe my eyes. What is happening. Is this a prank? Is someone using their quirks to make a joke on me? A crying kid in an alley?
But before I can think more, my legs moved on its own, like wanting to follow the butterflies, like my heart feels a pull towards wherever the butterflies are going, and I have to follow them.
I run and try keeping up with the butterflies. We run for a minute an a half before they stopped. I look where I am now, and it's an abandoned antique shop. The place is falling apart, and not because of a villain, but because of old age and a clear absence of maintenance.
"This is where you wanted to bring me? An old antique shop?" I look up to the butterflies for answers, but I'm ignored and the butterflies instead enter through a broken window. "I guess I have my answer, huh?"
I grab the handle of the old door and try opening it. As expected, it doesn't budge. I try a second time with more force, still the same. The third time I just use my whole body, but this time it's too much force and I fall to the ground.
I get up and clean the dust of the old place off of my clothes. I take my first glance of the place and it's just as I expected, old boxes, cobwebs, dust, and filth.
Either way, I'm here because of something. When I look around, I try to find where all the butterflies went, it was not hard. All of them were surrounding a box of old locket brooches.
"This is what you wanted me to find? Old jewelry?" I asked to the butterflies. Again, no answer.
Maybe, I did go crazy.
"Oookaaayyy… So you just want me to pick this up or what?" As I said that a purple glow shined inside the old antique box. "huh? Is the box going to explode or something?" But once again the butterflies kept quiet. All still looking at me, expecting something of me.
"You want me to look inside the box?" I throw a guess and the glow seem to grow a little shinier.
"Well, you gotta die of something, right?" I say as I open the old wooden lid of the box. Inside was a deep violet button with a black lining and four light purple strips coming out of it, making a resemblance of a moth or a butterfly. "huh… well, cool brooch I guess."
"Hi, Bush kid! It's nice to meet you!" said a purple flying toy-rat-mole with smile while looking at me.
"AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! What the hell is that?!!!!"
"Hey! I'm right here, you know?!"
"Oh! Sorry, didn't mean to be so rude."
"Oh, don't worry it happens all the time!"
"Wait! Why am I talking to a flying purple thing! Am I truly schizophrenic?! Have I gone mad?!"
"Don't worry, Bush-kun! You haven't gone mad! Nor are you schizophrenic! My name is Nooroo! I'm what's known as a Kwami! We, Kwamis, are devine beigns who embody "abstract" concepts. Long time ago, we were voluntarily bound to jewels, who are now called miraculous. When people wear a miraculous, we give magical powers to our holders, to defeat evil, and help good prevail!"
"Wait! Wait! Wait! You give powers?! Magical Powers?!"
"That's right! And right now, the people need you, Bush-kun! You have to be a hero!"
"You want me to go fight that purple guy?! The top heroes of France where fighting him, and he didn't have a single scratch! And you want me to go fight that man?! Do you want me to die?!"
"That's exactly why you, right now, are the only one that can do something! That purple guy you are mentioning, is a sentimonster! A creation of another Kwami! A magical being! Why do you think, your strongest warriors couldn't do anything against it? It's because Magic negates all non-magical human attacks and abilities! If you use my miraculous, your people will have a chance at defeating the villain!"
"……" I was left speechless. I still can't believe what I'm hearing. The schizophrenic option is still second, only behind the prank one. All this sound too good to be true. Especially too good for me.
"Come on, Bush-kun! Wear me! You can be a hero!"
Those last words hit me like a truck. Because the first time anyone believed in me, is a purple flying magical-bound mini-god. Those words alone made my choice alone.
"Okay….. What do I need to do?" I asked Nooroo.