Chapter 4: Toru Hagakure & Yuga Aoyama

"H-Hello?" Toru asked nervously as she knocked on the door to U.A.'s Infirmary. "I heard that you wanted to talk to me?"

"Come in!" A female voice said from within.

Toru hesitantly opened the door and saw who the nurse for the school must be sitting on a stool at the end of the infirmary. She had a typical nursing outfit on, no discernible mutations from a Quirk, and looked to be in about her mid-twenties. Perfectly average, which was honestly a rarity when every other staff member in the school was a Hero that wore their costume 24/7.

"You must be Toru Hagakure, right?" The nurse said with a smile as she gestured to the infirmary bed across from her. "My name is Kagome Mirai, U.A.'s Nurse. I'm sure you're wondering why you were called here."

"Yeah, a little bit." Toru admitted as she sat on the edge of the bed. As far as she knows, there wasn't anything wrong with her. And it's not like anyone else would even be able to tell at a glance if there was.

Y'know, because of the whole invisibility.

"There's no need to be so nervous. There's nothing wrong with you or anything, and you aren't in trouble." Ms. Kagome explained, and Toru released some tension in her shoulders. "The reason that I called you here though is to talk about your Quirk."

"My Quirk?" Toru repeated in confusion.

"That's right. Hero Course students usually end up in this infirmary for one reason or another throughout the year, so the medical staff is expected to go over your files, so we know what to expect." The nurse explained.

"That makes sense." Toru said, ducking her head slightly. "I suppose I should apologize in advance for the trouble my Quirk will give you…"

"Please, don't worry about that." Ms. Kagome quickly said. "We have plenty of tools to treat anyone. Trust me when I say it's no trouble for us. But that said, I do wish to confirm something about your Quirk."

"And what would that be?" Toru asked curiously.

The woman grabbed a folder from a nearby desk and flipped it open. "Let me just go through your Quirks listing in our system, so we're on the same page. Invisibility: Mutant Quirk that grants the user a completely invisible body. Nearly identical to both parents Quirk of a similar nature. The nature of the Quirks invisibility is a form of light manipulation on the user's skin. That about right?"

"Pretty much." Toru said with a nod.

"Also, while it's not stated," Ms. Kagome looked up from the book. "I presume the Quirk's effect is permanent?"

"Y-Yes…" Toru admitted, much quieter than before.

Ms. Kagome didn't say anything for a few moments, before speaking again. "That must be hard for you. If you don't mind me asking though, are you able to see yourself?"

"Yes and no." Toru said with a tired huff. "Apparently my eyes have a mutation that lets me detect light in a certain way. My skin is sort of like a shining outline to me, but it gets harder to see the less light there is. Honestly, without that, I doubt I'd be able to even walk straight."

"I figured." The nurse turned back to her notes, before setting them aside and glancing up again. "There's something I'd like to check. May I use my Quirk on you please? I just need to hold your arm for a moment."

"Um, I don't see why not?" Toru said with a shrug as she held up an arm. "What is your Quirk?"

"It's a bit complicated, but you can see it as a kind of physical analysis Quirk." Ms. Kagome said with a chuckle as she reached out with her own hand gently. She found Toru's inviable limb, and slowly moved her fingers along her forearm. An odd red double-helix pattern appeared on her arm, and it spread out onto Toru's own invisible one. "Hmm… It feels like normal skin. Interesting. So, it is a mutation on the skin, and not some external field. I feel hair on them too. Speaking of hair, what happens if you cut your hair?"

"It loses it's invisibility but is still rather clear and shiny." Toru said. She was admittedly self-conscious about her hair. Due to her invisibility, it was nearly impossible to cut well, meaning she had a mop of hair that was probably as messy as Midoriya. Even if no one could see it, she could see it's messy outline, and it was just another thing that annoyed her about her body.

"Hmm…" Ms. Kagome studied her with her Quirk for a few moments, before removing her hand. "I have a theory. Do you know what happens if you focus a lot of light on yourself, like with a flashlight up close?"

Toru raised an eyebrow at the question. "The light tends to spread and reflect off my skin if there's too much in one spot. I've even tried to focus it, but I don't have that good control. I just turn into a giant disco ball usually."

Ms. Kagome nodded "I see. Now, I understand this is another odd request, but can I do that?"

"Do what?" Toru asked.

"Turn you into a disco ball, obviously!" Ms. Kagome replied cheerfully, putting on some sunglasses as she pulled out a heavy-duty flashlight. It was so large she needed two hands to hold it up.

"Alright, that's it!" Toru threw up her arms in annoyance. "Is there a reason for all of this? Or am I here for you to just run science experiments on?!"

"Trust me kiddo. There's a method to this madness." Ms. Kagome said. "Just give me a minute with this thing, and all will make sense."

Toru debated it for a minute, but eventually decided to just go with it. She doubted that the staff at U.A. would use their own students Quirks for amusement. And also, she was rather curious to see what would happen when she was hit with that oversized flashlight.

"Alright, lets get this over with." Toru held out her arm again.

"Got it." Ms. Kagome said as she stood up and pointed the giant light at the student's arm. "Now, I'm going to concentrate the light beam on your forearm for about a bit. Just let it reflect naturally and tell me if you feel uncomfortable at any point."

"Alright." Toru nodded, and suddenly the room filled with light.

The moment that Ms. Kagome had flicked the giant flashlight on, the room became near blinding. Fortunately, Toru's eyes were immune to any damaging effects due to their natural light reflecting abilities, but the room was still awash in a sea of white as the beam of light scattered all around the room. It must have been a really heavy-duty device, as it was shining impressively, even in the normally lit infirmary.

After about a minute of the light show, Ms. Kagome flicked off the device, and waited a moment for the scattered light to dim before removing her shades. "Alright, let's see if that did it."

"Did what-?!" Toru froze as she looked at her arm.

Not at where her arm should be, or where the light distorting around it was, but at her actual arm. A part of her forearm was visible, its pale skin floating in midair. It seemed to glitch for a moment, before fading back into invisibility with a slow shimmer. She stared at where her visible limb had been with mouth open wide for a while before addressing Ms. Kagome.

"W-What was that?!" She questioned frantically.

"It was your arm, obviously!" Ms. Kagome said, rather excited herself. "I assume you actually meant to ask, 'how was it visible'? I'll admit I wasn't expecting to prove my hypothesis so quickly."

"And that hypothesis being?" Toru asked impatiently.

"As previously stated, your Quirk works by your body manipulating light through it, allowing it to produce a perfect invisibility effect. That said, when a concentrated light hits you, it spreads and scatters instead of passing through you. I asked myself why that would be the cause and made a guess it was because your body could only handle passing so much light through you at once." Ms. Kagome sat back in her chair, rather obviously satisfied at her work. "And then I made another guess that if your body was exposed to too much light for long enough, it would simply… stop."

"You… overloaded my Quirk to the point that it couldn't manipulate light any further." Toru said with incredulity. "H-How did you even know that would work?!"

"I didn't. I did tell you it was a guess. Though it was an educated one." Ms. Kagome raised a hand, showing of the double-helix pattern on it again. "My Quirk gives a pretty good idea on how peoples bodies work."

"Wow…" Toru brought her arm back, rubbing with her other hand where she had been able to see it. She looked down at the spot, emotions spinning. "Ms. Kagome, please, can you do that again? I want to see more of myself, even just for a moment..."

"I can do you one better." Ms. Kagome replied. "How about I let you do it yourself?"

"What?!" Toru stared up at the woman in disbelief. "How?! Y-You're not messing with me, right?!"

"Of course not kid." Ms. Kagome said, a more somber expression passing on her face. "You see, my Quirk does a bit more than just let me analyze the body. It also allows me to change it a bit based of things I have knowledge of. That includes Quirks."

"Can you… make me visible?" Toru asked hopefully.

"Absolutely." The Nurse replied instantly. "The real question is how I should do it. Luckily for you, I happen to know of another light-based Quirk that could work well with yours."

"You're going to give me another Quirk?!" Toru said in disbelief.

"Heavens no!" Ms. Kagome waved off the claim dismissively. "More like… add a bit extra onto your own Quirk based off another. See, this Quirk I know of allowed the user to emit light from their body, much like yours passes it through. It was a passive effect like yours but could be dialed from nothing to near blinding. Now, if you were to be able to do that as well…"

"I could turn up my brightness until I become visible!" Toru quickly finished. "And if it was a passive effect, then I wouldn't even need to focus to maintain it!"

"That's the idea." Ms. Kagome nodded. "Now, I've already approved it with Nezu, so all we need is a quick call to your parents to get their approval, and then we can begin."

Toru suddenly froze. "Wait, the process won't, like, hurt or something, right?"

Ms. Kagome just chuckled. "Nope. You just need to lie still for a minute while my Quirk does its magic. So, about that parental approval?"

Toru had never grabbed her phone so fast before.

"Um… Bonjour?" Yuga knocked on the doors to the school's infirmary nervously. "You wished to talk to me, Oui?"

"Come in!" A female voice called out. He entered and sat on the bed across from the nurse inside as she introduced herself. "My name is Kagome Mirai. I'm the nurse here at U.A. High School."

"A pleasure." Yuga said politely with a bow, nerves still a bit high. "Is Mademoiselle Hagakure alright? I believe she stopped by earlier, correct?"

"Don't worry kid, she was perfectly fine." Ms. Kagome smirked slightly. "You'll get to see plenty of her tomorrow."

"Umm, okay?" Yuga raised an eyebrow on her emphasis.

"Sorry, you'll get it tomorrow." She shrugged. "Anyways, you're here so we can talk about you. In short, I helped look through your classes Quirks to help identify any medical issues you might run into during your lessons. I'll be frank, you caught my attention the most."

"I see." Yuga fiddled with the support belt covering his navel. If he was honest, his stomach was still cramping from his panicked firing during the lesson earlier.

"Let's see here…" The nurse grabbed a binder on her desk, opening it up and reading from it. "Quirk: Navel Laser. Allows its user to fire a light-based beam from where their belly button would regularly be located. Due to an unspecified birth defect, the Quirk can cause discomfort to the stomach when used excessively. This also requires the user to wear a support device to prevent uncontrollable 'leakage' of the beam. That all correct?"

"Oui." Yuga confirmed sadly. "It seems my Quirk is not quite a good match for my body."

"I imagine this is why it also came in so late?" she added, looking at the notes again. "You got it almost 4 years after your generations average discovery range."

"Y-Yes, that does make sense, I suppose." Yuga stuttered out.

The truth was, Yuga knew it was no birth defect. But he couldn't explain to this woman the truth of his Quirk. That it wasn't even his Quirk. That he got it because his parents made a deal with the devil. And that he had originally only applied to this school because they had told him that he was to act as a spy for said devil.

His parents had told him that they had not received any calls from that monster since they returned, but he was not willing to risk their lives. He also did want to be a Hero. He just prayed that he would be able to do it before that devil came crawling from whatever Hell he was currently in.

"So, it's a case of Quirk-Body Rejection Syndrome then?" Ms. Kagome put a hand to her chin, rubbing it. "That usually only happens when a body receives a body part that contains a Quirk Factor that doesn't fit with the body. It almost never happens in normal bodies, only transplanted parts. But that doesn't work obviously since you were born with your Quirk."

"T-That's right!" Yuga quickly agreed, feeling a bead of sweat form on his face. "Truly fascinant, don't you think?"

"Truly…" Ms. Kagome said as she sat back. "Well, no matter the reason, I called you here today to help you with your Quirk."

"Help?" Yuga tilted his head. "I already have my support belt, non?"

Ms. Kagome nodded but raised a hand to reveal a red double-helix pattern on it. "Yes, but I have a Quirk that lets me analyze and change genetic information. There's a good chance I may be able to identify or even fix your issue."

"Really? Just like that?" Yuga asked in disbelief.

"Well, I can look at your Quirk easy enough. I won't promise anything about fixing it yet." Kagome said, as she brought her hand up. "If you're fine with it, then just lie down on the bed there and raise your shirt."

Yuga thought about it for a moment, and decided there was no harm in following her instructions. If there really was a way to improve his Quirk, he would take it. And if she couldn't, then things would just remain the same, which was better than nothing. He lied back onto the bed he was sitting on and lifted his shirt to expose his stomach.

He closed his eyes to attempt to relax and felt Ms. Kagome's cold hand touch against her stomach, just above his navel belt. She spread her fingers out as her palm pressed against his chest and a tingling feeling spread out from it.

"Just let me know if you feel uncomfortable. I'm just looking, as well. I won't change anything without telling you." She let out a hum as the feeling spread around his body more. "Fascinating. The part of your body that holds the Naval Laser's Quirk Factor is barely connected to the rest of your body. Most Quirk's have plenty of secondary mutations across the body beyond just the 'main' ability. But for some reason, you have next to none. It's like if someone attached a limb but forgot to connect all the muscles to make it move properly."

Yuga let out a huff. If he was younger, he might have blamed his own Quirkless body for such a defect. But he was old enough now to suspect that the thing that gave him this Quirk did it poorly on purpose. Maybe they hoped his parents would beg him to remove it, or for another Quirk to fix it, all to make them further indebted to them.

"That said," Ms. Kagome interrupted his internal seething with an encouraging tone. "It appears that the genetic information for the secondary mutations is all still stored within the Quirk. It shouldn't be too hard for me to 'complete' the Quirks growth right now."

"Quoi?" Yuga's eyes shot open, tilting his head up in disbelief. "Can you… really do that?"

"Yep." Ms. Kagome affirmed. "You'd just need to lie back for a few minutes, and I can make your Quirk change to how it should be."

Yuga let out a shaking breath. There was a new feeling in his stomach now, but it wasn't from his Quirk. He lied back down and shut his eyes tightly. "Please. Please do it."

"Alright then. Try and relax kid." She put both hands on his stomach now, and he felt her Quirk reach deeper than before. He couldn't help but wriggle as it reached deep, and he felt his body change. She seemed to notice his discomfort, and suddenly spoke up. "Aoyama, can I tell you a story?"

"Le bien." Aoyama answered quietly, as he tried to remain still.

"You see, I used to be Quirkless." Kagome suddenly said. Yuga froze at the declaration, but she kept talking. "I tried helping people during the Rapture and ended up getting wrapped up with Deku's troubles fighting a bunch of Villains. I even ended up getting abducted by aliens at one point."

"You… were at I-Island and Area 51?" Yuga asked quietly, his eyes still shut tightly by him.

"Yeah. That wasn't even the craziest part." She said quietly, yet calmly. "See, during that whole debacle, I ran into this absolute monster of a man. Apparently, he had the ability to give and take Quirks."

Yuga nearly choked as he sucked in a breath. It couldn't be. Could it?

"Yeah, like those stupid internet rumours." Ms. Kagome said with an amused huff. "Turns out he's real. He's the one who gave me this Quirk. Of course, he also forced me against my will to do his bidding, so I wasn't exactly thrilled about it at the time."

They sat in silence for a minute before Yuga finally worked up the courage to speak. "What… What happened to that man?"

"Let's see…" She let out a hum. "He's probably floating somewhere in space, bored out of his mind."

"Again, Quoi?" Yuga said.

"Yeah, Deku kicked his butt so much he tried to literally fly away to another planet. Of course, Deku also blew up his ship, so he's likely about a year into a couple millennia trip to wherever in some dingy escape pod. Trust me kid, no one's going to see that asshole again." Yuga felt the cold feeling of Ms. Kagome's Quirk fade as she removed her hands. "There, all done."

Yuga took a moment to sit up and open his eyes. He reached his hand down to his stomach, noticing that the cramps were gone. He reached back to unclip his support belt, and when it was removed, he didn't feel the uncomfortable grip in his navel that would result in his 'leaks'. Lifting his shirt, he ran a finger over his belly button, not a sparkle of light coming out against his will.

"To give a brief summary of what I changed, I mainly added the secondary mutations that allowed for your body to deal with the force and release of the light. You shouldn't need the belt anymore to contain or focus the beams, though they might help still. The stomach cramps should be gone now too since you should be able to handle releasing your beam for longer periods of times. That said, you still have a limit, so don't go pushing yourself too far even if you can last longer now."

Yuga listened to the nurse as she explained all the new features of his Quirk. How it was meant to be. But it almost went in one ear and out the other after her story. He looked up t her and couldn't help but tear up slightly. As she got up and began to walk away, Yuga finally spoke up.

"Why did you tell all of me that?" he asked.

"That's a good question. The truth is, I'm not really supposed to talk about that stuff to others. Top secret, and all that." Ms. Kagome admitted, before turning back to look at him. "But something told me you needed to hear it."

Yuga finally began to cry. "I… think I did. Merci."

"Enjoy your Quirk, Aoyama." Ms. Kagome said as she left, with the first genuine smile he had seen on her since entering.

Kagome sat back as she finished cleaning up her office after a long day of work. She was satisfied with her accomplishments today. It was hard to imagine she was actually doing it.

When she had gone through the records for the new students, those two had been the ones that stood out to her the most. And when she went to Nezu for approval to use her Quirk on them, he had been more than happy to allow it.

Perhaps the fact that the principal of a high school had encourage gene modding of their students with glee was a red flag, but considering her own secret 'research', she was hardly one to judge.

Hagakure was the first one she noticed. It was clear she could not control her invisibility, and on top of that the support company hadn't done the bare minimum to support her! She was going to ensure a proper DNA-Coded costume was made for the poor girl.

But it was fun to test her Quirk. Not to mention mixing in that Quirk in order to improve it. Hagakure would probably have a heart attack if she realized that the Glowing Quirk she had received was THE first Quirk ever, at least in the textbooks.

Even All Might hadn't realized it, seeing no issue in giving up the Quirk in his stockpile to help one of his students.

She shouldn't have been surprised that All for One was petty enough to steal one of the most famous Quirks in existence. He probably did it for some petty reason too, like its owner being so popular pissed him off or something.

Honestly, she was hesitant to give it away as well, due to its historic value. Fortunately, Dr. Garaki had made a duplicate of it for just this reason, being one of many Quirks the mad scientist had kept enshrined within his vault. She could take it out and use it herself if she ever wished later.

For now, she was just happy to see the smile on that girl's face.

Aoyama was a surprise though. She hadn't thought too much about him at first but had planned on seeing if she could help him with his Quirk as well. It wasn't until Nezu looked at the boys file himself that the principal made some important discoveries.

Apparently, the support company that had provided Aoyama his belt was one owned by Reiji Shigaraki, one of the many identities used by All for One. It was the same one the bastard had used when she met him, in fact. This caused Nezu and her to look closer and come to some rather obvious conclusions.

Yuga Aoyama had been born Quirkless, and his parents had used their high-class connections to get in contact with the Demon Lord of Japan. All for One gave their boy a Quirk that barely worked, and then almost certainly used it as leverage against them. Nezu suspected that the poor boy was to be used as a spy to look for One for All and keep tabs on the up-and-coming Heroes.

Of course, All for One was fully gone, though the Aoyama family had no way to confirm it due to the secretive nature of the Alien Encounters that ended the Rapture. So Nezu had encouraged her to 'let slip' about what had happened, specifically about their blackmailer's unfortunate fate.

Kagome was more than happy to. The situation that the Aoyama's were in pissed her off to no end. A Quirk like All for One should be used for this exact purpose. To give Quirks to those who didn't have any. And what did that monster do? Give it to a child poorly on purpose and then blackmail the family for it!

Once her work was complete, there would never be a situation like the one Hagakure or the Aoyama's were in ever again. People would be free to edit, to change, to add or remove their Quirks as they see fit. If they were born with nothing, they can have whatever they want. And if what they were born with caused them strife, they could change or even remove it.

She still had a way to go though, so in the meantime, she was happy to just help these kids as she could herself.

The morning after his visit to the infirmary, Yuga walked to class with a spring in his step. He was incredibly early but could hardly care. He just couldn't sit still and nearly ran all the way to U.A. in his excitement.

The support belt that he usually was no longer on him, stuffed into some corner of his room. He no longer needed it. He was free!

His excited skipping and prancing down the hall were interrupted however as he bumped into a floating uniform.

"Oof!" A female voice said as the uniform was knocked to the ground.

"Desole, Hagakure!" Aoyama quickly apologized, holding out a hand for her. "I was so excited I failed to spot you."

"Its okay." The invisible girl said quite cheerfully as she took his and and was pulled up.

"I must say, you certainly sound excited." Yuga couldn't help but grin. "I do not mean to presume, Hagakure, but can I assume your visit with Madam Kagome was as enlightening as mine?"

"Probably. If you don't mind me asking though, what were you there for?" Hagakure asked.

"Alas, my Quirk has always been rather troublesome. It came in late, and never quite grew in properly. Madam Kagome was able to let it shine to its full potential though!" Aoyama said with a dramatic pose. "I don't even need my belt to guide my light anymore."

"Wow!" Hagakure exclaimed in amazement, (presumably) bringing her arms up to cheer. "That means you won't have those stomach aches anymore, right?"

"E-Err… Oui." Yuga affirmed somewhat embarrassingly. He quickly shook of the feeling as he looked to his classmate. "And what of yourself? Are you willing to share with moi?"

Hagakure seemed to fidget nervously in place for a few moments, before presumably standing tall. "Okay. It'll probably be easier if I show you. Just… please don't freak out or anything, okay?"

Before Yuga could ask what she had meant, the invisible girl suddenly began to shine. Her skin went from see through to shining white and got brighter and brighter until there was a flash of light. Yuga shielded his eyes, but when he lowered his arm to see, he felt he had been blinded again.

Where there used to be a floating uniform there was now a teenage girl. She had messy, shining green hair and eyes, and her pale skin glowed an almost ethereal light. The girl tried to straighten out her hair, before glancing at Aoyama nervously.

"So… how do I look?" the girl asked in Hagakure's voice.

Yuga could only stare, mouth agape at the sight before him. The way the light seemed to glitter across her skin. She was glowing, shining, sparkling… twinkling.

"Belle." He eventually stated in awe. "You are simply beautiful."

"Huh?!" Hagakure staggered back at the compliment. "C-C'mon… you're just saying that-"

"Non!" Yuga insisted, taking her hands in his own. "You look dashing! The way the light shines around you, I was blinded by your beauty before I even saw you!"

"I think that was just my Quirk." Hagakure said with a chuckle, which puttered off nervously. "Do you… really think that I'm beautiful? I've never even seen what I look like before today. How can I be as amazing as you say I am?"

"Because that's who you are!" Yuga insisted. "Even before I could see you, you shined like a star with your warmth and determination. You were always dazzling, Hagakure. I did not need to lay my eyes on you to know that."

"Oh…" Hagakure's face suddenly began to shine a red glow as her cheeks flushed.

"Hagakure? Are you alright?" He quickly asked.

"Huh? Oh!" She suddenly panicked as she let go off Yuga's hands and turned invisible suddenly with a shimmer, and her invisible form seemed to squirm.

"Hagakure?" He questioned again.

"Toru." She finally responded again. "Y-You can just call me Toru."

"Ah, of course! Whatever you wish, belle." He said with a polite bow. "Then feel free to call me Yuga, if you so desire."

"Okay then, Yuga." Toru replied, as one of her hands suddenly appeared in a shimmering light and was held out to him. "Do you want to walk to class together?"

"Oui!" Yuga said happily, taking the glowing hand in his own. "Between the two of us, I believe we might be able to outshine even All Might!"

Next Chapter: Katsuki Bakugo & Momo Yaoyorozu & Mei Hatsume

A/N: See! Told you nothing nefarious was going to happen!

Yes, Kagome has done a lot of morally questionable things, but her end goal IS to allow others to have whatever Quirks they want. The two student's situations would be something that Kagome would want to help fix. That said, she totally learnt HOW to do what she did in this chapter by testing on more... morally bankrupt subjects.

But all's well that end's well, and it's nice to see the two members of 1-A with the biggest downsides to their Quirks be resolved. Next chapter will mainly be about Momo and Mei, but Bakugo will be there for most of the chapter, so I put him in the title as well. Get ready for lots of Support Equipment and Costume discussion.