Well, Hello there again.
This time we have the seventeenth chapter of the story.
Nothing more to say let's dive right in.
Disclaimer: I don't own any character everything belongs to Kohei Horikoshi.
"Hello" – People Talking
"Cool" – People Thinking
- *Hello* - Talking through the radio
"I am here" - All Might/Machine/Dark Shadow Speaking.
"He is the one" – All Might/Dark Shadow Thinking.
Chapter 18.
Hero names and surprises.
Two days have passed since the sports festival. Yamikumo and Kinoko were in the train heading to the UA but then someone recognized Yamikumo.
- "Excuse me"- Said the person drawing not only Yamikumo's attention but the rest of the people in the train as well. – "You are Atanagi-kun. From the hero course!"-
- "Awesome!"-
- "You were the first place!"-
- "That fight was awesome!"-
- "Wait, the girl next to him isn't Komori-san? The one that came in third place?"-
- "Double awesome!"-
Luckily, the train arrived at their station.
- "Sorry but we need to go."- Said Kinoko while the duo stepped out of the train and made their way to UA.
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By the time they arrived at the classroom there were only Momo and Todoroki, like usual, but a few minutes later the rest of their classmates arrived.
- "The people were cheering to me in the way here!" –
- "Me too. Some people were watching me. I was nervous!"
- "Me too!"-
Yamikumo wasn't paying attention to his classmates' conversations. But then he saw Iida enter the room. He quickly stood up and went straight to Iida who was being followed by Izumi.
- "Iida… I heard what happened to your brother. I know I'm not the most sociable person. But if you want to talk about it, I'm here."- Said Yamikumo.
- "I appreciate the gesture, Atanagi-kun but, as I already told Midoriya-san, everything is okay, sorry for worrying you."- Answered Iida before leaving to his seat.
- "He was lying."- Said Kinoko in a worried tone.
- "Yes. But if he doesn't want to talk about it, there nothing we can do. I just hope he doesn't do anything stupid."-Said Yamikumo while returning to his seat. – "Like try to face Stain by himself. No, Iida is smart enough."-
A few minutes later Aizawa arrived, this time without all the bandages he had.
- "Good morning"- Said Aizawa in his usual tired tone. – "Today we will have a special heroic class. But before of that I have an announcement to do"- Before he could continue, he saw Iida raising his hand. – "Yes, Iida?"-
- "I notice that there is an extra seat in this classroom. There must be a mistake"-
- "There is no mistake. This is part of the announcement I had. I'll do it quick. From now on… you will be having a new classmate."- Said Aizawa.
- "WHAT!?"- Everyone was surprised by this. Except for Yamikumo, Todoroki, who just raised an eyebrow, and Bakugo, who didn't care.
- "Well kind of. You can come in."- Said Aizawa, when he finished the door opened and a person stood in front of the class.
- "Him?"- Thought Izumi.
- "Interesting"- Thought Yamikumo.
- "Some of you already know him, but I still introduce you to Hitoshi Shinso. He will be joining you in exclusive hero course activities."-
- "Wait. Does that mean one of us will be expelled ?!"- Asked Sero making everyone worried.
- "No. In the rules it was never said that if someone enters the heroe course, another should be expelled or removed from it. That only applied if any of you did not meet expectations at the sports festival."- Said Aizawa, calming everyone.
- "Wait, you said that he is almost our classmate."- Said Mina.
- "Well, Shinso managed to stand out at the sports festival. The principal decided to put him to the test. He still part of the general studies, so he will be taking his regular classes with that group, but when it's time for any hero lesson he will be joining either class a or b for that activity, if he manages to meet the expectations, from the second year he will be joining the hero course, either class a or b, permanently, if not, he will be returned to general studies. Since this is a hero lesson, he will be joining us today. Any questions?" -No one said anything. – "Good. Shinso, go and take a seat." – Shinso took a seat, he was completely nervous.
- "Continuing with today's class... Today you must think and choose your hero names."- Everyone got excited about this. – "This is related to those who were selected by the professionals, after the sports festival several of you received offers to do your practices with a hero. Next I will show you the selected ones."- Said Aizawa to then present the offers.
Yamikumo Atanagi: 5201.
Katsuki Bakugo: 4250.
Izumi Midoriya: 3556.
Shoto Todoroki: 3027.
Kinoko Komori: 1503.
Fumikage Tokoyami: 360
Tenya Iida: 301.
Denki Kaminari: 272.
Momo Yaoyorozu: 108.
Eijiro Kirishima: 68.
Ochako Uraraka: 20.
Hanta Sero: 14.
Hitoshi Shinso: 5.
Everyone was surprised by the difference, but the most surprised from everyone was Shinso, he didn't expect to have some offers.
- "Usually the offers are more even, but this year the attention was taken by these five."-
- "I can see almost everyone, but didn't Todoroki was eliminated at the first round?"- Asked Kaminari.
- "Probably because of my father. "- Said Todoroki.
- "For those who have not received offers, do not worry, I will provide you with a list of various heroes who agreed to accept some students for their internships."- Said Aizawa. – "Although your names are provisional, think of a suitable one..."-
- "If not, you paid for it later."- Said Midnight interrupting Aizawa.
- "Right, Midnight will help you evaluate your names. I cannot do that."- Said Aizawa while remembering when he chose his hero name, to be more exact, Present Mic chose his name for him.
- "My hero name."- Thought Izumi.
- "My hero name, huh? I never thought about it."- Thought Yamikumo.
Fifteen minutes later.
- "OK, let's start. What already has your name, come and expose it."- Said Midnight.
- "I'll go first."- Said Aoyama while standing in front of everyone. – "I'll be, the shiny hero, I can not Stop Twinkling." – He said while everyone got sweat drops.
- "Well… If you remove the "I" and change the "Can Not" to "Can't", it would be better."- Said Midnight.
- "My turn!"- Said Mina while stepping in front of everyone. – "I'll be, Alien Queen!"-
- "Are you trying to be like that acid blood thing!? I would use another name."- Said Midnight.
- "I don't care. I want this name."- Said Mina. Just because she had that name and released acid from her body, it didn't mean that she was going to be like the Alien in the movie. (AN: What can I say, I like that name, so I decided to make it her hero name.)
And so, several began to show their hero names. (AN: You already know those names, so why show them, right? #Lazy).
It was Shinso's turn to show his name. – "I'll be… The mental hero. Brainstorm."- He said in a nervous tone.
- "Nice!"- That was Midnight opinion. – "We only need to check the names of Bakugo-kun, Iida-kun, Atanagi-kun and Midoriya-san."-
Yamikumo was staring at his board, he never thought about a hero name. – "I need a name, I don't want to call me Headhunter, it doesn't feel right."- After this thought a memory flashed through his mind.
Flashback
A few weeks before the Riverdale Incident.
- "Fireheart!"- Said Zack in an excited tone.
Yamikumo stopped reading. - "What?"- He asked.
- "You know. My hero name. It will be Fireheart!"-
- "Why? You have nothing to do with fire."-
- "My heart. My heart is as hot and bright as fire. With it I will illuminate the darkness within people's hearts."-
- "If you say so…"- Said Yamikumo while returning to his reading.
Flashback end.
Yamikumo smiled at this memory, he then decided.
Iida showed his name, he chose to use his personal name "Tenya".
- "I'll go next."- Said Yamikumo while standing in front of everyone. – "I'll be The Pyrokinesis Hero: Fireheart."-
- "I like it. But I have the weird feeling to ask, why?"- Said Midnight.
After thinking a few seconds, Yamikumo answered. - "My heart is as hot and bright as fire. With it I will illuminate the darkness within people's hearts."- He said with a slight smile in his face.
- "I love it!"-
Finally, Izumi choose "Deku" as her hero name while Bakugo… let's say that his name was still on the making.
- "You have until weekend to decide." – Said Aizawa ending the class.
- "This is too much."- Said Kinoko while watching her list of offers.
- "I know. It will take me an eternity to decide"- Said Izumi.
- "Did you already decided Yaoyorozu?" – asked Jirou to her friend.
- "Yes. I'll go with Uwabami."- She answered.
- "If I, were you. I wouldn't choose her."- Said Yamikumo calling her attention.
- "Why? She is the best offer I have."-
- "That it is the best offer does not mean that it is the ideal one. Look, Uwabami is ... special, I'm not saying she's a bad hero, but I don't think you'll learn much from her."- He then grabbed Momo's offers. – "Here, I recommend you, to go with her."- He said signaling an offer.
- "The rabbit hero. Mirko?"-
- "She might be a relative new hero, but she is rising through the ranks quickly, I have no doubt that you will learn a lot from her."-
- "I see. Where do you know her from?"-
- "I… saw her in action once."- He said while subconsciously feeling a slight pain in his right arm. – "Besides having fought her once. But I better not say that."-
- "I see. I guess I'll take your suggestion. Thanks"-
Yamikumo just nodded and returned to his seat.
- "Well, there is that. What about you Ochako-chan?"- Asked Mina.
- "I'll go with Gunhead. I have an offer from him."-
- "I thought you wanted to be a hero like Thirteen."-
- "Yes, But the fight against Bakugo opened my eyes. If I just focus on what I already know, I'll stay behind"-
Yamikumo smiled at his friend, then returned to his offers. – "Let's see… Endeavor would be a great choice, I can improve my fire with him and besides, I use one of his moves like mine… Best Jeanist might be an interesting choice, I can learn a lot of new stuff with him… what else I have… Ryukyu, Fat Gum, Hawks… wait, this name…"- He stopped his thought when he spotted a specific name.
Sir Nighteye.
That name brought him an interesting memory.
Flashback.
A few weeks after meeting All Might.
Yamikumo was sitting in the park near his house. He was admiring the peace and quiet of the day. Suddenly a person sat next to him. He looked normal, just that he had a centipede instead of his head.
- "We have a nice weather today."- Said the man.
- "…Yeah."- He said while secretly grabbing his katana, which was hidden.
- "…Look, I'm not really good with this. So, I'll just say it."- Said the man. – "I'm here to deliver a message for you. Atanagi-san. Someone is really interested in you."-
- "He is not the first one."- Said Yamikumo while preparing to fight.
- "You don't have to worry. This message is from a hero."-
This made Yamikumo relax a little. But he still was ready for a fight. – "Okay… I'm listening."-
- "I can't say much. He wants you to remember these words. Sir Nighteye."-
- "Sir Nighteye? I don't understand."-
- "You don't have to. When the time comes, you will."- The man said to then stand up. – "Remember, Sir Nighteye."- The man then left.
- "My life is getting weirder every day."- Yamikumo thought.
Flashback end.
- "Yami-kun!"- Kinoko snapped him out of his thoughts." – "Is someone in there?"-
- "Sorry. I was… thinking about the offers I have"-
- "I feel you. Anyway, time for lunch, let's go."-
- "Sure."- Said Yamikumo, he than saw his offer list. – "Sir Nighteye, huh? I guess it's worth giving it a try." –
When the group was about to leave to the cafeteria, All Might appeared from nowhere.
- "I'm here! Standing in a weird position!"-
- "A-All Might? What are you doing here?"- Asked Izumi.
- "You have some extra offers Young Midoriya, so I need you to come with me so I can give them to you. Also, Young Atanagi you also have some extra offers, so I need both of you to come with me."-
- "S-sure/I guess."- They both said.
- "We'll save you a place at the table. What do you want?"- Asked Mina.
- "Katsudon"- They both said at the unison.
- "O-okay."-
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- "I'll be quick Young Midoriya, you have another offer, but this one is quite special, He's name is Gran Torino."- At this moment, All Might started trembling. – "He was a teacher here, but only for a year. Besides being my teacher. He also knows about One for All, maybe that's why he selected you."- At this moment, All Might was shaking in fear.
- "I-I see. I guess I'll go with him, he can help me with the One for All."- Said Izumi, but her thoughts were different. – "All Might his shaking in fear. Who is this guy?"-
- "That's interesting but, why am I here?"- Asked Yamikumo.
- "Since this is related to One for All I thought that you should know."-
- "Fair enough. At least you used a good excuse this time."- Said Yamikumo. – "If that's all, I guess we should get going, the Katsudon isn't going to being eaten by itself."-
- "Y-Yes."- Izumi said while following Yamikumo.
- "W-wait, Atanagi-kun, this wasn't exactly an excuse, there are some extra offers for you."-
- "I see. Doesn't matter, I already decided where to go."- After this, Yamikumo and Izumi left.
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At the cafeteria.
This was a weird scene, all of Yamikumo and Izumi's friends where watching the duo eat their food with weird faces. You see, everything was normal, when the duo arrived, they seated beside each other, grabbed their food, and started eating, this is when everything turned to be weird. It wasn't the fact that they asked the same thing to eat, or that they seated besides each other. No. The problem was that they were eating the food at the exact time, with a perfect coordination. The two of them would take a piece of food, put it in their mouths, chew it, and swallow it at the exact same time.
Noticing the stares, Yamikumo asked. – "What?"-
- "Nothing, it's just that…"- Said Uraraka, trying to find a way to explain this.
- "Now that you are eating, we just realized that you two look quite alike."- Said Kaminari.
- "What are you talking about?"- Asked Izumi in a confused tone.
- "Don't you see it? Midori, Atanagi-kun and you share a lot of similarities. Your hair has a similar color, maybe he has a slight darker tone and different hairstyle but still."- Said Mina.
- "Yes. Besides that, you both have the same marks on your cheeks, although Yami-kun only has them on his left cheek."- Said Kinoko.
- "And you both have the same facial shape, only that Atanagi-kun has a more mature appearance, in addition to all his scars that make it difficult to observe the similarities between you. Are you sure you aren't related?"- Said Uraraka.
- "If only you knew."- Thought Yamikumo. – "I think you are overthinking this."-
- "Whatever dude. Anyways, Kinoko-chan, Ochako-chan, Midori, I need to talk with you at the end of the school."- Said Mina.
- "Okay/Sure/Y-yes."- Said the girls.
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Outside the school.
After the school ends.
Uraraka, Kinoko and Izumi reunited with Mina outside the school, for they surprise, there was Momo, Jirou, and Tsuyu as well.
- "Good. Everyone is here."- Said Mina. – "I wanted to talk with you about an important topic."-
- "And what's that topic?"- Asked Momo.
- "As you know, we are only seven girls against the 13 boys in our class. That's why I thought we should have a girls' night out. To get to know each other. I was thinking and, in the end, I thought that the best thing would be a sleepover."- Said Mina.
- "Oh, I like that idea. Count me in."- Said Uraraka.
- "Me too"- Kinoko said.
- "I see what you are trying to do, and I like that idea."- Said Momo.
- "Sure."- Said Jirou.
- "I also like to join."- Said Tsuyu.
- "T-that's a great idea. I'm in too"- Said Izumi.
- "Nice. It's settled then. I already asked my parents and they said that you can come to my house. How about tomorrow?"-
After agreeing, the girls decided that tomorrow they would meet at Mina's house for a girls' sleepover.
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Next day.
Nighttime.
- "I'm leaving mom, see you tomorrow."- Said Izumi to her mother while exiting her home, she had a small luggage in which she has her clothes and school uniform. The girls decided that they would go to school together tomorrow.
- "Okay honey, be careful and have fun. I am so happy that you have meetings with your friends."- Said Inko.
Izumi just smiled at her mother and headed towards Mina's house. Unknown to the two of them, a figure was watching this from the roof of the building in front of theirs. It was Yamikumo, he was waiting for Izumi to leave so he could talk to Inko, he wanted to talk to Inko first and depending on how everything turns out, he will talk to Izumi.
Once Izumi left, Yamikumo used his telekinesis to levitate to the door of the Midoriya residence. He hesitated for a few moments, he wasn't sure about doing this, but he knew that sooner or later he would have to face this.
After a few minutes he knocked the door.
Inko opened the door and was surprised by who knocked the door. – "Atanagi-kun. What are you doing here? If you are looking for Izumi, she isn't here."-
- "Yes, I know. I'm actually looking for you. I think we have to talk about something."- Answered Yamikumo.
Inko was about to ask, but then she saw Yamikumo take something out of your pocket and showing it to her. It was a paper and when she saw the content she was speechless. The papers were Yamikumo adoption papers. - "I-Izuku…"-
- "I think we need to talk."- Said Yamikumo.
After this, Inko let Yamikumo enter the house, he took a seat at the dining table.
- "Do you want something to drink?"- Asked Inko.
- "Do you have chamomile tea?"-
After Inko prepared the drinks, she sat down in front of Yamikumo. The atmosphere was uncomfortable and tense, silence was predominant until…
- "So… I don't know what to say."- Said Inko.
- "If you don't know what to say, then answer me… Why? What happened? What were your reasons for doing it? I need to know."- Said Yamikumo.
- "I guess it's fair. Before you two were born, Hisashi, my husband, earned enough for us both to have a good life, yet we still wanted to have a child. We could afford to have a child; the money was enough but fair. The news that we would have twins made our hearts very happy at first."- A small smile appears on Inko's face to quickly disappear. - "However, Hisashi was not earning enough to support two children and give them a good life. I had to make one of the most painful decisions of my entire life. In the end, it was you who we decided to adopt. A couple of years later Hiashi got a job abroad and started to earn more, however, the last I heard from you was that you were adopted by another family, after that I never heard from you again, until now. I wanted you to have a good life and a family that would love you and give you the life that I couldn't."- She started crying. - "I am a terrible mother"-
Instinctively, Yamikumo got up from his seat and gave Inko a hug. – "You are not. You did that thinking about the best for your children. If it makes you feel better, I forgive you."- Yamikumo said and then broke the hug. – "To be honest, I am somewhat relieved. For a moment I thought you didn't want me or something like that, knowing the truth is something ... reassuring."-
This calmed Inko a bit. At that moment she looked at Yamikumo's face, his scars to be more exact, she had seen them before, but now that she knows who he is, she couldn't help but worry. – "Y-Your face… What happened?"-
- "I guess you deserve to know… Have you ever heard about the Riverdale Incident?"- Asked Yamikumo. At that, Inko could only open his eyes in surprise and concern. – "Well, I was the kid that survived that Incident."-
- "I guess you went back to the orphanage and another family adopted you, right?"- Asked.
- "Well… I kind of escape the orphanage, a few days later I found by Kenji and Akane Atanagi, they raised me all this time. As a gratitude, I started using their last name as mine. You could say they adopted me in a certain way."-
- "I see… I'm so sorry. If I hadn't done what I did, that would never have happened to you." –
- "You don't have to apologize. You did it thinking about the best for everyone. You would never have guessed that that would have happened."-
- "Even so..."-
- "It's enough. Do not continue to torment yourself by what happened. The past is something that we can no longer change. The only thing we can do is move on and ensure that the future is what we want."- Said Yamikumo.
- "Y-You are right. What are we going to do?"-
- "It takes more than a single conversation to fix everything. Still, I think we managed to solve the most important one. It's already a little late. I will come another day to continue talking. If you agree, of course."-
- "I-I would love that. But, what about Izumi? She deserves to know."- Said Inko.
- "I know but, for now, until we fix everything, it would be best to keep this between us."- Said Yamikumo.
- "Okay… I'll be waiting then."-
- "Thanks. I should go. See you another day… Inko-san. Thanks for the tea."- Said Yamikumo before leaving.
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Mina's House.
- "In the end, Kaminari finished with his food on his hair... somehow."- When Mina finished her story, all the girls started laughing.
- "Kinoko-chan, I was wondering something, is there something between you and Atanagi?"- Asked Tsuyu. This question made Kinoko blush.
- "W-What? Why the question so suddenly?"-
- "Simple curiosity, I always see you two quite together."-
- "You two always come to school together"- Added Momo.
- "And when we leave, he always carries your things."- Added Mina.
- "We are only friends! Also, when did this turn into an interrogation?"- Kinoko said while covering her face with her hands.
After continuing to talk about different topics, it was time to sleep, all were asleep, except for one of them. Izumi still couldn't sleep; she wasn't used to this.
- "Maybe a little water will help me."- Izumi thought as she headed to the kitchen to get a glass of water, without her knowing that someone else was awake.
After taking some water, Izumi was about to return but a voice interrupted her.
- "Can't sleep, huh?"- It was Mina.
- "Yeah... I'm not used to this, you see... it's the first time I've ever done something like this."- Said Izumi.
- "Why? You never did something like this with friends from school?"- Asked Mina.
- "No ... I never had friends before UA"- Said Izumi in a sad tone.
- "What? Weren't you friends with Bakugo?"-
- "We were friends. But everything changed when ..."- She hesitated for a second. – "When I was diagnosed as Quirkless."-
- "W-What?! But you have a quirk!"- Said a surprised Mina.
- "Y-yes. It's complicated… Look, I'll tell you but please, don't say this to anyone. only one other person knows about this, apart from my mother and now you."- Said Izumi.
- "Okay."-
Both girls seated in the sofa.
- "It is somewhat complicated, so I will try to be as brief as possible. You see, I always had a quirk since I was 4 years old, what happens is that it was too powerful for my 4-year-old body, you saw how it hurt me, now imagine that in a 4-year-old body."- She started. – "Hence, my quirk stayed asleep, so to speak, until my body was strong enough to at least hold the power."- She then looked at the floor. – "My quirk woke up in the entrance exam. If it hadn't been for that, I wouldn't have joined the UA. For a long time, I was quirkless and many people began to bully me about it, and nobody wanted to be friends with me."- She was going to continue but suddenly, two arms hugged her, it was Mina.
– "Enough, I don't want to hear about that anymore. I don't care if you are quirkless or not, you are my friend, and I will make sure you experience everything you missed."- Mina said with tears in her eyes.
Izumi returned the hug with tears in her eyes. – "Thank you."- She whispered.
After a few minutes, they parted the hug. – "To increase our friendship, call me Mina from now on."- Said Mina with a smile in her face, but with some tears still in her eyes.
- "O-Okay, M-Mina"- Said Izumi with a slight blush.
- "Very well. I think I should also call you Izumi from now on."-
- "N-No. P-Please, keep calling me Midori, I like that nickname, I think is cute."- Izumi said, her blush growing stronger.
Unknowingly, this made Mina blush a bit, only that her blush was purple rather than red. – "O-Okay… Midori. I think it would be better if we go back with the others."-
After this conversation both girls returned with the others.
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The day of practices.
Train station.
- "You all brought your suits, right?"- Asked Aizawa. – "Remember that for now it is forbidden to wear your suits in public. But don't lose them either. Do not misbehave either! Now go!"-
Iida was about to get on his train, but was stopped by Izumi, who was followed by the rest of their friends. – "Iida-kun… If at any time you need something, please let us know. We are friends, right?"-
Iida walked around with a smile on his face. - "Yes, I will."- After that, he turned around and got on his train.
- "Another lie and another fake smile?" - Kinoko asked whispering to Yamikumo.
- "Yes"- It was the only thing Yamikumo said to later say goodbye and get on his train.
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Sir Nighteye's agency.
- "So here I am. There goes nothing."- Thought Yamikumo while entering the building. Upon entering he found a familiar face, or rather, a known centipede.
The man noticed him. - "Oh, it's you. I'm glad you remembered. Follow that corridor, Sir is waiting for you. By the way, my name is centipeder"- Said the Centipede man.
- "Thanks."- Said Yamikumo, then he follower de corridor to the door. Once he reached Sir Nighteye's office, he took a breath and opened the door.
To be continued.
Author Notes:
So yeah. Here we are.
I hope you like it.
Now for the results for the poll.
The winner is Mina Ashido with a total of 8 votes.
This chapter should have come out several days ago, but I had some small problems, and I couldn't finish it until now.
Finally, this may be the last chapter until January, I am going to visit my family and I have to travel. I'm going to take my laptop with me, I'll try to at least upload one more chapter, but I don't promise anything.
In case this is the last chapter of the year, I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas (if you celebrate it, of course) and a Happy New Year.
Nothing more to say I hope you like it.
As always feel free to leave any comment, review, suggestion, or question about the story, of course always with respect.
So yeah. That's all for now.
Bye Bye.