Hi I want to get some things out of the way first, I saw a comment about Cindy Moon and yes I have a plan for her, she will be a huge part of the story, as you can tell I'm basing this story on the game so I'm planning on her taking Mary Jane and Miles place, so let me know if you dig that or not
Also, this story isn't abandoned I was just tied up with other stories, school, and a personal project of mine, so I'm sorry this took too long
And finally please don't put spam in the comments, it would be nice if you don't anyway enjoy the new chapter.
Hi. I feel like I owe you an explanation of why this took so long. First I let it drag for personal reasons. But as soon as that was done MHA started its final arc on the manga and it was nearing its end. So I wanted to see it to get a feeling of where to take my story. But the more I read the more bored and out of it I became. I won't get to spoilers for those who just watch the anime. But I hated it. I didn't like the direction that it took and I haven't seen such an awful ending in a while. So much that it almost killed my enjoyment of writing this story.
I was ready to just give up on the story but I'm too attached to it. And I figured I could tell my ending. And try and improve upon the cannon story.
I'm sorry I took too long and I hope that doesn't happen again
With that being said enjoy the chapter
Chapter 9
Numbness, that's the best description of what Kirishima was feeling right now. He was used to it, with all his quirk training he had gotten used to getting knocked out. But this was different.
Maybe it was the bitter taste of defeat or the fact that he didn't see the hit coming but he felt like his world was rattled and just off
Then he started hearing a soft concerned voice calling him out and he started blinking into consciousness
He opened his eyes and saw Izuku in front of him with his facemask down and looking at Kirishima in concern
"Kirishima? Can you hear me? How many fingers can you see?" Izuku asked as he put three fingers up Kirishima blinked
"Three, ugh," Kirishima said as he held his head in pain as a headache invaded his system
"Easy, I think you don't have a concussion but don't overextend yourself," Izuku said "Take a breather I'm gonna check on Sero," Izuku said as he walked to Sero and took Sero's helmet off and put him in a resting position while taking the webs off Sero
"What happened?" Kirishima asked blinking and looking around with a headache still present on his head
"The exercise just ended. You didn't stay down long that's a good sign," Izuku said as he walked to Kirishima "You leaned forward and I managed to connect more than I intended to. I'm sorry," Izuku said as he kneeled with his two legs on the ground in front of Kirishima
"I'm sorry Kirishima," Izuku said bowing his head and making sure it touched the ground
"What?" Kirishima asked in confusion as Izuku kept bowing
"The things I said to rile you up. They were mean and hurtful, I'm sorry I took it too far," Izuku said apologetically again
"What? No, Izuku it's fine I understand why you did it. You don't have to apologize," Kirishima said as he moved forward "You riled me up and I took the bait, that's on me. Come on lift your head," Kirishima said and Izuku looked up
"Are you sure? I know that talking shit about someone's abilities is very hurtful. I'd totally understand if you were to be mad at me," Izuku said and Kirishima gave him a smile
"Yeah that's true but you spoke true also. I haven't been training for long, and that's on me," Kirishima said as Izuku tilted his head in curiosity "Besides a villain may try that too. It's better if I learn how not to be riled up as fast as I can, thank you for that Izuku," Kirishima said bowing his head a little and Izuku gave him a small smile
"Well said young Kirishima," All-Might said entering the room and making the two teens look back in confusion "Only when we face adversity it's then when we know the limits of our potential. And now that you find them you can go Plus-Ultra and break those limits," All-Might said with a big smile and Kirishima smirked proudly at himself
Izuku patted Kirishima's arm in support with a small smile on his face. Then they heard a groan and looked there as they saw Sero walking up and holding his head "What happened?" Sero said looking around and saw All-Might there "Aw man, we lost didn't we?" Sero asked and Kirishima nodded and gave him a small sad smile
"So, without any further ado. I present you the MVP of this match, Izuku Midoriya!" All-Might said as Izuku smiled behind his mask "Anyone care to tell me why?" All-Might asked the class and quickly Momo's hand shot up
"Yes young Yaoyorozu," All-Might said almost automatically having gotten used to the girl's eagerness. Momo nodded her head and took a deep breath in before going into her mini-speech
"While there are some things I disagree with Izuku's process mainly the fact that he chose that building as a lookout spot," Momo said and Izuku smiled sheepishly "He also prepared well against his opponents. And even though he was basically in a handicap match he managed to make his opponents let their guards down. He had a plan for everything and managed to deliver with it, that's why," Momo said and All-Might nodded pleased with the young girl's answer
"Well said young Yaoyorozu. Also, let's not underestimate the plan of young Sero and Young Kirishima. They knew their flaws and strengths and came up with the best plan they could think of at the moment, they did a good job," All-Might said as Sero and Kirishima smiled proudly
"You all have done spectacularly. Now you have started learning your limits, now it's up to you to break them. Always remember to Go Far Plus Ultra!" All-Might said as he rushed word and with a cloud of smoke he disappeared from the room
The students coughed a little as the smoke cleared out and then they heard a clearing of throat and saw Nedzu looking at them
"That idiot still has some learning to do," Nedzu mumbled to himself "Go and change in the lockers and return to your dorms. Classes are done for today, well done all of you," Nedzu said as the students smiled and nodded
Nedzu then turned back and started looking at the computer as he downloaded the footage of the exercise and sent it to Aizawa for review
"You didn't have to stay Izuku," Nedzu said without looking back as Izuku was standing there looking at Nedzu's back
"Well I got the feeling you wanted to talk to me," Izuku said and then crossed his arms "Sorry for hacking the systems," Izuku said and Nedzu looked back
"No, you're not." Nedzu said and he wasn't surprised by the small smirk that appeared on the grenheaded teen "Don't worry about it, I knew you would've done it sooner or later anyway," Nedzu said "So, what do you think about your classmates?" Nedzu asked and Izuku hummed in deep thought
"I think there's promise in this class. Everyone has an open mind and they clearly worked for this. You did well selecting them," Izuku said and Nedzu snorted in amusement
"Aizawa might disagree," Nedzu said "I saw what you did with the girls, showing them your journal and all. I thought you wanted to keep it hidden," Nedzu said a bit curios as Izuku shrugged his shoulders
"I wanted to, but then an annoying voice told me not to hold back and help this class," Izuku said as Nedzu let out a snort then Izuku let out a sigh before changing the topic "Seems I got my answer. He doesn't remember me does he?" Izuku said and Nedzu sighed and nodded its head. Izuku grew a bit frustrated but he managed to calm himself down
"I'm sorry Izuku," Nedzu said and Izuku gave him a small smile and shook his head telling the principal not to worry
"Nah don't be. I kind of expect it," Izuku said and then frowned in deep thought "Tell him to take a break between the three hours he's able to be in that form. If he pushes it constantly it will only strain him. But if he takes breaks he will able to continue longer," Izuku said. He may not like the man but he still was aiming to be a good hero. Nd heroes helped no matter what
"I'll try but he has a habit of not listening to advice," Nedzu said "Reminds me of someone I know," Nedxu said cheekily. Izuku snorted sarcastically and amused
"No need for that," Izuku said amused "I should get going, thanks again for the city," Izuku said turning back and Nedzu smiled at the teen and offered no further comment
Izuku walked down the building he was in and once he got down he saw someone waiting for him there
He narrowed his eyes once he noticed who it was and he saw Bakugo standing there with narrowed eyes "Bakugo," Izuku said cordially as the blond teen looked up anger in his eyes
"How?" Bakugo asked as Izuku let out a sigh. There was no need for him to say it as both of them knew he was asking how Izuku got his powers.
"Do you want to know? Does it even matter to you?" Izuku asked sarcastically
"No, it doesn't. What matters is that I lost," Bakugo said and Izuku put his hands in his pockets "Me, I couldn't stop that round cheeks girl from taking the bomb. I couldn't do anything, this is so fucking pathetic," Bakugo said with tightened irritated fist and Izuku look straight at him a bit angry. One little setback and that was all it took for Bakugo to be like this. Nah, he didn't get to act like this after all those years.
"Bakugo I know you're many things but dumb isn't one of them. You didn't think the path to be at the top would be that easy or did you?" Izuku said and Bakugo looked down in frustration and his fists tightened themselves even more
"Look Bakugo back then in Aldera you were told you were great and that nothing could stand in your way. But the truth is that they set you up for failure," Izuku said "The path you want for yourself is one filled with minefields, blood, and hardships. You got a taste of that here, is up to you now," Izuku said and Bakugo's eyes narrowed in confusion
"Why are you helping me? After all we have been through?" Bakugo said and Izuku hummed
"You know that I don't like you, I think a little part of me despises you. But even after all of that, I still think you can become a great hero. And I don't like to be proven wrong," Izuku said. And while it may be true he also didn't want Bakugo to give up this easily. If the whole torment he got from him all these were to mean something then both of them needed to get what they wanted.
Bakugo let out a snort and looked up straight at Izuku's eyes "Next time I won't lose," He said and then started walking away as Izuku narrowed his eyes and tried to get his anger down
Izuku kept glaring at where Bakugo was going and then he let out a sigh and looked forward "You know that eavesdropping is wrong right Toru?" Izuku said and behind him, Toru came out putting her gloves back on
"I'm sorry, I was waiting for you and then you both started talking and I just couldn't move," Toru said and Izuku turned around a bit more calmly now.
"It's okay, just please keep it a secret. Mine and Bakugo's relationship is already too complicated," Izuku said with a tired expression. He didn't want for Bakugo to get mad at someone other than himself knowing his "weak" demeanor.
"I understand, don't worry my lips are sealed," Toru said and Izuku gave her a small reassuring smile
"Come on. I promised you I'd build you a suit didn't I?" Izuku said in amusement and even if he couldn't see it Toru gave him a huge smile and ran up to him
"You didn't have to join us you know right?" Izuku asked rhetorically
He and Toru were joined midway to the support course by Jirou who wanted to see Izuku in action or so she said and Toru said that the more the merrier
"Tired of my company already green?" Jirou asked sarcastically and Izuku chuckled in amusement
"Nah I don't think I'll ever be Kyo," Izuku said chuckling and Jirou snorted while rolling her eyes.
"How poetic of you," Jirou said and Izuku smiled in amusement. "Actually I want to see if I could get an upgrade for myself," Jirou said turning a bit more serious. Izuku's notes had shown her that there was an improvement to be made here.
"Oh really, like what?" Tour asked in curiosity. She wondered what Jirou had in mind and also wanted to establish a deeper friendship with the girls and that included Jirou
"Well Green here mentioned some special gauntlets and that picked my eye, and also see what they could think of too," Jirou said looking at Toru.
"So you've been here before Izuku?" Toru asked in curiosity and Izuku nodded his head. She noticed that Izuku seemed familiar with which path to take to get to the support department.
"Yesterday. I wanted to get set up," Izuku said as they arrived at the classroom of the support course "Met a couple of students there. They were nice," Izuku said as he slid the door open and then received a web straight to the face. He would've gotten annoyed but he was wondering why his spider senses didn't go off.
"Ha bullseye," He heard a familiar voice say as he rubbed the web off his face and looked forward to seeing Gwen smirking at him with her web shooter on the table. And now he knew why. He never would think of her as a threat. "Sorry Zuku but your big head is the perfect target practice," Gwen said and Izuku huffed and rolled his eyes in amusement. He walked up to her and his desk followed closely by Toru and Jirou who were wondering who the girl was and how did she know Izuku.
"Where's Melissa?" Izuku asked in curiosity as he set up his backpack and put his palm on the table. And looking at the unoccupied desk of the blond girl he met yesterday.
"Went out for supplies. She should be back soon," Gwen explained getting a nod of understanding as a response. Then she looked up and noticed Jirou and Toru standing there "Your classmates?" She asked curiously Izuku nodded she noticed how he was already getting into his mumbling world and there was no getting him out of there any time soon
"Hi, I'm Gwen Stacy. A pleasure to meet you," Gwen said bowing her head a little remembering the tradition around here and the crash course of manners that Izuku gave him while they both were on Mile's world. She was trying hard to avoid looking too closely at Toru as her power was such a prominent feature and she was just amazed by it. Izuku had understated how unique and amazing his world was so she became unprepared when she faced these incredible-looking people.
"Hi, I'm Toru. It's great to meet you," Toru said and then felt a touch on her shoulder and saw Izuku telling her to come closer to start on her costume
Jirou saw that and got confused but then focused her attention back on Gwen "Um hey. I'm Jirou Kyokya, nice to meet you," She said bowing her head also and once she looked up she saw Gwen offering a sorry-type of smile
"Sorry about him, but once he starts going in that mode there's no stopping him," Gwen said as both of them looked at Izuku who was mumbling while simultaneously asking Toru questions
"I have to thank you Jirou," Gwen said looking at Jirou as the violet-haired girl looked over
"Thank me?" Jirou asked in confusion and surprised. Why would someone she just met want to thank her?
"For what you did at the guitar shop back then," Gwen said as Jirou's eyes widened. She hadn't even thought that someone else would know. So she knew Izuku had told her "Yeah he told me, thanks for believing in him," Gwen said and Jirou twirled her jack around embarrassment as a blush appeared on her cheeks
"Um well, anyone could have done that," Jirou said and Gwen leaned on the table and smiled at her. She blushed hard as a sweet smell of vanilla invaded her nostrils and she couldn't help marble at how beautiful Gwen's blue eyes were
"But they didn't, you did," Gwen said and Jirou blushed a little bit more and quickly tried to change the topic to get her blushing under control
"So how did you meet the greenhead?" Jirou said and Gwen snorted in amusement at her changing on topic and the nickname
"Online," Gwen said sticking to the story she and Izuku had come up with "Turns out we have the same quirk and we started comparing notes and I started giving him bits of advice here and there," Gwen said with a smile on her face "So, want a support equipment or just browsing?" Gwen asked cheekily and Jirou cleared her throat
"Actually yeah. Green gave me an idea to use my jacks with some MMA training to use them as tranquilizers, so I was looking for gloves or gauntlets," Jirou said and Gwen turned the table on and cracked her knuckles
"Okay, let me see what we can come up with," Gwen said "How does your power work?" Gwen asked and Jirou raised an eyebrow "Sorry, quirk," Gwen clarified remembering that was the name this world had for powers
"Ah right," Jirou said as she grabbed one of her jacks "So I call my quirk Earphone Jack. These things let me hear very closely and if I connect to a structure I can hear what's on the other side and also I can send the sound of my heartbeat through them and shock people," Jirou said and Gwen had her eyes narrowed as she listens closely to Jirou's words
"Wow, that's pretty dope. Can I see them up close?" Gwen asked and Jirou blushed a little again but nodded nonetheless.
"Um yeah sure," Jirou said and Gwen grabbed one of the jacks and leaned forward Jirou could feel Gwen's breathing on her face
"They're so fascinating. I'm wondering can you hear music through them? Like if I connect a phone would you hear it?" Gwen asked and looked up Jirou had a massive blush at how close Gwen was but the blond girl didn't notice
"Um, yeah," Jirou said a bit embarrassed and Gwen gave her a smile
"That's very cool. I bet you probably have awesome music taste," Gwen said letting go of the jack as a small blush started to appear on her face without her noticing "Okay, I do have an idea. Here take a look," Gwen said as she started pressing buttons on the table computer
"You said MMA training so maybe we can adapt some of those gloves to suit your needs," Gwen said as a glove appeared in front of them as a hologram "Vibration is a very powerful tool. Depending on where that vibration hits several things can happen. I think that we can connect these gloves to your jacks. Once you learn martial arts. You'll have vibrating hands that can send shocks to your opponents," Gwen said as Jirou leaned forward looking straight at the hologram
"And how will that work?" Jirou asked in curiosity
"Well," Gwen said as a simulation video started in front of them "Your gloves will be vibrating so much that you will able to target the nerves of your opponents. So imagine you grab and punch someone's arm, if you hit certain nerves with your vibrations you will able to make that arm numb and the same applies with other limbs," Gwen said and Jirou's eyes got wide. This was a whole new idea on how to use her quirk and she was amazed at how quickly Gwen thought of it.
"Wow, that's very impressive. How did you come up with that on such short notice?" Jirou said as she looked to her left and Gwen hummed
She couldn't tell her that she had faced a villain with those same abilities so she needed an excuse "Well, to be frank, I saw it on a TV show," Gwen said chuckling as she looked to the right and gained a snort from Jirou
Then both girls realized how close they both. As their shoulders were touching one another, both girls turned and looked at each other noticing how close they were to one another as Gwen, who was a little taller than Jirou, looked down at her into her eyes. She was so captured by how Purple they were and how beautiful they look
Jirou's eyes kept darting to Gwen's hair and lips, thinking how cool and beautiful she looked. Also, she kept hearing Gwen's rapid heartbeat and she knew that the blond in front of her was feeling something about her. And that only served to make Jirou more embarrassed and self-conscious about what was happening.
Then the door of the classroom opened abruptly breaking both girl's concentration as both of them looked away with blushes on their faces
"Dr. Octavius you really didn't have to come all this way to help me," Melissa said as Gwen's eyes winded when she recognized the name she looked up and saw a middle-aged male doctor with some boxes in his hand
"Nonsense, I was on the way here," Octavius said as both he and Melissa dropped the boxes on her table
Gwen's breath shortened and she started to put her guard up unconsciously till she felt a hand grabbing her wrist and looked up to see Jirou looking at her in concern
"Are you okay?" Jirou whispered and Gwen blinked trying to center herself. She found Jirou's soft voice had a calming attribute that quickly helped Gwen center herself. She looked at Jioru and again those violet eyes served to help Gwen center and calm herself
"Yeah, yes. I'm okay, thanks," Gwen said as Jirou nodded and gave her a smile before letting go.
Then they heard a gasp coming from behind them and all of them turn to where the sound came from "Holy crap Izuku, this is amazing!" Toru exclaimed as Octavius walked there curiosity in his eyes
"Sorry to barge in, Midoriya was it?" Octavius asked as Izuku looked back and saw the Dr. standing there "May I watch what you're working on?" Octavius asked and Izuku blinked in confusion
"Um yeah sure," Izuku said "So my friend here, Toru. Her costume consisted of only a pair of blue gloves and boots, and nothing else. And you would think that since her quirk gives her that leeway, but I think is very impractical and downright sloppy work, no offense Toru," Izuku said and Toru shook her head no telling him not to be worried about it
"I told you already is okay, go on. Show him your idea," Toru said giving him a push so he could continue his explanation
"Right, so my idea is to create two things. First a suit, fashion-wise is up to her. Made out of her DNA so that quirk can be transferred to the suit, and then two bracelets," Izuku said as he showed them the bracelets
"So her quirk isn't Invisibility, it's Translucency. She redirects light and that makes her invisible, so my idea is that these bracelets create a dome of protection of sorts. That basically will nullify her quirk in simple terms so that she can appear in public and disappear whenever she chooses to. And she can use them on her downtime if she wishes," Izuku explained and Octavius who had his arms crossed with widen his eyes at how genius that idea sounded
"That's very impressive Midoriya," Octavius said "May I ask how you came up with such an idea?" Octavius asked and Izuku scratched his head nervously
"He understood my quirk," Toru answered for him noticing how nervous Izuku got from the praise "He has a nack when it comes to understanding quirks. Show him your notebook Zu," Toru said pushing Izuku playfully much to the embarrassment of the green-haired teen
"Your notebook?" Octavius asked in curiosity as Izuku put his notebook up for the doctor to grab
"They're just some notes and thoughts nothing special," Izuku said and Octavius moved his arm forward
"May I?" Octavius asked and Izuku nodded his head as he gave the notebook to Octavius "I'll go and take a look at this, carry on," Octavius said and Izuku nodded
Then he felt a light punch on his right shoulder and looked over "Very cool work green. But what was with the nervous act?" Jirou asked mockingly and Izuku sighed trying to get his nervousness under control
"I got surprised that's all," Izuku said and then felt someone put their arm on his right shoulder
"Did he break little Zuku's concentration?" Gwen asked cheekily and Izuku huffed gaining a snort from Gwen and Jioru. Seems both girls had found amusement in teasing the green-headed teen
Then Izuku felt Gwen pressing on his shoulder and he looked up and noticed her concern as her eyes darted to Octavius. Asking him if he was dangerous or not with her eyes
Izuku shook his head and told her not to worry about and then he saw Melissa approaching them "This is very impressive Izuku," Mellisa said her voice dripping the amazement she had at her friend's invention
"Right?" Toru said excitedly "Thank you so much again Izuku. I don't know how can I repay you," Toru said and Izuku gave her a smile
"Toru you don't need to, I offered to do it. It was my pleasure to work on something so great with you," Izuku said and Toru grew quiet and grabbed the edges of her skirt and stared fidgeting around
"There he goes again," Jirou remarked as Gwen chuckled at the oblivious look of Izuku. Seems only the two of them noticed something about him
"I know right," Gwen said as she put her arm on top of Jirou's left shoulder. And Izuku looked at both of them in confusion "You have a way with words Zuku. It's very funny that you don't realize it," Gwen said and Izuku frowned in confusion not knowing what they meant
"What?" Izuku asked confused trying hard to figure out what they were referring to and his answer came from another source
"You're very eloquent and do make very memorable impressions," Melissa remarked and Izuku looked at her "A thing you didn't seem to notice once we were done talking. It was quite funny," Melissa said with a chuckle and Izuku cleared his throat
"Now hold on," Izuku tried to say but got interrupted
"Oh you're right," Toru said looking at Jirou "Right when he looks away. He suddenly says the deepest shit you think of, it's funny and very cute," Toru remarked as Izuku blushed a little at how everyone was ganging up on him
Octavius was busy reading through the notebook and then he looked up and sweatdropped at the scene he saw
Izuku was currently in the middle of all the girls as they kept pocking fun at him and being overwhelmed. So the Doctor grew sympathetic and cleared his throat
"Um Midoriya, could you come here for a second," Octavius said and Izuku didn't waste any time and rushed to the doctor very quickly as the girls giggled behind him
"Come on follow me," Octavius said as he led Izuku out of the classroom and shut the door behind him
"Thanks, Doc. I kind of needed that," Izuku said letting out a sigh of relief. Then he looked up when he heard Octavius chuckling
"Seems you're very popular Mr. Midoriya. You remind me of someone I used to know," Octavius said with nostalgia and melancholy in his eyes "So, anyway. I was reading through this notebook, they are very thorough. When did you start doing this?" Octavius asked
"Um well, I was misdiagnosed. They told me I was quirkless turns out I was a late bloomer," Izuku said "So I started taking notes hoping that my quirk would appear," Izuku said scratching the back of his head in nervousness
"I see, well if that's the case then we have much in common you and I," Octavius said and Izuku blinked in confusion "I am Quirkless as well," Octavius said
"Oh, I didn't realize it," Izuku said "Is that why you became an inventor?" Izuku asked and Octavius hummed and walked forward to look out the window
"I always wanted to help others, but my body couldn't do it. I lacked the power to do so, but my mind didn't," Octavius said "I realize that I had a great tool to use, and it was my responsibility to help people with it," Octavius said and Izuku smiled in amazement, and walked forward
"I couldn't agree more Doc," Izuku said as he put himself next to the doctor "Hey Dr. Octavius. About your offer for an internship job, it would be my honor if you let me join it," Izuku said and Octavius hummed in deep thought
"May I ask why did you decide to join?" He asked in curiosity
"Well, I think we all have a responsibility to help society in any way we can. And I've seen your current work and I wish to lend a hand, make a difference you could say," Izuku said and Octavius smiled at him and looked at the window again
"Then it seems to be a place for you there, I'll look forward to it,"
"Gwen seriously is fine. There's nothing to worry about,"
"But Izuku,"
Gwen and Izuku were shopping in the main mall of the city, mainly clothes and outfits for Gwen to try on. While Izuku gave some pointers here and there.
Currently, the couple is arguing about Dr. Octavius and what it means for him to be here
"I know who he is, or rather who he becomes in another universe. But here he's just a doctor, so let's give him the benefit of the doubt for now," Izuku said and Gwen sighed
"Fine but be careful Izuku," Gwen said and Izuku gave her a small grateful smile "So, purple or black?" She asked as she put two shirts for him to look at
"Purple, fit's you better," Izuku said and Gwen hummed and looked down
"True, shame they don't have them in violet. Now that's a good color," Gwen said remembering an exact piece of violet she found incredibly beautiful "Speaking of Violet," Gwen said and Izuku nodded while he looked through some shirts for himself
"Your friend Kyoka. She was cool," Gwen said and Izuku looked back at her "Reminds me of a girl I had a crush on back when," Gwen said and Izuku looked at her in amazement. He was finding new and incredible details about his girlfriend
"Really? You didn't tell me," Izuku said in curiosity
"Well, there was not much to tell. I had a crush, I kissed her one time, and then she got a boyfriend, simple as that," Gwen said and Izuku hummed taking it all in
"Still that's huge. I didn't know you were bi," Izuku said and Gwen snorted a bit in amusement
"Does it matter really?" She asked with a raised eyebrow and a bit sarcastically. Izuku chuckled a bit in amusement and shook his head
"Nah not really. But it's nice discovering more things about you," Izuku said as he grabbed a shirt from the counter
"How romantic," Gwen said amused, and then walked over to Izuku and put her head on his shoulder "You're okay? You seem worried," Gwen said and Izuku sighed
"Well Yuri's been quiet, and something feels off," Izuku said and Gwen raised an eyebrow
"Yuri?" Gwen asked in curiosity
"Chief of police. We've been working on the Fisk case together, but now she's been radio silent," Izuku said "I don't know, I just have a bad feeling that's all," He said
"Well, I wouldn't worry too much for now. Just keep an eye out and be ready, you know how our bad feelings are always on the mark," Gwen said and Izuku sighed and nodded. Then she leaned forward with a slight flirtatious look on her face
"How about you help me see what outfit is better? Maybe I'll let you take a peak," Gwen whispered into his ear and he smiled like an idiot
"Yes," Izuku said as he stood straight his worried demeanor long gone. Gwen chuckled at his change of attitude grabbed his hand and led him to the changing rooms
The next day early Morning
Class 1-A was in their only class for the day, Homeroom. They were waiting for Aizawa to arrive and start the class. Izuku was checking the news on his phone, the feeling of worry didn't let off, so he was keeping an eye on things in case anything happened
Then the door of the classroom slid open and Aizawa appeared there with some papers in his hands
"Thirty seconds for you to settle down. We need to work on that," Aizawa said with a yawn and walked to the podium
"Sorry for being late. Media was holding the main entrance. Anyway, let's get started," Aizawa said as every student straightened up "Ida please come here," Aizawa said as Ida stood up and walked to the podium
"Yes sir?" Ida asked as Aizawa handed him the papers
"Please give these papers to each corresponding student," Aizawa said and Ida nodded "Those are reports I did about yesterday's exercise, thoughts, and criticism. Read them through and use that knowledge to improve," Aizawa said
As Aizawa kept explaining Ida gave Izuku his paper and the greenhead nodded in thanks and started scanning through the paper quickly
"I want a report on how you can improve by Friday, that'll be your homework," Aizawa said to the dismay of some people as a collective groan could be heard "Unto the next topic. We need to choose a class president and vice president," Aizawa said to the confusion of the class
"As much as this is a hero school, it is still a school. So, you know get to it," Aizawa said as he took out his yellow sleeping bag the class started putting their hands up everyone wanting to be class president
"Enough guys!" Ida said standing up "We won't get anywhere like this!" He said
"You say that but your hand is higher than everyone else's," Tsu said nonchalantly pointing to how Ida had his arm and hand up in the air. And that plus Tsu's comment gained a chuckle from some people in the class
"Well," Ida said clearing his throat and fixing his glasses "I have an idea on how we can do this, we put it to a vote," Ida said and the class looked confused
"But wouldn't everybody just vote for themselves?" Mina asked in confusion as the class nodded agreeing with her statement
"Most would. But some don't want it so then by those votes, we could see the real winner. It's that okay with you Aizawa-sensei?" Ida asked and Aizawa was midway into his sleeping bag
"Don't care, just tell me when it's over," He said as he dozed off and closed his eyes
"Perfect, so each of you on a piece of paper writes whom you wish to be the president," Ida explained "I'll tally the votes and the first place becomes president, second place vice, sounds fair?" Ida asked and the class mumbled and nodded in agreement
So the class started thinking and voting for their choice. For most, it was easy as they just put their names in but not for our greenhead. He, like always, was overthinking it. While he may wanted the position he knew he wasn't the best fit for it so he was thinking about who could be and narrowed it down to two people
"Ida or Momo? Who to choose?" Izuku wondered "Ida would be a good fit except he's too tight and a stickler for rules. He lacks the flexibility, and Momo lacks the experience but she has ambition. Yeah I'll vote for her," Izuku thought as he wrote Momo's name on the paper
It didn't take long for everyone to finish and they put the papers on the podium for Ida to check them. After a few minutes of Ida writing the votes on the board, we got an interesting scene
Our two winners were standing in front of the class. Momo was standing there proudly looking at the class while Izuku was looking at the board in disbelief
"How the hell did this happen?" Izuku thought in shock as he read his name on the board
Four votes for him and three for Momo. The rest of the class voted for themselves it seems and Izuku just couldn't believe what he was seeing. Though he was handling his reaction well, at least he wasn't shaking
"Um, thanks for voting for us, I guess," Izuku said turning around a little bit nervous "So, this is my first time doing anything like this. So if I make a mistake please let me know. I'll be in your care going further," Izuku said bowing down and creating a mini-speech at the moment which served to calm his nervousness
"As will I. Please don't hesitate to approach us if the need arises," Momo said bowing her head also.
"So we're done?" Aizawa asked groggily lifting himself and rubbing his eyes "Very well. Midoriya, Yaoyoruzu head to the second-floor classroom 2-A," Aizawa said as Momo and Izuku looked at him in confusion wondering what he was referring to
"Um sir, can we ask why?" Momo asked and Aizawa started chugging on a juice box
"To meet the other presidents. You're the representative for this class and sometimes activities created by students happen and you're in charge of them. Best get yourselves familiarized with the other students," Aizawa said and Izuku nodded
"An introduction, I see," Izuku said "We should get goin' Momo," Izuku said and Momo nodded as both of them grabbed their stuff and walked out of the classroom.
Izuku and Momo were walking the hallways of the school heading to the stairs of the first floor and Izuku looked to his left as he saw Momo with her hand close to her chest
"You're nervous?" Izuku asked in curiosity as Momo blinked and stopped walking
"You can tell?" Momo asked nervously and sheepishly
"A little," Izuku said and then smiled "But this is new. I think it's the first time I've seen you nervous," Izuku said with a chuckle and Momo let out a sigh "Is this about meeting new people?" Izuku asked
"No, it's not that," Momo said "I just don't want to disappoint our classmates you know?" Momo said rhetorically
"I see," Izuku said and then looked at the window specifically outside "Letting people down is something I have some experience with," Izuku said as he stopped "Want my advice?" Izuku asked and looked at Momo who nodded her head
"Sometimes we put such high expectations on ourselves and we focus on not fucking up that we suddenly find ourselves, well," Izuku said and Momo nodded
"Messing up," She said mimicking his words the best she could and Izuku smiled at her way of trying to avoid cursing but nodded nonetheless
"What I'm getting at is that I just try not to overthink it and found out that the things I was worried about. Well, they just… disappeared," Izuku said and Momo gave him a small smile appreciating how he was trying to reassuring.
"Right, I just need not overthink it," Momo said and Izuku smirked at her and put a fist forward
"Heck yeah. Now let's go kill this meeting!" Izuku said excitedly but Momo's eyes winded in fear
"Kill the meeting!?" Momo asked in fear and Izuku blinked in confusion and then his eyes winded in realization
"Oh, no, no. I mean like let's do a good job and that," Izuku said and Momo blinked a few times
"Oh, right, I misinterpreted it, sorry," She said as she shook Izuku's hand again instead of bumping fists. Like she had done with Jirou on the training exercise "Pretty embarrassing isn't it?" Momo said and Izuku gave her a small chuckle
"Nah, I think it's cute," Izuku said as Momo's cheeks heated up and a small blush appeared on them at the sudden words "Come on. We don't want to be late now don't we?" Izuku said breaking Momo out of her stupor and then she nodded and centered herself again
"Right, let's get going!" Momo said and Izuku chuckled and followed an over-excited Momo to the meeting
Sometime later. Late in the morning
Izuku and Momo had finished the meeting and now they were walking together back to the dorms Izuku was in the process of yawning
"Man that took longer than I expected it," Izuku said rubbing his eyes a little trying to get his sleepiness off him
"It sure did, but it makes sense. We have many students and well getting through each presentation can be a bit much," Momo said and Izuku hummed in agreement. It was an arduous and long process
"I saw you thanking notes, did you manage to get all the info our upper classmates said?" Izuku asked in curiosity as Momo looked at him and nodded
"Yeah, most of it. I tried to listen to our upper classmate from class 2-B but he was a little… um what's the word," Momo said as she frowned her eyebrows trying to find the exact word
"Asshole?" Izuku offered remembering how much of a douche Izuku found the class 2-B president to be. Momo gave him a look of amusement and exasperation before speaking once more
"Snob was the word I was looking for," Momo said and Izuku chuckled "Seems Bernard hasn't changed a bit," Momo said to herself but Izuku still caught it and grew curios
"Bernard? The guy from class 2-B? Friend of yours?" Izuku asked and Momo let out a disgusted scoff surprising Izuku a bit. This was a huge expression on her and it shocked Izuku a bit
"Yeah as if," Momo said disgusted and Izuku lifted his hands in a sign of peace
"Sorry, acquaintance maybe," Izuku said cheekily and Momo sighed while looking at Izuku apologetically at her outburst of emotion
"No, you don't need to apologize. His family runs in the same circle as mine but we're totally different," Momo said "There is a sort of way my circle is expected to behave, snobbish you could say. But me and my family we're very adamant on not behaving like that," Momo said as Izuku nodded his head showing her he was still listening but remaining quiet for her to continue
"My Father, did his best to teach me that even though we have all this privilege, it took a collective effort and that we should never forget where we came from," Momo explained "And I made an effort to follow his teachings. A thing the males in my circle don't seem to agree to," Momo said looking ahead in frustration as she stopped walking and Izuku stopped to keep listening to her. Seems she had a lot to let out
"They, the likes of Bernard. Think that they owed everything in the world. That any can be granted just because they asked of it," Momo said and then looked down while grabbing her elbow "And with Bernard since we moved in the same circle, he thinks I'm owed to him," Momo said with stress and tiredness as Izuku looked at her in concern
"You don't mean," Izuku asked Momo who avoided his eyes and nodded her head. Izuku's eyes winded in shock as this was just plain disgusting "What a piece of shit," Izuku growled out and crossed his arms in irritation "He hasn't tried anything has he?" Izuku asked and Momo looked up and frowned in deep thought
"Physically?" She asked and Izuku gave her a nod "No, thankfully he hasn't, but he has made comments with a little bit of an unsavory tone, to say the least," Momo said again tired of remembering those moments
"He, at every chance. Has always tried to make me feel useless. Beleetling me and calling me names." Momo said and Izuku slowly started walking around to stand face to face toward her "I know they're just stupid comments and I shouldn't let it get to me. But sometimes they do and I hate myself because I let them get to me," She said and the tried tone still prevailed here. Izuku could easily see how these comments had gotten to her all these
He could only wonder how many times she had been hurt by these comments. And it was taking a lot for him to not just walk back and kick the shit out of that asshole. Instead, he focused on the person in front of him who was feeling a bit down at the moment.
"Hey," Izuku said as he wrapped his arms around Momo bringing her into a hug "It is not your job to avoid being hurt by those comments. They shouldn't have been said in the first place," He said as Momo put her head under the crook of his neck and shoulder while wrapping her arms around him
"He's just a coward and an asshole who is threatened by how fucking amazing you are Momo." He said getting a snort out of the girl while rubbing circles around her back and waiting for her to calm down
She managed to straighten herself up. Getting her silent sobs under control as she rubbed the tears away on his shoulder "Sorry about that. It was a bit unbecoming of me," She said while moving her head back to look at Izuku fully but the hug between them remained in place
"Don't apologize Momo. You needed that and I don't mind it," Izuku said and then he placed a hand on her shoulder "You have to remember that your fucking amazing Momo. No matter what snobbish assholes say," He said getting another snort from the girl but he wasn't done. He needed her to understand the point and no longer doubt herself "Come on, say it. It would do you some good," He said as Momo looked a bit confused before realizing what he wanted
She let out a sigh before looking back at Izuku with a small smile and repeating his words "I'm amazing," She said avoiding the curse word but the sentiment was still there and Izuku gave her a huge and encouraging smile
"Thank you for that Izuku. I really needed it." She said leaning a bit forward and giving a peck on Izuku's cheek. A way to show her gratitude.
Our little greenhead, still not very used to physical contact outside of Gwen, grew a bit nervous and embarrassed by the sudden token of affection. Momo chuckled a bit at his reaction while letting go of the hug
Then she blushed a bit out of Izuku's view realizing just now how close they had been and how forward she had been. Just like Izuku, she wasn't used to this so doing this so it was a big embarrassment
Izuku got himself calm down and was about to tell Momo they should keep going when a message got to his phone.
He quickly took it out and saw a message from Ally that Spiderman was needed. He grew serious very quickly and looked at Momo
"Hye Momo. I have to go back, it seems I left one of my notebooks behind." Izuku said giving an apologetic nod to Momo before rushing back to the school.
Momo looked at him in confusion wondering what that was all about. But she figured she could ask him later.
Then she held her hand over her chest as a blush adorned her face for a moment. This feeling was new and the only knowledge she had was from her various short light novels. But one thing she did know though. Was that a crush on the green-head had been born right then and there
"Explain it all to me. What's going on Ally?" Izuku said still rushing to go out the school. Most of his school uniform had been disposed of and stored on his back and he had made sure to hide it safely.
He had his spider suit on and was in the process of putting his mask on when Ally responded to him "Yuri and the Police Department of Mustafu are going after Fisk as we speak. If you want to arrive at the raid on time then you better hurry Zuku," Ally said as Izuku put his mask on and started swinging through the city and away from U.A
He was in a completely serious mode. He had waited nearly a month for this and it was going down today. Fisk was a personal matter for him and nothing could go wrong. He would make sure that nothing went wrong. He vows it on the name Spiderman
End of Chapter 9