Chapter 9
Finally it's done, I'm sorry I haven't had time between work and the holidays to write :C
But know I have this story in my mind so much that I tend to dream about the next steps hahahah
Jirou's POV:
Today has been a roller-coaster of emotions, first we were attacked by villains, then my Dad had been hurt badly, after that ambulances had rushed the place to take care of the injured people, of course I had gone with my dad but while we were getting out of the building we have been rushed by the press, I had said nothing and just went to the ambulance they were taking my Dad to
"I'm sorry but only family is permitted to ride the ambulance" a nurse had said
"that's my dad" I said
"As if, Eraser head doesn't have kids" The nurse watched me not believing me, but Midnight had come to my side
"let the girl accompany her dad, they need each other right now, don't make it more difficult that it already is for them"
"Eraser head has a kid. And that kid is his student?" fuck my luck, of course the press had listened
"Ms. Do you have any words for us?" one of them asked me
"Please just let me go with my dad so he can be ok, what happened today is not important none of it is, what is important is that everyone we care about are safe and sound so please, I'm begging you, don't ask anymore let us go in peace" I was crying my eyes out it hurt that my dad was suffering and I couldn't be there for him, I would trade places with him at any second but I knew I couldn't, all I could do right now was step inside the ambulance
They let all the ambulances leave in silence, once we were in the hospital, they told me, my dad had to go through surgery since his eyes were damaged so much and that he had both his arms broken and his legs, they would heal his legs right now, but he would have to wait 4 weeks before they could heal his arms and all I could do was wait
I was feeling powerless while waiting for news on my dad, I felt so weak I wanted to be able to protect everyone Dad, the class, Momo specially Momo, I suddenly felt warm thinking about her but she probably didn't feel the same for me she had probably a crush on Todoroki from what she said at the café but I couldn't shake my feelings for her, at some point Midnight had arrived to take care of me since well I was still a minor and needed a tutor, I don't know exactly why it had been her but I didn't mind, I was even glad it was someone I knew
Then I remembered my detention with her if I did that daily, I would become stronger, I started smiling
"Midnight!" I suddenly blurted
"yes Jirou-san" she said
"I was wondering if you would train me"
"Doesn't your dad do that?"
"yes, he does but I want you to train me too, like when I was in detention"
"Are you a masochistic?"
"No, but I want to become stronger, and I will do anything for it"
She smiled and then said
"I will see you everyday at 4 am in the school training ground, if you are late even 1 day it will end there, I'm warning you"
"Yes ma'am"
"Family of Shota Aizawa" someone called
"that's me" I said
"I'm sorry but isn't there and adult I can talk with?" the nurse said
"I'm his daughter and the only family he has so please tell me how my dad is" I pleaded
Then Midnight approached us and spoke
"how is him? The kid stays to listen"
"He is stable, he won't be able to use his quirk for a while and even after he won't be able to use it for more than 20 minutes or he will get irreparable damage like you must have been informed his legs were cured but we will have to wait for his arms to be done as well, but he is up not in a good mood asking for Kyouka Jirou? That I'm guessing it's you little girl" she said
"the one and only, could I see him?" I asked
"of course, please follow me" she conducted us to room 159 where my dad was, he was looking rather sad
"Dad! I'm glad you are ok" I said while jumping on him hugging him and crying, I heard the nurse telling me something about hurting him, but I couldn't care less at the moment I almost lost him too, I almost lost my dad
"I'm here Kyouka, it's alright, ugh this stupid casts I can't comfort my own daughter" he said, and it made me laugh a little, he was trying to comfort me while he was the one injured
"you are the best dad, I will become stronger to protect you, I swear" I said
"mmm if you think I am the best dad maybe you could answer me a question" I was confused at his words but nodded my head anyway
"Would you like to be my official daughter?" what?
"What?"
"I want to adopt you officially, can I?" he said, and I started crying tears of joy of course
"Yes! yes dad, I would love to" I said hugging him again, today was the start of something great
Momo's POV:
I was alone in my house thinking about all that had happened today, the attack, our fight, Jirou's power, my feelings for her
I hope Mr. Aizawa is ok, I didn't know he was Jirou's Dad, but it all made sense now, Jirou had said that her parent had died protecting their audience so it was only logical that she must have a tutor by now, what I was wondering was if Mr. Aizawa was part of his blood related family, I guess I will dig a little into that
I started by researching the band Todoroki had told me about, I found an article about the memory of them and started reading:
the band consisted of 4 members, Mika Jirou was the lead singer of the band, Kyotoku Jirou was the guitarist, Ishida Mitsuki the pianist and Rain Watanabe was the bassist they have many albums out all of them had gone platinum as they were all really talented but who stood out the most was Mika with her singular voice that seemed to enchant everyone that listened to her
Mika and Kyotoku found love from at first sight, not long after the band had started that they got married and only 1 year after that they welcomed their daughter, she was the perfect daughter for them, gifted with musical talents she was thought how play many instruments but aside form than their daughter was blessed with a big heart (they showed a picture of little Kyoka about 5 years old helping a kitten that was stuck in a tree)
"aw, always thinking about others Jirou" I said at her picture
Everything went smoothly for the band for years, they were at the top of everything professionally and personally but one day it all changed, that day was march 17th
The band was giving one more concert, the last one of the tour then they would be able to rest with their families, what they didn't knew was that it would be the last concert of the band...
All thanks to a villain that used to call himself bomber man, they say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and that's true, if their daughter's heart was big, her parent's were bigger, they confronted this villain to protect the public, they knew if no one entertain the villain he would just attack everyone so they took the punch, it was not long before Bomber man had killed Kyotoku since he had no quirk he had been pinned to a pillar of the auditorium and for Mika the villain had manage to make the stage fall onto her but she was still alive
In that moment their daughter that had been hiding backstage ran to her mother and tried to help her out, it's not know how the next events happened since there was no one left in the auditorium but the Jirou's and the villain but when the pro heroes got there what they described that Mika was already dead, the Jirou's daughter was unconscious against a pillar seemingly she had hit her head and more importantly the villain was dead, he had fell on his knees but had his eyes opened and was staring straight forward as if he was still alive, to this day there is no resolution as to how the villain had die, the Jirou's daughter was supposed to go in to the government care but her parents had already assign a tutor in case they passed no one knew his identity and this writter thinks it was for the best, if any fans of the band got to know they would probably make it harder for the girl that already is
I hope this kid stays as noble as she was when she was little, always thinking the best about people and with the brightest smile you can see
(there was a last picture of 7 years old Jirou smiling straight to the camara)
Published by Rain Watanabe
At this point I was in tears, I know Jirou had already told me her parents died in their concert but to have witness how they were killed was too much
I decided to continue my research with the names of Mika and Kyotoku Jirou and Aizawa-sensei, to my surprise there was a result from a local middle school it was a picture of 3 kids they looked so happy, even Mr. Aizawa was smiling with them it was weird to see my teacher so young but even then, they looked great together
"I hope I can make her smile like that again" I said remembering the last picture of Jirou I saw
"make who smile again?" Todoroki asked, I slammed my laptop closed so he couldn't see what I was talking about
"what? How did you get in here?" it's not uncommon for the Todoroki's to be at my house since my family invites them rather often and you could even say Shoto is my kind of friend
"your Dad invited us over for tea after hearing about the attack, he said something along the lines of "our future couple must be stress free for it to blossom" "he rolled his eyes
"ugh, they are again with that? They are all like that, even some of the girls of the class think I like you; I mean no offense Shoto, but you are really not my type" I said
"none taken princess since you are not mine either" he said while sitting in my bed
"what are we going to do?" I asked him
"about what? About the arranged wedding for when we graduate? About the fact you are in love with someone else as well as I am? About we wanting to punch them for even suggesting us dating? That's easy... Nothing, we won't do anything because we are scared about going forward with our feelings, more since we don't know if our crushes feel the same, and I must say you have way better chances than me" he said
"you know who I like?" I asked blushing
"yes, you are obvious, well not that obvious since the class hasn't noticed at least not all, but you do smile way more next to her and you blush a lot" I blushed at that I was trying to be discrete
"I don't know if I can't do anything about it Shoto, I really like her and I don't want to marry you even if that means I'm getting disowned, I want to be who I want and give what I got" I was feeling sad now
"I know Momo, I guess we could try and follow our hearts and if they feel the same, we could confront our parents about it?" he suggested
"but what if they don't feel the same Shoto? I still want to confront them, this, us is not me" I said
"I know, I know we will confront them no matter what at graduation ok?" he said
"Ok" I said smiling
"now let's go for that tea since I would like to relax a little after what happened today" Shoto said and I nodded, we headed to the garden where my parents and endeavor were talking
"awwww look they are so cute together, Shoto is a gentleman going for our daughter" my mom said, and I felt like gagging couldn't they see that we were not attracted to each other? I think they see what they want to see
We didn't dare to say anything, but we sit down to enjoy our tea
"So today at your exercise you were attacked, were you together when that happened?" Endeavor started and I almost spitted my tea
"No, Momo was with her best friend of the class and I was with other classmates" Shoto simply said
"oh, a best friend? You haven't mention that Momo" My dad said clearly disappointed I was not with my "fiancé"
"I'm sorry father but we haven't talk much about school it slipped my mind to talk with you about Jirou-san, she is an amazing girl, she is the 3rd of the class, she is really strong, and really kind too, she..." Shoto squished my hand letting me know I was ranting about my crush "oh sorry I got lost there for a second, but she is helping me become stronger so I can be a better match for Todoroki-san" I lied and the lie tasted like poison but I couldn't let them see through, I had to fake a little more
"that's wonderful honey she seems like a lovely girl indeed" my mom said smiling, it was a different smile from the one's she usually gives me this one was warm, and it did feel motherly, I wonder if it was because of what I had said about being a better match for Shoto
"I see" was all dad said
There were no more questions after and we just continued enjoying our tea, and I was left to wonder would they accept me if I came out?
All Might POV:
The kids in 1-A were given 1 week of vacations to process a little the trauma they had lived, we knew it would be no use but maybe they could feel a little better
Right now, I was walking over on the city, in all the time I have been in Japan I have been looking for someone to take my place, but I haven't seen anyone that seem fitting, One for all could be a blessing since it such a strong power but at the same time it's a curse
"Can I really put someone thought it? Who will be able to endure it?" I saw my skeletal hand and sighed, I knew there was no other way, the world needed their peace symbol, or it would go back to darkness and I couldn't be it anymore
I didn't know how much time I had been walking since I started at 12 pm but I found myself on the school, the UA a school for heroes in the making there were many interesting kids there, but one caught my attention, not only because of their quirk but by their actions, of course I had talked my option with my friend Shota
*Flashback*
After the entrance exam, just some days before Jirou entered the UA
"Jirou-san is what I believe a hero should be Aizawa, she is kindhearted, always thinks of others, jumps into action to save someone, If I had to choose right now someone to take you know what I would choose her, you made a great job raising her" I said
"She is, but I must ask you, don't drag my daughter into your business please choose someone else, she has had a difficult life and I don't need it to be harder, and that power will only bring trouble, so please only think of her if you don't have ANYONE, adults and kids alike" was what he said
"alright friend, I will respect your wishes"
*End of the flashback*
There was suddenly a crash on the grid of the training ground so I went to it, the sun was still not up so I knew it was early and there shouldn't be anyone here
"Come on Jirou-san, get up we are only halfway through the training today, I know your muscles are complaining but you can do this, remember who you are doing it for" it was Midnight she was standing on the other side of the ground holding a ball while Jirou was getting up, it was clear that this was not their first exercise since she was sweating, and her uniform was full of dirt
"I'm coming" was all Jirou-san said before taking a fighting stance
"remember no quirks, we are training your stamina today" Midnight said before throwing the ball so hard I was sure that if it hit the wall it would make a decent dent, to my surprise the exercise was not about dodging the ball but to contain it, Jirou caught her in her hands and hold her ground for less than a second before getting pushed back, but this time she didn't fall
"you are getting the hang of it Jirou-san continue like that, let's do some more catches and then we will return to running with the weights" Midnight said, what was this woman doing such a physical training, did Aizawa know about this? And for what was she doing it?
There was another throw, and I could hear Jirou mutter "I. will. protect. Them" as she was putting all her strength in containing the ball
So that's why she was training herself beyond her limit, I was amazed to say the least
Some took the villain attacks and hide till they felt safe again, but she took it as a fuel to try and get stronger, so her flaws became her strength, I decided to continue watching Jirou's training everyday
I kind of became an stalker observing Jirou-san training, observing her at school, her relationships with everyone in the class and just like that 2 months had passed of me observing Jirou-san, everyday Jirou-san would get there at 3:30 am and would start warming up then Midnight would put her thought ridiculous exercises like pushing weights way bigger than her, but she always had managed in one way or another and you could tell the results of the training, she was faster, stronger but overall she felt better, I was still wondering how she had managed to have this training and still have energy to hang out with her friends and do her school job
More than that she never denied her friends no matter how tired she was, especially young Yaoyarozu-san watching them always felt like intruding a little too much, it was clear as day that they were into each other and I found that as a better reason to give Jirou-san my power not only was she preparing her body unintentionally for it, but she had friends and more to keep her grounded, but can I go against my friend wishes?
In these 2 months I haven't seen anyone else, but my mind can't think of anyone else at this point
It doesn't matter how I look at it she was the only option, so I went to the professor room where I knew my friend would be
"you had made up your mind, right?" was the first thing Aizawa said to me when I entered the room
"I'm sorry my friend, there isn't anyone else I can think of, one that push themselves as her, with that heart, and with the environment that will keep her steady" I said
Aizawa sighed "I guess there is no stopping you, just promise me you will train her, you will teach her everything she needs to know, and that you won't leave the pro stage till she is ready, no matter how difficult it is for you, you won't put my daughter through unnecessary danger" he said, and I nodded
"I wouldn't dream of it my friend, I will talk with her tomorrow when she is training with Midnight, if she doesn't want it I won't force her" I said, he nodded and we continued our day as if it didn't happen
The next day at 3:30 am Jirou was again starting to warm up when I approached her
"young Jirou-san" I said
"oh, hi All Might you came to watch up close today?" she asked me
"you could say that I actually have a proposal for you" I knew she knew I was watching the training everyday it's part of her quirk
"well, I'm all ears" she said stopping her warmup
"You see I have been having trouble with my quirk for a long time, I'm not the All Might everyone know and love anymore" I said while going to my usual skinny self, I hear her gasp, but I continued
"after a fight I was so injured that it affected my physical form I can't maintain it for more than an hour anymore, and every fight I get into like the one we had on the dome against the Nomu shortens the time, so I was meant to look for someone to bear my power as you see my quirk is not one you get born with, it's something you pass on" I said
"And you want me to give you people that could have that power? I have a few in mind" she said
"No Jirou-san I want you to have my power, if you want of course, it won't be easy since even with all this training your body is not ready to have it all but there is no one else that I have found that is so deserving of it. would you accept it? Just know that I believe you will be a great hero Jirou-san no matter if you accept it or not" I said truthfully
"me? But there are so many others that are stronger and could take the power better"
"you are right there are stronger heroes, and villains alike outside but what makes you different is this" I pointed to my heart
"my heart?" she asked
"yes, not many people have one like yours one that won't be corrupted by the power and turn into a villain" I said
"I still believe there are better fits than me, but if you believe so much in me, I will do it, what do I have to do?" she said
"you have to swallow this" I said while I pull 1 of my hairs, she gave me an ew face but took the hair in her hand
"I'm sorry but the quirk is passed on by DNA and this is the safest way to pass it, another thing before you take it Jirou-san no one should know about this, if villains knew how the quirk is passed, they will go hunt you, and if the people knew I'm getting weaker they would become afraid, and villains could also use that to their advantage" I said with a stern face
"I get it, I won't tell a soul your... well our secret" she said before putting the hair on her mouth and swallowing it, it was hard for her I saw it in her face
"in 1 hour, you will start feeling the changes, try an rest a little, meanwhile I will talk with Midnight from today on your training will continue but you will have 2 teachers Midnight and myself, so get ready young Jirou-san" I said
"I was afraid you would say that"
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand that's the end of today's chapter, I hope you like it, if you do please feel free to tell me what you would want to see and not on this story, see you all again soon, have a nice day