Master and Student

He was nervous.

Nervous, and maybe excited? It was hard to tell, either way, his stomach was doing flips as he approached the location she had sent him.

After Izuku burst into tears and agreed to be taken on as Guardian's pupil they exchanged contact information. She promised to message him a few days later, and she kept that promise. Sending him a location one Saturday morning with nothing else.

While he made his way towards the quieter part of town it had actually hit Izuku, everything that had transpired.

He agreed to be a student of a vigilante. A student of a person who is wanted by the law despite her good deeds. The same person who saved him years ago wanted to give him a chance now.

She probably had a plan to keep them from getting caught by any means, she had been able to avoid the authorities for 10 years now. She wouldn't let them get caught.

Izuku hummed to himself as he looked around, the street was relatively empty. It made sense, it was the not so nice side of the city in the daytime. He glanced down at his phone, he was close to the location.

He was surrounded by what one would normally assume were abandoned buildings. Just waiting to be torn down at some point. Well apparently not all of them were abandoned he realized as he stopped in front of an old building.

If he had to guess it might have been some kind of office building, maybe an old hotel. It was hard to tell, from outside the five floors looked rather bare.

Izuku looked back down to his phone and confirmed he was indeed at the right spot. He would knock if he could...but there was no door. At least none facing the street, it looked like it was sealed off.

He stood there in confusion for a bit, torn on whether or not to message her he was there. Should he? Would it be considered rude? What if she was doing something?

Before he could think too much on it Izuku heard a small thud from an alley off to the side. He jumped and looked in that direction. He frowned and moved towards it, tensing up as he peeked around the side.

He had been expecting a cat that had knocked something over, maybe even a homeless person.

He wasn't expecting to see a strange creature poking out of a hole in a wall. It was small, white, and looked like a plush. It had an antenna with a large red ball at the end, a pink nose, and a pair of purple bat-like wings.

He gasped as the creature looked around and caught sight of him. The two stared at each other for a moment, one silent and the other opening and closing his mouth.

"You're here!" It squeaked.

"I-I'm...huh? What?" Izuku sputtered before the creature disappeared back into the building. "W-Wait! Wait, hold on what…" He looked around before making his way into the alley. Approaching the hole in the wall that was covered by a ragged cloth and a sheet of metal.

He moved the metal sheet just enough that he could squeeze inside. He yelped as he fell over, causing a loud crash.

He groaned and sat up, rubbing where his face hit the floor.

"Ow…"

He looked up to see his surroundings, only to see more of those strange creatures. Some looked smaller than others, a few had this more aged look about them. They had stopped whatever they were doing to get a look at the intruder. He could feel his face grow warm as he felt their eyes on him.

"Uh...hi?" He tried, giving a small wave.

"Hello!" One greeted, waving back.

A few started whispering to each other, some gesturing towards him then at the stairs on the other side of the room.

Izuku got to his feet and backed up a bit. What were these creatures? They didn't seem hostile, but he had never seen anything like them before. They were small compared to him, barely coming up to his knees.

He wanted to ask what they were, but that seemed rude. How do you just go up to someone and say, 'Hello, nice to meet you. By the way, what are you?'

He walked around the room, trying to find a space that would make him stand out less. As he moved around he got a glance of someone peeking down at him from the stairs. They made eye contact, and before he could offer any greeting they gasped and up the stairs.

Izuku faltered before making his way over while doing his best to stay out of everyone's way. He got to the stairs and went up a few steps.

"Hello?" He asked, getting no answer. He stared at the stairs, hesitant to go up. Izuku took another glance around the room, only to see one of the creatures still watching him and gesturing to go up.

He took the hint and ascended the stairs, moving slowly out of fear of disturbing something. It took no time to get to the second floor, it looked cleared out as well. A few doors here and there that led to who knows where.

Though his main concern was that no one was there. Maybe the person he saw decided to hide. He wouldn't exactly blame them, he was kind of intruding.

"T-There. He's the stranger." A quiet voice spoke, he looked over to the other side of the room to see Guardian in civilian clothing. A simple sweater and jeans. Hiding behind her was a little girl with gray hair. Wide red eyes looked over him in fear, on the right side of her forehead a brown horn poked out.

Guardian and Izuku stared at each other for a moment before she smiled and looked down at the girl.

"Eri, remember how I said someone would be coming over at some point? How I took on a student?"

Eri nodded. "That's him?"

"That's him."

"Uh, hello." Izuku murmured.

"Hi."

There was an awkward silence before Aqua patted her back. "Alright, why don't you go downstairs and eat something?"

"Okay."

Eri looked at Aqua then at Izuku and hurried off.

Izuku watched her hurry down before looking at Guardian. "H-Hello. I uh, I'm sorry I scared her. I didn't mean to…"

"It's okay, she's a little jumpy around strangers but she'll get used to you." She smiled, quiet for a moment. "You look better than the last time I saw you. Are you feeling better?"

"Yeah, I am. Thank you." He nodded. That feeling had come back, wanting to be let out and unleashed into the world again. It didn't feel violent, moreso excited if anything. He had been shocking himself all week, what he chalked up to static...but figured he might be wrong in that regard.

He probably was.

He kicked at the ground before speaking again. "So...So are we going to start training t-today? Or uh…"

"Well, I suppose today can be considered your first day. But I don't want to start anything physical yet." She answered, waving him over. "Today is more of...filling you in. There's a lot, and quite honestly as my student, you're entitled to know all this."

"Uh, know all this?" He tilted his head. "What do you mean?"

Aqua sighed and started heading to the other side of the room. "Come on, it might be best if we sit down for this."

Izuku bit his lip and followed, his unease spiking again. What was it she had to tell him? Was it a warning? Rules? Well, she might have those, she was a vigilante and couldn't afford to get caught by heroes. Not when she was their only defense against those dark creatures.

"You're not gonna find out if you just stand there muttering to yourself." She clapped, getting his attention back.

"Oh! I'm sorry!" He apologized and hurried after her to a table where she set out bottles of water and sat down. He stood at the table awkwardly for a moment before shuffling over to a chair and sitting down.

He was tense and rigid in his movements, afraid of doing something wrong. Afraid of giving her a reason to drop him as her student before they really began. What if he did or said something that offended her?

Izuku fiddled with his hands, keeping his head down and refusing to look at her for the moment. There was a moment of silence between them before Izuku coughed.

"So, uh...what is it that you have to tell me?" He asked quietly.

"You see that's where I'm thinking, where to start." She answered, tapping a finger on the table. "There's a lot to go over, and I won't lie a lot of what I'm going to tell you you won't believe. Not at first."

Izuku nodded and looked up at her. "Okay, so keep an open mind?" He asked.

"Yes."

She took a deep breath and sighed, rubbing her eyes. "Alright, let's start here." She sat up and looked him in the eye. "Tell me, what do you know about the dark creatures that I fight?"

"Uh, well they've been around for a long time now. They go after people at random and they're all over the world at this point. Though some locations have more concentrated areas of the creatures. Heroes had been trying for a long time to get rid of them, especially here in Japan. Then one day about 10 years ago you appeared and you cut them down. And they didn't come back." He scratched his face. "Does it have something to do with your Quirk?"

Aqua leaned back. "Well, it has something to do with my power. It's not a Quirk, what residents of this world call their own powers."

Izuku blinked. "This world?"

Aqua nodded. "Yes well, in all honesty, I'm what you call Quirkless."

There was a beat of silence.

"B-But you have powers. That doesn't make sense, how can you have powers if you're Quirkless? That's not possible. And what do you mean by 'residents of this world'?" He asked.

Aqua sighed. Well, at least she was getting onto the subject now, no turning back.

"First off, yes it is possible to be Quirkless and have powers. I'm a living example of that, you are too. Now, before you ask any more questions, let me get to the ones you've already thrown out."

Izuku closed his mouth.

Aqua held out her hand and summoned her weapon with a small flash of light. She smiled and placed it on the table for him to look at. "This is something called a Keyblade, I suppose you could say it's the source of my power."

She watched Izuku lean forward and look over it, tilting his head and murmuring to himself.

"How is it your source of power?" Izuku asked. "Is it some kind of tech that manipulates the molecules around you that allows you to make those elements?"

"Nope," Aqua answered. She held up a hand and created a small flame, grabbing Izuku's attention. "It's magic."

Izuku stared at her, that feeling in him almost coming alive at the word, like something had just been realized. "Magic?" He asked. "That's…" He could feel the logical part of his mind shorting out. "But that's...magic isn't real?" He said, looking over the Keyblade.

Aqua watched him look over the Keyblade in disbelief. She wasn't expecting him to just accept it right off that bat, she knew better. In a world where powers had a logical explanation other than just saying it's 'magic', it was going to take a moment for him to accept that.

"I know it's hard to believe, but it's true. How can I…" She hummed, looking around. "Oh, a good example. I was being chased by Eraserhead once." She started.

"Oh yeah, I saw a video of that…"

"Yeah well I found out he can cancel out Quirks, his hair is his tell. It goes up when his powers activate."

Izuku nodded, thinking back to the footage. "His hair was up a majority of the time you were being chased. And even then you still used ice to block his path, and...if I'm assuming right if this was to say your Quirk. Your Keyblade should have vanished. But it didn't." He stared at the weapon as if it would provide some sort of answer.

"Remember when I said keep an open mind." She reminded him.

Izuku took a deep breath. "O-Okay. So, magic is real. Magic is a thing, and I have it?" He asked.

Aqua nodded. "Yes, you do. I was there in time to see the tail end of your use. When you froze those creatures over. You were exhausted because you didn't know how to control your output, and you used more energy than you have."

Izuku was still thinking over this whole magic possibility. It seemed...mostly possible. Then again he was talking to someone who regarded people here as 'this world's residents'. His power wasn't anything like his mother or father's.

The words came out before he could really process them. "Are you an alien or something?"

The two were quiet for a moment before Aqua put her hand over her mouth and started to laugh.

Izuku felt his face grow warm.

"I-I'm sorry! I'm sorry I don't mean to laugh, but the seriousness in your voice…"

"I-It's a reasonable question! You're saying 'this world's residents' which just makes me think y-you're not from this world. Which would explain your whole...magic I guess." He muttered quickly and fiddled with his hands.

"I'm sorry, I suppose it would. And no, I'm not an alien." She went on to answer the question. "I'm human, just like you. I just happen to be from a world that's not this one, where humans exist too."

"Okay, and you got this Keyblade from...another world?" Izuku asked, he was starting to worry if this was a good choice. "Where did you…"

"I didn't really get it from somewhere, moreso that I was worthy of it."

Izuku looked down. Worthy? He had to be worthy to get one? Worthy to use this power that she has too?

He gripped the hem of his shirt. "I have to be worthy? H-How do…"

"Your powers are already manifesting." She spoke up, quick to assure him. "Your magic is proof of that, it's the first step. At least yours. Everyone starts different."

Izuku sighed. "How did you start?" He asked.

"Same as you actually, my magic came out in bursts. Granted a bit smaller than yours."

He looked down and tapped a finger on the desk. Small bursts of magic. He was still trying to wrap his head around this whole concept of magic, but the more he thought about it the more it started to make sense.

This world where everything was run by logic and science, everything had a logical explanation. Then one day those dark creatures had shown up out of nowhere. There was no Quirk in existence that could be powerful enough to swarm the entire world, not to mention there was no end to them. Everyone had a limit, and these monsters were endless.

Heroes couldn't make them disappear, if they did manage to take one out it would just come back. Then there was Guardian who was able to take them out in one go, they never came back. Ever since she had appeared the monsters had calmed down with the occasional flare-up here and there. Her power wasn't a Quirk, Eraserhead's fight could be used as evidence. And the weapon didn't seem to hold anything that could be used to manipulate the air particles to create any form of ice, fire or the like.

"Okay, so magic I can understand." He sighed. "But I still can't understand...other worlds. Just, how does that work? Is it like another planet? You said there are other humans, so they're planets like this? How did you get here, what made you come here in the first place? Was it those creatures?" He started to ramble on again, shooting off one question after another to her.

Aqua listened to him for a short while. He was curious, that was a good thing she supposed. He was eager to learn, even if it was a bit hard to wrap his head around everything at first.

"One thing at a time." She stopped him, giving a small smile as he covered his mouth.

"I'm sorry…"

"It's okay, I understand it's a lot. You're going to have a lot of questions, but I can only answer so many at a time. Okay, so I'm not from another planet I understand it seemed that way but it's not. It's...another world. It's not like the other worlds are in space like you might think, there are gateways that can take you from one world to the lanes between that lead you to the other worlds. Each one is unique in their own way, this is the only world I've seen where everyone possesses a power of some kind."

"So, it's not like breaching the atmosphere and going into space? Like, at all?" He asked.

"No, not at all. Think of it more like having to take a portal to...hold on let me see if I can draw it out." She got up and went to the other side of the room, coming back with a piece of paper and a pen.

She sat down and drew a few circles around the paper, making small designs within them. Then she drew a line around the circles, making sure they were connected.

"So, say this one is your world. In order to get out you need to make a small portal and pass through it to get out here." She drew a small oval next to a circle and made an arrow pointing at the lines. "And from here you can go anywhere you want, then you pass through another portal and enter a world when you get there. Does it make sense like this?"

Izuku gently took the paper and looked over it.

Ok, so different realms. That was...that was certainly something. That meant the monsters came from somewhere else, but where? How many worlds were out there? How exactly does one make their way from world to world?

"So are you from one that's nearby?" He asked. "I-Is there like a-a map where you keep track of the worlds that are around and what you've seen?" He bit his tongue before he could ask any more questions. He was motormouth and he knew this, best not to annoy her anymore with his mumbles.

"...No, I'm from far away and I don't have a map. I didn't get here like one normally would get to a world." She turned her eyes down for a moment.

"Normally?" He asked.

Aqua said nothing before shaking her head. "It's not important right now, that's another subject we can go over at a later date."

Izuku opened his mouth, then closed it. Seeing how she shook off the question, he had no right to press further.

She was silent for a bit before taking a deep breath. "So, any more questions? Or are you ready to move on?"

"A lot of questions." He admitted.

Aqua smiled. "Well, go ahead and ask away."

They spent hours talking, backtracking once or twice to make sure he understood something. Aqua had to leave Izuku a few times to tend to something going on downstairs, making sure nothing would descend into chaos.

It all seemed so complicated and unbelievable, but it somehow made sense in a way. The creatures downstairs were called Moogles. Merchants that sold anything you could imagine, they went into hiding for a few years because of the cruelty of humans. However in recent years they had started to emerge again, but never strayed too far from home just in case.

The dark monsters that have been terrorizing their world are called Heartless. Monsters that were born from the darkness in humans' hearts, their souls.

That had led to the question of the heart. In which he found out that if it was strong enough they'd be deemed worthy for a Keyblade. He was surprised to hear that he was considered worthy at all, that he was strong enough. He certainly didn't feel that way…

Then there was the fact that he couldn't tell anyone any of this because of something called the World Order. In order to keep everything at peace and to prevent any possible conflict between worlds those who were entitled to this knowledge were to keep it to themselves. No one else was to know.

So everything he just learned, he has to keep to himself.

No one else can know, and no one else will know.

"Do you want to know anything else?" She asked. It was a bit later in the day, Izuku still had some time before he had to start heading home.

"I think I'm good for now…" He muttered, it was still a lot to take in. He had a feeling he was going to have to get used to that.

She nodded. "Well then, let's move on to something else." She stood up. "Come on, I'm going to show you something."

"O-Okay!" He stood up and trailed after her, heading downstairs. While they walked he took a glance at the time. He had an hour or two before he had to start heading back, plenty of time.

Aqua hummed as she pulled her hood up and reached into a drawer for a mask. "I'm heading out, I'll be back soon." She announced, walking towards their makeshift door when Eri ran up.

"'Are you going to the field?" She asked

Aqua nodded, smiling as the girl beamed. "Can I come?"

"If you throw on your shoes and a jacket real quick then yes."

Eri took off without another word, racing up the stairs.

"Be careful!" Aqua called after her before sighing.

Izuku stayed quiet as they waited, seeing a few of the Moogles walk past them.

"Hello, kupo!" One greeted before walking out the door with a bag.

"Where are…?"

"He's just heading over to his usual spot to sell stuff. You know what time to be back." Aqua reminded him.

"I know, bye-bye!"

Izuku raised an eyebrow. "Kupo?"

"It has a lot of meanings, but it's overall a way of acknowledgment." She explained.

"Oh."

"I'm here!" Eri called as she ran down the stairs and up to Aqua. Wearing a red coat with the hood up. The shoes were a similar shade of red as well.

"What have I told you about running up and down the stairs?" Aqua asked, holding out a hand for her to take.

"Not to…" Eri mumbled.

Aqua nodded. "I just don't want you to get hurt."

Eri nodded and Aqua turned to Izuku. "Alright then, let's get going."

-.-

"What's this place?" Izuku asked, looking around the open field. It was a lot farther away than he thought it would be.

They had gone through a few backroads and different streets that were a lot more merit than he thought they'd be.

"This is where we're gonna be training for a while," Guardian answered. "You can't quite control your output, and this is the best place to practice until you get a good grip on it. It's open and no one ever comes out this far." She looked across the field to see Eri a short way away.

Running around and chasing something they couldn't see.

"I actually train here whenever practicing big spells, so no one gets hurt. Also gives us plenty of space in case something goes a little wrong."

"I see…" Izuku walked in a circle, it would take him a bit to get there. But it was a commitment he was willing to make. "So, when do we start?" He asked.

"Tomorrow, first thing."

-HoL-

They were two weeks into training, and Izuku had thrown himself all in.

Training was hell, and it was a sign for how far he really had to go.

Master Aqua put him through endurance and muscle training, saying that the physical state of a Keyblade Wielder is just as important as everything else. He couldn't just rely on one aspect of his power and hope it would be enough.

She had him run laps around the large field, push-ups, sit-ups, and other exercises. Sometimes they spend an entire day on that kind of training. She doesn't necessarily make him run on his own, she would run beside him to help set a pace.

If it wasn't the physical exercises, then it was combat training. She started him off on hand to hand, which only went so well.

He had never been in a fight, and he voiced that worry to her.

"It's training, it's not like I'm going to go all out. Let's just see what we can work on okay?"

She knocked him flat on his back within seconds. He wasn't even able to throw a punch in the time it took to take him down.

But it was okay, she said, it was just another thing to train on.

She had assured him they would move on to fighting with weapons once he was a bit more comfortable with hand to hand.

Then there was magic training. An exercise that took place almost every day whether he liked it or not. Sometimes it was talking it out, and other times it was putting what was discussed into practice.

"So you've used your magic two times now, right?" Gua- Master Aqua asked.

"Yeah, that's right." Izuku nodded. "And both times I had panicked. The sludge villain, and the Heartless."

"Magic can flare out as an emotional response." Aqua nodded. "That's normal for a beginner, it happens all the time. But as you get better at handling your magic, it won't happen as often." She held out a hand as a small block of ice appeared.

"Can some elements flare out differently from person to person?" Izuku asked, absentmindedly writing on his palm with his finger. Notes for later.

"It can, yes. When I was young ice would trail after me whenever I was excited and ran around all over the place. Then when I was nervous I would accidentally zap someone with thunder."

Izuku hummed and thought to himself. "I kept shocking myself the other day when I was excited...or nervous. It was hard to tell." He knew that for certain. "I was frustrated the other day and it felt like everything heated up for a minute."

"See? No two people are the same, and things are going to differ from person to person. Especially considering that the two of us might have different affinities for magical elements. I tend to have more of a liking for ice and water. You on the other hand might cater to different ones, time will tell."

Izuku nodded and fervently scribbled down his invisible notes on his palm. Aqua paused and watched him.

Once he had slowed down she had continued.

"The first two times you used magic you were in high stake situations. Life or death, you were stressed and you pretty much used up everything you had."

Izuku thought back to the immense exhaustion he felt after both times. He had actually passed out the first time, and the second time he was close then she had used something to restore some of his energy.

"Yeah…" He muttered. Holding back a shudder.

"You're not in any danger here, so it's just a matter of mustering it up." She smiled, walking over. "Alright, arms out, palms up, back straight. We're gonna start off with just summoning them forward for now. Okay?"

Izuku nodded and stared at his palms.

"Using magic is also about focus and discipline. So just concentrate on what spell you want to use. Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, Aero, or Water."

"Those are the main ones right?" He asked.

She nodded.

Izuku narrowed his eyes and stared at his hands. He just had to concentrate right? That was it? He just had to will it into existence?

He took a deep breath and focused on fire, it felt simple. It was something familiar to him in more ways than one. It was like reaching for something that he didn't know was there, taking a piece of it and turning it into something else.

It felt a bit...strange. It admittedly left him feeling a bit empty the more he grasped at.

He could feel his palms heat up. He looked down at them in surprise, seeing tiny flames flickering in and out of his hands.

"Woah…" He muttered. He brought his hands a little closer and marveled at them.

At some point, he lost his focus and he saw the flames go out. He gasped and hurriedly worked to summon them again, only to make them flare out violently.

"Gah!" He tried to shake the flames off, momentarily forgetting they wouldn't respond as normal fire would. As if fed by his panic the flames grew hotter and began to surround him like they did in the tunnels.

He was brought back to that feeling, of fire eating away at him inside and out. Being lost in a sea of flames, the lack of control.

Izuku stumbled back and looked around in fear, angry fire surrounding him. He yelped in surprise when a hand shot out and grabbed his arm.

"Izuku calm down!" Aqua shouted.

He opened his mouth to respond but only a weak rasp came out. He heard her, but he couldn't. He could see the flames licking at her skin and beginning to burn at her sleeves.

I'm hurting her…

The thought increased his desperation and he struggled to put a lid on it.

A moment later her hand disappeared, and before he could look for her he was hit with a large stream of water that immediately snuffed out his fire. He fell over and landed on his rear, coughing and trying to relieve the irritating dryness in his throat.

"Well, that was certainly something for a first try," Aqua handed him a water bottle. Which he took gratefully. "The fire went out since you lost focus, and you panicked and that made it go out of control."

Izuku frowned and looked down, daring a glance at her arm. The sleeve was burned, but she relatively seemed unharmed. "Sorry…"

"It's alright." She offered a patient smile. "It was your first try, I'm not expecting you to get the hang of it right off the bat."

Izuku fiddled with the water bottle and nodded. "Right...so…"

"We'll work on it." Aqua nodded. "We have time, and I don't want you to rush yourself okay? Let yourself cool down, and then we'll try again."

"Okay!"

-HoL-

If someone were to ask Aqua if she knew what she was doing, she would say no. No, she did not, but she was going to wing it as best she could.

Izuku was someone who was clearly dedicated to whatever he put his mind to. He wasn't going to stop unless someone stepped in. She had to admit, she was impressed how he threw himself into training, right off the bat he was ready to go and willing to listen.

Though he seemed to carry this air of nervousness around him whenever he was around her. He was tense and rigid, as if she would say something or lash out at him. It was like he was walking on eggshells.

She tried to put him at ease as with her patience and assuring him there was no need to worry about mistakes, they happen. It seemed to work more or less, as time went on he seemed less nervous but he still clammed up sometimes or panicked if he messed up.

In a way, Izuku reminded Aqua of herself. When she was young and starting on her training. She was just as nervous around Master Eraqus as Izuku is around her. She was afraid of messing up around him, afraid of disappointing him in any way.

Over time she had grown comfortable around him, she wasn't afraid to mess up anymore. She went to him whenever she was scared or upset, or there was an issue she and Terra couldn't fix. He was her Master, and she trusted and respected him more than anything.

Aqua didn't want Izuku to feel nervous around her, that was the last thing she ever wanted from him. She wanted him to trust her and be able to feel at ease around her, the last thing she wanted was him to feel nothing but pressure to succeed.

They were into their second month of training now and progress felt relatively good, to Aqua at least. Izuku was still getting a handle on using his magic, he had a few flare-ups here and there, and he was giving it his all in the physical exercises.

Once or twice she had to ask him to slow down when he insisted on jumping from on task, immediately to another. He was so insistent on moving forward.

Aqua had to admit, she admired his spirit and determination. It was certainly something else. She couldn't help but smile to herself when she thought of Master Eraqus, he would have definitely taken a liking to the boy.

"I have a question…" Izuku started, looking up from his notebook. It was marked with the number 1.

"I might just have an answer." Aqua looked up from the fridge. It was one of their days off, something she insisted on so he could recover. As well as study, he was still in school and she wasn't going to jeopardize his education. Especially since he once mentioned he was shooting for UA, a hero school.

"Uh…" He scratched the back of his head. "You're a Keyblade Master, right? Did you have anyone to teach you how to use a Keyblade, and magic, and all about the worlds?"

She paused for a moment looking over to him. He watched her for a moment before paling and backpedaling. "I-I'm sorry if that's a personal question, you don't have to answer."

"It's fine, it's fine." She smiled, closing the fridge. "I did have someone to teach me, Master Eraqus. This is actually his Keyblade, believe it or not." She quickly summoned Master Defender.

"Woah...so, when you became a Master he passed it down to you?"

Aqua faltered before letting the weapon fade. "Not...not necessarily. Not in the way you think."

"Oh." He paused. "Oh...he's-"

"Master Eraqus was struck down, and I later retrieved his Keyblade. I've carried it with me ever since." She gripped the cup in her hands tightly.

"Oh, I'm sorry." He muttered sheepishly.

"No, it's okay. You didn't know."

Izuku nodded and tapped his pencil against the page.

"You said it's his Keyblade, so did it replace yours? I remember you said once that the Keyblade reflects its wielder."

"I had both for a time, and then I lost mine and I was left with my Master's Keyblade."

"You lost your Keyblade?"

"Shh." Aqua put a finger to his lips and he slapped a hand over his mouth. They looked at the stairs and listened for a moment before relaxing.

"Shush Kupo!" One of the Moogles hissed as they passed by.

"Sorry…"

Aqua sighed and sat down at the table across from him once she was sure Eri was still asleep. Another bad night.

"Yes, I lost my Keyblade." She answered. "I gave it, and my armor up so my friend could return to the Realm of Light. I didn't want him to be trapped in there, I'd rather it be me than him to be lost in there."

"Your friend?"

Aqua nodded. "I wasn't Master Eraqus's only student, just one of three. I grew up with Terra. And we met Ven a lot later. They're my best friends…"

Izuku made a random line in the notebook before speaking again.

"If you don't mind me asking...where are they now?" He asked. "If you're here and they're...not."

Aqua paused for a moment before sighing. "I don't mind you asking, not at all. In truth, I have no idea where Terra is right now. All I do know is that I got him to the Realm of Light, for all I know he might be looking for Ven and I. And Ventus...I think he might still be asleep. I had to hide him away before I ended up here…"

She had started to trace patterns in the table. She missed them dearly, 10 years apart felt too long to see the people she cherished. Though she couldn't help but feel she deserved it in a way, she messed up. She should have kept a better eye on Terra, she should have been able to keep Vanitas away from Ventus. What good was her title of Keyblade Master if it truly meant nothing?

"Still be asleep?" Izuku asked. "Like a coma?"

Aqua tapped on the table a few times before shaking her head. "It's a long story, really long. Besides, don't you have a test to study for?"

Izuku sighed. "Yeah, I do…" He glanced back down to a textbook he still had yet to open. Math, his current nemesis.

"Well, I'll leave you to it." Aqua smiled and grabbed her phone.

"Please don't." He yawned.

"If you don't want to study, try a nap, you look like you need one."

"I'd rather study."

-.-

"You're shooting for UA right?" Aqua asked as she threw a punch that Izuku dodged. Five months in, and he was doing well. He picked up things quickly, soon enough she'd move him to more advanced sword practice. She wanted him to have a better hold in hand to hand combat before moving too far ahead on anything else.

His control over magic had gotten exceptionally better, his flare-ups were pretty much nonexistent unless he was under a lot of stress. Something he had gotten better at managing.

"Y-Yeah, and-Woah!" He stepped to the side and threw a punch of his own, which she blocked and retaliated. "It's the best hero school," he continued. "Some of the greatest heroes came from UA, and well I wanna be a hero too."

"Is that so?" She asked. "Like who?"

"Well, All Might for one." He gasped and stumbled back. "A-And then there's Endeavor, Eraserhead, Present Mic, Midnight, a lot!"

"Sounds rather prestigious."

"It is! It's the best of the best and well, I wanna be a hero! UA is my top choice, and-Woah!"

Aqua had grabbed his arm and flipped him over, making him hit the ground hard. Izuku coughed and laid there for a minute before groaning.

Aqua laughed before looking over to Eri sitting on the sidelines. "Eri, how long was that?"

"2 minutes and 20 seconds!"

"And what's the score?" Izuku asked.

"4-1."

Izuku rubbed his eyes and sat up. "One more time!" He insisted.

"Nope, we did 5 fights, that was the agreed amount right? You were a little sloppy on that last one, but you are due for a break. Drink some water and then we're gonna do some magic drills. Since we skipped them last time." She eyed him, noting the bags beneath his eyes. Had he been getting enough sleep?

Izuku sighed and got up. "Right...Eri do you want some water?" He asked.

"Yes please!"

"Master?"

"Sounds good."

Aqua watched him jog over to their bags and rummage through them.

She couldn't help but notice that he had begun to change after a while. It was subtle at first, but as time went on she could see more and more of it. Somewhere down the line the nervousness he carried around her faded, and he grew comfortable around her, the Moogles, and Eri.

He would still fidget at times and stammer when asking what he considers sensitive questions, but there was a clear rise in his self-esteem. He had begun to carry himself differently and was a little more outspoken. Though there were times when he'd clam up and hide himself with his arms, or change subjects as quickly as they were brought up.

It worried her, but she didn't want to push. She could only assure him she was there for him, the last thing she wanted to do was push too far.

Aqua sighed and stretched out her arms before walking around. One of the next lessons she had been planning on was aim and multitasking. Izuku had admitted his aim was less than stellar, and she got to see first hand how off he was the first time he hurled a fireball at the ice target. He nearly set something on fire and apologized profusely after.

It took all of her willpower not to laugh.

Terra had been the same way, awful aim and causing damage to things he shouldn't. He had once thrown a spoon at her when she commented on his cooking skills, only to toss the wooden spoon out the window and into the training grounds outside.

That was something they would work on soon enough.

Multitasking was the main skill he had to work on, mainly on the aspect of focus. It still took him a moment or two to conjure up the spell he wanted, then fire it off. Then there was the minor issue of him losing concentration and letting the spell fizzling out, usually if he's talking about something or looking around the area. He had to put 100% of his focus into using his magic to keep it going.

Izuku hurried back over with three bottles in his hands. He handed them out before opening his own and downing half the bottle. "So what part of magic are we gonna be working on today?" He asked, clear excitement in his voice, it was glaringly obvious despite his efforts to hide it.

"Multitasking." She answered simply.

Izuku froze and sighed. "Multitasking…"

"Practice makes perfect." She reminded him.

"I know…" He drank some more and placed it down.

Aqua nodded, then looked down at the child. "Drink your water Eri, I don't want you getting dehydrated again."

"I know, me neither." Eri took a few sips.

"Alright then, Izuku…"

He nodded and held out his hands. He reached for his magic and grasped onto the little he needed, channeling it into a flame he could hold.

"Have a good hold on it?" She asked.

"Yeah."

"Okay, well...how about you tell me-"

A loud noise cut her off. Aqua looked at Izuku, whose face had gone red. He chuckled nervously and pulled his phone from his pocket, managing to maintain the flame in one hand.

"Hello?" He answered.

Aqua sighed and ran a hand through her hair. She told him to leave his phone in his bag, and he usually listens.

"Oh, you're gonna be home tonight? That's great! No, no I can start dinner…" He began to pace around. Aqua looked up at that.

"I don't know...maybe? Maybe pick some up just in case, it wouldn't hurt to have more on hand. Yeah, of course!" The flames changed into small excited sparks that grew stronger every time he spoke.

"Don't worry Mom, I can do it. I am at the library though so it'll take me a minute to get home. I will be, don't worry...yeah I promise. Okay, see you soon!" Izuku smiled and pocketed the phone, pausing before looking up at Aqua.

"That was my mom…" He said sheepishly.

"I heard, I also heard you're supposed to start dinner."

"Yeah...I'm sorry but-"

"Go." She said. "I'd say you're pretty far from home and you've got a lot of ground to cover, Mr. I'm-at-the-library."

He laughed nervously.

"Izuku does she even know you have pow-"

"Thank you, Master! I'll see you later!" He darted away and grabbed his backpack from the ground.

"Izuku!"

"I'll-gah!" He tripped over himself and crashed to the ground, his backpack spilling its contents. "Crap!" Books, papers, and various other items spilled out to the ground.

"You okay?" Aqua asked, hurrying over with Eri.

"I'm good! I'll see you later!" He shoved what he could gather in his backpack and took off again.

By the time Aqua and Eri had gotten to where he was, he was long gone, speeding away in his excitement. While Aqua watched him leave Eri looked at the ground and picked something up.

"He forgot his book…" Eri muttered, looking down to see a few other things scattered about. Another notebook, a pencil, graded assignments, and a few other things.

"He forgot a lot of things." Aqua hummed, gathering the other dropped items. She paused when she picked up the second notebook. It had obvious water damage and had burn marks all over it. "What on earth…" She muttered. The notebook was in such poor condition, the ink was runny in some spots and smelled an awful lot like sewage.

This was something that was just...off. It wasn't like Izuku to take poor care of his things. She knew he cared for his things, and he was always so careful to make sure the books he brought over to study would never be damaged.

Aqua eyed the notebook, curious she opened it up. She opened up to a page with a drawing of another hero, Mt. Lady. Besides the drawing there were different descriptions and questions written in the headers.

"Wow, these are really detailed…" She murmured, looking at it in awe. She flipped through a few pages, seeing other heroes with lists of strengths, weaknesses, observations, and questions of the hero's abilities.

Aqua skimmed through the pages, she couldn't help but wonder if she was somewhere in the notebook. She ended up stopping at a certain page, seeing the autograph of none other than All Might taking up two pages. After that the pages were blank.

"He stopped writing…but it cuts off here." She muttered. "So what's that other one?"

"Training Notes No. 1." Eri read the title and handed it to her.

"He takes physical notes?" Aqua asked aloud. She hadn't realized that she knew he would write on his hand. Was that how he transferred everything, just remembering what he traced? She looked through them. They were as detailed as his analysis notes, though there were more questions than the notes. Unlike the other notebook though the first page was blank, though this looked like it was on purpose.

He had notes on magic, and the different levels she told him about. A drawing of Master Defender with small bullet points on the side. Then there was a remake of the drawing she made when explaining how worlds worked.

There were a lot of questions, taking up a page or two. Things he hadn't asked yet, things she hadn't taught him yet.

Were the worlds always separate?

If not what happened?

How many worlds are there?

Are there other Keyblade Wielders?

Who put the World Order in place?

She looked through them before closing the book and shaking her head. A bit of shame filled her as she gathered the rest of his things. These were his notes, his business, which she had just gone through. Granted she just skimmed through them, it didn't make her feel any better.

She silently berated herself until she saw the rest of his scattered items, which would be simply described as first aid equipment. She raised an eyebrow and looked over the half-empty bottle of disinfectant and the almost nonexistent roll of gauze.

"What's that?" Eri asked, picking up a few graded papers.

"Things for first aid," Aqua answered. "Come on Eri, let's go home."

"Is Izuku in trouble?" Eri asked, taking her hand.

"Not really, I just have to have a talk with him next time."

Aqua would tolerate very few things, but one thing she refused to put up with was her student walking around and hiding injuries while he was training. How long had he been hiding this from her?

-.-

"Where the hell did he go?"

"Chill out Bakugo, it's Midoriya. It's not like he'll just up and disappear."

Izuku bit his lip, watching Katsuki walk by from behind the bleachers. It was gym period and the first chance he had he slipped away to hide. Katsuki had been getting more and more aggressive in the last few months, interrogating him and berating him.

He always kept his mouth shut and asked him to leave him alone, saying things to try and placate him. It never worked, and if anything it seemed to make it worse and only spurred him on.

Izuku sighed softly and settled down. He took a glance at the time and pocketed his phone before holding his hands out. He muttered to himself as small chunks of ice appeared in his hands, he narrowed his eyes and concentrated on the ice melting into spheres of water.

It was a strain on himself, considering he had gotten little to no sleep the night previous. He had stayed up late, he hadn't been sure of the time, but if he had to guess he finally collapsed a few hours before his morning alarm.

His eye twitched as he lost focus for a moment, the water almost going everywhere.

"You still have some magic left, keep going keep going." He murmured, ignoring the raging headache.

Izuku narrowed his eyes and made the water evaporate into tiny gusts of wind, small tornados in his palms. He smiled to himself and made them smaller and smaller until they were nothing and dispersed, blowing a small gust of cool air in his face.

Getting better...I'm getting better. But that still took way too long to change between spells. Master Aqua can do it in seconds and it still takes me a while to switch.

Izuku leaned back and took a deep breath. He was exhausted and low on energy he knew that, but it didn't mean he was going to stop anytime soon. He was grateful for Aqua taking him in and training him, he really was, and the last thing he wanted to do was let her down. In order to not do that he had to push himself beyond his limits again and again.

It was the only way to get stronger. To not let his Master down, to catch up to those who are miles ahead of him, to prove he was worth something.

He had even begun taking nightly runs, running down a few blocks before making a sprint back to his house and slipping in through the window to his room. Sure once or twice he had gotten attacked by Heartless and sustained a few injuries. Even though he had the means to defend himself it didn't mean he would, using his power would mean breaking the law. Even if it wasn't a Quirk, even if it was in self-defense.

He had to be saved by a few heroes once or twice in the months he's been running, and he's been scolded plenty of times by them. They would have escorted him home or to the station unless he managed to slip away and make the run to his house.

Izuku rubbed at the bandages on his arms, flinching at the pain. Katsuki had really done a number on him the last time he managed to corner him. It honestly felt like there was no rhyme or reason to it. It felt like he was taking his anger out on him, anger for something he had no idea about.

Whatever it was, all Katsuki did was belittle and threaten him. Izuku had been doing his best to avoid the blond in every way he could. As soon as the bell rang for the end of the day he would be the first one out the door. He had started taking different ways home if he figured Katsuki was too close and would catch up.

There were a few times where he genuinely thought about jumping out the window as a means of getting out faster. Instead, he nearly falls down the stairs by taking two at a time, which is by far better than taking the window.

Izuku tried to rub the exhaustion of his eyes and shakily stood up. He was tired, he knew this, but he had gotten pretty good at hiding it from everyone. A power nap on the train, dozing off around lunch, finishing his work early and letting himself rest just a bit.

He learned how to work with the short bursts of energy, he had to. He had to work harder, and if sacrificing sleep meant he'd get better at everything then so be it.

He didn't want to be left behind, he didn't want to disappoint. So he'd work as hard as he needed to.

A loud stomp startled him from his thoughts and he slapped his hands over his mouth to keep back a yelp. He looked up to see a few people sitting above him and talking loudly. Something about going to someone's house and playing a game.

Izuku sighed and moved from beneath the bleachers, looking out from his hiding place and stepping out into the open. With another glance at his phone he saw that gym class was almost over. He had a few text messages from Eri, she had probably sent him a few pictures of drawings she made. She had been doing that a lot lately.

He smiled to himself and pocketed his phone, taking another glance around before walking forward. He figured it was time to head to the locker rooms, better to just keep hiding and try to avoid anyone. The sooner he could be out of there the better.

At least he had thought so until he was grabbed and thrown against a wall. From the angle he was at, the bleachers were blocking the sight of the gym teacher and pretty much anyone else.

Izuku grunted as he slammed into the wall, looking up to see one other than Katsuki. Much to Izuku's surprise, he was alone.

Izuku shuddered and tensed up, looking down at the hand that held him there.

"H-Hi Kacchan…"

"Shut the hell up you damn nerd." He snapped.

Izuku shut his mouth and eyed the hand that began to heat up.

Katsuki said nothing for a moment, just looking Izuku up and down. Taking in his exhausted appearance, he had begun to notice the small changes in his physique as well as his confidence. But as usual, the damn nerd just clammed up at the sight of him, as he should.

"What the hell do you think you're doing Deku? Are you still going for UA?" He narrowed his eyes.

"Uh...y-yeah. Of course, I mean...I still wanna go. I think I can-"

"Shut up you damn nerd!" He raised his voice and slammed Izuku into the wall again. "Do you not know how to listen? Or you dumber than you look? I told you you'd die in the exams Deku, you really think you can do shit? Just because you had one small victory that wasn't even fucking yours you think you're hot shit now?"

"N-No! No, Kacchan why would I think that I'm- ow!" He flinched at the small spark that stung him. "Kacchan, stop!"

Katsuki only glowered at him, the look in his eyes giving Izuku a sick feeling. A pit of dread appearing in his stomach and chills violently wracking his body. That feeling alone made him feel like he was suffocating, it made him want to run away but he couldn't.

The corners of his mouth twitched up for a moment. "Or what Deku? You gonna use that neat little trick you did that night?"

"K-Kacchan, please. Just, just stop!"

"Why don't you make me Deku, you've got some special trick now so why don't you use it? Think you're too good to use your power on me, Deku?"

"I s-said stop." Izuku grit his teeth, gripping Katsuki's arm.

Katsuki growled and held a sparking hand near Izuku's face. "You really are still just a useless Deku, but it looks like you still don't know your place you-"

"I said stop!" Izuku shouted as powerful sparks surrounded him. He gasped as they zapped Katsuki and made him yell in either pain or surprise, it was hard to tell. He grunted as the sparks persisted, fading after a few seconds. He panted and looked Izuku in the eye before scowling.

"You little bastard…"

Izuku gave him a hard shove and sprinted away towards the locker rooms. He apologized as he pushed past a few students to get to his locker and change as quickly as he could. By the time Katsuki had entered the room, Izuku was already pulling on his shoes and heading out another door.

Izuku was shaking as he headed to his last class for the day. A few black spots began to dot the edges of his vision, making him stumble and nearly crash to the ground a few times.

Kacchan's gonna kill me, holy crap he's gonna kill me.

Izuku shuffled into the mostly empty classroom and took his seat, the teacher didn't give him a second glance. He didn't see how he was pale and shaking like a leaf, he drew in one shaky breath after another and wiped away the sweat that poured down his face.

He hesitantly laid his head down and tried to blink away the blurry vision.

I overdid it…

He closed his eyes for a moment, it felt like an eternity before a loud clap startled him awake and made him sit upright. He looked around in panic before realizing it was just the teacher getting everyone's attention. He calmed down momentarily before catching the still, very, pissed off gaze of Katsuki.

Izuku shrank in his chair and stared straight ahead.

The class seemed to last forever, but it still didn't feel like it was long enough. He didn't pay any attention to the lesson at hand, he had spent the entire class period going through different plans in his head.

I can either run home or make a run for Master's home. I can probably lose him if I run for her home since he'll be expecting me to go to my house. Unless he plans on just hunting me down right from the get-go, then I'll have to outrun him. Can I even do that? What if he catches me halfway there?

Izuku scratched at his face nervously and glanced at the clock, he had a few minutes left to come up with some kind of escape plan. So far the only thing he had down was running away.

He glanced at his phone to see another message from Eri.

Maybe he could call Aqua, say something about asking to meet up somewhere halfway.

Katsuki wouldn't do anything if there was someone else there...well actually he would, but she wouldn't let it just happen. She wasn't like the other adults, she wasn't like the teachers in the school. She wouldn't turn away…right?

What if she did? What would she say if she saw he couldn't defend himself? Five months of training and he was still weak, all that progress was practically nothing. If she saw him in the sorry state Katsuki would for sure leave him in would she feel disappointed? Would she feel like she wasted her time?

Izuku gulped and spent a few moments gathering himself, glancing at the clock to see he only had seconds. He quietly packed up his bag and stared at his phone, still trying to work out the problem.

What if he just sent her his location?

Would she start to head towards him? Would she get there in time? Probably not.

Maybe if he was cornered and managed to get closer to that place he could send his location then.

What if she's not even home? Her life doesn't revolve around you damn it. What if she's out doing something important?

He gripped the edges of his desk as the clock ticked down. If he got up and ran as soon as the bell rang he'd be okay, he'd have enough of a head start.

His heart hammered in his chest as he reached down and picked up his bag, he glanced over to Katsuki. His heart dropped at the sight of his smoking hands.

"Remember to study for the test on Monday. Alright everyone, get home safe."

The bell rang and Izuku was the first one out the door, having hurdled over a few desks to get to the door.

"Watch it loser!"

"Hey, what's the rush freak?"

Izuku ignored the various scoldings and pushed past the people who tried to shove him aside. He had a few seconds before Katsuki caught up to him and he'd milk that time for all it was worth.

He yelled as he nearly fell down the stairs, actually falling at some point when someone pushed him to walk without hindrance. He didn't register the pain until he had gotten to his feet and rushed down the last flight and to the entrance.

His arm began to hurt like hell but he ignored, using his good arm to throw a door open and run out into the open.

Izuku looked over his shoulder to see Katsuki a little ways behind him. He gasped and looked forward, speeding up as he rounded a corner.

If I take the train he'll manage to catch up, but he won't do anything...but he'll follow me!

Making the run to her house it was, it was a few ways away but he could do it. It wouldn't be the first time, hopefully not the last.

"Get back here Deku!"

"Oh, crap."

Izuku crossed the street, dodging cars and bikes as he went. He had to put as much space between himself and Katsuki as possible. There was no way he'd use his Quirk in public, not of it meant blemishing his record.

He looked around, he had to get out of the open and try to throw him off his trail. Maybe even take a shortcut if he could find one. Without a second thought, he ducked into an alleyway and sprinted down the narrow pass. He almost hit the wall when making a sharp turn.

Time blurred the farther he went, things seeming familiar then seeing something he hadn't noticed before. He had gone on autopilot, it was all he could do to ignore the burning of his lungs and the painful ache in his legs. When he tried to pay attention to everything around him the world began to sway and colors would swirl into one another.

He just had to focus on getting there, he'd be okay.

The bustling noises of the city blended into each other. Stranger's voices, honking cars, shouting, the buzz of lights, his heartbeat. It all turned into a loud static noise that pierced his ears. Everything was static, the world around him and all its residents.

It was like he was running into nothingness, into a void that was ready to consume him.

He was slammed back into reality when he crashed into something solid and fell to the ground. He groaned and sat up, tentatively getting to his feet when two bony hands helped pick him up.

He wiped some of the sweat away from his face and looked up to the skeletal stranger. Blue eyes looked down at him in concern.

"Are you alright young man? That was quite a tumble you took."

Izuku panted and looked around, mumbling something incoherent as an answer. There was no sign of Katsuki, did he manage to shake him?

"Are you sure you're okay? You look rather unwell." The stranger frowned. "Why don't you sit down for a minute and catch your breath?"

"N-No I'm...I'm good I just gotta…" He tried to walk forward only to have the world start spinning again. He stumbled a bit and righted himself. "Thank-Thank you." He nodded and started heading off again, unaware of the man slowly following after.

Izuku jogged forward, wheezing with every step. His lungs were on fire and wouldn't take in the air he was gulping down.

He slowed down some and pulled out his phone, not quite thinking when he selected his location and sent it. Adding a message of what he was sure was nothing but gibberish.

There wasn't much distance left, just a couple of blocks. An easy jog, no walk. It was an easy walk.

The streets around him were mostly empty save for a few people every other minute. It was a bit unsettling, but he finally felt safe. He took a deep breath and picked up the pace, better to get there sooner rather than later and explain the weird messages.

He wasn't paying attention and didn't see a hand shoot out and grab his collar, dragging him into an alley. Stars exploded in his vision as his head was slammed into the brick wall.

"Finally found you, you little bastard. You thought you were gonna get that easy? After that little stunt you pulled? What the hell was that Deku?"

"It-It was an accident! K-Kacchan I di-didn't mean to honest! I-"

"What Deku? You what? Since when does a loser like you have a Quirk? Have any kind of fucking power? Unless you think you're too good to show me."

"No! That's not...that's not it! Kacchan I just…"

"Tch, so you've been hiding your Quirk from me, is that it Deku?" He sneered. "Look at you, thinking you're stronger than you actually are when you're just a worthless piece of trash that doesn't know its place."

Izuku bit his lip and looked down.

"What makes you think you're gonna make it into UA if you can't even defend yourself now? You might...no you will die the exams if you even make it there once I'm done with you."

There was a strange feeling he had around Katsuki like he just radiated a horrible aura. It made his stomach turn and began to suffocate him again.

"I told you Deku I'm the only one from that crap school who's going to UA, and if anything you being there will just drag that place down and make you look like more of a loser."

"I can try...I-I will try, I still wanna be a hero Kacchan. J-Just like when we were k-" A punch to the face cut him off and made bright colors appear once again. When he managed to shake the colors from his vision he saw a sparking hand far too close for comfort.

"When are you gonna get it into your stupid head that you can't be a hero. That you're nothing but a damn-" A hand shot out and caught Katsuki's wrist, stopping him from landing an explosion powered hit to Izuku.

The two boys looked up to see a woman a bit taller than the two of them glaring down at them. Izuku withheld a sigh of relief while Katsuki grunted in confusion.

"What is going on here?"

Her voice sent chills down their spines.

Katsuki faltered for a minute before wrenching free of her grasp and stepping away from Izuku. "What's it to you lady? Mind your own business."

"When I see someone getting hurt it is my business." She snapped. "Now would you like to tell me what's going on here, or do I have to drag you to a police station for illegal Quirk use?"

Katsuki narrowed his eyes and huffed. "Just settling something lady." He grabbed his bag and shoved Izuku to the side and left the alley. He stopped for a second to glare at Izuku before finally leaving.

Aqua waited until she figured he was long gone before stepping in front of Izuku.

"Izuku, are you okay?"

He nodded slowly, not looking directly at her.

"Are you sure? I need you to talk to me."

Izuku stood up straight. "Yeah, yeah I'm fine." He mumbled. Everything was spinning again, but this time he couldn't make it stop.

"Do you wanna tell me what happened there?" She asked, about to say something else when she saw Izuku starting to sway. She stepped a bit closer. "Izuku are you sure you're alright?"

"I uh...I'm actually not feeling too-"

Aqua caught him in surprise and sighed softly.

"I'm gonna guess that's a no."

-HoL-

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