In Gym Gamma...
After classes, Class 1-A and M went straight to hero training. Their classes worked out great. Midoriya didn't have any headaches like yesterday. He was able to get through them pretty easily this time around. It made him feel much better once classes were finally over.
Midoriya felt so good about his hero training that he couldn't wait to start. Ladybug and Cat Noir were ready too and got into it right away. With AllMight, Mr. Aizawa and Ectoplasm there, they felt ready to start. Everyone was training with at least one of Ectoplasm's clones, but Midoriya, Ladybug and Cat Noir had three of them.
As hero training went on, things seemed pretty much like any other hero training night. Then everyone turned around at one moment and noticed Midoriya, Ladybug and Cat Noir's training.
Everyone was so in awe as Ladybug, Cat Noir and Midoriya used One for All so fluidly. Once Cat Noir ran in a flash using One for All and went after Ectoplasm, Midoriya activated it and went right after him as Cat Noir got him right where he wanted him. Then Ladybug came in, activating One for All as soon as Midoriya needed to throw a punch. She even used One for All to weave and dodge attacks from another Ectoplasm.
As soon as Ectoplasm had let down his guard, Midoriya swooped in and had Cat Noir charge him up. Midoriya ran in a flash and threw a punch at the one that Cat Noir had caught. Once Ladybug got her clone ready, he went from green sparks to pink sparks instantaneously. He flew in the air, ready for a punch.
Then the last one stood in the middle of the gym. In the corner of Midoriya's eye, he spotted Cat Noir about to use One for All. Ladybug turned off her quirk, and Midoriya activated it again as Cat Noir helped him out. He dodged Ectoplasm's attack, and Ladybug ran around him to get ready. She took out her yo-yo to get ready for any other move.
Midoriya ran straight at Ectoplasm as he raised his fist right at him. Ladybug and Cat Noir shared a look, and it was Ladybug's turn. Midoriya felt One for All flowing through him as he focused on Ladybug's One for All.
"Texas Smash!" Midoriya cried out as he slammed his fist into Ectoplasm.
Midoriya had sent a shockwave that was almost as powerful as his usual punches with One for All. It even seemed like he never lost it in the first place as he fought with Ladybug and Cat Noir.
Everyone was so in awe at how well they worked together. Something about it made it seem like they'd been working on that for months, but it had only been a couple of days.
They settled down as they saw Midoriya standing there, looking exhausted. He looked back at them, heavy breathing with a shaky thumbs up.
"I-I'd say... that went... pretty well..." Midoriya said, trying to catch his breath.
Ladybug and Cat Noir shared a look, and they both smiled at him. Once they both reached out with a fist bump towards Midoriya, he knew what to do. He raised his shaky fists towards theirs.
"Pound it!"
Ladybug noticed Cat Noir was stumbling a little from being exhausted and caught him. He said that he was okay, but Midoriya wondered about it himself. Something about it just caught his attention. Before he could say anything, he spotted his class coming over to see them.
"That was the coolest thing I had ever seen!" Ashido cried out.
"I'll say! That was something I had never seen before with Ladybug and Cat Noir," King Monkey said to them.
"It was like you three have been working on this for months!" Kaminari cried out.
"I still can't believe you guys actually pulled it off! That kind of thing looks hard to communicate with one another," Pegasus said to them.
Midoriya, Ladybug and Cat Noir all shared a look and felt like it wasn't as hard as they thought it would be. Something just kind of clicked once they started training. Midoriya looked at his fist, feeling that flowing energy coming from them.
"Somehow it was easier than we all thought," Midoriya said to them, "Maybe it's because of us sharing One for All. It just made things click better once we got started."
"Whatever it was, it was the best teamwork I'd ever seen," Kirishima said to them.
"Well done you three."
They all turned around to see Mr. Aizawa and AllMight walking up to them. Their teachers looked really proud of them, even if Mr. Aizawa was hard to read at times.
"You three were able to pull off some amazing teamwork in only a matter of a couple days," Mr. Aizawa said to them, "Everyone, you should keep this in mind for the next time you need to work with a pro hero or any classmates."
"Yes sir," Class 1-A groaned in unison.
"I'm really proud of you three. I'm still blown away that you managed to pull this off on such short notice," AllMight said to them with a big smile.
"Ladybug and Cat Noir did kind of hero train without me when I was captured by Chrysalis. I can tell that it helped me catch up on some training," Midoriya said to him.
"Either way, I'm proud of all three of you," AllMight said, "It's nice to see some teamwork in this school. We need more of that, and I'm hoping you'll keep at it."
Midoriya couldn't help but smile at him as his eyes shined back at him.
"Of course sir!" Midoriya said to his predecessor.
"I'm glad to hear that," AllMight said back.
"Alright everyone. Get back to training," Mr. Aizawa said to them all, "There's still some improvement you guys could be working on."
Everyone spread out and went back to hero training. Midoriya felt a little bit dizzy from using One for All, so he decided to sit down for a while. He grabbed his water bottle and a towel to wipe off his sweat.
As he settled down at a nearby bench, he noticed Bakugo helping out Chloe. Kirishima was there as well as they went at it with their quirks and Miraculous. Something about their fighting style, mostly Chloe, seemed much more like Bakugo's.
Chloe seemed to be flipping around like him and was able to gain the upper hand on one of the Ectoplasm clones. Kirishima even held one back with his quirk and looked like he was getting stronger. It made him realize that Bakugo, Kirishima and Chloe were a pretty good team.
For a moment, he even noticed Bakugo smiling at Chloe. Midoriya's eyes widened, shocked to see him so happy. He rarely ever saw him smile, but this one was genuine. He actually seemed to be enjoying this.
Midoriya couldn't help but smile, seeing him finally enjoying being back in Japan. He had a feeling that he was actually staying, and he couldn't be happier. Then he looked at Chloe and realized that she would excel here if she stayed longer.
"Great job with hero training Izuku!"
Midoriya turned around to see Uraraka coming up to him. She looked just as exhausted as him and grabbed her water bottle. She decided to sit with him and watched everyone training with him.
"You looked like you were doing pretty good with Purple Tigress and Ashido," Midoriya said back as he took a sip of his water bottle.
"Thanks. I just need to work on my combat skills. Without GunHead around, I kind of faltered a little bit," Uraraka explained to him, "I'm doing good, but not as good as I should be doing."
Midoriya felt himself blushing and was nervous to talk to her for a moment.
"I-I thought you we-were doing... p-pretty good out there O-Ochaco..." Midoriya said, stuttering a bit.
Uraraka noticed him looking nervous, and she gave him a teasing glare. She leaned in closer, causing Midoriya to blush profusely.
"You were watching me training?" Uraraka asked him.
"N-No! W-Well... Maybe a little..." Midoriya confessed as his blush got bigger and warmer, "I-It's not w-what you think though! I-I just wanted to see how you were doing!"
Uraraka got closer, and he got nervous to move. Then she laughed at how bright red he was and gave him a kiss on the lips. He felt himself melt just by her kissing him.
"I knew you were watching me train," Uraraka whispered to him with a smile.
Midoriya stiffened up as she got up and left him feeling a little warm around the face. He tried to shake it off once he spotted Ladybug and Cat Noir coming over. He noticed Cat Noir giving him a knowing look, and Midoriya tried to ignore it.
"You did great out there Izuku," Ladybug said to him with a smile, "I still can't believe that you've got One for All back. I know it's not all of it, but still."
"I'd say that felt pretty much the same as when you once had it," Cat Noir said back, "With this kind of power back, we could actually get your Miraculous back and finally defeat Chrysalis."
Midoriya's eyes widened and looked down at his hand. He could feel One for All from using it with Ladybug and Cat Noir. He didn't know how much longer they would have with One for All. Midoriya just hoped that it would last long enough to get them home.
Then Midoriya realized that he might actually might have to say goodbye to them. At least for now. He felt tears forming under his eyes, catching Ladybug and Cat Noir's attention.
"Izuku? What's wrong?" Ladybug asked him as she placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Is it those headaches that you're getting?" Cat Noir asked him.
"N-No... I-I just..." Midoriya trailed off, feeling a little emotional, "I just can't believe that you guys have to leave soon... I feel like we've just gotten to know each other... And now..."
Ladybug and Cat Noir's eyes widened in shock and shared a look. Midoriya couldn't stop crying, realizing that something about One for All being connected to all three of them felt like they were supposed to stay here. If they were really leaving, it felt it he was losing a part of that.
"Izuku, we're still friends," Ladybug tried to explain, "Whether we have One for All or not, we still see you as a really good friend."
"That's right," Cat Noir said back, "Even when we're back home, we'll still be friends."
"I-I just..." Midoriya said, still crying, "One for All, you two won't have it for much longer... I just feel like... I'm losing you... Once you go home, we won't have that connection... I won't be able to..."
Ladybug and Cat Noir realized what was going on and placed their hands on his. He looked up to see them supporting him with smiles on their faces. They seemed to be getting a little emotional too, but tried to keep it in for him.
"Izuku... We're here for you," Ladybug said.
"No matter what..." Cat Noir said.
Midoriya felt more tears coming, and he threw his arms around them. He pulled them into a hug which they both didn't expect. Something about this felt really good though, and they let him hug it out.
"I love you guys..." Midoriya said under his breath.
Ladybug and Cat Noir smiled and hugged him back. They let him cry it out for a good long minute. Once he had stopped crying, they let him go so he could dry his tears. He used a towel to wipe them and felt a little embarrassed.
"Alright, that's enough with the waterworks," Cat Noir said to him.
"We've gotta get dressed. There's something waiting for you back at the dormitory," Ladybug said with a wink.
Midoriya's eyes widened in confusion as they walked off. Everyone headed out of Gym Gamma to get dressed, but all Midoriya could do was stand there.
"What was Ladybug talking about?"
In the boys' changing room...
As everyone got dressed, Midoriya took his time as he took off his hero costume. He kept thinking about what Ladybug said to him. There was something back at the dormitory apparently, and he wondered what she might be talking about.
"Midoriya, are you okay?" Kirishima asked him.
"Dude, you look out of it," Kaminari said to him, "Please don't do that. It makes me think that Chrysalis is trying to get to you."
"Sorry! I-I just..." Midoriya trailed off, but turned to them, "Is there something going on at the dormitory tonight?"
Everyone stiffened up as if they'd been caught planning something. No one said anything for a moment, making Midoriya a little suspicious.
"W-Why would there be something going on at the dormitory?" Sero asked him.
"Wh-What gave you that idea, dude?" Kim asked a little nervously.
"Ladybug told me. It just seemed like something was going on that I'm not aware of," Midoriya explained to them.
"Ladybug..." Kaminari said under his breath.
"Is something going on?" Midoriya asked them.
"I-I'm sure she's just saying things that don't actually mean anything! You know how girls are with their secrets and stuff," Nino said, trying not to give anything away.
"I guess, but--"
"Everyone just get dressed and head out to the dormitory!" Iida interrupted them, "Midoriya, I'm sure Ladybug was just messing with you! I wouldn't think too much about it if I were you."
Midoriya let out a sigh and went back to getting dressed. When he wasn't looking, everyone gave each other a thumbs up.
Once everyone was dressed, Midoriya noticed that the girls were already waiting for them outside of the changing room. Something about the looks on their faces really confused him. He didn't question it, and they all walked to Class 1-A's dormitory.
As they walked there, Midoriya noticed that everyone was really quiet for some reason. It kind of freaked him out a little. At one moment, Jirou looked at him and once he noticed her looking, she instinctively turned around. Midoriya knew that something was going on, but didn't know what it could be.
He had already been surprised by Zoe showing up, he didn't know what else it could possibly be. He didn't even know if they had planned something or not. Whatever it was, it was something that everyone seemed to know about.
Once they got to the stairs, Iida opened the doors and Class 1-A all ran inside. Midoriya couldn't get inside and once he got to the top, Iida stopped him from coming inside. He was so confused and waited for Iida to say something to him.
"Wait here," Iida demanded, "I'll let you inside in a moment."
Before Midoriya could say anything, he closed the door on him. Midoriya stood there really confused now. He could hear something going on inside, and he leaned up against the door to hear what was going on. It sounded like they were trying to get something together. He couldn't tell what they were saying, but Iida was shushed a lot because of his bad whispering.
After a few minutes of waiting, Midoriya felt the door move so he quickly moved away from it. Iida was back at the door and looked a little out of breath for some reason.
"Okay, you can come in now," Iida said to him, trying to hide a smile.
Midoriya gave him a confused look and walked into the dormitory. Once he entered however, he jumped from a sudden outburst.
"Surprise!" Class 1-A and M cried out in unison.
Midoriya was met with confetti and it got all over his hair. His eyes grew wide with even more confusion and spotted Zoe with everyone else. He even spotted AllMight, his mom and Mr. Aizawa were there. Togata stood there with Eri next to him with a confetti popper.
He noticed that they had decorated their dormitory with things from Paris which reminded him of Class 1-M. There were games in the common room and even snacks displayed out that looked like something from Paris. His mouth even watered and knew that Sato and maybe even Marinette were making something special.
"Wh-What is this? I-It's not my birthday," Midoriya said a little confused as he looked around in embarrassment.
"Yeah. We know," Uraraka said as she ran up to him with a smile.
"We just thought you deserved a special dinner," Iida said to him, feeling proud to be a part of this.
"B-But, the poppers and confetti," Midoriya said as he picked some off of him, "Isn't it this all a bit much?"
"Well, Eri wanted to use confetti," Marinette said to him with a smile, "She'd never seen them before, so she wanted to try it."
Midoriya felt shocked to see everyone here and felt so confused as to why they did this. They all looked so happy to be doing this for him, but he didn't understand where this came from.
"B-But... why did you all do this just for me?" Midoriya asked them as Uraraka picked out some of the confetti from his hair.
"Because we know you've been going through some tough things," Adrien explained to him, "We all thought you deserved a break. We even got Eri to come over to see you!"
Midoriya did see Eri, and he thought he was seeing things. He looked around again, and his eyes lit up when he saw her. She looked like she was covering her ears from the poppers. Then once she saw Midoriya, she uncovered them and smiled widely at him. She immediately ran into him and hugged his legs.
"Deku!" Eri cried out, "I helped with the party!"
Midoriya couldn't help but smile widely at her and kneeled down to face her. He almost felt tears coming up just seeing her looking so happy.
"Thank you Eri. I really appreciate it," Midoriya said to her with a bright smile.
He looked up at everyone and realized that everyone had done this just to make him happy. They knew what he had been going through, and they decided to throw him a dinner party to make him feel better. He felt tears coming up and tried to wipe them away.
Eri noticed and thought that he was upset.
"Deku... Please don't cry, are you hurt?" Eri asked him.
Midoriya looked up at her with a smile on his face, and everyone was happy to see him already feeling better.
"No Eri. I'm happy that everyone's here."
Another amazing chapter!
I absolutely love this chapter! I've been wanting to write this for a while now! I just love the thought of everyone throwing Midoriya a party because of what he's been going through. Something about it is just so wholesome and sweet, especially with Eri around! I just love Midoriya so much! He deserves this for sure! I just wanted something really nice for him since he's been through a lot in my story! I love seeing them all trying to get everything set up for the party when Midoriya is just so confused, it's so cute!
The hero training was really fun to write as well! I just like how they are all friends and can still love each other in that way. I just think Midoriya's connection with them and One for All would definitely strengthen that relationship. I can just see them being really good friends and sticking together! So cute!
What's going to happen next??
More to come soon!
