Here's the next chapter! This is a sequel to the The Winter Dance, A Love Letter and everything in between! I don't know how long it's going to be, but it might not be a short story. This is going to be more about Uraraka and her relationship with Midoriya. Some things have come up, so we'll see what happens... This is a story that I wanted to happen after A Beautiful View and A Love Letter! I highly recommend reading The Winter Dance, Class 1-A's Sleepover, A Beautiful View and A Love Letter to understand what's going on fully. Other than that, Enjoy!
Uraraka felt herself relax when they all left. Something about it felt like she could finally relax along with Bakugo. It made her realize that he had to keep this a secret for a while now. She didn't know for how long, but something told her that he might've just found out not that long ago. She held Midoriya's hand, feeling that same surge of energy flowing through him. It was subtle, but it still made her skin crawl.
Uraraka sat there, knowing full well that things between them were now pretty different. She wanted to be there for Midoriya, and she wasn't going to let some ridiculous secret come between them. Besides, she already somewhat knew that One for All was his quirk. She let out a long sigh, feeling like she could finally get to the bottom of this.
"So, I'm guessing all of you know about One for All?" Uraraka asked them, "It's Izuku's quirk, isn't it?"
AllMight flinched once Uraraka mentioned it. She noticed that Bakugo was still getting used to her talking about it. Even Recovery Girl was surprised to find out that she knew about it and looked at Bakugo.
"Bakugo didn't say anything. I kind of eavesdropped on AllMight and Izuku earlier during lunchtime," Uraraka explained as she scratched the back of her head, "It's not his fault. I just wanted to be there for Izuku."
Then Uraraka turned to AllMight and something about her felt a little more confident. She didn't look away from him as she faced him.
"I'm sorry AllMight, but I'm not going anywhere. Whatever Izuku's going through, you can't keep him away from me," Uraraka said to him, "I deserve to know what's going on with him and his quirk. I've been his friend ever since I came to this school, and all I ever wanted was to help him out. I could always tell that there was something special about him, even if I didn't realize it at the time. But now, so much has changed. Whatever One for All is, I want to be there for him even if you think otherwise."
Recovery Girl gave AllMight a glare, which caused him to get defensive.
"AllMight, what did you tell the boy?" Recovery Girl asked him, "You better not have gotten in between these two. You were never good with romance and girls, now and back then!"
"No-Nothing! I just didn't want their relationship to get in between One for All and his hero training," AllMight explained a little defensively, "I know that their relationship is important to him, but he still needs to make sure One for All is kept under wraps."
AllMight then felt her cane hit his shin, causing him to wince in pain.
"AllMight. Don't you dare be the reason these two get into trouble! If they break up, it'll be because you put too much on the poor boy," Recovery Girl demanded.
"Ye-Yes, Recovery Girl! I'll be more careful," AllMight said back.
Recovery Girl let out a long sigh and turned to face Uraraka.
"Sorry about him, Uraraka," Recovery Girl said to her, "He still needs to learn when and when not to interfere with other people's business."
Uraraka held onto Midoriya's hand, and she felt a sense of relief as he held it. She could still feel that subtle energy flowing through his arm, but tried to ignore it.
"It's okay. I'm sure he was just nervous about Izuku and One for All..." Uraraka said back and trailed off.
She then stared at Midoriya's hand, which caught AllMight's attention. Even Bakugo noticed how she looked at him. Something about it made him wonder if she noticed something that they didn't for some reason.
"So... What is One for All exactly? All I know is that it's Izuku's quirk, but that's about it," Uraraka said to him, "Bakugo makes it seem like it's different from a lot of other quirks. Why is that? Is it because of Black Whip or something?"
Uraraka could tell that AllMight was a little nervous telling her the truth. Recovery Girl gave him a glare, which made him stiffen up.
"She deserves to know, AllMight. You have friends that know about One for All as well. Midoriya here deserves to have that luxury as well," Recovery Girl said to him, "Bakugo knows, why can't Uraraka?"
Uraraka sat up straight, wondering if he would actually answer that question. He clenched his fists and hesitated to say anything.
"I'm sorry Uraraka. I just... It's different when it's someone that the successor cares about in a romantic way," AllMight explained to her, "Bakugo may know about One for All, but he came up to Young Midoriya asking for answers to my retirement. But with you..."
AllMight trailed off, looking at Midoriya and then back at Uraraka. Something about his eyes gave her a slight uncomfortable feeling to them. Whatever this One for All was, it definitely made her wonder what was going on when she wasn't around him. She gripped onto Midoriya's hand, feeling a little nervous for him.
"Ever since you two started dating, he's been more focused on you than actually hero training. He's been lacking focus and hasn't improved his quirk all that much since then," AllMight said to her, "If this keeps up, he won't be able to catch up with One for All's power. I know that you two care about each other, but he needs to focus on hero training and studying so he can become a better hero. You should all of people should know that."
Uraraka's eyes widened in shock as AllMight kept going on about their relationship. She let go of Midoriya's hand and stood up to face AllMight.
"That's not true! He's been doing great with hero training," Uraraka said back, "Besides, other things have been going on as well. Not just us dating! Things may have gotten a little during that body swap incident, but nothing else has changed! He's been doing great during hero training! Trust me, I've been there, and he's doing just as good as anyone else!"
"That's just it. One for All is growing and evolving," AllMight explained to him, "His quirk is unique and different from everyone else's quirks."
"Then explain it to me! I deserve to know what's going on with my boyfriend," Uraraka said back, standing her ground, "And I'm not leaving until I do."
Uraraka crossed her arms, waiting for a response from AllMight. He stood there, and she wondered if he would actually go through with it. Bakugo walked over to Uraraka, which surprised her.
"Sorry AllMight, but I agree with her," Bakugo said back to him, "She's been right there by Deku's side for long enough. If anyone deserves to know, it's her."
Uraraka's eyes widened, shocked to see Bakugo side with her on this one. Even if they were friends, it still surprised her that he was okay with letting in on this secret. He seemed like someone that would be annoyed with someone else knowing about a secret that no one else should know about. She was glad that someone like Bakugo was finally her friend. She couldn't help but smile at him and wondered if AllMight was going to back down.
AllMight let out a sigh and guided Uraraka over to the chair that she was sitting on. She sat down, and AllMight pulled up a chair nearby. Bakugo stood up, but stayed nearby to help out with anything. Uraraka could tell that AllMight didn't exactly know where to start. She was surprised when Bakugo started to tell her the truth.
"For starters, Deku wasn't born with this quirk. He was quirkless back then, way before you and I even met on that trail," Bakugo told her, "He's always been quirkless. I might have... made fun of him for it, but that's besides the point."
Uraraka's eyes widened in shock, just from that alone. She had no idea that Bakugo would tell her that of all things. Midoriya, her boyfriend was quirkless and always was. She was now confused however and wondered what this One for All quirk was if he was quirkless.
"Wait, quirkless? B-But... Then what's One for All exactly?" Uraraka asked them both, "Are you telling me that someone gave him a quirk?"
AllMight and Bakugo looked surprised for some reason, and she wondered if it were true. Even Recovery Girl looked impressed.
"Wow. She catches on pretty fast," Recovery Girl said to them.
AllMight let out a sigh and slumped his shoulders in defeat.
"Fine. Yes, it's exactly what it seems," AllMight said to her, "The person who gave him One for All... was me. I met a long time ago before I met any of you at U.A."
Uraraka's eyes widened in shock, but for some reason it didn't seem as shocking as she thought it would be. If anything, it just clicked things into place and made things make more sense. She felt like she could finally put the pieces together.
"That's why you two are so close. You two even have lunch together a lot," Uraraka said back, "But, I didn't know quirks could be given to someone, unless this is a special quirk. That must be why it's so different from all of the others, and why you're keeping it a secret."
"Yes. That is exactly what it is," AllMight said to her, "Which is why I didn't want so many people knowing about it."
"There's a way that you can exchange One for All. I gave it Young Midoriya because I saw someone that was quirkless jump in to help a friend when they were in trouble. I knew right then and there that he'd be a great hero someday," AllMight said to her, "I had him train for a long time picking up trash on a beach that was covered in it. He stuck to a diet and exercise so that he could handle a strong quirk like this."
Uraraka couldn't believe that he had done all of that. She looked at him and was surprised that he was able to pull that off, even without his quirk. Then she realized something in that moment. She remembered that day when she met him at the U.A. front gate. She remembered how nervous he was during the Entrance Exam.
"So, when I met him... He hadn't used it, had he?" Uraraka asked him, "This was his first time ever using it."
"Yes. It was," AllMight said to her, "The exercise and diet schedule was kind of... on a tight schedule at the time. I didn't have time to train with it fully, but luckily it turned out okay."
"If you call breaking his arms and legs, turning out okay then I'd hate to know what it doesn't turn out okay," Recovery Girl said to him.
AllMight scratched the back of his head, feeling a little nervous around her at the moment. Then Uraraka witnessed AllMight pull off a hair from his head, which she didn't expect.
"One for All is strong, and a very specific type of quirk. The only way to exchange it is by swallowing some of my DNA," AllMight said to her, "So I gave him a piece of my hair."
Uraraka couldn't help but blush at how random and uncomfortable that made her feel. Then for some reason, her mind wandered which made her face turn red even more. She looked at Midoriya frantically and back at AllMight and Bakugo.
"Wha-What?!" Uraraka cried out as she covered her mouth, "Do-Don't tell me that I have One for All now?! AllMight! You better not tell me that I can't kiss him anymore! Don't even go there!"
AllMight's face turned a little red and stumbled a little on his words. Even Bakugo felt his face turn red from the thought of them kissing and exchanging One for All by accident.
"N-No! I-It doesn't work that way!" AllMight cried back and tried to calm down, "It isn't something that can just be taken by force, but you can give it to someone if you needed to. Don't worry about it. You'd know if you had it right away."
Uraraka couldn't help but look at her hand in that moment, wondering what One for All felt like. She looked at Midoriya and wondered what that was all about just now. She felt something weird and different about her quirk not that long ago. It felt lighter than usual as if something happened to it when she helped Midoriya. She thought in that moment that maybe it was One for All, but it couldn't be.
"Is something wrong Young Uraraka?" AllMight asked her.
Uraraka snapped out of it and realized that she had been staring at her hand for a while now. She shook it off, but wondered if she should mention it to him.
"Well earlier when One for All was acting out, I felt something different about my quirk," Uraraka explained to them, "When I was trying to calm down Izuku, it activated without me even realizing it. It felt... different and lighter than usual. My quirk... it seemed to calm down Izuku's quirk for some reason. All my quirk can do is make things weightless. There's no way that it could actually calm down One for All, right?"
When Uraraka looked up, AllMight looked a little shocked that this even happened. Even Bakugo didn't know what to make of this. Recovery Girl even seemed a little interested in what Uraraka had to say about her quirk.
"Hmm... Your quirk does seem to respond well to emotions as well," Recovery Girl explained to her, "Your emotions could've accidentally activated it without realizing it. When it comes to your quirk's power, it's definitely not something that would normally do that."
"It's possible that it has either adapted or evolved without you realizing it," AllMight explained to her, "Being around Young Midoriya all the time could've definitely affected it in some way. When it comes to One for All however, I've never known it to affect someone second hand. My master never had that happen with One for All, and neither have I. Then again, I didn't have someone like you two do."
Uraraka really did start to wonder if One for All affected her quirk in some way. She just hoped that it didn't make her sick like Midoriya right now. She couldn't afford to be floating around and sneezing in the air.
"You don't think that I could be sick like Izuku here, do you?" Uraraka asked him, "I just have to make sure Izuku gets better, and I can't do that while being sick."
Recovery Girl walked over to her and checked her over real quickly. She felt her forehead and checked her over just to be sure. It took a moment, but Recovery Girl came to a conclusion.
"Well, you definitely don't feel like you have a fever," Recovery Girl said back, "You don't look pale, and you seem fine. I'd say that you should be in the clear. If you feel dizzy or anything weird, you should come to me just to be sure."
Uraraka nodded, knowing full well that she was fine.
She then looked up at Bakugo, which made him flinch a little. Uraraka wondered if there was anything going on between AllMight, Bakugo and Midoriya. Something told her that this wasn't everything that was going on. There was else something that they haven't gotten around to explaining. Uraraka looked at Midoriya's peaceful looking face and wondered what he was dreaming about. Something told her that he was going through something. She could still feel a subtle energy flowing all around him.
"There's something else going on, isn't there?" Uraraka asked them, "I can feel something flowing through Izuku. I wasn't sure until just now, but I've been able to feel it ever since the Winter Dance. I didn't realize it until just now, but something about it feels different."
Bakugo and AllMight weren't expecting her to notice any of this. The fact that she could feel One for All definitely brought up concern. Then again, she always hanging out with him ever since they got together. She could just be sensitive to One for All for some reason. AllMight thought about it for a moment, making everyone wonder what he was thinking.
Bakugo looked at him, and Uraraka could tell that he didn't know what to make of this.
"Hmm... This is interesting... No one should be able to feel One for All besides me and Young Midoriya," AllMight said to them, "I can only feel it inside of him here and there, but barely. It only happened recently however ever since Black Whip came up--"
Then AllMight stopped in his tracks, and then looked at Midoriya with concerned eyes. Uraraka noticed right away and wondered if there was something else going on with his quirk. Whatever what Black Whip was, she could tell now that it wasn't originally a part of One for All. She still didn't understand it fully, but Black Whip might've been something entirely different.
"What's wrong AllMight?" Bakugo asked him, "Is it...?"
Uraraka looked at them, and she knew that something was wrong.
"What? What is it?" Uraraka asked, a little concerned for Midoriya.
AllMight and Bakugo shared a look, and Uraraka could tell that there was still a lot more to come. Whatever One for All was going through, Uraraka wanted to help Midoriya. She gripped her fists, ready to help him in any way that she could.
"AllMight, Bakugo, please tell me. I need to know exactly what's going on with Izuku," Uraraka said to them with a confident glare.
They both hesitated, and AllMight let out a sigh. Recovery Girl gave them both a shrug, knowing full well that there was no point in keeping this a secret any longer with her.
"You might as well tell her, Toshinori," Recovery Girl said to him, "There's no reason that she can't know about what's going on with One for All."
Uraraka could tell that he was hesitant about getting her involved. He looked at Midoriya and noticed that his fever wasn't going down at all. He was sweating a lot, and he was still pale. Nothing had changed, and they needed to do something about it soon. Uraraka's eyes looked ready to help, and he let out a sigh.
"Alright, Young Uraraka. There's something that you don't know about One for All. Ever since the Class 1-B battle, Midoriya's quirk has been evolving and changing into something completely different. When he lost control of Black Whip, I looked into the predecessors of the past One for All holders. What I found is that Young Midoriya here is going to be getting all of their quirks soon," AllMight told her, "Young Midoriya even told me that he spoke to the one who once had Black Whip during the Class 1-B battle."
Uraraka's eyes widened in shock, but Bakugo seemed not surprised at all. She felt her heart skip a beat and needed to catch her breath for a moment. She looked at Midoriya, realizing what was happening to him.
"Wait a minute. are you saying what I think you're saying, AllMight?" Uraraka asked him with concern in her eyes.
"Yes. Young Midoriya is going to get six quirks, including Black Whip. I believe this is what is making him sick."
