Chapter 18: The Normal Days Weren't So Bad
Reporter: "What kind of lesson does All Might teach?"
Izuku was not in the mood for whatever these reporters wanted. He could barely get any sleep because of Kiri. No, not because of that. But she has become more clingy and refuses to sleep in her room.
Needless to say, Izuku couldn't get much sleep.
Kiri: "Leave."
But at least she can scare away the reporters with a glare. Path clear, Izuku and Kiri went inside U.A. The other students followed soon after, not before being badgered by the reporters. Aizawa put an end to the situation by enabling the lockdown system.
With that finished, classes can finally begin. This time, with a surprise.
Aizawa: "It's time to pick a class president."
"Finally, something school-like!"
Everyone erupted with the desire to become the class president. Even Kacchan was raising his hand for the position. The only one not was Kiri.
Ida: "Be quit!"
Everyone looked to Ida who worse a serious expression.
Ida: "This is a task laden with responsibility where you must carry and pull everyone else's weight! Just because you'd like to do it doesn't mean you can!"
Ida: "It is a holy office that requires the great esteem and trust of those around you! The only truly worthy leader will emerge from democratic choice reflecting the will of the people!"
Ida: "Which is why this must be settled by a vote!"
He says that, but his hand was raised the highest out of everyone.
Tsuyu: "It's still too early to have developed much trust in each other."
Kirishima: "And everyone is probably going to vote for themselves."
Ida: "And that's precisely why the person who does manage to earn multiple votes will be truly the appropriate person for the job, no?!"
Ida: "Is that all right, Sensei!?"
Aizawa: "As long as you decide by the deadline, anything is fine."
He says as he gets into his caterpillar sleeping bag. With the green light, the votes were cast. The results were pretty shocking.
Izuku: "I got three votes!?
Momo: "I got six!?
Denki: "Whoa, double the points. Way to go, Yaoyorozu!"
Ida: "Zero votes… I see how it is. Of course, since I insisted on the sacredness of the role."
Mina: "You didn't vote for yourself?"
He wasn't the only one who didn't vote for themselves. Kiri's eyes widened at the fact she had a line next to her name. She, of course, voted for her onii-chan. So who would-
The answer became clear after a moment; she turned her head to Kirishima. He noticed her stare and gave her a bright smile and a thumbs-up.
For some reason, that made her feel confused, so she returned her gaze to the front. Izuku and Momo were standing at the front, both still a bit shocked by the decision. For different reasons though.
Izuku: "I-I don't know why someone would vote for me; I blew it in the exercise."
Momo: "W-Well, I voted for you."
Izuku: "H-Huh? But why?"
Momo: "Because I still remember the entrance exam, you're… aspiring. You can lead from the front, unlike me. I'm more surprised than you; I'm the one who lost us the match."
Izuku: "Don't say that, Yaoyorozu! Remember what I said yesterday; you came up with a solid plan and were our leader. You came so close to winning too, all by yourself. It's why I voted for you."
Momo: "I-I see, thank you, Midoriya."
The two look at each other, and a slight blush starts to creep onto their cheeks. Before it gets any worse though, they look away.
Mina: "Ohhhh, what's this?"
Kiri: "Tch."
Aizawa: "Okay, that's enough. Get back to your seats so we can get on with class."
Izuku & Momo: "R-Right."
The time before lunch was normal, a welcomed reprieve from yesterday. When lunch did come, most of the class ate together again. Only a few, like Shouto and Bakugo, ate elsewhere.
Uraraka: "Mmmm, this rice is so yummy."
Mina: "Yeah, the food here is top-class!"
Jiro: "Then why is she just eating sugar cubes?"
She points to the cute and happy girl next to Izuku.
Izuku: "She just really likes sugar cubes."
Kiri: "Nh."
Mina: "So cute! Like a hamster!"
Denki: "Midoriya, you're so lucky!"
Izuku breathed in, then out. It was time; this had gone on long enough.
Izuku: "Everyone listen, Kiri isn't my girlfriend."
Kirishima: "Seriously man, you're saying that again?"
Momo: "I'm… disappointed, Midoriya."
Izuku: "Listen, it's true! Tell them, Kiri."
Kiri: "…Nh. Not… girlfriend."
Considering that she seemed really sad about that fact, everyone didn't believe it.
Mina: "What did you do? Dump her?"
Denki: "That's heartless, man!"
At this point, Izuku didn't care anymore.
Izuku: "She's my little sister!"
…
…
"What!?"
Izuku: "She's recently adopted; we didn't have the paperwork all finished, so we weren't able to legally give her our last name. So legally, she's not my sister, so we couldn't present ourselves that way. But in my heart, she's my little sister."
Izuku: 'Plus all the other complications since she doesn't have a birth certificate!'
Kirishima: "I guess… that makes sense. Explains why she called you onii during the combat exercise."
Momo: "You two are quite close for siblings."
Kiri: "I love my onii-chan."
She says while getting a bit closer while shooting a look at Momo.
Mina: "Speaking of siblings, I always wanted to ask, are you related to the Tornado of Terror and Blizzard of Hell?"
Everyone then looked at Izuku a bit closer, and then it all fell into place.
Kirishima: "No way!"
Denki: "How didn't we see that?!"
Jiro: "It's pretty obvious in hidesight, given your quirks."
Izuku shrank at the intense gazes, but he was proud of who his sisters were.
Izuku: "Y-Yes, they're my precious family."
Kiri: "Nh."
Mina: "Wow, no wonder you're so strong. Your sister is the number two hero!"
Ida: "So you are a part of a family of heroes too?"
Izuku: "Too? Wait, now I remember! Are you related to the Turbo Hero Ingenium?! The super popular hero whose tokyo office has hired as many as 65 sidekicks!"
Ida: "You're quite knowledgeable. I usually don't like when it's brought attention to, but that's correct! He's my big brother! He's a beloved pro hero who prizes the rules and guides the people! I aspire to be a hero like him one day."
Izuku: "That's the same for me! I've always admired my sisters, and I want to be a great hero like them someday."
Ida: "Then we have much work to do! Let's be worthy of our family names!"
Izuku: "Right!"
Right there, a strong bond was formed. They even gave each other a strong bro handshake.
Denki: "Wow, I feel kinda inadequate."
Mina: "Yeah, we have two celebrities in our class."
Kirishima: "And they have such manly reasons for being heroes!"
Izuku: "Come on, you're all great too. Just because we're related to great heroes doesn't mean we're better than anyone else."
Misunderstanding resolved and friendships restored and even strengthened. Izuku was pretty happy about the situation.
Unbeknownst to him, Momo was also happy about it. Mostly the fact that Izuku is single. But those bubbling feelings haven't been acknowledged just yet.
Instead, she's just glad she's surrounded by a warm and welcoming friend group. If only Kiri would stop looking at her like some thief.
ALARM
Izuku: "The alarm?"
"SECURITY LEVEL 3 HAS BEEN BREACHED. STUDENTS, PLEASE PROMPTLY EVACUATE."
The security system calmly screams out the command. But not everyone knows what exactly is happening. Ida turns to an upperclassman and asks-
Ida: "What's security level 3!?"
"It means someone has infiltrated the school grounds! This hasn't happened in three years! Come quickly, all of you!"
He screams as he, along with the rest of the student stampede to the exit. The group also followed suit, but the place was packed.
Jiro: "Oww! Watch it!"
Momo: "Stay together; don't get separated!"
Kirishima: "Everybody stop! Go it slow! Go it slow!
Denki: "C'mon people!"
Tsuyu: "Kero!"
First word out of Tsuyu now, and it wasn't the cute usual sound. No, everyone is getting crushed by this living avalanche of panic.
Ida: "Who on earth! What's this infiltration about?"
Due to the constant stream of bodies, Ida was pushed towards the windows. That's when he saw it.
Ida: "Isn't that… just the press!?"
Kiri, who was at this point just standing around looking for her onii-chan, heard Ida. She easily pushed through the bodies and tapped Ida's shoulder.
Ida: "Huh?"
Kiri: "Not an emergency?"
Ida: "No! We need to get everyone to calm down before anyone gets hurt!"
Kiri nods; that is the heroic thing to do. She telepathically calls her brother; he has the best chance to calm everyone down.
Kiri: "Onii-chan."
Izuku: "Kiri? What's-
Kiri: "It's just the press; calm everyone down."
Izuku: "Me!?"
Kiri: "You can do it, Onii-chan. You're a hero; I believe in you."
No more words were needed; Izuku knew what to do.
Izuku: "Yaoyorozu! Create a bullhorn speaker for me!"
Momo: "O-Okay!"
Despite the wave of bodies, Momo created what Izuku needed and held it into the sky. Izuku used his telekinesis to fly up and grab the speaker.
Then he flew to where the exit sign is and gathered his courage.
Izuku: "STOP!"
And just like that, the stampede halted.
Izuku: "Calm down; it's just the press. We're not in danger, s-so leave in an orderly fashion. W-We're U.A students, we have to act like it. Right!?"
The frenzy that took the students finally calmed down. Thanks to the combined efforts of a few students, the lunch period ended without any incident.
The police soon arrived and threw those vultures back onto the street.
Meanwhile, on the way back to class, the heroes of the event got their due.
Mina: "You were awesome, Midoriya! You totally took charge!"
Kirishima: "Yeah, but where did you get the speaker?"
Izuku: "Yaoyorozu made it. I couldn't have done it without her."
Momo: "I'm sure you would have handled it without my help."
Izuku: "Don't undersell your quirk; in fact, I think it's better than mine."
Momo: "H-Huh? How?"
Izuku: "It occurred to me when I reviewed the exercise footage. You're brilliant, but even you couldn't actually be creating these things atom by atom. That would require a supercomputer with the design saved permanently; the human brain doesn't work that way. There must be more going on; just look at this speaker."
He lifted the speaker so everyone could see what he was talking about.
Izuku: "It came out already painted with the colors white, red, and blue. Colors applied with different chemicals. All created within a few moments, you put the best fabricators to shame!"
Everyone was enraptured by the implications of what Izuku was saying. They even stopped in the hallway to hear the rest.
Izuku: "Then there were the drones you made. You created something with programmingalready installed! That's not physical! Those drones are then powered by electricity, actual energy! Your quirk is far more than you realize."
Momo was stunned. She knew her quirk was pretty amazing, but this!? The possibilities are insane.
Momo: "I…I never thought about it like that. I-"
Mina: "Holy cow, Yaomomo! What are you, some anime protagonist? Wait, if you can do all of that, doesn't that mean-"
Mina started vibrating with excitement.
Mina: "Oh. My. God. DOESN'T THAT MEAN YOU COULD CREATE A REAL LIFE LIGHTSABER!"
Jiro: "No way."
Denki: "Oh man, that would be crazy!"
Izuku: "They're right! We can go through comics and video games for ideas! I did the same for my quirk; m-maybe we can do the same for yours."
Momo: "I… would like that, Midoriya. Thank you, for showing me what's possible."
Izuku: "Hahaha, n-no problem."
Once again, those two seemed lost in each other's eyes.
Mina: 'If Izuku is single, that means these two might become an item. So cute! I have to tease them.'
But before that could happen, Kiri tugged at Izuku's shirt.
Izuku: "K-Kiri?"
Kiri: "Ida and me helped too. He learned about the press, I told you. Praise us."
Izuku: "O-Of course! If it weren't for Kiri and Ida, I wouldn't have known about the press being the cause of the panic. So it was a team effort. Thank you both!"
Kiri: "Nh."
Ida: "No need to thank us; we just did what was right."
Ida: 'Not like I did on my own. I was pushed…'
Kirishima: "Wait, but how did Kiri tell you?"
Denki: "Yeah, she was nowhere near you."
Izuku: "Well, we have a psychic bond, so we can communicate through telepathy."
Momo: "You two can talk telepathically?"
Jiro: "That's useful."
Kiri: "Nh."
Uraraka: "But if you can do that, and you're a psychic, doesn't that mean you can also read minds?"
Several of those present froze at that.
Tsuyu: "That's a little scary, Midoriya."
Izuku: "No wait! I can't read minds; I can only talk telepathically with my sisters. I-I never tried to read minds or even speak telepathically with anyone but my sisters. And I wouldn't want to!"
Izuku was starting to sweat. He was beyond lucky to get such an amazing friend group. There's no way he's losing it now.
Momo: "As much as I do find the idea… a bit uncomfortable, I think you should try it."
"HUH?!"
Everyone screamed in shock at what Momo was suggesting.
Izuku: "W-Why?"
Momo: "I'm not saying you should use it without restraint. But being able to read a villain's mind would be a game changer. It won't hurt to practice that side of your powers."
Ida: "Hmmmm, I agree."
Kirishima: "You too?"
Ida: "I trust Midoriya to not abuse his power. If he can master it, he could do large-scale coordination with fellow heroes. Linking our minds into an efficient team with no chance of disruption or miscommunication."
Izuku could barely keep his tears down. The fact that he made such friends is… beyond words. It makes all those years of heartache worth it.
He feels Kiri grab his hand and can also sense her support. What more could he ask for?
Izuku: "You… you all really trust me that much?"
Several of them nodded.
Mina: "Heck, why not! The fact you're so hesitant about it is enough for me."
Ida: "We shouldn't be afraid to improve our abilities as heroes! That's why we're here!"
Uraraka: "Yeah!"
Momo: "Midoriya, don't be afraid to be the best hero you can be. You helped me realize what my quirk can do; I would be happy to do the same for you."
Izuku wipes the forming tears and looks at his friends with joy.
Izuku: "T-T-Thank you! I won't let you down, in this or my job as vice-president."
Aizawa: "Ahem."
There goes the happy mood. The group nearly jumps out of their skin at the sudden arrival of their teacher.
Aizawa: "I don't hate to break this moment up; it's time to get back to class. You've been out here for too long."
The group then realize the time and blush at their tardiness.
Izuku & Momo: "S-Sorry."
Ida: "We'll reflect on this mistake and do better next time! We'll not be late again!"
Aizawa: "Enough, just get in class already."
"YES!"
Outside, Nezu looks at the melted U.A gate and sighs. First that recent quirk beast outbreak and now this.
Nezu: "Someone investigate this. No reporter could have done this."
He turns around to address some heroes under his employ and a few others who volunteered.
Nezu: "I can feel a storm is coming; we must be prepared. Maybe even for-"
"War."
