"DIE!"
The pint-sized explosion courtesy of the pint-sized blonde may have seemed small to onlookers, but to the child it made contact with,
It was anything but.
Scaldingly hot pain spread throughout the boy's chest as the sheer concussive force threatened to shatter his sternum.
"I-IT HURTS!"
The words were forced through tight teeth as the greenette clutched his chest desperately trying to claw away the pain to no avail.
As though to punctuate his assault, the blonde rested his kid-sized sneaker atop the tot's chest, grinding the sole into the singed flesh.
"If you EVER think you can raise a fist to me again, remember this pain."
Raising his sneaker as high as he could, the blonde slammed it into the greenettes chest, a sickening crunch sounding out as the air was pulled from the smaller boy's lungs.
With a final kick to the ribs, the blonde turned about face, ruby eyes settling on his posse.
"C'mon guys, let's go."
"What do we do about funny ears?"
The explosive kid looked toward the girl in question, her coal eyes watering as her form trembled, each shake shifting a lavender lock.
"Tch. Just leave her. We already roughed her up enough."
The group could only nod, following their leader as he walked off to who knows where.
And as the greenette lay there, the corners of his vision darkening, the girl he saved rushed over, her tears spilling over her savior as she checked the damage.
"Stay awake as long as you can! I'm gonna get help!"
"It was Mitsuki's kid, wasn't it?"
"…No-"
"Don't bother lying. From what I've heard, his quirk is Explosion. That, paired with his nasty temper, makes me believe he went too far with you."
The boy couldn't argue with his mother, opting instead to turn his head to the hospital bed.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I…I didn't wanna get Kacchan in trouble-"
"For chrissakes Izuku he burnt the skin off your chest! That fucker needs to be put under the jail!"
The aforementioned green couldn't help but hang his head in guilt, incapable of meeting his mother's eyes.
"How did it happen? The fight I mean."
"...Kacchan-"
"Bakugou."
"R-Right. Bakugou and his friends were bullying a girl because of her quirk."
"What quirk did she have?"
"I'm not too sure but I know it made her earlobes into jacks. It was really cool! I wonder if it's sound-based? Maybe she can hear through walls by plugging her jacks into a wall-"
"Izu. Focus."
"Right, sorry. I saw them bullying her so I put myself between them and told Kacch- er- Bakugou to stop."
"And I take it he didn't like that?"
"H-He didn't…"
Inko only nodded, bringing her fingers up to rub the bridge of her nose as she came to a conclusion.
"I'm pulling you out of school."
"W-What?"
"I'm pulling you out of school."
"Why?!"
The woman narrowed her eyes, not too pleased at the tone her son was taking up with her.
"You're laying in the hospital because of your classmate and you're really asking why?"
No response came as the boy chewed his lower lip.
"I'll handle your education personally from here on out so don't worry about falling behind."
"…How long will I be homeschooled?"
"Until I feel you're ready."
"Ready?"
"Don't give it too much thought. Now get some rest, once you're discharged we're going home to pack."
"Pack?!"
"Yes. I'm taking you to the place of our predecessors."