Golden Days Arc 2 - Chapter 5: Golden Days
Welcome to the "Golden Days" Arc! We are now heading back into the past before UA, and we are seeing the origins of how Izuku became the way he is, and just the origins of certain events
Quick Note, in this story, Toru is able to be visible and invisible when she wants to. How she is able to do this will be explained, but it should also be noted that this ability was discovered recently and will be explained as this Arc progresses.
Anyway, Reviews!
Guest: Yeah, but remember, Shigaraki and Kurogiri knew who Izuku was and focused on him more than the other students due to events that will be explained in this Arc. Yeah, Vlad could have helped but I wanted to show how Izuku fights Nomu's and show how strong he really is.
226663331114444: Thank you and as to your concern, do not worry, I will not be writing any explicit sexual scenes with any abuse, for the fact that 1. They don't need to happen in the story since the Characters can still be traumatized through death and physical and Emotional Abuse, 2. All the kids are underage and I don't want any of the villains being that bad, since they are not demons, but still human.
Now! let's get right into the chapter!
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Izuku was currently taking a train to his new middle school. Yes, finally, he had moved away from Aldera Middle school and the torment of Bakugou and his group, as well as the teachers and staff that did nothing to help him, however, he would be attending a new Middle school, it was called, Marakōru Middle School, and he would be attending the school for his last two years. It was a large blackish building with a few red lines around it, the windows were clear and he could see some of the students walking and talking in the hallway.
Currently, Izuku was standing at the gates of Marakōru Middle School, wearing the school's uniform, it was similar to Aldea's but the inside of his Gakuran was red, even the inside of the collar, and the buttons were also red, as for his pants, they had a red line going down the side.
'Come on! you can do this! no one knows who you are! This is a fresh start! You can do this!' Izuku thought to himself
"Hey! You going in or what man?" Came a voice
Izuku turned around only to see a teen boy, he had dark blue hair that was parted down the middle, light blue eyes, and an annoyed expression on his face, he wore the same Uniform as Izuku, though it was unbuttoned and Izuku noticed that he had rather long nails that were sharp and pointed, kind of like a vampire.
"A-Ah, sorry I was just... um I-I was b-building up c-courage to go in" Izuku replied nervously,
"Wha? Why, unless..." He began before a smile crossed his face, "Your new, huh?"
'Oh no... this can't end well' Izuku thought
"Well then since you're new here, why don't I show him around, huh?" the teen asked
"I uh, I-I don't know, I-I um-"
"Leave him alone, Kimihito" Came another voice,
Izuku and the teen, now known as Kimihito, turned around only to see a young teen girl with almost pale porcelain skin, she had rainbow-colored eyes, and pure white curly hair, she was wearing the female Uniform of Marakōru middle school. The uniform resembled a typical sailor fuku, but it was Black and red, the shirt was black, the collar was black with red lines, and the skirt was also red with small black lines going around it.
"Ah, come on Toru, I was just trying to have some fun with the new guy!" Kimihito said with a smug smile
The teen girl, now known as Toru, walked over to Kimihito and gave him a pout while poking him in the chest, "Your definition of fun is messing with people so they get scolded by the Principal" She told him
"Ah! stop poking me! I'm sorry!" Kimihito said
Toru nodded with a smile and then walked over to Izuku, "Hi, I'm Toru Hagakure, 2nd-year here at Marakōru, It's nice to meet you," she introduced herself,
'This is your chance to start fresh Izuku! Don't embarrass yourself!' Izuku thought to himself "I'm I-Izuku Midoriya, new 2nd-year at Marakōru, It's nice to meet you too, Hagakure-San" Izuku said with a bit of a confident smile
Toru beamed when she heard this, "Oh, so you're in our grade! That's cool! What class?"
"I'm i-in class 2-A," Izuku said
"Hey-Hey! That means your in the same class as us man!" chimed in Kimihito, "I'm Kimihito Kujo, by the way," Kimihito introduced himself
"Nice to meet you as well, Kujo-San"
Kimihito shook his head. "Ah, no need for that San stuff, just call me Kimihito!" Kimihito
Toru nodded, "Same for me, please, just call me Toru"
Izuku was a bit surprised at how friendly they were being, but a part of them told him to be careful, after all, it wasn't the first time people were nice to him before quickly changing how they felt about him.
"Then p-please call me Izuku," Izuku told them "I-It's only right," he said
"Alright," Toru said with a smile, "Anyway, why don't we show you to the class and meet the rest of our friends, I'm sure they'd be happy to meet you!"
"Yeah," Kimihito said
With that, Toru and Kimihito led Izuku inside the school and led them to their class, where from now on, he would be. A part of him was overjoyed that he was able to move to Marakōru middle school, however, there was still a part of him that told him not to trust them just yet, not to find happiness just yet, after all, once they knew what he was, he would be ostracized once more, treated as nothing but a freak. He shook that part of his thoughts away, he needed to hold out hope that this place would be different... but he also needed to expect disappointment should it turn out the same.
He walked up to the second floor of the building and there, he could see class 2-A, and he continued walking over to the class. With Toru and Kimihito in front of him, they opened the door to the class and walked in with Izuku in tow.
"Hey, guys! We got a new student!" cried Toru
Izuku sort of stiffened when he heard Toru announce his presence to the whole class, but when he looked around, he saw a few students look at him but they then went back to their own business. He looked back over to Toru and Kimihito, and there he saw them at a desk with three other people, who were, of course, wearing the Marakōru Uniform.
One was a tall girl with tan skin and shoulder-length black hair, her iris, and pupil were completely silver, and she also had three lip piercings on her bottom lip, one of them to the right was connected to a chain that connected to her ear. Her uniform was a bit like Toru's but the skirt was a bit shorter.
Next, there was a guy with long dark green hair, which was tied back into a ponytail, his eyes were a light green. He also wore a necklace around his neck, which showed due to his collar being unbuttoned, the necklace had a small object hanging it from it, it was a dagger.
next was another girl, she was a bit shorter than him, Her hair was pink and shoulder-length and was styled into thick dreadlocks and seemed to be swept to her right, as for her eyes, her irises were a greenish-yellow with a cross in the center, making them look somewhat like scope lenses. Atop her head and resting on it, was a pair of red and gold steampunk goggles.
Finally, there was another boy, with slick blond hair, his eyes were periwinkle blue, though, instead of the typical black, his pupils were white. He wore the Uniform just like he did, a smile was on his face, but it wasn't a smile that was full of arrogance or smugness. No, it seemed kind, but there was something to it... something Izuku felt was familiar.
Toru stepped in front of the group while Kimihito stood next to Izuku, "Guys this is Izuku Midoriya," Toru introduced him as she pointed at him
Izuku looked at the group and waved with a nervous smile, "H-Hello"
Toru smiled, "Izuku, these are our friends, the one with the piercings is Kanao Hijisuma"
Kanao smiled, "Hey there!" She said
"Then there's Josuke Tatoku, he's the one with the dagger around his neck"
"Yo," Josuke greeted with a kind smile
"Then there's Mei Hatsume, she's the one with the pink hair"
hearing her name, Mei perked up and looked at Izuku, "Oh! Nice to meet you!" Mei said with a smile
"And finally, there's-"
"My name is Neito Monoma"
Izuku looked to see that the blonde boy, now known as Neito Monoma, walked up to Izuku, he smiled at the green-haired boy and held out his hand for him to shake it. Izuku looked at Monoma's hand and he then shook it.
Monoma smiled at Izuku, "Nice to meet you, Midoriya"
Izuku nodded and smiled back, "The same for you, Monoma,"
"Tell me, what is your Quirk?" Monoma asked
Izuku stiffened, Izuku gave Monoma a nervous look, "M-My Quirk?" Izuku asked
Monoma nodded, "Yes, if you don't mind me asking," He said with a smile, "Sorry, I'm just interested in Quirks"
Izuku's smile sort of returned to his face, "Funny, s-so am I" Izuku said
Monoma's smile widened a bit, "Really? seems we have something in common," he said with a chuckle
"Y-Yeah"
"So what is your quirk?" Monoma asked
'This is it' Izuku thought to himself. This was the moment that would determine if Marakōru and Aldera were the same if they would treat him the same as Bakugou and the other students. He steeled himself and he breathed in and out, still trying to calm himself. "I-I don't have a Quirk... I'm Quirkless" Izuku said with a nervous look on his face,
"Quirkless huh? That's pretty cool"
Izuku's eyes opened quickly as shock coursed through his body, Izuku looked at Monoma with a surprised look on his face. "R-Really?" Izuku asked
Monoma looked at Izuku with a smile and nodded, "Yeah, I mean, I'm sure you don't hear that a lot but, I think that having no Quirk is pretty cool in itself" Monoma told him
"Yeah," Josuke agreed,
Kanao nodded, "Just because you ain't got a Quirk, doesn't mean your useless"
"True!" Toru agreed
Izuku wanted to cry, a part of him wanted to cry as he realized that his Quirkless did not matter to Monoma nor did it matter to the others"Th-Thanks" Izuku said
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As time passed, Izuku truly did find that no one here held any contempt or prejudice against him due to his Quirklessness. It felt nice. It felt like he actually belonged here and was one of them despite being so new to the group.
Right now, Izuku was currently sitting with them at lunch, and while hesitant to talk, he did feel much more comfortable than he did back at Aldera. Though a part of him was still on guard about telling them anything else, he chalked this up to the trust issues and trauma that he experienced at Aldera and from Bakugou. He got along with everyone, mostly Toru though, she seemed to be the most outgoing and trustworthy person in the group and was the most friendly of them. He also learned a few things about the group, he learned about their quirks, where they were from, and also a few things about their habits, the typical stiff you ask when you made new friends.
However, Izuku found Monoma to be more intriguing. For some reason, Izuku had a sense of familiarity with Monoma, which was strange since they had just met today. However, the way he walked, the way he moved, the way he zoned out, and the way he smiled. It all felt familiar. And Izuku had a good guess as to why he felt such a sense of similarity.
"So yeah, that's what I wanna do after Middle School, what about you Izuku?"
Hearing his name, Izuku turned to see Josuke, looking at him. "Huh?" Izuku replied
Josuke looked at him and smiled, "What do you wanna do after middle school?" Josuke asked
Izuku scratched the back of his head, "Ah, it's r-really stupid
"Nah, come on, what is it?" Josuke asked with a smile,
"Yeah, come on, tell us!" Toru said as she leaned closer to him
Izuku blushed at the closeness of Toru but he hid his face in his hands and sighed, "Well... I-I want to be a h-hero," Izuku said
"A Hero?"
Hearing the voice, Izuku looked up from his hands and saw Monoma looking at him with a smile.
"Y-Yeah, I want to be a Hero, like All-Might" Izuku said
Monoma continued to smile, however, this smile was different than the one Izuku had seen. It looked like a know-it-all smirk. Similar but less vicious-looking to Bakugou's.
"A Hero like All-Might huh?" Monoma said "I want to be a Hero as well, but I don't want to be like All-Might,"
"R-Really?" Izuku asked with piqued interest, most people wanted to be like All-Might, but apparently, not Monoma.
Monoma nodded as he looked at Izuku, "Yeah, don't get me wrong, All-Might is an amazing hero, but I also know that no one will compare to him, once he decided to retire, his position is going to be hard to fill, a lot of heroes are going to be living in his Shadow... I don't want to be one of them,"
Izuku's eyes widened. Hearing the words of Monoma, Izuku realized he was right, All-Might was one of the greatest heroes in the world, most popular in Japan and the US. No one could compare... Which proved Monoma's point.
When All-Might retired, whenever that was, he would be leaving some pretty big boots to fill. This also brought up something inside of Izuku's mind. A dangerous thought that was now implanted into his brain.
'Can I really be like All-Might?' Izuku thought to himself. The thought made him feel uneasy, and for the first time... Izuku began to doubt if he really could become a hero. Izuku looked at Monoma and a small smile he put on his face to hide the uneasy feeling he had not felt from the thought, "I guess," he said
"But why be like him, when you can be you?" Monoma asked with a smile
This confused Izuku, "W-What?" He asked
"I can see why you want to be a hero, Midoriya, and I can guess it's like mine, right? You want to save people, no matter what, right?" Monoma asked,
Izuku didn't hesitate, he nodded, giving Monoma his answer.
Monoma smiled, "Then I want you, Midoriya"
Izuku's eyes widened as he heard those words and he blushed a little out of embarrassment. "I-I-I don't swing th-that w-way!" Izuku said
Hearing this Monoma laughed loudly, realizing how Izuku had taken his words, "Ah, sorry about that, I didn't mean it like you thought," Monoma said "What I meant was that I want you to join me in training to become Heroes,"
Izuku's eyes widened, "R-Really? You want to h-help me become a-a Hero?" Izuku asked
Monoma smiled, "Yeah, I've been training my Quirk and while the others are helping me, they are also trying to become heroes as well,"
"Well, not me!" Mei chimed in with a smile, "I just want to build my babies!" Mei told him, pointing at some gadget she was tinkering with.
Izuku smiled a bit and Mei's words, and he turned away from her and Monoma and took a quick look at the others. Each of them looked back at him and nodded with smiles on their faces.
"We all want to become heroes for certain reasons that differ but we all want to do good, and we decided to train and help each other to become heroes and go to any hero school we want to," Monoma told Izuku "I want you to join us Midoriya, so what do you say?" Monoma asked
"You really want someone like me? A Quirkless and useless person to help you train to be Heroes?" Izuku asked
"You're not useless," Monoma told him "No one is useless, everyone has their destiny and their part to play in the grand scheme of things, even you, Midoriya"
Hearing these words, coming from someone he had just met today and we're nothing more than acquaintances. It touched his heart. He knew that not many believed in his dream, even his mother held doubts about his dream. But hearing someone, a stranger, tell him that he could be something, he could be the thing he always wanted to be... He almost made him burst into tears. Someone believed in him for once. And no one knew how good that felt to him right now.
"What do you say Midoriya? Will you help us and also help you?" Monoma asked
Izuku looked at the blonde teen and Izuku out on a true confident smile. "Y-Yeah!" Izuku proclaimed
The others cheered as Izuku had now joined them, however, despite smiling... Toru felt a twinge of jealousy as she looked at Izuku and Monoma.
'he never said he wanted someone to join us... We just joined him because we wanted to... So why did he ask Izuku?' Toru thought 'why...? What makes Izuku so... Special?'
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As you can tell, the character's I've introduced here are OCs (Except for Mei) based on the original Band of the hawk.
It should have been easy to figure out that Monoma, Izuku, and Toru were Griffith, Gutz, and Casca.
However, here's the rest of the Band of the Hawk.
Mei Hatsume = Rickert (both are inventors, so I thought that idea be pretty cool)
Josuke Tatoku = Judeau
Kanao Hijisuma = Pippin
Kimihito Kujo = Corkus
And while the OCs are based on the Characters, they won't be completely similar to the characters due to different circumstances of course. For example, While Kimihito is based on Corkus, he doesn't have any harsh feelings for Izuku as Corkus had for Gutz.
However, I will be trying to keep Monoma and Toru's personalities somewhat close to Griffith and Casca.