Heroes Always Smile

Toga woke up with a groan as she massaged her neck that was in intensive discomfort due to pain.

She looked around but saw no one around her.

"Where am I?"

She scratched her head in confusion as she got up and recalled what had happened.

"Eh Tomura-kun?" She searched around but again, found no one.

She remembered that he had given her blood to drink. Maybe she could turn into him and see how he looks like?

She tried activating her quirk but failed. Her quirk allowed her to disguise herself as any individual as long as she drank their blood.

Pity that the amount of time she could remain disguised depended on the amount of blood she drank. With the amount he fed her she wasn't able to turn into him.

"His blood tasted so goooood~" Recalling the taste of Tomura's delicious blood her hunger for blood increased.

She left the building and appeared in the alleyway nearby. She looked around a saw a woman talking with someone on the phone.

She made sure no one was paying attention and dragged the lady into the alleyway and stabbed her in the neck not giving her any time to scream.

Toga licked the blood with a smile but it dropped after a second. The blood tasted too bad. It was better than average but when compared to his, it couldn't be compared.

"Didn't you say you would be my friend? Then why did you leave me alone? Why!? Why!? Why!? Why!?" She kept stabbing the already dead woman in anger as blood splashed all over her face.

He had agreed to be her friend and even gave her tasty blood. She thought she had finally found a friend that wouldn't feel disgusted around her, That wouldn't think of her as a demon.

All she wanted was for someone to think of her as human. A place where she could freely act how she truly was.

It wasn't her fault she was like this. No one helped her, No one supported her. . . . Not even her own parents. They branded her as a demon and discarded her.

"Hmph, Tomura-kun I'll definitely find you and have your blood." She giggled to herself as she blushed "Then we can be best friends~"

Having cheered herself up her figure gradually faded away from the dark alleyway.

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U.A Academy

All Might once again arrived at the Medical ward of U.A and reached the ward Midoriya was in. He knocked on it before saying "Young Midoriya, It's me."

"Eh, All Might? You can come in." Hearing this he went inside and his eyes narrowed at what he saw.

Midoriya was giving him a forced smile and he had dark circles under his eyes, it didn't give him a good feeling. It hurt his heart to see his successor like this.

He sighed and walked over with a heavy heart, he stood beside him. "You can tell me what's bothering you Young Midoriya. Don't forget that I'm your Sensei."

"I'm fine All Might, I truly am. Just a few nightmares nothing else." He tried his best to reassure All Might but looking at his face, Midoriya guessed he failed.

"I-I was just thinking about my fight with Genesis. I made so many mistakes All M-Might" He clutched the sheets as his eyes grew wet as he shared his frustrations with All Might.

He thought he had moved on but no, he had just buried all of those feelings deep inside his heart.

"Young Midoriya" All Might called him out in a warm voice as he patted his shoulder.

"At some point, you have to realize that the past is gone for a reason and the best way to move forward is by not looking back...Learn from those mistakes and you can definitely do much better. Let go of the past and make a better future, Young Midoriya" He said with a reminiscent smile on his face.

Midoriya felt a blast go through his mind as he heard what All Might said. 'Let go of the past and make a better future' This particular phrase rang through his head multiple times.

He could see the illusionary figures of his passed away friends and Sensei waving at him with a smile, Slowly fading away.

His body felt so light all of a sudden as if a mountain was removed from his back.

Tears trickled down his eyes as he looked at All Might and gave him a wide smile.

"Yes! Thank You All Might, Thank Yo-......"

Before he could complete his sentence his eyes drooped as he fell asleep with a peaceful smile on his face.

"He's finally letting it go..." All Might muttered with a smile on his face.

All Might repositioned Midoriya on the bed properly and placed the blankets over him.

He looked at his successor and thought back to his own past. When he had just gained One For All.

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A Younger looking All Might was on his knees as his eyes had a dull look. He gazed at his surroundings.

Destroyed buildings and cracked roads were all he saw.

He was late, A villain had gone on a rampage in the city. He had knocked out the villain successfully but he was too late to save the family that just died in front of him.

It was a couple with a 9-year-old child.

But he could do nothing as he saw them slowly get stomped by the villain and turn into meat paste.

He was too slow.

He clenched his fists in rage and the notion of killing the villain for his heinous crime crossed his mind several times as he recalled the face of the 9-year-old girl.

As he was going through an internal struggle he felt someone pat his shoulder and looked back, It was a fairly tall woman of a slender yet voluptuous frame, She was fair-skinned and had a small mole below her bottom lip, centered to the right, and sharp, intelligent eyes with long eyelashes. Her hair was dark and straight, kept shoulder-length in a bun.

She looked at him with a small smile and said

"At some point, you have to realize that the past is gone for a reason and the best way to move forward is by not looking back. Learn from those mistakes and you can definitely do much better. Let go of the past and make a better future, Toshinori!"

"When you have to save someone, they're usually in a scary situation. A true hero saves not only their lives but also their hearts... That's what I believe. So no matter how scary things get, give 'em a smile, as if to say, "I'm a-ok". The people in this world who can smile are always the strongest." She said and gave him a thumbs up while smiling widely.

Life returned to his eyes as the phrase 'The people in this world who can smile are always the strongest.' rang through his mind again and again.

He crushed his internal struggles, feeling ashamed as he thought 'How would I be any different from a villain if I start killing too.'

He smiled back at his Sensei.

"Hai Sensei, I'll make sure to save everyone I can with a smile on my face, I'll make sure the fear in their hearts vanishes with just the mention of my name. I, Toshinori Yagi, will become the strongest hero and the Symbol Of Peace!" He declared with burning passion in his voice.

Nana felt pride course through her entire being at his words and felt her choice of picking him as her successor was right.

Maybe, Just maybe he could be the end of the menace that she and all the previous users of One For All had desperately fought against.

"I'll wait to see if your dream becomes true Toshinori, Never forget that I'm always there for you." She patted his back and slowly walked away as the light of dawn shown on her and her cape fluttered due to the wind.

Looking at his master, He felt lucky to have someone like her. He smiled and nodded leaving along with her but not before giving the deceased family a bow.

Fierce determination filled his eyes as he walked away with Nana.

However, both of them couldn't have known that Nana would never be able to witness his rise as The Symbol Of Peace.

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"I should let him rest. I'll come and inform him about the sports festival tomorrow." He said to no one in particular as he left after giving Midoriya a final glance.

'I'll make sure to protect you, Young Midoriya!'

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Iida was doing squats in his room as sweat trickled down his face. His weakness hurt him. He wanted to be strong like his brother.

He felt bad for his friends and Sensei but it didn't hurt him that much as the others since he also didn't 'see' them die but just 'heard' them die, like Momo. After all, He had only been acquainted with them for a few days.

So while he did feel sad, his rational mind didn't allow him to stay like that for too long.

He smiled imagining himself saving a lot of people alongside his brother, who was a famous Pro-Hero.

He felt pride whenever he mentioned his brother and always looked up to him as his idol.

"45.....46...46.....49.....50"

He stopped to take a break and started checking his phone. It had been switched off for a few days. He didn't get time to charge it.

He plugged in the charger as he switched it on. He tapped the floor with his foot waiting for it to turn on.

As the home screen was displayed it showed.

[Mother Missed Calls- 69]

[Father Missed Calls- 12]

A frown appeared on his face as he wondered what had happened. 'Maybe they were worried because of the villain attack?' He thought, coming to a logical explanation.

He scrolled down and saw a news article sent to him by one of his acquaintances.

[Latest News Of Hosu- The Hero Killer has targeted and attacked The 17th Rank Pro Hero, Turbo Hero: Ingenium. Ingenium was left grievously wounded and crippled. Is this the end of his Hero Career?]

Iida's body trembled as the phone dropped from his hand. He found himself shaking. He tried to remain calm but he couldn't.

His brother, The Hero he admired was now said to be crippled.

"Brother....." He muttered.

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