17 Ch. 18 - Reunion

"So, Deku-kun?"

"What?"

"We've seen you how you fight, but... can you tell us what is your Quirk is? You were like 'Bam' and 'Bam' all over the place." She said, copying his punching moves when he did that on the Nomu.

This brought a small smile on his face. It was funny to see how Ochako tried, and it ended up being hilarious.

"Shadow."

"Come again?"

"Shadow."

"Shadow? As in like you can control or blend in with the shadows?" Tenya asked with robot movements.

"No. It's the name I've given to my Quirk. I think it's better to call it my partner since he's the real-life Venom." Izuku stated, referencing a Marvel character.

"Wait, really?" They all asked in a loud tone, as if...

"You know Venom?" The green-haired boy raised his eyebrows.

"Of course! I'm a hardcore Marvel fan 'till the end, Midoriya-kun! I truly love Iron Man." Amelia said with the biggest smile she can make and revealing whose Marvel character she loves.

"The character I love is Spider-Man, Kero." Tsuyu said before croaking, admittedly saying who is her favorite Marvel character.

"Mine's Scarlet Witch." A happy Ochako joined the topic.

Next is Iida. "Quicksilver is the one I love because my Quirk is similar to his power."

Izuku realized something as he chuckled at what they said, confusing all of them. Mind you, they're already in their the classroom, but they are the only ones in it. Most of them are just walking or talking around the school campus.

"I'm guessing you love them because you all have the same Quirks as your Marvel persona, huh?" Izuku asked, making their eyes widened at his analysis. Well, most of them except Tsuyu, who still had that straight look, but nonetheless was surprised.

He first looked at Tenya Iida. "I don't know if you're related to Ingenium or not, but from what you said that you like Quicksilver, I'm guessing that your Quirk is related to Ingenium's Quirk, which is Engine. I've done a research about him and I'm truly impressed that Ingenium has a lot of sidekicks. He might be strong, but with allies, he's a lot stronger. Teamwork is an important valuable thing too, which makes me wonder if there ever will be a hero like him."

Hearing this made Tenya smile because his classmate complimented his big brother's words and actions, one that he truly admires ever since he was a kid.

"Thank you, Midoriya-kun. Hearing your thoughts on my big brother's goals made me really happy. And yes, you are correct on what you assumed. I hope I'll repeat it again for you? The only difference is, is that my Quirk is located on my calves while my big brother is located at his elbows."

"I see. You don't need to explain it, Iida-kun." Izuku waved his hands, prompting the blue-haired boy with eyeglasses to stop there.

With that, he turned to Tsuyu, who was staring back at him as he said, "Asu- I mean Tsu-chan." He corrects himself for calling the frog-like girl her first name awhile ago. "For you, you had frog-like abilities except you can climb a wall like a spider, a very long tongue, they are all somehow related to Spider-Man's power, is it not?" Izuku stated all the possible evidence that Spider-Man and her Quirk's powers are related.

"Kero." Tsuyu croaked as she nodded in approval. She didn't say anything else, which is surprising for Izuku.

"You're not gonna say anything?"

"If you knew about my Quirk, then it's enough for me." She nonchalantly said.

"Okay." That's the only word that came out of his mouth before he moved on to the redhead girl.

He hummed before saying anything. "You saw me through my face awhile ago, which means you're smart as Tony Stark, but from what I remember, I can't recall anything related to you and him, except beams?" He tilted his head, hoping that he got the right answer.

"Yepperdoo, Midoriya-kun." She happily answered. "My Quirk is called Photon Beams. I can shoot out beams that are composed of photons from my palms. I can control the heat of it. I have two cons. One, weakness is that I can't overuse it or else I might get burns from my hand. The other is a mirror. Because of my beams that are photon collected, it can't pierce through glasses, it will reflect back."

"Is that so?" Izuku said he was intrigued by how detailed she says from explaining her Quirk and its weaknesses.

"Un!" She nodded with a smile and made Izuku return the favor with his own small smile before she saw his head turn and face at the last person that wasn't mentioned. Ochako Uraraka.

"So for you, Uraraka-san. I'm predicting that your Quirk can manipulate reality like illusions, or in short, reality warpings. Am I wrong?"

"Ehehe..." Don't take that as a seductive giggle, take it as if someone was 100% wrong about something. Ochako looked away as she stifled her laughter at Izuku's analysis. The green-haired boy was confused by it before she turned her head to look at him.

"Of course, Deku-kun, you're wrong." At first, he heard that he was correct, but in the end, he was wrong after all.

Izuku tilted his head as question marks appeared on top of his head and were floating all over the place.

"Actually, my Quirk is Zero Gravity. See these pads on my fingers?" She raised her hands and stretched out her fingers, revealing five small pink pads on each hand to the 15-year-old boy.

"If I touch something with all of my fingers like this," She pressed all her five fingers from her right hand on the table beside her. Her fingers were glowing pink as the table began to float in the air.

"It will defy gravity. To deactivate it, I'll do it like this." She then pressed her fingers at each other. When she did that, the table fell.

"I see." Izuku nodded at the demonstration Ochako did and understand every bit of it 'til the end. Being the analyst as he is, he kept all of this in his mind and will record it in his notes later.

But that idea went in crippling dreams as he reached down to his backpack, pulled the zipper, grabbed something inside, and yanked his hand out. In his hand, he was holding a notebook. Not any ordinary notebook like taking down lessons they tackled awhile ago.

This is one looked like it was very old, very dirty, and was never cleaned or like handle it with care. His new friends saw this as he grabbed a pen and starting to write down something, which intrigued them.

Tenya asked, "Um, Midoriya-kun, what are you writing?" This stopped Izuku from writing as the green-haired boy turned his head to face the blue-haired boy and only said, "Writing down your Quirks and how I understand."

"Is that so?" Amelia asked, tilting her head to the side.

"Mhm." Izuku nodded before he looked at his notes and started writing from where he stopped. That 'Mhm' sound was a low tone or somehow, it has an Irish accent, similar to an Irish HeroTuber that was a member of the Hoodini Crew.

They saw him writing fast and can't help but to look at it. They all went closer to him as they saw who was the first person he wrote.

It's Ochako Uraraka.

The mentioned person saw her name on it and sees the description of her Quirk.

Ochako Uraraka

Quirk: Zero Gravity

Quirk Type: Emitter

Quirk Range: Contact

With all of the pads on her fingers, she can make objects become weightless or remove the effects of a solid object. The Zero Gravity can make the object float in mid-air. Restrictions of how high it can float probably are within the weight limit of the Zero Gravity.

She can deactivate it by pressing all the pads against each other to return the effects of the gravity of a solid object.

Weaknesses

That is all he wrote before he turned to the next page. It seems that Izuku doesn't know its weaknesses because Ochako Uraraka didn't tell him. Nonetheless, it bewildered the bob cut girl to the fact that her mouth was slightly opened. She then turned to Izuku and was thinking a word that can describe the former vigilante.

"(Amazing.)" Ochako complimenting Izuku internally without knowing that her cheeks had a red-tinted color.

While that was happening to her, Izuku was writing down Amelia's Quirk, which caught the red-haired girl's attention.

Amelia Kawakami

Quirk: Photon Beams

Quirk Type: Emitter

Quirk Range: Mid-range or Long-range

The Quirk can allow Amelia to create and project beams composed of a photon that is capable of piercing virtually anything they come into contact with and have explosive properties. She can control how much heat she can release in those beams.

If the beam hits a person, he or she would get hurt, but it depends on how much heat Amelia puts.

Weaknesses

If Amelia Kakawami overused her Quirk, she will gain burns from her hands and the more intense the heat, the longer the person will cool down or the higher the risk of her body will overheat.

Another possible weakness of the Photon Beams is the mirror or any objects like glasses that cannot be destroyed. It will only reflect back. The Quirk will act as light if it hit a mirror or glass.

Possible Tips for Strengthening the Quirk or the person

She can try to concentrate and work on one finger at a time while working on firing her beams from her fingers. There is a possibility that if she continuously shooting beams, it will increase her durability, especially on her hands, and lower the risk of getting overheat.

Just like Ochako, Amelia was amazed as well, especially on that last part.

"Is that what you think, Midoriya-kun?"

"Well. I'm predicting it that may help you for powering up your Quirk."

"Might as well try it when I have time. Thanks." She stated with a determined look and a smile on her face.

"You're welcome." Then went to the next page and wrote it for Tsuyu Asui's.

Tsuyu Asui

Quirk: Frog

Quirk Type: Mutant

Quirk Range: Multi-range

Self-explanatory. Frog Quirk is the summary of Tsuyu Asui's many frog-like abilities. This includes frog-like anatomy, great leg strength, wall clinging, a powerful extending tongue, camouflaging, and fast swimming. Tsuyu is seemingly capable of using all those skills limitlessly and in combination with one another. She also appears to have access to all abilities used by frogs, regardless of what breed they belong to.

Izuku realized something as he stopped writing and turned to Tsuyu before asking, "By the way, Tsu-chan. Are you, by any chance, sensitive to cold?"

"Kero." She croaked and nodded at the same time. He let out an 'Ah', which is enough for him to continue writing the description of Tsuyu's Quirk.

Weaknesses

Since frogs are cold-blooded creatures, Tsuyu Asui is very sensitive to cold temperatures, causing her to become drowsy and lethargic. Exposure to sudden cold puts the user into a hibernation-state.

Possible Tips for Strengthening the Quirk or the person

Any activities that can strengthen muscles, including her tongue.

She already knows, but she was still amused by how good Izuku interprets every Quirk he heard.

"You really take notes on our Quirks and weaknesses, Midoriya-chan. Is this, somehow, your hobby?" Tsuyu asked while putting her right index finger on her chin.

He turned to the next page and continued to write on the last person's Quirk saying, "Well, if I want to become a hero and a chance of teaming up randomly, might as well know them and their Quirks and how they worked in what I understand of only."

"Is that so? That's really great. I do wish everyone had the motivation and skills like you do, Midoriya-kun." Tenya said, still doing those arm robot movements.

"Not everyone has that, Iida-kun. If some of them have it, they just need a push, that's all." Izuku stated, focused on writing Tenya's Quirk while also listening.

It took a few moments until he finally finished writing as Tenya looked at his Quirk's description.

Tenya Iida.

Quirk: Engine

Quirk Type: Mutant

Quirk Range: Close Range

Engine grants Tenya Iida to have engine-like protrusions that allowed him to move at an extraordinary speed. Because of it, the user can dash through long distances in a short amount of time. This makes Tenya Iida and Ingenium suited for missions that are faraway places. It can also be the advantage of escaping such a powerful threat.

Weaknesses

Similar to an actual vehicle, the Quirk appears to require fuel, so that it can work properly.

Possible Tips for Strengthening the Quirk or the person

It was recommended that the user of the Engine Quirk must do a hardcore, long-distance running to increase his strength and stamina and have a greater speed for longer periods.

"Your predictions are spot on, Midoriya-kun. I might follow your advice with the help of Nii-san's. He did say that I need to remove the mufflers of my Engine so that I can grow new mufflers if I went through intense training."

"Then that would be better, Iida-kun." Izuku expressed his opinions from what the blue-haired boy with eyeglasses said.

This took on until the classroom began to fill up with every student of Class 1-A are returning back, for the next class period is about to begin any minute. But before that, they all introduced themselves to Izuku Midoriya.

And yes, Momo Yaoyorozu, Kyoka Jiro, and Denki Kaminari were the first ones to present themselves formally, even though he knew them since that day. Then, a red-haired boy went up to him and presented himself before the former vigilante. He introduced himself as Eijiro Kirishima.

However, not all of them wanted to be acquainted with Izuku. Only two of them. Both of them are boys and were very silent. Izuku already knew one of them and that is his used-to-be childhood friend, and it's none other than the Explosion Flaming Garbage, Katsuki Bakugo.

When there's only one left that didn't approach him, Izuku asked Momo, "Hey, Yaoyorozu-san. Who's that?" He pointed at the dual-haired boy who was staring at the blackboard and never even tried to look back at him.

"That's Shoto Todoroki-kun, son of Endeavor." She answered his question.

"(Son of Endeavor, huh?)" He asked to himself while staring at the mentioned boy's back.

They're still chatting with their friends except for the two boys, then all of a sudden, "Oya! Oya! Oya! Howzit going?!" A person just slid the Class 1-A's door and revealed himself to be the noisiest teacher. Wearing a headset and complete set of a black outfit, the students knew who the tall, slim teacher is.

It's none other than the Voice Hero: Present Mic. He's the teacher for the class period after lunch and that subject would be English. Seeing that their teacher has arrived, they all went back to their proper seats and began to listen to the teacher and the lessons they will tackle today.

==Time Skip==

"Hey, Deku-kun. Wanna go home together with us?" Ochako asked, offering the former vigilante to walk home with them. And by that, Izuku will walk home with Ochako, Tenya, Amelia, and Tsuyu.

"No thank you, I do have some special class to make up since I got here very late." Izuku... was not lying. Yesterday, he was told that after the class right now, he will have a remedial class that will only have forty-five minutes.

"I see. Well, we'll head home first since there's no class tomorrow. Good luck, Midoriya-chan."

"Thanks, Tsu-chan."

"You can do it, Deku-kun," Ochako tried to motivate the 15-year-old boy by letting out her toothy smile, which was returned by Izuku showing his small smile.

"Un." He nodded before they all waved goodbye to him and left. Apparently, they are the ones who are in the classroom. All of them quickly left home with their friends.

Soon, the door opened and revealed to be Cementoss.

"Then, Midoriya-kun, have you brought your notebook?"

"Yes, sir." With that, the remedial class begins for Izuku Midoriya to listen closely and understand the lessons that he missed for a few months. It's going to be hell, but if it's for him to become a better hero, then it's worth it.

While that is happening, there are three persons waiting for a certain someone.

==Few Minutes Ago==

The bell rang, signifying the end of class. Everyone is walking out of their own classroom, talking to their friends or some of them walked faster than some students, yearning to go home and take a rest.

Even though there are six days of classes each week, it was announced yesterday that there will be no classes tomorrow Saturday. How did it announce? Through social media and their own group chat, that's how.

Anyways, back to the current situation.

Yes, everyone was walking home, including three specific persons. Two persons came out of the door and went outside and waited for the last person, whose class is right beside theirs.

One of the two persons had his head leaning forward and facing the wall, cannot help but to be very nervous around so many people that are in the hallway. While the other one, she was trying to cheer him up and said that he should think of them as if they're potatoes.

Suddenly, they were called by their own name as they turned their head to the source. It's their friend who called them. Without hesitation, they began to walk in the same direction where all students are going.

Along the way of chatting and walking, they saw a certain teacher walking to the hall that doesn't lead to the teacher's Faculty Room.

"Hm? Is that Cementoss-sensei?" One of the two boys said.

"Why is he going to the first year hallway? Is there something he dropped? Is there a meeting in his advisory class? Why is he holding a book? Is there a student that has a remedial class? If those are not the options, what is it? I'm so curious about it!" Asked the girl, confused about why Cementoss is walking to the path that leads to the first year hallway.

"If you ask me, I don't know why."

"Come on, let's ask him."

"What?" Exclaimed the extremely nervous boy, who was taken aback by the girl's suggestion and wanted to refute it, but the tall boy said, "Sure, why not? It doesn't hurt to know why Cementoss-sensei is there."

"Well? What are we waiting for? Come on!" Said the girl as she began to walk first towards Cementoss, who was walking away from them.

The boy followed suite while the other one sighed with nervousness lingering in it as he followed the two.

"Sensei! Sensei!" The mentioned teacher stopped from his tracks as he turns around saw three students walking towards him at a fast pace. "Yes?"

Once they're in face-to-face with the humanoid cement teacher, the girl asked, "Where are you going, sensei? Isn't the Faculty Room is that way? Why aren't you going there, sensei?" She pointed out the opposite direction of where Cementoss should be going.

"Ah. It's because there is a student I should be teaching. He missed so many lessons in my subject and the same goes for every teacher of his." The teacher answered, still not satisfied by it as the girl asked, "Who is that student your teaching right now? Is he a lazy type of person? Or a delinquent? Probably not the delinquent type of person, but who is that student, Cementoss-sensei?"

"You can stop at that point, my friend. I'm sorry about that, sensei." The blonde-haired boy bowed his head, apologizing for his friend's non-stop questions.

The teacher smiled as he waved his hand in the air saying, "Don't mind." He already knows what kind of girl she is. She is a naturally kind, very talkative, and endlessly curious girl. She shows great interest in people's unique physical features and is easily distracted by them.

With that being said, he looked around to see if there are students that are near them. Confirming that they are the only ones, he walked to them and whispered, "Please don't tell this and keep it under wraps, okay?"

"Yes, sir./Un, un!/Okay, sensei." They all whispered and nodded in agreement, except for the girl who was bobbing her head up and down, excited and very curious of why does Cementoss needs to be kept as a secret to them only.

"Okay," Cementoss stated. "The student was new here. In fact, he just got transferred."

"Really? At this time?" Asked the blonde-haired boy who raised his eyebrows in a slightly shocked manner.

"That's right." The teacher answered before continuing, "I'm guessing you know that the former vigilante will be in U.A High School, right?"

"Yes, sir. But why would that be..." The realization came before them at a slow pace. They put the pieces together as they had their mouths slightly opened as Cementoss said, "Yes, the student that I'm about to teach right now is the former vigilante himself."

They didn't answer him back, for their mind is still processing what they heard from the humanoid cement teacher.

"(He's a first-year student, huh? I wonder what class would he be?)"

"(Is my mind tricking me? Is he really that young? Ooh, I wanna meet him so badly. I wanna know what Quirk does he have! I hope it's strong.)"

"(I hope he doesn't have a villain-look. I hope.)"

Those are the thoughts inside their head as Cementoss interrupted them by saying, "I'm guessing you all want to meet him?"

"Yes, sensei!/Of course, Cementoss-sensei!" The tall boy and the girl responded while the shy boy only nodded with a scared look on his face.

"You sure you don't wanna go home now? I mean there are no classes tomorrow for you three."

"I'll wait as long as I want to, sensei! Heck, I'll wait for an eternity to see his face." The girl admittedly said with an innocent smile on her face.

"I don't mind, but I do wanna know what he looks like and how strong he is." The tall boy said, having a smile on his face like the girl.

"I-I want to see as well." Words came out of the shy student.

"Very well, I can tell him that he has visitors. So, follow me." Without hesitation, Cementoss continued walking to his assigned destination while they followed him.

It didn't take five minutes long as they all reached the place where Cementoss will teach the student.

"'1-A'... So he's a strong student if he ever got here."

"I can't wait to know what Quirk does he have! I'm so curious about it!"

"Calm down..." The nervous boy said, wanting to hold back the girl's endless... interest on the student who used to be a vigilante.

"You three can wait here or can walk around, but if you want to see him after forty-five minutes, then you must come back before the time limit, okay?"

They all nodded in accord as Cementoss said, "Okay. If excuse me, I must go in and help my student then."

He went inside and the lesson began for the former vigilante inside the classroom. They all walked away, talking about who is the vigilante. What does he look like? What is his Quirk? He must be strong if he ever landed on the First Year's Hero Course.

Those are the questions they wanted to know as they stroll around the school, waiting for the time expired.

==Time Skip==

There are only five minutes left. When it's almost time, they went back to the same place and stood near the door and leaned back against the wall.

The noise came from it as they saw Cementoss coming out and closed the door. Regaining their proper posture, they all eyed the humanoid cement teacher who nodded and walked away from them.

They all waited for him, waiting to see his face them. No words can describe the atmosphere within the scene they're in.

It took less than two minutes until the large door opened again. As he turned around, he saw them and they saw his features. There are freckles under his eyes, round face with messy dark green hair. His height is almost the same as the girls. The boy was eyeing them, never even bothered to blink. But...

The boy's attention... is on the girl. His expression was a shocked one. He had the look as if... the world was crumbling down to pieces and his main focus... was on one person.

No one uttered a single word. There is only one word that can explain the situations. On one side, awkwardness. The other is quietness. Awkward for the two boys, because they tried to speak to disturb it, but none of them dared to try.

On the other side, for the girl and the green-haired boy. Their world became one, focused only one each other, like friends reunited after a long, long time. But this is different. Emotions skyrocketed between themselves.

The very curious girl was unable to speak and it was very unusual for her. Normally, she would talk for ages, but it seems at this moment, she was out of character.

"Izu... chan?"

==Present==

Izuku heard her. It was the first time he ever felt so safe after the passing of his family. It was truly something, like music to his ears.

Not only that who would've thought that he would meet the person who turned his life, whose world was only black and white, into flying colors?

He was trembling inside, his body was shivering from the emotions that began to surface from his heart and soul. He tried to say a word, but there was something in his throat that made him look like an idiot.

But that thought matters not. He finally let it out. He let out a name that he never thought would see her again.

"Ne-Nejire... Hado...?"

With his mouth still opened, he was breathing heavily at a silent pace. The boys behind her were surprised that he knows their friend's name, but dared not to break the atmosphere. The tall boy, whose hair is blonde, looked at the girl known as Nejire Hado, before looking back at the green-haired boy.

Looking back and forth, he finally saw the situation as he whispered into the shy boy, "Let's leave them alone. They're in the moment."

"Why?"

"Trust me. It's better to leave them. We can have our answers later, Amajiki-san."

"If-If you say so, Togata-san."

The boys left the scenery, tiptoeing back to the wall where they can peek. As for Izuku and Nejire, they are still in a trance until...

"It's you." They both said, surprisingly in sync that made their heart skip a beat. Slowly but surely, Izuku walked towards her while she stood at her own place.

It was a matter of time before Izuku was finally face-to-face with Nejire Hado, his life-changer, and most of all, his savior.

In a blink of an eye, he hugged his savior, Nejire Hado.

She was ready for it, ever since he was walking towards her. A warm, loving smile can be seen on her face as she hugged him back. She caressed his back, it is one of her best comfort to the boy, who began to cry silently.

With his head resting on her right shoulder, he tried to stop his tears but failed to. Evident in trying to hold back his emotions are his hiccups and sniffles.

"Shh. It's okay." The voice of Nejire ringed to his ears. It was heavenly, one that he truly loved hearing it all the time.

A smile was formed on his face, a sad one. But nonetheless, his heart was beating out of joy, for he was reunited with her once again.

==Time Skip==

"How's life for you, Izu-chan?" She dropped her act of being a curious cute girl to a mature girl who was doing her best to comfort someone. Right now, you might ask where are they?

Izuku and Nejire are out of the building and went to the nearest tree that grows peaches. This happened after Izuku calmed down for at least five minutes and the periwinkle-haired girl suggested that they should rest on a more comfortable place, which was agreed by the green-haired boy.

Although, they are not alone. The boys, Togata and Amajiki, followed them and were seen behind the pillar, watching them from afar.

"It's been great, but went greater... because I met you again." Izuku looked at her, showing his smile of brightness. Nejire returned the favor by showing him her biggest smile she can produce on her lips.

"Really?" She asked.

"Yup. After the night you saved me, I began to train myself harder even if I don't have a Quirk." Izuku admitted.

"To be honest, Izu-chan, I've no idea that you're the vigilante. Why did you do that?" Nejire tilted her head, the look on her face has a mixture of seriousness and worry. Izuku glanced away saying, "Because no one believed me that I dreamed to be a hero, even if I don't have one. That's why... I'm going to be a hero in my own way, to save others without even being called a hero."

She listened to every word that came out of his mouth as he continued.

"I don't need social status like a villain, hero, vigilante, I don't really care about those. All I ever care... is the life of other innocent people. If the death's door was in front of me... then I will do whatever it takes that it doesn't take the life of those who were not involved."

"What do you mean, Izu-chan?"

"What I meant to say is... I'm not afraid to die," Izuku had his hand on his chest, grasping his uniform polo tightly before continuing, "I'm only afraid of those who died because they did nothing bad. That's what I'm afraid of."

No words came out of Nejire. She was biting her lip, hearing that Izuku will die sooner or later, and she doesn't want that.

How did this situation turn worse? Was it her questioning how's life for him? If it is, she didn't mean. First, happiness took over them, but now... sadness was replaced by it. She tried to change the emotional subject, but she can't. She had many topics, but when it comes to an emotional one, they're rendered useless.

"Don't say it."

"Huh?" Izuku was confused.

"Don't say it like that. You're very young, and then you say something like that? No." Nejire huffed, retorted Izuku's idea of dying for others.

"I know you wanted to help and save others, but please think of your safety." She begged. He only sighed of stress before he said, "There's no one, Hado-senpai. No one in the world cares about me. So far that I'll do it no matter the cost."

"No!" She screamed, much to the surprise of the green-haired boy.

"Please! Don't think like that!" She leaned forward, grabbing one of Izuku's hands with her hands. She raised them to a chest level and said, "Just, please. For the sake of your friends... for my sake... do not end your life so easily. Think about your new friends. What would they think of after you died? I know we can't live forever, but... please, don't do anything rash that can end your life."

Does she have some kind of dual personality? At Point A, she was very curious, then at Point B, she was being a mature individual. Now? She's some kind of a person who's begging for something. A good personality, because it is something that values one's life, not for selfishness.

Well, selfish for her to say that Izuku needs to avoid the worst fate of his life. But that shows how much Nejire cares for him, as a senpai... and as a person.

Izuku heard her and rethought about it by looking away from her and entered the contemplating world in his mind.

"(You know she's right, bro.)" Shadow stated. Even his Quirk agreed with the periwinkle-haired boy.

Izuku was silent, not knowing the fact that his right hand was being held by his savior's hands. If everyone saw this, it looked like they're in a relationship and that something was troubling them and that Nejire was begging for forgiveness.

But that thought was not even close to the situation they're in. Izuku was still in his thoughts before he looked at Nejire and gave her his answer.

"I... I will... try."

"Don't try, Izu-chan. Do it. It's for your future and your sake, after all." Nejire lowered her hands and released the grasp before she retracted her arms and put them on her thighs.

A smile was formed on his face before he said, "Thank you, Hado-senpai."

"You're welcome. Also, call me Nejire, okay?"

"Eh?"

The atmosphere turned from gloomy to sunny as Izuku was taken back of her saying that he can call her first name. In Japan, calling a person their first name signifies someone wanting to be very close to that person in the right environment.

Sure, Izuku called Tsuyu 'Tsu-chan', but for him to call Nejire her first name? It's demeaning for him. She's his savior, the one who changed his world, so calling her first name is truly something he needs to be careful with as he saw her someone that is truly pure and innocent.

"If-if you say so..." Izuku uttered.

"Come on, you've been through tough times. Don't tell me you can't go through this?" Nejire teased, making Izuku become a tomato.

"Y-Yes, I can." Strawberry? Cherry? Tomato? Those are the possible foods that can relate to Izuku's flaming cheeks, embarrassed that he was being played around like this. For some reason, he was being a little cold to his classmates, but easily being tortured playfully by his savior?

What a Tsundere, huh?

"Then call me by my name!" Nejire leaned her head forward, closing the distance between herself and her kouhai. She still kept leaning forward and Izuku was retracting his head backward, still looking away.

"Okay, okay, okay, okay, alri- okay!"

"You sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure!"

"Surely sure?"

"Oh my God, you're gonna be the death of me, Nejire-cha- Oomph!" Izuku got caught and almost said her name, making the curious girl widen her eyes and spread her smile as long as she can, showing her excitement and happiness.

"Come on! Say it again. Will you? Please? Pretty please?" Like a cat or dog meowing or barking for attention, Izuku wasn't given in to those cute, but deadly eyes.

"I did say it, alright?"

"Eh?! But I wanna hear it again!" Nejire whined and pouted.

"Ugh..." His heart clamped from how much deadly her cuteness is and covered his face with both of his hands to avoid her seeing his blushing state.

"Oi!" A random voice can be heard a few feet away from them.

Well, there goes the mood. A party pooper for everyone, but a lifesaver for Izuku Midoriya.

His blush disappeared as his head and Nejire's head glanced at the incoming visitors. Two boys, one has a blonde color whose height is very tall and the other is indigo color. They are coming straight towards them as Nejire stood up, followed by the green-haired boy.

"Hey, Togata-san! Amajiki-san!" She screamed, waving her hands at the two boys.

"Hello, you must be the vigilante Shadow. Nice to meet ya. I'm Mirio Togata, and this chicken here is Tamaki Amajiki."

"Don't call him that, Togata-san. He's our kitty, while Izu-chan here is our little kitten." She gestured her hand at the person right beside her.

"Ki-ki-ki-kitten?!" Izuku embarrassingly stuttered that her senpai, her savior, called him their little kitten. Since when did the Cinnamon Roll become the Little Kitten?!

"He-Hello..." The boy, revealed to be Tamaki Amajiki, greeted the former vigilante with a nervous voice, not really good at introducing to random strangers.

"He-Hello, Togata-san, Amajiki-san. I'm Izuku Midoriya. It's a pleasure to meet you." Stuttered at first, he bowed his head to show respect.

"The pleasure is ours."

"Hey, hey. Do you remember the time where I saved a boy from committing suicide? Do you know?" Nejire asked jumping up and down like a child excited to say something that is a surprise to her parents.

"That's him? I see." Mirio said, interested that the boy she was talking about all this time is the former vigilante. But little does the duo, Izuku and Nejire, know, he already knows and pretended to like he doesn't know.

Why? because he and Tamaki were watching them for quite a while. How? Ninja stealth skills, my readers.

"Alright then, Midoriya-san, welcome to U.A High School, even though you're here now." Mirio attempted to greet Izuku with welcome arms, but disappointed to do so.

"Thanks again, Togata-senpai." Izuku said, changing the honorifics from being formal to informal. I mean, they're not in the professional field, yet. They're both High School students, but it's better to respect someone who has better experiences and higher grades than showing off like they're the same age or some sort.

"You can call me Mirio, Izuku-san. You called Hado-san her first name, so it's better to do the same."

"Then why do you still call Nejire-chan her family name, Mirio-senpai?" Izuku asked, making Nejire very happy that he called her just like what she wanted him to say.

"We may not be in the same class, but I'm getting there."

"Is that so? What class are you, Mirio-senpai? Izuku tilted his head with a curious look on his face.

"Amajiki-san and Hado-san are both Class 3-A, while I'm in Class 3-B." Mirio pointed at himself when he said what class he is.

"Oh?"

"Mhm." Mirio nodded, making the question affirmative. While Nejire, her eyes widened, realizing something she wanted to ask, so she did.

"Togata-san, can I tell him? Can I? Can we? Please tell me I can."

"Hm?" Izuku's eyes widened, not sure what is happening to the excited girl.

"Sure," Mirio answered.

"Yay! Listen, listen, Izu-chan." She turned her head to look at the green-haired boy, who was looking back at her.

"Yeah?" Head tilted, confused about the unknown news that will be spoiled to him.

"Did you know... we're what people called... The Big Three?!" She shouted with flowers around her, showing her biggest smile again to her kouhai.

A realization came to him slowly as his eyes widened and eyebrows raised before he let it out. "No way. Really?" The news is breathtaking indeed for the boy

"Yes, really."

"I heard some news about three students from U.A High School that can rival any pro heroes, but I didn't know it was you three. Amazing!" Izuku exclaimed with happiness that is lingering within his voice. Tamaki and Mirio smiled while the periwinkle-haired girl giggled at his reaction.

After that, she then asked, "Oh yeah, I've been dying to ask this! What's your Quirk, Izu-chan? Can you tell me now or tomorrow? Wait, there's no class tomorrow. Tell me right now, please?"

"Calm down, Hado-san. You might even scare him away." Tamaki said, looking at her first before he looked at Izuku with pity.

"It's okay, Tamaki-senpai. It's uh... hard to explain." Izuku scratched his back, chuckling nervously of what he can say about Shadow.

"Is it really that hard?" Mirio asked with his eyebrows raised.

"Why do you say that? Surely it's your Quirk, so why is it difficult for you to tell?"

A sigh came out of the green-haired boy's mouth as he finally found the words that can describe Shadow and said to them, "It's a living Quirk that can shapeshift into anything,"

"Ooh..." The answer amused them as the 15-year-old boy continued, "Yes, It's a living Quirk that has a mind of its own. He can turn my hand into an axe or an enlarged hand. He can also give me enhance strength or such by converting my energy into raw power."

"Whoa! Just like my Quirk, it's called Wave Motion. It grants me the power to convert my vitality or stamina into energy that I can discharge as blast waves. Check it out."

All of a sudden, she began to hover in the air with her Quirk. Izuku noticed that the energies spiraling below her feet and around her hands are gold color. After that she maneuvered in wind, going left and right, showing her kouhai her Quirk's usage.

This bewildered the former vigilante as he had a gaping mouth and widened eyes. While that is happening, it took a few seconds before Nejire shuts down her Quirk and landed gracefully on her feet.

"If I want to release more power, I need to let out a lot of endurance. If I did that, then I'll get sleepy or tired out quickly. I do have the stamina, but not much." She looked down in shame, thinking that she's still weak.

"That's not true, Nejire-chan. If you keep training, then you'll be better in no time." Izuku stated, quickly cheering up the dejected periwinkle-haired girl.

"Your Quirk is based on your stamina, right? Hm..." Izuku placed his finger on his chin, thinking of something that can improve Nejire.

After a few seconds, he found a conclusion and spilled it. "If you keep on jogging whenever you have time, then you'll be nowhere near what you are right now. Although, I suggest running is recommended with a few weights."

"Is that so? I'll try it as soon as possible. Thanks, Izu-chan." Nejire listened to it and was happy that her kouhai was helping her to overcome her weakness. She already knew that, but it was better to hear that someone was willing to help her.

Although, it's a little embarrassing that someone younger than Nejire was giving her tips. "Then, it's your turn. Can you show us how your Quirk works, Midoriya?"

"Nope." He answered.

"Heh?!" Nejire and Mirio shouted while Tamaki only widened his eyes from the answer they never expected.

"Why? Did we do something wrong? What is it, then? Tell us, so that we can amend you." Nejire had a sad look on her face, almost as if she was about to cry any second.

"You didn't do anything wrong, Nejire-chan. Honest."

"Then what's the reason that you don't tell us?"

"Simple. It'll be at the Sports Festival."

"Ah... Ohhh!" Mirio finally noticed the reason why the former vigilante doesn't want to show his Quirk. Izuku will show it to them at the Sports Festival that will be held for the first-year students.

"We don't have classes, because it's a special event for the first-year student, but we had a choice to go to school to see the event or not," Tamaki explained. "I don't know what's better, stay at home, watching it on T.V or go there, watch it before your very own eyes."

"It depends, Tamaki-senpai." Izuku said, stated his own opinions on what's a better choice between the two options that came out of the extremely shy boy's mouth

"I heard that the school will sell out tickets this coming Monday at our school's website," Mirio said, looking up while putting a finger on his chin.

"It can be over-the-counter, right? Why won't they do that?" Nejire asked.

"You know technology. It's been progressing every year to make our lives easier than before." Mirio answered.

"I hope everything's so easy." Izuku muttered.

"What's that?" Mirio asked, but the way he asked that is like he got insulted by it, making Izuku shivered from the response as he quickly said, "Nothing!"

"I thought I heard that everything should be easy..."

"Nope! You're just hearing things, Mirio-senpai! Hahaha! Oh, would you look at that! It's already time! I'll see you all on Monday!" Izuku was sweating bullets that he almost got caught red-handed as he looked at his watch, telling them that it's time to go home.

So, he grabbed his backpack and ran away from them.

"Wait! I have so many questions to ask!" Nejire shouted like usual, wanting to know more and more because of her interest that has no boundary. Which is annoying... but also worth to gain more knowledge than everything.

"That can wait until Monday! See ya guys!" Izuku waved as he went straight to the entrance and left the school campus... which is the wrong way to go home.

"Meanie..." The periwinkle-haired girl pouted that he ran away just like that. She wanted to spend time with him and ask him questions. Typical Nejire if you asked the author.

"You heard him, Hado-san. We should go home and it's already sunset." Mirio patted her shoulder before walking towards the same direction where Izuku went.

"Yeah, don't wanna be shouted again," Tamaki replied. "You know how my mom wanted me to go home early or else she'll ask thousands of questions of where her son at and why did he come home late."

A very worried mother if you asked the author. Mama's boy? That's okay, because it shows the love of a mother to her son, after all. The same applies to 'Daddy's little girl', but in this case, it's 'Mama's little boy'.

"Okay." A dejected Nejire said as she grabs up her backpack and followed the two. Luckily, today's not their work time, or else, stress would get the better of them. Mirio and Tamaki were walking home together because they're living in the same prefecture, which is the Chiba Prefecture.

For Nejire Hado? She walked alone and went home to her own birthplace, Akita Prefecture. It's a long way home for her, so she always rides on the bus. Her parents give her money for the payment from home to school and vice versa.

So... did they meet Izuku? Nope, he was hiding in one of the nearby restaurants, hoping that they won't or don't see him. He took five minutes before he went back inside the school campus to go to his home. Unlocking the door of his house, he was met by his family, Emerald, and Mittens. Their tails are wagging happily for the return of their brother for better reasons.

Needless to say, the time spent with his savior, reuniting after what seems to be an eternity, talking with new friends, being the first student that meets The Big Three out of all first-years and such...

It's unexpected but he surely loves every single second of it.

When night time came, he just laid his back on the bed, hands on the back of his head while staring at the ceiling with a smile that was on his face for a long time.

His heart was beating fast because he met her after a very long time. He doesn't mind that his cheeks are hurting from smiling all the time. All that matters is that his world will have colors, thanks to his new friends, and mostly... to Nejire Hado.

==CHAPTER END==

Shadow is Venom.