CH.2

12:02PM, IN THAT VERY CITY

A scream was heard, followed by fast running. The reason for that was as a sign of a small panic which was caused by a villain. Hence, it was seen then by passersby that a mud-like villain was running pass them. The villain was about ten foot tall and having huge eyes and terrifying teeth. He also wore blue jeans, while showing no care for the people he may hit.

"Robber on the loose! Who is that!?" shouted someone.

"Go on. Try and Catch me. If you can, that is!" The monster said.

"Don't fret. Somebody will come." said another person.

By this point, some people were standing by and watching the monster as he ran away. But unknown to them, there was a skinny person in plain clothes that barely fit him and blonde hair that came out of the store and saw the scene. Anyway, conversation by those watching continued.

"He's probably taking advantage of that commotion from earlier this morning." said another person. "There sure are tons of people who don't know what to do with their quirks, huh."

"No end to 'em." replied another person.

Unknown to the people though, someone recognizable decided to take action. His figure could barely be seen when it happened. So in a matter of seconds the skinny man behind them suddenly grew into a muscular man with a bright smirk that was famously known.

"Yes, there is." The man said confidently.

The monster immediately looked back and knew who had just said that. The same could be said for the people nearby as the man continued.

"Why you ask? For I'm here." The man added.

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BACK AT SCHOOL

Classes just came to an end when students began to leave. Tatsumaki was relieved at it because now it meant she could leave the class that she disliked so much for another day. But just as she took her bag and wore the strap on her left arm, she heard a familiar annoying voice followed by a familiar name.

"We're not done here, Deku."

Thee person was none other than Kacchan, and not surprising he was going after Izuku, who he seems to always call "deku" for some reason. Now a thought did come across for Tatsumaki to leave, but she immediately put that thought off when she continued watching the scene.

"What's that, Katsuki?" asked one student. He was obviously friends with Kacchan.

Kacchan then read the title of the book in his hand and laughed. "'For my future'…Haha, for real! Goddamn, Midoriya!"

"Give that back, it's mine!" Izuku shouted.

Kacchan didn't listen. The reason was clear, even from Tatsumaki's point of view. She glared angrily at the bully of a 'hero' while trying to maintain her quirk from sending him and his friends flying to the wall. Sadly, clearly bullying Izuku in the usual way wasn't enough for Kacchan. He chose that moment to then burn Izuku's book with both his hands, only to then find that to fail and for a good reason.

Tatsumaki had chosen that moment to step in. She had her right arm stretched out with a green aura surrounding her hand. So rather than Izuku's book getting burnt, it was in good condition like always. However, this action caught the attention of the people involved.

"Tatsumaki, you're protecting him now?" Kacchan said with a small scowl.

Tatsumaki said nothing to him. Her eyes were still glaring at him when she suddenly made the book to fly into her hand. Then, silently, she opened the book and brought it to her face level where she then began to read it. But that didn't mean Kacchan was cool with it. He was pissed.

"Look at me when I'm talking to you!" Kacchan yelled.

Tatsumaki said nothing to him. She could hear him, but she chose not to respond to him because she felt like it. However, that only made Kacchan to stand directly at her with a glare down at the girl, followed a smirk.

"You have some guts, 'Terror Tornado'." Kacchan said. "Why did you help, Deku? Normally, you're the one who 'blows' people away from you or is it possible you have a thing for Deku now? Pathetic."

Tatsumaki immediately grew annoyed and closed the book. Now she was glaring back at Kacchan again.

"Me and that dweeb! In your dreams! I could care less of what happens to him!" She yelled.

A part of Izuku felt stung by her remark. But then again, this shouldn't be surprising since this was the famous 'Tornado of Terror' of the middle school class. Tatsumaki was known to always push everyone away, be it intentional or not. As a result, no one was her friend and no one wanted to be close to her.

"Whatever." Kacchan said. Then he turned back to his two friends. "Come on, guys. Let's go."

The two friends immediately nodded and went over to Kacchan. They had seen enough to know that the moment was over. But while Kacchan rudely nudged at Tatsumaki's shoulder and walked away, the two of them flinched in fear upon Tatsumaki's green eyes glaring at them and ran off to meet the teen.

"Hmph!" Tatsumaki snubbed at the two.

With that, Tatsumaki was left with Izuku, alone in the class. The two of them exchanged a glance at each other until Izuku looked away with a flinch, not wanting to anger the girl. But then, the moment he did that he heard her coming close, which worried him.

'Oh no…Wh-What does she want?' Izuku thought with fear. 'Is she going to be like Kacchan or –'

"Here."

"Huh?" Izuku paused and turned to her. Tatsumaki didn't seem to be harmful to him; rather she had in her hand his book at him. "My book…You're giving me?"

"Of course, idiot!" Tatsumaki yelled. "What else would I need it?"

"Uh…" Izuku uttered. He couldn't think of a word to say that would calm the girl down. So, with nothing to say, he took the book and held it in his two hands.

Tatsumaki rolled her eyes in response. She could say something about the teen's behavior, but she decided not to do so. As such, she turned from him and walk over to her bag to take it and leave. However, before she could exit the class , Izuku said something that instantly got her attention.

"Th-Thank you!" He said with a small smile. "You're not a bad person…like how everyone sees you like, are you?"

"A bad person?" Tatsumaki questioned and turned to him with a small glare. "By bad person, what do you mean?!"

"I…uh…" Izuku said nervously. A part of him was now regretting adding that last part about not being a bad person.

However, there was no turning back now. Tatsumaki had her attention on him as she continued. "Well?! Speak up! I can't hear you! Idiot, you can't even speak back against a girl! No wonder Katsuki takes advantage of you! You're not only quirkless, but you're weak!"

Izuku flinched and looked down at the ground. He still had his book in his hands, though with a tighter grip. There was no telling on what Tatsumaki might do to him now.

Hey…Midoriya." Tatsumaki called him. Her tone was still harsh, but it was leveled down compared to how it was a few seconds ago. "You want to be a hero, right?" She asked.

"Uh…yes…" Izuku answered.

"Give up." Tatsumaki said straightforwardly.

Izuku flinched and bit his lip. It would seem another stab had been sent to his heart unlike Kacchan and the rest of the class earlier. However, at the same time, the teen felt somewhat stronger and looked directly at Tatsumaki with a glare.

"I-I won't give up! I choose not to give up!" Izuku stated.

Tatsumaki sighed and rubbed her temple. A part of her was annoyed by his comeback while another side of her wanted to knock him to a wall to get the point across. But on another note, the girl chose not to let her emotion drive her, so she became strict.

"You're wasting your life, you know." Tatsumaki said. "I don't know you well, but I can tell you're a good person compared to our rotten classmates, so I'm doing you a favor. Being a hero is nothing but a waste of something that can be –"

Shut up!" Izuku yelled. At the same time he was squeezing his book like he was sucking power from it to continue. "Being a hero is a good thing! All Might…and all those other heroes risk their time and life to save others! Do you seriously hate them that much?!"

Tatsumaki said nothing back. She could've, but chose not to say anything to him at the moment. So while Izuku became fearful on what the green haired girl could do, he was then surprised when she turned her back at him.

"Heroes like that only exist in stories…" Tatsumaki said subtly. "The sooner you see that…the better."

Izuku said nothing back. He was confused and at the same time surprised at her character. However, nothing was said between the two, especially as she then walked out of the class.

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"Idiot! There goes the minutes I wasted with him!" Tatsumaki yelled angrily.

Some minutes had passed since Tatsumaki had talked with Izuku and left. There weren't that many people in the sidewalks nor did they seem to mind her despite the green hair. A part of Tatsumaki was pleased by the latter, although she didn't show it because of what happened a while ago. The way Izuku had spoken against her just to defend heroes made her angry, as even flashes of his face then came to her mind.

'Heroes risk their time and lives to save others huh?' Tatsumaki thought angrily. She had also repeated what Izuku had said, but only found it to make her angrier. So her rant continued. 'Heroes don't exist in this world! All this people care about is fame and fortune! Every one of them is like that! If there are heroes then….then when were they when…No, never mind! It's over! I rescued myself and Fubuki that…!"

Suddenly Tatsumaki's eyes grew wide, followed by her coming to a stop. Her action didn't attract anyone's attention though, particularly because it wasn't brought up yet. But still, that didn't change the fact that she remembered something instantly.

"Oh shit! Fubuki! I almost forgot to buy that kids book before picking her up!" Tatsumaki thought in panic. This time she got the looks of passersby. "ARRGGH! DAMMIT, MIDORIYAH! YOU MADE ME FORGET!"

And so, with that, Tatsumaki immediately had her body covered in green aura before flying off. The passersby weren't surprised by this.