Chapter 5 - Meet The Midoriya's: 2

Izuku struggled against the Stand's hold on him as he wiggled and writhed in the spot it had held him in. It was hard not being able to see the enemy, but, if it was one thing that Izuku Midoriya wasn't, it was a quitter.

He could feel its hand around his mouth, as well as a hand on the back of his neck as it lifted him off the floor. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a rope coming towards him, and as soon as it did, Izuku tried to avoid it, although he failed.

The rope wrapped around his upper body as he felt the Stand drop him onto the couch as it tied up his arms. The Stand let go of his mouth as he looked down at the floor. He didn't have the energy to scream, nor did he have the ability to fight back.

Kira was dead, and it was all because of him. His first friend ever since Kacchan, dead, because he couldn't help. Izuku was Quirkless, so what was he supposed to do against the fridge that had been sent launching towards her? It wasn't as if All Might had given him One For All yet, and even if he did, it probably wouldn't have been enough to protect them from the Stand.

"I'm sorry, Kira, I'm really sorry, I wish I could've helped… But I'm just a useless Deku…." Izuku thought, tears coming to his eyes as he looked down at the floor. He shook his head. No, that wouldn't have been what Yoshihara wanted. Not in the slightest.

"No, I can't just give up because she died. She would want me to find a way to stop the Stand and defeat the user," Izuku thought as he rocked the couch, trying to make it fall over so he could get up. Having his arms wrapped up in rope would've made it difficult to stand up on the couch, as he would have no real leverage to do so.

Izuku wasn't a strong kid, far from it, so he would have to improvise. He rocked back and forth as hard as he could, looking around the room, keeping an ear open, trying to figure out where the Stand was. Just because he couldn't see the Stand, didn't mean he couldn't hear it moving about the apartment.

As he continued to rock, he could feel the couch move back and forth from underneath him, and with one final massive swing, the couch tipped over, his head rebounding off of the back of the sofa, a grunt escaping his lips as it did.

He wormed his way off the sofa and inched his way to one of the wall corners. He tried to stand up using his lower body but failed. He tried a few more times, only to fail again. However, as he turned around and began to inch his way up the wall, he was able to stand up without any issue.

As soon as he did, he began to rub the ropes that bound his arms against the wall in an attempt to cut them off. "Come on, come on, just cut already, cut goddamnit, if I can get this cut, I might be able to call for help or something," Izuku thought as he continued to rub the rope against the wall.

After a minute of rubbing the ropes against the wall, he could hear the sound of the rope breaking. A gleam of hope flashed in his eyes as he continued to rub against the wall, and after a few more seconds, the rope broke, falling to the floor as he rubbed his wrists.

"Okay, I'm free, now what…." Izuku muttered, the sound of footsteps echoing out within the apartment. "It's not like I can actually attack the Stand, maybe… I can call for help! Not the heroes, they wouldn't believe me, but… maybe… oh I don't even know if… screw it, I can make a break for the phone, maybe he will come and help!" Izuku stated, a confident look in his eye as he dashed to the house phone on the wall between the kitchen and the living room.

It was a short distance from where he had stood, but it felt much further away in the context of the situation.

Izuku reached out for the phone, only to feel a fist collide with his stomach, winding him as he spat up saliva everywhere in front of him. He fell backwards, curling up in a ball as he wheezed, sweat dripping off his face as he couldn't breathe.

He felt the back of his shirt get dragged across the floor. Only one thought crossed his mind before he passed out. "I'm sorry… I'm so, so sorry, Kira, I couldn't avenge you… I… I'm a failure…."

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Yoshihara felt the wind behind her back as she fell from the twelfth floor of the apartment complex. A sense of Deja'vu washed over her as she fell, and if one were to ask her what was going through her mind at the current moment in time, it would be panic.

She had been falling for what felt like hours, despite the fact that it wasn't. She looked up, and her eyes widened. The fridge, the item that pushed her off the railing, was falling towards her. She only had a split second to make a decision, continue to fall, and get killed in the process, or…

"KILLER QUEEN!" Yoshihara cried out as the Stand reached out to grab onto one of the lower floors guard rails. Its right hand reached out and grabbed the railing, parts of it falling off and hitting the ground below atop a car.

Yoshihara breathed in and out, panic washing over her as the fridge hit the same car, a loud crashing sound echoing out into the area around her as a shiver went down her spine. "Holy shit…" Yoshihara muttered as she looked up. She had fallen six floors down. She counted her lucky stars that she was able to catch herself.

"Thank god for my Stand. Otherwise, I would be dead," the blond muttered as she pulled herself up, blood from her previous wounds staining the floor of the outdoor hallway as her breathing slowed down.

Whoever the user was, it was clear to the blond Stand User that their enemy wanted them dead. However, as soon as that thought came over her…

"Midoriya… oh fuck," Yoshihara muttered, her eyes narrowing. She had to get there and knock out the Stand before it could hurt Izuku. The blond ran towards the outdoor stairwell and began to climb up to the twelfth floor.

Thousands of thoughts were going through her head per second. What happened to Midoriya? It couldn't have been much since she had only been falling for maybe a second or two, maybe three, that and the fact that she would have to climb the stairs again, which wasn't exactly a short climb, as she had to climb six flights of stairs, all of which had fifteen stairs each. At the speed she was travelling, it would take around a minute to a minute and a half to climb to the top.

She didn't have time to waste thinking about things that couldn't have possibly happened within the time that she fell, caught herself, and began to climb to the top floor.

As soon as she got to the top floor, she stared down the door to the Midoriya household. It had been closed, and she could hear a racket coming from within. Clenching her fist, the blond ran towards the door and attempted to open it. The door handle rattled, but it didn't budge.

"Shit, it's locked," Yoshihara cursed as she sighed. "Sorry, Inko, I'm breaking your door. Desperate times call for desperate measures," Yoshihara muttered to herself as Killer Queen flicked the door, a small explosion emitted from the flick, causing the locking mechanism inside the entrance to break. The door creaked open, and Yoshihara stepped through.

The house was quiet, too quiet. Her sky-blue eyes scanned the area, and it was clearer as day that the house was an absolute mess. One of the couches was toppled over, meaning that Midoriya had tried to defend himself from the Stand, despite not being able to see it. However, what bothered her was the rope on the floor and the toppled-over couch.

"So, either the user is within the house, or the Stand is long-ranged and is being puppeteered by the user further away," Yoshihara thought as she stepped through the house, walking over to the wall with the rope. Across from it, there was some spit-up on the floor, which led to the hallway.

"The Stand attacked Midoriya… that son of a bitch," Yoshihara cursed mentally, clenching her fist. She walked down the hallway, and as she did, the Stand appeared just a tad bit away from her.

KURRSHA…

The Stand growled at her as it began to rapidly touch random things around the area in no particular order. Its arms broke apart into several other components as they began to touch several things. The newly split-apart arms looked like thin mandibles, almost like the beak of a mosquito. It was silver in colour, with green ends matching the fingers. The speed at which the thin protrusions moved was near bullet speed, making it look like a pair of wings were fluttering in the air.

It touched some of the scattered utensils on the floor, a painting, a broken door handle, and a few knives that had been mixed with the utensils. Each of them began to be covered with a green aura as they levitated into the air.

KURRSHA!!!!

The Stand shouted as the objects came flying towards Yoshihara. Killer Queen came out of her and began to punch away the objects flying towards her, the punches looking the same way as they did when she attempted to pop the bubble from Josefumi's Soft & Wet, before then grabbing one of the knives, spinning in 360 degrees, and throwing it at The Stand.

It dodged out of the way as Yoshihara smirked. Killer Queen pressed down on its hand with its thumb as a bubble began to grow within the knife and explode, knocking the Stand into the wall with a hard thud. The Stand picked itself up from the floor as its arms went back together.

"Not so smart as you think yourself to be, are you? Now stand down. I don't want to fight," Yoshihara said as the Stand growled again.

KURRSHA…

Then, without warning, The Stand charged at Yoshihara as Killer Queen put up its arms to block the attack. The Stand reared back its arm and clashed its fist into the defence made by Killer Queen, only to rapidly punch it at blistering speeds after the first failed to break the barrier.

KURRSHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

The blows dealt to Killer Queen's arms were weak, but the abundance caused Yoshihara's Stand to drop its guard. However, before The Enemy Stand could deliver another blow, Killer Queen delivered a punch straight to The Enemy Stand's gut, followed by another blow to the face, knocking it into the wall, causing it to slide down against it, slumping over.

Yoshihara was breathing quickly, sweat dripping from her forehead as she walked up to the Stand. It seemed immobile, but she assumed it wouldn't be for long. "Damn, that was super annoying…" Yoshihara said, walking up to it. "You really are a piece of work, aren't you? No, that's too nice. You're a pain in the ass, good riddance," Yoshihara spat as she looked down at its hands.

The one thing that she didn't understand was the fact that both of the hands had different arrows on them, one blue one and one red one. The blue one pointed toward the outside of the palm, while the red one pointed toward the Stand. But why?

Unbeknownst to Yoshihara, some of the knives that had been deflected began to levitate behind her, a green aura surrounding them. Then, without warning, the hand with the red arrow closed, causing Yoshihara to go wide-eyed as she felt a pain in her back.

She glanced behind herself as several knives, some butter, some steak, stabbed into her back, blood spurting from the wounds stabbed into her as she winced. The blades kept digging further into her skin as the Stand looked up at her. Its cold, dead, purple eyes struck fear into Yoshihara as the blond sucked in a breath of air.

Not thinking about it for longer than a second, Killer Queen punched the knives out of Yoshihara's back as she gasped in pain, the blades of the knives shattering with each punch as Yoshihara fell forward, hands and knees on the floor as she clenched her teeth, blood running down her back as The Enemy Stand stood up, before kneeing her in the face, knocking her on her back as she grunted.

"Gahhh!" The blond cried as blood dripped from her nose and mouth, the wounds on her back still bleeding as she tried to get up, a daze coming over her as the Stand growled again.

KURRSHA…

Killer Queen attempted to punch the Stand but it dodged, grabbing Killer Queen's hand before hitting it in the chest, the same pain going through Yoshihara as she gasped. The Enemy Stand shoved Killer Queen back as it punched it in the face again, then again, then again, all of which Yoshihara felt. The blows weren't that powerful, at least not as powerful as Yoshihara's Stand, but they still felt the same as if an average person were to hit someone.

The Enemy Stand attempted to hit her again, only for Killer Queen to grab the attack, its eyes staring into the enemies as it crushed its hand, before a part of its arm began to inflate like a bubble. The Stand looked at its new growth as Killer Queen let go, kicking the Stand back into the wall as the bubble-sized thing on The Stand's arm exploded, blowing the arm up as the Stand cried out in pain.

KURRSHA!!!

Yoshihara got up with the help of Killer Queen as The Enemy Stand was now missing an arm. Yoshihara glared at the Stand. With an annoyed look on her face, she let out an angered-filled snarl. "You know, I was content with just leaving you there, knocked out, but you pushed me to my breaking point. I'm no longer going to give mercy to you or your user. In fact, I'm going to do the complete opposite," Yoshihara snarled as The Stand attempted to get up, only for Killer Queen to kick it back down.

"No. You're not getting up. This is it. I'm done with this…" Yoshihara said, her fist clenched as Killer Queen did the same action. "AND SO ARE YOU!" Yoshihara shouted as Killer Queen picked up The Stand and began to rush it with punches, all the while it shouted its battle cry.

SHIBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBO!SHIBOOOO!!!!

With the final punch, The Stand was covered in bubble-like holes as they all detonated at once, completely annihilating the Stand in the process. The explosion caused some collateral damage to the area, but it wasn't a lot.

Yoshihara winced as she held the wall for support. There was still the issue of finding the user of the Stand. However, that was the least of the girl's problems. She needed to call for help, any kind of help, at least so that she wouldn't die from blood loss.

Using the wall for help with walking, she inched her way to the phone. As she got closer to the phone, she reached out to it and grabbed it off its base. Yoshihara dialled 119, as, immediately after she put it to her ear, a receptionist spoke.

"Hello, Emergency hotline speaking. How may I forward your call?" The woman asked as Yoshihara began to speak.

"Help… Villain attack in… small apartment building on Tattoonie street… The villain left, I'm hurt badly… send an ambulance… please," Yoshihara said as the operator began to type on the keyboard.

"Okay, help is on the way. What's the address you're at?" The receptionist asked as Yoshihara coughed, some blood hitting her hand as she spoke.

"1967 Tattoonie street, the twelfth floor of the apartment complex, l-last apartment on the right, please, send help now," Yoshihara said as the front door opened. Yoshihara looked over to the door as her eyes widened, the phone dropping from her hand. Before she could do anything, a green hand slammed into Yoshihara as she flung backward into the kitchen.

"Hello, ma'am? Hello?" The operator on the phone called out as a hand grabbed the phone and pulled it off the cord, breaking the line. Yoshihara growled as she stood up, using the counter for balance. Green eyes stared at blue eyes as Inko glared at Yoshihara.

"You endangered my Izuku, how dare you," Inko spat as her Stand floated behind her. "Do you realize how much danger you put him in when you met him? You're a Stand user, so you should know the issues, as do I, but the fact that you even attempted to be friends with my son… angers me. My son is fine as he is. He doesn't need any friends aside from Bakugo, especially one like yourself," Inko stated as Yoshihara spat up blood, wiping her mouth.

She stayed silent for a few seconds, looking down at the floor as blood dripped from her wounds as Inko walked towards her. "I hope you understand where I'm coming from. I'm only doing this to protect my son. He cannot have you as a friend due to your status as a Stand user. Call me a hypocrite if you want, but the saying goes, "momma knows best." It's dangerous for him to even be near you, so, do me a favour, and never, ever go near my son again," Inko stated as she approached Yoshihara.

"Although I have to say, I'm impressed. Fly, Fly Away isn't precisely the best Stand, nor is it the strongest, but I've had it and honed its ability for years, so to see someone who I can only assume is new to this whole Stand using thing fight back against it is impressive. The only reason why I didn't die due to the damage you did to Fly, Fly Away was because it's an Automatic Stand, meaning it doesn't completely damage me. All it really does is hurt my hands whenever it gets hurt," Inko said as Fly, Fly Away went to grab Yoshihara.

However, as the Stand inched closer to grab the blond, Killer Queen came out of nowhere and punched Inko in the face, catching the older woman off guard, same with the Stand, as Yoshihara looked up at the Midoriya Matriarch.

Blood exploded from the older woman's face as Yoshihara smirked. "You're right… you are a hypocrite. And if there is one thing I hate more than people who go out of their way to harm others… it's Hypocrites!" Yoshihara snarled as Killer Queen put more force into the punch, sending the woman into the wall as the older woman slammed her head into the wall, choking on air as she passed out.

Fly, Fly Away disappeared, as did Killer Queen, just in time as well, as medical professionals came into the building, along with a medical Pro Hero. Yoshihara was barely conscious, looking up at the Pro Hero, Medi-Lady, with a smile on her face as she fell into unconsciousness.

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Stand User: Inko Midoriya

Stand Name: Fly, Fly Away

Ability: Fly, Fly Away can levitate objects towards the Stand and repel objects, so long as the user has touched said objects in the past hour.

Stats:

D.Power: D

Range: A

Speed: C

Persistence: D

Precision: C

D.Potential: C

Status: Retired

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When Toshinori Yagi heard that Villains attacked the Midoriya household, he panicked. He would've rushed there to help had it not been for the fact that he had used up his time limit as a hero. While Toshinori still would've gone regardless, he had been advised not to by Gran Torino on account of the fact that he would have been able to do nothing if the villain targeted him.

Toshinori was currently wearing his yellow pinstripe suit, as he had been in a meeting with Nedzu, the principal of U.A., before the school's opening in April to discuss the class sizes, the kind of Quirks they were looking for the current year of students, and how his new disciple would fit in with all those students.

However, upon hearing that said disciple had been attacked, he asked for the meeting to be shifted to tomorrow, to which Nedzu agreed.

Upon finding out which hospital Izuku had been transported to, Toshinori went immediately, regardless of what time he had left with his hero form. The hospital was co-owned by Recovery Girl and her latest Sidekick, Medi-Lady, both of whom knew of All Might's Secret, though Medi-Lady only found out through an accident.

Medi-Lady was a younger woman with Natural white hair, pink eyes, and pale skin. The woman had hailed from Switzerland, moving to Japan with her mother at the age of four. All Might met the girl when she had started interning with Recovery Girl two years ago when she spoke to him while he was visiting Recovery Girl.

She was also the reason why he was even allowed to visit Midoriya in the hospital in the first place. Apparently, the villain had attacked him and a friend, Kira Yoshihara, if he had heard right, along with the mother, Inko Midoriya.

Izuku suffered from a broken rib, while the girl, Kira, suffered from a sprained arm, broken shoulder, and several deep cuts that required stitches, though she wasn't in critical condition, and Inko suffered from a broken jaw.

While the wounds weren't life-threatening, they were damaging. Luckily, Recovery Girl and Medi-Lady had begun to heal their wounds so that they didn't have to wait for surgery and other things to fix their injuries.

Currently, Toshinori and Izuku started to talk in private, which gave them a chance to catch up.

"Midoriya, my boy, why didn't you call the heroes when the villains started to attack?!" Toshinori asked as Izuku sighed.

"Well, you see, All Might, their Quirk was… well, it was completely invisible. I was only able to survive because I could hear it. Not to mention, no matter how hard I tried to attack it, my attacks just phased through them, so calling any heroes for the villain would be useless," Izuku explained as Toshinori raised an eyebrow.

"So… you're basically saying a ghost attacked you?" The blond hero asked as Izuku nodded.

"Yeah, that's the best way to explain it. Kira-san would be able to explain it to you better when she wakes up. I'm actually surprised and relieved to see her alive. The last time I saw her, she fell from the twelfth story of the apartment."

Toshinori scowled to himself upon hearing the explanation. The blond-haired hero always wondered if he had truly killed All For One that day. If he already knew about Izuku being the next runner-up for the Quirk of One For All, it would've made sense as to why such a powerful villain attacked Izuku. From what Izuku had told him, Yoshihara, the girl that had been his newest friend, had defeated the villain and sent them running for the hills.

Sure, he should've reprimanded them, but he was grateful for the girl, as had she not done what she had done, Izuku would've most likely been severely hurt.

"I understand, Midoriya-Shounen. I'll have to talk to this Kira person once they wake up, but—"

"WHERE IS SHE? I NEED TO SEE MY CHILD!" A loud, panicked voice called out in the hallway as Toshinori turned around. The voice sounded familiar, not to mention the voice had a certain kind of voice that screamed "protective," one that All Might knew all too well.

"Ma'am, go back to the waiting room. She isn't—"

Before the poor assistant could get a word out, the door flung open, revealing it to be none other than Nemuri, standing in the doorway, a panicked look on her face, wearing a brown leather jacket and a black sweater, blue jeans, and high-heels for clothing, wearing her hero mask.

"Ah, Midnight-san, uh… who are you looking for?" Toshinori asked as Nemuri paused, glancing over at Toshinori.

"Yagi-kun, oh, hello. I'm looking for Yoshihara. Is she in this room?" Nemuri asked as Toshinori nodded, pointing towards the bed beside Izuku's, a drape separating the two.

"Yes, but she is currently asleep," Toshinori said as Nemuri sighed, shooing the staff away, and pulling a chair up beside Yagi.

"I see… uh, Yagi-Kun, who's this?" Nemuri asked as Izuku paled.

"Is that… the pro hero Midnight?" Izuku choked as Nemuri smiled. Though it wasn't exactly genuine, it was understandable as to why.

"It is, Midoriya-Shouen. Midnight-san, may I ask why you are so worried about Kira? I think I'm a bit lost here," Toshinori asked as Nemuri's smile faded.

"You remember at our meetings that I kept saying stuff about having a kid at home?" Nemuri asked as Toshinori put two and two together.

"Oh my, I wasn't expecting that. So, Kira is your child? I would have to assume she's adopted since she looks nothing like you," Toshinori stated as Nemuri nodded Izuku's eyes widened.

"W-Wait, so when Kira-san talked to me over the phone, she… she lives with Midnight! And she was attacked by a villain there too!?" Izuku croaked as Nemuri sighed.

"Yeah. It's one of the many reasons why I came here. One was to check on her, and two was to ask her why she was being attacked so frequently. It's so that we, mostly myself, can help her if this is some sort of thing from her past creeping up on her. I don't know much about it myself, but—"

"Okay, Nemuri, I'm here. Now, it's your turn to explain to me what's going on?" A voice spoke out as Nemuri turned around, a soft smile on her face as the man at the door sighed. He wore a black shirt and brown pants with black shoes and a red and black striped tie. His hair was brown and messy as he brushed a hand through it, a look of annoyance on his face.

"Akira, so glad you could come. Please, come in. I'm sure Yoshi-chan would be grateful to see her supporters in the hospital," Nemuri said as Akira laughed.

"You can say that again. But, uh, where is she?" Akira asked as Izuku pointed over to the curtain beside him.

"S-She's over there… but she's asleep, both because of Recovery Girl's Quirk and Medi-Lady's Quirk tiring her to the point of not being able to keep her eyes open," Izuku explained as Akira sighed.

"I feared that…" Akira said, crossing his arms. "She has an affinity for getting into trouble. Even at the club, she would pick fights with some of the clients. I'm not even surprised," Akira stated as Nemuri nodded.

"Yeah, even when we were training, she'd come back from school with some bruises and scrapes within fights with other students. Yoshihara always has been like that, but nothing too outrageous. But this is ridiculous," Nemuri said as Akira groaned.

"Why am I not surprised…." Akira said as Toshinori raised an eyebrow.

"Club, what do you mean? Did Kira work for you?" Toshinori questioned as Akira sighed.

"Feared this was gonna happen," Akira mumbled as he cleared his throat. "Yeah, she did, albeit against my better judgment. She was a labourer for about a month or two but asked to be promoted. The only other promotion would've been a private entertainer, and… well. She took it within a heartbeat. Not that I'm proud to say that. I tried to convince her to quit and take back the labourer job at least a dozen times, but she refused. I could've just fired her, but I wouldn't have the grounds to do so, and she probably would've sued," Akira explained as Toshinori's eyes widened.

"When you say private entertainer at a club, do you mean what I think I mean?" Toshinori asked as Akira nodded.

"Don't look at me like that. What else was I supposed to do? Kick her to the curb? She was homeless at the time, only getting that shitty apartment around the same time last year. I caved and let her take the job. It revived the business. However, recently, some of the patrons who were there for Yoshihara stopped coming because… well, she doesn't work there anymore, which, honestly, good riddance. I'm not too fond of those kinds of people," Akira stated as Toshinori sighed.

"Well, you do have a point, as much as I dislike the connotations, but it's not my place to speak. At least you're still a prominent figure in her life," Toshinori said as Akira smirked.

"Well, yeah, I see her as my own daughter of sorts, as does Nemuri. During her time training with Nemuri, I would stop by with Otoshi, a friend of mine, and catch up with her, take her to amusement parks, or just hang out. She doesn't have many friends outside of the club, and some of the workers, that, and anyone I take in from the streets I see as my kid in some capacity. I got the mentality because I used to work for a Yakuza in my younger years. The one thing I learned in that time is that you always treat others you respect like family, no matter what," Akira stated as Nemuri elbowed him in the gut.

"Come on now, don't go spewing your nonsense. We should let Yoshihara rest. For now, she's probably more tired and a bear during hibernation. We should come back later. I can buy some drinks for adults, and maybe something for Midoriya-kun. How about a chocolate milkshake, kiddo?" Nemuri asked as Izuku nodded.

"T-Thank you, Midnight-san!" Izuku thanked, putting his hands together and bowing his head as Nemuri giggled.

"No problem, kiddo, Yagi-Kun, you coming with, or…?" Nemuri asked as Toshinori shook his head.

"No thanks, Kayama-san, I can't drink on account of my lack of half a liver and next to no right kidney," Toshinori said as Akira nodded.

"Gotcha, well, it was nice meeting you two. Have a good one," Akira said as Nemuri and the brunette left while Toshinori stayed by Izuku's side. After another few minutes of talking, guests were forced to leave, leaving Izuku, Yoshihara, and Inko all by their lonesome.

Izuku looked over to the curtain concealing Yoshihara. He was impressed, not only by the fact that she was able to defeat the villain but send them away. A part of him wished he could've helped more, but he also knew that he wouldn't have been much of a help because of his lack of a Stand, or a Quirk for that matter.

After the villain's Stand had knocked him unconscious, and when he woke up in the hospital, he felt utterly useless, and when he asked if they found Kira, one of the paramedics had said that they found her inside the house with cuts and bruises all over her.

When he heard that, he felt relieved. He thanked the doctors profusely, after which Medi-Lady and Recovery Girl healed them, after reprimanding them, of course. He hadn't expected her to survive the fall, but he didn't bother to guess, only thank kami that she lived.

Letting out a yawn, he felt tired, and so, without a second thought, he laid down in bed and fell asleep.

Yoshihara stirred back to consciousness. Her head felt like someone slammed a brick into it as she groaned.

Out of all the people she had expected to attack her, or be a Stand user for that matter, would be Inko, but then again, she would know a thing or two about "putting on an act."

Across the room, Inko's bed sat as the green-haired woman sat upright in her bed, looking at the blond, her stare being a mix of annoyance and, also, a hint of regret.

"You're staring at me," Yoshihara said as Inko recoiled.

"Yes, I am," Inko said, staring at her. "I don't get it. Why are you so adamant about this? Why do you want to be friends with my Izuku so badly? Why nearly die for that? It makes no sense to me." Inko asked as Yoshihara felt a growl come out of her lips.

"Why? What the fuck do you mean "why?" He's my friend, regardless of what I am, or what you are, or what he is. You, of all people, should know that! Not to mention, you nearly killed me twice, and you just think that I'm going to brush it off? Heh, "why?" That is the biggest insult I've ever heard, period," Yoshihara spat as Inko crossed her arms.

"Really now, you still don't get it then. You're a danger to him. Your presence is a danger to him. You're being selfish," Inko stated as Yoshihara glared at Inko.

"Then, by your logic, so are you," Yoshihara countered, causing Inko to recoil, an angered look on her face.

"Excuse you?! Who do you—"

"Shut up and listen, or I'm going to knock your teeth out again, got it?" Yoshihara spat as Inko glared at the blond. A few seconds passed as the two glared at one another, only for Inko to relent, crossing her arms.

"Thank you. I take it that you know that Stand Users attract other Stand Users?" Yoshihara asked as Inko nodded.

"Yes, I am aware of that," Inko replied as Yoshihara hummed.

"I figured as such. That means that you knew that It was only a matter of time before a Stand user would come after you. You're actually lucky that it was me that showed up. God forbid if it was an actual villain. You said it yourself; your Stand is weaker than most, so if a Stand like mine came paired with a villain who had malicious intent, and they came after you, you and your son would be dead." As Yoshihara explained, her face shifted from a glare to one of a serious expression as Inko looked away.

"I get that you want to protect your son, but what good would you be to him if you actually killed me? You'd be in prison, and your son would hate you. Not exactly parent of the year, am I right?" Yoshihara said as Inko nodded.

"Right. I… I'm sorry, Yoshi-chan… if I'm still allowed to call you that?" Inko asked as Yoshihara shook her head.

"No, Kira-san will do for now," Yoshihara stated as Inko nodded.

"Right, Kira-san. I'm sorry, I know that what I did was wrong. I was acting in favour of my son, not thinking about him in the process. I've always felt bad for not being able to take care of him, and one night, my Stand just… developed. With it, I believed I could protect him from anything, so when I saw you and felt that strange pull towards you, telling me you were a Stand user, I thought that you were going to hurt my Izuku. I shouldn't have judged you before I got to know you, so if you accept my apology, I promise I will make it up to you," Inko said, bowing her head as Yoshihara let out a sigh.

"Even though I shouldn't, I'm going to accept it. In return, I won't tell Izuku who the Stand User was, and I won't say to the police that you were the one who attacked me. However, you have to promise me that If I call upon you for help, you do as I ask. I guess you can say I'm starting a sort of group of trustworthy Stand Users. You want to make it up to me, become my ally, and that'll be how you do it," Yoshihara explained as Inko nodded.

"Right. Will I ever get to meet this person?" Inko asked as Yoshihara nodded.

"Eventually. I plan to speak to him a week before the U.A. entrance exam. I'll call you, and we can meet up at the nearby restaurant across the street from Aldera," Yoshihara stated, a gleam in Inko's eyes as she bowed her head again.

"Alright, thank you for giving me a second chance, Kira-san," Inko said, smiling as Yoshihara reclined into bed.

After an hour passed, Medi-lady and Recovery Girl came by and gave them some gummies, which boosted their healing rate. The police came in to question the group, all of which reported that they never caught a glimpse of what the villain looked like, and with that, they promptly left, thanking the group. Afterward, Yoshihara went back home via bullet train, while Inko and Izuku went back via cab.

Upon getting to the Love Hotel, she sighed. It was still a month away from the entrance exam, with school layered atop that. However, she wasn't feeling any stress. She was calm and collected. She knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that the exam would be easy, at least in comparison to what she had been dealing with.

She rubbed her forehead, taking the elevator up to the sweet on the top floor. As soon as the doors opened, she was met with something unexpected.

"Hello, Kira, I believe it is time we talk about something," The voice of Josefumi said, sitting on a couch with a young woman of slim build and average height. She had long, dark hair, and her bangs were styled into multiple, large curls. On her head, she wore a fish-print bandana. Her outfit consisted of a dark-coloured bralette with a zipper in the front, a long vest, and a pair of short shorts. Attaching her shirt and shorts was a pair of suspenders. She wore striped thigh-high socks with a pair of ocean-themed heels decorated with stars and seashells.

Yoshihara looked at the girl and narrowed her eyes. "Who is she, and why are you two here? Better yet, how did you get up here?" Yoshihara asked as the girl piped up.

"Oh! We got up here because we told the receptionist lady we were close friends with you!" The girl said as Yoshihara pinched the bridge of her nose. She would have to have a word with Takime-san later.

"This is my Girlfriend, Karera Sakunami. She is a Stand user. Going forth, she will be our ally," Josefumi said as Karera smiled.

"Nice to meet you, Kira-chan. I hope we can get along!"