New House

"Sora, we're moving."

As soon as they left the hospital. Sora was led to a car filled with new clothes and luggage.

From the car to the clothes, Akira had her editor help her buy all these items as well as help her purchase a new home.

A house with a large backyard and a small metal shed.

The large backyard, according to Akira, was for Sora so that he could train to his fullest for U.A. High School.

The only worry Sora had about moving away was Toga.

However, he will just have to trust that she can get through a couple more years without him. He had no way of currently contacting her since neither of them had phones.

One of them didn't care for phones and the other's parents wouldn't let them get one. At this point, Sora will have to make a trip in the future in order to look for her.

Till then, he will have to settle in the new house and help his mother.

***

Akira was soon on the road with Sora as they headed straight towards their new home. Surprisingly, Akira bought a house that was close to U.A. High School.

Now, Sora can't fail the U.A. entrance exam even if he wants to.

Sitting in the car quietly, Sora looked at his mother from the side.

He could tell how sad she was and it saddened him to see her like that. With his father gone now, he will have to step up his game in helping his mother stay happy.

But first, he needs to help her become mentally healthy.

…

Soon, Sora and his mother arrived at their new house.

Night had approached already and both Sora and Akira rapidly unpacked everything from the car and into the house. An empty house with no furniture or beds.

"Where will we sleep tonight, baby?"

Akira asked, a little surprised as she had clearly remembered having asked her editor Kakami to buy everything for the house.

"We have futons mom," Sora said as he noticed a futon in the car.

As Sora grabbed the futon and brought it into the house, Sora noticed his mother was already wearing only a large shirt and black panties.

Aside from those two pieces of clothing, she wore nothing else.

Looking at his mom and her beautiful slender legs, Sora was stunned for a moment before suddenly realizing something.

"You knew there were no beds in the house, right mom?" Sora asked speechlessly as he noticed her emotionless face carry a hint of joy and expectation.

Looking down at the only futon they had, a small one that only fits one person.

"I don't know what you're talking about, baby," Akira said as she grabbed the futon from Sora before setting it up rapidly on the floor.

She grabbed the blanket and a single pillow as wel before laying down on her side.

"Come baby. Lay next to mommy," Akira said, her eyes looking at Sora as her fair hand patted the empty area next to her. "We can both squeeze in here together and sleep."

Sora could only sigh at what his mother was doing before joining her in bed.

"My baby loves his mommy very much, right?" Akira asked as she covered both Sora and herself with the blanket.

"… mom," Sora said, turning to face his mother.

"Hm?"

Akira looked at Sora and his golden eyes that peered into her eyes. She felt their warmth and the worry for her.

"What is it baby?" Akira asked, bringing Sora in for a hug.

"It's okay Mom," Sora said, his hands wrapping around her as well. "It's okay to cry. I'll be here with you all the way."

"Mm… I know…" Akira said, her heart being filled with sweet feelings.

Her eyes felt teary and she hugged Sora tighter as she let some slip out.

"Go ahead Mom. Even if you cry, you are strong," Sora said, his hands rubbing her back and consoling her.

Just like Akira, Sora felt sad now that Kouki is gone. Although he was Sora's father, Sora couldn't see Kouki as a father, but as a friend.

Now that a friend is gone, Sora couldn't help but feel sad.

However, along with that sadness, his martial will turned more firm and his mind much stronger. Prepared to train even harder to protect Akira and whoever becomes part of his life.

Being a hero? Sora could care less about that.

What he truly cared about was returning to his peak as the strongest and best Martial Artist to ever exist.

And surpass that!

That sadness Sora felt dissipated in an instant.

During the three weeks Sora was recuperating in the bed, he was in a semi-conscious state.

During that state, Sora spent all his time meditating and spending his time in his mind. With three weeks of constant meditation, Sora's mind had transformed.

The empty and blank space where he would enter in his mind has become a large white space. The change in his mind didn't bring him any benefits to become stronger, but it allowed him to maintain his calm and feel much more relaxed.

His thinking speed was many times faster than before, but that was it.

'Nonetheless, this will help me,' thought Sora.

His mind was firm and his heart was steady, nothing could deter him. Not his past life and not his current life.

No matter what comes across him, Sora will deal with it calmly.

Thinking up to there, Sora pondered.

His mind.

Was there something more to it?

It had transformed, something which he had experienced before.

In his past life, meditating didn't bring him into his mind. It only offered a way to calm his mind and think, but after a couple years of constant meditation, Sora suddenly found himself within his mind.

It might have been blank, but it offered him better thinking capabilities. His thoughts worked faster and he was able to control his strength much more accurately.

Now, he was able to transform his mind.

…

Stronger.

Faster.

Better.

Sora readied himself for the future.

***

The days passed by quietly.

Sora and Akira settled into their new home. They returned to their daily lives with the exception of Kouki.

To fill that empty space, Sora and Akira spent more time together, bonding. It didn't affect Sora since all he could do now was strengthen his body with the Great Body Forging Technique.

Practicing his martial arts and sparring was almost impossible now. Aside from his martial arts not improving due to his nonexistent talent, Sora couldn't spar any more since he lived in a different city and couldn't go meet Ryou anymore.

In the end, it didn't affect Sora at all.

Aside from settling into his new school and life, Sora continuously trained like always.

…

Weeks later, Sora walked outside of his house and went behind the metal shed, away from the view from his mother.

In his hand were two items.

A bottle filled with a strange liquid was in Sora's left hand whilst his right hand had a lighter.

After the day of the incident that resulted in Kouki's death and Sora's burns, Sora realized the weakness of his quirk.

Slow healing and a high weakness to fire.

To prevent similar situations from happening in the future, Sora was ready to strengthen his quirk and raise it's resistance to fire.

In his pocket, Sora had a large amount of bandages ready.

"Having a quirk is so much work, but the benefits they bring is amazing," Sora muttered as he went behind the metal shed and began to train his resistance and quirk.

Opening the bottle and splashing some liquid on his hands, Sora pulled out the lighter.

Click!

Click!

Rolling the spark wheel, Sora made a fire before bringing it over to his now flammable hands.

Fwoosh!

His hands went up in flames and the fire began to burn his flesh.

Gritting his teeth and enduring the pain, Sora sat down into a lotus position before beginning to meditate. He calmed his mind and entered the white space as he ignored the pain of his burning hands.

'Focus…'

Sora closed his eyes and focused on the feeling of his quirk working on his burning hands.

Time flowed rapidly as Sora lost himself in the focus of directing his Quirk and helping it strengthen itself.

It wasn't long before the fire finally died out by itself that Sora eventually opened his eyes to look at the state of his hands.

The skin was completely gone and the flesh was completely burnt. It made Sora's hands look thinner than they are supposed to be.

His quirk could hardly do anything whilst his hands were burning. It was only until the fire completely died out that Sora's quirk could finally begin to actually heal anything.

With a smile, Sora simply wrapped his badly burnt hands in bandages before getting up, his training done for the day.

Early in the morning, Sora already did some training in the Great Body Forging Technique and right after that, he got to work on his Quirk's fire resistance.

Doing a small stretch, Sora went back inside the house and ate some fruit before heading out once more. This time to finally go out on a small trip to visit Toga and explain what had happened.

…

Out at a park, Sora and Toga were sitting at a bench together.

Toga had a sad expression on her face after listening to what Sora had to tell her. After hearing what he had to say, Toga was sad that she would no longer be able to see Sora anymore.

"We will meet again, Toga," Sora said with certainty, his golden eyes as bright and steady as always.

Toga lifted her head and smiled at Sora's words.

"Mm! We will meet!" Toga said excitedly. She stood up, her face filled with joy as she turned to look at Sora. "Right?"

"Definitely."

"Then this is not a farewell, but a see you later," Toga explained with a smile. "I will see you soon, Sora-chi."

"Haha, likewise, Toga," Sora said with a chuckle as he also stood up. "Be careful and make sure to say 'Hi' if you ever see me."

"I will, Sora-chi," Toga said, a sweet smile on her little face.

Smiling, Sora simply hugged Toga who returned the hug as well.

"I'll see you later, Toga."

"Later, Sora-chi."

…

After that parting day, Sora wholeheartedly focused on training, studying and researching, and spending time with his mother.

He trained his Regeneration Quirk as hard as he possibly could. Burning every inch of his body from his hair down to his feet.

Trained in the Great Body Forging Technique as best as he could. Stimulating the potential in his body and having it transform his strength.

He delved into every scientific field, memorizing everything and comprehending it in an instant. Soon, he seemed to reach the limit and he eventually began delving deeper as he advanced the fields further. Researching and discovering many things such as new energy sources or ways to create stronger metals.

Or the thing that could aid in advancing technology as a whole, Artificial Intelligence.

Aside from those things Sora had done, Sora made sure to spend as much time as he could with Akira. From having simple meals together all the time to going together to the movies and relaxing.

…

Eventually, two years passed unknowingly and the day of the U.A. Exam had arrived.