Capítulo 2083: 13
Chapter 13: Feelings
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Shota sipped his coffee and stared at the waffles on his plate. When did he get a waffle maker? One of his cats scurried into the kitchen, shortly followed by his son. 'Oh right, Hitoshi likes waffles.'
Hitoshi poured a cup of coffee and grabbed the plate Shota had made for him before sitting across from his foster dad. The two ate in silence for a bit before Shota said, "you're starting high school today."
Hitoshi grunted as he chewed his waffle before swallowing "yeah... hopefully it goes well."
Shota nodded "it's a new area for you. No one from your old school should be here."
"New faces with the same old comments."
Shota glared at his waffle. He knew what the kid meant. It wasn't just his parents who were terrible; it was everyone else as well. Shota understood what it was like for everyone to look at him like a villain.
Nemuri had said this school had a good record, and her kid would be going there, so hopefully, it'll be better. He should probably tell Hitoshi to keep an eye out for the kid... if he could remember what Nemuri said, he looked like.
Shota looked up as Hitoshi stood. The kid downed the rest of his coffee and slung his backpack over his shoulder. "I'm headed out. Have a good day."
Shota nodded as he pushed a cat away from his breakfast "have a good day."
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Hitoshi was not expecting things to be any different than usual as he approached his school. He was going to go see what class he was in, then go there, and eventually, they'd learn about his quirk, and they'd make the jokes and comments. Then the talk about villains would start, and he'd be alone, just trying to get through the day. He didn't get why Shota wouldn't just let him be homeschooled. It seemed like the much easier option.
He winced a bit as a girl was particularly loud in voicing her displeasure. He glared at the trio a pink girl with horns, a plain-looking guy with green hair, and... an invisible person. The pink girl groaned "we're not all gonna be in the same class. This sucks."
The green-haired guy held his hands up as he chuckled, "It's ok Mina, you and Toru are in the same class, so it'll be ok. We'll still see each other a bunch, so it'll be fine."
"Well yeah, but I mean school shenanigans. I was looking forward to being a trio in our first year."
The invisible girl Toru patted the pink girl's hair; at least Hitoshi is pretty sure she did as he watched Mina's hair distort and shift. "We can hang out at lunch, and besides, our classes are nearby, so we can bother him whenever."
Hitoshi groaned internally. He hoped he wasn't in the same class as that guy.
Maybe he was cursed or had actually been a villain in his past life. It had to be karmic retribution for something, or perhaps the universe hated him. Hitoshi sighed internally as the green-haired guy sat down behind him a few minutes before the bell rang, starting their first day.
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Izuku was excited and also super nervous, which was a mixture of feelings he was getting used to. He was starting high school, and he had two of the best friends ever, but they were in a different class than him. He was glad, though, that they were together. Mina and Toru would have each other's back in case things started to go like junior high went. Izuku scratched his chin as he thought about how Mina had been harassed outside of school, but she had never told them about her being bullied in school. Maybe she hadn't been, or she's not ready to talk about it... not that he was any better. He avoided that possible conversation like the plague.
Now though it was lunch, and before he could pull his phone out, the door swung open, and Mina entered shortly, followed by Toru. Neither seemed bothered by the stares of startled students as they marched up to Izuku as he grabbed his bento. Mina grinned "ready for lunch?"
Izuku stood up and nodded "yep. You gonna see what the school has to offer?"
Mina nodded enthusiastically. "I'm risking it, and if it doesn't work out, then I'm sure you and Toru will be gracious enough to give me some of yours."
Toru poked her head around Mina "hold on, I didn't bring enough to be sharing."
Mina shrugged "guess I'll just eat more of Izuku's then."
Izuku sighed and pushed both the girls along as he tried not to blush. It was bad enough just dealing with them sometimes, but now he was dealing with them while his new classmates very obviously stared at them.
Mina had some luck with the food at school, much to Toru and Izuku's relife. The trio found a place outside and ate while talking about how their first day had gone so far. Izuku was relieved to hear that neither of the girls had run into any issues with their classmates. He reassured them that nothing had happened to him either. They decided on a spot to meet up after school and went their separate ways as the lunch period ended.
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Izuku saw a few people standing by the purple-haired kid who sat in front of him. He could hear they were talking about the guy's quirk and how it worked, so Izuku paid a bit more attention to it as he sat down until one of the guys said, "wow, brainwashing. That'd be a pretty scary quirk for a villain to have."
That statement seemed to be the general feeling among the others. It bothered Izuku. From what he heard, brainwashing sounded like a hero's dream quirk, but no one seemed to see that. They just saw something that could make them do something against their will. Eventually, after some joke about staying on the kid's good side, Izuku stood and said, "are you all dense or something? This guy's quirk would be amazing for hero work. The ability to end a confrontation with almost no collateral damage. How can you just joke about him being a villain when he's obviously not comfortable with that."
Izuku pushed down his embarrassment as he realized he just chewed out a bunch of his peers on the first day of class in front of the rest of his class. One of the boys jumped when the bell rang, and their next period started with the teacher telling everyone to sit down.
The rest of the day went by quickly, and Izuku did his best to not think about it too much. When the final bell rang, Izuku started packing up before stopping when the guy in front of him turned around and said, "Hey uh... thanks for what you said earlier."
Izuku looked up, surprised. "O-oh um no, it's uh fine. I just... I know what it's like to get picked on because of your quirk."
"Yeah, it sucks... I'm Hitoshi Shinso."
"Izuku Midoriya."
The two boys stood and headed for the door as it opened to reveal Toru and Mina. Izuku smiled "uh, Shinso, you wanna walk with us to the station?"
Hitoshi shrugged "sure. If you don't mind."
Mina grinned "oh, making friends already? You hear that Toru pretty soon Izuku's gonna forget all about us and be mister popular."
Izuku blushed as they made their way down the hall. "I am not."
Shinso nodded "yeah, he probably won't with how he snapped at the class today."
The girls stared at Shinso with wide eyes before looking at Izuku. Toru's bracelet jingled as she pointed at Izuku "this guy? The sweet bean himself snapped at the class?"
Izuku's face turned another shade of red. "I didn't snap at the whole class... just like three or four of them. They were being mean and comparing Shinso to a villain, so I stepped in and told them how great he'd be as a hero.
"He called them dense," Hitoshi added. The two girls laughed and poked fun at Izuku. Hitoshi sighed internally as they kept walking. He had done a lot of talking for him which was odd, but he could tell Izuku was genuine when he thought Hitoshi could be a hero. Usually, this kinda loud group would just bug Hitoshi, but... on the off chance they'd be fine with him around, he could probably get used to it.
Hitoshi was pulled from his thoughts as the pink girl... Mina? Asked, "so what's your quirk anyways?"
Fear bubbled up in his chest. Girls always hated his quirk the most. As he was getting ready to say it, he saw the excitement in Izuku's eyes light up with excitement, which was confusing. "Brainwashing. If someone responds to me, I can brainwash them and make them do just about anything."
He waited for the fear or disgust, but Mina just nodded. "I see why Izuku got defensive. That sounds like a cool quirk for a hero."
"Huh?" Hitoshi hadn't meant to voice that out loud. "You guys aren't disturbed or worried I'd use it on you?"
Toru covered her mouth, so she didn't laugh as Izuku chuckled and said, "well... my quirk lets me produce a gas that puts people to sleep. I'm used to people accusing me of stuff."
Toru piped up, "I was called a thief in junior high because I'm invisible."
Mina pointed at her face. "I'm mutated, and I make acid that could melt you into a puddle. I get picked on sometimes as well. Besides, you're not trying to be a villain, right?"
Hitoshi shook his head. "No, it's my dream to be a hero."
Izuku piped up, "then that makes you one of us. We're all trying to be heroes as well despite what everyone says."
Hitoshi's legs stopped moving as he stared at the three strangers in front of him. They all stopped and looked at him, confused. Izuku asked, "you ok, Shinso?"
"Yeah... just uh, this isn't how I was expecting today to go. You guys aren't what I thought you'd be." Hitoshi shook his head and started walking again "thanks for being understanding."
Toru shrugged as they all started moving "no problem. We all kinda get what you've been through, and I think I speak for all of us when I say if anyone gives you trouble, we'll back you up."
Hitoshi grinned a bit as they walked. Maybe school wouldn't be as bad as he thought.
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Hitoshi was headed in the opposite direction of the other three, so they said their goodbyes. As they walked, Mina bumped her shoulder against Izuku's "so kinda last minute here, but can I hang out at your place for a bit?"
Izuku blushed a bit "huh? w-why? "
Mina sighed "well, I've never been there for one also... Fukumo's partner is there spending the day with her, and they get all... PDA when they haven't seen each other in a while. I just wanna give them some space and not see them sucking each other's faces off on the couch."
Izuku chuckled "sure, you can stay. Though there's no guarantee, you'll see Nemuri."
Mina's cheeks were dusted with lilac as she huffed, "the thought hadn't even crossed my mind until you said something."
Toru's smile faltered a bit as the other two chuckled. This had started happening more. Her friends would be talking to each other, and she'd feel this pit in her stomach. Nothing was different, really, but Toru would just see the two of them smiling and looking at each other and feel... odd but not in a good way. Not like when they looked in her direction. She wasn't sure what this feeling was, or maybe she was just telling herself that so she didn't have to admit what it was.
"Toru?" The invisible girl jumped a bit, hearing Izuku's voice with concern woven in it. He looked at her, almost making eye contact. "You ok?"
"Huh? Y-yeah, I'm fine. What were you guys talking about?"
Mina smiled softly. "I was asking if you wanna come with and hang out at Izuku's place."
Toru blushed a bit and kicked herself mentally "y-yeah, I'd like to. I'll text my parents on the way."
Mina's soft smile turned into a grin "good. Now come on, I wanna see if he's got anything embarrassing in his room."
Izuku sputtered, "wha- no, I don't have anything."
"Oh, why so quick on the defense you hiding something green bean?"
"No, I'm not pinky. I just don't want you tearing up my room."
Toru chuckled a bit as Mina gasped and looked at her "did you hear that, Toru? He called me pinky. I think I might be offended."
The three quieted down their antics as they got on the train and headed to Izuku's place.
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As they entered Izuku's apartment, he asked, "you guys want any tea?"
Mina slipped her shoes off and sped up a bit as she said, "uh yeah, sure... I'm just gonna go..."
Mina took off into the house, and Izuku sighed as he took his shoes off. Toru looked at where Mina had run off to before asking, "not gonna go after her?"
He shook his head "nope. Because in three... two... one."
Mina groaned loudly "there's nothing in here! What the heck!"
Izuku patted the pink girl's head as she walked back in. "told you. Now go make yourself at home. I'll make some tea."
Mina and Toru went and sat down on the couch, where they started talking while Izuku made tea. As he worked, he watched the two girls sitting on the couch talking and laughing about something. Izuku smiled a bit, but it faltered as he felt a pit in his stomach form as the two. He was glad to see his two friends getting along so well, and yet... Izuku shook his head and poured the tea. He was probably just overthinking things again.
The three spent some time sitting around going over their first day of school and their training. They were making good progress on the beach, and by Izuku's estimate, they should have it cleaned by the end of the first semester. Then they'd start whatever Toshinori's training regime would be. The three teens wondered what kind of stuff the number one hero would put them through.
After almost an hour, Mina decided she had given her sister enough time and was ready to head out. The three of them headed for the station, and as they walked, she noticed how close her friends stood by each other. Mina felt her mouth pull into a frown before quickly pushing it to the side. They knew each other longer; of course, they were close. Her feelings were just being weird. They were her best friends, and she would be damned if anything changed that... Mina forced a grin as she laughed at the joke Izuku managed to crack. As she laughed, she was able to ignore the pit in her stomach.
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Midnight frowned as she sat at her desk in the teacher's office. The hospital visit had been the last time she got to see Hirooki outside of work, and it was grating on her nerves. They had to be 'professionals' at work, and Hirooki was always in costume, so Nemuri couldn't even look at their beautiful face. Though that was probably for the best. She didn't need to get behind on paperwork.
Midnight groaned and planted her head on her desk. Present Mic looked up and raised an eyebrow "what's got you down in the dumps? Another scathing article about your qualifications as a hero and teacher?"
Midnight huffed, "I wish. That would be easier to deal with. No, I'm just frustrated, I guess..."
"Oh, what, do you finally have a boyfriend or something, and you wanna see them, but the schedule just doesn't work?"
Present Mics smile faltered a bit as Midnight blushed a bit and looked away. "Not exactly that... but close."
"HUH?!-" Present Mics boosted voice cut short as Eraserheads eyes lit up across the room. The sleep-deprived man grumbled before laying down under his desk again. Present Mic huffed, "you and Shota never tell me anything. I swear the only person who keeps me updated is Emi."
Midnight huffed, "well, it's just... not something I thought I needed to tell my friends yet. The relationship is still new, ya know. I wanted to make sure it was gonna stick at least for a while before introducing them."
Present Mic shook his head "honestly. So you can't see them because of your jobs?"
Yes. I see them a lot, but it's on the job, so I can't be... ya know myself."
"Oh, another hero then... hm, who would you see a lot while on the job? Your patrol routes cross with a few others, but you spend most of your time here, so... it's one of the faculty, right?"
Midnight glared at Present Mic. "You keep digging, and I will put you into such a deep sleep you won't wake up till your eighty."
Present Mic held his hands up in defeat "hey now, listener, I won't dig no need to break out the threats."
The door slid open, and Midnight looked over to see Thirteen entering. They stopped and gave a small wave that Midnight returned. She tensed, though, as she heard an abnormally soft 'oh' come from Mics desk. She glared at him and whispered, "not another word from you, cockatoo."
Present Mic made the motion of zipping his lips shut as Midnight got back to work.
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Nezu sipped his tea as he glanced at a monitor with security footage from the teacher's office on it. He smiled a bit, seeing Midnight wave to Thirteen. He was happy that two of his staff were managing a relationship while still keeping things professional; he'd hate to have to bring them in and boot up the old interpersonal relationships in the workplace PowerPoint. It was horribly outdated, but he didn't have the time nor care to update it.
The skeletal man across from him coughed, and the dean of UA looked over as he spoke, "I found a successor."
The rat, bear, dog creature's ears perked "oh already? I suppose I'll need to find a different hero to teach heroics when Vice retires."
Toshinori held his hand up. "Vice has three years left, right? I do plan on taking over still. My time as a hero is coming to an end, but I can still teach, and besides, I'm almost done with classes for my teaching license. I'd like to put it to use."
Nezu chuckled. He already knew Toshi wouldn't back out of teaching at UA. "Well then, please tell me about this new symbol you wish to train."
Toshinori told Nezu about Toru, Mina, and Izuku and how after offering the power to Toru, she had insisted her friends who she believed would be better choices be given the offer only for them to turn it down, claiming Toru was the most qualified. He agreed to train all three teens and added the knowledge of Izuku being Midnight's adoptive son.
Nezu smiled. "I see Nemuri's boy, and these other two sound promising as well. I'm sure they're applying to UA?"
Toshinori nodded "yes, sir. All three of them wish to apply. With how the tests usually are, I believe Midoriya and Hagakure would do well in the recommended."
"Hm, they may, but you know the rules one recommendation per person you cannot recommend them both," Nezu said as he sipped his tea.
"I am aware, sir. I believe it would be good for Midnight to recommend her son."
Nezu smirked. "I will see if she's thought of that. Though this is still a few years away, things may change. Who knows what One for All will do to a girl who can refract light."
Toshinori sighed "yes, I am... concerned about what it could do to her. Being quirkless, I only inherited the raw power. My master's quirk was amplified to the point where she was the fastest hero in Japan."
Nezu felt a full-on grin spreading across his face that made the Symbol of Peace tense "I will have to compile a list of possibilities for what One for All could do to light refraction. Thank you for this enjoyable side project Toshinori."
Toshinori gulped as he stood "it's nothing, sir. Now I need to get going. I uh have a school project to finish."
Nezu laughed at the idea of the Symbol of Peace making powerpoints as the man left the dean's office.
Notes:
First things first I have a new story called My Feral Lady. please check it out.
Second thing second The Blood in His Veins is on hiatus now. I gotta think over the story and how I want it to proceed.
Third and final I've been wondering what people think of the name Hypno. tell me your thoughts. I wanna see why you guys think the fic is called Hypno.
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