Deku? I Think He's Some Pro...

Chapter 7: Acceptance

Izuku had an anxiety attack everyday, right before the mail came. He tried to tell himself that it was just a letter, that it wasn’t important and wasn’t worth getting worked up over. But it wasn’t just a letter, was it? It was a letter from UA, a letter that would determine his future, a letter that would tell him whether or not he was worthy to be a hero. And… there it was, the anxiety attack was back. Izuku sighed. He thought he’d already done this today, why did he have to do it again? 
It had been a week since the entrance exam and there still wasn’t a letter. Not that the letter couldn’t come later than a week after the exam. Present Mic had said in the introduction that letters normally came between five days to two weeks after, but...Izuku just wanted this over with already. It was torture just waiting, not knowing if he was good enough or not!

There was a knock at the door.

“Izuku!” His mom called out, “Could you get the door? My hands are full making dinner!”

“Ok, Mom!” He got up from the couch and opened the door, only to do a double take when he saw who it was.

“Hey kid,” Eraser said, “We brought you something. Can we come in?”

Izuku stood aside in shock, allowing Eraser, Ms. Joke, and Mr. Brave, all in civilian garb, to come inside. 

“Sorry Nighteye couldn’t come,” Ms. Joke said, “He’s in the middle of a major case right now.”

“Yeah, right,” Brave laughed, “The old man’s just a spoil sport.”

“Mom?” Izuku said as he walked into the kitchen, the three pro heroes trailing close behind, “Um, these are my friends. This is Eraserhead, Ms. Joke, and Mr. Brave.”

Inko’s eyes widened, “These are the pro hero friends you told me about when you were recommended, right?” When Izuku nodded, she bowed, “Thank you all for being so kind to my son. I was so excited when he told me he had friends, so imagine my shock a few months ago when I learned that all his friends were pro heroes!”

Eraser raised an eyebrow. He suspected that Izuku didn’t get a lot of encouragement to be a hero, but all his friends? She was probably exaggerating. 

“He’s a great kid, Midoriya-san.” Ms. Joke laughed, “We’re lucky to have met him. By the way, since I’m not in costume right now, you can just call me Emi Fukukado.”

“Nice to meet you Fukukado-san.”

“Yeah, me too!” Mr. Brave said, “My name is Haruto Nakamura.”

The other two looked at Eraser, who stared back for a minute before sighing, “I’m Shota Aizawa. Deku’s a smart kid, you must be proud of him.”

Inko’s face soured slightly at the nickname, but it was almost too fast for the pros to catch before she was smiling again, “I am! I wish he would pick a better career path though… heroics isn’t very forgiving for someone like Izuku.”

Izuku looked like he wanted to sink into the floor as the room went cold. Fix this, “Umm, so why are you guys, here? Um.. not that you’re not welcome, you totally are, it’s just that you’ve never come over before and you guys sounded like you planned it, but I didn’t know about it, unless i forgot. Oh no! Did I forget?”