My Old Hero

163: The Shadow

Since the interview was done on a Monday, Izumi still had to go to work for the rest of the week, and that was not easy. 

It seemed that every single time she tried to get to work, crowds of presumed 'haters' were waiting for her. It was finally Friday, and that morning to get to work was the worst one yet. 

Izumi couldn't even enter the airport because so many people opposed her. 

'Seriously? This has been happening all week, and now I can't even get to work? Now what do I do? Wait-' Izumi quickly shifted into her cat form and was able to sneak through the airport without a problem and got on the plane right away. 

'Time to get to work. Phew.'

"What? It was worse at the airport this morning?" Melissa asked. 

"Yeah, I would've been here sooner if that crowd didn't block the entrance. I'm lucky I have a quirk that can make me shape-shift into something else, or I wouldn't have been able to come to work." Izumi said, sitting down at her desk. 

"Seems like there's a lot more haters out there than we thought. But why do they think it's okay to try and get in your way, especially at work?" Melissa asked. 

"I don't know, now it makes sense when Emra told me I would have a target on my back for a while." Izumi said.

"But it doesn't make sense for you to have a target on your back. You told the truth and very clearly said you didn't have any intention of wanting things to get worse between you and Rin. What does Dynamite think about all of this?" Melissa asked. 

"Hah- he's told me to ignore them for now, but I fear that it'll get worse if I continue ignoring them. Not only that, but there've been crowds of reporters at my apartment complex." Izumi said. 

"S-Seriously? Where are you staying right now?" 

"At Kacchan's, we're lucky no one's found his address. And since Emra is married to Kacchan's neighbor, we could live over there for a few days if it gets bad." Izumi said. 

"I'm sure your mom is worried about this, right?" 

"Yeah, she called me last night about it, and she told me it would be okay to live with her for a few days if it gets out of hand. I'm just worried more about Kacchan." Izumi said.

"Why're you worried about Dynamite?" 

"Because it might cause problems with his hero work. He might think it's not a problem, but you never know what will happen. Reporters are willing to do anything to make sure they get the best information about someone." Izumi said. 

"Yeah, that's true." Melissa said.

There was a loud knock on the door and both girls looked up at the door. 

"Yes?" 

"Miss Midoriya, you need to hide or something! Those reporters and crowds that were at the airport found out you got to work. Now they want to speak to you, we're trying to hold them off, but we're not sure if we can for much longer!" a scientist said, opening the door. 

Izumi jumped to her feet, they actually followed her to work? 

"H-How did they know I got to work?" 

"Let's worry about that later! Follow me, Izumi!" Melissa said, and grabbed the greenette's hand. 

"Where're we going, Melissa?" Izumi asked. 

"To the one place that will fix all of this." Melissa said.

Melissa pulled the door open and they both entered the large room.