I Don't Run An Orphanage!

Chapter 45: Fuku steps out

A new face.

Fukunoko was just having a normal day, minding her business while she read a nice book, with some small candies on the table in front of her.

The sun was beaming through the window, and the only noise was the birds chirping outside.

Overall, there was a nice, relaxing aura, filling the room.

And then someone knocked on her door, and all that comfort and relaxation immediately jumped out the window to make room for fear and paranoia.

"AHH! Who is it!?" Fuku hoped it was Eri or Kei or Mu.

"It's Izuku. May I come in?" Izuku asked her from the other side of the door.

The fear in Fuku subsided a bit. Her interactions with Izuku were...limited.

He would leave her alone for the most part, only really bothering her when he came to help her with quirk training. And she had generally gotten the impression that he wasn't somebody to be feared.

But since Fuku was Fuku she was still kinda afraid of him.

Oh my god, what does he want! It's too early for quirk training! Maybe he's finally gotten sick of me and wants to kick me out! Fuku still wasn't super comfortable with Izuku, and so she wanted to say no, but at the same time, Izuku was the person in charge of this entire place. If I say no, what if he gets mad! Or what if he actually has something impotent to tell me and if I don't listen I'll die!

After weighing her options for a few seconds, Fuku decided it was better to just let him in. "Come in."

Izuku entered the room. Holding a bag. "Hi. Did you...watch Kiba's Q and A stream?"

"Uh-huh." Fuku had made it a habit to frequently watch Kiba's streams. It was a great way to see more of what happened in the house, without actually leaving her room.

"Well...what did you think?" Izuku asked her, taking a seat on the floor, a good distance away from her, as not to scare her too much.

"W-Well K-Kai is less scary than I thought he was. His quirk makes him seem a lot worse than he really is. That Otoko boy too." Fukunoko admitted sheepishly. "But I guess you could say the same thing about me."

Izuku nodded. "That's why it's important not to judge someone based on their quirk. You always have to remember. Quirks are just based on luck. No one chooses their quirk...but besides that what else did you think?"

"Um...All those backstories were really sad." Fukunoko frowned as she remembered everyone talking about their past. She had actually teared up while watching that. "Kei was always so happy and nice. How can she be so...herself?"

Izuku smiled a bit. "Kei is just that kind of person. She's very strong-willed, and she's not willing to let things bring her down. No matter how bad they are. It's very impressive."

"Yeah, she's a lot stronger than me. Stupid Fuku can't even go outside." Fuku chastised herself.

"Hey, what have I said about comparing yourself to others?" Izuku told her.

"T-That's it's unhealthy and unfair to myself," Fuku repeated what Izuku had told her previously.

"That's right. Most people would react like you do after experiencing that much trauma. Kei is a special case." Izuku explained. "Eri was a lot like you when I first met her too."

"S-She was?" Fuku's eyes widened. "B-But she's so...nice a-and brave and kind! She's nothing like Fuku!"

"She's gotten a lot better since then, but when I first met her, she never wanted to leave the house," Izuku explained, remembering the extremely early days of what one could consider his career he supposes. "And she would always stay by my side. Whenever someone else came to visit, she would always hide behind my leg because she was so scared of everything and everyone."