izuku born from the ashes ( vigilante izuku )

chapter 5 : setting up

6:30 was the the time shown on the digital clock, as Mina was still stuck in izuku grasp. She had given up on getting out of his grip, as it was clear he didn't want to let go. In all reality she never wanted to be let go of. The feeling of him being close and really here was something so wasn't ready to give up. She wanted to stay like that forever but eventually she would have to go to school, though she'd rather be here more then there, she new she had to go if she was to achieve her dream.

However while she was having the time of her life in his sleeping arms, he was deep in the horrific past of this world. We see him on the floor with Lisa bakugou setting off small explosions in his lower back. He was incapable of running away as his hands and feet were frozen down to the floor, while they surrounded him laughing at what they were doing. When Lisa bakugou was done it was chikara todoroki's turn at him, burning his legs and feet, freeing them from the ice. Both brothers of the two females having fun just sat back and enjoyed the show, while Momo made a spear and stabbed and cut at his arms. Occasionally izumi would heal him just to make sure he wouldn't die from the injuries he's sustained.

Throughout this nightmare he could hear hundreds of voices telling him how much of a failure he was, how he would amount to nothing, how he should have just stayed dead. He was feeling the phantom pain in all the places they were hurting him. He could remember it, even after three years of different types of pain, theirs was the worst. His mind knowing all the pain by its own muscle memory from growing up, and experiencing it every day. He could feel an immense pain all throughout his body, slowly feeling his body heating up to a feverish level.

He began breathing harder and grabbing on to Mina tighter, with his fingers slightly digging in to her sides. At first it was light enough to not notice but then as it started to get harder, with her waking up feeling the pressure. At some point it got to be to much and she started to shake him in an effort to wake him up. She started to try and yell at him but he didn't budge, only whispering and twitching while holding her. Anna woke up to the sound of Mina in pain and quickly rush to wake up izuku and get him off of her.

Seeing no other way to wake him up, in the spur of the moment she pulls out a switchblade and drives it into his shoulder. Despite the pain he was already feeling from the memory of being tortured throughout his childhood, he felt the real pain in his arm and woke up grunting and looking where he was stabbed. He looked to see Mina with a slightly pained face and Anna with a worried one. He looked at the knife in his arm for few seconds before pulling it out and injecting himself with a stimpak. Slowly the wound begin to close on its own much faster than a naturally healing injury.

He wasn't all that hurt from the stab itself, but more so at the fact that he was only but in this world for a few hours and already he was hurting those who he cares about. To him it shows how much the voices were right. It, in his mine, showed that he was nothing but a mistake and burden to those around him. He was drowning in the thoughts so much that he couldn't hear them calling to him. It wasn't until he felt them shaking him, that he came back to reality. He looked at them both, back and forth between the two before shaking his head and getting up.

He walk to the restroom and closed the door, locking it and looking in the mirror. He looked on as he felt something he hadn't recently. Pain. Pain was something he'd stoped feeling after his first year in the other world. Now it was back and all to familiar to him, and he was not going to have it. He injected himself with a med-X and popped a few day tripper pills. Slowly he could feel the pain and bad memory's fading away, leaving only peace in its place.

After five minutes in the bathroom he comes out looking more or less sober.

" I'm sorry for hurting you mina. I was just having a bad dream and I guess I started to react while still asleep. Asleep or not there's no excuse for hurting you so I'm really sorry and I hope you can forgive me. * Bows his head down to her*"

Mina " i-it's okay I forgive you. It just hurt a bit when you were digging your fingers into my sides."

Anna " yeah, can't you tell she wanted you to let go of her handles and dig for gold in her charry mine with your drill."

Mina " o-oh my g-god what are you s-saying. Stop I do not want any of what y-you just said!!"

Anna " don't lie, it's best to just be honest with yourself."

Mina " I am being honest and I don't want that!"

Anna " okay pink cheeks what ever you say."

Mina * dark bush *

"Okayyyy I have to go and do some stuff and I think you might have school soon Mina. That is if your still in school."

Mina " what? OH MY GOD IT'S 7:30 ALREADY!! IM GOING TO BE LATE ON THE FIRST DAY!!!"

" Well you had better run mas. Also if Anna could stay here for the day that would be great."

Mina " YEAH YEAH JUST GET OUT SO I CAN CHANGE!"

"Don't yell at me because you don't know how to get up on time."

He says as he climbs out of the window and onto the roof. He had some normal clothes on so he wouldn't get questions about his armor and weapons. All of which had been stored in his pip-boy, while he walked a few blocks away from Mina's house to make sure she wouldn't get caught up in his business. Once he had deemed himself far enough from her house and Anna, he equipped his N.C.R ranger armor and holstered the ranger sequoia on the left side of his armpit, with Maria was on the right.

It was early morning so he couldn't be to active in the field, but he also had to make enough money to get an appointment for Anna and him. Lucky for him crime is never in short supply, so before long he found a few thugs to beat down and rob. They don't have to much money, maybe enough for lunch and dinner if spent right. He still had to teach her how money works in this world. He tied them up quickly, called the cops and moved on to the next one, with this process continuing on rinse and repeat. He always made sure to leave behind a painting on the wall of a red sun.

He wasn't just killing everyone he went after, choosing to knock most of them out with brass knuckles or steel-toed, iron-soled boots. Most of them didn't have that much cash on them, just like in Vegas they all wasted it on drugs and alcohol. He saw no difference in the two, to be honest. To him, they all were the same in that they all only cared for themselves and they're money. They'd sooner turn a blind eye to a dying kid, if it meant they could keep themselves safe.

They were infected with a love for heros but would never get they're own hands dirty, even if it meant they could save someone. And yet when they're life's in danger they expect to be saved. Well to him it didn't matter who you are or were, if you change to do good and he see it in you, he would take a bullet for you. It was that stupid heroic aspect that refused to die that made him like this. It was now 9:50 pm and he had managed to barely make enough money to get a small apartment for him and Anna.

He climbed back in though the window to let her know so they could get going.

" Hay Anna, I thought I'd let you know I made enough money to get a place to stay for the next two weeks. We should go so we can start getting settled in and get dinner."

Anna " alright let me just grab my stuff."

" Alright. Where's mina."

Anna " she's staying at a friend's house for the night. Since they haven't seen each other in a while. Something about having to train for the entrance exam or something like that."

"Mhmm. Well I'll be outside the window waiting for you."

Anna " okay."

Anna had finished packing her bag and tucking away the futon to show a little respect for the kindness of letting them stay there. Once she was outside with her brother, the two headed to they're temporary home in a decent apartment complex with some not so shady people around. They quickly put they're stuff away with izuku sleeping in the living room since it was a one bedroom apartment, and Anna putting what she had in the closet. they ate some pizza and izuku taught Anna a bit about money, phones and quirks. With them slowly getting they're bearings and settling in, things are, for the first time in a long time in this world, looking up for izuku. And he was more then happy his sister was here to help him if he needed it.

Sorry it's so late 😣

Sincerely

Artyom 🕷️