When You Believe

Chapter 19

==Meanwhile, with the rest of the class at this time...==

Hagakure was shocked at what her classmate, Midoriya, had just said. Her Quirk wasn't Invisibility? How could that be possible? What was her Quirk, then? She tilted her head (not that anyone could see) as she responded to the boy.

"So...what do you think it is?" she asked, a little timidly. At this, Izuku smiled, and looked like he was about to go onto a long tangent. However, he breathed in, gave a look to Momo, who nodded, before answering.

"If I'm right about my theory, I would guess your Quirk was some form of light refraction," he said. "I believe you're subconsciously bending light around you, which gives the appearance of Invisibility. If you were truly invisible, light would pass right through you, and you wouldn't be able to see anything. Unless, you are blind...?" The last part was said as a question to ensure his theory, which Hagakure was quick to answer.

"Oh, no, I can see just fine," she replied. "Huh. I've never thought of that. I just woke up one day around the time I was four and no one could see me."

"That makes sense," Izuku continued. "It was probably an involuntary activation that, due to your Quirk diagnosis listing it as Invisibility, you never properly learned how to turn off and on. And, due to it being a subconscious activation that no one really knows the mechanics of, I would hazard a guess Mr. Aizawa's Erasure wouldn't deactivate until that the mechanic was realized."

Over time, Izuku had become better about not going into a mutter storm with his analysis, and was clearer, especially when he wanted someone to hear what he was saying. For her part, Hagakure (and most of the class) was absolutely stunned.

"That is amazing!" she proclaimed. "Do you think you could help me figure out how to turn it off and on?" Izuku nodded, though turned to the class and All Might to see if this was acceptable. No one had a problem with the idea, so the two got to work.

They went over a few possible ways to turn the Quirk on and off, and, after a few minutes of testing different methods, something happened. After Izuku told Hagakure to imagine the light refraction as mirrors her mind was putting up, she thought about the process of bringing them down.

And, slowly, the body of a young girl materialized in front of the class. Fair skin, almost paltry in complexion, with opaque blue eyes and blond hair, that wasn't quite ashen, but not very sheen either. Everyone gasped in awe, and Izuku was smiling. Momo was quick to hug her boyfriend and grant him praise.

Hagakure looked at her arms that she could now see. With a slightly broken voice, she asked for a mirror, to which Momo quickly produced one. Taking it with trembling hands, she turned the mirror to look at her face for the first time in almost 10 years. Tears started to well in her eyes. After a moment, she suddenly leapt to Izuku, embracing him in emotional gratitude.

"Thank you," she whispered. "You have no idea how much this means to me." After a moment, she stepped away. She looked over to Momo, as she realized the relationship between the two. "Sorry," she said. Momo simply shook her head and smiled.

"No need," she replied. "I can empathize with the scale of such a moment. And I know how wonderful my Izuku is with his analysis." Hearing Momo address the greenette as such caused a reaction in a certain half-and-half individual, as they scowled at the term of endearment. However, Todoroki made no further move and returned his face to a neutral look from it's momentary scowl.

The rest of the class's reaction had them start to ask Izuku questions about their own Quirk improvements. Though he had gotten better, he was still slightly overwhelmed at the reactions. He hadn't had to deal with the same kind of people from Aldera since he had moved schools, but he still remembered how people would call his analysis weird and creepy. But now, everyone seemed to enjoy it. They saw how it could be beneficial, not that it was bad.

Iida, for the most part, try to get everyone to calm down. However, it was Izuku himself that silenced most of the class with a simple raise of his hand.

"I don't mind helping, really," he began. "I can work out a schedule with everyone, and do what I can now until Mr. Aizawa gets back. First though, Hagakure." Addressing the girl brought attention back to her. "Can you try to turn it back on and off again?" She nodded and thought about how she had first made herself visible.

Now that she knew the activation method, turning it back on and off again proved to be much easier. She smiled and gave a thumbs up as Izuku turned to the rest of the class to work out a schedule/give help to. He didn't get very far, other than pretty much getting most of his classmates' phone numbers, before Aizawa had rejoined them. Notably without Bakugo in tow.

Aizawa looked at the class momentarily before sighing.

"Bakugo has been dismissed for the rest of the day while you continue your Heroics lesson," he said simply, before turning to the girl he didn't recognize in the UA gym outfit. He raised his eyebrows before taking a quick glance around the rest of the class, getting his confirmation. "Hagakure?" She nodded, smiling excitedly. Aizawa merely nodded before his phone sent him a message notification.

Noting it was from Nezu, he dreaded opening it. He did, however, do so, wanting to yank the band-aid off quickly.

The Rat: Please send Mr. Midoriya and Miss Yaoyorozu to my office after their lesson.

And, gods, wasn't that a terrifying message. He raked his hands down his face, grateful for Nemuri's help with his sleep, because there was no way he would have been able to handle such a message with sleep deprivation. Putting his phone away, he rejoined All Might as the Number One began announcing the next teams to compete.

The rest of the matches were definitely more exciting than the first, but everyone was also giving their all, which pleased Aizawa as it showed that their potential was truly shining. He even noted how some of the students, namely Hagakure and Kaminari, seemed to be doing much better, which came as a surprise to the Homeroom teacher until he noted that those two had been the ones Izuku had worked with more closely already on their Quirks.

It was an even more tantamount example since the two of them had been up against Todoroki. Their was still issues with the son of Endeavor, as he simply tried to freeze the building for a quick victory, and had told Ojiro to stay outside. However, using her newfound knowledge of her Light Refraction, Hagakure was able to melt the ice around her and Kaminari. Kaminari was then able to surprise Todoroki and render him unconscious with a small stun-like discharge.

Ojiro then had to attempt to make up the time to try to retrieve the dummy (which had somehow avoided being damaged by Todoroki's ice), but was too late as time ran out. Aizawa was very critical at Todoroki for how dangerous his stunt was, and how he could have easily gotten his team disqualified if the dummy had been damaged.

Other matches went well, though it seemed the ones that included Izuku's friends group seemed to heavily outmatch their opponents, winning swiftly and decisively. No doubt that between Izuku and Momo, the training and prep that not only went into Quirk analysis but also strategy was the reason for such.

As lessons were explained after each match, things to improve, congratulations for everyone's hard work, class was dismissed. Aizawa motioned to Izuku and Momo. He was hesitant, but finally sighed.

"As much as I hate to say this, once you're changed, please report to Principal Nezu's office," he informed them, before walking off. The two looked at each other, then over to All Might, who, after ensuring there was no one else around, deflated.

"I wouldn't worry about the summons, young Midoriya and Yaoyorozu," the Number One Hero reassured them. "It's the rest of the world that has to worry." With that, he chuckled nervously as he took his leave, leaving the two students even more confused.