Erased Individuality

Blood of the Covenant == A Summer Homecoming

"Next stop, Aldera Station."

"Next stop, Tatooine Station."

"Next stop..."

Izuku drowned out the noise as the train kept chugging by, station after station.

As summer vacation was coming to an end, no matter how hectic it was for Midoriya Izuku, it meant his already limited free days were coming to an end as well. So Izuku decided to finally set out and do the one thing he should have done since he woke up in the hospital that fateful day.

If you thought about it, it was glaringly obvious. Where was the best place for an amnesiac that couldn't even remember his first day of school like Izuku, to look for and recover his lost memories?

"Doors are closing. Please do not obstruct the train doors..."

As Izuku walked out of the station and onto the main road, a sense of dread began to cloud his heart with suffocating anxiety.

Even if it was the best place to recover his memories, even if it was the most obvious place to look, Midoriya Izuku still couldn't bear to journey there.

*Ding*

The elevator doors creaked open, as Izuku hopped out of the cheaply maintained carriage.

Because he had no idea what to say or how to react when he saw her.

Izuku finally stopped at a certain apartment door.

The boy who would run straight into danger to save others, indifferent to his own wellbeing. The one who students in UA touted as the strongest for beating several hero students and throwing the festival for his best friend, was afraid. Izuku after what seemed like hours finally reached for the door. His hands shaking like he was caught in a winter storm, but for Izuku he might as well have been.

Hesitantly Izuku let out a breath, knocked a wobbly hand against the door open, and then...

"Coming!"

A pitter patter of anxious steps could be heard, and the door finally opened. But what lied behind wasn't a winter kingdom ruled by a witch, nor was it a futuristic door to anywhere.

It was just a short, portly woman with green haired who answered.

"Ah! Izuku!"

"H-hey Mom..."

Midoriya Inko pulled her son down for an almost too tight hug.

"I wasn't expecting this! Why didn't you tell me you were coming home?"

"Ah, must have slipped my mind." Izuku nervously scratched the back of his head. "I've been pretty busy after all."

"Well, come on in then! I'll get some tea on- Oh wait dinner! I haven't prepared any dinner! Oh you must be hungry, so many things to do..."

"Mom! Calm down! Take a deep breath..." Izuku motioned as his mother began a light breathing routine to calm herself.

"Better?"

Inko nodded.

"Alright. Lets not worry too much about dinner, ok? We'll just round up whatever's in the fridge, I'll help of course."

"Oh no, you should just rest baby. I don't want you to have come all this way just to-"

"Mom, it's fine! I don't mind cooking at all! Especially with a fully stocked fridge for once..." Izuku muttered out the last part to himself.

"Ok, if you insist..."

Thankfully there were eggs in the refrigerator, pork in the freezer and some panko in the pantry. So Izuku had all he needed to whip up his favourite meal.