Powerful Bonds

One Friendship Ends Another Begins

    Groaning as he opened his phone to check the time, Izuku Shimura sat up as the phone read 12:30 AM. "Dammit! I have school tomorrow. I need to get some sleep. But I can't sleep. Sigh, I guess I can head down to the commons and see if there's anything on tv." He said as he stood up, grabbing a shirt. It had been weeks since gaining his provisional license. As well he knew his work study would begin in a few days. He may be the strongest of 1A, but still, he can't afford to be off his game, definitely  not so close to the studies.

   After putting the shirt on, he made his way down the stairs to the common room. Lost in thought on ways to get back to sleep. But as he reached the last step, he was brought out of his musings. "Someone's crying? But who else would be up so late? Sigh, I guess I should go see if I can cheer them up." He said with a smile and made his way through the common room. Only to freeze as his blood ran cold from the words he heard.  "If you don't do it, I will show the class all of your indecent pics and videos you've sent me. It would get you kicked out of Heroics, and your own family would be so ashamed they'd disown you. Got it, Momo?" Came the voice of one of his best friends, Tenya Ida.

    Anger filled Izuku's heart as his body shook. He didn't know what was going on, but he knew Momo needed help. "B-But y-you made m-me! If I d-didn't do as y-you demanded y-you were g-going to sho the ph-photos and v-video you got from m-my sh-shower!!" She sobbed out as Izuku's anger grew white hot. "Who do you think they'll believe? Me or you? Sorry cunt but I got the evidence and you don't." Ida growled before he heard a slap and Momo whimper. In moments, he was covered in his aura as he raced through the door and snatched Ida's wrist that held the phone and yanked the other behind his back.

    "That's enough, Ida! I don't fully know what's going on, but even so, it's clear to me who the bad guy in this is." He growled as Ida shook in fear and tried to yank out of his immensely powerful grip. "M-Midoriya, it's n-not what it l-looks like!" Yelped the youngest Ida as Izuku's death glare pierced into his soul. He then looked to the crying Momo. "How long has this been going on, Yaoyorozu?" He asked as she whimpered. Momo wiped her teary eyes as she tried to collect herself. Noticeably calmer due to Izuku's presence. "S-Since we st-started to l-live in the d-dorms."

   Before she could go further, Tenya's shouts of agony filled her ears. Flinching, she looked to see Izuku's hand crushing Ida's wrist. "You made her suffer and used her to pleasure yourself ever since the dorms were created? I thought you were an earnest guy, if not a bit of a hypocrite, at times, but I definitely didn't expect this shit from you, Tenya. Momo, go get Aizawa." Izuku said as his aura flared to life brighter than ever before. Momo scared got up and raced to their teacher's room.

    A few minutes later, the three students stood in principal Nezu's office with the entire staff. "When Detective Tsukauchi gets here, we will get to the bottom of this. If what Midoriya and Yaoyorozu say is the truth, you will not only be expelled but arrested Tenya Ida. Do you understand?" Hissed the irate principal as Nemuri and Anan each held Momo's hand, and Izuku was wrapped in Aizawa's scarf to prevent him from beating Ida to death."I s-swear principal Nezu sir, it's all lies. I am telling you the truth!" Yelped the terrified legacy hero.

   Izuku growled as he shouted, but his words were muffled by the scarf. Aizawa was surprised as the normally quite happy Shimura was acting as feral as that Bakugo brat they expelled the first day of class. He didn't like what Tsukauchi was going to tell him but already had an idea Ida was finished. Neither of his top two students was acting the normal way. It was obvious that they spoke the truth of Ida, but without Tsukauchi to confirm it, then it was just hearsay.

    Nezu twitched as he stopped the engine user from speaking. "Enough Ida. Tsukauchi will tell us without a doubt.  Until then, be silent. Do you understand?" Barely controlling his rage and disgust. Ida whimpered and nodded vigorously as he began to sweat bullets. The entire staff having noticed the signs of him panicking as his world was about to come crumbling down. Luckily, Tsukauchi reached the office a few minutes later and began his interrogation. He held zero reaction when Shimura and Yaoyorozu explained their side of things, but the moment Ida began to speak, he grimaced in pain. "You're lying, Tenya Ida. Neither Izuku Shimura nor Momo Yaoyorozu have lied. It sickens me to know Tensei's little brother was some sexual deviant." Said a disappointed Aizawa.

   Tenya tried to get up and run but was ensnared in Aizawa's scarf as Tsukauchi pulled out quirk canceling cuffs. They carted the former class rep of 1A away as Izuku and Momo were escorted back to Heights Alliance. "You two are excused from class for the next few days. Yaoyorozu, your parents will be informed in the morning, and appointments to meet with Hound Dog or myself will be scheduled to help with this situation." Nemuri Kayama, aka Miss Midnight, said as she accompanied the two students to their dorm. The two nodded quietly as they listened to her. A minute later, they were in the common room once more as Nemuri went back to her dorm.

     "I'm sorry I didn't learn of this sooner, Yaoyorozu-san." Izuku said as the two made their way to through the common to the kitchen. "D-Don't be....it's my fault for keeping it a s-secret." She said as she slowly took a seat, and Izuku grabbed them each a soda to drink. "I sh-should have trusted y-you to help." She said so quietly it was barely audible. He smiled warmly to her as he placed the drink before her. "I would have yes, but given the circumstances, it's understandable why you felt unable to trust anyone. Sigh, I wish I could have helped you sooner. But I can at least help you now. I may just be a classmate Yaoyorozu-san, but I can at least be a shoulder to lean on. You can talk to me about anything. Not just about the shit Ida made you do."

   Momo unscrewed the lid on the soda that Izuku handed her and took a drink. She was surprised at the offer and fact that he was still being kind to her. "Why are you b-being so kind, Shimura-san?" She asked before she began slapping herself internally. "Because you aren't the only one who was forced to do things against their will." Izuku said, making her head snap in his direction with her eyes opened wide. His own eyes looked lifeless. "Th-This stuff h-happened to you too?" She asked nervously, and he nodded.

    He took a few deep breaths before he began to tell his story. "I was thought to be quirkless until I was ten years old. In truth, I am a late bloomer. The latest bloomer in a century to be frank. In this power based society, those who are quirkless are the bottom of the foodchain. They get treated as if they aren't even human, and people, especially those with powerful quirks, will abuse them in any way that seems fit. Until my quirk came in, I was tortured in a wide number of ways. I know from personal experience what it feels like to be too fearful to trust others. It wasn't until about a year before we started UA that I could even speak with others again without stuttering and flinching. I have gone through not only what you yourself have experienced but worse too. In the end, my family was gone, and I lost so much to finally have my quirk manifest. I am always willing to listen."

    Momo was shocked by the mysterious Shimura speaking so openly with her. He barely spoke of his time before UA with anyone except to tell them his desire to be a hero and about his hero journals. She slowly reached out to him and grabbed his hand into her own. "I'm s-sorry you w-went through s-so m-much Shimura-san." She said as she sniffled and wiped tears with her other hand. He smiled softly to her. "Thanks, heh. Who'd have ever thought the top two students of 1A were such headcases, eh?" He joked, making her giggle a bit.

    "Y-Yeah. Hehe. But at least we're not alone. Much as it pains to say it, I'm kind of glad it's not just me. As there's no telling if you'd be who you are if not for the past you've had." Momo said as she finished wiping her eyes. Izuku smirked at that as he chuckled. "If nothing else, least we can be miserable together, eh Yaomomo?" Izuku asked as he raised his soda bottle to her. Momo blushed a bit as she smiled and clinked her bottle against his own. "Yeah. Depressed friends for life!" She mock cheered as they both giggled. They talked for about an hour before finally making their way to their rooms. Sleepy and both dreading the morning to come.