Forget Me Not

(10)

The students broke out in excited chatter as All Might, the number one hero stood in front of their teacher with his signature grin on his face.

The hero's ocean-blue eyes swept across the classroom, and his eyes finally landed on Akuma Yūji's son, the boy who reminded him of what he had lost. Of what could have been.

All Might quickly discarded those thoughts and focused on the real reason he was here.

Battle Training.

After explaining everything the students needed to know, he fished out a remote and pressed it and twenty suitcases came out of the walls.

"Suit up, young heroes! And meet me at Ground Alpha."

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Denki stayed close to Izuku, afraid the teen would find someone else who piqued his interest.

One classmate had thrown out the idea that they were dating as a joke but Denki could have sworn that he saw the faintest blush on Izuku's face.

Not that it mattered. Yet.

"Izuku, are you excited for this?" the ravenette shrugged, causing his friend to groan.

"You hardly get excited about anything. I mean, All Might is our teacher. Doesn't that make you excited in the slightest?" Denki stopped when he saw the frown on Izuku's face.

"Trust me, Denki. I want to be excited, I really do. But deep down in my heart, it feels like there's a lot of hatred and sadness brewing whenever I see All Might. Like we've met before and something bad happened between us. I just don't remember it." the blonde hummed.

"You don't remember?"

"You know how I mentioned I was adopted after getting into an accident?" Denki nodded. "Well, I hit my head so hard I lost all memories of my life before I woke up at the hospital. It's been rough trying to remember everything but I'm happier with the way things are now. With my mom, dad, sister and you."

The blonde's cheeks burned bright red though Izuku just assumed he was touched by his words. Soon, the rest of their classmates filed in and All Might got into position.

"Is that a 'How to Teach for Dummies' textbook?" Izuku whispered.

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Izuku could feel Bakugo's glare on his back but chose to ignore it. It would be better for him to just focus on calming Uraraka down before she loses her cool.

"Hey, it's going to be alright. It's just Iida and Bakugo; how hard could it be to outsmart them and capture the bomb?" Seeing the confident look on his face, she visibly relaxed, though Izuku could still see a bit of hesitancy in her eyes.

"You're right. I just have to stay calm and focus, right?" he nodded and patted her head. "Alright, so I have a plan. I'm guessing Bakugo isn't the type to follow orders, especially from someone like Iida, so he's most likely planning to go solo and come after me, leaving Iida to guard the bomb."

"Why would he come after you though? Aren't you worried?" she asked worriedly.

"He seems to have some sort of grudge against me; although I have no idea why. He might not completely ignore you but his main focus will be me.m and while I keep him distracted, you find the bomb and capture it. I don't know if you can take Iida down on your own so avoid combat if possible. If you need backup, then just call me with the communication devices they gave us, and I'll come for you, okay?" The brunette nodded in awe and followed Izuku inside.

It didn't take long before they heard explosions and angry shouting heading their way. "He's almost here. Go, now!"

As soon as Bakugo showed up, Izuku activated his quirk, increasing the gravity around the area Bakugo stood and forced the dandelion to his knees.