A Collector

Deku Isn't Useless?

Izumi Yagi P.O.V

The weight of everything I had just learned felt like it was crushing me. Izuku wasn't quirkless. He had a quirk all along, but I had bullied him into thinking he didn't, into thinking he was worthless. The pain of that realization was almost unbearable. If I hadn't treated him the way I did, if I hadn't listened to Katsuki and joined in with the torment, maybe Izuku wouldn't have repressed his power. Maybe he'd still be here, with us. Maybe he'd still be my brother.

I couldn't even bring myself to face the others immediately. All I could feel was the guilt that consumed me, the hollow ache in my chest. I ran upstairs, tears blurring my vision as I slammed my door behind me. I sank to my knees, unable to stop the sobs from escaping. I had hurt him, and now it was too late to fix any of it. Izuku was gone, and all I had left were broken messages I had sent him.

What? Izuku has a quirk? He had one this entire time. I hurt my brother and made him run away for no reason. I lost my brother for no reason. I'm never going to see my brother again because I was stupid enough to bully him. It's all my fault. If I never did this to him he might have developed his quirk and would still be here. 

The revelation that not only my brother had a quirk, but he had the quirk of dad's eternal enemy. He would have gotten his quirk if it wasn't for me. If I hadn't had bullied him he would have never stopped trying to use his quirk and he would have found a way to use it. "I-I need to tell the others." With that I ran away up the stairs in tears and closed my door behind me. 

Izumi: Guys I just found some news on Izuku. 

Katsuki: WHERE IS HE 

Izumi: we figured out he was in a mugging 

Masaki: IS HE OKAY!?

Izumi: hes ok 

Masaki: Good

Izumi: there's something else 

Katsuki: WELL SPIT IT OUT ALREADY

Izumi: he has a quirk 

Masaki: WHAT

Katsuki: HE HAD A QUIRK THE WHOLE TIME AND NEVER TOLD US!

Izumi: when he was in the mugging he was attacked by three thugs 

Izumi: they all lost their quirks 

Katsuki: WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY LOST THEIT QUIRKS 

Katsumi: THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE! 

Katsuki: THAT DAMN DEKU KEPT HIS QUIRK FROM US AND MADE US BEAT HIM UP EVERY DAY WHEN HE COULD HAVE STOPPED US 

Izumi: no 

Katsuki: WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO

Katsuki: IF HE USED HIS QUIRK WE WOULDNT HAVE A REASON TO HURT HIM ANY MORE 

Katsuki: SO WE COULD BE FRIENDS AGAIN 

Izumi: That wouldn't be possible

Masaki: How?

Izumi: he didnt know about his quirk 

Katsuki: WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN 

Izumi: from what nezu says he repressed his quirk because of all the bullying 

Izumi: we told him he was quirkless so much that he believed it 

Masaki: That's possible?

Katsuki: So it's all our fault deku is quirkless 

Izumi: yes 

Katsuki: its all my fault 

Masaki: What do you mean?

Katsuki: DONT YOU REMEMBER 

Katsuki: I WAS THE ONE WHO SUGGESTED BULLYING HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE 

Izumi: That doesn't change the fact that we participated. We all bullied him. We all did this. We should have stopped you. I should have stopped you. I'm his sister for God's sake. I should have noticed what was happening at home and done something to stop it. I should have never let it get past being a simple idea. I should have been more aware of his condition. None of you knew what was going on, I did. 

Izumi: I'm going to set this right if it's the last thing I do. 

With that I switched to the chat with my brother. I could see the previous messages I had sent to him. 

Izumi: Izu, I'm sorry for all I did. I understand if you want nothing to do with me, I don't deserve your forgiveness, but at least check up with me from time to time. I don't want to loose you. 

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Izumi: Mom, dad, our friends and I are looking for you. When we find you I'll apologize for everything and we can be a family again, like we were supposed to. Please stay safe. 

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I could see that he had read them. That gave me a glimmer of hope. Maybe I could convince him to come home in time. I feel like I should tell him what we know and apologize for it now. It might not be as sincere as I want it to be, but I don't know if I'm ever going to have another chance to tell him. 

Izumi: Hey, Izuku. I don't know if you know this but I need to tell you that we know about your quirk. We also know that you weren't hiding it. You repressed it, because of us. I want to say that I am sorry for that. I know that you might never forgive me. That we will never be brother and sister again. I just want you to know how sorry I am. Sure it was Katsuki's idea, but I helped. I was your sister and I should have noticed what was going on at home. Instead I just ignored it. I hope that one day I can tell you this in person so I can say this face to face. Please stay safe. 

The message I typed next felt like a last-ditch effort. I couldn't undo the past, but maybe, just maybe, I could begin to make things right.

Izuku,

I'm sorry for all I did. I understand if you want nothing to do with me, I don't deserve your forgiveness, but at least check up with me from time to time. I don't want to lose you.

It was raw. It wasn't the perfect apology, but it was all I could give. Now, all I could do was wait, to see if he would ever read it, if he would ever come back home.