Witness | Villain Deku AU | BNHA

5 | Suspension

*Hi friends! Yes, finally a new chapter!!! Sorry it took so long! Writers block plus school. Yikes.*

Izuku's POV

Principal Nezu's blank eyes stared back at me. I was sat in his office with Mr. Aizawa in the chair behind me and that boy in the chair next to me. The boy's name was Hiro and apparently this wasn't his first offense. He had egged on other students in the past. He was a tall slender boy with dark hair. He looked like a cliche bully.

The four of us were sat in silence until Principal Nezu broke it with a small squeak of his chair. Hiro tried to hold back laughter.

I clenched the crumbled up tissue in my hand. It was given to me after my strange melt-down on the way here.

"Mr. Midoriya, Mr. Aizawa and I never called you down here after the, um, punching incident because the police had taken care of it, and we didn't want to bring it into your school life. Now it seems we have to," Principal Nezu said as he crossed his paws on top of his desk.

I looked down to my red sneakers. My head was clearer now. My actions in both situations were extreme for the circumstances.

"And Mr. Yokai, why do you choose to continually egg on first years?" Principal Nezu said shaking his head. "For you Hiro Yokai I have decided to give you a 3 day suspension for your actions. Now please leave."

"What? That's all?" Hiro said as he got up from the chair.

"Leave," Mr. Aizawa said as he rolled his eyes.

Hiro left the room with a pout. I didn't know why he wanted to be suspended so badly.

Mr. Aizawa sat next to me in Hiro's former seat. I knew the conversation of the funeral was about to unfurl.

"Izuku," Principal Nezu sighed. "Your actions have created bad press for our school. You were our golden first year. You knew this. We had and still have high hopes for you here. We want your new-found attitude to change. I knew your bond with All-Might was strong, but you shouldn't let it change you. His death should be more of a reason for you to try to be the hero he wanted you to be."

I knew my actions were wrong, but I also knew that All-Might wouldn't be dead if it weren't for the heroes.

I shook my head. It was those thoughts that were leading me down the wrong path.

All-Might wanted me to be a hero. My mom wanted me to be a hero. I wanted me to be a hero. The key word was wanted because I wasn't so sure about myself anymore.

"Izuku, your head is jumbled. Your thoughts are jumbled. That is why Principal Nezu and I have decided to give you a week's suspension. Not because you are a bad student, but because you need a break. This stress has taken a toll on you," Mr. Aizawa said in a tone that I had never heard from him before. He sounded sincere.

I folded my hands in my lap. The crumbled tissue in the middle. I twiddled my thumbs. Though this suspension wasn't meant to be bad. I still felt as though they were scared of something. I felt that I had failed them.

"Izuku. I hope this is the only time I ever see you in here for this reason. Take this week off. We hope to see you back to yourself soon. We care about you," Principal Nezu smiled. He reached across his desk and patted me on the shoulder.

This was a good thing. I needed to get better. This would help me.

"Oh and Izuku," Principal Nezu said to me.

"Hm," I said attentively.

"Please be sure to stop by Recovery Girl on your way out. Get that nose fixed up."

I had almost forgotten about the throbbing in my nose. So many other thoughts were running though my head that that one left.

I stood up and gave them both a reassuring nod. I left the office in a better state of mind than the one I had entered with.

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My mom smiled at me as I entered the apartment. I took off my shoes and walked towards her. She was cooking something on the stove. She already knew why I was home because the school had called her.

I ran up behind my mom and wrapped my arms around her waist. I breathed in heavily. I felt the weight of everything pressing down on me, and I knew the tears were soon to follow. She turned around and hugged me back. My mom kissed my head and began running her fingers through my hair.

"I'm so sorry mom," I sniffed. "I don't know why I've felt this way. I don't want to be like this."

"It is ok baby," she whispered. "Everything will be alright soon. We will have a good week. I took off work so that we could be together."

I nodded. Normally, I would've insisted that she work and not worry about me, but I needed her. I needed to be selfish. My mom's presence made all of my stress go away. My mom had been the only parental figure I had ever known besides All-Might. All-Might came into my life in this recent year and became the father figure to me that my dad never was. That is probably why All-Might's demise hurt me so much, and the fact he was my teacher.

I barely knew my real father. I only know that he left my mom soon after I was born and only came back periodically. He never told my mom where he was and still doesn't. I don't really know anything about him either. I don't even know his quirk. He sent me birthday cards sometimes, but that was really our only relationship.

I still remember this one time when I was younger when he came back home for a short visit. My mom had told him that I was quirk-less. He wasn't happy. I don't know why he cared because he never came home anyway. That news made him very angry and he hit me. A lot. My mom was horrified and she hit him back. She pushed him and he pushed her. She kicked him out of the house and locked the door. She sat against the door crying for hours. I still remember how pitiful she looked. He had given her a black eye. I had sat next to her with a tissue box trying to comfort her.

My mom pulled back from the hug and squeezed my shoulder. I hadn't realized it till now, but I was a little bit taller than my mom. The feeling was strange because I had always been small little Izuku.

"I'm almost done with dinner," she said as she returned to the stove. "You can relax, and be ready for tomorrow we are going to run errands!"

I laughed. I used to love running errands with my mom and it actually sounded pleasant doing it again. My mom made everything feel like it was going to be alright.

"I'll be here when it is ready," I said as I made my way towards the couch.

Everything felt good. Almost too good.

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Ahh, again sorry these chapters are short! I feel like these early chapter are more-so setting the scene for the story anyway. Trust me there is more to come. Buckle up!!!!!!!!!