The Heart of a Hero [BNHA]

Chapter One: The Funeral

A/N: Images used is just found from google searches (unless otherwise stated as fan art given to me).. I don't art well

"Sho-chan! I found you!" A bright bubbly voice cried from somewhere above, nearly startling the young boy of five with the two-toned hair, the left side was a deep red color the right side a pale white with a faint silver hue. Young Shoto Todoroki was supposed to be meditating before training. He chanced a glance up in the rafters of the giant training hall his father had confined him to for the day while he was away on hero business. His mismatched gaze scanned the dark rafters above trying to locate the bubbly cat girl that often snuck into the Todoroki compound to play.

A young girl of five dropped from the rafters above with a squeal. She landed swiftly before him in a low crouch, her bright golden eyes glowing in the dim light. Her eyes were catlike, everything about her was cat like due to her quirk. Two fluffy leopard ears poked out of her long unruly ebony hair and she had a leopard print tail swishing behind her back indicating her playful mood. Young Nikita Nida had been sneaking into the Todoroki compound for months now. Her parents were sidekicks for Shoto's famous father, the second highest ranking hero, Enji Todoroki, hero persona: Endeavor.

"Niko, what are you doing here?" Shoto asked the cat like girl curiously staring in awe as her ears and tail shifted to that of a snow leopard pattern. Not only did she have a mutation quirk, but she could also use transformations, turning her ears and tail into that of any type of cat to utilize their special skills.

"I came to play, silly." Nikita giggled.

"How'd you get in? The doors are locked." Shoto noted, he knew because he'd tried to escape but he wasn't allowed to leave until his father returned and he was able to demonstrate something he'd learned through his self-training while his father was away.

"Oh, I guess I could have tried the doors." Nikita giggled, "I came in through there." She pointed up in the rafters to a single skylight that was cracked open. "Come on, let's play!"

Nikita blinked back tears as she thought back to her happy childhood. Why did she think of him now? She hadn't seen him in ten years. He probably didn't even remember her. Her green flecked golden cat like eyes looked to the graves of her parents. The funeral had gone by in a flash. People had tried to talk to her, with empty words that it would be okay, that she was strong and could get through this and her parents would be so proud that she'd gotten into the best academy for heroes, U.A. High School.

There was a procession of heroes and civilians who'd worked closely with her parents uttering her their condolences, more empty words. She felt numb as she accepted everyone's condolences, hugs and well wishes with a forced smile thanking everyone for their support, running on autopilot. Had they not moved here ten years ago, had Endeavor not forced her parents to join a different agency to tear her away from his precious son, they wouldn't have died.

Today was supposed to be a happy day. She was supposed to start classes today at her parents' alma mater. Her parents had been so excited, they planned to leave the day before to drive her to the city and set her up in the apartment they had secured that was closer to UA, they were going to make a day of it go shopping, draft up some new costume ideas and think up fun hero names for her, but they got called away for an emergency as they were getting ready to leave.

When she'd gone to take the exam, her parents went overboard as they drove her to school, they stood out front of the school entrance cheering her on until they got shooed away by some of the teachers and had embarrassed her in front of all the other applicants. She'd give anything to have them back now, even if they embarrassed her everyday for the rest of her life.