Memory of Us (ShinDeku)

02- Izuku's Childhood

Izuku's past, but with a little twist.
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IZUKU

"It's alright, now! Because I'm here!" I click the reverse button a lot of times, looping All Might's famous quote. I've been wishing someday I could help people like he does.

But it was impossible for a quirkless like me.

My fat tears began falling down thinking the future I had as a quirkless. I had disappointed Mom and most especially him.

I broke his promise of becoming a hero together with him.

"D̸̟͖̈́ę̸͇̾k̷͖̏̾ū̶̜̝̆?̵͎͙̿͠"

"D̵̥͔̖͋̀ẹ̶̛̘͎͓̯̳̭͎͈̗̆̌̿͑͒̌̋̾͠k̸̭͐̍̃̚̚͠ú̵̘̹̼̺͉͙͈͓̻̒͘̕͜ͅ,̵̲͓̖̞͎̯̱̖̺̱͆͆̊̆̓͜͝ ̷̘͚̙͓̖̙̽̾̉́͌͝ă̵̖̼̹̓̈͐͑̅̔̚ͅr̶̨̪̜͖̠͖̅̾̽̉͗́̽̒̅̚e̸̛̱̭͂̆̑̈̃̀̚͜ͅ ̷̮͉́͆̀̅̔̊̚ỹ̷͎͇͔̙͒̃̆̉̋̔̄́͗͘ͅó̵̼̫̫̮̪͖̿́͐̀̽̐̓̓͝u̸̥̦̥͚̯̝̫̳̐̎̒̋̂͆͂̔͘ͅ ̵̛̹̱̺̪̼͔̽͜ḭ̶̛͉̲̩̤͆͒̋̆̓̀̓̐̀̿͜ͅn̶̨̛͈͙͇̦̹̠͇̈ ̴̠̲͘ṯ̷͕͖̘̰̾ẖ̷̫̱͍͉̆ḙ̷͖̟̝̌͊͆̽̈̉͜͠r̴̨̮͔̞̹̖̘̥͌͂͝e̷̹̓̅̀?̴͔͎̙̫̈̓̓̊̓̀̕͜͝͝"

"Izukun?" A voice called me before opening the door but I didn't budge when he put his hands around my shoulder, "Midoriya-san told me everything, is it true?"

I just nodded. This all seems familiar, maybe it's a deja vu. I was expecting that he would yell at me and break away from our friendship.

What happened next is something I didn't expect. He pulled in to a tight but warm hug and whispered, "It's okay... It's okay..."

"But I broke our promise. I will never be a hero like you... You should be mad at me for wasting our time as friends!"

He pulled away and glare at me, "Why should I do that? I wanted be friends with you not because I thought you're going to be a hero, but because it's you, Izuku. No matter who you are, I'll always be there for you and protect you..."

"I... I'm so sorry..."

" Don't be, Izuku." He caressed my cheeks, I leaned on to his soft touches, "Hey, if you still want to be a hero, I'll help you find a way."

I beamed up, "Really?"

"Of course, friends always help each other, right?"

I jumped from my seat and hugged him again, "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you Hitoshi-kun!"

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I opened my eyes, adjusting them to the bright light on the ceiling.

"Midoriya! Are you okay?"

I sat up on the bed and looked around. There are white walls surrounding us with blue colored curtains. I'm in the school clinic. I can't seem to remember how I got here.

"Hitoshi-kun? What happened?"

He pulled me into a hug while stroking my hair, "My God, can't you just be careful next time?! You fell off the stairs! Thank God, if I didn't see you there, you... you..."

I let out a chuckle. He's worried as always, "What are you talking about? I can handle just a fall from stairs. I'm not a kid anymore."

He squeezed harder as if he's doesn't like my reply, "Don't say it like that! Don't tell me you forgot my promise that I will always protect you!"

"Of course, I didn't! I just don't want to be your burden, that's all! You have been protecting me since I was a kid..." My voice trailed off as I nuzzled on to his shoulder, "Does that even tire you up at all?"

"Never had and I never will, Izuku." He whispered huskily, he lets go and stares at me intently, "Remember that."

My head felt fuzzy all of the sudden, I wanted to look away but I can't stop staring into his purple eyes. I could've sworn there's something else other than worry beneath those eyes.

"I will." I answered involuntarily before my vision turns black.

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By the time I woke up again, Hitoshi escorted me back to my classroom with bandages all over my face. I winced everytime I lightly touched it.

Gosh, from simply falling from stairs, it hurts so much. Is that what really happened to me?

Why do I feel my face just got burned?

"Izuku? We're here."

"Oh. Thank you, Hitosh--"

Before I finished, Hitoshi went closer and whispered, "Meet me at the rooftop, I'll answer your questions."

I almost forgot about that interview, which was supposed to happen yesterday but then something came up and I left him there.

What was it, again? I can't remember.

"Oh, that was yesterday, isn't it? I'm really sorry Hitoshi-kun! Something else really came up... something..." I began sweating.

No, seriously. What happened?

He flicked his fingers at my forehead, "Jeez, you really are a forgetful one, aren't you, Izuku? You told me you talked with All Might, and that's alright with me. You said we'll do it next time."

"Oh... I-is that so?"

"Yeah." Hitoshi looked on the door of my classroom on his side and said, "Now, you should get inside, you shouldn't make your friends worry about you any longer."

"Ummm... Okay, thank you again, Hitoshi-kun!"

He smiled a little, "No problem..."

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"Midoriya-chan's so weird." Tsuyu began speaking up after my conversation with Uraraka.

I jumped, "Ehh? Why would you think of that? I mean I fell off the stairs and all... But my head's perfectly good!"

"Maybe it's Shinsou-kun, he's been hanging all around you ever since. Tell me, what's going on between you and him?"

Between me and Hitoshi-kun? We've been friends since childhood but I have decided to keep it as a secret. Hitoshi-kun's a cool guy and I don't want a burden like me ruin it for him.

Aside from that, what do I feel for him? I began thinking of him more than just friends. My cheeks heat up at that thought.

It subsided when I heard Bakugou clicking his tongue.

I knew that meant trouble for me.

"Alright, class..." Aizawa went inside the classroom with his tired look as usual. Me and my classmates began going back to their seats, "I have a meeting later on, so we're going to wrap this up quickly. Don't even think I would not give you a test after this."

The whole class except me and Bakugou groaned.

"Oi, Deku." he whispered, leaning himself backwards a little closer to me.

"Ẃ̷̢̡͔̱͒̈́̇̾͒h̷̛̻͉̾̀͊͐́̕a̸͉̱͓͑̂ṱ̶̢̬̲̭̺͎̄ ̴̤̟̭̲͚̦̰̈̏̇̈̈͘i̵̗̦͔̇̓ş̴̡̮͈̍̒̌͘͝ ̷̫͕̘͛̑̓̀̒̈́̚ỉ̷̡̫͙̖͕̼t̷̻̬͙͒̉̅͊,̶̻̱̭̈́̑͋͝ͅ ̶̮̦̣̫͛̈̑K̵͉̤̲̰̀̈̅a̷̲̦̚ç̵̧̼̜̭͕͇̊̇́͗̓͆c̸̜̥̈́̉̓̋ḩ̶̰͕̺͇̉ą̸͙̖͍̪͗͋̌͗̀̈́̏ͅǹ̴̹̩̫̆̀́͊͝ͅ?̵̭̙̺̟͔̟͗͘"

"What is it, Bakugou?" I stared at him and he moved away.

".... The fuck?!"

"Bakugou, is there anything you would like to share in my class?" Aizawa called him out when he heard him cursing in a loud voice.

"... Nothing." he said in a seemingly calm voice.

Bakugou went back listening to Aizawa, but then while doing that, I heard him mutter,

"Weirdo..."

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These chapters may not go in a chronological order. Also bear with the glitchy text I added. If you still don't understand what that means, maybe it can be explain in the ff. chaps.

Thank you guys for reading!

--NerSirk