The "Broker" Tradition

Crushed Hopes and Dreams

"Wait, All Might!" He hesitated. "I just want to know, i-is it possible for a Q-Quirkless person like me to become a 'H-Hero'?" He looked back at me, and coughed out blood. I half yelped half screeched at what became of him. His body looked like a skeleton, and his head looked a bit like a drill pointing downwards.

"He...he deflated...!" I mumbled to myself.

"Please...don't tell anyone about this..." He said, looking away from me.

"I-I won't tell, All Might."

"And about your question..." He trailed off. I stood up and looked at him. I gulped. I felt like what he was about to say was going to hurt.

"I'm sorry, but you might want to think of a more realistic option." My Hopes became cracked. "For someone to have the name of 'Hero', you need the strength to protect the people you need to help." I held back tears, none even forming in my eyes yet. To show that I was stronger than I looked. But my Hopes were becoming more broken, and my Dreams seemed to be breaking also. "You can maybe be a Police Officer, or a Business Man. But a Hero, it would be impossible to reach for you." All of my Hopes and Dreams were shattered then and there. I knew that it would be hard, since people looked down on me, but even he said it. The person whom I looked up to, even a little more than the rest, said that I couldn't.

"Thank You, All Might. I will reconsider my options as I return home." I said, with a smile on my face. Nobody would be able to tell that it was a fake one, but with the situation, it would seem weird. I didn't care. I ran down the stairs. I got out of 'All Might's' line of vision. I sat down in an alley, and cried. I should have known better than to hope that I could become a 'Hero'. It was a foolish Dream, I just didn't want to accept it. Ten minutes passed since I went into the alley. I wiped the remaining tears out of my eyes, and started walking home.

Toshinori's P.O.V.

I swear they were just in here!! I was panicking; I lost the bottles that sludge guy was in! They could have landed anywhere in the city!

Boom!!

I looked outside. There was smoke and fire coming from an alley. That must be where he is. I started going to the area where the explosion was. But my time is up!! How can I help?? Dammit!

Katsuki's P.O.V.

I was walking down an alley with some of the students in my class following me. I call them my 'Followers' now.

"Can you tell me why you all are so Fucking quiet all of a sudden?" I growled. One flinched, the two others looked at other things.

"W-well..." One started.

"Don't you think you went too far today?" I got mad at that. I kicked a soda bottle.

"He never fights back, so how can I tell what's too much and what's not!?" I yelled. They were looking at me in horror.

"What are you looking at!?" I then felt slime covering me all over, and it slid into my mouth.

"Thanks for letting me free, kid! Now let me return the favor." He said. My head got dizzy, and all of a sudden I was in a completely different place.

I saw several pro heroes around me, trying to do what they can to help, but everything they did was useless. They couldn't come close because of my Quirk. I looked at them and fought back in rage, but it just helped Mr. Jelly man cause more destruction.

Damn it!! How come when I want to help the most, I'm the one who is powerless??