Chapter 1

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{Izuku Midoriya P.O.V.}
I wake up in my bed and groan. I'm so tired from school and all of the fighting with the stupid League Of Villains. My body still aches from using my quirk so much.
"Speaking of that..."
I look at my clock and it shows 7:15.
"Crap! I'm late for training! Oh man, All Might is going to kill me!"
I hurry and get ready, I run out of my room and my mom is in the living room.
"Oh, Izuku you're up early again?"
"Yea, mom. I'm going to go train. I'm kind of late and in a hurry so I have to go, I'm sorry. I love you."
"I love you too. Make sure you're back before dinner though."
"I will."
I run out of the house and run to the beach. When I get there, All Might is still waiting for me.
What's my punishment this time?

"Sorry, All Might. I thought I set my alarm and got here as fast as I could."
"If you be late then how are you ever going to learn anything?"
"I know I'm sorry. It won't happen again."
"Good. Now let's train. You still have a lot of progress to do before you finally become used to your quirk, then you'll be able to stop breaking yourself every time you use it."
"That'll be great. I'm ready."
We train all day and it's definitely exhausting. He pushes me hard I'll admit, but it's worth it and I'm thankful for everything he's done for me. I owe him my life.

Later on, we stop for the day and just sit on the sand. I'm sweating like a pig and can hardly catch my breath. I've never worked as hard in my life as I do with All Might. Now I know what he had to go through.
"Young Midoriya."
I look over at him while eating a sandwich. "Yes, Sir?"
"When you and Bakugo were fighting in the allies. What was that about?"
I look back down at the sand. That fight is possibly the strongest one I've been in. With Kacchan.
"He has the feeling my quirk is from you."
"And?"
"And, he talked about me and him. That it makes him sick, how I've been attached for years even though he's been a jerk to me since the beginning. I've always helped him and stood up for him through everything. But in his view, it's looking down on him. Making it look like he's not strong enough to do things himself. So he fought me."
"If I didn't interrupt, one of you could've died. It was completely reckless for the both of you to do that. I'm proud that you stood up for yourself against him, the same as you've done before, but still reckless. I'm sorry that you two have a bad history and it has resulted in this. But I am also proud that even though you have an enemy, you still protect him anyway as if he wasn't."
"I didn't want to fight, but I understand what you mean and I'm so sorry about that. He gave me no choice when he attacked me and I understand that it was absolutely reckless. But yes, I want to protect everyone, even if they don't like me. I forgive him for everything he's done. No, I don't like what he's done to me for years, but I will protect anyone against anything. Enemies, friends, strangers. If I don't forgive the things people have done wrong to me, then what is my reward from that? I don't want weight on my shoulders from the grudges I've held. I'm not that type of person. I fight for what's right and when I need to."
He's looking at me this whole time I'm explaining my thoughts. He looks...honored?
"Midoriya, do you remember when you helped Bakugo from that slime?"
"Yes, Sir."
"You were quirkless. Yet you tried to help in the best way possible."
"I didn't want to be a standby. Even though he's been wrong to me, I wanted to help in some way. Whatever way that I could. Even if it meant I'd be hurt myself."
He smiles at me with a proud expression, and puts his hand on my shoulder.
"That's what makes a true hero."
I smile back at him. "Thank you, All Might."
"Now, we're training even harder tomorrow. You were late, and you're still struggling to stop crying when you're frustrated at something. Heroes don't cry about something they can't accomplish."
My smile quickly fades and I stare at him in embarrassment.
I don't cry as much as I used to but sheesh did he have to be that honest?
"You don't have to be so personal about me when we're training. I think my physique is what matters the most."
He laughs with his fists on his hips.
"Emotions matter the most when fighting. Plus, when I first met you, I thought your quirk was crying about everything."
"Hey!"
He laughs more and helps me stand up. Suddenly we see a group of people walking on the beach not too far from us.
"Hey that's All Might! Can we get your autograph!?"
We look at each other and run. "It is so hard to be undercover." I laugh and run home.
"Mom! I'm home!"
"Oh good, dinner is almost ready. I'm making spaghetti. Could you also set the table please, Izuku?"
"Yum, and sure mom, no problem."
I set the table and go shower before dinner. When I'm done, I sit at the table with her and we eat.
"This is delicious mom, thank you for making it."
"Aw thank you sweetie, I put some extra ingredients this time. How was training?"
"It was as exhausting as always. But I'm not doing so bad."
"Say, who do you train with anyway?"
"Uhhh, I just train by myself. It's more peaceful to be alone."
"Huh, that's true. Well, just don't push yourself too hard okay? I don't want you ending up in the hospital."
I chuckle a little and finish my plate. "I'll be fine, mom." I get up and wash the dishes.
"Goodnight, Izuku. I love you."
"I love you too, mom. Goodnight."
She hugs me and leaves. Not soon after, I flop on my bed and before I fall asleep, I think about what All Might said; "That's what makes a true hero."
Thanks, All Might. For everything.

The next day I'm sweating on the beach again. Pushing the heaviest things ever and doing so many push ups and squats and pull ups you wouldn't believe. I lay on the sand in exhaustion. "I don't think I can take another step right now."
"Hey, I told you I would push you harder today for being late yesterday."
"I know but I don't think you've ever pushed me THIS hard ever."
"Well it's summer so we've still got a long way to go. It'll all be tougher than this."
I sigh and get up.
It hurts to do this much work but he's right, I need to work hard everyday in order to get used to my quirk so I don't break myself anymore. No pain no gain, right?
"Hey All Might, I've been wondering something."
"Yes?"
"Sometimes I hear strangers talking about your butt for some reason. But I noticed it is what they say it is. So do you do lots of squats or something?"
He just stares at me.
"Young Midoriya, you're the weirdest kid ever."
I laugh a little and he does too. At least he can get a kick out of me.
"I do squats, yes, but I didn't think people talked about it. Thanks for telling me something I never wanted to know."
"You're welcome."
At the end of the day I'm walking home and see Bakugo.
"Hey, Kacchan!"
"Out of my way, Deku."
He walks past me with his hands in his pockets and his straight face as always.
He really never changes huh.
"Um, Kacchan, you have some dirt on your cheek." I go to point at it and he pushes me away.
"Don't touch me, you stupid Deku! I'll kill you!"
"I wasn't going to touch you, but you do have dirt on your cheek, and I know that you care about your image as well. Plus I'd want someone to tell me if I had dirt on my face too."
He gives me an evil look and wipes it off his cheek.
"You have Deku all over yours."
He walks off and I huff.
There's really no way to change him.
I walk in the house and take my shoes off, I see mom sitting on the couch, watching TV.
"I'm home."
"Oh, Izuku! You're sweating and look dreadful, honey. Go shower and we can have dinner."
I chuckle, "I was headed that way, mom."
Afterwards, I sit at the table with her and we eat Rice and Chicken.
"You know, it is summer, Izuku. You don't have to work so hard when you train. You might hurt yourself."
"I know, mom. I'm being careful, don't worry."
"I'm a mom, it's my job to worry about my baby." She kisses my head and cleans the table while I do the dishes.
"I watched the news today, that League Of Villains group is causing a lot of trouble in the city lately. I hope the heroes and the police can take care of it."
"Really?" Great, they're getting worse everyday. "I'm sure it'll be taken care of soon."
Hopefully...

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