Anime Avengers

Chapter 29

{Izuku Midoriya p.o.v}
About 3 weeks later, I'm able to leave the hospital. I'm not in perfect condition but I'm definitely better and well enough to be released. Apparently, Kacchan was surprisingly more injured than me and has to stay in the hospital a bit longer.
It must've been the One For All that injured him worse.
"Do you need my help to stand up, Deku?"
I put my arm around Uraraka's shoulders just in case while I slowly stand off the bed, "I think I'm okay to walk on my own, thanks though, Ochako."
"Do you want to go home? Your mom has been visiting you."
"You're right, I probably should get home and have things get back as normal as it can get."
"I wish for the same thing." She helps me into a taxi instead and I watch her wave out the back window.
I'm surprised she stayed here everyday just to be by my side. I didn't think I was worth that much to anyone and I never expected this much either.
"Cute, isn't she?" I jump and look beside me, only to see All Might sitting with me.
"What are you doing here!?"
"What's it look like?"
"You know what I mean, why are you spying on me?"
"Spying? I'm your trainer. It's better to escort you home myself."
"All Might, you're so weird."
"You're not?"
"Don't start," I look out the window, "so, what's happening with the villains?"
"They haven't made any big moves yet. The last thing they did was compel Bakugo. I guess they're waiting for the right moment to start the war."
"If they haven't done anything this whole time, that means that one of their members were undercover in the hospital and waiting for me to get out. They want to make sure they see me fight against them. It wouldn't be fun without me, right?"
"That's what I was thinking. You're quite bright, Young Midoriya."
"Not bright enough to make myself not wound up in a hospital."
"Eh, you got me there."
We get to my house and he helps me walk inside as my mom looks worried to death.
"You look much better, Izuku. I thought you were getting released this evening or else I would've picked you up myself." She turns to All Might and smiles a bit, "Thank you for helping him here."
"No problem, Ms. Midoriya. He is my student after all."
She nods and sniffles while helping me sit on the couch just to rest a bit. They talk for a few seconds and then he leaves, she sits next to me and has regret on her face.
"Mom? What's wrong?"
"Izuku...there's something I want to discuss with you. Something that's been bothering me for months."
"What is it?"
She sighs and looks at her hands on her lap, "You know the day that I asked you if you could show me your quirk at the house, in the summer?"
I think about it and nod, "Yeah, why?"
"I was just curious about it. But...it seems like you've been hiding it even though you say you don't want to break anything. I think you're lying to me."
"I'm not-"
"Let me finish."
I close my mouth and nod.
"I watched some All Might videos of him fighting, since I don't remember much about him. But also, that day that you left for training after telling me that you didn't want to show me your quirk, I followed you."
"You what!?"
"You went to the beach with All Might and you trained for hours. Your quirk is amazing, Izuku. But what confused me is why yours is neither a part of mine or your father's. So I watched the videos again once I got back home, and yours is the exact same as his."
I stare at her speechless.
"He's also around you a lot and you seem close like best friends. So I wanted to ask you," she looks up at me, "did All Might pass on his quirk to you?"
I stand up in disapproval and slightly upset, "HOW COULD YOU DO THAT!? YOU FOLLOWED ME LIKE YOU DON'T TRUST ME AND THEN KEPT IT TO YOURSELF BEHIND MY BACK! AT LEAST I HAVE A QUIRK!"
"YOU KEPT IT FROM ME SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT I DID AND WHAT YOU DID, IZUKU!? AND I DO TRUST YOU! WITH ALL OF MY HEART! YOU'RE THE BEST SON EVER AND I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF WHAT YOU'VE BECOME!"
I stop and just keep looking at her.
I never thought she'd ever do this to me. Not in a million years did I think she would distrust me like that and snoop on me.
"Izuku, when you were a kid and we found out that you were quirkless, your world came crashing down. But I had no idea how you actually felt inside your heart about it. I knew you were broken, but I didn't know the impact it actually made on you. You're still an amazing and helpful boy even without a quirk. You signed up for UA while being quirkless and that makes you so amazing, incredibly inspiring. You wouldn't let being quirkless hold you back from wanting to help people and that makes me feel so amazing to have you as my son."
She grabs my hands and tears go down her cheeks.
"And I am so so sorry, for when you were crying your eyes out as a kid by yourself and asked me if you could still be a big hero like All Might and smile even when times are bad, and all I did was hug you and apologize for how things were. I wanted to change things and I apologized to you for something that's not your fault and I cried with you. I've thought about it for a while, and I know that isn't what you wanted to hear me say. I should've been a better mom and held you and smiled and said you can be whatever you want to be. That you don't need a quirk to reach your dreams. That you can be as strong as All Might in your heart and be an amazing boy your whole life without one. I'm so sorry for being a terrible mom to you. I even let myself go because I felt so guilty of you being quirkless, like it was my fault. I couldn't do anything to help you and I let myself go because of that. And now that you have a quirk, I'm so happy for you. Even if you won't tell me what it is, I'm still so excited for you that you have one since you've always wanted it. I'm so proud of everything you've done, with or without it and I couldn't be more proud to call you my son."
I have tears in my eyes as she's saying all of this and I'm trying not to shed them.
"Mom..."
She breaks down and I hug her tightly.
"Yes...It's All Might's. But you can't tell anyone."
"I promise."
I kiss her cheek, "I love you, Mom. Thank you for being there for me through everything, you're the best mom in the whole world."
She cries harder and I give her a tissue.
"I love you too, Izuku. My cute little Small Might." I chuckle and we just talk on the couch together after that.