Horns and Halos (TodoDeku)

Chapter 1

Izuku's POV~

I had been going to UA High School for Halves, for about two months when I got the notification. Sure, I had known that there were more and more rogue Halves everyday and they were becoming a bigger and bigger threat, but I never thought it would directly affect me this early on.

"I know this isn't ideal for either one of you, but I'm afraid it's what has to happen." All Might said, looking between me and the Demon Halve I was being paired up with. He was in my class, but he never talked much and preferred to keep to himself. The only things I even knew about him, were his Halve status and his name, Shoto Todoroki.

"You should go pack up your things. Take only the essentials, you'll be doing a lot of traveling and staying in hotels. We can provide you with as much money as you'll need, but only for necessities. Good luck, young ones." I nodded my head to him and he left us to head back to our rooms.

Todoroki and I both were staying in the same dorm building, seeing as we were in the same class, so we had to walk in the same direction. He wasn't saying a word, making the walk quite awkward. "So um... this is kind of crazy, huh? They're sending fifteen year olds to America to fight with other Halves." I was desperately trying to start a conversation. I was going to be stuck with this guy for who knew how long, I didn't want to be traveling with a brick wall.

"They aren't sending us to fight other Halves. We don't fight, shouldn't you know that, Angel?" He didn't look at me once while talking, spitting the word angel out like it was acid on his tongue. I was a little taken a back by his words. I knew that we weren't supposed to actually fight, that's not what Aids are trained to do. We are meant to stop disaster and aid humans. We only fight when it's a last resort, which All Might had said it might be, knowing those rogues.

"Th-that's not what I meant. I'm just saying that even- even the AA's and DA's think we're gonna have to fight someone. I was just- just pointing out that they're sending fifteen year olds into a situation that they think we'll have to physically f-fight." I pointed out. I have a nervous habit of stuttering and let's just say I was definitely nervous. I didn't want to seem rude, but I didn't want to seem stupid either. I wanted Todoroki to know that I could actually be useful for this mission and that I wouldn't hold him back. I was sick of Demon Halves thinking I'm just going to be a dead weight.

"Let's just hope it doesn't come to a physical fight, it's not like you'd be any help in that situation." He said, not bothering to speak the last part quietly or to himself. He didn't care that I heard it and he didn't care that his words stung like a slap to the face. Obviously Angel Halves weren't known for there ferocity, but that didn't mean we couldn't hold our own in a fight.

I was getting fed up with his sour attitude, I got enough of it from Kacchan to last me a life time. "What is that supposed to mean?" I asked him in an offended tone so he'd know how annoyed I was with him.

He finally turned to look at me, "Exactly what I said. If it came down to a physical fight, I would have to pull the weight of this little 'team'." He said using air quotes around 'team'. "Besides, you'd probably be to worried about scratching your halo to do any real damage." He rolled his eyes, not moving them back to me after words, once again keeping them trained ahead of us.

"Excuse me?" I asked him, more offended now then before. Angel Halves have halos, just like Demon Halves have horns, but both of us can retract them. It's mainly used for when we have to interact with humans, but in this case it would also be used for when we are in a combat situation. "We can retract our halos, smart one." I felt bad as soon as I said it, but he didn't seem affected by the jab.

"I'm fully aware. Angels don't usually like to hide them though, you're all to prideful for that. Wouldn't want to have it hidden and risk the chance that someone might not know you're an angel. Gosh, the travesty." He said with sarcasm dripping from his mouth. I infuriated by his behavior, but there really wasn't much I could do about it. Even if all I wanted to do was punch him in the face, I couldn't. We still had to try and save the world together.

I crossed my arms and let out a huff. "Are all Demon Halves this insufferable?" I mumbled to myself. I thought I was quiet, but I guess I wasn't.

"No, you're just lucky."

I nearly screamed in frustration. I was going to be stuck with this guy. I was going to have to try and save the world with this guy. I was going to keel over because of this guy. I was so tempted to turn around and tell All Might I couldn't do it and they would need to find a different Angel Halve.

But I couldn't do that. As much as I wanted to, and I really really wanted to, I couldn't. I couldn't let him down like that. I'd just have to suffer through.

I took a deep breath, grabbing Todoroki's sleeve and pulling us both to a stop. He looked down at me, annoyed with my sudden desire to be an obstacle for his movement. "Look, can't we at least pretend to get along? We don't really have a choice in this mission. We're stuck with each other no matter what. Even just pretending to like each other is better than fighting every two seconds. Can we please just compromise, just a little?" I asked him nervously. I've known him all of ten minutes and he was already my least favorite person. I just wanted us to be able to have a normal conversation without him verbally attacking me. I'm fragile, okay?

He seemed to mull it over for a few seconds, looking me up and down and trying to decide if I was worth it or not.

"No."

Apparently I wasn't.