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Kindergarten, Part 2

"I'll be back in a second, I have to go give back this quirk." Izuku got up and casually walked over to the small gaggle of children. When he was on the outskirts of the group he concentrated back onto the kid who was now close to sobbing. He felt that string again, but instead of pulling, he tried pushing the stolen quirk through it. It was like he was throwing his end of the string at the kid, instead of forcing the other side to him.

It took a few seconds, but the kid's hair started lighting up again. Satisfied, Izuku trudged back over to Bakugou now sporting the beginnings of a headache.

"'Zuku. What did you do." It was more of a command than a question.

"I took Kagayaku-chan's quirk. I gave it back, obviously," Thank the heavens that he picked up the name from the crowd, "But think of the possibilities Kacchan! There's just so many! An enhancement quirk or two is a must, but if I could get a stealth quirk or a versatile quirk like maybe a whip or barrier, or maybe a transformative like hardening to boost my defenses or maybe some sort of telekinesis or telepathy, even empathy would be cool-"

"Izuku you're mumbling." Izuku was snapped out of it to meet with a harshly contemplative gaze coming from Bakugou.

"Kacchan?"

"So your quirk takes and gives quirks?" Izuku nodded. "Isn't that a villain's quirk?" Well, he's technically not wrong. Still, Izuku shook his head.

"Quirks by themselves aren't purely villainous or heroic, it's what the person does with their quirk that matters. So if I'm going to be a hero with this quirk, then it's a hero's quirk."

"But, you steal quirks. And stealing is bad." Bakugou tilted his head in confusion. Izuku hummed.

"Well, I guess. But what if I used it to take a villain's quirk in battle and gave it back afterwards when they've been beaten. It'd make fights much easier." At this Bakugou looked more accepting, but still unsure.

"But what about getting quirks to use against the really bad guys? Or robots?" All valid points. Stain would still be hard to beat even if he was missing his quirk, and the U.A. entrance exam is primarily robot-smashing. So, how would he get other quirks? It's not like he could go up and ask anyone if they wanted to donate their quirk. Wait.

"I could go to old-people homes and ask if they would want to give me their quirks!"

Bakugou sat there thinking for a little longer, but finally nodded in acceptance. "I guess that makes sense. Not like they're using them anyway."

Now, Izuku has had plenty of practice in internalizing panic, but he really should be given a medal right about now. Turns out, he's not quirkless. It makes sense why it was never discovered; his father lied about his quirk and the quirk Izuku does have doesn't do much by itself. It also makes sense why it was hidden on official documents; his father is a villain that practically runs the underground and having a quirk even similar to his would probably raise flags and begin investigations.

Another thing that Izuku's bottling up is that he'll have to tell his parents and he doesn't really feel up to that conversation just yet. Will he ever be ready? Probably not, but it's the thought that counts, really.

The rest of the day goes on without much incident or fanfare, and thankfully it's Inko that arrives to collect Izuku. Izuku notices, however, on the drive back to their apartment that he could sort of sense his mother's quirk. Ever curious, Izuku concentrated on that feeling of Inko's quirk and was astounded at what he discovered. Information about the quirk poured into his head, as well as how to improve usage - both to pull smaller and smaller things, as well as larger things. Also it turns out it's telekinetic based not gravity based.