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Ten Months

Izuku's POV

It's been six long weeks while walking around in a cast and an additional long week while walking in a leg brace. During those weeks, I went to a therapist and was given a prescription to take everytime I was having a panic or anxiety attack. Specifically, everytime I over used my quirk.

But, I quickly made progress while using my quirk. Instead of seven seconds, I was able to go on for twelve seconds.

When we got my quirk results in the mail, turns out, I may be able to make portals when I get a more better handle on my quirk.

It was at least two days after getting the results when I figured out how to make those portals. I used my quirk, and I had finally noticed that when I moved away from the spot I used my quirk, there was a frozen black aura.

I had nervously put my hand in it, only for my hand to come back out towards me from the portal.

Then, the day after that, after thinking it over thoroughly, I had Mom help me out with one of my experiments.

I had used my quirk, and in order to get Mom into the frozen time I was in, I had to put my arms around her and basically yank her out of her frozen state.

To my expectations, her aura was also a portal which went to the living room.

When I knew that I was about to over use my quirk, I had immediately stopped the use of my quirk.

My ears immediately heard my Mother retching, and the next thing I knew, she was running out of my bedroom with a stumbling manner.

I followed her to the bathroom and after she was done retching, she had explained that it felt like the entire world had just began to move.

Apparently since I was the user of the quirk, I wasn't affected like she was. Now, I wonder if everyone would react that way when I used my quirk. I had quickly summed it up to motion sickness because of how her explanation was.

School wasn't too different. Most of the attention wasn't really on me because Kacchan was the one that got attacked by the same sludge villain I was a victim to.

My bullies didn't really bother me because, in their own words, "it's pathetic to pick on an injured kid."

I found that quite ridiculous since they had always picked on me no matter what.

But I knew that Kacchan didn't care about that, so at the end of my classes, I would use my quirk and get out as quickly as possible.

I do have to say though, it was amusing to see him turn around in his seat to see that I wasn't there despite having been there just a second ago.

But here I am, walking down a busy street, scribbling notes in my notebook. "... I can't make portals on my own which sorta confuses me. But that may be because I need to focus on using my quirk and on another location at the same time."

I tapped the pencil against my lips. "On the other end of the portal, its the destination, but the portal isn't quite as visible. It's basically clear but when touched it ripples like water."

I then continued to write down notes. "And lastly, the end reaction to someone entering the frozen time zone is motion sickness because the earth begins to move once again.

"Now, I wonder if I could freeze objects while still remaining in normal time," I said with a small curious frown. "But what about pulling people from their aura and refreezing them? Would it make another portal but lead to the same destination?"

I looked up from my notes in thought before shaking my head. "Stick to the simple things for now, Izuku."

Suddenly, my eyes landed on a large flier on a window. The large words saying "UA ENTRANCE EXAMS" sticking out like a sore thumb. They were ten months away...