Running From The Truth (Hiatus)

Arc 1: Chapter Two

'Cause the possibility
That you would ever feel the same way about me
It's just too much, just too much

Ochako groans as she hears the sound of her alarm clock go off. Today was a Monday, probably the worst day of the week, and she had to deal with school once again.

Although, she honestly couldn't complain. She was a third year now, which meant after this year, she could  become the hero she wanted.

The sadest part however was that this was what her late boyfriend Izuku wanted the most. To follow in All Might's steps and become the number one hero...he couldn't do any of that anymore.

Just at the thought of his name, a few tears escape her eyes. She wipes them away quickly and decides its better to get ready for class today. She didn't want to be late.

She takes a shower before getting dressed in her school uniform. After that she heads down to where everyone else was.

"Morning Uraraka! It was Bakugo and Kirishima's turn to cook today, and they made eggs and bacon. There's some over there if you want them," says Hagakure as she enters the room.

Uraraka forces a smile, Izuku still not leaving her mind just yet. "I'm fine, I think I'm gonna head straight to class." Ochako says, grabbing her bag.

All the girls noticed this, but what could they honestly say? It was hard getting over your first crush and boyfriend, they all knew that, so they found it good for her to grieve sometimes. Still, they wouldn't let her distance herself too much.

"I'll walk with you. Mr. Aizawa wanted you to meet with him anyway." Tsuyu says, standing up and grabbing her things and joining the girl.

"You okay?" Tsu asks after a bit of silence. Ochako let's out a sigh but nods. "Yeah...I'll be fine soon. I was just think about him today," she says as they enter the class. As soon as they do, Mr. Aizawa pulls her apart from everyone who was already here, which was only Todoroki, Tsuya, Iida, and Momo.

"I know Midoriya's death hit you pretty hard a few months ago, and your probably still not over it but I just wanted to give you a heads up that someone who looks alot like Midoriya will be coming here today. His name is Deku Takahara, and despite having a similar Quirk as him, it's not him. I njst wanted to let you know."

Uraraka nods, and despite many possibilities coming to her head about how this mystery boy could be her Deku, she saw his dead body. It wasn't possible.

"You okay? You look pale," Iida says, noticing. He wasn't the only one either. They all gave her worried glances.  Ochako nods, taking in a deep breath. "I'll be fine. No need to worry." She says. Iida nods. "I've told you this countless of times but...if you ever need someone to talk to I'm here," he says.

A genuine smile comes from her. "Thanks for that Iida," she says.

Soon the rest of their class files in, and Ochako began to get just a bit anxious. When would he be coming?

"Okay class, before we start. I have an announcement. We'll be having a new student in our class. I expect you all to behave and not draw conclusions on what you think. Come on out kid," Aizawa says.

The door opens, and that's when her eyes meet with his own. He looked alot like her Deku, but his eyes told her otherwise. Not only that, he had a larger frame and more muscles. He also looked pretty serious.

"My names Deku Takahara. Nice to meet you all," he says before sitting down.

She looks away, already getting pretty emotional. Don't cry. It's not him, it's not him, it's not him! She tells herself again and again, but it doesn't work.

"M-Mr Aizawa can...can I be excused?" She asks.

"Go ahead," he says with a sigh.

• • • • • • • • • •

Deku looks at the brown haired girl as she leaves. What was that all about? He asks himself before shrugging. I shouldn't care.

With that he goes on with his day. He decided his best bet to stay out of trouble was to just stay quiet, and for the most part no one bothered him, probably because of not only how he looked, but also the energy he radiated.

But there was one person who didn't seem scared of him.

"Your Deku right? You don't mind if I sit here do you?" She asks at lunch that day. From the sidelines she could hear the girls giggling and she mentally rolled her eyes.

She wasn't doing this because he looked like Deku....well partly, but for the most part, it was because he seemed lonely. Plus no one else had the guts to talk to him, not even Bakugo.

Deku shrugs. "I don't mind." He says. She takes a seat beside him, and almost immediately regrets it. His energy is so...weird...

"I'm sure you saw me run out earlier...that was...embarrassing, anyway, I'm Ochako Uraraka." She says shining a smile.

Deku was confused. Why's she being nice? He asks himself. This was different from how the league treated him, so it made him assume that there was something she wanted.

"Is there something you want?" He asks, almost shocking her. "What...? Are you not used to people being nice" she asks. His silence answers her question. "Oh so your not." She says with a click of her tongue.

"If you want we could be friends," she says, a smile playing at her lips.

Deku sends her a smirk. She could be my first victim.

"I'll take you up on that offer."

And thus, he walked into something that would turn his whole life around.