Even After Everything [Remake]

C. 01

Midoriya's POV

I stood, feeling very small compared to the large building that stood proudly in front of me with its tall stories, multiple other buildings and training grounds. I felt pride and pure happiness swell like a large balloon inside of my small heart. This was it! My future!

I thought back to the days where my mom would talk to me about becoming a hero, the past, and my days as a child where I was told by not only the doctors but everybody that I would never become a hero. But here I am now! I really made it. A soft smile made its way through my teeth and onto my lips as I looked at the concrete beneath my feet. I gripped the straps of my yellow backpack as true nervousness finally came crashing down onto me. Taking a deep breath that seared through my teeth, I swung my head back up to stare a little longer at the main structure in front of me. Finding myself getting lost in the sight, the glare of the sun off the tall windows being hypnotizing in a way, I gathered some strength and made my way inside, scrambling up the many stairs that lead up to the entrance.

After tripping my way up the steps, lost in thought the entire time, I finally walked my way through the entrance. The rush of cold air from the air conditioner inside the gigantic building momentarily caught me off guard, but definitely got me out of my thoughts for good for a while. I even found myself mumbling incoherent words inside my head, though most make their way outside it. I allowed my smile to become wider, if that was even possible, as I roamed around, eventually finding the elevator.

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"1-A, 1-A, 1-A..." I mumbled as my red shoes carried me down the seemingly endless hallways. Finally, I found myself standing in front of a huge door. I nervously admired the size and wondered about who could possibly need a door that big. Of course, it didn't take much time to think of why. The only answer was quirks, quirks, and more quirks. It was a school for people with admirable quirks to begin their way into becoming heroes after all. Grabbing back at the straps of my backpack even tighter and hitching it further up onto my back, I swallowed a forming lump in my throat and pushed my way inside.

I looked around, hoping to see maybe some people that I would recognize. Though I did, it wasn't anybody I was even slightly hoping for, though I guess my hopes weren't that high to begin with.

"K-Kacchan?" I stuttered out, clear surprise in my voice. Who knew. Somebody, though with an amazing quirk, with such an awful temper would make it into such a hero course. At the same time, it didn't surprise me in the slightest either. He had really an amazing quirk, something I always admired about him. He gained it at an early age and quickly learned how to control it. Even thinking about it now, it made my thoughts go wild.

"DEKUUUU," the ashe blonde screamed, causing everyone to now be staring at us. Great. I rubbed the back of my neck and looked down in embarrassment. I waited for a minute, expecting a punch to be landed or something, but he never even got up from his seat. Looking up, I saw that he was still sitting, just leaned forward rather far. "HOW THE HELL DID YOU EVEN GET HERE? HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?" he screamed. I flinched slightly as an explosion rumbled over one of his hands. However, before he could say anything more, a tall, amazingly-built, blue haired male stepped in front of me.

"Hello!" he exclaimed, his posture stiff as a rock (insert lenny face lmao) I immediately recognized him from the entrance exams: the blue hair, the glasses, the posture, the... hand. "I'm Tenya Iida!" he stated, but I replied just as quickly as he had jumped in front of me.

"Y-Yeahh, I know," I replied, not meaning to sound as rude as I actually did. "I'm Izuku Midoriya," I quickly said afterwards to, hopefully, replace the rudeness in my voice before. "It's super nice to meet you." However, these words didn't displace the clear discomfort in my voice from, not only how close he was, but how strangely serious and uptight he was. Not only most of the time but all the time.