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A Few Weeks Later
10:30 AM
"So... are you still gonna try to be a hero, Deku?" his friend asked with sincerity not normally present on the boy's face.
Izuku pushed off the ground again and swung forwards on the swing before looking over to the blonde who'd asked. It was the middle of break time and kid's only had 30 minutes before the mid-day break which was no school until 1:00 pm. The other children in the playground paid no attention to the two as they sat on the swings away from the main play equipment.
"Mhm," Izuku nodded, "quirk or no quirk, I wanna be just like my parents!"
The blonde flinched slightly at the word 'parents', still not used to the fact that his favourite Auntie was missing and could no longer take care of the greenette, despite the fact it'd now been two years since the attack.
"Whatever you say, nerd, I'll still become the number 1 hero!" the blonde grunted back, surprising Izuku.
"Why are you being so nice to me today, Kacchan?" Izuku inquired, slightly fearful he was going to get beat up later.
A 'tch' escaped the other boy's lips before he looked over at Izuku, "You're a target for all those extra bullies and I don't like that, only I can pick on you, 'kay?" he snapped back in response, while Izuku was taken aback.
"I can't really do anything about them though..." Izuku sighed, letting his legs stop swinging before coming to a slow on the swing and placing his head in his hands.
"What about martial arts..." Kacchan suggested quietly, piquing Izuku's interest.
"Do you really think that'd work?" Izuku asked, staring up at his friend whom he'd never really expected advice from.
"I mean it wouldn't hurt to try, besides," he paused looking towards the other kids in the playgrounds, "their quirks are honestly trash and they rely on them far too much."
"Alright then... I'll ask when I get home," Izuku replied, smiling up at Kacchan.
"You'd better," the blonde answered threateningly.
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Wednesday That Week
4:00 PM
Izuku held onto Aizawa's hand nervously as the pair entered the dojo for Izuku's first lesson. Luckily Izuku's nerves were slightly eased when he saw another boy around his age wearing a new uniform and white belt walk through the door. Izuku said his goodbyes to Aizawa who was to pick him up in an hour before shuffling over to the other new kid.
"H-Hello!" Izuku smiled nervously, "are you new?"
The boy nodded before turning to him, his tail bouncing excitedly behind him, "I'm so excited!" he squeaked happily, calming the worried Izuku.
"Me too," Izuku beamed.
"What's your name?"
"Izuku Midoriya, you?"
"Mashirao Ojiro, nice to meet you, Midoriya!"
"You too, Ojiro!"
"Hey you two over there, are you the new kids?" an older boy asked from across the room, catching both of the younger boy's attention.
They nodded before crossing the room to meet with their sensei who was waiting near the blonde older boy that had spoken to them.
"This is Togata, he'll be teaching you the basics for today," the teacher informed gesturing to the boy who was wearing a black belt.
"Come with me you two! And call me Mirio," he grinned.
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5:00 PM
"Mirio-senpai is so cool..." Izuku muttered as he was packing up with equipment preparing to leave.
"I know right, he was like hyah," Ojiro answered, punching the air like he'd seen Mirio doing.
"I want to be just as cool as him!" Izuku grinned.
"Same here," Ojiro added, grabbing his stuff and leaving with Izuku.
Izuku waved goodbye to his new friend before walking over to Aizawa with a big grin on his face. He couldn't wait to come back for more.
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FantasyAs Shota Aizawa was patrolling one night his seemingly calm life was abruptly flipped upside as a particularly timid and frightened child ran headfirst into him. Oh, how he'd soon wish he'd drank his morning coffee. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~...
