I Don't Run An Orphanage!

Chapter 1

To say Izuku was depressed, wouldn't be fully true.

Ever since All Might crushed his dreams, he'd been in an emotionless haze. Going through the day like an automated robot.

However, as time went on he began to do less and less. First, it started with minor things, he stopped taking care of his hair completely, letting it grow longer and disheveled. Then he started putting on the same ruffled up uniform over and over again.

And then he stopped going to school completely. And almost stopped leaving the house entirely. Rarely even leaving him room.

Inko didn't force him to go. She knew something was wrong with her son and she wanted to help him rather than forcing him back out into the world and pretending like everything was fine.

Unfortunately, work had other ideas. She had been promoted recently, and her new job required her to travel out of the country.

Of course, she didn't want to but she had already accepted the job prior to Izuku's breakdown and if she backed out now she risked losing her job.

All she could do was pack her bags and ask Mitsuki to check up on Izuku and send him money to live on.

So now, Izuku was alone. Aimless and without purpose.

He sat alone in his living room. Not really feeling like staying in his All Might covered bedroom at the moment, he flipped through the T.V. channels.

"Breaking News All Might-"

"New Hero-"

"Edge shot-"

"Mt-"

His face was twisted in annoyance. For once he just didn't want to hear about heroes.

All his life he had dreamed of being a hero. All his life that was the only thing he had ever wanted!

Now...without that dream...he had nothing. Nothing to strive towards, nothing to hope for. Nothing to live for. And still, all he could hear about all he could see were heroes.

He turned off the T.V. and put his head in his hands.

"What do I do now?" Izuku asked himself.

A few moments later, there was a loud knocking on his door.

And then another. And another.

It quickly became a panicked, rapid knocking, as someone's fist pounded on his door.

Curious, Izuku ran to his door and looked through the peephole.

Outside was a very scared little girl.

Izuku immediately opened the door.

The girl looked at him, surprised at first that he opened the door. But that surprise quickly turned into desperation.

"Please! Don't let them get me!" She begged.

Without another word, Izuku ushered her inside and closed the door.

"What's going on? Who's after you?" Izuku asked her.