Worthless Necessity [HitoZuku]

Chapter 156 - Run into the fear

A/N New Remix!

Also, I'll probably be streaming more Touhou tomorrow... maybe at around 12pm Singapore time?

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Shinsou stared at the homework in his hands as he walked towards the teacher's lounge. Given the joint training session with Ketsubutsu and Shiketsu, and the prior problems with his quirk, Ectoplasm had given him quite a bit of extra time to complete the homework and assignments that were assigned during the week that he was hospitalized. Shinsou knew that he had more time to do his work, but he had already completed it, so there was no harm in handing it in early.

Plus, he had the feeling that something was going to happen. His parents just gave off that kind of mood when something serious was going on, and while Shinsou didn't know what it was, he wanted to complete his stuff in advance so that he had more time in the future.

He rounded the corner to the teacher's lounge, and blinked as a green blur very literally crashed into him like a bullet. The both of them tumbled to the ground, and Shinsou looked up to see what had crashed into him, only to notice Midoriya was lying on him, looking slightly shaken up.

The greenette blinked, and gazed at Shinsou, before he hastily jumped to his feet and pulled Shinsou up. The lavender haired boy briefly glanced over to Midoriya, noticing that he was trying to catch his breath as he panted.

"You okay, Zuku?" Shinsou asked worriedly, wondering just what on earth had happened. Midoriya wasn't the same stoic, emotionless boy he was when he first entered UA, but even now, he wasn't all that expressive. To see him so shaken up was, frankly speaking, rather terrifying. For something to have such a lasting impact on Midoriya, it must have been something major.

Midoriya raised his head, gazing right into Shinsou's eyes, "I almost called Nezu "Dad"."

Shinsou paused.

"You... nearly called the principal... "Dad"? And then you just ran out?" Shinsou asked, just to make sure he understood the entire situation correctly.

Midoriya nodded.

Shinsou heaved a sigh of relief. At least, it wasn't anything too serious. Nezu cared about Midoriya, and it was clear that Midoriya looked up to Nezu as a fatherly figure, it wasn't that far fetched to imagine that the word would just slip off Midoriya's tongue -

"Do you... think he'll hate me?" Midoriya looked up at him, shaking, and Shinsou blinked.

You idiot, he lost his parents.

Shinsou nearly facepalmed. It was obvious that Midoriya had still not gotten over the loss of his parents, and that he would still be very hesitant to outright label someone as a parental figure.

The taller boy briefly glanced over his homework, making sure it wasn't too badly crumpled, before he gently patted Midoriya on the shoulder, "Hey... it's okay. It's not a huge mistake. Plus... I'm sure the principal wouldn't mind too much."

Midoriya just stared at the floor, and Shinsou sighed, "Look... Izuku, I've known the principal since I was adopted. Not as well as you do, but I know enough. Nezu is clearly fond of you, especially since he's taken you in and is registered as your guardian. I'm pretty certain that he'd be happier that you called him "Dad", rather than upset. Makes sense?"

The greenette slowly nodded, and was about to speak up when a door behind him slammed open. A familiar skinny blonde with cyan eyes and long bangs poked his head out of the room, surveying the hallway, before he noticed Midoriya.