What Could Have Been (vigilante deku)

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No matter what Nedzu said, All Might still had a certain pull to give OFA to young Midoriya.

"What is this feeling?" He mumbled as he lowered his head to rest against the cold surface of the table. What was he supposed to do? It was like every instinct in his body wanted to give this power to him, yet the world seemed against it.

Maybe Izuku was somehow connected to One For All? Like, maybe, he was bound to inherit it for some reason. "Could one of the past wielders of One For All be a relative?" He pondered aloud before groaning and lifting a hand to massage his aching forehead.

All this thinking was giving him a headache. "I guess this is what Aizawa feels like." He mused before laughing quietly.

But, going back to being serious, could it be possible? I mean, All Might hadn't met many of the past wielders, so he was completely conflicted with this.

Or maybe he was wrong. Maybe he just admired the child so much, that he had a strong desire to pass OFA to him. Maybe he had involuntarily chosen already.

For once,

All Might was going to have to do some research.

******

"Wanna watch some TV?" Shinsou asked as Izuku sat back on the bed and waited for Daichi.

"Yeah, sure."

Interrupting them, and stopping them from watching TV was a soft knock on the door. The two looked up, then at each other and then with a roll of his eyes, Izuku called to whoever it was.

"Come in!" He yelled and the door opened slowly and someone's head stuck in. Their blue eyes took a sweep of the hospital room before white teeth dug gently into their bottom lip and they stepped in.

"Hey," they started and blushed a bit. "My name is Didget. I was wondering if you guys had some tissues?"

Izuku nodded with a smile. "Yeah, I do. One second." He swiftly reached over and grabbed the pack of tissues on his bedside table and handed them over.

"They're really soft, so enjoy!" Izuku stated and smiled politely. The smile was returned by Didget before a thank you was exchanged and they left.

"So...TV?" Shinsou asked and Izuku nodded with a chuckle.

Shinsou was about to reach for the remote but his phone beeping in his pocket, caught his attention. He looked up at Izuku and the greenette just shrugged, giving him permission.

Shinsou pulled out his phone, purple eyes quickly reading what had been sent to him. His eyes blew wide. "I-Izu!" He stuttered out and Izuku looked over.

Upon seeing the panicked look in Shinsou's eyes, Izuku sat up, eyebrows knitting in concern. "Everything alright, Shinsou?"

The indigo haired boy just flipped his phone over, letting Izuku read the alert himself.

Dear all students of UA, this is not a drill. EVERYONE is to leave campus at once. Go out the front, no teachers will be able to escort you out, but we have trust that you heroines will follow directions and go nowhere near the USJ and leave right away.

-Principal Nedzu

Izuku, without a second thought, was sitting up and getting out of bed. "Where do you think you're going?" Shinsou asked, standing up, ready to block Izuku's way out the door.

The greenette ignored his question and tried to walk around him, but again, was blocked.

"I-I-" he stuttered but it was helpless. There was no way to lie. Adrenaline and fear flooded his body. No matter how much those students wanted to be heroes, none of them had ever actually fought real villains. There was no way they could face them for too long.