It's Not a Muskateers Reference!

It's All Too Loud

5 days till the Sports Festival

Izuku found himself curled up under the kitchen table, unable to see properly due to tears blurring his vision. While he had planned on writting hero analysis, that video had completely caught him off guard. He ended up getting upset that the hero was being so violent (if it were a villain, it'd be different, but heros were supposed to save, not hurt), which fed into him feeling like he was some sort of villain. Eventually the feeling got so severe that Izuku thought that the hero would somehow come out of the screen and attack him after finishing off the other villain.

So there Izuku was, hiding under the table in fear.

He wasn't sure how long he was hiding under there, before Inko found him.

"Izuku, sweetie.." She whispered, and Izuku's head snapped up to look at her. She knelt down so that she was on the same level as him. Izuku wrapped his arms around her in an instant, sobbing onto her shirt. Inko patted his back, "Hey, it'll be okay.."

He continued crying, biting his lip in attempt to stop it.

They stayed like that for awhile, and eventually, Izuku's sobbing reduced to sniffles.

He wiped his tears out of his eyes, and nuzzled Inko.

Maybe Inko would wait until Izuku had fully calmed down to ask him about seeing Hound-Dog.

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They cleaned up the mess in Izuku's room, and threw out all the broken pencils. He appologized multiple times for making such a mess.

Izuku ended up passed out on the couch as usual, snuggled up with his mom.

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4 days till the Sports Festival

As Izuku walked to school the next day, he was extra nervous. Hopefully, he'd manage to give the quirks back to those buissness students.

He didn't want to take their quirks, really, but they just didn't listen yesterday. It was annoying, really. They got super upset at him, and yelled at him to give the quirks back, but the moment he tried to, they just ran away.

He straightened his backpack straps as he walked, avioding eye contact with anyone. Not that anyone would willingly look him in the eye.

He really hoped that he could find those buissness course students today..

He had grown used to the feeling of everyone's eyes on him, although that didn't make it any less uncomfortable. Izuku hunched over slightly, trying to make himself seem smaller. Maybe if he made himself unnoticable, they'd just leave him alone...

Eventually, he managed to find the buissness students, and returned their quirks, appologizing a million times for it.

As he walked to class, he ended up bumping into Kirishima. "Oh, hey Midoribro!! You doing okay?" Kirishima said with a grin.

"Oh!! Uhm, yeah, I'm fine... How're you doing?" Izuku responded. Kirishima nodded, "I'm doing pretty good. Oh, by the way, me and The Bois are planning on having a sleepover at Suika's place this weekend, wanna come?"

"Huh? You guys would be okay with that?" Izuku seemed a little bit confused. "Well yeah!! You're our friend, and besides, it'll be fun!" Kirishima said, smiling widely, "Of course, you don't have too come if you don't wanna. No pressure!"

Izuku paused, considering the offer. It did seem like it'd be fun... Plus, if they were at Suika's place, he probably wouldn't have much of a problem with being out in public, like what happened in the arcade.

He nodded, "I'll have too ask Mom if it's okay... but if she's okay with it, then yeah, I'll come!"

Kirishima grinned, and ruffled his hair, elicting a laugh from the smaller boy, "Great!! I'll text you the address later, but we'd better get too class!!"

"Right!" Izuku said, and with that, the two rushed off to class 1-A.

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Classes were rather bland, and not much happened in heroics class either. Izuku's extra training went a bit smoother than the past few times, with them deciding to focus on One for All after a few failed attempts at trying to get Izuku to use All for One. He did break a few bones, but that was expected.

He walked home, holding his phone in one hand. He had recieved a few notifications from Kirishima, and was now looking at it.

Kirishima: The address is XXX, XXXXX street, in Hosu.
3:14

Kirishima: So, are you okay too come?
3:32

Midoriya: sorry, I was doing extra classes with Aizawa-Sensei.
Just now

Kirishima: wait, you have extra classes? Huh, didn't know that... It's fine tho, don't worry!!
Just now

Midoriya: yeah, since I don't have very good control over my quirks. I haven't asked mom yet, I'll tell you when I find out!!
J

ust now

Kirishima: Alrighty! Oh, by the way, we're gonna start going over to Suika's house Saturday morning.
J

ust now

Midoriya: I might end up being a little bit late, then. Well, I'm gonna go now.
Just now

Kirishima: ight, bye!!
Just now

Izuku pocketed his phone, and continued walking home. The apartment he lived in wasn't too far away now.

Eventually, he got there without too much trouble. While he was sure that he had gotten some odd looks, as per usual, he was feeling pretty excited about this upcoming sleepover.

He went inside the apartment, instantly met by the smell of his Mom's kastudon being cooked. Inko turned to look at him, and waved, "Dinner's almost ready"

Izuku nodded, smiling, "It smells good!" He put his shoes on the shoe rack, and went into his bedroom. He then placed his backpack on his bed, and got changed out of his school uniform, putting on a more casual outfit.

When he walked back out, he found two plates of katsudon at the table. Inko already sat at one of the chairs, and Izuku shuffled to sit down in the other.

The two of them ate in silence for awhile, until Inko said, "So, how was school today?"

Izuku said, "It was alright. Nothing really happened.. Well, Kirishima-kun invited me to a sleepover at his friend's house this weekend."

She nodded, "What did you tell him?"

He replied with "I told him that I'd ask you if it was okay."

Inko chuckled, and said, "Well, if you want to, I suppose I'm okay with it."

A/N

Okay. So. This chapter takes place on a Thursday. I'm not sure whether I want to write Friday or not, but whatever. The Sports Fest. is gonna start on the Monday chapter, meaning the day after the sleepover. Just so that you know.