Dead deku AU (discontinued)

The jump

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"You know what, Deku?" Kacchan spat out his name like a curse

if he could even call that cruel word his name. Izuku weakly lifted his head up from where Kacchan pushed him to the ground.

"Maybe if you take a swan dive off the roof, you'll have a quirk in your next life."

That was low, even for Kacchan. His little entourage giggled anyways.

They all exited the room, leaving Izuku to pick himself up. He could still hear their little mutters outside the door. His elbows ached as he attempted to lift his body off the ground.

"Stupid. Stupid. Stupid." Izuku muttered under his breath

quickly rushing down the steps—or, at least, going as fast as his body could take him. His notebook that Kacchan threw out the window ended up right in the koi fish pond, where they were attempting (and overall failing) to eat it. He frowned slightly, slowly and gently shoving the koi out of the way.

"That isn't food, stupid fish."

He picked up the notebook, attempting to salvage what was left. He could already tell that it'd be of no use.

Most of the ink was smudged and illegible, and Kacchan had burned everything else to a crisp. Izuku grimaced. It was a shame, really. He'd liked this one; there have been a lot of new heroes popping up recently.

Speaking of, Mt. Lady was cool, even if she had been selfish and taken the spotlight from Kamui Woods and the others... His a—

"Hrch!" His thoughts were quickly cut off as slime covered his mouth and plugged his ears.

Izuku let out a weak gurgling noise.

"Ooh... A nice body...! Thanks... It'll only hurt for 45 seconds..." The slime monster hissed in his ears. He thrashed around, unable to breathe.

"You're my hero..." it muttered. Funny how the only thing to tell him that was a villain, of all people.

"Mmph!" Izuku continued to struggle in its grip.

He couldn't breathe, he couldn't hear, and the slime was climbing its way towards his eyes. Black spots danced around his vision, and tears streamed down his face.

He was really gonna die this way, huh? He began to lose feeling in his limbs. Well, it's not like his death would h—

"Do not fear!" A manhole cover clattered open, and a figure rose from it. Carrying grocery bags, how menacing. Izuku and the monster both jumped.

"For I am here!"

...All Might? Huh. Izuku barely registered it. His only thought was that he was taking far too long.

"Texas Smash!"

And then he passed out.

"Don't be dead. Don't be dead." Izuku distantly felt someone gently slapping his face, and he jolted up. "A-All Might?"

"Oh, good. You aren't dead!"

"Huh?!" Izuku felt the blood rush to his face. "Oh my god! You're All Might! Oh my god, where's my journal—" He scrambled to grab his notebook and—

He'd already signed it.

Izuku was on the verge of passing out again.

"Well, I'm afraid I'll have to make my leave." All Might stretched and Izuku scrambled to grab his backpack. "Wait wait wait no! I still have so many questions—"

"Bye!"

no...izuku thought

i still need to ask him....

As All Might jumped, propelling himself into the air, Izuku managed to grab hold of his legs.

"Do you have a death wish, child?!" All Might yelled in surprise. "Possibly!" Izuku yelled back.

All Might quickly landed on a rooftop as Izuku let go. "Please, before you leave; just answer my one question!"

All Might sighed. "Alright."

Izuku glowed. "...Can I become a hero like you, even if i don't have a quirk?"

All Might startled, taken aback, then paused for a moment.

"....I am sorry my boy but i cannot say you simply can become a hero without a quirk."

Izuku's smile slid off his face. "Oh." He didn't know what he was expecting. "I see."

All Might smiled and patted his head. "You could become a police officer, they get ridiculed killed a lot because heroes take care of most of the work but it's better than getting yourself hurt. Well, I have to turn in this villain!" He patted the soda bottle in his pocket.

"I'm sorry, Izuku!"

And with that, All Might jumped off once again. Izuku stared at the ground. A police officer wasn't the same. What was the point?

"I'm afraid he has no quirk."

All Izuku wanted was to become a hero, but... maybe he should stop fooling himself. It was clear to everyone that he'd never be able to do anything worthwhile. All Might thought so, Kacchan thought so, his Quirk Doctor, his teachers, his classmates...

"You can't get into U.A just by studying!"

Even his mom thought so. He could tell she tried her best to hide it, but he knew all those reassurances and sweet smiles were all just to placate him. It was stupid. The only 'person' who called him a hero was a fucking smile glob thing that came out of the sewers.

...Kacchan was right.

"Maybe if you take a swan dive off the roof, you'll have a quirk in your next life."

Kacchan was right.

Maybe he should. He could. It's right there. There's no point, anyways. Kacchan was right all along. Kacchan is cool, he can become a hero. All Deku can do is watch from the sidelines.

Deku walked towards the ledge, staring down at the concrete.

Slipping off his sneakers, he wavered over the edge.

He took a deep breath.

And then he jumped.

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