The Turning Point

10 years later

Izuku

     I spotted Izumi's gang in the distance as I made my way to school.

Sigh

Waiting for me, no doubt.

   'I ain't getting beat up this time'  I thought while taking the alleyway to avoid them.

"Aaah!"

That shriek stopped me in my tracks.

  Wasn't that voice...  "Melissa?" I murmured slowly as I peeped back at their gang.

Shit!

Without a second thought, I ran over to them.

"Hey!" I shouted as I came between Melissa and their gang.

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They all took a moment to look at me before Kacchan smirked.

"Look who's here, shitty Deku the hero!"  They laughed.

"L-leave her alone!" I stammered.

"Move aside," Shoto said as he activated his quirk, "or face the consequences."

"Izuku, I-I..." Melissa started, but I cut her off. "Run!" I screamed as I frantically tried, and failed, to fight the gang.

"Shitty Deku," said Bakugo as they walked away.

"Why don't you just give up?" Izumi exclaimed.

   "Never," I muttered as they left.

         Well, just another day in my life

"Izuku!" Melissa came running to me as I was trying to clean up.

"Hey, I thought I told you to run," I chuckled.

"Why?" Melissa squeaked with teary eyes.

"Huh?"

"Why would you put me before yourself?" cried Melissa.

"Oh, that. T-that's because.. " I started

"That's because it's what heroes do," I smiled. Melissa blushed.

"W-what?"

She quickly shook it off.

"N-nothing! It-t's just that it should be different, y'know. I could tell dad, an-"

I put my fingers to her lips. (blush)

"Don't tell Uncle David," I sighed." He doesn't need to be worried."

We made our way to school.

After school and the All Might incident

Boom!

I started to rush towards the source of the explosion, but stopped, recalling what All Might said.

Consider what's realistic. Be rational.

I eventually made it to the scene, but I wasn't prepared for what awaited me.

"Ka-Kacchan!" I exclaimed. I looked around.

   Why weren't the pro heroes helping?

"I will not be defeated by some ugly *** villain!" screamed Bakugo.

'Be rational, be rational, be rational' I started muttering,

But then, my body moved on its own.

At the same time, I saw Izumi jump out.

"Izuku! What are you-" " Your courage has enforced me to act!" a voice boomed.

We watched in awe as the No.1 hero came charging towards the villain.

Detroi- Repulsion Burst!

A burst of explosion burnt the villain.

The crowd looked up to the source of the explosion. "Whew!"

"Looks like I made it in time," said Iron Man, No.7 Pro Hero, as he descended.

The crowd burst in applause. "Iron Man! Iron Man! Iron Man!"

Kacchan was praised by the pro heroes while I was scolded.

But then,  Iron Man came up.

"Hey, c'mon guys. This kid here had the courage to step up to the danger! Don't see good guys like him these days."

"N-no, they're right. I'm quirkless anyway. I'll never be a hero," I stuttered out.

I hung my head.

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"Hey kid," I looked up.

  "Look up, I'm quirkless too."

At that time, I couldn't see his face under the mask, but if I did, I would've seen the smile on it.

Everyone was shocked to hear this. But before the media could poke their butts in, the hero burst into the air.

His words left me hanging.

'I can be a hero!"

No one had ever told me that before. Things were looking up for me.

As I turned to leave, I saw All Might take off with Izumi out of the corner of my eye.

Suspicious

I followed them through the shadows.

Then,  when they found a place they thought was secluded, Izumi began to speak.

"All Might, what ar-" POOF!

A cloud of mist went up as All Might disappeared.

  The mist slowly dispersed, only to reveal.... "Dad?" Izumi asked, dumbfounded.

"Yes, my child. I brought you here for a reason. It was me all along," Dad responded with a smile.

Then he went on to explain about his quirk, One For All, and it's origins.

"...and now, I choose you to be the ninth holder of One For All," he finished.

"W-wait. So, if you could do this all this time, why didn't you give it to Izuku?"

"Hmph. That kid don't got nothing on him. He's not worthy," All Might replied.

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Well that was point break for me.

"WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME? YOU IGNORED ME MY WHOLE LIFE! DO YOU EVEN KNOW I'VE BEEN TRAINING MYSELF ALL THESE YEARS? ALL YOU CARE ABOUT IS IZUMI, IZUMI, IZUMI!" I exploded.

Almost instantly, I slapped my mouth shut.

Shit!

"Uh....Izu-" All Might started, but I was already out of earshot.

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"Why? *sniff* Why?" I sobbed as I made my way to Uncle David's house.

'I need to calm down and relax'

I raised my hand to knock the door once I reached. Wait. I wiped my tears. Then, I knocked.

The door opened to reveal Uncle Sheild. He looked worn out. But when he saw me, his face brightened.

"Izuku, my boy! What brings you here?" He smiled. I smiled back.

"Just passin' by, Mr Sheild. How are you?"

   "Come on, you can just call me Uncle. Come in!" he gestured.

I entered their house. Classic house they have. Even though he's obviously rich, Uncle Dave never shows off.

"Umm.. Is Melissa home?" I asked.

"Oh, she's at the lab, love. She'll be back later," said Mrs Sheild as she came in with drinks.

"Hi auntie!" I greeted her while she smiled back.

"So how you doing, Izuku?" asked Dave as he plopped down on the sofa beside me."Hey, what's this bruise?"

I quickly covered my wound.

"O-o-oh, i-it's nothing. Just f-fell down, heh" I smiled goofily. 'Man! I was sure I'd covered that!'

His expression turned grim."Kid, I've known you for a long time.

"I know when everything's all right and when it's not."

"I couldn't face him."U-uh, I-I," I began stuttering, one excuse after another.

But then I got tired of hiding and decided to tell him the truth. He was practically my father anyway.

'Should I tell himor not? If I do, he might go and consult mom & dad. If he does what will become of me?" I asked myself, or so I thought.

"Son, you do know you're mumbling, right?" Uncle David patted me."C'mon,you can trust me."

"Uhh... O-okay. I-I-I'll tell you. Itall started....." and so on.

All I could imagine was his blank expression before I opened my eyes. But when I did, he did the unexpected.

"Come, there's a great place around here I wanna show you," he gestured, picking up a bag as he smiled at me and walked out the door."You'll love it."

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He didn't act surprised and go find Dad to give him a piece of his mind. I'd told no one besides Melissa.

I expected him to get mad and scold Izumi's gang. That's what Melissa had done, and they'd started to pick on her that day onwards.

"Wha-a?" I sat there dumbfounded, at his reaction.

"Time and tide wait for none, Izuku!" He shouted from outside.

I quickly shut my hanging mouth and followed him.

            'I wonder where he'll take me?'

"This place good enough for ya?" Uncle Sheild asked as we made our way into an abandoned subway.

"Damn!" I exclaimed, eyeing the empty walls.

"I stumbled around here when I was roaming out," he said, finding a place to sit.

Then I frowned,"Wait. Why'd you bring me here?"

He simply smiled and passed me the bag he was carrying.

"Relieve your stress, kid.Do what you do best."

I opened the bag and saw "Spray cans!" Lots of them. "You're the best, Uncle Sheild!" I grinned.

Looking at the empty walls, I knew there was nothing holding me back.

So I went on and painted my talent all over the place. My graffiti.

I never tried to hide it , but only Uncle Dave and Melissa praised me for my art. Not that my 'friends' and 'family' noticed anyway.

By the time I was done, I was panting, but nevertheless, proud.

"Whoa!" David exclaimed."You really outdid yourself this time!"

We stood there, looking at the graffiti in awe.

"Okay, are you relieved?" he smiled.

Yes, yes. I was satisfied.

"Let's go, Uncle," I said, picking up my bag. By the look of his eyes, he was a bit surprised, but grabbed his bag all the same.

"Oh wait!" I ran and took out my phone in front of the now covered wall."Lemme snap a pic."

I set the filter and was putting up the focus.

Then, this really weird looking spider landed on my arm aand crawled up to my hand.

Befor I could react, the spider bit me, pouring its venom into my blood.

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Smack!

I smacked the spider and it fell to the ground. I never gave it a second thought.

"You comin', kid?" Uncle Dave called.

"Yeah!"

It was dark by the time we reached our homes.

We said goodnight and I left for my house, going straight to my room, ignoring the fact that I'd skipped dinner.             'They probably didn't even remember me'

I switched off the lights and went to bed, ignoring the pain my burns and bruises were giving me.

    I'd pretty much grown used to it

                  End  of Chapter-2

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