Here we are with the second chapter. I think I really should have updated this sooner but life had a few issues.

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Class was as it normally had seemed to be. Today they were supposed to talk about being the future. She just ignored all of it continuing to read the book that she had been given by her father. As the class seemed to use their Quirks in celebration everyone was made silent by one person. "Please don't lump me with the rest of these rejects!" Katsuki sat with a smug look on his face. "We all know that I am the only one who stands a chance at going pro."

Time had not humbled Katsuki one bit. For almost ten years he had arguably the best Quirk in the class. There was almost no one that came close. "What about Izuka?"

At that, his smug look seemed to have disappeared and was replaced with a look of anger. There was really one thing he seemed to despise as he turned to the student who said that. As soon as that person got the message he turned his head over to the petite girl in question. "Deku."

Izuka looked at him as she put the book down next to her Quirk analysis notebook. "I mean I did score second place on the same test…" Her words seemed to only cause him to look at her with more anger. "Just behind you."

A few of the students looking at this whispered to themselves. It was known that both of them had a falling out years ago and a fight. Despite Katsuki having won it most of the class made it clear that they thought Izuka had won. In the end, she was unharmed, thanks to her healing factor, while Katsuki had to go all out and still to this day had the scare from where she bit him. Nevermind his ego took such a huge hit because of it.

"You think he's going to start another fight with her?" Her fellow students were not helping with this either. Sometimes she wondered if they just wanted to see what would happen.

The sound of the bell ringing caught everyone's attention as class was known finished for the day. Izuka really wanted to get out of here herself. Pocketing her notebook she looked up as she saw Katsuki with the book her father had given her. "Guide to Creatures?" He just looked at the images of creatures from fantasy. "This looks like something from a shitty tabletop."

"Give it back Kacchan," Izuka was really annoyed by his words. Katsuki eyes met with her as the two of them stared each other down. The rest of the class looked on as the few remaining students looked between each of them.

Tension in the air between the two of them caused everyone to take a step back. Out the corner of his eyes, Katsuki could see that the extras were waiting for a move to be made. "Fine but remember," He tossed the book to the side which Izuka was quick to catch before falling. "I will be number one you hear me!"

With that, he took his leave. Izuka sighed as she picked up her book and looked back at her classmates. 'Why is that that they keep trying to antagonize him?' It was almost a paradox with them. They feared and respected him but wanted him to fight her. 'I can't get a break.'

Having wings and being unable to fly home was at first a bit of a bummer but over time she had gotten used to just walking home. Today she had figured to take another route seeing how Katsuki was still outside. Taking out her phone see looked to see if her mother had sent her a text on if she needed her to get anything on the way home. Stopping at the exit to the bridge she thought she heard an echo. 'Wait, did I hear something?'

An unknown smell soon was caught on her node causing her to turn around. What greeted her was what looked like a pile of sludge and an eyeball. "A little girl disguise it's perfect," A tendril of muck was sent right at her which Izuka reacted and jumped out of the way. "Stand still!"

"What do you want with me!" The next one missed and instead of just standing in place Izuka spread her wings and flew up and out of the villains reach. It was times like this that she wished she had her special ability already. Judging from the way this villains Quirk, she was almost certain that this was the case, was trying to fight with shapeshifting was it the question.

A tendril managed to catch her leg and started to pull her towards him. Izuka refused and struggled against much to the Sludge Villains annoyance. "I just need a disguise and your body is not my first choice but it would have to do!" The Sludge villain grabbed on to the walls and pulled with all his strength to finally bring Izuka down. He dragged her up to him gelding her upside down. "Nothing personal kid."

Before anything could happen a voice rang out. One that Izuka had recognized even if she had never met the person with it before. "Never fear for I am here!" The Sludge Villain turned over to the voice and looked on with panic. He had finally found him before he had a chance to take over his disguise. "Texas Smash!"

A condensed gust of wind slammed into the Sludge Villain breaking his body app at and causing him to let go of Izuka. Izuka groaned as she hit the ground. Picking herself up her eyes went wide as she couldn't believe it. Standing there at the entrance was him. "All Might!"

The number one hero in the country was standing in front of her. To say that this caused the fan in her to almost jump in excitement was an understatement. For a moment she wondered if she could get his autograph. She reached for her notebook only to find a hole in her bag. 'Did it fall out?'

While she tried to find where her notebook could have fallen All Might had taken to retrieve the now broken up but still alive villain. As he was just finishing up he noticed a notebook laying on the ground partly opened. Picking it up he took a look brief look and was shocked at what he saw. 'These notes are extremely detailed if those were to fall into a villains hands,' He flipped through the pages before looking at the owner's name. 'Izuka Midoriya?'

All Might turned to the girl behind him. This must have belonged to her. "I believe that this is yours, miss?"

Izuka looked up from her searching as she saw All Might with her notebook in hand. Taking it back Izuka immediately flipped through the pages to make certain everything was in place. She was about to ask him to sign it when she saw his signature on one of her unused pages. "An autograph from All Might!" She could barely contain her excitement. 'I can't believe this is happening!'

"You're thinking about becoming a Pro Hero I take it?" All Might had figured that this had to be one of three things. Given how she was excited to see him it was probably not villainy so that just left out heroism and Quirk studies.

Izuka gave him a nod as she put away her notebook. "Yeah, I'm hoping to enter into U.A."

"Well, my dear girl keep working at it and I'm sure when you're older you would pass the entrance examine!"

"... I'm fourteen years old."

There was a small awkward pause as Izuka words caused All Might to do a double-take. Izuka was both embarrassed and annoyed by this. No one at school would opening say it to her face but her underdeveloped and petite frame was something of a closest joke amongst the girls at school. It wasn't something she could control either as it was a genetic condition that some Vampire Lords had. Her father got lucky with it being a recessive trait but seeing how she didn't have a Vampire Lord for a mother the trait could and did manifest. Writing it off as a side effect of her Quirk was easy but still, it was going to be annoying to be called a little girl when she's almost a teenager.

"My apologies miss."

"No it's fine I've gotten used to it," The two of them had a pause as All Might suddenly remembered that he was forgetting something important.

The last of the Sludge Villain fell in front of him and with that he was reminded that he had to get him to the police. Which given how awkward everything had gotten was just he needed. "Ah, yes well I got to make sure that this guy," He picked up the last of the Sludge Villain and put him away. "Gets to the police!"

Before All Might put the two bottles away the Sludge Villain glared at Izuka. It was the kind of both annoyance and hate which was amazing given it was just an eyeball. "Keep up your studies and who knows I might see you at U.A."

That caught Izuka attention but she couldn't press him on what he meant as All Might jumped out of the area. Izuka decided to just ignore it and got the rest of her things. 'It's probably just something he says to anyone.'

When Izuka got home she could smell the scent of cooked meat. The one trade-off with being a Vampire was that cooked meat of any kind tasted terrible. It was editable and she could get some sustenance from it but the taste was horrible. Raw meat and blood were their natural diet and the issues that came along with it were easy enough to explain away. Still, it made her a bit mad that her favorite dish was effectively garbage whenever she ate it. "I'm home."

Inko turned around as she saw her daughter going to the bottle of animal blood that was kept for both her and her father. "Oh, Izuka your father called me and said that he wanted to talk to you at the beach."

It was hard to imagine that this waste dumb was actually once a public beach. Izuka just knew that the city cut funds and then suddenly all this happened. Her father just committed that it was to be expected of urban planners. Whatever the case the beach had become a place where no one ever really went too. It was ideal for Izuka to train under her father's eyes though.

Izuka found him where he always was waiting for her. Sitting on top of what looked like an old pickup truck. Hisashi jumped down after seeing her. "So, how was school today?"

"Same old I guess," Hisashi raised an eyebrow at this but didn't push harder.

He could smell the lingering scent of something on her but shrugged it away. If Izuka didn't think it was important he'll respect it. Hisashi, however, did take a moment to look at her. Her original hair color was almost completely gone being replaced with a light blue hue. Her skin was pale to the point of looking almost porcelain white. 'There won't be much hiding her real self should she get famous.'

No matter what it seems her dream was not going anywhere. To be a hero just like All Might, the Symbol of Peace. "Izuka have I ever told you about what being a Vampire Lord entitled?"

"What do you mean?" Izuka only knew about the technical stuff. The abilities that she has and the difference between her and the other two types.

Hisashi turned around as he looked up as the sunset-colored sky. The words he learned when he was a child repeated themselves once again. He turned back to her as he saw her as her younger self for a moment. "We are natural-born leaders and it's our job to be symbols to rally around," Black flames roared to live all around Hisashi swirled around his form. His ability, Shadow Flame if Izuka recalled, was something he had never fully shown her before. "We inspire respect, hope, and for those against us fear."

Izuka looked as the flames seemed to form into a vague fanged mouth around his form before it disappeared. Her father's words echoed through her mind. A Vampire Lord was a leader and a Symbol. Something that caused her to think of All Might when just thinking about the two things together. 'A symbol just like All Might…'

She was soon pulled from her thoughts when she watched her father pull out a short sword from a sheath and handed it to her. "We have ten months for us to get you ready for the entrance exam," Hisashi put it down and pulled out a Pistol, "Honestly I wished we had more time but with school and work it would have to do I'm afraid."

"W-why do you have those with you?!"

"Combat training," The ease with which he answered was a bit concerning for her. Hisashi picked up the sword again as he looked at the two weapons. "So, would you prefer I teach you how to use a gun or are you more traditional?" Thinking for a moment he put away the gun and tossed her the sword which Izuka caught in a panic. "Eh, swords are more useful in a world like this."

Izuka looked at the blade that her father had given her. He had committed that he wanted to give her the usual Vampire Lord marshal training. "This is really necessary?" She looked at the blade with curiosity and touched it. Her eyes went widened as she realized that this was real metal. "This is real?!"

"Of course, it is," Hisashi had another sword out and held it in front of him in a dialing stance. "Swordsmanship is a great way to learn how to properly balance your footing and to attack with precision on your enemy's weak points."

The first bit sounded reasonable but the last part was more iffy to her. Regardless of the fact he wanted them to practice with real swords without any protection just seemed too dangerous. 'Then again we do have a powerful healing factor,' Although, this was still a reckless thing for them to do. 'I hope I don't lose an arm.'

Besides a few cuts that were gained from improperly timed thrusts, there wasn't anything too serious. Although, a few of those cuts would be cause for concern if someone didn't have a healing factor like they did. Her clothes, however, didn't heal and the stains of blood from the wounds did not go unnoticed by her mother. "You thought using an actual sword was a good idea?"

Inko knew that both of them could survive rather gruesome injuries. She had heard her husband's stories of some of which he had suffered and how fortunate he was for what he was. Hisashi using a sword to train Izuka was completely fine given this fact if it wasn't for the whole thing about Izuka being their daughter. Especially after she saw the outcome of it with her own eyes. "It was how my mother taught me."

Hearing those words caused Izuka to realize something. She had never once heard her father talk about his parents. Izuka had met her grandparents from her mother's side but not once until now did she hear about her family from her father's side. Inko just looked at her husband just as surprised as her daughter to hear this. "You've never talked about your parents before."

"Yeah, we kind of had a falling out a while back and I haven't tried to get back in contact with them," Hisashi sighed as he remembered what happened the last time he and his mother spoke. "It was a long while back and I don't think I'm ready to talk to her right now," He shook his head after saying this. Pushing aside the memories. "Look let's not talk about this right now ok?"

Putting aside what had happened for the later Inko decided to focus on the more here and now issue. The cuts and blood-soaked clothes of her daughter. Those stains were going to be so hard to get out. 'My husband is just so reckless,' What was concerning was that her daughter had gone along with this. 'I worry all the time even when I know I shouldn't.'

Katsuki had been ignoring her these last few months. Something which she had been rather grateful for. Izuka would rather not deal with him trying to start a fight with her, which tend to be due to her class, and instead focus on the many different training styles her father had thought about putting her through. After swordsmanship, he got her training in how to use a gun and finally how to use a spear.

Surprisingly his reasoning for the former was understanding the weapon made it a perfect way to judge an enemy that had one. A sentiment that was backed by some Pros who dealt with villains and criminals who would use such things. The last one was the strangest of the three that her father had picked. 'If I'm being honest I seemed to have liked it the most.'

Katsuki caught a glance at his so-called rival. He had been focused so far on anything but her. No matter how much the extras tried he was not taking any bait that they tried to use on him. A quick glare was all it took to get them to shut up. No, he had been practicing for the entrance exam. Something he was almost sure that she was as well. 'What do I care it's not like she would beat me to the number one spot.'

Despite what would first come to mind when dealing with him Katsuki was rather smart and intelligent. He knew that the students were trying to piss him off and he wasn't taking it right now. His mind was focused on one thing only. Getting into U.A. and getting first place. Izuka was also taking it but he was certain he would defeat her when the time comes. 'When it comes down to it my Quirk is better suited for whatever practical they have.'

Sure her regeneration was amazing. He could never deny that. Besides her wings, it was the thing that stood out about her Mutation Quirk. No injury she seemed to suffer lasted all that long, and scaring was nonexistent. It was almost like it kept trying to return her form to peak condition. A healing factor like that would make any fight difficult for anyone if they couldn't injure them until it stopped working.

Katsuki had thought about it and how to overcome it a few times. If they ever fought, by hero training or some other reason, that would be the thing he had to overcome. 'Why am I thinking about it?' Sure, it was the biggest problem but besides that what did she really have? The ability to fly and a degree of super-strength. 'I'm about to figure out how to stay airborne and I'm just a strong as her.'

As soon as the bell rang he took out of the door. He had some training to finish upon. There was no time to deal with his two followers right now. Nor with the girl. His mind was focused on ensuring his place.

Hisashi entered the building and headed for his usual seat at the bar. Technically this place was closed right now. Closed to the usual clients of the place. He was a usual client but not if that variety. "Ah, Damiel I haven't seen you here in a long time."

Walking in was the bartender whose appearance seemed to shift from something that would pass for normal human into an almost simple face with no real standout features on a pure white skin and eyes. Despite having seen it for almost ten years the Vampire Lord could still feel creeped out by his true face. "You know I still for the life of me Cid can't get over the look of your face."

The Changeling just shrugged their shoulders at this. He wasn't bothered by it as to him the appearances of everyone else looked unsettling. "I feel the same way you devil," He dropped the usual glass. A mix of sake and red wine. "So, what brings you here?"

"My daughter going to try put for U.A. tomorrow," Hisashi answered as he took a sip of the drink. He saw the reaction, which was easy to miss due to how featureless a Changelings face was, about the news. "Yeah, I know but it's what she wanted and I've been supporting her no matter how stupid it sounds if you ask me."

"Well, first your a good father for doing that and second tour also an idiot," Both of those were the honest truth as far as Hisashi was concerned. A father supporting their kid even when what they wanted to do was as crazy as this. "You didn't tell her about all the issues that would happen if she, you know, attempted such a dream?"

"I don't and given how much she was looking forward to it, I don't think it would matter if I did," half the glass was now gone. Sometimes one had to wonder why a being with regeneration would even drink. Hisashi knew he couldn't get drunk and this was just more a force of habit. 'How did I even get a taste for this stuff.'

The building was quiet for a few minutes. Once he had finished his fourth drink Hisashi paid up and left the building. Not soon as he had left the Changling bartender let out a sigh. "You know you could have said hi to him," He finished cleaning the last glass and turned to the person he was talking to. "I thought you wanted to see him after so long?"

"I do just not right now," A regal feminine voice spoke softly. The owner of the voice closed held a smirk on her lips. "It's nice to know I'm a grandmother though."

Now as you have noticed updates are sadly going to be slow due to way too many projects and life. My apologies for the rather chaotic updates. Anyway, moving on the next chapter will be the entrance exam and oh boy... I'm not going to spoil things either further. Also, yeah I based her physical appearance on Remilia Scarlet from Touhou. Not the first time I've done something like this.

Anyway, tell me how it is and I'll cya all next time. Remember Go Beyond Plus Ultra.