Chapter 15: A Storm is Coming

AN: Oh shit. Issa chapter! Plz enjoy

'Phone, check. Scent canceling perfume, check. Handkerchief, check. Tie, kinda check.. Hair… a mess..'

"AH! I can't go to school with this hair! Not when All Might is going to be here today!" Izuku quickly grabbed some gel in order to tame his hair to no prevail. He sulked at his reflection. "Stupid hair." He mumbled.

"Izuku.. You're hair is fine," Inko called out, "So come here and eat breakfast before you're late to school." Inko gave an exasperated sigh when she heard Izuku groaning. 'Probably out of frustration.. I was the same when he was younger..' Inko chuckled at the thought. She remembered fondly trying to tame the monstrous curls that adored her son's head with little success. At some point she just gave up and let them have free reign. 'Such simpler times when he was so small… When he was always in reach and now..'

"Mom?"

"Ah! Izuku you scared me.. Well, good morning, come have some breakfast."

"Mhm." Izuku replied and sat himself at the table. "This is really good as always mom!"

"You flatter me Izuku."

Izuku beamed.

'Hmm someone is really happy today..' She noticed. "Anything special happening today?" She asked curiously.

Izuku nodded with cheeks filled with food. "Yeah. We're going on a field trip today. Sensei said it's going to be a surprise, so I'm really excited. I wonder where we're going. He said to be ready to put on our costumes.. To bad mine won't be ready in time hehe.." Izuku awkwardly scratched his chin, "But I'm sure it'll be fine. I'm just really glad to be out of the class.. No offense to the lessons we have, they're really fun and interesting, honest! It's just nice to get out haha! If the costumes are anything to go by, I bet we're doing hero training. Finally. The last hero training we had with All Might was alright, but I want to do some rescue-y stuff y'know, cause being a hero is not just fighting, it's also helping people."

Inko frowned at the word 'hero training' and droned out the rest of what Izuku had to say. 'Hero training..' It felt all too real to Inko at that moment. Her son, who she has been protecting from the world that could be cruel, is training to be a hero. Her son, ever since he learned what a hero was, has always wanted to be a hero. Her son, who against all odds, made it into the number one hero school. Of course she was proud of Izuku's accomplishments, he persevered in order to take a step closer to his dreams, but as a mother who knew his deepest secrets… she couldn't help but worry. He may be growing up, but to her, he was still her precious baby. He's all she has in this world. As much as she recognized Izuku's desire to be a hero, she couldn't understand how he could challenge such a dangerous path sometimes she wondered…

"Izuku, why do you want to become a hero?"

Izuku paused his rambling noticing his mother's darkened mood. With newfound courage he answered. "I want to save people with a smile."

"But couldn't you do just the same with a safer job? Like a police officer, doctor-"

"Mom. I want to be a hero." Izuku said firmly.

"Izuku.. I do.. I know how much you want to be a hero.. But can't you think about me for a second?! I-I.. I worry you know. There's never a moment when I'm not worrying about you.. I thought it would be fine with you going to UA. I thought that you'd be safe. I thought I could finally let you go to walk your own path out of my sight…"

Izuku bit his lips, "Then what's wrong? You know I always wanted to be a hero and now I can. What's the problem?..."

"Remember when you came home with an arm sling and you said that it was just a little accident.. Then I just nodded along without questioning any further? Izuku… you probably thought it's be fine not telling me the full story about your injury because you didn't want me to worry.. As much as I appreciate the thought.. I wished you trusted me more.. Out of curiosity I called the school to ask what happened and.. Izuku… After hearing what happened.. I started to question.. Was it really the right choice to let you walk this path towards becoming a hero?"

"Mom.. I don't understand what you're getting at.."

Inko slammed her hand on the table, "IZUKU. I just can't allow you to get hurt like that."

Izuku stood up abruptly, "It was just practice! Nothing serious happened! Besides recovery girl was there so everything was fine. Mom.. there's nothing to worry about."

"I know it was practice. But what if it was real. What if no one was there to patch your wounds. What if you can't come back to me safe and sound. And what if you suddenly have your heat and there's no one there to save you?" Inko took a deep breath, When I found out that you were quirkless and an omega, all I wanted was for you to be safe. As your mother, I want what's best for you. I want you to be safe, but you're goal of becoming a hero goes against my principles. Izuku I want you to be safe.. Please... That's all I want for you.."

"So what." Izuku gritted his teeth, "What do you want me to do? Do you want me to drop out of UA just because I got a scratch?" Izuku was only met with silence. "I'm not weak just because I was born like this, doesn't make me weak. I thought I was just a weak quirkless omega… But these past few months.. I realized I'm more than that. I'm more than those labels… Mom, I believe I can be a hero.. Why can't you…"

Inko looked away from Izuku's pleading eyes. "I know I'm being selfish and this isn't the time to discuss this… But please hear me ou-"

Fed up, Izuku grabbed his backpack and headed for the door. "I'm going out now. Have a good day" And with a click of the door closing, Izuku left his mother to herself to think in the empty apartment.

"Izuku…"

"Ah shit, here we go again." Shinsou mumbled under his breath as he stood in front of UA's gates.

"Holy shit dude! You can meme?"

Shinsou ignored the comment and headed towards class. 'If I pretend I didn't hear then they won't bother me.'

"Yo! Why are you ignoring me? Come on we're in the same class.."

Shinsou continued to ignore the other.

"Look, in the beginning I thought you were a scary, brooding, self-centered, rude asshole… But you're display of meme knowledge has reminded me not to judge a book by its cover. So I thought.. How about we get to know each other and become friends?"

'Friends? This weirdo wants to be friends with me?' Shinsou paused. 'Fuck that load of crap. He's just like everyone else and trying to be friends with me just because he pities me. That's a whole lot of self-righteous crap if I ever heard it.' Shinsou puffed and sped up his pace towards class, ignoring the "Hey! Wait up!"'s that followed him.

Shinsou squinted his eyes the door that stood in front of him. He could hear the chatter from the room and he cringe at how loud it was.

"Fuck, I don't want to go in…" His face scrunched up in dismay when he heard Iida yelling about the legacy of the desks and how they should be used in respect to the upperclassmen. "Fuuuuck.. I really don't want to go in.." He said aloud to no one in particular.

"Hey man, me neither but we gotta or else that caterpillar demon teacher is gonna kill us. Also you walk really fast. What the hell is up with that?" The other said while panting in between words, "Man.. I should really start working out more… I'm so outta breathe. Hey we should work out together or something."

Shinsou had enough of the other. 'Better to end this now so thi weirdo doesn't cause me any trouble later.' He turned around to face the other, "Hey, you. Stop talking to me. I don't want anything to do with you."

The other shook his head in dismay. "Mmm mm mm. First off, my name isn't 'you,' it's Kaminari Denki. Remember it friend. Second, we need to fix that hostile attitude. No wonder everyone is wary of you. Third… Ok this has been on my mind for awhile now.. You're hair.. Is it like bed hair or did you actually style it like that?"

Shinsou was in a state of dumbfoundedness before scowling. "What the- Look don't talk to me. We're not friends-"

"Yet."

"We're not friends so leave me the fuck alone. I don't want anything to do with you or anyone else for that matter. Just leave me alone, or else." Shinsou said darkly before going into the classroom and slamming the door in front of Kaminari's face.

The class looked his direction silently.

"What the fuck are you guys looking at?"

The class answered with silence and began their conversations again when Shinsou put his head down in his arms, presumably to get some sleep.

'I don't need friends like them. It's all just an act to fuck me over or a way to feel good about themselves.'

Meanwhile Kaminari stood outside the door for a few seconds in thought. 'Yup. We really need to work on his people's skills. That attitude is a no can do. Also.. he's def a tsun tsun or something.'

"Guess I should go in.."

"Hey Danki! Get over here." Sero called out.

"Hey! How are you doing?"

"Pretty good, but you would not believe this morning.."

"Eh? Did I miss something? Damn it I always miss the good stuff! So was there a fight?"

"Hah! I wish." Mina answered.

"Then what happened?"

"Well the mornings been pretty rough and edgy." Kirshima commented, "So it began with Midoriya coming in lookin all gloomy, but that got fixed up once he started talking to Ochako and Iida. But it was really awkward seeing him so down looking, usually he's smiling or muttering about something.. It was just really weird to approach him. Then Bakubro came in, scowling as always, he was standing in front of the door yelling about us being extras."

"As usual." Mina added.

"Yeah. Dude really needs to stop with that." Sero said nodding.

"Ok so then Todoroki-"

"Doki doki."

"Mina."

"What did I do?"

"I'm trying to update Danki."

"Well sorry but It was a perfect opportunity to say it. And it's true. Todoroki makes every girl's heart go doki doki."

"Is that anyway to speak in front of your soulmate."

"It's alright." Sero said while rubbing the back of his head. "You can't deny he's a looker."

"Hey! Are you saying he's prettier than me?"

"No Mina.. It's not like that-"

"The audacity!"

"Let them have a lover's quarrel while I continue."

"Ye."

"Ok So Todoroki opens the door to the classroom, but Baku-bro is blocking the way. So he asks him to move, but I guess Baku-bro took offense to it? Well one thing led to another and they activated their quirks to fight, but right before any blows were made, Aizawa sensei came in and stopped them. Then he dragged them away with his weird scarf thing to god knows where to lecture them. And just when everything settled down, Shinsou came in with his attitude. Gosh this morning was a special one, I'll tell you that."

"Well.. I don't think Shinsou is that bad."

"You're quirk has fried your brain."

"What? No way. I didn't expect it to happen that soon.. Anyways I think he's actually a nice guy."

"Denki. Honey. Bro. Are you ok-"

"Everyone settle down and be quiet. I'm already in a bad mood because of two certain problem children so I would like for you all to listen.. Unless you guys want expulsion…" At the mention of the word 'expulsion, the class straightened up. "Good. You two, get to your seats." Bakugou and Todoroki obeyed with no resistance. "Now today we are going on a field trip. On this trip you will learn how to operate in different environments. I don't want any slacking or else." Aizawa threatened the last sentenced by flashing his quirk for a second. "Now go change into your hero costumes and meet me outside."

"YES SENSEI!" The class exclaimed as they scrambled out of their seats.

"Good grief, this is going to be a long ride with these problem children.." Aizawa mumbled to himself.

"I feel you man"

"What the- who?" Aizawa was met with Shinsou's slouching figure. "Didn't you hear me earlier? Go change."

"Aight dude." Shinsou said while shooting him finger guns.

"Shinsou, I may be your mentor, but right now it's school hours. I will not tolerate that laid back attitude. Failure to comply to my instructions and continuation of that attitude will give you a one way ticket to expulsion."

Shinsou pursed his lips and sped walked out of there.

"Hmph. That's right. Listen to your sensei."

Kaminari stood in awe at Shinsou. "Dude you just talked back to Aizawa sensei. You madman."

"I thought I told you not to talk to me."

"Nu-uh dude. You, my friend, are stuck with me."

"We are not friends."

"Yet." Shinsou rolled his eyes and ignored the other's attempts at conversation.

Aizawa slowly zipped up his sleeping bag as if to say "Fuck this shit I'm out" towards the bus filled with loud, energetic, problematic, headache inducing students. Shinsou could only watch with jealousy towards his mentor.

He crossed his arms and looked out the window. "How unfair" he mumbled.

"Hey Shinsou!"

'And ignored.'

"It's rude to ignore someone kero."

"Tsuyu I don't think you should bother with him.." Someone whispered.

"But I have a question, kero."

"Yeah but-"

Kaminari shot up from his seat, "Excuse my friend's rudeness! I still have to teach him manners haha- whoa! Iida, warn a guy when you're about to pull them down."

"Well you shouldn't be standing up in a moving vehicle. Don't you know how dangerous that is?" Iida scolded with his usual hand chops.

Kaminari waved dismissively, "Ah, you're just a worry wart."

While Iida was scolding Kaminari on safety, there were whispered conversations about Kamianri and Shinsou being friends and gazes being shot between them. Shinsou frowned at the gossip. 'Sure go target the guy with the villainess quirk.'

"Is Kaminari ok?"

"Being friends with him?... That's kinda creepy.."

"Who would've thought they'd be friends.."

"Do you think he was brainwashed into being friends?"

'Ouch. Well that comment stung.' Shinsou thought sarcastically, hands gripping his thighs. 'Why the hell would I brainwash someone to be my friend. I don't even want friends.' Shouto nudged Shinsou's leg with his as if to ask if he was ok. He returned the gesture with a shrug to say 'I don't give a fuck.' 'Ok. He's alright. But everyone else can take a hike or something.'

"What?! That's stupid. Why would he brainwash me to be his friend? I chose to be." Kaminari asked genuinely confused, only to be met with silence. "Gosh. All of ya'll got sticks up your arses," ignoring Iida's spasming about language, Kaminari continued, "Everyone is making a big deal about his quirk being a little scary, but I for one think he might be a chill dude. We all just got off on the wrong foot."

Seconds felt like an eternity before anyone spoke up.

"Well you got me there." Sero said defeated. "So how'd you two become friends?" The bus waited expectantly for his response.

"It alllll started today whe I bumped into him-"

"We are not friends," Shinsou interrupted, "And we'll never will be. Stop tangling me up in your game. I know you're just saying you're my friend to fit your feel good about yourself agenda. I want nothing to with that. I also don't want anything to do with any of you." Shinsou retorted coldly. Kaminari cocked his head and beamed to Shinsou's surprise. 'The fuck. He's supposed to be like sad or something.'

"Ah~ My friend is such a tsundere." Shinsou squaked indigidently while others choked on air. "You say you want nothing to do with us but deep inside you do~"

"Wha-" Shinsou couldn't believe the situation. "No I don't! I said what I said and I mean it!"

"Look at his ears.. Aren't they a little red." Tohru awed. "Maybe he really is a tsundere!"

"No I'm not!"

"He also memes!" Kaminari said happily. "It's actually how we became friends!" Kaminari ignored Shinsou's deadpanned look, "He was standing in front of the gate and mumbles, 'Ah shit, here we go again.' And it was at that moment I knew, he couldn't be as scary as everyone thought he was. I realized he's probs just an edgy teenager with eighth grade syndrome or something. Like Tokayami." The bus burst into laughter.

"What a banquet of darkness…" Tokayami said in a quiet voice.

"He might even have a cute side kero."

Kaminari showed interest to this comment. "Really?"

"Yeah. I mean I did see him walk out of a cat cafe looking quite satisfied with Todoroki with him, kero."

"He's a cat person!" Kaminari cheered.

"Momo. Can you make cat ears?" Tohru asked desperately. "I think they would totes suit him." She finished seriously.

Shinsou felt really exhausted at the moment. 'FML.'

"Hmmm.. What color should I make them?"

"What? You'll really make them?"

"Well.. Why not? I think they would also suit him."

"You can't be serious." Shinsou grumbled in dismay.

"Shinsou.." Momo called out hesitantly. Shinsou answered with a glare. Momo held up an array of cat ears. "What color would you prefer?"

Sero lost it. "PftHAHAHaHahaHa! She actually did it!"

Jirou glared. "Problem?"

"N-no! There is no problem." Jirou huffed and looked away from him at the response.

"I think the red ones are really manly Shinsou. You should choose those."

"What?! Ew!" Tohru said in disgust. "That's just no."

"So is my hair no?" Kirishima said kinda down.

"No. It just doesn't suit him is all. I think pink is better."

"Hot pink. Right?" Mina clarified.

"Well duh."

"I believe black will suit him better. Black really fits his soul."

"What the fuck?" Shinsou questioned. "I'm not emo like that."

"G-note!"

Tokayami physically spasmed and Shinsou frozen. "That's mean. Next time have a disclaimer you dick wad." He complained.

"So.. Since you responded to that comment, you are definitely emo."

Shinsou bit his lip before answering. "Don't talk to me."

"And there he goes again. Tsunderes, amiright?"

Shinsou groaned.

Bakugou smirked. 'Finally. Those extras are bothering someone else.' For the past few days, the so called baku-squad, make up of Kirishima, Mina, Sero, and Kaminari have been bugging him to open up to them. Of course he always told them to bug off, but they would just brush off his threats and keep on bothering him. Though.. A small part of him was annoyed that he wasn't the center of attention.

"Ok but is no one going to talk about Shinsou and Bakugou going to a cat cafe together?" Tohru commented.

"Yes, I am also curious.." Momo added.

Kaminari wore a suggestive look. "Was this.. Possibly a date?"

"My yaoi senses are tingling."

"It was NOT a date." Shinsou refuted.

"Sure. Keep telling yourself that honey, but we all know it was." Mina nagged.

Kirishima gasped. Concerned Kaminari turned around with a distressed look, "Kiri? Are you ok?"

"I- Wait Aren't Bakugou and Shinsou soul mates? Does this mean Shinsou was cheating on him? Oh my god, that is so unmanly." He wiped out manly tears from the corners of his eyes, "Oh Bakugou.."

"What the fuck?!" Bakugou stood up from his seat and pointed angrily at Shinsou. "Who said I was going out with that panda bastard!"

"He even has a cutesy nickname for him! Oh my god. Shinsou how could you?"

"I wasn't even going out with that porcupine bitch!" Shinsou yelled.

"Who you calling a porcupine bitch you panda bastard!" Bakugou shot back.

"I can feel the sexual tension between you two, kero."

"Our WHAT?!" The two exclaimed in unison.

"Shinbaku or Todoshin?" Mina thought aloud.

"A conflicting question."

"I personally like Todoshin cause like cats and they give a cute mystery vibe. Like they're secretly dating and like they both have cold and hard exterior but when they're alone together.. Their cold hearts melt and wahhhhhh!" Mini blushed and squirmed, "It just works. To hell with soulmarks. They don't mean shiz here. These two were meant for each other!" Tohru disked disappointedly. "What's your problem?" Mini asked flatly.

"Personally, I like Bakushin. Because it's HOT AND SPICY. Like they say they hate each other but it's all just an act because they don't know how to feelings. They're just feelings constipated you know?"

"I like Bakushin because they just exude manliness."

Kaminari hummed in thought. "I kinda like how they oppose each other. It's probelmatic but exciting."

"AND IT'S HOT. IT'S HOT N' SPICY!" Tohru exclaimed.

"But I also like Todoshin. It's sweet and heartwarming and soft," Kaminari ruffled his hair in confusion, "GAHHHH! I don't know. Whoever Shinsou's happy with I'm fine with. Besides both pairings are good."

Shinsou cringed at the thought of himself and Bakugou. "Ew."

"Ew at what?"

"Baku-hoe."

"Did he just?"

"Oh man I'm so going to use that."

"OHHHH GET REKT"

"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY YOU EXTRA?!"

" I said ew to you."

"So does Todoroki beat Bakugou in the love interest contest?"

"Obviously." He said to spite the other.

Bakugou tremble at the thought of him, the best of the best, getting beaten by that half n' half. "Oh hell no! I AM LIGHT YEARS BETTER THAN THAT HALF N' HALF LOOKIN CANDY CANE BITCH!"

"So you're saying you would be a better match for Shinsou than Todoroki?"

"OBVIOUSLY." Bakugou retorted without a second thought to the consequences of his words.

Kirishima started to weep, "So manly.. He just proclaimed his love for his soulmate."

Shinsou was repulsed and offended. "I must reject this love confession." He said flatly, "I'm not into…" his face scrunched up, "ducks." He finished remembering an image of a duck.

"Quackugo Quacksuki?.." Shoji's comment caused the bus to fall into laughter.

Bakugou was seething. "FUCK YOU."

"YES. FUCK HIM!" Tohru squealed with a wide and crazed grin that no one could see.

"Ew no. I might get rabies from that furry."

"It hurts. IT HURTS!" Sero screamed in tears and laughter while holding his stomach. "Pft hahaHAHA! Oh my god. Shinsou, if I knew you were this hilarious I would've befriended you earlier. Sorry for keeping my distance from you. I was just wary of you're quirk. But it turns out you were a cool dude haha."

"Yeah me too! I hope we can be friends from now on!"

"Yup! Welcome to the family!"

Similar decrees of friendship were proclaimed, and all Shinsou could do was slump in his chair in defeat. 'So this is what they mean by fighting is futile.' "I don't care. Do what you want. Just don't bother me you pricks." 'Besides.. It's not like they mean it. Today's friends is tomorow's foe.' He thought bitterly.

Kaminari laughed, "Whatever you say you tsundere." Shinsou only sunk deeper into his seat.

"I think the purple cat ears suit Shinsou best." Shouto said in a stoic voice. Shinsou gaped at the other in betrayal.

Sero was in tears. "Oh my GOODNESS. I thought we were done with that conversation and who would've thought that Todoroki doki doki would bring it up again hahaHAha!"

Momo perked up, "I think so too! They really bring out his eyes." Shouto shrugged, not wanting any part of the conversation anymore.

"This is going to be a long bus ride." Shinsou said depressingly.

Uraraka chuckled at the antics taking place in the bus. "Don't you find this amusing? Wha~ I think I'm going to explode at how cute Shinsou looks in cat ears."

Izuku nodded with a flushed face. He couldn't deny that he did look cute. "I feel like this is going to be a really fun field trip." Izuku said, smiling brightly at Uraraka.

Uraraka eyes widened before returning the gesture. "Yeah."

AN: Ayeeeee! So yeah it's been a long time since I updated. Sorry. Mmm yep this update schedule is all kinds of unreliable. Hoped ya'll enjoyed and I'll try to update asap. Thanks all for the kudos and comments and follows and ye. I'm actually really sorry about taking so long to update.. Just wasn't feeling it, but now I am. So ye. Um. Have a good dayyyy.

In other news.. AX 2019 was aight. Got an Aizawa pop figure so that's all fun and dandy :D. Saw a lot of cool cosplays and art. Blew a lot of money on merch so woops, but aye got some cool Deku and Bakugou art. Shout out to the one Haruka Nanase cosplay, you had nice abs. Jhtnzteeednyhsrinh. Yeah if you couldn't tell I'm kinda a mess hahahgwreHmdru. ;,)