Disclaimer: Of course I don't own My Hero Academia, its characters, or the franchise.
Story: Izuku was a fervent fangirl who wanted to be a hero. But despite her weird mutated genetics and a self-serving Quirk, she was determined to be like All Might! She just didn't know that, in history, Soulmates was a phenomena that preceded Quirks…But why'd she have to get three of them in this day and age?!
Set as an AU genderbending fic.
Spoilers: Most definitely for all seasons, even if this is an alternate take.
Warnings: Age disparity, cursing and violence for now…hm, just in case since I'm usually writing it, bit of crazy humor, perverted humor, morbid or sarcastic humor, and maybe some sexual situations…
Pairings: Fem!Izuku/All For One, Fem!Izuku/All Might, Fem!Izuku/Endeavor, side-Dekubowl (because my regulars know my habitual obsession with the protag/one-sided (or not) others XD), maybe later on Asui/Ochako or Iida/Ochako, Hawks/Fuyumi, etc…

Advent of a Heroine
Chapter Ten: Can I Wake Up to Your Love?

It was dark in the room when she finally woke. She'd slowly opened her eyes, not recognizing anything. She did realize she was in a hospital room, seeing the machines and all.

So she didn't die and had fully healed. Izuku didn't know how she felt about that. The darkness and silence of the hospital room reminded her of her apartment, an inexplicable familiar loneliness gripping her. Once again, she was all alone —

The door opened and a man she hadn't seen in years stepped in.

She gasped loudly, drawing his attention.

"Izuku?"

Todoroki Enji, someone she hadn't seen or talked to in years, ever since the first and last time where she'd stayed with him and his family. Since then, she'd known him only from afar as Endeavor.

Now here they were.

Before she could blink and register his movement, he'd quickly made his way to her side, putting a heated hand on top of her forehead. She didn't dare unfurl from the ball she'd curled up as, looking up at him with wide eyes.

"T-Todoroki-san," she whispered, not sure how to take his presence.

He looked aggrieved. "I should have checked on you," he said suddenly. "I didn't know you were all alone. Your father…your father visited before he left and made it seemed like both of you…No, it's no excuse. I shouldn't have listened and checked on you anyway. What the hell do I care what your father says? If I had known you were left alone, I would have taken you in."

He hunched down to be at eye level. "I'm sorry," he apologized. "I fucked —I messed up. Again. But I promise me and my family will always be there for you." She looked up at him in wonder. "I'm so sorry," he repeated. "I wanted to make things up to you and be there for you, but I failed. Please forgive me."

She found herself grabbing his hand and taking it off of her forehead, holding tightly to it instead.

"I'm really happy to see you, Todoroki-san!" she smiled brightly at him.

She saw him stare at her before something rare happened. He smiled himself, softly at her as he brought her closer into a warm hug. Her heart skipped a beat as she felt the heat of his body, listened to the loud thumps of his heartbeat, as her forehead pressed firmly against his chest.

She ended up glancing down at the hand she still held onto. She glimpsed her name emblazoned on his wrist and stilled in his arms.

To think, Todoroki Enji ended up being one of her Soulmates.

Hari looked down coldly at the bloodied figure by his feet, hands in his pockets casually. The phone in his left pocket vibrated next to his hand, but he ignored it. He nudged the figure with his foot.

"Are you still alive?" he asked indifferently.

He didn't get an answer, but his phone buzzed again. Sighing in aggravation, he took his phone out and answered.

"Hello?" he asked apathetically.

"Hello, is this Hari?"

"Yeah, this is him," Hari nudged the figure again, seeing it twitch.

"I apologize for the late notice, but we haven't been able to reach you. You were on the contacts list of a Midoriya Izuku and we've been contacting everyone on it —as of yesterday Midoriya-kun has been in the hospital. While her injuries were severe, she's currently in a stable condition."

"What hospital?" he demanded immediately.

The hell! Yesterday, he'd been on a mission to catch this guy and after here, he'd had plans to surprise Izuku with a belated birthday dinner. Upset now, Hari got all the details he needed before hanging up.

Hawks rushed through the hallways, ignoring the stares and exclamations. When he'd gotten the call, he'd been frantic. This was Izuku. Chibi Izuku who he adored and who he'd been friends with since they first met on that junkyard of a beach. She was like his biggest supporter! More than that, she was like his little sister!

His really pretty little sister, who he always felt like beating the shit out of any guy that looked her way.

There! Her door. He opened it and was about to step in, when someone spoke from behind him.

"Do you know Izuku?"

He turned around to face another blond, just the same height as Hawks and wearing…a raincoat? Hawks narrowed his eyes.

"Yeah, I'm like her big brother," Hawks snapped out. "Who are you?"

The other blond blinked before grinning widely. "I'm Hari! I'm like her other big brother."

They both blinked this time, staring at each other.

"You aren't dating her really?" Hawks asked to make certain, wary.

"You aren't?"

"No."

"No."

"I have a tendency to violently make sure boys stay away," Hari cheerfully confessed.

"I beat them up —well, threaten to," Hawks admitted.

"You're a Hero."

"It's Izuku!"

Hari and Hawks held out a hand each, suddenly grinning at each other while shaking hands firmly.

"I think we'll just get along fine," Hari said decisively. "Did you know just yesterday morning, I had to deal with this loud, obnoxious brat that was staring at Izuku when we were trying to have breakfast together? It was truly annoying."

Hawks nodded. "Isn't it? The other day, Izuku and I were at an arcade and…"

He felt relief that he'd found someone else who agreed with him that sometimes Izuku just needed a protection detail against all these assholes who don't know how to keep their eyes in their skulls.

"Hey, do you know why she was in the hospital?" Hawks asked him, having not been told on the phone.

Hari frowned. "I wasn't told either. They just told me her injuries were severe, but that she was now in a stable condition."

And as Hawks ran his eyes over the small form on the hospital, he could see the paleness of her and the dark circles under her eyes. Thankfully, she seemed uninjured and fine otherwise, so he wasn't sure what was meant by how severe her injuries were if she looked perfectly fine now. There was no way to heal from severe injuries at that rate and look normal next, right? Maybe they brought in Recovery Girl…

"She definitely looks in stable condition," he heard Hari murmur and he looked over and saw him grab her chart. "It says here that she —"

When Hari cut himself off, Hawks walked over, concerned when he saw the other man look pale and was shaking. Then he looked extremely angry, whirling around to face the sleeping girl. Was she sleeping or unconscious though?

"Why the hell didn't you talk to anyone?" Hari yelled at her, catching Hawks' attention.

"What? What's wrong? Why are you yelling at her?" Hawks asked in a panic.

Hari shoved the chart at him. "She jumped off the fucking roof of her school!"

Hawks inhaled sharply, staring at him in disbelief. Then he looked down at the chart and read it over, his face screwing in a mix of anger, sorrow, and upset. Anger at her for doing this, anger at himself for not noticing. Sorrow that she'd felt she'd come to this point and hadn't been able to talk to anyone about how she was feeling all along. Upset about this entire situation.

"I need a drink," Hari growled, hands clenching. "I can't…If I stay and talk to her, I'm going to be upset and that's not good for her. I don't like upsetting her. I'm not in a good mindset."

"I think I need that drink too," Hawks muttered. "I'm going to leave something behind though, so she knows I was here and so she won't feel alone."

He thought about it and plucked out a feather from his wings, placing it on Izuku's hand and making a fist so she ended up holding it. Hari joined him a second later, throwing his white raincoat over the back of the chair next to her bed.

"She'd recognize that," Hari said frankly. "She knows my raincoat by now."

Hawks didn't get it, but if the other said so…

"Come on, I know a good bar around here," Hari said to him, his tone tired.

He bit his lip, looking back at her one last time before he followed after the new friend he'd made in the name of Izuku.

Enji sighed deeply, stepping back into the hospital room. He saw her still sleeping, though he furrowed his eyebrows at the red feather she was now clutching, as well as the addition of a white raincoat on the back of his chair. Clutching his coffee, he shrugged it off and just sat back on his chair. She stirred then, opening her eyes and he was looking straight into her sleepy face.

He found his lips twitching up without his permission, and an idle thought of how cute she looked crossed his mind before he forcefully banished it. He must be tired too, or else he wouldn't be thinking those kind of thoughts. It was true though and he was making an observation, not something he should overreact and get bothered over…

He sipped at his coffee before he allowed himself to smile. "Hey, you're awake."

She blinked several times before she used a hand to wipe at her eyes, waking up more. "Hi," she said sleepily. "Sorry I fell asleep on you."

Enji nodded. "It's understandable since you did end up using a lot of energy healing yourself." He saw her flinch. "Here," he ended up bringing out her sketchbook that he'd placed to the side.

She silently grabbed it, very awake now.

"Your work is good," he said softly. "You're really talented."

It was. He remembered looking through it and seeing all of her artwork. When he reached the end and saw the last page of himself though, he hadn't been able to bear it and had slammed it shut, unable to see the bloodstains covering his portrait.

That she'd tried to kill herself wasn't something he'd been able to stomach.

He still couldn't, but she was here now and she was alive and breathing in front of him. That's why he put aside his coffee and grabbed her hand.

"If you're sad…If you're lonely…Especially if you're angry because I know what it's like to be angry…" Enji squeezed her hand. "Come talk to me. Come talk to Fuyumi. Come talk to Natsuo or even Shoto. Don't keep it to yourself; let us know and we'll be there to listen to you, just like you were there for us. Okay? I didn't want to meet you again like this. If anything, it would've been nice to have met you again, seeing you happy and doing well in your life."

She looked down nibbling on her lip. "I'm sorry…"

"Don't be sorry," he said firmly. "Just remember you do have people who care for you and you should never have jumped."

He and his family did care for her, despite just having that short week with her. She'd saved him and their family in a way where things could've been too late otherwise, and the idea that the same almost could've not happened for her upset him and twisted him up inside. It contradicted the oddly warm and content feeling he felt as he sat near her…

Enji looked down at their hands and stilled at the sight of their wrists.

He'd reached for her left hand with his, considering she was still clutching onto that strange red feather with her right, and though he'd been upset, his feelings had been muddled with a calmness he hadn't ever felt before.

But he saw his name written across her wrist, just as hers was written on his. That was his handwriting…which meant on his wrist was hers. He looked up at her, opening his mouth to ask, only to see her briefly glance at their wrists before averting her eyes.

She knew what it was and didn't want to say anything about it.

Enji closed his mouth and said nothing else, just continuing to hold onto her and letting her know he was still there.

He'd stayed with her the entire day, though she'd been in and out of consciousness through it. He'd made sure to call his agency to let them know he wouldn't be in, which he knew surprised his employees, and hadn't budged from her side for any longer than he could manage.

Which meant that when he entered his home to see his worried children, he cursed under his breath and realized he'd not only forgotten to bring Fuyumi her food, but also had forgotten to tell them what had happened and where he'd been.

"Where were you?" Fuyumi asked, standing up quickly and heading over to him. "We were worried!" she said upset, torn between that and the worry.

Shoto's stare and Natsuo full out glaring at him made him run his hands through his hair agitatedly.

"I'm sorry," he muttered, looking away. "I…I was visiting Izuku."

That made the room pause and his kids were all staring at him then.

"Izuku-chan?" Natsuo asked loudly. "You saw her?"

He nodded and gestured for them to sit down at the table. He walked with Fuyumi and sat at the table before reluctantly addressing them.

"This morning, I was visited by a couple of people who knew I knew her," he started out. His hand twitched, remembering. "They told me she was in the hospital."

"Oh! She's in the hospital? Is she okay? What happened?" Fuyumi began to wring her hands together.

Enji hesitated, which his kids noticed. "She hasn't…she hasn't been having a good time with things, and apparently she jumped off the roof of her school yesterday."

"What?" Shoto actually exclaimed, his usual expressionless face caught between fury and sorrow.

He didn't want to give them exact details, but his kids were actually as meticulous and stubborn as him and would probably not stop until they found out everything they could. So he told them what he knew and felt tired at the end of it. This was emotionally draining and Enji had never been good with emotions. He'd been shit with them before he'd met Izuku and he still mostly was. He was surprised he managed to be how he was with Izuku earlier, considering he thought he'd be awkward and awful and clumsy with his comfort.

"I'm sorry I forgot to bring you food, Fuyumi," he turned to his daughter. "I was…I was preoccupied the whole day and hadn't wanted to leave her side," he admitted to them.

"Never mind that," Fuyumi said in agitation, unlike her usual gentle self. "How is she doing? Is she stable? Please tell me she's not really injured!"

At that, he relaxed. "No, she was actually fine. Physically at least. She was completely healed by the time I visited her."

Shoto's eyebrows furrowed. "How is that? If she…jumped…shouldn't she be…"

Enji thought on that. He knew what her Quirk really was, even if it was being listed as Super Regeneration. But his kids remembered her stay with them and her ability to create fire like him.

"She's…she's got a Super Regeneration Quirk that managed to heal her back to normal," he told them.

"But didn't she have a fire Quirk?" Natsuo was the one to bring that up. "That's why you were sort of training her back then, right? She had a Quirk that was similar to you?"

Enji shook his head. "She's got a…copy Quirk," he hesitantly explained. "She can take other people's Quirks and keep a copy to herself."

"Wait a second," Natsuo started, but it was Shoto who finished the thought. "So she took your Quirk?"

He nodded. "That time, those flames she created and was learning to use was because she copied my Quirk. The Super Regeneration must be another Quirk she'd copied."

"Would she mind us visiting her?" Fuyumi asked suddenly and Enji froze up. He stared at them, but they weren't looking away from him.

"I don't know," Enji said. "I don't think so. I was…I asked to be put on the case, so after I finish up with that tomorrow, I guess I can pick you guys up and head to her hospital room? Do you all want to —"

"Yes."

"Duh!"

"Please, Otou-san!"

He looked over his kids, mentally shaking his head. "Be ready by four," he told them firmly. "If you're not ready, I'll leave you behind."

"Yes, Otou-san," they chorused and he got up and began to get ready to make dinner.

He was still troubled by his thoughts though.

Later that night, Enji sat at his desk in his study, staring at his left wrist. It throbbed a bit, but not as much as it had earlier. When he'd held her hand, the same wrist with his name, there hadn't been any pain or ache at all.

Just content and calm.

When he'd first gotten the lettered scars, he'd been baffled and not understanding why he'd woken to that pain and the letters. The blood had been concerning, but then he'd ended up with no actual wound. He'd put it off because of the dream that had haunted him and not wanting to do anything but sleep off his depression. He'd gone to take care of his wrist and then gone back to sleep.

Then he'd gone through the rest of the day in a daze that he hid from everyone, glancing occasionally at his wrist, and trying not to remember the dream he'd had and unfortunately continuing to wonder about Izuku that day —ironically being her birthday. His wrist had been in a low thrum of pain that day, but he hadn't been in a good headspace to think or care much about it. He put it off. Later, he kept telling himself, later.

Then he went to sleep that night and had that dream again, and he woke up to Shoto and trying not to slip further into his depression.

But then he learned about Izuku and he felt like he'd fucked up again.

Maybe him having her name on his wrist was supposed to be a constant reminder that he owed her and that he would always have to make things up to her. He didn't know why he'd gotten her name on his wrist, but a part of him felt like it was the universe telling him he was in her debt forever.

He did know that Izuku seem to know what it really meant.

Grabbing his laptop, he thought maybe he should finally look into this. But did he really want to? Given her reaction earlier and knowing she knew but didn't seem to want him to know, maybe he didn't want to know about their branded names.

But it was Izuku and Enji was willing to do whatever he could for her.

He owed her far too much after all.

Kurogiri's misty hands gripped the box tightly, staring down at the tall glass of the melted remains of a milkshake. He'd placed that there this morning and had decided he'd give her a belated birthday cake later in the day to celebrate her birthday, since he hadn't been able to yesterday on her actual birthday. Tomura had thrown a tantrum and he'd had to stick around to watch him.

This was supposed to be a surprise. Izuku was supposed to be here. Only…he couldn't feel or hear anyone inside her apartment and her milkshake was left untouched. He just knew something happened.

Creating a portal into her home, he entered through and saw it was dark and silent. It hadn't looked like anyone had been there that day. That wasn't Izuku, especially with her living circumstances. There was nowhere else for her to be.

Frantically looking around, he saw no other signs of where she could be. Not sure where else to look and unfamiliar with anywhere she might be, he decided to bite his tongue and ask for Sensei's help.

Maybe he would help him and wouldn't be too upset that Kurogiri had planned to meet with Izuku for a bit, if only to just drop off a cake…

Started 11/21/18 — Completed 12/10/18

A/n: Aaah, I swear I'm getting closer to the anime/manga! But all these 'pre-chapters' have become really important, so gotta get through them! Lots of Enji here, after being absent for a bit, and next chapter should be more Kurogiri and Sensei! Exciting times, huh? Please remember to review! Feed my angsty, monstrous soul~

Quick Points:

1. Enji's timeframe: I kind of messed up on it last chapter. I'll fix soon though, but here it goes a little more in detail thankfully. But at least he's back?

2. EnDeku Discord: Haha, I made a Discord server for EnjixIzuku! If you like them with me, join the EnDeku family~ Invite: discord dot gg /GFHSFJc

3. Current BNHA fics as of 12/22:
"Advent of a Heroine" (main)
"Don't Want to Touch You (But You're Under My Skin)" (Main EnDeku),
"Miss You Like Crazy" (EnDeku Soulmate series),
"Cake and Smiles" (AFOIzu, became a three-shot),
an exclusive Ao3 EnDeku smut fic called "A Wolf in My Heart" (done for Kinktober),
"Miles in Your Mind" (EnDeku fic bodyswap),
"A Little Sugar & Honey" (EnDeku one-shot),
"warm embers" (another EnDeku one-shot),
"Sweet Love O' Mine" (EnDeku pregnancy)
and a Soulmate one-shot coming up called "Dokei to Dokei".
Please check them out~

Anon Reviews:

1. Silent Reader: You're welcome but thank you! I hope you keep getting invested because I have plenty more to come!

2. Guest2: Oh yeah, those kids are like total villain material if they don't shape up! AFO would definitely prefer to demolish them XD The Blacklist would have capitals and when it's talked about, everyone will instantly know what's being talked about. Shove the flaming asshole my way ;) I like him and redeeming him~ Bakugo definitely deserves it here and needs to look at himself in the mirror. All Might would've showed those kids though –he'd have no tolerance for it, especially since Izuku was involved. Also, yep! I think Mirko would be fun to add into the story.

3. Guest: Always happy to make your day! You'll get Hawks' reaction soon, though Mic and Vlad's won't be until after. I really like Nedzu! I definitely have plans for him~ As for Toshinori, I have a set timeframe for him, but no worries ;) As for her room, I do like all of those ideas, so I'm pretty sure her room will be set up like that! Thanks for the Thanksgiving greeting! I did!

4. Guest 2: Haha! That would definitely be a change from the norm, concerning Mineta. Don't apologize –it would be interesting and funny!

5. Guest 3: Many mutual "unintentional" unofficial hero-villain team ups, huh? Kolkoklkol…;)

6. Please Adopt: Oh, I'm sorry! I have a lot of stories I'm already juggling, so I don't think I can adopt yours…

7. Guest 4: Ooh, flowers! Toshinori –sunflowers because of what she called him, AFO feels like a classic, traditional guy so roses (maybe exotic kinds though, because he likes to be extravagant and superior), and I headcanon that Enji practices Hanakotoba so he would give her flowers based on meaning.

8. JJayJJay: Haha, I know –I'd just always planned on her hitting the ground and Bakugo seeing it. Cheers for making crazy pairings work and making believers out of readers! :D I try to update when I can and I try to update often!

9. Guest 5: Ooh yeah, AFO would not be happy at losing the Soulmate he'd been waiting centuries for. And considering Toshi and Enji's own unhappiness, they wouldn't be happy either! (You're right though –Izuku's the cinnamon roll everyone wants XD). No worries about Toshi! Plenty of overprotectiveness and jealousy from him (and the others~). And thanks! I had a great Thanksgiving.

10. Guest 6: Of course! I also think she'd look great in Sakura's outfits and I also think Vocaloid!Miku's too~

11. Guest 7: Haha, thanks I think?

12. Guest 8: Feel bad for Izu, but don't worry! She's got a great support system! The UA staff will probably learn soon enough? 1 remember I have a set time for it :) Vlad probably will mention it, and she is definitely getting better with her Quirk and Reversal. Nedzu is a great candidate to figure it out. As for Recovery Girl, heh, you know it…

13. Guest 9: I don't know if you reviewed earlier, but like I said then about her dorm –those are great ideas! Her dorm room is definitely going to be more or less like that~

14: Guest 10: Thank you! And yeah, it's totally likely –well said about Tomura. As for Izuku's 'Time' powers…great guesses~ Lol, I'm glad someone likes my cliffhangers XD Again, thank you so much for enjoying!

`5. Reader: Yay! I'm glad you liked the chapter. And yeah, poor Izu-chan thinks like that, but she should've been able to realize she had support then. As for her new guardian…Anyway, yeah, she did definitely mature physically, hence the kind of insults and jabs at her. I don't have the exact measurements, but she is pretty lean-muscled and curvy, based on the fanart model I prefer for a fem!Izuku. Hehe, Toshi's reaction would be hilarious though. As for the League of Villains preferring Izuku as AFO's successor, hurr hurr…Well, she'd be calmer and more rational, and all the things you listed apply ;)

16: guest: Haha! I love that omake. It sounds super cute~

17. Guest 11: That omake on Aizawa is super cute too! I love it!

18. Guest 12: Gran Torino and Recovery Girl are definitely great candidates to still be around at myths maybe, but I should come up with a solid timeline with that. I am thinking of adding other students from other classes to befriend her :)

19. Guest 13: Ooh! Stain! Great questions! I'm looking so much forward to that arc!

20. Fan: Ah! Yes! Izuku and Shinsou~ Total friendship material. Class 1-B will be interesting to add in more too.

21. xXMistyJupiterX: Hoho! Does Sense know about Enji's part in Inko's death? You'll just have to see :)

22: Guest 14: Oh, good question! I would like to know thoughts on fem1Iuzku's voice actress~