Hey everyone! So to start things out, yes, I have joined the My Hero Academia fandom and I have to say...I do NOT regret a thing! lol this series is sooo awesome! So, this is my first My Hero story and I hope you'll enjoy this! :) I couldn't help but try to think of a fanfic I could write for this amazing fandom and I'm very happy to finally post a story! This was going to originally be a few chapters at first, maybe like 3-4 of them. But who knows? It could be longer!

This story was based on the song Lover by Taylor Swift. If you haven't listened to the song yet, then I highly recommend it! It's such a cute song and every time I heard it, it reminded me of Izuku and someone else. So I think it's the perfect choice! Unfortunately, due to the FF rules on here, I can't post the lyrics in this like I planned. However, on Archive of Our Own, I'll post them in there. But basically, the lyrics are going to go along with the story a little bit.

Don't forget to leave a review! I love hearing what you guys have to say and if you have any advice, I'd appreciate hearing it! I hope you guys enjoy this story! Thanks guys!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own My Hero Academia. I only on my OC, Machiko/Machi. Nor do I own Taylor Swift's amazing song!

Panting heavily, Machiko Imara, Machi for short, rushed through the city of Musutafu, her chest heaving up and down while her legs pumped heavily, never slowing down. Raindrops rolled down the skin of her arms and soaked the long dark blue strands of hair that blew in the breeze. However, the strange thing about this so called rain, was that it wasn't raining anywhere else in the city. It only rained on the poor girl, who also had her own tears rolling down her cheeks.

Without really looking, she crashed into a random passing by gentleman, who was on his way to work, accidentally knocking his briefcase to the ground.

"Hey! Watch it Kid!" he boomed angrily, brushing off his expensive suit with one hand while shaking the other clenched fist.

In a normal situation, Machi would have stopped and apologized profusely as it had been used to doing so on various occasions, but right now...all she wanted was to escape the roaring city. And with the way her body was in such emotional turmoil, she needed to be somewhere calm before it exploded.

She took another sharp turn around the next street corner, gasping as she nearly ran into a girl on a bicycle. The brakes hit suddenly, causing them to squeal along with a shriek from the girl.

"Hey! Idiot! Watch where you're going!"

Still, nothing stopped poor Machi as she bolted past the girl and a sight appeared in the distance, like a beacon in the night. Except it was still the middle of the afternoon.

The sound of thunder rumbled through her head, making her stomach plummet and her emotions flair up.

"Almost...there..." she panted, heart racing faster than a cheetah, the raindrops soaking her hair by now.

The second her feet touched the wooden dock, she stopped running and collapsed against the wooden railing. As she tried to catch her breath, Machi lifted her head to stare out over the vast deep blue ocean that ventured out to the horizon. Takoba Municipal Beach Park.

Wiping away the raindrops that rolled down her cheeks, Machi could feel the heaviness in her chest beginning to lift. The small cloud above her head began clearing as well and the rain less heavy.

Her fingers gripped the wooden railing for a moment, her breathing slowing down until her heart finally calmed. "Made it..." She sighed in relief before taking a deep breath, the scent of the salty air filling her sore lungs. Eventually, the cloud was completely gone and now she was standing there, completely drenched as if she had taken a dip in the ocean.

To Machi, this was the place where she could relax. The place where she could lose herself and all of the emotional turmoil in her body dissipated. It was always the place that she had visited as a child with her parents. But now, being almost fourteen, she was still coming here, even if it was by herself. The sad part about this place was that garbage covered the sandy beach, making the place seem abandoned and forgotten. What a shame.

Her fingers finally released the railing and her feet carried her to the end of the dock. The bright sun above dried her now completely drenched clothes and hair as if it knew her troubles. Then Machi carefully sat down on the edge of the dock, her feet dangling over the ocean below. The sounds of the water crashing against the sand made her nerves relax slowly. To anyone, this would be a peaceful sight to see.

After a few moments of peace, her hand reached into her pocket, pulling out a crumpled up brochure with the bright colors of red, blue and silver staring back at at the girl as she unfolded it. The letters UA stared back, making Machi's heart sink.

Then voices of her parents echoed through her head, replaying what had been said in the last few hours.

'But Honey, UA is one of the greatest schools in the world! You'll surely do great in this school.' he told her in the kitchen that morning as he handed her the brochure. He looked so excited to show it off like it was the best thing ever. 'You've got excellent grades and who knows, with a Quirk like yours, I'm sure you'll get some attention from the big names!'

She could still see her mother coming to her side, throwing an arm around her shoulders. 'Your father's right, Machi. The greatest heroes attended this school! They can help you control your Quirk!'

Machi bit her lower lip at the words her mother spoke. Control her Quirk...

Her parents beamed as they began thinking out loud about how she would be as the next greatest hero. Comparing her to heroes like Best Jeanist, Endeavor, and of course All Might. But then again, didn't most proud parents compare their Quirk gifted children to the best of the best?

However, that sort of compliment made her sick to her stomach.

She tried to maintain her emotions before she lost control again. Squeezing the brochure tightly, she closed her eyes and took several deep breaths that barely helped as she felt the tears in her eyes begin to fill again and the dark cloud began to appear from above.

How could she do this? How could she ever attend such a prestigious school and find a way to control her Quirk. Right now, she could barely even control herself! Every single time she was sad, angry, embarrassed, or even overly excited her Quirk would flair up and nearly destroy or ruin any moment she had at making friends or even meeting people.

Her eyes opened once again to stare at the paper before crumpling it back up into a tight ball and throwing it off the dock as hard as she could.

"Ow! Hey! What the heck was that?" someone gasped with a strangled squeak.

Realizing what she had done, Machi quickly leaned forward over the middle part of the railing to look down at whatever was below. A messy green mop head of hair stood out among the sandy beach. The head lifted and Machi found herself staring into a rather large pair of eyes.

Her heart clenched and her cheeks flushed with heat with embarrassment. "Oh...I...I'm sorry!" she yelled down to them.

"What?" the individual yelled back, their hand cupping their ear.

"I said I'm sorry I hit you!"

"Uhh...hang on!" Suddenly the individual began running towards the shore and up to the grassy area.

"Oh no..." she mumbled to herself, fear running through her veins as she got to her feet in a panic. "Crap...crap...crap! This isn't good! Why do I always have to be such a pest? Maybe I can get away before..." She trailed off as she turned to see the figure from the beach running towards her. "So much for a quick getaway..."

It was a young man with dark green hair, which stuck out all over and was dripping wet. "S-sorry." he panted, his hands resting on his knees as he bent over to catch his breath. "I...I couldn't hear you down there."

Machi opened and closed her mouth a few times as she stood there, wringing her hands. "Oh no...it's okay. I was just apologizing for throwing that paper at you." she apologized, her eyes shifting to the ground for a moment before meeting his gaze again. "Did...did I hurt you?"

The boy stood up straight, his big eyes blinking a few times before a blush crept onto his cheeks. "Oh! No no! You just surprised me that's all." he responded quickly before holding open his hand, which held the crumpled brochure. "Here's your stuff back."

Her heart sunk when it was retrieved. "Oh...thanks." Truthfully, she was trying to get rid of it, but how could she be rude to the poor guy when she had hit him and he had brought it back instead of walking away?

The boy tilted his head to the side before glancing between her and the brochure. "Oh...wow! This is from UA!" he exclaimed in awe.

"Yeah..." she mumbled, running a hand through her drying hair.

He pulled it apart to stare down at the colorful piece of paper and a small smile appeared on his lips. "I...I don't mean to bother you at all, but uh...are you...trying to get into UA?"

There was a hesitance for a moment or two as Machi tried to find the words to say to the boy. Did she really want to tell this stranger no and that she was rejecting the idea of herself being admitted into UA? She did at first, but the look on his face read excitement. Was he one of the many fans of the infamous school? Probably so. So why was would she be the one to crush his spirits and tell him that? She may be a clumsy and a little distant, but she wasn't cruel.

When she didn't answer, a look of panic crossed his face. "Oh! You don't have to answer that! I was just...um curious." he mumbled embarrassingly, waving his hands frantically in front of his chest, the pamphlet moving around like a flag being waved.

The boy wore a pair of shorts and a very drenched dark tank top. It looked like the poor guy was sweating to death. However, it wasn't that hot out here.

Machi ran a hand through her dark blue locks. She really needed to cut her hair since it hung around her face like a weeping willow. "I-it's okay. I just...well...it's a little complicated."

"Oh! Say no more." he interrupted nervously, handing the paper back to her. "I-I'll just leave you alone to uh...whatever you're doing. Uh forgive me for interrupting whatever you were uh...yeah."

Before she could get another word out, the boy rushed off the dock rather quickly. But when he reached the end to climb back down to the beach, he tripped and tumbled down the hill, screaming wildly as he rolled.

Springing into action, Machi cried out in shock before chasing after the boy. He had rolled down the grassy hill with hidden rocks throughout the field and was now laying at the bottom, face down in the sand.

"Oh my gosh! Are you alright?!" Machi exclaimed when she reached the boy and tried to roll him over onto his back. His eyes were wide and mouth hung open as if he was in a delirious daze. Examining his face, she noticed that he had several freckles covering his cheeks. If the situation wasn't so dire at the moment, she would have smiled at the sight. She had always liked people with freckles.

Her hands went to his face, gently caressing his cheeks. "Hey! Can you hear me?"

The boy never answered, only a low moan escaping his mouth. Drool trickled down his lips while he stared up at the sky.

She shook him gently as she checked his pulse. No, he wasn't dead, but maybe knocked out. "Can you hear me?" she repeated again, shaking him. 'Come on, don't die on me here.'

After a few moments, his eyelids closed for a moment before she caught a glimpse of his dark green eyes that matched his hair. "Mm...wh-what happened?" he mumbled softly as his eyes closed again.

"You tripped and fell down the hill." she informed before smoothing his hair back. "Are you okay?"

His head lolled to the side a little. "I...I think...so."

At least he was conscious.

"Okay...can you tell me your name?"

He blinked slowly a few times, his eyes meeting hers. Machi's heart skipped a beat as she stared down into a pair of amber colored irises. "I-Izuku..."

"Izuku." she tried, a weak smile appearing on her lips.

The boy, Izuku, gave her a lopsided grin. Even if the situation wasn't overly happy, she couldn't help but let her smile widen. What a cute smile he had.

Then she cleared her throat. "Okay, Izuku, can you tell me what day it is?"

His eyebrows drew together while his nose crinkled up. "W-Wednesday?"

She nodded in confirmation. So far so good.

"Good, now can you tell me where it hurts?"

His eyes shifted down to the rest of his body. "Uh...everything does...but I don't see any blood. I think I should be okay."

When she was about to say something else, suddenly a small amount of blood began to trickle down his face. Then some appeared on his arms. And more on his chest where a rock had cut his shirt slightly.

Machi's eyes widened in shock. "Y-you're bleeding Izuku!"

His eyes widened in shock for a moment before his eyelids began lowering. "Oh...great..." he sighed before passing out again, making Machi panic as she shook him frantically, trying to wake the poor boy again.

Well that's that end for chapter one! I hope you guys enjoyed it! This was a tricky one, but I'm sure it turned out great! I hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter of this short story! I'm so happy that I finally got to share this with all of you! There will be more soon I assure you! Plus with season 4 coming out soon, this is the perfect time to post this!

Thank you everyone for reading! I hope to post the next chapter soon! Don't forget to leave a review before you go! I hope next season will be just as good as the last one! Plus Ultra! ^_^