Don't own 'My Hero Academia".

"Now I need to hand out your high school career choice, but I already know that all of you just want to go to the hero route." the teacher threw the stack in the air in exasperation as many of the students showed off their quirks like show ponies.

"Ha! Don't lump me in with these extras." A blonde spikey haired student scoffed as he leaned back in his seat with his legs on the desk, looking laid back.

Many students yelled in protest but it was ignored but the laid back blonde.

"Ah yes, bakugou. You took the entrance exam for UA, correct? I also remember Midoriya also applied as well?" the teacher commented.

The laid back Bakugou demeanor changed into anger as he and many other students looked back at the small green haired student, who wasn't even paying attention to the class. He was just nodding his head as he had his headphones on full blast to music that was unfamiliar to them, as he was scribbling in his notebook.

"DEKU!" Bakugou marched over to Midoriya's desk and kicked it; finally getting the students attention.

Izuku midoriya jolted as his concentration was interrupted by the kick. He looked up and realized that he was being stared at and he turned red with embarrassment.

"S-Sorry. I didn't realize that class started sensei. Thanks for the heads up kachan." Izuku smiled at the glaring blonde.

"I'm not trying to help you, you useless deku. Why the fuck do you think you can get into UA with no quirk?!" Bakugou sneered.

Izuku sighed sadly at his childhood friend. "Worth a try don't you think? The worst that could happen is that I hopelessly embarrass myself and not get in. Doesn't that seem enticing to you kachan?" He finished with an innocent smile.

Bakugou didn't know how to respond to that. True that would be satisfying to watch if he was a real asshole. In reality he just didn't want his childhood friend to die from being stupid and doing things he wasn't capable of.

"Tch! This isn't over nerd." He growled.

Izuku just continued smiling as he put his headphones away and got situated for the rest of the day.

In reality Izuku wasn't paying attention to the class at all. He didn't need to, as going to a regular school was all for show. He already finished his GED when he was 8 and got his PhD in computer engineering when he was 13.

When he discovered that he was quirkless he naively thought he could still be a hero. Though reality quickly expunged that thought. With Bakugou's beatings and his own mother's lack of faith in him being just the start. The catalyst was when he first witnessed a robbery in a convenience store close to his home.

He was just there to get a snack and walk back home but when a masked man walked into the store and demanded money from the store owner. Izuku knew that things were about to get dangerous as he hid behind a crate of food. He looked around in hopes that a Hero would be nearby and help but no one was there. He turned away for just a second but the sound of a gun shot made him yelp in surprise. He turned back to the robber and was shocked to see the owner was slumped over the counter and a baseball bat slipping out of his grasp.

"Shouldn't have fought back you quirkless old man." the robber commented as he emptied the register and ran. Izuku was just frozen in fear.

He was too terrified to move even when the police and hero's arrived. He just witnessed someone die and he could do nothing. He overheard the police comment that the owner was targeted because he was quirkless and couldn't defend himself. After Izuku gave his best description of the robber, a police officer offered to drive him home. Though Izuku declined as he was just a block away and he really needed time to think.

He walked to the park near his home and sat numbly on one of the swings and just thought. As much as he wanted to be a hero and save people, could he really do it? Sure if he trained his body for years he can be strong, but will that strength alone be enough to stop villians that have versatile quirks? He would just be a liability to any hero's around. What if he tried and got a hero killed just because he needed to be saved for being weaker? No. He knew he wanted to help people but, he couldn't do it as a hero. That was reality. He had to research what he can do.

He went to the public library and scoured through as many hero jobs and laws as he could. His research caught the attention of the head librarian as it was a surprise to see a four year old read texts meant for college students.

"Young man. Don't you think that those books seem too advanced for you?" he tried to ask nicely.

Izuku looked at the head librarian in confusion. "No sir. I wanted to get the basics down for my research and I wanted to cross reference as many books as I can. Also do you happen to have the next volume of 'Quirk hero laws of year 21**-21**.'? I'm curious if the technology to help heroes has increased or stayed stagnant."

The librarians jaw nearly dropped to the ground. He's never met a child like Izuku who could read advanced text and at his age. 'Advanced knowledge might be the child's quirk.' he thought.

"Oh. Well, that book has already been checked out. I can put it on hold for you." he schooled his features as he gestured for Izuku to follow him to the computers.

"Much appreciated sir." izuku smiled.

"No problem young man. Out of curiosity, what year are you in school?" 'he must have started school early.' he thought.

"I haven't started school,I'm still in daycare." That answer threw the librarian off.

"How are you not in school already? Young man, you were reading college texts. Has your parents thought of enrolling you in school early?"

Izuku didn't think reading the hero books was any harder than reading the books his father left behind and the newspaper that was on the kitchen everyday. His mother did tell him how proud she is that he already knew how to read, but was it really that impressive?

"No. Should I?" Izuku asked.

"I think you should young man. If you don't feel comfortable being with older students than I suggest online schooling. Though you do have to be present for a placement test with your guardian's signature of approval of course."

Izuku didn't have to think long about the idea. He might not have brawns but he did have brains and this might help him figure out how to help people in his own way.

"I want to try that. How do I get started?" Izuku eyes shined with motivation.

The head Librarian was more than happy to help Izuku as he told Izuku when and where placement exams are taken and the form for his mother to sign, which he knew would be an obstacle.

Izuku didn't need her to feel more stressed out. Sure advancing in school is a good thing but he knew that she would feel that he was growing to fast for her. He had to find a way to get her signature without her knowing.

As luck would have it the primary school had small folders that they took home for the parents to sign every week, so parents could vouch that kids were trying to read or write on their off time.

It was simple when he thought about it. He just had to catch his mother when she was really tired and make her sign twice. Once for the folder and another for the form discreetly hidden under the folder. He did feel a bit bad that he tricked his mother but he was too motivated to give up this opportunity.

He was nervous and guilty when he told his mother that he was going to the park to play on the Saturday of the exam and she believed him. He knew he got strange looks when he took the train by himself and arrived at a community center for the exam.

When he handed his application form, he was questioned where his guardian was at, but he made the excuse that she was in a rush and had to get to work. Thankfully it was a good enough excuse as he was directed to his testing room and given the rules and timeline. Once the test started he was surprised on how easy it was. That math portion was a bit difficult but he pushed through what he knew and skipped what he didn't. He did the same to the other subjects and before he knew it, he finished his exam with time to spare. He quietly got up and left the exam room.

He was excited for the results and checked daily in the e-mail account he created since he put in specifics of the application that he wanted the results by email.

When he got the results he was shocked that he scored high enough to start on grade 7 (first year of junior year). He immediately printed out his results and ran to the library to tell the head librarian who he quickly became friends with and now knew his name as kyo higarashi.

Kyo was ecstatic for izuku and taught him how to start his online schooling. After that izuku flourished in his studies. The only dilemma was that he had to downplay his intellect when he started primary. He was already quirkless he didn't need another target for something else. He still had to deal with bullying but he just took whatever bakugou said with a grain of salt.

When Izuku was 7 and just about to finish his last year of high school online, he started discovering that he had a love for computers, codes, and hero quirks. At age 8 he finished his GED and applied for online courses for computer engineering and he started learning to hack on the side. His skills were growing at a fast pace and his journal full of notes about heroes quirks strength, weakness, and different uses were soon applied.

In the midst of completing his PhD he would sometimes hack into police stations main frame and leave hints or information that would be needed to help them solve cases. At first the police thought it was a hacker pulling pranks,but when they realized that some information that was given to them had information that was not public knowledge, they started taking it seriously.

Izuku had a righteous sense of euphoria when he would watch the news and saw that his information helped in some way.

He didn't think that he would become famous in the hero community later. Though when kyo commented to him on one of his visits that one of his friends was hero, and that they wanted to hire the hacker that has been helping the police recently.

Kyo obviously didn't know it was izuku who was the hacker since he got to know the young man and found out his quirk status. He felt Izuku didn't seem the type to want to get into problems or peoples business. Heck the kid barely spoke outside their usual chats. He was just always on his headphones listening to american music from the early 21st century.

Izuku had to think about the idea of helping the heroes with their cases. Yes it was he wanted to do in the first place, but he needed to tread carefully. He didn't want attention to himself as that could create a target for him and the ones he loved. He also knew that he couldn't keep doing his hacking at his home for long. If somehow a hacker that was better than him can triangulate his location, then he didn't want it to be at his own home. He had to find another setting.

He browsed through his computer which area would be a better second location for him. After a long search, he had to reluctantly go with Hosu. it was not the ideal area, but many buildings there were condemned and in no rush to be rehabilitated because crime rates there was an up and down roller coaster.

Once he found a perfect location, giving it electricity and water was easy with engineering mind. He was able to use scrapes from Dagobah beach and create wind turbines and install them on the roof. He also fixed a non electric treadmill he found on the beach and combined it to the power system, giving it an extra boost and keeping himself in shape, though taking the treadmill piece by piece to his new location was tedious in itself.

He still needed to get the equipment for his hacking system and central command, but that cost money. It was risky but he hacked into the police station again but this time from an internet cafe far from his home and hosu. He left a message saying that he is willing to work with heroes but fees will sadly have to be charged since cases with heroes can get dangerous and acquiring information of the underground is costly. If they agree then all they had to do was to call. Tracking the phone wouldn't work since it was his own design and signals would be scrambled if they tried to triangulate it, and his voice would be altered.

It only took one day to get his first call from a hero.

He took the information the hero gave him and he asked what the heroes quirk was so he can devise a plan if needed for his case. It took him only a day to get the information he needed to give to his first client. Once he instructed how to transfer money to his account he transferred and encrypted file to his client of pictures, maps, personnel, and plans they need for their case.

After a successful first case he would get phone calls on the daily, that ranged from cold cases to active underground didn't take long for him to get equipment and running water in his new command center, and it was heaven. He grew a name for himself as many tried to figure out how he got his information, but he never replied to them. He soon got nicknamed Kage(shadow).

All good things must come to an end though.

He only had one more year till he will have to go to high school, and he put UA as his top pick to throw anyone who would try to pinpoint who he really was. Paranoid? Maybe. But he had to be careful on everything since he didn't want to take any chances.

He really had no reason to continue the charade but him giving up on high school and being a hero would be too suspicious. Not to mention trying to explain to his mother that he already has a PhD. Bakugou was another issue as well, the blonde was loud but he wasn't stupid. Izuku caught him more than once trying to follow him to hosu, and each time Izuku had to play it off of him doing something else and make bakugou watch him go home later. Each time he did that it would take longer to get information for his clients as it was a day wasted.

His mother was becoming suspicious and she had the embarrassing idea that izuku had a girlfriend and was meeting in secret.

He really wanted to deny that, but he let it roll as that was a good enough excuse for his absence.

Izuku had to formulate a plan so he can still continue helping heroes solve cases and protect his mother from his involvement.

'It's not like I can disappear.' he thought as he knew that his mother would claim him missing and he would eventually be asked to solve his own disappearance. No that wouldn't work.

He didn't realize class had already ended and his desk was kicked again. 'I got to stop spacing out.' he thought as he looked up at his childhood friend.

"Ah, Kachan. Class is over already? Thanks." He said as he started standing up but was forced back down into his seat by a strong grip to the shoulder.

It was a bit painful but his tolerance for pain was well enough from all the bullying. He looked up at an angry Katsuki who looked ready to explode.

"Who do you think you are applying for UA? I'm the only one who will get in. When they interview me in the future they will know that I was the only one to get in from this shitty school."

'Is he seriously trying to make his life into a manga character?' Izuku internally sweat dropped.

"W-Well Kachan I want to be a hero too." He made his voice sound meek. 'Ugh! I sound so pathetic.' he thought.

"Look just give up. A quirkless Deku could never become a hero. So don't even think about applying or I will end you." The blonde smiled evilly as he simmered Izukus shoulder to a burn.

Izuku just sat quietly and bakugou just smirked as he started walking away with his extras, but not before turning his head to give Izuku a final send off.

"If you really want to be a hero. Go take a swan dive off the roof and hope you get a quirk in your next life."

Izuku froze in shock.

Bakugou immediately regretted the words he said when he saw the shock on Izuku's face, but he shook his head from the thought of apologizing. He knew deku was too cowardly to even try something that stupid.

Izuku was still as a statue after bakugou left. He wasn't saddened like he should be, he was struck by an epiphany.

'Katsuki you fucking genius!' he thought as he smiled with glee.

So it's been awhile since I updated a story, and I know there will be errors. I love 'My hero Academia' as much as the next person, but i'm not a die hard fan. So if some info seems off, my apologies. I love reviews and good feed back, though if you just aren't interested and you have negative opinions, then keep that to yourself. This is fanfiction.

-M