Incoming Angst!

He was going to rail Usagi for this. How the hell could the Shade not warn him that this naginata was a fucking sacred weapon?! The two pairs of familiar eyes looking him down as Shinso currently sat on the couch of his temporary heroic home. To his left was Shouta Aizawa, aka Eraserhead.

Arms crossed, long shaggy hair not hiding the glare of his sleep deprived face or the whire scarf around his neck acting like snakes and his glowing red eyes. To his right was Hizashi Yamada, aka Present Mic. The man's cockatoo hairstyle looked a bit messy from stress, his eyes staring at the very destructive weapon in question barely hidden from his shades, and hero gear placed on minimum volume in case the blonde flipped out through panic.

Chie and Yosuke being his only sort of chain to keep his sanity from fleeing by the awkward glares. "Shinso. Care to explain how in the world you found two Quirk Using Animals or a spear capable of obliterating a Zero Pointer and 30 meters of concrete in a single blast." Aizawa questioned looking at his charge(*cough* adopted son*cough*).

Telling them about Usagi right now was a very bad idea but they needed some truth. The most perfect lie is concocted by its opposite. Picking his words carefully and looking at his two new animal friends in hope of approval. Both nodding which lifted a small weight off his chest before the young teen decided to speak.

"Chie and Yosuke belong to a friend of mine. Remember ten months ago about a case of bullying that involved a muzzle?" The raven's eyes burning red hot from that specific memory. The Erasure Hero was absolutely pissed hearing about the incident when Shinso came home with markings of that abominable device.

He had to take a picture before they faded since the torture tool had been removed in time to prevent a bruise. A realization then clicked on how Shinso got that very item off him. Someone had helped him… The man didn't voice his thoughts so the purplette could continue his explanation.

"I had gotten lost and met a friend, a boy around my age named Isagu Ukuzi. He got the muzzle off and escorted me back home when I accidentally woke him up from his nap. Isagu's quirk is very weird, he can create things using his emotions. My naginata is an example since this one is made from loyalty but I don't think he knows it would do that. It was made today. Isagu has been training me for the exam for 10 months." Shinso explained, only changing Usagi's name and identity.

The rest was the absolute truth. Hizashi finding his voice decided to be part of the conversation. "That's some insane quirk. Being honest, I kinda understand why you kept your buddy secret. A quirk like that is insane and there's a lot of foul people who would've gone after him. Though I wished you at least filled us in earlier. You had me scared because I thought that bolt would've fried you extra crispy!" Shinso couldn't help but feel a bit bad.

Not just from twisting the truth but putting them through such a huge scare. If sensing his inner turmoil, Chie rubbed her against the purplette's shoulder then licked at his cheek. Yosuke merely hopped onto Hizashi's shoulder to his surprise before nuzzling against the man. The affection had the blonde letting out a soft chuckle and pet the toad.

"Seems our little listeners and your friend are some sweethearts. I never thought I would have a toad nuzzle me because I was stressed." Hizashi said, looking at his little companion with a big smile. "That's how Yosuke and Chie are. Whenever I have a shitty day and visit Isagu, these two will immediately try to help me feel better. Both of them just want to help those who need comfort to be happy and safe." Shinso picked up the large fluffy rabbit and rubbed her back gently to her delight.

Aizawa's hardened glare slowly dissolved before he took a deep breath and sighed. "I believe you. These two are clearly attached to you, not an easy feat as animals with quirks have higher intelligence than others of their kind. Also, you couldn't fake shock as severe as blasting the Zero Pointer to kingdom come. Though…"

The hero looked at the naginata responsible for said destruction. "The weapon your friend made… You said it was made from loyalty? I think that same emotion allowed you to create such an attack. The desire to protect, to serve and be loyal to those who needed help fueled it in a way." The raven explained, every word making more sense than the last.

That moment against the Zero Pointer, he wasn't afraid to get hurt as long as that girl and his friends were safe. It was why the nagi- No, his Loyal Vagabond unleashed that sort of power. It also meant that the blade wouldn't unleash something as devastating as Thunder Baptism unless he was in that state of mind.

"Um, is it okay if I go? My friend might be worried about me and he needs to know what the Loyal Vagabond did." Shinso could count himself lucky that the two heroes let him and his two animals leave. If anyone else had questioned him, the boy didn't think they wouldn't let him go that easily.

Telling Izanagi-No-Usagi about the incident was luckily a bit smoother. He didn't know the naginata would act that way too but he could put a limiter on the bladed staff. He could use electric based attacks with it and even Thunder Baptism but it's power had been ridiculously lowered as it would be tapping into Shinso's own strength without being charged. Only Usagi would remove the limiter if Shinso was in a life or death situation.

There was only a few months before UA opened for students to attend. That meant learning to use Loyal Vagabond's power. Receiving the letter or his score of 168 wasn't what got him surprised or in this case nervous. It was the fact that his current foster father Aizawa Shouta was his homeroom teacher and between both pros it was near impossible to hide stuff from him. Izanagi-No-Usagi also had issues of his own. In the form of the Big Three's Nejire Hado.

Home was a place meant to be safe and sacred. The Grotto of Invitation was Izanagi-No-Usagi's home. A place that sometimes accidentally let others in. Unless given permission to return, it was impossible to find it. This rule recently has been added when a periwinkle haired new hero utterly infuriated him.

Usagi was currently resting, body surrounded and coddled by the resident rabbits that live in his grotto. He had an encounter with some new heroes recently stated by UA. The Big Three as they were called: Mirio, Nejire and Tamanaki. Unlike other Pros, these three were powerful in their own right, not close to All Might but dangerous enough.

The Shade was doing his normal exercise out of his grotto to not disturb any of his animal residents, a daily sprint through the shadows. Getting attacked wasn't his agenda when shockwave nearly hit him from above. His eyes followed onto three young teens, hero students from their costumes. A blonde haired young man that had an All Might physique but the face of Tin-Tin, a raven who looked like a nervous generic Sasuke but with pointed ears and a periwinkle haired girl who seemed to be studying him... invasively.

"So that's Izanagi-No-Usagi? I never seen a quirk user this naturally big before! Maybe it's because of his wired frame. He looks like a twisted stickman, probably to support his massive claws or be agile! Wonder if those ears work or that mask is part of his face? What's even under it? Big nose, flat face, giant mouth-" Usagi could only sweatdropped as the girl kept talking.

She was verbally dissecting him and on a rant like he used to mumble but way more invasive. "Nejire! You can ask him later once we get him into an interrogation cell. This vigilante is extremely dangerous and needs to be apprehended before someone innocent gets hurt like Izuku Midoriya." It was like a switch went off his head upon hearing his old way.

They thought he murdered himself? That instead of the world attacking his body and spirit, he was the reason he truly killed himself? How DARE THEY! His mask crackled loudly to the heroes' surprise before he opened his mouth as wide as he could. Showing rows upon rows of razor sharp as he let out a blood freezing roar of pure anger.

The reactions were extremely mixed, the raven immediately collapsed to his eyes looking at him in perpetual fear while clenching his chest with tears streaming down his face in waves. The blonde had his teeth clenched in a teeth cracking snarl, eyes boring holes into him with pure rage and fists crackling with green lightning. All Might must have chosen him as a successor.

For the girl, her face twisted into a look of cruel lust. Observing his body as if it were a steak, cheeks flushed deeply and a heavy scent which started to come off her body hitting his nose to the Shade's pure aggravation. 'Their hidden emotions or sins brought to the surface? Interesting but not wanted to know now.' Izanagi-No-Usagi thought before deciding to use it as an advantage.

The rabbit Shade used this emotional distraction to run from his opponents. "He's getting away! Grab him Nejire! And don't miss you little whore!" The blonde grabbing the girl roughly before he proceeded to toss her like a baseball. He clearly charged that toss using All Might's Quirk, the periwinkle woman travelling faster.

It was even amped further as she used her quirk to propel herself. A flight by blasting spiral waves of energy and the momentum from being tossed allowed Nejire to continue her chase as he turned corners. His grotto being his destination in general, impossible for him to be followed...if he didn't have a hitchhiker.

Izanagi-No-Usagi had leapt towards the central point of the alleyway that led to his home, body halfway phasing through the barrier when something grabbed his legs. He landed on all fours on the fields of grass, ready to stand up when a weight landed on his back. Usagi looked to see the face of a flushed Nejire or the sensation of her rubbing her body against his back sexually.

"You're such a big boy...I wonder how large you are too… How sharp your claws are… As you tear me apart. Or if you can create a pantheon?" Her words were twisted by seduction and hands inching closer to very restricted areas. Usagi's eyes burned bright red as his mane bristled with tinges of electricity. Next thing Nejire Hado felt was pain on an ungodly level. "Electric Damnation!"

A large explosion of greenish black lightning burst from Izanagi-no-Usagi's body as it went skyward. Animals fleeing from the sudden explosion while the grass around him turned pitch black alongside the soil. It was almost pure rage and hate had been absorbed into the very area around the shade. His hitchhiker however screamed horrifically from the intense pain going through her body.

It felt like millions of electric eels were clamping down on her soul and frying her just like her body was. The insidious storm soon laid silent as the woman fell to the ground in the form of an unconscious heap. Her body and outfit pitch black from intense electrocution while her eyes were rolled back into her skull and slightly twitching.

Usagi stood up and plucked the woman from the black soil ground. "Stay out of my grotto and away from me!" And with a roar, he unceremoniously threw the young teen out of his home like a piece of garbage. Her body landed in front of her friends that had recovered from the emotional change brought by Izanagi-No-Usagi.

That incident made the Shade very uncomfortable that he hadn't left his grotto for two days. Even though it was an accidental discovery, he didn't like what happened or what could've. Shinso's touch were comfortable and made him feel loved once in his life by someone human. Her touch was twisted, like his bullies and close to the level of Bakugo.

"Usagi!" His eyes widened upon the familiar voice of Shinso. He looked up to see the purplette's eyes filled with concern and worry. "Shinso…" The Shade spoke quietly. "Are you ok? You haven't been yourself since that jog a few days ago. Did something truly happen?" The boy asked, voice basically pleading for the truth.

He didn't want to say anything. Shinso didn't need to worry about him. Yet, Usagi's heart was braver than his mind. The zipper on his chest opening slightly revealing the eye within had tears around it. "Bad...bad touch… Scared...Toyed with…" The voice of when he used to be Izuku Midoriya that came out from his chest had hurt him more than Shinso. For it told his secret, secrets that he held to himself.

The rabbits around him held tighter to their guardian as if sensing his pain. Shinso carefully approached his friend and wrapped his arms around the giant. His purple looking into the one that spoke the truth. "Someone...tried to take advantage of you?" The eye looked up then down as if nodding. Izanagi-No-Usagi looked honestly shocked at the pure rage on the human teen's face.

"Tell me what happened so I skin the bastard who did this alive! I can take being the punching bag of some asshole but no one… NO ONE WHO DARES TRY TO LAY A FINGER ON MY FRIEND IS GETTING AWAY WITH IT!!" Shinso's words shook the Shade's world.

Back as Izuku Midoriya, no one ever helped him or had a shred of faith. Not his mother, his best friend or his idol, the only one was Izanagi who sacrificed for his second chance. Shinso had become an apprentice over the span of those months, someone he could truly help. Yet now…

For finally after a long time, Izuku Midoriya and Izanagi-No-Usagi had truly found a true friend as tears poured down from the eyeholes of his mask, crystal clear teardrops instead of bloody rivers. For the world wasn't fully against him. And he wasn't afraid to tell his pain to another.

Shinso had stayed with him until the next morning. He called his caretakers that he would stay over with a friend for a night and be back in the morning. That time was spent with Usagi telling Shinso the decade of pain he experienced than just the incident days ago. The purplette listened contently and pointed out at times that they shouldn't have tortured him like this.

A mother was supposed to support her child's dreams not crush it, a friend shouldn't turn their back on another for stupid reasons and a hero should encourage others unlike what the Number 1 did. His words bringing peace to the giant as the words of a society that treated him like garbage lost their sting. The orange of his kimono slowly faded to white until none was left.

A bond between the two boys had grown even stronger after that day. Every occupant of the grotto could see their guardian was now happier and full of life. Instead of training all the time or lazing about, the boy and Shade began playing games with one another. Often games of tag or ball, ones that exploded into hilarity whenever familiars like Kanji joined in.

To see Izanagi-No-Usagi getting dogpiled by a giant panda, a toad, a rabbit, secretary bird, heron, panther, black bear, and a human teen earned roars of laughter from the residents and participants. The grotto thrived even further upon the change of its creator. Crops grew larger, plants became vibrant and surprisingly a lake had formed a good distance from the garden.

It was as if the place had expanded upon the feelings Izanagi-No-Usagi bottled up for so long had finally been released. A teen experiencing a childhood robbed from them for the first time. Days passed before it became Shinso's first day of school at UA. The purplette visited Usagi in his grotto before leaving for school.

"Usa-kun, are you going to be okay while I'm in school?" Shinso questioned while looking at his giant friend. The Shade currently sitting by the dock of his lake, eyes at the crystal water below. "I'll be fine, Shi-kun. Going to be taking a break from my hunts. I have gotten some important information about my target so I want to preserve my energy and spend some time with you before I make my move." He still needed to rescue Eri and that was dancing with death.

Unlike All Might, the one holding Eri wasn't too concerned about the intent to kill. His blood will boil from his sins if what Izanagi-No-Usagi heard was true. "Alright. Maybe if I don't have any homework, we can try leveling up my Pokemon for the online Ranked Battles. Your strategies are top-notch and you know perfect movesets too." Shinso earned a chuckle from the rabbit like being.

Blade fingers weren't good for playing video games but Shinso helps him feel part of the action by giving tips and suggestions. The boy being infamous in Smash Bros was a good example. "I'll be looking forward to it. Make sure Chie doesn't punt any of your classmates." Usagi quipped.

The rabbit laying on the purplette's shoulder gave him a glare while Yosuke who was in the boy's hair merely chirped in amusement. "See ya later, Usa-kun. I better get to class before Eraserdad decides to hold Chie hostage again. Apparently she's a good animal to cuddle with inside a sleeping bag." Chie whined upon the boy's jab. That yellow sleeping bag the man loves to use smelled like spoiled cabbage.

Walking to UA wasn't that eventful other than making it to the door of his class. The giant wooden item made him wonder if anyone around Usagi's height attended here. "Yosuke, Chie, please be on your best behavior. I'd rather not get detention for you sending classmates to space." Shinso spoke looking at his non-human companions.

His answers were a squeak from Chie and a croak from Yosuke. 'It'll have to do.' The teen thought before opening the door. Opened the door to a standoff between two people he REALLY didn't want to see. Ruby eyed psychotic ash blonde Katsuki Bakugo and the blue haired glasses wearing teen from the exam currently in a heated argument.

Not even wanting to get in the middle of that, the boy quietly took a seat in the far back, staying out of view of either teen. Shinso took out one of his books to read until the teacher came. His reading interrupted when someone lightly tapped his shoulder. Putting his book down, he turned to see the nervous face of one of his classmates.

The boy had a head that looked like a mix between a mountain and kaiju from the fin ears, craggly shaped mouth and pointed head. Eyes knitted down alongside short pupils and clawed hands. "Yes? What is it?" He asked the young man politely. "Is... that an Agora Rabbit and a Horned Toad? I've never seen one up close before." The nervous teen's voice was quiet and soft enough to easily be missed if someone wasn't paying attention.

"Yeah. Chie is an Agora Rabbit and Yosuke's a Horned Toad even though they don't look like it. Never thought I'd meet someone who knows their species. They look well cared for." Shinso replied giving his nervous classmate a small smile. "I like animals and love to study them during free time. My quirk is a big help too. I can basically talk to animals and have them assist me." The boy touched his fingers nervously.

"That's pretty cool. If you're ever on the scene, an animal could have seen something no else had. They're also a great source of comfort and personal therapy. What's your name? My name is Shinso Hiroshi." The boy was honestly surprised by the purplette's compliment. "Thank you. No one ever complimented my quirk before other than my family. My name is Koji Koda and it's nice to meet you too." It was to have a name to friendly faces.

"You want to hold Chie? She's quite friendly and it'll help ease some stress." A gesture the boy easily accepted as he gently picked up the rabbit from Shinso's shoulder. She began to purr happily as the boy petted her fur. Koji had a big smile on his face knowing that the fluffy rabbit was enjoying the gentle strokes.

It was peaceful for the most part until a familiar voice and ugly looking sleeping bag inched into the room. 'Why did he have to be so goddamn weird?' The purplette sweatdropped upon his classmates screaming at the Erasure Hero. Well except for him and Koji, Koji was a selective mute from what Shinso could gather.

"It took you a minute to quiet down. You all would be dead if you spent that much on the field blind of your surroundings." The man slipping out of his cocoon of a sleeping bag and wearing his usual hobo-esque attire. Long black robe like clothing, long white scarf which hides his signature knight helm visor goggles meant to hide his eyes, and the messy hair paired with tired eyes making the hobo appearance even more appropriate.

"Now put these on and meet me outside." Aizawa pointer at the desk which had a stack of uniforms on it before leaving most of the class clueless. Knowing what the man had in store for them, Shinso looked at Koji. "I suggest you hold onto Chie and Yosuke. The teacher over there, him and the Class B teacher give a Quirk Apprehension Test on the first day. These two won't mind helping you out for it." The rabbit and toad in question nodding alongside their purple haired friend.

Koji was clearly surprised by the information but more on Shinso wanting to help him. It didn't mean he wasn't going to take the extra help from his new classmate and nodded to the purplette's offer. Chie and Yosuke followed Koji for now, knowing that Shinso could handle this exam perfectly without them.

After all, they couldn't leave a potential friend for Shinso and Izanagi-No-Usagi to get expelled. For Aizawa Shouta was a very infamous person at UA. The most expulsions of any school staff in UA High, and maybe all of Japan itself. He was the true gatekeeper of the Number 1 Hero School to all who dare attend Class 1-A.

Let there be mercy to all who try and take this trial.