I would like to apologize for something. I didn't know that in the last chapter, I reference the chapter from a fanfiction I just recently read in Archive Of Our Own (AO3). The name of the fanfiction is One For All, Eight for Ninth, it is made by griffinguy24.

I would recommend you to this fanfic, too. It's an amazing one at that.

Also, this was meant to post during my birthday, which is February 12, but it's past that day and Valentine's Day.

Anyways, here's Chapter 30.

Fun Fact: Did you know that Tsuyu Asui's birthday is February 12? I'm so fortunate to have the same birthday as hers.

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Chapter 30 - Hero Names

Tenya Iida was sitting on his bed, looking down as he stares at the picture of him and his older brother. He was a child that time while his brother's a hero, maybe rookie years, approximately one to two years.

He couldn't sleep peacefully. He tried to but failed. Again.

And yes, he couldn't sleep last night after seeing his brother in pain.

==Yesterday==

Reaching the Hosu General Hospital, he asks one of the nurses behind the desk where Tensei Iida is being treated.

After saying the room, he thanked her and ran, failing to hear her saying don't run. He saw their mother, asking her how is Tensei. After saying his conditions and opening the room in a flash, he was horrified. Failing to hear the advice of their mother, he was solely focused on his older brother.

A medic was tending to him, telling Tenya that the anesthetics wore off a while ago and Tensei regained consciousness. He's breathing weakly. If he had come into surgery two minutes later, it would be too late.

As soon as the male nurse said that, Tensei slowly opened his eyes. "Tenya... Okā-san..." He muttered in his strapped venturi mask.

Their mother lean against the door panel, slowly fall to her knees in a horrified look while the younger brother walked up to him.

"Nii-san." He worriedly called.

"I'm sorry... that you had to see me... like this..." He said, pausing every breath, still feeling the pain.

"You always look... up to me... I'm sorry... little brother..." He apologized weakly.

The younger brother shed more tears as he tried to shout his name, but only said in a normal tone, yet his voice carries emotions.

==Flashback End==

"Tensei-nii-san." Tenya muttered with depression.

Eyes sore from silently crying, he shifted his body until his head rests on a pillow.

And after a few minutes, he fell asleep, tired from everything.

==Two Days Later==

"Iida-kun." Izuku looked at the sky above, worried for his friend's older brother. As soon as the first-year's Sports Festival end, he asked the whereabouts of their class president.

Tsuyu answered that Tenya left for family reasons and Izuku assumed to himself that it must be a topic related to Ingenium.

He prayed, hopefully, that his brother is okay.

Then, reality hit him with a problem he's facing now.

"Okay, okay. You can do this Izuku." Breathing fastly, the boy was attempting to calm down for no reason.

"It's a date. It's a date with Nejire-senpai. You can do it." Okay, that's a valid reason to panic.

It's Sunday morning and the three-day Sports Festival is over. Izuku watched the Big Three's performance until the end.

Yesterday, after the third-years' Sports Festival, he was panicking for not making notes of the other students. But then he realized that maybe it was too much.

He is a hero nerd after all. He did create notes of his fellow classmates and batchmates. Maybe it's good to tone it down. In a better term to understand, to limit himself from taking notes of the students.

Checking the notebooks he have, he smiled. It was his hobby of writing down the weakness and strengths of every hero he saw and encountered.

Someday, these notes will help him in the future or not. Whatever path he goes, the result will be different from every action he chose.

The message of her asking him to a date to which he accepts, and the kiss on the lips? It felt like a dream.

Raising his hand to touch his lower lip, he still remembers the softness and warm touch. A warm smile formed on his face. He was about to daydream until someone shouted.

"Hey!" Hearing the familiar voice made the boy turn around and saw Nejire.

Izuku was awestruck by her outside dress, unaware of his cheeks began to turn to red.

"How is it, Izu-" He quickly shushed her by covering her mouth.

"Quiet." He whispered softly before releasing his hand from her mouth.

"Eh? Dōshite?" She whined.

"I don't wanna let people interrupt our date." Embarrassed, he looked away. He heard her giggling as she remarks that he's cute, despite him being tall.

And yes, he is five feet and six inches tall. Just two inches taller than her.

Nejire examined her boyfriend. After those amazing matches, she can understand his situation of wearing a hoodie. To conceal his identity. She couldn't believe the society. Treating her boyfriend harshly caused him to have a lack of self-esteem.

And to add, he doesn't like any kind of attraction from the media or people.

Shaking her head, she wrapped her arms around his and said, "Let's go?"

"Ah. Ha-Ha-Hai." Izuku looks away, his eyes trembling from something... soft.

"(O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ppai!)" He screamed internally while Shadow was laughing hysterically, wishing he have popcorn to eat while watching the movie, which is his brother's current date.

Nejire hugs deeper, making his arms go in between her bosoms, blushing brighter than before.

"Then, let's go. There's something I like to eat." She detached her arms, and her hand interlaced his and drags Izuku to the place she wanted to go.

They went to a restaurant and found a table to sit together.

Nejire ordered the food she wanted to eat and so does Izuku. They began to talk whatever they can to pass time. Be it hobbies, likes, and dislikes.

What caught the periwinkle-haired girl's ears is him writing notes and much more.

She asked if he wrote a note about her Quirk, which he did.

She smiled before she started to munch on her favorite blueberry cheesecake-flavored ice cream.

"Kawaii." Izuku muttered.

"Hm?"

"Ah, nothing." He shakes his head in embarrassment before he ate a spoonful of his own dessert, strawberry-flavored ice cream.

Soon after eating and leaving the restaurant, she said that it was his turn to choose a place to have fun.

Just like any boy, he asks if it's okay to go to a nearby place full of arcade games which she said why she ask a question like that.

"We're here to have fun, Izu-chan." She smiled, reminding him why they were here.

They're here for a fun date.

Izuku smiled, internally grateful for unexpectedly getting a girlfriend.

They both walked to a nearby arcade full of action games where most kids play, specifically boys. But there are girls as well, but not that many.

Most were children accompanied by their parents while others are teenagers around his age.

They both went to the place where money was exchanged into coins.

Getting a significant amount of coins, Izuku asked Nejire what game should they play first.

Smiling, she looked around to see what game is first to go.

What she got is a game called The Claw.

It's simple. Control The Claw and, if successfully, you get a reward for a stuffed toy.

"How 'bout this? Can we play it? Can we? Can we?" She asked, smiling and acting like a child.

A small laugh came out of the teen's mouth before answering that they can.

They split the stack of coins as Nejire put one on the said game and began to play.

Izuku observed how she was playing before going to the second arcade just beside hers.

He glances at the toys for a few seconds. Stuff toys were a lot of All Mights, but there are some heroes in it as well. Most notably, Endeavor, Hawks, Mt. Lady, and others. Putting one in a coin slot, the hero nerd began to control The Claw.

His focus is on an All Might stuff toy right beside, standing straight thanks to some stuff toys leaning on it.

Readjusting and placing The Claw above the toy's head, the hero nerd teen pressed a button and The Claw began to descend on the toy.

And this is where the tricky part. He must find the toy's place that it can be hung on if he caught it.

Only a few inches left and Izuku waited for the opportunity and soon pressed the button in a blink of an eye.

It stopped going down and the claws grabbed the toy's neck.

The claws didn't press further and it began to ascend with the toy in its grasps.

"(Please don't lose it, please don't lose it, please don't lose it.)" The boy thought to himself, repeating those words.

The Claw's claws are rather... fragile. If it moves surprisingly, the toy in its grasp would fall back to its place.

As soon as it reached the peak, it moved violently so it has a possibility of loosening the toy.

But that didn't happen. Still in the claws, the grappler moved to the stuffed toy hole, where it drops the toy.

He got it! He got the All Might stuff toy. Grabbing his reward, he stared at it. Memories came by, with him being an All Might fanboy, imitating his moves, collections of All Might posters and figures, running around playing as All Might to fight villains, and most important of all...

He as All Might saving his mother from danger.

A small, sad smile appeared on his face. Those were the simple times until life hits him in the core.

He wasn't All Might when it happened.

He was himself when he tried to save his mother at the age of ten, but failed as she... went to the heavens above.

And yet, she did it all. To raise him so well without her love, but that doesn't mean his father never contribute.

In fact, he provides money and a place to live with. Paying the bills and such, they wouldn't be where they used to be without Hisashi.

He looks back at the stuffed toys inside. He blinked. Because he didn't see this stuffed toy.

Was it behind the All Might toy? If so, then why didn't he realize it? There's one possibility. This stuffed toy was squished in between.

He decided to go get it.

==Time Skip==

"Uwah..." Jaws dropping, Nejire almost let go of her Ryukyu stuff toy. She was staring at Izuku, who was holding a Miruko stuff toy along with All Might.

"Sugoi! How did you find Miruko?"

"She was squished behind this All Might and Hawks." He pointed out.

"You're so good at this, Izu-chan! It took me three tries until I got Ryukyu." Holding with both hands, Nejire showed the stuffed toy on his face, earning a smile from him.

"Lucky, I guess." He shrugged, but she didn't buy it.

"Anyway," She changes the topic. "What else can we play?" She looked around, finding a new game to play while Izuku went to the receptionist to asks if he can have one plastic bag.

He got one and placed the toys, including Nejire's, in it.

Finished packing, someone grabbed hold of his arm.

"I found one. Come on." Like an overly excited kid, his girlfriend dragged him to the Air Hockey game.

They played against each other. Izuku almost got the W if not for one mistake he made, which was bounced off of Hado's side, she blocked an attack, leading to a fall on his goal. She got the win.

Izuku was frustrated but never angry. After all, the game is more fun. Yes, it is kind of a competitive game, but the couple is here to have a great time.

==Time Skip==

"Whew. We had a lot of fun."

"Uh-huh."

"Can we go back here? Can we? Can we?"

"Yes, but another time."

"Yay!" Fist pumped in the air, Hado's filled with the energy of happiness. She can't wait for another date.

Half an hour has passed since they entered the arcade.

"Oh, yeah." Nejire's eyes went wide, she realized something she had almost forgotten.

"I want to introduce you to them. They want to see you so badly."

Them? They? Izuku's attention was caught until he realized who she was mentioning.

Grabbing his hand, she started to use her Quirk and began to fly.

"Eh? Chottomatte!" He said frantically, stopping her from using-

'Zoom'

Well, he tried.

==Time Skip==

His soul left the chat. And yes, they are in front of her house. Even though she landed carefully, the trip to her home was rather... trippy. No pun intended there.

Slightly dizzy, Izuku managed to hold on to his footing before readjusting his position and facing the entrance to his girlfriend's house.

"Ta-Da-I-Ma!" Slowing the word in syllables, she opened the door to signal her parents she was home.

"Welcome home." Her mother appeared from the hallway with a smile. Her father followed before giving her a hug.

It took a moment before they separate and saw...

"I-Izuku?"

A sad smile formed before the boy greeted her. "Hello, Junri Hado-san."

It took a few seconds for the mother, Junri, to tear up before she ran and embraced the boy, hugging him like he'll be gone for a long time.

Hugging back, Izuku was thankful. It took one family hug moment for him to remember the names of her parents.

Junri and Kosuke Hado.

After the hug, Kosuke approached the young boy and offered his hand to which the hero nerd accepts and greeted himself in front of Nejire's father.

"Come in." He said as they went inside.

"Pardon for the intrusion." Izuku excused while removing his shoes and placing them on a shoe rack inside.

From that point on, they had a long conversation. Topic about his life, the unheard incident that took some of the people's life. One of them is his mother.

They apologize for asking such a question, but Izuku said they don't need to. After that, Junri remembered how small he and her daughter were back in the days.

Due to depression and constant physical abuse from his former classmates, the hero nerd losses some memories from his childhood years.

He mentioned that what he remembered is when they, Nejire and her parents, are moving to another house and also her saving him from committing suicide five or six years ago, but that was when Nejire never realized who he was.

Just like life, a lot of things happened to each individual that some things can be forgotten, but can be remembered at the right time in the future.

Their eyes widened. It seemed that their assumption was correct. Izuku looked at them with confusion on his face, but Junri told him that it was nothing.

Then, they decide to have an early dinner since it's 6 PM.

The mother cooked for a few minutes and soon, they said in sync.

"Itadakimasu." After giving thanks is a feast to eat.

A few minutes passed by and they finished cleaning the table as the mother began to clean the utensils.

Izuku joined her. She said that she can do it by herself, but the boy shakes his head, saying that he'll help her as a way of saying thanks and returning a favor for the delicious food they ate.

He is persistent. She told him many times, "No." But the boy failed to complied and let out a sigh.

"(Inko raised him right.)" Junri thought with a smile before looking at the soapy dish she was holding and continuing cleaning and rinsing.

Plus points for being humble and helpful.

After a few minutes, all of them finished cleaning. Aside from Izuku and Junri, the father and daughter cleaned the dining room. Fixing the chairs and wiping the surface of the table.

Checking through the window, the boy noticed the sky was getting darker. He signaled to the Hado family that he have to go home.

Nejire was about to accompany him, but he told her that he can go home alone. If trouble happens to him? He knows what to do.

Waving goodbye to each other whilst the girl gave him a goodbye kiss and a 'Get home safe' look, the boy left the house with a smile.

Walking a few feet away, Izuku decided to pick up the pace. Fast walk and a few seconds, he started to run.

It's a long way back, yet he's determined. But first, he needs a quick stop at a clothing store.

Fifteen minutes left and he finally reached his destination.

Panting heavily, he took a moment to breathe and relax. Of course, he stopped from time to time to take a break.

One more deep breath and exhaled slowly, he walked to the entrance to find the clothes he needed.

He was getting desperate to see where the jacket is, and when he thought someone bought it, he found it.

Grabbing the hanger, he scanned the jacket. It has a hoodie. Good.

Dark green accompanied with some kind of gray shoulder pads.

Finding the tag, he checks the price.

"¥12,600." He said it softly, before smiling. He has ¥17,525 left. It's a good thing he asked Toshinori's wife to give him yesterday.

They are rich, but said nothing to the public, showing humility unlike those kids spoiled enough by their rich parents getting what they want.

He left the store after buying the jacket over the counter.

Skies turned twilight as Izuku continued to walk at a slow pace.

Looking left, right, front and back, he was keeping his guard up as he went straight to U.A.

So far, so good. No thieves or cars that stop near him.

"Midoriya?"

He stopped in his tracks. Someone called his name, and it's creeping him out.

But why's the Spider-Sense didn't trip the alarm?

Turning his head, he was shocked. He saw a group of seven teenagers his age, but something made him...

"Y-Y-You're..." He remembered them.

It's them.

His classmates from Aldera Junior High School. Especially those two.

Kenichi and Toyami.

Wait, where's Tsubasa?

"Midoriya, wait. Hear me for a moment." The boy in front pleaded. He's neither of the two kids mentioned above.

All the green-haired boy was thinking is to get out of this scene as fast as he can, or he might as well shut them up for how they treated him more than worse.

But he never considers those options.

"Just go straight to the point," Izuku said nonchalantly.

"Thank you." The boy said. Taking a breath to calm down, he faced him with an apologetic look.

"I'm sorry." He said. "I know it's not much, but I'm sorry. For laughing at you, never helped you, making you feel like you don't belong in this society and many more things I've done. What we've done to you."

Izuku listened intently, carefully monitoring him.

A deep depressed sigh came out of the boy, looking so down, he said, "I-I don't know what else to say except that. I'm really sorry. I truly did."

"You're saying sorry because you got caught?" Izuku asked.

"No." The boy answered. "I just realized it, after we graduated."

Piquing his interest, the hero nerd still keeping his guard.

"It's overdue and I still haven't said my peace." He looks down.

"You don't have to forgive me. I just wanted you to know. You don't have to see us again."

...

"I can't keep it a long-term grudge." Izuku finally said.

"It's past the due date already. All I can do is to forgive you, even after everything you've done to me."

Their face shows it all. Even the atmosphere that accompanies both parties. The faint whistle of the wind, the revving engines of the cars that pass by, and the emotion of guiltiness.

"Took you long enough," Izuku replied.

"Look, can I go? Sure, I forgive you, and as you said, we don't have to see each other next time. But if you ever came into trouble, you sure as hell I'll find you and get out to safety."

They were surprised, or even beyond that.

Izuku was bullied over and over, both physically and mentally, and yet here he is, forgiving them, and he will save them when that time comes.

He's really one in a billion.

"I don't want revenge. If I did, I'm no better than those villains." Izuku replied.

He turned around and was about to leave, but stopped. Glancing over his shoulder, he told them one last time.

"Stay safe, and good luck." He waved goodbye.

Then he heard footsteps behind him.

"Midoriya." They said in sync.

Looking back, he saw Kenichi and Toyami. Both were silent during the conversation.

"I'm sorry." They said with sadness.

"It's all on us," Kenichi replied.

"I know," Izuku said. "I'm sorry as well."

"You don't need to apologize." This time its Toyami.

There was a brief silence and they replied.

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Waving one more time, Izuku left them and felt more than just relief. The huge burden within him has been lifted.

It's like... he's been waiting for years to hear those words.

He may dislike them, but he never hated them.

And to think they met this night and said their peace for closure...

It was time to move on.

Another few minutes and he's now at the entrance of the school.

A security camera was there, scanning him before the gate opened.

Taking a step into the premise, he ran again to the house and soon was met by Yuran and Mittens.

Barking and meowing loudly, the boy can tell they are hungry even after serving them a lot of dog and cat food this morning.

Before feeding them, he went to his room and placed his newly bought jacket on the bed.

Checking the wall clock, he still has time before going to sleep earlier since it's school day tomorrow.

He killed time by writing new information in a new notebook after eating dinner.

And before he knew it, it was time to sleep.

Turning off the light and slightly leaving the window open, he finally called it a day and retired to his bed with a smile.

"(What a day.)"

==The Next Day==

June 17, Thursday, was the start of U.A High School's Sports Festival, the day for first-year students to shine. 18 was the redemption of the former first years. If they didn't make it, then they would do it next year, but that would be their last. 19 is for the third year. Last chance to prove themselves why they're in U.A High School.

And here comes Monday. Garfield, or generally everyone's hated day. A start of a new day to study, which is the education of living hell.

Unfortunately, it's a life necessity whether we like it or not. Others view it as pain or fun, but others see it as an opportunity to grow.

While waiting for their grumpy old teacher, the boy was scribbling his notebook, not minding the conversation noise among his peers.

Raising his head, he muttered. "No, not like that." He ripped a piece of paper and threw it into the trash can without looking, gaining attention when they saw a crumpled paper in the air.

They were awestruck and bewildered by how accurate that throw was.

"Having spider-powers have perks, huh?" Tsuyu asked before croaking.

"I guess." That is his answer, but he wasn't paying attention to it. He's just dead focused on what he's doing.

"What are you doing, Deku-kun?"

"Doing something related to my hero outfit."

"Oh, an illustration. But didn't you have that outfit?" Amelia asked, referring to his old outfit when he used to be a vigilante.

"Nah." He shakes his head. "I still have it, but it's full glass shards and lots of holes that I'm not gonna use it. A big change can't hurt, after all."

Izuku continued before he scratches his head in irritation.

"Ugh, I can't even think one." Ripping off another paper, he threw it at the trash can, surprising them again.

"Sugoi!" Whispered Momo before staring at the hero nerd, who was looking up with his knuckles with furrowed eyebrows. And that look on his face. What's bothering him?

"Kuso..." The boy cursed.

"Language, Midoriya-kun." Tenya scolded. "Don't wanna see that kind of attitude in the public."

"Speaking of the public," Mina butt in. "Did you guys get surrounded by them? Like a lot of them saying 'You're the kid from the Sports Festival.' A lot of people talked to me on my way here." She pointed to herself.

"Me too." Eijiro gestured the same as her.

"People were staring at me as well, but it was kinda embarrassing." Toru shuffled her way in.

"Isn't that normal for you, Hagakure-san?" Mashirao sweatdropped.

"A lot of middle schoolers saying don't mind." A depressed Sero gave them thumbs up.

"Don't mind." Tsuyu had her head lying on the desk with her mouth covered by arms, putting another icing to the cake of regret as Sero's face scrunched, screaming in agony.

Guess it'll take time for him to recover.

"Just one day after, we've suddenly been thrust into the spotlight, huh?" Kaminari asked Mineta.

"U.A's really amazing." The grape-head boy compliments.

"(No, it's actually a bad way to make an event like that.)" Izuku grimaced.

"(People around Japan or even the world watches us use our movements and Quirks, those including villains.)" Shadow added with Izuku agreeing.

"(Sooner or later, they'll find ways to gain upper hand against us.)"

Izuku decided to take a rest, looking around to see that all of his classmates are present.

Except one.

He glanced at the vacant chair that used to be his seat.

A silent sigh of depression came out of him before everyone went back to their respective seats and soon enough the door opened.

"Ohayou..."

"Ohayou-gozaimasu!" The class greeted their recovered homeroom teacher.

"Kero?" Tsuyu croaked in wonder, she noticed something about their teacher.

"Aizawa-sensei, your bandages are gone. I'm glad." She said.

"Baa-san went overboard with her treatment," Aizawa replied, referring to Recovery Girl as the old lady while his pinky finger lightly scratches his cheek.

"More importantly, we're having a special hero informatics class today."

Turning into a tense atmosphere, some of the Class 1-A students gritted their teeth.

"(Special?)" The Pichu person looked worried.

"(Please don't be a quiz.)" He prayed.

Eijiro bit his lower lip. "(I'm bad at laws relating to heroes and stuff like that.)"

Beating as one, they were anxious about what will it be.

That is after a few seconds, Shota revealed it.

"Code names." He said. "You'll be coming up with hero names."

Then, he saw most of his students raise their arms and fist-pump the air.

"We're gonna do something exciting!"

"(Sō wa omoimasen.)" This means, 'I don't think so'.

Well then, Izuku's such a mood.

Irritated, he threatened them to be quiet by activating his Quirk, which is a success as they all fell silent.

Seeing them zipped their mouth, his Quirk deactivated before continuing. "As I was saying, this is related to the pro hero draft picks I mentioned the other day before I dismissed you."

"The drafts begin in earnest in the second and third years after the students have gained experiences and can become immediate assets to the pros."

"In other words, for them to extend their offers to first years like you shows that they're interested in your future potential. However, these offers are often canceled if the interests go down by graduation."

Mineta twitched a few times as he lightly smack his fist against his deck.

"Adults are so selfish." Thanks to enhanced hearing, Izuku's eyebrows furrowed in disbelief.

"(You just never think outside the box.)" He thought.

"So we'll have to prove our worth once we got picked, right?" Hagakure asked.

"That's right." Eraser Head nodded. "So, here are the totals for those who have offers."

Pulling out a remote control from his pocket, a click was heard and soon, a graph of offers for Class 1-A appeared on the board.

[Class 1-A Offers]

Midoriya - 6,241

Todoroki - 4,213

Kawakami - 395

Iida - 325

Kaminari - 272

Yaoyorozu - 202

Kirishima - 108

Uraraka - 68

Sero - 24

"In other years," Aizawa used his knuckles to point at the offers, especially the top two.

"It's more spread out, but all eyes are on these two this year."

"Gah," Kaminari whipped his head back in mixed emotions. "The differences."

"Chottomatte," Jiro paused. "Bakugo's nowhere in the offers."

Their attention, aside from Izuku, glanced at the board again, double-checking it with their fresh eyes.

"Ah, I should've said this from the beginning," Aizawa said.

"After the stunt he did at the Sports Festival, Bakugo's not going to study here from now."

Their eyes widened. At first, it's unusual for the said person to be this late or that he has a mild sickness and can't attend school.

But for them to hear that Katsuki Bakugo is not here anymore is rather good and sad at the same time, but because of him spilling their classmate's former identity that day, their emotions can't be described that easily.

"Is he... getting an expulsion from any school he attended?" Kirishima asked.

"He is labeled as a Rank-A villain, but he has the chance to change his ways by attending the Villain Rehabilitation program at Ketsubutsu High School. If not, however, he will be sent to Tartarus Prison."

A sigh of relief came out of the boy's head. At least his... 'friend' was able to change his ways.

"Anyways," Aizawa decided to change the topic and the mood. "Keeping these results in mind, whether or not anyone asked for you, all of you will be participating in internships with pros."

"Hm? Internships?"

"Yes. At USJ, you already got to experience combat with real villains, but it'll still be meaningful training for you to see how pros at work are done firsthand.

"So that explains the hero names." Sato said with a pumped-up smile.

"Things are suddenly getting a lot more fun." Ochako commented with Sato, sitting beside the girl, agreeing with her.

"Those hero names are still temporary, but if you're not serious about it..."

"You'll have hell to pay later!"

The door opened as someone said that last statement.

They all looked at the source and the boys, mainly Kaminari, Sero, and Mineta, began to fangirl.

Midnight entered the room with her hands behind her neck, hips swaying and lightly bouncing bosoms, which made the girls and most of the boys uncomfortable.

"A lot of hero names used by students were recognized by the society, they became professional hero names in the future." She said with a smile, no hesitation lingering in her voice. In fact, she paid no mind to the way she moves or talks.

"Well, that's how it is," Aizawa says as Midnight stood beside him with one arm resting on her hip, putting some pressure on her left leg.

"Midnight here is making sure your names are okay. I can't do stuff like that." He bends down, grabbing his sleeping bag as he remembered his own hero name way back at high school here in U.A.

==Flashback==

"Huh? You haven't decided what your hero name is?" A young Hizashi Yamada asked with a smirk while snapping his fingers.

"I don't like it when I'm on the news, so I don't care what name I have." Young Shota replied while staring at his desk.

"Yosh! Sore da..." The noisy student stood up and on a dramatic pause of three seconds...

"You'll be Eraser Head!"

...

"That's fine with me."

==Flashback End==

"When you give yourself a name," He stared at his students. "You get a more concrete image of what you want to be like in the future, and you can get a closer look at it."

"This is what it means when they say 'Names and nature do often agree', like 'All Might' for example. Also, there will be a new seating arrangement once you're all done with hero names."

After this, Eraser Head handed Midnight some small whiteboards with erasable markers to the students.

Counting the columns behind Aoyama, Midnight gave the boy five boards and markers. Same goes for Ojiro, Shoji, and Hagakure.

"(Hero name... Ugh, great.)" Izuku grabbed the remaining boarder and marker.

It seems he's more stressed than before. What seems troubling him?

"(To think I have to call myself 'Smol Might', 'All Might Junior', and 'Kid Might' years ago and decide it as my future hero name, I really thought those were really great names back then.)" Izuku shakes his head while his mouth formed an embarrassed smile.

Looking at the sky through the window, the hero nerd began to think what hero name should it be.

He listed in his mind.

Junior M-

...

"(Damn it. No, no, no, no, no. N-O, NO!)" He disagreed with the first hero name that came to his mind.

Well, thanks again, author, for making a cringing scene.

"(Any name related to All Might is a no-no.)"

Taking it off the menu, he started to list them.

Shadow Hero: Zuyu

Shadow

Venom

He blinked at the next one.

Spider-Man

"(Nope. I'm gonna get copyrighted for those names.)"

==A Few Minutes Later==

With Aizawa sleeping in his sleeping bag, Midnight announced loudly, "Okay, let's start presenting names starting with those who are ready."

A straight punch to the gut. She made them anxious and surprised.

"(We're presenting these?!)" Kirishima asked.

"(Man, that'll take some nerve...)" Sero commented nervously.

"Moi." Yuga Aoyama raised his hand.

"Go on." Standing up, the boy confidently went to the table, his board still hidden from their eyes. He turned to face them. "Here I go."

He suddenly rose his board high enough for his classmates to see.

"Shining Hero: I Can Not Stop Twinkling!" He said with a proud tone as sparkles appeared around him.

"(That's a sentence!)" The class boomed in their heads.

"It's easier to use if you take out the 'I' and shorten 'Can Not' to 'Can't'." Nemuri took his board, erase the said words, and rewrite them with a smile before showing it to him.

"You're right, mademoiselle." Aoyama agreed.

"It's okay?"

Izuku blinked twice.

"Sensei, Aoyama-kun." He raised his hand.

"Yes, Midoriya-kun."

"I... have a suggestion, if you don't mind." He said hesitantly.

"Go on."

Taking a deep breath, he said with half confidence.

"Shining Hero: Starlight"

...

"Whoa....."

"Sugoi, Deku-kun."

"Did that idea pop in your mind?" Amelia looked rather surprised.

"Crazy as it sounds, yes." Izuku raised his shoulders with a wry smile.

"That sounds awesome, Monsieur Midoriya. Thanks." Yuga thanked him.

"No problem." Aoyama erased the words and wrote the hero name suggested by Midoriya and everyone clapped together.

"Me, next! Me, next!" Mina jumped excitedly like a child as Aoyama went back to his seat.

"Hero Name..." She showed her board, "Alien Queen!"

"Denied!" Midnight shot it down with her arms forming an 'X'.

"Sorry, Ashido. I wouldn't if I were you."

"Pooey." Her shoulders went slump before her eyes widened and eyebrows raised, she whips her head and stared at her classmate.

"Midori!"

"(Midori?)" Izuku repeated the words.

"Do you have a better name?" She asked and everyone, minus the sleepyhead teacher, had their eyes on him.

"Am I... becoming a person who's good at naming things?"

"I mean you came up with Aoyama-kun's name." She said. He's never gonna get out of this, huh?

"Alright, then. If you say so." Izuku stood up, grabbing his board and placing it under the desk of a teacher to make sure they didn't get a glance at it.

Finger on his chin, he was looking up and thinking of a good name for Mina.

"(Hm... Her Quirk's Acid, and her skin is pink... That might be it.)" He stared at her. "What about Acid Hero: Pinky or just Pinky?"

Ashido stared at him in awe before hugging him with a toothy smile.

"That's way better than what I have in mind. Thank you, Midori!"

"Oh. Ah-eh-uh-n-n-no pressure." He blushed, surprised by the physical contact.

She's soft.

Wait.

Oh for Kohei's sake, author! Stop lewding Deku's mind.

It was only a moment, but Amelia, Ochako, and surprisingly Momo twitched in jealousy, including Mineta.

Separating from the hug, she wrote the suggested name, which is Acid Hero: Pinky, and revealed it to them with a huge smile.

Silently coughing in the background, Izuku recomposed himself and focused on helping his classmates.

"You can go back, Midoriya-kun." Nemuri said, but Izuku rejected the offer.

"I'm gonna stay here as a hero name checker."

"Alright then."

"Kero." Tsuyu raised her hand. "May I go next?"

"Go ahead, Tsu-chan." Midnight pointed proudly.

A happy croak came out of her as she went up to the front. "I've had this in mind ever since I was in elementary school."

She revealed her hero name. "Rainy Season Hero: Froppy."

"(Kawaii...)" Izuku thought with a warm smile.

"(That name, though.)" Shadow commented. "(It sounds like Froakie.)"

Next is Eijiro Kirishima.

"Sturdy Hero: Red Riot."

"Oh? Correct me if I'm wrong," Midnight checked his board. "You're paying homage to the Chivalrous Hero: Crimson Riot, right?"

"Hai. It's pretty old-fashioned, but the hero image I'm going for is Crimson himself." Eijiro said.

A smile formed on Nemuri before she locked eyes with her student in front.

"If you're bearing a name you admire, it'll come with that much more pressure."

"I'm prepared for that." He said with determination.

In the background, Izuku was chuckling to himself.

Eijiro's admiration for Crimson Riot, his hairstyle, not minding the color of his hair, but if he's born with that red color...

"(I'm starting to wonder if Crimson Riot's his father.)" Izuku thought.

...

He blinked thrice.

"(God damn it, Todoroki-kun.)" He facepalmed.

Unbeknownst to the hero nerd, Todoroki was staring at Kirishima.

"(Kirishima, Red Riot, Crimson Riot...)"

While that was happening, Kirishima went back to his seat.

Next up is Kyoka Jiro.

"Hearing Hero: Earphone Jack."

Midnight looked at her in asked, "Are you sure you're going to name yourself from your Quirk's name?"

"It's all I can think of, honestly." Jiro admitted.

Midnight glanced at Izuku and that's the cue for him to help. A few seconds later, Izuku suggested, "What about Beatjack?"

"Beatjack? Really?" Jiro looked at him with confusion.

"Gomen." The hero nerd apologized while scratching his head. "I have others like Boomjack, Resonance, Boom Wave, and SoundBlast."

Kyoka stared for a while before writing her new hero name.

"SoundBlast." She said with an embarrassed tone with her hero name displayed to everyone.

Relief came down to the greenette boy before Jiro went to her seat.

Up next is Mezo Shoji.

"Tentacle Hero: Tentacole"

"(Okay, that's all. Nothing more than that, right?)"

Coming up is Hanta Sero.

"Taping Hero: Cellophane"

"Nice and simple. Simplicity at its finest. That's important." Midnight approved.

Mashirao Ojiro. "Martial Arts Hero: Tailman"

Rikido Sato. "Sweets Hero: Sugarman"

Denki Kaminari. "Stun Gun Hero: Chargebolt"

"(Combining Charge and Bolt from the lightning bolt. Nice.)"

"Stealth Hero: Invisible Girl"

"Hm... How about this? 'Prisma'? It's related to the bending or refraction of light from one medium to another."

"Sasuga, Midori! Arigato!"

"No problem, Hagakure-san." Izuku said, noting the nickname he got. It all started from Ashido.

Amelia Kawakami. "Glint"

"Naruhodo. It's related to your Quirk, right? With proper mentoring, you can pierce through almost solid objects, but not for objects that have glasses. Instead, they'll bounce back."

"Un." Amelia smiled gleefully.

"Keep it up, guys!" Midnight says, motivating the class and to no surprise, Sleepyzawa's still asleep.

There's no way he could sleep peacefully after that encouragement from Midnight, not to mention the range of her voice as well.

After Amelia is Momo Yaoyorozu. Before she revealed her own, she had a comment saying, "I hope I will not bring shame to this name."

"Everything Hero: Creati"

"Creative!" Nemuri commented. Momo looked at Izuku and said, "If you have a suggestion, I would gladly appreciate it."

"No, no, no, no, no. It's okay, I kinda like it." Izuku smiled, not knowing the damage he did to her.

She blushed.

"Making a move on her, huh, Midori?" Mina Ashido teased, a smirk was seen on her face.

"That's not what it looks like, Ashido-san. What I like is her creative thinking, keeping it simple and original. Just like what Midnight is, simplicity is important." Izuku explained.

Amelia noticed his behavior and brought a smile to her face.

"Tsun-tsun." She whispered.

Here comes Shoto Todoroki.

"Shoto."

Okay, what the heck?

"You okay with using your name?"

"Yeah." The boy nodded.

"Blaze Frost, Hellfrost, Frostburn, Frostheat, and Frostflare." The two stared at Izuku, holding out five fingers.

"Which one would you like?" The green-haired boy asked.

The two students locked eye contact for a moment until Shoto turned his attention to the board he's holding, erased his name, and showed them a new one.

"Frostflare." The bi-colored-haired boy replied without any change in his tone.

Points for socializing.

They moved on.

"Jet-black Hero: Tsukuyomi"

"God of the Night." Midnight commented.

Minoru Mineta. "Fresh-Picked Hero: Grape Juice"

Next up is Koji Koda, who was embarrassed and hesitant at first, but he shyly held his board up to reveal his hero name.

[Petting Hero: Anima]

"Un, wakata." Midnight approved, showing a thumbs up and her smile.

Then, she noticed. "Midoriya-kun, you want to be next?"

"Ah, no. I think I would go last."

"If that's how it is, you can go back to your seat, there's only you, Uraraka, and Iida-kun." Izuku accepted the offer and went back to his seat.

"My turn," Ochako said shyly, holding her board tightly as she went forward and unveiled her hero name.

"This is what I only thought of. Uravity."

"So stylish." Midnight said as the bob-cut-haired girl let out a sigh of relief.

"(Kawaii.)" Izuku smiled warmly.

Meanwhile, Tenya was frozen. His hand is visibly shaking while the marker, thinking about the name he couldn't bear to use.

"Tenya..." A voice in his head called out.

The boy's eyes widened as he heard the voice of his big brother, remembering his words in the hospital.

==Flashback; Hosu General Hospital==

A day after he was hospitalized, he's still recovering, but Tensei had to say it to his little brother.

"I wasn't sure if I wanted to say anything yesterday, and I hate to say it to you, but I can't feel my legs."

"N-No..." Iida's pupils shrunk.

"The name, Ingenium, will probably..." He grunted in pain but kept ongoing. "End here."

Tenya shot up from his seat, "No! I don't believe you, Nii-san! You still have many more people to lead!"

He shook his head violently, "Yada yo!"

"I don't like it either," Tensei replied before he slowly open one eye.

"That's why... if you're up for it," He slowly made his way to stare at Tenya.

"Will you... take the name... for me?"

==Flashback End==

'Ing'

He stopped there, still shaking for taking the mantle. Shutting his eyes in pain, he thought to himself, "(I'm sorry, Tensei-nii-san... I'm not worthy enough...)"

[Tenya]

This is the hero name he presented to his classmates, averting his gaze from them and keeping his mouth shut.

"You're going with your name?" Iida just nodded.

Amelia and Momo took notice of his behavior but decided to never say a word.

Especially right after they heard of Ingenium's critical condition that night.

Midoriya on the other hand was staring at his own board, with no signs of a worried look. He just stares at it, thinking about the events that impacted his life.

"Midoriya-kun," Izuku raised his head. "Are you done?"

"Yes, Ma'am." He stood up and went to the front.

"(This is it.)" The boy thought, and slowly but surely, he unveiled the name he took.

And earned a loud gasp from the audience.

"Are you okay with that, Midoriya?" Kaminari asked worriedly.

"You're gonna be called like that until the end, you know." Kirishima commented, somehow trying to persuade his classmate to think of another name.

Amelia, Ochako, and Momo are beyond surprised. They couldn't say anything.

"I know." The greenette boy replied before a sad smile appeared on his face. "I was called by this name every day, and it didn't end well. And I didn't like it."

"But then," Izuku's eyes traveled towards a certain someone. "A certain someone created a whole different meaning to this name. At first, I wasn't sure... but as soon as I met you guys," He glanced to the class.

"My whole life turned around. Meeting new faces," Izuku chuckled. "Meeting new friends and smiles, I wouldn't take it for granted."

"And because of you guys, I need to think about this name positively, and think of it as a big life-changing name to me."

"That's why," A proud grin formed on his mouth. "This is my hero name."

[Deku]

Ochako had an ear-to-ear smile on her face and felt her heart fluttered with butterflies. "(Deku-kun...)"

"Midoriya-kun..." Yaoyorozu girl stared at him in awe and disbelief.

Amelia smiled proudly, and Tsuyu happily croaked.

Look at the cinnamon boy now. He's nowhere near the person he is before.

Hearing his declaration, the class and Midnight looked at him proudly.

==Time Skip==

It's lunchtime and Izuku let out a sigh, tension in his body was released as everyone stood up from their seat to go to the Cafeteria.

"You don't wanna join us?" Amelia went towards him.

"I'll join you. Just need a little rest." Izuku answered.

"Understandable." She then smiled. Staring at him for a few seconds and the boy caught her.

"What's wrong? Something on my face?"

"Look at you. You're nothing like the Midoriya-kun I know when we first met."

"Oh." And he started to remember, and it almost brought him to tears, but he held them.

"I guess."

"You've grown up, Deku." Amelia said, calling him his hero name.

"How're you feeling now?"

They locked eyes after that question. Izuku breaks the contact as he closes his eyes for a few seconds and opens them, accompanying a heartwarming smile.

"Trying to do better."

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Just to let you know, guys, Kenichi and Toyami are just the names I've made up, they're not canon names.

They're the old friends of Katsuki Bakugo during their middle school years.