Set It All Free

2: World Burn

Katsuki Bakugou wasn't expecting to see Izuku Midoriya walk into the Class 1-A room, and was decently surprised when he did. He couldn't help but grip his teeth in frustration. The greenette was quirkless as far as Katsuki knew, and the blonde couldn't help but worry his friend was going to get himself killed. Well, ex-friend. Katsuki was still guilty about the fact that they were no longer friends, even though he knew it was his fault. 

He just wanted to protect the greenette, toughen him up a bit so that he wouldn't die. After all, how could you be a hero in a world full of quirks when you didn't have one? Katsuki pushed the thoughts out of his mind as he studied the greenette, narrowing his eyes. Only now did he realize that the boy had heavier eye bags and looked a little worse for wear. Where was the happy ball of sunshine he knew as a child? 

Katsuki once again pushed his thoughts away as their teacher stood up from a yellow sleeping bag on the floor.

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Izuku stripped his shirt off in the boys locker room, changing into the gym uniform. They were obviously going to be doing some sort of testing, and Izuku wasn't sure how he was going to fare. He had some training from his father, that would do him some good, but it was obvious the other kids had better quirks for testing, especially Katsukis. 

Izuku shivered at the thought of the blonde, as he had been staring at him all morning. Izuku never told the blond, but his quirk had often left marks on his back, often like soot smudges. He was sure the blond was noticing them now. 

Hitoshi watched the greenette from where he stood next to him, blinking at the soot like smudges on his back. "Hey, the names Hitoshi Shinsou, you patched me up at the entrance exam," Hitoshi decided to introduce himself, holding out a hand as he finally was able to wrestle on his gym uniform shirt. Izuku glanced at the boy, gently taking his hand and ignoring the slight tingling he felt at the touch. The tingling usually meant that they needed healed somewhere, it was a perk of his quirk. 

Izuku briefly scanned the boy, noticing a little scratch on his cheek. Without a word, Izuku reached up and activated his quirk, quickly getting rid of the scratch. Hitoshi made a noise of surprise, resisting the urge to flinch back at the others touch. But once he realized what the greenette had done, he was already out of the room, with some of the boys staring at Hitoshi in surprise. 

Hitoshi noticed Katsukis Bakugous gaze was almost furious, with mixed confusion in his eyes, but he pushed it off as he turned on his heel to head out of the changing rooms. 

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Aizawa watched Izuku as he was the first one out of the changing rooms, shuffling his feet nervously as he looked at the ground. This was the boy that was Recovery Girl's recommended student, as he had a healing quirk. Aizawa was curious on what physical attributes the boy had, as he was obviously skinny, and almost weak looking. Aizawa had worked with the boys father on more occasions then one, as he was an underground hero. 

Hisashi seemed to be the exact opposite of his kid, he had a bubbly personality that seemed more fitting for upper ground work, but he was quiet and serious when he needed to be. Aizawa briefly wondered if the boy was trained in any ways by his father, but pushed the thought off as the other students started to file out of the changing room, Hitoshi being second and moving to stand next to Izuku. 

"Thanks for healing me," Hitoshi thanked quietly as they all turned their attention to Aizawa. Izuku gave Hitoshi an odd look, unused to being thanked. 

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"Nezu, have you seen my student? Aizawa had him last," Chiyo sighed as she hobbled into the chimeras office. Nezu glanced up from his laptop in surprise, and only now did Chiyo notice Izuku sitting in front of him, wringing his hands nervously. She narrowed her eyes, asking a silent question. 

"We were just discussing his history in middle school, one that involved another student," Nezu sighed, inviting her to sit. Chiyo looked surprised and it was evident to Nezu that no one had told her about it. 

"There has been a past of bullying by Katsuki Bakugou, and I was just asking Midoriya here, what we should do. I don't condone bullying in any form, whether its past or not," Nezu explained, glancing back at Izuku who seemed to shrink smaller in his seat. 

Chiyo frowned, looking over at the boy. "Why did you never tell me? you know I could have stopped it," She turned to the boy, eyes softening as he hung his head. 

"He doesn't mean it, he wasn't always like this," Izuku muttered, not looking at the adults. Chiyo could feel her heart seem to restrict at the look on his face, wondering just how long the bullying had gone on. How bad was it? 

Chiyo made a mental note to talk to the principal later, before clearing her throat as she decided to let a little tension out of the air. 

"Well Midoriya, we have some stitches to review and work on, along with looking at some bone fractures," Chiyo brought up, noticing the grateful look the boy gave her as she stood and began to walk out. Nezu gave them a nod and a small smile as they left. 

Nezu sighed to himself once they were out of the room, digging out his phone as he made the decision to contact Hisashi Midoriya. He was sure the man didn't know about the bullying or something would have already been done about it. Hisashi could be scary when he wanted to be, and it didn't help he was a pro hero. 

Hisashi would burn the world for his son.