Phenomenon

Chapter 15: Training Montage

The day after my birthday, the class was finally back to training. Since the Training Camp had been cut short rather abruptly, we continued to train and improve our quirks on school grounds. Every day, from 9 am to 4 pm we would train our quirks, pushing ourselves to our limits. There was hardly any time to do anything which could be considered recreational. Even after a day of training, the class was too tired to do anything other than lazing around in the lounge and hold muttered conversations. I had thanked Shoto repeatedly for his beautiful gift, I had almost had a heart attack when I found out how expensive it had been. I was almost scared to wear it, but the look of absolute adoration on his face when he saw the silver glinting on my wrist was enough to encourage me. The look in his eyes made my heart stutter in a way I was sure was detrimental to my health. That boy would be the death of me.

Aside from the training I had to undertake to improve my own quirk, I also had to train with All Might so that I could use One for All. The training was gruelling, but it seemed as though using the quirk came naturally to me. I could limit myself, activate One for All with very little thought and had managed to use up to 15% of my power. I made this progress in two very long, pain-filled weeks. My muscles ached nearly constantly. Every night when I went to bed, I let out a hum of relief, allowing my muscles to relax. Mentally preparing myself to repeat the pain the next day. Some nights, when I lay on my bed, unable to move, I couldn't help but think that me having All Might's power was only temporary. It was this gut feeling I had that sooner or later, One for All would no longer be mine.

It turns out that I would lose All Might's quirk sooner rather than later. All Might and I had been training in the small forest not too far from the main campus of UA when All Might spoke. "Izuku, what is troubling you?" All Might asked in a concerned tone of voice. I stopped kicking the tree in front of me and looked up at All Might. "What do you mean, All Might?" I asked, wiping away the sweat which was gathering on my brow. "You look all concerned as if something is on your mind." All Might said. I looked around the clearing which we were in, trying desperately not to look into All Might's eyes. "Well... I just... I don't think I'm the best person to have One for All. I just feel as though Mirio could do so much more with this quirk than I could. Plus, I can use it well but I can just tell that something is going to go awfully wrong. I have this gut feeling that if I keep this quirk, my family, friends and I will all be hurt. I don't know All Might," I looked up at my idol, tears welling up in my eyes, "Something about having this quirk just doesn't bode well with me." I whispered in a broken voice, not daring to look into All Might's eyes out of fear that I would see anger, disgust and shame. Silence reigned the clearing for a few moments, I could hear my heart pounding erratically in my ears as I waited for some sort of reaction from All Might. Without me realising, All Might had made his way over to me. I only realised that the man was in front of me when he placed his hand in my hair and ruffled it slightly. "There is no reason to be upset, Izuku. I understand perfectly. You have been through a lot and most of your gut feelings seem to come to fruition. I can not force you to keep this quirk and I do not wish to cause you any sort of discomfort. If you want to pass One for All onto Mirio, I will not stop you. I will stand by you and support your decision." All Might whispered soothingly, pulling me into a hug. I didn't hug back for a second, surprised that All Might was so accepting and that he understood. When I finally gathered my wits, I hugged All Might back with vigour.

2 days passed before we ( All Might and I) met up with Mirio and explained the situation to him. "So basically, to round everything up, All Might gave me his quirk, I accepted but recently I've been getting gut feelings that if I keep this quirk a lot of people will be in danger. You have the same ideals and goals as both All Might and I so we think that you would be the perfect candidate for One for All." I summarized for Mirio. The three of us were sat on the ground in the clearing I usually trained in, Mirio's once bemused face was beginning to morph into one of comprehension. "I think I understand. Do you normally get these gut feelings?" Mirio asked, scratching his chin thoughtfully. I nodded my head, " I get them quite a bit before major events which alter my life. I guess you could call it an animal-like instinct." I muttered. Mirio nodded before taking a deep breath through his mouth and letting it out slowly through his nose. "Ok. I agree to take on this quirk. I can see the turmoil in your eyes, and if relieving you of this quirk saves you, I'll do so readily. I want to save a million people one day and saving you is work towards my goal." Mirio said, confidence shining in his eyes. I couldn't hold myself back, I pulled Mirio into a tight hug. "Thank you." I whispered. With Mirio's confirmation that he would take One for All from me, it felt like a weight had been taken from my shoulder. The tight, coiling feeling in my gut which had been squeezing and hissing at me like a snake evaporated. All that was left was a relief and blissful happiness. "It's no problem, Izu." Mirio smiled, hugging me back.