"That's really mean, guys," Izuku blurted out through incoming tears, stuttering on each word that escaped his mouth out of utter fear.

The situation he put himself was the worst of all, but one he always dreamed of being in during sleepless excited nights. A moment in which he could become the person. No. The figure he always dreamed of becoming. The figures he would look at through the computer's screen through shaky cams and weird positioning. The figure that gave him hope even when the sun would hide behind clouds that cried endlessly on his city and the streets of his neighborhood.

In this situation, Izuku would play hero.

It was a normal day after school for him and the small class of kindergartners at his school. Everyone was going home to their parents and play toys or going to idolize the heroes that made them live their childhood to the fullest. Play in the park, hang out with their parents, hang around with friends, live in their pure imaginations or have fun in general.

Izuku was a huge fan of All Might, mainly because of how he would save people and outdo all the obstacles that would hit him out of nowhere. He was the ray of hope to almost every kid around and convinced them all to be great in everything they do. The true hero to everyone and everything in his city, Musutafu, Japan. He was the man who persuaded him to be a hero no matter what.

Even if he was quirkless.

That's why the young green haired male was in front of a duo of rude children. Why he was trying to protect a defenseless boy in the playground. Why he was trying to play hero for once in life. Unlike the scenes he would make with his action figures or execute on role-playing with his mom or friend, or even imagining, this was real life. He was really going to protect someone from sick and rude motives. He was going to possibly make a friend and perform his first good deed for someone his age. For a small citizen.

So why was he so scared?

Why was he shaking right where he stood violently? Why was tears threatening to escape his eyes like waterfalls or damaged dams? Why was he so afraid of children his age? Was it because of their quirks? Or how they acted in school and right now? His mind wasn't processing that well and he was lost on what to do. But he didn't show it. That much. He kept his guard up with shaking knuckles ready to aim at the children in front of him if they got ideas. Or just to intimidate, which he was failing at.

"If you keep going," Izuku stuttered violently, his shaking eyeballs and irises moving in a pattern like his body. "I-I-I'll never forgive you!"

The young boys started to laugh at him and the boy who was behind Izuku. His fear was pushed up when he saw them begin to show off their quirk. One displayed bat like wings and the other's fingers stretched a little making him shake more and more, vibrating uncontrollably. One of them snickered, "Even though you're quirkless, you still talk so much trash! We're gonna pound you! Here we come, Deku!"

Izuku could feel his heart pound and beg to jump out of his chest when the boys started to dash right towards him. He thought this was it. With being a hero in the making came a price. With being anything came the price that you'll have to pay. And for him, it would be a great beating and a lesson in being quirkless. It was okay though, he thought. He had no regrets. It was for the best this would happen. At least the boy behind him wouldn't be hurt. It would be okay. It was be okay...

He expected to feel his body be struck by punches and kicks of all kinds. However. He felt nothing. He kept his eyes shut from it all, trying to escape the horrifying reality he would go through. Through darkness, he could hear it all. Grunts. Groans. Air being slapped around and stabs on flesh. And. Explosions?! He wanted to keep his eyes closed longer, but everything began to be chaotic. It sounded like there was a war escalating in front of him of some kind. It was almost like he was in a different world. Eventually, however, he opened his eyes. And what he saw, shocked him to his core as his eyes and mouth went wide.

Right in front of him was a familiar boy. A male with ash blond spikey hair and sharp innocent red eyes. He was on the floor in his blue short sleeve shirt and shorts. He was on the ground nearly beat up and breathing heavily as he slowly began to close his eyes. The other two males were next to him whining and groaning in pain as well. But unlike him they got up and started to run away with the same fear Izuku had earlier.

The young green hair male couldn't help but approach the other young boy and look down at him to question in utter worry through stutters once more. "You... Y-You're. Kacchan!... A-Are you okay?! Say something please! W-W-Why did you save me?!"

"... Because... I'm gonna be just like you, Izuku," He mumbled tiredly while coughing a bit and looking into his solid forest green eyes with his blood red ones. "I'm gonna be a hero when I grow up. And... And heroes don't give up! They don't lose! They always win! And I'm gonna be the best hero! Just like All Might! And... And so will you, Izuku!

We'll be heroes no matter what!"

... That was only ten years ago...

Now here he was. Standing on a building and looking down at the city he would protect from now on. His spirkey grown out hair flowed in the wind so effortlessly and his eyes sharper as he watched people walk back and forth. He didn't wear shorts anymore, he was now wearing an average male school uniform. He was waiting. He had been waiting. He waited for this moment all his life. Everything he's done had led him to this. Him and Izuku... And he wouldn't let it slip through his hands. He would be the best hero ever.

Or die trying.

"Kacchan," A male voice called out from behind him, making his body jump a bit from the break of the peace. "Ready to go to school?"

He slowly turned to find Izuku, all grown up like him and wearing the same clothes. He didn't change one bit. Neither of them did. They were still the same kids with big dreams and goals of protecting and serving everyone. The only thing that would change from today, was who they will become.

Heroes.

"Yeah." He replied with a small smile on his lips and a nod to him.

"Let's go aim for U.A..."