Remember when I said Izuku: the traitor would be the last MHA story? Well I lied, this kept me up at night so I had to write it. Essentially Izuku has a quirk much more derived from his father, yet still is very unique. Also the quirk is self aware.

Shoutout to Dewyn, who gave me the idea for this story about a month ago. Simply because of the name.

There will be two versions of this story, since I was torn on what to do, so there is one hero story and one villain story, both with similar titles.

Chapter 1: From the ashes

I dream about it every night, That I have a quirk. Any quirk, at all. Most of them would help me be a hero, no matter what it is. I would Fight crime, protect people and swoop in to save the day with the brightest smile on my face. Then I wake up. I face reality and I face all the people around me. I don't fit in. I know it sounds cheesy and overused, but there's no other place to put it. They say that everyone's the hero of your own story, but I'm just a background character. An extra, as Kacchan likes to say.

Not all men are created equal, I may be smarter than some people, but it doesn't do me any good if I'm not strong enough or fast enough to utilize it. I get bullied a lot and have no friends, at all. The only friend I think I might have is my big brother, who became a hero overseas. I used consider someone from my childhood as a friend, but he doesn't act like it anymore, he's changed. Or maybe I'm the one who's changed, I became less confident after I was diagnosed quirkless, I began to show weakness and he punished me for it.

Like today, I'm pinned against the wall, With Kacchan holding me there.

"How the hell did you even think you would make the entrance exams?!"

I hesitate for a moment.

"Answer me Damn it!"

"I-I still want to be a hero." I say, my voice trailing off.

"You quirkless son of a bitch!" He places his hand on my mouth and sets off a small explosion, no stronger than a firecracker. He's done this before, and it doesn't hurt any less than before.

I collapse to the ground and cover my mouth, trying to stop the pain.

"You better not show to the entrance exams, Or I'll show you pain. Hell, take a swan dive off the roof if you want a quirk so bad, You're just a pebble on the side of the goddamn road. Don't try to be more."

He swiftly walks away, leaving me there.

I walk out of the convenience store, holding a soda to my lips. I've found it helps over the times he's done it. It soothes the burn. I learned a lot about burns from Kacchan, like never run cold water over it, put some ointment on it or something. Water will only make it burn more later. I walk home, re-evaluating my life choices. I've never heard him say something like that to me. I know it's more of an empty threat, but still...

"I know he's right. Why do I still want to do this?"

I ask myself.

'Why?' I hear a woman's voice say.

I look around, to find nobody's behind or even around me. Maybe it's somebody from school messing with me. I hear this girl can directly send messages to people's brains if she knows their full name and face.

I keep walking and decide what other things I could do in the future. Police force? They get bashed a lot for taking credit of hero's work. I guess I could be an engineer, or a doctor if I go to college.

I bring my other hand to my face and wipe away tears. I've always cried a lot. Who knows, maybe that's my quirk, being a huge crybaby. I do feel like I've cried an unnatural amount over the past ten minutes. Everyone in my family, on my mom's side has always cried a lot, I really don't know what it is.

'Weak?'

There's that voice again.

"You're right, I'm weak, and there's nothing I can do about it." I say aloud.

'So It's power you require?'

"Who is saying that?"

'Power comes at a cost, you know. Are you willing to pay the price?'

"If money makes you a hero than I got no shot."

'No, a different price. Something more extreme.'

I start to walk under an overpass, a little tunnel.

"Whatever you say is wrong, I know that. Power can't be paid for, I'm quirkless. That makes me weak."

"Well I didn't say anything, kid, but at least you told me beforehand." a creepy voice behind me says.

I turn around and see a thing behind me. I hesitate to call it a person, It's a giant slimy mess which has eyes and teeth. I feel my own eyes get wider as I try and run, to no avail. It grabs me and starts pouring liquid into my lungs. I try to grab at it in vain, It's liquid.

"Stop struggling kid, you'll make it more painful for you." it says

'Stop struggling.'

I try to scream something like: SHUT UP! But I can't, my lungs are full of slime.

"Let's move and do this. HE might show up." it says

Who's he?

'Doesn't matter, stop struggling.'

It's unbearable, the burning sensation, What the hell is this guy?!

We move out of the underpass and into an alleyway, dragging me along.

"Now kid, sorry I have to do this, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."

'Scum. We shall deal with him soon enough.'

We?

I claw at the slime, my consciousness fading, no, My very life is flashing before my eyes, tears, heroes, explosions, lots of explosions. I realize now just how bad Kacchan was to me. I wonder how he'll feel when he hears I'm dead tomorrow…

'He won't, it's happening. I know it's painful, but it has to happen.'

I don't know who that voice is, but It doesn't matter now. I guess I'll die. I close my eyes and accept my death. I lose all feeling, except a slight…

Burning.

'That's it, the first trial is complete, the second shall be grander, now, for you have tasted and met death, I command you, RISE FROM THE ASHES! AND BE REBORN!'

I open my eyes to find that I'm in a small crater, with scorch marks all around me. I immediately notice that my left sleeve is on fire, which I furiously smack until it goes out.

"WELL KID, FOR A MOMENT THERE, I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!" I hear a jolly voice say. I'd know it from anywhere! I sit up and see All Might, in the flesh bearing down on me.

"A-A-ALL MIGHT!" I yell.

"YES IT IS I! THAT'S SOME SERIOUS POWER THERE, KID."

I partially ignore, partially freak out past this and scramble for my notebook.

"A-An autograph!" I grab my notebook and open it to find that the words ALL MIGHT! Are written in.

"T-T-Thank you!" I say, bowing several times.

"HA HA, DON'T SWEAT IT KID, NOW, I MUST GOOOO!" he squats down and jumps, flying through the air.

"Huh, little bit of drag… WHAT ARE YOU DOING KID?! LET GO!" He looks down to see that I've grabbed onto his leg and I'm flailing around.

"I'd Die!" I yell.

"Good point!" he yells back.

We land on a nearby building, where I apologize profusely and vent to him. I tell him about the years of torment, the looks, the bullies. I don't look at him, not at all. I close my eyes, head hanging low. Tears streaming down my face and I ask him:

"Can someone like me be a hero?"

I look up, only to find a skeletal figure that resembles all might, blue eyes, wacky blonde hair, and he's wearing the same things as All Might, green cargo pants and a white shirt, but they're really loose on him. It's kind of like he… Deflated.

"Hey." he says.

"What did you do with All might!?" I ask.

"Keep your voice down kid, somebody will hear you." he says, as blood waterfalls from his mouth.

"AHHHH!"

"What did I- Forget it. To answer your question, I don't know. But I would like to say-" He looks over at me, eyeing me carefully.

"You do have a quirk, a pretty damn powerful one at that, What is it?"

"Huh?" I ask, extremely confused.

"Ohhh, one of those types. Ok, well you see I think I know your quirk, but It's one of those rare ones that acts upon near death, or even just plain death. Yours seems to cause a crazy explosion, which would explain why you were in the crater; cause I didn't defeat the villain."

"R-Really?"

"Yes I would think at least. You seemed unharmed, I would visit the doctor if I were you. But I think you should avoid the Idea of being a hero, for now, at least."

"Wh-What?"

"See kid, it's a lot of unnecessary suffering, Nobody should suffer that much to activate your quirk, or even to be a hero." he tells me and starts to walk away.

"Hero work isn't for everybody, kid. Police officers get bashed for 'Stealing' hero's credit, but they are required for our time. Heroes don't exactly have the legal authority as police officers do, making it a perfectly good thing to do."

I sit there in silence, shocked.

"I gotta go kid, and don't go telling anybody about this form you see here, keep it a secret." he says and leaves through the door. I'm left alone up here, thinking. I look over the railing, maybe I should take Kacchan's advice.

'No, not like that.'

It's that voice again.

"Now I'm going crazy." I say to myself, opting for the long way down.

About halfway down the building, I see an explosion in the distance, looking through the window I immediately perk up, only to deflate again. Thinking back on all Might's words, I decide to move on, Let's not go.

'Do it'

I shake my head and walk down the stairs, exiting the building.

I walk down the street, not really knowing what I want to do now. I find myself in the middle of a crowded street, with smoke billowing out of the large alley.

"I guess it's a subconscious thing." I say quietly, looking at the skirmish. It's the green slime person from before, they got some kid. He looks familliar…

It's Kacchan, he looks… Furious. I don't know if the slime guy is causing him to activate his quirk or if he just completely lost it. But everybody just stands here, unmoving.

"We need to wait until someone with the right quirk arrives! I can't touch this guy!" The Death arms guys says.

"I can't fit in there!" Mt. Lady announces.

I watch the scene, helplessly, the ash blonde student struggling. I know it's painful, I experienced it for myself. That drowning feeling. A part of me wants to leave, to listen to All Might. But the rest… The rest wants to help him, even though he's been my tormentor and practically enslaver my whole life, why do I want to help him?

'go , Do it.'

To prove him wrong. That's why, To prove the Number 1 hero wrong. Everybody waits, for someone… Something. They may never come. I look around and see someone, and my jaw nearly drops.

It's All might! Standing there Doing Nothing! It obviously pains him, but why won't he help!?

I take another look toward the carnage, this time I see a look from Kacchan, it isn't angry, nor out for blood, It's desperation.

My voice is low, and I start to push my way through the crowd.

"Why, Why is it you, Kacchan!" I say, running toward the villain.

"The hell are you doing kid!?" Kamui woods yells, reaching a branch toward me. I slide under it and get back to running toward it. The villain looks at me, and is visibly scared.

"What are you kid!?" I toss my backpack at him, temporarily blinding him.

"The fuck are you doing!?" Kacchan yells.

"I don't Know!" I reply, now realizing what I've done.

"I'll kill you this time!" The slime forms into a spear and pierces through my chest, it's followed by four more, my stomach, shoulder, leg, and throat. I feel the pain erupt through my body, those tips were not that sharp. I'm pushed to the ground, pinned there.

"You IDIOT." I hear Kacchan say. I once again feel cold, and my vision fades. My mouth feels wet, and it tastes metallic. But this time, I SEE it.

'And here we are. Finish your task, and leave behind this worthless version of you, Gain the power to and set me free, Unleash me, Unleash THE PHOENIX!'

I open my eyes and feel warmth return to my body, but It doesn't stop there. I look at my hands, to see they are on fire, and it BURNS.

"What the fuck!?" I hear Both Kacchan and the sludge monster say.

I feel another tendril pierce through me, but this time, the VIllain screams in agony.

My body temperature keeps rising, and It's unbearable now, I feel myself shaking, fast.

'Now, do it!'

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!" I scream as I feel my body combust, the last thing I see is the terrified faces of both my childhood friend and the slime villain.

I open my eyes to find that I'm laying down in a dark room, with a weight on my chest. I look to my left and find a window, with a soft white light. Little glints of light are outside, meaning it's nighttime. I blink a few times. And lay my head on the pillow. I'm not in my own room, that's for sure. I look to my right and see some monitors, showing vital signs. I think they're mine. I hope they're mine. There's only one thing that seems off though, my temerature is…

"99 degrees (C)?" I say groggily, in slight disbelief at the number. I touch my forehead, although I shouldn't feel any different, My head feels a little warm. I bring my hand down to my chest only for it to hit something on the way down.

"Huh?" I say aloud and look down at my chest. I find a mess of reddish-orange hair on top of me. I take my hand and am about to poke it when I hear a voice say:

"Just sleep, I'm tired too." It's a woman's voice, soft and soothing, she sounds just about as old as I do, 14-15. She sounds somewhat… American.

"Wh-Who are you?"

"What did I just say? Sleep."

"H-Hold on, why are you here?" I say, Ignoring her.

"Well I'm up now." she lifts her head up, I can't see her face in the darkness. She has flawless skin, with a lighter, slightly tan skin tone. He could see from her stomach that she was quite toned, having quite a bit of muscle, but it felt like she could keep it up and look very slim under clothes.. Wait, what am I thinking? Actually, why can I see her stomach?

"Are you wearing any-"

"Nope, I'm Naked." she says, leaning closer to my face. It's now that I realize that she's straddling me, and it takes another moment to figure out what she just said.

"Wait, What!?"

"I'm not wearing anything, wanna feel?" she asks, grabbing his right hand.

"Uhh, No! No thank you!" I respond quickly.

"Not like that you perv! Well, Kinda, I thought it was supposed to make you feel calmer. Guess not." she says. I can get a clearer image of her face now, a nose that seems just right for her, a few freckles here and there, but what really caught my attention, was the eyes, they're piercing orange, and seem to glow and move around, like they're on fire.

"O-Okay then, but who are you?" I ask again.

She leans back again, shifting a little bit, Making me slightly uncomfortable because now her weight is almost directly on my crotch.

"Well, that depends on what you decide to call me." she says

"What do you mean by that?"

'I mean, name me.'

"Wh- Was that you!?" I ask

'Yep, have you found out what your quirk is yet?'

I think for a moment, taking in the possibilities. This girl can talk to me directly in my head, I turned into fire, I explode when I die, but I come back to life…

"Am I like a Phoenix?"

"Correct, or rather, you have one within you, Me!" she says, cheerfully.

"Oh, but then how did I do the whole flame thing?" she inhales and opens her mouth, but before she says anything, I say:

"Okay, do you have any clothes or anything, no you wouldn't you're a part of me, uhh." I say before I'm interrupted with a light smack on the face.

"Don't interrupt me, and if you insist-" she starts to glow, slightly, I swear I see something just in front of her skin flip and turn. She stops glowing to reveal that she now has clothes, I can't tell what she's wearing in the dark, but it seems like it's red and black. I also see her get off my crotch and sit at the end of the bed, cross legged.

"So as I was saying, I am your quirk. I'm the source of your power, the Flame of the Phoenix, Although, I've been shoved deep into your subconscious to the point that I couldn't even communicate with you until recently. And you couldn't let me out until a very specific set of circumstances."

"And those were to die? Twice?" I ask

"Yep, but one of them had to be painful, which the slime drowning was." she said, kind of shuddering.

"Wait, do you feel what I feel?"

"To a certain extent." she says.

"Like what?"

"Pain, certain emotions, that's about it, really. Otherwise, I'm basically my own independent person."

"Oh, that's interesting."

"But, the further away I am from you, the weaker I am. Meanwhile the closer I am to you-"

She leans in again, getting uncomfortably close to my face.

"The stronger we are." she finishes.

"What do you mean by that?" I ask, trying to sit up.

"I guess I'll show you tomorrow, It's sunday tomorrow, Right?" she asks, pushing me down.

"Yeah, wh-"

"Shh, say no more and sleep." she touches her finger to my forehead and I blink, and the room is filled with sunlight.

"What was that?"

"I have certain power over you, like what I did about eight hours ago, that put you to sleep, you were feeling tired then, so all it took was a little push to make you sleep like a rock, and it also has the side effect of seemingly taking no time, to you at least." I properly sit up, and notice that I'm a lot more energetic than before. She's sitting on the opposite side of the bed as me.

"I can't just do it willy-nilly to you, because if I did it right now, when you're fully awake and energized, I'll pass out too, for longer than you."

"Okay then so-" Before I finish, a nurse walks in the room and says:

"Oh, visiting hours just started, dear, but your friend here has been released, Midoriya, correct?" she asks

"Yes."

"You may go home, just check out at the front desk before you leave." she does a quick bow and leaves us alone.

"Well, I guess I should get dressed and go home." I get up and realize that my clothes have already been changed, to more casual attire.

"Yeah, I did that, your other clothes already burned up when you detonated the second time." she says, getting out of the bed. I take a look at her, she's got a red and black flannel shirt, with the sleeves rolled up, and some jeans. She also happens to be wearing shoes.

"Wait, did you-"

"No, I kept your underwear on, which somehow didn't burn."

Thank god for plot convenience. All I really need to do is put on my shoes.

Together, we head out of the hospital and start home. I get a better look at her in the light, especially her hair. I can see now that it's got a bit of gold in there, and when she walks, it looks like a trail of fire is flowing from her head. We get a few odd looks, but not too many. I can tell that almost all of them are:

'Are those two dating? If so, how did that plain looking kid get with her?"

"I can read your thoughts, by the way. Just thought I'd throw that out there." she says.

She looks almost american, but with a hint of japanese, too. It seems weird, honestly, how someone like that could be from me. She's almost as tall as me, if not, about an inch or two shorter.

"Hold on, can you choose when to enter and exit my body, and what was that whole monologue earlier about dying and rising. It seemed oddly cliche." I ask her.

"Well, being conscious inside of you for twelve years has given me a lot of time to think, you know. I wanted it to seem as extravagant as possible!" she says, making hand gestures that seem to emphasize her point. It occurs to me that this is the first time she's seen anything, truly, at least.

"By the way, you still haven't named me yet." she says, looking at me.

"Oh, umm." I rack my brain for a moment before coming up with one.

"Hino, Hino Tori. How does that sound?"

She thinks for a moment and says:

"I like it, it sounds like me." she says.

'It does literally mean firebird. Specifically female firebird.' I think to myself.

"I know, but I like it." she says and keeps walking."

"Anyways, Hino, or Tori, which would prefer?" I ask her.

"Tori, it sounds better."

"Okay then, Tori, We need to go see mom, just so she knows I'm Okay, then, I'd like to show you around." I say, not really thinking about what I just said.

She gives me a sly look and says:

"Wow, are you asking your own quirk out on a date?" a smirk grows on her face as I realize what I said. My face grows redder than a tomato and I'm pretty sure that my head is smoking.

"Wh-NO no, not at all, I just figured that it would be nice to show you the sights, seeing as you never really experienced them!" I say a little quickly. She giggles and says:

"I know, dipshit! I'm teasing you!" she pushes me slightly and we keep walking, with a slightly redder me. Before we head home, we take a quick stop at the convenience store, which is surprisingly empty.

"What are we getting?" Tori asks.

"Well, I'm getting a drink, cause I'm parched and I feel like I'm on fire." I say, grabbing a water bottle.

"Oh, here." she puts her finger on my forehead again, this time, I feel like I'm at my normal temperature.

"I can do a lot to you, but I can't sate your needs to, you know. Survive." she says.

"Wow, thanks, if there's anything here you want, grab it, I'll buy it." I tell her.

She takes a look at everything and picks out something simple: bubble gum.

"Is that it?" I ask.

"Yeah, I wanna try it." she says. I buy our stuff and we're on our way again. We walk in silence for a while, with me sipping on my water. It actually hurts to swallow, but I guess I have to for now, otherwise I won't be able to eat later. Tori breaks the silence by asking:

"How do you even blow a bubble with this?"

"Oh, It's simple, you take the gum, flatten it with the roof of your mouth, wrap the flattened part around your tongue, and stick it out of your mouth." I say. She does this and sticks out an incredibly pink tongue. She looks confused for a moment, and looks at me. I stifle a laugh and say:

"That's not it, you have to retract your tongue and blow out at the same time."

She does so, blowing a bubble. It gets quite large, before it pops, covering the bottom portion of her face in bubble gum. I let out a giggle, to which she glares at me, removing the gum from her face and placing it back in her mouth, saying:

"It's not that funny." she says and continues to blow bubbles, this time wary of the large bubbles.

We make our way to the Apartment complex and I unlock the door.

"Okay, Tori, I need you to stay out here a moment, if mom sees you immediately she'll freak out." I tell her.

"Okay, no problem." she says and leans against the wall. I walk in the door and say:

"I'm home mom!"

"Oh Izuku! I was so worried! By the time visiting hours were open they said they released you!" Mom says and practically tackles me in a hug, crying her eyes out.

"I'm okay mom, and I found out what my quirk is." I say softly. She lets go and gives me a dumbfounded look.

"What?" she asks.

"Come on in!" I call out and Tori walks in, obviously uncomfortable.

"Oh, you brought a guest! Umm let me-"

"Oh, don't please, Miss, Let's all sit down somewhere." She says.

After about twenty minutes of discussion, we explain to mom the events of the past day, I omit the details about Tori straddling me, naked. She'd flip out if she knew.

"Oh, so you're part of his quirk?" she asks her.

"Yes, in short, but Izuku has a lot of power on his own, I just don't think he could, nor should access it yet." Tori says.

"Wait what?" I butt in.

"Yeah, where do you think I could live for twelve years?"

"Oh."

"Either way, maam, Izuku here was wondering, If he could take me around town, since I've never really experienced anything before." she says.

"Oh, why of course. Just be careful you two." Mom says and gets up, probably to think about what just happened.

"That was easy, come on! I wanna have some fun!" she gets up and tugs at my shirt.

"Alright then, I suppose we'll go to the mall first." I say, a grin forming on my face.

After a day with Tori, I think I understand her better, when we were at the arcade, she's proven that she's fast and has faster reflexes, she destroyed the high score on DDR, her hair bouncing around, the loose-fitting flannel shirt lifting up every now and then, she's beautifu… Wait, what am I thinking? Just, ask her what else she wants to do.

"So, is there anything else you want to do?" I ask.

"Yeah, let's go to the cafe!" she says excitedly.

"Okay, I know of one real close." I lead the way, with her blowing bubble gum close behind.

We walk down the street when the ground beneath us rumbles, and creates small fissures in the ground.

"What's this?" Tori asks.

"I think it's-" I don't get to finish before something behind us explodes and we're sent flying. I land on my side and roll.

"Come on!" I yell and Grab Tori, ducking into a nearby alley.

"What's happening?" she asks.

"We're stuck in the middle of a villain attack. There aren't any heroes nearby, either. We're kind of trapped." I say and peer behind the corner. I see a man in the middle of the street, swirling concrete around him. He's yelling something, but I can't hear him.

"I can help." she says, with a straight face.

"What?"

"There's more to both of us than meets the eye, trust me." she says and winks.

"No, i'm not letting you go, you'll get hurt, or even die."

"Izuku." She says.

"It's fine, there's innocent people getting hurt because of this guy, if I stop him, then we will be doing good!" she says hastily. I peer out some more, and the guy sends a flurry of concrete towards the street, narrowly missing me.

"Okay then, go. Be careful. Come back if you feel like you can't win. And don't kill him!"

"Got it!" she says and dashes into the street, running towards the villain. Several large chunks of concrete are launched toward her, which she jumps and lands on each of them, leaping from slab to slab. She seems to glow, no. her hands are on fire. She's now over the villain, about ten feet above, extending a flaming palm towards the ground at the villain. I blink and where there used to be a villain, was now a giant wall of fire, coming from Tori's hand.

"How?" I ask aloud.

'This is our power, Izuku.' she tells me in my head.

The flames clear up, revealing a villain, still standing. It seems like he covered himself in concrete at the last moment. Tori lands, and waves her hand, sending out another huge cloud of fire, which he attempts to run from, to no avail. He creates a cube of concrete around him and closes himself off. The flames consume the cube and clear again, but he doesn't come out of the concrete. Tori walks up to it, and aims both of her hands at it, letting loose more flames. She keeps them there, now. Not just in short little bursts, a long continuous stream. She's trying to cook him out, he's got to leave at some point.

Before long, though, a shadow appears in the sky and slams down next to Tori. Flames are erupting from his face and out cracks on his suit.

'Endeavor.'

Tori stops her flames and looks at him, she has to look up to the looming figure. I see him raise his hand and a slight spark form.

"Shit." Is all I say before dashing out of the alleyway and running towards the two.

Endeavor's always had a bad track record for attacking people, whether or not they're villains. Seeing as Tori isn't a hero and she doesn't have a provisional license, there's nothing legally stopping him from attacking her, and he's probably pissed that she took his credit, Despite his over five hundred solved cases in the past two years.

"STOP!" I scream and put myself between the two, Although I feel nothing.

"What are you doing kid?" he asks, tiny flames in his hand.

"I was-"

"Whatever, just don't do it again, Vigilantes are not the type of crowd you should hang with."

"I was trying to-"

Endeavor looks down at me and scoffs saying:

"Leave saving people to the pros, kid." He cracks open the concrete with his fist, revealing a very burnt-out looking criminal, gasping for breath.
"Scum, the lot of you." he says and runs off with the criminal, not looking back.

"You idiot." I hear Tori say.

"What?"

"You do realize we are both immune to fire, Right?"

"We are?"

"The only fire that can hurt us is- Know what? I'll tell you tomorrow. Let's go to that cafe you were talking about earlier That fight got me a little thirsty." she says with a wink.

"That sounds like a good Idea." I say, rolling my eyes.

We walk in to the cafe, and wait for our turn.

"So what would you like?" I ask her. She takes a look at the menu and ulitmately chooses a frozen coffee. I get the same thing and we sit down. She takes a sip and almost recoils.

"Don't like it?"

"No, That just feels really weird." she says.

"Weird how?"

"Well, see, my internal body temperature is much higher than that of a normal person, and something that cold entering my body, well it feels nice." she takes another sip and shivers.

"Gooood." she says. I smirk and say:

"So what is your internal temperature?"

"Here, see for yourself." she takes my hand and sticks one of my fingers in her mouth, which I immediately feel the temperature it's at. It's hot, like boil water in a moment hot. It takes me a moment to realize how odd this looked, a girl putting some guy's finger in her mouth.

"Wh- Stop that!" I say, retracting my hand. She giggles and says:

"I was waiting for you to notice, let's finish our drinks." she says.

We walk down the street, the sun is going down and I think back on the day. It was weird, come to think of it, It seems like the chance of a lifetime, honestly. Having a quirk like this. It's sunset, meaning the sky is a beautiful color, streaks of red, orange and gold. Like Tori's hair. I'd get lost trying to find that up there.

"HELLO YOUNG MIDORIYA!" I hear a familiar voice say. It's all might, all in his muscle form.

"I AM HE-" he doesn't finish, he starts coughing up blood. He changes back to the skeletal figure he was before and coughs up more blood.

"Hey kid."

"All might."

"Yeah, uhh who are you?" he points to Tori, who I respond with:

"Oh, she's-"

"A close friend! A really close friend." she says, inching closer to me, almost touching my arm.

"Oh, well then I see no reason to keep this from you." All might Looks me directly in the eyes.

"How would you like to become a hero?"
I look at him, not really sure what he's getting at.

'He's up to something.'

"Yeah, I would like to be a hero, but why do you ask?"

"Well, In today's day and age, people must have quirks, and even though you have a quirk, You did something amazing, and while I stood there, unmoving, you jumped in and saved that student." He gives me a look, one of approval and smiles, slightly.

"I would like to ask you, Would you have my quirk?"

"What?" Tori and I ask at the same time.

"My quirk is far from what it seems. It's an enhancing quirk, but it also allows me to pass it on to someone else."

"That's impossible." I say flatly.

"But that's what it is. To stockpile power, and pass it on. And with a combination of your undying quirk and the power of One for All, you would serve as the true symbol of peace, one that cannot die, either physically, or to the people." I let that sink in. We would be unstoppable, that's good. But being unstoppable means…

"Now I ask you one more time, Will you be my successor, and Inherit One for All?"

'It's your call.'

She knows what I was about to ask her, if she wanted to do this, if it means stockpiling power, then it means stockpiling quirks. We don't know what that would Do to Tori. I look to my right, at a house, think for a moment and say:

"No."

"WHAT?!" both Tori and All Might say at the same time. Tori grabs me by the collar and says:

"FOR YOUR ENTIRE LIFE, YOU WANTED TO BE A HERO, AND NOW THE TOP HERO OF ALL TIME IS HERE, TELLING YOU YOU CAN BE A HERO, EVEN OFFERING HIS EXACT POWER, AND YOU SAY NO! NO! HOW STUPID ARE YOU?! THIS IS LITERALLY THE MOMENT YOU DREAMED OF FOR YOUR ENTIRE LIFE, AND YOU REJECT IT!?"

"Hold on, hear me out, both of you, I'm aware that I sound crazy, but It's my decision. If I'm going to be a hero, It's going to be with my own power. Nothing that's borrowed or given, not even earned. A hero should be able to fight and protect people on their own accord. With everything they have in them, Everybody needs help, but nobody should carry somebody else on their shoulders. If I were to acquire this power, I couldn't call myself my own independent hero, I would hesitate to call myself a hero. I respect you, All might, And in another universe, I might have accepted this power. Maybe I would have flourished with it, but here, today, I respectfully decline your offer. Like I said a moment ago: If I am to be a hero, it will be of my own accord, I will use my own power to rise to the top and become the number one hero, Surpassing even you All might, I'll save people, with a smile on my face!" I tell them, my hands trembling. All might smiles and looks down.

"Wow kid, you have some real drive. If I hadn't decided that you would have been my successor before, I would now." He looks back at me and says:

"I won't force you to be my successor, but please-" He gets on the ground and grovels

"Do not tell anybody of my quirk. Please, It would cause horrible panic and bad repute. If news about my quirk gets out, I may have to retire as a hero, with people trying to gain my quirk."

"Oh, of course. If All might is asking it, then I must!" I say.

"Thank you, then I SHALL GO!" he transforms mid- sentence and launches off into the city. We start to walk home, Tori saying:

"You know, that was a real mature thing to say there. Stupid, but mature."

"What's that supposed to mean?" She says nothing for a moment and elbows me in the ribs.

"We need to train you first, if you're actually going to be the number 1 hero, then you need to know how to fight, and we need to toughen you up. We'll start tomorrow, I think we know a place that would be good." she says and skips ahead.

'This ought to be fun' I think to myself.

When we get home, Mom Immediately tries to sort out the decision of where I'll be sleeping while Tori is here, to which Tori says:

"Actually, The closer I am to Izuku, the better. He's kind of like my charging port. So sleeping close to him is best." she smiles and tilts her head slightly.

"Oh, well why didn't you say so? I suppose you can sleep together." Mom says, eyeing me carefully.

"Don't make it sound weird!" I say.

Mom giggles and waves us off.

"Goodnight!" she calls as we go into my room.

"Is that really how it works?" I ask her, laying down in bed. I realize now how exhausted I am, I feel great lying in bed.

"Yeah, sure." she says, Laying down next to me, a smile on her face.

"By the way-" she continues.

"Do you want go to U.A together?"

That's all for this chapter, there's a villain version as well, with a similar title, so tell my what you think! Criticism is much appreciated!

See ya!