To celebrate April Fool's, I'm posting this a bit early. It's a Killua/Ichigo pairing, so enjoy!

It was such an ordinary day when Inko gained a rather unfortunate glimpse into her daughter's school life. Ichigo had hidden it rather well, but after seeing her friend's son blatantly use his explosive quirk and speak in a rather cold manner to her daughter...with no one stopping it or saying a word against such appalling behavior...she became rather alarmed.

It took her a month to get to the bottom of the incident, as Ichigo was rather tight lipped about the manner. But what she discovered was that this was not an isolated incident. Far from it. Bakugo was already showing signs of open disregard when it came to using his quirk against others he deemed 'lesser' because everyone was so quick to praise how strong his ability was.

Meanwhile they were openly dismissive of her daughter because Ichigo was unlucky enough to be born without a quirk.

The entire thing made Inko incredibly angry. However what could she do about it? The problem wasn't just her daughter's school and peers, it was society itself.

It was then that fate intervened and she knocked over an old picture of her younger sister, who unfortunately died in childbirth.

She only knew this because she had been there to help her sister through her first child, and had met her sister's lover Ging.

She didn't know what happened to Gon, but Ging mentioned taking him to see his sister Mito in a place called "Whale Island".

Considering Ging was a professional Hunter, perhaps he left their son with his sister for young Gon's safety.

Seeing her daughter come home, trying to hide the pain she was in, Inko made up her mind.

She was going to find out how to reach Whale Island, and with any luck give them both a fresh start far away from the abusive situation her daughter was in.

A year later...

Mito looked at the green-haired woman and her daughter, both of whom had a rather strong resemblance to her nephew Gon.

"So... you're Gon's other aunt," said Mito awkwardly. She hoped this woman wasn't intending to take her nephew away.

Inko gave her a comforting smile.

"I'm not here to take him from you, if that's what you're worried about," she said quickly. "I just wanted my daughter to meet her cousin, since Ging wasn't exactly forthcoming about where you were beyond a name and a general location."

"Gon, why don't you show..." started Mito, before realizing she had no idea what the young girl's name was.

"Ichigo."

"Go show Ichigo around. But stay away from the deeper parts of the forest," said Mito.

"Okay Aunt Mito," said Gon, openly curious and highly interested in the other woman. He never knew his mother, and he had only the bare minimum of information on Ging, his father. Mito didn't like talking about him much.

Inko and Mito sat down with tea.

"To be honest, the main reason I tracked you down was because of what was going on with my daughter's school. It seems that most of her classmates, or at least one in particular, believe that the fact she's quirkless is all the excuse they need to use her as a testing dummy for their quirks. Worse, the teachers are doing nothing to stop this behavior because the main culprit has the ability to produce explosions with his sweat."

"And you want to get her away from that situation before too much damage is done."

"Ichigo wants to be a hero, but the simple fact is that without a quirk there's no way anyone would approve of it. Apparently even her teachers have been openly disparaging her dream in front of her and her peers, and when I questioned them about it were quite snide about the fact I was still encouraging her 'pointless dream'."

As a mother, or close to it, Mito was openly appalled by such casual disregard. She certainly felt a bit more empathetic towards why Inko had dragged her daughter so far from home to find her nephew.

"What exactly are your plans then?"

"Depending on how things go, I'm hoping to move away from Mustafu so that Ichigo can at least get to know her cousin better. After all, he's the last remaining piece of my younger sister I have left. To be honest, I'm glad Ging left him with you... the idea of trying to track down someone like him is a bit too daunting for me," said Inko.

"I had to fight for Gon, to be honest. I didn't think it was a wise move for Ging to raise him, considering his occupation. He was a good man, but the type of places he preferred are far too dangerous for a small child," admitted Mito.

Mito found herself becoming easy friends with the quiet, but supportive Inko. She could easily see the mother and daughter living on the island and Gon getting to know his cousin.

A few months later...

Ichigo bit her lip and kept her silence. Her mother had made it clear after they went to find her cousin that she fully intended to have them move to the island. Gon was much nicer than any of the other kids in her class...especially Kacchan.

To be honest, she liked Whale Island better than Mustafu. They didn't put as much emphasis on quirks, and while it took a bit longer to get information on heroes like All Might, the number of villain attacks was almost nonexistent.

Her mother was more than happy to compromise regarding Ichigo's love of heroes. So long as she kept her grades up, Inko would pay for the better internet packages so that she could keep up with her favorite hero.

It seemed Kacchan...no, Bakugo...didn't like the fact his usual bullying target wasn't rising to the bait anymore. Ichigo had been bolstered by the knowledge she wouldn't have to put up with his bullying anymore and had developed a slight spine.

So when Inko came to pick up her daughter and found her arm bandaged from where Bakugo grabbed her, she became furious that the only response given was that the teachers were sorry that the spoiled brat had left visible evidence this time and that they were hopeful Inko wouldn't press charges on the school or the boy in question.

Unfortunately for the school, Inko went directly to Bakugo's mother and explained the situation in detail.

"What do you mean? I thought Ichigo-chan had a minor mishap on the playground," said Mitsuki.

"I'm afraid it's worse than that. The school is showing a blind eye towards the fact that your son is developing a disturbing disregard towards using his quirk on others, especially when it comes to showing dominance over them," said Inko firmly. "I was rather concerned about why Ichigo kept coming home with bruises and scrapes, so I slipped a camera into her bag."

Mitsuki watched the footage Inko had taken with a discreet body camera she had slipped onto her daughter's bookbag. And ten minutes in, she grew pissed.

At her son, and the idiot teachers that were making things worse.

She promptly dragged Katsuki out of his room and demanded an explanation, furious.

"It's not like anyone cares about what stupid Deku thinks! She's just a quirkless loser with no future!" snarled Katsuki, trying to get away from where his mother had her grip on his ear.

"And where exactly did you hear such things?" demanded Mitsuki, pissed.

"The adults say it all the time," said Katsuki, not seeing the problem. Everyone from the principal to some of the other parents all agreed that Ichigo wasn't going to make hero, and that he had the best chance at going Pro thanks to his quirk.

It wasn't like there was anything wrong with him putting the stupid girl in her place.

Mitsuki looked at her old friend, who had a neutrally sympathetic expression on her face.

"I am so sorry about this. I had no idea they were inflating his ego like that because of his quirk," said Mitsuki sincerely. She twisted his ear when he attempted to protest.

"I mostly brought it up because of the fact my Ichigo needed medical attention from a nasty burn left behind from his explosions. If he's willing to do that to her, then there's no telling how much damage he could do once he's older," said Inko.

She had only brought this to Mitsuki because of their friendship. Katsuki was still young enough that the behavior had a chance of being corrected, and the only reason she wasn't suing the school for indirectly instigating the cause of Katsuki's behavior with his quirk was because they were moving next month.

She was just finishing up the small details before they moved to the small home on Whale Island near Mito's own home. It still needed a bit of fixing up, but Mito had offered to let them stay until the bulk of the housework was done.

Ichigo looked considerably more cheerful the farther away they got from Japan. She enjoyed being around Gon, who was more than happy to drag his quirkless cousin around in the forest and show her all sorts of neat animals.

Oddly enough, the animals were easy going and rather accepting of her presence despite the fact that some of them were predators. Even Gon was pleasantly surprised by the fact that the animals accepted her as easily as they did him.

The first time Ichigo heard about hunters was from Gon, who spoke in detail about the man he had met who told him about Ging.

At first she dismissed it, as her dream was to become a pro hero like All Might.

Until she learned one critical detail. All the top schools that lead to guaranteed pro hero licenses had a very specific requirement.

You had to have a decent quirk. There was one man who became a pro hero for seven years, but had his license revoked the moment the QRA learned he was a quirkless man who used machines to do his pro hero work. Officially the reason they revoked his license was because he lied on the application, but in reality everyone knew it was because he dared to become a hero without a quirk at all.

After he lost his license, all the pro heroes who came after him had some sort of flashy or marketable quirk.

Which inevitably lead to the society that treated those without as second class citizens, even if it wasn't intentional.

Ichigo might have fallen into depression, if she hadn't looked into what Hunters actually did and found something that would change the course of her life forever.

Hunters had been around long before quirks became the standard norm, never mind pro heroes.

In order to keep the peace, an agreement was made between the fledgling pro hero class and the longstanding hunters.

The agreement was that one could bypass the pro hero license entirely if they had a hunter's license, and that hunters could interfere against villains without reprisal from the pro heroes and the cops. And hunters didn't have a quirk requirement at all, since the job had been around long before the heroes or the QRA.

In fact there was a hunter class that specifically kept the pro heroes in check on top of hunting villains and making arrests.

The Hero Hunters. They had the authority and ability to investigate heroes like All Might without reprisal and if necessary revoke the pro heroes license if they felt the pro hero in question was becoming a liability to public safety or needed retraining before they were allowed to regain their license.

Of course if that happened, then it left a permanent mark on that pro heroes record, so most heroes were overly respectful when they were confronted by hunters. After all, it was hard not to take someone who could do that much damage to your reputation as a hero like a hunter could. Especially considering how many relied on endorsements and good publicity to make their living since they were in it for the fame and glory.

It was then that Ichigo decided to become a Hero Hunter. Not for the fame, the money or even the recognition she'd get from the media. She wanted to become one because it was her best chance to fulfill her dream and help or inspire others like All Might did, even if she didn't have a quirk.

Inko said nothing about her daughter's new goal. However she still supported her and Gon, as it had given her daughter a drive that she had been missing in her life. Ichigo was so much happier training and playing with Gon than she ever had been in Japan.

Mito was less than pleased, mostly because she didn't like the idea of Gon leaving so soon. However being a hunter was in his blood and it was hard to say no to her surrogate niece Ichigo.

After all this was her best chance to become a real hero, quirk or no quirk.

Besides, having Ichigo around was causing Gon to develop a certain level of maturity towards others that he had been lacking. She hadn't noticed it before, but he had a certain disregard towards his own health and safety with the odd assumption things would turn out alright in the end.

Having to protect Ichigo and bring things down to her level until she was able to catch up to him forced him to realize his behavior could prove dangerous if he ever lost his quirk. Best of all, Ichigo was able to break things down so that Gon's written homework had improved considerably.

It was because Gon would have to protect Ichigo during the exam that Mito reluctantly agreed to let him take the exam...if he could catch the master of the swamp before the exam date on after his twelfth birthday.

After all, if Ging could manage it then there was a chance Gon could as well. And if not, then he certainly wasn't ready for the exam.