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Warning, I'm also made a poor attempt to be humorous so there will be a lot of out of character moments and other things that you may not like.

Chapter 4 – A Chance Encounter Part II, Katharsis.

"DEKU!?" Izuku dared to spare a glance at the person running alongside him. It was another boy around his age with spiky ash blond hair that was pushed back by the wind and he has a look of desperation in his red eyes but it was replaced with recognition and disbelief.

It was the same person who gave him the jagged burn scar on his face. Kacchan was running alongside him.

Earlier that day, at the Midoriya household,

"Man that was a good work out." Rumi dried her forehead and neck with a towel hanging in her broad shoulders. The Rabbit Hero had a light flush coloring her dark skin and her sportswear was soaking wet from the beat down she unleashed to Jin who was crumpled on the floor along with dozen of clones. "Ready for round two?"

"Mrrrr… … mrrr…" Jin gave a tired and pained groan in reply.

"Pathetic," Rumi spat with a scowl. "Already tapped after a round with this bunny?"

"mrrr…"

"You should learn to control yourself." A guttural voice rumbled behind the Rabbit Hero. "It's hard to stop you, once you get lost in the heat of battle."

"Yo Hisashi!" Rumi greeted her boss. "You finish meditating or something you old lizard?"

"No," The Ninth Dragon said simply before giving her an annoyed scowl. "I have receive a call from the Yaoyorozu's"

"Oh," The hero turn away, hiding her nervous gulp by placing a hand on her chin. "What did they say?"

"They agreed to visit us today and introduce their only daughter to Izuku."

"Ha ha ha, isn't that great!" Rumi subtly took a careful step, ready to flee as she felt the malevolent aura that Hisashi is exerting. Shit! Shit! SHIT! SHIT!

"Mrrr… … !" The downed double user whimpered in fear and several of his clones instantly melted into mud-like substance.

"Indeed," Hisashi laid a firm hand on the Rumi's shoulder that completely halts the Rabbit hero from bolting out of the dojo. "I was really hoping for the future leaders of the old families to bond and keep our ties with them strong however they told me a nasty rumor about my son."

"W-what's this rumor about?" Rumi gave him a strained smile as a single thought entered her mind. Fuck! Fuck! FUCK! FUCK! I'm so very totally fucked.

"Mrrr!"

Get back here you coward! Don't leave me here! Rumi felt a twitch on her left eye as she watched Jin crawled his way out to safety while the Midoriya patriarch grips her shoulder harder. YAMETE!

"You know the usual one about his intention for young heiress of our old allies." Hisashi's blood red eyes burned with the eerie glow of his Storm Flame. "You don't happen to be the one who's spreading this again right?"

"He he he he" Rumi let out a nervous laugh while she squirms under his grasp. "You can't prove anything."

Several people in the entire neighborhood stop their various activities as they felt a chill on their back.

"IT HURTS! IT HURTS!" Rumi cried as a large lump appeared on her head. "WHY DOES IT HURTS SO MUCH!?"

"What in the name of seven flames have you done!?" The Ninth Dragon growled in fury. "I don't mind your shenanigans to our allies but don't spread those weird rumors about my son."

"IT HURTS!"

"QUIT WHINNING AND USE YOUR FLAMES TO HEAL YOURSELF DAMMIT!" Hisahi thundered as he raises a fist and hit Rumi one more time.

This time the people of Tokyo swore that they heard a loud howl of pain. Several heroes on patrol scrambles across the entire city to find the source of that fearful blood lust.

"I swear you're the sole reason why he easily gets nervous when women talk to him." The behemoth of a man scolded the highest ranking heroine of Japan, like a parent to a naughty child. "Do you have any idea how much of trouble I have to do to keep them as our allies?"

"N-no…" Rumi croak while gently rubbing the large lumps on her head with the golden warmth of Sun Flames.

"Instead of a simple spar like we did with the Shie Hassaikai, we will let their heiress who was highly trained by one of your colleagues to try assassinating my baby boy inside this household for the next 24 hours and no one can interfere." Hisashi puff some smoke from his nostrils. "Izuku needs to survive or make his opponent submit to his will."

"Hah! This one is in the bag!" Rumi declared in smug manner. "There's no way the brat would ever lose to some apprentice of that cheap ninja wannabe!"

"YOU DUMB BUNNY!" The Ninth Dragon let out a fearsome roar that would drive lesser beings insane. "THAT'S NOT THE POINT!"

"Don't call me bunny!"

"DON'T TALK BACK TO ME!" Hisashi raise his fist again but this time it was covered by the erratic red Storm Flames of doom. "YOU DUMB BUNNY!"

"AH IT HURTS! WHY DOES IT HURT SO MUCH!?"

"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW IZUKU WILL REACT WHEN A BEAUTIFUL GIRL TRIES TO KILL HIM IN HIS SLEEP? GOOD HEAVEN MY POOR BABY BOY WILL BE DEVASTATED! I HAVE SWORN TO MY BELOVED'S GRAVE THAT HE WILL LIVE A HAPPY LIFE WHILE FOLLOWING HIS DREAMS BEFORE TAKING OVER MY RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE TENTH BOSS!"

"Man, he won't shut up now. Just like father like son."

"AS HIS FATHER I WANT HIM TO HAVE A STRONG WOMAN AT HIS SIDE WHO WOULD UNDERSTAND AND SUPPORT HIM JUST LIKE INKO TO ME! I DID MY BEST TO CONVINCE THE INTELIS' AND YAOYOROZUS' TO HAVE THEIR DAUGTHERS TO MEET HIM BUT THIS IS A DISASTER! YOUR SILLY PRANKS WILL COST ME SOME POSSIBILITIES TO HAVE GRANDCHILDREN TO SPOIL! THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME I WILL HEAR THIS NONSENSE YOU DUMB BUNNY!"

"Yes! Lord Hisashi." Rumi answered immediately, looking determined. He must never know. My mission must succeed at all cost 'Operation Boy H'.

"GOOD! Now prepare to take my Fist of Love!"

"NO!"

Katsuki Bakugo has a lot of things on his fucked up mind at the very moment.

On top of having the constant worry that he might lose his shit just like today. He just had an anxiety attack and was comforted by his purple haired friend when a villain attacked them. Fortunately, they were saved by the number one hero All Might and apprehended the villain.

In a desperate attempt to clear out the doubts on his mind, Katsuki clung to All Might and learn the secret of the strongest man alive instead.

Five years ago, All Might defeated a powerful enemy that left him crippled. But despite losing his entire stomach and half of his respiratory system, the hero remains standing strong and continued to be the Symbol of Peace.

Yet despite his strong image, Katsuki found a kindred spirit to the emaciated hero. They're both desperate fools carrying a burden that may be too heavy for them, and the only difference was the hero fully embraced it with unrelenting resolution.

Just like how he had hoped, All Might was able to stir something within Katsuki's guarded heart and guide him to find the answer he was looking for. Or it would have been if it weren't for the fact that the villain who attacked Kyoka and the ash blond teen was on the loose and currently wreaking havoc near at the Tatooin Station because he fucked up.

Katsuki glared at the villain as several heroes on the scene did their best to keep away the crowd away from the villain and the huge fire that somehow ignited during the attack.

"Everyone stay back!" Kamui Woods bark, spreading his quirk to his arms and produces a wooden barricade. "The villain has a hostage."

"Look that's the new hero! Mt. Lady, she'll stop that villain!" A pedestrian grinned while pointing at the titan of a woman.

Mt. Lady suddenly stops as she realize that she doesn't have any room to move forward without causing any collateral damage. "Oh no, my only weakness!"

"Wait isn't that the same villain All Might was chasing earlier?"

"Yeah! Where is he?"

"What was All Might's doing?"

"Dammit," All Might heaved, supporting himself on a traffic post.

"Sorry… …"The ash blond teen whispered beside him.

This is my fault. That sludge fucker must've escaped when I selfishly threw myself at All Might. Katsuki thought in frustration. He tried to force down his swelling guilt by closing his eyes and curling his hand into fist, hating the warm feeling and the agitated sparks between his fingers. None of these heroes can approach the villain and All Might is already at his limit.

Katsuki avoid looking back at the hero and mournfully stare at the sludge villain and the squirming hostage under its amorphous body. I'm sorry I fucked up and now someone else is suffering, All Might can't do anything. Whoever you are, you need to hold on until someone with the right quirk come.

A familiar sound of explosion tore through the sludge villain, giving the ash blond teen a clear line of sight as the victim's face briefly reveals. The Explosion user felt his heart sank as Kyoka let out a desperate cry for help before being engulfed by a mass of dirty slime once more.

No! Before Katsuki even realized what he was doing, his entire body shot forward, forcing his way pass against the crowd. NO! Not her too! I can't lose another one!

The ash blond teen barely register anything. His entire focus was saving Kyoka, he won't lose another person he cared even if it means throwing himself to danger.

Then, a blur of green caught his attention. Without slowing down, Katsuki threw a look at the movement beside him and as soon as he laid his eyes on the person running alongside him, he felt his eyes widen in disbelief.

"DEKU!?" Katsuki called out in astonishment.

Time seems to stop as the two of them shared a moment of recognition...

"Let's do it Kacchan!" Izuku declared with confidence, his green eyes turned to bright amber eyes and seems to blaze, leaving a trail of light as he sped forward.

Katsuki took a pause. His mind began to work faster than before, thanks to the adrenaline surging in his veins. The way Izuku called him by his old nickname stir his memory.

I always wanted to team up with you so we could try all of the moves and combos we come up with before!

-REBORN!-

"Do you have a death wish you fool!?" The villain snarled at the green haired boy, hurtling several tendrils of sludge to pulverize the approaching teen.

"Zero Point Breakthrough…" Izuku calmly stated, nimbly weaving through the attacks easily as he predict the each movement with his super intuition and reaches out to tap the mass of sludge that traps the hostage. "First Edition…"

"What did you do!?" The villain screech in shock, unable to move his body as it freezes over on mere contact. "WHAT DID YOU DO!?"

"I've seal your quirk." Izuku said simply, forming a frame with his hands and focus his quirk to his surroundings. His senses began to grasp every flame he could reach and drew it toward him. Like hundreds of snakes, several tendrils of fire began to coil around the Fiery teen and concentrated in a single point between the space on his hands. "Zero Point Breakthrough: Revise…"

With a loud crack, Izuku shattered the frozen sludge with a strong punch, freeing Kyoka who was now unconscious. The green haired boy quickly grabbed the purple haired girl into a protective embrace and began leaping away several times from the villain.

"Kacchan now!"

Katsuki planted his feet and took a deep breath. Unlike before, no trace of doubt can be found lingering on his eyes as he called forth his quirk. This time I'll save you…

"GO FUCKING DIE YOU MOTHER FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!" The Explosion user shouted strongly, raising both of his arms to the villain. "HERO COMBO #1: HIDDEN BIG BANG ATTACK!" Katsuki let loose one of his biggest explosion that was strong enough to create a massive shockwave that extinguishes the remaining fires from the villain's rampage.

"What the fuck did just happen?" Mt. Lady asked no one in particular as she shrunk and joined the other heroes on the scene.

"Uhhh…" Death Arms tried to speak as the crowd began to cheer.

-REBORN!-

It didn't take long for the heroes to spring back to action. Mt. Lady and Kamui Woods went to collect the villain but everyone were surprise when they found a tall dark man with dirty green hair instead of several pieces of sludge. Apparently, the villain's quirk deactivated after taking damage from Katsuki's explosion.

Several heroes tend to Katsuki and berated the teen for being reckless and putting himself in danger. After a brief lecture of quirk regulation and getting praise for his strong quirk, Death Arms inform him that Kyoka will be taken to the nearest hospital to ensure that his classmate will be taken care properly.

"Where's the other one?" The ash blond teen look around, trying to find Izuku.

"You mean the green haired brat?" The muscular hero tilted his head as Katsuki nod in confirmation. "He left as soon as the paramedics took you girlfriend."

"I-I see…" Katsuki answered with a despondent frown, not noticing the 'girlfriend' part He must have left so he doesn't have to deal with me. "Why you didn't lecture him too?"

"Well he would too but he already has a license." Death Arms let out a frustrated sigh. "Seriously, why does the hero commission allowed a middle school student to have a license even if it's only provisionary?"

"What!?" Katsuki widen his eyes in shock. From what he knows, the Hero Public Safety Commission doesn't allow anyone who was under the age of eighteen to take the Provisional Hero License Exam. Only the hero course from prestigious schools like U.A and Shiketsu has the privileged to accelerate the process for their first years.

"I know right." Death Arms crossed his arms. "Your friend must have some serious connection, now get going kid and stay out of trouble."

After a quick nod, Katsuki was silent on his way back home. Today was sure eventful and now that he has the time to think, Deku seems different from before. Well, it's been ten years since he last saw him but Katsuki never imagined that his former friend would change that much. What's with those eyes? What did he do with those fire? Wasn't he quirkless?

The ash blond teen stopped walking and let out a long sigh.

That damn nerd, he's already fulfilling his dream huh. He thought with a wry smile, even if they shared only a moment, Katsuki didn't feel or heard any trace of hatred on Deku as he called out his old nickname. Damn it, I really want to see you again you fucking nerd.

"Gah!"

Katsuki nearly jumped out of his skin as a short figure stumbled out of nowhere and landed flat on the street with a painful thud. "Holy shi-"

"When did you get so heavy Eri?" Izuku wheeze out as a five years old girl with a small horn and white shoulder length hair scurried out of his grasp to help him stand.

"Izu you big meanie, I'm not fat." Eri pouting in reply.

"You…" Katsuki breathe in amazement.

"Hm?" The little girl gave the ash blond teen a curious look. "Do you know him Izu?"

"Hey Bakugo," Izuku dusted himself and the scar on the corner of his right brow crinkled as he offered a friendly smile to the explosive teen. "Say hi Eri."

"Hi mister Bakugou,"

"… … …" The blond look away from the pair and found his shoes interesting. "Yeah, long time no see Midoriya."

This feels so wrong.

The two teens sat awkwardly on the empty bench they've found on the old playground where they used to play around before. The only sound that can be heard was the soft giggles of the young kids playing with each other.

"Izu look at me!" Eri waved while running back to the slide with the Miruko plush pulled on a tight hug. The little girl almost stumbles but she uses her right leg to support her weight and began hopping on each of her steps. "Bunny hop hop hop!"

"Be careful ok!"

"OK~"

"Who is she?" Katsuki asked, fondly recalling his childhood with Izuku before he got his quirk.

"Basically my sister," Izuku hummed as Eri let out a determined huff while leading the other kids into the monkey bars.

"I see," The ash blond said in meek tone, choosing not to pry what was 'basically' means. "She's just like you, she's adorable."

"O-oh uhh…" Izuku gape before scratching the back of his head awkwardly. "T-thanks."

"Wait…" Katsuki cursed internally, remembering the teasing smirk of Kyoka. You usually had trouble expressing yourself. "That's not what I mean."

"Ok…?" The green haired stated with unsure tone.

Just say it already damnit.

"Deku!" Katsuki suddenly jump to his feet and bowed deeply to Izuku. "I'm sorry for everything I've done to you."

After hearing no response, Katsuki took a peek on Izuku who was watching him with a serious expression. The wind blows causing the some leaves to rustle and fall between them as red meet green, it feels like an eternity had pass until Katsuki was graced with a smile.

"You changed," Izuku said with a chuckle before gesturing to his side. Katsuki sat with him after a few moments of hesitance before mirroring the green haired teen who was now looking up the sky. The sun was beginning to set giving them a peaceful view of the horizon.

"For the longest time I didn't know what would I feel if I ever see you again." The scarred teen said thoughtfully without looking at the blond. "But I'm glad I did. I now know I didn't really hate you."

"Why?" The Explosion user chokes in shock. "I'm as good as a fucking murderer! I almost killed you few days before your mother…"

"You right," Izuku smiled sadly before giving him a firm look. "But you didn't and I'm here now."

"How can you say that!?" Katsuki almost shouted indignantly. "How can you not hate me after all of those terrible things I fucking did to you!? I'm supposed to be your friend but I gave that scar to you!"

"That's true," The Sky Flame user look at him directly in the eyes, green blazing to amber as the calming warmth of Izuku's quirk reaches for Katsuki. "But how can I hate you? It's in the past now and I forgive you."

"It shouldn't be that simple!" The ash blond teen averted his eyes.

"Bakugo… No Kacchan look at me." Izuku said gently, pouring out his quirk as much as it allowed him on its first stage. "You are… my friend. And friends should forgive each other."

"Huh!?" Katsuki stare at him with wide eyes. He felt something inside him broke and felt that it was raining. My friend, oh how long does he long to hear those words from Izuku. Relief began to wash over him and the next thing he remember, he was clinging to Izuku like he was his lifeline.

They stay like that for a few minutes as Katsuki bawled his eyes for the second time this day. Izuku choose not to say anything but awkwardly pat Katsuki on the back instead.

"Izu?" Eri approach them with a curious expression, several other kids also stopped playing and now whispering to each other.

"Kacchan," Izuku coughed, looking nervously at the young girl. Oh he could imagine how his father or Rumi would react once Eri told them EVERYTHING that happened today.

"Hm?" Katsuki stiffen as he felt a dozen pair of eyes at their display and in weak voice he said, "No homo."

"Are you two being a pervert?" Eri grinned proudly.

"ERI!"

"WHAT!?"

After trying and failing to explain things out, the three of them left the playground in hurry while other kids chortle and pointed at their direction.

"Well shit kill me now," Katsuki grumbled in embarrassment.

"Shit?" Eri asked innocently. "What does it mean?"

"Oh um…" Katsuki threw Izuku an apologetic look. Cursed his hag's dirty mouth! "It's a bad word."

"Ok," Eri squinted at him, almost unimpressed. "Can you tell me what does it mean?"

"It's something you only need to know when you get older." The ash blond replied in heartbeat but notice Izuku began to sweat nervously.

"Eh?"

"What the-" Katsuki stopped himself. Eri was staring at him with her wide puppy eyes.

And it's super effective…

"I'm doomed," Izuku muttered, palming his face. He could already feel the blood lust and the accusing eyes of Takeo Nanashi and the rest of Shie Hassaikai. "Eri we need to go home now."

"But I wanna know~"

"It's getting late now. We might have to call your grandfather so you could stay with us."

"Really!?" Eri beamed with joy, her body began to tremble as she retrieves her Miruko plush from Izuku's hands. Izuku found hope that he will escape his cruel fate. "We'll play with Bunny-chan all night."

Or not, Rumi would very much kill him at least.

"Bye Mr. Bakugo," She waves a good bye to Katsuki before dashing toward the station.

"Eri be careful!" Izuku called out and started to follow her but pause to turn to Katsuki.

"See you around." Katsuki nodded at him.

"Let's meet again at U.A." Izuku declared, surprising the ash blond.

"Huh!?"

"You were cool back there." The green haired teen said referring to their encounter with the villain. "You want to be a hero right?"

Katsuki froze. It was the question that All Might has asked him earlier that he wasn't able to answer. The same one he was putting off on his mind ever since the accident. Now that he knew he was forgiven with his sin and recalling how they work together to save Kyoka, It finally felt like he's finally ready to give a honest answer to that question.

"Yeah," He gave the other boy a confident smirk.

"Until next time Kacchan." Izuku then run after Eri.

Unknown to them, a pair of blue eyes watched their entire interaction from the shadows. Toshinori Yagi or the hero known as All Might smiled proudly as the two teens go to their separate ways.

"It seems that you finally have the answer young Bakugo," The number one hero said before turning to Izuku's direction. "Midoriya Izuku huh? What an interesting kid, the way he shouted to young Bakugo it was like he trusted him to know exactly what to do even though they didn't see each other for years. He definitely got some training."

He mulled over the potential that this two have.

"U.A huh, I really should pay Mirai a visit one of these days before I start working at my old school." The strongest man alive pulled out his phone from one of his back pockets and began navigating through his contacts. "Those eyes, I swear I've seen them from somewhere before." He muttered absentmindedly, referring to Izuku's blazing amber.

Stronger ties you have, the more power you gain.

"Lord Hisashi," Shinya Kamihara or the hero known as Edgeshot kneels before the Dragon in respect, beside him was a beautiful young woman wearing a set of dark garb similar to that of a kunoichi was doing the same. "We're sorry for being late, the Hero Commission kept me longer than usual as they receive several complaints about an evil intent washing over the entire city of Tokyo.""

"Please do not worry about it, I take no offence." The Ninth Dragon gave a subtle hand sign of approval to Jin at his back for hiding Rumi's body well in case someone started to ask questions.

"It's an honor to meet you." Momo Yaoyorozu said in a pleasant tone.

My poor baby boy! Hisashi internally cursed. "The honor is all mine, please rise."

Edgeshot and the Yaoyorozu heiress and bowed deeply before rising to stand.

"My son hasn't return yet so there will be plenty of time for you to prepare Lady Momo."

"That would be perfect Lord Hisashi." The dark haired heiress replied with an even tone as she pulled out a deadly looking sword from the exposed skin above her bosom.

Oh sweet mother of great Giotto have mercy to my son!

A/N: Between work and Alatreon (Bitch just won't die) I finally found time to finish this. Hope you guys enjoy.

Let me know what you guys think.