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Izuku was not scared of bees. 

Generally, they were fluffy, docile creatures, more adorable than threatening. Wasps were assholes, but not bees. Bees were calm and friendly, so why would he ever be scared of them?

Apparently, this particular bee did not get the memo, since it decided to burrow into his eye . 

As much as it hurt, it was no surprise when he woke up to All Might frantically calling his name. There was only a bit of blood on his face, but his eye was gone. He no longer saw out of it. 

“Young man! What happened?!” All Might held him up gently, not wanting to jostle him too much. “I found you passed out with that… thing in your eye.” All Might frowned worriedly, looking at whatever had taken the place of his eye.

“I-I’m not sure. A bee? It came out of nowhere and dug into my eye…” Izuku was trying not to panic at the fact that he had lost an eye, but was failing. “I-I feel fine, but…”

“Alright, I’ll take you to the hospital.” Seeing he was about to interrupt, All Might shook his head. “I’ve heard of a villain like this before, I want to make sure you’re alright.” Izuku hastily nodded, worried even more now.

‘This is unexpected…’ A soft, feminine voice spoke from somewhere.

“W-what? Who said that?” Izuku looked around.

“No one said… oh dear.” All Might seemed to realize something, looking stricken now. “Tell me what you’re hearing”

‘All Might?! Shit! Well, I suppose it’s a good thing I’m in you, then.’

“Who are you?”

‘Queen Bee. I’m in your eye.’

“Huh?! Why?!”

‘I tried to take over your body, looks like the reverse happened. I don’t have control at all… I can’t even disengage. You are quite lucky, huh?’

“What-what does that mean?”

‘Judging from the fact that I can still feel my bees growing, but don’t have a connection to them directly, I’m assuming you are the one who can control them… Hm. What is your purpose, boy?’

“Purpose?”

‘What you intend to do with your life. I’m stuck with you for the foreseeable future, so I’d prefer if it’s something interesting at least. Greatest fighter? Wanna be rich? Have a harem?’

“A harem?!”

‘Oho, that got your interest! I suppose I can help there. Better than prison, at least…’

“Why are you wanting to help me, though? Aren’t you a villain?”

‘Given All Might is right next to you, and I can’t be removed so easily, I’d prefer to just stick with you for now… Without a host, I lose sentience. Part of why I’m so calm right now is that I’ve been without a host for a very long time. As it stands, the longer we are together, the more of your traits will rub off on me. While I would prefer to be free on my own, our senses seem to be shared, so if you have a fun life, I will experience it as well. So. Better than prison.’

Izuku almost felt sick at the idea of someone losing sentience, or sapience, because of him, so he wasn’t about to fight her on that, but… It still felt weird. “What about my eye?”

‘Oh, once the bees are grown in about a day, you’ll be able to see through their eyes. You’ll have the best spy network in the world, so long as you take care of them.’

“Take care of them? Do they need anything special?”

‘Nothing too extreme. You might pick up a taste for more sweet foods, maybe some meat. Depends on how freely you let them roam.’

Izuku paused, even as All Might landed right in front of the hospital. “If we are doing this, I want you to promise me you won’t try hurting anyone.”

All Might looked down at him, slightly concerned, but trusting in his successor.

‘My main concern right now is survival. Sticking with you seems my best bet at the moment. In the interest of my survival and partnership with you, I can promise you I will not harm anyone for as long as we are together. Just do not let them take me out. That is… worse than death for me.’

Izuku could tell she was sincere, if… hollow. Whatever the reason, she seemed genuine with her words, not just in tone, but… Well, he felt her sincerity as if it was him who was speaking, which was useful. That must be what she meant by their senses being shared. Well, that was fine, he supposed. 

…Besides, wasn’t Kacchan scared of bees?

The doctors gave him an eyepatch, but outright told him that they couldn’t do anything about his eye while Kuin was still in there. Izuku, not knowing how to remove her, nor wanting to if he were to be honest, was left with a single eye for the moment, something he was sure would horrify his mother, but he would deal with that when he got home. 

After telling All Might everything, because of course he did, All Might nodded along, seeming hesitant, but not overly so. He’d probably dealt with weirder situations before, but that did not make it a comfortable experience. It was also weird because now All Might seemed even more worried about him. 

Was this what having a father was like?

…He was never going to say that outloud.

‘You didn’t need to’ The smug voice of Kuin called out in his head. As it turned out, she really liked to tease him. Particularly about that harem comment she made earlier. 

“I’m never saying that to his face.” Izuku nodded, determined. He’d sooner die.

He felt Kuin’s amusement at his embarrassment, but shook it off. At least with her it was light teasing, not suicide baiting.

‘Not what now?’ She sounded angry. 

Izuku shivered slightly, nervous about telling the former villain about Kacchan.

Unfortunately for him, the bond forming between the two of them meant she could feel what he felt about Kacchan, and so she understood very well just what kind of person he was. 

Beneath his skin, he felt the slightest itch of something.

“What was that?” Izuku blinked, surprised.

‘Bees. They’ll grow inside you.’

“Eh?!”

‘Relax. They don’t harm you. They’ll take up space, but you won’t even notice once they hatch.’

Izuku tried not to imagine hundreds of bees bursting from his skin, leaving him a mess of gore. He failed. “That…”

‘Like I said, they don’t harm you. They can’t. Whatever made you the one in control made them follow your orders above mine. I can nudge them, but you can easily countermand, too.’

“That’s… good to know? How do I control them?” Izuku asked, staring at his door, knowing his mom was already panicking about him being late, and knowing it would be worse when she saw his eye, or lack thereof.

‘I’ll teach you tomorrow. I need time to recover from being without a host for so long, so I’ll be… sleeping, for lack of a better word. Have fun~’

Izuku did not get a chance to respond before his mother burst through the door and practically tackled him in a hug.

“Izukuuuu!” She cried, beginning to flood the street with tears. “I heard from the hospital! Oh, my baby boy lost an eye!” She clung to him like a lifeline, which he supposed was fair for how scared she had to be. “All Might told me everything! I’m just glad you’re alright!”

“Everything?!” Izuku blanched, surprised his mentor would reveal everything to his mom, but he supposed it made sense. “I’m sorry, I should have told you he was training me to take his quirk earlier, but it wasn’t my secret to reveal.”

“He’s what?”

Despite the desire for secrecy, All Might was far from upset with Izuku for revealing One For All to Inko. In fact, he seemed surprised that Izuku hadn’t already. 

“My boy” Izuku’s heart clenched whenever All Might called him that, but he would never tell. “When I said it had to stay secret, I never meant you shouldn’t tell your mother. She deserves to know what her son is up to, of course.”

“Oh, I just…” Izuku glanced at his feet, feeling like he disappointed both his mother and his mentor.

“Oh, Izuku” Inko chuckled lightly, hugging him around his shoulders. “You wanted to live up to your idol’s desires. I understand, don’t worry.”

“Indeed! I have several people who know of One for All as well. It’s important to have people you can trust to rely on! I’m sorry I made you think you had to handle this burden completely alone. That’s my bad!” All Might bowed slightly in apology. “But yes! I would prefer you tell me before you tell someone, mostly so this old man doesn’t have a heart attack, haha!”

“You’re not that old, All Might.” Izuku muttered. “Besides, I don't have anyone who I would tell.”

He could never trust Kacchan with this, for sure.

“Perhaps not right now, but once you get into UA, I’m sure you’ll have plenty of friends!” All Might grinned.

‘And a harem, if I have anything to say about it.’

Izuku flushed, but shook his head, not wanting to address that. “Uh… anyway, Kuin says the bees will be hatching tomorrow, so I’d like to have some time to practice with them.”

All Might rubbed his chin, thoughtful. “If I’m right, it sounds like controlling them is more a mental task, rather than one which would drain your stamina, or strain your muscles, right?”

Kuin confirmed that was true, which Izuku repeated to All Might. 

“Wonderful! In that case, on your rest days, focus on your bees. We’ll adjust so you have tomorrow free, to get used to your new vision, and we’ll see how it goes from there. We’re quite lucky you didn’t lose much blood, as well! That could potentially set us back too far.” All Might chuckled lightly.

“Wouldn’t I just work harder to make up for it?” Izuku tilted his head, not having ever really worked out before.

“Hm. Yes and no. My schedule was set up specifically for you to develop the muscle mass needed for One For All before UA. If you were in better shape, or ate healthier before this, then perhaps. As it stands, we just don’t have enough time to get you into proper shape the normal way. While there is such a thing as overworking yourself, this schedule is designed specifically to push your limits without reaching that limit. So no training on the side, alright?” All Might eyed him knowingly.

Izuku turned away, suppressing the urge to whistle innocently. “O-of course! I just… I have to work harder than anyone else…”

“My boy, you’ve already proven yourself to me. What will it take to prove yourself to you?” All Might smiled, shaking his head. “Your body is not ready, but your spirit is stronger than most pros. You have years before you will be a full hero, so no need to rush it. Don’t waste your teen years focusing so hard on the future. I’m not saying you should slack off on your work, but socializing and relaxing are important as well! There is not a hero out there who doesn’t have a secondary hobby to keep themselves sane.”

Inko nodded. “He’s right, Izuku. Burnout is a serious problem.” Inko paused. “Though, All Might, I am curious, what is your hobby?”

“Oh, I’ve been learning various things. That’s how I made this workout plan, actually!” All Might grinned. “And please, call me Toshinori.”

Izuku felt a mix of dread and excitement when his mother giggled in response.

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Katsuki Bakugo was not scared of shit, and fuck you for thinking otherwise!

He was gonna be number one hero before long, so he couldn’t be scared of anyone! 

But that thing.

The bees.

They terrified him.

…Look, those things were too small to explode, and their stingers hurt like hell! Besides, they were just… creepy, with their wings and their buzzing.

That being said, he’d always been able to avoid those fuckers. Taking care with trees, always keeping an ear out for buzzing, doing whatever he could to never show weakness. 

That intent to avoid them is why he was getting paranoid in class. He knew that sound, that ungodly sound that haunted his nightmares.

Buzzing

He tried to keep his head on a swivel, keeping an eye out for wherever the monster was lurking. He couldn’t find the damn thing, so maybe it was just his imagination?

…

He glanced down, freezing in horror as the demonic beast appeared, landing right on his nose.

Izuku had to keep from losing his shit as Bakugo exploded, literally, out the window, screaming like a scared little girl all the while. Kuin, however, could only be heard by him, and her laughter was only making holding his own back even harder. 

He knew Bakugo was scared of bees, or at least he had been when they were younger, but that was such an absurd reaction. 

Normally he wouldn’t have done such a thing, but All Might had a point about having fun, and well… He’d be lying if he said he wasn’t still angry at Bakugo. Ten years of bullying would do that, even to someone as forgiving as Izuku.

The teacher blinked, clearly exhausted. “Sure, you’re excused.” He muttered, not wanting to deal with that nonsense.

Izuku coughed to hide his laughter, though the rest of the class had no compulsion to cover their amusement. Fortunately, that meant the bee went unseen as it flew into his hair. 

‘I told you it’d be a good place to keep the active bees.’ Kuin ceased her laughter just long enough to tell him.

“Yeah, but I don’t get why they like it so much.” Izuku muttered back at her. “I figured the curliness would bother them.”

‘Your hair is soft as fuck, its basically snuggling them in there. ’

“Eh? I-I… well, okay.” Izuku didn’t bother trying to understand how that worked, but as long as they were happy. For an unknown reason, the bees also loved when his mom or All Might ruffled his hair, so long as they were gentle about it. Izuku was… not sure what the hell was with these bees anymore, but as long as they didn’t get upset, he was fine.

Though, getting used to seeing out of hundreds of eyes at once had been… strange. Let alone the fact that the majority of them were inside him. 

For whatever reason, the bees had moved some of his organs around, which was terrifying to think about so he just refused to think about it. In any case, he now had what he could only describe as a sack of honey where his liver had originally been. 

…He was fine, really.

At the very least, he felt no different than normal aside from the vision of so many bees being added to his own.

“Midoriya, pay attention. You want into UA, you’ve got to study. I know you recently lost your eye, but since you are here, you need to pay attention in class.” The teacher sighed tiredly. Izuku was mildly amused at that. Aside from Bakugo, he had the best grades in the class, if not the school itself. Still, best to listen for now.

“C’mon Young Midoriya!” All Might cheered as Izuku pulled the truck behind him.

It was coming up on the end of the ten month training, and Izuku had continually impressed him. By his estimation, they’d have a full month to get Izuku used to One for All. Hopefully it would not affect his bees too much, but that was for future All Might to worry about!

“Al…most.. There.” Izuku grunted as he tightened his grip on the ropes he was using to pull the truck. Sand piled in front of the wheels, but he pulled through regardless. Though he’d yet to realize it, his body at this point was considerably stronger than it should be. Partly because he hadn’t overworked himself, but also because Kuin’s presence was altering his body more than either knew, something that would only be obvious after he received One For All…

Izuku dropped to the ground, panting in exertion as the truck finally reached the road, utterly exhausted. “I think I need a nap.” He gasped out, chuckling lightly.

“You’ve certainly earned it, my boy! Look how far you pulled it!” All Might lightly pulled Izuku to his feet, steadying him with a hand on his back. The boy was covered in sweat, and clearly exhausted enough that they would be done for the day. 

Izuku glanced up, blinking in confusion. “But… What.” From where he stood, and where the truck currently was, he could only just make out where he started. “How far…”

“A mile! Quite the feat, I’d say!” All Might laughed boisterously. He was truly proud of his apprentice! He’d come a long way from the scrawny nerd he was when they first met.

“That’s… awesome.” Izuku grinned weakly, stumbling forward, only to be caught by All Might. 

“Indeed it is, my boy!” All Might chuckled, pausing to consider… “Hm. I think we might be ahead of schedule.”

“Really?!”

“Of course! You’ve been working hard, and clearly it shows. Hm… I think another week and you’ll be ready for One For All. Then you can use it to clean the rest to get used to it! What do you think?”

“I… are you sure I’m ready?” All Might did not have to be a genius to understand what Izuku was truly asking. 

Leaning down, All Might put one hand on each of Izuku’s shoulders. “My boy, I am absolutely sure you are the perfect successor. This? This is all your hard work. I only gave you a chance, you are the one who did the work and proved yourself to me.”

“I… its just hard to accept, after everything…” Izuku was tearing up, but that surprised precisely no one.

‘He’s right though. You’ve mastered control over the bees fairly well too, not to mention how strong you are now. This is all you, not us. We only showed you the path, you were the one who had to walk it.’ Kuin responded in his head, causing tears to fall even faster.

Izuku couldn’t help but smile through the happy tears. 

Here he was, accomplishing his dream thanks to his first true friend, and his hero. Could life get any better?

The next day, Izuku was working at the beach by himself. All Might was a busy man, of course, so he couldn’t be there all the time. He had, however, given Izuku explicit instructions on how to safely work in such an environment without him supervising.

All Might had mentioned he would be gone for a few days thanks to some overseas request, but Izuku was sure he would be fine by himself.

Casually tossing the empty fridge on the pile of trash near the road, Izuku stretched his back, enjoying the light warmth in the air. All Might would come by when he got back to deal with the trash pile, since Izuku couldn’t drive yet, which meant Izuku could only pile up so much while he was gone. All Might did promise him that once he got back, Izuku would receive OFA and the training would shift to controlling it. He was looking forward to it.

“Heeeey!” 

Izuku blinked, turning to see who called out. To his surprise it was a cute blond girl in a school uniform waving at him, a wide smile on her face. “H-Hi.” He flushed. Despite talking with Kuin for months now, he was not used to talking to girls, let alone cute ones.

“Are you the one who cleaned this beach?” She bounced on her feet as she spoke, forcing him to turn away. 

“Y-yeah. I’m Izuku Midoriya.” He couldn’t look directly at her, with her bouncing, but he could at least introduce himself.

‘Ah. So it begins…’ Kuin spoke ominously.

…Izuku was not sure he wanted to know.

“Hehe. I’m Himiko.” She didn’t give a last name, but continued without addressing that. “You’re pretty cute, you know?” She stepped closer, that smile widening further, revealing her adorable fangs. 

‘ Oh god’ Izuku thought. ‘ My one weakness. Girls with fangs’

‘ You mean girls in general.’ Kuin smugly pointed out.

Then Himiko stabbed him, right where his liver would have been. 

“You’ll be even cuter covered in blood!” She giggled.

He stared at her for a moment, as she pulled the knife out and licked it.

Her eyes widened and she became even more fervent in her devouring of what was on the knife…

“Your blood is so sweet!” She squealed happily.

“That’s honey.” Izuku blinked, glancing down at his new stab wound. It was oozing honey, rather than blood, which… raised a lot of questions that he, frankly speaking, did not want to think about.

“Oh my god, I love it!” She knelt down and stuck her tongue in the wound, causing Izuku to freeze, whether in shock or embarrassment… oh who was he kidding, it was both.

A girl was close to him! A girl was licking his abs! Well, technically a stab wound, but still!

…What the hell was he supposed to do? She clearly didn’t want him dead, she wanted blood. She also didn’t really hurt him, so…

Then Kuin gave him an idea.

“Hey mom.”

“Hey Izuku, what’s going on? You’re a bit late.”

“Uh… I found a… cat. Can I keep her?”

“I… suppose. We certainly have room, and I love animals. We’ll have to make sure she’s got all her shots, of course.” Inko heard hissing in the background, bringing a chuckle out of her lips.

“I… Yeah, of course! Alright mom, I’ll be home in a bit. Bye, love you.”

“Love you too, sweetie.”

Inko shook her head as she hung up the phone. Her boy was always too kind for his own good. Knowing him, he saw a poor hungry stray and couldn’t not help it. Oh well, a cat would probably be nice to have.

…

“Izuku, that’s a girl.”

“Can we keep her?”

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Forutnately, it was easy to get Inko to accept Himiko's presence. Concerningly easy. 

He must've misunderstood her, because he thought she said something about grandbabies.

In any case, Izuku continued his training, mostly without change. 

The main change being Himiko was utterly addicted to his honey, and had not even mentioned blood once since she tasted it. He... just stopped questioning it, at this point. Kuin was in complete agreement.

"So you're training to be a hero, huh?" Himiko swung her legs on the ledge of the beach, watching as Izuku pulled excessively heavy items with what seemed like no effort.

"Yeah. It's been my dream forever." He responded, his usually long responses gone thanks to his exhaustion. Despite that, moving the trash was getting easier and easier every day. Kuin did not tell him what she thought was the reason, but Izuku guessed it had to do with the bees too. After learning they had moved his organs around to make an internal hive, he... really just did not want to know. As long as there were no downsides, he wasn't going to question it.

"Why, though?" Himiko flopped down like a cat, staring at him with wide eyes. "Heroism seems like so much work." Thought even knowing him as shortly as she did, she understood he had no problem with hard work.

"So I can save people. Help anyone who is suffering. Like you were." Izuku smiled up at her, unknowingly causing her heart to skip a beat. 

A cute, kind boy who didn't mind getting stabbed?! And honey that made blood seem bland?! She met the perfect catch. Now if only she could meet a girl just as amazing as him, her dreams would become reality.

"well, you're certainly well on your way!" All Might laughed from behind Himiko, causing her to jump in the air in surprise. "You've already cleaned half the beach, and it's only been three months! At this rate, we'll have plenty of time before the entrance exam to train!" With Himiko here, he couldn't outright say he was planning on giving Izuku OFA early, but he would no doubt understand the implications.

"That's amazing!" Izuku dropped the stove into the truck, walking towards All Might. "How are things going with Himiko's case?" He spoke, subconsciously patting the girl's head. 

All Might tried not to laugh as Himiko rubbed her head deeper into his hand. She really was a cat! "Quite well. Turns out, no one was going to press charges anyway." 

"Wait what?" Himiko blinked, her pupils taking up most of her eyes now. "I stabbed a guy!"

"Apparently, he was really into it." All Might shrugged. "In fact, you went from normal girl to er... let me quote directly from that student 'a sexy vampire princess'" 

Himiko blinked in confusion. "That's... kinda kinky."

All Might coughed while Izuku pretended to just not hear any of that. "Yes, well, it makes things easier. Especially since your parents admitted rather readily to what they did. Seemed proud of it, in fact."

"What do you mean? Do... parents not usually do that?" Himiko asked, seeming far more fragile that she had at any point before.

All Might, sensing this, knelt down to put a hand on her shoulder. "No, young Himiko." He knew she would not appreciate being referred to by her last name anymore. "What they did to you constitutes abuse, neglect, and endangerment. That you held on so long under those conditions tells me exactly how good of a person you are. I'm glad Izuku found you before you fully broke down from the trauma." 

Izuku latched onto Himiko as she began to weep, not quite sure why she was crying at all. "Everything will be alright now." Izuku smiled at her, tears in his eyes as well. Despite everything, she found herself believing him.

"Okay my boy! Time for the transfer!" All Might laughed, the completely clear beach having doubled his pride in his boy by now. "You've earned this, and Recovery Girl assures me any side effects from Kuin being in you will be entirely beneficial! So." He plucked a hair from his head. "EAT THIS!"

After living with bees inside his body, being attacked by an adorable girl who immediately became addicted to his honey, and being trained by All Might himself, Izuku did not hesitate. 

All Might watched in horrid fascination as Izuku swallowed the hair without even stopping to ask why. "I didn't know you were that much of a fan..." All Might shook his head. "In any case! It should take a few hours to kick in, and we will begin afterwards. I want to make sure any adaptations you receive from Kuin can be trained, too."

"Alright!" Izuku practically vibrated in excitement. His own quirk!

He heard a light scoff in his head 'Do I not count?'

"Of course you do, but that's your quirk. This one will be mine!"

'Oh I see. You get a cute girlfriend and the most powerful quirk in existence and suddenly I'm not important. Is that what you're saying?'

"...Yes."

'Who taught you how to sass?!'

"You did."

'...touche. Still, I can-HOLY SHIT THAT'S STRONG! What the hell is this quirk?! It's like an entire star being condensed into your body. Do you not feel this?!'

"No... not yet, at least. You probably feel it because you're physically smaller, and... inside me." Izuku shook his head, not wanting to think about that statement any further.

'Bet you'd prefer that Himiko girl inside of you, huh. You know, with her quirk, she could do it.'

"Nope. Not listening." Izuku tried desperately to ignore the images in his mind, or at least pretend Kuin somehow implanted them directly rather than blaming his own imagination. 

All Might chuckled, only hearing half the conversation, but understanding the nature of Kuin at this point. Whatever caused her to be a villain before, Izuku seemed to erase that. That made two villains he had helped. It made All Might question whether or not there had ever been a chance for All for One to be saved from himself...

He shook his head. It no longer mattered, the man was dead now. He turned back to his apprentice, wondering how long it would be before-

"Young man, why do you have wings."

As it turned out, One for All boosted Izuku's connections to his bees. Whereas before looking through their eyes had been... disorienting and confusing, thanks to the color and shape differences between human and bee eyes, now it was second nature. His range with his bees also seemed infinite, but he wasn't sending any of them to space or another country to test that. Himiko did mention his honey had been even more addicting now, though he was not sure if it truly was, or if that was just her.

The more extreme changes were, of course, physical. The irises of his eyes turned bright yellow, almost making him look like a sith from Star Wars, except healthy. He had two giant bee wings on his back, as well, which... he had not tested yet, under All Might's suggestion. Bee wings should not be strong enough to lift him, but quirks were bullshit. Still, Izuku conceded that it was better to have someone around who could catch him should he fall in mid-air. 

There were some structural changes to his body, as well. His skin felt harder, not quite an exoskeleton, but durable enough that Himiko could no longer cut him.

She'd pouted the entire day upon learning that.

The strangest change was that he had grown some kind of fluffy fur, the same softness as his hair, around his neck, almost like a collar. Forunately, he did not gain antenae. That'd have been a massive weak point.

All these adaptations had been extremely beneficial, realistically speaking. The only true issue? He had to go to school. Where everyone knew he was quirkless.

"Ah, you're late Mido-What happened to you?" The teacher stared at him in utter confusion.

"Oh, uh. I'm a late bloomer." It was the same excuse All Might had used, and it worked even now.

"Deku..." Bakugo turned to him, only to freeze in raw terror. "No." He immediately leapt right back out the window, which had only just been repaired.

The teacher closed his eyes and counted to ten. "I'm going to pretend he just... never arrived. Take your seats and let's get started."

Izuku nodded, scurrying to his seat, eager to get everyone's eyes off of him. He knew he looked different, but was it any of their business?

"Alright, flight test number one!" All Might chopped his hand, signalling Izuku to start flying. 

Izuku started slowly at first, hovering off of the ground, before shifting his weight to move forward. Except, he did not realize in that moment, moving upward took far more effort than moving forward. This meant, he practically tackled Himiko, who had been watching with interest. 

"Oh~ So eager~ Next time, bring a condom" She murmured, right into his ear.

Out of raw instinct, Izuku shot backwards, still flying. "Oh, I think I'm getting it."

"You're only hovering for now, short distances. Try doing a longer journey, but keep your stamina in mind. Remember, do not use OFA with it. We don't want your wings exploding, haha!" All Might waved his hand. "Since I'm here, though, feel free to fly around for a while. I can talk any officer down if need be."

Izuku did not bother pointing out that was illegal. All Might could probably just snap a man's neck on live TV and everyone would blame the deceased man for having such an exposed neck. Instead, he nodded and began a slow ascent. Flying was more instinctual than he thought it would be, a bit like walking. Kuin was helping in that regard, instructing him on the basics of weight and how leaning affected his movement. Other than that, it was just something he would learn by doing. 

Unfortunately, Izuku was still not used to the speed, nor the height, and so mistakes were made. At this point, maybe that should be his life motto? 

Whatever the case, Izuku's speed and height soon came to bite him, as he smacked right into a building, thankfully causing no damage to the building itself. Only his pride was damaged.

He slowly fell down towards the ground, not at all worried, for a variety of reasons. The main two being that, he had wings, and bees did not die by terminal velocity. Though that was due to the square cube law, but still! 

He was stopped by someone smacking him in the face, which was a hell of a way for someone to stop his fall.

...Who turned gravity off?

"Are you okay?!" A brown haired girl leaned over him, worried. "I saw you hit the building, and I assumed the worst, are you alright, can you speak?!" She seemed more worried about this than he was.

"I'm fine, don't worry." Izuku smiled, barely feeling the signs of him bleeding from a small cut on his face.

"You're bleeding! Wait... your blood is gold?" She tilted her head in confusion. She gently pulled him to the ground, and tapped her hands together. "Anyway, I'm Ochako Uraraka."

"I'm Izuku Midoriya, and... sort of? Its not blood, its honey." He explained.

Ochako's eyes diallated and she licked her lips.

Kuin cackled in his head 'Another one bites the dust!'

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Tim Takato was a proud man.

He’d been a therapist for decades now, with a perfect record of recovery, something unheard of in his occupation. He was unbelievably proud of that fact.

He’d never had a patient walk away untreated!
But this kid…

“What do you see here?” Tim held up a random piece of paper with black markings on it. He was not a big fan of the Rorschach test, but here he was, forced to use it.

“Bees.” His patient replied, hands gripping his armrests tightly.

“Hm.” Tim nodded, switching out the paper with another. “And now?”

“More bees!”

“And this?” He switched it to another paper.

“MORE BEES!” The patient began to weep openly.

“I see… I’m going to talk with your parents now.” Tim sighed. He hated to have this conversation, but it was necessary.

As he walked out the door, he sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose. If all else failed, he had his last resort. He idly checked his pocket, making sure it was secure. It was dangerous in the wrong hands, after all.

“Doctor, how is he?” Mitsuki looked frantic, exactly what he expected from a concerned mother. At least the boy’s family clearly cared for him. That ruled out the most obvious problem.

“I’m hopeful he can be cured of this… strange fear of bees. Does he have any previous trauma in regards to them?” He’d checked over his file, of course, but often parents did not leave the full story on paper.

“Not to my knowledge, no.” Mitsuki shook her head. “He isn’t even allergic.”

“Strange… Well, I do not have high hopes, if I’m honest.”

“Is it that bad?” Mitsuki clasped her hands in front of her face in horror.

“Should there be no progress soon, I fear the situation will be terminal.”

“What?! How can a fear of bees kill him?” 

To answer that, Tim pulled out his Last Resort, a 44. Magnum. “The fear of bees won’t, but I sure as fuck will if he ruins my perfect record.”

Izuku stretched, not wanting to leave his comfortable spot in bed. Though, for some reason, he felt heavier than normal, like something was on his chest. He didn’t have a dog, nor did he use a weighted blanket, so what was…

He opened his eye, only to freeze as the wide yellow eyes of Himiko Toga stared back at him. “Hello~” She purred, her pupils widening to what Izuku knew had been coined as ‘dumbass mode’ when cats did it. 

“Hi” He squeaked. It was not the first time she snuck into his bed. That had caused him to pass out immediately from embarrassment. Thankfully, he had gotten used to her hijinks.

Finding her on top of the fridge, hissing at a cucumber was somehow the least insane thing she’d done since he met her.

“What’s all the fuss?” A voice murmured beside him.

Turning his head robotically, Izuku caught the sight of Ochako Uraraka rubbing her eyes, still having a bedhead, which only made her look more adorable.

Izuku immediately passed out, preferring the sweet calm abyss to dealing with emotions.

Flashback

“Of course you can stay with us! Helping poor Izuku find his way back like that! I had no idea he had such kind friends!” Inko beamed at Ochako, who had yet to let go of Izuku’s hand. Partially from the terror of flying with him, and partly because. Well. She didn’t really know, it just felt comfortable. Yeah, that was it. Nothing going there, even if he was ador-

Izuku jumped as Ochako punched herself in the cheek. “Hehe, thanks! I figured I’d help him out, since he was lost.” Ochako rubbed the back of her head, ignoring the blood running down the side of her lip from her own punch. Did that make her strong, or weak…

“And she was gonna take the UA Entrance Exam, too!” If Izuku noticed her hand in his, he did not mention it. “But she lives all the way out in Mie. So thanks for letting her stay, mom!”

“Of course, not a problem for my future dau- I mean, your friends, of course!” Inko smiled innocently, and Izuku did not seem to notice her slip up.

Ochako glanced at Izuku’s face, where she had… cleaned off the honey from before. In an unspecified manner. For the sake of her sanity. Yeah, maybe Inko was right.

“We have a few spare bedrooms anyway, not that I expect they’ll see much use.” Inko giggled, leading the two towards one of said empty rooms. 

“We do have a lot of spare rooms, and not many visitors, so I guess they won’t be used much.” Izuku spoke, completely missing what his mother meant. Ochako had to wonder if he was actually this dense, or just trying to ignore her insinuations.

“I’ll be sure to clean up after myself too! Though, I have to ask, why do you have so many spare rooms?” Ochako tilted her head in confusion.

Inko smiled, an overwhelming feeling of danger flowing from her now. “Grandbabies”

“I can’t believe he passed out three times.” Himiko giggled, having latched herself onto Ochako now. 

Ochako, for her part, seemed completely immune to the insanity of Himiko. “I can’t believe I did that…” Of course her immunity to Himiko was because she was freaking out that she ended up in Izuku’s bed.

“I can’t believe you didn’t use the condoms.” Inko sighed, holding her head up with a hand, leaning on the table. “I know I said I wanted grandbabies, but I didn’t mean so quickly.”

Ochako.exe has stopped responding.

Izuku stared at the group in front of him, Himiko sipping at a bowl of cereal and milk, Inko smiling to herself, and Ochako frozen in place.

…

He didn’t want to know. “So, everyone ready for the exams today?”

Himiko nodded happily, not noticing the bit of milk on her upper lip. “Yeah! I’m taking the general course exam, but it shouldn’t be too bad. I’ll wait for you guys outside.”

Ochako let out a ‘meep’, which Izuku took to mean she was nervous about the exam.

“Yeah, I’m hoping the practical won’t be too tough, but I’m sure we can handle it.” He patted Ochako on the shoulder, causing the girl to suddenly jump in shock.

“O-oh, yeah, I’m sure we can do this!” Ochako cheered, desperately hoping her face wasn’t too red. It was, of course.

“Well, let’s get going then!” Izuku stretched, his arm feeling a bit stiff. He did not notice Himiko and Ochako stare for a moment.

“Ooooh, before we go, can I get some honey for good luck?” Himiko practically leapt at him, latching onto him around his shoulder, but being careful not to touch his wings. They weren’t exactly fragile, but they were sensitive… And she’d prefer doing that later.

“C-can I have some too?” Ochako looked down, embarrassed by having to ask.

“Alright, alright.” Izuku chuckled. He had no idea why they liked his honey so much, and he really did not want to imagine why he was producing it, but if they liked it, then he really did not mind.

“I was curious how you get them honey, now that your skin is basically bulletproof.” Inko spoke up, a hint of both worry and excitement entering her voice. There were only so many ways he could do it, so surely-

Himiko squeed in glee, before hugging Izuku and biting into his neck. Her fangs weren’t deep, but they were durable enough to get below his skin. 

Ochako waited (im)patiently for Himiko to get done, wanting to use the holes she made to get some honey too.

Instead, Himiko turned to Ochako, grinning with a mouth full of honey.

Ochako gulped.

Izuku wondered what the fuck his life had become.

Kuin just laughed in his head.

The entrance exam seemed slow. He hadn’t run into Bakugo for a few days now, so he didn’t expect him to be here either, but somehow that was disappointing. He’d been so much fun lately!

Oh well, at least he’d been having fun with Himiko and Ochako.

…When did he start calling them by their first names?

Whatever! Best not to think about it. Like the fact that his insides had been scrambled and infiltrated by bees. Just. Don’t think about it.

“You there!” Izuku looked up to see a blue haired boy pointing at him “You’ve been muttering this entire time! If you’re here to-”

“Bees.” Izuku interrupted.

“Bees? What about bees?” The blue haired boy seemed utterly confused.

“Bees Nuts.” Izuku stared him dead in the eyes.

The entire stadium became silent for a long moment, before the laughter started. The blue haired boy sputtered, obviously humiliated, and sat back down, head held in his hands.

Present Mic took a moment to collect himself, obviously having trouble containing his laughter. “Right, right” He cleared his throat. “Yes, well that… Right. The robot! Well, that’s the zero pointer, worth no points. More of an obstacle. You can destroy it, but it won’t get you any points. Be a hell of a statement, of course, so if you want to make your competitors feel inadequate, there ya go.”

As Present Mic screamed ‘go’, Izuku spread his arms wide.

“I should announce!” He called out loudly, drawing everyone’s attention. “I had a plan for this exam. Plan A was to use my intelligence to create a bunch of support gear, as my quirk came in late, and I was intending to take this exam quirkless! However, as you can see, I am no longer quirkless.”

A brave voice spoke up, red and white hair swirled into a pompadour. “What’s plan B?”

“I’M GLAD YOU ASKED!” Izuku grinned inhumanly wide, thousands of bees pouring from his body in every direction. “PLAN B! IS BEES!”

The bees, powered by the might of One For All, as tiny a percentage as they could use, were effectively bullets. 

Within twenty seconds, every single bot in his area was destroyed.

Nezu stared at the screen, utterly silent.

The entire room was silent, except for a proud All Might saying “That’s my boy!”

Everyone turned to him, horror on their faces.

How were they supposed to teach that monster?!

“Er… You heard nothing?” All Might rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

As most of them did not favor being punched into subatomic particles, they nodded, taking him utterly seriously.

Aizawa, on the other hand, simply wept into his hands. He already knew Nezu was going to put this monster in his class.  

Chapter Text

“I’m so proud of you!” Inko exclaimed, displaying surprising strength in her embrace of Himiko, Ochako, and Izuku, all at once.

Thankfully for Ochako, those who were in the same testing area as Izuku got a redo, since no one could have done anything against… whatever that was. Ochako had managed to get fifth place in the exam! It was strange, though. For some reason, she’d been feeling stronger than usual lately. It was probably nothing, but it helped her rank so highly!

Himiko, of course, had passed her exams without a problem. She’d gotten bored early on, and decided to just stare into the teacher’s eyes the entire time. Without blinking.

Midnight would have nightmares for weeks. Unfortunately for everyone else, they were the kind she enjoyed.

“Oh, this is going to be great!” Inko smiled brightly, knowing quite well what happened in college. Particularly with young men and girls who were clearly into each other. 

“I know! I’m going to UA!” Izuku, despite his overwhelming display during the exam, had been nervous about his score. His score, at the end, was the word ‘yes’. In bold. Highlighted.

Ochako could not respond, for she had stopped functioning, because she was being pressed between Izuku and Himiko.

Himiko, on the other hand, nuzzled into Ochako further, like a cat demanding attention. At this point, she basically was. Except Izuku did not think cats liked honey.

Inko gently let the group hug end, smiling brightly. “You’ve all done so well!”

Izuku smiled back at her, elated at her pride in him. He knew she didn’t originally believe he could do it, quirkless. He couldn’t blame her, either. Realistically, he probably couldn’t have done it quirkless. It had been a combination of Kuin and OFA that allowed him to excel at the exam…

…Nah, he probably would’ve brought an EMP.

Ochako, finally rebooting, shook her head. “And we’re in mostly the same classes!” She beamed, turning to Izuku. 

Himiko leapt into a hug, her head hanging over Ochako’s shoulder. “Yeah! I have some of your classes too! Besides heroics of course.” She had no interest in being a hero, but she definitely had interest in their costumes. For fashion, of course. She’d much prefer them out of costume, otherwise.

“Still, it’s crazy I got first place!” Izuku glanced down at his hands, trying not to tear up at the sheer joy he felt over that fact. “And Bakugo got in too.” He wasn’t sure how to feel about that. Sure, he’d been messing with Bakugo for a bit, but he didn’t truly hate him. 

Unfortunately, the Author absolutely did. Thus, Woodchipper-kun was born.

Himiko, Inko, and Ochako shared a glance. Izuku was still used to being powerless, so his elation was unsurprising, but adorable. He probably didn’t realize how terrified the proctors for the exams were, having witnessed thousands of super powered bees wipe out a city in seconds. 

Rumor had it, Nezu had not drank any tea since.

“Sir.” One of his lackeys ran towards Nezu, clearly out of breath. What was his name again? Oh! Ectroplasm! No, wait… Well, nevermind that. Onto important things!

“What is it?” Nezu smiled at him, eye twitching slightly. He’d been out of tea for some time, and he was getting anxious.

“The Yakuza agreed to a video call! They… they want you to speak to their leader. About the embargo.” The man spoke, handing him a tablet. It was clearly not one of his own design, but the childlike patterns were clearly a clever disguise. No one would expect the Yakuza to operate with a pink tablet with flower decorations all over it. It was a genius move, one he would expect from someone on his level, as this new force was. Truly, they had made an impression on him.

“Very well. I ask that you keep this to yourself.” The man nodded, and bolted away, likely thinking Nezu was about to make sure he couldn’t talk about it. As if Nezu would stoop so low.

He stared at the tablet for a long moment, before nodding to himself and pressing the pre-programmed call button. 

“Hello.” A soft voice came out, clearly young, but undoubtedly powerful, for they had taken over the Yakuza in mere days, taking down even Overhaul himself.

“Hello.” There was no place for his usual introduction. Not between equals. 

“I have what you want.” The voice echoed.

“Yes, but you’ve yet to reveal what you want for it. You went through a lot of trouble to disrupt my shipments.” Nezu sighed, mildly irritated, but that was easily outweighed by the impressive nature of the feat. It was the first sign that he was dealing with a true equal, someone far above the meager limitations of the human mind.

“Well, I wanted your attention. I want my product to be sold in your school.” The voice spoke, no sign of hesitation or willingness to back down.

“Your product… hmph. You put me in a difficult position. Very well. But in that case, I want your promise to help deliver my own product as well.” Nezu shrugged, knowing very well that the other person could see him. Why else send a tablet, of all things? A simple phone call would have been better. It was not like his actions were traceable.

“I accept. My agents have already been accepted into your school. You can expect your shipment within the hour.” 

“My, you certainly work fast. I will not look into your product then, I’ll make sure the faculty knows.” 

“Great. We have an alliance then.”

“Indeed. Your illegal apples shall be spread at your pleasure, and my tea will be as well.”

“Did I do a good job, uncle Rappa?” A little white haired girl with a single horn looked up towards the massive figure of Rappa, a known killer and fighter in the underground fighting clubs. 

“You did wonderful Eri!” Rappa clapped happily, before patting her head, making the girl beam at him.

“Yay!” Eri cheered.

Things had been… different, since she took over. Normally he would oppose anyone weaker than him taking over after Overhaul, but he would never challenge Eri for it. Hell, he would have defended her.

Except, no one seemed willing to challenge her. Not after what happened to Overhaul.

Being turned into a three year old, then being beaten by Eri was a scary thought.

No one knew what happened to him, but everyone knew better than to try to find out. 

Rappa, on the other hand, had basically become Eri’s caretaker, which was oddly fulfilling for the Blood Knight. She even made her first illegal supply line! With UA at that!

“Soon all of japan will have my apples!” Eri laughed. Evilly. Very evilly. And adorably.

Iida had not expected a lot from UA. 

No, that was a lie. He expected everything from it, but… not for the arrogant person he had been chiding about respecting the desks to just… jump out the window upon seeing the Bee boy. While his display at the exam was undeniably impressive, there was no reason to break a window!

Ignoring the delinquent, Iida turned to the boy from the exams, and tried not to flinch at his eyepatch. He hadn’t noticed before, but his nerves had been shot at the time. It did not help that his brother had nearly died of laughter upon hearing “bees nuts”. 

“Hello! My name is Tenya Iida! It is a pleasure to meet you!” He marched forward, a bit nervous but earnest.

“Ah! The Bees nuts guy!” Ochako poked her head out from behind Izuku, smiling. 

“Y…yes.” Iida deflated, hoping that would not stick. His brother had been bad enough, but if his classmates called him that…

“Oh! I’m Izuku Midoriya, and this is Ochako Uraraka.” Izuku introduced the two of them, entering the room further, allowing Ochako to step inside and close the door behind her. 

Unknown to anyone, the teacher had intended to step in at that very moment, only for the door to slam in his face. He decided to take a minute to prepare himself, instead.

Ochako took her seat, next to Izuku. “Well, we should have a few minutes, it's nice to meet everyone!” She beamed. She’d never had a problem making friends, and UA would be no different!

Izuku nodded. “Yeah! I hope we can all be friends.” 

“If you’re here to make friends, you might as well leave now.” A voice spoke from the doorway.

Stepping in was what looked like a homeless man with bandages around his neck and a striking inability to cut his hair, or shave. “This is UA’s hero course. You are class… 1-B.”

Why Nezu had insisted Aizawa deal with 1-B this year was beyond him, but he suspected it was sheer amusement about the name.

“I’ll be your Class Coordinator for this semester. Hopefully I will be replaced before the second semester.” He was tired of dealing with the crazy kids. Let Vlad deal with this nonsense for once. See how he likes that stupid rivalry when he has to deal with absolute monsters. 

Aizawa paused, noticing the hole in the wall. “Huh. One of you got a headstart I see.” Aizawa shook his head. Someone probably warned that kid of what his usual first day was like. Smart of him to look ahead like that. “Put these on, and meet me out there.” He pointed towards the hole in the wall, which lead right to the field. “You have five minutes.”

Bakugo managed to get control over himself before Izuku came back. Now that he was prepared, he could stand near him without immediately fleeing. Damn bees.

Regardless, that meant he couldn’t focus too much. It took a great deal of effort to not run away as fast as possible, so he only caught the tail end of the teacher’s speech.

“-Last place will be expelled”

Amidst the chaos around him, Bakugo saw an opportunity. He could leave! Expulsion meant he could apply for a different class, or even a different school! It would be difficult, but better than having the next year be filled with bees. 

It was the perfect plan!

Izuku was giving his absolute best, and it was proving to be utterly horrifying. Turns out most people were a bit freaked out by bees pouring out of his empty eye-socket to carry a ball miles away. Well, a few looked interested, but that rock-looking fellow seemed particularly scared. Not as terrified as Bakugo, but definitely not happy about it. 

“...why are they chanting harem” The quiet rock boy asked to himself, barely audible to anyone, except Shouji and Jirou.

Izuku simply flew over the sandpit for the long jump, essentially cheating because flight is a very annoying superpower to deal with. He did fairly well on every other test, except for sit ups. It was hard to get comfortable on his back with his wings. 

Aizawa knew something was up. He expected such ridiculous scores from the class, but there was an obvious stand out. 

Katsuki Bakugo had not even tried for any of these tests, steadfast in his refusal to participate. This kid… 

Aizawa sighed. “I won’t show my ranking method, that’d be a waste of time.” He pushed a button on his remote, projecting the scoreboard. Izuku was in first place, and Bakugo in last. As expected.

Everyone seemed relieved, even Katsuki. His suspicion was correct.

“Bakugo.” Aizawa spoke, his tone even and his glare firm. “You deliberately avoided even attempting the tests.” Bakugo seemed to stand up straighter, a grin on his face. Aizawa huffed. “In all my years of teaching, that is a first.”

Everyone froze. Was he really going to expel someone over a test? Sure, he’d refused to do it, but…

“Congratulations. No one is going home.” Bakugo seemed confused, so Aizawa elaborated. “Normally, I expel those without potential, but you clearly sacrificed yourself so no one else would suffer a clearly unfair test. Good job, kid.” Aizawa actually smiled at the kid, who was still seemingly in shock. “As for everyone else, take this lesson to heart. And your class schedules are back in the room, on the desk. That’s all for today.”

“How was your day, Katsuki?” Mitsuki spoke, seeing Katsuki open the door and enter the house. She’d been worried, but apparently that therapist worked wonders. Katsuki had not had a single outburst in weeks!

“It…” Katsuki began to weep. “I passed.”

Chapter Text

It had been a good day.

Had.

Eijiro in particular was absolutely thrilled at the prospect of learning directly from All Might. He was the greatest hero of all time! He was manly! He was exactly the kind of hero Eijiro wished he could be, even if his quirk was ill-suited for such a style of heroism. 

Even better, the first exercise being a battle trial meant all his hard work could get shown here! He could impress… Well, a lot of people. Hopefully he would live up to Crimson Riot’s legacy!

He had no way of knowing Crimson Riot had a very different legacy from his time at UA. One that Eijiro would probably live up to. As a bicycle.

Anyway, he was all for the upcoming fight! Even if he was going against that… utter fucking monster from the entrance exams. At least he was cute. 

Again. Bicycle. Emphasis on the bi.

“So what’s the plan, Bakubro?” Eijiro grinned, smacking his hardened fists together in excitement.

Bakugo stared at him for a moment, before he slowly began to smile. For some reason, that unnerved Eijiro. “You should go deal with them, I’ll defend the bomb.”

Eijiro blinked in confusion. “But my quirk is perfect for defense!”

Bakugo’s eye twitched. “Y-yeah… but that means they won’t be expecting it!” He suddenly shouted, his eyes and smile widening.

Eijiro grinned, pumping his fist. “Course! You’re pretty smart, Bakubro! Let’s do this!” 

He missed Bakugo’s relieved sigh as he ran towards the top, where they would most likely come through. 

Bakugo took a deep breath. “Alright, I can do this. They’re just bugs. They’re tiny. They ain’t shit to my explosions.” 

He cracked explosions in his hands. Soft ones, just enough to reassure himself. “Alright, I can win. I can win.” He began to chant. “I! CAN! DO! THIS!”

“Do what?”

Bakugo turned, surprised that it was not Izuku he was seeing. “Round face?” He forgot her name, but he did remember she was almost always with Izuku. 

“Yep.” Ochako smiled kindly at him, hands behind her back. “See, Izuku gave me some tips and mentioned you were a good fighter!”

Bakugo took a step back. If Izuku planned this… “You really think you can-”

He was interrupted by a massive gauntlet slamming into his face, sending him tumbling back until he hit the wall. “What the fuck.”

Ochako, the same smile on her face, raised her fists. “Izuku suggested these.” She nodded her head towards her fists, which were covered by massive iron gauntlets, each bigger than her head. 

Ochako slammed them together excitedly. “Square the fuck up, thot.”

Izuku was, more than anything, having a good time. Aizawa seemed… fine, if perpetually tired. Certainly did not hate him! Even Bakugo seemed better! Maybe he should be less teasing to him… nah.

Even better! All Might was his teacher! Well, he had been for almost a year now, but now it was official! Pairing up with one of his many crushes was just the icing on the cake! 

Ochako, for some reason, wanted to fight Bakugo head on, but he was more than okay with that. For some reason, she’d been really looking forward to it, especially since he told her who Bakugo was to him.

Weird.

Ah well! He’d just find Eijiro. They wanted to win through force, so he just dropped Ochako on the floor the bomb was on. 

How did he know where it was?

Bees. Just. So many bees.

All of which he could see through!

Simply put, you could not hide from him . 

“Stop right there villain scum!” 

Izuku turned and spoke without even thinking. “Oh Beehave!”

Hundreds of bees poured from his body, each stinging at the man who spoke. Except.

“Hah! I see why Bakubro thought of this! Your bees can’t break through my hardening!” Eijiro boasted, pounding his chest. 

Izuku nodded, surprised and impressed at how durable Eijiro was. Granted, the stingers could get through his hardening, it was just that their stingers were so tiny compared to whatever the hell he… grew? Did it grow? Was it just his skin expanding and hardening at once? Too many uncertainties. “Impressive, but can you handle my plan B?”

“I thought plan B was bees?” Eijiro tilted his head in confusion, looking a bit too much like a puppy for Izuku to withstand. 

“Plan B is whatever works. This will work.” Izuku grinned menacingly, his wings beginning to flap behind him.

“Uh.. sir, is… is this okay?” Jirou stared at the screens, a mixture of horrified and amused at the carnage before her. 

It had been five minutes since Ochako began to fight Bakugo. She had not stopped yet. Nor had she been hit. 

“Of course! Bakugo is showing his resilience by making sure she cannot get to the bomb, as well as trying to win a fight even injured as he is! That’s quite the heroic trait, don’t you know!” All Might laughed aloud.

“But isn’t this a bit far?” Kaminari scratched his head, not quite as horrified as Jirou, but definitely scaroused. Most of the class was. 

“Probably! But I’m terrified that if I stop her now, I’ll be next.” All Might clarified.

Elsewhere in the school, Himiko felt like she was missing out on the hottest thing she had ever seen. 

“Catch!” Ochako chirped happily as she, once again, punched Bakugo right in the face. 

“Why do you keep punching me in the face?!” Bakugo growled, back once more impacting the wall. “For that matter, how are you so fast?!”

“Oh!” Ochako seemed to realize she was being rude by not introducing herself. “My name is Ochako Uraraka! My quirk is Zero Gravity!” 

“That doesn’t explain your speed! Or your strength!” In fact, it explained precisely nothing. 

“Oh, that’s easy. Acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the force, in the same direction as the force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object.” Ochako clarified once more, having seemingly no issue with revealing her secrets to her opponent. Not that he could do anything, as whatever Ochako’s gauntlets were made of seemed impervious to his explosions. 

“Wait, you reduce the mass of an object?! Why do you call it Zero Gravity then, huh?!” Bakugo pointed a finger. “Lying like that is cheating!”

“I was four . Also, what else would I call it? Mass Reduction? Zero Gravity sounds cute. Mass Reduction sounds like an economy collapsing.” Ochako shrugged. “Anyway, ready to concede?” 

“Fuck you!” Naturally, even in defeat, Bakugo refused to surrender.

“That’s Izuku’s job~” Ochako grinned widely, a hint of madness in her eyes. 

Himiko had clearly rubbed off (and onto) on her.

“Oh, so now you’re Deku’s whore too?!” Bakugo, losing what little sanity he had left, declared, making a very very bad mistake.

Ochako lost her smile. “I’m going to start beating you now. I don’t know when I’ll stop.”

Eijiro did not like flying, it turned out. 

Izuku had grabbed him and flown as high into the air above the building as he could, ignoring the other man’s attempts to punch or kick him. He was too durable for it to matter, especially since Eijiro had no way of moving the rest of his body to use actual force in an attack.

“Jokes on you!” Eijiro shouted over the wind. “My hardening can take terminal velocity!”

“Oh? But can you fly? You’ll be stuck in free fall a lot longer than I will!” Izuku taunted smugly.

“Can you take terminal velocity?!” Eijiro grinned madly, wrapping his arms around Izuku to keep his wings from flapping.

Unknown to the two, they shared a moment where they appreciated how muscular the other was. As well as a second moment of realizing ‘oh no, he’s hot’.

Izuku could have broken out of the hold, had he been in his right mind. As such, there was never a chance for that to happen. Instead, he was curious. 

Could he take terminal velocity?

…

“We’ve been falling for a while now.” Izuku pointed out. One For All made him super fast, even in flight. As such, they had been really high up when Eijiro decided to pull the ‘suicide’ manuever. 

“Yeah, it’s… kinda boring.” Eijiro would have shrugged, if he could move his shoulders without giving up his grip. “Say, you wanna go out sometime?”

“W-what?!” Izuku stammered, surprised at the sudden question. “Is this really a good time?”

“Well, it’s not like either of us can do much else till we hit the building.” Eijiro pointed out. “Besides, you seem like a cool dude.”

“Uh…” He’d never been called a cool dude before! And Himiko had pointed out he needed to be more social.

He ignored that her version of pointing it out was teasing him relentlessly. Typically with Ochako. Sharing honey.

What the hell had his life become?!

‘ A romcom? Or a harem anime? Either way, you look at this guy and tell me he doesn’t radiate bottom energy. Go for it!’ Kuin cheered inside his head. She’d been quiet lately, which was concerning because it probably meant she was planning something illegally horny. 

‘ Give me a break! I feel what you feel, so I literally live through you! And I was a virgin before this nonsense happened! Also, how can you be a hero if you can’t even get laid?!’

…She had a point, he supposed. Though using that line about being a hero was just a weakness of his. 

“Sure. You seem uh… pretty manly.” Izuku said, unknowingly triggering Eijiro’s eternal loyalty.

“Great!” Eijiro beamed. “Then we can-”

He was interrupted as they finally crashed through the building, right into the room where the bomb was. Thankfully, they did not damage it with their entrance, but they certainly damaged the floor.

“You alright?” Izuku stood up, surprised at how he didn’t seem hurt. Eijiro, on the other hand, was embedded into the floor. 

“Yep. Just. Think I’m done.” Kirishia panted. Granted, he was mostly done because at impact he had felt… something. Because of how Izuku had landed on top of him. Eternal Loyalty, and Eternal Simpage. 

“Why.” Izuku turned his head, surprised to see Bakugo curled into a ball. “Why does she keep punching me in the dick”

“Izuku!” Ochako beamed at him, seemingly unhurt. “I see you won your fight!”

“Yep! He was… surprisingly hard.” 

“Really? I figured with your strength he’d be easy.” Ochako ignored the groaning of Bakugo, but gave him a light kick for good measure. “I think we won?” 

“I didn’t mean… Well, I think we did too. Did you touch the bomb?”

“Oh! I knew I was forgetting something.” Ochako rubbed the back of her head with her gauntlet. “Oh well, let’s do it!” 

Izuku shrugged and merely touched the paper mache bomb. 

“Hero team wins!” All Might cheered over their mics. 

Was that… fear in his voice? No, no way.

Bakugo whimpered once more.

“I went over your Battle Trial footage.” Aizawa spoke at the front of the class the following day. “All around, good job for a start. I expect better later on.” Why their course coordinator was talking about his expectations was beyond them, but no one bothered to say anything. “Few things to note. Uraraka.”

Ochako smiled kindly at Aizawa.

Aizawa seemed to freeze. “G-good job.” He coughed into his hand. “Anyway, Midoriya. While your tactic of flying straight up was good, you could have taken him away from the building. He did not have the same mobility you do.”

“Oh! I didn’t think that’d be allowed for the exercise.” Izuku murmured, slightly ashamed.

“I see. For future reference, when you are in such an exercise, you can use the entire city to your advantage. The intent was to simulate a real life scenario. Otherwise, good job, though you did leave your partner behind… I think we all could tell she handled herself fine.” Aizawa refused to meet Ochako’s gaze.

“Kirishima, no notes. You did the best you could at the moment. Only thing I’d say is don’t give yourself away next time, but given the number of bees in that building, Midoriya already knew where you were. Good job.” Eijiro beamed, eerily similar to Ochako’s smile. He’d ignore that for now. 

“Finally. Bakugo.” Aizawa’s tone seemed to become stricter.

Bakugo perked up. Would he be expelled for his lackluster performance?! Would he be expelled because he hit a girl? (He pointedly ignored he had not managed to land a single hit in that fight) Maybe this was his ticket to freedom from Bees?!

“You stuck to the fight, from beginning to end. You realized Kirishima’s quirk would protect him from the bees, and sent him out with that in mind.” Actually, he only sent out Kirishima so he wouldn’t have to face the bees himself. “You sacrificed your own health and safety for the mission.” Actually, he’d just been beaten. Badly. He’d have nightmares for weeks. And not the kind Midnight got off on. “More than anything, you did your very best to ensure your opponent was distracted and did not go for the bomb, keeping her attention on you. While it did not work out in the end, there is no shame in the attempt. You did phenomenal, especially against who you were.” Aizawa glanced over the entire class for a moment. “I hope you all learn from his example. Dismissed.”

Bakugo wept in his chair. He just couldn’t win.

Chapter Text

“You’re dead.” The voice of the man who was once Toya Todoroki rasped out. Dabi, as he had come to call himself, had damaged his vocal cords long ago. Not enough to be mute, but enough that his voice was constantly strained, as if he had strep throat. 

“You thought you could get one past me? You really thought you were clever! But no! I am far beyond you, you tiny maggot! I will make sure your entire family pays for this misdeed! Everything you know and love will be destroyed, all because of your failure!”

The man he was speaking to simply blinked his eyes and dismissively shook his head. “Sir, this is a Wendy’s.”

“And YOU DON’T SERVE TACOS?!”

“Sir, please leave. You are disturbing our customers.”

“Oh, they can’t handle my threatening presence?!” 

“No sir, it’s the smell.”

“Look at these scars! You think this is a choice?”

“No, but not taking a shower for several years is.”

“...Fine, can I at least have my fries?”

“Sure.”

Unfortunately, the fries were very salty, as Dabi found out when he went to eat one, searing his fingers with intense pain.

“I’ll get my revenge yet!” He vowed, storming through the door.

The employee turned to his manager, confused. “Does that happen often?”

“About once a month. Twice if we are lucky.”

“Why would it happening twice be lucky?”

“No, no, there’s a guy named Twice, he’s great. Anyway, don’t freak out when idiots like that pop up. Why, last month we had three in one day. They never make good on their promises.”

As soon as the manager finished speaking, the door opened once more. A man who had no face, and dragged obvious medical equipment behind him “Hello”

“God damnit, for the last time, All For One, WE DO NOT HAVE A SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT!”

While All For One swore vengeance against Wendy’s (For the fifty third time), Izuku was having a good time with his… friends? Well, they were his boyfriend and girlfriends, but he didn’t know the word for both of them as a group.

‘Lovers?’ Kuin quipped.

‘A bit early for that, but… I guess?’ Izuku shrugged, trying to ignore the mental images that conjured.

‘ Anyway, I started paying attention to your honey production’ Kuin diverted his attention towards more safe for work topics. Well, as safe for work as body horror bees could be.

‘What about it? Are they going to be okay?’ Izuku frowned, worried about that. His body was weird enough as it was, but he didn’t want to poison any of them. Especially since Kirishima had been just as interested in his honey as Ochako and Himiko, though… less confident about asking for it. It was kind of adorable. 

‘ Nothing like that, just. They might be enhanced by it a bit? I’m not sure yet, the bees are liking them more and more, though.’ Kuin mentally shrugged. ‘ I think they might feel connected to your bees, maybe some limited control. Definitely small changes, though.’

“Hey, Izuku!” Ochako ran up to his side. “Didn’t think I’d catch up to you. Why’d you leave so early?”

“Oh, I was going to talk with All Might.” Oh, he should not have said that.

“Oh yeah, you’re a massive fanboy, that makes sense.” Ochako put a finger to her chin in thought. “I was gonna try seeing if I could ask Thirteen some stuff.” 

“What about?” Izuku tilted his head.

“Well, I want to be a rescue hero, so I figured I’d get some advice from her.” Ochako flushed slightly, not quite able to admit she was as much a fangirl of Thirteen as Izuku was of All Might.

“You want to be a rescue hero?” Izuku blinked, trying to picture the same person who had thrown hands with Bakugo so badly he’d needed Recovery Girl, as a rescue hero. 

“Of course! Ever since I was a kid.”

“Hey guys!” Eijiro darted up to them, seemingly from nowhere. “Glad I ain’t the only one coming in early!” Izuku had to wonder why these two had run up to him so eagerly.

‘Simps. ’ Kuin, very helpfully, explained.

Izuku had no response for that, for he could not deny it. 

Of course, Kuin was also talking about him.

“Alright, today your heroics class will take place elsewhere.” Aizawa sighed. “I, along with two others, will be helping with this class, mostly for safety. Somebody expected you all to do poorly, likely with several injuries and two deaths. Thus, I am forced to stop that from happening.”

Truthfully, Nighteye had contacted Nedzu stating that two people would die at the USJ, and at least twelve would be injured. 

He had also spent several minutes sobbing, and repeating ‘bees’ over and over. 

To Aizawa, the meaning was clear. Izuku Midoriya was a villain in disguise. That was why his star pupil, Katsuki Bakugo, was so paranoid around him. It made perfect sense, he had even fooled All Might! But Aizawa was too clever for that! He’d catch him in the act, then heroically commit child abuse. (Technically, Izuku was 18, so not really a child)

“Anyway, it's up to you whether or not you want to wear your costumes for this. Some of them could end up making your job more difficult, so you can wear the gym uniforms if you prefer.”

“But wouldn’t this be a good time to test that out? Make sure our costumes are comfortable and functional enough to use in the field?” Kaminari asked.

Aizawa stared at him, completely deadpan.

…

“Anyway, get dressed and meet me by the bus.” Aizawa stepped out of the classroom.

It took quite a while for the class to reach the USJ, but Aizawa let them waste their time talking during their ride.

Bah, why would heroes ever need to socialize? 

Aizawa pointedly ignored the existence of idol heroes and Heroes of Personality. And Hero teams. And All Might, who was his own category of hero.

Worse, they had teased poor Bakugo. Clearly, this bullying could not stand, but he would deal with that later, when they got back to UA.

He’d make a note of who was part of it, though. Uraraka, Asui, Kaminari, Jirou, and obviously his childhood bully Midoriya.

What else could he be? All the pieces lined up!

“Aizawa.” Thirteen nodded at him, drawing him from his thoughts. “We’re ready to begin.” 

Had he missed the whole speech? Maybe he needed more coffee… 

“Right, stick together and listen to us as we begin.” 

All Might, from beside Aizawa, beamed at his students. They looked great in their costumes, all eager to begin learning the most important aspect of heroism! Rescue!

Suddenly a tearing noise sounded throughout the USJ.

Drawn from his thoughts, Aizawa turned towards the source of the sound, the center of the building. 

“Villains? I guess it makes sense, we’ll have to rescue people during villain invasions.” Kaminari spoke up.

“Afraid not, my students! These are real villains.” All Might laughed. “Fret not though, for I AM HERE!” With those words, he dove down into the crowd of villains.

“So… do we even need to evacuate?” Kirishima questioned aloud.

“Probably not, no.” Thirteen shrugged. “All Might definitely has it handled, and with Eraserhead’s quirk on their teleporter, they can’t get up here except by going through him, so we’re fine.” 

“Uh… He went down there too.” Yaoyorozu pointed out.

“God fucking damnit.” Thirteen palmed her… helmet. 

Shigaraki was not sure where his life went wrong. 

It definitely wasn’t killing his family. Maybe his dog, but not the rest of them. Maybe when he met Sensei? Nah, he’d had nothing but fun since then, even if half of it was Sensei arguing with people for Senior citizen discounts. 

Who knew the Great Demon Lord was such a penny pincher?

Regardless, he was just. Not having a good time. 

Sure, Kurogiri had managed to separate the kids and prevent them from escaping, but… All Might was far from a mere annoyance. He certainly lived up to his name, something he was more than happy to prove by slapping the Noumu around like a punching bag. 

Shigaraki only hoped the Noumu would outlast him, since it couldn’t seem to match his power or speed. Given the regeneration it possessed… he wasn’t sure. 

“Oh, I get the boss?!” He heard an excited voice chirp from a few feet away, drawing his attention away from the Noumu getting thoroughly beaten. He had to blink, surprised to see this rather tiny girl, only 5’1, grinning at him eagerly.

“You… really think I’d let you live?” 

She merely laughed, smashing her gauntlets together. Weird, those gauntlets kind of looked like Hammerfists from Prototype. A fellow video game nerd?! What excitement! 

She took a single step forward, and suddenly Shigaraki realized something. All his fodder were distracted by Eraserhead, and his Noumu was distracted by All Might. Worse, Kurogiri had taken his mandatory tea break. 

Oh well, how hard could beating a newbie hero student be? Especially such a small girl?

She grinned even wider at him, before speaking “Square the fuck up, thot.”

Surely, she didn’t think gauntlets so light she could lift them would matter, right?

“Higari, why did you approve this monstrosity?” Nezu glanced up from the report of Class 1 B’s support items he had been reviewing. 

“Oh, well the kid knows his math pretty well, and his explosions are mostly concussive, but notably not lethal, so-”

“No, not Bakugo’s. Uraraka’s.”

“What? They should be simple gauntlets, let me see this.” Power Loader took the paper and stared at it for a minute. “W…what. This. This is not my design. Who the hell approved these things? A thousand pounds each?! WITHOUT HER QUIRK?! Who is responsible for this?!”

Suddenly, the intercom burst to life, a female voice cackling.

“MEI HATSUME!” Power Loader yelled, running out the door towards the support department.

Nezu blinked, before smiling. “Oh, I like her.”

Izuku had broken away from Ochako and Eijiro. He had faith they could handle themselves, and they’d definitely stay out of trouble while he helped All Might.

“Izuku, what are you doing here?” All Might turned his head towards the boy, holding the Noumu by the neck and continuing to deliver vicious slaps to its face. 

“Oh, I… thought you might need help.” Izuku stared as his idol thoroughly abused a Frankenstein abomination. 

“Not at all! Though, I suppose you could do something about this regeneration. It’s a bit annoying.”

“Kill… me” The Noumu barely choked out. Oddly, this was not because it was an abomination made by a mad doctor, but because All Might had beaten it so badly it overwrote its own programming out of sheer desire to stop it.

Ochako would be proud.

Izuku shrugged. “I mean, I could do something, sure, just. Hold his mouth open.”

All Might, ignoring the warning bells ringing in his head, merely nodded and did exactly that, the poor Noumu squirming to get away.

“I don't have a name for this yet, so…” Izuku shrugged. 

‘Living Hive?’ Kuin piped up.

“That works! Living Hive!” 

Thousands of bees burst from his hair and eye hole, pouring into the Noumu’s mouth.

It stopped moving.

Within a few, horrifying minutes, the beast was gone, replaced by a mass of bees equal to its weight. They had eaten it from the inside.

“Jesus Christ, Young Midoriya.” All Might smiled, but was utterly horrified… “Think you could do that to All For One?”

Elsewhere, a former Demon Lord began to weep, a mixture of despair and terror overriding his pride, even as he continued arguing with the manager of Wendy’s.

“So you just get these fifteen minute tea breaks every day?” Gentle Criminal poured his compatriot another glass of tea. 

“Yes, ever since I showed All For One how far my portals could go, he has agreed to my stipulations.” Kurogiri nodded his… head?

“Incredible! But of course, one must always partake in the delights of tea. To not do so, is to invoke the wrath of Sithis.” Gentle nodded solemnly. “In any case, how do you think things are going without you?”

“I can’t imagine too badly. Not unless Shigaraki did something stupid like underestimate one of them, but I’m sure he’s not quite that stupid.” Kurogiri raised a glass to his… smoke. How he was drinking at all, Gentle did not know. 

“Well, I suppose giving All For One a full body sunburn is a new way to demand a break.” La Brava giggled. “Now, about this cat…”