My Hero Academia: Blood and Fire

by Blackdrag-rose

Growing Up: Going Shopping

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Celestia, Selene, and Izuku found that things slipped into a state of normalcy, where the days in preschool were focused on learning from the staff members so they could be ready for when it was time to head into the actual schools that would shape them and prepare them for the future. Katsuki, as the sisters discovered, had learned nothing from what happened on the playground and continued to pester or bully whoever he thought was below him, such as Izuku for not having a Quirk or one of the other children for having a lame Quirk. The sisters agreed on one thing and that was the fact that he believed that this was his world and that he had to share it with everyone else, telling them that his parents must have failed him and would continue to fuel his delusions of grandeur. On the other than they did what they did best, they ambushed him when he tried to pick on their brother, pushing him and his friends back, though what was nice was how the other two seemed to understand that this wasn't a good thing, not with them watching Izuku's back.

Selene actually had to wonder what it would take for Katsuki to understand that this wasn't a good thing, breaking the rules of society and attacking people with either his fists or even his Quirk, but decided that it really didn't matter in the end, she and Celestia would help their brother however they could.

As she expected Ceelstia, still possessing some of the teacher she was back in their home world, started to show Izuku how he could be a benefit to the hero society, even without a Quirk, because she could see something that not even their current teachers knew about, and that was his intelligent mind. She had seen it in what the teachers handed back, even if the bits of paper were made for kids their age, he was just as smart as both she and Selene were, and now, just a week or two after his dreadful visit to the doctor's, he was developing a new habit. Neither of them had noticed it at first, since they thought their brother was mumbling about the unfairness about how he had no Quirk in a world full of Quirk users, but the reality of the situation was that he was actually mumbling information about the various Quirks he saw to himself. In fact Celestia noticed that he had a notebook that he was currently working in, writing down information on the various Quirks and how each of them could be used, countered, or even improved, and there were even tactics added to each page.

Selene realized that this came from watching so many of All Might's videos and seeing him fight, it had influenced him in an interesting way, and when he realized that he couldn't be a hero like his idol, fighting villains and saving people, Izuku had found a new way to help out, the support hero field.

"You know, both of your pages are full of pros and cons about your Quirks, I even have two pages for each of you to divide my focus, but I have nothing to counter them." Izuku commented, as one day his sisters wanted to see what he was working on and he showed them what he had, even though his notes on their Quirks, Sunshine and Dragon for Celestia while Selene had Hydra and Tiger, held no methods to counter their powers, because him to chuckle, "I mean, how can one counter the power of the sun itself?"

"You've got me." Selene replied, which was the truth, even now, after taking the time to think about how she went about her attack when she was still part of Luna, she had no idea how to counter Celestia's solar powers, it had been something that both she and Luna had been dreading when the battle took place, and yet her sister had held that power in, but how she was using it more freely than before, yet with the same level of control.

The day after that conversation Hisashi had a surprise for them, he and Inko were taking them to a store to get some things for their rooms, plus it would allow them to see more of the city for a change, instead of being stuck in the same area for a long period of time, and sure enough there were plenty of kids in the store.

"We'll start in the toy area. I hear a new All Might collectible is coming out." Hisashi said, where he pushed the cart that they would be using for their visit to this store, though Selene, once again, thought that it was amazing how he was able to just switch from his villainous side to his caring fatherly side with such ease, where she also realized that her father likely had an inside man that was keeping an eye on All Might, giving him information to use in the future.

"Yeah, a commercial started running about it, a new and improved action figure." Izuku replied, which wasn't a surprise since he was an All Might fan and wanted one of every item he could get his hands on, and Hisashi was more than willing to make sure his son had everything he wanted, even though Selene knew their father was still searching for a replacement Quirk.

Selene wasn't surprised to find that there were toys of the current heroes scattered all over the toy store, ranging from the likes of All Might, who her father frowned at before putting on a happy face again, to Endeavor and many others that only her brother knew by heart, and yet she noticed that her father seemed to smile at Endeavor's toy. It wasn't hard to track down the newest collectible, which would no doubt go on one of the walls in Izuku's room, and her brother picked up one of the boxes before the other kids swarmed the store, which was why their father had insisted on them coming here early, to get in before the crowd. Of course she didn't see much of a difference in this particular action figure from the ones that were in her brother's room, but she knew that if this was what he wanted than it was what his father would get him, though Hisashi made sure not to go overboard. She and Celestia didn't need any of the toys that were in the store, though as they purchased the All Might collectible and departed it wasn't long before the other kids who were interested in the toy came to claim it, and Hisashi made sure to watch over the one that was now in their cart.

Inko picked up a few odds and ends to add to the kitchen and the rest of the house, there was more room than what she was used to and she knew that each item would go to making better food for everyone, though Hisashi was a little worried about her, as not being able to make Izuku's dreams come true had made her feel guilty and he was concerned about what it might mean for her.

At the same time Hisashi made sure that Celestia and Selene knew that they could speak up when they saw something that they wanted, and it wasn't long before they reached an area that had all sorts of reading material, from books to comics and everything that people liked to read. Selene wasn't too surprised by the fact that Celestia collected a few items, in fact she noticed how her sister picked one of each type, but the subjects were just totally random, like she was experimenting with her interests and had no idea what she wanted to pick. Sure, some of them were about princesses and their princes, but that seemed to be a common trend based on the titles Selene was reading, so it was just her sister seeing what the world had to offer, which she was perfectly fine with. Selene, on the other hand, found herself making an odd decision as she picked a few star charts and a couple of other items that were in that field, as if she was following something Luna would have done, and yet it felt right as something to add to her room to make it her own.

After that the family checked out and went home, allowing Izuku and Celestia to enjoy their new items while Inko put away the new items in the kitchen, while Selene paused as she closed the door behind her, so she could focus on her father while the others were completely distracted.

"Your dislike of All Might was showing earlier... if you aren't careful Izuku might see it and wonder why you're willing to buy him all this stuff if you don't like the hero." Selene commented, which was the truth, as the more she and Celestia worked with their brother, to improve his note taking abilities, she knew it was only a matter of time until Izuku realized something was going on with their father.

"I know, it's just... I honestly don't like him. Sure, he's the Symbol of Peace, but he's made things difficult for everyone, both heroes and villains." Hisashi replied, though at the same time he found that since Inko and the others were busy, and he made sure to check before he did anything else, he was able to talk with Selene without them being disrupted, where he and his daughter looked at each other for a few moments, "Think about it, All Might takes down so many villains that both old and new villains are going into hiding, out of fear that he'll be the one to arrest them... and yet, at the same time, it's putting so many heroes out of work as well. I know, I should be happy, but I was happier when he wasn't around and the scales were more even, with both sides actually having to fight to keep their place in the world... plus he's got my brother's Quirk, which I've been trying to recover for a long time."

"Really? You'll have to tell me the tale sometime, it seems like there's more than just that." Selene said, though she could see what her father meant, the scales of society were leaning too far towards the heroes side, even though it sure felt like her father ultimately didn't care about the scales anymore, rather it felt like he just wanted to recover his brother's Quirk before finally retiring from the game.

"I was like Robin Hood, back in the day: stealing Quirks from those that were abusing them and giving Quirks to those that were in need, often to keep them safe." Hisashi commented, as that was how he chose to see it, and it really was that simple, even though the crumbling government and the others had seen it in another light, causing him to sigh as he recalled what had happened during that period of time, "Sadly a resistance formed during that period of time and it's leaders stole my brother from me... Yoichi eventually died, but the Quirk I gave him merged with the tiny one I didn't know he had, resulting in the creation of 'One For All', and he passed it onto someone, starting a chain reaction. Those days are behind me now, but I just want my brother's Quirk back..."

Selene told her father that she wouldn't say a word of this to the rest of the family, Inko would be devastated if she learned that her husband was actually a villain and Izuku might just have a heart attack, something that caused her father to smile as they set up some of the items they had acquired from the store. She knew there was far more to the story and figured that she and her father would have time to talk about it at some point in the future, though it was interesting to see that Hisashi hadn't seen himself as the villain, back when Quirks came out, rather he had tried to help people and the government had been the ones to condemn him. It reminded her of Luna for a moment, how no recognition had caused Luna to create her, and eventually she took over Luna's form and turned it into the form ponies remembered, yet here things were different as she thought about it. It really made her wonder what the whole story was and how bad it could be, given the era that her father had been forced to grow up in before he was able to find an age Quirk that allowed him to meet Inko.

It also caused her to sigh as she wondered what the future held for them, especially since All Might was cleaning the streets of villains, before deciding to head out of her room and join her siblings, as she was going to enjoy her time with them and leave worrying about the future for when she was older, causing Hisashi to smile as he watched his children and knew that they would be ready for whatever the future held in store for them and the world.

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