My Hero Academia: Blood and Fire
Growing Up: Birthday
Previous ChapterNext ChapterCeleatia and Selene found that the days following the robbery attempt were the same as before, as in they went with Izuku to preschool, learned from their teachers, and played with the other children while doing their best to make sure no one made fun of their brother. Katsuki continued to refer to their brother as 'Deku', meaning he was entirely ignoring his name and was being disrespectful, to the point where they were sure that his parents had failed to raise him properly, and yet none of the adults seemed to be willing to stop him. It was actually sad that many were either encouraging his terrible behavior or were too scared of his Quirk and didn't want to speak up, though both options were equally made since this would lead him down a path that would no doubt be much harder for him in the future. Other than that there wasn't much else they could do but assist their brother in dealing with the bullies, helping him towards the career that made the most sense for someone who didn't have a Quirk but still wanted to be a hero.
Such a thing was usually what Celestia did, she helped her brother learn things so he could become smarter, to that he had a chance to become a support person for the heroes, since that was his best chance to even realize his dream of becoming a hero, even if it wasn't the path he wanted to take.
The other thing that became common since the robbery attempt was that nearly every day there was something about one of the heroes and the poor individuals that were labeled as villains, some giving into their Quirks because they had no idea how to control themselves or because they wanted to do crime. All three of the siblings agreed on one thing, that might that there were those who enjoyed being villains, the enemies of the heroes, and that while there were heroes around those would continue to be their counterparts, like actors in a play. Then there were the true villains, those who had an agenda of sorts and usually wanted to topple the hero government, in fact that was a common trend according to their father, as he knew of plenty of villain organizations, by their names anyway, who wanted such a thing. The world was definitely full of such people, plus there were heroes who were too focused on the fame and money that came from their achievements, but there were some that definitely deserved to be heroes, though Hisashi had no opinion on that subject.
Selene knew that it was due to the fact that her father didn't want to upset Izuku by mentioning that he didn't like All Might or thought the muscular hero should be lower in the rankings, and fortunately her brother seemed more interested in the heroes than what they were talking about.
After the robber incident Selene did what she could to help Celestia out, without revealing how much she knew about her and her magical power, which actually proved to be quite the challenge when she considered how smart her sister was, as one wrong move would reveal that she knew more than she let on. Fortunately their father had an idea on how to help and that was, interestingly enough, by having Celestia focus on the image of fire, what she wanted to burn and what she wanted to keep safe, as if he was teaching her how to use a fire type Quirk. It made sense when Selene thought about it, that was the very Quirk that Hisashi had told Inko he had, in fact he used something that passed as breathing fire while outside they were outside the house, and low enough so no one came to slap them for using their Quirks. To an extent some training is fine so a child didn't harm themselves with their Quirks, but like he told all of them in the past they had to get licenses to use their powers, something both Celestia and Selene didn't approve of.
Celestia found that using her father's imagery allowed her to, over a period of weeks, how to wield Sunshine and not burn the entire area around her with the power of the sun, which impressed Izuku and Selene as well, even if the latter suspected that her sister's natural magical power was to blame a little.
Other than that there wasn't too much else for them to worry about, as they enjoyed seeing the various hero and villains either on the street or watching them on the news, defending Izuku and actually making friends, as some of the kids wanted to be friends with the sisters, and doing well in preschool. Selene wasn't even surprised when they learned that Celestia was at the head of their group, her sister had been one of the smartest ponies back home, save for her student who was in an entirely different league, and on this world she had adapted to the information and learned accordingly. Sure enough Selene found that she was right below her sister in the grading scale, yet this time she didn't feel anything towards being second, as if she was over part of the problem that had caused Luna to create her in the first place, while Izuku was third. The hilarious thing in Selene's mind was that Katsuki was the fourth in the entire group, below someone he deemed to be inferior, even if Izuku had Celestia's help, and that just pissed him off, like he believed it was his destiny to be above overs.
This told Selene that when they finally entered the main schools later in life they would likely be some of their best students, at least she and Celestia anyway even though she expected Izuku to continue learning from Celestia, something that really made her look forward to what the future held in store for them.
Other than that there was nothing much for them to worry about, so the sisters were able to enjoy an entire year with their loving family before something interesting happened, something both of them had been curious about since they learned of this event from hearing of Katsuki's big day. It was their birthday, where Hisashi made sure that they shared it on the same day as Izuku's, he said it was easier for all of them since technically he had no idea when the sisters were born, and not even Selene really knew when Luna and Celestia were born, so she couldn't give her father that information. Today marked the day that the sisters and Izuku were officially five-years-old, which usually meant having a party with friends, presents, and a cake, items that excited the siblings when they thought about what the day had in store for them. Of course they did have to worry about being targeted by villains, since some of the lesser ones thought that ruining such a day was the right thing to do, but Selene knew that their father would have ensured that the day was perfect for them, using his contacts to ensure no villains came to bother them.
The interesting thing was that their parents had gotten them a few items for the big day, and when they headed outside, into the backyard, the siblings found that all of the kids from their preschool were there, even Katsuki despite the fact that it was clear that he wanted to be elsewhere, but his mother made sure he played nice this time around.
"Don't worry, the food will be here in no time. Go have fun." Inko said, where the siblings found that there were a number of games that little kids would enjoy, like playing with hoops, tossing what appeared to be beanbags at holes for points, and a few other games, even though she knew that this wasn't something a lot of kids liked, which was why in the following years she and Hisashi would take them to a place that specialized in birthday parties.
Celestia, Selene, and Izuku didn't care, rather they played with their group from preschool, each one simply enjoying tossing items around while others tried to hit them or just watched the items land so they could do the same thing, as there was no reason for them to be worried about anything else. Izuku, despite the flayed bond he had with Katsuki, managed to get him to come and join the fun, mostly because the boy's mother encouraged him to play, it was why they were here and it would help the two bond after the trauma of the torment Katsuki had unleashed on Izuku. Interestingly enough the rest of the kids didn't seem to care that Izuku was Quirkless, nor did they care that Celestia and Selene had two Quirks apiece, rather they were just having fun like normal kids should, and that made all three of them really enjoy the party even more. Of course there was a red liquid to drink, fruit punch, in addition to some types of soda since Inko wanted to cover the bases, and for right now it seemed like everyone was simply enjoying themselves, which put a smile on her face and on Hisashi's.
The food turned out to be a few pizzas, since that seemed to be a common trend with parties from what Selene recalled, as she had read up on these sorts of parties in the past, and she had to admit that it was an interesting item to eat, which was why she could understand why some people ate it all the time. In addition to that came the birthday cake, one wide enough for everyone to have a single slice of what appeared to be vanilla cake, before Selene found that there were two, one was chocolate flavored, as apparently Hisashi wanted to make sure they had enough for everyone. Sure enough Selene found that Celestia really enjoyed the cake, making her think back to the rumors she heard about Celestia being a cake fiend that just ate every single one she could get her hooves on, and while she didn't believe those rumors she could see that there was a grain of truth to them, her sister liked cake. Once they were done with the food and cake some of the kids wanted to see them open their presents, which is what the siblings did, even though after that would come time for the party to be over so the other kids could spend the afternoons doing whatever they wanted.
Selene found that she had a few space themed items, like globes or books on other worlds, even ones that were made up by someone's imagination, and she even had a few hero figures that were of heroes that dressed in space themed costumes, an interesting theme in her mind. Celestia seemed to have a number of books, a few kids got her fantasy items that looked like they were dragon inspired, and one even got her a small wooden chest that had a bunch of clearly fake golden coins and false gems inside it, like he was playing on the dragon angle a little too much. Izuku, to no ones surprise, got a large number of hero themed items, most of which were from most of the other heroes that were working alongside All Might, such as a number of figurines, posters, and other items, and he was literally over the moon with this discovery. Katsuki's gift to him, as it turned out, was an All Might figure that the sisters were sure their brother didn't have, which was an interesting thing to see since Hisashi tried to make sure Izuku had everything All Might related, but neither spoke up, rather they let him enjoy his gifts.
Of course Selene did note that Katsuki's gifts had nicknames on them that were scratched out, likely by his mother since she wanted him to play nice, like how Izuku's had been 'worthless Deku', Celestia's was 'tank flank', but Selene's looked like he hadn't thought of a nickname and just misspelled her name, before crossing it out.
"You know, today was fun." Izuku said, as it totally made up for Katsuki and some of the others teasing him about having no Quirk, especially since they were willing to come today, and while he was sad to see the rest of the kids leave, each talking to their parents about how much fun they had, he was sure he would remember this day fondly in the years to come, "Come on, let's go put our new stuff up!"
Celestia and Selene chuckled as they followed their brother inside, as he was just a bundle of energy when it came to any toy or collectible that was focused on All Might, especially when he received a new item or items he didn't have, and that only made them look forward to what the future had in store for them and their family.
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