My Hero Academia: Blood and Fire

by Blackdrag-rose

Growing Up: The Fateful Day

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Following their camping trip Selene found that they were more careful of when they helped Celestia tap into the power of Sunshine, because when noon arrived everything stopped since they didn't want her to tap into too much of her Quirk and have something terrible happen. Such a thing was quite the worry for Selene, since she wasn't expecting her sister to just manifest that power one day, rather she expected Celestia to get that much later in life, when she was a young adult or even older, but now they had to deal with a slight change in their training. Still, it was a good way for Celestia to control herself and she took to her lessons with the same level of enthusiasm that she had in the days leading up to the camp trip, which meant her control would be even better when she finally reached high school age. Such a thing made her wonder just how much of her old skill Celestia would gain by that point, given what she had seen so far, and dreaded the thought of the mere possibility of her sister being able to move the sun at a young age, as that would give everyone a heart attack.

Other than that there wasn't too much else for them to worry about, in regards to Celestia's Quirk, as it seemed like she had more control over Sunshine after the camping trip and her training truly refined it to a degree, since there wasn't too much they could do without the officials getting involved.

Eventually Celestia, Selene, and Izuku, plus everyone from their preschool group, started to go to Elementary School, where a number of the other kids went into different classes, but the sisters found that Izuku and Katsuki were often in the same class, a fact that seemed to please the bully. What they discovered was that each school day consisted of six periods that were forty-five minutes long, each on a different subject with a different teacher for each period, so when a bell rang they and the other students had to move down the hallways to each their next class. In between the three morning classes and the three evening classes was lunch, a time for everyone to eat and talk with friends or play in the playground, though both of the sisters impressed their teachers with their scores from preschool, much to Katsuki's annoyance. The other thing they found was that they already had more friends than some of the others after their first day of school, where it became clear that Katsuki wasn't well liked because of his attitude and they were more liked.

Selene found that it was a nice feeling, if she was being honest with herself, and she found that Izuku, while some ridiculed him for not having a Quirk in this day and age, were willing to give him a chance since he was her and Celestia's brother, no doubt not to annoy either of them, but she knew they'd grow to like him in time.

Such a thing also allowed Izuku to see more Quirks up close and personal, where he obtained several new journals for him to write all of his new notes in and started to fill each page with new information, something that made a few of the other students nervous when they were around him, but there were those that appreciated his ideas. It was still amazing how he was able to analyze Quirks, their weaknesses and their strengths, and create all sorts of plans, training methods, and ideas for someone to use, like he was attuned to Quirks at a level that was beyond what anyone else was capable of. Selene had to wonder if this might be a side effect of their father being All For One, that Hisashi's magnitude of Quirks might have given his son a greater insight into how Quirks worked, how to improve upon them, and what sort of weaknesses each might have for a foe to exploit. Of course none of the other students were worried about that, rather they were more interested in how he might help them improve, like a support hero or something, and while it was a good thing for him the sisters knew it would only make Izuku more hungry for the hero life he desired.

There was also homework for them to worry about, but unsurprisingly both Celestia and Selene were able to get each and every assignment done in no time at all, often showing each other their work to check on each other and improve, and even helped Izuku when he was struggling, which wasn't often as it was in the past. Selene took none of the credit for that, as it was mostly Celestia's teachings that allowed their brother to catch up with them and allowed them to be the three highest students in a good number of classes, as Izuku fell behind in Sports. She supposed that such a thing was fair, she and their sister had Quirks that physically affected them and they had to train in all sorts of ways for them to be able to utilize both Dragon and Tiger, especially in Selene's case with Hydra. Izuku, on the other hand, had nothing to fall back on and thus had no real need to train or improve, but he did try when his sisters tried to help him out, since falling to the bottom of the barrel in a class wasn't the best thing, and they were able to make sure his grade in that class remained high enough for him to be happy with himself.

Other than that there wasn't too much else going on in their lives, all three of them continued to grow and mature, did good in school, watched the villains get beaten by the various heroes that were in the country, and generally went about their lives with smiles on their faces, enjoying whatever life threw their way.

For a time Selene thought that nothing would change this nice family life they had, even if her mother was putting on a few pounds every now and then due to the stress of not being able to provide Izuku a Quirk, and on the day that the siblings turned nine Hisashi called to tell them he'd be late coming home. It was the first time he had missed such an event, he had been focused on making sure that he was there for everything and anything that his kids did, as he actually cared more about them than being a villain, and this told Selene that something major must have happened. So when Izuku went out to play with Katsuki, following the leader like always, Celestia went with him to make sure their brother was just fine, while at the same time Selene told their mother that she was going to go for a walk and she made sure to take her phone with her, in mute for the time being. She had a number that had been given to only her, the same number that Inko had, and when she was in an alley she called it without delay, knowing that it would give her the answers she wanted, and it wasn't long before Kurogiri opened a gate for her to use.

This allowed her to return to the bar that was her father's villainous base, the front since she knew there was more beyond the walls that were around her, and when Selene arrived she found that her father was more well dressed than usual and he had the dark helm that was his 'villain mask', allowing him to hide his identity from everyone.

"Dad... what's wrong?" Selene asked, because there was only one thing that could have stopped her father from coming and celebrating their ninth birthday, especially when she considered the facts she was now seeing, and it filled her with dread, as she knew what it meant and hoped that she was wrong.

"All Might's found me... bastard actually called out to me while I was out shopping, and I'm fortunate he didn't get a good look at my features when I ducked into an alley." Hisashi replied, as he wasn't even remotely afraid of showing this side of himself to Selene, she had her own darkness and understood him better than anyone else did, before he sighed as he took a moment to realize what All Might had just stolen from him, he had really missed their ninth birthday, "Kurogiri was able to warp in a number of lesser villains for me to make my escape... but I'm not going to let this chance slip me by. My brother's Quirk is finally within reach, and with these lesser villains pounding him with everything they've got I might be able to obtain what I want... then I can hang up my mask and finally retire at long last."

Selene knew that such a thing would be difficult, All Might likely knew that Hisashi would be after his Quirk and would likely avoid his hands, to avoid being touched and having his power stolen, so it was likely going to be a long battle that might do all sorts of damage to the surrounding area.

"I'm going to push him into one of the wilderness areas, so I can unleash my full power on him." Hisashi explained, because he knew Selene would be worried about the collateral damage of such a fight, just like he was thinking about it right now, to which he smiled at her for a moment as he rubbed her head, as he was proud of her, Celestia, and Izuku, "Regardless of what happens I'll have to lay low, to let the authorities do their investigations, and once they're done I'll be back, I'll just call Inko can tell her I've on a last minute business trip... but I have someone that will be watching you and your siblings while I'm away. Shiro, my dear, if you would?"

What Selene found was a familiar young adult mutant girl, the cat girl who worked with the good doctor, only her black cat features had turned white, she wore what appeared to be a hero outfit, and she seemed to shift her body in a manner like her and Celestia when they used their transformation Quirks.

"The good doctor and Sensei talked with me for a time, and I agreed to become like Kurogiri... only I was safely modified with smaller Quirks that grant me the powers of a cat, more than my base Quirk allowed." the former nurse stated, though while Selene was sure that this particular process was incredibly painful, and wouldn't wish it upon anyone, it seemed like the figure enjoyed the power she had been granted, while her outfit seemed to be black material with leopard spots, "I'm lucky that I'm so young and could pass for a high school student... Sensei wants me to keep an eye on you guys and save you from any villains that might come your way. He knows you can handle yourselves, but he wants you to focus on being kids, so I volunteered to become 'Shironeko', literally 'white cat' since the procedure altered my fur color, but I prefer 'Shiro', which is the opposite of Kurogiri's 'black'... and my hero name is 'Wildcat'. Would have preferred 'Lightning Cat', for my speed, or even 'Flash Cat', but was told those weren't good enough to be my hero name."

"It's nice to meet you." Selene said, though at the same time this made her wonder how long her father intended to be gone for, after his fateful battle with All Might, especially since it looked like the former nurse was fine with the world she had no doubt accidentally walked into, but likely fell in love with after hearing her father's Robin Hood tale, especially since he and the good doctor gave her the power to actually be a hero, "You know, you seem like someone the Wild, Wild Pussycats might be interested in recruiting."

"Oh, I know. Mandalay's already tried to recruit me." Shiro replied, though while she walked over to one of the tables, to just sit down and relax before she was supposed to head out on her hero assignments, Selene got the feeling that the woman was happy with the path that had been opened after she volunteered to work with the good doctor, "Told her I'd think about it for a few weeks."

"Well, I wish you luck in whatever you do, Shiro." Selene said, and she meant it, the cat mutant seemed like she wanted to do everything in her power to make a difference and might have thought that she could be doing more for society, and now her dream had been granted in the best way possible, causing her to turn towards her father, "Dad... please, just get All Might's Quirk and get out of there, before you get hurt."

"I can't make that promise, but I'll make sure to make it as quick as possible." Hisashi replied, as he knew Selene was also worried about him, especially since his foe was going to be All Might and his One For All Quirk was considered one of the new mysteries of the world, even if the power it contained wasn't anything to sniff at, though he made sure to hug Selene for a few moments, since he had no idea how long it would be before they saw each other again, "I'll be near Kurogiri once the battle is over, so you can either call him and ask for an update, or just have him warp you over... but please, keep this from Inko and your siblings."

Selene nodded and wished her father well, silently hoping that he'd be able to get All Might's Quirk and get out of there with his prize, without having to engage the mightiest hero in a drawn out battle, before allowing Kurogiri to return her to the alley she had been in previously, and as she headed home she could only hope that her father remained safe and would be home soon as she wondered what the coming days held in store for them.

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