My Hero Academia: Blood and Fire
Interlude: More Normal Days
Previous ChapterNext ChapterSelene found that not much changed for her and her family as she, Celestia, and Izuku turned thirteen and then fourteen, save for her and her sister growing to be five feet ten inches, two inches taller than Katsuki, which she found to be funny since it would no doubt annoy him. They were also now in their third year of junior high school, where she and Celestia were still at the top of the grading boards, each earning the highest scores possible despite the time that they poured into their training with their mentors. Izuku continued to lag behind them, at least in the physical department since he was plenty smart on his own, but both of them were willing to help their brother if he needed help on a question or if he was stuck on a math problem. Other than their school work and training, the only other thing that was a constant was the villain attacks and seeing all of the heroes go about their days, making the streets safer for everyone else, even if there were those who were simply in it for the money.
Like one morning, on their way to school, the siblings found another giant Quirk user fighting a few heroes near a train, and one of the heroes was another rising star in the rankings, Kamui of the Woods, or even Kamui Woods depending on who one asked, but his name roughly translated to 'God of the Woods'.
"His Quirk is 'Arbor', allowing him to enlarge and grow the wooden parts of his body." Izuku remarked, though like always he had a big smile on his face as he observed Quirks in action, in fact he was studying the hero and the villain so he could add all of the information to his notes later on, and he could see the wood moving, even from here, "And here it comes, one of his ultimate preemptive strikes!"
As it turned out Kamui was unable to finish his move as another hero, a newbie calling herself 'Mount Lady', who happened to have a giantification Quirk, kicked the villain in his chin from across the train station, as she was larger than he was, which knocked the figure out, allowing the siblings to continue on their way.
"How sad. Kamui really wanted to do good and help people... Mount Lady's just in it for the money." Selene commented, all while using a low voice so only Celestia could hear her, since Izuku was focused on what sort of notes he'd be adding to his journals once they reached their school, though her comment was due to how Kamui had fallen to his knees in despair, as his good deeds were being overlooked by Mount Lady, who was clearly enjoying the stolen limelight.
Celestia nodded, as both she and Selene were of the opinion that heroes should be focused on helping people, instead of on how much money they made, in fact she knew that both of them inspired to be similar to All Might, though while Selene had a negative opinion on him she was focused on the aspect of helping people. Neither of them cared about the money, that was basically a bonus if they could get into the hero business, rather both sisters wanted to use their Quirks to help people, which was either a side effect of Izuku's love of heroes or because of the influence of their mentors. At the same time their brother continued to talk about the Quirks they had seen and the notes he would make on them later, which was normal at this point in time, and when they got to school he was quick to pull out his journal. As the sisters took their seats they were able to see that it was some time before the rest of the students walked into the classroom, discussing whatever was in the news while also checking in with each other, and it wasn't long before their teacher followed them inside.
Their teacher was okay person, he cared about them enough to point them towards careers that they would be suited for, but at the same time he didn't dare to do anything about bullying and certainly didn't correct Katsuki's bad habits, like nearly everyone had given up on trying to straighten him out.
"Now class, all of you are middle school seniors, and it's about time that all of you take your futures seriously. Let me guess: all of you want to be heroes?!" their teacher stated, something that was followed by the vast majority of the students doing something illegal, they started to use their Quirks as he tossed some papers into the air, though Selene found that most of them were rather worthless, like the guy who could pull his eyes out of his head or the guy who could bloat his throat like he was a frog, just without any other useful side effects, "Yes, yes, all of your Quirks are amazing and wonderful, but you know the rules: no using your Quirks while you are in school."
"Sensei, don't lump me together with everyone else. My Quirk is stronger than all of their weak-ass Quirks." Katsuki stated, as if he was the greatest person in the school and had the greatest potential out of everyone here, which would have been true if Selene and Celestia had attended another school entirely, "I'm in a different ballgame than these losers."
"So you say, but then there's Selene and Celestia." one of the girls commented, something that caused everyone to quiet down for a moment, because they knew the potential that the sisters possessed, both in terms of their Quirks and their vast intelligence that was at the top of the charts, and even Katsuki shut up for a moment, "Selene's Tiger and Hydra Quirks are some of the strongest we've seen, not to mention the fact that Celestia has Dragon and Sunshine... I still don't know how such a Quirk can even exist... and we all know they're going to U.A. High School once they graduate. In fact, Izuku's no doubt going to make an attempt as well, from what I've heard."
"So, worthless Deku wants to be a hero? Too bad, you don't even have a Quirk!" Katsuki said, slamming his palm down hard on Izuku's desk as he generated a bit of his Quirk on it, enough to leave a few markings while not being enough to do any sort of damage, all while the teacher ignored him, "You couldn't get in even if you tried!"
"Maybe not the hero course, but with his Quirk analysis he would be a boon to hero society." Celestia stated, a frown on her face as she glanced at Katsuki for a few moments, as she was getting tired of him harassing her brother all the time, because it was literally all the time since Izuku didn't have a Quirk of his own, "Also, haven't you heard of Sir Nighteye, the former sidekick of All Might whose basically just an ordinary salary man, and yet went to U.A. and graduated? Sure, he had a Quirk, but it's not combat related at all and leaves him as a normal person... if he could do that, then there's no reason Izuku can't do the same thing with his intelligence and Quirk analysis."
Katsuki, wisely, remained quiet as Celestia talked, which Selene knew was part of her charm, usually when her sister talked a lot of people listened, something that had to be part of her old self shining through, even though some claimed that she was a prideful figure that stood above others. She wasn't sure why some of the other students in the other classes would say such a thing, but they did and Celestia simply shrugged the accusations off as if they were nothing, but Selene knew that it had to be difficult for her sister. Sunshine was a powerful Quirk, channeling the power of the sun itself, even though none of the others knew the truth, that it was actually Celestia's innate magical power coming to life, a connection that only she, in all the world, could have with the sun. It was why she was thankful for Ryukyu taking Celestia under her wing, because each and every lesson her sister had under her belt served to strengthen her power over her Dragon Quirk and allowed her to control Sunshine to a degree.
Fortunately that was the only event that happened throughout the morning and most of the day, allowing them to focus on their schoolwork and nothing else, though it was only when school was over that things changed again, which was when the majority of the students left, but Katsuki and his new pair of friends approached Izuku, the bully blasting Izuku's journal with his Quirk before tossing it out the window.
"Tell you what, Deku, maybe you can be a hero: but only if you throw yourself off the rooftop and pray that you get a Quirk in your next life." Katsuki stated, something that really set off both of the sisters as they approached the group, Celestia going over to their brother while Selene approached the trio, her form shifting as he came face to face with an angry anthro tiger girl, an anger that was beyond what he had seen in the past, "Oh? Something bothering you, shitty kitty?"
"Yeah: YOU!" Selene replied, where Katsuki barely had a chance to react as she grabbed him up the collar and slammed him against the wall, two Hydra head coming out and wrapping around his hands, therefore preventing him from using his Quirk to free himself from her grasp, while his friends paled as they stepped away from her, "I'll say this once, Katsuki: if you EVER threaten my brother like that again, or dare to tell him to go kill himself like that again, I'm going to break... no, I'm going to DESTROY your arms and sunder your Quirk."
"A hero doesn't threaten ordinary people, Katsuki, nor do they tell people to go kill themselves." Celestia said, though in that moment Katsuki found that the elder sister was far too calm for what was going on, in fact he was sure she was seething with rage like her sister, because there was an odd look in her eyes, the vibrant sun color with the maroon coloration that was around her eyes, like she was someone else now, and he could have sworn there was a faint glowing aura around her as she stared at him, "Correct yourself, otherwise you might end up walking down the path of a villain... but let me echo what my sister said: if you do anything like this again, or even dare to suggest such a thing to Izuku again, you can bet that we'll go make sure the school and the officials know. You're already on thin ice, given the harassment you've done in the past... don't give us a reason to completely ruin your life."
Katsuki glared at both of them for a moment, clearly debating if they were telling the truth or if they were trying to scare him into stepping down, before he turned his head and Selene released him, reverting back to her base form with a growl as she walked over to tend to her brother.
"Don't think this is over, tank flank. I'll be having words with you and your shitty sister in the future." Katsuki stated, though in the following moment he turned and left the classroom, his friends following him since they knew they couldn't lift a finger towards her, even though Celestia was sure that Selene took some satisfaction in seeing him flee with his tail between his legs.
"I wonder where he went wrong." Celestia commented, though in the same instant she sighed and Selene found that her eyes returned to normal, allowing both of them to regroup with Izuku as he glanced out at the ruined journal, which was in the fish tank a few floors below them, "Come on brother, we'll walk you home so Katsuki doesn't get any funny ideas."
"No.. no, I'm fine. Besides, you two have lessons with your mentors today, right? I wouldn't want to slow you down." Izuku said, as he knew that it was rude to make his sisters be late to meet up with their mentors, especially since Mirko and Ryukyu were going out of their ways to make sure Selene and Celestia were ready for when it came time to enroll in U.A. and take the exam, "I'll just grab the journal and head home, so I can use an empty journal to rewrite my notes.
"If you say so. Just... call us if something happens, all right?" Selene asked, though it was hard to mention that Izuku had his own guardian angel watching over him at all times, as Shiro did her job as the hero while also doing everything in her power to make sure Izuku wasn't bothered by villains.
Even though Izuku nodded his head, to show that he understood her wishes, both she and Celestia had a feeling that there was going to be a major event in the near future, something big was about to happen, and both of them were worried about what the future might hold in store for them and their brother.
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