My Hero Academia: Blood and Fire

Hisashi found that he was actually able to relax and just enjoy himself after returning to his home, as he expected it to take some time for this to happen naturally, but he wasn't going to complain as he got to have dinner with his family, have fun with them, and have a good nights sleep for the first time in a long time. The morning after his battle with All Might, a full day since the sun rose over his defeat, he and his family found all sorts of interesting articles in the news, about the damage that had been done to the Kamino Ward, the battle itself, and All Might's true form. Society was in an uproar over their battle, all while Endeavor had to be fuming and wrecking his training room, because with the current No 1 needing to retire, there was no way All Might could continue to be a hero without his power, that meant the No 2 was becoming the new No 1. Hisashi also wasn't surprised to find that his son had slipped out the previous night to speak with his mentor, but this time it looked like it was just a simple talk so he let it slide, as it might do some good for his son.

Izuku was also hit the hardest when he learned it was time for All Might to retire, Hisashi noticed the tears while the family had breakfast, while those Hisashi had defended himself against before the big fight, such as Best Jeanist, were expected to resume their heroic duties in the very near future.

"Hero society as a whole is going to be shaken by this turn of events... to many looked up to him." Hisashi remarked, which was a true fact, there were all sorts of people that had been influenced by All Might and the figure he struck, the very figure he disliked, but he discarded his own feelings about the former hero since there was no reason for him to dwell on how much he hated All Might, not since he had his family back, "And it looks like people are already talking about him, openly criticizing his decision to start teaching at UA, not to mention the fact that he's still planning on teaching even though he cannot fight anymore. I suspect Stars and Stripes, the No 1 in America, is shocked by her hero's decision to retire."

"They're also talking about the League, how they're growing, and how villains will start to grow bolder now that All Might's not in the field anymore." Izuku added, which was the truth of the matter, the people of Japan were now waiting to see how hero society reacted to All Might retiring and how all of the villains would take this news, especially since the greatest evil of them all had been wiped out, something that made him realize that he seriously needed to master One For All before he did something irreversible with his Quirk.

"I'm sure the heroes have some sort of plan." Selene commented, because she suspected that the Principle had something in mind and that the higher ups in the government were talking about their own plans, it made sense considering what had just happened, which really made sure curious as to what might happen in the very near future.

Even though Celestia and Inko didn't have much to say they did find that Selene was right, because later that morning they got a letter in the mail from UA, which appeared to be a suggested policy to have all students of UA be boarded in the school during the rest of their time as students. This meant that they would have to pack up some of their stuff and move into one of the dorm rooms that the Principle had no doubt been building in secret to avoid spooking anyone, though at the same time they weren't being forced to move in, as the parents of the students would decide such a thing. In addition to this the sisters found that they would be visited by their teachers, in Class 1-A's case Aizawa and potentially Toshinori, to discuss all of this, no doubt to soothe the fears of each set of parents and assure them that their children would be safe until it was time for them to become full heroes. The sisters knew this would be tricky, since Celestia was now in the known about their father's secret, so they knew that All Might and All For One would be speaking to each other in their civilian forms, Toshinori and Hisashi respectively, and only one of them would be aware of that fact, meaning they would clash once more, just not in a way the former No 1 would have expected.

With that in mind the sisters simply relaxed and spent their day making sure that everything for school was complete, since they knew some of their teachers would be expecting them to finish their homework over their time at the camp, and also made sure their weapons were pristine.

"So, there are Solarion and Nightfell." Hisashi commented, as he knew the names thanks to the tales that his children had told him since his return, even though Selene had informed him about both weapons when Celestia's first arrived, which she had been totally shocked by since she hadn't been expecting it to appear so suddenly, and Selene had informed him that the pair of weapons were made from adamantine, a mythic metal in this world, "Amazing."

"Yeah, and the teachers have allowed them to carry their weapons at most times." Izuku said, still studying the weapons, as both he and his father knew not to touch them, thanks to Solarion burning everyone that wasn't Celestia, but that didn't stop them from looking over the weapons, even if he was looking for ways to connect the weapons to the Quirks that his sisters had access to.

"We're also to set them aside when the lesson requires us to learn something. Can't use them all the time." Celestia added, as it would take away from her and Selene learning how to use their Quirks and grow like they had been doing in the past, a fact that she was fine with since she had only been using her sword when she deemed it necessary, but it made her slightly eager to see how Selene used her battleaxe.

Selene nodded with her sister, though she also found that Hisashi and Inko told the siblings that they would talk about the dorm issue, though she and Celestia knew their father would likely refuse to send Izuku anywhere, at least not to the same place All Might happened to be working in. If anything Selene suspected that their father would either prefer to keep his son close, so he could finally take One For All and replace it with the Quirk he had been building for his son, or send him to one of the other hero schools to avoid stressing Izuku's body. The only downside to the latter was that there was no one that could do what Celestia did, no one had her healing power, so it was entirely possible that sending Izuku to another school would only make things much worse for everyone. All Selene could do was watch the rest of her family relax, talk, and have fun, causing her to shelve her thoughts on the matter, since she thought it was better than bashing her head thinking about what might happen when the visitation finally happened.

Eventually, as they were told, their instructors arrived for the home visitation, though instead of a pair they discovered that it was just Toshinori who came to visit them, where Izuku looked like he was about ready to faint, Inko was nervous, and the former No 1 found everything to be awkward as he saw into Izuku's room, the door was open, and saw all the figures and hero merchandise the boy had collected over the years.

"All Might, it is an honor for the now retired No 1 to come to our humble abode." Hisashi said, refraining from adding in any of his dislike for the hero or any of the other emotions he could have had, since he didn't want to worry his wife and son as to why he had such disdain for the figure, especially since he didn't want to tell them about his other life.

"Please, it's just Toshinori now." Toshinori replied, even though he knew there were those that would continue to see him as the hero known as All Might and address him as so no matter where he might be, Izuku was one of them, but Inko did lead him to the dining table so they could sit down, where he found coffee and thin cake waiting, "Now, I know you two have been warned in advance about UA's decision to board your children in the dorms, for the rest of their time in UA..."

"Yes, we know... and we've thought about it quite a bit..." Inko stated, where the siblings could see that she was worried, or maybe her nerves were getting the best of her right now, but at the very least she found support in her husband, where she was glad to have him back after all this time.

"We can't allow it... at least, not in Izuku's case." Hisashi said, as he knew Inko was worried about crushing Izuku's dreams, it had been something that haunted him when he stole his son's original Quirk, the possibility that he was doing such a thing, but right now he was more focused on keeping his son safe and sound, "You must understand, Toshinori, that Izuku never manifested a Quirk and still idolized you, and that was fine because he was safe... then one day he miraculously gained one, allowing him to fulfill his dreams of being a hero like you, and he's been injured multiple times since then, even severely due to fighting the villain that attacked the camp. I know his sisters will be there to help him, but you must imagine things from our perspective, as parents: just imagine if he were to be seriously hurt and neither of them were there to help him... with how dangerous some of these villains are, well..."

"We... we don't want him to end up in the same blood drenched fate that you followed." Inko added, because she recalled the days where Izuku was happy, playing at being a hero while being far away from their activities and having that little light in his eyes, and part of her had to wonder if those days were better for him, and for all of them, "I... I really don't want to sound mean, but... wasn't Izuku happier when he was Quirkless, watching heroes from afar while he cheered on his sisters? I just keep imagining Izuku being hurt, without his sisters there to help him, and I don't want to wake up one day to find that his arms have been blown off, or that he's been crippled... or that... I'm sorry, Izuku, I know you want to go back to UA with your sisters, but as things stand right now I can't muster the resolve to allow them to teach you again."

Selene and Celestia glanced at each other, as they knew their parents were just worried about Izuku, especially since the No 1 had retired and was no longer able to fight, so Toshinori couldn't protect anyone anymore and would need constant aid himself, so they weren't about to hand Izuku back to UA. Selene also knew that Hisashi would use this opening to take One For All at long last, both because it was something he had been looking for for a long time and taking it would prevent his son from sustaining serious damage. Sure, it would drastically set Izuku back in terms of Quirk training, but right now it did seem like the best thing for him, especially since she knew their father had been working on a set of Quirks that would allow Izuku to be a hero, but she knew their brother would catch up with them in no time. She also found that Izuku wanted to do something to convince his parents to allow him to join them at UA, but he couldn't just point out his wounds since Celestia had healed them to the point where he only had the memory of their existence.

"Think of us as 'problem parents' if you must, but we want what is best for our children... we don't want to crush his dreams, especially since there are other hero schools out there." Hisashi said, as he knew that it would be easy for one school to just transfer the files that were attached to Izuku to one of the other schools if they were able to enroll him in another one, yet at the same time he stared at Toshinori, who had yet to say a single word, "Selene and Celestia can return to UA, we're fine with them heading back since they don't have their brother's track record... but not Izuku."

"That's right, it doesn't have to be UA... any school is fine." Izuku spoke up, causing the others to glance at him for a moment as he pulled out the letter he had received during his time in the hospital after the attack on the camp, he carried it with him most of the time as a reminder of what he had accomplished during his short time as a hero, "While I was in the hospital I received this letter from Kota, the kid I saved during the villains' attack on the camp... look, he despised and hated heroes, to the point that he was willing to sneer and even attack us students, but he thanked me, someone who had a Quirk and was willing to put his life on the line to save others. He made me feel like a hero! So... so I don't care if I can't follow my sisters and go to UA with them, I'm fine with anywhere because I'm going to be a hero no matter what!"

In that moment two things happened for Hisashi, the fact that Toshinori seemed to push himself back into his buff form for some reason, likely Izuku's words drove him to an emotional trigger, and the former No 1 actually prostrated himself before the family, with his head down on the wooden floor.

"I am truly sorry that things went out of order... believe me, I truly believe that young Izuku is worthy to succeed me, that he can become a wonderful hero like his idol." Toshinori stated, though as he did this he was focused solely on Hisashi and Inko as the siblings stood off to the side, because he needed to convince them to allow their son to come to UA so he could do his best to train Izuku in how to wield the power of his Quirk, "As the former Symbol of Peace I must apologize to both of you, for taking advantage of your son's admiration for me and allowing myself to be so negligent in his education as a hero... so I am pleading with both of you, as a former hero and as a teacher of UA, to let me help him walk down a different path as a hero, so he doesn't follow down my path. I understand your frustrations with UA right now, but we are working to change as a whole, to make sure that these events don't happen in the future, so can't you let me pour my all into young Izuku while UA ensures that he, his sisters, and all students are safe from future dangers? I will do everything in my power to make sure to raise him into a fine hero... even if it costs me my life!"

Hisashi was stunned, he was honestly surprisingly stunned, and he made sure to catch Inko before she hit the ground, she was just as surprised and stunned as he was, all while knowing that Selene had snapped a picture of buff Toshinori prostrating himself, she knew Hisashi would like it, before he and Inko shared a glance and he let her take over.

"I'm sorry... we can't allow that... can't allow you to give up your life like that." Inko said, though at the same time she noted that Toshinori had reverted back to his skinny form, confirming that he didn't have the power to fight anymore, but yet, despite everything they had been through and what they had talked about, she eventually buckled, knowing that Izuku was safer with his sisters, "You are the light of Izuku's life, the person he inspired to be like, so asking you to give up your life for him is beyond what is reasonable... so long as you keep living, and nurture him into a fine hero while keeping him safe, then that's all we can ask for. And Izuku... just promise us that you won't go overboard again."

Selene and Celestia found that Izuku agreed, he didn't want to make his mother and father worry about his safety again, but at the same time this also meant they would have to help him master his skills so he didn't have any episodes, and in the end all three of them were allowed to return to UA, causing Izuku to escort his mentor out as Celestia and Inko headed out to watch over the departure.

"My greatest rival, in my house... and his prostrates before me and my wife." Hisashi commented, speaking once the others were outside, while Selene stood near him and transferred the picture over to his phone, something he would keep since it was both a shock and an interesting thing at the same time, before he sighed as he considered what was happening right now, "I still don't like the idea of sending Izuku back to UA, especially since his mentor will be there, but, if I'm being honest with myself, I feel much better knowing that you and Celestia will be there with him."

"Don't worry, we'll make sure to get Izuku on the right path." Selene said, which was the truth, she was sure that she and her sister would be able to do something to help their brother step off the path he had been walking since he gained One for All, especially since he developed his Full Cowl to lessen the strain on his body and not shatter his bones all the time.

Hisashi nodded as he and Selene headed outside for a moment, finding that Inko and Celestia were looking down at where Izuku and Toshinori were standing, in front of a car that wasn't the sport car he knew the former No 1 drove, and with his set of hearing Quirks he was able to make out what they were saying.

"Izuku, I get the distinct impression that your father hates me... it almost feels like I was sitting across from All For One, as terrifying as that image is." Toshinori was saying, which Hisashi thought to be interesting, that the former No 1 noticed his dislike for him and created his own imagine in his head about who had been sitting across from him, even though he had no idea how close he was to the truth.

"All Might, if my father was All For One none of this would have happened: he would have taken One For All and would have taunted you the entire time." Izuku said, as he gained a lot of information about the figure his mentor had fought and that he knew that his father couldn't be the dangerous figure, so he was mostly humoring his idol right now, "Dad's just worried about me, that's all... he's been gone for a long time, working in the US, and the constant attacks on UA just stressed him out, to the point that he came home to check up on us. He doesn't hate you, he's just disappointed that you let me get hurt so much and that you weren't able to stop the attacks in the first place."

Hisashi smiled as he stood there with his family, watching as Toshinori nodded and accepted Izuku's words, likely because he respected Izuku now, as he looked forward to the coming days, as they had a couple of days to relax as a family before his children would have to move into the dorms, and he planned on making the most of it as he looked forward to what the coming days held in store for them.