*NOTE: In this AU Izuku is one year younger than Tomura*

He was a boy who had a great dream, it was the dream that any child has at his age, to be a hero, a great and strong hero like All Might. However, his dreams were shattered upon learning something ... He was quirkless, he did not possess any power.

Midoriya Izuku, that was his name, always cheerful and kind with only five years old, since everyone found out that he is a quirkless they did not stop making fun of his dream that he was still standing, he was even attacked by his friend, Bakugo Katsuki.

His mother never knew what to answer to his dream more than forgiveness ... forgiveness that he translated as impossible.

After class, some children played in the park with their quirks, he followed Bakugo's group as usual, although most of them always ignored him or said hurtful things to him, he was always with them.

On a Tuesday after school, when he followed them to the park, he lost track of them after walking through the trees, no matter how hard he looked for them, he couldn't find them. Surrendered, he decided to return home, it's not like they are going to notice his absence anyway and he didn't want to get lost being alone.

On the way he heard some sobs, curiously he approached, behind some trees and bushes was a boy with black hair hugging his legs while sobbing.

"Are you okay? Does something hurt?"

The boy looked up, Midoriya managed to see him better, he had large and beautiful scarlet eyes and a small mole near his lips. He was scared to see him so closely causing him to bump his head into the bush complaining instantly.

"Ah sorry! I didn't mean to scare you"

"STAY AWAY!" The boy yelled, scaring Midoriya. "I'm a monster!"

"Eh? Why do you say it? You seem like someone normal"

"Everything I touch disappears!"

The child seemed scared and even terrified hiding his hands, Midoriya soon understood, probably that is his quirk, he said to himself without being very sure.

"I'll stay here if that makes you feel safer" Midoriya sat on a large stone that was there smiling calmly at him, he didn't like seeing him like that, he didn't know who he was, but did that matter? That boy looked like he need help.

The boy just looked at him surprised. Why didn't he leave?

"My name is Midoriya Izuku. What is yours?"

"... Shimura Tenko"

"Nice to meet you Shimura! How old are you? Nothing hurts you right?"

"I'm six years old ... N-nothing hurts..." Tenko looked at Izuku's big smile, he didn't seem to have any intention of leaving. "Why are you staying here? With a stranger like me?"

"Mmm... should that matter? I couldn't leave you like this, although maybe it didn't help at all ... "Izuku laughed nervously.

"... No, thank you very much... F-for staying with me"

Tenko began to soften his gaze, he no longer seemed so scared, but still he hid his hands and had no intention of approaching him. Now that he was looking at him closely, Izuku noticed how his skin and nail marks were slightly wrinkled under his eyes, Tenko began to show a shy attitude.

"Why are you hiding your hands?" Izuku asked innocently, but seeing the other's reaction he felt bad about himself for asking that.

"... Dad says that my quirk is from a monster ... Everything that my hands touch disappears. So don't come near me!"

- Disappears? - Izuku asked puzzled.

With fear, Tenko took a stone and turned to dust, probably that way he will leave him alone, anyone is scared of his quirk, like his parents said, a demon power.

"THAT'S SO COOL!"

Izuku's sudden scream startled him, he looked at his face, his eyes shone with excitement and amazement, it was the first time someone told him that his quirk was great and he did not show fear ...

"You can become a great hero with that quirk!"

Tenko's eyes began to crystallize and tears began to flow, Izuku panicked thinking that he had said something wrong.

"D-do you really believe it?" Tenko sobbed. "Can I really be a hero?"

"Of course! Your power is so cool!"

"But ... It's so destructive and I can kill people without wanting to ... That's what they told me..."

"Mmm ... If you can control it there will be no problems! Do you somehow eat without destroying your plate right?"

Tenko nodded slightly, taking another rock, but this time leaving a finger in the air.

"I can't get used to it ..." Tenko said sadly.

"But you will! And with your power! You will be just as big as All Might!"

Tenko's eyes widened and began to glow.

"Really ?! Do you also like All Might ?!"

"Yes! Do you want to play heroes?! Ah... But... I'm quirkless... I can't play heroes like everyone else"

Tenko fell silent, stood up from his place and walked slowly to him.

"Let's play, you don't need a quirk to be a hero, let's be heroes together."

His surprise was great, it was the first time that he was told that he could be a hero without the need for a quirk, he was about to cry with happiness, but he decided to wipe away the few tears and smile.

They didn't know how many hours had passed, they both smiled and screamed at the top of their lungs running from one side to the other, pretending to be All Might and pretending to attack the villains. It would be dark soon, the two of them were lying on the grass tired, catching their breath from jumping and running.

"Why were you crying?" Izuku dared to ask.

"... My father... He doesn't want me to be a hero and since I acquired this power... He..."

"If it's painful, don't tell me, sorry for asking. Thanks for playing with me, I'm quirkless so I'm not useful at all, others don't want to be with me because of that" he smiled sadly.

"I don't think so"

Izuku looked into his eyes in amazement.

"I think you are great... You are so cheerful and kind... You have the qualities to be a hero" Tenko smiled.

A laugh came from Izuku's lips and he got up from the grass, Tenko imitated him being face to face.

"Together let's be heroes! You with your great quirk! And I well..."

"You will be the strongest using your strength and weapons," Tenko continued with a smile.

They both started laughing, they didn't want to part, but it was time to go home.

"Can I call you Tenko?" Izuku asked to which Tenko nodded slightly embarrassed."You can call me Izuku! Can we play tomorrow?"

"Eh? R-really? Do you want to play with me again?"

"Yes! Let's play tomorrow!" Izuku yelled with joy, Tenko nodded with a smile.

"T-tomorrow then..."

"It's a promise," Izuku said finally.

The next morning after class, Izuku hurried out to the park, as he looked at the black hair he ran towards him with a big smile.

"You come! - Izuku yelled happily.

"Ah ... You came too."

"I promised after all! Come! Let's go to the sand!" Izuku took Tenko's arm leading him to the sand.

Tenko looked at him for a few seconds and then smiled.

"Yes!"

Since that day, they did not stop seeing each other, their secrets were told, each one already knew about the other, Izuku knew what a bad father Tenko's father could be, and Tenko knew how bad Izuku could go through at school.

Every day was a new adventure, both had become more confident, Tenko with his quirk which Izuku helped him to control and practice, he loved to watch it in action, Izuku on the other hand had become more confident in not having quirk, What they said about him no longer affected him, after all Tenko was there to support him.

However, every day it was more difficult to see each other, Tenko ran away from home in order to see Izuku, he was not allowed to leave or was beaten by his father, which he kept hidden from Izuku, after all Izuku was his angel and the only person that he wanted and understood. They would both become heroes, they had promised.

"Tomorrow let's play again! I'll bring my All Might figures!" Izuku shouted with joy.

"Really?! Will I be able to play All Might?!"

"I'll bring the biggest dolls!"

"You promise?"

"I promise! Remember?"

"We will play every day no matter what! It's our promise!" They both said laughing.

However, the next day, Tenko did not return, Izuku waited for him all day, until nightfall accompanied by his mother, but he still did not appear. Day after day he kept going to the same park, but never came back.

Izuku cried on his mother's lap, he had gotten a friend who understood him, but now he had lost it, it is as if the earth had swallowed him, however, the years did not matter, he kept remembering it, that black hair and red eyes, he will never forget them and he will never stop looking for it, no matter what, he would keep looking for it.

Nine years had passed, since he stopped seeing Tenko, his insecurity returned after the years passed, now Izuku was in his last year of middle school, the school was hell, it had always been, humiliated and despised all the time by his companions and especially for the one he once called a friend.

"Kacchan wait!" His cry was not heard and his notebook was thrown into the pond.

Another same day... How bad could it be? He had finished school and had to go home, he took his wet notebook and walked home. What can he do? Even though he still wanted to be a hero... He hesitated to pass the UA exam, he always tried to be optimistic, but in reality he was devastated.

He was walking next to a river, a place where almost no one passed, the perfect way to not think about other things but himself, when he passed under a bridge he felt like he was caught.

A gelatinous being began to swallow him, he was a villain, the villain had intentions to take him over. The villain drowned him, he couldn't breathe, he felt like his life was fading with every second that passed.

Someone ... someone to please help him, he was so useless, he couldn't do anything by himself, he had no quirk with which to defend himself, he had no strength, he had no friends, he had nothing, is this how his pathetic life would end? But before he died... For the last time... For the last time he wanted to see him... To see...

"I found you"

A deep voice spoke, he couldn't see who it was, only that strangely his voice calmed him down, as if things were going to be fine from now on.

He did not know how, he only felt his body free and began to cough, slowly he opened his eyes, he met a familiar scarlet eyes ... It was impossible, but those eyes, the wavy hair, the mole on his lip, those wrinkles in his eyes ... exactly the same as that black-haired boy, the same as Tenko's.

He looked around, the villain was no longer there, there was only dust around him, he looked at the man again, to his amazement the man smiled.

"Don't you recognize me anymore? Did I change so much because of my hair color? Doesn't this color fit me? Do you prefer black? I could dyed if you wish"

"T-Tenko? A-are you Tenko?"

Izuku's voice sounded broken, the appointed nodded happily. Izuku couldn't help but stand up, run into his arms and hug him tightly, Tenko returned the hug gently surrounding him.

"Where have you been?! I've been looking for you all this time! But I didn't find anything about you or your family!" Izuku cried without detaching himself, he was shorter than Tenko so his face touched his chest.

"... Have you been looking for me? ... That makes me happy" Tenko smiled sincerely. " I'm sorry for not keeping the promise of that day, but that is why now I have come to you, I was dying to meet you, but I could not, not without first becoming strong, very strong."

Izuku slightly separated from Tenko looking up in confusion.

"Strong? ... Ah! Will you become a hero?! I'm glad for you! At least you can fulfill your dream."

Izuku smiled sadly, he couldn't be a hero, but at least Tenko would be, and that made him happy.

"... No, I don't want to become a hero, I want to destroy them."

Tenko's words surprised him, he stopped hugging him, what did he mean? Destroy the heroes? What had happened in all those years?

"What do you me..."

"Izuku" Tenko spoke. "Have you not also suffered in this society? Just by seeing you, I can imagine that nothing has changed in recent years."

His words were like a knife through his heart... He was right, nothing had changed...

"That's because... Because I'm pathetic and weak..."

"IZUKU!" Tenko's voice scared him and he looked him, his gaze was serious and cold, nothing like the cheerful and kind gaze of the six-year-old Tenko. "You are not pathetic and weak, that's what they wanted you to believe."

Tears began to run down Izuku's cheeks, Tenko's gaze softened and he carefully wiped the tears away with his fingers.

"Join me."

Izuku stared at him again in confusion.

"Join? Where?"

"To the league of villains."

"L-league o-of v-villains?"

"No one else will look down on you, you will not suffer any more contempt, let's make this society see how cruel and hypocritical it is. Show all those who belittled you that they were wrong, you are strong and intelligent, you just haven't figured it out yet, come with me, let's play together again."

He did not know what to say, he was shocked, Tenko turned a villain? He want him to join him?... He didn't know what to think, his words were true and motivated him, but he didn't want to leave his mother... His mother who also thought like the others, that he couldn't be a hero...

Tenko's eyes showed seriousness and honesty... He was the only one who supported him since childhood... Will it be wrong if he accepts? He didn't want to be a villain, but he didn't want to let it go either, not again... He spent years looking for him! He couldn't let him go! What really happened to him? What destroyed his heart? Had he finally reached his limit?... But despite the fact that he now thought differently and that he seems like another person... Tenko continued to think about him and not caring that he was a quirkless...

If he wanted answers, if he didn't want to lose sight of him and his life again, if he didn't want that to happen... There was only one option.

"Let me join..." he murmured. - Let me join the league of villains!"

Tenko smiled and hugged him.

"I knew you would accept..."

"Do you really think I will be helpful? Tenko"

"Without a doubt, you will see that nobody will be able to defeat you ... Oh and one more thing, now my name is Shigaraki Tomura, welcome to the league of villains, Izuku."

Tomura took Izuku's hand without his five fingers touching it and began to guide him until he observed a purple portal, Tomura smiled at him and Izuku smiled back, clinging closer to him, he did not know what would happen next after passing that portal. But of one thing he was sure, no matter what, he would not let go of his hand again, he would not walk away from him again. They will be together until death in that new path that was opened for him, now a new adventure was beginning together, a new game had begun.