Book Two: Chapter Two


Izuku sat at his desk and typed away at his computer. Sweat dripped down the man's brow, and Midoryia grimaced as his skull began to throb. The man rubbed his temple and closed his computer. Deku then leaned back in his comfortable office chair and looked at the ceiling. There was a timid knock at Izuku's door and the man called out,"Come in."

The door slowly opened and a man even younger than Izuku stood in the doorway. The intern's short black hair fell a few inches onto his brow and his red eyes peered at Izuku. The man stuttered,"M-Mr. Midoryia."

"Yes ?"

"Your ten o'clock begins in..." The man looked down at his wrist."Fifteen minutes."

Izuku placed his hand over his face and sighed,"Thank you."

.....

Izuku tapped his pencil against the large, rectangular oak desk in boredom. A woman stood up and pointed to a board, but Deku's attention was elsewhere."Mr. Midoryia !"

Izuku shook his head and looked at the woman."Sorry, I-I just got a little lost in my head."

"Okay then, how do you feel about the plan ?"

"T-The plan ?"

The many men around the table kept quiet, but Deku could feel the annoyed eyes beating down on him. "Yes the plan; did you not catch it ?"

"No ma'm 

"Would you like me to repeat it."

"I'd appreciate that."

The tall woman roll her eyes and reiterated her idea."We should go global."

"Global ?", repeated Deku with a curious gaze.

"Yes, global. Every since you took over as head of the business we have boomed. Success sky rocketed and over the past five years we have become the number one construction company in the country."

"So you want to expand into foreign lands."

"Exactly ! We have made our money because of this company's humble roots and your ability to woo people over. You're Izuku Midoryia, the man that lost his quirk to save a small town, and now the CEO of the business that formerly belonged to your wife's father. American's love an underdog and I'm certain we could toy with their hearts if we tell your story. If the tale of how you became the man you are today can't convince foreigners to work with us than nothing will."

Izuku rested his chin on his hands."I like the idea, but what about our employees ?"

"What about them ?"

"If we begin to operate out west than we'll have to decrease our projects in the country, yes ?"

"Correct."

"And that means men and women will lose their jobs ?"

"Yes."

"I don't like it, if I was to do that than this image you claim I have would be false."

The woman clinched her jaw and threw her hands in the air."I thought Izuku Midoryia was a man that wanted to be the best ?"

"I do."

"This is an opportunity for us to become a billion dollar operation; I'm talking about up there with the tech corporations !"

"I'm not someone that will hurt others for my benefit, that's just not me."

"I-If you want to take the next step you need to think like a business man not a hero."

"Sorry."

"Please Mr. Midoryia, just go home and talk to your wife about it. This is something big and if you want I can email you the plans me and the board spent the past month working on."

"I'll give it a look but I can't make any promises."

.....

Izuku sat at the dinner table and scanned the plans. He hated to admit it, but the idea was sound. The board already had the foundation of deals set and the expected profits were shocking to stay the least. The man placed his hand over the bridge of his nose and let out a sigh. Almost instantly Izuku felt two arms wrap around him and the man looked up. Ochaco rested her head on his shoulder and asked,"What do they got ya doin' ?"

"Stuff that I don't want to bother you with."

The woman kissed her husband on the cheek."Wow me."

"Take seat and I'll do my best."

Izuku closed his computer and waited for the woman to sit down. Ochaco sat down and looked at the freckled man."So what's got ya down ?"

"They want me to...do something big, like real big."

"Big huh."

"Yeah, take the company global."

"Whoa, that is big."

Deku placed his face in his hands and muttered,"Yeah."

"But you aren't for it are you ?"

"Not really."

"And why is that ?"

"I-If we expand out of the country than we'll have to shut down a few of our projects here."

Ochaco frowned,"And people will lose their jobs."

"Exactly."

"Well then don't do it, sounds pretty simple to me."

"It should be, but they sent me the projections and they're big."

"How big ?"

"The graphs are showing billion dollars big."

"B-B-Billion with a  B ?"

"Yeah, but I just can't bring myself to do it."

"Then don't do it."
"B-But the business is my responsibility and this could be great for it."

"Izuku you have a  really big heart, and I don't think a few bucks are worth that."

.....

Izuku sipped on his water and looked at his son who was preoccupied with devouring his rice."It's not gonna run away," joked Ochaco.

"I known," responded the boy with a stuffed mouth.

Deku asked his son the same question he did every night."So what happened at school today ?"

"Nothin' much ?"

Ochaco raised one of her eyebrows,"Nothin' huh, that's not what your teacher said when she called me."

Akito looked at his mother and tried to recall everything that happened to him at school."Oh that ! It wasn't anythin' really."

"It was somethin'."

Izuku's gazed kept bouncing between his wife and son."W-What happened at school ? Did you get in trouble, a fight, a zero on  a test ?" Midoryia then took a sip from his glass.

"No, somethin' much worse happened. I-I was talkin' with this girl, and she's really cute. I kinda have a crush on her, but I burped." Ochaco laughed as the boy explained what had happened.

"A burp isn't that bad sweetie," giggled Ochaco.

"I didn't just burp," mumbled Akito as he shook his head."Her hair caught on fire."

Izuku spat out his water onto the boy's face and the wetness caused the child's long bushy hair to fall over his brown eyes. Ochaco couldn't control herself and began to float over the table as she wiped away her tears of laughter.




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