Ellie's POV

Midoriya was getting ready to graduate from Middle School, the UA Entrance Exam was only a week away. Toshinori was busy lately with interviews about all of his recent activity in the city as well as the start of his new teaching career. I'd decided to stop by Midoriya's school to check on him and see if I needed to alter his training meals for the last week before the exams. As the school bell rang signaling the end of day I waited outside of the gate, concealed in dark baggy clothing with my hood up and a big pair of dark glasses trying to stay as incognito as possible. Kids milled out of the building not even giving me a second look. I didn't see Midoriya among them.

After the crowd of kids passed I saw him making his way out of the building he looked to be holding his books and notebooks in his hands, they were all askew as if he'd just hurriedly picked them up like someone had knocked them out of his hands moments before. A boy around Midoriya's age with an angry look plastered across his face, stormed out of the building a few steps behind him and called out to him in rage. He was taller than Midoriya and had angry crimson eyes and pale dusty blonde hair that was spiked up at odd angles. I saw him preparing to attack Midoriya while his back was to him and sprinted forward, I flipped over Midoriya's head landing swiftly behind him and caught the irate teen's wrist in my hand.

"It's not very nice to attack someone when their back is turned, punk." I growled.

Midoriya jumped and turned around upon hearing my voice, "E-E-Ellie?!" He squeaked in awe, "What are you doing he-?" He began to get observant and noticed me keeping the angry boy restrained with ease. "Ah! What are you doing to Kacchan?"

"He was going to attack you while your back was turned, that's pretty cowardly if you ask me." I tightened my hold on the boy's wrist, "I don't like cowards or bullies and you appear to be both. Now apologize to Midoriya before I break your wrist."

"What the hell's your problem, hag? You want to fight me?!" The blonde snarled in rage as he tried, in vain, to break from my hold.

Hag?!

Midoriya paled, "Ah! Kacchan, that's not a very nice thing to sa-."

"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU CALLING A HAG?!" I snarled causing Midoriya to cut off with a squeak.

"EEP! Ellie don't hurt hi-."

I sent the punk flying in a huge gust of wind as I released him from my hold. He landed safely in a tree nearly fifty meters away. "Stupid punk." I seethed with rage before turning my attention to Midoriya, "Pay more attention to your surroundings I'm not going to be around to save your neck all the damn time." I flicked him on the forehead.

"Sorry." Midoriya rubbed his forehead where I had flicked him before looking warily to the tree where I'd sent the punk flying. His eyes widened as I sensed someone approaching quickly from behind. He opened his mouth to warn me but I was already in motion.

I spun quickly catching the irate teen by the wrist directing his attack away from Midoriya and myself. An explosion erupted in the palm of his hand, it would have done some serious damage had I let it hit me or Midoriya. He attempted to swing at me with his other hand. I caught his wrist with ease directing his palm to the sky above rendering his explosive attack useless.

"You're much too young to stand a chance against this hag, you little punk." I hissed as I kicked him in the gut with enough force he went flying again. With that said I turned and grabbed Midoriya by the ear and dragged him away before the stubborn punk could get back up and wear himself out futilely attacking me.

Once I was sure we were a safe enough distance away and the annoying punk was no longer on our trail I released Midoriya and turned to look him over with a frown. He was overdoing it again. I flicked him once more on the top of the head causing him to let out a cute frightened squeak and put his hand to his head over the spot I'd flicked him.

"What did I do?" He paled.

"You're overdoing it again." I sighed, "Quit trying my patience, brat. Listen to what All Might says, he formulated that plan exactly for you with your body in mind. If you keep overdoing it, you'll run your body to the ground and retire before you even get the chance to be a hero. Is that what you want?"

"No." He bowed his head and bit his lip.

I ruffled his dark green hair gently and couldn't help but smile at him. He was tenacious, a lot like Toshinori. "Just so you know, the rest of your training meals are going to be pretty gross since I'm going to have to supplement the nutrients you keep flushing down the drain when you keep pushing yourself too much."

Midoriya smiled, "Were you worried about me, Ellie?"

"Don't flatter yourself, brat. I'm only helping you because you're his student and he would be upset if anything happened to you especially if it was your own doing because you're too stubborn and try to do too much to impress him." I huffed, though like Toshinori he seemed to see through my deceit.

"Thanks for worrying about me, Ellie." He beamed.

I ruffled his hair once more, "Whatever you need to tell yourself."

"Ellie?" Midoriya piped up as we headed toward the beach for his afternoon training.

"Hm?"

"Have you ever thought about becoming a hero?"

"Nope."

"How come? You used to do vigilante work..."

"I don't like rules. Heroes have too many rules. If someone wrongs someone I love, I will hunt them down and I will want them to suffer. That's not what a hero should be. I've killed a lot of people in my time, granted I thought they were all scumbags, they were criminals but I too was a criminal, someone gave me a chance to redeem myself, I took that chance away from so many. Whose to say all those people I killed wouldn't have one day found redemption and done something good for the world? Even so, I don't regret it and I wouldn't do it differently, that is why I will never be suited to being a hero. I'm much more suited to being the vigilante or the villain however you want to see it, the one no one wants or needs that will make the tough calls." I shrugged.

Midoriya frowned, "But that sounds really lonely."

I offered him a smile, "It used to be, but I've found some tolerable people so it's not so bad."