Patience and Process
The sound of Izuku's alarm was indeed annoying, repetitive, persistent, and any other annoying synonyms that went along with the beeping digital clock. It was indeed morning from the bright light that crept through the blinds hitting the young child's eyes.
"Urgmm" a noticeable groan of annoyance and grogginess came from the small child. The boy pushed himself up off of the mattress and removed from the protection of the sheets to look at the once beeping alarm clock. A noticeable hand with scars had press upon the clock causing it to stop its continual beeping.
With the constant noise halted until the next day, Kota turned over to the side and fell back to sleep... well that was the plan anyway.
The black haired boy could hear some shuffling and movement on Izuku's bed which was underneath his own. He could hear the teen yawn a bit before getting some stuff out of his cabinet. Yet again the child did not want to pay any mind to Izuku as all he wanted was to sleep.
After the cabinet closes, footsteps were approaching the bunk bed and some steps can be heard as the sound of cold metal ladder steps made contact with skin of bear feet. Up a few more steps Izuku peeked at the child deciding if he should wake up the boy.
To Izuku waking up early became a routine for him as he wanted to get the morning business done before he had to go to class. Although today was different, he had a child to look after during his school hours. To Izuku's dismay he became familiar to the hardships and difficulties of first days. Though it wasn't just himself, the boy must be feeling the same with the added separation from his aunt and the Pussycats.
Izuku thought for a couple more minutes, he couldn't leave Kouta alone in the room by himself while he was showering and getting ready for class because the wouldn't be time if he came back to the room and get Kouta to wash up then get ready himself. Then there was breakfast, Izuku did not know what the boy's favorable meals were since it was still awkward between him and the child.
It was more a stranger and stranger between Izuku and Kota. Both boys knew it even though Izuku did save Kota a few weeks ago. Kota still saw Izuku as his hero but more than anything he was just another stranger. The two did not ever hold any real conversation or any small talk for that matter so there was no real 'get to know each other' moment at all.
Although that did not stop the possibility of becoming friends with the child. Izuku shook his head to get rid of those mindful thoughts and focus on the present moment. Waking up the child was the action Izuku acted on.
Izuku reached a hand over the the sheets to Kouta's shoulder. By grasping the boy, Izuku began waking up the boy with slow moment on Kouta's shoulder while saying "Kota wake up."
After a few shakes, the boy reluctantly turn over and face Izuku with a annoyed look on his face like the time from their first interaction which lead Izuku getting deck in the Johnson. This small hint of nostalgia made Izuku retracted his hand away from the boy with a small fear of getting hit in the same sensitive area that fell victim to the child's bear hands.
Kota was confused at the teens display. "Good Morning Kota." He heard the teen greeted with a smile causing the boy to look down at his covers. "Morning." Kota said without looking at the boy.
It was weird, unbearably weird to Kota. He could talk to adults with losing his glare but here he was struggling to lift his head in front of the teen. Maybe it was the fact that this same teen battered his own body and risking his life while protecting Kota from the same villain that killed the child's parents. Maybe it was the fact that Izuku changed Kota's perspectives on heroes... somewhat.
Although that possibility did not help the silent awkwardness between the two boys.
"I-It's time to get ready." Izuku stated with a slight stutter in his voice as he waited for the child to uncover himself with the bed sheets. Izuku climb down the short latter and made his way to the exit of the dorm room.
Kota slid down the metal ladder and picked up his toothbrush, paste, and some clothes on top of the dresser. The small child made his way to follow Izuku who also had his toothbrush and paste in his hand as well as a towel over his shoulder as well as his uniform on his other arm using as a hanger to prevent his clothes from falling to the ground.
"What's with the towel?" Kota asked plainly creating a question and extension a conversation. Izuku, who was holding the door for the Kota to go through looked back at his dorm mate and dependent with a confused look. "I-I am going to use the shower before we head off to my classes."
The response from the teen led to the child quirking an eyebrow. "Wait we are going to your classes?" Izuku nodded before replying "I-I am your temporary g-guardian for a few months so it's to be expected since I can't leave at the office because you would be bored for a while."
"But I will be bored regardless anyway. Why do I need to go with you to your classes? You need me to hold your hand or something?" Kota questioned even further becoming more rude with each passing word that came out of his mouth. Izuku sweat a bit at the tone the child was expressing about such distaste for being bored and for Izuku's reasoning apparently.
It took a couple of seconds before the words that came out of Kota's registered in the young boy's brain. Kota turn his head once again away from the teen with shame at what he just said. Unfortunately for Izuku, not knowing that school and heroes are the things that did not really fit well with Kota.
"W-Well aside from you having nothing to do in the office, I will say because it's my responsibility that I need to look after you." Izuku answered informationally. "Really, so I am just some task huh?" That tone of annoyance and attitude made Izuku freak out with hands waving in defense while stuttering: "N-No y-your not just a r-responsibility Kota."
The child looked back at the teen with a same glare. "Then what am I then?!" Kota demanded the teen as he took a step forward towards the older boy. "Your a boy that needs to be protected." Izuku did not stutter as he looked at the boy with a determine look.
Determine green pupils met with glaring black ones. With Kota finally giving in to Izuku's reason even though he did not understand it himself, Kota couldn't argue that last statement that his guardian made about the child that needs to be protected.
The child looked away from the teen and walk to the exit out of the room. Izuku let Kota walked passed him as he was thinking to himself: This is going to be a long few months.
After Kouta and Izuku finished cleaning themselves and changing into some new wears in the bathroom of the boy's dormitory, both went back together yet silent as per usual.
Izuku led the boy to the main lobby which Kota realized no one had woken up yet. "Say, where is everyone else?" The child asked giving a look of confusion to the older boy. Izuku turn to look at the child. "Usually everyone doesn't wake up for a another ten minutes which gives me enough to time to get ready with class." Izuku spoke in a soft tone most likely not trying to wake up his classmates.
"Though since we are the first to wake up before everyone else." Izuku started to give Kota the benefit of waking up early. "We don't really have to wait for bathroom since the guys are going to use it and we already used it." Izuku explained to the child who was still just following him. "Let's get some breakfast." Izuku suggested which Kota replied with an 'okay'.
After getting himself and Kota breakfast, Izuku brought Kota with him to his first class: Homeroom.
It was still a bit early for most people to show up but nonetheless there was still a few people. Izuku opened the sliding door that led to his first class with patience. He saw the sight of one the good friends he had made during his time here at Yuuei: Tenya Iida.
The tall blue haired teen noticed the shorter green haired friend by the door. "Oh Midoriya! Hope your having a fair morning?" The taller blue haired class president marched towards Izuku. "Iida-San, g-good morning." Izuku greeted the incoming teen as Kota stood a little bit to the side of Izuku's leg. "Wait, your that child from the summer camp." Tenya pointed out. "Yea I am, you got a problem with that?" The black haired child said as the eye wearing class president took a step back.
"You fiend of a child! Do~"
"I heard it all before so stop talking." Kota shut Tenya as Izuku made a sweat drop to this.
"Kota, try to at least get along with others okay." Izuku said while giving the black haired angry child a companionship look of 'do your best'.
"Fine, I will... try." It was plainly obvious to Izuku and Tenya that the child did not want to be here at all. "Well then, I wish for you the best of luck through today's academics." Tenya spoke in a formal matter to Izuku but then turn strict on Kota. "And I hope you can be on your best behavior."
Kota looked away in ignorance as he did not care to talk to with this 'four eyed' hero. Izuku again sweated a bit more at the mood of the conversation. "Thank you Ilda-San, I wish the same for you as well."
After about twenty to thirty minutes or so, Kota began to see more and more students of Izuku's class come in. Most of Izuku's classmates came in all tired and overall not looking forward to the day. The young child could but didn't want to associate with any of them.
Each person was looking at Izuku and Kota being confused as why is the kid from the summer training camp is here. "Deku why is the Pussycats kid doing here?" Uraraka asked curious as the other classmates looked as well in their classmates direction.
"Uraraka-San, I became Kota's t-temporary g-guardian. It was Malandalay's request." The green haired teen answered. "Oh wow, you got another pros eye?" Mina spoke up peeping over the zero gravity girls shoulder.
Izuku started to blush a bit from the amount of attention he was getting from his classmates.
"Enough! Your being to loud in the morning!" Thankfully Izuku's teacher came in to halt anymore questions about Izuku's smaller company.
EraserHead, the pro hero used his quirk to silence the class of loud teenagers with a glare of his glowing red eyes. The fierce look of those eyes that silence the class gave Kota a few snickers. Sitting on a chair adjacent to Izuku's seat. The two boys were next to each other with Kota looking by the window and Izuku next to his classmates.
As class went on with Izuku taking notes and working a lot more faster than his classmates, Kota began to look at the detailed yet somewhat understandable notes his guardian was taking. It wasn't that Izuku had messy penmanship actually it was quite the opposite. The amount of neatness mixed with vocabulary words gave the black haired child a sense of curiosity.
It was then about three periods in Eraserhead spoke out. "Izuku, have you completed today's assignment?" The tired hero asked as everyone noticed but did not pay any mind to it. Receiving a nod from the One For All user, the sleep deprived teacher spoke once more. "Alright your dismissed."
Izuku nodded and put away academic subjects into his bag and got up gesturing Kota to come with him.
His classmates did pay mind as their green haired classmate walked out of the room with the small child. Most of the class was full of confusion and curiosity as to why Izuku gets to leave early to lunch.
"Hey how come you get to leave early?" Kota asked as the two boys walked in the hallways. Izuku turn to look at the five year old child walking next to him. "Since you became my dependent, my schedule is a bit different." The child quirked an eyebrow. "Different?"
"Yep. Since your new here plus not even a student of this school, it is my responsibility to look after you. That also comes with a different set of rules. Say you need to use the restroom at odd times of the day I need to be their to escort you, then you do your...business." Izuku explained as he was feeling a bit weird that he was explaining the new rules for him and Kota.
"That goes for the same as lunch period. We will leave about fifteen to twenty minutes before the period is over and head to the cafeteria to eat." That sounded pretty good to Kota as he loved the idea of eating in peace.
"Although there is some drawbacks to these new rules." Izuku added as he turned to right of the hallway towards another hallway of classrooms.
"Since I have to leave a bit early than before, I would have to complete any work faster than my classmates plus I would have do extra homework to not fall behind." Izuku explained which give Kota a guilt feeling. The child simply looked forward having his hat overshadowing his eyes. "I'm sorry." Kota muttered.
"Hmm what was that?" Izuku couldn't hear the child next to him.
"It was nothing." Kota fixed his response then walking a bit faster.
Izuku did feel that the boy next to him was still feeling pretty awkward since it was his first day and he did not completely known Izuku aside from being the hero he is.
"Why don't we get some lunch?" Izuku not wanting to pressure the unfamiliar feeling around him. Kota nodded then the two walked to the cafeteria.
During lunch Kota realized a few things; the food was really healthy almost strictly healthy, Izuku had a bit of bad table matters when came to chowing down the food on his tray, and that he got more grub than Izuku. "So is this going to be everyday for the next few months?" Kota asked while getting some water. Izuku swallowed his food before responding. "Yes, but I need to get used to this as well. After all it's a bit hard thinking that we can leave early to lunch and to the dorms when school is over."
Kota acknowledge the concern. If anything he was wondering when should he start school since it was still summer? He did not know.
"How was it? I mean so far." Izuku asked getting his cup of water and drinking it while keeping eye contact with the boy. "If you want my honest opinion..." the boy looked as if he was asking for consent to say his opinion. Izuku put the drink down and looked at him with insisting expression to say what's on your mind.
"I still find this place annoying, but it's okay I guess." The slowly recovering wounds from the past were helping in speaking in a more irritable tone for Kota.
"Why do you like this place?" Kota asked Izuku in a more questionable. The teen looked a bit surprised at the sudden question but nonetheless answered the curious child. "It is my dream to be a hero." He answered before continuing. "I admired heroes since I was young, All Might being my idol and main aspiration." Izuku smiled as he looked at the glass of water while explaining his reason.
"So what you favor All Might for the flashy quirk of his?" Izuku shook his head that this question but keeping his smile bright. "It's when he smiles while saving others. Bringing hope to the hopeless, showing that bright light in the face of darkness, and he shows a fearless smile towards the uncertainty danger before him to protect others." Listening to Izuku saying this reminded Kota when Izuku faced danger to protect him.
"I Am Here." Those words may be few but they hold so much meaning to Izuku as he repeats his predecessor's iconic heroic statement.
"Those are the words that inspired me to become a hero. Yuuei may be a top tier high school but since All Might went here, I wanted to follow in his hero footsteps." Izuku ended it with a smile towards the boy across the small lunch table from him.
"So your a hero fanboy with a strong quirk. How does that mix? Usually you would be one without the other." Kota still found Izuku's reason a bit...unsure.
"I guess not." Izuku gave a nervous laughter. The two finished their meals and proceeded to continue the day with Izuku's classes.
As the day went by Kota began to feel himself grow bored of all the non-stop lectures, hell even the heroic classes did not do anything special or active. Just going over some law against quirk use in public without authorization to do so.
Izuku has hope that maybe Kota will eventually find a medium in his stay at U.A. No matter it was a task full of responsibility and patience that needed to be processed.
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