11/3/2020: It's Wednesday morning and I checked on my book to see that it's at #3 on Dadzawa! I never in my life expected to overtake Swan Dive. It may only be temporary but I'm so happy. Thank you.

14/3/2020: The story is no longer at #3 in Dadzawa, it went down to #5 but I'm not too bothered, it's still doing better than I could have ever hoped for, so thank you. The story is #3 in erasermic which came our of nowhere for me. Anyway let's get on with the story, oh and please read the AN at the end.

When Kacchan came back to school the next day and heard about what had occurred he congratulated me enthusiastically. "Well done Izu-nii! You finally stood up for yourself!" Kacchan shouted as he pulled me into a tight hug. I laughed slightly in his ear and rolled my eyes at his melodramatic attitude. "Your acting as if I saved the world Kacchan," I sighed good-naturedly. Kacchan pulled back and said in a serious tone which kind of scared me "We're both going to save the world when we become heroes like All Might and Shota.". The tone with which he spoke was so unnatural compared to his usual flamboyant and angry tone. I smiled at him and wordlessly promised to be a hero and save people with him by my side.

*Shota' s POV*
4 months have passed since I found out that Izuku was being bullied. I had reassured him several times that he could come and speak to me if he was ever bullied again, he always replied that he would, although I wasn't sure if he was telling the truth. In all honesty, I was just glad that he had friends, kids who don't flaunt their quirks can sometimes be alienated by their peers. Jiro and Bakugo were so kind to Izuku and helped him when he had flashbacks of living with his father. Whilst these flashbacks were far and in between, they still affected Izu heavily.

"Shota! It's Kacchan's birthday tomorrow. We need to get him a present!" Izuku screamed as he rushed down the hall of our house, he was clutching all of his pocket money in his hands and was bouncing on the balls of his feet in anticipation. "Ok, geez, calm down Problem Child." I laughed gently, Izuku never failed to get a laugh out of me. He is amongst only 4 people who can get me to laugh. "Hurry up Shota! We need to get Kacchan the perfect present. Kyoka said that she's giving Kacchan  drumming lessons and it's going to be hard to beat that." Izuku huffed, he was pushing me towards the front door, not even giving me a second to pick up my phone, keys or put my shoes on. "Chill, Izu. Just let me get my stuff and then we can leave. Ok?" I asked him. I tried to placate Izuku and it sort of worked because he huffed once more and went to wait for me outside. When he wants to that kid could be scary.

Izuku was sat on the floor outside the front door, he was counting his money with a look of absolute concentration on his face. He was mumbling at 100mph, wondering if Bakugo would like an All Might poster or maybe some drum sticks considering he got a drum not too long ago. "Come on Problem Child." I whistled, Izuku's head snapped up to look at me before he scrambled to his feet and trotted over to me. "Come on Aizawa. I think I know what I want to buy Kacchan." Izuku squealed with an excited gleam in his forest canopy eyes. I smiled at the pint-sized trouble maker before me and held out my hand for him to take. He took my hand and pulled me along towards the shopping centre.

When we arrived at the shopping centre, Izuku continued to drag me wherever he wanted to go. We weaved in and out of the bustling crowds, occasionally we would be jostled and I would have to shout back an apology as Izuku rushed onwards.

We finally arrived at the shop which Izuku wanted to go to. I looked up at the shop sign and then down at Izuku in bemusement. "What are we doing here? Are you buying him a-" I was abruptly cut off by Izuku, he grabbed my hand and dragged me into the shop. "I'm going to buy him multiple things, they may not be as good as Kyoka-chan's drum lessons but oh well." midway through the sentence, Izuku's tone changed from annoyed or stressed to content. I guess it's true that your quirk influences your attitudes, Izu's moods changed so fast that sometimes I felt like I had whiplash.

"Arigato!" Izuku smiled at the cashier. The woman returned his smile and waved goodbye before calling upon the next customer. "You satisfied with the gifts?" I asked as we strolled leisurely through the shopping centre. "Yeah! I can't wait till I give them to Kacchan!" Izuku bounced around me, the black plastic bag in his hand swung around and nearly hit a few people as we passed them. "Be careful there, your hitting people." I chastised him, he stopped jumping and looked around for a few seconds before smiling sheepishly and settling beside me to walk properly.

Just as we reached the door to the shopping centre, a loud explosion sounded from the car park. Instantly, my capture gear was in my hands. I surveyed the surrounding area in hopes of finding a place to put Izuku so that he was safe. I spotted a little alcove between two potted plants and rushed over to it. "Stay here Izuku, ok? Umm... Transform into a potted plant, nobody will target you then." I whispered hurriedly. Izuku nodded, his eyes were swimming with fear, the sight broke my heart. I just wanted to stay and guard my problem child, but I had a duty as a hero and I sure as hell wasn't going to stand around and let innocent people be put at risk. A muffled crack jolted me out of my thoughts. Izuku had transformed himself into a small potted tree in a white ceramic pot, it was the exact same kind as the two which stood like guards beside him. "I'll be back as soon as possible," I promised before I rushed to the car park.

"GET BACK!" The idiotic villain hollered to the heroes surrounding him. In his hand, he held a bulging bag full of what looked to be jewellery, and at his feet, a teenage girl wept in fear. A hero tentatively took a step forwards, hands up in order to try to calm the villain, the villain didn't take that too kindly to that. "I SAID STAY BACK! YOU DEAF OR SOMETHING!" the villain roared, making a sweeping gesture with his hand. Cars flew towards us, each one surrounded in a faint red glow. I expertly evaded the cars and spun around to look at the villain. As soon as my eyes connected with the man, I activated my quirk. The cars which had still been airborne suddenly dropped to the ground with loud crunches. Taking advantage of the villain's confusion, I shot out my capture scarf and grabbed onto the hostage; I yanked the shaking girl back towards me. She stood on shaky legs, her mouth was agape, she was still in shock. I handed her to a close-by hero and ran into battle, using my capture scarf to propel me forwards. I could feel my eyes beginning to itch as the need to blink crept up on me. I needed to end the fight quickly. I flew towards the perp, my foot aimed at his face in order to knock him out. Luckily for me, my kick is rather strong and the villain wasn't prepared in any way so when my foot connected with his head he was out like a light.

After handing the villain off to the other heroes, I rushed back into the shopping centre to find Izuku. I ran over to where I had left him and was relieved to see that he was still there, still disguised as a potted plant. "You can transform back now." I said monotonously. With a whip crack, Izuku stood before me, clutching the plastic bag in his hands. "Is the villain gone?" He asked, his voice showed how scared he was, maybe the loud noises had triggered something to do with his past home life. I pulled him into a hug and stroked his hair. "Yeah, he's gone. Why don't we head home." I whispered as I stood up and took his hand, leading him out of the shopping centre.

As we passed the villain being loaded into a police car, Izuku's eyes were blown wide with awe. "Who took him out? How did they do it? Was the fight cool?" Izu fired questions at me one after another, never once giving me a chance to answer. It was good to see him fanboying. Once Izuku paused to take a breath, I quickly jumped in to answer his questions. " I took him down with a kick to that face which knocked him out. I guess the fight was cool, but what's important is that nobody got severely hurt.". Izuku looked at me in a way which made me chuckle. The reason I became an underground hero was so that I didn't have to deal with fans and the media, but I didn't mind watching Izu geek out about my battle exploits. Even if it was the height of irrationality, I relished in Izuku's praise.

So last chapter I asked what ships you wanted and I got tododeku and izuocha back. The problem here is that I ship both of these equally. I might cry. You won't see the ships for a while, because I'm roughly 4 chapters ahead when it comes to writing and neither one of these characters has been introduced. I need your help choosing, you can suggest other ships if you want but I'm keeping the same criteria from before. No noncery (paedophilia) or incest. Anyway, thanks for reading and I hope you have a lovely day wherever you are.