*Izuku's POV*

I was tied to a chair as the villains watched the press conference. I watched as Nezu, Dad and Vlad King answered question after question. Some related to school security, some related to me and some weren't even questions. They just fired shots at my dad for allowing the students to use their quirks. It seriously peeved me off. "Look at you. Getting all angry 'cause their insulting your 'father'. I hope you know that he's not coming for you. Nobody is. I'm your father." Hisashi smirked as he looked at away from the TV and at me. I was in no position to get snarky, and the last time I talked back to the bastard I got beat, but I just couldn't help myself. I scoffed at Hisashi and rolled my eyes, if my hands weren't bound I would have no doubt crossed my arms. "As if. I've said it before but you were obviously to dense to understand what I was saying. I'll say it nice and slow for you. You are not my father. You are a manipulative dickhead who deserves to rot in hell." I snapped at Hisashi. I clamped my mouth shut immediately after speaking. I guess I was letting my anger get to me. I seemed to become a completely different person when I got angry. I watched as everybody's heads swivelled to look at Hisashi. They wanted to see how he would respond.

The press conference droned on, forgotten, in the background as Hisashi's eyes regained their evil glint. I flinched away slightly as Hisashi's face fell into shadow. I tried my hardest to sit up straight and look into his eyes. I wanted to prove that I wasn't afraid of some cowardly bastard who felt the need to abuse his wife and son. But looking up at his face. The acidic green eyes. The strong jaw. The black hair. Everything about him terrified me. "Watch your mouth, boy." Hisashi hissed. I could see Toga and Dabi share a look, out of the corner of my eye. I wondered if they would intervene. I didn't even get the chance to finish that thought when a fist collided with my cheek. My head was thrown to the side. I felt my neck crack ominously due to the force with which my head was snapped to the side. I gasped in pain and looked back up at the despicable monster in front of me. "I am your father! Stop saying differently! Your whore of a mother thought she could escape but she was wrong! I'm the only one you have left! I can do what I want to you!" Hisashi screamed in my face. It was kind of embarrassing how hysterical the man was becoming. I was expecting him to start foaming at the mouth. To show me just how much he 'loved' me, Hisashi stared punching me repeatedly in the face. 

Every punch hurt more than the last. Blood leaked from my nose and forehead as Hisashi's fist collided with my face over and over again. I could see the slight discomfort in the other's eyes, but they did nothing to stop him. They just stood there and let it happen. "That is the end of our press conference. Thank you for listening to us and we will strive to get Izuku Midoriya back to his family as soon as possible." Nezu's voice echoed from the TV. I presumed the press conference was over. I looked over to the television and saw the three teachers bowing to the press. "Eyes on me, Izuku." Hisashi hissed, bringing my attention back to him with a punch to my stomach. I coughed and spat some blood onto the floor. Hisashi wound his fist back to punch me again, but we were interrupted by a knock on the door. "Uh... Kamino Pizza delivery." a hesitant voice coughed from behind the metal door. Everyone exchanged bemused looks. Then the back wall was kicked in.

I can not explain the relief I felt as Kamui Woods' 'lacquered chain prison' special move bound all of the villains. It was so relieving to see All Might and Edgeshot storm into the room and restrain the villains before they had the chance to put up a fight. Each of the villains was taken out by the pros. All Might untied me from my chair and patted my back gently before pulled me into a hug. "You're safe now Young Midoriya." All Might whispered gently. I nodded and let tears begin to fall down my blood-streaked cheeks. I opened my mouth to thank All Might, but instead, a thick black goop began spewing from my throat. I desperately wanted to cough but I was unable to. I reached out a hand to All Might before the black goo enveloped my body and I was transported away.

I landed on my knees in front of a  destroyed warehouse. There was only one lone figure stood before me. A majority of his face was covered by a mask, but what little of his head I could see reminded me of a fleshy potato. "So you're Izuku Aizawa-Midoriya? How interesting, I expected you to be taller." the man hummed. His voice was oddly soothing, I wanted to lie down and listen to him all day. I managed to stave off this inane need. Behind me, there was the sound of several people's bodies hitting the ground. I looked behind me to see all the members of the league spluttering and gasping for air I could only assume that they had been transported the same way as me. "I'm sorry, Master, I should have known that the heroes were planning something." Shigaraki grovelled at the masked man's feet. He was scratching his neck erratically. I think it was his nervous tick. "Do not worry, young one. You will have more chances to prove yourself. I will always support you." Mask man said, ruffling Shigaraki's hair affectionately. I was slowly backing up, hoping that no one would notice me as I tried to escape from the scene. Unfortunately, I was noticed by the Mask Man. However, he couldn't say anything, because All Might decided to drop in. Literally.   

The force with which All Might hit the floor was enough to make winds stir. I stumbled back several steps due to the wind. All Might glared at the man stood before him and growled through clenched teeth. "All for One! I thought I had killed you!" All Might growled. I could see the tension in his back as he faced the fleshy potato before him. All Might held out his hand for me, I don't know what he was doing, but I trusted him, so I took his hand. The rush I felt as All Might jumped away from the villains and to a slightly secluded area, away from the cameras and villains, was amazing. I felt like I was on cloud 9. "Young Aizawa-Midoriya, this will make little sense, but I need you to do something for me. I will explain it fully after I defeat All for One." All Might began in a hushed and rapid voice. I simply stood there and listened to one of my favourite heroes as he spoke. "My quirk is called One for All. It's a transferable power that is passed down from one wielder to the next. This is sudden and in no way ideal, but I need to give you this power. I'm afraid that I have been weakened and may lose this power during the oncoming fight. I need you to take this power!" All Might whispered desperately. I could see the villains advancing over his shoulder. I knew what I had to do. "Ok, All Might." I said, determined to help my hero no matter what. All Might sighed in relief before plucking a hair from his head, "Eat this! Don't look at me like that. It's the only way to transfer my power unless you want to drink my blood." All Might chastised me. I tried my best to morph the look of disgust on my face, but the idea of eating hair wasn't very appealing. I sighed slightly before plucking the hair from his fingers and shoving it in my mouth. All Might smiled thankfully at me before spinning around and facing the villains. He ran towards the head villain, leaving me back up against the wall with the rest sneering at me evilly. 

I had barely managed to swallow the hair (which got stuck at the back of my throat) when Toga was launching an attack at me. "Hey, Izu-kun! Do you know what would be great? If you could introduce me to Ochako-chan. She's just as breathtaking as you and if you introduce us we can all be happy together!" Toga laughed psychotically as she lunged at me with her blades and tried to cut me. I twirled out of her reach and was about to transform when Twice's arms circled around my waist and tried to hold me in place as Mister Compress tried to place his hand on my head to turn me into a marble. I looked down and saw the quirk suppressing cuff on my wrist, it clicked in my head that I could use my quirk. I almost facepalmed with how stupid I was being. I looked up at the villains and smirked at them before transforming into a cat to escape Twice's grasp. The look of shock on the villain's faces was hilarious. Although I was in for a shock as well.

*Shoto's POV*

When the warehouse blew up and the masked man appeared, my body froze in fear. I felt sick. The aura he was emitting was enough to make even the most resilient heroes check themselves. I could tell that Momo, Iida, Kirishima and Katsuki were sacred as well. Their bodies were rigid as we all pressed ourselves as far into the brick wall as we could. It wasn't only the appearance of the masked man which had scared us, but the sheer amount of Nomu which were stored in the warehouse. I had gotten a peak when Katsuki lifted me on his shoulders, and the sight wasn't pretty. Loads of them were being incubated in tanks of water. The sight was revolting and both Kirishima and I gagged at the sight. When Izuku had appeared, both Katsuki and I had wanted to jump over the wall and snatch him from the villains' hands, but we were held back by Iida and Kirishima. Iida shook his head at us and mouthed that we needed to wait for the perfect time to take him. Neither one us could argue with that point, so we waited.

Imagine our surprise when All Might pulled Izuku over to the very wall we were hidden behind and explained his quirk to him. Of course, we could hear everything he said. From the fact that his quirk could be passed on to the fact that he had given it to Izuku. I could think of no better person to inherit All Might's quirk. The concerning thing was that All Might said he might lose his power during the fight. If All Might lost his power, who would keep the peace? All Might had jumped back into the fight nearly as fast as he had left. Izuku was left on his own to fight off 8 villains on his own. It seemed like the perfect time to step in and snatch Izuku away, but Iida still shook his head and held up his hand in a signal to wait. I was getting tired of waiting. I just wanted to save my boyfriend. 

We watched through a crack in the wall as Izuku danced away from Toga as she raved about how breathtaking both Izuku and Ochako were. Izuku was snatched up into the arms of a man I later found out was called Twice. I glared at Iida and started gesturing wildly that we should intervene. Katsuki joined me, but with a lot more mouthed swear words. Iida sighed quietly and mouthed that when there was an opening, we would get Izuku back. The plan we came up with was formed very quickly by Yaomomo. Kirishima was to break down the wall with his quirk whilst Katsuki made a smokescreen. Whilst Katsuki made the smokescreen, I was to simultaneously create a wall of ice, separating Izuku from the villains. Once that was done, Iida was to use the brief window of opportunity to run in and pick up Izuku from the ground, where he was now a cat. The entire thing had to take place within a few seconds otherwise it wouldn't work. 

*Izuku's POV*

I was crouched close to the ground, hissing at all of the villains in front of me when the wall behind me collapsed. I spun around with wide eyes and watched as the air was filled with smoke and the temperature around me dropped dramatically. I was still a little bit confused when two hands scooped me off of the floor and started running at inhuman speeds back towards the wall. There was only one person I knew of who could move so fast. "Iida?" I asked although it came out as a tiny, confused meow. So it's not like he could answer. We zoomed through a hole in the wall and down the alleyway. I looked around and saw that Yaomomo, Kirishima, Shoto and Kacchan were all running beside us. They had come to rescue me.  

"I think we're far enough away from the villains now." Kacchan said as we came to a stop at the edge of a huge crowd which had assembled to watch All Might fight All for One on the TV screens. My friends were gasping for breath as they stopped in the shadows of a building. It was unlikely anybody would see us unless they were looking. I jumped out of Iida's arms and landed on the floor before transforming into myself again. I immediately pulled all of my friends into a mass group hug. Thanking them over and over again. "Thank you so much. You guys are amazing!" I sobbed. Several arms hugged me back and patted my head. "Of course Izuku." "You've helped me regain my confidence. I couldn't just leave you here." "Of course, bro, it would be unmanly to just sit by!" "We'd go to the end of the earth for you, Love." "Tch, course we did Nerd." they all responded. I squeezed them all one more time before pulling away. "What the fuck did they do to you?" Kacchan snapped aggressively, taking my face into his hands and looking it over. It only occurred to me after a second that Hisashi had been punching my face quite a bit before the bar was invaded. I flinched back slightly and looked down at the ground. "Well... Hisashi got angry at me. I kept saying he wasn't my dad and he didn't like that." I explained quietly. They all exchanged furious looks before they looked at me. They didn't look at me with pity or sympathy, I think they knew how much I would despise that. Momo, Iida and Kirishima nodded before walking around the corner and leaving Kacchan and Shoto alone with me.

"We were so worried about you." Kacchan whispered. It was out of character for him, but it was understandable. He had watched me get taken and knew the effects Hisashi had on me. "You're such an idiot. Why would you sacrifice yourself for me?" Kacchan asked in a strained voice. I could see the tears welling up in his eyes before he stubbornly blinked them away. Just seeing him look so broken made me want to shelter him from all the atrocities of the world. Kacchan might be like a big brother to me, but I still felt a responsibility to look after him. "I'm sorry Kacchan. I just wanted to save you. You know I have a hero complex." I whispered, taking Kacchan's hand into my own before pulling him into a tight hug. "I'm sorry Kacchan," I whispered into his chest, squeezing him as tight as I could to reassure him that I was here and I that I didn't plan on leaving him. Kacchan squeezed me back just as hard. I could tell how much he wanted to cry, but he never cried in public. He thought it made him weak, which wasn't true. It was perfectly normal to have emotions, a lesson quite a few people in my class needed to learn. Kacchan pulled away from me and patted my head before walking around the corner. Leaving just Shoto and me.

"Izuku-" Shoto began, but I didn't let him speak, I ran at him and jumped on him. Shoto caught me with a surprised look on his face. He held me by my thighs and my legs were wrapped around his waist. "What's the matter?" Shoto asked. I could hear the concern in his voice as he looked into my eyes. I could feel tears gathering in my eyes as I stared into the vast oceans of colour which were my boyfriend's eyes. "I'm sorry." I whispered into his neck. I felt tears falling onto my hair. I looked back up at Shoto and saw the tears falling down his face. "I'm sorry." I whispered again, taking my arms from around Shoto and wiping away his tears. Shoto leaned his head into my hand and looked at me with wide eyes, full of love and compassion. "You have nothing to apologise for Izuku. You saved Katsuki. You saved Kota. You're a hero." Shoto whispered back lovingly. Taking one of his hands from my thigh, Shoto stroked my face gently. "You're a hero, Izu. I love you so much." Shoto sighed happily. My eyes brimmed with tears at Shoto's words. "I love you too." I whispered back. Shoto's smile could have lit up even the darkest of rooms. It warmed my heart and gave me the courage to do what I did next. 

It was a heat of the moment decision. I know that my face wasn't exactly in the best condition and my lip was bust, but the situation just seemed right. I leaned forward and placed my lips on Shoto's. I watched as Shoto's eyes widened ever so slightly before they closed and Shoto's lips pressed back against mine. My eyes fluttered closed and my arms snaked around his neck, pulling him closer to me. The kiss was slow and conveyed all of the love we felt for each other. We pulled away after a minute, it wasn't passionate or full of need. It was fueled purely by love. When we pulled away from each other we stared into each other's eyes and saw the love and trust we felt for each other. "We should probably join the others," Shoto whispered. I nodded and dropped down from his waist. We took each other's hand and smiled a each other before walking out to meet our friends.  

Thank you for reading chapter 5 of Phenomenon. This might be the only chapter this weekend because this week just hasn't been the best for me and I have literally 0 motivation to do fuck all. hopefully next week I feel a little better. Anyway, I hope you have a wonderful day wherever you are.