Old Habits
My Hero Academia spoilers?
I tap my pencil lightly against my desk, creating a steady rhythm. I've been trying to keep from mumbling to myself all the time, and so far, this seems like the best way to keep myself from doing that. I've been staring at the newest student in class 1-A, Nakamura, I know it's weird, but I haven't been able to figure out anything about him. He arrived a few days ago, and I haven't been able to place exactly what his quirk is yet, despite the fact that we share two classes and that Mr. Aizawa has already done the whole first day run down he did with the rest of the class, which I may or may not have watched from the window.
I feel my brows furrow a little as the pencil tapping picks up in speed. I feel the old habit of writing heroes' attributes down in my notebook start to crawl up my fingers. Come on, Izuku, I think go myself. That's weird, and what if he finds out? But my brain just keeps coming up with excuses on how this is defiantly a good idea, and how I've done this for the rest of my classmates so why is he any different? I sigh and grab Hero Analysis for the Future vol. 13 from my backpack and flip to the next open page.
I start the way that I always do, by making a small sketch of the hero. I try to go off of memory the best I can to try and avoid looking like I'm staring, and conveniently, Nakamura is resting his head in a way that I'm able to get a good grasp of what he looks like from a few glances here and there. Now it's time for the notes.
Name: Nakamura Toshiro
Age: 16
Quirk: Unknown
Misc. Notes: Seemed to be holding his own in the tests Mr. Aizawa gave him. Nothing too astounding but nothing to get him cut from the program either. Doesn't stand out in class or seem to be excelling academically either. Completely neutral.
I look back up to him. He doesn't have anything that would point towards his quirk, then again not all quirks come with physical features. Is his quirk constantly active and that's why I don't notice any changes? I hum and tap my chin. Nakamura seems to be preoccupied with something. He's moving his pencil that makes me think he's either writing or drawing, and I'm able to catch a small glimpse of what he's working on when he shifts. I write another note down.
Good at drawing.
I'm a little frustrated that this is all I could get out of him, though. He got in through recommendation, so he must be good. Then I start thinking. What if he doesn't have a quirk? I know they changed the rules and he didn't have to take the entrance exam, so maybe he'll be the first quirkless hero. Wouldn't that be something?
I glance around the room and notice that Mr. Aizawa is also staring at Nakamura, although it's a little hard to tell because he's bundled in his sleeping bag. Is he having the same thought process I am? That means he's just as clueless about Nakamura's quirk as I am. Are all the teachers unaware of what kind of power Nakamura possesses? Now that I look closer, is Mr. Aizawa using his quirk? His sleeping bag covers his hair, but that little bit that's showing is sticking straight up. I turn my head to Nakamura. He doesn't look any different, and he's not acting different, so maybe he just doesn't notice, and I was wrong about his quirk earlier?
But then Nakamura slows his hand, and he starts looking extremely confused and a little concerned. What did just happen? He looks up at Mr. Aizawa, and I can tell tears are in his eyes that he blinks away. I look to Mr. Aizawa as well, whose hair his no longer sticking up. He's looking straight back at Nakamura and rubs his eyes. I can tell Nakamura mouthed something to him, which Mr. Aizawa taps at his eye in response to.
"Nakamura," Mr. Aizawa speaks, "Meet me after class."
Nakamura nods quickly and tries even harder to hide the fact that there are tears in his eyes now that everyone is looking at him. "Yes, sir."
I look back at Mr. Aizawa, who is looking straight back at me now. I can tell he raised his eyebrows at me.
Class ends and I get ready to leave. I put down a few more notes after what happened with Mr. Aizawa, but nothing that seemed too helpful. I sigh, slinging my backpack over my shoulder. As I leave, I notice Nakamura still at his desk. Well, he goes nothing.
"Hi!" I greet, approaching his desk and sticking out my hand. "I'm Izuku Midoriya. People call me Deku, though."
"Nakamura Toshiro," He says, shaking my hand.
"I'll see you around?" I ask. "You're always welcome to sit with Iida, Uraraka, and I at lunch."
"Oh thanks," Nakamura smiles. "But I'm already sitting with Kaminari, Kirishima, Jiro, and Momo. See you later."
I glance over to the door and see Kirishima giving Nakamura a big thumbs up before leaving. At least he's making friends. I give him one final nod and out of the classroom and head to lunch.
Once I've already started eating, I realized that I forgot my journal back on my desk. Damnit. I must've gotten caught up monologuing to myself and didn't grab it. At least I know that I'd make a bad villain.
"Sorry guys I forgot some stuff in my last class," I say, standing up. "I'm gonna go grab it."
"Ok!" Ochaco says, giving me a small wave. "See you later Deku!"
I'm jogging down the hall when I notice that the classroom door is closed. It was open when I left, did Mr. Aizawa close the door after everyone filed out? Doesn't seem too unlike him. When I get closer, I hear muffled voices. Is Nakamura still talking with Mr. Aizawa? I stop in front of the door, listening. I know it's a little weird, but this may be my one chance to learn about Nakamura's quirk.
"My quirk is called Jack of All Trades," I hear him say. "Kind of like that saying, 'Jack of all trades, master one none.' Uh... it allows me to be decent at everything I try but I'm not allowed to advance beyond that point, which can be really useful, but it can also suck at times."
The was a bit of a pause.
"I didn't know I could be good at something without my quirk."
Oh... he's not quirkless. I could hear Nakamura's voice crack a little bit like he was on the verge of crying.
"Jack of All Trades, huh?" Mr. Aizawa says. "I think you're forgetting the rest of that saying, Nakamura. 'Jack of all trades, master of none, but still better than a master of one.' Your quirk is incredibly useful, Mr. Nakamura. I understand the backlash that comes with it can be quite disheartening, but I think you've grown immune to how effective it is. How were you able to identify your quirk?"
"It probably developed when the rest of the kids did, but I couldn't tell. We couldn't identify it until I was about thirteen when my family and I were looking through some family history and found someone who was almost exactly like me. After that, we tested it out and we were able to say in confidence that this was my quirk. It's always active, so I've never really known anything other than decent."
"I see," Mr. Aizawa hums. "Then I guess my tests to show your quirk's ability were of use to you then. I would like to try other ones."
"What's that?" Nakamura asks.
"I would like to test you while I remove your quirk. That way you can really notice how much of a difference it makes."
What?? No way, if Nakamura already knows the limit of his quirk surely this wouldn't be necessary-
"Oh um... of course. If you think that is the best course of action."
I can tell they're wrapping up their conversation so I jump back from the door and start walking back to it as Nakamura exits so it looks like I wasn't just listening to their conversation.
"Oh, Nakamura!" I say, faking surprise. "I thought you would have been done by now. Mr. Aizawa wasn't too harsh on you, was he? I know he can be kind of intense," I ask, wondering his response.
"Oh, no," Nakamura waves his hand. "He just had some pointers. See you later!"
He then brushed past my shoulder and made his way to the cafeteria. I rush into the classroom and grab my journal, shooting Mr. Aizawa a quick explanation while he stares at me with disinterest while he shuffles into his sleeping bag. For a badass pro hero, he sure acts like a hobo sometimes. I practically ran back to the cafeteria, seeing Nakamura sitting and talking with his new group of friends. Yeah, I smile, he'll be fine.
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((So sorry about the fact that I published this like 4 times I was having difficulties))
Hey hey hey I'm back on my usual bullshit of making ~fan characters,~ this time with My Hero Academia! Please give a warm welcome to Torēdo Nakamura, and please keep in mind that everything in this 1.5k worded drabble is subject to change bc I'm still fleshing out his character. Hope you like! I hope he doesn't come off as OP! I love playing around with his quirk!
Shota Aizawa is a fucking mood, I miss his season 1 voice actor
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