Chapter 2: Followed
"Arriving at Musutafu District B," the robotic voice of the metro train spoke.
"Wha-!?" exclaimed a lively, green haired boy getting plunged back to reality. He stashed the textbook he was holding back into his backpack and hurried off the train. "Oh crap, I missed my stop because I was too busy studying. Next time I'm gonna have to set an alarm for myself or maybe find a different way to study and still pay attention at the same time. Perhaps if I set up a system so I look up every other paragraph, I won't be late…" he continued to ramble on speaking to the only person who was listening (which was himself). "Well, I guess I'm gonna have to walk the whole way back, which isn't too far I suppose. I guess it will give me some time to study too." Walking along slowly he took out his books again and continued to study, only stopping when his feet carried his face into a large metal lamp post.
"Thwack!" He rubbed his now bruised forehead and backed away from the lamppost.
"Maybe I shouldn't study and walk at the same time," he groaned putting away his book and walking the rest of the way unoccupied.
"Izuku Midoriya what took you so long!" screamed a short lady with green hair similar to the clumsy boy across from her. "I was worried sick!"
"Oh, I'm uh—I'm sorry Mom! I should have called you... I missed my train stop because I was too busy studying…" he laughed a little disappointed in himself. She ran over and gave him a big unexpected hug.
"Gah! Mom!" Izuku said dropping his textbook he was carrying onto his toes.
"I'm just so glad you are ok, sweety," she said rubbing his back, lightly tearing up.
Izuku began to pry himself away from his mother's arms but found himself stuck as she gripped onto him with the strength of iron bars.
"Um, Mom can you let go of me now?"
"Just one second longer Izuku,"
"Mom!" he whined as he finally pried himself from the woman. "Wait, how come you were so worried in the first place Mom? I've arrived home later than this before."
"Oh, you don't know?" She went and pointed to the TV. On it was a gruesome scene showing a burning building and several blurred images that he assumed were charred bodies. Under it the caption said, "A Fiery Villain Attack in…"
"Musutafu City District A," Izuku finished for the reporter aloud. "But that's where I walk home from the train every day..." His mother nodded.
"I want to ask you to promise me to go the longer route from school from now on like you did today please," Izuku nodded slowly, his eyes still fixed on the TV.
"I think that I will…" he said slowly blinking quickly as an idea surfaced into his brain.
It had been two days since the villain attack that happened on his usual route, but Izuku kept his promise and stayed away from that path. This didn't mean he was oblivious of the area though.
"It's starting to add up now, for the past two days there has been consecutive reports of suspicious activity right around the area where I walk home from everyday. And both reports have been around the same time that I walk home. It could be a coincidence, but with my reputation with the League of Villains it would make sense," he rambled to himself. "Whoever it is that wants to hurt me needs to be dealt with before they might try to hurt someone who is close to me… like my mother," He had decided then that he would put his plan into action immediately.
Of course his reputation with the League of Villains was not great since the two incidents that he had gotten involved in resulted in an overall failure for them. First the attack on UA's U.S.J. when he helped stop them from uncovering All Might's weakness and then at Hosu City, where he had fought against the notorious hero killer with two of his classmates. Remembering that incident he also remembered that the chief of police himself had told them they couldn't use their quirks in public without a hero license. This meant that Izuku wasn't allowed to use his quirk even under self-defense. However, Izuku's plan didn't involve him using his quirk. Instead, he contacted some police officers to come with him and stay hidden until the villains showed up and presumably tried to attack him. Thinking about it, Izuku realized that this could all be a huge bust and a waste of time, but something told him otherwise.
As a lone figure walked down the darkening street, light poles began to turn on illuminating the sidewalk but as a side effect created greater shadows in the process. Izuku turned the corner and kept his pace and breathing nice and even which could often become rushed when he panicked.
"Just act natural and keep calm until you reach the designated spot, or a villain might think that you're planning something," he thought to himself.
Just then a footstep echoed out to meet him. Izuku suddenly stopped in his tracks and his eyes flung from left to right. All he could hear was the sound of the calm even footsteps getting closer, and that of his own heartbeat. Just then a large figure could be seen in the shadows, still making his way closer to Izuku; he was tall and by the shape of the shadow his large belt cast, he seemed to be well armed. Izuku's knuckles tightened into a fist, despite not being technically allowed to use his quirk, he was prepared for anything.
Weekly Power Status
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