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" What I wouldn't give to get a day off." The 18+ rated hero yawns as she flops down on the couch in the teacher's lounge.
Used to this from their coworkers the teachers just nod and groan.
Izuku who had opted to join his mentor for lunch just frowns, If they needed a day off then why didn't they just tell Nedzu?
" I love the little listeners and I get that English doesn't seem as important as all the other things being taught at a hero school but I do wish they could put a little more effort into my class, ya dig?"
" I didn't get to expel them." The sleep deprived teacher adds in, they all look at each other sympathetically.
" What would you do if you got the day off?"
They look at the greenette in surprise. Him eating lunch with them was a common occurrence, but never had he gotten involved in their conversations.
Yamada recovered first," I would read a few of the books I've been putting off. With three jobs I haven't had the time lately."
" I would go to the spa, I haven't had a nice make over in a long time." She sighs longingly.
They look to their resident coffee demon in wonder. Aizawa squints at him before answering with a simple," Cat cafe."
Yagi looks at his pseudo son," Why'd you ask? You usually don't ask questions like that."
" No reason, Yagi-sensei." Izuku smiled, already plotting on how to get Nedzu to agree to give them a day off. " I guess I was just curious, since we are in a hero school we don't really get to know much about our teachers usually just their hero persona."
" I guess you would be right, My boy. Most of how we act is a persona, that has to be different from your previous teachers." The retired pro smiles at his successor, " You better go change if you want to meet up with your friends before your next class."
" Right! Oh, Yagi-sensei?"
"Yes, My boy?"
" Could we meet up half an hour later today? I have some thing that needs to be taken care of after school."
" Of course, that will be no problem at all."
Before the student can leave the support course teacher comes barreling in, throwing himself on the nearest person- which just so happened to be the greenette- soaking his uniform with tears.
" Majime-Sensei, are you alright?"
" I can't take it anymore, that was the fifth mug of coffee today they blew up today. I can't even leave to eat lunch because they won't leave and they need to be supervised! I'm too young to retire!"
" I see. Majime-Sensei, why don't you just take a nap? Me and Cementoss- sensei will handle your class for an hour. We'll get them to leave, eat, sleep, fill in some paperwork, and I'll even stop your mugs from exploding. Who knows when you wake up there might even be a present for you." He leads the teacher over to the couch the others had vacated and nudges him to lay down.
" That's impossible-hic- they won't stop. Hic- It's best if we just head to class."
" You can't teach them like this, if you don't sleep you'll end up just like them. Not leaving, blowing things up. It's best you stay here, I have it covered Majime-Sensei." It was decided, the teachers needed a break, Midoriya thinks determinedly.
" Are you an angel?" The support hero asks as he passes out, Izuku giggles the straightens up with a small sigh.
" Cementoss-sensei, do you think you could come help me with the support class?"
" I will try."
" Awesome. Aizawa-sensei I'm gonna be a bit late to class. Can someone please stay here and make sure he eats when he wakes up?"
" Sure thing, little Listener. After how you calmed him down you would think you've been dealing with this for years."
The boy smiles, He had been hiding a lot of things from his teachers, thanks to how the system lets the quirkless fall through the cracks. One of those things that made him proud was that he's a qualified teacher, and had spent years calming down children.
" Good luck, Problem child."
The walk to the support hallway was silent except for the resounding explosions, " I need you to cover everything with concrete, that way they'll have no choice but to leave for the moment."
The teacher nods in agreement," I hope you know what you're doing."
Izuku opens the door, while the pro covers everything in the room except the students with a thick layer of stone.
" Greenie-kun! Why'd you do that? The floor ate all my babies!"
" Alright, everyone head to lunch! If you've eaten and are given a card of approval from Lunch rush then I will have a project for you or you can return to what you were doing. However if anyone is tired please head to the dorms and try to rest up." Izuku explains, they all nod realizing that they needed some food and rest.
" Greenie-kun! What baby do you want me to make? Is it a fire baby? I'll make a really good one-"
" It's a surprise Mei-chan, but I'll tell you that every hero will want one. So you better go eat before everyone else gets back and gets a headstart."
The Pro looks with poorly disguised wonder as the inventor to be runs down the hall." Majime-san will want you to do this everyweek."
" That's fine, or we could talk to Nedzu and Lunch Rush for something like this as a permanent fixure." The greenette sighs," Well I have somewhere to go, can you stay here and check that they have an approval card? I'll be back in twenty five minutes."
" Of course, Midoriya-kun."
Beaming the younger undiscovered teacher scurries to the teacher's lounge once more. Everyone looks at him with a mixture of smugness and relief.
" So, did you give up, Little Listener?"
" Huh? Oh, no, I just need Majime-sensei's lesson plans. All the students are eating lunch right now, I think half of them with fall asleep in the cafeteria." He hums an old folk song under his breath as he looks for the lesson plans, huffing when he finds it only half way finished." Poor man, he needs a break. He's let his students rule him, though with Hatsume in his class I bet it would be easy to do, especially with the fact that by now they are supposed to know how things are run- that's probably what started this."
" Green bean?! What do you mean the students are eating? Do you know how many of us have tried to get them out of that classroom? What did you do? We need you to tell us your secret!" Midnight cries, throwing herself at him- he easily holds her up with one arm while rereading the work assigned to the support course.
"Hmm, that won't do. They should've already went over that, guess I'll cover that." He mumbles to himself, shocking the teacher that is still laying on his arm." Midnight-sensei I didn't really do anything to them. I had Cementoss cover up their projects and tools and sent them to Lunch Rush with the promise of a new design. I already have something in mind to keep this from happening again."
" At this point the only thing surprising me is that you're still holding me." She purrs leaning further on her student's shoulder, Present Mic nods and jumps at the boy too, causing him to drop the papers and catch him.
" D-Do you w-want me to put you-u down?"
" Nah, you're quite warm. Thirteen, could you take a picture right quick and send it to Shouta?" The hero wraps her legs are one of his thighs while her colleague gets the same idea.
" You're so skinny and short that I always forget how strong you are, Little Listener."
" I guess that's why people always try to mug me. Hehe."
" You get mugged!?!" They shout- luckily without a quirk. He nods and they share a look, they know exactly why this is Shouta's Problem Child.
Midnight leans back, squeezing the forearm braced against her thighs." And you never told anyone?"
" Tsukauchi-san knows, I always turned them into him."
" Like the detective, Little Listener?"
" Yeah, we go out for coffee and complain about life sometimes. He's really cool, and he likes pretending he has all this dad wisdom to pass onto me. He even tried to convince me to become a detective so him and Sansa won't be lonely but that didn't work so well when Yagi-san found out."
Midnight squeezes a little harder- possessive of this kid that enjoys her art class so much. Izuku lets out a gasp, causing them to look at him in worry.
" Midnight could you not squeeze that arm?"
" Huh?" Her eyes widen as she realizes she held the scared hand in hers, she let go of him- quickly untangling herself from the kid and the blonde hero can't bring himself to do the same." Sorry kid, didn't realize I was holding you that tight."
" No, it's fine. It's mostly the weather anyway, I wish I could wear gloves inside- I'd have Mei-chan make me some thermal heating gloves. But I don't want to worry anyone." Smiling the greenette clenches his fist before picking up the papers that had been left in the floor, bracing the Voice hero with a hand on his back.
" Hizashi, let the kid breath."
Izuku shook his head," He's fine, I'm pretty sure his late radio show wore him out. Let's just let him sleep. But first do you mind taking off his glasses and hearing aids? When Aizawa comes back we can get his sleeping bag."
" Sure kid, and don't worry Shouta keeps an extra under his desk so if we prank him he can still sleep."
" Oh good, he needs all the sleep he can get." Midnight pulls a yellow cocoon out and motions to the greenette, carefully he settles the blonde inside the padded monstrosity.
" Well I need to go, I'll be back after class though."
Midnight nods and takes her friend to lay under a table, unable to describe the feeling she got from the boy known as her student. As she was sure they could tell, there was much they didn't know about the boy. The more that thought swiveled through her head the more things started to look much more thought out then a teenager should know. And it left her guessing at the knowledge he had to foresee this.
However the student in question was much less concerned, seeing as he had always wanted to be a hero all he ever wanted to do was help people and so if revealing his status of a teacher would help his teachers then there was no question what had to be done.
Walking into Nedzu's office unleashed an aroma of freshly made tea, " Midoriya- kun, I didn't expect you today."
" Yes, well I believe it's time we played a quick game of chess. We need to have a talk, I think a teacher one on one has been long overdue."
" Indeed, it's quite lucky that I already have the game set up then isn't it?"
" I believe luck has little to do with it, Nedzu-sama." The greenette swiftly sits and make his first move, making an almost unnoticed shiver run through the stoat.
" I hope I'm not too forward in asking whether you've been looking as hopefully to this chance as much as I."
" I certainly have, it's not everyday where someone almost beats me."
The animal startles as a laugh forces it's way out his muzzle," I understand. Now let's discuss the other reason you came here."
" I'm taking over Majime's class for today, I would also like to implement a day by day meal approval card for all the students staying in the dorm- two meals a day have to be approved by Lunch rush or a teacher this would decide whether they get to participate in heroics training or get them sent to the lunchroom and for support student's they could get an extra project idea, more lab time, or even a interview with Present Mic."
" Hmm, do humans usually have trouble keeping up with eating?"
" Some do, like Aizawa-sensei he gets so busy he forgets, but others can have a problem causing them not to want to eat, or not wanting to gain weight. Using this would actually help us find them and get them help if needed."
" So a problem in the physic?"
" Some have learnt habits, like being starved for years without proper treatment to help with that, or even used to not eating because of saving money, etc."
" I see, I agree with that decision."
" I also would like to propose a radio show, something like Present Mic's show that happens once a week with randomly drawn volunteers to talk about the structure of UA. Like classes, discrimination, inventions, promoting themselves, updates and reminds for homework, or even wishes for what they want to become or what made them chose their current path. This would boost public favor, give some of the general studies students experience, prepare students for future interviews, and even give Mic a break from his show- freeing up his Friday. I think a lot of previous students would like to listen and be reminded of their school days, it might even help some of the heroes refresh the lessons they struggled with." Izuku knew this was a long shot with the villains attacking the school constantly, giving them more information would be bad but the students would probably like something to help them de-stress.
" So you want to have Mic give his Friday show to random volunteers?" A nod." Well, I certainly like it. I'm sure Mic would appreciate the free time as well. I'd like to have you present it to the teachers, as it would be up to them."
" I think that would be appropriate. I'd also like to be a tutor for all the ADHD students in the hero course, Is that fine?"
" There are only three, so I see no problem with that. Seeing as you have won the game I think it's time you head back to the class that you're running right now." The principal smile, something that would typically make humans flinch and call it savage looking- but Izuku Midoriya looks at the hero with a too sharp smile to be considered pleasant and the fire of change in his beady eyes and smiles too sharply right back.
Power walking back to the Support class the greenette see only three students," Alright, since you all have come back, I'll give you a choice. I have a new invention idea that you can start on or you can continue working on what you were. But just consider that it is not a requirement that you stay here today- in fact since you all look a bit tired I would like you all to go rest, but I'll leave it for you."
The three share a look before getting up and leaving.
Cementos looks at him," Have you ever considered becoming a teacher, Midoriya? You would make a splendid one."
Izuku laughs before tugging his teacher back to the lounge, meeting Aizawa in the doorway.
" You missed class."
" Sorry, Sensei. I was getting rid of the support class, and had a talk with Nedzu-san."
The forever dry eyes widen but are quickly hidden," You talked with Nedzu?"
" Yeah?? Some students talk with their principals." Izuku says cheekily, earning an exhausted huff from the older.
Midnight laughs," Well Midoriya, I'm glad you were here today. You've been a great help. Hizashi is asleep and so is Majime, Yagi-san is eating, all the other teacher are more scared of Shouta knowing that his Problem child can tame the support course and I just received an email from Nedzu about changes to the school to be discussed in a meeting after school today."
" Oh? I'm glad, I was sure he was going to wait a week- guess I got him a little too fired up." The boy laughs sheepishly while the adults share a confused look, startling the boy his phone started ringing with the pre-quirk era theme song of pretty little liars- Midnight hides a gasp." Hey dad."
"I'm not your dad kid, everytime you do this I get a little more worried."
Izuku laughs," Well if you happen to tell me dad jokes everytime we talk what else do you expect me to call you?"
" Uncle or something else."
" But Uncles don't tell dad jokes and they're cool- you can't be my Uncle."
" Ouch kid, that hurt." Tsukauchi says playfully, the greenette shows a smile. Walking unbothered to a teacher's desk and pulling out the half finished lesson plans for the support course.
" So what did you call me for? You know I'm in school."
" Well there's a case that I want Aosuru."
" What's the pay?" The case had to be serious of they were calling him in.
" Level S pay. The serial bombers case, we've got guesses but I don't believe in any of them." Meaning that he needed a second opinion.
" You need me in today or over the line will work? I've got a few meetings after school and training. But this is important so I'd like to handle it quickly."
His dad figure sighs heavily through the phone," I hated bringing you in on this kid, there's a presumed fire quirk. But over the phone now would work. Do you think you could pull it up?"
" Is it oral based? I hate those." Mentally preparing himself he pulls up a the video feed to the police station to his chosen dad's office to see the case.
" No, I'll keep you out of those cases until you go pro and even then I'll still have problem with it."
" Thanks dad, hmm. Subject 1 can control already made fire. Subject two has a small air sheild. Number three has what looks to be an unopenable box, so a meld quirk. Should hit 56 47 next by the looks of it. Anything else?"
" Thanks kid, by the way I'm borrowing Toshinori for a dinner tonight."
" What? Why? He's my mom! If he tells me that you brought that stupid PowerPoint again I'll hide your body so well no one will ever know it was a body. Love ya." Izuku smiles and hangs up, an family.
Looking down Present Mic had curled around his legs searching for heat, the greenette frowned- it was cold season, let's hope no one gets sick. But just to be sure he'll go by RG's office and borrow a thermometer.
Sighing he finished off the lesson plans and leans back to think of a way for midnight to get a day off. Ideally Present Mic would use some of his free time to help Midnight and the radio would give Aizawa a bit of time will the class organizes the segments.
" My boy, are you alright?"
Opening his eyes he finds his mentor looking at him concerned.
" I'm fine, Mom. Just thinking about long term affects I have on economy."
The blonde laughs," Both me and Naomasa have already told you not to worry about those kinds of things."
" It soothes me, knowing that I could end the country with just a few extra shopping trips, or even a few posters."
" Save that for when you need it, My boy."
Izuku hums in agreement before mentally mapping out the lesson plans for the ADHD students. I could just record the songs I already have written and send it to them, he mused. Or I could have them color the lyrics while singing, if I made the do it rainbow order they might remember it better.
I also need to take charge of practical English, but I don't need to undermine Present Mic.
Midnight looks at her friends, one scarily awake the other passed out by the feet of her student. Said student mumbling about songs and rainbows.
" Do we even know him?" She asks the black haired man, he looks her over before replying with a strangely sad look.
" No. Problem child isn't what I thought at all."
If the resident sunshine child was able to fool a pro underground hero- one who prides himself on knowing the nature if people- how could they know if he was a sunshine child at all.
And that was a question for another day. An answer not yet revealed.
But one thing was for certain, when Powerloader was allowed to step back in his classroom the students presented gifts to him- such as an indestructible coffee mug and a new coffee maker. With the card system in place and Present Mic's studio preparing for the students first broadcasting. Things were running a little smoother then they had been before.
Some teachers even almost forgot about a certain greenette stepping up. But those who didn't forget watched, waited, and wondered.
Sure things were better in UA and students were doing better with a tutor in English and anything else needed- but things couldn't be assured to be the same.
Especially for those who saw beyond the facade that they now knew was Deku.