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Nezu liked walking down the main path into his school. It was something he knew most students or even the teachers wouldn't even think about, but going down the path in a brisk pace was something to enjoy in the stoat's mind. He had just finished the last cigarette for the day, and felt he was about to get the next piece to his most favorite puzzle in a long time. The puzzle known as Spider-Man.
And as he went through the main doors, he fiddled with his right pant pocket, making sure a certain object was still inside. He then took a right, walking up to a pair of big metal doors...only for an explosion to ring out right in front of him. This was followed by the doors flinging open, a pile of smoke spewing out as two voices began yelling at each other.
"Hatsume! What did I just tell you?!" exclaimed a teacher Nezu was very familiar with.
"Sorry Power Loader!" replied a student, the smoke soon fading to reveal them. It was a pink-haired girl, one Nezu had been hearing Power Loader complain about for days now, along with her doing a crazy performance in the UA sports festival. He had to admit, she was definitely a highlight, especially since the festival had been such a disaster.
"Hatsume..." the teacher grumbled as he walked up to her, "I told you to not-" He then saw the principal standing there, staring at the two. "Oh. Sorry about her, Nezu. She's-"
"Its fine." Nezu interrupted while walking up to them, "You are Miss Hatsume, is that correct?"
"That's right!" Hatsume pointed at herself, "The future CEO of Hatsume Industries, at your service!"
Nezu chuckled at this as Power Loader sighed, the principal then saying, "My apologies Miss Hatsume, but I need to borrow your teacher for a bit. You don't mind going back to class, do you?"
Power Loader opened his mouth at this, only for Hatsume to exclaim, "Nope. I'm off to make more babies!"
The girl quickly sprinted off, Power Loader sighing again before glancing down at his boss. "You do realize you just made another headache for me, right?"
"Oh yes." Nezu laughed, the support hero now seeing the stoat's tail was wagging. That was never a good sign.
"Alright Nezu...what do you want?"
"I need you to check something." Nezu then reached into his pocket and pulled out a small device that looked just like a tiny spider.
Himiko Toga didn't know what to do. She had never felt like this before. For one, she had never drank so much blood in such a long time. Like, blood was so hard for her to get, and since her...parents didn't want her to have any, she couldn't remember half the time what it tasted it like. All they wanted was to be normal. Just...normal.
That alone cleared up her head a lot. She had never felt like she could think this well in a long time. There was no hunger, no craving guiding her every thought. Instead, she felt full. The blood had done what it was supposed to do. She no longer felt this haze in her head, pushing her to what she always thought about: Blood. There was no haze, no voice in the back of her head telling her to find more blood, no hunger...it was calm.
She had never felt so much...calm. It felt good.
But that wasn't what she was thinking about right now. It was the situation she was in that occupied her now calm mind. After all, she had suddenly woke up here after attacking Spider-Man. She had wanted to meet him after she saw that he beat Stainy. I mean, Stainy was her idol. He showed others what society really was now, a bunch of fake heroes saying they'll help you, only to help the ones they want to help and throw away the rest. And she was doubly excited when she saw it on a random television the moment the news crew got of Stain admitting that 'the word hero had lost all meaning', only to show he accepted defeat from Spider-Man!
That meant only thing to Toga: Spider-Man was the next part of Stainy's plan.
It made sense to Himiko. After all, a vigilante, not a hero or villain, had beaten Stainy and showed the world that the ones outside the law could make a difference. That alone was so appealing to Toga, it was something she wanted more than anything. To become someone like that? To drink that person's blood? It sounded like a dream come true.
But now reality had shown her something completely different. Instead of encountering Spider-Man and becoming him, he knocked her out, webbed her up, and she was now...in some kind of small home. As her eyes glanced around, she found she was in a really tiny apartment, much smaller than her old house. That fact alone confused her, but not so much as the woman she had just been talking to.
Inko Midoriya. A green haired woman with the warmest smile she had ever seen. Not only that, she just...gave her bags of blood to drink. Actual blood! And she wasn't disturbed by it or looking away like all the others. No demands of "Forget blood and eat normal food!" or anything like that. Instead, she just gave her some blood to drink and that was that.
The girl couldn't understand what had just happened. Part of her was convinced she was dreaming. Another part of her was convinced she had died in that fight with Spider-Man and somehow the afterlife was where they accepted people like her...that is, till she remembered the webbing covering her, telling her it was still real.
As such, she was now staring at the room around her as Inko had left to get...well, she suspected she was getting Spider-Man. At least, what Spider-Man looked like under his mask. That was another thing she really wanted to see. She was betting he was like her, rejected by society. Though with him, he was probably some crazed looking spider-headed monster, though one that luckily found a place of solace here. That sounded like the most logical outcome in her head right now. Though to be fair, she was also really hoping that Spider-Man turned out to be a total cutie. That would be fun.
Thinking this, she glanced down at the webbing still covering her body, showing she technically was a prisoner right now, though it didn't feel like it at all. That feeling was strange as well, as she was used to tons of paranoia that came with the blood craving. The haze that made her not trust anything...but that was gone. And that warm smile from Inko was enough.
That is, till her eyes drifted over to the drained blood bags, the sight making her lick her lips. "I wonder where she got those." She looked back at the door Inko had disappeared behind, the girl slightly squirming in her webbing-based bindings, "Hope she comes back soon. I'm thirsty."
The sound of typing rang out through the room as Izuku's eyes switched between the scope that had the blood bullet under it, and his computer screen. He then pulled out a notebook, this one called 'Spider Experiments', which was his original notes over making webbing, and he was now writing down several new calculations. The teen had pulled up several sites over studies on blood and their effects on quirks, his eyes going back and forth as he kept writing down page after page.
'Thank goodness I took notes on my blood after getting bit by the spider.' he thought as he glanced back up at the scope. 'Hmm...its definitely different from my blood after the spider bite.' He bit his lip at his next thought, 'But I can't really tell anything else.'
He leaned back in his chair at this, "I need better equipment." He thought aloud before glancing down at his notes, several pages now showing a few basic chemical equations. 'Then again, even if my stuff was better, I'm not sure I would be able to figure this out. This blood in the bullet is so...different. I can't find anything like it in any of these studies.'
Izuku put the notebook down on the desk before taking the vial of blood out from under the scope, 'The blood has a quirk factor in it, but that's all I can find. It must have something else in it or...something. Why would those drug dealers want it? I mean, they put it in bullets...is it a special kind of tranquilizer? The chemical makeup of the blood doesn't seem to be that though.'
He put the vial down next, only to hear a knock at his door. Turning to it, the door slightly opened up before his mother peeked inside, "Hey." She whispered.
"Hey." Izuku quietly replied, "Um...is everything okay?"
"That depends." Inko remarked before glancing back at Toga, the girl just sitting on the couch as the webbing began to disappear around her.
"I...see." Izuku responded as he got out of his seat, "Uh..."
"Don't." Inko closed the door behind her as she entered the room. "I will say again that what you did was super reckless, but I will now admit that the girl needs...a lot of help. Probably more than I can do."
Izuku bit his lip at this, "I didn't think again, didn't I?"
"Yup." Inko instantly remarked, shaking her head. "But, I think you did the right thing." She glanced back at the closed door, "I think she's been rejected by a lot of people due to her...thinking she's a monster." Izuku went wide-eyed at this, his mother shaking her head again, "The poor dear is convinced she's one."
Izuku opened his mouth, but no sound came out. He didn't know what to say, only for his mother to put his hand on his shoulder. "She needs help...and she admires you. I think you can help her, but-"
"But you need me to reveal myself."
"Yes." Inko instantly said, Izuku biting his lip at this. And seeing that her son wasn't going to respond, she added, "She needs therapy, and we'll probably have to talk to the police at some point. Also, she's starved and...I suspect her parents are not feeding her what she needs for her quirk."
"Oh." Izuku barely replied, the teen blinking as his mind went over everything that had just happened in his head. The bullet he had been examining had made him forget, and now it was all rushing back in. And as this mess muddled itself into his brain, he took a deep breath before saying, "Well, I can't run away from this. What do you want me to do?"
His mother smiled at his response before saying, "For starters, why don't you go introduce yourself? Then, all three of us will figure out an...arrangement."
Izuku did a small nod at this before getting up, Inko then slowly opening the door before gesturing Izuku to go first. And as he walked into the living room, Toga glanced up to see the teen, who was in casual clothes. She blinked at the sight, the boy in front of her almost looking like someone else she knew before he spoke up.
"Hello." Izuku almost quietly said, the girl blinking at him in response.
"H-h-hello." She squeaked out, "Are...are you-"
Izuku did a small nod before sitting down on the chair Inko had been using earlier. His mind raced for a second, yelling at him, 'Don't stutter! You've been doing better at FEAST with that, so don't stutter.' He closed his eyes for a split-second before saying, "I'm Izuku Midoriya. Its nice to meet you without the mask."
Toga's eyes went fully wide at this, a tiny blush appearing on her face as she stuttered out, "Y-y-you're Spider-Man?"
Izuku responded with a small smile, "Not what you were expecting?"
The girl flinched at the question before rapidly shaking her head, "No! I mean, um...just...wow."
Izuku then leaned down and grabbed the now fading webbing that was constricting the girl before giving it a tug, ripping most of it with a single motion. The girl gasped at this, only to glance back up and see Izuku still smiling at her, "So, me and mom talked about it and...well, we would both like to help you. Will you let us do that?"
Toga blinked at him at this, "Help...me?"
Izuku nodded back, "Yeah. Mom told me about your...circumstances." He glanced back at Inko for a second before adding, "And while I'll admit that we don't completely know what to do..." He turned back to Toga, "We do know we want to help you. Will you let us?"
The teen gestured his hand forward at this, Toga glancing down at it for a second before biting her lip. She looked back up at the teen, then to his mother. The girl felt a rush of emotions in her mind, as if time itself stopped just so memories and thoughts could invade her head before thinking just one thing. She had never had someone be so kind to her like Inko, and she could tell Izuku was the same just by his face alone.
And with a second of hesitation, she took the hand.
Meanwhile...
The Tinkerer rubbed her eyes as she let out a long sigh before staring down at her hands, seeing the metal armaments. The armor instantly disappeared a second later, turning back to her usual purple and black jacket. But as she did this and got out of her chair, a voice behind her spoke up.
"I must say, that never gets old to look at." Tinkerer spun around at this, seeing the voice's owner to be Gentle Criminal as he added, "I know my partner understands it more, but I must say, that...'programmable matter' or what you call it, is so fascinating to watch."
"Its just basic science." She grumbled as she crossed her arms.
"I doubt that." Gentle chuckled before doing a small bow, "My apologies for taking so long, Tinkerer. I have what you requested."
"You mean what your partner created for me." She corrected him as Gentle extended his hand, showing a small flash drive. She quickly grabbed it and spun around, putting the device into a nearby computer. A file appeared next, the girl scanning over what was inside before closing it.
"Is it to your liking?"
"Yeah, it is." She said in a bored tone. "I suspect you want your part of the deal?"
"Indeed." Gentle responded while tapping his cane, "I have been away from the public for too long, and according to you, this device will help with...vigilante issues?"
"It won't fully solve the problem, but it should help based on what little studying I've done on him." She replied while letting out a yawn, "Though if I'm honest, you might not even need this now."
"Oh? Why is that?"
"Because Beck is also after the bug."
Gentle raised an eyebrow at this before humming, "I see. I hope that doesn't become a problem. The man understands the need for theatrics...but he's also a distasteful performer."
The Tinkerer rolled her eyes at this as she whispered, "Why are all my customers a bunch of theater freaks?" She then walked over to another desk and pulled out a small device, handing it to Gentle, "Here."
"You have my thanks." Gentle replied as he took the gadget.
"Whatever."
"No need to be rude. This is just a normal-"
"Go away." Tinkerer moaned as she turned around, waving her hand. "I'm going to bed, so get out."
Gentle opened his mouth to do a response, only to take a small breath before saying, "I understand. Once again, thank you. I shall now take my leave."
The man walked out of the room at this, leaving the girl alone as she turned off the lights and went into another room. There, Tinkerer stared at a blank room that had nothing in it but a bed and an alarm clock. "Oh yeah. I still have that project to do for school. Eh, I'll do it at the support lab tomorrow."
It had been a few minutes after Toga had shook Izuku's hand. As such, she had a few questions for the teen, mainly over his fight against Stain. He responded by telling her he didn't have much to say, but rather he just went after the man, and after a first loss, he fought him again and won. However, the battle was super engaging for the girl, loving every second as Izuku learned of her super admiration for the hero killer. Despite this, even though Izuku knew he wasn't the best at reading people, he could tell it was the ideals of the hero killer that pushed her to be a fan of the villain.
And before her was the person that beat him. Izuku had taken on and beaten a monster in his mind, but to her, it was something completely different. It was here that both him and Inko realized what this meant. Toga thought that Izuku was Stain's successor, solely due to beating him. The very thought made them want to grimace, but they were able to hide it. Not only that, they knew now that Toga was in full follower mode when it came to Spider-Man, something that was reassuring for secret keeping, but worrying in other ways.
That is, till Toga asked, "So...why are you a vigilante? I mean, you're using your quirk freely! Why do you do it for something like that?"
Izuku blinked at this, staring at the girl on the couch. (The webbing was now gone, but she decided to stay sitting there) He almost bit his lip at this, thinking for a moment, only to get up from the chair he was on. "Hold on one moment." He spun around and went to his room, Toga turning to Inko.
"Was it something I said?"
Inko shook her head, "No. I think he needs to grab something before telling you about it."
A second later, he came back into the room, sitting down and taking a small breath, "Sorry about that." He stared deep into her eyes at this, "Now...before I tell you, will you promise me something?"
Toga tilted her head at him before nodding, "Sure."
"I need you to not tell anyone anything about me." Izuku replied, the girl opening her mouth, only for him to continue, "I know that may sound strange, but what I'm about to tell you...I don't fully understand it myself."
"What do you mean?"
Izuku glanced away for a second before responding, "You see...for starters, I'm quirkless."
The sound of a pin dropping could have been heard at this, Toga staring at him like she had been told he had grown a second head. A second later, she slowly replied, "Huh? But...but I saw you beat up those thugs! You did that electric thing, and you can go invisible! And you beat Stainy! You beat all of them without a quirk?!"
Izuku shook his head, "Not quite. You see, I'm quirkless...or at least, I used to be." He raised up a small bottle in his hand at this, the girl seeing a small insect inside the glass, "But then this little guy crawled into my life."
"A...spider?" she replied, squinting her eyes. He then spun the bottle around, Toga tilting her head slightly as she saw the tattoo on the dead insect, "Forty-Two?"
"Yup." Izuku put the bottle on the nearby table that had the previous blood bags on. "I don't know why it has that tattoo. But as to why its important...it bit me, and gave me a quirk."
"Gave you...a quirk?" Toga responded, her face and tone making it look like she was told that the sky was no longer colored blue.
"Yeah, I know. I still don't fully get it either."
"I wish you would figure it out." Inko instantly chimed in, her arms crossed. "That spider has caused me a ton of stress."
"I know." Izuku lightly chuckled before shaking his head, "Anyways, that's how it happened. It gave me a quirk and...now I'm Spider-Man."
Toga stared at the bottle, blinking several times before glancing back at Izuku. "Then why are you a vigilante?"
Izuku and Inko shared a glance at this, his mom nodding to him before he looked back at Toga. "Well, that's a bit longer story. You see, I always wanted to be a hero." Toga blanched at that, fear appearing next as the two instantly noticed her expression. Seeing this, he quickly added, "But...I failed to become one."
Her expression showed slightly less fear at this, Izuku then continuing his story after a second, "You see, I got this quirk just a few days before the entrance exams for hero school. I took them and..." Toga's expression faded more as she saw sadness appear on Izuku's face, "I failed. Badly."
That made Toga go wide-eyed, "How...bad?"
"Let's just say they told me to look elsewhere." Izuku sighed, his eyes glancing away again. "It made me want to give up and...let's just say it was bad." His face showed a look of almost pure despair, the sight making the girl go wide-eyed, only for the teen to glance back at her, his face morphing into an expression of determination, "But I decided I wouldn't give up! If I was gonna be rejected by the hero schools, I decided I would go into vigilantism instead. So, I made myself a hero costume like I always wanted and...well, I began try and fight crime." He raised his fist at this, Toga's eyes shining at this as he began to explain some of the fights he had gotten into.
Himiko listened with bated breath as Izuku went over his first few encounters, the teen seeing the pure admiration in Toga's eyes. It made him blush slightly, shocked that someone would be so interested. But then got to his fight right before Stain before stopping, not wanting to go into the Martin Li stuff before his head drooped down and let out a long sigh. The sight made Toga's eyes twitch, unable to figure out what to express as she saw Izuku now be depressed as he added, "But despite all I've done, I'm still nowhere near close to my goal. I still want to be a hero, but...I'm just a vigilante. Heck, I'm still just as worthless as I was when I was quirkless."
"Izuku-" Inko started, only for Toga to yell.
"That's not true!" she exclaimed, waving her hands, "I mean, I saw you whoop those thugs like they were nothing! And you beat Stainy!"
"That's nowhere near enough. Any hero could have done what I've done." Izuku replied, shaking his head. The statement made Toga flinch, her mind unable to comprehend what he was saying, only for Izuku to add, "I've only been able to do small stuff. I've...barely done anything really."
Toga blinked at him at this, those words entering her ears. She had always thought that heroes were just lies, people that don't really help others, as she had never had people like them help her. I mean, she was tormented by her parents and peers for years to be normal. Not allowed to be who she really wanted to be. To be who she was supposed to be. No one would help her. They always said heroes help others, but that was a lie. They wouldn't help a monster.
But then Inko had helped her, and the one she admired just...confessed he wanted to be a hero, something she knew she didn't like or believe in. And yet, he made it sound like he was in the same boat. He was rejected by society just like her, and had always been. He had been born wrong like her, this time with no power, and when he had the ability to no longer be rejected, he ended up getting rejected by society anyways.
She slightly slumped back at this, her world shattering just a bit in her mind. The girl honestly didn't know what to do now. It was nothing like she thought it was going to be. There was no longer that blood hunger in her right now, hazing her mind. Instead, her mind was clear, which made her stare at the two with a slight frown. She had never felt this before. It was so odd to her, something she knew she just didn't understand.
That is, till Izuku spoke up, "So...that's my story." Her eyes went back to him, "Could you tell me yours?"
She went wide-eyed at this, her whole body shaking for a second. Her mind battled between two thoughts, one saying, 'Don't tell them! They'll hate you!' and the other, 'I think...I think we should. I think they can help us.' But as that thought went through, her mind kept arguing, 'No! They'll hate you! Everyone hates monsters like us!' her head slightly shook at that, 'But...but...he's Spider-Man! Stainy approved of him, and...and he wants to help me. No one's ever wanted to help me! Maybe...maybe that means he will.'
She wanted to grip her head at this, the two thoughts fighting a full war in her brain now. Her eyes shook at this, the cat-like pupils dancing around as she tried to respond. And after a minute, she slowly said, "Um...can you promise me something if I tell you?"
Izuku and Inko shared a glance before looking back and nodding, "Sure."
"Promise me...you won't hate me if I tell you."
Izuku went wide-eyed as Inko gasped at this, the mother instantly responding, "Dear, we would never hate you!"
"Yeah!" Izuku added, nodding again, "W-w-we just want to help."
The teen flinched, noticing he stuttered, but Toga didn't seem to notice. She just stared at them with slightly dead eyes now. "Well...you see..." she started, biting her lip as she glanced away next.
Inko reached out and grabbed her shoulder, Toga looking back up at her, "Don't worry dear, take your time." She shined her warm smile again, "We just want to help you."
Toga's eyes darted between the two, her form squirming as she looked like she wanted to shrink into the couch. The sight made Izuku and Inko share a glance, both frowning as they now wondered if asking this quickly was a bad idea. But as they thought that, the duo looked back at her as she bit her lip with her tiny fangs, just barely making sure no blood was drawn. And as they were about to speak up, saying it was okay, the girl spoke up, "Um...I'm ready."
She began to twiddle her thumbs, Izuku blinking as Inko patted her shoulder again. Toga glanced up at her, seeing that smile, "Just take your time. Go as slow as you need to."
The girl blinked at her before glancing down at her thumbs, her eyes shaking as her mind tried to tell her this was a bad idea. But as she thought this, she looked back at Inko again, and that all faded away. It was so strange to her. She wasn't sure if was because the haze was gone, that craving of blood no longer distracting her mind. Or maybe it was the fact that she had never met people like this before, ones that would actually listen...and they looked like they cared. No had ever cared before.
She stopped her thumbs from moving, instead squeezing them together along with the rest of both hands. Her eyes glanced away as she began, "So uh...I don't know how to start this."
The statement made the two just nod in understanding, Izuku speaking up this time, "Don't worry. Just...start where you need to."
Toga inhaled a small breath at this, only to see Inko sit down beside her on the couch. The sight made Toga smile, a tiny one, but one that made her release her breath before saying, "Okay. So uh...my whole story revolves around my...my quirk."
"Your blood quirk?" Inko asked, Toga nodding back.
"Uh-huh."
Izuku slightly leaned in at this, "If you don't mind, what exactly does your blood quirk do? I've read up several, and they always have different properties."
Toga glanced up at him, seeing the teen lean up to her face. She felt a tiny blush appear on her face, only for Inko to gesture to her son, silently telling him to lean back. A second later, Izuku went back as Toga replied, "Um...when I suck people's blood, I can...I can transform into them."
Izuku went wide-eyed at this, gasping, "Like shapeshifting?!"
The girl flinched at the slight outburst, "Um...yes?"
"That's amazing!" Izuku exclaimed, Toga going full wide-eyed as well.
"Huh?"
"That quirk is amazing! The implications of being able to transform into others is almost limitless! So, can you fully transform, clothes as well? Can you copy their voice? Can you copy their quirk? Does it include animals?"
"Huh?" Toga repeated, her face showing nothing but confusion as she saw the stars suddenly appear in Izuku's eyes. Inko giggled at the sight before patting Toga's shoulder, the girl turning to the woman.
"Don't worry, this is normal for him." Inko winked at her, "My son loves quirks." She glanced back at Izuku, "Now Izuku, you can ask her about her quirk later. Let her tell us her story first."
"But-"
"Izuku..."
The teen glanced away, a slight pout on his face that made Toga want to giggle as he muttered out, "Fine."
And after a few seconds of silence, Himiko took a deep breath and began to tell them her story. It began when she was little, figuring out her quirk after she found a hurt bird. She didn't understand it, but she knew she wanted the blood of the bird. But as the girl told this to the mother and son, she expected them to show nothing but disgust on their faces...only to see curiosity on Izuku's face while Inko showed an expression of worry.
Seeing this, she took a moment before continuing her story. She told them how her parents hated seeing that, and began to tell her to suppress her love of blood. This was followed with them telling her to be 'normal', something she said with pure venom in her voice. Izuku and Inko both saw this, the teen frowning while Inko's face showed a tinge of anger. But Toga didn't notice this as she continued, telling them she started to be an 'ideal young school girl expected of society'.
The two could feel the anger radiating off of her as she said those words, Izuku and Inko sharing glances as they both showed frowns. The looked back at her as she closed her eyes, telling the final part of her story. It was when a student covered in blood and bruises appeared in front of her, her quirk activating after having not drank blood in so long. She shivered at this next part, telling them that she attacked him so she could suck his blood.
Her eyes reopened at this, staring up at the duo. She expected this to be it. There's no way they wouldn't be disgusted or angry or scared of her. They would reject her, just the like the rest. But as her eyes saw their faces, her mouth stopped moving. What she saw wasn't any of those things. She could see a bit of fear, mainly from Inko, but she showed an expression that was a cross between fear, compassion and sadness. As for Izuku, he showed nothing but sadness on his face. The sight made her jaw almost go slack, unable to respond.
"And...did you go on the run after that?" Izuku asked, Himiko blinking at him instead of responding. She tried to form words in her mouth, but she couldn't find any.
"Are you okay?" Inko added, Toga turning to her. The girl's expression was a mix mash of confusion and sadness, Inko feeling her heart clench at the sight.
Himiko's eyes darted between the two, only to ask, "Um...why are you two looking at me like that?"
"What do you mean?" Izuku replied before they shared a glance.
"Well..." Toga looked down and began to twiddle her fingers at this, "Aren't you disgusted with me?"
The mother and son looked back at her, Inko speaking up first, "Why would we be disgusted?"
"Cuz...I attacked someone and...you know, drank their blood."
Izuku just frowned at this, now truly realizing he had no idea what to do here. 'I really went in over my head again, didn't I?' he thought, 'Gran Torino was right. I just keep jumping into things without being prepared. I have no idea what to do here...'
Thankfully, Inko was there to help as she got up and sat down beside Toga. She put her hand on the girl's shoulder, Toga turning to her to see that smile again. "Dear...we could never be disgusted by something like that. All that is is your quirk reacting to not being used. Granted, I'll admit that what you did was wrong, but what your parents did to you was much worse." The girl went wide-eyed at this, only for Inko to add, "No one should go through what you did."
And as she said this, Izuku stared at his mother silently thinking how glad he had her in his life. She was able to just...help this situation that he had stupidly thrown himself into. Even now he couldn't believe how reckless he had been. 'Thank you mom.' he thought before his eyes turned to Toga, the girl just blankly staring at the woman.
Himiko Toga kept staring, only for it click. Her brain told her one thing: 'They really don't think I'm a monster.' That line of thought shattered her mind, her head racing as this one thing broke the world around her. Water began to appear under her eyes, though she didn't notice it. All she knew was that her world had been destroyed in a single moment.
As for Inko, the sight of the girl crying made her instantly hug the poor girl. Toga stiffened up at this, now feeling those two arms embracing her. It was something she had never experienced before. She couldn't remember the last hug she had gotten. She wasn't sure if she had ever been hugged...or she had blocked that memory out. She didn't know.
But that was enough to break the dam. Water poured out of her eyes. A bawling cry came next, the noise making Izuku flinch, only for him to get up and lean over, hugging her as well. They weren't sure how much time passed as they did this, but it didn't matter. They knew one thing: They wanted to help this girl.