With Help from Mirko

Izuku stood on top of a random building in the middle of town. He wasn't really sure where he was, but all that mattered was that he was far away from his neighborhood. Today was one of the harder days he's had to deal with after his talk with All Might years ago. Katsuki has been getting more and more unruly at school as graduation got closer and the entrance exam for U.A. University was getting closer. It was more or less a guarantee for him to be accepted into U.A. with Katsuki's quirk and natural athletic skill. Still, Izuku's former friend always felt the need to rub his entitled success in everyone's face, especially Izuku. While Katsuki's bullying had been watered down over the years when Izuku had given up on his dream, there were still moments when Katsuki felt the need to make sure Izuku's self-esteem was thoroughly crushed.

Earlier today, Katsuki was on a rant about how he would dominate the U.A. entrance exam, and Izuku happened to be walking by when he got really heated. The next thing Izuku knew, Katsuki was in his face, reminding him how his dream was dead and how he was a Quirkless loser. Izuku nearly broke down then and there, especially as Katsuki's followers were more than happy to add in their hateful two cents. When school was over, Izuku wandered around town instead of going home, and now he was on this roof.

Izuku stared at the view of the city, wondering if he should step over the railing and end it all, but then a hero decided to show up.

"What're you doing here?" a rough voice suddenly asked. Izuku jumped and turned to see a dark-skinned woman with white hair and red eyes glared at him from the other side of the roof. The Rabbit Hero: Mirko stared Izuku down with her fierce gaze. Izuku felt both excited that Mirko was here and mortified that he was caught contemplating suicide.

"Ah! ...N-n-nothing!" Izuku stuttered in response.

"Uh-huh," Mirko replied, clearly not buying his excuse. She walked over to Izuku's side and stood next to him, leaning on the railing and trying to look casual but not doing a good job. Izuku knew that Mirko was meant more for battle rather than trying to talk some sense into a dumb teenager, but that was more apparent as her harsh stare only intensified as she tried to assess what was going on with Izuku right now. "What's your name, kid?"

"I-Izuku, Izuku Midoriya."

"What the hell are you doing up here, Midoriya?"

"Just... thinking."

"About what?" Mirko's eyes bore into Izuku, and he felt himself get even more uncomfortable.

"S-stuff..." Izuku replied, but he knew that Mirko wouldn't be satisfied with that answer, so he quickly added. "Graduation... wondering what to do about college..."

"Really?" Mirko began, her intense gaze softening a bit, but she never took her eyes off him. "What are you planning on doing."

"I don't know..." Izuku replied, feeling his sadness returning. "I had plans years ago... but they fell apart."

"How come?"

"They were... unrealistic..." Izuku felt the tears well up in his eyes, and he turned over to look at the city to avoid his tears being seen by the heroine.

"How unrealistic could it have been? What, were you planning to be the first ninja supermodel on mars or something?" Izuku might've laughed at that, but he's been dealing with depression for years and has rarely laughed, especially with being reminded of his dead dream.

"I... wanted to be a hero..." Mirko was silent for a bit, and Izuku felt her stare intensified.

"So why'd you give up?" she eventually asked.

"Everyone told me I couldn't do it..."

"And you fucking listened?!" Mirko shouted. Izuku jumped and turned to see Mirko angrily staring him down. "A bunch of randos sticks their nose in your business, and you just cave?!"

"I-it wasn't 'randos!'" Izuku defended. "They were my classmates, my friend, my mom, even a hero I looked up to told me I couldn't do it!"

"So fucking what?! You clearly want to be a hero more than anything since your so depressed about it!" Izuku cringed at Mirko's accurate statement.

"You don't understand-" Izuku tried.

"What? Are you saying you have a weak quirk? Then you have to work harder! I know a bunch of people who became heroes, even with a lame quirk. You can't let something like that hold you back!"

"But I'm Qurikless!" Izuku shouted before Mirko could interrupt him. He expected her to take back her words and agree with everyone else or at least just leave him on the roof. Instead, her fist slammed into the top of his head.

"That's no fucking excuse!" she exclaimed. Izuku clutched the top of his head, reeling from both the blow and her words. Mirko was still saying he could be a hero even without a Quirk. He wasn't sure what to do, so he just focused on the pain in his head. Izuku was so lost in his agony he didn't notice Mirko grab his bag and pull out one of his notebooks and pencils. When Mirko dropped the notebook in front of him, he finally looked up to see her angry yet determined look.

"I wrote my address in your notebook. Be there tomorrow by noon, and we'll see how "unrealistic" your plans were. Don't you dare flake out on me because I will hunt you down and drag you there kicking and screaming if I have to!" With that, Mirko jumped off the roof and bounded across the city via the rooftops. Izuku numbly watched her jump away and picked up the notebook she wrote in. True to her words, there was an address inside. Izuku stared at the address as Mirko's words finally sank in, and he realized what she meant. 'Is she going to... train me?'

Izuku stared up at the late afternoon sky and contemplated the last few minutes. He thought his dreams were dead, and yet in the span of a few minutes, an angry rabbit woman decided to put his dreams to the test and to tell him outright that he could still be a hero.

"What the hell just happened?" he couldn't help but ask himself.