When Izuku got home, he sulked his way to his room and took a depressing shower. He fell face flat on his bed and screamed a frustrated, silent scream.

Izuku wasn't sure at all if he'd even passed the exams. He didn't get any points whatsoever, and the only impressive thing he'd done was punch a giant robot worth zero points square in the face.

He groaned just as a few light knocks were heard at his door. Izuku groggily got up and opened the door to stare into the worried eyes of his mother.

"Oh Izu," She started. "Don't worry, I know you did alright. You did your best and that's what counts in the end, right?" She said with an unsure smile.

Izuku nodded absentmindedly in reply.

"I'll be making dinner if you need me. It's your favorite! Katsudon!" His mom encouraged.

Izuku gave a small smile and nodded once again before lightly closing the door and flopping back on his bed.

Just a few moments later, a door bell was heard. Izuku didn't bother to get up, but he heard the hurried footsteps of his mom behind the door to know that she'd take care of it. After a few mumbled words, Izuku heard the front door close and his mom walked back towards the kitchen. Suddenly, he heard her gasp, making him curious. Constant knocking on Izuku's door urged him to get up and he opened it to once again come face to face with his mom.

"I-I-Izuku! I-It's from u-UA!" She said shakily, obviously worried as she handed him an envelope.

Izuku's eyes widened and he nodded his head in a quick thanks as he took the envelope and slammed the door behind him. He rushed to his desk, the room dark as he'd accidentally hit the light switch, and turned on a small desk lamp next to his books. He shook nervously in his seat as he stared at the envelope in front of him. The UA symbol was neatly printed on the front, Izuku's name printed in smaller letters underneath it.

With a shaky hand, he reached over and tore the envelope open.

A small, circular device fell out of the envelope, as well as a piece of paper. When the device laid still on the desk, it made a small whirring sound before projecting something a few inches above it.

A video suddenly started playing and All Might's face was full blown, giving Izuku a shock. The letter was form UA. Why was All Might....

"Is it going?" All Might said. He looked off screen and saw a hand appear from the side giving All Might a thumbs up.

"Alright then! Listen to me, Midoriya, my boy!"

All Might started explaining how he didn't come to Japan to visit or fight crime, but to become a teacher at UA. He then started talking about the exam, how Izuku hadn't gotten any points. Izuku hung his head in shame, understanding what All Might was getting at.

"But!" All Might announced, grabbing Izuku's attention once again. "That wasn't all there was to the test, you know! A hero can't be solely judged on the amount of villains they take down! Look over here!"

The video changed into a recorded moment, probably after the test. The nice girl from before was talking to Present Mic, asking if she could give some of her points to Izuku. She said that she should at least give him the points he could've gotten if it hadn't been for her. As he watched, Izuku was amazed. No one had ever done something like that for him before. Present Mic started explaining how Izuku wouldn't need her points, making her, as well as Izuku himself, confused. The projection changed back to All Might.

"Your actions spurred others to act as well! My boy, the entrance exam wasn't graded only on villain points," All Might said. "How can a hero course reject someone who saves others and does the right thing? Heroes are symbols to others of safety and protection! A hero who can do one and not the other is not a full fledged hero! It's lip service! A hero puts their life on the line to save others, to protect others! They put that lip service to practice! So...."

The screen changed once again to a chart of the examinees, only showing ranks one through one hundred, probably the only ones who'd gotten in. As Izuku quickly analyzed the chart, he realized that there were another set of points next to the villain points.

"Rescue points!"

Izuku's eyes widened as the chart was suddenly zoomed into the seventh rank.

"Midoriya Izuku! Sixty rescue points! Zero villain points! And Uraraka Ochaco! Forty five rescue points and twenty eight villain points!" All Might stated. "You both pass."

Izuku couldn't believe it. It was just too crazy. Him, a quirkless mute who strived for a hopeless dream, was getting a second chance. He'd received the constant support and help of his mother and idol and was oh so grateful to them. Maybe... just maybe he could really achieve his dream.

On the projection, All Might stretched out his hand toward the camera, his bright smile ever blinding.

"Come, Young Midoriya. You can achieve your dream!" The video ended with the UA symbol before cutting out completely, the projection shrinking away into the tiny circular device.

Teary eyed, Izuku bent his head down and clenched his shaky fist tightly. He smiled wholeheartedly, not like all of those half smiles he'd given everyone since he was little. In the first time since he was only four years old, Izuku muttered a few hoarse words.

"...yes sir..."

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Later that night, just as Izuku was about to go to bed, All Might sent Izuku a text to meet him at the beach. Izuku rushed over and saw All Might in his true form standing near the water. The full moon reflected off of the sea and made the waters bright. The moon itself and the stars in the sky added to the serene affect of the night.

Izuku ran toward All Might who turned around at the sound of his footsteps. All Might smiled as he got closer and held up a hand.

"Congrats on getting in," He grinned.

Izuku stopped in front of him and high-fived All Might's hand as he continued.

"Also, I didn't tell the school about our relationship. Nor was I a judge. You seem like the time to worry about stuff like that."

Izuku sheepishly nodded in response before signing, "So you'll be a teacher at UA now? I wouldn't have expected that."

All Might only knew the basics of signing when Izuku first met him. When words got too complicated for All Might to understand, Izuku had to finger spell some of them. While All Might trained Izuku to get stronger, Izuku tutored All Might in sign language. Over time, All Might was more advanced in it and could understand the language better than before, though he still needed help with some things.

"I couldn't tell the public about it until the news was officially announced. I originally became a teacher at UA so I could look for successor," All Might said.

Izuku remembered All Might talking about that at some point during his training. He realized that All Might was looking to find one amongst the UA students. Most of them had amazing quirks and raw talent. Any of them could've been chosen if Izuku wasn't there at the right place at the right time.

"Using that power, One For All, broke my legs and arm to such a state... I just can't control it," Izuku signed.

"That's to be expected, though. You just got a quirk after being quirkless for your whole life up until now. It's like expecting someone who suddenly grew a tail to know so many tricks. It takes time to get used to things. And it's One For All that you've got to get used to, too," All Might explained.

"So you knew that'd happen?"

"You could say that, I guess," All Might shrugged. "There wasn't enough time to explain to you how to control your new powers. The best I could do was give you a quick run down before you headed off to the exam. Right now, you're handling a lot, I know. And it definitely will be hard to master the quirk, but once you do, through sweat and tears, it'll be second nature to you. We just have to keep training," He grinned before bending down to pick up some empty gas cans.

"Like this!" All Might suddenly switched into his muscular form and crushed the cans with one hand until they were compressed to the size of a small ball.

"Huh?! All Might?! Where'd he come from?!" Izuku heard a distant voice call.

He peeked over behind All Might to see that a couple was on the port he'd cleaned out during his training. He looked up at All Might who seemed to be slightly panicking.

"Crap," All Might muttered before running off. "Let's go Midoriya!"

Izuku raced off after the hero and slightly smiled to himself. Though many challenges would come his way, he'd face them all head on and win.

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Izuku hurriedly slipped on his shoes, careful to keep the piece of toast in his mouth from falling. His mom was behind him, watching him worriedly as he got ready to leave. Izuku still felt bad about keeping his secret from her, but part of it was All Might's, too, so if he tried to explain his sudden quirk manifestation, he'd have to explain All Might's situation as well. He didn't want to do that to him since he wasn't ready to tell anyone.

"Do you have your pocket tissues?" His mom asked, Izuku nodding swiftly in reply.

"And your handkerchief?" She pestered, gaining a nod in reply once again.

"And your supplies? Is it all in your backpack?!" She asked again, her worried voice pushing through.

Izuku tightened the laces on his red sneakers and quickly signed to his mom, "Yes! I've got everything with me, Mom! No need to worry!"

He slung the backpack over his shoulder and grabbed the door knob. Just as he was about to turn it, his mom spoke.

"Um, Izuku?"

He turned around and watched as his mom's worried gaze dropped to the ground, before she looked back up at him with a teary smile.

"You look great. Be safe out there, okay?"

The night before, a package from UA was sent to their apartment with Izuku's school uniform. It was a simple gray blazer with teal stripes on the cuffs and collar. It came with a white dress shirt, a red tie, and a set of teal khakis. Izuku couldn't tie a tie right to save his life, making the thing look short and stubby, but somehow, he pulled it off.

Izuku tilted the corners of his mouth upward towards his mom and nodded before turning the door knob and rushing out the apartment.