Something is up with that Izuku kid. By the looks of it, he's the pure spirit, but he doesn't talk all that much. He normally just stays away from the group, or gets harassed by Bakugou. I'm not sure whether he's wary of us, doesn't like us, or is just shy.

He's currently sitting at a table by the wall. We're all hanging out in the dinning room. I approached Izuku, not too sure what to expect. I haven't even heard his voice. "Hey Izuku." I said cheerfully, hoping to get a reaction.

"O-oh K-Kirishima!! D-do you need something?" Izuku studdered. "Nah, I just wanted to talk to you. It wouldn't be very manly if we weren't able to cooperate as a team." I smiled at him. He looked down at the table and muttered "r-right..."

"So, why do you always stay away from the group?"

"N-no reason!"

"There's clearly a reason"

"I-it doesn't matter!!"

He wrapped his wings around himself, as if to protect himself. He's definitely nervous. "You ok?" I asked.

"I-I'm fine.."

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"Izuku, if this is going to work, you need to open up to them." Ochaco insisted. I sighed, "I know... I'm just not sure I can trust them yet... I just need a little longer.."

"We've been a group for a week. So far, you haven't talked to anyone other than Bakugou and Kirishima. And you only talked to them because you had no choice. If they wanted to hurt you, they already would have"

"I-it's just... hard for me.. what if they betray me, like how Kacchan did?"

"They won't. They're worried about you. You haven't talked much, but they know you can talk, so they know something is up. Just let your walls down a little, ok?"

"I-I'll try.."

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We were having a group meeting, about how we would manage everything, specifically sleeping arrangements, food, and how we'd get coins. I tried to build up the courage to speak up, I really did, but to no avail.

So much for trying to open up.

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During the meeting, Izuku didn't participate. He didn't even talk, until Iida began to lecture him about it, "Midoryia-san, if you're going to be in this team, you need to participate! Otherwise you'll just be a liability!", while making his usual hand motions.

This caused Izuku to raise his hands in defense, and shield himself with his wings. As if he were under attack. "I-I'm sorry... p-please don't h-hurt me.." he studdered.

Hurt him? Why would he think that? That's when it hit me. Iida was waving his hands in a karate-chop like motion and he was yelling. Izuku was clearly scared of us, but we didn't notice. And the way Iida was interacting with him would only reinforce that fear.

"Iida-kun, stop it!" I said. "Yaoyorozo-san, is something wrong?" He asked.

"Yeah, I think Izuku-kun is scared of us. And you moving your hands like that is probably only going to make it worse"

"W-what makes you think I'm s-scared?" Izuku turned to look at me.

"The way your behaving makes it somewhat obvious"

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Uraraka called a group meeting today, but for some reason, Bakugou and Izuku weren't there.

"So, about what happened in the last meeting", Uraraka started off, "Yaoyorozo, you're right. Izuku is scared of new people. It's not your guys' fault, it's just that he was bullied for not having magic. He's scared that if he opens up to people, something similar will happen. To put it simply, he has trust issues"

"I'm sure he'll open up to you guys eventually, but it probably will take some time. I've been working on convincing him to trust you guys, but for now we'll have to work with it. So, if you want to talk to him, try not to rush him or anything, and don't do anything that could seem threatening. Also, don't tell Izuku or Bakugou about this meeting."

"Why not?" I asked.

"Well, Izuku wouldn't like it that I told you, and Bakugou would be even worse to Izuku if he found out how insecure Izuku is because of him."

That makes sense, I suppose.

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"I... I can't do it. Iida was threatening me... I should have known this wouldn't be a good idea..." I said, staring at the ground. Ochaco put her hand on my shoulder, "look, Izuku. Iida didn't mean it like that, he just finds the rules very important. All of them are really nice, well except Bakugou. Give it another shot"

I nodded. "If you say so.."

"Good. You won't regret it"

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Izuku was sitting on a bench in the garden. By the looks of things, he had just finished watering the plants. I sat down next to him, not saying anything. It took awhile before he noticed me, but when he did, he studdered "h-hey T-Todoroki-kun!"

"Hey."

"Wh-what are you d-doing out here?"

"Am I not allowed to be in the garden?"

"N-no th-that's not what I meant... i-i-i just...."

"It's fine. I like to sit out here, that's all"

"Y-yeah. It's really nice, so quiet and peaceful.."

We sat there in silence, simply enjoying the fresh air. I didn't notice at first, but Izuku's body relaxed. He wasn't nervous. That's good. I think I made some progress. Sure, he's not talking, but he's not nervous around me.

"Todoroki-kun?"

"Yeah?"

"Do.. do you think I'm worthless?"

"No. Why would you say that?"

"Oh, no reason. It's just... Kacchan keeps telling me that even with my new powers, I'm still useless..."

"Well, you're not"

".... ok"

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Ochaco was right. So far everyone has been nothing but nice to me. And it seems genuine too.

They're not going to hurt me. I can trust them.

I'm going to open up to them.