What Soul Do You Have?

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i'll let deku know you asked that

"Wh- Hey! I didn't say anything!"

Hearing Uraraka admit that she used to care about popularity and all that gave Rody a moment of whiplash. That's exactly how Rody grew up seeing all heroes; that they only cared about the fame and money. That was the reason why there were basically no heroes around in Otheon; they had nothing to gain from helping out that criminal-infested city.

He was happy to hear her change in attitude regarding that. "See? True hero material. You have a good heart."

Rody froze, money in hand, also noticing the kid outside. Pino quickly retreated into his ponytail. While Uraraka's hero instincts were kicking in, Rody's "big brother" ones were activated. As soon as she left the table, Rody cursed under his breath as he frantically shoved his book into the backpack he brought with him. This book was too damn expensive to just leave behind.

He rushed outside, just in time to see the hero get shoved. "Uraraka!" She seemed okay, considering that she was getting up so easily. His eyes followed to find the culprit, and once he saw the black coat, he was locked on target.

Rody sprinted past Uraraka, covering ground quickly. It did cross his mind that the man might be the kid’s parent, but why would the kid be screaming for help if that was the case? Rody had experienced way too many kidnapping situations in Otheon, it was better to be safe than sorry.

“Hey!” Rody called out as the guy finally got his grubby hands on the kid. He didn’t like how hard he was grabbing the kid, and how scared they seemed to be. Something definitely wasn’t right.

Time flew by like the wind. Between classwork and trying to help Rody feel accommodated at UA, Ochako had barely enough time for herself!

But she decided to ask Hatsume for a new upgrade to her uniform and was passing the hallway when she noticed Rody's door to his guest room stood open. Sneaking a peak, she poked her head in but to her surprise he didn't seem to be there. Had he simply forgotten to close the door?

Scratching her head, she continued on her way to Hatsume when her stomach growled. Although she had a small lunch a few hours prior and wasn't very hungry, she still wanted to eat something.

I guess I'll meet Hatsume later.

With that thought, Ochako made her way to the kitchen to see if she could find a snack.

@rody-soul

(Muse: Amelia Soul) (Coming for your feels tonight!) Wait this couldn't be... No this wasn't possible. Was what she had been told all those years ago really a lie? Well only one way to find out, Feeling Kamisha forming to sit on her shoulder to offer warmth and comfort as she approached the brunette. "Excuse me sweetheart your name wouldn't happen to be Rody Soul now would it?"

A stranger asking for his identity was a toss-up. It could be an old organization he worked under looking for trouble, or someone who found out how Rody contributed to defeating Humarise and just wanted to thank him.

Either way, his go-to response was as follows:

“Depends. Who’s asking?”

It was like he ran into a brick wall. His mind didn't know how to comprehend the person standing in front of him. There were so many thoughts but none at the same time as his breath caught in his throat.

Rody’s first thought was that the woman just happened to look eerily similar to his late mother... but that phoenix on her shoulder... No one else had that. There was no mistaking it.

But it couldn’t be her, right? She had passed soon after Lala was born. So she couldn’t possibly be standing in front of him. Was this someone else’s quirk? A sick trick being played on him? Was he finally going crazy after all those late-night shifts at the bar?

“You... I’m dreaming, aren’t I?”

Rody was in his own thoughts, making his way back home after running errands. Roro and Lala came along with him, so it turned into a nice family outing. It was later in the night so thankfully it was peaceful. It was just him, Pino, and his siblings for the most part, an occasional pedestrian walking by them.

He couldn't wait to get home to his siblings, make dinner, and sleep. It felt like such a long day.

The sound of fast footsteps caused him to stop.

“Roro! Lala! Where in the world are you going?” He watched as they ran down the alley they were currently passing. Was there a cat or something? What caught their eye that caused them to run so suddenly? He started to make his way over.

“You two can’t run off like that. You should know bet-” The sound of crying became more audible the closer he got. Pino immediately looked worried as Rody halted.

Why was he here...?

His siblings cried out to their older brother, practically begging him to help the passed out villain, even though he didn’t want to be near him to begin with. Not wanting them to cry, and not wanting the green-haired man to die, Rody sighed.

“Okay... Okay.” He handed over the groceries he was carrying to Roro and Lala, and proceeded to bend down to lift the man up. Rody wasn’t the strongest but like hell he was just going to leave him here in this state.

So much for a relaxing night. Looks like he had some patching up to do.

@rody-soul​

  It had been quite a while since Izuku had actually seen Rody face to face but he still helped from a distance despite being pushed away. like leaving boxes of things at their home with no name of who had given them, protecting his siblings from trouble and teaching them how to fight so they can defend themselves. He had even bailed Rody out of trouble recently when one of those carrying jobs of his went wrong, just like he said it might in the future. thankfully he wasn’t spotted when chasing those people away so that was a silver lining there, he knew that boy wouldn’t be happy if he found out he was doing all this still despite being told that his help wasn’t wanted and to be left out of things.

   As for himself however he had run into a problem of his own, having been beaten pretty badly. Blood was everywhere on him and he had left a trail of it behind until he had dragged himself up against a wall, feeling himself slowly lose consciousness. It would be fine Izuku just needed to catch his breath then he could make it back to his place to fix himself up, now passed out against the wall for anyone to find him in this state. 

"Oh? Can't wait for all the fun facts I'll get to hear then." If only Rody really knew the amount of All Might information he would be in for.

Rody put the All Might costume back for the moment being, reaching out to take the hoodie from Deku. Their hands brushed against each other as he took it out of the greenette's hand. He definitely took notice of that, but showed no reaction. Pino looked away during the interaction.

He observed the hoodie, thumbs rubbing against the fabric. "We already match with our headbands so, it's not much of a stretch to match outfits too." Rody held the hoodie up to Pino. No confident hero pose this time around, but she did seem content with the outfit.

“Well, she does like it. No surprise there.” He let out a soft laugh.

It took everything in Izuku not to start bouncing up and down where he was standing. He was waiting outside of Gate 15 for an incoming flight from Otheon. Finally, after seven long months of waiting, today was the day! 

Rody was visiting him in Japan!

They had been planning this for months. Instead of spending his extra money on All Might merchandise, he focused all of it towards Rody’s travel expenses and anything they’d end up doing while together for the week. They had practically talked every other day ever since Rody had saved up money to buy a cell phone. They had learned a lot about each other in that time, and despite the long distance between them, Izuku still felt as if they were becoming closer than ever.

So, really... it wasn’t much of a surprise that this was the most excited he’d felt in a very long time. 

As soon as he spotted Rody’s face, his eyes lit up as bright as the sun. He couldn’t help but rush forward and pull the other young man into a fierce hug. He could feel himself tearing up, but he managed to keep the tears at bay. He couldn’t keep the grin off of his face even if he tried to. 

“I can’t believe you’re actually here right now!” he exclaimed with a cheerful laugh. “It’s so great to see you again, Rody!”

@rody-soul​ 

He pieced together his quirk that quickly? Rody was immediately unsettled by this man’s presence and glared as he went to pick up the cage Pino was locked in. He examined Pino once she was placed on the table to make sure what he said was true. There was a sigh of relief.

Rody decided to let the villain go about his spiel before responding. It was unnerving how this guy found out about him and what he does and why. When he came closer, Rody would noticeably back away as much as one could while tied to a chair. He didn’t care if Pino and him were unharmed; he didn’t care if his hands were up the whole time; he didn’t trust him. 

“For starters,” Rody spoke up, mimicking the stranger. “Cut it out with the sweetheart. Secondly, why in the hell would I accept that offer? My family and I have been doing just fine on our own, thank you very much. I don’t need some guy who tied me up’s help.” This was not someone who Rody would want to get involved with. This seemed far more treacherous than his current job.

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  “Oh looks like my little hunch was right on the money then your little bird friend is your quirk!” The bird didn’t even stir once after knocking Rody out until the brunette came around so he wasn’t sure if the hunch was correct until now. “That’s adorable they’re so tiny and cute.” Carefully picking up the small comfy cage he had Pino inside and brought it over to Rody, placing it on the table within arms length of them.    “There we go now you can see I didn’t harm you or your little friend here. I don’t even know what’s in the case there for starters, didn’t look inside it yet so I don’t know if it’s anything I want sweetheart. Second I have no intentions of harming you at all, I heard from word of mouth that you’re a carrier of sorts. An interesting and risky profession it is, even I can admit to that as a villain. Now circling around to what it is that I want, I want to propose something to you.”   Moving a little closer to the brunette and gave him a reassuring smile, having his hands visible the entire time he was speaking to show that he really had no intentions of harming him. “I do apologize for tying you up but couldn’t have you running away so soon can I? What I want is to offer you something, you’re doing this to care for family right? Well my offer is this, I can offer you and the ones your caring for protection and security and in exchange I get people to share this place with. Having this mansion all to myself is a lot for just one person minus the help i’ll be hiring.”

"I guess you make a good point. A really good point."

Izuku was positively beaming. "Well, I'd be disappointed if I wasn't!" he said with a faint giggle. "We're dating, right? I should know the most about you!"

At least he got a laugh back. Now they were even.

“Sorry, hero, but I’ve already got one.” He playfully nudged the shorter of the two, sending a wink his way. “Might wanna hurry and catch up.”

@rody-soul​ said:

"Maybe because you are one-" Rody mumbled real quietly, holding back a laugh. All tease, of course.

“Wha-?! Rody!” Izuku gasped, fake-offended. Unfortunately, his voice cracked over Rody’s name.

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