Both boys had frozen for a second but they did relax.
"Couldn't sleep?"
Jason asked and he gave a third smile and Izuku nodded his head.
"Y-yeah, I-i just I-i don't want to-"
Izuku stammered out as he dropped the microwave to the ground.
"Fail, you don't want to let All Might down. I get it."
Jason said a warm feeling of comroderity in his chest as he watched Izuku wipe the sweat from his head.
"I-I just feel like … I-i have so much to prove… I-i loved all my life as a q-quirkless nobody that I a-acepted it. I don't want to be that a-anymore. I want to be a hero that makes people smile."
Isuzus voice gained confidence that had been buried down beneath the nervous energy and self doubt. It made Jason pause as he watched Midoriya turn and look to the sea striking a figure that ignored his thin frame and Jason grinned.
'He's going to be a true hero, and I wont let him reach the top without some competition.'
"Then we just have to show the world who we are. The Nobodys VS Japan. They won't know what hit them."
Jason bent down and picked up two car tires and smirked at Izuku who laughed then showed some rare confidence.
"Yeah, they won't know what hit them."
The months passed in a blur of sweat and blood, Midoriya and Jason spending majority of there days at the beach cleaning and training. Jason taught Midoriya how to throw a punch and how to take one. Jason wasn't formally trained but he could give good advice and Izuku would take notes after every session and while Jason demonstrated how to do it. All Might was frequently there and gave pointers on how to improve both of there techniques and they found that it was really helpful. And eventually the quirk nerd asked the question and Jason was happy to answer.
"Hey Jason what's your quirk, I mean we both know I am going to inherit OFA but I don't know yours."
Midoroya had slowly started to gain some confidence in himself as his body slowly grew to match his confidence. With eighty percent of the beach clean both of there buds had bulked up and filled there clothes out more.
"Yeah, guess I forgot. My quirks called Bullet Time, I have the ability to slow down time in an area around myself to a snails pace that used to included myself as well. It had the potential to be a great quirk if it wasn't for the last part."
Jason said as he dropped the fridge that he had been holding above his head as he squated.
"Used to?"
Izuku asked and he already had his notebook out and was writing things down.
"Yeah, I was limited to that before the sludge villain incident. Now I can move myself while my quirk is activated. People in the range of my quirk are able to precise everything that happens as well."
Jason explained and he sat down next to Midoriya and he was writing down questions and notes like a mad man. Jason noticing the questions and answered them.
"I can only hold the time limit for eight seconds and the range is fifty feet. The range is a sphere and anybody on the outside looking in sees it like it's a heat mirage."
Jason answered and Izuku nodded and asked a question of his own.
"What happens if somebody enters your range while your quirk is active?"
"The moment they touch the sphere of my influence they slow down as well."
"Drawbacks?"
A while back Midoriya asked Jason quietly how he talked with confidence and didn't stutter or ramble. Jason had imemdiatly sat Midoriya down and went full big brother mode and had helped Midoriya focus his intellect into short questions that people could understand. Jason saw Midoriya as a little brother who he wanted to make sure struggled to get to the top so that when he did succeed Jason would be there smiling. Izuku was similar as in Jason had run into his life and wouldn't leave, they would spend time in the city and hang out like siblings and people would tell you so. Old couples watching them in the park as Jason chased Izuku with water balloons as the latter screamed like a girl would tell you the same thing.
"If they had the same hair and you told me they weren't siblings, I would tell you you're crazy!"
That's what they would say and Izuku saw Jason as an older brother who would be there and didn't ask questions. There were times Izuku would arrive to training with burns and bruises and Jason wouldn't ask questions. He would just treat his injuries and would pull his punches as they sparred.
"If I keep my quirk active longer then my time limit I begin to bleed from my eyes, mouth and nose. If I go farther my muscles begin to degrade."
Izuku hesitated and he looked up with a hard look.
"That's a major drawback."
Izuku said and Jason smirked as he slicked back a loose hair as he ruffled Isuzu's hair.
"Says the one who is getting a quirk that could literally blow him up from the inside out."
"Hey! That's what I am training for!"
"Then why are you sitting on the ground?! Go drag that truck!"
Jason fake shouted as he started shoving Izuku towards the old ruined truck.
Three Months Until UA Exam
"Eat it"
All Might stood over the two boys in his muscle form holding up a thin yellow hair as he gestured to Izuku.
"EEEEEHHH"
Izuku exclaimed and Jason sorted as he shoved the shirtless boy forward.
"Come on Tarzan! Everybody in the neighborhood heard you yelling this morning. Eat the hair, tell us what conditioner he uses."
Jason was in some work out shorts with no shoes, the only accessory was a simple chain neckless with simple rose ring on it.
"What do you mean eat it! Is this the only way to get the quirk? No ritual! No handshake!"
Izuku looked deeply uncomfortable but his face turned to horror as Jason came up behiond him and locked his arms behind his head as All Might chuckled and took a mock threatening step forward.
"EAT IT MY BOY!"
"NOOOOOO!!!"
Izuku scream cut off as he crouched down and in a impressive show of strength he flipped Jason from his back forward and threw him into the sand on his back with a loud thump.
"AAHH"
Jason shouted and then glared up and the smug smirk on Izukus face and the bearly containing the laughter in his now skinny frame.
"Just eat the hair you green brained idiot"
Jason grumbled out and Izuku snorted and kicked some sand into his face.
"Or what?"
Izuku asked and Jason gave him a blank look then turned to All Might.
"I prefer the stuttering nervous wreck over this."
Jason said and All Might snorted.
"He is a creation of sass and unbridled nerdiness"
"He is standing right here."
Izuku finally said and he took the hair and swallowed it. After that they spent the rest of the day sparring and throwing each other into the sea while All Might tossed bottles of water at them.