I own nothing. Warning, may contain Out of Character moments.

Dagoba Municipal Beach Park, evening.

Standing upon the sands and listening to the waves, a white haired girl stared out to the horizon as her mind wandered to thoughts of a certain man. A particularly cold breeze for the season blew by, sending her back to a time where she felt weak and exposed. She closed her eyes and his words and warmth came back to her…

Don't worry Eri-chan… I'm here now…

Before any tears could fall out, the girl heard footsteps that stopped right next to her. But there was no need to panic, she recognized them and the person they belonged to.

"Kouta, it's not nice to sneak up on people." She said, turning to the person. Grouchy, black hair, and wearing a horned cap, Eri didn't think she would make friends with someone like Kouta. But like her, he bore a burden in his youth that was solved by that person. And that connection allowed her to befriend the normally standoffish boy, becoming inseparable ever since they met.

"I didn't want to bother you, looked like you were thinking about that idiot."

"Was it that obvious?"

"Yeah. Why else would you be here? Got you something to drink." Kouta said, holding a can of soda to the girl. Eri smiled and took the drink, her hand brushed his and the boy's face lit up slightly. She giggled at the sight and caused Kouta to pull his cap over his face, a pointless act knowing his blush was already seen.

To be honest, Eri didn't know why they weren't dating yet. They already spend so much time together and apparently, everyone else could see how they look at each other. She did like the boy that way and Eri knew the feeling was mutual, but maybe they weren't ready for that kind of thing yet. After all, tomorrow was already the next big step in their lives, no need to jump the gun so fast. Speaking of which…

"Did you pack everything?"

"Obviously, otherwise I wouldn't be here. Auntie's taking care of the rest. You?"

"I'm ready. Sensei's just dealing with my… Other things."

"It still freaks me out that a cute girl like you surrounds yourself with something like that. I mean seriously, GUNS!?" That look of confusion he shows always got a laugh out of her, since Kouta usually wasn't fazed by anything. At least, anything that didn't involve her, the hero who saved them, and his deceased parents.

"I'm not allowed to use my quirk, so I need them to fight. But I suppose a cute boy like you won't get that." She teased. Kouta simply hid behind his hat, despite knowing how pointless the action was.

"I get it… No need to poke me like that… But you know you're going to get weird looks, right? The amount of questions I had to answer on the day of the entrance exam was stupid."

"Don't pretend you weren't proud of me! Cause I know you were!" Eri accused, smile growing wider. The poor boy still couldn't put up any kind of defense against her, she was just being that cute.

"It was still stupid… But did you had to be all flashy and take out the Zero Pointer too?"

"We're Heroes remember? No matter who they are, if they're a threat to people, we should stop them. He would've done the same."

"Midoriya? Yeah, he would…" Kouta sighed. The two went silent, staring out at the horizon as a warmer breeze blew by. Eri shuffled nervously, remembering the day she first met the Hero in green. It was a memory she held tightly onto, even more so than the memory of her rescue. As it was that warmth he shared that gave her hope and allowed her to believe in Humanity again.

And now that memory inspired Eri to become a Hero. To become the warmth that he gifted her with and pass that onto those who needed it. She then began to feel a pit form in her stomach as her shoulders begun to tense up, those were some big shoes to fill…

"Tomorrow we'll be attending his Alma Mater, U.A. Academy. I just hope we'll be as good as he was…"

Kouta placed a hand on her shoulder and gave her a reassuring squeeze. Eri looked at him and saw the burning determination dwelling in his eye, dispelling any uncertainty she felt at that moment. And with a laugh, she opened the can of soda in her other hand as Kouta did the same with his.

"Thank you Kouta, I guess I'm still comparing us to him." Eri said, looking down at her carbonated drink with a soft smile.

"Who wouldn't? The guy went out in a blaze of glory that sealed his place as THE GREATEST HERO! Stop trying to set the bar too damn high and just do you like I'll do me. And if you ever need me to, I'll be there to do you." Kouta replied before taking a long sip. It was then he realized what just came out of his mouth and coughed up his drink.

"No wait!"

"Too late! You said it!" Eri laughed, a blush forming on both their faces. The boy completely turned his back on the girl, muttering curses at himself as his face continually burned with shame. Eri just took her can and raised it towards the boy, still smiling wide and blushing up a storm.

"To the future." She said. Without turning, Kouta raised his can towards hers and tapped it.

"To the future…" He repeated. And the two took a long drink, spending their last night together as normal middle school graduates.

Because, as of now, Eri and Kouta are UA students and Heroes-in-Training!

And that is Chapter 1 of this new story!

But, I think I have a problem...

"What's that?"

I can't stop thinking of ideas I want to write about! After taking a break from the last one, I wanted to go back to one of the older fics I said I was going to get back to... But lo and behold, I was forced to write chapter one and I was hooked! It's a curse!

"You know other writers would kill for that kind of thing right?"

I know, but I guess I'm letting down some of my other readers since I told them I was going to get back to it.

"Then write like your life depends on it!"

I already am. Anyway, here begins a new story that centers around Eri and Kouta surviving their time as UA students. It'll be a mostly original story with some parallels to the Canon series, like certain events being mirrored before I break off into a new direction. Also it's going to be a mess of OCs and transplants from other series, now I know how Horikoshi feels about making characters because it's a nightmare. But I'll let you decide how well I did when we get to that point.

For now, just tell me how I'm doing with these two dorks. Also how do you feel about me pairing these two? I got the idea after encountering the minuscule amount of fan art of the two interacting, which evolved into this. It's strange I know, but that's what happens when you encounter good art.

All in all, just leave your questions, comments, and concerns in the review box and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

And that's all I have for this week. Next chapter, we'll be going straight to UA on move-in day, since the school still have the Dorms as it would've been a waste to demolish them.

"OC number 1 also shows up there. So look forward to that."

And if you're wondering, the person in quotes is named Eris. She's a weirdo who invades my other works after I finished a certain Fic.

"Hi, I accept payment in paper or hugs."

But I've kept you here long enough. So...

Until next time. T1.