From the author:

Hey guys! So lately I have been fangirling over BNHA, and although prince Shoto is bae, a certain angry blonde has also caught my eye... so I decided to write a fic about him!

To those following my other story, please bear with me! I'm in need of more inspiration and I promise to get back to it soon!

That's all for now! I hope you would enjoy my writing. :)

An alarm goes off as the clock by the bed shows that it's already 6:00 am. It was not however able to serve its purpose as the owner seemed to be already awake ahead of time. Aruse Beru was pretty excited for her first day at U.A. high school that even though she fell asleep late last night she woke up today an hour early. She looked at her reflection to adjust her pony tail one more time before she reached out to her right to turn off the loud noise.

All set! She thought to herself as she stood in front of a full-body mirror after a few minutes of fixing her long black hair and observing how she looks in her new school uniform. Glancing at the clock, it currently said 6:05. I still have way too much time.

She then decided to whip up a full breakfast meal before leaving. After eating, she grabbed her bag and made sure she had everything she needed before taking one last glance at her reflection and finally setting off.

She walked leisurely as she looked around the sights of the new city she would be living in. Beru lived with her grandfather at Yamanashi prefecture before she rented her own apartment unit here at Musutafu to get nearer to school. She just moved in the day before and she had no time to wander around since then. Since she knew she still had enough time, she took the opportunity to go for a leisurely walk along her neighborhood on the way to the train station.

Her phone beeped after some time and in came a text message from her grandfather. 'Make sure to not be late. It's the first day of school!' it said. She smiled to herself as she replied. 'Don't worry too much gramps! You'll get older faster that way."

At long last, she was able to board the train. The different sized buildings and people outside the window start to go blurry from the movement as soon as she slid herself to a corner. Even though it's a rush hour and the compartment gets cramped with people hurrying and pushing themselves in, Beru didn't mind the commotion at all. Instead, she looked very relaxed by her spot, staring out the glass window observing the view of the city. She heard her phone beep again and took it out to read the incoming message. "Brat!" Her grandfather replied.

She smirked and placed her phone back in her pocket as the train comes to the last stop. She looked around and finally noticed that the compartment had become less congested, at which majority of the remaining passengers are wearing the same uniform as hers. It's her first time traveling to U.A. since she got in through recommendation and did not need to take the entrance exam. Although she is slightly worried that her quirk might not be as powerful to merit a recommendation, she is confident enough that even if she needed to take the entrance exam like everybody else she would still be able to land a spot in the hero course. Her grandfather's training had done good.

Taking a deep breath to remain her calm demeanor, she made her way to the train's door. It seems that a lot of first years are excited that the exit gates are too cramped. Someone accidentally bumped her on the way out that she accidentally bumped into another.

"Oh, I'm sorry—" She said but was cut off short by the murderous glare the blonde boy was giving her. She was startled a bit by his death glare, but not as much startled when she realized the close proximity between them at the moment as she turned around to see who she crashed into. She could smell the faint scent of gunpowder on his uniform, and for a moment she speculated if this guy had been dealing with the mafia or something. Why does he smell like he'd been firing guns a moment ago?

"Oi! Do you have a death wish?! Get off of me you filthy brat!" The boy with the spiky blonde hair yelled at her.

Beru frowned at his statement but returned to compose herself quickly enough for him to notice. Brat? Who on earth does this guy thinks he is? Only gramps is allowed to call me that! She thought to herself. She stood properly and turned to face the rude boy completely while pretending to dust off some dirt on the part of her shoulders where he caught her. He was wearing the U.A. uniform and judging from his appearance, he is a first year as well. She then looked at the boy's blazing red eyes and equally stared at him with her black orbs for a few seconds before smiling.

His eyes showed being startled from her reaction for a split second, but not fast enough for Beru to not notice. "I'm sorry I bumped into you by accident! There were a lot of students pushing around." She said simply while maintaining eye contact and a casual smile on her face.

"Why you arrogant little brat!" The boy answered. Look who's talking. Beru thought as she raised both her eyebrows. "Tch! You're lucky I don't like wasting time on extras like you! Out of my way!" He said and shoved her off to the side as he made his way to the station's exit.

Boy, he sure is a handful. She thought to herself. Shrugging off what just happened, she started to make her way to school as well.

To describe U.A. Highschool as amazing was an understatement. The campus grounds alone are huge and the facilities are top of the notch that it doesn't even compare to 1% of her former school. It is naturally however expected from the best Hero Academy in the country. Not only does she get to study in the best school for aspiring heroes, Beru is also part of the hero class.

She proceeded to enter the main building. There are a lot of students, old and new in the main lobby. Some were catching up with their friends and some who are new like her are trying to look for directions to get to their respective classrooms. It didn't take long when she was able to find the extremely huge door with the letters 1-A written on it. Carefully, she slid it open and stepped inside to find two people bickering over what seems to be the chair.

"Remove your foot from that desk! Such an action is insulting to those who came before us as well as the craftsmen who made the desk!" A tall boy with glasses exclaimed. His hair is dark as hers, but she thought that his has a bit of a shade of blue compared to her jet black hair. He seemed to express everything he was saying to such an extent, making large hand gestures while talking to the boy in front of him. Beru tried to move an inch forward to get a better glimpse of the student he is having an argument with.

Before she could see who it was, the student answered. "Like I care! What middle school are you from, you extra?"

Extra? Those words filled her ears and she quickly realized who it was just as the boy with the glasses moved a bit to the side to reveal the blonde haired boy she had an encounter with at the station this morning.

"I'm from Somei Private Academy. My name is Tenya Lida."

"Somei?!" The blonde bellowed. "A stuck-up elitist then? I should blow you to bits!"

"You're awful! Do you really wish to become a hero?" The guy named Lida said and Beru couldn't help but snort at his comment.

That's when she wished she had controlled herself a bit more because most of the attention in the room was now shifted to her. This includes the angry blonde.

"What are you laughing at, brat?!" He said, foot still up on the desk. Beru raised her eyebrows at him for the second time today but said nothing in return. She didn't want to cause a scene at school, let alone on the first day where everyone have yet to make an impression of themselves.

Before the angry blonde could make a scene any further, Lida suddenly approached her and reached out a hand. "I'm from Somei Private Academy. My name is Tenya Lida."

Didn't he just say this? She thought as she also reached out her hand to shake his. "Nice to meet you, Tenya-kun. I'm Aruse Beru." She said and gave him a small smile.

"I don't seem to recall you being present during the entrance examinations. Could you be perhaps one of those students who were accepted through recommendations?" Lida asked.

Her classmates probably heard Lida's exaggerating and loud voice, since they began to whisper among themselves about the dark haired girl standing in front of them. She did not want to be the center of attention this way. She hated it when people whisper about her.

"A recommended student, huh? Tch!" she heard the blonde say. He was already casually leaning on his back on the chair with both hands on the back of his head and both feet now on top of his desk. She chose to ignore his comment, along with everyone else.

She cleared her throat and was about to excuse herself when the door creaked open wider and a green head was shown popping out from the other end. Tenya seemed to recognize the boy with freckles on his face since he disappeared in front of her so fast that when she turned to look back by the door, he was already there introducing himself.

"I'm from Somei Private Academy..."

"I heard you before!" The boy with the freckles replied looking embarrassed, both his hands waving up in front of him. "Ah.. I'm Izuku Midoriya. Pleased to meet you, Lida..."

While they continued their chattering, Beru proceeded to look for her assigned seat, silently wishing she wasn't placed beside the aggressive blonde headed boy. She scanned the room and to her relief, finally found her desk next to a boy with odd looking hair. The half of it was red and the other half white, evenly split on the middle. He doesn't seem interested in the events happening around him nor does he acknowledge her presence when she comes to sit down beside him. Nevertheless, she felt intrigued by the cold personality.

"Hello! I'm Aruse Beru." She said, trying to make a conversation. To her luck, the boy turned to look at her. That's when she saw a large red mark of skin surrounding his left eye. A bithmark? She thought. Although she got a feeling that it looked more like a scar from an accident, she did not want to pry into someone's personal affairs all of a sudden. Along with his half colored hair, she noticed that his eyes are of a different shade as well. Despite the odd appearance however, he did not look bad at all. She realized she had been staring longer than necessary and immediately looked elsewhere. "Um.. It's nice to meet you!"

The boy just continued looking at her. After a few seconds he finally decided to reply. "I'm Todoroki Shoto."

Todoroki? He must be related to the number 2 hero Endeavor then. It wasn't a secret that Endeavor's real name is Enji Todoroki. Well, to the hero industry at least. "Nice to meet you then, Todoroki kun." Beru repeated with a smile.

The boy nodded in acknowledgement and turned to face the front of the class, back to his aloof state. She decided to look around as other students start to fill the room. She saw a rock shaped guy in front and someone that looked somewhat like a bird. The others look like they have relatively normal appearances, and for a minute she wondered what kind of quirks everyone had.

"The plain looking boy!" Someone suddenly cried out. She glanced by the door to find a petite, cute girl, along with Tenya who was still there and the shy looking boy with the freckles that she remembered was called Midoriya.

"Deku..." She heard a soft growl at the back of the class, although loud enough for her to hear. She glanced to her back and saw the angry blonde, clenching his fists while looking at the trio standing in front. She shifted her attention to the front, seeing Midoriya momentarily having eye contact with the blonde and involuntarily flinched. Ah, so he's Deku. She thought. Beru had very keen observation skills which developed even more with her training with her grandfather through the years. She wondered why he would seem so jealous with the guy who clearly seemed afraid of him. She couldn't blame the poor kid, though. Anyone coming face to face with that angry glare would definitely back off as an instinct.

She then noticed a bulky, yellow sleeping bag lying on the floor next to the girl and the somewhat shaken Midoriya. Is that... a person? The two in front seemed to notice the yellow body bag along with the rest of the class.

"If you're here to socialize then get out." The bag spoke. "This is the hero course."

"There's someone in there!" She heard someone exclaim.

The yellow bag rose up like a worm, and indeed there was a face poking out in front. The person in it unzipped the bag, and revealed a haggard looking guy with dark hair stretching down till his shoulders. He looked like he'd been living inside that yellow thing. "I'm your homeroom teacher, Shota Aizawa. Pleased to meet you."

As expected, the class was indeed surprised by the revelation. It did not seem to surprise Beru though. She thought the heroes were a weird bunch after all. Quirks are what made someone weird in a special way.

Aizawa sensei seemed to be rummaging for something inside his "wonder bag" and pulled out a set of clothes. "Change into your gym clothes and head out to the grounds." He ordered the class while he started giving out their uniform. Everyone followed suit and went to the locker rooms to get ready.

It was for some time when everyone had filed into the P.E. grounds that they were told to be having a test of their quirks. After explaining the types of activities they will be doing this morning, Aizawa sensei called out for a kid named Bakugo.

Just then, Beru spotted the familiar spiky blonde hair step out in front. So his name's Bakugo. She thought to herself.

"How far could you throw in middle school?" Sensei asked the blonde.

"67 meters."

"Great. Now try it with your quirk. Do whatever you need to do, just don't leave the circle." Aizawa sensei instructed as he tossed the ball to him. "Give it all you got."

"Awesome." Bakugo said, sounding confident as ever while starting to stretch his arm. He then got into position and began to move his arms in a circular motion to gather enough momentum. "I'll add a bit of boom to this pitch!"

Beru was suddenly curious and watched the spiky blonde intently as he released the ball with a large explosion.

"DIE!" He screamed as the ball shot to the air like a cannon.

Die? She mentally scoffed. This guy definitely had some attitude. No wonder he acts so arrogant though. He's apparently the top 1 during the entrance exams and his quirk is powerful. He's like a freaking time bomb waiting to explode any minute you trigger him.

"It's important for us to know your limits." Aizawa sensei continued, watching the numbers on the device he had on his hand go up. "That's the first rational step to figuring out what kind of heroes you'll be." The numbers on the device stopped and he revealed the results to the class.

705.2 meters.

Impressive, Beru thought as she observed the boy in front with his back facing them. He then turned around and their eyes met briefly before she quickly averted her gaze. She could still feel his eyes on her but she chose to ignore it and focused her attention on their instructor instead. That's when Aizawa sensei announced that the lowest ranked student by the end of the activity will be expelled.

There were a lot of different reactions all around. Some were all fired up and looked determined. Some like the Midoriya kid seemed worried. Beru wasn't. She was confident she wouldn't at least land in last place. Although Sensei's declaration seemed more of a bluff, she wouldn't take things lightly. She promised gramps that she would work hard to become one of the best pro heroes and get rid of all villains. She promised herself that she would not let the same fate her parents had happen to anyone else. In order to achieve those, U.A. will be the first step. The fire in her pitch black eyes started to light up at the thought of how her dreams are one step closer as she began stretching along with the others as the trials had finally begun.