Boku No Hero Academia: Heroism & Villainy At Its Best

by EnderLance

Izuku Midoriya, born 'Quirkless', had never expected him to become One For All's successor! And going to U.A. was by far the greatest experience he has ever had. But he knew that becoming a Hero meant danger, risks, weirdness. And quite honestly, he didn't ask for this! He wonders if life really does want to screw with him just for fun. Romance and hilarity ensues! (One-shot)

1. Chapter 1

"I won't lose here!" - Speech

'There's more to do.' - Thoughts

"Maybe he's absent…" - Emphasis

*Boom!* *Ka-pow!* - Sound effects

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Boku no Hero Academia: Heroism and Villainy At Its Finest

Part 1

U.A. High School! The ultimate school where the next generation of superheroes were cultivated at!

It was here where hundreds, if not thousands of the young people born with 'Quirks'—a special power that almost 80% of the population of the world were born with, all of which vary greatly—are trained to become heroes.

And of course, Katsuki Bakugo felt pretty great being here.

The boy with ash blond hair was born with an explosive 'Quirk', that which allows him to secrete nitro-glycerine-like sweat and then use that to produce an explosion. All his teachers and friends had praised him time and time again, and all of it went to his head.

Which, of course, created the current him.

He became stubborn, snobbish and arrogant; a mild taste to his true personality. Extremely narcissistic, he believes himself to be the best, and no one had the balls to tell him otherwise—it was either they stayed out of his way, or he blows their faces up.

Such was how a delinquent lived, and how he had believed himself to be the only person capable of making it to U.A. High School…

…Until Deku showed up.

Deku was just a nickname to his childhood friend, Izuku Midoriya, whom he had picked on his entire life due to being 'Quirkless'. Pathetic, weak, all of it was what he had used as a means of jabbing at the green-haired boy's pride.

He enjoyed mocking him, showing him who's better. In terms of academics and sportsmanship, Bakugo had beaten him at every turn. But then it took a whole three-sixty when the boy entered the same high school as he did.

Deku. Had a 'Quirk'.

It was impossible! It should have been impossible! He had grown up with him his entire life, and all this time, he never had a 'Quirk'! It should have been impossible, since people developed their 'Quirks' early on in their lives! Was that just not the case here?

Nonetheless, it never stopped him from wanting to beat Deku into the ground, and show him who's the better of the two.

Of course, when he said everything, he meant just about everything; from being the better fighter, to having the higher grades—although it was impossible since Deku was a bookworm in that category, so he decided not to care about that—and of course, getting a girlfriend.

That last part was something that he didn't really think too much on, since he was more focused about becoming a hero that would surpass even All Might, the top hero in the world, and beating Deku.

But right now, that last part was coming to his mind more strongly than ever.

"What. The hell?" Was all that he could mutter as he stared ahead, his elbows propping himself on the table at the cafeteria, the rest of his friends noticing that look of disbelief and shock on his face.

"What's up, Bakugo?" Eijiro Kirishima, the guy with red hair and possessing the 'Quirk' to harden his body, asked.

He didn't respond, however, eyes following whatever had caught his attention and breath hitched in his voice, looking like a fish out of water.

"Umm… maybe someone accidentally put something wrong in his food?" The feminine voice that spoke next belonged to Mina Ashido, the girl with pinkish skin.

"Hmm…" Wanting to test that, Denki Kaminari, the person with blond hair, took a spoonful of the rice Bakugo had previously been eating, chewing it before putting the spoon down. "Nah, it's alright. I don't taste nothin'."

"Or maybe," all attention was now focused on Tenya Iida, their steel-hearted and leader-like class rep, who suddenly stood up and pointed to the direction where Bakugo was looking at. "It has something to do with that."

The rest of Class 1-A looked to where they pointed, and in just one second, their jaws dropped.

What they were looking at couldn't be real, could it..?

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Flashback—A Few Months Ago

The Sports Festival had been one of the most amazing things in his life, even if it had been somewhat saddening to know that he had been defeated by Todoroki, his classmate who placed second in the overall ranking.

It was really a difficult fight, he admitted. Going up against so many people, only to get a jab at Todoroki's family situation and cause him to reawaken his left side, the side that which controls fire, ultimately leading to his defeat.

But he did not regret it whatsoever.

He must have known that it had positive effects on the boy with two 'Quirks', what with the way he felt more livelier now. He must have made peace with whatever burdens he had been shouldering all this time, it seems.

After that, everyone had gone for their hero internship programme. He had studied under Gran Torino, All Might's previous instructor, and he would say that he was immensely grateful for what the Ex-Hero had helped him with; he had a better control of 'One For All', and had a better chance of not breaking himself.

Then he found the Hero Killer Stain there, with Iida and Todoroki there. Tag-teaming it up made them win against the otherwise very deadly foe—although it kinda' shocked and made him feel great that the Hero Killer actually regarded to him as a real hero—but the credit went to Todoroki's father, Endeavor, just so they won't get arrested for using their 'Quirks' without permission.

And even after that, the final year exams had come and passed. The written test was easy, but working together with Kacchan, a nickname he had made for Bakugo, his childhood friend, to fight against All One had been initially difficult, but they had won in the end.

The lodge trip was nothing they had expected it to go, however.

*Boom!*

"Kacchan, watch out!" He shouted as he rushed in to save his childhood friend, powering himself with the power of 'One For All', slamming the weight of his fist against the body of an earthen creature and sending it tumbling. Landing, he turned his head to look at his friend. "Are you alright?"

"Tch. Shut up, Deku, and..!" The blonde pushed the green-haired boy to the side, opening his palm and letting loose an explosion that obliterated a monster into bits. "Go to hell!"

"Seriously though, even if he had just saved your life, you scold him? How bizarre," commented Shoto Todoroki, slamming his right foot into the ground and causing shards of ice to protrude out of the earth, stabbing multiple earth monsters before he set them ablaze. "How far do we have left?"

"Nngh..! Two kilometres more!" Shouted Uraraka as she evaded one of the reptilian beasts.

"We're gonna' die..!" All but screamed the little Mineta, flailing his arms in the air like a person who wanted to give up.

"N-No we..! Aren't!" Kishima retorted, causing his arm to harden and striking hard at a monster's hind leg, making it fall. "We just need to push through this! That's all!"

"Agreed! Come on, everyone! Just a bit more!" Their class rep, Iida, was as confident in all his friends as ever, trying to motivate them to work hard.

"R-Right! Let's go guys!"

"YEAH!"

Needless to say, Izuku did not give up that evening.

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Izuku Midoriya, a boy with green hair who wore his heart on his sleeve, and born a 'Quirkless', had not inherited such abilities despite his parents having the ability to breathe fire or attract small objects—his father and mother respectively.

Despite this, he never let it get to him. He had worked twice as hard as everyone else, tried to study just about hero that he could—going so far as to create a journal on every hero he had analysed, something of which his friends could not deny was pretty amazing—and being as kind as he could, he was lovable. Admirable. Possibly everyone's best friend.

But he had learnt that, in this world, not everyone was created equal.

*Poom!*

"NOOO!" Screamed Izuku in horror as he saw his book, the very same book that he had spent all his life on, was consumed by a miniscule explosions in the hand of his childhood friend.

Without even saying anything, he offhandedly threw the book past his shoulder and out the window, into a pond of koi fish. Despite the screaming of the green-haired boy before him, all he did was look back with a harsh, cold look.

"You know… most top heroes in the world have stories about from their school days," began Bakugo with a non-forgiving tone, looking down on Izuku. "And guess what? I plan to get the spot of being the only person here making it into U.A. So don't, I tell you…"

Grabbing the other boy's shoulder, he lit up his hand, giving off just some smoke.

"Even think of applying in there, eh, Deku?" Snickered Bakugo before he just left the classroom, his two lackeys trailing behind him with their own smug looks.

That had been before he applied into U.A. High School, long when he was still a student in some little school and was still 'Quirkless'.

That's right, ladies and gentlemen! It was one-hundred percent that he had then become the inheritor of 'One For All', the very same 'Quirk' weld by All Might!

Since then, he's been focusing on bettering himself, both as a hero and as an individual. Sure, he's not the strongest there is out there, but he liked to think that he's gone a far way.

He's made so many valuable friends in his new class, he had gotten over his fear of Kacchan, even if a bit, he was now a fledgling Hero, and had grown strong enough to protect his friends.

So much time has passed, and now, he was on a lodge-field trip. But things did not go so well.

He had been able to meet The Wild, Wild Pussycats, a group of four Pro-Heroes, something of which was a great honour for a hero fanboy such as himself. But then found out that he and his classmates had to get to their camping site, or whatever it was, on their own.

And seriously though… couldn't they just tell them that before they shoved them off the—Oh wait, they did…

After many hours, probably eight to ten at best, the group had finally reached their destination, with many covered in blisters, wounds and bruises, unable to hide their pants or tired looks.

"I… I thought we were going to die…" Gasped Sero, the guy with the elbows who could shoot cellophane tape, as he fell to the ground, the rest of the class doing the same.

"W-We… made it…" Cheered Mineta for just a moment before his body finally gave in, falling onto dirt.

"Is… everyone alright..?" Breathed out Iida as he looked at everyone, his leg engines wheezing in mechanical tire. "Midoriya-kun, are you fine..?"

"Y-Yeah… I think…" Gulped the green-haired boy, some parts of his school shirt in tatters.

And honestly, it was embarrassing enough that some of his body was showing, but he didn't have the time to think about that. The pain dulled his ability to actually think, and exhaustion was more than enough to make him think of food, time to bathe and go to sleep.

Everyone else, though, could not help but look. And by look, I mean really look.

Almost half of his shirt had been ripped to shreds, with just the other half holding fine. It revealed his chiselled body, not extremely buff but toned to perfection. The effect was not ruined despite being littered with slight tears and bruises. But otherwise, the seemingly perfect body that he had was undoubtedly a magnificent sight to sore eyes, something that which should have been impossible.

The sheening sweat on his body. The way his chest puffed in and out as he breathed. His tired but still determined gaze. Those abs.

"Huh..?" Izuku turned around, noticing how every girl was averting their gazes from him, covering their noses and mouth—he could even see faint traces of blood from between their fingers. He looked at himself, face burning bright with shame when the realization hit him. "O-Oh shoot! S-S-Sorry!"

He had hoped that no one would see his body, thinking that he was much more pathetic than most would think he was.

Too bad that had been the complete opposite of what the other girls thought of him.

"Well, well! You've finally arrived!" Mandalay's voice got everyone to look at her, noticing how swiftly her eyes darted between them and Izuku solely. "In any case, all of you have done well to reach here! And here we thought that it'd take you longer!"

"K-Kha..! Get here in just three hours..?! Damn it..!" Bakugo was hissing in pain, clutching his arm. He had let out too much explosions, he thinks, and he was seriously looking forward to a good resting.

"Still though, even if you did take pretty long, you guys still did better than we expected!" Pixie-bob was the next one who spoke, looking impressed. "Especially you four!"

She had aimed her muffed hand, a finger at Izuku, Todoroki, Bakugo and Iida.

"I-I wouldn't say I'm one of them, though…" Chuckled Izuku as he stepped slowly to the side, with the bespectacled bluenette getting a firm grip over his shoulder.

"I disagree on that notion. You have worked just as hard, if not harder than most of us to protect us and fight against the earthen beasts. And for that, you deserve to be commended," nodded his best friend with a serious gaze, getting a flustered look from his friend.

"R-Right. Well, if you say so…" Gulped the boy as he kept his gaze steady to the ground, already trying to cover up his body by moving his shirt closer over himself.

Seriously though, he had not expected one of the creatures to suddenly tear his shirt apart with its gigantic claws. It was terrible!

"In any case, all of you should be getting your bags off the bus and send it to your rooms. And once you've done that, we'll have dinner in the cafeteria, then bathe and sleep," Aizawa, or Eraserhead, their homeroom teacher spoke with that monotonous tone of his. "The real tests will begin tomorrow. Now get moving."

Nodding to his words, every student of Class 1-A had gone off to the bus, with some too tired to move but doing so anyways because they were sure as hell they weren't going to be helped.

"And Midoriya," said boy flinched slightly as his teacher called him, turning his head around just in time to catch a fresh new set of clothes, blinking in surprise before he returned his attention to his teacher once more. "Just make sure you don't tear them again, you hear me?"

"R-Right! Thank you, Aizawa-sensei!" Hastily nodded the boy in a tone of gratitude before he rushed off to the bus.

Seriously though, to think that this was the same bus they had been riding in on their way here, only to be kicked out it and then needing to trek through the forest just to get lunch… it was scary to think of, since they were given only three hours.

Thank God that had just been a ruse, though.

When Izuku had gotten to the bus, ready to take his bag, he accidentally brushed a soft touch against Uraraka's, causing both of them to reel their hands back in slight embarrassment.

"S-Sorry! I was just, uhh, trying to get my bag, haha…" Awkwardly chuckle the boy as he quickly got his stuff, hugging it close to him to hide his body.

"Y-Yeah, it's fine! And, umm… Sorry," she blurted out.

"Huh? Sorry for what?" Of all the things for her to say, the greenette hadn't expected his best friend to say that.

"Sorry… for, you know," Uraraka gestured to his current state, blushing softly. "I mean, you took a blow for me just now, didn't you?"

Ahh, that.

She wasn't wrong about that, though. He had been forced to be extremely on edge, taking everything into account and being very focused on defeating the monsters—he was helped by Kacchan, Iida and Todoroki, so that had been slightly easy—and protecting himself and his friends.

Mineta had wet himself, though he didn't hold a grudge against him or anything, let alone would he be looking for a reason to shame him any further.

Sero looked like he was dead on the outside, what with the way he kept clutching onto his elbows. No doubt, it would be painful to overuse his 'Quirk' for way too long.

Ashido kept complaining about how tired and hungry she was, but to know that they were still going to get food for themselves and bathe had brightened her mood almost instantly.

Ojiro looked pretty good, but his tail was pretty beaten up. All the smacking the monsters with it, and since it was a limb, no doubt it was stinging right now.

All in all, everyone had gotten through the battle altogether, survived. But it had not been so simple. It was a difficult battle. Even then, the end result being that they were tired, but happy he supposed.

For him, however, he had focused more on getting through the entire ordeal. He was lucky that he had 'One For All' in him, but compared to some others, of course he would need to be there to defend them.

Uraraka was one of them.

She had been so busy trying to tag the monsters, teaming up with Tsuyu in taking them down, that she had failed to take notice on the titan-sized beast that was quickly getting closer to her.

So what does he do at a time like that?

Well, of course! Throw himself in front of her and hope for the best.

*Shkhrrrp!*

…Okay, maybe he should have brought up his arms, just to defend himself. But he didn't think it would tear his uniform in half!

Nonetheless, Uraraka was not heavily injured, and that's all that mattered.

"I should have been paying more attention to my surroundings, so… sorry for that, Deku," chuckled the brunette as she rubbed the back of her neck, trying very hard to make sure that she looked him in the eyes. Nothing more!

But then he suddenly shook his head.

"It's fine. You were about to get attacked, so I had to step in," he answered him, sounding just as calm as he always is. It's hard to think of what truly makes him nervous, besides Kacchan of course. Wait, no, a lot of things make him nervous. "That's part of being a hero, right? Making sure that others don't get hurt, that is."

"W-Well, you were the one that got hurt in my place, you know," and to get her message across, she gestured to the large gashes that ran across his chest, a clear testament to the damage dealt by the monster.

"Uraraka-san, I'm okay. You're more important to me than some uniform," Izuku laughed, clearly meaning that he'd rather have himself at risk than her.

But to her, his words carried a deeper meaning. That, behind that friendly façade, he had secretly added a soft definition, one that was clearly trying to mean something that went beyond just being friends.

And damn it, that's not what he clearly meant! He was trying to say that he just didn't want her to get hurt! Because she was important to him—No! She means that he just doesn't want to see his friends get hurt, no matter what, and he loved her—NO!

"U-U-Uhhmm, aaah…" The neverending thoughts, provoked by his simple statement, was more than enough to turn her entire face bright red. Abashed, she ran away from the area after taking her bag, squealing in shame.

"Huh? What did I say?" He blinked, not understanding what had just happened.

To the side, Mineta just sighed. For a guy who had what could be the most powerful 'Quirk' in the class, and with charisma that just made him super likeable by just about everyone, he sure is clueless.

Then again, it's not like he had any real experiences with romance to begin with, right?

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That Night

"This is amazing!" Screamed Kaminari in pure bliss as he downed his bowl of great food, slurping the noodles and chewing down on the meat. Oh God, the meat! "How does this taste so good..!"

"It seems that many people here are quite adept at cooking," pointed out Yaoyorozu as she fed herself a spoonful of rice, maintaining great table manners that accentuated her noble upbringing.

"Agreed. It is a surprise to see Bakugou-san able to cook just as well," nodded Iida in agreement, he too eating at a slow and steady pace.

"The hell? Cooking's not hard to begin with," snorted the explosive, foul-mouthed blond. Even if he said that, however, it seems that the rest of his classmates were still pretty persistent on wanting to know more about him, since he was quite reluctant to share anything about himself.

"Kacchan often cooks at home, so he's quite used to cooking duty," Izuku revealed, wearing the new set of clothes Izaiwa-sensei had given him earlier. "You would've been impressed with what he could have made back in the day! He likes to eat spicy food most of the time, though, so you could never be too careful."

"The hell? What would you know about me?" Huffed the blond once more.

"Well, a lot of things that I noticed you eat back when you were five were chilli con carne, Mapo tofu and even Kimchi, but the really spicy ones," pointed out the greenette, having noticed all of his best friend's quirks a long time ago. That's what happens when you're a kid who likes to study and look at others a lot. "And even if it was just normal stuff like pizza, you're always pouring hot sauce or chilli sauce on it."

"Well, yeah. It tastes, awesome, after all," grinning, Bakugou decided with just finishing his plate. A quick sniff at his armpit, though, got his face to scrunch up slightly. "Damn, I smell like crap. Better go get to the showers after this."

"Hey guys, isn't the bathing area open-air?" Asked Mineta with a curious look.

And then all of a sudden, things weren't necessarily all that great.

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Try as you might, one cannot disagree with the fact that the boy with the supposedly useless 'Quirk', which allowed him to pull out headballs from the top of his head which were extremely adhesive, also known as Minory Mineta, was an extremely perverted person.

And really good at it too.

'As long as we don't try to climb over and peek, then none of us are in trouble,' Izuku spoke in his mind, crossing his arms as he immersed half of his body in the warm water, towel over his waist and trying to enjoy the warmth.

Such a thing was very easy, however. Given just how peaceful it was, added with the sounds of chirping just outside the bathing area, and the steam that drifted in the air around them, it made for a very comforting moment.

It was the perfect moment to rest their aching muscles. The perfect time to just think about what they were going to do tomorrow, just talk and relax.

But as stated earlier, Mineta was the best pervert there is, despite being such a little guy. And of course…

What better time to show his perversity than now?

"Everyone!" His call was heeded by every boy there, gaining varying looks from everyone—curiosity from most, seriousness from Iida and Todoroki, and plain boredom from Bakugou. "Let me ask you something. What do you think are we here for?"

"Well… aren't we here to relax?" Answered Ojiro in a matter-of-factly tone, getting nods of agreement from everyone there.

"Pssh! That may be our initial reason, but remember… That beyond these walls!" In an overly dramatic fashion, he gestured to the wooden barriers. "Is where our true treasure is!"

"Y-You don't mean…" It didn't take too much to connect the dots, and Kirishima felt his throat go dry, and his face burn with embarrassment.

"Indeed! We are men, and what do we deserve? We deserve to be rewarded! For our valour, our strength and pride, for our countless victories and feats that we have achieved throughout our time! And what better way than stealing ourselves some pleasure?" His tone was malicious, akin to a sly fox that it got everyone else besides Iida, Todoroki, Bakugou and Tokoyami to blush as well.

"W-We can't do that! It would be a breach of privacy for the girls!" Dutiful and respectful of the opposite gender, as he does with everyone, their class rep had stood and done his arm gestures as usual, shouting with resolute determination and sternness.

"Pfft! As if that matters! What matters… is the prize that lay beyond these walls! Just think about it..!" The image came to his mind, jaws agape as drool formed and dropped down his lips, eyes hysterically shifting about. "Is this! We deserve this!"

"Not to rain down on your parade, but you wouldn't get far enough to even sneak a glance at the girls before they strike back," muttered the raven-like human with a serious tone, getting a nod from Kirishima.

"No kidding. Those girls may be girls, but you're dead if you even think of underestimating them, ta' know!" Gulped the redhead, having clearly seen just what killer moves Uraraka had. For a girl who relied on her gravity powers, she knows how to deal some crazy martial arts.

"Shoji," the greenette of the class called to the boy with many limbs. "What do you think?"

"Well… I have a feeling that, before you could even reach the top, Mineta-kun, they will certainly kill you," nodded the silver-haired student.

"Hah! I bet that they wouldn't even notice me doing anything to begin with! I bet they'd just continue chit-chatting and pretending that nothing even happened!" Was how his declaration before he suddenly laughed in what could be described as the laughter belonging to a proud man.

Every boy there sweat-dropped, distantly wondering just how he had been able to make it into the Hero's department.

"Hmph. And you seriously think that they won't be on edge, now that you've just practically screamed that at the top of your lungs?" Bakugou, with his ever rude way of speech, practically made everyone look at him in silence.

"Hmm, true… Hearing you scream all that out loud, they probably left to go get changed already," nodded Todoroki, his cold gaze washing over the purple-haired boy. "Rather than be stuck here and leered at by you."

Suddenly, Mineta lost all the previous confidence he had in him.

"Tch. Pathetic," sighed the blond, laying his head back on a rock.

"NOOOOO! Now I'll never be able to peek at girls..!" His wailing would be heard even from the other side.

As if the world decided to screw with the little pathetic existence that is Mineta, going so far as to exact vengeance unto him for even thinking of abusing the privacy of the girls, a wooden pail had dropped from the sky.

*Bonk!*

And slammed straight into the back of his skull, knocking him out cold.

Everyone stared at him, even as he lay face-first in the water, bubbles forming everywhere around him at a slow pace.

"…Well, that happened," commented Todoroki without so much of a care.

"That's definitely going to bruise," said Tokoyami.

"Is he… going to be alright?" Asked Izuku as he tried to get a good look on the supposedly drowning boy. "Maybe we should carry him over to the infirmary or something?"

"Leave him be. If anything, it should be good enough punishment for even thinking of trying to peek on the girls," sighed Sato as he crossed his arms.

"But man. Thinking about it, who do you think the girls are most comfortable with showing their bodies to?" Sero's question came out of nowhere, and everyone turned to look at him with shock.

"Of course, it's me~!" Ever the twinkling starboy he is, that Aoyama fellow.

But no one paid him too much attention.

"Well, obviously it's to each other," said Kirishima, pointedly ignoring the way the wielder of the 'One For All' 'Quirk'—not like he or the others knew to begin with—suddenly fidgeted in his spot, looking nervous.

The topic of this conversation made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Yeah, we get that. But what if it's to us?" Kaminari was the next one to pose such an absurd question, and Izuku was certain no one would actually answer him. Obviously, it was crazy! No way someone would actually—

"Obviously, it's got to be Midoriya-kun," said Kaminari in response as he rubbed his nose.

Ahh, so no one did answer him—Wait, what?!

"Hmm, there is some truth in that. He's the most approachable person there is, and there's no doubt that the girls trust him just as much," nodded Ojiro with what could be called his look of calm.

"Mmhm," nodded Koji Koda, the rock-looking person whose 'Quirk' allowed him to control animals. Not a talkative one, he is.

"Agreed. And though I find myself confused to be taking part in this conversation, if there should be anyone that the girls trust the most, I believe it is Midoriya as well," Tokoyami backed up that fact with his own nod.

"G-Guys! That's not true at all!" Vehemently denied the star of today's talk, very clearly trying to point his finger to his other friends. "I think they'd rather trust Iida-kun more! And certainly Todoroki is someone who they know would never do such a horrid thing to them!"

"And though that may be true, they only trust us on a scale that which keeps them comfortable at a point where they can interact with us in a calm fashion. And nothing more," sighed the bluenette, rubbing his temples.

"And I don't talk to them a lot anyways, so they won't be trusting me with something so private like that so early, let alone at all," shrugged the boy with red and white hair.

"Then how about this!"

"Oh crap, he's back from the dead!"

"How the hell did he not drown..?"

Such was how Mineta's 'resurrection' was taken by the rest of the class mates, all of whom were quite wary of what he was about to say. And it was understandable why they were acting as such, judging by that mischievous yet sinister look he had, one that made even Bakugo inwardly gulp, though he would never admit such a thing.

And really, none of them knew anything.

---

Meanwhile

Ochako Uraraka, the cute and bubbly brunette whose 'Quirk' allowed her to control gravity and her hero name being 'Uravity', had been honest when she said that she had been extremely excited for their school outing.

Sure, she's gone on a few camping trips with her old classmates back in… what, fourth grade? But that was when the students would be accompanied by their parents, which had been something that made things slightly less fun and quite literally—as much as she wanted to say it, she would never admit it to her parents—embarrassing.

Like, seriously, they were always doting on her! She loves them, of course, but couldn't she just get a moment alone with all her friends without her mum and dad there to make things awkward?

Now, however, she would get to go on a trip with just her classmates. It was going to be a new experience for her, and she was going to enjoy every second of it!

So imagine the utter shock and disappointment she felt when the earth below them suddenly contorted and convulsed, tossing them off the cliff and down into the forest.

Then try to put yourself in her shoes, when she's suddenly needing to engage a ton of monsters literally created out of dirt, rocks and earth. Clearly the 'Quirk' of Pixie-bob at work there.

Sometime during their fight, she had already been too busy engaging three monsters. She had helped Asui to take down one winged monster, assisted Kirishima in downing one of them and fooling the last one into stepping into a pool of Mina's acid.

So no one could really blame her when she was about to get struck down by an equally terrifying monster.

Enter Izuku Midoriya, most beloved student in their class—Bakugo would puke at even saying something like that—possibly the strongest student, most cooperative and friendliest person there is…

Deciding to toss himself in front of her, just to protect her.

He had been left heavily injured from that attack, and it only grew worse when even more monsters kept coming after HIM. One after another, he was under the mercy of the powerful monsters, all of which did not relent at all/

But he had continued to fight. Continued to grit his teeth and fight through the pain—and possibly the embarrassment, though he was probably too busy with the fight to even think about himself being half-shirtless—and wanting to just get it all done.

Such was the determination of the hero she aspired to be like. The hero known as 'Deku', the greenette who was also her best friend and cruuUUUH—

'N-No! T-That's not it..!' Mentally screamed the girl as her entire face lit up, staring down at her own reflection in the water as she sat close to the edge. 'T-That's right! Deku's just my friend! My best friend!'

Then again, her best friend was also Iida, who was also Deku's best friend. But those details don't really matter now, do they?

"Hey, Ochako!" Said girl turned around, staring at her alien classmate, who was bubbling with relief and happiness. "Having fun there?"

"Oh! Yeah, I am, Mina-san!" Quickly nodded Uraraka in hopes of hiding any sort of anxiety that she was feeling.

If that was what the brown-haired girl had been trying to do, then she was certainly failing at that. It was clear as day; just by her body language alone, there was something on her mind, but being the good friend she is, she decided not to pry.

For now.

"Don't forget to wash your skin properly, girls! They say that the waters in hot springs are really good for you!" Exclaimed an excited Toru as she splashed water on everywhere, laughing.

"True. They did say that," as serious as she always is, Yaoyorozu is. Though the small grin she had definitely showed that she enjoyed this.

Although, before anyone could even speak their minds on how nice tonight was, or how they were certain going to bed after this was going to do so much wonders for them—

"What matters… is the prize that lay beyond these walls! Just think about it Is this! We deserve this!" They heard his screaming from the other side, causing every girl to stare at the wall in shock, suddenly very aware that they weren't the only ones here.

Of course, Mineta was being Mineta. And what better way than here?

"…That bastard," feeling a vein somewhere in her head pop, Jiro was quick to take an empty wooden pail beside her, and just toss it up into the sky, putting it in an angle that was sure to hit the little d*ck.

It was a long minute later. And a satisfying 'Thonk!' could be heard.

"Well, that's that. He'll be out for a bit," huffed the girl as she twirled her ear-like cables in her hands, sitting down but slightly wary. "Seriously, can't he just give us a break for once..?"

"I'm surprised he even made it into the Hero course."

"With an attitude like that? So true."

"Disgusting."

"Pervert."

Uraraka could only chuckle, wondering how things played out like this. Then again, she supposed this was just part of life, sometimes, faced with silliness that made things feel so much better when they face it together.

She could only imagine what the boys were thinking over there—

"Okay, it's clear!" All girls tensed up, hearing someone suddenly shouting. Wait, was that Sero?

"We're good for taking off!" This time, it was Kaminari whose voice broke the air.

"The hell are those boys doing..?" Thought Mina as she leered at the wall, unconsciously backing up towards the edge of the waters, with everyone else doing the same.

As far as they could go, though, since none of them really wanted to leave the waters. It was far too nice, but they were prepared for the worst. If anything, Aizawa-sensei wouldn't mind if they used their 'Quirks' to defend themselves in case the boys do anything, right?

…They jinxed it, didn't they?

"Okay! Make us proud, Midoriya-kun!"

"Here we go! HROOOOH!"

"Wait, no! You can't—HyyaAAAH!"

*Fwoo!*

Everyone in Class 1-A knew that it was no wonder why Sato was feared by many others. None could really look down on him, as he possessed the strength to make just about anything possible.

Without the use of his 'Quirk', which granted him immaculate strength when he consumes sugar at the cost of his cognitive functions gradually failing him, he was already immensely strong.

So with a shout of excitement coming from Mineta, none of them had actually anticipated the sugar-eating man to throw Izuku into the air, his towel hugging his lower region as much as he gripped tightly over it, face showing incredulous fear as the rush of air raced against his face.

Most of the girls gasped. Uraraka couldn't help but shout in fear at her. Mina looked at him in curiosity.

Then again, gravity was something that existed.

So it made sense why, at a certain limit, somewhere in the sky, he had stopped accelerating up. And now, he was descending. Fast.

"I-Izuku!" Screaming at the top of her lungs, most definitely terrified for his life, she hastily positioned herself here and there, fidgeting in her spot and trying to catch him.

However, there had been a few factors that she had not taken into account.

One, she was still in the springs, which meant that she was standing in water, no? And of course, with the nature of water making the floor slippery, friction reduced to a point where, if someone was careless, they could fall.

Two, she was not all that strong physically to catch someone in her arms. Yes, she's been pretty good at fighting, but in terms of skill, that's where she truly shines. By strength alone, that's where she is lacking.

And three, in this world where 'Quirks' had been discovered, where villains live and breathe and heroes are there to defeat them, there was just one simple fact; anything goes.

"U-URARAKA-SAN!" His face burned instantly red, arms moving to shield his eyes as he fell towards her.

"Deku-kun!" She screamed back, outstretching her arms to the side as she backed up a bit—

Only to slip her heel over a decently slippery rock, which most certainly caused her downfall. Literally.

*Floop.*

"W-Whoa!"

"I'M SORRYYYYYY—"

*Splash!*

She had been unable to do anything at all before she fell back, and he too crashed onto her, the magnitude behind the fall causing the water to splash everywhere that it obstructed vision.

"Ochako-chan!" This sudden progress of things did not sit well with them. And, out of worry for their friend, the girls of Class 1-A made a move to help her out… only to gasp at the sight before them, stiff and in shock with what they were seeing.

And Izuku, having been forced into this entire thing, could feel himself so ready to drown, the hot water bubbling everywhere on his face… if only he had taken the moment to notice what was this strange feeling that pressed against his face.

And he did notice it. He opened his eyes, and saw… something. Two things, actually, but due to the waters, he was really out of ideas of what they could be.

Choking on a small amount of water, he shakily brought his hand to get a grasp on the 'earth'.

'Ehh?' The greenette momentarily paused, wondering what sort of soil was being used in the girls' hot springs. This was way too soft. But thinking that he needed to get back up, he pressed down and clenched lightly—

*SLAP!*

"Bwff..!" This sudden action took him off-guard, sending him reeling backwards and head thrust out of the waters, gasping and coughing as he landed on his rump and supported himself, opening one eye… only to see a teary-eyed Uraraka kneeling away from him, wrapping her towel around her body. 'What..?'

He thought about that sensation in his hands earlier.

He remembered pushing his hand down. He repeated the squeezing motion, remembered squeezing something.

And then he realized that, when he landed, he fell on her.

Then the realization hit him like a bullet train to the face. That she had been trying to hide her breasts away from him because he had touched her, and his jaws fell and he blushed.

"U-U-Uraraka-san..! I-I swear, this i-isn't what it i-is!" He brought up his arms in a defensive manner, stuttering like his life depended on it.

When the other guys tried to at least peeked over the wall, Mina had been the one to throw a pail or two on their heads, knocking them out cold.

"L-Listen, I swear, w-we never meant t-to..!" He had stood up, his towel secured firmly around his waist and trying to reason with her, but she had backed away from him. "H-Hang on, let me expl..!"

*Thwoo!* *Splash!*

It was too quick to even register in their minds, the event having played out in such a fast manner that their eyes could not follow.

A black blur, accompanied with white streaks, had rushed to the greenette, tackling him to the ground. Or, more accurately, throw his face into the water.

When the waters stopped flying, all the girls could clearly see Aizawa-sensei there, holding the boy down as he maintained a strong grip over his other arms and held it into the air, the other hand pushing his head down into the water.

"For a nervous mess you are around girls, you decided to breach their privacy, huh?" Sighed the black-haired teacher, wondering what the hell just happened. The boy screaming, and the sight of him in the air, had been nothing that he had expected.

"W-Wait! Aizawa-sensei!" The man turned his gaze upwards, seeing a frantic-looking Iida trying to maintain a strong hold over the edge of the wall to look at him, and only him. "Let us explain ourselves first, please!"

"Hmm…" Looking down, he could very well see how tense the child was. How shaky he was. Certainly, this had not been on purpose, and if they got the truth from the boys' lips, it would make everything so much easier for him. "…Fine. But this better not be a waste of my time."

---

Later

After settling down, the students of Class 1-A sat in the boys' sleeping area, where all the girls had huddled together and maintained a safe distance from the opposite gender.

And Aizawa, knowing that no one was going to speak first, decided to break the silence.

"Sexual assault on a girl. I was thinking that it was going to be more of Mineta's thing, but I suppose anyone's possible of doing such a thing…" He sighed. "I'd like to see how you'll explain your way out of that," his tone wasn't harsh, but it wasn't calm either. He could see Izuku tensing, looking to the ground with a guilty look.

Uraraka, though having been the victim of the entire thing, knew that there was no way that Deku did that on purpose. He was too nice! Too sweet! There was no way he would have done something as heinous as what he did—and she was certain that had been an accident!—on his own accord.

And Izuku, embarrassed with what he had just done, could no longer look his best friend in the eyes, knowing that she would be extremely mad with him.

It was some time later, long before Izuku could even say anything, that Bakugou had spoken first.

"In case you're wondering, no, I'm not siding with Deku on this. Just trying to point out a fact here," he began with that hard tone of his, but very much noticed the slight relaxation coming from his childhood friend.

"Yeah, yeah, I get it. Just tell me whatever the hell that happened," sighed the man as he scratched the back of his head.

"See, little grapehead over there was being a terrible idiot as always, so proposed a 'plan'. Trust me, I didn't like it, and no one gave Deku the chance to back out," he spoke, and could very well see how certain people just flinched. "They decided to throw him over the wall and get him to 'spy' on you girls and report back, though you know how that played out."

"Damn… And I thought for sure that I got the rock position right…" Kirishima clicked his tongue in chagrin, turning his head away as he whistled something to himself, pointedly ignoring what looks the other girls were giving him.

"So there you have it. Long story short, this guy ain't got the balls to do something like that, no matter how many years pass," Bakugou finished his sentence with a yawn, lying with back-down on the floor.

"Indeed. And for that, there should be no reason for you to punish Midoriya," nodded Todoroki in agreement, trying to at least help his friend out.

"…Well, I'm not the one to be deciding that in the end," shrugged Aizawa before moving his gaze to the victim of this entire thing. "You decide, Uraraka. Either I punish Midoriya or not is up to you."

The way he phrased it made her flinch.

When she looked at her best friend, she couldn't feel any sort of resent towards him. With how he just kept his gaze to the floor, her stomach churned in a familiar way. Made her feel warm and protective. She forced such feelings down, however.

Izuku, on the other hand, did not feel great at that moment. Sure, his friends defended him—Todoroki and Kacchan were the last people he would think to do so—but there was no changing the fact that he did something extremely wrong.

'I'll never live this down..!' Wailed the boy in his mind, the bile in his throat swallowed. He didn't want to look so pathetic in front of everyone, but he seriously doesn't know what else he was supposed to do.

Iida sighed in his mind, feeling that both Midoriya and Uraraka would no longer be comfortable with one another after this.

But the girl trusted the green-haired boy.

She remembered. Meeting him in front of the school gates, he had been trying very hard to stay confident. To keep himself confident and stride forwards with a grin plastered on his face.

But rocks were many people's enemies. And when he tripped, she had been lucky to have stopped her with her gravity powers.

Then things were great ever since then. The two somehow became classmates, they grew to become great friends as well, sharing a strong between both of them that they did not feel with anyone else, and she had found a strong confidant with whom she trusted her life with.

She could not hate him. What had just happened was… It was just an accident! Something that no one expected!

And so, taking a deep breath, still unable to fight down the blush on her face, she spoke.

"It's… fine. I don't think Deku should be punished for this," she said, getting looks of surprise from the other girls and from the boys. "He's… not at fault here, right? It was just an accident."

Even when she said that, however, Izuku could not help but feel really bad.

So when the matter had been taken care of, with the girls deciding to return to their own quarters while their homeroom teacher returned to his, it was understandable why he could not settle for sleep so easily.

Even with all the friends he had grown so closed to, sprawled out everywhere—except Iida, who slept pretty neatly—he was still wide awake.

---

A Few Hours Later

Trying to make himself sleep was impossible, that much he knew.

It was still a fact that he had committed such a… sinful act. One that he was certain would sour the relationship between him and his best friend.

It was why he had walked to Aizawa-sensei's room that night, wanting to knock on his room but decided against it; he'll just have a walk in the night alone for now.

The chilly wind blew shrills against his skin, a cold reminder of how Japan is. In every season except summer, the night was particularly chilly, perfect for those who liked the cold. Then again, wearing just a black t-shirt with grey shorts was not the best way to get at things.

He wondered if anyone would even notice his absence, but he didn't really care about that. He was too busy thinking about what to do.

Sighing, he had been reminded by himself once more just how much of a thinker he was. Of how much he liked to ponder on something, even when he didn't necessarily have to do so.

That was just how he was, he supposed.

'And so, you have caused trouble for yourself on the night of your camping outing. You have harassed your best friend,' and he did his best not to blush at the memory of touching her breasts. 'And you're probably in big trouble forever. That's just great…'

He didn't even notice the sudden shift in scenery until the very last second.

"Huh?" Looking around him, he noticed the sudden thicker density of trees around him, indicating that he had been walking into the forest without even him noticing it. "Seriously..?"

It was bad enough that he caused trouble for his best friend. He didn't need to get lost too.

Sighing, he decided that trying to get a grasp on the area would be better than standing around here like a fool.

It was funny how trouble always tried to look for him, even when he's not trying his best.

Walking deeper into the forest was a bad idea to begin with, but Izuku did not know what else he should be doing here. He didn't want to vent his frustrations over what happened today, because if anyone should be doing it, it should be Ura—

"…it all..!" The boy froze in his tracks, hearing the voice of a girl screaming from some corner.

He gulped, thinking that way too many weird things were happening in his life. Sure, becoming a hero came with certain risks, but he didn't think it would involve so many weird things!

"When I get back… I'll kill him," the voice continued in a very threatening manner, and it took Izuku every ounce of willpower he had not to scream. Kill?! He very much hoped she meant it in a joking fashion, and would not actually go so far as to do something like that to anyone.

But of course, if tonight had been a terrible night, then it was going to get even more worse.

When he had unconsciously taken a step back, trying not to make any noise, only to briefly remember one certain cliché most present in every story he had ever read.

There was always a twig.

*Snap!*

'…Crud,' he blinked.

"Who's there?!" He heard the girl scream, loud and clear, the sound of a knife produced more than enough to set him off.

'Oh no, oh no, oh no..! They're coming..!' Gulping, he activated 'One For All: Full Cowl'. The trepidation rose quickly, forcing him on the edge of his feet and every fibre of his being in attention to his surroundings. 'Okay, okay… Don't panic, Izuku. This is just like any other situation! All you have to do is just be careful and make sure not to do anything extremely stupid that may get yourself killed! Sure, you're reckless, but there is the chance of you actually dying here, so you'll just have to be very careful and—'

*Rustle…*

And his unbeatable train of thoughts came to a complete deceleration, jaws falling and eyes shooting wide in disbelief.

From the bushes appeared a pretty pale girl with hair tied in two messy buns, her eyes scanning her surroundings before they fell before him, narrowing dangerously.

And yet, he could not lie that this little schoolgirl—he would never call her as such, though, since she may be the same age as he was—looked pretty cute.

Again, he would never admit it! Kacchan was right, after all; he wasn't brave enough.

"Who are you..?" She whispered in a dangerous tone, producing a knife. Staining the edge was dry red, akin to blood that was no longer wet.

He gulped, raising his arms in defense and stopping himself from activating 'One For All'. For certain, this girl was dangerous, and he didn't need to die so early.

"W-Wait! If you want to know, I'm I-Izuku!" He said, wondering if she was some random girl in the forest or really a villain. The knife gave the visage of a person one would not want to mess with.

"Hmm… Why are you here?" She continued, glaring daggers at him. Ironically enough, she was holding one already.

"I… came here for a walk," he admitted, taking a few steps back. "I-I swear, I'm not here for anything else! I didn't even know that you were here!"

Izuku knew that trying to reason with a murderer would have been useless. It was a simple death wish, he thinks, but it was better than doing nothing. He'd rather try than let himself die so quickly.

Thankfully, the girl seemed to get the message, slowly lowering her weapon but not fully letting her guard down. Understandable. Letting one's guard down would be the biggest mistake anyone would make.

He could not sigh there. It would be too stupid, so he merely sighed in his mind. Relief overtook him, but he didn't dare to overstep his bounds.

"I see… Well then, don't let little cutie Toga from stopping you!" That sudden change in demeanour caught him off-guard, more so when the now-named Toga suddenly got into his personal space, leaning quite closely to his face. "Neh, neh! Were you that one with the superpower 'Quirk'?"

'T-Too close!' Gulped the boy as he face took immediate action for him, lighting up. "Y-Yeah! I-It's nothing special though."

"Oh, really?" Suddenly, a cunning look overtook her previous expression, making him nervous. "How about you show it to me? I'd love to see it!"

"Uhh… I'm not sure if I should be doing that now," his words got a pout from her, and would he dare to say it, she was actually quite cute. "I mean, it's kinda' lame, so—"

*Shing!*

"Ghah..!" A stinging pain shot through his entire system in the blink of an eye, forcing him to retract his arm and move away from the girl. "What was…" And when he looked down to his left arm, only then did he notice the trailing river of blood. His blood, fresh from a new gash.

"Ooh… Red~!" Suddenly, he felt the blood drain from his face, entirely unnerved by the girl who looked at his wound, looking all happy for some strange reason. "Izuku! You look great in red~!"

He didn't know what she meant by that, but if it means that she enjoyed seeing someone bleeding, then he was sure that he didn't want to be here right now.

Sure, he liked her just a minute ago, but he didn't think she was a psycho!

"Izuku, you look great in red! Can I help you with more?" Toga asked, more of like a child in pure excitement—like a kid who just got a toy—and less of… well, less of anything else.

"N-N-No! Wait, it hurts..!" He shook his head vehemently, the searing pain more than enough. Then again, he's dealt with way worse, but he wasn't a pain-proof person. "I-I'm sorry, Toga, but I don't want this… It hurts…"

His words seemed to have an effect on her, however, because her smile immediately dropped, now replaced with a look of curiosity and confusion.

There was something that she didn't really understand, and she wanted to know.

So of course, like any straightforward person, she asked him straight out.

"What do you mean by what you said?" She asked him. "You don't like the colour red?"

"W-What? I don't… I do like the colour red. Not like this, though," he gritted his teeth, hissing in pain. "Toga-chan, this really hurts. A lot, even, and no one likes getting hurt."

"What?! But you look great in red!" She retorted, fuming.

"But Toga-chan, you just cut me with a knife!" Izuku was wrong to scream at her, he told himself, but he seriously needed her to understand what he was saying. "And something like that is obviously going to hurt! And no one likes to get hurt!"

His mother had raised him as a fine man. Always teaching her how to be a good person and the like. And such were the lessons like treating a person nicely, speaking in a polite manner, never ever let his emotions get the better of him and the like.

So why was he so infuriated with her? He swore, Kacchan would have been harder to deal with compared to her.

"Really..? Huh, okay. Then how about you hurt me then?" She said, getting a look of disbelief from the boy. Toga merely smiled, however, her pale lips curved slightly at the corners.

She… wasn't serious, was she?

It only made him wonder if she had ever been injured her entire life, or that she was just playing the fool. And if it was the latter, she was doing a pretty good job at doing that.

"Here!" Waving the knife directly in his face made him jump, eliciting a short set of giggles from her. "Do what I did to you to me!"

Shakily, he took the knife at the grip, wondering if he should really be doing this.

He looked at the knife, some of his blood coating the edge. Then he looked back at her, noticing that vixen smile.

He looked back down at his hand, the one grasping the handle of the knife. Sure, it was the same knife she had used to kill people, in the very same hands that which belonged to him, but he had never once used those hands to kill.

The power of 'One For All' had helped him through countless situations, either training or life-threatening ones. He had never hoped to do harm to another human being.

Even now, even if he wasn't going to use his power, there was no way he could do this. He… he didn't have the heart.

"N-No… I can't do that," gulping, he handed the knife back to her, said girl tilting he head in confusion. "I… can't bring myself to hurt you, or anyone for that matter."

"Huh? And why not?" Ever again with that child-like tone of hers. He may be a genius, but he just couldn't get a read on her.

Taking in a deep breath, subtly reminding him that every person had their own quirks, he spoke.

"Because it's a wrong thing to do. Even with someone's permission, hurting other people makes them sad. Scared. Angry. All that negativity isn't good, so I'd rather not hurt someone if I can," his explanation ended with a sigh, one that showed just how taxing it was to explain.

"But you're a Hero, and you have to fight people. Doesn't that mean you'd have to hurt someone then?" Toga pointed out, immediately catching him off-guard and making him bite his tongue.

Well, not literally, but you get what I mean.

Her words were true, though. He had fought others before, and he knew that the fight against Stain was not a pretty one. Even back then, at USJ, he weld the power of 'One For All' to beat up his foes.

It pained him to do such a thing, but it was a necessary evil. To save one, he had to defeat the other.

Wait a minute, how does she know that he's a Hero? He didn't say anything.

Nonetheless, he decided not to think too much on that.

"…You're right. I do have to do all that, and nothing I say can make up for it all," sighed the boy as he rubbed his hand over the wound, feeling the pain dull into nothing now. "And, I'm never going to say that I feel happy doing it, but… the bad people, they're always going to make life for the innocent ones difficult. That's why we have to do what we have to do. Fighting the bad ones, that is."

"…And what if the bad ones were innocent, but were forced to do such things because the world had been unfair towards them?" That one question was traced with coldness, something that reminded him of their initial encounter.

"Then… Then I'll do my best to protect everyone! And make sure that everyone gets a good ending! For all the good and bad people!" Izuku's declaration was accentuated with a proud smack to the chest, only for him to whimper in pain.

The girl had not expected such an answer, however.

Toga had known that many people often think that villains deserved to perish. That the heroes were in the rights, that they were doing the right thing no matter what.

But Izuku… he actually thought about the bad guys. Actually thought about them, made sure to take into account of their own lifestyles.

He was right, though. Some 'villains' were just people who were looked down upon by society.

She had expected him to be just like every other selfish people in this world… but even then, despite the fact that she was talking to a Hero, he actually cared about them?

That thought made her smile.

"T-Then again, I'm not really all that great, so I doubt I alone could do such a cool stuff like that…" Chuckled the greenette in obvious embarrassment, wondering why he could get so worked up over something like that…

Only to be pulled into a strong hug from the girl, making him freeze in surprise.

"T-Toga..?"

"Hihi! You really are interesting, Izuku."

Their embrace lasted only a minute or two, but to the two children, it felt like it lasted a lifetime. And soon enough, she pulled away, grinning at him with all the happiness she felt.

"Well, I better get going! Bye-bye, Izuku!" She waved at him as she skipped into the deeper parts of the forest, giving him one last look—and with a blown kiss, something that made his heart skip a beat—and forever gone within the shadows of the forest.

And Izuku, as he stood there, could not help but wonder if he had just fallen in love... Nah, couldn't be, right?

---

Three Days Later

Uraraka could not tell whether she was worried or disappointed.

Worried because Deku had been keeping some distance from her, still hung up over the incident. Even when they would have lunch, he'd be making sure to keep to himself, and he even went the extra mile to request Aizawa-sensei from pairing him up with her during physical exercise.

And disappointed, because… Well, she may be crazy, but there was certainly something going on.

It was fairly unnoticeable at first, being something extremely small that would have been easy to miss at first glance. But as time moved on, she came to notice them.

Each time he wrote in his book during his free time, the very same book that accounted for the 'Quirks' of each and every Hero, including herself and all his classmates and teachers, she could always see him putting time and effort into drawing the details of a pretty girl she had no knowledge of ever seeing—much less so heard of.

Toga? Sounded like a pretty peculiar name for a girl like her.

But that was when her stomach began tying itself in knots. How he would always look to the forests, a look of longing and admiration in his eyes—did he meet her in the forests? And why was he always trying to keep from talking about her with anyone?

Uraraka may have been too pushy, but she really wanted to be on good terms with Deku again. And she couldn't do such a thing if he couldn't let all of this slide!

It was really frustrating to her!

"Oi, Uraraka," the girl returned to reality, noticing Bakugou calling her name. "Start the fire already. And help with the vegetables."

"R-Right!" Nodding quickly, she got back to work, mind still functioning. 'I'll just talk to Deku afterwards, during lunch. Make sure to tell him that you're all good, and nothing will ever go wrong!'

---

An Hour Later

Thankfully, she wasn't wrong when she said the last thing. She had half-expected things to go south immediately when she confronted Deku and asked him for some time to talk to him.

He had been nervous, obviously averting his gaze from her, but the seriousness in her voice immediately got him talking.

"Look, before we start talking about anything, I just want to tell you that I'm not mad about what happened. I said it once, and I'll say it again… It was an accident, okay?" She had been able to speak calmly this time, but it still was uncomfortable to even think of.

"W-Well, yeah, but I still feel kinda' bad about it…" Gulped the boy, still not looking at her.

"Deku, I know you. You'd never do something like that, you're just like that," sighing, a smile came to her face. "Please, can we just forget it? We'll even shake on it!"

Her cheeriness came back to her, and he felt his stomach bloom.

She outstretched her arm, hand open in a gesture of friendliness. He looked at her hand, remembered holding it many times.

Slowly, he moved his scarred hand towards hers, grasping it and feeling it. God, how soft her hand was went on to show just how much she took care of herself. And really, she was blessed to have soft hands as the ones she has now.

And he shook it. And with it, all the trepidation and worries were washed out of his system, his nervous look replaced now with a calm smile.

"There you go! Now, don't you feel better?" Grinning, she watched as the boy nodded. "Great! Now don't let stuff like this worry you anymore, okay, Deku?"

"Yeah… Yeah, I promise," he nodded, smiling back which honestly made her heart skip a beat.

It was times like these that reminded her just how much she loved being with her best friend here, that it made everything feel amazing.

She had forgotten to ask him about the mystery girl.

---

A Few Nights Later

"Smash!" Shouted Izuku as his fist powered up, slamming it wholeheartedly into Muscular's face, the sheer pressure should have been enough to defeat him…

Only to realize, with much horror, that flesh had formed at the spot where he had tried to strike him at, defending the most important part of his body.

"Heh… That's all you got, Midoriya?" Snickered the gigantic man, covered head to toe in red flesh, before he promptly swatted the boy to the side.

"Hrgh..!" Grunting, he managed to catch ground as he slammed his feet into the earth, panting.

Things weren't all that great, right now, and he was unsure whether or not he should be cursing fate or just yelling out loud how obviously naïve he had been at hoping things weren't going to get any worse than it already is.

It was the perfect plan, he thought. A group of villains would catch them off-guard by trapping them in their camping site, with which some students were too busy dealing with their own troubles in the forest—there was supposed to be a courage test for the students, a fun activity for both Class 1-A and Class 1-B.

It was bad enough that All Might wasn't here, with only five Pro Heroes here to deal with everything. Aizawa-sensei and the Wild, Wild Pussycats. Not that he didn't trust the ones that were already here, but extra help would always be nice, right?

Right now, however, he had came here to pick up Mandalay's nephew, Kota, who may have been a sore stick in the mud, but was nonetheless someone who had suffered the fate of losing his parents to the same bastard before him right now.

And he was going to beat him, no matter what.

"Oi, oi! You were on our 'To Hunt' list, you know? I was hoping you'd be stronger than this!" Laughed Muscular before he rushed the greenette, missing a hit as the boy jumped back, fuelled by 'One For All: Full Cowl'.

'Crud, I can't let him touch Koda..! I need to make him an opening!' He thought to himself, dodging each attack with precise accuracy. His hits were strong, he took hits without so much as fazing, and he was undoubtedly intimidating. 'Even using 'Smash' didn't work..! What else could I do..!'

He was honestly wondering just how he was supposed to deal with this right now, but it was better than to leave Koda to die alone. And he was not going to do die!

Sure, the kid may have a long-time grudge for heroes, going so far as to kick him in the balls when they first met—okay, that had not been a pretty nice interaction—but the kid was in danger.

And as a Hero, he was going to save him, no matter what!

"Let's see you take this!" His warning was then added with a powerful uppercut, once more dodged. He twisted his limb, this time opting to strike at Izuku's side.

'Crud, I won't be able to dodge!' That thought in mind made his blood cold, forced into the defensive as he raised an arm to shield the blow.

*BAM!*

"GhHhaa!" Screaming, the pain seared through his entire arm, that tremendous blow shooting him into the cliff, shattering rock and earth and sending them all flying back. He fell back to the ground, hacking and coughing blood. 'D-Damn..! He got me..!'

"Ehh? That's it? Surely, that ain't all of it, right?" The dangerous criminal let out a chortle, sounding extremely pissed. "Well, if that's all there is to it… I suppose you wouldn't mind me killing you here and now, right?"

Honestly, Izuku didn't know what to think about. Either it was about the safety of his friends and teachers, the sheer irony behind the fact that he was about to die, despite constantly telling himself that he was going to beat his guy, or the fact that his arm wasn't actually limp.

Yeah, he was surprised too.

It didn't make sense. The guy was immensely powerful, so that should have broken his arm, even with 'One For All: Full Cowl' active.

"N-Not going to happen," he spat, noticing blood mixed in with some of his saliva, but chose to ignore it in favour of Muscular over here. "I'll beat you here, and we'll get back to everyone else!"

"Hah! That's more like it! Now come on, and show me what you got!" Guffawing, the mass of muscles did not waste any time before he rushed down the younger male, boosted by his 'Quirk' that strengthened his body and increasing his speed. Even then, Izuku managed to dodge. "Hah! For a little pipsqueak, you're fast!"

'I won't be able to wear him down, no matter how many hits I give him,' thought the boy, pouring all sorts of strategies into his mind. 'I need to aim for his head… That's the only shot I've got!'

Looking to Kota, the child was visibly shaking, in fear of losing his life.

Gritting his teeth, Izuku took to the offensive, still avoiding each attack but striking at every corner and edge, wanting to search for a weak point.

Each blow that connected with the man's body only made his fist ache, a visible pointer to how strong his body honestly was. The 'Quirk' only made everything much, much worse.

But one thing that he noticed, however, was that the muscles were not all that strong somewhere near the neck. That had been exactly where the head was, so it was logically the best place to strike.

'I can't just use a simple 'Smash'… I need something stronger!' His thoughts burnt just as strong as he dropped his guard stance, instead focused on barraging his enemy with just as much hits to keep his attention off of defending himself.

Izuku knew that he would have a higher chance of surviving if he just left. Left Koda, the little brat who had kicked him in the balls, to die here at the hands of a powerful villain he knew he wouldn't have a chance against.

But he could not do that… He was a Hero, damn it!

He saved Todoroki from himself! He saved everyone back at USJ! He saved people from Stain! He can save more people, and he will!

"Hah! You're pathetic! To think that we were told to kill you!" Snickered the large bastard, bringing both arms down. He swung his arms down in a guillotining motion, slamming Izuku into the earth. He moved to make his follow-up, but the greenette dodged his attack. "Tch. Stop moving already!"

Muscular's body was a bullet train, equally fast and powerful as the real one.

He moved in the blink of an eye, but Izuku moved faster.

But one thing for certain, he hits hard. And Izuku had to either choose to dodge or block—that last part was only if evading would be impossible to do in certain conditions.

*BAM!*

"Hrhkh..!" Grunting as his fist collided strongly with Muscular's, the latter's simple thrust of the arm more than enough to maybe break his fingers, Izuku quickly leapt forwards, cocking his right arm backwards, clenching his fist so hard his knuckles turned white. "100% Detroit Smash!"

Red streaks of light and energy drew themselves all over Izuku's right arm, madly crackling with electricity and his willpower, and as he shot it forwards, it connected with muscles, the power throwing him into the cliffside, causing a tremendous magnitude that shook the entire area.

"W-Whoa..!" Kota almost got blown back, but had managed to catch a hold of the earth.

'Hit!' He thought with joy, his moment of fanfare cut short—

*Twkk!*

"Gahh..!" When he felt a hand consume his head, threatening to crush it into dust, before it merely threw him down, crashing terribly into the earth and breaking his nose.

That… didn't work?

"Hah… Nice one, but you didn't seriously think that was going to work against me?" Snickering, Muscular the villain had shown up, flesh and muscles that had flowed out of his arms having protected his face. When his face shown once more, he had a smug grin on his face.

He walked towards the downed Hero, each step pouring trepidation into Izuku's being. And as he stood up once more, raising a leg—

*BAM!*

"Ghhaa..!" Promptly stomping the boy, the entire weight of his leg filled with nothing more than strengthened muscle mass, crushing him under its weight.

"You sure are annoying, you know that? Hah… If you thought you were going to win against me, then you've got a loose screw in there," snickering, he raised his leg, and brought it down once more. "I've killed tons of heroes. You think something like you would have a shot at beating me?!"

*BAM!*

He will admit, this was painful. The fact that he was being beaten into the earth, at the utter mercy of a villain…

'One For All: Full Cowl' was still activated, only managing to reduce just some damage. But for certain, he was going to get a few broken ribs after this.

Hah, he wouldn't be surprised if something already cracked inside of him.

"Come on, get up, man… Don't tell me you want to die?" He laughed, raising his arm this time. "I was just playing all this time! I didn't even need to take you so seriously!"

'I-I'm gonna' die..?' Was the thought that ran through the greenette's mind, wondering just how everything turned out like this. 'A-And he was just playing around..? D-Damn…'

His mother. His friends. His teachers.

Surely, they were going to miss him if he was gone, right? A fleeting fantasy that once or twice played itself in his mind back before he inherited 'One For All', in which he was nothing more than an unnecessary existence.

That was back then. When Kacchan constantly spat on his existence. Deemed him useless, pathetic. Said that the world had no need for someone like him.

But then, it seemed that he wasn't forgotten.

*Pssh!*

"Eh?" Blinking, the villain felt something wet running down his back. Turning around, he was met with the sight of a teary-eyed brat—the same one with that pretty nifty-looking hat—with his hands outstretched, and water trailing down those palms. "Hah… You actually think that some stupid water 'Quirk' is gonna' stop me from killing you? Fine then! I'll make you the first one to—"

*BAM!*

"Damn..!" Grunting, Muscular was sent tumbling forwards by the sudden attack, prompting him to turn around and look at whoever did that…

Only to see Izuku, the Hero with the bleeding head and bruised body, right arm fully blue-black and some of the fingers in disarray, staring at him with a defiant look.

"Y-You… will not, touch him… You villain!" Spat the greenette.

Suddenly, Muscular felt his smile drop.

"I won't go back… until I save Koda-kun… And until I beat you!" He lowered himself into a fighting stance, his 'Quirk' still activated. Lightning pulsated around his body, his teeth bared in a vicious manner. "I-I'll show you… I will beat you, no matter what!"

"…Hmph, this is getting boring," sighing, Muscular only walked towards the slightly shaking Hero, feeling a smirk form on his face. "What? Getting cold feet? Don't think I'm gonna' go easy on you, punk."

'Calm down, Izuku. Calm down…' Forcing himself to take in a deep breath, he allowed all the anxiety to leave him, even if just part of it. 'All Might is relying on me to become his successor… And everyone trusts me..! I can't lose!'

"N-No…" The boy with the hat was unsure whether or not he should be running, but his legs were frozen stiff. There was nothing that he could do right now.

"Come on, come on! Show me what you can do!" Without so much as giving the boy extra time to prepare himself, he raised his muscly arm, swiftly bringing it down in a thrusting manner—with Izuku only barely able to bring up his arms to shield himself.

*BAM!*

"Arrgh..!" He was certain that, just a bit more, his arms would turn into nothing more than shattered limbs. That, with enough use, they would forever expire.

Muscular ignored his cries of pain, opting to just punch him more and more, repeatedly and with such a laughter that belonged to a madman.

He struck.

And struck.

And struck.

Again.

And again.

And again.

More and more did he continue to hit Izuku, not yet satisfied despite the boy being able to hold himself conscious.

And yet, his grasp over reality continued to diminish with each pain that shot through his arms, possibly having shattered some of the bones. The fifteenth hit actually caused him to go even deeper into the earth, forming a crater around him that threatened to grow in size the longer Muscular hits him.

'I can't die… I won't die… I don't want to die…' His thoughts were endless, ranging from one thing to another.

His childhood. His family. His friends. His enemies.

The boy before him despised heroes because his parents were taken away from him, but he had a duty to save him, both from Muscular and himself.

The villain before him had killed so many people, especially Koda's parents. He did it all with a smile, and he had a responsibility to defeat him.

The friends he had made, and Kacchan… they were waiting for his return, hoping that he would persevere and come back.

To go back to U.A. together.

"I won't lie when I say this is pretty fun, and I wasn't even doing my bet. But even I know when I'm—" Whatever words that should have left Muscular's tongue would forever remain a mystery to the boy before him, when he noticed that all of a sudden, energy began crackling around the green-haired lad. "Eh?"

"Y-You…" His arm drew even more lines around itself, his face and body undergoing the change as well. "I-I may not be stronger… I may be pathetic…"

"Pointing out the obvious? Hah, you don't say," snickering, Muscular lazily raised an arm, with so much flesh coiling around the already thick mass of muscles, before he swung it down like a hammer… "Huh?"

Only to feel a strong grip over his arm.

And below the arm, he saw a demon.

"I… will not lose! I said I'll beat you..! Because I'm a hero!" Screaming at the top of his lungs, his entire thoracic cavity shuddering at the strength being produced in the body of such a young Hero, he felt it.

The lights. The multi-coloured souls of the previous wielders of 'One For All'. They connected; raced towards one another. Began with white, turned yellow, purple, red, blue, a myriad of colours before they finally reached the final one.

Green.

"1,000,000%... Delaware Detroit SMASH!"

"Oh, fu—"

Muscular hastily brought up his arms to defend himself, pushing all of his muscle fibres to their absolute limit, defending himself from this new attack.

But his efforts were in vain.

*THRRKK!* *BAM!*

Flesh tore and keeled over the power that emanated from that single punch, eventually dissolving into nothingness and the single fist that burned with the strength of 'One For All' landed squarely into the side of his face, the screaming of the boy intensifying the power of the attack.

He drove it into his face, hard, like a swinging bat creating powerful contact with the baseball, said hit finally sent him flying into the cliff, shattering everything in his path and leaving just a broken, defeated man.

And Izuku, clenching his broken fist, with scars marring the skin of his knuckles, forced a smile, panting but still standing strong. And through the adrenaline, the excitement, the joy, the tears, he screamed in victory.

He had become someone's hero that night…

---

Later

Izuku should have escaped. Should have gone with Aizawa-sensei and get some rest. But he couldn't.

There were still others out there. His classmates, some students from Class 1-B, and probably some other villains that he would need to deal with.

"Deku!" Oh shoot, that was Uraraka, wasn't it? "What are you doing?"

"U-Uraraka-san…" He panted, feeling the corners of his lips twitch and curve upwards, forming a weak smile. "Good to see that you're fine."

"The hell happened to you? F**king pushed yourself again, huh?" Huffed Bakugou as he looked at the other boy's right arm, wondering how the hell he was still using that.

"I'm fine, Kacchan… There's still some other students that we need to save, right..?" He spoke back, trying to sound strong, but the hiss that came when Iida grabbed his shoulder certainly betrayed him.

"Midoriya-kun, you can't go out there! You are severely injured, and it would do you no well to continue fighting!" He chided, the rest of his friends nodding in response.

"I-Iida-kun… I'm fine, really. I can still fight," Izuku shook his head, facial expression displaying slight discomfort. But other than that, he honestly wanted to keep fighting.

"Midoriya-kun, we understand that you want to keep fighting, but it would be wise for you to retreat," spoke Todoroki before he promptly turned around, slamming his right foot onto the earth, causing large ice shards to form out of the ground and stab into the forest, the sounds of movement coming from the shadows. "We have trouble."

"Tch. You'd better not hold us back, Deku," spat Bakugou as he lowered himself into a fighting stance, lighting small explosions in his hands.

"I won't," promised the boy in response as he too took to a more defensive stance, Uraraka and Iida on his sides tensing and readying themselves. 'They're coming…'

*Tk. Tk. Tk.*

With each footsteps, he felt even more nervous, but he couldn't show it to them. He couldn't let the villains think that they've won.

*Fwwoo…*

How ironic. Despite the obvious heat permeating from the blue flames that continued to hiss as they consumed parts of the forests, the night air was just as cold as ever—just as Izuku remembered those few nights ago.

*Rustle…*

The bushes were pushed to the side, silhouettes of several people visible to the naked eye.

Izuku readied his fists, activating 'One For All: Full Cowl'. Light formed around his body, taking shape as red cracks in his skin.

Uraraka remembered the lessons back in her internship, when she had studied hand-to-hand combat with the guidance of Gunhead, thus positioning herself in a suitable stance.

Bakugou cracked his neck, ready to send the villains packing. Surely, the teachers wouldn't mind if he blows them up, right?

Iida revved up his engines, putting them on standby. He was going to have to push himself to save himself and everyone here, and he was going to make it.

Todoroki leered at the shadows, embracing the fire and ice. He was going to protect Midoriya, who had helped him to let go and accept everything. He was going to wield his 'Quirks' properly this time.

Soon, the entire forest came to a stop. A dead silence stretched out in the night, somewhat making all of the hair on their necks stand. The cold did not help whatsoever, as if everything had just disappeared all of a sudden. And there had been no sounds from the villains.

Were they going to get ambushed?

Will any of them die?

Are they going to lose?

Shaking his head of all the thoughts, Izuku wanted to believe. Believe in the four friends that were with him right now, and to believe in their strength.

He can do this, he can do this, he can do this, he can—

"IZUKU!" His mental mantra was quickly brought to an end when a seemingly familiar voice called out his name in a loud scream—was that relief he heard in the voice?—before something rushed out of the bushes, blurry blonde and beige mixed in as the body threw itself at him, tackling him to the ground and eliciting gasps from all his friends as they stared at him. "I missed you so much..!"

"T-Toga..!" He blinked, realizing that this was indeed the same girl he had met… what, three nights ago? Wait a minute… "W-What are you doing here?"

"Oh, nothing really. We were just told to kill you and all your friends here," easily answered the girl as she sat in a position to straddle him, getting a gasp from the boy beneath her and causing everyone else around her to tense. "Oh, but don't worry! I won't let Shi-san from killing you! Can't promise your friends, though~!"

"Oi! The hell are you doing to Deku?!" Snarling, Bakugou rushed forwards to send her spiralling with an explosion, but she had been able to jump away, looking at him with childish glee.

"Hey, Toga. You know that we just had the element of surprise until you decided to ruin it all and jump at your lover boy, right?" Snorted a guy with black hair and a lot of stitches as he too revealed himself, sighing as he rubbed the back of his head. "Sorry about that, by the way."

"You're… apologizing?" Blinked the boy on the ground, slowly getting up with help from Todoroki.

"Meh. She always is a strange one," he shrugged back, lighting up a blue flame in his hand. "Also, I'm Dabi by the way. And I'm told to kill you, so—"

*Twank!*

He merely tilted his head backwards to avoid being on the receiving end of the dagger that had flown at him from the side. Glancing to the right, he could very well see the murderous intent leaking from the little schoolgirl.

"Dabi~! I thought I told you that we aren't killing Izuku, hmm?" She hummed dangerously, looking at the boy in question for just the briefest of moments and licking her lips, sending shivers down his spine.

Uraraka watched the entire display, frowning in disappointment.

Switching his gaze from the blonde to Izuku, then back to the blonde, Todoroki came to a conclusion. One that was not insane, and would have been funny in most instances, if it didn't involve the fact that he and the others could be dead if they ever interfere.

'Midoriya-kun officially has a yandere after him,' the boy with red and white hair said in his mind, wondering just how he was supposed to deal with this new knowledge.

"Umm… this is awkward," spoke Izuku as he looked at the villains, suddenly feeling very conscious about this entire situation. All the tension had been thrown out the window immediately, and a small part of his mind wondered if he should just sleep on this situation. "Uhh, Toga-chan…"

"Oh yeah, your full name is Izuku Midoriya! My name is Toga Himiko, by the way!" Cheerfully interrupted the blonde, smiling at his way.

"…Right. Toga-chan, what are you going to do now?" He asked, trying to sound serious. "I mean, if you're here to fight my friends, I can't promise you to hold back my punches…"

"Huh? We can't hurt your friends? Aww, that blows…" Pouting, she was quick to smile once more—how does she change demeanours so fast?! "That's fine too! Just let me hang out with you!"

The students of Class 1-A looked at her in questioning. Even Dabi blinked at her, wondering if she had just lost some of her IQ tonight.

"…You do know that you're talking to your enemy, right?" Spoke the wielder of ice and fire. He knew that there were weird people, but there was obviously a line for such thing, right?

Right?

"Izuku's not my enemy! He's my friend!" She stuck her tongue out at him as she hugged his left arm, pressing her chest against him. He felt his face burn in embarrassment, fuel added as she looked up to him with that cute smile of hers. "Right, Izuku?"

Iida removed his glasses for a moment, massaging his temples. The trip was supposed to help him, not give him a headache.

And definitely, this disturbed all of them here.

Especially Uraraka, forced to watch her cruuUUU—best friend being hugged by this stranger, the same girl he had drawn in his book, looking at him with that smile, making him embarrassed like a couple would do with one another—

Nope! Nope! She wasn't thinking about anything inappropriate! Deku was her best friend, her confidant, someone she could trust!

Nothing more!

"S-Sure we are," he answered Toga, extremely confused and nervous. Getting a cheer from the girl, he hadn't been prepared, however, for the sudden kiss on the cheek, which—by now—had sent his embarrassment off the charts. Hell, he wouldn't be surprised if smoke was leaking from his ears by now!

…Okay, that's it!

"Deku!" The greenette didn't even have the chance to turn his head before his free arm was caught by Uraraka, who looked at the other girl with what could be described as a threatening look. "We should go! Aizawa-sensei would be worried about us!"

"Oh, your teachers? Don't worry, we gave them some gifts that I'm sure they'll love!" She giggled back, getting nervous looks from the students.

---

With The Teachers

"You know, I never pegged you for the type of guy who likes vegetables to begin with," spoke Aizawa as he lazily waved his stick with marshmallows in front of the fire, glancing to the side and meeting black eyes. "Kinda' disappointing, to be honest."

"Oi! I may look like a lizard, but that ain't mean I'm one!" Huffed Spinner, the lizard-looking person. "By the way, where the hell are your students?"

"Meh. Probably asleep or something," shrugged the tired-looking man before he ate his marshmallows.

Then again, having that guy to put them all to sleep with some sort of gas before he dragged them into their rooms was not a good idea, but hey? Who cares?

"Also, wasn't one of your students fighting Muscular?" Asked Mr. Compress, having put his mask down on the table and right now savouring the taste of kiwi fruits. "You know that he wouldn't be afraid to kill your student or anything."

"Don't worry about that. We told him to not go all out, just to make sure the kid doesn't die or anything," shrugged Shigaraki, the leader of the 'League of Villains' as he stacked some cards besides the fire. "He's probably beaten into the cliff at this point."

"…Tell me why we're sitting here and talking like old friends again," sighed Mandalay, wondering just how everything turned out this way.

"Because something really interesting is about to happen, and to make sure it does, we just have to not fight," grinned the teenager with messy hair. "Also, where is my sandwich?"

Immediately, a Nomu came out from the building, holding a tray with some food on it. He lowered his arm, allowing his master to take his sandwich and eat it.

"Man… Kind of kills the tension, but I think I like it," snickered Aizawa as he sipped on his glass of cold lemonade, subtly noticing Ragdoll downing an entire stack of fruits in record time. 'The students are going to be disappointed, I'm sure…'

It was kind of funny.

---

Back With The Students

"…I have this feeling that we're going to be extremely disappointed at the end of all of this," suddenly spoke Todoroki, the rest of his classmates looking at him in confusion before they just returned their gazes to the current scene before them.

That is, a jealous Uraraka trying to pull Izuku away from a pouting Toga.

Even Dabi had just given up on trying to stop his teammate from continuing this moment of stupidity. He just… he's done.

"Oi, Scar Face," the one with such a nickname turned to the source of voice, which came from the cocky blond kid. "Fight me!"

"…Nah," shook his head Dabi before he just looked back at the scene. "This is way more interesting than you are, you extra."

"…" His eyes widened slowly, rage and frustration beginning to fill his pupils before his hands clenched, feeling explosions being produced in them. "What did you call me..?"

"Uhh, I'm pretty sure I said it pretty loudly," sighed Dabi before he turned back to Bakugou. "I called you an extra."

"YOU PIECE OF SH*T!" Screaming, all the anger and frustration—how dare someone spit on his pride!—he rushed forwards, leaving a trail of explosions as he rushed towards the scarred face guy. "I'LL F**KING KILL YO—"

He didn't even get the chance to finish his sentence before something chopped his neck, revealed to be Tiger, still in his battle outfit.

"Tiger! What's going on?!" Asked Izuku in a fearful tone, the buffed man merely shaking his head before resting Bakugou on his shoulder.

"You need not worry. Please continue," he responded, gruff tone before he returned to where he came from, the unconscious Bakugou surely going to be the one in shock what would play out in a few more days.

When he had left, the silence reigned once more, before the girls began pulling on the boy's arms once more, barking at each other—read as Uraraka trying to get Deku away from the blonde vixen while Toga shamelessly shouts out her affection for the boy.

"G-Girls… please let go. I think you're about to tear my arms off…" Gulped the boy but to no avail, neither parties willing to let go of him.

"You're just jealous that Izuku likes me more than he does with you! I kissed him and he's fine with it!"

"T-That has nothing to do with this! Plus, you're a bad influence to him! I can't let Deku hang out with someone like you!"

"Deku? Isn't that his hero name? Why are you calling him that? See?! That just shows that you don't like him enough!"

"W-What?! That's not true!"

Later, Bakugou would come to realize that his best friend had just beaten him into getting a girlfriend—wait, two! But for now, he was already knocked out cold, only to learn of such a thing at school next time.

"Who do you think is the cuter shipping here?" Asked Dabi as he gazed at the other two boys beside him, both of them flinching.

"I… have no comments on such a thing. If anything, it should be Midoriya-kun's choice of whom he wishes to pursue. Of course, should he wish to go after Uraraka-san, then I have no qualms with it, seeing that the two of them share a bond that I am admittedly proud of seeing. Should he choose to go after… Toga, however, I believe that I shall hold my tongue until I believe it is necessary to speak up," answered the bluenette, his explanation so long and serious it took the guy with scars aback.

"O…kay. And how about you?" He asked the one with red and white hair next.

Todoroki did not answer, however, feeling his fists clenching as he continued to watch.

"…No comment," he finally answered, however, in a blank tone.

And as the three boys continued to watch, neither girls really did give a crap.

"I-I like Deku! I really do! He's the most important person to me!" She cried out, pausing as she realized what she had said and blushing hard, already adding more to her rosy cheeks. "T-That's not what I meant!"

"So… do you like Izuku or not?" She asked, honestly confused. Why couldn't people just be more honest and straightforward? It would make life so much easier. "You need to be more honest! I can't understand you!"

"T-That's not important! Okay, I like Deku as my best friend!" She cried out, a part of her mind whispering into her ear whether or not that was what she honestly believed in.

"Pfft! Best friends? That's dumb!" The schoolgirl pulled harder, Izuku feeling no pain whatsoever however. "See, I'll show you! Izuku dear!"

"H-Huh? What is—" He didn't even get the chance to complete his sentence before the schoolgirl suddenly pulled him into a strong kiss, the shock from this sudden action slowly turning into something that honestly made him want more. Made him enjoy it. Made him feel a thousand things.

He honestly didn't think of how long this went on, but it was certainly long.

Even when all his friends watched on with shock, Uraraka especially choking on air, he couldn't help but just keep kissing her back.

And soon enough, it came to an end, when both he and Toga needed air, panting to regain the lost oxygen in their system.

"H-Haha… See? That shows just how much I like Izuku!" Cheerfully declared Toga as she hugged his being. "Clearly me liking him more than you see him as just a best friend!"

Then she stuck her tongue out in that teasing manner.

And Uraraka released a blood curdling scream, one that was tinged with embarrassment and frustration, as she ran away, brown hair becoming lost in the greens of the forest.

Everyone watched her leave.

"…You know, shouldn't we get moving now?" Asked Dabi as he looked at a pocket watch he pulled out of his—need I say it?—pocket. "We've still got other things to do back home. Err, base."

"Ooh, true! But-but, I don't want to leave Izuku!" She cried out, hugging him tighter—pointedly ignoring the heavy blush on his face.

"Nope. We got to go, and we will go," he sighed this time, a black portal coming up behind him. "Yo, is everyone gone now?"

"Indeed. Tomura Shigaraki has returned, alongside every other members of the Vanguard Action Squad," nodded the warp gate before he looked to Toga and Izuku. "Forgive us for disturbing your night, Midoriya. And Toga, did you not say that you were going to punish Muscular for what he did to your… friend?"

"…Oh yeah! Bastard hurt my bubbie!" Hissed the girl with a such a cold tone that it would have made even Aizawa flinch, before she turned back to Izuku, looking innocent. "Well, we'll see each other again next time! Bye-bye!"

And so, she disappeared into the warp gate with Dabi, the warp gate giving a bow before he too took his leave.

And the students of Class 1-A looked to each other, wondering what the hell in the world of 'Quirks' had just happened.

And Izuku would not be prepared for what was to come.

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A/N: Please don't kill me for writing this, guys! I had a moment of inspiration, I couldn't help but write! Plus, isn't that what an author does?

Anyways, this is going to be a two-shot, whatever it is. So the second and final part will be up... next time.

Also, I ship Izuku with Ochako and Himiko. A perfect pair (in my eyes) and I have absolutely no regrets. Hopefully no one burns down my house door. *Whistles*

Also, thanks to 'Anti-Mage 29' for pointing out a mistake I made. I think you know what it should be, good sir / miss, so thanks!

Anyways, have a good day and have fun!