Smoke. There was smoke everywhere. The smell of burning was permeating through the area as two individuals were rushing to try and stop whatever the cause of the disaster was. As they were looking for solutions, the smoke only seemed to get thicker and thicker. It was getting harder to see and because of the decreased visibility, one was constantly bumping into the other. Suddenly there was a voice.

"What the hell Todoroki? You said you were gonna bake, not burn down our entire building!" Kaminari yelled from the staircase. It was true. He had intended on making a gift for his mother so that when he next visited, they could enjoy something nice. After much deliberation, he had decided to bake a treat for her. He had seen Sato bake in the past and reasoned with himself that it wouldn't be too difficult to do. As it turned out, to his surprise, it was indeed very difficult to bake without prior knowledge of the activity. After two of his attempts to make a cake ended in utter failure, Sato had spotted him in the kitchen and offered his aid. Things seemed to be going well after that, until Todoroki watched his creation literally combust in the oven.

"I found the fire extinguisher! Move aside!" Sato yelled as he began to shoot the contraption directly into the oven. After a few moments, the fire and smoke finally began to subside. Kaminari managed to spot the two in the kitchen as he moved in, arm over his mouth and waving his hand to try and dispel the smoke currently in front of him.

"What happened?" the blonde boy asked as Sato pulled the charred remains of a cake pan out from the oven.

"The cake exploded, and that ended up setting the oven on fire at the same time," spoke the muscle student. Todoroki looked down at his hands.

"This... Baking... I can't seem to get it right." Both of the other students looked at the boy. "Am I cursed?" Sato and Kaminari looked incredulously at him for a second, and then began to laugh.

"Are you serious?" Sato said through choked laughter.

"I mean, maybe you are! A cake randomly exploding? That sounds like real occult stuff to me," Kaminari said. Todoroki looked frustrated.

"Why do people keep laughing when I ask that?" He looked at the mess that was the kitchen and sighed. He would have to stick to pre-purchased goods from now on.

"Alright, well we better get this cleaned up before Aizawa comes down on all of us for almost taking out the entire dorm," Sato said as he began walking towards the kitchen closet. Todoroki agreed and began to sweep up the cake pieces that were spattered all over the floor.

"Good luck with that guys!" Kaminari said as he turned to leave, but before he could get to the stairs, however, he was dragged from his collar back towards the kitchen by Sato.

"Since you are already here, you might as well help out. It'll go faster that way," He said as the blonde boy struggled to get away.

"Oh come on! That ain't fair! I wasn't even a part of this in the first place!" He complained, quite loudly too. Sato quickly put a rag in his hand and pointed over towards the adjacent wall from the oven. Todoroki watched as Kaminari slowly began to wipe away at the mistake that had gotten caked all over the wall. He could hear small cries of sadness from the blonde student.

"Dammit," He cried. "You'll pay for this Todoroki!" Kaminari stated depressingly as they all began working.

Izuku, Ochaco, Tsuyu, and Eijiro sat on the couch inside the faculty office as All Might poured tea for the four of them. Midoriya had anxiously been waiting today for when all of his friends would be able to meet up with All Might to discuss the retired hero's training idea since he had mentioned it yesterday. He had spent most of the day jotting down notes for himself in his room for any potential improvements he could make to his fighting style, as well as continue to take notes on his fellow classmates and update the information he had on them inside his notebook.

When the time finally came to head out, Midoriya, Uraraka, and Asui had gone to the lobby to go meetup with Kirishima in front of the hospital, since he was getting released. They had seen the fire and ice quirk user sitting on the couch in quite a funk. Asui had asked him what was wrong but all he would say was that he didn't want to talk about it, to then continue muttering about some explosion.

"Young Kirishima! How are you injuries healing?" All Might's voice snapped Midoriya out of his train of thought and he looked over at the read headed student. His chest, arms and legs were wrapped up lightly, but other than that, he had significantly less wraps on than yesterday.

"Sore for sure, but I'm getting better," he said. "But All Might, I heard you had a plan for some training!" Despite Kirishima's injuries, his enthusiasm came through as it always did. All Might let out a laugh.

"Of course. That is why you are here after all." All Might stood up from his seat and looked at the four students.

"Since you all arrived at U.A, you have all been working non stop on trying to not only perfect your quirks but also increase your own endurance, stamina, and power. You have also been working your bodies to ensure your own physical fitness. All in all, its a lot of physical training." The four students nodded.

"Well, quirks are to be considered as another muscle in your body "ribbit"," Asui stated. "Like a muscle, if you overuse your quirk you can not only exhaust yourself but also put a lot of strain on your ability to use you power in the first place "ribbit","

"Correct as always Young Asui! You have quite the perceptive head on your shoulders!" All Might continued. "However, there is another side of training that can sometimes be overlooked when you are pushing your body. It's what allows your body to function at all," The retired hero looked at the students, but was only met with blank faces.

"What? Isn't that just your body? I don't get it," Said Kirishima. Suddenly Uraraka piped up.

"Oh! I get it! You mean the mind right?" She said as she placed her fist in her palm.

"Very good Young Uraraka," All Might began walking towards the window. "A lot of headstrong students, and even pros will forget how important it is to keep up your mental training when dealing with hero work. Too much stress and unclear thinking can really hinder your performance as I'm sure some of you have already experienced." All four of them nodded. Midoriya looked down at his hands as he remembered the training camp. While he was able to save Kota from Muscular, he had been in such a panic to save Ka-chan that he had completely ignored his body once again. Had he been thinking rationally, he would have taken Aizawa's directions to stay out of the rest of the fight. However, without his interference, Tokoyami and Shoji could have been in even deeper trouble, and they had even managed to save Tokoyami from the villians that night. Decision making and proper thinking was clearly important if he were to become a pro, especially since he would have to most likely make decisions like that again in the future.

"I'm sure you all have heard of the Aldera Shrine? In fact, its what your Junior High was named after Young Midoriya," The hero said.

"Sure, its a remote shrine up in the mountains about 3 hours from here by train. People say it takes a skilled navigator to even reach the shrine, and rumor has it that there's a retired pro who lives up there," stated Midoriya.

"Yeah, but I heard it had been destroyed several years ago in an earthquake. Does it still exist?" asked Asui. All Might looked back at the students as he began to stroke through his long hair.

"It's true that there was some damage from an earthquake, however, the shrine still very much stands to this day. And better yet, a mentor of mine lives there." Kirishima looked at the retired hero with excitement.

"For real!? That's so cool! But what does that mean for us?" He asked. All Might sat back down in front of the students.

"My plan was to take you all up to the shrine to have you all work on your mind in relation to your quirks. Since it's a remote location and technically private property, you would not only be able to work on your cognitional training, but also your quirk training, like you did at the summer camp."

Everyone's faces lit up with excitement. Kirishima stood up as he fist bumped the air.

"Now that's more like it!" He yelled. "I'm getting all fired up!" The rest of the students stood up from their seats as well.

"A chance to work with a mentor of All Mights!? What a fantastic opportunity!" Uraraka said to Tsuyu. The frog girl nodded.

"It's not everyday you get to work with someone who taught the world's best hero "ribbit"," While the others were distracted and talking with each other, Midoriya sweat dropped. He started to get flashbacks of Gran Torino constantly kicking him in the head while forcing him to buy him sweets from the grocery store.

"But All Might," Tsuyu turned her head to the side as she placed her hand under her chin in a inquisitive manor. "Is it really alright for us to go on a trip like this with all of the incidents that have happened so far?" She brought up a great point. It seemed that every time U.A tried to do a prolonged activity with the students, villains would show up. It had given the school a bad look and was the reason the dorms had been built in the first place.

"Leave that to me Young Asui. Because most people think the shrine has been destroyed, it is unlikely that anyone knows it still exists. Not only that, it is incredibly difficult to find if you do not know the way in, especially now with the earthquake. I will make sure we have adequate resources necessary to make the trip." The four students nodded.

"Now," All Might continued. "I suggest you all ask the rest of your class if they want to participate. This will be a great opportunity to learn and a break from school that I'm sure many of your classmates would jump at the chance to take." Suddenly a noise filled the room.

A phone call is here! A phone call is here!

Kirishima, Uraraka, and Asui all sweat dropped.

"Seriously? That's his ringtone?" They all thought

"I have to get a ringtone like that!" Midoriya thought excitedly. All Might stood up.

"I have to take this call. We will leave in the morning so make sure to pack for about a week and a half and to get anyone who is coming along ready for tomorrow." All Might said as he left the room.

As the students walked out of the school, Uraraka looked as if she was ready to take on the world. The rest looked at her with amusement as they noticed her complete shift in behavior. The gravity girl let out a low laugh.

"I am ready to take everything to the next step," she said in a voice so deep that Midoriya had to double check that it was coming from her. "I'm going to give it my all!" She shouted to the heavens.

"You're really fired up about this, aren't you Ochaco? "ribbit"," Asui said. The girl ignored her frog friend as she kept shouting to the skies. Suddenly Kirishima spoke up.

"Such incredible determination! I can't help but join in!" The boy was clearly emotional by Uraraka's display of passion. "I'M GOING TO GIVE IT MY ALL!" He shouted along side the gravity girl. Asui just began to chuckle as Midoriya sweat dropped. The green haired boy couldn't help but smile though. This was going to be a new exciting experience for them all and he couldn't wait to continue his work on One for All.

Evening had set when they all came back to the dorms, and they had explained to Iida what was going on. Iida had promptly ordered the entire class to meet in the lobby so he could announce the trip and get a head count of who was going. As soon as the class gathered, Iida explained the situation and everyone began cheering and expressing their excitement.

"Another trip!? That sounds so fun!" Ashido shouted as she bounced up and down from her seat.

"Not only that but we get to train with one of All Mights mentors! What a great opportunity!" Yaoyorozu stated.

"All you just shut the hell up! You're annoying me with your loud noises!" Bakugo yelled from the kitchen.

"Oui! Another chance for me to shine!" Aoyama spun around the lobby as he continued to be an eyesore for everyone else.

"Another trip? With the girls?" Mineta was groping the air as drool was leaking out of his mouth. Asui's tongue promptly smacked the back of his head, causing him to face plant into the ground.

"Alright, alright! Quiet down!" Iida shouted. "It seems like we have interest. As your class rep I must say how great of an opportunity this is and I should think you all should take it. If you are joining us, make sure to pack tonight since we will be leaving tomorrow morning!" and with that, he dismissed everyone. All of the students began to go their separate ways as to either discuss the trip, or just retire back to their own rooms.

Midoriya had grabbed his notebook from his room and made his way back down to the lobby as he sat down on the couch. All Might's words had really made an impact on him as they conversed earlier in the day. Critical thinking skills are so important to hero work and the retired hero had made sure to drill it into their heads during the conversation. Midoriya felt as if he was caught between two hard places though. How would he know what decisions were right and wrong? All Might had told him early on that a sign of a hero was acting before his mind could tell him to. With that in mind he had always just acted on what he felt was right in any situation, rather than think about it too much. But then again, so many things could have gone wrong at the training camp because of his impulse. Even when they all went to rescue Ka-chan that night. He was so emotionally driven that had he thought about it logically, Iida would have convinced him to just go home. But they had ended up helping All Might in his fight with All for One in the end. Not only that, but he can't afford to worry his mom anymore. The way she was tearing up when talking to All Might was more than he could handle. All these thoughts were swirling around in his head. Maybe this trip would help him a lot more than he initially thought.

Suddenly he felt pressure on the couch as he noticed Uraraka had sat down next to him. The surprise made him flinch.

"Ahh! Uraraka! You scared me!" the boy said, grabbing his heart. The girl just chuckled as she extended a plate towards the young man. There were pastries on the plate.

"Do you want one?" She asked. Midoriya looked from the pastries to the girl. She was in her trademark black tank top with the school issued sweat pants.

"O...Oh, thanks," he said as he grabbed one. He began to eat the pastry as she placed the plate down on the coffee table. She then sat back down on the couch and pointed her finger to his notebook.

"What'cha doing there?" She asked. His notebook was opened and both pages were full of quick notes and small snippets of text. Uraraka had seen him several times with this notebook during the sports festival, in class, and even during training.

"Oh, I'm just writing down things that I'm thinking about. Sometimes thoughts get really cluttered in my head and it helps me to write them down in order to sort through them all." he said as he rubbed his free hand down one of the pages. Uraraka noticed he seemed a bit conflicted but decided to wait for him to see if he would bring it up.

"Uraraka... I... I have been thinking a lot about what All Might said today. About how critical thinking and decision making is important to becoming a good hero. A while ago, All Might had told me that many of the greatest hero's had one thing in common. That their bodies moved before their minds could even think to. Its something that I have thought about a lot since starting here at U.A. I have always just acted on my feelings rather than my thoughts and I had thought, until now, that that was the best option. But now I feel so conflicted and I can't seem to see what decision was right when thinking back at what happened to us so far." Uraraka looked at the boy as he stared intensely at his notebook. She knew that Deku had a brilliant mind when it came to hero work, but she also knew he was driven by his own passion and determination of becoming not only the number one hero, but saving everyone who needs it.

"I think that it's a combination of the two and maybe you're thinking about this too hard." She said as she laid her head against the back of the sofa. "I think a good hero can not only think for themselves, but also be able to react instead of just act. I think personally that I struggle with the intuition part, but that's why we are all going to Aldera Shrine tomorrow right? Getting more training is going to be a great help and you'll be able to figure this out in no time!" She said as she turned to smile at the boy. Midoriya couldn't help but smile as well. He was so lucky to have such good friends.

"Thank you Uraraka," he said. She nodded in affirmation. As she did though, something caught her eye. A piece of paper had fallen out of Deku's notebook and landed on the ground next to her legs. She reached down and picked it up as Deku finished his pastry. When she saw its content, she quickly blushed. It was a small doodle of her from the waist up with the words "Thank You" underneath. She just kept staring at it until Midoriya looked over and saw what she was looking at. He immediately died inside.

"Ah... ah... Uraraka, I... I... I just doodle my friends s... sometimes and... it.. it just fell out and..." He quickly snatched the paper and covered his crimson face. "I'm so sorry!" he said embarrassed. Uraraka, while still embarrassed from seeing the drawing, let out a small smile.

"Um... It's okay Deku... I... Um... thought it looked really good," She said quietly as she pulled her knees up to her chest, looking down." The boy moved his hands from his face as he faced the girl.

"You... you do?" She just nodded. This situation was probably not even that weird but both of them being so embarrassed made this so much more awkward than it needed to be. Deku let out a shaky laugh.

"Well, when I think of you, I just think of how you fight for your goals. You inspire me to continue when I think I can't do it because you're always there with a smile. You always support me and I have never had anyone do that for me before, " He looked her in the eyes and gave a smile. "So... So thank you for that Uraraka," He said. She just looked at him. She inspired him? How could someone so great like Deku possibly take inspiration from her? She had been able to stay motivated by watching him. He was always doing amazing things and risking himself for others.

"Deku, I.." She seemed to loose her train of thought though as they just continued to look into each others eyes. They were so green that it seemed to be sucking her in.

"Oh please somebody kill me. This is the most vomit worthy thing I have ever seen. Can't you two shitheads do this somewhere else?" Bakugo exclaimed as he left the kitchen and headed to his room.

This seemed to break them out of their trance. Both of them just rubbed the back of their heads.

"That wasn't very nice," muttered Uraraka. Deku just chuckled.

"It's just Ka-chan being Ka-chan. Anyway, we should get some sleep for tomorrow. Thanks for listening to me Uraraka," He said as he stood up. He offered his hand to hers as he helped her up. They both left to their own rooms, leaving the pastries forgotten on the table.

Uraraka laid in her bed as she tried to fall asleep. These feelings just seemed to keep coming back. It frustrated her that she couldn't keep her own emotions in check around Deku but maybe that wasn't such a bad thing? She just sighed and turned over onto her side. She decided to stop thinking about it as she slowly fell asleep, awaiting the next week and a half adventure that would surely help her become a better hero.

"A better hero... Like Deku," She said as she dosed off.

Alright! Another one down! This chapter actually started really slow in my opinion, but I wanted to have some fun and play with the cliché that a lot of people seem to do with Todoroki and baking. Another thing was I got a question asking about how healed Midoriya's arms are. I would put it pre training camp. I think as Eri learns to control her power, she will be able to help Deku more with his injuries ( and I think they will do something like this in the show at some point) but when he fought Overhaul, rewind was active for that whole time so I thought it would be a way for Deku to use a combination of punching and kicking for his fighting style.

Either way, hope you enjoyed! I definitely will not be getting a lot of hours of sleep tonight so I gotta wrap this up haha. See you next time!