"You're over doing it, Izzy." Aria gently chided while at the same time calling him on the extra work. Damn it.. Perhaps the young woman shouldn't have done the late night outings.. The fool was overworking himself.. "My pass the test American Dream plan. I designed based (though at least you used my plan unlike the young miss) on what you'd need to do with your body specifically to make it before the exam date.. But you haven't stuck to the plan." All scolded a bit before exclaiming loudly, Overdoing is no good either! Don't you want to pass?!"
'His training methods are extremely questionable. Only reason he's in this state is because of you.' Aria groused a bit looking at the hero warily before looking back in concern for her friend. "!" The hero's words got him a bit then spoke up. "I do.." Izzy started to try to get his body going once more.
"But I don't want to just pass! I have to work harder than anyone else to make it! I'll never catch up otherwise...! I want to be like you...!" Izzy looked up, clenching the ground causing the leafs to crinkle underneath, tears in his eyes and a wide grimace (it could have been a smile). "Like you. The strongest hero." Aria sighed slightly as she watched him try to crawl. He was always a stubborn one.
Always got his eye on the future. The two blinked a bit when the skinny man suddenly bulged, the once baggy clothes now fitting due to his muscle form. "You! You blind fanboy!" Aria watched as the large man kneeled over by Izuku before he continued to speak. "Such dumb zeal... That's exactly what I like to hear!" Jeesh she was gonna have her hands full with these two..
"I get where you're coming from, but this is no time to panic! This old man will modify the plan for you! (Though I wish Aria would use hers)" "you're not an old man, All might..." Izzy weakly protested. "This time STICK to that plan Izuku. Or else." Aria lightly warned as she helped him up from the ground. "I will.." Izzy promised nervously.
Day of exam
The young woman stretched and had a quick breakfast before she headed out. She didn't bother waiting for the boy already knowing he was at the beach. If her calculations were correct Izzy should be done by the time she and all might arrived. All might made (or tried to) her promise not to use her powers. Poor guy. Had he known about her moonlight activities he'd have a kitten. After a few minutes of walking her corrections were correct: the exact moment the two arrived they were greeted with yells of acomplishment.
Aria appeared to be correct in her theory. Izzy.. Not only did he get the beach clean in time.. He even went up above and beyond not leaving a single speck of trash. The young woman smiled proudly at the boy. Izuku.. He really did it. "You made it just in the me! And exceeded my expectations!" The hero's excited voice startled her out of her thoughts. "Oh my.. Oh my.. Goodness!" All might turned into his muscle form as he said.
Aria's eyes widen a bit when Izzy swayed and fell off the pile of garbage he was standing on. Before she could teleport to catch him the huge man beat her yo him. "Well done." All might congratulated him just as he caught him. The curly haired boy gave him a weak tired smile and said, "All might... Aria..! I...did it... I did it!" "You did. You should feel proud of yourself, Izzy." Aria congratulated warmly.
"Astounding! You're a real entertainer! A teen, no less!" The hero said putting the boy down and got out his phone. "Here, take a look!" "What's this..?" Izzy asked in a tired tone. Good question. Aria leaned over and saw one of the pictures the hero took a long time ago. Suddenly it clicked what he was trying to show Izuku. "It's you. Ten months ago. Excellent work. Truly! Don't you agree, young lady?!" Aria, who was trying to get over the shock at the transformation, blinked a bit.
"Y..yea! Great work, Izzy! To come this far... It's really amazing!" Man did that sound lame even to her own ears. Fortunately the boys didn't notice it. "The path forward is ever so slightly clearer! But you're a true blue vessel now!" All might congratulated him again. The curly haired boy looked at his hand, which was shaking a little from happiness and from just completing a task, for a moment then said, "Feels like.. I cheated.. Though.. Getting all this help from you, All Might, and A-chan. I've been blessed..."
He shouldn't be thanking her.. The young woman did nothing.. Aria smiled slightly at the tears flowing down his face and lightly shook her head. "You seriously gotta stop the crying, Izuku. You busted ass to get this far. So give yourself some credit." Aria told him, ignoring that stupid laugh the hero gave.
"The young lady has a point. You gotta quit being a crybaby! Anyway, time for the awards ceremony, Izuku Midoriya!" The large hero announced as he gave the boy a slap on the back. "Okay...!" Izuku replied back wiping his tears away. The two younger ones watched in confusion as the hero causally plucked a hair from one of his bangs.
"You know what they say... There's a big difference between being born with that silver spoon.. And working your butt off to earn it! Take this to heart, kid. You've earned this power, fair and square." All might said but Aria continued to look at the hair. He had to eat something from him in order to get his power? So gross!
Hard to believe that was possible but considering this guy, All Might, yea...he struck her as just being a weird guy.. She quickly turned her head to stop herself from laughing at Izzy's expression when the hero stuck out the hair for him to take and said, "Eat this. Really doesn't matter what you eat, long as you get my DNA! Now hurry!"
"Not exactly how I thought this would go..!" The boy exclaimed. "Join the club..." Aria commented as she watched him take and eat the hair, noting his expression. Sour was it... "Now that that's done we gotta go. We'll be late if we dink around too long." Aria told Izzy and giggled at his expression. "Ah! T..that's right! The exam..! It's in a few hours! EH?! A...ARIA?!" Izuku gaped in shock when she wrapped her arms around him.
"Ooh?! A confession?! So bold..!" Might started but blinked at her annoyed look. "As if. As a one time only I'll save us a bit of time. Hang on tight and don't get sick on me!" Aria giggled once more at their expressions. "Wait! You can't teleport from here!" All started but blinked when the two vanished. Oh boy.. She was a handful that one.
"A..Aria..! Wa..wait! Ah!" The boy tried to speak but all he could do was hold on as she teleported to the apartment complex with ease and speed. "You ok?" Aria asked when they arrived. The moment she let go he immediately collapsed. Teleportation could be scary at times but it wasn't that bad. "S..so fast.. I never knew you could that with such ease.." Izuku said looking at her and blinked a bit at her expression.
Why did that make her have a bitter expression? "I had a lot of practice. Now hurry up and go shower. I'll make a quick light breakfast for you and meet you down here." Aria told him as she lightly changed the topic direction. "R..right! I'll be out soon!" The curly haired boy said rushing to the apartment and disappear in. She stared after for a few moments.
Izuku did it. He really did it. She couldn't be more proud of him. Now the question was...what was gonna happen later down the road..? The young woman shook her head and headed to her own apartment. She should really stop worrying about stuff like that. Not only was it depressing but it was wasting precious time that was in front of her.
"I'm home..." Aria announced to no one and proceeded to the kitchen. Quickly making a quick breakfast she couldn't help but sigh. Man it sucked being alone.. At times like this she envied the boys for having families to go home to. While hers was... Nah. Better not go there or else she'll get stressed out and the young woman would rather not answer questions better off not asked. Like where were her folks..
Aria finished and walked out the door. She barely had enough time to lock it when her friend came rushing out the door. "Good timing! We can eat on the train." She called down smiling. "W...will we have time?" Izzy asked as he watched her walk down the stairs. They should since the time saved from teleporting was in their favor.. Teleporting. He never got the chance to ask why she had hidden that, not to mention those scary looking swords which brought out different questions, from him.
Weren't they friends? Wasn't he trust worthy? Or did she pity him and didn't want to hurt him? No. That wasn't it. When the young woman had told them (he and all might) about her powers she looked...sad. Maybe...the powers were unwanted...but why? And the way Aria was using them..too good for them to just appear.. Did she have that much control? Or.. "You ok Izzy? I'm sure the tests today will go well!" Aria's voice broke his train of thought. "Ah! Yeah!" He answered back and blushed a bit at her bright smile. "Good! I wonder what kind of test we will have to face.."
Forty minutes later
Poor Izzy. He looked like he was gonna faint at any moment. 'Can't really blame him. He's gonna finally be at his dream school.' Fellow students their age headed toward a gate. Though gate could be considered a loose term. It could be the first line of defense against..whatever. Given at how thick and tall the walls were. Nnn. Should she do this? It felt like stepping into a danger zone. Given should but one person find out what she could do..
no. Aria couldn't go there. She already decided. Do what was needed and get out. The young woman glanced at her friend who had covered his mouth. Poor guy. Eating that hair had to be gross. On the other hand... How could a strand of hair pack that giant's power..? Whatever. None of her business.
"Move aside Deku!" A familiar rude voice cut through the morning air. Nice to see someone hadn't changed much. Izuku jumped a foot and quickly turned around. "Kacchan!" He yelped out and instinctively put his hands up to protect himself. "Get out of my way or you're dead." Katsuki said in an annoyed angry tone and gave the other boy a dark look. "Good morning, Katsuki. Nice to see someone is energetic so early." Aria greeted him with a slight smile.
"Aria.." Katsuki started then quickly changed his mind and coldly walked past Izuku who stammered out, "M..morning. Let's do our best.." He blinked and stared in confusion after Katsuki when the blonde didn't do anything to him. On a brighter side (not by much), ever since the slime incident he all but stopped bullying Izzy. Still rude as hell to him. Suppose it was an improvement. She wondered what he was gonna say before he stopped. Anyway she had more important things to worry about. But..
"You seriously gotta stop flinching, Izzy." Aria said turning to look him in the eyes. "You've come a long ways in the last ten months. You can do this." Whoa... No wonder All Might stopped talking when she did that... Her eyes seem to stare RIGHT into him. Izzy smiled and nodded, not daring to speak. Aria turned and started to walk ahead of him.
Where did she get that confidence? Aria was right. He had changed a lot since before. Nothing left for him but to move forward and take his first step toward becoming a hero! Izuku took a couple steps, or at least tried to since hus legs suddenly turned into a wobbly mess which caused him to trip, and started to go down still wearing that determined expression.
"Izzy?!" Aria exclaimed in concern and was about to quickly rush over when a cute girl with rosy cheeks tapped his shoulder and stopped him with his face centimeters from the hard ground. Oh? What quirk was that? "Are you okay?" The girl inquired as she picked him up and righted him. "Derp?" Izzy squeaked out when righted properly. Aria stared at him. Seriously? What the heck was that?
The girl clapped her hands before she continued to speak. "It's my quirk. Sorry for stopping you. But... Well, it's a bad omen to trip and fall. This sure is nerve wrecking." The girl readjusted her bag and began to walk away. "Good luck to the both of us. See ya." She called over her shoulder as she walked away. "Thank you for helping him." Aria thanked warmly when the girl passed by.
She blinked a bit and blushed a bit. "You saw that?" Aria nodded a bit. "He's a friend of mine. Since he didn't thank you I'll thank you in his stead." Aria said with a smile. "Oh? That's great! Welcome I guess. Hehehe. I better get going. Good luck." The girl told her before taking off. She sure was nice. Aria took a quick glance back and was unsure if she should be amused or upset at the boy's expression.
Was he that excited about talking to a girl? Then what was Aria? Chopped liver? Whatever. The young woman turned and stormed into the hall with the others. Where to sit.. Aria glanced and saw some spots by Katsuki. She stared for a moment then shurgged before walking over. Might as well sit by someone she knew.
"Hey Katsuki. Ready for the exams?" Aria asked politely as she sat next to him. Katsuki glanced at her then looked back toward the stage where one of her least favorite heros were. Present Mic. Ugh. So annoying. "I'm gonna be taking the top scores. So you better be prepared to leave whatever business you've got planned." Katsuki grumbled out. Aria laughed slightly. "If I fail then I'll just go with plan b." Aria informed him.
"What are you up to?" Katsuki asked looking at her. Ah. Aria almost forgot how sharp he can be. When he wanted to be. Don't tell her Katsuki had an inkling about her activities? "Just trying to get into a good school." Mostly true. Katsuki scoffed a bit. "There are plenty of other schools." He started when Izzy walked over and sat by them.
"H..hey Katsuki. Excited?" Izzy inquired as he looked between them. Katsuki glared then turned his attention back to the podium. How unusual. Normally the bomb guy would come out and say whatever he wanted. Oh boy. Did the young woman get careless cause Izzy hadn't notice? Damn. Now it's between Katsuki and All might Aria had to be weary of. Terrific. Now another question...when was the other one gonna catch on?
She nearly jumped out of her skin when a loud obnoxious voice started speaking/shouting, "Welcome to today's live performance! (Performance? This was an exam.) Everybody say hey!" Aria surpressed a giggle at the silence that greeted him. He (Mic) continued on as if it didn't bother him. "Well. That's cool, my examinee listeners! I'm here to present you guidelines of your practical! Are you ready?!"
Once again silence greeted the voice hero. "It's the voice hero, present mic. Wow...! I listen to his radio show every week. It's inspiring. Guess all the u.a teachers are heros." Izuku muttered quietly/slightly loud to himself. "Izzy you gotta keep it down. You're being rude and distracting the others." Aria lightly scolded as Katsuki said, "Shaddup."
"This is how the test will go, my listeners!" A power screen dropped behind the annoying hero and showed how the test would go down. "You'll be experiencing ten minute long mock cityscape maneuvers! Bring along whatever you want! After this presentation, you'll each head to your assigned testing location!"
"That's so kids from the same middle school can't help each other out, yeah?" Katsuki thought aloud. "Makes sense. You can't really show your power off or how to use it if you're part of a team." Aria added in agreement. "And why consecutive I.d numbers are assigned to different locations." Izzy said. Oh yeah. She almost forgot about that. "I'll crush 'em all. But you get to live another day." Katsuki told the curly haired boy.
Bet that annoyed him to no end but..why was she out of that remark? Not that Aria was complaining. "Each site is filled with three kinds of faux villains. Points are awarded for defeating each according to their respective difficulty levels! Use your quirks to disable these faux villains...and earn points! That's your goal, listener Since! Of course playing the antihero and attacking other examinees is prohibited!" Mic continued on explaining.
"May I ask a question?!" One of the examinees stood up asking even as he raised his hand. A serious looking boy (dare she say square looking) held out a piece of paper and pointed to a section. "There appear to be no fewer than four varieties of faux villain, on this handout! Such a blantant error, if it is one, is highly unbecoming for u.a., Japan's top academy! We're all here today in the hopes of being molded into model heros!" The serious boy pointed out in a tone that slightly reminded her of a robot.
He must be a rich guy, judging from how he was addressing Mic. The young woman blinked a bit when the serious boy turned his attention back toward them. Must be about a certain person's muttering. "And, you, with the curly hair!" Poor Izzy nearly jolted out of his seat and squeaked a bit when the serious guy glared angrily at him. "You've been muttering this whole time... It's distracting! (Aria couldn't agrue with that it was indeed distracting.) If this is some sort of game to you, please leave immediately!"
Izzy put his hands over his mouth and went, "Sorry..." "Alright alright. Examinee 7111, nice catch. Thanks! But the fourth faux villain variety gets you zero points! He's more of an obstacle! Have you all played super Mario brothers?! The old, retro game. It's kind of like a thwomp! Only one at each site! A gimmick that'll rampage around in close quarters!" Mic explained to him.
So it was to be treated like a real action video game hm? This would be different from the normal routine for her. "That's all from me! I'll leave my listeners with our school motto. The great hero Napoleon Bonaparte once said..."True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life." Plus ultra! Break a leg, everyone!" The loud hero said cueing everyone to head out.
"well.." Aria started standing up and gave a good stretch. "I'll see you guys on the other side. Good luck!" She smiled at them before walking off. Too bad she couldn't go with Izuku... Aria was curious on how he was gonna use that new quirk. Oh well. With luck the young woman would see how in the future.
A while later
Huh. So the test site really was a city.. Wonder what kind of budget the school had.. Aria glanced around at the others. How in the world was she gonna fake being a newbie? Whatever. Winging it was a good way to do it. Just have to remind herself not to use her other abilities. That was gonna suck. Actually, now that she thought on it just how was she gonna fake the strain?
She had trained so much and used the powers in combat so much it was second nature to her. Nnn. This was tricky indeed. Not to mention a very long day. She smirked when the voice hero announced the start. Here they go..
After exam
Holy crap was that hard! Pretending never used to be so difficult! And to be limited to her levitation was quite a handicap. Or was it telekinesis? Both were the same thing in her mind. Good thing Aria took the exam.. It was just the reminder she needed to practice once more on certain powers alone. Speaking of powers.. The young woman glanced around looking for the boys.
More specific a certain one. She wondered how Izuku faired. And if the curly haired boy had caused that curious explosion and the smashing of that giant robot. "! Izzy?! What happened to you?!" Aria cried out in dismay when she saw the sorry beat up clothes shredded state.
Not to mention him being out cold and carried out on a stretcher. That guy.. He went and over did it in the exam didn't he? And on the first day of his new powers! Honestly! Why did Aria have the feeling that this was gonna be a long school year? Shame the young woman couldn't heal Izzy but he looked like he had received treatment anyway. The scolding could wait until the written portion was done.
One week later
Aria thought for sure Izuku would never get out of the zombie mode he fell into once the exam was done. She already knew she passed but the problem was if the class filled up.. What was Aria gonna do? More importantly what was Izzy going to do? The curly haired boy told her what had happened during his exam.
Aria already knew Izuku had (just) passed the written half but the practical was one heck of a zero. Although...it was possible it was deceiving the lot and the supposedly the fake false point robot was actually worth points. Wouldn't put it past the school to do something like that.
a knock on the door startled her a bit. Must be the mailman. Aria wondered if the letter was there. Getting up from her comfortable chair and gave a good stretch the young woman walked over to the door and checked the mail. Much to her delight the acceptance letter was finally here. Walking back to her spot aria proceeded to open the letter and was momentarily stumped to see a disk like object inside.
What the heck was that? After giving it a quick inspection Aria sighed deeply. "Leave it to him to use a projection.. Honestly!" She muttered before pressing play. Hopefully that annoying blonde hero would be telling her she got in. "Young lady!" Was her first greeting from the hero. "Apologies for the delay! Like I told young Midoriya I'm in town for one reason only. I've come to teach at u.a." "Oh dear heaven above they've let him into a teaching position?! What were they thinking?!" The young woman groaned out.
One good point would be that student and teacher would be closer to the other. Though Aria wondered how that was gonna play out. "Again?! Straight to the point?! Tch! Just like with young Midoriya?! Say whatever I have to say to her later?! Fine.. Jeesh..." All might pouted a bit before he cleared his throat.
"Amazingly you've earned some of the highest points there! Considering you were handicapped (you'll have to tell me how you did that later.)." Tell her about it..been a while since she had to use only one power. Good thing the young woman practiced before hand. "But! As you are aware only a certain amount of students may enter u.a!" All Might's words made her sigh.
Dont tell her that the hard work she had out in went to waste. "You, young lady, got a sponsor that helped you not only a secured place in the school but in class a!" Sponsor? Just who the hell sponsored her? Aria barely talked to anyone but Katsuki and Izuku. Tch. Something told her to be very careful. What a peachy way to start the school year.
"As of now...you're in. Come on, Momozono! This will be yours and Midoriya's hero academy!" For some reason the feeling kept nagging at her. Terrific the plan was on but... The sponsor... Who would go out of their way to get her in? Next time the hero came around that was one question that was gonna be answered.
the young woman blinked then narrowed her eyes when a frantic pounding started on her door. It was late for visitors...not that Aria got any. Going into defense mode she cautiously walked over to the door when a voice said from the othe side, "A-chan!? You home?!"
Now what in the world was he doing here.. Ah. Right. The muscle man said Midoriya had passed. Aria smiled proudly. That was right. He had worked his tail off to get this far. "One second! I'm coming!" Aria called out just before she answered the door to see Izzy standing there in his coat and pajamas.
"I...I got my letter today! I got in!" Tears started to come almost immediately. "I passed! I actually passed! Ack?!" Izzy gaped out in surprise when the young woman tackled him into a hug. "Congrats! I knew you could do it! I'm so happy for you!" Aria said as she squeezed him.
"but you seriously have to work on the crying. Can't keep doing it all the time." She lightly scolded as she moved away, unaware of the blush on his face. "Y..yeah. Sorry. Ah! Almost forgot! Did you get your letter today?" Izzy asked as he looked at her. If Aria got in he wanted to ask what sort of business she had there.
aria smiled brightly and nodded. "Yea. And I passed.." Better not mention the sponsor to him. No need to worry hi- "What's wrong Aria? You don't look too happy to get in." Izuku inquired the moment he noticed a curious expression. Normally when someone passed they wouldn't look worried about it.
She blinked at him then sighed deeply. "All might told me I got sponsored in cause the class was full." Aria explained. "Eh?! All might sent you a letter too?! Wait...sponsor? What does that mean?" Far as Izuku knew the young woman didn't know anyone who would sponsor her in and she never mentioned applying for anything like that.
"Dunno. I have to get in touch with the hero and see what I can get out of him. I never applied for anyone to help me so I want to find out who this person is." "You really don't like heros do you, a-chan?" Izuku asked quietly, once again noting the way she spoke about all might.
She just gave a small shrug then looked him over causing him to blush. "You should get back, Izzy. Running around in your night stuff isn't bad but you'll get quite the stares." Aria told him with a grin, causing him to blush more. "T..that's right! I was so excited to tell you that I forgot I was in my pajamas!"
Aria giggled and made a shooing motion. "You did and I was gonna call to tell but you showed up. Have a good night Izzy. We'll talk more in the morning." "N...night a-chan." He said then started to head back to his home when he realized he never asked her plans for u.a...
The following night
Andrea had arrived early before the duo were due to arrive. Izuku did a wonderful job the beach. It was absolutely beautiful. She never knew it had such a spectacular view. She stretched a bit before sitting down on the sand. Though she did wonder when the pavilion came in..but whatever. What really Aria was curious about was how those two were gonna pull it off. The training.
"I see you arrived early, young lady." All might said as he walked up to her. "So? Wanted to enjoy some peace and quiet." Aria replied before getting up from her spot. "Right. Or maybe you wanted to talk before Midoriya arrived." The hero stated rather than asked. Got it in one. "Who vouched for me?" The young woman asked looking at him.
The skinny man blinked at her bluntness. Straight to the point again. And with a question he couldn't answer either. Not because might couldn't but because even he didn't know the answer. The hero sighed and scratched his head a bit. "To be honest I don't have a clue. And no I'm not covering. It came in annoyomously. Only the principal knows who it is but he didn't share the knowledge with the teachers." All might explained a bit.
Tch. How annoying. He didn't appear to be lying in fact he seemed to be confused about it as the young woman was. Damn. Perhaps Aria could look into it later. "Damn. I was counting on you knowing." Aria said with an annoyed sigh. "You don't like heros much do you?" The blonde inquired looking at her.
Compared to Izuku, who was enthusiastic about joining the famous school for heros, Aria looked about excited about it as a visit to the doctors. More accurately she treated him (all might) with practical disdain. The young woman looked at him for a moment then looked away. "So what if I don't? It's not that abnormal." Luckily there were some people out there that didn't like heros much either.
"I was just curious as to the reason. Considering you are going to a school for heros isn't it a contradiction?" Man that guy sure was using that word a lot. "Just have some business." She answered, ignoring the other inquiry. None of his business. The skinny man got a serious expression. "Are you not serious about becoming a hero? Becoming a hero isn't all fun and games you know. Just what kind of business do you have at u.a?"
"Always wanting answers for questions I can't answer. Look. This is serious. This isn't some light game or whatever I'm playing. My life is on the..." Aria growled out but quickly stopped herself. Better watch what the young woman said around him. The hero was already curious about her.
Better not give him more reason to look into her past. She blinked a bit when she noticed the stare that All Might was giving her. "I know you, don't I? But where?" Aria rolled her eyes a bit, trying to play it off. "That's the second time you've asked that. I've no reason to answer, since you can't remember."
"Please. Just tell me where. I have a feeling it's from somewhere important." The blonde tried to press but stopped when the sound of running got their attention. Aria turned toward the road and smiled when her friend appeared who looked like he had tears in his eyes again. Man did his tear ducts ever get a break?
"All Might! Aria!" Izuku gasped out when he got closer to the two. Seriously? The hero wasn't even in his muscle form.. Was the kid trying to get everyone's attention? She blinked when the older man spurted out blood from next to before exclaiming loudly, "Who's that?!" The young woman sighed when the couple who were in the pavilion shouted excitedly, "All Might?! No way?! Where?!"
"repeat after me! Just my eyes playing tricks on me!" All quickly whispered while blood spurted from his mouth. "Just my eyes playing tricks on me!" Izzy yelled while waving his arms. "Congrats on passing you two. You should know that I haven't told the school about our relationship. You seem like the type who'd worry about favoritism. And I wasn't a judge." All might told the two but the last bit was for the curly haired boy.
But...why did the hero slap him upside the head for? Well...the boy would worry over something like that. Too bad though. It would be easier to tell the school about them. "I appreciate it..." Izzy weakly thanked all might.
Izzy clenched his fists excitedly. "So you're a teacher at u.a., all might? That was a shocker. That's why we're meeting here.. I get it. Even though your office is located in Tokyo's minato ward.." The hero worshipper started when both the hero and young woman both said, "stop it."
"I'm more surprised that you're actually a teacher at a school than just for Izzy. Sure you can handle a bunch of school kids?" Aria asked and snickered a bit at the older man's reaction. "I couldn't tell anyone until the school made it public knowledge. I figured i could take the job at u.a. while searching for my successor."
Oh yeah. The older man did mention that he was looking for one who could take his power. Hopefully he could manage to train Izuku and teach at a school. Although he could do a better job with Izuku but it wasn't too bad. Izuku looked at his hands and slowly unclenched them and looked at them with an unsure expression.
"One for all... My body is broken...after a single punch or kick... I just...can't weild it." Izuku said, voice full of worry and uncertainty. "Well duh! You just got this power! You gotta learn how to mange it properly! Wha? Thought I could handle my powers at the get go? It took me ages to learn how to use them! And don't even get me started on how I learned to use them at the same time!" Aria told him trying to cheer him up.
"That's just how it is. If someone suddenly grew a tail, it's not they'd be able to do tricks with it right off the bat. Like Aria said. It didn't take her overnight to be able to use her powers." All might explained using an example. "Huh... So you guys knew this was gonna happen?!" The curly haired boy exclaimed in dismay.
"Had a feeling it would happen just didn't expect your body to break like that." The young woman told him honestly. "Well... There wasn't enough time... But everything worked out all right...! Or should I say All Might!" So in other words the blonde hero just winged it. She must remember to scold him later. It wasn't her job to inform Izuku about things like that.
The two young people watched as all might reached down to pick up two cans that were just left there (the beach started to get trashed again after all the hard work Izzy put in) and continued to talk, "For now, it's still all or nothing... But once you figure out how to regulate the power.. You can put out just as much as your body can handle. The more you temper your vessel.. The better you can control power!"
All might turned into his muscle form and crunched the cans in a second as he finished, "Like this." What a show off bit.. She shook her head when the couple began to get excited when they saw the hero. The young woman giggled a bit when the hero took off followed by the younger man. These two... So funny. "Hey! Wait for me!" Aria called after them as she chased after them.
Spring
Hard to believe that they were high schoolers now. Such a shame Aria couldn't enjoy it. 'My Intel better be right about this..' The young woman thought as she walked up to the gate. She felt kinda bad for leaving without Izuku but she wanted to get her and at least pretend to be a normal high schooler.
The young woman headed to classroom, noting how big some of the doorways were. Nice to know it's easy accessible to everyone. After arriving to the classroom she looked and gave it a once over, she couldn't help but feel kinda disappointed that it was just a normal classroom. She was hoping for something a bit more. Though it was nice to be the first one here.
"Surprisingly the gate is pretty high tech. Not to mention it looks like it can stand up to a army. Wonder why.."Aria mused allowed as she walked over to the window. Lovely view of the courtyard entrance. Aria gave a light stretch and sat on top of one of the desks. Man...did the urge to run was driving her crazy.
Long as blending in was possible she should try to stay before going on the run was a possible (hopefully last) choice. Damn..she should learn to think happy thoughts when alone. Not to mention stop getting depressing thoughts.. Hm? She caught a bit of movement out of the corner of her eye and glanced by the door.
Not much of a surprise to see the bomb guy standing over there but what was surprising was to see him being so quiet instead of boasting and carrying on on how he got in and how she shouldn't be here. Basically his normal self. "Morning, Katsuki. Surprised to see you here so early." Aria greeted with a smile.
The blonde boy walked over to her, an unreadable look on his face. Hate to see his face when Izzy came later. "So...you got in. What a surprise. Did you pull a trick to get in?" Whoa. He was actually inquiring for once instead of demanding. Not to mention actually talking politely too. Man, did hell freeze over?
"No tricks. Just hard work." Well, it wasn't a complete lie. It was hard work just pretending to use one power and be a newbie at it. "Yeah right. Last time I checked you didn't have a quirk Aria. Unless you're hiding something." Katsuki narrowed his eyes a bit as he continued. He knew her. He knew she would whatever she had to get in.
So if the young woman cheated.. The boy blinked a bit when his bag, which he had put down for a moment, started to rise up from the ground. "Late bloomer. My telekinetic powers kicked in a while ago. Didn't wanna cause a fuss or whatever so kept my mouth shut from everyone." Aria answered as she turned to look him in the eyes.
Katsuki looked back before he sighed. For some reason he had a hard time believing that. But then...ever since she returned from that incident she wasn't quite the same person anymore. "Whatever. Fine. You magically produced a quirk. You still haven't answered my question." "And that's what am I doing here and what kind of business do I have? Sound about right?" Aria sighed out as she moved around the desk to sit properly.
Hopefully someone would come soon. This guy was too damn smart and won't buy bullshit she would, or could, try on him. "Right. This is a school for heros, cream of the crop. This isn't a place for people who wanna use it for their own ends. Last time I checked you weren't big on becoming one." Katsuki said. He wasn't going to let this go any time soon.
Katsuki wanted to know exactly why she was here. And for what reason. "Katsuki. It's none of your business. I've got my reasons for being here and leave it at that. Otherwise I don't plan on getting in anyone's way just as long as they stay out of mine." Aria told him, lightly glaring at him.
The bomb boy was silent for a moment as he stared at her before he said, "You've changed." "It happens when people get older." Aria stated, ignoring what he truly meant. Katsuki sighed and was about to speak when a couple students entered the room. "We'll finish this later." Katsuki stated before he picked a spot and sat down. Something told her this was gonna be a long school career.
Aria shook her head and resumed looking out the window, unaware of the bomb boy looking at her every so often. Katsuki already knew that telekinesis crap was new. Last he knew Aria could heal. He looked down on his arm and put a hand on top of it. He couldn't help but wonder if she really did forget...
Flashback
"Careful Katsuki!" Aria called up to the young blonde who was currently climbing a tree in order to "scout" for villains. "Y..you're so high up, Kacchan!" Izzy said nervously as the little group watched as the boy continued to climb higher. "Hehe! This is easy for the hero bakugou!" Katsuki exclaimed smugly when he reached the top.
After he looked around for a few the blonde boy nodded in satisfaction and began to climb down. "Man, he's so crazy climbing that high!" One of his (Katsuki) cronies said in admiration. Crazy was right but still.. Aria wondered how the bomb boy could do such crazy things.
"We are going that way, Bakugou hero team!" The boy said when he reached the last branch. "Right!" His cronies went as Aria nodded and Izuku gave a quiet cheer. A cracking sound was heard then a split second later a yelp of surprise followed by a surprise sound of pain.
"Katsuki!?" The group called out then rushed over to some bushes that were luckily under the branch that had broken when the bomb boy grabbed it. "Katsuki! You ok dude?!" "Kacchan! A..are you hurt?!" The boys asked when said blonde popped up outta the bushes with a few scrapes.
Katsuki grinned and replied, "I'm good! Like a fall like that could get me!" "Katsuki! You're arm! You're bleeding bad, man!" One of the boys said when Katsuki crawled out of the bushes. "Eh?" Katsuki gaped and lifted his arm to see a huge nasty cut on it. "D..don't move! We'll get help ok?! Aria! Can you watch him?!" Izuku asked as the other boys took off to get the adults.
"Got it! You can count on me!" Th girl said as she watched him quickly sprint off. "Ehh?! It's not that bad!" Katsuki said as he tried to stop the bleeding. Ngh...maybe it was worse than he thought. The boy wondered as he watched the blood pour out. "Sit down Katsuki. I've got you covered." Aria said with a smile.
"Tch! What can a girl do..? H..hey! What are you doing?!" The blonde boy said as she took his arm gently before placing a hand on the wound. The girl closed her eyes for a moment and then opened them. "All better!" Aria smiled brightly taking her hand back. Katsuki stared at her then looked at his arm.
"My...cut.." Katsuki couldn't believe it. The huge gash on his arm...healed and without a scar to show it was even there. "Your quirk did this.." The boy started then blinked when the girl put a finger to her lips. "Please don't tell anyone about this. Say a random person happened to walk by and healed it." Aria asked looking at him in the eyes.
Katsuki blushed and quickly looked away. "Why should I? If your quirk did this then.." The boy started and stopped when he saw her sad expression. "I could get into trouble for using this. Mama said I'm not supposed to use it. So please.. Don't say I did it. Please." Aria pleaded. Her mother said she was supposed to be quirkless and should something appear pretend it didn't exist.
Katsuki sighed and nodded a bit. "You're so gonna tell me what's going on ok?! That's the only way you'll get my silence!" Katsuki countered, really wondering why the girl couldn't use such an awesome and rare gift. She nodded quickly. "I can't tell you for a long while but I will! Promise!"
End Flashback
Shortly after that Aria tried to explain why but couldn't give him the full answers the boy wanted. Then when she disappeared for a couple months only to reappear in a hospital the girl changed. She used to smile and more open to people. Now Aria was more quiet and reserved and with a deep dislike for heros he could never figure out.
Katsuki was annoyed he didn't his promised answer but..he was more concerned with what exactly happened to her. The blonde boy glanced at her arms for a bit before sighing deeply quietly. Another question Katsuki had but he didn't ever get the chance to ask. He quickly looked away when the young woman in question looked his way and caught him looking at her. Tch! Aria tried not to smile when he blushed...or at least tried to.
Man. That guy doesn't let up does he.. Whatever. Let him think whatever Katsuki wanted to. The guy was free to but Izuku.. He was super smart too. Just when the heck was he gonna ask her anything about her powers or why the intense hate for heros. Chances were high that he was too caught up in the moment to really think about anything else.
Worked for her but still.. The young woman shook her head a bit and blinked when she finally noticed how full the class had become. 'That was slightly careless. I have to pay better attention.' Aria lightly scolded herself. She had to seriously curb that bad thinking and getting lost habit of hers..
Though... A quick glance toward Katsuki's spot revealed him arguing with that square looking guy from the exams about how disrespectful it was to have his (Katsuki's) feet on the desk. Poor guy. Katsuki had always been...what was the word..uncouth? Slob? Whatever. Him and misbehaving went hand in hand. On the contrary, if Katsuki suddenly became well mannered Aria would question her sanity and if that was the real Katsuki.
"Remove your foot from that desk! Such an action is insulting to those who came to u.a before us as well as the craftsman who made the desk!" The square boy pointed out even as Katsuki sneered out, "like I care. What middle school are you from, you extra?" "Katsuki. Stop calling people extra. Seriously. You need to reel in that arrogance of yours before your head explodes." Aria lightly scolded him.
She wasn't too surprised when once again her words went unheard. Honestly why did the young woman even bother to speak publicly? "I..I'm from somei private academy. My name is Tenya Ida." Whoa. An elite who thought he could be a hero? Very interesting. "Somei?! A stuck up elitist, then? I should blow you to bits. Ow! Dang it, Aria!" Katsuki started to challenge Ida but was rewarded with a smack upside his head from Aria who had had enough.
"Stop bullying people idiot! If you want a fight so much how about we step outside for a moment?" Aria growled out as she challenged him. His expression would be amusing if the bomb boy wasn't grating on her nerves so bad. "Oh really? Think you can take me on?" Katsuki started when the other boy interrupted.
"You're awful. Blow me to bits?! Do you really wish to become a hero?! And even threatening a female classmate!" The square boy exclaimed in horrified dismay. Poor guy. He really didn't know what this punk was like. Movement by the door caught their attention and the young woman smiled when she saw who it was.
She watched Ida shuffle over to the door and started to reintroduce himself when Izzy quickly cut him off, albiet slightly rude, "I heard you from before! Ah.. I'm Izuku Midoriya. Pleased to meet you, Ida." Aria smiled and wandered back to her. He looked adorable in the school's uniform. And, as expected, the bomb boy wasn't pleased when he saw Izzy. A second later a bubbly girl's voice said, "Ah! That curly hair! The plain looking boy!"
huh. So the girl made it too. The girl did an excited fist pump into the air. "You got in! Just like present mic said! Makes sense though! That punch was awesome!" She exclaimed just as excited. Aria almost giggled at the curly boy's reaction. He looked adorable with his bright red face and his attempts to cover his face.
"No! I mean...! I have to thank you for speaking on my behalf...I...well.." Izzy stammered out. Leave it to the king of nonsense. Seriously so adorable. A quick glance toward the bomb boy told her all she needed to know. That guy..he seriously must work in those anger issues. Preferably happier emotions would be appropriated but that dark expression Katsuki was wearing will be forever stuck if that guy kept making faces like those.
Or was he thinking back about the old middle school where that stupid teacher brought them in and congratulated the three. Aria bolted out of there the moment the teacher finished but from the sound of it Katsuki cornered Izuku and got up in his face. It wasn't difficult to guess the topic of the conversation but Izzy stood up to him. About time too. Aria knee he could do it. All he had to do was keep it up.
Though...Aria suspected Katsuki figured something was up about Izzy. She wasn't too worried about herself, it wouldn't be hard to throw him (Katsuki. Perhaps Izzy soon whenever he puts it together) off the track. A deep male voice jolted her out of her thoughts. "If you're here to socialize, then get out." Wha the? The class could hear but not see him..
Aeia raised an eyebrow at door..or more accurate the floor...when she spotted a haggard looking guy in a sleeping bag just behind the rosy cheek girl Izzy was talking to. That guy better be careful. One could accuse him of looking up skirts. The sleeping bag guy pulled out a drink as he continued on, "This is the hero course."
Well this was gonna be an exciting class. What was most surprising was how the class continued to stand when the strange teacher crawled in and got out of the bag. "It took eight seconds for you to quiet down. Time is a precious resource. You lot aren't very rational, are you?" He drawled out. Damn. Give the lot a chance.
Aria looked him over lazily. The teacher had long thick black hair that reached his shoulders, a light beard and mustache going on but what was with the red eye look? He had some type of scarf around his neck that looked like some kind of weapon and was dressed in a long black shirt with pants to match with some stuff that was supposed to be called a belt. This worn out looking guy was a pro?
"I'm your home room teacher, shota aizawa. Pleased to meet you." Their homeroom teacher eh? He looked like trouble. The class watched as their teacher rummaged around in his sleeping bag and yanked out a uniform. Ugh. Who designed that ugly thing? Who would out the u on the chest and the a under it? "Quickly now. Change into your gym clothes and head out to the grounds." Aizawa commanded as he handed out the uniforms.
Scratch that. This guy was serious trouble. 'So much for the opening ceremony.' The young woman thought as she followed the other girls to change. She had heard the system here was unique and even more so the teachers. Heh. Maybe this was gonna be an exciting school year.