Yokai Hero: Dekiru

by StarDekiru

A 9 year old Izuka Midoriya is killed by a Villain while saving Katsuki Bakugou from him. She meets the Shinigami and learns the truth behind Quirks before being sent back with the mission of becoming a Hero to Spirits and Yokai as well as Humans. With Yokai lending her their powers and an inability to die, Izuka Midoriya will become a Hero that can truly save everyone!

3. Quirk Apprehension and Erasure!

AN:

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I hope you enjoy!

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MY HERO ACADEMIA: YOKAI HERO DEKIRU!

Chapter 03: Quirk Apprehension and Erasure!

Izuka stood at the gates to U.A in her crisp new uniform, looking up at the building with awe. Katsuki was at her side as were her Yokai. She had been coming to the school for training since she was 9 years old, but something about being an official student now made her feel more at home in the Academy of Future Heroes. She had opted to let her hair down, keeping it pinned out of her face with a yellow bunny clip (it had a smile that reminded Izuka of her Uncle Toshi). Katsuki looked completely at home in his new uniform and radiated an aura of confidence; he had earned his place here and no one could deny it. Izuka certainly couldn't; both had received recommendations and then gone on to take the Entrance Exams anyway, earning the best scores in history in the process!

Yes, Izuka and Katsuki certainly deserved to be there.

Aside from her best friend, Izuka also knew that Ochako would be attending and would be in Class 1-A alongside Izuka and Kacchan. When she'd told Katsuki, he'd just shrugged and said he didn't care so long as he wasn't with Iida (or "That Freaky Robot Bastard" as he called him).

Unfortunately for Katsuki; Iida was the first person to greet them upon reaching their new classroom. "Ah! Miss Midoriya! I've been waiting to speak with you!" Iida declared, approaching the girl and barely stopping short to bow, "I owe you even more of an apology for my cowardice and poor judgement in the exam! You grasped the true meaning of the Practical Test while I fled! It was a mistake on my part and one I will not repeat!"

Izuka flinched back at the enthusiasm; while Ochako's felt contagious, Iida's felt suffocating. Still, she appreciated his earnestness. "It's okay, there's no need to apologise. Truth be told, I didn't really see any hidden meaning; I just did what I thought a Hero should do. Don't worry about running away; we're still novices, so getting scared against a tough opponent is natural, right?"

Iida almost began crying as he looked at the girl; "Truly, you are a great person Miss Midoriya!"

"Please, call me Izuka! Or just Midoriya if you prefer." she offered.

"Ah, very well Midoriya. Please feel free to call me Iida."

"Tch, we get it! We ain't gonna spend the day talking to some loser than ran away! Move or go die!" Katsuki spat, not liking this boy at all.

Iida was about to splutter a reply when Izuka fell into her usual, "Sorry for him" routine. They were finally able to get into the class and Izuka saw the rest of her new classmates. There was the Laser Beam boy, Invisible person (Girl, based on her uniform) and the tall guy with the tentacles, as well as Iida and Ochako (whom was trying to edge her way towards Izuka without catching Katsuki's attention). There was also a pink skinned girl with horns, one with long greenish hair and her tongue poking out the corner of her mouth, a boy with a tail, one with black lightning streaks in his blond hair, a guy with spiky red hair, a really buff guy with big lips, a shy-looking boy with an unusually shaped head, a girl with earphone jacks for earlobes, a boy with strange circular elbows, another with a bird's head, once with a scarred eye and red and white hair, a very odd looking short boy with hair that resembled grapes and a serious looking girl with her hair in a ponytail.

"Whoa, we've got a pretty diverse class. I wonder what 1-B looks like." Izuka whispered to Kacchan.

"Hmph, who cares. We'll mow them all down." he replied, making Izuka pout; she didn't want to beat them! She wanted to make friends! She loved having Katsuki and her Yokai, but her budding friendship with Ochako made her realise how nice it was to have other friends whom were both human and didn't want to blow up everything that looked at him (or Izuka) in a way he deemed inappropriate.

"H-Hey Izuka!" Ochako greeted, finally biting the bullet and risking Kacchan's wrath.

"Hey Ochako! Isn't it great we're finally here! I've been looking forward to his all my life! Oh, this is my friend, Katsuki Bakugou! Kacchan, this is Ochako Uraraka." Izuka introduced, sweating a bit despite her smile; hoping the two would get along (or that Katsuki wouldn't blow her up).

Katsuki regarded the round-faced girl for a moment before offering his hand lazily, "Hey. You're the chick that Deku saved in the exam, right? You can't be half bad if you still got in after that fuck up."

"Uh, thanks? Um, Deku? Do you mean Izuka?" Ochako asked, nervously shaking the boy's hand.

"Yeah, he gave me that nickname when we were kids to tease me. He doesn't mean anything bad by it, promise!" Izuka smiled nervously. A few of her new classmates took notice and a few glared at Katsuki as if he had threatened her. Izuka gulped at the looks and Katsuki's possible reaction, hoping that any misunderstandings could be cleared up.

"Well, I think it sounds pretty cute." Ochako smiled, "Deku sounds like "Dekiru" which is like "You can do it!" you know? It's got a good vibe."

Izuka's face lit up and Katsuki hmphed, taking his seat. It was at that moment that a giant yellow caterpillar flopped out from behind the teacher's desk. The two girls almost screamed in surprise when a scruffy man in plain black clothes and wearing a lot of grey scarves crawled out of the caterpillar, which turned out to be a sleeping bag.

"If you're all done screwing around, let's start." he said tiredly, "I'm your Homeroom teacher; Shota Aizawa. I'll be taking care of you all, for as long as you actually last here."

Izuka flinched and Katsuki glared; this was the guy that All-Might had wanted Izuka to avoid at all costs? He seemed kind of creepy, but not really dangerous and he WAS a Pro-Hero trusted to be teacher at U.A, so he couldn't be that bad! Plus, All-Might knew which class Izuka was going into and would have pulled strings to change her class if she was in danger. Still, that just made the two all the more curious about the odd teacher.

"Normally, I'd leave orientation and introductions until after the first test, but the Principal says I can't do that any more since I expelled my entire class that one time… Anyway, just come up to the front in order of your seats, give your name, quirk, hero ambition and any other stuff you want to share then sit down again. The last person can wake me up when you're all done." Aizawa said, before sitting at his desk and promptly falling asleep. The class looked at him bewilderedly, before collectively deciding to just do as they were told so they could move on.

First up was Yuga Aoyama, the boy with the Navel Laser. He's entire personality and ambition could be summed up with one word; narcissist. As he introduced himself, Izuka's Yokai began a commentary of the classmates as they introduced themselves and none could say they liked Aoyama. Next was the Pink girl; Mina Ashido. Taka really liked her, saying she was like cotton candy and her Acid Quirk was really cool. The green haired girl was Tsuyu Asui and her quirk was Frog; Samehada liked her a lot and Izuka had to admit she thought the Frog-like girl had a certain straightforward charm to her. Iida went next and explained his Engine Quirk and spoke of his desire to be like his Pro-Hero brother; Tensei Iida aka Ingenium, which Liyab respected. Ochako was the last in her line and explained a bit about her Anti-Gravity Quirk while Chaika gushed about how soft her cheeks were.

Tail Boy; Mashirao Ojiro was next and portrayed himself as a straightforward and earnest boy, which Liyab said reminded him of an old martial arts master that had once lived on the edge of the forest he had guarded in the Philippines. Then there was Denki Kaminari whom was mostly written off by the Yokai as "Typical Teenage Boy" though Izuka really liked the sound of his quirk. Third in that row was Eijiro Kirishima, whom apparently came from the same school as Ashido. He could make his whole body hard and wanted to be a manly hero like Crimson Riot, which earned him a lot of praise from the ever-manly Samehada. Koji Koda, the odd shy boy didn't say more than his name and his quirk; Anima, but the Yokai all agreed he was a sweetheart. Then came Rikido Sato, the buff guy whom apparently loved baking thanks to his quirk turning sugar to strength. Izuka wondered if with enough sugar he could match One for All. Beginning the next row was the Tentacle boy, Mezo Shoji, had the Dupli-Arms Quirk and came off as more mellow but equally mature to Iida. Samehada compared him to an Octopus and warned Izuka to be wary of "Those tentacled bastards!"

Kyoka Jiro, the girl with Earphone jacks in place of earlobes proved to be a laid back girl with a love of music, while Hanta Sero with the weird elbows was a pretty normal guy even with his strange Tape Quirk. The Bird Man; Fumikage Tokoyami, turned out to have a quirk completely unrelated to his appearance, though Izuka and her Yokai were fascinated to see how Dark Shadow compared to the Yokai themselves, especially since it seemed to be sentient and capable of thought and speech independent of Tokoyami himself. Shoto Todoroki was next and simply introduced his Ice Quirk and said he wouldn't answer questions about his father before sitting down. Chaika commented that the boy had a Quirk a lot like hers and that Ice was only half of his power. Considering Todoroki was also the last name of Endeavor (who foolishly revealed his real name as a challenge to villains), it wasn't hard to guess why he had issues with his dad, especially considering the burn on his face. The Invisible Girl, Toru Hagakure was next and was highly enthusiastic and loud, which Liyab guessed was a way for her to stand out since it looked like she couldn't deactivate her quirk.

Next was Katsuki, and it went as well as could be expected.

"I'm Katsuki Bakugou. My Quirk is Explosions and I'm going to be the Number One Hero. Izuka over there told me to be nice, so to stop me from exploding all your sorry asses, just follow these real easy rules; 1. Don't fuck with me or Izuka, or I'll Kill You. 2. Don't call me Kacchan, or I'll Kill you. 3. If you call Izuka "Deku" without her permission, I'll Kill You. 4. Try and get in my way and I'll Kill You. 5. I am the best. Say otherwise and I'll Kill You." and with that, he marched back to his seat while the others sat in stunned silence.

"Kacchan..." Izuka groaned, blushing at the looks she was getting.

"Don't complain! At least I didn't curse!" Kacchan replied with a smug smirk.

"You cursed at least twice..." she muttered but Katsuki just scoffed.

"Ah who cares. It's your turn." he reminded her.

Swallowing her nerves, Izuka moved to the front of the room; "Uh, hello! I'm Izuka Midoriya! I want to be a Hero that helps people and that makes people feel safe! Oh, I don't mind if you call me Deku so don't worry about it! And Sorry for Kacchan, he's really nice on the inside, I swear! M-My Quirk is Tri-Flame." she said, going into the explanation of her fake quirk to cover the truth; "It lets me conjure three different flames; blue ones for combat, red ones to guide people and special ones that burn inside my body and kind of fuel my muscles and make me stronger. I can use the blue flames to fly too! Uh, I don't have much else to say! I'm not too interesting… still, I hope we can all be friends!"

Her classmates gave her an encouraging round of applause as she returned to her seat, with most of them also smiling at her kindly. It felt so strange to be in a class where she wasn't an outcast…

She was so wrapped up in the warmth of this new experience that she almost missed the next person; the strange grape boy. His name was Minoru Mineta and Izuka immediately felt uneasy when he spoke about how much he liked girls. She was suddenly very conscious of his height and the length of her skirt… Still, at least his Quirk was pretty cool in an odd way. Last but not least was the ponytail girl: Momo Yaoyorozu and she was the picture of elegance, with an aristocratic but approachable air about her and an amazing quirk. She could create anything she understood the structure of and wanted to be a Hero so she could do some good in the world. As Momo returned to her seat after waking Aizawa-sensei, she gave Izuka a kind smile, making the shorter girl turn cherry red.

"Right, you all know each other? Great. Change into Gym Clothes and meet in the P.E grounds." Aizawa said, "Midoriya, stay behind a moment."

Izuka shivered and Katsuki immediately growled, but Aizawa ignored them and shooed everyone (including Katsuki) out of the classroom, leaving him behind with Izuka. The girl stood nervously by the teacher's desk, feeling like she was in trouble and waiting for a scolding.

"I know about your real quirk. Your deception today was clever, and considering the situation, a wise choice. Still, I doubt you'll get through all three years here without telling the Class the truth." Aizawa said, adjusting his scarves and causing some distinctive goggles to appear from within them. Izuka immediately recognised them and realised whom her teacher really was…

Eraserhead, the Erasure Hero. He could temporarily erase the quirks of whoever he looked at, an idea that terrified Izuka. If he activated is quirk while Izuka was dead or dying, she'd die for real with no coming back! Her Yokai would be invisible to her and she'd lose their gifts and more importantly, her ability to talk with them! They were her precious friends! She couldn't lose them! And there was also the fact she had technically died at least twice already; was her quirk keeping her alive? If it was erased, would she just drop dead?

Aizawa reached a hand out and gently patted the girl's head, "Relax. I can tell from your face what you're afraid of. All-Might was afraid of it too… that guy must really love you kid, 'cause he threatened to beat me up if I went near you with my quirk. What you and he don't realise is that I've been in contact with Agent Necropolis. I got called in to see if my quirk could remove the resurrection quirk of a villain on Death Row a long time ago. He assured me that you wouldn't drop dead, so I used my quirk on you while you were introducing yourself."

Izuka blinked, "What? But…but I could see my Yokai through the whole introduction! I didn't feel anything!"

"I figured. I don't really get how your Quirk works, or how the Quirks of your friends work, but it looks like I can't nullify it. But if your Quirk came from Kami or whatever, then maybe that's fine. I can probably still nullify One for All though, so don't over do it." the man warned with a wide grin. Izuka nodded without a word and quickly raced off to get changed. Her heart was beating a mile a minute and she swore that Aizawa had scared a few days off her lifespan… not that it mattered to an immortal, but still…

In the end, she was the last one in the changing rooms so the other girls didn't see her change (thankfully) and she joined the others in the P.E Grounds. Katsuki immediately jumped to her side; "Are you okay? If that bastard did anything then I swear I'll kill him!"

"It's okay Kacchan." Izuka said calmingly. She leaned close; "Aizawa knows about my quirk. He's Eraserhead, but his quirk doesn't work on mine so I'm safe. Still not sure about my Yokai Quirks though." she whispered.

"Hey Midoriya!" Kirishima shouted, coming over, "What did Sensei want?"

"Ah! Nothing really. He, uh, just wanting to make sure I could control my fire is all! I sort of burned my clothes during the Entrance Exam!" she lied. Mineta looked her up and down and then began to imagine her burning her own clothes off. Asui promptly smacked him.

Aizawa-sensei arrived a moment later and yawned at the group; "Okay, we're doing the Quirk Apprehension test now."

"Quirk Apprehension?" Ashido asked.

"Yeah. You remember those physical tests from Middle School right? In those, you were prohibited from using your quirks, but here I'll allow you to. I want to see how you use your powers to supplement your normal abilities. Bakugou, since you've been glaring at me all morning, you can be the example." Aizawa said, lazily throwing a softball at the Explosive Boy, "How far was your pitch in Middle School?"

Katsuki scowled; "67 meters."

"Pretty good. This time, I want you to use your quirk. As long as you stay in the circle, you can do whatever."

Izuka watched anxiously as Katsuki entered the circle in the pitching area and prepared his throw. At the arc of his pitch, he released an explosion and a scream of "DIE!" as the ball was shot from his hand at breakneck speed.

Izuka stifled a giggle; 'He still says Die when he exerts himself...' she thought to her Yokai, whom were sitting in the shade of the building.

'Some things never change!' Taka chirped back.

Aizawa-sensei looked at a little device for a moment before showing the screen to the others; it read 705.2 metres; "Before I can train any of you, I need to know your capabilities. This test will form the basis of your Hero Foundation."

The class began excitedly chattering; "Whoa, 705 metres? Bakugou isn't messing around!"

"This looks like fun!"

"We can really use our Quirks!? That's U.A for you!"

Izuka noticed the look in Aizawa-sensei's eye turn dark; "Fun, you say? Are you all planning on spending your three years here having fun? What happened to becoming heroes?" Izuka felt like breaking out in a cold sweat; "Alright then… in that case, the person who scores the least points in this test will be deemed "Hopeless"… and immediately expelled."

"What! No way! Can you do that!?" Kaminari asked incredulously.

"Students are pretty free in this school, but so are we teachers and that freedom means we can dispense with you lot as we please. Welcome to the U.A Hero Department!" Aizawa smirked and immediately, the class looked at each other with a mix of fearful and predatory eyes. They hadn't known each other long enough to build any attachments and they were all determined to succeed, so none had any qualms about stepping on each other if it meant staying on their desired path.

Izuka looked to her Yokai; between them and One for All, she was fairly confident she could score in the top half and wasn't afraid of coming last, but several other students looked worried; Mineta was small and physically weak and Hagakure (whom was fidgeting nervously) had no physical prowess beyond that of a normal person. Her quirk wouldn't improve her athleticism. Others looked fairly confident, especially Kacchan whom thrived in this sort of "Dog eat dog" competition.

"In our modern society of Heroes and Villains; the strength to face your foes, the speed to save people in time-sensitive situations, the intelligence to use your quirks safely and effectively and the skill to immediately adapt to the reality of a harsh situation; these are what we cultivate here, but no crops grow in barren soil and we can't afford to spend time trying to make you good enough to have a chance at being a Hero. Having that chance is the prerequisite to train here. This is your first trial and your chance to prove you really deserve this opportunity, so go beyond you limits! That is the meaning of our "PLUS ULTRA!"" Aizawa explained.

Instantly, what had been a class of terrified teens was replaced by a group of determined young heroes, each one wanting to do their best and rise to the top.

With that, the Tests began.

First up was the 50-Metre Dash and Izuka took special care to watch how each person used their quirks to advance. The best was Iida, whose Engine Quirk allowed him to clear it in 3.04 seconds, though the boy's expression proved he could have done better if he'd had a chance to shift up a few more gears. Asui and Ojiro used their unique physical attributes to speed up their results by jumping more than dashing, and Ochako made her shoes and clothes weightless, though it only shaved a little off her middle school time. Aoyama used his laser like a rocket engine to propel himself, which would have been really cool if he didn't have to keep stopping due to his stomach hurting him. Katsuki, predictably, just used explosions from his palms to rocket himself forward, earning a 4.13 second time. When it came time for Izuka's turn, she stepped up to the starting line, planning how she'd do the test.

Aizawa watched her lazily before blowing the starting whistle. Izuka immediately channelled One for All at 10% into her feet, giving her a massive burst of speed on the first bound, clearing half the track immediately. At the height of her speed, she activated Taka's Flight to reduce the effect of Gravity while simultaneously releasing Chaika's flames from her hands, rocketing her across the finish line. The little camera robot took a few moments to respond to her finish, before calling out; "1.07 seconds"

Izuka smiled proudly while her classmates gasped. "Holy crap… Midoriya's actually really good!" Sero commented.

"I know right! She seemed so nervous in the introductions!" Kirishima added.

Katsuki smirked knowingly; with One for All, Flight and Chaika's Fire to act as a booster, he knew Izuka would likely dominate these tests. Ochako and Iida complimented her while Aizawa-sensei wrote down her score. 'So she really can use One for All at a safe level. I guess All-Might knew what he was doing after all.' he thought.

The trials passed quickly after that; second was Grip Strength, where Shoji scored the highest, followed by Sato and then Izuka (since she had to rely only on One for All and couldn't muster as much strength in her arms as her legs). Third was the Standing Long Jump, where both Izuka was able to score the highest possible score by simply flying to the other side of the sand pit, though Asui was almost able to match her with just a jump thanks to her Frog Form. Fourth was the Sideways Jumps, where Izuka used Chaika's fire to blast herself back and forth. Oddly, she actually came second to Mineta of all people, who used his grape balls to create bouncy walls.

The fifth and final test was the Soft Ball pitch, which Katsuki got a second chance at. This time, he was able to shape the explosion to give it more of a focused throw, pumping his score up to 752.5 Metres. Ochako was the big surprise winner though, as she had made the ball weightless and it floated into the stratosphere, giving her a score of Infinity. Izuka scored second place between Ochako and Katsuki by combined One for All with a flame boost (which she carefully moulded after seeing how well Katsuki did). The result was 810.3 metres.

"Right, tests over. Time to see your scores." Aizawa said, clicking a button on the little gadget he had and making a results screen appear on the wall beside the P.E grounds. Each student was given a point score based on their position in each trial; First place got 20 points, Second got 19 and so on until 20th place got only 1 point. Then the points were added up and their final positions were based on these total scores.

Izuka had come First in the Dash, Third in the Grip Test, First for the Jump, Second for the Sideways jumps and Second for the Pitch, equalling 96 points. She looked at the Scoreboard.

1. Midoriya

2. Yaoyorozu

3. Bakugou

4. Todoroki

5. Iida

6. Tokoyami

7. Shoji

8. Ojiro

9. Kirishima

10. Ashido

11. Uraraka

12. Koda

13. Sato

14. Asui

15. Aoyama

16. Sero

17. Kaminari

18. Jiro

19. Hagakure

20. Mineta

Izuka could scarcely believe it! She'd come first! "No way…!" Everyone else was either celebrating or bemoaning their scores, at least until they all seemed to simultaneously remember their teacher's threat… last place would be expelled. The group of teens turned to look at Mineta, whom was quivering and looked like he was about to cry. Aizawa seemed to take notice and just looked at them all lazily.

"Oh yeah, the expulsion thing was a lie."

"WHAT!?"

"Yeah, I made it up to draw out the upper limit of your quirks. Mineta, you did badly but so long as your chances aren't zero, I'll let you stay. Everyone go change and go to the classroom; I've got to do some actual orientation stuff with you before I send you home." the man said as he wandered back to his classroom.

Izuka followed the girls back to their changing room and quietly listened to the chatter of the others as they socialised and got to know one another while occasionally answering questions aimed at her by Ashido or Ochako. "Midoriya, If you don't mine me asking, why are you timid when you're crazy powerful?" Jiro asked.

Izuka flinched and looked at her with surprise, "Um, I don't know really… I'm just a bit shy I suppose? Before I met Ochako at the Entrance Exams, Kacchan was my only friend so I really don't know how to act when people my age want to talk to me."

"Aw! That's so cute!" Ashido cooed, hugging the girl (who had yet to start changing, waiting for the others to leave), "I want to be your friend! You just let Big Sis Mina take care of you!"

Izuka blushed brightly as the Pink skinned girl, whom apparently had no issue hugging her while in only her underwear, which made Izuka very embarrassed. "We should all be friends!" Hagakure declared, "The Boys have us outnumbered almost 2 to 1! We've got to stick together! You can all call me Toru!"

"I agree. Call me Tsuyu." the Frog Girl chimed in.

"Why not, I'm not a girly girl, but if you're cool with me then I'm cool with you." Kyoka added.

"I'm in too! Call me Ochako!"

"Yeah! And I'm Mina! I can be your Big Sis!"

Yaoyorozu hesitated a bit but agreed, "I suppose it would by proper since we're class mates. Alright, you can all call me Momo."

Mina grinned from ear to ear, "This is great! We can be like a little family! Momo's the mom, I'm the fun sister, Kyoka's the cool one, Tsuyu's the funny one, Toru's the perky one, Ochako is the cutesy one and Izuka is the baby that we all look out for!"

"Yeah, a baby that could kick our asses..." Kyoka snarked, making them all laugh. "By the way Izuka, how come you're not changing? We're all girls here, or are you shy about your body?"

Izuka blushed, "Um, well I… oh what the heck, you'll find out eventually anyway..." and with that, Izuka took off her jacket and shirt and turned around, showing her back to the others. They all gasped, with Toru making a sound like a whimpering puppy.

"Oh my god Izuka! What happened!" Ochako cried, her eyes fixed on the massive burn scar that was only slightly obscured by her bra strap.

"An incident when I was 9. An explosion burnt up most of my back." Izuka confessed, "I hid it from everyone in my old school because I thought it was ugly and thought people would tease me."

"What kind of despicable person would tease you for that!? The girls at your old school must have been very shallow!" Momo said angrily. Izuka guessed that Momo was often stereotyped as a spoiled rich girl and so hated shallow people. It made her kind of happy to see the most stoic of the girls reacting so passionately.

Tsuyu got a strange look on her face and straightened a bit; "You said it was "an Incident" and caused by an explosion. Does it have anything to do with Bakugou?"

"Hey, yeah! We've seen how possessive he is of you and he definitely seems the type… did he do this to you!?" Ashido asked, her expression between anger and disbelief.

"NO!" Izuka yelled before flinching back, "Um, I mean, he definitely isn't the cause of this! It was his Quirk that did it, but he wasn't the one using it."

"What do you mean?" Kyoka asked.

Sighing, the green haired girl explained what had happened with Jack of Hearts (a name only Momo recognised) and how it had led to her being wounded and the manifestation of her quirk (technically true, though the girls thought Izuka meant her fake "Tri-Flame" quirk as opposed to her real one).

"Wow, it's pretty amazing that you took down a Villain at 9 years old." Kyoka said, looking impressed.

"Well I only wounded him. It was All-Might who saved us and actually beat him" Izuka said with a shrug.

"Still, that must have been a really scary experience! That burn must have hurt so much..." Ochako said with a sad look in her eyes. They had all gotten changed by now, so Izuka's burn was no longer on display, but Ochako could still see it clearly in her mind.

"It was really painful, but to be honest, I think the whole thing hurt Kacchan more than me. No matter how often I told him it wasn't his fault, he never believes me. He thinks I don't notice, but I know that whenever I turn my back, he stares at it with this pained look on his face. He feels so guilty that he even made room in his dream of being Number One for me, saying we'd be Number One as a team." the girl frowned, poking her fingers together.

Tsuyu tilted her head, "Hmm, maybe I misjudged him. I should probably apologise."

Izuka shook her head, "Trust me, he won't care. I don't mean to be rude, but he won't care at all about what anyone says until they prove they're worth listening too and I don't think anyone in class has done that yet..."

Tsuyu nodded, "Okay, then I'll wait until he'll listen. We should head back before Aizawa-sensei gets mad."

The Girls all nodded left for Class.

[WHILE THE STUDENTS WERE CHANGING]

Shota Aizawa sat behind his desk in Class 1-A, waiting for his students to return as he thought about the test that had just ended. He had to admit, this class had a lot of promise even if it had a handful of… less ideal personalities. Mineta and Aoyama had completely the wrong attitude for Hero Work, being worried about looking cool and getting girls, while Bakugou was too violent and aggressive. Aizawa wondered if the boy wanted to be a Hero so he could legally fight or because he actually wanted to help people.

On the flip side, there were those with a much gentler side, such as Uraraka and Midoriya, whom had the right attitude of wanting to help people but seemed the type to fold if they had to fight actual people. The Teacher knew that Midoriya had thought a villain before, as well as several hostile Yokai, but in the former case it was out of survival instinct and the latter cases had had negative consequences on her mental state from what Agent Necropolis and Nezu had told him.

Then there were the other two recommendation students; Todoroki and Yaoyorozu. Both took things very seriously and kept a mostly stoic facade up around the other students, though Aizawa worried that others might feel their putting on airs, especially since both are from wealthy and famous families. Todoroki was the worse case and Aizawa feared the reactions of his class when they discovered he was coasting through the course with only half of his power while everyone else was giving it their all.

Aizawa was brought out of his thoughts when a withered man in a bright yellow suit entered the classroom, a grim look on his face.

"All-Might. I wondered when you'd show up, but I figured it would be AFTER school..." the tired man commented.

"I needed to talk to you about Young Midoriya-"

"Don't bother." Aizawa interrupted, "Necropolis gave me the clear that my quirk wouldn't be harmful to her. I tested it and as we thought, she didn't just drop dead."

Toshinori clenched his fists… it must have been so scary for Izuka! She'd lived with her Yokai for six years! If they just disappeared on her… "Stop pulling that face." Aizawa scolded, "My quirk didn't even work on her. She could still see her Yokai while I was erasing her quirk."

"Really? So her quirk cannot be erased?" All-Might perked up.

"Doesn't look like it. I used it again while she was using one of her Yokai to fly in the long jump, but it didn't work then either. It seems I can only erase One for All, which means that her Resurrection Quirk may not have any kind of link to her actual body. All her powers come from her spirit, so are unlikely to be managed by a "Quirk Factor" which I can erase. Only your own Quirk has become part of her DNA and can be erased." the Underground Hero explained.

All-Might sighed and put his hand against his heart, "That's an immense relief. I'm sorry for my harsh words before about you staying away from her. I was afraid she'd be hurt."

"Forget it. I did what you asked because I was worried too. I didn't want this little girl's life on my hands just because I was curious. Now, perhaps you can help me..."

Aizawa explained his impressions of each of the students and his concerns about their attitudes and potential personality clashes. All-Might listened intently, though he seemed a bit confused, "Why tell me this? I'm happy to advise, but you're the better teacher."

"Because I work independently most of the time and I feel that a teamwork approach may be able to help them." Aizawa explained.

Toshinori nodded, "So you're thinking of having them group up? Like a buddy system?"

"Yes. I'm hoping to group them together in a way that their "Buddy" can help them make up for their flaws."

The blond man tapped his finger against his chin in thought, "Okay, I think I can help. Let's partner them up like this..." he took a piece of paper and began writing the students' names in pairs based on how he felt they could make up for each other's flaws and relate to one another. When he was done, Aizawa looked at it with a raised eyebrow.

"You didn't put Midoriya and Bakugou together like I thought you would." he commented.

"Those two have been together for so long that any impact they could have on each other has long been had. The two rely on one another too much; Young Midoriya relies on Young Bakugou to give her strength and confidence, while he relies on her to keep him from going too far so he doesn't trust his own judgement. Izuka needs to gain confidence for herself and Katsuki needs to learn how to make the right decision without help." All-Might explained, though he looked guilty at the decision. Aizawa was simply impressed that All-Might could recognise the flaws in his two favourite kids, especially after the amount of bragging he did when the two beat his score on the Entrance Exam.

"Good advice. Now you better go; the students will be back in a moment." Aizawa said, shooing All-Might away. Toshinori smirked and left the room.

The boys got back first, followed by the girls a few minutes later and Aoyama coming in last. Aizawa watched them all carefully, noting that the girls kept throwing glances at each other, particularly at Midoriya. Yaoyorozu seemed to be trying very hard not to stare at the girl's back. 'Hmm, perhaps some locker room talk brought them together?' he thought as he straightened up.

"Right, now that you're all back, I've got some orientation stuff to hand out. These are your class schedules; you'll have standard classes every morning and Hero focused classes in the afternoon. Mondays and Wednesdays will be Rescue focused training. Tuesdays and Thursdays will be Villain and Crime focused training. Fridays will be General Hero Studies. We have additional elective courses that take the place of normal school clubs, focused on Detective Work, Healing, Stealth, Technology and Vehicle Operation. You'll learn aspects of these through your normal lessons too, but these are for those who want extra help or more specialised training." Aizawa said, handing out piles of papers to the people in the front row. Izuka read them quickly as she passed them back to Mineta, taking care to not hold her paper too close to her face so that her Yokai could read it.

'Healing sounds like a good option for you. I'm guessing it's more about First Aid than actual healing though.' Chaika commented.

'I was thinking the same. It's a vital skill for a Rescue Hero.' Izuka thought.

Once all the papers were handed out, Aizawa gave a brief rundown of the school rules (mostly standard fare with a few extra security focused rules) before going into the part he really wanted to get over width…

"Right, this year, I'm trying something different. In past years, getting my students to work together and practice teamwork has been a nightmare so this time, I'm going to be assigning you all into two-person teams. These will be your Assigned Teams for any lessons that use them, though there will be times you'll be placed in Random Teams or given the choice to team up with whoever you want. Your assigned partner will also be the person you work with on story assignments and if one of you joins a club, the other will have to as well. With the exception of bathroom breaks or the changing rooms, you're expected to stay with your partner at all times during the school day. If you have any issues with your partner, then come talk to me."

There was some grumbling from the class and Katsuki turned a bit to look at Izuka. The green haired girl and many of her new female friends all felt a sudden wave of dread; if he wasn't teamed with Izuka, this was going to get very noisy…

"Your teams are as followed: Mineta and Ojiro." This was one of the first teams Aizawa decided on; Mineta lacked any kind of discipline or practical combat ability, so Ojiro and his serious attitude and martial arts skill would be able to support him. On the other hand, Ojiro lacked a creative streak with his quirk, which Mineta seemed to display, though Aizawa admitted the team was more geared towards making Mineta less insufferable. Ojiro looked a little perturbed by his partner, while Mineta whined that he wasn't teamed with a girl.

"Hagakure and Koda." This one was straightforward; Koda was very distinctive in appearance but so shy that he rarely spoke, while Hagakure was easy to overlook but was loud and bubbly. Working with the Invisible Girl would hopefully bring Koda out of his shell while Hagakure would likely mellow just a bit to make Koda more comfortable. The reactions of the two were hard to gauge, but neither seemed upset.

"Jiro and Kaminari." The potential synergy between their quirks was simply too hard to ignore for Aizawa. Beyond that, he didn't have much else in the way of reasoning; the team just felt right and he was more concerned with pairing the others up properly since the two didn't have much in the way of serious character flaws. Jiro looked exasperated while Kaminari (still mentally fried from the Apprehension Test) just drooled and said "Yay~"

"Sero and Sato." This team was formed simply out of the fact that they were the only two left when Aizawa had assigned everyone else… Sero just smiled while Sato nodded obediently.

"Aoyama and Tokoyami." There was a sigh and thunk as Tokoyami hit his head against his desk. This wasn't going to be easy on him. Aizawa hoped that Aoyama's extreme "shininess" would help Tokoyami lighten up a bit while Tokoyami made Aoyama take the course more seriously and hopefully dampen his narcissism. Aoyama didn't seem to react to the news at all.

Aizawa went down to the next team on the list and prepared himself for the inevitable; "Asui and Bakugou."

"WHAT THE FUCK!?" the boy roared, jumping to his feet so fast that his seat fell backward, "Why am I teamed with Frog Girl!? Wasn't I the Top Boy in the Class? Then I should be teamed with the Top Girl, and that's Izuka!"

Aizawa rubbed his temples; "This has nothing to do with your rankings in the Apprehension Test. You're teams are based on Personality and Quirk Synergy. Tsuyu Asui is a serious student and not afraid to say whatever is on her mind, so she's probably the only person in the class I can assign to you, since most of the others would be intimidated or react violently to your aggression. Now sit down before I kick you out."

Bakugou growled but obeyed, not wanting to risk being expelled. Unlike when he was a kid, his temper was less like an inferno and more like the explosions he created; Huge, Loud and Damaging but over in a flash. As soon as Bakugou say down, everyone released a breath they didn't notice they were holding. To her credit, Tsuyu didn't seem bother at all, simply going croaking with a neutral expression. Izuka made a mental note to talk to Katsuki and tell him to be nice to the Frog Girl that had just become her friend.

"Moving on. The next team is Uraraka and Iida." The two in question exchanged a smile, which Aizawa took as a good sign. The Synergy between their quirks would be great for rescue missions, since Iida's speed could make up for the time limit that Uraraka's anti-gravity had. In addition, Iida was serious enough about being a Hero that he wasn't focused on Villains or Rescue, and was on the path to becoming a Balanced Hero like his brother, so he was a good fit for Uraraka, as he would help her in her Rescue focused path while also helping push her so she'd be capable of standing up to combat situations. Also, Uraraka would hopefully help get the stick out of Iida's ass.

"Ashido and Shoji." The two were used to be stared at as they had the most unique appearances in the class, which was a good bonding point between them. Their personalities also contrasted; Ashido was over the top and could help Shoji appear more approachable, which would be important as a Pro-Hero, while Shoji was conservative and could help Ashido by calming her a bit. Despite these reasons, this was another of the teams formed because Aizawa had run out of people to pair up.

"Kirishima and Yaoyorozu." A simple team; Kirishima was all about offence and defence, either hitting hard or taking blows, which was good for a Combat Hero but not for much else. Yaoyorozu on the other hand was extremely versatile and had the intelligence to guide Kirishima forward. She could learn combat proficiency while he could learn how to use intelligence in combat or how to use his quirk more cleverly.

"And lastly, Todoroki and Midoriya." This one was a bit of a gamble on Aizawa's part; their quirks (or at least the ones that were known by their classmates) were extremely similar even if the elements were the opposite of one another. The two needed wildly different things; Midoriya needed to build confidence, while Todoroki needed to learn some degree of teamwork and people skills. Aizawa somewhat feared that Todoroki would just ignore Midoriya and she wouldn't have the bravery to argue with him. She seemed the type of girl that would face down villains and disasters with barely a blink while crumbling completely when faced with conflict amongst her classmates.

Izuka turned to look at the dual-coloured boy, nodding at him as they made eye contact. Todoroki nodded back but made no other acknowledgement. His face had barely changed at all since the introductions, even when he was taking part in the test. 'This guy really is an Ice Man.' Taka commented. Katsuki also turned to look at Todoroki; his glare threatening violence if the Icy Teen hurt Izuka in any way. Todoroki didn't even look at him.

Aizawa sighed with relief that it was over and stood up; "Right, my job is done. As a Homework assignment for tomorrow, you're all to spend an hour with your new partner getting to know them. What you do in that hour doesn't matter so long as you don't hurt anyone, and yes Bakugou, that includes your partner."

Katsuki slowly lowered the hand he had been raising, narrowing his eyes on the teacher. Izuka suppressed a giggle as Aizawa walked out of the classroom and everyone went to their partners to decide times to meet up and talk. Todoroki approached Izuka first, a bored look in his eye.

"Meet me at the P.E grounds." he said, before walking off and leaving Izuka without a chance to reply.

Izuka swallowed, something told her that this wasn't going to be a pleasant hour...

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CURRENT PAIRING POLL

Katsuki Bakugou: 13

Momo Yaoyorozu: 7

Mei Hatsume: 4

Mina Ashido: 1

Ochaco Uraraka: 6

Tsuyu Asui: 2

Shoto Todoroki: 7

Hitoshi Shinso: 9