It was a week after the exam and Midoriya was living in a permanent funk.

For the written portion of the exam he knew he did mediocre at best. Recovery Girl had healed his injuries using her healing quirk right after the exam but his limbs had still ached. Knowing that he hadn't scored any points during the practical exam dashed his hopes for attending Yuuei and so he hadn't been able to focus on the written test.

It took a week for results, whether he passed or failed, so Midoriya spent it at his house watching old videos of All Might, already bemoaning his failure.

The only good that had come out of the test was his new friendship with Gon and Killua. After the test they had exchanged numbers and hung out they day after and had spent a lot of time together during that week. Gon was friendly and outgoing and they quickly became good friends, though it had only been a week. Killua was more reserved but Midoriya could tell that the white haired boy was warming up to him. He was quick-witted and fiercely protective of Gon, though the other seemed oblivious.

They were both overly competitive and had smashed Midoriya's records on all of his games. He had quickly given up trying to play with them and had resorted to cheering on the winner. Part of his lack of competitive spirit was due to the fact that he knew both of the probably passed the exam and got accepted, and he did not. They did not talk about the exam, Killua must have told Gon about what happened at their site. But their presence helped Midoriya not fall into depression at his failure.

They were currently all sitting in Midoriya's room while Gon and Killua played a boxing video game. Gon always seemed to do better at these than Killua, though he was losing this round. Mrs. Midoriya was making snacks in the kitchen humming happily. The fact that he had made new friends from school before evening starting there had her thrilled and she treated the two new boys as if they were her own.

"Boys, the snacks are ready!"

"I'll get the door, mom. Just give me a second." Midoriya jumped up from the ground while Gon and Killua continued virtually punching each other in the face. He grabbed the knob to welcome his mother in. She had sandwiches, chips and cookies as well as a jug of juice and cups all arranged on a tray. There was also a white envelope settled in between the juice and chips.

"You got mail today, sweetie, so I thought I would just bring it with me."

"Thanks, mom." Midoriya grabbed the tray, kissed his mother on the cheek and made his way across his room to set it onto his desk, gingerly stepping over cords that connect to controllers and Killua's kicking feet from where he was lying on the ground.

Midoriya poured drinks and passed out snacks to the other boys. Killua was now celebrating, jumping around the room, because he had won.

The rest of the day was filled with games, snacks and arm wrestling, talking about heroes and childhood adventures. Never once did Midoriya think about the envelope sitting on his desk.

At the end of the day the boys were getting ready to go to sleep. They were setting up a futon in Midoriya's room for Gon and Killua to share so they had to clean up their mess of snacks. Midoriya was crawling on the ground picking up the largest chunks of chips while Gon was collecting plates and Killua was cleaning the desk.

"Oi, Midoriya, what's this?" The green hair boy looked to where Killua was brandishing the envelope.

"My mom brought that in earlier, I haven't opened it yet."

Gon took the envelope from Killua. "It looks like the acceptance letters we got from Yuuei though. You should open it."

Upon hearing that Midoriya stopped and dropped the bag he had been gathering chips into. That letter would determine his future, and he had forgotten about it. His early depression had come back in a wave. Reminding him of how badly he had failed and how little hope there was for him to be accepted.

He sat back onto the ground staring at his hands, remembering how he had shattered one on his failed attempt at the exam. It had been a mistake for All Might to give him his quirk. He was a failure.

He looked back up when he realized the other two were fighting. Killua was reaching for the envelope to take it from Gon but the shorter boy was managing to keep it out of reach.

"Give it here, I want to open it! If he's not going to, I will!"

"No Killua, we opened our own, he can open his!"

"But Gon!" Killua drew out his friend's name, obviously not happy with not getting his way. Midoriya appreciated Gon protecting his envelope and the two's regular squabbling brightened his spirits.

"I'll open, I need to know anyway, so I might as well do it now."

"Here you go." Gon shoved Killua off and onto the bed where he proceeded to sulk and handed the letter the Midoriya, then he plunked down in the ground next to him, watching expectantly.

Midoriya took a fortifying breath and ripped the envelope open, revealing a hologram recording device that immediately began playing. Killua slid off the bed onto his other side, watching with bated breath like the other two.

A hologram of All Might popped up from the device, standing about a foot tall. The hero was wearing a garish yellow suit and standing in front of a Yuuei flag.

"Tch, you got All Might telling you, we both got the screaming guy."

"Shush, Killua."

"Am I on screen?" Began the hero, his voice managing to sound booming even in a recording. Someone off screen must have given him an affirmative because he continued.

"Midoriya my boy, I am very proud of you for your valiant efforts during the Yuuei entrance exam. We'll be seeing each other a lot more now that it's been decided that I will be teaching there this year."

'All Might's going to be teaching at Yuuei? That's awesome!'

"MIDORIYA YOU DID IT!"

"Huh?" The green haired boy turned to look at the other while Killua paused the recording.

"You passed! You're going to Yuuei with us!" Gon hugged the other boy who had still not reacted, not understanding where Gon was getting this information from.

"Weren't you listening, dummy? He said you'll be seeing a lot of each other, and he's going to be teaching at Yuuei, that means you'll me there too." Killua rolled his eyes at the other's obliviousness.

Midoriya took another moment to react before he finally understood what they were telling him. As soon as his brain computed he was on his feet jumping around and punching the air. The three of them were yelling so loudly that Mrs. Midoriya came running to see if they were alright.

He was going to Yuuei. He was going to his dream school.

He was going to be a HERO!