So this is a shorter chapter, but I hope you guys like it. I wanted to leave it on a cliffhanger, so it turned out kind of short. I promise the next chapter will be longer.
Life flew by in mere moments as Midoriya waited for the results of the UA exam. It had been a long stressful week, and he was worried beyond belief about his score.
It had initially started after he was released from the hospital, getting chewed out by Recovery Girl for his recklessness, then by his mother for making her worry, then by Mei for causing her stress, then by his mother again for stressing Mei out, and finally by Mei one more time for worrying his mom.
He couldn't remember the last time he had been that scared.
"Izuku..? Izuku? Izuku? Are you alright honey, why are you staring at that fish?" He looked up to see his mother on the brink of a mental breakdown.
"Sorry mom, I'm fine really!"
He did his best to sound reassuring to the women, glancing to the side to see Mei still happily munching on her rice, a look of pure bliss on her face as she did so.
He smiled to himself; the last thing she needed was undue stress.
They finished dinner in near silence after that, none of them could trust their voices not to crack.
When they were done Mei and Izuku cleaned up the dishes before sitting down on the couch to do their own thing. Wich mostly involved Izuku lifting weights while Mei laid her head in his lap and read the newest issue of "Support Gear Monthly."
Some people would have described their relationship as too close, well if anyone talked to them in the first place.
His mom had stepped out to grab mail in the meantime.
Lost in his thoughts about the exam his face turned into a mask of worry, wondering if he was going to pass with his low score. He had almost received full marks on the written portion of the exam, and knowing Mei, she would have had no issues either. The problem lied in the practical part of the exam, with a score of eighteen he doubted he would be able to get into UA.
He was sure Mei had done well though.
He hardly noticed when the door slammed behind him and his frantic mother came skidding down the floor way. It wasn't till both his mom and Mei had started calling his name did he look up.
...
Midoriya was... nervous. Staring down at his letter he couldn't help but feel afraid. Mei glanced at him from his bed, under any other circumstance she might have opened the letter for him out of pure excitement, but she could see the dread visibly floating off of him and wisely chose to remain silent.
Slapping his cheeks, he readied himself for what was to come, tearing the packet in half in his angst.
A solid metal disk clattered onto the desk as both of their eyes locked onto it. Slowly it flickered to life, and a holographic image of All Might came to life with the words: "I AM HERE as a projection."
If the two of them had taken the time to think it through it would have been obvious the reason for his appearance, but they were too distracted by the sheer awesomeness that was the symbol of peace in his muscle form.
"I had to do some paperwork that took some time, so I couldn't contact you. I'm sorry. Actually, I came to this town to work at U.A."
The two of them glanced at each other in silent shock at that statement.
Suddenly a hand appeared on screen telling All Might to face another direction, the two of them sweatdropped at their idols carelessness.
"Hm? What is it? Wrap it up? But there is something I must talk to him about... It's going to push everything else back? All right. Okay Even if you passed the written exam with a near perfect score you only got eighteen points on the practical; unfortunately, that is not enough to pass..."
'I know that All Might. I know that... It's so frustrating...'
He felt Mei arms gently wrap around him pulling his head back to rest on her chest; it was a way to reduce anxiety, or at least that's what she read.
"... If that was all, there was to it! I am an entertainer as well! First, take a look at this video!"
It was a video of the brown haired girl he had rescued before begging Present Mic to give him some of her points.
"In addition to now having a quirk, your actions inspired others. The entrance exam the other day was not graded only on villain points. How can a hero course reject people who save others and do the right thing? Call that lip service? Bring it on! This is a job that involves risking one's life put that lip service into action. Rescue Points!"
Their eyes stared at the screen in awe.
"And they're given by a panel of judges. It's the other essential ability that we at U.A. look at."
The panel showed Izuku's place at the board. He was ranked first, eighteen villain points, sixty rescue points for a total of seventy-eight, one point above Backugo's.
"You both have passed. Come, young Midoriya. This is your hero academia."
They both let out a cheer at this dancing around in their excitement.
And then Mei did something that took both of them by surprise.
She pressed her lips firmly onto Midoriya's.