The first day of high school arrived quickly for the Midorya Twins. Even though they had several weeks to prepare, Suzuka still felt incredibly overwhelmed, but she was glad to see she wasn't the only one. On their way out she'd nearly forgotten her bag, and Izuku had to be reminded to put his shoes on. Even the always vainglorious Katsuki Bakugou seemed tense today, barely exchanging pleasantries with the twins.
"I'm glad we made it into the same class this year." Izuku muttered quietly to Suzuka, as he eyed his schedule. Suzuka peered at hers as well, her eyes falling to her foundational hero studies block. It seemed so weirdly mundane to have All Might featured on her school schedule.
"Thank goodness baby Deku has his human shield with him. He's gonna need it." Katsuki sneered from beside Suzuka. She glared at him, which only served to irritate the flagrant boy more. "I don't have to take this from you-!" Katsuki started, only to be interrupted by a loud bang.
To their surprise, in the street several yards away, a giant villain was making another scene. Thankfully, Backdraft and Death Arms were there to corral the bystanders, keeping them out of harm's way. Suzuka watched with mild interest as Death Arms went several rounds with the villain, before he jumped on to the top of the train station above them.
"Hey! Look! It's Kamui Woods!" Izuku shouted, shoving Suzuka's shoulder. Suzuka grinned, she loved Kamui Woods. Kamui Woods was her All Might, and to be perfectly to honest, she was pretty excited to see him in action.
"I can't believe you like that wood bastard." Katsuki scoffed, crossing his arms. "All he does is pander to the crowd."
"Illegal use of abilities during morning rush hour, as well as robbery and assault? You're pure evil!" Kamui shouted, pointing at the villain. The girls around them swooned, while the rest of the crowd cheered. Katsuki held his hand out to her, as if to say I told you so. Suzuka rolled her eyes at him.
"You sound jealous." Suzuka drawled, turning back to the fight. "Kamui Woods' technique is defensively offensive, Kachaan, like mine." Suzuka told him. Katsuki rolled his eyes at her, even if she had a point, he still didn't like Kamui Woods. He was too big a show boat.
"Lacquered Chain Prison!" Kamui Woods shouted, only to be interrupted by a giantess in purple and white spandex. She round housed the giant villain, knocking him out cold, before turning to the crowd, bending over for a pointed display of fan service. Suzuka's eyes grew wide and she had to struggle to keep her mouth from dropping.
"Oh! It's Mount Lady!" Izuku breathed with a giant smile. "She's knew to the scene!" To the surprise of no one, the men in the crowd began to gawked at her, taking pictures, being gross. Suzuka looked over at Katsuki in disbelief.
"That's way worse." She told him. Katsuki glared at all of the men around them, holding their phones up to snag photos of her assets.
"Perverts." Katsuki growled, shoving his way through the crowd violently. Suzuka and Izuku followed him quietly, the commotion of the villain battle moved on to the side of the street.
"I told you I didn't want to be late!" Katsuki growled from in front of Suzuka. She sighed heavily, pushing past him to read the hallway signs.
"It couldn't exactly be helped." Suzuka quipped. "Villains don't care about the punctuality of high school students." She told him quietly, leading the pair down a long, tall hallway. On the right, the hallway was lit by giant windows, while classrooms lined the wall to the left. Several doors down, was the sign for their class room, class 1-A. The three students gaped up in silence at the giant double doors in front of them.
"Why are the doors so huge? Are there Giants here?" Izuku whispered, earning a heated tch from Katsuki. The ash blonde boy threw open the door violently, barely giving Suzuka and Izuku a glance before entering the room. Suzuka frowned from the doorway as Katsuki picked a stupid fight with a blue haired, glasses wearing boy, the one that Suzuka recognized from the Entrance Exam for his excitable personality during the assembly.
"Let's start over, I'm Tenya Iida from Somei Private Academy." The boy introduced himself to Katsuki. It went over about as well as one could have expected, Katsuki threatened the boy's well being, of course. With their spat finished, the blue haired boy turned back to the classroom door, exasperated. "It's him." Iida muttered, looking up at the twins quietly.
It was only then that Suzuka noticed that the classroom was pretty well full of students, because they all looked up at the Twins in was no surprise, since they had been the last to arrive, but Suzuka loathed the idea of Izuku being put on display immediately out of the gate. She wondered briefly, how many other quirkless children had made it into the hero course.
"Hi…" Izuku muttered from behind her.
"Good morning! My name is Tenya Iida!" Iida introduced himself again. He smiled at Izuku and Suzuka warmly, though with an ever present air of stuffiness.
"Yes! Hi! I know!" Izuku stopped him.
"We heard your introduction to Katsuki." Suzuka told him cooly, earning a glare from Katsuki in return. Iida glanced over at the Ashen haired boy with a quirked lip.
"So that's his name." Iida pondered.
"My name is Izuku Midorya, and this is my sister, Suzuka, it's nice to meet you." Izuku introduced them. Suzuka thanked him wordlessly, she hated introductions. If it were up to her she'd just wear a name tag at all times. Iida glanced the pair, his mind working at top speed before it clicked;
"Ah! You're the twins that passed together, right?" He asked them, earning a nod from the pair. "You two are quite the pair, and you, Midorya-" Iida said, his cool demeanor faltering when both twins responded. "Uh, this Midorya." He told them sheepishly, gesturing towards Izuku. "You realized there was something more to the exam. I'll admit, I misjudged you, you are by far a more superior student to me." Iida began to grovel, dropping his head. Izuku's face turned a beet red, and the boy began to fumble for words, gesturing for Suzuka to step in.
"I'm gonna, um-" Suzuka smiled, pointing back towards the room. Izuku frowned after her as she made her escape. Unfortunately, since they were so late, there weren't many seats left While she would have preferred to have sat in the front of the class, Suzuka decided that settling for the last seat available in the second row was her best option. Unfortunately, it was right next to Katsuki Bakugou.
"Quit following me." He hissed at her, leaning back in his seat. With a loud thump, he placed his feet directly on top of the desk, much to Iida's chagrin. Suzuka ignored him, instead rolling her eyes as she took her seat. At the front door, Izuku had managed to run into a girl from his exam, who was currently talking animatedly about who knew what. Suzuka smiled as she began to look through her bag when another voice caught her attention.
"So, there is two of you."
"Shoji." Suzuka looked up in surprise, smiling at the tall boy. She was glad to see him here, she'd hate for him to have failed on her behalf.
"Midorya." He returned pleasantly, catching Izuku's attention from where he had taken a seat behind Katsuki. "Uh, this Midorya." Shoji clarified. Suzuka hid her face in embarrassment.
"Please, call me Suzuka." Suzuka told him, earning a look from Katsuki.
"And how did you two meet?" He growled at them. Their familiarity made him prickle.
"We took our entrance exam together." Suzuka brushed him off, which only served to anger . "Maybe you should have taken some time to make friends at the exam like Izuku and I did-"
"If you only came here to make friends, then you can pack up your stuff now." Someone said from the front of the classroom. Suzuka looked around, puzzled, wondering exactly who had spoken. She knew that there were Pro Heroes teaching, but she couldn't recall one that had the power of invisibility. "Welcome to UA's Hero Course." That's when Suzuka noticed the giant yellow sleeping bag on the floor.
The sleeping bag began to unzip, revealing a tall, slender man, with long dark hair and tired eyes. His face was covered in stubble, the kind you get when you don't shave for a few days, and he was clothed only in a long, dark robe. A white scarf adorned his shoulders.
"Hello, I'm Shota Aizawa, your teacher." He told them calmly, stepping up to the podium at the front of the room. "Alright, let's get to it." He huffed, almost bored. From seemingly out of nowhere, he flourished a giant stack of blue clothes, and dumped them unceremoniously on top of his teaching podium. "These are your . I need you to go to the locker rooms, put these on, and meet me out back. Iida," He spoke, catching the blue haired boys attention. "You're fast, will you pass these out. Each uniform has the name of the corresponding student written on the sticker on the front of the shirt." Aizawa said dismissively. Iida, all too keen to help, was more than ready, easily passing out each uniform to its correct owner.
"What?! A Quirk assessment test?!" The entire class shouted in unison. Once all of the students had changed, they promptly met their homeroom teacher at the outdoor gymnasium behind the school. Suzuka filled in quietly beside her brother and Katsuki. The two boys wore equally confused looks.
"But orientation!" The brown haired girl whom Izuku had spoken too earlier, whined. "We're gonna miss it!"
"If you want to make it to the big leagues, you can't waste time with pointless ceremonies." Aizawa told them briskly. Suzuka frowned, even she had to admit she was looking forward to orientation and meeting the faculty.
"I was looking forward to meeting the teachers." She muttered to the boys.
"Damn nerd." Katsuki scoffed at her under his breath. Suzuka scowled at him as Aizawa continued.
"Here at UA we're not tethered to traditions. That means I get to run my class however I see fit." Aizawa continued, giving the pair a pointed look. "You've been taking standardized tests most of your lives, but you never got to use your quirks before." Aizawa told them, holding up a tablet. "The country is still trying to pretend we're all created equal by not letting those with the most power excel," He paused thoughtfully, shaking his head. "It's not rational, and one day the ministry of education will learn. Bakugou." Aizawa turned towards the ash haired boy and Suzuka felt her heart sink.
We weren't even talking! She thought defensively, feeling Katsuki tense beside her.
"You passed the exam with the highest score, , what was the furthest you threw a softball in middle school?" Katsuki smirked at him.
"Sixty seven meters I think." He looked over at Suzuka and she nodded. It was true, he held the track and field record for their grade.
"Try doing it with your quirk." Aizawa told him, tossing a softball to him. He gestured towards the circle behind him, and Katsuki obliged, entering the circle. "Anything goes, just stay in the circle." Aizawa said. Katsuki watched his teacher quietly, gripping the ball in his hand. "Go on, you're wasting our time."
"Alright man, you asked for it." Katsuki warned him, stretching out his arm. The class watched in silence as he wound up for his pitch, releasing the ball in a fiery show. Suzuka kept her eyes on the ball as long as she could, losing it in the bright blue sky after a few seconds. Izuku muttered to himself, terrified, beside her.
"All of you need to know your maximum capabilities," Aizawa said, turning to face the group. On the screen of his tablet sat the number 705.2 meters, obviously the distance for Katsuki's souped up throw. "It's the most rational way of figuring out your potential as a pro hero." the students behind Suzuka gasped.
"That's so manly." One of them said excitedly.
"Whoa, 705 meters? Are you kidding me?" Said another. Katsuki smirked at the crowd, basking in their adoration, and Suzuka rolled her eyes at him.
Show off. Suzuka glowered, crossing her arms. And he has a problem with Kamui Woods!
"This is what I'm talking about! Using our quirks all the time is gonna be fun!" The class began to grow excited, several of them impatiently waiting for their turns with giant grins.
"So you think this looks fun?" Aizawa shot them all down. "You have three years here and you think it's all gonna be games and playtime? Idiots." The question was rhetorical as Aizawa watched his students with sullen eyes. They all hushed under his gaze. Suzuka frowned at him, she couldn't believe he'd just called them all idiots. "Today you'll be competing in eight physical tests to gauge your potential. Whoever comes in last has none, and will be expelled immediately." Suzuka felt her stomach drop, and she immediately looked over at Izuku. He was terrified, shaking in his boots he looked down at his hands quietly. "Like I said, I get to decide how this class runs and if that's a problem, you can head home right now." Aizawa grinned at them, pointing to the red head boy standing next to Suzuka. "You, Kirishima, you'll be the first to take on the 50 yard dash." He told them, as they followed him excitedly. Suzuka frowned, turning to Izuku quietly.
"Izuku," she whispered, pulling him to the side. "If you go, so do I." Suzuka told him, to which Izuku shook his head.
"No! You worked hard to get here. I won't let you quit because of me." He hissed at her. Suzuka bit her lip, looking over her shoulder at Katsuki. He watched then with narrowed eyes and a look of self satisfaction. As much as she hated that look on his face right now, she didn't want to let him down either. He'd worked hard to train her. Suzuka took a deep breath, nodding her head at her brother.
"Fine, but I know you'll do great." Suzuka smiled at him. Izuku froze, placing a hand on top of her head quietly. "You've been working like crazy with Toshinori."
"You're right, Suzu." Izuku told her, though on the inside he wasn't nearly as confident.
The class had spent the last several minutes watching their fellow classmates take the 50 yard dash on their own. The girl that Izuku had befriended, Ochaco Uraraka, as Suzuka had come to know her, had lightened all of her clothes with her anti gravity quirk. While some of the other, more powerful kids, used their quirks like vehicles. Shoto Todoroki, the son of Number 2 Pro Hero Endeavor, slid across the track on a road made of ice. He had one of the flashiest quirks, but not one of the best times.
"Midorya, Twins, Bakugou, you're up next!" Aizawa barked from across the quad. Suzuka and Izuku shared a hesitant smile, joining Katsuki at the starting line. "I don't care which twin goes first." Aizawa told them. Izuku nodded, stepping up to the line beside Katsuki. Suzuka frowned as Katsuki sneered at her brother.
The line judge, who was a high tech robot, called them to take their marks, and Izuku did as he was told. Katsuki stood tall at the starting line, and as the line judge called for them to go, Katsuki took off in a dead run, extending his arms behind him.
"Burst speed!" He growled, his hands bursting with a giant explosion. Suzuka knew this move well, he'd used it several times to gain the upper hand during their spars. Katsuki soared over the finish line, leaving Izuku behind in his dust. "Typical Deku." The Ashen boy said with clear disgust as he rejoined the rest of the class. Suzuka ignored him as she stepped up to the line with the invisible girl, Toru Hakagure. Suzuka smirked, watching Katsuki's display had given her an idea. Up until now she was just going to run her best to the finish line.
"Runners!" The robot called, and Suzuka knelt at the line.
I may not be able to fly myself, but I wonder what would happen if I used my own energy blast, like Katsuki does.
"Go!" The robot cried with a loud bang. Suzuka took off down the line, following Katsuki's lead, extending her palms behind her. With a growl, she willed the kinetic field left behind to life. Much like she did with her shields, she commanded the energy to move forward, propelling herself across the finish line. Suzuka skidded to a stop, nearly toppling over as she did. "5.02 seconds!" The robot shouted her time. Suzuka smirked, looking over at Katsuki pointedly.
"Imitation is the greatest form of flattery." The boy smirked. Katsuki watched her cooly as she joined the group. She stopped next to him, staring off at the clouds with a smile.
"It's not imitation if it's done better." Suzuka whispered, taking her place beside Izuku.
"What?!" Katsuki growled, turning to follow her. He glanced up at Aizawa with angry, red eyes and he nodded at the boy.
"By a tenth of a second." Aizawa told him, almost bored. Katsuki froze, turning to Suzuka with a deadly stare. Suzuka merely returned his glare with a smile of her own. She'd decided that for every event he crushed Izuku in, she would do the same to him. "Aishido, Aoyama! Next!"
Even though she did surprisingly well in the first event, the rest of the tests weren't really suited for continued use of her quirk. The grip test was a flop, she'd probably scored one of the lowest in the class, and since it was immediately after her and Katsuki's 50 meter dash-off, he was more than willing to rub how weak she was in her face.
Still sore about Katsuki's bragging, Suzuka stalked to the box, returning her grip tester to it's rightful place.
"Wow, you got 540 kg?! You're a beast!" The tape arm boy gasped. Suzuka quirked her brow, he was talking to Shoji.
"Good job, Shoji." Suzuka smiled at him warmly. Shoji shrugged, depositing his tester next to hers.
"It's easy when you have three hands." He dismissed her. An awkward silence formed between them, and Shoji cleared his throat. "You can call me Mezo." He told her finally. "Its only fair." He interrupted Suzuka as she went to argue. Suzuka nodded at him hesitantly, only to be interrupted for a second time.
"Keep your head in the game, Dori. It's no fun beating you if you aren't concentrating." Katsuki growled at her as he slammed his tester down into the box. Suzuka huffed at him, the pair sharing an extended amount of irritated eye contact, before Katsuki turned to Mezo. "What are you looking at?!" Katsuki huffed, skulking away. Suzuka shook her head after him.
"Don't mind him, he's competitive." Suzuka murmured. Mezo shrugged.
"Not everything is a competition." He told her as Aizawa called his name. "On to the side steps." He muttered, dismissing himself.
To her surprise, she didn't do too bad in the sustained sidesteps, of course no one could compare to the smallest kid in their class. His detachable hair was so springy that it sent him side to side in a blur.
The standing long jump was pretty par for the course. Aoyama, who's quirk was a belly button laser, used his navel beam to propel himself across the sand. After he returned to Suzuka's side, looking a little worse for wear, he clutched his belly in pain.
"I've used my beautiful beam too much today. My tummy hurts." He moaned through a bright smile. Suzuka frowned at the boy silently.
"Midorya Twins, you're next!" Aizawa called. She nodded, walking up to the starting line where Katsuki was already waiting with Izuku.
"Got a headache yet, Dori?" Katsuki scowled. Suzuka shook her head, she was actually feeling fine.
"No, your conditioning has been really helpful for me." She grinned at him. Katsuki growled, looking away as the line bot gave him the signal to go. Again he got a running start, propelling himself over the sandbox.
"My turn…" Izuku muttered solemnly. Suzuka smiled at him.
"You're doing great, Izuku." Suzuka told him happily, earning a small smile from the boy. The line bot gave the signal to go, and Izuku took off, darting across the track and towards the sandbox. Izuku got decent height, good distance,but it wasn't anything like Katsuki's. If this hadn't been a school for heroes, he may have honestly been in the top group's jump. Suzuka frowned as she stepped up to the starting line, because that wasn't the case.
"Go!" The line bot cheered. Suzuka did as she was told, taking off running across the rubber track. With a shout, she jumped into the air, using the same force she'd harnessed prior to toss herself a little bit further. This time she tied Katsuki, which he still wasn't too thrilled about.
"Now we move onto to the final event, the softball pitch." Aizawa called as Suzuka returned to the class.
