Izuku stared blankly at the ceiling, fumbling around with his now-in-cast right arm. He wanted to go out and hang out with Mina and Eijirou, but his mom, as expected, asked him to stay at home and rest. It wasn't an unreasonable request, heck, it wasn't even that specific event that was bothering him. It was the fact that Eijirou and Mina were out together without him.

It was weird. It filled him with both happiness and jealousy, for both of them. He didn't feel this way when Uraraka had told them she was going to go out with Iida right before the festival, so why did this bother him so much? It didn't even make sense, he was both happy and jealous of both of them.

Ugh, feelings are too much for him to handle right now, broken arm and all. Snapping out of his train of thought with a phone message, he looked at the number. It was Eijirou, he had sent two messages.

"yo dude! you doing alright?" Followed by "thought id ask. just so you know, yesterday felt kinda empty without ya man. hope we can all hang out together next time!"

Izuku's heart jumped a bit as he read that. The fact he mattered to someone other than his mom still perplexed him.

Stopping that train of thought, he quickly replied, "Yeah, I'm alright Kiri. I'll try to make it next time, I promise!"

He got another message, this time from Mina. It read "look at what i got u from the karaoke bar"

Attached was a picture of dark green bunny ears, initially confused, Izuku replied with "Thanks? I think? But why bunny ears?"

"cause ur costume makes u look like a cute lil bunny"

Izuku's face flushed with red like never before, he was almost sure if his mom saw him now, she'd think he had some kind of sickness.

"That wasn't relly thee intention butthanks" He shakily replied. His typing had gone from regular to worse than Mina's. He could practically hear her laughing from her phone. He is a mess of a person.

"i meant it as a compliment you would be great with kids"

"Uh, thanks, I think?"

"im going to bed now, night midori." Izuku smiled softly at her reply and laid down his phone. Despite her teasing, she cared a lot. All of his friends did as a matter of fact, especially her and Eijirou.

He went to sleep thinking of both, smiling as he did so.

"It's time to come up with your hero names." Aizawa stated flatly as most of the class cheered. Well, most of them, except for Izuku (and Bakugo, but he's him.), "Before that, I would like to show all of you your Pro Hero Draft picks." As a hologram projected onto the blackboard, he sighed. "Usually, they're more spread out, but Bakugo and Todoroki ended up stealing the spotlight. If you have any complaints, take it to them, not me."

Mina examined the offers, looking for offers for her. Slowly, as she drifted her eyes below, she noticed her only above Sero, with 15 offers. She sighed, "Dang it. Guess I didn't get that much attention from the pros at all, huh."

"This is where Hero names come in. You'll be treated as a Hero in training, so pick something appropriate, or-

"YOU'LL END UP IN A HECK OF A LOTTA TROUBLE, YEAH!" Shouted Mic, cutting Aizawa off and nearly making everyone's ears ring. "'Cause baby, what you pick now could be what everyone sees you as forever, yeah! Take Aizawa here for example, I came up with his name way back in our first year, hasn't changed it since!"

"Knock it off. Anyway, it is as he said. There have even been cases of people coming up with a name in their youth and picking another, but being called by the former by the public. How you put yourself out there and what name you pick is what will, in the end, define you." Aizawa rolled out a sleeping bag, "Which is why Mic will be helping today. I'm no good at coming up with names. Try not to make too much of a scene, okay?"

Fifteen minutes later and Aoyama's embarrassment of a name being made into "Twinkling Star", Mina stepped up to the plate, proudly announcing her Hero Name. "My Hero Name is Alien Queen!"

"Oh yeah! That has a bite to it kiddo! But uh…" Mic pouted, "I'm pretty sure you'd get sued. Try going for a variation of that, but know I liked it!"

"Dang it…" Mina went to sit back down on her chair, passing by Izuku, "Hey hey, can I see what you've come up with so far?"

"Uh, I've only got Deku so far… I'm not so sure after that, to be honest…"

"But that's an insult, c'mon! Here, I'll even give you a Mina tip of the day: Pick something related to a bunny! You'll be a hit with kids!" Mina grinned as she sat back down in her seat, satisfied with her advice. "...But what do I name myself… Moth Queen? Nah, that'd make Hanko way too full of herself… I got it!"

After Tsuyu showed off the widely acclaimed 'Froppy', Mina dashed to the podium, "Acid Queen! How's that!"

"NICE!" Mic shouted, earning him a stare from Aizawa, "You went with a compromise that's still got a bite but ain't far off from the intended effect, a true pro name, kiddo!"

As the class went on with many widely acclaimed names, such as Ojiro's 'Wukong' (which only came about after Mic called 'TailMan' boring), Or Hagakure's 'Invisi Gal' (adjusted for 'copyright', according to Mic) , Izuku finally stepped up to the podium, being one of the very last ones to actually show off a name. He was visibly nervous, but at the same, he looked almost excited. Mixed emotions to the max.
"This… isn't final, I think. But someone really dear to me helped me with it, so…" He turned the plaque over to the class, the words 'Emerald Hare' written on it in tidy handwriting. Mina grinned from ear to ear, proud and touched.

"Oooh, catchy! But tell me kiddo, why a hare?"

"Well, my costume ended up looking a bit like a bunny's ears… not my intention, but I'll stick with it for now."

"Ah, making gold out of coal! I like your stuff, 'Emerald Hare'!" Mic pointed to him proudly, "Now go sit down! We've still got a few to go!"

Once name choosing was over, the class went over who they were interning with. Mina pouted extra hard this time. "Man! No one I know really well drafted me! Bummer…"

"Sorry to hear, Ashido…" Uraraka put a hand on her shoulder, "Maybe you'll have more luck next year?"

"Maybe."

Eijirou peeked over her shoulder to her paper, eyes widening, "No way! Is that up and coming hero Miruko?! You got chosen by her?!"

"Eh?"

"You haven't heard? She's been climbing the ranks recently! She doesn't have any sidekicks at all, working solo most of the time, you really lucked out with her!"

"Really?" Mina smiled, "Do you think she really saw potential in me?"

"I mean…" Eijirou looked to the side, "Who wouldn't, you're pretty great at fighting."

"Aw, thanks Kiri!" Mina glanced over at Izuku, "What about you Midori? I saw you didn't get any offers, you doing alright?"

"-I have to research- Ah, M-Mina, sorry! I was thinking on how I was going to pick someone to intern under, heh… while I was pretty shaken at first, it's only to be expected." He put on a sad smile, "While I can use 3% pretty well, I still destroyed my body a lot… it's not like it was unexpected, it just hurt to actually see it."

Mina's expression shifted from happiness to comforting, "Well, I think you were pretty incredible. Those pros don't know what they're missing!" She paused, "Also… what did you mean by 'someone really dear' to you?" She asked, a teasing and knowing tone in her voice. She knew what he meant, but she wanted to hear him say it.

"...Y-you and Kirishima. You gave me the bunny idea and Kirishima's color coded name h-helped…" Izuku hid his face in his hands, "S-sorry if it was a creepy thing to say!"

Mina flicked him on the nose, "Nah, it's cool. It was actually pretty nice, especially since I didn't get many offers, it helped cheer me up!"

Mina gave the green boy a quick smile, before moving to chat with Ochako, Aizawa grumbled as he woke up, "Hm… Two things, first, you all have two days to turn your choices in, so be quick." He paused, slowly yawning, "Two, you'll be spending the week at your Hero of choice's agency, or, in case they don't have a room to accomodate you, a hotel nearby, so pack as necessary."

With a resounding 'Understood!', class resumed as normal.

Izuku and his friends walked alongside each other as Aizawa escorted them, each carrying a suitcase with their costumes and a backpack with varying scales of tackiness. Iida's and Ochako's were normal enough, even if the latter's was rather small, while Tokoyami's was a shade of black so dark that if you stare at it it'll stare back, Izuku with an All-Might themed one from his childhood, meaning it had seen wear and tear. Mina's and Eijirou's were both blindingly neon, her's being a lime green with white dots, while Eijirou's was a shade of red strong enough to reflect light off of it.

A bunch of kids with their own little quirks. And they liked it that way.

"Y'know, I hope Fourth Kind can teach me some moves! Even if… his moves probably… use four arms…" Eijirou paused, "...Dang it."

Ochako giggled, "Hey, if it doesn't work out, gunhead is always available!"

"I guess? He didn't really put in an offer for me though, so…"

"Ouch." Ochako's face slowly shifted into that of thinking, "...Wait, does that mean he only made an offer for me?"

"I think so."

The brunette pumped herself up, "That's awesome! I'm going to get real strong and kick Bakugo's butt thanks to him then!"

"I heard that round face!"

"Simmer down everyone…" Aizawa sighed, "From here on out, you'll be on your own, so be on your best behavior. Remember, use of hero costumes outside of patrol is strictly prohibited, and treat the hero you chose with utmost respect, am I clear?"

The class nodded and murmured in response, "Good. Now off you go."
"Seems like we won't be seeing each other for a few days, huh Kiri?" Mina asked as she bumped shoulders with him.

"Yeah… but hey, we always have each other's numbers!"

"Yep!" Mina gave him a quick hug, "See you around then!" She rushed into the train, while Eijirou stalled for a few seconds.
"Hey, Midoriya?"

"O-Oh! Sorry, I was just asking Iida something…" Izuku gave him a quick fist bump, "Be seeing you, Kirishima!"

"Feeling's mutual! Text me when you get there!"

And with that, the three split off, each going into their own internships. A slight heartache filled their hearts, but out of them, only Mina knew why.

A strong sense of tension filled the air as both Eijirou and TetsuTetsu walked into the room. He could feel his penetrating glare, even if he wasn't looking directly at him. As Fourth Kind explained what they were going to do, he was sure the steel fighter had some sort of problem with him.

"And that's what we'll be doing out on patrol today, am I clear?"

"Yes sir!" Both of them sounded out.

"Good. I'll be ready in a few, wait outside of my office."

Walking out of there, TetsuTetsu put a hand on Eijirou's shoulder, his forearm turning to steel. "Kirishima." He glared at him with an intensity to rival Bakugo's. "Why the heck are ya here?! You came here to humiliate me in front of him too?"

Eijirou reeled back, "Hey! He offered me a position, so I accepted! Besides, I didn't humiliate you dude! I just did what I had to do, it was a tournament!"

"You kiddin' me?! You swept the floor with me! My folks were so disappointed in me!"

"What do I have to do with that man? I thought you were cool, with us having similar quirks, I thought we could bros!"

"Psh, as if! I'll show you Red Riot, that Real Steel is way better than you!"

Eijirou smirked, "Oh yeah? You're on!"

Fourth Kind smiled from the other side of the door. "I picked those two knowing Steel would go after Red in an instant. But if they can keep this rivalry at a reasonable level… then they'll motivate each other to new heights, I'm sure of it." He thought.

Stepping out of his office, "I thought I heard some yellin'! Were you two makin a ruckus out here?!"

"N-No sir!"

"Good. We're heading out now, don't you two go making this harder than it's gotta be!"

One patrol and several hits to the head later, Eijirou and Tetsu flopped onto the beds in the room they'd been given. "My back's killing me…" Eijirou whimpered out. "Who knew picking up trash all day could be so hard…"

"I know right… but I still picked up more trash than you did!"

"Yeah yeah…" Their conversation was interrupted as Fourth Kind slammed the door open, making Eijirou jump from his bed and TetsuTetsu harden in response to the sudden shock.

"Listen up you two! I know your schedules said you'd be working from 1 PM to 8, but this ain't work anymore!" He threw them both a pair of kimono pants, "This is training. Come into the basement wearing only that, boys. I'll teach ya how to fight properly."

Eijirou and TetsuTetsu simply sat there frozen as he left the room. Glancing at each other, they thought it better if they rushed there as soon as possible. Screw etiquette, they changed in front of each other as quick as they could and ran to the elevator.
Arriving to the basement, they were met with tatami flooring and a traditional style room. Fourth Kind stood there, shirtless, back turned. On his back was the tattoo of an oni very much in the style of a yakuza tattoo.

"So. You two are here. It's time to break you two into shape."

Eijirou and TetsuTetsu gulped. They knew this wasn't going to be an ordinary sparring session, and they were gonna pay for it.

"Come at me!" Fourth Kind shouted.

Hardening and becoming steel, both rushed at him. It was time to see just how good they actually were at busting some skulls, and see if they measured up to Fourth Kind's admirably high standards.