I'm so terribly sorry for the long wait! My exams drained all my time and energy, but I'm back and I spent the last two days finishing this chapter! Answers on top this time, the notes are at the bottom as usual:
I really hope I didn't forget to answer any of the logged users' questions, if I did, I'm sorry, feel free to send the question again!
I am so happy this story is so beloved and I appreciate all your suggestions, I'll do what I can to make them justice, as long as they fit in the setting and plot I have in mind. (I saw no less than two comments of Minako vs Bakugou, which I suppose may or may not happen in the future, lol)
About the guests' questions: Chibiusa will for sure appear in later chapters, I think before the Sport Festival. Neo-Queen Serenity of the future, I don't think, but Usagi will turn into Serenity at some point, just like she does in canon.
The Moon Chalice's power is not clear to me, so I suppose I can decide what it can do on the way, after it will appear. About the Silver Crystal the reveal to the BnHA characters will be slow, after all is Usagi's most important secret we're talking about, not to mention a very powerful item. Can't say more right now.
Samantha Follett: thank you! I used to try and post every three weeks at the beginning, but in the last times I had irl stuff going so I had to postpone. Now I'm a little more free so I'll try to update faster.
the guest who mentioned SilMil... it's a great idea and I love it, it wasn't creepy at all, the contrary! You prompted me to write that and I already started planning and outlining, although I don't think I can use all the hints the way you said it. It's going to be a monstrous fic once connected with this one, so it may take a while for it to see the light. Keep an eye on my page for when I'll publish it.
Now, to the chapter!
It was decided Ami and the two cats were going to deal with all the paperwork that was needed to take the Provisional Hero License with the help of the Moon Control Center, starting with their fake identities, school documents and so on.
By the end of May they had to be sure to bring in existence a group of five teenagers from a small, fictional private school, affiliated to an unknown Hero agency, both overseas but still in the jurisdiction of Japan, so they could legally take the exam without raising suspicions.
No need to mention all of this was borderline illegal, but they were already outside the law as Vigilantes anyway. Moreso, as long as no one found out, the cover would only be needed for a year, even less if they managed to defeat this new enemy in short time and no more appeared afterwards.
«We could even benefit from the merchandising that exists on us» Ami mentioned during the joint video-call the very evening of the proposal.
Sitting in front of the low table in her room, where she had placed her pc, Usagi tilted her head.
«That's right! Especially Sailor V, there are the videogames and dolls» Minako reminded enthusiastically «Plus, I saw around fanmade posters, ribbon pins and other stuff with all of us. Some are very cute»
Ami nodded «Right now we can't legally recur, but once registered as Heroes we can get our fair share of the profits made on our images»
«That could go into funding our own agency» Rei suggested. The dim red glow in her video signalled she was in the meditation room «I heard it's hard for beginners to keep up one, that's why most Heroes start as sidekicks and get stuck as such for a long time»
«Given we don't have to pay for the property damages, you know, since the Silver Crystal fixes more or less everything, our profits will be quite high» Makoto, next to Usagi, sounded enthusiast.
«So we're really sure of it?» Usagi asked, turning alternatively at the pc and at Makoto in worry «We're taking the Provisional Hero License?»
«It's the best course of action» Ami confirmed «I made a research of the topics the exam could possibly cover: it's an inherently practical exam, we should be able to pass it in our Senshi form, with the knowledge of our previous lives and the experience we gained in fight. We can train individually according to the info I gathered, and together over the weekends»
Which was way better than her normal training, Usagi thought.
In her Sailor Moon form she benefited from the power the Silver Crystal allowed her with more ease and her muscle memory was enhanced as well. It was obvious the others were in a similar situation.
Toshinori had realized it too by watching the attack the day before, that was the main reason he didn't intervene once the girls started fighting the daimon.
The very next morning, he went to ask Nedzu for a special permission to use Yueei's facilities after the school's closing hours, and the presid agreed as long as he was put apart of the reason.
It made for a quite embarrassing explanation, but the smart animal nodded to himself «I must say, I was wondering how long it would have taken you to inform me, All Might»
The man almost spit blood for the surprise «You... knew?»
«I have the habit to follow all the relevant events I can, especially when there is something difficult to explain. The Sailor Senshi were part of several of those instances. The matter had become even more urgent since those creatures started to appear closer to Yuuei»
Of course, he would have noticed. Toshinori had no idea how the principal made the connection to Usagi before he did, but it was to be expected by one of the smartest of the world.
Nedzu was not finished «I contacted Luna-san and, by proxy, Artemis-san not long ago. What is happening is worrisome and it brought to light the existence of matters the Hero society can't completely deal with. I believe that giving my support for them to be integrated into the system is the best course of action. Of course, they're welcome to train in our facilities and become proper Heroes after school hours. I cannot grant Recovery Girl's presence, though, you'll have to inform her if you want her to stay» he warned.
«I don't think we will need her help, there is no reason to get her involved. Thank you very much, Nedzu-sensei»
The principal nodded to himself «I can't wait to meet them»
«Uh?»
«I'll be happy to join your practice and instruct the girls as the best of my abilities. It's been a while since I led an actual class and you can learn a few things about teaching as well»
Needless to say, All Might left the Principal's office with a vague feeling of dread.
Makoto made sure to be already outside Mugen's courtyard before Usagi's lessons were over from the very first day. The fact Usagi ended up in detention or was stuck with additional lessons more often than not only eased her job.
«The wind is troubled here, again» was Makoto's statement, in response to her princess' cheerful greeting.
Usagi looked around. She didn't like the place for different reasons, not least the far too hard classes she had to follow there and the less than amicable schoolmates, but ever since the Senshi of Protection mentioned it, she felt the faint off-aura the place gave off. She wondered if that was the reason for Michiru's warnings.
The duo proceeded towards the blonde's home to get changed and then go pick their friends, chattering as usual, and Usagi complained about her failure in the last test.
She was still contemplating sadly the paper the teacher handled her at the end of the classes when they passed in front of Yuuei.
«I'm never going to make it for the entrance exams» she moped, eyes on the enormous entrance where students were starting to seep out.
«Come on, Usagi-chan! It's a bad grade, not the end of the world» Makoto tried to cheer her up, but the blonde was fast distracted by something else entirely.
With the tail of her eye, she intercepted a familiar bush of green hair and turned to verify.
Yes, it was Midoriya, in the middle of a tall boy with glasses and a cute, cheerful girl. The trio had just gotten out the school grounds, chattering about the daily events.
Usagi hid the horrible paper behind her skirt in a rush and crossed the road to greet with a bright smile «Izukun!»
«Usagi-san!» he exclaimed, surprised to recognize her «I was starting to think you'd gone back to Tokyo!» he admitted as she approached.
She shook her head «Still here, but I'm super busy. Papa is not making me any concessions» she pouted.
And she got detention for lateness for a few days, but she avoided telling Izuku that part.
He scratched his head «He can be like that, uh?» Izuku knew first hand how hard training with All Might could be.
«Aren't you going to make proper introductions, Midoriya-kun? It's unbefitting of a future Hero to overlook manners!» Iida scolded with ample chopping gestures.
His two friends were looking at Izuku, who immediately blushed.
«Ah, s-sure! Usagi-san, they are Uraraka-san and Iida-kun. She is Tsukino Usagi-san. She moved here from Juuban to attend Mugen»
Uraraka waved her hand, showing the cute fingerpads, while Iida, formal as ever, bowed.
«Nice to meet you both» the blonde girl smiled.
«Isn't Mugen that super expensive new school for geniuses?» Uraraka wondered, looking at her uniform.
Usagi nodded, the crunched paper still in her fist. If only she could make it disappear without anyone seeing it...
«I heard it's a school of excellence» Iida pushed his glasses up his nose «Even if there are rumours the students are a bit weird there»
«Iida-kun! T-those are not things you should say!» Midoriya reprimanded him.
The paper was no more than a small ball in Usagi's hand now. She really wished she could throw it away, but she was aware how the last time she did such a thing ended up and didn't want a replica of it.
«Well, he's sort of right, you know?» the blonde girl said, remembering Michiru's notes about the voices of witchcraft, or the general weirdness of her schoolmates «Everybody is super concerned with studying and not much more. I didn't make any friends» she laughed awkwardly and scratched her head.
«You're not doing well then?» Izuku wondered, worried for her sad look to resurface.
«I'm fine, I'm fine!» she assured with a smile that wasn't fake but not happy either «I just need a bit more time. Ami-chan made me a new plan and everybody is helping me lots. Mako-chan moved here too now, so I have plenty of help...» she interrupted to look back at her friend, who was standing on the other side of the road.
«Mako-chan! Why are you still there?» the blonde called.
The tall girl, who had been watching from afar, approached the group with a bit of hesitance. She had been peeking at the inside of the courtyard for a bit from the point she was, but gave up the spot once called.
«Everybody, she's Mako-chan!» Usagi introduced her and the group of senpai.
She bowed «Kino Makoto. Nice to meet you»
«Mako-chan is a great cook and can do lots of things»
«What kind of introduction is that, Usagi-chan?!» the tall girl put her hands on her hips, but her smile went up to light her green eyes as if she had received the best of praises.
From behind Iida, a red-head peeked up and made a face of surprise.
«Aaah! I know you!» Kirishima exclaimed, jumping to the front of the group «You're "terror Kino"!»
Makoto blushed, in equal parts of indignation and shame «No one called me that in a long time...»
«You know each other?» Ochako wondered, alternating her gaze between her classmate and the tall girl. On his side, Izuku took note of the scowl on Usagi's face.
Kirishima held his thumb up «Yeah! Well, not really» he then admitted, scratching his head for a second but bouncing back to explain: «Last year this girl beat up one my schoolmates and his gang without even using her quirk. Alone! Hand to hand!» he recounted with ample gestures and almost childish enthusiasm «It was the talk of the school, a kouhai from another school beating the lights out of five or six boys»
At the other teens' stares, Makoto seemed to shrink. That past wasn't something she was fond of remembering and she sort of hoped in the world skip that had disappeared somehow.
«They were only four...» the tall girl corrected, hoping the facts were the same at this point «And they were picking on elementary school kids...»
Her senpai, though, was elated «It was great all the same! So manly!»
Usagi stomped in and positioned herself in front of her friend «Mako-chan is a girl! She's sweet and kind and she's strong too, but she'd never hurt someone who doesn't deserve it!»
The sudden outburst from the short girl brought everyone's attention on her, but she didn't care. Her accusatory gaze was fixed on her red-haired senpai who raised his hands in apology as soon as he realized the reason.
«Ah, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be rude!» he scratched his head, taking in the upset expression of the brunette kouhai «I meant it as a compliment, really! I think it's cool you have the strength and will to fight for what's right. It's not a boys-only thing»
«Oh» Makoto nodded, blushing lightly, not quite knowing what to say at that. It was a different take than she thought, sure, but it still upset her to be reminded of that time.
«Please, accept my apology» he added, hands clasped in front his face.
«It's fine, really. I heard worse» at the earnest plea, Makoto decided to dismiss the matter, earning a huge smile of pointed-teeth.
«Glad we're okay. Ah, I'm Kirishima...»
«Oi. Move. You extras are clogging the sidewalk»
Out of reflex, Izuku immediately jumped aside, while everyone else turned to see a rather disgruntled blonde boy scowling at them.
«Oh, come on, Bakugou. That's rude, man» Kirishima replied with an unfaltering smile.
«See if I fucking care, Shitty Hair» was the grumpy answer «If you extras have nothing to do, at least don't stick in the middle of the bloody sidewalk and let who has stuff to do pass»
Midoriya tried to intervene: «K-kacchan, it's not...»
«Deku» ruby eyes narrowed a bit, as if he only took notice the other was there «Of fucking course you were in the middle of this shit. Just move out my way, you losers. I wanna go home»
Makoto's eyes threw daggers at the blonde boy, who barked out «What do you want, Lamppost?»
Before the girl could answer, Kirishima flung his arm around Bakugou's shoulder «Man, come on, you wanted to go home, no? I'll walk with you, there's something I wanted to ask you about that manly move you pulled out in class today...»
«Take your fucking hands off me or I'll kill you!» Bakugou shouted, little explosions setting on his palms.
Iida and Makoto looked on the verge of replying, but a click of heels and a sultry voice came from the school's entrance: «What crude manners. You'll have to do something for that temper of yours or you will hardly be liked by the public opinion»
«Midnight-sensei!» the Yuuei students exclaimed. Even Bakugou, knowing the power Yuuei teachers disposed of, had to calm down, albeit his belligerent scowl stayed.
The woman smiled, she leaned forward with fake sweetness in her tone «Oh, don't mind me, I just came to check why there were so many people standing near the entrance. Good it wasn't some fight, right?»
«No, sensei» Bakugou growled.
She straightened her back and put a hand on her hip «Ah, marvelous. Although I do love seeing the boiling blood of the youth, proper competitions and battlefields are the right terrains for that»
The kids nodded, then Kirishima managed to drag Bakugou away, not before sending a wink and a «See you, Kino-chan!» at Makoto's address, to which the girl blushed madly.
«We apologize for the commotion, sensei!» Iida intervened «As class representative, I...»
«Shh, shh, no big deal» the Hero interrupted «A lot of Yuuei students start a little rough on the edges, one of the duties of us teachers is to smooth them out and make them shiny gems. He'll get better. I hope»
Even though she spoke to Iida, Midnight had been staring intently at Usagi and Makoto with a sort of amused smile.
«I recognized that uniform, you're from Mugen. The school of wickedly artists and eccentric scientists. Your name, dear?»
«Ah! Tsukino Usagi» she did her best not to stutter, even if she felt like shrinking under the stare of the teacher. Midnight was certainly a beautiful woman and there was no actual malice in her gaze, but the girl felt under scrutiny all the same. Also, Usagi already knew she didn't quite fit in the prestigious setting of her new school and hoped the Hero wasn't going to ask her about it.
It was a good thing Midnight was called back in by a rather disgruntled Aizawa. She rolled her eyes and smiled at the kids, Usagi in particular.
«Well, you'd better go home now and not waste this beautiful weekend. See you Monday, kids» and she blew them a kiss before disappearing back in Yuuei.
«Why do I have a feeling this is how Minako-chan will turn out in a few years?» Makoto couldn't but say.
Between the tension released and the funny perspective of Minako in that borderline outrageous outfit, Usagi laughed, much to everyone's curiosity.
«Is Minako-chan one of your friends?» Uraraka asked.
The blonde nodded, but another thought crossed her mind.
«Why did he call you Deku?» Usagi turned at Izuku, who replied with a hesitant smile.
«Ah, Kacchan started calling me that when we were kids, he sort of misread the kanji of my name. We are childhood friends and we went to the same schools all our lives. We're in the same class now too. The name kind of stuck...»
With a frown plastered on her face, Usagi threw a glance at the back of the explosive boy who was still in sight down the road. This wasn't how one would treat a lifelong friend, that much was sure.
«But it sounds like "I can do it!"» Ochako butted in with enthusiasm, her accent making the two expressions, in fact, very alike.
«Oh. I think it's nicer this way!» Usagi chimed, turning back to the rest of the group with her usual bubbly attitude «Should I call you that too?»
Midoriya was now hiding his face in his arms in stinted motions, face redder than ever «I-I don't know? Whatever you p-please»
«Usagi-chan, you're embarrassing him» Makoto scolded gently.
«Oh. Then I'll stick to Izukun. After all, your...»
She couldn't elaborate further because of her communicator started to ring. Once she realized the time, she jumped up.
«We're going to be late! We really have to go» she hurriedly bowed to the group of senpai «It was nice to meet you all! See you soon, Izukun!» she added before sprinting away.
Makoto excused herself as well «See you!» and she followed her friend's route.
Uraraka looked in turns at Midoriya and the fast disappearing figures of the two younger girls.
«I guess Mugen students really are a bit weird» she had to admit.
"But so are some of our classmates and teachers" went sort of unsaid as the trio picked up their way home.
«How do you know Usagi-chan, Deku-kun?» Ochako wondered.
The boy panicked. He couldn't tell them she was All Might's daughter! Half-truths were the only way to go.
«Ah, ehm... She is the relative of someone I know. I helped her moving and find her way to school when she arrived, two weeks ago. There were lots of boxes and the furniture to move...»
Ochako interrupted his rambling: «But school started long before that!»
«Ah, she didn't move at the beginning of the school year» he explained «Her mother sent her here when the school had already begun»
If Ochako wasn't convinced, she didn't show. After all, she had to move to attend Yuuei as well, so she knew a bit about the situation.
«You think she's not doing well here?» the girl asked. She knew how hard it was to live away from her beloved family, she missed her parents a lot and it had been not even a full month since she moved.
Midoriya wasn't sure «I guess. She has some very close friends in Juuban and her mother is there too. She probably felt a little lonely. It's a good thing one of her friends is here now, she looks very enthusiast about it»
He had a bit of a hard time thinking of being separated from his mother all of sudden to go stay with his dad. Well, not that the situation was the same: his father was basically a stranger now, he pretty much disappeared from their life when Izuku was a little kid, around the time they discovered he was quirkless, while Usagi and All Might looked to be in a far better relationship. Still, he imagined it was hard changing everything at once. He had not forgotten what she told him the day they met, the melancholy that hit her when she closed the call with her friends and her evasive replies about the overall situation.
«Juuban is a pretty prestigious zone» Iida mentioned, shifting the topic «Musutafu, Yuuei aside, must seem a downgrade»
«She doesn't act like a rich girl» Uraraka noted «She seems very friendly instead! Her friend seems nice too, despite what Kirishima-kun said»
Izuku nodded. Usagi could have every right being proud and spoiled being All Might's daughter, but she had shown to be nothing but gentle and kind, albeit a little awkward sometimes - but who was he to judge?-.
About Makoto, he couldn't really tell. If Kirishima's opinion was to be taken in account, she was a force to be reckoned with, if Usagi's account was more faithful, she was just misunderstood.
The trio didn't notice their conversation was followed by a rather calculating pair of mismatched eyes, whose owner was reaching a number of conclusions of his own after overhearing it all.
«Why did you even call me back in?» Midnight protested «I think I just met All Might's daughter, but I wanted to speak with her! She's so tiny and cute, like a tiny yellow rabbit...»
«Oh, really?» Aizawa scoffed, his tone so dead to show how little he cared «I didn't call you without a reason»
«Then what?» she stopped cooing, head tilted.
«Have you seen a cat?»
Nemuri blinked «What?»
Unfazed, Aizawa repeated «A black cat, here on campus. No collar, only a sort of bald patch on the head, if I didn't see wrong»
«You called me for a cat?!» she almost screamed, then put her hands on his shoulders, worry plastered all over her face «Shouta, my friend, you need a partner, or at least a fuck-buddy. This thing with cats is going out of hand even for a spinster like you...»
He rolled his eyes and shook her off his shoulders «There is nothing weird in liking cats. They're better than most people. But this has a rational explanation: no one that isn't students or personnel is supposed to enter Yuuei. But I saw this cat, once yesterday morning and again a few minutes ago»
The woman got the point and the seriousness of the situation hit her «Do you think some villain could use a pet to infiltrate the school?»
Aizawa nodded «It's a possibility. Or there could be a hole in the system. I wouldn't be surprised if, in the ruckus of the other day, something other than the gate was damaged»
He was talking, obviously, about the mess with journalists during lunch hour.
Midnight put her hands on her hips «So what do you propose?»
«We look for the cat, then we tell the headmaster»
«What if the cat is ordinary?»
«The breach in security is still bothersome enough to warrant a check» Aizawa replied, to which the colleague couldn't but agree.
«Should we tell the others?»
«Maybe. Not Hizashi, though, he's too loud and he'd scare the cat before even approaching it»
Nemuri's eyes narrowed «Are we really sure this only for the sake of the school's safety?»
Aizawa ignored the insinuation and strolled off. The campus was large enough to host several buildings and a large park, so finding a small animal in it could be troublesome, unless it stuck near the main buildings.
If so, the man pondered whether it was to look for food, like a normal animal would, or for worse reasons. If it was a regular stray, it was more likely that it went in the woods to find small prey, unless it was a house cat escaped or lost, in which case it would look for people to feed it.
He was still considering the options when the black cat itself entered his peripheral view. It was trotting towards the administrative building without a kind of concentration, an almost human-like determination.
Being the cautious expert he was, he decided to follow the feline before intervening in any way. The cat went all the way to the side entrance, where, to Aizawa's surprise, met with All Might.
The tall man said something the underground Hero didn't catch, then moved inside, the cat at his heels.
In equal measure wary and curious, and maybe influenced by professional deformation, he kept following, discretely getting closer in order to hear what All Might was saying.
Under the coverage of a flight of stairs, he managed to hear not only the man's voice, but a distinctively female one too. He peeked a bit.
«Are you tired? You came all this way on your own, wouldn't it be more comfortable for you to stay on my shoulder? I see you do that with Usagi-shojo» Toshinori offered.
«I... suppose» the cat - the cat! - answered «But you're too tall in comparison to her and you...»
«I'm not as weak as you think, Luna-san. Come on, it's no trouble and we'll move faster. Wouldn't want to be late for the meeting»
With a smile, All Might extended his arm down so the cat could use it as a ramp, on which, after a second of hesitation, the feline jumped and positioned herself on his bony shoulder.
So, the cat was his and wasn't even a common cat at all. Aizawa didn't think he could get much info by keeping his silent chase and he was sure that, inside the building, Nedzu already had eyes on the situation, so he decided for another approach and called out for the colleague, pretending to have just arrived by chance.
«I didn't know you had a cat»
«Aizawa-kun!» Toshinori exclaimed with a little jump «Ah, Luna-san is not mine. She's my daughter's friend»
"She" not "it", and "friend". Like a person. Which made sense, given what he heard.
«She speaks?»
«Does she?» the taller man played dumb, moving his large hand to pat the cat's head «What a silly thing to say, Aizawa-kun. And here I thought you had no sense of humor»
Aizawa deadpanned, then pushed his hands in his pockets «The principal will need to know. We thought we had an intrusion or a malfunctioning in the security system»
«Ah, Nedzu-sensei knows Luna. I mean, knows about her. He gave permission for her to come here. In fact, I have to speak with him right now...»
«Is that so? Then I suppose I'll walk with you there» the other man replied, then fished his phone out his pocket to warn Midnight of the last development. The thumb up plus heart eyes emoji she sent as answer made him not want to read the following, which promised to be a real delirium.
On their side, Toshinori and Luna exchanged a slightly worried look, but kept quiet all the way to the presid's office. They found the door open and Nedzu having tea. As soon as he saw the group, he invited them inside. All Might lingered near the couch and Luna jumped down to sit on the armrest beside him.
Eraserhead, instead, stood in the doorway. He didn't like the situation for a reason not even he could point out. It wasn't a rational approach, but he had come to trust his instinct in the years as a pro.
«Ah, welcome you too, Aizawa-kun. What do I owe the pleasure?» Nedzu greeted.
«I saw this cat around the campus. I thought something in the security system could have been damaged the other day for it... her to enter»
«I see» the presid replied serenely «I already had the checks done, twice actually, so nothing to worry about. Albeit, with the current situation, it's never bad to err on the side of caution, thank you for notifying me»
If the younger man had the feeling he was being dismissed, he pushed it aside. There was something wrong with the overall situation and he couldn't leave without having a clearer view.
«The current situation is not more worrisome than last year. O is it?»
«Ah, it must have slipped your attention, then» Nedzu replied, a slight disappointment in his otherwise cheery tone «You didn't hear of the creatures appearing around Mugenzu»
He had, in passing, but most those cases were dealt with too quickly to cause any ruckus and, moreso, cases of wounded people or property damages were rare.
«The majority assumed those creatures were residual of experiments from that Mugen Academy's laboratory... but you think otherwise» he guessed.
«I wouldn't exclude the involvement of some student or researcher. Although, there are more pieces to this puzzle, things that were not divulged to the public. Luna-san and her team are collaborating for the resolution of the issue, but I believe this is a matter we should be involved in as well, given how close to us is Mugenzu and the threat that poses for our own students»
Toshinori couldn't but awe at how sound the presid's reasoning sounded, but couldn't not glance at Luna, who had just been outed as more than the simple pet she wanted to pass as.
«I thought we agreed to keep this among us» she said, and had Aizawa not heard her before, he may have stared in a weird way.
«Oh, dear» Nedzu exclaimed, the worry in his tone painfully fake «I assumed you introduced each other on the way here. My apologies, Luna-san. But I assure you Eraserhead is to be trusted»
Aizawa looked at All Might «At least now your irrational behaviour has an explanation»
To the blonde's puzzlement, the other explained: «You moved to work at Yuuei without having the proper qualifications, not to mention with disregard to your own schedules as you keep doing Hero work to the point of straining your limit even in the days you have classes. It was far too irrational, but if you are here for an investigation the matter is different»
Luna did her best not to laugh. She liked this man already, with his apparent hyperfixation on rationality he made it easier to cover for Toshinori's mistakes. She didn't quite enjoy being found, but she had a good impression of him overall, which was a rare occurrence.
«All Might will keep being a teacher even after the case will be closed» Nedzu assured, shifting the topic and looking at the taller man «In this regard, I think we'll have to discuss methods and so forth as well today»
«Of c-course» Toshinori replied, a little embarrassed at his inexperience pointed out.
Satisfied, the headmaster addressed Eraserhead «If there isn't more, Aizawa-kun, I'd like to start this meeting»
This time, the man took the dismissal and moved to walk out.
«It was a pleasure to meet you, Aizawa-san. And sorry for the misunderstanding»
He barely turned his head to look at the cat «Likewise» then went out, leaving Toshinori, Nedzu and Luna to their planning.
Notes:
As some of you guessed, I made Nedzu an ally for the girls. I could totally see Luna and Artemis being in contact with him for a while, but I didn't have a place to show it before.
I was very eager to have some interactions between the 1-A kids and the Senshi from the very beginning and I know you were waiting for those as well. I'm upset it took me so long to get there, but the additional ideas kept getting in the middle (to say, this was originally going to be ch 10...). Midnight just added herself before I could realize it, you can blame Bakugou who wasn't there either in the first draft (and about Bakugou, I hate writing profanities and I don't even know many in English, so I do what I can with his language). Luna and Aizawa just had to meet at some point so I wrote that last bit unplanned, but I'm not completely satisfied with it, maybe I'll change it if I have a better idea later.
Also, at this point don't look too much into the timeline. I mostly tried to make it work, until I realized that the class representative election and the USJ attack most likely happened in the same day or two subsequent days, and no more than a week after the start of classes. So the times of the BnHA events will be stretched or compressed as well when needed and I'll call it a day.
I have two communications to make up for my long absence:
1) I'm happy to announce I published the new fic: "I'm here, in the name of the Moon", a one-shots collection about Usagi growing up in the BnHA world from the start. If you like this fic, I hope you'll enjoy the new one as well. I am also starting to write a Silver Millennium fic on the line of an idea I've been suggested on anon;
2) Since I've been asked about ships for the Inners, I'm making a poll for it. Keep in mind I'll have to balance the pairings, so please don't, for example, say Todoroki with all of them because that wouldn't work for me. On my Tumblr silverloreleysfanfics you'll find a post with my ideas for the pairings I thought of and the links for the polls at the end (no registration needed). I'll also accept voting in reviews, but only at the end of a proper review, I don't want to inflate the reviews count with this. Same if you have a shipping preference I didn't put, you can express your opinion in reviews, as long as it isn't the only thing you say (or in a comment to that post, if you have a Tumblr).
As always, thanks for reading!