Midoriya reached his destination and closed his eyes, probably clearing his mind.

When he reopened them, he turned determined. He backed his hand preparing to throw the ball with all his might. He turned his head to my direction. I smiled and gave him an encouraging thumbs up. He smiled back, turned to the ball and charged his arm with all the power he could muster.

'This feeling... the radiance of his power, I can feel it...

So he finally decided to use his quirk...'

At that moment, the whole world around me lost it's light, everyone evaporated, and I was all alone in void again.

'No, no, no, no!!!! Please, not here... not now...!!!'

I looked around me, and saw nothing but dark smoke.

The smoke kept condensing and swirling around my body. I was slowly suffocating.

But things suddenly cleared up, and I was harshly pulled back into reality.

I inhaled sharply. Luckily I was at the very back of the crowd, so no one noticed.

I took some steps back, to catch my breath again.

I looke up, and sensei's hair was flowing above his head, as did his scarf around his neck, and Midoriya's throw was so normal like the one of any quirkless kid.

'What did just happen...?'

I held my throbbing in pain head, trying to understand the situation.

'This was... this was my dark quirk for sure... but why now, of all times...'

I looked back at sensei: he had bent his scarf around Midoriya, his red eyes baring holes in his skull. His yellow goggles with their signature prison like shape were now visible.

'Those eyes... those goggles...!'

My eyes widened in realization.

'He is the Erasure Hero: Ereaserhead! He was here the whole time and I did not even notice...!'

The sight of the hero took me totally off-guard.

'This is why I felt he was so familiar... it's because it's him, the one who saved me when I studied in Naruhata...'

Sensei was giving Midoriya a certain speech. I did not hear him, but I hadn't payed it so much mind. Not that I could, after all the pain in my head was slowly increasing, and it was becoming too much with each passing moment.

I tried to distract myself from my worries and the pain by looking back at the green head's performance. Sensei had cancelled his erasure, and Midoriya went back to the circle to throw the ball. His face got gloomier, if that was possible, and kept mumbling something that I couldn't make out.

-"It seems that he received some special instruction." Iida tried to analyse the situation, a hand on his chin.

-"Yeah. The instruction to leave this school." Bakugou commented nonchalantly as if he knew everything that sensei said.

-"No... I don't think this is the case." I said out of the blue.

Everyone turned looking at me, puzzled. Even nii-san was surprised.

-"Eh?!! So what is the case miss know it all?" said Bakugou, mocking me.

-"Well, if you look at Midoriya right now, you will know that sensei left him with choices, either give up or keep fighting to reach his goal." I answered him, locking my sharp gaze with his.

He tched and turned his face away.

-"We will see." He added simply.

I smiled, accepting the challenge.

'It may seem like if I'm cocky but... I really am sure of what I said.'

Shoto eyed me curiously, then looked at Midoriya again. Midoriya looked at my direction, as if he was making sure for the last time of his choice. In his eyes, I saw determination, courage and capability. I smiled tiredly and gave him a nod.

'Do what you were chosen to do.'

I didn't understand my choice of words myself. I didn't give it much thought, not now at least.

He charged his hand backward to give his ball the needed boost. The same feeling of radiating power emerged from him, it's shockwaves flooding at me.

'Oh no, not again...!'

Dark smoke surrounded the whole place, and I was lost again. Everyone vanished, and everything went black, except for one small dot of light, coming from Midoriya's position.

The darkness surrounding me condensed again, this time much more intensely. I felt my whole body burn , and my blood crystallized in it's vessels.

I was suffocating again, and gradually lost my sense of self.

A hand, a male hand, raised itself from where my hand should be, and shot the dark smoke in the form of a skeleton hand toward the light, Midoriya's light.

The latter grew up forming a person's body. He was pale, with white medium hair reaching his shoulders. He was almost faceless, only blue glowing eyes, gentle ones, and a faded smile. He was wearing a torn shirt and pants, his body was so thin and weak. He formed a shield around the now showing Midoriya's form with his aura, protecting him from my darkness.

- "It's...kay, you can... free." he tried to tell me something, but I could not make out his muffled words.

But I thaught I got him.

- I can't... I am weak... I told him, as I gave up progressively to the darknesse's grip.

- Don't be afraid. Just breath. He said, easing my fears, still protecting Midoriya.

I did as I was told. Simultaneously, Midoriya, that was moving slow motion, released the power onto the ball.

Everything swirled into the ground. The last thing I saw was that man's kindest smile, before all went back to normal again.

I collapsed to my knees, panting.

My left side was acting on it's own, lowering the temperature of my body. I shivered.

Shoto had noticed what was happening, and rushed to my side. He saw my trembling in cold self, so he knelt beside me and wrapped his left arm around my shoulders.

-"What happened? You were staring emptily and you suddenly collapsed...!" he said worried.

-"I... am... okay..." I said between my tired breaths.

He shook his head displeased. He knew fair well something was wrong, he was not stupid.

He raised his hand to call the teacher, but I held it back, refusing his call for help.

-"D-Don't do it... p-please n-nii-s-san" I whispered stuttering from the cold and fear of what could go wrong.

'What if I hurt them without meaning to...

I have to stay away for now...'

-"How do you want me to keep quiet about this?! You are in danger don't you get it?!!" Nii-san answered whispering, clearly afraid and frustrated.

"Take a deep breath"

I remembered the nice man's words. I did what he told me to do. My mind cleared again, and the temperature of my body went back to normal.

- "Todoroki-kun, Todoroki-san are you two okay?" Yaoyarouzu asked in concern, bending herself a little bit to our level.

'I did not notice her...!'

- "Yeah. We are fine. Imoto was just tired a little bit. She is alright now" He answered neutrally, standing up.

She smiled, reassured just a little bit.

I followed nii-san's actions, posting a weak smile.

-"Yeah do not worry, I am fine Yaoyarouzu-san. Thanks for your concern." I tried my best to sound firm and reassure her.

'No need to make a fuss...'

She said it was nothing after staring for a moment, then went back to her position.

Nii-san and me went back too. In that short time, a mess was occurring around Midoriya.

Nii-san kept his hold on my hand. He was trembling though.

'He... he is worried...

I... want to...

No... I can't do anything about it.'

-"Yay! You finally got a record suitable for a hero!" cheered infinity girl.

-"His finger is swollen which reminds me of the entrance exam incident... what an odd quirk..." commented Iida.

-"It's not flashy enough." Bragged the blond boy with sparkles that I already forgot his name.

Midoriya looked at me, and smiled sheepishly. I smiled back, giving him a weak thumbs up.

Gladly he did not notice that.

Everyone was awed by the green head's move. Everyone, except one person. He had a creepy mix of shock and anger on his angular face as he widened his eyes to the fullest and had his mouth wide opened. Incoherent words died in his throat which produced a few sounds that had no utter relation with language.

Then his face drove from 'shocked 'toward 'angry' at 100 km/h speed. His eyes turned to 'venom form'. Series of deadly explosions blew out of his hand pushing his anger towards Midoriya.

-"What the hell is that Deku!!! Explain yourself you shitty rag!"

That sight, in addition to the words he heard, frightened the latter.

My hand did not like that so it raised itself to freeze the explosive head in his place. Luckily, sensei got him before that and saved me the scolding. He wrapped his scarf around explosion boy's right eye and a part of his mouth gripping it so hard that Bakugou's face was partly squashed under it. The explosions rested in peace inside his hands, as the blinding stare of Ereaserhead burned holes in his skull.

Bakugou complained about his inability to move. Sensei explained that the 'cloth' holding him still is actually a special scarf that does not rip easily.

-"God, don't make me use my quirk too much..." professor complained rubbing his eyes with his arm. "I've got dry eye!" he explained.

He then ordered us to continue saying that this whole thing is a waste of time.

I frowned, watching Bakugou's gloomy mood on.

'Why is he so much against this?Why doesn't he want to believe that Midoriya has a quirk, and a powerful one at that...? Is it just jealousy, or something deeper...'

We went back to continue our trials.

Shoto stayed beside me to watch over me.

Soon, the trials ended, and I had all in all amazing scores, as did my twin. We lined up to get our destined results.

'Now we will know if all of the expelling thing was just a trick or not...'

Midoriya, given that he had only one hero-like score, and the bad performance he had in the remaining tests after the soft ball throw, was the most nervous kid out of us. He was waiting for the impact of his expulsion like if he was expecting an icy shower over his head.

'Oh my God, he is... he is so afraid... he thinks of the inevitable situation, having taken in sensei's threat to the heart...'

I felt bad, terrible even.

'I have to do something for him... he needs support..!'

Leaving my twin's protective presence range, I reached out for the green ball of gloom to light it up once again. I placed a supportive hand over his shoulder and squeezed it gently. Stunned, he looked at his back and saw my smiling face. He exploded in awkwardness all over again, but at the same time, had teary gratitude eyes.

Aizawa sensei showed us our results.

-"Oh yeah, and that whole 'expulsion' thing was a lie." He informed us dismissively, as if it was nothing so important.

Most of the students were shocked, but my favourite reaction was that of the trio Mido-Ura-Iida. Their eyes shrank to dots -except Iida's that became invisible under his glasses' reflection-.

-"It was a logical ruse, meant to pull the best out of all of you!" sensei explained, a creepy smile on his face.

The trio screamed "WHAT" so loudly, that Iida's glasses broke. Midoriya became comical shades of black and white stormy lines that he was barely visible.

I chuckled nervously, and started to back away to my safe zone slowly.

- "Come on guys, use your brains! Of course it was just a ruse!" Yaoyarouzu commented, sweat dropping at their over the top reaction.

'Yeah but still...'

I looked at sensei's face, and saw that same distant look again.

'This look on his eyes tells a whole different story... I wonder what lies beneath those eyes..'

Wow, this one was a tough write.I had to make major changes to the first draft.Like, major.It was in the part of Hikoori's dark quirk outburst that I changed things most. Hopefully it was for the better and you enjoyed it!As usual, a special thanks to Blackit Tamer-san because of their follow up to each and every chapter and her nice reviews!Hope you all enjoyed!Regards.Author-chan.