Chapter 14

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Chapter beta'd by: Kylekatarn77

Shout out: Chronicles of a Green Haired boy and his Rabbit, by Darth Erebus

The author was inspired by my story and wrote their own AU of my AU story, it's a great read. Go check it out and show their story some love. I love hearing about stories that authors got inspiration from me on, it's really humbling. If you also read on AO3 check out this other delightful story that is Izuku x Rumi, they also were inspired by my story. Any story that is Izuku x Rumi is a fantastic addition to the fanbase and I love hearing about them.

Shout out: Crescent Moon Choco Sundae, by ProfoundCranium

A.N: This chapter and first part of the new arc will be slower, as I want to delve into the different people and relations between them. That will allow me to really delve into and develop the relationships and dynamics to come that I want to highlight. For those of you who love Itsuka, so do I, she will be another major player in this story for focus as of this arc.

Izuku looked around at the rest of his class as they all found their footing and landed beside him. The cliff was roughly about fifty feet up, not an overly large fall by the standards of what they trained for. Mineta charged straight for a bush in the distance with his legs tightly crossed, but in front of him a large beast made of earth roared out.

His bladder that he had until that point managed to hold in released itself without reservation. Before the beast could swipe him, Izuku surged forward and blew it apart with his fist, reminiscent of All Might's Detroit Smash with the wind it kicked up slightly. Other beasts began to appear all around the clearing, encompassing them all in a tight circle.

'They must be made using Pixie Bob's Quirk. The Wild, Wild Pussycats did tell us we had free usage of our abilities, so this is probably a test as well. If they keep this up the entire time we make our way towards the mountains base, we will quickly run out of energy.' Izuku ran some quick ideas and theories in his head before he saw Momo about to create something.

"Yaoyorozu, hold off on using your ability. Everyone else gather close, don't spread yourselves out. Try and stay as close together as you can, we need to concentrate our efforts and conserve energy. The camp is still quite a ways away, we need to efficiently take out these monsters while still progressing forward." His classmates looked at each other and then him before they grouped together.

"Don't think this makes you the leader Deku, I just don't have a better plan yet." Katsuki said. Izuku had a good chuckle before he kicked the next beast beside him.

"That's fine Kacchan, if anyone else has a plan don't be afraid to speak up. We will face what comes up as it goes, but teamwork is key to being Heroes. Yaoyorozu, I think its fair to say you're the most intelligent person among us. Please let me know if you can think of good formations or compatible Quirks to help us move forward with little effort." Momo lit up with stars in her eyes as the class all nodded and smiled at her.

From the practice they all shared together at her house during the study session, they worked well enough together. As a whole class in the confined environment however, it was patchwork at best. Izuku, Katsuki, Tenya, and Shoto kept the front clear as the heaviest hitters for the class.

Momo stood in the center of them all like a silent commander watching her soldiers as different ideas and plans came to her. She watched the way each person moved and how they applied their abilities to fighting the enemies before them. When roughly fifteen minutes had passed by, she nodded her head in thought as they slowly but surely kept moving forward.

"Todoroki, with your abilities the front is a poor place for you. Since we are in the forest using your fire is a bad idea, and you also have less fine control over it than your ice. Please move to the back and cover our exposed side with your ice. That should also allow you to have more freedom and range since you won't catch anyone else in your abilities path." Momo said. Shoto quickly nodded and took his place as their rear vanguard.

"Kirishima, since they are made of earth the beasts will be quite heavy. Rather than waste energy attacking them, cover our left side. Let them attack you while hardened, they will break under their own weight and strike while you only need to guard. Bakugo, like Todoroki you should limit you explosion power because of the fire, but please cover our right side." He scoffed at her but blasted one beast before moving into place anyways.

"Don't tell me what to do you damn boobzilla." Katsuki said. Izuku had a light snicker of his own. He might have been working better with the class, and his words far less harsh in delivery, but he was still Bakugo. Glad to see structure coming together Izuku flashed Momo a smile.

"Midoriya, you will have the largest strain for now, but with your Quirks versatility it's the most appropriate place to be. Everyone else has very good Quirk's we can use to subtly support from the back to lessen the burden on those four pillars. Iida, you will be the backup, if you see one of them getting tired or a blind spot in attacks, please quickly cover it." Plan laid out, the slightly squeaky wheel that was their teamwork was slowly building up traction as though it had been oiled.


Itsuka let out a huff of disappointment, her class had been advancing at a comfortable jog for around thirty minutes. They had moved at a set pace uninterrupted, but the second they had suddenly come under attack by earth beasts they had fallen apart. Each student went their own way, and little teamwork was being shown between each of them.

From the moment they had come under attack, the progress they made had grinded to a halt. The camp was getting closer, she knew that to be true, but it was at a gruelingly slow pace. She had managed to pull the class back together after they spilt apart, but the beasts were unrelenting in their desire to break them apart.

Punch after punch was thrown out, but she was beginning to feel exhausted, and her fists ached a bit. She wasn't new to the punishment of punches over and over, but against a surface as rough as the beasts, small dribbles of blood built up. Despite all those things, she had a smile on her face. Itsuka knew the training would be intense, and she was glad for it.

Anything U.A. could throw at them would only make them stronger in the end, so she was willing to face whatever they had. The other reason she was happily breaking the monsters, was the brief glimpse she had gotten of Miruko. As she grew up Itsuka had been greatly inspired by the tough female Hero. For her, the reason she was helping them didn't matter nearly as much as the chance she was getting to meet her Hero idol.

'I can't wait to formally greet her and experience her training. From the brief glimpses I caught of Midoriya it seems to be very effective. No one knows what he did to capture her attention, but the fact team-hating Miruko took on a student from the sports festival was everywhere. Nearly the whole time leading up to the work studies and after it was all anyone talked about.' Itsuka was lost in her thoughts as more beasts surrounded them.

Together as a class they continued to fight them off for another thirty minutes from when they had appeared. They were slowing greatly, and it showed. Normally around thirty to forty of the beasts surrounded them at once, but it had dwindled to a constant fifteen.

Eventually the beasts stopped forming all together, and they all plopped down and caught their breath. She didn't know when the beasts would attack again, but the brief break they had been given was used. Nearly ten minutes passed, and they had begun a slight walk towards the camp again before they were surrounded by more monsters than ever before.

"Oh, come on already! We can do this, class 1-B charge!" Itsuka gave her rallying call before a blur suddenly shot forward right into the heart of the class. She noticed the blur was green before it jumped straight up. Out from the blur large black almost ink like tendrils shot out and wrapped around the monsters. In a tug of ridiculous strength, she knew even her tough fits couldn't equal, the beasts were all lifted from the ground and crushed against each other in the air.

"Izuku Midoriya!" Once the dust, settled she called out to the boy she recognized. He was different from what she remembered, before they had been equals in height, but now he was an inch taller than her. She also realized he was far more built and defined than she believed. The feat he just pulled showed that. As he had lost his uniforms coat and tie however, his physique was in full display from the white under shirt.


After Momo had given direction to the class and the burden of combat had been split progress was made at a decent pace. Izuku looked back when he could, proud of the class and the progress they had all made. Even in the brief time that had passed from the final exam, he could tell they had each grown.

He kept up One For All at a constant 10% with Full Cowl, and only raised it briefly to 15 or 20% when he used an air pressure attack to distance the beasts. In the hour they had been in the forest Izuku estimated they had made it a tenth of the way to the camp. Considering their situation, the progress was good, but they wouldn't make it by the noon deadline that had been given.

'That could be part of the training as well, Rumi did mention during my work study that Heroes don't always get breaks. Everything now could be a challenge of our endurance and stamina to keep pushing forward. If I had to guess they will always keep us right on the edge of exhaustion and only give enough time to recover a bit. We probably won't reach the camp until its closer to dinner time.' Izuku finished his thought and then shared it with the rest of the class.

As they had just had a small pause in beasts being created each was taking a small breather. Discussion over the situation was made quick and brief as they agreed that his deductions had made sense. They were all already well on the verge of exhaustion but knew that they could keep going.

It was agreed that they couldn't force or rush anything, and that the best course was to continue as they had and keep a steady march to camp. When they hadn't encountered any beasts for almost ten minutes Izuku began to grow worried and tried to extend his senses as much as he could. From a distance he heard a brief shout, about what he couldn't tell, but his instincts kicked in.

"I'm going ahead. Jiro please use your sensitive hearing to direct everyone towards what I heard." Izuku said. He then sped off towards the small noise he heard. If he had caught the noise, then he had no doubt Jiro would find it. The distance from the noise had been covered in around a minute.

Giant earth beasts he recognized were spread all around, but Izuku could also clearly make out class 1-B ahead. With his speed he shot into the middle of the group, and then hopped up. Izuku then shot out Blackwhip and grabbed the beasts. His tug made the tendrils rigid and with a great deal of effort Izuku broke them against each other.

"Izuku Midoriya!" He turned to the voice and dusted himself off from all the gathered dirt. Izuku was a few feet away from who called him, and he recognized Itsuka Kendo 1-B's class representative. A quick smile was flashed to her as he looked around at all the other students before the monsters began to rebuild themselves.

Izuku knew a fair amount about the other classes abilities and Quirks since he loved learning about new and different Quirks. However, he also knew that they had no experience working together. The two classes had almost always been against each other rather than together when they encountered each other.

He didn't have to wait long for the earth creatures to be reformed and looked around at the considerable number of them. His class would catch up quickly, but before they did he needed to create a path for them. With a quick look over the class and what he knew of their abilities, he made a quick decision. Blackwhip wrapped around Tetsutetsu and Izuku lifted him up.

"I'm throwing you, please harden and clear a path." He waited a moment before the other boy gave a nod and crossed his arms. Once Tetsutetsu activated his Quirk, Izuku slung him around like a missile and flung him in the direction he had come from. When he broke through the encirclement of monsters Izuku knew his class would arrive shortly.

Before they did, he quickly worked with Itsuka and the rest of class 1-B to clear away all the earth creatures surrounding them. They quickly rebuilt and replaced everyone destroyed, but he noticed their number never got more than fifty. He gathered that to be the upper limit Pixie Bob could control at once and focused his efforts.

After the third set had been destroyed and the fourth was slowly making itself Jiro blasted though with a whip of her Ear Jacks. The two classes had a brief standoff before Momo and Itsuka smiled at one another and shared a laugh over the situation. A rough plan was created and then enacted.

Izuku was still left covering the front, but he was joined by Katsuki and Itsuka. Momo had broken off other groups of three to five students and they were all once more making steady progress towards the camp. Before long a dynamic was established, and the monsters were more distraction than obstacle to the Heroes in training.

Conversation was brief to conserve energy, but the classes were mingling and setting aside their rivalry for the moment. Izuku could tell Monoma was quite disgruntled by the situation, but he also was very subdued in comparison to what was normal for him. When he asked Itsuka about it she had a small chuckle.

"You guys were also greeted by the Wild, Wild Pussycats and Miruko right?" Izuku smiled at the mention of his master's name and nodded. From her side Katsuki only grunted and blasted another beast.

"I was completely in awe of her, but Neito mouthed off like normal." She turned her head to the side at the chocked noise she heard and was surprised. Katsuki looked rather afraid which she thought to be impossible, and Izuku had a hearty red to his face before he burst laughing.

"Rumi probably didn't take well to that at all." Itsuka gave him a strange look at the use of her Hero's first name but put it aside. She instead nodded her head and had a small smirk.

"She definitely didn't, a few choice words were said. Although she did pull off a badass spin kick and for a moment I almost thought she might kill him. Instead she scarred the crap out of him, and he's been pretty quiet ever since." As though Itsuka's words made perfect sense to him Izuku nodded his head with a fond smile.

"That sounds just like Rumi, it wasn't the same thing, but I also upset Rumi. She gripped my head and even gave me a few kicks; it was nice to see her though." Izuku had a wide and deep smile on his face as he conversed with Itsuka about Rumi.


Miruko stepped out of the car along with her fellow Heroes. She shot another small glare at Pixie Bob, upset from her actions. Pixie Bob had a deep look of concentration on her face and a small build up of sweat on her brow. It was understandable as she had been using her Quirk to its fullest ability to combat the two classes of students for around an hour.

The camp itself was quite nice and larger than Miruko had expected. Given that it would need to house and handle forty students though, it did make sense. As she looked around and took in the sites Mandalay directed her towards her room she would be staying in. It wasn't anything over the top, but rather quaint and earthy just like the rest of the camp.

Rumi appreciated that as she felt more at home in those types of environment. Aside from working by herself, that was also why she didn't have a large Hero office. She enjoyed having just enough space to call her own and had what she required. The expansive outdoors would allow her plenty of space to train, and the full-sized bathing area she had seen looked pleasant.

Once she had the lay of the land, she exited from the building, and caught Mandalay passing Pixie Bob a bottle of water. A break was needed for the pro too, as such Mandalay took over since the students were within her range. Small communications between not only individual students, but also all of them caused a great deal of confusion.

Mandalay told her they caught on quick, but it still caused a small break in concentration. Her Quirk and how she mastered it allowed her to not only communicate, but also throw off the pitch and direction of her thoughts. That allowed her to turn the students in the wrong direction and even cause a few small internal fights before they ignored her. Rumi wanted her own chance at the Heroes to be, but knew it would be best saved for after they had recovered and were prepared.

The wait for the students to arrive was agonizing as they continued to be delayed by the two Heroes. Once the sun had started to fall around four or five hours after the students had first arrived, they no longer impeded them and allowed for a smooth journey into camp. In that time Miruko had been pulled into helping to prepare food for them once they arrived. She was by no means an expert, but between her and Himari, Rumi had developed enough skill to prepare hearty meals.

"Still I'm a bit surprised Eraserhead, not that I care since fast pace is the best way to go. But why are you and Vlad pushing the training so hard for your students?" Rumi asked. From the side she caught both Hero teachers in her vision and directed her question. He shrugged briefly in nonchalance, but it didn't bother her as he was a respectable Hero to her.

"I don't care one way or another, but the principal said it would be best to push them hard. My class is already ahead of most from their Villain encounters. Midoriya especially because of you, but four students of mine act as the class's pillars. Personally, I don't think they are better than the other students of 1-B, but they do have experience under their belts.

"With the increase in Villain activity and the unknown threat of the League of Villains being forefront the students are all going to try for their provisional licenses. Both classes need a large push for that, and we know that each class being present for the other's training will pit them against each other. That also forces them to strive harder for better results." His point made, Aizawa seemed to fall asleep in place.

Once the food was almost fully cooked Miruko noticed Kota came out carrying extra ingredients in a box that he set down. As he did her ear twitched and she caught noise on the edge of her range. She alerted the others and let them know the students were almost to the camp. Pixie Bob perked up in interest as she went to the tree line and watched them walk out.

Miruko wouldn't say they looked defeated, but all the students of 1-A and 1-B looked exhausted. Their clothes were all scuffed and covered in dirt, quite a few were also covering their stomachs in pain. From the looks she could gather from them there were two sides. Those who were hungry and starving, and those whose abilities left them on the verge of puking.

"Oh, that was quite a bit faster than I expected. Well done young Heroes. We have prepared dinner for you with plenty of extras, so please enjoy." Pixie Bob said. From her side she watched as the students all grumbled and complained about the original goal being noon and it was almost six in the evening.

"Ah, I just said noon because that's about how long it would take us to get here." More grumbles were shot out from the students as they collapsed and caught their breath. She looked over to Izuku, and though he still looked tired, she was proud he looked far better than all the others. If he wasn't the best she would have been upset. Rumi had told him during their training that she would accept nothing but the best from him since she had taken him under her wing.

"That said, I was definitely right about you." Miruko crossed her arms and thumped her foot in slight agitation as Pixie Bob circled Izuku.

"Really is a shame about you being taken. However, you, you, and you; not counting greeny here I can't wait to see what you three will be like in three years." Her anger slowly dissipated as Izuku was left alone and the man-hungry cat started blowing kisses at other students. From what Izuku had told her she identified them as Tenya Iida, Katsuki Bakugo, and Shoto Todoroki. Aside from Pixie Bob mentioning them as husband potentials, she did note that the cat had also spotted the strongest members of all those present.

She wouldn't know for certain until the next days training began, but from all the students those four did show the most potential and growth. In her own humble opinion though, she also felt and knew that Izuku was above even the best by a fair margin. Not so large that the others couldn't keep up, but if his growth continued at the same pace the gap would only grow leaving him in a world his own.

He shot her a smile, and she had to cough down a blush that wanted to rise. From her secret knowledge though, Miruko also knew that he would eventually surpass all of them without any way to come close. His Quirk of strength alone belonged to the world's greatest Hero, and Izuku would eventually surpass that in time. On top of that, he would also over time have another six equally ridiculous and strong Quirks stacked on top of that.

Truthfully, she was scarred and eager for the future to come. Izuku would continue to grow and catch up to other Pros and even her in time. He shifted his vision from her, and she noticed him looking at Kota.

"I don't mean to sound rude, but I didn't think any of you had kids. Who is that young boy, I also noticed him when we exited the bus." Izuku said as he gazed at Kota. Mandalay answered that he was her nephew and would be with them for the entire stay. Rumi watched as Izuku turned his head to the side and approached the boy.

"Nice to meet you Kota, my name is Izuku Midoriya. I hope we can get along well during our stay here." Izuku flashed a smile that warmed her heart, but her chest also constricted painfully as she watched the boy wind his fist back. With a straight jab he let his fist fly, the missile punch aimed straight at Izuku's groin. He shot out his own hand and caught the fist, but she could see sweat on his head.

"I don't intend to spend anytime with loser Hero wannabes like you!" The boy shouted and quickly marched off. Mandalay called out to him, but he refused to answer. Miruko could see a silent fire burning in Izuku's eyes at those words and knew he would try to get involved. As the food let out a pleasant aroma though, hunger quickly came back.

The students all lined up with bowls and quickly dug into the food like starving beasts. She took a seat near the end of the benches made from Pixie Bob's Quirk and observed all the students. Even the ways they ate and conversed with silly comments about how the food was cooked would allow her to know them better. Each showed their own promise to her, but she knew in her heart she would only ever have one true student, rather Izuku was more like her apprentice.

Rumi had made sure to make it seem like she was open and could be talked too, but the students all avoided her. A small scoff of disappointment was let out before she turned her head to the side. It didn't surprise her that they were either too awed or afraid of her just like all others had been to approach her. Her head did turn back as a clink of a bowl next to her reached her ears and the others got quiet.

"You should eat too Rumi. Normally you always take care of others before yourself first, Himari told me that. I even added extra carrots just to make up for my earlier comment." The smile Izuku flashed her was blinding as she smiled in turn and took the bowl from him. She noticed the other students were quiet, and watching them, but Izuku paid no mind as he sat right next to her and animatedly chatted.

Volume and conversation slowly returned, and she caught it all with her sharp ears. Despite the conversations and looks being thrown at them Izuku continued about all the stuff he'd wanted to share with her since their training. Rumi found herself listening and caring less about what the others said as she focused on Izuku and a warm smile was present in full bloom across her face.

She fell into the conversation with ease and even laughed joyously as Izuku recounted his fight with All Might in full detail. Pride was evident as he talked about his defeat with such grace and commented on his desire to have another earnest bout with his teacher. When he mentioned also wanting to have more spars with her, a light blush crawled up her neck in remembrance of how the last one ended.

Even so, she had told him she would take him on anytime he wanted. A pleasant warmth encompassed her entire body, and Rumi found herself lost deep within Izuku's emerald green pools he called eyes. Her food was nearly empty by the time Rumi heard a small shuffle of feet and looked at who approached her. She saw a pair of teal eyes accompanied by a head of orange hair.

Across from her and looking with a sense of wonder in her eyes was the class president of 1-B, Itsuka Kendo. Rumi eyed the young girl with interest as she squirmed slightly under her gaze. She turned back towards Izuku interested in continuing their conversation before Itsuka made a small noise from her side.

"Ah, miss Miruko. I don't want to bother you, but I really want to just say thank you. You really inspired me towards the type of Hero I wanted to be when I entered middle school." Rumi rose an eyebrow in surprise. She hadn't shown the exact same gumption as Izuku, but Itsuka had approached and spoken to her. What she also noticed though was that class 1-A looked at Itsuka in worry.

"I appreciate that. I'll enjoy teaching you, you've got some good guts. However, lesson one is really simple." Miruko reached out and gripped Itsuka in a death grip by her head and lifted her up as she sat up. She pulled Itsuka in front of the class and held her as the girl held onto Rumi's hand grabbing her.

"Lesson one to all of you, don't call me miss. Its either Miruko or teacher. And lesson two will be the most important thing I'm willing to impart." She dropped Itsuka with a grin as the girl fell onto her butt. Miruko then pointed to Izuku before she shifted her finger over to Neito.

"The difference between experience can easily be made up, but that's not all it takes to be a good Hero. What you need to learn is most exemplified between these two here. One is a poor loser, the other is a sore loser." Rumi gave a wide grin as she looked down at the Heroes to be.

"Learn the difference and their may be hope for your careers yet. Figure out why they are so different, but I will tell you this. Izuku is the sore loser and he's the correct one. I hope you all find good answers for me." The smirk she held sent many a shiver down the young Heroes backs.

A.N: Things will kick into gear soon; the chapter and scenes you guys are looking for will come up soon. This camp and the effects it will create will be a big corner stone for what's to come. Izuku and Rumi's relationship will have a huge development soon as well. Also, if you enjoy my work and feel like supporting me please check out my Ko-fi under the same name holliswriting.