Mizuha calmly walked down the path to the doors of her dormitory. She had already parted ways with Togata once they reached Class 1-A's dorm. The third years' dorms were farther ahead.
She scratched the back of her head as she thought back to what he said just before they walked onto school campus.
"I know he saw me. But he didn't even seem to acknowledge I was there until I tried helping you. He seemed so completely different from the guy who used to tutor me…"
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"I wonder why though… I'm curious about that…" she muttered to herself when she climbed up the short stairs.
The truth of what happened to Light might or might not surface once the police reveals who he is. The only little concern she had about his identity reveal was if the public would use this information to paint U.A. in a bad picture. Knowing how the media liked to function, they would try to twist things by making it sound that U.A. not only produced Heroes but also Villains. They were so annoying sometimes. Scratch that. Majority of the time.
She was being discreet when she opened the door. Fortunately, or unfortunately, she was spotted by Jiro and Yaoyorozu who were sitting at a table further inside the common room. Jiro, who was facing the front doors, was the first to react. She pointed at Mizuha which made Yaoyorozu turn around. They exclaimed her name before rushing to the door together, effectively catching the attention of those in the common room.
"Mizuha! Are you okay?!" Hagakure flailed before grabbing her shoulders.
"The others told us what happened! Are you sure you should already be here?" Ashido asked worriedly.
"U-Um, I'm not completely healed since it's still there." Mizuha pointed at her side. "Recovery Girl healed me enough to get back to school while I'm still in process of healing. She'll heal me again soon."
"You had the craziest experience out there! You were freaking impaled and you show up all calm and cool?!" Mineta freaked.
"… Well, that's what Recovery Girl's Quirk does. It helps heal wounds that would naturally take weeks or months to heal." Mizuha deadpanned. "But she did say that if I aggravate it… it might hurt or bleed. She didn't heal it completely for my own sake."
Yaoyorozu placed a hand on her back and guided her further inside the common room. "You sit down for now; I'll go make you some tea."
The others made way for the two but walked with them.
"Huh? Oh, no, you don't have to do that!" Mizuha waved her hand. She appreciated the gesture but she didn't want Yayorozu to go through the trouble.
"Nonsense! I gave the others tea as well. It will help you relax."
"B-But…"
"I saved some cake for you too! I'll go get it!" Satou quickly said before running off.
Then, she found herself sitting on the couch thanks to Iida. He was literally being so careful when he brought her to the furniture, saying things like how they need to be gentle since she was still in the midst of recovery. That nearly made her reply with something about how she wasn't made of glass though. After she was seated, she took a good look at faces that were around her. Some were missing. Bakugo, Todoroki, Tokoyami, Midoriya, Tsuyu, Uraraka and Kirishima.
"Oh, the internship group is staying at school with Aizawa-sensei because they need to catch up on some lessons." Ojiro answered when she asked about their whereabouts. "As for the other two, they should probably be coming back from their extra lessons."
Kirishima and the others are catching up?
Mizuha pulled out her phone and checked the time. It wasn't too late.
"… Maybe if I hurry, I could make it there. I could ask Kirishima if he could borrow some paper or something…"
She was about to apologize to Yaoyorozu for not being able to drink her tea when she stood up from the couch. But Iida and Byakuren stepped in and quickly ushered her to sit back down.
"Sit down, stupid." Byakuren moved his hand away from her head, he used it to push her down. "You're not going anywhere."
"But if I get there now, I won't fall behind the internship group!"
Iida, who was sitting next to her, shook his head and held up a hand in a robotic manner. "Hyoumei-kun, Aizawa-sensei has told us to let you know that you will be staying at the dorm for the rest of the day to rest up!"
"Whaaa?" Mizuha groaned and gave Iida a tired look. "… The hospital must have told him I was coming back or something…"
"And as the class representative, it is my job to make sure you follow the instructions for your well being!"
Well. She wasn't going anywhere now. Not with how the others were intensely watching her. She was pretty sure sneaking out while they weren't looking wasn't going to be a possibility any time soon.
"Yes," Mizuha sighed. "Thank you, Iida." she hung her head low in defeat.
"Besides," Iida said, catching her attention. She looked at him with a frown. "Knowing how quick-learning is one of your strengths, you won't need to worry too much about falling behind." he smiled at her reassuringly.
"Yeah, you're smart! Don't worry." Kaminari grinned.
"I guess."
Yaoyorozu came back from the kitchen and handed her a cup of tea. Mizuha thanked her and cautiously took a sip after blowing on it a little. She was never really one to drink tea like most people. Tea was one of those drinks that belonged to the category of things she didn't drink, like coffee and soft drinks. It didn't mean that she didn't like it though, it just wasn't one of her favorite things to drink compared to juice and chocolate milk.
"We were all worried." Ashido reminded her. "Plus, this was like, the second time you nearly died."
Jiro nodded. "… Yeah."
Oh right, that video.
Mizuha smiled a little and shook her head. "Oh come on, it wasn't that bad. The media was probably exaggerating their stuff again." she said in hopes of easing their worries. She didn't know how much her classmates informed the others though.
"Wasn't that bad?" Sero repeated. "You're kidding."
Mizuha looked at him with fake curiosity.
"We saw it on the news!" Ojiro told her.
Oops.
Kaminari whipped out his phone and showed her a clip from the news reporting the raid incident. There was a lady talking with her mic, but you could see what was going on behind with all the ambulances and stuff. Then a minute later, the camera zoomed in on those who were being transported into the medical vehicles. She saw herself. She definitely saw red and her body on a stretch while Fat Gum walked next to it.
Mizuha cringed. "… It's not a pretty sight."
"Yeah, no shit." Byakuren scoffed. "You had most of the girls freaking out."
"Kyouran was really beside himself until we heard you guys were okay." Jiro pointed out.
Mizuha smiled, she appreciated everyone's worry. She did apologize for making them worried and made sure to reassure them one more time that she was okay.
… This is nice. It's not everyday I get to see many people worried about me. Then again, this probably won't be the last time. These people are my friends after all.
She loved having friends again.
Mizuha took another sip of her tea.
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She gently put her cup and plate inside the sink and pulled up her sleeves. She wanted to wash them since she did use it, it was the least she could do after they went through the trouble. But a hand came in front of her and took hold of her left wrist and pulled it away from the sink, they did the same for her right. It was Byakuren. He smiled at her with his fox smile and pointed towards the elevator.
"You go up to your room. Rest up before washing up."
"I'm not disabled!" she protested with a grin.
"I don't care, just go up and rest!" Byakuren said before taking up the space in front of the sink, pushing her away with his hip, and opened the sink water. He was gentle when he pushed, he was careful with her wound. Mizuha slightly staggered to the side but easily caught her balance. He wasn't going to budge. With a sigh, she placed a hand on his shoulder and patted him.
"Thanks."
Byakuren nodded his head toward the elevator. "Yeah, yeah. Get going."
Mizuha grabbed her bag off the ground and excused herself from the rest of the class. She walked to the elevator and pressed the button before actually standing in front of the doors. She was joined by Sero who needed to go up to his room to grab something. The elevator was coming down from the fifth floor. She stretched her arms while waiting for the light to arrive on the floor she was currently on. Then, the sound of the front doors opened.
"Looks like they're back from their extra lessons." Hagakure chirped.
Mizuha craned her neck to look.
Bakugo and Todoroki were walking inside the common room, they already had their slippers on. As usual, the bomber had his grouchy face while Todoroki had his normal face… his indifferent expression. She did notice the way their hair looked a little messy, she could only assume it was because of some type of training they had.
"Hey, Bakugo! Look she's back!" Kaminari said cheerfully, he was now pointing at Mizuha.
Todoroki and Bakugo turned their heads in the direction where Kaminari's finger was pointing. Mizuha just stood there while looking back at the two, she was wondering why Kaminari needed to announce, specifically to Bakugo, that she came back to the dorm.
The elevator made a resounding ding! before allowing the doors to open. Mizuha just held up two fingers to make a peace sign before walking inside the elevator with a straight face.
Sero laughed. "What was that?" he asked while following her inside.
"I don't know." Mizuha shrugged with a small chuckle. "Just felt like doing it."
"Hold the door!" she heard Todoroki's voice shout followed by the sound of slippers running against the floor. As asked, Mizuha stuck her arm out against the right side to block the right door from closing. The dual-colored haired boy caught up and hastily walked past her and entered the box.
"You're back." Todoroki said with a small smile once he got inside.
"Yep, but I'm not completely healed. I still got something over here." she said while pointing at her side.
Todoroki stared at the spot where the tip of her finger rested. He couldn't see it but he could imagine it a little. According to those who participated in the recent mission, Mizuha had been impaled. Midoriya had concluded that it was Light who did it since he was the last person who did it. She was pierced by a bolt of lightning that shocked her all over when it imploded.
He couldn't help but pretend to see something through her body. His eyes remained fixated on the area while a hand slowly clenched.
"Leave me alone! I'm going to my room!" Bakugo roared.
"Aw, come on!"
"Move it, dunce face!"
The three classmates heard Kaminari yelp. They looked at each other, they were wondering what just happened the Electricity user. Then, as the doors began closing, Bakugo slipped his hand inside and shoved the doors apart to make way for him. This was the second time Bakugo had suddenly walked inside while Mizuha was too close, she ended up walking back without warning, she nearly collided into Sero if it were not for her quick steps.
Mizuha gave Bakugo a tired look while he wasn't looking. He just jammed the fourth floor button with his finger and then shoved his hands in his pockets.
"Do you still feel any pain?" Todoroki suddenly asked when the elevator started moving.
"… Well, I guess If I run into a table or something, it will hurt."
"Watch out for the desks in class, it'll be a danger zone for you." Sero suddenly said jokingly.
"Gee, thanks for the heads up." Mizuha said sarcastically.
"By the way, Bakugo, are you gonna give her Sho back?" Sero asked suddenly the ash blond boy standing in front of them. The said boy only stiffened before shooting an annoyed stare at the black haired boy next to Mizuha.
"… Wait, what? You have— you stole my dog?"
"I didn't steal him!" Bakugo yelled. His loud voice bounced off the walls of the elevator and the three winced from the amplified volume. "He wouldn't stop barking at night!"
"Come on, man! Don't yell in here!" Sero whined.
Mizuha's mouth fell open with shock, she was horrified. Her dog was barking at night? He behaved so well when she was around! She looked at Todoroki with a panicked look on her face. She was absent for three nights… what exactly happened while she was gone?! Todoroki easily noticed the flustered look on her face. He held up a hand and slowly moved it in front of her to make her calm down.
"Sho was…"
It was a little after two hours since Aizawa-sensei return to the teachers' dorm to retire for the day. The common room was pitch black but had lights coming in front the moon and lampposts outside the windows. All the floors were in the same type of darkness. Those from the internship, except for Tokoyami, were absent. Everyone was either getting ready to sleep or was already sleeping. The dorm was wrapped in complete silence.
Until…
"Ruff! Ruff! Ruff! Ruff!"
Ashido, despite being one room away from Mizuha's, pushed her face deeper into her pillow with a frown on her face.
"RUFF! RUFF!"
Shoji groaned and tried to cover his ears.
"RUFF! RUFF! RUFF! RUFF! RUFF! AWOOOOO!"
"GAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! DAMN IT!"
If the dog didn't wake up the residents of the dorm, then Bakugo certainly did.
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"Sho-chan… why are you being so noisy?" Hagakure whined tiredly.
"Poor thing must be lonely without Mizuha…" Yaoyorozu said sympathetically while petting the white dog softly, this earned her a lick on the hand.
After Bakugo woke up the whole dorm, everyone left their rooms to check out what was going on. They had found the residents of the fourth floor in front of Mizuha's room, they were talking to each other to try and figure out what to do. Well, Ashido and Shoji were talking while Bakugo tried to keep the dog from barking by sitting in front of it in an attempt to intimidate it. Sho seem to have calmed down at the sight of him. Bakugo was the first to actually march to Mizuha's room.
"This will not do…" Iida said while pushing up his glasses. "Sho-kun is also part of Class 1-A's dormitory… it wouldn't be right to leave him to wallow in loneliness."
"Maybe he can stay with someone while Mizuha is gone?" Ojiro suggested.
"We probably shouldn't leave it to Koda… he was a rabbit. Maybe Sho might bite him or something." Kaminari said.
Koda immediately tensed at the thought of his Little Yuwai getting nibbled. His imagination was enough to convince him to back out from the task. He nodded vigorously and stepped away.
"… I wouldn't mind but he might ruin my tatami mats while I'm sleeping." Todoroki spoke while rubbing the back of his neck. He got those mats from a building somewhere on campus thanks to Recovery Girl. He didn't really check if there were any more spares, so he didn't want to risk it. He really didn't like the modern flooring of the dorms. Coming from a traditional Japanese house, he found it a little unsettling.
"He might scratch my mirrors. Non!"
"Um, he might bite my chords…"
Byakuren yawned into his fists while leaning against Mizuha's dorm frame. With his other hand, he lightly slapped the wall until he stopped yawning. "Let him stay with Bakugo." he drawled.
"HAH?! NO WAY!"
Sho blinked while lying on its side.
"Well, you look like you just tamed it." Byakuren pointed out.
"That's true. He hasn't barked since Bakugo came inside." Shoji agreed. This Ashido nod in agreement as well. "He's super quiet now!" Ashido told her classmate who still had no intention of taking in the dog for the night… or any night at all.
"I am not taking care of this dog!"
"The little guy is just a puppy!" Kaminari tried to reason with him while he pointed at the white dog. "All you gotta do is keep him with you at night!"
"He probably feels calmer since you were the first person he saw." Sero guessed.
Byakuren raised his hand up. "I'll be in charge of walking him and feeding him." he volunteered without hesitation. He just needed to know where Mizuha kept her dog stuff.
"I said I'm not doing it!" Bakugo groaned before getting up. He turned around and started walking to the door.
"RUFF! RUFF! RUFF!"
Bakugo stiffened.
Everyone stared at the angry student with sleep deprivation.
Sho whined.
"Fucking hell…" Bakugo muttered.
"I got saddled with him." Bakugo clarified.
Mizuha blinked. Of all people, Sho felt more comfortable staying with Bakugo at night? What a wonder. But then again, didn't animals have some sort of sixth sense when it came to sensing people's characters? They could sense wickedness and kindness coming from a person be it masked or not.
The elevator stopped on the fourth floor.
Mizuha smirked.
The two residents of that floor exited the box. Mizuha held up a hand briefly when she looked back at the two people inside, she didn't follow after Bakugo, she went straight towards her room. On the way there, she cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted, "Give me my dog back later!"
Her only reply was a door being shut.
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The only good thing about keeping Sho in his room was how well-behaved he was. Aside from the barking on the first night, the dog wasn't causing anymore trouble. Sho did well when obeying commands.
Bakugo yawned and ruffled the back of his hair as he marched to Mizuha's room. He was holding Sho's bed in his other hand. He wanted to take a nap after dropping off the dog in its owner's room. He looked over his shoulder and found Sho padding after him silently. One of the things he noticed while keeping her dog was the size. It made him remember how dogs tend to grow bigger in short amount of time. The dog had definitely grown since the first time he saw it.
Upon arriving at her door, he noticed it was ajar. She most likely knew he would be passing by her room. The boy opened the door soundlessly and took one step inside. He didn't hear a response to his movements, that was odd. He spotted her lying on her bed, passed out. She already changed out of uniform and into more comfortable clothes. Her body was lying on its right side and he could tell she was sleeping deeply, her body didn't even twitch from the slightest noise. It was no secret that Mizuha was a light sleeper since they often found her dozing off on the couch in the common room. No one could actually make it within the three-meter radius that surrounded her as she slept since she always woke up and gave them a pointed look.
She was tired.
From where he was standing, he was definitely within that radius. He walked to the foot of her bed and lowered himself to softly put down the Sho's bed on her floor. Her shirt was lifted up a bit, probably from moving around in her sleep. That's when he saw it. He couldn't completely see it but he saw the closed wound on her skin. His gaze was fixated on it, he couldn't help it.
It was only when Sho brushed past him that he finally moved away and left.
He locked the door behind him.
The next day…
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Mizuha was walking with Uraraka, Tsuyu, Midoriya and Kirishima on the way to school. She was asking them relentlessly about what they were learning with him, she thought she might catch up a bit this way. Obviously, they were not able to provide her with long detailed explanations since they were in the middle of learning the subject themselves. This made Mizuha frown like a child.
Kirishima bumped her side with his elbow with a goofy grin. "Come on, you don't need to be in such a hurry to catch up. You'll breeze through it no problem. Who knows? You might even skip some lessons if you get a good grasp on the stuff."
"I wish I had your quick learning, Hyoumei-san." Midoriya sighed. It seemed like very handy skill to have.
"Right? I wouldn't have to struggle so much in other classes if I could learn that fast…" Uraraka complained.
"School is never easy, Ochaco-chan." Tsuyu pointed out.
The taller girl just grinned while chuckling. "It's actually not magic y'know? Everything in school is structured in a specific manner. You just need to see it."
Kirishima cocked his head to the side. "Structured?" he repeated.
"Yeah. It's how I'm actually able to do math exams without even reading the question completely. Like, I literally just look at keywords and the numbers given to me before jotting down my calculations…"
The redhead next to her gaped. "What the hell… Isn't that dangerous?!"
Mizuha smirked. "I told you; it's structured."
"You gotta teach me these 'structures'. It's not fair!"
"Depends, how will you pay me?" Mizuha asked cheekily. Kirishima put his arm around her in a secretive manner. He glanced around as if to check if anyone was listening.
Kirishima held up a hand near his mouth. "With my eternal friendship." he whispered with a grin.
Mizuha laughed. "Hmm, very tempting offer."
Her phone made a loud sound in her pocket. It was the tone she set when she received a text message. Not a second later, Kirishima's phone almost made a sudden sound. The two took out their phones and checked out their messages together. More phone-related sounds went off around them, it was the other three.
For Kirishima and Mizuha, it was from Fat Gum.
We'll be attendin' a funeral for Nighteye soon. Your teacher should be tellin' you the details. Together, we'll discuss how the internships will proceed.
After reading the short message from their respective agencies, the five interns looked at each other and exchanged somber expressions.
The first half of the day went smoothly. The teachers did their jobs and the students took down their notes and participated in classroom activities.
When the bell rang to mark the start of the lunch period, Mizuha could see people racing down the hall to get some food from Lunch Rush. The Hero was definitely busier than usual ever since the dormitory system was implemented. He had to make a plethora amount of food three times a day. She lined up with Kirishima, Byakuren and Bakugo and simply looked around her. It was the first time she actually made it a little earlier, she could see the long tail of students in the cafeteria.
In line, she was surrounded by familiar faces. Iida, Uraraka, Todoroki and Midoriya were in front of them while Nejire, Amajiki and some other third year behind them. The three groups somehow ended up talking to each other. She could tell that Bakugo was annoyed that he was annoyed that he was so close to Midoriya in the line, he nearly chose to move back if it were not for Kirishima who told him it wasn't worth it.
Amajiki was there muttering about he didn't want to eat in the cafeteria, he wanted to grab his food an in his classroom.
"Kinda weird how you still haven't adapted." Nejire commented. "Ne, ne! Hey, what are you guys going to eat? I'm up for some cold chuka noodles!"
"… Maybe vongole." Amajiki muttered.
Kirishima grinned. "I'm going to eat ramen with extra pork!"
"I guess I'll get tonkotsu… I'm craving noodles…" Mizuha mumbled.
"You're always eating noodles. Eat some rice or something." Byakuren sighed. Mizuha squinted her eyes at him. What was he? Her mom? "I'll have some good old curry. What about you Bakugo?" Byakuren gave the bomber a close eyed smile, he wanted to pull the quiet boy into the conversation.
"Extra spicy Tantanmen." He grunted, not really into the whole conversation thing.
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Uraraka could already feel the heat on her tongue at the mental image. "That's…" she said with a cringe.
"Kacchan likes spicy food."
"That's like…" Byakuren trailed off while scratching the back of his head.
"Death." Mizuha finished without missing a beat.
Suddenly, Byakuren and Mizuha started laughing together. The white haired boy lowered his hand down and accidentally nudged Mizuha's arm. The phone that was in Mizuha's hand fell thanks to her grip that had loosened. It fell and bounced once on its side, landing at least two feet away from the line.
"Oh, whoops. Sorry."
Mizuha just shook her head and went over to pick it up. It was pretty obvious she was being careful with how she was moving since she lowered herself at a slower pace. Just when she was about to walk back into the line, something ran into her from behind, evoking a painful hiss to pass through her mouth. The pain forced her to hunch to cradle the spot hidden underneath her uniform and stagger a bit. She didn't even bother to look behind her, she was too focused on the pain that was pulsing in her body.
"I'm sorry," a familiar voice said with no hint of sincerity. "Your class' massive ego was so huge that I couldn't possibly walk around it."
"Monoma-kun!" Midoriya said, horrified.
"Mizuha!" Uraraka cried worriedly.
He didn't even hesitate. Byakuren lunged at the boy and grabbed him by the front of his shirt, causing the boy to tilt his tray and dropping his beverage on the ground. "What's your fucking problem?!" The wind user nearly shouted.
The drink landed not too far away from a certain someone's shoe. Bakugo lifted his foot and kicked the beverage, sending the thing sliding across the whole cafeteria. Some students screamed at the speeding drink.
Mizuha moved away from Byakuren and walked back into the line where Kirishima and Amajiki were looking at her worriedly. Byakuren had gone off, and she wasn't really in the mood to stop his storm. Kirishima nearly joined him if it were not for Mizuha grabbing his shoulder tightly, silently telling him to not get involved, one was enough. But she appreciated the thought.
"But Mizuha…" Kirishima muttered, looking back and forth between Monoma and Mizuha.
"Are you okay?" Amajiki asked quietly with a hand on her arm.
"Just letting the pain pass…" Mizuha sighed with immense annoyance. She knew Monoma was weird but she didn't think he'd be taunting her class like this. He was probably getting back at her for when she didn't think much of him in Gym Gamma. If he was… how petty.
"That wasn't very nice." Amajiki mumbled when he glanced at the blond boy that was being held by the white haired boy.
Monoma didn't move, he was smiling a fake one. "Villains must be really getting to you guys. You can't even tell from an attack or an accident."
"Oh, shut the hell up!" Byakuren spat in his face. "You don't hurt someone who's healing from an injury. You just don't!"
Monoma tensed. "Well how was I supposed to know oof—"
Byakuren shoved him. "You shouldn't even be doing your petty shit in the first place!"
Kendo, who saw the commotion from afar, started running up to the scene. "What's going on?"
Uraraka, Todoroki and Midoriya went to Mizuha while Iida tried to calm down Byakuren who was obviously causing a scene. The last time Class 1-A saw Byakuren get angry, he nearly punched someone. As much as his anger was justified, they didn't want him to get in trouble. Nejire along with another third year also tried to calm down the white haired boy who wouldn't stop roaring his mouth at the Class B student.
From where he was standing, he couldn't see Mizuha's face, Her hair was hiding her face like a curtain from the side. Todoroki lowered himself a little brushed her hair away, just enough to see her expression to get an idea of how much pain she was in. She just had her eyes shut tightly. "Do you need to see Recovery Girl?"
She shook her head, causing her hair to slip from his fingers. "… I think I'll be fine. But just in case," she looked at the faces around her. "Anyone got a tissue?"
The green haired boy blinked, but then he quickly dived into his pocket and fished out a clean folded one that had been there just in case he needed it. He gave it to her, "Here."
"Thanks, Midoriya." Mizuha thanked him with a quick smile before looking at Kirishima. "I'll be back quick. I'm going to the bathroom."
"Take your time. If you're not here, I'll just carry your tray to the table. I already know what you want to eat."
"Thanks, Kirishima."
"I'll go with you." Uraraka said firmly.
"Huh? No, you don't have to—"
"Let's go."
The shorter girl put a hand on her back and walked her through the cafeteria.
The hook of Mizuha's jacket was caught in between her teeth. Her hands were holding up her entire shirt above her tummy. Her eyes were fixed on the mirror in front of her. From the reflection, she could see Uraraka tending to her wound behind her. As she suspected, Monoma's tray aggravated the wound a bit by sharply grazing his tray against her. She couldn't exactly see behind her, and she'd surely have trouble looking at her reflection in the mirror to tend to it. That's where Uraraka stepped in to help. Mizuha didn't try to object to the help in order to save time. They both wanted to return to the cafeteria.
Mizuha gave her a piece of ice to help stop the bleeding. She had self taught herself learn this treatment from the recent mission, it was very useful. As for Uraraka, she had some salve with her that she offered to use to stop the bleeding. The bleeding wasn't so bad, but they needed to be extra careful since it was still in the process of healing.
"I'm surprised you carry around this stuff."
Uraraka laughed lightly. "I get papercuts sometimes. So, I figured this would be helpful to heal them quicker." she explained. Her fingers finished dabbing the rest of the salve and then she straightened back up. "There we go." she said with a smile before washing her hands.
Mizuha lowered her shirt back down. "Thanks."
"Ah, it was no problem really."
"Seriously, that Monoma's got some big fat issues." Mizuha grumbled while she put her jacket back on. "He's got a disturbing condition that not even modern medicine can fix." Mizuha scoffed while fixing her clothes in front of the mirror.
Uraraka dried her hands. "I'm sure he didn't mean anything by it… he's just… special."
The taller girl rolled her eyes. "Yeah, he's real special. I should have kicked him into the nearest garbage can." she said darkly, surprising Uraraka by the sudden change in the tone. But then the girl sighed and pointed towards he exit. "Let's get going?" she patted the brown haired girl's shoulder before walking off.
Uraraka nodded and walked after her.
"But if he tries that again," the browned haired girl suddenly spoke, making Mizuha turn her head to look at her. Uraraka had stopped and was in a fighting position.
"Uh—"
"If he tries that again," she repeated. "I'll probably teach him a lesson or two about messing around." she joked while swinging some punches as a demonstration.
Mizuha scratched her cheek with her finger and blinked several times. Uraraka gave her a bright smile and a thumbs up. She had her back.
A silly grin appeared on Mizuha's face. She shook her head with a small laugh before placing an arm behind Uraraka. "The thought is appreciated, Uraraka." she said with a laugh in her voice. Her arm pushed her lightly to make her keep walking.
The shorter girl grinned, "I got you."
"Oh, by the way, can I copy your notes before those after school lessons start?"
"Sure, but are you going to have enough time? Aizawa-sensei usually gets to class pretty quickly."
Mizuha shrugged. "I'll take a picture or something and copy it while he's teaching."
Uraraka stared at her curiously before cocking her head to the side. "How? He's going to confiscate it if you're not paying attention…"
This made Mizuha pout. "… Well, I'll figure something out. I have my ways." she muttered. Then she let out a proud laugh. "It's fine if he does though! I got another phone in my room!"
Then she remembered how she hadn't really touched that phone in like… five months. It was pretty outdated and its storage was obese.
Uraraka smiled. "It's fine if you're behind by just a little, Mizuha."
"It's not." Mizuha said in a horrified tone. "That's like… the end of the world… I'm always ahead or at the same pace as my classes. I can't fall behind! That's like… failing… what if I don't catch up in time…?"
"Stop getting anxious!"
"Ugh…"
Uraraka patted her friend on the back while she was holding her head in despair.
Mizuha silently watched Byakuren sip from his straw. The bright color of orange juice inside the transparent drinking tool never disappeared from her sight. Kirishima sweat dropped when he saw how Byakuren slowly began crushing the box in his hand after seconds of sucking up the juice. Bakugo ignored the fuming boy next to him. Byakuren kept his eyes glued on something that was across the cafeteria.
After a few seconds, the three students heard the familiar sound of straw sucking up nonexistent juice. Instantly, the white haired boy crushed the small box completely before removing his lips off the straw. He dropped it in his tray.
Bakugo chewed his food with a disinterested face.
Kirishima gulped.
"… You good?" Mizuha asked, breaking the silence.
Byakuren's eyes moved and landed its sights on his friend in front of him. A second later, he did a close eyed smile and waved his hand dismissively. "Yeah, don't worry, Mizu-chan~!" he sounded a little too cheerfully at that moment. A clear contrast to the aura he was radiating which was irritation.
"… You know, there's something terrifying about the way Kyouran is smiling." Kirishima spoke once it became silent again. "The way he can just switch like that…"
Mizuha sighed and shook her head. "You know what they say about fox-like faces…" she picked up the last of her noodles with her chopsticks. "They hide menacing demeanors with friendly ones. I honestly don't know how he ended up like this." she did her best to quietly slurp her noodles. She chewed and swallowed. "But he should calm down soon."
"Don't talk as if I'm not here." Byakuren deadpanned.
Mizuha shrugged.
The white haired boy scoffed and leaned back in his seat. He crossed his arms. "That jerk didn't even say sorry to you."
Kirishima looked at her. "Yeah! A manly person would have apologized the first chance they got!"
"He did."
Not sincerely though.
"That was a bullshit apology and you know it." Bakugo grunted before drinking up whatever he ordered from Lunch Rush.
"See? Even Bakugo knows what's up!" Byakuren patted the said boy's shoulder, which only earned him a harsh swat on the hand the moment it landed.
Mizuha laughed to herself. On a normal day, the person who would have gotten angry was herself. Byakuren would be the one to calm her down. But today, the roles have been reversed due to recent events. Obviously, it was because what happened. He probably felt inclined to watch out for her more than usual.
But it's wasn't like Mizuha was irritated either. When he rammed into her, she wanted nothing more but smack his tray down and push him on the ground. Just like the time she kicked that guy from tripping her in hallway back when the first semester began. The girl's self-control nearly went to being nonexistent back then. Right now, the best way of dealing with this was letting the situation sink for Monoma. The boy clearly had some superiority complex when it came to Class A and B. However, there had to be a limit to how much taunting was acceptable. She was secretly hoping that it was eating him.
I could always hold it against him… After all, I'm sure he cares about his image. He wants to be 'better' than us. He wouldn't want people to think he'd stoop that low.
Mizuha smirked to herself and put her hands on the edges of her tray before getting up. She picked up her tray and went to the trash. She hummed to herself while putting her items in their appropriate places. The napkin was the last thing she threw after wiping her mouth one last time. When she spun on her heel to walk back to her seat, she heard someone clear their throat. Mizuha took a few seconds to turn and look, she thought the person was trying to talk to someone that was nearby.
Well, look at that. That was quicker than I expected.
She found Monoma standing behind her. Her eyes spotted Kendo and Tetsutetsu who were standing not too far away and keeping watch, but they were trying to be discreet.
Not exactly discreet if I can tell you're listening.
She figured she should check on her own group. She glanced behind her and found Byakuren and Kirishima watching very carefully. She saw the firm hold that Kirishima had on Byakuren's arm, indicating that the white haired boy must have tried to march over to her spot.
Mizuha sighed and looked back in front of her after displaying an apathetic look. "Yes?" her tone was monotonous.
The taller boy in front of her cleared his throat one more time. "It came to my understanding that I've done something unreasonable."
"Really? What gave it away?" Mizuha shot back with more disdain than she meant.
Whoa, whoa. Keep a lid on it.
Monoma chose not to answer her question, he frowned,"I came here to apologize for hurting you, Hyoumei." said Monoma before actually saying his apology. Mizuha put her hands in her pockets. She hummed thoughtfully. Her face did not seem too convinced with this apology; it was as clear as day. This made him squint his eyes. He didn't think she'd question him for not trusting his apology. Clearly, she wasn't taking it like how elementary school students accepted apologies. However, her suspicion was well justified.
"Think what you want, I am not so callous as you imagine me to be. I know when to admit when I am in the wrong. If not, then that would mean I was not raised properly and that would be insulting to my class and my parents."
Mizuha scoffed, "But it's killing you right?"
"Oh, you have no idea." he muttered.
"Apology accepted." she answered his apology with no interest. Despite her previous thoughts, sometimes she just didn't have the nerve to do what she thought. It probably came with her annoying anxiety. "Seriously, though… you gotta stop with this A vs B thing. There's really no point…" she muttered lowly just as she was about to turn and leave.
His ears caught it though.
Suddenly, Monoma threw his head back and laughed. "Begging will get you nowhere!" then he pointed at her with a wide disturbing smile, one that almost reminded her of Light. "I see that you're actually just begging for me to go easy on you!"
"… You did a 180 real quick." Mizuha deadpanned.
Just when she was about to make a quip, a tray thrusted itself in between them followed by the person holding it. The two were startled and they looked at the person who rudely shoved himself between them. It was Byakuren, and he was smiling. Monoma stiffened.
"You two having fun talking? Mind if I join?"
"You again." Monoma said with disdain.
"Okay, I'm done." Mizuha held up her hands, showing that she was now out of the conversation since Byakuren seemed to have taken her place. She turned around and walked back to the table that was only occupied by Bakugo and Kirishima.
"Take your friend with you!"
She waved her hand, "You deal with him."
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Mizuha looked up at the sky. She was sitting in the shadows of the many trees somewhere on campus. The leash that usually found itself on Sho was tucked away in her sweater's pocket, letting the white dog roam free for a period of time. Sho wandered around in different directions but always came back. Mizuha took in a deep breath. She would normally be inside her room on a weekend if she was not needed anywhere. If she were still at home, she would probably accompany her mother to the store out and help her carry the bags back home. But this time she was outside enjoying the cool breeze, it was a little more cold than usual since they were slowly entering the fall season.
She was out on a walk with Sho after coming back from Nighteye's funeral. The mood just made her want to stay out a little longer. The last time she attended a funeral, it was for her paternal grandmother, the only grandparent she knew that was still alive. She didn't know her that well though.
When everyone was gathered together after the funeral, they told the interns that their internships would have to be putting it on hold for the foreseeable future.
And, just a few days ago, the information about Light was released to the public. It wasn't as bad as she predicted it to be. The media did try to slander U.A. but the majority were better than that. However, the piece of information regarding Light that did not sit right with the public is the fact that he was not arrested and sent to Tartarus despite his crimes. The police had sent him to a hospital where he is being examined due to memory complications that they had discovered. They didn't provide anymore details than that. Many were unhappy with it.
Mizuha inhaled deeply while her eyes were closed. It wasn't her problem anymore. Light was under constant surveillance, he wasn't going to escape anytime soon, at least that's she hoped.
She took out her phone and started looking up anything Hero related for while to pass some more time before heading inside.
Mizuha squinted her eyes a bit when she saw something.
"The Hero Billboard Chart JP… it's happening soon."
She looked up again at the sky dropped her hand on her lap.
Endeavor is going to officially be Number One. I wonder how things are going to change…
All Might was the type of Hero who allowed the people to rely a lot on him, giving them peace of mind. His back was enough to protect the people, that's how crime rate was greatly reduced. He supported the roof on top of society. However, ever since his retirement, crimes have be rising. They needed a new type of pillar. And Endeavor had the potential to become that new pillar, she couldn't help but wonder what kind of era he would bring.
Oh, shoot. There's also Hawks! He's probably going to be there too. Geez, he's so young compared to the other Pros…
She snickered. "I bet he's got high school girls drooling over his pictures." she mumbled to herself while checking out articles related to Hawks. "I mean… he's not ugly. He's cool and he does his Hero duties well. I can see the appeal."
She lowered her phone when she realized something. She didn't hear her dog run by the way he did for the past few minutes. Odd. She used her hands to push herself off the ground, and the dusted her back while walking out from behind a tree. She called his name a few times, hoping he would come running the way he always did, but she got no answer. Instead, she heard footsteps walking towards her. She looked to her left and found two people approaching her.
It was her teacher along with another student.
"You should really keep on him. Try to be more responsible. You never know, he could wander off campus and then you'd be in trouble." Aizawa reprimanded her.
"Sorry, I was just letting him enjoy himself."
The student was holding her dog. He probably caught it under Aizawa's orders. She could only imagine the game of chase the student had to put up with.
Wait.
She knew this student. She remembered his face. He had wild messy purple hair and noticeable dark eye bags on his face. He looked indifferent while holding Sho in his arms. The girl approached him and took the dog out of his hands while muttering a word of thanks, she was getting a little so she wasn't sure if he even heard it. He was taller than her so all she had to do to avoid his eyes was to stare at something below his neck. His neck…
Huh?
Around his neck, there was cloth. It wasn't just any cloth; it looked the same as the ones her teacher usual carried around his own neck.
… And this isn't the first time Shinsou is with Aizawa-sensei… I saw them together before the Training Camp. Are they—
"Hyoumei." a gruff voice pulled her away from her own thoughts.
Mizuha jolted and looked at her teacher.
"We're going to need this area, so could you move somewhere else?"
"Oh, uh, don't worry. I'm going to head back to the dorm." Mizuha laughed nervously while holding Sho close to her chest. She could feel him licking her arm. The girl swiveled around Shinsou and started walking away from the scene she felt was supposed to now remain a secret.
Her teacher confirmed that feeling for her.
"And I'd appreciate it if you kept what you saw to yourself. Understand, Hyoumei?"
"Okay." she said while giving an 'okay' with her hand before walking out of the small forest-like area.
They were well into the fall season by now. It was the first weekend of October. Things were definitely more tranquil. By now, her wound had already healed thanks to Recovery Girl's second treatment. She could freely angle her body in the weirdest ways possible without feeling like she was dying.
It was a rather laid-back day. No one was training on their own, they were having fun with the time they had.
"You're very good at drawing people." Jiro commented as she and Hagakure flipped her through her sketchbook. Mizuha, who had her legs pulled up on the chair, smiled behind her hands that rested above her knees. Sho was actually on the table rest in between the two girls. They were mindlessly petting his soft fur with one hand.
For the girls, Sho was now their saviour. A few days ago, when most of the girls were in the bath. Mizuha was in the living room talking with Byakuren while Kirishima and Kaminari were playing around with Sho who was left unattended. While no one was looking, Mineta had tried to sneak a peek in the girls' bath. It didn't end well for him. As if he sniffed out the sin of lust in the air, Sho ran up to Mineta and chomped on his hand, causing him to echo a rather girly scream.
"You draw anime guys in such an attractive way!" Hagakure gushed while petting Sho on her lap.
"Well," Mizuha looked to the side. "Making them 'attractive' wasn't actually what I aimed for…" she chuckled.
"Do think you can draw one of my favorite characters from an anime?! Please?" Hagakure suddenly asked.
"Which anime?"
"Cutie Ninja Shinobi!"
"Hm, sure, If I have time... I can't promise it'll be an exact replica though."
"Thank you, Mizuha!"
"Damn it!"
The three girls looked at the place where the shout came form.
In the living room part of the common room, Ojiro, Kirishima, Byakuren and Bakugo were playing a video gamea on the TV. They were using her console. And Bakugo was grumbling something.
"Hey! Don't break anything!" Mizuha yelled.
"I'm not stupid!"
The front doors opened, catching most of the common room floor's occupants. It was Uraraka and Yaoyorozu. Hagakure threw her arms in the air, "Finally!" she pushed her chair back and went over to greet the two girls.
"You didn't have to wait for us." Yaoyorozu smiled when Hagakure stopped in front of her. Uraraka immediately started coddling Sho that was brought along with Hagakure.
"What's going on?" Mizuha asked Jiro who was on her way to join them.
The short haired girl rubbed the back of her neck. "They wanted to come to my room to learn how to play some instruments."
"Oh."
"Do you want to come too?"
"I would but…" she pointed at the boys. "I'm worried about my stuff over there. You never know, Bakugo might just blow up my whole console out of pure frustration." she joked with a grin. "Maybe next time. You take Sho along with you though, I'm sure he'd be glad to stick around you girls. You're practically spoiling him anyway."
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"I thought you said Kaminari was going to join us?" Byakuren asked the red haired boy while keeping his eyes glued on the screen. He wasn't losing focus in a virtual match against Bakugo. It might be the only place where he could actually kick the boy's ass. It took a lot to even make the angry boy play, it took a lot of teasing and challenging with Kirishima's help.
"Ahh, Sero convinced him to join the group inside Tokoyami's room."
Ojiro cocked his head to the side. "Aren't they telling scary stories in there?"
"Mhmm." Kirishima hummed.
"Anyone got any stories to tell?" Byakuren asked jokingly with a laugh.
Mizuha planted her hands on the backrest of the couch before jumping over it to sit on the cushions. "I got one. It's not so scary but it's something."
Byakuren laughed. "Alright. Shoot."
"Well, first… you know that there are some abandoned hotels that haven't been demolished yet, right? There's one in Kyushu that's still standing despite being abandoned for ten years."
"They don't have any plans for constructing a new building?" Ojiro wondered.
Mizuha shook her head. "My uncle told me that it was because they were afraid to. They were scared of a ghost getting its revenged for destroying its home. It all started with a man who needed to seek shelter for the night because it was raining hard. The man at the desk gave him the last room available which was somewhere on the fifth floor. But they told him not to use the door next to his, no one was allowed inside for any reason. He took the key and went up to his room and settled into his room. However, he was curious about the room next door."
Byakuren scoffed. "Was he a foreign white man? Because you know what they say… they always check out the danger in a horror movie and die."
"Shh, don't interrupt me. Anyway, the man figured it wouldn't hurt to just check the door. He wouldn't be going inside. It was fine. So, he left his room and went to check it out. He got down on one knee and peeked inside the room through the keyhole. Unfortunately, he couldn't see anything. All he saw was the color red. They probably put up a cover just in case people did try to look inside. The next day, he was ready to leave the hotel, but he decided it wouldn't hurt to ask what was the deal with the room next to his. The receptionist was disappointed to find out that he tried to look inside. So she decided to tell him what happened."
"She said that: a year ago, there was a woman who died there. The reason why she died was because her baby died inside that room. She ended up crying so much that her eyes turned red."
There was a pause.
Ojiro let out a frightened gasp. "Ahh! That just sent a chill down my spine!"
"I just got it!" Kirishima covered his face and breathed in.
Bakugo, who had been paying attention to the story, froze momentarily, which cost him the game.
Byakuren turned around and gave Mizuha a grimace. "… he was staring right into her eye… ugh."
The same day at night, Mizuha left her room for to drink water in the common room. While going down with in the elevator, she realized how it was nice that even though she moved into the dorm, no one was going to tell her to get back to bed if she wanted to wander around the dorm. The teachers didn't stay with the students, they had their own dormitory. Still, she felt a little cautious and made sure she had a dimmer light on when she played games at night. She didn't want Aizawa to happen to come across the bright light coming from her balcony window and scold her the next day.
Mizuha had walked past the doors on her floor to check if anyone other than herself was crazy enough to be up at 2 AM doing anything that wasn't urgent. Everyone was sleeping.
She shut her eyes tightly and stretched her jaw when a heavy yawn came out of her mouth.
All of a sudden, she heard a muffled shriek echoing in the dorm.
She looked up. "… What the fu…"
"Mizuha!"
Byakuren was leaning against Mizuha's desk when Ashido suddenly called his friend's name. Mizuha looked past her friend's arm and gave Ashido a look.
"Did you hear a buzzing noise last night?"
Satou dropped his fist in his hand. "Good idea. Mizuha is such a night owl that it's possible she might have heard it too."
Mizuha shook her head. "Nah… I didn't hear anything like that last night." she answered. "BUT! I did hear someone scream like a little girl when I passed by the second floor on the way down."
"YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT! DON'T MAKE FUN OF ME!" Mineta screamed with a fearful look on his face.
Mizuha chuckled, "… Huh, so it was you."
Byakuren snickered.
"H-Huh… if we're the only ones who heard it… maybe Tokoyami's tale really did curse us." Sero joked, hoping to lighten up the mood.
"C-Cut it out man!" Kaminari laughed pathetically while nudging the black haired boy with his elbow. The two looked at each other with weak smiles.
"What tale?" Kirishima piped up, interested.
"Well… how did it go again?" Kaminari scratched his head.
"Okay." Ashido spoke up, taking the role of the storyteller. "There was a village where they told Hundred Tales as a way to entertain themselves. They always stopped at the ninety-ninth tale because they were scared of summoning a ghost. Then, a blond haired lady came to the village because she heard about the Hundred Tales. She wanted to join. The villagers welcomed her into their storytelling but she never let out a cry of fright after listening to the stories."
"Then she started grinning. When they reached the ninety-ninth tale, the lady started telling a story while the village people fearfully asked her to stop. She didn't. Then, when she finished her story, the candle they had suddenly went out. When they relighted the candle, the lady was gone. She was nowhere to be found. She literally vanished! The village people figured she got whisked away by some spirits. One day, one of the people that was present during the storytelling claimed that he spotted her. The others thought he was nuts."
"But then they found his mangled corpse with a face that looked like he was seriously terrified!" Kaminari cut her off. "And they found a blond hair wrapped around the poor dude's neck!"
The two continued to tell the rest of the story while the rest of the class listened closely. No one said a word when they spoke.
Bakugo shot up from his desk and marched his way to the door before they even finished. "Quit it with your weird-ass stories when I'm within earshot!" he shouted before storming out of the classroom.
Mizuha tilted her head. Is he scared of scary stories…?
When the story was done, Jiro raised her hand. "Um, I heard it too." she admitted, her voice trembling. She was referring to the buzzing noise. "The strange buzzing… it kept up going until dawn."
Kaminari gasped. "There, see! It must have been real then!" he said. However, he wasn't sure he should be glad or terrified. He was hoping that he was just hearing things at night. But this was Jiro they were talking about, the expert of sound related things.
"Curse or no curse, the fact that several of you heard this odd noise is concerning indeed." Iida suddenly spoke, grabbing everyone's attention. "There may be something wrong with the dormitory itself, so we need to get to the bottom of this. As class president, I will take responsibility and solve this mystery!" he declared. This brought relief to most of the members of the scary-story group.
"Um, Iida… I think Mizuha would be better suited for lookout." Byakuren told him while having a hand on Mizuha's head. "It's like Satou said, she's the night owl."
"I agree, Mizuha would make a better choice. In fact, I'd feel better knowing she was doing it…" Kaminari muttered to himself.
Iida shook his head, adamant about changing his mind. "All the more reason why it should be me. Hyoumei-kun needs to sleep."
"You'll probably doze off." Byakuren pointed out.
"Even so, I will make sure that I stay awake. As class president, it is my job to make sure my peers sleep well and that there is no disturbance at night!"
"In that case, I will prepare some coffee to keep you awake."
"Thank you, Yaoyorozu!"
Mizuha and Byakuren looked at each other briefly before looking back at the others.
The girl scoffed. How weak. I don't even need coffee to stay awake.
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"A noise. Really?"
Aizawa looked at his students with an unconvinced face while not bothering to hide the doubt in the tone of this voice. His students arrived while looking gloomy, just like the weather outside the window. He got angry during the final homeroom because their lack of sleep was clearly evident. Surprisingly or unsurprisingly, Mizuha was the only one who looked alright.
"You can't possibly believe in something so irrational as the paranormal though." the teacher said, annoyed.
"W-We don't necessarily," Yaoyorozu said. "But after a series of inexplicable events, we can't help but be shaken…"
Last night, all their girls were huddled with their female friends that were found on the same floor. Ashido and Uraraka sought solace with Mizuha who was doing way better than them. They ended up sleeping in her room after deciding it was safer since she stayed up until they fell asleep. Mizuha did hear the buzzing noise, but she put on her headphones as she slept so that she wouldn't hear it.
Iida shot his hand up as he stood. "Sensei! This is a real predicament! Some anomaly is afflicting our living quarters, and if this keeps up, I'm afraid it will affect our academic performance! I believe we ought to ascertain the cause and resolve the matter posthaste!"
As if the class wasn't already terrified, Aizawa suddenly remembered about the ghost of an alum who couldn't become a Hero. He said that it haunted it the campus, calling it one of the Seven Mysteries of U.A, which triggered chaos in the classroom.
"Holy crap, it's haunting our dorm now!"
"Ahh, I can't take this!"
"Alright, enough!" Aizawa's voice boomed over the students'. He sighed exasperatedly and put his thumb on the bridge of his nose. "If this disturbance is really such a problem, I'll drop by tonight to check it out. That's the rational approach, especially since it'll be storming tonight. So be sure to be in your rooms when I come around to do the roll call."
"Th-Thank you, Aizawa-sensei!"
They can always count on dad of Class 1-A.
Mizuha frowned. "… But that's how people die in horror movies."
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Aizawa never showed up for roll call.
This prompted everyone to leave their rooms and search for him. After all, he said was coming by their dorm to check things out. They all decided to look for him while the storm outside only added fuel to their fears.
They weren't expecting to find him unconscious near the dinning table. They panicked but still had the initiative to carry their teacher to the sofa.
"Does… Does he have a blond hair?" Kaminari looked terrified. "OH SHIT! HE DOES! Ah… no wait. That's mine."
Bakugo whacked him over the head. "Don't freaking joke about that, dunce face!" he roared.
Mizuha gave Bakugo a look. "Are you scared?" she whispered to him, causing him to whip his head in her direction and glare at her, it made her jump a little. She rose her hands up in defense. "I'm observant. I saw you freeze up when I told—" he clamped his hand over her mouth.
"Shut up." he whispered harshly.
Mizuha's eyes squinted at him. She considered licking his hand to make him pull away.
"He got whammied by the curse!" Mineta cried while holding his head.
"It could've been a Villain attack. But they'd have to be a tough one to knock out Aizawa-sensei!" Ojiro said with a worried look on his face.
"Wouldn't the campus alarm go off then?" Byakuren wondered, "But… if we think about USJ…"
Everyone was freaking out.
"Calm yourselves, everyone!" Iida shouted in order to calm his peers, but his voice went unheard as they were all talking among themselves.
"Paranormal occurrences aside, we should alert the other teachers about what happened to Aizawa-sensei." Tsuyu spoke. This brought everyone back to their senses.
Iida nodded in agreement. "There should be landline to the Faculty Dorms—"
Lightning cracked and caused a loud boom outside the dorm, and in an instant, everything went dark.
"GAH!"
"Great… a blackout." Byakuren groaned.
"R-Restrain yourself, Dark Shadow!"
"Geez, Tokoyami! Don't release Dark Shadow in here!"
Mizuha tried to look around for any light that might be independent from the electricity. She wasn't even sure if there was a flashlight somewhere that was provided by the school. She didn't have her phone with her since she left her room after Byakuren answered her text about if whether or not Aizawa showed up for roll call on the fifth floor.
Humans were naturally afraid of the dark but Mizuha wasn't exactly worried. She couldn't say the same about her classmates though.
"Everyone! There's nothing to fear!" Iida shouted.
"Yaoyorozu?" Mizuha called.
"Mizuha-san?"
"Could you make a flashlight or something?"
"Yes, I was just about to— AHH!" Yaoyorozu let out a shriek.
"Yaomomo?" Jiro called nervously. "What happened?"
"S-Something is running about underfoot!"
"What do you mean 'something'…? Eek—! I felt it too!" That was Uraraka.
"I can't deal with this anymore!" Kaminari cried, he was on the verge of breaking down in tears right there and then. Everyone was letting out frightened sounds as whatever was around them darted all around.
"We need some light!" Iida commanded.
His voice triggered Kaminari and Bakugo to use their Quirks. They both illuminated the room for a quick moment. Everyone paused and looked around when there was a moment of silence.
Mizuha blinked. She saw a figure jump towards her before the room was in complete darkness once more.
Her heart rate jumped.
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Mizuha let out a frightened yell. "WHOA! WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!" Mizuha shouted while quickly backing away from whatever the figure was. "AH HELL NO! WHAT THE HELL?! FUCK THAT SHIT!" she ran into somebody while running away.
"Oof—!"
"Kirishimaaa!" Mizuha whined. "Did you see that shit?! WHAT THE FUCK?!"
"Hyoumei-kun! Stop swearing so much! Calm down!"
"I-I have no idea!" Kirishima replied while holding on to her since she wouldn't stop fidgeting frantically. He was right behind her, so he saw the exact same thing.
"It was definitely a ghost! That's what ghosts look like, right?!" Kaminari shouted.
"We're all going to die!" Mineta screamed.
"M-Midoriya… Which is more effective against ghosts— ice or fire?" Todoroki asked somewhere near Mizuha, she could tell that he was also shaken up.
"Huh? I can't say I've ever thought about that, but we think of ghosts as being cold, right? So maybe fire would work? But honestly, I'm not sure physical attacks have any effects on spirits! Since, by definition, they don't have corporeal bodies."
"Then… what do we do?" Todoroki said.
"We burn the fucking dorm down!" Mizuha hissed.
The front door of their dormitory swung open with a loud bang!, which caused everyone to look fearfully. There was a single figure standing in the doorway. They had long blond hair, it was dripping wet from the rain. Slowly, they stepped into the building.
"Ugh… you kids…" they said before raising their head.
Everyone went on the offensive as they screamed. A plethora of Quirks shot towards the figure and drowned whatever sound they made. It wasn't until the onslaught was over that the lights returned and illuminated the common floor.
The figure was still there. They didn't disappear like how ghosts usually do. It was laying on unconscious on the floor. A few students crept towards the figure and examined it.
Ashido gasped, horrified. "It's Present Mic!"
"Oh, shit." Byakuren cringed.
Mizuha's eyes widened. She moved away from Kirishima and walked to the couch where Aizawa was lying. To her horror, he was waking up. There was not enough time to hide the evidence and play it cool. He saw her peering down at him, causing her to move away and stare at the others with a frown.
"What's going on?"
They all paled.
We're in trouble. I just know it.
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Mizuha yawned into her hand as she slumped on her desk. She was tired. So tired. She stayed up late writing something for her teacher since he wasn't too happy after last night's events.
After he woke, he explained what he found out. Apparently, the buzzing was coming from a little device that was built by Hatsume. It was designed to scout at night due to most of the girls' complaints about having a pervert in their dorm. Hatsume, who was more than happy to make something, had left the device in their dorm which caused the buzzing sounds as it traveled in the halls. This obviously annoyed Mineta. As for why Aizawa was unconscious, he had tried reaching for the device that was stuck on the ceiling by standing on the table, but he slipped on a kitchen rag that Hagakure forgot when she was in a hurry to get to her room before roll call. The 'ghost' that ran around the common room was actually Koda's little rabbit Yuwai.
Once that was resolved, he sent everyone to bed. But not without saying a few more things. Scary stories were now forbidden in Class 1-A's dormitory. He also demanded apology essays from the whole class that were due the next day. And now, he wanted everyone to be in bed by eight for the next few days. He even looked at Mizuha to make his point, she was no exception.
The usual lively chatter was toned down a bit thanks to their sleep deprivation. It made the majority wonder how could Mizuha live like that nearly on a daily basis. They were already seated when Aizawa entered the classroom. He greeted them but not while preparing to get into his yellow sleeping bag.
"Um…" he started as he covered his head. "We're going to have a Cultural Festival."
There was a moment of silence. Then, as if they were not sleep deprived at all, the class exploded in excited cheers.
Mizuha jumped from the sudden noise.
Some light stuff before the next Arc. We got to see how Mizuha interacts with her classmates now that she took bigger strides out of her shell.
The scary story part of this chapter came from the 3rd BNHA light novel. I read it after posting chapter 29 and I really wanted to put it into my story. If I got my information correct, then there is a month before the Cultural Festival preparations even begins, so I thought this was the perfect time to write it. You could find some translations of the novel somewhere online if you want to read it! Mizuha's scary story was actually a story that someone once told me. I searched it up out of curiosity while writing this and found out that the story was a rip off of Creepypasta haha.
Okay. An update regarding ships. Oh my god. GEEZ, I am having trouble choosing one LMAO. I can't decide for some reason. But I've narrowed it down: Kirishima, Todoroki, Bakugo and Tamaki. (These were actually the ones I predicted would be possible since I never actually decided on a ship at first). Hopefully, I'll figure it out soon... (¬_¬;)
Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Reviews are appreciated and I look forward to reading them!
