(warning, this one will be short, and possibly suggestive to some people)

Once they took their seats, Aizawa continued with his lesson on angles. Trace simply laid his notebook out, already quite adept with angles. Instead, he was attempting to draw his friends in various Heroic poses. Bakugo exploding villains with his palms. Sato downing sugar while punching Shigaraki. Kirishima hardens while a thug tries to hurt him. And of course, Mina spraying those thugs in the alleyway with acid. He was super enveloped into his work when he heard a voice behind him. "Dang, those are some good drawings Trace".

Trace nearly jumped out of his skin. He turned quickly to see Kirishima watching him draw. Kirishima put a hand behind his head. "Sorry about that, guess you didn't hear the bell".

Trace quickly regained his composure, shutting his book. "You're okay kirishima, it's just been kind of a crazy day", Trace began chuckling halfway through it.

"So", Kirishima began, looking Trace straight in the eyes, "When are you gonna show Mina?".

Trace began blushing heavily, looking toward the ground. "I don't know yet, I don't want to show her an incomplete picture, you know". Trace put his notebook into his bag before flinging the bag onto his shoulders.

Kirishima began laughing. "That makes sense, if you're gonna show her, then give it to her completely", Kirishima managed to calm down after a few seconds. "Hey, the class is heading out to get supplies for the class field trip, wanna come with us", Kirishima held a hand out to Trace, waiting for an answer.

After a few seconds of pondering, Trace took the hand, standing up before saying "I'm down".

Kirishima flashed a pretty big smile at this. "Sweet, i'll let the others know", Kirishima walked out of the class, Trace in tow.

"So", Kirishima said, looking at Trace, "What are you gonna get for the trip".

Trace put a hand to his cheek before responding, "well, the list says to bring a sleeping bag so there's that, bugspray, stuff like that, but I heard a pokemon game I liked when I was younger re-released so I might look at that".

Kirishima smiled before saying, "didn't take you as a gamer kinda guy".

Trace simply shrugged, "Pokemon was a huge part of my life so I figure it would be fun to get back into it".

The two continued talking back and forward, each learning a lot about the other. Eventually they met up with the others at the Mall. Everyone greeted them warmly, quickly adding them to the conversations.

"You guys ready", Toru waved her hands excitedly. She was quickly answered with cheers of excitement. "Then let's go".

Everyone began going their separate ways, searching for specific items. Trace however was done before anyone started, he knew what he needed and got it quickly. He began heading to the game store. "They probably won't have it here, but I may as well check". He walked into the game store and immediately saw it. Pokemon Black. He immediately picked up a copy and brought it to the front desk, buying it for 20 bucks. After receiving the game in a bag, he walked out and put it into his backpack for later. He was about to start wandering around until he got grabbed from behind.

"Don't do anything stupid kid", Shigiraki placed 4 of his 5 fingers onto Trace's neck. "If anyone asks, I'm an old friend with a strange way of saying hello".

Trace immediately dropped his hands to his side. "I could fight back right now, we both know I'm the faster combatant".

Shigaraki quietly chuckled before regaining his composure, "maybe so kid but think about how many people I could kill in this small window, that kid, that couple, maybe even your pink friend".

Trace froze up. He would risk his freedom to kill his girlfriend, he could detain him, but how many people would die before he could stop him. Trace sighed before saying, "where do you want to talk".

"That's better". Shigaraki guided Trace to a bench where they both sat down. "Now, I'll just cut to the chase, Everyone seems to popularize this hero killer, yet I did the same thing on a grander scale but no one seemed to bat an eye at me, so what makes him so much better than me".

Trace legitimately pondered that question. Why was Stain so popular compared to Shigaraki. "I guess the reason this is the case, is because he had a clear goal, he stuck by his beliefs until the end". Trace sat there silently, listening to him speak about something he couldn't hear.

Eventually Shigaraki spoke directly to Trace, "so the problem is All Might, so I'll just have to eliminate him, thank you kid". Shigaraki's finger became closer to Trace's neck causing him to reflexively pull back slightly. Shigaraki began gripping Trace slightly harder, "what did I say about struggling".

Trace began freaking out internally, trying to think of a way to get out of this. He was about to close his eyes when he heard a familiar voice. He heard Mina close by. Cogs turned quickly in his head before saying to Shigaraki, "follow my lead and I can get you out of here without issue".

Shigaraki simply nodded, turning to the pink skin girl.

"What are you doing here Trace, getting mugged", Mina's voice had a ton of worry.

Trace put on his most convincing happy voice. "Hey Mina, This is my friend, Jackson, we haven't seen each other in 10 years, he used to babysit me until the incident, by the way, his way of greeting is to put his hand by your neck, don't worry about it, his quirk is death shake, if he shakes hands with someone, their body begins producing an overabundance of sugar, putting them into diabetical coma". Trace spoke clearly and calmly.

Mina was sceptical but decided not to press the situation.

"Apologies", Shigaraki took his hand away from Trace's neck, "I didn't realize you were here with friends, I'll let you get back with them". Skigaraki walked away quickly but calmly as if he just heard a sale was going on.

Mina turned back to Trace who was shaking heavily, on the bench, tears began falling from his face. She could see the sheer terror on his face. She pulled out her cell phone to call the police, quickly giving them as much about the suspect as possible. Once that was done, she sat down beside him and began running a hand through his hair to try calm him. "Are you okay Trace".

Trace was spaced out, whatever happened had a big effect on him.

Mina shook him but still couldn't get his attention. She tried giving him a bear hug but that didn't work either. "Come on Trace", Mina began to become frustrated, but also worried. She planted a kiss on his lips, making sure to hug him while doing this. He still didn't budge. Mina began to worry he was traumatically affected. She began panicking as she has never seen this before.

Todoroki walked up to them to see the scene. He immediately turned to Mina. "what happened to him".

"He's been like this for a good 5 minutes", Mina couldn't hide the worry in her voice.

Todoroki motioned for Mina to move. Once she got up from the bench, Todoroki launched a small burst of fire onto Trace's shoulder.

Trace immediately reacted, putting the fire out in seconds. He began looking around, seeing Todoroki and Mina staring at him. He wrapped Mina into a hug, holding her tightly. He was afraid of losing her. He didn't want that. He would protect her. He began sobbing into Mina's arms before choking out, "I lied, that wasn't an old friend, he was Shigaraki, he threatened to hurt you unless I answered his questions, I didn't want to lose you so I gave him what he wanted".

Mina was shocked at all of this. A Villain had held Trace hostage. She returned his hug twice as powerful, nearly cutting off his ability to breath. "I'm so sorry you had to go through that Trace, I should have been there".

"Don't worry about it Mina, all he wanted was to know why he was less famous than Stain", Trace flashed a smile to her, trying to calm her down. He began running a hand up and down her back, sending a shiver down her spine. Mina looked up to Trace, then without warning, kissed him with as much passion as possible. Trace returned the kiss instantly, just enjoying her presence. They sat there for so long. Mina began running a hand through his hair, a gesture Trace very much enjoyed. She continued with more compassion, Simply enjoying his warmth when something caught her attention. Part of his hair felt clumped. Trace broke the kiss, the need for oxygen getting the better of him.

"Hey Trace", Mina asked worriedly.

"Yeah Mina", Trace was equally worried, "did something happen".

"Could you take a seat for a second", Mina motioned to the bench.

Trace, though confused, sat down and tilted his head toward her, assuming that's what she wanted.

Mina began running both hands through his head, searching for that spot she felt. It didn't take her 5 seconds before she found a small cloth covering his head partially. She felt strings running below his ears. She looked at Trace as she started removing the string. Trace was clearly nervous but was making no move to stop her. Seeing this, Mina went to the other ear and removed the string from his ear, before taking the cloth off his head to reveal two wolf ears slightly bigger than his hand. Mina audibly gasped, seeing those adorably ears.

Todoroki was nothing but confused. "Wait what".

Trace looked at Mina, putting up his hood. "Can we go somewhere that's not so public", Trace motioned to an alleyway by the game store he came out of.

The others nodded without hesitation, pulling Trace toward the alleyway. They had many questions, but it was clear Trace was nervous about others seeing them. They went about 10 feet into the alley so they didn't look too suspicious. Trace eventually sighed before removing his hoods, allowing his ears to rise again. He removed the faux ears on the side of his face, throwing them into his hoodie pocket with the cloth. "I have a lot of explaining to do, don't I". Trace was looking directly at his friends.

"You have a LOT to explain Trace", Todoroki's confusion grew with every passing second.

"Agreed", was all Mina said, being in the same boat as Todoroki.