"English"
"Japanese"
"Thinking"
"Whispering"
Winter yawns quietly while she continues to edit the design on her phone. She leans further back into the leather seats of the limousine, shivering slightly.
"Sunglasses, Mistress Winter," Iehisa states calmly, making the teenager glance up from her phone. Dozens of reporters stood outside the UA gates, cameras flashing everywhere. Winter spots an annoyed Shōto trying and failing to walk past the crowd.
"Harpy alert," Ringo mutters under his breath, putting on his sunglasses before getting out of the vehicle.
"Thank you, Fujibayashi-kun," Winter says, quickly putting on her pair of sunglasses she always keeps inside the limousine. She sees her extra pair and hesitates for a moment before grabbing them. Ringo opens her door and helps her out, both ignoring the reporters quickly surrounding them. Winter nods her head towards Shōto, already making her way towards him.
"Lady Winter! Can you tell us what it's like having All Might as your teacher?"
"Why did you choose UA over BAH?"
"Have you ever thought about handing over your status to Lady Whitney? She is the eldest."
"Todoroki-san, how is it like to have the No. 1 Hero as your teacher with your father being No. 2?"
"Do you know your father's reasoning behind yesterday's incident?"
"What does your father say about you being taught by All Might?"
"Shōto-kun," Winter greets, smiling softly down at her cousin. He blinks in surprise, not realizing Winter was there, and gives a small nod in greeting.
The white haired teenager hands him her extra pair of sunglasses and links arms with him. She nods towards Ringo and waits for the reporters to clear. Shōto glances down at the sunglasses for a moment before putting them on, tensing when Winter links arms with him.
"Get out of their way! This is a school and they can't be late to class! Move!" Ringo calls out, clearing the way for the two wealthy teenagers.
"It is best to ignore the reporters on a good day. We have press conferences and scheduled public sightings for them to ask their questions," Winter comments quietly, following after Ringo.
"What's the big deal?! We're just asking them questions!" A bold reporter exclaims, not budging from his spot. Winter side eyes him, not pausing in their stride.
"It's a school day, sir. They don't have time for questions," Ringo answers blandly, not bothering to look at the reporter.
"Momo-chan told me about your combat training yesterday. You did quite well," Winter says, ignoring the bold reporter, "but, you should let your teammates have more of an input in a plan in case something happens."
"Hey, Lady Winter!" The bold reporter calls out.
"You don't need to be a team player to be a hero," Shōto answers, making Winter giggle. She nods her head in agreement, still ignoring the reporter. They've almost made it past the gate.
"True, but it helps to be able to work on a team," The white haired teenager retorts calmly. She gasps in surprise when someone grabs her arm and pulls her, instinctively trying to wrench away.
"Is All Might really a teacher?" The bold reporter asks, not noticing Winter's panicked expression. Her cool facade quickly pulls up and she tries to wrench her arm out of the man's grip. It only tightens.
"Let me go," Winter orders, tightening her arm around her cousin's. The reporter ignores her and tries to get closer.
"Stop being such a bitch and answer the–woah!" The man is roughly pushed back, forced to let go of Winter's arm. Ringo glares heavily at the reporter, standing in front of Winter and Shōto. Winter uses the distraction to quickly cross onto the school grounds with Shōto.
"Please do not harass the students," Ringo states seriously before following after Winter.
"I apologise for that. I did not expect that reporter to be so bold," Winter says calmly, unlinking her arm from Shōto's once they were clear of reporters. She gently grabs her other arm, carefully rubbing the reddening mark.
Shōto blinks at her in surprise, eyes narrowing slightly. He takes off the sunglasses.
"It's fine. Here." He tries to hand the pair back to Winter, but she just shakes her head and gently pushes his hand away.
"Keep them. I think any hero will agree with the name, but reporters are harpies," She says with a small smile. "And so many bright flashes in your eyes will cause a migraine."
"But, these are yours," Shōto states. Winter giggles and just shakes her head.
"Give them back once you buy your own pair, then. I have these," Winter says, tapping the corner of her own sunglasses.
"Winter-kun, are you alright?" Ringo walks over and carefully grabs her arm. Winter changes her focus to her bodyguard and smiles softly while he rolls up her sleeve to check the mark.
"Yes. The reporter surprised me, that's all."
Ringo frowns slightly, checking over the red mark. "It'll bruise."
"Rin–Yaoyorozu-Sensei, I would prefer not to be late to Aizawa-Sensei's class," Winter says exasperatedly, gently pulling her arm out of Ringo's grip. He sighs and relents, taking a step back with his hands raised.
Winter giggles before tugging Shōto's sleeve. "Did you and your siblings like the wedding album?"
"Quiet." Shōta closes the door behind him, the class quickly going to their seats. Winter quickly turns in her desk, giving Hanta and Eijirō a smile before focusing on their homeroom teacher.
"I hope we'll do something relatively normal... I'm really should've at least took a nap last night," Winter hopes, suppressing a yawn.
"You all will be choosing the class rep and vice rep today," Shōta manages to get out before the class bursts in a cacophony of excitement.
"WE'RE DOING SOMETHING NORMAL!" Winter winces at the loud noise, feeling a headache form.
"Quiet!" Winter shouts over the loudness. "We won't have time to do this normal activity if you waste our time shouting!" The class quickly goes quiet, making Shōta smirk. He hides the smirk behind his scarf and starts climbing into his sleeping bag.
"You all will do this on your own. Wake me up when you reach a decision," He says before falling asleep. Winter smiles slightly and stands up, turning to give Momo a nod.
The class grows loud again as everyone starts stating who they want to be the class representative. Winter sighs heavily and walks to the front of the class, smiling at Hitoshi when he stares at her with a confused expression. Momo follows after Winter, standing beside her. She quickly covers her ears when she sees the white haired teenager take a deep breath and put two fingers in her mouth.
PHUWEET!
Most of the students cover their ears, their arguments being interrupted by the extremely loud whistle. Winter lowers her hand, placing both on her hips.
"Now that I have your attention," She says calmly, giving the class a stern stare, "I would like to suggest casting a vote for who will become the class representative and the vice representative."
"Wouldn't everyone just vote for themselves?" Hitoshi asks tiredly, rubbing one of his ears.
"No one can vote for themselves, to keep it fair. Of course, this is only a suggestion," Winter says with a small shrug.
"Ow. Winter-chan, how can you whistle so loudly?" Ochako asks, rubbing her ears. Winter giggles and glances at an amused Momo.
"I spend every other Christmas Break in New York City. It's a handy skill there," The white haired teenager answers brightly. "Do we all agree with the democracy approach?"
When no one objects the idea, Winter smiles brightly. Momo walks towards the chalkboard and begins writing out everyone's names.
"Everyone will have one vote. No one can vote for themselves. The student with the highest votes will become class rep and the second highest becoming vice," Momo states while Winter creates a small crate made of ice.
"Please write down a name on a piece of paper and put it in this crate. We'll count the votes after everyone has done. Does everyone understand?" Winter continues for her best friend.
She smiles brightly, clapping her hands cheerfully. "All right, let's begin everyone! Please remember to choose who you think is best suited for the positions."
"I hope we reach an easy decision with this! Maybe I should have put more thought into this idea," Winter thinks to herself, writing out her vote. She hopes whoever is chosen will be capable.
Hey! Hope you like the new chapter! Guys, we're almost at USJ... I'm incredibly excited for it. Hope you guys like the story so far! Bye!
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