HAPPY NEW YEAR! And all that guff. Here's a new chapter posted at just after midnight here in SA because I can!
Shinso woke up as the bus stopped, blinking blearily as he watched the rest of the students file off the vehicle under Midoriya's command. He closed his eyes again, deciding it was better to get the extra sleep than stretch when he felt the familiar weight of fabric drop into his lap. Looking up, he stared at Aizawa, then looked down at his capture weapon, a creeping sense of dread filling his gut as he pulled the noise-cancelling headphones off.
"You'll need that," the older man grunted as he turned, his own headphones resting around his neck, "Oh, and leave your gift behind, it won't help you and may get broken. I'll make sure they get dropped off with the rest of the bags."
"Dropped off?" Hitoshi asked, hurriedly getting up from his seat and placing the headphones carefully down in it, able to hear the sounds of the other students outside, talking to someone, "What do you mean dropped off?"
"We have a straggler," Aizawa grunted as he hopped off the bus, Hitoshi following close behind as he pulled the capture weapon over his head, "You two ready?"
"Yep!" the blond heroine in her cat-themed costume said excitedly, making a cute pose, "We were just about to explain what's happening to your students!"
Hitoshi blinked, staring at two of the members of the Wild Wild Pussycats, one of his favourite Hero teams, mostly because they dressed like cats, Mandalay and Pixie-bob.
"Well," Mandalay said happily, "This whole area is our territory, your lodging is at the foot of that mountain over there."
"So then why'd we stop halfway?" Kirishima asked.
"Maybe we should get back on the bus," Sero muttered nervously, already turning around.
"It's now 9:30 am, I'm thinking around noon at the earliest," Mandalay said softly, a smile on her face as the class began bolting back towards the bus, Hitoshi only able to stare as he felt the ground beneath him shift, "Kitties who don't make it there by 12:30 don't get any lun-!"
"Geronimo!" the shout cut her off, the class all turning to see Izuku leaping over the edge of the cliff, before slapping his chest and beginning to slowly float down, "See you guys there!"
"DEKU YOU FUCK!" Bakugo screeched, launching himself over the edge after the other teen, "WHERE THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUCKING GOING?!"
The rest of the class gasped as the ground beneath them lurched, throwing them into the air as they all began to fall over the edge of the cliff.
"Sorry kids," Aizawa called as they fell, "But the training's already begun."
"This is our territory!" Mandalay shouted over the safety rail, "So feel free to use your quirks! You have three hours to reach the facility on foot! So, try to make your way through…The Beast's Forest!"
"Hey guys! Nice of you to drop in!" Izuku laughed as the rest of the class pulled themselves out of the dirt, "Anyway, Pixie-bob's using her quirk right now, so my guess is the big scary things aren't real animals!"
"Big scary things?" Mina asked as she shook some dirt out of her shirt, "What big scary things?"
"Oh, just that," Izuku said as he pointed at the massive dark brown monster that loomed over them from the tree line.
"IT'S A REAL BEAST!" the class screamed as Izuku spun on his heel and let loose a gout of flame, an icicle form Shoto spearing the monster a moment later as Iida and Bakugo slammed into it, demolishing the beast.
"And the best thing is, I can't even feel them!" Izuku laughed as the rest of the class stared, "So we're going to have a tough time with this!"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP, FUCKING DEKU!" Katsuki spat, "THESE WEAK ASS FUCKERS ARE NOTHING!"
Himiko rubbed her eyes, still red from crying, as she stared at the far wall of her room. The soft knock didn't surprise her, as she had been expecting her friend to come visit, but it did fill her with a slight sense of dread.
"Himi-chan, can I come in?" Pipi called from the other side of the door.
"Okay," Himiko replied softly, confident that the bat girl's sensitive hearing would pick it up.
The door clicked open, Pipi entering with a tray of juice and snacks which she quickly set down on Himiko's desk.
"I heard you had another episode," she said softly, the blond tensing as she nodded, "Are you okay? You didn't hurt yourself, did you?"
"N-no…" Himiko shook her head, feeling the tears well back up as she spoke, "Worse. I hurt Izu-kun."
"Was he in the room when…?"
"No, I pushed him out before it started, but…but…" Himiko sobbed now, burying her head in her arms, "I bit him. I bit him and I felt it coming immediately."
"Okay," Pipi said softly, gently sitting beside the crying girl and wrapping an arm around her shoulders, "It's okay, you didn't hurt him seriously. Do you know why it came so quickly?"
"Uh uh," Himiko muttered as she shook her head again, "We were…we were kissing…and then I bit him by accident…and then I felt it coming."
"K-kissing?" Pipi squeaked, "You and Midoriya were…"
"Yeah," Himiko sighed, looking up, her cheeks flushing as she spoke, "It felt so good. Like there was fire in my veins. I couldn't stop. Didn't want to. I just…It's coming again! Get out! Get out, get out, get out!"
Pipi watched as her friend grabbed her head and shuddered, immediately pushing the bat girl off her as she struggled to control herself. Pipi jumped to her feet and shot out of the room, grabbing the key in the lock, and closing it quickly behind her, before locking it. She shuddered herself as she heard the giggling begin, stepping away from the door as it got louder.
"Oh dear," Inko said from beside her, the bat girl looking at her with worry, "This is the fastest she's had another episode since they started. Do you have any ideas why?"
"I'm not sure," Pipi sighed as they walked away from the door, "But I may have one."
The grey fabric snapped around the massive beast's leg, groaning as the creature tried to step forwards, the tree the other end was wrapped around starting to be pulled from the ground.
"Nice catch, Hi-chan!" Izuku yelled as he threw himself up into the air with a powerful explosion, landing on the monster's head before blasting it off, the whole thing crumbling beneath him, the rest of the class fighting around them, "At least Pixie-bob's nice enough to let us win by taking out vitals!"
"Shut up, Midoriya!" the purple-haired teen panted, severely out of breath as they'd all be running and fighting for what felt like hours.
"Hi-chan! Duck!" Hitoshi reacted instinctively to the warning, already seeing the palm of the other teen's hand glowing as a tube shot from it, the end exploding as he felt the bullet shoot over his head. The smaller earth beast that had been about to jump on him flew backwards into a tree, where it shattered, dirt and rocks falling to the ground, "Whew, that was close."
"Midoriya! What the fuck was that?" Hitoshi shouted as he jumped back to his feet, staring at the metal pipe in Izuku's hand.
"What, Yaomomo can make canons and I get shit for making a pipe gun?" the green-haired teen grinned as he spun on his heel, kicking another of the smaller earth beasts away, "Now's not the time, Hi-chan! You can complain once we get out of here!"
"Like that's going to be happening anytime soon," Hitoshi muttered under his breath as he quickly stood back-to-back with Izuku, watching the crowd of smaller earth beasts slowly emerge from the forest.
"You ready to show off your training?" Izuku asked.
"Like I have a choice!"
"Why am I here?"
Ryo Inui looked up at the blond as she spoke, letting out a quiet sigh.
"I know that you don't trust very many of us, Toga-san," the bestial man said calmly, trying to stay as unthreatening as possible, despite his intimidating appearance, "But your episodes have been getting worse lately, and we need to figure out why."
"It's cause my quirk is cursed," Himiko muttered, making the school counsellor raise an eyebrow, "Just like Mama and Papa used to say."
"And why did they say that?" Inui asked softly.
"B-because…because I have to drink blood," Himiko answered, "It gets me so excited when I see it. Smell it. Taste it. It's so good!"
"And there's nothing wrong with that," Inui said calmly, making the girl start, "It's most probably a factor of your quirk. We've already determined that you need to drink blood in order to get proper nutrition, so your previous actions can be attributed to something like cravings. Your body demanding the nutrients it needs."
"Cravings?" Himiko muttered, pulling her knees up to her chest.
"Yes," Inui said softly, leaning forwards slightly, "Can you tell me, are there any cravings you're having right now?"
"R-right now?" Himiko squeaked, her face flushing as images filled her mind, "I want Izu-kun."
"You want to drink some of Midoriya's blood?"
"No, I want Izu-kun. I love him. I want to be with him. I want to be…no! Can't say that! Have to stop!" Himiko barked, startling the counsellor as he watched her start to panic.
"Why?"
The question hung in the air for a moment as Himiko stared at the man in shock, "W-why what?"
"Why do you have to stop saying that you want to…to "be" someone?"
"C-cause Mama and Papa said it was wrong. Everyone will hate me if I'm like that here."
Inui paused, thinking over what he should say next, the girl in front of him curling more into herself as the silence echoed in the room, "Would Midoriya hate you?"
"N-no," Himiko whispered, "He likes my quirk. He says that it's cool."
"And it is," Inui replied, getting the girl to look at him again, "Everyone here thinks your quirk is quite amazing. And it's obvious that these cravings of yours stem from what your quirk and body needs. So, tell me, Toga-san, why are you denying a part of yourself?"
The sun was setting as the students staggered out of the forest, several holding onto various parts of their bodies as they made their way towards the lodge.
"They're finally here!" Pixie-bob said, "Needless to say, they didn't make it in time for lunch."
"Three hours my ass," Sero muttered through his exhaustion as Eijiro complained about how hungry he was.
"Sorry," Mandaly chuckled, "That's how fast we would have made it."
"Flaunting the power gap in our faces," Sato sighed.
"Mew mew mew," Pixie-bob giggled, "We actually thought it would take you longer. And you dealt with my Earth Beasts pretty well! Especially you four!"
The older woman pointed towards Izuku, Shoto, Katsuki and Tenya as she spoke, zooming up to them and grinning manically.
"I call dibs when they're old enough!"
"I didn't know she was like this," Aizawa sighed as he watched the woman fawn over the four boys.
"She's worried about being a spinster forever," Mandalay sighed.
"Spinster? You look way too young to be a spinster!" Izuku laughed, Pixie-bob blushing suddenly as she paused.
"Oh, I like this one!" she grinned even wider, pausing a moment later as the wave of malice hit her.
The rest of the class glared at her as she spoke, making the Pro shudder slightly.
"Anyway," Izuku said, breaking the awkward air, "I've been wondering for a while. That boy, whose child is he?"
"Oh, that's Kouta," Mandalay sighed, "He's my nephew. Kouta come say hello! You'll be spending a week with these guys so you might as well get to know them."
"Heya kid," Izuku said as he held out his hand for a handshake, "I'm Izuku Midoriya from UA, nice to meet you!"
The small fist slammed into his crotch as Izuku paled, the rest of the class gasping in shock as he clutched his groin.
"What the hell?!" "Midori!" "Are you okay?!" "How dare you do that to Izuku's scrotum!"
The shouts echoed over the clearing, the boy simply scowling as he stalked away.
"I can't abide jerks who want to be Heroes," the child spat, startling the class out of their shouting.
"Cute kid," Bakugo smirked as he watched the boy leave, the rest of the class shooting him a glare as they crowded around Izuku.
"I can freeze him for you," Shoto said, "It'd only take a moment and-."
"It's okay," Izuku gasped as he managed to stand up again, "He's just a kid."
"Still…" Shoto hummed, looking at the building as Kouta disappeared inside.
"Alright you lot," Aizawa called, drop your bags off in your rooms, then meet in the mess hall, after that, you'll take a bath, then it's time for bed. The real training starts tomorrow."
OMAKE
Inko Midoriya Moms UA Part 1
"Oh, terribly sorry to disturb you," the short woman said as she slid open the door to the teacher's break room, several of the teachers already gathering their things to head to their next class, "I was just looking for LunchRush-san."
"They've just come off lunch duty," Midnight called, pointing to the gasmask wearing figure that seemed to be slouched on the couch, "They're usually very tired afterwards."
"Yes, well that was what I thought," Inko Midoriya said as she entered the room, the other teachers looking at the box held in her hands, "So I made them a bento."
"You…" Present Mic muttered, "You made LunchRush a bento?"
"Yes?" Inko hummed, walking over to the figure and gently shaking their shoulder, handing them the box, "I hope you enjoy it."
The teachers all watched as the woman walked happily out of the room, their heads snapping around as they heard a quiet hiss, staring at LunchRush as they disconnected the tube attached to their mask, before slipping some of the food through the hole. The room went quiet as the cook suddenly started to shake, the other teachers all looking at each other in worry before they heard the quiet sob.
"It's so good!"
