Saturday Afternoon
"- Today police have found a fifth murder victim this week," the newscaster said, as Hiroshi finished packing up the things he wanted to take to the UA dorms. He had turned the TV on to fill up the air, and ended up on the news. "Much like the previous four victims since last Monday, they were found hanging upside in a tree, their hearts missing, and the words 'I Warned You' carved into their back."
"This is nuts. We've a murder almost every day that's been like that," Hiroshi muttered. "Just what is this 'warning' they got before they were killed like that?"
"I don't know, but I feel... uneasy about this," Hero replied as they taped up the box. "It's strange, I feel like whatever it is, it involves something bigger than anything thinks..."
"Well, whatever that feeling is, we're gonna have to put it on hold for now," Hiroshi said, looking at the several large and small boxes he packed. "We gotta go load this onto the moving van we're renting."
At UA
"Wow, I know we saw the dorms being completed yesterday, but still, this is something else!" Setsuna said, as she, Fuka, and Hiroshi walked in front of the new dorm buildings. There were three double-sided dorm buildings so far for each year in the Hero Course. Each one was divided into two halves, the A and B sides for the two classes in each year, which were also halved for a boy side and a girl side. There were fences dividing each building, giving small yards for the students to use. "Uraraka's dad does great work!"
"Thanks!" Ochako said, joining her friends as everyone else began to gather. They were meeting in front of the First Year Hero Course dorm, waiting for the keys to be distributed to them by Aizawa and Vlad King, while their parents waited at the vehicles with the belongings that they brought. "My dad's real proud of this, too!"
"This is so exciting!" Mina said, as she and Toru bounced up and down. "To think, we get to all live under the same roof!"
"Yea, this is gonna be great!" Kinoko said. "We'll be able to hang out and work out and train together!"
"Settle down, you all," Aizawa said, as he and Vlad King walked out of the dorm. "I'm glad to see that you all are here."
"Wouldn't miss this for the world!" Toru said. "So we're getting the grand tour, right!?"
"Of course," Vlad King said, motioning them all to walk into the dorm. "Come on, we'll show you the amenities and rooms."
The Hero Course students walked inside, and were wowed by the large common room. It had kitchens, tables, couches, and TVs around.
"As you can see, the building's first floor has a common area and hallway between the Class A and Class B sides, with a few kitchens and 'living room' areas. The bathrooms and laundry rooms are on this floor," Aizawa said, as the students looked around.
"This is so spacious!" Ochako said, marveling at her father's work.
"Indeed! It's as big as my family's dining room!" Momo complimented. Ochako stared at her, remembering how rich her friend was.
"Yaoyoruzu, gotta remember that we lived differently from everyone else," Fuka said, nudging her as everyone stared at her.
"O-oh! Right," Momo said, flushed red with embarrassment.
"Nah, it should be alright-" Hiroshi said, when he noticed Minoru salivating for some reason. "... Mineta, is something wrong?"
"S-So the bathrooms are in the common area?" he said, not hearing Hiroshi. "Have my dreams come true-"
"They're divided into male and female baths," Aizawa said. "That's enough out of you."
"Got it, sir," Minoru said, wiping his mouth.
"Really?" Hiroshi said, shaking his head.
"Hey, lay off me, I've dreamed about this day for a long time!"
"The left side is Class 1A, and the right side is Class 1B," Aizawa said, pointing to the respective sides. "The boy bedrooms are on the right side of the dorms. The girl bedrooms on the left side."
Vlad King pulled out a chart of room assignments. "Here're your room assignments. They've also been painted to what specifications you wanted. But all of them have a bed, a desk, personal refrigerator and freezer, microwave, personal A/C units, closets, half baths, and a veranda. Your room keys are inside your rooms, so go up there and grab them before moving your things in."
"Yes sir!" everyone said, as they dispersed to go to their rooms.
"Alright, let's get to work," Hiroshi said, as he and Fuka met up to get to the moving van they rented. "Shouldn't take too long to unload-"
"Young Hiro! Young Fuka!" someone said. Hiroshi and Fuka looked to the right, and saw an elegant woman who bore a resemblance to Momo. A man in a sharp dressed tuxedo was following her. "It's so good to see you two."
"Um, do we know you?" Fuka said, not recognizing her.
"Oh, I suppose it has been a long time since you've seen us, hasn't it?" the woman said. Momo came out of the dorm, and saw the two strangers. "You've only ever seen us twice, I think."
"Mother? Father?"
"Oh Momo! It's so nice that you, Hiroshi, and Fuka get to be together again!"
"Wait, what?" the three said.
"Hiroshi, Fuka, have you said hi to Uncle Roku and Aunt Nanami yet?" the two's mother said, as she and their father joined them.
"Wait, you know them?" Hiroshi said, pointing to the two.
"Of course! You remember our parties years ago, right?" their father said. "Uncle Roku and Aunt Nanami were always there with Momo!"
"I guess we forgot that we've been the ones that've kept in contact with each other," Momo's father chuckled. "It flew over our heads about asking you all about it."
"Wait wait wait wait," Fuka said. She turned to Momo, and took a long look at her. "... Momo? That Momo!?"
"... Fufu!? Shishi!?"
"That was you!?" the two girls gasped.
"... You know what, I should've realized that," Hiroshi said, suddenly remembering their childhood. Sure enough, he remembered that whenever his parents had parties at Furin-Kazan Corporation, that they'd have all sorts of guests, from businessmen, to heroes, to scientists, to politicians, all sorts of people. But very few kids. There was a girl that they played with when they joined their parents, though. She called them 'Fufu' and 'Shishi' since they all wanted to match while they were there. They only ever saw her twice, though, and that was because they started to be babysat by Hayate and Kana when they were old enough, and they spent more time with Setsuna. "It just makes so much sense..."
"I... I don't know why I never connected the dots!" Momo said, giving Fuka a tight hug.
"I know! I guess we just never really thought much about it!" Fuka said, grinning. "I guess we all fulfilled our promises to be heroes together!"
"Yea, and all at the same school, too," Hiroshi pointed out, looking at the dorms.
"Hey, what's going on?" Setsuna asked, noticing what was happening when she walked out to get her things.
"Setsuna, you won't believe this!" Fuka said. "Us and Momo've known each other since we were kids, too!"
"Whoa, really!?"
"Yes, we only ever met at their parties at their family's company, and I only knew them by the nicknames I gave them," Momo explained.
"She wanted us to match with her, since her name was Momo," Hiroshi added. "She called Fuka 'Fufu' and me 'Shishi'."
"Aw, that's so cute!" Setsuna said. "So I guess we can start calling you by your first name?"
"Of course!" Momo said, smiling.
"Well, I think that's enough chitchat for now," Momo's mother said. "We should let our movers take your things in."
"Yea, we can talk to each other as soon as we're finished!" Fuka said, as they all went off to their moving vehicles.
"Ugh, this is exhausting," Kyoka said, setting a box down next to a couch and taking a seat for a break. "Wish I was on a lower floor."
"Hey Jiro," Hiroshi said, walking in. "Need help? I'm basically done with unloading my and Fuka's stuff to our rooms."
"N-no! I'm good," Kyoka said, shaking her head. "It's fine! You must need to unpack stuff anyways."
"Nah, that can wait," Hiroshi said, shrugging. "I'd rather help out everyone unload first-"
"Hey Kyoka! Got some more boxes!" a man said. Hiroshi raised an eyebrow, and looked at the entrance.
"W-Whoa! Kyotoku+Mika!?" Hiroshi stuttered, surprised at seeing his favorite band here. "What are you doing here!?"
"Oh! You're that Furinji guy!" Kyotoku said, grinning. "Kyoka told us that you're a big fan!"
"Wait-" Hiroshi took a look at Mika, and then at Kyoka. "... Oh my god, how did I not realize that?"
"Please don't treat me any different!" Kyoka asked. "I know you're a big fan of my parents, but-"
"Oh, is that why you didn't tell me?" Hiroshi chuckled, noticing her reaction. "That makes sense now. Don't worry, Jiro, you're you. I'm not gonna go crazy and ask you to get autographs from them."
"Speaking of which! Here you go! From us to you!" Kyotoku said, taking a collector's box of CDs off the top of the box he was carrying. "A special edition collection of all of our current albums! Signed by the two of us."
"Whoa, really!?" Hiroshi said, as Kyoka's father handed it to him. "I... There's no way I can take this for free-"
"No, it's fine!" Kyotoku said. "You're one rocking kid, and you're our Kyoka's friend! It's the least we can do."
"It's always pleasant to meet a fan, especially someone as noteworthy as you," Mika added.
"I... Thanks!" Hiroshi said.
"Hey Hiroshi, what's going on here?" Setsuna said, coming out of the 1B side's elevator, when she noticed Kyoka's parents. "Whoa! Kyotoku+Mika!? I should've known your parents were gonna help you move in!"
"Wait, you knew about them?" Hiroshi said.
"Yea, she told us when we hung out during our break after the Sports Festival," Setsuna said.
"I figured it out at the arcade when I saw her reaction to you guys playing 'Super Extreme' on Dance Dance Revolution," Fuka said.
"Oh yea, we did license our songs for those games," Mika said.
"Yea, you're like, our favorite band," Setsuna said, wrapping her arm around Hiroshi's shoulder. "This is nuts to actually meet you!"
"If you're a big fan, too, then we got something for you too!" Kyotoku said while Mika pulled out an autographed picture and CD from her purse.
"We had a hard time convincing our managers to let us give Furinji a free special edition collection with our signatures, but they were much more willing to let us bring a few signed pictures and CDs for some of you," Mika said, handing it to her. "We have more to hand out for anyone else who're a fan of us."
"Whoa, thanks!" Setsuna said, grinning wide.
"I'll take this to my room, and then I can come help you out, alright Jiro?" Hiroshi said, looking at his new CD collection. "It was nice meeting you, Mr. Jiro! Mrs. Jiro!"
"Oh please, call us Kyotoku and Mika!" Kyotoku said. "That's just too formal for us!"
"A-Alright... I guess you want me to call you by your first name, then?" Hiroshi said, looking at Kyoka.
"S-Sure. We're friends, so why not?" Kyoka said, shrugging. She looked at Setsuna and Fuka. "You two can call me by my first name too, alright?"
"Cool! Like I said, I'll come back down to help you with your stuff if you need it, Kyoka!" Hiroshi said, walking off to the 1A side's elevator.
"What a nice kid," Mika said.
"Wait, that's right! I wanted to talk to his alien too!" Kyotoku said.
"You can talk to him later!" Kyoka chided, as she got up and picked up the box she had put down. "Let's get back to work now!"
"M-Mom! It's okay, I got this!" Izuku said, as his mom fidgeted around him and the two heavy boxes in his hands. "T-This is just extra muscle training!"
"Are you sure!?" she said, biting her lip. "I can help you carry some!"
"It's al- ACK!" Izuku said, accidentally stubbing his toe against the front's steps. The boxes fell forward, but were caught by someone.
"Are you alright Mr. Midoriya?" Hero/Hiroshi said, setting the boxes down. His slicked back hair fell forward and his green eyes turned gray.
"Y-Yea, thanks for the save, Furinji," Izuku said sheepishly. "I guess I shouldn't carry too many boxes when there are stairs, huh?"
"Why don't I help you out?" Hiroshi said, taking one of the boxes.
"You sure?" Izuku asked.
"Yea, I've been unpacking slowly, but I mostly want to help out with everyone getting their stuff into their room," Hiroshi shrugged. "Gives everyone more time to unpack for themselves, right?"
"M-Makes sense, yea," Izuku said, before realizing something. "Oh! I-I should introduce you to my mom! Mom, this is my friend, Hiroshi Furinji-"
"I'm familiar, I saw your fight with him, remember?" Inko said, smiling.
"Ooooh yea, sorry if that stressed you out," Hiroshi said, smiling awkwardly.
"No, it's alright. I mean, it's not every day your son fights a boy with an alien inside him, so that was a little nerve-wracking," Inko laughed a bit. "But... you two looked like you were having so much fun."
"Yea, it was," Hiroshi said, smiling. "The fight with your son was genuinely one of the funnest fights I've had. You should be proud, ma'am."
"I've always been," Inko said, as Izuku beamed. "Now come on, let's get this stuff to your room, Izuku!"
"This place is so incredible, dad!" Ochako said, as she, her dad, and mom walked into the lobby. Ochako had used her Quirk on her boxes to lighten them, and was dragging them through the air with a rope. "You did such a great job!"
"Hahaha, thanks sweetie!" her father said, rubbing the back of his head. "Cementoss did most of the work with the cement and all, but I think our company and I did a great job with what we could!"
"Hey Uraraka," Hiroshi said, approaching the gravity girl. "I was gonna ask if you need help, but seeing as you got all of your boxes on leashes like that, I think that I'd only end up being a hindrance."
"Yea, I got this, but thanks, Furinji!" Ochako said.
"Whoa, so you're the alien kid I've heard about," her father said, recognizing Hiroshi's Hero Hand. "Thanks for keeping an eye on our little girl!"
"Oh, you must be her parents!" Hiroshi said. "You did a great job on working on constructing the dorms here. They're fantastic!"
"Thanks! This is probably my best job yet," he said, laughing. "Principal Nezu's already contacting me to do the rest of the dorms before the next semester start!"
"That's great! I'm sure that the rest of the dorms will be just as great," Hiroshi said. "Well, I've taken up enough of your time, I should see if anyone else needs help. Talk to you later, Uraraka!"
"Talk to you later, Furinji!" Ochako said, waving bye at her friend.
"Are you sure you're fine here, Tensei?" Tenya fretted, as he carried the last of his boxes into the lobby. Tensei was sitting on a couch, while their parents were upstairs unloading Tenya's things. "You're still in casts!"
"Yea, I want to take a look around your new dorm!" Tensei said. "Plus, I want to get some fresh air away from the house."
"Hey Iida!" Hiroshi said, walking over to the bespectacled teen. "You need some help?"
"Oh, you're that Ultraman Hero guy!" Tensei said, grinning.
"And you must be Ingenium!" Hiroshi said, giving him a bow. "It's an honor to meet someone like you."
"Hey, no need for bowing!" Tensei said. "You're making me feel old."
"Still, it's nice to meet you. I hope your arms are healing alright," Hiroshi said, his smile growing slightly small.
"Yea, they are. They're saying that I'm gonna be able to change casts soon for something more comfortable," Tensei said, though he noticed Hiroshi's shrinking smile. "You okay?"
"I'm fine," Hiroshi said. "It's just... I wish I could've stopped Virus-"
"Aaaah, I get it," Tensei said. "Don't worry about it. We'll get that Virus guy soon. He might be an alien, but we've got our own as well! And you've got a bunch of us pros behind you, so don't worry about it!"
"... You're right," Hiroshi said, nodding. "Anyway, you need any help, Iida? I'm done unloading my things."
"No, it's alright, Furinji!" Tenya said, adjusting his glasses. "I had packed my things efficiently and organized, so we've just got these boxes left to take up to my room!"
"I see, that's good," Hiroshi said, when he noticed Pony walking in with some boxes. "Alright, I'm taking enough of your time, see you later!"
"Wow, this is a nice place!" Pony's mother said, marveling at the dorms. "Way nicer than the dorm I stayed in for college back in Texas."
"Yea, I think you're gonna enjoy this place a lot," Pony's father said.
"I am! It's gonna be fun with all of my classmates around!" Pony said, when she noticed that Sadie was still pouting. "Aw, don't worry, Sadie! I'll be visiting you soon!"
"Hey Tsunotori!" Hiroshi said, walking towards her. "Need any help?"
"Ooooh, you're that Ultraman Hero I've seen on the news and online!" Pony's mother said.
"Oh, uuuuh, I... still... learn English," Hiroshi said, in broken English. "But... getting... better... I think..."
"Right, my bad!" she said, bumping her right fist onto her head while sticking her tongue out. "I sometimes forget that we're in Japan now!"
"You're learning English?" Pony said, raising an eyebrow. "That's the first time I heard about that. Why?"
"It's so we can talk more easily," Hiroshi explained. "It's only fair I try learning the language you're best at, right? I've gotten a slight grasp on some words, I think."
"Aw, really?" Pony said, sparkles in her eyes. "You don't need to go through that trouble!"
"I want to, though," Hiroshi said, shrugging. "Plus, it'd open up for a lot more connections around the world. Especially since I had all those global offers for my workplace training."
"That's admirable of you!" Pony's father said, laughing. "Tell you what, if you need some English lessons, just send me a call! I'm an English teacher at a college, I'd be happy to help out!"
"Really? Thanks!" Hiroshi said. "Anyways, you need any help with unloading, Tsunotori?"
"Sure!" Pony said. "You know... with the way we've been friends, you wanna start calling me by my first name?"
"I'm good with that," Hiroshi said, nodding. "Man, today's just been me getting permission to call all of our friends by their first names. That's fun."
"You think I can do the same?" Pony asked.
"I'm sure everyone will be fine with you asking," Hiroshi said, as he took a box when he noticed Sadie. "Oh, you got a little sister?"
"Uh huh! This is Sadie!" Pony said, nudging the little girl forward with her foot. "Say hi to my friend, Sadie!"
Sadie stared at Hiroshi before going to hug Pony's leg. "Aw, don't be shy, he's a good guy!"
"Hi... there," Hiroshi said, lowering himself to the ground. "I... am Hiroshi Furinji... her friend..."
"You talk funny," Sadie said, peeking at him.
"I know... you talk... way better... than... me," Hiroshi said, as he slowly enunciated his words. "You... are... very good at... English."
"... Are... are you going to keep an eye on Pony?" Sadie asked.
"Yes. I promise," Hiroshi said, sticking out his pinkie finger out. Sadie stared at him, before taking it.
"Good," she said, smiling a bit. Pony grinned, and patted her sister's head.
"See, Sadie? I'm gonna be around good people," Pony said. "You can visit me anytime you want with mom and dad, and I'll come visit you when I can! And that's a promise."
Pony stuck her pinkie finger out for Sadie to take, and the two sisters shared an unbreakable pinkie promise.
"Man, what a day!" Eijiro said. Everyone's families had left and they all had finished unpacking. Everyone had taken a bath to relax.
"Yea, glad we managed to get everything done today," Izuku said, as he dried his hair.
"Everything's taking shape, huh?" Denki said, sitting on the armrest of a couch. "Not saying that the circumstances are great, but I'm looking forward to living together here!"
"It's gonna be great!" Kosei cheered.
"Hey, you guys are all done now?" Toru said, as she and the rest of the girls walked towards the boys.
"Basically, yea," Hiroshi said, shrugging. "Why?"
"Some of us girls were thinking..." Mina said, grinning. "Why don't we get a peek at each others' rooms!?"
Most of the boys froze at this suggestion.
"Yea, I wanna see what styles we all have!" Kinoko said, bouncing up and down in excitement.
"Sure, that sounds fun," Hiroshi said, shrugging. "We should start with the 1A second floor, right?"
"Wait wait wait, are we sure that we-" Izuku began to stutter.
"Whoa Midoriya, you got a lot of All Might merch," Hiroshi said, as they walked into his room. Izuku blushed furiously as he looked away, embarrassed. "Lots of limited stuff, too, I think."
"If... If I had known we were gonna be looking at everyone's rooms, I'd have taken less of my All Might collection," Izuku said.
"I think it's sweet!" Ochako said,
"I'm not sure how I feel about this..." Hanta said, sweating nervously.
"Yea, I feel like we're getting into some nuts here," Denki muttered.
"Hmph, ridiculous..." Fumikage said, as he stood guard in front of his door. Mina and Toru noticed, and started shoving him aside. He tried to stand his ground, but finally gave up when it was obvious the two weren't letting up. Everyone peeked into his room, and saw that it was full of all sorts of macabre things, like animal skull decorations (Koji nearly fainted at the sight), some monster posters, a big fancy mirror, purple lights, black curtains, and a pentagram decal above his desk.
"Tokoyami, your room is really, really dark!" Fuka said, squinting into his room. "You should really turn on more lights here, I can barely see a thing. You're gonna strain your eyes."
"A room fitting for someone who belongs in the dark," Shihai said.
"Oh hey, I think I used to have some keychains like this in middle school-" Eijiro said, noticing Fumikage's key rack.
"LEAVE!" Fumikage commanded.
"If it's bright that you want, then come into my room!" Yuga said, as everyone peeked into his room. He opened the door, and a bright light shined out.
"OW MY EYES!" Kosei shouted, closing them from the sudden burst of light. When everyone's vision cleared up, everyone saw that Yuga's room was decorated with stage lights, disco balls, glittered curtains, mirrors everywhere, a painting of himself in his hero costume, and for whatever reason, a European knight's armor.
"Isn't it magnifique?" Yuga said, a sparkle flying off his eye.
"Aoyama, you should really, really dim the lights in this room," Fuka said, rubbing her eyes. "You're gonna go blind with all these shiny objects!"
"Yea, this is the complete opposite of Tokoyami's room!" Pony said, blinking several times to adjust her eyes.
"Non non, not shiny," Yuga said, wagging his finger. "Twinkly!"
"Whatever it is, I need to look at something else," Hiroshi said, walking out of the room.
"Yea, what's the last room here-" Mina said, looking at the end of the hallway, only to see Minoru peeking out of his room.
"H-Hey girls, why don't you come on in?" Minoru said, motioning to them with his finger. "I've got awesome things to show you."
"Let's go to the next floor," Ochako said, as everyone headed to the elevator.
"W-Wait, no, come back!" Minoru said.
"If it'll help, I take a peek at your room," Yosetsu said, opening Minoru's door wider to peek. Only to slam it shut. Hard.
"Ow my face!" Minoru's muffled voice cried out.
"So what did you see in the abyss, Awase?" Hiroshi asked.
"I have seen things that no one here ever needs to see," Yosetsu said, his face still as stone and stoic.
"Alright, I'll take your word for it," Hiroshi said, as they all boarded the elevator.
Mashirao's Room
"Wow, simple," Hiroshi said, looking at the minimally decorated room.
"Yea, this is so plain, Ojiro!" Mina said. "Nothing stand out at all!"
"You don't need to say it like that," Mashirao said, his tail drooping. "I didn't know what I could bring..."
"It's effective, that's for sure," Fuka said. "Easier upkeep."
Tenya's Room
"Man, Iida, you got so many books," Setsuna said, scanning through the shelves full of books. "Law books, history books, science books, Quirk study... how did you keep it all in your head?"
"It's all very organized, though, easy to clean-" Fuka said, when Ochako burst out laughing.
"Oh my gosh, Iida, why do you have a shelf full of glasses!?" she said, looking at the shelves above Tenya's desk.
"Is that so strange!? I expect to go through several pairs while training!" Tenya explained.
"Maybe invest in contacts for training and hero instead," Hiroshi said. "I can't imagine that being cheap..."
"They're just frames with plastic lenses for now, don't worry," Tenya said. "I have a few backup prescription lenses that I can just replace them with any time.
"Hey Hiroshi, check it out!" Setsuna said, picking a pair from Tenya's shelf. "Glasses are a good look on me, huh? Makes me look like one of those hot teachers you see in shows!"
"Oh! Oh! I wanna wear a pair!" Toru said, taking a pair, with Ochako, Mina, and Toru following her.
"A-Alright, I'll let you wear them for now, but I want them returned by the end!" Tenya stuttered, caught off guard by the girls taking a few of his backups.
Denki's Room
"Welcome to Casa de Kaminari!" Denki said, as he let everyone in.
"Kaminari, you've got a bunch of weird tidbits and stuff," Fuka said. "Is... is that a skateboard you've turned into a shelf?"
"Yea, feels like you picked whatever you thought was cool..." Sen said, unimpressed.
"Y-You don't like it!?" Denki said, deflating a bit.
"It's interesting!" Setsuna said, giving him a thumbs up. "In a funky way!"
"Oh hey, you got a great assortment of video and board games, huh?" Hiroshi said, noticing the shelf full of games. "Could have a game night or something then."
Koji's Room
"AW YOU GOT A BUNNY!" Kinoko said, as she, Ochako, Mina, and Toru ran towards Koji's pet rabbit.
"Didn't know that they decided that the dorms were pet friendly," Hiroshi said, as the girls fawned over the rabbit. "You got more at your family's home?"
Koji nodded, though Denki, Kosei, and Minoru glared at him.
"No fair, using pets to win people over," Denki said. "That's cheating."
"Cheating?" Fuka asked. "Are we having a competition now?"
"Sure, why not?" Kosei said, shrugging.
"Yea, that's right!" Minoru said, as he pointed at the girls. "Why is it only the boys who have to show their rooms!? It's only fair if the girls also show theirs!"
"For once, I agree with Mineta," Mashirao said. He coughed into his hand. "Oh man, I think I threw up a little saying that..."
"If we're all showing our rooms, we all should!" Denki added.
"My sacred sanctuary was invaded, I will not let you all go without suffering the same fate," Fumikage said, crossing his arms.
"Alright, why not?" Mina said, clapping her hands. "It'll be fun to show off all of our rooms!"
"Wait, what!?" Kyoka said, blushing.
"Yea, let's do it!" Setsuna said, pumping her fist into the air.
"Knowing you, I have a suspicion what it looks like," Hiroshi teased, elbowing Setsuna.
"I can't believe we're making this a competition," Fuka said, before grinning. "Sounds like fun!"
"Yes! It's all according to plan!" Minoru thought, a sleazy smile growing on his face. "To think, I get to see the rooms of girls! A dream come true!"
Everyone ignored Minoru's face as they left for the fourth floor.
"So this floor's Kirishima's, Shoji's, and Bakugo's floor, right?" Ibara asked, as they walked out of the elevator.
"Where is the explosive guy at?" Kosei said, noticing Katsuki's missing presence.
"He said he was going to bed way earlier," Eijiro said, shrugging. "Is that the same with Kamakiri, Rin, and Monoma?"
"Yep," Itsuka confirmed.
"I think those three had the right idea," Eijiro yawned. "Kinda feeling tired myself."
"So I guess we'll look at your room next?" Setsuna said.
"Sure," Eijiro said, going to his door and opening it. "Behold! A fortress of manliness!"
"Mm," Mina said, staring at all of the fiery décor, posters of shirtless martial artists and large Japanese characters, punching bags, and weights.
"What the hell!?" Tetsutetsu cried. "How did you steal my room!?"
"Your room!?" Eijiro said, suddenly reinvigorated. "I didn't steal anything! Your room can't match mine in manliness!"
"Oh yea!?"
"Yea!"
"I guess Kirishima's spirit got fired up now," Hiroshi laughed, as the two teens butted heads.
Katsuki's Room
Katsuki laid in bed, growling at the noise next door. He had been staring at the ceiling, unable to sleep since he got into bed. His mind had been stuck on what Aizawa said earlier this week to him, before class was dismissed.
At the Nurse's Office
"Bakugo, I'm disappointed," Aizawa sighed, pinching his forehead. He had kept Katsuki back in the nurse's office to talk to him alone, while everyone else was allowed to leave to change into their uniforms. "I let you participate in this exercise on the hopes of you learning patience, but I can see that was a failure."
"What do you mean? I captured two teams on my own!" Katsuki said, as he unwrapped his bandages.
"I said I let you in this exercise so you could learn patience," Aizawa emphasized. "The point of this survival training exercise was to survive, not to fight or capture as many teams as you can. I did it because I thought you were making good progress with Hound Dog's sessions, but I can see that you still need to spend some more time with him."
"Are you kidding!?" Katsuki said. "They've been working, I'm-"
"Bakugo, the first thing you tried doing after regaining consciousness from Fujimi's Zombie Virus is to pick a fight with him," Aizawa stated. "Your classmates all confirmed this, as well as the Isamu students there. Not to mention that you went to attack Midoriya, who, according to his teammates and the others with him, wasn't going to try and fight you, and it was only thanks to Hero that you were prevented from doing so."
"But what about them!?" Katsuki pointed out. "He injured me like how I accidentally injured his sister, he should-"
"Furinji and Hero used Sun Grenade, a technique only used for stunning opponents without harming them by concentrating light, heated air, and only a small amount of fire. They've proved that to the faculty multiple times," Aizawa explained. "Combined with your Explosion vortex, the impact resulted in knocking you backwards hard onto the ground, but with little burns and just a few bumps. Your accident with Furinji's sister had you coming after her air compressor backpack, which was directly on her back, and without her safety features, could've seriously injured not only her, but anyone around her, including you."
"It's why those two got a warning. If he had used any scale higher than Human, or used a more lethal technique, they would've suffered the same sort of consequences as you."
Katsuki bit his lip. His teacher had a point. He hated to admit it, but it was a good point.
"Listen, I'll take responsibility for what happened. It was my suggestion that we let you in on this exercise on a 'technicality' to see if we can shorten the punishment. But seeing how gleefully you went in with the chance to fight, I can see that you'll need more time off from any exercise that has a remote connection to combat," Aizawa said, getting up to walk out. "But don't expect any more technicalities or favors like this in the future, Bakugo. You're talented, but you need to do a lot of growing up."
Aizawa left Katsuki alone, letting him brew in his thoughts.
Katsuki grinded his teeth. This whole thing was leaving a bad taste in his mouth. No more loopholes for him to take advantage of, huh? What a pain.
"So I suppose it's my turn to show my room?" Mezo said, as everyone walked out of Eijiro's room. Eijiro and Tetsutetsu walked out of his room, still butting their heads against each other's. "I'll have to tell you right now, there's nothing interesting to see."
Mezo opened the door and let everyone in.
"Nothing interesting!?" Mina said, her jaw dropped while looking around the room. "More like nothing at all!"
True to her words, Mezo's room was completely empty of any personal belongings. The only things inside were a folded up sleeping mat, blanket, pillow, a short table, and a cushion to sit on.
"I guess that's why you didn't have many boxes that I saw," Hiroshi said, looking around.
"I've never been one to have a lot of material possessions," Mezo explained. "Never cared that much about them, to be honest."
"A minimalist, huh?" Sen said, crossing his arms.
"A very peculiar way of living, even amongst us," Reiko said.
"I guess with Shoji's out of the way, it's time for the fifth floor, huh?" Fuka said.
"Yep!" Toru said, as they walked out. "Let's start with Sero's!"
"Mine!?" Hanta said, pointing to himself.
Hanta's Room
"Wow! Look at all of this East Asian stuff!" Mina said, marveling at Hanta's stylish room.
"Yea, didn't think you'd be into this, Sero," Hiroshi said, looking at the wall decorations.
"You got surprisingly good taste for someone with a plain face," Kyoka said.
"Haha, yea, I'm a wild card!" Hanta said. "Always full of surprises!"
"Definitely the most tasteful we've seen so far," Fuka added. "Nothing too wild here."
"I guess my room's next, huh?" Shoto said, as they walked out. "Let's get this over with, I'm exhausted..."
Shoto's Room
"Holy shit, Todoroki, how did you completely remodel your entire room to be so traditional!?" Mina said, looking at the tatami mats on the walls and floor. Even the entrance to the veranda was styled like an old fashioned Japanese sliding door. "It's built so differently from ours!"
"I asked for it. I don't feel comfortable without mats," Shoto said plainly. "Principal Nezu said it was alright."
"Wait, we could've gotten our rooms more customized than just paint jobs!?" Kosei said.
"I guess within reason," Hiroshi said. "But even then, this is insane."
"There's no way anyone can top this room," Yosetsu said. "I guess we've all just lost..."
"Don't say that, we've got Sato's and Hiroshi's to look at, still!" Toru said.
"Yea, I dunno..." Rikido said, dejected. "Mine's not going to be much to look at..."
Rikido's Room
"See? It's pretty boring, huh?" Rikido said, as everyone walked in.
"I mean, everyone's room is probably gonna look the same now," Mashirao said, when he sniffed the air. "Hey, what's that smell?"
"Aw crap! I almost forgot about my chiffon cakes!" Rikido said, going to a small oven he had. "I was baking them to celebrate the opening of the dorm for us!"
"You were baking!?" Denki said.
"So that's what was what I was smelling while I was unpacking," Hiroshi said, remembering that he smelled something when he finished.
"They would've been better with frosting, but I guess it'd be fine if we ate them as is," Rikido said, pulling it out with oven mitts. "You guys want some?"
"Yes!" the girls shouted, as Rikido sliced the cakes into even pieces for everyone.
"Oh wow! This is so good, Sato!" Ochako beamed, as she took bites out of her slice.
"This is so light and fluffy!" Kinoko added, grinning.
"You have a charming hobby, Sato! We should pair your sweets with some of my teas sometimes!" Momo said.
"Hey, since you're into baking, wanna work together sometime?" Fuka said. "I love baking, too, and I think we can make a lot of baked goods for everyone!"
"You guys like it that much?" Rikido said, blushing as he rubbed the back of his head. "My parents own a bakery, so I sorta just picked up some stuff about it."
"Dude, you got a real talent. Maybe you should think about opening a 'Sugarman Sweets Shop' on the side," Hiroshi said.
"You think so?" Rikido asked.
"Yea man!"
"Damn, we should've figured that a guy called Sugarman would've had a hobby like this," Hanta said, taking a bite out of his slice of cake. "Damn, this is really good..."
"Who knew Sato had a talent like this!?" Denki hissed. "It's not fair!"
"Real tasty stuff, though," Kosei said, as he enjoyed his slice.
"And I guess last but not least we've got Hiroshi's to see!" Mina said.
"Alright, let's go for it," Hiroshi said, shrugging.
Hiroshi's Room
"Whoa, look at all of these drawings!" Itsuka said, looking at all of the framed sketches and portraits Hiroshi had hanging on his walls (several of which were of Setsuna). There were a few sculptures on the head of his bed and his desk, shelves full of sketchbooks, a game console with some video games organized in a bin next to it, a TV, and surprisingly enough, a poster of a hero named Donshine with some collector's figures underneath it.
"Yea, thought it'd be nice to show off some of the stuff I've drawn," Hiroshi said.
"You got a lot of Setsuna, though," Mina said, grinning slyly. "Any reason?"
"Setsuna's volunteered a lot for them 'cuz I needed to practice," Hiroshi explained.
"And I'm the best model here!" Setsuna said, mimicking one of the poses she was sketched in. "Don't need to pay me, either!"
"D-do you have any nude-" Minoru began to ask, but was stopped by Hiroshi punching the top of his head.
"Nope."
"You collect Donshine merch!?" Izuku said, looking at the poster and figures.
"Yea, I know he's not that high ranking, but I really like his style," Hiroshi said, scratching his head. "He just kinda stood out from all of the others to me, and I like his teammates, Donbuster, Dongun, and Dondark."
"Hm?" Ochako noticed a framed picture on Hiroshi's desk, and went to pick it up. It was of three middle schoolers; two of them were girls dressed like kogals, with big scarves, a bunch of hair accessories (a big hair tie for one, and a bunch of hair clips in the other), shirts with the two top buttons undone, big loose ties, short skirts, big sock warmers, and makeup, with the third being a boy with an eyepatch and a bandaged right hand, his jacket unbuttoned. All three were posing in front of a mall, flashing peace signs. When she took a closer look, she realized who they were.
"You two were kogals and Hiro was a chuuni!?" Ochako blurted out. Setsuna stared at her confused for a second before seeing the frame in her hand, and her face drained of color.
"Noooooo!" Setsunka said, detaching her right hand to yank the picture out of Ochako's hands. "You kept this!? Why!?"
"I liked that picture," Hiroshi said, shrugging.
"But people kept making fun of you for looking like a chuuni!" she said.
"I mean, it didn't bother me, 'cuz like, everyone also knew that I had a burst blood vessel in my left eye and I sprained my right hand during PE thanks to fucking Takagi," he answered. "I still think that it's a good look on you Setsuna, I don't know why you stopped dressing like that."
"Yea, it's a pretty good look on you, Tokage," Ochako said.
"Didn't expect you to be a kogal too, though, Fuka," Itsuka said, as everyone peered at Hiroshi's photo.
"I-I just wanted a fresh start for high school, you know?" Setsuna said, her face red.
"Same. I still like the style, it just became a hassle for me to dress up like that now," Fuka said. "Being a kogal isn't necessarily great for hero work in my opinion."
"Wait, who took that picture?" Kinoko asked.
"Tsubasa of course," Hiroshi said. He opened the drawer and pulled out another picture, this one replacing him with Tsubasa, who was dressed similarly to Setsuna and Fuka. "I took this picture in return."
"Let's move on," Fuka said, still blushing. "We need to go downstairs to go to the 1A girl's side elevator, right?"
"We're not gonna do the 1B boys!?" Kyoka said, her pupils shrinking.
"I mean, it makes sense to do this by class, right?"
Kyoka's Room
"Look at all of these instruments!" Mina said, as she strummed one of Kyoka's bass guitars. "Can you really play all of them!?"
"S-Sorta..." Kyoka said, poking her fingers together.
"That's really cool," Hiroshi said, grinning. "You could try teaching us sometime if you want."
"I... I guess I can," Kyoka said.
"Nothing's girlish about this room at all," Denki said.
"Non, mademoiselle," Yuga added.
Kyoka jabbed one of her earphone jacks into Denki, stunning him with sound, while Fuka bopped Yuga on the head. "Be polite!"
"Let's go to the next room," Kyoka said coolly.
"That's me!" Toru said, bouncing up and down as they walked to her room.
"If it's any consolation, I think your punk aesthetic's cool," Fuka said, as Hiroshi and Setsuna flashed thumbs up at her.
"Thanks you guys," Kyoka said, giving them a small smile.
Toru's Room
"Here we go!" Toru said, motioning to her room with her invisible hands. "What'd you all think!?"
"Wow, this is super cute!" Ochako said, looking at the pink décor.
"Yea, lots of pink and purple, those are nice colors," Hiroshi said, when he spotted Minoru slinking to one of Toru's laundry boxes.
"Plus Ultra..." he whispered to himself, when he felt Hiroshi's tight grasp around his head. "Uh oh."
"Hey, Sero," Hiroshi said, turning to the boy.
"Yea?"
"Catch!"
Hiroshi tossed Minoru towards him, and without skipping a beat, Hanta fired tape out of his elbows, wrapping the small boy up from head to toe, with only his nose exposed to let him breath.
"Thanks Hiroshi!" Toru said, giving him a quick arm hug. "My hero!"
Setsuna's smile became a little strained upon seeing her hugging Hiroshi, though she forced herself to relax. "Well, let's keep this train a-going! We won't get to see the 1B side at this rate, right?"
"Oh of course!" Toru said, hopping away as they headed to the next room.
Mina's Room
"Tadah! What'd you think?" Mina said, smiling as everyone peeked inside the room.
"Oh wow, also very pink and purple," Hiroshi commented. "Though this's going with a darker palette, I see."
"Yep!"
Ochako's Room
"Yea, there's not much going on here, huh?" Ochako said, rubbing the back of her head embarrassed. "Too used to living cheap to get decorations."
"It's pleasant," Fuka said, when she saw the star map on Ochako's wall. "And hey, it's not that undecorated, you got a star map, those are cool."
"Thanks!"
Tsuyu's Room
"Ooooh, I like the green and pond theme!" Kinoko said, looking at all the lily pad decorations, green furnishings, and green bedsheets.
"Always thought it was a nice combination," Tsuyu said, as she took a seat on her bed. "Maybe it's because of me being a frog girl, but it's just comfortable."
Momo's Room
"So the last room's Momo's, huh?" Fuka said, as they walked to her room.
"Indeed..." Momo said, as she unlocked her door. "Before we go in, I miscalculated somethings... and well, compared to everyone else's unique rooms so far, mine's a bit... cramped."
Everyone looked inside, and saw a giant queen-sized bed that took up most of the space, a fancy bookcase, a desk with a vanity mirror, and a couple of paintings.
"I didn't realize how big my things were compared to these rooms..." she admitted, her face red. "I never thought that the rooms would be as big as my closet..."
"Your closet is as big as these rooms!?" Ochako said.
"What happened to the bed that they provided?" Hiroshi asked.
"I... asked if it was alright if I brought mine here," Momo said. "They approved. I guess I should've told them how big my bed was..."
"Well, at least you'll sleep comfortably," Fuka chuckled. "Well, let's get to the 1B side! Boys first again?"
Yosetsu's Room
"Dude, it's like a mini workshop in here," Sen said, looking at all the metal, wood, screws, and all sorts of tools hanging around Yosetsu's walls.
"Yea, I've picked up a taste for making metal and wooden sculptures when I was training my Quirk," Yosetsu said, shrugging. "Also learned how to do some repair stuff like on chairs, couches, stools..."
"Guess we know who to go to when we need something fixed," Fuka said, picking up a hammer and poking it.
Jurota's Room
"You know, if I wasn't familiar with you at all, I'd be surprised by how organized your room was, Shishida," Fuka said, as they looked at the spick-and-span room.
"I think your room's cleaner than when it was empty," Kyoka said, wiping her finger across the wall. "There's not a speck of dust anywhere."
"I did give my room a thorough scrubbing with my family before we moved anything in," Jurota confirmed. He grabbed a wet wipe, and rubbed the spot that Kyoka had wiped her finger. "Clean rooms demand rigorous upkeep."
Tetsutetsu's Room
"My room's manliness can't be undenied!" Tetsutetsu roared, as everyone stared into his room, silent. "... What's wrong?"
"... Tetsutetsu, it's scary how identical your room is to Kirishima's," Hiroshi said. "Everything down to the detail, it's like, super identical. Even the posters are the same!"
"I knew that you were copying me!" Eijiro said.
"No you're copying me!" Tetsutetsu said, the two butting heads again.
Shihai's Room
"Huh, I expected that your room would be like Tokoyami's and just be dimly lit," Mina said. "You actually have a decent amount of light. Wait, do you have a few nightlights?"
"If I do not have enough light, I sink into the darkness," Shihai answered.
"Must be tough waking up from being spread out like that, then," Hiroshi said.
"It is."
Sen's Room
"Huh, this is sorta like Ojiro's room," Kinoko said, looking around the average room. The only difference was in choice of bedsheet pattern, TV model, and calendar.
"And? I don't need anything fancy!" Sen said, narrowing his eyes.
"Yea, but nothing really makes you stand out in that way," Yosetsu said, nudging Sen with his elbow.
"Oh fuck you!"
Nirengeki's Room
"Dang, you got a personal gym in here!" Setsuna said, looking at the punching bags and weight sets that Nirengeki had in his room.
"Y-Yea, we gotta stay fit here, right?" Nirengeki said. "And the gyms won't always be opened."
"Is this cabinet full of just protein powder and bars?" Hiroshi pointed to a glass cabinet.
"I-It helps with muscle building."
Kosei's Room
"Wow, this isn't nearly as bad as I thought it would've been," Fuka said, looking at the room. There were a few sexy gravure posters of some female heroes (Mt. Lady among them), a couple of sexy anime statues, and a shelf full of magazines. "It's pretty average in terms of sexy stuff."
"Y-Yea, I don't need much!" Kosei said, blushing a bit. "Thank god I left the more raunchy stuff back at home in that safe my uncle gave me to protect it..."
Juzo's Room
"You got a lot of thinking games!" Ochako said, as she looked through the game cabinet Juzo had. "Chess, Othello, shogi..."
"I need to keep my mind sharp," Juzo said. "Games like this help with that."
"I'm always up to play a few games if you need an opponent," Fuka said, as Mina and Toru messed around with the chess pieces.
Manga's Room
"This is like a manga and anime library, Manga!" Pony said, her eyes sparkling as she hopped from bookshelf to bookshelf to look at all the volumes and Blu-Rays he had.
"Yea, wow, this is real impressive," Hiroshi said. "You even have a section for Western comics, though it's a little sparse in comparison."
"Those are gifts from my uncle in America," Manga said, as a picture of a pen and a stick figure appeared on his face. "They're not as good as some of the manga series I have, but I don't have the heart to get rid of them."
"We have to have an anime watch party!" Pony said, beaming at Manga.
"Sure, I'm fine with that!"
Kojiro's Room
"Ooooh, look at all these toys," Kinoko said, looking at the shelves full of figures and vehicles. She reached out to grab one-
"DON'T TOUCH THEM!" Kojiro shouted, the usually soft-spoken boy startling them. "S-sorry, they're not toys, they're models. They're kinda fragile, even with my Cemendine binding the pieces together."
"I'm sorry..." Kinoko said, tearing up, ashamed.
"N-no, I'm sorry for yelling, I shouldn't have done that," Kojiro said, equally ashamed.
"Still, you got an impressive collection here," Fuka said. "Must taken a lot of time to get all of these."
"These were the ones that I felt safe with bring here," Kojiro said. "More are at home. I also brought a lot of unopened kits with me here, but our hero studies keep me from making them..."
Ibara's Room
"So this is what a Catholic's bedroom looks like," Kosei said. Ibara's room was decorated with crucifixes, images of Jesus (a couple of which had him as Japanese instead), rosaries, small statues of angels and saints, and even a praying kneeler and altar.
"My room at home doesn't look like this," Ibara admitted. "But since I would be away from my family's prayer room, I asked if we could buy some furniture for my own usage for our esteemed dorm."
"Ugh, how do you kneel on these things? The cushion's super uncomfortable," Denki said, as he shifted around on the praying kneeler.
"Discomfort is nothing to me if I can pray and honor Jesus and our Holy Father," Ibara said, as Denki got up.
"Ugh, my knees," he grunted, popping his sore knee joints.
Itsuka's Room
"Wow, you like wuxia movies!?" Izuku said, looking at the small collection of movies and posters that Itsuka had up.
"Y-Yea, it's a little obvious with my costume, huh?" Itsuka said, scratching her cheek.
"Oh hey, didn't realize you were into motorcycles, too," Hiroshi said, picking up an errant magazine that wasn't put away on her desk.
"Oh I forgot to put that away!" Itsuka said, as Hiroshi handed it to her. "Was reading this before the other girls came by and asked me to come downstairs with them."
Kinoko's Room
"Welcome to my mush-room!" Kinoko joked, as everyone looked inside.
"Wow, this is like a mushroom garden, Komori," Fuka said, looking at all the planters and pots with mushrooms growing in them. One corner of the room was dedicated to idol posters, Blu-Rays, and merch. "With a little idol on the side."
Hiroshi began sneezing. "Ugh, my hay fever's back... I think all of the spores from your mushrooms are upsetting my sinuses, sorry."
"It's alright!" Kinoko said, when mushrooms grew on her classmates on random parts of their body, excluding Hiroshi, who began sneezing even more.
"What the-!?" Eijiro said, poking at the mushroom on his head.
"Really Komori!?" Tetsutetsu said, crossing his arms.
"Should've figured you do this," Itsuka sighed.
"She does this often!?" Denki said, scared of what would happen if he tried pulling it off.
"Yea, as a joke on us," Kosei said. "Don't worry, it'll fall off in two minutes."
"Why now of all times?" Fuka asked, as Setsuna poked the mushroom on her shoulder. "Hey don't do that!"
"Sorry, I just wanted to see if my Quirk worked on Hiroshi!" Kinoko said, as Hiroshi sniffled.
"AHFROO!"
"So that's how you sound like," Kinoko said, poking Hiroshi. "It's so silly!"
"Gee, thanks Komori. AHFROO!"
Yui's Room
"Wow, you must really like the color red!" Mina said, as they looked around the simple decorated room. True to what she said, the dominant color of her furnishings was red. A set of matryoshka dolls sat on top of her drawers, which Momo stared at with glee.
"Oooh, what pretty matryoshka dolls!" she said. "I also love them, too!"
"Mm!" Yui said, glad that someone appreciated them, when she saw Hiroshi looking out to her veranda.
"You even have a tomato plant?" Hiroshi said, seeing the potted tomato plant outside on her veranda.
"Y-Yes," Yui said, her face turning light red. "I... I really like tomatoes."
"That's cute," Hiroshi smiled.
"T-thanks," she whispered. Toru, Itsuka, Kinoko, and Manga were all at the back, behind everyone, nodding in approval.
"Well it's my turn to show off my room, right!?" Setsuna said, diverting attention to her as everyone got out of her room.
Setsuna's Room
"Dinosaurs! Dinosaurs everywhere!" Hanta said, looking at the posters, plushies, bedsheets, pillows, and figures on Setsuna's drawer. "I knew you liked dinosaurs a lot, but I didn't think there'd be that many in here!"
"Hey, you brought Stegosan, Trikun, Pterachan, and Tyrasama," Hiroshi said, looking at the plushies on her bed.
"Of course! I can't leave them behind!" Setsuna said, going up to hug all of them at once. "They're like my family!"
"Yea, your family that Hiroshi got you after you failed at grabbing them," Fuka teased.
"C-Crane games are hard for me!" Setsuna said, blushing.
"I'd thought that Tokage would've had a more adultish aesthetic," Denki said, crossing his arms.
"Oui, very childish," Yuga agreed.
Hiroshi and Fuka bopped Yuga on the head while Kyoka jabbed her earphone jack into Denki again. "Be polite!"
Reiko's Room
"Wow, look at all this horror stories and movies," Hiroshi said, as he scanned through the small shelf Reiko had on her drawer and the posters on her wall. "Bunch of ones from different countries, too."
"I enjoy partaking in the consumption of the horror genre, as the suspense and fright of the story is exceptionally exciting to see and witness," Reiko said. Ochako shivered as she looked at the posters when she noticed Fuka doing the same.
"D-Do horror stories scare you too, Fuka?" she asked.
"N-no! Not at all!" Fuka denied.
"She totally is," Hiroshi said, not even a second later.
"No I'm not!"
Pony's Room
"I'm definitely feeling the America vibes from here," Hanta said, looking at the red, white, and blue decorations, the small American flag next to a Japanese flag, posters of rodeos alongside anime posters, a shelf full of manga and anime, and a pinboard with a map of the United States on it.
"My Japanese cousins told me that since I'm half-American, I should really show it off with my decorations!" Pony explained. "That, and it does make me feel a little less homesick, since all of my middle school friends are still in Texas..."
"You moved that recently?" Hiroshi asked.
"Yea, my dad's job transferred him back here," Pony said, smiling sadly. "I love Japan, don't get me wrong, and I still keep in touch with them all... but it's still kinda overwhelming with the change in cultures, you know? I mean, I've been learning Japanese since 5th grade in America, but it's still a little hard for me..."
"Don't worry, Pony, you're always welcomed with us," Hiroshi assured her. "We'll be by your side here."
"Indeed, Tsunotori! If you ever need any comfort, just come to us!" Tenya agreed.
"Maybe you could introduce us to them through video chat! So we can get to know all of them!" Ochako said.
"It'll be a good incentive to learn English for all of us," Fuka added.
"Thanks, guys!" Pony said, grinning happily now.
Fuka's Room
"Seems like the Furinjis are always best for last, huh?" Yosetsu said, crossing his arms.
"Yep, seems like it," Fuka said, unlocking her door. "I don't think there's too much that makes it standout compared to everyone else's, especially with Todoroki's room."
Fuka opened the door, and everyone peeked inside. On her walls were a bunch of diagrams, charts, support gear design ideas and sketches, and surprisingly, pinboards covered with photos, some of herself, some with her and Hiroshi's family, some with her, Hiroshi, Setsuna, and Tsubasa, and some of animals and plants. On the top of her drawer was a shelf full of recipe books and photo albums, and a large camera bag.
"Wow, you love photography?" Juzo said, as they all looked through her room.
"I expected the diagrams and hero stuff, but the photos are a new thing," Kyoka said. "These are real nice."
"Aaaaaaah! You kept all the pictures of me as a kogal too!?" Setsuna said, seeing all of the pictures of her, Fuka, and Tsubasa dressed as kogals. This time around Hiroshi had no eyepatch and his hand wasn't bandaged. "Why!?"
"Like I said, I still like the style, and it was a good look on you, Setsuna," Fuka stated.
"Ooooh, these are some nice baking recipes," Rikido said, looking through one of her recipe books. "Yea, I'm totally down with baking with you."
"Cool!" Fuka said, grinning. "Well, that's all of the rooms that we've seen for the people participating in this, huh? We should go downstairs and start our 'voting' for that 'Best Room Competition', right?"
Later, Downstairs...
"Alright, the moment we've all been waiting for!" Mina shouted, as Toru paraded around with the envelope that contained the winner's name. She handed it to the pink-horned girl, and she opened it. "With 13 votes, the room that blew everyone away iiiiiiiiis Sato's!"
"What!? Really!?" Rikido said, wide-eyed and his jaw dropped.
"Congrats, dude," Hiroshi said, patting the tall muscular boy on the back.
"Incidentally, most of the votes were from the girls," Mina added, as most of the girls drooled a bit after remembering Rikido's chiffon cake. "That cake was super delicious."
"I knew it!" Denki said, as he, Kosei, and Minoru ganged up on Rikido and smacked him with their fists. "You cheated! You bribed the girls!"
"I demand a recount!" Minoru cried.
"I mean, even if we did get a recount, you'd still lose, we never saw your room," Kosei pointed out.
"And I hope none of you ever do," Yosetsu said, as he dreadfully recalled what he had seen.
"I'm just glad that everyone loved the cake!" Rikido laughed, as he let the three complain.
"Yea, that's actually why I voted for you, too," Hiroshi admitted. "Was getting pretty peckish for a while, and that cake really hit the spot."
"Oh! Speaking of which, Hiroshi's second," Mina said. "He got two votes. Most of you voted for yourselves. Some out of convenience rather than actually caring."
"Huh? Who voted for me?" Hiroshi asked.
"Me, you doofus," Setsuna said, wiping the drool off her mouth and lightly punching his arm. "You might have that embarrassing picture, but it's flattering that you have all those sketches of me framed, you know."
"Those are some of the best sketches I made, how could I not?" Hiroshi grinned, as the two laughed.
"I... I voted for you, too," Yui admitted. "You had a lot of really nice sketches."
"Oh, thanks!" Hiroshi said, rubbing the back of his head. He yawned and stretched his arms. "But man, this has been one fun first day at the dorms, huh? I need to get some sleep. See you all in the morning, I'm heading to bed now."
"Yea, I'm exhausted," Yosetsu said, as they all walked towards the elevators to get to their rooms again.
Sunday Morning
Hiroshi popped his neck as he went into the common area, stretching his legs. He looked to the kitchen, and remembered that he and the others could get some groceries today, since the pantry and fridges were empty. Only Rikido had brought things to eat, and that was for baking.
There was a knock at the door. Hiroshi raised and eyebrow, wondering who it could be. He opened the door, and saw Jin standing there, with a thick parcel.
"Hey, Hiro! I'm glad that you're here!" "I wasn't excited to see you around!"
"Oh hey Mr. Bubaigawara," Hiroshi said, smiling. "So are you staying in the teacher's dorm now instead of one of the break rooms?"
"Yep! My new room's even nicer than the break room!" "Still can't get any smokes or alcohol, though!"
"I bet... What's that?" Hiroshi asked, pointing to the thick parcel Jin had in his hands.
"Oh yea, a package was sent to you yesterday!" "Don't worry, I didn't peek at it at all!"
"Yesterday? But I just finishd moving in," Hiroshi said, raising an eyebrow as Jin handed him the parcel. "I didn't order anything... and I don't recognize the sender name... 'Rin Kagamine'... wonder what it's for?"
"Whatever it is, I bet it's something cool." "Or something weird!"
"Yea, let's see..." Hiroshi said, opening the parcel. He reached inside, and pulled out a pile of tickets. "Concert tickets?"
He reached inside the parcel once again, and pulled out a backstage pass badge with his and Hero's name on it. "What's this all about?"
"Seems like someone wants you to go to this performance with the others," Hero said in Hiroshi's head. "Especially you, since you got that special pass."
"You mean us, it's got your name too, Hero."
"Mornin', Hiroshi," Setsuna yawned, patting her mouth as the others came downstairs.
"Aw man, I forgot I didn't bring any food..." Sen said, looking at the kitchen.
"Guess the first thing we'll need to do today is go on a shopping trip," Hanta said.
"What's that in your, Hiroshi?" Fuka asked, looking at what he had in his hands.
"Concert tickets," Hiroshi said, showing them. "One for everyone here."
"Really!?" everyone shouted.
"For what concert?" Izuku asked.
"For a... Rin Kagamine-" Hiroshi said, looking at the tickets and parcel.
"RIN KAGAMINE!?" Denki, Minoru, and Kosei shouted, their eyes popping out of their heads.
"Ow, guys, chill with the screaming, it's still morning!" Hiroshi said. "Who's Rin Kagamine?"
"Hiroshi, don't you know who that is!?" Setsuna said, incredulous.
"You know I don't really follow the music scene all that much outside of Kyoka's parents' band."
"And you don't think I don't know about her?" Kyoka said. "She's an idol that's been getting really popular as of late. Even my parents talked to me about her a couple of times, since they share the same music distributor. She's only about a year older than us."
"Ooooh, I think I remember seeing one of her concerts on TV!" "Yea she was dancing and singing real good!"
"Huh, I wonder why she gave me these tickets and a backstage pass, then..." Hiroshi muttered, as he looked at the backstage pass badge on in his other hand.
"YOU GOT A BACKSTAGE PASS!?" Minoru said, his jaw not just dropping, but threatening to detach from his skull entirely.
"How did you of all people get a backstage pass!? You didn't even know about her until today!" Denki said, grabbing Hiroshi and shaking him by the shoulders.
"I don't know!" Hiroshi said, pushing Denki away. "Let me see if there's anything else in this parcel that says anything..."
Hiroshi reached into the parcel again, and pulled out a note. Denki, Minoru, and Kosei began clawing at their faces when they saw that it was not only handwritten and personalized, but also had Rin Kagamine's signature.
"'Hi, Ultraman Hero and Hiroshi Furinji'," Hiroshi read aloud. "'I have been wanting to meet you ever since I saw you fight that giant lizard and that conference you had. I know you must be super busy training to be an actual pro hero, but I just have to meet you. I included a bunch of front seat tickets for your entire class for a special concert, plus some extras, and a special backstage pass badge just for you two. I didn't know your address, which is why I sent this to UA instead. Please come and watch me! Love, Rin Kagamine'. Huh, so that's the reason."
"No fair getting perks 'cuz of Hero!" Kosei said, pointing at Hiroshi accusingly.
"Hey, it's not like I asked for them. This is literally the first time I've heard about her," Hiroshi said. "And it's not like you guys aren't invited, she literally sent a bunch of tickets for everyone, plus a few more people. Maybe Tsubasa and a couple of the Isamu 1A guys would want to come... How about you, Mr. Bubaigawara?"
"Nah, I'm not really into idols." "I like you but I don't wanna hang out with too many kids!"
"Fair enough," Hiroshi said. "Guess we got something to do this Saturday after school, guys. Gotta ask Principal Nezu if this is alright-"
"I approve!" Principal Nezu said, popping out from behind Jin. "I was just coming to check how you all were settling in, and it seems like you're all doing fantastically well! I hope that you don't forget that this is a school, however, so we'll still be expecting you to get to class as often as you can!"
"Of course Principal Nezu sir!" Tenya said. "If anything, this means I have to stay diligent and wake up early!"
"Yea, definitely," Fuka said. "But first, we should go on a shopping trip. Should get some stuff for those kitchens..."
In the seedy bar in the suspicious alleyway...
Tomura grumbled as he scrolled through his phone's newsfeed, which was full of articles about UA experimenting with turning into a boarding school instead of a day school with the Hero Course students being the guinea pigs. What rubbish, isn't there anything else they could talk about? After some more scrolling, he finally found a different article. This one was about the murders that've been happening lately. The ones where the guy rips out the victims hearts out and carved 'I Warned You' on their back.
"Just what the fuck does this have to do with aliens?" Tomura muttered, having watched the news after Virus told him to check it. "Seems like any sort of dumb shit anyone could do."
"Oh, don't talk like that!" Virus said, stepping off the wall with Illne following. "Sometimes aliens have to do things in a more mundane matter, after all."
"So what is this alien's game, then?" Kurogiri asked.
"Nothing spectacular. Just a hitman for another alien," Virus said, waving it off.
"More aliens!?" Tomura said.
"Indeed! Though this alien isn't a fighter by any means, which is why they're hiring this one," Virus explained. "As for why, well, let's just see the fireworks happen, shall we?"
Tomura's fists tightened. More aliens taking the spotlight, perfect... He had to do something to make the 'earthly' part of the Unearthly League known, that they're not just two-bit punks working for aliens. He thought back to the exploding boy from the USJ and the Sports Festival... Maybe he could do something with him, when the time comes...
ORIGINAL AO3 NOTES:
- I decided that the UA dorms in UHA are connected back to back, with a combined lobby between the 1A and 1B dorms (which is repeated with the other years; figured that there'd be at least two Hero Course classes each year). The essential layout is the same, though the front of the building is now what would be the side in canon. I wanted to do this so that the classes could interact more easily.
- Forgot to mention this in the last chapter, but the reason why I chose to have it be Ochako's father's construction company was that I personally thought that it'd be nice to do. Like UA needed to construct some new buildings, and Ochako's family owns a construction company, so why not take advantage of that connection?
- The idea that Momo, Fuka, and Hiroshi are also childhood friends was something I came up with a while ago. Like since Momo's family is a famous hero family (according to what I've seen on the MHA wiki article for her), and their family's a top premier support company, I realized that they could've realistically been childhood friends. It's a recent decision, which is why it's only come up here. I figured that they would only ever see each other at the parties, which is why they didn't really remember each other.
- A part of this chapter's definitely meant for Hiroshi to meet the parents of the main SiDE Team members. Thought it'd be nice to have him interact with them, since they've basically interacted with his already, plus his Uncle Take.
- I changed the joke about Shoto's room being so different because he worked 'hard' to it being him getting it customized and no one realizing that that was a thing they could've done outside of different paint jobs. Because as funny as that is, I feel like it's a bit too absurd, even with a story like MHA.
- Yep, in this universe, Donshine was a real hero, albeit a super old one. He died from old age, and no one else has taken up the mantle. If you want to know what Donbuster, Dongun, and Dondark look like, Donbuster is inspired by KR Buster (one of my favorite KR designs ever), Dongun is inspired by Ryuguno from Ryukendo, and Dondark is basically a "dark" version of Donshine.
- I was going to do a room arrangement for the 1B students based on the 1A ones, but when I looked at them, there really wasn't a pattern that I saw that I could understand. So I just picked the order at random. The reason why a lot of the 1B boy rooms are short because I REALLY had no idea what would feel right. It was easier for the girls, though.
- If any of you are familiar with the ULTRAMAN manga, I feel like you might have a suspicion about how this 'arc' will go down. I picked Rin Kagamine to be the idol 'cuz she's my favorite Vocaloid that I've liked for years. Her twin/mirror self/however you choose to interpret their relationship Len will be involved, too.