"Grounded?" Shoyo almost shouted in disbelief.

After he got home from his internship, his mother pulled him into a tight hug. Once the hug was over, she started lecturing him on "the responsibilities of a good hero" and how he should learn when the right time to fight with others is. Apparently, the heroes kept the secret of Shoyo illegally fighting a villain and covered the scratches and bruises with brawling with his dormmates. And now, he was being grounded.

"That's right." Mrs Hinata gave him the evil eye. "Grounded. No meat buns after dinner, no practicing volleyball, and no sleepovers with Tobio. You'll have a strict curfew of seven o'clock. That's about when your tutoring ends, right?"

"For how long?"

"Until you can prove to me that you won't beat up everyone who comes your way!" Mrs Hinata rubbed her forehead. "I don't want to do this, and I realize that you already have detention, but you won't learn your lesson otherwise."

Shoyo pressed his lips shut. He knew that if he tried to fight back, the punishment would get much worse. Instead, he just nodded and went to his room.

The next day at school, he told Kageyama about what happened.

"So no sleepovers?" Kageyama asked, sounding almost disappointed.

"Yeah," Shoyo answered, actually feeling disappointed. "My mom is very strict when it comes to grounding. What did your parents punish you with?"

Kageyama shrugged. "Nothing." Shoyo gaped at him. "I mean, my parents thought it was a normal teen thing, and I'll get over it someday." He glared. "They think this hero thing is just a phase, too."

Shoyo grinned and put a fist on Kageyama's chest. "You'll just have to prove them wrong, King Crow."

Kageyama rolled his eyes and batted the hand away. Shoyo thought he saw the smallest bit of pink on his cheeks. He thought back to what Sekimukai said about "love life". Could Kageyama-

"Yeah, it was pretty cool," Kuribayashi's quiet voice muttered.

"Was Echo as scary as I heard?" Yachi squeaked. "Did he brainwash you and make you do embarrassing things?"

Kuribayashi played with the back of her hair. "He was actually really nice. Seemed like he needed a nap, though. And Anima was pretty cool, too. He let me keep a bird on my shoulder the whole time. How was Dynamight?"

Yachi made a face like her soul left her body. "Scary," she yelped. She turned to Hyakuzawa. "You went to Tsukuyomi's, right?"

"Yeah," he answered. "It was interesting."

Yachi looked at Inuoka. "Where did you intern?"

"I also interned with Tsukuyomi," Inuoka answered. "I think I had a very different experience to Hyakuzawa, though."

On the other side of the room, Kindaichi and Goshiki conversed.

"So Lemillion's agency was good?" the former asked the latter.

Goshiki shrugged. "Turns out he only asked for me because I have a similar quirk to Sir Nighteye."

"Who's that?" Kindaichi asked.

"All Might's second sidekick, apparently," Goshiki answered. "He died while Lemillion was interning with him in his third year." He dropped his voice to a whisper. "Get this, Deku also interned with him."

"Woah," Kindaichi uttered. "That's awesome."

"How was Grape Juice?" Goshiki asked, returning his voice to normal.

"Just as perverted as I expected." Kindaichi shook his head. "I don't know how that guy became a hero."

Koganegawa and Haiba had their own little conversation going.

"Cellophane?" Koganegawa gaped. "Isn't he top ten?"

"He's number twelve, but yeah, pretty cool." Haiba puffed his chest out. "About time someone high up noticed my awesomeness."

Koganegawa crossed his arms. "I interned at Earphone Jack's agency."

Haiba's jaw dropped. "Isn't she the kind of hot that's sort of hot, but not in your face about it?"

"Yup!" Koganegawa confirmed. Then he uncrossed his arms. "Wait, no, no, that's not what I meant. She's number eight right now. Higher than Cellophane."

Haiba nodded. "Uh huh," he said slowly, "but she's hot, too."

"Yeah, she is," Koganegawa giggled like a little elementary schooler.

"Oh, hey," Inuoka called, turning to the four teens who interned with Uravity, Shoto, and Deku. "You guys got into some trouble, right? I heard you ran into a villain."

"I heard they got in trouble for brawling," Kuribayashi chimed in.

"No, guys," Koganegawa said matter of factly, "they totally were caught sneaking out to go to a strip club."

"Wasn't it Hinata's idea?"

"No, it was definitely Tsukishima's."

"I thought it was Yamaguchi's?"

"It wouldn't have been Yamaguchi's, he's too much of an innocent guy."

"Yeah, I didn't know Hinata was such a brute, though. Kinda scary."

Shoyo shrunk as the rumors swirled around him. He could end all of the rumors if he wasn't sworn to secrecy. If he told them right now, he would have gotten in a whole lot of trouble. Not just with the heroes, but with the police as well.

"Hey!" A shout silenced the rest of the class. Shoyo looked up from his personal turtle shell to see Kageyama standing up, an extremely annoyed look contorting his face. "Hinata might've been there, but I was the one who was beating people up. And I won with the help of Yamaguchi. So you can stop your talking, got it?" He sat back down.

Shoyo's lip quivered. "Thanks, Kageyama."

Kageyama turned red. "Whatever, idiot."

"Alright, class!" Takeda announced his arrival. "Listen up! This is important." The class sat at attention. Takeda's voice sounded urgent. "As you all know, things have been happening recently. First, the villain attack on the USJ. Second, the constant minor villains showing up attacking those of you who got top three in the sports festival. And, most recently, the attack on Tsukishima, Yamaguchi, Hinata, and Kageyama." Nervous whispers spread throughout the room.

"They were attacked?" Koganegawa inquired rather loudly.

"Why wasn't it on the news?" Inuoka asked.

"Yes, they were attacked," Takeda continued. "It wasn't on the news because they used their quirks in an illegal manner. I should expel the four of you." He glared at the four. Shoyo gulped. "But instead, we all are doing something different. In light of recent events, we're getting dorms again."

The whispers spread once again.

"What do you mean by 'again'?" Haiba raised his hand after asking.

"The pro hero Deku, along with Principal Nezu and Vice Principal Eraser Head, decided that the dorm system wasn't needed after All for One was defeated all those years back. Now, because of the villains rising up again, we need to keep an eye on all of you. Especially Hinata."

Shoyo jumped back in his seat. All eyes shifted to him, each stare laying more pressure on him. "Why me?"

"That is a conversation for after class," Takeda deflected. "For now, keep an eye on Hinata, alright? Make sure he stays out of trouble, try to keep him safe from villains, and don't let him out of your sight until curfew. Alright?" The class answered with whispering again. "Alright, on to the lesson."

A/N: Uh oh...this won't turn out well, will it?