Several weeks before the UA school year starts
Hideshi looks down forlornly at his rejection letter. He had tried so hard. He risked everything, his family, his status, but UA thought he wouldn't make it as a hero. It was ironic considering he was already fighting heroes as a villain. He holds the letter to his chest at the kitchen table. His parents had wanted to support him, so they were watching.
At Hideshi's disheartened face, his mom takes him into a hug. "It's okay son. I know it isn't what you wanted, but your dad and I thought you were awesome anyway."
"You were so awesome!" Hideshi's dad adds on. "You were training so hard, you could have been an A list villain!"
Hideshi winces. He knew his dad meant well, but that's not what he wants to be. He wants to be a hero.
Hideshi's mom smacks her husband lightly on the shoulder. "He wants to be a hero right now. We said we would support him." Both Hideshi's parents were villains. They had been raised that way, and had brought up their own children a bit more neutrally. Though, they both thought his recent desire to be a hero would be little more than a passing fad. According to his dad, he was just going through a "rebellious phase."
He remembered when he had told them he had put in the paperwork:
"I'm still going to be a hero!" Hideshi exclaimed adamantly as he slammed his fist on the table. His green eyes shined in protest to those who would dare tell him otherwise.
Everyone groaned.
"You are really truly sure about this?" His mom asked uneasily.
His brother Haruhiko groaned.
This was a daily discussion now. One of the participants of this discussion (Mom, Dad, or Hideshi) would make a comment about something pertaining to Hideshi, and it would devolve into this.
Hideshi grinned. "I put in all the paperwork to go to hero school today! My therapist double checked it. He thinks it would work out!"
Hideshi's parents exchanged a look, then his dad had a thought. "Doesn't any school paperwork need both parents' signatures?" He asked.
Hideshi frowned and blew his navy blue bangs out of his face, "I knew I probably wouldn't get your signatures, so I, I forged them..." He finished uneasily and rubbed the back of his neck with his hand.
Mom rolled her eyes while Dad beamed. Apparently hope was not lost for his boy, yet. "You forged papers! Let me see them next time. If you're interested in forgery I know some people. It's not as flashy as the killing side of villainy, but it's an art in it's own right. You know-"
Hideshi halted his dad's growing monologue. "Just because I forged papers doesn't mean I want to be a villain. I'm just trying to be a hero, and I didn't want you guys to try to stop me."
Hideshi's mom turned to him, giving him a menacing look while putting her hands on the table. "I'm not happy with your decision. Not because you did the paperwork, but because you thought I wouldn't sign it. I might be a villain, but if you wanted to be a hero that badly I wouldn't have stood in your way."
She continued, while glaring at him, "The main reason I am against your decision in the first place is because I don't want to have to fight you. Sometimes, when we're on a job, the hero calls for back-up, and if you become a hero, you'd have to answer that call. I would never try to hurt you on purpose; I didn't want to even create that sort of situation." She finished her rant.
Hideshi gulped, his skinny frame shaking. He spoke in a high pitch voice, "I'll... I'll ask you next time Mommy, I promise."
He winces at the memory. Apparently all the work he put in didn't matter anyway. His quirk wasn't strong enough. He hadn't told his parents how he fought in the entry exam, but he was sure they'd both be proud. He had used his quirk and turned off the quirks of everyone in his vicinity. While they were defenseless, he used them to help score rescue points by protecting them from the robots. It wasn't the most honorable strategy, but he couldn't afford to fight fair.
It still wasn't enough.
He looks down at the paper in his hand and reads past the part where he was rejected from the hero department. Apparently, UA accepted him into the general studies department. There was a small chance he could prove himself there and get into the heroics department!
He raises his head up to his mom and dad and shows them the second part. "At least I got my foot in the door…" He says, trying not to cry. "I can still be a hero. I can still do this."
His parents share an understanding nod. Hideshi's mom brushes his blue bangs out of his face. "If you want to do this, we will be behind you one hundred percent. It will be difficult, but you've always been one to rise to the challenge. Remember that it is always fine to change your mind too. If UA doesn't think you can be a hero, you can always find somewhere else."
Hideshi nods, but resolves to go to UA anyway. He was going to be a hero, and he would do it in the place that made the best heroes: UA.
Present
Hideshi steps out of the car several blocks away from school. His mom wishes him good luck before pulling back out onto the road. He sighs. He can do this.
He pulls out his ID card and scans it at the gate. Then he walks up to general studies. He gets there several minutes early, like he usually does. Usually he spends the time chatting with the teacher and helping out around the classroom. Today, the teacher sat outside the room waiting for him.
"What's going on?" Hideshi asks.
The teacher smiles at him. "Follow me."
Hideshi follows the teacher to Principal Nezu's office.
The mouse-bear-thing sips tea behind his desk. He jumps down to gesture them into the room. "Come in." He looks at Hideshi with knowing eyes. "Due to problems with one of the hero course students, an opening has been created. As you have the next highest grades-"
"YES!" HIdeshi yells. "Did I actually make it in?!"
Principal Nezu nods. "You start in class 1A today if you still want to pursue the hero course."
Hideshi could hardly believe it. "Of course I want to! Thank you! Thank you so much!" He kneels down and shakes the mouse-bear-thing's paw. "Thank you Mr. Principal Sir."
Principal Nezu smiles slightly. "You should get going if you don't want to be late."
"Yes, Principal Nezu." Hideshi says as he hurries towards the door. Then he turns back to his general studies teacher as a thought occurred to him. "Thank you for teaching me these past few days." With that he disappears from the office, rushing towards class 1A.