Hey there everyone! It's been a long time since I've checked in and for that, I apologize. Plenty has happened in the time that I've been gone and while I'm still extremely busy I'll be trying to put out these chapters as frequently as I can.

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TheMortalCoil

It was like every other day at UA for Kaminari Denki. He fidgeted in his seat as Present Mic droned on and on about something English related. Kaminari didn't understand the importance of the class if it wasn't going to serve him any real purpose as a hero but he had no choice but to endure it.

The endless babble about linguistics was equivocal to sprinkling him with magical sleeping dust. He felt his eyes get heavy but just prior to fading away into the realm of dreams he caught himself. In a desperate attempt to stave off sleeping through another class he decided to look around the room and found himself lost in thought.

"Iida and Momo are always taking notes like their lives depended on it. It's so lame man! I wish they could just learn how to kick back and relax so it doesn't make the cool guys look so bad."

His eyes wandered away from the overachievers and onto the newly crowned lovebirds: Uraraka and Midoriya.

"Mannnn! He's lucky as hell to have such a cutie. It makes me sick to watch those two make puppy dog eyes at each other all day, bleh!"

After scanning the members of his class one by one, Kaminari's eyes fixated on Kyouka; who seemed encaptured in the lesson. Kaminari didn't think she enjoyed English that much but he soon figured out that since Present Mic was a music-based hero, she was more interested in his lectures.

The longer he gazed, the more her features seemed to pop out to him. This wasn't unusual for Kaminari, he kind of had a thing for the earjack girl but all of his attempts to look like a cool guy flopped in front of her.

"She's such a cutie, I wish I knew what to say to her. I'm always met with that sassy attitude and she shuts me down, such a buzzkill man! I'll prove to her that I'm cool and she'll totally fall for me eventually!"

Kyouka felt like somebody was watching her but she did her best to ignore it. She was trying to focus on the lesson because her marks had been slipping in the course the past few weeks. She assumed that it was Mineta who was staring at her and sending that chill down her spine. She cringed at the thought of the expression that the little creepazoid was making at her.

Despite her efforts, that eerie feeling would not stop plaguing her psyche. She decided to take a quick look around to see if anybody was looking at her. Being as discrete as she could, she quickly looked right and then to the left only to lock eyes with Kaminari.

Kaminari was totally spaced out to the point where he could start drooling any second. This ticked off Kyouka and she shot him a glare that had the sharpness of a thousand razor blades, which caused our lightning boy to snap to attention in his seat. Kyouka went back to her notes and tried not to think of whatever perverse things were crossing his mind.

"He was probably just spaced out and looking in my direction. There's no reason that he'd be looking at me, he's just a dumbass. He was probably just trying to think of ways to convince me he's not a total tool but that won't be happening."

Kyouka and Kaminari went about the rest of their class this way before the bell rang and they were all dismissed. Kyouka was walking down the path to the dorms while the rest of her classmates trailed behind. Kaminari, who was hanging around Mineta and Fumikage decided to run ahead to chat her up.

"Hey there pretty lady, mind if I join you?"

"Make like a good little electric boy and buzz off."

"Sheesh, okay okay, I'll back off. Sorry."

Kaminari slowed his pace to allow his friends to catch up to him defeatedly. Kyouka, on the other hand, felt like she may have been a bit too harsh.

"Nah, he knows that I don't mean it, or does he? He is pretty dense, especially when he uses his quirk."

She thought back to the last time he overused his quirk and essentially had the IQ of a roasted potato. She chuckled to herself while recollecting the image.

Mineta chuckled and pointed at Kaminari as he caught up with his friend. Kaminari couldn't help but feel like Mineta's expression was a little too joyful after watching one of his best friends get rejected, again.

"Give it up Kaminari, Kyouka will never fall for you. Why? Because she's already madly in love with me!" Mineta laughed heartily as he gestured his thumbs toward himself.

"Yeah, in your dreams dude. The only girl that'll ever be in your life is Palmela Handerson."

"Low blow Kaminari! Low blow!" Mineta clenched both of his fists as dramatic tears flowed down his cheeks.

"You two are idiots" Fumikage grunted at the two.

It was a lax night at the dorm. Some people were in their rooms studying, others were at the fitness center, some were preparing for bed, but Kaminari and Kirishima lazed around the common area; hoping for their classmates to be more sociable.

"What is it with everyone man? Does nobody want to hang out or what?" The lightning haired boy asked his scarlet-haired amigo.

"I know how you feel bro! It really sucks that nobody wants to get together in the evenings anymore. I guess we're getting closer and closer to crunch time." Kirishima shrugged his shoulders.

"I'm actually surprised you're here right now. I figured that you would be working out honestly since you're a total fitness nut."

"You're not wrong but I usually get up really early in the morning so I have the fitness facilities to myself."

"You're crazy dude, I'd rather sleep."

"It wouldn't kill you to show a little more ambition, man. I'm sure it would impress some of the ladies, maybe even a special one you've been trying to swoon for a while now." Kirishima gave him a knowing grin.

"I don't know what the hell you're talking about. I'm all for charming the ladies but there ain't no one, in particular, I'm gunning for" Kaminari leaned back on the sofa closing his eyes, in an attempt to play it cool.

"You're so full of shit dude! Everybody knows you have the hots for Kyouka."

"Yeah, yeah. She's pretty cool but that's about it" Kaminari waved him off. "What about Midoriya and Uraraka though? That lucky bastard!" He was trying desperately to change the subject but Kirishima didn't know that.

"I know right? Uraraka is a cutie that's for sure. What Mineta did to him was funny as hell!"

"It totally was man! Best prank of the year, easily!"

"Oh yeah for sure! Kyouka seemed to enjoy the view," Kirishima acknowledged coyly, trying to bait his pal into a response.

It worked.

Kaminari's brow twitched and Kirishima could see the irritated look that he was trying to keep at bay.

"Touched a nerve?" Kirishima chuckled at Kaminari's expense.

Kaminari took a deep breath and arose from his seat, "Nah man, I'm going to the fitness center."

Kirishima chortled "you're too easy Kaminari!"

"Ah fuck off," Kaminari flipped him off as he walked back to his room.

"If chiseled abs and big biceps are all I need to make me look cool in front of her, this'll be a piece of cake!"

It's a short chapter for this one but it's more or less to set the tone going forward!

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