A/N: Hello everyone! Wow, that was a delay between chapters. It's about six months...yeah sorry about that. Between shake ups at work, the holiday season, working on other stories, and actual sickness lately this one took a slump. Then when I had time my editor had/has college and that is more important hands down. While I am not on a set schedule, I write what I feel like writing when I can and usually I try to inform you all if a story is going on Hiatus. Hopefully this kind of long delay will not happen again or at least I will be able to post something if a long delay is coming.

With all that said I have to thank Ghost Fire 6 for editing and being patient with me at times where I have been a bit of a pain. I really hope you all enjoy the chapter. Review response:

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Nervous. That was the overarching feeling that filled the air between Izuku and Suzaku as they made their way towards UA High. Sure, they had been there before, but this was it the test that could make or break their whole journey to becoming heroes. Both had their heads buried in their phones, only by glancing over did Izuku noted that Suzaku's eyes weren't actually moving. He wasn't much better, he had read the same sentence about ten times now.

He wanted to talk - just to say something. Anything to relieve the tension. Except what was there to be said? So they remained silent as they got off the train, and headed for the front gates. Once they got there, they couldn't but notice they seemed somehow bigger than before.

"I feel like I'm about to throw up." Izuku admitted getting a small chuckle and nod from Suzaku.

"Yeah, seems more real than ever now. But we can do this, right?"

"Yeah, of course we can." The green-haired student affirmed, sharing a smile.

"Deku, and Aizawa. Still decided to come along huh?" Asked a voice that despite being familiar neither of them had heard in a while. Sure enough, they turned to find Katsumi walking towards them.

Dressed in a long dark coat with a scarf wrapped around her neck, long hair done into a high ponytail. She looked irritated, but no more so than any other time they had seen her. She pushed past them, being sure to bump each of them harder than she had to.

"Try, not to die - either of you. I want the pleasure of crushing you each myself. Though, I may have to wait a little while to get a hold of Deku." She stated, not slowing even slightly as she entered the building.

"That seemed, a little more...restrained than usual for her?" Suzaku spoke somewhat confused.

"Yeah, ever since that whole sludge villain thing she hasn't really bothered us all that much. It's weird, but kind of a relief, you know?" Izuku asked as they headed in as well, before Suzaku could respond Izuku tripped and began to fall.

'I am just off to a spectacular start.' Izuku thought sarcastically as he threw his arms out to catch himself only to stop and hover in mid air. He looked around in shock.

'Hold on, I can fly! Wait, no that makes no sense - if All Might can't fly neither can I...I think?' Izuku thought as someone righted him and turning he saw a girl who could best be described as weaponized adorable staring at him with a smile.

"I stopped you with my quirk. Sorry I didn't ask first, but I figured you wouldn't mind if I caught you." She smiled, bringing together her fingertips as he felt normal again. He stared at her a little nervous.

She was a short girl with a slender feminate build, baring slightly long, chestnut brown hair, and large round eyes with warm brown irises. Noticing that she seemed to have little paw pads on her fingertips as she moved her hands behind her back, brightly at the green-haired boy. "Isn't this all like way nerve wracking?" She asked rubbing the back of her head.

"Oh, uh...thanks, and yeah it sort of is. But we can't let it overwhelm us, right?" Izuku asked doing his best to keep his voice calm and level. He wasn't good with meeting new people, particularly girls. The fact she was so cute really did nothing to help matters.

"Yeah, I guess that's true. If we want to be heroes, we have to try as hard as we can. We should get inside though." She stated, starting her run into the building. "Maybe I'll see you during the test, bye!"

"Hey, not bad, Izuku. You managed to talk to a girl that's not Bakugo - and you didn't even faint." Suzaku patted him on the shoulder as they resumed their own walk inside.

"It was kind of a close thing, but I can't believe I talked to a girl!" He stated a little too excitable, laughing as Suzaku shook his head smiling.

The test, as Present Mic explained it, was fairly straightforward. They had to smash robots and rack up points within a certain amount of time. Apart from whatever the obstacle was, (Present Mic refused to tell) it was more about strategy and skill to out do their opponents.

As they were lead out to take their test, Izuku and Suzaku stopped staring at each other, before Izuku held out his had to his best friend,

"Good Luck."

"You too," He said shaking Izukus hand with a smile, "See you once we both pass this thing." He said and Izuku gave a determined nod as he got on the bus for Battle Center A, and Suzaku boarded for Battle Center C.


-Battle Centers Control Room-

If Shota Aizawa could say he learned one thing from spending an extended amount of time around All Might the past few months, it was that the man got extremely nervous over small things.

"Will you please stop shaking?" He asked, elbowing the taller though currently thinner blonde man in the side as they waited for the tests to begin.

"Ow! No need to be so harsh. Besides how can you not be nervous?" He questioned, rubbing his side.

"Because we've done everything in our power to help them be ready. It's all on them now. Since there's nothing we personally can do, we have no reason be nervous." Shota spoke as calm and logical as ever.

"I suppose, but…" All Might began.

"No buts. The best thing we can do is wait and watch. Besides they can do it if they work properly." Shota sighed, though in the back of his mind, he had to admit he was a bit worried as well. All Might's nerves weren't helping.


-Izuku's Testing Grounds-

Izuku was staring at the gigantic doors that lead into another city training ground on UA. He really did wonder just how much all this must cost, but set that thought aside. He had other things to be concerned with.

"I can do this, I can do this." He muttered to himself doing his best to ignore all the others around him, none of whom seemed as nervous as he felt, well almost none of them.

"Nerves still getting to you too huh?" An only somewhat familiar voice asked, turning to find the girl that had saved him from falling on his face before.

She was smiling, but he could see some of his own nervousness reflected in her face.

"Maybe, a little. I think that being here really put it in perspective you know?" He swallowed the lump in his throat. He could hardly believe he was doing this well at speaking to a girl.

"Yeah, I get that. I think we all do." She muttered.

Before Izuku could respond, the doors began to slide open. No one had moved, Izuku raised an eyebrow and looked towards Ochaco who shrugged then nodded. Closing his eyes, Izuku activated Full Cowling, and with him in the lead they both entered the false city, even as Present Mic began to yell at the other participants for wasting time.


-Suzaku's Testing Grounds-

Suzaku was pacing in front of the giant doors. Rolling his neck one way and then the other tapping his fingers against the shelter in his chest as he went. It was nervous habit he had picked up.

"I've got this, I've got this." He muttered trying to push aside the thought that he still couldn't make a properly functioning full body suit. He growled a low sound in the back of his throat. He had the energy, but not enough fine control to keep everything running the way it should.

"Afraid to fail, Aizawa!?" A voice challenged and turning he found a smirking Katsumi looking at him.

She was dressed in black pants, boots and a black tanktop. All of which subtly highlighted her athletic yet curvy figure. Her hair was again in a high ponytail, and as always she carried herself with an heir of supreme confidence. Suzaku went a slight tint of red, but answered her smirk with one of his own.

"Not at all, I know that I can do this. I bet I'll do even better than you." He replied, which was a half truth he was afraid to fail. However, he wasn't going to give her that satisfaction. The challenge he had offered, seemed to have pushed the right button as she raised a single eyebrow, eyes narrowed.

"Is that right?" She asked, stopping so the two of them stood about three feet apart from each other.

"Yeah, it is. I can beat you." He gave an exaggerated yawn.

"Care to bet on that?"

Suzaku knew better than to have challenged her in this - the most important test in both their lives so far. Knew better than to rise to the bait she had now thrown out. But that glint in her eyes. The light of challenge and excitement. He felt it too. So instead on saying what he knew he should have he said;

"Alright, what's the bet?"

"Simple: you versus me, whoever gets the higher amount of points wins." The blonde ruled simply.

"Sounds simple enough, but what exactly does the winner get?" He asked carefully.

Her smirk grew to a wide, almost mad looking smile; "Winner gets to make the loser do one favor for them. No matter what it is..

"Maybe not that extreme, let's say one favor within reason. Nothing too crazy." Suzaku amended.

"Fine, but it has to be done when the winner asks, and no time limit to when it can be used." She added.

"Deal." He stuck out his hand. She shook just as they both noticed the doors crack open, and that no one else had moved exchanging one last smirk as they sprinted inside.


-Izuku-

Izuku was having fun, much more than he thought he would in this Exam. True, it wasn't exactly easy, even with his quirk but that made it all the more interesting. He slid under the arm of a one pointer, ripping it off and throwing it like a javelin through a two pointer.

'Not bad Izuku, that's about thirty-five points. If I just stay focused I might actually have a chance to get in. Still, if I'm not careful something could go wrong and what if…' Izuku began to slip into analysis mode when.

"Look out!" A girl yelled out as he was pushed to the ground by a giant hand. He managed to peer around the fingers just in time to see a robot soar past where his head had been.

"You really should be more observant during this test. Don't want to end up broken after all. You alright?" The girl's voice asked as the hand shrank.

He found a girl about his age. She had long orange hair done into a high ponytail on the left side of her head. She was dressed in a turquoise track suit and was looking over him concerned.

"Oh, uh yeah...I...thanks." Izuku said speaking in only a slightly more calm tone of voice than he had with Ochaco earlier.

"No problem, we should keep moving though."

"Right, thanks!" Izuku said quickly as she nodded and they both set out. When a two pointer emerged from the side moving to club the orange-haired girl. Izuku activated Full Cowling, bouncing off one foot and pelting towards it and ripping through its head as it fell over.

"Whoa...nice move." The girl gave an impressed smile on her face.

"Thanks, consider it a thank you for saving me from getting myself flattened." Izuku said a bit awkwardly.

"Want to stick together? Just in case?" The girl asked, offering her hand for him to shake. Izuku pondered for a second, before deciding that having some back up was never a bad thing.

"Sure, I'm Izuku Midoriya." He smiled, shaking her hand.

"Itsuka Kendo." She announced as they set out into the city.


-Suzaku-

Suzaku's arm became covered in his quirk, taking the form of a blade. He used it to stab through a one pointer, shutting down as he held out his other hand which became a small cannon. Firing a blast at a two pointer and blowing a hole clean through its center.

He stopped panting a little. He had been switching between things he could make rapidly, and honestly it was getting a little tiring. However he was not about to lose to Katsumi or at least he hoped.

"Thirty-three, I need a second to rest." He muttered leaning against a wall. Trying to catch his breath as he tried to figure out where to go from here. Which cost him a little as a three pointer burst from the wall and smacked him to the side.

He only just managed to create a helmet over his face to avoid being knocked out. But it was still a close call. He rolled a few feet before managing to right himself. Just in time to avoid getting hit again.

As he prepared to fire his cannon again, a mid-sized explosion took the top half of the robot away. Katsumi landed before him, smirking. "Better keep your guard up, Aizawa. I can't crush you if one of these scrap heaps does it first!" She declared before blasting off down the street.

Suzaku let out a growl, his legs covered in his quirk and shot himself off after her. 'I can do this, I am not going to lose to her.' He thought firing his cannon again and taking out a two pointer - one that the bomber had an eye on. Causing her to shoot him a glare that he returned with a smirk.


-Control Room-

Not a bad crop of candidates this year." Midnight stated as the staff and judges all observed the on going exam.

"Yes, we have many wonderful applicants, and strategies on display. Some are sticking out more than others. I even see a few team ups" Nezu observed, watching Izuku as he jumped up before throwing Kendo at a one pointer as her own hands became giant and crushed its head.

"A few of them seem to be treating these Exams like a game." Vlad spoke up, a bit irritated at the display of casualness.

"Some of them seem like they aren't even a little worried." Present Mic replied seriously.

"Yeah, well everyone's tough until they face a real challenge. Let's see how they all handle the surprise." Snipe offered, getting a nod from the principal.

"It is about that time." The mouse...dog..bear? Said as Snipe pressed the big red button.


-Izuku's Exam-

Izuku was relatively certain the Exams were close to over, and if his math was right, he was currently sitting on about forty-five points. If he and Kendo could each just manage a few more they might finish highly.

Then the ground began to shake beneath him, he looked around expecting another robot. He was right - just not the way he had expected to be. The ground wasn't just shaking for him, it was shaking for everyone and out of smoke a giant robot emerged, a large zero on either arm.

'That's the Zero pointer!? How is that just an obstacle!?' Izuku, Kendo and many others thought as they all did the sensible thing: turned and ran away from the mechanical behemoth. Despite this, Izuku found himself thinking this wasn't so bad.

'If we can just stay out of it's way maybe we can pick up a few more points.' Izuku thought.

"Ouch!" A voice cried out, causing him to freeze. Turning around to see what was happening. There she was, the girl who had prevented him from falling on his face before the Exams.

"I stopped you with my quirk, I'm sorry I didn't ask first." He remembered her words and smile. For the second time in his life, he found himself running towards danger. He wasn't sure what had happened, he knew she needed help and he could help.

Without thinking he channeled his power into his legs and jumped up off the ground. Cocking back his right hand he screamed; "SMASH!"

He slammed his fist into the giant robots skull which imploded around his fist small explosions going off within it as it toppled over. For a second all Izuku could do was stare at it in shock.

'I did it! I moved without thinking again, but I took that thing out!? Alright!' He thought briefly, overjoyed...until gravity kicked in and he began to fall towards the concrete below.

'Crap! Crap! Crap! Okay, need to work on my landings. I'll just activate Full Cowling and…' That was around the time he noticed his legs and right arm were broken. He would have slapped himself if he didn't have much more pressing concerns.

'I let myself get too caught up in the moment. I should have limited my power more. Okay, there has to be a way out this! Come on! Think! Maybe a Detroit Smash? Not ideal, but it could slow me down, I don't see many other options, okay just focus and then…'

*SMACK!*

Izuku was smacked hard across the face, and while that threw him for a loop, he found himself hovering several feet above the ground. Looking over, he found the girl he had gone to save hovering on a giant robot's head - though she appeared to be struggling to hold them up.

Kendo ran up beneath him, and enlarged her hand to scoop him up before giving the other girl a thumbs up. The brown-eyed girl brought her hands together, "Release." She sighed out as she and the head hit the ground and Izuku landed in Kendo's giant hand.

'That was really nice of them to save me, though it looks like it really took a lot out of her.' Izuku thought, watching as the girl in question threw up and began to pant a little.

"Izuku! That was amazing! You just knocked out the whole robot. I could tell you were strong, but that was just something else…though you look worse for wear." Kendo pointed out, setting him down and checking him over as time ran out.

As everyone muttered about what he did, Izuku heard Recovery Girls' voice, "Good work, you're all heroes in my eyes - everyone of you." She complimented before catching sight of Izuku, he could practically hear her sigh in irritation. "You know, when you developed that new technique of your's, I thought it meant you wouldn't be breaking yourself anymore."

"Sorry, I got a little carried away. I wasn't really thinking." Izuku whispered, doing his best imitation of a bow as she kissed his forehead and he felt his bones and muscles heal. Though nearly all his stamina left him as a result. "I need a nap." He managed, getting to his feet shakily.

"Try not to get hurt like this again, and hopefully next time I see you - you won't." She said before walking off to see the other participants. Izuku followed her over to Kendo and the other girl.


-Suzaku's Exam Moments Earlier-

Suzaku had been feeling pretty good all things considered, right up until the ground beneath him began to shake. A massive door beneath the entire street opened up, and a giant robot emerged. Bigger than most of the skyscrapers, plus giant zero's written on its arms.

"How do they consider that, an avoidable obstacle!?" Someone cried out, and to be fair, Suzaku agreed, the thing was massive. It could easily take out any of them and nearly all of them were in reach if it decided to go after them.

The sensible thing to do was to run away from it, and he started to do just that. If he could get out of it's path as much as possible he might be able to snag a few points before time ran out or he got crushed.

"Help us!" A voice called out causing him to freeze mid step and look back.

There were three people, and though they were not stuck, they weren't moving quickly. It looked like two of them were holding the third up whose leg was clearly broken. Trouble was they were also a good two to three minutes from being crushed under the robots treds and no one else had turned to even look let alone help.

"Damn it." He muttered sounding a lot like his dad as he turned and ran towards them all. He needed a plan, but he was becoming aware of the fact that he could make about two more devices before he was tapped out.

'Okay, okay. The easiest thing to do would be to get them out of the way. I don't have anything in particular that can take out something that big anyways.' He thought before covering his feet in his quirk creating what could be called jet boots and boosting ahead.

He stopped in front of them, "Grab on and hold tight." He said in a tone that offered no room for argument. They nodded, he flung the injured boy onto his back producing two handle like protrusions on his arms which the other boys grabbed onto.

With a serious amount of effort, Suzaku channeled enough energy into his boots to blast them all out of the way. As they hit the ground near a building just barely out of the way of the treds. He let out a breath of relief, well aware that had that not worked they would all be blobs on the ground.

"Are you all okay?" He asked receiving nods as time ran out at least according Uncle Mic's very loud voice.

"Thank goodness." Suzaku sighed as the robot stopped moving and the other boys began to help the one with the broken leg. He closed his eyes. He really could use a nap. He had been sitting for a few minutes when a familiar voice asked;

"You didn't manage to get yourself hurt did you Aizawa?" It asked, and to his surprise she sounded almost concerned as he looked up at Katsumi Bakugo standing over him, arms folded across her chest.

"No, just tired. My quirk took a lot out of me. Why do you even care, Katsumi?" He asked tiredly.

"I don't. I just don't want you to have an excuse for when I win the bet!" She proclaimed somewhat defensively. Her smirk not quite as pronounced before to his shock, offering out her hand to help him up. "Come on you can't just sit on the ground all day, no matter how weak you are."

Taken aback a bit, he stared at her hand for a second, and choosing to ignore the latter half of her statement, simply saying "Thank you." As she helped him up and together they made their way towards the exit.


-Post Exams-

Izuku was exhausted, though healing a whole arm and both legs tended to do that to a person. Yet, he couldn't let himself rest. Partly because he was waiting for Suzaku, and partly because he was currently accompanied by two girls Itsuka and Ochaco as the other girl had introduced herself.

With the Exam over, he found himself just as nervous around them as he had been before. Well, maybe a little less, but still.

"So, what exactly are you waiting for anyway? A ride?" Itsuka asked, breaking Izuku from his nervous thoughts.

Izuku was saved from a stammering response, when he sighted Suzaku walking towards them. With Katsumi, and they seemed to be having a normal conversation, and just like that the world stopped making what little sense it had retained since he met All Might. She was even smiling.

'WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!?' He thought confused.

As they got nearer, Katsumi sighted Izuku and her usual disdainful frown was back in full force. At least things made sense again, apart from the two attractive girls that he was now on speaking terms with.

"So, Deku, you managed not to get your quirkless ass squashed. Guess that's something." She shrugged. Izuku was again surprised for Katsumi, that was surprisingly tame all things considered.

"Quirkless? He's not quirkless, he was awesome in there!" Ochaco cheered excitedly. making punching motions, as Katsumi stared at her with a raised eyebrow.

"Sure he was, pink cheek. I have better things to do than deal with this. Aizawa! Don't try to back out of our bet when you lose." She stated, punching Suzaku in the arm before tucking her hands in her pockets and heading out the gates. Suzaku watching her as she left.

"Well, she was interesting." Kendo muttered watching the back of the departing blonde.

"Yeah, but she's mellowed a little...I think." Izuku offered as it occurred to him - he needed to be ready for confrontations like that. Katsumi might have brushed off the comment on his quirk, but she wouldn't be able to once she saw him in action, and those who had known him for years might wonder as well.

'I'll have to think about this later.'

"So, why did she call you quirkless anyways?" Kendo asked.

'Or now, now's good. Come on Izuku think.'

"Uh...I was a really late bloomer, you know? So not everyone knows what I can do. I barely have a handle on it myself." He admitted, which was at least partly true he mused.

"Well, that explains the whole arm shattering thing you did back there." Ochaco admitted as Itsuka nodded.

"Wait, you broke yourself again? I thought you had gotten past that?" Suzaku asked, taking his eyes off Katsumi's retreating back and looking over his friend with concern.

"I went a little overboard taking out the zero pointer, and well yeah…" Izuku admitted as Suzaku pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed, but smiled.

"You took out the whole thing!?" He asked once he was sure his friend was alright.

"Yeah, with one punch - it was awesome!" Ochaco declared smiling as Izuku rubbed the back of his head. A little embarrassed, but pleased with himself.

"You'll have to tell me more." Suzaku looked impressed.

"Sure, I can tell you on the way home." Izuku shrugged.

"Wait! Before you go let's exchange numbers, we can all get together sometime." Itsuka offered placing a hand on Izuku's shoulder. Though Izuku was a blushing and stuttering mess, they all managed to exchange numbers, before setting off for home.

As they headed out, Izuku couldn't help but to smile, he hoped he had passed. But all he or any of them could do now was wait and hope. Though he had made new friends and even managed to talk to and work with them despite his enormous nerves over them both being girls.

'That all has to count for something right?' Izuku thought with a smile as he and Suzaku explained their Exams to each other.


A/N: So that's it the Exams are concluded and the Izucrew (not sure that name will stick) is expanding! I really hope you all enjoyed the read. Leave a fav, follow, review or all if you would like. Have a wonderful morning, afternoon or evening wherever you are! See you next chapter. Bye!