Izuku walks back to the classroom, muttering a repeat of words under his breath as he rolls up his sleeves.

Eraserhead, don't forget. Eraserhead, don't forget. Eraserhead, don't forget.

He can't forget the encounter. He isn't suppose to be here, yet here he is, wondering among his classmates. He is basically a charity project. He hasn't proven himself, but here he is.

Izuku pulls out a black marker from his pocket. He starts to draw whatever comes to mind. The words slip through his lips desperately. Without a reason, the marker is ripped from his hand that causes him to look up. The boy with a constant stern face, blue hair, and glasses glares down upon him like a child committing a wrong deed.

"You shouldn't be drawing on your arms! That is unbecoming of a UA student!" The boy states, chopping his arms in the air. Izuku trembles. He needs that marker. He mutters the words louder, trying to grasp them to memory. The boy notices and looks sympathetic, "Are you okay?"

Izuku can't respond. He can't forget! Jerking him from his thoughts, he sees the marker back in his hand. He looks at the pink hand giving it to him before tackling the person.

"T-thank you, Ashido-chan!" Izuku exclaims. He squeals when the hair on his head get tugged. He looks up at her.

"Not a problem, Midoriya-kun! Get to it before you forget now." Ashido reminds Izuku. He quickly hops down from her and starts drawing on his arm. He tunes out the world as he draws his memories, muttering the same words, and listens to the calmer music in his ears. He feels a hand on his shoulder, letting it guide him as he knows it is Ashido.


Mina Ashido met Midroiya when the two were children. At age eight, Mina was already going to hip-hop dance competitions across Japan. The town where a lot were held was at the studio Midoriya was a part of at the time. The competitions are divided by age and whether it is a group or individual. While most kids stick with one, Mina goes for both as she loves to dance! She would dance nonstop for hours, enjoying the constant workout. Mina prefers dancing alone and coming up with her own routine, but her studio requires her to participate with the group as she is one of the best dancers there. Her group rarely wins, but it is still enjoyable.

Mina had just come up to the stage to put on a dazzling show for the individual competitions, smiling the whole time to the up-beat song she chose. A loud applause plays through auditorium, just making her smile brighter. This is her forte after all. She pays attention to each performance after own, pointing out the right and wrongs and ways to improve her own routines. However, most of them are simple unlike hers. Simple is good, but it isn't great in her opinion. It looked like a routine, not an enjoyment for them.

However, the room went silent when a rather small boy stepped on the stage. He walked to the center, fidgeting in place. His eyes was covered with his curly green hair, and the rest of his face was covered with a black mask. The metal bracelets and collar he was wearing glints from the stage lights. Unlike most dancers, he wore a black loose gym clothing that hanged from his frame.

"Everyone welcome Midoriya Izuku!" The announcer yelled into the mic. Mina was quick to notice that the crowd seemed louder.

She quickly saw why. The song "Shut Up and Dance" by WALK THE MOON came on, and a new boy appeared on that stage. Unlike the other dancers who had focused on one style, Midoriya was able to implement multiple styles perfectly. At the time, he mainly focused on ballet, jazz, and hip hop, and he blended those perfectly. It had meaning to it. Mina was enraptured by the performance.

Later on, she realizes that because Midoriya can't remember what moves are part of which styles, they just combine into his own little style.

It was not surprise that Midoriya won first place. When Mina went to introduce herself back stage, she found a bunch of the girls surrounding and criticizing him for no reason! She wasn't having any of it! Mina stomped in front of the girls, having her quirk ready at hand.

"What are you doing?!" Mina exclaims, rage painted on her face. The girls quickly ran.

Can't even defend themselves. Taking a deep breathes, she turns around to face Midoriya. The boy was curled up, looking at her with shock. Is this normal? She bent down, raising her hand for a hand-shake.

"Hi, I'm Ashido Mina! I loved your dance routine!" Midoriya looks embarrassed, but he seemed to brighten up with the praise. He quickly takes her hand to shake.

"I'm M-m-midoriya I-I-Izuku. N-nice to m-m-meet you. T-thanks for s-standing up for m-m-me. Y-you didn't have t-to." Mina's heart literally broke at the comment.

"Yes I did! You didn't deserve that! Don't listen to them, alright?"

This blooms a new friendship between the two. Midoriya's first real friendship.


When Mina first heard her name from Midoriya's mouth, she was surprised. She didn't expect him to remember name! Names were a huge thing Midoriya struggled with, so when she heard it, it made her heart glow.

The fight between Aizawa and Midoriya had her worried, but she also knows that Midoriya can hold his own. It also gave her an idea of where his dancing style stood. It seems that he stuck with contemporary with a little bit of acrobatics and ballet mixed in. He's even moving quicker! Midoriya can easily learn new dance moves, which is why she was curious of his dance style at the moment.

After the fight, Mina caught up with Midoriya as she knew he was depressed after that. She quickly noticed the marker, however, and decided to remain quiet. She is aware of how his memory works after all.

Then Iida had to take the marker and starts to lecture him.

Nope! Not in her house!

"Iida, he needs that marker. When he draws, it helps him remember. Otherwise, he won't remember unless something triggers it." Mina has no idea how the last part works. She knows it's a thing, but not of what creates a trigger for him. Iida looks at her confused.

"He has a memory problem? Wouldn't that be a disadvantage for him as a hero?" Mina sighs, gritting her teeth to not attack the guy.

"Yes, but he has his way around that. You seen what he can do! He will just have to do things differently!" Mina is right, as much as she hates to admit it. Midoriya's memory could get in the way of some things, but he is smarter than everyone realizes.

He will figure it out!

With Iida understanding now, Mina takes the marker from him and hands it to Midoriya. Within a couple seconds, she has the broccoli boy in the arms thanking her. Before he starts going on, she is quick to remind him to get back to the drawing, and he does. With his mind busy, she guides him back to class.

"Do you know Midoriya, Ashido?" Iida asks, genuinely curious.

"Yep! I have known him since we were eight! We haven't seen each other in a while though with everyone going on." Mina responds, ecstatic to tell the friendship history. Beside Iida, Uraraka pipes up.

"Hey, Ashido-chan? Midoriya-kun and I met before at the entrance exam. This morning, he didn't seem to recognize me. Is the memory problem why?..."

"Yeah. You should ask him if you want to understand it after he finishes his drawing. I don't know how it all works. He can remember some rather impressive things, like hero names, yet not simple things like to eat!" She makes sure to say it loud for the boy to hear. He doesn't.

"Like he recognized Aizawa-sensei!" Uraraka adds.

"Heroes are his specialty, so that is expected even if the hero is underground!"

After that, the group remains quiet for a few minutes until Midoriya finishes drawing and puts his marker away. Iida quickly notices and launches his question.

"Midoriya, how does your memory work?" A blunt question. Mina can see him flinch from under his mask, but she knows nobody else would notice. It takes a moment for Midoriya to respond.

"I-I can't remember l-lectures unless it i-is visual. My m-muscles can r-r-remember certain movements, like c-certain dance m-moves, but I c-c-can't recall names of those m-moves. M-muscle m-memory. I c-can r-recall heroes i-if I see them, but I c-can't without v-visual. C-can't r-remember names u-unless w-w-written." Izuku stutters out, forcing himself to speak.

"That seems inconvenient for you. However, I see where the muscle memory comes in when you were fight Aizawa-sensei."

"I-it is, but I m-m-make do with w-what I got."

"You certainly do, Midoriya-kun. I'm willing to admit that I am impressed with what you can do despite your handicaps." Midoriya looks up at Iida with his eyes sparkling. A couple girls in the background awe at the sight. Mina may or may not have been one of them.

"T-thank you!"

"Of course! Let me know if you need anything!" Uraraka is quick to join.

"Me too! I might not be the best, but I will do my best!" Mina bumps into Midoriya's side lightly.

"And you know you have me." Midoriya looks up, the smile hidden behind the mask, but they can see it.

"Oh Ashido-chan! How do you know Midoriya-kun?" Uraraka asks out of curiosity.

"We are both dancers! In fact, Midoriya-kun here is one of the best dancers ever! You sadly won't find many videos of him like others as he focuses on improvisation, but the videos you will find are mesmerizing."

"What's improvisation?"

"It's coming up with a routine on the spot. You have no time to practice. You just move with the beat. As Midoriya-kun can't remember routines, improvisation is his specialty. He is good at coming up with anything on the spot in general. That's why he was able to fight so well against Aizawa-sensei."

"That's impressive, Midoriya-kun." Mina can see Midoriya blushing under his mask, even if it blocks a majority of it.


Throughout the day, Izuku struggled. For the class pop quiz to see where they are at, Izuku is sure he failed. Sure, he doesn't remember specifically how he did, but the pit in his stomach warns him that he has done terribly. He especially felt uncomfortable with anything to do with language. During the lessons, he couldn't focus.

Why would he? It's not he is going to remember something through a lecture. Overall, Izuku was tugging his hair by the time lunch came around.

"Midoriya-kun? Are you okay? We are suppose to be heading lunch!" A high-pitched voice snaps him out of it. Izuku looks up from his desk to see Ashido with a bright smile.

"Um, y-yeah. Let's g-go!" Izuku tries to brighten the mood as he gets down from his seat. Ashido leads the way to the lunchroom as he has no idea where it is. They quickly grab their meals, and she leads him to a group. She forces him to sit down. Unfortunately, he has to sit on his legs to reach the height of the table.

"Midoriya-kun, I wanted you to meet Kirishima, my horn-buddy! We have known each other since senior year of junior high. Oh, then we have Sero and Kaminari who are also in our class! Everyone, this is Midoriya. I know him through dance competitions!" Ashido informs him excitably.

Izuku quickly looks over the boys. He is quickly able to match their faces with their quirks. The first boy he looks at is Ashido's friend, Kirishima. He has spikey bright-red hair with spikey teeth as he smiles. Izuku can see where the horn-buddy thing came from as he looks like he has two small horns in his hair. Eyes match his hair color. Above his right eye, there is a small scar that most people wouldn't notice, but Izuku does due to how detail-orientated he is.

Kirishima - Quirk: Hardening - Kirishima can turn his skin into a rock-hard substance, allowing him to withstand or deliver stronger hits. He can sharpen his skin as well to give cut through material if needed on the battle-field. It's a possibility that he can withstand electricity and temperature in this form. If he keeps up this form, his stamina will go down and weaken the hardening form. He can harden his whole body or only parts to save stamina.

Kaminari has short fluffy blonde hair with a side bang and a black lightening bolt practically engraved into it. His eyes are yellow and he seems to be skinnier than the other classmates.

Kaminari - Quirk: Electrification - Kaminari's body can release electricity, allowing himself to be covered by it. It's possible that he can outspread it as well, but with the properties of electricity, he would not be able to control it. Downsides are unknown at the moment.

Finally, Sero has flat black spikey hair with seemingly perfect teeth, a plain face, and black eyes. His elbows are a uniquely shaped as cylinders for his quirk.

Sero - Quirk: Tape - Sero can produce tape from his elbow as well as rewind tape back in. This can make him a great capture hero as the tape seems to be stronger than normal. Overusing it seems to dry his skin and cause some pain as he was flinching later on during the quirk assessment.

For what felt like the millionth time that day, someone has to grab Izuku's attention to bring him back to reality. A hand extends over the table. Izuku looks up to see Kirishima (?) with a wide shark smile.

"Hey, nice to meet you Midoriya! What you did back there with Aizawa-sensei was so manly! I would have never been able to do that!" Kirishima exclaims. Izuku swears he sees the light through the boy. It takes a moment before remembering what happened with Aizawa when he looks at the drawing on his arm, dampening his mood for a moment. Quickly snapping out of his mood before anyone notices, he reaches over to take his hand and shake.

"N-n-nice to m-meet you t-too. Also, you t-too K-Kaminari and...a-and S-Sero?" Izuku greets before losing the tiny bit of confidence he had at the last part. Sero (?) quickly flashes him the perfect smile.

"You got it right! No need to grow wrinkles over it!" Sero fills Izuku in. Izuku quickly sighs in relief. He knows he will forget the names later, but he is glad he can remember them now.

With introductions out of the way, Izuku realizes a problem; he has to take off his mask. He always has his mask on in public, so he doesn't normally eat out in public. He is aware he has to eat though. Reluctantly, Izuku removes the mask from his face, making sure his hair is covering a majority of his face before eating small bites. Like normal, he doesn't bother to pay attention to the conversation because he forgets so quickly a majority of the time.

Izuku can hear laughter. Otherwise, he is in his head. He can't help but feel out of place.

Izuku barely eats a quarter of his small meal before putting his mask back on and standing up to throw his tray away. Izuku isn't use to eating lunch or large meals in general. He doesn't feel hunger, even if he should eat. He isn't aware of the feeling because he never felt it as a kid for some reason.

Ashido notices his tray and stops him, " Midoriya-kun, shouldn't you eat more? You're going to be spending more energy then usual." The boy with red hair comes in to defend her.

"Yeah, little bro. You should be eating alot more." Izuku sighs.

"I-I'm fine...t-thank you for the w-w-worry though." Before they can stop him, Izuku rushes away.

They shouldn't have to worry about him. He shouldn't even be here.


Shouta sits around with Present Mic, Midnight, Cementoss, and Ectoplasm with piles of papers in front of them. At the beginning of the year every year, after they give the pop quizzes, they gather around to look at the student's scores to see where they are at academically. Most of the students are in a decent place. So far, Kaminari and Ashido are at the bottom. Based off their previous grades, that is expected, but at least they are trying.

Of course, they saved the Problem Child Midoriya for last. The teachers pull out his test grades, and the results are interesting.

For Ectoplasm, who teaches math, and Midnight, who teaches modern hero art history, he passed those with a perfect and almost perfect score. However, for Present Mic, who teaches English, and Cementoss, who modern literature, the kid had failed those test miserably. When looking at his past grades, they correlate.

"Is Midoriya the kid with memory problems?" Cementoss asks in a calm tone. After receiving an affirmative, he responds, " I could tell. He was in distress the whole time. During the test, he seemed to be trying, but during the lecture, he seemed to have given up."

Midnight adds, "Same here. Well, for the lecture. The precious cinnamon roll didn't have any problems with the test. He seemed stressed, but he was able to do the test obviously. He didn't bother to listen in the lecture."

"He had no problems with the problems on the board or the test. However, when I asked him to explain it, he just broke." Ectoplasm says as he adds his two cents. Shouta sighs, looking at his old best friend Present Mic.

"You know the kid. Explain how this whole memory problem words." Present Mic rubs his hands together, thinking for a moment before explaining.

"Midoriya learns either from reading or practicing something over and over to the point that it's instinct. If you try to lecture him, he will not remember. He is a purely visual learner. He remembers better if he draws, like how everyone saw on his arms, or if it's something he's interested in like heroes. However, he can't recollect that information without seeing something. For example, if you were to ask him to give a description of a hero off the top of his head, he would have no idea what you are talking about. However, if you show him a picture with no information, it triggers the information, and he can explain. For the practicing, it's for physical actions mainly like his dance moves. That's why they are perfect without any flaws a majority of the time. That's just how he practiced it. Muscle memory.

If you want him to learn, just hand him the guidance packets and don't bother explaining it to him. He will figure it out. Oh, and Aizawa, don't expected him to call you by your actual name. He remembers hero names because of the posters that have the name on it. That's how he learns."

The rest of the teachers, including Shouta, looked surprised at how much he knows about the boy. Shouta thought it was just through dances, not as in a general friendship. Cementoss looks through Midoriya's past records before putting it down.

"Why doesn't it mention that on here? Shouldn't he have been evaluated for something like this?" Cementoss asks Present Mic. Shouta can't help but agree. He quickly notices how Present Mic grits his teeth for a moment before responding.

"That would have been difficult because he is quirkless. People with quirks have priority over him, so it would take forever to get him in. It just wouldn't be worth the wait."

With that, anyone could have heard a pin drop for how silent the room went. Midnight breaks it after a couple minutes.

"I'm going to go to that place and knock them out for denying their service to such a precious boy. Didn't you see him? He is so cute! How can someone deny him anything?! Nobody deserves that, especially him!"

Everyone in the room agrees. It's not Midoriya's fault that he got dealt the bad card in genetics. Well, for Shouta is aware, the bad card by the government. The meeting ends and everyone heads back to teach class.

Shouta can't help but think that Midoriya is becoming more of a problem child by the second.