(Opening Theme: Demon Slayer Opening-Red Lotus Performed By LiSA)
"Kaa-chan! Come here look!"
"He looks so cute! He reminds me of a character Shimizu reads to us!"
"Kaa-chan, you're amazing! You didn't miss a single one!"
"Really? He's really for me?"
"M… Me too… I… I like you the same way too… I want to stay… I don't want to go back… I want to be free… I want to stay with you… Katsuki…"
"GET UP!"
"IT'S WAKE UP TIME!"
Katsuki found himself arching his back, as he found a sudden weight on top of him as he gagged. The first thing he noticed was the fact that he wasn't in his own house, as he found the living room to be familiar. It certainly wasn't his living room as he looked to the ceiling. He soon noticed a certain couple of kids that were currently on his stomach.
It had been Hana and Eliot as they looked to be kicking their legs.
"THE INKHEADED BRATS!?" Katsuki yelled before groaning from the feeling in his chest.
"Finally up sleepyhead?" Hana said bouncing a little.
"Come on, Let's go!" Eliot said pulling his arm, trying to get him to sit up, "Let's go eat! Let's go eat!"
"Up and at em! Rise and shine!" Hana added, pulling on his other arm.
"STOP TRYING TO MURDER ME YOU GREMLINS!" Katsuki yelled as he struggled against their grip.
Lena soon came into view as she lifted the twins off him, relieving him from their weight. She scolded them, "Hey you two! That's enough! Can't you see he's injured?!"
"Sorry big sis…" Hana said twiddling her thumbs.
"We didn't mean too." Eliot said, "We just wanted to wake him up."
Lena placed them both on the floor, and pointed to the dining area where Josephine and Katsura were in view, as they were setting up the table. "Go help ma and grandma set up the table!" She told them, "Give our guests some privacy."
"Kay…" The Twins said before going to do just that.
Lena groaned as she said, "I swear, just what I needed today.."
Katsuki looked around as he now recognized exactly where he had been. He groaned as he slapped himself, "Great… I'm in the Half-Breed's house." He soon looked down and realized-
"AND I'M IN HIS GODDAMN CLOTHES!?" He yelled throwing off the blanket seeing the PJ bottoms he had on.
"Oh don't be dramatic, it was all my mom had." Lena told him, "Floyd's clothes were the only size that would fit you."
"Tell me I'm in a bad dream right now…" He said falling back into the bed.
Lena simply gave him a tiny pinch making him cringe slightly.
"Nope, you ain't dreaming!" She said with a smile, "Now take it easy. The twins are gonna get you breakfast. Uniforms' in the bathroom, so you might as well go and shower before eating since you didn't have time to take one yesterday. After that, we're heading to school."
Katsuki grumbled as he sat himself up again, before looking around, "Where is that damn brother of yours anyway?" He asked as he was expecting to get pounced again.
Sachihiro soon came down the stairs; he had been dressed in a standard middle school uniform for the summer.
"He left early." He replied taking a seat at the table, "He didn't even tell us that he left. I swear, he's beginning to act a lot like a jerk these days… Maybe more of a jerk than you."
"Is that supposed to be a compliment or an insult?" Katsuki asked genuinely confused.
"Pick one." Was all that Sachihiro replied causing Katsuki to growl slightly.
Katsura sighed as she shook her head, "That boy I swear, he's just being stubborn."
Katsuki made a mental note of this before he felt his neck. Instantly he started to panic a little as he noticed something had been missing.
"Where is it-!?" He exclaimed, looking underneath the blankets and pillows, throwing them off the mattress "-Where is it!? Where is it!?"
"Hey, whatcha looking for?" Sachihiro asked.
Katsuki didn't answer as he glared over at the twins. "HEY! You brats!" Katsuki yelled, making them freeze.
He stood up from the bed stomping over to them. They shrunk as he towered over them, "Where is it?"
"Where's what?" Eliot asked
"We don't know what you're talking about!" Hana added
"MY CHARM!" He yelled causing the twins to hold each other, "Did you take it while I was asleep!?"
"N-No!" Hana said.
"We didn't see anything around your neck!" Eliot added.
"What the hell do you-?!"
He flinched as he heard someone clear their throat. He turned to the sound as he saw Shimizu hanging it from her finger by the chain. "Would this be your charm sir?" Shimizu asked letting it swing a little. She wore a dark blue scrub with a doctors jackets.
"You-?!" He said as he got his usual look.
"Glad to see you got some good nights rest." Shimizu said relieved, before she handed the charm back to him; he immediately put it around his neck.
"Sorry." She said, "Your chain looked like it was covered in dirt. I had to clean it up last night." She soon pointed to the bandages around his chest, "Best get those changed before the day starts. After you wash up, I'll provide you some fresh ones, and some medicine."
"-Uh… Thanks…" Katsuki said awkwardly.
He soon felt someone pat him on the back; just from the force he could tell it had been Oda. He said with a laugh, "I see you're up and at em! Thank goodness!"
"Old man.." Katsuki groaned as he sneered at him.
Joji soon came into view, as he pulled his father back. He said, "Dad! Be careful! He's still recovering!"
"Oh relax my boy! I'm sure Katsuki is fully healed!"
"You best go and get refreshed now." Shimizu said, as she gently pushed Katsuki in the direction of the bathroom, "I trust you know the way."
"Wait a-" He started to say before Shimizu cut him off again.
"Oh, and if your stitches happened to loosen up, just let me know and I'll fix it up." She told him, "Now go on then, no need to stall."
Without arguing any further Katsuki headed towards where the restroom had been as he took his uniform with him. It hadn't been long before he was drying himself off from the shower he had taken, having put on half his uniform, leaving his shirt the last piece.
He had removed his bandages prior to before he hopped in the shower, as his stitches had been out in the open on both his chest and back. He could still feel the intensity of the wound burn. For a moment he felt his vision blur up as the pain seemed to grow more intense.
He felt a migraine in his head as he nearly stumbled.
"Damn it-! Not again-!"
He felt a sudden rush as faintly, he could see that of a blade rush through his body as he let out a sudden gasp. In the reflection of the mirror, he could see Futsuno in the reflection of the mirror. She leaned in, until her head rested on his shoulder.
"How does it feel… Knowing that YOU'VE failed?"
He was soon drawn to a knock at the door as he found himself gasping for air as he gripped the edge of the sink. The door soon opened revealing that it had been Shimizu with her medical bag.
"Hey Bakugou-san…" Shimizu said, "... Are you done? I've got the medicine and bandages right here." She soon noticed his posture and the fearful look in his eyes and his posture as she closed the door behind her as to give them some privacy.
"Are you alright?" She asked.
"I-" Katsuki said looking into the mirror, retaining his look, "-I'm fine. I'm just fine."
Shimizu's ears twitched slightly at his answer though decided not pressure him into anything. Setting her bag aside, she got out the bacterial cream before she started to apply it on the stitches as he had been sitting on a chair the bathroom had provided. "I'm curious…" Shimizu started to say, "... How are you doing with all of this?"
"Why the hell do you want to ask me that?" He asked her, looking over his shoulder.
"From yesterday, you looked worn out." Shimizu said, "Even now you still look troubled."
"And you can tell how?" Katsuki asked.
"You remind of my young patients I used to look after." She replied, "They all had different stories, but in a sense they were all the same. They all had a look of uneasiness."
He could sense the tone in her voice. He saw in the reflection of the mirror that her expression had been a sad expression in her eyes, though she still retained her smile. In that moment, he couldn't help but recall, what Reina told him, during the Sports Festival.
"Do you mean the patients, at Promise Clinic?" He couldn't help but ask.
Shimizu looked surprised but gave a soft laugh, "I guess Reina-chan told you about that huh?"
"She only told me that she was a patient there, before Aizawa took her in." He replied, "She was there with other kids… That stayed in that place…"
"Riichi Kageningyo, Nwanji Carter-Takeuchi, Bethany Saoirse Winterson, William Summers." She soon said, "Those were the names of the kids that were with Reina-chan. I remember all the names… Of the children in my care."
He could see Shimizu holding back tears as she thought about the children she had spoken of. "Mother nature, can be beautiful, but it can also have a cruel sense of humor…" Shimizu soon started to say as she started to work on applying the medicine on his chest, "... A long time ago, I found out I had a defect… The defect being, I was unable to bear children of my own. If I had just happened to marry a man who wanted to have a family… I couldn't grant them that wish. I remember how distraught I was about it when they told me… I had a glass of wine here… A bottle of wine there… I would've lost myself, were it not for my dear sister."
He raised an eyebrow at this, "Your sister?"
"... I…" She started to say hesitantly, "... Don't see her around often… She's always been my beacon of hope, and my pillar of strength. Even though she's not here anymore, I know she'll always remain as such. She was lucky enough to get the family she wanted, and give them the life she lost. I'll admit, when she confronted me… I told her I was green with envy. She told me that I could do one of two things in front of me in that moment. I could lose myself in alcohol, and give myself a slow death, or continue to pursue my dream, and become a doctor to help those lesser then I. She was harsh with her words, but you could guess what I chose."
"So the young patients at Promise Clinic then-"
"-I thought of them as my own children. Every single one that came in, whether they were from Japan, or overseas, abandoned, abused, or neglected it didn't matter to me. I always held them in high regard, and gave them what they should've been given on the day they could walk and speak for themselves. As a founder and CEO of Promise Clinic, I aimed to give every child their home they all deserved with people that would love them as who they are, and treat them as real children. It broke my heart each time I had to see them go, but every parent has to let go of their child at some point in their life, don't they?"
She soon started to apply the new set of bandages as Katsuki had lifted his arms as to give her some room to perform this task.
"Reina…" Katsuki soon said, "... She told me that it had gotten shut down. The other kids she knew… Do you know what happened to them?"
"The children that remained were all sent to stay in other neighboring hospitals. Those that were done with rehab but were still awaiting to get a home were put in foster care. As for those four… I'm not sure what exactly happened to them. When I went to check in on Riichi-kun, William-kun and Nwanji-san, I heard the three of them ran away and haven't been seen for the last few years. The family that adopted Bethany-chan, were unfortunately killed by Villains and she had disappeared. Other then that, I'm not sure what happened to them." Shimizu replied, her ears dropping slightly, "These days, they're only a few left that are still searching for them."
Katsuki couldn't help but think again at this, as he recalled once more… What Reina had asked of him and what his answer had been.
"Do you think… If I saw them again… They would still think about me the way they did back then…?... Even if they changed… Do you think… I should forgive them for all they did… And all they could do to me…?"
"In hindsight, I probably would've told you, you shouldn't forgive them… Hell, if I had been in your shoes, I would've given those assholes payback for what they did… But you're not me… You're not anyone else… In the end despite what they did, you just want to see them smile, right?"
His gaze softened slightly at this as he couldn't help but recall.
"I wouldn't be surprised if she was still worried about them, even right now." He thought to himself, "If they're really still alive… Maybe, just maybe, she might not be alone after all. It's better then her being out there all by herself… Wherever the hell she is."
A question from Shimizu soon brought him out of his thoughts, "... Do you hate Reina-chan… For leaving?"
He looked a bit shocked by this sort of question, but gave his immediate reply, "... Of course I don't. Why the hell would you ask me that?"
"... I… I just wanted to make sure." She said, "That you're feelings for her haven't changed."
Soon enough, she was done applying the bandages, she gave him a pat on the head, almost as if she had been reassuring him. "I hold hope that Reina-chan will come back home as I do for the others that disappeared… Promise me you'll hold onto that hope too."
Katsuki's gaze softened at this as he soon got on his shirt, fixing it slightly, before he gave his reply, "... I will."
-Later at UA High-
The day went on about as normal as expected.
Classes went on as usual, with the regular lessons, including basic training, although the only thing that was different was the fact that Shota wasn't present during the lessons, though that was to be expected, considering that he was still searching for Reina, going through any sort of leads they could find.
It had been nearing the lunch period, as most of the students in class 1A had been facing an issue. Well most of them were anyway.
DENKI KAMINARI (Midterm) : 24/25
MINA ASHIDO (Midterm): 19/25
"I DIDN'T STUDY FOR THE EXAM AT ALL!" Denki and Mina exclaimed; Mina sounding strangely happy as she gave a laugh.
"With the Sports Festival, and Internships going on, I didn't have time to study at all!" Denki said while ruffling his hair.
FUMIKAGE TOKIYAMA (Midterm): 14/25
CHOUKO SHOICHI (Midterm): 20/25
"It's true…" Fumikage said, "... It's just one event after another."
"You said it…" Chouko said dejected, "With everything that's happened, it just slipped my mind"
RIKIDO SATO (Midterm): 12/25
KOJI KODA (Midterm): 11/25
"For the midterms we did, we'd just started school, and they didn't really cover much." Rikido said, "So I didn't really have a hard time with them, but with back to back events and stuff, the finals will be different…"
"It'll be tough since there's a practical exam too." Mineta said being awfully smug, though considering the rank he had gotten he had a reason to be.
MINORU MINETA (Midterm): 9/25
"NINTH PLACE ON THE MIDTERMS!?" Denki, Mina even Floyd shouted.
"This can't be right!" Floyd exclaimed, "How did you get THAT high!?"
"YOU TRAITOR! I THOUGHT YOU WERE ONE OF US!" Mina yelled.
"GUYS LIKE YOU ARE ONLY LIKABLE IF THEY'RE DUMB…!" Denki shouted, "... WHERE'S THE DEMAND FOR THIS!?"
"The world, maybe?" Mineta answered.
Floyd couldn't help but growl at this, as he said, "Okay, where's my sketchbook?" He grabbed it as he said "alright! Now then." He began to scribble on it.
"What's wrong, Aihara?" Mineta asked. "Drawing your feelings away?"
"Nope, my foot has a test for you." Floyd replied as he took out a boot. "It's the kind that's gonna be shoved up your ass!"
"Hey come on dude." Gio said with a smile before he gave him a thumbs up, "At least you got higher in the Midterm Exams then he did and I did too my guy!"
Floyd added with a smile of his own, before tossing his sketchbook over his shoulder, "Oh yeah that's true! It doesn't even need this boot to show that we're better than him."
The two boys cheered and high fived each other before turning to Mineta with a smug smile of their own.
"OH SHUT UP!" Mineta shouted now sounding embarrassed.
GIOCO TEREBI (Midterm): 8/25
FLOYD AIHARA (Midterm): 4/25
Michiko groaned as she had her face buried in the table as she had been in tears, "Damn it… Why do bad things happen to good people? First the Miss goes AWOL, then Koichi and Kazuho go missing too, and now the old geezer Knuckleduster is on my ass... Life is SOOO unfair~"
MICHIKO AKYAKO JASMINE EVANS (Midterm): AUTOMATIC FAIL
Floyd gave her a pat on the shoulder, "There there, Michi. It's not my fault my sister is a demon witch from hell. Besides you just started school. You'll catch up."
"He has a good point, my girl!" Gio said giving her a pat on the shoulder too.
"E-Evans-san, Kaminari-kun, Ashido-san!" Izuku said, getting their attention, "We all want to get to training camp together, right?"
"Yes!" Tenya added, "As class rep, I also have high hopes that you'll all be moved to action!"
"It's pretty hard to fail if you don't pay attention in class." Shoto said.
"Don't give up hope!" Fubuki typed on her phone, "You'll all be able to pull through if you just work hard!"
IZUKU MIDORIYA (Midterm): 5/25
TENYA IIDA (Midterm): 2/25
SHOTO TODOROKI (Midterm): 6/25
FUBUKI TODOROKI (Midterm): TIED WITH SHOTO TODOROKI
Mina, Denki and Michiko immediately felt a stab through their heart as they had realized their test scores. Michiko herself couldn't help but cry even harder.
"BE MORE CAREFUL WITH YOUR WORDS!" Denki yelled.
Michiko shouted as she was still in tears, "DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT! THE OLD HAG WAS RIGHT! I AM A FAILURE! I CAN'T EVEN PROTECT THE BOSSMAN OR THE MISS! I SUCK!"
Floyd quickly went to comfort her as he said, "Hey hey, its alright. Like I said, you'll catch up!"
"You three…" Momo started to say, "... I may be able to be of assistance with the class lectures."
The three of them turned to the young girl as they realized what her test score had been.
MOMO YAOYOROZU (Midterm): 1/25
"YAO-MOMO!" Mina and Denki cheered with glee.
Michiko couldn't help but hug her as she didn't seem to mind. She said tearfully yet with a smile, "Thank you for the offer, princess!"
Momo laughed a little, "Princess?" She soon looked to Denki and Mina, "I'll do my best to help you out, but-" She soon looked to be depressed as she said to herself softly, "-I don't know if I can help at all with the practical though…"
Shoto and Fubuki noticed her tone of voice as they both looked to one another concerned.
Kyoka soon approached Momo as she looked to be a little nervous.
KYOKA JIRO (Midterm): 7/25
"Hey-" She started to say, "-I'm not like those two, but could you help me out? I'm having some trouble with quadratic functions…"
"Wait, what?" Momo said surprised.
Sero soon came in jumping in on the conversation as well.
HANTA SERO (Midterm): 17/25
"Sorry, me too!" Sero said, "How are you with classical Japanese?"
"Huh?" She said still shocked.
"I'd like to join too." Ojiro said as he stepped forward as well, "There's still a bunch of stuff I don't get…"
MASHIRAO OJIRO (Midterm): 8/25
"Please help us!" The three of them begged.
At this Momo's eyes sparkled as she had been in pure awe by this, before she looked over to Michiko as she gave a pleading look, as did Mina and Denki.
"All of you…!" She said, before she stood up from her seat, "... Yes of course!"
"ALL RIGHT!" They all cheered.
"Then let's hold a study session at my residence this weekend!" Momo said as she started to get excited.
"Seriously!?" Mina said, "I can't wait to see your house!"
Michiko added with a smile, "Yeah, I'm curious myself!"
"Oh!" She said, "In that case, I must tell Mother and have her open up the hall!"
Michiko doubled-taked at this as the rest looked surprised.
"A hall?" Mina and Denki said shocked.
Michiko added as her eyebrow twitched, "As in a dining hall?!"
"Tell me, what kind of tea are you partial to?"
"Tea!?" Most of them exclaimed.
"In my family, we always drink Harrod's or Wedgwood, so if you have a preference, let me know!" Momo said, "Of course, you can trust me to help you study too! I will definitely show you how I can help you!"
At that point, they should've been hurt by Momo's words, but for whatever reason, they couldn't get angry at the way she was acting.
"It's like she casually slapped me with the huge difference in how we were born…" Denki thought to himself.
"... But her bounciness is so cute that I don't care…" Kyoka thought.
Michiko thought with a kitten like smile, "I'm glad a human like Momo exists."
"What was that?" Denki said in a daze, "Harry's? That's fine."
"Harrod's right?" Momo said.
Michiko added as she had been in a daze too, "Yeah, with milk and sugar too."
Ejiirou couldn't help but watch as they had gotten the help they needed. He couldn't help but smile at this.
EIJIROU KIRISHIMA (Midterm): 15/25
"Look at the difference in virtue." He said with a smile.
Katsuki had been growling angrily at this as he felt his rage building up slowly.
KATSUKI BAKUGOU (Midterm): 3/25
"I can do it too!" He growled, "Want me to beat it into you!?"
"Yeah, I'm counting on you!" Eijirou said gleefully.
Floyd couldn't help but yell out of confusion, "Wait him?!"
"You want him to beat it!?" Gio yelled.
Michiko snapped out of her daze as she shouted to Eijirou, "RECONSIDER, RED SPIKEY HAIR!"
Yuga couldn't help but laugh to himself, "Everyones panicking now, even though it won't do any good to cram this late in the game.
MEZO SHOJI (Midterm): 10/25
Mezo couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at this, "Shouldn't you do a little cramming too?"
Yuga looked to Mezo with a glare, "What are YOU talking about?"
YUGA AOYAMA (Midterm): 18/25
Floyd and Gio nearly choked on their own spit at their own spit at this as they realized his score. "Dude you should not be talking!" Gio said as he tried real hard not to laugh.
Floyd added, "Yeah dude! You're lower than him!"
As everyone else started to converse with each other Izuku couldn't help but have a sad smile on his face. He looked to his phone as he couldn't help but worry about a certain someone. He knew if she were here, she wouldn't have much to worry about even when it came to the written portion or the practical.
REINA NOUKI (Midterm): TIED WITH IZUKU MIDORIYA
-Later At Lunch-
Izuku stood out in the hallway, as the others had gone ahead. He was making a call again to Reina, not really expecting her to pick up. Of course, it had gone straight to voicemail like it usually did.
"Hey there caller! You've reached Reina Nouki's voicemail, AKA my voicemail, the one you dialed up-Sorry at the moment I can't come to the phone. I'm either A grounded, B hanging out with my best friends, or C in the hospital, again. Wait scratch that last part, pretend you didn't hear that. Anyway if you leave a message, I'll be sure to get back to you as soon as I can, until then-"
Like always, when he heard the beep, he started to talk.
"Hi Reina-chan." He said, "I hope your day is going well. I just thought you wanted to know that our final exams are coming up. Everyones gonna try their hardest to pass. Oh! And you won't believe who joined our class, Michiko Evans! She's gonna be trying her hardest too, though she has a lot of cramming for the exams will be within a week."
He couldn't help but laugh to himself before he lost his smile again.
"They told us… That if someone fails they won't be able to go to the training camp." He said, "I know you were looking forward to that, but-" He rubbed his eyes a little to prevent his tears, "-Sorry, I'm just jumping the gun again. I think by now you must find it annoying. If you're listening, then… Well, you already know what I'm going to say."
"Midoriya-chan!" He soon heard Tsuyu call out to him, "Come on, we found a spot!"
"I gotta go." He said as he waved to Tsuyu as to signal her, "I'll call you later, okay Reina-chan? Stay safe wherever you are."
After Izuku hung up, he proceeded to grab his lunch and sit with his usual group of friends. They all sat at the same table together as they started to eat their lunch.
"I still can't believe there's gonna be a practical." Izuku said as he got ready to eat his pork cutlet bowl, "When I really think about it, it's kind of scary, since we're not sure what it's going to be on."
"I don't think it'll be anything too crazy." Tenya said.
"The written exam questions will come from what we studied in class, so I should be able to manage somehow but…"
Ochaco couldn't help but freeze up at this as she had a sudden realization on what her score had been on the midterm exams.
OCHACO URARAKA (Midterm): 13/25
"You can manage huh…?" Ochaco said in a disdain tone.
Floyd gave her a pat on the shoulder as he said in reassurance, "Hey, it's okay. We can pull this off!"
"Though I can't help but agree with you Midoriya-san." Chouko said, "I wonder what the practical will entail. I'm kind of nervous, especially since I didn't do so well in the midterm exams."
TORU HAGAKURE (Midterm): 16/25
"It'll be a comprehensive test of everything in the first semester." Toru soon said, "At least that's what the teachers said."
"It does pretty vague when I think about it now." Tsuyu said.
TSUYU ASUI (Midterm): TIED WITH SHOTO & FUBUKI TODOROKI
"Yeah dude, I mean they could've given us more info on that." Gio added.
"Everything we did so far…" Ochaco started to say, "... So that would be combat training, rescue training, the basic training…"
"You're right, Ochaco!" Michiko added "We just have to work harder!"
"You especially since you just enrolled." Fumikage said, making Michiko freeze up.
She said as she banged her head on the table as she said tearfully, "Don't remind me…"
"Sorry…" Fumikage said awkwardly after Chouko gave him a light smack.
"Still…" Izuku said, "... In addition to studying, we'll have to keep in good physical cond-OW!"
Izuku had been cut off when he felt something hard hit him in the back of the head. Turns out it had been done by Monoma.
"Oh sorry." He said sarcastically, "Your head was so big I accidentally hit it."
Floyd couldn't help but snarl, "Oh look, it's UA's favorite Narc."
"And UA's favorite American, Tell me, how does that foot smell?" He asked with a cocked brow.
"How about you come closer and ask my foot! The first person he wants to meet is your ass!" Floyd barked.
"Whoa dude!" Gio said immediately holding him back, "You ain't gonna shove another boot up someones nether regions!"
"Ninja watch me!" Floyd shouted as he raring to go.
"So this is the Simp that harrases the miss and Bossman." Michiko said in awe.
"Oh, and you must be the Yakuza girl that transferred yesterday." Monoma said, "I was expecting a gangsta vibe from you."
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?! I'LL CUT OFF YOUR $*#^*!" Michiko exclaimed as she got her Quirk out.
"Are you sure you're not from one?" Gio asked curiously.
"Ow!" Izuku said rubbing the back of his head, "Why would you-"
"I heard you guys met the Hero Killer." Monoma soon said cutting him off. Most of them froze up at this, while Tenya and Chouko flinched.
"Just like in the Sports Festival, you guys in Class A just have all the attention, huh?" Monoma said, "Especially that teachers pet Reina Nouki. Oh wait, I shouldn't even call her that, now should I?"
At this their eyes widened. Gio soon let go of Floyd as he had a look in his eye, "I take it back my dude. You beat his ass six ways to Sunday."
"Oh hell yes!" Floyd said as he whipped up a spiked boot from hisn sketch pad and took it out as he put it on he shouted "BET YOUR ASS IS CRAVING FOR A BOOT SANDWICH ABOUT NOW!"
Before Floyd could do anything, Tenya and Shoto immediately acted as they both grabbed him by the arms and held him back this time.
"DUDES WHAT THE H?!" Floyd shouted.
"You're not gonna get in trouble again." Shoto said.
"We're on school grounds right now, and there's rules!" Tenya said.
Floyd argued, "You realize he's insulting Reina-chan right?!"
"Well I guess Todoroki and Iida is the new teacher's pets, now aren't they?" Monoma said, "But I hope you realize that attention isn't because people have high hopes for you. It's because people like you keep attracting trouble, like that Villain who got into UA."
Everyone gasped as they knew exactly who he had been referring to.
"Excuse me, but Reina-chan is not a Villain!" Ochaco argued.
"Yeah, the news is wrong about her!" Chouko said, "So stop twisting it like she's the bad guy! She's innocent!"
"Really? That's not what they've been saying about Hosu." Monoma said, "I heard she killed at least three people with her Quirk."
"Oh dude that is total BS!" Gio yelled, "She didn't kill anyone! My boys, Floyd, Iida, Todoroki and Midoriya said so themselves!"
Floyd added, "That's right, dumbass! If anything you're no better than those news outlets spreading lies about her!"
"I don't know. Maybe the fact you're covering up for your friend so that the authorities can't catch her." Monoma said, "I mean your mother was a former secret agent so that makes sense, or did she lose her job"
"HEY! DON'T TALK SHIT ABOUT MY MOM!" Floyd growled as he began to trash about. "YOU'RE GONNA GET MORE THAN A BOOT UP YOUR ASS NOW!"
Monoma didn't seem phased by this as he still continued on, "It's scary how you go defend a scary girl like Nouki. I wouldn't be surprised if they put her in prison, or execute her right on the spot."
SLAM!
Everyone had been taken back when they heard a loud sound just nearby. Fubuki who had been sitting with her brother had been the one who had hit her fist on the table. She stood up from her seat with a scary look on her face as she stepped over to Monoma. He jumped slightly when she grabbed the neck of his shirt suddenly glaring at him.
"Fubuki-chan!?" Izuku exclaimed.
"Oh, what's this?" Monoma said, "You got something to say to me? Whoops, that's right, you're a girl of few words aren't you?"
Monoma let out a small scream, causing him to drop his tray of food as Fubuki activated her Quirk suddenly. He was able to break free from her grip though her hand had been of ice; most of her classmates gasped.
"Fubuki, what are you doing!?" Shoto exclaimed, having never seen his sister like this before.
Michiko said as she pumped her fist in the air, "YEAH FUBUKI! SHOW THAT GUY WHO'S BOSS!"
The rest started to panic as they could practically feel the Aura off of Fubuki as she stared down on Monoma.
"Fubuki-chan, don't!" Ochaco shouted as she saw her freeze over her arm right arm, "It's not worth it!"
"You'll end up suspended, or worse expelled!" Tsuyu added.
Fubuki didn't listen as she motioned for Monoma to come at her which they were surprised at this.
"Oh?" Monoma said raising his eyebrows, as he got himself ready, "You wanna go missy? I'll be happy to oblige!"
Immediately most of the group started to panic even more as a crowd started to gather. "Oh man!" Gio said in a panicking sort of way, "This ain't good bro!"
Floyd added, "Yeah! Fubuki plus mad equals trouble! She's gonna beat the shit out of him if he comes closer!"
"Fubuki stop this!" Shoto said, "Just calm down!"
Fubuki and Monoma had gotten themselves into a fighting position as the students around them started to chant, egging one of them to throw the first punch. Though before any of them could start a fight, a familiar Quill had gotten stuck in Monoma's neck and he fell to the ground hard making everyone jump.
Turns out it had been his classmate and Reina's previous opponent from the Sports Festival, Kuriruzu Mahi as she glared daggers onto the now paralyzed teen.
"Quit comparing the sizes of your boys to other people and show some courtesy why don't you?!" Kuriruzu scolded, "You do realize that their class Rep was injured and they just lost their friend, right!?"
"Tch, damn you Mahi. Are you trying to start a fight with me too?" Monoma asked.
He gagged when he felt a hard slap in the neck, courtesy of his other classmate Kendo. "Seriously Monoma, when will you ever learn that there's a line that you should never cross?" Kendo said while shaking her head.
"Kendo-san!? Mahi-san!?" Izuku said surprised.
Fubuki flinched when she felt a hand on her shoulder; she turned and saw that it had been the student from General Studies, Shinso. "Hey, take it down a notch will you?" He told her, "Your gonna freeze the school over if you end up using your Quirk like that."
"You're-From General Studies!" Ochaco said in realization.
"Hitoshi Shinso!?" Chouko said surprised.
Fubuki saw the look he gave as she seemed to have lost her anger. As she deactivated her Quirk, the ice on her hand vanished as she took deep breaths. Immediately after she found out she was in close proximity of Shinso. She immediately backed up with her face a little red had been seen on his face as well.
"Fubuki!" Shoto yelled at his sister, "What were you thinking!?"
"I'm sorry Sho-chan." Fubuki signed, "I just got really angry, and I wasn't thinking straight."
Shoto gave her a light smack on the head, before telling her in a scolding manner, "Never do that again!"
Fubuki apologized again before Shoto had brought her in a hug. Kendo sighed again before she turned to them, "Sorry Class A." She said, "This guy's heart is just kind of… Well you know."
"Buried deep within a very dark hole." Kuriruzu added.
"We noticed." Gio and Floyd said.
"HIS HEART!?" The rest of the group thought in unison.
Michiko had commented, "Talk about a narcissistic. I was gonna have Bossman shove a boot up his ass or i do it for him!"
"Hey, we heard you guys talking earlier…" Kendo said, "... You were talking about what's gonna be on the practical finals right? It looks like it'll be combat against the robots, like it was in the Entrance Exams."
Most of them looked shocked by this newfound information.
"Holy-For real!?" Gio said.
"That's a relief…" Michiko said sighing.
"Wait, how do you know that?" Izuku asked.
"An upperclassman of hers told her." Kuriruzu replied, "I know it's kind of cheating but we wanted to let you know."
"No, wait!" Izuku said, "It might not be… That'srightI'msuregatheringinformationaheadofminetimeisalsoapartofthetestIseeIshould'veaskedsomeoftheotherupperclassmanaboutthemwhydidn'tIrealizeitsooner?"
Everyone started to freak out when Izuku started mumbling again. Floyd laughed as he gave him a pat on the shoulder, "Well Old Habits die hard with ya huh?"
"HOW ARE YOU SO OKAY WITH THIS?!" Gio couldn't help but yell.
Floyd replied with a smile, "It's how I roll."
"That's pretty disturbing." Shinso said.
"Are you two idiots?" Monoma asked Kendo and Kuriruzu, "We had an information advantage! This was our chance to get ahead of detestable Class A!"
Kendo hit Monoma on the back of the neck as to knock him out before she dragged her away. "They're not destable!" She said as she dragged him as everyone else couldn't help but have an awkward look.
"She's like the big sister of Class B huh?" Izuku asked looking to Kuriruzu.
"Pretty much." She replied with a shrug before her expression softened, "... I'm… Sorry about Reina-chan. Have you guys heard anything?"
"No, I'm afraid not." Tenya replied.
Shinso let out a sigh, "It's messed up what they're saying about that Nouki girl. Even though I don't like her that much, I wouldn't go that far into labeling her as the bad guy."
"Then… You don't believe what they're saying about her?" Fubuki asked Shinso.
"Of course I don't." He replied, smacking her on the head lightly, "Only an idiot would buy what they say on TV."
"It's nice to hear that someone else doesn't believe the Miss is guilty." Michiko said with a smile, "So it's really appreciated."
"Yeah!" Floyd said, "I'd never thought I'd say this, especially to Shinzo but-Thanks guys, you're alright!"
"You guys are cool now!" Gio added.
"It's Shinso you damn American." Shinso said as his eyebrow twitched.
"Thanks." Kuriruzu said, before she started to go in the direction where her classmate had gone, "I should get back to Kendo-san. Sorry for disturbing you."
Shinso put his hands in his pockets, before he rubbed the back of his head, "I'd better get going too." He turned to Fubuki, "We'll talk later… Okay?"
Fubuki blushed a little before she gave a nod as she avoided looking at him. Shinso gave her a pat making her jump a little before he went back over to his table.
Shoto soon noticed the red on her face, "Are you okay Fubuki? Are you feeling sick?"
Immediately she shook her head as she started to make random signs with her hands.
"You know I can't understand you when you get like this." Shoto told her calmly.
The rest of their classmates however couldn't help but just look dumbfounded by not only the interaction between Shinso and Fubuki, but her brothers reaction.
"IS HE THAT OBLIVIOUS!?" They all thought in unison.
-Later that Day-
Before anyone knew it, the school day came to an end, and everyone in UA had already started to get ready to head back home or just chill with their friends. Most of the students had been put at ease after Izuku and the others had told them the news about the final exams.
"Oh! It'll be easy if it's just robots!" Denki said with a smile.
"Yeah, you said it!" Mina said with a smile.
Floyd said as he drew in his sketchbook, "So it'll be just okay! I mean we learned their pattern back in Day 1 and the sports festival! Easy peasy lemon squeezy!"
"You guys look like you'd have a hard time controlling your Quirks against people." Mezo said.
"Yeah!" Denki exclaimed, "But I can just let loose with robots, so it'll be a cinch!"
"And it'll be a cinch if I melt them!" Mina added.
Michiko cheered, "AND I CAN SLICE THEM WITH MY BLADES!"
"Now all you need is Yaoyoruzu's help and you guys will be all set!" Sero said.
"We'll definitely be able to go to camp now!" Mina cheered.
Floyd added with a smile, "see? Told you there's a silver lining!"
Izuku couldn't help but look to his phone as if he was waiting for something. He let out a sigh as he put his head to the table. "No message reply again…" He thought to himself, "I wonder if she got the voicemails I've been leaving…" He let out a sigh, "...It'll make me feel a little better if I knew she was listening to them but…"
Izuku had been taken back when he saw a familiar hazy figure. He let out a gasp when he saw it had been that familiar girl walk by. He stood up in alarm, nearly knocking over his chair, but the moment she appeared, she was gone.
"That was Reina-chan!? It happened again!?" He thought, as he grasped his head, "This doesn't make any sense! How is this even possible? Why do I keep seeing her?"
"Hey Deku?"
Izuku snapped out of it as he turned to Ochaco he could see a worried expression on her face.
"Are you okay?" She asked him, "You look pale."
"Huh?" Izuku said as he had been troubled at the moment, before he snapped himself back in reality, "Oh, I'm fine! I just uh-" Izuku tried to come up with a believable excuse, but he couldn't seem to think of one that he could say. However before he could speak up again-
"It doesn't matter if they're people or robots." Katsuki soon said, "They're the same if you just beat em up right? What're you idiots talking about it being a cinch for?"
Most of his classmates had been taken back by this kind of thing.
"That's mean!" Mina said.
"Who are you calling an idiot!?" Denki yelled.
Michiko yelled, "YEAH YOU WANNA GET BENT DOG?!"
"SHUT YOUR MOUTHS!" Katsuki shouted making them freeze, "IF YOU NEED TO CONTROL YOUR QUIRK THEN CONTROL IDIOT!"
"Someone's a ray of sunshine today?" Floyd grumbled to himself.
"I HEARD THAT, INKHEAD!" Katsuki yelled making Floyd freeze up at his tone of voice. He soon turned his attention over to Izuku.
"Hey, Deku!" He called out, making him flinch, "I don't know if you figured out how to use your Quirk a little or what, but you seriously keep rubbing me the wrong way."
"Oh…" Ochaco said in realization, "... He must be referring to how he was moving like Bakugou-kun yesterday right?"
"Actually, he did it before too." Chouko soon said, "He moved like Bakugou-san did back in Hosu."
"Whoa, are you serious!?" Eijirou said shocked.
Katsuki let out a growl as he gritted his teeth, "I don't need another half-assed victory like in the Sports Festival, and I don't need a repeat of what happened in Hosu! At the upcoming finals, we'll get our own individual scores, so we'll see who's better whether you like it or not! I'll beat you with an indisputable difference! I'll kill you!"
Izuku noticed how his tone sounded, and the look in his eyes. Even the term, "A repeat of what happened in Hosu", he could tell he emphasized on it.
"Kaa-chan…" Izuku said with a hint of worry.
"And you Todoroki!" Katsuki yelled turning to Shoto, "That goes for you as well! If you half-ass it, I'll kill you too!"
With that finished thought he stomped out of the classroom, slamming the door behind him, making most of them jump.
"Geez…" Eijirou said, "... I know it's been awhile since he's been that intense, but… It seems that he's gotten more aggressive after everything that's happened."
Floyd said as he crossed his arms, "No kidding."
"Is it impatience… Or perhaps hatred?" Fumikage wondered aloud.
Izuku's gaze softened slightly, "He's still affected by what happened, and I don't really blame him. But… I wonder… If he thinks that-"
Outside of the classroom, Shota had overheard what they were talking about as Katsuki made his exit. He held a clipboard in his hands as he couldn't help but have a thought.
"Bakugou's gotten worse than I thought." He thought, before he went towards the direction of the Principal's office, "There's only thing we can do now."
(Ending Theme: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood 1-Lie Performed by SID)