Although he was feeling nervous, Izuku didn't want to disappoint Akeno. Just like she had requested, he was going to eat lunch with the girl and her friends. Despite her insistence that it was fine, he couldn't help but feel like he would be an annoyance.

Instead of going to the lunchroom with all the other students, Izuku was instructed to go to a certain room in the old school building, which he didn't know existed until now.

When he got to the room, he gently knocked on the door three times. The muffled voices from behind the door stopped as it slowly opened, revealing a red-haired girl who was the same height as Akeno. The girl smiled as she bowed politely. "You must be Izuku, Akeno's told us all about you. Come in, please."

Izuku nodded as he nervously stepped into the dimly lit room. Now that he was inside, he was able to get a good look at the room. There was a desk towards the back that faced the door, as well as two couches that sat on opposite sides of a medium-sized coffee table. On one couch sat a short girl with white hair who watched Izuku as she ate a chocolate bar, and on the other couch was a taller blonde boy who waved at the newcomer with a kind smile.

"There you are! I was wondering when you'd show up."

Izuku slightly jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder, but he knew that the voice belonged to Akeno. He turned to look up at her. "H-Hi."

The redhead spoke once more, getting the attention of Izuku. "Don't worry, introductions will happen soon, I'm just waiting for the others to show up. They should be here any second..."

As if on cue, the door opened again, and in walked two more students. Izuku recognized the taller brown-haired one, Issei Hyoudou, but there was a shorter blonde girl to his right who Izuku did not know.

The redhead, now standing behind the desk, placed her hands down to get everyone's attention. "Alright everyone, while Izuku here isn't part of our club, he'll be eating lunch with us for today, so make him feel welcome, okay? Let's introduce ourselves."

The members of this club nodded. The blonde boy began. "I'm Kiba. It's nice to meet you."

The brunette enthusiastically introduced himself. "Hey. I'm Issei."

The blonde girl went next. "I'm Asia. It's good to have you here!"

The shorter white-haired girl, now sitting to Izuku's left, spoke quietly without maintaining eye contact. "I'm Koneko."

Akeno smiled and waved to Izuku, not needing to introduce herself again.

The redhead at the desk stood proudly. "I'm Rias. As Asia said, it's great to have you here."

With that out of the way, the students began eating their lunches. Izuku noticed Rias and Akeno having a quiet discussion, though he couldn't hear what they were saying. He stopped eating when he felt his shoulder being tapped. He turned to his left and saw Koneko holding out a second chocolate bar that she got from seemingly nowhere. He shyly took the chocolate, making the girl smile slightly.

This was the first time in quite a while that Izuku felt welcomed by more than one person.

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As Izuku was heading home after the school day ended, he was stopped by someone calling out to him. "Hey! Are you Izuku Midoriya?"

The green-haired boy turned around and saw a girl looking at him. She was a bit taller than him, but not by much. She had long black hair and wore a school uniform. He did not recognize her uniform, which meant she was from a different school. With a light blush, he nodded in response to her question.

The unfamiliar girl slowly walked closer to him with a smile. "In that case, would you... be willing to um... go on a date with me tomorrow?"

Izuku was not expecting this. "...huh?"

The girl asked her question again, which let Izuku know that he did not mishear her. "W-Well, uh... I... I don't see why not..."

The girl, with a much larger smile now, grabbed his hands. "Oh, that's wonderful! Tomorrow it is!" With that, she walked off.

Truth be told, Izuku wanted to say no, as he had never met that girl before, but he didn't want to be rude. He was sure she had ulterior motives, but he went along with it on the off chance that she was being honest.

He began walking home, reflecting on his day. 'Akeno's friends are really nice. I wonder what their club is all about...'

As he thought about his black-haired friend, he felt his face grow a bit warmer. Did he have a crush on her? He wasn't quite sure, but maybe he did.

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A day had gone by, and now it was time for Izuku's date with the girl he met yesterday. He mentally chastised himself for not getting her name. He was now waiting near a busy street in the town center.

After nearly fifteen minutes, the boy felt a hand on his shoulder. He really wished he wasn't so easy to catch off guard. The girl from yesterday was looking at him with a smile. "Hey! Did I make you wait for too long?"

Izuku blushed and shook his head. "N-No, I just got here."

The girl grabbed his hand and quickly brought him down the street. The girl, having introduced herself as Yuuma, had brought him to a restaurant. When the two sat down, they began chatting about things such as school and home life.

After a delicious meal, the two left the restaurant as Yuuma led Izuku further down the street. The boy noticed that his date was being oddly silent all of a sudden. Once a few minutes had gone by, the pair was now standing near a fountain and Yuuma was leaning closer to Izuku.

"Izuku... will you die for me?"

The boy's eyes widened. "Could... could you repeat that, please?"

Yuuma, now with a menacing smile on her face, did as the boy asked. "Will you die for me, Izuku?"

Izuku did not know how to respond to that. He thought deeply about what she could have meant, which distracted him from something far more important. He was sent flying by a small explosion near his feet and landed on his back.

He looked up and saw Yuuma, who was floating in the air with black feathery wings coming from her back. Her outfit had changed to something far more revealing, which would have made Izuku blush if it weren't for the fact that he was in danger. He went pale when he noticed a light red spear in the girl's hand.

Yuuma shouted loudly as she tossed the spear at Izuku. "Die!"

The boy tried to dodge, but the spear hit him directly in the stomach, making him collapse unceremoniously. Yuuma flew away now that her work was done, leaving behind a trail of black feathers.

The spear had disappeared, leaving a gaping, bleeding hole in Izuku's stomach. As he bled out, he reflected on his life. 'I can't believe this. It's over so soon. I didn't even get to make many friends.' Once again, his thoughts shifted to the girl who reached out to him. 'Akeno... I'm sorry... I guess I won't be seeing you again anytime soon...'

Not long after, a bright red circle appeared on the ground next to Izuku. From the circle emerged Rias and Akeno, the latter running over to the boy and holding him tightly. The last thing Izuku heard before losing consciousness was Rias saying something about chess pieces.

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I said things would be a bit different this time around, and that's already starting to show, with Issei and Asia already part of the ORC.

It seems that this fic is getting a bit more attention than I expected it to, so I've decided to make a Discord server where you can chat with me about things. The code for the server is qJjvAnE. I hope I get to talk with at least a few of you!

'Till next time!