While Uraraka, Sero, Kacchan, Kirishima and Kaminari went into the waiting room, Izuku noticed a girl in a stylish uniform with her targets marked red. She looked upset as she sat down on a bench. The green haired teenager couldn't help but walk over to her, willing to comfort her if she was in need of it.

"U-um excuse me?" Izuku asked nervously. The girl looked up and he couldn't help but admire how pretty she looked. She had baby blue hair. The color of the pupils of her catlike eyes were a little darker blue than her hair and she had a monocle over her left eye. But her eyes were red, probably from crying.

She glared at him despite her tear brimmed eyes. "What do you want?" She asked coldly.

'This is going to be awkward.' Izuku thought, brushing off the cold tone and pushed through with what he had to say.

"Well I noticed you kinda seem like you're having a rough time right now and I thought that maybe I can lighten it a little." He replied meekly, scratching the back of his head.

"And what makes you think that?" The girl questioned.

"Well… you have three red targets lit up on your body and your shoulders are slumped. I'm quite familiar with the latter so I thought I'd ask what's going on."

The girl sighed and waved it off. "It's nothing. Plus why would you listen to what I'd have to say? I'm sure you have better things to do since you passed the first part of the exam."

Izuku sat down next to her. "Meddling when you don't need to is the essence of being a hero. If I can't help you, then how can I call myself a hero?"

She couldn't help but smile a little despite her mood. "You're quite stubborn."

"So I've been told. Why don't we start with names?" Izuku extended his hand. "Izuku Midoriya."

"I knew I recognized you from somewhere. The first year that broke his fingers during the UA Sports Festival." She took his hand and shook it. "Saiko Intelli. Seiai Academy, second year. Most schools go straight for your school due to what they have seen in the Sports Festival."

"You're the second person to remind me of that. But you know, we're not the same students that we were five months ago, especially me."

Intelli nodded. "Yes, your school has received backlash twice for being attacked by those villains. Despite being teenagers, you got a taste of the real world."

Izuku hummed in agreement. "So care to tell me why you're upset."

"As the youngest daughter of the Intelli family, I chose to be a hero instead of joining my family's company."

'So she's rich.' Izuku thought. "So are you familiar with the Yaoyorozu family?"

Intelli nodded. "Our families have a rivalry. What a coincidence as well that my friends and I went against Yaoyorozu and three of your classmates. Due to my quirk, I had a well thought out plan but even then they managed to get the best of us. What surprised me is that even when I had Yaoyorozu cornered, your classmates came to rescue her. When I asked why they came back for her despite this being the Licensing exam, they gave their reasons and even Yaoyorozu said, 'It's how Class 1-A is. We look out for each other.' It truly made me aware of how selfish I acted. I abandoned my friends even if it meant I tried to make Yaoyorozu fail."

Izuku was proud of his classmates. Even with all the different personalities, Class 1-A is a family and nobody gets left behind. But that was not his concern right now. "Intelli, you acted in distress. That wasn't your fault."

"But I made all my friends fail the exam. Why would they still want to be associated with the person who ruined their last chance at a provisional license?" Intelli asked with a sad look.

"You all still have one more chance in June. Plus I'm sure they don't blame you for failing." Izuku reassured her.

"B-but how do you know? It was my fault they failed. I ordered them around like they were just soldiers." Intelli sobbed. "How can I still call myself their friend after what I did? How can I look them in the eye?"

"If they truly consider you their friend, they would forgive you without a second glance. You have to show them how bad you feel and learn to be better than you were." He told her. "If anything, I was being selfish as well."

Intelli stopped crying. "Really?"

Izuku nodded. "In order to pass, I had to take on students who had to pass this time around."

"I wanted to give them a chance, I wanted them to pass." He shook his head. "But I steeled myself and did it anyway. I had to be selfish to pass. I can't fail, not with what's riding on my shoulders."

Izuku had to pass. All Might promised his mom that he would watch over him and give his all even if it cost him his life. Now that the Symbol of Peace retired...

It was only right for Izuku to fulfill his duty as his successor.

"I know how you feel." Izuku clenched his fist. "To feel disappointed in yourself, to blame yourself. To think that if you were stronger, you could change things."

He thought again about what could have happened if he trained his legs. What he could have done differently. But still...

"We are only human. We tend to make mistakes and we learn from our mistakes."

Intelli smiled at Izuku. "Are you sure you're not already a hero? You have the ability to inspire others with your words."

Izuku gave a small chuckle. "No but I'd be glad if my words helped you."

"Thank you, Midoriya. Your words gave me a lot to think about."

"You're welcome, Intelli. A shame we don't have more time. I would like to know more about your quirk." Izuku said as he stood up. "My friends are probably looking for me and I still have to get these targets off me."

He gave her a bow.

Intelli stood up as well. "Before you leave, may we exchange numbers?"

"Of course." Izuku took out his phone from one of his belt pockets and handed it to her. She put her number in and handed it back to him."I will message you tonight so you can save my number."

"I will wait for your message." Intelli said, putting her hand out. "Good luck in your exam, Izuku Midoriya."

Izuku took her hand and shook it. "I wish you luck in your future exam, Saiko Intelli." He walked away from her towards the waiting room.

Little did they know, this meeting would be the start of a wonderful friendship.

Izuku laid on his bed after Thursday classes while wondering how his calm demeanor looked to those idiots of classmates and homeroom teacher. He had a right to be selfish, angry,

Had it not been for Itsuka, he would be quite miserable and selfishly wishing. So much has changed in a week and quite the difference a few days make. He was at peace because he was never in the wrong even though he let out his frustrations in training. He never went overboard in training. Ashido should be thankful she never had to face him because he would have taken her down with a roundhouse kick and not even Kirishima could have stopped him.

Now he had the biggest mission in his life worth figuratively two hundred million yen: Figuring out what to do for a date. He let out a frustrated groan. Every idea in his mind involved leaving UA and that is an absolute NO.

Then a lightbulb lit up above his head. He forgot he owed someone a favor. He grabbed his phone and made a call. The phone rang a few times before the person picked up.

"Good evening Izuku." The familiar voice said.

"Good evening, Intelli. I hope I'm not interrupting you or anything."

Saiko gave a small laugh. "Always the polite one, Izuku and not at all. I'm drinking tea while listening to classical music in my room. Remember what I said about my name since we are friends?"

Izuku facepalmed. "My apologies Saiko. It's a habit of mine. What tea are you drinking?"

"I am aware and it's lavender tea. While it gives a slight boost, it doesn't work as well as Earl Grey or Yorkshire. Though I am pretty sure the tea wouldn't help with your problem." Saiko said bluntly.

"First, am I that obvious? Second, sometimes I wonder how I became your friend." Izuku joked.

"First, yes. Second, despite my rudeness and cold attitude towards you when we first met, you took your time to make me feel better." Saiko explained. "You gave me advice on how to face my friends and ask forgiveness from them."

"I was joking but fair point."

"What do you require my help for?" Saiko asked.

"I want to go on a date with a girl but I have no idea what to do." Izuku explained.

"A date?" Saiko suddenly seemed interested. Izuku hoped he wouldn't regret this.

"You remember the UNERI hairspray commercial?"

Saiko chuckled. "Yes I saw the commercial. I had quite a laugh seeing Yaoyorozu being used as a model in one of Uwabami's commercials. Is she the lucky girl?"

"No, it's the other girl. Itsuka Kendo. She's the class rep of Class B."

"Intriguing. So do you plan to go outside of the school?"

"No."

"A picnic would be the perfect idea for a date."

""I didn't think of that. That's perfect. Thank you, Saiko."

"You can thank me by telling me all about it."

"Ok mom." Izuku teased.

Saiko spluttered over the phone, making Izuku hold back his laughter. She managed to regain her composure like the refined and proper lady she is.

"Izuku." Saiko scolded.

"I'm sorry. I had to."

"Of course you did."

The two of them talked, discussing ideas for the date and soon it was time for dinner. They bid each other good night for the day.

After surviving the last day of the week, Itsuka and Izuku were having an afternoon quirkless spar session in the training room because the One for All user wanted to blow off steam after the week he had. After an hour of three rounds of sparring, they took a well deserved break.

"When you said you were a fast learner, it was an understatement. You're getting quicker with your kicks and you're getting better at close quarter combat." Itsuka complimented Izuku while drinking water. "I remember a few months ago, you were always punching like All Might."

"Well, since fighting Kacchan and Chisaki, I've been told my movements are too easy to read so that was a major focus. Plus my body is not meant for punching so I had to change my fighting style since I won't be able to use my arms at a higher power after what happened at the training camp. I was always trying to imitate All Might but I soon realized I'm not him. I'm my own hero." Izuku explained as he took a gulp of water. "I created Shoot Style when everyone was creating their moves for the Provisional Exam and I created some new moves since then. I can still punch but not as strong as I can kick and training with you gives me a challenge since the majority of Class A are like fragile glass especially after I beat Uraraka, Iida and Yaoyorozu."

Itsuka smiled and bumped her boyfriend's shoulder. "I'm proud of you and thanks. You give me quite the challenge too."

Izuku smiled back. "Plus when it comes to close quarter combat, I can't always depend on my quirk or get too comfortable with it and your lessons helped me take down Uraraka, who thinks she's so good at martial arts just because she interned with Gunhead."

Itsuka raised an eyebrow. "You hate that she interned with Gunhead?"

"No. I don't hate that she was interning with him. He's a respectable pro hero. I hate that she needs to yell out 'Gunhead Martial Arts' every time she pulls a move and how she's so stuck up now."

"Does that even count as an ultimate move?" Itsuka asked, putting her bottle down.

"Who cares?" Izuku asked rhetorically and pulled Itsuka towards him, making her yelp in surprise. She pummeled him on the chest with light hits.

"This is new." Itsuka said, smiling as she put her hands on his chest.

"So I was thinking," Izuku said, pressing a kiss to her forehead. "We should have a date night tomorrow. What do you think?"

Itsuka had a bright smile on her face. "I think that's a great idea. What do you have planned?"

Izuku smirked. "I'm not spoiling anything. It's a surprise."

"Come on. Tell me." Itsuka pleaded with a pout. "Please? For your girlfriend."

"Nope." Izuku said, fighting the urge to tell her due to her pout.

"Fine." Itsuka said, still pouting. She crossed her arms in defiance and turned away from him.

Izuku adored her little tantrums. He put his arms around her in a side hug and gave her a peck on the cheek, even though his face went red from doing the act. "You're too good for me."

'Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god.' Itsuka couldn't help but melt from his peck as her cheeks started to heat up. She turned to him and pressed her forehead to his. "No, you're too good for me. Plus that's the first time you kissed my cheek."

"Well I thought I could be a little bold and you know how much I appreciate you being my girlfriend."

Itsuka laughed and hugged Izuku. "You're too sweet. But you're pushing your luck, mister. If you get to do that, then I get to kiss you on the cheek as well."

"Deal." Izuku said and she did exactly that. "Oh one more thing."

"Yeah?"

"Since I'm a kicker and you're a puncher, I'm gonna ask to switch favorite heroes. I'm taking Mirko and you can take All Might."

Itsuka looked at Izuku in shock for a few seconds before bursting out in laughter. "Oh man. For a second there, I thought you were being serious."

"What are you talking about? I am being serious." Izuku said in a mock oblivious tone. That made Itsuka laugh even harder and doubled over.

After she stopped laughing, they left the training room and headed to the dorm.

"Hey Ibara. I need a favor." Izuku said, walking over to the said girl.

"Yes? What is it, Izuku?"

"Well I want to have a picnic so I was wondering if you could use Crucifixion to create a temporary base for us since its many layers are perfect against the cold."

"A picnic? That sounds wonderful." Ibara said cheerfully.

Izuku shushed her. "Don't spoil it. I'm keeping it a secret from Itsuka and the only ones that know about what I want to do for now are you and Set. Plus I'll also need Togaru to help with the base."

"So you require all the members of the Green Bean Gang." Ibara said with a giggle. "Very well, your secret is safe with me."

Izuku bowed to her. "Thank you. I owe you."

"Nonsense. Our lessons in training your new ability are enough for me." Ibara said.

"That's kind of you to say."

Izuku described to her the dimensions of the fort and what should be done for an opening to the fort. Ibara figured that the only person closest to making an opening like that is Awase.

It was finally Saturday. Izuku finished cooking the katsudon and in the meantime, Ibara and Togaru had the base done.

Now Izuku had to figure out what to wear. He went through his closet. Saiko told him that he should wear something casual but not too casual. So his pun t-shirts were off the list. He found a dark green button shirt. Now to look for jeans.

'Blue jeans? No. Tan jeans? No. Black jeans. Yes!'

Izuku finished getting ready. He took a deep breath, grabbed his jacket and left his room to wait for Itsuka in the common room.

"Set, are you sure this outfit is a good idea?" Itsuka asked while Setsuna sat in her chair.

Setsuna gave her best friend a toothy grin. "Absolutely. This will knock your usual outfits out of the ballpark and leave Greenie starstruck."

"What do you think he has planned?"

"No idea." The green haired girl lied. "One more thing."

"What?"

"You should put your hair down. I know you don't put your hair down in front of the guys but it would look better with your outfit. Plus Greenie would definitely like it."

"Ok." Itsuka took her hairband out and started brushing her hair. She wouldn't tell Setsuna that Izuku already saw her with her hair down.

Izuku came down to the common room. Pony was going through her laptop, seeing which anime they were going to watch tonight. When everyone else noticed him, he got approving nods.

"Wow. You look good Izuku." Pony said as she looked away from her laptop and gave him a thumbs up.

"I have to agree. This is a change from your usual outfits." Ibara complimented.

Izuku sat next to Tetsutetsu. "Thanks, you guys. I thought that even if we won't be leaving the campus, I'd dress up a little nice."

"You're not leaving UA?" Neito asked.

"I don't feel the need to. Plus I just hope that Itsuka will be open to what I have in mind."

"Are you nervous?" Juzo asked.

"Who wouldn't be?" Izuku asked. "I never thought I'd be able to do this but I'm grateful that Itsuka is the first girl that I'm going on a date with."

Izuku felt hands cover his eyes. A pair of hands whose touch he is familiar with. "Are you ready, Itsuka?"

Itsuka took her hands off Izuku's eyes. "Ready as I'll ever be and I'm lucky that my first date is with you."

Izuku turned around and his jaw dropped. Itsuka had her hair down and her outfit was absolutely stunning. She had on a dark green turtleneck with black jeans. She herself looked absolutely stunning, gorgeous. She blushed at his reaction.

The greenette got up from his seat and walked around the couch to his girlfriend. "You look- you look gorgeous, Itsuka."

Itsuka was surprised to see that they were matching. "Thank you. You look handsome."

Izuku took the words out of her mind and put them into words. "Who would have thought we would be matching?"

Setsuna walked to the couch where Yui and Reiko were sitting with a smirk. "This is perfect. I'm officially naming you two the carrot couple for your hair."

"Wait what?!" Itsuka exclaimed while Izuku spluttered and everyone else laughed. She looked at her best friend in shock. "Set, you can't just say that and make it a thing."

"I don't care. It's official." Setsuna took out her phone. "I want a picture of my two best friends going on their first date."

The couple looked at each other and shrugged. They put their arms around each other and posed for the camera. Setsuna took the picture.

"There. Perfect. This is going in the group chat. You two can use each other's faces as your contact photos or the whole picture as your wallpapers. Do what you want. Hell, you can send it to your moms."

Itsuka shook her head. "I can't with you sometimes. We're going." She grabbed her boyfriend's hand and started towards the entrance until he stopped her.

"Hold on. I got to grab something." Izuku said. He went to the kitchen to grab the picnic basket.

"Is that the picnic basket?"

"Yeah I didn't want to leave UA so I figured that we could have a picnic in the forest."

Itsuka smiled brightly. "That's a great idea. I didn't want to leave UA either plus I love picnics."

"I wish I could take all the credit but I had a friend help me." Izuku admitted. "Shall we go?"

"Yeah." Itsuka intertwined her arm with his arm.

"Hey Izubro. You better not hurt my best friend." Tetsutetsu warned as the couple were going towards the entrance of the dorm.

Izuku smiled at the Steel user. "I won't."

"Stop that, Tetsutetsu. He would never hurt Itsuka." Ibara scolded the Steel user.

"The same goes for you, Prez. You better not hurt my best friend either." Setsuna said.

"I won't." Itsuka said with a grin.

"Setsuna, not you as well." Ibara said in exasperation. "Enjoy your date, you two."

"We'll see you guys later." With that, Izuku closed the door.

"They finally left." Setsuna said, walking over to where Tetsutetsu was sitting and sat in Izuku's seat. He put his arm around her. Ibara had her eyes closed and her hands clasped in prayer.

"You two are crazy. 'You better not hurt my best friend.' They don't even know their best friends are dating each other." Awase said.

"I mean can you blame us?" Setsuna asked. "Prez needs a break from us and Greenie needs a break from Class A."

"We can't be that bad." Monoma said.

Everyone immediately looked at the blond, who put his hands up in surrender.

The couple put on their high tops and walked out of the dorm.

"They are in for a surprise." Izuku said and took Itsuka's hand.

"Obviously," Itsuka said. "So I have questions."

Izuku was prepared for this. "Ok. Ask away."

"Where are we going, who's this friend that helped you decide what to do for the date and what's their name?"

"You'll see where we're going, I met her at the provisional licensing exam and her name is Saiko Intelli." Izuku answered. "She's a second year at Seiai Academy. She and her friends failed the first part because of Yaoyorozu's group so she was feeling upset. While I was going into the waiting room, I noticed her and went up to her. We talked since she assumed that her friends would hate her for failing the exam and I gave her some advice."

Itsuka smiled. "Always helping those in need and inspiring people. Did she talk to her friends?"

Izuku nodded with a smile. "They forgave her. A few were blunt with her for how she acted in the past but she promised she would change."

"That's good. Do you two usually talk on the phone?"

"Occasionally. I texted her 'Happy New Year' and talked to her on Thursday. The last time before that was two weeks ago. She'll want to know how the date went so be prepared."

"Well I'll be able to thank her."

"So this is where we.. Oh wow." The couple was in awe of the fort. "It's like a door. They even had Yosetsu fuse the opening like a door."

"So you had Ibara and Kamakiri make a fort. Then they had Awase weld a door."

"Pretty much."

Itsuka gave Izuku a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you."

Izuku blushed but he bowed slightly. "Ladies first."

"Such a gentleman." Itsuka noticed it was a little shorter so she ducked down while going inside. She saw that it was big enough to fit the two of them. "Wow."

Izuku walked in after her. "It doesn't feel as cold in here like it did outside right?"

"Not one bit."

"Perfect."

Itsuka opened the picnic basket, laid the blanket out on the ground and sat down. She patted the spot next to her. Izuku sat down and started taking everything out of the basket. He took out the two bento boxes and two pairs of chopsticks. He gave one bento box and a pair of chopsticks to her.

"So what did you make for the picnic?" Itsuka asked.

"The Midoriya family katsudon. Passed down from three generations."

"I was afraid that you can't cook anything other than breakfast since that's the only time you step in the kitchen." Itsuka teased.

Izuku placed a hand to his heart. "I'm mortally wounded by your words."

Itsuka giggled. "You're so silly."

They put their hands together in prayer. "Itadakimasu!"

Itsuka picked a bit of the katsudon with her chopsticks and ate it. Her eyes lit up. "This is delicious. You gotta make this for everyone else."

"Thanks. I probably will. I can't let Ibara do all the work."

The couple ate while having small talk. After they were done eating, they put the bento boxes and chopsticks into the picnic basket.

"I know I never asked you but what made you want to be a hero?" Izuku asked, turning around and facing Itsuka.

"It first started when I was six. I liked watching the heroes on TV. But my dad didn't want me to be a hero. He said it was a dangerous profession, that it would get me killed. He wanted me to be a martial artist, to run his dojo after he's gone." Itsuka sighed. "As much as I like martial arts, I think being a hero is the second best thing because..." She trailed off.

This sounded familiar to Izuku. "Because what?"

Itsuka looked away. "It's nothing. You'd probably think it's stupid."

Izuku put his hand on top of hers. She looked at him. "You're in a relationship with the guy who was quirkless for eleven years of his life and manifested his quirk on the day of the entrance exam. If anything is stupid, it would be my story and yet here I am."

Itsuka knew he had a point. "I want to be a hero that saves people using my martial arts. I want to be a hero to show the little girls with big dreams that even if they have a quirk that seems stupid to other people, they can show they're strong."

Izuku smiled. "What brought about this dream?"

"Mirko's debut. She had such ferocity and drive. I was drawn to her ambition. I wanted to be strong like her. I guess if I can be strong with my quirk, I can do it with my martial arts. I guess my dad finally saw how excited I was seeing Mirko on the screen because when middle school came and I told my parents that I wanted to be a hero, they accepted it."

"So your dad is overprotective." Izuku pointed out.

"Yeah I guess that's where I get it from." Itsuka said.

"Well I guess we have that in common: an overprotective parent and a dream to help people."

Itsuka looked surprised. "Your parents are overprotective too?"

Izuku shook his head. "Just my mom. She likes to worry a lot. Plus my dad works in the States so I don't really hear from him or see him. The closest person to a dad is Kacchan's dad, Masaru. Auntie Mitsuki treats me like a second son."

"That sounds nice."

"In a way. Yeah."

"So what made you want to be a hero, Mr. Greatest hero?"

"Since I was a little kid, I always looked up to All Might, wanting to be like him. I always watched his Japanese debut and my mom would tease me saying that I gave the video at least ten thousand views. I would imitate his laugh and say I'm going to be a hero just like him." Izuku then looked somber. "But then came the day I was diagnosed quirkless. All the kids knew about it. The teachers knew about it. Soon my life was just the source of constant torment. But I never gave up wanting to be a hero even if the kids I protected never thanked me for standing up for them or my bullies said I can't be a hero without a quirk. But yet, here I am in UA while my bullies and tormentors are probably in some nameless high school."

Itsuka hugged her boyfriend. "I'm glad you never gave up on being a hero, Izuku. You've helped so many people. From seeing you make Todoroki use his flames to doing phenomenal things despite the odds, nobody here could ever do what you did."

The two of them sat in silence, enjoying each other's comfort. The annoying part of a secret relationship was that if they cuddled, it would be done in secret. He couldn't go to her room and she couldn't go to his. But today and right now, they had all the time in the world.

"You remember the Beauty Pageant back in November?" Izuku asked after a few minutes.

Itsuka groaned. "That was Monoma's idea. He only put me in the Pageant just so I can't knock him out. Plus it wasn't really my thing but I thought I might do it for my class since I couldn't back out even though I wanted to be in the play. Reiko and Kinoko even scolded me for ruining the dress."

Izuku chuckled. "You still knocked him out when he was going crazy on top of that stage telling people to vote for you twice. I'm glad that you didn't join the play because then I couldn't vote for you."

Itsuka looked at Izuku in shock. "Really? You voted for me?"

He nodded, looking at her with a bright smile. "Everyone was voting for Nejire senpai to win but I was so fascinated with the way you destroyed those wooden boards and you looked amazing in that dress. Your performance showed how dedicated you are to martial arts."

Itsuka blushed. "Thanks. I know that I wasn't as flashy as Nejire senpai or have my face on a giant robot like Kenranzaki senpai but I did my best."

"I liked your performance. Funny thing is, I found out from Yosetsu that you were in the Beauty Pageant because he knocked out Neito when he was going crazy in front of Eri." That made Itsuka stifle a laugh. "I was wondering where you were because you're always around when he goes on his rants. I was actually surprised to hear that you were going to be in it and where we were with Nejire senpai, Tamaki senpai said that you got fans from the commercial you did."

"I bet you were one of those fans." Izuku couldn't help but smile. Itsuka then sighed. "I thought I could learn some combat in my internship but it turns out Uwabami sent out that offer only because I looked pretty and then she made me and Yaoyorozu look like an entourage during our patrol."

"I mean Uwabami is a rescue hero so combat is not really her thing. Plus she's a media darling so she's more specialized in the commercials that she does."

Itsuka groaned and slumped into Izuku, hiding her face in his chest. He wrapped his arms around her, patting her on the back in comfort. "If I knew that, I would have gone with Gunhead."

"Maybe it wasn't such a bad thing that you were in that commercial. I wouldn't have gotten to see you in your qipao."

"You always try to see the benefit in the things that I do, don't you?" Itsuka asked, looking up at Izuku.

"Anyone who wants to be with you would do that." Izuku admitted, playing with her hair.

Itsuka smiled. "You're too sweet, Izuku."

Izuku smiled back at her. "Well the commercial made me realize that the color of your qipao goes with the color of your eyes. They're mesmerizing. And that smile too. You looked beautiful."

Itsuka giggled. She sat up and kissed him on the cheek. "Stop. I could say the same for your hero costume. You love the color green. The first time I ever saw you in it was when me, Monoma and Mr. Vlad arrived at Gym Gamma."

"Well my mom made my first suit and Green is my favorite color." Izuku said, making Itsuka smile. "Then I added to it when I reached my third costume upgrade which I call Costume Gamma. I had to get it fixed just as many times because I end up getting it destroyed in all the big fights I get in. At least I only ripped a sleeve in the Joint Training."

"How many big fights did you get in?"

"The first one was the combat training in the first week of school and the support company changed it so it became costume beta. The second was when I fought Chisaki at 100% with Eri. The third was when me and Kacchan fought the villain at Nabu Island."

Itsuka's eyes widened. "At 100% of your power? How is Chisaki not dead?"

"Well he combined with one of his men, turning into this kaiju. So I tied Eri to my back and we were basically in the air while fighting him."

Itsuka shook her head in disbelief. "You are crazy, Izuku."

Izuku gave a small laugh. "That's basically the norm at this point."

"So you know how your quirk only enlarges your fists right?" Izuku asked.

"Yeah?"

"It reminded me of this comic book superhero from the pre-quirk era." Itsuka looked at him in confusion. He took out his phone and searched for something. "Let me show you."

He gave his phone to Itsuka, who saw a dark-skinned girl in a hero costume who could enlarge her fists like she could and even extend her legs in the video.

"That's impressive. Her power is a combination of mine, my mom's and Mount Lady's quirks." Itsuka pointed out, giving Izuku back his phone.

Izuku's eyes lit up. "Your mom's quirk?"

Itsuka smiled, knowing that his fanboy side would appear. "Yeah. My mom can extend her legs while my dad has a muscle boosting quirk. He can't get as buff as a bodybuilder but it does make strength building easier."

Izuku smiled with excitement. "Wow! Both quirks sound awesome! Instead of inheriting one of their quirks or maybe even a combination of the two, you received a new and different quirk!"

Itsuka softly giggled, seeing him get excited hearing about new Quirks. "What about your parents?"

"My mom has a telekinetic quirk like Reiko's but it only works on small objects and she can only pull them towards her. My dad has a fire breathing quirk."

"Yet here you are with a quirk different from your parents." Izuku nodded.

"You know, you're quite the enigma. I thought your quirk was a super strength quirk until you said it's actually a stockpiling quirk which basically enhances your physical abilities and you can emanate green electricity across your body and now black tendrils come out of your arms. It was a little scary when it went out of control in the Joint Training and you were getting swung around, hitting everything in your path."

"It definitely was scary. To be fair, I don't know why the green electricity happens. I guess it's a part of my quirk which is kind of cool. Since I manifested my quirk pretty late, the manifestation of the black tendrils is the second biggest surprise in my life."

"Your quirk is cool altogether. Flashy. Versatile. Plus I still have questions about that. Did you take out any of the faux villains during the Entrance Exam?" Itsuka asked.

"Thanks and nope. I had zero villain points."

"How did you pass then? Rescue points?"

"Yeah."

"So you passed the Exam on just rescue points?"

Izuku nodded. "Yep. My body moved on its own and next thing I know, I'm running toward the zero pointer. I jumped at my full level and punched it straight in the face. I saved Uraraka from the Zero Pointer where I broke my right arm and legs then she saved me from becoming a pancake on the ground. I got sixty rescue points and she got forty-five rescue points."

Itsuka's eyes widened at the result of Izuku's manifestation. "Your right arm and legs. And the two of you got sixty and forty-five rescue points. So that means I'm the third highest with forty rescue points. I'm guessing you owe her your life?"

"In a way, yeah." Izuku grimaced. "Little good that did me."

"I'm sorry Izuku. I shouldn't have said that while mentioning Uraraka."

"It's fine, Itsuka. I did mention her first. But if I'm being honest here, I feel much happier with you." Izuku smiled at her.

'You deserve the world after everything you've been through.' Itsuka thought and cupped Izuku's cheek. "I'm glad and I feel the same way."

He looked at her and he could see the desire in her teal eyes. He felt that same desire so he leaned in towards her, closing his eyes. Itsuka also leaned in, closing her eyes and their lips met in a kiss.

"Hmm."

"What's the matter, Inko?" Mitsuki Bakugo asked the Midoriya matriarch who suddenly stopped in her tracks while they prepared the table for dinner.

"I just had the strangest feeling that my grandchildren are going to have orange hair and green eyes." Inko said.

Mitsuki looked shocked. "That is surprisingly quick."

"How is Katsuki doing with his new girlfriend?"

"Despite the long-distance relationship, they're handling it quite well. He even told me that she reminds him of me." Mitsuki said.

The matriarchs of the two families laughed while Masaru Bakugo shook his head as he cut the vegetables.

The couple kissed for a good minute before they broke the kiss for air and Itsuka pressed her forehead to his. "How.. was.. that?"

"That was... wow. I'm so happy that my first kiss is with you." Izuku said with a smile.

"Me too." Itsuka said and smiled back, her eyes glazed over. "This is perfect, Izu."

"Izu?"

"Yeah. That's my nickname for you. I figured since everyone is calling you by your first name other than Set, I could be a little selfish and give you a nickname. Is that ok?"

"More than ok, Itsu." Izuku cupped her cheek, making her nuzzle into his touch. She smiled at the nickname he gave her. "One more time?"

"Yeah we can." Itsuka said and they went for another kiss. A week of repressing their urges did this to them. When they separated from the much longer kiss, they dissolved into giggles.

"I feel like the happiest person in the world right now and it's all because of you." Izuku admitted.

Itsuka squealed as she tackled Izuku into a hug, making him laugh when they fell over. "Me too. I wish we did this earlier in the year. The dates. Just spending time together." She said as she nuzzled her cheek against her boyfriend's.

Izuku returned the gesture. "I know, Itsu. But hey, all's well that ends well."

"Lots of kisses and lots of cuddles from here on out." Itsuka promised, giving him pecks on the lips.

"Yes please. That reminds me." Izuku said, making Itsuka look at him in question as they sat up.

"What is it?"

"Hold on," Izuku said as he fished something out of his pocket. "Here we go."

Itsuka looked at what her boyfriend was holding and giggled. "Is that an All Might keychain?"

"Yeah. It was gonna be a Christmas gift but since they wouldn't even talk to me, I couldn't get it wrapped up. So I kept it until I had a proper reason to give it to someone and now I found that someone."

"Me?"

Izuku nodded. "You."

Itsuka took the keychain and kissed Izuku. "Thank you, Izu. I will cherish this forever."

After that, the two of them laid down in their little private fort, sharing kisses and holding each other. They wished that they could stay here all night but they had to get back to the dorm before curfew ended.

"I believe this is your stop, Ms. Kendo." Izuku announced when they reached the dorm.

"Why thank you, Mr. Midoriya. I had a wonderful time today. I can't wait for the next time we do this again." Itsuka said, going with the act.

"Careful. That sounds like you want another date." Izuku said, rubbing his thumb against her hand. He put the picnic basket on the ground.

"Maybe it does. Do you accept my offer?" Itsuka asked as she stepped up to her boyfriend, putting her arms around his neck.

"Yes I accept." Izuku wrapped his arms around her waist and brought her in for a kiss.

"They are going to interrogate us the moment we walk in there, starting with Set." Izuku said when they separated.

"I know. Are you ready?" Itsuka asked.

"No but we signed up for this." Izuku said and she nodded. The two of them sighed.

He opened the door and let Itsuka in as he grabbed the picnic basket. They walked into the common room.

"Hey guys. How was anime night?" Itsuka asked, bracing for impact.

The class looked calm until Setsuna split her hands and grabbed the couple by their arms, dragging them to the chairs in the middle of the room.

"Here I thought we'd be able to sit on our couch while being interrogated." Itsuka said. Suddenly Setsuna was in a suit with shades on.

"How the hell.." Izuku started to say before Ibara cut him with a sharp "Language!"

"Who made the first move?" Setsuna asked.

Izuku raised his hand. "I felt something in me and next thing I know, I'm leaning in towards her."

"I also leaned in." Itsuka admitted.

"So you two are officially a couple?" Setsuna asked.

"About that." Izuku said.

"We have something to tell you guys." Itsuka admitted. The nineteen students took a collective breath.

"What?" Ibara asked. She hoped her prayer was not in vain.

"We have been secretly together since we came back to UA. We didn't want to say anything until we went out on a proper date." Izuku admitted.

The class took a breath of relief. Setsuna took a seat next to Yui, suddenly back in normal clothes.

"You had us there for a second there." Pony said.

"Sorry guys. You have no idea how tempting it is to kiss Izu on the forehead." Itsuka said and wrapped her arms around Izuku.

"We agreed on only forehead kisses until we went on a date." Izuku explained. "I think we upgraded to kisses on the cheek yesterday because Itsu was throwing a tantrum that I wouldn't tell her about the date."

"You two have nicknames for each other?" Sen asked.

"Yeah. We have nicknames for each other." Izuku said.

"So the one million yen question, Setsuna Tokage." Itsuka said with a mischievous smile. "When are you and Tetsu getting together?"

If somebody in the room played a record scratch sound effect on their phone, nobody would know because Itsuka's classmates looked at her in surprise while Izuku was trying to hold back a laugh.

"You knew?!" Setsuna and Tetsutesu exclaimed in shock.

Itsuka smirked. "I knew all this time. The looks you two gave each other. You two were not being subtle."

Setsuna groaned as she fell into Yui's lap. The silent girl gave a small jump at the sudden weight. "My teasing was used against me."

"It was. I didn't expect this from Itsu." Izuku admitted.

"So how did this happen?" Itsuka asked.

"Well it started after the joint training. Setsu was feeling upset about her loss. So I thought I'd comfort her. We started talking and we sort of clicked." Tetsutetsu explained. Izuku and Itsuka's eyebrows quirked at the nickname.

"We had Ibara make us the food for our date and we ate on the roof." Setsuna said.

"What's next? You guys are from the same prefecture?" Izuku asked rhetorically.

Setsuna blinked in surprise. "Yeah actually. We're both from Saitama Prefecture. How did you know that?"

Izuku's mouth dropped in shock. "I was joking but Oh my god. This makes so much sense."

"Izuku, please don't use the Lord's name in vain." Ibara said but Izuku paid no heed to her words.

"You guys really are the Kirishima and Ashido of class B."

"We're the what of Class B?" Setsuna asked incredulously.

"So basically Kirishima is the manly one and Ashido is the gossiper. The same is basically said about you two. Plus they're both from Chiba Prefecture."

"is this what happens in that class?" Tetsutetsu asked.

Izuku shrugged. "I mean it's just me but who knows? I know that Shoto is convinced that you and Kirishima are long lost brothers and not even a year's supply of cold soba could stop him from wanting to prove it."

"That's fun and all but we have other things to do." Itsuka grabbed Izuku's hand and they got up from the chairs. "Now if you excuse us, we're going to cuddle in my room now that we can do it publicly."

"Don't you think I should change into something more comfortable?" Izuku asked.

Itsuka pondered on that and sighed. "Oh right. Come to my room when you're done."

"Ok." Izuku gave Itsuka a peck on the cheek and made his way to the elevator to the boy's side. The class rep smiled as her boyfriend went into the elevator. When she turned around back to her classmates, Setsuna was smirking at her.

"What?" Itsuka asked in confusion.

"I can't tell who's more whipped. You or him."

Itsuka's face went crimson red as her ears blew out steam. "Shut up, Set!"

She marched to the elevator while Setsuna cackled in her seat. The class rep pressed the up button several times to save herself from embarrassment.

The two couples made their way to class while Setsuna was teasing her two best friends. Itsuka and Izuku decided to keep the PDA for the dorm. But now the Big Fist user was currently hiding her face in her hands while her boyfriend was trying to contain his blush. He was about to walk into the classroom when Itsuka cleared her throat.

"Aren't you forgetting something?" Itsuka asked with a teasing smile.

Izuku made his way back to her and checked if anyone was on either side of the hallway. Then he gave her multiple pecks on the cheek.

"Ugh seriously get a room, you guys." Setsuna said with fake exasperation. She had a wide grin seeing her two best friends happy and together.

"I mean, we cuddled in my room last night." Izuku said. He turned to Itsuka. "I almost dropped you both days because of your craziness."

Itsuka's face was red from the multiple pecks and she was speechless. "..."

"Alright go to class. I'll see you guys at lunch." Izuku gave Itsuka one last peck on the cheek, Setsuna a high five and Tetsutetsu a fist bump. He watched Setsuna drag the statue aka his girlfriend to their class. He chuckled and shook his head.

The greenette walked into the room to see that the majority of the class except Kacchan and Shoto were in conversation with each other. Kacchan was watching Izuku so the latter figured that his rival was watching him get all cozy with Itsuka. He went to his seat without getting the constant glares for once.

Kacchan turned to look at him. "You are an idiot."

"I'm an idiot who's happy, Kacchan. Uraraka turned her back on me so why would I want to be with her?"

The blond grunted and turned back around. "Whatever. Just don't let it screw up your hero work."

"I know."

Aizawa came in and another day of headaches started.