The USJ
Izuku grumbled as he got out of bed, he had become a morning person over his ten months with All Might but getting out of bed was still a chore. He yawned as he entered the shower. He finished quickly, he didn't like taking up too much time in the bathroom. He exited and stared at himself in the mirror. He could see scars over his body, blemished areas of skin that were shaped like handprints.
They weren't too notable, yet they were all noticeable. Tetsu had easily pointed them out on their first day of school. He sighed, he knew that they'd never go away. He threw on his school uniform and stepped out of the bathroom.
He saw his mom cooking up three meals. Two for them to eat for breakfast and one for when he was done with rescue training. It was very considerate and it made him smile. "Hey mom.." His mother turned to him and smiled, pausing her cooking.
"Hi sweetie, I'm almost done with breakfast, and I'm working on something for you to eat after your big.. hero... training assignment today." She was still a little uncomfortable with the entire hero thing and Izuku knew that. He sighed and his smile dropped a bit.
"M-Mom… it's just rescue training today! And that's what I wanted to do! I go and help after all the action's done!" It was true. For a while he never focused on the combat portion of heroics, just the rescue part. After all, his favorite video of All Might was a rescue operation, not any of the heroes' hundreds of thousands of fights.
Inko sighed, "I know, now eat your breakfast you'll need the energy for today." She placed the food at the table and Izuku resigned himself to eating as told. It was quiet, she was obviously thinking about him being a hero and the dangers of it, but she eventually sighed.
They didn't make conversation but Izuku knew that she was coming to terms with the fact that there was just going to be trouble sometimes, and that it was part of the job.
He placed his dish in the sink and grabbed his backpack. He put his shoes on in the doorway and smiled at his mom as she stood in the hall. "Well…" He stood up and placed a hand on the doorknob, "I guess I'll see you later…"
Inko couldn't find any words to say so she just nodded and smiled, Izuku left and the house was quiet. She sighed, "I said I'd support you but… I need to do better!" She would do better, for Izuku.
The hero student hopped off the train and walked the rest of the way towards UA. He was thinking about what the rescue training would entail for today. Would they just be going over the protocol? No, Kan-sensei that's what students usually do and do the training later in the year. So it wasn't protocol..
Then what was it? The correct way to handle a person when in a crisis? Perhaps. Maybe they'd just be in one of the gyms and they'd be using dummies for that? But then why call it Rescue Training as if it's something huge? Unless it is something huge… "Maybe they have a facility? No, that'd be way too big and how would they even pay for it? That's just unrealistic." He muttered to himself as he passed the gate of UA. He tapped his finger on his chin as he walked into the building.
Izuku yelped as he walked into someone, wincing as he looked up and saw Iida from 1-A "You!" The boy yelled and pointed at Izuku.
He was shivering, his legs were shaking, and he was scared. This guy, he was too intense, very rude, and thought he was always in the right. "M-M-Me?" He pointed at himself, already knowing that Iida was referring to him, but he needed the confirmation.
The boy was chopping his arm, as if he was a butcher working on a cow, Izuku felt like the cow. "Yes! Indeed!" He yelled, making Izuku lock up. The guy was too loud. "I've been meaning to talk to you!" He continued to yell, drawing attention to the both of them as the surrounding students all turned to the noise.
Including one brunette who knew Izuku.
"A-About?" Izuku asked as he closed his eyes, waiting for the boy to be mad or. Yell at him again like he did during the entrance exam. The next thing he knew, the glasses bow was in a deep 90 degree bow. "Eh?"
"I apologize for my behavior! Especially during the entrance exam! I didn't know anything about you and I constantly made assumptions about you, I apologize!" Iida yelled out, the sound vibrating through the halls.
Izuku was so confused.
"I realize how my actions have reflected ill will on my part and I apologize!" Iida yelled even more, not getting out of his bowing form. Izuku shook his hands, it was ok really! He wasn't even that bad compared to Kac- Bakugo. It was tolerable! He opened his mouth to voice those thoughts, but he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned and saw Monoma. "Eh? Monoma-kun?"
"Hello Midoriya, I couldn't help but overhear your conversation with this 1-A scoundrel here." Monoma commented with a laugh as he messed with his bangs. Everyone around could see the tic on Iida's head, though the boy was still in a bow.
"Um.. y-yeah… but he was apologizing! So it's fine right?!" Izuku asked with a strained chuckle. It only served to make Monoma sigh.
The blonde laid a hand on his friend's shoulder and looked into his eyes. "Midoriya my friend, you do realize why he is truly apologizing, do you not?" He asked rhetorically, he knew Izuku didn't know the real reason. So he'd have to inform him.
Izuku shook his head, "I-I don't.." Iida said he was sorry…
Monoma sighed and looked at the bowing Iida boy, letting out a small scoff. "He only apologized once he realized that you were somebody important, somebody special. I heard how he treated you during the entrance exams. Do you believe he would have apologized for his actions if you had not placed so well, had you not defeated the zero pointer. No, he wouldn't have. He's worried about his image, Midoriya. Not about your feelings." Monoma stated, glaring daggers into Iida's head.
The bespectacled boy hadn't moved, though he had begun sweating. Because as much as he hated to admit it, the 1-B boy was right. 'B-But I'm not that shallow!' He swore he was a good man, a man that lived up to his brother's ideals. He wasn't the terrible person Monoma was making him out to be! Still, he had nothing to say.
Monoma hummed. "He has nothing to say, it's best we leave Midoriya. This boy is not worth our time."
Izuku glanced between the two. While he couldn't see Iida's face, he knew the guy was hurt by Monoma's words. And Monoma, he looked angry with Iida. Izuku could understand that, but was Monoma right? Iida had done a lot, a lot to make Izuku feel unwelcomed. Would he have apologized if not for Izuku placing well? He talked about 1-A's image yesterday when they met in the cafeteria too..
The greanette sighed and followed Monoma as they walked away. Leaving Iida with his thoughts.
The duo walked in silence for a while, until Monoma sighed, "I'm sorry about that Midoriya. However, I felt like that boy was trying to manipulate you, trying to touch your heart strings and get sympathy points with you…"
Izuku waved a hand at his friend. "It's fine Monoma-kun… really… thank you for looking out for me." He smiled just a bit.
Monoma smiled as well and crossed his arms, "No need to thank me Midoriya! It's what friends are for! And it is my sworn duty to be the greatest friend in the history of friendship! No one will ever outshine me, I promise you that!" He yelled with absolute certainty.
"You don't need to go so far…" Izuku chuckled a bit. Monoma was really energetic.
Monoma simply smiled and nodded as they found their way to class. Opening the door they found Tokage and Kendo chatting happily away in their seats, Yanagi nearby but not entering the conversation. "-and it was totally wicked! The square just stood there and didn't do anything, Neito was just that damn scary to him!" Tokage chatted aloud.
Both boys raised their eyebrows at what she was talking about. The greanette caught both of them with her eye and she smiled, "Hey boys!" She waved energetically.
Kendo smiled as well, "Hey guys, so your morning has been busy, huh?" She asked rhetorically.
Monoma sighed, "Alright…" He placed a hand on his hip, "How exactly did you hear about mine and Midoriya's morning? If you don't mind me asking." He said nonchalantly. He heard Tokgae whistle as she looked away not so subtly.
Izuku saw the way the blonde's eyebrows creased. He chuckled as he sat down in his seat and turned around in his chair, deciding to spark a conversation with Yanagi. The girl had her phone on and had earbuds in, she was listening to something that was for sure. "H-Hey Yanagi-chan?" He didn't get a response. He saw the girl's brows knit together and her eyes squint as her interest in whatever she was watching grew. Izuku peaked to see what she was watching, it seemed to be a Ghost Adventuresk show, the main guy even had glasses and spiked hair.
Izuku's interest was piqued as he pulled his chair next to her desk and leaned in to watch. Though Yanagi still had not noticed him, she was too immersed in the show. Izuku wished he could hear what was happening but she had earbuds in. Though he could guess the guy was saying something along the lines of "I felt a chill go up my spine.."
The episode eventually finished, and it still wasn't time for class to end. Izuku felt hands kneading through his hair, making him go stiff as he turned to Yanagi. The girl's arm was up, obviously it was her hand in his hair. She seemed to look…. really happy. Yanagi's smile was never too big, but now it seemed to stretch. And her eyes glowered with joy as well. Izuku blushed, having someone touch his hair felt really nice actually…
"Yo Ghosty! Let me get in on that!" They all heard Tokage yell and soon Izuku had another hand treading through his locks. The duo of Kendo and Monoma turned to see Izuku resembling a tomato as two pairs of hands assaulted his fluff head.
"It's so soft! Like a sheep's wool!" Tokage smiled as she rubbed his head.
Soon enough, the entire group had joined in and they all felt delighted as they felt the floofiness that was Izuku's hair.
"It's like a cloud…"
"I swear, even my bed doesn't feel this soft."
"I know right! Man, I would kill to have a pillow made of this!"
Yanagi didn't say anything, but merely enjoyed the moment. And this moment is what Vlad King walked in on when he came to start class on this fine morning. 'I… just- let them be Kan, it's not your problem…' He told himself. He cleared his throat and gained the class' attention. The students all moved to their seats, though the ones with Midoriya did so reluctantly. The boy looked relieved though, but embarrassed.
"Alright class! Today we'll be working on a reverse schedule! That means you'll be having your normal classes now and then the winners of the Battle Trials will get to have rescue training after lunch! Those who did not win will be with me and the rest of Class A, we'll be going over proper infiltration strategy! Understood?!"
"YES KAN-SENSEI!" The class yelled, though Izuku flinched a little at the noise. Vlad sighed, he remembered what Nezu had found yesterday evening.
With all the recordings that the rat had found through surveillance camera footage, on top of that to Midoriya flinching at loud noises and yelling. Vlad dragged a hand over his face, 'The rat already said he'd give him a second chance before he figured everything out, he can't go back on his decision but god damn it!' He wanted to break something right now. Unfortunately, he had a class of kids to teach.
"Alright, homeroom is left to you, Midoirya and Kendo, come with me." He called out. The two mentioned got out of their seats and followed Vlad to the hall.
The pro turned around and fixed the two with a look, "Alright, I'm going to inform you that you both have many duties today to perform as the class representatives." The man pulled out some papers and read them before sighing, "Alright…. Kendo, you'll be assisting me with keeping the students in check today in our heroics class. As for Midoriya…" He felt so bad for the kid, he really did. "You'll be in charge of watching over everyone at the USJ, along with Class A's representatives, make sure everyone is following Thirteen's instructions and that no one is doing anything unnecessary. If trouble arises you are to assist in any way you can." Vlad told him.
Izuku gulped but nodded. He'd have to look over 19 people. He… could do this. He took a deep breath and smiled nervously at his teacher. "D-Don't worry sensei…. I can do this!" He exclaimed.
Vlad nodded just a bit. Midoriya's confidence was growing, bit by bit. 'This… this is good…' The pro patted Midoriya's shoulder. "I know you can, I'm counting on you. Now, both of you get back to class." Kendo and Midoriya nodded and scurried off, joining back with their friends and engaging in conversation. Vlad smiled just a little.
PING
He heard his phone go off and he pulled it out. Surprisingly, it was a text from Kayama. He sighed and opened it up. Instantly, his face filled with nothing but despair.
It was a picture of Midoriya and Yanagi walking into the campus building together. Their arms were locked together and Midoriya's face was beet red, it was surprising that Vlad could tell since he only saw the back of the boy's head but the steam coming off of it was evidence enough. "No…. I promise myself I wouldn't let this happen…. who…. why…." He grabbed his head in despair.
The entire class saw Vlad King come back inside, his face fallen and his eyes blank, devoid of any happiness or joy.
"Hey, what's up with Kan-sensei?" Awase muttered to Kaibara behind him.
The gyrate teen shook his head, "No idea man, but he looks really messed up."
"Yeah, like he just had a really bad hangover." Awase replied as he turned back to the front. "He looks totally fucked."
Their normal classes began and eventually it was time for Modern Hero Art History. Izuku caught it out of the corner of his eye, but he saw that Pony looked distressed. They had just finished english and she was probably breezing through that. She would always answer questions for Present Mic, but she would also look like she was really busy and focused.
"She's probably taking notes on Japanese…" Izuku would have to start tutoring her as soon as he could. She needed help and he'd do his best to help her. Though he'd need to organize times in which they could study. So he'd have to approach her, just whenever and on his own. 'That's so embarrassing…' He hid his face in his book.
He would suck it up though, he already promised that he'd help her. Plus if she smiled at him then he knew he'd cave in. Pony just had this thing to her, as if she was a princess. You just couldn't say no to her.
The boy went ramrod straight as the door slammed open with a lot of force. All the male students felt chills go up their spines as their teacher for this period walked in. The sound of heels on floor, a whip being smacked, the fact that they could feel her devious grin. The R-Rated Hero: Midnight made her way to the podium and smiled at all her cute little students. Her eyes drifted to the far back corner, the pale girl and the little green boy. 'Yanagi and Midoriya, oh they even sit next to each other! This is perfect!'
Izuku squirmed as Midnight's eyes drifted over him, her grin stretching just a bit. The class all saw the action and they all promptly turned away. He was on his own for this one. No one wanted to mess with Midnight.
Midnight turned away and started class as if nothing had happened, Izuku released a breath he hadn't known he was holding. Yanagi creased her brows, Midnight-sensei was weird and she was making Midoriya uncomfortable. She didn't like that.
Midnight peaked out and barely caught Yanagi's reaction, it made her giggle. 'That's adorable, she cares about him.'
This continued for a while, Midnight's eyes would drift towards Yanagi and Izuku during class, the boy would get uncomfortable and Yanagi would get worried about him. The class didn't do anything, as Midnight was known for being very… unique when students did something she didn't like. Even the girls didn't try to step in. Though Tokage was taking notes on everything the teacher was doing while she sat in her own uncomfortableness, maybe she could use them on Monoma?
Eventually class ended and they finally could go to lunch.
Izuku sighed as he got all of his stuff together, he was mentally drained. He didn't know why Kayama-sensei was doing all that weird stuff during class and it made him uncomfortable. He had never felt so rigid before.
"Yo greenie." Tokage said gaining his attention as she put all of her stuff away and swung her book bag across a shoulder. "What was all that stuff about? Gave me the heebie jeebies." She shuddered just a bit.
Izuku looked at the podium and squinted his brows, "I… don't know really…"
Monoma huffed as he threw his bag over his shoulder, "Well, let us get some food and we can all just forget about this. If Kayama-sensei's behavior continues to make you uncomfortable we can tell Kan-sensei or even the principal." He said.
Izuku waved his hands. "Y-You really don't have to Monoma-kun! Really! I'm sure it's nothing anyways, so don't worry about it!"
Yanagi pouted, Midoriya was too… kind. He was very clearly uncomfortable with Midnight's actions. Being constantly stared at, seeing her smile to herself, since it was the R-Rated hero they were dealing with it was extremely uncomfortable. She walked up and patted his shoulder. "Midoriya... "
The boy turned around, "What is it, Yanagi-chan?" He asked with a small smile.
She was grateful that he was trying to look happy for his friends but she sighed nonetheless. Midoriya Izuku was so very interesting. She raised her arm and planted it in his head, she was floating using her quirk so it was easier to reach. Izuku shuddered at the touch as it felt nice. "As your friends, we do not want you to feel uncomfortable or unwelcomed, especially in a place such as UA. The institution's purpose for merely existing is to fester young minds such as ourselves into heroism. However, we cannot do that if we feel unsafe in class, if Kayama-sensei's actions bother you then speak up. I will not have my friend crush himself from the inside." She spoke firm and monotone, yet there was an emotion in her voice that Izuku couldn't quite put his finger on.
The greanette merely nodded and looked away in embarrassment, since her hand was still carding through his hair, "O-Ok… Yanagi-chan…"
Tokage, Kendo, and Monoma all sighed in relief as they pulled the other two along to the cafeteria. Tetsu and Pony joined them but it seemed like Komori and Kuroiro were going to be sitting by themselves today as they split off from the group. That was fine with them as they all gathered at their usual table.
Kendo had spotted both Yaoyorozu and Iida sitting apart from each other, both in their separate groups. Iida looked terrible, hunched over as if he was contemplating something, "Man, Monoma got to him that bad, huh?" Tokage told her as she pointed out how terrible Iida looked. Maybe she should apologize for Monoma's actions? She could, but from what she heard, Monoma wasn't exactly wrong… however it was kind of rude. She'd decide later.
Izuku sat next to Pony and started talking with her about when and where she'd like to start tutoring.
The girl hummed, "How about… Tuesday? If that would be alright with you.." She asked with a tilt of her head.
Izuku's heart squeezed a bit as he nodded. "T-That works! So… after school, yeah? Or maybe lunch? Or would you prefer in the morning? I can go whenever you want, but if it's after school then it'll have to wait a bit. I have an extracurricular…" He explained as he wrote down a schedule for tutoring in one of his notebooks.
Pony creased her brows and puffed up her cheeks as she thought for a second, "Hmm…. I can wait for you to be done after school if that's easier. I don't like waking up early and I think it'll take a while so after school is the best…" She rubbed the back of her head, letting out a small chuckle.
Izuku smiled a bit, "Is it the time difference? Have you not gotten used to it?"
Pony shook her head, "It's not that, I've always woken up really early but when I moved I just got used to sleeping in… it's a habit I'm trying to break." She answered. Izuku nodded. So… it basically was the time difference. When she moved here she got used to sleeping in, since she was still working on her old internal clock.
He closed his notebook and hummed with a smile as they started eating with the rest of the group. After this they'd get to do rescue training! It was so exciting but so nerve wracking too! 'I wonder who the teacher will be for rescue training?' There'd be one teacher alongside whoever 1-A's teacher was and All Might.
Tokage looked between Izuku, Pony, and Yanagi and hummed. She had been thinking a lot about her green buddy but could not come to a decision about a certain thing. So, she decided to kick Monoma, who had made the mistake sitting in front of her, from under the table. The boy grunted and squinted his eyes at her, as if saying "What do you want?" To which she smiled.
Tokage made a "Let's go!" Gesture with her hands, making the boy sigh. "Is something wrong Monoma-kun?" Izuku asked after hearing his friend sigh.
Monoma shook his head, "Nothing at all really Midoriya." He said as he stood up, "Tokage and I just have something to discuss."
Izuku winced. "W-Well.. Alright… see you and good luck."
"Thank you Midoriya." He'd need that good luck. Monoma grabbed his bag and left with Tokage, the two walking to the halls back to the class as they decided to make conversation. "So, what did you have to drag me away from the group for?" Monoma asked with a little huff. He did not enjoy spending time with Tokage, she was just too… Tokage for his taste. The teasing, the laughing, the energy, the pranks, it was just annoying for the blond. However he would admit she was smart and at least a little attractive.
The greanette smiled and hooked an arm around his shoulder, making him sigh again. "Who do you think Greenie looks cuter with, Ghosty or Pony?" Tokage asked with genuine wonder.
Monoma sneered, "Tokage… you brought me out of the cafeteria and away from our friends to ask who I think Midoriya looks better with?" He rhetorically asked, seeing the girl nod he pinched the bridge of his nose. "That's… that's not just something we can meddle in! If Midoriya wants to pursue a relationship with someone it should be on his own terms and not just forced into it because someone else thinks they look cute together!"
Tokage pouted. "No one said anything about that, I was just asking who you thought he looked cuter with! Come on man!"
Monoma shrugged off her arm and walked away a few steps before turning around and pointing at her, "How would you feel if someone said you looked cute with someone you don't have feelings for Tokage?!"
The girl tilted her head and smiled a wide smile, Monoma felt a shiver go down his spine. He messed up. The girl tapped her chin playfully as she hummed, "I don't know Neito-kun…."
The boy choked. "N-Neito-kun?! What are you playing at?" The boy blushed a bit as he took a step back. No one had ever called him by his first name. Well only his family but that's how it was with family, but never a classmate!
Tokage's smile grew just a bit more as she took a step forward toward Monoma. "Playing at?" She tilted her head, pursed her lips, and creased her brows. Eventually she giggled, "I'm not playing at anything, Neito-kun." She took another step towards him. "What are you blushing for though?" She took another. "Are you embarrassed?" Another, "Excited?" Another, "Maybe a combination of both?" She was standing right in front of him.
Setsuna was five inches shorter than Monoma, standing at 5'2" opposed to his 5'7" but that didn't matter right now. She didn't disconnect her torso to float above him, she was merely greater in the moment.
"Ya know, Neito-kun…" She placed a finger on his chest, she felt him tense just a bit. This was the moment she had been waiting for. She had her fingers walk up his chest. "I think we look pretty cute together." She smiled.
"Wha-"
RING RING RING
The bell system went off, signalling it was time for them to return to class. And that's what Tokage immediately started doing, she walked past the blonde boy and began to make her way to the classroom. A stumped Monoma gaped at her. Tokage looked at him from over her shoulder and she grinned. "What wrong, Monoam-kun? Are you coming or what?" She asked with smugness.
The boy grumbled and followed after her, eventually the two walked step in step and side by side. Tokage smiled as Monoma stole glances at her. Eventually he opened his mouth. "What was that about Tokage?"
"Uh uh uh!" The girl said as she shook a finger in his face.
The boy raised a brow, "What?"
"No Tokage anymore Neito-kun." She smirked, "It's Setsuna now, got it?"
She saw the boy go stiff but he nodded, "Fine…. Setsuna."
"Alright! Now come on, let's get back to class!"
He didn't get answers, but he did get something else. And he wasn't sure how he felt about that. He felt embarrassed, but not really mad. And that scared him.
They all arrived at the class and Vlad told the ones who were going to rescue training to either get into their hero costumes or their PE uniforms if they weren't comfortable with them yet.
Izuku got into his PE uniform, though it had certain adjustments. Knee pads, elbow pads, a belt, gloves, and a face mask. Testu was just in his hero outfit. The duo of Monoma and Tokage used their outfits. Yanagi was in her costume, but Bondo was in his gym uniform. Komori and Kuroiro were both in their outfits, Honenuki was in his hero outfit but Fukidashi was in his gym uniform just like Bondo.
The class, or half of it, was gathered outside at an area where Kan-sensei told them a bus would come to pick them up. They were waiting for Class 1-A to arrive as the bus was already here and waiting to be boarded. Izuku was fixing his glove to his arm, making sure it was in place, under his glove he had the friendship charm that Yanagi had given him. He had debated on bringing it but decided that he would.
Since they really wouldn't be doing anything too serious and the bracelet seemed fairly sturdy. Plus, he liked having it on him.
The class heard footsteps and they turned to see a hobo looking man walking up with 10 children. 'Class 1-A….' Izuku gulped. He'd have to be a leader now, he'd have to instruct Class 1-B…. He let out a deep breath, he could do this. He walked up to the man who he guessed was the homeroom teacher of the class and gave a bow. "H-Hello sir, my name is Izuku Midoriya and I'm the Class Representative for my class." He got out of his bow, "T-The other rep isn't here today… and neither is Kan-sensei… so if you need help d-dealing with 1-B you c-can ask me for help!"
The man's eyes looked dead as he narrowed his eyes at Izuku, his brows creased. He looked angry, or rather annoyed. "I doubt you'll be of much assistance to the teachers, just let us handle it and stay out of the way." He sighed 'Giving kids, especially a reckless one like this, a position of power such as a Class Representative? Completely illogical.'
The man turned to his class, "Alright, get on the bus." He said unenthusiastically as he went into the vehicle himself. Izuku sighed, he really wished that the man would've been nicer, but he was kind of rude. 'Though everything else seems to be perfectly fine for now.'
"DEKU"
'I need to keep my mouth shut' His back straightened and he turned to the group of 1-A students, he spotted Yaoyorozu and Iida. Their costumes were cool, although revealing in the girl's case, and then his eyes landed on…. "K-Kacchan…" He strained to put a smile on his face, to seem as obedient and non-threatening as possible.
Class A was confused about the amount of fear in Midoriya's voice as he said one simple name. Class B seemed to know who Midoriya was talking about and dealing with, and they weren't happy. All of their eyes landed on the ash blond, he simply had a look of rage on his face that made Midoriya shrink under his gaze.
Maybe Kacchan wouldn't beat him up? Maybe he wouldn't go home with a limp? Maybe he wouldn't have to lie to his mom today about why he was coming home with bruising and having to patch himself up while crying in the bathro-
"Midoriya." Monoma's hand was on his shoulder as he glared at 1-A. "Please allow me to handle this." Before Izuku could respond, Monoma already stepped forward. "I will only say this once and once only!" Monoma announced.
Aizawa popped his head out of the bus, the students were talking too long. He saw Bakugo looking pissed as he was clenching and unclenching his fist. That Midoriya kid was looking nervous and a random blond was standing in front of him and yelling. His eyes narrowed, 'Wasting time…'
He stepped to get them to hurry up, however the blond didn't take notice.
"You will not harass Midoriya again! You will not bully him again! He will not have to receive medical treatment because of you ever again!" Monoma yelled.
Class 1-A all looked at Bakugo in shock. A red head looking ever so slightly betrayed. "Bakubro…"
"That's enough!" Aizawa yelled, he was done with this childish behavior. All the students turned to him and he walked up to Monoma. "Stop wasting our time and get on the bus. If you do one more thing I will have you removed from the hero course…" Expulsion wasn't in his deck anymore.
Monoma glared at the man.
Izuku stepped in and patted Monoma's shoulder. "A-Alright everyone! Class 1-B, p-please make your way onto the bus!" He sighed as the class moved, though it seemed as if all of them were glaring at not only the blond of 1-A but the entirety of the class.
'Great, just great….' Aizawa drawled in his head, he stared at his class. They all went stiff under his gaze. He sighed, "Get on the bus." He said with no enthusiasm as a glare. The students quickly cooperated. Iida didn't even have a chance to chastise them for entering in such a haphazard way.
When they got on the bus each class took one side. Class A took the side that was behind the driver seat and Class B took the side that was closer to the door. They were all quiet as Aizawa started the bus up and took them to wherever they'd be doing rescue training.
Izuku was fixing his gloves onto his suit, he kept on glancing at his friendship bracelet as well, making sure it was still there. "Excuse me, but Midoriya, right kero?" He looked up to see one of the members of Class A looking at him with an arched brow. The girl had green hair and looked a lot like a frog, she even had a tongue protruding from her mouth.
"Um.. yeah?" He responded a little meekly. His friends that were sitting with him, Yanagi, Monoma, Tokage and Tetsu, all seemed to still as they stared down Class A across them.
The frog girl didn't seem to mind though as she continued. "My name's Tsu and I tend to be really blunt, what happened to your costume, kero?"
Izuku sighed in relief, he could explain the simple costume away, if they asked anything about Kacchan though then that'd be different. After all, he was within hearing range, no, he was within beat down range. He audibly heard Tetsu's grin as the steel teen threw an arm around his shoulder. "THIS GUY RIGHT HERE'S HARD CORE! FOUGHT A GUY WITH SWORDS FOR A QUIRK, BROKE HIS BODY AND STILL WON, HONESTLY IT'S SO MANLY, BUT HE LOST HIS COSTUME IN THE PROCESS!" He yelled loudly for all of 1-A to hear.
The redheaded boy from 1-A touched his heart with his fist and let out crocodile tears. "So. manly…. So so manly…."
Izuku blushed a bit and he felt another arm wrap around his other shoulder. He turned to see it was Tokage this time. "Yeah, he's cool alright! But you can't have him! He's MY green buddy!" She smiled widely and pointed to herself with her thumb.
Izuku noticed a blonde and a guy with balls for hair in the corner, idly peeking at Tokage and then going back to whispering with each other. He noticed a girl with long earlobes scowl in their direction. He noticed that… they were just kids. They were just normal kids that were taking hero classes, they weren't evil, they weren't curel, they weren't like Kaccha-
Kacchan isn't evil either…
Izuku quickly reprimanded himself, honestly how could he think that about Kacchan! But there was no reason for his class to hate all of them, even if there was a bad one in the bunch. He'd have to talk to his class about that, about not hating 1-A just because of Kacchan, but the question was, could he actually do that? He'd figure that out later.
"So Midoriya, how'd your extracurricular go yesterday?" Monoma asked, trying to get 1-A out of their little group.
Izuku turned to him and smiled, "It was good! I'm getting to know the limits of my quirk better, he even brought a punching machine so I could see the maximum amount of force a punch of mine makes. However I'm still around 4% of what I feel when I do a max punch, but still I'm getting bet-" A finger was placed on his lips and he found himself looking at Tokage.
"Geez Greenie, breath for once." She said with a chuckle.
Izuku took a large breath, "But I'm still getting better!" He said happily. "I still need to work on more applications and perhaps an actual fighting style, maybe I could ask Kendo-chan to help, that could work! But other than that, everything's going really well!" He seemed so excited as he pulled out a notebook and started listing off facts about his quirk that he'd figured out yesterday.
Of course this notebook had all of his classmates' quirks in it, the data he had gotten regarding all of their quirks in it. But it also had his own quirk, of course not referred to as "One For All" but instead as "Superpower" , very original and magnificent. As well as not talking about any of the transfer aspect of the quirk.
Class A stared in shock and confusion. The blond turned to the earlobe girl next to him, "Hey, where'd he get that?"
She slightly turned to him, still staring at Izuku in confusion. "Honestly, I have no idea. Kinda freaky."
Iida looked at the Rep of 1-B in regret.
You in the back with the green hair! Quit your mumbling this instant, it's annoying and distracting!
She looks like she's getting ready. Are you trying to interfere with her preparations?
You hooligans! What are you doing, ganging up on one of our students!
Those three moments kept playing through his head. And Monoma's words as well. He didn't deserve their forgiveness. He hadn't done anything to earn it from them or Midoriya. Midoriya was such a kind soul as well. He still remembered the boy's display from the entrance exam. He looked up to see the boy blushing as Tetsu hugged his side and yelled about his accomplishments.
'I will earn it… I will earn his forgiveness…' Iida vowed to himself. He would do it, no matter what!
Silent conversation continued. But neither class made conversation with the other. They stuck to their own groups. However in the back of the bus, on the side with 1-A, Katsuki was scowling.
'DEKU HAS A FUCKING QUIRK! HOW? HOW?!' He had to stop himself from blowing the damn nerd off of the bus. He so badly wanted answers but the damn rat's voice was still stuck in the back of his head. He only had one chance here, and that was it. And he wasn't losing it because of a useless Deku.
He gritted his teeth and breathed out heavily, looking at the window and staring at it so intensely it looked like he was trying to blow it up with his mind. It was so annoying seeing that waste of space smiling all happy and shit. It was so infuriating, but there was nothing he could do.
He breathed out through his nose as a thought came to mind and he smiled manicaly, catching his amazing reflection in the window just made him feel that much better. "Just wait for the sports festival, you useless Deku."
Izuku's notebook vanished as the bus seemed to come to a stop. Kaminari squinting his eyes at the greanette and whispering "what the fuck…" to himself, though Jiro heard it and snorted in laughter, covering her face as she did so.
"Alright, off the bus.." Aizawa drawled as he got out of the driver seat and left the bus. Izuku got up and patted his clothes, making sure he had all of his stuff. He checked his wrist and nodded to himself as he saw the bracelet there. "A-Alright, Class B off the b-bus…" He announced as the class followed him off of the bus.
"Class A, follow Class B." Yaoyorozu said and the class did so.
Both classes got off the bus to see a person in a costume resembling a spacesuit. Izuku gasped as his notebook was once again in his hands. "IT'S THIRTEEN!" He smiled as he instantly recognized the pro.
However before he could ramble off a pair of hands covered his mouth.
Tokage sighed as she put her handless arms on her hips. "Just calm down for one second greenie…" Izuku seemed to deflate as his shoulders slumped. One of the hands moved from his mouth and patted his head. "There there little sheep, you can nerd out later." She felt him stiffen and had to hold in a laugh.
The space themed hero laughed as she walked to the group, "Hello everyone! It's about time you showed up!" The pro called out. Izuku was practically vibrating from under Tokage's hand, as it was still on his head.
Aizawa sighed as he marched up to Thirteen, "Where is he?"
Thirteen leaned into his and whispered, lifting three fingers. "Ran out of time doing patrols this morning, he might make it for the end of the lesson but that'll be it."
Aizawa sighed again, of course that buffoon had used up all of his time. 'That man is the height of irrationality.' He turned to his students, "All Might will not be here for the training. Now, Thirteen has something to say."
The students turned to thirteen, the pro clapping as she finally got to say her speech. She'd been waiting for this all day, making sure the USJ was perfect for the students. "So! As you can see behind me, we have a facility for doing rescue training!" She announced as all the students turned to the giant facility, she began to walk towards it and the students followed.
"With your homeroom teacher's test you learned the limits of your quirks, with All Might's battle trials you all learned how your quirks can be used to hurt others, and with this!" She made a ta-da gesture to her greatest pride and joy. "You'll learn how to use your quirks to help others!"
She stopped and took a sigh, her eyes drifting across the students, "Quirks are things that can be used for both righteous and cruel things, after all look at my quirk-"
"You can make black holes, or at least suction vacuums that delete matter! The way you use it in rescue operations is so amazing!" Izuku finally had an opportunity to gush over the pro as he got away from Tokage's hands. The girl connected them to her arm stumps and sighed.
Thirteen looked at him and nodded. "Well, looks like we have a fan, and you're right. But quirks can easily be used to hurt and even kill others." She said, catching the students slightly off guard.
Izuku creased his brow, and thought about it. His friend's quirks weren't that deadly…. well Yanagi could snap someone's neck without any real force and only a thought, Kendo could definitely cripple someone, same with Tetsu, Tokage wasn't as bad but if she got creative…. Komori could grow mushrooms (theoretically) anywhere, could she grow them inside a person? Tsunotori had pretty destructive horns that could produce a lot of force.
And on top of that he had One For All. A brief memory of him wrecking a ginormous robot from the entrance exam played through his head. 'Y-Yeah… she's right…'
"So, all we're going to be doing today is getting you guys used to using your quirks for rescue instead of combat!" She announced as they finally entered the facility. The classes gaped as they saw all of the different areas within the USJ. "The Unforeseen Simulation Joint or USJ for short is a facility designed to assist heroes in training with rescue protocol!"
She gestured to the many zones that the facility held. "With the USJ's wide variety of emulations of disasters, we can make sure you all are prepared for anything!"
Both classes clapped after her performance. Aizawa sighed, "Alright! Hurry up." He yelled as he walked towards the fountain at the center, from there they would distribute the students between the zones. 1-A and 1-B would be mixed to try and fix the relations between both classes.
He looked at 1-B as both classes walked to follow him and Thirteen. His eyes landed on the green haired class rep of theirs. He bit his tongue and sighed. "He already has control over four percent…" He had some thinking to do about the teen.
Izuku was smiling happily as he put his book away, a sketch of Thirteen being his new addition for the day. He paused as he felt… something… in the air. Something wrong, something dark, something evil. He looked around with a look of worry. Yanagi floated over, "Midoriya, is something the matter?" She asked him.
Class A looked at him. "Is something wrong, Midoriya-kun?" Yaoyorozu asked him.
Izuku looked at both classes before he heard a noise. Turning to the fountain he saw a purple mist tear open. "Y-Yeah…. that…" He muttered.
A redheaded boy stepped up to his teacher. "Aizawa-sensei, is this part of the lesson?" He asked with slight urgency.
Aizawa instantly caught on to what was happening. "No.." The man replied as he quickly grabbed his capture scarf. He narrowed his eyes as he saw figures come out of the mist. 'It's a portal…' A wave of people came out, all of them looking less than nice. "Those…."
"Are villains.."
END
OK OK OK, that's it. Part one of the USJ. So as some of you may have noticed. Ochako is not at the USJ, for those of you who wanted to see her interact with Izuku, I am sorry. But I wanted to keep the same teams in canon as much as I could. Unfortunately, that did not happen. I replaced Shoji, who was partnered with Todoroki, with Kirishima. And I feel like I've sinned because Shoji is so damn cool.
But, I feel like it is important for Kirishima to be at the USJ, after all he's one of the main boys. Like when All Might fights Nomu the ones who are there are Bakugo Todorki and Midoriya, which makes sense, but Kirishima is there too. And he's never felt on par with them, but he's just as important. Or that's how I see it.
And sadly… Shoji is a "side character" side character. If you know what I mean.
Anyways, that should be it, but I will leave you with the question of the day.
Should Izuku get stomped trying to fight some villains or should he persevere? Or should he do some sneaking to get back to the fountain?