Ayano sighed as everyone else gasped when Katsuki went running towards Izuku. Why couldn't he ever control himself? Oh yeah, because he's got rabies or something. Someone really should have given him his shots as a child.

"Deku, you bastard, tell me how you did that, or you're dead!" Katsuki threatened.

Izuku cried out in shock, but before Katsuki could even reach Izuku, a psionic wall popped up between them. Katsuki hit it head on causing him to fly backwards and fall on his ass. The class looked towards Ayano who was giving Katsuki an exasperated look. Katsuki turned to glare at her once he got his bearings, but Ayano's expression didn't change.

"Really, Katsuki, try to control yourself." Ayano said as she placed her hands on her hips. "Instead of attacking him, why not ask him what you want to know like a normal human being?"

"Shut the hell up, Aya!" Katsuki snapped as he jumped to his feet. "I'm getting to the damn bottom of this, and if you get in my way…"

He trailed off with his hands sparking, and Ayano knew it was just another one of his threats. She narrowed her eyes shifting her footing, and getting into a stance that showed she would fight him. Izuku looked between his childhood friends looking nervous as he hoped they didn't get in a fight just because Ayano was trying to protect him.

However, before the two could duke it out, they were both wrapped up in that odd scarf that Aizawa had. He only wrapped Katsuki around his head and torso to keep him from going forward as he wrapped Ayano to the point her hands were pinned to her side. She was tugged to the ground causing her to frown as Katsuki pulled against the restraints to remain on his feet.

"What? Why—why the hell is your damn scarf so strong?" Katsuki growled.

He continued to try and pull away though unable as Ayano just sat on the ground. No reason to be causing trouble with her teacher. Though she does blame Katsuki for this, and once they're free with their quirks returned, she might box him in for the rest of class. Though that might only get her in more trouble with Aizawa.

"Because it's a capture weapon made out of carbon fiber and a special metal alloy." Aizawa explained. "Stand down. It wouldn't be wise to make me use my quirk so much. It gives me serious dry eye."

Well, that was a bummer, wasn't it? That quirk was pretty useful, but even the eyes have their limits. Aizawa held them a few more seconds then released them both with his scarf returning to normal and his quirk deactivating.

"You're wasting my time now." He said as his hair fell back into place. "Whoever is up next can step up."

Izuku then scurried around Katsuki as the ash blonde stood their tense looking like a jungle cat ready to pounce. When Katsuki didn't make a grab for him, Izuku ran over to Ayano who was being checked on by some of the girls. Though she didn't seem what the big fuss was about. She waved off their worry as Izuku reached her.

"Are you okay, Ayano?" Izuku asked.

"I'm fine." Ayano said as she was helped up from the ground by Momo.

Ayano dusted off her backside while just glad that was over. She had seriously thought she'd have to fight Katsuki. She knew in the end she wouldn't have won, but she couldn't let him hurt Izuku.

"Thanks, Yaoyorozu-chan." Ayano said to the taller girl.

"Of course," Momo said. "And are you sure you're alright?"

"Just fine." Ayano said then looked at Izuku and pat him on the head. "And Izuku is too, which is what really matters."

Ayano gave Izuku one of her rare smiles before walking off as the rest of the class continued. Izuku watched her go while looking down feeling guilty. If he wasn't so afraid of Katsuki, Ayano wouldn't have had to step in. But ever since they were little, Ayano has been stepping in between him and Katsuki. It was like she was Izuku's shield when it came to dealing with their hot-tempered classmate. His hands curled up into fists. If he wanted to become stronger, he had to quit relying on Ayano's help when concerning Katsuki. He couldn't keep letting her put herself between. He couldn't be trembling little Deku forever.

"Is it over yet?" Ayano asked as she laid on the ground to stare up at the sky.

Hachiro chuckled as he crouched down beside her with his arms resting on his thighs.

"Yeah, it's over." Hachiro said. "You're really not in shape for these kinds of exams, huh, Ishida?"

"It's one of the downsides of my quirk." Ayano said. "I can add to my mental ability and strength without a problem. But no matter how much I work out, my physical endurance and strength will always be limited."

Hachiro nodded his head in understanding before helping Ayano off the ground. They went to gather with the rest of the students as Aizawa was getting ready to post the class rankings. Ayano honestly wasn't expecting her score to be that high, but once learning from a peek inside Aizawa's head that no one is going home, she stopped worrying over it. She just knew that whatever ranking she was that she had to improve herself.

"Alright, time to give you your results." Aizawa said. "I've ranked you all from best to worst. You should probably already have an idea of your standing. I'll just pull up the entire list. It's not worth going over each individual score."

Aizawa hit a button on his phone, and a hologram was brought out in front of the students via one of the robots. Ayano looked at the rankings, which were as such:

1) Todoroki Shoto

2) Yaoyorozu Momo

3) Bakugo Katsuki

4) Jinsoku Ayumi

5) Iida Tenya

6) Nida Hachiro

7) Tokoyami Fumikage

8) Shoji Mezo

9) Mashirao Ojiro

10) Kirishima Eijiro

11) Ashido Mina

12) Kurafutoshi Konan

13) Uraraka Ochaco

14) Koda Kouji

15) Sato Rikido

16) Asui Tsuyu

17) Aoyama Yuga

18) Sero Hanta

19) Ishida Ayano

20) Kaminari Denki

21) Jiro Kyoka

22) Hagakure Toru

23) Mineta Minoru

24) Midoriya Izuku

Well, Ayano did better than she thought. She was certain she'd be second to last, but she managed to rank 19th. Though she knew she could do a lot better. And poor Izuku was last. Ayano looked towards Izuku who had his hand clenched tightly while looking as if he was holding back tears. She was about to go over to him to tell him not to worry, but Aizawa spoke first.

"And I was lying." Aizawa said. "No one's going home."

It went completely silent with no one making a peep since they weren't sure if they heard their teacher right.

"That was just a rational deception to make sure you gave it your all during the tests." Aizawa said grinning.

Shouts of shock came a second later, and the loudest one being from the guy who came in last place.

"I'm surprised you guys didn't figure that out." Momo said. "Sorry, I guess I should have said something."

"Well, I for one feel stupid that I didn't realize it sooner than halfway through the test." Ayano said as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Can we go home now? I'm tired."

She wanted to make it home, collapse on her couch, and not move until she had to.

"Come on, Ishida." Eijiro said as he put his arm around her shoulders. "Things were fun, weren't they?"

Ayano frowned at him in reply since she does not find physical exercise fun. Eijiro just kept grinning as if he knew what she was thinking.

"It was a bit nerve racking though, wasn't it?" Sero Hanta asked as he looked back at the two.

"Nah, I'm always down for a challenge." Eijiro said.

Ayano didn't mind challenges, but she was tired. She'd probably make Katsuki carry her home. Speaking of Katsuki, Ayano glanced back at him to see he was obviously displeased that Izuku wasn't going home permanently.

"That's it." Aizawa said as he started walking away. "We're done for the day. Pick up a syllabus in the classroom. Read it over before tomorrow morning."

He then walked off, but made sure to give Izuku a pass to see Recovery Girl before he left. Once he was gone, the rest of the class started heading inside.

"I can't believe that whole last place gets sent home thing was a lie." Mina said. "I was seriously worried."

"Well, at least we all got through it, right?" Toru said trying to be positive. "And actual classes start to tomorrow! I can't wait."

The conversation continued amongst the students as Ayano walked towards the back of the group. She kept thinking over her placing on the board. 19th…19th out of 24 students. She's never been so low on a class ranking. She always held first place if not close to it since she was little. Now she was near the bottom of the totem pole.

That wasn't acceptable by any standards let alone her own. She had more skill and power than what that test showed, but she also knew it showed how much she was lacking in areas that her classmates obviously had no trouble in. That means she has to train even harder now, and get more creative with how she uses her quirk to make up for what she lacks. She couldn't let there be this big of a gap between her and Katsuki.

Not only would he hold it over her head, but she couldn't stand him outdoing her like this. And even more than that—despite his temper and his other flaws, Katsuki is an excellent fighter and definitely pro-hero material. If she could close the gap at least, it'd show she was pro-hero material as well. And being pro-hero material means that she isn't cursed with a power that can only cause harm. She had to show herself that.

Ayano's hands clenched tightly into fists as she came to stop with the group leaving her behind without her even noticing. Today has opened her eyes to the fact that there was still so much ground for her to cover. She's barely even scratched the surface. All this time of strengthening her mental ability to make sure her mind was strong enough to use her quirk without fail, and she neglected so many other things she needed to do to better herself. She felt so stupid.

"Hey, Stupid, why don't you stop staring at the ground?" Katsuki's familiar voice broke her from her thoughts, and caused her head to snap up to look at him.

He stood in front of her with a frown on his face as he had his hands buried in the pockets of his gym clothes. Ayano didn't even react to his words, which had his brows furrowing. She never misses an opportunity to retaliate.

'What is her problem?' Katsuki thought as he waited for some damn reaction.

His thoughts had Ayano coming back to her senses a bit, and she sighed as she brushed her hair back.

"I don't have a problem." Ayano said as she started walking forward again. "Not one that's unfixable anyway."

She walked past him with him turning his head to watch her go. He really didn't understand her sometimes. A second ago she looked as if someone had smacked her in the face, and now she says things are fine. He turned to follow her while ready to go home after this stupid day, but he noticed she stopped suddenly.

"Actually, I do have one problem," Ayano said then turned to give him a serious expression. "I'm tired. Carry me."

"Like hell I'll do that." Katsuki said as he kept walking.

He walked right passed her, and she watched him go calmly. She shrugged guessing she'd get Izuku to carry her once he was back from seeing Recovery Girl. She didn't feel like forcing Katsuki into carrying her this time around. Too much work.

Once out of their gym clothes and back in the classroom, class 1-A grabbed the syllabuses left out for them as instructed. Some started reading over them immediately while others simply tucked them away into their bags for later. Ayano was one of the latter. She just didn't feel like reading it at the moment. She also tucked one away for Izuku to give to him once he was done with Recovery Girl.

"Time to head for home." Ayano said though knew she'd probably have to wait for Izuku by the gates.

But, oh well. She didn't really mind waiting for him, and it wasn't like anyone was expecting her at home. But maybe she should head to the nurse's office to collect Izuku then head home with him instead.

"Hey, Ishida, you heading out?" Eijiro asked as he walked over to her.

"Yes." Ayano said. "Though I think I will make a stop by Recovery Girl's Office to check on Izuku."

"Alright," Eijiro said as he headed for the door. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow then!"

Ayano nodded her head then waved to the redhead when he waved back at her. She then left the classroom herself while heading in the direction she thought Recovery Girl's Office was. Though the school layout was still never new to her, so she knew she'd probably get lost. Unless she tracked Izuku through his mind to find out where he is. Ayano took a moment to close her eyes and take a deep breath as she opened the gates to the walls around her mind to let all the voices flood in and become more than just a buzzing noise in the back of her mind.

'Man, I can't wait to get home.'

'I really hope I passed that test that Sniper-sensei had given.'

'I wonder if…'

The thoughts went on and on, but Ayano shifted through them as quickly as possible to try and find the right one. She then finally found Izuku's thoughts, and was trying to get a location through them.

'How am I supposed to use this power and be like All Might when I can't eve—!'

"Hey, are you alright there?"

Ayano gasped with her eyes snapping open when she was interrupted before being able to connect to where Izuku was. Ayano blinked then looked to the person who had interrupted her. The person in front of her seemed to be an older student. He had blue tinted skin and shark silver eyes that stood out against the color of his skin. His hair was a dark turquoise color and spiked up. He seemed like the bad boy type with his uniform jacket missing and his shirt unbuttoned partially and multiple piercings in his ear. Though what was odd was that around his neck was a bulky collar like device that seemed to be filtering water, and when he let out a breath the water formed bubbles. So he acquired water to breath? Interesting.

He wasn't alone since three more students were with him. All of them were older students all seeming to have different type animal quirks. One had legs like a horse or a goat perhaps. At least that's what the shape of his legs looked like underneath his pants. And instead of having feet he had black hooves that clicked against the tile floor. He also had large curled horns that shined as if he polished them often. The horns stuck out of pure white hair that had an undercut style close to his scalp with the top half being gelled sideways. He was taller than the others as well with his horns making him look even taller.

The smallest out of them was a sickly looking boy with pale, clammy skin. He was a bit robust with wild curly brown hair that fell in his face to cover parts of his face. His hair also partially covered dark shaded goggles that shielded his tiny beady eyes from the lights above them. He had some dirt on his clothes, which probably came from his large hands that had long mole-like claws covered in dirt.

The last one looked like a large bat. The fur covering his body was black as night, and he had slightly elongated snout with a turf fur on his chin. With his nose slightly curled and pointed up. His eyes were ruby red, which stood out strikingly against dark body. His ears were pointed and poked out from the black hair covering his head. His legs were shaped more like a bat as well, and he had large leather wings folded against his back.

Ayano didn't know why upperclassmen were outside their door, but they didn't seem to be up to no good. And their thoughts were not unkind. The one who spoke to her tilted his head at her when she remained quiet a bit longer. He opened his mouth probably going to ask his question again, but just then Hachiro came out of the room behind her.

"Shichiro-nii, Goro-nii, Rokuro-nii, Shiro-nii." He said to the boys. "Have you come to get me?"

The blue-boy's attention went away from Ayano to his younger brother with a grin appearing on his face.

"Little brother!" Shichiro greeted while going over to Hachiro to pat his shoulder. "Came to see if you were still here. Rumor is that you got Aizawa as a teacher. He usually sends half his class home on the first day each year. But here you are."

He gave Hachiro a side hug with Hachiro blushing out of embarrassment as he scratched his cheek.

"Well, I just did my best, ya know." Hachiro said shrugging. "I didn't want to let any of you down, Shichiro-nii!"

So the blue-boy is the seventh son of the Pack Rescue Company's leader—Nida Garou—also known as The Full-Moon Hero: Wolfman. Shichiro chuckled while ruffling Hachiro's hair.

"You'd never let us down, Hachiro." Rokuro—the bat like boy—said. "Now is this one of your classmates?"

He turned his ruby red eyes on Ayano. All the brothers looked to Ayano and Hachiro grinned widely as he came to stand beside Ayano.

"Yeah, this is the girl I told you about after my exam." Hachiro said. "The one who had been throwing around those robots with her mind as if they weighed nothing. Brothers, this is Ishida Ayano."

He then looked to Ayano with the grin still remaining on his face all the while.

"Ishida, these are four of my older brothers." Hachiro said. "Shiro, Goro, Rokuro, and Shichiro."

"It's nice to meet you all, Senpai." Ayano said bowing her head to them. "I do not mean to be rude, but I was actually going to check on my friend who went to see Recovery Girl."

She knew Izuku was probably alright, but she supposed she was a bit of a worry wart when concerning him. Besides, she didn't want to miss him, which would mean she couldn't give him his syllabus.

"It's okay." Shichiro said shrugging. "Maybe next time we can get to know each other better."

He gave a flirtatious wink, which got him one of Ayano's famous deadpan looks in return. He chuckled liking her already.

"Yes, maybe." She said.

She then bowed her head to them one last time before heading off to find Izuku. She'd just shift through thoughts and walk at the same time.

Ayano finally found the nurse's office after finally having to break down and ask for directions. The first guy she had asked was an upperclassman with dark hair and pointed ears. However, when she had spoken to him, he had gotten this almost frightened look before he turned away from her to put his face in the wall. He muttered to himself how he couldn't handle it when people spoke to him and other things while refusing to look at her. She had gotten from his thoughts that he has horrible social anxiety, and figured she should probably leave him be.

After that she had asked one of the teachers—which had happened to be Cementoss. He had been kind enough to take her to the exact hall the nurse's office was before returning to his work, so now here she was—right outside the nurse's office. She put her hand on the door about to open it when a scream that sounded very much like Izuku came through the door.

Her eyes widened and she jerked the door open to see what was wrong. She froze in the door watching as Recovery Girl's protégé—Doctorine had Izuku strapped down to the table while holding a tongue depressor that was about as tall as she was and too wide for Izuku's mouth. Her sapphire eyes gleamed with joy as she brushed her sandy colored hair away from her face.

"There's no reason to be scared, sweetie." She said grinning in an almost sadistic manner. "Now just open up and say awe!"

She went to shove the tongue depressor down into his mouth when she noticed Ayano standing there. She moved back away from Izuku who let out a sigh of relief.

"Oh, another student with a booboo?" She asked. "Come on in, sweetie, and I'll see to you next."

Ayano grew pale as Doctorine gave the young ginger-haired girl a chilling smile that didn't exactly make her feel better. Ayano then glanced at Izuku and his eyes told her to run while she had a chance. However, she couldn't just leave him here.

"Actually, ma'am, I came to see if Izuku was ready to go home." Ayano said keeping her face steady. "His mother is expecting him very soon."

Ayano knew that last part was a lie, but Doctorine didn't need to know that, now did she? Doctorine almost seemed to pout, but she did set down the tongue depressor. She then undid the straps around Izuku, which allowed the green-haired boy to get free. He sat up quickly looking ready to make a run for it. Though he flinched as Doctorine reached out to pinch his cheek.

"Looks as if your physical for school records will have to wait until another date, dear." She said in a sweet voice. "And be sure to be carful with that finger. The bones still need to settle before you're completely healed."

"Yes, ma'am!" Izuku said as he jumped off the examination bed. "Thanks again!"

He then ran towards the door, grabbed Ayano by the wrist, before taking off down the hallway. He didn't stop until they were near the changing rooms where he had left his school uniform. He leaned against the wall panting as Ayano stood their calmly waiting for him to tell her what happened, which she knew he would once he caught his breath.

"I heard rumors about the Surgical Hero: Doctorine being sadistic, but that was crazy!" Izuku said. "But her quirk is so amazing, and I can see why Recovery Girl took her as an apprentice."

He looked down at his finger, which was bandaged up. It did still sting a bit, but he could already tell the new bones Doctorine had given him were settling in nicely.

"Izuku, are you alright?" Ayano asked him once his staring at his finger got a bit weird.

Izuku jumped a bit while remembering that Ayano was right beside him. He had completely forgotten she had come to get him.

"Yeah, um, I'm fine!" He said.

Ayano hummed not completely believing him, but in the end she just silently held out his syllabus, which she had grabbed from her bag when he was staring at his finger.

"Here." She said. "It's the syllabus for class. I made sure to snag one for you."

"Oh, thanks, Ayano." He said smiling as he took it.

"You're welcome." She replied. "Now go on and get changed, so we can head home."

He nodded his head then went inside the boy's changing room to get back into his school uniform. Ayano waited for him outside while guessing her first day at U.A was a success. And tomorrow the real work begins, and she will be ready.