Coco: Hey, guys, it's me with another chapter! And guess what you're speaking with a free woman! No school or work for this entire week :D Besides, painting my room, I'm going to have a lot of free time :D Yay~

This means I'll have more time to work on my other stories besides just this one lol XD Anyway, this chapter is the last chapter before the students arrive at their internships. I'm really excited to write more about my other OCs, so you can get to know them better and come to love them as much as I do. :D Now, this little bit of the arc won't be as focused around Ayano as previous arcs because of me writing more on Ayumi, Hachiro, and Konan. But we'll have plenty of time to focus on Ayano after, kay? XD

As for my other story, it's been decided that my new OC will actually be from America and will be of Hispanic/Japanese ethnicity. Her name is Tamashī Santana and she will be paired with Todoroki, so I guess I'll need to take that poll down lol XD And to warn you know, there will be three other students added to U.A's hero course beside her. However, she and one other will be in Class 1-A while the other two in 1-B so things are actually even. Her story probably won't be posted anytime soon, but it is starting to come together slowly but surely.

Now, onward to the chapter after this brief character profile. Let's take a closer look Konan shall we? She will be the star of the next chapter after all XD

Name: Kurafutoshi Konan

Nickname/Alias(s): Paper Crane (Hero name)

Age: 15

D.O.B: November 11th

Gender: Female

Height: (5'3 1/2)

Quirk: Paper Body gives the user a paper like body. The paper is detachable and can be used to manipulate in many different ways. To some extent Konan can produced more paper to replace paper she has lost, but the paper is part of her body, so she must take care of what she has. While she can harden the density of the paper to make herself more durable, she is still more delicate than the average human. She is weakened against water and fire based attacks, and heavy wind isn't ideal conditions for her to use her quirk either since her paper could be shattered too far and out of her parameter of control.

Birthplace: Tokyo

Family:

Kurafutoshi Ryūshi (Quirk: particle/Civilian)-father

-Her father's quirk allows him to manipulate materials down to their very atoms, which includes his own body. He can disperse the particles within his own body and reconstruct himself at will.

Kurafutoshi Kami (Quirk: Paper Hair/Civilian)-mother

-Her mother's quirk is like a lesser version than her own. However, Kami cannot detach the paper of her hair to manipulate. Once it is cut off it is simply paper with no extra use.

Affiliation: U.A. High, Kurafustoshi Company

Trivia:

-Konan's birthday is the same day as Origami Day in Japan (at least I think that information is right...)

-Konan has been friends with Ojiro since childhood. As it is known now, he is the only friend she had before coming to U.A.

-Konan is expected to take over her father's company someday, which means there is a lot of high expectations on her. This might explain her serious demeanor and need to strive for perfection.

'Ground Zero…' Katsuki thought to himself as he retook his seat after presenting this name to the class.

It had gotten Midnight's approval, which was what mattered he guessed. It meant he didn't have to deal with the stupidity of having to choose a name anymore. He then glanced back at Ayano who was already looking over her offers, which Aizawa was passing out to all those who received them. Gaea was passing out the papers to the other students that had heroes willing to take interns listened on them. This way everyone could begin to think of what agency they wanted to intern at.

Ayano's expression was one of complete concentration as she glanced over the offers, she was given. When lunch came around, she'd be sure to look them over in more depth.

"Now that everyone has decided on their hero names," Aizawa began. "We can go back to talking about your incoming internships. They last for one week. As for those you'll be working with, those of you who are on the board will choose among you offers. The rest of you will have a different list as I'm sure you've already noticed."

Katsuki looked down at his own stack of papers as he wondered just who sent him offers. Probably a bunch of weak ass pros looking for a good sidekick, but he wasn't looking for that that was for sure.

"You have a lot to think about," Aizawa continued. "There are around 40 agencies across the country who have agreed to take on interns from your class. Each agency has a different specialty that its heroes focus on. Keep that in mind."

"Imagine that you were Thirteen, you'd want to choose a place that focuses on rescuing people." Midnight explained. "Not fighting villains. Like, the Pack Rescue Company, understand?"

Hachiro blinked as he wondered if his parents were going to open their doors to interns this year too. They usually did, but he wasn't planning to start his internship there. Like many of his brothers before him, they chose their internships away from home to get a different perspective on hero business. They all said it was a good learning experience, so he planned to do the same.

"Think carefully before you decide." Aizawa cautioned his students.

"Yes, sir," They replied in unison.

"And if you have any questions or just need help, feel free to stop by my office." Gaea added with a smile. "I also added my number to each one of the handouts, so even if we're not in school, you can call me whenever you need. If I don't pick up the first time, I'll be sure to return your call as soon as possible."

Ayano was sure Gaea might regret giving her number to certain members of their class. Like, Minoru who was practically vibrating in his seat after hearing that.

"Turn in your choices before the weekend." Aizawa said as the bell rang overhead.

As some students complained about the short time frame, their teachers saw themselves out. Aizawa dismissed his students for lunch then shut the door. Obviously, he didn't care if they thought short amount of time was unfair. Though Ayano wasn't surprised. The others started moving around once Aizawa was gone with Midnight and Gaea, but it didn't seem as if anyone was going to get food. Well, Ayumi was already munching on some food, but that girl was always prepared to eat. Ayano shifted through more her papers of offers before one name caught her attention.

'Sir Nighteye….head of the Nighteye Hero Agency,' She read to herself.

—FLASHBACK—

"…Can I help you?" Ayano asked the blonde.

The blonde's grin grew as he stepped back just enough to bend over to get a better look at Ayano.

"I just came to get a look at the first-year Sir told me would be joining us," He said as he tilted his head. "You're Ishida Ayano, right? You placed in third during the first-year's sports festival, yes?"

Ayano's frown deepened as she wondered who this guy was. All she was getting out of his head was his thoughts on her, and his own curiosity to get to know her.

—END OF FLASHBACK—

'That Togata guy had mentioned a "Sir" when he sought me out earlier. Could this be the Sir he meant?' Ayano pondered. 'He said I would be joining them…while he didn't give a specific time frame, it'd make sense that he meant during internships, right?'

And Ayano recalls her conversation with the girls not too long ago before the Sports Festival when they were talking about potential heroes to study under. Nighteye had been mentioned due to him also having psychic-based powers like her and still being able to make it far in the hero world and compete with villains even with a lack of physical prowess or power as other heroes.

'It seems as if the universe is trying to tell me something,' Ayano said. 'Or Fate herself has had a hand in this.'

Either way Ayano believed she had the hero agency for her. She did have a few offers from more high-ranking pros, but she did believe they just weren't the right fit for her. Besides, even if things didn't work out with Nighteye, she was still in her first year. If she kept the interest of the heroes, she could choose someone else next time, right? As she started filling out the proper box for her internship request, some of her classmates weren't having as much luck with their choices.

"So, guys, have you decided what pro-agency you've wanted to go for?" Mina asked as she stared at the paper in front of her.

"Mt. Lady is my top choice." Minoru said without hesitation.

"Mineta, are you thinking something perverted?" Tsuyu questioned.

Her question had him flinching since he knew there was a certain psychic who wouldn't hesitate to hit him if she heard.

"What? No!" Minoru denied. "…possibly…"

He said this under his breath then flinched again as he waited for a smack. When it didn't come, he blinked. He looked over at Ayano to see she was a bit preoccupied as she was filling out one of the request sheets. He let out a sigh of relief thinking he was safe. However, he then cried out when he was knocked out of his seat by a psychic push.

"Definitely saw that coming," Denki said as he felt bad for his fellow perv.

Though he definitely wasn't going to get tangled up in that mess. He's learned his lesson. At least to the point where he'd try as hard as possible not to cross Ayano.

"You placed pretty far in the tournament," Mashirao said to Mina. "It's weird you didn't get any offers."

"I know!" Mina exclaimed unhappily.

She didn't understand it at all, and now she wasn't sure who to pick out of the heroes who agreed to intern them.

"Don't worry, Ashido," Hachiro said as he joined his classmates by her desk. "There's still plenty of time between now and graduation to catch a pro's attention. Besides, we'll all still be interning, so we better make the best of it, yeah?"

Mina agreed though she still pouted about not getting any offers sent to her like the rest of the finalists.

"Did you make your choice, Nida?" Mashirao asked.

"Yeah, are you going to go to your family's agency?" Ochaco added. "I saw your parents' names on the list of heroes who are willing to intern."

"Nah, I'm choosing somewhere else." Hachiro replied as he shrugged. "I'll have plenty of time in the future to work with my parents. Best to see what else is out there to learn from, ya know? Don't know where I'm going to go yet specifically, but I'm sure I'll figure it out."

Mina wished she was that laid back about the entire thing. Hachiro honestly didn't seem worried at all, and she was totally jealous.

"Hey, Deku!" Ochaco called out to the green-haired boy. "Who's on your list?"

Her words went unheard as Izuku was muttering away as he was looking over the hero forms. The others weren't surprised though and just smiled in amusement.

'There he goes again,' They thought.

Izuku then jumped when realizing he had so many pairs of eyes staring at him.

"Oh, sorry, what do you guys say?" He asked.

"You're really thinking hard about this, aren't you?" Tsuyu asked as the others made their way over.

"Which is a wise thing to do," Konan said from her desk. "It's true there is plenty of time between now and graduation to try and impress more pros and to gain more experience, but this decision still shouldn't be taken lightly."

"Agreed," Tokoyami seconded.

As Eijiro turned around in his seat to face Konan, Izuku and the others went on with their conversation.

"So, do you have any idea where you want to go, Kurafutoshi?" Eijiro asked the girl. "I think I've already made my pick."

He said this with a big grin on his face as the blonde-hair girl in front of him was looking over the sheet in her hand.

"Hmm, there are many choices to choose from and one must factor what kind of pro is needed for them to progress their skill and overall view of the path in front of them," Konan said as she looked up to meet Eijiro's gaze. "I have a few in mind, but nothing set in stone. I do not want to make the wrong decision."

"I understand that," Eijiro said with a nod. "But don't worry yourself too much about it, okay? I'm sure whatever you pick that you'll find a way to make the best of it. You're talented after all."

Konan blinked at the uninspected compliment, but before she could reply, Ayano standing caught her attention.

"Leaving, Ishida?" She asked.

"Yes, I've made my final decision," Ayano said. "Might as well go get some lunch before it's over and turn in my forms to Aizawa-sensei as well."

She waved to her classmates then saw herself out to head off for some food first.

Ayano hummed to herself as she walked towards the teachers' lounge in hopes of finding her homeroom teacher. She supposed she could search for him using his mind, but she wasn't taking the chance considering the last time she was in his head, he wanted to expel her. As she turned the corner to the hall that housed the teachers' lounge, she saw Mirio along with two other students. They were walking in her direction, and Mirio soon noticed her along with his friends. One she recognized from her first day here. She had tried asking him for directions to the recovery room, but he had been too shy to reply to her. The other she did not know, but she seemed friendly enough she smiled at Ayano.

"Oh, hey, Ishida," Mirio said.

"Togata-senpai," Ayano greeted politely in return.

She then nodded to the other two to be polite as well. The dark-haired boy stiffened when she turned her eyes on him, and just as he had done when she has spoke to him the first time, he turned away to place his head against the wall. Ayano sweat-dropped, but her eyes quickly turned to the older female as she jumped up into Ayano's face.

"Don't mind him!" She said. "He's always like that. He's our little kitten—Amajiki Tamaki. I'm Hado Nejire! And you must be the first-year Mirio was telling us about!"

Ayano was going to reply with a proper greeting to the two upper classmen, but never got the words out as Nejire kept talking.

"Is it true you can read minds?" Nejire asked as she stepped even closer. "Is it weird to hear other people's thoughts? Can you hear my thoughts? What am I thinking right now? Oh, oh, how far is your range? Like when does someone leave your psychic reach?!"

Ayano blinked as Nejire beamed at her. Despite Nejire being the older of the two, she did seem rather childlike. Before Ayano even had to try answering all those questions, Mirio stepped in.

"So, you decided where you wanted to go, huh?" He asked as he gestured to the papers in her arms.

Ayano looked down at the papers in her arms. They only had one slot filled out, and while she did make the decision quite fast, she just had this gut feeling that it was the right one. Ayano looked back up to meet Mirio's gaze.

"Yes," Ayano said. "I look forward to working with you, Togata-senpai."

Mirio's grin widened across his face before he held out his hand to Ayano. The ginger-haired girl reached out to grasp his hand to give it a firm shake.

"Yeah," Mirio agreed. "Can't wait to see how you do out on the field, Ishida. I hope we work well together."

Ayano agreed then bid farewell to the upper classmen since she needed to get her request form to Aizawa before lunch ended. Mirio waved to her then left with his friends as she started towards the teachers' lounge once more. When arriving to the door that led into the lounge, she saw it was open. The teachers must expect a lot of traffic in and out today.

She saw Aizawa at his desk as well, which meant she didn't have to go looking for him somewhere else. And though despite the door being open, Ayano hovered in the entrance while knocking on the opened door. Aizawa and a few other teachers looked up. Ayano even noticed All Might, who was in his muscle form, off to the side and she could have sworn he looked a little pale. But she pushed that thought to the side as she addressed her teacher.

"Is it alright if I come in, Sensei?" Ayano asked.

"Yeah, Ishida," Aizawa said as he turned in his chair to face his student. "Did you already make your decision?"

Ayano nodded her head as she walked over to Aizawa. She held out the forms to him with her choice pick on the top of the pile.

"You're only interested in one agency?" Aizawa asked with a quirked brow.

"Yes, sir," Ayano said nodding. "I believe Sir Nighteye's hero agency will be a good fit for me. He is a well-respected hero from what I hear with a similar quirk to my own. I could learn a lot from him and it would be a waste to pass up on his offer."

In the background, All Might flinched at the mention of his former sidekick as his hands curled into fists. First, his former mentor reaches out to his successor, and now his former sidekick is reaching out to Ayano. All this was a bit too much for his liking, and Giichi's words about Ayano's future didn't help his troubled mind either. And for Nighteye to go out of his way to reach out to the girl didn't set well with All Might at all.

"Are you sure you want to make your pick so quickly?" Snipe asked. "Trust me, kid, a lot of third years made their decisions too early and still regret to this day who they chose to intern with."

"I'm sure," Ayano said confidentially. "Sir Nighteye's hero agency is the one for me."

Aizawa wasn't going to argue. If Ayano wanted to go to Nighteye's agency, Aizawa wasn't going to stop her.

"Alright," Aizawa said as he laid her request form on his desk. "I'll get in contact with Nighteye tomorrow to let him know to be expecting you."

"Thank-you, Sensei." Ayano said as she bowed to him. "I am sorry for disturbing your break."

She bid farewell to the other sensei before heading out to return to class. She wondered if the others made their final decisions yet.

After lunch, the rest of the school day was rather uneventful. Most of their teachers had decided to give them more time to make their decisions, so many of their classes had been cancelled. Ayano mostly just chatted with her classmates for the rest of the day or tried to help a few of them make a decision until it was finally time to call it a day.

"Best Jeanist sent you an offer?" Ayano inquired as she walked towards the train station with Katsuki.

Izuku had stayed back to walk with Ochaco today, and Ayano was sure he was trying to wait and catch Tenya before he left. However, Ayano already knew the boy had left. She had tried talking to Tenya earlier, but he mostly brushed her off and kept telling her he was fine. Even if they both knew it was a lie. But once against Ayano hadn't pushed, and each time she backed off, her gut churned.

It didn't help matters that she heard he chose to intern in Hosu City. The exact same place his brother had been attacked. Ayano didn't even have to guess—she didn't even need to read his mind—to know why he wanted to go there. She just hoped Iida wasn't foolish in the end to go through with whatever plan he had in his head. Or at least hope the pro he's interning under can keep him under a vigilant eye.

"Yeah," Katsuki said.

"And you picked him because he's such a high-ranked pro." Ayano said. "Right? No other reason?"

"What kind of stupid question is that?" Katsuki retorted.

Ayano resisted the urge to roll her eyes at Katsuki snappy retort as they had to pause at the crosswalk to wait for the light to change.

"Where the hell are you going anyway?" Katsuki asked her.

"Nighteye's hero agency," Ayano replied as the light changed for them. "He sent me an offer."

As the two crossed the street, Katsuki tilted his head while trying to recall a hero named Nighteye, but no face came to mind.

"Since we won't be seeing each other for about a week once we leave for internships, would it be too much to ask that you try to stay out of trouble?" Ayano questioned. "I won't be around to keep you in line, so I'd just like to know you'd make a conscious effort to behave."

She said this with a straight face, and of course, it had Katsuki all riled up as he turned to glare at her.

"Shut your damn mouth, Aya!" Katsuki snapped. "I'll act however the hell I want, got it?!"

Ayano sighed shaking her head, which had Katsuki brow twitching repeatedly in aggravation.

"You're hopeless," Ayano said.

"That's my line, dammit!" Katsuki growled.

Ayano gave him a deadpanned expression as she resisted the urge to tell him that he wrong. However, she supposed it was just best to drop it.

"…right…whatever you say, Katsuki." Ayano said shrugging.

She then picked up her pace a bit to put him behind her, which just annoyed the hell out of him even more.

"Get back here, Aya!" Katsuki snapped. "We're not done here!"

"You might not be, but I am." Ayano replied.

Katsuki growled while quickly and easily catching up to the girl. Without thinking, he reached out to snag her hand to hold with his own, so she couldn't run off again. He did all this without even seeming to notice his actions. Ayano did, however, and she felt her cheeks warm a bit.

'Not again…' She thought as her heart fluttered a bit.

She didn't know why Katsuki's action caused such a reaction within her, but she didn't like it. Or rather, she didn't like being unaware of why her body was acting in such ways. It made her uncomfortable, but at the same time, it wasn't like she discouraged him from taking her hand or it wasn't like she was making a conscious effort to pull away. Which annoyed her most of all since when they were younger, she had no problem doing just that.

"Gees, you're a pain in the ass." Katsuki complained while looking calmer than before.

'That's my line,' Ayano thought grumpily.

During the following days leading up to the weekend, the students of classes 1-A and 1-B turned in their picks for the internships to come. Happening within that time, the heroes who would be expecting students to arrive were receiving notices and preparing for their arrival.

"So, she accepted the offer?" Nighteye inquired as he was typing on his computer.

"Yes, sir," Bubble Girl replied as she looked at the clipboard in her hands. "Ishida Ayano of U.A. High School's class 1-A will be arriving Monday at the train station where she will be picked up by Centipeder. She will arrive here soon after."

Nighteye said nothing in reply at first as he continued to work on the computer in front of him. He knew she could choose this agency. Mirio even mentioned it to him when he came in for work study the other day. Of course, Nighteye has been expecting to meet Ayano again after all these years. The last time he saw her, she had been a newborn, which meant the girl wouldn't recognize him. He was interested to see how far she's come.

"I see," Nighteye said. "Make sure to have Lemillion scheduled for a few extra days this week."

He knew Mirio was really interested to see what Ayano could do, and Nighteye was curious to see the two react considering he saw two very different futures for them.

"Yes, sir," Bubble Girl said as she made note of his request.

Nighteye dismissed her after that before turning to where he had his All Might merch and collectibles. Among them was a picture of All Might and Nighteye and two others. Standing between the two tall men was a petite woman with long, ginger hair. She wore a mostly green hero costume with a golden phoenix in the center. She had a large grin on her face smiled at the camera. Her grin almost out did that of All Might's. Then beside Nighteye's former mentor, was a man who wasn't quite as tall as the prior two. He had short, spikey white hair and pitch-dark eyes. His hero costume was mostly light and more low-key than his two friends. And he looked completely bored and wasn't even looking at the camera, which caught him as he was yawning.

Etsudo and Giichi both formerly known as the pro-heroes: Phoenix and Gaunt. One unfortunately fell in the line of duty while the other retired far too early. While neither had been a mentor to him of sorts, he respected the two. Both were fine heroes and society could have benefited greatly if the two were still around—or in Giichi's case still in active duty.

Now—despite the dark future Nighteye has seen—Nighteye hoped their children could lead to something amazing. But one has already fallen to the darkness. Another is trying to start a new life and forget her old one. And the last doesn't know how dangerous she can be. It's a rocky future for three of them for certain, and how it could affect the rest of society was even more chilling.

As the days passed, Ayano and her classmates found themselves at the train station as they waited to leave for their internships.

"Everyone has their costumes, right?" Aizawa questioned his students. "Remember you don't have permission to wear them out in public yet, and don't lost them or anything."

"Gotcha!" Mina chirped happily as she held hers above her head.

Mina was definitely reflecting most of the class's excitement for their internships, and Ayano was sure if Mina's grin grew anymore, her face would split in two.

"Speak properly," Aizawa said sternly. "It's "Yes, sir", Ashido."

Mina lost some of her excitement from being scolded as her body deflated a bit.

"Yes, sir," she whined as the others chuckled.

Ayumi even pat her on the back consolingly despite looking highly amused by the entire thing.

"Make sure you mind your manners with the heroes during your internships," Aizawa added. "Now get to it."

"Yes, sir!" Everyone replied.

Everyone then started dispersing though Ayano paused to watch Tenya walk away after leaving Izuku and Ochaco. This could be her last chance to say anything to him…her last chance to try to get through to him before he did anything stupid. But she just couldn't think of what words to say.

"Ishida, you're going to miss your train," Aizawa said as he walked up to the teen.

Ayano jumped slightly at his approach. She had been so wrapped up in her thoughts that she hadn't noticed him at first.

"…r-right," Ayano said. "Sorry, Sensei."

Aizawa nodded then glanced towards where Tenya was getting in line to board his train.

"I've already spoke with the pro he's interning under." Aizawa said. "He'll watch Iida closely during his stay."

Ayano blinked up at Aizawa while wondering if the man was trying to comfort her. Though she supposed she shouldn't be surprised. Aizawa did care about all of them after all even if he did have a…strange way of showing it.

"Right," Ayano said nodding. "See you in a week, Aizawa-sensei. Try not to be bored without us."

She said this with a smile before heading towards the gate that would take her to her designated train. Aizawa watched her go then glanced around to see if the rest of his students were going where they needed. He let out a sigh.

"Right…don't get bored." He said to himself.

Coco: Well, that's the end of it, guys. Hope you enjoyed. And can't wait to see you all again soon with the next update!