My Hero Academia

Tales of the Foreigner

Chapter Five

Accommodation

After making their way through the hallway of the school and a couple of stairs, the duo made their way towards Nezu's office as Mineta was the first to knock on the door. They would hear a voice coming from behind the door telling them to come in as Mineta placed Heather back onto her feet before entering the room. Upon doing so, they would see Principal Nezu behind his desk with a cheery smile on his face as he greeted Mineta first before noticing Heather waving awkwardly at him.

"I must say. It's a bit of a surprise that you were able to find the girl before anything bad happened. With the explosions I heard coming from somewhere in the school, I feared that she might've touched something by accident." Nezu said as Mineta shook his head.

"Heather accidentally froze Bakugo when he tried to take her to a teacher. And because of that, he kinda went after her for revenge." Mineta said as Heather quickly moved behind him.

"I-I didn't mean to do that. H-He just grabbed my arm and then my quirk froze him when I was trying to get away."

"I kind of figured as much given what Recovery Girl and Yaoyorozu mentioned." He said before moving from his seat to walk over to Heather as he extended a hand towards her. "Allow me to introduce myself to you, young lady. I am Principal Nezu. I along with many other people work here in U.A High School in training people to become the next generation of heroes." Heather looked over at Nezu's hand for a moment before looking over at Mineta who nodded. Indicated that he was okay as she slowly shook his hand.

"H-Heather….Heather W-Winter." She said before ending the hand shake.

"Please, no need to worry. You're not in trouble or anything of the sort." He said before motioning them to move towards the couch as he walks off to the side to make them something to drink and snack on. "If you were, then we wouldn't be having this conversation and the heroes would've gotten to you already." Mineta and Heather walked over to the couch to sit on as Nezu returned with two plates. One had three cups of tea on it, while the other had a stack of donuts on it. Heather's mouth began to water as she quickly began to devour the plate of donuts as it took Nezu and Mineta by surprise. Heather paused upon seeing their reaction, causing her to blush as she pulled away from the plate.

"S-Sorry...I'm very hungry…"

"Oh by all means. Dig in. I have more snacks that even I can't eat them all and give them to the teachers." He said before taking a seat on the other couch across from them. "Now that you're here, I would like to ask you a few questions if you don't mind that is? I'll understand if you don't feel like you're up for it given what you've been through today."

"Um...w-what kind of questions?"

"Well it mostly relates to how you ended up with the villains that attacked the students at the USJ?" Nezu said before pointing that the bandages around Heather's body. "I can only go by what Recovery Girl told me about the state you're in, but I get the feeling that you ended up with them by accident?"

"I didn't know they were villains. I thought it was a crowd of people waiting in line for free food seeing how something smells good and I just followed them through the portal. The injuries that I had before they got patched up, was from my kidnapper that held me in his basement for the past ten years." She said which caused Nezu's smile to form into a frown upon hearing that.

"You were...kidnapped, by who?"

"I...don't know. The man had on a black hoodie each time he came to visit me. All I know is that he had a vampire like quirk given how he only came to see me if he needed blood, or to feed me oatmeal mixed with different fruits." She said before moving some of her hair and bandages to show him the bite marks on her neck. Though it was healed, the scar that covered part of her neck and shoulder was still there. "Same area for the past ten years. The first two years I tried to resist...that is until he started to punish me more and more if I moved or flich upon him biting me."

"Do you remember the house you were kept in during your time with this man?"

"I...Can't remember much of that house. I was kept in the basement of the house. I tried to ask him why am I here and where are my mama and papa. But the only thing that I got from him was either silence or a punch to the face." Heather said while wincing at the memories of getting punched. "The basement was like something you would expect a kid to live in. Old games like for the sega station, Playstation, and gameboy color, fluffy pillows, VHS tapes of cartoon shows, toys, and a TV that only shows nothing but cartoons and movies."

"Interesting...Now judging from the fact that you're speaking english, I take it you weren't born in Japan, correct?" He asked as Heather nodded.

"I used to live in the U.S.A when I was six before I was kidnapped."

"I see...by any chance, do you know your mother or father's name?" He asked as it caused Heather to think for a moment before shaking her head.

"I...Don't remember...I don't even remember what they look like…" She said while biting her lower lip in frustration.

"Hm, do you remember any of your friends? Family members? Or friends of the family that you might remember?" Nezu asked as Heather shook her head again.

"I think I might have family living in Texas and Maryland. Other then that….I can't remember…" She said while getting even more frustrated

"Hm, we'll come back to that on a later date. No need to put too much pressure on you to remember stuff when you were just a six year old." He said before taking a sip from his tea. "Seeing how I can't just abandon you in your time of need, and you did save three of our students. Be it intentionally or accidental. I take it upon myself to have you stay here in U.A High School, until we can get in contact with your parents over in America."

"W-Wait for real!?" MIneta asked in both shock and excitement as Nezu nodded with a smile.

"It wouldn't feel right handing her off to someone she doesn't trust. Plus it looks like she trusts you the most from the looks of it." He said as he noticed Heather was really close to Mineta. "I'll be sure to make an announcement about this tomorrow so that no one accidentally brings you here due to what I mentioned over the intercom this morning. Sorry about that by the way. Had I known you could only understand english, I would've spoken in english."

"I-It's fine. I'm just glad that I don't have to worry about that boy who hurt me with his explosive quirk...again." Just as she reached for another donut, her hands began to glow as the donut she was about to eat was covered in ice as she took a bite out of it. "Mhm, crunchy~! I didn't know donuts could be like that~!"

"...Heather, do you have control over your quirk by any chance?" Nezu asked as Heather shook her head.

"No. It just happened after I turned sixteen during the time that man who captured me had to replace the chains around my wrist, ankles, and neck. Kinda glad that it did appear like that. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to escape. You wouldn't have some to deal with my quirk, do you? I don't want another Bakugo to chase after me." She said which caused Nezu to chuckle and nod.

"We have quirk canceling cuffs that you'll have to wear for the time being until we can make you something that will keep your nitrogen powers in check. But until then, you will be living in the dorms that we were planning on having the students live in when the time is right."

"Wait, we're getting dorms. So that means we'll be living here on the school campus?" Mineta asked.

"Indeed, but bare in mind that they'll be separate so you won't be staying on the same floor as the girls are. But you are allowed to visit their rooms if they allow it. Remember that Mineta, less you get thrown out a window again by one of the girls in school." He said which caused Heather to cover her mouth so she would let Mineta hear her laughing.

"Hey, that was by accident when everyone thought that the school was under attack. The hallway was crowded and I couldn't move due to everyone jamming into each other." Mineta huffs as Nezu lets out a small chuckle before looking at Heather.

"Now then, Heather. Just a heads up on the situation you're in. Given how you were with the villains during the USJ incident, some of the students along with the teacher aren't going to trust you on the spot even when I do inform them about what you've told me." He said which took Heather and Mineta by surprise.

"But Heather's not a threat. Look at her, does that look like the face of a villain?"

"I believe you Mineta, but others aren't going easily persuaded to believe she's not a threat. People might assume that she might be a spy left here by the villains to gather information on the students."

"B-But I'm not a spy. I doubt I'm that even good even after watching a lot of spy kids movies." She said which caused the two to stare at her with dumbfounded expressions. "What? I've been stuck in a vampire's basement for ten years watching nothing but cartoons, video games, and toys. So I don't know what other spy movies are out there."

"...Do you...know what the internet is?"

"Is that some kind of movie?" She asked as a concern expression appeared on his face. "Did I say something wrong?"

"N-No, no. Just asking is all." He said before making a mental note of this. "Anyway, like I said. The students won't trust you and they might keep their distance from you until you can prove that you're not a threat or villain."

"How is she supposed to do that?" Mineta asked as Nezu smiled once again.

"She just needs to be herself. Given her lack of knowledge of how the world changed over the past ten years she's been gone, she's going to need help getting adjusted to things here in the world. Mainly Japan to be accurate. She'll be part of class 1-A along with you and your friends. It's mainly because I feel she'd be much happier to be around a familiar face, then a classroom where she doesn't know anyone."

"So just...be myself?" Heather asked as Nezu nodded. "O-Okay, t-that shouldn't be a problem."

"Wonderful to hear. Now let's change the topic to your new school like here in U.A. shall we?" He asked before taking another sip from his tea. "Like I said before, U.A High School is a place where we train the next generation of heroes. Meaning that we both teach stuff you would learn in high school along with combat training, what to do in a dangerous situation, and how to deal with villains. Most students would have to go through the entrance exam or get a letter of recommendation to come here. But I'm making a special case for you, given how you were abducted by a villain that might be from the underground world of villainy. We'll start you out slow for the first year or two you're here. But combat training will be a bit different. You will be pushed to your limit so you can get a handle on your quirk and combat in self-defence when fighting a villain. It might be hard, but I have the utmost confidence that you'll be able to progress easily. That is if you want to become a hero?" He asked as Heather paused upon being asked this question.

"Well...um...I don't know if I'm being honest. I'm still...well...still trying to come to grips with what I've been through. So I need more time before I can give you a proper answer sir. Sorry."

"Oh it's understandable. I'm the one who should apologise for thinking that you would give me an answer right away. Forgive me for not taking that into account." He said before standing up and bowing to Heather.

"I-It's fine. You don't have to apologise." She said before looking over at Mineta for a moment, then back at Nezu. "B-But I wouldn't mind doing it like a test run? You know, to help me make my decision to join U.A High School."

"Oh, that a marvelous idea! Letting you have an idea of what to expect is much better than telling you about it. I'll allow it." Nezu said before looking at Mineta. "Mineta, would you be willing to be Heather's guide around school tomorrow. Just so she can get used to her soundings and where class 1-A will be."

"Wait...she's joining my class?" He asked before doing a double take. "And I'm going to be her guide!?"

"Of course. She trusts you more than anyone else in this school. And you were the first to interact with her."

"It's true, he gave me his lunch when I was really hungry after being chased by Bakugo." Heather said before taking another donut to eat it. "Not to mention he's the first I told about what I've been through." She said as Mineta grins in excitement along with getting some perverted thoughts of teaching Heather about modern society and hearing the bunny girl asking Mineta for help in a ditzy seductive southern tone for not understanding certain things.

"I won't let you down Principal Nezu!"

"Happy to hear that. I'll send an email to Aizawa about the situation with Heather so he can prepare to introduce her to the class." Nezu said before looking over at Heather. "I'll have your guardian meet you after you get yourself healed up at Recovery Girl's office so they'll escort you to the dorms. The room you'll be living in may be empty for now, but it does have a bed, a small TV, washer & dryer, a small refrigerator with some snacks inside, and a bathroom to take a shower or bath in."

"You wouldn't happen to have some clothes for me to wear other than what I have on?" Heather asked as she adjusted her clothes as they were small and tight in certain areas of her body. "I've been wearing this for the past ten years and three months and I'm in need of a change."

"As much as I would like to help out with that, I can't." he said before noticing Mineta was about to speak before raising a hand towards him. "I can't give her a uniform seeing how she's not part of the school, but a guest from another country here until we can gather information on her. Now I may not be able to get her clothes for her to wear, but there's nothing in the rules saying that she can't have clothes or other items be donated to her~"

"...OH!" Mineta said, understanding what he meant by that. "I might be able to do that~"

"...Am I...missing something?" Heather asked as Nezu shook his head.

"It's nothing, just come to class tomorrow with what you have on. Mineta will knock on your door so you won't be late for class with Aizawa. Until then, head over to Recovery Girl so she can heal you." He said as the two teens nodded before standing up and headed towards the door to leave...only for Heather to quickly return to finish off the rest of the food along with her's and Mineta's tea before going back to leaving. The principal blinked for a moment before busting out laughing at what just happened while casually drinking his own tea. "This should be an interesting school year."