There is so much that Izuku had to say to his mom. Blackwhip. Eri. His classmates' behavior for assuming that he's a traitor but he couldn't tell her the second part. The fact he was removed from the class group chat. Then there is Itsuka. He didn't mind telling her about that.

"Izuku? Sweetie, are you okay? Inko Midoriya asked nervously as her son stared off into space. "Say something."

The sound of her voice snapped Izuku out of his thoughts. "Sorry mom. I was just thinking about stuff."

"Is everything ok?"

"I'm still trying to process a lot of stuff but yeah everything is ok."

"Do you want to talk about it?" Inko offered.

"Well I can start with the fact that I'm talking to a girl and I want to ask her out."

Inko looked ecstatic. "Are you going to ask Ochako out?"

Izuku grimaced. "No it's not Uraraka. It's another girl."

Inko looked surprised. "What happened with Uraraka? You always had such nice things to say about her. You even praised her for going against Katsuki in the Sports Festival."

"That was before she said that I was basically useless for trying to rescue Kacchan from the sludge villain without a quirk."

Inko looked upset. "Did she actually say that?"

"Not to me since she doesn't know but when we were having a discussion on the quirkless in class, her and a few others had bad things to say about what I did and one of them said she never met a quirkless person, clearly forgetting about Melissa from I-Island." He couldn't tell her about Ragdoll.

"So who's the lucky girl this time?"

"You remember the UNERI hairspray commercial? That there were two girls with Uwabami?

"I remember."

"The girl on her right with the orange hair in the qipao. Her name is Itsuka Kendo. She's the class rep of Class B."

"Are you sure you can trust her? Uraraka was your first crush and she said that you couldn't save Katsuki." Even though he was starting to lose feelings for Uraraka, he still blushed.

"Well Itsuka said that I was brave for running in to save Kacchan and that was before I told her I was the quirkless boy. Plus there's more that you should know."

He told her what was happening with class A which angered her. That he was moved to the 1-B dorm and that he grabbed Itsuka in his sleep which made him blush and his mom laugh. She smiled hearing the fun that her son had with his new dorm mates.

"I'm disappointed in your classmates for what they're doing. For your class, just simply treat them like how they are treating you. Even if you don't hate them, they deserve a little taste of their own medicine. It's what I did during a case." Inko explained which made sense to Izuku about her ferocious mama bear side. Who else would stand up to All Might the way she did? "As for Itsuka, if you wish to start a relationship with her, then you have my blessing. Just be careful."

"Thank you, mom."

"Anything else I should know?" Inko asked.

"Well my quirk evolved."

Ink's eyes slightly widened. "I'm sorry, sweetie. I don't think I heard you properly. Your quirk evolved?"

"Yes mom. Here let me show you." Izuku tugged his sleeves up and activated Blackwhip. Inko's eyes widened even more. He picked up the oranges on the table with the tendrils before they wisped away and he caught the oranges with his hand. "This is the best I can control at my current level. If I go above it, then it goes out of control. It was scary when it went out of control at the joint training with class B. Even though I'm mad at Uraraka, if it wasn't for her and Shinso, who knows what would have happened?"

He put the oranges on the table. He looked up at his mom to see her foaming at the mouth and sobbing dramatically. "Mom!"

"My heart hurts to hear you say such things." Inko said.

"Mom, it's alright. Please stop foaming."

Inko did what her son said and took a sip of her tea to calm her nerves.

"Oh uh. By the way, remember I told you about Eri? The girl we rescued?" Izuku asked.

"I do." Inko said with a nod.

"Well look here." Izuku took out a piece of paper from his cardigan. "She wrote me this letter."

He looked at the letter, smiling at it. "She did this while practicing her spelling. It warms my heart when a child looks up to me just like how I look up to All Might. First Kota. Next comes Eri and now Katsuma. It makes me glad that I never gave up wanting to be a hero."

Inko's eyes started to water and she started to cry waterfall tears.

"Mom, come on! The Koike family downstairs will think there's a leak and you're going to get Eri's letter wet!" Izuku exclaimed as he tried to keep Eri's letter from getting soaked.

Inko wiped her tears. "Ever since you were little, you've always been trying to copy All Might, saying you'd save people even when you were not that strong. Even if you got hurt."

Izuku looked at his mom in shock as she continued. "If there's one thought I've had more than any other, it's that as a mother, I have to protect my son. That's gone through my head so often. But talking to you like this, seeing that look on your face, I don't think I'll worry as much anymore."

Even though he hated keeping secrets from his mom, he was glad that he had her support and he had to let her know how much he appreciated her. His eyes started to glisten. "I'm glad."

Then the two of them started crying waterfall tears, not caring if the Koike family or anyone else complained.


When everyone came back to UA from seeing their families after New Years, Katsuki got a text from Izuku saying that he needed to talk. When the nerd walked into the dorm, the extras were on edge and whoever was in the common were watching him but were met with cold eyes like Todoroki did in the past. Hell, Izuku walked past Four Eyes without saying a word when the extra asked why he was back here which made the blond smirk. Auntie Inko and the hag would call him a bad influence if they knew this.

"Is there a time that you extras won't try to piss him or are you just that stupid?" Katsuki asked as he pressed the button to the elevator. "He's still in this class so he's allowed to come back here."

The two of them walked into the elevator and Izuku shook his head. "I sure don't miss coming back here."

"You're not going to talk to them?" Katsuki asked.

"The proper term is I'm not going to waste my breath on them." Izuku countered and Katsuki snorted.

"You carry those everywhere you go?" The blond asked, pointing to the red shoes in a bag in Izuku's hand.

"Only when I'm here. I don't trust any of them downstairs after what Ashido almost did to me last week." The green haired boy admitted. Katsuki didn't blame him.

When they got to Katsuki's room, Izuku sat in the former's chair.

"So did anything happen during my sick leave?" Izuku asked as Kacchan leaned against his wall.

"Aizawa got pissed at the extras who were looking down on the quirkless the day you moved. He was especially pissed at Four Eyes and Ponytail for not stopping the discussion but instead getting involved. He said that if the extras didn't have detention, he would have put them on house arrest for two weeks. Raccoon Eyes and Uraraka were told that they have to clean the dorm for the week for trying to physically harm you." Katsuki admitted.

"Serves them right. I'm surprised that he's actually doing something about this, given the fact that he's been glaring at me nonstop since Christmas Eve." Izuku said. 'That sleep-deprived hobo. I bet he's trying to save face from neglecting me after accusing me by doing all that acting.'

'Dammit. I can't tell him that he's being suspected of being the traitor and that the hobo basically threatened us with consequences. That's the only reason Raccoon Eyes or Birthday Suit didn't tell the whole school. Otherwise everything would have gone to shit. Every time we try to tell Four Eyes or the hobo about the weaknesses, they keep saying he's manipulating us and that we should wait for the questioning.' Katsuki thought with frustration.

"So how are those extras treating you at the 1-B dorm?" Katsuki asked.

"They are not extras, Kacchan. But they're really nice to me. Since I moved in, they have always been kind to me and they listen to what I have to say. It's not like here where I would be a stupid mediator and I would deal with the stress of their problems like it's my own." Izuku admitted.

"That's good because I'd blast them to hell if they treat you like these extras. Kirishima is a fucking hassle but at least he's not much of a damn idiot like the rest of these extras."

Izuku looked at Kacchan like he grew a second head. "Wait what? Kirishima doesn't hate me? But then why the hell is he ignoring me? Why did he not stop Ashido and told me off instead of her?"

"Raccoon Eyes is being stupid as his girlfriend so what we see is what we fucking get." Katsuki admitted. "Plus he told her off for what she did even though she has him wrapped around her finger."

"How nice. A controlling girlfriend. At least Kirishima is still as manly as possible." Izuku chuckled before giving out a sigh. At least he has another person on his side. "I talked to mom about what's happening here."

"What did she say?" Katsuki asked, his eyes narrowed.

"Exactly what happened downstairs." Izuku said.

Kacchan started laughing. "The hag was right. Auntie did always have that fierce side and this takes the cake."

"Well it's a good thing I'll be staying there. I think I'd go crazy if I have to continue listening to their ranting while living here and the worst of them are Iida, Ashido, Hagakure, Mineta and Kaminari. Like no disrespect to Kirishima even though I'm pissed at him for not stopping Ashido, but how does he deal with her constant need for gossip?"

Katsuki scoffed knowing Kirishima's pain. He had to deal with meme talk and slang but it was worth it. Todoroki texted Izuku if he could come to the room to talk and the latter said yes. The three of them were talking for a good hour or two before he left.

Once Izuku left the dorm, the extras didn't know why he was acting like this. They didn't do anything wrong to him. To them, it was the other way around. Katsuki rolled his eyes at how delusional these extras were. They're acting as if they're the victims in all of this. Four Eyes asked him and Todoroki if they had anything to do with Izuku's attitude change. Katsuki just scoffed and called the extra an idiot as he walked away while the dual powered boy walked off without saying a word.


After coming back to UA from seeing his mom during New Years since the house visits, Izuku was happy to be back with the people he now called his friends. Itsuka practically tackled him into a hug when he walked into the 1-B dorm. Since he is an honorary Class B student and by his second day living in their dorm, he is the only one to call all of them by their first name and they called him by his name.

Ibara said that she'd teach him to use Blackwhip carefully since she had trouble with her vines in the past due to the thorns in them. She explained that since she's not a fighter like the majority of her classmates, she only intended to use them for long distance capture like she did during the Sports Festival and joint training. Izuku said he was fine with it. He promised himself he wouldn't use Blackwhip until he was proven innocent. He didn't mind not using it when he goes back to class. He survived eight months with one quirk, he can survive another four even if he increases his power level.

His hidden confession to Itsuka was a spur of the moment decision but he meant it. Like Uraraka, he had a crush on the class rep for a long time, admired her but he was afraid to confess because he believed that no girl would ever like someone like him. He once thought that Uraraka would be the right one but when she turned on him and then turned out to be a bigot, he decided she was not worth giving his heart to if she treated him like this over a notebook.

He poured his heart out after Sir Nighteye died and she didn't even comfort him once, instead he was doing all the comforting. Wasn't breaking his arm and legs enough punching the Zero Pointer not caring if he failed the Entrance Exam? Did she forget that Nighteye said he would die fighting Chisaki? He was pretty sure if Sir saw into his future, he would know if this Deku was a double agent or not but he was never met with cold eyes or being denied a part in the raid. Fear is a person's best friend, he now realized.

'People are so stupid these days.' Izuku thought with a sigh. He went downstairs for the anime night that Pony organized every weekend which everyone joined even if they didn't like anime. He sat next to Itsuka on the loveseat. For some reason, he strongly believed that most of them intentionally wanted him to sit next to her and on that couch as well. It kind of made sense when he went to sit at one of the couches or somewhere else, that spot would be taken or was saved for someone else but he didn't mind.

He didn't regret being all cuddly with Itsuka and hugging her despite being accused of being a traitor. He was glad that she cared about him regardless that she knew. But he felt a little scummy for lying to her.

He learned a lot about Itsuka during their time together. The only things he knew about her until he found out the rest was that she likes black coffee, Mirko is her favorite hero and that she is an only child. The third one surprised him because she's the big sister of her class despite some of them being older than her. She likes the color turquoise. The things he found out is that she likes a video game character from the pre-quirk era named Chun-Li. When he saw the videos of her and the outfit she was wearing, he envisioned Itsuka in it and his face immediately turned red. It took him a while to get that image out of his head. She's a blackbelt in karate and taekwondo, which made sense with how many times she threw him to the floor during their training and she helped him improve his kicks. She competed in martial arts tournaments and she likes motorcycles.


*BOOM*

The unexpected booming sound of thunder made Izuku launch up in his bed causing his heart to beat rapidly in his chest. He got over his fear of Kacchan's explosions so why not thunderstorms?

*BOOM*

The thunder boomed again and Izuku curled into himself from the sound. Out of all the days that a storm could happen, it had to happen now. He didn't know how he was going to survive tonight, especially if he was going back to class tomorrow.

"If you need anything, don't hesitate to let me or Kendo know." Vlad King's words echoed in his head. This feels like an abuse of power even though he didn't have any. He hoped he won't regret this or get in trouble.

Izuku went down to the common room, took the elevator to the girls' side of the dorm and then went up to Itsuka's room on the fourth floor. He knocked on the door. In a few minutes, the door opened and the sight of Itsuka in pajamas with her hair down surprised him.

Itsuka rubbed her eyes, not noticing her crush was in front of her. "Hey Yui, is something.. Izuku, what are you doing here?"

"H-hey Itsuka. I'm sorry for bothering you but I couldn't sleep in my room. Is it ok if I stay here for the night?" Izuku asked nervously

"Yeah sure. Come on in." Itsuka let Izuku into her room. On cue, the sound of thunder erupted through her room making the latter visibly flinch at the sound.

"Fu.." Izuku covered his mouth to muffle the small scream that was about to erupt. That immediately made Itsuka worry because he was not someone who openly swore or flinched.

"Izuku, are you afraid of thunderstorms?" Itsuka asked in concern.

Izuku nodded his head, not trusting his words.

"Come here." Itsuka hugged her crush.

Izuku felt safe in Itsuka's arms. "D-do you have an extra futon that I can sleep on? I can sleep on the floor."

Itsuka shook her head. "No, unfortunately I don't. I'd rather you not sleep on the floor. You have to sleep on the bed with me."

"W-With you?" Izuku asked nervously and Itsuka nodded. "Are you sure that's a good idea?"

Itsuka gave him a deadpan look. "Izuku. On your first day here, I fell asleep on your chest and we were okay with it. Plus we've been cuddling the last two days before we went back home. Why are you getting cold feet now?"

"I just don't want to feel like I'm overstepping any boundaries since this is your room."

"Well you're not. So let's sleep."

"Y-you sure? I mean…"

"Izuku," Itsuka interrupted him. She should have figured he was going to deflect from this as much as he could. She took his hands in hers. His eyes widened at the sudden gesture even after days of feeling the touch of her hands through his hair and on his face. "You're a really stubborn person so I'm putting my foot down here. I know you feel nervous but it's okay. However if I find you sleeping on the floor at any time, I will personally pick you up with my enlarged hand and put you back on the bed. Then I will wrap my arms and legs around you so you can't escape. Got it?"

"Yeah." Izuku literally had to bite his tongue. 'That was kinda scary but at the same time so hot.'

"Good." Without warning, Itsuka gave him another hug. With her matching pajamas and hair down, Izuku thought she looked cute. When the two separated, Izuku was blushing with a smile.

"What is that look for?" Itsuka asked.

"You look pretty with your hair down." Izuku said bashfully.

'So sweet.' Itsuka felt her face heat up. "Well my hair is not in a ponytail 24 hours days but Thank you. I guess this will be our little secret then. Only you and the other girls have seen me with my hair down."

Itsuka walked over to her bed and laid down, under the blanket. She patted the spot next to her. Izuku gulped but he walked over to the bed and laid down next to her on his side, facing away from his crush. "Good night Itsuka."

After a few minutes, Izuku couldn't find it in himself to fall asleep.

Itsuka had an idea. "Hey Izuku, can you lay on your back?"

"Um ok." Izuku did as she said and she immediately laid her head onto his shoulder with an arm hugging his chest tightly as she pressed herself against him warmly.

"I-itsuka, w-what are you doing?!" Izuku blurted out.

"Cuddling. Duh." Itsuka said it like it was the most obvious thing.

"But why?"

"I know you're still jumpy from the storm and cuddling helps lower stress so it leads to better sleep." Itsuka explained. "But if you want, I can.."

Izuku stopped her from finishing what she was going to say. "No, no. This is okay. I like this. I was just surprised, that's all. It's just been a long time since I was cuddled to sleep."

"Your mom?" Itsuka asked curiously.

Izuku nodded, his words faltering as he started to fall asleep again. "I'm glad that you're..here.."

Itsuka took a quick peek up to his face and stifled a giggle to see him out like a light. His cheeks puffing in and out with each slowly taken breath. She made sure to set her alarm and snuggled back into his chest.

A few minutes later as her eyes were starting to close, Itsuka felt something around her waist. She smiled at the sight next to her. Izuku instinctively held onto her in his sleep. She sighed warmly as she ran her hand through his hair. 'I will never get tired of this.'

She mustered up her courage and leaned up, kissing him on the forehead. She whispered one last thing before dozing off into the dream realm. "Sweet dreams, Izuku."


Izuku woke up to the sound of an alarm. He was wondering why he didn't hear his All Might alarm then he remembered last night. The alarm turned off and he was met with a familiar groan and weight on his chest. He opened his eyes and was met with orange hair sprawled all over his chest. The hair was replaced with pretty teal eyes, the eyes that made his heart flutter when he saw that hairspray commercial.

"Good morning sleepyhead." Itsuka said in her usual sleepy voice. He accepted it as his new nickname.

Usually Izuku would feel shy about being face to face with a girl and get all red faced but he didn't feel that right now. He felt happy and he didn't want to let go of this feeling. He pressed his forehead to hers. "Good morning."

"You're an awfully cuddly sleeper, you know that right?" Itsuka teased.

"Huh?" Izuku noticed that his arm was around Itsuka. He shrugged and pulled her closer towards him, making her yelp in surprise. "I'm okay with this."

Itsuka giggled as she nuzzled into his neck. The feeling of her breath made his own breath hitch in his throat. "I like this new confidence that you're showing."

"We might as well enjoy it before I become a stuttering mess again."

Itsuka giggled again. "I don't mind your stuttering."

"I'm glad. Just to be clear though, how dead are we if we get spotted?" Izuku asked Itsuka.

"I think Ibara would call us sinners if she found out." Itsuka said.

"I'm guessing that's a common thing." Izuku said as he sat up to stretch.

Itsuka smirked. "Not really but be lucky it's not her or Set that's on this floor."

"Great. I'm glad." Izuku said sarcastically.

"Any regrets?" Itsuka asked.

Izuku shook his head. "None. Plus since we have two hours before class starts, we can discuss what happened last week."

Itsuka pouted. "Do we have to go back to class today?"

"Yes Itsuka. As much as I want to stay here and cuddle with you and hug you because it's a good way to , we can't stay in all week. It'll be a little suspicious, especially since you're the class rep. Plus I'm curious if Ms. Midnight is going to say anything before the detention."

Ituska crossed her arms, still pouting. "Ugh you're so mean. Fine. Just come back here. I want to snuggle while we talk." She said as she put her hands out to reach for him.

Izuku smiled and didn't deny his crush what she wanted, whose pout disappeared and gave a delighted squeal as he dove into her arms. "Here I thought I was the touch starved one but who knew that Class B's big sis could be so clingy? You're like putty in my hands right now." He said as Itsuka's hand ran through his emerald locks.

Itsuka rolled her eyes while she hugged him even though she couldn't help but agree. However she wouldn't tell him that otherwise he'd get a big head. "Hush. You know that I'm an affectionate person. So tell me what you wanted to say last week."

"I like you. I like you as in I had a crush on you for a long time but I decided to act on it now because I was a coward who doesn't know how to accept that people care about me. Last week was hectic but being around you made me realize that you truly care about me and I want us to be more than friends."

Itsuka heard a little hesitation in his voice. "I'm sensing a 'but' in there."

"Are my habits weird? I mutter my thoughts out loud, creeping people out. I'm the ultimate fanboy. I'm basically the incarnation of recklessness." Izuku looked at the visible scar on his right hand. "And then there's m-my scars. Do you think they're ugly?"

Itsuka felt a little sad hearing her crush doubt himself. "Izuku, your scars are not ugly. These scars attest to the hero that you are. Plus I have a crush on you too. I like you for who you are. You are selfless, heroic and kind. You inspire others with your actions. Plus your habits make you who you are."

Izuku scoffed. "Some inspiration I turned out to be."

"Hey. Remember what I said last week. Forget about your classmates. Hell, I'm glad that you told them off the day you moved in here because heroes don't look down on others, especially the quirkless. Tell me, did any of your classmates text you at all?"

"No, just Kacchan and Shoto." Izuku said sadly. He didn't have the mental capacity to tell her that he was kicked out of the class group chat. At least Kirishima also texted him. "You guys also messaged me in the group chat you added me in saying Happy New Year."

"I know you care about them because they were your first friends in a long time but they hurt you."

"You are overprotective."

Itsuka pressed her forehead to his. "For you, yes. For others, no."

"Not even your own class?"

"I'm protective of them. But I hate seeing you get hurt by your classmates without reason. It pisses me off to the full extent and I won't stand for it."

Izuku knew that she lied not to protect herself but to protect him. He knew that once this was over, he would hug her and thank her for being there for him and then apologize for hiding this from her. But now he wanted to hug her because she believed in him. "Sometimes I feel like I don't deserve this."

"Well you do, Izuku."

"So when did you know you had a crush on me?"

"The Sports Festival."

"Really?"

"Yeah. You went Plus Ultra in your match against Todoroki even though you were going through all that pain. I mean nobody knows what you did to make him use his fire, it proves what I said about you inspiring others."

Izuku's heart soared at that. "Thanks."

"What about you?"

"Same as you."

Itsuka looked confused. "Why? I didn't do anything worthy of.."

Izuku put his hand up to stop her. "You shouldn't doubt yourself. You gave your spot to Tetsu's team. You could've kept it and gone into the third round, getting a good offer from a pro but you didn't. That says a lot about who you are. That's what makes you the Big Sister of your class."

"But don't you think I'm not good or girly enough?"

Izuku looked confused. "What do you mean?"

"Come on Izuku. I'm not the kind of girl who wears dresses like other girls. I'm the girl who likes motorcycles and martial arts. I drink black coffee and I don't have a curvy body like other girls. Hell, I even got a dumb quirk."

Izuku's mouth opened in shock. Did Itsuka really think that less of herself? "Ok hold on. First off, there's nothing wrong with those three things because that's what makes you who you are like you said for me. Second, I don't look at a girl at first glance for how curvy her body is or how big her boobs are. Oh my god, I just said boobs without stuttering. Something is wrong with me."

Those two last sentences made Itsuka giggle despite her self doubt. Then she realized what he just said, her face going crimson red. "Izuku, I didn't say anything about boobs."

Izuku spluttered, realizing his slip-up. "O-oh I mean that I-I.. you..."

"Have you been staring at my chest?" Itsuka interrupted, amused that his stuttering was back.

"Um…You see I.."

"Oh my god. You have been staring at them. You're a closet pervert. I was sleeping next to a closet pervert." Itsuka joked and playfully smacked Izuku's shoulder several times. "Bad Izuku. Bad Izuku."

Izuku grabbed her hand. "No I haven't, well maybe a little and I'm not a closet pervert. When you were laying on top of me last week, your boobs pressed against my chest and I felt them. Plus I can also feel them when you're hugging me."

Itsuka giggled again and intertwined her fingers with Izuku's. His eyes widened again at her gesture. "I'm just teasing. Plus I don't mind if you look at them. Just don't stare too long or you'll make it obvious."

Izuku shook his head and gave a small chuckle that she gave him permission to look at her chest.

"You're so straightforward. But anyways, what matters more is what's on the inside, not the outside. I don't care if you're the type of girl who doesn't wear dresses like other girls. You're perfect to me just the way you are. That's why I like you." Itsuka's heart soared at that. "Plus you're just like me at times when it comes to insecurities, just more outgoing. Also p-pretty and b-beautiful" His face went red saying the last three words.

"Pfft," Itsuka tried to hold back her laughter again but she failed. She buried her face in Izuku's neck while she died of laughter. She adored how her crush can easily make her day better. But he didn't see it the same way when he mumbled something incoherently and looked away in embarrassment. Itsuka stopped laughing and lightly headbutted him, using her hand to turn him back towards her. "Hey. I'm not laughing at you for what you said. I think it's sweet. Plus you're right. I can be insecure when it comes to being me."

"You're welcome. Another thing is that your quirk is not dumb. You helped take down the gas user during the training camp attack and your fists took out Yaoyorozu's shields, which were made of tungsten. You're one of Class B's top heavy hitters, Itsuka. I mean, look at Mirko. Rabbit is not the flashiest quirk but she took something so simple and turned it into something powerful. Now those legs are Japan's deadliest weapons since All Might's fists. She's No. 5 on the pro hero charts and the top strongest female pro hero for a reason."

"Yeah but she's Mirko." Itsuka countered.

"And you're Battle Fist," Izuku said, putting a hand to her cheek. "I'm not going to let you put yourself down. You've come too far to be doing that. I believe that you're going to be one of the most badass female pro heroes."

Itsuka hugged him. "Thank you, Izuku. I needed that. But you're no slouch either. If I can't put myself down, you can't put yourself down either."

"Ok Itsuka. I promise I won't put myself down." Izuku hoped he could live up to that promise.

"You know, it's so weird to hear you say badass. Everyone always saw you as this precious cinnamon roll but now you're different from your old self."

"Well I'm sorry." Izuku snarked. "I'm still that same cinnamon roll just not towards my class. I can thank you for that since you made me stand up to them for their behavior. I don't know what's got them all riled up but at this point, I don't care about them."

"You have guts and you're welcome." Itsuka then smirked. "You know, I didn't think you're the type of guy to hold grudges or confess to a girl."

Izuku smirked back. "I mean you did call me handsome when you hugged me outside during the Christmas party."

Itsuka's face turned red. "You heard that?"

Izuku nodded. "Yeah. I didn't say anything because I thought you were dating Tetsu this whole time but when Set said that you two were best friends at lunch then a part of me was grateful."

"Nah, I was never into Tetsutetsu. He did ask me out after the training camp but I told him that I only see him as a friend. He took it well so when we do end up dating, he won't take it out on you. Plus I did see him stealing glances at Set and she does the same thing."

Izuku looked shocked. "No way. Does that mean Tetsu and Set have a thing for each other?

"Yeah. Probably. It's kind of surprising, right?" Itsuka asked.

"That's an understatement." Izuku admitted.

"So then. I have a question." Itsuka said, laying on his chest.

"What is it?" Izuku asked, his arms wrapping around her waist.

"Will you go out with me?" Itsuka asked, trying not to get flustered but the heat on her cheeks were failing her.

Izuku's eyes widened. "You mean it?"

"Yeah. I like you and you like me. We can date in secret and we tell everyone afterwards. I'm not the type of girl to dance around my feelings because I only want to focus on my dream to be a hero and I know you're not the type of guy to do the same. If anything, a relationship would make our bond stronger." Itsuka said. "But I understand if you want to wait until after the Work Studies."

Izuku thought about what she said. He didn't know when he was going to be proven innocent so why wait? 'Fuck it.'

"Yes. I will go out with you." Itsuka was ready to cheer but her new boyfriend decided to burst her bubble temporarily. "But I have no idea what to do for a date."

Itsuka pouted but she had an idea. She kissed Izuku on the forehead. "Until you figure out how to ask me out on a date, that's the only type of kiss you're going to get."

'A female that kissed me on the forehead other than my mom. Is this real?'

"Izuku?"

"…" Izuku couldn't respond because he was frozen in place by that unexpected kiss.

'Izuku.exe stopped working.'

'I think I broke him.' Itsuka was shaking her boyfriend, trying to unbreak him. She knew that was not even a word but she was a woman on a mission. "Izuku, please say something."

Izuku unfroze from his stupor and hugged her. "Sorry. I was just surprised." He then kissed her on the forehead. "I guess forehead kisses are okay until we go on an actual date."

"Yay." With that, Itsuka decided to kiss him on the forehead multiple times. Izuku was overjoyed, nonetheless.

"So.." Izuku asked, smiling timidly. "I guess this means we're together now?"

Itsuka giggled and nodded, a bright smile on her face. "Yes Izuku, we're together now. Boyfriend and girlfriend, if you want."

"Yes please." The two pressed foreheads, giving affectionate pecks on each other's foreheads.

Itsuka gave Izuku one last peck. "Alright come on. We got to get ready and you have to go back to your room, mister." She said as they got up from the bed.

Izuku grabbed his phone and started to walk out of the room until he walked back to his new girlfriend giving her one last kiss on the forehead. Itsuka closed the door and fell to the floor with a sigh, squealing and kicking the air in happiness. Little did she know, Izuku felt like he was floating on air. Little did he know in his mind, a certain vestige snickered on her throne at his thought as her four predecessors looked on in humor while the usual two moody predecessors continued to stare at their respective walls. The incomplete vestige of the former number one hero felt proud seeing that his successor found someone that cares about him.

Izuku checked the time on his phone after he was done changing. "Guess I have time to make breakfast for everyone." He walked down to the common room and got started. Itsuka was the first one downstairs. The two of them made a plan on how to make it obvious they were into each other. Then everyone else came downstairs.


Even though he decided to come back to class, Izuku decides to stay in the 1-B dorm. His classmates immediately made him want to turn back around after he was back at the 1-A dorm having that discussion with Kacchan. Their expressions seemed guarded and they were always on edge like they were expecting a villain attack whenever he was around. But then again, he knew they expected a villain attack because to them, he was the traitor.

Izuku asked Itsuka if she could help him with his tie knowing that the class was going to watch them. The rest of Class B were watching as she fixed it. Setsuna recorded them as blackmail material.

"So domestic." Ibara whispered with a small smile.

"There you go, Izuku." Itsuka said, finishing up with her boyfriend's tie. She liked seeing him with that short stub of a tie but she couldn't help but admit that he looked good with the tix fixed normally.

"Thanks Itsuka." Izuku fought the urge to kiss her on the forehead.

The couple turned around to see everyone standing there, watching them. They noticed Setsuna put her phone away but didn't say anything.

"What's up guys?" Itsuka asked.

"It's just so sweet seeing how you fixed Izuku's tie for him, Itsuka." Ibara admitted.

"Yeah it's almost like you guys are a couple." Setsuna teased.

"I mean we're pretty far being a couple but I guess we'll get there soon." Itsuka said, knowing Setsuna's plan.

"Wait what?" Setsuna looked shocked as her plan to make these two future lovebirds confess to each other was ruined. The couple gave the Lizard Tail Splitter user matching smiles.

"Yeah. I told her that I like her and had a crush on her and she did the same. What do you think we were doing down here while I was making breakfast?" Izuku lied even though it was a half truth.

"Now come on. We can't be late for class." Itsuka said as she intertwined her arm with Izuku's and they started to walk out of the dorm while everyone else were giving them stunned looks except Reiko and Yui who looked as stoic as always but they were still equally stunned. The nineteen students followed behind the couple as Itsuka locked the door of the dorm.

Izuku walked into class not caring that most of his classmates were glaring at him. At this point, they weren't subtle with their glares nor did he care. He went to his desk, noticing that Yaoyorozu looked so disgusted with Mineta's balls for hair in her face but she didn't say anything. Once a gullible rich brat, always a gullible rich brat. He shook his head and sat down.

Aizawa walked in and glared in Izuku's direction as usual but instead of withering away from the glare, the hero in training glared right back. He channeled the distaste, distrust and disgust in that glare. There were too many negative words in that sentence that started with those three letters. Aizawa turned away and Izuku felt some satisfaction when the erasure hero gave up the staring contest or glaring contest or whatever.

'Hobo.'

Classes went on like normal. Thanks to Shoto's notes, he was aware of what was going on in class.


It was time for heroics class. The students got up to grab their cases from the racks but it was not opening.

"That's funny. The racks are not opening." Uraraka said.

The door slid open and All Might walked into the classroom. "Good morning. Today you will be in your gym uniforms instead of your hero costumes. Then meet me in Gym Gamma."

As All Might was walking out, he noticed the matching smirks on the faces of young Bakugo and young Midoriya. The former hero chuckled and walked toward the training for the special quirkless training class that Nezu wanted.

While the boys were changing in the locker room, Izuku didn't care about the glares that he was getting behind his back. He was glad that he bought his wireless headphones because then he didn't need to hear their voices while he was changing.

When they got to Gym Gamma, they were met with Aizawa next to All Might which was surprising to the class but Izuku could care less.

"Today we will be doing quirkless sparring," All Might said. Iida immediately raised his hand.

"Yes Iida?" All Might asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Sir, why are we doing quirkless sparring?"

"Aizawa, would you care to explain why we are having this lesson?"

Aizawa gave the retired hero a glare, knowing why he was forced to be here. All Might held his ground, not backing down from his callout.

"There may come a day where you won't be able to rely on your quirk in battle or have to change your fighting methods. Whether you're fighting someone that doesn't match well with your quirk or when using your quirk would only make the situation worse. That's the main point of this exercise today. With that said, you will be in pairs." The erasure said.

"However this will not be a singles class." All Might stated. The door opened and Vlad King came in with Class B walking behind him. "This is one of the few times you will have joint training classes with your sister class. In this training, you will be going against a member of your sister class."

Class A was surprised nonetheless because other than the joint training, none of them knew how well the rival class was at quirkless sparring except Izuku because he got better at kicks especially with Itsuka's taekwondo lessons. Eijiro knew because he sparred with Tetsutetsu.

Class B looked so hostile towards Class A, shocking the students that didn't believe in Izuku. They were shocked that they were getting this treatment and not Izuku. Though one person thought he knew how to get past this silence.

"Everyone! We must take the wise words of advice from our instructors and utilize them to the best of our capabilities!" Iida chimed, suddenly cutting through the air with both his voice and hands. "And I know the perfect manner to do that!"

'Oh for fuck's..,' Itsuka and Izuku thought, the former gritting her teeth and fighting the urge to enlarge her fist and punch him. 'Just shut up! Shut up!'

"If we could all please listen to what I have to say then I'd be able ... to ...efficiently..." Iida's words faltered.

'HO-HOOOOO!' Setsuna thought with a sharp grin on her face. 'That's what I like to see!'

Ignoring the instructions from Iida, Izuku walked towards Itsuka without hesitation. His impassive and cold look shifted into a smile behind Class A's back when he approached her and she smiled back. Aizawa and the rest of Class A except Katsuki and Shoto were surprised by Izuku walking up to her and her smile since he showed such cold behavior. She nodded and he stood next to her, a neutral look on his face.

Ochako glared daggers at the two of them. She wanted to be Deku's sparring partner so she could talk to him even though she was supposed to go against someone from Class B.

The majority of Class B reluctantly partnered with someone from Class A. Vlad King made sure to keep Mineta away from the other girls. As the couple were stretching, Iida approached them.

"Kendo, why are…" Iida started to speak until Itsuka interrupted him.

"Iida, shut up and walk away." Itsuka said, glaring at the taller boy. She was not having it today.

"But.."

"But nothing. I don't care what you have to say. You have no business here. You think you're going to talk to Izuku the way you did and not face any consequences because you're the class rep?" Itsuka asked angrily. "His name is Izuku Midoriya, not Deku. He is my friend. He did not manipulate me or gaslight me into doing so and you had no right to call him a villain. Did you ever save kids at two different times, risking your life? No you haven't. What have you even done being at UA other than being a walking, talking rulebook? Let me tell you. Absolutely nothing, so get the hell out of here because the two of us don't want you here."

"Iida, do not provoke your fellow classmates. If this continues, I will be taking away points from your grade." All Might said. The said boy looked humiliated as he walked back to Shishida while the rest of Class B snickered at how stupid he looked. Izuku smiled, seeing his girlfriend handle the situation like a boss.

"I was going to ask how your first day back was but I got my answer." Itsuka said. The two of them got back into their stretching.

"He made a fool out of himself." Izuku said.

"I'm surprised that you're not retaliating. If it was up to me, they would be getting neck chops."

"I'm fine with it. I got you guys now. Plus if I have to fight any of them in training, I'd gladly do it as long as I don't go overboard because since it appears they want me to get into trouble."

"Wait what?"

"Yeah. When I goaded him into a fight last week, he said that I'll be in trouble if I put my hands on him."

'This is getting out of hand.' Itsuka thought with a shake of her head.

The two of them watched as the matches went by. Then it was their turn.

"Knock it out of the ballpark, besties!" Setsuna cheered for the two. Class A except Katsuki, Shoto and Eijiro looked at Setsuna in shock, surprised to hear her call the green haired boy her best friend.

The two combatants stared each other down, waiting for the pin to drop. There was a tension building in the air of who was going to strike first. It snapped with Itsuka stepping forward.

Her moves were graceful, lithe. Perfected. Izuku once focused on speed rather than form met her head to head. Class B's top heavy hitter vs Class A's top powerhouse. He intercepted the flurry of jabs aimed at his chest with some blocks. He then went for a punch.

This, however, served as a mistake as Itsuka grabbed his arm and judo flipped him. Izuku grunted as he was slammed down onto the mat. He was taken aback but it was expected. He flipped back onto his feet, looking at his girlfriend with a more guarded expression. She was clearly excited, side ponytail swaying. They forgot they had an audience, where half of them looked shocked at the fighting chemistry between the two while the other half looked on in excitement.

"What? You're not underestimating me, are you?" Itsuka asked, a grin appearing on her face.

Izuku shook his head, grinning back. "I wouldn't dream of it." He then bounded forward, aiming a sharp roundhouse at her which she quickly dodged and went for her own kick. He grabbed her leg and threw her a few centimeters from where she was standing.

"So you managed to land one on me." Itsuka said, throwing jabs at him a second time. "But here's the thing, Izuku. Just because I taught you my moves, that doesn't make you a complete pro."

"You're right. There is that. But there's also the fact that I'm a self taught brawler who can read the way people fight and you forgot one thing."

"What?"

"You left yourself open." He hit her with an open palm strike to the chest which made her stagger. He didn't stop with just that. He went on the offensive keeping her on her feet. He would have been disappointed if she didn't fight back. The couple exchanged blows in a very up close scenario. Palms, chops and jabs nearly connected on his body as kicks, an elbow and a few hooks were given on her end. A flat palm smashing into his stomach was returned by a hook on the left side of her body, a jab to his left side got paid back with a front kick, hitting her in the stomach.

Before Izuku could go for a bicycle kick, Vlad King called out their names. "Midoriya, Kendo, that's enough."

The couple stopped their brawl and looked toward the homeroom teacher who called their names. "I've been calling your names for two minutes. Neither of you took the chance to make the other person submit so this match is a draw."

"I don't know, Mr. Vlad. I think Prez and Greenie gave us a damn good show with that fight." Setsuna said with a toothy grin. "I don't think anyone else here can top that."

"Huh what do you mean?!" Kacchan exclaimed. "I can do better than the nerd and Orange Hair!"

"Bakugo, quiet. Next time, make sure to follow our directions." Aizawa said with a glare, which was directed at Izuku. The green haired boy was glaring back at his homeroom teacher until Itsuka grabbed his hand. He turned to look at her, shaking her head. He sighed and nodded his head and they walked over to their friend group.


At lunch, Shoto sat with them and immediately started talking with Yui, who also started talking. That surprised the other four occupants of the table because the Size user doesn't talk to anyone outside of Izuku and Class B in the dorm.

While Izuku was eating, he took out a notebook he used so he could draw his hero costume again. He knew he probably didn't need to but better safe than sorry.

"What are you working on, Izubro?" Tetsutetsu asked.

"Um, I'm drawing out my hero costume."

"Why?" Setsuna asked.

"It was supposed to be a surprise Christmas present for Eri and it was in a notebook I had originally. But I can't find it so I have to start from scratch." Izuku said. He hated lying to his friends but it had to be done. "I wanted Yaoyorozu to help me make it but because of Class A's recent behavior, it's a red flag for me and I don't do red flags. So I'm having Hatsume make it for me. Kota has red shoes so I thought that I might as well do this for her."

The Class B students looked at each other in shock. Shoto was pissed that Iida ruined a perfect surprise.

'Iida!' Itsuka growled internally.

"I think that's sweet, Greenie. I bet that Eri would love it." Setsuna said.

Izuku smiled. "Thanks Set."


Midnight walked into the room and she didn't look happy. Not one bit.

"Let me remind all of you that you are training to be heroes and discrimination is not allowed here." Midnight said coldly. "Quirks give us the advantage but most heroes do fight quirkless. There will be times where you won't be able to rely on your quirk."

"Everyone except for Iida, Yaoyorozu, Kaminari, Ashido, Uraraka, Asui and Hagakure can go."

"You know, I thought that most of the class would be getting detention for last week's discrimination." Izuku said to Shoto. "I thought most of them would also have horrible things to say about the quirkless."

Izuku noticed that while everyone else was leaving, Midnight was giving them noticeable glares. But when the two of them passed, she gave them sweet smiles.

Kacchan scoffed. "The other extras didn't care about you leaving the class but they did try to stop these extras from talking bad about the quirkless. Shitty Hair actually had the balls even though his girlfriend wears the pants in the relationship and acts like a bully and a villain." Ashido flinched at the last four words.

"That's kind of sad since I was gone for almost five hours." Before Izuku left the classroom, he gave his seven classmates a cold glare showing how disgusted he was at them. "Bigots."


All Might announced that they were going to do quirkless sparring again, making most of Class A groan in annoyance except Izuku and Katsuki. Uraraka challenged the former to a spar. He nodded, accepting the challenge. He didn't know why Uraraka wanted a rematch for some reason. But he was happy to accept knowing she probably wanted to teach him a lesson for making her get detention. She was in for one hell of a surprise.

Izuku stretched to get the blood flowing. Looking at Uraraka, he didn't see that look of disgust in her eyes when he faced her last week. So why was she itching to face him so badly? He didn't worry about it since he was over her. He has Itsuka now. He started training with her and he learned a few moves which in the end was rewarded with cuddles. He chuckled internally at the reminder. He didn't linger on those thoughts for too long because right now he was going to give Uraraka the beating she needed.

"Begin!" All Might made sure to keep an eye on Uraraka so she didn't pull something like last week.

Uraraka was getting aggressive from the start with her punches allowing her opponent to dodge or counter them.

'This isn't you, Uraraka. It sure as hell isn't you last week either. But then again, we're not friends anymore so I don't need to hold back.' Izuku changed up the fight, adding kicks in. He was getting pissed with how this fight was going so he went for an ax kick. The brunette jumped back in surprise, allowing Izuku to go for jabs. Uraraka was slow in blocking the jabs so they hit her body with precision.

'That's for being a terrible best friend.'

'That's for almost slapping me.'

'That's for keeping Eri away from me.'

That's for almost breaking my arm.'

'That's for saying I was useless saving Kacchan.'

'That's for looking down on the quirkless.'

'That's for thinking I'm the traitor.'

Izuku went for a roundhouse kick which was also a feint so Uraraka managed to block it.

"Gunhead Martial Arts!" Uraraka yelled out, going for a grapple.

'And now you lose. Pathetic.' Izuku thought. He wasn't going to let her get the upper hand so he dodged the grapple which surprised Uraraka. Then he went with his own move, going on the offensive. He went for a spinning backfist catching her on the jaw, making her stumble and he immediately went for a leg sweep. Uraraka fell stomach first on the mat and was soon defeated with a sharpshooter submission.

"Winner by submission, Young Midoriya!" All Might announced.

He let go of her legs and immediately got up without saying anything to his former friend.

"Deku wait." Uraraka said.

Izuku turned around, not asking why she said it normally rather than impersonally.

"I want to say thank you for wishing me a happy birthday."

Izuku rolled his eyes and turned around to walk away, not saying anything. 'Too late. One week too late.'

"Why is Round Face trying to talk to Izuku again? Did she forget she betrayed him and almost broke his arm?" Katsuki asked.

"You shouldn't have said anything last week, Bakugo." Shoto said.

"I was trying to show her that she messed up," Katsuki countered. "I didn't think that it was going to bite me in the ass."

"How are your words going to bite you? They don't have teeth."

"How can you be smart but dense at the same time?" Katsuki asked.

"What are you guys talking about?" Izuku asked, walking up to them.

"Todoroki is dense." Kcchan said.

Izuku chuckled. "It's funny that you think a girl is going to die if you smile, Shoto. Can you believe that Uraraka wants to say thank you to my Happy Birthday wish now?"

"Deku." Iida walked up to Izuku, the latter rolling his eyes at the impersonal nickname. "How dare you hit Uraraka. Apologize to her immediately."

'What a joke. First Itsuka and now this.' Izuku looked unimpressed with Iida's statement and chuckled humorlessly.

"Is there something funny about hitting women?" Iida asked, glaring at the greenette.

Kacchan narrowed his eyes. "Fuck off, Four Eyes. The nerd doesn't need to apologize for a fight that Round Face started. She can handle herself. Did you forget about the Sports Festival or you're still thinking she's fragile?" He didn't respect the brunette anymore, but he was tired of everyone trying to pin some kind of blame on Izuku.

"Iida, you are all training to be heroes. Don't think that the villains that you will be facing will always be the same gender as you." All Might said.

"This is no hero." Iida said.

All Might narrowed his eyes. "Iida, that's enough. You do not say such things about your classmates."

"It's fine, All Might. I can handle this." Izuku stepped up to the much taller boy, his eyes cold. "I think you forget what you are, Iida. You're a UA student so act like one. If you are going to be this soft at fighting your female classmates, then I suggest you drop out and don't come back. Your chivalry is going to get you hurt or killed one day. Bigot. Now a sexist. I wonder what else you are."

"You don't get to talk to me like that." Iida said.

"He's doing you a favor." Kacchan said.

"Back off, Iida." Shoto said.

"No." The class rep stood his ground.

"Then I challenge you." Izuku taunted the spectacled boy. "You tried to get me in trouble last week when I told you to move and you called me a villain. Put your money where your mouth is or walk away."

"Very well. I accept your challenge."

"Fine then. I'll put you in your place once and for all."

"Begin."

Iida went for a roundhouse kick that Izuku was able to read.

"You think that just because you taught me how to kick, you have the advantage over me." Izuku mocked. "That's the problem. My quirk makes me more versatile so I'm always adapting. Plus your movements are too easy to read."

When Iida got up, he tried to punch Izuku. The latter deflected it. "I helped Shoto accept his left side as his quirk and not his father's quirk."

Izuku dodged another punch. "I saved Kota from Muscular, breaking my arms."

Izuku dodged a kick to his stomach. "I helped to save Kacchan even when I was wounded."

Another kick dodged. "I saved Eri from Chisaki when I knew I was supposed to die."

Then another. "I stopped Gentle from ruining the Cultural Festival."

Izuku had enough and punched Iida in the stomach, making the latter drop to his knees. "I saved Katsuma whose quirk was about to be stolen by that psychopathic idealist with Kacchan's help."

"After all of that, you still had the nerve to call me a villain. All of you except Shoto and Kacchan treat me like I'm some stain on the ground after I put my body and life on the line for the last eight months." Izuku said, gritting his teeth, letting out his frustrations in being betrayed. "What the hell did you do being at UA, Iida?! Huh?! Tell me!"

Izuku and Shoto knew what Iida did being at UA but they were kind enough to keep it a secret but even the green haired boy had a limit. When the class rep didn't give Izuku an answer, the latter scoffed. "Itsuka said it yesterday and I'll say it again. You did absolutely nothing at UA. This match is over. Let's see if a villain stops when you're down." Izuku started to walk away when Iida got up as well.

"This fight is not over, you.." Iida said as he grabbed Izuku's shoulder but didn't finish his sentence because Izuku took him down with a judo flip. The class rep winced in pain as his back hit the mat.

"The fight was originally over to me when you didn't give me an answer. Now the fight is officially over," Izuku growled, looming over his former friend. "Don't ever put your hands on me. When you realize how much you messed up, I'll be there to say 'I told you so'."

"Winner by takedown, Young Midoriya." All Might finally announced, impressed by his successor's performance today.

As the other matches went by, Izuku was sitting far away with Shoto. "It's funny. When they first stopped talking to me, I was upset. But after that last class and I moved out, I was happy because I didn't need to see their faces or hear their voices since only you, Kacchan and Class B always wanted to talk to me. Even then Iida couldn't stop bothering me. Kacchan was right about him on the first day of class. He really does have a stick up his ass."

Shoto didn't say anything because he knew that Izuku's anger was justified. Class A turned their backs on his friend. They treated him like he was an outcast. They kicked him out of the class group chat and created a new one without him.

How are they going to fix this when he's proven innocent? The easy answer is they can't. The bridge is burned to nothing and there is no going back.


In training today, they were doing another team exercise. Izuku was on a team with Jiro, Sato and Mineta against Yaoyorozu, Sero, Asui and Kacchan. This time it was a hostage rescue exercise. He looked at his teammates and put a L up to his forehead before activating One For All and jumping away. He found Yaoyorozu guarding the hostage.

'Of course they have her guarding the hostage.' He never realized but she had bags under her eyes. What was Midnight having them do during their detention? He didn't have time to wonder about that.

When the vice rep spotted him, she created.. Is that a bazooka?! Thankfully it only shot nets and not any live rounds.

"Hey Yaoyorozu. You know, I met a friend of yours at the Provisional Licensing Exam." Izuku said, trying to distract the vice rep.

"What friend, Midoriya? I have no friends outside of UA." Yaoyorozu asked with a glare.

Momo didn't want to talk to him because she believed he was a traitor but she was curious.

Izuku smirked. "Surely you remember her. She goes to Seiai Academy. She has a monocle on her left eye. She's from one of the richest families in Japan next to yours. Saiko Intelli."

Izuku watched in amusement as the rich girl's eyes widened.

"Do you remember what you said to her that stuck to her that made me proud to be in this class? 'It's how Class 1-A is. We look out for each other.' Are you doing that now by always glaring at me and watching me constantly? No. You're a disgrace of a vice rep so this match is over. Nighty-night rich brat." Izuku said and launched a Delaware Smash Air Force at the ravenette as a distraction before launching himself at her and taking her down with an axe kick to the back of her head. "That's also for not saying anything to Ashido last week and being a bigot."

Izuku wrapped the capture tape around Yaoyorozu's wrists and ankles and hoisted her on his shoulder. He grabbed the 'Hostage' with his other arm and jumped out of the building.

"The Hero Team Wins!" All Might announced.

With that, Izuku walked out of the training grounds and headed to the locker room. All he had to do was show up and finish the job.


Since last week in the 1-B dorm, the twenty-one heroes in training decided to eat in the common room so they could eat together since Class B didn't want to exclude Izuku. Itsuka sat next to her boyfriend in the loveseat as he revealed to them that he told his mom about what was happening with Class A when everyone went home for New Year's and that she told him to treat them like how he was being treated.

He told them that it was surprising to him because she is always so sweet and caring, but he knew that she has a hidden ferocious side like a mama bear. Itsuka smiled at him and hoped that she could meet his mom one day so she could thank her for raising such a sweet boy and not someone like Bakugou. Until the day she met his mom, she would tease him. She raised her glass in the air. "To Mama Bear Midoriya!"

The rest of Class B raised their glasses, "To Mama Bear Midoriya!" Izuku shook his head and everyone started laughing as they finished their dinner.

After dinner, Izuku told Class B the story of what his mom did when he said that Eri wrote him a thank you letter for taking her to the Festival. "In the letter, Eri wrote that the concert was fun and amazing. Then my mom started crying waterfall tears and I told her to stop before the family downstairs would think that their roof was leaking. At least she didn't get Eri's letter wet." That made everyone chuckle.

"Pretty soon after she said something that made me emotional, we both started crying waterfall tears." That made everyone start laughing again and Itsuka hugged Izuku while laughing. After everyone cooled down, the couple realized their position in a blushing mess but they didn't care. The rest of Class B smirked knowing how intimate the two could be even though none of them knew the pair were already together.

"You're quite the big brother figure, Izuku." Ibara said with a smile. "First Kota, now Eri. I wonder which child you'll adopt as your younger sibling next."

Izuku smiled. "There is actually one more."

"Ibara, you jinxed it." Setsuna said.

"I was just teasing. You cannot blame me that children are attached to him like bees to honey." Ibara countered.

"It's fine, Ibara." Izuku reassured his fellow GBG member. "I'm glad that you asked."

"Who'd you adopt now, Izubro?" Tetsutetsu asked.

"We went to an island in Southern Japan called Nabu Island. We got a call about a lost kid so when I found him, his sister was already there."

"What do you mean, she was already there?" Neito asked.

"I don't get it but she was there. She just came from the top of the slide where he was standing."

Class B sighed at Izuku's obliviousness.

"I think his sister tricked you, Greenie." Setsuna explained.

Izuku looked confused. "Huh?"

"Setsuna means that the little boy was never actually missing but the sister did it to test you. In her eyes, you failed to find him." Ibara explained.

"So it was a test. Well at least Katsuma was safe and that's all that really mattered to me." Izuku said with a bright smile.

'So bright.' Class B thought.

"So his name is Katsuma? What's his sister's name?" Itsuka asked.

"Mahoro." Izuku said. "The crazy thing is after that, she did it a second time."

"What happened the second time?" Yui asked quietly.

"I was practicing my kicks and Kacchan was on night watch. We were talking and Katsuma came to us, saying there was a villain." Everyone's eyes widened. "Kacchan went ahead with Katsuma to these castle ruins where the villain was and there was a giant mantis."

"Oh cool." Togaru said excitedly.

"That's not cool. That's scary." Pony said.

"The giant mantis attacked Kacchan, squashing him with its arm."

"Raptorial foreleg." Togaru corrected Izuku.

"How are you not worried for Bakugo?" Ibara asked.

"Bakugo is not weak. He can handle himself. That's how he beat our team during the joint training. That's why he's my rival." Togaru praised Kacchan, surprising Izuku.

"Then out of nowhere, Kacchan walked out from inside it and launched his Explosion at the ground." Now everyone looked confused. "It turns out that the mantis was created by Mahoro, an illusion."

"So she pulled a 'boy who cried wolf'." Pony said.

"A fake emergency?" Yosetsu asked. "We all know how that story ended."

"Yeah. It almost ended that way." Izuku admitted. "The crazy thing is that one of the villains has a head of a wolf."

"What?!" Class B exclaimed, making Izuku cover his ears.

"Let me finish then you'll understand," Izuku deadpanned and put his hands down from his ears. "God, you're all loud as hell."

"Izuku, please don't use the Lord's name and Hell in the same sentence." Ibara said.

Izuku chuckled. Like class B, He didn't mind Ibara's religious beliefs. "Sorry."

"It's fine. Continue your story."

"The next morning, Katsuma came over to the house to apologize for Mahoro's actions. He revealed that she hates heroes but it turns out that she's overprotective since their dad works on the mainland."

Itsuka knew the feeling because of her own history with overprotective family members. Little did she know, so did her boyfriend.

"He wants to be a hero even if he thought he had a useless quirk. But it's a quirk that even Recovery Girl was proud of. A hero that beats up bad guys. Reminds me of Kacchan."

"After that, I went to go help one of the islanders and when I came back, Mahoro called the house phone and Kacchan picked it up plus she was panicking because actual villains were attacking."

"Let me guess, he recognized her voice and didn't believe her?" Itsuka asked, knowing Bakugo's personality.

Izuku nodded and they shook their heads. "Kacchan told me that she said that villains attacked the harbor so I went to go find them and encountered one of the villains on the way to their house since I couldn't find them. When I was fighting him, he created a wall of air and then tried to steal my quirk."

Their eyes widened.

"A wall of air? Like how my Solid Air works?" Kosei asked.

"Yeah but more durable. Even with twenty percent, I could probably break your air prison."

"He tried to steal your quirk? You mean like the villain in Kamino?" Neito asked.

"Yeah but for some reason he couldn't steal mine." Izuku said, knowing the only reason that they the villain couldn't take One For All was because it wasn't given willingly. "But he had more than one quirk."

"What quirks did he have?" Sen asked.

"I told you about the wall of air and the quirk stealing. He also controlled the weather, had lasers coming from his fingers and he had these hydra-like creatures appear from his back like Dark Shadow so five quirks." Izuku said as he counted them down with his fingers. "No wait, he also stole the Cell Activation quirk that Katsuma and Mahoro's father had. So yeah, six. But the good thing was that if he uses them too much, it hurt him which explained why he wanted to steal Katsuma's quirk since his quirk is Type O cell activation while Mr. Shimano's was Type A."

"He stole the dad's quirk but it didn't work so he wanted to steal Katsuma's quirk?" Setsuna asked, shocked that a villain was willing to go that far.

Tetsutetsu clenched his fist. "That's not manly. No villain should go after kids."

"Katsuma was even willing to let the villain take his quirk."

"Tell me he didn't.." Itsuka said, not wanting to finish what she was going to say. Nobody else wanted to ask. But thankfully Izuku eased their worries.

"Of course not. I wasn't going to let that psycho take his quirk. We were willing to keep everyone on the island safe, no matter what it took."

The twenty students gave a sigh of relief.

"What happened to the villains?" Nirengeki asked.

"There were four in total. The quirk stealer, a woman, the man with the wolf head and another guy we kept prisoner. The last three were taken in. Since me and Kacchan fought the main villain, we don't know what happened to him after we took him out. Neither does the heroes that were there. We assumed that he was long gone and that he died sooner or later after a few hours since he was severely injured and his cells were dying."

"Could you imagine a third villain with that power?" Tetsutetsu asked. Everyone shuddered at the thought of it.