Drago: "Well, Kool's been pretty busy lately so it looks like I'm doing the opening myself this time. Not to say I wrote out this whole chapter myself, he did a sizeable chunk of it too. The timing's just been weird so it's taken a while to get this up. But we're getting back on track now!"

Sean: "Sounds like a good plan to me."

Drago: "What the?! How'd you get in here?!"

Sean: "You left the door unlocked."

Drago: "...There was a door there? Well, whatever. Just don't sneak up on me again."

Sean: "Cross my heart. In the meantime, I'll go ahead and do the disclaimer to make up for it. Drago3511 and koolken256 do not own My Hero Academia or any of the existing content that relates to it, all rights to that go to Kohei Horikoshi. They do however own myself and Deion, and any other characters, Quirks, and anything else that they created."

Drago: "Thanks for that. Now as always... Go Beyond! PLUS ULTRA!"

It's been a couple of days since the Heroes vs Villains training of Class 1-A, and many of the students still couldn't put what happened out of their minds and move on like nothing happened. The aggression that their fellow classmate showed, his family ties, all of it was a lot to process and it hit hard for some of them. However, they still went through the motions of going to school and making it through the day between regular classes and hero studies. This was the case as well for Sean Sky, who witnessed Deion's outbursts firsthand in every sense. The only thing that was different was that he noticed Deion was avoiding him, so they haven't been having their study sessions to work on his Japanese.

The first day after was painfully obvious like he was going out of his way to not even make eye contact with him, let alone be near him at lunch or even in the halls or after school. But the opposite could be said to just about everyone else in their class as well, they seem to have been going out of their way to avoid Deion just as much. With the exception of Bakugo, who really couldn't care less. As well as Izuku and Momo, who looked at him with worry from time to time and even tried to confront him, though he usually disappeared during lunch and immediately after school.

"Hey, Sky-kun. How's your back feeling? After... you know." Sean heard the usually cheerful voice of Uraraka next to him as they walked up the street together towards UA. As it turns out, they lived the closest together out of all his new friends. So she's been helping him with his extra self-lessons in place of Deion the past couple days. Though when he thought about it, the first time they hung out he asked if she wanted to come over, but she got flustered because she was overthinking meeting his parents... in the sense that they're amazing heroes and she was a big fan of their work. So he got the picture and went over to her place instead. Even though when she asked the first time about his parents she seemed very excited about it.

"It's doing better now, thanks. Recovery Girl fixed most of it, though it's still a bit tender." He rubbed the back where Deion got the last hit in during the training session, where a light bruise had formed ever after Recovery Girl's healing.

"I know it was training and all, but I still can't believe that Deion-kun took it so hard... It was kind of scary, he didn't seem like the type who would snap like that." She said, looking down at the ground a bit sorrowful. She had gotten close with the two American boys, as she had with Tenya and Izuku. So seeing one of her new friends pull a complete 180 on his personality frightened her a bit.

"We all have stuff that we don't like to talk about, some things just run deeper and touch more nerves than others." Sean said, bringing his arms together crossed in front of his chest. "I'm just as guilty for what happened as he is."

"But still, he didn't have to go so far!" She snapped her head back up and looked at him, with her hands clenched. He couldn't exactly deny that. Even he didn't think Deion would try to possibly break some bones.

"Oi, Uraraka! Sky-kun!" Another feminine voice called out to them from behind. They both turned around to see Mina running down the street to catch up to them. Once she did, she came to a full stop by jumping and hooking her arms around both of their necks with one of her giant trademark grins. landing between them.

"Ah, Mina-chan! Good morning!" Uraraka called out in surprise. Sean simply chuckled and grinned back.

"Yo, you're in a good mood today. Don't tell me you loaded up on sugar for breakfast." He remarked. His comment was met by a pouting face on Mina's behalf.

"Did not! I just slept like a log last night so I had plenty of energy to burn is all." She playfully huffed and took her arms off of them, before she walked forward a bit and then turned around, sticking her tongue out and getting a laugh out of the other two UA students.

"Maybe some of that energy can go towards paying attention in class today." The brunette zero-g girl chided. The three of them continued to laugh and poke at each other as they walked to school. Eventually meeting up with Izuku and Tenya by the gate and going to class as a whole group. With the way things were going, it felt like it was going to be a good day, Sean could feel it in his gut.

Classes followed suit, as usual, the more routine academic classes were filled with studies. Though today was a group study in their English class and almost everybody who was behind in that subject flocked to Sean or Momo for help. Momo, being one of the people with the best grades in their whole class, was delighted to help anyone who sought out her help. Sean was just as happy since English was one of the few regular classes he excelled at, being a native speaker. They decided to split everyone who huddled around them into smaller groups since being crowded wasn't helping either of them. Kaminari, Hanta, and Jirou went with Momo, and Kirishima, Mina, and Hagakure went with Sean. Uraraka paired up with Tenya and Izuku, though their groups were close by so if they struggled they were willing to ask for help.

"Ah man, why does English have to be so hard?! When am I ever gonna use it?" Kirishima complained, scratching his head furiously.

"Now you know how I feel having to work on my Japanese constantly." Sean poked at him, earning a sigh from the redhead.

"You've got it rougher then, I guess. We only need to do this for one class, you're doing it constantly just to keep up." Kirishima put his hand on the element user's shoulder. "You have my sympathy."

"Don't think that means I'm gonna do all the work for you." He was met with tears and muffled complaints, courtesy of Kirishima burying his face in his desk. "You also messed up there. The phrase is supposed to be 'Terry asked his neighbor for a cup of sugar'. Not 'Terry asked his neighbor for a car of sugar'."

"Dammit, I knew that seemed off!"

Meanwhile, Momo, while she was helping her group, couldn't help but notice that Deion was all by himself. Flipping through his textbook and writing the answers down in his notebook in a simple manner while keeping his head down. She felt bad for him, everyone was treating him like a completely different person, like an outsider. She knew what she had to do and steeled her resolve.

"Yaoyorozu, how does this look?" Denki asked the class rep. Momo looked over at the answer he wrote down and smiled a bit.

"That's correct, Kaminari. You're picking it up faster than the last one."

Time went by as the study sessions went on, eventually class ending and moving on to the athletics portion of the day with All Might, which was a hero obstacle course. Toned down from the Heroes vs Villains set, everyone was to go through the course one at a time, avoiding traps and attacking villain dummies while leaving the civilians alone. It was a test of speed as well as a test of reflexes and being aware of one's surroundings. The students would be graded on their time and overall progress.

Bakugo, for example, went through the course with a fairly quick time... however he just blew away almost everything in his path, civilians included and was marked down severely for it.

After needing to replace everything, the rest of the students went through the course with little to no problems. The top 5 scores went in this order:

1. Tenya Iida (best time and left only one villain intact, no civilian casualties.)

2. Shoto Todoroki: (no villains left untouched, but the use of his quirk stalled his progress slightly before moving through. Mere seconds behind Iida.)

3. Sean Sky: (took some time to adjust to certain traps and situations, making use of wind, water, and even stone.)

4. Tsuyu Asui: (quick movements due to her physical quirk, proceeded with above average speed through combined hopping and the use of her tongue.)

5. Mashirao Ojiro: (precise use of his tail and martial arts prowess, though he proceeded with slightly above average speed.)

By the end of the course run, it was time for everyone to change out of their hero costumes and head back to the main school building for lunch.

It felt like he painted a target on his back. Bakugo was different from him; He didn't care what the others thought of him. Deion, on the other hand, didn't want his classmates to think ill of him, but at this moment the rest of the class looked like he was just another Bakugo. He understood why with what he did to Sean and how he acted the other day, but it didn't help he was related to the fallen hero and how he declared that what happened to his brother was a lie. He was alone now, none of his new friends wanted to be near him. He thought he overcame this, but… it turns out.

"Hey… you ok?" He heard a voice say behind him. He chose to sit on the roof for lunch for, a place his father told him about. Deion turned his head, noticing Yayarozu standing there, her own lunch, a rather large one too.

"Yeah… I'm fine." He said to her as she gave him a weak smile, a bit unsure of herself. She seemed to take a moment to collect herself before sitting next to him.

"I noticed you been sneaking off during lunch, didn't think you would come here." She said before starting to unbox the food, enough for two.

"I also noticed you don't bring food up here, so…" She said. Past few days she's known him, she came to respect him as a person. When his actions during their heroes' vs villains were displayed to her, as well as his reason for being a hero was revealed, it made her feel… pity at first, but then more than that. Momo was completely against how the others seemed to be treating him. She was snapped from her thoughts as he took the other box.

"Thanks," Deion told her before he said a small prayer and began to eat. It was quiet between them for a few moments.

"You're not a monster." She said as she looked at him.

"A nerve was struck. You reacted like anyone else in your situation." She tried to be understanding, but, she doesn't know if she was the right person to talk to him about it.

"Sean was right, I wasn't behaving as a hero should. It just shows I have a long way to go." Deion said thinking about what he did to his friend.

"I'm sure I burned all the bridges I made already."

"So, just rebuild them, they were new, and you shouldn't give up on them." Momo seemed to be worried he might distance himself from the rest of the class… the thought of that just didn't sit well with her. Deion took a few more bites of food as he mulled over what she was saying. She was right as well, it's just one bump in the road, but he shouldn't give up on them, nor should give up on being a hero, not that he was planning on doing that second part. "It also looked like it affected your run in the obstacle course today. You easily could have made it into the top five times, but you held back. I'm sure it's because you still had this weighing on your mind."

"My brother told me once that I should always treat everyone with the same kindness you would give to someone you care for." He said. Momo nodded, it was something the Hero of the Shadows would say as well, remembering him from when she was younger.

"He was a good man it seems if he had such a friendly younger brother. I half expected you to tell me to go away." She said as he smiled a bit at her.

"I need to start somewhere regaining everyone's trust." He said, but there was one person he was worried about. Sean, the person he directed his pent-up rage at. But talking to Momo, it helped him take that step he needed.

"So, do you eat up here every day? If so I wouldn't mind joining you… it gets me away from Mineta for a moment." She said with a sweat drop expression. Deion chuckled a bit knowing the strange dynamic between them.

"He is a pervert." Deion pointed out as Momo sighed strongly.

"The understatement of the century." She said as they shared a laugh about that together.

"I was hoping this becomes sort of a hangout spot for us." He said as she smiled.

"I say give it a bit of time, we're still getting to know each other." She told him, which once more, she was right, they still have a lot to work towards together.

"Another day of training, another appetite worked up." Sean sat at a table with Izuku, Tenya, Uraraka, Mina, and Tsuyu. As his parents were pro-heroes, he always ended up getting a lunch at the cafeteria like most of his other classmates. And not to say that's a bad thing, the lunches from UA were quite delicious. Sometimes he just appreciates a homecooked meal.

"Yeah, that obstacle course was a great idea on All Might's part. I think it gave us a good grasp on different types of situations we'll be put through in the future." Izuku stated before taking in a mouthful of rice. Tenya nodded and adjusted his glasses.

"I agree, speed and situational awareness are key factors in being a hero. There will be times where observation and timing are what can decide the outcome."

"But wow, Iida-kun you got the best time out of the whole class! Not to say I'm surprised or anything with your Engine, but even needing to take the time to target the villain dummies you hardly stopped for more than a second each time and avoided those traps so easily!" Uraraka used her chopsticks to mimic Tenya's movements and used her tray of food for scale to show what she meant, albeit a bit crudely, but still making her point. "Even Tsuyu-chan and Sky-kun did really well!"

"I'm surprised though, I wonder why Deion-chan was so sluggish today." Tsuyu said what was on everyone's minds, with her trademark finger press against her face.

"Yeah... Deion-san's quirk is similar to mine, though he has a lot better control of it. He could have easily used that stockpile power of his to rush through and even beat Ojiro-san's time, if not yours Tsu-san. or even Sky-san's time." Izuku looked down at his bowl of food in thought.

"Maybe he's scared that everyone thinks he's some kind of angry monster now or some kind of second Bakugo." Sean said, causing everyone to look at him. "We've only known him for a short time, but it's obvious from the way he's been dodging everyone that he's got something like that weighing on his mind." Slowly picking up his chopsticks and slurping on his soba noodles, he swallowed and looked out one of the large windows. "I know I'd be thinking along those lines if I was in his shoes. Almost everyone else has been dodging him too. Not to say they do the same to Bakugo because well... he's Bakugo. He's angry all the time anyway and doesn't care. But now that everyone saw him snap, I wouldn't be surprised because he clearly DOES care."

With his words weighing on everyone's minds, their lunch continued in silence.

The rest of the day went on uneventfully. Deion came back to class walking with Momo, which caught some of their classmates by surprise. Especially since they were talking and even laughing a bit. It made a lot of them feel guilty for how they've been treating him lately, and made them think about what they've been doing.

Even Sean noticed this out of the corner of his eye as he was walking back to class, and he gave a bit of a small smile that graced the corners of his lips. And eventually, the bell rang one last time for the day, the students making their way out of the halls and outside to head home. Deion and Momo walked out last side by side.

"So I'll see you later?" Deion asked Yayarozu as they both stepped out of the main building.

"Sure, we can study for our-." She started as she noticed his expression turned a bit distance, he spotted Sean and the others off in the distance. She can see the look of fear on his face, one of regret as well.

"You should make amends if you feel bad about everything still." She suggested.

"It's the only we all can move forward." Deion then waved her off.

"I'll see you tomorrow." He said. As Momo walked off toward her home, Deion walked the same direction as Sean did, since they lived in the same area. It wasn't as long as the others in their group split off.

"You know, it's a bit creepy how you're just following me right now." Sean finally said before stopping.

"You look like you have something to say." He added. Deion looked him in the eyes, not fazed by the fact he knew he was there.

"After what I did…." Deion started before he threw his head down in a bow. "Forgive me, I'll accept whatever punishment. The way I behaved, I wasn't acting like a hero… it's just-."

"Alright, you can cut it out. You had a painful nerve pretty much struck by a Detroit Smash the other day. No need to sulk over what you did to me… Well besides that last punch, I'm still sore there." Sean was nonchalant about it as he looked at his friend.

"It's water under the bridge now. Now are you going to help me with my Japanese or not?" He asked him. Deion looked up at surprise, but figured out Sean was past it and has not only forgiven him, but also… he seems to be wanting to be back on good terms.

"You're a strange person, Sean Sky," Deion said as he stopped his bow and looked up, his grin returned to his face.

"Maybe, but not as strange as her." Sean said, which caused Deion to look at him in confusion. "You can stop hiding, Uraraka." This made Deion look around almost frantically, but then he saw her walk out from ducking behind a mailbox nervously rubbing the back of her head.

"Were... WERE YOU LISTENING THE WHOLE TIME?!" Deion screamed after he put two and two together. Uraraka looked off to the side and kept rubbing her head.

"Well... kinda, but I noticed you were following Sky-kun and well I figured something was gonna happen so I ducked and waited for it to be over."

"Did you forget that she lives near us or something, have you been so depressed that your brain cells stopped working?" Sean deadpanned, which made Deion go from surprised to just pissed.

"What did you say?!"

As the two of them argued back and forth, Uraraka couldn't help but laugh at the sight, catching the attention of both boys and cause them to look at her, then back at each other and laugh along with her. She then put her hands on their backs and the three of them started walking together.

"So we're back on for studying?" Deion asked with a smirk.

"Only if you don't mind Uraraka joining us. She kinda replaced you the last couple days, no offense." Sean replied with an even cheekier smirk.

"Oh, so I'm so easily replaceable, huh?"

"I just offered since we were talking about it on the way back from school the other day is all! I don't want to be a bother if you don't want me around." She said a bit frantically, waving her hands in front of her. Deion shook his head with a soft chuckle.

"Nah, you're fine. I guess three heads are better than two anyway."

"Only this time we're going to my place. You were so giddy to meet my famous hero parents on the first day of school, I won't take no for an answer." Sean chimed in, making Uraraka's eyes widen a bit. and the two boys nodded before getting behind her and pushing her by the shoulders.

"I'M NOT MENTALLY PREPARED FOR THIS!"

Drago: "AAAAAAAND CUT! Phew, chapter 3 is all done. Sorry that it took a bit over a year, but the timing's been a bit crazy since this is co-written and we kinda write our own parts before putting it all together. We try to get it put together within the span of a few months since Kool's busy with school. Hey, rhyme."

Sean: "This was just a nice little filler chapter to pad things out before getting into the USJ stuff. And also to work on the temporarily fragmented relationship between Deion and his peers."

Drago: "I'd like to think it served its purpose nicely. Hopefully, chapter 4 can get pumped out before Thanksgiving or Christmas, but we'll see where things lie down the road. I'm also getting a new computer very soon because my current one of three years now is slowly on its way out the door. Can't write if I don't have a computer to publish with, you know?"

Sean: "Just another reason for you to delay everything you work on."

Drago: "IT'S NOT INTENTIONAL, DAMMIT!"

Sean: "Anywho, we hope it was worth the wait. And we hope to see you all next time. Until then, ja ne!"

Drago: "STOP IGNORING ME, AND DON'T STEAL MY LINES!"