"That's all for now," Maijima said, ending the morning meeting the next day. There were a few minutes before first period started so the students were talking amongst themselves. The teacher caught Izuku's eye and beckoned him to the front. The boy approached him and the redhead handed back the student's notebook. "Here. Returned as promised. Those notes are quite impressive. How long have you been pursuing this hobby?"

"Thanks, Maijima-sensei," Izuku said, a bit surprised he did get his notebook back. Maybe UA really will be different, he thought with a smile. "I've basically been working on them since I could write. Though the first few were very simple to start. But I have gone back and added to them over the years as I observed new things."

"Analysis is a very useful skill to have," the teacher commented. "I'd like to help you work on improving it to help with your work here. Since you mentioned in your interview that one of your goals here is to make Quirk Replicating Support Items, being able to analyze how Quirks work will help with that."

The greenet beamed. "Yes, please! That would be very helpful, sensei. I had already planned on analyzing the class's Quirks and anyone else I notice here. Did you have anything specific in mind?"

He's quite the go-getter, Maijima thought, chuckling at the student's enthusiasm. Very eager about pursuing knowledge.

"Nothing long term as of yet. But the Hero Course first years will be holding combat training in the afternoon today and tomorrow. I'd like you to attend and analyze their Quirks from the observation room. Both homeroom teachers for 1-A and 1-B have already approved your attendance. Would you like to do that?"

"YES!" Izuku blurted out. He couldn't help it. He was too excited! "Oh my god, that would be amazing! I'll be able to see their Quirks in action. It'll be interesting to see who is teamed up with who. And to see which Quirks work well together and those that don't. Not to mention…"

"Midoriya," Maijima called out, break the boy out of his rambling. The student blushed while the teacher merely chuckled. "I get that you're excited but save it for the training, alright? After lunch, meet up with Class 1-A in front of Ground Beta. You will do the same for 1-B tomorrow. Make sure you have your notebook and anything else you need. Oh, and Midoriya?"

"Yes, sensei?"

"All Might will be teaching the class. Try not to fanboy too much," the Hero teased.

Izuku awkwardly chuckled as he scratched his head. "I-I'll try," he replied, turning to go back to his seat. He still wasn't sure how to feel about All Might after their first meeting. It had been almost a year since then and he wondered if the man would even remember him. Everyone always describes him as being kind of plain looking.

Ugh…it's going to be so awkward.

The excitement of getting to study the Quirks of the Hero Course was slightly dulled by the fact that he would have to meet with All Might again. And it showed on his face. Mei noticed his mood as he sat down at his desk.

"Izuku, are you alright?" the pinkette asked, turning to her friend with concern.

"Wha? Oh yeah, I'm fine," Izuku said, shaking himself to stop being lost in thought. "Actually, I have something to tell you. Maijima-sensei wants me to go observe the Hero Course in their combat training after lunch today and tomorrow."

"During our first UA studio time?!" Mei blurted out exasperated, flailing her arms. "What about starting to work on making our babies?"

The two received some odd looks at the statement. Izuku blushed and reprimanded, "Mei-chan! How many times do I have to tell you that context is important? She calls her inventions 'babies'!" The last part he called out to the class in explanation. The other students shrugged, already writing off the pair as weird and went with it.

Turning back to his friend, Izuku said, "I know we were looking forward to spending the first studio time together, but we'll have three years of opportunities. But this, observing the Hero Course, I could get more information on their Quirks to help with our Quirk Replication project. I don't know if they will ever ask me to do this again. I can't pass that up. Please." His green eyes pleaded for her to understand.

Mei stared at him as she thought it over. Finally, she sighed and her body relaxed in acceptance. "Alright, you have a point about the benefits. I'll make sure to find the best spots in the studio and save you a seat."

"Thanks, Mei-chan," Izuku said, smiling at his friend. "I'll be starting with 1-A right after lunch. Oh crap! Katsuki is in 1-A! I can't let him see me until the Sports Festival. He'll ruin my plans before I can even set them into motion. What am I gonna do?!" The greenet started to freak out. He couldn't let his Quirk status be revealed so soon.

Izuku was broken out of his panic as a black beanie was forced onto his head. He looked up to find Mei shoving a pair of goggles at him. "Here," she said, as he took them. "I figured we may run into explody boy in the halls or something eventually. So, I prepared some things as a make shift disguise. It's not much and these are one of my beta goggles to the ones I'm wearing. But it should do for now to hide from him."

Tears welled up in his eyes at his friend's thoughtfulness and couldn't help but pull her into a hug.

"Mei-chan, you are the best!"

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The rest of the morning passed by quickly since most of the classes were basically introductions and going through the syllabus for each subject. Mei had to constantly flick the fanboy's arm whenever another Hero entered as their teacher. Present Mic, or Yamada Hizashi, shared his excitement when the Voice Hero learned of Izuku's proficiency in English since he talked with his dad, who worked in the US, once a week. Midoriya Hisashi had insisted on teaching his son English starting from a young age since it was an important skill in the business world.

Once the lunch bell rang, the two Support students met up with their General Studies friend and headed for the cafeteria. They managed to quickly get in line for their food and found an empty table. As they started to eat, their Hero Course friends approached the table.

"Hi, Mido," Uraraka called out, food tray in hand with Kirishima not far behind. "Mind if we join you again?"

"Oh hey, guys! By all means!" the greenet replied, trying to organize his papers on the table to make room. He was checking through his school things to make sure he had everything for the combat training.

"Wow, Mido," the brunette commented as she sat down. "That's a lot of notes."

"Did you get homework already or something?" Kirishima asked. "It's only the second day, man!"

"Wha? Oh no, these are my personal notes for my hobby," Izuku said, still gathering his things. "I like to analyze Quirks."

"He's going to be joining you guys for your next class," Mei explained. "He's checking to see if he has everything so he can take notes on your Quirks. Then we can make so many cute babies!"

"B-babies?" Kirishima sputtered, cheeks as red as his hair.

"Context, Mei-chan." The greenet facepalmed at her lack of tact. "She means her inventions."

"He's going to observe you and then use what he learns to make the best babies to help you guys. Isn't that right, Hero-kun?" the pinkette continued with no shame at all.

"Hiro-kun?" Uraraka inquired, tilting her head.

"I thought your first name was Izuku," Kirishima commented.

"Oh, no, it is," Izuku explained, giving a shy smile. "That's just Mei-chan's nickname for me."

"You know," the brunette said, a hand on her chin. "I kind of like it. It's like you're a Hero without being in the Hero Course!"

"…yet," Izuku muttered to himself quietly before addressing Uraraka again. "Well, if you like it, and if Mei-chan doesn't mind…" He paused to look at the pinkette who gave a nod. "…then you can call me that. Probably a good thing, too."

"Oh? Why's that?" Uraraka tilted her head in confusion. Kirishima simply raised a questioning eyebrow as he was between bites.

"You know how I asked you to not mention my name around a certain explosive blonde?" The brunette and redhead nodded at him. "Well, maybe this can be like a code name."

"Ooo, like secret spy stuff," Uraraka giggled. "Well, then Hiro-kun it is!"

"Just in time too since you'll be in the same room as him next period," Mei pointed out.

"It's going to be like you're on a secret mission," Kirishima added with a sharp toothy grin. "Incognito. So manly!"

They continued to talk and eat after that. As lunch ended, the group took a moment to exchange phone numbers. Izuku also showed the two Hero students the beanie and goggles he would be wearing. He asked them to address him by the code name during the exercise so as not to set the explosive teen off. Even with the short amount of time the 1-A students had spent with the blonde, they understood why Izuku wanted to remain anonymous to the other boy.

When the bell rang, they cleaned up their trays and left the cafeteria as a group. The greenet briefly parted from the Hero students to go prepare for the coming training. He had a disguise to put on after all.

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