Hello my wonderful readers! Sorry for the delay! Life has been crazy and I have been dealing with some very unexpected life events and it has really delayed my writing. But I promise I will not abandon this story . Anywho, here is the newest chapter! Thank you for your loyalty and patience! Please enjoy and leave good reviews afterwards! :D
Minami yawned and scratched her eyes as she and the rest of her classmates sat through Present Mic's droning English lesson. She groaned to herself, feeling bored and exhausted.
Ughh…I'm so sleepy, I wish I could have slept more… Minami thought to herself as she felt her eyelids closing against her will once more, feeling the side effects of her escapades with Mina from the previous night.
She had temporarily been placed in English class as a default with the rest of her peers until the school could get her into a more appropriate course. All Might had been discussing it with Nedzu, and they were still teetering between Japanese lessons or an extra mathematics session, seeing as math appeared to be her weakest subject. However, for the rest of the week, she would be stuck in English class for now.
Minami thought it was great; for once she could be the knowledgeable one out of all her peers. She smiled to herself as she glanced around the room and saw many of the students' confused faces as they tried to decipher the English on the screen behind Present Mic. After reading the four English sentences, it became clear to her what the answer was.
I don't really like how any of these sentences are written; no one talks like this in Oklahoma! She snickered to herself before letting her tired mind wander to the events from last night after she had her heart to heart with her father.
After explaining to Minami that she was grounded for the next two weeks and that her phone would be confiscated as soon as she came home from school, Toshi's fatherly instincts had kicked in. He had checked the burn on Minami's stomach, having her apply more ointment to the area before asking her if she was hungry. Minami shook her head at the question. Feeling emotionally drained from the trying night, as well as from her bouts of crying, food had been the last thing on her mind. Yagi had looked on with concern when she turned down food, but nonetheless ushered her into bed once he realized how late it was. Fluffing her pillow for her, and then tucking her in, he smiled at her sleepy face as she yawned and rubbed her eyes.
"Papa… is Izuku going to be ok with Aizawa sensei ?" Toshinori had abruptly stopped tucking her in then, surprised at the turn of conversation.
"Of course my girl! What makes you worried about that?" Yagi had forced a smile to his face then, though just that specific topic had been resting on the hero's mind all day, leaving him worried about how he was going to protect Izuku from Aizawa, and now possibly Minami too after her outburst. He had just been hoping Minami would have forgotten about Aizawa targeting his successor.
"Well, he just really seems to pick on Izu, and he's really mean and frowns a lot; I don't like him!" Minami pouted as she looked up at him. Yagi snorted at her explanation. He couldn't blame her, the shadowy hero's sour personality irked him slightly as well, though he tried hard to not let it show.
"I know little one, but it's very important you remain on your best behavior with him. I appreciate you defending young Midoriya, but I am aware of the situation, and I am taking care of it my girl." Yagi held up his hand to show his honesty, "I need you to always listen to Aizawa sensei, so you can do well in school and not attract his attention in a negative light. From now on, let me handle defending young Midoriya."
"But what if Aizawa-sensei decides to expel Izuku, or expel me, or tries to make school harder for us or-"
"I promise you, I will not allow Aizawa-san to target you or young Midoriya," Yagi interrupted Minami with a determined tone to his voice, smoothing back her bangs as she blinked sleepily up at him. "So long as you behave, study hard, and always do your best, I promise you that everything will be alright." Little did she know Yagi had confronted Aizawa after his quirk assessment test had ended, calling him out on his unfriendly behavior and had warned him about targeting the two children. The conversation had an air of professionalism to an outsider viewing the interaction, especially with All Might's easy going personality. But in reality, there had been quite a bit of mental posturing between the two males, neither one willing to back down in their convictions. In the end, Yagi hoped he had been able to persuade Aizawa to leave the children be and simply focus on teaching them.
It's one thing to discipline a child for doing something wrong, but I'll be damned if I let him bully my two kids just because he decided he doesn't like them… Yagi had thought to himself before his inner thoughts were interrupted by a groggy question.
"Wait…how did you know about me defending Izu dad?" Minami's eyebrows furrowed as her half asleep mind made the connection. Toshi had sputtered out the excuse that Aizawa had approached him about the incident, and Minami was none the wiser as she nodded off into dreamland with Toshi standing watch.
"HEY EVERYBODY HEADS UP! LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED" Present Mic's shout shocked her out of day dreaming, causing her to snap back and sit up straight as an arrow, eyes wide. Seeing Present Mic turn his head and look straight at her, Minami felt herself break out into a cold sweat.
"Yaoyorozu! Go ahead!" the musically inclined pro hero announced.
Glancing back behind her, Minami gathered that the black haired girl had raised her hand to answer the question.
"The relative pronoun is in the wrong place in sentence number 4 sensei!"
Minami sat there and rolled her eyes slightly at the know-it-all tone she had as she explained the answer.
"Very good!" Present Mic grinned at the intelligent raven haired girl.
Ugh, I don't like that girl! Anytime I've talked to her she's turned her nose up at me and treated me differently than the rest of the girls. Seems this bullshit goes on everywhere in the world; it doesn't matter if it's Oklahoma or Japan, some girls are just the same no matter where you're from. Minami thought to herself irritated when suddenly a pleasant chiming went over the PA, announcing that their class had ended.
All at once, all the students stood up and started chattering excitedly amongst each other; Present Mic had to shout over the commotion for all the students to hear their homework assignment.
"NOW DON'T FORGET MY FAVORITE LISTENERS TO REVIEW CHAPTER TWO'S TOPICS TONIGHT IN PREPARATION FOR TOMORROW'S CLASS!"
Minami winced at his loud tone, along with the rest of the class, relieved when his announcement finally ended. Standing from her desk, Minami stretched like a cat waking from a long nap, hearing her spine pop in a satisfying manner. Looking behind her, she smiled at the raven haired girl, trying to be polite.
Maybe if I keep being nice to her, she'll decide she likes me… Minami thought hopeful to herself as she spoke.
"Are you going to the cafeteria for lunch Yaoyorozu?"
The tall girl stood up from her desk and gathered her things, staring at Minami with an annoyed look on her pretty face.
"No." the girl stated with a deadpan expression before walking off, abruptly ending the conversation.
Minami scoffed softly at her attitude. She then turned to say bye to the boy who sat next to her, having learned his name was Todoroki, but she found his seat already vacant.
What the hell? Ugh why do I have to sit next to people who hate me?…. Minami thought to herself annoyed before she noticed Mina bounding over to her in their nearly empty classroom now.
Minami smiled, happy to see her friend. She had been absent in their home room class; Minami feared that maybe her mother had grounded her from school or even pulled her from UA. But once their English class began late in the morning, she saw the girl rush in looking a bit disheveled at the last moment, taking her seat just as Present Mic started class.
"Hi Minami chan!" the pink girl stated upbeat. Glancing around she saw only Izuku remained in the room as he began approaching them.
"How did last night go when you got home? Did you get in a lot of trouble?" Mina whispered quietly, remembering how the faculty couldn't find out what happened else there may be more consequences than just having detention with All Might after school.
"Trouble? What trouble?"
Minami turned to regard the green haired boy, hearing concern in his tone of voice.
"Yeah, Mina and I uhh…" Minami quietly trailed off, feeling embarrassed to even explain what had happened.
"We fucked up!" Mina smiled as she took over from where Minami left off in accented English, using a common place phrase that she was sure Izuku would understand.
"Mina! Shhhh! We don't want anyone else to hear!" Minami shushed the bubbly girl.
"What? What happened?!" Izuku demanded worried.
After briefly explaining to Izuku what had happened, the boy stood there stammering.
"Min chan?! Are you crazy?!" Izuku scolded her. Minami hung her head, feeling ashamed.
"I know…" Minami replied softly, looking down at her feet. Suddenly, her head snapped up.
"Please, Izu, don't tell anyone, we already have detention with All Might after school for the rest of the week." Minami begged Izuku, taking one of his hands in hers.
"Yeah, please Midoriya? Please?" Mina asked Izuku, leaning in closely, making Izuku nervous,
"Sure guys, your secret is safe with me. Just don't do that ever again!" Izuku laughed as he patted Minami's shoulder. "No wonder you look so tired Min chan! You were up running around chasing villains last night! Did your dad yell at you much?" Izuku gave Minami a look, and she realized what he was really asking.
Heh, he wants to know if the greatest hero on Earth almost killed me last night after finding out what I did; yeah he definitely almost did. Minami though to herself before responding.
"Yeah, my dad was super mad, he really yelled at me, and he grounded me for 2 weeks." Izuku's eyes widened at her response, having a hard time imaging the normally friendly and easy going hero All Might angry and yelling.
"Oh? Your dad didn't hit you?" Mina asked somewhat surprised.
Midoriya freaked out a bit at that question.
"What?! Hit you?! He didn't hit you did he Minami?!" Izuku's eyes begged Minami to tell him otherwise.
"What?! No! Izuku no my dad would never hit me, or spank me, or anything like that!" Minami laughed at Izuku's relieved expression, glad to know that his favorite hero would never physically harm his daughter.
"My mom spanked me with a ruler last night," Mina replied shrugging. Seeing Minami and Izuku's shocked faces, she quickly reassured them, "Oh don't worry! My mom isn't very strong, so it doesn't hurt much. And anyways, she forgot all about everything that happened last night when she woke up this morning, I think she had too much wine." Mina snickered, remembering her mom's hung over face. "Actually it's why I was so late for school, she was supposed to get me up, but she woke up late too."
Minami snorted at Mina's story, shaking her head at how chaotic her home life was. She felt Izuku's hands nudging her as his stomach loudly grumbled.
"Come on, let's go get some lunch." The three UA students left the classroom then and began making their way down to the school's cafeteria. Mina and Izuku began speaking to each other as all three walked together, and Minami thought back to Mina claiming she had been hit by her mother for her behavior.
She remembered how she had been initially worried that Yagi would want to incorporate some form of corporal punishment for her misbehavior, though Toshi had been quick to put her mind at ease last night, reassuring her firmly that he did not believe in it and would never lay even a finger on her in such a manner. Minami had breathed a sigh of relief then, imagining that a spanking would be extremely painful from the world's number one hero. Though she had felt herself choke up a bit when he had asked her why she had been so worried about it.
She had warily explained to Yagi how she had been relentlessly bullied when she was in school in Oklahoma by a group of girls. Anytime she retaliated to defend herself, her teacher would always call home to her grandfather to let him know of her "inappropriate" behavior. She especially dreaded returning home on those days, for her grandfather was always waiting for her with one of his leather belts, and proceeded to beat her black and blue with it. She always promised herself each time it happened that she wouldn't make a peep; she didn't want to give him the satisfaction. But ashamed, she finished her story to Toshi with how she would always break by the end of her beatings, wailing and begging her grandfather to stop.
Once her story was finished, her father had been horrified to hear of her mistreatment in such detail, as evidenced by the unshed tears glistening in his sunken eyes. He had immediately pulled her into a tight embrace, almost suffocating her to his chest as he shook with either anger or sadness at her past; she wasn't sure which. He hushed her softly, telling her she never had to worry about that happening ever again. Minami had felt guilt weigh heavily upon her for even telling him the story. She knew that deep down her father had known she had been physically abused by her grandfather, but hearing in depth stories of it always seemed to irk the hero and put an emotional strain on him. And so, she usually kept them to herself, for fear of causing her already over worked father more stress that he didn't need.
"What's wrong Min chan? You look tense." Minami startled a bit, and realized that they had arrived at the front of the cafeteria. Peering in, Minami could see the multitude of students sitting and eating, while a large amount of kids were still in line waiting for their food. Standing there, she could see in the distance Todoroki sitting at a table by himself. Looking closer, she spotted Yaoyorozu slide in next to him with her tray.
That bitch…she didn't need to lie to me about eating lunch here. It's not like I wanted to sit with her anyways… Minami thought to herself as her eyes hyper focused on their table. Minami smirked to herself as Todoroki didn't seem very interested in keeping a conversation with the dark haired beauty. Though at that exact moment, his eyes looked up randomly and happened to meet hers from where he was sitting across the room. Minami felt her blue orbs lock onto his own, feeling her face heat up as her heart rate increased.
"Minami?" She could hear Izuku question softly as he waived a hand in front of her face.
"She's like in a trance or something!" Mina giggled.
Minami immediately forced herself to refocus and shook her head, smiling back at Izuku and Mina.
"Sorry! I'm just a bit groggy still from not sleeping much last night. Let's get some food I'm famished!" She grinned at them as they walked in together, inhaling the delicious aromas coming from Lunchrush's kitchen.
Minami sat in her seat humming to herself as she played on her phone, waiting for class to start. Around her, class 1-A chattered amicably.
Suddenly, the door slid open, and it was like imaginary trumpets played, announcing the presence of the world's most wonderful person by how people gasped and whispered excitedly. Though in Minami's opinion, her father was the greatest person in the world.
"I'm coming through the door like a hero!" All Might proudly high stepped into the classroom, smiling his trademark grin as he looked at all the student's smiling faces. His presence lit up the room like the warm rays of the sun; the complete opposite of Aizawa in Minami's opinion.
"This year is going to be totally awesome!" Minami heard Kirishima exclaim.
Next she heard Asui comment on how All Might was wearing his silver age costume.
"I'm getting goosebumps it's so retro!" she heard Ojiro shout out, his tail wagging with excitement, and she couldn't wipe the smile off her face then.
The charged atmosphere was catching up to Minami, and she couldn't help but laugh as she looked at her father standing proudly at the front of the room with his hands on his hips decked out in his full costume with his cape trailing behind him, looking as majestic as a hero possibly could.
My dad's so cool! Minami thought to herself happily as All Might began to speak.
"Welcome to Hero Basic Training! The class that'll put you through all sorts of special training to mold you zygotes into heroes!" The number one hero grinned.
"No time to dally now! Today's activity is battle training! And for that, you need these!" The large jolly hero pulled out a remote and pressed the big red button. Soon the walls on the left side of the room began to open and holding pods with their costumes could be seen.
"Costumes!" multiple people shouted with excitement, jumping up out of their chairs.
"After you change, come out in ranking order to ground beta! Remember, looking good is very important ladies and gentlemen!" All Might winked as he made his way out of the classroom and towards the training ground, his cape billowing behind him.
The class was in a tizzy then, everyone jumped up at once and clambered towards where their costumes were held, eager to see what they would look like for the first time.
Minami squeezed her way through and finally found her locker that held her costume. Still in it's wrapping, she clutched it close to her chest as she followed the rest of the 1-A girls into the hallway towards the locker room. Behind her she could see Mineta drooling as he stared after she and the rest of the girls as they entered the locker room. She groaned in disgust at his face, then laughed as she heard Iida pulling Mineta back, yelling at him to pull himself together as he dragged him into the boy's locker room door just next door to their own changing room.
Rounding the corner, she saw rows of lockers in a pristine room. Minami startled a bit as she came face to face with some of her class mates who were already half way unclothed.
I keep forgetting, people in Japan are way less up tight about changing in front of their own gender than in America. Minami swallowed the pit in her throat as she could feel butterflies in her stomach. She hated changing in front of others; having been teased by other girls in the past for her boyish frame. Stopping at a locker, she set her costume down and began unwrapping it. Holding it up in front of her she admired its light blue and white coloration.
Quickly, she faced the lockers and began to undress as fast as possible, her face flushing and her heart racing at the thought of another girl judging her physique. Before when she was in school, Minami had always gone to a bathroom stall to change, but now that wasn't an option. She looked over to her left and saw Yaoyorozu giving her a sour look as she dressed in her racy costume. Looking at the other girl inconspicuously as she dressed and noticing her voluptuous frame, Minami felt an envious feeling burn her as she stared down at her small chest and hips while she slipped her costume on.
Hearing the other girls slamming their locker doors closed and walking into the entrance tunnel to take them to the battle ground, she could hear Mina shout out to her as she exited the locker room that she'd be waiting for her in the tunnel.
Glancing around, Minami saw she was finally alone, and tentatively turned the corner to look at herself in the mirror. Pinching her eyes shut as she approached the mirror, she slowly opened them, nervous that she might not like what she saw.
However, she was pleasantly surprised with the reflection that met her. The light blue swirls on the costume matched her eyes. Coupled with tall white boots that came up mid calf, the costume was perfect in her opinion. In addition, the fabric was specially reinforced to withstand her energy blasts and power ups so it would not tear easily. She grinned as she looked at herself in the mirror, running her hands over the smooth material. It fit her like a glove, and she liked it.
I look good! Minami thought with pride surging through her as she flexed her biceps in mimicry of her father, feeling like a real hero for the first time.
Taking one last look at herself in the mirror, she remembered vaguely back to when she and her father had sat down to sketch her costume before submitting it for approval over a hot cup of tea. She had giggled at her father attempting to draw, his stick figures etching a smile on her face. She had been worried the costume wouldn't turn out right, but his reassurances had been absolutely correct.
Turning and jogging towards the exit to the tunnel, she pulled her longish yellow hair back into a ponytail and opened the door to see Mina and Ochako standing there.
Smiling in glee, each girl grabbed one of Minami's arms and looped their arms together, walking together towards the end of the tunnel. Minami laughed at the unexpected contact, not feeling uncomfortable in the slightest at the affection shown by the two kind girls.
Leaving the tunnel, Minami squinted into the sunlight as she walked out and fell into the middle of the 1-A students that had gathered there. In front of them she saw All Might standing there smiling at the students in their array of colorful costumes. Her eyes locked onto the eyes of her father, and he sent a wink her way with a big thumbs up.
Looking around, Minami noticed she didn't see Izuku.
Hmmm, I wonder where he is..She thought to herself before Mina turned to speak to her,
"Cute costume Minami chan! The blues go well with your eyes and complexion! The blue on each of our costumes match!" she grinned as she fluffed the fuzzy boa around her neck.
"Thanks!" Minami smiled, glad that others liked her costume as well. "I really like yours too! I don't think a color exists that wouldn't look good on you!" Mina grinned widely at the compliment.
Hearing huffing and puffing, Minami turned to look behind where the noise was coming from and saw Izuku running out into the open to join the group. Minami's face puffed up as she tried to keep her giggling to herself as she got a good look at his costume. The bunny ears coming from the top of Izuku's head, along with the huge stitched in grin across his facemask were a bit much. Minami quickly turned to face All Might so Izuku wouldn't see her face about to burst into laughter.
I love Izu, I don't want him to think I'm making fun of him, but my God that costume! It's really ridiculous looking! At least the shade of green is pretty…
"We're all here then? Good! It's time for battle training!" All Might spoke with confidence to the group of children, grabbing their attention once more. A small cheer rose from the students at his announcement.
Iida raised his hand. "Sensei! This appears to be the same field used in the entrance exam. Will we be performing cityscape maneuvers?!" Minami looked captivated as Iida's costume as he spoke, it reminding her of a badass looking gundam.
All Might laughed hardily at Tenya's attempt to jump ahead before answering, "Nope! You'll be moving on to step two! Indoor anti-personnel battle training!"
Hushed murmurs started through the group of 1-A students around Minami at All Might's response, most trying to figure out what he meant by that.
"While villain battles are most commonly seen outdoors, statistically, the most heinous villains are more likely to appear indoors. This is because the cleverest villains stay inside due to confinement, house arrest, and black market deals…" All Might explained briefly as he cleared his throat.
"Man, wouldn't that be cool if we could take villains down in a shopping mall?! We could save the day AND get cute new outfits!" Mina excitedly whispered to Minami. Minami sputtered a laugh at Mina's comment.
Both girls' giggling attracted the attention of the number one hero explaining the task at hand. He grinned at the two girls hitting it off."
"Ladies… pay attention now," All Might softly reminded them, winking at the two smiling girls. Minami looked up and bowed briefly uttering an apology as she elbowed Mina in the ribs, signaling her to pay attention as well.
"Now!" All Might raised his clenched fist as be began to explain what tasks the class would be performing that day, "Practical experience teaches you the basics! And so, you'll all take part in a face off in two-on-two indoor battles! You'll be split into villain and hero teams!"
The class then fell into a frenzy of questions, their minds already processing what All Might briefly explained before the large hero could further clarify.
"One at a time! My quirk isn't super hearing!" the number one hero shouted out, trying to calm down the anxious bunch of children.
"Listen up! Here's the deal. The villains will be hiding a nuclear weapon in the hideout. And the heroes have to go in and take care of it! The heroes have a limited amount of time to either capture the villains or secure the weapon. The villains must either capture the heroes or protect the weapon until time is up." All Might explained to the children, who absorbed his words like a sponge.
Minami grinned as excitement thrummed through her, her palms twitching at the thought of sending off some energy blasts. Behind her, she could hear Izuku speak up, spreading his never-ending wisdom of heroics.
"Makes sense! Because pros often have to team up with heroes from other agencies on the spot during emergencies…" Izuku's voice came out clearly, despite being slightly muffled by his bunny looking hood.
"And now my young wards, your battle partners will be decided by drawing lots!" All Might held forth a box full of letters which would symbolize randomized partners. Passing the box along, each student reached in to pull out a slip of paper.
Minami tentatively opened her slip to reveal the letter "D" printed on it. Glancing over at Mina who still stood next to her, she peered over to see what her paper showed, hoping she would be her randomly assigned partner.
"Awwww, you're D? I got E, looks like we won't be partnered up…" the pink girl pouted a bit before wandering off to find out who her partner was.
Looking back, Minami strolled over to Izuku and Ochako, looking to see if either had pulled letter D as well.
"No, sorry, Deku and I are teamed up! We both got letters A!" Ochako smiled pleasantly at Minami. Minami glanced over at Deku and saw the boy with a tomato face and a stuttering expression.
Looks like it's time to face your crush Izu! Minami giggled to herself, before hearing a brash voice shout out, irritation clear in its holder's voice.
"Alright! Which one of you losers got letter D?! I'm tired of searching! You better be ready, I'm not going to be held back by any of you!"
Minami's heart stopped at that announcement, recognizing that voice immediately.
NO NO NO! she spun on her heels to face the direction the voice came from, praying that she misheard, that it was ANYONE else but him.
Turning about, she came almost nose to nose with the volatile boy known as Bakugo, his expression seeming just as shocked to discover who he was partnered up with. Glancing down at the slip of paper in his hand, Minami groaned at the letter she saw: D.
You have got to be fucking kidding me?! Why him?! Why God?! Minami gritted her teeth as she clenched her own piece of paper in her shaking fist. Seeing how displeased she was Bakugo smirked at her, rolling his eyes.
"Heh, alright Gaijin, looks like we're gonna be a team. You should be grateful to be teamed up with someone like me."
"Don't call me that! I'm not a Gaijin, I'm a Japanese citizen just like you!" Minami seethed back at him, getting in his face, forcing Bakugo to take a step back. The blonde boy sneered at her for making such an aggressive move. Some of the children "ooohhed" at the small confrontation acting out in front of them, others snickered.
Her father, oblivious to the tension, pulled out two plastic balls from one box labeled heroes, and the other villains.
"Moving on, first up are…" All Might turned to look at the letters on the balls.
"The heroes team will be A! And the villains team will be D!"
Silence spread across the group of children as all of them digested what this meant, most of them already strategizing to themselves for their own turns. Behind her, she could hear giggling and students placing wagers on who was likely to be the victor. Minami felt her eyeball twitch in irritation.
Looking over at Izuku and Ochako, she could see shock grace their faces as they realized what that meant. Having only been together for one day, it was no secret to the class how aggressive and unstable Bakugo was.
I'm going to be up against Izuku and Ochako? And I'm partnered with the world's worst teammate! Minami internally panicked at the scenario. Glancing over, she could see Bakugo's face had morphed into a more malevolent expression, like that of a cat who just ate a canary, likely with the thoughts that he'd be able to attack Izuku freely.
God dammit… Minami sighed as she braced herself for what was to come.
Alright guys! I apologize! I was going to write the battle training into this chapter originally too, but with how crazy life has been I wanted to put this new chapter out versus making you guys wait another several weeks. I also like to turn out high quality chapters, so I'd rather take a bit longer to give you guys a better story
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