This chapter is super intense! Our boys just get stronger and stronger! Enjoy~

Blood splattered all over Ace, getting in his eyes and mouth. Guts and blood littered the room, soaking into the stone, seeming to melt it like lava. It came closer to Ace before it stopped. Ace was back in a corner, and soon the blood started to shrink back into one spot, attaching back to the lower half of Chisaki's body.

It was sucked inside as he reformed and pulled himself up like there was a string attached to his chest. His face was mangled, only his eyes visible. Everything else was bloody. Then he grabbed Ace's arm and he was sucked into Ace's body.

"I'll never leave you, murderer," Chisaki's haunting voice said.

Ace woke up screaming bloody murder, and Luffy was trying to calm him down. "Ace, Ace! Wake up, you're okay, you're with me, with Luffy," he said, rocking Ace back and forth as he sobbed, gripping his arm with the burn mark.

Luffy asked if he wanted to talk about it. Ace shook his head. They felt people coming out of their rooms on that floor and heading over. There were soft knocks on the door, and Luffy opened it to concerned and sleeping classmates. "Are you okay?" Sato as asked in deep concern.

The younger twin said that Ace had a nightmare and that they were fine. Ace said, "I'm sorry for waking everybody up," in an ashamed voice. They waved it off, saying they understood and didn't blame him. The twins thanked them and closed the door. They felt everyone return to their rooms.

"Why don't we go outside? For some fresh air?" Luffy suggested. Ace nodded, and the two of them went down the elevator, and out to the front porch. Surely being here would be fine, even if it was after hours. They sat on the steps and breathed in the cool, fresh air. They could have just opened the window, but this was better.

Luffy hugged Ace from the side. "We're okay," Luffy said quietly. "I'm sorry you had such a terrible nightmare, no matter what it was." Ace nodded and sniffled, saying it was terrible. He looked at his covered arm, covering that terrible reminder.

He said, "I understand that it was an accident, but he was still a person, no matter how horrible. He shouldn't have gotten the easy way out, he should have been in prison for forever." Luffy nodded. It wasn't fair, for him or Ace. But in different ways. Ace shouldn't have to suffer but Chisaki should have still been alive.

Luffy said, "I'm sorry I gave you that idea. It's my fault." Ace denied this, saying he hadn't pulled it off correctly. He was sure it would have worked if it hadn't been the upper body instead of his legs. "That might not be accurate. We saw what happened to his hand and he was able to fix it easily. He could have just repaired his leg and gone after you again."

Ace knew that was true and a good point. He just wished he hadn't been the one to do it. And wished this mark would go away. They were about to go back to bed, and inside when they felt something big and scary flying at them from above. Whatever it was, it was bad news. Hey just barely made it out of the way before it crashed down where they'd just been.

They screamed involuntarily and backed away. It was bad news, a terrible feeling. Like the nomu had been, and it had them shaking. They stood up, holding onto each other. "What is it?!" Luffy exclaimed.

"Is it a nomu?!" Ace shouted, backing away. They were frozen, never having been near something so terrible.

"Are… you the in-invincible one?" the nomu asked. Could nomus talk? And it felt different than the other ones. "The ones quir-quiks don't work on? Who's the strongest?"

Luffy stuttered, "We're not the strongest! We're only students!" he said. There were people looking out their windows, and Ace told everybody to be quiet. Luffy and Ace shared a look. This thing could easily destroy dorms, so they had to get it away. They both started running to the area without dorms, but it easily went after them flying quickly. It slammed down right where they'd been and they dodged.

"You are strong. Not the strongest," it said, eyes narrowing. It almost sounded entertained. Then more nomu came out of it. Nine at least. They had nowhere to run. It could fly, Luffy's powers would be useless against it. Were they going to die here? All alone? Well, they had one another. But they would still die.

The nomu started chasing after them and they sprinted as fast as they could, coming out to the more empty space. Away from everyone else. They wouldn't let anyone else die because this thing was targeting them.

One nomu made it and grabbed Luffy's leg. It looked like their haki was slow when they were terrified. "Luffy!"

His leg broke with a sickening snap. He screamed and Ace shot fire at it, making it let go. Ace helped Luffy and they ran. They didn't have enough time to power up and obliterate it. Plus, they didn't know how to control the range and might end up killing everyone.

Where were the teachers and pro-heroes?! What would they be there, did they even know what was happening? Luffy's leg was very broken, the bone protruding and trailing blood. One swiped at Ace, but he ducked, barely missing losing his head.

"You-you are not so st-strong... after all. Master was wrong." They both stopped breathing. The League of Villains sent these after them. But they ran in the wrong direction and soon got to a clearing with trees around, making it hard to drag Luffy through the trees, which were packed tightly together.

They tripped and Ace hit his arm hard, but it didn't hurt too bad. They turned around and screamed as nine nomu approached them, the big smarter one hovering above. "No! Don't!" the two of them screamed, shielding themselves and huddling together, ready to die. But they opened their eyes and the nomu had stopped going after them, now shaking like they were afraid.

They didn't approach. "What's going on?!" Luffy cried, tears streaming down his face. Ace was shaking, processing what was happening. He said that the nomu had listened to them when they told them to stop. Even the big one had stopped. "Can we give them orders? Make them go away?" Luffy asked, gripping tightly to Ace, both of them shaking.

"We can do better. If this works. They… they might come right back," Ace said. "N-Nomu, k-kill yourselves," he stuttered. The nomu looked up, and then took their clawed hands and dug them into their exposed brains, crushing them and ripping them out of their heads.

The bigger, smarter nomu didn't do it, but still wasn't moving. "That one is strong. W-we shouldn't get close," Luffy said, gripping tightly to Ace, shaking. Ace was feeling more bold, more calm. He had to protect Luffy.

"Smart Nomu, come here and don't move," Ace commanded. If this didn't work, then they'd be dead. But at least they killed the other nomu. The black one flew over, looking like it was visibly fighting the order. Ace shot forth a huge plume of the hottest fire he could. It screeched as it burned and Ace used the other hand to make a compressed bomb for Luffy, who threw it at it and it exploded from the head outwards. It didn't seem to have blood, but the head was destroyed.

They were still shaking, and stood up, and started to run. They were still crying, scared and traumatized. It had come for them on campus. Was nowhere safe? Why after them? Was it because Shigaraki's powers didn't work on Luffy while he was tortured?

They ran into Midnight, who was asking them what happened. They both started sobbing. "They were after us!" Luffy cried. Teachers were now surrounding them, and saw the state they were in. Their clothes were dirty, Luffy's pajama pants ripped and his leg bloody and broken.

Aizawa was there and ran into the woods where they'd come from. Midnight took Luffy and Ace, hurrying to Recovery Girl to heal Luffy's badly broken leg. "What happened?" she asked. They were both a shaking mess.

"A nomu! We we-were outside, cause Ace had a bad dream and we were sitting on the p-porch and it followed after us! It asked if we were the- the strongest and it tried to kill us. It was the League of Villains! Sent by Shagaraki. Then, more nomu came out of it and grabbed Luffy's leg," Ace explained in tears. Nobody would think they were invincible now. They were terrified, and Luffy was injured.

Midnight said she was so sorry, and that they'd take care of this. She sounded so worried. "It came at school. Is it safe?" Ace asked. Midnight didn't answer at first, but then honestly said, "I'm not sure."

Ace carried Luffy up the stairs and to the infirmary. He laid him down on the bed and Recovery Girl was there instantly, even though it was the middle of the night. She kissed Luffy's leg to help heal it, but then put it in a cast for good measure. They were both still shaking, terrified and traumatized. Never had they been more afraid or hopeless than they were just now.

And now the villains would probably want them dead even more. They killed the nomu they'd sent after them. They hoped nobody else was injured. They were targeted specifically. Why them? Why couldn't they just be left alone? They'd been running from villains for too long. They just wanted to be safe and learn while not being afraid for their safety.

They were both made some tea before given sedatives that quickly put them to sleep with no nightmares.

When they woke up, there were too many heroes in the room, but only the ones from school. They could sense police and other heroes in the hallway. "Hey, Ace, Luffy," Aziawa said. They didn't respond. "Nobody was hurt from the attack." The twins sighed in relief. "Can you tell me what happened?"

Ace was the one to speak. "I had a nightmare, so we went onto the porch for some fresh air. We didn't even leave the building before this monster came flying at us. It was a nomu, but it could talk. It asked if we were the strongest, and then said Shigaraki sent it. We ran away, not wanting anyone to get hurt and we were too scared to fight back. I've never been so scared before. It was fast and smart and it's voice was creepy.

"It followed us and kept trying to hurt us before a bunch of normal nomu came out and started chasing us, too. It grabbed and broke Luffy's leg. We were trapped in the clearing, and we were gonna die. But… then something weird happened. We screamed at them to not hurt us and they all froze and-and didn't come any closer," Ace said. Lufy explained the rest.

"They were just standing there, so Ace thought that maybe they listened to us and maybe we could get them to hurt themselves. Ace told them to kill themselves so they wouldn't hurt us or anybody else. And… they did," Luffy whispered. "They ripped out their brains and died."

Ace said, "The scarier one didn't, so it came closer and I burnt it's head off. It stopped doing anything and then we ran again. Then we found Midnight." Luffy asked what happened after they were gone.

Aizawa showed them some photos. The nomu were all dead with their brains destroyed or no longer inside of them. The bigger one wasn't moving as it's head was gone. "They were all dead when we got there."

Luffy and Ace had no idea what happened. "How did we tell them what to do?" Ace asked. Aizawa said that was what everybody was wondering. "Is it still safe here? They came onto campus. Are we safe? Do we have to go into hiding?" he asked desperately. Aizawa said they weren't sure, but were already thinking of ways to improve the protection.

"We're thinking of creating an invisible fence around the perimeter of the school. It's been done before, in prisons. An almost force field covering the circumference of the entire campus. It would keep anyone and anything from entering without a key. We're not going to tell the public or other students that the thing came after you. Your class knows, but that's it."

Ace and Luffy nodded. "We don't know what happened. We were so scared and then they just did what we said. Sensei… we just want to be like other kids," Luffy whimpered. He started sniffling. "We don't want everyone to be jealous of us, or call us perfect, or make us seem like some gods. We want to do good, we want to do our best in everything, but it just makes people not like us," he started crying.

Ace hugged him, and Aizawa said he was sorry. That he wished that they could be as strong as they were without any problems. It was the nicest he'd been since Luffy was kidnapped and Ace had lost control of his powers and emotions. "You have been through so much in such a short amount of time. It's not fair to you. Not at all. But we are proud that you can still fight on despite the scars you carry."

They both nodded and thanked him. Aizawa said he'd get them some breakfast. They thanked him and relaxed back into the bed. "Do you thank anyone will want to be our friends?" Luffy asked quietly.

Ace's expression hardened. "The only way we'll be safe is if we kill the League of Villains. Or arrest them. But based on our response to the nomu, we're not strong enough to do that." Luffy looked at him.

"Are you serious? You want to go after them?" he asked in slight disbelief. The older twin shrugged, saying they couldn't do that as they were now. He pointed out that they might be able to turn the nomu against them completely and have their own monsters kill them. Luffy was worried. Ace sounded really serious.

The older said, "Let's master that power. Whatever it was, we'll master it and use it against the villains. If we could do that to those monsters, what if we could do it to humans? We could get them to turn themselves in."

Luffy replied, "I'm all for mastering it, but we can't go on our own. We might get expelled." Ace said they could try to get the Nighteye agency to get everyone back together to fight off them. They all fought off the Shie Hassaikai. "We were the ones to take down Chisaki and the other three. And it didn't go to plan at all."

"We won, though, didn't we?" He looked at his wrapped arm, and pulled it down. "This mark isn't a reminder of who I killed. It's a reminder that I survived being exploded and only came back with a burn mark. I won't hide this anymore. This is what was left after fighting someone so strong." Luffy looked concerned.

Ace noticed and patted his head. "I won't lose myself. I'm just looking at things differently now. I'll do things the right way. I'm not Midoriya, I don't break rules. Right? But it's for our own safety. We need to try and do something, even if it's just asking the higher ups for help." Luffy gave a relieved sigh, knowing ace was telling the absolute truth. He nodded in agreement.

"Maybe if the League is taken down, we can return home and live with Gunhead again," Luffy said brightly. Ace grinned, saying that would be wonderful. Aizawa brought in food, and they both dug in, Luffy being careful with his broken leg.

After a while, they were discharged after getting healing gummies for their sore muscles from falling and sprinting as hard as they had. They were escorted to a meeting room and kindly questioned by police. They were understanding. It was finally time to reveal their haki because it was an important reason they were targeted.

Luffy asked if they could only have the highest authority in there for confidential reasons. They all looked surprised, but nodded. Only the police chief was left, as well as the principal. "When he said we were invincible, it was from Lufy's torture. He developed a new power we never had before. It seems like near death situations are doing things like that. We've named it 'haki'."

Luffy covered his forearm in the haki. "When Sihgaraki aimed to dissolve my skin like he had Aizawa at USJ, this stopped him. His quirk didn't work on it." Luffy took over.

"I kept it there the four days I was awake. I stayed awake so I could keep this mystery shield thing protecting me. I thought some of the superheroes had seen it when they rescued me, but nobody has said a thing about it," Luffy explained.

Ace showed his arm burn, the black handprint. "We were fighting Chisaki, in a desperate situation. When he grabbed my arm to use his power to destroy it, it backfired. This was all that was left. This mark was the only proof that overhaul was attempted on me," he explained in a strong voice.

Nezu had a pleasant look on. "Who else knows of this?" Ace asked if those who knew would get in trouble. "No, because you have not used this against anyone who is not a villain. Many people have quirks, and end up manifesting unknown versions of said quirks. This is abnormal that both of you have it, but you are twins, so it makes sense a bit more than regular siblings."

They both nodded, and Luffy said, "Togata Mirio, Sir Nighteye, Midoriya Izuku and Gunhead, our guardian." They were asked if they had anything else like this. "Yes. It was also developed to save our lives. We… we were dumped onto the streets because our biological parents weren't happy our quirks surpassed theirs. We can sense others around, and when we were on the streets, it was the only way we could survive from enemies for so long."

Ace said, "These powers saved our lives. If we didn't have them, both of us would have been killed long ago. Please… don't tell anyone else. We're already ostracized for our quirks and our grades and physical strength. We don't want it to get worse. Our own friends dislike our progress, can you imagine what they'd think if they knew about this?" Ace begged. "Please, we want to still seem at least a little normal. We know we're not, but it keeps us feeling even a little normal, not having anyone know."

Both of them had tears in their eyes as they begged. Nezu put his hand up. "This will not be spread to anybody. Especially the students or general public. I swear on my job that this will stay in this room."

Ace and Luffy bowed thanking them. "I'm sorry we're so emotional. Last night was scary, and we just want our friends to like us. We want to keep them. It's hard already. We want to be the same as everybody else," Ace said, eyes teary.

The police chief said that they understood well. He was being really kind. They were strong, but they were still 15 and scared. They were still children. "It is lucky that this happened after you got your provisional license or things would be a bit messier. And we will not shame you for saving yourselves.

"Based on what you've said regarding the torture and your childhood, it is clear these abilities have only come about for self defense. Nobody will look down on you for that. At least, none of the higher ups. This will stay in this room and in confidential files," the police chief swore.

The two thanked him. Ace then turned to Nezu. "Is there a way to get the League of Villains anytime soon? The only way we'd be safe here, would be to catch them or end them. We want to go to school safely."

The police chief said that they were doing their best to find them. They were not hesitating on that, and there were always people working on that case. "Nobody has forgotten about the threat to U.A."

Nezu commented, "We are already working on more safety measures. The most skilled technicians and support companies are working on a forcefield to protect the school from the sky. We should have done that the moment we found out that there were nomu that could fly. We will do what we can to keep you safe and able to continue your education."

Ace and Luffy nodded, thanking them with bows, and apologizing for causing trouble for everyone. "Nobody blames you. It is not wrong that you protected yourselves with your powers. Now, go get changed and relax. We'd also like to formally thank you. We know it was not desired or planned, but you potentially saved many lives by taking out the nomu."

They nodded, glad nobody else got hurt. They stood and left the room, Luffy using crutches to make it back to the dorms to shower and change, they were still dirty and their clothes had grass stains and mud on them. They were lucky they'd been wearing shoes.

When they made it back, they entered the room, looking ill with bags under their eyes. The students swarmed them in worry, asking what the hell had happened. Uraraka told everyone to let them get changed and shower first. They agreed, and after Ace and Luffy did so, they came back out to homemade hot chocolate and cookies. Sato made them some.

"Are you okay?" Sero asked.

They both nodded. "A nomu attacked us. It just flew out of nowhere. We… were so scared all we could do was run. It could talk, it was smart. And nine other nomu came out of it and chased us. It grabbed Luffy's leg and snapped it in half. Other than that, we're okay if not a little banged up and tired."

Ashido asked how they'd survived. Ace and Luffy frowned. They'd tell a half truth. "We don't know what happened to them. We were cornered and about to die before they just started to rip their own brains out. Ace managed to burn the head off of the smart and scary one. They killed themselves, and we don't know why. We ran back out of the forest and ran into the teachers. We were questioned this morning after waking up. We're sorry." The others didn't understand why they were apologizing. "You all could have been hurt when it went after us. We barely survived. The smart one said it was from Shigaraki."

They all gasped. Ace clenched his fist. "If they would just get caught or die, everyone would be safe, and could go home to their families. I want to take them down. But I'm not stupid and will think we can do it ourselves." The others understood and agreed. They wanted the League gone as well. "And now that the nomus are dead because of us, surely they're even angrier. We understand if you don't want to be our friends anymore."

The group erupted into confusion, asking why they would think that. "We're a danger to be around, now," Luffy pointed out.

Ashido said, "You think we'll just ditch you for something that's not even your fault?" in an annoyed and shocked voice.

Ace said that they already didn't like them much anymore. "The more we progress, the more you resent it. It's clear to see. You may not mean to, but it's clear deep down that you wish we would stop improving. I know you don't mean to, but it makes us feel like outsiders. You're all improving at a more slow pace, and we keep getting better and better."

Everyone's faces crumpled. Luffy looked at the high ceiling. "We didn't ask to be this strong. We just want to be normal. Being stronger than everyone close to us already had bad consequences for us. Our parents threw us on the street when we were seven because our powers surpassed theirs. They ditched us. We were homeless for five years. Being strong there had villains chase us, trying to coerce us to join them, or kill us as we were competing to get food. We've already been thoroughly punished for being ahead. Having it happen here just rubs salt in the wounds that we know won't ever go away. We know you'll ditch us eventually, like everybody else."

Everyone looked at them in horror, understanding now why they hated being called perfect, hated being resented for growing stronger. They'd been put through hell because they were above average. They were already abandoned for that. And here everybody acted like that as well.

"Our friends have left us already. Jealous of our progress. It's not new. Maybe we shouldn't have made friends with everyone, after all. It just hurts more to get close to people who will abandon us," Ace said simply. They were all speechless. "Sorry for whining about our past. Luffy, let's go for a walk."

They both stood up, leaving their undrunk hot chocolate and leaving the dorm, Luffy with his crutches. They were both miserable. Bringing it all up really showed they'd always be outsides. Always coveted or shunned for their talents.

Many followed them out, trying to get them to stop. Midoriya was crying, knowing they'd been talking about him as that friend that was jealous of them. "Wait! Ace, Luffy, wait!" Uraraka said, the others followed. Iida was in front of them suddenly.

"We're sorry. We've said this before, we've promised before. But, now we really understand. How much we've been hurting you without even knowing it. We still want to be friends!" Kirishima insisted.

Ace and Luffy both felt bad for being dishonest about the haki. They'd already told strangers, would they be mad, too? Well, Ace and Luffy were prepared for them to not want to be friends anymore. Maybe this will be the real test, if they knew about their haki.

"You still don't know everything," Luffy said.

Uraraka took his hands, "Then tell us. We'll show you we still want to be friends no matter what. Luffy is the sun of the class, we don't want to lose either of you. You'll always be our friends, we'll always be yours." The rest nodded, agreeing. Ace and Luffy sighed and said they'd tell them more, the things they'd been hiding for their safety.

"You can't tell anybody else. Promise?" Ace asked. They all nodded. Bakugo was there, watching from a distance with a blank face on. They all walked back to the dorm.

Tsu said, "I feel we've all become closer after this. We're a family, all of us have been through so much together we could never hate you." Ace and Luffy gave soft smiles. They hadn't gotten far at all, so it wasn't a big distance for Luffy to walk back with his crutches. His leg felt better, but Recovery Girl said the break was very bad so he'd need to be careful for another two days.

Once they were all inside, they were standing or sitting around the couch that the twins were sitting on. "Bakugo has seen it before. When I was being tortured, he saw it. Right?"

"The black stuff?" Luffy nodded. "Yeah, I saw it. I don't know what it was."

Ace and Luffy covered their arms in the armament haki. The others were surprised and confused. "What's that?"

Ace said, "We don't know. It guards against quirks. This is what let me survive Chisaki's overhaul with only having a handprint on, right here." They saw it and Luffy explained that Shigaraki sent the nomu to him because of this.

"We call it armament haki. Don't know where it came from or why we got it. It only manifested when Luffy was about to die. There's another type, too. Observation haki. We can see where anyone in a certain radius is and see what they're doing, and predict their movements about a split second before it happens. That's how we move so nimbly. We also had this to save our lives on the streets. We knew where bad guys were around and stayed out of their line of sight with this.

"It's not always been easy. It was confusing and scary. We were only eight when it happened." Todoroki asked if that was how they knew where to go in the steam bombs at the sports festival. "Yeah. It's also how we knew where Mirio was when he was going out ahead of us. We've improved rapidly by also mastering the haki. That's why Luffy's shields are stronger now. We figured out how to use haki for our quirks as well."

"Then there was last night, when another type of haki came. We were going to die, the nomu were running at us. We both shouted for them to not do it, and they froze and didn't attack. They just stood there, twitching a little bit. Ace thought that they might follow our orders, so he told them to kill themselves and they ripped their brains out and died," Luffy explained. "We don't know how to control that one. But again, it appeared when we were going to die."

Everyone was silent. "This could be like the Luminescent Baby. The first in the world to develop a quirk. Since you both have this, haki might become another ability," Todoroki said.

Hagakure exclaimed, "That's so cool! So you like, have multiple quirks! I wish I had that. Then I could be even sneakier when I'm fully invisible." The others nodded in agreement. Nobody seemed angry or jealous or upset. Even Bakugo wasn't showing any signs of silliness about the haki.

"You're not mad we've been lying?" Luffy asked. They shook their heads, understanding completely why they wouldn't want word of this to get out. They all swore on their hero futures to never tell anybody else.

After that, everyone else shared their pasts. It was weird, but nice. Even Todoroki shared his past with Endeavor and his mother. It was solemn, talking about all of their problems, but everyone felt closer afterwards. They had a sleepover in the common area in their sleeping bags besides Bakugo.

Ace and Luffy felt much more welcome and understood after that. It was perhaps the best thing to happen since going to the dorms. They didn't feel alone, and everyone knew their pasts and the reasons they did and thought things they did.

It was the next day that there was a school wide assembly. They stood in their places as the principal told everyone what had happened and the next steps that would be taken. "Do not worry, that nomu has been taken care of, but we must stay vigilant, which is why we are employing a defensive shield around the school at night. It will stay up and deter any outside interference.

"It will also be reaching into the ground in case anyone thinks to dig under the wall. Your safety is our utmost importance. For now, the campus is on lock down for the next week while we investigate. Please, try to have faith in us and your peers," Nezu said. Nobody looked at Ace or Luffy, nobody but their class knowing. After the announcement, they gathered in their own classrooms for one announcement before classes were suspended for the next week.

"Well, I'm sure you've all heard that the attacks were on Ace and Luffy, so we'll be putting the most security on your dorms. There will not be leaving the building until we know what they want. What is it?" Aizawa asked Kaminari.

"They already told us everything. I was wondering if we could practice with Ace and Luffy's new haki in class. If they are the only two who can stop the nomu, shouldn't we strengthen that ability?" The others nodded in agreement, shocking the brothers. They all wanted them to succeed now? Over themselves? At least, for now?

Aizawa was surprised, but his face relaxed and the tone of the class shifted immensely. "It would be a good idea, in my opinion. But we don't know the extent of their new ability. We don't know if it can cause damage to humans. It's still very unknown. The nomu are not human."

Sero said, "Couldn't we get some animals and see if they can work with the animals first?" Aizawa asked where they would get animals to practice on. "Like animal trials before human trials. What if their new power could stop the League of Villains, or make them turn themselves in?"

The teacher said, "I don't want any of you making even any hypothetical plans on going off on your own. You've already caused trouble with going off on your own when Bakugo and Luffy were taken. You've regained my trust, but that doesn't mean I won't be cautious. And you will not practice on one another. Only in supervised sessions. Am I understood?"

"Yes, sir," the class said.

Ace and Luffy had another thing on their minds. Eri. they hadn't gotten to see her yet. And now they were on lockdown for at least a week. They wanted to see her badly, try and make her smile. But, there was nothing to be done. The class went to get food, and grumbled about Aizawa's decision, thinking they should get on the new haki soon.

"Hey, hey. I've come up with a name for it. You have observation and armament, right?" Ashido said, walking in front of them backwards. "How about conquering haki? You made them not fight back. So you conquered them!" They others agreed that that was a good idea.

Ace and Luffy were happy. Luffy was beaming again. "Thank you, you guys. For being so understanding and nice," the younger twin said. They grinned and said it only made sense after that night where they spilled everything.

Kirishima asked why Ace wasn't covering the mark anymore, even if he was a little hesitant. He looked down on the ugly black hand print. "This shows that I was able to survive something no one else had. I was able to not fall victim to him. I held my own. It still gives me bad memories, but it also gives me strength, knowing that I deflected it.

"Might be messed up, but still."

Ojiro said, "I don't think it's messed up." Some of the others nodded. "But man, what a shitty night, huh? A bad nightmare and then what happened next."

Ace said it wasn't the best night they'd had. After lunch, the class went back to the dorms like they were ordered. Everyone in the dorms were ordered to stay inside. Nobody was happy, but there was nothing to be done. They stayed in there all day, everyone trying to touch Ace and Luffy while the dodged. Since it was being done inside, they couldn't go all out.

It was boring there, so they tried something perhaps a little stupid. They all wanted to see just how strong the armament haki was, so they each attempted to use their quirks on fully coated Ace and Luffy. Nothing worked. It either all slid off or bounced back. Which got dangerous when Aoyama's lazer bounced off and into the wall. They had to put out the small fire, and they decided maybe it wasn't the best thing to do inside.

They were watching a scary movie on the big TV, eating popcorn that Ace and Todoroki kept popping new bags so no one ahd to get up when the fire and ice user remembered something.

"Oh, Luffy. When we were finished with the provisional license exam, the wind kid said he wanted me to give you a formal apology from him. He said 'please tell Luffy that I really wasn't pretending to be positive. And that my negative view of Endeavor and Todoroki had dissipated and now I can be more happy'."

Ace said, "Aw, Lu's friend apologized." Luffy beamed and nodded, accepting the apology. Maybe he'd been too harsh back then. Well if he saw happy guy again, maybe they could officially make up.