-Normal POV-

Aaaaand the winner is...

Yamamoto!

Was it unexpected? Well, because Gokudera and Ryohei were too engrossed into outdoing one another, they forgot the goal of this race. It was a race to rescue the victim, however, the two completely forgot the victim and only cared about competing against one another, all the while insulting each other along the way.

Yamamoto on the other hand, followed the rules and completed the objective, ultimately winning the race.

"All right! Amazing first round kids! You kids are really athletic! You ran faster than an average human!"

'Just what kind of training did the baby give them to get them like this?' All Might mused.

"Now on to the next round!"

Tsuna crouched on the ground next to the sulking Gokudera, gently whispering encouragement to him to get him to be energetic self again, which wasn't that hard to do. Ryohei was in his own world, shouting to the skies over his lost. No one dared to come near him when he's like that.

Chrome was not bothered by the exercise; instead she cuddled the now sobbing Lambo in her arms, offering him sweets that she kept in her pockets. Before she knew it, she was surrounded by the U.A girls who all were smitten by the cute sight the two of them displayed without intending to. She stood there flustered and near-tears before she was rescued by Kyoko and Haru stood between her and the crowd, giving her the much needed personal space.

"Shimizu-shōjo, Sawada-shounen, Midoriya-shounen, Bakugo-shounen and Todoroki-shounen, please get ready." All Might announces. 'Hm...Grouping the three of them together could be dangerous. However, Reborn did say he wanted his student to compete against the best in the class. Though, I admit that I'm also anticipating what surprises the baby's student would bring.'

Meanwhile, Yukari stood at the sides and fought the urge to run. 'I'm against 4 monsters! I can't believe he put a lone girl in the middle of these 4!' Yukari can tell that Midoriya and Todoroki are not ordinary students. (I'm not talking about their quirks, mind you.) Yukari can see in their eyes that they've seen dangerous things; things that belong in the grown up world, things that hide in the shadows which are not suppose to be uncovered.

As for Bakugo, he is just scary, period. Yukari has seen the way he talks and interact with the others. The way he yells and growls at everyone. 'Does he know how to even talk normally?' Yukari can't help but wonder. In any case, she decided not to get close to him.

And lastly, Tsunayoshi. Yukari knows that Tsuna is not a 'dame' everyone says he is. He is far from that and everyone is blind not to see it. He had this nickname since elementary and because the town is small, everyone from elementary go to the same Middle school thus the name stuck with him. But Yukari didn't grow up in Namimori but a faraway place. She was forced to move here due to her father's work. It sucks to move but she found that Namimori wasn't bad at all. She made friends and hang out with them.

She noticed how everyone laughs at Tsuna, how everyone calls him a 'dame', however, her keen eyes noticed something more. She noticed his muscles; how he is more buff than before. She noticed the sharpness in his eyes and the alertness an average middle school student wouldn't have. She noticed him running around the town with people in suits chasing him. She noticed the infant that Tsuna took in is not just an infant. She noticed so many things wrong and yet everyone is going about their day as per normal. She had to question herself whether she was in her right mind compared to the others. In the end, she learned to keep a blind eye to it. She didn't want to meddle in his business. She didn't think she has the right to. So she kept to herself and her small circle of friends she has, ignoring the occasional screams and explosions she hear around Namimori every now and then.

But now, she gets to have an up close and personal experience with not only Tsunayoshi, but three other insanely strong guys in a race. How lucky is she?

"Yukari-chan, are you alright? Do you want to sit this one out?" Kyoko walked up to her and asked, concern in her eyes.

"Y-Yeah! I'm fine!" Yukari gave a strained smile. "It's not every day you have a chance to test your limits. I like to give it a go and see how far I can go!" Yukari did a fist pump into the air and did a cheer for herself. 'That's right. It's just training. What matters most is to have fun. Though, it's also a good chance for me to test my skills to see how far I can go against them.'

"Okay. If that's what you want." Kyoko gave her a sweet smile before turning away. "Just be careful alright?"

"Yup! I will!" She gave her a bright smile and a peace sign before bouncing away to the starting point.

Tsuna, on the other hand, trudge his way towards his starting point because he really don't want to show his flames. 'What if they find it weird? What if they laugh at me for having a lame quirk compared to theirs?' His mind was coming up with all sorts of negative thoughts and the more he thought about it, the more flustered he got.

A glint of something shiny caught his attention and he turned to a certain tree to find a tiny infant sitting there, watching him through a rifle scope. Reborn smirked and gave him a thumb up sign, knowing that instead of encouraging him, it'll do the opposite.

Tsuna was that sign and gulped. 'He's watching me. Now I really have to win this otherwise he'll shoot! Eeeiiiiieeee!' Tsuna ruffles his hair in distress.

As everyone got to their starting point, All Might started the run by sending out a distress signal. The horn sounded, signaling the start and everyone pushed off immediately.

The audiences watching the screen are in awe as Todoroki used his ice to skate along the pipes and over the buildings while Bakugo used his explosive quirk to boost himself through the air, completely avoiding the obstacles.

Midoriya was using his quirk to boost his legs in order to jump through the obstacles, through he isn't as fast as the other two, but he's keeping up.

Yukari was doing her best to keep up with the other three. Though she's a normal girl, she would say that her quirk here is perseverance and strong will. It may not seem much compared to all the other kids here, but being 'quirkless'—as they call it here—she would have to make it up with her personality traits. So far, she's doing a fine job of it, though it does help that she's quite an athlete too.

Tsuna was alarmed when he saw that he started out later than the others. He panicked and quickly ruffled his pockets for his pills. Popping two into his mouth, he closed his eyes as he felt the familiar warmth flow through his body. When he opened them, his eyes are now glowing orange in color and his mittens turned into gloves with the Vongola insignia on it. He felt calmer compared to before and knew what he must do. He can't afford to stand still any longer.

Putting his hands facing downwards, he focused his flames into it and unleashed it. Using his flames as a thruster, he shot off the ground and into the skies like a rocket.

Now hovering high in the air, he had a bird's eye view of everyone. Bakugo and Todoroki are still neck in neck with one another with Midoriya close behind. Yukari is far behind the three but she's making great process for someone with no powers. And he saw where All Might was too.

'All right.' He took a breath to get ready. 'I can do this. I can still win.' As soon as he thought that, he positioned his hands behind him and angled himself downwards towards All Might.

With a burst of his flames, he shot off like a rocket towards his goal. The three below noticed him incoming like a missile and was stunned for a second. Bakugo was the first to shake off his astonishment and quickly blast his way forward.

"That little shit! Don't think you can best me Fucker!"

The other two also quickly shook off their stupor and hurried after Bakugo. Todoroki has his usual poker face while Midoriya was grinning. 'I can't believe you have such an amazing quirk and yet you didn't tell anyone. I've got to question you more about it later!'

Tsuna soon vanished from their sights and the next thing they knew, the whistle was blown, signaling the end of the race.

Now back to the audience who were watching all this go down from the screens. They were all in awe and were speechless. It was not Tsuna's quirk that surprises them—no, flames quirks are quite common—it was the change in his demeanor and the air around him that surprises them. It was like he had a split personality or something!

"Damn! Why was he trying to hide this?! His quirk is so cool!" Kirishima exclaimed, voicing most of the student's thoughts.

"I never expected him to have a cool flame quirk like that." Sato mused. Koda nodded his head rapidly beside him in agreement.

"Awesome! Awesome! Soooo totally awesome!" Hagakure hopped up and down with joy.

"Tch. What a show off..." Mineta muttered, feeling irritated that another guy has stolen the spotlight, making it harder for him to get the girls.

"What did you say you little brat!" Gokudera yelled but was quickly detained by Yamamoto and Ryohei. Chrome was looking after Lambo but she hid a small smile when she heard the praises they all said about her boss.

"Our boss is the best out of everyone here and don't you forget that!" Gokudera continues to struggle in Yamamoto and Ryohei's grip, all the while sprouting vulgarities left and right.

Yamamoto smiled sheepishly at his friend's antics and apologized on his behalf. "Sorry~ Sorry~ He's easily excited so don't take what he said to heart."

Everyone felt a sweat drop from their foreheads at the three's comedy routine. 'Are people from Namimori all like that? And I thought our school was weird enough...'

As the run was over, the participants came back from the grounds to the class. The students overheard Midoriya's excited chatter as he walked alongside Tsuna. He was smiling sheepishly as Midoriya continuously hound him about his flames and start muttering over how useful it could be in a fight.

Bakugo has a scowl on his face with his hands deep in his pockets. He has so many tick marks on his head that he's ready to explode any second now. And as for Todoroki, he walked behind Tsuna, silently observing the brunette with keen interest.

As soon as they reach the class, everyone crowded around Tsuna; some asking questions while some throwing compliments.

"Cool Flames! Why did you try to hide it from us?!"

"You're just like Todoroki! Both of you can produce fire!"

"How dare you shine brighter than me~" Aoyama said dramatically with stars twinkling behind him.

"Do it again! Do it again!" Hagakure jumped up and down like a child.

Tsuna was flustered. He didn't know what to do or say in this kind of situation. All his life, he has been a wallflower; invisible and quiet, keeping to himself (especially in school, where he's bullied.) He doesn't like attracting attention so he's stumped when everyone crowded around him, excitement on their faces.

Fortunately for him, he has his guardians by his side.

A sudden explosion near startled all of them.

"You losers get away from Tenth! Can't you see you're bothering him!" Gokudera yelled, numerous dynamites in his hands as he got ready to throw more.

Instead of being afraid of him, their attention is now on him as they crowded around him and started bombarding him with questions.

"Ne Ne~ Do you always carry dynamites with you?" Ashido playfully asked.

"Do you also have flames like Sawada-kun?" Kaminari asked.

"Hey! Hey! Why do you always call Tsunayoshi-kun 'Tenth'?" Hagakure asked.

"Why are you always so obsessed with Tsunayoshi-kun?" Jiro asked with a suspicious look in her eye.

Gokudera was flustered over the overwhelming questions thrown at him. So much so, he could only retaliate with the only way he knew how; throw a tantrum.

"Shut the Fuck up all of you fucking annoying brats!"

Everyone settled down, but they aren't disturbed by the vulgarities sprouted, because the one who shouted at them was not Gokudera but Bakugo and they are all used to him sprouting vulgarities all the time.

"Who the fuck cares about that twerp who can shoot off a bit of flames and fly? Even a retard can do that. There's nothing to get excited about so shut the fuck up!" Bakugo growled.

"Kacchan...you shouldn't be so mean—"

"Shut up Deku! Don't think I've forgotten about you hiding your quirk from me!" Midoriya shrank back with a sad look on his face that Tsuna caught. He like Midoriya and had already considered him his friend so he felt anger when Bakugo here shouted at him but being the Dame-Tsuna that he is, he didn't dare speak up.

Gokudera flare up when he heard Bakugo insulting his beloved boss. Taking out his dynamites once again, he stomped up to him till they're face to face and stared each other down.

"What the hell is your problem asshole?!"

"Huuuh! You got something to say punk?!"

"C'mon Guys! Not in front of the teacher!" Ashido exclaimed.

"Gokudera... please don't cause a fight here..." Tsuna pleaded.

"But...Tenth...he insulted you." Gokudera look at his boss with a conflicted look.

"It's alright. I'm not offended." He gave a strain smile to Gokudera, hoping to calm him down. As soon as he said those words, he was surprised to find that he was actually okay. Back in Namimori, he often hears insults on a daily basis which don't matter much to him now, but here is a completely different matter entirely. Probably because he is not use to showing his flames in front of other people and now that he did, he was overwhelmed by the level of acceptance they gave him, blowing all his trivial worries away. A little insult won't ruin his day.

Gokudera backed down and turned away but not before giving a hostile glare to Bakugo who returned it with the same intensity. The tension between them was burning hot that Tsuna was sweating nervously. He finally released a breath of relief when Gokudera turned away and the atmosphere lightened up again.

"...Well...That certainly was interesting. Ah. Youth... hahahahaha!" All Might finally spoke up after being quiet all this while.

"All Might! You should have stopped it instead of watching! Aren't you a teacher?" Uraraka said.

"Hahaha! I would if the situation gets out of hand but it didn't. So everything's absolutely All Right!" All Might laugh jovially.

A/N:

My pet passed away ytd and it seriously broke my heart. So I wrote in order to get my mind off things. So yeah...somewhat early update for you guys. Hope you enjoy and thanks for the fav, follows and reviews. It really makes my day.:)