The hard pounding of rushing footsteps were heard as she ran. It hurt to breath as she had been running for so long. Her legs hurt, they burned, but she kept running. The crunching of leaves echoed through her ears as they broke beneath her forest green combat boots.
She made a sharp turn stopping behind a tree. Kneeling she held onto her knees as she tried to calm her harsh breathes. Sweat trickled down her forehead causing her to bring a hand up to wipe it away before it reached her eyes.
The sound of something large beating the wind was heard causing her breath to hitch. She looked above her where a giant shadow was hovering. She couldn't run, her legs practically giving out. If she even tried to take off she'd fall to the ground, callopsing. The large shadow seemed unable to land due to the trees so it continued to hover Crimson eyes met mesmerizing light ruby red.
A smile soon broke out onto the girls face, before a laughing fit sounded.
"You found me! Nice job Night!"
A grumble sounded from above, causing laughter to turn to giggles.
"Alright alright let's go."
She began to make her way out of the woods, ignoring her legs that still burned from her running. Passing the many trees, she entered a field, filled with many different plants starting from the brightest of grass to the smallest of flowers.
The female layed in the grass staring up at the big blue sky with few clouds. She ignored the giant thump and the shaking of the ground as she rested.
This female is Yuko Toshiro. A girl with shadow black hair, and red strips running down the sides of it. She has crimson red eyes that seemed to hold bravery everywhere they went. A few scars decorated her body and face. But she was never ashamed to let people see them. She's always wearing something short sleeved, never afraid to let her scars on her arms be seen.
Smoke filled Yuko's vision causing her to shoot up and began coughing. She glared to the large black creature beside her.
"Night! That's not funny!"
Night, was a mythical creature known as a dragon. Many wouldn't believe such thing exists until they've seen one. And in a world of quirks you'd be surprised by how many people still don't believe they exist, or that there's even a small possibility.
Night was a shadow black scaled dragon he was at least ten plus feet taller than Yuko, she being only five-two. He has large spikes that grow smaller the farther they go down his spine. The ends of his spikes end with white. He has large black wings with large sharp ends. His claws were a dark gray, and are very sharp. His tail is probably the longest limb -after his wings and slender but bulky body- with small but sharp spikes running down it, with the end being spikeless.
Yuko huffed as she glared at her dragon and best friend.
Yuko was unlike other teenagers. One being her quirk and two she having to grow up faster than others. Only every once in a while, is she able to have moments where she can act her age or younger, but those are always rare. She was also a very late bloomer, having gotten her quirk at the age of six instead of four.
Yuko stood, running a hand through her hair.
"Well, we should probably head back, huh?"
She turned towards the scaled creature, he growling in response.
"Yeah. It was fun while it lasted at least."
She smiled the corners of her lips crinkling and showing her dimples. The dragon once again growled but stood and crouched enough for her to climb on with practiced skills.
"Lets go. I do believe we have a school to visit."
Night spread his large black wings, bringing them up and down causing large gusts of wind, the plants in the field shriveling against the wind. The two were soon up in the sky, they flew far and high. The wind beat against Yuko's face, a large smile forming. To most, this would be far too terrifying and the wind would be too much. But Yuko loved being in the sky, the wind beating her face, her long hair flowing behind her, the calmness of the sky, the flocks of birds flying beside them. She felt free. Just her and Night. It always has been. Of course she has her father, but it's mostly just been the two of them. With her father being in the hospital -due to something no one seems to understand-, and never meeting her mother. Night is the only one who's really been here for her, the only one she seems to trust. Sure he's a animal, but he's also her best friend, her family. Her and Night are probably closer than anyone could be, having been with each other for years.
She layed back, resting on her dragon's rough scales. She never really was one to hold onto him when flying. She trusted him enough to know that, if she fell, he'd catch her.
Yuko was never one to care of the danger she would put herself in. Earning the categorization of being fearless. She was one to throw herself into something just to protect someone, whether they were stranger or not. She'd even protect the ones who weren't the nicest to her. She's never seemed to care about the amount of injuries she obtained, as long as she did what she had to. Many believed she'd make a great hero with the heart and fearlessness she held. She would partly agree with them. She never has seen herself as fearless, but indeed does want to be a hero.
When someone would say something along the lines of "how are you so brave!" Or "you would be a wonderful hero Toshiro, you're always so fearless!" She'd deny them. Telling them she wasn't fearless or brave. "I'm just someone with a heart of dragon!" She'd tell them, giving the view of her bright contagious smile.
She has never categorized herself as fearless, she just holds the heart of a dragon. Why a dragon? Easy, they are one of the most loyal creatures. Once you earn their trust you don't want to lose it. A bond is created and that bond will forever be hard to break. Sure dragons can breath fire, and can practically counter death himself, but really they're are just like a dog. Their trust is hard to break and hard to win, they protect you because of the bond you create. And they don't worry about the danger they put themselves in, their number one priority is to protect.
The view of a large building shaped like a H and covered in glass entered her vision. She brought Night to land a few ways away from the school known as U.A.. Night landed his large wings causing dirt to fly through the air and his body creating a large thump. Tucking his wings in Yuko climbed off, hitting the ground without difficulty.
"I'll see you later Night! Stay out of trouble okay!"
Night grumbled before launching off, leaving Yuko to her own devices.
Yuko smoothed out her her green uniform skirt and straightened her blouse, before grabbing her backpack and gray uniform jacket she had discarded to the ground when she dismounted Night.
She stretched out her arms above her head and and ran a hand through her long black and red striped hair, smoothing it out. She then began making her way to the entrance of the school slightly skipping, she ignored the glances she received from people who had seen her and Night land, having gotten used to the attention.
She walked passed many different people, all with different quirks. She unlike everyone else, had not taken the entrance exam, she was requested by a hero known as Fatgum, after he had seen her in action one day while training. He and her had gotten along great having one thing in common, the love of food. So every now and then she'd head to his agency to get training leading to the request, she had also met many of his interns, one she remembers clearly as Tamaki Amajiki. She was intrigued by his quirk and his personality, having first met him when he was hiding in a corner, head against the wall.
Yuko looked around looking for one class in particular. '1-C 1-B aha! 1-A' She stopped a little away from the door to see a greenette standing in front looking at the door like he had seen a ghost. 'It is quite a big door.'
She walked over standing next to him, looking up at the door herself. "Soooo... Are you going to enter or not? This is your class right?" The male jumped, a squeak escaping his mouth.
"Wha!- oh no. I mean yes!"
Yuko pursed her lips as she watched the male's face turn red.
"Right... Well I'm opening it."
She slid the door open the sound of arguing entering her ears.
"Don't put your feet on the desk!"
"Huh?"
"Don't you think it's rude to the upperclassmen and the people who made the desk?"
"I don't. What junior high did you go to. You side character!?"
"I attended Somei Private Academy. My name is Tenya Iida."
"Somei? So you're a damn elite huh? Looks like I'll have fun crushing you!"
"'Crushing'? You're terrible! Do you truly aim to be a hero?!"
Yuko ignored the argument and headed straight towards her seat after examining the seating chart. Which was sadly in front of the ash blonde who was no longer arguing with blunette but was currently glaring at the greenette. She let off a sigh before walking over and placing down her bag, while taking a seat. She leaned back as she watched the three up front, a girl with short brown bobbed hair, the greenette, and the blunette. Though the exchange was soon interrupted by a monotone voice.
"Go somewhere else if you're here to play friends. This is the hero course."