Ta-da! Here's the next chapter! Once again, these pre-written chapters slipped my mind. Sorry!

Hope y'all are ready for the USJ arc! I know I'm excited to share with you guys! Be prepared for hurt and angst is all I'm gonna say! And, since I have an extended easter weekend (I work at a daycare so I still have to go to work) I can give you all the USJ arc in a matter of days if that's ok with you all.

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Alrighty, now let's get going on the story!

Hope you all enjoy this chapter!

God Bless and Good Day!

~The Lupine Sojourner

I come out to Mom in the garden in the morning.

I walk over to her and smile. "Hey, Mom!"

She smiles back. "Hello, Musume. Sleep well?" She was doing yoga poses.

I decide to join her.

"Fairly well, yeah." I reply.

She hums. "Good. By the way, I agree with All Might declaring you MVP of your round." She muses.

I falter and almost fall over.

"R-really?" I ask.

She smiles and nods. "Really. I wouldn't have said it if it weren't true. Your strategy was impressive and I couldn't help but notice that the others essentially repeated their previous strategies. Not smart."

I chuckle. "Well, it's not like we saw it play out the first time. Shoto's extremely powerful."

Mom nods. "That he is. I look forward to seeing him train and become a hero."

I nod. "Same with all my classmates! They're a neat bunch!"

Mom smiles. "I take it you made friends?"

I smile. "I think so."

Mom ruffles my hair. "Of course you did. You're like Hizashi that way." I remember Mezo and I's conversation before the combat training and smile. I still feel that way and grin at Mom, going into Downward Dog.

"Thanks, Mom." I then straighten. "I'm gonna go get breakfast and make coffee, okay?"

She nods. "Good. Hizashi will most likely wake when the coffee smell fills the house."

I giggle. "Yeah."

Believe it or not, Mom is more of a morning person than dad. Dad, with his three jobs and family life, crashes hard at the end of the day and practically never got up before Mom and I.

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"Hey, kid!" I gasp and take a step back in shock. "Got a sec? We were hoping to take to you about how All Might is fitting into the role of teacher." There were so many reporters! I didn't know what to do and I had to get to Dad's class!

"No comment!" I squeak and sprint away, feeling a little bad, but I had a class to get to! I feel better when I'm inside. "Man, that was crazy!" I muse to myself, switching shoes quickly. I wish those reporters would go away.

"Hey, Takara!" Eijiro calls, jogging over as I grab my hairtie to put my hair up.

"Hey, Eiji!" I reply, smiling.

"Man those reporters are crazy! Wouldn't leave me alone til I told them what All Might was like!"

I sigh. "Mom drove in the back way, so I didn't see them til I passed the gate. I just yelled 'no comment' and ran away." I confess, chuckling awkwardly.

He laughs. "Shoulda thought of that. I told them he was super manly and led the class well. Then forced myself through the crowd and told them I have a class to get to."

I chuckle. "Nice!" The rest of Class 1-A arrived soon and Dad got English started with reading a super boring poem and writing bits of it on the board for us to label and determine the meaning of.

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The rest of the day til HBT (Hero Basic Training) went pretty fast, actually, but I ran into the reporters again, this time with Mom as we made our way to the teacher's lounge during a break between classes.

"Please, ma'am, can you get All Might for us?" A reporter asks, sounding exhausted. Then her brow rises. "Also, you look like a mess. What's your deal?"

I roll my eyes, but Mom beats me to replying.

"All Might's not on campus today. Now, get out of here. You've disturbed my students enough already."

"All I'll say is All Might's an awesome teacher." I call over my shoulder and then jog to Mom, ignoring the questions and murmurings behind me. Mom's scowling and only stops when a reporter gets fed up and tries to come into the campus, resulting in the UA Barrier activating.

I laugh. "Serves you right!" I note under my breath.

Mom laughs, too. "Those idiots should have remembered that there were security measures to keep them off-campus." She says as we arrive at the teacher's lounge and we meet Dad for lunch.

"The vultures are still there." She growls. "They even tried talking to Kara."

"I know, babe, and wish they'd leave, too." Dad replies.

Mom tsks and begins eating. "I hate those clowns."

I laugh. "Mom, they're just doing their jobs. They want to know what's happening now that All Might is a faculty member here."

Mom scoffs. "So they can make him look bad. That's how they work; they twist things however they please and don't give a damn about the consequences."

I shrug. "If you say so."

Lunch passes quickly, and soon enough, Mom and I are headed for 1-A, steering clear of the gate, which still had the Barrier up. "Hizashi and I are thinking of moving in to the faculty accommodations here." Mom muses.

I blink. "Whoa, really?"

Mom nods. "There are apartments with two bedrooms. It'll be smaller than our house now, but we'd be a lot closer to school, obviously."

I shrug. "You know I'll pack if you need me to." I reply. "I can be ready in, like, two hours or so."

Mom nods and wraps her arm around me for a brief side-hugs. "I know and I love you for that, Takara." She says and then we arrive. Mom goes in first and I wave at everyone as I sit down.

Mom goes to the podium and leans a little on it.

"Decent work on yesterday's combat training, you guys. I looked at the video feeds and went over each of your team's results. Bakugo." She says. Katsuki looks up. "You're talented, so don't sulk like a child over your loss, got it?"

He tsks, but nods. "Yeah, whatever."

Mom then sighs, picking up the results from that fight. "And, Midoriya," Izuku flinches, but looks down, ready to listen to what Mom had to say. Mom looks over the file on his match. "I see the only way you won the match was by messing up your arm again." She looks up from the paper sternly at Izuku. "Work harder, and don't give me the excuse that you don't have control over your Quirk yet. That line's already getting old." She warns. "You can't keep breaking your body while training here...but, your Quirk will be really useful when you do have a handle on it. So show a little urgency, huh?" Izuku nods, face set in determination.

"Right!" Mom, I swear, is almost smirking as she sets the paper down.

"Let's get down to business. Our first task...will decide your future." We all flinch. What does that mean?! "You all have to choose a class representative." We all relax. Oh, thank God! This version of Mom was unpredictable, sure, but she was warming up to her students. Everyone clammers to accept the job.

Mineta says something about the girls' skirts being shortened and I smack his shoulder.

"You psycho, no one will pick you!" I growl.

He just winks at me. "You'll see."

I glare at him.

"Silence, everyone, please!" Tenya barks. "The Class Representative's duty is to lead others! It's not something just anyone can do!" I smile. He got our attention and instilled order with three words. He definitely had my vote. "You must first have the trust of everyone in the classroom. Therefore, the most logical way to fill this position is democratically. We will hold an election to choose our leader."

There it is; Tenya naturally steps up and takes charge when he needs to. And his logic is sound. He's really the best guy for the job, plus he seems to want it, so I decided to at least give him a shot.

Denki frowns. "Are you sure this is the best idea?" He asks.

I nod. "Yeah! Makes a lot of sense! No one wants a Class Rep people don't like, so whoever does get elected has to at least have some people on their side, right? It really is a logical way to do this." I reply.

"But we've only known each other a few days. How do we know who we can trust?" Su points out.

"Besides, everyone will just vote for themselves." Eijiro adds.

"Most people will." Tenya concedes. "But that means that, like Ya-er, Takara-said, the people who get more votes must be the people with others who support them. Whoever gets the most votes must truly be the right person for the job. It's the best way, right Sensei?"

Mom just sighs and zips up her sleeping bag. "Do what you want, just decide before my nap's over." She replies and flops over.

I laugh. "Okay!"

"Thank you for your trust!" Tenya adds.

I draw out a piece of paper and grab my pencil. I then tear the paper into decent-sized strips. "Okay! I'll go first. Just write who you're voting for and put it...um…" I grab the empty trash can by Mom's podium. "in here!" I quickly write Tenya's name and drop it in. I pass it to Eijiro, who was closest. He writes his and adds it to mine.

Within ten minutes, we had all votes in the can and I carry them up to the front, where I write 'Election Results' in big letters at the top of the chalkboard, nudging Mom. "We need an unbiased person to tally the results." I tell her and she grumbles, but quickly writes the results, then lays back down.

I look at the list and find that, like Tenya and I knew, most people had 1 vote, but then...I pale when I find two votes for me as well as two for Momo. Which tied us.

Shit! I didn't really want the job! I mean, if I'm fairly elected, I guess I don't really have a choice, but...Tenya is really best suited for Class Rep!

I continue up the results, and turns out Izuku somehow got three votes! Part of me is relieved that I wasn't the Class Rep, but part of me was worried. Izuku is stunned.

"What the- -how did I get three votes?!" He squeaks.

Katsuki is instantly on his feet. "Alright, you idiots! Who voted for him?!" He roars.

I laugh, but Hanta replies for me.

"What? Did you honestly think anyone was gonna vote for you?" He points out.

Katsuki whirls and glares at him. "What did you say?!" Katsuki growls. "You wanna go?! Huh?! I'll kill you if you voted for that little turd!"

I roll my eyes. "You do realize you're proving Hanta's point, right Katsuki?" I reply, chuckling. "Doesn't matter who voted for him, but the fact remains that he was elected. So there we go."

"Yeah, but you and Yaoyorozu are tied for deputy." Eijiro points out, nodding to the board.

I sigh, fiddling with my fingers. "Oh, yeah...she can have the deputy position. I didn't want to be Class Rep or Deputy Class Rep." I explain, shrugging and smiling.

Eijiro raises a brow. "Wait...really?"

I nod. "I don't really want the spotlight. I'm fine just being a student."

Eijiro's eyes are pleading. "But...but you'd be great at it!"

I laugh. "Nah. I appreciate it, really, but I think someone else would be better."

Tenya doesn't notice when I glance his way subtly, too wrapped up in muttering. "Only one vote…" He moans, trembling. "I feared this might happen, but I can't argue with the system I chose!"

I feel bad for him and walk over. "Ah, c'mon, Tenya. Don't feel bad." I say, patting him on the back. "Look, it'll be fine. I'm sure Izuku will need help."

"Perhaps."

I chuckle and sit back down.

"Wait...didn't you vote for yourself? Then...what were you trying to prove here, Iida?" Rikido asks. Tenya just sits there. I sigh and Mom clears her throat and motions the new Rep and Deputy Rep to the front. Izuku's trembling and looking ready to pass out. I give him a thumbs up, but it doesn't help.

"Alright, our Class Rep is Midoriya, and our Deputy is Yaoyorozu, since Takara forfeited the position."

"Re-really?" Izuku asks. "It's not a mistake?"

I sigh. "No." I call.

"How'd this happen?" Momo asks under her breath, groaning.

"This might not be so bad." Su notes.

Eijiro smiles. "Yeah, I could get behind Midoriya, I guess." He adds.

"And Yaoyorozu was totally on top of it when it came to our training results." Denki adds.

I nod. "Yeah! They'll do great!" I cheer.

"But, wait...you were also pretty good at picking apart the training results, and I mean, you're parents are teachers and heroes." Denki muses.

I chuckle. "Precisely why I don't want the job. I don't want everything I do or say to be viewed as 'Eraserhead and Present Mic's daughter'. I want to be viewed as 'Takara'." I reply.

Denki sighs. "Okay, okay, but still."

"No."

"You're no fun." I roll my eyes, sticking my tongue at him.

"Alright, let's get to lunch before Hero Basic Training." Mom says, interrupting our conversation. "We'll meet back here in an hour."

"Yes, ma'am!" We chorus and she nods to me.

I walk over. "We'd better hurry to the teacher's lounge." Mom says. "We wouldn't want Hizashi's work to go to waste." I smirk.

Dad had come to me for help last night and I'd found him a good recipe for soba.

"Yeah!" I reply as Mom kisses my fringe. It was, apparently, the day he'd asked her out. It was so adorable that Dad remembered the exact day he asked the woman of his dreams out, as he put it. I wonder if my boyfriend, if I ever get one, will be like that. I then shake myself and turn back around to grab my backpack. Eijiro was still where I'd left him. I find myself blushing a little. He'd waited for me? Why? I sigh at myself. It didn't matter. "Hey, you know you could've started walking to lunch by yourself, dork." I tease, poking his side as the blush recedes. He chuckles.

"Well, I wanted to wait and see if you were eating with your parents or not." I nod, scratching the back of my head.

"Yeah. It's apparently the day that Dad asked Mom out, so Dad's making Mom and I lunch."

Eijiro grins. "That's so cute!"

I grin back. "Right?!" The blush comes back as we walk.

Would Eijiro be like Dad with his girlfriend? I let my mind dwell on that for a minute. He'd probably be like Dad.

I find it sweet when guys don't care about displaying their affection openly with their significant other, just super happy to be with them. Kirishima is definitely the guy to do that kind of thing, too. He'd take his significant other out on dates as often as possible and shower them with all the energy and love he had.

Without even meaning to, I begin to insert myself into small fantasies about us walking down the street, laughing and holding hands. It was a sweet scene, and we'd have picnics in the park and hike and- -

"Hey, you okay?" Eijiro asks. I shake myself, blushing scarlet.

"O-oh, sorry! Got lost in thought." I say. What was that about?! Why was I picturing myself as Eijiro's...as Eijiro's girlfriend?! I need to stop that! I don't...I don't think he's looking for a girlfriend right now!

"Oi!" Comes Katsuki's voice as he slams his fist into the wall, arm blocking my way.

I raise a brow, not fazed in the slightest. "Yeah?"

"You voted for that shitty nerd, didn't you?!" Katsuki growls.

I scoff. "Like it's any of your business, but no. I didn't vote for Izuku. I voted for someone else." I reply.

Katsuki leans in and glares in my face. "Who'd you vote for?" He presses.

I glare right back. "Doesn't matter, since they weren't elected." I growl.

Katsuki scoffs. "Fine. Keep your secrets, damn brat." My eye twitches in irritation, but I then roll my eyes and look at Eijiro.

"I wonder what we're doing in Hero Basic Training." I mumble, to change topics. Katsuki scoffs.

"Probably not more combat training, so who cares?" I roll my eyes and look back at him.

"There's more to being a hero than just fighting, Katsuki." I note.

"Yeah, man. Chill out. You've proved you're good at fighting." Eijiro puts in.

Katsuki glares at Eijiro.

"I didn't prove a damn thing. I lost that exercise, so it doesn't mean anything."

"It does. You proved how much brute strength you have." I point out.

"I don't accept anything but total victory." Katsuki replies angrily, pounding his fists together. I hum.

"Um, no. What you need to do is work through your mistakes and learn from them to really make yourself better."

"Spoken like a teacher's pet." He growls.

"Hey!" Eijiro barks. "Lay off, Katsuki! She makes a good point." I find it sweet that Eijiro stood up for me. Then dismiss that thought. It was a friendly gesture, nothing more.

"Whatever. You're both rejects." Katsuki growls. I roll my eyes.

"Well, I should go." I muse. "We don't have forever before Hero Basic Training." Katsuki lets me by him with a gruff huff and a shoulder check as I walked by.

Eijiro and I walk to the teacher's lounge.

"Hi there! It's ready!" Dad cheers, kissing Mom soundy. I blush, my treacherous brain, for some reason, picturing a head of red hair and red eyes leaning in...

"Looks good, Otto." Mom purrs, sniffing the soba and dishing it out. Her voice mercifully distracted me from my thoughts.

"Thanks, babe!" Dad cheers and we begin eating, Mom and Dad chatting, but mostly quiet, enjoying each other's company. I was almost done with my food when all of a sudden an alarm bell goes off. I flinch. What the hell?!

"Warning: Level 3 Security Breach!" An automated female voice says.

"What the hell?!" I say out loud, standing and grabbing my backpack and running to the entrance of the building.

"All students, please evacuate the building in an orderly fashion."

"Stay here!" Dad barks, sprinting toward the door with Mom as I skid to a stop.

"But- -"

"No buts!" Mom interjects, throwing open the door. I get a peek outside, and find...the reporters?! How in the hell did they get in here!?

"All you have to do is give us All Might!" One reporter growls. "He's here somewhere!" It's impressive I can hear her through the door. I want to make a wall of water between my parents and the reporters til everyone calms down and the police arrive, but I know it wouldn't help.

Ugh, this sucks! If I used my Quirk, even just to ensure nothing physical happened, it'd be probably breaking the law and would be twisted far out of proportion by those reporters. So I waited til they were gone, and then walked with Mom to the 1-A classroom.

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"Is the media finally gone?" Eijiro asks. I nod and helps me up. Mom then goes to the podium, yawns, and gets in her sleeping bag. "Good. I need a nap before we get going." She says.

I chuckle as everyone is confused.

"It's time, Class Rep. Let's get started." Momo says, and Izuku shakily nods and drags his feet to the front, shaking again.

"R-right! So, we need to decide who the other class officers will be." He says. "But first, there's something I wanna say; I've thought a lot about this and I think that Tenya Iida should be our Class Rep!" I grin. Finally, someone else sees it!

"Totally!" I cry, backing Izuku up. "He's always taking charge and bringing order to things, so he's a great fit for Class Rep!"

"Yeah!" Izuku replies, gaining confidence the longer he spoke. "He was able to capture everyone's attention and get us in line. So, I believe he should be the one leading our class from now on!"

Eijiro nods. "Yeah, you know what? If Takara and Midoriya vouch for him, I'm good." He says, nudging my side. I grin back at him gratefully and listen as he continues. "Plus, he was a big help. He totally manned up and took charge, right?" I nod.

Denki also nods. "Yep! Also, did you notice he looked like that guy on the emergency exit sign when he was on the wall earlier?"

I raise a brow. Huh?

"Tenya had Ochaco float him then he used his Quirk to zip over to the exit and yelled at everyone that it was the media. It was pretty manly of him!" Eijiro murmurs to me.

I nod, giving him a thumbs up.

"This is a waste of time." Mom suddenly groans, sitting up. "I don't care who the Rep is, just hurry up!"

Tenya stands as Mom lays back down. "If Midoriya is nominating me for this job, then I humbly accept! I pledge to carry out the duties of Class Rep to the best of my abilities!" I laugh.

Tenya was so serious!

"Sounds good, Emergency Exit!" Eijiro calls before I can reply, thumb up in support.

I add my thumb. "You'll be great!"

"Emergency Exit Iida! Don't let us down, man." Denki says, grinning.

"Hel-lo, I got one more vote than him." Momo groans, slouching and pouting a little.

I chuckle. "Well, you're still deputy and I have a feeling you two will have your work cut out for you, So don't worry!" I reply.

Momo sighs. "You're right." Mom dismisses them and they sit down.

"Now, today's training will be a little different." She explains. "You'll have three instructors; All Might, me, and another faculty member will be keeping tabs on you." Hanta leans out from behind Kyoka and raises his hand.

"Sensei? What kind of training is this?" He asks. Mom holds out a card similar to what All Might held yesterday.

"Rescue." Mom replies simply. "You'll be dealing with natural disasters, shipwrecks, stuff like that." She elaborates.

"Disasters, huh? Sounds like we're in for a big workout." Denki muses to Mina as everyone murmurs.

"Totally!" Mina replies excitedly.

Eijiro leans in. "Real hero stuff!" He cheers. "This is what separates the men from the boys! I'm shaking with excitement!"

I grin, the excitement contagious. "Me, too!"

"Finally, I'll get to show off how good I am in the water, ribbit." Su adds. I nod.

"Yeah! I'm so pumped up!"

"Guys, I'm not finished yet!" Mom calls. We shut up. "What you wear in this exercise is entirely up to you. I know you're all excited about costumes, but keep in mind that you haven't gotten used to them yet and they may limit your abilities." Mom explains, hitting a button to open our costume cases. I nod, knowing that I designed my costume and added small notes for the purpose of making sure my costume would help my Quirk, not hinder it. The light fabrics wouldn't make me overheat or drag me down with extra weight. And I opted for small spikes instead of a thick sole to ensure I didn't get tired quicker than I normally would while getting good traction. "This training is at a special off-campus training facility, so we'll be taking a bus to get there. That's all. Start getting ready." Mom calls, then walks out. I get up and grab my case. In the changing room, I decide not to wear my headgear. It might get in the way or get ruined and I didn't want to have to replace my outfit yet. The rest of the outfit I'd wear, though.

I came back out and smile at Eijiro, blushing again at the distractingly chiseled chest that was open for all to see. He was still as ripped as yesterday and it still distracted me! I have got to get a grip!

We walk out to the boarding area to wait for the bus and I can't help bouncing in anticipation.

I had a feeling this was gonna be a really great day of training! I wanted to be a hero that does both rescues and regular crime-fighting, so this was perfect!