Ruby found out exactly how wrong she was.

She sighed as she moved her hand forward to help him off the ground again. Her arms and legs were on fire from the amount of flipping she was doing to the - admittedly - nicely built teen.

She was allowed to admire him, right?

"I think I'm getting better. I lasted at least a minute while you were using your quirk," Izuku panted, his voice rough and face dusty from all the sand he kept getting flipped into.

"I wasn't using my quirk. No petals." She smirked, getting back into position. "I'm trying to save energy for the exam."

"Oh— Yeah, yeah, I got that." He took a deep breath out and brought his hands back up to his face. Neither of them really had any hand to hand training, but if the past week of fights showed anything, it was that Ruby was already miles ahead just from her weapon training. It made Izuku wonder what would really happen if she used it against someone.

"Young man!" A booming voice shook the two as Ruby saw Izuku's eyes widen. She leaned her head to the side for a moment before… She saw the massive bunch of muscles that was All Might. Upon the sight of Ruby, the seven-foot giant had an awkward stare, changing his face to a more natural smile as he motioned them over.

'Izuku must be losing his mind right now,' she thought to herself, trying to stop herself from freaking out as well. If there was one thing she knew about Izuku after the time she spent with him, it was that he was an absolute nerd about everything involving heroes. He memorized fighting styles, clothing styles, types of weapons, armour and quirks. The dork probably had a tier list somewhere.

Wait, Ruby was just as much of a nerd as he was.

She quickly realized as she found her legs weak while she walked with Izuku towards the man. His frame only got bigger as they looked up at him. Izuku seemed really calm, but maybe he was just screaming internally like Ruby.

The man coughed as he looked between Izuku and Ruby with a puzzled face.

"Uhm…Worry not, young man! Your master has sent me to bring you a gift for completing your training." His face was red, and he seemed to be struggling with what to say. Wait, did that skinny guy Izuku trained with know All Might? Holy hell!

"Mr. All Might, can, uh... Can I have your autograph? M-My sister would really like one from you." Ruby barely interjected in her disbelief. In her hands was a small length of fabric she used to wrap around her fists.

Ruby wasn't actually a massive fan of All Might. Yeah, she liked him the way everyone else loved the number one hero, but his brand of fist-based justice was never that exciting outside of the insane support gear testing videos she used to watch as a kid. All Might would punch so fast a speedometer would explode along with whatever else was measuring him.

"Oh, of course," he said like he forgot this was something he regularly did. "Young man, just wait over there while I do this." He pulled out a pen from thin air and quickly and effortlessly signed the girl's sash before giving a quick "Until later!" as he ran off towards where Izuku was standing out of her sight. His phrasing didn't even sound right.

The ball of red petals flew forward, the pressure of the air blowing as she found herself still flying in human form. The speed forcing her eyes open and drying them out before she slammed past the finish line and into a set of mats at the ending wall. A white-haired girl flew by soon after, and Pyrrha after her on foot. The redhead was the only one who actually shared her name when Ruby asked the other applicants.

The mental strain of the race soon waned in her mind as she leaned herself down against the matted wall. For some reason, her mind drifting to her walk to the exam area with Izuku.

He looked like he would be sick, or it was like that time he ate that expired fish. He looked ill, but weirdly enough, he seemed happy and even more fired up. So fired up, he almost tripped on his own two feet before Ruby caught him.

Because Ruby was taking the recommendation exam, she wasn't going to be able to see Izuku and how he did until afterwards. It made her pretty nervous to think about. He was going on about robots, and she felt a little worried about how he would deal with them. As far as she knew, he was one of the rare quirkless. Well… she assumed he was. He never spoke about it, and she never really asked. Usually, people who know each other for a while would just say but it wasn't like she had friends here and knew the etiquette. The information was unimportant anyways. He was more than enough already.

"Why is your face red? We only ran for a kilometre; UA shouldn't accept students who can't keep up." The silver-haired girl spat, looking rather annoying that she came second.

Ruby pushed her hands to her warm face as she shook her head free of her fixation. She felt a memory drop into her mind as she looked at the girl talking down to her.

"You wouldn't happen to be from the Schnee family, would you?"

Ruby held her head high as she walked out of the exam building. Not only had she aced the written test, but the woman interviewing her also said that Ruby was impressive. High self-esteem and positive thoughts followed as she waited outside the building for Izuku. Her mind wandered to the rude girl she met, "Weiss" from the Schnee family. She actually expected to see some of the family members around cause of how big of a splash they made after they moved from Germany to Japan. There were rumours it was because of an upcoming marriage, but it wasn't like there was anything clear to show that. Not like Ruby cared about celebrity marriages.

Though, that didn't stop Ruby from trying to talk to Weiss. The results were… questionable.

Before Ruby could recall anything else, her phone rang. It was Izuku.

A gust of wind entered the room along with rose petals as through the door came Ruby tears in her eyes. Her voice speaking tongues as she paused and saw Izuku sitting in the infirmary bed. A soft wave from his unbroken arm calming her down as she came to his side.

Wait, why was his arm broken.

"Izuku, what happened?"

"Giant robot."

"Giant robot?"

"Yeah, Giant robot."

Before Ruby could ask where to find this 'giant robot,' was, she was poked aside by an old lady with massive goggles.

"I'm assuming you're the boys…" the woman stared at Ruby and Izuku and studied their faces for a second. "I'm assuming you're his friend, so maybe you can talk some sense into him for next time. This young man broke both his legs and an arm during the exam because of his quirk." The words flowed in one ear and out the other before the quirk part snagged in her brain.

"His quirk did this?" She asked. Her voice was a bit rough as she tried to parse this.

"Yes, he was trying to save a young woman trapped under some rubble and ended up leaping over one hundred meters, breaking his legs, and breaking his arm to stop the skyscraper class robot. Luckily for him, another student saw the whole thing and saved him before his kneecaps went through his skull. The kids these days are getting too powerful for their own good." she muttered, barely sounding phased by the display.

Of course, Ruby imagined this as dramatic as possible. But the image of the boy she spent her entire summer training with leaping skyscrapers was crazy. Did he never mention or use his quirk because of the backfire on his body? How has he not died yet?

"The Grim Reaper here—" Izuku started before getting bonked on the head with a cane.

"Recovery Girl! Nobody calls me Grim Reaper anymore. I'm supposed to be a medical professional." she spat, pulling her cane back but shaking it to warn him. Of course Izuku recognized a retired hero.

"Recovery Girl can get me back to normal by the end of the day, so you don't need to worry, Ruby. Her quirk is pretty incredible." He said with an honest smile. Ruby pulled that time he mentioned it to her. The quirk was to heal, but at the cost of stamina, right? It was incredibly useful in medical contexts and for keeping up fights. "You should go home and focus on yourself for now. I'll get better."

Ruby nodded, and they gave each other goodbyes. Ruby wanted to hug him but didn't do it to avoid accidentally breaking something else.

The next two weeks leading up to the first day at UA were some of the most anxiety-filled. Ruby got her admission confirmation pretty quickly, which made sense cause she was a recommended student. The students applying normally had to wait for the mail to arrive. She felt herself soar when she got the text that Izuku made it in.

Ruby almost entirely forgot Yang was entering with her until Yang noticed Ruby's giddy demeanour and asked her what was up. Going into the same university as Izuku, Yang, and Weiss would be amazing.

Ruby got all the information she needed about her first day too. She would be in Class 1-C with professor Ozpin running the Beacon program. Unlike the usual hero program UA was famous for, the Beacon program was focused on training students for the combined use of weapons and quirks.

Izuku however, got into the regular hero course and Class 1-A. She was happy for him! Well mostly. They would still get to hang out during lunch and do cross-class activities, but she would be lying if she didn't want to keep an eye on him. Cause of his quirk! Right. It was dangerous, and he would need help if it went wrong. That's all.

Izuku pushed along the crowds forming at the gathering. The celebration of students who successfully got into the school was nice, but it felt a bit claustrophobic. Students weren't exactly told about any of this until the day before, so everyone was dressed in the school's uniforms trying to make conversation and get to know other classmates. As Izuku pushed along looking for someone, he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Hey, nice to see you here alive!" A young man said. His black hair and tanned, freckled face staring at Izuku's. The young man stuck his hand out, and Izuku gracefully shook it.

"You're the one who saved me from face planting on the pavement, right? That was amazing. The way you ran up the falling robot and caught me without hurting either of us? I've never seen a quirk like it— Sorry, I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm Izuku Midoriya."

The boy simply smiled back as he shook Izuku's hand.

"My name's Oscar," he responded, rubbing the back of his head and feeling a little embarrassed at the praise. "Don't discredit yourself, though. Your quirk was pretty amazing too. If it wasn't for the downsides, you might just become the next All Might."

The words left Izuku's face red and a bit speechless. He chose to roll it off.

"Maybe, but All Might probably isn't going to need a successor for a while," Izuku lied, "So which class are you in? I'm in 1-A."

"I'm in Class 1-C I applied to the hero course too but I guess the Beacon program wanted me more. Also, cause well…" his face went to a bit of a frown as he looked across the hall to a white-haired older man. Izuku knew him as Ozpin, the Beacon program founder and master tactician on the heroes' side.

"Wait, you know Professor Ozpin?"

"Worse,"

The staring went noticed by the older man as he shouted across the hall. His green indoor scarf flowed as he spoke loudly.

"Introduce me to your new friend's son!" The stoic looking man looked like he was two drinks into the morning as he yelled towards his offspring. Of course, the shouting got glares from almost everyone in the area, and Oscar could only stare at the ground as he felt the shame and embarrassment wash over him.

"I'm sorry for asking," Izuku sighed, placing a hand on his shoulder as Oscar nodded.

"My mom only told me we were related when she read the staff list at UA. She went on about him ordering hot chocolate every day in her coffee shop, but I refuse to listen about my conception so she just told me to live with him in Japan. Lucky me when I found out he also didn't know about my existence. Now he's trying to make up for all the years lost."

Izuku paused, trying to let information into his head.

"Sorry I don't mean to drop that on you. It's just… frustrating," Oscar smiled a fake smile, and Izuku felt a chill run down his back.

"Izuku!" A familiar voice shouted as Izuku felt a tap on the shoulder before he turned around to see Ruby in her school uniform and some punch in her other hand. "I think I'm friends with a Schnee now! She's a bit busy right now with that half and half guy, but she said we could talk later in class! I'm so excited."

"That's great Ruby, I've been trying to find classmates, but I keep finding people going into your class. Oh yeah, this is…" Izuku turned around to point out Oscar and introduce him, but as soon as he turned, he was gone. "Where did he?"

"Zuku?"

"Yeah, I keep meeting people from your class. The only person I know in my class is Kacchan." He couldn't help but feel his voice lower at the thought. He expected to have to cross paths with him again but getting bullied in University seemed even more pathetic.

"Don't worry about it. I'm sure you'll make a ton of friends over the course of the school year, and don't forget I'm only a small petal burst away if you need me." She smiled. God, she was so optimistic.

"I might take you up on that offer during lunchtime." He chuckled, taking a sip of his own drink. Izuku wondered if anyone from his class even showed up to this event. Yeah, it was early in the morning, but there were going to be some students who tried to kiss up to the teachers before class started, right?

Ruby's blushed face was about to say something before the PA system went off and interrupted her.

"Students, please head to your classes now. The opening ceremony is over. Please head to class." The voice sounded 3 feet in the grave as it spoke. The sadness almost polluted the air as Ruby sighed.

"Lunch?" She asked.

"Lunch." He said.

"Then it's a date." She closed before walking away.

Then she realized what she said and began walking a little faster.

A/N: :)