The following day Deku spotted Kahoko walking towards the main doors of the dorms. "Hey, Sano!" He called to her.
She jumped and looked around. She watched as he approached her.
"I'm sorry about my friend yesterday he doesn't really pay attention to where he's going." He smiled at her.
Kahoko swallowed. He's known for being a nice guy, right? Izuku Midoriya? "Um… it's okay, thank you for your help." She mumbled.
Deku's eyes lit up. She spoke! "Well, it's nice to officially meet you, I'm Izuku Midoriya, but everyone calls me Deku." He held out his hand.
Kahoko shook it. "Nice to meet you too. I have to go before I'm late for class…" She bowed and took off running.
Deku raised a brow.
Katsuki had witnessed the whole thing. "She shook your hand and ran away! Man… you really do have bad luck with girls." He smirked.
Deku spun around to see Katsuki, Shoto Todoroki and Eijiro Kirishima walking towards him, ready to head for class. "It wasn't like that Kacchan!" He blushed a little. "I think she's nervous around people. Her hand was shaking."
"She doesn't trust anyone." Hitoshi Shinso, from the General course, 1C, walked over. "You were lucky to get a handshake, Midoriya."
Katsuki frowned. "Yet she agreed to live in the school dorms?"
"She travels quite far to and from school, this is more convenient for her." Hitoshi added as they all headed out of the dorm building together.
Kahoko sat in the courtyard to eat lunch since the cafeteria was far too crowded for her taste. She pulled down her scarf and began to eat from her bento.
"Looks good!"
Kahoko gave a squeak and looked up to see class 1A's Katsuki hovering over her. Huh?
Katsuki sat in front of her and pulled out his own bento box.
Kahoko stared down at her food. Why is he sitting here? I know it's a free world but there's dozens of seats to choose from… why this one?! She cleared her throat and took a sip of the iced coffee she'd gotten from the vending machine.
Katsuki picked at his food. Why am I here? Why did I have a sudden urge to sit with her? "So… you're on the general course?"
Kahoko nodded.
"Did you want to be on the Hero course to begin with?"
"Yeah, I guess. But I'm happy where I am." She replied in a low voice.
He smirked a little. She finally said something, and man, her voice is pretty… He glanced up to give her the once over.
Without the scarf covering half her face, he couldn't deny the fact that she was a beauty. Silver blue hair that reached just above her elbows, with full bangs that shadowed those forest green eyes that almost captivated him, full of fire and evidence of closely guarded anger… and finally there was her rose tinted full lips.
Why haven't I noticed her before?!
Kahoko closed her bento box and stood up, she could feel Katsuki's eyes boring into her. "I'll probably see you around." She mumbled politely before pulling the scarf over her mouth again.
Katsuki stood up. "If you need somebody to talk to… I'll listen." He said without thinking.
Kahoko raised a brow. "What makes you think I need anybody?"
"Your eyes… you look like you're holding a lot of anger and sadness back. You don't seem to speak to anybody. I understand you have trust issues, but, I'm just saying if you need an ear, I'll listen. I know what it's like to suppress anger, it's not healthy to keep it locked inside." He felt his cheeks burn. Why do I even care?!
Kahoko suppressed a smile behind her scarf. "Thank you, but I'm fine." She headed inside.
Katsuki stood there frozen. What is wrong with me? Since when did I care about other people's feelings? He sighed.
Katsuki sat in class, lost in his own thoughts.
"So, Bakugo, I saw you sat with that quiet girl from 1C…" Eijiro smirked.
Katsuki blinked and looked at his best friend. "What?"
"Ooh the one who always covers half her face with a scarf? Kahoko Sano I think?" Ochaco Uraraka added.
Katsuki nodded. "Yeah, she was sat alone so I thought why not. She's interesting."
"Yeah, she rarely speaks." Eijiro mused. "But she's really pretty."
Tenya Iida listened to their conversation from his seat. "Isn't Kahoko Sano the twin sister of Tamaki Sano… the boy who died in an accident just over a year ago when there was a big fight involving Endeavour?" He asked aloud.
Everyone turned to him.
"Oh yeah! I thought her name rang a bell!" Ochaco exclaimed.
Deku's eyes were wide. "No wonder her trust in others is damaged… there was a hero right there, and her brother died."
"So, what's her quirk?" Eijiro asked.
"Nobody knows. Must be something to do with her mouth, maybe that's why she keeps it covered?" Ochaco pondered.
Mr Aizawa walked into class. "Quiet down and get to your seats so we can start." He clapped.
Katsuki propped up his head with his elbow. That explains her anger… she probably doesn't even trust heroes anymore.
Shoto sighed. Yet another life my father has ruined. Maybe unintentional… but if he didn't have to show off every time he fought… that girl's brother may still be alive today.