Kahoko lay on her bed in her now unpacked and organised dorm room, staring up at the ceiling. "Why was that Bakugo so insistent on talking to me? I've been here over six months, and no one apart from Hitoshi has bothered me until yesterday." She asked herself.

Her mobile started ringing. She looked to see that it was her mother calling. She answered it quickly. "Mom?"

"Hey, Kaho. I know this is out of the blue, but your dad and I have been called out on a job, and we have nobody to babysit Natsume tonight…"

"Um… don't worry, I could get the next train home."

"Oh no, we're almost at your dorms. Would you mind terribly if he stays with you? Your dad and I will pick him up in the morning before you start school."

Kahoko frowned. "Will that even be allowed?"

"I've already contacted the principal, he says it's okay if you don't miss out on any classes. It's just this once, it's too late to call a baby sitter and I know he is safe with you."

Kahoko exhaled. "Alright, just this once though. People already think I'm strange."

"You are a godsend, Kaho. We're on our way, I'll text you when we're at the entrance." She hung up.

Kahoko groaned. "This is going to be fun." She got up and put her black hoodie on and wrapped her scarf around her neck. I dunno how crowded it'll be downstairs. She headed down to the Hero course common room to wait for her parents.

Eijiro looked over towards the common room door. "Hey, bro, look who it is." He wiggled his brows.

Katsuki looked over his shoulder to see Kahoko sitting down in one of the lonely arm chairs near the door. She's not covering her mouth with that scarf…?

"Go and talk to her. I know you wanna." Eijiro winked.

Katsuki snorted lightly but got up and walked over to Kahoko. "Hey." He greeted.

She looked up to meet his gaze. "Hey." She replied, her lips quirked upward a little.

He sat down in the chair opposite her. "What brings you to our common room?" He asked curiously.

"My parents need me to babysit my brother tonight, so they're dropping him off at the entrance. I thought this'd be the best place to wait."

He sat back. "At least you're speaking more now." He teased.

She blushed and turned away. I am…

He chuckled. "Like I said, I'll listen."

She peeked up at him and gave a small nod.

"So, shall we start again?"

She raised her eyebrow.

Katsuki held out his hand. "Katsuki Bakugo…"

She stared at his hand for a long moment before taking it with her own. "Kahoko Sano. Nice to meet you." She gave a real smile that brightened up the room.

Deku is right… her hand is quite shaky… but damn that smile made my heart jump! He couldn't hold back a smile of his own.

Eijiro watched the pair from where he was sitting.

Deku sat down beside him. "Is Kacchan actually being nice to her?"

Eijiro barked a laugh. "He's curious about her. She's different."

"Still. I've never seen Kacchan smile other than when he's fighting."

"True."

Kahoko glanced at her phone. "That's them, sorry I have to go." She stood up and walked out.

Katsuki grinned to himself.

"Katsuki!" Eijiro clapped his hand on his friend's shoulder. "Somebody looks dorkily happy." He teased.

Katsuki glared up at his red-headed friend. "Shut up!"

Deku was there too. "She seems nice."

Katsuki shrugged. "Yeah, she's alright."

"Just alright?" Eijiro snickered.

Katsuki stood up. "Yeah." He snapped before heading out of the common room himself.

The other two followed him.

"Kaho-nee!"

Katsuki looked towards the dorm main doors to see a young boy running up to Kahoko before hugging her around the waist.

Kahoko grinned. "Hey, Natsu!"

Kahoko's parents walked up to her.

"I am so sorry to drop this on you, Kaho." Her mom gave her a hug. "On your second night at the dorms too."

"It's alright, what you do is important, and if I can help just by doing this, it's perfectly fine." Kahoko replied.

Kahoko's dad looked down at Natsume. "Be good for your sister, we should be picking you up in the morning so be ready." He patted his son's head.

"We'll see you tomorrow, Kaho. Thanks again." Her mom kissed her cheek. "Good night, both of you." At that Kahoko's parents went out.

"This is going to be fun! Can I stay up late?" Natsume looked up at his sister.

"Hmmm… maybe, remember we still have school in the morning."

Natsume pouted. "Okay…"

"Tell you what, how about I treat us to pudding instead, I'm sure I have some in the fridge in my room." She smiled.

"Really?! Yes!" Natsume cheered.

Kahoko gave a laugh.

Katsuki, Deku and Eijiro shared a look.

"That laugh…" Eijiro breathed.

"Was so…" Deku blushed.

"Cute." Katsuki mumbled.

"What are you guys doing?"

The three jumped and turned to see Shoto stood behind them.

"Oh, hey Todoroki. How long were you stood there?" Deku asked.

"Long enough to witness Bakugo making puppy eyes at that girl." Shoto gave a smug smirk.

Katsuki glared at the boy. "What did you say, Icy-Hot?!"

Kahoko looked up to see Katsuki lunging at another boy, whose hair was equally parted, right side was white, the left side was red. She noticed a fading scar that covered his left eye. Why do I recognise him?

"Kaho-nee. What's going on with those guys?" Natsume asked her.

"Oh, they're a bunch of morons from the hero course. They're always brawling by the looks of it." She explained.

Katsuki's ears twitched and he turned to face her. "Say what?!"

"You heard me, hot-head." She smirked.

Eijiro snorted before doubling over with laughter. "She got you there, Bakugo."

"I recognise you guys! From the sports festival!" Natsume grinned excitedly.

Kahoko averted her eyes from the boys. She did okay in the sports festival but didn't get any further than the chariot event.

"And you're the one who won and went berserk!" Natsume pointed at Katsuki.

Katsuki scowled at the boy. "You have a big mouth, don't you? Why aren't you quiet like your sister?"

Deku decided to step in to cool the situation down. "So, what's your name?"

"Natsume Sano." The boy smiled widely. "And when I grow up I wanna be a big hero, strong enough to protect Kaho-nee since Tama-nii can't anymore." He announced.

Kahoko's eyes widened.

The four boys stared at the child.

Shoto felt his hands shake a little. This is Kahoko Sano?! He looked to the girl. Why didn't I notice?

Deku cleared his throat. "Well, I'm sure you will be some day, Sano is lucky to have a loyal brother like you. You'll make your older brother proud." He smiled.

Kahoko pulled her scarf up to cover her mouth. "Natsu, let's go." She mumbled, her voice cracked a little.

"Kaho-nee? Did I make you cry? I'm sorry. Did I say something wrong?" Natsume panicked.

She shook her head. "It's alright, let's go to my room now, it's getting late."

He took her hand and waved to the four boys standing there. "Bye, bye!"

"What was that?" Eijiro breathed.

Deku felt tears well up in his eyes. "That was the sweetest thing I've ever heard a child say."

Shoto stared after the two. "He wouldn't have to be that way if my father watched what he was doing…" He grumbled.

Deku looked to him. "It was an accident. It was a Nomu, nothing could have been done. Your father had to fight all guns blazing."

"Still… my father shouldn't have shown off the way he did. Sano's brother was trapped, and my father could have easily freed him in-between attacks." Shoto growled angrily.

Deku stayed silent. It is true… but in a fight like that, Endeavour was more focused on saving the city from complete destruction from the Nomu… in the end, he saved thousands of lives, even though he wasn't able to save Tamaki Sano. He yawned. "I think we should all head for bed, it's getting late." He said, averting the attention from Kahoko Sano.

Eijiro nodded. "I think you're right."