I was going to explode. It felt like I had been waiting years for this. In reality, it had only been about a week and a half, but I was excited nonetheless because it was a special day.

It was the day I was going to be introduced to Class 1-A.

I was escorted by a hero to UA and Aizawa came to greet me. He looked tired as usual. And a bit on edge, but I think that was also usual especially when he was around me. "Good morning." He mumbled. I responded with the same statement.

"I know you're eager to meet them, it's written all over your face, so I'll keep this short. Most of them are probably going to be hesitant at first when they hear you used to… well, you know. I'll go in first, just wait outside the door until I tell you to come in." He said. He then walked into a large gym in which I assumed the class was training.

Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. This is happening! What will they say? What will they do? I wonder how Midoriya will react! I wonder how Bakugou will react! I don't know if I'm ready for this! Should I just back out no—

"Come in," I heard Aizawa say. My feet started moving into the threshold of the door. OH GOD, WHAT AM I DOING?! Soon I was standing fully visible to the class. Twenty students stood in a crowd, all with their hero attire on. And with all their eyes focused on me. My face was as red as a tomato and I was sweating like crazy. I felt very underdressed in my jeans and purple shirt (purple accents my hair) compared to their complicated costumes.

I shuffled over to Aizawa while staring at my feet the whole time. I couldn't even get a word out before a familiar voice boomed through the hall.

"MINTY?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Bakugou, decked out in violent and grenade-themed costume, yelled. I looked up to face him and the crowd. Bakugou, Midoriya, Shoji, Tokoyami, Todoroki, Kirishima, and Iida all looked very surprised to see me. But, for some reason, seeing them all safe and sound made all my worries float away.

I switched up in front of Bakugou. "Long time no see! Your hero costume is super cool! I'll explain everything in a bit!" I then looked over to a semi-frightened Midoriya. He looks like he's seen a ghost…

I switched in front of him. "Hey! Shouldn't you be recovering? Your costumes cool! I like the green." Next was Shoji who looked like he was trying to decipher an Enigma* code or something.

"What's up my favorite six-armed dude?! Nice to see you again!"

Then, Tokoyami. "Yo! How's the ol' demon bird holding up? No other breakouts since last time?" Tokoyami recoiled a small bit. Maybe "demon bird" was a bit much…

Todoroki. "Todoroki! Good to see you! I appreciate you—"

"*ahem* Kirika." Aizawa gave me a red-eyed glare.

"Right… sorry…" I switched back to Mr. Aizawa.

"I bet a lot of you are confused right now… heh…" I said. "My name's Kirika Asuga! It's nice to meet you all!" I bowed.

"The reason that Kirika knows some of you is because she was at the training camp a few weeks ago." Aizawa continued. Murmurs and whispers dispersed throughout the group. Aizawa quickly silences them with a mere glance.

"And… well… that's because I came with the villains." I rubbed my hands together and looked down. The murmurs came back. This time more frantic and a bit fear-ridden. "I-it's not what you think! I was kidnapped by them a few years ago and I couldn't have gotten out if it wasn't for you guys… honestly, I have a lot to thank you for." I bowed again. The murmurs were lessening but, instead of being full of fear, they started expressing a different emotion. Pity. I was glad they were empathizing but… oh, how I hated pity. It's as if people look down on you and think you can't handle it. It's like they're expecting you to be weak.

"The reason Kirika is here is because she has been given the option to attend UA. More specifically, upon her own request, your class."

"EHHH?!" Bakugou yelled. I was expecting this… "MINTY?! YOU'VE GOT TO BE JOKING!"

"Aww, Bakugou! Do you really not want me to be in your class? I thought we really bonded back at the bar!" I said. The only way to confront Bakugou's loud and rude comments were to simply deflect them and not face them head-on. I also threw in the bar to catch him off guard. It was a disarming technique that usually works to confuse and disgruntled the listener.

"WHAT WOULD GIVE YOU THAT IDEA, MINTY?!" Well… I did say "usually."

"If you two are done, I'm also going to announce Kirika's rank in terms of the exam. Earlier this week, Kirika took the same written exam you all did for your finals. I'm here to state her rank in the whole class." Aizawa said. That's right, I still haven't heard if I got in the top ten. Well, this is kind of scary…

"Todoroki." Aizawa said bluntly. Why is he calling on Todoroki? "You and Kirika got the same score on the exam." I… I got the same score as Todoroki?! He seems smart... maybe I got eighth? More murmurs. Okay… maybe higher than eighth…

"In case any of you don't remember," Aizawa said. "Todoroki placed fifth in the class for the exam." Fifth! Nice!

"Hmm. I was expecting higher but fifth is still really nice! That test was pretty hard." I said. I was actually really happy with fifth but I wanted to gauge their reactions with that statement. Especially after what Aizawa was going to say next.

"What is incredible about this is that Kirika has not received an education in six years." The murmurs stopped. The class stared. "Kirika was also given about two hours to study pre-exam." Wide eyes came from every student.

"This mean that during Kirika's stay with the villains, she realized that she would fall behind, so she proceeded to self-educate herself. I hope that you all can one day find that same drive. If you have any questions for Kirika before she leaves to take another exam, keep them short, then return to your practice. Dismissed." Aizawa turned and walked back to the other teachers, leaving me surrounded by a bunch of teenagers and their many questions.

"What's your quirk?"

"You were kidnapped by villains?! You poor thing!"

"Did you really score fifth?"

"When are you joining our class?"

"Umm… Uh…" I stuttered. What do I say to them? How do you socialize again? Come on, Asuga, keep your cool.

"Guys! Come on, give her some distance!" I heard a familiar red-head say. "She can't answer everyone's questions at once!" Kirishima urged everyone at least two feet away from me. I gave him a mouthed "Thank you." He replied with a wink and a thumbs-up.

"Yes, it is very impolite to bombard a fellow students so abruptly!" Iida came to my defense too. I gave him a smile but I'm not sure if he noticed while he was busy organizing everyone into a group and telling them to ask questions according to seat number. That is, until a loud voice boomed across the room.

"THAT'S IT FOR YOU CLASS A!" I looked back to see a whole other class and their teacher echoing across the room. "We have plans make use of the TDL from this afternoon on!"

"Who're they?" I mumbled. I wasn't expecting an answer but Midoriya still said, "Class B."

Ah. So they're the second bests.

"Awful timing!" A blonde boy with a lightning bolt themed costume said.

"Eraser," the teacher of Class B said. "You best get out of here." Rude much?

"We've still got about ten minutes left," Aizawa said. "You've got a little trouble telling time, huh?" Aizawa-1. Class B teacher- 0.

"Hey, did you guys know?!" I blonde haired kid with a really obnoxious voice said. "Half of those who take the Provisional License Exam fail! All of Class A can fail together!" I really don't like him…

"That's why Class A and B will be applying at different venues." Aizawa explained. So these guys are already getting their licenses… Gotta stay ahead of the game. They've already reached major hurdles dealing with their inability to fight back villains so I guess this step is necessary.

Class B's teacher then explained the whole reasoning behind why schools separate for the exam but it already seemed pretty straightforward. But what got my attention the most was that same obnoxious blonde boy… he sighed when he heard they were going to be split up. He sighed in relief! I don't know why I got so angry but people like him just seemed to get on my every nerve. So high and mighty in words but have no actions to put behind it.

"I can't bring you down myself! How unfortunate!" The obnoxious boy said. Forget becoming a hero… this boy is going to die today…

"He really annoys me…" I grumbled. Apparently, a black haired girl with an… interesting hero costume had heard me. "That's Monoma Neito, a Class 1-B student," she said. "For some reason he really likes to pick on our class and get into our heads."

"Well, there's many reasons. First and most majorly, he is jealous that you all go the top spot and he didn't. Every single day it rocks him to his core that he couldn't get into Class A. Maybe if he had just tried a little harder. So he takes any chance that he can to make you guys seem lesser so that he can, in his own way, be better than Class A." I said. Apparently with that long explanation, all eyes were turned on me.

"I never thought about it like that, ribbit." A frog-looking girl said.

"Hmm?" The blonde boy looked at me. "And who are you?" Oh, you're just asking for it now. I asked the black-haired girl beside me what is quirk was. "Copying, I believe. If he touches you, he can copy your quirk." Ah… that explains his personality.

I switched right in front of the obnoxious boy. "Kirika Asuga, soon to be the newest member of Class 1-A. Nice to meet you."

"U-uh… HUH?! YOU? FOR CLASS A? YOU'VE CAN'T BE SERIOUS!" Boom. You gotta hit 'em where it hurts. The entirety of Class B looked confused and startled.

"Kirika. It's time for you to go get ready for your exam." Aizawa intervened. Dang it! I was going to have some fun with this kid! He's just too easy!

"Yes, sir!" I skipped over to him and waved back at Class A. "See ya guys later!"

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Okay! I can actually update today! I'm evacuating soon but I wanted to get this chapter out asap! So please excuse any editing mistakes! This chaoter was so fun to write! I hope you all enjoy!

Peace!