Chapter 3

New Friends and New Challenges

It had been a grand total of thirty minutes and Akari had already decided she didn't like Bakugou. Nor was she going to put up with any of the assholes bullshit. She stood with her arms crossed over her chest as their teacher Mr. Aizawa explained the tests they were going to be undergoing. The whole class was in an uproar the minute that he said whoever finished last would be going home. Akari was fairly certain she'd be fine, having placed 11th in the entry exam, but she also didn't know the extent of her classmates quirks. She brushed her black hair from her eyes as she watched Bakugou launch the ball through the air. Sure, his quirk was impressive, but a rat had a more impressive personality than he did.

She crossed her arms over her chest as she shifted her feet, glancing sideways at her brother who was intently listening to Mr. Aizawa. She was keen to see how she would perform in each of the tests. She was limited in how she manipulated the kinetic energy around her. Forcefields weren't her only things she could create, she could also use it to boost her speed and absorb impacts, but there were limited before she would get fatigued. Her and Eijirou trained hard together, but never with their quirks. Sure this was going to be fun to see exactly what she could do when she applied herself, and she hoped her fitness regime would give her some kind of advantage.

"I'm gonna kick your ass." Eijirou grinned at her, and she had no doubt he would in the strength exercises, but she had always been the fast one out of the two of them.

Akari laughed, winking at him. "If you can catch me first."

"Are you two always this competitive?" Akari glanced to her left at the blonde, Kaminari if she remembered correctly, as he spoke to them.

She nodded her head, smiling brightly. "Always. It's a twin thing."

While neither of them overly excelled at any of the physical tasks that Mr. Aizawa had given them, they definitely weren't sitting at the bottom of the class. The things she'd struggled with were her grip strength and the sit ups. Eijirou was definitely going to have fun torturing her with core workouts. She was slightly bitter when she looked up on the board to see she had fallen behind her brother, sitting in 10th place while he sat in 8th, but she supposed it was to be expected when he had a more physical based quirk than her. She may have been faster than him, and her cardio was definitely better, but she lacked overall physical strength. It just served to remind her that she was going to have to start doing more weights to gain some more muscle.

"I told you I'd kick your ass." Eiji nudged her lightly as they began their walk back to the change rooms. She felt sweaty and gross, but her muscles had been tested and the familiar burn made her feel great.

"Just gives me something to work on." She grinned, attempting to ruffle his red hair, which stayed almost completely in place due to the super glue like gel he had used. "I am kinda beat though."

"Yeah, who knew the first day was gonna be so intense. I can only imagine what the rest of the year is going to be like." Jirou commented from her other side. She'd teamed up with the other girl for the sit-ups, and found her to be quite fun. She could already tell they would become quick friends.

Akari blew a stray piece of hair from her eyes as her and Jirou headed into the change rooms. "I'm excited to see how far I can push myself, even if it does hurt."

"You seem to be pretty fit already." Jirou had seen how easily she'd handled the physical tasks compared to some.

"Yeah, Eiji and I train almost every day." It wasn't always what she wanted to do first thing in the morning, but she didn't hate it. Some days were just easier than others. She was thankful that her and her brother were able to motivate each other, it was definitely going to help with their hero training.

"It's pretty cool that you do that." Mina commented from where she was tugging her uniform back on.

"We'll all be training together now. We can get stronger together.' Akari assured them with a grin, earning shouts of agreement from the other girls. She was beginning to think she was going to love this school even more than she first thought.

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The first thing Akari wanted to do when she got home was shower, then eat, then crawl into her bed and never leave. While it hadn't been overly hard, she was tired from their first day. She could only imagine what it would be like after a day of even more intensive training. She'd made some friends, and had also found she couldn't stand some of the people her brother had chosen to befriend. That was going to make for interesting weekends. Especially if Bakugou was around. There was just something about him that made her want to punch him, very hard, in the face.

"Man, I am so ready for food and sleep." Eiji grumbled beside her as they walked the last few steps to their front door. He let out a huff as he grabbed the key, shoving it in the lock and swinging the door open.

Both of them kicked their shoes off before walking in, and Akari didn't even think she could make it to the shower now that she was home. The thought of sleep was just too tempting. "It wasn't even that hard today, I'm just so exhausted."

"Don't forget we have that reading to do." Eiji reminded her as they rummaged through the kitchen, looking for something quick and easy they could snack on.

Akari groaned as she thought about their homework. Maybe she could shower and nap before dinner, then have enough energy to get through the work Mr. Aizawa had given them. "I'm gonna shower then nap."

"Hey, I thought we agreed I got to shower first." Eiji called after her as she made her way down the hall.

Akari glanced over her shoulder at him, poking her tongue out as she opened the door to the bathroom. "It's payback for you using all of my hair products."

She closed the door to the bathroom, tugging her hair from its ponytail before she turned the shower on. After fiddling with the temperature for a few moments she stepped under the water, relishing in the feeling of it scalding down her back. She could feel as all of her muscles relaxed under the hot water, steam fogging up the glass of the shower and the mirror. She knew she didn't have long before her brother would be banging on the door, demanding her to hurry up.

Reluctantly trudging out of the, Akari tugged her wet hair into a loose bun before wrapping herself in a towel and dragging herself to her room. She was looking forward to what else they would face throughout the year. It was refreshing to be able to use her quirk, but she also forgot how tired it made her. Tugging on some pyjamas, she flopped face first onto her bed. She would deal with her school work later. Right now she needed a nap.

A/N OMG It's been so long since I've updated whoops! I have been a bit carried away with costuming and thus forgot my writing. Hope you enjoy!