Ayy, it's me. Coming at you, hot off the press.
** I changed the title and bio for this story this past week, I apologize if that threw you through a loop! **
Anyway, it's a long one this week. I debated splitting it up over two chapters, but it just wasn't quite long enough for two.
Also, this new chapter does contain source material through Chapter 116 of the manga. If you haven't read it, you should. It's lit.
Thanks for your follows & appreciation this past week as well, it means a lot.
The next morning the entire class was still sleepy when they boarded the bus to head to the Provisional Hero License Exam site. Pretty much every student in class was feeling anxious as Aizawa quickly herded them onto the bus. "It'll be a long drive," he droned, "let's get moving."
The bus ride to the exam site was relatively uneventful. Aizawa occasionally offered up some conversation or advice, but most everyone was too nervous or focused to participate. Bakugo wore his typically annoyed expression, constantly muttering about how he would knock the exam out of the park and be the number one hero. When the bus finally arrived at the exam site, everyone was anxiously awaiting the start of the exam.
"You'll want to change into your hero costumes quickly," Aizawa called to the students as they got off the bus. "The exam will be starting shortly."
Everyone nodded and exclaimed as they left the bus, surprised at the amount of people who had gathered for the exam. It wasn't long until some groups of students approached them. Some were wearing simple uniforms while others donned impressive hats and long coats. "It's the students of U.A.!" The groups exclaimed, running over to them. They quickly introduced themselves as the students of Shiketsu, the other prodigious hero school from the West that rivaled U.A. in the East, while the plainly uniformed students explained that they were from Ketsubutsu, and they seemed to hold a particularly strong sense of rivalry with the U.A. students.
Bakugo was quick to discount the students, Midoriya noticed. When one from Ketsubutsu complimented him, Bakugo immediately snapped back, claiming that student was being insincere with his kind regards. The rest of the class tried to apologize for Bakugo's behavior, but the Ketsubutsu students were equally apologetic for their classmate, who they explained often came across as condescending and insincere.
One student from Shiketsu, though, was especially excited to meet them. He was incredibly tall and excitable, gushing about his love for their school, and he even joined in when they chanted Plus Ultra. Most of the class responded kindly as Aizawa grabbed their attention. "That's Yoarashi-san. He's a top student," Aizawa informed, "in fact, he was the top scorer for U.A.'s entrance exam."
Everyone in class gasped. "If he loves U.A. so much, why would he decline admission?" Ashido wondered aloud.
"If he was the top scorer, wouldn't that make him stronger than Todoroki?" Tsuyu commented. Midoriya stole a glance at Todoroki, checking to see his reaction, but Todoroki was stone-faced as usual.
"Whatever, I'm going to smash all these Shit-etsu losers and show them what extras they really are!" Bakugo fumed, storming away to change. The rest of the class apologized for Bakugo once again, before departing towards the examination area.
"It really is amazing, huh?" Kaminari commented to Jiro, "We're so famous from the sports festival! It's like everyone knows us!" Jiro nodded in agreement.
"So, you didn't tell them?" Midoriya overheard the teacher from Ketsubutsu comment to Aizawa.
"They'll need to handle much more than this as heroes," Aizawa responded flatly. Midoriya shrugged the comments off and headed inside to be with the rest of the class.
Once everyone had changed and gathered inside the examination area, the proctors made quick work of explaining the process. Each examinee would be made to wear three targets, placed wherever they wished, aside from hidden areas, such as the armpit. Additionally, they would each be granted six balls that they could use to throw at others' targets. The conditions for passing were simple: knock out two other opponents by taking out their targets with the balls provided.
"Oh, and this examination is a test of speed," the proctor continued, "only the first 100 examinees shall pass."
Murmurs of dissent quickly spread throughout the crowd. "This exam has over 1,500 applicants!" Someone called from the crowd. "Yeah," echoed another voice, "what happened to the fifty percent pass rate?"
"Yes, it's true that in the past we have generally allowed fifty percent of the applicants to pass," the examiner conceded. "However, in this age, it is more important now than it has ever been before that the heroes we pass today are able to handle the world that we now live in. It is vital now that the heroes we give licenses to are able to thrive in a world where the Symbol of Peace has retired."
Midoriya swallowed nervously. The seven percent pass rate didn't worry him so much as the intense need that he had to live up to the power of One for All and All Might's legacy. The examiners were correct to make the exam more difficult. He had faced the villains in the League and had permanently damaged his arms as a result. He had been forced to come up with a new way of adapting One for All just to survive. Although he had been practicing his One For All-enhanced kicks all week, he was still nervous about debuting his new shoot-style with such a high rate of failure. He clenched his fists and sent out a silent promise to All Might that he would do his best to succeed.
"All right, then," the proctor sighed after all the balls and targets had been distributed, "we shall begin the exam in one minute. Spread out!"
"Spread out?" Everyone in the room questioned, remarking at the small space around them.
"Yes, in just a moment here," the proctor explained. Slowly, the walls began to creak and all of the participants looked up to see the room gradually breaking apart. Moments later, the walls completely fell and opened up into a massive arena with several different environments, similar to USJ.
"I trust you all have environments that you're best suited to," the proctor remarked, "make sure to utilize that. You have one minute to spread out before the examination begins!"
"Everyone," Midoriya called out to his classmates, "in an environment with steep competition like this, there won't be any infighting between schools! We'll have to group together and build a strong defense! Let's group up and let's pass this exam together!" Most of his class nodded, standing close to him. Bakugo told him to screw himself and ran off, with Kirishima and Kaminari following, but Midoriya wasn't really surprised by that. He did, however, notice Todoroki run away from them.
"Todoroki!" Midoriya called after him.
"I'm going off alone," Todoroki called back, "In a group I won't be able to fully utilize my quirk!" Midoriya nodded but couldn't help but feel a little hurt. Todoroki was always running off alone.
"Forget him," Mineta called out to Midoriya, "we don't have much time! Let's group together!"
"I don't like it," Midoriya replied to Mineta, "we're at a disadvantage here. From the televised sports festival, everyone knows what our quirks are. Everyone knows what we can do." Midoriya and the group quickly began to run into the exam area together, trying to get away from the crowds.
"If everyone strategizes like us, this is going to quickly turn into a school on school battle," Midoriya explained, keeping tabs on his classmates around him, "and U.A. is the only one at a disadvantage. Not only do they know our quirks, but they know our weak points, too!"
The exam started and immediately hundreds of students were on top of them. Midoriya's group quickly assembled into a formation and blocked the incoming barrage of quirks and balls aimed at their targets. Midoriya gritted his teeth as he deflected a barrage of projectiles that had been thrown their way. "Everyone," he called to his classmates, "let's stick close and move together!"
The attacking students swiftly grouped together and Midoriya saw them exchanging balls. One of them grasped them in his hands and the balls appeared to turn to stone. Soon, they were gone. "I think they've gone underground!" Iida shouted from behind him.
"Don't worry, I've got this!" Jiro called, immediately smashing the ground from underneath them.
"They're still coming!" Mineta cried as the spheres burst through the ground and flew towards him.
"I've got you," Ashido reassured, immediately putting up a wall and deflecting all of them.
This is just the beginning, Midoriya thought to himself, quickly analyzing the offenders. They're just trying to gauge us. The first ones to attack, throwing balls without a strategy, will have a low rate of success. From here on out, the fight will only grow more intense as they figure out our weak points and how to attack us.
"The exam is heating up!" The announcer called over the system, "and zero people have passed thus far!"
Just then, the ground beneath them immediately started to vibrate and quake. Only a moment passed and the ground around them burst open, sending almost everyone in Class 1-A flying away from each other. Midoriya quickly attempted to reconvene with the others, but he was stuck all alone. Then, the wind picked up, throwing the balls into the air around everyone.
"Hello," Midoriya heard a voice call from above, "please let me join in this wondrous battle!" Soon after, the balls cascaded from the sky, flying down at the examinees. Yoarashi, the boy Aizawa had warned them about, stood tall and proud from atop a building as he commanded the winds.
"Woah!" the announcer called over the loudspeaker. "One contestant has passed and a whopping 120 examinees are now out!"
It's amazing, Midoriya thought to himself, one person took out 120 examinees. Not only that, but these other examinees all have a strong grasp of teamwork and their own quirks that easily surpasses ours. It's amazing what a year of training can do! Midoriya got up, preparing to reconnect with the others, when out of nowhere a girl from Shiketsu came down and hit one of his targets.
"Not the smartest move to get lost in thought in the thick of battle!" She called out to him, jumping over his head. Midoriya was dumbfounded. I can't believe she got me right in front of my face!
The girl immediately began to chat with him, claiming to want to exchange words and learn more about the prestigious U.A., but Midoriya was careful. He knew that now was not the time for leisurely conversations, and in a fraction of a moment, she was in front of him again, launching an attack. He quickly dodged, but she had gotten to close for comfort. Quickly, he grabbed one of his throwing balls to counter, but she was gone. It seemed that every time he took his eyes off her she vanished. Does she have a vanishing quirk?
"This is my technique," she was behind him again. "I divert the attention of my opponent and lie lurking in wait, hiding. I erase my presence." She was suddenly on top of him, holding him down.
"Is that something that you can learn at Shiketsu?" Midoriya huffed, struggling against her.
"You can't think of it as training," She answered. "But could it be… that we both want to know more about each other?" She chimed playfully. "Then answer me this: why do you want to become a hero?"
"Is it for renown?" She purred in his ear. "For pride? Money? For someone else's sake?" The ground started to quake again, and she pushed herself further into him. Something about her absolutely terrified him. "Tell me. I want to know so much more about you."
The ground gave way from underneath him and he quickly dashed away from the girl. The Ketsubutsu students had caught up to him and he was still separated from the rest of the group. Shit, he thought to himself, this is the worst-case scenario. I'm being targeted by a whole group and I haven't been able to reconnect with anyone!
"Don't worry," a voice called out to him, "I'm here!" He turned to see Uraraka coming towards him, her hand outstretched.
Does she have a plan? Midoriya thought to himself, reaching for her. Why would she reveal herself to the enemy? In a second the enemy capitalized on her mistake, sending her flying into the air, falling. Midoriya lurched after her, attempting to catch her and save her. Maybe if he had trained his legs earlier then he would have been able to save Bakugo, too, and he couldn't help but think that if he had saved Bakugo, well, then maybe All Might would never have had to fight One For All and lose his powers.
Midoriya caught the girl gently in his arms and hurriedly kicked the ground with his iron soles to create a place of temporary shelter among the debris for himself and her. "I'm so sorry about that," she apologized, "that was such a huge mistake."
"I'm not really bothered by that," Midoriya replied, his back to her. "I'm more worried that you're someone from Shiketsu," he quickly turned around, smacking the ball from the girl's hands. He knew she was not Uraraka, even if she had taken her appearance.
"So, you knew," the girl's features began to melt away, turning back into her own. "Did you plan to capitalize on that?"
"I hadn't thought that far ahead," Midoriya explained, "but Uraraka can float herself… and if you weren't Uraraka and you fell from that height, you could have hurt yourself."
"Tell me," the girl crawled towards him, her expression lethal, "tell me about yourself, I want to know!"
Midoriya flinched away, trying to distance himself from her. "So, you'll save anyone?" She asked, and Midoriya noticed that as her features melted and molded back into her own, her clothes began to disappear as well.
"Excuse me, your clothes!" He shouted as she lurched towards him. "Please, put something on!"
"Are there no limits to who you'll save?" She called as she jumped for his face, clawing at him. Midoriya just barely managed to pull himself away, but at the last moment, she gouged his cheek with her nails.
"Fifty-four examinees have passed!" The announcer called over. Midoriya was preparing to jump away from the crazy girl when suddenly tape flew out in front of him. He looked up to see Sero and Uraraka coming towards him. Uraraka sprang towards the girl, but her reaction was too quick, and she jumped away from Uraraka in time.
"What is this, Midoriya? A naked girl? I'm really jealous man!" Sero called out to him.
"Nice one! Thanks for helping me out!" Midoriya called back sincerely. He was relieved to have that girl away from him, finally.
"It's a shame," the girl called out to him as she dashed away, "it was just starting to get good between us."
"Hey, come back!" Sero called after the girl, beginning to chase her.
"Don't," Midoriya called to him, "when she shed her quirk-form she also lost her clothes and her targets! It's pointless to chase her," Midoriya explained, "speaking of which, you two are the real ones right?"
"Uh, yeah?" They responded.
"Fifty-eight examinees have passed!" The announcer's voice rang through again.
"Given the amount of time that we have, I don't think we should chase after her, but, of course, she could still come after us. For the time being, us three will have to work things out together," Midoriya clarified. "When we're being attacked like this, I don't think it would be a very good idea to throw our balls back at them."
"What?" Sero and Uraraka questioned. "How are we supposed to pass the exam then?"
"I think it would be wiser instead to have one of us manage defense and the others attempt to bind up and immobilize as many people as we can. Then, when everyone's immobilized, we'll simply touch their targets and pass quickly. If we try to attack by throwing balls, we could potentially miss and lose our chance of passing."
Uraraka nodded, but Sero remained questionable. "I'll be the decoy," Midoriya offered, "and you two immobilize the rest. Both of you have quirks that are great for stopping people."
"Got it," Uraraka beamed. "I believe in you, Deku, and you've got the track record to back you up!"
Midoriya quickly dashed out and used Full Cowl to dodge the flurry of attacks that the other students unleashed upon them. However, it was no use for them because Uraraka and Sero immediately capitalized on their carelessness and bound them to the rubble with tape. "I used Sero's tape and the rubble to trap them," Uraraka explained happily, "I had to eyeball it to make sure it wouldn't hurt anyone."
"Yeah, I said as many as we could get, but you guys sure went all out!" Midoriya praised, looking at the eight trapped examinees before them.
"Seventy-six examinees have passed!" The announcer called.
"We're running out of time," Sero commented. "Let's take them quick, before we're attacked again."
Midoriya, Sero, and Uraraka grabbed their balls and walked over to the other examinees. "Have mercy on us," the pleaded, "you're just freshmen, we actually need to pass this exam!"
"I do, too," Midoriya replied, thinking of All Might. It's now or never, he thought to himself, I need to live up to my duty as One for All's successor.
On their way back to the examination holding area, they heard a voice call out to them. "Hey, Sero, Uraraka, and Midoriya!" They turned to see Kaminari waving at them, accompanied by Bakugo and Kirishima. "So awesome that we all made it!" Uraraka and Sero cheered congratulations back.
"… so, you made it, Deku, you fuck." Bakugo seethed at Midoriya.
"Kacchan, I-I y-yeah," Midoriya stumbled, surprised by Bakugo's outburst. It had been a long time since Bakugo had directly called him out.
"I guess you would, with a power like that," Bakugo scoffed at him. Midoriya felt his words catch in his throat, unsure of a proper reply to that comment. "So," Bakugo lowered his voice so only Midoriya could hear him, "you've made that "borrowed power" … your own?"
Does he know? Midoriya felt his thoughts race as Bakugo stormed off. How does he know? Did he tell someone? Did someone tell him?
Midoriya's frantic thinking was interrupted by Yaoyorozu, who congratulated the group and exclaimed how happy she was that everyone had made it okay. There were eleven from Class 1-A back in the holding area, which meant that there were nine more to go. With eighteen spots remaining, Midoriya was starting to get a little nervous for his classmates, but he was relieved to see that at least Todoroki had already made it through the first round of the examination.
It wasn't long until the announcer called out that all 100 examinees had passed, and Midoriya waited anxiously by the door. Soon, everyone from Class 1-A walked into the room and they all celebrated. Everyone had made it through the first round of the Provisional Hero License Exam. The celebration was cut short, however, when the testing area began to rumble and quake. Soon, the buildings and test course crumbled under the weight of several explosions.
"This next exam will be the last," the announcer shouted, "you will be conducting rescue missions from a terrorist attack as bystanders!"
"There are several casualties on the field represented by employees of the Help Us Company, or H.U.C. for short. Your mission will be to extricate them from the environment safely. This test will be graded on points alone, and any who earn above the benchmark score will pass and be granted their hero license. The examination will start in ten minutes, so prepare while you can now!"
Once the examiner had finished explaining the exam, Midoriya was immediately surrounded by the boys. "Sero told us everything, you player!" Kaminari called out to him. "You totally hooked up with that Shiketsu girl over there!"
Midoriya waved his hands defensively. "No, it's not like that, she –"
The girl waved over and smiled and Midoriya. "You're so full of it! That's totally the kind of look a girl gives after you've just hooked up!" The boys boomed.
"No," Midoriya defended, "It was her quirk! I couldn't understand it at all, it was so scary!" The guys still didn't take his word for it, but they did let up a little on the chastising after Midoriya explained. Once everyone had reunited, the students from Shiketsu came over and apologized for their previous behavior, hoping to start a friendly relationship between the two schools. Midoriya noted that their intentions hadn't seemed friendly, and he noticed that Todoroki was talking to the student from Shiketsu who had drawn up the wind storm early in the exam, Yoarashi. The wind-user towered over Todoroki and his face was stony and cold. He was a completely different person from outside when he had greeted all the students of U.A. joyfully.
Yoarashi quickly departed from Todoroki, but the half-and-half quirk user stood still, staring at the Shiketsu student. "My dad's… eyes?" He questioned aloud to himself.
"Todoroki?" Midoriya called towards his friend, concerned. Todoroki had that same, sad look in his eyes again.
"See you," the girl from Shiketsu called over to Midoriya, interrupting his thoughts with her flirty tone. He turned to see that she was waving and smiling at him expectantly. Something about her doesn't seem right to me, Midoriya thought.
"Yeah, sure," Midoriya responded half-heartedly, trying to quell the uneasiness that had settled in his stomach.
"What is that supposed to mean, Midoriya?" Kaminari howled at him. "You're such a ladies' man!"
"No, I swear that's not it. She's scary!" Midoriya defended. Yaoyorozu called out to them to watch themselves and be respectful during the exam.
"A terrorist attack has now unfolded," the announcer called out before Midoriya could explain the situation to Yaoyorozu, "your second exam begins now!"
Midoriya immediately shut out his thoughts and ran out with Class 1-A. They found some casualties right away, but, unfortunately, they immediately docked points for an awkward, insensitive response that he accidentally let slip. Midoriya swallowed nervously and thought of All Might. All Might was never awkward when he saved people. He immediately reassured them and always saved everyone. Midoriya resolved that that was the kind of hero he wanted to be, and changed his act. He encouraged the others to go on without him, and brought as many people as he could to the first aid station.
Midoriya flinched at points being docked left and right throughout the field. Yoarashi announced that he was the hero Stormwind, and he used winds to move debris and carry survivors to safety, but it was reckless and sloppy, so points were docked. From across the battlefield, he heard Bakugo scream at some victims, and he was sure Bakugo had lost points for that as well. Uraraka also lost points for attempting to lift rubble before stabilizing the surrounding area. Midoriya had made it to the first aid station when a loud explosion echoed over the field.
"It's another act of terror!" Everyone called out.
"Villains have appeared out of the woodwork! All would-be heroes on the scene, suppress the villains while carrying out rescue work!" The proctor announced to everyone on the field. Midoriya hurriedly reconvened with the others and they explained that Todoroki and Yoarashi were holding off the terrorists led by Gang Orca while the others continued the rescue mission.
"Got it!" Midoriya called, heading over to the scene of the attack, looking for a way to help. He could see large flashes of fire and wind, but the wind seemed poorly aimed and the fire quickly blew out. They're not working together, Midoriya thought, using Full Cowl to accelerate his pace.
Midoriya had just arrived on the scene and found Todoroki and Yoarashi engaged in a shouting contest. In a quick move, they both unleashed a burst of fire and wind, but it was quickly thrown off course. The wind blew the fire in a different path and launched it towards one of the Ketsubutsu students Midoriya recognized form earlier. The student wasn't moving out of the way of the flames, and Midoriya realized that he had been immobilized by Gang Orca's supersonic waves not much earlier. He launched Full Cowl as fast as he could, pulling the other student from the flames just in time. "What the hell are you guys doing?" He shouted angrily at the two.
Todoroki stared at Midoriya and a wave of realization passed over his face. Gang Orca quickly immobilized Yoarashi with cement, while Todoroki stood dumbly until he got hit by a blast as well. Midoriya felt bad for not saving them, but he could only grab Shindou, the boy from Ketsubutsu in time. "They're coming," Midoriya shouted. I've got to put up a fighting front here or everyone will be at risk!
"Move," Shindou called from behind him, stepping forward and slamming the ground, sending everything into an earthquake. It was messy, but it stopped Gang Orca. "It's up to them now," Shindou nodded towards Todoroki and Yoarashi, who, although incapacitated, had started to try to work together.
"Shindou, I thought you were immobilized!" Midoriya exclaimed, helping the boy on his feet.
"Yeah, but all the rattling my head does all the time has made me pretty resilient," he smirked at Midoriya. "Thanks for grabbing me."
"Of course, I'll do my part now by rescuing more people!" Midoriya dashed off to focus on the rest of the survivors. I hope Todoroki is okay, he thought to himself as he hurried away.
One of the villains had broken away from the group, and Midoriya launched a counter attack. Soon, he teamed up with Tsuyu and Ojiro who helped dispatch of the villain. "All of the people have been evacuated safely," Ojiro informed him. Midoriya nodded and turned around, noticing that Todoroki and Stormwind had managed to trap Gang Orca in a cage of wind and fire. It's a good trap! Midoriya thought to himself, I'm glad they're working together. From across the battlefield though, he could hear Gang Orca squeal with delight.
"You're out of moves!" Gang Orca called, "And while this is a noble defense, it is not strong enough to stop me!" Gang Orca quickly broke from the cage of wind and flames and advanced towards Midoriya's friend.
I've got to save Todoroki, Midoriya thought to himself, no matter the cost… I must save my friend!
Midoriya charged in, pushing himself off the ground and charging towards the villain. "Please sir," he shouted over the noise of the battle, "back away from them!" He immediately launched a full kick into the villain, flying back towards the ground from the impact. He immediately wound up again, preparing to start another offensive attack towards Gang Orca when the announcer's voice crackled through the loudspeakers.
"Since all H.U.C.s have been evacuated, that brings this exam to a close," the announcer explained. "After we take the final tally, we shall present the results at this site. Please standby."
After the exam all the U.A. students gathered around and pondered their scores. "If we really did our best, there's absolutely no need to fret." Yaoyorozu stated, calming down the girls who had gathered around her. "We did everything we could."
The results were quick to come, and after the announcer explained the methods for subtracting points from their score, they released the names of those who had passed the exam on a large screen. Midoriya quickly scanned for his name and felt a wave of elation course through him when he saw it. Next, though, he couldn't help but look for Todoroki's name on the board, but it wasn't there.
Midoriya felt his heart sink for his friend. He turned towards him, but Todoroki had already turned away from the rest of the class. "Guess I really didn't make it, huh."
Midoriya reached out to comfort him, but Yoarashi walked over before he could. "Todoroki!" He called, and the boy turned to face him. "I'm sorry! It's my fault you failed! I was being so petty!"
Todoroki looked shocked by the outburst as the boy quickly slammed his body into the ground, groveling at Todoroki's feet. "Please stop," Todoroki said quietly. "I am reaping what I sowed, this is my responsibility too. You coming at me so directly led me to realize something, too."
The rest of the class slowly figured out that the only two who had failed the exam were Todoroki and Bakugo, which were two of the top students in the class. Few were surprised by Bakugo's failure, but it was a shock for most everyone that Todoroki had failed as well. The proctors quickly handed out examination scoresheets, which detailed where each participant lost points.
"And to those who failed," the announcer called, "it is now, more than ever, that we need great heroes in our society, and we would prefer not to waste such superior talent. As a result, we would instead like to nurture these budding heroes, and will offer a course designed to let those who failed today procure their licenses after additional education."
"Did you hear that, Todoroki?" Ashido called out to the icy hero. "You can still get your license!"
Todoroki smiled weakly at his classmates. "I guess that means that I'll catch up to you guys."
For most of the class, it was a good day. Everyone got their licenses distributed to them, and Midoriya was quick to send a picture to his mom and All Might. It was so wonderful to finally have proof of his growth as a hero, and that he was on the right path as All Might's successor. I'll do it, All Might. I'll become a great hero like you.
They were preparing to leave when he noticed some of the Shiketsu students standing around, but the girl from earlier was nowhere to be seen. "Hey," he called over to them. "Sorry for interrupting, but I was wondering if you could tell me how you do that stealth thing you learn at Shiketsu? How you conceal your presence?"
"I'm sorry, but, I don't know what you're talking about." The student replied to him.
"That girl, the one with the full lips, she said you guys trained like that. Speaking of which, she said she wanted to talk to me more too…" Midoriya trailed off.
"I'm sorry, but, we really don't do any such training. And, you mean Kemii? She said that she wasn't feeling well, so she went home early… and, come to think of it, she's been acting really strange for about three days now."
"Oh," Midoriya replied quietly. "Thank you, anyway." The whole ride home Midoriya couldn't get that girl out of his head. She'd behaved so strangely towards him, wanting to get to know him, and she had such an unusual quirk. Deep down, she really frightened him. Not to mention the way that she had scratched his face and gazed at him with intense, bloodthirsty eyes. Instinctively, he moved a hand to touch the place that she had wounded him, but for the most part it had already started to heal.
I wonder if I'll see her again. In a way, he really hoped that he wouldn't.
Once they had gotten back to the dormitory, Bakugo was quick to pull him aside. "Meet me outside later," he growled. "It's about your quirk." Midoriya nodded and tried his best to conceal his fear.
Does he know about All Might?
Is anyone else a huge All Might fan, like me? I totally empathize with Midoriya on that one.
Thank you for your continued support!