"Denki."

"Yeah?"

"How often do you train with your Quirk?"

"Train? My Quirk?"

"Yes."

"Why would I train my Quirk? I'm only five! And besides, well, my parents say something about how I should keep use of it to a minimum because of what it does to me anyway."

"But...don't you want to be a hero?"

"Of course I want to be a hero. Just because I want to be a hero someday doesn't mean I have to start training so early! Wait, that doesn't sound right..."

"..."

"What I mean, Raichan, is that there will one day be a time to train to be a hero. I don't think now's that time, since we're just five and all."

"R-really?"

"Yep!"

It didn't take long for Denki and Jirou to regain consciousness. When Denki came to, he found Raiden kneeling above him, poking his cheek in the attempt to wake him up.

"Ah, you're up," she said, stepping back as Denki sat up. .

Denki groaned, rubbing the back of his head. "How long was I out?"

"About thirty seconds. Long enough for Yaoyorozu-san and I to win."

"Hmph. You had a crazy upper hand."

"I know. That's why I won."

Raiden helped Denki up off the ground, and they headed out of the building. Yaoyorozu and Jirou were already out. The former looked formal, while the latter looked a bit sheepish.

"Kaminari-san," Yaoyorozu said.

Raiden looked at Denki and back at Yaoyorozu. "Which one?" Denki swatted her arm. "She's looking at you, right?" Raiden rolled her eyes, but she clasped her hands behind her back and looked over at Yaoyorozu.

"You did very well," Yaoyorozu said. Raiden nodded. "Thank you."

Jirou swung her arms. "Damn, you were really fast. How'd you manage to sneak up on me so quickly? I didn't even hear you."

A small smile rose on Raiden's face. "It's a secret."

The four made their way back to the surveillance room. Kirishima came up to the four excitedly. "So what happened?" he asked.

Jirou frowned. "What do you mean? Didn't you watch?"

Kirishima shook his head. "Something happened to the cameras, and they shut off."

Denki immediately looked over at Raiden. "Raichan," he said. "Explain to them."

"Yeah, I'd like to know what happened too," the boy with strange elbows said. Sero Hanta.

Raiden sighed, just wanting to get over the social interaction quickly. "I used my Quirk to try and shut off the lights. I did so by draining all the electricity from any electrical device in the building. I forgot about the cameras. Sorry."

Kirishima's eyes widened. "Wow! That's so cool! That Quirk's pretty cool."

Raiden only shrugged.

Denki prodded his headset and groaned. "You took the electricity out of my headset, too!"

"You shut off the stereos in my boots as well," Jirou said.

Raiden blinked. "Sorry about that." She went over to Jirou and knelt. She extended a finger and prodded the speakers. An spark of electricity left her finger. After that, she went over to Denki and did the same.

"There," she said.

"Thanks."

"Thanks, Raichan!"

Raiden didn't often go out for evening jogs. Today was an exception since she had a lot of thoughts crowding her head. She needed some time to get them all cleared out, and a jog was the perfect time to do that.

Right now, Raiden was headed for a park that she and Denki liked. It was a few miles from her house, so now she had plenty of time to think.

At the end of school, Raiden hadn't been able to find Bakugou. She had tried to, but he had left before she could. She caught sight of him having a heated conversation with Midoriya before he stormed off. She could see there was no way she would have been able to talk to him then.

After a long, steady jog, Raiden finally reached the park. She slowed to a jog, her breath evening out as she walked around the familiar area. It was dark, but not too dark that Raiden couldn't see. She headed for one of the park benches that she and Denki often sat at to bicker about what was trending and what was not.

However, someone was already there. And that person was actually the last person Raiden expected to see.

"Ah. Bakugou-san?"

Bakugou snapped his head up at Raiden. A scowl was set deep into his face. Raiden wondered if he made any other expressions other than a scowl. She decided not to say that aloud.

"You," Bakugou hissed. His hands were burrowed deep into the pockets of his pants, and his shoulders were hunched. Raiden could see that he didn't seem as explosive as usual.

"Hm," was all she said. She sat down on the edge of the bench and let out a deep breath. She tapped her finger on her knee, wondering if either of them was going to talk. Personally, Raiden wasn't a fan of making conversations when anyone other than Denki, but her parents had always insisted that she be more open and talkative.

Before Raiden had even reached the decision on whether or not she should talk, Bakugou spoke up.

"What are you here for? Here to taunt me?"

Raiden looked over at him. "What? No, of course not. I was on a jog, and I like this bench. You just happened to be sitting on it."

Bakugou's scowl deepened. "Whatever." He stood to walk away, but before he went to far, Raiden decided to speak up.

"You're strong, you know."

Bakugou stiffened. Raiden looked down at the ground. "But that ego of yours is really going to drag you down someday." Bakugou snapped his head behind him, his eyes wide with fury and anger. "Hah?"

Raiden turned away. "I hope you get stronger. I'm not as fond of fighting as you are, but challenges are nice from time to time." She looked over her shoulder, staring calmly at the boy. "So work hard. I'm sure you'll be a great hero someday."

Denki balked.

Of all the things that could have been in front of U.A., it had to be a swarm of reporters.

The moment he had seen the mass of people when walking down the street, Denki ducked behind a few trees, dragging Raiden with him.

"Great," he muttered. "Now we have to find a way through all of that and into school."

Raiden sighed, looking around the trees. "So many people," she muttered. "And all of them reporters, too."

Denki reached up and poked her cheek. "No biggie. We just need to find a way to sneak through them and get through the gate." He took in the amount of people. "Somehow..."

"We could plow through?" Raiden offered.

Denki shook his head. "We'd seem really rude, right?"

"Distraction?"

"Maybe. But what would the distraction be?"

Raiden didn't offer any ideas. Denki sighed, staring at the crowd.

Usually, he wouldn't have any problem going through a bunch of people like that. He tended to be the type to enjoy attention, but not too much of it to reach the point of being a complete show-off. This situation was different.

"Hey, why are you two hiding out in the trees? Don't tell me you're afraid of reporters."

Denki jumped. He looked behind him to find Kirishima and Ashido.

"Oh, it's not me," Denki said. He pointed to Raiden, who had hidden behind another tree out of view of Kirishima and Ashido. "It's her. She generally doesn't like being around people, but reporters are worse for her."

"Oh really?" Kirishima said. He exchanged a look with Ashido and smiled. "Then we'll just make up a plan to sneak Kami in without any of the reporters seeing her!"

Raiden peered out from behind the tree. "Kami?"

Ashido beamed. "It's a nickname for you so that we don't get the two of you mixed up since you have the same last names. Things will be a lot easier."

Denki had the feeling that Raiden was disappointed. She actually liked it when people called out for one of them by their last names and Raiden would confuse them.

"Have you considered a distraction yet?" Kirishima asked. Denki nodded. "Yeah, but we don't know how to distract so many reporters and find a way to smuggle Raichan in without anyone noticing."

Ashido tapped a finger on her chin. "Then we need a full-blown distraction."

"Yeah, but what kind?" Denki asked.

"What're you guys talking about?"

Everyone turned to find Sero walking up.

"A distraction to get Raichan in without the reporters noticing her," Denki said.

Sero blinked and smirked. "Need some help? That sounds interesting."

As the four were talking, Raiden looked between them with curiosity and amazement. Denki beckoned her over, and she inched her way next to him.

Finally, someone's voice cut through the air.

"What the fuck are you extras doing?"

Everyone turned to find Bakugou, scowling as usual. He noticed Raiden, and his scowl deepened. Raiden frowned. Extras?

"Oh, Bakugou! Long story short, Kami over there is not a fan of reporters, so we're trying to think of something to get her through," Kirishima said.

Bakugou scowled. "You're scared of reporters? That's so fucking pathetic." Raiden frowned, but she didn't say anything. Denki was about to retort before Bakugou continued. "And even more so, you guys are fucking dumb to not think of the easiest way to get the reporters out of there. They're a pain in the ass anyway." With that, he stepped away from the ground and headed over to the group of reporters. Then he shouted, "I think I saw All Might coming over there!"

Immediately, the reporters turned their attention in the direction Bakugou was beckoning at.

"Really! Where is he?"

"Quickly, let's go!"

"Thanks, kid!"

"All Might? Where?"

As the reporters scattered trying to find All Might, Bakugou headed on into the school. The five stared after him before Kirishima yelled, "Quick! Before they come back!"

The five sprinted toward the gate, barely making it through before the reporters started coming back.

"Why didn't any of us think of that!" Denki exclaimed. As they bantered together while walking into U.A., Raiden couldn't help but let a small smile curve up her lips. So this was what it was like to have friends, she mused. At least, a lot of them.

A/N: I'm worried I wrote Bakugou OOC, but I figure that he hates the reporters as much as Raiden does.

And this is the first meeting of the Bakusquad! I hope you enjoyed this chapter somewhat.

:)