I don't own Boku No Hero Academia / My Hero Academia.

The creator is Kōhei Horikoshi.

Only made characters are mine.

Don't copy or claim it.

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Me: For today's chapter's guest, we have the mother of the main protagonist of the series, Inko Midoriya! (present her with a loud applaud)

Inko: Thanks for bringing me here, though I don't suppose that I could say much on this special.

Me: Don't worry Miss Inko I'm sure I can come up with something with it. (takes out script) So what do you think of having MC befriend with your son?

Inko: Oh, you mean Junpei-kun? Oh well, I'm happy that you decided to put up with my little Izuku and so I'm proud that my son had grown up instead of what… would happen if Junpei-kun hadn't existed.

Me: You worry too much Miss Inko. I'll try my best. Just to know that Izuku and Junpei are inseparable friends though I think there are going to happen in the future that won't shatter their friendship at all.

Inko: You promise?

Me: As I said before, I'll do my best. (nod x2)

Inko: Alright. (wipe tears) What should I speak for today, Author-san?

Me: Give the last regards before the chapter starts, Miss Inko.

Inko: Right. (looks at the readers) Take account that our author isn't well-versed in English and so press 'Favorite' and 'Follow' for upcoming chapters. I thank for the support for those that already follow this story and comment at the end of the chapter. (looks at Author) Did it sound okay?

Me: (smile) You did good, Miss Inko.

CHAPTER 8

Starting Line

(2 Months Later – Takahashi Household)

Two months passed from that dreadful day. The day Mei Hatsume won over him and helped her to come up with a project to show at U.A. It had been quite stressful days the moment Mei got him on her fingertips. He had been put as a guinea pig to test Mei's babies, days and days of pain and dangerous experiments he wouldn't wish to be exposed again.

"Eugh… just a few more days, and she's going to finish her project. Just deal with it until then." He spoke to himself. "Guess I am the one who needs refreshment today."

Instead of teleporting straight to the place he wished to buy, he decided to walk there, sightseeing on the way and watch a handful of heroes work daily. He knew that Pro-heroes today wasn't like All Might, they acted more into fame and glory instead of helping them. Mostly with the mentality of Katsuki, they weren't very heroic but he may change that logic once he becomes a hero.

Sightseeing the streets was one thing of many that calms him during his life and previous. It makes you understand that people can work on if they can put effort into it.

"Now Samidare, Satsuki, grab my hands when we are crossing the streets." A female voice said to her siblings.

'Just a big sister taking care of her siblings…' He yawned looking straight and not seeing the siblings next to him. 'But still, that voice… it does sound familiar… and, Samidare and Satsuki? Where did I hear those names?'

He peeked at the corner of his eyes and realized who he was wondering. It was Tsuyu Asui with both of her little brother Samidare Asui and little sister Satsuki Asui. It wasn't much difference that could place her from his previous knowledge. She still had the same hairstyle she is possessing until the Entrance Exam started.

He realized why her siblings' name didn't ring up since naming them was one time and in his previous life, the ones who he had to take care of watched it once.

For now, watching her being with her siblings was amusing as it suddenly something bad had to happen.

From afar the streets, a truck with two armed men inside was driving dangerously over the streets. Bystanders were running and jumping aside to not be roadkilled for them and two heroes were chasing them from behind, being both Death Arms and Kamui Woods.

(A/N: One reason for them being most of the story is because they were earlier presented so I'm using them both.)

"Stop right there, criminal scums!" Death Arms shouted from behind, running with all his might on chasing them as Kamui Woods was running right beside him.

"Kahahaha! You ain't going to catch us fools!" One of the robbers mocked sticking his head out.

"Get out of the way!" The other robber shouted sticking his extending mouth from the window.

"Yuck…" Junpei grimaced at the extended mouth before being noticed by the heroes.

"Hey, you!" Death Arms called recognizing Junpei from afar. "You have permission from us to use your Quirk and apprehend these criminals!"

'Oh? Permission to use my Quirk without consequences?' A sly grin spread his lips. "Roger that Death Arms! You got yourself a temporal hero here!" He said cracking his knuckles.

Tsuyu quickly grabbed both of her siblings under her arms and jumped away from the danger. She had considered using her tongue to take the stranger aside but getting permission to use his Quirk by a hero was rarely seen and if Death Arms was putting his trust on the stranger, she had to first put her siblings to safety so she jumped away from the danger.

The truck sped up not considering that there was anybody in front of them and, both of the drivers and passengers were laughing at the idiocy of the kid in front of them and kill him on the spot. And just before they could ram him, something mysterious happened; they suddenly stopped when they saw the kid in front of them but there wasn't any bum or hit. It was as if they suddenly stopped mid-way the roadway.

"My, my…" Junpei voiced as his eyes lit up amethyst color watching that truck was so close to hitting his face. "It seems that they don't consider other people's life with care."

Death Arms, Kamui Woods, Tsuyu and other spectators watched in awe as the truck was engulfed in a purple-indigo color around it close to the temporal hero's face.

"You should be careful driving around like that in the city; you could ram someone like a ragdoll. Like me for example." He smiled watching as the two robbers were baffled and confused before they noticed that the kid in front of them was preparing a punch raising his fist behind with a tight clench.

"You should really take care of life with extreme care or else people would get angry because of it." He smirked before muttering "80% Limit" to his new armguards and punched the truck as fingering an intact tofu with ease destroying the motor.

Death Arms and Kamui Woods regained his shock and amazement, and went straight to the robbers and tied them up.

"Wow, kid, didn't know you could do that." Death Arms said with much awe and amazement. "I'm amazed that I thought that you were more a strength-type Quirk guy. Guess I'm wrong."

"It's nothing much, Death Arms. Since you two were having a hard time of them, I guess it was too much breaking the truck's motor." He chuckled pointing at the destroyed truck with his thumb.

Kamui Woods seemed amused and chuckled watching a kid destroy the machinery with ease, recalling the time with the sludge villain.

"Anyways, we are thankful for your help. I hope I see you daily once you become a hero."

With that, both Death Arms and Kamui Woods took the robbers to the authority.

"Hey," Junpei turned around to see Tsuyu with her siblings still cautious. "Thank you for stopping them. I see you're strong enough as you're also tall."

In truth, Junpei was taller than her making his chest the maximum height of her.

"It was nothing." He waved in dismissal. "I know you did want to save me and all but I guess I had the control of the situation."

Surprised with his statement, Tsuyu calmed down. "You know that I was going to save you?"

"Eh, call it a hunch but the moment the truck was coming you first grabbed your siblings to put them in safety later you wanted to save me somehow but since I got the permission to use my Quirk in public, I guess you left me with it."

She nodded in agreement.

"Guess introduction has to be placed. I'm Junpei Takahashi." He raised his hand for a handshake.

"I'm Tsuyu Asui, nice to meet you Takahashi-kun." She said returning the handshake then looked at the broken truck. "Guess your Quirk has to do with some strengthening Quirk, right?"

He shrugged. "More or less, I'm an Emitter type Quirk but let's say that I can't say that I'm between Mutant and Transformation types, since because of this." He tapped his horns.

(A/N: There are three types of Quirks: Mutant, the user will always have their Quirks active, which manifest in the form of controllable body parts – Emitter, users whose Quirks require willing activation, with little to no change in their appearance – Transformation, users with Quirks that cause temporary body alterations. There are the Quirkless ones but I think they are normal.)

"Guess most people take into consideration of your looks." Tsuyu could sympathize with him, maybe people before had been 'unappreciated' because of her appearance.

"But I hope to change that viewing once I get to U.A."

"Are you going to U.A.?" She asked with slightly widened eyes.

"Of course, the U.A. has a chance to become heroes and help others! I hope to get there and change the ways people are viewed because of their appearance or any other related to Quirks." He huffed at the other way angrily.

Tsuyu smiled knowing that another one was taking the Entrance Exam of U.A. and wanting to change the view of how people with body alterations are viewed.

"I guess I'm going to see you at U.A. Takahashi-kun." She stated.

He smiled at her. "If you saved your siblings like that, it wasn't any doubt that you and I are going to meet there. Well, I see you in a month or so. Bye Asui-san." He turned around and started walking away from them.

Tsuyu continued looking at him before he disappeared at the corner. She stared distantly of where her new college disappeared but was interrupted when she felt a tug.

"Ne, Nee-chan," Tsuyu looked at Satsuki in wonder. "Are you feeling okay? Your cheeks are slightly red."

"Y-Yeah, I am fine Satsuki-chan." She assured holding her cheeks and she felt hot for some reason.

"I approve him Nee-chan. He seems cool enough in my book." Samidare commented with a sly grin which Tsuyu blushed even more.

"Samidare!" The frog girl screeched in embarrassment.

(A/N: I view most girls in MHA are the best girls.)

Junpei, being far away from them, could hear screeching from where he was before and had to wonder what they were talking about but he ignored it when his stomach rumbled so he decided to go and buy the required refreshments.

(3 Weeks Later – One Week before Entrance Exam – With Izuku)

Izuku was jogging at the moment, taking his last week before U.A. started with their Entrance Exam. He had given his best for the years he had been training since he was four years old. He wasn't now the weak and shadow of his former self; he was now a man that overcame his fears and lack of confidence. All because of his childhood friend, Junpei Takahashi, given him the chance to become a hero when others didn't believe in him.

He was now taking the same training routine he had done and continued with his training with [One for All] after being named successor by none other than All Might himself, or by his real name Toshinori Yagi.

He had been training with All Might in Dagobah Municipal Beach Park for eight months, cleaning all the garbage that was thrown over the years, all for his new Quirk develop better; also by giving the usable ones to Junpei to the one who created his armguards. He had thought of jogging pass the place and view once more before he continues with his training.

'One last view isn't going to hurt, right?' He thought before marching over there.

A few minutes later, he had started jogging as soon as reached the place and wanted to see the place he had been training with Toshinori Yagi. It had been four months ago that he had last seen him since he had to continue with his hero work so once in a while he sends messages to him to do simple chats or asking him for training routines he could take.

The breeze of the sea calmed him knowing that all this, was because of his effort; the effort that took place when he got the confidence that he lacked; the confidence that got him experience; the experience that got him determined to become a hero; the determination that got when one person believed in him.

All this, if not for the person he believed in him, couldn't have been possible at all.

Izuku smiled remembering his only good friend that was with him since he beginning and that Katsuki was simply a bully thinking that he was hindering his growth and path of heroism but that was interrupted when he heard some commotion.

He walked straight to the commotion and saw that there were three grown men around a female teenager, maybe the same age as him, wearing a glamorous dress and her raven long hair tied into a spiky ponytail and a bang hanging on the right side of her face.

"Hey cutie, wanna hang with my friends here? We'll give you the best night." One of the men said with lust all over his face. The other two, one seemed like a dog and the last one seemed to have a long neck laughed.

"No thank you, I am not into that kind of treatment at all; if you may excuse me." The girl said trying to escape the people around her.

The long-necked one grabbed her arm hard. "As my friend said before, we are just getting into consideration to know better." He grinned maliciously.

"No! Unhand me at once!" The girl stated and Izuku didn't doubt to intervene at once.

"HEY!" The four looked at him with surprise. "She said 'No' so you better show her manners!"

The three grown men seemed to not like the attitude of the kid and their attention went straight to him.

"So we have a little hero here." The dog-man said with his baritone voice cracking his knuckles as the others were activating their Quirks. "Let's show him not to mess on other people's business."

Izuku put himself into a fighting stance as what he is seeing, he doesn't need to use [One for All] against them; after all, he had been trained by Grandmaster Arata since he was four.

The first one activated his Quirk, making his fingers sharp as knives and tried to cleave the kid's face. Izuku instantly leaned back before the attack could reach him and once the cleaving passed, he jabbed him three times on the man's face, two directly on the face and one on the chin instantly knocking him out.

The second extended his arms to hold him so the dog-like man could pound him with his might but Izuku ducked down as he tried to avoid the arms before the dog one could kick him on the ground, he rolled aside so he could focus on the longed-arm man.

He ran straight to him and the man thought that coming to him was a great idea to catch him instantly but what he didn't expect was Izuku slid under him and gave him a backflip kick hitting on the back of his head stumbling him down.

The dog one noticing the danger of his friend went straight to him with a hook but Izuku raised both his arms to block and punched him on the stomach which ended up the dog man fell clutching on his stomach in pain.

The girl saw in amazement as the teenager not old enough as she defeated three grown men with ease. She noticed the features he had, he was wearing a teal jacket with a white shirt under with black jogging pants and red sneakers but what she noticed the most was featuring was his dark green hair.

"Hey, are you alright?" The green-haired teen asked her.

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for intervening; if it weren't for you they would have done worse things on me."

"It's alright; I'm glad that you're okay." He nodded with a smile.

"Maybe I should ask for the name of my hero." She said although she meant was her 'knight in shining armor'.

"I'm Izuku Midoriya, sorry if it was late for introductions." He sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.

"It's none the problem. I am Momo Yaoyorozu." She introduced herself. "As I said before, thank you for saving me."

"It's not a problem helping someone in danger. I couldn't let a girl get into that kind of situation." He internally was sweating bullets since he didn't have many conversations with girls and the only one he did have a normal conversation was with Itsuka. So he immediately changed the topic to lessen the tension. "S-So what brings you here Yaoyorozu-san?"

"O-Oh," She looked at the sea. "I just came here to see the rumors that someone cleaned up the beach when in the past there was garbage everywhere. Now seeing the beauty of what once became dirty, it's calming."

"Yeah, it is." He glanced at his work with pride yet he couldn't tell her that he was the one who cleaned up this place out of secrecy with Toshinori.

"If I may ask," Momo's voice brought Izuku's attention. "Are you perhaps related to Inko Midoriya?"

Surprised at her question, he also wondered about her family name. "Y-Yeah, Inko is my mother."

"I knew it! I knew where I have seen your features! She's the secretary of my parent's industry!"

"Ah!" His fist planted his other hand. "Now I remember! The Yaoyorozu family has an industry that makes heroes supplementary equipment and that! And my mother works there! I did wonder where I hear that name before!"

"I didn't know that Aunt Inko was your mother Midoriya-san." She said which Izuku widened his eyes in confusion.

"Aunt Inko?" He tilted his head in confusion as to how she meant to his mother.

"Oh, sorry my manners, she sometimes takes care of me when I was a child when my parents were too busy with their work. So I sometimes say Auntie to her since she is like one." She giggled softly. "I hope I wasn't rude to you."

"N-No! It isn't a problem at all! I'm just surprised that you called my mother as auntie and haven't heard about it at all." He waved in dismissal before he thought hard from what happened before. 'Now that I think about it, mom told me before that she had to work until late to take care of someone. So she meant by Yaoyorozu-san.'

"So what are you doing here, Midoriya-san?" She asked bringing him back from his thoughts.

"Ah, I'm training for the Entrance Exam of U.A. for heroics." He answered.

"Oh my, I'm too into heroics but I won't see you in the Entrance Exam since I was recommended." She softly said, hesitant, because she came from an Elite school, she had been invited to U.A. through recommendation making others be jealous or scorn her because of it. Her close friends even turned the backs on her the moment she got the recommendation as the others were no different from them.

"You got into U.A. through recommendation?!" He wowed at her. "That's one hard way to enter U.A.! You must be really intelligent or have a great Quirk to enter U.A.!" He complimented excitedly.

Momo sighed internally in relief thinking that the teen in front of her was different from what she knew.

"If we have to talk maybe we should go somewhere to eat to talk more comfortably." She suggested.

"Oh, sure, I know a good place here." He pointed at one direction of the place. "Shall we go?"

She stuck out her elbow as Izuku hooked elbows with her with manners and led her to a local restaurant he liked to go, not before texting his mother by telling her that he was going to eat outside, of course.

Once there, Izuku ordered his favorite dish being teriyaki katsudon, yakitori and a small serving of tamagoyaki and for Momo, which was slightly amazed, let a giggle of amusement escape her lips, and ordered tonkatsu with rice, a serving of gyoza and a small serving of okonomiyaki.

After being served their foods, they had to say "Itadakimasu! (Thanks for the food)" before they started digging them.

"As I said before, Yaoyorozu-san…" Izuku stopped when Momo raised her hand.

"Since we are going to be colleges in U.A. we should stop with formalities and call each other by our names." She suggested.

"Sure, Momo-san…" Izuku said but Momo slightly watched him saying that he could be more informal. "…then Momo."

"It is fine Izuku; just take a slower pace if you're having difficulties." She said in relief having a new friend that wouldn't be disloyal at all.

"What is your Quirk Momo?" He asked.

"Well," She raised her arm to show him her Quirk. "My Quirk is called [Creation]. I can create anything as long as it isn't a living being using my fat cells in my body and as I have to understand the atomic configuration of a said object I'm trying to create."

From her arm, she had created a Russian matryoshka doll after a red-pinkish glow emitted from her arm.

"That's amazing Quirk you got Momo." She hadn't noticed that Izuku had brought out a notebook from somewhere writing something.

"May I ask what you're doing there Izuku?" She asked pointing at the said notebook.

"Ah well, I'm kind of interested in writing stuff like Quirks and all. So I write them off here for understanding and writing the pros and cons of them." He laughed sheepishly.

"You have great hobbies Izuku." She smiled knowing something new about her friend. "As we were speaking before, I said that my Quirk is based on creating things inorganics. So what is yours if I may ask?"

"Ah, well…" He didn't know how to say that his Quirk was [One for All] so he had to be subtle. "My Quirk is a strength-enhancing, powering my strength, agility, and speed. I take into consideration that my Quirk can be versatile if I'm creative enough but I plan to change that once I get into U.A."

He raised his clenched fist to let her see it. "I made a promise to a friend that I would get there!"

"It would seem." She smiled noticing the determination of his eyes.

Once they had finished eating, Izuku had shown Momo the place around like the market, karaoke, arcade and more, he escorted her toward her house… or more likely a freaking manor. He was surprised yet expected that Momo was some kind of rich girl but this was getting a new level.

"Um, didn't know you lived here…" He muttered in disbelief.

"Oh sorry if I didn't say before but because in one week the Entrance Exam took place, my parents gave me this place to live through and put much care of this place but I refused it so I just told them that I needed some help in cleaning at that."

"But still…" He looked amazed at the place. Sure, he once dreamed of living with his mother in a house instead of an apartment but maybe he could give her once he became a hero. "Well then, I'll see you next time Momo."

"Wait." She stopped him before leaning closer to him and pecked him on his cheek making him blush like a tomato. "To give you luck. See you next time Izuku." With that, she entered into her manor leaving a stunned Izuku touching the side of his cheek he got kissed.

"Uh…" He recovered a few seconds later and jogged back to his apartment thinking everything that occurred in his life, took a shower, changed into his pajamas and laid down on his bed. 'Guess this is the start of my life as a hero.' He thought before started to get drowsy in his sleep just to get another day before the Entrance Exam.

(One Week Later – U.A. Front Gates – With Junpei)

Junpei watched in amazement carrying his bag on his shoulder at the gates of U.A. It had been 15 years since he was born in this world. Fifteen years to prepare himself to become a hero, something he didn't think he was possible in his previous life. Thirteen years since he met those two infants that would become part of him as one continuously hangs with and the other had arguments in many things. Eleven years when his first Quirk developed and four years later develop his second, and train them to become a much stronger person as he was before.

And now, he was in front of the place he didn't think he would get into even if it was a dream, he wouldn't wake up for anything else. He had a mission… a mission that required great planning and measures that may not always work out but in any case; he would improvise even if it meant big enough like ignorantly fighting the worst villain of all.

Just then he felt something vibrate in his pockets so he took out what it was, his cellphone, and opened up to see two unread messages.

-"Good luck Junpei-kun! I hope to see you at the end of the day!"- It was Mei's

-"Good luck on your Entrance Exam, Jun-kun."- It was Himiko's

He stared profoundly with a smile at his phone ignoring all other students passing around him just before he felt someone pat his back.

"Are you nervous Jukkun?" Izuku asked wearing his school uniform as he is also wearing the same.

"Yeah, kinda… It is different from what I imagined." Junpei confessed turning off his cellphone and putting it inside his pocket. "I mean here we are Izu, the place we dreamed to become great heroes!"

"I'm also nervous Jukkun but this is the beginning of our story." He said glancing at the front gates with his best friend. "This is just what we dreamed since we were kids. I didn't think it would have been possible any of this. And it may be a little late but…" He looked at Junpei with honesty in his eyes. "I'm thankful that you're here with me and believed in me since the beginning."

Junpei pondered Izuku's words as it was something good to hear. His honesty was one of the good things Izuku had but also what he is determined to become is what he admires him.

'Heh, although with that determination and will you have, you could have been here by yourself.' He chuckled happily before he looked at him. "No homo dude." He laughed as Izuku laughed with him.

Just before they could take their first steps inside, someone had to shout them from behind.

"Outta the way, Deku! Shitty-Eyes!" They turned around to see the one who shouted at them and it had to be Katsuki with his deadly glares.

"Yeah, good morning to you too," Junpei said sarcastically with a deadpan.

"Geez Kacchan, you need to control that anger of yours," Izuku recommended which Katsuki didn't take the pleasure of hearing anything from his mouth.

"Shut the hell up Deku! And don't stand in front of me you two or I'll kill both of you." He threatened with his glare before walking in front of them and disappearing inside the school grounds.

"One of these days, he is going to get himself killed with that kind of attitude," Junpei said stuffing his hands on his pants.

"Yeah," Izuku agreed. "We should go inside before-"

He didn't get to finish as he tripped over something Junpei didn't notice and was starting to fall onto his face. God had planned to make Izuku trip on this moment just to amuse the people but that didn't occur as he had stopped mid-air or most likely was floating on the air.

"Are you alright?" A brunette girl asked in concern. Izuku was surprised to be on air suddenly but composed himself and postured in a better position to land on his feet. "It's my Quirk. Sorry for using it without asking first. But it'd be bad luck if you fell, right?"

"Thanks for saving his life; it wasn't for you he would have gotten bad luck." Junpei thanked with a mocking tone making Izuku irritated in embarrassment.

"I'll get you one of these days Jukkun." He gritted in embarrassment making Junpei laugh.

"I'm just kidding with you. I don't need a second Kacchan here." He joked lightly.

"Heh, you two must be close. I'm Ochako Uraraka. I don't know you." She said pointing at Junpei. "And you must be Deku-kun, right?"

The two shared a confused look before looking at her with their raised eyebrow and Junpei stepped in.

"First off, I'm Junpei Takahashi. And second, he isn't called Deku but Izuku Midoriya." He said pointing his thumb at Izuku.

"Where did you hear the name?" Izuku asked, obviously with the idea that he had never met her before and he had thought she was kind of cute.

"Ah well, that spiky blond-hair guy earlier and since he was loud everyone heard him clearly from the entrance. So I assumed that you three knew each other and it was your name."

"Yeah well…" Junpei rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"Let me tell her," Izuku assured his best friend. "The loud one was Katsuki Bakugo, who kind of has anger issues so we can agree because of his temper and tone. As for the nickname 'Deku' comes from my name 'Izuku' meaning 'Useless' and he has been calling me like that since three or four."

"A-Ah, I'm sorry!" She bowed apologetically. "I didn't know that! But to me, 'Deku' doesn't mean 'Useless' but kind of sound like 'You can do it! (Dekiru)'."

Both of them smiled which one being Junpei smiled because she was the reason that his nickname was now Deku of useless but Deku of possibilities and Izuku smiled because his nickname was now considered different.

Izuku placed his hand on her shoulder. "It's alright, Uraraka-san. If you put it that way, I don't mind being called like that." He assured.

"Really?" Ochako bent up in surprise. "Then it's alright if I call you two by your names? And you two can call me by my name too!"

"Sure thing, Ochako-chan," Junpei said with a smile.

"I FOUND YOU TWO!" A female voice shouted before crashing onto them unaware of her existence, hugging them tightly though for Junpei was difficult since he was taller. "It's been so long!"

"Itsuka?!" Izuku wondered in a surprise of her sudden hug.

"Hiya, it's been so long Itsuka!" Junpei said with a toothy grin.

Itsuka looked at Junpei and was surprised at his height.

"You're so tall Jukkun! What have you been eating?!" Itsuka shouted in wonder. "The last time I saw you, we three were the same height!"

(A/N: Reminder… Junpei is 5'8'' (1,75cm) and Izuku is 5'7'' (1,70cm) making Itsuka the smallest among the three with 5'5'' (1,66cm) and Ochako is 5' 1½" (1,56cm) if anyone wonders.)

The three childhood friends were laughing during their conversation leaving a surprise and confused Ochako on the sidelines.

Izuku was first to notice Ochako's confusion. "Ah, Itsuka." The named girl looked at the green-haired friend. "She's Ochako Uraraka, we just met with her here." He then looked at Ochako. "She's Itsuka Kendo, a childhood friend of ours."

"It's nice to meet you Uraraka-chan." Itsuka raised her hand for a handshake with a heartwarming smile.

"I'm in the same boat too, Kendo-chan. But it's fine to call me Ochako." She offered to return the handshake.

"Then it's fine by me with Itsuka too."

"If we are done here," Junpei interrupted. "We are kind of late with the exam so we may want to go immediately."

"Ah, you're right!" Izuku said looking at his cellphone for the time. "We should go right now!"

Once they were inside, they have been given the written exam as giving them assigned seats and writing utensils to prevent cheaters. Izuku, Junpei and Itsuka weren't having a hard time as Ochako who was barely blazing it with all her effort and after they have finished with the exam, the four reunited at lunch, eating, talking, wondering what would be next (although one of them already knew what they were going to do) and later they were reunited at the auditorium for the practical exam.

As they entered, they had to separate to their respective schools and assigned seats. Itsuka didn't like the idea and pouted cutely but complied with it, and Ochako simply went skipping toward her seat, not before the four teenagers exchange phone numbers.

Junpei and Izuku walked to find their assigned seat and once they found it, they found themselves sitting with Katsuki.

"Must be by schools…" Izuku muttered before sitting away from Katsuki as Junpei sat between them.

Junpei sat silently yet had the thought that everything that occurred was different from what he knew. He knew that they were going to meet Ochako when Izuku tripped but the coming of Itsuka was his doing since they had met with her at an early age so he may have to consider that something may change because of him.

He flipped his phone and looked at the recent photo they had taken. The four teenagers smiling at the camera with the two girls under, Ochako and Itsuka, and the boys over, Izuku with Junpei

Everyone calmed down as Junpei looked at the source of the silence when the auditorium was starting to darken and the spotlights shone to one person standing in front of a podium and he was nonetheless than the Voice Hero: Present Mic AKA Hizashi Yamada, the user of the Quirk: [Voice].

'Guess this is just the beginning.' Junpei grinned waiting for what was coming.

TO BE CONTINUED