Geus stood at the platform for his first test of six. He knew he wasn't going to get in last if he was able to use his quirk to the max. Either he could find a loop hole and use his quirk to basically cheat his way through or use his quirk to get him above average. The few days of training he had was enough to get just above the basics down. Either way he tried to use it in this particular competition wouldn't get him first like the last kid. But could beat anyone with a tiny looking arm.
"Uh, you want me to throw the ball as far as I can and use my quirk to assist me right?" Geus asked.
"Stop wasting my time and go." Aizawa answered.
Geus pulled his mask down to reveal his gas mask. He had a few people focus on him heavily but none really seemed to care. He reached for one of his filters and twisted it off. Geus felt good that he was the odd number one in the class. At least this way for him then nobody could get hurt by his antics. He turned his heels to the starting line and squatted. The gas from his mask moved out with a hardened tip. The tip dug into the ground and expanded the hardened zone. His gloved hands grabbed the gas and lifted his body in the air. His breathing changed to make the inside fill with gas and expanded the hard shell. Geus's gripped tightened and braced for the explosion ahead.
"Weren't you listening, I said" Aizawa's words were interrupted by a small explosion.
Geus flew through the 50 meter track and crashed on the other side. "Four point four seconds." The camera stated.
Geus rolled up to his feet and brushed off his jacket. "Not the worst." Geus whispered.
"Woah! That's so cool!" A frizzy pink hair alien ran up to him.
Geus now saw why people weren't to focused on his differences. A girl in pink skin and black eye balls made even his mask look normal. "Thanks."
"What was that stuff? How does your quirk work?"
"My body makes the gas from inside and I control it." Geus made sure his explanation revealed the obvious and told nothing else of it. Not how it works, its weakness, nothing.
"Is it true what everyone is saying?" She asked.
"I've heard quite a few rumors in my time here."
"That you went to jail because of that gas killing your parents?"
'Wow, blunt.'he thought. "Get to become my friend and maybe one day you'll learn everything. For now, just know I'm not the best guy. In any way." He kept his voice calm, but on the inside he was worried. 'It only took a few hours for them to research who I am. Maybe it won't be that hard to follow their rules.'
"Don't worry about the past." A weird girl's voice spoke. Geus looked slightly down. The girl had long green hair and large eyes. Even before this he noticed her weird behavior, her hands up to her chest was just a start. "Just being here tells us you can be a hero with a bad history."
"Thanks."
"You can call me Tsu by the way."
Geus pulled his mask over his gas mask and pulled up his hood. "Yeah, yeah, of course."
The next set of tests were easy for him to not cheat in. The grip test, small amounts of the gas rolled down on his clothes and to his hand. He gripped down with his own strength at over a hundred, but with the solid gas around his fingers doubled his result.
The next test was a standing long jump. Geus used his quirk to concentrate it down at his feet. He did what what he did on the first test and exploded it to propel him into the air. He jumped in the air and a crossed the sand pit.
"Come on froggy, I believe in ya!" Geus shouted.
"I'm a frog, this is my terrian." Tsu said before she hopped to the starting line.
The next test was his best test that he could use. As long as he could release his breath, he can stretch it out. He flicked the ball out into the air and caught it with the leaked gas. He gently and slowly blew the stream out into the distance. Geus ran out of air and released the ball to the ground. The stream of gas disconnected from his air port and disappeared in the air.
"483 meters. That's what you meant with that question. Well now you answered yourself, good job." His voice was as bland and monotone as ever.
Geus grabbed the ball and tossed it forward.
"40 meters."
His second throw didn't worry him at all. He was too much out of breath to attempt at a second and knew that far would keep him away from last place in the event. He left the circle and tightened the air filter back gone before he reached the group.
He turned in with the rest of the group. Geus cleaned off the rest of his clothes and gave a small huff. "At least I'm not going to be last."
He wasn't able to use his quirk inside the reach portion of the assessment quiz but was able to use it on the sit up challenge. A little gas on the back of his mask assisted his lifts up and now. All the effort he showed inside the exams proved his strength inside the class. He didn't see himself as the top student, and not the lowest. Even if his use of the quirk was to establish his laziness, it still showed himself his own strength in a week's worth of training.
He wasn't entirely disappointed when it was revealed that nobody would be expelled at the end of the day. Geus did what he hoped many others did and paid attention to Midoriya. At the bottom of the class and only did one good thing in the entire test. If anybody got expelled, it would've been the kid with a quirk that broke his finger.
"Hey." A light foot tapped against his own.
Geus shook outside his daydream remembrance of earlier events. His fingers gripped down on the pavements steps and scooted to the side. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to get in your way." Geus adjusted his hood higher above his gas mask.
"No, isn't that your bus?" The orange hair girl pointed without a look back.
Geus stretched his neck out to the side. "Yeah, yeah. That's mine." Geus got up and walked down the steps. The red head next to him followed. "Ah, why are you following me?"
"You're one of the 1-A students that got in through recommendation right?"
"Yeah."
"I'm from class 1-B, I'm Itsuka Kendo. And if I'm right again, you were the special recommendation. Can't wait to see what kind of hero you will become."
Geus waited for the doors to open and took his first step in. "I'm actually not interested in becoming a hero. I just don't want to hurt anybody."
"Somebody saw you powerful enough to be a hero to be seated in 1-A. You should really rethink your decision."
The smile on his face seemed real to Geus. It wasn't often he saw someone smile unless it was to do shady work. "We'll see."
"Be faster next time. You only have so many minutes before you'll get in trouble." The bus driver warned.
"Yeah, of course."
"Hey." The bus driver turned to Geus. "We're all hoping this thing can change your life. If you ask me, off the record. You shouldn't be here. And her, you should get to know her before you get out."
Geus chuckled. "I'm doing everything I can." Geus took his regular seat and looked out his window. The girl was still outside the bus and waved at him. Geus waved back and relaxed in his seat. "Are you going to be my new bus driver then?"
"Untill the other guy isn't sick."
"Will be fun."
