The bus ride felt more bumpy than normal. The limited view out of the window was normal and so was the silence. The focus on his damaged hand was the source of his feelings. He tried to keep it steady in front of his vision. Each bump on the road caused it to be a problem. Memories filled his mind through the entire ride, and not all of them good. All that could roll through his mind was Jiro and Momo. Their faces were the same of every prisoner and guard when they saw his quirk in action. The thought that they were legitimately scared of it freaked him out. A side thought ran through his mind, that they were just shocked. For some reason he couldn't explain why he refused the second choice.

The bus came to a stop. In the process Geus was forced forward and snapped back into the seat. His hand slapped him in the face and jolted him out of his mind. He looked out the window for the same girl that always waited for him. She was there on cue, it made him smile. He pulled up his hood and covered his mask. Geus grabbed the seat in front of him in assistance go pull himself up. He moved fo the steps of the bus and walked out.

"Quite surprised you showed up for school today. Would've thought you would skip again." Itsuka joked.

"Of course you would have no trust in me."

They walked through the front gates and to the school. "I am really glad that you are safe though. Everyone has heard of the attack on USJ." Itsuka's face went to disgust. "Some people are taking it harder than others."

Geus raised his eyebrow muscle. "Why does your words sound bad but the face and all look creeped?"

She kept the same face strain and faced Geus. "You'll have to meet him."

Geus shrugged, he wasn't heavily focused on who she hinted on. She was the only person he cared about outside his class, everyone else to him was just a name on his mind. His attention turned back to his hand. He was glad Itsuka was on his right side and couldn't see it. Once again his mind filled up with his self hated thoughts.

"If I forever disfigure a villain because of my quirk, am I still a hero?"

Itsuka stopped and pondered the thought. "It's a conundrum, if you're doing it for the better of people it could be seen as doing what you got to do. At the same time, people can see it as abuse of your quirk. Why do you ask? Did something happen at the attack?"

Geus held up his burned hand. "This is the effect of my quirk does to people." He lowered his hand and shoved it in his pocket. "I forever destroy people if I use my quirk."

The right side of her lip crunched in. "It's your quirk, you're the one that will have to decide whether or not what you're doing is right."

"Could've said you don't know, that'd be faster."

"If I disliked talking to you I would've said it. If we were something more I also would have said that if you were doing it to protect me then it's a sacrifice you have to face."

Geus's went wide eye, the muscles in his legs tensed up to walk forward. He looked down at his eyes and shouted in his mind to walk. The continuation of his double thoughts took her words and extended them out. He never thought of them as something more. To him, they were always before and after school friends. Every girl and guy to him was just school related, except for his closer friends. He remained his head forward and kept his eyes on her.

"Something more?" He managed to say.

"Yeah I like our talks. I wouldn't mind seeing you outside of school. See your quirk in action." Itsuka walked ahead of Geus. "We've talked so much of it, I'd like to see it."

Geus jogged up to her with a relaxed mind. "I see. I'll see you after class?"

"Of course, where else would I be?"

Geus started to be in lighter spirits, it wasn't a perfect feeling but a feeling. No longer did he feel the double edge sword in his mind. All that was left for him was to make sure his other connections to the school wasn't severed. His hand was still in his mind, and now it wasn't for the pain of his past and actions. Now he saw it as a reminder of his quirk, a gift that he was responsible for. If it can be helped he would only use his solid form of his gas instead of the gas phase. Instead of burns and melting, he would be able to use it as additional force and slashes. His gas phase would only be used if absolutely necessary. No longer was he sorry for the use of his quirk. It was now a teachable moment to improve.

He took one more look at his hand and used it to push open the massive door. The classroom was filled with everybody else from his class. It pondered him up to this moment if they class would see him any different. They didn't, the smiles and laughs they had carried on as normal.

"Geus!" Ochako shouted from her seat. "I didn't think you were going to show up!"

"I was just distracted." Geus sighed and sat on his seat.

"Geus!" Iida shouted as he sprinted with flying arms. He stopped in front of Geus's seat and bowed to the level of the desk. "I apologize for manipulating you in our short conversation. Believe me when I say I only did it as your friend to see you were alright!"

Geus grabbed the back of Iida's hair and pulled him out from his bow. "Don't worry, you got away with breaking my rules. I understand why you did it, I was just shocked a little."

The open door caught everyone's eyes. In the doorway was Aizawa, his face and arms covered in bandages. Not a single person in the class acted unsurprised by his strength. He acted like nothing was wrong or different. His stance at the podium looked like every other day. Only this time his eye slits through his bandages were determined instead of tired.

"The UA Sports Festival is about to begin. This is a big deal to every student here."

"Wait a minute." Jiro interrupted everyone's cheers and extreme anticipation for the event. "Isn't a bad idea to hold a festival so soon after the villain attack on the USJ?"

"The school thinks this is a great idea to relieve minds of the attack and show that our school is safe as ever. With the extra security compared to other years, everyone will be fine. This is one of the most view events in the world, it sets the Olympics aside and sets a new standard for tournaments."

"He's right!" Momo clenched her fist. "This is where all the hero's will look and where we get scouted!"

"One chance a year, three chances in a lifetime, this is where whoever wants to be pros gets their opportunity. No aspiring hero can miss this festival. Class dismissed."

The rest of the day was normal, classes continued through their regular times. The only thing that changed in the classes was the constant talk about the festival. Like every other day he wasn't one to talk to his classmates during classes. The words his friends talked about the event became a jumbled mess. His thoughts overcome the outer thoughts of them. An event about the showing off of quirks is the exact opposite of his family. A small piece of him wanted them to still show up and see the power of today's time. He didn't care that they would spend the day to knock him off, he just wanted something more.

"How are you feeling about the festive?" Fumikage asked Geus. He leaned on the wall, he appeared less than interested in his own question. That was just his character, just like how Geus responded back with his own dead eyes.

"I'm not going to win, I can already say that. I'm aiming for another goal instead."

"And what is that?"

"My family was never a group to like quirks. I want them to see it differently."

"I remember your family are one of the few to be quirkless for generations. This show might just have an opposite effect. Counting for the reason you are here and over there."

"They're going to see I'm not that. If I fail, I fail. I gave it my all."

"It's an aspiring goal to have. I hope you do get it at the end of the day. We'll all get our dreams from this event. As people with quirks that has a dangerous and uncontrollable side, I'm here if you need any help. In the dark, Dark Shadow becomes massively unstable. I know a little when it comes to dark sides."

"I appreciate the help, I know how to control it but does everybody else? If they see things going wrong it will turn them off."

"Have you ever seen a UA sports festival? It's a demonstration of the immense power that the students here have. Aggression and over use of quirks are going to run rampant during the games."

Geus chuckled. "Well there goes their support." Geus waved the back of his hand in a small curved motion by his face. "Win or lose my goal, I'm still going to show off the double edge sword of my quirk." He looked at Fumikage. "I need your help with some training, Dark Shadow is the only one I think that can take my damage."

"I heard your quirk burns off skin, Dark Shadow will be up for the challenge to handle it."

The room fell silent again, it wasn't a teacher that caused it. In the doorway stood a couple dozen other students from the school. These students were ones that would participate in the festival and desired to scope out his class. Their class did gather up everyone else's attention. They are the top class, the only class to fight real villains, the only one to hold a convicted felon. Geus recognized a few of them to be from class 1-B, as they matched the descriptions from Itsuka. Not many paid attention to him since his hood was up and covered his gas mask. It wouldn't help when it came to the festival to hide his appearance since everyone could look him up.

Geus was a little worried of the crowd, none of them seemed as scary as his class. Appearances didn't worry him, it was the quirks those students held. If they were that confident to perform imitation tactics then some do have a chance at their hero class. The school took a chance on him on having a powerful quirk. And this event will be the true test for him to stay in the class or to be dropped.

Geus got up from his chair and walked to the door. Fumikage stayed quiet for his friend. He pulled his mask down and hood to the door. Whispered floated around the ground so they now knew it was Geus. He extended his arm out and pointed at the crowd, with the other his pulled the cap from his left port. Gas flowed out and traveled above his arm and down to his wrist.

"I warn you now, get touched by the gas and all the skin on your body will turn out like my hand." He hardened his gas and planted it on his arm. "Get touched by the solid mass and I will create five more mouths on your body with it. It's your choice for which one you want to get hit with if you challenge me." Geus lowered his arm and got face to face with the first student at the door. "Now, get out of my way."

A small path was created for him to easily walk through. "How do we know you aren't lying?" Some shouted before he could walk off.

Geus rose his hand and turned a portion of it into gas. He cut off his connection and placed the cap back on his port. The melted skin stretched down to the ball of his wrist. A clear confirmation of the power Geus held. "If you want to see the other side of my quirk, then you better fight me at the festival."

'Why am I saying all these things! This isn't going to show responsible quirk usage to my family!' Geus flicked his head. 'I'm such an idiot.'

"You're such an idiot." Itsuka said, again made him jump.

"Scared me."

"So is that injury real? Or just for show at the festival?"

"Real." Geus gripped the burned skin with his other hand. "I'm going down to the cafeteria for a cup full of ice to cool this in, actually hurts."

Itsuka giggled. "You really are such an idiot."