A/N: I'd like to give a special shout-out to KagamiPINKAgreste for inspiring me to include a small addition to this chapter. This is why I like getting input from other people, because I think of things I'd never have thought of otherwise.

Classes went on as usual, but lunchtime was anything but usual as the six students from Françoise Dupont joined the UA students for lunch.

"Hi! Mind if we sit here?"

Deko looked up from her katsudon and saw Adrien and Kagami standing there. She smiled.

"Go ahead!"

Adrien and Kagami sat in the seats opposite from Deko and Todoroki.

"So you're Adrien and Kagami," said Deko. "It's nice to meet you both! My name is Izuko Midoriya. This is my boyfriend, Shoto Todoroki."

"Hi there!" said Adrien.

"Pleased to meet you," said Kagami.

"Pleased to meet you as well, especially you, Kagami," said Todoroki.

"Oh? Why do you say this?"

"I hadn't expected one of our guests to be Japanese, that's all."

"Watashi wa koko de kutsuroide iru to iemasu."

"Sore o kiite ureshīdesuga, furansugo de nani ka itte mimasen ka? Watashi wa furansugo mo hanasemasunode, sukiru o renshū shitai to omotte imasu."

Despite being explicitly told that Todoroki had a girlfriend, Adrien, not being fluent in Japanese, gave the bicolor boy a resentful look, believing that he was trying to woo Kagami away from him. Speaking of Kagami, she continued her conversation with Todoroki:

« Vraiment ? C'est très bien que quelqu'un d'autre ici ait étudié le français. Moi-même, je parle cinq langues différentes. »

Todoroki smiled. „Ach, ale czy ty mówisz po polsku?"

Kagami shook her head. "No, I don't."

"Hey, knowing all these languages is nice, but why don't we all just speak English?" said Plagg. "We all know it, after all."

Deko's eyes widened. "What the…? Who are you!? What are you!?"

"Sorry if I spooked ya! Name's Plagg, the Kwami of Destruction!"

"What's a 'Kwami'?" asked Todoroki.

"Kwamis are magical beings that inhabit the Miraculouses, special jewelry that allows people to transform into animal-themed superheroes," said Kagami.

Deko and Todoroki both nearly spat up their food.

"You mean to tell me there are OTHER ways of gaining superpowers BESIDES Quirks!?" exclaimed Deko.

"Indeed there are!" said Adrien.

Deko, Todoroki and anyone else within earshot gasped.

"I DON'T BELIEVE THIS!" exclaimed Deko.

"How can this be!?" said Todoroki.

"Where did these things come from!?" said Uraraka.

"I'm curious too, ribbit," said Tsu.

"Allow me to tell this tale!" said Marinette, who was seated across from Uraraka. "Kwamis have existed since the beginning of time, new ones being created when concepts, ideas or emotions came into existence. However, creatures such as humans couldn't see kwamis, so for billions of years, they roamed the universe undetected. Then, five thousand years ago, a mage created a set of magic jewels to harness the power of the kwamis, and these jewels were known as Miraculouses. There exists at least…"

Todoroki had tuned out of Marinette's lecture, for he was too entranced by her blunette beauty. Even if she wasn't as voluptuously attractive as Deko, there was just something about her that made him want to feel her lips against his.

(Marinette…what an angel.)

Meanwhile, Deko had been eagerly taking notes on the whole thing:

"Fascinating! I can't believe there was a way of gaining superpowers even before Quirks came into existence!"

"This is indeed quite scintillating!" said Iida

"I know, right?" said Luka. "Learning about Quirks gave me quite the chills, too!"

Speaking of chills, that was exactly what Deko got when she laid eyes on Luka. He may not have had the bicolor handsomeness of Todoroki, but his aqua green hair and matching eyes were almost spot-on with hers, which she thought was attractive all on its own.

(Luka is so hot.)

Tsu – who was unaware of Deko and Todoroki making eyes at Luka and Marinette – had something of her own to add:

"It's interesting how there are so few Miraculouses, and yet many of the people in today's world have a Quirk of some sort. Don't you agree, Midoriya?"

Deko was too entranced by Luka to pay attention to Tsu.

"Midoriya!"

Deko shook her head. "Huh!? Wha…?"

"I was just saying that it's interesting that there are only a few Miraculouses and yet most people nowadays have Quirks."

Deko nodded. "That is interesting, Tsu."

"Are you OK, by the way? You seemed a little spaced-out, ribbit."

"Y-yeah, fine! I was just entranced by Marinette's story, is all."

While Deko, Todoroki, Adrien, Kagami, Uraraka, Iida, Tsu, Luka and Marinette were discussing the Miraculouses, Kacchan had a problem of his own when Chloé sat down next to him:

"Excuse me, but would you mind moving?" asked Chloe. "There's nowhere else to sit!"

"Go away!" said Kacchan. "I was here first!"

"Hey, do you even know who I am?"

"OF COURSE I DO! YOU'RE JUST SOME STUPID LOSER WHO CAME TO THIS SCHOOL THINKING THAT SHE'S BETTER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE! I GOT NEWS FOR YA: YOU'RE NOT!"

"Ugh, fine! I'll move already!" Chloe grabbed her food and drink and went to another table. "What an asshole…"

Kacchan proceeded to eat his curry when someone tapped him on the shoulder.

"Hey Bakugo…" said Ashido.

"What do ya want, Raccoon Eyes?"

"I don't like Chloé's attitude, either, but did you have to yell and be mean to her?"

"I dunno, Ashido, for once, I kinda understand where Bakugo's comin' from," said Kirishima.

Ashido crossed her arms. "Don't tell me you agree with him!"

Kacchan smiled. "What's wrong, Raccoon Eyes? Are ya too afraid to admit that I'm right?"

"You know, I oughta tickle the crap outta you for daring to be so cheeky with me!"

Kacchan glared at Ashido. "Go ahead. See how far you get in life."

Ashido grabbed Kacchan by the shoulder. "Don't tempt me, loverboy!"

Kacchan blushed.

After the day's classes had been done with, Class 1-A, Class 1-B and the six exchange students met at Gym Gamma, where Ken Ishiyama – better known as "Cementoss" – had created a cement block. Aizawa explained what was going down:

"Today, we have a special presentation for you: our six guests will be demonstrating their powers." Aizawa turned to the six exchange students. "Which one of you wants to go first?"

All six raise their hands.

"Dupain-Cheng, you're up first."

Marinette stepped up to the plate.

"Tikki, spots on!"

With that, Marinette transformed into Ladybug. She then proceeded to use her magic yo-yo to pull the cement block a bit closer, which got a good round of applause from the UA students.

"All right, I'll need a volunteer for this next demonstration!" said Ladybug.

A bunch of students raised their hands.

"You!" Ladybug pointed at Yaoyorozu. "Hit me with your best shot!"

"OK, here goes!"

Yaoyorozu produced some metal darts from her body, which she proceeded to throw at Ladybug, who simply blocked them by twirling her yo-yo around, which got her another round of applause.

"Amazing!" exclaimed Yaoyorozu.

"Wait until you see this! Lucky Charm!"

This time, Ladybug's Lucky Charm gave her…

"A jackhammer? I know just what to do with it!"

Ladybug used the jackhammer to break up the cement block, which also got her some applause. Then, once the block was broken up…

"Miraculous Ladybug!"

Ladybug threw the jackhammer up in the air, after which it turned into a swarm of magical ladybugs that restored the cement block. Again, Ladybug got cheered on before…

"Tikki, spots off!"

With that, Ladybug de-transformed, and it was someone else's turn to go…

"Agreste, it's your turn," said Aizawa.

"Got it! Plagg, claws out!"

And just like that, Adrien transformed into Cat Noir. He started off his demonstration by expanding his baton and using it to pole vault on top of the cement block, which got him a round of applause. He then hopped down and approached the crowd.

"OK, I'm having another demonstration!" said Cat Noir. "Who wants to be my volunteer?"

Again, a bunch of people raised their hands.

"You!" Cat Noir pointed at Kacchan. "Bring it on!"

"OK, HERE COMES THE HEAT! AP SHOT: AUTO CANNON!"

Kacchan attempted to fire a bunch of explosive shots at Cat Noir, but the latter twirled his baton around and simply blocked them, causing them to go every which way but loose, which also caused the other students to scatter in order to avoid being hit. Aizawa, however, put a stop to this by using his Quirk to cancel Kacchan's Quirk.

"WHAT THE CRAP, MR. AIZAWA!?"

"That's enough, Bakugo. I won't have you recklessly endangering everybody else with your Quirk."

"COME ON, IT'S NOT LIKE I MEANT TO HIT ANYBODY!"

"Be that as it may, you did cause damage to the gym. Now then, please step aside and allow Mr. Agreste to finish his demonstration."

"Here goes!" Cat Noir raised his hand. "Cataclysm!"

With that, Cat Noir used his power to turn the cement block into dust, which got him more cheering. Cementoss then created another one, and Cat Noir took a bow.

"Plagg, claws in!"

After de-transforming, Adrien stepped aside and let the next of the six go up…

"Miss Tsurugi, you're next," said Aizawa.

"Longg, bring the storm."

After transforming into Ryuko, she used her sword to slice the cement block diagonally, clean in half. This also brought her applause. Then, Cementoss created another block, and it was time for Ryuko to make her next move:

"Lightning Dragon."

After turning into lightning, Ryuko struck the cement block and cracked it. Just like Ladybug and Cat Noir, she got her own share of applause.

"Wind Dragon."

Once she turned into wind, Ryuko blew the remains of the cement block over and got some more applause.

"Water Dragon."

With the power of turning into Water, Ryuko eroded the remains of the cement block quite a bit, which garnered some more cheering for her.

"Longg, open sky."

After de-transforming, Kagami stepped aside and let the next guest go up:

"Miss Bourgeois, show us what you can do."

"Pollen, buzz on!"

Unfortunately for Chloe, nothing happened.

"Pollen, buzz on!"

"Nah, I don't feel like it!" said Pollen.

"Pollen, I said 'buzz on'!"

"Forget about it, Chloé!"

"POLLEN, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!?"

"Sorry, you haven't fed me in a while, so I'm not gonna transform!"

The UA students laughed at Chloé, who stomped off in embarrassment. Aizawa, however, kept his cool:

"Bourgeois, we'll try again later. In the meantime, I'm having Couffaine go next."

"Sass, scales slither!"

With that, Luka transformed into Viperion.

"Second Chance!"

Viperion activated the slider on his lyre, waited a little bit, and then strummed his lyre, using a powerful sound wave to shatter another cement block. Then, once five minutes had gone by, he activated the slider again, and he went back to before the block had been shattered. All of this earned him plenty of cheers.

"Thank you! Sass, scales rest!"

With that, Viperion de-transformed into Luka, and then only one guest remained…

"Tsurugi-Caquet, you're the only one left, so show us what you've got."

"Earrl, go nuts!"

With that, Mireille transformed into Super Squirrel. She then proceeded to detach her tail from her costume, which she used as a whip, shattering the cement block. She got applause for this, too, while Cementoss created another cement block.

"Energy Spike!"

Super Squirrel got the power of Sonic-esque speed, and after running up to the cement block, she unleashed a volley of rapid-fire punches on it, also shattering it. This too earned her applause.

"Earrl, bury nuts!"

With Super Squirrel de-transformed, the UA students were next in line to demonstrate their Quirks.

After the day's classes were done with, it was time for supper, and the UA dorms became quite the smell-sation as both the UA students and their guests cooked traditional Japanese and French cuisine for each other. As was typical for such occasions, a huge table was set up for all the food, and everyone dug in.

"This is delicious!" said Deko. "What is it?"

"That's coq au vin," said Adrien. "It's chicken cooked in a white wine sauce."

Deko froze briefly. "Wait, I thought alcohol was prohibited in school."

"Technically, yes, but the rules do make an exception for cooking wines and the like." Iida took a bite of his paté sandwich.

Deko nodded. "Interesting."

"By the way, I love this!" said Marinette.

"It's katsudon," said Deko. "It's a fried pork cutlet served over a bed of rice."

"Wow, this could become one of my favorite dishes!"

Kagami slurped some kare udon. "It's nice to be able to have authentic Japanese food again. Paris has its fair share of Japanese restaurants, but only a select few have even been able to come close. Do not get me started on my family's recipes, either."

"That's interesting because we barely have any French restaurants over here, which is too bad because the food you folks cooked is really good." Kirishima took another bite of his steak, part of his "steak frites" – steak with French fries.

"It seems really fancy, too," said Uraraka.

"Well, France does have a number of Michelin-starred restaurants!" said Adrien.

Todoroki tilted his head somewhat. "'Michelin-starred restaurants'?"

"The Michelin company publishes a yearly guide to various restaurants in various countries," said Deko. "Restaurants that are recommended by them earn a star, with the top-rated restaurants earning three stars. Restaurants can even gain or lose stars each year."

"Fascinating."

Luka swallowed. "You seem to know quite a bit about French culture, Midoriya."

Suddenly, Deko got that "Vaseline on camera lens" feeling as she made eye contact with Luka.

(Oh no, why is he so hot!?)

Despite her flustration, Deko attempted to answer Luka as best as she could:

"Uh…yeah! I studied before you six arrived!"

"Nice! It's good to know that other people care about studying others' cultures…"

Unbeknownst to Deko, Luka's gaze had settled on her chest:

(Wow, they're so big,) thought Luka.

Then, Deko took notice:

"Um, Luka…are you OK?"

Luka shook his head quickly and smiled. "Uh…yeah! Fine!"

Meanwhile, Chloé had her own two cents to add about Japanese cuisine:

"What kind of weird food is this?"

"That's eel, and if you don't like it, then tough nuts for you," said Jiro.

"Excuse me! Do you even know who you're talking to!? I'm the daughter of the Mayor of Paris!"

Jiro smirked. "Yeah, and I'm the Queen of England!"

Both Kaminari as well as Minoru Mineta burst out laughing. Even Jiro couldn't contain laughter.

"Don't laugh at her!" said Chloé. "I'm serious!"

Kaminari, Mineta and Jiro laughed even harder, and Kirishima and Kacchan even burst out laughing.

"Class, we must cease this riotous laughter!" said Iida. "I conducted a cursory search of Wikipedia and discovered that yes, Chloé Bourgeois is indeed the daughter of Mayor André Bourgeois."

Everyone who was laughing stopped doing so. Meanwhile, Chloé fired back with a comeback of her own:

"See? Told ya so!"

Jiro, Kirishima, Kaminari, Kacchan and Mineta all made disgusted grumbles as they continued eating.

"I'm curious," said Fumikage Tokoyami. "How did all six of you come to be in possession of Miraculouses?"

Marinette swallowed. "It's an interesting story. I used to be a normal girl with a normal life. Then, one day, I met an old man, and at some point thereafter, I came in possession of the Ladybug Miraculous. Eventually, this old man entrusted me to safeguard the Miraculouses, so I hand them out to deserving individuals in case Adrien and I need help during exceptionally difficult missions."

"Fascinating."

After supper, everybody helped in cleaning up, and there were plenty of leftovers to be had. Having gotten some food in their stomachs, it was time for something else:

"All right, everybody, who wants to have a dance party?" said Deko.

Most of the students cheered.

"Then let's get down!"

Deko pulled out her phone, opened up a disco playlist and hit "PLAY", and the sound system in the common area began playing "Que Sera Mi Vida" by the Gibson Brothers. Almost immediately, most of the students began to dance, Deko dancing with Todoroki, Adrien dancing with Kagami, Iida dancing with Tsu and Luka dancing with Marinette, among others. Pretty much the only person not dancing was Kacchan, but Ashido took it upon herself to invite him into the disco action:

"Come on, Bakugo, let's dance!"

Kacchan crossed his arms. "No."

Ashido clasped her hands together. "Please?"

"Forget it. Disco sucks."

"Come on, it's not that bad! Just give it a try!"

"I said 'no'!
"OK, I see how it is!"

Ashido pulled Kacchan into dancing with her.

"WHAT THE CRAP…!?"

Ashido smiled as she danced with Kacchan, who lamented the fact that such a thing as disco existed and wanted nothing more than to jump off of the tallest building he could find. Secretly, however, he thought that Ashido was the most beautiful girl ever and was having a good time being with her. Even so, he wasn't used to dancing, so he just did very basic movements to get her to shut up, but she tried to get him to do fancier moves, much to his chagrin. Eventually, the song selection changed to "Born to Be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez. At this time, Deko felt someone tap her on the shoulder.

"Excuse me, Midoriya, but may I cut in?" said Marinette.

"S-sure!"

Thus, Marinette ended up dancing with Todoroki, who was stunned by the development, but nevertheless delighted to be dancing with the pigtailed blunette, whom he found to be so attractive. At one point, he worried about what his dear Deko was going to think, but he pushed the thought aside and decided that maybe Marinette meant nothing by it.

"Hey, you're a good dancer, Todoroki!"

« Comme vous, ma chère Marinette. »

« Wow, je ne savais pas que tu parlais français ! »

« Vous seriez surpris du nombre de langues que je parle. »

« Vraiment? Je… OUAH ! »
Marinette accidentally tripped over her own feet, but Todoroki caught her. Rather than setting her back upright, they just stood there, her bluebell eyes locked with his heterochromic ones. The only thing that got him to snap out of this trance was when he felt someone smack him on the back of his head.

"HEY ICYHOT, ARE YA GONNA DANCE OR ARE YA GONNA STAND THERE LIKE AN IDIOT!?" shouted Kacchan.

"Wha…!?" Todoroki shook his head and set Marinette back upright. "Oh!"

While Todoroki was dancing with Marinette, Deko was dancing with Luka, by which time her playlist was on "Magic Fly" by Space. He had plenty to say about her dancing skills, too:

"You're the greatest dancer I've ever seen, Midoriya!"

"Oh, thank you, Luka! Disco is one of my favorite kinds of music, and I'm glad this party is a hit with everyone!"

"Really, I think I'm going to enjoy this trip!"

"I hope you do! Japan is a wonderful country!"

"Yeah, I was riding in a limo with All Might, and the scenery was gorgeous!" (Not as gorgeous as you, though.)

"That reminds me: what's the scenery like in France?"

"It's breathtaking, too! Maybe someday, you'll have a chance to visit!"

"I sure hope so!" (Oh no, he's getting so close!)

Despite Deko's apprehension about being so close to Luka, she continued to put on her best dancing moves as she danced through such classics as "Souvenirs" by Voyage, "Let Me Dance Tonight" by Dalida and "Ite Missa Est" by Martin Circus. In fact, the playlist just happened to pick songs by French artists – or at least Quebecois artists such as Gino Soccio. By the time the playlist had gotten to "Mister Dracula" by Maya, Iida spoke up:

"This party has been most entertaining, but it's getting late, so why don't we conclude it?"

Deko yawned. "Good idea."

Deko stopped the current song, and everyone began retiring to their dorms, but not before Luka thanked her for the party:

"Hey Midoriya, that party was really fun! Thanks for the food and the music!"

"You're welcome, Luka! I may not have known you for as long as my other friends, but I can tell that you're a trustworthy person, and I like you so far!"

"I like you too, Midoriya! Have a good night!"

"You too!"

On the way back to her dorm, Deko was accosted by Todoroki:

"So, who did you end up dancing with?"

"I ended up dancing with Luka. How was Marinette, by the way?"

"She was good company, but she kept tripping over while dancing."

Deko's look turned serious. "Never heard of anybody doing that." Her smile returned. "Glad she was good company, though."

Todoroki wrapped an arm around Deko. "Not as good company as you, though."

Deko giggled. "Oh, Todoroki!"

Deko kissed Todoroki, who happily wrapped his arms around her. Little did those two know, however, was that their relationship would be subjected to a rigorous test…

Criticism is gold. Negativity and nitpicking are pyrite.