Chapter 9: First Day

"Are you sure you haven't under or over packed" his mother worried, hands clutched together anxiously as Izuku put on his shoes. They'd been having this discussion even since he had woken up, his mother chiming in over item he put in his bag. He knew why she was being so overbearing; hell if positions were reversed he would be worried sick so he played along. It was the least he could do.

"Yes mom I'm sure" he said with confidence getting up and letting himself get used to his new uniform, which consisted of a grey suit and dark green pants with a bright red tie. He rolled his shoulders, the still stiff fabric hugging him muscled body tightly as he turned to her and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder "Everything is going to be fine"

It wasn't a promise; he couldn't make it a promise. Where he was going, what he was planning on becoming, danger would part of the job description… and they both knew it.

"I hope so" she answered back with a thin smile, tears forming in the corner of her eyes as she got close to him, picking any stray pieces of lint, fixing his hair and straightening his tie. Making sure her son looked presentable and to show those teachers that he wasn't some punk, and to treat him right.

"But just let me fuss over you one last time… for my sake" she asked , lips beginning to tremble as she cupped his freckled face in her hands, the tears now flowing like streams down her cheeks as she looked into her sons eyes.

"I'm proud of Izuku" she said, lovingly as she moved her hands down and gave her son the tightest hug she could. "Go; and be the best hero you can be"

Izuku smiled and kissed his mother on the cheek, giving her a wave goodbye before he opened the door and moved towards the future. Once he reached the bottom of his apartment he saw Mineta waiting for him, the small boy having decided to walk with him.

Each giving a nod to each other they fell into the familiar pattern, silently walking to UA before Mineta began speaking.

"Sorry about, ruining the mood with you and Tsu" he apologized.

"No, no it's fine." he reassured his friend, shaking his head. In truth he was kind of happy he was there, he wouldn't have really known what to do after. Obviously with a person like Mineta being his best friend he had seen enough "material" to know what "came next" but there was a world of difference between seeing and being that person.

Not to mention how Tsu must be feeling about all of this, he had offered for all of them to walk together but she had declined and he hoped he didn't do something wrong.

"But do you like her… like that I mean" Mineta asked.

"I mean she's cute" Izuku admitted, face growing red. While he wasn't exactly good with hints and had never really talked to a girl, she like always had been about as blunt as a sledgehammer with what she wanted.

"And, I wouldn't have said no"

"Well you better hurry up and get her. Otherwise you'll never catch up to me" Mineta beamed as Izuku snapped his head to look at him.

"Who and when?" Izuku asked disbelievingly, more than curious as to who he was talking about. Mineta then went on to talk about in exhaustive detail about how he had bravely saved the vine girl Shiozaki and how she had kissed his when she had woken up.

"Yeah that figures… figured the only girl who would kiss you would be unconscious" Izuku mocked as Mineta scowled at him.

"Yeah yeah; laugh it up lightning rod. Just you wait, in a few weeks Ms. Bible thumper will be mine." he announced with full certainty.

"Will that be before or after she nails you to a cross after she finds your search history" Izuku questioned, thoroughly enjoying the playful ribbing.

"Fuck off" Mineta sighed, hanging his head as Izuku wheezed with laughter; grasping the shorter boys shoulder and jostling him as Mineta began to laugh as well despite himself.

He and Mineta walked in silence the rest of the way, interspersed only by them cursing under their breath as they got to the school and tried to find their class. The school was massive and without a map it was like a labyrinth before finally they found it. And as the pair looked at the huge door, one thought came to mind.

"Why would they even need a door this big" he questioned, craning his neck to see the top of the door that nearly reached the ceiling.

"Welcome to my world" Mineta joked as Izuku smirked and opened the door, his only hope being that he wouldn't see Bakugo.

"Get your feet off the desk; you disrespect the school and those that made it!" an obnoxious voice rang.

"HA, what junior high did a side character like you come from?!"

Izuku could literally feel himself cringe in annoyance as he heard those familiar voices. Why oh why could he not have this one thing. Why did he have to be in the same class as these two?

"My name is Tenya Iida and I am from Somei private academy" he explained as the blonde cackled at the information, grin wide and teeth showing.

"Somei huh, oh I'm gonna enjoy crushing you" he said as the taller boy recoiled, asking if he even aimed to be a hero.

"So that's what it looks like from the outside" he thought to himself, finding amusement in the fact that for once neither he nor Mineta were in the blonde's crosshairs.

That feeling of happiness was short lived however as the two, along with the rest of the class all finally noticed them.

It was then to that he noticed how big the class was. It said with the envelope that there were to be two classes of twenty but he could see thirty people and among them was Tsu. When their eyes met she looked away, and Izuku felt his heart sink.

But he didn't get to focus on her for long as the blue haired boy marched up to him, arms stiff like a robots.

"Hello again; we didn't introduce each other when we first met, I am Tenya I…" he tried to say.

"I know who you are, my name is Izuku Midoriya" he interrupted, not really wanting to rehear his introduction.

But what he didn't expect was for Iida to bow his head, shocking the young boy.

"I am sorry Midoriya, I misjudged your character" he apologized, as Midoriya wondered what had brought this on.

"When I first saw you, I thought you were nothing but a villain to be, a vigilante whose only goal was to disrupt, but when I saw you save that girl I understood your intentions were pure."

Izuku just stood there for a moment, his initial opinion of him slowly rising. Sure he had been aggravating in the beginning but he had helped him back to the bus and he was apologizing.

"That's what happens when you judge a book by its cover" Mineta announced, smiling smugly at the much taller boy's excessive apology.

"It's okay, you don't have to bow" he said, trying to get him to stop bowing. While the apology was nice, he didn't want it to go that far. Iida seemed to accept that, leaning back up and adjusting his tie with the same robotic precision.

"Oh hey we're in the same class" They heard a bubbly voice said as all three turned to see the brown haired girl from before.

"Thanks for saving me, you were amazing when you called down that lightning strike!" she beamed as she repeatedly raised and lowered her hand in imitation of his moves.

"If you feel like talking, go home" a low, grumpy voice said as they all looked behind the girl to see what looked like a greasy homeless man in a filthy sleeping bag.

"It took you eight seconds to quiet down, pathetic" the man said as he sucked on juice box and unzipped himself out of his bag. As he began walking forward, forcing the group back by his presence until they and he were all inside Izuku wondered how someone like him could even get inside and if this man was potentially dangerous.

"I'm your homeroom teacher Shota Aizawa, put these on and head out to the field, the changing rooms are on the first floor" he said, pulling a large shrink wrapped bag filled with what he thoughts were there uniforms.

Watching the teacher walk away, everyone did as they were told and each one took a uniform and filed out.

Girl's locker room:

Tsuyu didn't draw much attention to herself as all the girls changed; though she did think it was rather crowded as she had to share it with twelve other girls, the room itself having been obviously designed for fewer people to be in it all at once.

The memories of Izuku played back in her head as she put on her gym clothes, the warmth of his body against hers, those shinning blue eyes that spoke of safety and acceptance. And she had ruined it.

"Why did I do that" she raged at herself inside her mind. The first person to treat her like anything other some bug eyed frog girl and she tries to kiss him out of nowhere. "She had ruined her first friendship because she couldn't control herself, she was better than this." she wanted to scream, she was so mad at herself, but her attention was diverted when she heard what the others girls were talking about.

"So he's cute right" Mina asked the invisible girl who Tsu hadn't learned the name of yet. Though anyone would have been deceived into thinking they had known each other for years from how they talked to one another. "My Aunt can't stop talking about him"

"Oh my God, yes" the invisible girl squeaked and it was clear to understand who the topic of their conversation was.

"Hey, you said something about Midoriya saving you" she said; louder so the brown haired girl, along with everyone else could hear. The girl shot up quick as that turning around with a hint of red to her cheeks.

"Oh is that his name?" the girl said in surprise, having up until this point not heard his name.

"Yeah; I was trapped under some rubble and the zero pointer was about to crush me so he blew it up" she said as everyone in the room turned to look at her. Tsuyu felt that flame of jealousy begin to scorch her, even as she fought to suppress it. He wasn't hers, so she had no right to be angry.

"How did he do that?" a tall girl with raven hair questioned curiously.

"He called down lightning from the sky" Ibara said with her own subtle look of amazement.

"That was him!? What Zone was he in?" Another shorter girl gasped, with dark purple hair and what looked like earphone jacks for earlobes. The Brown haired girl then re-entered the conversation by saying that he was in zone B which shocked her even more as she had been in zone F.

"You're lucky; I got stuck in zone E with that guy that was arguing with Iida. Had to retake the test because of him" a girl with orange hair sneered. "Thanks for the save though, if it hadn't been for you two that heat might of done me in" she added, looking to both Mina and Tsuyu.

"Oh it was no problem, besides thanks to her I finally got to meet him" Mina said as all eyes finally began falling on Tsu's back.

"Hey yeah, you were on that video with him. How do you know him?" The invisible girl asked.

"We met in the hospital after the blast in Mustafu" she said simply; zipping up her uniform and closing the door to her locker a little too hard as she left everyone else behind.

Boy's locker room:

"Hey I saw that video of yours; that was super manly of you!" the red head said, wrapping his head around Izuku's neck in a sideways hug. Izuku could only chuckle anxiously as he went along with the boys antics.

"I'm Eijiro Kirishima and it's good to meet ya" he said with a large smile, showing off his fang like teeth.

"Nice to meet you too, I'm Izuku Midoriya" he said as all the other boys, said hello; all except Bakugo who as soon as he had seen him, had kept his eyes on him like a hawk circling a field mouse.

Izuku simply rolled his shoulders, forcing the glare to wash of him like water of a ducks back, even though in the back of his mind he had nearly his full attention.

"We should definitely work out together some time" Kirishima said as he released him.

"Okay, that sound like fun" he said, his smile becoming more genuine.

It was such a strange experience, to walk into a room have people notice him and not laugh at or make fun of him. Was this what it was like to be popular, to have everyone want to talk to you? After so long with only Mineta by his side he never could've imagined a day like this could come.

"What about you Mineta, you looking to workout" he asked, wanting to involve his best friend in the conversation.

"Sure, why not" he agreed as his younger, more lazy side groaned at the obligation he had just signed himself up for. But that's the thing with training; you can never really stop if you want to keep going.

"Hey, I'm Denki Kaminari. You're quirks seems really similar to mine" a young yellow haired teen said, letting arcs of yellow electricity dance between his fingers just like Izuku.

"Wow yeah, I guess our quirks are similar, we should defiantly train together." He said, excited to have someone with such a seemingly similar quirk to train with. While Mineta and Tsu were great, they didn't exactly have quirks to contrast and compare with.

"How many lightning bolts can you shoot out, how many volts can you store up, can you absorb electricity to" he questioned; his nerdy quirk enthusiast side revealing itself.

"Um well; last I checked my limit was 1.3 million volts, but I don't really have any control of where it goes and if I use too much it'll fry my brain for a bit." He said; sounding slightly embarrassed about the limitations of his quirk.

"Why how many volts is your limit?" he asked sheepishly.

"Well I can absorb electricity from anything powered by it so theoretically as long as there's something nearby I can drain I can keep going. But the doctor did say my energy was in the gigawatt range, so… high hundred millions to low billion volts is my current limit." He said, estimating his current level by how many volts were in a single lightning strike and how many he could call down with a lightning storm.

He didn't realize the effect his answer had until he looked back at Kaminari, whose hand had begun to twitch in shock as his mouth hung slightly agape. Kaminari tried to speak before Bakugo stepped up and walked pass them.

"If you're done sucking him off, the teachers waiting for us" he said dismissively as he left.

"What's up with him" Kirishima asked as Izuku shrugged his shoulders. After Bakugo's departure Izuku and everyone else finished getting dressed and went down to the field, where they came to a surprising discovery.

"A quirk assessment test!" they all collectively shouted, each face a mask of shock.

"But it's only the first day" the brown haired girl pleaded. "Shouldn't there be, like an orientation or something?"

"You'll all come to find that at UA we don't exactly follow the beaten path. Meaning I and the other teachers are allowed to do whatever we want as long as get results" he said, with a shrug as if he had already predicted her question before the first word even left her mouth.

After that Aizawa began speaking about the foolishness of not allowing them to properly use their quirks for their fitness tests; that the school system and society at large still tries to force everyone to equal when they are anything but.

Eventually he called on Bakugo, the Blonde giving Izuku a glaring side eye as he walked forward.

"What was your record in the ball throw" the teacher asked.

"67 meters" he answered as the Aizawa handed him a baseball.

"Now try using your quirk" he said as the ashen blonde made his way to the circle.

"As long as you stay in the circle you can do what you want" he said dryly and with no need for further instruction the blonde gave a murderous grin as he shouted DIE! A massive explosion erupting from his hand as the ball screeched through the air.

"1200 meters" Aizawa said as the entire group gasped in shock at the display of power.

All except Izuku who watched Bakugo intently, looking for any sign of what Tsu had told him about. He had known Bakugo since they were children, and had been on the receiving end of his quirk for nearly as long, so he should be able to tell if there was anything different.

And there was something different about it. Of all the times he had ever seen him use his quirk, whether it was small or large it was always accompanied by plumes of dark smoke. Now though, now that smoke was gone and in its place were trails of white, translucent steam.

And his explosions had always been scattered, imprecise; the explosive force going out in all directions it could like a grenade and shaped only by how much he cupped his hand. Now though it was more directed, more controlled like a shaped charge with all the force going exactly where he wanted it. But still he no sign of the heat Mina and Tsu had talked about. Perhaps the heat needed to slowly build up before it could be noticed.

"OMG this is going to be so much fun" he heard Mina say, which had the unfortunate effect of striking Aizawa's nerve.

"If you think it's so fun then how about this, whoever finishes last gets expelled" he hissed as the class railed against the idea, saying that it wasn't fair.

"Seven thousand six hundred and thirty two" their teacher answered back as the glass went silent at the seemingly random number, random for everyone except Izuku.

"That's how many died in the terrorist attack in Mustafu" he continued. "Was it fair for them?"

The class went dead silent at that, the fresh memory of the blast rubbed raw by the teacher's words.

"The world is filled with unfairness, if you can't handle that, if you thought you could just goof off then I suggest you take my advice from earlier and go home" he all but ordered as he called for the next person to go.

Izuku looked at his hand, arcs of electricity bouncing between his fingers of the reminder of his mission.

Seven thousand six hundred and thirty two

They had their lives taken from them and so many more had their lives destroyed by their loss; the memories of the shop owner Haruki and his son flashing into the forefront his mind as he clenched his fist.

He would make it mean something.

After that the tests came one by one. They had watched as the brown haired girl; whose name he still hadn't gotten removed the gravity of the ball and threw it into space, receiving a score of infinity.

Next up had been a tall girl with long black hair; who flipped through a large book she had with her. She then went on to shock everyone when she immediately undid her shirt, eliciting a nosebleed from Mineta before she then proceeded to pull an RPG out of her stomach, attach the ball to the end and fire.

"970 meters" Aizawa revealed as Izuku gawked at the power of her quirk.

"The RPG-7, first manufactured by the Russian defence company Bazalt in 1958 with an effective firing range of 720 meters, made even greater by an advanced propellant of my own design" she beamed with a proud smile as she slung the empty rocket launcher over her shoulder and rejoined the mass of students who stared at her wide eyes.

"Her quirk is so cool" Izuku whispered under his breath as he began a rapid muttering session of all the possible uses of her quirk before Mineta elbowed him in the side.

Next was the 50 meter dash and Izuku had unfortunately been pair with Bakugo, the two looking at each other but with two different expressions. Just as the test began Bakugo surged ahead, using his explosions to fly across the distance with frightening speed as Izuku recoiled from the heat of the blondes explosions.

As Bakugo finished with a time of 3.7 seconds Izuku wondered if he could do something similar with his lightning. He didn't think it was strong enough to allow him to fly like Bakugo but it should allow him to clear large gaps he couldn't just jump.

He eventually did get the chance to test his theory with the standing long jump as he watched Bakugo yet again use his explosions. He wondered how he should allow the electricity out. Assuming he could, if he didn't release enough energy it wouldn't work and if he poured too much he might just end up zapping the ground.

When his turn finally came he imaged a stream, constant and steady. Taking in a deep breath he leaped forward, aiming his arms back and behind him and allowing the power to flow out of his palms. Immediately, plumes of electricity came pouring out with a loud buzzing sound. His balance however was atrocious as he struggled to keep himself steady. This proved far easier said than done as he eventually lost his balance and nearly face planted, landing in a puff of chocking dust.

Izuku however was not allowed a moment of celebration of a new use of his quirk, barely able to dust himself off before he heard the familiar roar of Bakugo.

"Deku! Don't you dare steal my moves you Bastard!" he screamed as he charged the emerald haired boy, hand raised to attack and… steaming?

That's when he saw it, what Tsuyu had been talking about; the heat. It has flowing out of him now, making the air around him ripple in waves.

"So it responds to his anger" he thought to himself.

Izuku however had more pressing issues to deal with as his arms wreathed themselves in electricity almost by instinct alone. Their physical encounter was prematurely halted by the scarf of their homeroom teacher, which wrapped around tightly against the enraged blonde.

"How is your scarf so strong" he growled; gritting his teeth as he continued to pull against his restraints. His neck craning back as the whole class got a view of their teacher, whose eyes glowed red and hair flowing in an unseen breeze.

"Because it's a capture weapon made of carbon fibre and titanium" he growled, obviously using a lot of his strength to keep the irate teen from getting closer to Izuku. "And Stop making me use my quirk, it gives me dry eye" he ordered as their teachers bloodshot eyes made Izuku finally realize who he was, Eraser head.

"Now if you're down making a fool of yourself; stand down, you're wasting time" he said as the scarf released Bakugo and flowed back onto his shoulders like a coiled snake.

The two boys stood their motionless, each eyeing the other. Izuku watching to see what Bakugo would do, the teachers at Aldera had basically given him free reign back then. But this was UA and it seemed even he in his enraged state understood that as he made do move to continue his attack even as his red eyes glared at him.

Izuku was the first to move, walking away from the sand pit and as he was about to pass him he heard him say something under his breath.

"No matter what, you'll always be a bug" his whispered between his teeth.

After that the next few tests went by quickly, and he was pleased that Tsuyu and Mineta were doing well with Tsuyu going after him in the standing long jump and blowing everyone else's scores out of the water with a fifty foot jump. Izuku had tried to congratulate her but again she remained silent.

Mineta meanwhile had down the best in the repeated side steps as he piled to sets of balls and bounced between them.

After all the tests were done they all waited with baited breath as one by one the names came on the screen, students gave small cheers of victory and congratulated others until at last the final name came up.

"Mina Ashido"

Izuku watched as everyone looked around to see who that was and everyone; including Izuku saw a pink skinned girl with horns, shaking like a leaf

Her eyes were wide almost bulging; mouth hung open as short rapid breathes escaped her mouth. That's when they heard steps, hard and certain as they watched Aizawa walk over to the girl, his aura speaking of only one thing. Her breathing grew even more frantic the closer he got and by the time he was in front of her she looked almost manic.

"Still think this is fun" he said, compete unfazed by the distress of his soon to be former student.

"Good" he whispered as he turned back around and walked back to his spot at the front of the class.

"No one's getting expelled" he said as the headsmen's axe lifted over the group and the girl collapsed onto her butt.

"That was simply a rational deception; but don't misunderstand, this was a one-time stay of execution. If you fall behind, you will be left behind" he emphasized with a dark grin.

"Handouts for the curriculum are in the classroom, we're done for the day" he said as he looked between Izuku and Bakugo "Except for you two, I have something to say to both of you"

"Wow, he is intense" a tall boy with black hair and tape elbows said as everyone began walk back towards the school

"Are you okay Mina" Kirishima asked as he helped the girl back to her feet, shaky as they were.

"I thought I was about to die" she yelled, looking as if her entire life had flashed before her eyes.

"It was obvious that he wasn't going to expel everyone" the raven haired girl said with a look of certainty that shocked the whole class. Izuku though had his doubts about that, when people lie their heartrates usually increase but his heart was as calm as ever. He had just been in a forgiving mood. Either way he promised he would never end up in a situation like that, he had come too far and had so far to go.

With gave him a look, silently asking him if he was alright; the idea of what their teacher wanted to talk about leaving them uneasy. And though her look was far shorter he saw Tsuyu look back as well with concern.

Izuku gave them a reassuring nod as the departed as well, leaving both him and Bakugo with Aizawa.

"Now then, if you're gonna stick around I'm going to lay down some ground rules" he said as the two boys waited expectantly.

"First of all, I don't care how powerful either of you are. You do what I say, when I say, got it" he commanded and while Izuku acquiesced almost immediately, Bakugo simply huffed. This prompted another surly glare from Aizawa.

"And you" he pointing straight at the rebellious blonde.

"If you ever attack another student outside of practice or injure them beyond a reasonable degree. You're out of here, no three strikes and no second chances. Do I make myself clear" he finished letting his warning sit in the silence.

Izuku was thoroughly shocked by this; this really wasn't like his old school.

"Whatever" he said dismissively, but Izuku could see that his former bully was squirming beneath the surface. He wondered in that moment if this was the first time in his life he had ever been told no and couldn't just scream and threaten to get his way. And he would be lying if he said he wasn't thoroughly enjoying the sight, seeing him experience even a fraction of the powerlessness he and Mineta had felt for so long.

"And for you Midoriya" he said, now pointing stone cold eyes at him.

"While your actions; illegal as they were, against those villains might have garnered you a level of respect from your fellow students and even members of faculty. You will receive no such favouritism from me and if I find out you are still acting as a vigilante I will personally hand you over to the police" he warned and the tone told he was more than willing to make good on that promise.

"Yes sir" he quickly answered as Aizawa watched them for a few moments more before telling them they could leave.

"Rational deception, here I thought Ms. Joke was supposed to be the funny one" All Might said as Aizawa left the boys and turned the corner of one of UA training buildings. Aizawa's eyes narrowed at the mention of that woman's name, for as long as he had known her she had constantly been annoying him.

"That was a rotten thing you did" All Might continued; eyes glaring at the shorter man.

"From her marks Mina scored fifteen and the invisible girl had been last, but you changed the results so it looked like she had come last." he accused as the shorter man looked back at him with the same tire, apathetic expression.

"Times are changing All Might and she needed to learn a lesson. If I can nip that care free attitude in the bud and foster a proper respect for the task they are aiming to fulfill, than that's just two birds with one stone" he said, turning his head to All Might and preparing to leave.

"And if not…I can always get rid of them"

With the day finished early Izuku found Mineta who like he said was chatting up Shiozaki. And surprisingly he hadn't been slapped yet which definitely showed progress. Deciding to all walk together the trio made their way out but just before the left the main gate Izuku felt a hand on his shoulder. Turning around he saw the increasingly familiar face of Tenya Iida.

"May I walk with you" he asked and though a small, spiteful part of him wanted to deny him he could no longer hold onto that anger. He had apologized and had helped carry him back to the bus.

"Sure, we were just about to talk about Mr. Aizawa" he said as the taller boy began to walk in step with them. Mineta gave Izuku a dirty look, signalling that he was less than thrilled at the boy's presence. Izuku shrugged his shoulders at that, it wasn't like they were promising to always hang out. And if he turns out to still be annoying we just don't hang out with him.

"Hey! Wait up you guys" they heard a voice yell from behind as they turned to see the smiling face of the familiar brown haired girl.

"Hi, we never got each other's names, I'm Ochaco Uraraka" she announced as she skidded to a stop.

"Oh hi; I'm Izuku Midoriya" he answered back, happy to finally put a name to her face. "This is Tenya, Mineta and Shiozaki" he continued introducing each of them.

"Wait, if your names Izuku why did Bakugo call you Deku" she asked as Izuku did his best to hide a pained expression as Mineta shook his head at the numerous memories.

"Well you see… Deku is a name he gave me to pick on me" he explained, the name having dug its claws in deep.

"Oh, I thought it sounded like "you can do it. Plus I thought it sounded cute" she said with innocent smile.

Izuku turned to see Mineta's reaction and he wore a face of bewilderment that all but yelled "is this girl serious?"

"Um… that's nice that you thought of it that way" he said politely. "But its Izuku" he reassured.

"Oh okay, sorry for bringing that up" she apologized, seemingly recognizing the emotional landmine she had unwittingly stepped on.

They were about to continue on before another feminine voice called out and the group of four were greeted to the sight of Mina and Kirishima, the two coming up to them and all of them having to reintroduce themselves.

"Now, what were we talking about" Izuku asked, the sudden introductions making the topic of their conversation slip his mind.

"We were talking about Aizawa" Mineta answered.

"Yes indeed; while I am hesitant to judge our teacher's style of education. Deceiving us was immoral" he added, rubbing his chin in thought.

"Indeed, his conduct was most sinful" Shiozaki agreed.

"Forget that, he came at me like the grim reaper. Making me think I was about to be expelled after just getting in." Mina said irately.

Izuku could see where they were coming from; it hadn't exactly been the greatest introduction but he could also see where the teacher was coming from.

"Are you planning on quitting though" he asked her honestly.

"What kind of question is that Midoriya" Kirishima asked defensively, clearly offended by the idea. The reaction making him think the two had some sort of history together, maybe they went to the same school? Looking over to Mina though he could see hints of doubt that clouded her eyes as she averted her gaze; the bubbly and flirtatious girl from before having vanished.

"He's only trying to help us" he said as everyone except Mineta looked at him with surprise. "He's responsible for us; if we get injured he's the one that pays".

"He's right" Mineta agreed. They had both experienced the kinds of villains that will go straight for the kill and won't take it easy on them just because their kids.

"You all saw me get shot, who here has a quirk that could let them survive that?" as everyone looked to Kirishima. During the test he had been one of the only people to not use his quirk.

"W… well my quirk allows me to harden" he said, pulling up his sleeve and turning his skin into a hard rock like surface.

"But I haven't been shot at sooo" he continued though from his tone everyone could tell he wasn't confident in his odds.

"Exactly; as cruel as he was, he's just doing his best to make it so we take this seriously" he explained.

"I'm not giving up" Mina said, finally speaking up for herself as all eyes fell on her.

"I just got here and I didn't go through all that just to give up. Being last just means I have the most room to grow" she said, that fire of positivity beginning to reignite once again.

"That's the spirit "Kirishima roared, flashing his fang like teeth in a wide smile.

"And we'll be here if you need any help" Iida assured as everyone nodded their heads.

Amongst the rallying cry nobody except Izuku noticed the flowing long hair of Tsu walk by them. Not even sparing them a passing glace as she left.

"Oh yeah, you know that girl right" Ochaco asked as Izuku nodded his head, focusing on her retreating form.

"Yeah, she seemed angry about something. I don't know what though" Mina confessed as Izuku sighed. Something for later he supposed.

Several hours later:

Izuku lay on his bed, his mind reviewing the events of the day.

The large group then went on their way to the train station, making small talk and learning that Mina and Kirishima had known each other in middle school. Likewise Izuku and Mineta spoke about their time in middle school, at least the parts that didn't involve a certain blonde.

They had said their goodbyes at the train station and he'd had to endure a rather thorough interrogation from his mother about how his first day was, what he did and who he talked to. After that he had tried to search up powers that involved steam and heat and while some were close to what he'd seen Katsuki use nothing was a close enough match to be certain.

Suddenly he heard the buzzing of a message from his phone and as he looked he could feel every hair on his body stand on end.

"It's Moya, I have something"