Chapter 12: Aftermath and Picking the New Class President

Kold's POV

I wouldn't be surprised at all if I just witness something weird early in the morning. I was proven correct from what I am witnessing now, there are tons of reporters crowding the entrance of the school and I am betting that they are not letting me go without any information from me. Well… there is no getting past this; maybe I could just ignore them like flies. If that were to happen then I guess pigs gain wings and flew, which technically isn't too weird to think that somewhere out there has that kind of animal. I mean, Principal Nezu is a mouse or something that has a quirk, maybe other animals could also develop them if given the chance.

I started to walk towards the gate and just as I guess they had bombarded me with questions, "Kid what is the Symbol of Peace like in person?" they ask while following me with their cameras and microphones.

This is getting pretty out of hand, and I don't like it one bit. If they keep doing this I will summon someone and deal with them. "Hey… aren't you the kid in that sludge attack, I think you were the one who summoned that dragon right? Tell me is it all real or just plain illusion?" they asked me another question which is getting me irritation.

I guess that news hasn't really been that old, because some people do remember that incident happening. I guess I can consider myself lucky that they haven't ransacked my home for answers. Although there are laws regarding that situation, anything could get passed by the media if they can talk their way into it. Talking is one of their specialty so it really isn't a stretch that they will go to extreme measures just to get a story to boost their rating.

However, I can't indulge them at all if I do then they will keep on pestering me. I have to stay strong and ignore them for as long as I can. "Hey, Kid! I am asking you a question?!" and when she screamed right at my face, that's what got to me.

I look up and glared at the woman who just yelled at me. "Are you done talking? Because if so, I could report you for harassment for forcing a student to answer a question without direct compliance from him or her" I said and this made her stop in her tracks doubting to ask me another question.

"Well… if you could indulge as for a moment" she started and I quickly ignored her, factoring to run towards the gates in hopes that it will stop them from coming after me but I digress and decided to just ignore them.

After passing through the gates, I was relieved that they were not following me and had focused their attention on another student that has just come in. It's better than me, I can't be bothered to answer such questions, I mean they are clearly here for All Might and he has just been teaching for a week and they expect students to immediately know what kind of a teacher is he. Are they crazy or something? How do Heroes deal with these kinds of things, the media is one hell of a villain if you ask me, they want to know the truth but later on, they will speculate and come up with another theory that people eat up, thus boosting their ratings.

I don't get why they want their ratings to be high or something, maybe because they need it to stay in their job but they could have done something more appropriate rather than force students for an interview. Maybe they could have contacted the school or better yet, asked for permission to conduct an interview with one of the students in UA that would have been so much better.

Well, it is their job after all there's no need to think of something that does not concern me at all. I walked towards class and notice that some of my classmates have yet to arrive, but this did not include the Icy guy who is also my seatmate.

Great… I hope things will keep going smoothly. I don't really have an issue with Icy guy but the fact about the conversation we had yesterday; I can't really know what to say to him. I'll just hope he will never mention it again and just let it be.

"Good Morning" just when I thought that I don't want to talk to him, and then he just goes and talks to me.

"G-Good Morning" damn, why did I stutter, it's no use fussing over it now and I just pretend that it did not bother me and sat down in my chair and waiting for our teacher to just come in and start the class.

And it looks to me that I was just heard by the Gods because sometime later, I notice that every one of my classmates had arrived and that Mr. Aizawa is also headed this way. Glad that he answered my prayers. However, what I failed to notice is that he also has his hands on our performance during the combat training, and I hope he doesn't mention anything regarding my performance during that activity.

"Decent work on yesterday's combat training. I saw the video feed and went over each team's results" okay, that was definitely not reassuring, if he saw what I did during the training then I wonder what he will do to me.

"Bakuguo, you're talented so don't sulk about your lost, got it?" that wasn't half bad…

"Yeah, whatever…" smooth Bakuguo, real smooth you could have given a small appreciation for Mr. Aizawa for talking about it. Well… imagine Bakuguo being that kind and compassionate towards others, all hell will break loose.

"Midoriya, I see that you only won your match because you messed your arm up again. Work harder and don't give me the excuse that you have no control over your quirk that line is already getting old" that was uncalled for, but he does have a point. If Midoriya keeps on going on like this, I am afraid his time will eventually come. He better has something planned to control that quirk of his. "But your quirk is pretty useful, show a little urgency." At least he got some encouraging words from Mr. Aizawa.

"Right" and I think his aura just brightened up all of a sudden and I think it all made a difference somehow, don't really know why though.

"Finally Kold, you better keep your quirk in check, it was a reckless move but at least you got the protection part right. Good work and I hope you don't make the same mistake again, your quirk is a wild card, so you better have the knowledge to back it up" he said and that was all it took for me to just shut my mouth right there and determined not to talk in class ever again.

It's not like I hate the attention, it's just that when it comes to attention there is always an expectation and that is what I mainly avoid. I hate the expectation that comes with attention.

If only there was a way to avoid getting expectations, then sign me up for it. However, it was hypocritical to think that I don't want to be in the spotlight when I literally chose a course that revolves around getting attention from people. Well… I could become an underground hero like Eraser Head, but my quirk is too flashy for that sort of thing, and I guess there is only one way to do this if I keep taking the Hero course. Consider Recovery Girl's offer to be a medic hero, that way I could only be stationed at a medical facility, and oftentimes hospitals aren't raided by villains.

"Now, let's get down to business our first task will decide your future" now that statement made everyone in the room shudder in fright, not everyone, because some of my classmates are actually just fine. That's me, my seatmate the Icy guy, and someone at the front. It does not really matter if we have another quirk assessment, but it does get a little tiring doing exercise all the time like it was our dream job.

"You all need to pick a class representative" he finally dropped the bomb and that made almost everyone sigh in relief.'I thought it would be something more productive, other than election' this is still a school, so I guess things like these are normal.

I guess this was a nice change of pace, I thought this school is more of on the combat type of things rather than a diplomat. But, I guess it could also be because heroes need to look out for laws, and maybe being a leader during high school may also be a way to get attention. And I guess that impact is a good enough reason to avoid it altogether.

However, most of my classmates are pretty much enthusiastic about it. I can even tell that some of them really wanted the chance to stand out by being the class president. I wonder if they knew what being a class representative is all about, which is sometimes staying late, being the teacher's assistant in controlling the class, and it all boils down to being responsible. In other words, it is a job not suited for me to run or even think about doing.

Leading was never really my strong suit, and I think I know why because I oftentimes just follow the flow. I don't have a plan on what to do next, but I do have backup plans whenever a very specific event happens to me. I don't really know how I can plan for something without even having a general plan at all for anything; it's quite an amazing thing.

I think I underestimated the effects of what a class representative can do to any students who wanted to be noticed. They all seem pretty energetic in receiving such responsibility, but in all honesty, I wanted to be class rep but there is no way I want the attention on me. Maybe I could be the deputy if given the chance, but I think someone other than me could have a better attitude towards working with responsibilities.

"Silence, everyone please!" the glasses guy yelled stopping the screaming and yelling before it gets out of hand. "The class representative is to lead others; it's not something that anyone can do. You must first have the trust of everyone in the classroom, therefore the most logical way to fill this position is democratical" what he said has a point but I think he just wanted to point out that he was capable of leading the class, because of his charisma which is a great quality to have in a leader.

"We will hold an election" he finally said what I thought he will say, but I think everyone here knows that he just wanted us to vote for him. Although I give him props for attempting something as bold as to speak up what was the better option for everyone to take.

"We have only known each other for a few days, how do we know who we can trust?" the frog girl asked and she does have a point, no one in this class knows each other, except for me, Bakuguo, and Midoriya. But that doesn't matter because I know for one Bakuguo is aiming to be the class rep, Midoriya he may want to be, and as for me, I want to be but I know I can't be a good class rep, so that's that.

However, the best way to tackle this issue is by having a democratic way of deciding, it might not be the best option but it could also be a way to figure out who is the much deserving person to lead the class. Think about it, if everyone voted for themselves, then everyone gets a score, but whoever voted for another person or any person could have a two or 3 point, then it could be a clear bias as to who wants to be class rep. On the other hand, it could also mean that the one who has been voted the most would both be deserving and not, but that is all up to the person if he/she wanted to do the best that he can for the class. Either way, it doesn't concern me if I don't get the position.

We all decided to just have the election, well not all but most of us are in on the idea and Mr. Aizawa doesn't particularly care how we do it just as long we decide on one.

The results were in, with Modoriya garnering 3 votes and the girl named Yaoyorozu had 2 votes, which pretty much sums it all up. Midoriya was the class rep and Yaoyorozu is the class deputy. If each of you guys were wondering who I voted for, it was glasses guy. He does deserve some credit for his charisma and quick thinking, so plus points for him.

"Okay, who voted for him?!" I heard Bakuguo yelled, I mean I think you can figure it out all for yourself right? I mean, you can already tell who voted for the other two if you look at the scores. Those who have 0 votes would be the suspects, but you can't really know who but it lessens the searching time.

As a scanned the class, I think I know the 2 classmates who voted for Midoriya but who am I to oust them. It is an election, after all, there is no need to oust someone because it is technically illegal to do it, and it involves privacy or something.

"All right the class rep is Midoriya, and the deputy is Yaoyorozu" as that was being said, I can't help but notice the Midoriya is shaking in fear the whole time he was in front of the class. And a series of agreements towards Midoriya being the class rep is said, but I can't help but disagree with it. I know he is a smart guy and all, but for me, he is lacking the edge of being a leader, and that is charisma. With his display of attitude earlier I was beginning to doubt that the votes were entirely favorable towards him and that he just won because of his two friends.

Anyway, all is settle and it is not my problem anymore. If we do poorly, then we can blame Midoriya for it, he is after all the class rep he needs to know that responsibilities often fall to him because of that title.

It was time for lunch and I had already lined up to get my food, and now I am searching for an unoccupied seat. Which is by the way is too hard to find, it was either sitting with strangers or seat with a classmate, and most of my classmates have already established a group of some kind. Just the typical teen doing now a day, grouping themselves into the people they are close with.

I kept on searching and I ultimately decided that sitting with a classmate is much more favorable than a stranger for the reason that I don't need to be awkward around them because I think they know I am not much of a talker. I finally saw that the Icy guy was sitting alone, and it was the perfect spot for me to sit on because he is not that much of a talker which is basically the same as me, so I think we can both benefit from it.

"Mind if I sit here?" I asked just to be sure, and he just gave me a nod because his mouth was full. Don't forget to always keep in mind that "Don't speak when your mouth is full". I was always reminded of that from my mother.

"Thanks for the food…" I mumbled and had started to eat without any care of the world, but that is just in my imagination. It would be humiliating to eat without a care in the world. The food is great, and I like to thank the hero Lunch Rush for the food. He does make the best food in the country, with the help of his quirk that is, but I think he already has a talent for making food so that's a plus.

I ate my food silently when the alarm inside the campus had blared. Alarming everyone into a panic, ha… ironic we are in a hero school but they have the initial thought of panicking and just bolt right to the door without any regard for being a well-mannered student. "Hey, don't push!" I screamed at someone who had just disturbed my meal.

I know they are panic-stricken but there is no need to involve anyone in their dilemma. Ugh… I guess I forgot one vital part; they are in a disarray thought meaning they have no control of what they are doing at the moment.

With that, I am forcefully had stood by the action of that student, and I am now somewhat battling with my life. These kids really need to calm down, because there is no use charging in towards the exit when there are too many people in one place, it will only cause a stampede which is not a positive outcome.

I tried to grab my cards, but with no luck, and because of the people squashing me I had no choice but to just stay put and not move. Every passing second had made me irritated by the fact that these students were yelling and pushing around without a care for anyone but themselves. If they could just breathe and think clearly everyone would have been out by now, or better yet someone would already have taken the lead to safety.

Sometimes I can't help to think that students are pretty stupid, even if they wanted to be a hero someday in their life. One thing is for certain though, you do not need a quirk to be a hero but rather a good head on your shoulders will suffice. If you're smart then you can get by anything in life, just don't be lazy and don't depend on others, I think that is the key to be a hero without a quirk.

"If they won't stop I'll summon Lulu to stop their madness…" I mumbled but in reality, I couldn't do anything. I am worthless without a handle of my cards and be able to chant anything. 'I guess that's two new weaknesses discovered' this may be a blessing in disguise, but it is still annoying to be smashed into people you barely know.

I kept on being pushed by students after students until I crashed into a hard chest that was both cold and hot at the same time. And there is one person I know who has a quirk like his… I look at his face and just what I thought it was Todoroki.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to smash into you" I apologized trying my hardest to push myself to stand straight and create some distance for the both of us.

"… It's nothing…" that was the only reply I got, but it was enough for me to understand that he didn't mind it at all. Besides judging by our predicament it is quite understandable to not avoid these kinds of things happening to one another.

Another series of shoving occurred and it made me slam my face into his chest, and the butterflies in my stomach started to appear and create some noise. 'How am I even feeling these things…? I'm supposed to be a guy!' I thought but I couldn't really control myself at the moment, so I gathered enough energy to push those feelings aside and ignore them for the time being.

I tried to pry myself off from him and there was ultimately one thing I could do, "Sorry about this…" I mumbled not giving him a chance to say anything before I put my hands in his chest and then forcefully shoving him back into the crowd of whoever they are.

Although he has a hard chest, he must work out a lot… 'Okay… STOP with the thoughts'. I just hope that he forgives me for what I had done. To tell you the truth, it was pretty awkward for me to be in his personal space bubble. I never really understood why I feel this type of thing when I am in a presence of a handsome guy.

I am good at pretending that it was not there, and that works out for me in the end. But with him… it does not feel right at all. 'What am I even thinking… I better stop before I think of something much worse than this…' I guess I could blame this on teenage hormones because they tend to get convoluted when puberty hits. 'Yeah… puberty it is'

"Everybody calm down! It's just the media outside; we are dignified UA students we must not panic!" I look up to the exit sign and notice that Iida was standing up to the door looking like the exit signage. However, he does have a point we need to be calm and rational in this type of thing.

With Iida's brave speech everyone had started to settle down, and finally, I could breathe much easier but the heat of everyone surrounding me is starting to get to me. 'This heat is killing me' I thought pushing some students out of my way so that I could get to a much wider space.

I am really a person who easily sweats, especially when things like this happens to me, and I need something to keep me cool almost every time of the day. Lucky for me though this school comes with a free air conditioner, at my house, we only have a simple fan and it is enough to get me by.

However, as I was escaping from the crowd I can't help but notice that there was a chilling sensation from within my range of touch and I can't help but lean on it. It was like a popsicle stick during hot weather.

I pried myself closer to that feeling while closing my eyes, 'Oh… cold goddess thank you very much' I thought grabbing the person who emitted that cooling sensation.

"… uhhhh is everything alright?" a lower tone voice asked and it made me open my eyes the second I heard it.

"I am so sorry Todoroki, I didn't mean to stick to you so closely. I was just super hot, not hot, but just the heat got to me and I was in need of a... you know…" I tried to explain but my words started to get jumbled. 'Why am I like this now… stop it Kold!'

"… It's fine, it is quite hot in here" he replied and that made me quiet up, "If you want you can stay close to me…" he suggested with his straight face.

'How can someone say something like that easily?!' I thought, but I can't really complain he has a beneficial quirk so might as well stick to him for now. "Yeah… thanks the heat is really getting into me… I mean, to me… definitely to me" I said explaining just a little bit to give him the idea that I was just here to cool off and nothing more.

After that whole fiasco, we were eventually led back to our classrooms and continuing on with where we left. Midoriya had spoken up that Iida was the perfect candidate for Class Rep. judging by how he acted during the event that happened earlier. Making the whole class agree with what he said, and in turn making Iida Class Rep. and making the voting ordeal be a waste just like that.

Then we proceeded to elect the other members of the officers in the class, and I do not want the added responsibility and so, I just cast my vote and nothing else because I have no interest in becoming part of the officers. However, one thing struck me 'Is the press really that desperate for a story regarding All Might?' I mean they could just wait for the man himself to get an interview he would gladly do it in a heartbeat.

"Listen up, today's training will be a little different. You'll have 3 instructors me, All Might and another faculty member will be keeping an eye on you" Mr. Aizawa said and that made me look at him curiously.

'3 teachers… is it because of the break-in?' I couldn't help but think about it because; if someone is powerful enough to break one of the school gates it will surely cause a commotion, be it the media or not. 'Or are they just being cautious? It's not every day that someone could break-in, in this school'

"Sir what kind of training is this?" someone asked from the class and I am not bothering who it was, my mind keeps on thinking of possibilities as to why there are 3 supervisors for this class.

"Rescue… you'll be dealing with natural disasters, shipwrecks, and other stuff." Mr. Aizawa replied and upon hearing that from him, I think they just need 3 instructors for this because it is rescue training and you can't know for sure what will happen during a rescue or something like that.

A series of excitement had come out from my classmates and except for me because I am not really looking forward to it. I mean, rescue is one of the main traits of being a hero, and I do want to participate in it, but the main issue is that I will gonna be tired after this, and I still need to make food and other stuff. 'Can't they just move it to Friday, perhaps because after that day there will be the weekend so it's the perfect excuse to do a rigorous training'

"I'm not finished yet" and that statement made everyone shut their mouths, listening intently as to what Mr. Aizawa will say next. He proves to have a harsh reputation of lying to his students about dropping them at a moment's notice.

"It is completely up to you if you are excited about your costumes but keep in mind that you aren't used to them yet and they will limit your ability" Mr. Aizawa does have a point but I plan on using my costume because I think I need to get used to them at some point why not start now. Besides, I think there is still something missing from this costume so I have to check that out.

"This training will be held in an off-campus facility so we will be taking a bus to get there. That's all so start getting ready" he finally dismissed us to go and change into our costumes.

As I was grabbing my costume case, I kept on stressing about this rescue training. I just hope that I don't get to summon too many units in one go because that is going to kill me and much worse I won't be able to get home, and then the teachers will figure out that I am home alone. Well, I could just lie, but I am sure that they will ask me to offer them some sort of way to communicate with them and I can't think of anything to get past that problem.

'The only solution I could think of is to avoid getting tired and if I can't help it… Just force your way out of it no matter what' I thought holding my ground to not let anyone know of my predicament. It might be better for me to just tell it to the pros, but the problem is that I don't know what will happen if I tell them. This way, I can attest that my mother is safe for the time being. I just have to trust the kidnapper to hold his end of the bargain.

"Okay everyone using your seat number create two straight lines so that we can board the bus efficiently!" Iida commanded, and now he starting to exercise his authority towards us. I know I have a hard time following rules and such but, I think it's a little unnecessary for him to do this. I mean, it's just a bus ride you can board whenever you want and seat wherever you want. That's just it, short and simple, yet understandable.

We got inside of the bus, and it ruined Iida's plan in boarding. For the reason that the layout of the ride is different from what we usually see in public. 'This is, after all, UA; it is bound to be different from the ordinary'

"That power of yours… isn't it a lot like All Might?" now that question got me intrigued, 'thanks for that froakie' I said in excitement. She does have a point though; if we were talking about plain power then Midoriya would beat us in no flat.

"You thought so too huh…? I never really thought about that…" and he goes acting suspicious as always when it comes to quirk. I know that he loves it, but when it comes to talking about his he gets too panicky and it is not sitting well with me at all. I mean, this is Midoriya for crying out loud, the guy lives and breathes just knowing what a quirk does. Heck if he didn't get any quirk I think he would be a great quirk analyst as a job.

"Hold on Tsu, you're forgetting that All Might doesn't hurt himself. That makes a huge difference" I think Kirishima was his name rebutted at the Froggie who I know now is named as Tsu.

'If you thought of All Might as a pro, their quirk is pretty different but how about when All Might was still a child... like Midoriya. 'Did he have the same problem or different?' Now that made me think.

As they were still talking about quirk the conversation had led to my name being spoken, making most of my classmate's eyes on me. "Am I supposed to say something?" I asked not really knowing what happened during the conversation, I was mostly kept by my thoughts.

"Yeah, what is the deal with your quirk? You both have offensive, supportive and defensive skills at your disposal. What the heck is that?!" Kirishima asked, emphasizing that I should have been listening in on the conversation.

"That's not my doing… The units have their own abilities and I don't have control over it. So, it is better to think that they are powerful not me" I replied pointing towards the cards that I stashed at my holster.

"Ehh… so when it comes to a one-on-one fight without a quirk, then you'll be totally beat like a punching bag, slapped by All Might himself?!" and that made the entire conversation revolved around me being both the strongest and weakest quirk on the planet.

'Okay… maybe it wasn't good to let them have that information' but it's out now so no need to fuss over spilled milk.

"Hey… Hey! We're here. Stop messing around" Mr. Aizawa said stopping the conversation and making everyone stand at attention. 'If you think about it closely… this school kind of remembers me of military school. Not that I have military school but movies that involve military training. UA definitely has the same vibe as that'

We arrive at our location and we were greeted by a hero in a huge spacesuit. 'Can he breathe there?' the entire conversation went on and that was plaguing my mind. I kind of get his hero costume but not the use of it.

We were led inside and it is pretty huge in terms of buildings. "A shipwreck, Landslide, fire, wind storm and others" he explained the layout of the building and I am pretty sure this cost more than the school itself. Funding this kind of place… do they have trillions in their account to just build this facility?!

"I created this facility to prepare you for any kind of disaster" now that the rescue hero: 13 said it, I bet he has a ton of money to spare. This place could also attract civilians if given the proper safety precautions. "I call it the unforeseen simulation joint, or better yet USJ" he said and I can't help but link it to something similar.

"Clock's ticking we should get started," Mr. Aizawa said and for 13 proceeded to explain a few things regarding quirk use. He explained that quirks are pretty enjoyable to watch and use, but we tend to forget that it could also be dangerous as it is. Basically, quirks are dangerous, better not get carried away.

I agree with him on that thought, take my fight with Todoroki during the combat training. We could have injured ourselves and the people around us if I didn't act on time. However, he reminded us that during this training we are going to use our quirks to save not fight.

"Okay, now that's over-"electricity had started to short circuit and an eerie feeling overcame me. 'Something tells me that everything will take turn for the worse' and the dread that I was feeling earlier now had become 10 up to a hundred.

"Stay back! This is real… those are villains" after Mr. Aizawa announced that the feeling turned into fright. This is not going to end well if we were to engage in a fight with these villains. More importantly, though, I am pretty much screwed, I thought I could keep my mother's abduction a secret, but I tend to forget the saying that "All secrets will come to life at some point" and this may be the perfect moment for them to figure it out.

'Thanks a lot, villains… you had made my life a lot more complicated than it is'