AN: Hey everyone sorry this took so long to update. To be honest I had a hard time writing this part, but you didn't come here to hear me complain. My next story update will be for A Grimm Contract then Resident Fallen Hero. So without further ado; I do not own 'My Hero Academia' or 'Strike the Blood' they belong to their creators and the studios that animate them. Let's get started...
Chapter 6: Meetings and Tests; Part one
Musutafu, Japan, Three Hours Later, Enroute To U.A.
Now sitting in the back of a police cruiser next to a dozing Himiko, Izuku was having an internal panic attack. Izuku was worried about what the Principal of U.A. wanted to speak to him about, and how Eraserhead could possibly be comfortable sleeping like that. Said pro-hero was currently curled in the front seat of the cruiser in a large yellow sleeping bag, that Himiko had said made the man look like a tired caterpillar. When the tired man had heard that, Eraserhead grumbled under his breath about problem children being pains in his ass.
Izuku was knocked from his scattered thoughts and worries by the girl on his shoulder snuggling closer and mumbling his name. Turning bright red at the action, Izuku began to panic for a whole new reason. While he had to get used to female contact due to Mina's 'Surprise Hugs of Friendship' patent pending, and Jiro's less extreme shows of affection via side hugs and shoulder punches. Izuku had a hard time getting used to new people attempting to get close to him. According to Avrora this was likely due to some sort of trauma that was brought on by Katsuki's betrayal and eventual attack that lead to his quirks awakening.
Stopping his thoughts before they brought him down, Izuku looked out the cruisers window to see that the large walls and building that made up the main campus of U.A. were now within sight. Looking down at Himiko, Izuku had to fight back a small blush at how cute the girl looked in that moment. Shaking his head, Izuku nudged the girl gently while softly speaking. "Himiko-san, we're almost there, you need to wake up."
Himiko's closed eyes seemed to twitch for a moment before she reached up and wrapped her arms around the one she was leaning on and said sleepily. "Izu-kun, it's Himiko-chan, not san…" Stiffening and blushing once again from the feeling of Himiko's chest on his arm. Before he could reboot and attempt to wake Himiko again a sudden and tired voice sounded from the front seat.
"Problem children, stop flirting and get ready, we have almost arrived at U.A." Looking up to the front seat, Izuku tried to speak out in his defense that he was not flirting with Himiko. Only to be stopped by the shifting blond beside him. Rubbing her eyes to clear her vision, Himiko stretched her arms and yawned showing off her small fangs followed by a stretch. Izuku watching the girl was suddenly hit with the image of a tired cat and had to stop himself from laughing. Himiko froze mid-stretch and looked at Izuku before a blush tinted her cheeks and she puffed out her cheek in a pout while playfully glaring at him.
Realizing that he had been caught, Izuku was about to apologize to Himiko but was interrupted by an irritated Eraserhead. "Problem Children, I won't repeat myself again. Hurry up and get out of the cruiser so we can go." Both teens flinched at the tone and looked ahead only to shiver at the now glowing red gaze of the hero standing outside. Rushing so as not to incur the wrath of the tired underground hero, Izuku and Himiko hurried to leave the now opened door. Himiko and Izuku quickly followed behind the fast moving form of Eraserhead, both looked up in awe at the pathway leading to the large H shaped building. Izuku was feeling nervous and jumped when he felt a hand grab his own. Looking to the side he could see Himiko holding his hand and giving him a smile. Smiling back at her the duo followed Eraserhead through the halls of U.A's main building.
Eventually the two teenagers were brought to a dark hardwood door. Eraserhead gave the two a look before turning around and knocking on the door. Hearing a small squeaky voice call from the other side to come in, the erasure hero opened the door and waved to the kids to follow. Swallowing their nerves and still holding hands, Izuku and Himiko walked into the office. The office was large with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the main entrance to the school. Looking to either side of the room Izuku could see some potted trees in the corners of the room. In the center of the room was a large carved oak desk and sitting behind said desk was the principal himself Nezu.
The chimera seeing that Izuku had seen him smiled and waved while introducing himself in a joy filled voice. "Well hello there young ones! Am I a mouse? A bear? Maybe a dog?" Seeing the confused look on the young Toga's face, the exasperated look on Aizawa's and the contemplating look on Midoriya's face brought a laugh and smile to Nezu's face as he continued. "Ha ha ha, the truth is that I am the principal of U.A. Nezu!" Izuku face faulted at the nonchalant answer, while Himiko giggled at the boy's reaction. Nezu seeing the tension had been broken decided to broach the subject of why he had the two brought to him.
"Now that you two have settled down, please have a seat and I will tell you why you two are here today." Himiko and Izuku walked forward and sat on one of the couches in front of the principal's desk, neither even noticed how close they were sitting much to Nezu's amusement. "I have brought you two here today to put forth a proposition to you two. I know that young Midoryia is already planning to take the entrance exam here in just a few weeks, is that still your plan young one?" Seeing Izuku's energetic nod, Nezu then focuses on the fidgeting blond next to the boy. "Miss Toga-" The young girls flinch had the principal changing his form of address, "Miss Himiko, like Eraserhead already told you, your past allegations have been cleared. While this is a good thing seeing as you were innocent, unfortunately due to both of your parents being arrested this leaves quite the conundrum on where you will stay from now on."
Himiko looked down at this news, she had not even realized that now, even though all allegations and charges against her had been dropped, she still had nowhere to go. Izuku seeing how sad and worried Himiko was getting, made a quick decision and squeezed there still conjoined hands taking the girl out of her funk. The blond looked to the silver-haired teen and blushed at the soft smile he was giving her. Izuku then turned and looked at Nezu before speaking up.
"Principal Nezu, do you think it will be possible for my mother and I to look after Himiko?" Hearing the question the three others in the room stared in surprise at the boy's question. Himiko began to tear up at how this boy she had just met today when she was at her lowest would reach out to help her as much as he had. Eraserhead, or known to those here at U.A. as Shota Aizawa, just rolled his eyes at the irrationality of this overpowered problem child. The Principal clasped his hands together getting everyone's attention and smiled brightly at the young hopeful student in front of him.
"Well young Midoriya I don't see why we couldn't work something out, but are you sure that your mother will be able to support yourself and young Himiko here?" Himiko began to feel her happiness be replaced by worry and slight guilt at not even thinking about how this would affect Izuku's family. Aizawa nodded at the rat's question and looked at the boy to hear his answer. Izuku could admit to himself that he hadn't thought about that, in the moment he had heard that Himiko would be homeless again or sent to an orphanage, Izuku could only think of helping his new friend. Izuku thought for a moment before replying to the principals question.
"If it would be okay Principal Nezu, I can contact my mother now to explain the situation and see what she says." Aizawa rubbed his eyes tiredly and the principal only gave the boy another grin as he nodded to the boy to go ahead. Izuku seeing that Nezu gave him confirmation, reached into his pocket and grabbed his cellphone. Himiko looked over his shoulder and had to hold back a squeal of excitement seeing the background of his phone. On the screen was a picture of Izuku when he was around ten or eleven years old dressed in a Dracula costume and being hugged by a green-haired woman that looked to be in her late twenties or early thirties. If asked, Himiko would say that it was so sweet it could give someone diabetes and cavities at the same time. While the blond was distracted by her thoughts, Izuku had finished dialing his mothers phone and hoped she wasn't to busy at the moment.
After two more rings the phone connected and the voice of Inko Midoriya was heard over the phone. "Hello, Izuku is that you? Where are you at young man, its getting late and I have been so worried! I called your friends to see if you were still with them and they had said you had left so you could get back early today!" Izuku had to suppress a flinch, realizing that with everything that had happened that he had forgot that he was supposed to meet with his mom today for a family night. Biting back a curse at his forgetfulness, Izuku apologized to his mother and explained what had happened when he was on his way home from school. The more the worried mother heard, the more she began to fret. When Izuku had reached the part where he had helped Himiko, Inko's worry turned into pride at her son's heroic action. When Izuku had finished his explanation with how the two teens had been brought to U.A. to meet with the principal himself, Inko had asked to have the phone put on speaker so she could be part of the discussion.
Izuku didn't waste any time placing his phone on the principals desk and turning on the speaker. Letting his mom know that everyone could hear her now, the Midoriya Matriarch spoke with seldom seen iron in her tone.
"Hello there Principal Nezu, My name is Inko Midoriya, Izuku's mother. If you would kindly, could you explain what you were planning." Nezu smiled behind his clasped paws at the way the mother jumped straight to the point and responded in a respectful tone.
"Mrs. Midoriya, it is a pleasure to speak with you, and I am sorry for the worry that has been caused by this situation. To explain, we currently have no place for young Himiko to go due to her previous family and legal troubles. As we were discussing options, your son put forth his willingness to take her in to your home. The problem we contacted you for, was to ensure that there would be no problems caused for your family financially."
The phone was silent for a time, causing both Izuku and Himiko to become increasingly nervous that Inko would deny the girl. The silence lasted for another minute before Inko gave her answer.
"Izuku, I have one question-" Izuku was quick to reply and gave a 'yeah?', "-Is she cute?" There was silence in the office as that question processed with those in the room. Three things happened at once, Aizawa facepalmed, Nezu began cackling, and both teenagers blushed so brightly that heat waves could be seen. Himiko placed her hands on her cheeks and began to mumble under her breath, but Izuku was more vocal.
"MOM! What the heck, we're not like that… though not to say that she isn't pretty… I mean the way she smiles is cute and mumble-mumble-mumble-" Himiko stopped her mumbling to try and listen to Izuku's words, a bright smile growing on her face before she launched herself at him and hugged his face into her chest while squealing. Aizawa, done with the entire scene in front of him, pulled his yellow sleeping bag from… somewhere and proceeded to zip himself into it. Nezu finishing his laughter at his future students expense, coughed to stop his remaining giggles and spoke to the phone.
"Well Mrs. Midoriya, does this mean that it will be no problem for you to take in young Himiko?" Himiko hearing this separated from Izuku, much to his embarrassment, to listen to the answer.
"Hmm… I don't believe it will be a problem at all for Himiko-chan to stay with us for the time being. We have room and with my job money wont be an issue, but in the end it is up to her-" "YES-YES-YES!!!" Before Inko could finish, Himiko had hugged Izuku's arm and yelled her answer with so much joy it brought a smile to the Principal and student (Aizawa didn't count, due to shutting out the world in his sleeping bag). Nezu, happy with the result, clasped his paws together again and checking the clock on his desk realized that he needed to end this meeting soon.
"I can say that this has been a very productive meeting, and I personally cannot wait to see the two of you at the entrance exams!" The principal pressed a button on his desk and continued, "Now Young Midoriya and Miss Himiko please follow the pro outside, and they will lead you to a vehicle to take you both home. Mrs. Midoriya it has been a pleasure speaking with you."
Both teenagers stood and bowed to the principal and thanked him for his hospitality. As Himiko turned to make her way to the door, Izuku went and grabbed his phone. Taking the phone off speaker and telling his mother that he and Himiko would be home soon, Izuku hung up his phone and hurried to catch up to Himiko at the door. Opening the door to the halls, Izuku was met with the sight of two figures standing in the hall talking.
One was a tall and near skeletal man seeming to be bent from fatigue, and if the light smell of blood that both teens could smell from him, heavily injured. The mans blond hair was messy with two long strands hanging from the sides of his gaunt and sharp features. Even with how fragile he looked Izuku could feel an almost domineering feeling of power hidden in the man. Himiko on the other hand was confused why the man was wearing a suit that was made for someone three or four times the man's frame.
Standing next to the man was someone Izuku recognized almost immediately. Standing with her hand on her hip and giving a sultry smile to the man was none other than the R-rated Hero: Midnight. Midnight, or Nemuri Kayama is a tall curvaceous woman at one hundred seventy-five centimeters. She has dark purple spikey hair that falls to her shapely rear, and blue playful eyes framed by rather long eyelashes. Her hero costume resembles a dominatrix outfit under which she has a skintight leotard that is used to help control her quirk; Somnambulist. In her hands, Midnight carries a flogger-style whip that she has been known to use to great effect.
It took everything in Izuku to control his fanboy reaction to seeing the popular female hero, while also fighting off a blush at the hero's costume. Himiko looking over at the flustered vampire boy, couldn't help but start to giggle at the reaction Izuku had to seeing another hero. Himiko's giggling caught the attention of the two adults who then turned to see the embarrassed boy and still laughing girl. The blond man smiled softly to himself seeing the two teens and turned back to Midnight excusing himself, the man proceeded to walk into the now open principals office while giving the two teens a friendly wave. Midnight seeing that it was just her and the two teens decided to introduce herself before they made there way to the parking lot to drop them off. Walking up to the two teens with her hips swaying and brushing her hair with her fingers Midnight spoke with a husky tone that nearly knocked the boy out.
"Well~ hello there, my name is Midnight, but you can call me Kayama sensei." Himiko wasted no time waving to the older woman with enthusiasm and introducing herself, while Izuku stuttered out a hello and near silent introduction. Giggling to herself at the opposing attitudes of the two teens, Nemuri gestured for the two to follow her. Along the way the woman continued to chat with the blond bundle of energy while sending subtle teasing remarks to the now somewhat relaxed Izuku. Before long the group of three made it to U.A.'s personal parking and loading area. looking for their ride home, Izuku and Himiko were surprised when a black sedan pulled up to the trio. While Midnight checked in with the driver, Izuku and Himiko opened the back doors and checked the interior.
It took only a few minutes for the pro to finish her conversation with the driver before she turned back to speak with the two one last time.
"Alright kiddies, everything is all set. Just tell the driver where you need to go, and he'll drop you off. Just make sure to stay safe and I wish the two of you luck!" With those parting words and a wink, Midnight returned to the main school building. Izuku and Himiko looked to each other and shrugged before getting into the car to go home after what felt like the longest day ever.
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Now back home, Izuku was lying in his bed trying to go to sleep. Tossing and turning the vampire couldn't seem to relax for some reason. Every time the boy tried to close his eyes, images of his fight with Wolferine and the pain of using his familiar without a contract ran through his mind.
'Ugh, what am I supposed to do? I have already trained as much as I can with my familiars… maybe its time to think about finding a contractor?'
As soon as this thought crossed his mind the voice of his quirk rang through his mental space.
'It's about time that you thought about this Izuku! This is the only real way for you to continue your development. So who are you going to ask? I mean you have a few choices already… there is your two friends Jirou and Mina, then there is your newest friend Himiko. I'm sure if you asked her she would jump at the opportunity to let you bite her, he-he-he~'
Blushing and spluttering at Avrora's teasing, Izuku almost yelled out a loud 'WHAT!' before stopping himself. Breathing deeply to calm himself and fight his blush, Izuku spoke out loud not realizing that he was doing it. Unknown to the vampire, a certain blond was standing outside his room but had stopped at Izuku's voice.
"Avrora, I'm not sure, I mean sure Jirou and Mina are my friends, but I am sure that they wouldn't want to do something like that. Also Himiko-chan just went through a tough situation and I wouldn't want to pressure her into becoming one of my contractors-" Before Izuku could begin an incoming muttering spree, his door was opened in a near slam showing Himiko standing in a set of his mother's old pajamas. Izuku looked up in surprise at the sudden intrusion and blushed seeing it was the girl he had just been talking about. Opening his mouth to ask what Himiko was doing in his room, Himiko spoke first and what she said shocked Izuku to his core.
"I'll do it! I want to be your first contractor!" Himiko then wasted no time rushing forward and crashing into Izuku knocking him back onto his bed. In the back of his mind as he tried to compose himself, Izuku was thankful to his friends especially Kirishima and Mina; who had convinced him to take down most of his All Might memorabilia. Now instead of a shrine to the number one hero his room was normal for a studious teenager. Shaking his head again to clear his off topic thoughts Izuku looked up into the now slightly misty golden cat-like eyes of his newest friend. Realizing that Himiko was likely taking his silence for refusal, Izuku quickly spoke so as to not hurt the poor girl.
"Himiko… are you sure you want to do this? If you become a contractor, it will not be something small. You will be basically binding yourself to me through my familiar. There is also the way the contract is made… I will have to mark you and seal our contract by drinking your blood-" Before Izuku could continue Himiko sat up and with zero hesitation, unbuttoned her pajama top and pulled it to the side exposing her neck to the boy. Smiling at the now wide eyed and madly blushing Izuku, Himiko spoke to help assuage her hero's worries.
"Izuku, before I met you… I was alone and thought of myself as a monster. I thought that I was cursed to go and hurt others to fulfil my quirk addiction for blood. Then today when I was cornered by that villain I was sure that I would have crossed a line and truly become the monster everyone called me." Izuku tried to speak up to tell her she was wrong, only to be silenced by Himiko's finger over his lips.
"Please let me finish Izu-kun." At his nod, Himiko took her finger from his lips and continued, "but then like a knight, you came and saved me. Even when, after you had finished the fight against Wolferine, and I attempted to attack you." Tears now began to fall from Himiko's eyes, and she gave Izuku a bright smile. "You didn't even hesitate to find a way to help me, now it's my turn to help you-" leaning down, Himiko pulled Izuku up and placed his head at the nape of her neck. "So now my heroic vampire king, stop holding yourself back and drink."
Izuku was touched, This poor girl that had gone through so much, almost to the point of losing herself due to the prejudice of this world had accepted him and the price of this action with no hesitation. Taking a deep breath and breathing in the scent of Himiko, Izuku could feel the blood moving through the blonds body. Reaching up and embracing Himiko into him, Izuku's eyes began to glow with power as his fangs elongated. Feeling his thirst and urges grow, Izuku spoke his voice now a deep growl sending shivers up Himiko's spine.
"Thank you Himiko but know that you are mine and we will now never be separated, with this the contract is sealed." Without another word, Izuku bit down on Himiko's neck and took his first drink of fresh human blood. Himiko gasped out, not in pain but pleasure as she clung to Izuku harder unconsciously nuzzling into the vampire's hair. Izuku on the other hand was reveling in the tase of Himiko's blood. It was like liquid chocolate and ambrosia, within him he could feel three of his familiars react to this blood, but only one came forward.
Less than a minute later, Izuku separated from Himiko licking her wound and sealing the punctures with his saliva. Both teens now looked into each other's eyes before Himiko moved forward and in a single movement kissed Izuku directly on the lips. Caught by surprise, Izuku widened his eyes and opened his mouth, which Himiko took advantage of by sticking her tongue in his mouth not minding the taste of her own blood. It took a few moments for Izuku to come to his senses and return the kiss with fervor quickly dominating Himiko and before either knew it Himiko was on her back with Izuku over her continuing the lip lock. The impromptu make out session continued for another ten minutes before the two separated, a line of saliva connecting the two.
Izuku seemed to come to his senses first and looked down seeing the panting Himiko below him. Her skin was flushed with excitement, and her eyes half lidded. Looking down, Izuku had to hold back a nosebleed. Himiko's pajama top was still unbuttoned down between the blonds' still panting chest, her modest breasts were only one turn away from being exposed to the vampire boy. Realizing what had happened, Izuku jumped up and away from his bed. His face now a neon shade of red, Izuku sputtered out a litany of apologies and ran from the room.
Himiko, now sitting up on Izuku's bed only stared after the boy as he rushed from the room. Giggling, the girl raised her hand up to her lips. Remembering the feeling of having kissed Izuku, Himiko smiled and whispered under her breath.
"Is this what it feels like to really fall in love with someone?"
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Three Weeks Later: U.A. Main Entrance; Day of the Entrance Exams:
'Today is the day! Now it is the time to take my first step to become a pro hero!'
Standing in front of the huge gates of U.A. High School stood two students dressed in middle school uniforms. The first was Izuku, his excitement had him near vibrating knowing this was only the beginning of his path to becoming a hero. Standing beside him with wide eyes taking in the area and the other students walking into the building, was Himiko Toga dressed in a similar uniform to Izuku's.
It turned out that Himiko had next to no problem with her education due to her studying ahead of the rest of her class to try and please her parents. With some help from Nezu, Himiko was able to schedule a graduation test at Izuku's middle school and passed with flying colors. From there the blond only needed a little bit of studying with help from Izuku to prepare for the written portion of the entrance exam. Himiko realizing that time was running out, glomped Izuku to get his attention.
"Izu-kun, if we don't hurry we're going to be late, come on!" Without another word, Himiko rushed forward with the last of the other entrants to find her and Izuku's seats. After the kiss the two shared after Izuku completed his contract with Himiko made things awkward over the next few days… for Izuku at least. Himiko on the other hand took the opportunity to hang onto and hug Izuku whenever the opportunity arose. Of course this awkward atmosphere spread when Izuku introduced the energetic blond to his friends. Kirishima mostly spoke about how 'manly' it was how the vampire had saved Himiko, Mina on the other hand immediately claimed Himiko as her 'cool eyes' buddy. Jirou though only looked at Izuku and Himiko with a suspicious look, only to immediately shake her head and introduce herself to the new member of the group.
Izuku shook his head to collect himself and moved to follow his friend… just to trip immediately over a randomly placed uneven flagstone.
'So, this is how I die?' If Izuku wasn't preparing himself to die of embarrassment from falling on his face less than ten feet from the entrance of his dream school, he would have noticed a snort in his mind as Avrora began laughing at her master's thought. Closing his eyes in preparation of the pain and embarrassment to come, Izuku waited… and waited. Fifteen seconds later and still no impact caused Izuku to open his eyes to see that he was floating over the sidewalk. Izuku thought that he might have unconsciously used one of his familiars, only to hear a feminine voice behind him.
"Um… sorry for using my quirk on you without asking first. It's just, don't you think it would be bad luck to fall right before the entrance exam? Oh right! Let me just set you up so you can stand." Caught off guard by the situation, Izuku didn't respond as he was grabbed by his arms and set on his feet. Now able to see the person that was speaking to him, Izuku couldn't help a slight blush at the sight of the girl in front of him.
The girl was shorter than him, near to Himiko's height at one hundred fifty-six centimeters. She had a soft curvy figure, fair skin and auburn hair. Her face is round with large expressive brown eyes and two perpetual blush marks on her cheeks. The girl was wearing a dark grey middle school uniform and leggings with a pink scarf around her neck. The final thing Izuku noticed was the five pads on the girls fingertips as she brought them together and muttered 'release', and gravity suddenly returned to the teen. Deciding to speak up to not seem like a total weirdo, Izuku coughed into his hand and spoke up with a smile while holding his hand out.
"Thankyou for the save there, my name is Izuku Midoriya, what's yours if I may ask?" The girls bush marks seemed to brighten for a moment before she returned Izuku's smile and reached out to grab the boys hand while keeping her pinky finger raised.
"Hehe, no problem! Like I said, it would be bad luck if you fell before even taking the exam. My name is Ochako Uraraka, its nice to meet you Midoriya-kun and good luck on the exams!" Without waiting for his reply, the now named Uraraka ran around Izuku towards the building. Chuckling to himself, Izuku looked down to his watch to see that he only had five minutes before the written test would begin. With a muttered curse under his breath, Izuku rushed into the building to find his assigned classroom. Little did the former greenet know, as he was running off behind him at the gate stood a certain blond explosion quirk user.
The blond looked after the rushing figure, a complicated look on his face between anger and guilt. One thought ran through the boy as he watched his former childhood friend disappear into U.A.'s main building.
'Deku…'
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Two Hours Later: U.A. Auditorium:
Izuku was now sitting with his friends in the large auditorium of U.A. after the written examination. The test had actually been pretty easy for the vampire boy as well as Himiko and Jirou. Unfortunately the same couldn't be said for Mina and Kirishima, both who seemed to be one step away from bashing their heads against the nearest wall. While the two knew they didn't do 'bad' per say, the exam had been mentally draining for the two. Both teens knew that without Izuku's help studying this would have been a much harder hurdle for the two. Something that Mina made sure to voice much to the three others enjoyment and Kirishima's agreement.
"Moh~ that test was way to hard! Midori, Himi-chan and Kyo-chan, you guys are so lucky that you are such smarties!" Finishing her mini rant with puffed out cheeks and waving her hands around, Himiko and Jirou were having a hard time not laughing out loud at their pink friend. Himiko had been about to say something when the lights in the auditorium began to dim. The noise in the auditorium cut quickly, and a spotlight illuminated the stage now showing someone standing at the podium.
The person standing at the podium was a tall slim man with long blond hair styled upwards in a large tuft behind his head. He wore yellow sunglasses over his golden eyes and had a small mustache. The man's outfit was similar to a DJ wearing tall black boots over black pants held up by a red studded belt with a metal buckle. Over his torso he wore a leather jacket with tan shoulder pads and red elbow covers, and fingerless gloves on his hands. Around his neck was a large device that resembled a speaker system and headphones covered his ears. This person was the Voice Hero: Present Mic.
"HEY THERE KIDOS! WELCOME TO OUR SHOW, CAN I GET A YEEAAAAHHH!" To say that the Voice Hero's intro was loud was an understatement. Izuku had to channel the ability of one of his familiars; Al-Nasl-Minium, to cancel the overwhelming sound from the pro on stage. Looking to his side to check on Jirou, he was glad to see that the girl had immediately placed noise canceling headphones on as soon as she saw who was on stage. Facing forward, Izuku returned his attention to Present Mic to hear what he had to say.
"Now, I am here to explain the rules for the U.A. practical exam!" Behind the pro large screens showing silhouettes of three figures appeared. "Alright listeners the practical exam will be a battle drill against robot foe villains. Behind me are images of three of the enemy's you will be facing. Each has a point value attributed to them, they are one, two and three pointers respectfully-" Before the hero could continue his explanation, there was a sudden interruption as a student stood and raised his hand while calling out. Present Mic looked down at what Izuku assumed was a seating list before speaking to the standing examinee.
"Yes, examinee 7111! Call in with your question for our audience!" A spotlight suddenly flashed down on the standing student showing his features to the rest of the auditorium. From what Izuku could see the boy was very tall with a wide muscular frame. He has short neatly combed dark blue hair, and square rimmed glasses over his blue eyes. The boy proceeds to bow at a perfect ninety degree angle and speak while his left hand makes odd chopping motions.
"Thank you, Present Mic sir. I wish to point out that on the pamphlets we were all given, it states that there are in fact four types of foe villains. If this is a misprint, then it is a major shame to a prestigious school such as U.A.-" Izuku couldn't believe how this guy could just call out Present Mic as well as the entirety of U.A. before the pro hero had even finished his explanation. Looking to his side he could see the three girls laughing into their hands to attempt to keep quiet. Kirishima looked close to busting a gut from holding back his laughter, Izuku gave the group a look and quietly told them to settle down before they were noticed… then the stiff boy turned and pointed directly at him.
"AND YOU WITH THE SILVER HAIR! YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS HAVE BEEN TALKING AND LAUGHING THIS WHOLE TIME! IF YOU ALL ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY THEN LEAVE NOW!" It took less than five seconds for Izuku to realize that this guy had just called him and his friends out for supposedly distracting people, when he had straight up interrupted Present Mic's speech to call him out. Standing from his seat and having another light shine down on him, Izuku looked down at the boy and glared, his eyes gaining a glow with his agitation.
"Seriously? Who do you think you are, just calling people out like that? Firstly, you were the one who stopped Present Mic's instructions just so you could point out something that was likely going to be explained in just a moment if you were patient." Izuku's glare narrowed and now an aura began to build around him keeping the boy quiet. "Then you have the gall to call out not only me, but my friends; who were only quietly laughing to themselves and not bothering anyone. Then tell us that we should leave because we weren't taking this seriously… I only have one thing to say to you. Calm yourself and pull that giant twenty foot pole from your ass, so that Present Mic can continue his explanation." Izuku turned his gaze and looked to the wide-eyed and mouthed pro before bowing and apologizing for his interruption and language.
The blue haired boy seemed to freeze for a minute before also apologizing to Present Mic and sitting quietly. Present Mic seemed to collect himself and coughed into his fist before continuing.
"Alright, thank you examinees' 7111 and 2308, now the fourth type of enemy is actually different from the other three, it is more of an obstacle and is worth exactly zero points-" As he said this, another silhouette popped up between the three others before a large 'X' appeared over it. "Now some final rules for the exam; attacking other examinees is a no go, anyone that partakes in any sort of 'anti-hero' actions will be immediately disqualified and may be blacklisted from entering any hero course. And with that I leave you with these words from The great hero Napoleon Bonapart 'True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life.' Plus Ultra!! Break a leg, everyone!"
Looking down at their pamphlets, Izuku and his group could see that they were all in different testing areas. Wishing each other luck and the girls giving Izuku a big hug, Himiko including a kiss on his cheek 'for luck' she said, they all left for their busses. Getting on the bus heading for testing area B after changing into some sportswear, Izuku looked around to see if he recognized anyone in his site. Izuku had to hold back a groan as he saw the rude blue haired boy at the front of the bus sitting at what looked like straight ninety degree angles. Hoping not to catch the boy's attention, Izuku continued to look around until a familiar bob-cut of auburn hair and blush marks walked into the bus. Smiling to himself, Izuku raised his arm and waved to catch Uraraka's attention.
As soon as Uraraka saw the boy she had met waving to her to catch her attention, the blush marks on her cheeks darkened a bit before she smiled and walked to sit next to him. When she sat down, Ochako wasted no time greeting her new friend.
"Hey there Midoriya-kun, how are you doing?" Izuku's smile brightened to the point that Ochako felt she needed to cover her eyes. In fact the boy's smile was so bright that the flustered girl didn't even notice that Izuku's fangs were visible. Ochako was brought out of her reverie of said boy's smile by his voice.
"I'm doing well thank you Uraraka-san. I just thought that you would be more comfortable sitting next to someone that you at least somewhat knew. I also thought that maybe we could pass the time and keep our nerves down by talking to get know each other better." Looking at Izuku with a thankful look Ochako agreed to his suggestion. For the next twenty minutes the two talked about different things including; where they were from, their quirks(which Ochako could only gape in shock at the sheer versatility of Izuku's quirk and Izuku nerded out about how cool Ochako's Zero Gravity quirk was), and who their favorite heroes were. Before either one knew it, the bus had arrived at the testing site.
Getting off the bus the duo followed the crowd of fellow examinees to the large metal gate with a blue 'B' on the front. Looking at each other both teens spoke to give each other a final wish for good luck.
"Good luck with the test Izuku, and thanks for keeping me company!" Not even bothered by the use of his first name, Izuku decided to follow suit and returned the auburn haired girls well wishes.
"You too Ochako, I had a lot of fun talking to you, and if you want we can exchange numbers after the test to keep in touch until the results for the test come in." Ochako only nodded with a gentle smile on her face. The two now stood ready at the front of the group waiting for the test to start. They did not have to wait long though, as they got into a ready position the voice of Present Mic was suddenly heard over a loudspeaker in all of the zones.
"AND BEGIN!!! WHAT ARE YOU ALL WAITING FOR THERE IS NO COUNT DOWN IN REAL LIFE!"
As soon as he heard the voice of the pro hero and noticed the gates had slammed open, Izuku took a deep breath and burst forward a small shockwave sending a cloud of dust up with his speed. Running through the streets of the testing zone, Izuku saw the first of many foe villains. Giving the machines a wide predatory smile, the vampire's body began to spark in wild yellow bolts of electricity as his eyes began to glow brightly. Punching forward with his fingers and hands covered in a gauntlet of electricity, Izuku's fist blasted the body of the one pointer. Smile growing wider at the ease of his attack, Izuku had one dominating thought at the situation.
'Let the hunt begin!'
