Chapter 12:
(Okay, so now we finish the first day of school. I'm not sure if you're wondering what Lucas' hero attire will look like, but I hope you'll like it. Anyways, enjoy the chapter)
"He threw it over 700 meters!" The lightning bolt kid said, "Nice! He's finally showing us his true power!" Ochaco said, cheering him on. "His finger was broken. Just like in the exam. This Quirk is very odd. But at least Sakai managed to heal the injury, no problem." Iida wondered why Lucas had problems when he tried to heal Izuku after the entrance exam. "It wasn't a very pretty throw." The blonde one had said.
Bakugo was speechless. He was questioning how Deku seemed to have a Quirk now, when he didn't when they were kids. "He's up to something." He thought to himself, becoming paranoid in his thoughts, "I'm getting to the bottom of this!" Explosions combusted off of his hands and he charged straight at Izuku. "DEKU, YOU ROTTEN—TELL ME HOW YOU DID THAT OR YOUR DEAD!" He charged right at him, Lucas defensively used to hold Bakugo down.
"What are you doing?!" Lucas shouted, "Why did you try to attack him?!" He didn't understand this one. "Let him go, Sakai." Lucas nodded and let Aizawa hold him down. "What? Why's your freakin' scarf so strong?!" He struggled to get out of the grip. "Because it's a capture weapon made out of carbon fiber and a special metal alloy. Stand down." Aizawa kept a firm grip on Bakugo, not letting up from. "I'd avoid making me use my Quirk so much, it gives me serious dry eye." All the students shouted, "Too bad, that power's amazing!" Aizawa let go of Bakugo, in that moment. "You're wasting my time. Whoever's next can step up." He said, walking to the side. Izuku and Lucas backed away from Bakugo.
(Later)
The next few tests were simple, such as sit ups and reaching toes. Izuku was exhausted to the point that he laid on the ground. "I hope you've learned a second wind in the 10 months you've trained." Lucas said, helping his friend up from the ground. Izuku groaned in pain as he got back up. "My legs are about to give out." Izuku exhaled a deep breath. "Don't give up just yet, Izuku." All the students gathered back up in the moment.
"All right, time to give you your results. I've ranked you all from best to worst. You should probably have a good idea of where you stand already." He explained, pulling out a device. Students were fearful of who was in last place, believing they would be expelled. Izuku had almost no confidence, Lucas put his hand on his shoulder. "Huh?" Izuku looked to his friend, "You'll be fine, okay?" Lucas assured his friend, knowing something was up. "I'm not so sure, all my results would be too average." Izuku said, noting the only thing he excelled at was the softball throw.
Aizawa pulled out a projection of the scores, it went as followed:
1. Momo Yaoyorozu
2. Shoto Todoroki
3. Katsuki Bakugo
4. Lucas Sakai
5. Tenya Iida
6. Fumikage Tokoyami
7. Mezo Shoji
8. Mashirao Ojiro
9. Eijiro Kirishima
10. Mina Ashido
11. Ochaco Uraraka
12. Koji Koda
13. Rikido Sato
14. Tsuyu Asui
15. Yuga Aoyama
16. Hanta Sero
17. Denki Kaminari
18. Kyoka Jiro
19. Toru Hagakure
20. Izuku Midoriya
Izuku looked saddened, he was in last place, which meant he had failed. He was going to get kicked out of the school and on his first day no less! He got angry for a second, "Hey, don't get angry." Lucas said, Izuku didn't know how the boy could keep reassuring him, but the next thing was close to an answer.
"And I lied, no one's going home." Aizawa had said, leaving every student—except Lucas and Yaoyorozu—in shock. "That was just a rational deception, to make sure you gave it your all in the tests." Izuku especially was shocked. "Classic Sensei." Lucas thought to himself. "I'm surprised the rest of you didn't figure that out. I'm sorry. I guess I probably should have said something." Yaoyorozu apologized. Jiro and Kaminari looked at her, and thought to themselves, "Yeah, you should've." Lucas looked over at them, "We would've most likely not worked as hard, had we known from the beginning." Lucas understood Aizawa's tactic, it's to help others understand that hero work isn't fun, but a civil duty with risk.
"That's it. We're done for the day. Pick up a syllabus in the classroom. Read it over before tomorrow morning." Aizawa had said, walking off the field. Izuku sighed in relief, glad he wasn't expelled. "Th-Thanks for having my back, Lucas." Izuku thanked him, "No problem. It's what friends are for, right?" Lucas said, happily.
"Midoriya." Aizawa came back to say something to him. "Things are going to get tougher, starting tomorrow. Make sure you're prepared." He said, Izuku pouted, still realizing that he's way behind and starting at the bottom. "Just focus on the syllabus and getting some rest for now, okay?" Lucas said, wanting his friend to take his mind off of the training. "O-Okay. I guess it's all I can do for now." He said.
(Later)
Lucas hummed, listening to music from his phone. It was the end if the school day, so he wanted to plant his flowers out. He brought all the necessities: new soil, gardening tools, and a wheelbarrow.
"Hey! Flower-Boy!" Lucas recognized the voice as Bakugo. "Did you need something?" He asked, unamused.
"What do you see in Deku that makes you think he's better than me?!" He asked, aggressively.
Lucas rolled his eyes, "I never said that, Bakugo-san." He said. Bakugo only looked at him, getting angry.
"You don't think I see it? You support Deku, even though he's a loser." Lucas glared at him. "H-He's not a loser! And I support him because he's my friend. Something you aren't!" He shouted at him. "As far as I'm concerned, you're nothing but a bully. And bullies aren't heroic, Bakugo-san." Lucas said, which only ignited rage.
"I'D BE A BETTER HERO THAN YOU OR DEKU, YOU STUPID LITTLE PUNK!" He tried to attack him with explosions coming off his hands, Lucas put up a barrier of psychokinetic energy, to keep him and the flowers from dealing with it.
"DROP THE STUPID BARRIER, KID!" Bakugo kept trying until he grew tired.
"Tch. Whatever." He said, looking Lucas in the eye. "You're wasting your time hanging out with Deku." Lucas didn't understand why he calls Izuku 'Deku', but he knew it was meant to mock him somehow.
"You're wasting your time hurting my friend." Lucas said. "Izuku's stronger th-than you think, Bakugo-san. And like it or not, he made it to UA. And in the time I've known him, he's been more noble than most."
Bakugo just snarled at the guy and walked away. "Whatever, Flower-Boy. Just don't get in my way, got that?" He threatened, walking off.
Lucas shook off whatever fear he had in that moment. He sighed, "Well, these wisterias won't plant themselves." He went back to planting his flowers.
"Hey, kid." Aizawa came over, "Oh, hi, Aizawa-Sensei." Lucas bowed respectfully, "He give you trouble?" He asked, Lucas shook his head. "I-I'm okay. He tried to attack me, but I blocked him off with a barrier." Lucas explained, "Gotcha. Anyways, Lucas. I wanted to say congrats." He said, patting the kid's shoulder. "Thank you, Sensei. Oh…and…how did YOU think I did during today?" He asked, wanting to know his sensei's opinion on training today. A score can only tell you so much. "You're getting better, kid. But I can tell you're still not fully confident in yourself." Aizawa explained. "I-I apologize, Sensei." Lucas apologized, "But I see you have confidence in Midoriya." Aizawa noted the reassurance he kept giving the boy. "Well, I see potential in him. Me and him have been training for the entrance exam for at least 10 months." Lucas explained, "He's smart, strong and most of all…he's noble and kind." Lucas noted that that's what he thinks makes the best hero.
"I see. Well, I hope you're right about him." Aizawa said, "Oh, and don't think I'm going any easier on you, got it?" Lucas nodded, "Wouldn't expect that, Sensei. I'll see you tomorrow." He waved to him goodbye. Aizawa was about to leave to go take a nap for patrol that night. "Oh yeah, you should be getting your hero attire for tomorrow." He said, to him. Lucas only nodded. He remembered he needed something agile to work with and could provide defense directly for all aspects of his body. With the ability to use his staff, no problem. He doesn't really have an idea as to what the costume could be.
(So, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I hope you like Katsuki's nickname for Lucas. As for the outfit, I was inspired by the samurai aesthetic from Sonon Kusakabe in FF7R, and Taion's outfit from Xenoblade 3. So, next chapter will be basically introductions to each other and then the fights between the students. But, I will say one thing about Claus: Masked Man. Remember to stay strong and awesome! Remember that Someone's thoughts about you are greater than anyones!)
