"'Melissa was delighted to show Izuku and Ciana around the Expo as both had a hard time trying to find a place to start, what with so many buildings and attractions it was ultimately all left to their friend who knew the place off the back of her hand. They were in the most colorful part of the island, almost as if they stepped into a Quirk-themed amusement park, something both had to try their hardest not to suddenly run off into like children.

"Holy... wow, this place is amazing! I still can't believe the whole island is manmade," Izuku gawked as the trio walked side-by-side.

"This looks like it take like a 100 years to make! I never seen any attraction so big and creative in so many ways, it's like this place has everything a amusement park would have!" Her own eyes sparkled with amazement, she was by Izuku side as she tried to look at everything. "I swear it feels like I'm stuck in a dream…" The girl was so speechless as she was still unfamiliar what a superhuman world would have compared to non super.

"And it's got normal city stuff, everything you can need," Melissa added, hands behind her back. "The big downside is we can't travel,"

"Really, why not?" Izuku was surprised to hear this.

"The scientists and their families need to keep all this research top-secret, that ensures there aren't any leaks." It was one of the few downsides of living on I-Island, it can sometimes be a paradise you can't leave without certain reasons.

"What about that device you were riding on before though? Looks to me you found your own way to travel around here." She smiled when referring to the pogo stick she used, Ciana was impressed how it can even shift its form the way Melissa used it.

"Oh right, yeah, it was just a fun project to make travel from place to place a little more exciting, can startle people though so I have to be careful; using a form of alloy that can change it's shape as the base material really helped in programming it to fold in on itself while maintaining its sturdiness," She giggled a bit.

"That's really impressive for just a Pogo-stick..." Izuku murmured. Just then, a loud roar that came as a familiar tune to Ciana's ears pulled the conversation elsewhere, with Izuku gushing completely. "It's the Monster Hero, Godzillo!" Izuku was lost with the crowd that watched him pass by, the giant lizard flashing a peace sign down at the crowd with a grin.

"Wait, that things a hero?!" Ciana flinched and stood back in shock at the sudden appearance as she ended up staring at it while trembling. "Was that supposed to be Godzilla!?" At home he's known to be a Japanese fictional monster they made up but never guessed he actually existed here! And in clothes…?

"He mainly stars in movies and the like, he's able to not only turn into a monster form but increase his size as well, making an absolute powerhouse overseas!" Izuku blurted out while Melissa offered Ciana a gentle hand to her tense shoulder.

"I bet a sponsor flew him out here for the Expo, they usually fly heroes here to see the new support equipment and sign autographs, you can tell the events are in full swing; come on, let's keep going," Melissa smiled as she led them on.

"Right…" Watching as the big guy walked by and even did a peace sign towards his fans, while it was interesting seeing another bazaar hero. The sight just had her feel frightened if she will end up turning into something like that when her power evolves more, she can't imagine herself walking around as a big dragon beast… Ciana stood where she was for a minute before shaking her head, now moving along. "If Godzilla exists here then I wonder who else does…?"

"This is incredible!" Izuku gushed but then saw the forlorn expression Ciana wore. Moving closer, he interlocked his hand with hers. "Hey, all quirks are different, you'll be fine, promise,"

Lifting her head in surprise by the grip, her smile rose back by both his warm expression and hand. "Is there anything I can't hide from you?" Ciana playfully asked, Izuku always seems to know what's on her mind.

He smirked a bit, "I'm just very observant around you now, that's all,"

"So, a lot of the heroes will be at the big party tonight - uh," Melissa stopped herself to look back at them sheepishly. "Well, I guess since you both were with Uncle Might you probably already knew that, huh?"

"Well… kinda." She responds while rubbing the back of her head sheepishly. "I heard there's going to be a party for us to attend but I guess if All Mights heading there then other hero's will too, but I'm kinda worried for Izuku though. From how excited he gets around hero's I'm afraid he's going to pass out seeing them all at once…" she ends up teasing more with a playful smile in his direction.

"I-I'm not that bad..." Ciana just stared at him blankly, raising one brow. "Well... n-not anymore, heh."

Melissa just giggled at the pair's antics, then gasped. "Oh look!" Melissa ran ahead, pointing up at a large building with a curved glass window. "You'll definitely want to check this place out!"

Looking up to where she's pointed out, she was already excited to see what it has inside. "I'll take your word for it!" Ciana excitingly expresses, Melissa is really smart and was right on the market when she said she invented that pogo stick, she even seems like she's a fan of hero's too. "I wonder what kind of Quirk she could have?" Ciana now wondered.

Inside the building were massive hallways fitting for a museum, it was dark with spotlights and glowing blue orbs to illuminate the blue interior design of the first hallway decorated with many support gear items and vehicles too. It was a treasure trove of technology. "I've never seen so many hero items in one place!" Izuku squealed alongside Ciana as both felt their heads twist and turn to capture every item on the display in their own little segments.

"You guys, look at this one!" Following Melissa's voice, the duo slid over to the stand displaying a large, silver jet that looked to be a hybrid between a fighter jet and a submarine. "This multipurpose vehicle can fly like a jet at first, but it can also move underwater!"

"So cool!" Izuku grinned ear to ear.

"Amazing! It's like those vehicles they use in the sci fi movies! I can't believe I'm actually seeing them here in person!" Ciana has seen things in comics like the Batmobile so this is definitely like a glimpse into the future.

The next thing to catch their eyes was a large tank of pressurized water, an almost alien-like suit kept inside. "This diving suit can drop to 7000 meters in the ocean," Melissa explained happily.

"So deep!" Izuku had his hands and face pressed to the glass while Melissa wore a smile at his reaction.

Ciana ends up giggling from his reaction but also wowed by the suit as well, reminding her a bit of Aquaman even when he doesn't wear a diving suit. "I wonder if I can dive this deep…" referring to her aquatic form, though Ciana took notice again Mellissa has been focused on Izukus adorable reaction a lot… leaving her a a bit concerned still but tried not to overthink it, after all Izuku is really cute.

Another item was that of a smooth, rectangular helmet with a black visor. Melissa picked it off the stand. From the sensors and light-crystal components, it was meant to be a form of optical enhancement device. "This helmet is equipped with thirty different sensors so you can see all around your body," Melissa explained as she placed it over Izuku's head.

Instantly, dozens of small screens appeared around Izuku's head, it was almost too much for his mind to keep track of while a visual of his face appeared on a large observation screen. He immediately freaked out, "THAT'S SO MUCH!"

"I hope that's safe for his own brain to take…" Ciana covered her mouth as she let out a few giggles while she watched him react to the helmet has in store. "Wow, how can people even see everything at once from different screens?"

Continuing their stroll of the inventions, Melissa smiled fondly to herself, "You know, almost everything here was created using different inventions that Papa patented," Melissa smiled thoughtfully as she led her friends through the exhibit toward the main entrance.

"Wow, I bet you're proud of him," Izuku commented.

"These support items will help heroes around the world, who knows how many people will be affected because of his hard work," Both Izuku and Ciana listened closely. In a way, Support creators were just as integral to the growth and importance of heroics. Without them, many would be limited on what they could accomplish.

"I always read that hero's use cool useful gadgets like this besides their powers in battle, just seeing a whole park about what they use in a fight is just so new and amazing." Ciana glanced around her more of the inventions, the place almost looked like an aquarium but with gadgets instead of fish. "I bet even people without quirks could still be hero's with all this stuff they could use."

"She's right, it doesn't take power alone to be strong after all," Izuku enforced. "Still, I think it's great that your dad's someone you can look up to like that," Unlike his own father, but that wasn't important to dwell on now.

Melissa craned her head back, closing her eyes with a smile, "That means a lot coming from future heroes. And in the end, it's my dream to become a scientist just like my Papa," They stopped before what appeared to be a prototype for a mecha of some sorts.

"I'm sure he's really proud of your accomplishments from what I seen you invented before." She commented while looking at the cool mech. "Is there anything here that has your own work displayed?"

"Oh no, nothing like that yet, I'm still tinkering away with my own projects," The blonde replied bashfully. "But I do have some small items on display in my own lab, and I've helped a bunch with some of the pieces used in the Expo."

"Hey, does that mean you go to the I-Island Academy? The greatest place to go for anyone who wants to be an amazing scientist?" Izuku's fanboy came out again.

"Yep, I'm a third-year," Melissa then bashfully rubbed the back of her head. "It's amazing but I still have a lot left to learn, heck, I should be studying even now if I ever want to exceed Papa someday."

Izuku felt the same way when it came to All Might. With a smile between them, Izuku answered. "We get it, if I'm... no, if we're going to be heroes like All Might, we have to train harder than ever before," He spoke with confidence.

Ciana begun to frown again as she stared at the two from what they have in common, narrowing her eyes worryingly. It seems… they both have something more in common besides being smart, they had goals they wanted to work hard on. "They… seem to be getting pretty close already, I don't think I ever seen Izuku so perky when it comes to someone else sharing his own interest, Melissa even looks to be already fond of Izuku too…" her own heart begun to sting.

"Uncle Might really holds a special place in your heart, doesn't he, Deku?" Melissa hummed, putting a hand to her lips to hide her small laugh. "I still can't get over how much you geeked out earlier."

Izuku became smaller, anxiously rubbing his head. "S-sorry about that, I-I'm kinda a fanboy..."

This reaction caused her to be taken back a little, her hand going over her heart just seeing the way Izuku was bashful again with another girl besides Uraraka from her premonition. Not to mention how bubbly and attached Melissa is already getting to Izuku. "He's getting flustered again around her, it's like what she said and how she reacted he found attractive…" her fist clenched over her heart, she knows she's overthinking it but Ciana never seen Izuku be like this with someone else, they do have a lot in common…

"Looks like you're having fun, guys." The atmosphere suddenly shifted, the group turned slowly before Ciana and Izuku jumped back out of fright of seeing their bubbly friend Uraraka standing before them, her eyes were sorta unreadable but from how robotic her words were it sounded as though she's taken the situation out of context.

"U-Uraraka? What are you doing here?" Izuku asked, but she still looked frozen to the spot with a forced smile.

"It looks like you're having fun." The young couple looked to one another, unsure how to react.

"You said that," He was utterly confused, then Ciana felt a shiver as her head craned right to someone clearing their throat.

"Ahem," Yaoyorozu was also here, and Kyoka too.

"Yaoyorozu!?" Izuku felt it, a pit was growing under his boots with no way of escaping, Ciana gave a sheepish grin.

"You appear to be having a good time," His mind was starting to fall apart under Yaoyorozu's words, his face creeping with a blush.

"Midoriya," He froze under his full name, Kyoka waving her jacks in the air with her constant, aloof expression. "I heard everything,"

"J-Jiro's earphone jacks, the ultimate spy tech!" They were doomed.

Ciana blinked in surprised as she glanced at each of her gal friends, stunned they are here. "U-Urakuka, Yaoyorozu, Jiro? Wow! W-what are you all doing here?!" Ciana perked up happily seeing her gal friends again, though didn't expect they look suspicious around Izuku. "You guys never told me you were coming here as well, how did you even managed to get here?"

"Circumstances; Yaomomo's treat," Kyoka relayed briefly. "Seems you guys are here... somehow?"

"Are these your friends?" Melissa asked, clearly at a loss.

"Uh, yeah-" Izuku relaxed a little, rubbing the back of his head. "-these are our classmates... and we never told them we'd be here," Then he perked up. "Oh, guys, this is our friend Melissa, she was just showing us around the Expo a little bit,"

The blonde took a step forward with a kind smile, "Nice to meet you, my Dad and Uncle Might are-"

Izuku freaked out, quickly pulling her aside to whisper in a panic, given Melissa nearly spilled who brought them here. Kyoka raised a brow at this, then looked to Ciana. "Right, Green Bean's acting... well, like himself, what gives? How are you guys here anyhow?"

"I'd have assumed you would've arrived with the class, but to have access to the Expo preview early is quite surprising," Yaoyorozu inquired herself.

Ciana stood back while Izuku pulled the girl aside, which had her feel more uncomfortable how huddled close they were even if they were just being secretive, it bothered her that Izuku would do that without being so shy. "We got invited here… Izuku kinda made this a surprise." She answered so far, she wasn't sure if she should mention Mr Yagi invited them and figured she leave it to Izuku to answer.

"I thought it was just gonna be the two of us exploring this place but turned out we made a friend while we showed up." Not like she didn't like Mellissa, but part of her was kinda sad she didn't get to spend some more alone time with Izuku.

"How about we all grab some tea at the cafe?" Melissa spoke up.

"Sure," Kyoka shrugged with Yaoyorozu and Uraraka agreeing, thankfully, Ciana dodged answering entirely.

"Well, Melissa agreed to keep All Might bringing us here a secret," Izuku let out a relieved sigh. "That was really unexpected..."

"Sure was…" the girl sighed herself, but otherwise happy to see their friends here. "Glad we managed to dodge a bullet at least." She smiled a little at him, seeing how anxious he was becoming again.

"For now anyway," He took a step forward, offering her his hand with a grin. "Ready to go?"

Lifting her head to meet his gaze, Ciana smiled a bit more and nodded. Taking his offered hand. "Yeah, I think we could use a break from all the excitement we just experienced." Least Izuku hadn't forgotten about her.

Now at a small cafe away from the commotion of the attractions. Izuku and Ciana slumped in their chairs next to one another while the other girls chatted with Melissa about their experiences at their internships.

"Wow, you really got to work with Pro Heroes, like, out on the field!?" Melissa was now the one fangirling.

Uraraka waved her hands, "Just normal training and a few patrols,"

As for Kyoka, she leaned her cheek on her hand. "I helped with a hostage situation, but only the evacuation part,"

"That's still amazing though!" Melissa gushed, then Yaoyorozu sighed dejectedly, her experience wasn't anything heroic.

"Somehow, I ended up in a TV commercial for hair products..." Compared to Kyoka's and Uraraka's experiences, hers felt the least exciting.

"Wow, sounds like an experience, lucky," Melissa's reply wasn't what any of them expected. But it brought the rich girl's mood back up.

"We're saved, they're not questioning anything." Izuku felt relief wash over him again.

"For now at least…" Ciana giggled, having a lemonade in hand. "Don't look so down, we got to see some of our friends here and Melissa seems to be already hitting it off with the girls well." Ciana glanced behind her to eye the girl for a second, how quick she ended up getting along with the girls especially how she worked her charm towards them… She had to admit she was jealous that she wasn't like that, almost like how Kiara was.

"Living on an island your whole life, I guess meeting people like us would be exciting," Izuku guessed, moving over to press his side to hers. "Still, after today, we'll have two days to plan something, so don't stress too much, I'll cobble together one of my schemes for us,"

Ciana blushed by the sudden motive, perking up with a pink dusting her cheeks. "A-another one of your surprises? From how much you been stressing I say the same thing to you mostly…" she giggled again, how excited and stressed Izuku became when it came to hiding his big secret, Izuku has been the one more stressed than she is.

"Stress is a good motivator," He joked, after the events thus far, he'd be lucky to make it to tomorrow.

All of a sudden a drink was set down before them. "Thanks for waiting, lovebirds," At the title, the two looked up.

"I know what voice... Kaminari?" The electric blonde himself flashed them a smile, holding up the tray in his hand.

"And is that... Mineta?" Uraraka blinked at the short boy wearing the same waiter outfit.

Ciana's eyes widen realizing the pervy duo is also here in the island and as waiters, this is definitely another unexpected surprise. "Oh my gosh! Kaminari? Mineta? Your both here too?" She blinked before eyeing Izuku with a raised brow. "Did you end up inviting our whole class Izuku…?" Ciana thought this was supposed to be just them, but not like she wasn't happy to see the boys also.

"I'm not sure myself, we never said to anyone?" Even he was at a loss for words.

"What are you two doing here?" Kyoka questioned for them.

Kaminari answered first. "They needed extra waiting staff and since it meant a free trip to the island we applied." He gave a wink of triumph.

"We get to explore the Expo on our breaks, aaand we make some money," Then Mineta's face became that often perverted smile. "And there's a chance we'll have passionate encounters with a cute - uwah my God, I think I'm in love!" Both boys spotted Melissa, and then wrenched Izuku from Ciana's side.

"Hey, Midoriya, who's that high-voltage hottie over there?" Kaminari nudged him for answers.

"Don't be greedy, introduce us!" Mineta whispered back.

"Uh, well..." Why was it always him, this was getting out of hand.

Ciana stared at the three when they suddenly discussed Melissa and her presence with Izuku, causing her to grip her drink in annoyance. Her free hand holding her face up with her gaze away as the table supported her elbow. Her brow was starting to twitch. "Again, he gets all flustered just by the mention of her…" Now sighing dramatically.

"Are they also your classmates?" Melissa ended up asking, drawing the boys over with stupid postures to make themselves look cool.

"That's right," Kaminari grinned.

"We're basically pros," Mineta... lied through his teeth.

"WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING SLACKING OFF!? YOU WANTED TO MAKE MORE MONEY, DIDN'T YOU!?" From down the road, a white form came charging in full force, a face as robotic as his swinging arms and rocketing speed toward the two who started to freak out, clutching each other for safety. "YET YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO WORK HARD!?"

"Woah, Iida!?" Izuku gawked as the gust of wind flew past them all.

"You're here too!?" Uraraka tacked on too.

"So much for this island meant to be secured and private…" Ciana sweat-dropped smiling sheepishly, but also happy to see the class rep. "I thought you still be at school keeping everyone in line, surprised to also see you here!" Ciana happily beamed, now wondering if she will spot any more of her classmates.

"I come from a long line of heroes," Iida explained, swinging his arms up and down while facing them. "It's to be expected we received an invitation to the Expo," He calmed down. "But my family was busy so it's just me."

"I wondered if you would be here," Yaoyorozu replied, herself smiling. "I'm here because my father is a shareholder in some of the Expo's sponsorship companies, it's so fun to get to go to the preview."

Kyoka smiled, "Yeah, she also had some extra plus ones so we basically gambled for them, though now I see why Ciana didn't join us, she's already here and with Midoriya," Even as the humorous reminder of her classmates' defeat over the bet lingered she did question how her two friends were here themselves. "So, after a heart-breaking game of chance the two of us ended up joining her as her extra guests."

While Kyoka leaned her arm on Uraraka, the brunette added. "The other girls are here they just can't come to the preview."

"Oh, are they really?" To Izuku, it felt like a class trip now more than ever.

"Uh-huh, we all plan to look around together once the Expo is opened to the public tomorrow," Yaoyorozu replied.

"Here's a thought, why don't I show you girls the sights?" Melissa offered, earning a positive response from them.

"Are you sure you have time?" Uraraka asked though, though the studious girl nodded happily at the idea.

"AWESOME!" The girls cheered with Kaminari and Mineta zipping over to the table again.

"Please take us with you!" They begged as one.

"This tour is getting to be more fun now with all of us together again." Ciana beamed and giggled, though seeing how attracted the boys are to Melissa made her still feel annoyed, she is clearly beautiful and so smart, cheerful and kind. Any guy would fall for her… now glancing at Izuku while he was distracted. "Is… Izuku maybe even becoming attracted to her also? He clearly becomes pretty bashful around her…" that fear had her heart clench nervously, doesn't help knowing the other Izuku fell for Kiara due to her beauty, her voice and her kind strong nature…

Suddenly, a loud explosion shook the air slightly, cutting off the conversation entirely.

"What was that noise!?" Izuku jumped, turning to spot the small deposit of rocks forming a small mountain, smoke rising from the peak.

The gang ran for the smoke rising from what appeared a battle arena or time trial by all the signs. Reaching the inside of the stands both Ciana and Izuku were the first ones to arrive on the scene, grasping the railing to slow themselves down to peer across to the mountainous terrain. Two holographic monitors appeared to be blotted out by the smoke, but soon the image was revealed.

~A clearance time of Thirty-Three seconds! He's in eighth place!~ The announcer declare for the spiky redhead whose skin was as hard as granite.

"No way, Kirishima!?" Izuku gawked in disbelief.

"I can't believe it!" Ciana perked up with wide eyes seeing the red head, excited to see he is also included on this island. "How'd he managed to get here?!" The girl beamed, always Kirishima makes any experience more exciting and fun knowing him.

"So I'm guessing he's from UA as well?" Melissa asked

"Yeah, he's in the same class as us." While Izuku gave an explanation, Ciana's face fell into a small smile and eye roll, when Izuku looked, he felt his body lock up in shock.

"Oh, you've got to be kidding me..." Kyoka groaned next to them.

~Please welcome our next challenger!~ The announcer began. The ash-blonde with the explosion quirk stepping onto the arena. Katsuki didn't even hear Izuku blurt out his name. ~The assault course has been reset! Ready? Go!~

Without a second to lose Bakugo swept across the arena, lobbing close-quarter explosions into the same form of machines used in the Entrance Exam, tearing them apart at record speed, screaming 'Die' to the final one in his path, that was enough to unnerve the class.

~Wow, look at that time! Only fifteen seconds! First Place!~ The crowd went wild as he landed without much effort.

That's when Kirishima pointed up toward them, that immediately sparked Katsuki into lunging with an explosion, snagging onto the railing mere inches from their faces, causing the bars to buckle. "Dammit, what the hell are you doing here, Deku!?" Then he leered at Ciana. "And you're here too!?" That quirked a visual brow.

Despite Bakugos anger toward Izuku, Ciana chuckled amused seeing him again and still blunt as ever. "Katsuki!" The girl ended saying his name in a way that she's happy to see him, immediately going up to meet him face to face. "I can't believe you're here too! It's so amazing to see you here!" Ciana beamed with a wide smile towards her aggressive friend, not even looking scared of his behavior as usual.

Izuku just kept retreating with his hands up and a frightened smile. "Oh, um, hey there, Kacchan, maybe calm down a bi-" He then leapt back as Katsuki continued his ranting.

"Don't you dare tell me what to do!?" He thundered, then shot his glare back to Ciana. "And of course I am! And stop getting mushy with me, you're worse than spiky head behind me!" Katsuki yelled in her face but Ciana wasn't at all phased.

"You don't really seem to mind, man!" Kirishima chuckled.

"Shut up!"

Iida then rushed to the rescue, keeping Katsuki from approaching, "Bakugo, behave yourself!" He tried to implore reason but Bakugo kept screaming, eyes completely devoid of features, jagged and twitching with fury.

"Well I'm still happy to see ya again, no surprise to me your trying to prove your worthy as a top pro hero again." She giggled with her usual smile and arms behind her back, then leaned over the railing to wave at Kirishima.

"Hey Eijiro! Good to see you too!" Now next to Bakugo while he was holding on the railing, really cool to see them go all out in battle again.

"Yo, same here! Cool that you guys made it as well!" He waved back.

"Kirishima, you two got asked to I-Expo as well?" Yaoyorozu inquired, but the redhead just waved his hand down.

"Nah, Bakugo got in invited since he won the Sports Festival, I just tagged along with him," He grinned honestly, then motioned to the arena behind him. "You guys going to do this villain course or what?!"

"Don't even try it," Katsuki warned. "There's no way you can get a better score than I did."

"Huh, yeah, you're probably right." Izuku practically backed down behind Iida.

"Huh, not really sure, only one way to find out, I guess?" Uraraka voiced with a hand on her chin, actively triggering Izuku's execution.

"Yeah, you're probably right - eh!?" Then Izuku twigged on just as Katsuki hopped the barrier with a sharp approach.

"Just get your pathetic attempt over with you damn nerd!" He shoved Iida aside to get in Izuku's face. "Then you get out of here!"

"Right, I'll do that!" Izuku gulped, quickly making his way to the proper entrance to the arena.

"Take it easy Bakugo…" the girl sweat-dropped as she stood by him now, wishing Izuku could of still be more straightforward and defensive again. "If Izuku ends up leaving then I'll have to go too, and while I'm here I sure like to catch up with all of you and especially see how much you improved on your moves in the arena."

Ciana didn't want Bakugo to kick Izuku out, but could tell he was eager to put him in his place again.

~Looks like we got a new challenger coming in at the last minute!~ The announcement drew all eyes to Izuku, himself approaching nervously with Katsuki's eyes glowering in the background. ~Will he end up on top or fail in front of the entire Expo!?~

Taking a deep breath, Izuku infused Total Concentration atop OFA into his body. "Full Cowling - Fifteen Percent!" He released the energy into a surge of emerald bolts, giving him his glowing form again, followed by a burst of air pressure.

~The attack course is set! Ready? Go!~

In a blur, Izuku took his turn with explosive speed, unlike the last time Ciana saw him fight, Izuku was far faster and more precise with his movements, bolting over the rough terrain, tearing down every machine that cropped up in his view until he pulverized the one at the top. Izuku soon landed back on the ground, displaying that hero-like smile stretched across his cheeks as he strolled.

~An incredible run! He's in Second Place with sixteen seconds!~

"Whoo! Awesome work Izuku!" The girl cheered for her hero while watching from behind the railing, eyes sparkling with admiration toward Izuku and his power knowing how incredible he is. "He sure has improved a lot more with his power, I'm grateful he didn't break his fingers or arm again." Ciana was glad Izuku didn't overdue it again, probably knowing she would have yelled at him if he did…

This day sure turned out to be even more exciting than she predicted, all her closest friends are here and she gets to see some of her friends show off their awesome powers. "Too bad Shoto isn't here too… he would have been awesome in this arena as well, wonder if he's spending more time with his siblings and mom again?" Her hand went to hold her face up as she used the railing to balance her arm, smiling down at her friends below as well as her beloved hero.

Once Izuku arrived back with the group, Ciana, Uraraka, and Iida crowded him with praise. "Wow!" Uraraka clapped her hands happily.

"That was an impressive showing, Midoriya," Iida complimented their friend.

"I really didn't think I'd get so close to Kacchan's time," Izuku replied modestly, smiling nervously.

"WHAT!? No way, I'll go again and blow your score to ash!" Katsuki fumed, his fist trembling toward them.

"Don't you ever take it easy? I mean we are on summer break you know." Her gaze turns to Explody fists with her plauful gaze and a rosed brow toward him, Ciana hoped he at least kick back and have fun then still wanting to compete.

"Shut up, I am relaxing!" Somehow, Ciana doubted that.

Suddenly, the ground shook tremendously, and a sharp chill ran across the class at the sheer size of a glacier manifesting to freeze the whole mountain in seconds, blowing Izuku's and Katsuki's times out of the water. With a exhale of mist, Shoto stood up with that typical, cool attitude.

"Todoroki is here too?" Izuku stated the obvious.

"No way! Shoto!?" Her face broke out in a wide happy expression yet again, somehow she wasn't too surprised Todoroki would be here too since not only is he rich but is the son of the second top hero. Ciana was so happy she waved at him where she was, amazed by his performance.

And like a rocket, the air became extremely hot behind the group as Katsuki took off toward the arena again with murder in his eyes, "Outta the way, Icy-Hot bastard!" And like always, Shoto didn't at all seem phased by this, noticing the others and ignoring Katsuki's yelling, even raising his hand a bit in their direction.

"Stop this at once-" Iida had sped away himself to stop Katsuki's fury in his own panic. "-you're going to make everyone believe UA is full of nothing but degenerates!"

Izuku and Kirishima also jumped down to help with the situation while Melissa laughed at the ordeal, the girls all sighed in disbelief over Katsuki's attitude. "I'm sorry for laughing," Melissa offered with a soft expression. "I just think it looks like you have a whole lot of fun at your school,"

"Well I'll say... it's never boring, that's for sure," Yaoyorozu smiled a bit, sweat dropping as Katsuki's rage was posted on the big screens as Kirishima tried to pull him away.

"True," Kyoka and Uraraka chimed in.

"It's definitely the best time I ever had." She comments as she sweat-dropped at the guys funny rant on screen, but smiled pretty happily despite the ruckus. "Everyone is different and unique, I'm proud to be a part of such a amazing group. I wouldn't change that for the world." Ciana loved all her classmates even the crazy ones, hardly believing she's even a part of it since she wasn't supposed to be in the first place.

Melissa seemed to like that, "If I were in your shoes, I'd feel pretty lucky to know so many people like that," Then she eyed the chaos below. "Well, maybe with a little less shouting,"

The girls quickly devolved into a laugh among them, not all worried for how their class appeared to I-Island.

Outside the hotel, everyone decided to split until the party later tonight, with Ciana coming to get ready with the girls once she had a chat with Izuku. "Meet you in a bit!" Uraraka waved.

"Seeya soon, Finley!" Kyoka added too.

"Bye!" The young couple returned, turning to make their way inside before a voice pulled them back.

"Deku, Ciana," Melissa called. "Mind if I show you guys something before you get ready for tonight?"

Ciana waved goodbye for now, excited to see them later for the party, now turning her sttl. "Hm? Oh sure, but I figured you already shown us a lot of cool stuff for one day." She giggled.

"Pretty much, but there's a whole bunch to see, but this is something more personal, something I think you'll both like if my hunch is correct," She winked, waving them to follow. "Let's hurry, it's not far from here."

"Sure, lead the way," Izuku ushered for her to guide them.

Taking a long stroll to one of the three main cities, Melissa walked them through a set of large buildings that had the distinct appearance of school grounds. She didn't say much, simply that she wanted to show them something she felt was important before tonight.

"This is the I-Academy Campus where I spend most of my time," Melissa guided them, gesturing to a door. "And this here is my own personal research laboratory; sorry for the mess,"

The lights turned on while the door shut behind them. It was a cosy lab with tables littered with documents and tools, several types of machinery hugging the walls too. "Woah... it looks so professional, I can't believe you get to study in a place like this," Izuku studied the room, his eyes clocking with a stash of trophies atop a cabinet. "So many trophies, you must be really talented,"

Ciana was pretty impressed herself as her eyes scanned around the place, but the girl narrowed her eyes and felt bothered again by how alike these two really are. Wondering why she wanted to take them to her private quarters? "I can already guess she is from everything she knows about this island and that her dads a top scientist." She commented while looking at some pictures of her family.

"Well, actually, not long ago I was getting terrible grades," Melissa admitted while she looked through a small storage room. "That's why I've been studying so hard lately, I gotta be a good student if I want to be a hero,"

"Huh... you mean like a Pro?" Izuku guessed but Melissa shook her head with her back to them.

"Oh no, I gave up on that dream a while ago, I mean, I'm quirkless after all," The blonde shrugged nonchalantly at the question. That answer, however, surprised Izuku a bit.

"You don't have a quirk?" He asked in a low tone.

"Nope, after I turned five and still didn't have one, I got taken to the doctor and they said I still didn't have one, I was in the minority population that would never develop a power," She explained a bit, but Izuku had a sense of reflection wash over him. He knew exactly what that felt like, how... crushing it was for him... to be really useless.

This took Ciana back in surprise that she was also quirkless, Izuku was the only one she knew who wasn't and now her? Ciana glanced to Izuku and could tell he felt bad but also that's another thing they both shared, feeling her heart clench more. Now turning her gaze back to the girl. "Well, I can understand how hard that must of been… but that just really means your meant for a bigger purpose." Ciana tried to lighten the mood, like what she even told Izuku in the past.

"Being quirkless doesn't make anyone useless, seeing how smart you are when it comes to your knowledge and inventions I can tell you'll make a great inventor for pros to help them fight better." She smiled when she said this, seeing potential in her too.

"I'm glad I'm not the only one that sees it that way," Melissa thanked.

"I'm sorry, I'm sure that must be hard..." Izuku whispered a bit as Melissa came out with a perplexed face, carrying a small box.

"Huh, what do you mean?" She blinked at him.

"I... it's just that to be told you don't have what comes naturally to everyone else must be really painful, despite the truth to Ciana's words, not everyone is as understanding as her or our classmates," He disguised the truth a bit.

"Well, I was definitely in shock for a while, luckily, I had another big goal that was close to my heart," Melissa admitted, opening her eyes as they followed her gaze to the many photos on a shelf. "To be like my father; Papa didn't have a quirk that would let him be a hero, but he supports other heroes through the power of science, he's still fighting for piece just indirectly,"

"And you want to be someone who does that too," Izuku finished for her.

Ciana was actually taken back in sadness as she noticed her words weren't enough to make Izuku feel better, she stayed quiet as she stared at him beside her while his eyes were on the girl, especially how he felt more at ease when realizing Melissa shared his pain. "Not like I had a quirk ether…" Though… she never grew up living in a super powered world, so she wouldn't understand fully like Melissa does. Ciana's gaze glanced down sadly at this…

"Yep, that's how I'll make a real difference, or at least I hope so," Melissa concluded, now setting the box she had on her middle desk for them to see as she popped the lid off to reveal two red bands of some kind. "This is a support tool I created a while ago after seeing Uncle Might using her power," She then took Izuku's right arm to apply the band to his wrist.

"What is it?" He blinked with wonderous curiosity.

"Try pressing the button here on the back," She directed, stepping back a bit as Izuku tapped between the two bindings, causing it to glow with a hexagonal pattern, suddenly, much to his jolt of surprise, the bindings wrapped around his whole forearm and his knuckle like boxing tape.

"A... glove?" He was puzzled, observing it and its lightweight form.

"As far as names go, I was thinking 'Full Gauntlet'," Melissa replied proudly before she wore a small frown. "When we first met, I saw your scars, it looked like you injured yourself. Then at the villain attraction, I noticed that you were limiting yourself on purpose. So I got to thinking, maybe your quirk is too strong so your body can't handle its full power," It came as a shock how quickly she solved his issue, now smiling again. "I made it strong, so strong it can handle Uncle Might's punches three times. So I thought it would be a perfect fit for you too. I figured you should be able to use your full power if you had it on,"

"For real? All of it?" He had seen the scope of what his full power could do, so to have brief control without the risk of breaking his bones, it was... unbelievable.

Ciana gasped a little as she stared at both the girl and Izuku, how she shown concern for his own scars and suddenly gave him something special to help him with his power… seeing Izuku not only impressed but happy and grateful what Melissa is giving him, this was enough for her heart to crack. Ciana didn't do much to help him with his power besides powering him up but that was temporary…

"Please, take that with you," The request brought Izuku back with some hesitation.

"But I can't, it's important to you," Especially if he ended up breaking it.

"That's why I want you to use it, just promise me you'll be a true hero someday, and that you'll never stop helping people in need," Melissa asked of him. Then she looked to Ciana softly. "Sorry, I don't have anything for you, I'm not sure what your quirk might be, but I've seen how worried you look for Deku, so I thought that it might help put your mind at ease too,"

"It's… okay, not like I ever needed anything." Ciana tried to wave it off with a forced smile, while she was at ease Izuku wouldn't break his bone as much anymore. Ciana felt more nothing compared to what this girl provides for Izuku…

Izuku smiled, clenching his fists. "I give you my word, promise," Then he checked his phone for the time. "Ah, right, we should probably head back, otherwise, Iida will chew us out for being late for the meet-up time,"

"Right, I've taken up enough of your time, go, I'll seeya guys there," Melissa replied cheerily to them.

While they were distracted, Ciana stared at them both for a moment in sadness and pain in her eyes. Both understood one another, they share the exact interests. Melissa is beautiful, charming, smart and more helpful compared to her… Ciana didn't say another word as she ended up stepping out the door without looking back at them while they focused on each other, Ciana didn't even keep in mind she was overthinking it as she now realized they are obviously a better match than she would ever be. Knowing now that Izuku would be more happy with Melissa…