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Fandom These Shining Stories we (share) | A MHA RP

Disclaimer: This will include spoilers for We Fight to Forge a {connection} RP along with a crossover with Fruits Basket

It's been about three weeks since the I Island incident. Toshinori was back in full swing as All Might as he tried out the new suit that David had made for him, which apparently shrunk and resized itself to fit his changing body. He was very much thankful for his friend and would have to surely invite Michael over to study at U.A now. During the weeks, Toshinori noticed something rather strange between Mela and Aizawa. Something has happened, but what? Well, he wasn't exactly sure. But seeing as how Mela seemed more down as of late while Aizawa looked even moodier than ever....well he only learned as of late from Kurotsuki Shoujo about how Mela and Aizawa broke up. How she knew that he knew...well it was a surprise, but he supposed the Pinkette was only looking for a way to help cheer Mela up. It broke his heart to see Mela so sad, but whenever he would try and approach her, she would be gone in a flash. He hoped he hasn't done anything wrong. And then when he tried to comfort Aizawa, the dark-haired male would simply send him a death glare and be on his way. Toshinori had no clue what he can do to help.

After the midterms, the students were given a little break of sorts where six of their students from each class would be sent on an exchange program. Of course, the schools differed and for the hero course class 3-A, well they were getting students from Kaibara High School from Tokyo. He was certain that the exchange students would have a blast and on top of that, he hoped this little change would help Mela to cheer up a bit more. All Might stood by the front gates of U.A as he was anticipating the arrival of their exchange students. Looking ahead, All Might spotted the bus that would be housing their new exchange students. He hasn't received the full details, but he was certain things would be interesting this week!

- A few hours back at a Train Station in Mustafu -

A group of six students stood in the train station as they just got off a train that came from Tokyo. The males were wearing an all black uniform with white linings on the edges of their shirt and a white tie while the girls were wearing a navy blue sailor styled uniform with white edges and green linings. An annoyed looking red-head was glaring over at a calm lilac haired boy as he yelled out, "HAH? You wanna go you rat!?" Kyo yelled out in annoyance as earlier he questioned how the school would like in return Yuki retaliated by telling Kyo that he should have already been informed of this. Yuki had his purple hues closed as he replied back to the angry red-head, "I was simply telling the truth. You should have listened to the teacher instead of napping away." Kyo would have continued yelling if not for the soft-spoken Tohru, "oh come on you two. We really need to get going!" A shorter girl with short shiny blonde hair piped up, "that's right~! Tohru-chan is right! We need to go fast! I heard that the All Might is going to be welcoming us!" That seemed to have done the trick as the bickering pair quieted down upon the mention of All Might. Who didn't look up to All Might besides villains?

Boarding the bus, the six students looked forward to their time spent in Mustafu where they will be studying in the most famous school ever, U.A academy!

- Back to the Present -

All Might stood rather proudly as he had Ayumi next to him as he greeted the six students, "welcome to U.A young hatchlings! I hope you will have a wonderful stay here and learn as we hope the same for our exchange students over at your school! Now come along! There is much to see and not enough time hahaha!" All Might led the way to the classroom as he pointed out various buildings on the way. Arriving in front of the classroom which was titled 3-A, All Might knocked on the door before gesturing the for the students to enter, "now then! Have a wonderful time! I will be around if you ever have questions!"

- - -

Three long weeks have passed since I Island and it's been three long weeks of hell for one Shota Aizawa as he has realized a dire mistake in his part. A week after returning from the island, Shota was given news from Mela about their relationship just not working out....and the two soon parted ways. Shota couldn't understand what he did wrong, he wanted to mend things, yet by how Mela appeared when she broke the news to him...he knew he couldn't say anything back. Because the look on her face was so forlorn and broken...why would she want to break things up with him if it made her so sad? It broke his heart in two, quite literally and over the weeks Shota has become more reclusive as he didn't wish to speak to anyone. He still went to work despite the hardships of having to see Mela every single day....and it only further pained him to see her so down. He wanted to just lift her head up and kiss her, tell her that everything would be fine...that he'll fix things...but it was too late for that, wasn't it?

It truly pained the dark-haired male but must accept it. No matter how much he regrets and wishes to turn back time...it was just too late. Hardening his broken soul, Shota would muster up every courage inside of him to go to class 3-A every morning. Hardening his heart, he forced himself to focus on the class as a whole and to not look over at Mela's direction. Creating a wall, Shota blocked everyone off as he can no longer allow himself to let another in. No...it has been a mistake. Mela leaving him was far more painful than any broken bone to any loss as a hero...losing Mela was losing a part of his soul. He didn't understand how he was surviving...but he was. He may look pitiful as he crawled through the dust and darkness, but he was still living. A part of him hoped that she would come back...but he knew better than that. Perhaps this was just life telling him to forget about love, to forget about happiness for himself? A man who can't exclaim his love for his woman was no man. Did all this happen because of what he's done? He wasn't sure...but he knew it to be his fault.

After midterms in which Shota was glad for since that meant more work for him to grade which also meant less time, his brain can mope about Mela. Though at times Ayumi would drag him off and get his mind off of Mela for a bit...it worked, but it was all only temporary. Holding back a sigh, Shota faced the classroom door once again, his will and courage breaking bit by bit as he went in here every day. It hurt...but perhaps it'll start to numb up? Placing on an impassive mask, Shota entered the classroom and spoke up, addressing the class, "morning. Ah, well your tests will be graded soon, but until then we have a program for everyone to participate in. As you noticed, six of your classmates are missing because they are currently at Kaibara high school in Tokyo. They will be there for an exchange program and this also means that we will be getting six new classmates for the week...you will be assigned into pairs not only for this week's matches but to also mentor and help the students out. There's only six of them so some of you won't be given the burden to bear...but the six that will be called out will have to deal with the responsibilities. Understand?" Looking over at the class, Shota then turned to the door as he heard a knock. Perfect timing, "come in." Soon six students came filing in and Shota turned to Ayumi to have her announce the pairs. "Ayumi-sensei will announce the pairs, but for now why don't you six introduce yourself? Include what sort of quirk you use as well and whatever else you want to say....but make it short."

Raising a hand eagerly, the short blonde spoke up, "oh me, me! Let me go first please sensei!" Turning to face the class, the blonde smiled sweetly as er she spoke up, "Hello everyone! My name is Sohma Momiji, but please call me Momiji~! My quirk is super speed so I go zooom really fast! I hope to get along with you all hehe." His er her skirt fluttered around as she er he gave a wink to the classmates. His eyes zeroing in on the brunette up front. She was so cute! But why did she look so sad? Momiji decided that will have to change! Hopefully, he will be paired off with the cutie hehe!

Moving forward next, a taller male with white and black hair spoke up, "Sohma Hatsuharu, just call me Haru. My quirk is strength enhancement....with horns." He looked blankly at the students as he gave off the air of a cool punk rocker with his black choker visible from his uniform shirt. His introduction was short, simple and concise. He stepped back as he nudged the fuming red-head beside him to just get the angry one over with. Kyo muttered under his breath as he stepped forward, "Sohma Kyo, Kyo is fine. Don't add any -chan to it!" He gave a glare to the students as he then added, "I can change my hands to claws." That's all he was going to say about his quirk. Like they needed to know anything else hmph. Stepping back, Kyo let whoever else was next to go as he stuffed his hands into his pockets. This whole thing was stupid...why did he have to be stuck with him of all people anyway!? Whoever got the stinking rat, well he'll feel sorry for them. Maybe offer them his condolences too. Hah.

- - -

Having gone back to school in full swing right after a mini vacation at I Island, well it was hard to adjust to normal routines, but somehow Ruka managed. She had many things to look forward to as there were the midterms...er well that wasn't something to look forward to, but she was sure it'll be fine! Then there were the small things such as going on trips with Shoto and whatnot. Over the weeks Shoto has gotten his license so the two were able to enjoy many more things which included having some sensual experiences in the car as well. Heh. But a few unfortunate things have happened as well. Ruka knew there was a storm brewing, but it wasn't directed at her, no. It was directed at her best friend which hurt Ruka just as much if not more. Watching Mela break down as she told Ruka how she and Aizawa broke up, it truly broke Ruka's heart. She didn't understand why her friend would leave her own soulmate...but she knew Mela. Ruka won't go questioning Mela as she trusted her friend would tell her when the time was right. Ruka has always been patient whenever it concerned Mela and this time was no different.

The Pinkette took time to care for Mela, insisting on feeding her friend but her friend would reject her food. Over the weeks, Mela has begun to accept it, but it was still hard. Ruka knew it was hard. She couldn't imagine herself breaking up with Shoto and leaving him...it would literally break her if she ever does such a thing. No! It would never happen! Not even a possibility! Ruka shook her head as she took the time to care for Mela while juggling school and Shoto as well, but she didn't mind. She just wanted her Mela to be smiling and laughing around once again. She knew it wasn't Aizawa's fault entirely, but Ruka couldn't help the animosity that she built up directed at him. She would glare over at him and at one point she even pulled him aside to speak to him, which caused many heads to turn in question at a petite Pinkette dragging one of their teacher's off to a dark corner. Ruka cornered the mute teacher and asked him, demanded what happened...but upon seeing how broken Aizawa was...it made Ruka realize that no one was happy. It truly tore her apart, but with Shoto's support, Ruka was able to be a pillar for Mela to lean on if her friend ever chose to do so.

It pained Ruka to see her friend so sad, it was much worse than compared to when Mela broke up with Hideo, but that was more due to Mela's anger directed at the scum Hideo. Ruka wouldn't blame Mela for the anger, she was close to burning the fool herself. Clearing her thoughts, she went to school with Mela, keeping her friend close as she entered her classroom. Ruka made it a point to walk Mela to her seat every day, leaning down to whisper sweet encouraging words to her friend every morning before going to her own seat. She was really tempted to just kick Katsuki off his seat and have him sit on the ground or something so Ruka can stay beside Mela, but no no. The dog will only bark more if she did that. Tsk tsk.

Walking over to her seat, she greeted Shoto with a sweet smile. When their oh so boring teacher entered, Ruka's eyes hardened but she said nothing as she listened to him speak up. Her brow lifted at the mention of an exchange program. Oh? Was this supposed to be some sort of break from having just finished their midterm? Because...the way he mentioned responsibilities, Ruka wasn't sure how this was supposed to be rewarding, but a bit of change would be good for Mela so Ruka supposed it wouldn't be a bad thing. She glanced over at Shoto, wondering how he took this news before facing the front as six students entered. As they began to introduce themselves, Ruka nearly snorted as the orange haired one reminded her of Katsuki just a bit then the little blonde was quite the cutie. While the monochrome colored boy...if he was any older, Ruka was positive Mela would be jumping on that train. Even Ruka will admit he was quite charming and handsome. Ahem. As her eyes scanned the other students, Ruka's light blue hues landed on the lean silver-lilac haired boy. Somehow...he seemed oddly...Prince-like? But that wasn't what caught her attention. It was more of the void look in his eyes...as if he was hiding more of himself than he appeared to be. Ruka blinked a few times, curious about this boy's quirk. Perhaps this week would prove to be interesting after all?

Genkai Genkai
 
Mela never wanted to hurt Shota, he was like a part of her. He was always going to be her soulmate and she had to consider they were both sharing in each other's pain. Sure, it had been a few weeks but it still felt like it had happened yesterday. She never wanted Shota to think this was his fault, no no, this was Mela's issue. But she couldn't string him along when she had doubts and wandering thoughts. That was cruel and selfish. He had been so wonderful to her and she never wanted to break up, which was why she was so lost. She had to break up though, he would find someone so much better than her, someone deserving of that coveted smile of his, she didn't deserve his kindness nor forgiveness.

But she remembered the words Ayumi-sensei spoke to her a few weeks ago, telling Mela to not waste this tragedy and sit around crying. And that's exactly what she was doing. If she didn't tell Toshinori how she felt then this heartache would haunt her and would make the breakup pointless. She did miss Shota though she had no right to. She missed his kisses and his voice and just hanging out with him in bed with Mi-chan. She just missed being with him and she hoped he didn't miss her. In her ideal situation, Shota would just be happy to get rid of a girl like her. She caused him trouble right? Yes, she had to tell herself he didn't ache as much as she did because otherwise she would seek him out and beg for forgiveness. But she couldn't change her mind. She had to be strong and had to believe this was for his benefit.

Ruka had been so good to her, even Shoto had come over to spend time with her and Ruka after school some days. Mela tried not to keep Ruka to herself though, not wanting Ruka's own relationship to suffer. As much as she thought Todoroki couldn't make Ruka as happy as say Yukito, she wouldn't wish this pain on the guy, and never would she want Ruka to feel this kind of pain of losing a part of yourself. Many times, Mela found herself wandering towards Shota's apartment but had to stop herself. She couldn't keep being a burden, all she did was cause him pain. Her own soulmate, for crying out loud! Why would she do this to him? No hero would be this selfish.

Through all this time, Mela couldn't face Toshinori either. Seeing him filled with her both guilt and joy, two very conflicting emotions. She didn't deserve Toshinori either. If she wasn't happy with her soulmate then what? She should just die alone right? She'd go live with Shoto and Ruka and then die when they were off traveling the world in 30 years. But Mela tried to remember Ayumi's harsh words, she said she didn't want Aizawa to be in such agony and for Mela to move forward, so Shota could do the same. Upon hearing the door open, Mela shut her eyes, for a moment feeling nothing but when she heard Shota speak, the shame and disgust in herself came flooding back. Remembering Ruka's sweet words, she refrained from smacking her head into the desk until she passed out.

Even though he hid it, he was hurting too, she could hear that much. She slowly raised her head, inching her head around to where she heard his voice coming from but she stopped herself. Stop it, Mela. But she couldn't help herself, finally deciding to just take one look at him. God, she just wanted to run over and throw her arms around him. But thankfully the introductions stole her attention and then Ayumi began to read of who would have the so-called privilege of mentoring these visiting students. Mela blinked away the oncoing tears and looked to the blond boy. He was sute. Very young but cute. It was actually a relief he wasn't outright her type but the tall guy with white and black hair? He was cute. But he was no Shota Aizawa.

Once the students took their seats, the morning classes progressed, Shota taking his leave, Mela's sorry gaze following him. Yes, that was a bad idea to look at him. She decided to try and perk up this week. If possible. Yes, this week she had someone to help. Someone who didn't look a thing like Shota. But he sort of reminded her of Toshinori, though their blond hair was a different shade, they both seemed cheerful. And they were both very speedy heh. Mela thought about her sunflower, knowing she needed to stop by his house again one of these days. May that routine would help her?

Mela offered a forced smile to the boy known as Momiji as they got up for lunch. Why the skirt? He did look cute in it but she could sense Iida-kun just fuming in his seat, about ready to bust out the UA handbook and cite the rules where boys and girls had to adhere to the proper dress codes but Mela had a feeling UA wasn't going to enforce them if they were in their own school uniforms, which were quite cute too. Getting up, she approached Momiji. "W-welcome to UA." She bowed her head. She threw Ruka a small smile, wanting her to go eat lunch with Shoto today. Ruka had been so supportive. With Hideo's abuse, it was easy to move on plus he had also moved up north. Mela didn't want Ruka to get upset with Shota though. Ruka and Shoto were already getting a few baked goods, as baking had only been something she had just begun to get back to this past weekend. She owed them so much for their support and patience.

"Why don't we eat lunch together?" She suggested to the shorter boy. "Oh I'm Uede Mela by the way." She added, not sure if he remembered her name or not. "So...super speed huh?" She smiled a little, trying to make small talk as she headed out with the boy to go outside and enjoy some fresh air. "I have balance as a quirk, it's not much but it comes in handy I suppose eheh." She rubbed her neck. Once outside, she decided to share her bento with Momiji-kun, though if Toshinori wandered over, she wouldn't turn him away either. But if he didn't show up, she understood as she had been a bit skittish lately and he probably felt in the dark. Though she still didn't have much of an appetite, only eating every other day, but it was better than a few weeks ago. "I um apologize if I'm a little out of it. I um broke up with someone very close to my heart a few weeks ago." Maybe it was too much information but she wanted apologize anyway and explain herself, not wanting to seem rude.

- - -

Shoto still didn't understand why Mela would break up with Aizawa. Sure he was old but had they gotten into a fight? Shoto didn't pry though, not wanting to upset Mela anymore than she already was. He didn't mind cutting back the PDA for a bit around Mela who would just look off and let out some kind of noise a pained cat would make. Shoto did have to believe his love for Ruka did grow in seeing her care for Mela so sweetly. Not to mention it reaffirmed how deeply he cared for her and how he was determined not to lose her. Ruka was the most important person in his life, next to his mother. He would fight for Ruka with everything he had, would do anything to make her happy to fix any problem, fight anyone who dared come between them.

Throughout the past few weeks, Shoto had tried to include Mela in their outings. They would go to movies, though it was mostly creepy horror as Mela refused to even consider some tacky romantic movie, which Shoto was silently relieved for. He and Ruka did have some good dates though, Mela was often insistent that they go out and enjoy their budding romance. Shoto would shower Ruka with kisses and words of adoration when they were alone, driving around or parked somewhere private to enjoy one another. If there was one thing Shoto was grateful for, it was that Mela's heartache, proved just how much he loved Ruka. He would be so lost without her and he couldn't even fathom a situation in which they would be one without the other. Ruka was his soulmate, his other half of his heart.

During this time, he and Ruka did spend some time with Rei, finding it a lot easier to do with a vehicle. Shoto was so glad he had a car, it made him feel truly independent. He picked a dark blue Toyota, something compact but efficient. A logical choice for a cityscape. He and Ruka had decided to go camping one of these weekends but it had to be postponed until Mela could get back to eating and not sulking in corners. He really did feel for them both but he also had to consider the fact he had never had his heart broken. He couldn't relate entirely but he told himself that to deny your soulmate must be quite agonizing.

He would never want to deny Ruka from any part of his life. Before Ruka, there was almost no color in his life and then when she came in, hues of pink and yellow and blue were splashed into his vision. Without Ruka, his world would be black and white and so numb. So cold and lifeless. Shoto had to hope Mela was making progress but he wouldn't push her. He supported Ruka whenever they'd talk at night about their day. Shoto was sure it had to be stressful for Ruka to see her friend, well more like sister, hurting so much and knowing you couldn't give a quick solution. His heart would ache in knowing if Ruka ever had a problem he couldn't fix.

As he got to school, he decided to grab some books before he went to class. He checked out a few on loss, hoping he might be able to help console Mela somehow. While he knew she didn't think he was good enough for Ruka, they had over the past month or so, come to a silent agreement that she had accepted Shoto as Ruka's soulmate and love of her life. And in turn, Shoto would try to not hog Ruka too much but he couldn't help himself, Ruka was irresistible. He wanted to be a good friend to Mela though and was sure Ruka would appreciate the effort even if Mela was unresponsive.

Still, the thoughts of a future holiday would be nice. But Christmas was several months off. Maybe their fall camping trip would be good? He was still working on the idea but he'd present it to Ruka soon and see if it caught her eye. All he wanted was a few days away from school where they didn't worry about their classmates or friends or teachers bothering them. Shoto listened as the man began to drone on about something relating to students being exchanged. This was new. Shoto looked to the six who entered, two brunettes, a blond....girl?, a redhead, a silvery lavender haired male and a boy with black and white hair. How odd. They would fit right in for the week heh. Shoto had to assume he would be one of the people assigned as he had to guess the best students would be selected to represent UA to these visitors.

On one hand, it was an honor but he didn't want to waste his time doing something that didn't really matter to his grade. He had just busting his ass studying and he had hoped the school would show some mercy but of course not. Life was cruel wasn't it? He listened as everyone began to introduce himself. They were curious but nothing eye catching. Though the boy with telekinesis was interesting. That could be a very powerful quirk Shoto thought. And the boy with red hair made him think of Bakugo. Great, they didn't need another one of him. Of course the shorter brunette said she had a hardening quirk but he had no idea how bad her temper was. Along with the boy named Haru.

He heard he was assigned to the girl who called herself an empath, whatever that meant. She looked as harmless as Ochako or Mela. He had to consider perhaps this week wouldn't be so taxing and he could steal Ruka away for a bit. Yes, he loved her and felt a burning need to remind her almost daily now. The classes continued and he took notes, glancing to Ruka from time to time, reaching out to brush some of her hair out of her face. When lunch rolled around, he was about to grab Ruka's hand and hurry off, before he was approached by his new partner and the boy with light colored hair and purple eyes. They expressed interest in eating together.

Shoto looked to Ruka, unable to hold back a sigh of disappointment. "Sure." Shoto found himself replied, not wanting to be rude and get some kind of hellish lecture from Aizawa or in this case, Amagawa who was now doing the man's dirty work for the time being. The four of them headed off to the cafeteria to eat since Shoto had no intention of taking them to his and Ruka's courtyard. No way. He listened as the new students talked for a bit. Shoto wasn't very chatty but told himself to be polite. "If either of you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask." He said. But do, do hesitate. He took Ruka's hand as they entered the bustling eatery and got in line to grab some food. "We were in Tokyo about a month or two ago, it was rather nice. I'd love to go back." Shoto commented, smiling to Ruka. That had been a very special trip for them both.

- - -

Whatever Aizawa needed, Ayumi was glad to do. Grade papers? Fine. Go terrorize the first year hero class? Okay! Distract Hizashi? Sure. Some things she even did on her own, she had taped a 'kick me' sign to All Might for giggles, hoping to get Aizawa to crack a smile or at least a smirk. She was happy to help with 3-A most of all though, knowing how much it hurt for him to see Uede, let alone address her for a brief moment. Ayumi hated seeing the man so bitter and depressed. Why? She felt a deep rooted kinship with him. Despite her sex-positive outlook on life where it was fine to have fun with anyone you wanted, she didn't get close to really anyone and she knew how vulnerable Aizawa had to be feeling. She didn't connect with many people and had given up on soulmates a long time ago and it saved her the risk of being disappointed when she saw someone's mark wasn't hers or that a break up was the end of the world.

She walked along with Aizawa to 3-A, noticing how hard it was for him to steady himself. She wished she could say some kind of magical word to snap him out of this but he had really loved Uede and he held on for too long. And now his hands and his heart were burning. She glanced down, knowing the way they looked at each other, it had to be love. Love must be nice. Heh. But now seeing Aizawa and Uede drowning in their depression, she was glad she had no one to lose, no one to stomp on her heart. But still, Aizawa deserved love, not this treatment Uede was giving him.

Entering the classroom, Ayumi gave Mela a hard look, having drilled her opinion on Uede's actions weeks ago with several serious threats. Ayumi knew this would all happen but seeing the consequences was too much. As a pro hero, she hated to feel so useless, so unhelpful. Which was why she would stick by Aizawa no matter how angry he got with her or what he did. She wasn't going to let him isolate himself and lock his heart away forever. Unlike her, he had a taste of happiness, real pure happiness! He had to keep searching, it wasn't an impossible search and he was proof of that. Ayumi let the new kids introduce themselves before she read off the paper. "Uede and Momiji. Kurotsuki and Yuki. Todoroki and Honda. Kaminari and Haru. Bakugo and Kagura. And Eijiro and Kyo." She said before looking to Aizawa.

She had said Uede's name first to just rip it off like a band-aid. Soon she ushered Aizawa out so he could go back to sulking. Ayumi followed behind him, opening and closing her mouth several times. Why did her heart hurt? She knew Aizawa didn't like her but somehow she really was wishing he'd smile. She had seen it once so she knew it was possible! "Aizawa...do you need anything?" She asked cautiously. She knew some days he was snippy and others he was silent. It was getting easier to tell what he needed or how he was feeling but she wanted to make sure he was okay. Or as okay as he could be. But she was beginning to grow annoyed. He had to move forward. Maybe he and Uede needed to have a talk and get real closure because seeing each other day and pretending nothing happened, wasn't working for anyone. Heck, she had even refrained from telling him 'I told you so,' that's how responsible she felt for this turn of events. Why hadn't she protected Aizawa better?

- - -

Yuki Sohma stepped into the classroom, not feeling shy one bit. He had a cool confidence about him as he waltzed up to the front and stood by his companions. He looked to the two teachers before he smiled to the class in front of him, minus six other students. It was a great honor to be standing where he was and he had every intention of making the most of this gift in the form of education. "Good morning, my name is Sohma Yuki but please just address me as Yuki-san. My quirk is telekinesis. Before anyone of you ask, Momiji is actually a boy and yes, we are all related except for Honda-san. Thank you." He bowed his head. Yuki eyed the faces. Immediately his eyes went to someone with bright pink hair. She was very striking and he could only guess what her quirk was. Maybe she could use her hair like an arm? It was long. Or perhaps she was a bit pisonious? Snakes were often colored brightly to ward of enemies heh. But he didn't get that kind of vibe from the woman and instead decided to ask her when possible.

Tohru on the other hand, couldn't keep her excitement bottled up as she bowed several times to the class. "Oh thank you all so much for having us! I promise to do my best!" She stood up. "Oh! My quirk is empathy. I can touch anyone and give them a new emotion by replacing the one they have currently. I can also absorb their own emotions and feel them myself." She explained as she rubbed her neck and jumped. "Oh and my name is Honda Tohru hehe!" She stepped back to let Kagura finish them off. "Hey everyone!" Kagura waved. "I'm Sohma Kagura but please call me Kagura! My quirk allows me to harden my body like a rock, I'm tough and very sturdy!" She gave everyone a thumbs up, hoping none of the girls even looked at her Kyo-kun. "And Kyo-kun is mine so no one get any ideas! Okay?!" Ayumi shook her head, as she told everyone where to sit as the teachers left to only have a young woman in a revealing outfit walk in, saying something about art lessons.

When lunch rolled around, Kagura grabbed Kyo and ran off with him, him protesting wildly as several people just watched the boy yell and curse at her being so damn forceful. Meanwhile Yuki and Tohru walked over to the two they had been assigned to train with. It was interesting how close they were, Yuki noted. Sitting right next to each other. "Thank you so much for taking time to helping us." Yuki began to said gently. "I was hoping we may be able to eat together. I couldn't help but notice you two are quite close?" Yuki tilted his head, having seen Shoto touch the girl's hair. So they had to be close. They didn't look related. So maybe they were dating? He looked from the boy with red and white hair, back to his partner, the girl with pink hair.

"Yes, please!" Tohru added, her eyes on Shoto, her hands clasped together in front of her. "We'd love to hear about your quirks." Tohru insisted. When the pair agreed, Tohru smiled and followed Ruka and Shoto down the hall to the cafeteria. "Oh you were in Tokyo? I bet you had a lot of fun!" Tohru said happily. Already Yuki had picked up on the fact these two, Kurotsuki and Todoroki had to be dating then. He glanced to Tohru for a moment before they got in line and grabbed some food. It looked very good. Yuki got some chicken stir fry while Tohru grabbed a bowl of fruit and some rice balls, wanting to eat something light.

Once they sat down away from the chatter, many people spotting the new faces of Honda and Yuki-san. Not to mention it wasn't often Ruka and Shota ate inside with the others. UA's hottest hero couple were often alone and they clearly liked their privacy. Yuki began to eat as he looked to the couple across from him. Yuki was facing his partner, Kurotsuki while Tohru was staring at the boy with two different colored eyes and hair. "So your quirks...? If you don't mind me asking, I know it's rude to come out and simply ask but if we are going to be working together, I'd like to know rather than be surprised." Yuki smiled gently to Ruka. He had been guessing during the morning classes and he was very curious to see if he was close.

Meanwhile, Shoto decided to just explain his own quirk to the bubbly brunette, being a bit reminded of Uede. "My quirk is actually half ice and half fire. Half of my body can control each element." Shoto said simply, not wanting to give any other detail. He wasn't too worried about Honda-san's quirk but like Namie's and even Ochako's, he had learned a deft touch could really do wondered in the right set of hands. Shoto glanced to Ruka, reaching down to rub her leg under the table. He didn't mean anything outright sexual about the gesture, he just wanted to touch her and feel her warmth for a moment. Perhaps he was a bit protective in seeing this new male paired up with her. Sure it was just a week but Shoto wasn't happy. He knew Kaminari had Namie and Bakugo, well...had his explosions. But this Yuki Sohma guy? He already couldn't be trusted and his quirk was troublesome too.

"You should really allow my friend to demonstrate her quirk." Yuki spoke up, seeing Shoto's ambulance. "She is very good at reading people and calming them." He added before he gaze returned to Ruka. He was very fascinated by UA. It was the top school in Japan and top ranking in the world. He had heard many heroic tales from UA as well as some questionable attacks and explosions regarding their support class. Needless to say, Yuki was going to do his best to come back home, a stronger hero. Tohru blushed and shook her head. "Ah Sohma-kun is too sweet hehe. But I do hope we can get to know each other well over this week." She smiled.

AiAi AiAi
 
Toshinori was biting his inner cheek as he looked over at all the exchange students introduce themselves. He was more worried about Mela than for anyone else. He's noticed the harsh looks Ayumi would give to Mela and Toshinori couldn't help but wonder if something happened between the three of them? He's noticed Ayumi hanging around Aizawa-kun too and the brooding hero never once complained about Ayumi's presence. Or maybe he just couldn't get rid of her? Regardless, All Might lingered around to hear who the lucky U.A student was to get paired up and mentor these bright young students! He was happy to know Mela was given such an opportunity as that was another way for her to cheer herself up. As much as he wanted to be the one to cheer her up, it seemed like it wasn't possible. Not when Mela has been avoiding him as of late as well. Giving the students another bout of encouragement before he was pushed out of the room by Aizawa and Ayumi. He waved to the two teachers and ran off. The air around Aizawa-kun always seemed to darken more around him and Toshinori just can't figure out what he has done to get Aizawa-kun's wrath upon him like so.

- - -

Honey brown orbs looked about the classroom. There were many cute girls, but the cutest must be the brunette up front! Though the pink-haired girl in the back was pretty cute, though something about her told Momiji she was dangerous and he didn't want to get hurt~ No no, far from that! Once the lectures were finished and lunch was here, Momiji jumped up and approached the number one cute girl in the class as he so liked to deem his partner. He grinned over at her as he followed her out, "it's so nice to meet you, Mela-chan~! I'm Sohma Momiji, just call me Momiji though!" As they were walking outside, Momiji looked over at her as he tilted his head to the side. If he didn't speak, he could really be mistaken for a girl hehe. At her mention of her quirk, Momiji's eyes widened as he clapped his hands together, "wow, a balancing quirk?! That sounds really neat! You'll have to show me how it's done! Pretty please~?"

As they took a seat outside, Momiji was chatting away just about anything and everything. U.A was such a large school and Momiji was quite lucky to get the opportunity to study here even if it was just for a week. He was happily munching on the lunch Mela had, praising her for her cooking skills when she suddenly told him about her little problem. Oh...so that was why she seemed so sad. He placed his chopsticks down and suddenly wrapped his arms around her into a tight hug. He nuzzled his cheek against her as he told her, "don't be sad Mela-chan! A smile is more fitting for someone as cute as you!" Pulling back, he gave her a sweet smile as he told her, "I may not really understand what happened, but I'll be here for you~ I'll even lend you my shoulder~" He reached up and gently patted her head as he told her, "Mela-chan is very cute. Smiling would make you even cuter I bet~" He smiled over at her, tilting his head to the side as he hoped to make her smile somehow. "Oh, I know! Maybe you'd like to get on my back and I can show you just how fast I can run?" That would be fun, right?

- - -

It was rare to see any exchange student in U.A no less in the hero course so to think that five of them were all related. Guess their family must be quite the talented bunch is what Ruka assumed. The lilac-haired boy had telekinesis was it? Well then, Ruka was quite curious to see that in action. She smirked as she always loved a challenge. Heh. She blinked a few times when Ayumi-sensei called her name along with the lilac-haired one....so his name was Yuki and she was to be his mentor...? Well....okay then. She wasn't sure what to expect, but just from how he speaks, she can sense he was a bit Princely...but Ruka knew better than that. Who can be so Prince-like without having something to hide, right? As classes began, Ruka would focus on the notes or as much as she usually would. Occasionally glancing over to Shoto, biting back a giggle whenever he would push the stray strands out of her face. He was just too sweet, her sweet sweet Shoto. Hehe.

As lunchtime came around, Ruka was eager to talk with Shoto about their exchange students when two approached her and Shoto. Oh...they were their partners actually. Ruka looked over at Yuki. She glanced over at Shoto before nodding her head along with Shoto's words. The two led the other pair to the cafeteria. On the way there, Ruka glanced back at the two as she smiled lightly, "I hope that you will enjoy your stay here at U.A..." well, of course, she and Shoto were close, they were dating after all~! But Ruka isn't really one to show off nor care what others thought, as long as she and Shoto were happy, that's all that mattered to her. Sitting across from Yuki, Ruka let Shoto go first before looking over at Tohru. So the girl can calm a person down...? She wondered if Mela would resist if Ruka pushed Tohru onto her? She just wanted Mela to be happy...snapping out of her thoughts, Ruka looked over at Yuki as she told him, "my quirk is called the cursed flames. You'll see it when you do." Ruka smirked over at Yuki, "telekinesis right? I wonder how that'll do against fire?" Oh, she was excited now heh. She'll just not focus on the Tohru girl, otherwise, Ruka may just get jealous and a jealous Ruka wasn't the kindest. Heh.

- - -

When Ayumi listed off Mela's name first, Shota was so tempted to just turn his head and look over at Mela...but no. Doing that will only result in pain for him. He instead, looked over at Ayumi as he found her presence to be a bit more bearable than most. Or maybe that was because over the past few weeks...he's figured out that he just can't get rid of her. He's tried. Trust him on that. He's tried being mean to her, getting mad at her, even the cold shoulder...but it just doesn't deter Ayumi away from him. Shota wondered if she was just that stubborn or if she had other reasons to be around him. He thought back to her words when they were at I Island...maybe it was that reason, but he didn't think it was a big enough reason for her to try so hard in keeping him alive...sort of.

Holding back a sigh, Shota simply nodded his head once they finished their introductions and Ayumi directed them to where they will be sitting. Shota ended with these words, "this week you'll be paired off with your assigned partners and for those who are mentoring, well they will be your partner for the week. Everyone will meet with All Might and Ayumi over at the training grounds where you'll be sent off to your personal training rooms that will be provided. Be sure to show the exchange students the place well and show them what U.A is truly made of. That's all until the afternoon." With that said, Shota turned to leave. He watched All Might make a run for it like always. He then turned his lazy dark orbs to Ayumi. He thought over her question and at times he'll feel bad for being so mean to her. Letting out a sigh, he ruffled his messy locks as he told her, "food and coffee..." walking ahead, he stopped and glanced over at her, "well, are you coming or not?" He wasn't feeling happy yet...but he supposed he can be nice to her sometimes...she has been there for him despite it all after all...even if he didn't ask for it.

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It seemed both girls and boys were eyeing Momiji, the stares normally wouldn't get to her as she loved the attention normally and she was used to it but it felt a bit unsettling after what had happened. Sure no one in school knew she and Aizawa-sensei were dating but still, she didn't like the attention right now but she told herself they were all curious about the cute blond in a skirt and not her. She laughed slightly at his interest in her quirk. It really wasn't much to display really, and she couldn't really turn it on or off but she would show off for him if he really wanted. Mela rubbed her neck a little, trying to enjoy the day. There was a chance of showers later in the week so she may not get to enjoy the outdoors if it did rain. Her thoughts on the fascination of the weather were stopped when Momiji carefully put his chopsticks down and threw his arms around her.

Mela froze and her face turned bright red. Ah this was the first hug from a boy in...well a while. She let out an 'eep' when his soft face was pressed against hers. She glanced down, trying to breathe as he patted her head, giving her far more praise than she deserved. "I uh...thank you Momiji-kun." They had just met and yet he wanted to help her? He was quite sweet. Yes, very sweet. She may get a cavity just being around the blond boy. "You're really too kind. You probably don't want to carry me around though haha." She waved a hand, smiling slightly. "You know if you're so nice to me I'm going to have a hard time beating you." Mela joked lightly. She pulled out some chocolate from her pocket and broke some in half and handed it to Momiji. "Here, you're probably sweet enough without it though." Mela said, yes this felt...nice. Normal. At least for now.

- - -

Shoto looked to the pair in front of him, still only mildly interested in their story. Shoto was hoping this week would be done and over with soon enough. He looked to Ruka when she addressed the purple haired boy in front of her. Even though he wasn't trying to be rude, but it sometimes came off as such, his attention was focused more on Yuki than Tohru. Shoto couldn't help himself though. This was someone who was going to be taking up a chunk of Ruka's time and he wasn't too happy to share her. But he had no choice. Whoever had come up with these pairs, probably Ayumi or Nezu huh, he had some words for them. Why couldn't Ruka get Tohru and he get matched with psychic purple boy? "Ruka is ranked quite well in our class. In fact all six of us selected are in the top third of our class." He said with a proud smirk.

"Oh wow, that's so wonderful! Sohma-kun here is ranked top in our class." Tohru exclaimed. She looked back to Shoto who didn't seem too impressed with her quirk on the outside. Tohru wished to just grab hold of him and figure out what was going on inside of that head of his but she knew that would be rude. Tohru never wanted to peek into someone's soul without their permission. Yuki let out a small noise and blushed, rubbing his neck. "Oh you're too kind, Honda-san." He said dismissively. "Oh but it's true!" Tohru insisted. Yuki turned his attention back to what Ruka and Shoto had mentioned. Cursed flame huh? What did that mean? So she had fire up her sleeve but it was cursed? So maybe the flames ate into your bones perhaps? Or maybe they could control someone they burned?

Yuki's mind was working in circles. He liked being prepared, much like another male at the table heh. Yuki looked to Ruka with a small smile, tugging the uneven sidebangs of his haircut. "I have tested my quirk on the elements, I suppose we'll have to see if this curse of yours can be lifted with a simple thought of mine." Yuki teased her lightly. Shoto gave the boy a slightly annoyed look. What did he mean by that huh? Yuki caught Shoto's eyes and blinked. For some reason Todoroki was making Yuki think about that annoying cat, Kyo. Yuki would have to be careful if the guy could use two different quirks. Even more so if he and Kurotsuki were really together. "I do have to wonder why they paired us together." Yuki commented. "It almost seems random."

Yes it did but Shoto wasn't going to agree with the guy. "Perhaps at first glance." Shoto commented. Tohru leaned over and placed a hand on Yuki's shoulder, seeing that glint in his eye. "Sohma-kun." She whispered, replacing his challenging gaze with a more soothed one. "I'm sorry, I can get a bit competitive. That annoying redhead is somewhat of a rival of mine." Yuki told the pair. "Do you have any stories about UA?" Tohru looked to Ruka, finding her a bit more approachable than Todoroki at the moment. "Or anyone we should be looking out for?" She asked the pink haired girl. Tohru was fearful that she would blink and this week would be over before she knew it. "That blond paired with Kagura, he seems quite...excitable." Yuki commented.

- - -

For the most part, Ayumi brushed off his meanness. She tried to only take about 35% of it personally, the rest she let slide. She followed along with him, flying over to close the gap between them. Even if he didn't like her or just tolerated her, she was going to make sure he came out of this. If anyone had a better chance at finding love, it had to be someone who had a taste of it. Ayumi headed into the lounge and poured him a cup of coffee and heated up his usual instant ramen and set it down for him while she munched on some seaweed sesame crackers as she poured over some of her own midterm papers that needed grading. Glancing up to Aizawa, she made a face but knew better to say anything to him, her heart aching as it seemed like she could never get her feelings across quite well when it came to the jerk across from her. "It's not your fault." She said before she could stop herself. Crap. She scooted further away from him so he couldn't kick her or throw something at her.

AiAi AiAi
 
His bright honey eyes shined as he happily took the chocolate bar from Mela. "Mmm~! Thank you Mela-chan~! But I think you're sweeter hehe." He gave her a wink as he happily threw the chocolate into his mouth. The sweet chocolate melting in his mouth made him smile happily as he sat down next to her. He wondered why she didn't question why he was wearing a skirt, but he supposed it was better than being judged about wearing a skirt. Looking over at Mela, he looked her up and down before declaring, "I think I can carry you just fine!" He gave her a wide smile before winking. As he munched on the chocolate, Momiji spoke up thoughtfully, "I think it'll be fun to go against you~ Just imagine it! The speed and the balance! We'd make an awesome team~!" Momiji's eyes shined as he looked over at her excitedly.

Once they finished eating, Momiji jumped up to his feet, looking excitedly over at her as he turned around to show her his back, "hop on, Mela-chan~! I'll show you just how fast I can be~" He let out a light laugh as he looked over at her, giving her a huge pout when she wouldn't at first. "Oh come on~ Pleasssse~? Just for a little bit?" He wanted her to smile and he had a glimpse of her smile. Now Momiji is even more determined to make her smile. He gave her a wink as he lifted her onto his back, "ready~? Let's go~!" He began to speed up as he ran around the courtyards, letting out a light laugh as he looked over at her, "how is it~?" he called out to her over the wind. He forgot he was wearing a skirt, but oh well~ Coming to a stop after a few minutes, Momiji let her down as he let out a laugh, "so, how was it?" His eyes shined as he jumped around her excitedly.

- - -

Ruka looked over at Shoto when he mentioned how she was ranked high in their class. A-ah don't go sharing that Shoto! Ruka looked a bit embarrassed as she rubbed the back of her head. She wasn't one to brag nor did she think she had the right to do so. But when Tohru mentioned how Yuki is the top of the class, well...that caught her attention. She grinned, liking the idea of going against someone at the top. After all, to get better one must go against stronger opponents, right? Watching the interaction between Yuki and Tohru, Ruka wondered if there was something going on between them but before she can even entertain such thoughts, Yuki spoke up. She blinked over at him, lift her curse huh...if only. She smirked back at him as she told him, "I doubt you can. You can try if you wish though." No one can lift this curse of her's....whether she liked it or not.

As Shoto and Yuki began to speak, Ruka looked back and forth between the two. She lifted a brow as she sensed Shoto to be a bit annoyed. She placed a hand on his leg as she gave him a glance. She may not have Tohru's empathy, but she did know how to calm her boyfriend down and a few others. Though the others needed a bit more of a kick. Literally heh. Ruka added in her own input as she said, "I'm sure there's a reason why we're placed in such pairings...though it really does seem random." She honestly had no clue why she was against a psychic type quirk. Hearing Tohru's question, Ruka blinked a few times. Huh? Why ask her? Looking thoughtful, Ruka glanced over at Shoto before listing out some things that were noteworthy, "hmm I know that there are some great stories behind U.A but I just transferred here this year so I'm not that good in that aspect...but for those who you should watch out for...hmm I guess that'll be Bakugou Katsuki, the excitable guy as you say....but he's not that excitable really. If anything, you should stay away from him for your own safety, Honda-san." She gave the brunette a small smile as she continued out thoughtfully, "other than that, I suppose you should watch out for Shoto here, he's really tough too. Mmm anyone else I'm missing?" Ruka asked Shoto as she looked over at him.

- - -

Shota didn't understand Ayumi at times. Why did she hang around him when it was obvious he didn't want to be around anyone? Even Hizashi was steering clear of him right now. As he sat down in the lounge room, Shota didn't even think Ayumi would make him the food or coffee, but she did both. She was really confusing him now. Sipping on the coffee, Shota read over the midterm papers, not really putting much thought into it as his mind was slowly slipping back to Mela. It's been a few weeks and he was still hung over her...it was almost pathetic really. But...to Shota, Mela was the first girl he would actually admit to being in love with. He's never felt such strong feelings towards another person until he met her. Maybe it was how bright and cheerful she was compared to him that he couldn't help but be attracted to her...or maybe it was because of being soulmates. Either way, Shota was positive they would stay together, but guess he underestimated things.

Slurping up the noodles, Shota was absentmindedly grading the papers when Ayumi spoke up. He paused as he looked over at her. Huh? What did she just say...? Did she say what he thought he heard? Blinking, Shota placed the papers down as he finished slurping up the noodles. Seeing her inch away from him, Shota let out a light scoff as he told her, "I'm not going to bite you or anything like that." He found her actions to be amusing if anything. "It's not my fault huh? You say that, yet you mean the complete opposite don't you? I mean, you've warned me before and I didn't heed your warnings, I'm sure you'd want to rub it in my face that I'm wrong, right?" He gave her a light smirk, his eyes void of emotion despite smirking over at her. He wasn't trying to be mean...but maybe it was his own way of admitting that he messed up big time.

Genkai Genkai
 
Mela was sure with Momiji's speed, he could just take a bunch of knives and stab his enemies before the bad guy knew what hit them. Literally. Mela didn't want that to happen to her though. She let out a small laugh as Momiji said he'd carry her fine after giving her a wink. Really? She was sure it would different to be carried by Momiji than by All Might or Shota. But different wasn't bad right? "Ah yes we could make an interesting team, I bet you're just a blond lil blur when you run around huh?" For some reason she could picture the guy in cute bunny ears. Somehow it just flashed in her head. Mela didn't eat much except for the chocolate, save for a bite or two from the bento before Momiji got to his feet and got ready to run off with her. "I...I don't know. I mean a-are you suuure?" What if he dropped her?

Moving over, she put her arms around his neck as she felt him lift her up. He was stronger than he looked. Mela blushed as she tried to think about something more erm academic. As he used his quirk, everything seemed to move so fast it was almost like she was flying. She flexed her fingers, enjoying the wind through them. She brushed her head against Momiji's as he called out to her, "V-very fast!" Mela laughed into his ear. When he placed her down, she giggled and shook her head before she ran her fingers through her hair. "You're very quick Momiji! I do hope you have something under that cuuute skirt of yours." Mela smiled lightly. She was curious about the skirt but she wasn't going to ask. He looked cute in it, what else was there to say? "You want to see me balance now?" Fair was fair right? Mela fixed her skirt so that it was tucked between her legs as she fell back and held herself up with one hand. "You could even put stuff on my feet if you wanted." She laughed a little.

- - -

Although Yuki had thought he had been exercising a bit of a play on words with his quirk lifting her flames elsewhere and deflecting them, Ruka's reply indicated this curse was very real and something to really worry about. If she took it seriously then he would too. His mind had to wonder ot other possibilities. He was eager for the end of lunch now. He had to hope this fire of hers didn't burn him up too much. Or at least ruin his face, there would be a lot of girls back in Tokyo who would have plenty of choice words for Kurotsuki but he didn't want to worry about how his fan club was doing while he was gone. If anything, it was a welcomed break.

At Ruka's comment about who to watch out for, he rose a brow when his name was brought up. He blushed and scratched his cheek slightly embarrassed, hoping that was a compliment as he wasn't too fond of being put in the same category as Katsuki, even if it was more about strength than say temperament. "Midoriya-san is very formidable." He said, realizing he hadn't been selected as part of the six mentors of 3-A. "He has green hair as his name might suggest. You should watch his fight, whoever he's up against." Shoto explained. Tohru gave a small nod, grateful for the information.

"So you're new to UA but in the third year? That is impressive." Tohru smiled. Shoto felt another urge to brag about Ruka coming on but he could tell she probably didn't want him speaking on her behalf. She was pretty modest around new faces and she usually let her fighting do the talking for her heh. "Very impressive." Yuki agreed. He ate a bit more of his bowl before he set it side, drinking some of his water now. The food was good as the school was known for but it wasn't like Tohru's home cooking. "So what do you think of our school so far?" Shoto asked the pair. Tohru blushed, "It's so wonderful. It's clear the students and staff here know what they're doing. I know everyone who comes out here will change the world." Tohru smiled, eyes shining at Shoto.

Shoto nodded before he turned his gaze to the oh so polite one. "It's a fine institution." Yuki replied simply. What a boring response. Shoto shook his head, already feeling like his lunch had been wasted. He could have been off showering his girlfriend in kisses or in his car...showering his girlfriend with kisses. Before Shoto could comment on how annoyingly diplomatic that was, Yuki had already turned back to smile at Ruka, still interested in hearing about her story in relation to UA. "So you just arrive a few months ago and you're already ranked so high? That is very commendable, Kurotsuki-san." Yuki commented. "You're clearly not just strong but also intelligent." He noted. "Don't tell me you're also class representative." He had to bet her leadership was also very good. Shoto's eye twitched at these comments and questions. What was Yuki up to here exactly and why did Shoto get another surge of annoyance coming? Urgh, so much for an easy week.

- - -

Even at Aizawa's comment about not biting her, she didn't trust him. No. Heh if he wanted to bite her, he'd have to a bit quicker but she kept that sly remark to herself, knowing he'd only give her a strange look and she'd be left trying to explain herself. "I'm not worried about you biting me." She just knew he shouldn't piss someone off when they had two hot items at their disposal. Plus Aizawa had long legs. She was sure there was another way he could get her but she wasn't about to think of it right now, wishing she had kept her mouth shut. At his words, she felt like all possible satisfaction had silently been taken from her but she wasn't going to rub this whole event in his face. What did he really think of her? She wasn't cruel. At least not intentionally. "You think that poorly of me?" Ayumi frowned, noticing the light was still gone from his eyes. Oh, Aizawa. "I would never want to gloat about what's happened to you."

She was rather hurt by his accusation but again, it would have to be forgotten and forgiven. She stood up and looked to Aizawa, wishing she knew how to reach him. How had Mela broken through his walls? They were impenetrable now. Marching around, she bent over and threw her arms around him. "It really isn't your fault." Or Mela's or anyone's. Well maybe All Might's? "Maybe you and Uede are meant to be soulmates in another sense?" Yeah that had to be a thing right? Pulling back, she grabbed his sides of his face, forcing him to look at her, "I know you probably hate yourself and have so many regrets but please, please don't make the mistake of thinking you're not meant to find love again. You'll always feel something for her, and she'll probably always feel something for you but...but you'll move on and you'll be able to smile again. I swear. You are meant to be loved, don't start to think otherwise." Ayumi said, her usual smile gone as she felt her eyes shining. She stepped back realizing what she had done, almost tripping over her feet. Her face turned red as she swore under her breath and hurried out the door. Stupid, Ayumi! But her gut told her to comfort him as best she could but it was hard to do when the guy was a prickly cactus with an annoyingly handsome face! She fly up to one of the roofs of UA, banging her head on her broom repeatedly until lunch ended.

AiAi AiAi
 
Hearing her laughter brought a wider smile to Momiji's lips. He was glad to know she was having fun! As he let her down after a quick run around the large courtyard, Momiji was jumping around her as he asked how she liked it. He was rubbing the back of his head happily at her first comment though, at the comment of his skirt, he gave her a sweet smile as his eyes glinted slightly as he tilted his head to the side while holding the ends of his skirt up slightly, "hmm I may or may not~ Would you like to see~?" He giggled slightly before jumping over to sit back down on the bench. He noticed she hasn't eaten much of her lunch and he wondered just how much she was actually eating. She felt rather light for her height, perhaps a bit too light. Hiding his frown, he wondered if there was something he can do to help her though when she mentioned her quirk, Momiji was quick to jump up as he eagerly watched her.

His honey orbs were wide in amazement and awe as he clapped his hands happily, "wow! That's so cool and amazing! That's such a neat quirk!" Smiling, he sat back down with her on the bench. Letting out a happy sigh, Momiji looked up at the sky as he murmured out, "man, I wish I could attend this school, I bet it's awesome! Plus I would get to see you every day hehe." He gave Mela a wink before looking back up at the sky once more. Smiling to himself, Momiji spoke up, "ne~ Mela-chan, I want to spend more time with you~ Do you think you can show me around town after school? I'd love to try out the food here and just see this town! Ne? Can we? Pretty please~?" He turned his honey-brown orbs to her as he gave her the best puppy pout of his. "Oh, you can even bring your cute Pink haired friend too~?" Maybe that'll make her say yes? Plus, Momiji didn't really get it, but he felt this kinship with the Pinkette...as if they were related in some ways. But no no, he was no rabbit by any means! Ehe.

As the lunch bell rang, Momiji gave out a loud sigh as he pouted, "aw no way~ That ended way too early. Oh, but I still get to hang out with you huh~? Because you're my partner! Let's go then Mela-chan~!" Grabbing her hand, Momiji led her back to the classroom only to stop halfway as he realized he had no clue where they were supposed to go. He sheepishly asked for directions before heading towards the locker room to change. A few of the guys were shocked to see him in there, changing out of his skirt, but really, he was a guy. How can he go into the ladies locker rooms...unless they were letting him? Hehe. He gave a grin to the guys as he realized some of them didn't realize he was actually a guy. Ah, that was always fun to hear. Quickly changing, Momiji ran out before the boy with glasses can begin scolding him about wearing a skirt when he was a guy. Spotting Mela up ahead, he ran up to her and tackled her with a hug as he said, "I missed you, Mela-chan~" He grinned up at her, appearing much more boyish with the lent P.E uniform on.

- - -

Ruka nodded her head, she hasn't gone against Midoriya yet, but Ruka has been wanting to. That strength quirk of his was interesting plus Ruka wanted to see how well Midoriya can handle a bit of her flames heh. She blinked over at Tohru suddenly complimenting her. She could tell that the brunette was one to throw out compliments quite often. She felt a bit embarrassed by her compliments as she can only lightly thank the brunette. She wasn't used to being complimented and so she can only smile over at Tohru. Most people wouldn't give such compliments but then again, these two haven't seen her use her quirk just yet. Maybe they'll change their minds once they see it?

She was glad to know that they were enjoying the school so far though when Yuki directed his attention onto her, Ruka was a bit baffled. She was hoping to escape the compliments, but it seemed impossible now. She can only reply back to Yuki, "a-ah it's nothing really. If anything, I think it's more impressive if you can get into this school from the first year." She smiled over at Shoto knowingly. She knew Shoto got in since his first year and he was still proving to be quite the capable hero in making hehe. She was feeling a bit embarrassed as Yuki continued to shower her with compliments. She really had no clue how to respond to it all though when he asked about her being the class rep, she shook her head, "oh no, that would be Tenya Iida, he's our class representative and he does quite a fine job at it. I honestly don't think leadership is for me ehe." She couldn't see herself leading a group of people, though she supposed if push comes to shove, Ruka will do whatever it took to get everyone to safety.

As the bell rang, Ruka looked up before smiling over at the pair of exchange students, "ah, guess it's already over huh...oh well let us show you where the locker rooms are. For the hero course, we usually change into our p.e uniforms since we mainly do physical activities. Ah, should I show you where the female locker room is, Honda-san?" Ruka offered, not really wanting Shoto to show her the way though somehow the four ended up walking together there since it was on the way and Yuki was insistent about partner staying in their respective pairs. She gave Shoto and Yuki a wave as she entered the changing room with Tohru. There she met up with Mela and was glad to see Mela was a bit more cheerful. That was good. Giving Mela a quick hug, Ruka dragged her friend and Tohru out to meet up with the rest as the pairs partnered with the exchange students had to wait a bit longer as their rooms were being customized to match each pairs quirks.

- - -

Honestly, Shota wasn't sure what he was expecting or wanting from saying all that to her. Maybe he wanted her to say that yes, she wanted to rub it in his face. Having someone punch the reality into him would be appreciative...but reality was making itself painfully obvious to him so he supposed it wasn't necessary. He lifted a brow at her response. Did he think poorly of her? He tried to think about that. Hm...he wouldn't say he thought poorly of her if anything he was quite wary of her. He just didn't know what she would say or do next and Shota wasn't one for liking surprises. He watched her as she stood up. He wasn't sure what to feel...all he knew was that he could never let anyone into his heart again. No...not again. He opened his heart and gave it away to Mela only to have it broken. He wasn't sure if his heart will ever fully recover from that pain.

He stiffened when he felt Ayumi walk over and hug him. How long has it been since he's accepted the touch of another person no less a female? The last was probably Mela...and that was at least well over a month now. Shota had no clue what to say to this. Just as he was about to push her off of him and glare at her, she grabbed his face and forced him to look at her. He could feel his annoyance building up, but it was numbed out by the pain as he tried to listen to what she had to say. After all, she did give some insightful advice to him last time...he just decided to not listen to it. Though he was not expecting this. Shota stared over at her with slightly wide eyes as each word seemed to have pierced him though when she mentioned how he deserved love...he...he wasn't sure what to say.

Seeing the shine in her eyes, Shota's hand reached out to brush it against her face, but he stopped himself. What was he doing? Though as he was wondering this, Ayumi seemed to have realized what she said as she looked rather shocked and embarrassed. Shota watched as she ran off suddenly looking quite red in the face. He blinked a few times, not really understanding what just happened. He stared down at his hand, silently wondering about every word she spoke to him. One thing he can say for sure is that...for once Ayumi looked like a girl to him when she made a face like that.

- - -

Namie has been texting Denki daily since their return from I Island. She enjoys every moment she can spend with Denki even if it was over messages. She would sometimes call him or even video call him when she felt daring and would just talk about her day and listen to his day as well. It was fun and she hoped he was having fun too. She has cheered for him when he began his midterms and now she has happily received his cheers for her as she began her midterms. During her break, Namie texted Denki, asking how his day after midterms is hoping his school gave him an easy day off. Though upon hearing that there were exchange students there, Namie promised to meet with Denki after school. She was curious to see these so-called exchange students, wondering how good they are to be given the opportunity to study at U.A. She was a tad jealous if she was being honest. Once she finished this written portion of the test, Namie was set free for the day and so the faster she finishes, the sooner she can go and see Denki! Er the students, yes, to meet the students. She wondered who Denki was partnered with, a part of her hoping it wasn't some pretty girl. She pouted as she didn't want some unknown girl to be sweeping Denki off of his feet, no that was her job! Oh, if she only knew what she was getting herself into.

Genkai Genkai
 
An outing after school? Mela just went home after class these days. It had been a while since she did something fun after school that wasn't with Shota. Her face blushed slightly, a wave of sadness hitting her all over again as she missed being able to scamper off to his office. Then her mind wandered to their first real date and how wonderful it had been and suddenly she felt herself getting teary eyed again. But upon seeing his eyes staring up at her, Mela found her thoughts broken. He was really cute. Too cute. Cuter than her, she figured. "S-sure, I'd love to show you around. And I'm sure Rukie-chan would want to tag along too." She considered, patting the top of his head.

"Well we have all week to hang out, Momiji-kun so don't worry~" She smiled slowly. Yes, this boy was really cute. Maybe her type had an exception eheh? She didn't say anything as Momiji took her hand and tried to lead the way, only to soon realize he couldn't really lead the way if he had no idea where to go. Upon finally reaching their destination, Mela waved and got into the locker room, smiling to Ruka and Tohru and the others. She came out in her usual p.e outfit and walked over to the meeting area to hear about the other pairs not assigned to those with kids from the exchange school. Suddenly arms wrapped around her as she felt something hit her. Mela looked down to Momiji and smiled at his words.

"How could you miss me? It's been barely a few minutes!" She grinned a bit, unable to stop herself from being swayed his cute antics. She patted his head again and found Ayumi targeting her. No surprise there. Mela and Momiji stood up on the arena and Momiji quickly moved around her. Even though he seemed to be going a bit slower than before, she could still barely keep up. One second he was one place, and then another. Mela did a few flips, trying to dodge his quick surprise attacks but someone must have tipped the cutie off because she felt him grab her and put her out of the ring in the blink of an eye. "Aw that's not fair!" Mela pouted. Even the new students were going to just pick on her?! "Momiji-kun, that wasn't a fight at all!"

Mela glanced over to All Might and felt suddenly nervous. But how was she supposed to walk up to him and tell him she wanted to be with him even though they weren't soulmates? That she couldn't stop thinking about him even amid her confusion. No no, she couldn't burden him with her problems again and again. But like with Shota, she did miss Toshinori and wondered if he might miss her too. Glancing down, she stepped over to him as Shoto and Honda were called up to fight next. "Umm hey." Smooth. "Tomorrow maybe I should help check on the sunflower?" Argh, she shouldn't just invite herself over right?

- - -

Shoto kept listening as Yuki and Ruka chatted lightly though Shoto was still convinced this guy was one to watch out for. He had been hoping that Yuki and Honda-san were something of an item as it meant he'd be able to let his guard down but that didn't seem to be case. Shoto was about to stand up and take Ruka someplace private so they might be a little late getting changed, but Ruka spoke up and changed plans. Shoto refrained from pouting. No, they should be good hosts and soon this week would be all over.

Walking with the new exchange students and Ruka, Shoto kept his comments brief if anything. He didn't think he had much to say regarding UA. Pretty much all information was online and given its reputation, he didn't feel like he had to sell these people on the school. They were only visiting after all. He parted ways with Ruka to get changed but much to his surprise, the girl Momiji was there too. What the hell? But it was clear when the blond did remove their shirt they were in fact a boy. Who...just wore skirts? Shoto's eye twitched. Yes this week would need to pass very quickly wouldn't it? He got into his own uniform and headed out to stand beside Ruka, who was by Mela who also had Momiji. Shoto gave Ruka a look and leaned over. "I had no idea Momiji-san was a boy, did you?" He whispered.

Shoto folded his arms as Mela went first. He hoped she could win. Maybe that would be the cure for those sad eyes she was often wearing. He couldn't imagine not being able to cheer Ruka up or be able to hold her close to him. Shoto would do anything for Ruka and if he could somehow make sure she'd never feel pain, physical nor emotional. He hoped she would someday be able to connect to her own family and not be as isolated from them. Sadly the fight went about as he theorized. Speed was everything in battle and Mela was once again, out of the ring. He rubbed his neck as he was called up to give it his best shot.

Just because Honda-san was a girl didn't mean he'd hold back. And just because she was an exchange student didn't mean he'd hold back. Shoto summoned ice and fire in each hand as he knew he had to just not get touched by her and lose the will to fight. He hurled a wall of ice at the girl who jumped out of the way and made a run for him. Shoto then aimed a stream of fire towards the cheery girl who dodged but wound up slipping out of the arena, not paying any mind to her placement. Shoto shook his head, so far not very impressed with these newcomers. But now it was Ruka and Yuki's turn and he gave Ruka a smile, knowing she'd do well. He folded his arms and watched, eyes all the more focused on Ruka than the slender male in front of her. If this guy did anything Shoto didn't like, he would be frozen in three seconds flat. Since he had no idea what to expect with this telekinesis quirk, Shoto felt a bit on edge and extra protective.

- - -

With lunch ending and Ayumi having given herself a headache, she flew down to meet with All Might to take care of the class and their little sparring matches. Ayumi was quite thankful Aizawa had stepped down to let her and All Might handle this week's combat training, mostly because she didn't have to deal with him the rest of the day having forced herself into his personal space and told him some rather passionate things. She was only going to allow him a few more days of sulking though, he needed to move forward and get back to his life. He couldn't keep pretending Mela didn't exist. Aizawa had to get out of his head and take Uede off her pedestal. Surely she wasn't that great of a girlfriend. Hmph.

"Okay, those from Kaibara High School, listen up. Today you'll be taking part in a practice match against your partner. You can use your quirk but you will not be given any support items or protective gear. The rules are simple: knock your enemy out or out of the ring. If things look like they're getting out of hand, All Might or myself will intervene." Ayumi called over the student, flying above them on her broom. "Come Saturday morning you will have a rematch to see how well you've improved given your training over the course of this week. Your evaluations will be made by myself and All Might and results will be sent back to your school next week so do take this seriously please."

Once the students changed, Ayumi gave Ruka and Yuki a look as well as Shoto and Tohru and Mela and Momiji. Yes, these pairs were interesting but they weren't random as they appeared. The staff had made these match-ups with great care. "Momiji and Uede, you're up first." She said, watching Mela and Momiji got up to the arena to fight. Ayumi folded her arms, almost wishing Uede had stayed with Aizawa. Even if they weren't totally compatible, it would at least mean Aizawa wouldn't be so mopey. Still, Uede and Aizawa needed to resolve this tension between them at some point. But for now, Auimi watched as the fight progressed, Momiji was just too quick and seemed more to be playing than actually fighting.

- - -

It was unfortunate for Tohru to be matched against someone with such overwhelming power. But he knew at the end of the week, Tohru may be able to surprise everyone who underestimated her. Yuki was at least glad for Momiji's victory, it wasn't a surprise there. Momiji was very quick on his feet and could control a battle within a blink of an eye. It also meant the blond could snatch cookies from the Sohma kitchen without anyone being the wiser. Yuki gave Tohru a small smile, "You did really well." He said to her, hoping she wasn't too discouraged by her clumsy mistake. His attention moved back to Ruka as he gave her a nod. He thought back to this cursed flames of hers. What did they do? Better yet, what could Ruka do?

Yuki looked quite calm as he stood in front of her. His quirk allowed him to move things, objects, people, even other quirks away from him. He could even lift himself up if he so desired, like Amagawa-sensei. But he wasn't sure how fire would work. He could sometimes move water if it was thrown at him but it was a bit more solid than fire itself so he was a bit unsure if he could deflect her fiery attacks. Still he could push her out of the arena with his mind or he could move himself out of the way if he was quick enough. Despite appearances, Yuki was quite skilled in hand to hand combat. He and Kyo often sparred and even Kagura and Haru would tag in every once in a while.

No one would really expect someone as slender and a bit feminine to fight but Yuiki was rather tough. "Give me your best, Kurotsuki-san." Yuki smiled to her, bringing up a hand to flip some of his shiny grey-purple hair out of his face which was shining in the fading sunlight. From down below, he could sense a few hostile eyes on him. Kyo of course but Todoroki seemed to be staring rather intently. Yuki stood his ground when the fight commenced. He would let Ruka start. Ladies first right? Plus he wanted to see this fire of hers. How was it cursed or was she just a woman with a keen eye for dramatics like Shigure and his rambling. He got into a fighting stance, his quirk ready to move himself or Ruka, not going to attempt to move something as unpredictable as fire.

- - -

As the matches continued, Denki was nervously watching. He looked to the tall boy with black and white hair, unsure of what to make of him. He pulled out his phone as the matches began but suddenly it was grabbed from his hand and thrown on the ground before Ayumi's broom crushed it into tiny pieces. "No cell phones, Kaminari!" She huffed. Denki pouted. For a teacher who taught heroes ethics and morality, she was very mean. Almost as mean as Aizawa-sensei. The blond hoped he could find Namie who he knew would be trying to get out of school early to see him and the new students who were visiting. It was sad that Namie's school wasn't the one picked to exchange with UA.

Of course knowing Denki's luck they'd be sent to each other's respective schools and would miss each other entirely. He sank to his knees and tried to collect his phone. Why did he sneak it into his p.e uniform? Well he just wanted to see if Namie was on her way. He looked to Eijiro with a sad puppy dog look but the redhead simply laughed and helped his bro up and handed him his phone secretly to keep in touch with Namie until she showed up. Of course if Eijiro's phone was smashed too, then Eijiro would smash Denki's head heh. His eyes moved back up to catch the beginning of Ruka's match. "Come on Ruka! Show em how badass 3-A is! Yeah!" He cheered.

AiAi AiAi
 
Giggling, Momiji beamed a bright smile at her as he nuzzled against her while saying, "becaaaause~ Those few minutes were long!" He pouted up at her and soon entered the stage as their names were called first. Jumping up and down in place, the shorter blonde gave Mela a smirk as he used a quarter of his speed to get around her. Moving around the stage, Momiji kept increasing his speed bit by bit until he decided enough was enough. Running over to her, he wrapped his arms around her and carried her to the edge of the stage, gently placing her out of the ring. He gave her a simple innocent smile when she realized what just happened. Sticking his tongue out at her playfully, Momiji told her, "ehe, that was totally a fight~ It was just all too fast hehe." Walking back with her to where everyone else stood, Momiji saw her looking over at All Might. He smiled knowingly as he decided to go and bother someone else for now.

Eyes locking on the Pinkette that he assumed was Mela's best friend, Momiji walked up to her and circled around her as he looked at her with wide honey eyes, "hmmm so you're Mela-chan's best friend?" He grinned as he gave her a hug as he then asked her in a whisper, "so is she happier?" He pulled back and gestured to Mela who was currently talking to All Might. Momiji looked over at the two, a knowing glint shining in his eyes when Haru came over and dragged him away from the girls. He pouted, no fair!

- - -

As much as All Might wanted to speak to Mela, he knew when a person needed their space and it was quite obvious to him that she was avoiding him. He smiled over at her regardless as he watched her fight against Momiji begin as Ayumi called them forth. He was a bit wary of the Witch but he wasn't going to say that aloud. Instead, All Might stood by her and watched as the match began. He was impressed by Momiji's speed which was probably rivaling his or perhaps it was even faster? He knew the reason why each exchange student was paired with who they were with. The students may not understand, but the teachers chose rather carefully the pairs after all. With Momiji and Mela, he was hoping to increase Mela's agility by having her go against a speed type quirk while for Momiji, the teachers were hoping he would learn how to counter all sorts of different quirks and Mela's was a unique one by far.

He smiled as he watched the young boy run around in circles, it was quite an amusing sight for those spectating as he was just a blonde blur. It must be a different sight for Mela though. As the match ended, All Might congratulated them silently though he did clap. Now it was Todoroki and Honda's turn. They were hoping for Todoroki to learn how to overcome emotional moments while for Honda they wished for her to go against more offense-heavy quirks. As the match began, All Might was surprised to see Mela stand next to him and talk to him suddenly. His heart skipped a beat as he tried his best to focus on the match and not on the girl next to him. Listening to her, a smile bloomed on his face. He was so happy to hear that! He nodded his head eagerly, "oh yes! That would be lovely! Oh um well that is uh if you want..." He rubbed the back of his head. He was so happy to just hear her talk to him...was he just being silly or what? Smiling, All Might told her softly, "how have you been?" Oh stupid All Might...why did he have to go and ask her that of all things!? Why can't he just be honest and tell her that he missed her? "I-I meant I missed you! I-I meant um...yeah." Okay, now he must look weird to her...right?

- - -

Looking over at Momiji as Shoto whispered to her, Ruka blinked a few times. She knew something was off, but to think he was a boy. She let out a small laugh as she shook her head, "I had no clue, but no wonder something felt off hehe." She cheered for Mela as her friend went against the speedy boy. After the match, Ruka watched as Mela walked over to All Might. She lifted a brow to this but kept quiet as she turned her attention to the stage. It was Shoto's turn. Her eyes narrowed as she decided that no, she didn't like this Tohru girl as much as the others thought of her as a sweet person. She was trying her best to not be jealous of her hanging around Shoto, but the Pinkette was still bothered by it.

Though her attention was on Momiji when he suddenly walked up to her and hugged her. Ruka blinked as she did not know what to say. W-Why is he suddenly hugging her?! Though upon hearing his whispered words, Ruka's eyes went towards Mela. Indeed...her friend was seen smiling earlier. Ruka can only pat the blonde's head as she told him, "yeah, you're right about that...thanks." She knew the boy was helping Mela in some way and Ruka was glad for that. Turning her attention to Shoto, Ruka cheered for him as she silently wished she was against the brunette instead. As Shoto finished his match, she walked over to him and congratulated him. Though soon it was her turn it seemed like.

Walking over to stand across from Yuki, Ruka eyed him warily as she wasn't sure what to expect. Seeing as he wouldn't make the first move, Ruka smirked, "quite the gentleman, aren't you?" Ruka teased him as she decided that to go against his quirk, she'll have to get in his blind spot. "Well, then don't mind if I do!" Slamming her hands down onto the ground, Ruka created a large wall of black flames to surround Yuki before approaching him from behind where she sent a fiery kick his way. Yuki was a lot more adept at close combat than he appeared. The two exchanged blows for a while. Flames surrounding Yuki, Ruka was hoping to get him in his blind spot but he spotted her anyways. Urk. She let out a sound when she felt herself suddenly flying through the air though she was placed down back onto the ground rather gently. She blinked a few times as she realized she was now standing outside the ring. She glared over at Yuki, her flames dangerously flickering close to him as she glared. Sighing, she dismissed her flames with a wave of her hand as she told Yuki, "interesting quirk. I'll beat you come Saturday though." She smirked over at Yuki before heading back up.

She let out a small whine as she headed over to give Mela a quick hug before turning to Shoto. She gave him a small frown as she told him and Denki, "sorry, I let our class down" She felt a bit bad. But come Saturday, Ruka knew she was going to win. She didn't use all the tricks up her sleeves just yet after all. Ruka will show Yuki what the true powers of class 3-A is...come Saturday. It isn't fun to show all your cards on the first day after all. She hid her smirk as she pouted over to Shoto, hoping to be comforted.

- - -

There were reasons for everything. Despite not being there to witness the matches himself, Shota could already guess how the outcomes would turn out. He was there with the other teachers to pair them all off, to begin with. Kurotsuki and the telekinesis boy, he was hoping to see Ruka face off against someone who can possibly dispel her flames and then what? While on the other hand, the teachers were hoping that Yuki can learn to face something that he cannot just dispel and push away. How would the two fight against each other for that? Then there was Kaminari against the monochrome colored hair guy. How would Denki fare against someone with pure strength? And how would Haru fare against someone with a long distance quirk? The possibilities and growth for the pairs were endless. Though he hoped that they would exceed his expectations and prove him wrong. Closing his eyes, Shota leaned into his chair as he waited to hear the results from Ayumi.

- - -

Namie was hurrying her way over as she received a text from Eijiro and Denki about when she will arrive. She finished her written portion fairly quickly so she was already on her way over. Hopefully, she can make it in time for Denki's match. As Namie arrived, she texts Eijiro and saw the red-head open the doors for her. Sneaking inside, Namie looked over at the stage to see that she has made it in time to see Denki's match. She smiled as she watched excitedly to see what her hero would do today.

Genkai Genkai
 
It was clear she'd have to find a way to trip Momiji come Saturday but if she planned her shots well enough, maybe she could catch him by surprise and pin the hyperactive cutie. Yes, she wasn't going to get discouraged too much. Plus it was hard to be too angry at the sweet boy. She wouldn't make Saturday this easy, no way. She'd dazzle him and he'd probably love her costume and maybe he'd want to try it on? Mela nervously eyed All Might out of the corner of her eye. Did he want to even talk to her after it had been a while since they last spoke? She hadn't meant to shut him out but if it helped, she shut everyone out except for Ruka.

A wave of guilt hung over her head. Somehow this felt like cheating but it wasn't. No. She wasn't with Shota anymore. And she couldn't just hide from her feelings forever right? When All Might looked quite in favor of her coming over, she almost felt a blush overtake her. So he wasn't upset with her? He went on to ask how she was. Mela squinted slightly. How was she? No she didn't want to go there or she'd probably start crying again. "Umm." Before she could make up some lie of being fine, he went on to say he had missed her. He did? Really? Mela blinked a few times, this time a blush finally crossing her cheeks as she looked off, feeling a tight flutter in her stomach.

Was this okay? Mela let out a shaky breath, well it was nice to know she was missed. Because she missed him too. It just seemed so wrong to go to him and cry about her ex. So so wrong. "I missed you too..." Mela said quietly, eyes focused on the fight between Yuki and Ruka now. She silently cheered for Ruka, still unable to really cheer aloud. Her face scrunched up at Yuki's cheap trick. She was very tempted to run over and beat him up for being so lame. These exchange students were pretty tricky! "I'll um, see you tomorrow then!" She said quickly before she ran over to meet Ruka, needing to make sure she was okay. "Rukie-chaaan~" She hugged the girl before Shoto could, "You were so cool out there, you'll get him next time!"

- - -

The match for Shoto was a little tough to watch, only because he wanted to jump up and help her pin down this new face. Shoto was confident that Yuki couldn't really use his quirk to dispel flames right? The two stuck to close combat and Shoto's eyes never left his girlfriend as he watched for any sort of weaknesses in her opponent. He loved to watch Ruka fight, she was a delightful mix of beauty and fearlessness and he knew first hand just how deadly she could be in combat so he hoped Yuki took this fight seriously. She may consider him a gentleman but Shoto had his doubts there. Hah. Yeah right. Shoto was the gentleman here!

His mismatched eyes followed along intently as the match soon came to a close, Ruka being lifted out of the arena without Yuki having to lift much of a finger. How was that fair or gentlemanly? No, he was going to have to make sure Yuki didn't pull such a stunt again and actually took Ruka seriously. Shoto unfolded his arms as Ruka came over. He was sure that was not the result she had been aiming for and he could tell she was being a bit hard on herself, even before she opened her mouth. Once Mela was done squeezing his girlfriend and off to go chat with Momiji about something relating to after class, Shoto pulled Ruka into his arms, holding her tightly.

"You didn't let our class down." No she never could. She was one of the best fighters in the class. Yuki and the others were new and it was understandable that there would be some need for adjusting their strategy. Shoto kissed the top of Ruka's head, rubbing her back. "You did very well." He said. "I always love watching you fight." And that wasn't because he loved her or the way she moved heh. He would help Ruka find a way to get to Yuki before he could use that cheap parlor trick of his again. "The only reason that guy used his quirk like that was because he knew you were going to win otherwise." Shoto told Ruka. "Why don't we go to our cafe for something sweet? Or we can hangout downtown with Momiji-san and the others?" He suggested, pulling back to smile at her. Whatever she wanted, he was down to do.

- - -

After the rest of the fights, Ayumi waved the students off to get changed and go on home. She remembered she'd need to talk to Aizawa but hopefully it would be brief. Hopefully he could just pretend like she hadn't said anything. She fly back to the main campus and headed into the lounge where Aizawa was hiding. "I have the results from today's tests. Uede: loss, Kurotsuki: loss, Kaminari: loss, Todoroki: win, Bakugo: tie, Kirishima: win." She said. It was a mixed bag of results and probably not the best but then again, these were new people so the students would have to start thinking on their feet a bit better. In the real world, you couldn't just study an enemy and then get back to them later, you had to face them head on without hesitation. Glancing up from her digital clipboard, she glanced up to Aizawa, hoping she could just head off to do patrols now. "About what you expected?" She had to ask though. He still knew these kids better than she did.

- - -

Denki headed up to the stage and waved to everyone, spotting a certain someone. Oh thank gosh she made it! His fight against Haru was very difficult. Halfway through the fight, the guy seemed to snap and become a whole different person. From nice and ordinary to hellish and sadistic. Denki tried knocking him back with his electricity but the guy kept charging right for him like some kind of wild animal. In the end, Denki was tackled right out of the arena, landing quite hard on his back in an embarrassing heap. The whole time Haru was taunting him and pointing over to Namie, saying something about how she needed a real man.

Denki gritted his teeth and was about to jump back up and defend Namie when Ayumi yelled at them to cut it out. She didn't need them pushing themselves and Denki headed back to the others, wishing he had done a lot better. Namie was watching and he couldn't even defend her honor. He was a terrible hero! He looked to her with a light pout. "I'm really sorry." He sighed to Namie, wishing he had done better for her. Once dismissed, he went off to change but quickly met back up with Namie, his mood slightly better. "That guy was so nice up until our fight." Denki muttered, still not sure what the guy's deal was. Haru's brute strength was crazy.

Slipping an arm around her shoulders, Denki headed for the front of the school, not too interested in hanging out with the new classmates. He was still a bit annoyed by Haru but suddenly he seemed to go back to being quiet and mild mannered, having no clue what Denki was upset about. Weird. Denki sighed a little. "So anyway, my phone got totaled but I saved the chip. Do you mind heading to the store with me?" He asked Namie. It wasn't the best outing but he would really love her company. "And Saturday I'll win for you, I promise!" He said, winking to her. Yes, he would do better next time, somehow.

- - -

Yuki and Tohru headed off to go get changed as well. Yuki had overhead that Momiji wanted them to go downtown but Yuki wasn't too sure it was something he wanted to do. He wasn't fond of groups despite his leadership skills. He enjoyed one on one interactions the most. He would enjoy spending the afternoon with Tohru exploring the city but he also wondered if he might get some more insight on Kurotsuki's quirk. He glanced to Tohru, wondering if she would be okay with that. Then again, the biggest challenge was likely Todoroki who seemed equally asocial at times. Or just cold, like his quirk. Hm. Yuki didn't think he did anything to insult the boy and yet it felt like he had.

Once changed, the two caught up to Kurotsuki and Todoroki. Yuki put on his smile as he stopped them and held out his hand to Ruka. "I thought it was a fine first match." He said to her. "If you wouldn't mind, I'd love to take us out somewhere to eat and catch up. Now that we've seen each other's quirks, I think it would be enjoyable to talk tactics. What do you think?" Yuki spoke up. "Though I do understand if we're imposing." "Yes, good job Todoroki-san. I couldn't get near you at all haha." Tohru smiled slightly. Tohru was just happy to be around such strong fighters and was hoping for Yuki to get another win come Saturday, even if her win seemed terribly out of reach.

"Thanks." Shoto muttered as he looked to Ruka. This was her call. She already knew he wasn't too keen on these two right now so he would put on a smile and entertain them but he also wanted to keep Ruka to himself and enjoy some quality time together relaxing and not being bothered by anyone. "If not today, perhaps tomorrow...?" Yuki suggested, seeing the boy's reluctance. In the distance, one could make out the yelling of Kagura and Kyo but what they were fighting about seemed unknown as it was mostly Kagura yelling at Kyo and declaring her love. Shoto shuddered, these students were very strange. "By the way, Kurotsuki-san, your flames were so cool. I mean if that's okay for me to say." Tohru said quickly, recalling how she seemed unhappy with her quirk back during lunch.

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His heart was hammering in his chest as he was mentally berating himself for slipping up and asking how she was feeling. Of course, she wasn't okay! How stupid can he be!? Though All Might wasn't given much of a chance to mentally beat himself up as he continued blabbing on about how he missed her. Yeah, he was probably a bit stupid. Urgh. How can he just slip up and say that to her!? It was probably just a burden to her and bothered her. What if she stopped talking to him altogether because of this!? No no no! That can't happen! Though as All Might was beginning to panic, he froze when he heard Mela. D-Did he hear that correctly...? Did she just say she missed him too? B-But....why? Wait, really? He looked over at Mela, opening his mouth to confirm that she did indeed say that but then the match ended and Mela was off running to go and see Ruka. He can only nod his head, "ah yeah...see you tomorrow..."

He should be happy and he was. Very very happy. But a part of himself wondered if he was allowed this? Was he really allowed to be this happy when someone else was drowning in their own despair? Was he allowed to smile and enjoy Mela's sweet smile while Aizawa was dying to see just a bit of her? He wasn't sure, but a part of him felt like a villain thanks to his mind being crazy, while another part of him was beaming with joy. He'll just have to ignore the looks Ayumi-sensei gives Mela and hopefully, she didn't hate him too? Honestly, when it came to Ayumi, All Might had no clue how to best react to her. As the matches ended, he left for his home, wanting to see the sunflowers all of a sudden while Ayumi went to report to Aizawa.

All Might wasn't sure what it was, but the two seemed rather close as of late. Shaking his head, he eagerly went home and watered the plant as he spoke to it happily, "guess what? You're going to get to see your Momma tomorrow~!....WHAT AM I SAYING!?" Toshinori paused in his own little dialogue with his plants as he realized his train of thoughts. His entire face was flushed red as he began to repeatedly hit his head until he got the image of Mela in a frilly apron welcoming home out of his mind. Sighing, Toshinori stared out at the darkening sky as he wondered if he'll ever get to see Mela's bright smile once more. He wanted her to be happy, even if it wasn't him making her happy...it was fine. As long as she was smiling.

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Momiji watched all the fights eagerly. He was amazed by everyone's quirks. Woah, U.A was no joke. Most of these people seemed rather skilled and knew what they were doing, even the pretty Pinkette who fought against Yuki seemed strong! He glanced over at Mela, holding back a smile as he saw her interaction with All Might. Hmmm, guess cupid Momiji will have a new job hehe. As the matches finished up, Momiji changed back into his uniform, ignoring the looks he received as he zipped up the skirt. He gave the boys a grin and a wink before running away as Iida began to yell at him. Oops, not yet~! Despite Iida's quirk, Momiji's didn't have much of a setback and so he outran the boy in glasses.

Running around, he spotted the ever so familiar brown head of Mela. Grinning to himself, he launched himself at the taller brunette as he greeted her, "Mela-chan~! I missed you~" He grinned up at her, just liking to see her smile as he asked her excitedly, "so so so? What are we gonna do today? I want to see the town!" He left for downtown with her, hoping to run into his cousins and others in town. In which they actually did as Momiji spotted Yuki and Tohru up ahead with the Pinky and her boyfriend? Pointing over at them, Momiji spoke up, "ohhh somehow it looks like they're going to have a fight!" He was joking of course, but the way Todoroki was looking over at Yuki seemed to say it all. It was a cold war. Brrr.

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Leaning into Shoto's comforting hug, Ruka can only nod her head. Yeah...she'll just have to do better next time. She smiled at his sweet words, sometimes she wondered how she got so lucky with having him as not only her soulmate but also her lover. At the mention of their cafe, Ruka nodded her head, "oh the cafe sounds great!" She wasn't quite sure if she wanted to hang around the exchange students, if they ran into them in town maybe, if not then oh well, it won't hurt anyone. As they headed out to town, Ruka held back a groan as she looked ahead to see Yuki and Tohru. Oh...well...guess it won't be just the two of them. She could feel Shoto's reluctance as she glanced up at him. Giggling, Ruka leaned up and whispered into his ear, "we can hang out at my place, maybe stay for the night, Sho-kun~?" She gave him a smile before turning to greet Yuki and Tohru.

Ruka blinked at Yuki's outstretched hand, before reaching her own out and shaking his hand briefly. She held back from commenting about how that wasn't a fine match in her opinion, but hey she'll just have to shut him up when Saturday comes. Heh. "Ah yes, it was a good match indeed...oh, well I don't see why not." Tactics huh? Ruka already had a few ideas in mind and she was going to run them by Shoto later if anything, but she supposed speaking to her opponent directly wouldn't hurt either. She glanced briefly over at Shoto, wondering if he was fine by this. She'll find an excuse for leaving early, or he would. They were good at that heh.

Though at Tohru's sudden comment about her quirk, Ruka looked a bit taken aback. She blinked a few times as she wasn't sure why Tohru was looking at her so excitedly with sparkles in her eyes. Rubbing the back of her neck, Ruka looked off to the side briefly, "a-ah thank you Honda-san...that's very kind of you to say." She could never get used to it. No matter how many time Shoto or Mela would tell her that her quirk was pretty and cool, it would never appear as so in her eyes. She just becomes baffled and confused when others say that to her too.

Thankfully, it seemed like Ruka didn't have to say much as Momiji made his appearance along with Mela. Ruka blinked a bit before smiling over at Mela, a bit taken aback by how friendly the blonde boy was as he has made his appearance by jumping onto Ruka's back, hugging the Pinkette. "Hello there Ruka-chan!" Momiji greeted cheerfully before jumping off to go and hug Tohru and Yuki as well. The blonde just liked to hug others, though he knew better than to try and hug Todoroki. Just by looks alone, Momiji got the chills hehe. Beaming at the four of them, Momiji was holding Mela's hand by now as he swung it around while saying, "what are you all up to? Oh oh oh? Are we going to get food because I'm hungry! Let's go eat!" And it was decided just like that. Ruka can only sweatdrop at the boy's excitable attitude as she gave Shoto a soft smile, "guess we're all going to eat hehe." In the end, Ruka and Mela decided where to eat since the girls knew some tasty places to eat plus they wanted to show a good side of Musutafu to their guests after all. Holding Shoto's hand, Ruka gently guided her boyfriend along with her, hoping to ease his impatience for the two to spend some time together alone. They'll surely have their chance soon...hopefully.

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Shota was sleeping rather peacefully when the door was opened. He cracked an eye open before sitting up as he heard the results. He nodded his head at Ayumi's question as he told her, "yeah, about what I expected...Uede has the habit of letting her opponents take advantage of her unique quirk, she needs to react faster and not let them have that chance." It brought forth a sharp pain to his chest, but he had to explain things to Ayumi. Why?...he wasn't sure, but he felt the need to. Maybe it was to show her that he can say her name and not break down...much. Taking a breath, Shota continued with his assumptions, "Kurotsuki, she has the offensive power, but I wanted to see how she would handle one that can possibly cancel her quirk. I didn't expect her to win right off the bat, though judging from your reactions, there was no need to stop anyone today huh?" He cast a glance at her briefly before going over his other 'educated' guesses which were all just from knowing them for far too long.

"Kaminari needs to learn how to go against brute strength. The boy needs more strategies. Bakugou needs to keep calm...though he does most of the time. But at times he'll need it more especially when the opponent can be...talkative. Todoroki needs to fend off his own emotions..." he thought back to their first year sports festival where Todoroki went a bit too all out due to having a rather bad mood at that moment. Yes, the boy needs to reign in his emotions more. "And Kirishima, I think this one was more for their student's sake than for ours. Though the boy needs to learn to not always be kind. Sometimes that'll just get in the way of things." He shrugged his shoulders as he looked over at Ayumi. He gave her a confident smirk as he told her, "but come Saturday, I'll assure you that things will change for the most part." They always did that. Showed up stronger than before and proving their opponents wrong. That was one thing Shota was proud of about his students. Curious, he couldn't help but ask, "was the results as expected for you?" Didn't hurt to hear her opinion on things as well, plus maybe that'll give him a clue as to how her mind works?

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Namie had no clue what was going on with Denki's opponent, but she was a tad confused when he kept pointing at her. Um, what? Why? Though no matter what, Namie cheered loudly for Denki, ignoring the looks like always though this time it was coming from the exchange students as her sudden appearance as well new. The others in class 3-A got used to her making her appearances, even the teachers have! When the match ended, Namie hurried over to his side and smiled up at him, "what are you apologizing for silly? I thought you did a great job and I'm sure come Saturday, you'll do an even better job hehe." She was just happy to see him.

Waiting for him outside, Namie spotted Haru the one who went against Denki. She blinked a bit as she realized he was a bit different from earlier. She can only give him a bow in greeting before looking over at Denki. She blushed when he wrapped an arm around her, but she wasn't complaining hehe. Leaning her head against him happily, Namie was curious as to how his phone got destroyed, but she wasn't about to question him. Instead, she nodded her head happily as she told him, "oh sure! I'd love to hehe." Walking with him, the two headed towards downtown and towards the mobile store. As they were walking, Namie was happy to hear his optimism. Yes, it was better than him being down about the fight. "Yes! I know you can do it! I'll be there Saturday too!" Namie added happily. Entering the store, Namie pointed out various phones as they looked for a new one for Denki. "Did you want to get something to eat after this, Denki-kun? Or was there somewhere else you need to go?" Namie asked him, not wanting to part from him just yet.

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If Mela heard All Might laughing to his plants about her, she probably would called him a goof and give him quite an amused smile. As Mela headed off, mostly looking for Momiji as he wanted a tour and it would be a good way to distract herself, she found the boy had found her. So quickly eheh. "Oh yes, let's go." She nodded to him. "But I've only been here a few months so I'm probably not the most perfect of guides..." She warned him. She had only been at UA for about 3 months but it was beginning to feel like she had been there since the beginning. So much had happened, it was hard to believe looking back on everything. And they had so much more to come.

As they headed toward downtown, Ruka and the others were spotted and it was somehow decided they'd all go out together. Mela gave Ruka a small, almost apologetic smile, knowing she'd rather be off with Shoto than touring with the exchange students. Mela tried to offer to show them around herself and give Ruka and Shoto an excuse to leave but Yuki was insistent they could all hang out. Mela watched as Momiji hugged everyone, save for Shoto. Wise move heh. She walked hand in hand with Momiji, wondering how he could be so happy all the time. Oh right, she was like that wasn't she?

Yuki and Tohru were quite glad to see Momiji and Uede, always happy for others to be included. When Mela tried to take Yuki and Tohru out with Momiji, Yuki shook his head, "Nonsense, we can all go do something together. I'd hate for Todoroki-san and Kurotsuki-san to be excluded." Yuki said. "Yes, please, let us treat all of you." Tohru added. "It'll be really fun!" She smiled. It seemed Shoto and Ruka were unable to back out gracefully at that. Now all they needed to do was figure out where to go. Mela and Ruka decided on a curry restaurant as it was affordable as well as good. "Your class is so talented, we're going to have to really work hard this week." Tohru said to Shoto as they walked.

"Thank you." Shoto said, still holding onto Ruka's hand tightly. He was grateful for Mela's attempt at saving them but much to his annoyance, Yuki thwarted it. How?! Shoto knew Ruka was probably hoping to escape soon. Maybe one of them could pretend to have some kind of emergency? No no. "I am rather proud of our class." He had to admit though his eyes were still on Ruka. Yes, he was very proud of her in particular. She had come so far and he knew she was only going to keep on her road to becoming a wonderful pro hero. Yuki rose a brow at the two. He glanced over to Tohru who was tagging along, while Momiji and Mela were chatting lightly at the back.

"You know I do wish you and I had been paired up to be honest." Shoto couldn't help but tell the slender princely fellow. Yes, he wished that for a few reasons. "Do you?" Yuki blinked. "I suppose it would be interesting to see my quirk against someone like you but I'm quite happy with Kurotsuki-san as my partner. She is very confident and driven, I could feel it as we fought. When I watched your fight, Todoroki-san, I felt something a little different." He frowned, seemingly unable to put his finger on it as he held his chin. Shoto's eye twitched. This guy had a subtle way of being a jerk huh? Thankfully they arrived to the curry restaurant and all sat down at a table.

Shoto was seated on one side of Ruka, while Yuki sat on the other side of her. Mela sat across from Ruka while Momiji sat in front of Yuki while Tohru was sitting across from Shoto. After they all made their orders, with Yuki specifying he'd cover the bill as his family could afford it but he refrained from explaining that, they began to talk once more. "I have been meaning to ask about Momiji-san and his clothing choice." Shoto spoke up. Mela glanced to the boy beside her and tilted her head. "Aww do you want to wear a skirt too?" Mela couldn't help but crack a teasing smile before she realized what came out of her mouth.

Tohru let out a giggle at that image and Yuki coughed into his hand for a moment. He had to assume that comment from Todoroki was some kind of sly form of payback for his earlier assessment of Todoroki's emotions during battle. "Momiji-san is allowed to wear what he feels suits him best." Yuki began to explain. "Does it bother you or...?" Yuki asked, his tone implying it might intrigue the boy on the other side of Ruka. Shoto's face turned red, not expecting this to be turned on him. "What?! No!" Shoto almost jumped in his seat. He rubbed his face and looked to Ruka, yes he wanted to leave now. "Ruka-chan, are you sure we should be out eating when...your brother is sick at home?" He came up with a lie. Plus Yukito being sick somewhere, unable to bother him and Ruka was a rather good image, much better than Momiji or himself in a skirt.

"Sick?! We know a great doctor!" Tohru blurted out, her face pale with concern.

Shoto's eye began to twitch again, these people were unbelieveable...

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As Aizawa gave his brief thoughts on the match ups, she crossed over and packed up her bag, still nodding along as though she were listening, because she was. She was actually glad to hear him speak like he was moving on. Moving on was good. She didn't expect him to ever get over losing a soulmate, even if the concept was stupid to her. Stil, Ayumi was hopeful the more he thought of his work and the students, he might be able to come out of the dark fog that surrounded him. Still, she had some hard words for him but it was clear that at least for this moment, he was trying to be strong and put on a brave face. For now, she would save the tough love for another day, probably tomorrow.

She picked up her bag and headed for the door but paused when he then asked for her thoughts. Well, so much for escaping quickly. She turned back to him and sighed. "Uede lets her emotions get the better of her, not having them under control against someone will be dangerous but if she can focus on what's in front of her, I'm sure she can best Momiji if she traps him. Kurotsuki is very stubborn but it can be an advantage if she's not too reliant on her quirk's obvious applications and finds new ways to use it than her enemy would expect her to. I believe if she uses her fire, she could easily control her enemy's movements and focus while attacking with combat. Todoroki..." She thought for a moment.

"His power gives him a lot of confidence and comfort. While it's well earned, he can also be stuck in his own head and forget the fight in front of him. One day his typical strategies won't work." She said. "Kaminari is too nice but I have seen him developing more of a backbone over the past month or two, the question is if he can resist the urge to crumble when faced with so much power." Ayumi said. "Can he stay confident if he gets knocked down?" Ayumi concluded. "You're going home right?" Surely with him not tending to the fights, he had finished his paperwork for the day. "...Want a lift?" She found herself offering before she could shut her mouth.

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It was cute the way she just fit against him. Denki held her close as they walked out, glad to hear she'd be watching at the end of the week as usual. He just hoped his performance then was better than today's. While it added some pressure, he liked it. Yeah. He needed someone cheering for him and pushing him to do his very best. Denki walked toward downtown with Namie, heading to the first phone store they could find. It felt crazy walking around without a phone. What if Eijiro called about something important?! Ah well if he couldn't get ahold of him, he was probably smart enough to call Namie and check in with her for Denki heh.

His eyes scanned the phones, picking one of the cheaper ones though he didn't ask how durable it was. He paid and put his chip in and turned back to Namie when she asked about what they could do now. "Hmm what about we head back to my dorm and play games? I think I have to charge this thing anyway. Then we could order some food and hang out?" He suggested to her. "Peachy would love some of Namie's company too." He added, knowing she couldn't resist that. Was it a bit of a coincidence that his dorm was a lot less crowded and not likely to be a place annoying classmates would congregate? Maaaybe.

He would admit nothing. He headed back to UA with Namie who seemed cool with the idea. He opened the door for her and Peachy dashed over and meowed. Denki sushed his love and took off his sneakers and set his bookbag down and plugged his phone into the wall so it could charge. He sat on his bed, his room a lot more clean than usual. Having hung out with Namie more, he kept his room a bit more clean, much to the amazement of Izuku and Eijiro. Denki motioned for Namie to sit on his bed with him as he leaned over to look at her phone and what they could order to eat. "You in the mood for Chinese?" He asked her, unknowingly quite close to her face as he looked at the phone in her hand. Ahh was this what couples did~?

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While Mela was off enjoying her time with the exchange students, Toshinori was trying not to kill himself nor the plants as he rolled around his patio, mentally berating himself for having such inappropriate thoughts. Though...the rumor has it that Aizawa has been in a bad mood and Hizashi did mention something about Aizawa being dumped. Now, Toshinori wasn't sure if Hizashi knew that Mela and Aizawa were dating or not, but he could tell that little comment hit quite close to home for Aizawa as the dark-haired hero's mood had dwindled quite a lot on that day...that and Hizashi was gone for most of the day. Toshinori can only assume that it was due to Aizawa who was in a considerably good mood after the disappearance of Hizashi. Note to self, don't piss off Eraserhead.

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Momiji waved a hand in the air as he grinned up at Mela, "nonsense! If I had to be shown around Musutafu, it has to be by a cute tour guide! Definitely!" Giggling, he held her hand as they stumbled upon his cousin, Tohru, and two other U.A students. Momiji's eyes shined as he looked back and forth at Yuki and Shoto. Oh, was this Shoto like a Kyo to Yuki? Momiji giggled behind his hand as he watched the scene unfold before him. Where Mela tried to get the couple off the hook only for Yuki to come in like a sneaky rat he is. Momiji's smile grew as he tugged on Mela's hand, "but eating with everyone is fun~" Hehe.

After choosing a place to eat, Momiji walked behind the group with Mela. "Hmm, so what do you do around town for fun? I want to go see and have fun with you!" He grinned up at her. Judging from how she looked at All Might, Momiji can make a fairly good guess who she liked, but it didn't hurt to ask, would it? "Ne ne, Mela-chan~ I've been wondering but...who do you like? Or do you have like a certain type that you like?" he grinned as he waited for a reaction. He added lightly, "am I your type~?" He was kidding of course, but hey it'll be a bonus if he was her type right? Because he thought to be quite the catch for any lady~

As they arrived at the restaurant, Momiji, of course, chose to sit down next to Mela, but he didn't want to sit across from Shoto and so he chose to sit across from his cousin. He'll let Tohru who was Shoto's partner to sit across from him. After ordering their food, Shoto mentioned his skirt. Momiji's eyes lit up curiously when Mela just turned the conversation into a whole other direction. He can only watch as everyone cracked a smile or laughed while Momiji himself was smiling. Leaning eagerly towards Shoto, Momiji told him, "because~ It's cute! Right, Mela-chan?" Momiji grinned over at her before turning to face Ruka. He was about to offer to call up his cousin who was a doctor when Yuki beat him to it. It was amusing to see Yuki get into his Prince-mode and persuade girls just like that. Guess it really did work on any girl or guy for that matter he supposed. Grinning over at Mela, Momiji leaned over to her as he asked her, "what did you order Mela-chan~? I ordered a pork cutlet curry! Wanna share?"

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Ruka kept her smile in place even when Mela tried to help them out of the situation. It was kind of her friend, but Ruka would feel bad if she left Mela to deal with it plus Yuki has somehow dragged them in it regardless. Ruka can only give a small smile back to Mela as they decided on a curry house. Leading the way, Ruka listened to Tohru and Shoto's conversation. She nodded her head along with that. Yes, she was quite proud of her class and despite having only transferred here a few months ago, she felt quite close to her classmates already. So many things have happened and she was certain many more were to come. Ruka was a bit surprised at Shoto's rather direct words about wanting to be paired with Yuki. Ah, did he? Ruka would gladly switch if that was the case, though after losing the match she sort of didn't want to. She wanted a rematch with Yuki and this time she will win.

Though she was a bit torn on how to feel when Yuki expressed his opinions about being paired with her. She was flattered, but at the same time, Ruka wanted to tell Yuki that Shoto was just as driven and confident if not more. As they arrived at the curry house, Ruka blinked a bit at their seating arrangement. She pouted over at Mela, silently asking her friend why she was stuck in the middle of these two? Of course sitting next to Shoto was an obvious one but still! There was a tension between Shoto and Yuki, one that even Ruka can tell at times. Though somehow...the conversation took quite the turn and Ruka was looking over at Shoto. She held an amused grin but didn't make a comment. Shoto was acting cute. Hehe.

"Eh?" Ruka mumbled out in confusion as she blinked a few times at the mention of Yukito. He was sick? Well, that was good she supposed, but how does Shoto know of it and not her....ohhhh! Understanding what he meant now, Ruka slowly nodded her head, "ah...well...yeah. You're right I suppose..." Ruka glanced briefly over at Mela before turning to Yuki to tell him that she really should get going. But then Tohru just then had to mention a doctor. What? Ruka glanced over at Tohru, "oh, uh n-no that's alright...I wouldn't want to trouble you and yeah...ahaha." Then suddenly she felt someone grabbing hold of her hand. Turning to Yuki, Ruka can only pale as she saw his purple hues shimmering as if with unshed tears. W-What? At his words, Ruka can only shrink back as she had no clue what to do. "Ah, no...it's not because we want to leave or something. We're just concerned about his health...n-no he really doesn't need to see a doctor. It's just a common cold....y-yeah I'm probably just overthinking things huh..."

Feeling pressured by the pouty look Yuki was sending her way, Ruka's will caved in as she slumped her shoulders, "ah...alright...well I suppose we can leave after eating." She gave Shoto an apologetic look as she just couldn't say no to those eyes! What was she supposed to say or do!? Ruka could feel a headache coming and she knew she was in trouble later with Shoto after all of this.

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Shota was a bit surprised at all of Ayumi's thoughts. She did have a good point in all of what she said though he can tell she would be harsher to others when necessary. Though he supposed everyone needed a bit of tough love to grow up stronger. He simply nodded his head as he leaned back in his chair, "you're right in everything that you said...I'm impressed." He really was...even if he was lacking in expressing it. He supposed he might just have to show up for Saturday huh...he was curious to see how they really fought plus he wanted to be there when his students proved them wrong and turned up stronger than the beginning of the week. It was always nice to see progress in them...but...would he be able to handle seeing Mela...? Just the thought of her made his heart squeeze painfully.

Snapping out of his thoughts, Shota looked over at Ayumi when she offered to give him a lift home. He blinked for a few moments. Standing up, Shota simply headed towards the door though he said over his shoulder, "hm? I thought you're going to give me a lift?" Were his actions not enough of an answer for her? Sitting down on the back of the broom, Shota mumbled out, "ready whenever." If he were to fall, he supposed he can use his scarf to hang on...if he were to fall that is. Though the real question is, what made her offer this to him all of a sudden?

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At the mention of hanging out in his dorm room, Namie felt her heart skip a beat though she nodded her head eagerly. "Sure! I'd love to!" She was even more excited when he mentioned Peachy. She loved the little furball and the two were quite close buddies after Namie brought over food for Peachy on more than one occasion. After purchasing his phone, the two left for the dorms. Arriving at his room, Namie happily opened her arms to accept Peachy who jumped into her arms. Carrying the little orange tabby with her, Namie sat down on the bed next to Denki, quite used to going to his place by now. The two would often hang out at his place with Peachy. She even would play games with the guys when they were all around.

Pulling out her phone, Namie scrolled through the list of foods, wondering what they should get. Peachy stayed cuddled in her lap as she mumbled under her breath while looking through the list. Hearing Denki's voice right by her ear, Namie looked thoughtful before nodding her head, "yeah, Chinese sounds pretty good for me...ah, how about this place?" Finding a Chinese restaurant, Namie showed it to Denki though as she turned her head, she nearly let out a squeak when she came nose to nose with him. A-ah he was close! Turning back to face the phone, Namie's cheeks were red as she mumbled out, "um yeah! L-lets go with this! I-I think I'll get some fried rice and dumplings, w-what about you? Oh, and we can get Peachy some fish too?" Calm down beating heart! Just be still!

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At the question of who she liked and what her type was, her face turned red. W-why was he asking?! Her mind went to Shota quickly before she shook her head. No no, Shota wasn't hers anymore. Fighting off the stinging pain, she chewed on her lower lip. "Um well I-I do-don't like a-anyone." She stuttered. Was that convincing enough? She glanced off, yes it was. Of course Toshinori came to mind just as soon as Shota was shaken from it. She did like Toshinori, a lot. And those feelings only doubled when she found out about his pro hero identity. But there was no way she would be able to explain it to someone who couldn't know the truth.

"My type?" Definitely someone strong and confident. Someone who was also sweet but let her have her space and someone who she could feed sweets to. "Well let's just say if you were at least...8 years older, then you'd be my perfect guy." Mela smiled slightly. Momiji really was sweet and totally cute but he was way too hyper to see being in a serious relationship. It was such a shame he wasn't older because she knew he would be a great boyfriend. Mela nodded at Momiji's question, "Oh yes, you're super cute. I think you look better than I do." She laughed a little. It was quite nice to get out of her head and be around actual people instead of just staring at a wall.

She glanced down at the menu, not sure how much she felt like eating but after trying to chase around Momiji during the fight and not having had much of anything for lunch, she was a bit hungry. But would she allow herself to eat? If she didn't Ruka would fuss and Mela would rather eat than make a scene. "Um I think the curry udon sounded interesting, I'll try that." She said. "Mmm I'd love to try some of yours, you can have some of mine if you'd like." She nodded to him. "So Momiji-kun, umm do you have a favorite pro hero?" She asked him. "I'm guessing The Pussycats maybe~?" Mela couldn't help but stare at Yuki and Ruka. They would have beautiful children together ehehe~

- - -

Shoto looked to Ruka and then to Mela, hoping she didn't say something stupid to blow his little white lie. Although maybe in saying Yukito was sick...he would get sick heh. Not too sick but sick enough to not be able to work or move or bug Ruka. But before he could get up and drag Ruka off, Yuki took Ruka's hand. "Please don't tell me you're going to leave us here, in this unknown city. It would break my heart to have you leave after we've been getting along so well. I'm sure we can find a way to help your brother, our family has a very fine doctor." He said softly, his eyes shimmering. He had a feeling they were lying and he wanted to figure out why. So of course Yuki couldn't help but pull out this little trick. It worked so well when he wanted to pretend to let his guard down and appear irresistible to others heh.

From somewhere across the table, Tohru let out a tiny swooning noise before she covered her mouth, staring at Ruka, as was Shoto. At Ruka's sudden change of heart, Shoto slouched his shoulders. He was disappointed. Quite. He glanced off, glaring slightly. Was that all it took for some stranger to win Ruka over? He hated Yuki. Yes, he hated Yuki way more than Bakugo. Yes. At least with Bakugo, Ruka didn't lose her free will. Shoto had to wonder if he could do that trick too or would he just look as weird as Yuki? His sulking was interrupted by the arrival of their server who came to take their orders before leaving.

If Ruka wanted to wait and leave poor...Yukito in distress a bit longer, fine. He wouldn't make this easy on Ruka then. Shoto wanted her and wanted her after her battle with Yuki and yet he was waiting even longer, because of Yuki! Argh. Under the table, Shoto placed his hand on Ruka's leg, his fingers brushing against her bare leg, fingers slipping under her skirt but for now his hand stayed still, just enjoying her warmth. "I suppose he can wait." He said calmly. Using his left hand, he picked up his glass of water and with his right, he applied a small light burst of cold to his naughty girl before he turned off the ice and rubbed her leg, warming her back up with his own natural body heat.

Yuki looked across the table and then back to Ruka, quite glad she had given in. He had worried she would leave before he could get more information about her quirk. It was interesting and yet he still didn't know why it was cursed. Was it just for the dramatic name? No that couldn't be it. "So it sounds like we'll be training this week after morning classes." Yuki commented. "I think it'll be very interesting to get to work even more closely with you, Kurotsuki-san." Yuki smiled as he tilted his head. Under the table, Shoto squeezed her leg a bit firmly. Yeah, no Shoto didn't like this week or the way it was beginning to unfold.

Maybe Yukito showing up and getting this guy away from Ruka was what he needed? Urgh, he didn't want Yukito coming around and making things worse but maybe, just maybe he'd have to team up with the devil just this once. "I'd love to take a closer look at your flames." Yuki said to her. "So Yuki-san...you wanted to talk tactics right?" Shoto tried to change the subject quickly. "You're not just going to do the same thing you did today, come Saturday right? If you really enjoyed Ruka's drive, you'd give her a chance before pulling a cheap trick." Shoto commented. Yuki nodded slowly, "Of course, I was just observing today. I must admit." Yuki said as Shoto's hand slowly made his way up towards her thigh. "But surely you'll do the same for Honda-san right?" "...Of course." Shoto frowned. Did he have to? "Prince Yuki is always looking out for me~" Tohru said before she could stop herself. Yuki let out a sigh, wishing she hadn't said that. It was a name he really didn't like. Shoto's eye twitched. Prince Yuki? And Queen Ruka fighting each other? No no no, this was not good.

- - -

Ayumi couldn't help but smirk as his words, though she did doubt their sincerity. Either way, she was quietly happy that he could at least acknowledge her assessment and its usefulness. Aizawa got up and moved past her, not even mentioning her offer until he was closer to her. She gave a small huff. "You know, witches don't read minds right?" She gave an amused pout at him. God, how did Uede even get close to Aizawa? He was so prickly! It was cute though, in a weird way. If she knew of his uncertainty about seeing Mela, she would have smacked him over the head and told him he'd have to get used to seeing her since she was his student. And that they couldn't keep avoiding each other's very existence.

She readied her broom and got on it, moving one leg over. She glanced over her shoulder at Aizawa. "Just put your arms around me." She said firmly. He could be such a child. So many guys would kill to be flown around town by her! "If you don't, I'll just leave my broom here and carry you in my arms~" She sang. That did the trick it seemed. Ayumi activated her quirk and lifted them and broom off the floor and quickly out an open window, "Watch your head~" She laughed as they flew outside. She brought up a hand to hold onto her black hat as she slowed down as they headed down towards the busy city. "By the way, next week I'm gonna go against Uede, that shouldn't be a problem right?" After all, he and All Might did. Besides, Ayumi wanted to have some fun and unlike both guys, she wasn't going to go easy on her. Nothing personal, of course!

- - -

Letting out a small hum of approval, he thought about what to get. Dumplings were honestly his main purpose for suggesting Chinese heh. He was quite happy she had mentioned them because it meant he could order more and not worry about her not liking them. A few volts jumped from the tip of his nose to the tip of Namie's. "Ahh sparks between us~" He laughed a little as she looked back to her phone. "I was thinking dumplings too!" Denki exclaimed before he thought about what else they could order. "Hm? Oh yeah, sure we could get some fish." Was that healthy? Then again, Denki gave Peachy bits of cookie and chips so he decided if Peachy would eat it, it had to be okay right?

"Peachy would love that, I'm sure." Denki nodded as they placed their order. Denki suggesting, some sesame chicken as well. Getting up, Denki went to go start up a fun racing game for them to play for a bit. He grabbed two beanbag chairs and planted them in front of his tv as he motioned for Namie to come and join him. "So how everything with you?" He asked her, handing her the controller she often used when she played. "I feel like we always talk about my school and its silly antics. You'll let me know if anything important or awesome happens?" Even if it wasn't important or assume though, he still wanted to know. She was so kind to him and he hoped he didn't just take from her kind heart. He wanted to give back to her too. In any way.

AiAi AiAi
 
Momiji gave off a knowing smile when Mela denied liking anyone at the moment. Oh reaaaally? He giggled slightly though that soon turned into a pout when she told him straight up that she liked older men! But he was so cute! He blinked a few times, a few of his older cousins coming to mind. Hm well if he can't have Mela for himself, then maybe he can somehow drag her into his family? None of his cousins with him here can be her candidate, but maybe his older cousins? But Shigure was too pervy...Ayame was too...hmm oh maybe he can though. But wait! He recalled how Mela was looking over at All Might. It was obvious to the hyper blonde that she liked the pro hero. So why wasn't she saying anything to him about it? His brows furrowed for a brief moment as it appeared that he was pouting at her comment instead of his thoughts. There seemed to be more behind this break-up than he imagined. Glancing over at Ruka, Momiji was considering asking the Pinkette, but she seemed quite tied up in her own problems hehe.

He finally turned his attention to Mela as he poked her cheek while winking over at her, "I think you're lying~ You know clearly who you like hehe." Momiji's grin widened as he added after a few moments, "that's me of course~! Right?" He gave out a small laugh as he leaned back in his chair. No no, he wasn't just cute! Though...yes he was cute. Ah, such conflicting feelings for a man~ He merely winked over at Mela as he told her, "nooo, I think Mela-chan is much cuter! Though I do agree that I am quite cute. Hehe." Looking over at Yuki and Ruka, Momiji couldn't help but wonder how it would be if Yuki brought home Ruka to the family. They'd be stoked but also chaotic hehe. Now if he brought how Mela~ Momiji just giggled to himself as he shook that thought aside. No no~ That was for another fun time he supposed. Hehe.

"Oooh curry udon, that sounds tasty!" He smiled over at Mela but at her question, he tilted his head to the side, "oh pro-hero?" He grinned as an idea came to mind. Yes, he did like the Pussycats very much, but for today he will answer as...."All Might! I think he's super duper cool and just super strong! Don't you think so too?" He grinned widely over at her with sparkling eyes. Now, would she admit to it? Noticing how Mela was looking over at Yuki and Ruka, Momiji piped up just as Tohru called him Prince Yuki, "now that you mention it, Yuki and Ruka-chan look like a Prince and Princess huh, right Mela-chan? Oh! But Mela-chan can be my Princess~ Hehe." He grinned over at her. Now to see the mess unfold hehe.

- - -

Usually, Ruka would just do what she wanted, but at that moment Yuki looked almost like a girl just begging for help and Ruka really couldn't say no. Was it a girl or was it an animal? Ruka wasn't sure what it reminded her of, but she just couldn't say no. The worst part? He knew that. Ruka can tell. Urgh. She glanced warily over to Shoto, wondering if he was upset. Yup, he was. Though as he agreed to stay, Ruka was suspicious. No no, she knows him well enough by now. Just like that, Ruka felt his hand snaking up her leg to which she nearly let out a yelp. Biting her inner cheek, Ruka told herself to calm down and not get swept away by Shoto's touches. When he used his ice, well she nearly let out a squeak. Drinking her water, Ruka bit onto the straw to stop the sounds from escaping her lips. W-What was Shoto doing!?

Letting out a sigh as warmth spread back to her leg, Ruka turned to face Yuki. Hm? Oh right, the practices, "ah yes, there will be training sessions during the afternoon class for the rest of the week..." Ruka can only tilt her head back at Yuki, her smile straining as Shoto's hand squeezed her leg. She felt like squirming and kissing her boyfriend but no no! Not when they're out in public and on top of all this, Yuki was right next to her! Hopefully, he doesn't notice it. Ruka's eyes widened for more than one reason, biting back a moan she instead blurted out, "oh no, you wouldn't want to get too close to my flames." That would just be dangerous. She squirmed in her seat as his hand inched further up to her thigh. Oh, he was getting really naughty right now!

When Tohru called him Prince Yuki, there were several reactions. Ruka looked over at Yuki, amusement clearly shining in her eyes while Momiji had other thoughts in mind. She looked over at the innocent looking blonde and lifted her brow. Now, what was he talking about? Shaking her head, Ruka told him, "I think you're mistaken, I'm no Princess...though I'm sure Prince Yuki will learn that come Saturday." She smirked over at him as she would not lose. Not again. She couldn't help but use that nickname as it was obvious he didn't like it. She wondered who made that name up for him. Hehe. Ruka bit back a laugh as she focused on her own problem at hand. Literally a hand. Resting her hands under the table, Ruka placed it over her skirt where Shoto's hand was. She glanced over at Shoto, wondering what brought out this side of him today. He was a bit more aggressive than usual.

- - -

As Shota sat down on her broom, he let out a loud sigh at her orders. Did he really have to? But upon hearing her threatening words, Shota let out another sigh as he wrapped an arm around her waist. His eyes narrowed and out of spite, he wrapped both arms around her, pulling her close until her back was resting against his chest, "better?" He murmured out into her ear as he was known to bite back. Hmph, that's what she gets. Though now that he thought about it...Ayumi was probably the only other female he let get this close to him without any repercussions...the other being...Mela. Shaking his head, Shota focused on the scenery they passed by as she flew them out above the city. The wind felt colder up here...but it was nice.

When Ayumi mentioned going against Mela next week for the matches, Shota looked over at her in slight alarm. What? Why? He bit back the questions as he realized he had no valid reason as to why she can't. Plus...it wasn't like Mela and him were together anymore...it shouldn't matter to Shota, right? "Why her?" He asked. If it was because she was the only one to go against him and All Might, well that wasn't quite true. There was Midoriya and even Kurotsuki went against him, so why Mela? His eyes narrowed in suspicion, what was this woman planning? Shota knew something was up, the Witch never acted unless she had a plan in mind. That much he's learned about her so far.

- - -

She felt the sparks between them, it was a small gentle spark. Nothing painful. If anything for Namie it felt like a gentle tickle and she quite liked it. Of course, she won't tell that to Denki. Nodding her head, she smiled at his words. Ah, so he likes dumplings too? Mumbling out, Namie ordered their food, "dumplings, some fried rice...a bit of plain fish for Peachy and sesame chicken...and ordered! Alright, these all sound good right?" She already ordered them, but she can still change it if she must. Though Denki just gave her a thumbs up. Smiling, Namie went over to sit on the beanbag chair, leaving Peachy to sleep on the bed as she took the controller.

As they began to play the racing game, Namie looked over at Denki smiling at his thoughtfulness. He was being considerate of her and that was really kind of him. He didn't have to do that, she loved just listening to what he had going on especially since she herself wished to be in U.A. Plus all his stories were always so fun hehe. Though guess she can vent to him and just talk to him about her day. It wouldn't hurt anyone and he did say he wants to hear it too. Namie answered his question, "I'm just starting my midterms! But so far so good. I already finished the written portion and the next few days will be the practical portion. It's just so long because instead of one class, my school decided to just combine all the classes so its a big matchup." Namie let out a small sigh as thought back to it, "thankfully, it's all like races instead of just physical combat. But who knows, my teachers like to change things up all the time." Namie's nose scrunched as she fell behind in the race when she got hit by an item. As they finished a few more races, her phone buzzed alerting her of a notification, "oh! Looks like the food is ready, I'll go get it~" Namie stood up to go and pick up the food at the front entrance to the dorms.

Genkai Genkai
 
Momiji's expressions were quite interesting. Or concerning. Was he okay? Mela eyed the others to see if they could help her but they were wrapped up in something else and she hadn't been really paying attention to the chatter. But Ruka looked a bit...flustered. "N-no I don't!" She blushed even more. Why did it matter if she liked anyone? It's not like she'd ever tell a certain blond dork she liked him and wanted to go out with him. How could she? Even though she wasn't seeing Shota, it felt like she was still with him. It was so hard to explain! "Hehe yes, it's you. I admit it." Mela teased him, hoping that would appease the cutie. Mela personally wished she could join the Pussycats, with her balance quirk, she'd fit right in! But she was doubtful they'd let her join their cute duo.

At the mention of All Might, who Mela would have never guessed was someone Momiji would look up to, she almost dropped her glass of water. "I er ye...ah he's um pretty great. I guess um after uh being around him, it's um not a big deal?" She said. She was such a good liar, she astounded herself. Yes, Momiji would never be able to guess she liked him or that he wasn't always All Might, in fact most of the day he was a cute lanky man named Toshinori who was just so sweet and dorky hehe. "Oh I'd love to be your prin-cess." She almost tripped over the word. Ah she wasn't Shota's princess anymore. She made a slight face. "Ah Momiji-kun, what baked treats do you like? I'm quite the baker and when I beat you on Saturday, I'd love to make you a consolation treat." She teased him.

Mela looked up as she saw Tohru suddenly trying to change topics. She tilted her head a bit and nodded. "Yes it's fine curry..." She said slowly as she glanced to Momiji, a bit unsure as to what she had missed. "We may need some ice cream after this though, it's a bit spicy for me." She licked her lips as she wiped them on a napkin, eyeing Ruka curiously. Was Ruka okay? She looked between Shoto and Yuki, glaring a bit. She had no idea what was going on but things felt very weird from where she was sitting.

- - -

Yuki hadn't a clue as to what was going on with Ruka or Shoto. He would be quite taken aback if he knew of course. Yuki was a gentleman and a gentleman didn't do such things in public. Of course it might be fun to try but they were in such a large group. Yuki listened as everyone seemed to chime in. Tohru gave him a very sorry look as she hadn't meant to embarrass him and yet that's exactly what she did. Tohru hung her head in quiet shame as their food arrived. This day was just terrible and he wanted to be with Ruka and forget everything relating to Sohmas. They were trouble. Too much trouble.

His heart sank a bit as Ruka then went on to use that nickname of Yuki-san's. Prince Yuki? Really? He glanced off for a moment. Ruka was simply using the name to bother Yuki. That's was it. But it dd bother Shoto. She didn't really see him as some kind of wonderful prince. Right? He blinked when he felt Ruka's hands settle atop her skirt. Ah. Was he getting too bold? He moved his hand back to his own lap, not wanting to do something she didn't want. He could keep his hands to himself, he knew his relationship was secure. Yuki would be gone in a week. He had nothing to worry about. He nodded to himself as he started to eat some of his rice, feeling quite emotionally drained it was only Monday. Aaaand being emotionally drained, made him need to have some kind of release heh. But he had to wait. He could wait.

Looking over at Todoroki, Yuki couldn't help but notice he looked a bit quiet all of a sudden. Yuki was quiet for his own reasons though. He didn't like being called a prince. He found it patronizing and demeaning. The girls at their own school were very annoying and started a fan club dedicated to him. Yuki honestly thought it was really strange and it made him uncomfortable but somehow the school didn't seem to care how Yuki felt. "You are aware a princess can be more than just demure." Yuki couldn't help but speak up to Ruka. He would honestly like to just drop the whole thing but he didn't see why being a princess was bad in Ruka's eyes. Or why a princess couldn't be a fearless fighter.

At least in Yuki's mind, his nickname was unwanted but he did think Ruka looked like one of those cute princesses out of a manga book. "You would make a fine princess, Kurotsuki-san." He smiled to her. "And besides Saturday you may find out I'm hardly a prince myself. Or maybe I'm one who does whatever it takes to win a battle." He said, unable to refrain from proving that he had his own competitive edge. Shoto glanced to his plate, yes, he really wished he could switch partners. He'd like to burn Yuki-san alive with all of this talk. Ruka was his Queen, she was far better than some princess. Tohru frowned, not needing to use her quirk to feel a variety of conflicting emotions and she wished she could defuse the tension and stress being to build.

"Um guys maybe we should change topics?" Tohru suggested nervously. Mela was on edge, Shoto was on edge and even Ruka had been on edge at some point and now Yuki was getting a bit restless. "Isn't this food really good? I make curry at home for the boys but this is very good." She said, not sure how to change topics but she was going to try. Yuki blinked as he nodded, yes she had a point. Things were feeling a bit tense, just a bit. Thankfully Kyo wasn't around or this shop would be in ruins by now. Shoto poked his rice, remembering quite vividly why he didn't like groups of people. Or sharing Ruka with obviously handsome strangers. But Ruka was his girlfriend, nothing would change that so he reminded himself that Ruka loved him. HIm and no one else. Yes, their love for each other was unbreakable.

- - -

She blushed and kept facing forward, hearing his voice so close to her ear. "Ah...yes, quite." She hummed. Even though his reason for putting his arms around her were more for his own safety and well being, Ayumi enjoyed him being close. Plus, it wouldn't hurt him to get close to someone physically. But she was sure if she offered a hookup, he'd decline and call her crazy for even offering. But it could be a good release for him. Who could be so uptight after getting laid anyway? Ah well, baby steps was what Aizawa needed to take so she'd be the one to make him take them. When Aizawa was quiet after her informing him of her intent, she was worried he'd tell her not to, that he was trying to protect Mela somehow from Ayumi's broom.

But he had to be objective about Mela before they could really become friends and move beyond the fact that they were once together and now they weren't. They had to accept the good times had ended and to just enjoy them as they were. Surely Mela and Shota could stay friends, they seemed so close. Why have to lose the other just because the romance was taken off the table? Sure they could support each other but it was hardly Aizawa's place to get too invested in Mela, right? Her reason was surely not because she was trying to fight for Aizawa. No way. Aizawa tolerated her at best. She knew the fight would be Aizawa silently wanting Mela to land an arrow in Ayumi's butt or something.

She slowed her broom down as they fly at a rather gentle speed now, as if she was trying to stall for time to think of a good reason other than she wanted to make Mela pay for destroying Shota. But that wasn't fair, Mela was obviously hurting too. Still, Ayumi had been far too quiet. "She's an interesting girl, she reminds me of me at her age and I think I can help push her to become a better hero." Yep that was mostly the truth, just some personal reasons were left out. "It'll be fun." Ayumi shrugged as she began to fly towards Shota's apartment. "You know, you and I should really spar sometime, maybe I can hep you get out some aggression~?" She suggested. Surely yelling at her wasn't the same as throwing some punches or doing...other things.

- - -

From time to time, Namie would share about herself but Denki was worried she wasn't sharing enough. DId she feel comfortable enough? He hated when people hogged the conversation and focus and he never wanted Namie to feel like he wasn't interested or didn't care. Quite the contrary, he was very interested and cared a whole lot! He began to play, moving the joysticks and mashing buttons as they raced along. She began to talk about her school and the midterms she was beginning. Oh yes, hers were this week. Bummer. He hoped he wasn't making her stick around and not study. He would hate to be the reason she didn't pass. He would feel terrible and go down to her school and demand they make an exception for such a bright young mind. But hopefully it didn't come to that.

"I'm not keeping you from studying, am I?" He asked her. It really was cool to hear how other schools seemed to operate. It sounded a bit chaotic but then again UA was pretty crazy too. "That sounds pretty fun to me. I wish I could be cheering you on!" But he had some crazy guy to deal with during school. Plus he was sure tests were closed off to any guests. Denki looked up as Namie excused herself to get the food. Denki paused the game and got up. He rubbed his face, not sure why he was suddenly a bit nervous. Namie had been by plenty of times before and et this felt a little different somehow.

Peachy was giving him a look before returning to sleep. Denki paced around, not sure why he felt so restless. He jumped when Namie returned with the plastic bag of food. It smelled so good. "I'm starving." He said as he helped unpack the boxes as they sat down to pick through them. He picked up a small pork dumpling and held it out for Namie to try. "Careful it's hot." He smiled to her as he fed her carefully. Denki then took another dumpling into his own mouth. "So gooood." He moaned. Yes, this hit the spot after a tough day. "By the way, if you need help with your midterms, I can lend a hand." He hoped he could anyway. He wasn't sure how but he wanted Namie to feel like he was in her corner. Because he was.

AiAi AiAi
 
Momiji looked at the mess he sort of created? Well, not really. It just all happened with things being said and exchanged, not exactly his fault per say! Though upon seeing Mela's reaction to his words, Momiji was more than certain that she liked All Might, but why was she not saying anything? Was it because he was her teacher? No no, age and titles should not matter! As she changed the subject to baked treats, well he couldn't deny that. Eyes shining, Momiji excitedly told her, "oh oh oh I love brownies! But I also love chocolate chip cookies! Or maybe even poundcake? Hm?" Tilting his head, he finally processed what Mela said fully and with a pout, Momiji told her, "heeeey! I'm not going to lose! I'll do my best too! Even if it's against you, Mela-chan." He gave her a wink.

At the change of subject, Momiji nodded his head in agreement, "oh yes! Ice cream sounds really yummy! Can't we go now?" But they just got their food huh. Pouting, Momiji turned his attention to Mela as he scooped up a spoonful of some rice with curry and a piece of cutlet on top. Smiling to her, he held it out to her lips as he said, "say 'ahh' Mela-chan~" Hopefully, that'll calm her down a bit. Hehe. After the group finished eating curry, it was decided that they will be getting ice cream as well. Holding Mela's hand once more, Momiji spoke up, "so your homeroom teacher, is it All Might? Because that'll be like super cool and awesome!" He still needed to figure out what was making Mela so stubborn about confessing to All Might...hm...maybe he was approaching it wrong. If he can't get through to Mela, then he'll have to hunt down the number one hero! He smiled widely at that as he changed the topic before she can even answer, "oh! We're here! What flavor are you going to get? I want chocolate! But I also want caramel...hmmm" Momiji looked rather troubled as he looked over at the various flavors of ice cream.

Boy, did he have his hands full! He'll have to go and find All Might sometime tomorrow during school, question the hero then set him up with Mela on a date! Then he'll need to call in his cousins as well...if All Might won't go on a date with Mela-chan, then Momiji had no qualms about taking her into the Sohma family. He'll have her to himself then!....but through a roundabout way since she won't accept him for his age. Boo! Though as they were in the ice cream parlor, Momiji's eyes shined as he spotted someone walking outside. Oh? Wasn't this just too much of a coincidence? Taking Mela's hand, Momiji dragged her out of the parlor as he called out, "hey sensei! Oh...uh sorry! Wrong person!" Momiji was certain it was All Might, but it was a completely different person. He supposed it was the blonde hair that made him mistake the guy for someone else. Looking back and forth between the man and Mela, Momiji tilted his head. Hearing Tohru calling for him, Momiji headed back inside as he told Mela, "I'll go get our ice creams!"

- - -

As classes were done for the day, All Might decided to not just roll around his house talking to his plants about Mela. No no no! That was just inappropriate for a man to think of a lovely lady like Mela like that! Bad All Might! Once he was done patrolling, he decided to go grab a quick bite to eat. Returning back to his normal form, no longer in his muscle form, Toshinori was walking around downtown, wondering what to eat when he heard a familiar hyper voice call out to him or well towards his direction. Jumping at the mention of sensei, Toshinori looked around him to see no one else walking his way...which can only mean it was directed to him...right? Slowly turning his head, he was surprised to see Mela there. He blinked a few times before realizing that the boy apologized, "Oh! It's quite alright young man...." What was she doing here?

As the exchange student ran back inside, he rubbed the back of his head as he smiled over at Mela, "hey there Mela-chan. What are you doing out here? Are you showing the exchange students around town?" He glanced inside the store to see two more of the exchange students. Smiling, he told her, "good job, you're making U.A proud by doing this you know?" Reaching a hand, Toshinori paused as he wondered if he was allowed to do this...? This much wouldn't hurt anyone...right? Gently he placed it atop her head as he told her, "good job Mela-chan..." he gave her a soft smile. He really did miss her... "say, when you're done with this, won't you stop by my place? I-er well the flowers miss you..." He mumbled out, unsure why that even came out, "a-ah but you're busy with the students, right? Plus I'll see you tomorrow right? S-sorry I was uh getting impatient...ah! Look at the time! I should get going! And it seems like your friends are calling for you too um I'll see you tomorrow?" He gave her a small smile and wave before running off...that was embarrassing! He must have looked like a fool! And sounded like one too by asking her to come over to his house. Urgh, smooth Toshinori, smooth.

- - -

Ruka glanced briefly over at Shoto. He was quiet...too quiet. She frowned slightly, wondering if she did something to upset him. She'll have to cheer him up somehow. Though her attention was back on Yuki when he spoke up. Ruka lifted a brow at him. What was he implying there? She didn't like where this was going and yup. Just as she expected. She felt her eye twitch as she strained a smile on her lips. Did he just call her a Princess? That was one of the few nicknames Ruka did not tolerate as Yukito would often call her that. Though as he mentioned himself as not just any Prince, Ruka smirked. Oh, so that did get him on edge. "Hm, I see. Well, we shall see come Saturday, no?" She was looking forward to pummeling his pretty princely face to the ground. Hopefully, Tohru won't mind heh.

Ruka glanced over at Tohru as everyone joined in on the new change of topic. "Oh, you cook Honda-san? What a coincidence, I cook as well. Though I usually make my curry a lot milder since Mel doesn't like spicy food much." Ruka sent a teasing glance to Mela before scooping up a bit of her spicy curry and held it out to Shoto, "want to try a bite of mine, Shoto?" Ruka smiled over at him sweetly. With a playful wink, she added, "it's a bit spicy though~" And that was what the cheese filled cutlet was there for. She wasn't trying to leave Shoto out or anything like that. She was just getting a bit too competitive with Yuki. The boy had ways with his words that made her want to retaliate. At the mention of ice cream, Ruka nodded her head though...she side glanced over at Shoto. Maybe they can make an escape then?

As they were walking towards the ice cream parlor, Ruka stopped halfway as she spoke up, "oh dear, it seems that I forgot my books at school." Frowning visibly, Ruka gave the group mainly Mela an apologetic smile, "I'm sorry, but I really need those for homework tonight. Please go ahead and enjoy the ice cream though!" Though as Yuki tried to stop her once more, Ruka gave him a small smile. She was not falling for that twice! Before he can even open his mouth Ruka told him, "maybe tomorrow, Yuki-san. School first you know?" With a quick wave, Ruka dragged Shoto away from the group, not even caring to ask if he wanted to come with her or not. Obviously, he will. Rounding the corner, Ruka let out a sigh as she wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tightly, "mmm! I still want something sweet! Can we go to our cafe now, please?" Ruka looked up at Shoto with a small pout adorning her lips.

Remembering his silence during the curry house, Ruka stopped him as she placed a hand on his cheek making him look into her eyes. Smiling, Ruka leaned up and kissed him softly on the lips before biting his nose, "stop making such a face silly...you're going to make me worry." Smiling, she hoped he would smile back too. Though come tomorrow, Ruka wasn't sure what to expect during her training with Yuki. Something told her that the boy was one to remember promises and she sort of made one with him on the fly as she was just in a hurry to run off with Shoto. Hopefully, he doesn't remember though. Ha ha ha...ha. Ah this week was going to be quite the week, wasn't it?

- - -

A part of him really wanted to stop Ayumi from going against Mela, but he had no reasons for that. He couldn't. He didn't have the right to do that anymore. He was simply Mela's homeroom teacher and that was about it. He blinked a few times as he processed that painful thought through his mind. Yes, he was just simply her teacher and nothing else. His grip on Ayumi's waist tightened briefly before he let out a long sigh, his forehead resting against her shoulder, "do whatever you want." It wasn't like he can stop her, plus her reasons seemed valid enough...except she seemed to be taking it all in stride, a bit too relaxed for his liking. She may not be lying, but he had this gut feeling that there was a very big portion left out of her reasons. Oh whatever, he was too tired to even fight against her anyway.

At the mention of them sparring, Shota lifted a brow. Huh? Aggression? He let out a snort as he told her, "I don't think you could help me there." He was simply...lonely. A part of him was clearly gone and now he was trying to find ways to fill that void, but so far nothing did the job to complete the missing puzzle. Plus he got plenty of time to just pummel villains during his patrols...though perhaps sparring would help? Ah, but how would that help him? Sighing, Shota spotted his apartment coming up though he did tell her, "but I suppose a spar or two won't hurt anyone." He'll consider it, but whether he would actually get out of bed to spar with her? Well, that was a different story. Landing in front of his place, Shota stretched as he looked over at Ayumi. She did help him a lot lately...sighing, Shota gestured to his place as he asked her, "did you want to say hi to Mi before you go?" That was the least he could do for her, right? Rubbing the side of his neck, Shota glanced over at her.

- - -

Namie waved a hand as she told him with a smile, "no no! Don't you worry! I'm actually the top of my class and as I mentioned, we already finished the written portion of the midterms. So all thats left is the physical portion." At the mention of him cheering her on, Namie smiled widely at that. She would love that! But the thought alone was enough for her since she knew Denki was busy with his own schoolwork and U.A was probably a lot more different and difficult than her more average school, "oh please don't worry about that, but your thoughts alone is enough to keep me going hehe. So thank you!" Namie was happy. Just an encouragement or two from Denki was enough to make her day and keep her going. She was feeling confident about her first portion of the physical exam tomorrow!

Helping take out the food, Namie sat beside him as she eagerly opened up the boxes. The delicious scent filled the room. Placing bits of the fish onto an empty plate, Namie placed it in front of Peachy who began to eat it with a happy purr. She turned to face Denki as she heard him call out to her. Huh? Cheeks turning red, Namie opened her mouth as she accepted the dumpling, "mmm! It's so good!" Namie said as she happily chewed on the steaming piece of food. Giggling at Denki's reaction, Namie held out a spoonful of fried rice as she returned the favor, "say 'ahh'~" Namie told him as she fed him some rice. Ah, this felt like something couples would do. It made her heart flutter as she felt quite happy. Blinking out of her inner squealing moment, Namie smiled at Denki, "thank you Denki-kun! But I know you're quite busy with school too....so it's okay, but! If you can maybe call me every day...? I-It'll really encourage me and m-make my day...or something like that..." Namie averted her gaze as she felt nervous and shy all of a sudden. Urgh, maybe she shouldn't have said that?

Genkai Genkai
 
Mela was about to protest about being fed but found when she opened her mouth to do so, Momiji fed her anyway! She gave im a look as she tried his food. It was very good, crunchy and tangy. She was glad ice cream was a good idea and gave Ruka a smile once she swallowed her food. Yes, Ruka's curry was good, just the right amount of spice for her. Ruka did love the heat though hehe. As they all migrated towards the closest stop, Ruka realised she forgot her books. Mela gave Ruka a look. Uh huh. Mela could have offered to go get them for her but decided poor Shoto had suffered enough so she waved them off, happy to talk Yuki, Tohru and Momiji herself as Shoto had been dragged away by Ruka. "Oh no no he's not the homeroom teacher um that would beeee Aizawa-sensei." She corrected Momiji after some silence. Entering the shop, she turned to Momiji.

"Um I think vanilla is sounding good." Yes ice cream would make her think about something else other than the complexities of the human heart. "Ah you should get both, they'd go great together." She nodded, remembering to make some brownies for Momiji come the weekend. Hopefully she'd win then. Upon being pulled outside, she was about to ask what had gotten into the boy when she saw it was Toshinori, not All Might. What a coincidence indeed heh. "Toshinori, hey." Mela said, finding it funny to run into him. "Ah yes I sort of got roped into it." But saying no to Momiji was very hard. She rubbed her neck, blushing at his words. Oh this wasn't much at all. When his hand rested on her head, her heart skipped several beats. Ah Shota did that. Oh, but Toshinori did that too. She smiled softly, telling herself it was okay to relax against his touch. Mm.

"Ah~" She breathed in, her heart beating against her chest as he tried to get her to come over to his place today, he began to say he missed her but changed it to the plants. Ah, did they now? She shook her head, wishing he'd be okay with missing her. Was it such a bad thing? Before she could tell him she'd love to, he changed his mind and ran off. Aw the world's number one hero could be so shy. Mela glanced back to the shop and headed inside to help Momiji with the ice cream. After eating with the Sohmas plus Honda-san, Mela headed home, having a feeling Ruka would be occupied for a bit. She did a bit of cleaning and watched some tv, her mind inevitably wondering what Shota was doing. Somehow she wanted him to find a way to be happy, even if it was with someone else, even if it would hurt, she needed him to be happy. Resting her head against the couch, she thought about Toshinori and how she should have just gone over to his place. Ah well, tomorrow~

- Another day, more Tuesday training -

Waking up, Mela had breakfast with Ruka, both of them discussing the Sohmas as Mela couldn't help but insist Ruka and Yuki would make the cutest babies though Ruka seemed mortified at that idea. Mela just laughed and considered she and Yukito would also be cute. And her and Shoto? Maybe. But red and pink didn't go together. Maybe pink and white though. Shoto's hair was too weird and wild to take seriously when it came to Mela dreaming about Ruka's future kids. They headed to school and arrived to class on time. Sitting down, Mela told herself today she wouldn't avoid Shota. No. She had to face him! But talk to him? Oh no no no. That was a bit too much. For now just looking in his general direction would be enough of a start.

When he came in, she tightened her jaw and watched him though her gaze quickly became clouded as she seemed to space out But this was good right? It wasn't until ten minutes into Present Mic's screaming lecture that Mela noticed Shota had already left. She rubbed her head and caught up with the notes thanks to Iida-kun before lunch arrived. Mela was about to go find Toshinori and talk to him about yesterday when she was stopped by Momiji who looked like he was up to something. Deciding Toshi could wait until after school, she told Momiji to join her again to eat. She headed outside with the bouncing boy. "So today for training, I suppose I need to work on my speed and reactions and you, maybe hand to hand?" She asked him as they began to eat.

- - -

The afternoon was becoming quite a headache for Shoto but he hoped it would be over, come the end of their meal but somehow ice cream was mentioned. Urgh. He glanced to Ruka. While he did enjoy her competitive nature, it could really be a bit much sometimes when Shoto wanted her attention. But he had to remind himself that Ruka was probably focusing on Yuki because she wanted to beat him, and Shoto shouldn't take it personally. Though he didn't think Yuki was that much of an interesting opponent. No. Yuki was boring and had only one thing he could do. Hmph. He decided to just think of some other thoughts since Ruka was rather focused on Yuki. But being presented with a bite to eat was nice but it wasn't exactly what he wanted in his mouth heh. Come on Shoto, stop thinking about sex! If Ruka wasn't in the mood, he wasn't going to try and push the subject. That would be wrong. SO he just tried to think about other things.

Opening his mouth, he took the offering. "I can handle my heat." He assured her with a gentle smirk as he chewed and swallowed. When everyone was ready to go, Shoto got up. Yes freedom. Oh wait, ice cream. He wasn't really in the mood for it though. Nah, he figured he should go home and take a shower and just hit the books. It wasn't how he wanted the afternoon to go but not every need had to be tended to right? Right. Just as Shoto exited the shop, he found his manly resolve being tested when Ruka expressed distress in forgetting books. What? He gave her a puzzled look. What was she talking about? Her bag looked like it had her books in it. Yuki stepped closer to her, using his charms once again, not wanting her to keep weaseling out of things Why was she so shy despite her drive? It was interesting. Very interesting. "Kurotsuki-san, please come along with us, we can all go get them when we head back to school in a bit." He said sweet, eyes shining and fluttering at her as he put a hand to hi chest, as if pained and uncertain.

God, Shoto was getting sick of everything and everyone. Did this guy have no shame?! He was begging for Ruka to stay and he was sure Yuki was only doing it to cause trouble too. Before he could leave and head home to relieve his stress, he found Ruka being quite forceful in getting him to go along with her. His eye twitched. So she wanted him? Why didn't she do this sooner then?! He gritted his teeth, glancing back to Yuki, glaring at the boy. Yes, he hated Yuki. He was just like Yukito! Honestly he wasn't in the mood for sweets or much really. He was a mixture of emotions and he was mostly confused as to what to do with them. He had no right to be entitled to Ruka though. He knew that. Ruka should hang out with others and meet challenges presented to her. Still, he had no idea what he was supposed to do when he wanted her and wasn't sure if she was on the same page as him.

He felt her hand against his face and his gaze softened. An embrace and her hand were very nice. Shoto smiled softly, shaking his head. "I don't really want anything too sweet right now." He told her as he glanced around. Shoto then lifted Ruka up and carried her back the school so he could get his car and drive them back to her place. Yes, the only thing he wanted right now was Ruka. No ice cream or pastries. Once in the car, he pinned her down in the backseat, unable to hold off until they got to her place. His lips kissed everywhere as felt a strong to make Ruka his heh. His eyes stared into hers as he kissed her deeply. Ruka was his and he was determined to make sure she had no lingering thoughts of this stupid prince. He was her King and she would be best to remember that.

Meanwhile Yuki was content to join Uede-san and the others in enjoying ice cream. He hadn't decided how he felt about Todoroki but he decided he was about as annoying as Kyo was. Yuki shook his head as he decided tomorrow after school, he'd need to make Ruka fulfill her promise of ice cream. He wouldn't let a princess go back on her word. No, that wouldn't do at all. The group enjoyed their cold treat before they went back to UA to settle into their designated dorm rooms after they parted ways with the pensive looking Uede.

- - Tuesday is a new day for fun - and - more sweets - -

After Shoto enjoyed his Queen, he took her back to her place and enjoyed her a bit more before he left, his father summoning him home for dinner. He gave Ruka a pained look. Yes, this day was not going as he really intended. But he had Ruka and that's what mattered. That's what kept him sane. The next morning, Shoto got up and hurried to school. He knew the exchange students were living in the droms and Shoto didn't want to give them any chance to get too close to Ruka. Thankfully it seemed Ruka and Mela had stuck together and hadn't gotten distracted while getting to class. Shoto smiled to Ruka, ignoring the curious but brief gaze of Yuki. Shoto took detailed notes and soon lunch came around. With the bell chiming, he got up and stuck to Ruka.

Yuki's morning had been quite relaxing until Kyo barged into his room demanding some competition to run around the school to which Yuki threw him down the stairs or being so loud in the morning and making their family look so bad. The boy then went off with the other UA students to enjoy breakfast in the cafeteria. When classes began, Yuki looked to Ruka and Shoto before his attention went back to the notes he was meant to be taking. UA's curriculum was quite varied. When it was lunch, he got up to go see if he could pull Ruka aside and spend some time with her. Sure they would have training after lunch but he was interested in discussing her relationship with Todoroki. It was unusual and intriguing.

Before Yuki could make a move, Shoto had already grabbed the pink haired girl's hand and was heading fo the door. Shoto slid it open and headed out, not letting their lunch be ruined a second day in a row. He thought he heard Honda-san try to say something but he didn't really slow down to wait for her words to fumble out of her mouth. Shoto headed to their usual courtyard but a part of him was a bit paranoid that Honda or Yuki would find them. He sat down and let out a sigh. All Shoto wanted was some much needed alone time with Ruka. It didn't need to intimate, but it just had to be with her. "You better make sure you wipe the floor with him." Shoto just said as he opened his water bottle and took a drink. After all this trouble, Shoto wanted to make sure Ruka won on Saturday. It would all be worth it then.

Still, he also didn't want her getting to invested in beating him that Shoto was neglected. Ah no, that worrying was silly though, he told himself. Surely he and Ruka were very secure in their relationship. Yes. He just hated how jealous he got and how often it came up when it came to Ruka and other guys. He hated feeling like he wasn't good enough or that she might swoon thanks to someone else. Bringing an arm around her, Shoto nuzzled his lips into her hair, smelling her strawberry scent. "This weekend, we need a date night." He muttered. It would give him something to look forward to after all this stress. "Maybe I could get us a hotel somewhere and we could explore some different parts of town?" It might be fun to play tourists? But of course he'd be happy to explore other parts of Ruka too heh.

- - -

There was no reason Ayumi she felt she needed to explain herself to Aizawa but she hopefully gave him enough not to question it too much. She just hoped he wasn't mad when she beat Mela. That was a bit of a risk but Ayumi wanted to show that brunette that she was very serious about protecting Aizawa. If Mela couldn't, Ayumi was going to do it, whether the grump wanted her help or not. Feeling his forehead against her, she breathed in, thankful she could focus on her flying and not have them crash into the ground or some building. He couldn't distract a pilot.

Ayumi enjoyed sparring, it was very fun and afterwards, you felt a lot lighter and freer. When they landed, Ayumi was offered a chance to see Mi. "Oh?" Was he sure? "Sure! You need to meet my cat sometime!" She said, realizing Aizawa still hadn't been to her place despite her getting a cat to help lure him there. She headed inside to give Mi some scratches and pets and kisses before she waved to Aizawa and flew off, not wanting to overstay her unusual welcome. "Later~" She winked.

- - Another Tuesday at UA - -

Ayumi arrived at school a bit early and headed to the main teacher's lounge and settled in her desk, beginning to work on the essays she was still a bit behind in. She glanced up and wished she had Yuki Sohma's quirk. She reached out her hand, just trying to make herself some coffee without having to get back up. Urgh! After wiggling her fingers and nothing happening, Ayumi got up and poured herself some coffee, only adding a splash of milk before she went back to her desk and went back to grading. She thought to how the training would be going for everyone today and she hoped the students were working hard to improve themselves.

The third years couldn't afford to slack off and get distracted, this was their last year. Ayumi took a sip of her coffee and had to wonder if Aizawa was finally moving forward. He seemed to be a bit better than usual yesterday so hopefully it wasn't just some rare moment of clarity for the guy. Looking at Mela's essay, she made a face. It was pretty good, as usual. She wished she could ask the girl how she and Aizawa even got together. It was a true mystery and it was nagging Ayumi.

And there was no way, Aizawa would fess up without breaking down. Once it was time for her own class to begin, she headed out to head off to the classroom before changing to another two before lunch rolled around. She made her way back to her desk and microwaved her cold coffee and pulled out a ham sandwich as she went back to her essays, finding Bakugo's essay to be interesting to say the least. Ayumi rubbed her neck and shook her head, as she munched on her sandwich, trying not to disturb Aizawa who was in the corner sleeping it seemed. She wondered if he wanted half of her sandwich. But did she dare wake him up? No no no. If he woke up soon, he may get half a sandwich, otherwise Ayumi would go dangle it in front of Hizashi who was still a bit scarce heh.

- - -

Denki was worried he wasn't being the best friend to Namie though. He hoped she didn't feel like he was letting her down. He would hate for her to think that. So he decided it would have to be his turn to show up and support her once her finals were over. Maybe he could sneak off one lunch and surprise her? No no that would be weird and probably against her school's rules. Plus he was doubtful he'd get back to UA in time anyway but he'd think of something to really show his support. Yeah! "I'm sure you're gonna do great." Denki told her.

Yes, they had been through a lot as heroes in training and he knew Namie had what it takes to go the distance and beyond. Plus Ultra! Even if she wasn't part of UA, it didn't mean she couldn't push herself past her limits. Opening his mouth, he accepted some of the rice. He caught a bit that fell and laughed, popping the bits into his mouth. "Very good." He said. Yes, this was good food but he wondered if tasted a bit better because of who he was with. When Namie asked him to call her every day, his face lit up. R-really every day? She wanted to talk to him that much?

"I uh...s-sure." He blushed a little, a few sparked coming from his hands as he ruffled his hair, some of it then sticking up thanks to the static. "I can do that." Denki gave her a nod. Sure, they texted it but it was likely not enough. But since Namie voiced a need to talk more, Denki would call her and bug her as much as she wanted heheh. After eating, Denki walked her to the bus stop before he went back to the dorm to clean up and get started on his homework. He sent Namie a good night text before he went to sleep.

- - - - - This is a slow week damnit - - - - -

Morning classes were lame as usual. With the passage of midterms, Denki felt like he could let his guard down so he spent most of the morning doodling and thinking about his partner for the week. Haru Sohma was strong but he also had some kind of crazy ass split personality thing going on. He tried to ask Kagura about it but she just laughed. Somehow he thought she might have the same kind of thing. These Sohmas were crazy. As lunch started, Denki slipped away to one of UA's many courtyards and decided to call Namie and see how her day was going. He called her and walked around, waiting for her to pick up. When she did, he smiled. "Heeey Namie-chan! This is me calling haha." He laughed. Obviously. "How is your day going?" He asked her, hoping he didn't get too excited that his phone cut out, it was known to happen at times. "You kicking butt? I bet you are!"

AiAi AiAi
 
Waking up to a different ceiling, Momiji groggily blinked away the sleep from his eyes as he turned to hide his face into the blanket. He wasn't ready to wake up yet, but at the soft shaking caused by his cousin, Momiji looked over. It was Hatsuharu. Ah, did he go into Haru's room last night? At times, Momiji would find it hard to sleep alone and would often go over to one of his cousin's room to sleep in. Kyo would on occasion be nice about it while Yuki was just a bit...too sneaky and so Momiji would often go to Haru. Haru's dark pair of eyes peered down at Momiji as he told the younger male sleepily, "wake up...or else we'll both be late..." Haru was close to nodding off to sleep once more. Yawning, Momiji nodded his head as he went off to get ready for the morning. His eyes brightened up as he realized that they were at U.A! Oh yes!

Suddenly more wide awake, Momiji eagerly got ready for class and headed downstairs to eat with his cousins. As they left the dorms for their classroom, Momiji skipped over to greet Mela, "good morning Mela-chan~! Ready for today?" He gave her a sweet smile before going off to his seat as the teacher came in. He noticed Mela looking strangely over at their teacher. Hm? Oh....but now that he thought about it, their homeroom teacher can also fit Mela's standards for her type, right? Hm...maybe he can ask All Might about this...? Hmmm oh, the many questions Momiji had to ask the pro hero! As lunchtime came around, Momiji found his plans to be thwarted by Mela herself as she invited him out to eat with her once again. How can he say no to that? Smiling, Momiji followed Mela outside and the two were soon talking about the afternoon lessons, "mmm yeah that sounds about right! But hand to hand? Awww, I don't like hand to hand." Momiji whined out as he leaned into Mela's side.

Looking up thoughtfully, Momiji wondered aloud, "if you were to pick between All Might and Eraserhead, who would you pick~?" he glanced sideways over at Mela to see her reaction. Pausing for a moment to see it, Momiji smiled coyly as he continued, "as the better teacher around U.A?" He tilted his head to the side, smiling teasingly at her as he asked her, "hm? What did you think I was talking about?" Giggling, Momiji took Mela around for another quick run around the courtyard with his quirk before the bell rang. Holding Mela's hand, Momiji headed off to the locker rooms so that they can get ready for their training for the afternoon. After getting changed, Momiji ran out quickly as Iida was once again intent on teaching the blonde a lesson about proper uniforms for each gender. Not wanting to hear it, Momiji left rather quickly only to bump straight into All Might. Blinking up at the tall pro-hero, Momiji smiled widely as he tugged on All Might's hand, "oh, perfect timing!"

Without giving All Might a chance to reply, Momiji dragged the older male with him to a different area. Looking over at All Might, Momiji had his hands behind his back as he asked the number one hero, "so! What do you think of Mela-chan? She's cute, right?" Watching for his reactions, Momiji noted him to blush and get flustered. Hm...smile widening, the younger male said lightly, "I think she's very cute~! Would she say yes if I ask her out on a date~?" He gave All Might a knowing smile before heading off with a wave. "Good luck!" Momiji called out to him before looking for Mela. Apparently, they are all given a special training room to train in that can handle their quirks? How awesome is that!? Looking over at Mela excitedly, Momiji walked with her to their training room. Looking around in slight awe, Momiji told her, "Woah, look at all these equipment lying around! Oh oh oh, what should we start on first?" The pair decided to do some simple warm-ups as they used the equipment on hand while also playing around a bit.

They started off with hand to hand much to Momiji's dismay. He was quick and strong, but he disliked hand to hand. Maybe it was because of Kyo and Haru, but Momiji wasn't a big fan of that. He much rather find a quicker way to beat an opponent than some long drawn out battle of the fists. After a while of hand to hand, holding a hand up, Momiji sat down on the ground as he let out a whine, "I'm tired! Can we rest for a bit?" He pleaded with Mela before he drank some water as he told her, "you're pretty tough! How am I going to beat you on Saturday?" He teased out to her. Leaning against Mela, Momiji asked her, "hey Mela-chan~ What are you doing after school today?" He looked curiously over at her.

- - -

After running into Mela out in town yesterday, Toshinori was overjoyed. It made him realize just how much Mela meant to him as she began to place some distance between herself and him. It made him wonder at first what had caused that drift to appear. Was it because he was acting too friendly with her when she obviously had Aizawa-kun? Or was there another reason for it? Though as he learned over a course of a few weeks, that Aizawa was no longer seeing Mela...he was torn. Torn between feeling sorry for his friend, but also due to the elated feeling of hope sparking itself in his chest. He should be comforting the broken looking Aizawa-kun, not being happy about it! Honestly, Toshinori was at a loss for the first few days. But the more he thought about it, the more he became concerned about Mela. Aizawa-kun was also a bit of a concern, but Toshinori was more concerned about Mela's smile and happiness. Was she no longer happy because of that? But why did she break up with Aizawa if they were soulmates?

Somehow...all this thinking and all these speculations that he came upon made Toshinori hopeful. Hopeful that there was a way for him to capture Mela's heart as his own. Hopeful that Mela will accept love even if they were not soulmates...ah what was he even thinking!? Soulmates...Toshinori let out a long sigh as he raked the leaves up while looking up at the sky. Yes, soulmates. Even he had one and he had to wonder just what kind of person would his soulmate be? He can only hope that whoever the person is, that they will be as kind, loving and adventurous as Mela is. For the rest of lunch, Toshinori tended to the plants as he wasn't feeling quite hungry himself. His eyes would keep a look out for Mela despite it all.

After lunch, All Might was walking towards where class 3-A would be training. He along with Ayumi were technically in charge of them at the moment. Which also included supervising the class during the afternoon lessons. Though he'll just be stopping by from time to time to random rooms. If anything, his mind was more occupied on whether or not he had cake for Mela when she comes over. Oh, what is he thinking!? D-Does it really matter if he didn't have food in his fridge or not? He was so lost in thought that he felt someone bump into him. Surprised, All Might looked down to see one of the exchange students. He gave the young blonde a kind smile as he was about to tell him to not worry when he was suddenly being dragged away. H-Huh!?

All Might was left speechless as the hyperactive boy began to suddenly speak to him about Mela and her cuteness. All Might did his best to stop his blush, but it was hard especially when the boy began to ask if he thought Mela was cute. O-of course she's cute! She wasn't just cute though! B-But how can he answer that!? Though before All Might can even answer the question, the boy was firing off speaking once again. A bit later, All Might found himself alone as he wondered what just happened? It was as if a storm flew by without warning. Rubbing the back of his head, he let out a sigh as he went off to go and check on the students of class 3-A. He had a job to do.

- - -

Yesterday, Ruka couldn't get her hands on anything sweet, but Shoto proved to fill her up quite well with other things. She enjoyed her time alone with Shoto as she realized that the two haven't really had their alone time all day due to the exchange students. She could literally feel the frustration in his kisses and actions. Ruka made sure to shower her King with her love so as to reassure him that everything was fine and that to her, Shoto was the only one. She didn't like the pained look he gave her yesterday when leaving her house. She wanted to wipe that away and replace it with a smile instead. So she decided that for today after school, she'll spend it with just Shoto~ Surely, the exchange students would already have their own plans right? One day together in town would be enough for them. Ruka was like that herself, she would much rather go exploring the town herself unless of course otherwise offered.

The morning went by rather normally except for Mela's horrifying comment about how she and Yuki would make cute babies. WHAT?! Yeah, no. Ruka gave Mela a look of utter horror and disapproval. That wasn't even a funny joke! She didn't even want to entertain such an image and then Mela went off about her and Yukito. Seriously, Ruka didn't understand what was up with her friend and pairing her off with other guys. It was literally anyone but her boyfriend. Ruka pouted at that thought as they entered their classroom, Ruka walked Mela to her seat like always and gave her friend an affectionate peck on the head while murmuring sweet words into her friend's ear. Though she wasn't sure if Mela deserved it this morning with all the comments made earlier over breakfast. She will never go telling Shoto what Mela said though. Ruka wasn't sure how he would react to that.

Greeting Shoto a sweet good morning, Ruka took her seat and their day began like normal. When the bell rang signaling the start of lunch, Ruka blinked as she found herself whisked away by Shoto rather quickly. She didn't mind, but he was fast today. Faster than usual. She thought she heard the voice of Honda behind her, but maybe that was just her imagination? Smiling, Ruka followed Shoto to their usual spot. Taking a seat next to him on the bench, she opened up the bento which she made. Today was a variety of riceballs including some spam musubi. Picking up a spam musubi, Ruka offered some to Shoto as she listened to him. She blinked a few times before smirking over at him, "of course, that's what I intend to do." She already had a few ideas in mind, but for that, she'll need to face off against Yuki's quirk a few more times. Good thing they had the practice for the remainder of the week.

Wanting to make Shoto proud, Ruka was getting excited. Plus...she really wanted to see the face on Yuki when he loses to her. Yes, she will win. Heh. As Shoto kissed her hair, she happily leaned into the touch. Munching on her riceball, Ruka opened her eyes at the mention of a date night. Her eyes shined at that idea and she eagerly nodded her head, "oh, that sounds wonderful! Where should we go~?" She began to ask him questions as she was now looking forward to the weekend. If she knew who was making an appearance come Friday, Ruka would be begging Shoto to just make a run for it Thursday. Leaning up, Ruka kissed Shoto sweetly as she pulled back and winked at him, "I'll definitely win Saturday, so you have to win too. Okay? We need to show them what U.A is made of." Ruka smirked at that. Yes, they will prove them wrong and that U.A is the best hero school around. Okay...maybe she gets a little carried away at times. For the rest of lunch, the two enjoyed each other before heading off to get changed for their afternoon lessons.

Moving around the students, Ruka gave Shoto a brief hug and smiled at him before going on her search for her partner. She was given their room number. Looking around, Ruka gave Mela a quick hug before moving on searching for her partner. Spotting Yuki, Ruka called out to him and led him the way to their room. As they were walking, Ruka explained to him, "ah the teachers mentioned this yesterday. But Monday is the match where we fight to test each other's strength, then for the rest of the week, we use the afternoon lessons to practice and train together with our partners. We're all given a custom-made room where our quirks will be contained without creating any damage to the room and then Saturday is the day of our rematch. Ah, this is our room." Just as she finished explaining they arrived at their room. Once inside, Ruka turned to Yuki as she tied up her hair into a high ponytail, "so, what should we start on first? I suggest we try hand to hand without the usage of our quirks?" She gave him a smirk before moving to stretch before starting. Soon the two were at it, exchanging punches and kicks. Blocking another one of his kicks, Ruka realized that he was quite good at hand to hand combat despite his frail image. She smirked, tch, how troublesome. And here she was hoping he was one to rely on his quirk only or something like that. Flipping out of his reach, Ruka told him, "you're not too bad for a Prince." She teased him lightly.

- - -

As he woke up rather dreary for the day, Shota headed off to work at U.A. It was bright and early and people were way too happy for the time it was. Holding back from glaring at the world, Shota arrived at work where he went straight to his office for some peace and quiet until it was time for him to go off to see his class. Ah...the start of the day was rather rough. He found going to class 3-A to be filled with dread and well it was as if he was walking down a road of pain every single morning. He couldn't even look in her direction. Lately, he's found a habit of just staring straight past his students and at the wall behind them. It was the most he could do. SIghing, he knew he shouldn't do that. After heading into the classroom, he spoke up to them about the various rooms that have already been arranged for the exchange students and that those responsible will have the 'honor' of informing the exchange students what this meant. After everything was made, Shota left the room. He was tempted to look over in her direction, but in the end, he didn't. Though strangely enough...he felt a rather hard stare directed his way. It must have been his imagination.

If Shota knew it was Mela looking at him...he wouldn't know what he would have done. He would have either picked her up and kissed her, asking her to come back to him...or he would have just given the most miserable and pained face ever. Yeah...either option did not sound that appealing to Shota. A loud sigh left his lips as he moved over to the couch in the corner of the teacher's lounge. Slipping into his bright yellow cocoon, Shota closed his eyes as he needed some rest after that. A few hours later, Shota cracked his eyes open as he looked about sleepily. Ah, what time was it? For once he was able to get some rest but now he felt a bit hungry...looking around, he spotted Ayumi munching away on something.

Standing up, Shota stretched as he sleepily made his way over to where Ayumi was. Hanging an arm around her shoulders, he leaned over her head to peer at what she was looking so intently at while snatching the sandwich out of her hand. He took a bite of it as he realized it was the midterm exams of his students. "Do you grade fairly or are you biased?" He couldn't help but ponder aloud as he took the seat next to her, eating the sandwich. He was hungry.

- - -

Yesterday, Namie was quite bold. After hanging out with Denki and heading home, Namie mentally beat herself up over saying such a thing to Denki. Sure, he agreed and that really made her happy, but what if he was just saying that because he was so nice!? He was probably forcing himself to do that, right? Surely, he had better things to do than to go and talk to her every day. Namie's face was red as she hid it in the pillow. She had no clue what came over her, but she knew it was because she wanted Denki to notice her more. She knew what she wanted...she wanted to be more than friends with her hero, but it seems like he's still quite hung over Ruka. Which, honestly, Namie can't blame him for. Ruka is so pretty and she seemed to have everything! Looks, status, brain, and power. Who wouldn't want that? While Namie? She wasn't really much. She wasn't strong, her quirk was just healing, she was fairly smart but her status wasn't anything either. She just came from a normal family of doctors.

Compared to Ruka, Namie was just a fly on the wall! Frowning, she decided to focus on her exams for the day. The morning half of her exams weren't too difficult as it was all individual scores, but the afternoon was supposed to be matchups. Namie was nervous as she nibbled on her lunch. Feeling her phone buzz, she looked at it and was eager to get out of the classroom to answer it. "Hello? Ah! Denki-kun hehe, yes I know..." a wide smile grew on her lips as she felt her heart warm up immensely. Ah~ He actually remembered! "Ah, I was just finishing up with my lunch just now. Did you eat yet? Make sure you get something to eat, okay?" She told him in a concerned voice before answering, "ah, yeah. The morning half was individual scores but the afternoon will be matchups. I-I'll do my best! So please keep cheering for me hehe." Namie blushed slightly at her own words, but she wanted to hear him cheer for her. Just the image was enough to keep her going.

After hanging up the call with Denki, Namie felt quite charged up. Smiling, she looked forward to the afternoon matches as she knew she can do it. She will do her best! Then, she can tell Denki just how well she did. Will he give her some kind of reward? She hoped so hehe. Smiling, the sage-haired girl headed back to her class as she heard the bell ring. Ah, time to get ready for her exams~

Genkai Genkai
 
It was Momiji's reluctance that made her all the more sure they should practice hand to hand. He didn't look too strong so maybe this would help. Though Mela began to choke on her bit of food when Momiji asked who she would pick if it were between All Might and Eraserhead. Was he trying to kill her!? Mela drank some water, her hand shaking as Momiji went on to say as a teacher. Well All Might did teach lectures on general hero practices and Aizawa did do a lot of evaluations, she wasn't sure which was a proper teach per se. Unable to really formulate words, she shook her head, giving the boy a look. If she told Momiji who Eraserhead really was to, he would surely go bother the poor man and she couldn't have that so instead she just tried to move on from the topic as Momiji wanted to give her another ride around the large main courtyard.

Mela held Momiji's hand as they headed off to train but her mind was elsewhere. She thought about how great it had been to train with Shota. She held in a small whine. If she knew Shota wanted to kiss her, if he begged her to come back, Mela was sure a part of her would jump at that chance but she didn't deserve it. No. Maybe if she knew if Shota was moving on, she could move on? Mela would always love Shota, even if she never felt brave enough to say it, she hoped he knew that she would always look out for him and protect him and keep him close to her heart, even if they weren't together as a couple anymore. But she felt unable to even think about asking Toshinori out if she knew Shota was still miserable. How could she be happy when her soulmate was so lost? And it was her who made him that way.

As much as she missed being in Shota's arms and tasting him, she still thought of someone else. And that reaffirmed her resolve that breaking up was for the best. Shota may not understand it now, or ever, but Mela loved him far too much to continue lying to herself. She did have feelings for Toshinori. She just didn't know what to do with them. Her thoughts were shattered by Momiji as they got started on hand to hand. He was pretty strong but Mela's strength was improving each week at UA and soon it was Momiji asking for a break when it used to be Mela asking her partners for one. "Ha, you may not beat me on Saturday." She replied happily. She held him close as she rested her chin on his head. "Sorry, I made plans already." She told him. "Tomorrow I'm all yours though~"

Today she was looking forward to spending time with Toshinori and seeing the progress of their baby heh. She wasn't sure how good of company she would be but she missed him. It was a bittersweet feeling. Momiji and Mela soon went back to fighting, both staying pretty even with the other. Mela did manage to grab onto Momiji and pin him down before the end of the day. She hugged the blond before she went off to get showered and changed. Sending a text to Toshinori, she waited for him outside of the gate. Mela found herself a bit nervous as she waited but when she heard him call to her, she turned, wearing a small smile. "Toshinori-kun." She greeted, trying to snap out of her thoughts. "Ready to go?" She asked as they headed off to his place.

Pressing her lips together, she was struggling to find something to talk about. She really didn't want to talk about school because of well, Shota-kun. She didn't really feel like talking about the sport's festival looming either. "H-how have you been? I'm really sorry I uh haven't been around much." She said, her voice crackling slightly. Another apology to make. When she broke up with Shota, she mostly just cried and apologized. She really didn't meant for Toshinori to get wrapped up in her mess and yet he was unknowing in the middle of it. "I hope you haven't been working too hard." Be it around campus or doing patrols. Glancing to him, she poked his long golden bangs. "Eheh, just because I'm not around to worry, doesn't mean I don't." She reminded him.

- - -

Ruka's meals were always a highlight of the day. He honestly had no idea where she had the time to cook for herself and Mela, while going to school and doing coursework and spending time with him. Shoto was often baffled by how extraordinary Ruka was with her time management. People like Yuga and Mina could really learn something from her. Shoto spent his time working on homework, training or spending time with Ruka. He sometimes cooked but since he hardly ate breakfast, he relied upon Ruka's wonderful intricate meals to get him through the day until he threw dinner together or had to endure whatever monstrosity his father had made. Or there was take out which wasn't really healthy but Shoto did his best and just wished he could somehow help lighten the load for Ruka. She did so much.

As the pair nibbled on riceballs, Shoto thought about Tohru Honda. He could see himself beating her just as easily as the first time. He wasn't worried at all. He considered her quirk to be very tame compared to his own. When Ruka asked where they could go, he had to think about it. "I can do some research and send some links to you." He told her. "Maybe Saturday we can settle into the hotel and spend the whole Sunday exploring?" That would be a nice break away from everyone and everything. Plus they had worked so hard on their midterms that they deserved some time off. Shoto gave her a smile, "Yes, we'll win. That I have no doubt." He said, kissing her forehead as he took another small riceball and popped it into his mouth. "Thank you for lunch, love. It was very good." He said as he kissed her on the lips.

While the lunch was delightful, light but energizing, he found her kisses to be even more of a treat. They headed off to get ready for training. He got changed and came out to hug Ruka briefly before they had to part ways. "Give him hell, darling." He whispered into her ear, kissing it before she hugged Mela and went off with the purple haired prince. Shoto watched them go before he felt the shy tug of Tohru on his arm. Oh right. He headed off with the brunette though his mind lingered with Ruka and Yuki. As he and Tohru got to their room, he wasn't sure if it was modified for his quirk so he decided to stick to combat without quirks. "So tell me about Yuki." Shoto said as he and Tohru began to stretch. "Oh he's so kind. When I was homeless, he offered me a place to stay." Tohru said warmly.

Shoto blinked. Was that kind or was that creepy? Noticing his stare, Tohru continued. "Sohma-kun and his family have been very welcoming to me." Except for a few people. "Sohma-kun's quirk has made him a star at our school. He's bound to become a great pro hero and I hope to always be there to support him. Isn't there someone you'd like to support, Todoroki-san?" She looked to him with wide eyes. Shoto gave her a quiet smile. That was all she needed to know as she let out a gushing noise. "And Sohma-kun wants to protect people too." She added, hoping to help the two see eye to eye. But like Kyo-kun, she had a feeling Todoroki and Yuki wouldn't get along but as long as they still recognized the other, it was enough. Tohru just wanted everyone to get along, it was a silly need but she knew life was too short to spend it upset.

"You two are very alike I believe." Tohru went on to insist. Shoto let out a snort as he got up and helped Tohru to her feet so they could get to work. He and the girl sparred but it was mostly Shoto teaching her better fighting techniques and forms. She was rather weak so he had his doubts if she could really be okay in the thick of battle. But he didn't care enough to worry as he left quickly and got changed. He headed out of the locker room and headed out to change into his shoes. Looking around, he spotted Ruka being pulled off with Yuki. Huh? Shoto narrowed his eyes as he slammed his locker shut and wondered what Yuki was up to now. He was a snake or a rat. Something evil that needed to be exterminated heh. Taking out his phone as he followed them from a distance, he texted Ruka: "In need of a saving?" He would hang back and wait for the right moment.

- - -

As her eyes scanned lines, trying to figure out if her students were just lying or really believed in what was right. In the head of the moment, it would be very easy to land a killing, lethal blow, but that wasn't a hero's job. If they could avoid killing, that was the best way to go about things. Criminals needed to be brought to actual justice. Killing was no message to send since it only bred more hatred and violence. Wrapped up in her thoughts, Ayumi didn't notice the zombie had risen from the dead. Feeling someone come up from behind, she flinched and her face turned red. Hizashi?! No no. She almost knocked over her coffee as she moved her head to see it was Aizawa. And he took her sandwich. She huffed, her voice failing her for a moment.

"I am a very fair grader." She glared as she grabbed the mostly eaten sandwich and handed him the other half in its triangle plastic container. Her face still red, she looked back her work and took a few sips of her drink. "You are insufferable." She muttered into her cup. He was up though, which was good. "If you slept any longer, I was going to start doodling on your pretty face." Ayumi smirked as she put her cup down and handed it to him. "Be a dear and get me some more." She smiled sweetly. "And just a touch of milk." She added to him. Ayumi didn't need it too sweet or anything. She went back to her reading and soon finished up the ones she intended to get done for the day. She liked to pace herself but maybe tonight she'd do a bit extra if she was bored.

Taking the refilled cup, she smiled to him. "Thank you." She packed up her papers and lunch soon ended so she left to go teach one more class before she headed back to the lounge. Ayumi had o wonder if it would be wise to push Mela and Shota together one of these days and make them start talking. She was a little worried if she did lock them in a closet together if they'd just end up hooking up. Uh yeah no she didn't want that happening. Ayumi tapping her lips with her finger. What could cure a broken heart? Ayumi decided the best thing would be to give Shota something else to focus on! As the bell rang to signal the end of the day, she flew behind above Aizawa and tapped his head with her toes. "Oi, you're coming over to my house today." Yes, they could drink and he could meet her cat, Nazo. "Maybe you can help me summon the dead." She teased him as she flew out the door, grabbing her broom as she waited for him to surrender because she wasn't taking no for an answer.

- - -

Yuki Sohma spent his lunch with Tohru and Kagura and the others from 3-A. Haru was off as were Kyo and Momiji. Yuki enjoyed the conversations shared as he could gain more insight about the students but Kurotsuki in particular. Bakugo spoke begrudgingly high of her while Denki was all the more eager to voice how wonderful she was, both beautiful and strong. Yuki wasn't too surprised by the boys and their praise for Ruka. She was cute but also very deadly. He was a bit worried that come Saturday, he would be lit on fire. He would much prefer something where they could focus on their strength and not their quirks. His quirk was rather basic but it did allow for him to skip many headaches others faced. If something was out of reach, he could move it.

It was that, which made Kyo all the more angry with Yuki, calling him selfish and entitled and lazy. It was easy enough for Yuki to use his quirk to move the boy's punches out of the way or move himself out of harms way. He was very good at controlling himself and he didn't like Kyo's taunts get the better of him. Most of the time. When the bell rang, he refrained from using his quirk to clean up for the others at the table, certain it was frowned upon to use your quirk outside of supervised battle. It wasn't just UA's rule but it was Japan's as well. Without a proper license, no one could use their quirk without being branded a villain. Those kinds of laws made sense to Yuki and he wouldn't go against them or give UA or his own school any trouble. So he got up and cleared the trays and dishes the old fashioned way.

Heading out to the gym, he spotted the floating witch and the massive number one hero. Yuki caught Kyo's eye who just made a threatening gesture to the boy. Yuki rolled his eyes and went off with Ruka to train. Even though Ruka reminded him of Kyo, it was still a nice change. For starters, she was much more cute than the annoying orange brat. He nodded as she explained the rooms and everything. When they got to their room assigned to them, he stepped back and began to stretch. "That sounds fine with me." He said. He was pretty good in close combat. He learned from a young age how to protect himself from Akito, plus fighting somehow managed to make his health improve a bit. He began to fight with Ruka, matching her and blocking as needed. He was glad to finally have a competent opponent.

Letting out a careful breath, he nodded to her. "How very kind of you to say." Yuki smiled to her, brushing back some of his hair. He found himself looking all the more forward to Saturday now. At one point, Yuki managed to grab Ruka and twist her arm around, pushing her into the wall as a form of forced submission. But his hold was rather gentle and firm at the same time. His hair brushing against the side of her face before he jumped back for them to continue their sparring. As the bell rang, Yuki wiped his forehead with the back of his hand. "Well fought, Kurotsuki-san." He said to her as he handed her a small white towel as they headed off to go get showered and changed. He headed into the boy's locker room and quickly undressed, ignoring the mumbling coming from the boy with classes.

Once in the shower, Yuki let out a low delicate moan as the water washed off his sweat and soothed his tightening muscles. He turned off the water, stepping out to dry himself off. He changed back into his own black uniform and ruffled his hair in a soft towel to dry off his hair but it was still slightly wet as he left the locker room. He spotted Ruka and remembered how she had left before they had ice cream yesterday. Why not take her up on the offer? Strolling over, he took her hand. "Please allow me to take you out for some ice cream. You skipped yesterday and mentioned tomorrow. Well today is tomorrow, Kurotsuki-san." He smiled, his eyes once again shimmering as he cradled her hand between his. Her acceptance was pleasing as he then took her arm in his and walked off toward the bus. "Kurotsuki-san, where did you learn to fight? You're quite skilled." He commented. "Did your family train you?" He asked her as they got on the bus. "By the way if you don't mind me asking, what's your zodiac sign?" he asked her.

- - -

His smile brightened when he heard Namie's voice. Even though she couldn't see the smile, he was sure she could hear it in his voice. "Oh I'm sorry, I'm not bothering you am I? Ah I haven't eaten yet. I wanted to call you first but don't worry!" Denki assured her, hoping her day was going okay. She did want him to call her so hopefully she meant it cause he was doing it! "Oh yeah I know you're gonna do so well, Namie-chan! I'll be fighting with you in spirit so do your best." He said. "If you can't tell, I'm giving you a thumbs up!" He cheered. He hung up and went back to his food, eating inside with the others. He and Haru spent the time fighting but for some reason he wasn't inclined to fight but he then explained he had two sides, one rather passive and one very aggressive. Denki groaned, not sure why he got stuck with the crazy guy. So Denki did the best he could, trying to get Haru to take their training seriously so he could actually improve and get ready for their rematch.

When school ended, Denki changed and hurried off to grab the bus to go over to Namie's school. He decided it was time he met her on her turf heh. Denki stopped by a store and hurried out to the front, hoping he didn't miss her. Denki looked around as he lingered by the gate of the school. He waved to Namie as she came out. "Hey!" He called out to her and ran over, unable to help giving her a big hug, picking her up and spinning her around. "Look who came to visit you~! Me~!" He grinned as he set her down and handed her a cherry lollypop. He thought it would be a nice change for her if she had a visitor this time. "I bet you're tired after your long afternoon so I thought I'd come and say hello today. Hello." He waved as he headed out of the school grounds with Namie. "So how do you think you did?" He asked, eyes shinning. "What would you like to do?" She had to want to unwind right? Maybe the park or smoothies?

AiAi AiAi
 
The afternoon went by rather quickly as All Might stopped by several of his students during their training. It was always a delight to see everyone improving. When he went to check on the exchange students, All Might found it to be quite amusing how Bakugou Shounen seemed to be having trouble with his partner, Kagura Shoujo. There were other students who seemed to be having a fun time. All in all, All Might was glad to see the students getting along. After the lessons were over, he headed over to the office to check for any paperwork before heading home. He was both excited and nervous for the afternoon especially since he promised to meet up with Mela and look over the plants together. It's been a while since she's been over his place.

Finished with everything, Toshinori wondered if he was to meet Mela at school or at his home. But upon receiving a text from her, everything was answered. He quickly sent her a text back before hurrying over to the front gates. He hurried along and soon spotted Mela's brown locks which was slowly but steadily growing longer. He greeted the brunette, "Mela-chan! Sorry, did I make you wait long?" He gave her a small smile before heading out with her. The walk there was rather quiet, but he had no clue what to say. If anything, Toshinori was just too damn nervous to even be able to formulate a topic to discuss. More importantly, he was just happy to see her and walk with her like this. Was it strange?

When she suddenly spoke up, he jumped slightly. Ah...his eyes softened slightly when she apologized. Somehow, it seems like that's all she's been saying. Smiling, he told her, "I've been doing fine. There's no need to apologize for anything Mela-chan, really." He hoped that went through to her. He wasn't sure what exactly is going on, but he knew one thing. He wanted to be there for her. He just wanted her to be happy and smiling once again and if he can help then he'd do anything. At the mention of overworking, Toshinori can only rub the back of his head as he let out a small sheepish laugh, "a-ah I've been doing quite well, I'd like to say so myself! Not overworking at all!" He gave her a hopefully persuasive grin and thumbs up.

To be honest, he's been so worried over Mela's sudden change of attitude lately that he's been very distracted. He would often go on patrols or join investigations just to keep himself occupied, but he hasn't really been pushing himself much, right? Though if anything, he was more mentally exhausted than anything else. All his mind can do was worry over Mela and feel helpless at that. Really, what can he do? When she poked his long frizzy bangs, Toshinori blushed slightly. Ah...she still worried over him when it seemed like she was down? Really...everything she says and does can only make him fall for her more. Reaching out, he lightly poked her cheek as he told her, "the same goes for me, Mela-chan...I hope you haven't been pushing yourself...and I hope you've been taking care of yourself." She seemed a bit thinner than before...or was that his imagination. Upon arriving at his place, Toshinori opened the door for her and gestured her to go first, "go on, make yourself at home." He gave her a small smile. For now, he'll just have to focus on making her smile.

- - -

Momiji pouted when Mela told him she already had plans for the day, but that was fine. He grinned at her as he told her with a wink, "fine~ But tomorrow, you better keep your promise~" He was already looking forward to tomorrow. After practice, Momiji headed off to shower and change. He changed back into the girls' uniform as he placed the skirt on. By now, Iida has learned chasing after Momiji will do no good, so he's been trying to catch Momiji off guard by suddenly speaking about it. But the blonde was a fast learner and he has already run out of the locker room before Iida can even open his mouth to speak. Momiji can be fast when he wants to~

Skipping through the halls, he spotted a rather interesting sight. Looking out, Momiji spotted his cousin, Yuki with his partner, who also happened to be his own partner's best friend. Curious honey golde orbs watched as the icy Todoroki was following the pair. Frowning slightly, yet all the more curious, Momiji decided to go and see what was up. Since Mela-chan was busy, it'll be his job to protect her best friend! Along the way, Momiji spotted Tohru, "oh! Tohru-chan! Are you busy? No? Good, let's go~" He grabbed the confused brunette's hand as he led the way. He sneaked up to where Todoroki was standing as he spoke up cheerfully, "what are you doing~?" He grinned over at the taller male as he continued while peering out to see Yuki and Ruka walking a bit ahead of them, "are you stalking them~? But why~?" He was having fun. Maybe he can text this to Mela-chan? Snapping a picture of Ruka and Yuki, Momiji texted it to Mela. "Leave them be~ They seem to be having fun!" Or at least Yuki seemed to be. If Momiji saw Mela and Toshinori earlier, he would have chased after them much like how Todoroki did, but unfortunately, he did not. Or maybe that was fortunate for Mela...?

- - -

Going against Yuki was interesting, to say the least. He was skilled in hand to hand and had an annoying quirk to boot. He will definitely be a troublesome opponent, but that just fired Ruka up even more. Despite that, Ruka had fun during their training except for when he would pin her down. Honestly, what was with guys and pinning girls down. Hmph. As they finished their training for the day, Ruka was wiping some sweat that was rolling down her chin when Yuki offered her a towel. She blinked a few times before taking it as she thanked him, "thank you...and you did a great job too." The two headed out to their respective lockers. Ruka immediately stripped off her sweaty gym clothes and went into the cool showers. Her flames were itching to have a go during the training today so her blood felt like it was boiling. Sighing under the cold water, Ruka washed up before changing into her uniform. Lightly drying her hair with a towel, she headed out.

Glancing at her phone, she wondered if Shoto was done but before she can even text him, someone called out to her. Or rather, took her hand. Blinking, she looked over to see it was Yuki. Huh? She tried to take her hand away but he held it in a gentle yet firm grip. She blinked a few times as she can only smile over at him, "um yes, Yuki-san, did you need something...?" Ruka started to say when he explained himself. Hm? Ice cream....? Oh...no. He actually remembered and he took her words seriously!? Ruka can feel her eye twitching, no this...this pattern seemed oddly familiar. Before Ruka can try to run off, Yuki pulled out his dazzling and teary eyes shining at her. A-ah...why must he? Trying to resist, Ruka looked off to the side as she lost the staring contest as she let out a defeated sigh, "alright...if you so kindly insist..."

Feeling her arm captured by his, Ruka had no means of escape. Why her!? What has she done to garner his attention onto her? Was it the hair? It was the hair, wasn't it? She's been asked on more than one occasion whether her hair was as soft as cotton candy or if it tasted like one. Her answer? No! So please...leave her be! Confused, Ruka was dragged out of school towards the bus stop. Getting on the bus, Ruka felt her phone buzz. Hm? Who could it be? But before she can check, Yuki spoke up. "Eh?" She was surprised at his sudden barrage of questions. He didn't seem to be the curious type. But as he mentioned her family, Ruka rubbed the back of her neck, "ah...well...I..." where did she learn to fight now that she thought about it...? Looking back, Ruka realized it was to defend herself while also avoiding to use her quirk, "I'm honestly not sure, I guess you can say I taught myself how to fight...it was mainly to avoid using my quirk, to be honest. I can't always rely on that." Rather, at one point she refused to use her quirk.

But at the question of zodiacs, Ruka blinked. That...was random. "Oh, uh mine is the Rooster for the Chinese zodiac, for astrology, I believe I am an Aquarius." She couldn't help but wonder as she tilted her head to the side. As they were on the bus, Ruka checked her phone to see it was a text from Shoto. Her face lit up as she replied back: 'save me, my hero~ <3' But no really, how did she even wind up in this situation? As they arrived, Ruka got off the bus and found herself still tangled up with Yuki as he led the way. She looked over at him warily as she couldn't help but ask, "so um, are your other friends alright with you going out without them...?" Maybe that'll make him change his mind and they can go separate ways? Ah, but a part of her wanted something sweet. Grr!

Arriving at the ice cream parlor, Ruka smiled over to Yuki, "order anything you want, it's my treat since well...I promised you, right?" Though somehow it ended up with Yuki paying for her. Now she felt indebted to him and she didn't like this. How?! She felt quite swept into his pace all of a sudden. She ordered a scoop of vanilla and a scoop of strawberry on a cone. She had some chocolate drizzled on it. "Ah, thank you for the ice cream, Yuki-san. How can I ever repay you for this...?" Hahaha...please don't make her repay him for this. Urgh. Licking the ice cream, she wondered what now? They got the ice cream, certainly now there was nothing else to do...right? Or not..." oh yeah, the park. Sounds great." Once again she felt like she was stuck in his pace. "So, how is U.A for you? Is it any different from your school?" As a transfer student herself, Ruka knew how different U.A was, but that was compared to her school. All schools are different, right? Now then, where is her hero!?

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He made no complaints when given a new half sandwich. Taking it, he took a bite as he let out a small scoff, "fair grader, alright." Whatever she says. He brushed off her comment about doodling on his face. Although he can imagine that she will do just that, he believed her enough to know she wouldn't. Or so he hoped. Licking up the last bite of the sandwich, Shota stretched in his chair as he blinked a few times when she shoved the mug into his hands. He looked over at her and let out a long sigh when he noticed she wasn't about to get up. Standing up sluggishly, Shota walked over grumbling under his breath about coffee and witches. Pouring in the dark liquid, he splashed a dash of milk in it, tempted to just add sugar to spite her, but no no....he didn't need a broom in his face. Not today. Pouring another cup for himself, Shota went for just black as he walked back with the two cups. He handed Ayumi her cup before taking his seat as he sipped on his own. Ah...that was a good way to wake up from a nap.

The two stayed in relative silence which was surprisingly peaceful. Shota's mind was wandering off to various places including on a certain young hero in training brunette. Shaking his head, Shota sighed as he sipped on the coffee. Hearing the bell ring, he knew that lunch was over with. At least Hizashi didn't bother him during his nap. Stretching, Shota deciding that he'll need to finish grading the midterm papers as well and as well as the reports on each student of his. Sighing, Shota left to work on those for the afternoon. He'll be there for probably Friday and Saturday, but for now, he'll focus on finishing his other work.

After school, Shota was more than ready to head home when Ayumi came flying in telling him about going over to her place. Huh? But why? Shota opened his mouth to refuse, but judging from the looks she was giving him...he either had the choice of facing her broom and being dropped high from the sky that or just going along with her. Sighing, Shota hopped onto the broom, knowing he really had no way out. If he was obedient, maybe she'll let him off the hook early? Before she tried and cast some strange spell on him. "Only for a bit..." Shota mumbled out while adding, "and no, there's no way I'm getting involved in any of your...witchcraft." Or whatever she does.

- - -

The afternoon went by rather quickly for Namie as she did her best in the match-ups. It was hard to keep up with those with higher offensive quirks, but Namie didn't do that bad in her opinion. Feeling quite sore and tired, Namie took a shower and changed back into her school uniform which was a simple black and white sailor outfit. She didn't really care for drying her hair as she didn't really have any plans after school. Waving bye to her classmates, Namie headed out. As she neared the school gates, she was surprised to see Denki there. Her teal hues were wide in surprise, but before she can even utter out a word, he had her in his arms, lifting her up into the air and spinning her around. Her cheeks were flushed red as she held onto Denki, "D-Denki-kun!?" She squeaked out in surprise. To think he would come to visit her! A smile bloomed on her lips as she was placed back down.

Staring up at him, she giggled at his explanation. Happily receiving the lollipop, she wasted no time in eating it as she popped it into her mouth. "Thank you! I'm very happy that you came to visit hehe." She'll just ignore the various stares directed her way. Walking beside him, Namie told him, "ah, well I did my best and that's all I can really do ehe. But I won two out of three of my matches!" One was a tie, but it counted, right? Walking out of her school with him, Namie smiled happily at the ground. This really made her day. Just when she was thinking of calling him again, he appeared in front of her. Looking up thoughtfully, she answered him, "mmm how about the park? There's one near here that's pretty nice. We can even get something sweet or something like that?" It has been a long day, she was sure he needed something sweet to unwind as well. "How was practice for you? How's your partner?" She looked up at him curiously.

As the two decided on a smoothie, Namie bought a mixed fruit and vanilla smoothie. Spinning around happily in front of him, she looked up at him as she told him, "I'm really happy you came by. I was just thinking of calling my favorite hero to energize me again hehe." She smiled shyly up at him before heading over to sit by a bench. Looking out, Namie stared at the water fountain as it burst with water from time to time.

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Even though Toshinori claimed he wasn't working too hard, Mela was pretty sure he was. He wouldn't admit it or she'd lecture him but she was pretty sure he was doing too much, she read the News, she more than anyone knew what All Might was up to. "Uh huh. Sure." She shook her head. Maybe she needed to break out a sad pair of kitty eyes to make him promise not to push himself too much. If she knew he was working too hard because of her, she would probably be in an endless loop of apologizing. She blushed when he poked her cheek. "Ah...ah I'm fine, really!" She waved a hand at him. Mela headed inside and kicked off her shoes as she felt her phone vibrate. She took it out and blinked at the picture. How intriguing. She was hoping Ruka was giving Yuki a shot. Of course she knew Ruka and Shoto loved one another and they were probably going to get married and stuff but she could dream about Ruka and other boys. Other cute boys who were a lot less creepy than Todoroki and who could protect Ruka in the event Mela was away.

She still had her doubts about Todoroki and his ability to protect Ruka. Hmph. No one was good enough for her Ruka. She sent back a smiley face to Momiji before she put her phone away and walked over to the patio and glanced back to Toshinori. "I really am sorry about leaving you to do all the work." She said. But now she hoped she could make up for that. Mela tended to the plant along with Toshinori's guidance before she sat down outside and watched him. She began to think about Shota but when she watched a straw leaf fall into Toshinori's hair, she jumped up. Moving over to him, she stood up on her toes to try and get it for him. "You um have something in-" She leaned over and captured the small dry leaf between her fingertips, holding onto him before she stepped back to show him, still quite close to him, her hand on his shoulder. "So Toshinori, um maybe we can hang out sometime like...see a movie? If you're as not busy as you say you are?" Mela did have more time on her hands now and she couldn't keep clinging to Ruka. She could ask Deku she supposed but she would prefer Toshinori, for reasons. She figured it would be nice to spend more time with Toshinori, as er friends. Stepping away as she realized her face was quite close to his, she let the leaf fall from her fingers. "Or we can just sit around and do nothing eheh." She wasn't picky. Some company would be very nice, but she wondered if Toshinori considered her good company or just a mess right now.

- - -

Tailing behind the two, Shoto eyed them. Yeah this was normal boyfriend behavior right? It wasn't like he didn't trust Ruka. He just didn't like that damn boy stealing what was his. Yuki needed to keep his hands to himself and go back to Tokyo. The time with Ruka wa shis to share with no one else. Except maybe Mela. But not Yuki or Yukito or even their classmates. He stayed a good block behind. While his stealth skills weren't polished, he was sure he wasn't going to be noticed by Yuki. He glanced up ahead though and wondered who the two were at a closer distance. His eyes narrowed a bit more. Momiji and Honda? Maybe they were behind this. He quickly ran around the block as well as the next one, making sure he could cut them off before they got too close to Yuki and Ruka. While they may pry Yuki away from Ruka, it was very possible it would be even harder to get Ruka away from those troublemakers. Stepping in front of the pair as Yuki and Ruka went into a parlor a block ahead, he folded his arms. "What are you two up to?" He asked them.

Tohru honestly didn't know herself and Momiji seemed to babble about Yuki and Ruka looking so cute together. Shoto shook his head. "My girlfriend's outings are none of your business." Were they his? Nooo but they were more his than these two strangers. "Go back to your dorms, if you want to get frozen right where you stand." Was it a bit harsh? Perhaps. But Shoto wasn't fond of Ruka being occupied two afternoons in a row. That did the trick as the two gave him a sad face and turned back. Shoto watched them, making sure they didn't just double back like he would have done. Shoto glanced over parlor they went into. He recalled Ruka's reply asking for help but part of him was worried this was the behavior of a crazy man. No no no. Yuki was the crazy one, just dragging girls wherever he liked. Shoto breathed in, calming down as he walked slowly over to the parlor and took a quick peek into the storefront window to see if they were there. Shoto made a mental note to check out a book on lip reading. Yes, as hero he should know how to spy on people right? Shoto ducked his head back in case he was spotted. He then looked again and saw them move to the park across the street. Shoto ducked behind the corner and watched them. He decided to approach from another angle. That would look less suspicious right? Moving around the park, he snuck closer to the pair, ignoring the eyes of children as he may have accidentally kicked over their sandcastles in the sandbox. Whoops.

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The fact Aizawa would play along with her hero persona was so fun! No one else indulged her, not even her fellow pro heroes at the agency. Ayumi gave a laugh as she flew them out the building and off to her place. "Aww maybe you're already involved." She teased him as she was quick to land at her own doorstep. She let him off and set her heavy broom by the door. No one else would run off with it. She lived around a bunch of civilians so she doubted anyone would be able to lift such a weapon, much less have a practical use for it. Ayumi unlocked the door and slipped off her black heels and stepped inside. Her apartment was mostly metal and glass, everything modern and pristine. "You expecting some dark dingy dungeon or something?" She was about to make a joke about a sex dungeon but decided to save that for another time. "I'm a classy lady, I'll have you know." Ayumi winked as she walked into the kitchen and got them a glass of water, making sure he saw she didn't put nary a thing into it. Suddenly a black cat appeared, looking like the night's sky with golden eyes. "Nazo!" She smiled. "Say hello to our guest!"

The cat eyed Aizawa before coming over to rub against his leg. "Aww, he likes you." Ayumi smiled. She had to wonder why though. Maybe Nazo smelled Mi? She motioned Aizawa over to her black leather couch. In front of it was a round glass table with a silver metal trim. Her floors were black wood and she had black shelves on her light grey walls. She had a few photographs of friends but nothing excessively personal. She sat down and patted the spot next to her. She had to wonder what was running through his mind. He probably wished she was Mela. Frowning for a moment, she took a drink of water and set it down on the glass with a loud clinking noise. She knew she should push the topic of his ex so he could process better but maybe Ayumi was selfish and didn't want to talk about her or have Aizawa think about Mela when he was with her right now. "I know you don't like me much. If at all. But I really do hope you someday consider me a friend." She found herself saying as she found herself a bit shy staring at the glass on the table in front of her. "You...may not believe me but I've had your best interest in mind since the day I came to UA. Call it a witch's premonition." She didn't need the credit but she did want him to cut her some slack. Was she that bad? Was it weird someone wanted to be his friend? Ayumi didn't have any real friends in the city yet but that was because she was still new. What was Aizawa's excuse? Or was he just stubborn to not want anyone around him? Everyone needed someone. Mela was proof of that for Shota right?

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Yuki found it very interesting and unusual no one had taught Ruka how to fight. He had a master, as did Kyo but then again, he was sure fighting could be self-taught, it just sounded quite the arduous task. However, Ruka's reason behind it made sense. It would be very practical for a hero in training to know how to defend or attack if their quirk was rendered useless or the situation would only be made worse by flames heh. But her learning it on her own was impressive. Maybe she could teach Honda-san sometime. He nodded as she mentioned she was a Rooster. That made sense. Heh. "Oh my friends? They'll be fine without me, they can entertain themselves well enough. Believe it or not, Kagura-san is the oldest out of all of us and Hatsuharu-kun and Momiji-kun are the youngest." He told Ruka, knowing the appearances often led otherwise, at least in Haru and Kagura's case. "Your concern is thoughtful though." He smiled. Yuki held open the door for the pink haired girl and got a whiff of strawberry. He thought back to the garden he and Tohru tended to. Strawberries. Heh. Ruka was full of surprises.

Once inside, hie light colored eyes scanned the selections. He decided upon lemon sorbet and blood orange sorbet. Even though Ruka wanted to pay, Yuki insisted, not wanting her to trouble herself over him. "You can get me tomorrow." He told her smoothly. Yes, he quite liked getting to know her, though it could be considered dangerous, Yuki found it vital to know your enemy as best you could. Plus the enemy was very fascinating and fun to talk to. The girls in Musutafu were very cute. Once they got their ice cream, they headed off to the park across the street at his suggestion. Yuki sat down at a stone bench and looked to his company. "UA is very advanced in its subject matter." He commented. "Our teachers are a lot less strict and have less real world experience compared to your legion of pro heroes but I feel we are on a good track." He replied as he dug into his bowl of icy goodness. "How does UA compared to the school you came from?" Yuki asked her. "Had it been a tough transition or did you feel you've adjusted well to life here? If you don't mind me saying, you and Todoroki-san are a cute couple. How long was it before you two began to date?" He asked, tilting his head. While many wouldn't compare Tohru to Ruka, Tohru had a drive in her heart that no one could match and Yuki wasn't blind to the similarities between himself and Todoroki. So on some level, he was looking for some hope, since he and Honda-san weren't soulmates. Was it possible to still go for it? Maybe Ruka could help? She looked so happy.

- - -

It was awesome to be able to surprise Namie. Part of him was worried she would have left already or that she might be busy. Heck, part of Denki wondered if he'd find her with some guy or something. No no no. Surely his friend would tell him if she was interested in a guy. Denki would have to meet the guy first right? Heh. Don't worry Denki. No guy was around. "Oh yeah of course!" He nodded enthusiastically to her. "It's about time right?" He nudged her a bit. He listened as she explained how she did. He nodded along, quite happy she had done so well. "Doing your best is all you can do so I'm proud of you no matter what." He told her. Sure, his own school's motto was essentially do more than that but sometimes it wasn't possible or it was risky or something. To him, a hero needed to know when to push themselves and when to be careful and be happy with whatever progress was made. "So good job!" He pulled her against him for a quick sideways hug as they walked along. Heh the girls liked parks. "Sure, no problem. One park coming right up!"

Denki rubbed his neck. "Oh? Haru-san? He's uh a bit strange but I'm dealing with it." He nodded, not wanting to get into it. Haru was strange. One minute he was nice and rational, the next he was spewing horrible things and threatening him. It was very jarring. In fact, Haru may scare him more than Bakugo. Part of Denki didn't want Namie to come Saturday because he was worried about what so-called Black Haru would say or do to her. Namie was an innocent flower who didn't need to hear such things. Namie and Denki found a smoothie shop and Denki got strawberry banana and looked over at Namie's flavor. How sweet, just like her heh. He smiled at her, one minute she was happy, the next a bit shy. Girls heh. He nodded, "I'm glad I could give you a boost then. You really helped me when I was in a rough place in life." He recalled back to when he found out about Ruka and Shoto. "So if I can help you in the same way, somehow then I'll always be your hero." Or something like that? Yes, he wanted to support this girl and make sure she stayed sweet and cute and didn't have to go through heartbreak or sorrow. He took a drink of his smoothie, eyeing the fountain. "So Namie-chan, on Saturday we'll need to do something to celebrate your midterms being over yeah? What did you wanna do?" He asked her, tilting his head to the side. Denki wanted to do something fun but something a little different. "Do you like dogs?" Maybe he could take her to that dog cafe Ruka once took him to? But he was open to suggestions.

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Once Mela went inside, Toshinori followed in after her. He closed the door behind him as he took off his shoes. He shook his head lightly at her as he went out to the patio, "there's nothing for you to apologize about. I'm just glad to see you around." He gave her a soft smile before helping her to tend to the plant which was slowly but steadily growing. Sunflowers weren't hard to grow, but to see it in full bloom took some time and extra care. He moved around to water the other plants in his backyard afterward. Just as he was finished watering them all, Mela suddenly stood up. He blinked over at her, wondering if she had something to ask of him when she came to stand rather close to him. Eyes widening, Toshinori could feel his face grow hot as her own face was quite close to his. T-Too close! What was going on!? His face was burning up by the time Mela finished doing whatever it was. He soon realized there was something on his hair which was why she seemed so focused, but as she began to talk to him as if they weren't this close at all, Toshinori can barely register what she was saying. All he could focus on was how close she was...and ah there it was...her sweet vanilla scent.

Snapping out of his daze, Toshinori blinked a few times before registering the words she said. Eyes widening, he can only nod his head rather quickly before flailing his arms in front of him as he corrected himself, "a-ah I-I meant yeah! Not yeah to doing nothing, but I mean just sitting at home with you is nice too, but no I meant um yeah movies!" He was becoming a blubbering mess and Toshinori wished he can just go and crawl into a hole. Ahhhh what was he doing!? Act cool Toshinori! You're looking like a high school kid! Taking a seat on the patio, Toshinori invited Mela to sit next to him. Looking out at the plants, he spoke up, "I want her to smile." He paused as he looked over at Mela with a small smile, "whatever it may be, just know that I am on your side Mela-chan...and I hope to see you smiling around campus soon." He just wanted to see her smile, he never thought of her as trouble or anything like that. Never. Walking inside, he headed towards his fridge as he spoke up, "I think I have some cake, would you like some?" He called out to her in question. Not like he flew over to buy some cake yesterday or anything like that. No no...he just happened to have two slices of cake and also coffee...yeah, coincidence for sure. Ahem.

- - -

Momiji jumped as he didn't think Todoroki would catch on this soon...but he did. Aw boooo. As Tohru tried to answer Todoroki's question to the best of her knowledge which wasn't much since Momiji was the one who dragged her along. Seeing Todoroki bristle up, Momiji held his hands in front of him as he simply told the taller male, "ah, I just saw Yuki and Ruka-chan heading off somewhere~ I was just curious what my cousin was doing hehe." He gave Todoroki a large pout at his threatening words. Well...as much as he would love to find out what Yuki was up to, he wasn't quite fond of the idea of being frozen to the ground. He took Tohru's hand and dragged her back to school. Oh boo! What a way to ruin some fun! Though Momiji has already had his fill as he had that picture he sent to Mela. Heh. Walking back with Tohru, Momiji whined, "aww man, that was no fun~! Now, what should we do?" Though the pair soon stumbled upon Kagura and Kyo. The four decided to go out to eat. Momiji decided this wasn't so bad either~ Hopefully, he can bother the two tomorrow to figure out what really happened. Hehe.

- - -

After all her attempts of thwarting Yuki off and running away, Ruka found herself seated next to him on the bench in the park, eating ice cream. She recalled his words earlier that she can just pay him back tomorrow. What would he think if she just gave him money...that was technically paying him back right? But no no...that was just rude...right? Urgh, how troublesome. Holding back a sigh, Ruka tried to make conversation as she asked him how he thought of U.A. Many would say that Yuki was similar to Shoto in some terms, and yes, even Ruka would agree there were certain similarities, but they were still quite different. One thing was that Ruka felt more at ease around Shoto, but with Yuki, she felt like she was on guard a bit. Perhaps it was because he reminded her of Yukito in a sense. This man was sneaky. She could tell just by looking into his purple hues. Ruka nodded her head in agreement. U.A was quite advanced in many things, their facilities were top notch that was for sure.

Once again, he began his barrage of questions at her. Ruka blinked a few times before answering his questions as best as she can, "oh well, I agree with you that U.A. is quite advanced in many things...I guess the most notable difference was that my previous high school didn't put as much effort into the hero course as U.A. does...as for how it was to transfer...well I suppose it wasn't entirely bad. The people here are kind and welcoming and it certainly helped that Mela came with me." Yes, if Ruka transferred here alone, she was certain things would be a bit different. Mela always brought out Ruka's softer side even when around others. Otherwise, she would have probably had her guard up and kept to herself for most of the time. Though Ruka wondered...would that really have been the case? With people like Denki and Shoto, Ruka wasn't sure how things would have been if she came here alone. Regardless, she quite enjoyed her time here and so she had no complaints.

When Yuki mentioned her and Shoto, she blinked. Ah, well they weren't hiding it nor were they declaring it aloud. They just let people see them for who they are. A couple. Though being complimented about her relationship was another story. Now that just made her embarrassed. She was glad for the following question as Ruka looked thoughtful while licking her ice cream, "hmmm, I believe we started to date...a couple months ago...?" She wasn't sure to be exact. It honestly feels like she's known Shoto for so much longer. She looked curiously over at Yuki, "but why do you ask...?" Somehow...she felt like he had asked for a reason. This guy was sneaky and Ruka will be cautious around him. Blinking, Ruka reached out and wiped the corner of his lip with a napkin as she told him, "ah...sorry, there was something there." Her body reacted before she can even stop herself. Ah, the habits of being around people like Mela whom she would always wipe her mouth during a meal. She gave him an apologetic smile. Licking her ice cream, Ruka decided it didn't hurt to ask, "so is there anything your quirk can't do?" If she must be stuck with him, then she might as well get something out of it other than ice cream.


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Shota ignored her playful comment as the two arrived at her place. Entering, he looked around to note it was very modern...for a moment he was expecting it to be all black...which it sort of was. He glanced sideways at her at the mention of a dungeon...he wanted to correct her and tell her that he assumed there was a dungeon hidden somewhere in here, but no no...he does not want to find out first hand so he'll behave for now. Classy? Shota held back a snort as he simply watched her go grab some water for them. He was about to go and take a seat when he was met with the sight of black fur. Huh? He stared down at the golden-eyed cat as it stared back at him. The two stared silently at each other as Shota finally recalled Ayumi mentioning something about owning a cat. Well...he wasn't that surprised that she had a black cat. Very witch-like. Watching it walk over to him, Shota kneeled down and pet the soft fur of Nazo in greeting. He ignored Ayumi's comment as he slowly made his way to sit next to her on the couch. He had to be careful around her...he never knew what she had up her sleeve honestly.

Shota took a sip of the water as he listened to her suddenly speak up. He's been noticing this about her lately, but she has a habit of suddenly speaking about random things. He looked over at her silently as she mentioned how she had the best of intentions for him. Hmmm yeah sure. He recalled how she would just not get over the fact that Mela and Ruka were dating and then....ah well he didn't want to think about those things. But did he hate her...? He didn't exactly hate anyone, he just likes his solitude. For the most part, he did. Leaning back on the couch, Shota looked up at the ceiling as he replied back finally, "if I didn't consider you a friend, I wouldn't be here." That much was the truth. If he didn't even consider her as someone of importance to him...he probably wouldn't even bother with speaking to her. Looking over at Ayumi, Shota let out a long sigh as he flicked her forehead, "you're annoying, yes. But...I don't hate you." He was a hero damn it, not one who hated all the people around him...for the most part.

- - -

Namie was curious about Denki's partner, but if he says there was nothing much about him, then she'll believe him. Though a part of Namie recalled the yelling Haru who was pointing in her direction. She was curious what that was all about. Perhaps Saturday, she can finally meet him face to face and get an answer then? Yes, that would have to do. Plus, Namie wanted to meet all of Denki's friends and certainly, those exchange students were friends with Denki by now? Who wouldn't be friends with Denki, he was so friendly and upbeat after all~! She honestly wasn't sure how Denki would react to her words, but she wasn't expecting this. She smiled softly at the memory of how they first met. She went to visit U.A for various reasons and she so happened to stumble upon their class cafe since she was getting hungry. She recalled admiring the students fancy looking maid and butler outfits though two of the girls were dressed a bit more special. Though what really caught Namie's attention was Denki. He looked like such a friendly person yet his eyes looked so...pained. Almost as if he was drowning and silently calling for help. Her heart could never handle a person in pain and to her, Denki was in pain. She just did what she always does...and he was cute to boot.

She smiled over at him as she leaned her head against his shoulder, "mmm and this is why you're my hero! You'll be there to protect me, right Denki-kun?" She giggled slightly at her words before blinking at the idea of celebrating on Saturday. Eh? For her mid-terms? They didn't need to do anything although the idea of hanging out with Denki made her say yes. Hmm, but what to do? She loved animals so seeing animals may be fun so when Denki asked her about dogs, Namie nodded her head, "oh yes! I love all sorts of animals and dogs are definitely on the list. But why do you ask?" She tilted her head in question as she looked up at him with her soft teal hues. Smiling, Namie added lightly, "but doing anything with you is fun by me hehe." Yes, just being with him was all she wanted.

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Toshinori's reaction made it almost seem like he wasn't interested, given how much wiggling and flailing he did. Why was he so nervous? It was kind of cute, but very curious. Sitting beside him, she let out a long sigh. It was a bit cool out and Mela could admire the changing of the leave. Change was settling over the city it seemed. Looking to Toshinori, she blinked at his words, he really was quite sweet. Sometimes she wondered if she'd get a cavity by just being around him hehe. "Thank you." She said quietly. If only it were easy to just flip a switch and just decide to be happy. But with her heart so confused and a bit bruised, it wasn't easy. But she was grateful for Toshinori's support and kindness. She didn't think she deserved it though. Staring at him, she was almost tempted to reach out and grab his hand or wrap her arms around him.

But he got up and moved inside and Mela had to wonder what she had been thinking in that moment. Shaking her head, she followed him inside, sighing heavily. What was her heart telling her to do? "Sure!" She smiled as she lingered by the door before she stepped through the threshold and closed the glass sliding door behind her. Gliding over to the couch, she sat down as Toshinori brought over cake and coffee for them to enjoy. "Thank you." She smiled to him as she began to eat, finding it funny how people were trying to make sure she ate today. She had lost a few pounds but it wasn't a big deal, at least to her. "I still can't believe you want to hang out with me after...everything." She had said sooo many embarrassing things to both him and him as All Might. It was mortifying to think about so she really tried not to.

At least he didn't see her as a crazy fangirl right? "You know the first time I met you as All Might, you saved me but when I met you as Toshinori, I ended up helping you." She smiled lightly, sucking some cake thoughtfully off her fork. How funny. "I'm glad I get to have both of you in my life." She concluded, nodding as she took another bite of cake.

- - -

"It is good to have someone to share a new chapter in your life together." Yuki noted. When Ruka mentioned she had gotten together a while ago, he nodded. He had to assume it was shortly after she arrived at UA. "Oh well...if I am being honest I have feelings for someone. It's Honda-san." He clarified before she got the wrong idea. It wasn't something he often mentioned because those around him would likely hold it over him. And though he knew Ruka for a short period of time and they did develop a quick rivalry of sorts, he felt he could use her womanly insight on things. Yuki blushed when she wiped something off of the corner of his lips. "Th-that's alright, Kurotsuki-san." Tohru sometimes did that too, so he had to believe his blush was because of how sweet Ruka was in that moment and how much she reminded him of Tohru.

"I was hoping to get some advice on the matter from an outside source." Momiji and Kagura wouldn't be much help. And asking Shigure or his older brother would only make matters worse. Much worse. At her question regarding his quirk, he stopped to think. "I'm actually not sure...I am continue to test its uses and limits." He told her. "Though if I had a weakness or limit, it would be quite foolish of me to tell you, even if you're a princess." He smiled teasingly. He went back to his ice cream, enjoying his sorbets. It was refreshing and tangy. Yuki leaned back and thought about the week ahead of them. He was looking forward to seeing more of her quirk's uses and abilities though he didn't think it was right to ask about her quirk's curse. Maybe he'd see it for himself on Saturday?

His mind went back to Tohru for a moment as he then thought back to the way Ruka and Shoto acted together. That kind of love was the kind he wanted too. Somehow, Ruka and Shoto filled him with hope. "I know you probably would like to be training or with Todoroki-san but I do appreciate you spending time with me." He said sweetly, smiling to her. He was quite sincere in his words and hoped she understood that.

Meanwhile, Shoto kept moving closer, wondering if he should text Ruka or walk over to them. Hmm. Either way, he found his actions a bit suspect under Yuki-san's judgement. He spotted Ruka and Yuki get close for a moment but by now, he wasn't worried. He was learning to manage his emotions a bit better. He knew that people got close and that's just how it was. Ruka wouldn't cheat and if anyone tried anything, she'd stop them. But he still wanted to make sure Ruka was okay. If she had replied she was fine, he would leave the matter but since she wanted to be saved, he was quite happy to play the role of heroic boyfriend and make sure Ruka wasn't bored to death by Yuki-san. Shoto decided if he was going to make a move, he may as well not be shy about it. After all, who cared what some nobody thought of him and Ruka?

Well hopefully Yuki didn't think Shoto was weird but either way, Shoto didn't dwell on it too much. Shoto approached from another side, waving to them. He had his backpack on as he came over and smiled to them. "Funny running into you two here." He said. Yuki stayed silent, just amused by Todoroki's appearance, not all too surprised really. "I wondered when you'd be coming in to save the day." Yuki couldn't help but say as Shoto sat on the other side of Ruka. "Have fun you two." Yuki smiled lightly, his eyes a bit sad to be without company in such a strange city but he would likely head back to the dorms. Shoto smirked and put an arm around Ruka as Yuki got up and bowed to Ruka as a prince would. Shoto snorted lightly as Yuki left them. Shoto leaned over and took a bite of what was left of her cone.

"So now that we're finally alone, why don't we take a little shopping trip? I feel like spoiling my Queen." Shoto commented with a smirk. Yes, they could have some fun, plus fall was on the way and he would love to get some new cozy additions to his wardrobe. And maybe he wanted to see Ruka try on cute clothes heh. And maybe later he could help her take them off.

- - -

Even though Shoto believed that if he didn't think of her as a friend, he wouldn't be at her house but she wasn't so sure about that logic. She would gladly infiltrate the abode of her enemies to gain a greater perspective on how to erm bring them to their knees haha. But she didn't comment, still not sure if Aizawa was entirely innocent in this visit. Ayumi looked to him when he sighed deeply. Now what? She swatted at his head, closing an eye to scowl. She hadn't even mentioned her being annoying! Hmph. He didn't hate her? She considered that was as good as it was going to get with Aizawa. Fine, fine. Ayumi wouldn't press her luck she supposed. Still, she liked to think of herself as pretty fun company and she wanted to tell Aizawa he'd miss her if she just flew off and didn't come back to nag him.

Getting up from her position on the couch, she moved back over to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of cool sake from the fridge and two small cups before she made her way back to the man and set them down in front of them. When she said drinks, she meant it. "You clearly need to relax a bit more." He was so uptight and yet so lazy at the same time. How was that even possible? Ayumi had been biting her tongue regarding his incompatibility with Uede but next week she'd address it with Uede in battle. Ayumi poured them a small bit and sat down beside him, handing him a cup, her eyes telling him she wasn't going to accept drinking alone this afternoon. Sipping her sake, she breathed in, enjoying the warmth it brought. If only she had a spell to cure a broken heart, she'd use it. Aizawa was going to be fine though, she knew he would be fine.

"So...do you have a thing for younger women or just brunettes?" She asked Aizawa once she finished her bit of sake and refilled her cup. There were some things she'd just blurt out, others, she would be careful. Uede seemed like such a wild card so she had to wonder what his previous girlfriends were like. "Or...is it troublesome cats?" She winked, making a small meowing noise to tease him.

- - -

He blushed a little when he felt something his hit shoulder. Ah, Namie-chan! He felt a bit of static between him and her but by now, she was likely used to the light shocks and didn't mind them heh. "Of course I am!" He nodded to her comment. Of course he didn't want to make a promise he couldn't keep but a hero had to protect everyone. Those close to him, most of all. But he had to believe that if he did his best and put his whole heart into something, he would see it through. Denki wanted to be the kind of hero who brought light into people's lives. Denki wanted to make sure those around him were save but also happy. "Oh well, I went to this cool dog cafe a while back and I'd like to go back." He told her. "I think you'd enjoy it."

Plus, a part of Denki wanted to make a new memory there, one with Namie. While he had a good time with Ruka, he wanted to share it with Namie as well. When he thought of Ruka, he was filled with some sadness as well as happiness. It was very confusing so he wanted to go there and enjoy it with someone else too and maybe the memory would be less bittersweet. Was that wrong of him? Something told him it might not be wise to mention it to Namie that it was Ruka he had gone with. He didn't want Namie getting too caught up in that detail. He didn't want her worrying for nothing. He rested his head against hers and took another few sips of his smoothie. "I love Peachy but dogs are also cool. I'd love to move to a place where I could have one of each." He commented. "Though birds are kinda cool..."

All animals were good in his mind. And he was sure he shared that with Namie. "By the way if the school ever finds out about Peachy, would you be able to look after him?" He asked. "I hate to ask you but you're the only one I'd trust him to." He said. He wouldn't ask Tenya to house him at his place or even Momo or Ruka. No, it had to be Namie. "You and Peachy connect so well. I think he connects to your heart." Ah so cheesy, Denki.

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Even now Toshinori wasn't sure exactly what Mela is going through. He wished she can just tell him what was wrong, but he knew that Mela will come to him when and if she ever wanted to. She doesn't have to tell him anything, heck she doesn't even have to be here hanging out with him like this. Going inside, he grabbed the box of cake, placing them onto two plates before making some coffee. Bringing them over to the table beside the couch, Toshinori sat beside her as he gestured to the cakes, "pick whichever you would like." He gave her a small smile before picking up his own plate of cake, taking a bite from it. It was good, but he was sure Mela can make an even tastier one. Hehe.

As Mela mentioned the things she's told him before to both All Might and Toshinori, well the lanky blonde couldn't help but blush slightly as well. Rubbing the back of his head, he told her, "a-ah well...its quite alright...I'm a bit at fault since I should have just told you who I really am..." well, he had a very good reason as to why he doesn't tell others his true identity, but to Mela he felt like he could trust her. But even then it took quite a while for him to tell her and then to prove it to her too. Her reaction the first time he told her was quite cute and funny. Haha. He gave her a small smile as he told her a bit embarrassed, "but um...would you believe me if I told you that it made me happy...? Because you would come to see me not just as the hero All Might...but you saw me for who I am, as Toshinori Yagi...and I guess that made me really happy. Hehe."

He rubbed the back of his head and when she mentioned how she was happy to have both of him...it made his heart swell up with happiness once again. Ah...how can one person make him this happy this quickly? Surely, he was in too deep to get out of this one. Looking over at Mela, he told her, "I'm not sure what's going on right now in your life exactly, Mela-chan...but..." at this he reached out to take hold of her hand in his, "but I hope that I can be there to support you...I want to be your comfort..." he stared into her eyes before realizing what he just blurted out. Face turning red, he released her hand as he added in hastily, "a-ah that is if you want! Erm! Coffee! W-Would you like some more?" He reached over to pick up his cup, spilling the hot liquid onto his hand due to his hastiness, "ouch!" He let out with a small whimper.

- - -

To think Prince Yuki would have feelings for someone like Tohru. It almost sounded like a fairy tale if she must say so herself. She blinked a few times, surprised to see him opening up to her so much all of a sudden. Ah, well she supposed there were the perks of her being an outsider but also someone he was coming to know a bit more. Licking her ice cream, Ruka tilted her head at him listening to him patiently. Well, it doesn't hurt to hear him out. But when he teased her and still insisted on calling her Princess, Ruka pouted. "Ah, well worth a shot~" She winked playfully over at him. Guess she'll just have to find out herself through their training. When he thanked her, Ruka was even more surprised. Eh, no need to thank her. She gave him a soft smile back as she told him, "well if you're fine with someone like me then please come to me if you have any questions."

Honestly, she wasn't sure what she can do, but if her answers can help him then she supposed it doesn't hurt anyone, right? But really, he has to stop with the sparkling eyes, Ruka wasn't sure how much more she can take of it. She found it very hard to resist and that bothered her. "And I suppose hanging out with a Prince once in a while isn't that bad." She teased out. She didn't mean to make him feel bad about dragging her out. She got free ice cream out of it so she wasn't complaining much. "Hey, what do you think about soulmates?" Ruka asked him as she grinned over at him. She'll let him think about that for a bit. Just then, her hero has arrived, though for Ruka she thought he came a tad too late. She was actually beginning to enjoy her conversation with Yuki.

Ruka lifted a brow as she gave him an amused smile. Ruka greeted Shoto with a slight nudge as she giggled at Yuki's comment. Ah, was it that obvious? Her eyes shined even more in amusement as she can only smile. Ruka blinked a bit at Yuki's expression but she can only nod her head as she smiled over at him, "I'll see you tomorrow, Yuki-san." She watched him go before turning her attention to Shoto. Ruka pouted a bit when he took the last of her sweet treat, but she'll let it slide since it was Shoto. Leaning against him, Ruka blinked up at him at the mention of shopping. She blushed slightly at his words, ah silly Shoto. He spoiled her enough by showering her with all his attention and love. Smiling, she leaned up and kissed his cheek as she murmured out, "sure, that sounds like a date to me." She gave him a wink as she stood up. Tugging on his hand, Ruka led him back into town with a smile.

- - -

Avoiding her hand reaching out to slap his head, Shota simply shrugged. Hey, he was just being honest. She was troublesome if anything all women is just trouble. Watching her carefully in case she decided to bring in her broom, Shota watched her get up suddenly and head into the kitchen. Okay....at least it wasn't the broom he thought as his shoulders relaxed slightly. Though when she brought in the alcohol, Shota lifted a brow. Today was what...a Tuesday? Well...he wasn't about to question her as he took the cup 'offered' to him. He had no choice, obviously. Sighing, he took a swig of the cool yet burning liquid as it slipped past his lips and down his throat. He savored the warmth it brought as he closed his eyes, leaning back into the couch. Guess he'll have to just accompany her and drink.

Thankfully, when Ayumi asked him about his type, Shota was not drinking. He opened his eyes as he looked over at her with a frown. What was up with women and making these assumptions about him? His eye twitched as she mimicked a cat meowing while mentioning his likes for cats. Sighing, he reached for the sake, pouring himself another glass. "I honestly don't know if I have a type..." but if he did, then it must be troublesome women from what he can recall. Sipping his drink, Shota continued, "and no, I don't have a thing for cats...I just like them..." and if a girl wore cat ears and looked good in it..he wasn't about to stop them. Not liking all these questions, Shota turned to her, "what about you huh? Don't you have a boyfriend or something?" Instead of bothering him all the time? Lifting a brow, he recalled, "if I remember correctly, Hizashi is your type, right?" He gave her a teasing smirk. He wasn't about to let that one down. "Or is it All Might?" just like all the other girls? Or most girls at least.

- - -

Namie giggled when she felt a light wave of static go through her. It was like a very gentle tickle. She was quite used to his sudden shocks and if she was, to be honest, she quite liked it. It was very warm and a soft tingling sensation that almost felt like a mixture of a massage and a tickle. Was that strange? Maybe she was strange. But she didn't mind hehe. At the mention of a dog cafe, Namie's eyes lit up, "oh, that sounds really fun! I would love to go! We can go after your match is over on Saturday?" She gave him an excited smile, already imagining all the fun they would have. Though to Namie, just being with Denki was fun, heck just thinking about him brought a smile to her lips. Nuzzling her head happily against his, Namie happily sipped on her smoothie as she was already looking forward to their hang out.

At the mention of Peachy, she looked over at him in slight surprise. Surely, he would have asked someone else like Ruka? But her? Somehow that made her really happy. When he mentioned how Peachy connects to her heart, Namie felt her heartbeat quicken. Ah, if anything it was because Namie and Peachy shared one thing that they loved. A certain bright hero. Smiling softly, Namie poked his nose as she told him, "of course I would take Peachy in any day! But I hope that day doesn't come because Peachy would be very sad if you ever get in trouble because of him! Hmm I know, if that ever happens, I'll just have to take you and Peachy in hehe." Namie smiled happily at him as she was teasing him of course, but she wasn't joking. If he ever needed a place to stay, she'd be more than glad to welcome him to her home. Ah, was that a bit too forward of her to say? Ehe.

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