Fandom We Fight to Forge a {connection} | A MHA RP

[Genkai]

A quiet breeze blew a collection of humble cherry blossoms through the urban streets that made up Musutafu, Japan.

Warm chocolate eyes stared up at the bright blue sky, her silent acknowledgement of the beauty being broken by an exclamation, "Woah!" Mela Uede held onto her leather purse as the gust of wind finally died down, a gentle pink perfume rain fell down upon her and Ruka Kurotsuki. The pair had moved to Musutafu only a few days ago to start a new term at the prestigious UA High School. Mela and Ruka had been friends for quite a while, relying on the other to be there in both the good and bad. They both came from rather well known, wealthy families and as such, had spent a good deal of time learning at a young age how the world really worked. It wasn't black and white, no there were shades of grey that filtered through the lense of different people. Both families contributed to Japan's recovery in the event of villainous attacks. The two young women knew exactly what it meant to fight and when to stay silent.

But now their invisible shackles were being broken, both girls moving away from their homes to start a new life. They both dreamed of becoming a hero, someone who saved others. But that dream was no longer something intangible but something growing, developing into something very real. They would be starting at UA in their third and final year. Mela had to admit it was intimidating to join a class that had already been through two years together. But still, she would focus on the opportunity, not the challenge itself. If she viewed it as such, she had already overcome the challenge and stayed in a more positive and adaptable frame of mind. Mela let out a small laugh to Ruka, her grip loosening as she sighed. "That was a really good lunch, the pasta was so soft and tender. I think we're going to have a great time here." She declare, giving her best friend a wide toothy grin, her trademark look.

It wasn't often for Mela to be without a smile. It took a lot to anger her or bring her to tears. But when she did cry or shout, it was a spectacle of bottle of emotions shattering all at once. Thankfully it didn't happen very often. "I'll see you late tonight, Ruka!" She hugged her friend and gave her longer hair a playful tug, something Mela sometimes did to make sure Ruka took her words to heart, "We gotta be back by dark yeah?" Mela was being a bit extra cautious given the city they were in. Sure, it was safe with the heroes that guarded it but it was new and they still had to find their way. Best to do it in the daylight. "If not, I'm gonna hunt you down haha." She closed one eye and stuck her tongue out at Ruka before she stepped back and waved before she headed down the street. Mela had a few things to buy and places to go, and Ruka had her own list of places to check out.

Often enough they stuck together, giggling arm in arm. But like good friends, they also enjoyed time apart. Mela wanted to grab some baking books. She loved to bake and wanted to get some books that were local to the city so she could bake something for her new classmates. Maybe some considered it a bribe but Mela would innocently smile and swear it was just a kind gesture that would taste amazing. And if her classmates accepted their new resident baker a little easier, Mela would not complain. The brunette had on a pair of blue jeans and a light yellow tee shirt with a black outline of All Might's face. You could say she was a fan, but not a creepy fan. There was a difference. As she walked down the sidewalk, she was quick to sidestep anyone going the other way or just moving too slow for her tastes. Mela's quick allowed her to alter her body's center of gravity so her balance and agility were pretty well honed. And her archery was on a whole other level, it was a skill she practiced before she could even walk.

Without noticing exactly where she was going, Mela found herself taking a turn into a dead end. She took a step back and pulled out her phone, about to check the map application but felt someone against her when she tried to back up. Turning around, Mela looked behind her and saw two older men with dark hair and glasses, looking rather unsavory. And greasy. Mela made a face and quickly jumped back but there wasn't anywhere else to go that didn't leave her cornered. How could she be so careless?

"Look what we have here? A lost mouse in a big city." One sneered, he had a cigarette in his mouth.

"You can just see she's new. We should give her a warm welcome." The other laughed, his hair dark spiky hair twitching with glee.

Mela was unarmed but she could flee at least. She gripped her phone and shoved it in her pocket. She darted to the left along the brick wall, trying to make a break. The one smoking lunged but for Mela she easily dodged and placed her feet on the wall, bouncing away from his reach as if it were a springboard. Mela did a few front flips and found herself nearing the street but found herself being yanked back by the other, his hair snaking around her neck to pull her back. Mela fall backwards, her back hitting the concrete. "Ow!" She felt the wind knocked out of her. Her weakness was close combat and now they had her right where they needed her to bed. She kicked her legs up around the hair wound around her, trying to gain some leverage. She struggled to breathe and she arched up, not going to go down without a fight.

The one with the hairy manipulation quirk leaned over her, a foot slamming down on her left shoulder while his counterpart grabbed her purse and started rummaging through it. He found a freshly made UA ID and laughed. "She wants to be a hero! Ha! We should show her what we do to heroes who are way out of their league. We like to have some fun." He smirked as he joined his friend, his hand beginning to glow, the temperature in his rising as he bent over the girl. Mela brought up her hands but found them getting tangled and lost in the thick hair. Her chest began to ache and she began to feel dizzy. It was clear if something didn't change, she would be going home much sooner than planned.

- - -

Despite having been at UA for two years, Denki Kaminari still dragged his feet when it came to getting to class. The final days of break seemed to be slipping through his hands. It was cruel. Terribly cruel. The blond had improved over those two years at UA though. He had also made friendships in that of Mina and Kyoka. And even Izuku and Yuga. Denki had to say his time was enriched by those he surrounded himself with. Just a few weeks ago, the group ended up going to a retro punk and techno concert over in Tokyo. It had been amazing. Denki pulled out his phone, tapping through the pictures he had taken with his friends. They had all grown so much but even still, it felt like only yesterday that he had been wide eyed and staring at UA's massive entrance, about to take the exams with all the other hopefuls. Only a few had made it and Denki knew he was going to make the most of this chance.

And so far, he was.

His first year in the Sport's Festival had been embarrassing but last year he had made a major improvement and made it to the semi-finals. There was still so much he had to do to become a hero but unlike most of his classmates, he was excited at the prospect of being a sidekick for a while. He would take everything learned and use it to become an even greater hero as Chargebolt. He saw a text message from Eijiro asking if he had finished his reading for the break, causing the blond to let out a loud snorting noise. That had to be a trick question right? He replied: [Hah, I'll get to it eventually. We have two more days of freedom. Let me enjoy them, MOM] He sent back to Eijiro. Putting his phone away, Denki turned his attention to the collection of CDs in front of him. He scratched the bridge of his nose, trying to find what he was looking for. While most people would buy something after getting something done with, like an award, Denki liked to live in the moment and take things step by step. And right now, that meant rummaging through the old music shops around the city.

Sighing, the boy found himself leaving the second store empty handed. Denki was feeling a bit hungry and headed two blocks over to grab a quick burger. The boy, and the rest of 3-A, were unaware they'd be welcoming two new students very soon. Denki got another message from Eijiro though it was just an emoji sticking its tongue out. Shaking his head, Denki was almost wistful as he thought back to the end of their last term together. Everyone had grown so much stronger and had bonded. But he could tell some of his classmates were struggling academically despite making strides with their quirk. As much as he hated it, Denki had to accept the need to buckle down when needed, even with a bit of extra scolding from Momo. With Eijiro's reminding hanging in the back of his head, Denki had to consider calling it an early day to go home and crack open a book, just to prove his friends wrong.

It would be pretty funny if he managed to come back and get a higher quiz score than Shoto or Momo or Tenya. With that goal in mind, Denki finished his burger. He threw his trash out and headed down the street. It was a slow Friday afternoon. Denki had managed to find a cool part time gig in the city close to the dorms at UA. The job was waiting tables at a nearby cafe. At first it seemed like dull work to the boy with electricity flowing through his veins but in actuality it gave him a great place to try some pick up lines on the ladies. Most of them they fizzled and his manager would lecture him about what he should and shouldn't be saying to loyal attractive patrons. But with the idea of a soulmate being right under his nose, the guy couldn't help but want to see the potential in everyone he met. His mother insisted the right girl would cross his path in due time and if they shared a mark, it would be wonderful but if not, to not worry.

The idea of a soulmate hinging upon a birthmark was an odd one and didn't appear until several decades after the emergence of quirks. His parents shared the same mark but his mother tried to assure Denki not to place too much weight on it, that some connected well without a matching mark. His mother just wanted her son to be happy and healthy and to focus on his training, love would fall into place when it was right. Denki already knew his current classmates weren't anyone he'd have a real future with. He wouldn't admit this to anyone but Denki had to fantasize about teaming up with his future wife, both of them being epic heroes that defend people. It would also be great if his power didn't harm her but thanks to the training at UA, he was slowly learning how to better aim his volts of energy. But he had to consider the fact his soulmate could be someone without a quirk. Maybe he'd save them in some burning building or from some falling debris.

So while the ladies of 3-A joked that the guys just talked about sports and video games, while they weren't really wrong, the guys did sometimes trade gossip about who had what mark and how they pictured meeting the future love of their lives. No one would ever learn that truth though. Even under torture, people like him, Shoto, and Bakugo would never admit to something so silly and lame. Putting on some casual black headphones, Denki used his phone's bluetooth to tune into some American punk/pop as he headed back to the bus station, just taking his time. His hands were shoved in his pockets as he zoned out, enjoying the spring afternoon, not worrying about his surroundings, a habit he had yet to break since he was a kid. Denki didn't notice some guy trailing behind him with some kind of glint in his eye. As Denki turned a corner, the man rushed forward and pinned him against the brick wall, his arm bracing Denki's neck so he couldn't look back to see who was robbing him.

"Hey punk, give me your wallet?"

"Huh?"

"I said give me your wallet!"

"What?" The music was preventing Denki from really understanding the brute but he had a feeling he was being robbed. Denki gritted his teeth, knowing he couldn't use his power, unsure if he might hit someone nearby. The large man pulled back his arm to reveal a built in blade running up along his forearm. Deciding to take a chance, he let his power loose. The man fell back, his body twitching. It hadn't been a large shock but enough to subdue him. Denki turned and smirked, dusting off his black leather jacket. "Hah." He smirked. But the guy just got up and laughed right back.

"Sorry kid, my blades are coated with teflon based material, your party trick ain't gonna work on me." He scoffed as he pointed hi blade directly at the boy. "So cough up the dough and you're free to go."

"Huuh?" Denki blurted out, reaching up to pull down his headphones, them looping around his neck. Though had had gotten the gist of what the jerk was saying. He had quite a bit of cash on him and hated to part with his hard earned tips.

 

[AiAi]

*Bell Chimes*

"Thank you for your purchase, have a nice day!" was heard echoing out from the convenience store as a tall lanky male with disheveled blond locks walked out from the small store. Sunken blue hues looked about himself left and right as he couldn't help but see the reactions of those around him. The happy smiles and laughter that reached his ears was more than enough of a tell tale sign of a happy community. It brought quite the relief and a small smile to appear on his thin face. Although a smile like his may just frighten others instead. Shaking his head lightly, Yagi Toshinori sluggishly began to walk back home.

Peace, a simple word yet it held great meaning for the lanky blonde. He was the symbol of peace after all yet here he was unable to stay in his 'hero' form for no more than a few measly hours. A frown was now etched onto his already gloomy face as the worries began to plague his mind once again. How pitiful and disappointing for the symbol of peace to be this weak! To have such a limit...no, there cannot be such limits as he is the epitome of Plus Ultra! Nodding his head, commending himself for such encouraging words, Yagi walked past a pair of young men looking to be rather...suspicious.

Call it his hero instincts or whatever else it may be, Yagi turned a single blue hue towards the direction that the pair have walked off to. He noted the two to have walked round the corner and so he decided to--no...should he? Feet stopping from following the pair, Yagi stared down at the concrete ground, lost in thought. What can he do in such a state? Should he turn into his hero form and stop them? But what if they weren't doing anything bad and it was all a misunderstanding? What sort of hero would he be for capturing innocent civilians? Yagi's brows furrowed as he wondered if he was just imagining things. Yes...that must be it. He was just tired and needed to get home quickly so he can rest before school starts up again.

Turning back around, Yagi began to walk back the way he was originally heading...though once again his footsteps came to a halt as he stood there in silence. No...this was not how a hero should behave! Reprimanding himself for even doubting his own gut instincts, Yagi's body began to steam as his once skeletal form transformed into a bulky young male's. Grinning ear to ear with a shine that could outshine the sun itself, Yagi spoke up in a deep voice, "now this is how a hero should be."

Turning around, All Might jumped high into the air before landing atop a nearby rooftop. Surveying the ground below, his eyes caught sight of the two males and this time there seemed to be someone else with them!? "Ah hah, I have found you!" he spoke up with his eyes glinting slightly. With a slight crouch and a simple jump, All Might was seen leaping from his spot towards the area where he last saw the two men. Landing on the ground with a rather loud crash causing the ground to rupture slightly, All Might stood up straight and he was enraged. There a young female was being held down by one of the male's quirk it seems like. Despite the furious rage at not only himself but also at the wicked deeds of the villains, All Might spoke up loudly for all to hear, "fear not young lady, why?...Because I am here."

He overheard what the two villains said to the young lady and that was something he was not going to let slide, "what will you do to heroes hm? I will show you what a hero does to villains!" With a smile in place, All Might dashed forth to stand between the two males who stared wide eyed as they could not even react much less comprehend the fact that All Might, the symbol of Peace and number one hero is here in front of their very eyes. "Now let this young lady go!" A simple punch or two should do the trick was his initial thoughts when the one with the hair manipulation released the girl only to wrap it around his fists, holding it in place.

"HAH! Look at this! Even All Might doesn't stand a chance against us!" The other male grew up some courage too it seems for he was slowly sauntering over towards where All Might stood, but even then the smile never left his lips. In one swift motion, All Might lifted his one fist into the air while the other was directed towards the man coming towards him, "Missouri Smash!" In that single moment, the two villains were seen being pushed back by the force of his punch despite one being directed towards the air above.

As the two villains collapsed onto the ground, All Might turned his attention to the young female. Holding a hand out, he spoke to her while helping the young lady up, "are you alright there young lady? That was very brave of you to fight against villains. Now then, I must be off to turn these villains into the police! Be careful on your way home now young lady!" With a mock salute, All Might slung the two villains onto either shoulder of his before turning around and dashing off in the speed of light. Only the dust flying in the air was the single sign of his presence...that and the grocery bag full of sodas and snacks left on the ground.

After having turned the two unconscious villains into the police, All Might left with a wide smile on his lips before jumping away to somewhere more secluded. Making sure no one was around, his once built form slowly began to slim down as steam escaped his body once again. A small cough was heard as Yagi was back to his normal self, well as normal as a broken body can be. He turned around with a small sigh escaping his parched lips, "to think I almost let a villain attack happen...what sort of hero am I?" Reaching his hand down to grab a drink from his bag of snacks, Yagi felt nothing. Blinking slowly, he looked down to see he wasn't even holding anything!

Hand slapping against his face, Yagi muttered out almost ashamedly, "to think I forgot the groceries...guess I'll have to make another trip to the store." Sluggishly he turned around to head back into town to once again purchase some snacks. In the back of his mind, Yagi silently wondered if the girl was alright, he left in quite a hurry and as he now recalled the entire event...well he really shouldn't have. He should have escorted her back to a more safer area of town, but his concern for his time caused him to act without thinking. Slapping his cheeks lightly, Yagi muttered to himself as he continued to scold his own weak self for not escorting a young girl back to safety. If he ever spots her in town again, he must apologize.

--

The cool spring breeze flew through the air as it ruffled Ruka's long pink locks. Her sky blue hues stared unblinkingly up at the equally blue sky as she admired the soft pink petals flying in the air. Spring time...a time for change and a time for new beginnings. A rare smile formed on her lips at the thought of that. A new beginning...how alluring those words were to one who felt imprisoned in her own family. Coming from a wealthy family, Ruka was taught to 'grow-up' rather early compared to most people her age. The do's and don'ts for young Ruka was on a different scale from others as her family held high expectations out of all their children...whether they were biological or not.

Of course wealthy business owners as her parents also meant many formal parties and did she ever mention how boring those are? That was until Ruka met her best friend, Mela at one such boring party. The two clicked instantly and have been the best of friends since then, even her family approved of this as Mela's family was also well off. Of course her father would think like so, but it didn't matter to Ruka as long as she was able to see Mela and stay friends with her.

The two went to the same schools and even in high school, they were both offered a transfer to U.A academy, the official number one hero school! It was safe to say even Ruka showed her excitement for that. It didn't matter to her whether it was related to her family's connections or money, all that mattered was that she was one step closer to becoming a hero! A hero, someone who helps others in need. That thought alone was enough for Ruka to strive for becoming a hero. She wanted to be a hero, she wanted to save others and be a guiding light...not some cursed villain as many used to call her.

It made no difference to the petaled haired female as she knew that such little words can do never shake her resolution in becoming a hero. Plus her friend was on her side and that was all that really mattered. Speaking of which...Ruka teared her gaze away from the sky to turn to her friend. She smiled lightly towards Mela as she replied, "mmm yeah, the sandwiches were really good too...and their desserts..." she couldn't help but smile back every time Mela would give that bright and happy smile. Whether Ruka smiled much or not, around Mela she could never stop smiling.

The petite eighteen year old hugged her best friend back before lightly poking Mela's cheek. Mela has her own way of speaking to Ruka while Ruka herself has her own little gesture as well. "Alright, I'll see you later tonight then, are you still down for a hot pot at my place for dinner?" Ruka asked back to Mela before waving at her friend as she turned around to head towards the stores. Mela had her own list of things to do while Ruka, well she needed to buy some more things for her new apartment.

Having lived by herself for quite some time now, Ruka wasn't phased by living in an apartment alone. She's been doing so since perhaps she was ten? Regardless, it was something she now looked forward to as not only is she living farther away from her family, but she gets the awesome Mela as her neighbor, what more can she ask for? Smiling softly to herself, Ruka headed off to the store to buy some necessities..."oh I should get the groceries while I'm at it..." Ruka murmured softly to herself as she began to navigate her way around the new town.

After shopping at the grocery store, Ruka was listing off what else she needed to buy when she stopped as she realized one important item she forgot to purchase, "strawberries..." she mumbled out in slight shock. Turning back around, Ruka looked side to side as she wondered if there was a faster way to get to the store? There has to be a way...as she thought so, her blue orbs caught sight of a narrow alleyway. She stared at it for a few moments longer before shrugging, "might as well..." plus Mela isn't here to nag at her for going through a dangerous path. For Ruka, it was no big deal, she can easily fend off a few villains. Or maybe they'll just run once they see her quirk? Holding back a chuckle, Ruka headed down the dim pathway before turning...only to face a dead end.

"Huh...maybe I was supposed to turn there...?" As Ruka was mumbling to herself, a sudden flash of light from nearby caught her attention. Oh? Maybe that was a way out. Taking her chances, Ruka began to head towards the area only to stumble upon someone getting robbed. One blink...then twice. Ruka stared at the scene in silence as she deemed it safe to say this is actually happening. It seems like the robber noticed Ruka's presence as he averted his glare towards her. Keeping the blade pointed at the younger male's neck, he spoke up gruffly towards Ruka, "huh!? What are you staring at!? Get lost kid!"

Her blue hues narrowed slightly at the rude tone the robber used on her. She glanced briefly over at the younger male, sky blue clashing with gold. He seemed rather young, perhaps the same age as her..."I told you to get lost!" the villain screamed at Ruka, annoyed at the fact she was just standing there with a blank look in her eyes. Ruka turned her attention to the villain as she said, "hm? Sorry, you said something?" Ruka tilted her head in question as she was so lost in her own thoughts that she didn't quite catch what the villain said to her.

Angry, the man let go of the blonde male before charging straight towards Ruka. Ruka smirked lightly as her eyes shined slightly, "wrong move." Lifting a single hand up, it became engulfed with black flames as the man came rushing towards her. The blade never made it to it's target as it melted under her scorching grip while the man screamed in pain as his hand was burnt by her dangerous flames. Stumbling backwards, the male stared wide eyed up at Ruka before scampering away while yelling out at Ruka, "m-monster!"

Letting out a slight huff, Ruka ignored the little insult as she turned her gaze towards the blonde. Staring into his golden orbs once more, Ruka opened her mouth to ask if he was fine when she suddenly remembered something very important. Strawberries! Without another word, Ruka headed out the corner and out into the streets as her mind was only filled with strawberries. That and it was getting kind of dark, she'll get in trouble by Mela if she was late. Stopping at the street corner, Ruka glanced over at the blonde haired boy as she said with a light smirk dancing across her lips, "next time you should keep an ear out for thieves like him." So maybe her words weren't the kindest, but she was just telling him to be more aware of his surroundings.

Genkai

 

[Genkai]

It was a loud rumble coming from the ground beneath her that caused Mela to briefly regain consciousness. She heard a voice, a voice she knew quite well after having watched countless interviews and shaky cam footage from spectators watching the action from afar. It was All Might. Unless she was not being to hear things, which was also a likely reason. Within the blink of an eye, the man got between her and two ruffians. Thankfully a better target for their destruction had been placed in front of them. Mela coughed as she quickly scrambled off to the side, well aware of how this battle was likely going to turn out. Not well for the two creeps.

Not well at all.

Thankfully the man was quick to defuse the situation, both guys slammed back into the wall several feet behind them. All Might didn't even have to touch them to send them flying. Mela looked back at them in awe before she took the hand, still rather dazed. Part of it was due to lack of oxygen yes, but a great part was being so close to her personal hero. "I um..." She found words failed her in the moment. Her face turned bright red as she then realized she happened to be wearing a shirt with All Might's face on it. She felt so stupid. So embarrassed. The bulky hero was quick to make his leave, Mela stuck between feeling great relief and great shame. She hadn't done much at all. Some hero she was.

Hanging her head, she collected her things from her bag and glanced to see a discarded bag of groceries and snacks. So he had been on his way home? Mela hated to think All Might had gone out of his way to save her. She quickly pulled out her phone, feeling utterly heartbroken. She called Ruka but it went to voicemail, which was just as well. "Ruka! The most horrible thing has happened! All Might saved me. I couldn't do anything at all. I can't go to UA now and have to face him! He's going to starve because he saved me!" She began to whine, giving no context whatsoever, which Ruka had likely gotten used to by now, able to usually piece together Mela's ramblings of woe or dramatic distress.

"Rukaaaaa. I didn't want to meet my hero like this. I am so ashamed of myself, being some lame ass damsel in distress! I mean at UA what is he just sees me as some girl he saved? Or worse he doesn't remember me at all. I can't go to UA anymore, I have to go home!" She wailed. It wasn't fair at all. "Oh by the way, he looked really good in person, I mean maybe it was the asphyxiation talking but I couldn't even say anything. I am going home and making a dozen brownies and eating them all. You are welcome to join me and yes, we're still on for dinner. You make it, and I'll bring over my brownies. My brownies of shame--" She was cut off by a beeping which indicated the message had been cut off.

Mela calmed down, raking a hand through her hair, knowing she wouldn't really go back home to Tokyo, nor would Ruka. They had done so much to get into UA. Better late than never. She headed back home, shoulders slumped as she found herself dreading UA. She almost wished she had been killed by those losers. To meet All Might in such a way...it was not at all how she imagined it. Upon getting back to her apartment, she focused on baking, deciding not to detour to her errands as previously planned, her happiness now replaced with self-pity. Of course in an hour, Mela would be back to her cheerful self. As she started to preheat the oven, she found herself worried about Ruka, hoping she hadn't run into trouble as well.

- - -

In the back of Denki's mind he found himself wishing he had been a bit more aware of his surroundings. But when he listened to music, it was like the whole world sorta faded away. Denki was sure he could fight his way out of the situation if need be. He wasn't some weak first year anymore. No way. Before he could put his real game face on, they seemed to have a third person join in their dangerous game. He glanced to the girl with interesting hair, much like his own. She was quite pretty, far too nice looking for where they were. The alley was dingy and smelled of urine and broken dreams. Denki fidgeted slightly against his assailant, not wanting the new girl to get in trouble.

Or worse, hurt.

Denki wouldn't be able to live with himself if someone got hurt trying to stick their neck out for him. But perhaps she was just lost and would excuse herself. If she knew what was good for her, she would. "Hey your fight is with me." Denki huffed, trying to get the guy's attention. But it was too late. Denki fell to his knees, grabbing at his neck as the guy ran towards the girl. "Leave her alone!" He yelled out, getting ready to charge after him. But before Denki could heroically make his move, the girl wound up showing off a quirk of her own.

His eyes blinked as he watched the man's blade become useless by black flame. It danced and flickered like it had a mind of its own but it was very clear the girl knew exactly what she was doing. The guy looked like he was in bad shape and as such, was quick to flee. Denki sighed as he headed closer to the girl but she ran out, as if something had just dawned on her. She reappeared briefly to give him some advice. He couldn't say anything more to her, certain she had other places to be. Denki found himself smiling as he headed back towards the bus stop. He had seen an incredible quirk from an incredible girl. Still, he knew he'd have to thank her if he ever saw her again. And most importantly prove he wasn't useless in battle.

Denki thought about her face and how she looked close to him age. Maybe she went to another hero school nearby. If she went to UA he would know about it. Frowning in thought, Denki had missed his bus as it drove right past him. It wasn't for another few minutes that he realized his predicament. By the time he caught the next bus, the sun was dipping lower, shadows now enveloping the city around him. He wasn't too cold though and thought he'd have to spend some extra time studying to get his mind off that encounter.

Pulling out his phone, he sent a group text to his friends to see if any of them knew about a girl who could use black fire. No one had any leads for him. But a few had accused him of imaging such a thing. How insulting. He couldn't provide any proof of said quirk so most of them brushed his tale off. Grumbling to himself, he got off at his stop, right at UA. He shuffled to the dorms and banged on Eijiro's door as he went by. He unlocked his own door and kicked off his shoes. His mind lingered on the girl, wondering if he'd have to get cut by another psycho in order for them to cross paths again.

 

[AiAi]

Ever since that incident where he saved that young lady, Yagi hasn't been quite himself. Or rather, should he say that he's been pushing himself a bit too much? It's been a few days since the incident and Yagi still feels the shame for not having acted on his instincts earlier. If he had acted on them right away, then the young lady wouldn't have been in such a frightening situation! He could have prevented a villain attack! But no, his own concerns for his body got in the way and then it just went down from there.

He could never forgive himself for letting a young lady get harmed and at the same time due to the fact that he failed as a hero. He disregarded the safety of others just because he was worried about his image and his limits. NO! That is not allowed! As such negative thoughts continued to cloud Yagi's mind for the remainder of that day, he decided in the early morning that he will have to make up for his mistake! Rising early in the morning at the break of dawn, Yagi was standing on a rooftop as his body slowly let out steam, allowing him to change into his 'hero costume.'

From that day on, Yagi continued to work hard in rescuing people from villains to preventing any crimes from occurring. He was working so hard everyday before school, more so than usual, that even the townspeople took notice of it. Of course he would be far too exhausted by the time he must go to school to teach and has been scolded by more than one person on being reckless. After being taunted by Aizawa-kun, Yagi decided that he will take it 'easy' and thus be able to teach at U.A properly from tomorrow on.

-Early Morning-

The soft dribbles of running water was heard from an apartment window along with off-pitched tunes. The loud squeak echoed through the darkened apartment as Yagi stepped out from the steaming shower. He cleared up the fogged mirror as his sunken blue hues sparkled in the dim lighting. A soft sigh escaped his lips before he suddenly bulked up and now his frown has turned into a sparkling smile. He began to flex a few times in front of the mirror as it was his way of motivating himself to work hard for the day. Turning around, All Might reached for the towel as he spoke up hastily to himself, "ah I must hurry or else I'll be late for the morning meeting..." As he wiped the excess water off, from the reflection of the mirror there could be seen a small star shaped mole right on his lower hip.

Changing quickly and eating, Yagi hurried off to school where he taught the students striving to become heroes. As he took a seat, Yagi listened to Principal Nezu cheerily spoke up, "now as some of you may already know, we are having two transfer students today. I heard the rumors myself, but yes it is true for those of you wondering. The two students will be entering the hero course despite it being their third year. Now now, I know some of you may have objections, but please check out the two's profiles before making any assumptions. Now if there isn't anymore questions, that will be all for today's meeting. Let us do our best today for ourselves and for our students."

Curious, Yagi opened up the files as he did not hear any such rumors about two transfer students no less into the hero course! Usually it was a miracle to even get into the U.A hero course from the first year, to get in as transfer students in the third year is rare if not has never happened before. His eyes widened in surprise as he recognized one of the students, it's her! Standing up suddenly, Yagi turned to speak to Principal Nezu about who the teacher in charge was for the two new students when he overheard Nezu speaking to Aizawa-kun.

"Ah Aizawa-sensei, perfect timing. Since these two students will be in your class, do you mind showing them a tour of the school? Of course, you can assign somebody as well if that's what you'd like." Shota simply nodded his head though his blood shot eyes soon caught sight of Yagi who was inching closer and closer. Bidding Principal Nezu a good day, Shota walked over to where Yagi stood with disinterested eyes, "do you need something?" Yagi jumped slightly before he scooted over to stand in front of Aizawa-kun. Rubbing the back of his head, Yagi spoke up with a hesitant laugh, "ahaha good morning to you too Aizawa-kun...actually there is one thing I would like to ask you a favor of..."

Finding this to be a rare moment yet feeling an inkling of suspicion, Shota opened his mouth to reject Yagi's request when Yagi beat him to speaking first, "can I give the transfer students the tour?!" -Silence- Shota blinked once then twice before he turned around while saying, "sure. Be sure to come to the classroom at lunchtime then, that's when they'll be given their tours." If it meant less work for him...then Shota was more than willing to give that responsibility to All Might.

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A soft sigh was heard as sky blue orbs stared down at the bags of groceries in her hands. Okay...this time she was sure she bought everything she needed. A large pack of strawberries sat atop the many other items Ruka purchased as she slowly made her way back to her apartment...now if only she knew which way it was. It took a good few minutes for her to figure it out, but soon enough Ruka was on the right street down back to her home. As she did so, she checked her phone only to notice a missed call from Mela.

Lifting a brow gingerly, Ruka knew that if it was Mela calling her, then she would most definitely..."you got a new voicemail." Yup, just as her phone announced the notification, Ruka was already placing the device against her ear as she began to listen to what Mela had to tell her. Ruka simply nodded her head here and there along with what Mela was saying, almost as if her friend was with her. She was quite used to her friend's habit by now and was not phased by it one bit. Instead, Ruka found it rather endearing in an odd way and have grown quite fond of hearing the many stories Mela just couldn't wait to tell Ruka, not like she won't hear of this later.

Though at the mention of All Might and him saving Mela caused Ruka to stop walking altogether. A frown settled upon her lips as worry began to grow within her. Was Mela alright? Was she attacked by some villains? What if she was hurt?! Ruka shook her head lightly, no...if All Might saved her then Mela must be safe. Plus, if Mela had this much energy to speak over voicemail, well Ruka was sure Mela was fine. Even so, her steps began to hasten slightly as she hurried home.

Once home, Ruka could smell the sweet aroma wafting from next door which meant Mela was home. Letting out a soft sigh, Ruka entered her own apartment as she began to place the groceries onto the table. After she finished cooking, Ruka called Mela to come over and during dinner Ruka mentioned her own interesting story minus the whole walking through an alleyway so she can get strawberries. A smile was on her lips as she said, "this town is already proving to be quite interesting huh...but be careful of villains Mel." Ruka frowned over at her friend before poking Mela's forehead as a warning.

After dinner and dessert, Ruka retired to bed early as she felt rather tired. It did take quite a lot of control to make sure her flames won't end up harming the person too much, plus it'll be bad if it spread any further and possibly hurt that blonde haired guy too. As she laid in bed, Ruka stared up at the ceiling lost in thought. She recalled the words that the villain screamed out to her before retreating, "monster huh..." covering her eyes, Ruka could hear the whispered murmurs of the past.

"Did you see her quirk? Black flames, that isn't normal!"
"Isn't that like a perfect quirk for a villain?"
"Shhh! What if she hears you!? I heard that fire is cursed and can't be rid of with just water!"
"What a monster!"

A soft gasp escaped Ruka's lips as she sat up in her bed with wide eyes. Heart beating fast in her chest, Ruka looked about her before realizing that it was all a dream. She let out a small groan as she fell back onto the bed...only to hear the alarm ring. "Of course that would happen..." Ruka mumbled to herself before deciding to get up. Normally it would take a good hour to even wake herself up, but today was an exception...not only did she just have a nightmare, but more importantly, it was the first day at U.A.

As Ruka was buttoning up her collared shirt, she paused for a moment as she lightly traced the small music note on her chest right below her collarbone. She stared at it for a while longer before concealing it with her shirt. Letting out a small scoff, Ruka mumbled to herself as she went to get breakfast ready, "soulmates...what a joke." As she cooked breakfast, Ruka made a phone call to Mela, "morning sleepy, I hope you're ready by now? I have breakfast ready if you want some...just make sure to get changed before coming over." Ruka placed the food onto the table as she sat down. She can only wonder how class will be like...it isn't everyday that U.A gets a transfer student, no less two students, and on top of that in the Hero course...in the third and final year. Ruka smirked lightly as she mumbled out, "yup, never happened before is for sure."

Genkai

 

[Genkai]

Upon getting Ruka's cal, it took Mela of all twenty-one seconds before she was reunited with her best friend. The two shared an interesting disucssion regarding the dangers of the city. It wasn't as booming as Tokyo and yet trouble seemed easy enough to find. Mela was worried for her friend and hoped she'd be extra careful. One could never know what was lurking around a corner. The whole thing had been really unsettling but she knew she and Ruka had made the right choice and she hoped Ruka would be able to find some comfort in their new home and school. While many viewed Ruka's quirk as strange and abnormal, Mela thought it was beautiful and strong, just as Ruka herself. She gave an innocent smile to her friend who poked her forehead. "Yeah yeah yeah, it was no trouble at all. If All Might hadn't shown up those guys would have been beggin' for mercy!" She laughed.

Still, the incident had been stressful and a strange welcome to the new city. She was hopeful she and Ruka wouldn't get into any other trouble, at least not on their first day of school which Mela was now both dreading and looking forward to. It was a conflicting time for the plucky girl. Still, she had RUka with her so she wasn't too worried. Ruka's quirk was amazing and she hoped those at UA would agree.

Come the morning of their first day at their new school, Mela was up rather early, baking up yet another storm. She made chocolate chip cookies for her new classmates, hoping to make a sweet impression on them. She also made the teachers some chocolate cupcakes with a tangy cream cheese frosting to cut through the sweetness. Mela picked up her phone and laughed, she was a bit tired but she was sure it would fade away soon enough. "Okay! See you soon!" She hung up before changing out of her PJs into her uniform. She brushed out her medium length brown hair and sighed. She didn't really know if she was UA material or not but she had gotten in along with Ruka. They had the grades and recommendation to prove themselves.

Though compared to Ruka, her quirk didn't feel as cool. Even though they were friends, Mela certainly looked up to Ruka, happy to support her in all their challenges, both personal and family related. Once over at Ruka's, the pair enjoyed a quick breakfast. Mela fidgeted with her chopsticks, feeling all the more nervous with each passing minute. But she had to look on the bright side and remember she would fine. Ruka would be fine. Everything would be fine. Mela looped an arm around her friend's shoulder as they left Ruka's apartment, bags in hand. "Today is the start of something wonderful. I just know it!" She insisted, grinning. The sun felt so good today, better than usual. Mela jumped up on the ledge and ran along it before she slide down the side of the stairwell and landed down outside. "Come on, let's gooooo!" Mela waved up to Ruka.

They pair headed to the bus stop and got on. Mela had her goodies packed with her and she knew they'd be safe and not topple over thanks to her handy quirk. If she couldn't make it as a hero, she'd probably become a great delivery person. Mela looked outside as they snaked along their route, moving up to where UA was situated. "Just remember, anyone you make friends with isn't going to be as sweet and as awesome as me." She teased Ruka, not wanting to be replaced by some other girl who could transform into a dragon. Or something crazy like that. After another five minutes of pushing and chatter, the two got off to the bus and it rolled back down the hill to pick up other patrons. Glancing around, Mela found many others already roaming the campus.

"Wow." She breathed out.

Sure, she had looked at pictures online but being at UA High School in person was a whole other kind of feeling. They were going to get the best education possible by some of the greatest heroes ever. She day dreamed about meeting people like Present Mic or Eraserhead or All Might, though that day dream had unfortunately been not at all as she hoped. Still, she wouldn't let it get her down. Hopefully she could find All Might and apologize for troubling him. Maybe a cupcake would smooth things over. "You think All Might remembers what happened?" She looked to Ruka as they made their way across the courtyard towards the main building. "I still can't believe that happened." She whined, knowing Ruka probably had to be getting tired of her worrying. She couldn't help it though, she wanted to make a great impression and she hadn't. "I'm gonna blow him away next time." She nodded to herself, trying to stay positive.

As they headed inside, they were given instructions on how to get to 3-A, it was located on the sixth floor and would be right by the central staircase. Mela smiled to Ruka, tempted to use her quirk to get there in the blink of an eye but she resisted, wanting to take everything in with Ruka. This would be a moment they would never forget. "So many cute guys too." Mela hummed as they went up the stairs. Though she often had more crushes on older guys. She couldn't help it. Mela found herself giddy with being at UA, all previous plights forgotten as she found herself glowing, no longer as nervous to enter UA as an outsider. "I'm so glad we can attend UA together, I wouldn't want it any other way!"

- - -

The next few days were sluggish for Denki Kaminari.

Studying didn't look anymore attractive to Denki as the hours ticked by. He could almost hear Present Mic in his ear, nagging him to study harder. He groaned as he looked over at his untouched pile of books from last term. He and her friends had headed down to the arcade a few times when they should have been studying. Though Izuku was quick to point out he had done his work already, as had Shoto, obviously. Denki had hoped to find some solace in his friend Eijiro but even he had finished their reading a few days ago. Denki knew it would have to get done or he'd get an earful from Momo, Present Mic, Tenya, Kyoka, the list went on and on. It seemed like his need to prove everyone else wrong came and went like the passing of the sun's position in the spring sky.

The night before classes were set to begin, Denki finally cracked open his books and began to read up, using Google to sum up things he didn't feel like reading. English could be quite a boring subject. Like most in 3-A, Heroics was their favorite class. It meant they could shine as heroes, showing off their quirks without any need to hold back. Though the class could be rather taxing, it allowed the blond to hone his skills and learn where his limits were and how to best break through them. It was also exciting to see the progress of those around him. Midoriya for example had come with having super strength and had been struggling to control it. But now he was able to use it at a whim.

All of 3-A had grown and had become something of a dysfunctional family. Though when you took stock of people like Bakuga, there was some emphasis on the idea of dysfunction. But even the jerk with real fire power had warmed up to the class. It seemed like nothing could bring them down. After having survived two years under a lot pressure, the students were eager to graduate and step out into the real world.

Sighing, Denki looked up from his English textbook and thought back to the girl who had something special. He thought it was pretty cool and he'd love to talk to her if given the chance. But knowing his luck she may have just been a tourist passing through. Maybe she lived someplace like Osaka or Okayama. Maybe he'd never see her again, which was more likely than anything else. He had to hope wherever she was, she knew she wasn't some kind of monster though. How could someone say such a thing about a girl? That guy was just a dick who was cornered, and who had no idea what he was talking about. If he could, Denki would find a way to track down the girl who had saved his sink and prove that A, she was awesome and B, he didn't need to be saved but he was still thankful.

After about three hours of tedious reading, Denki called it a night, knowing he would be up in about five hours. He crawled into his bed and shut his eyes, sleep coming easily to him. When morning came, he heard his fellow friends on either side of him getting ready for their first day of the last year at UA. Everyone was rightfully nervous and a bit wistful. Eijiro's laugh could be heard as he banged on Denki's door. The guys stayed in their own area, with the female students on another part of campus. With the growing dangers, students from all grades could stay in the dorms but some elected not to, like Momo and Yuga who were well off enough to not see a need to pay for housing so close to school when transportation wasn't an issue.

Quickly pulling on his grey blazer and pants, he shoved the door open. "I'm up, I'm up!" He calle dout as he began to fiddle with his red tie.

The day looked beautiful and full of many possibilities. He walked over and leaned on the ledge as Shoto came out looking much more put together than the blond. Shoto placed a hand on Denki's shoulder. Instead of offering his classmate some words of encouragement on their final first day of school, he leaned over. "Your pants are on backwards." He said before he walked down the open hall that all dorms were nestled against, leaving the open air apartments to have a private view on the other side. Eijiro was sitting on the ledge by the stairs, his legs dangling over the edge.

"Shoot!" Denki quickly began to undo his pants and pulled them off before turning them around, grumbling to himself at how little sleep he got. Eijiro tossed an empty coffee can the goof. "Hey leave me alone, I was pulling an all nighter." Denki laughed as he redid his pants and stretched.

"Yeah but you could have finished a lot sooner." Izuku spoke up as they all began to head down the hall, Eijiro turning and hopping down to join the group of boys as they headed for the main part of UA. "I heard we're getting two new transfer students. I mean transferring into the Hero's Class is underheard of. I mean these two have got to be something special. I mean who knows what kind of quirk they have." He began to mutter needlessly as he looked over his book of notes on his friends and their personalities and fighting styles. "This could change our entire class dynamic. These two could be super strong. They have to be right--"

"As usual, you're thinking too much about this, Izuku." Denki grinned, giving him a thumbs up. "We don't know if the rumors are even true." He said as they grabbed a quick snack in the cafeteria before they roamed up to the sixth floor where their new class would be. "I hope if the rumors are true, that they're cute girls." He said. Sadly their class was dominated buy guys and as fond as he was of his friends, Denki wouldn't mind some fresh blood. He grinned as he thought about what kind of people had to connections and skill to get into UA at such a late period. Stepping into the classroom, he took his seat and put his hands behind his head. "I'm just looking forward to more Hero classes and a lot less...other stuff." He smirked, hoping this year there would be a greater emphasis on doing good and less about reading poetry and analyzing art pieces.

People began filing into class as the first bell rang, signaling they had five minutes before school began.

 

[AiAi]

If he was being honest, Yagi was quite nervous whenever around Aizawa-kun. There was no ill will directed towards his fellow teacher and pro-hero, but it was more that their personalities just don't...mesh well. He could feel the calculating stare of Aizawa-kun's dry eyes looking over at Yagi before the dark haired hero turned around. Yagi's shoulders slouched as he wondered if that was a no, but then Aizawa-kun spoke up causing Yagi to bulk up in glee, "you got it Aizawa-kun! I will see you at lunchtime then!" Aizawa simply walked off without another word, though it was quite clear that everyone in the faculty room heard Yagi's happy voice.

Rubbing the back of his head sheepishly, Yagi walked over to his desk to get some paperwork out of the way until then. Messy blonde tufts of hair stuck out in odd places as Yagi reverted back to his original form. He had his hands folded together as he leaned his elbows onto the desk while staring intently down at the files on his desk. So that girl he saved before was a student of U.A's!? That was even more of a reason for him to have prevented such an incident from taking place. He could feel the guilt and regret surging within him like a tidal wave as he thought more about it. Shaking his head, Yagi opened the girl's file in an almost precarious manner. As if he was about to indulge in some secrets that the world has yet to know of....which was kind of true as she was in the hero course which also meant she will be a pro hero one day and here he is getting a sneak peek of her abilities.

As he opened up the file, he read the name, Mela Uede. A small smile crossed his face as he noted her smiling picture and her name, it was fitting for a cheerful looking girl like her. Yet when he found her in that back street...the smile was no longer there as it was instead replaced by a deep frown. Shaking his head, Yagi slapped his cheeks lightly to revert his attention back to what he was doing. "Let's see...her quirk is balance? Hmm I see I see..." Yagi mumbled to himself as he read over her profile. "Oh what an interesting quirk she has..." Yagi concluded as he finished reading her file. Balance was a quirk that seemed more suited for the support course students, but somehow seeing her in the hero course made him excited. He wanted to help her grow and use that quirk to the fullest! Plus Ultra right there!

Why did All Might want to give the two new students a tour? It was beyond Shota and he honestly didn't really care...well as long as the students weren't in any danger then he really didn't care. Plus it was All Might he was speaking of, of course the symbol of Peace can't be a threat to the students of U.A. Shaking his head, Shota glanced down at the files in his hand. Mela Uede and Ruka Kurotsuki. Both girls...which can only mean...Shota sighed as he could already foresee the uproar that his students of class 3-A would make upon this discovery. "Let's hope the rumors never mentioned it..." Shota mumbled to himself as he decided to take a quick nap before class started.

But of course that never happened. Shota ended up looking over the files instead of napping though he situated rather comfortably in his sleeping bag if that counted as napping. Closing the last file, Shota let out a sigh as he applied a few drops into his eyes before closing them. One had a balance quirk while the other...the other would be a bit troublesome. He can already feel his eyes drying just at the thought of having to stop black flames...that seemed like a pain. Black flames...Shota looked up at the ceiling as he recalled hearing of such a quirk a few years ago...but it was from a--ah well he'll leave it at that. He was sure the Principal knew what he was doing when he accepted Kurotsuki into U.A.

Glancing at the time, Shota would have rolled his way to the classroom if not for the two new students standing outside the said classroom. He was told that they would be waiting there. He stared down at the two girls with disinterested eyes as he spoke up, "the name is Aizawa Shota, I'm your homeroom teacher." Turning around to open the door, he could already hear the many clamors from within. Holding back a sigh, Shota slammed the door open. He glanced over to see the entire class quiet down immediately as they have become quite accustomed to his habits over the last two years of teaching them. "Alright class, let me get straight to the point." He spoke up as he knew someone would begin to ask him questions whether he liked it or not, "yes, we have two new transfer students,so don't ask me questions about them. Anyways, it's easier to just have them introduce themselves. Come on in you two." Shota called out to Mela and Ruka.

He watched the two enter and simply said, "ah well just introduce yourself. You can say whatever you want, can even mention your quirk. Go at it." He was slowly inching into his sleeping bag as he scooted off to the side to let the two girls introduce themselves. He can already feel the glee radiating off the purple haired teen and a few others seemed quite excited too. Once the two were done with introductions, the class began to speak all at once. Shota silenced them with his quirk as the entire class went dead silent from just a single glare of his. Scratching the back of his head, Shota glanced at the two girls as he spoke up, "ah well let's see you two can sit in the available seats..ah Uede you sit at the front, Kurotsuki go sit in the back." It would be bad if Kurotsuki and Bakugou got in a fight or anything of the sort.

Once everyone was situated and the class has died down from the initial excitement, Shota continued to speak, "ah anyways, today for your afternoon lessons, we will be having a little test...." he glanced first at Mela before looking over at Ruka and then the rest of the class, "we'll be seeing your progress of your quirks in today's activities, you'll be meeting me at gymnasium three for this exercise, be sure to change into your p.e. uniforms. Anyways, now onto your morning lectures..." and so class began like as normal as U.A can get. A few hours have passed and now it was nearing lunch. Shota glanced at the time, eager to get in some few seconds of rest before turning to the class, "alright, anyways I'll see you all at the gymnasium...and Uede, Kurotsuki...today you'll be getting a tour of the school during lunch...and as for your guide..." Just as Shota was speaking, there was a knock at the door before it opened it up, "he'll be your guide." Shota finished as he looked over at the tall figure entering the classroom...on time as always.

As Yagi continued to read over the files and work on various paperwork, well the time flew without him really noticing. It was a good thing he only taught classes in the afternoon as he was mainly forced to stay behind the desk during the mornings. Realizing what time it was, Yagi stood up in a hurry and as he stood, the steam radiated off his body as his signature smile was in place, "it is time for...LUNCH!" With a sudden dash, Yagi actually ran past the destination he was aiming for and so he had to run back once more. Standing in front of class 3-A, Yagi took in a deep breath before knocking on the door. Just as he opened the door, he heard Aizawa-kun finish speaking.

Smiling brightly towards the two new additions of the class, All Might spoke up, "ahahaha! I am here!" on time he might add with a bit of relief. Walking up to the two new students, All Might smiled down at them as he spoke up, "welcome to U.A! I am All Might and I am one of your teachers here at U.A! Now come Uede Shoujo and Kurotsuki Shoujo! I shall give you a tour of this wondrous school!"

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As the two ate breakfast, Ruka glanced up to notice Mela looking well nervous. She knew her friend long enough to know what Mela was thinking. Letting out a soft sigh, Ruka poked Mela's cheek lightly as she murmured out with a smile, "everything's going to be fine Mel, now eat up, we have to get going soon." Placing the dishes in the sink, Ruka grabbed her bag and allowed Mela to drag her with their arms intertwined. She smiled softly over at Mela as she nodded her head in agreement. As they walked out of the apartment, Ruka squinted her light blue orbs as she glanced up at the equally bright sky. Yes...today would be a good day or well that's what she hopes for. As she watched Mela jump on ahead using her quirk, Ruka could only watch with a look of fondness shining in her hues, "alright alright, I'm coming. Don't leave me behind Mel." Ruka joked lightly as she walked down the stairs and once more looping arms with Mela.

Ruka always admired Mela's quirk. It was interesting and honestly really fun to watch. She could feel Mela's positiveness and just her energy in general radiated off of Mela every time the brunette would jump around. Plus Mela was really good at cheering her on and honestly Ruka was sure she would have become a villain like how many assumed she would if not for the support of Mela. As they rode the bus to school, Ruka leaned against the glass window, staring out at the passing scenery. Silently she wondered how the classes would be like. Ruka would be lying if she said she wasn't nervous...she was just really good at keeping a mask of indifference for most of the time...except around Mela. Mela was always an exception for Ruka.

Looking over at Mela, Ruka's eyes shined with amusement as she lightly teased her friend, "hmm I'm not sure, what if someone gave me a delicious cookie? I won't be able to say no to that~" She chuckled lightly before lightly pinching Mela's cheek, "don't worry, no one can replace you silly...and that goes the same for you." She gave Mela a halfhearted stern look as she continued, "no one can beat my grumpiness." Oh if she only knew. Soon enough the pair arrived at U.A.

Stepping off the bus, Ruka looked up at the large buildings with slight awe. This was it...this was the dream school that her and Mela have been aiming for as long as they can remember. It was the first step into becoming what they have always dreamed of...heroes. Tucking a stray lock of her petal pink hair behind her ear, Ruka glanced over at Mela as she gave her friend a pointed look, "I'm sure he didn't take it in a bad way Mel...you're overthinking things again." She listened to Mela's worries concerning All Might as the two headed inside towards the classroom. They were given instructions that they were to meet their homeroom teacher at the front of their classroom, class 3-A.

As they headed up the stairs, Ruka simply commented without even casting a glance towards her friend as she kept her eyes focused on the steps in front of her for unlike Mela, Ruka can fall quite easily, "are you looking at the teachers or the students?" She spoke it so bluntly, but she was simply stating the truth. She's known Mela far too long to not know her friend's type already. Once reaching the top of the steps, Ruka turned a teasing grin towards Mela, "don't go falling for our homeroom teacher now Mel~ now let's enjoy our time here at U.A." with that said, Ruka turned to lead the way towards their classroom. Just as the two arrived there, a tall dark haired male walked over to where they stood. Ruka stared up at him, slightly surprised to know that their teacher would be Eraserhead. She cast a side glance towards Mela, knowing Mela looked up to Eraserhead as well as a few other pro-heroes.

Ruka looked up at Eraserhead, her light blue hues clashing with his blood shot dark pair. She blinked for a few seconds...they weren't kidding when they said he has dry eyes. She simply nodded her head as she introduced herself to him, "Kurotsuki Ruka, a pleasure...sensei." It was strange to call a pro-hero sensei, but hey this was U.A and almost anything could happen here. She waited outside the doors for their cue to go in. While waiting Ruka spoke to Mela, "don't get nervous now Mel...just be your usual self and I'm sure everyone will warmly welcome you." She smiled over at her friend, lightly nudging the brunette as she opened the door for the two.

As she walked into the classroom, Ruka can already feel the many stares from everyone inside. It was a mixture of curiosity and excitement. She felt nervous...why wouldn't she be? No...now was not the time to get nervous like this. Heck she even told Mela to not worry so why should she back out of her own words? Pushing away her concerns, Ruka faced the class and walked forward first after Aizawa-sensei told them to introduce themselves, "Kurotsuki Ruka, nice to meet you all." Everyone blinked at her, that was it?! Ruka closed her eyes as she took a step back and let Mela introduce herself. She wasn't much for words nor was she friendly right off the bat. She was a bit surprised to hear that her seat would be in the back, but she nodded her head as she complied. There was no use arguing as much as she would have loved to be seated next to Mela.

Looking at the class, Ruka tried to pinpoint where the empty seat was when her eyes landed on blonde hair with a familiar black streak in it...now where had she seen that before? Ruka stared over at the blonde as she tilted her head to the side before her eyes caught sight of the empty seat in the back near him. Ah, there it was. She gave a brief glance towards Mela before walking towards the back of the classroom. On her way there, she was met with the sight of a drooling purple haired boy who was staring at her way too strangely for Ruka's liking. She stared him down as she lifted an eyebrow, as much as she wanted to ask him what his problem was...causing a fight was not on her agenda for her first day here. Ignoring him, Ruka walked to her seat. She was seated next to the wall, thankfully, and the guy next to her didn't seem bad either though his appearance was rather unique. White and red hair with mismatching hetero chromatic eyes...definitely standing out though Ruka can't say much with her soft pink hair and bright blue eyes.

Turning in her seat, Ruka nodded her head towards him as she said, "Kurotsuki Ruka, nice to meet you." Might as well be friendly to her neighbor right? As she turned to face the board, Ruka focused on what the lessons will be only to be well disappointed for the first half of the classes. To think U.A would have general studies mixed in with the hero courses...of course, it was still a high school after all. She wondered what the activity would be for the afternoon lessons, judging by how the class seemed excited yet some were nervous, Ruka can only guess the lessons for the hero courses were well..intense...or just oddly random. As she half-halfheartedly listened to the lectures, Ruka's mind wandered back to that blonde guy who sat not too far from her seat. Hm...why did he seem so familiar...? "Ah..." Ruka murmured to herself as she finally remembered. He was that guy she bumped into when walking through the alleyways. Oh so he was a student of U.A and from the hero class...? She can only hope he didn't remember her. She didn't come to scare her classmates off with her quirk, she came here to learn and become a hero, just like them.

As the morning half of lectures were finally done and over with, Ruka stretched lightly in her seat as she had been waiting for this time all morning long. Lunch time! Ruka did love her fair share of good food and she's heard the rumors of the cafeteria food being rather good. As she stood up to get Mela and drag her off to get food, she was stopped by Aizawa-sensei and the sudden reminder of the school tour. Ruka honestly didn't care about tours as she rather eat...but it was direct orders from her sensei and so she stayed rooted in her spot, holding back her frown as she simply looked off to the side, hiding the smallest of a pout dancing across her lips. Just as Aizawa-sensei mentioned the tour, the door to their classroom was suddenly opened and in came...All Might?

Ruka listened calmly as she learned that All Might would be their guide for the school tour. The only thought that ran through her mind was...he was tall. She stared up at the tall figure before glancing sideways at Mela. A sudden thought came to mind as Ruka realized this was Mela's chance. Letting out an obvious sigh, Ruka looked up at All Might with disinterest in her light colored orbs before turning to Aizawa-sensei, "sensei, can I just tour the school by myself?" She turned her gaze towards Mela as she lightly nudged her friend towards All Might, "Mel, go with him." She whispered the next set of words so only Mela can hear her, "make sure to give him a cupcake." She ignored the sudden gasps from several students as they were surprised that someone would reject a tour from All Might himself. Even Aizawa looked surprised but he simply nodded his head, "if that's what you want..." Shota really wanted his nap and well All Might was a bit too shocked at the blatant rejection he just received from one of his precious students. Ruka looked off to the side, holding back a sigh. She didn't mind looking like the bad person if Mela can get to spend some time with her all time favorite hero. Plus she knew just how badly Mela's been wanting to see All Might again. With a slight wave to Mela, Ruka walked out of the classroom.

As the class stayed silent for a moment, Shota turned towards them. Letting out a sigh he spoke up, "I can't let her go alone...anyone want to give her a guide?" He might as well as his students and well..."since she doesn't want a tour from All Might. Anyways, anyone just go after her and make sure she doesn't get lost." Shota finished as he knew that would get to All Might...and it did. The number one hero stood there frozen like a statue as he was well shocked. Shota quite enjoyed this...perhaps Kurotsuki wouldn't be much trouble after all.

Genkai

 

[Genkai]

If anyone tried feeding Ruka anything that Mela hadn't baked herself, the brunette would be furious and bring down a hellish wrath upon whoever was trying to woo her best friend. Mela was very aware of Ruka's doubts about herself. But there was no way Mela would let Ruka even consider the idea of falling down the darkened path of villainy. There was no way Ruka would stray from the righteous path. Her soul was too strong. Her quick would be a weapon against the bad guys and would bring hope to those around her. Mela believed that in her very core and would fight to the death to make sure Ruka was safe and not brought down by anyone: jerks, doubts or health food.

Mela adored Ruka and her grumpiness. Somehow they seemed to balance each other out quite well and there was nothing they wouldn't do for the other. Now they were beginning a new chapter of their life. So many things could change but Mela knew they'd both become pro heroes together. Maybe Mela would fight alongside her friend, they were pretty good together as their results from their former high school proved, or maybe they'd go the solo route. Though sooner or later, Mela would probably chase Ruka down with a dozen arrows aimed at whoever was giving her best friend any trouble.

Giving Ruka an innocent grin, she waved a dismissive hand at her comment, "Ooh~ You don't even have to ask hahaha." She looked around. Even before Ruka could warn her about their homeroom teacher, Mela was already doomed to fail that request, or perhaps warning. At the appearance of Aizawa-Sensei, much of Mela's attention pretty much focused on him. She gave him a smile, glancing to Ruka as if to silently say her comment would now be totally disregarded. If she had to deal with Eraserhead as their homeroom teacher, life at UA was going to be delightful. "Good morning Aizawa-Sensei." Mela said a bit too sweetly before the man went into the classroom with almost alarming abruptness. Mela refrained from making any questionable noises as she glanced to Ruka once again.

Ruka's introduction was quiet and to the point.

Mela's would be the opposite.

"Hi there everyone! My name is Uede Mela." She said bowing her head to everyone before standing up straight and holding up her collection of cookies. "I know it's gotta be super tough welcoming me and my beautiful friend here but I brought some cookies to help smooth things over." Mela said, her worries fading away as she focused on making the most of her chance at UA and was determined to make sure their third year would be as drama-free as possible. And if that meant shoving calories and chocolate into the mouths of her classmates, so be it. Mela glanced to Shota who didn't seem too impressed. Give it time, she thought. "I also brought cupcakes for the teachers." She added with a slightly more subdued smile. "But that can all wait until lunch time!" She laughed as she took her seat at the front, throwing Ruka a sad puppy dog look as she moved to the back.

Probably a wise choice to put them away from each other so they didn't just focus on one another.

Still, Mela missed Ruka even if she was only a few rows back.

She looked next to her and saw a blond looking rather grumpy, his teeth grinding together. On her other side was a boy with glasses who looked rather dutiful. Mela had neglected to mention her quirk, having forgotten all about it until she sat down. It would have been fun to demonstrate it for everyone, if they didn't just laugh at her, but she would feel much better if she had her bow and arrow with her, knowing the company that worked with UA and pro heroes would do some modifications to their gear and costumes. Mela took detailed notes as their lectures began and ended, heroes coming in and out while Eraserhead seemed to take it easy. Despite appearances, both Mela and Ruka were the top students at their last school, they didn't just get by on good looks, oh no. So Mela didn't mind the intense general-ed even though it seemed a bit pointless to her, she'd still give it her all!

As she was about to run off with Ruka, there was a reminder about their tour during lunch. A knock sounded and Mela's face quickly turned a bright red. Immediately Mela knew what Ruka was up to. She gave her friend a hard look. Ruka, noooo. Mela didn't want to be alone with All Might. Well yes she did. But she didn't. Mela's heart ached as she found herself torn once again. "Ruka." She whispered, not wanting the others to get the wrong impression of her friend. Still Ruka left before Mela could undo her choice. Mela quickly put out the cookies for her class, handing Aizawa his cupcake before she grabbed another for All Might. Okay breathe. "Thanks for taking time to show me around." Mela smiled as she handed the gleaming hero a cupcake. She could feel several eyes on them, all probably making up strange assumptions about herself and Ruka.

Mela looked up when a blond boy jumped up and grabbed a cookie, yelling a thanks before he ran out after her friend. Mela folded her arms, watching him, not sure if she wanted someone like that hanging around her friend all alone. He seemed a bit too eager to give her a tour. Though Mela had no idea of the backstory there so she looked back to All Might, knowing this was her chance to apologize to him for making him save her. Embarrassing. She and the broad shouldered hero headed out down the hall as the rest of 3-A left, grabbing Mela's peace offering as they headed off to the cafeteria. "You know you saved me a few days ago," She began to say as the chatter quieted down throughout the halls of the sixth floor. "I wanted to apologize for that. I wasn't aware of my surroundings and I didn't take those guys seriously and you had to go out of your way to help me. I'm really sorry. If I had been more attune to their possible quirks you wouldn't have had to jump in and waste your time on me." She said quietly, her smile fading as she glanced off.

She was about to tell him how much she admired him and didn't want him thinking any less of her but she was sure he had heard that kind of hero worship before. Mela knew she screwed up and she would do better next time. "Trust me, next time I'm gonna blow them all away!" She smiled up to him, glad to have gotten that off of her chest, feeling much better. "I don't want to be your responsibility. I mean--I am very grateful for your help but next time I won't need it." She laughed a little, trying to best explain herself. She shouldn't have even needed his intervention to begin with. What hero needed saving? Everyone told her to know her place, to just be a supportive role to heroes but Mela couldn't do that, she wanted to directly help people. She would become her own hero someday. "Who knows maybe next time I'll be the one saving you!" She joked, though that was mere fantasy she was sure.

In the back of her mind, she wondered what someone like Eraserhead was up to. Sleeping? What did he eat for lunch? He was very different in person. Though she had to consider he just wasn't the teaching type, given hos sluggish he was. She thought he was quite cute and she had to hope she'd see him in action at some point during the next two terms. Of course she was just as interested to see more from All Might, though hopefully not him having to come to the rescue again. Still, she was able to give him and the other UA teachers something tasty and hoped that would be a good enough impression until she could show off her quirk properly. A tinge of excitement danced across her skin. "Oh Aizawa-sensei mentioned something about going to the gymnasium after lunch, is that something you'd be able to attend? I'd love it if you could see a better example of my skills." Mela looked up to him. But now here she was asking for more of his time. "Of course if you're busy that's fine too." There would be other chances she was sure.

Ruka's devious plan had been at first, met with deep anxiety but Mela was now glad her friend had pushed her to confront All Might and say what she needed to say. Mela was not going to be mistaken for some supportive hero. She had worked too hard to ensure her quirk was everything it could be. Mela's evasion was excellent, as was her skills with a bow and arrow. But even without that, she knew she could bring down a bad guy, quite clever when she had to be.

Mela thought back to when she first acted as hero. It was when she was 7, she hadn't yet met Ruka yet and had just gotten out of class, one girl leaving in tears. Some guys had been making fun of a fellow classmate, Tori, because her quirk was deemed useless by them. Tori could see in the dark and of course the guys were calling her all sorts of names. So after class Mela confronted them all and pounded some manners into them. She got in trouble of course. But she couldn't sit back and see someone mocked for something out of their control. So Mela vowed to protect Tori. Sadly the next year, Tori moved up to Hokkaido but Mela hoped she found a way to be proud of her quirk, it was pretty fun at least to Mela. From then on, Mela became the outspoken, bubbly person she was today, happy to hold someone's hand to give them a needed push or battle cry. "Say...when did you first know you wanted to become a hero?" She asked All Might.

- - -

Aizawa-Sensei appeared in an abrupt manner but by now it was expected.

No one longer flinched or jumped at his sudden, often aloof appearance.

His fingers tapped against the desk as he listened to Eraserhead give a brief explanation to what change they'd have for their final year. SO the rumors were true? He sat up straighter as the door opened and a girl with long cotton candy hair walked in, behind her a girl with shorter dark hair. He narrowed his eyes as it hit him. It was her, the blackfire girl! He almost fell out of his seat, with both excitement and personal redemption. Now the others would see what he saw. He wasn't just making things up! The girl was known as Ruka, Ruka Kurotsuki? Nice name, it suited her greatly. Denki looked over at her, sitting a row ahead but off to the parameter of the collection of desks. He saw her looking at him and he had to hope she remembered him.

Even if they had a questionable introduction, he was dying to talk to her about her quirk. He also hoped she had made it home okay. But with a quirk like that, it was likely a given. Her friend's introduction was a bit longer and more upbeat. His ears perked up at the mention of something sweet. If this new girl could cook, he had to wonder if he and the others would be able to cozy up to her for more food. Maybe Ruka had some nifty talents of her own, blackfire aside. Denki felt swallowed up by his thoughts as he pulled out his notebook and glanced back at her once again, noting her neighbor was Todoroki Shoto. Denki frowned, already knowing his luck was bad if she was next to him. All the girls seemed to fawn over the half-fire, half-ice guy.

Shoto was impressed to see both transfers were women. Usually one would suspect two males but instead they were two skilled women. While some of his class seemed excited, the others seemed uncertain, he was quietly interested to hear about their quirks. If they were in a Hero's Class now, he was expecting a lot from them. He rubbed his right foot against the back of his left calf, the bottom of said right food hiding a musical note. When Ruka introduced herself, he gave her a silent smile. In his tenure at UA, Shoto had learned to embrace the fire that flowed through his veins. He had for a long time, relied upon his ice, wanting to prove his father wrong and only honor his mother's quirk. But he quickly learned he had to make his dual quirk his own, regardless of how or why he was born, or created as his father, Endeavor, huffed.

"I'm Todoroki Shoto. I hope your time at UA is invaluable, Kurotsuki-san." Shoto replied quietly.

The lectures quickly started as the class quietly down to absorb all of the information being thrust upon them. It seemed their first day back would not be an easy one by any stretch of the imagination. Much to Denki's displeasure, as he struggled to keep up with the few subjects. He was eager to get to their demonstration following lunch. It sounded like a way for everyone to get warmed up with their quirks. While they could use them outside of school (how would they even go about monitoring students so they didn't?) the proving grounds would be a great place to see if any of them had been slacking in training or had learned any tricks in their weeks off from school to enjoy the weather and overall break.

Not only would everyone get to stretch out their quirks, they would also get to show off for their new additions. On the flip side, the two new girls would in turn get to show their stuff as well. There was a lot of pressure from everyone to put their best self forward and be the heroes they were destined to become (though some still thought Bakugo might be a destined villain). The blond found himself unable to concentrate and found him eyeing the clock on the wall as it nearly closer and closer to noon. FInally the tsunami of useless information ceased and he closed his book as everyone began to pack up for lunch. He looked to Ruka, taking a step closer to her but she seemed to connect with Mela before there was a knock and their Heroic's teacher arrived.

Surely the school had to tell All Might not to keep bursting in and breaking down the door so the knocking was something of a new thing. It was a bummer to hear Mela and Ruka would be spirited away but before his hopes were dashed, Ruka turned down the tour, much to everyone's surprise and confusion. While they had all gotten used to the mighty hero, no one would have ever denied the man a few minutes of his time and wisdom. But Ruka was clearly not like most people. Aizawa-sensei kept the conversation going, insisting one of them step up and help Ruka find her way. Shoto raised his head, about to speak up before Denki rose his hand and waved it around, "I'll do it, Aizawa-sensei, count on me." He pledged and ran forward, grabbing a cookies. "Thanks, Uede-san!" He called out before he ran after the other new girl.

Jogging down he caught up to Ruka, now able to get a much closer look at her. Not many could really look good in the stuffy UA attire but it worked with that wild hair of hers. "Hey." He panted lightly as he stopped beside her, now walking at her pace. "You still need a tour, Aizawa's ordered." He panted as he finally caught his breath, glad to have caught her before he'd have to restore to running around the large campus. "It's really really nice to meet you Kurotsuku-san." He held out a hand to her as he stopped by the elevator that was open to free use but most students didn't want to wait and cram themselves inside of it. "My name is Kaminari Denki." He smiled, bowing his head briefly before he looked to her.

In the back of his mind, he thought back to what the guy had said in their confrontation. She wasn't a monster. Far from it. she was a hero! While the others may doubt her value at UA, he already knew she was UA material, without a doubt. Denki hoped he could dig into her quirk but knew it wasn't something one just blurted out, much less to a stranger. He pressed the up button, deciding to take her to the top floor, the 20'th, and work down from there. The campus was pretty big and he could sum up a lot of it or risk having to take too much of the hour dragging her around. Of course he hoped he would make a good tour guide. It then dawned on him how little he knew about UA's history. He rubbed his neck nervously, hoping Ruka didn't ask for a lot of details. Perhaps Shoto or Tenya would have been better guides but Denki decided to make the most of his choice and try to help Ruka as best he could. She had helped him quite a lot. Though this wasn't about repayment by any means, he wanted to help her, even if they had never crossed paths.

A hero helped others.

"So where are you and your friend from?" He asked, almost mistakenly calling her and Mela sisters. They were clearly close and acted as such. Denki held open the elevator door for Ruka when it arrived before he walked in after her. There wasn't anyone else in thankfully. Everyone had to be converging at the cafeteria or one of the other eating venues. Or some were outside enjoying the fresh air and monetary freedom. Denki thought about how nervous he and the others had been when they were first year students. It seemed so long ago. He thought back to his first final at the end of his first term and how he had failed alongside Mina but in his defense, their principal was damned scary. He had to wonder what sort of challenges Mela and Ruka had faced. It would be hard to compare hardships, pointless even, but had to wonder what other hero based high schools did to try and prepare their students.

UA did so much and offered a lot of places to safely train. He glanced to Ruka as he pressed the top floor, hoping she'd like the view from the lounge. A large library was located on the top floor but it one of three libraries the school sported. "Hey um..." He started to say but felt the words escaped him. He motioned for Ruka to follow as the elevator doors opened to reveal a bright library, natural sunlight filling the room. There were hundreds of shelves with books containing history, heroic history, chemistry, and even fictional novels for casual reading. There were tables, chairs, couches, everything one would expect in a library. But what was unexpected was the 360 panoramic view that granted visitors a grand view of UA and the city itself. He walked over and looked down, it was a great sight to behold, even more so at sunset when he had been guilty of finally starting his homework. "I wanted to thank you, Kurotsuki-san." Denki finally said, smiling to her, rubbing his neck, his other hand in his grey blazer. "You really saved my ass and I never got to thank you. So thank you." He said.

"Your quirk...it's..." How could he find the right words? Swallowed, he looked to her, dropping his hand from behind his neck. "It's really cool." He said. No that wasn't the right word but he hoped it would suffice for now. "I mean it, that guy calling you a monster was full of shit." He insisted, hoping she wasn't dwelling on that comment. "You were right though, I should have been more careful I just get caught up in music or day dreaming." He admitted, not wanting to get too personal and freak the girl out, guessing being at UA was a lot to take in. He wanted to reassure her that she wasn't alone though and that 3-A would welcome her and Mela. The boy looked back out at the stellar view and then back to Ruka, realizing he wasn't being much of a tour guide.

"Umm anyway this library is open from 8 to 8. There are two others with differing hours. The one in the west is open 24 hours for real cramming." He explained as he led her back to the elevator in the middle of the library that eat up the entire 20'th floor of the school. "There's also a ton of training grounds behind the school in the woods, they're used for finals and other exams." He told Ruka as he pressed the ground floor, not deeming much else of interest to her, it was just offices, classrooms, a few teacher lounges and the infirmary. Nothing special or anything. "There's also dorms." He mentioned. "I mean I'm not suggesting I was going to show you mine." He quickly said, face turning red a little, not trying to imply anything creepy. He waved his hands a little, "I just mean I'm guessing you're not staying in them." He clarified. "Um let's go check out the cafeteria. You hungry?" Denki smiled to her.

When the doors dinged and opened, Shoto and Izuku were in front of them, looking like they had finished lunch in record time.

"Hey there! Kuro...tsuki right?" Midoriya looked to Ruka. "My name is Izuku Midoriya, it's nice to meet you." He smiled, still curious as to why she'd turn down such a better tour guide. He looked to the blond next to Ruka and raised a brow, noticing Denki looking a bit flustered. "Anyway we were just going up to study a bit before the exercise." He said as he and Shoto let them out before entering the elevator. Shoto looked to Ruka as they passed one another.

"Have a good lunch." Shoto said as the door closed.

Denki looked to Ruka, pocketing his hands. They had 45 minutes or so to continue with the tour and make sure they had something to eat. "We can't fight on an empty stomach." He said, looking to Ruka. "We can grab something quick and keep moving." He said cheerfully. "My treat." He joked. Of course the food was all free, save for the vending machines scattered around the school. Their cards were a means of charging their student accounts but essentially the school paid for their food bills, though anyone with an excessive appetite would likely be asked to pay a bit out of pocket. UA also ensured students didn't need to pay for books or their costumes. They did have to pay for the uniforms and dorms though, small things here and there but for the most part, UA wanted to be a place anyone could afford to attend, as long as they had a good quirk and passed the daunting entrance exam.

Denki came from a middle class family and as such, his parents were glad to have the school provide financial support for Denki's education. He was hoping to make it big and support his family, similar to that of Ochako Uraraka's intent. But at the same time, Denki wanted to help those in need and change the world, even in some small way. He led Ruka to the main cafeteria, wondering what her motivations were. She had helped him when he was in trouble so he had to consider she wanted to do good. Maybe he'd get the chance to ask her at some point but he didn't want to pry right now. He pulled out the cookie he slipped in his pocket and took a bite. "Oh here." He broke it in half and offered the unbitten half to Ruka, figuring she had probably eaten enough of her friend's food but it would be rude not to offer. There was a sea of students spread out among dozens of tables enjoying their food. Finishing his half, he motioned her to another part where students could get something to go, usually something handheld like sandwiches, wraps, rice balls, croquettes, skewers and the like.

Picking out a teriyaki skewer and a plain nori rice ball, he put the rice ball in his pocket for a little later before beginning to gnaw at the skewer. "I could show you the stadium where our sport's festival is held." He suggested, knowing it was watched by pretty much anyone and everyone who had an interest in UA or upcoming heroes.

 

[AiAi]

Good...everything was settled now and the two new students were in capable hands...well one was at least. Seeing that he didn't neglect his given duties to give the girls a tour, Shota simply took the outstretched cupcake from Uede's hand, thanking her lightly before walking off to the faculties office. Now that it was lunch, he can finally get his well deserved nap...or not. Just as Shota opened the doors to the teacher's lounge, he was met with the booming voice of Present Mic. Great...just what he needed.

"OH SHOTAAAAA, how were they?!" Present Mic bounced up to take a seat besides his long time friend and fellow alumni of U.A. Shota was in the process of getting in his sleeping bag when his 'friend' showed up. Holding back a sigh, he simply glanced over at the forever way too loud Present Mic. "They were well behaved, better than my current students already." And that was the truth, sure the two seemed to have polar personalities, but the moment lectures began, Shota could immediately tell that these two were top grade students. Letting out a sigh, Shota wished his other students can learn a thing or two from the girls.

"OI WHAT IS THAT SCRUMPTIOUS LOOKING CUPCAKE!?" Hizashi exclaimed as he noticed the pretty little cupcake in Shota's grasp. He glanced down at it and said, "oh right, one of the new student gave it to me....guess she bakes." He shrugged his shoulders, not really taking much thought into it...though he found it strange that a girl would want to offer sweets to someone like him. He knew All Might was a great candidate for such present giving, but to Shota? Not really. His quirk made his eyes always dry and bloodshot and he was always so tired that he could careless about how he appeared. Thanks to that, his facial hair would grow and his hair was always long and disheveled, but like he said, he really doesn't care. Plus it wasn't about looks or anything to become a hero, it was all in the feelings.

Feeling a burning stare, Shota turned to his side to see Hizashi staring enviously over at the cupcake...it looks like he really wanted to eat it. Shota blinked for a second before picking up the cupcake almost as if he was going to hand it over to Hizashi which the latter looked quite eager to accept, though Shota brought it closer to his own face to study the little sweet treat. He stared at the soft cream topped on it and then took a bite without another word. Hizashi's booming wail could be heard in the background as Shota stared down at the sweet treat...it wasn't bad. Not bad at all. Not too sweet and the cream definitely helped to balance it out. Hmph, guess he'll have to thank Uede later he supposed.

"Ah Shota, you're going to get cream on your hair!" Hizashi pointed out to which Shota grabbed a hair tie and pulled his long locks out of the way while he consumed this little cupcake. Just as he did so, he felt Hizashi poking at the back of his neck. Looking irritated that his friend would continue to bother him, Shota gave him a pointed look to which Hizashi exclaimed with light laughter, "it's just so funny to see this mark all the time! You know, your soulmate would never find you if you keep it hidden Shota!" Shota rubbed the small exclamation mark on the back of his neck before devouring the cupcake once more. "Ah! Don't ignore me!" Hizashi whined out as the two spent most of lunch that way. What a great nap...

It was a bit shocking to say the least. To think that he, the number one hero and the symbol of peace would get outright rejected by a petite girl with brightly colored locks. Yes...it was shocking and to add salt to his wounds, of course Aizawa-kun would bluntly mention that in front of all the other students still in class. As Kurotsuki Shoujo walked off and soon another student ran out, All Might jumped back to his previous glory as his smile never left his face. He smiled down blindingly over at Uede Shoujo, "well to one's own way! She is already proving to be quite the U.A student ahahaha! Now then, shall we go Uede Shoujo?"

He noticed how everyone seemed to be in some sort of state of surprise from how these two new students were behaving, but All Might found nothing wrong with that. It just meant they were already comfortable enough to be themselves in a new environment and All Might will have to give them props to that! He looked down to see the petite brunette handing him an adorable little cupcake...okay so maybe everything was a tad small for All Might when he was in this form. Regardless! What a kind offer! To think he let such a sweet person to experience such a frightful moment...no! He must not dwell on that right now!

Reaching a hand out, All Might plucked the sweet treat from her hands as he said loudly in joy, "thank you Uede Shoujo!" Without waiting for another second to pass, All Might have already unwrapped the delicious looking cupcake and ate it in one bite. His eyes widened before he bent down to be eye level with Uede and with his pearly teeth slightly stained with the dark chocolate sponge, he gave her a thumbs up as he exclaimed, "that was delicious! Thank you Uede Shoujo! And I hope the rest of you will enjoy her baking skills as well!" With a wave to the rest of the students, All Might led Uede out into the hallways.

As they were walking down the long stretched path, All Might was trying to find the right timing to apologize to her though it seems like she beat him to it. He stared down at her in complete bewilderment. Why was she apologizing!? Waste his time!? Stopping her by placing a hand on either shoulder of her's, he stared down at her as he spoke, "Uede Shoujo, do not apologize for such a thing. You were not in fault at all. Life has many ways of taking someone by surprise, but it all depends on how you take it....you did not waste my time, I am a hero! That is what heroes do." He smiled down at her before suddenly bowing ninety degrees, "I should be the one apologizing! I am sorry for not having come sooner!" He stood up straight and rubbed the back of his head as he let out a light laugh, "I let you experience such a frightening moment and I didn't even make sure you were safely escorted! What a hero I am!" He slapped his cheeks suddenly as he then let out a loud laugh, "but it's alright! We all make mistakes like this! So do not fret, alright Uede Shoujo?" He smiled kindly down at her before continuing to lead the way to the cafeteria.

He felt a light squeeze in his heart when he was told that she would save him the next time. He smiled down at her brightly as he said, "well I look forward to when you save me Uede Shoujo! But remember one thing, just because you're a hero, that does not mean you can't get help...sometimes you need a partner." Yes, a partner or a sidekick. Many wonder why he never has a sidekick, but he was just scared. Scared to show who he really is to others...what sort of number one hero is he if he can't even stay in this form for a whole day? There he goes again, with his incessant worries. Pushing it aside, All Might focused on giving Uede the tour, "now I'm sure you are starving, so let us grab something to eat before I show you the rest of campus." as he explained, he opened the doors to the cafeteria which was already bustling with many students who were all eager to grab something to eat.

With a proud smile of how great the facility is, All Might loudly said, "now eat to your hearts content Uede Shoujo!" Many students were looking at him in question and awe. It wasn't everyday they would see All Might walk in on the student area of the cafeteria. The teachers had their own lounge room after all. As they ate, All Might chose a hamburger set of course, he answered her question, "oh the evaluation? I'm sure Aizawa-kun would not mind at all!" if anything he was sure if he came, Aizawa-kun would push everything onto him. Regardless! A precious student of his was asking such a favor, how could he refuse!? After lunch, All Might began to give Uede a tour of the school, ending at the training grounds as he stood there in the open clearing. He was silent for a moment before speaking up suddenly, "it was when my body moved on it's own one day...I just wanted to help someone and then well from that moment on I knew what I was meant to be! But everyone has their own hero story, I'm sure your's will be just as grand Uede Shoujo!" He gave her a thumbs up as he continued, "you will be a wonderful hero Uede Shoujo! Now let us go to your afternoon lessons!" for as soon as he spoke those words, the bell rang signalling the end of lunch.

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Ruka honestly had no problems with the morning half of the classes. They were simple general studies such as math to science and even English. Yeah it was no problem. If anything the subjects seemed easier here than compared to her old school. Well then again, the hero course was slightly lacking compared to the general studies back in her school now that she thought back to it. This also brought forth more expectations and slight excitement from the petite pinkette as she was eager to start the hero classes in the afternoon. As she was walking down the hall a sudden presence besides her alerted her of someone walking with her.

Stopping at the elevators, Ruka turned to face the person only to notice it was that guy again. She blinked a few times before looking down at his outstretched hand. She placed her much smaller pair in his before saying in a light tone, "Kurotsuki Ruka, a pleasure Kaminari-san." She may have come off as a bit too formal, but hey first introductions mattered, right? But why was he here? As he explained what Aizawa-sensei stated, Ruka held back a huff, well she did act a bit irrational there but it was for the sake of Mela and so Ruka honestly didn't care. Though if this was what sensei stated, then might as well just let it happen. She knew no one would want to be her tour guide unless told to otherwise. She won't blame them nor hold any ill will for that matter.

As they entered the elevator, Ruka stared out the glass windows while they continuously rose from the sixth floor to the very top floor. As the little ring of the elevator signaled that they were here, Ruka followed Denki out. She wondered where this floor was all about though in all honesty, Ruka wasn't really much for a grand tour. She just needed to know the important places and they were rather simple. The cafeteria, her classrooms, and then the..."library..." Ruka murmured aloud softly as they walked in on a large and beautiful library. To think the library would be on the very top floor.

She walked forward to stand at the glass windows, staring out over the large campus and well...damn. "How beautiful..." she murmured aloud as a small smile made way to her lips. Heh, its as if he knew she loved reading books. Ruka turned her attention back to Denki as he began to speak up. Tilting her head to the side, she listened to him patiently. Ah it was about that time, Ruka waved a hand in the air as she smiled over at him, easing up to him, "it's nothing to thank me for, I was just doing what anyone else would have done is all." She just wanted to help others and if she was able to do so without hurting them...well even better for her.

As he continued to speak, her hand twitched at the mention of her quirk. Oh...so he does remember that too...ah if only her quirk was to erase a person's memory instead of causing pain and fear in others...Ruka could already imagine what he was going to say about her quirk. Frightful, intimidating, dangerous. But none of those words were mentioned. Ruka blinked a few times as she stared incredulously up at the blonde as he continued to blab on about how her quirk was awesome and then to that villain being stupid. What? Was he...being serious? No one has ever really said her quirk was cool. A large smile bloomed on her lips as she chuckled lightly. What a funny guy.

Looking about the library, Ruka couldn't help her teasing comment, "it's like you know me already Kaminari-san. How did you know I love reading books?" Her eyes shone her amusement before she walked out the library with him and back to the elevators. As they began to descend down towards the cafeteria, her eyes shone clear amusement as he became flustered when explaining about the dorms. Her eyebrow lifted up she simply smiled as she said, "uh huh, well perhaps one day I will indulge on that tour in the dorms." Her eyes twinkled with mirth before the elevator doors opened up to the ground floor.

Ruka blinked as she was met with the sight of her two classmates. Ah...who were they again? She recalled the multi-colored hair to be her neighbor in class. Ruka simply gave Izuku a polite smile as she shook his hand, "Kurotsuki Ruka, no need to be formal honestly." She really did not care for formalities after all. She glanced curiously up at Shoto as she passed him, she gave him a nod while adding in her own comment, "have fun studying." She smirked lightly as she waved at the two as the elevator doors closed on them. She was finally getting more comfortable to show her more...teasing side and that she really didn't care for much things.

As they walked into the cafeteria, Ruka looked even more amused as Denki offered to buy her lunch. She was about to make a teasing comment when he offered her Mela's cookie. Ruka stared at him in surprise before taking it. She was not one to refuse sweets...especially if Mela made them. As they were grabbing their lunch, Ruka mentioned lightly, "ah I forgot to mention, Mela and I are childhood friends." She grabbed a blt sandwich and a strawberry milk carton. She turned to Denki and said, "show me the way." She made sure to always watch the U.A sports festival and was quite excited to see how that is. Soon their lunch tour ended and Ruka was now walking back to class with Denki, "oh right, we have to go to the gymnasium huh...well Mr. Tourguide, care to show me the way?" She smiled over at Denki, his personalty was easy to get along with and so she felt quite comfortable already.

Genkai

 

[Genkai]

Mela would have enjoyed watching Present Mic and Aizawa-sensei banter over a simple cupcake. She did hope he enjoyed it, or some other lucky soul did if he choose to pass give it away. She couldn't help but laugh a little at All Might's chocolatey expression. As they walked, she was hoping they could just move past the incident of her own stupidity regarding the two loser criminals. If she ran into them again, they better run or face a dozen arrows in their face. Though if they ran, she still had a good target to aim for. But alas a hero didn't do the whole revenge thing so she had to just let it go and move on.

Just as All Might was surprised by her apology, she found herself confused by his own.

"Y-you really shouldn't apologize." She tried to assure him. He had no reason to. She hoped he didn't worry too much about missed chances when it came to saving people. If he worried about those he may have not helped in time, or at all, then that would lead to a life of misery. "It's really fine." She waved a hand at him as he stood up. "I didn't even think about it twice." She lied, though mostly because it kept her up at night for a whole other laundry list of reasons, none of them relating to All Might's so-called tardiness. When prompted with the idea of not dwelling on things, she smiled, "Of course." She agreed, hoping they could do just that, both unnecessary apologies out of the way.

They headed down to the cafeteria first which was a good thing, Mela was starving. She picked out a bento which had miso soup, some grilled chicken, rice and pickled vegetables. When All Might said he'd be there, she smirked. Good. That way she'd prove she wasn't some helpless girl. She was hoping to have a bow and arrow, if not hers or a special one crafted for her, a simple one would do just fine. Since they had their uniforms, she suspected their costumes weren't finished yet. Oh well, she could wait a bit longer.

The tour was informative and she was glad to have someone to point her in a good direction. Books and online information only got one so far when it came to walking around an actual physical place. Mela hoped Ruka was enjoying herself with that rather odd, hyperactive boy. She would have to keep an eye on him as he seemed far too eager to get alone with Ruka. She listened as All Might explained his own origin story, keeping it brief, thankfully. Before much else could be said, the bell rang and she looked over her shoulder. She had to get going and meet the others. "Thanks for the tour, I really appreciate you taking time to show me around. Don't worry too much about my friend--" She stopped herself before she disclosed that Ruka had blown off All Might on purpose to give her time alone with the blond muscular man. "See you!" Mela just waved and jogged back toward the third gymnasim.

Everyone gathered and went off to get changed out of their uniforms. Mela caught up with Ruka and threw her arms around her from behind. "You are a total rockstar. A super sneaky, super awesome rockstar." She whispered before letting go. The pair would need to catch up later as they had only a few minutes to get changed. Mela slipped into the shorts and tee shirt, lamenting at how un-cute the clothes were. So unflattering and boring. She headed out with the others, eyeing a few people, trying to guess what their quirks may be. She stuck close to Ruka, hoping she'd be okay showing off. "Let's put on a good show." She giggled to Ruka, all ready to cheer for her friend when the time came, quite used to being her emotional coach, and loving every minute of it. Hopefully her classmates didn't mind her yelling encouragement at the top of her lungs.

- - -

So she liked books?

He made a mental note, hoping to figure out what she liked. Maybe he could dig up some rare book to welcome her to UA or something? He had to guess her old school's library wasn't as extensive as the one they had. Denki was glad to see her warming up a bit to him. He was worried based on her introduction that she might have the same cool demeanor of Shoto or Tenya. They did not need another high strung Tenya in their class, that was for sure. He noticed her smile when he complimented her. Little did he know how no one really complimented her quirk, save for one archer. If he knew that, he would have worked a lot harder in getting his point across as articulately as possible.

And if he knew Ruka was just as smart as she was fearless and cute, he'd beg to copy her notes since his were still fairly abysmal. But he was trying! Denki felt some relief when she delivered a playful line about the dorms, much to his own further befuddlement. So she had a sense of humor? He could score some points there for sure. Denki was glad Izuku and Shoto didn't linger, not wanting either of them to give Ruka the wrong impression of UA's class 3-A.

"Really?" It made sense, he considered when she mentioned she and Mela had been friends since childhood. He thought those two had to be pretty lucky to have each other. "I am at your service." Denki smiled to Ruka when she seemed receptive to looking at the other parts of the campus. He knew in a month, there would be another festival. Their final chance, he would make it count. He was sure someone with Ruka's skills would be a top contender and would probably get a ton of job offers. Denki took her outside and towards the old grounds. He explained the many booths that sold food and trinkets. From there he showed her one of the school gardens as well as a few other places to grab a bite to eat if you were in a hurry. While he couldn't offer her much historical information, he was sure to give her tips as to when to go to the library or where to rest during downtime. His personal favorite, the grass by the gate.

Soon enough the bell sounded and he looked back to Ruka, "Heh. Well...I think I covered it all." Or the important stuff at any rate. He wanted to ask if she was nervous about the assessments that were now upon them but he didn't want to make her anymore nervous than she already was. He didn't understand the complexity of controlling her own quirk or the stigma that came with it. He still thought it was something special and the more he spent time with her, the more he understood why she was at UA. Better late than never at least. Denki walked with Ruka towards the designated gym. It was a large indoor facility that had a few urban streets like a mock city. It wasn't as big as the other venues but it did span about four blocks each way.

Though Denki had a feeling UA's idea of a gym might be different than the place Mela and Ruka came from. When they parted to get changed, Denki met up with the other guys. When the locker door closed, he was met with a barrage of questions, mostly from Eijiro and Deku. He waved them off, not wanting to get into it and say anything he shouldn't. It wasn't really his place. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Shoto watching intently but so far, not a word was addressed to him directly. Denki shrugged and got changed quickly, for a brief moment his soulmate mark becoming visible, it as was behind his ear, a small solid triangle shape.

Once changed, the boys headed out to join the girls, gathering inside the gym, waiting for instructions. Denki glanced around, figuring they'd either be going against one another in tag teams or against something else. He knew many were more interested in the two girl's than one another's quirks. Denki hoped there wasn't too much pressure on them. Scratching behind his ear, he felt a little naked without his gear like his earpiece or pointers. Still, he was confident he could take on whatever was put in front of him. Soon Aizawa showed up with All Might in tow, though knowing Aizawa, he'd just settle into a corner and wait for it all to be over. In a way, Aizawa's laziness gave Denki hope hard work wasn't always necessary to save the day.

"So what sort of assessment is this?" Tenya spoke up, wanting to know why they were to rely on their quirks and no gear for their first day back at school. Mela looked around nervously, hoping they'd make an exception for her but if not, she would have to get by without it, after all her arrows weren't tied to her quirk but like the others, it felt weird to be so unprepared.

"Villains could strike at any moment, even when we're out of costume." Momo considered, though she doubted that was the lesson here.

Denki glanced around as well, at least glad it was an urban setting and nothing in the wilderness.

Mela nudged Ruka, propping her chin on Ruka's shoulder. "It's obvious this assessment is meant for us to get to know your quirks as it is for you to get to know ours." She said. It was as clear as day. Surely students in 3-A would get that. "With two incoming students, it would be unwise to be left unaware of what your fellow classmates are capable of." She muttered but loud enough for the others to hear. "Put two students together with a quirk that could prove volatile or cause some other chemical reaction and the school would be put in danger." She said flatly. "But who needs a reason to show off right?" She laughed, smiling once again.

Momo looked to Tenya and nodded, having considered that possibility. "You're probably right." Momo nodded.

Taking a step closer to the two, Denki looked to them. Mela was probably right. Denki knew everyone would be performing extra hard but there was also the idea they were still being graded too. If that was the case, the boy was hoping to get some top marks, not wanting to start off their term with a low grade. He had not just his friends watching but also Mela and Ruka. And he felt like he'd have to make some extra sparks just to impress her. Since she had warmed up to him and countered some of his awkwardness, Denki had to admit he was all the more hopeful in getting to know her better. Not just her snazzy quirk.

 

[AiAi]

All Might smiled brightly over at Uede as he simply watched her run off to get ready for the next class...just as her figure disappeared from view, the steam rolled off of his body as he quickly ran to a corner to hide. He let out a small sigh as in the next second out emerged his more smaller form as his sunken blue hues looked about himself before heading into the nearby building. It would be bad if a student saw him just now. Thankfully everyone was probably still crowded around the cafeteria.

As he walked along the halls, earning a few odd stares here and there, Yagi thought back to his conversation with Uede Shoujo. He tilted his head to the side as he stopped by a window wondering what she was going to say about her friend right before she ran off. Hmm..."oh well, ah I must get ready! I'm sure Aizawa-kun will ask me to show a demonstration or something..." Yagi murmured to himself as he ran off to the teacher's lockers where he will need to change out of his bright gold suit and into his hero costume.

Once changed, Yagi sat on the bench for a few moments as he rested. It wasn't as bad as he originally thought. He lasted a good hour in his other form and wasn't tired out as much as he thought he would be. He will have to thank Aizawa-kun later for encouraging him to take a day of rest from anything and everything. It seemed to have actually worked! Realizing that he was beginning to dwell on his thoughts once again, Yagi stood up in a hurry and ran off towards the gymnasium, "ahhh which gymnasium was it? The second one? No I don't think so....ah! Yamada-kun! Perfect timing! Do you know where Aizawa-kun is?" Spotting the spiky and extremely long blonde hair sticking up into the air from afar, Yagi ran over to speak to Present Mic.

Hizashi glanced towards All Might with his eyebrow lifted, "Ah Shota? I think he went to gymnasium three, he did tell me to tell you that..." which was strange for Aizawa to say that to Present Mic, but the answer was quite obvious for Yagi. Yagi rubbed the back of his head as he let out a light awkward laugh, "ahaha is that so? Well thank you and have a wonderful afternoon Yamada-kun!" With a quick wave, Yagi ran off towards the third gymnasium. As he arrived, Yagi was peeking out from the corner of the building towards the doorway, seeing the students of class 3-A enter. Looking left and right, Yagi made sure the coast was clear before he suddenly bulked up and All Might came forth.

With his pearly teeth in clear view, All Might headed towards the gymnasium and just in time it seemed like for as soon as he stepped out from the corner, a voice called out to him in a bored fashion from behind, "are you done? Let's go so we can get this over with already." All Might jumped in surprise before turning around to see Aizawa-kun looking at him with bored eyes, "A-Aizawa-kun! I didn't know you were there, but ahem, yes...let's go!" Quickly gaining composure, All Might followed Aizawa-kun into the gymnasium where everyone was already waiting.

He smiled as he greeted the class with a wave while Aizawa-kun began to speak up to explain the rules, "alright, let me make this simple. Today we're going to be assessing your quirks and see how much growth you have made so far....along with sharing with everyone your quirks. Some quirks you may already know of but some you don't know....so instead of the usual tests, we're going to have you go against bots. A one on one basically. All Might here will show you a demonstration....All Might, can you go and stand over there? The rest of us will watch from here." All Might looked down at the city within the gymnasium as Aizawa pointed towards what seemed to be a large x marked on the concrete floor.

All Might jumped down as he looked back up and gave Aizawa-kun a thumbs up. Shota sighed slightly as he explained while pressing a red button, "we're going to be watching from above because we don't want to get involved." Of course he was talking more about a specific group of people, but All Might was definitely one he did not want to get involved in. That man did not know how to hold back after all. Luckily, the area that they were spectating from was a platform where they can watch safely, there was no glass or anything blocking them from yelling out any sort of encouragement if they wished to do so.

Without another word of warning, something large came walking through the city streets as the buildings quaked slightly from the impact. Shota forgot to mention the most important thing, "ah I forgot to mention but...we based this robot off of All Might...meaning this robot will have the same amount of speed and power, half his power though." He gave his students that rather devious smirk before looking down to see All Might's reaction.

All Might looked rather surprised by the sudden appearance of a metal version of him. Somehow he felt flattered, yet at the same time he wasn't sure if this was meant to be a compliment. Despite it all, All Might was seen grinning widely as he ran forward to deliver a simple yet powerful punch to the robot, only for the robot to react and block the punch. With ease might he add. All Might's grin widened even more as the two were locked fist to fist as they each tried to push the other back. Shota explained while All Might was battling his own self, "basically this robot will react more and think so a more high tech AI in a sense...just with half of All Might's power in it. So it's slightly different from the other robots you've faced." Behind him, All Might could be seen flying into a building as Metal All Might have delivered a punch.

Standing up from the rubble, All Might smirked as he said, "to fight against myself, how refreshing! But if I cannot beat you with my level of power then...I shall simply have to go further!" With that, he increased his speed and in the blink of an eye he was in front of the robot, "DETROIT SMASH!!!" With a single fluid punch, the robot was soon broken to pieces and the Metal All Might has crumpled to tiny metal pieces. With a grin, All Might jumped back up onto the platform and said proudly, "and that is how you defeat Metal Me! Now who is going first?" All Might glanced curiously over at Aizawa-kun who simply replied, "Bakugou, you're up first after that Kurotsuki."

--

Ruka followed Denki to the gymnasium after lunch break was over. He was rather easy going and didn't seem that uptight, someone she could get along with probably. Plus he didn't seem scared of her quirk and he's seen it...well not entirely but still she showed a part of her quirk so that was a good sign, right? After parting ways, she headed into the girl's locker room where she was met with Mela snaking her arm around her neck from behind. Ruka lifted an eyebrow in question but merely chuckled as she replied back, "you're welcome Mel." She quickly changed into her p.e. uniform, a little unhappy about it since that meant she can't go covering herself with her quirk. This wasn't specially made and so it would burn to pieces if Ruka covered herself with her flames. Talk about inconvenient.

She simply nodded her head in agreement with Mela about how unfashionable the uniform was before walking out into the gymnasium. It was large...and the inside was even more than she imagined. She didn't expect a city to be inside a gymnasium...U.A was definitely in a league of their own. As Ruka was on the platform, looking out over the city, she felt Mela resting her head on her shoulder. Ruka turned to see their sensei with All Might in tow. She lifted an eyebrow at this but remained silent as the other students asked what this was all about.

Aizawa-sensei explained rather simply and briefly, something that Ruka was thankful for as she stood among her classmates. She lifted a hand and gave Mela's head a few pats as her friend explained the reason for the sudden assessment. She nodded her head in agreement as she said, "Mel's right, I'm sure Aizawa-sensei just wants to assess our quirks and for everyone here to see it. It'll be nice if we can see yours as well." Ruka looked off towards where All Might stood. She wasn't really looking forward to using her quirk, but guess if it's against a bot it should be fine.

When the Metal All Might showed up, the class gave a mixture of reactions. For one, Ruka was amused beyond anything. U.A had a good sense of humor that was for sure, but then a part of her wondered just how strong All Might is if the Metal All Might only had half of the original's power...talk about pure muscle right there. As they watched the demonstration, Ruka teasingly nudged Mela as her eyes shined. She knew Mela would be enjoying this little show. "Enjoyed the show hm?" Ruka murmured over to Mela teasingly before her head shot up in surprise. She was second to go? She frowned slightly but simply nodded her head to let Aizawa-sensei know she heard him.

Bakugou was more than eager to show his quirk off as he jumped down to the city below. He's been itching for a fight so this was a perfect chance. Ruka leaned against the railings as she propped her chin onto the palm of her hand. Her eyes clearly showed her disinterest as Bakugou began to deliver a series of explosions against the Metal All Might. The explosions were loud, but so was his shouting. A variety of curse words were heard coming from the blonde explosive user who then came back up after a good ten minutes of just blowing the robot up. "GO TO HELL!!!!!!!!!!" Bakugou shouted as he finished the robot off with a rather large explosion at the end. All Might sweatdropped slightly as he silently wondered if those threats were actually directed towards him and not the poor Metal All Might. Aizawa nodded his head as he called for Ruka, "Kurotsuki, you're up...ah and everyone will have ten minutes each to go against the robot."

Ruka took in a breath as she gave Mela a quick smile, her eyes briefly looking over at Denki before she headed down to the city. As she stood there, Ruka was, well nervous. She wondered how the class would react to her quirk, would they be scared? Would they not want to talk to her again after this? Or would they just try and please her just to stay on her good side? As Ruka was so lost in her thoughts, she barely noticed the shadow that fell upon her as Metal All Might was looming over her much smaller form.

Ruka slowly looked up as she met the gleaming red eyes of the robotic All Might, "tch" was all Ruka could say before a fist was slammed down towards her. Dust flew up in the air, blocking the scene for a few moments before clearing up to show Ruka have dodged the incoming punch by rolling to the side. Rubbing the dirt off her cheek, Ruka stood up as she lightly glared at the metallic robot before she smirked, "well then, I might as well get this show on the road..." if she must use her quirk...then so be it.

Holding her hands out to the side, it was soon engulfed in black flames as Ruka threw two black balls of flame towards the robot. The robot was able to dodge one while the other skimmed past the right arm, causing it to burst into black flames. Ignoring whatever clamor the students may be having, Ruka would have continued her series of flame balls if not for the sudden fist grabbing hold of her two hands, lifting her into the air. The robot was fast, she nearly forgot that the robot was based off of All Might's stats. She struggled against the tight grasp as she glared over at the robot. "Argh! L-let go!" Ruka struggled out as she felt the grip getting stronger by the second. She couldn't just cover her legs with her flames, it'll burn right through the fabric of her pants! She had no other choice...closing her eyes, Ruka took in a deep breath before opening them once more.

The second she opened her eyes, the entire head of the robot became consumed by her black flames and inch by inch the entire robot was covered in flames. The hand broke apart, releasing Ruka who fell to the ground stumbling before standing up. Blood slowly dripped from her eyes as she willed the flames to go away once the robot was no longer there. Black wisps of smoke rose from the ground as not even a piece of metal was left after the flames. Ruka closed her eyes as she let out a sigh, it was over with, "that's what you get...you piece of metal..."

As Ruka's assessment began, everyone was bustling with questions as they murmured among each other. Izuku had his notebook out and looked more than ready to take any notes down when needed. When it began, everyone was slightly confused as to why she just stood there until it was nearly too late. Eijiro being Eijiro yelled out in worry, "watch out!" Though as the fight continued, there was a mixture of reactions when she revealed her quirk. Shota watched with focus as he thought to him, 'finally she's showing her quirk...took her quite some time...' while All Might felt a sudden shiver as an odd familiarity was sensed when seeing those dark flames and it wasn't just because she was basically melting a replica of him...maybe just a tad bit due to that. Mina hugged onto Tsuyu as she spoke up, "woah...I've never seen black flames...but somehow...it's a bit scary." There were a few murmured agreements there as everyone was transfixed by the dark flames. That was when Eijiro remembered something, he turned to Denki and said, "hey Denki, didn't you mention someone with black flames the other day...?" Soon murmurs were heard among everyone until Ruka arrived once more. She walked back over to the platform, wiping the blood away even though she knew it was futile. It would bleed for a while longer since she used her eyes. She just hoped no one would be scared...well then again, she can't blame them if so. Aizawa nodded his head as he said, "alright, Uede you're up next."

Genkai

 

[Genkai]

With the reveal of who, or rather what they'd be up against, there was a chorus of groans. Aizawa-senise seemed to have a sadistic side that Mela and Ruka had to learn about the hard way. Mela chewed on her lower lip. No weapon and she had to fight against something modeled after All Might? How unfair. What would she do? Luckily she had at least one fight to come up with a plan. Once all assembled on the suspended platform, away from any danger, it looked like the assessment was ready to begin. Mela looked down at All Might and told herself not to start drooling. All Might was truly incredible. She leaned over, just wishing she could get a little dang closer to him. Part of her was sad they couldn't see Eraserhead but against a robot, his quirk probably wouldn't do him much good. Still, Mela was grateful that UA allowed her to drool (she wasn't drooling, damnit) over her handsome heroes.

She let out a small laugh at Ruka's comment. "It was over far too quick." But she didn't expect anything less from All Might. "If only I had to really fight him...I'd probably let him win." She giggled quietly, her mind struggling to stay focused on school and tactics.

Thankfully she wasn't up first, nor was Ruka but the blond next to Mela in class, Bakugo. He seemed eager to go into battle. He was quite scary to be honest and Mela had to wonder if this boy was really some kind of hero wannabe or just a lunatic. Grimacing as he attacked and bellowed threats at the Metal All Might, Mela shook her head. "That boy has issues." She muttered to Ruka, more perturbed than impressed when the smoke cleared and the ten minutes had elapsed. During the fight, Mela still struggled to come with a decent strategy. But she was smart and would think of something. "Go Ruka. You can do it, just relax. And breathe." She whispered to her friend as she headed down to start her own bout against the beast of metal.

As Ruka's fight began, Mela leaned over, not afraid of toppling over the rail as that would be next to impossible. "Yeah Ruka! Light it up!" She cheered, not even waiting for something to happen before she began to rally her friend. Ruka had dodged the first attack. So far so good. But then the fireballs were easily dodged. Mela gripped the rail, wishing she could go down and help as the robot grabbed onto her friend. "Ruka!" She called out. "You got this!" Thankfully the battle was soon enough but she could tell Ruka had pushed herself a little too hard. Even though she had seen the bleeding before, her heart ached for her friend every time.

Mela jumped when she was told she was next. Oh no. She quickly gave Ruka a hug, "You did great, Rukie." She smiled nervously as she tugged the girl's longer hair. "See you in ten." Mela said as she headed down to the arena. Once down in the cityscape, another robot was brought out. She pressed her lips together, still trying to come up with a concrete plan. Sure, the all students were at a disadvantage but Mela felt even more lacking than them. She rubbed her neck slightly, feeling quite useless without her bow but she knew she couldn't rely on it all the time. Her eyes scanned the area, knowing she'd need to get a weapon or projectile from around her but would she had the opportunity? She had been in situations where she had to fight without her preferred weapon but nothing like this. UA was crazy.

Her smile had long since left her face as she focused on planning out the battle, picturing it in her head, her hands nervously fidgeting with themselves. If she retreated back, the robot could easily sweep forward without a lot of adjusting its course. Mela knew she'd have to keep it on its toes and watch out for speed. Without warning, the robot charged at her. Mela flipped off to the left, a series of front flips ensured she ducked into the side of the building. She needed cover and to scavenge but she also knew she couldn't let the city fall to ruin while she twiddled her thumbs. Even without a bow, she wanted a vantage point so she began to climb up the fire escape stairs, using her acrobatics to help propel her up without exerting a lot of energy, her hands grabbing onto the rails and swinging her upwards. The robot threw a series of punches at her but she was too quick, using both her balancing quirk and agility to get out of harm's way in the nick of time. Mela knew if she got trapped in the scaffolding, she'd be done for.

That had taken about a minute. Time was ticking down steadily. Once up, she stood up by the roof's edge and waved her arms. "Oy!" She called out to the robot from down below. It aimed a large punch at the building, sending a good portion crumbling to the ground. Mela stayed rooted where she was despite the building's face and structure being damaged. Another blast into the wall was launched but Mela stayed where she was. She hated close combat but it was clear long range wouldn't work on the thing. The Metal All Might jumped up the twelve stories to meet her on the roof. Mela grabbed a thin pipe and threw it at the robot but it dodged smoothly, the pipe lodging itself in the generator behind it. "Fine, be that way!" She grabbed another pipe and threw it but the same thing happened, this one getting stuck a bit higher than the last.

The robot growing impatient, lunged for her and Mela did several backflips out its way as it kept pressing forward to corner her on the ledge. Once by the ledge, she flipped off but held on before swinging back up and over the massive brute. She grabbed a large rock as she ran for the poles she had threw just a minute ago, having strategically threw them for herself, not to actually land a hit. Jumping up, she landed on the first pole before she jumped to the second one which granted her a greater vantage point. There was no way Metal All Might would be able to get any higher than her, she now had the undisputed height advantage. Of course it was only by a foot or so, considering how massive the hulking machine was.

Turning around, Metal All Might charged at her but she jumped first, locking her legs around the robot's neck before she brought down the rock hard, beginning to smash its robotic skull to bits. After about ten smashes of her own, it toppled backward, clearly having some kind of malfunction. Mela stood up and did a flip off it as she watched it fall all the way backward and down the 120 feet to the street below them. Studying her work, she peered over the side and shook her head, wishing she had done more with her quirk but it was a tough one to sell. She was sure some classmates doubted she even had a quirk. Sighing, she flung herself off the roof and flipped down the way she had come before safely landing on the ground.

Once back with the others, she saw Shoto getting ready for his own battle. Mela glanced down, mostly wishing she could have done things differently, not happy with her performance in the slightest. When showing off, she pictured more glitter and arrows and a much cuter outfit. That wasn't the kind of showing she was happy to show Eraserhead and All Might but hopefully it was enough. Mela sulked for a few more minutes before she became entranced by Todoroki's own skills down below. That kid was so cool. And so hot at the same time. Mela glanced to Ruka, glad they had both come out alive, but was sure there would be plenty other tests like this, which meant they'd have to keep improving to keep up with the others. "He's pretty good." Mela muttered as Shoto made quick work of the Metal All Might.

- - -

Mela wasn't the only one n edge. Denki was watching close by, observing what Ruka could really do. It was incredible. He looked to his classmates, a few obviously unsettled but a handful looking equally intrigued and in awe. "You can do it!" Denki called out Ruka struggled against the robot before she unleashed her black flames, the robot becoming engulfed. He noted the blood and hoped she was okay and hadn't pushed herself too hard. It seemed like these robots were really dangerous. Sometimes Denki questioned the morals of their school when it came to pushing the students to their limits and then past them.

Shoto stayed silent and observed, surprised by her fire and fury. He thought he had seen such a spectacle before but he may have been imagining things. All things considered, Shoto was now more interested in Kurotsuki than before. They could learn a lot from one another. "Hey you okay?" Denki moved over to Ruka when she got back up with everyone. "That was epic!" Denki exclaimed, not bothering to acknowledge some of the murmuring of others behind him.

He wasn't sure why some had to think black flames meant it was scary or possibly evil. He thought Ruka's quirk was really interesting, super unique and totally cool. Of course he wasn't even considering how he'd handle Metal All Might when it was his turn. He stuck close to Ruka as Mela's battle unfolded below. He watched, wondering if Mela had some kind of purple colored water skills up her sleeve but so far she didn't look like much of a hero at all. She just ran away! He watched as she then hoisted herself up the outside of the building, dodging the enemy attacks like they were gentle gusts of wind. Still, Denki was still unconvinced of her quirk. Was her quirk running? He glanced to Ruka, not sure if she'd give him any indication of her best friend's talent.

As it progressed, the blond became all the more concerned about Mela being able to win but when she jumped up on the poles with perfect balance as if they were normal steps, he realized she could balance. Like really really well. How was balance a quirk for a hero? He wondered but then realised that was the same kind of thoughts the others looking to Ruka might think so reconfigured his thoughts, deciding Mela's quirk could be useful in the right situation and for someone as low on power, she was doing the best she could. "Your friend doesn't give up does she?" He looked to Ruka. It was clear Mela had a plan despite how it had seemed and when the brute fell down after being bludgeoned to death with a rock at close range, he shuddered, quite glad he wasn't All Might or Metal All Might. Denki couldn't help but snicker. "It's gotta be weird for All Might to have us going after a copy of him. Aizawa-sensei is twisted."

With the next person announced, Shoto Todoroki got down, everyone but two, knowing this would be a pretty quick battle. Shoto stood in the middle as directly as a new robot was wheeled out. He didn't wait for the robot to strike though, he launched a wall of ice, trapping the robot, freezing it. He then extended his other arm and let a burst of fire out. A wave of steam filled the gym as Shoto was quick to overpower the robot. He alternated between ice and fire, both hands projecting a stream of each. From up above, the spectators looked well entertaining but not too surprised. Mela on the other hand, decided the guy was pretty dang neat, enjoying the show.

After two minutes of nonstop blasts, the steam cleared to reveal a hunk of burnt, icy mess of wire and warped metal. Shoto didn't give his enemy any time to counter or move. No mercy. He headed back up to the others. "Not too bad." He muttered his raspy voice as he saw Denki getting ready to head down now. As Denki headed down, mentally pumping himself, Shoto walked over to the new girls, "You two did quite well considering the unfair circumstances of being without proper protection or equipment." He told them. "Try not to give much weight to some of the comments made by the other students." Shoto knew most of their class meant well and were just trying to size up their new competition and were going to be curious and a bit uncertain for a little while.

Down below, Denki stretched and looked from the new opponent to the others. He was worried he could accidentally hit the others. Even though he was training and could often direct his blasts more accurately, he still didn't want something to happen. He was sure the teachers could handle a stray blast or two but he would feel pretty bad about it. But all the students were given the same disadvantages: no gear, same enemy. It was meant to even the playing field or something but Denki hated it. Like Mela, he wasn't a fan of anything close range where the control could shift between him and an enemy. So he took a few steps back, knowing he could just overload the metal guy with some powered up electrical bursts.

An idea suddenly hit him. If he got attacked, he could focus all of his power into the bucket of bolts and not worry as much about hurting anyone. He stood where he was as the Metal All Might ran at him and landed a hard punch. Denki fell back a few feet and got to his feet, not yet seeing an opening to strike as intended. The enemy lunged again, pinning down Denki to the ground. Metal All Might's arm reached back to land another hard punch but Denki grappled his legs around the man and used his quirk to send thousands of volts into the Metal All Might. Down below there was a lightning down as a bright buzzing light could be seen as Denki gave it everything he had, gritting his teeth.

Soon the machine slumped and Denki crawled up front under the smoldering heap and then fell flat on his face, laughing. Whoops. He overdid it. He had been so careful in the past. Denki rolled onto his back and had the goofiest expression on his face as he laid there, in a stupor. Someone had to go down and escort him up while Tenya was up next. Denki swayed slightly as he was propped against the railing. Mela glanced to the blond, wondering if his brain had been fried to mush or something. Denki slowly found his senses coming back to him as Tenya tried to go against the Metal All Might but was having some trouble landing a good blow. Shaking his head, Denki rubbed his face, it tingling still. "Hey did I win?" He asked as he looked to Mela and Ruka, hoping they could shed some light on his bout.

 

[AiAi]

As the battle for Uede Shoujo began, All Might watched with earnest interest. He's already read up on her file and knew exactly what kind of quirk she had and that was the reason why he was so piqued. A balance quirk, it would be interesting to see how she does without any of her equipment or any given weapons. This test was not only to assess and see the two new students quirks, but it was also to see how one would do without any of their usual equipment and aid. Of course some of the students didn't even need such equipment, but they all had one or another whether it be to help keep their clothes from catching on fire to help increase their power range.

He watched from the sidelines next to Aizawa-sensei, the two remained quiet as they both watched with interest. As Uede Shoujo began to run around, All Might was impressed with her evasive skills. Dodging an opponents attack while keeping it from destroying the village was a rather hard thing to do yet she seemed to be jumping around effortlessly. It seems like Aizawa-kun was thinking the same thing for the dark haired hero spoke up in a murmur, "she's keeping the damage to the buildings to a minimum..."

As the fight progressed, some students could be heard complaining about how nothing is happening while both teachers knew exactly what was going on. All Might was smiling as he mumbled out, "no way..." as Uede Shoujo was able to land atop the Metal All Might and then began to smash the head...with a rock...All Might kept his composure despite Aizawa-kun's comment, "you better watch out All Might, she can probably beat you in a real battle." All Might can only let out a light laugh before rushing over to congratulate Uede Shoujo while running away from the jabbing of Aizawa-kun.

"Uede Shoujo! And also Kurotsuki Shoujo! You two did a great job! Especially Uede Shoujo! You took great advantage of your surroundings while keeping the damage to a minimum! That was a spectacular fight and those twists and jumps were just cool!" All Might sweatdropped when Kurotsuki Shoujo didn't even bat an eye. He turned his attention to Uede Shoujo, hoping for some sort of good reaction from her at the least. He also hoped she wasn't down or anything and so he placed a hand on her shoulder while giving her a thumbs up, "you really did show me what you're made of! It was definitely Plus Ultra!"

Shota watched with slight curiosity as Uede went to fight. He knew her quirk already, one of the perks of being a teacher, but to see it being used first hand was something else entirely. He was curious to say the least. How would she overcome the obstacle of having no weapon or anything to help aid her? But seeing her jump around and not giving up, Shota smirked slightly as he knew she had potential. Sure she may not stand out as much as the others, but seeing her balance on the edge of a tall building to how she can move around effortlessly, well that was surely a spectacle to see. He crossed his arms as he would give out an occasional jab at All Might though his eyes never left the stage.

As he watched her fight, the smile she had donned earlier wasn't really seen though Shota was reminded that she was probably nervous and worried. Though soon enough she proved herself wrong by smashing the robot's head and then letting it fall to the ground. Well that was certainly one way to get rid of a pesky robot. If he had to go against a robot like that...he'll probably resort to similar means as Uede. As he heard the students complain about not seeing her quirk, Shota spoke up, "not everyone's quirk is as obvious as others, but everyone still has a quirk that if used correctly can create a result like this. If I was battling a robot, I would have probably used similar tactics especially since my quirk would be useless against a machine." Shota then called out the next student as he wrote some things down on the clipboard in his hand. Ah...he forgot to thank her for the cupcakes now that he thought about it. He'll have to thank her later.

Shota glanced over at where Uede and a few others stood as he tried to find the timing to go and thank her for the cupcakes. Seeing an opportunity, Shota walked over and looking at Uede he opened his mouth before closing it. Shota glanced over at the still slightly bleeding Kurotsuki, he commented lightly, "Kurotsuki, will you be alright or did you need to go the infirmary?" He glanced over at the other students who have already gone as well, "anyone injured or in need to go see Recovery Girl?" Dang it...so he missed his opportunity to thank her as he just smoothed things over with the questions directed at all his students. He then walked back to his corner as he began to slowly ease himself into the sleeping bag...ah how tiring. Why can't he just be direct and open like All Might? As he thought so, he watched All Might give out comments here and there while congratulating each student with that pearly smile of his. Shota sunk more into his sleeping bag as he changed his mind. He would rather not be like All Might.

"Ahahaha! You all are just GREAT! I can already see the heroes in you all." All Might proclaimed loudly as he smiled to each and every student. His eyes lingered on Uede Shoujo as he hoped his message was clear to her. That she can understand that she can be a hero if she wished.

--

She hated this, every time she used her eyes to light things aflame, it always ended up bleeding. Granted she rarely used this trick of her's but still! She was disappointed in herself as she knew there were still so many things she can improve on. Ruka walked back up to the platform, ignoring the various murmurs as she simply walked over to Mela. She cracked a smile as she hugged Mela back, "haha thanks..." hearing Mela's name being called, Ruka poked her friend's cheek while giving her a smile, "go at it Mel, you got this." She walked back over to where she was last time, leaning against the railings.

She closed her eyes for a few seconds, the dribbling of the blood slowing down as the painful stings were now ebbing away into a slow throb. She reopened them once more. She turned her attention to Denki, a small smile gracing her lips as she found his reaction still amusing. How was that epic? It was frightful in her opinion. Rubbing her eye slightly, Ruka murmured out, "I'll be alright..." she turned her attention to watch Mela's fight. Unlike Mela, Ruka wasn't as vocal about her cheer for her friend, but it was still obvious.

Worry flashed through her eyes briefly, but a small smirk settled on her lips instead as she replied back to Denki's comment, "yeah, she's a tough cookie...I'm not worried though...you'll see for yourself soon enough." Yes, Ruka wasn't worried for Mela, she knew what her friend was capable of and clearly had confidence in Mela's abilities. She chuckled slightly as her eyes shined in a teasing manner, "oh yes, I'm sure All Might is feeling uncomfortable that all his students can easily turn on him." She was joking of course, but it was definitely an amusing thought. She turned back to watch Mela's battle. Ruka always admired the flips and so she couldn't help but breathe out, "doesn't that look so fun...? I wish my quirk was something like Mel's..." an almost wistful smile crossed her lips for a brief moment before she walked over to congratulate Mela on the certain victory Ruka already knew would happen.

Ruka hugged Mela immediately as she murmured into her friend's ear, "you did great out there! Loved the rock smashing." She pulled back and winked teasingly over at Mela before letting the others speak to her including the teachers. Ruka obviously turned her attention back to the city below when All Might spoke up to them. She'll let Mela have some time with him. She watched the next battle with slight interest. Fire and Ice? What a combo....yet his fire seemed to spark so...brightly. She envied those with normal flames, they looked far more beautiful than her dark ones. She blinked a bit as the blood was finally drying up and letting out a sigh she wiped it on her shirt, having nothing else to wipe with. She turned to Denki and with a smile she said, "good luck Kaminari-san."

She turned her attention towards her desk neighbor as she so liked to call him as he walked over to where she and Mela stood. Ruka lifted an eyebrow at this but she listened to what he had to say. She didn't understand why he was trying to reassure them...but somehow she felt like those words were directed at her as she knew her quirk probably frightened a few of them. Ruka simply shrugged her shoulders but she smiled over at Todoroki nonetheless, "hm thanks, though I think that stands for everyone here." Everyone was given the same field, the same things or rather lack of things. It was a challenge for all with an equal fighting ground meant to simply show their quirk and how to use it to it's fullest capabilities.

Speaking of quirks...Ruka turned her attention down to Denki as the fight began. She was curious to see what sort of quirk he has since she never got to see it. A sudden bolt of lighting caught her attention and she stared with slightly wide eyes. It was bright...so very bright. Almost like a guiding light unlike her own darkened light. After the rather large bolt, Ruka squinted to see through the smoke only to see Denki standing up, but something seemed off with him. Ruka blinked a few times as she noted him to be smiling rather...strangely? Ruka walked over to where Denki was to see if he was alright.

It seemed like he came back to his senses though. Hearing his question, Ruka merely winked over at him while saying, "you definitely fried that bot up though it seems like it fried you too hehe." She had to hold back a giggle as his expression from earlier was funny. It was cute she could say. Turning her attention to the city below, Ruka watched as the rest of the students of class 3-A went. It was interesting to see everyone's quirk though she can say some had some odd ones for sure...like the really sticky grape looking quirk...yeah she rather not get close to that.

As everyone was finishing up, Ruka let out a sigh as she leaned on the railings, knowing that even if she fell Mela would catch her with ease, "I wish I did better..." Ruka finally mumbled out in a soft voice. She knew to others it looked like she did well, but Ruka didn't feel any satisfaction from it. She just did what she always was good at, destroying things. If this was a rescue sort of assignment...she was sure she would fail it. Pushing aside her thoughts Ruka stretched slightly as she murmured out, "I wonder what's going on for the rest of class....?" Her words soon died out as Aizawa-sensei came forth looking rather bitter while All Might was seen looking well...excited. Those two were definitely polar opposites for sure.

All Might spoke up instead of their sensei, "alright everyone! You all did FANTASTIC! And so, as your proud senseis' Aizawa-kun and I will be treating everyone to ice cream!" Really, everyone's efforts moved All Might to tears and he begged Aizawa-kun to use the remainder of the afternoon class time to treat everyone to a well deserved snack.

Genkai

 

[Genkai]

Mela may have channeled some of her anger about being ambushed and embarrassed into her vicious rock beating but it got the job done and she was glad she didn't have to jump through anymore hoops. If she had her bag with her, she would have handed Ruka a napkin for her face as she often kept them handy, just in case Ruka had to use her quirk to that point. But Ruka would be okay, despite how she looked. When All Might approached them, her face turned red, realizing she may have giving him the wrong message when she bashed the robot's head. "Oh! Thank you!" She grinned, feeling better already. If he said he was impressed, who was she to argue? Though she knew she could to much better. She would still accept the praise and remember his kind words for at the least the next month. Mela blushed and looked to Ruka, hoping she'd take the positive feedback to heart as well.

With everyone else done, Mela slipped an arm around Ruka as she leaned back. Mela sat on the rail as everyone seemed to make it out okay. A few didn't seem to do much but a few others had taken down the robot accordingly. Now that she had seen what the others had up their sleeves, Mela felt a lot better. She thought Momo was really neat and Mina too. Though she also wondered about Shoto and looked to Ruka, for a moment wanting to suggest she get to know Shoto a bit more since he too had a fiery quirk. So did the blond but Mela didn't want to go anywhere near the hothead. His screaming would probably haunt Mela's nightmares tonight. "You did so well, Rukie." She said playfully, nudging her head against Ruka's.

"Seriously, I'm not just saying that cause I love you. Even if I hated you with every fiber, I would still think that you did great." She laughed a little. Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted Aizawa-sensei lurking in the corner. He had approached them earlier and seemed to have something to say but instead addressed the medical concerns of Ruka and any others. Mela sighed to herself, figuring maybe he didn't like sweets. If that was the case, she'd have to think of something else to get him. There was some kind of standoffish sadness there that she wanted to help cure. She had caught him defending her quirk as she got back to the group after her fight, which she was grateful for. She had been teased plenty from people back home about her quirk and if it was even a quirk to begin with. If some of Mela's classmates weren't yet convinced, she'd have to try harder.

Her head perked up at the mention of ice cream. Her arm tightened around Ruka. "Ice cream! Ruka, ice cream!" She beamed and grabbed Ruka's hand to drag her off with the others so they could get changed and hit the cafeteria for something sweet and cooling after such a taxing exercise. Once changed, Mela brushed her hair out and waited outside on the grass for the others. Soon the whole of 3-A was regrouped and they all walked back toward the main part of UA. Hanging back, she waved to Ruka before she caught up with Aizawa-sensei who was at the rear. "Um Aizawa-sensei," She began, not sure if he was in the mood for discussion or not. "Thanks for what you said back there." She knew he didn't have to say anything on her behalf but she was glad he did. Or Mela would have probably screamed at her new classmates in a less than polite manner. Her quirk could be a sore subject for her.

In the back of her mind, she couldn't help but imagine a situation where All Might could go up against Eraserhead. She blushed for a moment. Wouldn't that be a dream come true? The very visualization made her turn bright red. "A-anyway...if you didn't like the cupcake, I understand. I can make something different for you. I insist." She said. "While I love baking for people, it's tough to narrow down their tastes. And I don't know if you have any allergies." She considered for a moment. "So I totally understand if you're not big on chocolate or sweets. Savory pastries are also an option. I make a great empanada." She offered, when her family vacationed to Spain a few months ago, she got to see how they were made and upon reaching Japanese soil, she had a whole week to experiment with flavors. Ruka was her test subject for that endeavor.

- - -

Denki was sure Mela envied Ruka's quirk and vice versa. It seemed the grass was always greener on the other side but he was sure each of the girls was happy with their own quirk, deep down, despite insecurities. All of them had their own issues with their quirk. For the longest time, Todoroki refused to use his fire side, glad to freeze than acknowledge the power of his father that had been passed down to him. Denki hoped Ruka and Mela could enjoy their quirks for what they were. He thought Mela's was kind of amusing but Ruka's was a sight to behold. He thought the dark flames were really special. He didn't know the details of it but he could tell it could be quite a powerful force. But with how it affected her, he was worried it could be difficult to manage, a bit like Izuku and that super strength quirk of his.

Rubbing his neck, he shook his head a little, glad his cool down period wasn't as long as it once was two years ago. Still, he didn't like exerting so much. If he let anymore power out, he would probably be down for the count. But with training at UA, he was learning to gauge how much was needed in each situation. "Heh all part of my plan." He grinned to Ruka. "Glad to know you were watching." He winked to her, ruffling his hair, a few small static bolts shaking from his blond locks. Denki looked down as everyone else was called up to show off their stuff. Surely now that Mela and Ruka had gone, they could rest a little easier without having to worry about fighting anymore.

He stood next to Ruka as All Might made the announcement for something sweet as a reward. "Huh? We never got ice cream." He pointed out, pouting. He glanced to Ruka and Mela, wondering if their addition to the class had prompted the teachers to have a change of heart. Not that he was complaining. Licking his lips, he headed off with the majority of the class to the boys locker room. They got changed fairly quick, briefly talking about Mela and Ruka's showing. There were varying conclusions made by all of them but the year was still young and they would see more in due time. Denki headed out and caught up to Ruka who seemed to be without Mela. "Hey." He called out and tapped her shoulder. "Kurotsuki-san, that was a pretty intense assessment huh?" Trying to see if she was feeling better after some time since her fight.

Izuku had been vocal about liking Ruka's quirk and Denki noticed a silent approval from Shoto. And then Ochako and Eijiro seemed eager to see more from Ruka. It was Denki's hope that she wasn't feeling too nervous about her classmates or what they thought about her quirk. If anyone had to be concerned, it should be over Bakugo's murderous rants regarding those around him, mostly Deku or All Might. Denki looked ahead, pocketing his hands in his pants, quite happy to note they were on the right way this time. "It took me ages to control my quirk. For a long time it was uncontrollable." He explained. "Usually it would all come out and hit my teammates. But UA helped me find a way to focus it with gear or on my own. But when I use it too much I end up short circuiting my brain." He said, almost as if he were proud of that fact. "By the way, I saw you taking a lot of notes this morning...do you think I could burrow your notes?"

It was a lot to ask of his classmate come the first day but he hoped he could find someone to study with. Momo was great and all but she could be a bit strict when it came to buckling down. It seemed like Ruka might be a bit more lax. The group made it back to the cafeteria and were allowed to enjoy some ice cream and hang out for the remainder of the day. Denki got in line with the others, letting Ruka go in front of him. He decided he would have cake batter and chocolate fudge. Behind him, was Shoto Todoroki, contemplating getting mint chocolate chip. He wasn't much for sweets but he couldn't deny the perfect day called for a quiet ending. He had caught a few snippets of Denki's conversation with Kurotsuki and rolled his eyes, hoping the poor girl didn't fall for Denki's lame tactics of getting to know her. But Ruka seemed quite sensible so it was possible she wouldn't take the obvious bait Denki was using.

 

[AiAi]

As soon as All Might have mentioned the word reward and ice cream, the entire class of 3-A seemed quite happy in their own respective ways. Beaming a smile at his students, All Might ignored the sigh coming from besides him as he simply patted Aizawa-kun on the back roughly while saying, "ahahah! Now now Aizawa-kun! You also agree that they deserve this much, don't you?" The silence that met All Might's question was enough of an answer to him. As he watched the students walk off to get changed back into the school uniform, All Might turned his attention to Aizawa-kun, "do you mind if I ask what your true purpose of this exercise was?" There must be something else Aizawa-kun was looking for when giving such a assessment for the first day of school.

Shota watched his students walk off to get changed before heading back to the main campus. He held back a sigh as he wondered how he let himself get persuaded into doing what All Might wanted. That man was way too soft on the students and he spoiled them on top of that! Shota shook his head as he sighed loudly which was quite obviously directed towards All Might. Holding back from wincing at the powerful slaps on his back, Shota simply glared over at the tall blonde before looking off to the side. Without answering All Might's question, Shota began to head outside to wait for the class to finish changing. All Might wasn't entirely wrong, that much Shota can say. He thought they did rather well for having nothing prepared for them and only with their quirk were they able to defeat the robots.

Hearing All Might's question, Shota simply answered him as he saw no harm in telling a fellow teacher, "to be honest I wanted to confirm some things...but more importantly it isn't just the students who needs to see the quirks of the two girls'..." Shota trailed off as he noticed several students have already changed and were heading over to where they were standing. Glancing over at All Might, Shota finished rather quickly, "thanks for treating my students to ice cream." By no means was Shota going to go out of his way to prepare all that amount of ice cream and whatnot. He didn't care what way All Might was planning on getting them ice cream, just as long as he didn't have to do anything. All Might was seen panicking briefly before he let out a loud laugh, "of course! That's what I was planning! After all, this is also part of being a hero ahahaha!!" Shota gave him a blank stare before shrugging his shoulders, "whatever you say All Might."

As soon as all the students have returned, they began to head back to the main campus. All Might was quickly dragged into a conversation with Izuku and a few other eager students as he happily obliged and answered any questions they had for him. Though most of the comments included the Metal All Might. All Might can only laugh lightly as he wondered if Aizawa-kun was the one who suggested making a robot based off of him. Aizawa-kun is more than capable of suggesting such an idea and make it sound good for everyone else to agree. All the while taking in great joy of seeing All Might wince and get beaten mentally by his precious students who brutally attacked the robotic All Might. Metal All Might put up a good fight all in all.

Not one to 'mingle' much, Shota stayed in the back of the group as he simply watched his students chatter happily among themselves. Though he never expected Uede to come bouncing over to walk besides him. He glanced at her briefly before resuming his gaze back to the front, his hands stayed stuffed in the pockets of his long black pants as he silently wondered what she wanted. Perhaps she had a question about the grading? Not like he really cared to do actual grades though...that he will deal with later now that he thought about it. Instead...a sudden thank you emerged from the brunette besides him.

Shota actually teared his gaze away from looking at nothing to look over at Uede, surprised by her sudden words. Why was she thanking him? What he said back there...? Ah, he recalled telling the students how everyone has different quirks, some were more 'showy' compared to others. It was obvious that he and Uede would be in the same boat for that matter. Both of their quirks didn't seem like much at first glance compared to someone else's quirk like Bakugou's explosions to Todoroki's ice and fire combo. Though Shota knew very well that it wasn't just how they appeared, it all depends on how a person uses their quirk. Shota didn't see anything worth thanking him for though.

As he was about to just tell her not to concern herself over the matter, she went onto the subject he's been sort of avoiding. Cupcakes. Shota listened to Uede ramble for a bit quite patiently before he let out a long sigh. How did she come to such a conclusion when he didn't even say anything? This girl was strange. A small smile tugged at his lips briefly as Shota reached a hand out and ruffled Uede's medium brown locks as he simply said, "you ramble too much Uede...it's nothing to thank me for. I simply said the truth and also..." he looked off to the side as he mumbled out the last part a bit awkwardly, "thank you for the cupcake...it was good." As soon as his smile and hand landed atop her head, it was gone just as quickly.

Soon enough they arrived at the cafeteria where everyone got in line to order some ice cream. Shota stayed in the back as he was considering whether he even wanted ice cream for himself or not. He much rather get some shut eye while he can...maybe All Might can watch over the students for him? Just as Shota was going to ask All Might, the very person he was looking for approached him. "Aizawa-kun, was there some issue with Uede Shoujo?" All Might asked Aizawa-kun as he couldn't help but notice when Uede Shoujo went to talk to Aizawa-kun for quite some time, longer than what most students would take with the usually aloof teacher.

Aizawa-kun stared up at him before replying in his monotone voice, "she was asking me about the assessment is all." Why he lied to All Might was beyond him, "more importantly, why are you even asking me this?" Shota lifted a brow at this, finding it strange for All Might to go out of his way to ask such a thing. All Might waved his hands in the air in front of him as he said in a rush, "a-ah it's nothing! I was just concerned over one of the students is all! You know, worried she might not be feeling like she did well enough or something because it's her first day here and well you get the point! Ah! I'm going to get ice cream, would you like me to get you one too Aizawa-kun? Okay! I'll be right back!" All Might zoomed over to the back of the line as he let out a small sigh. Really, dealing with Aizawa-kun is always so hard.

- - -

She'll be lying if she said she wasn't tempted to poke a finger into Denki's hair and see if there would be a static shock as she silently watched him ruffle out a few sparks here and there from his hair after his assessment. His quirk was definitely an interesting one. As she leaned against the railings besides Mela, Ruka can only smile as she leaned into Mela's affectionate gestures. Honestly, what would she do without her best friend? Ruka glanced over to hear the announcement for ice cream. She blinked a few times before looking questioningly over at Denki as the blonde male complained about having never received such a reward until now. She chuckled lightly while commenting, "hmm maybe it's because they realized they have only one more year with you guys?" She lifted a brow over at Denki, a light smile on her lips as amusement was shining in her eyes before she was dragged off to get changed by Mela. Ruka smiled over at Mela as she locked arms with the brunette while chatting with her about which flavor to get.

After changing, Ruka leaned against the nearby tree as she stood near where Mela was sitting on the plush grass bed. She looked over and noted the rest have arrived. She waved to Mela as she watched her friend rush off to the back where Aizawa-sensei was. She lifted an eyebrow at this in silent question, making a mental note to ask Mela about this later tonight during dinner when she was suddenly snapped out of her thoughts by someone tapping her on her shoulder. Ruka glanced behind to see Denki. She stared at the ground as they walked, silent for a moment before she spoke up while raising her head once more, "having a robot with similar strengths to All Might is pretty annoying I suppose..." though intense...Ruka wasn't sure if her definition of intense was the same as his. She cast him a small smile while ending with, "it was pretty stressful all in all. I hope we got good grades on it."

She listened quietly to Denki's little story about his own growth in U.A, a rather interesting story since it seemed like his quirk was rather difficult to control at first. She blinked a few times as she heard his last comment about his quirk which he seemed rather proud of. Short circuited...? A small giggle escaped Ruka's lips as she realized why he made such a silly face earlier. Ah, it all made sense now. That was quite an amusing setback to his quirk, but at least he accepted it as part of himself. It's a good thing it didn't seem to leave any permanent damage on him either. Having such a small setback would probably be better than say her own. Ruka stared down at her hands for a moment as she thought about it. Ruka's limits on her quirk was rather drastic she supposed. It can either end up burning her overtime or it just begins to fry her from the inside out hence why the bleeding she would occasionally get.

Though Ruka didn't get to dwell too much on her thoughts as Denki asked a rather sudden question. She blinked over at him owlishly as he mentioned her notes. Huh? She thought back to her class notes and simply shrugged while saying, "sure if you want...but it may be a bit hard to read. My writing isn't the neatest.." she frowned slightly as she explained her little mess of a handwriting though she didn't mind lending her notes, she rarely used them anyways, "ah but Mel might be a better choice. She writes the most detailed and neatest notes around. Honestly, mine are no match to her's. I'm sure she wouldn't mind sharing." Plus Mela actually puts effort into her note taking while Ruka...well it all depends on her mood at that moment. Sometimes she'll be listening and other times she'll be falling asleep to getting distracted by well..not listening. It really did depend on her mood, she always did go at her own pace rather than follow others.

As Ruka got in line to get ice cream, she silently pondered on what to get. Though it was quite obvious what she will get...she was a sucker for strawberries after all. Ruka glanced curiously behind her as she asked Denki, "what are you going to get?" She wanted some opinions on other flavors, maybe she should widen her horizon and try something different...? Nah, that won't ever really happen, she was sure but still, Ruka thought it was the more polite thing to ask she supposed? Eijiro who was standing in front of her turned and piped in his own opinion, "I'm getting rocky road! Those are the best! You should try it if you want Kurotsuki-san!" Ruka blinked before nodding her head in thought. She caught sight of Todoroki behind Denki and so she asked him as well, "what are you getting?" It was kind of fun seeing everyone have such diverse taste. She could hear Bakugou yelling out for a rainbow sherbet but then she could literally smell the hot chili powder wafting over from where he was furiously shaking it onto his ice cream. So he liked things spicy...?

Shaking her head, Ruka turned to order and as her light blue hues scanned the variety of ice creams in display, her eyes landed on something that made her discard any previous thoughts she may have had, "may I please have a triple scoop of the strawberry and cream flavored one?" Her eyes were shining with excitement and determination that she hasn't shown before. As she received her white and pink towering delicacy, she then happily went over to the toppings bar where she placed loads of strawberry pieces on top of it. In the end, she had to get a cup to place her ice cream in since it was near toppling with all the strawberries on it. At times like these she wanted Mela's quirk.

Happy with her choice, Ruka walked over to where Mela was sitting and took a seat at the table. She smiled over at Mela, offering her friend a bite of her sweet treat as Ruka took a bite and was soon in heaven. She had a more sweeter expression on her face as it was quite obvious how much she loved strawberries. Letting out a sigh, Ruka leaned back in her seat as she finally relaxed. This was definitely a good treat...she'll have to thank All Might just this time. Speaking of which...Ruka looked over to see All Might struggling to pick a flavor and was seen causing quite the scene at the ice cream bar, "hey Mel..." Ruka nudged her friend lightly before pointing over at All Might. She smirked lightly as she whispered into Mela's ear, "I think he needs your saving~" She winked over at her friend. If anyone needed help making a dessert together, than who better to ask than Mela the pro baker! Satisfied with helping her friend out, Ruka resumed eating her ice cream, smiling happily to herself as she for just this moment will not think about her unfortunate quirk.

Genkai

 

[Genkai]

“Oh I know.” She quickly replied when Aizawa noted she rambled too much, not at all phased by that comment. It was just something she did when she was excited or nervous. Or hungry or bored. Or anything else. Upon feeling his hand atop her head, her face resembled that of a ripened strawberry, something Ruka was quite fond of. Mela told herself to just keep walking and not trip over her own feet. Finding herself speechless for a few moments, she finally collected herself and smiled, “I’m glad!” She said, quite relieved he had enjoyed it, even if he seemed hesitant to admit it. Mela jogged ahead to catch up with the others, though in her mind, she was soaring through the sky. She had impressed both All Might and Aizawa-sensei and that was all Mela needed to live on for the rest of the week. She had no complaints whatsoever being a teacher’s pet, if that pet happened to get praise from either All Might or Aizawa-sensei.

Their approval meant a lot to her

There was little debate as to what flavor Mela would get, it would have to be chocolate chip cookie dough along with some peanut butter chocolate. She headed off to sit down and saw Ruka soon finished with her own selection. Strawberry. No surprise there. Mela took a small taste, finding the sharp coolness and sweetness to be very good on such a warm day. “Mm.” She gave a hum of approval before she dug into her own combination of flavors, never one to turn down ice cream. As they ate, Mela was still on cloud nine after having had a great, albeit brief, talk with Aizawa-sensei.

When she was nudged, she looked over to All Might causing a scene. Mela laughed and took another scoop of her mixture before she eased herself up. “I suppose a hero’s work is never over.” Mela joked as she patted Ruka’s head as she walked off. “And don’t touch my ice cream!” She added though she knew it wasn’t a combination that would tempt her friend. Strolling over, she glanced at the extensive menu. Their old school only had simple flavors like chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and sometimes a sherbert of some sort. UA High School spoiled its students. “Would you like some help?” She looked up to All Might, her hands resting comfortably behind her back.

Mela’s eyes scanned the menu before deciding upon something All Might may enjoy. She wasn’t going to pick chocolate since he just had some this morning and that might feel a little old. “I would recommend salted butterscotch. Or maybe the peppermint.” She said, figuring both would be sweet but also have a contrasting flavor to keep things interesting. “It was pretty cool to see what the other students are capable of. You must be very proud of their progress.” She said, knowing she’d remember the showings of Bakugo, Todoroki, Midoriya and Yaoyorozu the most. Their quirks were highly useful in battle but unlike them, Mela never exerted herself if she used her quirk excessively.

Sometimes it paid off to have such a simple quirk.

Once All Might made his choice, the entire class could enjoy their dessert without too much indecisive commotion. Mela gave All Might a parting wave as she rejoined Ruka and a few others at her table. She noticed Aizawa-sensei wasn’t indulging in any frozen treats Leaning over to Ruka, she couldn’t contain her news any longer. “Aizawa-sensei patted my head. And I could have sworn he smiled. And he said he liked my cupcake.” Her voice was low enough for only Ruka to hear, her excitement clearly present as she giggled and went back to eating. Today had been a good day after all. She stole another glance over at All Might and Aizawa. They were both polar opposites yet Mela couldn’t explain why each one made her so nervous.

When their ice cream was finished, the students were free to head back to their dorms or study or head downtown, the school day over with. With the chimes ringing, a few students were quick to head off to do their own thing or recover from the recent sparring session. Mela finished her ice cream and heard Denki invite her and Ruka out to the arcade downtown. They also added they’d go take a peek at some comic books and music stores too, just roaming around for a bit. Putting an arm around Ruka’s shoulders, Mela grinned. “I know Rukie-chan would love to go, sadly I’m gonna have to pass. But you guys have extra fun for me!” She said, not wanting to give Ruka a reason to duck out of the social outing. “I’ll head back and make dinner and we’ll catch up later.” She told Ruka before she shooed her friend away with the others.

Clearing the table, Mela decided she could wander around UA a bit before heading back to the apartment. Mela hoped Ruka stuck with the group and didn’t find a reason to duck out. Hopefully this would help Ruka get to know their new classmates and in turn, they would see there was nothing scary about Ruka at all. Grabbing her things, she headed out of the cafeteria and found one of the libraries to check out some books. She found one on baking and another on battle tactics which were geared toward evasive quirk users like herself. Walking along, she found a good tall tree filled with cherry blossoms and climbed up, care of her skirt before she nestled herself in the tree and began to read, hoping Ruka was okay. But she had her phone so she was but a call away.

- - -

There was a silent sigh as Ruka dismissed the idea of her lending him her notes, her deeming them less than useful to him. He was sure she was just being modest but he had hoped that could have led to her coming over after school or hanging out somewhere. Still, he did consider bothering Mela for her notes, trying to picture her color coding her notes by subject and degree of importance. He had to wonder how Mela and Ruka met in the first place. Like Eraserhead and All Might, they seemed so different but oddly enough, got along pretty well.

Denki just waved a hand, figuring it best to drop the subject for the time being. “Thanks, I’ll have to see if she’s feeling generous with her notes. It could be cool for us all to have some kind of a study group.” He considered, knowing he’d earn a few looks if his friends overheard him suggesting a study group. Of all people to suggest such a thing? But in his mind, it could kill two birds with one stone. He would get to hang out with the new girls and he’d also get help with his studies. The last thing he wanted was to fail out of the course in their final year. That would be something Denki would never recover from.

“I’m gonna get cake batter topped with some chocolate.” He told her, wanting something sweet to recharge his batteries, so to speak. When Shoto was wrangled into the conversation regarding flavors, he was silent for a moment. “I have my heart set on mint chocolate chip.” He replied to her, a small smile lingering on his lips as he had overheard the girl turn down Denki’s request regarding notes. He wanted to offer his assistance in helping Kurotsuki with her notes but wasn’t sure if she’d see it accept his help or not so for now he’d wait. Plus with the commotion Eijiro and Denki were making, the line wasn’t the best place to have a conversation.

With the line moving steadily, everyone got their flavors. Though it was fortunate that they did as All Might seemed to be taking ages to decide on what to get, much to the annoyance of those around him. Denki grabbed some napkins and joined Mela and Ruka. Ejiro, Kyoka, Izuku and Ochako were there as well. The blond settled in front of them on the other side of the table, digging into his ice cream. The had had been quite a strange one but in the best of ways. He hoped the two girls weren’t feel like outsiders. He was sure some were unsure of their quirks but he didn’t think a quirk had to define a person. After all, despite how bright his volts were, Denki had to admit sometimes...sometimes he could be a bit dull when it came to some things.

As shocking as that was.

Mela got up for a moment and Denki looked back to Ruka. She seemed more reserved but he knew despite that, she had a nice sense of humor and could throw a few verbal jabs back and forth. Unlike Ochako who often just got flustered or Momo who would laugh or roll her eyes. Next to him, Eijiro was talking about the weekend already and what movie he was dying to see, some kind of hero movie set in America. It sounded cool but Denki was thinking of more present plans. He wondered if there would a way to get Ruka and Mela to come out and get out of the school setting. With All Might and Eraserhead lurking, it felt like they were kids being supervised or something. Denki for one didn’t think it was that necessary but UA was pretty strict about its security and took protecting students pretty seriously. Even if they were just sitting around eating ice cream.

“Hey you guys wanna go out after this?” He blurted out. “We could go downtown, maybe hit up an arcade, or check out some other stores and stuff.” He suggested to the table. Ejiro spoke up, voicing wanting to go look at comic books as well. It seemed like the group was eager to get someplace a little less...academic. They all got up and headed for the exit but Mela bowed out, but insisted that Ruka stick around anyway. He grinned a little as he motioned for Ruka to come along. Even Todoroki trailed them, mostly deciding to go and make sure they didn’t wander into too much trouble. Shoto was becoming more social, people like Izuku were able to coax the boy out of his shell and remember to enjoy his time as a student, knowing it was these bonds that would make him a better hero than his own father. Shoto also believed he might be able to save Kurotsuki from Kaminari's strange rambles and questions, figuring there was only so much of the boy she could take.

The group consisting of Izuku, Shoto, Ejiro, Ruka, Ochako, Denki and Kyoka headed off to grab a bus to hit the streets. Izuku and Ochako were deep in conversation, mostly about their plans for the upcoming weekend while Kyoka was in a debate with Eijiro over which upcoming video game was the better one to pre-order. Glancing over his shoulder, Denki slowed his pace so he could walk beside Ruka, Shoto lurking behind them, observing silently. “So what did you think of your first day at UA?” Denki asked Ruka. “Not too bad I hope.” He was definitely feeling recharged now. His energy nearly sparking as he walked along. The bus arrived soon enough as the rest of the school was let out on time. “You feeling okay after using your quirk?” He asked, trying to not sound too worried or nosy.

Shoto, like Denki, was aiming to get to know the girl better though he wasn't so amazed by her quirk. At least not yet. He had to see more of it before making a judgement. Her quirk was powerful and it needed a lot of control. He could already tell that much by seeing what it did to her when she used it under such duress. Shoto had to hope coming to UA meant she could learn how to use her fire better. If she needed help, Shoto felt he would be a much better friend and ally to her than that of Kaminari. It was true, Kaminari had a rather rambunctious quirk, it didn't behave as Ruka's did. Shoto listened in, also interested to hear how Ruka felt the day had gone, but also if she was indeed feeling better. Shoto had to imagine she was a bit cautious of her quirk and may not view it as much of a blessing as an outsider like Kaminari would assume.

In tagging along, it was his aim to keep an eye on Ruka and discuss her quirk with her, if she was responsive of course. He was sure she didn't like discussing her quirk or its risks with strangers, much less people who would someday be competitors when it came to securing a job as a pro hero at an agency. Still, Shoto felt he could help Ruka with her fire power and hopefully help her feel more at ease around the rest of 3-A. He was not too worried about Mela, she seemed to mesh quite well with mostly everyone as it was and if she kept baking the class sweets, there was little doubt she wouldn't have plenty of new friends. He couldn't explain it but he felt an odd kinship with Kurotsuki and for now he had to assume it was due to their similar quirks, though he didn't feel that way regarding Bakugo....

 

[AiAi]

All Might stood in front of the various ice creams as he was stuck. What does Aizawa-kun LIKE!? He had no clue and he didn't even know if Aizawa-kun even liked sweets that much or not! AHHHH he was in a dilemma! A hero should always find a way out no matter how difficult the situation may seem like...yet for some reason, All Might felt like Aizawa-kun's taste in ice cream was by far harder than going against any villain he has faced so far. He nibbled on his nail as he looked back and forth while profusely apologizing not only to the students standing behind him in a rather long line, but to also the worker behind the counter.

As he was wondering this, a sudden voice spoke out near him to which All Might turned to. He looked down besides him to see Uede Shoujo with that ever friendly smile dancing across her lips. Peppermint huh...it wasn't as sweet but nothing too bitter either. He glanced briefly over at Aizawa-kun who was getting rather comfortable in his bright yellow sleeping bag, yet those dark orbs never left All Might's figure. All Might felt a shiver go down his spine as he could literally feel the mocking smirk on Aizawa-kun's lips. No no, it was just his imagination!

With a nod, All Might turned to order much to the relief of everyone around him, "I'll have two orders of a scoop of butterscotch and peppermint please!" Waiting for his orders, he turned to Uede Shoujo and flashed her a shining smile as he said, "thank you for the help Uede Shoujo! That was a heroic thing to do ahahaha!" He grabbed the two ice creams before heading over to the topping area where he topped some chocolate chips onto his while he kept Aizawa-kun's plain though he did place one adorable cat shaped graham cracker on top. He turned to Uede Shoujo and nodded his head in agreement to her comment, "yes! Everyone has been growing and it is a wonderful thing to witness! And I'm sure you'll make me just as proud Uede Shoujo!" All Might gave her a bright smile before hurrying off to give Aizawa-kun his ice cream.

Shota was quite clearly enjoying All Might struggling to figure out what ice cream to get him...despite him never asking for one. Whatever, it was All Might just doing his own thing and Shota won't go correcting the tall blonde. He watched the interaction between Uede and All Might, wondering what she was saying until he spotted All Might running over to his table. He held back a sigh but glanced down at the ice cream in question. He spotted the cat shaped cookie and knew it had to be his...how All Might knew he liked cats was beyond him, but whatever. But why were they both the same...? He looked up in question to All Might who answered his unspoken question with ease, "Uede Shoujo was kind enough to suggest some flavors! I thought we can both try it!"

All Might flashed a bright smile to Aizawa-kun, hoping that the dark haired pro-hero would accept it. It took a moment of just staring at the ice cream for a moment for Aizawa-kun before to All Might's surprise, he actually began to eat the cold treat. All Might happily sat across from Aizawa-kun as he began to eat his own ice cream. He let out a sound as the sweet yet minty taste mixed rather well together! He'll have to praise Uede Shoujo later for such ingenuity. Shota stayed silent despite enjoying the rather not too sweet treat. Of course Uede would be able to pick something out like this. He'll have to thank her once again later.

After the little recess was done with, everyone was dismissed early for the day as Shota retreated back into the teachers office to finish up some paperwork before heading home early for once. He remembered he had some shopping to do since he was out of several things back home. He waved to All Might lazily before heading towards his desk where he pulled out the stack of papers to work on the assessments done today. He had to give some sort of grade just because the school required it.

Meanwhile, All Might have went to change out of his hero costume and was now seen in his brightly colored suit while in his lanky form. He no longer needed to stay in his 'bulked' up hero form and so is now taking it easy. Well as easy as a teacher can be. Fortunately, he didn't have any paperwork to do unlike Aizawa-kun, but he did have some organizing to do. He was given the task of organizing the file storage room and boy was that messy. Yagi let out a sigh as the subtle frown settled on his lips as he no longer had to be smiling all the time. Picking up a few boxes, Yagi began to make his way towards the storage room.

--

Ruka watched Mela head off to help All Might, a small smirk dancing across her lips. She clearly enjoyed pushing her friend around to speak to the pro heroes that Mela's been admiring for so long. Ruka was just glad to be of some help to her friend. As she enjoyed her ice cream, she would occasionally answer a question or two directed her way by her classmates who to her surprise actually sat down at her and Mela's table. Ruka wasn't used to this many people actually wanting to speak to her and 'hang' out with her so to speak. When Mela returned, Ruka listened patiently to what Mela just had to tell her before flashing her a questioning look. It can also come across as, 'Mel, we're definitely talking tonight.' To think someone lazy and aloof as Aizawa would even smile...and not even an evil smile...something was strange and Ruka was going to get answers one way or another.

Her attention was back onto Denki when he suddenly blurted out about going downtown to hang out. She blinked a few times, about to reject the idea as she still had to unpack a few more items and also cook dinner as it was usually Ruka doing the cooking while Mela made the delicious desserts...but before Ruka can even open her mouth, everyone was already jumping in on the idea. Ruka was about to put in her two cents when Mela beat her to it. She glanced incredulously over at her friend, her blue hues narrowing slightly as she gave her friend the look. Ruka looked over at Mela and gave her friend the pout as she wanted to ask Mela to come along, but her friend was soon bouncing away leaving Ruka alone with others.

Ruka walked along with the others towards the bus stop. She had no clue what to say nor what to do downtown, but exploring didn't sound bad...and the bookstore was a tempting offer for the pinkette. She looked over to Denki and simply smile lightly as she looked forward while answering his question, "ah yeah...it was a good first day I think..." besides her little overuse of her quirk, "U.A is definitely in a league of it's own. I think that's what I learned today." She flashed him a smile before reaching a hand up to touch her eyes briefly, "ah yeah, I'm usually not this bad after using my quirk...it's just well if I didn't use my eyes and instead my body...the clothes would have um..." she looked off to the side feeling a bit embarrassed as she explained, "my costume is fire-proof....but you know our p.e uniform isn't...if you get what I mean aha." She rubbed the back of her head as she got onto the bus, hoping to change the topic away from her.

Ruka sat by the window as she stared at the passing scenery. She thought back to how her first day at U.A went, the people were nicer than she imagine and the heroic classes were beyond fun. All in all she enjoyed her first day...though she could have gone without showing her quirk. She still didn't quite like showing her quirk to others. She can just feel the flames coursing through her veins...and honestly she hated it. She doesn't even know her own origin of her quirk...only that it scared others. Her mother was surprised when she first showed her quirk. Despite the praises she's received, she remembered just how sad her mother appeared. Then there was her father who banned her from using her quirk...if she didn't end up using it to save that child that one day Ruka may have just lived a life of a civilian without ever using her flames...but she never regretted...despite the child crying at her flames. Snapping out of her thoughts, Ruka noticed that they have arrived at downtown.

As they arrived to downtown, everyone began to split off as they were all eager to go to the stores they've been talking about. Eijiro and Kyouka left for the video game store and comic store while Izuku was dragged off by Ochako to who knows where. Ruka blinked a few times before turning to the two left, tilting her head to the side, she curiously asked Denki and Shoto, "so what are you two planning on doing?" She honestly wasn't as familiar with downtown just yet and so she had no clue what she wanted to do.

Genkai

 

[Genkai]

The view was pretty nice. Now that she was alone, Mela had time to contemplate the events that had taken place. She and Ruka were finally at UA. It was like a dream, a dream she hoped she'd never wake up from. Sighing, she put her hands to her face. She then got to make some new friends via sugary treats and then she even got to give her personal hero a cupcake and apologize for being such a terrible hero. He seemed to believe in her abilities but she would have rather done a better job at proving her worth. Still, just thinking back to that lovely conversation was enough to make her swoon and fall out of the tree.

And of course she did get to show off a bit in front of the class though she didn't make a huge impression on them but it seemed Aizawa-sensei was understanding and for that she was very grateful. Aizawa-sensei was such a popular hero and she was one she wanted to impress just as much as All Might though Aizawa-sensei was a little tougher to crack, she thought she made a lot of headway in making him smile. Glancing down at her book, she closed it, unable to really focus on the recipes in front of her. She'd find something new to bake later. She had to wonder how Ruka was doing, glad she could turn the tables on her pesky friend and see how she liked being shoved into uncomfortable situations.

Laughing to herself, she spun down the tree, rotating down the branches like some Russian gymnast before landing back on solid ground. Collecting her things and putting the new books away, Mela decided to go head home if nothing of interest was going on. No raging parties to sneak off to it seemed. She expected there to be some underground UA party scene or something but alas, it was just a lot of work. Heading towards the main building, she stopped when she saw someone carrying a few boxes across the lawn. She looked around before skipping over, it was faster than walking and looked a little less threatening than just running at someone.

"Excuse me." She said. "Do you need some help with those?" Mela didn't bother waiting for an answer though as she grabbed two of them couched slightly. These were dusty. "I'm surprised no one's helping you. And they call this a hero's school." She laughed. She looked over the blond, noting his hair looked pretty nice but she decided to keep her hands to herself, and thankfully they were already busy carrying boxes so she couldn't playfully tug at the guy's bangs. Mela figured the guy had to be a teacher. Or a janitor of some sort. Though they didn't wear suits but then again who was she to judge UA's dress code for janitors? Plus he was carrying boxes. He had to be a janitor, without a doubt. "You shouldn't be working so hard on a day like this." Mela commented as she followed him towards the storage facility. "Anyway, it's gotta be tough work keeping this place clean huh?"

- - -

From the sounds of it, Ruka wasn't sure what to expect going into UA this morning but it sounded like she had a good idea of what it meant embody the motto: Plus Ultra! He gave her a thumbs up, happy to hear she was feeling better. Though at the mention of her quirk having the ability to burn through clothes, his face began to turn bright red. "O-oh?" He glanced up for a moment, trying to keep his thoughts focused on the moment and not on anything else, like picturing Ruka's clothes falling off. He laughed a little and rubbed his neck. "I...uh yeah I-I think I get what you uh mean." He stammered as he followed her onto the bus, his face thankfully returning to a more natural color. Denki sat beside her as the other students crammed themselves on the bus, all chatting about what they had learned and what teachers were already assigning them for homework, as it it was an impossible idea to get homework the first day back.

Denki rested his head back on the glass as the large bus lumbered down the hill towards the heart of the city. He thought about the work he had to do and while it was probably better in the long run to just go back to the dorm and study, he was restless. After such a fun, intense battle, he was ready to keep the day going. They had plenty of daylight left so why waste it sitting inside a stuffy dorm room? Well Denki did acquire a new roommate named Peachy [PIICHI] because it happened to be an orange tabby cat. Since animals weren't allowed, it was a secret but somehow Izuku and Eijiro found out though Denki had no idea since his plan was to say he was the one meowing all night, was fool proof in his mind. Still, Denki wanted to hang out and enjoy the spring day.

And he also wanted to make sure Ruka knew the best places to hang out. He got off with the others as they all agreed to meet back in about thirty or so. He looked around, pocketing his hands as it was just him, Shoto and Ruka. He kinda wished Shoto hadn't come but he wasn't one to turn away any company. He looked between Todoroki and Kurotsuki, knowing they all had to had differing ideas on what was fun and exciting. The pressure was on now. He felt Shoto just staring at him. It was unsettling. "Umm how about the bookstore?" He suggested as he raised a fist in the air. "Yeah!" He was essentially agreeing with himself but nonetheless, he was pumped to get things rolling. "Maybe we can all grab some curry too." He thought aloud. Even though they just had ice cream, Denki could still eat.

Walking down the street, Denki led the team while Shoto and Ruka followed closely behind their leader. Denki led them down a few blocks to a brightly colored storefront. There was a big display of some romantic vampire trash novel about a time traveling vampire that lured women into his clutches. The vampire was also Jamaican. Go figure there. And it was even on its eighth installment. Shoto said he'd be in the back looking for older more rare print books, leaving Ruka and Denki alone, much to Denki's delight. He looked to Ruka. "So you like books...? What do you like to read? Do you write at all?" He asked her. "I'm more into comics myself but I'd be glad to check out anything you can recommend." He smiled. The blond wandered around with her, the two just meandering slowly. "If you could have the perfect book to read...what would be in it?" He asked, figuring it would be insightful to know if she had a perfect book in mind. Maybe he could find it for her, if it existed, he'd track it down.

 

[AiAi]

The afternoon sun shined brightly as Yagi moved out from the stuffy building and towards the storage unit nearby. He had several boxes in front and could not see where he was going too well, though being quite tall was an advantage for him. He wondered if he'll need a break for the rest of today or at least for a few days from being in his hero form for a few hours now. Today was definitely over for All Might as Yagi was now in place. He continued walking in his slow and languid pace as he settled to enjoy the cool breeze as he walked.

Of course he did not expect one of his students to still be lingering around the school. Yagi nearly jumped out of his suit when he heard Uede Shoujo's familiar voice. He glanced over carefully as he tried to keep a composed face as he saw it was indeed Uede Shoujo. She took a few boxes out of his grasp before he can even say anything. Has she noticed it was him? But judging from how she casually spoke to him...no, she has not noticed. The tenseness in his shoulders left as he dropped into a slouching position as he spoke up finally, a voice deeper than how All Might would speak and much less caring, "ah thank you U-cough kind student." He nearly made the mistake of calling her Uede Shoujo, that would give him away no doubt.

He glanced over at her before walking forward once more, "it's quite alright, this is a job given to me and I will do my best to complete it." Which was true. Whatever he is given whether it be saving someone's life to a simple daily task such as organizing, Yagi will give it his best despite anything and everything. He smiled lightly as he looked down at her, she was truly hero material, helping out a stranger on a whim like this. "Tough work it may be, but the end result will be more than worth it all."

As they arrived at the storage facility, Yagi opened it up, a big dust cloud left the room the moment he opened it. He coughed slightly as he waved the air around them before turning to take the boxes out of her grasp, "thank you for your help kind student...." he paused for a moment as he couldn't help but ask her, "but why did you decide to help me? You don't even know me...and I'm sure as a student of U.A you must be very busy." Yagi added the last part as he was honestly wondering if she did know who she just helped. Was she just being secretive about it or did she honestly did not recognize him?

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Ruka waited patiently to hear what the other two had in mind. In the end the three decided on going to the bookstore, something that Ruka did not mind at all. If anything that was one place she had planned to go regardless of who wanted to tag along or not. "Curry sounds good." Ruka commented as they began to walk towards the bookstore. As Ruka walked inside, she nodded her head towards Shoto before beginning to just walk around and browse the various books lined on the shelves. She turned to Denki as he began to bombard her with various questions. She held back a chuckle as she turned her attention to a nearby book, pulling one out as she spoke.

"I do love reading books...they're comforting in a sense." She stared at the cover, noting it to be a book about animals before she placed it back into the shelf. She looked up thoughtfully while saying, "hmm I never really tried my hand at writing, but perhaps one day I might." Walking about the aisles, Ruka stopped at the mythological section. Reaching her hand out, Ruka picked one out while showing it to Denki with a smile covering her lips, "I love mythology and anything well fiction....another world...another place...it just sounds so interesting."

Ruka looked thoughtfully towards Denki as she tilted her head to the side, "hmmm the perfect book huh...maybe something with a bit of heroic action while clouded in mystery and myths...now that sounds fascinating...ah well enough about me, what sort of book would you like? I can probably lend you some of my favorites if you want?" She wasn't sure what books he'd like to read, but if he wanted to read her collections, she was more than happy to share. Ruka did like her books and sharing it to others always brought out her more chatty side which Mela sees mainly.

Stopping as she pulled out a mythology book, Ruka turned a questioning gaze to Denki as she asked him, "hm? If you like comic books, why didn't you go with Kirishima-san? Oh, unless you two were planning on going later?" She tilted her head towards him, wondering why he didn't go to where he wanted to go to?

Genkai

 

[Genkai]

The guy was a little jumpy but she had to figure it was because she appeared out of nowhere. She found them a bit heavy but she'd be fine. She could consider it exercise for the day. Strength training. Which meant she could have an extra cupcake after dinner tonight. For a moment it seemed like he knew who she was but that would be pretty unlikely but she didn't think anything of the moment as they kept walking. "I'm glad, some people hate tedious things but somehow I think hard work pays off sooner or later." Of course one would want to see hard work pay off sooner but things were worth the wait.

Upon arriving at the storage area, Mela waited and hid behind one of the boxes as a cloud of smoke seemed to burst from the cramped room. She had to wonder why UA let such dust gather. It couldn't be healthy. Or biologically safe. "You're welcome." She replied, chipper as he took the boxes from her. Mela rubbed her wrists lightly, figuring if this was tough for her, she'd have to work a lot harder. Strength was her weakest area so she decided to see about using the gym at UA on the weekends, as unappealing as that sounded. It was necessary to become someone like All Might. And surely even Aizawa-senise worked out a little bit.

Shaking her head, she pushed those kinds of thoughts out of her pretty little head. "I need a reason to help?" She couldn't help but chuckle at that. "You see someone in need and you should help them. I mean, it's not a choice, it's like...an instinct." She shrugged a little. "It's not a big deal, really. I don't mind going out of my way to lend a hand. It requires little effort to help carry some boxes and if I can ease someone's burden, literal or figurative, then why not?" She tilted her head to the side as she dusted off the sleeves of her blazer. Yep, she was going to take a nice shower before trying to decide upon dinner. Would Ruka mind if she just picked up a pizza?

"Anyway um...I can help you if you've still got more things to take over here." She offered to him, it would take a lot less time if two people were working on the problem. "Or do you have to organize anything?" She quite enjoyed keeping things pretty neat and orderly as her notes would attest to that. "Oh right, my name is Mela." She held out her hand to him. There was something about the guy that reminded her of someone but she had no idea who or why.

- - -

Even though Denki couldn't relate to the idea of books being a comfort, he suppose he could see that being someplace else could be exciting or in her case, relaxing. Though the more she spoke, the more he realised that he knew so little about her but from what he was gathering, things for Ruka weren't very easy and it all tied back to her quirk it seemed. But why? What was so wrong with her quirk? He eyed the book she randomly picked out before slipping it back into its proper place. Even though she said she didn't have any experience doing writing, he had a feeling she'd be pretty good at it. Maybe even poetry too. He had to wonder if he had some secret knack for poetry. Maybe with the right muse...?

"I bet you'd be good at it, never know until you try right?" Denki suggested as he eyed a few spines with different kanji painted upon them in glossy writing. He looked back to the long haired girl as she mentioned mythology. Looking around, he laughed slightly, well they were in the right place it seemed. He took one of the books offered to her and looked it over. It looked pretty neat though he hoped he didn't have to know too much history to enjoy mythology books. He looked at the cover and found it pretty interesting. "So mythology huh? Like Gods and mythical beasts?" That didn't sound too daunting. Maybe one might be able to make the case that mythology was the comic book genre of the past.

When Ruka thought about her perfect book, Denki made sure to concentrate extra hard on what would best fit her criteria. Heroics? Action? Mystery? He took out his phone and quickly made a note, just in case he forgot, which was sadly possible. Blame his quirk. He folded his arms in serious thought now that the tables had been turned. "My favorite huh? I'd say tons of action, maybe some animals?" He wasn't too into mysteries mostly because he never saw a reveal coming. He didn't want to think too hard when he read. Comics were right up his alley and allowed him to zone out if the mood struck him, which sometimes it did he admitted. "And I'd like to try reading whatever you're willing to let me borrow. Sure!" He added quickly, figuring it wouldn't hurt to give her recommendation a shot.

"Oh!" He jumped slightly at her question. He glanced off, not wanting to admit he just wanted to spend more time with her. That would be too creepy. "I am your tour guide right? I gotta make sure you're well take care of." He flashed her a grin and gave her a thumbs up. Hopefully that was smooth enough. "Besides I can hang with that guy any time." He waved a hand dismissively. "You don't mind my company do you?" He couldn't help but tease her now with a sly look on his face.

 

[AiAi]

As Uede Shoujo explained her reason, a part of Yagi was relieved that she didn't know who he was while another part of him couldn't help but wonder why then did she help. As he listened to her, Yagi's eyes widened slightly before a wide smile was seen on his face, "I see...I'm guessing you are in the hero course here in U.A, uh Mela-chan?" He knew adding a Shoujo at the end would cause some suspicion plus she didn't give him her surname and him being an older man...he can only hope that didn't come off as creepy. Perhaps he should have stayed with -san just to be safe?

He pushed aside his worries as he continued speaking, "you sound just like a hero! You know what I've heard before?" He paused as he looked up at the bright blue sky, "that the greatest heroes...all their story started with instinct. Their body moved even before their mind can react...now that is the true essence of a hero." He smiled over at her before picking the boxes up and placing them inside. He'll have to clean the dust before he can even start organizing...Principal Nezu did mention how the storage unit was a tad dusty, but this was just a bit...much.

Yagi held back a sigh as he glanced over at Mela, surprised that she would offer to help him even more. Honestly this girl...he smiled down at her as he said rather cheerfully, "well if you don't mind then I do have a few more boxes! And yes, I actually must organize all the folders in these boxes into the right cabinets...but to even find the cabinets..." he glanced inside at all the dust and spider webs. Sweatdropping lightly, Yagi mentioned, "I need to dust the place out first...ah where are my manners...?"

He smiled over at Mela as he bowed politely to her while introducing himself, "my name is Yagi, a pleasure to meet you, young hero." He then began to lead the way to the hallway by the teacher's office where all the boxes were lined outside. Picking one up, Yagi couldn't help but ask her, "so why were you staying so late in school anyways? Did you need to ask a question to a teacher or were you perhaps pondering over something? Ah if you don't mind it being me, perhaps I can be of help in some way?" If there was something he could help her with, then Yagi would be more than glad to be of help. Meanwhile, in the teachers' office, a loud sigh was heard as Shota ruffled his black locks. He was on the final paper finally...he could go home after this one. He glanced over at the two new student files sitting on top of his desk as he wondered how they thought of U.A so far.

- - -

Ruka nodded her head as she gave him a smile, "yup! So mythical beings and well stories of heroes I suppose is the simplest way to explain it hehe." Now that she thought of it, mythology and the likes were just like heroes in a sense just fictional of course. But in a world like in this age...perhaps it isn't all just a fantasy but something that could easily turn into a reality? She thought back to her large collection back at home before nodding her head, "action and animals, I think I have a good book on that." She smiled over at Denki before browsing through the books once more.

Ruka looked curiously over at Denki before accepting his reasoning with a slight giggle, "I suppose so, didn't think you'd take it so seriously though...thanks." Her eyes shined in amusement as he asked her if she liked his company or not. Hmm...Ruka was looking over at the books while she thought over that question. Her eyes caught sight of the book she's been wanting...though it was on the very top shelf...dang. Reaching up for it, Ruka tried to get it but to no avail. Letting out a slight huff, Ruka decided to take a quick break from reaching as she turned to Denki.

She smiled over at him as she answered his question quite honestly, "I quite like your company Kaminari-san." She was being honest. She thought he was a kind person over all and he seemed pretty lax and funny too. Who wouldn't like hanging around a person like that? She was sure Mela and him would crack plenty of jokes together, something that Ruka should mention to Mela later during dinner.

Returning her attention to the book, Ruka tip toed once more to reach for it while asking Denki back the same question, "I suppose my company is bearable if you're still hanging around hm? After all, most people I've known kept quite the distance from me." Ruka flashed Denki a smile before focusing on the book now, "dang it...just come...on!" Ruka finally resorted to jumping for it before huffing. Why was it so high up there? Then an idea came to mind. Turning to look up at Denki, Ruka nodded her head as she deemed he was quite tall enough to reach, with a pout on her lips, Ruka asked Denki, "can you please reach for that book for me?" She learned to use this pout on others when she wanted something, though really she only used it on Mela before so she wasn't sure if it'll work on others. Might as well try and see how it turns out.

Genkai

 

[Genkai]

She nearly fell over when he called her 'Mela-chan' though she didn't have the mental strength to correct him as she blushed brightly and laughed sheepishly, trying to contain herself. "Uhh ye-yep!" She managed to reply as she pried her eyes off of the ground under her feet. Only her family and close friends called her that but she didn't mind too much. She couldn't explain why though. Mela looked to the man when he said she sounded just like a hero. Gosh, if he kept this up, Mela was bound to faint from overheating.

The brunette was thankful for the change in topic, sighing quietly as she watched the man look up to the bright sky, mentioning how many heroes relied upon instincts. It was true, heroes did rely on instinct though she had to think there were people who did that every day and they didn't need to wear a cape. She looked into the dark space and cringed slightly. It was even worse the closer she got. She gave the man a slightly amused look. She didn't know things were this bad. "No...I really don't mind." She poured slightly. It just meant she'd shop for food a bit later and hopefully Ruka was busy enjoying herself.

Though if Mela knew how much work she was getting into, she would have tried to wrangle a few stray students to help but she was confident they could get through it in no time. She loved a challenge. "Nice to meet ya, Yagi-san." She was almost tempted to call him 'Yagi-kun' but decided against it, he was older after all. But she wanted to pay him back for almost killing her with his 'chan' remark. Mela walked along with Yagi back toward the school. "Oh no no, I was just enjoying the scenery is all." She shook her head.

"I wanted to check out some books and I found a nice tree to read in but I figured I could just go home and read there too. I have another box to unpack, my best friend and I just moved to town a few days ago." She explained to him, knowing she probably gave more than she needed to. She picked up another box and followed Yagi back outside. "I still don't see why they'd assign such a task to you all by yourself." She muttered. The guy was pretty scrawny and just one person. Why not get the teachers to do it? "You know you're a pretty thoughtful person, Yagi-san. Not a lot of people would just talk to a student or accept their help so freely." She considered as she placed her box down and looked to him. "Your wife has to be pretty lucky." She teased him.

- - -

Denki hoped Ruka knew he was joking and it wasn't the real reason he was mulling around a bookstore with her. And Shoto, who was still missing in action. Not that Denki didn't mind the alone time with Ruka. He just expected Shoto to be lurking or pop out somewhere with some quip about history or something. He made a slight face when she didn't reply to his question. A few moments passed. And then a few more followed. Denki was about to say something to change the subject, finding the silence too telling until Ruka finally said something.

His shoulders relaxed as he let out a sigh of relief. He didn't want to be a bother to her. So he was glad to hear his presence was welcomed. He hoped to make sure she never found him annoying like his friend sometimes affectionately accused him of being. Denki considered himself quite a fun guy to be around. "Yeah?" He grinned, renewed energy flowing through him as he suddenly like he could take on the world. "Awesome!" He cheered but heard someone try to sush him. What? It's not like this was a library.

"Whaaat? I love hanging out wit you. I mean why do you think I'm here?" He laughed lightly before he realized he said what he hadn't intended to. He quickly put his hand over his mouth, hoping she didn't hear that. "I mean...I love reading ha ha." He cleared his throat, still unable to see why people wouldn't want to be around Ruka. She was amazing. "Well they're missing out Kurotsuki-san." He said firmly. Maybe after getting to know her better, he'd ask her why people had such a poor perception of her. He didn't get it. It was like physics. It didn't make sense. Why would someone want to avoid Ruka? She was cute and a badass. Who wouldn't want to be a part of that?

The pout was unnecessary to manipulate Denki, but he was amused by her commitment to looking helpless. Looking to the book she wanted, he put his hands on his hips, sticking his best hero's pose. "It would be my pleasure ma'am." He winked to her. Denki knew if Uede was here, she'd probably just climb up and get it. He shook his head and stood up on his toes and reached it. He tipped his fingertips and edged the book out of the shelf and caught it before it fell on her. "Whoops!" He handed it to her, collecting his composure. "It would be shelf-ish of me deny you a book you couldn't reach." He joked. From nearby a groan escaped Todoroki's mouth as he went off, not wanting to listen to anymore of their exchange. Why was Kaminari such a dork?

 

[AiAi]

Yagi couldn't help but feel an odd yet happy feeling coursed through his chest for a brief moment. He knew it was due to having her call him by his first name, not even his fellow U. A alumni heroes ever called him by his first name, perhaps his surname, but never the first. Then again, he rarely went by his name as he was one of the heroes who rather keep his actual name a secret while others like Eraserhead was just given a name since Aizawa-kun was just about to go with his first name. Not only would she be one of the first females to call him by his given name...she was the first student to ever call him like so...though she doesn't need to know that, right? After all, Uede Shoujo will be disappointed if she ever found out the number one hero was some lanky man like himself.

As the pair continued to move the boxes from outside the hallway and out to the front of the storage facility, Yagi listened to Uede Shoujo's little after-school adventure as he so liked to call it. Picking up two boxes at once, Yagi commented lightly, "oh I see, so you and your friend just moved here? Then you must be a transfer student huh." He already knew this, but somehow hearing her speak so carefree made it all the more enjoyable. Perhaps All Might made her nervous in a sense? Regardless, Yagi found himself quite enjoying just speaking with her like this. He could clearly tell just how friendly Uede Shoujo is...really now she truly was hero material!

Hearing her question as to why he was doing such a job by himself, Yagi couldn't help but wonder who she thought he was. Did she think he was just a staff but not part of the teachers? Ah well, that made sense...what sort of hero would look like this? After all, all the teachers here are pro heroes. Somehow something stung in his chest at that thought...he really didn't look like a hero like this huh. With that in mind, Yagi was more determined than before to never let this secret of his out into the public. Who knows how the people would react to it. Pushing aside his new found resolve, Yagi let out a small laugh as he answered her question, "despite how I look, I am pretty strong you know?" He grinned over at her before picking up the last stack of boxes.

He blinked a few times before stumbling back in surprise at her sudden comment, "w-wife you say!?" A slight blush covered his cheeks as he was never teased like this before, sure he's been jabbed at by Aizawa-kun constantly, but never teased like this. On top of that to think she thought he was m-m-married. Shaking his head profusely, Yagi corrected her in a panicked tone, "I-I am not married!....or rather I do not even have a significant other...ah! Well everyone has a soulmate! That much is a given, but I have yet to meet mine and honestly, I'm sure whoever is my soulmate would be disappointed to see that their soulmate is someone like me ahahaha..." He rubbed the back of his head while letting out the awkward laugh. He actually never really thought of it...okay yes he's thought about his soulmate before, but who hasn't? Even Aizawa-kun have joined in on the conversation about soulmates before.

But Yagi was sure that whoever his soulmate is...they would not be pleased to see him. He wasn't that attractive nor did he have anything else that could make up for it. He rarely smiled unless he was All Might and even then that was him being the hero that he is. Plus, even if his soulmate knew he was All Might, it'll only bring trouble to her. Many of his enemies would more than gladly take down All Might's soulmate. It's happened before where villains have actually gone searching for All Might's soulmate...though fortunately, his mark was somewhere quite hidden for the most part. Yes, it was for the sake of his possible significant other that he should stay single as he is. It is for the safety of everyone...including his own fragile heart. Yagi wouldn't admit it aloud, but he was afraid of revealing his true self to others, it took quite a lot for him to even reveal it to the select few that knew of his condition.

Realizing that he was spacing out, Yagi turned his attention back to Uede Shoujo, a bright smile on his usually gloomy face as he lightly guided her away from the doors to the storage unit as he told her, "thank you very much for the help Mela-chan, but you should really get going home soon. I rather you not walk home in the dark. Hero or no hero, it is dangerous for a young lady such as yourself to be walking alone at night!" Yagi waved his arms after realizing what he said might have come out wrong, "i-it's not that I don't believe you can take down villains! It's because I..." he scratched his cheek awkwardly as he said, "I just can't help but worry...though I am sure that any villain who crosses your path would run!" He grinned at her as he added, "it was nice meeting you Mela-chan! I hope you have a good night and rest up for school tomorrow once again!" Once Mela has walked off, Yagi turned his attention back to the storage unit...he might as well at least get rid of the dust and finish organizing tomorrow! Bulking up once Mela was out of sight, All Might yelled out loud to himself, "alright! PLUS ULTRA CLEANING! HAAH!"

A sigh could be heard as the stack of now graded papers were placed away into a nearby file. Shota looked tired, more so than usual as his dark hues were redder than normal. Dropping a few drops of the soothing medicine into his eyes, Shota stood up ready to head home for the day. Walking out of the office, Shota glanced out the window to hear an all too familiar and annoying voice of All Might echoed down the halls...-sigh-, "what is that idiot doing now...?" Shota mumbled to himself before turning around to head home. Just as he stepped foot out the school grounds, Shota let out a small sound, "ah...." as he recalled how he needed to head into town to buy some much-needed groceries and a few other items.

Hands stuffed in his dark pants, Shota grumbled to himself as he was hoping to get home for a much-needed shower and most importantly...sleep. Sighing for the umpteenth time, Shota headed into town. As he was walking down the streets, Shota paused by the pet store window, his dark orbs glued onto a small creature shown through the glass windows. Dark orbs met with bright green as Shota was staring at a small kitten who sat upright, looking curiously up at Shota. He cracked a small smile at the sight of the adorable kitten before realizing what he was doing. Shaking his head, Shota walked off to the nearby store. That was dangerous...he nearly let himself get caught up by a kitten.

He stopped by the front of the grocery store...lost in thought. What the hell did he need to buy again...?

- - - -

Ruka looked over at Denki when he mentioned he liked her company as well. She smiled briefly before returning her focus on grabbing the book on the highest shelf. Hearing how earnest he sounded about it, Ruka looked back at Denki. She stared up at him in silence for a few moments as she couldn't figure him out. Why? Why was he like this? What was so fun and cool about her that he'd hang around her like this? Ruka noticed he's been hanging around her, but honestly, a part of herself believed it was due to him showing her around U.A. and on top of that partly due to him just being a nice guy. Was he doing this because he felt bad for her...? No, he didn't even know why she kept such a distance from others to begin with.

Ruka stared down at the floor in silence for a moment before pushing aside her thoughts. She can be mopey and dwell later by herself, right now she was in the company of others, she shouldn't do this. Instead, Ruka focused on asking Denki for help and when he did, he cracked quite the smile on Ruka's lips as she burst out in giggles. He was so silly! Ruka took the book into her hands as she flashed him a smile, "why thank you hero-san! That was quite valiant of you." She giggled some more before turning to look down the aisle a bit more. This was the next series of her all-time favorite author who created stories based on mythologies turned into modern day stories. It was always so interesting and just so fun to read.

As Ruka walked into the next aisle, her sky blue eyes caught sight of something that stopped her from walking entirely. She stared intently at the book titled: ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WITH STRAWBERRIES without another word, Ruka reached for the book and decided to purchase this as well. If there were good desserts in there, she can ask Mela to make it for her. Satisfied with the books in her hands, Ruka smiled over at Denki as she said, "I think I'm good here, how about you?" She glanced around wondering if Shoto was finished with his shopping here as well.

Deciding to buy the books, Ruka walked to the cashier and while she was purchasing them, the doors slid open to reveal Eijiro and Izuku walking in. The redhead caught sight of Ruka and waved to her while asking her, "oh hey Kurotsuki-san! Is Denki here with ya?" He soon spotted the blonde and with a wide grin, he hooked his arm around Denki's shoulder while beginning to pull the blonde out the store along with Izuku by his side. "Come on Denki! Let's go check out the comic store!" Ruka stared curiously over as she followed them out after purchasing the books that she currently held in her arms. She didn't know where Shoto was, but she was sure he would come out soon enough.

Noticing her curious stare, Izuku explained sheepishly, "ah well you see, Uraraka-san and I ran into Eijiro-kun and Jirou-san." Eijiro took the explanations from there as he continued, "yeah then that Ochako just took Kyouka away yelling about clothes and so Izuku and I were left like this. We decided to go walking around and we spotted your bright hair from outside the store window haha! So yeah, we're about to head to the comic store, what about you Kurotsuki-san?" Eijiro invited her with a bright smile, but Ruka shook her head as she politely declined, "thanks but no thanks...I already got some books so I'm good." Eijiro nodded his head while Izuku said with a small smile, "ah well then I guess we'll see you later?" Ruka nodded her head, knowing they were to meet up later at a specified time anyways.

She waved at the three as she let out a small sigh. She heard Eijiro mention something about Ochako and Kyouka going shopping for clothes and honestly...Ruka was glad she wasn't dragged along as well. Ruka was by no means unfashionable, but she preferred to just stick with the clothes that she has. She wasn't a very picky person nor did she really care much for fashion, she just wore what she deemed is comfortable...and whatever Mela would shove her way. Ruka would just get tired out if she went shopping for clothes, plus she's had plenty of her own experiences shopping with Mela.

Picking at a stray strand of her hair, Ruka looked down at herself with a slight frown on her lips. Maybe she should get some new clothes? It has been a while since she last shopped but at the same time she wanted to go with Mela, it was more fun plus Mela has great taste in fashion in Ruka's opinion. She let out a small sigh as she wondered what she should do now. Perhaps just walking around would be fun or maybe find a park? Honestly, she didn't know what to do nor what places there are in downtown. She scoped the town in general with Mela the other time, but besides that, Ruka didn't really get a good look around the places.

Suddenly Ruka's head snapped up as she remembered Shoto wasn't there yet. She walked back into the bookstore, heading deeper into the aisles before arriving at the back area. She looked left and right before spotting the multi color of his hair. Walking over, Ruka called out to him, "ah Todoroki-san, everyone kind of left for the comic store, the girls are shopping for clothes...um did you find anything good here?" She didn't know why she went out of her way to speak to him nor why she even cared to tell him all this...but as she stared up into his heterochromatic eyes, Ruka couldn't help but just stare. They were very pretty...his eyes. Blinking a few times, Ruka rubbed the back of her head as she murmured out, "I actually don't know what to do now..." she cracked a small smile up at him. There were a few things Ruka just realized then and there, one Shoto was quite tall, two his eyes are pretty and three...this would be the first time the two were alone like this and talking like this. Then the fourth and most important part...why was she feeling nervous?

Genkai

 

[Genkai]

Even if he was capable of doing the task by himself, even if he was pretty strong, Mela didn't mind helping unless she was turned away quite firmly. But she knew it best not to judge a book by its cover. That said, she had a hard time thinking this man was an actual teacher but for all she knew, he had some interesting quirk that merited a job at the country's top hero school. It seemed her attempt at fishing around for some information about the fellow proved rather insightful as Mela watched with an amused look as the blond foundered a bit, trying to express himself as clearly as possible.

It was a bit endearing. Most guys would probably steer clear of a subject or make some bold excuse up and yet Yagi seemed like he didn't have any hope in finding his soulmate. That was a bit sad. Supposedly everyone had somebody in the world to connect to. While it was often next to impossible to find that one special person, she didn't see why it would be anymore challenging for Yagi. He was cute and nice and apparently, strong too. "Aww you give yourself too little credit." She said. "I'm positive your soulmate would be very lucky to have someone like you, no one should have such a lonely life, you shouldn't deny yourself or someone else happiness. You've gotta try at least."

At the mention of her needing to get back, she nodded though she didn't felt like she helped as much as she was hoping. "Alright, I do have have to go shopping anyway." She considered. "It's sweet of you to worry." She said, finding it quite funny to watch him trip over his words. "I'm sure I'll be fine either way!" Though she didn't want to be saved by All Might again, the last thing she wanted was to be his problem. Shaking her head, she waved to Yagi. "Well I hope you don't work too hard, see ya around Yagi-san!" She headed off to catch the bus downtown. In the back of her mind, she couldn't help feeling like she had met Yagi before. Or maybe she had seen him on the train somewhere? Her heart twitched slightly as she thought back to how he referred to her as 'Mela-chan' it sounded so cute when he said it though she was glad All Might or Azawa-sensei weren't around to see her with Yagi-san, that would be too much for her to take.

On the bus ride, Mela checked her phone, no messages from Ruka. Was she okay? Did she get kidnapped? Mela sighed and thought back to Yagi and how blue his eyes were. Next time she saw him, she'd be sure to compliment his eyes. Guys loved compliments. Getting off and going by directions on her phone, Mela found herself bumping into someone, her attention too focused on the GPS. "Oh, worry!" She looked up and saw none other than Aizawa-sensei. Crap. Mela stepped back and bowed nervously. It was so strange to see him out and about...like a normal person and not a pro hero or teacher. She checked her phone and looked to the store. This was the place. "Funny running into you here huh? Literally...you look a little lost Aizawa-sensei...are you okay?" Mela asked him.

She gestured to the store's entrance, not sure if was lost in thought or lost in the grand scheme of shopping. Sometimes guys could be so hopeless when it came to shopping. "I'm actually here looking for dinner." And instead she found Eraserhead. For a moment, she thought back to earlier in the day when he gave her an affection pat and smiled. Suddenly she felt weak in the knees all over again. Ruka will find it quite funny how she ran into their homeroom teacher in the wild, though she couldn't wait to hear how her outing went with their classmates, a bit jealous she excluded herself from their fun. "So what do you like to cook?" She asked him as she nudged him into the store, hoping to help him out. First Yagi and now Aizawa. Mela was on a roll.

- - -

"Always happy to be of service." Denki replied., glad his height gave him some kind of edge over others, like Midoriya. He followed Ruka along like an obedient little puppy. His eyes scanned the bookshelves but nothing seemed to stand out to him. He wished he could find something to buy though. It was clear reading was a big part of Ruka's life and Denki though they could bond over books but so far nothing was catching his eye. The blond saw a book with a man who was half-lion. It looked interesting but Denki would rather burrow the book from the school library than commit to buying it. What if he didn't like it? What if it was boring or too slow? He looked to see Ruka was ready to go, confident with her own choices. "Yeah, sure, I'm ready." He replied, his arms hopelessly empty.

At the checkout counter, Denki was thinking of where he could take Kurotsuki now but then his friends came barging in, insisting he head off with them. There wasn't a whole lot of say Denki had in the matter. Some friends he had, kidnapping him all of a sudden. As Eijiro dragged him off, Denki craned his neck to look back at Ruka. "I'll see you later!" He called back to her before punching his red haired friend in the stomach, the three boys laughing and traded hushed comments as they faded from sight. Denki was more annoyed that he had to leave Ruka, he hadn't even realized she was now left alone with one of the most popular guys in school: Todoroki Shoto.

Meanwhile Shoto was keeping himself company within the walls of the bookstore, his eyes reading over some very old manuscripts of family histories. He found a text dating back to the Meiji Era that depicted Uede's family roots. Her family was quite interesting. Though he was curious about Kurotsuki and was hoping to do some digging there, mostly for his own personal edification, he wasn't trying to snoop for the sake of snooping. He was far above that sort of childishness. But he was curious about her quirk after seeing it for himself. So far he hadn't found anything on her but he thought perhaps his father may know something? No, he wouldn't bother him with this, not wanting to spend unnecessary time with the man more than he had to.

"Ah, Kurotsuki-san." He turned around. Speak of the devil. He smiled as he listened to her explain the sudden quiet that had fallen over the store. So the others had gone off and Ruka was by herself? He couldn't imagine why she wouldn't want to go with the others but if it was just her and him, he would be happy to get further acquainted with her. She was a mysterious woman. Her her hair equally striking and it was clear she was fearless in battle. He someday hoped to call her an ally in combat. "I was just looking over some texts, but didn't find a whole lot of interest." He said as he motioned for her to walk with him out of the depths of the store to a more brightly lit area.

"I couldn't help overhearing your conversation with Kaminari-san," Well Denki could be a bit loud so how could half the store not hear what the boy was saying? "I find mythology to be quite fascinating myself. One of the ones I'm most intrigued by is one from China, it's called The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl though some classify it as a folktale..." Shoto trailed off. "It tells of a daughter of a goddess who falls in love with cowherd and the girl's mother finds out and banishes them across the stars but on the seventh day of the seventh month, magpies will form a bridge to let them see one another. It's quite a sad love story." He noted as they headed along the many shelves and cases toward the store's exit. "There are variations and I'm certain it's inspired many other stories like it." He said.

Since it was just the two of them, Shoto had to decide where to go. Ruka was new to the area after all. Though Shoto didn't go out much himself and so the city was almost as alien to him as it must be to her. It seemed books made the boy almost as chatty as they made Kurotsuki. "I believe there is a park nearby we can go to." He suggested, thinking it would be a good place to wait for the others while enjoying the fading light. As they walked down the street and waited at an intersection, he looked down to her, "This all must be a little much to take in at once." He considered. "A new school, a new city, having to present your quirk around strangers...you seem to be finding your footing quite well though." He noted. "I know I don't seem like the most talkative but if there's anything I can do to help you, please let me know, Kurotsuki-san." Shoto offered her a gentle smile as they crossed the street, the park coming into view ahead of them, it littered with flowers in bloom and trees proudly showing off their cherry blossoms. Once they crossed, he found a bench and sat down, waiting for her to join him. "I didn't get to ask but did you have a favorite myth or tale?" He thought knowing so, could provide insight into how she thought or viewed the world.

 

[AiAi]

A large cloud of dust could be seen wafting up into the air from the storage unit as yelling could be heard from within. After a few long moments, the yelling and burst of dust have finally subsided. A few coughing sounds could be heard as a lanky figure emerged from the now sparkly clean storage unit as Yagi looked quite exhausted...and dirty. His once shining yet disheveled blonde hair is now covered in dirt and dust and was drooping more than usual, his hollow cheeks had patches of dirt smeared here and there and well his suit can be considered as a dull yellow and no longer the shining gold it was before. Wiping some sweat off his brow, Yagi murmured out to himself as he coughed out the last bit of dust from his lungs, "I think I over exerted myself there...*cough* I'm not sure if I can go into hero form tomorrow...*sigh*" Deciding it was time for him to take a much-needed rest, Yagi headed home after wiping some dirt off himself as he will dedicate his time tomorrow to organizing the storage unit. He did the cleaning and tomorrow no All Might, just Yagi.

As intimidating as it appeared, Shota stared up at the grocery store. He knew he had to buy things...but what? His eyes narrowed in thought which only further made him appear suspicious as the people around him began to walk quite the distance from him all the while casting nervous glances his direction. Of course, his actions probably made him appear quite suspicious and made others think he was a villain, but Shota was too tired to care. He wasn't as popular nor was he as well known as some other hero say like All Might since he chose to be this way. Shota just wanted to save people, not be some celebrity. He liked his personal life staying like so, plus he really liked his alone time.

Just as he was about to head into the store and just buy something random, Shota felt a small figure bump into his much taller form. He turned to face the person, about to apologize when he stopped. He blinked a bit as he glanced down at Uede. What was she doing here? He frowned a bit when she pointed out how clearly lost he looked...and yes, there was no denying that. He was quite lost on what he was supposed to be doing. Honestly, this is why he always let things run out at his place...that and he's just so darn tired that he rather just sleep instead of even eat. He glanced back at the store as she explained why she was here.

He walked inside due to her light nudges, he could have said no...but he wonders why he didn't? Pushing aside such thoughts, Shota finally spoke up, "ah...I'm not sure, to be honest..." he rubbed the back of his neck before glancing towards her way, an idea coming to mind, "say what are you going to be making?" Perhaps, he can just make the exact same thing? That way he won't have to worry about dinner nor did he have to think about what to make either. It was killing two birds with one stone for Shota.

As they walked about the store, Shota glanced about trying to see if he needed anything else...that and looking around will probably help him remember what he needs, right? Noticing a pack of instant ramen, Shota reached for a box of it as he deemed them good enough to survive on when he just isn't in the mood to cook...which happens more often than he'd like to admit. He then realized that the grumpy pinkette was nowhere to be seen. Looking over at Uede, he asked her, "Uede, why are you here alone?" He was sure one of the students would have loved to show her around town or perhaps even accompany her to shopping. He didn't quite like the idea of one of his students go wandering about town when the sun was beginning to set.

- - - -

Ruka nodded her head as she followed him out to the front of the store. She glanced back curiously to take a quick peek at what sort of books he was interested in. They all seemed rather old and well it was more of manuscripts than novels. She walked alongside Shoto as she listened to him. Ruka blinked a few times as she didn't think he would hear them...but then again she can't blame him. Kaminari-san was a bit on the louder side now that she thought of it, but it was something she didn't really mind. Her ears perked up as he began to tell a story that she's heard of before. A smile was now on her lips as her eyes shined with excitement, "ah that one is quite the classic! Star-crossed lovers in a sense right? Yes, I personally like the Greek version of Pyramus and Thisbe! A sad fate for two lovers, yet the way they still strive to be with one another to meet even once in a blue moon is just so lovely!"

As Ruka followed him out of the store, she nodded her head at the idea of going to the park. She wanted to find a nice park so that on her days off she can just read her books there and so was more than glad to oblige to that idea, "the park sounds good! I actually wanted to check one out so I can visit on my days off." She would be lying if she said she wasn't surprised by Todoroki's interest in books. Sure he looks like the part, but honestly, Ruka hasn't really spoken to him to know him as well enough. One should never judge a book by its cover. Ruka knew that much very well herself. After all, she may appear to be a sophisticated young lady who can't save herself much less the lives of others, but Ruka was quite tough despite her frail image.

Perhaps that was why she felt nervous around him? How he was an enigma to her, a mystery that she has yet to even take a peek of. Glancing up at him just in time to meet his smile, Ruka blinked for a moment before smiling back, "a new town, new school, new home...it does seem like quite a lot...but I guess I've learned that the best way to get through in life is just going at the pace you're comfortable with." She stared out ahead to the park and her eyes glimmered at the pretty sight. During sunset was definitely a good time in her opinion. It wasn't too hot and the shading from the setting sun just made the flowers appear differently. Smiling up at Todoroki, Ruka replied back, "I"m not the most talkative myself so I quite understand...though thank you. I'll keep that in mind." He was kinder than he appears, quite unlike herself she supposed.

Ruka admired the cherry blossoms that ironically resembled her light colored hair before turning around to go take a seat at the bench next to him. Staring out at the pond in the center of the park, Ruka thought about his question. Her favorite story? Hmmm...there was one she quite liked but it was only due to her similarities to it in sense. "I suppose it has to be Persephone in general." She paused for a moment as a petal fluttered onto her nose, causing her to make a silly face as she scrunched up her nose before blowing the petal away from her face. "Persephone is a daughter of one of the Goddess in Greek mythology, but I guess what I really like about her story is how she was taken away by Hades causing grief to her mother and so a compromise was made...half of the year she must stay hidden underground in the underworld while the other half is when she is back on Earth..."

Ruka paused as she stared out at nothing in particular, "I wonder how she must feel...she must be so torn yet at the same time I wonder if she just grew used to it? Have she grown to love Hades?" She couldn't help but question whether she was happy while hidden under the ground or was she just miserable? It's like herself, could she find happiness in the dark part of her life? Will there ever be a springtime for herself? Many questions always ran through her mind whenever she read that story. Realizing that she was just rambling, Ruka turned to Todoroki with an apologetic smile, "ah sorry, I got carried away aha....I always just have all these questions whenever I read it...um anyways, what other things are you interested in?" Of course, besides books, but Ruka wasn't the best as conversations unless it was with Mela.

Genkai

 

[Genkai]

Mela prodded Aizawa, practically giddy that she had stumbled upon the mysterious hero.

What luck!

As she thought about what to make, Aizawa inquired as to what might be rattling around inside of her head. "Well I don't cook often." Mostly because back home, someone else did all the cooking for the Uede family but also because Ruka was much better at it than Mela. But still, Mela could make a good stir-fry when she put her mind to it. She just found cooking to be so boring and time consuming. With baking, she could put it all together and then leave it alone to bake for any given amount of time, then wait for it to cool before decorating. Cooking needed constant care and Mela hated standing around, having to baby pan.

"I was thinking some kind of stir-fry, lot of spring veggies and some chicken I think." She finally declared. When she saw Aizawa grab something instant, she made a face. "You don't eat this stuff all the time right...?" She asked him. He needed real food. Maybe she was just spoiled but she had nice wholesome meals and that made all the sweets she ate much less alarming. Well, somewhat less alarming. Mela may have been guilty of leaving ice cream out overnight on accident, only to put cereal in it as a milk substitute.

She placed some carrots in his basket, as well as some sweet potatoes and oranges. "At least eat these too!" She insisted. "Your quirk relies upon your vision right? So you've gotta take care of it." She said, giving him a grin. "Vitamin C and E are very important, just like beta carotene and zinc so if you eat that instant stuff, be sure to add some slices of beef. Plus it'll taste better, maybe even add some leeks and a soft boiled egg. Those will all help with eye related health and it'll also be a lot yummier too." She added. Sometimes she surprised even herself with the knowledge she had but she figured her retention of some facts was due to how detailed her notes were.

She picked out her own items: some chicken, carrots, bok choy, green beans and cabbage along. She had enough rice at home along with things to make a good tangy sauce. At his question, she finally stopped her rambling. Why was she alone? She couldn't help but lightly scowl. Was she not allowed to be alone? Him and Yagi and even All Might, everyone was worrying over nothing. "I had Ruka go off and make some friends." She told him simply. She wanted Ruka to enjoy getting to know their classmates and knew Ruka needed a bit of a push, she hoped it was going okay and Ruka was able to open up to at least someone. She headed over to the register, "It's sweet of you to worry, Aizawa-sensei but I think I'll be fine. I'm not some helpless child you know." Her tone starting off a bit playful but turned more serious. Did Aizawa-sensei care or did he just doubt her ability? She had to wonder at the people making a fuss today, torn between being flattered and insulted, even though she was sure Aiawa-sensei didn't mean anything by his question.

- - -

"Ovid's Metamorphoses?" He muttered under his breath, hoping he got that right. He had to commend her on her knowledge and passion for the subject. Shoto, like Ruka, enjoying using books to escape reality's harshness. From a young age he hadn't been given much of a chance to make friends or develop hobbies. His father kept him on a tight leash and always forced Shoto to train and to study, demanding he be a perfect tool to bring down All Might. Though Shoto never understood his role in the issue with All Might. In all honesty, Shoto thought All Might was a fine hero, much more genuine than his own father, Endeavor.

At times, Shoto was ashamed of his father and bitter for the way his mother had been isolated from his life. Shoto hated to think that every time she saw him, she thought of his father. Shoto had reconnected with her and was grateful for another chance to connect to her. She helped him heal from the past with every visit they shared. The myths and books gave the young boy a means of living a life, a more free life without so much thrust upon his shoulders. He could see the good come out through history and culture and remember that his own struggles could one day be overcome. He looked to Ruka, almost jealous of her connection with Mela. And even though Midoriya and Bakugo were rivals, they still had bonds from their early years.

Yet Shoto had no one.

Only books and faded memories of tireless training.

He was glad she seemed receptive of his offer, him unsure if she would accept it or not. If she was like him, she strived to have some kind of wall or defense, a need to be independent and self-reliant. Shoto couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle at her blowing the petal off of her nose. As she explained her favorite myth, he moved his hand behind her head, his fingers grasping a stray flower that had fallen atop her head. He picked it off gently, feeling the silk from the petals. It withered under his touch. Shoto discarded it, dropping his hand to rest back on his lap. He had to wager she must feel a kinship with the fallen Persephone but decided to refrain from inquiring. "She seemed like a very strong woman, I believe the time spent up the Earth may have made her all the more miserable and yet...it is that misery that may have made her sweet, but limited freedom all the more savored and special. Coveted." He mused aloud.

"As to whether or not she could have come to love Hades...I suppose every reader's heart is different. Some would doubt she could love her very own kidnapper but there is the idea of Stockholm Syndrome...but then others may think there is possibly more to Hades than meets the eye. I like that it's open to interpretation...but I don't think she could ever give her heart to someone like that." Shoto glanced to the tree for a moment, admiring it, as well as the peace. His gaze returned to Ruka when she asked what else he liked. "I don't have many hobbies I'm afraid, I never had a chance to indulge in those when I was younger." He left it at that. "But I do enjoy meditation as well as poetry, both in reading and writing." He said, though he found those not to be of interest to most. Shoto was fond of volunteering at the local animal shelter but that was something not even his father knew about. "Springtime and well as the winter provide the best settings for inspiration." He noted, his red and aqua eyes now focused on the woman beside him, finding himself suddenly inspired, given their discussion. It wasn't often he found inspiration in those around around him. It was curious. "Have you in any interest in poetry or epics, perhaps?" He asked, thinking it might be possible, given her interest in myths and their relation to other forms of storytelling through the ages.