Summary

Never thought of being a Hero. Sure you've had the occasional thought, 'Heroes are cool wish I could be one.' Has crossed your mind, but that's always what it was. A thought. But now your middle school life is coming to a close and those thoughts have been running your dreams. Maybe... You can be a hero. You can at least try though. Your best friend supports the idea too! Though, something keeps coming to his eyes when you talk about it... What could that be about?

Chapter 1: Lets Try

The shadows scatter away with each step you take, looking ahead you could hear the voices whispering, but the words were muffled. You had to find the villain fast. Had to stop them. You hurry forward, the shadows shifting aggressively around you in response. 

        'Hurry, hurry.' 

        Something leaps up in front of you and you jerk awake, right hand pressing down on your desk and making it burst into a cloud of particles. You gasp and tumble forward, clenching your right hand into a fist. Laughter erupts around you and you frown to yourself in embarrassment.

         "Again ___?" The teacher questions with a disapproving tone. You stand up keeping your gaze down. 

         "S-Sorry sir." You manage. 

         "This year is almost over, can't you last until then without destroying school property?" He sighs shaking his head. "Alright, you know where the replacements are, go on." He shoos you out so he can continue class. 

          That's right in a week the final exams will take place and after that the entrance exams for the high schools will take place. You had originally planned to go to an average high school, but lately your dreams have been whispering for you to try a Hero school. Raizu High wasn't a top hero school, but it was good enough for you. 

          You stop in the supply room, putting your left hand on the desk before picking it up with both hands. You start back to the classroom, pausing as the bell rings. 'Ah… Today's over already…' 

           Some of your classmates as you pass them with the desk. You ignore them, frowning slightly. Who were you kidding? You? A hero? You couldn't even keep your desks safe from destruction.

           "You look like your thoughts are not going in a good direction." A hum sounds and you look over at the redhead as he leans to peer at your face. You meet his curious gaze before looking away with a huff. 

           "I don't even know where my thoughts are going anymore." You grumble.

           "Oh? What's on your mind ___?" He smiles. You glance between him and the desk.

           "I.. How's high school Tendo?" You ask him as you near the classroom.

           "I like it, they have a lot more to offer and I get sent on tasks to other schools so I can come check on you often." Tendo says in thought. "Are you asking about high school because you have an idea about where you wanna go?"

           "Raizu. I was thinking Raizu." You murmur as you enter the classroom.

           "... Eh? A hero school?" Tendo manages in clear surprise. "What made you think of that?"

           "I don't know." You frown, pausing as someone shifts nearby. You look at your classmate as he gives you both an uneasy glare.

           "You're blocking the doorway…" He informs when you freeze.

           "Ah… Sorry Sakusa." You hastily move out of the way so he can get by and leave without another word.

           "I keep forgetting that guy's in your class…" Tendo mutters. 

            "I forget sometimes too.." You set the desk down, pausing when you look at your books and belongings piled up neatly in your chair. "Huh? Who did that?" You ask.

            "One of your classmates probably, why do you look confused?" Tendo shakes his head.

            "Because you're the only one that's nice to me." You murmur, opening your desk to put everything inside. 

             "... Hm… Well, I don't think anyone dislikes you ___… Maybe your quirk just scares them." He points out with a head tilt. You look at your right hand quietly at that. "I mean… It scares you sometimes too, no?" He adds lightly, taking out a black glove, slipping it over your hand. "There you go. That should last you another hour." He smiles. "Now lets go, the new Jump is out today."

             "Alright. Thanks Tendo." You breathe following him out. 

×*×*×*×*×

        'So, are you nervous?'

        "Of course I am, I don't have a backup plan Tendo." You grumble with a frown, looking about the train uneasily. You were currently heading to your entrance exam. You had ended up calling Tendo in hopes of calming your nerves.

         'I knew it. But don't worry, today I'll be your hero.' He hums and you can imagine him smiling happy. 

          "That's… Kind of a weird statement coming from you." You comment as the train stops and you are pretty much swept out with the crowd. You nearly fall over but someone catches your waist.

          "Its a good thing I'm only saying it once then." Your savior chuckles as you pause and look up at Tendo.

           "Tendo. What are you doing here…?" You blink, taking a step back in confusion.

           "I'm not sure, I woke up really early and remembered today you were doing the exam here…" He looks toward the school briefly before looking at you again. "So I came here to wish you luck! Oh! And I got you some breakfast because I know you forgot to eat." He chimes, holding up a paper bag. 

           "... You are my hero today." You smile as he opens the bag for you to reach in and pick out a breakfast sandwich. Tendo chuckles, smiling to himself. 

           "Told you…" He breathes as you both start for the school, you start to eat as he peers at you briefly. "Gonna be a hero huh… Never saw that coming. And I have a quirk that can see ahead…" He shakes his head. 

           "You think I can do it..?" You ask lightly. 

           "Nope. I know you can." He says looking ahead. "You're going to be alright." You look at him and smile a bit. That coming from Tendo was high praise. 

           "Alright then…" You lean on him, relaxing a bit. You finish your sandwich as you reach the school, taking in a deep breath, nervousness bubbling back up. 

           "Not a lot of people here- oh! Sakusa!" Tendo calls cheerfully, pulling you along as he approaches the other guy. "Look ___, Sakusa is taking the test too! So you don't gotta worry, You're not alone." He nudges you forward as Sakusa stops to look at both of you. 

           "Ah… Um, Good morning…" You greet awkwardly. He blinks at you before checking his watch.

            "Good morning. We have five minutes so compose yourself." He says before walking on. You and Tendo watch his back.

            "He greeted me…" You mutter.

            "That was a surprise. I didn't see him as a Hero type… Curious.." Tendo puts a knuckle to his chin. "Anyway, go on. I'll be in this area for a while. Have fun." He waves you on. You nod and hastily follow after Sakusa, peering about uneasily. As you both enter the building, your foot catches the door frame and you fall forward, reaching out your right hand without thinking, fingertips grazing Sakusa's hoodie making it burst into particles. You tense, swiftly clenching your hand into a fist. He catches your wrist and pulls you back from your fall. 

            "You." His voice comes out in a low hiss. "I told you to compose yourself." He glares at you, unease reflecting in his dark eyes. He lets go of your wrist. "Get away from me." He says moving away as he digs into his backpack to pull out a long sleeved shirt.

             "I-I'm sorry Sakusa." You manage shaking slightly. This was a bad idea after all, maybe you should just leave. You look to the exit carefully, debating. 

              "Its fine. Are you hurt..?" His voice knocks you from your thoughts, the edge in his voice was gone again, making you look back at him as he adjusts the sleeves of his replacement jacket.

              "I- no I'm okay… Are you…?"

              "No. Now come on, lets get a seat before more people contaminate this place." He murmurs, tilting his head to the testing room, not moving to go ahead.

              "Ah… R-Right." You glance at the exit before moving to the testing room, Sakusa following after you.  

              After the written exam, the participants are taken to a large heroic testing site. The test was to gain points by saving decoys or be destroying the android enemies. You swallow, hanging at the back of the crowd with Sakusa. 

             "Ah… I'm so nervous." You breathe, looking at your right hand, the special glove you were to lessen your quirk's strength was steadily breaking apart like it was turning to dust. The fact that you could see it happening meant that your quirk was a bit hyperactive because of your emotional state. "That's not good…" 

              "Then you should focus on the androids. You'll be fine once you get started." Sakusa says looking ahead.

              "So you're going to be rescuing?" You ask looking to him.

              "My toxins won't affect them efficiently enough. So yes, rescuing is what I can do right now." He nods.

               "Then… Lets team up. I can't rescue any one. But I can cover you." You breathe, taking off what was left of the glove.

               "... Alright." He glances at you as the whistle sounds. The crowd disperses immediately and you run for a nearby building with Sakusa, androids run onto the streets, two spotting you both and charging before you reach the door. You glance at Sakusa before bursting forward, right hand finding an android's chest, making it's chest burst into particles. The other android swings at you but you manage to dodge it, touching it's arm to make it burst. You steady your footing, hand reaching it's chest and eliminating it. 

            Letting out a breath you feel yourself finally relax and look toward the door as Sakusa comes out with a decoy, giving you a nod before taking it to a nearby safe zone before you both move for the next one. 

            Ten androids for you, seven decoys rescued for Sakusa. You didn't know what the point system for it was, it was never explained. But you guessed rescuing was worth more because it had more steps to it than taking out the androids. However the androids were getting bigger and faster the longer the exam went on. 

            "___." Sakusa says suddenly, knocking you out of the way as an android leaps down from a rooftop. You tumble but swiftly get back up, right arm plunging through it's head. It falls but the shaking ground catches your attention.

             "We need to hurry out of this area Sakusa. Go check that building quickly." You tell him pointing behind him.

              "Keep your head on a swivel." He responds, running inside. You glance about, now keeping an eye on the rooftops as well. The tremor grows stronger and you look over as a massive android peers around the the corner of a nearby building. It's head was just above the third story window. 

              "Ah…" Your voice seems to shrink back into a full at sight of it and you take a step back, which makes it suddenly look at you. Panic rushes through your veins and it feels like your body has gone cold. 'what do I do? Can I fight that?' You wonder worriedly. It's head jerks slightly, something else getting its attention. Following it's gaze you find that Sakusa had just left the building with another decoy. 

            Sakusa's eyes widen at sight of it before he looks to you in alarm. You blink, the panic washing away as an objective presents itself. "Go Sakusa! I got this!" You shout, running for the android. No plan, just an objective. Cover Sakusa, just like you said you would. He hadn't hesitated before so you knew he was already on the move as the android locked on you now. You can't reach the head so the legs will have to do.

            It leans over, long arm slicing the ground as it moves to hit you. Quickly holding out your right arm to meet it, you're momentarily blinded be the dark particle cloud, barely dodging the rest of the androids arm as it sweeps over your head, scraping against your head. You grit your teeth leaping forward as the other arm swings by. You reach your right hand out, grabbing one of the legs and making it burst. The android falls toward you then, covering you in a shadow. 

            'Uh oh.' Yoh think, trying to get up and out of the way. You're swept up by a pair of arms and look to meet a grinning face. 

            "Hey hey hey! You're safe now!" He declares happily. 

            "Ah… Thanks." You manage and pause when you realize you were soaring through the air. He tilts his large gray, white and black speckled wings, circling back to set you on the ground not far from the large android. 

             "No problem miss, that's what a hero does." He grins, putting his fists on his hips and looking up and away in a dramatic fashion that made you want to chuckle. 

             "Thanks for being a hero then." You smile before looking around for Sakusa. "I need to get back to my friend now." You tell him giving a wave before taking off.

             "Ah! But…." His shoulders droop as you leave earshot. "I didn't get to introduce myself…" 

             You turn the corner, nearly colliding with Sakusa. "Oh good! Did you get it to the safe zone?"

              "Yes. Did you win?" He tilts his head looking at the side of your face.

              "Yeah. What're you looking at?" You ask, looking over your shoulder.

              "You're bleeding. Did you hit your head?" He shuffles through his pants pockets, pulling out a small first aid kit.

              "Eh? It only grazed me- oh…" You touch where you had been grazed finding part of your head wet. 

              "Stay still." He says spraying your wound when you take your hand away. "But also watch my back." He adds starting to wrap up your head.  "Are you dizzy at all?" 

             "No, didn't even know I got hurt. Must be the adrenaline." You breathe, tensing slightly as there's a trimmer. "Another one already?"

             "We'll leave this area, I saw some other buildings further down that way that probably haven't been cleared." He says briskly finishing up. "There. Lets move." He adds moving on quickly. 

             "Right." You follow after him again, peering about as you near some other buildings, nearly running into someone as they come out. The blond pauses, gold cat-like eyes shifting between you and Sakusa. 

              "There's one more in this building on the third floor, and two in the building there." He manages, looking away to take the dummy away. Sakusa hesitates for a moment before looking at you. 

             "Go I got this." You give a nod. He nods and rushes in. You peer around the block, vision slightly fuzzy when your eyes moved too fast. 

             "Oh. You're not looking too hot." Someone comments from your blind spot and you quickly look to see a taller guy with black hair and dark eyes. "There's a medic nearby, I'll go-" He breaks off, looking behind him as a fast moving android zips around the corner, blades coming out as it charges you two. "Uh oh." 

            "I got it." You breathe stepping forward and raising your right hand. He hums, staying put and watching you. The android moves to swing one of it's blades at you. Maybe it was adrenaline or the blood loss but you could clearly see the path of the blade. Jumping and flipping over the blade, you calmly reach out and touch it's arm, making it dissolve. It's gaze locks on you as you look to the head, kicking off the ground and grabbing it's head, making the layers burst as your hand meets each. 

             "Wow, that's quite a quirk you got there… Are you okay?" He asks when you stagger. 

             "Feels… Fuzzy.." You slur, looking at your right hand. It looked a bit fuzzy to. You grab it with your left hand and it returns to normal. "Nevermind."

              "... Okay…" He frowns slightly before looking over as Sakusa comes out with a dummy. "Hey, take this one to the safe zone too, I need to get a medic." He tells Sakusa, pointing to you.

            "Alright. Come on," Sakusa says, nudging you with the dummy's arm.

            "Kay." You breathe going along with him as he moves briskly.

            "Ten minutes left." Sakusa comments when you both reach the safe zone. "I'm going to that building over there. Don't move until you're healed." He adds before moving on.

            "Careful." You hum after him. 

            After a few moments a beautiful raven haired woman rushes up. "I'm Shimizu Kiyoko, I'm going to heal you." She breathes before hugging your head. 

             "U-Uh… Okay…" You manage in surprise, blushing lightly. The air around her starts to glow and sparkle. The throb in your head steadily fading as your vision sharpens again. "Thank you." You say when she lets go.

              "Eight minutes left. Good luck." She nods. 

              "Right thanks again." You tell her before running for the building Sakusa had motioned to. Before you reach it, two small shapes burst out of the other building. You blink in surprise, pausing at sight of the two foxes, one grey, one red. "Why are foxes running around here?"

               The red fox seemed to have a hurt leg, and the grey one nipped at him anxiously as everything starts to shake. Something makes you run toward them as a giant android crashes through the building they had left. You reach them, hitting your knees and scooping up the red fox with your left arm. 'Not fast enough.' You realize as darkness comes over you. Swiftly bringing up your right arm you feel metal smack into it but bursts. "Stay close little fox." You say after hearing the grey one let out a slight bark. The particle cloud was dark and dense, for a moment you couldn't see anything. You wave your right arm to clear the particles, finding yourself in the center of the android's chest. You look down at the grey fox before kneeling down.

          "Good, you don't look hurt." You smile a bit. "Come on, lets get your buddy here healed." You add before clearing the way out of the android, getting out as Shimizu runs up. "I'm okay, but can you heal this guy?" You request, passing her the fox.

          "Oh sure. Be careful." She tells you as you take off to find Sakusa again. You spot him going around the downed giant, looking at it warily as he carries two decoys. 

           "Sakusa!" You wave to get his attention before joining him. 

           "You do that?" He inquires, tilting his head toward the android.

           "Yep. There were some cute little foxes running around that it nearly squashed so…" You smile a bit to yourself.

            "Foxes…" He echoes, eyes narrowing briefly before he checks his watch. "Five minutes." He breathes before you two pick up the pace, dropping off the decoys. A large tremor makes you both stagger a bit and look at each other. At the center of the arena a colossal android appears, towering over the buildings intimidatingly. "Looks like the final boss… You going?" 

             "Well, anyone that takes that thing down would be guaranteed entrance…" You look at your right hand before clenching it. "Worth a shot. You should check out the furthest buildings. That'll be safest."

             "Alright… Good luck." He nods heading off as you run for the threat. Two others join your sides and you all peer at eachother. One was a shorter guy with dark hair and a tuft of blond in the front. The other had a monk cut and his arms were currently covered in reddish black scales.

               "Going for the big guy two huh?" You guess.

               "Yep! Hey Ryuu!" The shorter guy waves to the monk cut.

               "Hey Nishinoya! This test is awesome." Monk cut laughs.

               "So what's your quirk?" Nishinoya glances at the android before looking at you.

               "Its called burst. Whatever I touch with my right hand bursts into particles, but that thing is big so I don't know what good it'll do." You admit, looking up at the android.

               "Sounds like you need to aim for the head… I can get ya up there." Nishinoya gives a thumbs up.

               "Eh? You sure?" You huff in surprise.

               "It'll be fine. I'll go up with you. Sis says they take into account teamwork too." Ryuu gives you a thumbs up as well.

               "Really? Okay." You smile more. You all come within range of the Android, Nishinoya moves ahead, a cyclone leaving his back and turning into a wind deity.

               "Here we go!" Nishinoya chimes as the deity grabs you and Ryuu, tossing you up at android's head. 

               "RAAHHH!" Ryuu roars, dragon claws coming out as you both reach the head. You swing out with your right arm, turning part of the head into particles. Ryuu's claws tear gashes into the other side. You both land on the androids shoulders. Your stomach sinks as you glance downward. 

                'Im so high up here… Scary…' You think as Ryuu claws at the neck.

                "It's still moving! Don't stop now!" He calls to you. 

                "Right!" You manage, hand taking out part of the neck. The giant head rocks, falling toward you but Ryuu swiftly slashes through the rest of the neck, making the head tumble off.

                 "Yeah! We won!" Ryuu throws up his arms victoriously. You grin but the android starts to rock. "...It's gonna fall! We gotta destroy it!"

                 "How!? My quirk can't take out the whole thing!" You gasp in alarm. You both look at each other lost for a moment.

                 "We still gotta try!" He gasps. You look around at the body and everything below.

                 "We'll manipulate it's fall path then! Over there looks safe!" You point behind the android at a few empty lots.

                  "Good idea. But we gotta make sure we don't crush anyone-" Ryuu breaks off, looking behind you. Something comes over your ear and you tense, pausing as the winged guy from earlier glides by, passing something to Ryuu.

                   "There you'll be able to talk to people on the ground now." He grins. You blink and touch the earpiece over your ear.

                  "Hello?"

                  ' This is Akaashi, do you have a plan?'

                  "The safest place for the android to fall is backwards. Can you make sure its clear to do so?" You ask as the android starts to rock again, a bright spark bursting from the neck making the three of you jump.

                   'Hold on.' Akaashi responds before going silent.

                   "The arm's moving!" Ryuu points making you look over as the arm lifts up. 

                   "Its probably malfunctioning." You say, crouching a bit as the shoulder jerks. "Akaashi, its getting worse up here!"

                   'We're getting a few others out of the way. Just remain calm.' He responds. 

                   "Isn't time up yet?" Ryuu scoffs, jerking when the neck sparks again. 

                   "Listen Ryuu, once we get the clear I'm going to go down the front and take the weight from there, it should get it to fall back. You should go down that arm and get off while you can." You tell him.

                 "Wait-wait-wait… You're going to FALL?!" He gasps.

                 "It'll be fine. The owl guy circling us will probably catch me." You assure.

                 "Talk about a leap of faith." Ryuu huffs.

                 'You're clear.' Akaashi's voice sounds and you meet Ryuu's gaze. He gives a nod and runs down the arm you had indicated. You swallow and jump toward the androids chest, right hand carving through the chest, making a large gash, the android rocks back and falls away from your hand. A moment later you're caught in the air.

              "Hey hey hey! That's twice today!" He chimes.

              "You're amazing and I'm so lucky you were here today." You manage, trying to pull your soul back in.

              "Hey you okay?" He asks landing with you. 

              "Yeah. Just did something incredibly scary don't mind me." You say, sinking to the ground as you're set down and a siren sounds, concluding the test. 

            Leaving the school you feel relief crash over you and slump forward. "I can't believe that was a test…"

             "It was extreme." Sakusa agrees. You look to him as he adjusts his mask. He meets your gaze as you straighten up. "What?"

             "Wish I could've seen you fight…" You hum before looking around. You spot Tendo coming up and smile, waving at him. "See you later Sakusa. I'm sure we'll get into the same class again…" You add before going to greet Tendo, giving him a hug.

            "That's a heavy sigh, the test was that stressful?" He chuckles.

            "I'll tell you all about it over lunch."

Chapter 2: Settling In

"So they have mixed dorms? What a weird school." Tendo hums as you pack. "But I guess that's because it's so small and doesn't have many students…" 

         "Maybe… But I think that means I'll get my own room too." You comment.

          "Probably… If I had known that you'd take this route, I would've applied for Raizu too. I wouldn't mind seeing you more…" He hums, holding something up. You look over to see he had picked out one of your undergarments. 

         "Tendo!" You scold, taking it away and making him chuckle.

         "Think you'll finally get something to keep your hand from eating through everything?" He asks with a head tilt. You look at the glove on your right hand.

           "Maybe. But I doubt their tech is as great as Kuri Academy…" You tilt your head. Kuri was the school Tendo attended, it is an elite high school and it was currently trying to convert into a hero school as well. 

            "True… But even the unpopular schools can make something good." He hums looking at your ceiling and humming. "I'm going to miss this room.."

             "It's not like we're never going to come back here Tendo. Stop making it seem like I'm going away. Raizu is closer to Kuri than my middle school. Maybe you'll get more tasks and stop in to see me." You smile.

             "... That's true." He lights up suddenly. "So I'll walk with you to Raizu tomorrow and tell you when I'm in the area." He decides.

             "Sounds good- Would ya stop going through my things!?"

             "Huhu. I found a diary~"

             "Tendo!"

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             "You're nervous again." Tendo teases as you near the school.

             "This is the second glove today." You hold up your right hand as the glove steadily dissolves.  

             "... You really need to relax then… Lets see… Ah, Sakusa! Over here!" He calls cheerfully, pulling you along by the arm.

            ' Deja vu…' You think as you reach the other guy, he had many bags and seemed unhappy about Tendo calling to him so loudly.

            "Hey! You got in too huh? What dorm are you in? ___ got Dorm One, second floor." Tendo greets.

             "... Me too." Sakusa peers at you. "Compose yourself." He adds, looking at your glove. You blink and peer at it as the last of the glove disappears.

             "It's okay, I'm fully stocked." You assure, putting on another glove. "Are you nervous too?" You ask. He meets your gaze.

             ".... I advise you to keep a two foot distance…" He recommends lightly. 

             "Oh…" You blink and chuckle a bit. "I'll try."

             "Hey ___!" Another voice chimes, making you look over as Nishinoya and Ryuu come up. "What Dorm are you in?" Nishinoya asks.

             "Dorm One." You answer and they both grin.

             "Looks like we'll be dormmates then! Let's go." Ryuu rumbles moving ahead.

             "Oh okay. See you Tendo! Thanks for coming to see me off." You tell him, turning to him with a relaxed smile. He returns the smile, taking your right hand in his and making you tense up.

            "I'll see you soon as I can. Message me when you get settled in." He says without letting go of your hand. You shift and carefully grip his hand in return. "See you later." He says, releasing your hand and heading off.

            It seemed to be a profound gesture whenever he purposefully took your right hand, but a lot of the time it's meaning escaped you. However this time he seemed to tell you that it was going to be just fine. Even with your quirk. 

            "Come on ___," Nishinoya nudges you.

            "Right. Let's go."

            "Welcome first years of Dorm One! I'm the Dorm President, Tooru Oikawa." The dorm President greets once everyone is gathered in the main living area. "Now, in case you're wondering, this dorm also has second years. The school is putting us all together in hopes of the second years being coaches and mentors to you first years. In fact the exam you just took had second years in the mix to help you out and keep you all safe. By the way we did a great job although some of you were determined to jump into danger." He tilts his head, brown eyes boring into you. You straighten and look away quickly.

            'Was I that bad!?' You worry uneasily.

            "Anyway, you're free to go now. The daily schedule and those responsible for dinners are posted there, make sure you check it often. Also just so you know I will be doing random inspections whenever I feel like it so be on your best behavior." Oikawa finishes, clapping his hands together.

            "Hey hey! ___! We're on cooking duty tomorrow night!" A familiar chipper voice chimes, an arm coming around your shoulders. You look over and smile when you see the owl guy from the exam. He had introduced himself at the end of it.

             "Hey Bokuto, good to see you." You hum before his words register. "Eh? Tomorrow?" You blink and go to the cooking duty calendar with him. "Oh… Well, that's cool looks like we're teamed up a few more times for it."

             "That's… Not necessarily something to be happy about." Another voice comments. 

             "Shut up Kuroo!" Bokuto huffs at the raven haired guy. 

             "Oh, I remember you." You recognize. "Thanks for getting me the medic back in the exam."

              "No problem. Good to see you without blood all over the side of your face." He greets. 

              "By the way I didn't see you guys at the  orientation. Are you… My senpai?" You ask looking between them.

              "Yep!" Bokuto grins.

              "That's right." Kuroo nods. 

              "Alright. Good to know." You smile nodding.

              "Go situate your room, you first years are excused from class today, we got leftovers in the fridge if you get hungry and dinner is supposed to be ready at seven." Kuroo tells you.

               "Right. See you later." You wave as you head up to the second floor, meeting Sakusa on the stairs. "This seems like it's going to be fun." You smile.

               "... Seems annoying to me… Too crowded…" He grumbles. 

               "I did notice you in the corner. But hey that's usually how it is in the beginning, right?" You point out with a shrug.

                "True.." He murmurs and you reach the second floor. "Number?" He looks at you. 

                "Seventeen, you?" 

                "Twenty." He informs.

                "Sixteen."

                "Eighteen."

                You both pause and look back as a pair of twins blink back at you, the blond smiling thoughtfully, whilst the grey haired twin holds up a hand in greeting. 

                 "Oh. Hello neighbors…" You greet. 

                 "Hello. I'm Atsumu," The blond offers his hand.

                 "I'm Osamu." The other twin says. 

                 "Nice to meet you, I'm ___, and this is Sakusa. Don't touch him." You say as you take Atsumu's hand, shaking it slightly.

                "Ah. You're possessive of him, huh." Atsumu guesses, tilting his head with a smile. You pause in surprised confusion at that. 

               "Huh?"

               "No. I sweat toxins so touching me is just a bad idea." Sakusa informs him, a slight hint of annoyance in his voice.

               "Oh, I just assumed because you two were together during the exam, and when you came onto campus." Atsumu says lightly.

               "It's natural to stay near a familiar face in an unknown environment." Sakusa responds. 

               "That's true." Atsumu nods before peering at you thoughtfully. "See you later then, neighbor." He adds, going past. His twin gives him a look as he follows after him. You and Sakusa exchange a glance before moving on to your own rooms and going in to unpack. 

               As you're finishing up, you hear a scratching at your door and pause, going over and opening to see a familiar red fox. "... Oh, hey little guy. You leave someone's room?" You murmur, opening the door for it to come and go. The fox comes in, peering about before hopping onto your bed and sitting down.

          'Maybe someone here talks to foxes and they gather information for them?' You wonder as you situate your shelf. 'Wish I had a quirk like that, sounds cool….' You think before peering at the fox as it watches you with a head tilt.

           "You're so cute." You murmur going to it and carefully scratching behind its ears. It's bushy tails swishes at that. "Foxes are so adorable…" You gush.

            "___…" Sakusa's voice makes you freeze and look over as he pauses, glaring at the fox.

            "Hey Sakusa, isn't this guy cute?" You smile. He looks at you and sighs, closing his eyes briefly as he puts on a pair of gloves.

             "No." He responds, picking it up by the scruff of the neck and putting it out the room before closing the door. "Be more wary. And don't let random animals in your room… You never know what kind of disease one is carrying." He says seriously. 

              "O-Okay… but-" You break off as the intense air around him seems to grow. 

              "Don't. Let. It. In. Your. Room. Again." He glares.

              "Alright alright… So, are you done with your room?" You ask as he relaxes and glances around.

              "Yes. If you're done, we can go get lunch." He says before turning to go back out.

              "I'm done. Lets go." You breathe as your stomach growls. You both head down the hall at that, starting for the doors. "Can I see your room?"

               "... Why?" He gives you a questioning glance.

               "It's fair. You saw mine." You point out.

               "Sure why not." He mumbles, as you start down the stairs. 

               "So what are you thinking of making?" You ask him.

               "This…" He pulls up a recipe on his phone to show you. "It's well balanced." He says as you look it over.

               "Alright looks good." You nod thoughtfully. He puts his phone back in his pocket. He peers at you as you look ahead, stomach growling a bit. 

              "You skipped breakfast didn't you?" He guesses.

              "No… Tendo brought me a muffin." You avoid his gaze.

              "At least one of you was thinking." He comments. 

              "I was thinking." You scoff.

              "About the wrong things probably." He guesses.

              "What-" You look at him with a confused frown.

              "What you need to do for yourself should come first. Or you'll end up sick or injured at a bad time." He states simply before giving you a look. 

               "... Okay I get it." You look away as you reach the kitchen. "So what do we need for this?" You ask, putting on the gloves he passes you. He props his phone up against the wall so you both can look over the ingredients before moving to gather them. "Looks like we got everything." You hum. "Should we make a lot?"

             "Why? Do you eat a lot?" He responds.

             "Only if it's really good... I meant for the others." You tell him.

             "... Let's follow the recipe and see where that leaves us." He answers. You nod and both of you get to work. 

              "... There's a lot more than I thought there would be." You murmur taking some to eat as Sakusa does the same. 

             "I had a feeling there would be." He says, both of you turn to sit at the high bar but pause to find you had an audience.

             "That means we get some too right?" Nishinoya asks.

             "That looks great guys." Ryuu comments.

             "You two sure are close, making food together and all…" Atsumu smiles.

             "I wanted to try that recipe, send it to me please." Osamu requests from Sakusa. You and Sakusa blink at them before exchanging a glance.

              "Uh… Go ahead but there's not much left." You tell the guys as Sakusa shakes his head at Osamu. Seemed crowded in the kitchen suddenly so you and Sakusa move to the common room, sitting at a table. "When did they come into the kitchen?" You murmur.

              "A few minutes after we started to make it." He responds. "I felt them staring." He adds taking off his face mask. You pause as you glance at him, spotting a pair of fangs poking out. This was the first time you've seen him without his mask on. "Stop staring…"

              "Sorry, didn't know you had fangs." You murmur focusing on your food.

              "I do, I have to extract venom from them daily." He tells you, starting to eat. 

              "Really? Everything about you is dangerous…" You comment.

              "You're not wrong. Even my blood can release a deadly gas." He says. 

              "Wow…" Was all you could say. Must suck, having to be careful about everything. Then again he also seemed to be a germaphobe so maybe this suited him.

               "You're staring again." He informs.

               "Ah, sorry, I wasn't paying attention." You breathe looking down at your plate. 

               "Mhmm." A hum sounds as Atsumu and Osamu sit at the table. 

               "This is good you two make a good team." Atsumu comments, his tone slightly teasing. You and Sakusa share a glance at that, Sakusa fixing Atsumu with a glare after that.

              "You keep implying something." Sakusa comments. 

              "Does sound like it…" You frown lightly. 

              "I'm only commenting on what I'm observing." Atsumu smiles.

              "That's not necessary." Sakusa breathes.

               "You're paying a lot of attention to us." You state. His eyes narrow briefly and he looks away.

               "Just curious." He hums. "Out of everyone here… You two don't seem suited to be heroes…" He says lowly, brown eyes meeting your gaze.

               "Wow. You're rude. Did you get your manners from a cereal box?" You huff, slightly offended though you also agreed on the part about you. 

               "That was pretty uncalled for Atsumu." Osamu says.

               "I don't care what you think. I'm going to be a hero either way." Sakusa says, unphased as he eats his food.

               "Didn't see you fighting in the exam though." Atsumu hums. Sakusa sends him a glare but doesn't respond so Atsumu carries on. "If you can save people but can't fight enemies then you're a pretty useless hero if you ask me." He shrugs. 

               "But no one asked you." Sakusa responds bluntly.

               "He must like to hear himself talk." You nod.

               "He does." Osamu confirms.

               "Shut it." Atsumu grumbles to his twin, focusing on eating. You finish and stand up, offering to take Sakusa's plate. 

               "We still have a few hours before curfew right?" You ask as Sakusa places his plate on yours. 

               "Three hours to be exact." He informs.

               "Kuri Academy is only thirty minutes away so I think I'm going to go see Tendo." You murmur as you head to the kitchen. 

                "Kuri is a private school. You won't be able to go onto campus." Sakusa says following along to wash his hands.

                "That's fine." You breathe. After you wash the dishes, you message Tendo to make sure he was available.

                'Sure! Meet me in front of the academy! I want to get the new Shonen Jump.' Is the response you get.

              "Alright. I'm heading out then." You tell him before heading up to your room to change then go out quickly to meet Tendo. 

               After a bit, a familiar bundle of fur comes to your side, and you look down at the fox. "Hey little guy. You my escort?" You lean down to pat his head. He makes a small noise and you smile before carrying on. 

              "___!" Tendo greets cheerfully as you reach the school gates. "You settled in fast huh? Or did you start to miss me already?" He jokes lightly.

               "... Yes." You smirk.

               "Wait, to which one?" He pauses before chuckling. "Oh you!" He waves his hand before peering at the fox. "What's with the fox? Are you under surveillance?" He raises an eyebrow.

               "Maybe? I just thought he liked me." You shrug, leaning down to pat the fox's head again. 

                "Well whatever, come on that store I was telling you about is this way." Tendo hums heading off. You fall in step with him adjusting your glove. "How many have you gone through since we went separate ways?"

                 "One. But that was because the other one was pretty much done after the dorm greeting…" You smile. 

                 "That's good. Means you're feeling at home now. Are you getting along with everyone?" He asks curiously, glancing at the fox.

              "I think so? Well… We got this guy named Atsumu that's kind of… Rude, but I think he's fine. Mostly been sticking with Sakusa. Did you know he has fangs?" You hook your index fingers in front of your mouth to indicate fangs. 

              "Nope. So he's like a snake too? That guy is just all around toxic huh? Wonder what's in his blood." Tendo shakes his head. 

              "Oh that's a scary thought…" You frown.

              "Right? You're going to have to keep an eye on him. Make sure your friend doesn't get hurt." Tendo hums.

              "I was going to do that anyway." You assure as you enter the store together. You pause, looking around. "Hero merchandise huh?" You hum. A whine sounds at your leg and you look at the fox as he places his front paws on your leg. "Hm? You want up?" You kneel down to gather the fox in your arms before standing up and browsing the shop with Tendo. 

             "They even have those little figurines for the newbs that do good in the Rescue Tournament." Tendo points to some. "See, this is Ushijima from last year's tournament." He picks it up before tossing you a smile. "We're friends." He adds, placing it on the shelf.

           "Oh right. That big upcoming hero you told me about." You nod. "Your school must have some impressive people in it to be climbing the ranks so fast." 

             "Principal Washijo is pretty selective with the quirks that come in. I hear that he chooses ones that don't appear villainous…" He hums.

             "... So my quirk." You deadpan.

             "It's not my opinion, but yes." He rubs his neck.

             "Talk about stereotyping…" You sigh as you move down the aisle with him. He picks out his Shonen Jump and flips through the pages briefly before leading the way to the front desk, picking out some candy before purchasing everything. 

             "Come on. There's a park this way." He tells you as you follow him out. He peers at you as you pet the fox in your arms. "I was so surprised when you said you wanted to be a hero." He comments, making you look at him. "But I was also very proud." He smiles at you. "___, I really think you're going to be a good hero. Even if you stumbled into that decision. I have high hopes for you."

             "... Thanks." You murmur in shock. "What's this? Why do you keep getting sentimental with me, Tendo?" You tilt your head offering a light hearted smile.

              "You're right it does sound sentimental." He chuckles unwrapping a piece of candy and popping it into his mouth. "But I think it's something you should hear from your best friend every once and awhile." He offers you a piece.

             "Ah.. Okay then." You take the piece of candy looking at the park as you reach it. "This is a big park…"

              "Mhm, it's pretty peaceful too." He says before looking at you. "Got time to read a few with me?" He smiles, holding up the Shonen Jump hopeful. You blink and smile a bit.

              "Sure."

              Sundown was approaching as you and the fox hurry back to the dorms. You were nearly there when a scream stops you in your tracks. Looking around quickly, you swiftly spot a stone golem looming over a woman. 'Not good!' You think running for her, taking off your glove. The golem stood behind a distraught man who was yelling at the woman. 

             "I told you! You're not going anywhere! You belong to- with me!" He shouts when you come in range. You swiftly move in front of the woman. 

             "Uh. No. I'm pretty sure grown women can do what they want." You say loudly. 

             "Stay out of this kid." He growls, swinging an arm, the golem mirroring it. You raise your hand, making the arm burst. 

              "Nope. You're clearly being uncivil here. I'm not walking away until this woman is safe." You respond. You shook slightly, this was a tense situation and you were not sure what to do. 

        "Safe? Of course she's safe with me, I love her." He raises his arms, the golem doing the same, the arm reforming. You glance back at the woman, the fear deep within her seemed to seep out as tears leave her eyes. She meets your gaze, a silent plea echoing your head.

              "Don't worry. I'm going to protect you." You smile softly before looking at the man again as his eyes darken at your statement. 

              "Shoulda just kept walking, kid." He growls, arm pulling back. The fox moves in front of you, fur fluffing up, ready to join in. Someone moves near the man and there's a sudden pressure in the air. Pushing down on the three of you. He man and his golem fall to their hands and knees, trying to fight it the whole time. "What is this!?"

              "Excuse me, but I'll be stepping in now." The dark haired guy says, stepping forward and looking down at the man briefly before looking at you and the fox. "You two hurry back to the dorms. Oikawa will be mad if you're out late on your first night." He adds, the pressure soon easing off of you.

               "U-Uh. Yessir!" You manage, picking up the fox and running off. 'Who was that?...' You wonder glancing back. Maybe another upperclassmen? 

                You reach the dorms, putting the fox down and going in. Oikawa is there to greet you, looking at his phone. "Daichi just informed me that you're one minute late because you were helping someone. So I''ll let this time slip." He lowers his phone.

             "Lay off Oikawa, you've come in thirty minutes after curfew a few times. Don't be bullying the first years for a minute." Another second year says, giving him a frown.

             "I-I'm not bullying them Iwa-chan!" Oikawa objects, receiving an unbelieving glare in response. The other second year steps forward meeting your gaze.

              "Be more careful in the future this town isn't safe at night. There are no hero agencies in the immediate area so crime is a bit higher here. Get some upperclassmen numbers, so if you feel you're going to be late you can call for an escort, okay?" He tells you.

             "Y-Yes sir." You nod, blinking at him. Why wasn't this guy the dorm president? 

             "Good idea Iwaizumi." Kuroo hums, entering the room with Bokuto, both carrying tubs of popcorn.

             "Huh? I'm the President you know!.. And what are you two doing with popcorn? You have tests tomorrow, you better not stay up all night watching movies." Oikawa scolds.

              "Feh, and here we were going to ask you to join us. We got that new alien movie." Kuroo smirks. Oikawa twitches at that.

              "I'll get us some drinks." He decides heading for the kitchen.

              "Yooo." Kuroo and Bokuto say together, carrying on for the elevator. Iwaizumi sighs quietly, rubbing his eyes before turning back to you and the fox.

              "Anyway, I'll give you my number. Only call me in that situation or if you're in danger. Just know that you'll owe me a snack afterwards." He says, taking out his phone.

             "Yes." You murmur doing the same and exchanging numbers with him. You head off to your room right after that. You pause at your door, looking over at Sakusa's door before going over and knocking on it.

             "Come in." He says, granting you access as you open the door and poke your head in. He was sitting at his desk cluttered with small empty glass bottles, pressing one to one of his fangs, steadily filling it with venom. "Stop staring."

             "Ah sorry. I got some snacks while I was out, did you want one?" You ask, trying not to stare. He peers at the clock before motioning for the bag in your hand. You take it to him, closing the door behind you. He peers in the bag carefully, putting the bottle down to adjust his gloves before taking out two packages. 

             "Thank you." He murmurs. "Did you have dinner while you were out?" 

             "Yeah Tendo took me to a ramen place near his school… The shops over there are much nicer than the ones around here." You comment.

             "It's a more prosperous district thanks to the school." He says simply. 

             "That's true... I just stopped by to offer you some snacks." You head to the door. "Thanks for putting up with me. I know I'm kinda sticking to your side right now. Hope its not annoying." You wave your hand before going out and going into your room, rolling onto your bed with a yawn. Tomorrow the real fun would begin.

Chapter 3: First Day

  ".... ___." The severity in Sakusa's voice makes you wake up with a jerk. 

           "What- what's wrong?" You slur sitting up sleepily.

           "What did I say about the fox?" He questions with a glare at the fluff curled up against you. You blink a few times looking down at it.

            "I didn't do this…" You object with a yawn. His eyes narrow at you at that. "... Okay I did, but he was scratching at my door and I was half asleep." You defend rubbing your eyes and petting the fox as he lifts his head with a yawn. Sakusa sighs, putting on gloves to pick up the fox and put it out.

            "Be gone vermin." He breathes as he shooed it away. "Class starts in an hour. Get ready now so you can eat." He tells you before going out. You blink at the door before falling back into your bed.

             "... Kay…" You say into your pillow.

             "___! Good morning!" Nishinoya greets as you and Sakusa enter the dining room. 

             "Morning, you sleep alright?" You ask.

             "Yeah. I got some exercise in and went right out." He beams. "You and Atsumu didn't make curfew huh? We tried to wait up for ya, but Oikawa made us go to our rooms." 

             "Oh, sorry, I ran into some trouble. But I didn't know Atsumu was out too. Did he make it back?" You look about.

              "No idea." He shrugs. "Ryuu and Iwaizumi are in charge of breakfast today so it should be coming out soon." He says finding a place to sit and motioning you to sit next to him. You smile and sit beside him, Sakusa taking the other seat beside you. The Miya twins soon come in, taking seats across from you. 

             "Hey Atsumu, I see you made it back too. Did Oikawa give you hell for being out late?" Nishinoya asks.

             "Nope. I hear ___ got away with it too." Atsumu hums.

             "You're not supposed to wear hats indoors…" Sakusa tells him.

             "I can wear my beanie if I want to." Atsumu responds simply. 

             "I wouldn't say I got away with it." You pipe up with a frown.

             "Hmm… Guess not." Atsumu tilts his head, pursing his lips briefly.

             "Coming through!" Ryuu declares as he and Iwaizumi come in with platters of food. 

             "Akaashi, ring the bell." Iwaizumi requests from the first year. Akaashi nods, doing so and making the dining room fill up with the rest of the dorm. 

             "Hey hey hey! Something smells great!" Bokuto chimes.

             "So loud…" Oikawa yawns.

             "Mm I smell fish." Kuroo hums. 

             "Morning Bokuto, Kuroo." You greet. They return the greeting and Oikawa frowns, clearing his throat loudly. "And Dorm President of course." You add.

             "Goody goody." Atsumu teases.

             "It's good manners, go find another cereal box." You retort.

             "I don't think a class on manners could help him." Sakusa remarks, taking off his mask.

             "Nope he would definitely fall asleep." Osamu agrees. 

             "Heh. Are they taking shots at you Atsumu?" Kuroo chuckles sitting beside Atsumu. 

             "Shut it. All of ya. What the heck is the big idea huh?" Atsumu scoffs.

             "It's your fault for being rude." You stick out your tongue at him.

             "Hey hey hey! ___! What're we making for dinner?" Bokuto's question makes you pause. 

             "Oh…" You frown.

             "Better make something good, today's going to be a busy day." Atsumu chuckles.

             "... I'm worried about the days you cook." You retort. 

             "Huh?" Atsumu blinks.

             "Me too. Apparently he's paired up with Asahi… Whoever that is." Osamu says.

             "He's around," Kuroo assures glancing around. "Probably sleeping in." 

             "I'll go wake him up!" Nishinoya chimes, finishing his plate and heading out.

             "Classes start in ten minutes! Hurry it up!" Iwaizumi informs the room.

             "Yessir!"

             "We're all in the same class too?" You comment, glancing back at all the first years from your dorm.

             "Most of us, I think." Ryuu says. 

             "Damn…" Sakusa mutters. You enter the classroom, taking a seat. Sakusa takes the seat behind you and Nishinoya takes the desk in front of you. Atsumu picking out the desk next to you.

             "I wonder what kinda teacher we'll get." You hum, stretching in your seat.

             "I heard the A classes usually get some badasses." Atsumu says, drumming on his desk.

             "Wouldn't it be cool if it was a Hero like FlashFire?" Nishinoya gushes, turning to you. 

             "Who?" Your question seems to shock him and his mouth falls open.

             "You don't know FlashFire?! He can make fire puppets out of sparks! He once used one the size of a house to take out a swamp villain! He's the coolest!" Nishinoya tells you.

             "Oh. So his quirk is kinda like yours…" You tilt your head and he pauses before smiling sheepishly.

             "What? No, my wind guardian is different." He says rubbing the back of his head.

             "But it's really cool. And powerful." You point out. "You're really awesome Nishinoya." You grin. He stills, red coming over his face before chuckles sheepishly and turns away.

             "Heh. You're pretty cool to,  ___," He manages. 

             "Stop staring." Sakusa's voice makes you look back to see him looking at Atsumu with annoyance.

             "I wasn't." Atsumu scoffs looking ahead.

             "Lame." Osamu hums.

             "Shut it."

             "Good morning everyone! I hope you've all settled into your dorms." A young man comes into the classroom wearing glasses and a warm smile. "I'm Ittetsu Takeda and I'm going to be your homeroom teacher."

              '.... He's a marshmallow….' You think in awe.

              "Takeda- Sensei, are you… A hero?" Atsumu asks.

              "That's right." Takeda smiles. "Now then let's start roll call…" 

              After class introductions Takeda leads the class out to a testing building. "Can someone tell me the most important thing for a hero to do?"

              "Rescue?" Ryuu answers, raising an eyebrow.

              "Nope."

              "Fighting!" Nishinoya grins.

              "No. Anyone else?" 

              "Gather information." Sakusa states.

              "That's right."

              "Huh?" Ryuu and Nishinoya tilt their heads.

              "Although rescue and fighting are also important the most important job of a hero is to gather information. And I don't just mean documents. Analyzing the situation you're in is also information gathering. It's vital that you use the information you gather to move efficiently to save lives." Takeda stops in a hallway and turns to the class. "The doors behind me all lead to different courses. Your goal is to find and save three decoys. But, the courses are littered with traps, and some may even endanger the decoys."

              "So we need to clear the level without getting the decoy's injured." Kenma clarifies.

              "Correct. And this is where your information gathering will come in. Along with the decoys, I'd like you to try and figure out what happened in your course." Takeda smiles before looking at his clipboard. "Lets see… First pair, Sakusa and Ryuu. Second pair, Nishinoya and Kenma. Third pair, ___ and Osamu…" 

               You start for the third door, pauses as Atsumu stops his brother, whispering something to him. Osamu gives him a look before joining you at the door. "You okay?" You ask him.

              "Yeah. He's just being a pain in the ***." He responds, opening the door so you can go in. You do so, getting blasted by a chilly wind as Osamu closes the door behind you both. 

              "Snow…" You mutter going forward carefully. It looked like a ruined town covered in snow. "Think we gotta worry about the decoys getting hypothermia?" 

              "I hope not." He says looking around.

              "So what's your quirk?" You ask him.

              "... 'Tsumu told me not to tell you." He states, stunning you.

              "Huh? Why the hell not??" You question annoyance swirling up.

              "Because we have the same quirk. Don't ask why because I don't know. I just know it's going to be really annoying if I don't listen to him this time." He says, holding up a hand as you slowly tilt your head with a frown. "I can still help find the decoys."

               "... Alright fine. Let's just go. I was not prepared for snow." You sigh. 

               "Cant you use your quirk to make this snow disappear?" He asks.

               "Too much of it, I could probably clear out a two foot radius." You respond. 

               "Damn… Alright, lets see…" He sniffs at the air. "Assuming they're made of the same thing as the decoys from the exam… There's one nearby." He says moving forward. You move with him down the street, stopping beside a building that was pretty much flattened. You kneel at an opening, peering into the darkness. "It's in there…"

                "Alright. Think I can fit in there. There's only one in here?" You look at him. He hums, sniffing at the air before nodding.

                "The other two are further down." He tells you.

                "Alright. I'll get this one, you can go see where the other two are." You tell him starting in.

               "Watch out for traps." He says before moving away.

               You crawl forward carefully, eyes slowly adjusting as you maneuver through the planks of wood carefully. A hole in the ceiling shining down on a piece of floor, four deep gashes cutting through it. "Whoa.. Whatever did that must be huge." You mutter peering around the lit area and spotting the decoy. "There you are." You breathe moving forward carefully. You reach it and sit up to a crouch. This decoy's shirt was pinned by a piece of wood that appeared to be holding this part of the house up. 

           "Good thing it's just us." You breathe putting an arm around it as you use your teeth to remove your glove before touching the pillar and swiftly holding up your hand as the roof comes down right after. After a moment, light shines over you and the dummy. You put on your glove and pick up the decoy, jumping out of the hole and walking over the roof as Osamu hurries over with a decoy as well.

           "Are you okay?" He asks.

           "I'm good, it was going to come down either way. Are we putting these guys near the door?" You ask, hopping down to join him on the street.

           "Yes. I found the last one. I'm going to need your help." He says as you both go back to the door setting the decoy's down.

           "You find anything else?" You ask him.

           "Well, one the buildings looks like something big crashed into it from outside the town." He tells you.

           "I saw huge claw marks on the floor of the house we found the decoy in. Must be a beastly villain." You say, as you follow him to the last decoy. 

           "Seems too easy." He comments.

           "True. But the heroes that come for the clean up don't normally have to do much." You hum. A howling icy wind hits you both and you shudder, moving closer to Osamu. "Damn that's cold."

            "That's weird." He states, stopping briefly. "Aren't we just in a big room for testing? Why's there a wind like that coming through?"

            "Maybe to add to the atmosphere?" You suggest. He nods and leads you to a nearly destroyed tower. 

            "The last one, is up there." He points to the main part of the tower. 

            "... Damn…" You breathe, you could see the decoy peering out of the window. "How are we supposed to get it down? If we climb up the supports are going to break." You frown.

            "Then let it break. Use your quirk to clear the way and catch that decoy." He tells you.

            "That sounds really risky." You gasp.

            "With our quirks and sources. Do you have a better idea?" He responds.

            "Nope. Be careful." You say, taking off your glove and moving away to where it could fall. You take a deep breath, exchanging a nod with Osamu just before he rams into one of the supports, making the tower fall forward. You raise your arm, bracing yourself. Your heart picks up and time slows a fraction. Your quirk bursts open the toward and you catch the decoy, nearly falling over, but keeping your hand up to burst open the other side of the tower.

              "... Please tell me you're alive." Osamu calls. 

              "If you didn't think I could survive that, then why did you suggest it?" You ask, shaking slightly as he peers in.

              "Because from my perspective, that looked terrifying." He responds as you look over at him. Something large and white leaps across the street behind him, making you still.

              "Osamu… The villain is still here." You stammer, swiftly pulling him into the destroyed tower. 

              "What? You sure?" He whispers looking out. 

              "Looks like you were right about the wind…" You murmur just before another howl sounds, a blizzard suddenly forming outside. "He didn't mention fighting."

              "Then we'll just hurry out…" He says trying to see through the white out. "I can find the way with my nose." 

               "That's a nice idea, but I think I'll freeze." You tell him. 

              "I'll guard you from the wind. And you need to stay close to me anyway or we'll be separated." He points out as you put your glove back on. 

              "Alright… And if it comes to a fight?" You ask.

              "Then I'll take it on and you get the decoys out of here. The rescue comes first." He breathes.

              "Okay. Ready when you are." You murmur, getting ready to sprint with him. He offers his hand but you hesitate, shaking your head. "That's not a good idea. If I get too stressed out my quirk will eat through my glove." You tell him, firmly holding the decoy in your left arm. He pauses and hums pulling out a bandana and tying your wrist to his.

               "How's that?"

               "It'll work." You smile. He nods and you both look to the wall of white.

               "Alright. Lets go. Stay low, that way I can follow the scent better." He says. You hum in agreement and you both sprint out, the icy wind blasting you. Osamu moves into your side shielding you as you pull the decoy closer. You squint ahead, something moving past suddenly makes you jump slightly. 

               "Circling us." You murmur.

               "Just keep-" Something collides into him and the bandana unravels as your arm is jerked back. All you can see is white again.

               "Shit. Osamu!" You call. There's the sound of a struggle nearby just before Osamu reappears, grabbing your wrist and pulling you along.

                "Damn thing's huge." He manages, a pair of fox ears shoveled on the top of his head now. He suddenly looks to the side. "Down!" He barks, and you both dive forward. You feel something large brush over your back. "Go!" He pulls you back up to your feet, running on with you. Soon color pierces the white and you both leave the blizzard just before the door. Osamu and you look at each other then behind to find the town further buried in snow. No trace of the villain.

              "... Okay then." You go to the other decoys to grab one.

              "I think we passed." He mutters picking up the other. "I can carry the other one too." He adds looking at you.

              "Oh sure. These guys are pretty heavy." You nod, looking at the fox ears. "Um… Your quirk is sticking out." 

              "Huh? Oh." He puts on a beanie quickly, frowning a bit as he looks at you.

              "It's okay. I didn't see anything, but I have a question."

              "What's that?"

              "If I hit your brother- really hard, are you going to feel it?"

               "Hmm. I don't think so. But feel free to try." 

               You chuckle at that, the both of you pushing through the door and into the warm hallway. Takeda looks up from his tablet and blinks in surprise.

               "Well done, you two are the first done… I'm impressed, I thought that course would be very challenging with the extra element in it." He praises coming over. "As for the story element I expect you both to write a report."

                "Yessir." You and Osamu say together. 

                "Go ahead back to class and start your papers, of course you can work together on it." Takeda says. With that you both start back for class.

                "I'm surprised, I thought we were taking too long." You comment.

                "Well we were able to get the decoys pretty fast. The only hold up was that wolf and the blizzard." He points out.

                "It was a wolf huh?" You blink in surprise.

                "Well, more like a big white werewolf." He describes. "I think his hero name is Snowball…. Does not suit him at all." He shakes his head.

                "That's actually adorable… and very misleading." You giggle. "By the way that fox scent of yours is pretty amazing I'm lucky you were my partner." He smiles slightly, looking at the floor from your praise.

               "Your quirk really helped us out there too. So we were both lucky." He comments rubbing his neck. 

               After classes you head back to the dorm, Nishinoya and Ryuu seeming very excited about the next day. "Sensei said he was going to go over the footage from the courses and tell us his thoughts tomorrow." Nishinoya says. "I think I did great! Course Kenma's quirk was a big help too!"

               "I think we did good as well. Though I don't think he'll approve of how we got the last decoy." You comment, sharing a glance with Osamu.

              "I don't think either of us really agreed with that move." He admits.

             "At least you guys were decisive. We almost stayed in our course for the whole class. And it was on fire!" Ryuu complains, shooting Sakusa a slight glare.

             "If we had done things your way. Our decoys would've been crushed. And you stated the fire didn't bother you because of your scales." Sakusa states bluntly.

             "You didn't get burnt did you?" You ask Sakusa. He meets your gaze but doesn't answer. "I get that you're cautious, but for your sake, try moving with more urgency." You frown lightly.

             "... Noted." He says looking away, brows knitted together.

             "Heh you're such a caring friend ___," Atsumu hums.

              "I am." You raise your chin. "By the way Atsumu, I owe you a punch. Telling your brother to hide his quirk really held us back." You send him a glare. He pauses and shrugs.

              "I just didn't want 'Samu to do all the work himself." He says shaking his head. Your eye twitches and you hold up your right hand, moving to remove your glove but Sakusa stops you. 

               "Not yet." He breathes.

               "Hm?" Atsumu blinks at you two confused.

               "You should stop teasing ___, 'Tsumu." Osamu comments as he takes the lead into the dorms. 

              "Hey hey hey! ___! How was your first day?" Bokuto greets cheerfully.

              "It was… Good." You smile a bit. 

              "So you don't want what I brought you?" Tendo asks, peering around the corner. 

              "Tendo!" You cheer going over and giving him a hug.

              "I was missed!" He chuckles hugging you back. He pulls away and holds up a bag. "Guess."

               "Hmm… A movie you've been waiting on just came out so you brought it and snacks." You guess.

               "Correct! But Bokuto says you have to make dinner." He tilts his head.

              "Yeah. But I decided on ramen so it shouldn't take long." You smile.

              "Oh! Good idea!" Bokuto grins.

              "I'll help." Osamu offers. "Ramen does sound good after snow."

              "Right? And thanks Osamu." You smile.

              "No problem." 

              "Is it okay to start now?" You ask Bokuto.

              "We got three hours. You have time to hang out and watch the movie." He assures waving his hand. You and Tendo exchange a glance at that.

              "You got drinks in that bag?" You ask.

              "Your favorite." He smiles. "Show me your room." 

              "Alright." You grin.

              "Wait. What movie?" Sakusa speaks up.

              "You'll have to see for yourself." Tendo chuckles motioning for him to come along. "Join us but I'm not sharing the snacks with you."

              "Fine by me." Sakusa says following you two up the stairs. You lead them to your room, opening the door.

             "I'm home!" Tendo calls cheerfully before setting the bag on your desk and rolling onto your bed cheerfully. "Hm? Didn't you bring a lot more pillows?"

              "They're in the closet. I'll get some out so we can make a mock couch." You tell him going to the closet and open it while Sakusa goes through the bag, pulling out the movie.

              "Eight Feet Tall…" He reads.

              "Oooh I love that lore!" You chime, tossing some pillows at Tendo so he can set them up.

              "I know!" He beams. Sakusa puts the movie in before moving to close the door, but a familiar bundle of fur sweeps past him and under the bed.

               "Little…" Sakusa curses, glaring at the bed. "Get out vermin." He kneels down, looking under the bed. Tendo leans down peering under the bed at the fox.

              "Hey Foxy!" He chimes. "This little guy really likes ya." He adds, looking up at you as you set up the last of the pillows.

              "I think this is someone's way of making friends." You hum, kneeling down and peering at the fox too. "Come here buddy. You wanna watch the movie too huh?"

              "___." Sakusa looks at you and you could tell he was giving a disapproving frown behind his mask. 

              "I'll sanitize his tiny paws." You offer him a smile.

              "He looks clean though." Tendo says. 

              "Just keep it away from me." Sakusa sighs sitting on the bed. Tendo sits in the middle after grabbing the remote. 

              "Looks like you got the all clear." You smile at the fox as he comes out. You pick him up and sit beside Tendo as he starts the movie. "I gotta give him a nickname. Any ideas?" 

              "Vermin." Sakusa hums.

              "FireFox!" Tendo chimes.

              "I like FireFox but it's too long. And Vermin just seems mean… What does Osamu call Atsumu?" You peer at Sakusa.

               "... 'Tsumu? Sounds weird."

              "I think it's cute… This is 'Tsumu." You hum, petting the fox. 

              The movie was creepy and suspenseful, you and Tendo huddle up with each jumpscare. You hug the fox while Sakusa just seemed to still, becoming rigid.

            "That was an awesome movie!" Tendo chuckles when the credits finally roll. "You still alive, Sakusa?" He adds peering at him. 

            "Of course." Sakusa manages looking away. Tendo chuckles and peers at you.

            "I feel that could've used a twist at the end…" You hum. "What do you think 'Tsumu?" You ask the fox, pulling on his cheeks lightly. The fox hides his face in your stomach. "He thought it was a good movie too." You snicker. 

            "I told you it was going to be scary!" He gets up, taking out the disk. "Alright, lets go make ramen." 

            "Sounds good." You breathe getting up and stretching. You all head out and downstairs to the kitchen, washing your hands before starting on the ramen. Bokuto joins in half way, giving the meat a hungry look.

             "Bokuto's eating stuff already!" Tendo alerts.

             "No Bokuto-senpai! Don't eat all the meat!" You gasp.

            "But it looks good!" He sends you a pout, making you stiffen.

            'Ugh… Dammit.' Your lip quiver not sure what to do until Sakusa comes in, placing his hand on the back of Bokuto's neck. You pause, eyes widening at Sakusa. Bokuto slows before completely stopping. "Sakusa…?"

             "He won't move for the next ten minutes. Move quickly." He responds, moving away.

             "Oh… Uh okay. Tendo! Replace the meats!" You say getting back to work.

             "I'm done on my end." Osamu rumbles.

             "Osamu, you're a beast in the kitchen." You declare. He tosses a smirk, arms flexing briefly.

              "What was THAT?" Atsumu bursts out laughing, earning a glare from his brother. 

              "That was cool." You point at Osamu. "It's better than him always saying 'shut it'." You add, smirking. 

              "Shut-- Tch…" He looks away with a huff. 

              "Lame." Osamu says.

              ".... I hate you both." Atsumu scoffs going out.

              "He still doesn't know you know huh?" Osamu guesses.

              "No idea. I think I'll see how long it takes him to slip up and then tease him afterwards." You hum.

              "I like that idea… Lets bet." He offers.

              "One week?" You chuckle.

              "So generous… Two days… Max." He states.

              "Ooh what are you two betting on?" Tendo asks.

              "Tell ya later, lets get this food out." You smile heading out with the bowls. As you're followed out, Bokuto's paralysis wears off.

              "Hey hey hey! Sakusa! That was dirty!" He shouts.

              "Excuse me?" Sakusa huffs offended. 

              "Thanks Sakusa." You smile, setting a bowl down for him. 

              "... It would be annoying if he ate all of the good stuff…" He grumbles. 

              "So that's why everything came out on time. Not bad Sakusa." Kuroo chuckles.

             "That is pretty efficient." Akaashi comments.

             "Aw! Akaashi! Back me up!" Bokuto whines.

             "Looks good. And you had extra help." Oikawa murmurs next to you, taking a bowl.

             "I did." You throw a smile at Tendo and Osamu.

             "Hm? You're… Ah, Tendo." Oikawa greets in surprise.

             "Hope you don't mind. I came to see my friend." Tendo waves.

             "Not at all. Just don't bring Ushijima here… EVER." Oikawa waves.

             "... Now I want to meet him." You mutter.

             "What was that?" Oikawa smiles at you.

             "Nothing! Lets eat!"

             "Alright, I'm heading back. See you later ___! I'll miss you!" Tendo waves.

             "Awe… I'll miss you too!" You smile waving after him as he heads out.

             "Sure you don't want to walk him back?" Bokuto asks.

             "I'll be late for curfew if I do. And I think the Dorm President is just waiting for a reason to come for me." You admit.

             "He is." Iwaizumi comments, making you both jump and look at him.

             "Iwaizumi! Why are you sneaking around?" Bokuto huffs. 

             "I'm not." Iwaizumi raises an eyebrow at him.

             "Wait so he is after me?" You frown.

             "Not really. You're just another threat for the Rescue Tournament." Iwaizumi breathes.

             "I cant even rescue!" You whisper.

             "Didn't you save Atsumu back during the exam?" Iwaizumi tilts his head.

             "I thought he was a cute little fox that got lost. I didn't know he was… You know… Just found that out today." You whisper.

             "... That doesn't change anything, your quirk is still pretty powerful." Iwaizumi tells you. 

             "Are you kidding?" You burst. "I cant touch anything without destroying it! Look! This glove is supposed to be indestructible!" You hold up your hand and glove bursts. "See?! This happens whenever I'm excited or agitated! I… I am a threat. But not in the way he thinks." You drop your arms and look down. "If I touch someone… They're gone… Or at least a big portion of them."

               "That is scary. But you haven't even hurt a decoy. You being more aware of it than anything is good too." Bokuto pats your back. "But you should tell everyone that. So we can help you out." He smiles when you look at him.

               "Might help if all of us carried those gloves. How can we get them?" Iwaizumi asks. You look between them and smile a bit.

           "I uh, get sent a box every week. I can start leaving them in the main room. I go through like twenty a week. Unless it's a bad week, then I do go through the box." You rub your cheek.

           "What counts as a bad week?" Bokuto asks carefully.

           "Mmm I don't know. Usually its a week where I don't see Tendo." You murmur, closing your eyes and tilting your head. "Dunno why that is though." 

            "Noted. We just gotta make sure Tendo comes to visit often." Bokuto gives a thumb up.

            "Right." You nod. "Good plan."

            "What are you guys doing? The movie's about to start." Nishinoya asks, looking into the lobby from the main room.

            "Coming."

            "Sakusa, you wanna fight?" Atsumu questions as you all head up the stairs after the movie. "Who the hell paralyzes someone during a movie!?"

            "It was an accident." Sakusa states.

            "Pretty sure you taking off your glove, reaching past ___ and touching my neck- isn't an accident." Atsumu scoffs.

            "You were moving too much." Sakusa responds.

            "Sakusa's quirk is awesome." You chuckle.

            "Oi!" Atsumu huffs frowning.

            "It is. Wish I could do that." Osamu agrees.

            "I still hate you both." Atsumu grumbles.

            "Sure." You hum patting his head.

            "Tch. What the heck are you doing?" He swats your hand away. "I'm not a kid!" 

            "You guys are noisy. Get to the second floor already." Iwaizumi says coming up behind the pack.

            "Ah, sorry sir!" You manage, as you move to the second floor. He pauses looking at you.

           "Oh, almost forgot, the box." He reminds you.

           "I'll get it." You nod, hurrying to your room and grabbing it from the closet. "Here. I keep what I need for the week in my drawer." You tell him, bringing it back to him. The guys peer in and take a few.

            "Alright. I'll take the rest downstairs. Make sure you all go to bed at a decent time." He says heading back downstairs.

            "He's like… The Dorm Dad." You comment. They all pause before looking away with a snicker.

            "Dorm Dad…" Osamu chuckles.

            "Lets call him that. But not to his face…. He looks like he punches like a horse." Atsumu manages.

            "... Please tell him that." Sakusa says moving to his room.

            "How can you be friends with that guy?!" Atsumu asks you. 

            "I find his straight forwardness and honesty… Charming in a sense." You put a knuckle to your chin. 

            "You have problems." Atsumu shakes his head going to his room. You and Osamu watch after him before doing a high five and going to your rooms. 

            Scratches on your door pull you back from the dream that had almost pulled you in. You get up and open the door to let the fox in. 

            "'Tsumu… Cant you come sooner? I was almost asleep…" You grumble sleepily, pulling on a second glove over your hand before crawling back into bed with the fox close behind. He nuzzles himself between your arms, cuddling up to your pillow. "What a cute fox. Maybe I should have given you Osamu's nickname instead." You smirk. He makes a sound, ears folding back. You chuckle and pet his head. 

               "I'm kidding. Don't be so upset about it.." You murmur. "Although…" He growls slightly at that. "What's that? You want to go into Sakusa's room?"

           Whine.

            "I was only half joking there."