IV
Heroics 101.
(Name) was currently seated at her desk, subtly shuffling in her chair in the excitement that she was failing to contain. Sero, who sat next to her, chuckled at her enthusiasm and reached a hand out to pat her shoulder to remind her to pay attention. She smiled at him when she felt the contact. He melted from the inside out, feeling his chest turn to goo at the hands of her unintentional charm. And the worst thing is, she didn't even know the effect she had on people. She was so damn oblivious, it was cute and frustrating at the same time.
'BATTLE TRAINING!' All Might pulled out a card from nowhere. 'To do this, you will need your... COSTUMES!'
He somehow cued to the wall and twenty-one cases appeared, each labelled with the name of every student in the class.
'EVERYONE! SUIT UP AND MEET ME ON FLOOR GAMMA!'
.oOOo.
(Name) has had this idea for her costume since she was younger. She, of course, had help from her brother, but the actual base for it was original.
Her suit was simple, but eye-catching and at an adequate level of flashy. It was white and made mostly of an advanced latex that was thick enough to provide warmth, yet still stretchy enough to allow the best mobility. (Name) was sensitive to the cold (and hayfever too, unfortunately), so she made sure to cover that.
A belt secured itself around her waist and the suit had an opening at the back to give her cottontail room. Her abdomen was exposed slightly, for her to do flips and angle her body when she jumps without any friction. Her arms were also bare at the top, with detachable sleeves that were loose at the wrists.
Her boots were the finale. It was the most iconic part of her costume and had a special type of foamy rubber that was soft and malleable-looking. Toshi-nii helped her with this part, explaining how one of his friends designed this material to absorb the extra shock of landing from up high.
He used this same material in his volleyball shoes, after all.
The inner soles are complex nets of synthetics that soften the landing of her feet when she jumps.
When (Name) finished putting it on, she studied herself in the mirror and nodded in satisfaction.
Following the other girls in the class, she made her way to Floor Gamma. Uraraka, who had skipped up to (Name)'s side, had started a conversation quickly. Today's topic was: frogs. Apparently, Asui had heard them and inserted herself into the convo as well. (Name) learnt that her favourite frog species is the Glass Frog.
'I could see your outfit is based off that frog, right?' asked (Name).
'Ribbit. I also like the Mantellidae.'
(Name) was about to reply when she heard All Might clap his hands together loudly, getting everyone's attention. The bunny girl was so busy buzzing in her own excitement for the training that she didn't notice the stares she received. Most were eyeing her because of how absolutely delectable she looked in that outfit, with her bunny ears unusually up high and alert. One of them flopped to the side endearingly.
'THE SITUATION IS!' All Might cleared his throat awkwardly, his iconic smile still ever-present, and pulled out a comically tiny slip of paper.
A script?
'THE VILLAINS HAVE HIDDEN A BOMB SOMEWHERE IN THE BUILDING. THE HEROES' JOB IS TO FIND THE BOMB AND DEACTIVATE IT BY TOUCHING IT BEFORE THE TIME RUNS OUT. THEY CAN ALSO WIN BY CAPTURING ALL THE VILLAINS USING THIS CAPTURE TAPE. THE VILLAINS' ROLE IS TO DEFEND THE BOMB FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE EXERCISE.,' All Might's voice boomed in a different way to Present Mic. 'Quirks are allowed, but life-threatening attacks will have you disqualified!'
The class was paired up. Mineta, the little perverted scum of the earth, was absent. Thank goodness.
(Name)'s partner was a girl called Yaoyorozu Momo. They got along decently.
As they made their way into the building, (Name) began to discuss their plan.
'I was thinking that I have more mobility with my quirk, so I can go and eliminate one of the heroes beforehand,' said (Name).
'Jirou has a quirk that has something to do with her earlobes. So a hearing quirk? A sound quirk? She's probably the one who will track our location,' agreed Yaoyorozu. 'I can defend against Kaminari for a while, using covers that I can create out of my fat.'
'So I can go for Jirou first,' (Name) finalised.
'And I stay to defend the bomb,' Yaoyorozu answered. 'Okay, let's do this.'
.oOOo.
The building was quiet when Jirou and Kaminari walked in. Immediately, Jirou plugged her earlobes into the wall and listened for any sound of movement.
'A shuffling of sorts... four floors above us. Let's go,' she gestured at Kaminari. They needed to move quickly, before (Name) could catch them.
On the fifth floor, (Name) flicked her ear and grinned at Yaoyorozu, 'They're moving. I think they know where you are.'
'What about you?' questioned Momo.
'Ah, my shoes are made of a material that can absorb shockwaves when I leave and land. Similarly, they cushion my feet when I'm standing still and should muffle my steps enough so that they cannot be heard. As long as I keep quiet, she won't notice me walking around.'
'How handy.'
'They're on the second floor now. That's my cue,' (Name) got ready to jump. She leapt from wall to wall, because they surprisingly make less noise than the ground. As soon as she spotted Jirou, she wasted no time to launch forward to tackle her down to floor two. Kaminari, in panic, had left his partner to continue to search for the bomb. Good. It's going according to the plan.
(Name) didn't leave Jirou any time to recover from the fall, opting to kick her across the room. She was still conscious, and (Name) ended it quickly with a precise elbow to the back of her neck.
Now that she was finished with one of the heroes, she needed to go help Yaoyorozu.
(Name) rushed upstairs, flinging the door open to see Kaminari about to charge a round of electricity. Yaoyrozu got ready under her protective blanket.
'No! Don't let him attack here!' (Name) yelled, realising the attack could affect the bomb and swiftly decided to kick Kaminari out of the building. Literally. From the fifth floor.
The classmates who were watching were in shock. The adorable, innocent bunny was flinging someone out from five stories high.
Was that even allowed?
Miraculously, Kaminari landed on a boulder that (Name) also kicked out, which cushioned his landing. He was safe and without serious injuries, but knocked out.
'THE VILLAIN TEAM IS THE WINNER!'
.oOOo.
'So, who can tell me who the MVP of that round was?' All Might asked. His voice was still booming, and to (Name)'s dazed self, it was blurring. Her ears were ringing slightly from the adrenalin and the concentration to time that last kick right. If she hadn't done it as perfectly as she did, then Kaminari's legs might have been crushed.
Iida raised his hand, 'The MVPs of this match are both the villains. Yaoyorozu acted accordingly to her quirk and played defensive, managing to hold Kaminari back until her partner arrives. (Name) was excellent as she had quickly dealt with her main opponent to leave time to help her teammate. Their cooperation was flawless, despite knowing each other for only a day and they had put together a firm plan, not to mention their execution of the plan was above standard as well.'
All Might was slightly thankful that Iida left one thing out so that he didn't have to look dumb for the second time in front of his students.
'Plus, both Young Yaoyorozu and Young (Name) realised in the end that Young Kaminari's risky attack could affect the bomb, had it been real. They treated the exercise as if it was a real-life situation. It should also be noted that Young (Name), despite kicking the hero off the fifth floor, had timed everything perfectly so that Young Kaminari did not conceive any harsh injuries in his landing. Congratulations, you two!'
'Thank you, All Might-sensei!'
.oOOo.
Toshi-nii's friend was picking her up today. (Name) was absentmindedly walking along with her friends when a sleek red car parked slowed down right in front of them. The window rolled down to reveal a young male with dark, spiky hair. He had one hand on the wheel and one sliding his sunglasses off his face. Midoriya and Uraraka were taken aback by the smell of wealth from the car and its driver, whereas Iida remained chill.
For now.
'Ah... Tetsu-nii?' (Name) was surprised to see him here, clearly. Her brother didn't say anything about picking her up today, so she assumed that she was taking the train.
'Hey, (Name),' replied the stranger. He then took in the sight of three other people and nodded at them, smirking like a Cheshire cat. 'You must be (Name)'s friends. Nice to meet you, the name's Kuroo Tetsuro.'
Turning to (Name), he said, 'Get in, Flops. Your bro had a last-minute team meeting and got me to bring you to the meeting. It sounds pretty important.'
'Alright, thanks. Bye guys.'
'B-Bye, (Name)!' Midoriya stuttered, waving shyly.
'Have a safe ride! And remember to secure your seatbelt before you--'
'-- Iida, don't you think she knows that?' Uraraka cut Iida off.
'... And besides, she can't hear you,' muttered Midoriya, the voice of common sense.
'... Oh. Right.'
.oOOo.
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