Twenty Two
The Exam
Katsuki Bakugo
Izuku Midoriya

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Katsuki

"Yeah, I get it your excited to be here again. Geez Starfire..." I sighed, putting another dish in the drying rack. I was doing the dishes while the old hag and Dad were out. It had been a year since Deku transferred, but we did group calls almost every day. By now, everyone is on a

"Sorry, I'm just super stoked to see you all again!" Ellie exclaimed.

"Ellie, you're going to wake up Storm..." Pearl sighed. This was quickly followed by a kitten mewling.

"Hey Katsubro! Think we'll Izuku at the exam?" Kirishima asked.

"It's more likely for him to have been sent to a different area for the exam." Todoroki replied.

"Oh, we're here." Uraraka said, "We'll talk to you later!"

"We just arrived too," Tara said, "see ya!"

They hung up the call, and the class piled off of the bus.

I looked around, trying to spot any familiar green hair around, but I didn't.

Guess Deku isn't here after all.

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Izuku

"So, you excited to see your old classmates again?!" Inasa exclaimed.

"What makes you think we're even going to be in the same area?" I asked.

"Bruh, you gotta stay positive! Nobody likes those bad vibes!" Camie exclaimed.

"But it's true..." I frowned at them.

"Ah, come on! We all know you're just dying to see that blonde kid!" Inasa exclaimed. My face heated up, and I whacked him gently.

"Don't say that!" I exclaimed, flustered.

They continued to tease me about Kacchan, until the bus stopped. We had arrived at the exam center.

We all got off of the bus, and I scanned the crowd for UA uniforms.

Then I saw them.

I pointed it out to Inasa and Camie. Camie was about to speak, when Inasa yelled at them, loudly.

"HEY! UA KIDS!"

They all turned, and I saw him.

Wow...

Kacchan looked amazing.

"Inasa." Todoroki turned, and smiled slightly at him. The others looked at me, and I hid shyly behind Camie.

"Yo, why you hiding behind me cinnamon roll?!" Camie exclaimed, pushing me out from behind her, "Go chat with your friends!"

I rubbed the back of my neck nervously.

"H-Hey guys..." I smiled at them. I wasn't sure what to expect next.

"Deku!" Uraraka ran over and hugged me tightly, nearly choking me to death. This was followed by all my other former female classmates.

"Can't... breathe!" I exclaimed.

"Jesus Christ, get off him." Kacchan pulled them away, and then ruffled my hair, smiling down at me.

"Good to see you again nerd." He looked the same as before, but he was a bit taller, a bit more ripped if that was possible, and his hair was spikier. I smiled at him.

"Told you we would see him!" Kirishima exclaimed, and Kaminari laughed. Kacchan's eye twitched.

"Yeah yeah, shut up Shitty Hair." He growled. I chuckled.

"Midoriya! I'm glad to see you are in good health!" Iida exclaimed.

"It's good to see you again." Todoroki nodded at me, smiling slightly.

Aizawa~sensei came out of the bus, and saw me. He was followed by a familiar purple haired boy...

"Midoriya," he stared at me, walking over, "good to see you again.

"Midoriya?" The purple haired boy asked.

"Shinsou?" I questioned, tilting my head slightly.

"Yep." He smiled slightly.

"No way," I gasped, "you took my place in the class?!"

"When you put it that way you make it sound like we replaced you!" Uraraka exclaimed, laughing a little.

We walked into the building, chatting together, until we heard a yell.

"YO PEOPLE!" We turned, and saw Ellie, Pearl, Tara, and Kara waving at us. They ran over to join us.

Everything seemed perfect. I was with my friends again.

When the exam started, I decided to split up from my school and stick with my friends.

Although that didn't last long, since we ended up being separated by someone else.

Thankfully, the entire class made it through the exam. Although Kacchan didn't pass...

Before we knew it, I had to head back.

Kacchan pulled me to the side away from the others, into a dark corner. He grabbed my wrist and pinned me there towering over me with a sexy smirk.

"Kacchan?..."

"Deku."

A warm blush slowly spread across my face as leaned down to kiss me. It started off sweet and gentle, but quickly became rough. We pulled away a couple times for air, but quickly went back to it.

"K-Kacchan..." we were panting slightly.

He sighed.

"We should get back, the other are probably ready to go."

I frowned, and nodded. I probably wasn't going to see him again for awhile, so I didn't want us to separate just yet.

Of course, not like I had a choice in that. Dad would kill me if my classmates left without me.

When we got back to the others, my classmates were getting ready to leave. They were outside the bus, waiting for me.

I ran over to my classmates.

"Yo Mido, what's up with that sunburn? It's the same colour as Zuko's birthmark over there." Camie gestured to Todoroki, which confused me.

"No ATLA jokes! Author still hasn't watched it!" Ellie yelled at us.

"Hey now, don't be breaking the fourth wall, the readers gotta fix that y'know!" Camie called back.

"That's enough you two," Pearl sighed, "come on Ellie we're going to miss the bus back to the hotel."

Tara and Kara were already ahead of them, waiting by the bus.

"Sunburn is gone," Camie raised her eyebrows at me and wiggled them. I blushed again.

"There it is again!" She exclaimed.

"We're leaving."

I turned to see most of the rest of my class was on the bus, Camie and Inasa followed. 

I glanced back at my friend's, and waved at them as they climbed onto their bus. Kacchan paused, and smiled at me. I smiled back.

"Midoriya! Let's go!" 

I waved at Kacchan as I stepped onto the bus, "I'll call you later!"

He grinned, and gave a thumbs up before going onto his bus, and I went onto mine.

"So, you and that blonde kid?" Camie nudged me, and I blushed again.

"S-shut up!" I exclaimed.

"You stuttered." Inasa noted. 

"Leave me alone! He's my childhood friend, I haven't seen him in a year..." I trailed off, as my phone buzzed. 

Kacchan <3
Love you nerd, call me when you get back.

Izuku Midoriya
Will do! <3

"Last I checked friends don't say they love each other and send hearts." Camie teased. I blushed again.

"Geez, that is one strange sunburn. Unless, you're just blushing." Inasa grinned.  I pouted, and turned to the window. 

"I wouldn't bother with those UA students, or those four girls in English uniforms they were talking to," I looked over at my classmate, Seiji Shishikura.

"Oh? And why is that?" I asked, suddenly feeling defensive of my friends and boyfriend. 

"They all lack dignity. I have much respect for the school itself, but that class lacks enough dignity to ever become heroes. As for the English women, I did attempt a conversation with one, but she lacked the dignity to answer me properly. As if matters could get worse, two of them came over and yelled at me for speaking to her." He said. 

That didn't sound like Ellie, Pearl, Tara, or Kara...

"Which one did you speak to?" I asked. He blinked at me.

"The black haired one."

That made more sense suddenly.

"Pearl is shy, and she doesn't speak Japanese very well. Neither does her sister Ellie, the blonde one. I'm going to guess the other two were Ellie, and her friend Tara. About the same height?" 

He nodded. I continued.

"Tara yelled at you because you were likely being rude to Pearl. As much as Pearl may not speak Japanese, she understands it well. Ellie was there to comfort her."

"A hero should be able to take such insults."

I glared at him, "A hero should also have empathy for others." 

"Hey you two-"

"And 1-A? What makes them lack dignity?" I asked. 

"None of them acted on behalf of their class, especially the blonde one with the explosion quirk. He was rash, and didn't consider the consequences of using his quirk in a close area. He's an idiot, and-"

I think snapped is the best word to describe my reaction.

"In case you couldn't tell Shishikura," I snapped, "everyone in that class has been through shit, whether it was the U.S.J attack or not, but they've been through it together. Kacchan might be brash, he might be rude, but he is most definitely not an idiot!"

"If that's what you believe then so be it," Seiji replied. My phone started ringing before he could continue. It was the group chat.

I answered the call happily.

"Hey everyone!"

"Hey Midoriya! You back yet?" Kirishima asked.

"No, I'm still on the road. Hey, is Kacchan there?"

"Yeah, I'm here." Kacchan replied.

"Great! Anyway, you wanna continue what you were saying Shishikura? About Class 1-A and the English girls?" I smiled at him. He looked slightly pale, and gulped.

"He took protection, damn." I heard Camie whisper.

"We'll speak of it later." Shishikura finally said, and I shrugged.

"Alright!"

"That's enough you two," Nagamasa Mora said, "Midoriya, hang up that phone now. You can talk to your friends later. We're almost back at the hotel."

I nodded, and quickly texted a goodbye to my friends before hanging up.

I tried to ignore Camie and Inasa, who just teased me about Kacchan the entire trip, and Shishikura, who glared at me most of the time.

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Katsuki

Deku didn't call back until the next day after school. It was a video call. I was doing homework at the time, but I gladly set it aside to chat. Even if the rest of the extras were there.

"So, what are you guys doing right now?" Deku asked.

"Homework." I grumbled.

"Taking bets on whether or not Pearl and her girlfriend are fucking because I'm pretty sure we can hear them." Ellie replied.

"Didn't need to know that." Eijiro said.

"Watching anime with Tsu!" Ochaco exclaimed.

"Really? Which anime?" Kara asked.

"Puella Magi Madoka Magica." Tsu replied.

"Ooh! That's a good one, which episode?" Tara questioned.

"Just started three." Ochaco said.

I heard sniffling, and sighed.

"Good job, you reminded Deku of his favourite character getting her fucking head eaten..." I grumbled.

"You've seen it?" Eijiro asked.

"Watched with Deku after finishing a middle school project. He was convinced he would be scarred for life afterward..."

"HOLY SHIT!" Yelling came from Tsu and Ochaco's end of the line.

"WhaT THE FUCK SHE JUST GOT HER HEAD EATEN OFF!" Ochaco screeched.

Deku burst into tears.

I sighed.

"We should all get together for an anime night," Ellie suggested, "before we have to leave for Canada again."

"I-I think I'm going to be in town for a couple more days before I get on a plane to head back to the other side of Japan..." Deku mumbled, "I'm sure my classmates won't mind me coming over."

Then he gasped suddenly.

"Oh yeah! I almost forgot, I want to apologize, on behalf of Shishikura. He told me about his interaction with Pearl..." he trailed off.

"The purple haired bastard with tiny eyes?" I asked.

"I'm right here." Shinsou grumbled.

"Not you dumbass." I retorted.

"Why doesn't he apologize himself?" Ellie asked.

"Because he doesn't actually want to apologize..." Deku muttered, "anyway, give me a moment and I'll ask."

There were footsteps on his end, and a door creaking. Then it was silent.

Moments later, the door creaked again, followed by more footsteps.

"I'll be there tomorrow!" Deku exclaimed happily.

"OI! KATSUKI! DINNER!"

My eye twitched.

"I gotta go. The old hag is yelling at me." I grumbled.

"See you tomorrow!" They exclaimed, as I disconnected and went downstairs.

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