The ringing of my phone made me stop running. Izu's name flashed on the screen and I quickly answered. "Kiri-Nee, are you okay?" Izu asked, a bit out of breath.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Not entirely sure where I'm at. What about you and Kacchan? Is he hurt?" I asked.

"Kacchan's fine. We're in front of the station now, Todoroki and Yaoyorozu are on their way. It was a success."

I sighed in relief, my body sagging slightly. That's good. They're safe. They're all safe.

"Alright, I'll meet you there."

I hung up, but stared at my cracked screen.

Deciding I needed help wrapping my brain around what exactly happened, I looked for the video I had taken.

The Nomu's in that weird vat, the collapse of the building, that's it. Ah.

The phone is on the ground, it wasn't in my hands at this point, but it's still recording.

All For One walks past it, giving me a good look at his face. Or what's left of his face.

The mask is in his hand, so I can see his face clearly. It's mostly comprised of scar tissue starting from his upper lip and covering his entire head and the back of his neck. I can't see his eyes, but I can vaguely see the outline of his eye sockets. Then he puts on the mask.

I rewind it and pause on his face. This is All For One.

I don't know a whole lot about him or One For All. All I know is a story Izu had told me after the festival. The one All Might told him.

Apparently the two were brothers. And One For All is a Quirk passed on to the next, but what about All For One? Is it also a Quirk inherited? Or . . . no, it couldn't be.

It has to be passed down. That's why he calls Shigaraki by his first name.

They are the dark sides of Izu and All Might. Two sides of the same coin. One that is is good, the other that is evil.

And the older generation is duking it out, right now.

Which means the new battle will begin shortly.

Midoriya Izuku and Shigaraki Tomura. They will be the arch nemesis for years and years to come until one of them is gone.

Whether that means prison or death. It's a cycle from what Izu has told me. And after today, it'll be his turn to run it.

My gaze drifted upwards to the starless sky.

"I guess destructive cycles are common for everyone." I murmured.

~

I stared at the large building in front of me with the others.

Like everything U.A, it's pretty fancy. This is where I'm going to be staying for a while. Along with everyone else.

~Flashback~

"Eh? Dorms?" I questioned. Midnight nodded. After the whole incident a few days ago, school's been out for a bit.

I ended up staying over with the Bakugo's. But I had to go home because Midnight said she had some important news.

"Yeah. Dorms. I already discussed it with your homeroom teacher. He wasn't aware you lived with me until he looked at the files."

Ah, that's right. Midnight and I don't really have any connection other then the fact she's the one who had found me.

"You didn't tell him, right?" I asked.

She glanced over at me. "No. I would never tell anyone. Besides, I'm not allowed to discuss the case." She winked, making me roll my eyes at her.

"Alright. I'm not really against it." It's not like I'm particularly attached to one place.

Only people. Izu and Kacchan.

Of course it'll be different then what I'm used to, but it's not a big deal.

She just grinned. "Well, you better get packing!"

~Flashback End~

So they put up a dorm system to help with safety.

"Now I'll explain briefly about the dorms. But first, for now, we will focus on getting the provisional licenses we were planning to have you get during the training camp." Aizawa-Sensei began.

Ah. That's right. That was the point of it. I completely forgot about it. Or was I asleep when he explained it?

Eh. Either way, I don't really care.

"This is important. Listen up. Kirishima, Yaoyorozu, Todoroki, Nozomi, Midoriya, Iida." His eyes narrowed ever so slightly.

Ah crap. "These six went to go save Bakugo that night." This surprised our classmates who weren't involved. But not the surprise that of those who were in the dark.

They knew. They knew that we would go. They just didn't want to believe it.

They just know for sure now that Aizawa-Sensei has told them. And of course he knew.

All Might snitched on us.

Well, it's not entirely his fault. He and Kacchan were investigated by the police and they saw us there. It's not that hard to put two and two together.

"Your reactions tell me that you were at least aware of it. I'm going to set aside a number of issues and say this: If it weren't for All Might's retirement, I would've expelled everyone except Bakugo, Jiro, and Hagakure. Of course the six who went, but also the twelve who knew but didn't stop them betrayed our trust, no matter what the reason. I would be grateful if you could follow the proper procedures and act properly in order to regain that trust."

This whole thing is stupid.

I did what I did because I wanted to. Because I wanted to save my friend.

That automatically makes me the bad guy.

Like Asui said. Our actions were no different then villains. Maybe I'm in the wrong school then.

Because I'd rather be a villain and save Kacchan than a wannabe hero who's just a lapdog, a sheep that is easily herded by anyone.

He turned to face the building. "That's all. Now, we're going inside. Let's have some energy."

Everyone deflated at his words, but I stared at his back, anger in me.

I'm not some mindless sheep. If I want to do something, I will. He will learn that. And so will the high and mighty Heroes.

They'll learn real quick that their words mean nothing to me.

Because unlike everyone else, I don't see them as God's. I see them as selfish humans. And that's why they hate me.

And that's why I hate them.

I absolutely detest Heroes. "Come here." Huh?

Kacchan grabbed Kaminari by his shirt and dragged him back and behind some bushes. "Huh? What? No!"

Electricity sparked madly from the area and soon, Kaminari reappeared.

My eye twitched. He used up so much he's in his stupid state. Because of him and his stupid state, the class started to laugh, especially Jiro as he continued to act stupidly.

Ah. My eyes went over to Kacchan. Oh? That's unusual. Hm. The corner of my lip moved up at that.

He made the mood light again. This side of Kacchan isn't shown as often. He never shows it to people. But he did. Seems like this school is good for you, huh, Kacchan?

After everyone was done laughing, we headed on inside after Aizawa-Sensei.

"Each student dorm building holds one class. Girls on the right, and boys on the left. But the first floor is the common area. Food, baths, and laundry are on this floor." Everyone ran around, admiring the place.

It is nice. There's a courtyard, sliding glass doors, very clean, nice furniture and other furnishes, and it's spacious. It won't be cramped at all.

Mina was the loudest on her excitement, but everyone was excited. "It's like a mansion!"

Hm. Ah! I quickly caught Ochako who had began to faint from the overwhelming change. "Uraraka?!" Iida shouted as I held her in my arms.

Ah-ah. "Did my ears deceive me? Baths and laundry are in the common area? Is this a dream."

I sighed, staring at Mineta weirdly. This kid has issues.

Aizawa-Sensei emitted a scary aura as he heard it as well.

"They're separated by gender You better watch yourself."

Mineta paled as he cowered at his words and his aura. "Yes sir." Nodding, we continued the tour to the second floor.

"Rooms start on the second floor. There are four rooms per gender on each floor with five floors total. Everyone gets their own room. They're luxurious spaces equipped with their own AC, toilets, fridges, and closets." Everyone admired it.

It's like a fancy dorm. We even have our own balconies.

"These are your rooms. The belongings you sent ahead have already been placed in your rooms, so unpack and get settled in today. I'll tell you more about what will happen from now on tomorrow. That's all, dismissed."

Well. Might as well unpack.

~

"Ki-i-ri~!" Mina jumped on my back, wrapping her arms around my neck.

"Ambushing me the moment I get out of my room. You're persistent." I noted.

She just grinned. "Hey, hey! Let's go see if the boys are done and have a room competition!" She said, detaching herself and standing with the rest of the girls.

I gave them a flat look. "No."

I went back into my room and ignored her whining from the other side. After awhile she left and gave up.

Room competitions? What's so interesting about that? Well, mine wouldn't satisfy them.

I glanced at my room. My bed is against one side, deep purple sheets on them. The standard desk with an empty notebook and lamp. And I have blackout curtains, keeping my room dark if I want it.

It's not interesting in the slightest. But the thing I personally like is what's on my desk.

A framed photo of me, Izu, and Kacchan. It's the day I met them actually, in front of the park.

I stood to the right, Izu is to the left, and Kacchan is in the middle, his arms around our necks.  Both boys are grinning widely. 

And I had a full smile, still not as bright as theirs, but different from usual. I can't remember the last time I smiled like that. It's been a long time.

After the things that happened actually.

Memories I'd rather not remember popped into my mind and I shook my head, ridding myself of them. Despite it, my eyes drifted to my jewelry box.

It was an old one the boys had gotten for me for my birthday. Kacchan thought it'd be funny to get a girly looking one.

It's a white box with pink trim, ballerina written in cursive in the corner and flower petals and ribbons painted on it, but not too much.

In it held mostly chokers, but underneath it, in the compartment, is a photo.

It would be better for me if I had gotten rid of it, but I couldn't bring myself to do it.

Just like that.

I looked over to my bed, where a light colored, fluffy, teddy bear rested.

Completely out of character for me, but I've had it since I was five. It was a gift from someone very precious to me.

From Kazuya.

Wanting to get my head out of the clouds, I decided to change out of my uniform and into some casual wear.

I'll take a bath later tonight, but this uniform is really suffocating.

I stripped off my clothes, leaving me in my underwear. I went to grab my casual wear when my door slammed open.

"Kiri's turn!" Mina shouted. Hm? I turned my head, my long hair moving at the action as I stared at my classmates.

Their eyes are wide, not expecting me like this. "S-S-Sorry!" Kaminari shouted, reaching past Mina and slamming the door shut.

I slipped on the large shirt and shorts, pulling my hair out of the collar. Some of them were blushing but there was something else.

What could have surprised them more?

Ah. I turned, facing the full-body, mirror.

I turned so I could see my clothed back. Grabbing the hem of my shirt, I pulled it up a bit to see the bottom of the large scar.

I guess they saw it.

Well, it's not like it particularly matters.

Ten minutes later, I headed down to the common area, to see what everyone was doing.

"Eh? No Kacchan huh?" I voiced, making them look back at me.

I sat on the back of the couch behind Tokoyami, looking at Mina who held a box.

Mina pouted. "Bakugo didn't want to compete. But you made it just in time to see who won!" She cheered.

She seems relatively normal.

She went through the votes quickly. "And now, here are the results of the first Room Kind competition, minus Kiri, Bakugo, and Tsu!"

So they got the choice but you barged into mine because mine didn't matter, huh?

"With a total of five votes! The overwhelming winner standing alone at the top is . . . Sato Rikido!"

Sato? Really? Was his room really that interesting.

"By the way, they were all girls! The reason was because the cake was delicious."

Huh? "Cake? I want cake." I mumbled, dissatisfied. "I saved you a piece!" Toru shouted, holding up a slice of delicious looking cake.

"Ooooo." I admired. She handed it to me and I took a bite. The moment I did, I froze.

It's . . . it's . . . it's delicious! "Kiri! That's too intense of a reaction!" Kirishima shouted.

I shrugged, finishing off the fluffy cake. "I like what I like."

Todoroki glance at Izu and Iida. "Is it over? Can I go to sleep now?" He asked.

So he actually participated. "I'm surprised you went along with this." I said, turning towards them, hand on hip.

Izu smiled lightly, nodding. "Yeah. He was even waiting until it was over."

I walked over to Todoroki, propping my elbow on his shoulder. "Eh? You sure are doing your best, huh?" I noted. He merely closed his eyes. "I'm going to bed."

"Oh! Todoroki, wait a sec!" Ochako called.

Eh? She's calling out to Todoroki? That's strange. Even Todoroki seemed a bit surprised.

"Deku, Kiri, Iida too, and Kirishima and Yaoyorozu. Do you have a minute?" Huh? Us six?

It has to be because of what happened with Kacchan.

But why?

She led us all outside the dorm where Asui was.

Now that I think about it, I haven't seen her since we got here. Which is strange since she's usually with the girls and Ochako.

"You see, Tsu said she had something to tell you all." Ochako said, standing behind the girl.

"I can't help but say everything that comes to mind. But there are times when I don't know what to say. Do you remember what I said at the hospital?"

She sounds like she's about to cry. What she said at the hospital?

Yeah. How she compared us to villains. "Yeah, I remember." Izu said, glancing at the ground.

"I hardened my heart and said some painful things." She looked down and Ochako placed her hand on her back.

I just stared at the girl. Hardened her heart?

Does she even know what that means?

"Even so, you still went. When I heard about that this morning I was shocked. I thought I'd stopped you, so I was filled with disappointment and bad feelings. I didn't know what to say. I didn't feel like I could have fun talking with everyone. But, that made me very sad." She cried.

"That's why I wanted to tell you even if I couldn't gather my thoughts properly. So that I could have fun and talk with everyone again." She wiped at her eyes.

"It's not just Tsu that feels this way. Everyone felt uneasy and wanted to make that feeling go away. That's why . . . the 'Room King' and everything was because they understood how you all felt. So don't blame them, but, you know, I mean I know it's hard, but anyway . . . Let's all work hard together and laugh together again!"

Kirishima ran up and apologized to her.

They all flocked around and apologized to the crying girl. But I just stood in the same spot, going over their words.

"Nozomi, you should apologize too." Iida said, turning a bit to me from his spot by Asui.

I just remained there. "Why?"

"Because we made them go through a lot! And you said some harsh words to her back at the hospital."

I just stared at the group. "I'm not sorry."

This surprised them greatly. "What?" Ochako asked softly. "I'm not sorry. I don't get why we're even out here." I told them honestly.

"But we caused them a lot of pain. Our actions hurt our classmates." Yaoyorozu said, trying to get me to see.

"I don't understand." I said. And I don't.

I don't understand why they're all upset about it. I don't understand why she's crying.

I don't understand their feelings.

"Kiri, you're being a little harsh. Tsu was in a lot of pain." Ochako tried explaining her friend.

"I don't understand."

The frustration I felt during my match with Tetsutetsu resurfaced, this time directed at them.

I don't understand these feelings. I don't understand them. I don't.

"Kiri!" Kirishima shouted.

"I don't understand!" I shouted back, surprising them.

I clenched my fists. "I don't understand. Why do I have to apologize for my choices? They were mine to make. Not yours, not Asui's, not Ochako's, not anyone here. They were mine. What I do isn't any of your business. So I don't see why you're all upset."

I just don't understand. "How can you-" Iida was interrupted by Izu.

"We should calm down. Kiri-Nee, she sees things differently then us. And we have to respect that. Kiri-Nee, do you hate them? Asu-Tsu? Our classmates?"

Hate them?

I'm not the biggest fan of Asui. She irritates me a lot, but I don't hate her.

I don't hate our classmates either, they're just annoying.

"No." I answered honestly. He smiled lightly. "Are you going to go back to normal with everyone else?" I shrugged a bit. "I never stopped."

He nodded. "Then that's good enough. Right?" He looked at the others, his eyes trying to convey a message.

They seemed to somewhat understand it and Iida, Kirishima, and Ochako calmed down.

But they weren't satisfied.

And my frustration is still there. It won't go away that easily. And that frustrates me more.

It seems lately I've lost all control of my emotions. And I don't like it. I don't understand them. Not mine or anyone else's.

I wasn't raised to understand them. I wasn't raised to interact with people.

I don't understand.