Once Hitoshi and I return to his home, the entire family, including C/N who waited patiently at the door for our return, gather in the living room to receive the long-awaited results.

We all sit in silence.

"So who's going first." Mr. Shinsou sighs, clapping his hands together in anticipation as he shifts on the couch beside Mrs. Shinsou.

Everyone's eyes land on me, including C/N who peers up at me while planted in my lap.

I let out a nervous sigh, squeezing the already crumbled envelope tighter.

"Ladies first," Hitoshi smirks over to me while trying to nudge my stiff body off of the couch.

"Go on ahead then bedhead." I quickly retort, shifting my weight back into my original spot on the couch. I lock eyes with Hitoshi, maintaining the hardest stare I can muster up.

"Sure thing CEO of funny, I'm a pretty lady aren't I?" He teases as he leans in towards my face, batting his eyes and fluffing his hair. He almost succeeds in breaking my character. As a sign that he has accepted his defeat, he mirrors the hardened expression that is plastered on my face.

We maintain silent, serious eye contact for about thirty seconds before we break out into an uncontrollable laughing fit. Literal tears begin to fill my eyes, and my stomach aches as we cannot cease the laughter. C/N has had enough as he darts off of my lap and out of sight, and Mr. and Mrs. Shinsou both quirk an eyebrow up at our odd behavior. 

They wouldn't get it.

"Okay...okay I'll go." I giggle, kicking Hitoshi in the shin as I get up. He curses under his breath, and surprisingly his parents are oblivious to it.  A bit of my nervousness fades as I walk up to the coffee table and remove the charred and crumbled envelope contents. I take a deep breath as I place the small projector down on the table.

Seconds later, All Might's signature smile covers the screen. I play with my gloves as he begins to ramble about his new position at UA.

"Ah...Hello young L/N you passed the written exam with flying colors. However...."

I flinch as my breathing ceases.

"In the practical, you obtained zero rescue points." He continues.

I should've known there was a catch, there was no way the test was just taking down robots, I'm so stupid.

My toxic thoughts are interrupted by All Might's booming voice.

"But good thing you racked up 70 Villain points to secure second place on the scoreboard!" He booms, sending a big thumbs up to the camera.

Everyone in the room gasps simultaneously, including me.

"Second place?" Mrs. Shinsou utters in shock.

I just stand still, staring up at the projection in disbelief as the top ten on the leader board are displayed in front of me. I cant fathom that my name is up on that leader board. Everything else that All Might says becomes muffled in my ears due to the immense shock that takes over my entire body. And before I know it, the projection goes black and silence fills the room.

Then, applause breaks out.

"Congrats on getting into 1-A Y/N" Hitoshi softly smiles at me as I finally look back.

Wait did I miss something, did he just say 1-A?

My eyes widen. "T-Thank....you Toshi." I stutter, as I plop back down on the couch, still in disbelief at what just unfolded. I was placed in second place behind a kid named Katsuki Bakugou. I wonder how he must feel, landing in the first place.

"Welp I guess it's my turn." Hitoshi sighs, lazily tossing the projector onto the coffee table from where he sits. All Might's smile covers the screen once again.

"Hello there young Shinsou, you passed the written exam with flying colors, receiving one of the highest scores out of all of the students." He beams.

I shoot a reassuring smile over to a visibly anxious Hitoshi.

"However..."

It's always the words "However" or "But" that never fail to make my heart drop.

"In the practical, you earned zero villain and rescue points which landed you in last place."

I watch Hitoshi's expression drop. Both Mr. and Mrs. Shinsou also glance over at Hitoshi solemnly.

"But....since your written score was so outstanding, we will be placing you in General Studies,    1-C. Congratulations you are now a student of UA!" He smiles brightly once again as the screen fades off.

Mrs. Shinsou instantly engulfs Hitoshi in a warm hug. I glance over at Mr. Shinsou who appears immensely proud of his son. I can't help but to wonder how it would have felt to experience this type of love from my family. I can feel the positive energy radiating from everyone in the room.

"My baby made it into U.A!" She chokes up. "You're growing up so fast." She begins sobbing into his violet hair and squeezes him tighter.

"I love you mom, but you're suffocating me." Hitoshi strains.

"I'm sorry, I'm just so proud of you bub, you're going to have a very bright future." She pulls away smiling while wiping the last of her tears away. Mr. Shinsou gets up and ruffles Shinsou's hair.

"We are all proud of you." He smiles down to Hitoshi before turning and going into the kitchen. He promptly returns with a surprise cake.

I'd rather not ruin the wholesome family moment, so I just kinda sit awkwardly, playing with my gloves as I observe.

"Y/N, Hitoshi, Congratulations on being accepted into U.A." He formally announces sending each of us a small bow before placing the cake down on the coffee table. Hitoshi and I share a smile with each other as we walk over to the table.

"We did it Toshi." I grin widely towards him before we look down at the cake. The cake is topped with [Favorite frosting] and two candles on top of the words: "Congratulations Y/N and Hitoshi." written out in the frosting.

"Wow." Hitoshi softly whispers before we both thank his parents with a swift bow.

"I can't find my lighter anywhere." Mr shinsou sighs feeling around in his pockets. "I guess you guys can ju-"

"I got it." I nod over to him.

"Are you sure about that?" Hitoshi ask, a hint of concern flashes in his deep purple eyes.

"Yeah, if I want to be a hero I need to get over this fear." I take a deep breath and slide off my right-handed glove, extending my pointer finger out towards the candle. Before I light the candle I nod over to Hitoshi.

"The candles will signify our vow to become heroes." I send him a soft smile before slowly and lightly touching the tip of the first candle causing it to Ignite, a beautiful scarlet flame dances in front of my eyes as I move on to the next one, repeating the action. As I slide my glove back on, Hitoshi nods, and I return it. We both take a deep breath and blow out the candles simultaneously as Mr. and Mrs. Shinsou voice more congratulations.

The rest of the day is filled with laughter and fun. C/N ended up snagging a piece of Hitoshi's cake while he wasn't looking causing a huge chase to ensue through the house that somehow ended with Hitoshi getting cake in his already messy hair.

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Throughout the next month before school started I trained cardio and strength with Hitoshi on the weekends. We discovered that it's possible to be transferred into the hero course, so that is the next goal.

Get Hitoshi into the hero course.

To further prepare me for the hero course, I was enrolled in Martial arts to learn the blackleg style. This style of martial arts doesn't rely on the hands, it relies on the legs creating powerful kicks.

On the weekdays I train with my sensei, Sanji. The training consists of long hours and is very intense. My legs throb every day, but now I wont have to rely solely on my quirk to fight. I'm also beginning to feel more comfortable with touching people with my gloves on, I give Sanji a handshake every day before starting. I need all the training I can get to live up to the standards of 1-A. Hitoshi doesn't seem too bothered by the fact that I made 1-A, but I feel bad, leaving him alone.

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It is now the night before our first day. Sanji's classes ended a week before school started, and Hitoshi and I did not train this weekend, so I feel pretty good. I am currently spending the rest of the night in bed reading [Book of choice] with C/N sleeping in my lap, purring softly. A moments pass I hear soft knocks on the door before it slowly opens revealing Hitoshi appearing as tired as ever in his pajamas.

"What do you want bedhead, if you're here to get revenge on me for tying your shoe strings together before that run, I'm sorry, it was so funny seeing you eat shit." I giggle looking up from the book. He rubs the back of his neck with a devious smirk.

'Oh...nah it's not that, I'll definitely get my revenge when you least expect it." He rubs his chin deep in thought for a second then chuckles darkly. "You may or may not be the one literally eating shit." He shrugs innocently.

"You wouldn't," I smirk, I study his eyes in search of a lie, but he is unfortunately serious. He just shrugs again and yawns dramatically loud, waking C/N from his slumber. C/N stretches and licks his snow-white fur before hopping off my bed and nesting in my laundry basket like he always does.

"Seriously though, I got you something." He says, beginning to walk over to my bedside while rummaging through his pockets.

"Aw...knowing you it's probably a bomb." I laugh until he pulls two necklaces from his pocket. One necklace is white and the other is black and they both have cats on them.

Shinsou POV

I pull the necklaces that I spent so long saving up for out of my pocket slowly. I panic internally, hoping that she will love the gift. I take a deep breath to calm my nerves, dangling them in front of her face with a soft smile. Her E/C eyes lit up as she gazes at them.

"Oh my god Hitoshi they are so pretty, you..got....this for me?" She sputters peering up into my eyes.

"One for me, and one for you." I smile as I put the black cat necklace around my neck, latching it in place.

"May I," I ask holding the white cat necklace down towards Y/N.

"It looks just like C/N." She coos, nodding as she adjusts herself so that I can latch the necklace around her neck. 

My heart rate picks up as I lean down towards Y/N placing my arms around her neck. I brush a few strands of her H/C hair out of the way as I latch the necklace, then drop my arms to my sides as I return to look at her. 

She is beautiful.

Our faces are now centimeters apart. We hold silent eye contact for a few seconds, then I feel her hot breath dance on my face as I admire the necklace once again.

".....it looks good on you." I let out a small chuckle as I remember what the necklaces can do.

"And when the necklaces get close..." I lean in closer causing the necklaces to latch together magnetically.

"Wow, they are beautiful," Y/N whispers looking down in awe at the Yin Yang the cats create. When she brings her head back up, we are a centimeter apart. As if we both feel the tension in the air, It drops silent between us once again as we peer into each other's eyes. 

Suddenly C/N hops back on the bed meowing as he lunges at the connected necklaces causing us to jolt back and away from each other.

"I'm glad you like it." I mutter, rubbing the back of my neck as Y/N struggles to keep C/N away from the necklace." It's a gift since I won't see you much when we start school." I add.

"Hitoshi you're talking like I won't ride the train with you to school, eat lunch with you, and come home with you every day." She chuckles while calming the kitten down.

"I know it's just..." I speak, slightly embarrassed.

"I get it...." She smiles brightly."we have done everything together for so long, that it will be weird doing things without each other.

"Yeah," I admit, looking down at my necklace, then back up to her.

"I want you to give it your all tomorrow and show those 1-A kids why you got second place on the entrance exam." I begin to step towards the door. As the doorknob clicks, I glance over my shoulder to Y/N as she begins to speak.

"Show those general studies, kids where you really belong Toshi, she smiles and sends a thumbs up my way.

"I will.....good night Y/N," I reply, exiting the room and softly closing the door behind me.

I'll get moved up to the hero course, whatever it takes.

A/N: I really enjoyed writing this chapter, I have so many ideas on where I want to take this story. This story is going to be so messed up, I feel bad for you guys. Again talking to my 57 readers. P.s I'm only on ep. 80 of One piece so I don't know much about Sanji

Peace out ✌

[EDITED 6/10/23]