Izuku woke up in pain. That stunt Rico pulled off was the textbook definition of overkill. Using an ultimate move to finish off a handful of people when he didn't need to was definitely a dumb idea. So how did he become a disciple again?

After a quick glance and a feel for the ground he was on, he realised he was still in the gym. Looking around, everyone else was slowly waking up too. A shadow cast over him instinctively made him look up. The object casting the shadow was none other than Rico himself.

"Hey, how're you holding up?" He asked guiltily, so he can feel shame. Izuku groggily stood up, Rico moving out of his way in the process. "Considering I just got hit with an energy beam, I'm alright", Rico then breathed out relieved. "Ok, that's good. And sorry for going over board there, I honestly don't know what I was thinking"
"It's fine, so how is everyone?", Rico took a quick glance at everyone else before answering, "other than a few scrapes and bruises, everyone is fine. You guys sure are a tough bunch. Not a lot of people can handle me at forty percent, even if I'm doing things stupidly".

That revelation surprised Izuku a bit, Rico was still not only holding back but in a way which it worsened the results, and he could do this. Well, he is  a disciple after all, one of the most powerful people in the world. Powerful enough to go one on one with All Might.

"I'm curious, just how much of your quirk can you control?" He made sure to not use phrases that might compromise the safety of One For All. Rico looked at him with slight curiosity, before answering the question, "about eighty percent. I still need to work on a few things".

Well, maybe not one on one with All Might since he can use one hundred percent. But it wouldn't take him much to push past that limit, he could use ninety without too much damage, one hundred would be pushing things.  But considering the logistics of his quirk, it may not even matter.

"Another question, can you nullify forces as well?" The answer he receives was more immediate. "Usually yes, since they're created as a result of energy transfer. Yours however are a different case since you can create forces out of thin air, so I can't do anything about that. It's one of the reasons I never did stop you from using me as a rag doll with your quirk".

Izuku nodded in understanding, everything he said made a lot of sense, but he found it interesting. Were the disciples not immune to each other? He guessed not, his and Rico's quirk could do massive amounts of damage to each other, and they didn't have a way to stop it. But that may be due to coincidence. One of the disciples can control space. Surely they would be able to teleport out of the way before anything. And there's the one that controls time, that one had to be the most powerful. Izuku could think of so many ways that could be used in a fight. It seemed unbeatable.

Izuku then realised that Mina was also hit in the fight. He rushed over to her as quickly as he could. When he arrived, she was sitting on the ground, clutching her stomach. "Are you alright?" He asked frantically, maybe a bit too frantically since it turned a few heads. Noticing his new found attention, Izuku flushed red slightly. Mina turned to the familiar voice as soon as she heard it. Seeing her boyfriend's blushing face made her chuckle lightly.

"Nothing I can't handle, how about you?" Her voice breaking Izuku out of his stupor, "oh yeah, I'm fine"
"Well that's good, can't have my boyfriend tapping out on the first run" said said flirtatiously, adding a little wink to make sure he got the message. Oh he got it alright, as evidenced by all of the blood in his body rushing to face at once, Mina swore she could see steam coming from his head.

Mina laughed at the reaction she was able to produce. It was fun to tease the ever living hell out of him. But that did make her feel a bit guilty. Izuku wasn't all that familiar with socialising with people, and now he has a girlfriend. It probably was putting a lot of stress on him. "Hey I'm sorry, I probably shouldn't be teasing you like this. I know you've had it rough before, I don't want to make you feel like I'm making fun of you, you know?"

Izuku calmed down hearing the sincerity in her voice. Izuku chuckled lightly under his breath, "it's fine, I know you're not making fun of me. I'm actually glad you're doing it. It makes me feel like I'm a part of the group, and not someone who needs special privileges".

Mina couldn't help but smile, Izuku was such a good and genuine person. It was one of the reasons she fell in love with him.

"Oh my god kiss each other already" said one of their female classmates. Mina recognised the voice as their invisible classmate Tooru Hagakure. Hearing what she said, both her and Izuku blushed crazily. Mina was tempted to comply with the demands of her classmate, but resisted the urge because of Izuku. He still needed to get used to the relationship, and kissing him may do more damage than good.

"Ok guys, they're new to the whole relationship deal. Let them go at their own pace" Rico argued. 'Hioni you beautiful saviour of mine' Mina thought with a light smile.

Some of the class groaned, mostly the girls hoping for a cute romantic scene. Others didn't really care and some were too unconscious to even care.

Mina stood up, a little shakily I might add. Izuku was quick to support her in case she fell again. Mina smiles while Izuku spoke "come on, we still have classes today, we need to get going".
"Yeah, alright" Mina answered, her tone reminiscent of a person in complete comfort and relaxation. She couldn't be more comfortable, than standing right next to the person she loved. In such close proximity, to him. It was something Mina found soothing, and she was sure she could easily get addicted to it. The warmth and the firmness of it. It was strange how someone who had a lot of physical strength, could be so gentle. Not that Mina was complaining, it just made the whole experience that much more intoxicating.

The girls looked on with jealousy; they were the perfect couple. "They are the most adorable thing I've ever seen" remarked Tooru. "I couldn't agree more sister" Rico added simply.

The end of the day came quicker than most expected. Because of Rico's actions, a lot of them were tired and needed to get home to rest. Facing head on with one of the disciples will do that to ya.

Anyway, everyone was glad to be able to go home early, as you would expect from a bunch of teenagers. Well, most anyway since a few don't really count, you know who I'm talking about.

Rico was walking home, when he felt a familiar feeling. He knew immediately what it meant. Looking at the direction it was coming from, an alleyway, he saw a fairly tall figure, probably six foot, maybe more. The figure stepped out, revealing a tall skinny man, with dark blue wavy hair and a face with cat like features. His sharp glare would send shivers down everyone's spine, Rico however wasn't everyone.

"Well hello there neighbour, do you need to borrow some sugar?". The man eye rolled at the joke, "Hioni, you do know who I am right?"
"Of course I do, you're the guy who shoved a stick so far up his own asshole, I'm questioning how proper you actually are".

The man groaned, "I'm going to take that as a yes. As I understand it, you've gotten into UA, I hope you haven't forgotten your mission and decided to socialise with future heroes".

"Wow Suyo, what kind of man do you take me for? Of course I haven't forgotten, it was my master's dying wish after all".

The man now known as Suyo nodded, "and what of the new disciple?"

"Izuku? Well, he's a bit socially anxious. Actually replace a bit with very. But he has the heart for it. That or he's suicidal, one of the two".

"And I hear he's a good strategist. Maybe once he gets used to One For All, I can make him second in command"

Rico turned his head with that one, "seriously? You may be the 'leader' of the disciples but I'm not letting you shove a stick up his ass too. He's got a girlfriend to do that for him. Besides he's not even into that sort of thing".

Suyo facepalmed at the remark, "just make sure you complete your mission. We don't have the luxury of time".
"I'm well aware of that fact. I'll get it done".
"Then we don't need to continue this conversation further. I'll see you later".

Rico, shrugged and continued on his way. He was tempted to tell Izuku about the whole event, but then he'd start asking questions, that Rico didn't think he should be answering. So he decided against it. He'll need to start tomorrow, it's why he got a recommendation to UA in the first place.

[Author's note]
Ok, I'm so sorry that I haven't updated this in so long, things got busy and I went through some writers block. But I'm back now.

So, we finally meet another disciple, and Rico is hiding things. Not that we didn't know he was bidding I stuff before, but now I'm sure you guys are interested as to what it is. Well, I guess you'll have to keep reading to find out.

Anyway, I'll see you guys in the next one. Peace.