" Sora, you have a mail from UA," her grandmother called from the entrance hall. Sora blinked in surprise and let go of the knife before heading to check on it.
It had been a week since Camino, and nothing specific happened at all. They were still waiting to see if they were going to resume classes normally.
When she reached her grandmother, she found her holding a large brown envelope with UA's seal. It was certainly addressed to her. Taking it to the living room, Sora tore its top and fished out a stack of papers. " What could this be?" Her grandmother wondered.
Sora skimmed through the files and then looked back at her grandmother, hesitant on what to tell her. " So..."
" We're going to start a Dorm system by the next semester," she spilled out and Yui's jaw dropped open. Sora then read the document out loud. " ' Starting the coming semester, UA will be switching to a full dorm system. All students are compliant to join their dorms with no exceptions. Please find enclosed a print with all the dorm's Regulations. All students must fill out the enclosed form in the envelope and have their parents or guardians sign it for them. The form must be submitted before the start of the semester. Teachers will be paying you visits two days from the arrival of this notice. UA will be taking care of transporting all your belongings and fitments. First-year students will be required to come back to school two weeks before the semester starts.' "
" A Dorm system... Sora, you'll be required to live in a dorm? Away from me?! And in less than a week!" Sora didn't know how to react to her. She knew exactly how her grandmother was very attached to her. And regarding the last incidents, it may be hard to convince her.
" What do you think?" She asked her in a wavering voice.
Yui kept silent for a moment, her hand placed on her head and her face unreadable. " Give me some time to think over it."With that said, Yui left for her room. Sora knew better than to bother her grandmother when she sought solitude...
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" Dorms huh! Sounds interesting!" Whisper told the boy with an excited smile and that worried Yuu.
" You're not planning on haunting it are you?" He asked and the ghost gave a shrug in response.
" Anyway, it would be a thousand times better than this house. I mean, if it's a dorm with the whole of your class as they said in the notice, I can move around freely and I'm not bound to sleep in your attic." Yuu had to admit it was a fair point. His parents were very unwelcoming of Whisper so he had to avoid them as much as possible not to cause the boy any unnecessary trouble with them.
Yuu looked back at his paper and gave a heavy sigh. " I need my parents' sign."
" I don't think they would mind signing it. Frankly speaking, I have a feeling they would have offered you for adoption if they found out about your Quirk any sooner." The ghost shook his head in disappointment.
" I wish it's as easy as you say... but..."
" You're leaving for dorms? Seriously?" The purple eyes flicked back at his room's door and he shrank when he saw the young man leaning on it.
" Yuusuke...nii-san..." The man was of fair height, he had neatly combed brown hair and wore a pair of glasses. His eyes were almost always closed, making it hard to discern their color.
" I'm even surprised that UA sent you that notice in the first place. They would be better off without someone like you." The brown-haired man pointed at him with a smirk.
" Stop with that! Yuu had worked hard to get into UA! And even harder to keep up with everyone else!" Whisper stepped in.
" Well, he really should be commended for his efforts and all. But you know, people can't really fight against their nature. It's futile." He had one eye opened, revealing a purple color iris that looked right through the small form of Yuu. " My dear brother wasn't, unfortunately, given a Quirk of a hero. No matter how much he tries to deny it, his Quirk isn't meant to save others. It's but a waste of time to let him continue down this path."
The papers in the boy's hand crunched from how tight he was grasping them. " You're wrong..." He mumbled and his brother looked slightly puzzled, as though he didn't hear him clearly. " This Quirk managed to save people. It allowed me to save the person I cared for most."
" That's just something you want to believe in yourself." Yuusuke sighed. " In the end, didn't you also damage your own body? Just open your eyes to the truth. For how long are you going to live in that lie of yours."
" It's not..."
" Get your head out of the clouds and consider your future seriously. There are other jobs you can do even with that Quirk. Stop making fun of yourself." And he walked out.
" Yuu, don't listen to a word he had said! You're doing great, you've even grown stronger! You can do it!" Whisper turned to cheer the boy up.
" I know..." Much to his surprise, Yuu wasn't looking down with a frustrated face at all. " I won't let his words thwart me. However, he has a point. It won't do me any good if I keep overburdening myself every time I try saving someone." He looked back at the dorm system notice at hand. " For that reason, I must continue at UA no matter what..."...
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" Thank you for coming all the way here today," Yui told them as they sat down to the table in her living room. Sora went back to the kitchen to prepare tea and snacks for her two teachers.
" We're the ones who should be thanking you for meeting us today," Aizawa told her while returning her bow. " Then, what we came here for..."
" The dorm, I know." Yui shifted on the pillow and her look cast down as though interested in the table before her. " I was actually hesitant about it. What's with everything that happened so far."
" We understand your worries. We've taken into consideration the ignorance and our shortcomings, and we thought about what we could do to ensure the safety of our students," said All Might as he bowed. " Please allow us to continue watching over young Shirogane."
" There is no need to bow your head," Yui told him with a smile and her expression softened. " I've been taking care of her for over 10 years now. And it has been always the both of us. Sora has been through a lot in her life, she was abandoned by her mother and her father died in a very mysterious way. It was tough for her. When she said she wanted to be a hero, I was quite worried about her. But before I knew she had grown this far. "
Yui promptly mopped away the tears that welled in her eyes. " She had never left my side before. That's why it's a bit hard for me to let go of her. But at the same time, I don't want to be the one who ends her dream, I want to support her to the very end... because I had said something horrible to her before."
" Just... what in the world is she...?"
Yui's hand clenched on her white trousers as she recalled their past, the sore reminder of the person she used to be. How could she have said that? Why was she so simple-minded? " I want to support her, I want to make up for those words."
" Madam, you're such a caring grandmother." All Might blurted.
" Ara, it's an honor to be told so by that All Might himself." Yui smiled brightly at them. " I know just how much you care about your students. I've heard it all from Sora, and seeing you both the other day, each fighting in his own way to protect your pupils. I was relieved that Sora has people like you to care for her and watch over her. So please... take good care of my little Sora... make her into a fine hero." She bowed her head most genuinely...
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After having tea at Yui's house, they headed down to Yuu's. But unlike Yui and Sora who had welcomed them warmly, Yuu's parents and brother weren't actually looking forward to that meeting.
" Sorry for bothering you today. We won't be taking much of your time. We just wanted to confirm things about the dorm syste-" Aizawa began, but he broke off by a loud sigh from Yuu's father.
" We know. We got the notice," he told them.
" Then, you're alright with sending your son back to school right?" All Might asked. And there was a moment of silence.
" Is it really okay though?" His mother questioned.
" We've upgraded our security so to prot-"
" I'm not talking about that," said Haruka. " Is it really okay for UA to have this kid attending it?"
Yuu lowered his head and bit his lip. If nothing more he wanted to avoid having his parents talking badly of him in front of his teachers, but that's how they were.
" What do you mean?"
" Let's be honest. This kid... he can never be a hero," his mother said so bluntly without a care of how her words were taken by both teachers. " You know all about his Quirk, right? I honestly still find it hard to believe he even managed to get through the entrance exam. Raising him up must have been a hassle for all of you. So is it really fine for you to want him back?"
This woman... what in the world is she talking about... Aizawa was hardly keeping his face from contorting at those words.
This family might be even more challenging than we thought. Thought All Might.
" This kid won't stop his daydreaming even since he was a kid. He's too stubborn to admit reality. We actually thought that after one semester at UA, he would come to his senses and face the truth. But that wasn't the case. He even got himself in the hospital the other day for playing hero while he couldn't," his father added without even looking back at the two teachers.
Say something. Yuu gritted his teeth as he heard all of that. They had already decided it. Say something. Prove them they're wrong. Still, Yuu couldn't even raise his head at all, nor speak and contradict his parents' words. He was too afraid. He had always been. He could never dream of facing them the same way he could have faced those Villains at the camp.
" We appreciate that you took care of my little brother. However, it's time he grew up and realized, that in our current society, his worth is decided by his own Quirk," Yuusuke finally spoke up, balancing his glasses carefully on the bridge of his nose. " My poor little brother wasn't given a good Quirk. It only traumatizes him. As much as I feel sorry for him, he can't go against his own fate. No matter how hard he tried, that's his own destiny."
It was easily the words of someone who was blessed with everything Yuu could ever dream about. Everything came easy to Yuusuke, his Quirk, physical strength and he was even smart. Yuu on the other hand had nothing of that.
That was why he always made up with hard work.
" We're thinking of sending him off to find a job that can suit him most despite his unfavorable Quirk," his father elaborated. " So we would be dropping him out of UA starting next semester."
" I never heard anything about that!" Yuu finally argued back, raising his look at his father.
" It's best for you. You had your shot and you proved that you weren't worthy of being a hero."
" Still-"
"Adults are talking now so you better keep quiet," said Yuusuke and Yuu's lips pursed tightly. " In the first place-"
"Excuse me." Aizawa cut him off and shited his look between them. " I couldn't care less about what you might think fate or destiny is. But I can't just overlook the way you're trampling over what your son has been building for so long. Saying he isn't fit to be a hero without care. Don't you know the slightest thing about him?"
" We know our son the best. Since he was a kid, he has been haunted by those occults for so long. His Quirk brought nothing but misfortune upon him, and it's our duty as his parents to help him live through it all and find his place in society," Satoru responded.
" And have you taken your son's thoughts into account?" Aizawa pressed.
" It's our duty as adults to consider our children's future, they still don't know what's best for them," his mother replied.
Aizawa stared at them for a moment before running his hand down his face. " I see... So that's how it is." His eyes narrowed sternly at them. " Seijin is an admirable student, his determination and strong will are the real thing. His Quirk is unique and superb. He had survived many hardships and overcome training harsher than hell itself. If Seijin isn't worth being a hero then half of us wouldn't be. Deciding to drop him off is the most irrational decision I've ever heard."
His glare sharpened. It was the first time Yuu could even recall someone stepping out to his parents and defending him. The very stern voice and piercing look of Aizawa was enough to shake them off.
" Still, his Quirk-" Yuusuke attempted to argue back but having Aizawa as an opponent was a disadvantage. Being used to quieting classes of rowdy students with boisterous Quirks, quieting Yuusuke with a simple glance was no hard feat.
" Like any other Quirk in this world, it truly has some troublesome drawbacks. But Seijin thought hard and came up with ways to work around it. He ought to be encouraged for that, not to be ignored and looked down upon." Aizawa bowed his head. " If you can't trust your son's words, then we could vouch for him. Seijin can become a great hero so do not take that chance away from him."
" Young Seijin is an important student of ours. If you insist on dropping him it would mean trouble for us. We want him to grow to be the hero he aspires for. Please, reconsider it." All Might insisted, following Aizawa's heed and bowing down.
" We won't be leaving until that is solved," Aizawa added.
Both parents exchanged looks before looking down at the purple head whose teachers' actions took him by surprise. Yuu, a great hero? That didn't add up with them. However, with the two heroes' persistence, there was little room to refuse.
Yuu went after his teachers just as they left for the car. " Aizawa-sensei, All Might-sensei..."
" I'm glad that things went well with them. I'll be seeing you at the dorm in a few days," The black-haired man stated. Yuu's heart throbbed with joy and he felt lighter than ever.
" Thank you..." He bowed deeply. That was all he could say to express his gratitude for his two teachers who stood up for him.
" Keep up the hard work. Not all heroes were born exceptional. You can be a hero, Seijin." Was Aizawa's last words before he climbed into the black car, which sped away a moment later...
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Sora stepped in front of her mirror and checked her appearance for the last time before heading to the kitchen just as Yui was putting away the washed plates and cups. " Grandma, I'm heading off!"
" Already!" Yui turned back to the girl standing by the door and her expression soothed. She walked over to her granddaughter and hugged her tightly. " Promise you'll keep in touch so often."
" I'll."
Yui inhaled deeply as she allowed a few tears to slide down her front. " I really don't want to let go of you yet. But, who am I to hold you back." She pulled away and looked into Sora's red eyes with a broad grin. " Grow strong and make me proud." The girl nodded her head before giving her grandmother one last hug and then left the house.
She ran down the hill to Yuu's house and rang the bell, a moment later, the boy stepped out from behind the door and gave her a small smile. They both walked together to the station, all excited for their new life at the dorm...
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" Awesome! They built it just in three days!?" Whisper hardly contained his thrill upon seeing the large building with the class number printed on top of its entrance.
" Heights Alliance..." Yuu murmured.
" So this is our new home." Sora admired the large structure. " Looks promising!"
" For now, I'm just glad that we were able to bring Class 1A back together again." Their teacher's eyes lingered on Yuu for a moment.
" I was rather worried about you two, Kiyoka-chan, Toru-chan," Sora said approaching the two girls.
" Right, they both were affected directly by the gas." Ojiro pointed out recalling both girls being taken away on stretchers.
" My parents couldn't say no after they saw All Might's fight on TV," Jiro said while rolling her earphone jack around her finger.
" While mine were dead serious asking about security and all." Sighed Hagakure.
" 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 announced.
Sora blinked in confusion. " We're still getting them?"
" After the attack on the camp, I bet the school is more serious about it than ever," Yuu answered.
" This is an important thing, listen." Aizawa's eyes flicked between the rows of students. " Kirishima, Yaoyorozu, Shirogane, Todoroki, Midoriya, Iida, these six went to go save Bakugo that night."
" Ribbit..." Asui and Uraraka shifted uncomfortably upon hearing that. The whole class kept silent and not a single one of them dared to say anything, just waiting for Aizawa to state the verdict.
" Your reactions tell me that you all 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 that went, but also the thirteen 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." Sora gulped when she realized the heavyweight that suddenly fell on her shoulders at her teacher's words. Of course, that was to be expected seeing they tried to bend the rules. No matter how much they tried to convince themselves that it was fine as long as they didn't fight, it was still going against their school's word.
She chanced a glance at her friend, his look cast down and his lips pursed in a line. She never meant for him to get in trouble, nor for any of her classmates. If it was just her, then she would have been okay with it. But why the others?! She bit her lip and looked away, feeling ashamed of her actions.
" That's all. Now, we're going inside. Let's have some energy!" Aizawa then walked back to the dorm, oblivious to the 22 students literally drained out of life behind him.
"No, wait, how are we supposed to right now...?" Was their collective answer.
Everyone then looked back as Bakugo dragged Kaminari behind a bush. There was a bright lightning before Kaminari stepped out in his dump mode. " What did he do? Did he torture him or something!" Whisper questioned as both walked back to them before Bakugo took out a stack of money and gave it to Kirishima. " Don't tell me, you really tortured that money out of Kaminari!" The ghost exclaimed in horror.
" Shut up egg head! I withdrew it just now!"
" There is no ATM in school! How the hell?"
" Just shut your trap! And you, you used all of your allowance, right?"
" Yeah... Where did you hear about me buying night-vision goggles?" Bakugo then slapped the money onto his chest and sped past him.
" If you keep having to scrimp and save, then it will make me feel bad. Show your dumb side, as usual."
Well, there is someone else doing so right now. Sora was hardly holding her laugh back at Kaminari who jumped up with both thumbs held up high. The whole class exploded in laughter at that. " I guess sometimes it's necessary to let loose..." Muttered Aizawa...
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The inside of the dorm was as astounding as its outside. So spacious and clean. On top of that, they had a courtyard as well. Aizawa explained the structure of the building consisted of five floors, the first one where they were was the common area with the kitchen, living room, bathrooms and laundry. Uraraka was hyped at how big the place was while Mineta was most interested to know the baths and laundry were on the common floor, still, he got a specific warning from his teacher not to do anything.
The other floors consisted of their rooms. Aizawa took them to the second floor to see it for themselves, it was quite spacious too and equipped with everything they may need. Sora especially liked the veranda.
" These are your rooms," he stated holding up a paper with the map of all four floors. They all gathered around it to find out which room they were assigned. It came to no one's surprise that no girl was put on the second floor since Mineta's room was there.
" My room, I'm on the 4th floor, right next to... Ochaco-chan..." Sora felt a bit uneasy at that. She didn't want to face the brunette ever since their encounter in the forest. Though there was little possibility for the girl to know that the creature she met was Sora, but she was still afraid of her reaction.
" Sora-chan, you're next to me!" The girl ran over to her, holding her hands in hers. " And Mina-chan is on the same floor too, we can hang out and play all night long!"
" Ah, right..." Sora offered a small smile at the bubbly and excited girl. Seems she didn't notice it after all. Sora breathed out in relief at that. She didn't like the idea of avoiding her friend.
" Seijin-kun, where is your room?"
Yuu gulped as he looked at the print. " I'm right next to... Bakugo-san..."
" Having that delinquent as a neighbor would be some trouble."
" If you don't like it then change rooms!" The ash blond yelled at him to which Yuu jolted fearfully.
" 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!"
" Yes, Aizawa-sensei!"...
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It wasn't until late in the evening that Sora felt satisfied with her room and left with all the empty cardboard panels in her hand. But as soon as she stepped out of her room, Uraraka and Ashido spotted her. " Yo, Sora, have you finished?"
" Uh, yeah. I was just going to throw the cardboard flats. What about you two?"
" We're all set here, we can help you with them as well," Uraraka said and each one of them took a stack of folded boxes under her arm.
" I'm really excited for this, living together sounds like really fun!" Ashido beamed at them as she pressed the button of the elevator.
" Won't you two miss your families?" Sora wondered.
Uraraka scratched the back of her head at that." Well, I've been living away from my family since I entered UA. If anything I'm really thankful for the dorm because it will make it easier on my wallet."
" It's not like I won't be missing them, but it's good sometimes to get your own place as well. Right." Ashido added in.
" I see."
" Sora-chan, do you miss your family already?" Uraraka asked as they boarded the elevator.
" Well, it's not like I miss home right now. But, this is the first time I will be away from Grandma for almost half a year."
" Don't worry, you have us to keep you company!" Ashido threw one arm over the white head's shoulders.
" We won't make you feel lonely at all, Sora-chan."
" Thank you." Sora smiled at them. The elevator halted with a ding when it reached the first floor and as the trio stepped up, they found most of the other girls already down there. After putting away the empty boxes, they turned to ask them about the unpacking.
" Frankly speaking, I had some trouble adjusting the furniture." Yaoyorozu sighed.
" Heh? In that specious room?" Uraraka deadpanned.
" My room is even bigger than my own at home, I liked it so much. You guys are welcome to come visit whenever you want. We can play together," Hagakure announced.
Ashido then looked back at the boys sitting around the TV and wondered. " You think the boys are done unpacking? Let's ask them to show us to their rooms!"
" To think about it, I've never seen a boy's room before."
" Heh, not even Seijin's?" Ashido inquired with her eyes wide open and Sora shook her head.
" I've rarely been to his house. And then I had my own room so, I didn't wander off into his." Sora sweat dropped. " Though it bugs me why you might think I might have been to his room."
" It's just... you know... forget it."
" Still, I doubt the boys would show us around without a valid reason," Jiro interjected.
" Then..." Ashido had a devilish smile on her face. " We tell them we're holding a competition to see whose room is best. What do you think?"
" Agreed." Most girls were on in the plan and so, they moved to tell the boys about the room presentation contest. Some of them as expected didn't take it well, they blanched immediately at the sole suggestions, but no one was to stop Ashido once she set her mind on something.
The first victim was Midoriya, and despite all his attempts at holding them back, the girls went on ahead and let themselves into his room. Sora was greatly astonished by how many posters and figures of All Might he had. Must be a hardcore fan. She smiled at the green head whose face was all painted in red.
Tokyami's room was in short, the room that Yuu wouldn't dare enter at all. He stood at the very back while everyone else let themselves in. It was dimly lit and most of his possessions were rather... creepy. I can see why he didn't want anyone entering it. She sweat dropped recalling how he stood before the door and didn't want to budge until she, Hagakura and Ashido pushed him away. The only thing she found interesting was a sheathed sword at the very corner of the room. But before she or Midoriya could take a better look at it, they were chased out of his room by Dark Shadow.
Aoyama's was the exact opposite of Tokoyami's, so bright and full of sparkles everywhere. " What's with all mirrors!" Whisper exclaimed at the mirrors filling the room, from his bed to his desk.
" And, what's that again? An armor suit? What do you need that for?" Sora questioned him but before she could get an answer Ashido and Hagakore pulled her out.
" This is getting fun! The last person on the second floor is-"
Ochaco-chan, don't...
The short boy was peeking through his door and Sora was able to see a malicious aura surrounding him as he invited, much like trying to lure, them in.
" Let's go to the third floor." Almost everyone quietly agreed not to go near Mineta's room.
Next was Ojiro's room and it wasn't anything out of the ordinary with greenish curtains and bedding. That seemed to dishearten him as they all kept point it was just normal.
" Iida-kun! You have a library!" She exclaimed upon entering the next room. Iida had the wall covered in bookshelves. Sora walked past them, skimming through their titles only to find they were all study materials or dictionaries.
" What's with all these glasses anyway?" Whisper and Uraraka took two glasses from the other shelves which had hundreds of them neatly arranged.
" What's strange about that? It's because I expect them to be destroyed during our intense training!" The blunette retorted.
" Then you wouldn't mind me borrowing one right." Whispered put a pair on and smirked broadly, holding his chin. " I like the vibes they give me."
" Then, I'll borrow one too."
" Count me as well!" Ashido and Uraraka took each a pair of glasses as well.
" It's so gaudy!" Kaminari's was the most mismatched room out of them all. As Jiro said, it seemed as if he used anything he could lay his hands on.
Koda's had plushies and a cute white rabbit he was taking care of. Other than that, it wasn't different from Ojiro's. But it gave off the vibes of a kid's room. Koda-kun is so innocent.
On their way to the next room, Mineta objected, saying that the girls should be showing their rooms too, so to be fair. Sora didn't like the idea seeing it was Mineta's. And the aura he was giving didn't put her mind at ease too. It didn't help at all that all those whose rooms weren't praised lined up with him. " Guys, don't tell me you're alright with peeking around the girls' rooms?" Yuu tried to resonate with them.
Iida started doing his chopping motion as usual as he joined him. " True. It's improper-"
" Sounds good!" Ashido cut them off.
" Mina-chan!" Sora was worried about her friend's sanity by then. In the end, it was decided the girls would be presenting their rooms as well after all the boys were done doing so. Sora was even worried seeing the craving expression of the short boy who started it all.
Reaching the 4th floor, they started off with Yuu's room. " It's nothing good, I tell you."
" Oh, come on Seijin, it can't be that bad. " Ashido propped.
" I warned you," he said sweating as he opened the door and they all froze at the threshold at the sight in front of them. It might have passed for a normal room just like Ojiro's, if it wasn't for all the talismans and charms hanging from every corner and crevice.
" This is even more disturbing than Tokoyami's!" Shouted Kaminari.
" It's the only way I can have peace of mind at nighttime. Otherwise spirits will keep bothering me." Yuu fiddeled with his fingers. " Some strong spirits can't be dithered with those talismans and charms, still, it's better than having them partying over my head."
" Because spirits don't really need to sleep, and nighttime is the best time for them seeing human activity ceases around then," explained Whisper.
" Is that why you look always sleep-deprived? Because spirits bother you all night long?" Ashido asked curiously, her finger pointing at the boy who bobbed his head slowly.
" It must be really tough having that Quirk. I commend your patience, Seijin-kun," Iida stated in an attempt to comfort the boy.
Kirishima walked over to his desk. " Oh, you have a laptop too. And it seems quite old."
" That was actually a gift from my late Uncle," said the purple head. " I did maintenance on it like switching the processor and adding RAM so, despite being old it's as powerful as any new one."
" Wow, Seijin you have knowledge in technology too!?" Kirishima's eyes shot back at him in awe.
" It's... a so-so..."
" You're awesome man!"
" Well, now is Kirishima's room. I wonder how it's." Ashido reminded him and so they all headed to the third door. He had a sandbag in the very middle and Kanji proverbs hung on his walls along with weights for training purposes. " This is a true man's room!" Sora exclaimed.
" Kirishima, you're a true soldier!" Whisper held a thumb up at him.
Shoji's room was empty. Literally empty. It had nothing but a futon and a small desk.
Sero's came as a surprise though, it was all Asian-themed with tapestries hanging off the walls and he even had a hammock. " You know, I just began to discover some things about our classmates I didn't know before," Sora muttered. " It's interesting how living together could make us know each other better."
Yuu nodded in agreement. " It helps us bond more, right."
" Right! That's why soldiers of the same battalion are usually sharing the same room." Whisper pointed with a smirk while balancing Iida's glasses on his eyes.
" You should give them back! Iida-san may need them!" Yuu rebuked.
" It's fine, he allowed me to take them," Whisper protested. " And don't miss them, they're going to Todoroki's room next."
Sora and Yuu quickly caught up with the rest of their class just as Todorki opened his room. They were all shocked to see it was a traditional Japanese style. " How on earth did he manage to rebuild the whole thing from scratch?" Whisper's jaw dropped to the ground in utter bewilderment.
" I worked hard." Was the sole response Todoroki gave.
" But seriously, where did you get the materials?" Sora asked checking the tatamis and all.
" Found them in a storage house," explained the boy.
" Can you show me? I really want to remodel my room too!"
" Sure, I can help if you want."
" Thank you, Todoroki!" She said shaking his hand gratefully.
The last one was Sato's room, and upon entering it, Sora and Yuu were hit with a sweet scent coming from an oven in it. Sato apparently was baking something. He took out a chiffon cake and split it around the whole class. One bite made Yuu's ahoges stand on end. " scrumptious!" He said slowly savoring the piece of cake.
" It's awesome! Sato-kun, please teach me how to make it!" Sora pleaded him with sparkling eyes that he couldn't say no.
Next were the girls' rooms, starting with Jiro's. " So many instruments!" Sora shouted. Jiro apparently was able to play many instruments to a basic level.
" Amazing..." Yuu's eyes flicked between all kinds of musical instruments. It was his first time seeing them in real. " ... I kind of want to hear your play, Jiro-san." He blurted out and Jiro's face flashed in red at that.
" It's... it's nothing out of the ordinary... really... just basic notes and all..."
" It's not girly at all." Pointed Kaminari.
" Unladylike." Added Aoyama. However, they both were met by her wrath as she burst their eardrums with her earphone jacks.
Hagakure happily then led them to her room, it was rather girly and its main color was pink. Sora liked it immediately. Mineta somehow managed to sneak past them and headed to the drawers, sniffing at them.
Seriously this boy is creeping me. " Sero-kun, can I please borrow your tape?" She asked the boy as soon as they stepped out of Hagakure's room. Sero was perplexed by the strange request, but as soon as he allowed her to grasp the end of the white strip, she came at Mineta from behind and wrapped him in Sero's tape, leaving so little of a space to even peek through.
" Lemme go! Lemme go!" The boy wriggled on the ground, unable to come off the strong binding.
" Shi... Shirogane... San..." Sero was at a loss for words at what she had just done.
" The last thing I want is for this little pervert to take a piece of our clothes and warship it to the day we graduate." Sora huffed in fury.
" Well, can't blame you there," Sero admitted with a sweat drop.
" Sero-san, I'm sorry but could you keep an eye on him, it would really be troublesome for us if he got out." Yaoyorozu requested. To which the boy agreed.
" I will make him weightless to make it easier for you," said Urarka as she touched the cocoon trailing after Sero and it started hovering.
" Thanks, that will help so much."
" Now let's head to the 4th floor!" Ashido then led them to her room and they had to admit. It was really cute and the decoration was interesting.
" Now it's your turn, Sora," Ashido told her and Sora blinked twice before pointing at herself.
" Eeeh!" She was having so much fun looking at the other rooms that she forgot she was next. " Well, it's nothing interesting at all," she said rubbing the back of her neck before opening the door.
Her room was simple. It had a white desk with all her study materials and computer. A white drawer. A small table on which a TV screen was placed and a Kotatsu table in the middle of it all. A mirror in the corner beside her wardrobe and a couple of bookshelves. There was no bed, rather, a neatly folded futon and a large white and teal teddy bear.
" Wooh! Shirogane-kun you have quite a big library yourself!" Iida marveled walking over to the bookshelves laden with the weight of the books. " They're mostly fantasy."
Sora shifted her weight uncomfortably. " Reading is my hobby, and I especially like fantasy."
"Heh, then let's see. 'Lord of the Rings', ' Harry Potter', 'Chronicles of Narnia '..." Kaminari read through the titles. " Hold on, they're all English! You can read them?!"
" Sora is quite good in English," Yuu stated.
" To think about it, you've scored the top mark in the English test during midterms," Midoriya pointed out.
" Yeah, but Todoroki beat me in the final exam." She reminded him.
" Only by a slim margin. You scored more in the writing and I made up with the vocabulary marks," Todoroki stated looking down at her book collection. " How come you were able to get full marks in the writing part?"
" The truth is, reading this much allowed me to improve," Sora elucidated.
" You used to hate English back in elementary." Yuu smiled.
" It never got through my head back then." She admitted with a sheepish laugh.
" Then, you won't mind helping us when studying for the English exam, right," Uraraka asked her.
" Of course. I will help you whenever it's possible."
Uraraka's room was just as simple as Ojiro's. But Sora noticed the Kyusu teapot on the table. Seems Ochaco-chan really likes tea as her name suggests.
Next was supposed to be Asui, but Uraraka said the girl wasn't feeling well so they moved on to the next room which was Yaoyorozu's. Her room was very cramped and most of the space was taken by the large four-poster bed that it was even hard to get to the veranda. She's a rich girl, all right. Was what they all thought.
They finally moved back to the common area where they all voted for the room that they liked the most. Ashido and Sora then began sifting the votes before the pinkette announced Sato as the winner. The reason was that all the girls voted for him, their minds set just on how delicious the cake was. Sora could never forget the unique taste and fluffiness, it made her drool just remembering it.
Sora laughed hard as the boy was attacked by both Mineta and Kaminari who considered it a blatant cheat.
" Well, guess that concludes our first day in the dorm." Yuu smiled.
" I'm already tired. Maybe I should go to bed." The white-haired girl stretched when suddenly.
" Oh, Todoroki-kun, wait a sec. Deku-kun and Iida-kun, too, and Kirishima-kun, Yaoyorozu-san and Sora-chan. Do you have a minute?" Uraraka asked.
Sora blinked twice, wondering what might it be so important that Uraraka wanted from them. They all followed her lead out of the dorm only to find Asui waiting for them out in the dark.
" You see, Tsuyu-chan said that she had something to tell you all," said the brunette, her eyes softly flicking to their friend.
They all stood there, listening as Asui told them all while choking back on tears how bad she felt when she was told they had gone to save Bakugo. Sora recalled what Yuu told her that day in the park, about how Asui tried to stop Kirishima and the rest.
Asui had said some hard words for Midoriya and the others to prevent them from going, thinking she had stopped them. But hearing the news made her feel disappointed. It seemed as though she wouldn't be able to have fun with them. Because she felt so sad, Asui wanted to tell them how she felt, so she could be able to get rid of it all.
It wasn't just her. Everyone else who had stayed behind that night, who just watched from behind the screen as All Might fought his last battle shared the same feelings. She was reminded of her grandmother who didn't sleep a wink waiting for her that night. They came up with the idea of the room presentation contest for that reason!
Although she was the one who was supposed to apologize for causing them trouble with Aizawa and the other teacher. Although she was the one who should make it up to them. She had to right things!
Sora stepped forward and hugged the green-haired girl tightly. " We're sorry, Tsuyu-chan."
" Ribbit.."
" I'm sorry! Thanks for telling us!" Kirishima shouted, tears gathering in his eyes as he was deeply moved.
Everyone else gathered around her, apologizing and promising not to hurt her feelings again as Asui cried into the night...