"As you can see, our Deputy Rep has quite the spotlight. It's a similar spread in Class 1-B as well, if not more so at the top." Aizawa murmured with a pat of the board, his eyes settling on Peter as the two met. "Usually it's more spread out and not this high in number of firms sending offers, but this year has been the exception I say."
To be fair, he's made his choice. The hero's name that was in his pocket. The other three thousand wouldn't get a call sadly.
Then again, Peter didn't have much time to look over the emails. Mask making and all that. To learn that Shiozaki must have gotten a lot of offers made him proud too. The girl deserved it.
"The exception? Peter's ahead of us by a country mile!" Uraraka said aloud.
"Holy crap I have over a hundred offers?!" Eijioru gawked.
"Holy crap I have offers!" Mina's jaw was to the floor.
"No eye for talent these days," Aoyama muttered to the side, chin resting on the palms on his hands.
"How did I get twelve! I'm in deadlast!" Sero wailed with wide eyes. "I thought my mobility counted for something!"
"At least you have offers! I got nothing!" Hagakure whined as she slumped on her desk.
Peter heard a slump in front of him as he saw Midoriya gasp in pure awe. "S-S-Seven hundred and seventy-three! Mom… All Might… I did it… hehe…"
…
All Might? Why mention him? Peter quirked his eyebrow as he felt a finger on his shoulder. He turned, seeing Momo offer him a small spray bottle, and a kanteen on her desk. "Thanks Momo-san."
"Not a problem Peter-san." And Peter sprayed Midoriya in the face with it and it seemed to have awoken the green haired boy from his stupor as he shook his head.
"Ah! I'm back! I thought that was a dreaaaaa- Seven hundred?!" Midoriya clasped his mouth in a loud whisper. "Ohhhhh my gosssssh this is reaaaaal!" He giddily grinned as Peter sat back in his chair and gave off a soft laugh. He felt his smartwatch vibrate and looked down.
This Midoriya Izuku is quite the boy isn't he.
"Can say that again." Peter said under his breath back to Karen. Before he turned back towards Todoroki. "Good job too man. Can't imagine what it's gonna be like going through those emails. Hehe." Todoroki blinked.
"Indeed, well done Todoroki." Momo added as she looked at the dual haired boy.
"I appreciate your words, but this looks more like my father's influence." He rolled his eyes lightly.
"I can't believe I got some offers! Hurray!" Uraraka cheered across the room. "Hey hey Iida-kun! You got some too!" She shook his shoulders, the bispeclted boy rocking back and forth. Iida didn't give much of a response.
"With that settled," Aizawa droned as he silenced the classroom. "Whether you have any offers or not, you will all still have a chance to work alongside Pros." There was shock and surprise from the rest of the class.
"We do! That's amazing!" Hagakure cheered. "Oh thank god!"
"That's good at least." Shoji breathed a sigh of relief as he slumped in his chair.
"It is true you have experienced a lot in your first two months here in U.A., more so than most, however, seeing what Pros do on the job and taking part yourselves will be worthwhile training regardless." More experienced than most. Peter rubbed his side unconsciously, remembering a phantom pain in his ribs. Out of the corner of his eye, he can see a few other students look off in remembrance of the USJ, and their battle against the League of Villains no doubt.
"Hence us getting our Hero Names." Asui mused.
"Indeed. As you're still in High School, your names can be subject to change, so pick something appropriate for now-" And the door opened.
"Or there'll be hell to pay!" Kayama Nemuri declared as she strutted right in slowly. Most of the boys turned her way, jaws dropped and gawking. Peter had his eyes fixed… It was hard not to considering how she was swaying those hips and thrusting her chest out. "The name you pick now on your first internship, maybe what the world will call you when the day is done. It has happened to many Pros out there after all!" She giggled, as Midnight winked towards the class. Peter can hear the blissful sigh from Sero.
"Well said," Aizawa added as he reached down and… grabbed his sleeping bag. "For those of you wondering why Midnight is here, she is here to help you pick out your names. She is your filter in a sense, and we will be using Homeroom for that. I'm no good with names, but she's a good judge."
"Really now? Her?" Tokoyami asked incredulously. Midnight rolled her eyes.
"This was in fact my first Hero Name when I was a tadpole like you all."
"Anyways," Aizawa opened his sleeping bag, staring out to the class. "Ask this to yourselves: What is my future? The name you pick will bring closer to cementing an image of what will make you stand out amongst all other Heroes. It is a reflection of your character, in a sense. Like All Might. Now I'm gonna take a nap, you have till the end of Homeroom. Kayama." He hopped right in and sighed. "They're all yours." And he closed his eyes and flopped to the ground.
"Alrighty class!" Midnight chirped, reaching under Aizawa's desk and grabbing a big collection of small whiteboards attached with a small eraser and black marker to their side. "Let's get naming! You have fifteen minutes to mull to yourselves on what your Hero Name will be!" She went to each row, and the first student grabbed their whiteboard and passed the remainder behind them and so forth. Before long, Peter got his from Izuku and passed the rest to Momo. He looked down at the whiteboard, taking out his pen.
He took a deep breath, and Peter smiled lightly as he got to writing. He knew exactly what to write.
"That was fast." Momo commented from behind as Peter looked back, seeing Momo making notes on her board. Peter grinned as he tapped it.
"Yeah, it's been a name I've…" He paused, reminiscing of the past when he would sling around Queens and Manhattan doing his duty. "Always wanted. So, I went with it."
Before long, the fifteen minutes were up and Midnight clapped her hands. "Okay, we can start with whoever is ready!" Peter was about to raise his hand before he saw Aoyama rise up out of his seat and walked to the front of the class.
"Sheesh, so it's a formal Presentation?!" Eijirou muttered to himself.
"Gotta give Aoyama credit. He's got guts!" Sero added as Peter leaned back in his seat lightly. The blonde half-Frenchman displayed his sign.
"I cannot Stop Twinkling! The Shining Hero!" He declared, and the black haired vixen of a teacher snorted out of her nose.
"That's a whole sentence! Try shortening it up to 'Can't Stop Twinkling'. You'll get an anagram like CST before long, unless you want that." Midnight lectured, only for Aoyama to beam.
"So I see mademoiselle! I'll do just that!" and he then he brought his fingers together.
SNAP.
Peter flinched, feeling cold as he did his best to ignore the goosebumps. He breathed through his nose, gripping his fists. "Damnit Aoyama…" He muttered, hand over his face. Breathe.
He felt a vibration on his watch and looked down.
Your BPM increased to 115 instantly. Peter is something the matter?
Peter rested on his crossed arms on his desk and tapped on his watch. "I'm fine."
'Your heart rate is still high. I highly advise going to the nurse's office or outside for fresh air.'
"I said I'm fine." Peter hissed, glaring at his watch before burrowing his head in his arms. "I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine." Just breathe. Close eyes, inhale, exhale. Count to four.
Izuku looked back out of the corner of his eye, while Momo's gaze softened from behind him as they noticed.
"Okay I'm next up!" Mina's voice cut through as she bounded up, and Peter craned his head up as she displayed her sign.
"I'm the Alien Queen! The Ridley Hero!" She declared with a beaming grin, and Peter's head perked right up. She likes Alien?!
"You look nothing like a Xenomorph, and I doubt anyone wants that image of that giant monster saving them! Try again Ashido!" Midnight waved her off, and Mina's shoulders slumped.
"Ah man…" She muttered as she walked back to her desk. Peter went to his phone and to the Group chat app, getting a direct line to Mina as his one hand went typing under his desk.
'You never told me you liked Aliens! Do you like the first one too?' He asked. The pinkette perked up, looking at her phone from the side before looking back to Peter and grinned back, nodding.
'We can talk later. Let's focus on our hero names! I know I got to!' was his message on his watch, to which Peter grinned as he nodded, giving her a thumbs up. The pinkette giggled before going back to her whiteboard.
"Maybe we should all have a movie night." He mused to himself. He hasn't gotten to see any movies since coming here to this world. Peter felt more, at ease now as he saw Asui went up to the front.
And in rapid fire, other students got their hero names in. Asui choosing Froppy, the Rainy Season Hero. Eijirou picking Red Riot, the Sturdy Hero. Jirou as the Hearing Hero Earphone Jack. Shoji Tentacole, the Tentacle Hero. Sero picked the Taping Hero Cellophane. Ojiro Tailman, the Martial Arts Hero. Sato selecting Sugarman, the Sweets Hero, and he saw Mina bound up to the front.
"I'm going with Pinky!" She declared, waving her arm as the name was in big and bold English letters.
"Now that's more like it!" Midnight nodded. "Keep it up class! You're all doing a good job! Next up, Kaminari!"
"Charge Bolt!" Denki stated with confidence.
"Invisible Girl!" Hagakure chirped. Peter heard Momo move out behind him as he saw the black haired beauty walk up to the front as she displayed her name.
"Creati, the Everything Hero. I hope I can do this name proud." Momo declared, to Midnight's approval as she clapped. Peter saw Todoroki walk around the room with his whiteboard.
"Very creative! I like it!" Momo walked back to her desk and Peter nodded.
"Good name choice. Fits your Quirk!" He added silently. She had a soft smile as her black eyes looked into his brown eyes.
"Thanks," She spoke that… in English as Peter perked up. The girl sat down as Todoroki got to the front and displayed his board. And even he spoke it aloud with Kayama-sensei.
"Shoto?" He and her spoke simultaneously.
"Yes."
"Why just your name?" She asked, hands on her hips. "Not that there's anything wrong with that." The dual haired boy looked in thought.
"Couldn't really… think of anything else." Really? This was a big deal! Peter puffed out his cheeks. He can't let a dude hanging like that! He got to his phone to ask if anyone had Todoroki's contact and-when did Todoroki join the group chat?! Must have overlooked it when he was working in the Studio with Mei.
'Hey Todoroki,' He typed a direct line. 'How about Frostfire? Just a suggestion.' Send. He pocketed his phone as he saw Todoroki return to his desk.
"Parker!" Peter perked up as he got his board, pocketing his phone. "You're up!" Kayama beamed as she gestured to the front.
"Oh! What's his name gonna be?" Mina whispered to herself.
"Has to be something cool, like World Wide Web!" Denki added.
"I don't see anything wrong with Ace myself!" Eijirou spoke as the class murmured to themselves.
"Well, maybe Peter Patriot?" Uraraka pondered aloud. "Oh! Power Parker!"
Peter laughed as he walked up, feeling most of the classes gaze upon. He felt his heart skip a beat as he got to the front.
"Phew… well, I've always wanted to be a hero since I was little." Peter fibbed. "So I've had this name down ever since I started training, so that is why I am going to be..." As much as Peter wants to be called 'Avenger', to be Mr. Stark's true successor, he cannot do that. Not yet. He remembered that day when he talked to All Might at home after the U.S.J. as he displayed the board.
"Spider-Man, the Friendly Neighborhood Hero." He declared, smiling peacefully, showing his name 'Spider-Man' with a little web background to the class. Most of them had wide eyes
"Spider-Man…" Eijirou muttered to himself. "Oh yeah! You said something about 'fighting like a Spider' during our fight in the War!"
"Well his Quirk is Spider." Uraraka smiled as she added in.
"And his old suit had those spider legs too!" Hagakure added as the redhead perked up.
"Oh yeaaaaah…"
"It has… a good shining ring to it, I must admit," Aoyama mused aloud.
"Shouldn't he be called Spider-Boy though?" Denki asked with a quirk eyebrow.
Peter can sense many eyes upon him. He saw Izuku and Momo's grins, and Todoroki's light nod of approval as he looked down at his phone, then back up with a raised eyebrow. Must have just check his message. Peter shrugged.
"Friendly Neighborhood Hero huh." Midnight spoke aloud. "Has a nice ring to it! The young boy aiming to prove himself to becoming a man, with his Quirk adding into his very name as well! That will make you stand out for sure!" She clapped her hands together, grinning. "Well done!"
"The more I think on it, yeah, Spider-Man is a good name!" Eijirou stated. "If anyone here is closest to being a man it is Ace!"
Peter rubbed the back of his head, smiling. "Heh, thanks." He left his whiteboard. "Just the name I've always wanted is all. Glad to know it's making a good impression." And he walked back to his desk, eyes on Izuku. "You're up soon Midori, can't wait to see your name!" He added as he got back down.
"U-Uh right! I'm still thinking on it m-myself!" Izuku looked back with an awkward grin. "B-But thanks for your support!"
Peter let out a sigh, grinning as he saw the rest of the class go, with Tokoyami and Koda stepping up as Tsukuyomi, the Jet-Black Hero and Anima, the Petting Hero, much to Midnight's approval.
"Alright, Bakugo, you're up." And Peter looked out the window, not finding within himself to care.
(X)
Izuku sat in his desk, happy to have finally chosen the name for his hero career. Seeing Parker talk up there, and reminiscing on his own life and his time here in U.A. made him think long and hard. What would make him stand out.
And then he heard Kacchan's name get called out as the blonde perked up, sitting up in his desk. "Oh." His voice rang out, hollow and hoarse as Izuku's heart began to ache. He stood up, eyes to the ground as the green haired boy saw his childhood friend saunter to the front with a… blank whiteboard.
"You didn't write anything down!" Midnight said in surprise. Kacchan blinked, his red eyes not even acknowledging.
"Oh yeah. I didn't. Sorry." Kacchan spoke, his voice monotone… That spark. That inferno of passion he once had of becoming a hero. The fire the fueled what Izuku saw as his Symbol of Victory.
Was snuffed out as he saw Kacchan write something down. "I'll go with this, I guess." He uttered. On it, was Bakugo.
"Your name like Todoroki huh? Your last name at that… then again, your name has the character for 'explosion'." Midnight mused. "I suppose it will pass for now, but I recommend changing it in the future okay? Same goes for you as well Todoroki." She said looking back to the crowd.
"Understood." The dual haired boy replied as Kacchan left his whiteboard as he walked back, and Izuku paled when he saw Kacchan's eyes.
They were just like Parker's after his speech. No.
They were truly hollow. Empty.
They didn't even see him. Nor even the American boy who Kacchan sought to overpass for so long…
He flopped to his chair, bringing his arms crossed and resting his head down between it.
Izuku looked down at his whiteboard, noticing the name he drew.
Deku.
Nothing else. The green haired boy bit his lip.
He told the world that he was here. He got to Third Place thanks to his training and everyone help. They put their hopes and aspirations into him so that he can become the Hero in training he is today.
Hopes.
He got to writing, adding a monikor as he looked up, seeing Uraraka displaying her name. 'Uravity'. Izuku smiled lightly but went down.
No too long. Got to make it short and concise. Perhaps Symbol?
No, he has to stand out. As much as his dream was to become like All Might, he cannot be a symbol.
Not yet at least.
"Alright, our last two are Iida and Midoriya." Midnight mused. "Come on up Iida." The taller blue haired boy did so, walking forward with his jaw set and face readless.
Izuku saw his eyes, hiding behind his glasses as he displayed his name.
Tenya. "You too huh?" Midnight mused. "What's it with these boys I wonder." She pouted, hands on her hips. "Ya'll need some creative spice in your life."
"Forgive me, couldn't think of anything else for the time being." Iida said as he went back to his desk. Midoriya looked down, and added the final makings.
Kacchan was in a pit of despair, and it made him think… what if there was other people out there.
Others who needed someone to look up to. Maybe not someone who emphasized peace like All Might.
But…
"Eh? You're going with that Midoriya?" Ojiro asked with a quirked eyebrow.
"I am." Izuku said with a smile. "I thought about it long and hard. Originally, I hated this name but… someone helped me see it in a new light. Something good and positive. It made me happy so…" He looked to the side, blushing as he remembered Ochako's words that day. "And I want this name to represent something good to others as well. So that when they're feeling down… They can think of my name."
'I'm no longer Can't-Do Deku. But Can Do Deku! But more than that!' He thought as he displayed his name.
Deku. The Hero of Hope. "As someone who can make them smile, and give them hope."
He can see Ochako beam bright like the sun. Peter grin and nod in approval. He even saw Kacchan lift his head before he looked away.
He got him to look at him.
That was enough.
(X)
"Alright! Overall, nicely done! Some of you can change their names down the road, but I like it!" Midnight declared.
"Quiet down." Aizawa-sensei grumbled as he got up from his sleeping bag. He yawned lightly. "Needed that… Anyways, your internships will begin next week." He reached under the front desk and pulled out several forms. "I will be handing out lists to who got offers from Hero Firms. From there, select the one you want to go with the most. You can look over your emails before you make your choice." He reached under again and pulled out another different sheet. "For those who didn't get any offers, this list I have contains forty different Hero Agencies who have agreed to take on any interns here from our class here at U.A. Much like with those who have offers, pick the one you feel fits best for you." He handed the forms to the black haired vixen as she began to strut around, handing out the various sheets to differing students row by row. "Note that each Hero Firm has a speciality and a region that allows them to maximize said speciality. Keep that in mind."
Peter got his sheet from the teacher who winked down at him as he looked at it. He was to fill out the name of the Hero Agency who offered him.
Well, his choice was made for him, as this was the same sheet with the Agency filled out in his pocket. He set it down as many other students got to work talking amongst themselves and bouncing ideas off one another.
"You have until the end of the day to submit your choice. Once you do, it's final. For now, feel free to go over it until Homeroom is over. Then, we will begin class as usual. If you were smart over the vacation, you would have gone over your emails or prospective hero firms across the country to get a clue on what you want to pick." Aizawa added as he leaned against the board.
"We only have today!" Sero squaked as Peter yawned lightly, then he saw some people standing up.
"I gotta know what Ace is gonna pick!" Eijirou said aloud.
"Yeah, I wanna too!" Mina waved her arm as Tokoyami followed her.
"I am rather curious." He brooded as Peter laughed as they walked on over. He even saw Uraraka walk his way, although he can see her eyes were on Izuku.
"So, Hero of Hope huh?" Peter asked, getting the green haired boy's attention. "Nice moniker there."
"Oh, well, thanks." Izuku blushed as he rubbed the back of his head. "I only wanted to, well, give my reasoning of wanting to be a hero. Over the weekend I looked over my offers too, and I wondered what would help me stand out." He said, looking down at his sheet.
"Hey Ace, Midoriya! Who are ya gonna pick?" Eijirou wondered aloud as the group arrived.
"Seems like a mob scene here." Peter mused to himself.
"Well, when I got my emails I got an offer that I knew I had to take!" Uraraka said as she looked down at Izuku. "Hey Deku-kun! Wanna know where I'm going?"
"Oh uhhh, where to Uraraka?" He asked, curious. The girl beamed and showed her sheet.
"I'm gonna be interning for the Wild Wild Pussycats! They must have saw my performance during the race and the War and was really impressed!" She beamed as she pumped her fist out. "I know I have to get stronger, but I also want to save people too! Since they specialize in Mountain and Forest Rescue Operations, I think I can train my quirk for the outdoors there! It'd be good training too!"
"Wow! That's so cool Uraraka!" Izuku seemed genuinely overjoyed. "The fact you're working with a Hero Team no less is amazing!" The girl closed her eyes and grinned ear to ear from the praise.
"For me, my best offer is from Fourth Kind! From my research on him he seems like a real man's man!" Eijirou flexed. "So, how about you two? You finished amongst the top after all!"
"Well ummm," Izuku paused as he looked at the paper her finished writing on. "I put a lot of thought into it honestly." He then cupped his chin, and Peter felt a little tingle behind his neck. "I mean, how else can I figure to improve upon my abilities as Hero? Should I focus on rescue or combat or a mix of both? Maybe a detective or information finding agency? I had so many options and choices I didn't know what to choose. But I wondered if it was possible I could maybe intern with them in the future-"
"Midori, you're rambling again." Peter pointed out as he broke Izuku's railway on his train of thought. Ochako giggled.
"Same old Deku-kun. He's gotten so much stronger, but he'll always be our mumblemaster!"
"The more things change, the more they stay the same." Tokoyami uttered darkly with crossed arms.
"So who did ya pick anyway?" Mina asked, leaning over as Izuku recoiled. Then her eyes widened. "EHHHHHH?! HIIIM?!" She gawked, getting some of the attention of the class as Peter rubbed his ears.
"I was surprised too." Izuku stated as he blushed and showed off his paper. Ochako, Eijiro, Tokoyami and Peter craned their heads down. Even Peter felt someone brush beside him to look.
"Whoaaaa!" Ochako gasped.
"You're going to a Top Ten?!" Eijirou exclaimed with eyes as big as plates.
"Edgeshot…!" Tokoyami stated, eyes equally as wide.
"Impressive Midoriya!" Momo said as Peter looked up, seeing her look with a similar gaze as Eijirou, but she was smiling. Izuku's face was as red as a tomato as he held his hands around his head.
"Y-Yeah, I-I guess I went with the e-e-easiest choice huh. I mean, Top Ten, strong and fast and smart a-a-and a U.A. alumni. Hehehe…" Izuku looked away, looking clammy under all that praise. "Plus… his email was quite curt and to the point, saying h-he will explain his reasoning for offering me in p-person, s-s-so I couldn't turn E-Edgeshot-san down!"
"I mean, that's a good choice either way Midori. You get to work under the Ninja Hero!" Peter grinned as he grabbed Izuku's shoulders and gave him a soft massage. "Atta boy!"
"Waaaaaah~" Izuku cupped his hands around his face and groaned, unable to take the adulation as he was lightly rocking back and forth from Peter's shoulder rubbing. "I-I still can't believe one of the Top Ten p-picked me too…"
As Peter was proud of his friend, he saw Momo raise her hand, as if waiting to speak. Turning his head, he saw Eijirou and the others do so as well.
"Well… it seems you're not alone Midoriya, I too got a Top Ten offer as well." She admitted bashfully, getting another range of reactions.
"Ohhhh! Nice Yaoyorozu-san!" Uraraka cheered. Mina had a toothy grin as she waved her arms.
"That's our Yaomomo! Who invited ya girl!" The pinkette asked, the boys were waiting in bated breath.
"Well… I figured since I needed to improve my combat capabilities in conjunction with my Quirk," Momo took a deep breath. "I myself will be learning under Yoroi Musha."
Now the boys gawked.
"You mean the Equip Hero! Man he was my dream offer but I never got his! Damn!" Eijirou exclaimed with wide eyes. "You're working under a real man there! Lemme tell ya!"
"His motiff is that of a Samurai, but also he himself has a Quirk that revolves around weaponry, does it not?" Tokoyami mused aloud.
"Yes he does!" Izuku chirped, beaming as he raised a finger up. "His Quirk allows him to turn anything carbon-based he touches into a weapon or piece of armor! He's been among the top heroes since All Might's prime too! That's awesome Yaoyorozu-san!"
"I don't know much about him, but the idea of turning something like a tea cup into a weapon sounds great Momo-san! I'm so happy for you." Peter beamed. The black haired girl perked up, looking away lightly as a blush crept onto her cheeks. The American chuckled cheekily as he turned towards the crossed arm-closed eyed Tokoyami. "Hey Tokoyami, who are you interning under?"
He opened an eye at him. "Well, it seems like I wasn't the only one to have gotten a Top Ten offer." The raven-headed boy said as he revealed his sheet, smirking lightly. Izuku, Mina, and Eijirou leaned in as Peter had to loom over.
"Hey lemme see, come on!" Peter complained as he felt Momo stand beside him to gaze over. He saw even Todoroki stand up, standing beside Momo. Peter turned with a quizzical eye towards the dual haired boy.
"Am I not allowed to listen in?" Todoroki asked with a tilt of his head. Peter perked up.
"Oh no not a-" Peter Tingle, and Peter stepped back as he avoided Izuku's rockert-head that would have gotten his chin.
"You're working with Hawks?!" The green haired boy yelled.
"Whoaaaaa~!" Uraraka gasped with awe.
"That was close." Peter muttered slightly. Tokoyami winced under the volume.
"Eh? Whose working under him?" Sato asked across the room as he was talking with Shoji and Hagakure.
"Someone got Hawks? Lucky! He's such a hottie!" Hagakure waved her arms as they began to conglomerate over to the group. Tokoyami blanched as more of the class began to offer their compliments and other comments.
"This much attention… I should have kept my mouth shut… Curses." Tokoyami muttered under his breath. Peter could do nothing but pat him on the shoulder.
"Congrats dude. Man, everyone is doing so well! This Sports Festival was so great for all of us!" Peter declared.
"Hey, hang on! We never learned about you Ace!" Eijirou pointed a finger at Peter, who perked up. "You haven't told us who you're going to work under!"
"Yeah that's right! Who are you interning for! Tell us tell us!" Hagakure chirped as she was pumping her fists.
"Yeah, who is the Next All Might going to grace his presence with?" Denki drawled with a lazy smirk.
"It's not like he's royalty or anything. He's anything but." Kyoka said to her blonde friend as Mina joined Hagakure in on the 'Tell us! Tell us!' chant.
Peter had his lips puckered as he saw Tokoyami look back, smirking. "Indeed, I do wonder what our Deputy Rep is going to be interning under. I believe I am not the only one here who is curious."
"Yeah Parker-san," Izuku stared up to the taller boy. "I mean, you did win the Festival. I'm sure you're working under someone amazing!"
"Well…" Peter reached to his sheet, looking at the name he had written down of whom he will be learning and interning under for two weeks starting next weekend. "I didn't check many emails since, well, there was so many. But… one stood out." He fibbed as he took a deep breath. "So I will be working under-"
(X)
Later that day.
"Haaaaa… nothing beats a nice end of shift than some sake!" Mt. Lady declared as she sat in her favorite bar, the Wanobi Hive, by the counter top. Yu was still dressed in her hero costume of the beige bodysuit with purple highlights, domino mask and horns. She set the saucer down and grinned, waving her arm. "Hey barkeep! Another sake bottle please!"
"Please tell me you're at least going to eat to ensure you're not going to be stumbling home drunk Yuchan." Kayama Nemuri mused as she sat beside her blonde haired kouhai, out of her Midnight hero costume and in casual clothing. In direct contrast to her rather seductive outfit, her normal attire was a navy blue turtleneck with a purple workout shirt underneath to go along with some form fitting blue jeans. She's looking quite modest!
"Oh relax Nemu-chaaaan~" Yu waved her hand. "I'll order some bar grub for sure! Let a girl celebrate her little brother being the best of da beeeeeheeeest~!" She spun around in her chair, cackling like a witch as Nemuri couldn't help but giggle at her friend's behavior. She was off the clock, so the older woman didn't object. "Hey hey, tell me." She grinned, red eyes a bit half lidded as the bartender took away the sake bottle and replaced it with a full one. "How's Peter doing?"
"As I've been saying, he's doing fine. Top marks outside of Japanese and History." Nemuri shrugged as she sipped from her more modest glass of chardonnay. "We did go over Hero Names today though, as well as the students picking out who they will be going for their internships next weekend."
"Ooohh!" The blonde leaned forward, grinning wide. "Tell me! Who's Peter gonna work under?" Nemuri's sapphire eyes looked back with an expaserated look.
"You could just ask Peter yourself right?"
"I triiiied but he won't return my caaaalls or teeexts~!" Yu whined. "He's busy working on her hero costume right now I bet." She rested her head against her arms on the table. "Won't even give his big sister seconds to respond."
"Well, Parker has a strong work ethic." Nemuri mused. "From what I hear from Power Loader, he's been working diligently and hard on his new Hero Costume in wake of the old one being destroyed during the USJ incident. You can understand why he's working so hard what with him working under her on the horizon." The black haired beauty then perked up, realizing her error as Yu turned her head up at an unnatural angle, grinning widely.
"Haha! So he's going to be working under a woman huh! Good! Peter needs a strong lady like me or Ryukyu to guide him in life!"
"Uhhhh, Yuchan."
"Or he can learn how to better his-" She paused, pouring some sake into a cup and downing in one gulp. "Fuaaaaaw~! Better his confidence u-under Uwabami! She's a s-starlet. And with Peter and the praise all over the news and papers, it makes sense, ya knoooow~?"
"Yuchan, it's not either one." Nemuri reached into her phone as the blonde turned towards her, annoyed to cut into her rant.
"Then who?!" She demanded as Nemuri displayed a webpage from the U.A. teacher's website on which Hero Course Students will be working under.
Yu's face was unreadable at first…then as if she was struck by lightning, her jaw dropped and her eyes were wide with horror.
"EHHHHHHHH?! NOT HEEEEER!" She screamed, deflating on the spot. Yu looked like she saw a ghost, and Nemuri had an inkling why, considering the history Yu and the heroine Peter will be working under shared. "Why… Peter… why-" And her eyes rolled up, and she fell out of her chair and onto the floor, twitching and in utter disbelief. "Not her. Anything but her!" Yu chattered her teeth, shivering.
"Uhhh, Miss?" The bartender asked as Nemuri looked towards the big Bear of a man. No, literally, he was a polar bar.
"I'll pay. I gotta get my friend home." Nemuri drank the last of her wine and stowed her phone as she went down and picked up her catatonic friend off the ground and began to guide the slurring and despairing Mt. Lady out of the Wanobi Hive.
'It is strange… of all people, why would someone like her offer Parker? And from all the students in U.A., he was her only one... ' Nemuri mused, still befuddled. That heroine wasn't the type to latch onto quick fads, one of those being Peter Parker being hailed by the media as All Might's successor.
Still, she was glad for Peter to work under such a strong hero. Despite that…
Nemuri didn't envy him, as working under that hellion is next to impossible.
(X)
Endo Ward
Nakiri Shizune, a meek and small lady standing only four feet tall, stood outside the metal door as she was thankful for the soundproofing going on within. Her racoon tail bristled at the yells inside, and the shrieking of metal adding along with it.
Didn't help with the reverberations from the sounds of combat going inside. Her employer was making her weekly combat training session per usual, in spite of the fact that she was tardy for her response from U.A. The fact she dragged her feet for her response when she forbad Shizune to reply back to Principal Nezu showed how much she wasn't into this upcoming venture. At least at a glance.
Then again, ever since All Might and the Headmaster of U.A. called their office about making her take on an intern, she has been in a very sore mood. Good for the citizens of Endo Ward, as that meant any and all villains or criminals in her path was dealt swiftly and harshly.
Even more so than usual.
She then heard the last sound of a crash, making the tiny tanuki lady sigh as she inputted the code upon the blast door. It opened, and Shizune saw a massive robot the size of a warehouse loom over her, it's many red eyes glaring down at her. It was a similar model to the U.A. Academy's Faux Villain Robots, only purple instead of green, with it's hefty arms replaced by hives of tendrils and wires and cables. All over the massive war machine was gashed and dents and torn out circuirty and plating.
Then the red eyes turned dark as it fell to the side with a crash, the wind washing over the brown haired woman. She got a good view of the massive training ground before her.
And in the center atop a mountain of robotic corpses, was her boss, hunched over and panting.
"Miss! We got a response from U.A. a half an hour ago! They have confirmed it with Parker-san and he will be here next Monday, as per U.A.s Internship Guidelines." Shizune stated loudly with a loudspeaker she pulled out behind her.
The woman standing atop the mountain of metal looked down, her white hair hanging down past her bottom and to the back of her thighs. Her bronze skin ripped and toned with muscle as dark purple long stockings hung tightly to her lower legs. At her feet, metallic guards smoked and had oil and grime. In fact, she was covered in it, as well as metal scraps. She turned, her red eyes gazing down upon her with an unamused glance, like a child being forced to go to dinner and eating nothing but broccoli. Her tall lapine ears twitched as the Rabbit Hero Mirko stood up tall, displaying the golden crescent moon atop of her leotard.
"So, the brat's coming here soon huh? Shit. Still can't believe that All Might pulled my favor for this." Usagiyama Rumi cursed as she reached down to her temporary utility belt, grabbing a water thermos and pouring all over her face. "Being forced to watch over him. Fucking embarassment."
Shizune winced lightly as she saw Mirko hop up from atop the mountain and land beside her. "To be fair, we have his transcripts and the glowing reports from his teachers and-"
"I don't give a shit what those pencil pushers think or what book smarts translates to." Mirko growled, looking down. "Nakiri, you know as well as I do that that kid is a clown, letting his powers go to waste like that!" She raved as she stood up, stretching and making her joints creak as she began to make final exercises from her work out. "So many blown opportunities when he could have ended so many fights in an instant! One hit to the Sugar kid, he's out like a light! He allowed Endeavor's brat to get in a cheap hit when he could have taken him out like he did-"
Shizune smiled behind her wide glasses, adjusting them as she heard the bronze woman rave and rant. As the secretary for the Rabbit Hero, she's known her all of her life, and to hear the proclaimed Lone Killer Rabbit of Endo say such things when she detests working with others. Then again, she gave a similar rant when she came back from her duty bodyguarding the Sports Festival.
"Well, we will need to buy the right furniture to give him the proper accommodations, as All Might did say that he will be staying with us for two weeks."
"Don't fucking remind me." Mirko muttered as she split her legs, her muscles tensing. "I'll leave that stuff to you Nakiri. You have a better eye for home making than me after all."
"I'll do my best Mirko-san!" Shizune bowed and beamed. "Shall I order the clean up drones to begin?"
"Yeah, might as well." Rumi sighed as she stood up, stretching her arms as the slightly taller woman walked ahead of the tanuki, her bunny tail twitching in conjunction with her ears. "Of all damn times to take in a lousy brat, even if he does have promise." She then got a big demonic grin. "So, the world is calling him the second coming of All Might huh? That brat is nowhere near All Might's level as a hero! He can handle anything on his own if he put his mind it, yet Parker had to be bailed so many damn times during that Flag War or whatever, and when he fought that Shiozako girl-"
"Shiozaki Mirko-san." Shizune corrected as she followed her boss out of the stadium sized training facility, closing the blast doors and inputting commands on the keypad beside it. That should get the clean up drones working through the night.
"Whatever, either way…" Mirko grinned darkly. "I owe All Might a favor regardless, and I never leave a debt unpaid. So if he wants me to take this brat under my wing? Fine. I'll leave him in the dust." She walked down the hallway of their agency and eyed the bathrooms. "And show him what it means to be a real hero!"
"I'm sure you will Mirko-san." Shizune agreed as she allowed her boss to enter the bathroom area. With a light light, she turned… and saw many grimy and dirty footprints from Mirko's rabbit feet-gear. The tanuki woman rolled her eyes, but smiled as she got out her phone, starting up the clean up droids as Mirko started up her shower.
"Well, I better start organizing Peter Parker's room." She stated as she walked forward. "Things are going to get really interesting from here!"