AN: HEY ALL! I TRUST YOU'RE ALL KEEPING YOURSELVES SAFE SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.

I DECIDED TO CRAWL OUT OF MY GRAVE AND GET SOME WRITING DONE.

'Think things through, Saiko.'

Intelli Saiko, clad in a short-sleeved white and blue dress reaching down to her knees and navy sneakers, was in a mall hiding behind a pillar.

All she wanted to do was go to the mall and maybe do some window shopping, and some actual shopping by herself since all her other close friends were busy studying.

Not that she needed to study.

But this…

"Class 1-A's mall trip whoo!"

"Geez have some tact Kaminari."

"Kyoka's right you know, we're in public."

"Me? If anything we all have to lighten up! Don't be so tense! We just got out of that hellish exam and the whole entirety of class 1-A's in here!"

In front of her, walking around in a group clad in their uniforms, was the entirety of a whole class of UA.

She never would've expected this.

And then an idea came.

'What if… I didn't have to hide?'

What if she approached them?

What if she befriended them?

She smiled at the possibilities.

She moved away from the pillar and walked directly behind them. Then her mouth moved before she could think.

"Hey!"

And as expected, the 1-A students turned around and found…

Nothing.

A girl with jacks for earlobes raised an eyebrow. "You guys hear something?"

Kaminari shook his head. "Maybe they weren't calling us."

Behind a pillar, she breathed heavily.

'Calling them out so casually! What were you thinking?!' she berated herself for being so careless.

She shook her head. 'This level of intimacy… requires planning.'

She needed to take a breather. They had just arrived and by the looks of it weren't going to go home for a while.

Use her smarts to make a plan, simple as that.

'Besides, how hard could it be?'

'This… is more tedious than I expected.'

Saiko was seated at a nearby cafe, sitting down outside on a single person table, a sheet of paper in front of her held plans and processes that were mostly scratched off.

'Drop something and have it roll over to them? But that would make me look like a klutz.'

'Wait until they hit some problem and help them? But that might paint me as arrogant.'

'Oh I know, maybe I'll text Midoriya-kun and tell him I'm at a mall?' she smiled, content with her last idea.

But then harshly scratched it off. 'It'll make my interest in him obvious! I'm trying to make acquaintances with all of them for crying out loud.'

She sighed and let her head hit the table.

'I have to set a good impression on them. If I can't do that then…' she shook her head. 'Stop thinking negatively Saiko! You've got this, just think about how they'll call you once you become acquainted.'

"Uhm… Intelli-san?"

Oh, she could just imagine it.

"Intelli-san?"

Strange, her imagination seemed quite real to her ears.

She lifted her head up and to her shock…

The girl she fought during the exam was in front of her, bearing a smile.

"Ah, thank goodness, I was right," the girl in front of her said as she straightened her posture.

"You see, my friends and I remember you from the exam and when your school visited ours."

Intelli leaned her head to the left and saw the whole entirety of 1-A sat at a large table, some of them waved at her with smiles.

"You seem quite lonely. Would you like to join us at our table?"

"A-Ah Thank you for your hospitality but I wouldn't want to impose-"

"Nonsense! We would be happy to have you over our table!" she turned towards her classmates. "Isn't that right?"

"Come on over!"

"Don't be shy!"

"I'm cool with it." A minor cacophony of voices rang out at the same time in agreeance.

She turned back to Intelli. "See? So, what do you say?"

Was it really just that easy?

Intelli contemplated.

Right, she didn't take their personalities into account.

Another variable.

And so with a smile, she nodded.

"I would be delighted to."

Intelli Saiko was quite nervous being in the middle of UA students, but still, she held her ground.

The girl from earlier took the chance to introduce her. "So, I feel introductions are in order," she said. "My name is Yaoyorozu Momo."

"I'm Aoyama Yuga!" he said. "The brightest of le class. Pleased to make your acquaintance."

"Ashido Mina, nice to meet you! You're in good hands!"

"Asui Tsuyu, feel free to call me Tsuyu-chan now that we aren't enemies."

"Iida Tenya, pleased to make your acquaintance." he made robotic hand motions. "I also play the part of class representative and I also-

"Ehm… My name is Uraraka Ochaco."

"Eh I'm Mashirao Ojiro."

"Kaminari Denki."

"Mineta Minoru!"

"Kirishima Eijiro."

"K-K-Koda Koji here."

"I'm Sato Rikido, nice to meet ya"

"Shoji Mezo, we've met before."

"Kyoka Jirou, we've met before too." she smirked. "Your school put up a hell of a fight."

"Sero Hanta here! If you need tape all you have to do is ask."

"Setting Sero's weird greeting aside... Hi! I'm Hagakure Toru!"

Intelli unsurely nodded at the invisible figure.

"Hello there. I'm Tokoyami Fumikage."

"...Todoroki Shoto."

A boy scoffed. "Bakugo Katsuki."

Intelli sweatdropped.

'That is… a lot of names.'

Nevertheless, she memorized all of them instantly.

"T-Thanks for having me here. I-I-" she cleared her throat. "My name is Intelli Saiko, please refer to me as you wish." she said. "If any of you have inquiries, please don't be afraid to voice them."

Ashido immediately leaned next to her. "Then if you don't mind me asking, what's it like being in an All-Girls school?"

"Hang on," Asui said as she snatched a bit of Sero's tape and put it over Mineta's mouth. "I'm not taking any chances."

Jirou smirked. "Nice thinking Tsuyu-chan."

Mineta simply had a look of betrayal on his face.

Intelli chuckled at the scene before answering. "An all-girls school is… well you'd think it would be much orderly but on the contrary, it's pretty much the same as any school," she said. "You have all types of people. And since most of us are... sheltered, it makes for several amusing scenes."

All of them became interested. Jirou leaned forward. "Heh, pray tell."

"Well… there was one time we had a cooking class together and a friend of mine started a fire, we panicked and another girl used her quirk to spray water on it." She scratched her cheek. "But the thing is… it was a grease fire."

Sato's eyes widened before he snickered. "Oh no."

"As expected, the fire was very… wild. Eventually, we used a fire extinguisher and put it out" She chuckled. "But that was the first time we had ever seen water catch on fire."

They all shared a quick laugh.

'This is getting pretty heavy… it's now or never Saiko!'

Yaoyorozu raised an eyebrow as Intelli visibly frowned. "Is something wrong Intelli-san?"

She glanced up at her and smiled somberly. "You all… All of you are too nice, you know?"

She looked down. "I… I must admit I saw all of you before and I was trying to find a way that we would encounter each other because…" She breathed in. "I had to apologize."

"I apologize for my actions and how I acted during the exam about UA as a whole, especially to Yaoyorozu-san, Jirou-san, Asui-san, and Shoji-san. That is all." She bowed her head.

Intelli didn't know what replies to expect, resentment, hatred, acceptance, she simply didn't know.

"Intelli-san, you've changed," Yaoyorozu who sat next to her said. "I must apologize as well. I brought you over with the intention of knowing how our opponents felt when it was because of us that they failed the exam," she said, smiling.

All of them did, minus a few who looked away.

"But to know that you apologize for how you acted… It fills me with joy that you bear no resentment towards us," she said. "No one here has any amount of resentment towards you Intelli-san. Please be at ease."

She put her head up and glanced around the table to see all of them smiling and others with their thumbs up.

"Intelli-chan."

'C-Chan?' She glanced at the frog-like girl. "Y-Yes Asu-"

"Tsuyu-chan."

"Excuse me?"

"Call me Tsuyu-chan."

The Seiai girl blinked a few times. Before letting out a chuckle.

"I truly did not think of their personalities… But honestly, I feel lighter.'

She beamed. "Will do Tsuyu-chan!"

At that moment, the whole entirety of class 1-A thought of one thing.

'She's adorable.'

Jirou smiled. "Well, in any case, we're all glad to have you here. Let bygones be bygones. Everyone agree?"

A chorus of 'Yeah's'. was heard.

Jirou nodded. "Besides, we're all aiming to be heroes here. Why not greet some of our to be co-workers yeah?" she said. "Besides, we're in a mall! Here, above all else, isn't a place to be stressed out."

Kaminari hid a snicker.

She leaned back, closed her eyes, and sang in english. "Ain't no rest for the wicked-"

"-Money don't grow on trees."

"Money don't grow on trees."

All of a sudden, Jirou stood up and stared at Intelli.

She recoiled. "Y-Yes?"

"Y-You know that song?"

She nodded. "Y-Yes… is that strange?"

Jirou shook her head. "Of course not! I welcome a girl who has the same taste in music."

Kaminari facepalmed. "Great, her switch's flipped."

The punk girl glared at him. "What did you say short-circuit?"

"Nothing of your concern Jacky!"

As the two glared daggers at each other, Uraraka sought to change the subject.

"I-Intelli-chan."

"Y-yes?"

"Oh, can I call you that?" she sheepishly asked.

"Of course you can Uraraka-san!"

Uraraka chuckled. "Well Intelli-chan, did you eat yet?"

She shook her head. "Not yet. But I'm not really that hungry-"

And at that moment, her stomach chose to betray her.

With a noticeable growl.

All stopped as they stared at the Seiai girl, who covered her stomach in embarrassment.

"Curses."

They all shared a laugh, and eventually, Intelli joined in.

Being around UA students was surprisingly not that different from being with her classmates.

She smiled. She was happy with how things were going. Now if there weren't any more curveballs then-

Mineta finally got the tape off his mouth. Just as he had, he noticed a mop of green hair walk into the area.

He stood up on the chair and waved.

"Ooy! Midoriya! We're over here!"

She stiffened.

'I spoke too soon! I spoke too soon! I SPOKE TOO SOON!'

Kaminari and Mineta moved aside to offer a place at the table for Midoriya, who walked towards them with a bag.

Bakugo scoffed. "What took you so long Deku?"

He scratched the back of his head. "Sorry about that. There were limited edition collectible figures for Kamui Woods, Miruko, and Best Jeanist. I just had to stop by and take a look."

No one missed Bakugo's flinch when Best Jeanist was mentioned.

Mineta eyed the familiar bag on his person. "Seems to me like you did more than take a look."

"Y-Yeah… I actually ended up buying something," he said.

Sato looked concerned. "You still have money bro?"

He nodded. "Yeah, I spent reasonably. Besides, money for hero merchandise is where a quarter of my saved up money goes anyway."

Iida nodded. "Money management is a good thing to have Midoriya-kun."

"Sorry about being late. Did you all order something already?"

Kaminari shook his head. "Heck no dude. You arrived just in time." He pulled the chair next to him out. "Have a seat."

He smiled and nodded.

"Now that we're all here, I suppose it's time to order," Yaoyorozu told them. She called a waiter to give them the menu.

And it was just then, that Midoriya finally noticed just who exactly was in front of him.

His eyes widened. "Oh, Intelli-san! It's you. How've you been?"

Intelli blushed. "I-I'm splendid Midoriya-kun, thanks for asking!"

The girls tilted their heads at one another sharing the same thought, 'They know each other?'

Talking with Midoriya was still a tad bit difficult as she had expected.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Mineta and Kaminari gazing at her with mischievous smiles.

Mineta, and Kaminari on the other hand, had grins. 'Well. well, well."

Those bastards…

They planned this!

How did they know?!

Her eyes widened as she recalled her very first meeting with Midoriya.

"I-It's fine, no one was harmed!"

"But we said all those things about you!" Mineta said, as he and Kaminari stood up straight.

Kaminari nodded. "Yeah man, we were just jealous dude. Don't hold it against us."

"I'm not holding anything over anyon-"

"Midoriya."

A familiar voice made Midoriya turn to his side.

Saiko Intelli greeted him…

With a kiss.

A kiss that was dangerously close to his lips.

Midoriya exploded in red. "W-W-W-What?" Midoriya jumped back.

Intelli only smiled at him. "Someday…" She brought herself close till her mouth was near Midoriya's ears.

"I'll make you take responsibility."

Then she left with a sway to her hips, no words left to say.

Kaminari, Mineta, and Midoriya were all without words.

Did that girl just… kiss him?

Mineta clenched his fists. "You… bastard."

'AHHHHHHHH!' she inwardly screamed. 'They were there!'

But amidst her embarrassment and frustration, she couldn't help but smile.

Today was a good day.

"That was quite the meal." Intelli wiped her mouth.

Yaoyorozu nodded. "I'm glad you liked it. This cafe is a part of my uncle's business. I'm delighted to know someone else's perspective on this."

Ashido looked at Intelli with concern. "But are you okay though? You had a really big lunch you know."

Jirou nodded. "Yeah, two tuna sandwiches, a glazed donut, and a slice of cake to boot."

Intelli shook her head. "Well, see, because my quirk causes my mind to think at length once I consume tea, it burns through most of my sugar and fat most of the time," she said. "After all, energy can't spring from nothing. Tea is just the instigator to my quirk.

Yaoyorozu gasped and clasped Intelli's hands with hers. "Yes! A comrade who knows how hard it is!"

She nodded. "Right. Your quirk uses lipids to materialize objects."

Yaoyorozu smiled. "I'm so happy. I love my classmates and all but they don't understand how it feels to constantly have to eat."

Unbeknownst to the pair, the girls were glaring at them.

"Yeah… not having to worry about weight is so hard," Ashida sighed forcefully.

"It's a pain huh, yeah it must be." Hagakure squeezed her fork.

"Both of you are so alike even down to your rich girl arrogance it pisses me off," Jirou whispered.

Uraraka only gave a faraway smile.

And just then, the boys all stood up.

The girls looked at them.

Iida spoke for them. "Our apologies ladies. But we long for a destination known as the arcade."

Yaoyorozu raised an eyebrow. "Bu-"

"It's fine!" Ashido told her. "Let the boys be boys, and we girls'll be able to do whatever we want."

Yaoyorozu frowned. "I was thinking of having just maybe one or three of them to carry bags."

Ashido snapped her head towards Yaoyorozu with a glint in her eyes and a smirk.

"Hey how about placing bet-"

But as the girls looked back, the boys were already gone. Leaving nothing but a trail of dust behind them.

Jirou smirked. "That was fast."

Intelli dusted herself off and stood up. "Well ladies, it was a pleasure knowing you." she bowed. "I guess this is where we part ways-"

"Intelli-chan?" Uraraka called out. "Do you have anything else to do for the day?"

She shook her head. "Nothing, really."

Hagakure stood in front of her. "Then! Why not join us for the day?"

She took a step back. "I wouldn't want to impose-"

"Here we go again," Jirou spoke. "Intelli-chan, we're all happy to have you here."

Yaoyorozu clapped her hands. "That's right! Now, if it doesn't bother you, why not join us for some R and R?"

Intelli doubted her own thoughts as the girls in front of her gave her an inviting smile.

'They truly are too kind,' she thought.

"Come on girl, I wanna know what Seiai rich girls are all about!"

She smiled. "Alright, I will."

The girls all cheered.

"The cloth is a bit rough, what do you think, Ashido-san?"

"Good eye, Intelli-chan. This ain't for delicate skin, that's for sure."

"But just look how frilly this skirt is Mina-chan! Intelli-chan!"

"My goodness that is one frilly skirt, would you wear that Hagakure-san?"

"Maybe if I was at a concert or something. What about you Mina-chan?"

"Me? Oh, I would totally wear this anytime."

"Right… Mina-chan is really trendy."

Jirou, Yaoyorozu, Tsuyu, and Uraraka could only stare in amazement as the most fashionable duo of 1-A had found its third member.

"Hey, we're back!" Ashido exclaimed as they pushed a cart full of clothing towards them. "This is everything we have for y'all, my sisters!"

Said cart had shirts, skirts, dresses, boots, and even bikinis!

"Here we go," Intelli grunted as she made the cart stop.

All the girls except for Ashido and Hagakure stared at the Seiai girl.

"What?"

"I didn't expect you to be smart when it came to fashion, Intelli-chan," Asui said.

"Tsuyu-chan, that's rude." Uraraka clamped her hands over the frog girl's mouth.

The girl in question chuckled. "It's alright. I don't mean to brag but I believe I must always look my best at any occasion," she told them. "And besides, the possibilities and combinations that come into my mind when I see clothes are fun."

Ashido and Hagakure put their hands up.

"Amen to that sister!"

"Oh Ochako-chan! Whatcha lookin' at?"

Uraraka stiffened.

Right next to her were a couple of electronic stores. FIlled with keyboards, headphones, earphones, wires of all kinds, cords, and much more.

Jirou smiled. "Oh an electronics store!" she exclaimed. "Hang on girls, I gotta get me a new aux."

"I need a memory card," Mina chuckled. "My phone's filled with songs."

Tsuyu walked in as well. "My brother's birthday is coming up, might as well give him a pair of headphones."

Intelli raised an eyebrow but went in with the others as well.

"Something wrong Uraraka-san?"

The girl in question looked at her, then shook her head. "N-Nothing, really. It's just… smartphones have come a long way huh." She held her flip phone in hand.

Intelli's eyes widened. "W-Would you like me to purchase one for you?"

She shook her head. "No thanks."

"No really, it would be my pleasure. It wouldn't even scratch my balance."

Uraraka smiled at her. "Thanks for the gesture, but I don't think you have to Intelli-chan."

Something about her tone…

The smart girl gasped.

Had she just offended her?

"Allow me to apologize, Uraraka-san! I don't mean to be insensitive. Me practically flaunting my wealth in front of you was very ignorant of me," Intelli told her. ""I-I apologize."

That immediately sent Uraraka in a frenzy. 'T-T-This girl- I-I didn't mean it like that! Was it my tone?! Did my face say something?!'

'Oh gosh they both overreact like this. Is it a rich girl thing?!'

"N-N-No I didn't mean anything like that Intelli-chan it's just that-"

"Ochaco-san here's your brand new phone."

"-Yaomomo would've already bought me one."

Yaoyorozu stared the scene in front of her, Intelli nervously shifting while Uraraka was frantically waving her hands.

"What is going on?"

Uraraka laughed. "The both of you think too much, really, you're too kind."

Yaoyorozu frowned. "What are you talking about. I'm giving this to you as a friend. Besides your old one had a crack on its screen."

Uraraka chuckled shyly.

Intelli twirled a strand of hair on her finger. "So… you're not mad at me?"

Uraraka shook her head. "Why would I be mad at my friends being so considerate of me?" she told them with a smile. "Just…" She held her new phone dearly. "I'm so lucky to have people like you around me."

Yaoyorozu and Intelli looked towards each other.

Sure, Intelli never lived the life Uraraka had. She had everything served to her on a silver platter.

And look where that got her: a reign of tyranny.

"Uraraka-san, someone once told me 'something you received because you're lucky, and something you're given, are two different things in essence.' I'm not quite sure if that was exactly what he said but that's basically what he meant," she told her.

Intelli pulled a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped away the girl's visible tears. "Besides, we're aspiring heroes, meddling without being told to is the essence of being one." She smiled.

Uraraka stood straight, with a beaming smile on her face. "Intelli-chan. You aren't too bad." She chuckled.

Intelli chuckled as well. "Is that so Uraraka-san?"

To their side, they heard a gasp, a cough, and sneezing at the same time.

Yaoyorozu let out tears. "That was a beautiful display, you two." She sniffled. "It was like a scene in a movie, but it's real."

Uraraka blushed before she went up to hug Yaoyorozu.

"Thank you, Yaomomo."

She beamed. "It was of no inconvenience, Ochaco-chan! It wasn't really that expensive."

Uraraka's eye twitched.

"Yaomomo, you know I love you. But sometimes I think you don't really understand the value of money." She chuckled.

Yaoyorozu blinked.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"It's been so long since I've been in a music shop!" Jirou excitedly exclaimed. "Off I go girls, don't try and stop me."

Ashido smiled. "Like a kid in a candy shop."

Hagakure nodded. "I think it's cute."

"Kyoka-chan is really cool when playing music," Asui remarked.

Yaoyorozu nodded. "Agreed. Her taste in music even matches her personality."

Uraraka sweatdropped. "Ironic."

Ashido smirked. "Well, at least we know one more girl who shares her taste in music."

All of them turned their heads toward the Seiai student.

She flicked her hair behind her. "In my defense, rock and punk music have been a very important part of American music history. And more often than not, they are very straight forward with their direct approach to music and some of them albeit not direct include hidden subliminal messages. And of course, my parents never liked it but I am my own person. I admit it is more or less of a guilty pleasure but-"

Intelli was interrupted by the growing sound of snickering.

Intelli paused to look back at the other girls and saw some smiling, others chuckling.

Hagakure skipped towards her and wrapped her in a hug. "You're so adorable when you get defensive Intelli-chan."

The girl's eyes widened and her face went red.

Ashido laughed. "You're really adorable Intelli-chan! I never thought you would be this quirky!"

"Q-Q-Quirky? A-Adorable? W-What?!"

"Hey gang, a bookstore," Hagakure told them. "Think we should stop by?"

"Wouldn't hurt to," Asui told them.

Without warning, Ashido and Yaoyorozu sped towards the bookstore.

Jirou sighed. "Those two…"

Intelli looked at the scene. "I assume they're bookworms?"

Jirou tilted her head. "Well… Yaomomo is," she told her. "As for Mina… she's most likely looking for magazines."

"Magazines… in a bookstore?"

"Or manga, you never know with her."

Uraraka put a reassuring hand on Intelli's shoulder.

The Seiai girl sweatdropped.

"Oh, this must be the store Midoriya-kun stopped by before," Jirou remarked.

The store in front of them was filled to the brim with hero merchandise. Jackets, shirts, bags, figurines, and a whole lot more where that came from.

Uraraka chuckled. "Well, it's very like him to stop by something like this."

"I'm actually quite happy he has hobbies like these," Ashido said. "I mean the guy can throw a punch, has killer kicks, but when it comes to women he's a blushing mess and when it comes to quirks and heroes the guy goes all hyper nerd mode."

"I'm pretty sure half the shirts he has come from here," Hagakure mentioned.

Intelli grew curious. "Truly?"

"Yes. And a good percentage of those shirts are All-Might themed," Asui told her. "He's a real sucker for heroes."

"Huh, same as my father then." he said. "He was, and still is, a huge hero fan."

"Really? A big businessman like him?" Uraraka asked.

She nodded. "Yes. He talks about mint condition figurines whether mother insists he clean up."

Ashido chuckled. "The more you know, I guess."

But still. Midoriya liked these shops...

Intelli Saiko would remember that.

She sure would.

And here the girls were.

In a place filled with products of all kinds.

The supermarket.

Ashido sighed. She could already feel her wallet's cry. "Remind me why we're here?"

"Our two rich girls decided to go shopping for tea or something," Jirou answered.

"Hey girls," Hagakure called out. "Isn't that Sato-kun?"

"Is it?" Uraraka squinted.

Sato Rikido was seen in the supermarket, carrying a cart with all sorts of products. Eggs, cooking oil, water, some sweets, a pan, a few baking sheets, and much more.

"Sato-kun!" Uraraka called out.

The man in question looked around, and when he spotted the girls, smiled and approached them.

"Hey girls. What brings you all to the supermarket?" Sato asked.

Ashido sighed. "Just following two rich girls who wanted tea and snacks." She pointed towards Yaoyorozu and Intelli who were now going back to them with their baskets halfway full.

"Oh, hello there… Sato-san, was it?" Intelli greeted.

He nodded with a smile. "You got it right, Intelli-san."

"Sato-kun. What a surprise." Yaoyorozu greeted him. "I thought you were with the other boys."

"Well, yeah. I was with them. But then I remember I had to buy supplies for the dorm," he told them.

"Oh right, I read about U.A having dormitories for students some time ago." Intelli nodded.

Ashido patted the man on the back. "That's our dorm mother! Sato Rikido right here!"

Intelli tilted her head. "Dorm… mother?"

Yaoyorozu answered her. "It started as a joke between the boys you see. And eventually, it stuck."

"Because it's true!" Ashido told them. "He cooks for us, tells us to clean, he can sew, and a lot more! He's practically 1-A's mother."

Sato sheepishly scratched the back of his head. "Oh come on, you're making me blush."

Jirou smiled at Intelli. "You've never had Sato's cooking, but it's great!"

Hagakure nodded. "Although he isn't alone most of the time. When he cooks, Midoriya and Bakugo help him out," she said. "But…"

"But?" Intelli asked, curious.

Sato chuckled. "Well, Bakugo and Midoriya have this rivalry. It's not as bad as before though. When the two of them are together in one room, it's mostly them shouting over each other." He told her. "But now though, somehow the tension between them has lessened."

Yaoyorozu nodded. "Agreed. Although Midoriya-kun might be picking up some of Bakugo-kun's habits lately."

"Habits?" Intelli inquired.

Sato nodded. "I don't think it's a habit per se. But Midoriya converses with Bakugo in a way none of us can," he said. "First thing you know is that they're shouting at each other, then the next they suddenly come to an agreement."

"Bakugo-kun and Deku-kun come from the same middle school." Uraraka said, "It might be because of that. But then again, It's hard to tell just what those two are doing."

"Deku-kun?" Intelli asked.

Uraraka smiled. "Yeah, it's Midoriya-kun's hero name. Deku."

Before Intelli could speak, Ashido jumped in. "Hey, Sato! Where are the others?"

"Them? Oh, they're at the arcade," Sato told them. "I'm just going to go to the cashier, have fun."

Yaoyorozu shook her head. "Intelli-san and I are done with our shopping. And I don't think we have any more destinations. Should we tag along girls? To the arcade?"

A chorus of agreement was received.

Sato smiled. "Well then, follow me."

Intelli walked as she contemplated. "It's been a long while since I've been to an arcade."

"Well, just make sure to be careful once we get there."

She raised an eyebrow.

'What does that mean?'

'An arcade!'

Lights! Sounds! Colors! Coins! Tokens!

"DIEEE! SHITTY ALIEN!"

And that as well.

Intelli gazed as she witnessed the whole entirety of class 1-A invade an arcade.

Although as soon as she got in, her companions immediately did their own thing. Not that she blamed them. She was sure they were all excited.

It was just that she hadn't had much of an experience being in arcades.

Bakugo and Kirishima were playing a shooter game.

Koda, Yoayorozu, Tsuyu, Aoyama, and Iida were playing some type of fishing game.

Jirou and Hagakure were playing air hockey.

Mina was playing Dance Dance Revolution.

And she was sure the others were having fun as well.

'What did I expect? U.A students are people too.

Growing sick of standing still, she approached a machine that she was somewhat familiar with.

'A crane machine!'

Although the particular machine had numbers with hooks in them instead of the usual prizes. But the corresponding prizes of said numbers were stamped onto the machine. And one particular prize caught her eye.

'An Isabelle Plushie!'

Isabelle! A popular character in the hit game, Animal Crossing.

Sure she could have bought one herself, but there was a part of her that just wanted to win the plushie in an arcade.

That part was ego!

'Isabelle is number seven… alright.'

With a grin, she brought out her purse and took out coins.

'I don't want to spend too much. Just five tries. That should be enough to know whether I can win or not.' she looked back at the machine. 'Right?'

Oh, how wrong she was.

'This is definitely rigged.'

Ten tries!

Twice the amount of tries she initially went for.

'It got me in the first half, not gonna lie.' She grunted. 'Should've gone for the racing games.'

She stood up straight, breathed in and out, and walked away from the machine feeling a tad bit down.

And just then, she heard someone operating the machine behind her.

"When it comes to these types of games, without prior knowledge people end up losing a lot of money, especially when they get into it."

She turned around.

'Midoriya-kun?'

She saw the green-haired boy control the crane with determination.

She couldn't help but approach him and watch.

"The way crane games operate is to take as many coins as needed to fill up a pre-programmed threshold. Then once that threshold is reached, the game gives around two or three rounds on average where the crane actually holds on."

She watched as Midoriya glanced at the crane through the glass pane on the side of the machine.

"You could use more and more money to win. I've done that before, it's where my keychains come from," he told her. "But one thing I commonly do is wait for people to play the crane, and when I think it's good to go, I take the wheel."

He readjusted the crane's angle and spent a few seconds waiting for it to settle.

"Funny how a child's game like this makes people take advantage of other people's efforts, but that's just how this game is programmed." He pushed the button and made the crane swoop down.

"But hey, it's how arcades make their money."

Intelli watched as the crane swooped down and firmly clamped down on the circular tag.

Her eyes widened as she watched the crane reach the drop-off and...

"I watched you play for quite a while. Number seven was what you wanted right?" Midoriya bowed down and reach for the tag.

He offered it to her with a smile.

She flushed. "I-I couldn't possibly. I mean you won this-"

"But I couldn't have if you didn't take ten tries prior," he said. He took her hand, opened it and gave her the tag.

"You deserve it." he said. "B-Besides. I like Tom Nook more." He sheepishly scratched the back of his head.

The Seiai girl stared at the object on her hand, before she shook her head and smiled at the boy.

"Thank you very much, Midoriya-kun."

The boy only smiled.

"Hey Midoriya! Intelli-san! Where are you?"

The voice of the class president rang through the corner.

"We're here!" Midoriya called out.

Iida came into vision and smiled when he saw both of them.

"Come on, we're going to a restaurant for an early dinner," Iida told him, then he looked at Intelli. "Intelli-san, Yaoyorozu-san insists that you come with us for the last part of the day. If you don't have any plans of course."

She smiled.

"I would love to."

"I don't remember you having that plushie before Intelli-chan," Ashido remarked.

Before she could say anything, Midoriya beat her to it.

"She won it at the crane game back at the arcade," Midoriya said.

The girl's head snapped towards Midoriya, eyes wide.

'Did he just-'

"Whoa, that's awesome Intelli-chan!" Uraraka remarked.

She scratched her cheek. "It was nothing."

"Hey guys! I'm back!" Yaoyorozu told them as she sat down next to Intelli. "Now the menus will be here shortly. Please order anything you want! It's on me."

The cheers of 1-A were heard before Iida asked them to quiet down.

Intelli shook her head. "I'll pay the total price Yaoyorozu-san."

Yaoyorozu smiled. "Thank you for your consideration, Intelli-san. But it's not necessary. My aunt owns the restaurant and I'm doing this because I believe we all deserve it."

Intelli let out a 'tsk'.

Yaoyorozu was stubborn.

But then again, so was she.

"Even if that's the case, I still insist you let me pay Yaoyorozu-san," she demanded. "You were the first to invite me over. And I honestly had a lot of fun today, thanks to all of you."

Yaoyorozu stayed quiet for a moment as she looked into the girl's eyes.

'It feels like they're different people now.'

She sighed before she smiled and clasped the hands of the girl next to her. "Very well. If you're going to be so stubborn. Although I'll have you pay half Intelli-san."

The girl smiled. "Fair enough."

"I'm witnessing rich girl communication right here," Kirishima told them.

"Not the only one, shitty hair."

"Can't complain. Won't complain." Kaminari sighed.

Iida nodded. "This is a great display of camaraderie."

Midoriya only sweatdropped.

The whole group ate with a pleasant atmosphere. Everyone happy being there. And surprisingly, Intelli didn't feel too out of place now.

Although she was a major subject to teasing from Ashido and Hagakure, she could still let loose some of her own jokes and partake in banter with some of them.

'If I had treated my friends like they have treated me in the first place…'

There wasn't much difference between U.A and Seiai students, except for the fact that there were boys.

...And also there was the villain encounter.

But! They underwent tests, some hated waking up early, some had rivalries, and much more.

All in all, they were all pleasant to be around, with a few exceptions from the boys of course.

And as everyone was done eating, a ring from her phone caught her attention.

She brought out her phone and took a look at who was calling. Once she did, she immediately stood up.

"Sorry, it's my father. Mind if I take this outside?"

A chorus of 'Sure' was the reply.

"No, they were pleasant company. I'm glad I went out today."

[''Okay, sweetie. But do come home now. Your mother's been bugging me about where you are even if I keep telling her you're fine.'']

She chuckled. "That's just like mother," she said. "I'll go home in a bit father."

["I know you will. Be careful Sai, love you."]

"I will. Love you too."

With a click, she hung up and pocketed the phone.

She was about to turn back and head inside the restaurant-

"You seem to have nice parents."

Intelli looked to her left and saw Yaoyorozu Momo, typing on her phone.

She nodded with a smile. "Yeah. What are you doing here Yaoyorozu-san?"

"It's pretty late and curfew strikes in about 9 pm," she told her. "I was just contacting the bus to U.A."

"Yeah," she said.

Silence ensued between the two of them, before eventually…

"Would you like to go in-"

"Intelli Saiko, you're good company."

The Seiai girl stopped and raised an eyebrow?

Yaoyorozu sighed. "As I've said earlier, I invited you over with the brief intention of knowing what happened to you after the exam… but you were, how can I put this…"

She smiled. "I couldn't recognize you."

Intelli's eyes widened.

"When we fought, you were…"

"A bitch."

Yaoyorozu frowned. "I wasn't going to say that-"

"You're too kind, really, Yaoyorozu-san." she smiled. "I know I wasn't the best person before. But someone set me straight. And I'm currently on the path to becoming a better person and hero altogether."

This time, Intelli clasped Yaoyorozu's hands in hers.

"Let bygones be bygones, Yaoyorozu-san," she said. "Besides, I envy you."

Yaoyorozu raised an eyebrow. "Envy? Me?"

She nodded. "Yes. For some reason, it might be weird or arrogant of me to think of this, but I see myself in you," she said. "I-It might be weird but that's how I-"

"Actually, I thought the same," Yaoyorozu said. "In fact, that was the other reason why I wanted to have you with us."

Intelli understood. "We're both quite wealthy, the only difference is-"

"I had friends."

"And I had sycophants."

Yaoyorozu smiled. "Hey, did you know, I didn't get in U.A through the usual exam. I got in through recommendation."

Intelli chuckled. "Hey! Same as me!"

The two girls shared a chuckle, before settling down.

"You know, sometimes I wonder, would I have ended up like the past you," she said. "I-I-I mean, I thought what if things had gone just a bit off, would I start treating people as… well, you have before?"

The lavender-haired girl shook her head. "Absolutely not Yaoyorozu-san! In no way, shape or form would you have ended up like me."

She smiled. "If you say so. But I guess if the past you gave way to this current you, it wouldn't be too bad."

"I concur."

They both smiled at each other.

Some would say they were two parallel paths.

Both raised in wealth. Both raised with care.

But one was surrounded by friends and peers, the other was surrounded by parasites.

The other rose above it all through tyranny, while the other walked with her friends together.

"What do you say, should we head back Yaoyorozu-san?" Intelli said, still clasping her hands.

"Agreed, however… can I call you Intelli-chan?" Yaoyorozu shyly smiled.

Intelli beamed. "Of course you can Yaoyorozu-san!"

She nodded. "Then, Intelli-chan. My friends call me Yaomomo."

And thus was the start of a guilt-free friendship between two rich girls.

And so, it was time for them to bid each other farewell.

"Intelli-san! It was nice having you!" Sato said.

"Intelli-chan!" Ashido pouted. "Are you really leaving without exchanging contact info?"

Intelli's eyes widened before she gave a bright smile. "My apologies."

Almost in an instant all the girls of 1-A had the contact information of Intelli Saiko.

And Intelli Saiko now had the contact information of all the 1-A girls.

"There!" Ashido said. "Now, whenever you're in town tell us alright?"

"You're a great person Intelli-chan," Uraraka told her.

Tsuyu nodded.

"Totally." Hagakure cheered.

Yaoyorozu smiled. "It would be nice to see you again Intelli-chan. Let's get to know each other some other time. All of us."

Jirou nodded. "Although it could be a girl's night."

She chuckled and nodded. "I would love to." She turned to them and bowed.

"I had a great day! Thank you! All of you." She then stood straight.

Like an eagle, her eyes went to Midoriya.

"Midoriya-kun! I'll pay back the favor someday! Remember that."

Said boy raised his head and caught Intelli's gaze.

And then he smiled.

Oh goodness, it was as if her bones had been turned to mush.

"Huh? What did I do?"

And his subtle denial…

Perhaps it was a good thing they hadn't gotten the chance to talk to each other much during the day.

She didn't know if her mind could handle it.

She clenched the Isabelle plushie a bit tighter.

They all bid each other goodbye as Intelli went into her car and the U.A students went into their bus.

"Were they your friends, milady?" the sharply dressed man driving the car asked.

Intelli nodded. "Yes, actually."

He smiled. "Your Mother and father would be so delighted to hear you've made friends with people outside your school."

She snickered. "Father, surely. Mother? I'm not too sure," she said. "What about you Sebastian?"

He chuckled. "I am under contract to never speak ill of my employers."

'So that means you agree.'

She sighed and then laughed. However, the car hit an unexpected light bump.

It wasn't too much of an inconvenience. But when she looked to her phone…

Her hand had somehow accidentally sent a Midoriya Izuku a wave.

But, rather than be flustered and panic like before, she took advantage of it.

◤Hey Midoriya-kun, it was good to see you and the others again. I truly didn't expect you all to be at the mall. Have you reached U.A yet? Sent 20:05

Then again, maybe he was asleep on the bus-

◤Hey there, Intelli-san. Didn't expect you to be at the mall too. We're still on the bus. Most of them are asleep. Received 20:06

Her eyes lit up with glee.

◤It was indeed a surprise. But it was fun being with the girls. Sent 20:07

◤They didn't take you to some milk tea shop, did they? Received 20:07

She raised an eyebrow.

◤Not really, no. Sent 20:09

◤Alright. Guess you had fun? Received 20:09

◤Absolutely. I never knew going to the mall with other people would be so fun! Next time I'm definitely bringing my people. Sent 20:09

◤Lol. 'My people' she says. Received 20:10

◤Anyways. Thank you again for the plushie. Sent 20:10

◤Eh? What plushie? Received 20:10

◤You know what I mean. Sent 20:11

◤Hahaha. I'll tell you again. You gave the effort. All I did was pitch in. Received 20:11

She was typing another response but-

◤No need to thank me, really. Seeing you happy was enough. Received 20:11

Her cheeks flushed crimson.

Out of the corner of his eye, the driver saw the girl behind her looking like a tomato. He subtly chuckled. 'To be young and in love.'

◤Fine. Sent 20:12

◤Good. Received 20:12

She stopped typing and contemplated her next move.

Should she try it?

Shaking her head, she started typing.

◤I saw that shop you frequent. The one with all the hero merchandise. Sent 20:13

◤Oh, they just had to come across that. Received 20:14

She chuckled.

◤I liked the place. Sent 20:14

◤Wait, you did?. Received 20:14

◤Surprisingly, yes. Sent 20:15

◤That's a surprise. Received 20:16

She breathed in.

'Come on, now or never.'

◤But I'm still new to the whole thing. Sent 20:16

◤Hero merchandise?. Sent 20:17

◤Yes. And because of that, I was thinking... Sent 20:17

She squeezed her plushie to her chest.

◤Yeah? Received 20:18

◤I was thinking, maybe you could guide me through? Show me what to buy, what not to buy. How to keep a keen eye on things like those? Sent 20:18

Did she seem too forward?

Did she at least get her point across-

◤You kidding? I'd love to Intelli-san! Welcome to the club! Received, 20:18

She let out a bright smile and chuckled.

◤A club? Who are the other members? Sent 20:19

◤It's just you and me for now. Sent 20:19

Somehow, her smile grew even wider.

◤I'd love to keep talking about hero merchandise and how it rocks, but my battery disagrees. And I really don't want to use Kaminari-kun as a power bank. Received 20:19

Wait… what?

◤If… you say so. Goodnight Midoriya-kun. Sent 20:19

She let out a breath she didn't know she had been holding as she sent her last message for the night.

Her phone beeped. She checked the notifications one more time.

◤Goodnight Intelli-san. Received 20:20

With that, she put her plushie to her face and laid down in the back of the car, keeping her face hidden.

And the one who witnessed it all chuckled.

"Milady. You're acting very differently now. Is it the boy with the green hair?" he teased.

The lavender-haired girl laid there unmoving.

"Sebastian… Just drive please."

If only the windows were open, multiple neighborhoods would've heard the laughter of a butler who was definitely going to get away with all of it scot-free.

THIS CHAPTER WAS INITIALLY GOING TO BE A DATE BETWEEN INTELLI AND MIDORIYA WHERE THEY MEET UP AT THE MALL. BUT I DECIDED TO GO AGAINST IT AND INSTEAD, MADE THIS A SET-UP CHAPTER AND SOME RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR INTELLI AND CLASS 1-A, WELL, THE GIRLS KNOW HER NOW.

I JUST HAPPENED TO THINK THAT IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE, Yaoyorozu and Intelli WERE QUITE SIMILAR. HENCE, THE SLIGHT CONFRONTATION AT THE BOTTOM.

NOT MUCH Intelli and Midoriya ACTION IN THIS CHAPTER, BUT IT'S A SET-UP. DON'T WORRY, THERE'S MUCH MORE TO GO.

HOPE YOU LIKED IT! IF YOU DID LET ME KNOW. GOT IDEAS FOR FUTURE CHAPTERS? LET ME KNOW! I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ALL SAY.

Signing off... Zac.