Author's note: Hey everyone, Fire Slash here and welcome to another chapter of 'A Sinister Foe.' I want to thank all of you for your continued support. I just want to remind you that if you haven't already, you should follow my instagram account (fire_slash_fanfiction) if you want to chat with me or get notified as to when I plan on updating stories.

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'Just do us all a favor and take a swan dive off the roof. You'll be far more useful dead, and who knows? You might even get a quirk in your next life.'

Izuku lunged forwards as he woke up, beads of sweat covering his forehead. Putting a shaky hand over his chest, he realized his heart was beating rapidly.

'Damnit! Another nightmare…'

Closing his eyes, the boy began to try calming himself by taking some deep breaths. When he felt himself no longer shaking, the young genius threw his covers off himself and began making his way to the kitchen.

'Fuck Bakugo.' Dealing with Katsuki in person wasn't a problem for Izuku. He's already been exposed to the blonde boy long enough to deal with the physical abuse. The words he sprouted however always leave scars he's never been able to fully recover from. Izuku knew he shouldn't let the words affect him as much as they did, but when nearly everyone around him hammered in the idea that he was a waste of life, it made it all the harder for him to ignore them.

'Guess I'm going to my lab again.' Finishing his water, the boy began making his way to his lab to work on some inventions… even though it was midnight. Whenever he was with Kyouka or in his lab, Izuku felt useful, like his existence actually mattered. Entering his lab, he locked the door and commanded Ultron to disable the illusions hiding his work from the world. 'Hm… I can work on some more drones. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea.'

Yawning, Izuku opened up a drawer and pulled out some tools. Soon, he'll show the world that he wasn't useless. He'll show the world that the way one was born doesn't determine their destiny. He'll remove the corrupt from power, even if it requires him to knock over the pillars of society.

'Soon…'

0000

"Izuku, it's here!"

Looking up from his phone, he saw his mother scurrying towards him, an envelope in hand. Eyeing it, he noticed that it was sent to him by U.A.

"Thanks." Taking the envelope from his mother, he began reading the letter that was inside.

'Dear Izuku Midoriya,' it read. 'We are writing to inform you that you have been accepted to U.A's Support Course. Congratulations and I hope to see you next semester. From, Head of U.A's Support Course Higari Maijima (aka: Power Loader).'

A small smile formed on Izuku's face. He honestly knew he was going to be accepted. The written exam was beyond simple to Izuku and even though his laser cutter wasn't nearly as high tech as his other inventions, it was up to the level most support students in their first year at U.A would be able to produce. Part of his plan was to not stand out, so he purposely wasn't going to produce anything grand for his classes. This way, when he starts putting the physical portion of his plan into motion, no one could point their fingers at him seeing as they didn't have anything to prove it was him.

"Hey mom, I made it in."

"You did!?" His mother started glowing in happiness, feeling more proud of his accomplishment than he was currently. "Congratulations!"

Eventually, his mother stopped fussing over him and Izuku was able to whip out his phone. Seeing as he got his acceptance letter, it meant that Kyouka might have received something in the mail as well, which to him was far more important than his acceptance status.

Izuku: Hey, have you received anything from U.A yet?

A few minutes later, his phone buzzed.

Kyouka: Not yet. You?

Izuku: Yeah, I got in.

Kyouka: I'd congratulate you, but we both know you were getting in ;-). We should celebrate.

Izuku: Sure, but let's wait until you get your letter first. We can celebrate both of our achievements.

Kyouka: If I get in…

Izuku: WHEN you get in. You said you got forty-something points, right? You'll be fine.

Kyouka: Hopefully. Thanks.

Izuku: No problem.

Smiling, Izuku felt the sudden urge to go back down to his lab. He was currently working on a special project and he couldn't wait until it was completed.

0000

Kyouka gave the envelope she had in her hands a nervous glance. A day after Izuku received his acceptance letter, U.A had sent her a letter as well. A lot of stuff was running through her head, but eventually, she found the strength to check her fate. Opening it, she was surprised to see that some sort of circular machine was inside instead of a standard letter. Touching the device, she was surprised when a hologram began to appear.

'Honestly, this shouldn't surprise me. Izuku uses holograms far more high-tech than this…'

Eventually, the projection displayed an image of the current number one hero. "I AM HERE AS A PROJECTION!" Kyouka couldn't help but frown as she remembered what All Might had told her boyfriend. Netherorless, she continued listening to what the hologram had to say. "It says here that you managed to pass the written portion of the exam and received forty five hero points on the physical portion, which is enough to pass!" Kyouka felt pride fill her chest. She actually passed. "However, that is not all!" Her pride turned into confusion. "You see, the test was designed to help us look for those we think could be the best possible heroes! And after the stunt you pulled with the zero pointer…"

The hologram then shifted to an image of the brunette she saved speaking to Present Mic.

"Uh, excuse me, but I have a question about the test…"

"Sure! Ask away, little listener!"

"Well, during the test, a purple haired girl saved me from the zero-pointer that was about to crush me. I would've been dead if it wasn't for her, so if possible, if she didn't get enough points to pass, could you please give her some of mine. She deserves to go here!"

"HAHAHAHAH! Don't you worry, she'll be fine," Present Mic informed her. It was then that the hologram shifted back to All Might.

"How could we ignore what you have done? Due to your actions, not only have you received sixty extra hero points, but the girl you saved as well earned fourty!" The hologram's image shifted again to show a chart of the top ten highest scoring participants. Highlighted on it was the girl she saved, Ochako Uraraka being her name, and her own. However, what surprised her was that due to the hero points, she actually ended up scoring one hundred five points, putting her at first place by quite a margen, beating second place by almost thirty points. "Come young Jirou, this is your Hero Academia now…"

The hologram shut off, leaving Kyouka to her own devices. Multiple emotions were flowing through the rocker at the moment. She was happy, relieved, and proud that she passed. She was thankful for Izuku's training. And she was honestly shocked that she got first place. However, there was a bit of anger building up inside her. In second place as Katsuki Bakugou, meaning that there was a possibility of him becoming her classmate. She personally hated him for what he's done to her boyfriend and she didn't think he deserved to become a hero. It didn't help that she noticed that the boy's bullying was having a lingering effect on Izuku. Despite how hard he tries to hide it, she could tell he was hurting. Ironically, the only points Katsuki received were villain points, proving Izuku's claim that he's only good at destruction. The fact she beat him by quite a margin was enough to satisfy her though.

"THIS HOLOGRAM WILL SELF DESTRUCT IN 3...2…" Her eyes widening, Kyouka jumped back, making sure to put some distance between her and the hologram. "...1."

*BOOM!*

The hologram exploded into a pile of smoke, much to the girl's surprise and ire.

"What the fuck?! That could've hurt someone!" Opening the window in her room to let the smoke out, the rocker grabbed her phone and began texting her boyfriend.

Kyouka: Yo, the letter came in. I got in. Scored the highest.

Izuku: You sound so enthusiastic.

She could hear his teasing voice right now.

Izuku: But seriously, congrats! I told you that you could do it. So, when do you want to go celebrate?

Kyouka: Tomorrow? We don't have school. Unless you're busy.

Izuku: Even if I was, I'd make time.

Kyouka rolled her eyes, the grin on her face betraying her as it showed how she really felt.

Kyouka: Alright Tony Stark. I'll text you later so we can make plans. I gotta deal with this smoke real quick.

Izuku: Smoke? Are you ok?

Kyouka: I'll tell you later :-/

0000

"So let me get this straight," Izuku said, trying to force down some laughter. The two were currently at a raman shop not far from Izuku's house. Initially, he wanted to meet her at a place closer to her home, but the rocker was adamant about coming here. During their second date, Izuku took her to the raman shop and she's been hooked ever since. "The hologram you got from U.A self destructed after giving you your message?"

"Yeah…" Kyouka pouted, trying to be angry at her boyfriend. Of course, she couldn't and a small smile ended up replacing her pout.

"I'm not sure whether to laugh at how stupid that is or be angry that you could've gotten hurt," Izuku admitted, his giggles dying down. "But hey, you got the top score, how do you feel?"

"Well, I beat Bakugo, so I feel great," Kyouka stated, reminding Izuku that his girlfriend and childhood bully could be sharing a class together.

"Just be careful around him," Izuku told her. "I know you can handle yourself, but the guy is walking and talking explosion. When he finds out we're a thing, he WILL go after you."

Kyouka frowned, not looking forward to having to deal with Bakugo. There was nothing she could do about it now. When the time comes, she'll knock him off his pedestal. "I know. But enough about him, we're here to have a good time."

"You're right. Well, I do have some good news. I'm almost done making your costume."

Initially, Kyouka was going to have the U.A make her costume as she didn't want to bother her boyfriend, but Izuku was adamant on making her costume himself.

"Oh really." A grin formed on her face. "You didn't make it revealing, did you?"

Even though he knew how much his girlfriend loved to tease him, he still wasn't prepared for that question. "N-not at all! I followed the design you wanted."

"Dude, relax. I'm just joking. We've been dating for a month now, you should know this." Well, then again, there was a lot of stuff they haven't done. Somehow, they were still awkward about holding hands in public. They haven't even kissed yet! Despite her normally outgoing and bold nature, Kyouka still couldn't work up the nerve to try. Admittedly, she was a bit nervous. Izuku's lack of social skills wasn't doing them any favors, him being nervous as well.

"I should," Izuku groaned. "But yeah, I made sure to follow your design. I have to send it in soon, so if you want, we can pick a day which we can spend to help you get used to using its features."

"I'd like that."

The rest of their date was spent having fun and celebrating their accomplishments. However, one thought kept popping up inside her head.

'When Izuku starts his war, will he come back?'

0000

Eventually, time passed and it was now Izuku and Kyouka's first day at U.A. To say that Kyouka was nervous was an understatement. She was now beginning her journey to becoming a hero. She was also a bit nervous about the social aspect of going to this school as well. She wasn't very popular in middle-school and encountered her fair share of bullying, what's to say the same thing won't happen now that she's in high-school? Thankfully, she had Izuku on her side, so dealing with that kind of stuff will be easier now that she knows there's someone who likes her the way she is, but he wasn't in her class.

Meanwhile, Izuku was having thoughts of his own. Glancing at U.A reminded him of his mission. However, he was having second thoughts. Instead of declaring war against the hero society, he could instead work at aiming to transfer to the hero course from the support course. Logically speaking, that would be the safer option and he would still be making an impact. He'd still be helping people.

'But that's not the message I want to spread.' Becoming a hero meant obeying the rules society placed, rules which not only prevented heroes from doing their best, but promoted blatent discrimination. Simply speaking up against such things won't work. After all, who would take a quirkless person seriously? Instead, he'll need to prove to the world that the people they see as gods are not infallible and if it means becoming a 'villain' to do so, so be it…

After staring at the building for a bit, Kyouka noticed that her boyfriend was deep in thought and gently tapped him with her jacks. "You plan on staring at the building all day or are you going to go inside?"

"That'd be a good idea," Izuku responded, having checked the time on his phone.

The young couple made their way inside the building. When they entered, the two noticed that the building was as big on the inside as it was on the outside.

"How do they expect freshmen to find their way around?" Kyouka whispered to her boyfriend, earning a shrug from the young genius.

"I honestly have no idea. I guess we'll just have to wander around until we find classroom 1-A or 1-H."

Shrugging her shoulders, Kyouka followed her boyfriend as he began searching around. Thankfully, they were able to find Kyouka's stop, classroom 1-A, before classes started.

"Well, here's where we split off," Izuku said before opening his arms as a means of offering his girlfriend a hug. "I'll see you at lunch?"

Kyouka smiled before leaning in and accepting the hug. She'd never admit it to anyone besides Izuku, but she enjoyed being in his arms. It was warm and cozy and the beating of his heart was perhaps the greatest song she had the pleasure of hearing. "I'll see you at lunch."

The two then separated, much to their disappointment, and Izuku started walking away so he could find his class. Sighing, Kyouka glanced at the door to her class.

"Alright, let's do this."

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"Excuse me! I ask that you take your feet off the desk this instant! It is extremely disrespectful to those who took the time to create it!"

"Pfft. Don't tell me what to do you filthy side character! Who the hell are you anyways?"

"My name is Tenya Iida and I come from Somei Private Academy…"

"Somei? So you're some damn elitist? I'm going to enjoy crushing you."

"Crush?! You wish to become a hero with that attitude?"

'Ugh.' Having entered the room, she was bombarded by the sounds of two people arguing. Glancing at the source of the noise, she noticed that the two participants were a boy with a formal appearance... and Katsuki. 'Of course I have to be in the same class as him.'

Her mood now ruined, she began to take a seat near the left wall of the classroom when her super hearing picked up on someone approaching her. Thinking it was Katsuki who might have seen Izuku holding her and realized they were an item, the girl was prepared to jab him with her jacks, only to put them down when she saw that it was the formal boy instead. "Hey… can I help you?"

"You are the girl who took out the zero pointer and saved that other girl, correct?"

Kyouka simply nodded, wondering where this was going.

"Great! I must admit, I was quite surprised to see you managed to quickly deduce the hidden portion of the exam, something not even I could get. My name is Tenya Iida and I look forward to spending my next three academic years with you."

"Kyouka Jirou, nice to meet you." Though a bit loud, Tenya seemed like a nice enough person. "I didn't know about the hidden portion, just did what was right."

"I see… then you certainly deserve to be a hero," Tenya declared. "Very well then! I shall follow your example this day forth so I may call myself a hero someday as well."

"Uh, sure dude. You do you…"

"Hey! Purple hair… you're the girl that saved me!" Turning their attention towards the door, the two teens noticed the girl Kyouka had helped enter the room. "Wow, I can't believe we're in the same class. Thank you for saving me… shoot! I never got your name."

"Kyouka Jirou. The drill sergeant next to me is Tenya Iida." Kyouka had to hold in a giggle when she saw the baffled expression that adorned Tenya's face after being called a drill sergeant.

"My name's Ochako Uraraka. I hope we become great friends," the girl introduced herself. Sadly, before she could say anything more a voice made itself present.

"If you're here to socialize, then you might as well leave." The entire room fell silent at that, every student looking towards the source of the voice. Much to their surprise, a man wrapped in a sleeping bag was standing at the room's entrance, looking as if he had just awoken from a large nap. "It took you eight seconds to shut up, disappointing. I'm Shota Aizawa, your homeroom teacher for the next year. Understood?"

"Yes sensei!" Tenya diligently shouted as everyone looked at the strange man.

Kyouka on the other hand was surprised he managed to evade being detected by her enhanced hearing. 'How the hell did he do that? Was it his quirk or was I too distracted to notice him?'

"Good. I'll be handing out your P.E uniforms. Go get changed and meet me at the back field. Just because it's your first day doesn't mean you don't have to work."

As his teacher began calling everyone up to receive their uniforms, Kyouka started wondering what sort of hell hole she ended up getting herself in…

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"Hmph, you all made it here in eight minutes…" Aizawa said, giving the class a disappointed look once everyone made it to the field. "We'll work on that. Now, the reason I brought you all out here is for a quirk assessment test."

"A quirk assessment test?" Ochako asked, tilting her head in confusion.

Aizawa simply nodded in response. "Yes. You've all had basic physical assessment tests back in elementary school, correct? These are nearly the same." Holding out a ball, the man looked at Kyouka. "Jirou, you've placed first on the exam. What's your softball throw record?"

In the background, she could've sworn she heard Katsuki grinding his teeth in anger at the reminder that he had not come first on the exam. It was music to her ears. "Er, 46 meters I think."

"All right, now try with your quirk."

Upon hearing this, Kyouka's mind began thinking of how to toss her ball. She could just try throwing the ball normally, or she could try swatting it out of the air with her jacks. Doing so would end up sacrificing a lot of accuracy and there was a good chance that she'd just punt it in the ground. Hitting small objects out of the air was something she struggled with, even after Izuku's training.

"Hurry up, I don't have all day," her teacher said, much to her annoyment.

'Asshole.' Deciding to risk it, she tossed the ball up and whacked it with her jack, unleashing a pulse of energy when the two made contact. Luckily, she managed to send the ball sailing quite the distance, though she knew a better hit would have sent it further..

"556.7 meters...not bad," Aizawa said with a shrug as the rest of the class watched the girl, impressed.

"That's so cool!" A pink skinned girl, Mina Ashido, shouted in excitement. "This is going to be so much fun!"

"Fun? You think being a hero is fun? Well, how about this: the person who scores the lowest on the assessment will be expelled?"

"Expelled? But we just got here! That's so unfair!" a short boy with grape looking hair, Minoru Mineta, complained.

"Unfair? According to the principle, us teachers can run our courses as we please. As a result, I'm sorry to tell you that for the next three years, U.A. will run you through the wringer. That's 'Plus Ultra.' Use your strength to overcome it all. So bring it…"

When Aizawa finished, most of the class looked at one another with uncertainty before the tests began. The exercises were simple, consisting of the softball throw, a 50 meter dash, a test of grip strength, a long jump, and a side stepping test. Unfortunately, Kyouka's quirk was all but useless in these exams, meaning she was at a disadvantage. Thankfully, due to all the training she's done with Izuku, she was able to avoid coming in last during any of the tests.

Once all the tests were done, Aizawa began to address his class. "With that out of the way, it's time to reveal the results of the test."

With the press of a button, everyone's results and rankings were put on full display. Some were pleased with their score while others were not. In Minoru's case, he was tearing up as he found himself at the bottom of the pack despite his fantastic score on the repeated side step test. As for Kyouka, she was satisfied with her score. She ended up in tenth place, which was pretty good. It wasn't like these tests determined how well of a hero you were.

As everyone continued reacting to their scores, Aizawa let loose a small cough, grabbing everyone's attention. "Now if you're all done comparing scores, I have an announcement to make. As I said before, the person with the lowest score on the exam is to be expelled. However, since all of you seem to be at least somewhat competent, I'm not expelling anyone today."

"OH THANK GOD!" Minoru joyfully cried out.

"Now go get changed. Your next class starts in ten minutes."

0000

While Kyouka was busy with her quirk apprehension exam, Izuku was dealing with his own orientation. Having entered the classroom, he sat down and waited for the teacher to arrive. His classmates weren't very social, which was a nice change of pace from middle-school, so he didn't mind that much. However, he could overhear the pink haired girl next to him muttering about all the inventions she was going to make. Hearing her ideas intrigued the boy and made him make a mental note to speak to her some time in the future. Some of the stuff she was talking about were quite advanced for a high-schooler, but not at the level of his gear. Either way, he was going to hide behind her and let her be the star of the class.

Soon, the teacher walked in and Izuku's inner nerd was excited because his teacher was Power Loader, a pro hero. Power Loader was one of the heroes he respected, so seeing him was a pleasant surprise.

"Alright, that's enough chattering from ya," Power Loader said, quieting the few people in his class who were actually talking. "Now, as future support crew members, the expectations placed on you by others will be extremely high. If you make even the simplest of errors when designing a hero's costume or weapons, it could result in the deaths of that hero and the people he or she were trying to save. It is because of this that we at U.A will be making sure that you won't be making those mistakes. This ain't middle school anymore, so the work you'll be given will be challenging, especially since in U.A, teachers are given permission to teach their class though any means they desire, as long as it's legal of course. Anyone not up for the challenge might as well drop out now, there's no reason for you to be here otherwise. Understood?"

"Yes sensei!"

"Good. For now, you guys can relax. In five minutes we have the entrance ceremony and all of you are going."

0000

It didn't take long for the school's auditorium to fill up and the ceremony began. It was at this moment that Izuku got a clear reminder who was the principal of U.A. Principal Nezu was an animal (no one knows what type) who had an intelligence enhancing quirk, being recognized as one of the smartest beings in the world. Naturally, this presents a problem for the boy as Nezu was one of the few who could contend or even surpass his own intellect, and he was also involved in the hero industry. Nezu was one of four people Izuku knew could stop his plans, and he was the most dangerous of the bunch. The second most dangerous was a man by the name Naomasa Tsukauchi. A famous detective in Japan, his quirk allows him to tell if someone is telling the truth, hence why he was a problem. If people ever caught on to what he was doing, he wouldn't be able to lie his way out of being contained if he was brought in for questioning. At the moment, Izuku was searching for ways to combat his quirk. The last two people who could bust his operation were his mother and Kyouka. His mother wasn't too much of a threat to his operations seeing as the door to his lab was always locked and Ultron kept disguising his lab with illusions. With Kyouka being the only one allowed to stop him, he mainly had to worry about Nezu and Naomasa.

"Greetings everyone," the principal said, starting the ceremony. "Now, I know what you all must be thinking. Am I a bear, a mouse, or a dog? In the end, none of that matters since I'm Nezu, the principle of U.A Academy. Before we get started, allow me to congratulate you all on a job well done. Each and every one of you have been accepted to the number one school in Japan. You should be proud of yourselves."

At this, the entire auditorium erupted in cheers. Once the applause died down, Nezu continued his speech. "I initially intended on the student who placed first on the hero admission exam to come up and give you all a speech, but seeing as neither she nor the rest of her class are present right now, we'll simply have to move on."

Izuku frowned. He honestly felt his girlfriend deserved to be recognized by the rest of the school.

"You all may have heard this from your homeroom teachers already, but U.A's mission is to prepare the next generation for the real world. As such, you will all be pushed to your limits. This doesn't apply only to the hero courses though. Whether you're an aspiring hero in the hero or general studies courses, someone who's in the business course dreaming of owning a large company, or if you're learning how to support the upcoming heroes through the support course, you will all be challenged. It is in U.A's motto after all, Plus Ultra: go beyond. You all got accepted to U.A, so there's no doubt you can do it. However, are you willing to put the time and energy needed to better yourselves? That is a question you must answer alone. U.A will give you all the tools to succeed, but whether you use them or not is up to you. Remember this as you go through your journey. Thank you for your time and remember: Plus Ultra."

"PLUS ULTRA!" The students shouted again, repeating the school's motto. If only they knew how far Izuku was willing to go to achieve his dream…

0000

The first half of the day went by smoothly for both Izuku and Kyouka as all they did was be introduced to their classes. Izuku himself was personally excited to meet his teachers, all of whom were pro-heroes. Kyouka on the other hand was doing her best to not die of boredom. While she may be intelligent, it didn't mean she didn't like learning.

When lunchtime finally arrived, the two were excited to finally see each other.

Picking up her bag, Kyouka prepared to go down to the cafeteria, only for the buzzing of her phone to stop her. Picking it up, she noticed that Izuku had texted her.

Izuku: I'll be on the roof. You can meet me up there or hang out with your classmates if you want. Your choice.

Kyouka: Be there soon.

Other than Katsuki, the rest of her classmates seemed nice enough, but she really didn't know them well enough to suddenly sit with them at lunch. Between them and her boyfriend, the choice was obvious.

"Hey! Jirou, right?"

Turning around, she noticed that the pink skinned girl who angered Aizawa during the test was waving her down. Next to her was an invisible girl, Tooru Hagakure, and a red haired boy, Ejiro Kirishima.

"Yeah. Ashido?"

"Yep, that's my name! I was wondering if you wanted to sit with us."

"Yeah, you got first on the entrance exam," Ejiro added. "And we'd like to get to know you better."

"You seem like a nice girl," Hagakure added.

"Thanks for the offer, but I'm actually meeting up with someone," Kyouka admitted, much to their disappointment. "Maybe next time?"

"Sure!" Thankfully, neither Ejiro or Mina were upset. Tooru wasn't either, but Kyouka couldn't tell seeing as she was invisible. "Have fun on your date."

Kyouka froze in embarrassment. How the hell did Mina know that she had a boyfriend? It wasn't like she was ashamed of being with Izuku, he was an absolute blessing, but the idea of people knowing about her relationship made things awkward for her.

Not saying anything more, the girl made her way to the room, much to the disappointment of Mina.

"Aw, I wanted to tease her more…"

"Wait, she has a boyfriend?" Tooru asked her new friend, interested in the juicy details.

"Yeah, I saw her giving a boy a hug this morning," Mina replied. "And it was certainly no friendship hug."

As the two girls gushed, Ejiro awkwardly stood to the side. Romance and gossip weren't really his forte of expertise…

0000

Receiving lunch from the school's chef, who also happened to be a pro hero, Kyouka made her way up to the roof. True to his word, Izuku was there, already having finished eating.

"Hey."

"Hey."

With nothing separating the two, Kyouka slid between Izuku's legs and leaned against him. The young genius simply responded by wrapping his arms around her. This was honestly both of their favorite positions to be in as Kyouka could feel his heat seeping into her and listen to his beating heart as much as she liked. It was the same with Izuku, except instead of listening to her heart, he was listening to her breath which was a nice melody of its own.

Unpacking her lunch, the rocker began eating. "How's classes?"

"Pretty boring," Izuku admitted as he continued holding his girlfriend. "The inventing stuff doesn't happen 'till later. Why wasn't your class at the assembly?"

"The teacher decided to hold some sort of quirk assessment. I got 10th."

Izuku hummed in response. The two sat in comfortable silence for a bit as Kyouka finished eating her food before they continued to converse.

"Some of my classmates saw us hugging. They know we're dating."

"Eh, it's whatever," Izuku said with a shrug. "It just means that I have to worry about less people flirting with you."

"Someone jealous?" Kyouka asked in a joking manner.

"Damn right I am," Izuku answered in a similar tone.

The rest of their lunch period was spent with cuddles and teasing.

0000

Once regular classes were over, class 1-A found themselves waiting for their last class to start, it being the mandatory hero's basics course. Surprisingly, no one knew which hero would be teaching this class, that is, until said treacher bursted through the door, making a memorable entrance.

"I AM...COMING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE AN ORDINARY PERSON!" The booming voice of their teacher shouted as he entered the door. With the hero's bulging muscles and his costume, there was no mistaking his identity: he was the number one hero All Might. Seeing the legendary hero in person, everyone began getting excited.

"Is that really All Might?"

"That's definitely his silver age costume!"

Kyouka couldn't help but frown again, still angry at what All Might told Izuku. Not only did he crush Izuku's dreams, but he also mentioned how his excuse for the amount of bad people who become heroes is that 'people can't choose who saves them' Much to her surprise, those words had more of an impact on Izuku than the ones which All Might said when he crushed his dreams.

"Settle down everyone!" All Might said, silencing everyone. "Yes, the rumors are true! I, All Might, will be teaching the hero's basics course here at U.A! Today, we'll be going over combat training! However, such training must be done with style! Your hero costumes are labeled with the same number as your seats. Put them on and meet me at Ground Beta! PLUS ULTRA!"

Wasting no time, everyone began grabbing their costumes and prepared for the lesson. Entering the girl's dressing room, Kyouka opened the case which had hers inside. In it were a pair of boots, a pair of metallic gloves with small speakers attached in their palms and a pair of amplifier jacks above her knuckles, a thin breastplate mimicking a leather vest and pink shirt, and a helmet with headphones attached to them. It should also be noted that there were a pair of skins which she could slide her jacks in, offering them protection. Before putting on her costume, the girl noticed that a note had been hidden in her helmet.

'Kyouka,' it read. 'I just wanted to say how proud I am of you. Kick some ass. Show the entire world you're the rockstar I know you are. Signed, Izuku.'

The girl's heart fluttered as she gave the note a loving glance. No matter how hard she tried to act nonchalant, Izuku was her kryptonite, always able to break down her walls. It infuriated and amazed her to no end.

"Whatcha got there?" Mina asked, startling Kyouka as she clenched the letter given to her by her boyfriend. "Must be something good if it's making you smile like that. Maybe a love letter from you boyfriend?"

"N-none of your business," Kyouka hissed in response, causing Mina to laugh.

"Ah, so it is!"

"Ashido, please refrain yourself," a tall raven haired girl, Momo Yaoyorozu said. "Jirou's love life is none of our business."

Mina pouted. "Oh c'mon Yamomo, aren't you a bit curious?"

"You have a boyfriend?" Ochako asked, her eyes sparkling. At this moment, all Kyouka wanted to curl up into a ball and die from all this unwanted attention. "What's he like?"

"L-let's just get dressed please."

"You're the one to talk," Mina replied. The girl was having a blast teasing Kyouka. "You're the only one not in costume."

Realizing that this was indeed true, Kyouka slapped on her gear. However, she wasn't fully in costume yet.

"Systems activate."

"Systems activating. Welcome Kyouka Jirou," the voice of Ultron echoed through her headphones, only her hearing the voice. At this point, her body began being coated by metal which sprung out of her vest, connecting all of her gear.

Mentally commanding the suit to open up her helmet, Izuku having rigged her suit with brainwave reading technology as well, she smirked at her stunned classmates. "You were saying?"

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Once everyone had arrived at the training grounds, All Might began to explain the exercise. "Alright, as you all know, being a hero often means you'll be fighting bad guys! As such, you'll need to learn to defend yourselves. I've split you all into nine teams of two and one team of one. Two teams will go head to head at a time, one serving as the heroes and one serving as the villains. The villains will be in charge of safeguarding a bomb inside a building. The heroes on the other hand will need to retrieve said bomb before the timer runs out. Any questions?"

"How do the heroes retrieve the bomb?"

"Are we going to get expelled like with Aizawa sensei?"

"How will teams be chosen?"

"Isn't this cape fantastic?"

"Hold it! To retrieve the bombs, all the heroes need to do is touch it," All Might said before holding up a large strip capture tape. "Both the heroes and villains will be getting these strips of tape. Tie them around your opponent and they'll be eliminated from the battle. Also, no one's getting expelled. "Teams will be chosen through a lottery!" All Might continued, pointing at a computer behind him with all the student's names listed. Pressing a button, the computer began shuffling the teams. Once it finished, Kyouka couldn't help but frown.

'Of course I'm by myself,' the girl grumbled in her head. However, she wasn't worried in the slightest. The armor Izuku gave her was not only strong enough to shrug anything Katsuki could throw at her, but it gave her enough strength to lift ten tons.

"Now that teams have been made, it's time to see which ones will go head to head!" Pressing the button again, All Might had the computer randomize the matches. When Kyouka saw who she was up against, she couldn't help but smile. She was up against Katsuki, which meant she could knock him off his high horse. Thankfully, her match was first. Unknown to the girl, Katsuki was giving her a feral glare, excited to show up the person who beat his entrance exam score. If only he knew how difficult that was going to be…

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"Ten minutes are up! Hero team, you may now search for the bomb!"

Hearing All Might's announcement, Kyouka made her way to the front of the building and plugged her jack inside. Using it to scan the building, the girl managed to pick up two vibrations.

'All right, one of them's making their way downstairs. If I had to guess, with how much ruckus is being produced, it's Katsuki. Iida's probably the one further upstairs, most likely with the bomb.' Kyouka personally felt bad that Iida was forced to be partnered up with Katsuki among all people, but it made things simpler for the girl. Katsuki wasn't one for teamwork, meaning he most likely left his partner alone. Iida was going to be a problem though. With his super speed, he could easily move the bomb away from her reach.

Thankfully, she had a plan. Knowing the Katsuki was one to run in head first, she'd take him out. Without an ally, fighting Iida would become a bit easier. As for the second part of her plan, she was going to have to stealthily take him out. If he starts running, then it could prove to be a problem.

Detaching her jack, Kyouka made her way into the building. Utilizing her jacks and her suit's darkvision, she began scoping out the area for danger. Eventually, she managed to detect Katsuki going around a corner. However, his body suddenly stopped, letting Kyouka know that he had noticed her. Sparking an explosion, Katsuki lunged forwards and struck the girl as hard as he could, not realizing that he had fallen into a trap.

"HAH! Got you bitch!" Katsuki yelled, smoke from the explosion gathering around Kyouka. "You thought just because you got first on the entrance exam that you're better than me?! Well think agai-"

The boy's rant was cut off when a shockwave sent him flying into a wall. Glancing up, Katsuki saw the smoke disappearing. What he saw next angered him. Somehow, the armor she was wearing had managed to negate a full blown attack from him. Snarling, he prepared to lunge forwards again, only to be pelted by another shockwave coming from the girl's palms, she having her jacks plugged into two small holes in her shoulders.

As much as she wanted to taunt him, Kyouka wasn't stupid. She was warned about Katsuki's fighting style by her boyfriend.

'Katsuki always starts off with a right hook. Close range is his specialty and sometimes he likes to make smokescreens. The best ways of beating him are by overwhelming him with a lot of force or by outdistancing him. While powerful, something reinforced enough shuts him down completely.'

Taking her boyfriend's advice, she unloaded a large barrage of sonic waves. To his credit, Katsuki managed to withstand the onslaught for a few seconds, but it all ended up being too much for him.

Smirking as he went unconscious, Kyouka wrapped some capture tape around him, eliminating him from the exercise. "I don't need a test to prove the obvious."

"KATSUKI BAKUGOU IS ELIMINATED! FIVE MINUTES REMAIN!"

Finished with her opponent, Kyouka began making her way to where Iida was hiding. Thankfully, her jacks hadn't lied to her and he was right where she thought they detected him. Plugging a jack inside the wall, what she heard nearly made her laugh.

"Mwahahahaha!" Tenya laughed in a theatrical manner. "You are no match for the evil I possess! Hm… I think it could use some improvement. I must really act like a villain if I wish to succeed in this trial."

At this point, Kyouka was honestly thinking about blowing off the wall. There was a chance that it would distract Tenya long enough for her to launch her jacks at the bomb, which would grant her victory. On the other hand, he could easily recover from the initial shock and stall her out. Deciding to go with her original plan, Kyouka plugged her two jacks into her amplifier jacks and leapt in front of the doorway. Before Tenya could react, he was hit by a wave of sonic energy. Sure, he had superspeed, but he couldn't outrun sound. Just like with Katsuki, Kyouka kept him pinned down with her sonic blasts as she ran towards the bomb, touching it and claiming victory.

"HERO TEAM WINS!" All Might shouted, causing Kyouka to sigh in relief. The stress of possibly failing her first battle exercise and having to beat two people had been bottling up inside her throughout the exercise.

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Author's note 2: Honestly, some people might question how Kyouka was able to knock dow Katsuki so quickly, but from what I've seen in the anime, she could probably oneshot anyone in the anime (excluding those with high endurance quirks) if she manages to hit them with a full force attack.