Author's Notes: Had this idea for a bit so I decided to write it before it disappears.

U.A. DORMS DINING AREA

It was times like these where Momo found herself content as she took a sip of her tea as she read her notes from Present Mic's class in an effort to prepare for the upcoming test tomorrow. Joining her study session were the rest of her female classmates, minus Mina who apparently is busy elsewhere. As for the boys, they were either training or doing whatever else that kept them preoccupied.

Though a bit saddened that not everyone joined the study session (Especially since Todoroki declined the invite), Momo understood that not everyone would be free to join or would simply not be able to concentrate if there were too many people to study with. Which in turn lead to this tranquil silence as everyone present read through their notes.

Overall, it's a pretty normal day.

''Whoo! I'm beat!''

Though a bit surprised, the group looked up from their notes to see Mina Ashido walk up to them looking rather tired as she was sweating a bit while taking a few breathes. Her current outfit consisted of U.A's standard P.E. attire.

Deciding to take a small break from her notes, Tsuyu decided to speak up. ''Kero, you look pretty tired there Mina.'' She stated bluntly while a few others decided to take a break as well and listen in.

''You bet!'' Mina happily agreed with a laugh before making her to the fridge and opening it. After rummaging for a bit, she emerged with a bottle of water in hand. ''Just came back from an activity is all.'' She stated before taking a sip and savoring the cool liquid.

''Oh? What did you do Mina?'' Ochako asked with curiosity while the rest (minus Momo who kept reading her notes) decided to abandon their notes for a moment to converse with pink heroine in training.

Mina smiled at her as she stretched her shoulder a bit. ''Nothing much.'' she stated with a shrug before wiping some sweat off her forehead with a towel. The response satisfied some of her classmates as they went back to their notes while others decided to converse among themselves to have a break from studying.

…

…

…

''Just helped Midoriya last longer is all.'' Mina added nonchalantly before drinking her water.

Welp, there goes the normal day.

''PFFFT!'' Momo did the most unladylike spit take before falling into a coughing fit while sporting a mad blush. Sitting beside her, Jiro quickly patted her back while also resembling a tomato. While Ochako and the rest weren't fairing any better as they found themselves frozen in place as they looked to Mina with wide eyes. The latter looking confused from everyone's expressions.

Once she recovered, Momo immediately tuned to Mina with a stern expression. ''ASHIDO MINA!'' she scolded in a serious tone while looking quite scandalized. In the meantime everyone else still tried to process what just happened.

Mina raised an eyebrow to this. ''What?'' she asked in confusion.

''D-Dude, do you even realize what you just said!?'' Jiro half yelled and squeaked with a red face while everyone else silently voiced out their opinions as well. Hoping that this entire situation was a misunderstanding or a mere prank.

To their dismay, Mina still looked confused. ''Yeah…?'' she trailed off slowly, as if trying to see their point. ''Is there something wrong about it?'' she stated like she didn't notice anything wrong at all.

Momo and everyone else looked at her with expressions mixed with shock and disbelief. As they were taken back by how apparently pure and innocent their classmate was. ''Of course, there's something wrong with it!'' Momo stated with a stern tone while trying to compose herself. ''It's indecent!'' she declared while trying not to let certain images enter her mind.

''What's so indecent about Stamina Training?'' Mina countered casually as she leaned onto the counter with a curious expression.

And just like that, their blushes and embarrassed expressions quickly disappeared as they were quickly replaced with confusion. ''St-Stamina Training?'' Ochako spoke up as she an everyone else could only hope for clarity in the situation.

Mina slowly nodded at that with a confused expression. ''Yeah, Stamina Training.'' She clarified while everyone kept staring at her, obviously wanting more info than that. ''Recently, Midoriya's been worried about his performance in combat since his body would often give out from his powerhouse of a quirk. Plus, there was also the problem with his clunky movements that would leave him open for an attack.'' She stated before pausing, making sure that everyone was following.

After making sure everyone understood she continued. ''So, he came to me and asked for help with those issues. And together we made some sort training plan that focuses on not only his reflexes and overall movements, but his endurance as well.'' She informed happily before opening the fridge and taking out bread, peanut butter and jelly.

As Mina prepared her sandwich, everyone else took the time to digest her words. The more they thought about it, it made sense since they've all seen Midoriya pull of great feats of strength during their experiences together. So it stands to reason that such feats of strength would require vigorous training and endurance. And knowing how Midoriya worked harder than any of them, they could honestly see him working twice as hard to master his powerful quirk.

Now having a clear picture of the situation, Momo and everyone else quickly calmed down. ''So, it was just training.'' Momo clarified as she and everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. She then looked to Mina with an annoyed expression. ''Why didn't you just say that instead?'' she asked with slightly more irritation than she intended while everyone else looked to Mina for the answer as well.

Mina shrugged at that. ''You guys weren't specific.'' She stated nonchalantly before turning back around and went to place the ingredients back in the fridge, completely missing the deadpanned expression directed at her. She then took out a bottle of juice, closed the fridge and placed her snacks on the table.

''Finally.'' Mina stated in relief before taking a bite out of her sandwich and instantly looked better as she savored her food and took a sip of her juice. Meanwhile, everyone else found themselves slowly settling down again. The peaceful atmosphere from before slowly returned as they found themselves either going back to their notes or just savoring the calm environment.

Unfortunately, it didn't last.

''So, how was he?'' Uraraka suddenly asked aloud before she and everyone else internally cringed at her wording as their faces were instantly dusted in pink.

Unsurprisingly, Mina didn't seem to notice as she put down her sandwich and swallowed before replying. ''Honestly?'' she stated, snapping everyone out of their thoughts. ''Despite being his first time doing it, I gotta say, the dude knows how to move it.'' She praised with an impressed tone before finishing her sandwich while everyone else felt their blushes return in full force.

''PHRASING!'' They thought simultaneously as they looked to their innocent classmate.

Before they could interrupt, Mina continued. ''I mean seriously.'' She started again in the same tone. ''The dude's like a freaking machine. Even when it looked like he reached his limit, he still had it in him to keep going strong.'' She huffed as she crossed her arms. ''It honestly makes me kinda jealous with how much longer he can last than I can.'' She stated with envy in her tone as she shook her head before standing up and placing her plate on the sink for cleaning. Completely missing the batch of tomatoes, she calls her classmates.

Whether Mina knew what she was saying or not was up for debate at this point as the more she described her experience in training. The more her fellow classmates struggled to control their blushes and their overall composure as their minds slowly filled with images of class 1A's fluffy alien and cinnamon roll doing rather…sinful activities.

Momo shakily grasped her cup of tea and sipped what was left of it as she tried to recompose herself, she may be raised in a prim and proper household, but that didn't mean that she didn't have her fair share of exposure to.…certain categories of literature. Jiro's ear jacks went haywire as she and Uraraka buried their faces in their hands as they desperately tried to dispel such images. Tsuyu merely closed her eyes as she took a few breathes. While Toru remained still but they could all imagine her embarrassed expression.

They were jolted out of their thoughts when they heard Mina speak as she cleaned her plate and utensils. ''I mean, I know we live in a world filled with quirks and all,'' she stated before drying up her work. ''but is it considered normal for a guy to have that much in him?'' She stated in curiosity as she wiped her hands dry on her towel.

''Will Power!'' They screamed in their minds again, justifying to themselves that Mina was referring to the cinnamon roll's respected will and determination when it comes to anything hero related.

Momo then quickly recomposed herself. ''I must admit that he does have untapped potential.'' She admitted honestly, while everyone else around her was thankful to her for trying to redirect the topic. And what Momo said was the truth, after all, they've all seen how far Midoriya can improve himself once he managed to get a better grasp of his weaknesses.

In fact, it's his will and determination that lead him to becoming a figure that everyone in class looked up to. Despite his constant denials for praise, Midoriya's actions have always been a source of comfort and inspiration throughout a class. Which in turn, encouraged everyone to work harder and become better heroes in the future.

''He does, doesn't he?'' Tsuyu rhetorically asked with a smile as she and everyone else voiced their agreement on how Izuku could further improve himself in the future. Said improvements could possibly lead him to becoming one of the top heroes someday.

''Which is why I'll happily tap that.''

Freezing in place, they all slowly turned to Mina who once again joined them on the table with a glass of juice in hand.

''P-Pardon?'' Momo asked hoping that she and everyone else misheard her. Thanks to her friendship with Jiro and everyone else, Momo is very much updated with slang nowadays.

Unfortunately, it would seem Mina remained blissfully unaware of what she said. ''I said I'll tap that.'' She repeated innocently while everyone else felt their faces heat up. ''I mean he's done so much for us already in the past. So, what better way to repay him than tapping him in every session to help bring out his full potential.'' She stated happily.

Unfortunately, her statement brought out mixed signals from their fellow classmates. On one hand they could tell her intentions of helping her classmate are pure. But on the other hand, her wordings brought out a different message than what Mina intended.

And despite their embarrassment, her fellow classmates couldn't help but look at Mina in shock. Throughout their time together they have always known Mina as someone who was aware of social trends and the latest gossip. So imagine their surprise upon discovering that Mina was ironically out of touch with certain slang or innuendos.

Deciding that she had enough, Momo took a few shaky breathes. ''Q-Quite right,'' Momo shakily agreed before turning to her fellow classmates. ''I-I think that's enough studying for n-now.'' She stammered out with an embarrassed expression hoping to avoid any further misleading conversations from happening. While everyone else immediately agreed to end their session early.

Though surprised by the sudden declaration, Mina waved them all goodbye. ''Oh ok, good luck with the test tomorrow!'' she wished them all with sincerity as she relaxed on her seat getting faint responses from then in return. And with that, the rest of the girls decided to end their study session and leave the blissfully unaware Mina to relax in the dining area as they head back to their dorms to study in peace.

And maybe take cold showers while they were at it.

NEXT DAY 1A CLASSROOM

Kaminari sighed in relief before slumping down on his desk. ''It's finally over.'' He stated in relief as the girls left the room together to have their lunch followed by some of the boys. Meanwhile those who remained agreed with Kaminari as they stretched their limbs as they stood up.

The class just finished a test made by none other than Present Mic. Almost immediately the test proved to be difficult to those who did not even bother studying their notes(namely Kaminari). Even those who studied found themselves challenged by what their teacher made. So it came as a surprise to no one when everyone sighed in relief before most of their classmates opted to leave immediately to take their lunch.

''Why does this stuff have to be so tough?'' Mineta complained as he rubbed his temples. ''I mean seriously, do we even need this in our hero careers?'' he asked while others silently agreed with him. After all, they doubted that they will be able to use Shakespearean poetry against villains.

Midoriya chuckled as he fixed his things. ''I-I admit, the lessons have been getting harder lately.'' He admitted while Todoroki and Iida agreed with him as they walked up to him. ''But I'm sure we'll get the hang of it e-eventually.'' He stated optimistically.

Kaminari grumbled as he stood up. ''Easy for you to say dude,'' he stated getting everyone's attention. ''pretty sure you scored high on the test either way.'' He stated with envy making Midoriya blush as he rubbed the back of his neck.

Bakugou clicked his tongue at that. ''That's because you didn't bother studying you dumbass Pikachu.'' He stated with a huff making Kaminari look downcast while some of his classmates laughed a bit.

''Bakugou's attitude aside,'' Iida stated as he pushed up his glasses while Bakugou growled at him. ''your grades won't be affected if you simply took your academics more seriously.'' He scolded while Kaminari slumped further.

''I-It would make your life easier.'' Midoriya chimed in causing Kaminari's mood to crumble further.

Todoroki nodded with his usual expression. ''I'd say your grades would be better if you'd-

''OKAY!'' Kaminari yelled with a pained expression. ''I get it! Just stop with the painful words.'' He whined as he held his chest in pain while everyone else had a good laugh at the interaction.

Midoriya chuckled before forming an understanding expression. ''I could help with your notes if you want.'' He offered with a smile while Bakugou scoffed at the offer.

Kaminari instantly lit as he looked to Midoriya with a grateful expression. ''Woah seriously!? Thanks a lot Mid…oriya..'' his words of thanks trailed off as his expression was replaced with shock and disbelief. Much to the confusion of everyone else.

''Uhhh bro?'' Kirishima voiced out everyone's confusion, wondering what caused Kaminari's sudden demeanor change. The latter responded by dumbly pointing at something with the same expression making Kirishima look to where he's pointing. ''What's….?'' he trailed off as he and everyone else noticed what Kaminari was referring to and instantly wore the same expression.

Seeing that everyone's attention was directed at him, Midoriya blushed as he began feeling self-conscious. ''Wh-What a-are you guys l-looking at?'' he stuttered out as he started fidgeting from the stares.

''M-Midoriya…'' Iida stated in a tone of disbelief mixed with disappointment, too shocked even to begin reprimanding his friend. Heck, even Todoroki looked shocked as his eyes were wider than normal.

''What the fuck Deku?'' Bakugou growled in shock as Kirishima remained frozen on the spot as he continued looking on in disbelief.

''No way…'' Kaminari finally found his voice as he looked at Midoriya in a mix of envy and shock. His expression was mimicked by Mineta and Sero.

''The forbidden contract.'' Tokoyami stated grimly to himself as he looked to Midoriya with an eyebrow raised.

''YOU BASTARD!'' Mineta yelled in outrage as he stared at the nervous OFA user.

Midoriya was more than confused now as he started to look at them in panic. ''W-What's wrong?'' he asked in panic as his embarrassment was replaced with fear and worry. He was starting to wonder if he had something on him as he started frantically wiping his face.

Seeing his panicked state, Kirishima snapped out of his shock and decided to help a bro out. ''I-I've got you bro.'' he stated in shock before fishing out his phone. Once he got it, he immediately switched on the selfie camera and handed it to Midoriya. The latter mumbling a thanks before timidly taking the phone. He then began looking at himself carefully to see what the big fuss was about.

Once he spotted the problem, his eyes widened as he stiffened. Which in turn brought out shocked expression from everyone. Thinking that Midoriya indirectly admitted to committing the issue.

Thanks to his somewhat baggy uniform, it allowed people to have a view of his collarbone. Said collarbone had a mark on it which admittedly looked like a…

''HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET A HICKEY!?'' Mineta proclaimed in outrage before getting his mouth covered by Kaminari. The latter looking at Izuku with a mix of curiosity and envy while the others looked around to see if anyone heard the shout. Thankfully no one did.

Frankly they all couldn't believe what they are seeing. Izuku Midoriya. The cinnamon roll. Has not only broken the rules but has apparently engaged in rather sinful activities. The more they thought about it, the more it made less sense, they knew Midoriya as the usually shy type and would pass out every time he comes in contact with the opposite sex.

Truthfully, they all knew that eventually one of them would end up in a relationship since they were going to be in U.A. for a few years more. They just never expected Midoriya of all people to get one and apparently get into that stage of a relationship before they all did.

Just the concept of Midoriya breaking the rules or acting like that felt down right alien to them.

They were brought of their musings when Midoriya suddenly started laughing while keeping a careful grip on Kirishima's cellphone. The latter, along with everyone else, looked to the OFA user like he just lost his mind.

Snapping out of his shock, Bakugou narrowed his eyes at the laughing teen. ''What the hell is so damn funny shitty Deku?'' he growled, hating the idea of someone making fun of him. While everyone else snapped out of it as well and looked to Midoriya with expectant expressions.

''I-It's not a hickey.'' Midoriya claimed with a small laugh before giving back Kirishima's phone. The latter graciously accepting it while he and everyone else looked to Izuku, obviously wanting more info on the matter while pushing down their shock from how Izuku knew what a Hickey is.

Iida especially found the claim hard to believe, since he could see the mark plain as day. ''Then what is it Midoriya?'' he asked sternly with his arms crossed while looking at Midoriya incredulously. Admittedly he feels guilty about doubting his close friend, but even he couldn't help but harbor doubt considering what the mark insinuated with its position. His sentiment was shared with everyone else as they kept looking to Izuku.

Seeing their doubts, Izuku calmly responded. ''This,'' he gestured to the mark on his collarbone. ''is not a h-hickey,'' he stated with an embarrassed expression, which in turn made everyone relax, knowing that Izuku could very well be telling the truth since it looked like he would faint from saying the word again. ''rather, this is an acid burn from one of my sparring sessions with Mina.'' He claimed sincerely while everyone else was surprised from the statement.

''Sparring?'' Iida voiced his confusion getting Izuku to nod in response. ''Why are you two sparring?'' he inquired curiously while he and everyone else relaxed knowing that Izuku didn't commit any sinful acts behind everyone's backs.

Izuku's expression became serious, shocking everyone in the room. ''Well, I've been thinking lately.'' He stated while everyone (and surprisingly Bakugou) listened to what he had to say. ''We've been facing stronger villains as of late so I decided to make improvements with my quirk and skills during my free time.'' He stated seriously while everyone else slowly nodded as they let his words sink in.

It was true, even during their earlier days in U.A. they found themselves placed into situations where they needed to fight for their lives against experienced villains. Heck, even their internships weren't spared since Midoriya, Iida and Todoroki ended up fighting for their lives against Stain. And even when they were sent to training camp early, they still ended up encountering powerful villains.

''So, where does Mina fit into all of this?'' Kirishima couldn't help but interrupt, to be honest he saw no reason to doubt his friend now. In fact, he could only feel his sense of admiration for him grow. But he still needed to clarify things to erase any further misunderstanding from arising.

Midoriya didn't looked fazed by the interruption and continued. ''I've been noticing how my quirk takes a toll on my body the stronger it becomes as of late, plus the fact that my move set is often clunky and would leave me open to pot shots and sneak attacks.'' He stated before pausing to allow his words to sink in. Once satisfied he continued. ''So, I decided to ask Mina for help with my endurance and reflex training. And since she's the most flexible in the class, I figured that she would be the best person to help me train during my free time.'' He stated with gratefulness, evidently happy to have someone help him train.

''Plus,'' Izuku added. ''since were both training with each other, we'll be able to have a better grasp of our strengths and improve on our weaknesses together.'' He finished before taking a breath from his long explanation.

As Midoriya finished his explanation, everyone else couldn't but look to him in awe (surprisingly even Bakugou looked to Midoriya with some respect in his features). They've all seen how strong his quirk is firsthand but couldn't help but notice it lacking some sort of finesse when using it. Such lacking trait would lead to him being the more injured among them during exercises or fights in the past. So it would make sense for him to seek help from someone who had not only great control over their quirk, but also had greater finesse when it came to reflexes and flexibility.

As the situation became clearer, Iida immediately bowed towards Midoriya in a perfect angle. ''I'm terribly sorry for jumping to conclusions!'' he shouted with a guilty expression while Todoroki and everyone else (except Bakugou) looked to Izuku with apologetic expressions.

Midoriya blushed as he frantically waved his hands. ''I-It's fine guys,'' he stated while Iida looked up from his position. ''from what I saw, I can see why you guys misunderstood the situation.'' He stated with a smile making Iida and everyone else return his expression. While Bakugou just grumbled about making a damn fool of himself.

''But man,'' Sero said with a chuckle getting everyone to look at him. ''hearing you talk about improving yourself makes me feel like I'm slacking off.'' He stated as he rubbed his neck in embarrassment while everyone else voiced out similar opinions as well.

''I hear that.'' Kaminari agreed with a small chuckle. ''It kinda makes me want to find a sparring partner too.'' He stated while the others started wondering who their training partner would be and what they should focus on improving.

Iida quickly voiced out his agreement. ''An excellent idea Kaminari!'' he praised with vigor before turning to everyone else not noticing how Midoriya grumbled a bit about how it was his idea. ''In fact, we should all assign our own training partners to improve ourselves.'' He declared while everyone else was immediately on board with the idea.

Bakugou however scoffed at this. ''Please, I don't need to train with a bunch of extras.'' He growled before dragging away Kirishima to the cafeteria. The latter whining about looking unmanly for being dragged away.

Midoriya and everyone else sweatdropped at this. ''Well, at least we know who his training partner is.'' He stated while everyone else just nodded at that. They knew that trying to separate them would end with them being six feet under, courtesy of an enraged Bakugou.

Iida then snapped out of his shock and looked to his watch. ''Oh dear,'' he stated out getting everyone's attention. ''we should get going before our break ends.'' He announced getting nods from Todoroki and Midoriya.

As everyone went ahead, Kaminari was about to follow them until he stopped and noticed Mineta who had a thoughtful expression. ''Yo Mineta, you gonna eat lunch or not?'' he called out snapping Mineta out of his thoughts.

''Something doesn't feel right.'' The grape hero declared with clear suspicion while looking to the electric user.

Kaminari raised an eyebrow to this. ''What do you mean?'' he asked curiously. ''I mean Midoriya is a pretty honest dude and I'm sure he made it pretty clear that it wasn't what we thought it was.'' He stated in defense for the class cinnamon roll.

Mineta wanted to argue with that but considering that his friend had a point he decided to let it go. ''Yeah…I…guess you're right.'' He conceded as he looked down for a bit.

Kaminari rolled his eyes at his friend's actions. ''Of course I'm right dude.'' he stated before turning around. ''Besides, I doubt Midoriya would be the type to handle that without having a mini heart attack first.'' He joked casually while Mineta remained in thought.

''Come on,'' Kaminari called out snapping Mineta out of his thoughts. ''were going to miss lunch.'' He warned before heading out of the room leaving Mineta to his thoughts.

''Maybe I'm overthinking things.'' He mused to himself before shaking off his thoughts and went on to catch up with Kaminari and everyone else deciding that his senses were probably playing tricks on him due to stress from their academics.

U.A. DORMS COMMON ROOM, SATURDAY LATE AFTERNOON

Days have passed since the implementation of the sparring partner system. And to everyone's surprise, the class showed great improvements since then. Said improvements included quirk technique and creativity of its use. Even Aizawa commended their efforts which was a rare occurrence to say the least.

To everyone's immense surprise, Iida suggested having a movie marathon during the weekend as a reward for their efforts. Needless to say, everyone was immediately on board with the idea considering that it was rare for the class president to suggest anything remotely fun.

So here they were, setting up everything in the common room.

''Is everybody here?'' Kirishima called out as he stepped out of the kitchen with snacks in his arms.

From his position on the couch, Sero shook his head. ''Not everybody,'' he stated getting everyone's attention. ''Midoriya and Mina aren't her yet.'' He announced getting Bakugou to growl from his seat as Kirishima settled down beside him.

''Just fucking start without them!'' he demanded impatiently with his arms crossed getting disapproving looks from everyone.

Kirishima was quick to come to his absent bro's aid. ''Chill out dude,'' he suggested as he placed a hand on Bakugou's shoulder. ''they're probably still training.'' He claimed getting Bakugou to growl but not disagree. The latter and everyone else knowing how dedicated Izuku could be when it came training, even when if he was supposed to rest at some point.

''Indeed.'' Iida voiced his agreement. ''But I'm very certain that their training will end soon.'' He stated as he glanced at the clock, noticing that its almost 6 pm.

Jiro sighed as she sat down. ''You know I honestly feel bad for Mina.'' she stated getting everyone to look at her in confusion. ''Knowing Midoriya, he's probably wearing her down with his training routine.'' She stated making most of them wince. They've all had a glimpse of his personal training routine at some point of their stay during their stay in the Dorms. And from a single glance they could tell it was an intense one.

''Phew! That was a good session Midori!''

Turning to the sound they saw the subject of their discussion, Mina and Midoriya stood at the front door breathing heavily as sweat dripped from their forms and soaked their U.A. training clothes. Both looking a bit roughed up from their sparring session. They were about to call the duo when Midoriya decided to speak.

''It certainly was.'' Midoriya agreed with an awkward chuckle as he stretched his sore arms.

Mina giggled as she stretched her legs a bit. ''But seriously dude,'' she stated with a grunt. ''if things get any more intense, I don't think I'll be able to walk for a week at this rate.'' She warned getting Izuku to look at her apologetically not noticing the common room occupant's mixed reactions.

''I-I can't help it,'' Midoriya stated weakly getting everyone's attention. ''I just…want it to be a good experience for the both of us.'' He stated sincerely not noticing the girls' faces heat up while the boys grimaced from the mental imagery.

''PHRASING!'' The occupants thought in unison as they had mixed reactions of embarrassment and grimace. This had been going on for days now and yet the duo still failed to notice the subtext of what exactly they were saying to one another.

Truthfully, they would want nothing more than to just spill the beans and inform them of what they were saying to each other. But at the same time, they didn't want things to be awkward between the two since they seem to be getting along well and the results of their training show. Plus, there was a possibility of giving Midoriya a heart attack if he learned the truth, so they opted to just stay silent and endure the pain. Heck, even Bakugou didn't want to deal with that shit so he decided to let Deku make a fool out of himself. Even if it does get on his nerves.

Oh well, ignorance was bliss after all.

''By the way.'' Midoriya suddenly said snapping them out of their thoughts. ''Nice moves out there, you've gotten a lot better Ashido.'' He complimented getting his sparring partner to smile with pride.

Ashido waved a hand at that. ''Thanks, but the only reason I improved is because your good at encouraging me to push beyond.'' She praised kindly getting Izuku to blush and rub his neck in embarrassment.

Meanwhile everyone else relaxed and sighed in relief, more than happy that the conversation was starting to get back to normal-

''On the bright side,'' Mina suddenly added. ''all that heavy grinding we've been doing will make it all worth it.'' She stated excitedly while everyone in the common room froze at the comment.

Oh God it wasn't over.

Midoriya nodded at that. ''Yeah, but it makes me wonder how much we'll improve if we keep going at it.'' He stated with a thoughtful expression while the girls found themselves blushing at the mental imagery while the others looked to Midoriya in disbelief. It honestly baffled them as to how the resident hero nerd didn't notice the meaning of his words.

Though to be fair, neither of the two looked like they noticed it either.

Mina shrugged, completely oblivious to her classmate's expressions. ''No idea dude,'' she stated before grinning. ''but that just means we'll have to go at it even harder if we want to see results soon.'' She stated enthusiastically getting Midoriya to nod with a smile. It became increasingly apparent to everyone, that Midoriya managed to influence Mina into becoming more into hero training like him.

In the meantime, the girls felt their blushes increase as less than good thoughts started creeping into their minds while the boys (and surprisingly Mineta) found themselves wincing at the idea of going any longer than they should-

Everyone immediately started shaking their heads to stop their thoughts, it would seem that they were slowly being corrupted by the duo's innocent words.

Unsurprisingly, Midoriya didn't seem bothered with the idea of working harder. ''That's fine,'' he stated calmly bringing everyone back to reality. ''I mean you mentioned before that we have plenty of untapped potential.'' He reminded nonchalantly while the girls blushed as they remembered their conversation with Mina before.

''Yep!'' Mina happily chirped before poking his chest. ''Which is motivation enough to squeeze every last drop of it out.'' She stated optimistically making Midoriya smile. While the other boys found themselves both wincing and gulping from the statement. Well…except for Bakugou who looked more annoyed than embarrassed at the moment.

''Oh for the love of-'' Momo thought in frustration before deciding that she had enough and audibly cleared her throat getting the duo's attention. ''If your both done, we've got a movie marathon to start.'' She reminded sternly while everyone else discreetly gave her an expression of appreciation.

Mina stared at her blankly before she snapped her finger in realization. ''Oh right! Movie viewing!'' she remembered before turning to Midoriya. ''Come on, we better get cleaned up before we miss stuff!'' She called out excitedly, completely forgetting her own fatigue. While Izuku nodded in agreement and followed her to their rooms.

Once the two entered the elevator, everyone felt themselves slumping as they sighed in relief.

Jiro pinched the bridge of her nose with a sigh. ''I don't know how much more I can take this.'' She stated tiredly with a grumble while everyone agreed. Between the innocent phrasing, the states that Mina and Midoriya were in. It became increasingly difficult to not let their imaginations fly at some point during their friendly banter.

''I hear that.'' Kaminari agreed with a nervous chuckle. ''At this point, I'm starting to think that they know what they are saying.'' He joked getting some to silently agree with him as they too started to think that this whole thing was some sort of elaborate prank.

''That's because they do know what they're saying.''

Turning to the voice, they saw Mineta with his arms crossed as he glared the elevator that Midoriya and Mina used. ''I'm telling you guys, there's something going on between those two.'' He claimed with frustration mixed with envy making everyone roll their eyes at the accusation.

This wouldn't be the first time they heard something like this from the grape themed hero. Ever since the sparring partner system was implemented, he's been keeping a closer eye on Midoriya and Mina based on a ''feeling.'' Which in turn lead to him spouting things like this and claiming that the two were far, far closer than they originally thought. Theorizing even that they get down and dirty when they think no one was watching.

Which sounded crazy by itself.

Frankly the idea of Midoriya doing that behind everyone's backs sounded down right ridiculous considering that he's one of the kindest and purest individuals that they've ever encountered and worked with in their entire lives.

So the idea of that innocence being corrupted all this time sounded so….wrong to all of them.

Bakugou decided that he had enough at the moment. ''NOW can we get this shit started?'' he called out with clear impatience in his voice getting everyone to look at him.

''Not yet,'' Iida stated making the explosive teen growl at him. ''we still haven't picked what movie to start with.'' he reminded getting Bakugou to calm down since he had a point.

''How about something with romance?'' Hagakure suggested with a hopeful tone getting looks of agreement from Momo and Uraraka.

''Fuck that shit!'' Bakugou interjected with disdain for that genre of movie. ''We need to start off the right way and watch a motherfucking action film!'' he demanded with a scowl getting an excited look from Kirishima, Sero, Sato and Kaminari.

Tokoyami surprisingly had other thoughts. ''The darkness seeks something with crime.'' He stated in his usual tone getting looks of agreement from Iida, Ojiro and surprisingly Aoyama.

''As long as it has nudity in it.'' Mineta stated with a perverted expression.

Which of course earned him a tongue slap from Tsuyu.

''Personally, I don't care what we watch,'' Jiro interjected getting them to look at her. ''I just want something with a good soundtrack.'' She stated with a lazy wave getting looks of agreement from Koda, Tsuyu and Shoji.

Seeing the divide in class, Momo couldn't help but sigh. ''Well this isn't getting us anywhere.'' She stated bluntly before a look of realization struck her. ''I suppose this leaves Midoriya and Mina to be the ones to break the stalemate.'' She stated getting everyone to agree. Though Bakugou looked visibly annoyed with the idea of Midoriya being the one to decide what movie they start with.

''Hey yeah,'' Toru chimed with realization making them turn to her. ''maybe Midoriya and Mina have movies to suggest.'' She stated making them think about it before agreeing.

Kirishima chuckled at that. ''Knowing Midoriya bro, he probably has a ton of hero movies for us to watch.'' He stated getting with an amused grin while everyone else immediately agreed, knowing that the resident hero nerd would most likely have hero movies in his vast collection of hero items.

As they began discussing amongst themselves, Kaminari noticed something. ''Now that I think about it, what's taking them so long?'' he pointed out making everyone turn to him before they too realize that the duo hasn't showed up yet.

Thinking that there was a problem, Iida spoke up. ''I'll go check on Midoriya.'' he volunteered getting their attention. ''Perhaps he's more worn out from training than he thought.'' He stated in worry thinking that his friend may have overdone it during his training.

''I'll come with you.'' Momo called out getting everyone to look at her in confusion. ''If Midoriya does indeed need medical treatment, I can use my quirk to make the necessary medicine.'' She stated getting a nod of approval from Iida before she joined his side. They had a feeling that out of the two, Midoriya was the one who would most likely need treatment considering how intense he usually trains.

Toru appeared to have the same idea as she stood up. ''I think I better check on Mina as well.'' She called out making them turn to her. ''Girl's probably just as tired as the cinnamon roll.'' She stated with worry while they nodded in understanding.

''I'll go with you.'' Uraraka volunteered getting a nod of appreciation from Toru as they paired up.

''Just hurry the fuck up!'' Bakugou demanded with a huff making them sweatdrop at his attitude.

And with that, the pairs split off and went to check on their classmates.

As they walked down the hallway Iida suddenly spoke. ''I do hope Midoriya is doing well.'' He stated in clear worry in his voice.

Seeing this, Momo placed a hand on his shoulder, making him stop to look at her. ''Don't worry, I'm sure Midoriya just needs rest.'' She stated calmly remembering the tired state that he and Mina were in when they arrived at the dorm. ''But your right to check on him just to be sure.'' She added to make sure that Iida doesn't regret his decision to check on his friend.

Iida sent her an appreciative expression. ''Much appreciated Yaoyorozu.'' He stated gratefully getting her to nod with the same expression. They then continued their way to Midoriya's room.

As they moved on, Momo's phone suddenly buzzed getting her to look at it. Only to immediately stop with a confused expression making Iida stop as well. ''Is something wrong?'' he asked wondering what was wrong.

Momo nodded as she looked to him with the same expression. ''Yeah, Hagakure texted me,'' she stated getting his full attention. ''she says Mina isn't in her room.'' she declared getting Iida to look at her in confusion.

''That doesn't sound right.'' Iida bluntly said in disbelief, only to be even more confused when Yaoyorozu passed him her phone and confirmed the message. ''Why wouldn't she be in her room?'' he asked while giving back Momo's phone. The latter graciously accepting it with confusion still present on her face.

''…''

''…''

''…''

''Perhaps she's at the common area already?'' Momo offered calmly though she had a sneaking suspicion that she hoped wasn't true.

Iida nodded at that, trying to hide his growing suspicions as well. ''Sounds plausible.'' he stated seriously as he put a hand on his chin. ''After all, where else would she be-

''Ahh~!''

Upon hearing the sound both students froze. In perfect sync they slowly turned their heads to where the sound came from. Only for them to instantly pale when they realized where they are.

This was Midoriya's door.

Suddenly they started remembering Mineta's claims about Midoriya and Mina which did little to help in the situation as both students started coming up with the worst possible scenario as the evidence practically presented itself to them.

Shaking off their thoughts, both students pressed their ears against the door to confirm their suspicions. I mean it wasn't uncommon for people to come to the wrong conclusion especially since their wasn't any reason to-

''That's the spot Midori~!'' They heard Mina moan making Momo hold back a gasp while Iida turned stock still.

Or not.

''A-Am I doing it right?'' Midoriya's unsure voice was heard making Iida and Momo almost faint since this pretty much confirmed Mineta's suspicions.

They couldn't believe it. There was just no way! Iida and Momo looked to each other with incredulous shock on their faces. Hearing more moans from the bedroom, both couldn't help but think the worst was happening. Out of all the people that they expected to get together, neither expected these two.

But now that they thought about it, it started making sense. Since the two indirectly announced that they were going to stay as sparring partners, it wouldn't be far off if they started becoming close because of the experience. Being together most of the time might allow them to know each other better which in turn would lead them to become closer altogether.

They just never predicted the two to become this close.

''How are you so good at this dude?'' Mina asked with an audible grunt, effectively snapping them out of their thoughts and bringing them back to embarrassment.

They could hear Midoriya chuckle awkwardly at the question. ''I just did some research.'' He stated before grunting followed up by Mina moaning. While Iida and Momo's eyes widen at the implications. While the latter felt her face blush with intensity as her imagination started going haywire.

"Remember the first time?" Izuku laughed while Momo held back another gasp while Iida looked down right scandalized at the idea of someone asking about their first time.

"How could I forget dude?" Mina giggled before grunting. "You were so nervous when you asked." She stated while Iida and Momo struggled to comprehend the idea of Izuku asking someone to do that of all things.

"How could I not be?'' Midoriya stated with a chuckle. ''This isn't something you just ask someone about nonchalantly.'' He added. And despite the situation, Iida and Momo found themselves agreeing with Midoriya.

''Fair point.'' They heard Mina agreeing before grunting. ''Mind getting this spot next for me Midori~?'' she requested in a rather sultry way making Iida and Momo freeze at the statement.

Now being the class president, you were expected to work with students to resolve issues within or outside the class. Your given the goal to not only lead the class, but to also act as their guide whenever they find themselves lost or confused. Not only that, your also given a great number of responsibilities that usually require logic and reason to solve

Which is why Iida decided to do the most logical thing at that moment….

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…and that was to abruptly stand up and open the door with a stern expression despite Momo's silent protests. ''WHAT'S GOING ON-….in…here?'' his words and expression died down when he saw a rather strange scene before him. From behind, Momo peaked out and instantly wore the same expression of shock and confusion as she stepped into the room.

As expected Midoriya and Mina are in the room looking like a couple of deer caught in the headlights. Except they are fully clothed in their causal attires and freshened up from presumably taking a shower due to their workout. The room itself was spotless other than the pile of notebooks that were scattered on top of Midoriya's study desk.

But that wasn't the strange part.

What WAS strange is that Mina sat on Midoriya's bed while the latter is seated on a chair in front of Mina as he had both of his hands on her right foot. It soon became apparent that Midoriya was apparently giving her a foot massage.

And from the sounds of it, a pretty damn good one too.

Snapping out of her shock, Mina spoke up first. ''Uhh what are you guys doing?'' she asked with a curious expression while Midoriya let go off her foot and fully turned around with the same expression.

Seeing this, Iida quickly recomposed himself and looked to the two with a stern expression. ''The better question would be: what were you two doing?'' he demanded while Momo looked to them with a stern expression mixed with embarrassment.

Midoriya chose the opportunity to speak up next. ''I was just giving her a foot rub.'' He declared sincerely while Iida and Momo's expressions urged him to continue. ''After she finished freshening up, she came to my room so that we would go to the common room together.'' He paused before continuing. ''But before we could go anywhere, she started feeling pain on her feet so I decided to help her.'' he stated with Mina nodding in confirmation. While Iida and Momo found themselves nodding in understanding since their alibi started checking out.

''You mean after you insisted on helping me?'' Mina teased with a smirk while Izuku found himself blushing in embarrassment. Indirectly causing both representatives to cement their decision to believe them since they were all too familiar with Midoriya's habit of helping others when he didn't need to. Iida especially was familiar with it after being on the receiving end of it during his confrontation with Stain.

However, the class president still had some lingering doubts. ''Then what happened to those books?'' he asked while gesturing to the scattered pile of books on the study desk. While Momo found herself blushing imagining exactly how said books fell since it reminded her of a scene from a drama she watched during her free time.

Midoriya looked to the books he was referring to. ''Oh those.'' He stated before looking back to the two. ''Well when Ashido arrived, I decided we could catch up on some reading.'' He stated while the two urged him to continue. ''That way we can both study and give our bodies a chance to recover from training.'' He stated sincerely with Mina nodding in confirmation while the two were impressed with Izuku's multitasking skills. And impressed with Mina's new found dedication to studying.

''But,'' he suddenly added. ''before we could go down Mina started feeling pain and the rest is history.'' He finished calmly before standing up to fix all his notebooks while Mina looked sheepish from the mess she made.

Now that they had a clearer picture, Iida and Momo found themselves feeling guilty. Of course Midoriya wouldn't be doing that. He was just taking the time to recover his body, helping Ashido was just an unforeseen event. They could only hope that they wouldn't make the same mistake again and immediately assume the worst.

They were snapped out of their thoughts when Midoriya spoke up. ''Oh right,'' he said as paused his sorting getting everyone's attention. ''what movie are we going to start with?'' he asked making Mina turned to the representatives excitedly.

Remembering their what the class was doing, Momo composed herself spoke up. ''We haven't actually settled on anything yet.'' she stated making Midoriya and Mina look at her curiously. ''As we speak our classmates are divided on what genre they want the starting movie to focus on.'' she stated as she and Iida sighed remembering the divide downstairs.

Midoriya was silent before putting his books down and faced the two with a curious expression. ''What genres are they debating on?'' he asked, thinking that he may have a movie that could settle this whole thing.

This time Iida spoke up. ''The genre's that caused the divide are: Romance, Action and Crime.'' he stated, not even bothering to include Mineta's suggestion, much to Momo's relief.

The class cinnamon roll had a hand on his chin for a bit before snapping his fingers in realization. ''I think I've got just the movie for you guys.'' he stated before moving to one of his drawers and began looking through his vast collection of hero themes movies that they couldn't help but be impressed by. Once he found what he was looking for, he pulled out a movie case and closed the drawer. ''I think this will accommodate everyone's taste.'' he stated with a surprising amount of confidence as he handed the movie case to a surprised Iida who took it carefully.

Upon looking at the title, Momo couldn't help but read it aloud. ''Batman?'' she stated with clear confusion. ''Forgive me, but I've never heard of a hero like this before.'' she stated while Iida shared her clueless expression.

Seeing their expression, Midoriya couldn't help but chuckle. ''No offense taken,'' he stated kindly getting their attention. ''that right there is a very, very old movie from back in the day. But trust me, despite its age, it still holds well to this day and is quite the enjoyable watch.'' he claimed with a certain fondness it that took them by surprise. While unbeknownst to them, this is one of Izuku's favorite movies for obvious reasons.

Snapping out of their surprise, Iida decided to trust his friend's words. ''Very well then, we'll be sure to offer this to the rest of the class.'' he reassured with sincerity while Momo nodded in agreement. Plus hearing such words of praise from Midoriya, meant that the movie deserved some attention. Meanwhile said teen nodded in approval before going back to the study desk to continue rearranging his things.

''And if you guys are interested,'' Mina spoke up getting their attention. ''I have an old move in my room called Alien.'' she stated with a wicked grin that put Iida and Momo on edge. While surprisingly Midoriya didn't seem affected and merely continued his cleanup.

Ignoring the chill in her spine, Momo nodded. ''I'll be sure to tell Hagakure to fetch it when we head back to the common room.'' she said getting an unnerving smile from Mina in return. They didn't know why, but they started feeling like they committed a grave error in judgement.

''Oh by the way,'' Mina suddenly said getting their attention. ''what did you guys think we were doing earlier?'' she asked curiously with a head tilt while Izuku paused his sorting and looked to them for answers as well.

And with that statement Iida froze while Momo instantly went red in embarrassment. ''N-Nothing!'' she squeaked out as they imagined steam coming out of her ears. She then quickly grabbed the still frozen Iida's wrist. ''W-W-W-W-e-e-e'll j-just-t tell e-e-everyone y-y-y-you n-need t-time t-to r-recover b-bye!'' she stammered out in one breathe before practically dragging away the frozen class representative in breakneck speeds leaving Midoriya and Mina to stare at the doorway blankly as they processed what she said.

Once they couldn't hear any footsteps anymore, Midoriya continued his sorting as he started chuckling in amusement while shaking his head while Mina exploded in laughter as she fell on the bed while holding her sides.

''You know they'll start figuring it out soon if you keep making it obvious.'' He warned remembering the banter they had downstairs. He knew Mina loved to play her pranks, but even he didn't think that she would drag him into it.

Needless to say, this whole operation was her idea. At first Midoriya was rather against the idea of pranking their classmates, but after some coaxing from Mina (meaning her best sad eyes) Izuku eventually caved in and agreed to play along with her scheme much to her satisfaction and delight.

And ever since, Mina has been having the time of her life.

It honestly made him feel bad for lying and playing tricks on their classmates. But Mina could be surprisingly stubborn when it came to these kinds of activities.

Mina coughed as she sat up and recovered. ''Like your any better,'' she pointed out with a smirk. ''I mean acid burns? Really?'' she teased as her smirk widened when Midoriya stiffened from the statement.

''H-Hey.'' Midoriya weakly called out as he blushed. ''At least it worked.'' He stated while Mina had to give him that. Despite it being a weak excuse at first, it eventually became a great cover story for the new marks that show up on Midoriya's skin.

Mina giggled as she stood up. ''Yeah your right.'' She agreed as she wrapped her arms around him and leaned her head on his back. ''But that still won't stop me from teaching you better excuses.'' She announced before sighing in content when Midoriya started caressing her arms affectionately.

''Thanks Mina.'' He thanked with gratitude as he lifted one of her hands and gave it a kiss making her giggle. Said giggle never failed to entrance him and spread warmth throughout his body.

The same can be said for Mina, even the smallest gestures from her lover never failed to make her warm and happy. Just the gestures alone tempted her to just call off this little game and just announce their relationship to everyone so that they can be affectionate in public. That way, they didn't have to wait or be stealthier when it came to hugs or kisses.

But being the playful person she is. She opted to just let the game continue until they were tired of it or when someone accidentally discovers them. And since they were both good at being secretive thanks to Midoriya's planning, chances of their game ending soon seemed far away.

''Your welcome Izuku'' she stated sweetly before giving him a quick kiss on the cheek and reluctantly separating from him. Almost instantly she started missing his warmth.

The same could be said for Izuku as he missed her embrace but decided to continue clearing up. ''I have to admit though,'' he stated getting her attention. ''their expressions were priceless.'' he stated with a small laugh. He admittedly felt bad for putting his classmates through this, but seeing Mina having fun made things worth it.

He just hopes that their classmates can forgive them when they eventually reveal their relationship.

''I know right!?'' Mina agreed with a giggle. ''For a second there, I thought for sure someone's nose would start bleeding from how red their faces were.'' She said before laughing evilly. ''Now I wonder who'll be the first to faint.'' She stated evilly as she rubbed her hands together while scheming remembering the movie she recommended.

Izuku could only sigh at his girlfriend antics. ''I'm starting to think that you're a bad influence on me.'' He stated before shaking his head.

Mina raised an eyebrow at him. ''Oh? Even when you agreed (''begrudgingly'' Izuku thought to himself.) to play along despite being the more responsible one?'' She teased playfully with a smirk as she placed her hands on her hips making Izuku freeze in place.

''But-

''Plus,'' she added before he could continue. ''I seem to recall a certain someone enjoying getting reactions out of our classmates as well.'' She accused with a teasing grin remembering the subtle amusement in his eyes when they had their banter downstairs.

Well she had him there. ''…Fair point.'' He conceded with a sigh but smiled when he heard Mina laugh in triumph. ''Well I'm pretty much done here,'' he announced as he finished arranging his books and glanced at the clock. ''If we hurry, we could-

*Shut* *Click*

Turning to the sound, Midoriya saw Mina leaning her back against the door with a sly expression on her face.

Midoriya then found himself blushing a bit as Mina sauntered her way towards him with a sway of her hips. ''I-I thought you didn't want to miss the movie viewing?'' he stuttered out with a hint of nervousness in his voice as he automatically wrapped his arms around Mina's waist once she got close. The latter feeling satisfaction knowing that despite being together for a while now, she could still bring out her boyfriend's shy mannerisms.

Mina merely smiled innocently as she wrapped her arms around his neck. ''I'm sure we can afford to miss a few minutes.'' She purred before claiming his lips. To her joy, he responded immediately by holding her closer to return the kiss with equal passion, evidently having no problem with being here with her either. So into the kiss in fact that neither noticed that they had fallen on top of the bed.

They were both certain that their luck would run out eventually, but until then….neither of them had any complaints about their current arrangements.

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