Aiko walked towards the gate to head home.
"Hey you three!!"
Aiko turned to see the girl with short brown hair running up towards her. 'Three?' She looked at her other side to see Midoriya and Iida behind her. 'Oh, I didn't even see them'
"Heading to the station? Wait up!"
"Infinity girl!" Iida greeted after he turned.
"I'm Ochako Uraraka! Um you're Tenya Iida and Midoriya um... deku? Right?-"
Aiko turned. "I thought your name was Izuku?"
'That's what Aizawa called him, 'Izuku Midoriya.' right?'
"O-oh it is Deku is just a nickname Kacchan calls me to make fun of me." Izuku stuttered.
"Oh! Well I think Deku is a cute name but I can call you-"
"DEKU'S FINE!!"
Midoriya yelled while covering his red face.
'Is he okay?'
Uraraka laughed "You're... Aiko Zhu right?"
She asked turning her attention to the other brunette.
"Huh? Oh yeah! You remembered?" Aiko asked tilting her head slightly.
"Of course I remembered! Your quirk is awesome! You did so well on all of the tests! Especially the ball throw!!"
Aiko smiled, she'd never really used her quirk so no one has ever flattered it like this. "Well you made Infinity! No one's throw could compare to yours!!" Aiko said, trying her best to return the compliment.
"You wanna walk with us?"
Uraraka offered.
'She's probably trying to be nice, because I'm right here.'
"No I'm sorry but I have a few things I need to pick up in the opposite direction." Aiko quickly made up an excuse.
"Aww bummer! Maybe next time?" Uraraka pouted.
"Maybe! See you all tomorrow!" Aiko said while running past the gate.
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She ended up buying a few things before going back to the house. But it wasn't anything she actually needed, in fact she just bought junk food and a new game.
She got home cleaned up, even though the house isn't that dirty and did the laundry.
Overall today wasn't that bad, Aiko did pretty good and people even wanted to talk to her! She looked over at the picture on my bedside table.
"It isn't the same without you though."
She spoke to the girl in the frame.
Because they were twins Aiko and Tora looked very similar, Tora ended up cutting her hair pretty short.
She was always independent, because of that she pushed Aiko away so that they would be separate people.
That's why she cut her hair.
She was moved to a class for academically gifted students.
And that's how Aiko and their mother didn't know about the bullying and everything else going on.
Maybe if they did things would have been different.
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"I AM HERE!! COMING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!!"
All might entered the classroom in his silver age costume. Everyone got excited even Bakugou straightened up and looked slightly less pissed off.
"Basic hero training!! The class that will put you through all sorts of special training to mold you into heroes!!!"
Aiko smiled and sat up suddenly very interested. 'Hero training! Under all might!? This is amazing!!'
"No time to dilly dally! Today's activity is this!" He showed a card that read battle.
"BATTLE TRAINING!!"
Aiko gulped. 'i can do this right? Everyone around me is super talented but I can do something right?' She beamed. 'Yes I'll do my best!!'
"And for that you'll need these!!" Cases came out of the wall each had a number on it. 'Our hero costumes?!'
Aiko's costume covered more skin than some of the other girls but that's because using wind made her really cold.
"Zhu! I love your costume!" Aiko turned to see Toru. Or at least her gloves and belt.
'Is she naked?!'
Aiko beamed despite her thoughts.
"Thanks!"
"Yeah you look hot!" A pink girl named Mina said.
Aiko blushed at the straight forward compliment. "Everyone else looks really good too!"
Uraraka nervously rubbed the back of her neck. "Thanks but I wish I'd been more specific on my request form... This suit is so puffy and curvy."
"I think you look great." Aiko and the other girls reassured her.
They met up with Midoriya whose suit looked kinda like a bunny. "Woah! Uraraka! Zhu!" He covered his mask.
"Being in the hero course is the best."
The boy with the purple grape looking balls on his head commented.
'What does that mean?' Aiko thought, looking down with a frown.
"Shall we begin?! IT'S time for battle training!!" All might, announced and then briefly explained the exercise.
Aiko was on team B with Todoroki. We were against team: "I".
Toru's team.
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First up was Midoriya and Uraraka's team, against Iida and Bakugou.
Bakugou almost killed Midoriya, Or maybe Midoriya almost killed himself no one could really tell.
Aiko looked over at Todoroki.
'Should I talk to him?'
Some of the other teams were talking strategy. Before she could get up the courage it was already their match.
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The two students walked to the building in silence until Aiko finally mustered up the courage to speak.
"H-hey do you have a plan-"
"Yes, stay right here." Todoroki interrupted.
'Should I follow him?' Aiko took a step in the building and slipped a little. 'He won't even let me go inside?!'
"THE VILLAIN TEAM WINS!!"
'That quickly? But... I didn't even get to do anything!' He walked out of the building and didn't even look at Aiko.
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Aiko sat in the back on a bench watching the other matches. But she wasn't the only one who seemed upset, she noticed Bakugou slumped in the corner with his arms crossed over his chest.
'Is he... Pouting?"
She frowned and pulled her legs up to her chest. The other matches passed quickly and Aiko changed into her normal uniform and a baggie black hoodie as fast as she could.
"Hey Zhu, are you okay? You seemed kinda quiet." Uraraka asked
'Why is it that whenever someone asks you if you're okay you always feel even more like crying?'
Aiko faked a smile. "I'm fine! Just kinda tired! But you did great in your match by the way!!"
Uraraka smiled. "Really?! Thanks I feel like I didn't do much to help though!"
'Really? You didn't do much?!'
"Well I thought you did great!"
'I just want to be alone.' Aiko thought glumly. Hoping to change the subject. "How's Midoriya?"
Uraraka's face seemed worried. "He's in recovery girls office, should we check on him?!"
Aiko smiled but shook her head. "You go ahead, I need to head home soon!"
"You sure?" Uraraka asked. When Aiko nodded Uraraka smiled kindly. "Okay well I'll see you tomorrow then!"
Uraraka ran down the hallway. Aiko sniffled the second her classmate turned the corner.
She rubbed her wet eyes.
'I shouldn't be crying, I'm not a baby.'
She kept rubbing but the tears kept coming.
'Damn it.' She didn't want anyone to see her crying so She ducked into a closet and sat on the ground.
'At least All might said going back to class isn't necessary.'
Once the tears stopped she walked back to the hallway only to run into something. "Ouch." She muttered and then looked up.
"My Apologies."
She saw a familiar boy with white and red hair. "Oh, Todoroki."She said and took a step back.
He tilted his head slightly. "Are you hurt?"
His expression remained stoic.
"N-no..."
"Then why are you crying?"
Aiko turned around and covered her face. "I'm not crying." She wiped her very wet eyes trying to hide it, and the fact that she was lying.
"Yes you are, I saw it."
'This jerk, I just wanna go home.'
"No I'm not! Go away!" She grumbled losing her patience.
"Are you menstruating?"
She turned, still sniffling. 'Did this bastard just-'
"Did you just ask if I was on my period?!"
She asked slightly yelling.
"Well you're crying but you're not hurt and my sister cries randomly when she's menstruating." He observed trying to understand what was wrong with Aiko and females in general.
Aiko started to cry more. "You jerk!" She said now yelling.
She wanted to go but he was blocking the way outside. Well not exactly blocking but standing where she want to be.
"I'm sorry, did someone upset you? Because it would be wise to alert the faculty if a student is bullying or mistreating-"
Todoroki continued to push.
Aiko was more pissed than anything at this point. "Yes, someone upset me! You did! Now go away!!"
He tilted his head and seemed confused.
(Which is the most emotion anyone has seen on his face.) "How?" He asked innocently.
"Ugggh." Aiko groaned like a toddler. She shoved past him and marched outside. He didn't come after her but she kept her quick pace.
'Who does he think he is?! Shoving me out of a TEAM exercise! And then pretending that he didn't do anything wrong?!'
A familiar sinking feeling fell over her.
'Now UA sees how useless I am huh? The first exercise and I didn't do shit! Not to mention I almost fell on my ass. Maybe I'm not cut out for this.'
She felt hungry so Aiko stopped by the usual Cafe.
"Sorry we're clos- Oh! It's you!"
Fuyumi was at the counter.
Over the past month the two got to know each other and were kinda friends. "I'm sorry I can leave-" Aiko offered.
"No, you're fine! Wait! Are you crying?! What happened!?"
Aiko sat in a booth and laid her head on the table. 'Is it that obvious?'
"Nothing, something at school didn't go as I wanted and I got upset." She said not moving.
Fuyumi sat across from her young freind.
"Oh... what?"
"It doesn't matter." Aiko mumbled.
"Well venting always makes me feel better."
Fuyumi pried gently.
Aiko peeked up and took a deep breath.
"Okay we'll basically I had a project thing I had to do with a boy in my class but he wouldn't let me do any work and got all the credit. And then he saw me crying and get this! He asked if I was on my period! Or "menstruating"
She used her fingers to make air quotations.
She gasped. "No!"
"Yes! And then he seemed confused when I told him he upset me!"
"It's not that big of a deal right? I mean it was one project."
Aiko sighed "My school is a very hard school to get into, and because of that everything matters! Every kid is trying to stand out! But today no one even noticed me."
She nodded in understanding. "Did he apologize?"
Aiko looked away. "No, but I ended up running away while he was confused." She answered honestly
"Do you know each other?"
"Not really, we sit next to each other but we've never spoken, he seems kinda weird though. Not really in a bad way but he's obviously sheltered or something."
The bell at the door rang.
"I'm sorry we're closed!"
"Fuyumi."
She looked back at the door. "Oh! One second!" She smiled at Aiko and stood up.
"Do you need something?"
"What do you do if you make a female cry?"
'Hold up! I think I know that voice.'
Fuyumi laughed. "Shoto you heart breaker! How did you make a girl cry?"
"No, her heart is fine I don't believe she has problems with it. But I don't know how I made her cry, she was crying and said I upset her."
'Oh shit.'
"Oh really? Interesting. What's her name?"
'fuck she knows."
"Zhu? Why does that matter?"
Aiko ducked under the table after she saw her friend's smirk.
"What's her first name?"
"I don't know I've only met her recently, but I just need to know what happened and why I upset her."
"Have you two ever interacted?"
'What the hell is she doing? Get him out of here! Oh no is she mad? I did call him weird and apparently they know each other.'
"Only today we were partners in a training exercise, but I completed it on my own because her involvement wasn't necessary so we didn't interact much."
'Wasn't needed? It was a GROUP exercise.'
"Shoto you go to UA, you don't think that maybe she wants to stand out and do amazing things just like you? You can't constantly steal the spotlight." Fuyumi explained the situation.
There was a slight pause. "And besides, did everyone in your class get a chance to show off?"
He didn't say anything but Aiko assumed he nodded because fuyumi continued. "So she was the only one who wasn't able to do anything? Don't you think that's a reasonable explanation as to why she would be upset?"
"Indeed, but why did she not tell me? She ran away instead of clearing up the issue."
'Because I don't like confronting people, I didn't even plan on telling him he was what upset me.'
"Well, is she more shy than other girls in your class? Maybe she was nervous."
"Well yes the only reason she even admitted I upset her was because I pressed her on the matter."
'Yeah like a jerk.' Aiko thought, she was still sitting under a table hiding from him.
"So what do I do?"
"You should apologize."
'Or you could ignore me for the rest of the school year, That sounds nice too."
"Indeed."
Aiko saw Fuyumi step back and bend down to peek under the table. "See Aiko! He is sorry all you had to do was explain the situation."
She shook her head.
"Um Fuyumi, who are you talking to?"
Todoroki asked.
She grabbed Aiko's arm and pulled her out from under the table. "My good friend Aiko Zhu."
'Fuck you.'
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