In retrospect, punching a classmate in the face while injured probably wasn't the best idea. But what else was Kou supposed to do? Iida had it coming for him eventually.

She had been discharged a couple hours earlier, left with no ride home and no spare clothes to change into...great.

The training camp had been cut short; it was supposed to be a 10 day thing and she was left with 5 days before her parents expected her home. While it was a good thing they wouldn't be looking for her while she tried to save her friend from the League of Villains, it also left her homeless and in an uncomfortable hospital gown.

Kirishima : I'm downstairs !

She had been waiting in Momo's room since she got kicked out of her shared one with Midoriya. Kirishima had finally come back from his house, where he'd gotten her a change of clothes and other toiletries she might need.

Kou took the plastic bag he was holding as soon as they met up, rushing to the bathroom and washing up for what felt like the first time in days. Staring at herself in the mirror, she could see the toll everything had taken on her. To put it lightly, she looked like utter shit.

Trying to work around her cast and put the oversized hoodie and basketball shorts on her body as slowly as possible, Kou eventually made her way out of the bathroom 30 minutes later feeling like a new woman.

Kirishima and Todoroki were in the waiting room outside, having a quiet conversation and only stopping when she appeared in front of them. Kirishima blushed slightly at the sight of her in his clothes, but Kou just scowled back. They all exited the hospital, the cold night air making Kou shiver slightly.

"Why didn't you ask Yaoyorozu to make you clothes?" Todoroki asked blankly, scanning the girl who seemed to be drowning in his classmate's clothes.

Kou put her hood up to cover her messy hair, glaring at the half-and-half boy now. "Don't you think I asked her already? She said something about not wanting to cause inflation or some shit by making products."

Todoroki hummed in acknowledgement, already disinterested. Kou shuffled a bit, trying to find a way to stand without triggering one of her many injuries. "So what are we waiting for? Where's everyone else?"

Kirishima had told anyone who was willing to participate in Bakugou's impromptu rescue to meet after dark behind the hospital to discuss their plans. So far it was her, Midoriya and Yaoyorozu (?) who agreed to meet. Pretty much everyone else had taken Iida's side and believed it should be left to the heroes.

"I wonder what Yaoyorozu ended up deciding," Todoroki pondered, "Well, no matter how restless we are- it's up to her."

"Fuck that," Kou crossed her arms over her chest, ignoring the slight twinge of pain emanating from her casted wrist. "If she ends up flaking we're not taking no for an answer." There's no way Kou was going to let anyone mess this up; they were going to save Bakugou.

Speak of the devil; a couple seconds later Momo showed up with Midoriya walking not far behind her, both looking around apprehensively.

"So what did you decide Yaoyorozu?" Kirishima asked, but before she could answer Iida made an appearance from behind.

"Wait!" He interrupted, turning everyone's heads towards him, "Why...why did it have to be you guys of all people? The ones who stopped me when I was acting recklessly for personal reasons...you two, who received amnesty with me...Why are you trying to make the same mistake that I did? It's too much!"

"What are you talking about?" Kirishima questioned, approaching the class rep but being stopped by Todoroki.

"We're still minors," Iida ground out, "U.A. is in a bad enough position as it is; who will take responsibility for your actions? What don't you understand?"

Midoriya walked towards his friend, trying to calm him down. "Iida, it's not like that! We don't think it's okay to break the rules either-"

He was promptly stopped when Iida's fist connected with his face, sending the injured boy stumbling to the ground in shock.

"I'm frustrated too! I'm worried, too! It's only natural- I'm the class representative! Of course I'd worry about my classmates, not just Bakugou." he's yelling at this point, and Kou is biting the inside of her cheek angrily. "What if you end up with irreparable injuries? What if you end up like my brother because of your recklessness? Are you saying you don't care about my worries?"

He's about to touch Midoriya again before Kou steps between them and slaps his hand away. He looks shocked for a second before Kou uses her good hand to punch him in the face just as hard as he did to Izuku, making him fly back a couple metres.

Kou is giving him the deadliest glare he'd ever seen, her aura turning an almost-black. He opens his mouth to say something but she starts talking.

"Why the hell should we care about your worries?" she growls angrily, "Who the fuck are you to tell us what to do? Being a class rep suddenly makes you more capable of making decisions than us? Didn't you try doing the same thing we're about to do and end up failing? It's not our fault you weren't strong enough!"

"Kou-chan, stop it!" Midoriya cries out, but Kou can't bring herself to stay quiet. What the hell was wrong with this guy?

"Everyone here knows what the risks are!" she yells, "We know that it's dangerous, we know it's reckless; but what the fuck else are we supposed to do? Sit around and wait like cowards? We fucking failed Bakugou by doing that at the training camp- we owe it to him to at least try and do right by him. What kind of hero are you if you can't even save your friends?"

Iida looks down in a mixture of anger and shame, fists balling up and shaking slightly. Kou is probably being way too harsh to the guy but she doesn't care. She wasn't going to let him try and tell her what to do just because he thought he knew best.

"I don't give a fuck what you do, just stay out of our way and mind your own business."

The air is tense around them, no one speaking out after Kou's outburst.

"We don't expect to win in a head-to-head fight," Todoroki explains, "We'll extricate him without fighting."

"In other words, covert action!" Kirishima adds in, and Kou's eye twitches. Why the hell could they have not said that before?!

"Iida," Midoriya places a hand on his friend's shoulder, "Please let us do this. We won't be in any danger; we just want to save Kacchan."

The four eyed class rep eventually concedes, deciding to accompany the four of them at Yaoyorozu's request, who said it would be best if someone was there to watch over them and stop things once it got too far.

"I apologize for getting violent with you, Midoriya." he apologizes, looking down at his feet. Kou scoffs and rolls her eyes when the green haired nerd vehemently insists it's okay.

Everyone turns to her expectantly, and Kou looks around confused. Her eyes widen when she realizes they're expecting her to apologize too. "If you guys are trying to get a sorry out of me you can shove it up your ass!"

"Kou-chan..." Midoriya nags, and Kou sighs frustratedly.

"Sorry, Iida." her words are muffled and way too quiet to hear, but it's enough for her classmate to accept.

"So since we're all here, we're ready to leave right?" Kirishima looked around at everyone for one last check, nodding slightly to himself when he confirmed they were complete.

Everyone agreed quickly, but Kou stopped them before taking off. "Wait- I have to do something on the way there. It'll be quick, I promise."

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Kirishima, Todoroki, Midoriya, and Iida didn't know how to feel about the kid that was currently glaring at them like they'd just spat on his mother's grave. When Kou had told everyone she needed to meet up with someone before they arrived at Kamino, they were not expecting it to be a little kid who vaguely resembled her.

"U-uh, you must be Kou-chan's little brother! It's nice to meet you..." Midoriya began nervously, smiling a bit before his glare sharpened on him and he shut up.

"Don't fucking talk to me, you creep." he growled, handing off a backpack to his sister and whispering something to her before stalking off and leaving them at the entrance of the train station.

"What was that about, Shinobu?" Kirishima asked curiously, seeing Kou look into the contents of the bag briefly before zipping it closed.

The girl looked at the group, telling them not to worry about it and ushering them to get back on the next train to Kamino. It was only 3 more stops now; they weren't very far away at all.

Kou had called Hiro from Kirishima's phone earlier, telling him to meet her at the subway with a backpack full of supplies they might need on their mission: each item more dubious than the last. Hiro was pissed off she had come back from her training camp injured and clearly making bad decisions, but she just waved him off and said she'd be home soon enough.

Kamino was actually pretty close to Roppongi, leaving Kou feeling uneasy about possibly seeing someone she recognized or knew. She discreetly put on the black face mask and sunglasses she told Hiro to pack and pulled her hood up more. She was currently in all black clothes-which she'd requested from Kirishima-so staying lowkey would be pretty easy.

The train ride was fairly silent, the heroes in training way too anxious about the situation they were in to engage in any conversation....well everyone except Midoriya, who was babbling nervously and inadvertently drawing more attention to themselves.

"Shut up, Deku." Kou whispered, nudging him in the shoulder and looking around in suspicion.

"S-sorry, Kou-chan." Figuring this wasn't going to be the last time her dipshit classmates were going to act like idiots in public, she activates her Nen to conceal their presence from the other commuters.

She pulled out the tracking device Momo left them from her backpack, looking at the coordinates of Bakugou and the League of Villains. They were getting close; it would only be a matter of time before he was back.

When they finally arrived in Kamino, the streets were lined with lights and people at every corner. It was a bit lively for nighttime but that came with the territory.

"Okay, Shinobu. Where are they?" Kirishima is about to take off yelling and screaming, but he's held back with Kou's bungee gum.

"Would you shut the fuck up and stop acting like a kid?" she jerked him closer to her by the back of his collar, slapping him on the back of his head. "You look like a total narc!"

Kou turned to face the rest of the group, groaning at their attire. How the hell did they expect to waltz around looking for villains when they looked like the poster children of hero society? Not to mention the fact that the League was already well aware of what they looked like. "We need to stay lowkey and conceal our identities."

"I'll just do this!" Midoriya crossed his arms over his face in an X figure, and Kou rolled her eyes.

"That just makes you more noticeable!"

"Okay, what do you suggest we do Shinobu?" Todoroki asked, and Kou looked around for a while before setting her sights on a small shop down the block: Dirt Cheap Donki-Oote .

"We're going there." She walks off, turning her head slightly and beckoning the rest of them to follow.

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Kou was waiting impatiently outside the changerooms of the shop, tapping her foot and looking at her phone for the time. Her mask was beginning to restrict her breathing, now resting on her chin instead. What was taking them so long?

A couple seconds later everyone exited the changerooms, wearing even crazier costumes then before. She was about the berate them again when she just decided to give up and let them do what they wanted.

"Let's go." she makes her way to the cash register, seeing the employee was an old woman who seemed to be alone.

Kou stared her down, but realized she was wearing sunglasses and it was a bit pointless. The old woman gives her a skeptical look, asking if there was anything else she wanted today. "No. What's the total for all this anyways?"

"26 000 yen."

"What?" she shouts, not believing the price, "This store is supposed to be 'dirt cheap'!"

The grandma shrugs, clearly thinking she can take advantage of them since they were kids. Her classmates are about to protest when Kou stops them. She turns back to the old woman, pulling up her sleeve slightly and showing the tattoo on her arm before dropping it back down.

Her eyes widen in fear for a second before smiling nervously, telling them that 5000 would be enough. Kou scoffed, slapping the money down on the counter and sauntering off.

"What was that about, Shinobu?" Kirishima caught up to her quickly, trying to see her sleeve. "What did you show that old woman?"

Kou stopped in her tracks and rolled up her sleeve again, showing off the spider tattoo she'd mysteriously acquired.

"Where did you get that-" Midoriya starts freaking out, before Kou yanks off the fake skin she made with her Texture Surprise.

"It's fake, guys." she explains, and everyone relaxes. "It's just something that'll get people to lay off you around here."

Katsuro was part of a gang called the Phantom Troupe, each member adorning a tattoo exactly like the one she replicated. It was a pretty well known organization; and people tended to stay away in fear of their safety. Thanks to her quirk, she could use a white cloth and a bit of Nen to recreate the tattoo and reap the benefits without actually joining.

Probably not the most heroic thing to do, but that old lady was totally trying to scam them!

The boys were starting to get into their 'characters' once they began walking down the street, making Kou the closest to laughing she's been in days. Midoriya's impression of a 'sleazy gangster' was so bad she couldn't help but snort.

"You guys don't need to try so hard," she fights the twitch of her lips trying to smile, "I'm using my Nen to conceal our presence more than usual."

Maybe doing this mission with her classmates wouldn't be as bad as she thought.

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A/N: Okay I know it ended off on a weird note but before anything else I just want to say I'm four chapters ahead of schedule and I'm feeling fucking great!!! IDK how tf I'm writing this much but in the end that just means I can finish this story faster~ Anyways, sorry for Kou being kind of a bitch this chapter :/ I love Iida dkm 😅 . Bakugou is also coming up tomorrow, sorry for the wait! Thanks for reading- leave a kudos and comment and read my other stories if you want~ ❤️

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