After the Quirk Test

After the tests were over, Mika stood next to Koji, "Alright, time for the results." Mr. Aizawa said, "Explaining would be a waste of time, so all of you will see your final rankings."

Mr. Aizawa pressed a button, showing a hologram with everyone's names and what place they were in. Mika looked for her name and saw that she was in seventh place.

Mika sighed in relief, *It's a relief that I did well enough to be in the top ten.* she thought. Mika looked for Koji's name and saw that he was in eleventh place; she smiled slightly, *Nice one.* she thought. However, as Mika looked for Izuku's name, she saw that he was in last place.

Mika frowned a bit, *Even if this is a scare tactic, it's sad to see your friend in last place.* she thought. The hologram disappeared, "And I was lying about expelling someone."

Mr. Aizawa said, "No one is going home." All of them looked at Mr. Aizawa, "That was a rational deception to make sure you gave it everything in the tests." he continued with a grin.

Almost everyone was completely shocked; Momo looked at the others, "I'm surprised most of you didn't figure it out." she said, "Sorry, I should've said something."

Koji turned to Mika and noticed she was calm; he was concerned, "*Did you know about this?*" he signed. Mika looked away and nodded, "I had a hunch it was some scare tactic." she said.

Mika rubbed the back of her neck, "I wanted to tell you, but I had a bad feeling you wouldn't do your best." she continued, "Sorry..." Koji sighed but smiled, "*It's alright.*" he signed, "*I'm glad that you did well and nobody's going home.*"

Mika turned to Koji and smiled, "That's something I can agree on." she said, "I'm kind of fond of the variety of characteristics." Mr. Aizawa handed Izuku a nurse slip, "Midoriya, have Recovery Girl fix you up." he said.

Mr. Aizawa turned to Mika and Koji and walked towards them, "Lyoko." he said. They stopped talking and turned to Mr. Aizawa, "Yes, Sensei." Mika said. Mr. Aizawa stared at Mika, "I'm well aware of one of your Quirk's drawbacks." he said.

Mika was shaking a bit, "Unfortunately, I won't be there for tomorrow's hero lesson." Mr. Aizawa continued, "If you plan on using your Quirk tomorrow, I won't be there to turn you back to normal."

Mika nodded, "I understand, Sensei." she said, "I should have a device from the support group that can help me deal with my weakness when I turned in my request form."

Mr. Aizawa nodded and turned the other way, "Just making sure you have a way to counter that weakness." he said as he walked away.

Mika and Koji looked at each other and then at Mr. Aizawa, wondering what the hell just happened. Mika quietly giggled a bit and smiled, "I guess he has a caring side." she whispered; Koji nodded as they headed towards the school.

(Time Skip)

When the last bells rang, Mika grabbed her belongings and headed out of the building. When Mika was outside, she felt a vibration in her blazer's pocket and pulled her phone out.

Mika looked at her texts and saw one from her dad, "What do you want for dinner?" he asked in the text; she typed, "Whatever is fine." and sent the text.

After Mika put her phone in her blazer's pocket, she heard a group of people under a tree talking about her. However, they were unpleasant things, "Where was she at during the entrance ceremony?" one guy asked. "Who cares? She's part of the hero course." the other guy said.

"She probably thinks high and mighty of herself for getting in the hero course." the girl said, "We're just as good as her; what makes her special?"

Mika made a fist with her right hand and clenched it, *Idiots... is that a way to talk to someone you barely know.* she thought, *I should walk over there and tell them to stop talking shit about me.*

Before Mika did anything, someone held her shoulder. Mika looked at them and saw Koji with the expression of 'don't do it.'; she calmed down and undid her fist.

Mika turned to Koji and smiled a bit, "I'm alright now, thanks for that." she said, "Do you need something?" Koji smiled a bit, "*Are you about to head out?*" he signed.

Mika nodded, "I was about to head to the train station before... that happened." she said, "Why do you ask?" Koji's hands were shaky for a bit, but he continued, "*Is it alright if I walk with you?*" he signed.

Mika smiled and nodded, "I don't mind at all; it's better to have some company when walking to the same destination." she said, "Shall we get going?" Koji smiled and nodded as they left the school.

(Time Skip)

The walk towards the train station was silent; Mika tried to think of a topic to talk about. Surprisingly, Koji was the one who broke the silence, "S-So... wh-what do y-you think about t-the others?" he asked.

Mika placed her hand on her chin, "It's hard to say." she said, "It was the first time we've met them." Koji nodded, "Well... people s-say first impressions a-are the ones th-that last th-the most." he said.

Mika nodded, "That's true." she said, "Let's see... Midoriya is cool, but he doesn't have confidence in himself." Koji nodded, "H-He seems like a-a nice person." he said.

Mika nodded, "Now, who else?" she asked rhetorically, "Bakugo looks like the bully you want to avoid at all times." Koji nodded, "Y-Yeah, he's r-really s-scary." he stuttered as he remembered the outburst during the apprehension test.

Mika nodded, "Alright, who else... Tokoyami may look scary, but he's actually cool." she said, "Sato is a nice guy; he's like a teddy bear that would be there for support."

Mika tried to think, "Iida is definitely someone who would be the leader of hall monitors in school, but he does that stuff because he cares for most of the people." she continued.

Mika held one of her index fingers out, "Uraraka is a real sweetheart; she's more laid-back than others when it's something casual." she said, "And Tsu is super friendly if she allows the people she met for the first time to call her by her first name."

Koji was in awe, "I-I see." he said, "W-Well... hopefully w-we can b-be good f-friends with them." Mika nodded, "However, I'd say we keep our distance from Bakugou with him being a hothead and such." she said; Koji quickly nodded in agreement.

When they were getting close about to the train station, Mika was curious, "Hey Koda... I was wondering about the Quirk test, and well... are you still upset that I knew that the expulsion was a scare tactic?" she asked.

Koji stopped walking, making Mika stop walking and turn to him, "I-It's t-true that I-I'm a little upset a-about not knowing." he said, "B-But, I'm just g-glad that the b-both of us can still h-hang out and th-that no one g-got expelled."

Koji had a wry smile, "S-So, you d-don't have t-to worry a-about it." he continued. Mika smiled a bit and nodded; she rubbed the back of her neck, "However, it's upsetting that those tests didn't show the others' abilities a lot." she said.

Koji was confused, "Wh-What do y-you mean?" he asked. Mika looked away from Koji, "Well... some of them could use their Quirks for most of the tests, including me." she said, "But others were at a huge disadvantage and couldn't use their Quirks at all."

Koji realized something and giggled a bit, "I-If you were c-curious about m-my Quirk, all y-you have t-to do is ask." he said. Mika looked at Koji with a slight blush, "Oh! Uh..." she said.

Mika looked away and tapped her index fingers together, "Well... it's true that I'm a little curious what your Quirk can do." she continued, "But the way I said it sounded a little forceful, and I don't enjoy doing that." Koji smiled, "I-It's alright, I don't m-mind, actually." he said.

Koji looked for animals nearby; he saw two birds on utility pole cords when he looked up. Koji took a deep breath and exhaled; he held his hand out and looked at the birds, "C-Come to my hand, l-little birds." he said.

The birds turned to Koji; they got off the utility pole cords and flew towards him. As the birds landed on Koji's hand, Mika was star-struck, "Cool." she said. Koji turned to Mika, "H-Hold your hand o-out." he said.

Mika got out of her state and nodded as she held her hand out. Koji looked at the birds, "Fly to h-her hand." he said. The birds turned to Mika; they flew off Koji's hand and landed on her hand.

Mika looked at the birds and smiled, "That's awesome." she said. Koji blushed a bit, "T-Thanks." he said as he walked towards her. Mika wanted to pet the birds, but she was hesitant.

Koji smiled, "I-It's alright, they w-won't fly away." he said. Mika smiled a bit and petted one of the birds, "Wow... I never thought I'd get the chance to pet these birds." she said lowly.

Mika turned to Koji and smiled, "Your Quirk is amazing." she said; he blushed a lot, "I-I'm glad th-that y-you're h-happy." he stuttered. Koji turned to the birds, "R-Return what y-you were doing, m-my feathered friends." he said.

The birds got off Mika's hand and flew away; she sighed, "It's a shame that they had to fly away, but we must continue." she said. Mika turned to Koji, "Shall we?" she asked; he nodded as they continued walking.

(Time Skip)

They got to the train station; they got their train tickets to their own destinations. Mika smiled a bit and turned to Koji, "I'll see you tomorrow in class, Koda." she said as she waved goodbye.

Before Mika left for her train, Koji looked at her, "W-Wait a minute, Lyoko." he said, making her stop walking and turn to him. Koji fiddled with his fingers and blushed a bit, "I-Is it alright if I-I can g-get your n-number." he said lowly.

Mika tilted her head in curiosity; Koji blushed a lot, "I-It's not wh-what you think!" he shouted. Koji looked away, "I-I thought it w-would be e-easier to com-communicate w-when were ou-outside of class." he stuttered.

Mika smiled as she walked towards Koji and grabbed her phone out of her blazer's pocket, "Sure, I don't mind." she said, making him sigh in relief. As Koji got his phone out of his pocket, they exchanged phone numbers.

Mika smiled, "Cool." she said; she turned to Koji, "Well then, I'll see you at school or text you later." she continued. Koji nodded, "R-Right." he said; they waved goodbye and headed to their designated trains.