A Hero Name

-A Few Weeks Earlier; Sometime After the Sports Festival-

RING! RING! RING!

A young girl, practically buried underneath the covers, let out a groan to the sound her phone made. She made an effort as she reached out as she took the phone to check the time. Though she turned off the alarm, she placed the phone face down as she stuffed her face into the pillow, letting out a groan.

"Just let me sleep…"

The door to her room soon slid open before someone stepped inside.

"Hey, Reina." A tired voice belonging to a man said, "Get up, it's morning."

The girl named Reina only groaned in response as she waved the person away, "Go away… Let me sleep…"

The man rolled his eyes, and held what looked to be a wet towel, and soon placed it over her face, before looking at the watch on his wrist. In a matter of moments, Reina sat up from the futon with a gasp, as she felt her nose clog a little. She soon turned to the man, giving him a look.

"Did you just waterboard me?!" She exclaimed as she sounded more awake.

"Had to get you up somehow." The man said with a shrug.

"Yeah, but waterboarding!? Waterboarding!? They're other ways to wake someone up you know!?"

"I know… And I chose the waterboard method."

Reina couldn't help but give an angry pout at this as she handed him back the towel. "Get dressed and have breakfast." The man told her as he went to exit the room, "We'll be leaving soon."

"Okay mom…" Reina said sarcastically.

The man shut the door and Reina removed herself from the futon, before she went to take her uniform off the clothes hanger provided.

She gave a sigh, "Welp…Time to go back to the fray."

***

My name's Reina Nouki.

I'm currently fifteen, attending the UA Hero Academy, and recently won third place in the most recent Sports Festival.

The world I live in isn't like your own. Everyone in the world basically has their own superpower; so pretty much, everyone has their own comic book origin story, though not all is tragic.

I have my own power, or what we call a Quirk too, though mine is considered more rare than most.

Sure, you have your usual run of the mill powers, like heat vision, flight, or breathing underwater, though the thing is that's more of a physical type Quirk.

Mine? It's more on the mental side.

There's no official name for it yet, but they call it Mental Manipulation. I'm basically able to manipulate the minds of others and make them see things that aren't really there. It only works if someone looks at the third eye I was born with.

The only problem is, I can't control all of it, just some of it.

Thanks to someone's training I did over summer break, I can move things without having to show my third eye; though downside is, I can't use it for very long.

But it's not so bad, I just get a bit of a headache.

Oh! I forgot to mention, a couple of friends of mine go to UA too.

***

After her morning routine, and having a decent meal, Reina ran towards the front door, and started to get on her rollerblades before grabbing her umbrella; though before she could exit—

"Where do you think your going?"

Reina froze, and looked to her Guardian, who had recovered from his previous injuries, Shota Aizawa; he had a couple of scars on his face. She noticed a set of car keys in his hand.

"Shota, come on!" Reina said, "You always let me go to school on my own!"

"That was before your encounter AND near death experience with a Villain." Shota said, as he started to get his shoes on, "Like I told you before, I'm not taking any chances. Besides, we're already going the same way anyway."

"Yeah but—"

"—That and you really didn't think that I was gonna let you use your rollerblades while it's raining, did you?"

Reina glanced down to her blades before she looked back up to him, "I've done it before."

"Tell that to the broken nose you got the last time you used them in this weather." Shota said after face palming himself.

"Shota, that was two days ago!" She said, "It's not like she's gonna—"

Reina immediately froze when Shota activated his Quirk, and gave her a threatening look as she started to sweat nervously.

"On second thought, it doesn't sound like a bad idea." She said, as she kneeled and started to undo her rollerblades.

Shota deactivated his Quirk as he soon put in eyedrops, "You can be troublesome sometimes, you know that?"

Reina only laughed at this as she had gotten her shoes on. It hadn't been long before she found herself in the car, sitting in the backseat with Shota driving. She had been listening to music as she had been studying the drawing from her previous dream, having a thought in her head.

It hadn't been long, before she had been startled by a ringtone on her phone. She saw that someone had been facetiming her, which was that of a that had been African-Japanese, and having paintbrush like hair; closing the cover she picked up the call.

"Yo, Reina-chan!" The boy said with a smile.

"Morning Floyd-kun." She greeted with a smile, "Let me guess, your sister and brother are driving you to school too?"

The boy named Floyd said with a groan, "Yeah...they are.."

"DON'T COMPLAIN SHRIMP!" She heard her older sister yell followed by a smack, "AARON, I'M TRYING TO DRIVE HERE!"

She heard a man named Aaron say cheerfully, "Morning to you too Reina-chan! Looking forward to seeing you in class!"

"You too then?" Floyd asked her.

"Unfortunately." She said as she leaned back in the chair, "I swear, sometimes adults can be a pain in the--"

"I may have dry eyes, but I sure as hell ain't deaf." Shota said, making her squeak a little before she could finish.

"Just hang in there Floyd-kun." Reina said, "Before we know it, this incident will be behind us and we'll be walking to school together like we normally do."

Floyd gave a smile, "Yeah!"

***

This is one of my best friends, Floyd Aihara.

He's been with me since we were in our second year of middle school and is in the same class as I am at UA.

His parents are both Pro-Heroes, though they moved to America soon after he had gotten his Quirk.

He can draw all sorts of stuff with the help of his Quirk; he can make weapons and tools, though it can get a little messy at times.

We didn't get along at first when I beated him in a race during PE, though after we talked, we realized we had a lot more in common. Since then we've been getting along well.

We usually walk to school together along with my second best friend, but, well--

--To make the long story short, we both had an encounter with a Villain during the Sports Festival. Floyd-kun and I nearly got killed during the encounter.

Now since it happened, his family and my Guardian Shota, won't let us go anywhere, not without them at least.

Adults these days, I swear…

This just complicates things for me.

Huh? What do I mean by that? Don't worry I'll explain later.

***

As Reina continued to chat with Floyd over the phone, she soon took notice of a familiar boy just outside waiting for the bus and only in a raincoat.

"Hey Shota?" Reina soon said, before she pointed over to where the boy had been, "Could you--"

"Fine, I suppose I could." Shota said as he sighed.

He soon pulled up to the boy at the bus stop and Reina proceeded to roll down the window. "Hey Izuku-kun!" She said with a smile, "Need a lift?"

The boy who possessed green hair said with a smile and looked to have freckles on his cheeks greeted with a smile, "Reina-chan, good morning! Are you sure it's okay?"

"Of course!" She replied, "Shota won't mind if you tag along with us."

"But--" The boy named Izuku started to say.

"Either get in or don't." Shota said, "We're wasting time."

Though Izuku had been hesitant, he accepted their offer; Reina slid over and allowed him to come inside, before the car started to drive off again. Izuku took his hood off as he let out a sigh.

"I take it that you missed the last bus?" Reina asked curiously.

"Yeah, I nearly overslept." Izuku said embarrassedly, "I almost didn't have time to grab something to eat, and my umbrella ended up breaking, so I couldn't use it."

He soon heard Floyd say which made him jump, "Sounds like you had a tough morning!"

"Floyd-san!" Izuku said with a smile, "Good morning!"

"Morning Izu!" Floyd said as he waved into the camera.

"Well at least you get the luxury of actually walking to school." Reina said, "I'd rather take a crowded train or bus anyday if I could just enjoy the city life."

Reina started to sweat a little as she saw in the mirror, Shota had given her a glare, which only made Izuku laugh a little at her expression.

"Hey, how about this weekend we can visit that new exhibit they put in the Hero Museum?" He soon suggested.

Reina and Floyd's expression brightened at this. "That sounds like a great idea Izuku-kun!" Reina said with a smile before she gave Floyd a look, "That is if a certain someone doesn't start anything after the last time we were there."

Floyd shouted over the phone, "HEY! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!"

"The last time we went, you were literally complaining to the staff about how they didn't put a Hero from a TV show into the Museum!" Reina said, before yelling, "A TV SHOW DAMN IT!!"

"I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW ASIDE FROM JUMP, MARVEL AND DC, KESTER TEAM HAD THE GREATEST NAME IN HEROES TOO! THROUGH BONDS, DETERMINATION AND TRIUMPH!"

"BUT IT'S FROM A TV SHOW!!" She shouted, "THE HERO MUSEUM SHOWCASES ACTUAL HEROES, NOT ONES YOU SEE FROM AN ANIME OR A FRENCH CARTOON INVOLVING A GIRL WITH BLACK DOTTED PJS!!"

Floyd shouted, "TV HEROES CAN COUNT AS HEROES TOO!"

"... Even when you're talking on the phone, you guys still argue…" Izuku said awkwardly, "... Kind of like a couple."

"Izuku-kun!" Reina yelled as she felt hurt.

Floyd shouted, "WE AIN'T A COUPLE!"

***

This is my second best friend that I mentioned earlier. His name is Izuku Midoriya.

He's been with me since my first year in middle school, and in the same class as Floyd-kun and I in UA.

He actually started out as a Quirkless, though after our final year let's just say we had a surprise.

This is supposed to be a secret, but basically the Symbol of Peace himself All Might gave him a Quirk called the One For All which gave him super strength.

I'm not talking Superman, I mean, insane super strength!

Downside of it however, he's still new to it so everytime he uses it, he ends up hurting himself.

In the recent Sports Festival he ended up overusing it in his match with another classmate of ours Todoroki-san…

… That was sort of my fault.

But it was for a good cause. He'll be a great Hero one day.

As you can tell, I look up to him like a brother, and he looks at me like I'm his sister. I'm really happy about that.

***

It hadn't been long before they arrived at the UA parking lot; Reina and Izuku ended sharing her umbrella as they went over to the front entrance, though the two of them stopped in their tracks when they saw Floyd had been wearing what looked to be protective gear, that some people would use for a chemical lab.

"What the hell are you wearing?!" Reina exclaimed as her jaw dropped at this.

Floyd said, "Don't ask me, ask my idiot big sister."

Lena hit him on the head as she shouted "EXCUSE ME FOR TRYING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE!"

"No offense Floyd-san, but you look like you're ready for a virus outbreak." Izuku said.

"More like a nuclear plant explosion.." Floyd added.

"I know your Quirk is weak to water in all but this is too much." Reina pointed out.

"RIGHT?! THANK YOU!" Floyd agreed before turning to his older siblings. "SEE!? EVEN REINA-CHAN AND IZUKU CAN AGREE THIS IS RIDICULOUS!"

"Oh don't be dramatic, you look fine!" Lena said with her hands on her hips.

Just as she said this a couple of students that passed by started to laugh at what Floyd had been wearing, making the situation even more awkward.

"OH, THAT'S IT!" Floyd shouted. "The suit comes off now!"

He proceeded to take off every inch of it, one by one as he ranted. "It wasn't a problem when I walked in the rain via my quirk and hasn't been since!"

Just as he finished taking off the gear, Reina and Izuku noticed the ink leaking from his fingertips started to mix with the water; at one point they saw red leak out.

"Um, Floyd-kun?" Reina said, pointing to his hands.

"Hmm?" Floyd replied before looking at his hands, "Huh...so it is a big deal.."

Lena soon broke out the bubble rap from her purse as she said, "WHAT DID I TELL YA?! YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL!"

Floyd shouted as he struggled against his sister, when she tried to get the bubble wrap on him, "LET GO YOU BIG BOOBIED MONSTER!"

Aaron proceeded to hit Lena on the head as he said "now that's enough Lena." He gave Floyd special gloves that prevented Ink from coming out.

"Thanks Aaron." Floyd replied with a sigh, before he put the gloves on, "At least that's better than a hazmat suit."

"I know you want to protect your brother, but that wasn't necessary." Shota said, giving Lena a slap on the head too.

Lena said to him, as she pouted "Sorry.."

"I did try to tell you the suit was too much, but would you listen to me?" Aaron said as he shrugged.

Lena yelled practically in his face, "SHUT UP, I HAD TO DO SOMETHING TO PROTECT FLOYD AFTER YOU KNOW HOW ATTACKED HIM!"

Shota soon gave Lena a pinch on the ear, "Come on, we gotta speak to the Principal about your older brother." He said before he turned over to Reina, Izuku and Floyd, "As for you three, head to the classroom."

"You got it!" Reina said as she saluted.

Lena said to Shota as she did her best to keep up despite the fact that he was pinching her ear, "owowowow, come on, Boss! I was only doing what's best for him!"

"That's true. However, he's still my student, Miss Aihara." Shota replied as he activated his quirk, making her shriek.

Aaron gave a wave as he said with a smile, "We'll see you in a bit!"

With one last wave the three of them headed inside and towards their classroom, chatting along with each other along the way. It hadn't been long before they reached their classroom where they were greeted by their classmates.

"Deku, Aihara-kun, Reina-chan!" A girl named Ochaco Uraraka said with a wave, "Good morning!"

"You guys made it!" A girl with wings named Chouko Shoichi said.

Floyd said with a smile, "Wouldn't miss it for the world!"

A student by the name of Gio suddenly jumped from behind him, as he had the Nintendo Switch in his hands, "Yo dude, you wanna play some Smash with me!?"

"Of course!" Floyd said, before he took notice of what was on the screen; at this his eyes started to sparkle, "Wait… Is that the new update I see?!"

"Yes sir!" He said with a smile, "I got early pickings bro!"

"Seriously, it's like your parents work at nintendo or something!" Floyd added.

"You boys and your video games." Reina said as she smiled.

"You just jelly cuz you don't know how to play, Reina." Floyd told her in a teasing tone.

Immediately she turned red, "HEY, THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING! ALSO I TOLD YOU NOT TO BRING THAT UP!!"

"Oh, so that last match I won in Guilty Gear was a fluke then?" Floyd asked with a sly smile.

Immediately, Reina tossed her bag at him, causing Floyd to duck after he shrieked, "Op!"

"Okay Floyd-kun..." Reina said to him with a glare, yet she bared a smile, "Since you've been nothing but jokes today… How about we play Guilty Gear for real then?"

"Oh, it's on, like Donkey Kong" Floyd said with a smile as he got his game face on.

It hadn't been long before they heard a couple of voices at the classroom door, causing Reina to freeze up and turn red.

"DAMN IT ALL SHITTY HAIR, HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE DO I HAVE TO REPEAT MYSELF TO YOU?!"

"Come on Bakugou, you know you can tell me anything!"

"I ALREADY TOLD YOU NO!! NOW STOP ASKING ME, DAMN IT!!"

He had been startled when he accidentally ran into Reina, making her squeak; she found herself staring at familiar scarlet red eyes as his face turned pink too.

"Ka-Ka-Katsuki-kun!" Reina exclaimed as she started to sweat nervously, "Go--Go--Go--" Floyd couldn't help but give a quizzical look at this as the rest of their classmates noticed how she had been acting as she did her best to form her words...

...Only to fail miserably.

At this, he gave a chuckle before he patted her on the head, making her freeze, "Morning to you too, Lollipop Head."

"Ri-Right! That's what I totally meant to say!" Reina said embarrassed, "Minus the nickname!" She gave a laugh which Katsuki couldn't help but find cute (Though he won't say out loud).

"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed.." Floyd said.

"Is it just me, or does Reina-chan seem more nervous around Kaa-chan now?" Izuku asked.

"Yeah… Like someone who's nervous on their first day of the job hoping they don't mess up." Floyd repiled.

"Now, isn't that interesting." Chouko said, amused.

"Quite so…" Katsuki's friend named Eijirou Kirishima said as he had been as amused as she had been.

Katsuki soon shot a glare towards Floyd, after he removed his hand from her head, "YOU GOT A PROBLEM INKHEAD!?" He shouted.

"NOT TILL YOU SHOW UP TRIGGER HAPPY PALM HANDS!" He yelled as he pulled out his sketchbook.

"ARE YOU SERIOUSLY STARTING A FIGHT NOW?!" A student named Denki Kaminari shouted.

"HEY! NOT MY FAULT THIS BUB STARTED IT FIRST!" Floyd shouted as he got his quirk out.

"YOU'RE THE ONE THAT STARTED IT YOU DAMN HALF-BREED!" Katsuki yelled.

"YOU GUYS, IT'S TOO EARLY FOR THIS!" A student named Hanta Sero shouted.

A student, one by the name of Momo Yaoyorozu yelled as she created a hammer from her Quirk while hitting Floyd on the head, "THAT'S ENOUGH, AIHARA-SAN!"

"Come on Momo!" Floyd said as he rubbed where the bump had started to form, "He's always starting with me!"

"Yeah but it's kinda too early for it, don't ya think, Aihara-kun?" A student named Mina Ashido asked. "I mean we just got back from a break."

Floyd couldn't help but give a pout, "Not you too Ashido…"

Izuku, Ochaco and another student by the name of Fumikage Tokiyama soon saw Reina had still been in a daze as she looked in Katsuki's direction. "Reina-san, are you okay?" Fumikage asked, "Your face is all red."

"Yeah, do you have a fever?" Ochaco asked.

"It's red?" Reina said, "--I mean, I ate too much chili peppers this morning, you know how that is!"

"Chili-peppers for breakfast?" Fumikage and Ochaco said with confusion.

Izuku raised his eyebrow at this, "But… You can't stand spicy food like Kaa-chan can."

Reina flinched at this before she attempted to play it cool, "Uh, is--is-Is that right!?"

She started to laugh at this, which only confused the three of them a bit more. Floyd noticed this as his glare intensified towards Katsuki, "Hey Piss head… Wanna share something with the class?"

"You implying something, Half-Breed?" Katsuki said with a glare of his own.

Floyd got his Quirk ready again, "YOU HEARD ME, BOMBERMAN! UNLESS ALL THAT EXPLODING MADE YOU DEAF FOR REAL!"

"WHAT WAS THAT!? I'LL KILL YOU!!" Katsuki shouted as his hands started to spark.

***

That last guy right there, is my third best friend… I think, Katsuki Bakugou.

Like Izuku-kun, he's been in the same class with me since my first year in middle school. Though, the two have actually known each other since they were kids since they grew up in the same neighborhood.

But let's just say their relationship is complicated now.

The way his Quirk works is he produces nitroglycerin sweat, and he's able to produce explosions. Though most of the time as you probably can't tell, he blows up in front of people both figuratively and literally.

He often starts fights with Floyd-kun, practically on a daily basis. Annoys the hell out of everyone, myself included.

Though as of late… I'm not sure I still consider him a best friend.

Now don't get the wrong idea!

It's not that I hate him or anything, despite his aggressive demeanor he's a really good guy… When you get past all of that.

It's just…

Things are different as of recently.

It happened after the recent Sports Festival… I visited him at his house to go over a certain topic, and he surprised me when he wanted to hand over the gold medal to me.

HIS Gold medal, I should add!

One thing led to another and he actually gave me a kiss.

It was my first one actually… And his...

I haven't told Izuku-kun or Floyd-kun about it—Well actually I'm not sure how to tell them.

I'm not even sure why this feeling in my chest… Is familiar.

***

A student who had bared similarities to a frog, used her tongue to wrap around his body, making him freeze up.

"Come on Aihara-san" The student Tsuyu Asui said as she held him back via her tongue, "He's not worth it."

"Yeah man!" Eijirou added as he held Katsuki back. "Can't start the day getting in trouble!"

Katsuki thrashed against him, "LET ME AT THE SON OF A BITCH!!" He yelled.

Floyd shouted as he started to kick his legs, "LET GO, TSUYU! I'M GONNA END HIS CAREER!"

"You guys! What if Lena-sensei comes in to see the two of you like this?!" A student by the name of Rikido Sato exclaimed.

"That aint a problem!" Floyd told him with a smile. "She's currently getting chewed on by Aizawa-sensei. she ain't coming!"

"WHY DO YOU SOUND HAPPY ABOUT THAT!?" Gio, Eijirou and Sero exclaimed.

"Yeah, I mean, isn't she your sister?" A student named Mineta said.

"Shut up, Mineta." Floyd told him.

Reina couldn't help but shake her head a little at this; though it hadn't been long before she noticed someone absent.

"Anyone seen Iida-san?" Reina asked.

One of the students named Mezo Shoji replied, "No, it's unlike him not to be here before any of us arrive."

"Yeah, I mean, he's the class president after all." A student with a tail, one by the name of Mashirao Oijiro said.

A student by the name of Shoto Todoroki soon asked, "Did he tell you about his brother?"

Reina's expression softened at this, as she nodded, "He told me about it just yesterday when he called me at the hospital after he told Izuku-kun and Uraraka-chan. He sounded really upset about what happened."

"Oh yeah I heard about that too." Gio said, "It was all over the news."

Floyd added, "Yeah… I feel bad for the guy.."

His sister, named Fubuki Todoroki, soon showed her what she had typed on her phone to ask her, "Does he know the Villain that attacked him?"

"No." She replied before she thought to herself, "Now that I think about it, he didn't say anything… He just sounded off…"

"They said they had gotten to Ingenium in time but…" Izuku started to say before his expression saddened, "... Iida-kun said he won't be able to work, even after he recovers from his injuries."

The whole class fell silent at this as they couldn't help but think what their Class President must be going through. Ochaco soon shook her head a little before she said with a smile, "Look everyone, I know Iida-kun is going through a lot, but we gotta stay strong for him!"

"But Iida-san might be--" Reina started to say, before Ochaco cut her off with a pat on the shoulder.

"It'll be just fine Reina-chan!" She said with a smile, "You worry a lot like Deku!"

"Say what!?" Izuku and Reina exclaimed at the same time which caused most of their classmates to laugh.

"But in all seriousness, no one mention a word of this to Iida-kun, when he gets here!" Chouko said, "He's going through enough as it is."

"I agree." Tsuyu said.

Toru soon noticed a familiar figure down the hall, "Here he comes guys!" Toru said softly, "Act natural!"

Just as she said this, their classmate Tenya Iida came into the room, with everyone chatting like usual. "Good morning Iida-kun!" Izuku soon said as he pretended to take notice of him.

"Morning." Tenya said as he sounded normal.

Reina soon took notice of the look in his eyes, as she couldn't help but find it familiar. Izuku and her looked to one another as they both had the same concerns in their head. As Tenya went over to his desk, the two of them approached.

"Iida-san…" Reina soon said hesitantly, "... About your brother… I--"

"It's alright Reina-kun." Tenya said to her, cutting her off, "You don't have to say anything than you've already had over the phone. I'm just sorry I wasn't able to see you, Todoroki-kun and Bakugou-kun in the awards ceremony."

"No, don't worry about that!" She said to him reassuringly, "Family always comes first you know?"

"I suppose so." Tenya said.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Izuku soon asked, "I mean, we can talk--"

"It's fine, you don't have to do that." Tenya told him, before he bowed, "I apologize for worrying you."

Reina and Izuku couldn't help but still have concerned gazes, leaving the class in an awkward silence; though it hadn't been long before Mina cleared her throat, driving them away from the conversation entirely.

"Speaking of the Sports Festival--" She started to say with a smile, "--It's different from when they broadcasted on TV after all, right? You should've seen how many people recognized me! They wanted to talk to me on the way here!"

"Me and Bakugou too!" Eijirou added, "Right Bakugou?"

"SHUT UP SHITTY HAIR!" Katsuki yelled.

"It was the same with me." Chouko said, "Though some of the girls and guys that came up to me wanted to go out with me if you can believe it."

"SOMEONES GONNA DIE TONIGHT…" Fumikage said with a scary glare, making some of the class freeze up.

"WHOA MAN!" Gio said as he looked like he had some sort of a radar device in his hand as he showed Floyd, "HIS AURA READINGS ARE OFF THE CHARTS! THEY'RE OVER THE CHUCKY AND FREDDY KRUGER LEVELS!! I'D DARE SAY--IT'S OVER 9000!!"

Floyd added as he looked like he had a pair of fake glasses, "WHAT 9000?! THERE'S NO WAY THAT'S RIGHT?!"

"... Who's old meme is this?" Reina said unamused, earning a glare from Floyd.

"You about to be beat." Floyd said as he got his Quirk out.

"Come at me scrublord I'm ripped!!" Reina said as she had been in combat position.

Momo soon gave them both a smack on the head, making them paralyzed with the pain. "Honestly, I thought Aihara-san and Bakugou-san were bad enough…" She said, "... But now we have Reina-chan…"

"I think that slap gave me a concussion." Reina said as her body shook a little.

"Oh yeah!" Toru added, "People were staring at me too, it was kind of embarrassing!"

"Isn't that normal for you, Hagakure-sam?" Oijiro asked awkwardly.

"I had some elementary schoolers suddenly tell me, 'Don't worry about it.'" Sero said as he looked disappointed.

"Don't worry about." Tsuyu said, causing Sero to groan.

"Man, it's been two days since the Sports Festival and yet we're already put in the spotlight!" Denki said.

At this, Reina and Floyd couldn't help but slump over as they let out a groan of their own, making their classmates look awkwardly at them. Reina soon went over to her seat as there had been a gray cloud over her head.

"Why in the world did I open my big mouth…?" Reina groaned as she started to hit her head on the table, "... The one time I decided to blabber it just HAD to be that exact moment… Why do I have a big mouth?"

Floyd did the same as he slumped over in the chair as a gray cloud had been over his head too, "maybe I should just die.."

"Wanna perform a suicide pact?" Reina asked Floyd, "We both do seppuku with my sword?

Floyd replied nonchalantly, "Hell yeah…"

"What's the matter with them?" A student by the name of Kyoka Jiro asked.

"They uh…" Izuku started to say, "... Kind of started to get driven to school."

"Really?" Tenya said, "Any particular reason?"

Izuku soon started to sweat nervously as he replied, "... Uh… You probably wouldn't believe me if I told you."

The classroom door soon opened, revealing their teachers; the minute they saw them, everyone had hurried over to their seats.

"Morning." Shota said casually.

Lena added with a grumble, "Morning turds.."

"Good morning sensei!" The whole class said except for Reina and Floyd said. Tsuyu soon took notice of the bandages missing from his face and that a scar visible underneath his eye, "Ribbit? Aizawa-sensei, your wounds are all healed up. I'm glad."

"The old lady went overboard with her treatment." Shota said, "Now before we get started… We have a new teacher that will be joining our class."

"A new teacher?" Half of the class said.

Just as this was said, Aaron had stepped into the room, wearing a suit and tie. He greeted with a smile, "Good morning! How do you do?!"

"PRO HERO ART FRENZY!?" The whole class, minus Reina, Izuku, Floyd and Katsuki yelled.

"You're gonna be teaching now?!" Mina said.

Aaron replied with a smile as he stepped to the front of the room, "Correct! I'll be assisting the other teachers along with my baby brat of a sister."

Lena glared at her brother, as she grumbled again, "You're the brat around here.."

Aaron soon pinched her ear, "Hmm, you say something?"

"LET GO OFF MY EAR SNOTTY MOUTH!!" Lena yelled.

"Like he said…" Shota said, taking one look at the two causing Aaron to stop, "... Like Aihara-sensei here, he'll be the teacher's assistant for myself and your other subject teachers. If you can, address him as either Aaron or Frenzy-sensei. Is that understood?"

"Yes sir!" The class said.

Shoat fixed up a couple of papers before he spoke up again, "Onto the main topic… We're having a special hero informatics today."

At this the whole class froze.

"Here it is!" They all exclaimed in their heads.

"Special!?" Reina thought, "What does he mean by special?! It's not what I think it means is it?!"

"Is it a quiz!? " Kaminari said, "I hope not!"

"I'm bad at laws relating to Heroes and stuff like that…!" Eijirou thought nervously.

Floyd thought as he started to sweat ink, "Oh man, with everything that was going on, I forgot to study! Damn it all!"

"... Code names." Shota said, "You'll be coming up with Hero names."

"WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING EXCITING!!" The whole class shouted as they practically jumped from their seats, minus Reina, Floyd and Katsuki.

"STOP DOING THAT!" Reina yelled, "YOU ALMOST GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK DAMN IT!"

Floyd added as he shouted, "YEAH SERIOUSLY! I COULD DIE ANYTIME!"

Shota gave a glare as he activated his Quirk, making the whole class go silent. He soon continued, after deactivating his Quirk, "This is related to the draft picks I mentioned the other day. The drafts begin in earnest in the second and third years, after students have gained experience and can become immediate assets of pros."

"In simpler terms…" Lena said after rubbing her ear, "... They're extending their offers to you first years. They're showing interest to y'all, so consider yourselves lucky!"

"Though the downside to that is, the offers do die down by the time you graduate, so enjoy it while you can." Aaron said.

"Adults are so selfish!" Mineta said, as he slammed his fist on his desk.

"Tell me about it!" Reina and Floyd thought to themselves and their current predicament.

"So wait--" Toru started to say, "--Does that mean we'll have to prove ourselves once we're picked?"

"That's right." Shota replied, before he pulled up the remote, "And here are the totals for those offers."

With a push of a button, the offers came up onto the board. The top four on the board had been Katsuki Bakugou, Reina Nouki, Shoto Todoroki and Floyd Aihara; though Shoto had topped Katsuki on the list. Even Lena and Aaron had been surprised by the results.

"In other years it's a bit more spread out." Shota briefly explained, "But all eyes were on these four this year."

"There's such a big difference!" Denki exclaimed.

"Those pros don't know a good thing when they see one!" A student by the name of Yuga Aoyama said angrily.

"Todoroki first, Reina-chan's second, and Bakugou's third in the offers?" Kyoka said, surprised.

"Man…" Eijirou said, "... That's the complete opposite of their placements in the Sports Festival."

"Maybe it's because of the fact that they're too scared for a guy who was restrained to the podium." Sero said.

"WHAT ARE THOSE PROS SCARED OF!?" Katsuki yelled.

Floyd shouted as he smacked him on the head, after going over Reina who sat between them, "maybe because of a shitty personality—AKA YOURS?!"

"WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT HITTING ME?!" Katsuki yelled.

"Guys, please." Reina said, sinking in her chair, "I'm right here you know." She soon looked over to the board as she looked at the many offers. "... I still can't believe I got so many." She thought to herself, before she looked at Shota, "Though I doubt he's gonna let me take any…"

"Your brother is certainly amazing Fubuki-chan." Momo said with a smile, "You must be proud."

"Thank you Momo-chan." Fubuki signed with a smile.

"Those offers are probably because of our dad." Shoto said as he looked off to the side.

"OH MY GOSH WE GOT OFFERS!!" Ochaco said as she couldn't help but shake Tenya who sat right in front of her.

"Midoriya, you didn't get any!" Mineta said only shaking him a little, as Izuku himself had a defeated expression, "They're scared of you because of the way you were fighting!"

"Ye--Yeah." Izuku said.

Gio soon bonked Mineta on the head with his boot, "Come on, not cool man!"

"Yeah grapefruit!" Lena said, "Just because most of you didn't get offers doesn't mean you'll be participating in the internships with Pro Heroes!"

The class looked shocked at this.

"Internships?" Izuku said.

"That's right." Shota replied, "As I'm sure you've all remembered, you already got to experience combat with real villains, however it will still be a meaningful training to see Pros at work firsthand."

"I see!" Rikido said ,"That explains the Hero names!"

"Things are suddenly getting a little more fun!" Ochaco said.

"I'll say!" Chouko said, "This is so exciting!"

"Alright now settle down." Aaron said, "Now the Hero names you'll decide maybe temporary, but… Keep in mind, if you're not serious about them--"

"--Then you'll have hell to pay later!"

Most of the boys turned red at the sight of the next teacher that walked into the room, while Reina's jaw dropped. It had been the R-Rated Hero herself, Nemuri Kayama, or as she had been better known as Midnight.

"Because a lot of hero names used by students are recognized by society, and they end up becoming professional Hero names!"

"MIDNIGHT!" Kaminari, Sero and Mineta exclaimed.

"Nemuri-san?!" Reina said out of shock, "What in the world are you doing here?!"

"I'm getting to that." Shota said to her, "Anyway that's the basics of it. Midnight here will be helping you come with Hero Names and making sure they're okay, along with Aihara-sensei and Frenzy. I can't do stuff like that."

"Is that right?" Floyd whispered, leaning over to Reina.

"It's true." She replied, "Hizashi-san told me they were in the same class and he gave him his Hero name Eraserhead."

Floyd gave a look before he shrugged, "Makes perfect sense."

"Just know this kiddies!" Lena said, "When you give yourself a Hero name you're gonna build an image of the kind of person you'll be in the future! You'll get closer to it overtime! 'Names and nature do often agree!' or so the saying goes! A good example in this case would be the number one Hero himself All Might!"

"So you better make those names good ones!" Aaron added, "Otherwise like Midnight-sensei said, they'll be hell to pay later!"

Soon enough each of them had been handed a board with a marker; each of them was a blank slate and most of the class started to write down the first name that came to their head. Reina on the other hand took her time as she had been thinking of a name for herself.

"... My own Hero name…" She thought, "... It's funny how I thought about it when I was ten… But I didn't think about it again until now."

She looked over to Katsuki who had been writing down furiously on the board provided for them; her heart started to race as she blushed again. The very minute Katsuki looked in her direction, she turned her head away and looked to the board in front of her.

A hero name came to mind as she soon started to write it down.

"This might sound silly, but I suppose it's better than nothing…"

***

The only Hero name that comes to mind is one I thought of when I was a kid. I just hope it's not too ridiculous.

Anyway… You might be wondering what I meant before, when I said that Shota is basically watching me 24/7 would complicate things, right?

Well… Here's the story.

There was an attack on USJ recently that was meant to kill All Might-senpai; the ones responsible call themselves the League of Villains.

Silly name I know, but they're not a group that aren't meant to be messed with by others.

My class and friends ended up getting involved, and we apprehended most of the Villains that attacked.

All, except for the ring leader and his right hands.

The ring leader's name… Being Tomura Shigaraki.

I ended up facing a creature called the Nomu that rendered Shota in a near-death state, and probably would've died but--When he heard Izuku-kun call out to me… Something clicked in his head.

As it turned out, he knew my name, or at the very least a certain nickname…

Rei-chan.

I've never seen that man before in my life and yet he knew that name; he even looked at me like he knew me.

Since that day, I've been having dreams or visions about a place and a person…

A boy wearing my red hat, and a place called Nakagata. I don't know what it all means but… One of my recent dreams showed me an image of an agency called the Wonderland Agency with the name Alcina.

It seems like a long shot, but it's worth looking into.

The only one who knows about them is Katsuki-kun. I can't go to Izuku-kun or Floyd-kun since they got enough on their plate.

I just hope I'll be able to find what I'm looking for.

***

It hadn't been long before the class had finished writing their Hero names, though they were definitely in for a surprise by the time they were done.

"Okay, let's start presenting names starting with those who are ready!" Nemuri announced.

"WE'RE PRESENTING THESE!?" Reina, Izuku, Eijirou, and Sero exclaimed in their heads.

"Man that'll take some nerve…!" Sero exclaimed.

"Oh God--Oh my God--!" Reina yelled in her head, "--I didn't know we actually had to say our Hero names!" She soon hid her face in her arms, "What is the world coming to?!"

The first student that stepped to the front of the room had been Yuga, as he held his board with pride.

"Here I go… The Shining Hero… " He said before he showed what he had written, "... I CANNOT STOP TWINKLING! Which means you can't stop my twinkles!"

Nearly everyone fell out of their seats at this. "THAT'S A WHOLE SENTENCE!!" The whole class shouted.

Nemuri soon took the board from him before she started to make changes of her own, "It'll be easier to use it if you take out the 'I' and shorten the 'cannot' to 'can't'." Nemuri said as she showed the sign to him.

"You're right mademoiselle." Yuga said with a smile.

"YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT!?" The whole class exclaimed again.

"Which do you speak, English or French!?" Rikido exclaimed.

Lena slapped herself in the face before saying, "Seriously..Are you asking that question?"

"Okay, who's next?" Aaron asked.

"Me! I am!" Mina said before she skipped over to the front room.

"My Hero name is--" Mina said before she turned the sign to the whole class, "--ALIEN QUEEN!"

At this the whole classroom went silent as they had awkward looks on their faces; All except Nemuri who had started to shake a little.

"... Hey Floyd…?" Gio soon said as he had been sitting right behind him, "... Why is the smell of copyright strong in the air?"

"I don't know..." Floyd replied as he started having goosebumps "For some reason I should fear a Fox coming in our direction.."

"Wait a second…" Lena said, "You stole that idea from R***** S****, didn't you?!"

"What!? No, I came up with that name!" Mina said, "Besides, it fits my Quirk!"

Lena gave her a slap on the head, "Oh my God, you young people I swear."

"Did you seriously pick that name because of that X******** thing right?" Aaron asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I wouldn't go for that one, if I were you!" Nemuri soon added.

"Dang it…" Mina said with a pout as she sauntered back over to her seat.

"You idiot!" Most of the class thought.

"Oh hey, the smells gone now!" Gio said.

Floyd added as he sighed with relief, "Whew, I no longer sense that Fox.."

"Since the first one were so weird it feels like we're supposed to make it funny!" Izuku, Sero and Eijirou thought.

"... Welp, I know I got it in the funny department…" Reina mumbled as she still had her head buried in her arms, "Oh God please don't say I'm next…"

Tsuyu soon raised her hand, "Ribbit--Is it okay if I go next?"

"Of course Asui!" Aaron said, "Come on up here!"

Tsuyu soon stepped over to the front room. "I've had this on my mind ever since I was in elementary school…" Tsuyu said before showing off her name, "... The Rainy Season Hero: Froppy!"

"Aw, that's so cute!" Nemuri commented, "It seems friendly, I like it!" She soon turned to Lena and Aaron, "What do you two think?"

Lena commented with a smile, "D'awww~"

Aaron soon added, "Not only is it cute, it's original too!"

At this the class's eyes seemed to brighten before most of them started to chant, "FROPPY! FROPPY! FROPPY!"

"Thanks Tsu-chan!" Izuku, Eijirou, and Sero thought, "You brought things back to normal!"

Reina picked up her head a little as she couldn't help but find Tsuyu's name adorable, "... At least her name is normal…" She said, keeping her board down.

"I'll go next!" Eijirou said before stepping to the front of the room before showing off his board, "I am the Sturdy Hero: Red Riot!"

Nemuri, Lena and Aaron looked interested in this name. "That's paying homage to the current Hero Crimson Riot, right?" Aaron asked.

"Yes sir!" Eijirou said with a smile, "It's a bit old fashioned but Hero image wise, what I'm going for is the Crimson himself!"

"That's a good name for you Kirishima!" Lena said, "But don't take it too lightly. If you're going in that direction, there's gonna be a lot of pressure on your shoulders."

"Oh don't worry, I'm prepared for that!" He said with a smile.

Reina couldn't help but laugh softly at Eijirou's enthusiasm. "Gotta admire him for his spirit." She thought to herself, before she looked nervous again, "My name's not gonna sound cool at all compared to his…"

Thus the announcements of Hero names continued on, as the next had been Kyoka Jiro.

"The Hearing Hero: Earphone Jack!" Kyoka said as she presented it.

"I like it!" Nemuri said.

Lena added with a thumbs up, "Fits ya like a glove!"

"Good name!" Aaron said, "Next!"

Next had been Mezo as he showed off the board, "The Tentacle Hero: Tentacole."

"That sounds awesome, it sounds like a Pokemon!" Aaron said.

"It's like a tentacle with an octopus thrown into it!" Nemuri said, "Love the combo!"

"Perfect name for you big guy!" Lena said with a grin.

Sero had been up to the front, "The Taping Hero: Cellophane!" He announced.

"Nice and simple!" Nemuri commented, "That's always important!"

"Nothing wrong with being simple!" Aaron added.

Lena patted him on the shoulder as she said, "Nice one, Sero!"

Than it was Oijiro up to the plate, "The Martial Arts Hero: Tailman." He read.

"A name that reflects the body!" Nemuri said with a smile.

Lena and Aaron both added, "Very similar indeed!"

Then Rikido…

"I'll be the Sweets Hero: Sugarman!" Rikido said.

"HOW SWEET~!" Nemuri, Lena and Aaron exclaimed gleefully.

Than Mina went again…

"PINKY!!" She shouted as she presented her board.

"Peachy pink complexion!" Nemuri cheered, pumping her fist in the air.

Lena cheered in a megaphone, "NICELY DONE!"

"Isn't that mom's protest/riot megaphone?" Aaron asked his sister.

"SHUT IT, NOSY!" Lena shouted in the microphone, right next to his ear, making him freeze up.

"DON'T DO THAT!! THAT'S GONNA MAKE HIM DEAF!!" Floyd yelled at his elder sister while he tossed a book at her face.

After debating in his head, Kaminari went to the front of the room, "I'll be the Stun Gun Hero: Chargebolt, combining charge with lighting bolt!"

"Oh, I feel so tingly!" Nemuri said as her face turned red.

"Whoa, down girl!" Lena said as she started to fan her with a fan she drew up, "We're in public!"

Aaron added as he drew a cloth to cover the front of the classroom, "HEY HEY! THERE ARE TEENS IN THE ROOM!"

After they managed to calm Nemuri down, Toru went next after Kaminari, "Stealth Hero: Invisible Girl!" Toru announced.

"Perfect!" Aaron said with his thumbs up, "Another simple name!"

Lena added, "You guys are doing better than I expected!"

"Come on then, let's keep going!" Nemuri cheered.

Momo stepped to the front of the room nervously as she looked over to her own board, "... I hope I can live up to this name…" She said softly before she announced her Hero name, "... The Everything Hero: Creati."

"CREATIVE!" Nemuri, Lena, and Aaron shouted happily.

After her had been Shoto and his sister Fubuki; though Fubuki allowed her brother to present first before she did.

"Shoto." He said nonchalantly.

The three teachers looked surprised at this. "Really? Just your name?" Nemuri asked, "Is that okay?"

"... Yes." Shoto replied after a moment of silence.

Lena said with a shrug before she turned over to Fubuki, "I mean… I guess that's alright… How about you? You got a name?"

Fubuki nodded before she showed off her name; the whole class saw it had read, "The Ice Hero: Frost Girl."

"Now that's a Hero name!" Aaron commented.

"Yeah! Might wanna take a couple notes from your twin sister, Shoto!" Lena told him.

"My name is fine though." Shoto said, causing Fubuki to shake her head a little.

"Sorry…" Fubuki signed to them, "... He's but an innocent cinnamon boy."

Lena chuckled as she said, giving Fubuki a pat on the shoulder, "That's alright! Okay next!"

Chouko soon stepped to the front as she presented her Hero name.

"The Winged Hero: Ark Angel!" Chouko announced with a smile.

"Ooo, how beautiful Shoichi-san!" Nemuri said.

"Nice way to symbolize!" Aaron said.

Lena added, "Yeah! Another perfect pairing!"

Fumikage went next after his cousin.

"The Jet-Black Hero: Tsukuyomi." Fumikage said.

"God of the Night!" Nemuri, Aaron and Lena cheered.

Mineta went after him, "Fresh-Picked Hero: Grape Juice!" He read off of his board.

"Pop and kitschy!" Nemuri said.

Mineta soon started to shake when Lena glared daggers at him. She said with a growl, "Don't try it or I'll make you into actual Grape Juice..

"That's a bit much, isn't it?" Aaron asked her as he flicked her forehead.

Koji went afterwards, though he stayed silent he showed his name to his classmates, which had read, "Petting Hero: Anima."

"Okay, we got it!" Nemuri said with a smile and another thumbs up.

"Don't look so nervous buddy!" Aaron said.

Lena added, "Yeah, I think it suits ya!"

At this point, Reina had been practically rocking back and forth in her seat as she started to get nervous again.

"Everyone's Hero name sounds so good! It's better than the one I came up with!" She thought, "I can't do this, who am I kidding!?" She noticed that Katsuki went to the front of the room as he held his board.

"He's gonna have a pretty awesome name…" She thought, "... Nothing I can compare to, I know it."

He soon presented his name which had been--

"KING EXPLOSION MURDER." He said with his usual expression.

At this Reina nearly fell out of her seat as she just looked shocked as Izuku and Floyd did, "I stand corrected…" She thought awkwardly.

Floyd soon shouted from his seat, as he stood, "SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?! THAT AIN'T A HERO NAME PISS FOR BRAINS!!!"

"SHUT THE HELL UP INKHEAD!!" Katsuki shouted.

"I agree, you're better off not using that name." Nemuri said.

"WHY THE HELL CAN'T I!?" Katsuki yelled.

"WHY DO YOU THINK YOU IDIOT!?" Lena shouted.

"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME!?" He yelled as his hands sparked, "I'LL KILL YOU!"

"TRY IT YOU BRAT!" Lena barked, as she got her quirk out. "ABOUT DAMN TIME SOMEONE PUT YA IN YOUR PLACE!"

Aaron soon went to hold his sister back, "I see, your usually like this here too huh? Guess Aizawa-senpai wasn't kidding. "

Lena and Katsuki soon yelled at him, "STAY OUT OF THIS!"

"Hey I know!" Eijirou said, "How about you just be an Explosion Boy?"

"SHUT UP SHITTY HAIR!!" Katsuki yelled.

"HEY, IT'S BETTER THAN THE ONE YOU THOUGHT OF!!" Lena yelled as she hit him on the head.

Floyd added as he yelled, "YEAH MAN! WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE!? A HERO OR A VILLAIN?!"

"I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU COME UP WITH A BETTER ONE YOU DAMN HALF-BREED!" Katsuki yelled.

At this Floyd stood up with a confident smile, "OKAY I WILL, BITCH TITS!"

"YOU'RE THE BITCH, NOT ME!!" Katsuki yelled.

"Oh my God… They're more at each other's throat than usual.." Reina said as she cowered in her seat. She soon had a thought, "... If he's like this now, than I hate to think how he's going to be when I tell him and Izuku-kun that he and I kissed…"

With that Floyd sauntered over to the front of the classroom. "Move aside, Baku Boy!" Floyd told him, as he gave him a good shove, "THIS is how you come up with a hero name!" Floyd soon showed his Hero name, though at the mere sight of, most of the class turned pale or shocked.

Floyd soon announced his name with a smile, "Here's my hero name, Odd Jobs Hero: Gintoki Sakata! My hobbies include reading Weekly Shonen Jump on a daily basis and eating nothing but sweets!"

"But Floyd-san--!" Izuku said awkwardly, "--Doesn't that description belong too--?"

"THAT'S IT! I'M WRITING A LAWSUIT!" Gio suddenly shouted as he was suddenly dressed as Phoenix Wright.

"THAT'S NO BETTER THAN BAKUGOU'S!" The rest of the class with the exception of Mina thought.

"THAT'S EVEN WORSE YOU SHONEN JUMP READING MORON!" Katsuki and Reina shouted.

"Say Gin-chan. Won't you be in trouble for identity theft?" Mina, who is dressed as Kagura, asked.

"WHY ARE YOU JOINING IN ON THIS!?" Reina exclaimed.

Nemuri said to Floyd as she had her whip in her hand. "I hope you're joking with this Gintoki name right?"

"Dude, I'm 15! That weapon of choice is not appropriate!" Floyd told her as he shook.

Lena added as she turned her sights to her younger brother, "ARE YOU TRYING TO GET US IN TROUBLE, SHRIMP!?"

Floyd shrunk at Lena's glare, "Hehe, it's a clever name, right?"

"No, no." Aaron soon added, "She makes a good point."

At this Floyd felt a stab in his heart as he fell to the floor as if he had been shot. He said as he wept, "Ouch. Et tu, brother?"

"Alright dude!" Gio said as he stepped to the front, "Watch a professional at work! This names have been on my mind since I first started that Twitch stream in middle school…" He soon turned the board towards his classmates, "... The Gaming Hero--RETROMAN!!"

The class couldn't help but be in awe by this, as Nemuri and Aaron clapped. "My word, that name brings nostalgia and yet it sounds modern! I approve!" Nemuri soon said with a thumbs up.

Aaron added, "Me too!"

Floyd's jaw dropped as he said, "he came up with a better name than me and the pisshead… Well if that's the case!"

Floyd quickly erased what had been on the board before her put a new name in this time using his right hand as a writing Tool. He turned to the class with the new name, its appearance is similar to sumi strokes found in japanese calligraphy as he said "Presenting...The Drawing Hero… SKETCH HANDS!"

At this the class had cheered at this, and even Lena started to cheer at this. She said with a smile, "Now, your starting to make sense!"

"That's our lil brother for ya!" Aaron added.

"Good name Aihara!" Denki said.

Floyd soon said with a thumbs "Thank you very much!"

"Ahhh, homage to Edward Scissorhands I see?" Gio asked as he nudged him a little.

"Correct, you are my man!" Floyd repiled.

"That's amazing Aihara-kun!" Mina said.

"Aww shucks, you're making me blush!" Floyd replied as his face turned red.

Mina gave a gasp as she thought with a smile, "I made him blush! He finally noticed me!"

Toru gave her a pat as she said "You're getting there!"

"Feh!" Katsuki couldn't help but say.

Nemuri soon noticed the time as the students went back to their seats, "Well, choosing Hero names is going more smoothly than I thought it would. All that's left is Bakugou to rethink his name, Midoriya-san, Uraraka-san, Iida-san and Reina-chan right?"

Reina let out a squeak as she started to look nervous again as did Izuku. Tenya on the other hand, they didn't notice that his expression hardened slightly. Reina took notice that Tenya's hand shook as he wrote down his hero name.

"... Iida-san…" She thought, as she looked concerned again, "... He was lying before… He's not fine… But what can I do… No… The better question is… What SHOULD I do…?"

It hadn't been long before Ochaco stepped up to the front. "I'm going to go out on a limb here…" Ochaco said nervously, "... I'm not sure how I feel about this." She soon turned to the board over, "This is what I came up with… Uravity."

"I like it! It sounds stylish!" Nemuri said.

Lena and Aaron added, "Smoking stylish!"

At this Ochaco sighed with relief, and Tenya soon stepped up to the front of the room. He soon showed his name which had been his own name, to everyone's surprise.

"Really?" Nemuri asked, "You're using your own name too?"

"Are you sure?" Aaron asked, "I thought for sure that you would take your older brother's name to pay homage."

Lena added worryingly, "yeah, kinda like a family thing?"

"It's alright, I don't mind it." Tenya added, before stating softly, "... I don't deserve that name anyway."

Reina and Izuku noticed his expression again; both of them had their own thoughts and concerns for Tenya though they didn't have the courage to speak up.

"Midoriya-san?" Nemuri soon called out, "Are you ready?"

"Ye-Yes ma'am!" Izuku soon said as he stood up.

"He thought of a name already?" Reina thought, as she watched him step to the front of the room, "I wonder what it could be?"

Izuku took a deep breath before he showed his board; the name that had been on it had caught them completely off guard. On his board, read the name… Deku.

"Midoriya?" Kaminari said, "Are you really okay with that?"

"You might be called that forever you know." Eijirou added.

"Yeah…" Chouko said, "Are you sure that's okay?"

Izuku gave a nod, "... I didn't like the name up until now, but… Someone changed the meaning of it, and… It was a huge impact for me." He soon gave a smile, "It… Really made me happy. So… This will be my Hero name." Reina couldn't help but give a smile at this as did Ochaco as they couldn't be proud.

Floyd cheered loudly, "AWW, YEAH DEKU!"

"Reina-chan, you're next!" Nemuri said, "Are you ready?"

Reina jumped at this, as she stood, "Ye-Yeah I'm ready Nemuri-sa--I mean, Midnight-sensei!"

She soon stepped to the front of the class, as she took deep breaths.

"Oh man, moment of truth!" She thought as she felt her heart race, "... Oh God, what's gonna happen if I mess up?"

It hadn't been long before she looked over to Katsuki's desk as he had picked up his head from the board. Her face turned a little pink when she saw the look in his eyes. Even though he was giving off his usual expression, she saw that he looked to be encouraging her.

At this she took a deep breath, "... Just stay calm Reina… You CAN do this…"

She soon showed the board to them as the class had been taken back by the name. "I know it's a long shot, but… I chose this to be my Hero name." Reina started to say, "I will be the Mindful Hero… Bright Shadow."

"Bright Shadow?" Chouko repeated, "That's an interesting name you picked."

"I'll say--ribbit." Tsuyu added.

"Wait…" Nemuri started to say, "... That's the same name you told us about when you were ten. I thought you said you didn't want to use it."

"That was before, but things are different now." Reina explained, "... I'm not gonna lie, I didn't think about using this name for various reasons, but… After… Certain things happened, I feel a little more confident about it. This Hero name will not only bring hope to the many lives in the future but… It represents who I am in a good way. The only hope I have is, if I can live up to this name in the future."

Like they had done with Izuku, the whole class couldn't help but feel moved, as they bore similar thoughts for Reina had given her speech at the beginning of the Sports Festival. Though it hadn't been long before Izuku who stood at the side started to clap, giving Reina a smile.

"I like the name Reina-chan!" He commented, "It really suits you!"

Right when Reina was about to say something, the whole class soon joined it.

"Nice name Rei-Rei!" Mina cheered.

"An epic start to an epic hero, Bright Shadow!" Gio added with a smile.

"You go Reina-chan!" Chouko cheered.

"Kickass!" Floyd and Eijirou cheered.

Katsuki couldn't help but give a small smirk, "Bright Shadow huh? It sounds beautiful."

Floyd soon said as he turned over to Katsuki, "Wait, are you smiling?!"

Katsuki soon had his glare again, "SHUT UP INKHEAD!"

"Hey, Piss for Brains!" Lena said, "Don't start a fight again! Did you think of a new name or not?!"

Katsuki started to mumble angrily before he was making his way to the front of the room again; once he had been done writing it down that is. He practically slammed the board down on the desk provided before he yelled his new name which had been--

"LORD EXPLOSION MURDER!!"

Almost everyone this time around, nearly fell to the floor at this; the three teachers on the other hand had been left unimpressed.

"... That's basically the same thing." Nemuri said.

"WHY DID YOU THINK THAT NAME WOULD BE OKAY!?" Lena yelled as she brought out a hammer.

Floyd shouted doing the same, "SERIOUSLY, ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT CLASS!?"

"COME AT ME HALF-BREEDS!!" Katsuki yelled as his hands sparked a little.

Aaron got in between them as he said calmly, "Hey now, let's not kill each other."

Reina and Izuku couldn't help but laugh awkwardly at the scene playing before them. "Well… At least they're still lively as ever…" Izuku said.

"Yep…" Reina said, "... They certainly are…"