The Big Problem

Log in date: August 29th, 2008.

Two weeks have passed since the now newly named, Patient Zero has awoken. Physically she's in perfect health and is adjusting to her surroundings, including myself and my friend. However it seems she has no recollection of what had happened prior nor her own name… Or birthday…

Normally when people are affected with memory loss, it takes 12 to 14 days for their memories to return. This is the case with people with physical Quirks like Emitter's. However due to the fact that Patient Zero has a mental based Quirk, I'm afraid the effects are more severe and there's no telling when… or IF she remembers anything at all.

We're doing all that we can for her to at least remember her name, without forcing it out of her, but so far, it's remained unsuccessful.

***

-I-Island (Eleven Years Ago)-

Shimizu ended the recording and looked through a two-way mirror provided for the child's room along with David. The named patient, Patient Zero or as they knew her as Reina had been inside the room with David's daughter Melissa as they were both talking to each other as they were watching a movie titled Treasure Planet. Shimizu had been grateful for the fact that David's daughter Melissa was willing to help Reina out with the rehab.

Because of her, she was able to adjust to her and David quicker than she thought she would. Though it still hurt at the fact the little one couldn't recognize any of them or what had happened prior, though perhaps it had been for the best.

David noticed the look she gave as he gave her a pat on the shoulder, "Are you okay?" He asked her.

"... I… Don't know." Shimizu replied honestly, "I'm used to having patients that have forgotten a thing or two about their lives, whether they're a young adult, a teen, or old. But Reina-chan… She's only a child for God's sake! And all she can remember is… Let's face it… Nothing!"

"Shimizu-san…" David said, "... It's only been two weeks. She just needs time to remember her name."

Shimizu stayed silent for only a moment or two before she spoke again, "... I just don't understand how she could do this to her… WHY would she even do this to her?"

"You and I both know that's just how she is." David said, "She was probably backed into a corner, and did the only thing she could do to protect her… Even if it meant taking away something important from her…"

Shimizu let out a sigh, "I just wish she was here to at least tell us what's going on… If she's even still alive…"

"Yeah…" He said, "... Me too…"

Just than they heard some yelling down the halls followed by loud noises that made them jump. They got freaked out even more when the door had gotten kicked down; three familiar people stood in the doorway, people they were all too familiar with.

That had been Oda, Malcolm and Toshinari, or as the world knew him as All Might.

"Toshi-chan!? Oda-san?! Malcolm-kun?!" Shimizu exclaimed out of shock.

"What are you three doing here!?" David said.

Oda ignored his question as he started to ask, "Where is she?!"

"Is she okay!?" All Might exclaimed.

Malcolm added frantically, "Is she hurt!?"

"Okay you three!" Shimizu said, "Please, settle down."

"Did you run all the way up here?" David asked, "You know I would've let you in."

Oda said to David, "Nonsense!"

David couldn't help but eye him suspiciously, "You didn't break the security guards bones again did you?"

Oda froze before he replied to David awkwardly, "No, no, of course I didn't..."

"He did." Malcolm soon added, earning a smack on the head from Oda.

"Look, you can scold him later!" All Might said, "We just need to know if she's safe!"

"Yes. She's just fine." David explained before gesturing into the room, "She's just in there with Melissa-chan, but there's something you should know before you--"

Before David could finish, All Might, Oda and Malcolm went towards the room without a second thought despite the protests from him and Shimizu. The door opened, making the two kids jump and Reina looked to three men with confusion. They didn't know why bandages had been seen around her forehead where her third eye had been.

"Reina-chan!" Oda said as he went to hug her, "Thank goodness you're al--"

Oda had been taken back when Reina moved from him, just as his arms surrounded her. She gripped onto the six year old girl with blue eyes. Melissa went to comfort her, giving her a couple of pats.

"Young Reina?" All Might said stunned. He went to reach out to her but she only let out a fearful whimper as she tightened her grip on Melissa's shirt.

Malcolm soon said to the young child, as gently as he could, "Hey, Reina-chan… It's just us… You know… Mal and Oda? Uncle Toshi?"

Finally Reina spoke, "I--I don't know you Mister… I--I don't know any of you… Why does everyone keep calling me that?"

At this the three of them had been in shock, as their eyes widened with disbelief. Shimizu and David soon stepped into the room. Shimizu approached the three of them and spoke softly, "... David-kun and I tried to tell you. She doesn't remember any of us… She can't even recall her own name."

"Are--Are you serious?!" All Might exclaimed, though quickly put his hands over his mouth as he startled the two children in the room.

"It's true I'm afraid." David said solemnly, "We're not sure what it was she did to her… But Re--The patient before you… Isn't the same one you've met before."

Oda and Malcolm's eyes couldn't help but lit up with rage. Oda soon said with his tone of voice changing slightly, "Don't tell me… She did this?!"

All Shimizu did in reply was nod her head. Malcolm's expression changed as he said, "Damn so that means..."

"That stupid girl!" Oda shouted. "It was one thing but out of the things to do to someone… ESPECIALLY A CHILD OUT OF ALL PEOPLE!"

"Oda-san please, keep your voice down." Shimizu said to Oda.

Oda couldn't help but yell, "Keep my voice down?! After what I'm witnessing?!"

"Oda-san please!" All Might said softly, "You're scaring the little girl."

Oda soon looked over to Reina and saw her shaking in fear and looked as though she had been about to cry. The old man couldn't help but sigh. "I'm sorry… It's just that I'm angry, that's all… Why… I get that it was to protect her… But there had to have been another way… Rather than this…"

"I understand how you feel, Oda." Malcolm told him, "Had it been in one of our own in that position, we would've found another way…"

"Did you hear anything Shimizu-san?" All Might asked, "About her I mean?"

Shimizu shook her head again, "... There's still nothing… They'll keep looking but… They're… Beginning to assume the worst."

"You mean… They think she's dead?" Malcolm said, shocked.

Oda said as he shook his head, "That I know is a lie! She may be a lot of things, but she's one tough egg!"

"True… But still…" Malcolm said.

Shimizu looked over to Reina as Melissa continued to comfort her. Shimizu pulled the three of them towards the side of the room with David following close behind them. "Listen to me… Until we can figure out what's going on and why she did this… You cannot tell Reina-chan anything."

"But why…?" All Might asked.

"Come." David soon said, leading them out of the room, "There's something you need to see."

The three of them followed them outside of the room; their David bought them over the desks provided. The three of them noticed they bought a chart; this chart looked to have a line that looked to belong to a heart monitor.

Oda asked David and Shimizu, "You want to show us a chart?"

"This is Reina-chan's Quirk test." David said, "From last year's physical checkup and as you can see, it's normal."

"So?" Malcolm said.

Shimizu soon handed them the second, "This is her more recent test."

Their eyes widened as they couldn't help but be shocked by what had been on the paper. The lines looked as though it had been that of a children's drawing, as they could hardly see any white on the page, there had been nothing but black.

"What is this?" All Might said.

Oda soon asked, "Is this...?"

"Yes…" Shimizu said, "... It's Reina-chan's Quirk. And as you can tell, it's become unstable."

The three of them looked shocked.

"Whe--When was this taken?" Malcolm asked.

"... This test was… Only taken yesterday." David stated, which only put them more into shock.

Oda couldn't help but yell, "DAMN IT ALL! WHY?! WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN TO HER?!"

"Wait--Wait--Wait!" All Might said, "Those bandages around her head. Is it related to this?"

Shimizu nodded once more, "She was able to help Reina-chan control it despite her age to prevent her from hurting others and herself. But now… She's lost all control. There's no telling what she can do now. And if we try to say anything about her… Or ask her about what happened… It'll only worsen her mental state. If that happens, there's no telling what her Quirk could do to her."

"But… That's wrong!" All Might argued, "... To do that to Young Reina! To her--"

Shimizu placed her hand on his arm as his words began to trail off, "Toshi-chan…" She started to say, "... I know this is hard for you to hear. I don't like it as much as you do… But believe me when I say… It's the only thing we can do for her. This isn't just about her anymore… It's about that little girl in the room right now…"

All Might looked to Reina in the room looking as though she had started to calm down now. He couldn't help but feel conflicted. He hated the idea of lying to a child, especially to someone like her. It was just wrong. It felt as though it went against his principles as a Hero.

Even so despite this… He still couldn't help but feel Shimizu had made a point about the situation as a whole.

With a sigh, All Might had headed back into the room, where Reina had been, taking Oda and Malcolm back. When he approached them, Reina hid behind Melissa again which couldn't help but tug All Might's heart a little.

"It's alright." He said to her, giving her a friendly smile, "I'm sorry for surprising you earlier. You just reminded me of someone I once knew. If it's alright with you, I'd like to start over."

Reina couldn't help but remain skeptical as she still looked unto him with fear. Though it hadn't been long before Melissa reassured her, "It's okay Alice-chan. I know he looks a little scary, but Uncle Might is super friendly, and funny too!"

".... Uncle Might…?" Reina said curiously.

"Alice huh?" All Might said, "That name does sound pretty."

The child looked embarrassed at this, "... That wolf lady… She calls me that…"

"It suits you, Young Alice." All Might said, giving her a pat on the head, "You can call me Toshi, or Uncle Might if you'd prefer."

Reina still gave All Might an unsure look before she looked at Melissa as she gave her a nod. "O--" She said hesitantly, "--Okay…"

From the outside, Shimizu couldn't help but give a small, yet sad smile while David went to comfort her. Malcolm and Oda on the other hand… They didn't like the idea of what Shimizu had been suggesting.

Not one bit.

***

-One Week Earlier; Dragonfly Train Station-

Just as planned for class 1A, they all meet up at the train station, and were currently waiting for their teacher and assistants and one more student to arrive. They all had their costumes and other luggage they needed for the week's internship.

Most of the class had been awaiting their arrival as they sat on the benches provided as they couldn't help but wonder where they were, including that of a certain ash blonde teen, a green haired boy and a paintbrush teen. Izuku had been currently trying to calm Floyd down as he gave a look to kill in Katsuki's direction, all the while he was trying to draw up some sort of death contraption, with Gio, Mineta, Ochaco, Shoto and Fubuki beside them

"Floyd-san, you gotta stop trying to think of ways to kill Kaa-chan." Izuku said as he patted him on the shoulder, "I know what he and Reina-chan did was surprising but you can't change what happened."

Floyd stayed as he kept his eyes on Katsuki who had been sitting with Eijirou, Mina, Sero, Chouko and Kaminari, "It can't be helped! I am threatened by this!"

"Yeah Midoriya! Don't you realize what a big deal this is!?" Mineta said, "Bakugou's trying to steal Aihara's girl!"

"By Montgomery, we ain't gonna let this turn into that trash of an anime that must never again be named!" Gio said as he had been looking through binoculars.

Floyd soon added, "Amen! By the way… I still can't believe you spilled the beans Grape Boy! What was I even thinking?!"

"Hey, I'm great with women Aihara!" Mineta said, "I can give you plenty of advice on them!"

Floyd said to him with a skeptical look, "Says the guy who-"

"I still can't believe the two of them kissed!" Ochaco said, "I wonder who made the first move…"

Floyd couldn't help but yell to Ochaco as his face changed to a different color, "DON'T REMIND ME!"

"... I still don't see what the big deal is." Shoto said, "It was just one kiss."

"I for one am happy for Reina-chan and Bakugou-san." Fubuki typed on her phone, "If they're happy, than I'm happy."

Floyd soon said while biting on a pencil, ignoring Fubuki, "Either way, this ain't gonna be..now I have to work my ass off!"

"But how are you going to top a kiss?" Izuku asked.

Floyd soon replied with a smile, "They say Spanish is the language of love."

"Nice thinking bro!" Gio said, "That'll for sure win Reina-chan's heart!"

Fubuki soon gave a tap on the shoulder, "Aihara-san, I know you like Reina-chan in all, but, what if she has the same feelings Bakugou-san does?"

"Fubuki-chan does make a good point." Ochaco soon said, "You can try your best to impress a girl, but you can't change how a person feels about someone else."

Floyd couldn't help but freeze up at this and even Izuku had been taken back by this. The two of them looked at one another. "I guess that thought didn't cross our minds." Izuku said.

Floyd soon added, "Yeah… Even I didn't factor that in"

Shoto said, "I may not understand what the big deal is, but Uraraka does make a good point. You can't force your own feelings onto another person, even if they are your friend."

"Sho-chan makes a good point." Fubuki typed.

Floyd sighed before saying, "True…"

"Don't look so down bro!" Gio said, giving him a pat on the shoulder, "You still got a chance! Sure, he might've gotten his and her first kiss but you can still make this work! It won't be like that anime that should never be named!"

Floyd seemed to brighten up instantly at this, "YEAH!"

"Wait, don't you mean Ni--" Mineta started to say before his mouth was stuffed with an ink ball. Floyd and Gio soon stared daggers onto Mineta as they both said demonically, "S H U T U P, M I N E T A..."

Mineta soon yelled, "COME ON MAN!"

Floyd shouted, "SHUT UP, BEFORE I END YOU!"

Katsuki ended up telling about what happened to Eijirou, Kaminari, Sero, Mina and Chouko. Since he realized he was going to be alone with Reina, he needed some advice and they were the best he got. Though he was regretting it immensely because of how they reacted when he had told them.

"Now that is manly Bakugou!" Eijirou said, "Way to go, lover boy!"

"I didn't know you had it in ya man!" Kaminari said as he patted him on the shoulder, "Way to make the first move!"

"WILL YOU IDIOTS STOP SHOUTING!? SOMEONE'S GONNA HEAR YOU!!" Katsuki yelled as his face was red.

"You're the only one that's shouting." Sero said.

Mina said with a smile, "At least I don't have to worry about Reina-chan stealing Aihara-kun."

"Wait, what?" Katsuki said to Mina, confused.

"WHAT!?" Mina yelled as her face turned red.

"So…?" Chouko asked curiously, "... How did Reina-chan take it?"

"Yeah, she wasn't awkward about it afterwards was she?" Sero said.

"OF COURSE SHE WASN'T!!" Katsuki yelled, before he looked away, embarrassed, "... She said… She didn't hate it…"

Chouko couldn't help but squeal at this, "Awww, that Reina-chan~"

Katsuki soon started to grumble as he messed with his hair, "Gah!! We both ended up choosing the same Pro Hero to intern, and we're going to be alone together!!" He couldn't help but scream, "I don't know what the hell I should do!!"

The group jumped back a bit when they saw his hands start to steam up.

"Whoa now, easy there bro!" Eijirou said, pulling his hands away from his head, "You're gonna burn off your hair if you activate your Quirk!"

"Did you at least finish writing that letter?" Sero asked.

"I did, but that's my damn problem! I don't know when I should give it to her!" Katsuki replied, before he tossed his head back, "It's bad enough that I kissed her, but now that we're going to be sharing the same apartment it's gonna harder for me to---" Katsuki turned even redder when a certain thought came over his head, which left them confused; they jumped again when Katsuki suddenly screamed into his arm.

They could've sworn they heard him cursing up a storm.

Mina soon said to him with a smile, "It's alright Bakugou, you got it in the bag. You just gotta pick the right moment!"

Katsuki looked to her with confusion, "What the hell is that supposed to mean Raccoon Eyes?!"

Mina replied, patting him on the shoulder, "I mean you ask her on a date!"

Katsuki turned even redder, "A DA-DA-DA-DATE!?"

Eijirou soon added, "Or you can cook her up a nice dinner, after all, it'll just be the two of you!"

"DON'T REMIND ME SHITTY HAIR!!" Katsuki shouted.

Kaminari soon said, "That's all there is to it man! I mean come on, what are you so worried about?"

Katsuki froze up at this, before he started to scream into his arm again, taking them all back. Mina laughed as she shook her head before saying, "Yeah it's just gonna be you and Rei-Rei!"

Katsuki seemed to scream even louder into his arms, taking all of them back.

"Whoa, I've never seen Bakugou-san this intense." Chouko said before turning to the gang, "Should we be worried?"

"I'm sure it's fine!" Eijirou said, "I mean what can two people do in an apart alo--"

Eijirou soon froze up, as he came to a conclusion, and the others had been quick to realize it too. Kaminari's face turned a little red as he started to move his eyebrows, "Ooooh Bakugou, you sly dog. I see what you're doing."

"STO--STOP IT!!" Katsuki yelled, "STOP MAKING THAT FACE!"

Mina said as she blushed, "Well as long as you don't be silly and remember to wrap up the you know what around your-"

"FINISH THAT SENTENCE AND I'LL KILL YOU!!" Katsuki yelled practically in Mina's face, "AND WIPE THAT PINK OFF YOUR FACE!"

"But she is pink." Chouko said with an amused smile.

"I'M NOT BLIND DAMN IT!" Katsuki yelled.

"Hey, Aizawa-sensei is here!" Momo soon said.

The class immediately perked up as they saw Shota enter the station with Reina following behind him. Though as Izuku and Floyd approached Reina, they couldn't help but notice she was slumped over as she walked.

"Morning Reina-chan!" Izuku said.

"Hi guys…" Reina groaned.

"Are you okay?" Izuku asked.

Floyd soon added, "you look worse than yesterday!"

Katsuki soon approached them, not even batting an eye when Floyd started to glare at him, "What's the matter with you Lollipop Head? Why the long face?"

Reina soon picked up her head, "Guys…" She said as she gave a dead eye fish look, "... As of today… My life is officially over…"

"Huh?" The three of them said.

Suddenly, Izuku and Katsuki felt their collars tugged back as they nearly gagged; turns out they were pulled back by a girl who had been half Japanese and looked to be caucasian. She had short white hair with only a single blue streak, and she looked to have on a black spiked choker around her neck.

She had on a black vest with a wine red crop top as well as a set of jeans with a brown belt and black boots; she had on a set of white fingerless gloves along with white brackets with a glass pyramid on the center, with what looked to be small brown buckled bags around her arm.

She had been giving them a glare as she said, "Step away from the Miss!"

"Hu--Huh!?" Izuku said wide eyed.

"WHAT THE HELL!? LET GO OF ME!!" Katsuki yelled as he thrashed.

"And it begins…" Reina said as she groaned, face palming herself.

Floyd's jaw dropped at the sight of who the girl had been. His body shook as he pointed to her, while stammering, "M-M-MICHIKO?!"

The girl named Michiko, looked up to see Floyd in which she exclaimed "Bossman! I didn't realize you were here!"

"BOSSMAN?!" Katsuki, and Izuku exclaimed.

"BOSSMAN?!" The entire class shouted.

"Wait…" Reina said before turning to Floyd, "... YOU KNOW HER, FLOYD-KUN!?"

Floyd was about to say something but he froze when a large figure towered over him. He turned to see it had been a heavily muscled man with the top of his head covered by a mask as he wore a tight fitting dark shirt and a pair of jeans and boots with a large trench coat.

The man said as he glared at Floyd, "hey bub... I suggest that you step away from the lady."

"Meep.." Floyd said.

"Mr. Oru--I mean Knuckleduster!" Reina said to the man, "He's not gonna hurt me, he's my friend!"

"Old Fart! Lay off the Bossman!" Michiko shouted.

"Wait…" Izuku said, "... KNUCKLEDUSTER!?"

The man called Knuckleduster soon said, "This guy's your friend?"

"Yes!!" Reina exclaimed.

"The same goes for you Michiko-san!" Reina said, pointing over to Michiko, "Let them go, they're my friends too! They were just saying hi to me! And please stop calling me miss!"

Michiko blushed out of embarrassment as she let Izuku and Katsuki go. She laughed as she said with a bow, "My apologies Miss!"

"My Apologies to you as well, Bossman." Michiko said when she turned to Floyd.

"QUIT CALLING ME BOSSMAN!" Floyd shouted "I told you to drop the formalities since we were kids!"

"SINCE THEY WERE KIDS!?" Most of the class exclaimed as they had been seeing the whole thing.

"A childhood friend?!" Mina exclaimed in her thoughts "Oh no not another one!"

Two more people soon approached as they had been holding a couple of bags, including a case where her Hero costume had been, that was being held by a girl wearing a school uniform and had a duffle bag around her back and had a pair of glasses. Beside her had been a teenage boy with short brown hair and a pair of blue eyes, wearing a hoodie that read blast.

"Seriously, you two are so paranoid." The girl with glasses said.

The boy with short brown hair had said, "Yeah take it easy.."

Michiko started to the two of them angrily, "SHUT UP!"

Reina's face palmed herself as she groaned, "Koichi-kun… Kazuho-san… Can you please control them better?"

The two teens named Koichi and Kazuho both said, "right.."

Katsuki stomped over to Reina causing her to freeze up a little. "Reina…" He growled, "... What the hell is this? Why did you come in here with these weirdos!?"

Reina sighed, "Okay… Remember how I said I was gonna talk to Shota about taking an internship outside this vicinity?"

"Yes…" He said as his eyebrow twitched, "... What of it…?"

"Well…" She said as she twiddled her thumbs, "... It didn't go quite the way I expected it too…"

***

-Last Night; Aizawa Residence-

She knew what she was doing was crazy,

What she was going to ask for was crazy.

But she had to do it, if she wanted to find answers.

She knew he wasn't gonna like it one bit though she had no choice in the matter. She stood in the bathroom, as she looked at the paper in her hand where she wrote where and who she wanted to intern. She went over what she wanted to say twice or maybe three times as she looked in the mirror.

She practically stuffed her face into the paper as she let out a groan.

"Okay, Reina, just stay calm…" She said to herself, "... You know what's at stake here… You can do this…"

She felt her hands shake a little, "... Oh who am I kidding I can't do thi--"

She stopped herself by slapping herself in the face, "Pull yourself together! Just calmly explain what you want to do, without opening your big mouth again and it'll be in the bag!"

When she picked up her head, she nearly let out a scream when she saw a familiar little boy with a red hat, sitting on the edge of the bathtub rim.

"Jesus!" She said keeping her voice low and turning to him, "You gave me a heart attack!"

"Maybe you shouldn't do something like this Rei-chan." The Boy with the red hat said to her, "Why not just tell him the truth about what it is you want to do? You could always ask."

Reina gave a sigh as she regained herself, "... I can't do that. Shota and the others will try to stop me if I go asking about the Wonderland Agency. And I can't exactly walk up to one of them and say, 'Hey, I'd like to know how your doing on figuring out where Shigaraki is! You know that Villain that attacked USJ, tried to kill the Number One Hero and almost kidnapped me!'" She ran her hand through her bangs before she started to play with her ponytail, "... It's just not as simple."

"... But you were fine with telling him and Shimizu about the dreams and nightmares you were having before." The Boy soon pointed out, "What's stopping you now?"

"That was before, I didn't consider someone outside of them, knowing my own name." She told the boy, "... After Shigaraki called out to me by that name, or well, called me what you've been calling me since you started to showing up… I need to find out how he knew it in the first place. But if I go to them about it, they'll end up worrying about me. I've done enough of that as it is over the years."

"... Than how will this be any different from the times before?" The Boy asked her while tilting his head.

"Because I won't be doing this alone this time." She told him. Her face turned red at the thought of Katsuki again.

"... I still can't believe we're going to be alone together… For one whole week…" She said softly.

She soon heard Shota call out from down the stairs. "Reina! Come on, dinner's ready!"

"Coming!" She yelled back before she took a deep breath while looking into the mirror seeing that the boy was gone, "... Okay… Big moment… You got this!"

With that she exited the bathroom and headed towards the dining area that connected to the kitchen. When she arrived everything had been set up; She always seemed to forget that Shota was pretty good at cooking, provided he wasn't too tired to actually cook something instead of ordering takeout.

Her mouth practically watered at the mere scent of it. "Come on, eat up." He said, as he took a seat at the table, "Unless you'd rather have it cold."

"Ye--Yeah, okay!" She said as she took her seat across from him. Shota noticed the way Reina was acting as she nearly dropped the fork in her hand when she went to pick it up. She gave a nervous laugh as she rubbed the back of her head.

Shota gave a quizzical look before he let out a sigh, while shaking his head. "Okay…" He said, pinching the bridge of his nose, "... What's wrong?"

"Uhh… What makes you think something is wrong?" Reina said with an awkward smile.

Shota replied, "Oh, I don't know... Maybe because you're shaking?"

"Who said I'm sha--OUCH!" Reina said before she exclaimed after she accidentally spun a knife in her hand, "Damn it, I thought that was the fork."

Shota shook his head, "You know you can tell me anything right?"

"Oh… Right." Reina said, taking a deep breath, "Okay…" She started to twiddle her thumbs as she shook off the pain in her finger, "I uh… Actually wanted to talk to you about… The internships."

Shota flinched at this as he gave her a look making Reina freeze up. "See well…" She started to say before she held the paper out to him, "... I was thinking maybe I could take an internship, maybe with Tsunagu-san to brush up on certain topics about being a Hero."

"Please buy it, please buy it, please buy it!" She started to say in her head.

Shota's eyes began to stare into Reina some more before he asked, "Topics such as?"

"Uh, you know about, uh…" She started to say before putting it together, "... Keeping up appearances, more about the field of Hero work, you know, that kind of stuff."

"Buy it! Buy it! Buy it! Buy it!" She said in her head again.

"That's funny..I thought the lessons from me and Miss Aihara were more clear to you.." Shota asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh crap! He's not buying it!" Reina exclaimed in her thoughts "No, stay calm! You got this! You can still win his favor! Just don't screw it up!"

Reina soon spoke up again, "I know you would think that, but, I gotta get out there exploring if I want to become a professional like you. I can't do that if I'm hanging on a leash all the time."

Shota soon said, "You know why I can't let you do that. The Villains that attacked USJ are still out there, not to mention the one who attacked you and Aihara is still somewhere in one of those districts."

"... I know that." She told him, "... But, I managed to survive an attack from her. And I wasn't exactly alone when she attacked me." She couldn't help but have a thought, "Even though I don't remember how I escaped."

"What do you mean?" Shota asked.

Reina soon replied calmly, "I mean, Katsuki-kun is going to be with me during the course of the internship. We ended up choosing the same person, and he's gonna have my back for the entire week we're there. So… I won't be alone." Her eyes changed a little as she looked to Shota, "Please, let me take the internship. I promise I'll be careful."

Shota gave a sigh as he started to give it some thought. Reina couldn't help but feel a bit more anxious as she tapped her fingers on the table. Finally after what seemed like an eternity, he gave her his answer.

"Alright…" Shota said, "... You can go."

Reina's eyes began to sparkle at this. "Really!?" She said as she stood up from the chair, "You really mean it!?"

Shota only nodded his head; Reina couldn't help but run to his side, as she threw her arms around his neck, causing him to freeze up. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" She said nuzzling her cheek on his, "I love you so much! You're the best!"

Shota soon cleared his throat as he pushed her off of him, taking her back, "However—" He started to say, "—Even if Bakugou is going to be with you, I can't just leave you unsupervised… Luckily I know a couple of people willing to do this for me job."

Reina's eyes widened as her jaw dropped.

"... WHAT!?"

***

-And Now…-

Reina had been slumped over as she had been explaining the whole situation to Katsuki. The only thing Katsuki could do was be dumbfounded by this whole thing as he had been quick to put together what exactly the people their teacher had caught would be as he looked at them again. Izuku and Floyd had been surprised too as they had been hearing what Reina had explained.

Though not without leaving out certain parts of the story, which only Katsuki would get.

"...Bodyguards…!? BODYGUARDS!?" Katsuki yelled angrily, "YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU WENT TO TALK TO YOUR BEDHEAD OF A GUARDIAN JUST SO YOU CAN AQUIRE A COUPLE OF BABYSITTERS!?"

"I'm sorry, okay!?" Reina said, "I know I said I would talk to him, but I didn't think he would actually do something like this after I did!"

"Yeah, but Vigilantes!?" Izuku said, "I didn't think Aizawa-sensei would go that far!"

Floyd had added, "Especially a dude like Mr. Aizawa! Not to mention one of them is my--"

"I'm sorry I was away from you for so long bossman!" Michiko said to Floyd, cutting him off as she started to examine him. "Are you okay?! Have you been eating? Is there anyone trying to assassinate you?!"

"I SAID KNOCK IT OFF WITH THE FORMALITIES! I've been eating, and no one is trying to kill me!" Floyd shouted, "Geez, what are ya my mom?"

"My apologies Bossman. Along with guarding Miss Reina it's also my sworn duty to keep you out of harm's way." Michiko said as she bowed.

"Why does she keep calling you that?" Gio asked Floyd as she leaned over to him.

Floyd replied as he slapped himself in the face, "Ugh… It's because of this thing I used to play with her and a couple back in America when we were kids… I never thought it'd be part of her life growing up…"

"Who the hell even is this anyway!?" Katsuki said, pointing to Michiko, "Some Yakuza member or something!?"

Michiko, Koichi and Kazuho gasped at this, making the class jump a little. Kazuho said to Katsuki as she fixed up her glasses, "Excuse me! She is not from the Yakuza!"

Koichi had added, "Yeah she just… Uhh…"

"Allow me to introduce myself." Michiko said after clearing her throat, "My name is Michiko Evans. I'm 15 years old, the same age as everyone. I'm the right hand man of the Boss, Floyd Norman Aihara while at the same time bodyguard to Miss Reina Nouki. Nice to meet you all"

The class only looked surprised at this, Reina especially as she did a double take. "You're fifteen?!" Reina exclaimed.

"You don't look fifteen though." Tsuyu said, "Maybe it's because of the height--Ribbit."

Michiko said with a smile, "You're right about that!"

Mineta soon said as he started to drool, "Hey, could you maybe be my bodygua--"

Before he could finish that sentence a light blade was pointed at his head making Mineta scared out of his pants.

"Yipe!" Mineta exclaimed fearfully.

"Finish that sentence and I won't hesitate to kill you..I also heard you attempted to do sexual favors to the boss man's sister, Miss Lena mentioned before you became a stepping stool and tried to hook up with the Miss. the one thing I hate in this world is the enemy of true love, perverts!"

"SERIOUSLY! Why did you bring that up!?" Mineta asked while he was fearing for his life.

"You sure she ain't Yakuza?!" Katsuki asked Floyd.

"I'm sure of it.." Floyd repiled.

"Okay, that's really cool!" Gio said with a smile.

"No kidding!" Eijirou exclaimed.

"Is that her Quirk!?" Izuku said as he couldn't help but be in awe.

Floyd gave a brief explanation, "Yeah, Michiko can control not just light refractions and shape them to blades but the color too. Depending on what it is, the intensity levels are much different, if it's Neon that means it's super powerful."

Floyd was very surprised when he saw Izuku suddenly writing in a notebook as he began to mumble to himself. "Whoa, that was fast!" Ochaco exclaimed.

Floyd said as he couldn't help but snicker, "there he goes.."

Katsuki let out a groan, after he slapped himself in the face, "Okay…" He soon pointed to Koichi, Kazuho and Knuckleduster, "... Then who the hell are these extras?!"

"EXTRAS!?" Koichi exclaimed.

"That's so rude!!" Kazuho yelled.

"Huh, never thought of calling them that.." Michiko said.

Knuckleduster shouted at Michiko, "SHUT IT, BRAT!"

"FIGHT ME OLD FART!" Michiko shouted.

Reina groaned before she replied, "... They're the Naruhata Vigilantes… Shota knows Knuckleduster and Michiko personally and I've met Knuckleduster a couple of times when I was a kid…" She spoke softly in the last sentence, "... Much to my dismay…"

"And for your information, we're not extras!" Koichi said to Katsuki, "My name is Koichi Haimawari! And I go by the name Crawler!"

Katsuki only looked unamused by this, "... The Crawler…?" He said with a quizzical expression, "... Is that really what you're calling yourself?"

Koichi couldn't help but argue, "H-HEY!"

"I thought Vigilanties were supposed to have intimidating names." Katsuki said.

"That's literally what I said!" Reina exclaimed.

"For once I agree with angry moron." Floyd added.

"As do I, Bossman," Michiko agreed.

Koichi couldn't help but slump over at this as he said tearfully, "Come on you guys.."

Kazuho soon cleared her throat as she went ahead to introduce herself, "Anyway, while we're on the subject, my name is Kazuho Haneyama. I also go by Pop Step."

"Pop Step!?" Most of the class exclaimed.

"But that name sounds like it would go to a pop idol!" Tenya pointed out.

"Yeah, no offense but you don't look like a pop idol." Kyoka pointed out.

Kazuho couldn't help but feel a little insulted by this as she said with a pout, "Excuse you!"

Knuckleduster soon said, as he introduced himself, "And I'm the boss of the Naruhata Vigilantes, Mr. Oguro! Though I go by Knuckleduster now."

"This guy is huge!" Sero exclaimed.

"No kidding, he looks like he can break someone's skull with his fist!" Eijirou added.

Michiko sighed before she said to them, "Seriously old man, did you have to show off?"

Knuckledusters eyebrows twitched as he turned to Michiko giving her another glare. "Watch your mouth, Girlie." He said.

"Bite me, Old Man.." Michiko said "You're worse than the sleepy old man"

Michiko became paralyzed with fear when she felt Shota glare over her shoulder. "Watch it Evans…" He said as his Quirk became active.

"Oh my God…" Reina said facepalming herself before turning to Katsuki as he still had been speechless, "... I am SO sorry about this Katsuki-kun…"

"Damn it all…" Katsuki said, as he slumped over a little, "... This cannot get any worse…"

"Actually, about that…" Reina started to say, making Katsuki flinch.

Floyd's jaw dropped even farther to the ground as he saw two familiar people approach the group. One of them seemed to have said, "Hey there Grandson!! Long time no see!!"

"GRANDPA MALCOLM?! GRANDMA SONYA?!" Floyd exclaimed.

"Malcom-san!? Sonya-san!?" Izuku exclaimed.

"ARE YOU F****ING KIDDING ME!?" Katsuki shouted before he had gotten a smack on the head by Sonya.

"WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE BOY!" Sonya shouted before turning to Floyd and Reina, "How are you two doing? Did you eat well?"

"Yes ma'am…" Reina said as she didn't really look pleased with the situation.

"Yeah Grandma! We ate just fine!" Floyd added.

"That's a lie.."

"Eh?"

Floyd started to shake as he saw the look Sonya had been giving him. Reina started to sweat too at the look on her face.

"My Grandma senses tell me you two haven't eaten at all!" Sonya shouted. "Luckily I was in California to bring you two lunches!"

Reina and Floyd noticed how the food looked, and they couldn't help but cringe as they saw the fruits from California looked rotten and discolored.

"Oh my God…" Reina said with her jaw dropped slightly.

Floyd said as his eyebrow twitched, "Uhh Grandma… When exactly did you go to California?"

"Oh a couple of months ago, why?" She replied.

"That explains it..." Reina said, covering her nose to avoid the smell.

Floyd started to turn green as he said, "Finna puke up in here.."

"OH NO, BOSSMAN! MISS! DON'T WORRY!" Michiko shouted as she grabbed the rotten fruit from Sonya, before hitting them away with a bat, causing it to hit someone, making everyone just stand there in shock. "DID YOU JUST HIT A STAFF MEMBER!?" Kyoka exclaimed.

"IT'S OKAY!" Michiko shouted, "AS LONG AS THE BOSSMAN AND THE MISS IS HEALTHY! THEN EVERYTHING IS OKAY!"

"KNOCK IT OFF WITH THE FORMALITIES!" Floyd and Reina shouted.

"... Good grief…" Shota said, before turning to Malcolm and Sonya, who was just dumbfounded, "... I trust you can keep an eye on them, so that they don't cause any trouble?"

"Rest assured, Aizawa--" Malcolm told him, "--We got this in the bag!"

"Michiko may be rough on the edges.." Sonya added "But she's a good girl! I just wished she would stop hanging out with those Vigilantes.."

"You and me both.." Shota replied. "Even when I tried to stop her..it's pointless."

"Mom! Dad!" Michiko said, "Did you get Miss Reina's luggage?"

"COULD YOU NOT CALL ME MISS!" Reina yelled.

Sonya replied with a smile, "Of course, Michiko!"

"Mom and dad?" Izuku said, before turning to Floyd, "But I don't remember seeing Evans-san at one of your reunions, Floyd-san."

"Me neither…" Floyd added. "That's weird."

"Don't tell me you two oldies are gonna be on babysitting duty too?" Katsuki said annoyingly.

"Suck it up Bakugou." Shota said, "True they're gonna be watching Reina, but they're also making sure that the Vigilantes don't get into trouble."

Malcolm soon added, "Especially Michiko!"

"Dad!" Michiko said with a pout, "Quit embarrassing me in front of the Bossman and the Miss! It's my choice to hang with the Old Fart and his weirdo friends!"

"STOP CALLING ME AN OLD FART!!" Knuckleduster yelled.

"I don't think I'm ever gonna get used to hearing that…" Reina said as she slumped over again.

Floyd's body twitched with anger as he said, "Yeah...You and me both."

"Alright…" Shota said before turning to the whole class, "... You all have your costumes, right?"

The whole class nodded before Shota continued, "Remember you aren't allowed to wear them in public, so don't drop them or anything."

"YESSIR!" Mina shouted gleefully.

"Speak clearly Ashido!" Shota said, "It's yes sir, got it?"

"Yes sir…" Mina said with a pout.

"Good job there girl." Gio said, patting her on the shoulder.

"This goes for all of you…" Shota said, "... Make sure you mind your manners with the Heroes on the internships. Off with you now."

"Yes sir!" The whole class said.

"Welp, looks like this is it." Reina said, turning to her best friends and classmates.

"Yep." Floyd added. "Best Wishes to ya, Reina!"

"Likewise, Floyd!" Reina repiled.

"Good luck on your Internship Reina-chan." Izuku said with a smile, "Kaa-chan too."

"Of course." She said with a smile, before she leaned over to Floyd whispering, "... Thanks again for that favor Floyd-kun. I really appreciate it."

"Oh Stop it you!" Floyd whispered back as he turned a little red.

Reina soon thought to herself, "I'll definitely put the information to good use, in case Katsuki-kun and I have a run in with her again."

"Let's make a group chat tonight, okay?" Chouko soon said with a smile.

"That sounds like a good idea!" Ochaco said.

"I'd like to join too." Fubuki typed.

"Me too." Shoto added.

"Yo bro! You up for an online game of Smash later tonight?" Gio asked nudging Floyd, "We can play with the new DLC characters~!"

Floyd said with a sly smile, "Ah yeah! I could use the warm up!"

"Oh yeah, that reminds me…" Reina said looking at Chouko, "... You're interning with Iida-san right?"

"That's right." Chouko replied, "Why?"

Reina looked over in Tenya's direction, as she noticed the look in his eyes as he had waited for Chouko. "Just… Keep an eye on him when you're in Hosu okay? Make sure he doesn't do anything crazy…"

Chouko gave a nod, as she gave Reina a pat on the shoulder, "Don't worry Reina-chan. I won't leave his side."

Reina smiled back at her, "Thanks Chou-chan."

"HEY! LOLLIPOP HEAD!" She soon heard Katsuki shout, "LET'S GO BEFORE WE MISS THE TRAIN!"

Sonya gave Katsuki a smack on the head as she yelled, "DON'T SPEAK TO A LADY LIKE THAT?! DOESN'T THAT MITSUKI TEACH YOU A THING OR TWO ABOUT RESPECT?!"

"Well, I better get going before Floyd-kun's grandma murders him." Reina said before heading off in their direction, "Talk to you guys later! Good luck!"

"See you Reina-chan!" Izuku said with a wave.

"Remember to go beyond Reina-chan!" Ochaco said, pumping her fist in the air, "Plus Ultra!"

"Wait, why is she going with Piss for Brains?" Floyd asked.

"You didn't know?" Chouko asked before she said, "Bakugou-san and Reina-chan are interning the same Hero."

Floyd's face heated up with rage before he yelled, "OH, IS THAT SO?!"

"You just now realized that?" Gio asked.

"WHY YOU LITTLE-!" Floyd shouted as he started to choke him.

Katsuki and Reina soon boarded the train, sitting as far as they could from the now recently acquired bodyguards. Neither of them had been happy with this situation.

"Goddamn it…" Katsuki mumbled, "... We just got out of the frying pan, only to end up falling into a pit of fire."

"Sorry Katsuki-kun…" She said as she looked to the floor., "... I didn't even factor Shota actually getting bodyguards… At this rate, we won't be able to do anything…"

Katsuki saw the look on her face as she looked to be defeated, almost as if she had been out of options. Katsuki leaned over making his cheek touch hers making her freeze up and blush.

"Don't make such an expression." Katsuki said to her, "We'll find a way around this… You got me involved in this, so there's no way in hell I'm gonna let you give up so easily."

Reina looked up to him before her smile had returned on her face, allowing Katsuki to look relieved. "... You're right." She said, "... We'll find a way around this. I shouldn't think about giving up."

Katsuki gave her a pat on the head, "... Good." He said, "Because if you ever thought about backing out… I'd make you regret it."

She gave a laugh, "I don't doubt that for a second."

He smiled back at her before he took her back when he gave a light kiss on the lips, making her turn even more red. Katsuki's face turned red too before he cleared his throat and leaned his head back, after prying himself away from her. "I'm uh--" He started to say, stammering a little, "--Gonna get some shut eye. Had to wake up stupid early for this crap."

"O--Oh, okay." She said as she played with her ponytail, "I'll--Wake you when we get there."

Katsuki only nodded before he shut his eyes, as his face had still been flushed with red.

Reina felt her heart begin to race again as her face still was flushed. She placed her fingers on her lips where Katsuki had kissed her before hiding her face in the reflection of the window with the help of her red hat.

"This feeling…" She thought, "... What am I supposed to do with it…?"

***

-Club Mirage (District ???)-

Pitch had decided to hear what the Virus had to offer for the job, and she had been surprised about the kind of job the Villain before them had. She was even surprised that the Virus had told them who he had worked for.

The music blasted throughout the Club as Pitch sat in her usual booth with Crock and Vivazo sitting by her side. They took in the information as the creature with the computer embedded in it's chest stood before them. Pitch played with the hair on her doll as she couldn't help but give a small laugh.

"Now this is certainly a first in my line of business…" Pitch told the Virus, "... I'm used to the same client coming to me every now and again, and even had the usual regulars… But never before did I think a previous client of mine would offer me a job."

"stRANger tHINgs haVe haPpeNed beFoRe…" The Virus said, "aFTer aLL lOok wHeRe HuManITy iS noW."

"I suppose there is that." Pitch said, "But what I wonder is… What could Mister Shigaraki have to offer me from this job? He's already given me Mister Anderson's lieutenants after I retrieved sensitive information for him. I am curious what he can pay if I choose to accept it."

The Virus chuckled before saying through the speaker, "sHIgaRAki knOWs yOU dON't neceSSariLY tAKe mONey wHEn It ComeS tO sPEcIaL jOBs, SuCh aS ThIs… WhAT He CaN oFFeR YoU iS SomEtHInG yOU dESiRE mORe ThAN MoNEY…"

"And that would be…?" Pitch asked as she tilted her head.

"... ReCOgNITiON…" The Virus replied, "... yoU haVE a TENdenCY To WoRK in The SHaDOws, aND uNDeR tHE nOSES oF EvERY PrO HeRO fRom ThIS DisTrict To The NeXt… HoWever, hE KnOws ThAT's NoT WHaT YoU TRuLY DESIre FrOM ThiS WorlD, iS It?"

Pitch chuckled again, "... It seems that I may have underestimated Mister Shigaraki's intelligence before. Despite his background he is very perspective with people isn't he?"

"iT's WhAT's KePT hIM aLIVe thrOUghoUT alL THE Years of HIs WorK." The Virus said, "aRE YoU InTeResTed iN ThE jOb?"

Pitch started to give it some thought before speaking aloud, "I must admit… This line of work is getting rather boring. And new prey has been starting to get scarce. Not to mention I've had to deal with the same idiots trying to murder me everytime I go to replenish the merchandise…" She soon looked over to Crock and Vivazo, "... What do you think?"

Crock gave a laugh as she took a puff from her cigarette, "Well, it has been a while since I killed a Pro Hero with my blades. To go toe to toe with one of them again will certainly be a real treat for me, since none of the men here and those that we've punished haven't been exciting me anymore. By all means Miss Pitch, I'd say go for it."

Vivazo soon added to Pitch as she began to drool, "If it means I get to train hard so that my Floydie can see what a wonderful wife I am… I'm all for it…" She soon started to pet Pitch on the head as she soon added, "Maybe you, Reina, Floydie and I can have some fun together~"

Pitch soon turned to the Virus, "... I suppose that you have your answer."

"iNDeeD I dO." The Virus said, before saying to Vivazo, "thOUgH ShiGAraKI wOUld veRY mUCh AppRecIate It iF YoU sTaY FAr AWay fRom ReINa."

Vivazo flinched at this; despite the distorted voice the Virus changed his tone, "Boooo.... Killjoy.."

"So than…" Pitch soon asked, "... When does this job start?"

"dOn'T woRRy, You'LL kNOw." The Virus said as it started to make its way out of the building, "anD i JusT hAVe oNe More meSSaGe fRoM ShIgARaKi."

"Oh?" Pitch said while raising an eyebrow.

"hE sAId, i QuOtE." The Virus began, "iF YoU haPPeN tO sEE ReI-ChAn… BrInG HeR To Me."

Pitch only nodded before saying, "I understand. Please tell Mister Shigaraki that I look forward to seeing him again."

"wILL Do." The Virus said, "he'LL Be In tOUcH."

With that the Creature left the building, leaving only Pitch and her lieutenants. Pitch soon turned to Crock, "Do we have a facility in that district?"

"We do Miss." Crock replied with a smile.

"Good." Pitch said, "Give the one in a charge a call and tell them… Pitch is coming."

"Consider it done ma'am." Crock said before going to do just that.

She soon turned to Vivazo, "Vivazo… Get us passage into Hosu. I don't care how you do it, but get it done. We leave at dawn."

Vivazo laughed before she replied with a smile, "Yes ma'am~"