ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ
“BABY, YOUR ENTRANCE EXAM IS TODAY!” A voice boomed from the kitchen, all sunshine and caffeine.
Y/n groaned, burying her face in the pillow. Warm sheets were infinitely more appealing than anything else on her to-do list. Until she remembered *which* entrance exam her mother was referring to. Her eyes snapped open, frantically searching for the phantom weight of her alarm clock. She’d smashed it weeks ago, after a 6 AM Saturday wake-up call. Unforgivable.
She better not be late. Y/n flopped her legs over the side of the bed, sliding her feet into the soft slippers waiting on the carpet. She stretched, arms reaching overhead, feeling the satisfying pop of vertebrae and shoulder blades.
“What’s taking her so long?” Her mother sighed, finishing the rice in a large pot. A generous scoop went into a bowl on the counter, placed in front of the empty chair.
Soon after, Y/n appeared in the doorway, her hand disappearing into the blazer. She wrestled with the buttons for a minute before finally securing the last one, sinking into the seat.
“Are you excited?” Her mother asked, a wide smile splitting her face as she watched Y/n vigorously shovel rice into her mouth.
Y/n nodded, returning the grin.
“I know it’s been hard, but I really do hope you find your way.” Her mum continued, chuckling softly as she brushed a grain of rice from Y/n’s cheek. “And no matter the result, I’m so proud of you, spider monkey.” She lovingly stroked Y/n’s cheek.
Y/n stopped, a flicker of warmth spreading through her chest.
She hadn't heard that nickname in a while. She remembered her mother starting to call her that as soon as she had received her quirk. She liked to call it "spider". Y/n knew she was capable of controlling other people's bodies using strings that would come out of her fingertips. However, she was also aware of the fact that the non flashy quirks weren't the most appreciated, even less if they relied on someone else paying the price for you to use your quirk. That's why everyone would state how her quirk seemed more the one of a villain rather than the one of a hero.
Y/n had tried making friends with kids her age, she had tried to befriend some of Izuku’s friends from school, but somehow, every time she would go out, someone would start calling her a "villain" or would try to attack her, one way or another.
And y/n would use her quirk to protect herself, making her obtain various nicknames. Kids would get creative and invent some really messed up names.
That was the main reason for her mother keeping her home, not the fact that her quirk was uncontrollable.
Now, though, things were different. She was older, people had probably forgotten her. She had the chance to reinvent herself, if U.A. took her.
“I know, Mum, and thank you.” Y/n said, giving her one last big smile before jumping up and running around the table to hug her. “I love you.” The teenager sped off to catch the bus to U.A., knowing she'd be late otherwise.
Y/n sat down in an empty seat near the window, watching the scenery blur past.
I don't even remember what it's like to go to school. She watched kids get off at various stops, uniforms crisp and clean.
The road wasn’t busy, the sky was a lovely shade of blue, and birds danced in formation. A few fluffy clouds drifted by, but nothing that hinted at a bad day.
Yeah but no cloud is going to tell me shit about how my exam will go. She was all that could cross y/n's mind in that moment.
“Next stop: UA High School.” The mechanical voice announced from the bus speakers. “I repeat, next stop: UA High School.”
The bus erupted in a flurry of movement and voices.
Y/n stood up, moving toward the exit, ready to jump off.
“I am going to POWER THROUGH these exams!” A voice shouted from behind her.
Unless he wants today’s morning to become today’s mourning, he better shut up, y/n thought. Mornings weren't her thing. People who were loud in the mornings were even less her thing.
The boy who had shouted took a large step, landing beside her. His spiky red hair seemed to defy gravity.
“UA exams?” Y/n asked, her hair shifting as she turned to face him.
“Huh?” The boy with the red hair raised an eyebrow, looking down at her.
“Are you participating in the UA entrance exams?” Y/n asked again, as the bus driver opened the doors, letting the eager students spill out.
Y/n made a small jump, landing on the ground next to the bus, waiting for the loud guy to follow her. He took a large step, ending up side by side next to her.
“Yeah, I have to find a way to use my quirk at its MANLIEST!” He answered, his voice growing louder and more excited. He raised his hand slowly before fist bumping the air.
Y/n chuckled quietly, even though a minute ago she’d been planning his funeral in her head for being so loud. His energy and the way he just naturally fell into conversation with her excused that side of him.
“What is your quirk anyway?” Y/n asked, curious. She hadn’t seen many people showing off their quirks in real life, mostly because she’d been stuck inside. She picked up her pace to keep up with the boy.
He turned his head towards her and grinned, exposing almost shark-like teeth.
“Hardening Quirk. Lets me harden any part of my body and makes me pretty much unbreakable.” He stated, making y/n almost choke on her saliva.
Any part? She questioned herself, raising an eyebrow at the boy. However, he had obviously not realized what he had said, considering he continued with his chatting.
“However it’s hard to show off, it’s not very flashy.” He stated, his grin faltering.
Y/n’s lips twitched as she formed a small smile.
“My name’s y/n l/n.” She stated, sticking her hand out. She waited patiently for a reaction from her last minute company and soon received one.
“Kirishima Eijiro!” He smiled as he took her smaller hand in his and shook it energetically.
The odd couple walked side by side, silence engulfing them for mere seconds before Kirishima spoke up again.
“What about you? What’s your quirk?” He asked, guessing she would be participating in the entrance exams as well. It was pretty obvious at this point.
Y/n kept her mouth shut, pondering if it was alright to tell him about her quirk. After a short pause she decided against it.
“I wouldn’t want to give you any kind of advantage in the entrance exams, sorry.” Y/n said, ending the sentence with a wink, using the exams as an excuse not to talk about it.
“Aw man, I didn’t think of that!” The red haired boy complained, thinking that her excuse was actually something very clever. Y/n laughed it off before speeding up her pace. Kirishima and her could see the huge entrance, the great arch silently inviting everyone in.
“WE’RE HERE!” Kirishima fist pumped the air, grabbing Y/n and dragging her excitedly forward.
Y/n watched the boy closely as he pulled her, and at that moment she realized she really wished for both of them to pass the exam. Maybe even be in the same class. He was the precious type, so pure and easy to get along with, she would even put up with him being loud and excited every morning.
I might be jumping to conclusions here but he is the first person to treat me like a simple girl. Y/n settled with the idea that she really liked Kirishima.
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“Woah.” Y/n breathed, looking around the courtyard. It was packed with people, all of them seeming as excited and nervous as she felt.
“Hey, y/n!” Kirishima shouted, trying to get the girl’s attention as they got separated by rows of people swarming to sign in.
“Yeah?” Y/n shouted back, standing on her tiptoes so she could at least see the boy’s hair sticking out from the crowd.
“I’ll see you at the exams! Good luck girl!” He shouted, his voice getting further and further away as the crowd pushed him towards the school entrance, leaving her behind.
There was no need for y/n to respond out loud, she knew she had officially lost him for now.
Right back at you, you precious weirdo. Y/n told herself.
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“Welcome! Welcome!” A booming voice resonated across the dimly lit room.
Y/n, who until now had been waiting for something to happen, her head heavily resting in her hand, opened her eyes. She immediately recognized Present Mic standing on the stage in front of everyone. He wore a big grin on his face as he stared at the school’s maybe-future pupils.
As soon as he had everyone’s attention he started explaining what the exam consisted in.
Practical and written were the two main parts of the exam. The first one seemed to spike interest in all of the present teenagers. Of course it was the best way to show off your quirk and that is exactly what everyone was aiming at.
This is going to be fun. Y/n sunk deeper into her chair, the idea of using her quirk in front of so many people making her anxiety rise to alarming levels.
She slowly retreated into her own mind bubble as Present Mic and a few students rambled on, trying to think back to all the hero videos she had watched with her mum and all the articles they had read of heroes using their “villainous” quirks in good ways.
It took y/n a few seconds to realize someone was shaking her. She blinked a few times, coming back to reality.
The smiling red haired boy next to her smirked widely, a weird glint in his eye.
“Let’s go.” He stated, his determined gaze intensely fixed on the still seated girl. Y/n looked up at her newfound friend, his mental state quickly passing on to her and causing her to smile.
“Let’s go.”
This is the first official chapter I guess. If the words used in parts taken from the anime are different please bear with me, I’d rather write the same thing but with different words rather than re-write an already done text. BYE MY SWEET CHILDREN -Ali