When the Stars Align

Chapter 9

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"Who can find the mistake in the following English sentence?"

The second day of school was less tense than the first one, everyone falling into their respective routines even in the new environment. You had ended up sitting in front of Bakugou (Done only because he had made a fuss about Midoriya sitting in front of him, but the shy teen had ended up sitting behind him anyways-), closer to the front of the class than you would have liked.

You figured it was fair, seeing as you had arrived late for desk choosing the day before and it's not like anyone knew you had moved around these seats with the thought of taking the lone one in the back so...

You'd make due with what you had, you supposed.

"Alright, everybody!! Hands up! Show me some school spirit!!"

The day had gone by slow, the first day jitters settling down as the hours flew by. You realized that all your teachers took the 'Freestyle' education bit to heart, seeing as they had all disregarded the normal 'Getting to Know You' routine you had seen played out recently on television. Instead, they immediately set up their goals and expectations for the school year, barely giving you enough time to gloss over the handed syllabus's or take down reminders before they dropped into the days lesson like it was nothing.

It was... weird for you. This wasn't the type of teaching you were used to. Before, you'd have one on one meetings, information crammed into your brain at a softer pace as they basically hand fed you everything. So, having to adjust to the teachers pace rather than your own proved a bit difficult.

You would adjust with time. It was a little embarrassing when you had to keep looking at your classmates in order to learn proper note taking etiquette, but you relaxed when you noticed that the electric quirk user (Denki Kaminari, the forms had read) was just as lost. At least you were more subtle about it, as opposed to his loud questioning and slight grimaces that would pull on his face whenever someone would snicker at his obvious confusion.

"Do I need to repeat the lesson? Did you guys not hear me?"

Currently, you all sat in the 1-A classroom, English sessions underway. They were taught by none other than Present Mic (Or Uncle Yamada- as he had jokingly asked you to call him on many occasions) and he had spent a majority of the time cracking jokes when no one dared breach the silence that had settled. You felt bad for him- this was like the entrance exams all over again- so you brought your hand up warily, hoping to answer his question and move the remainder of the lesson forward.

At your raised arm, Mics eyes lit up, obtuse smile forming on his face as he pointed at you vigorously. "Hey, hey, hey! We've got our first hand of the day! What say you, little listener?"

You could practically hear the creak in the seats around you as eyes land on your form, everyone bored out of their minds and ready for lunch, waiting for the answer you were meant to give. 'Great...'

"The mistake is in choice four. Uh, the relative conjunction is supposed to go before the relative clause, seeing as that's what introduces the pronoun in a sentence..."

"Correct!! Someone give this girl a prize-!"

Before he can say anything more to embarrass you, the bell rings overhead, signaling the end of the current period. The only sounds that followed were groans of relief, the closing of notebooks, and the pattering of feet soon after as everyone heads out to the door, leaving before Mic can let out another word.

He flounders, then sighs, deflating in character as he sees that only you, Iida, and Midoriya remained in your seats, respectfully waiting for him to finish his earlier sentence. "Well then... I guess that's lunch! Please enjoy your food and go over today's notes. I'll be seeing all of you on Thursday!"