Rise up

~26~

"Everyone has their costumes, right? And remember, don't lose them or anything." So Aizawa reminds us as we make it to the train station.

"Gotcha!" Mina jumps up, holding her suitcase above her head, excited for the internships.

"Speak properly. It's yes, sir, Ashido." Aizawa scolds Mina for not being respectful.

I chuckle, which causes her to elbow me before she turns to address Aizawa properly. "Yes, sir." Mina pouts, hugging onto her costume case.

"Make sure you mind the other Hero's during your internships. Now get to it." Aizawa nods to us before walking off to wait on the side while we all find our trains.

Everyone gives him a swift yes sir before starting to search for their trains. I glance over next to me when I feel a tug on my sleeve to see Mina frowning at me. I furrow my brows, confused, and gently brush her hand away.

"What's wrong with you?" I question the girl which turns her from sad to angry.

"I was going to say I'm going to miss you, but you don't seem to care." Mina huffs, turning away from me while crossing her arms.

I chuckle before patting the top of her head, "I guess someone has finally accepted that they are in love with me, but I mean, who wouldn't be?"

"I thought I told you to stop it," Mina swats at me while quickly scanning the people around us, "My crush is really gonna think we are together."

"Too bad their loss, but I guess I'll miss you too, pinky," I mumble, and she opens her arms, ready for a hug. I wrap my arms around her for a moment before she says her goodbyes and bounces away to her destination. I wave her off and hear an unmistakable 'tch' from someone behind me.

"Awe, does little Katsuki want his goodbye hug too?" I open my arms, stepping closer and his face scrunches up in disgust, "You're just gonna miss me so much, aren't you?"

As I step, closer Katsuki flicks my forehead and scoffs, "Shut up, Birdgirl, you sound like an idiot."

"Ouch," I rub the spot on my forehead and see Todoroki off to the right, "I'll see you later, Sparky. Don't miss me too much, alright?"

I turn to make my way to Todoroki when Katsuki's voice stops me, "Do good, Birdgirl," I smile to myself, thinking he is sweet before he continues, "Cause if you slack off, I'll be even farther ahead of you."

"I know that means you'll miss me, and I guess I might miss you a little," I wave over my shoulder to the boy, and I hear him huff in annoyance. I get closer to Todoroki and stop next to him, "You ready?"

"Sure," Todoroki replies with no emotion before turning so we can walk to our train stop.

I walk next to him and glance over to see the same expressionless face as always, "I understand. But, don't worry, I'm not excited to train under your hothead father either."

His lips pull up the tiniest bit into a smirk before going back to normal. He looks over at me, "Why did you choose to intern under him? Why not Hawks?"

"Oh, Hawks actually didn't extend an offer to me. I went with Endeavor, hoping to evolve the fire I currently possess." I reply simply, and Todoroki nods before I look ahead of us at our approaching stop, "Also thought it would be fun to annoy the flame hero."

Todoroki shakes his head, "I would enjoy seeing that. This internship might not be hell after all."

I pat his shoulder and let out a small laugh, "That's the spirit. With me around, I promise the internship will be anything but boring."