A Zodiac Hero [BNHA]

Chapter 37-Aries

The ride back home was fuzzy. I didn't remember it well. I was too caught up with the thoughts swirling in my head. I failed. Sure there are still remedial classes but I was falling behind. What would my parents have thought? They would be disappointed. I could just imagine my mother's voice. 'I believed in you, Aries. But you let me down.' I wasn't sure if that was how they would actually react but...

What would the Zodiac Signs think? More importantly, what would Scorpio think? Wait what? Scorpio? Since when do I care about what she thinks? It's strange. Before Scorpio got us into UA there were no feelings associated with her, other than rage and frustration. But now...it's different. Whenever I think of her, I get this strange fuzzy feeling in my chest. This doesn't happen with Leo. I don't associate any feelings with Leo when I think of her. Not like Scorpio. 

I need to end it soon. I can't lead Leo on. Not when I feel nothing for her. 

When we get back to the dorms I didn't sleep. I couldn't. Instead, I looked out the window. The night was calm. The stars were beautiful. Virgo's constellation was out. I was almost lulled to sleep when I noticed explosions on one of the training grounds. I groaned. There was no way I was going to fall asleep looking at those.

It was probably Bakugo, but even though he was my sign I couldn't bring myself to care. Those were his personal problems, and I wasn't nosy like Scorpio or Taurus. Ugh. Scorpio invaded my thoughts even when the topic wasn't about her. 

I hung my head and my hands on my ears as if trying to block out my thoughts about Scorpio.

I laid back down in my bed and pulled my blanket over my body. My eyelids were already getting heavy.

The next morning we were informed that Bakugo and Midoriya were on lockdown because they fought last night. That explained the explosions.

Then we had an assembly outside.  Principal Nezu began with how his fur had been a bit stiff lately, and that to make sure our hair was nice we needed to get a full night's sleep and shower. After that strange introduction, the principal got to the point. We're still suffering from our loss of All Might, and that we all need to be wary, especially the second and third-years doing their work studies (I haven't heard of those but I really need to find out what they are) and that was it.

Hound Dog, the guidance counselor came up and was supposed to say something, but it all came out as growls, so then Vlad King came up and explained what he was supposed to say. Basically, Hound Dog found out that Midoriya and Bakugo fought, and understood we were still unaccustomed to dorm life, but we're still supposed to be civil with each other.

Later, during Homeroom Tsu asked about work studies. I listened intently as Aizawa-Sensei explained. "Put simply, it's a more immersive version of the hero internships you already did with pros." 

"But then what was the point of the sports festival?!" Uraraka asked, her face panicked.

"You'll be using your connections from the sports festival to get a work-study. Those who didn't get any offers will have a harder time securing work studies." Aizawa-Sensei continued, but I didn't think it was anything important and zoned out. Well, started looking at Scorpio, even though I was looking at her back.

Three days later Midoriya was back and Aizawa-Sensei said we were going to formally talk about work studies. The door opened and in came three third-years. At first, I was confused. And then my jaw dropped as I realized who they were.

The big three of UA! They all probably have work studies already, and when they graduate, will have an easy time finding places to be a sidekick at. They're crazy strong, even without their quirks, it's the experience and skill they have that brings them to the next level.

Everyone started chattering, having their own mini conversations. "Let's get right to it. Starting with you Amajiki." Aizawa-Sensei pointed at the one with pointed ears, and dark blue hair.

Amajiki turned to us, looking at us with a gaze so intense it could've been a glare. He started muttering something, and I could tell he had some sort of anxiety with public speaking. "I wanna go now!" He said and then turned, and put his head on the wall. 

The next one was worse. It was a girl, with light blue hair that reached her hips, and light blue eyes. She sounded as if she had just swallowed three buckets of sugar. Then she went around asking everyone different questions. But not in the normal way. She would approach someone, ask a few questions at the speed of light, and before they could react she would dash off to someone us. 

"Hey, hey, what's your quirk? It's really weird. I know your name is Aries, but does that mean you're the actual Zodiac Sign? Hey, hey, I want to know!" I didn't bother trying to answer her questions, and I was right not to as she dashed off to the next Zodiac sign before I would've even finished answering her questions. The first two were certainly strange.

I sighed and looked to the last one. A blonde boy, with blue eyes that held no visible pupils. "The outlooks looking..." He trailed off waiting for us to finish. I raised an eyebrow. They're all weirdos. And here I thought they would be semi-normal people, as they are the big three.

"Grim! The answer's grim! Well, that didn't go over so well!" Mirio Togata. That was his name. I remember now. I don't know from where but I remember his name. He continued talking, but the one thing that stuck out to me was when he pumped his fist and said that we should all fight him.

While I watched Togata and class 1-A stretch I itched to do the same but agreed with Todoroki. Work studies didn't matter since we didn't have our hero licenses.

Even so, while I watched class 1-A and Togata fight-well I wouldn't call it a fight, more like Togata destroying them while they could do nothing-I itched to do the same. I may not have won against him, but I sure could've tried.

After the fight, and after Togata put his P.E uniform back on he asked if everyone thought his quirk was strong, and everyone said yes. Togata explained his quirk, Permeation. The quirk was that he could phase through any material. First Togata explained the upsides. Like how when he was in the ground and became solid again, he would launch out of the ground.

Then Togata explained the quirk's weaknesses. Like how his lungs couldn't absorb oxygen while he was phasable. And how he couldn't see or hear anything.

Later, in the common room, I was annoyed to no end. I had won the fight for the remote, and I could choose to watch whatever I wanted, and so I turned the TV on, but I couldn't enjoy what I was watching. Everyone was calling the people they interned with, and not being able to call the hero I interned with was annoying to no end.

Eventually, I gave up and went back to my dorm room.

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A/N: Ended on a strange note. I don't have much to say, other than I'm using aesthetics for the Zodiac Signs now if I can't find a good picture to put above. And I love it. Also, I just realized, we're already on the Shie Hassakai arc!! We've come so far. :)