A Heroes Gateway

Chapter 21: Sparring Matches

3rd POV:

After knowing that most of their classmates had changed schools because of the U.S.J. incident, their classroom became more spacious because of the empty seats. Izuku felt saddened by this, even though he had really just met them a week ago. He really thought that they would all be friends until the end and become heroes together, but almost half of them are gone now, leaving only thirteen of them to stick together.

The room felt like there were a lot of missing pieces, pieces that are forever lost and will never be found or seen again.

But something else had sparked Izuku's interest, taking his mind off of the students who left and making him think of what was ahead instead of what was behind. There's no point in remaining in the past when there is such a bright light up ahead. That light is the transferees they met a few classes ago.

Izuku was excited to formally meet and talk to them, wanting to get to know them better and possibly be friends with them. His first impression of them was that they were truly determined to be part of the hero course. The way their eyes shone like gold when they introduced themselves. Izuku could have imagined the disappointment they must have felt when they received their letter from U.A. stating that their application for the hero course was denied.

Now that there are open spots in their class, this is their only chance to prove themselves worthy of becoming U.A.'s young heroes-in-training and becoming future pro heroes under the tutelage of U.A. This is their last shot, their only shot to be exact, at becoming part of the hero course.

That's what was mostly on Izuku's mind that morning as he scribbled down notes on his lectures. He was excited to meet them again, he was excited to learn more about them, and most importantly of all, he was excited to cheer them on.

The bell rang as Izuku raised his head from his desk. It was now time for the long awaited Heroics Class. They were already informed that their class would take place at Gym Gamma and that they needed to be in their PE uniforms. Izuku felt relieved that they had to wear PE instead of their costumes since his is still being repaired.

Everyone soon changed and arrived at Gym Gamma. They were mostly waiting for their teachers and the transferees to arrive, as most of them conversed with one another. Their topic mostly revolves around the transferees, who they are excited to meet again. After a few more minutes of waiting, they heard the doors of Gym Gamma open and were greeted by their teachers.

"Hello everyone! I see that you are all doing well!" The class looked to see that it was All Might, as their mood brightened up after seeing the number one hero's smile. "I see here that we have some new students with us!" The hero then looked back as Aizawa, Present Mic, Cementoss, and the transferees followed behind him.

The class showed excitement as some couldn't help but be friendly and waved at them. One who showed this level of excitement was Mina, who jumped up and down and waved at the transferees. Hitoshi looked at her plainly. Akemi waved back at her with a smile, while Hikari beamed and started jumping up and down just like her. Her wings flutter as she does so. Aizawa tiredly sighed at them. It was too early for this kind of energy.

"For today, we'll be doing some self-study in order for you all to prepare for the upcoming sports festival that will be happening in the next two weeks." Aizawa told the class as they had a bit of confusion about what he meant by "self study."

"Uhm, sensei, what do you mean by self study?" Sero asked.

"You will be training all by yourself and learn how to improve your abilities." The teacher answered as the boy nodded his head. "You may do so as you wish; sparring, using your quirks; I don't really care as long as I see improvement."