Birds of a Feather

So, what, you've just decided for me that I have to go to UA?

カラス

"So, what, you've just decided for me that I have to go to UA? That's the only school you want me applying to?" Karasu snapped at her older brother, storming past him as she walked towards their living room. "I'm not allowed to look at any others? Even if I want to?"

"I think it'll be the best fit for you." Hawks responded as he followed his sister down the hall as she pulled her jacket on around her wings carefully- and somehow still angrily, she had a talent for finding that strange balance of emotions when she was mad at him. "Also, they are sort of excited to see you- being my little sister and all."

"Great. Awesome. So I won't even be me, I'll just be Hawks's little sister who has all the info everyone wants." she grumbled, twisting her hair into a braid. "I won't say anything- or rather, I won't be allowed to say anything about you or our life or most aspects of my life and then I'll have no friends and live here forever alone with you forever. Awesome. Is that your plan or something?"

"Karasu, don't be like that," he sighed, lifting his safety glasses up to sit on the top of his head. "C'mon, it isn't going to play out that way. There'll be other legacy students so you'll have peers with at least semi-similar experiences to you as well as at least seni-similar restrictions on the things they can and can't talk about. Obviously most of them have hero parents and not brothers who got custody of them, but-"

"Who?" Karasu demanded immediately, turning to face him. "Who's going to be there?" She knew there had to be some kind of angle to this.

"I don't know the specifics, seeing as no one's actually gotten in yet. There's also Shiketsu Academy, and I know some pros prefer to send their kids to boarding schools for safety purposes." Hawks said as he looked at her tiredly. He always looked tired. "I know that Endeavor's youngest son is about a month younger than you, so he'll be-"

"Oh, okay, it's all becoming clear now." she scoffed, turning towards him. "You want me to learn and feed you info about Endeavor! I'm just guessing at this one, but also the other pros who work at the school. Unbelievable!" She pushed past him to go back into the living room.

"It isn't like that, Karasu!" He followed after her, his hands still shoved into his pockets. "The Yaoyorozu girl is around your age, too. She'll be there. The youngest Iida kid. I have them marked as the most likely besides you to make it in, and probably make it into the top class as well. I know there's a few others but I can't remember their names. There's a lot of names."

"What if I don't want to be a pro?" She leaned against the wall, folding her arms. "I know you've been pushing me towards that since you got custody of me- but what if I don't want to?"

"What do you want, then?" he dropped onto the sofa, crossing his legs. "You have to go to high school- and this is one of the best. I know I had you privately tutored at my agency for middle school, but I do actually think you should be around people your own age instead of my side kicks. You also need friends. Actual friends, not ones who have to be nice to you because they're employed by me."

She kicked off the wall and sat next to him, slouching down into the back of the sofa. "I don't... know what I want to do," she admitted. "I want to help people. I thought about maybe a program to lead me to law school and go that route- but I guess the most effective way to help people is being a pro these days."

"I wouldn't force you to be a pro, in the end." he promised her, putting a hand on her shoulder.

Karasu sighed heavily and turned to face her brother. "I don't have a choice, do I? About if I'm going to UA or not?"

"Not even a little bit, kid. Let's fly." Hawks smiled at her as he stood up and offered her his hand.

She took it and stood up, shaking her head. "Fine!" she snapped as she walked out the front door ahead of him.