𝚄𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝙵𝚒𝚛𝚎 [MHA Fanfiction] I

CHAPTER 010

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✎ℂℍ𝔸ℙ 𝟘𝟙𝟘: 𝐔.𝐀. 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋

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𝐊𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐤𝐨 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 to have been born into this family. Well, for money purposes, anyway. Indeed, her father was Japan's number two pro-hero and almost everything comes from him. From the house to the bill and the gardener, let's just say that the redhead was living more than comfortably at the expense of her father.

And with Fuyumi, and Natsuo, occasionally, paying for the groceries, you can think that Kimiko didn't have much to pay for but some clothes, personal items, and other things for entertainment like the movies or a restaurant or even buying new games. 

Unfortunately, that's not the case. At least not anymore. It's been three years since she went to the movies, she has been declining to go out with her classmates to the mall or restaurants since the beginning of Junior High, and she buys clothes only to replace those that were becoming too small for her or holed.

In short, that's not something younger Kimiko thought she would do.

So, you may be wondering; what the hell does she do with her money? Well, the answer is saving. Kimiko had been meticulously saving every yen she could for three years, all with one goal in mind: to cover her tuition for U.A. and buy the school uniform. 

Of course, what did you expect? Her father didn't know she applied to U.A. Her older sister and brother don't know either and let's not talk about her twin brother whose charges are covered by their old man. Talk about the favorite son...

In Japan, it's against the law to work before fifteen years old. So the girl has been relying on the money -- large sums, may she add -- oh so gratefully sent to her by her father during her birthdays -- the only reason she was sure he didn't forget about those was because of Shoto -- and the allowance given by Fuyumi each month -- coming from Enji too, obviously.

However, when her third year in Junior High started, she immediately searched for a part-time job to start making more money. At that time, she still hadn't saved enough and the upcoming allowances wouldn't be enough. The face she made when the employers of konbinis or cafe restaurants told her she must get written permission from her parents or legal guardian was priceless. There was no way she could ask for Fuyumi's permission, that would lead to unnecessary questions from her, and asking her father was out of the question. Natsuo was too immature from the girl's point of view.

She was at a dead end, until she heard about the tutoring lessons she could give to students at her grade or below. Hope immediately surged back in her at the thought of finally making some money on her own. With that, she squeezed her schedule to fit those tutoring lessons. Between school, tests, exams, studying for the U.A. written exam, and training for the practical portion, it was the most difficult year for the redhead.

But today, Kimiko Todoroki was proud to say that she made it. The money she accumulated in addition to the sums she saved for the last three years was finally enough to, at least, pay for the first year's tuition, three school uniforms for winter and summer, and three P.E. uniforms. She will be thinking about the second year's tuition later. That, if her family doesn't discover her secret.

As she lay in bed, Kimiko found it surprisingly easy to stay awake. It wasn't the typical buzz of excitement or the weight of nervousness keeping her up. Instead, a confident smirk tugged at the corners of her lips. Tomorrow was the day she had been working towards for the last three years—a day that'll mark the beginning of her journey at U.A. High School.