The bell rings. The students of class 1-A stop chattering to stand up and bowing to their teacher, ready for the first period; math.
"Good morning, students. Today, we have a new transfer joining us," announces the teacher. "Please come in," he says to the boy waiting outside the classroom.
A blond kid walks in and stops beside the teacher's desk, facing the class.
He seems quite nervous. His hands are fidgeting and his eyes remain pointed to the floor.
"His name," Says the teacher, writing the kanjis on the blackboard, "Is Kaminari Denki-kun."
"Please, Kaminari-kun, introduce yourself to the class."
The boy gulps and takes a deep breath.
"Uh... hello, m-my nuh...nuh...name is Kuh... Kuh... aminari De...enki."
Stutters the boy squinting his eyes, struggling to get his words out.
"Nuh...nuh... nice to m-meet you."
As usual, he braces himself for the snickers and the mean comments that usually come because of his stutter but, strangely enough, nothing of that happens.
He would say that the class was surprised, but not hostile.
"Kaminari-kun," the teacher says.
"You can take a seat next to Kirishima-kun." he says, pointing to an empty desk in the classroom.
Kaminari scans the room for the designated desk and spots it, next to a boy with flaming spiky hairs who is cheerfully waving at him.
He makes his way towards it, his eyes still avoiding to meet the the other student's, and sits at the desk the teacher assigned him, hanging his backpack on the hook attached to the side of the it.
"Hi!" Whispers his new neighbor.
"I'm Kirishima, Kirishima Eijirou. Nice to meet you!"
"H... h... hi..." Says Kaminari struggling for not stuttering at least that single syllable.
Kirishima is widely grinning and Kaminari couldn't help staring at the strange teeth the boy next him got.
Kirishima notices the stare. "Oh, yeah... I've got weird teeth, Don't I?" He whispers playfully.
"Don't worry, I don't bite..." He adds, chuckling.
"Kirishima-kun!" Calls out the teacher. "You'll have plenty of time to get acquainted with your new classmate but now shut up!"
"I'm sorry Sensei...My bad..." Says Kirishima deliberately bumping his knee against Kaminari's under the desks, winking to him.
The matter of the lesson was quite hard and the students really welcome the bell that announces the end of the period.
The teacher tested some students and Kaminari did really well, although painfully stuttering the answers in front of the whole class was very frustrating for him.
Luckily enough, in the next period, talking is not required.
Flooding out the classroom, the students quickly head towards the gym, where they have only 15 minutes to change and prepare for P.E. class.
Midoriya, because of his disability, is dispensed and takes the opportunity to review his homework.
After a few minutes he hears some noises and voices echoing down the corridors. Something is wrong.
A fight?
Should he go check what's going on? Should he go find a teacher?
Midoriya hesitates, unsure of what to do.
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