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"Greed, can I talk to you for a second?" Izuku asked. All of his brothers were lounging in the living room around the television but as eyelids were growing heavy from everyone- Izuku thought it was the best time to ask his question.

Greed looked up from reading the newspaper and smiled. "Anything for you Zero" Greed followed Izuku into the kitchen where Gluttony was slumped over a bowl of rice. His snores sounded like chains rattling on hardwood floors. Greed shook him awake and his snores were sucked in like a record scratch. Gluttony opened one eye and stood up; forcefully pushing the chair from underneath him.

"What's going on?" Gluttony yawned and rubbed his eye like a child.

"Zero is going to have a chat with me. Gluttony you should follow Sloth's lead" Greed pointed to the hallway.

Gluttony followed his finger before looking back at them. He shoveled the rest of the rice in his mouth and held them in his cheeks like a squirrel. "Goodnight Zero. Greed" Gluttony muffled and bowed in their direction. He stood up and gulped down the rice as he exited the kitchen.

Once Gluttony was gone, Greed turned back to Izuku and tilted his head. "What's up?"

Izuku fidgeted. "Well, the entrance exams for UA is coming up"

Greed picked up the fallen chair and sat down in it. He gestured for Izuku to sit down before clasping his hands. "I know. You've been studying for the written portion for weeks now"

Izuku sat down and nodded. "Yes, but it's the other portion in the exam that I'm worried about"

Greed raised his eyebrow and chuckled. "Zero, we got it covered" He reached over the table and patted Izuku's clammy hands.

"Wait, what?" Izuku scrunched up his face and Greed gave him a genuine smile.

"Sometimes you are too adorable for your own good" Greed leaned over the table and fluffed his hair. "I had a chat with the other brothers and we all agreed. I'll take the test with you and you call on any of the other brothers as you see fit"

"Well, why can't I call on you?"

"I will be helping the brother you choose and ensuring that you'll pass"

Izuku blinked before shooting like a rocket out of his seat. His doe eyes sparkled like diamonds dipped in joy. Greed swam in his endless joy and drifted along the waves of calm that Izuku produced. Izuku ran around the table and wrapped Greed in a hug. Greed was shocked at first but quickly entombed Izuku in a hug and laid his head in the crook of his shoulder.

"Thank you so much Greed!" Izuku muffled into his shoulder. Greed deeply smiled in the crook of his neck.

"Anything for you, Zero"

"Are you ready for the exam, Kacchan?" Izuku asked Katsuki while walking to UA. Katsuki woke him up early that morning and rushed him into getting ready. Katsuki had been training for months leading up to this exam- so much that he asked Pride to oversee his training. Pride was honored but a hard teacher. Izuku watched every practice and saw how hard Katsuki was training and it always managed to make him feel a little bad how he didn't have to train because his brothers would help him. He begged Pride to train him too, but he saw no use in it- seeing how he could call upon him when he needed his help.

It was an argument Izuku would always lose but couldn't help feeling bad about it.

Katsuki scoffed. "Been ready. Let's get this shit over with"

The boys walked onto the UA property and silently checked out everybody. It was something Greed told them to both do before leaving for exams. He reminded them to have fun but to also beat everyone because it's still a competition to get a seat in UA. Katsuki took his words to heart but Izuku couldn't help but worry. He didn't practice his 'quirk' (if you could call it that at this point) before since they came out and did their own thing. He never minded when his brothers came out because they always went back quickly. Izuku knew that all he'd have to do was think their name and his brother would come forward and adapt to the situation, but he couldn't help-