Viridescent

Chapter Thirty-Five: Starved

As the bus took Class 1-A to the site of their Provisional License Exam, Izuku found himself at a bit of a loss.

Not for the first time that morning, he realized something had happened between two of his friends—specifically Katsuki and Momo. The Vice President, who was sitting near the front of the bus, would occasionally glance behind her to check that the rest of their class was behaving. And every time her gaze slid from Izuku to Katsuki, (who was seated beside him) her eyes narrowed with evident annoyance. Meanwhile, Katsuki caught her glare every time and matched it with a wide sneer.

Izuku watched as his feuding classmates had another, silent exchange before he lightly elbowed Katsuki and hissed at him. "What did you do?!"

His best friend snickered, looking far too pleased with himself. "I finally pissed her off."

"Why is that a good thing?!"

"Because Ponytail is goddamn awesome when she's pissed off and I'm getting better at pushing her buttons."

"That doesn't answer my question!"

"That was the answer, dumbass. You just can't appreciate it because you didn't hear her say 'fuck' yesterday."

Izuku groaned and slapped a hand over his face. Dear god, it was already that bad? "Stop corrupting Momo...please?"

"Fat fuckin' chance," Katsuki sniggered, still grinning.

The answer didn't even surprise Izuku and he just prayed Momo would learn to resist corruption as she spent more time with Katsuki. Not just because he admired Momo, but because the thought of her behaving like his explosive best friend was legitimately terrifying.

Katsuki was restricted to explosions. Momo's Quirk could wreak havoc in more ways than Izuku was entirely comfortable with.

Fortunately, Izuku didn't have time to count how many different ways Momo could cause utter annihilation because the bus came to a stop just a few moments later. At the front of the bus, Mr. Aizawa stood up and jerked his head towards the opening doors. "Off the bus. We're at the exam site."

The students exited the bus in silence for once, all of them nervous with anticipation for the upcoming exam. Izuku looked up at the enormous construct awaiting them— Takoba National Stadium. He gulped as it finally sunk in that it was time to see if all his hard work had paid off.

Aizawa stood in front of his students, his posture slouched and his face serious as it always was. "Right, this is it, you kids. If you manage to pass this exam and earn your licenses, you won't just be students anymore. You'll be semi-professionals, trained and legally capable of working with real heroes on the job. Give it your all and get your licenses, you hear?"

"Yes, sir!" the class responded.

Eijirou waved his hands over his head. "Hey, guys! Gather 'round, let's all yell our school motto to get fired up! You ready?!"

The rest of the class clustered together as Eijirou clenched his fist, ready to throw it high. "Plus..."

"ULTRA!"

Class A jumped collectively as an unexpected, unfamiliar voice screamed over them with excitement. They all turned to stare at the culprit— a tall, teenage boy about their age in a high school uniform and a dark hat upon his head with a golden 'S' in the center.

"Ahh!" exclaimed the teenager, grinning widely. "I've always wanted to do that! I just love U.A!"

"It's not good to randomly insert yourself into other people's huddles, Inasa," admonished another teenage male in an identical uniform. Behind him was a blonde girl and another person who was totally covered in fur from head to toe, both of whom wore same outfits.