Unlikely As It May Seem (An Izumina Fanfiction)

Ch. 1: The New Semester

It was amazing what Class 1A had gone through in just one semester at UA High School. The attack on the USJ, the Sports Festival, internships, the disaster that was the Training Camp, and finally the Provisional License Exam.

All but two of the the students had passed, and were now able to fight crime alongside Pros. And they had just gone over Work Studies to do just that, getting beat down by Mirio Togata in the process.

Of course, that was a few weeks ago, now, and classes were starting to get back to normal. Well, as normal as they could for Class 1A. Right now, they were in the middle of one of Mr. Aizawa's lectures. Luckily, the day would soon be over, and they would be able to head to the Dorms. And it was Friday, a fact that made everyone a little more chipper. Especially a certain pink-skinned student.

Although, to say Mina Ashido was "more chipper" would be confusing to most people on the outside. Already a rather excitable sort, the idea of the weekend was what the alien-looking girl was truly looking forward to. A chance to unwind and relax. Hang out with her many friends. Maybe even make new ones with members of her class that she wasn't as close with. But, they still had to get through this lesson.

Mina knew better than anyone, though, that she wasn't exactly the most exemplary student. Though, after the Final Exams last semester, she had been hit with a very deep reality. She wasn't doing herself any favors by her disregard of study. So, she had decided to step up her study game, as grueling a prospect as it was. Mind you, she wasn't going to go as hard as students like Yaoyorozu and Midoriya, but still.

Actually, thinking about the resident curly greenette caused her to look over in his direction. As always, he was deep into his notebook, writing things down that Aizawa was saying. Almost faster than the teacher was speaking, it seemed at certain points. It made Mina smile a bit. Midoriya was one person she had promised herself to get to know better this semester.

Truth be told, she had an interest in getting to know him better after the Sports Festival and his fight with Todoroki, but things had gotten in the way. The sheer determination and grit. The confidence he had exuded in getting Todoroki to use his fire. It had been awe-inspiring, even if he had caused himself major bodily damage and the loss of the match. And yet, the boy had been happy about it.

Mina was amazed, especially with how reserved and timid the boy was normally. And the mumbling that he did when he was going over everything, quirks, lessons, and the like. To most, it seemed annoying. Even to Mina at first, it had caught her off guard, and caused her a little bit of discomfort. Now, she actually found it endearing. And he was doing it now.

Which had caused Mr. Aizawa to sigh, stopping in the middle of his lecture.

"Midoriya," he announced, without turning around, "keep up that mumbling, and I'll have you teaching the class." There were some chuckles from the other students, and most looked in Midoriya's direction, getting the sight of the noticeable red tint that had lined his face. Instead of snickering like the others, Mina actually sent the boy a sympathetic smile when she caught him looking her way. He returned it with his own awkward smile, though it seemed to have calmed him down some.

"Sorry, Mr. Aizawa," he said, in response. Aizawa merely sighed as he finished up his lecture. It was now close to the end of the day, but he turned around and gave some surprising news.

"Before you leave for the weekend, I'll be assigning everyone a project to do over the next few weeks. You'll be in pairs....and no, you don't get to pick. I've already selected these pairs." He shuffled a few papers. "As a surprise, I'm not going to announce your pairs, or the specifics of the assignment out loud. When I call your name, come get your paper that will have all relevant information, including the identity of your partner, and leave. Do not announce anything to the rest of the class. This is an aspect of your assignment I will key you in on. You have to do this as secretively as possible. In the end, the other teams will be tasked in attempting to guess who was partnered with who."

The whole class was taken aback at the revelation. Some looked at each other, trying to gauge what Mr. Aizawa could possibly throw at them and why. He started calling names, and one of the first things Mina did was try to gauge the reaction of each person getting their papers to see how they reacted to their partner. Some were pretty neutral, but some definitely gave small hints.

She saw as Midoriya received his paper. He took a cursory glance over it, and Mina could see his face go beet red. He's been assigned with a girl, she smirked. Now it's just figuring out who. Mineta's name was also called soon thereafter, and Mina had almost cringed at the thought of who the little perverted parasite would be assigned with. She could see the eagerness in his eyes as he grabbed at the paper, but a wash of relief befell Mina when she saw his countenance fall. He had not been assigned to work with a girl. Aizawa was at least smart enough to prevent that.

Pretty soon, her own name was called, and she briskly walked up and got her paper. She didn't even look at it as she skipped out of class, not wanting to give anything away. After she got a little ways down the hall, she decided to look at the paper. It had her name at the top, followed directly underneath with three words that caused her face to turn a shade of lilac:

Partner: Midoriya, Izuku

A/N: Hey guys. A little bit of a different start here, but I hope you guys enjoyed. Will hopefully be fairly consistent with this one as well.