Unlikely As It May Seem (An Izumina Fanfiction)

Ch.3: The Project

"Okay, now that we read that out loud, I can see why this is an Aizawa thing," Mina was saying after they went over the basis for the project. Izuku nodded in turn.

"It does make sense as Heroes that we would need to be able to both work with other Heroes who we may be unfamiliar with or whose Quirk didn't always work in conjunction with our own," he said. Mina just smiled as the green haired boy really got into his Hero explanation.

Still, the project did not initially seem like an Aizawa thing. She understood the part in regards to learning more about their partner's Quirks, but less on the whole 'guessing game' part that would come at the end of the project. That was, until Izuku explained it.

"And by using the portion in which we discuss our partners without revealing their identity will also help us get a better feel in our investigative side of things as Heroes." He thought about this part of the project before adding, "I'm really glad Aizawa paired me with you." Mina looked at him curiously, before deciding to tease him a little.

"Oh, really?" she said, her sly grin once more on her face. "Why's that, Midori? Like spending time with me?" She winked as she saw his face go red, before he went on his stuttering tirade.

"I just meant that with how well you are with reading people, and being friends with most everyone, you'd be able to pick out their descriptions better." His eyes widened a little, as he saw her pout a little. "Not that I don't like hanging out with you, cause I do think this is fun, and we never really got a chance to know each other. But, I'm not implying that...." He was stopped in his tracks by Mina giggling.

"It's fine, Midoriya, I get it," she said, in between laughing. Then something struck her, and her brows furrowed a little, an unusual sight for Mina Ashido. "Hey, I'm not hurting you am I? Laughing at you being flustered?" Izuku had actually calmed down at this point, his face turning to concern, and then understanding by Mina's shift. He knew that Mina was actually a good person, who wouldn't hurt someone's feelings intentionally.

"Oh, no, Ashido, I'm fine," he said, giving her a reassuring smile. "I know you're just doing it to tease and have fun. You're not trying to be mean." Her smile returned.

"Thanks, Midori. But let me know if I make you too uncomfortable," she then thought about what he said in regards to how well she knew everyone. And about being glad that he was partnered with her. It made her cheeks gain a lilac tint. "But, um, actually. I should be the one to be glad to be partnered up with you." Now it was his turn to look at her curiously.

"Why do you say that?" he asked, innocently. It was not lost on Mina that his cheeks were still a little red, and her words had brought the redness in full force.

"Just how smart and detailed you are about everything," she said. "I mean, what if people start going off into lesser known stuff about their partner's Quirks. With all of your analysis, and those notebooks you keep on everyone, Hero, student, Quirks in general, you'd probably be able to spot those things, you know?" His face registered what she meant.

"Then, I guess we should do really well on that part of the project," he said, that once in a while determination hitting his face. Mina couldn't help but feed off that energy. "Regardless of which aspect the other's use, one of us will have a good idea?" Mina couldn't help herself as she jumped up in celebration.

"That's right, Midori! We'll be unstoppable!" Her own energy made Izuku jump up as well, and then they both shared a laugh. After a few moments, they looked at one another, their smiles still etched on their faces. Their eyes locked, and the air in the room suddenly felt very warm. They were brought out of it by a knock on Izuku's door.

"Dinner's ready!" Inko called out. They both turned their heads to the side to hide the blushes on their faces.

Dinner went really well, with Mina laughing at some embarrassing Izuku stories from Inko. They came to the decision that Mina would make her way back to the dorms first, with Izuku working on some things for their project before also heading back.

They still decided to work on the project some more though before their plan went into effect. They surprisingly got a good portion of information down on one another in the short amount of time before they absolutely had to plan to be back for curfew.

To Mina, a good part of what they were doing for the project didn't even seem like schoolwork anymore. To her, it was getting to know a person better, something she always tried to do with new friends anyways. It was finally a project she didn't have to worry about too much focus on.

At last, the night finally wound down, and Mina was getting ready to leave.

"I'll see you in a little bit, Midori!" she said as she walked out the door, her trademark smile plastered on her face.

"O-okay, Ashido. See you in a bit." They had already made plans for at least tomorrow as far as working on the project went, so they wouldn't have to worry about seeming out of place to the others. And they had agreed that they would come up with a plan for each consecutive meetings the same way.

And Mina was already looking forward to tomorrow.