A.P.G.A. Internship Arc

EH!? Izumi Has an Admirer?!

This chapter will revolve around Izumi. And near the end of the semester.

Izumi frowns as she sees herself from the mirror in her room. A small, freckled face, big round eyes, small button nose, thin lips, messy green hair and a petite frame.

She sighed heavily, ruffling her bangs. Lou, Ultra and Ume noticed this and came over to her. "Is something wrong, Master?" He asked concern. "I wonder if I'm attractive?" "Huh?" "Sometimes, I wonder if I'm attractive. It's not like I want the attention, but it kind of hurts that boys don't think I'm feminine enough."

"That not true!" Ume said. "Yeah! You try on new more feminine and fashionable clothes!" Lou said. " And you gain confidence yourself and you made many inventions that helped out, even giving Fubuki-san a chance to speak like a regular person!" Ultra said to cheer her up. "Arigato, guys." Izumi said with a small smile, but Lou, Ultra and Ume could tell she was still in pain behind that smile.

Alumi and Hoshi told them that Izumi was always bullied threw out her childhood to middle school, especially by her former childhood friend, Bakugo Katsuki. If they recall correctly, she was called worse names, even told she was too lanky or too ugly, sometimes both. Sometimes even worst names by Katsuki.

They could tell the bullying took a toll on her. Then Lou came up with an idea to cheer her up. "Ne, Master?" "Hmm?" "I've been working on a new song. When it's done... I like you to hear it, if that's okay?" He asked. "Um." Izumi nodded. "I like to hear."

"Arigato!" Lou said. "Izumi!" Michael called from downstairs. "Breakfast!" "Coming!" She grabbed her backpack from her desk, and rushed out of room, Lou, Ultra and Ume followed behind her.

At school, Ochaco compliment Izumi's penmanship, she thanked her. Then, Eijiro pointed out it was a bit charred.

It was one of the books Izumi used to write her details on Heroes and her classmates magic and abilities. The reason, it looked charred was courtesy of Katsuki, who burned the very book and threw it in a pond. It took a while for it to dry.

She didn't want to waste it; besides it still holds some precious information about certain heroes and still plenty of pages left.

Izumi put on a smile and spoke. "It's alright, it gives it an authentic look, don't you think?"

When school came to a closed, when Izumi opened her shoe locker, when she was getting her shoe's, she saw a blue notebook caught her by surprise. And her friends behind her. She took it out confused and surprised. Noticing a piece of paper on the notebook, with a small message that read: 'For your notes'.

Ochaco squealed excited believing Izumi had a secret admirer. Izumi's cheeks burned bewildered by this revelation. Luvbi totally agreed with her. Tenya skeptically thought it would be a trap. Floyd pointed out how could a book count as a trap.

Alumi noticed Izumi frowned, focusing on the object. Somebody probably thought she was too poor to afford a new notebook and generously handed one to her.

But Alumi thought it was suspicious. How could anyone known about Izumi's notebook, she knew everyone in class could tell it looked burned the book was and could've given it to her a new sooner or asked since their classmates knew one another, so why now.

"What is secret admirer?" Ume asked curiously. "It's someone who feels adoration, fondness or love for another person without disclosing his or her identity to that person, and who may send gifts or love letters to his or her crush." Ultra told her. "Ah."

The notebook incident was just the beginning, thought of generosity was a memory, more and more gifts were in Izumi's locker when the day was over. And they continued to come.