A Mutant's Hero Academia [BNHA & X-men Crossover]

SIX

"Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained."

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"It was hard because we were up against really strong, and aggressive opponents. But thankfully we won at the end!" Uraraka Ochako excitedly boosted to Akano who sat across from her at the table. The two were in the main cafeteria, where U.A students could eat gourmet food at reasonable prices. Not that Yumi usually ate there since her mother packs a lunch for her almost everyday.

"That's good to hear." Yumi hummed as Uraraka continously babbled on about their basic hero training session, taught by the one and only, All Might.

The redhead subconsciously smiled softly at the gushing brunette, who she quickly became friends with. It was a surprise to her at first, but as they spent more time -meeting in the hallways and occasionally having lunch together- Yumi grew fond of Ochako. She was very bubbly and kind of an airhead at times, which only added to her adorable appeal.

As she listened intently to Uraraka, a part of Yumi's mind couldn't help but drift off a bit in thought.

'I became aware that I was reincarnated at the age of six. And even though I spoke nothing of it, the situation created a wall around me. As a child, I'd understood too much of this world. It subconsciously frightened everyone away from me. While some were jealous of me, and some adored me from a distance, I never made any friends. It wasn't as though I had any doubts on that score. But..'

"Deku-kun was amazing! He went up against Bakugou-kun and still managed to coordinate with me so I could retrieve the weapon! I'm still shaking from excitement!" Uraraka added, flapping her arms up and down in the air.

'To my amazement, from the start, Ochako treated me normally.' Yumi nodded, resting her cheek atop the open palm of her right hand. She was staring so intensely at the brunette that it made her halt her chatter.

Uraraka smiled nervously, lifting a hand to briskly rub the back of her head. "I'm sorry for ranting, I must be boring you, Yu-chan."

'And she's the first to add a '-chan' to my name other than my parents.'

The redhead shook her head, feeling the corners of her lips lifting. "Not at all. It's just.. You look like you're having a lot of fun."

'How lucky.' Yumi could helplessly feel a surge of jealousy stirring up in her insides. She gulped, not remembering the last time she was this passionate about something.

Probably never in this lifetime.

"Mmm!" Uraraka chirped, dedicating a sharp nod of confirmation to Yumi. "I want you to meet them someday, Deku-kun and Iida-kun!" She declared, getting up to her feet once she noticed Yumi standing up, as well.

Nodding, Yumi shoved her bento box back into a paper bag. "Sure." She softly said, and it prompted the widening of Ochako's wide grin.

"Oh, there they are!"

The red haired teen glanced to see who uraraka was pointing at from afar, and she saw two boys. She couldn't make out their features from a distance, but one was significantly taller than the other, wearing glasses, while the other possessed wild green hair. Yumi nodded at her. "You go ahead, I have some papers I need to get from the teacher for our next class." She said and Uraraka slightly gasped.

"Yu-chan, you're the class rep?" It wouldn't be a surprise to her if she was, since Yumi was so competent. She would always hear other first years from the other classes pointing and gossiping about Yumi when she hung around her. It seemed that only her class, 1-A, didn't know who Yumi was since they'd missed the entrance ceremony because of their quirk apprehension test.