Pantomath

Chapter 17:

Class 1-A returned to the common area of the dorms silently each quietly wondering what happened to the pair. It wasn't long though before the group began to speculate aloud.

"Do you think whatever happened is related to those scars on his arm, I mean, they looked kinda knew don't you think?"

"I don't really think this is something we should pry into, it seems pretty personal..."

"Yeah, Tsu is right, did you see how upset Aries got?"

"If they can't take a few comments then they shouldn't freaking be here, you need to be tough to be a hero."

"Bakugō does have a point- although I wouldn't exactly phrase it that way- but, maybe we can help them adjust to their new lives,"

"Some things take time to heal, Iida,"

"The event had to be pretty recent, maybe we can find something on the news."

"What if he brainwashed Nezu and is secretly a villain gathering information on the next generation!"

"What world are you living in? How on earth would he even manage to brainwash Nezu without raising suspicions, Nezu practically lives here in UA!"

"The real question is how you even know that, don't be a buzz kill!"

"Oh! What if their parents were underground heroes and a villain they had put away came after them? It would explain why UA agreed to let the little sister stay here too."

"This isn't a story."

"What if they are undercover?"

"Okay now your being unrealistic, why would they evennn- Oh, uh, hi Kobayashi...." an awkward silence once more filled the air as Kobayashi appeared in the doorway,

"Oh no, what am I going to do now?" Hideki drawled sarcastically clutching his chest dramatically, "you have found out that I, Kobayashi Hideki, am secretly the pro hero Fat Gum!"

That earned him a few chuckles as people made the comparison between the giant, bulky hero and far too small, scrawny, Hideki.

"How will I go on now?!?" He dropped to the ground.

The blond from before stood then from the couch also posing dramatically as he took up the joke, "That is correct, you can hide nothing from my brilliant light,"

"Go, Aoyama!" The invisible girl, Hagakure Tōru cheered them on laughing.

"Bow before my brilliance, go my minions and bring him before me,"

Catching onto the act, another blond- a lightning quirk user- and a red head- a toughening quirk?- moved forward to drag him gently over. Hideki continued his own act letting himself hang limply in his mock defeat from their carefully firm grip.

Uraraka joined in leaping up to stare down at him, "That's right, we knew it all along, you can't hide anything from us hero, we know your identity-"

Of course, Eraserhead and Present Mic chose that moment to enter the building, they both froze as they took in the Aries-less scene with the class surrounding his body, hanging limply in defeat from two classmates grasps. The last few words Uraraka had coldly announced- and the only words that the heroes had caught- did not help perceptions in the least. 'We know your identity' how many ways were there to interpret that statement?

"Just what is going on here?" Eraserhead's hair raised dangerously as he growled the words out.

"Eek!" Hagakure squeaked and Hideki fell suddenly to the ground as the sparkling blond laughed as if unconcerned- that liar was so worried- a few stammered excuses were given from various members of the class before Bakugō broke in.