The Start of a New Era (Koji Koda x OC)

Praise and Rivalries

In the nurse's office, Mika was lying on one of the beds in her hero costume. Mika groaned before slowly opening her eyes and looking around, "Good to see you awake, child." she turned her head to the source and saw Recovery Girl.

Mika lifted her upper body but looked down, "Hello, ma'am... guess I got carried away again, huh. Sorry..." she said. Recovery Girl sighed, "It's true that I'm upset at you for your recklessness." she said.

Recovery Girl looked at Izuku's unconscious body, "However, I'm glad that you weren't like Midoriya." she continued. Mika looked at Izuku with worry, "Will he be alright?" she asked.

Recovery Girl smiled and nodded, "He'll be fine; I'm glad that other people are caring for him." she said. Mika slightly smiled, "I've written you a doctor's note so you can return to class." Recovery Girl said before handing the paper to her.

Mika nodded as she took the note from Recovery Girl's hands; she got out of bed and bowed, "Thank you, ma'am." she said before leaving the nurse's office.

When Mika reached the girl's changing room, she undressed from her hero costume and put her school uniform on. Mika looked in the mirror and saw some cuts on her body that were not fully healed; she brought her hand close to the cut on her cheek.

When Mika touched the cut, it stung, making her flinch and pull her hand away, "Damn... I'll be feeling these scratches a lot longer than my sore body." she said before buttoning her shirt.

Mika tightened her necktie and put her blazer on; she put her costume and other equipment in her hero case. Mika looked at her hand, "I have to get stronger if I want to be a great hero." she said before clenching her fist and leaving the changing room.

(Time Skip)

Mika stood before the classroom door, nervous about the reactions. Mika shook a bit and looked at the ground, Calm down, Mika. she thought. Mika slapped her cheeks, Go in there calmly. she thought, Don't let them see you flustered.

When Mika opened the door, she could hear conversations about combat training, but everything went silent when they saw her. Some of the students got up and surrounded Mika, "Hey, Lyoko! You're back!" Hanta shouted.

Mika panicked a bit, but not enough to show, "What's all the commotion about?" she asked. Eijiro laid his arm on Hanta's shoulder, "You hero!" he said, "How come you didn't tell us you were a badass." Mika was shocked, "What?" she asked.

Mina stood beside Eijiro, "We were cheering for you, Lyoko!" she said, "Your strength was amazing, and how you handled Todoroki was awesome! Think you can give me some pointers sometime?"

Mika blushed a bit, "Are you alright, though?" she looked in the crowd and saw Tsuyu behind Mina, "Some of us were worried when you passed out."

Mika nodded, "I'm fine, Tsu." she said, "Whenever I stay in my animal forms for too long, I pass out easily sometimes. No need to worry about me." Tsuyu nodded, "Just making sure you were alright, ribbit." she said.

Mika slightly smiled, "See, I told you two not to worry about her." she looked behind the group and saw Kyoka talking to Koji and Mezo. Mika walked past the group and toward the group, "Glad you could make it back in good shape." Mezo said.

Koji nodded in agreement as Mika scratched the back of her head, "Were you guys worried about me?" she said, "Sorry, that fight took a lot of energy out of me." Kyoka looked at Mika, "Try not to be the center of attention, Lyoko." she said.

Kyouka pointed at Mezo, "Shoji had a good fight, too." she continued. Mika was surprised and looked at Mezo, "Really?" she asked. Mezo scratched his neck, "Well... I figured you would give it everything against Todoroki, so I gave it my all against Ojiro." he said.