Entanglement Series: Of Firsts

Unexpected Turn of Events

Rolling out of bed, I groaned as the sun shifted across my eyes. Why the hell am I up so early?

"Time to get up." I groan again, registering that Hana's voice is coming from downstairs. The smell of breakfast cooking has me rolling out of bed like a zombie. I stumble down the stairs and plop in a seat, Sora not trying to hide his laughter at my antics.

Aggressively pushing my hair out of my eyes, I glare at the man sitting across from me but immediately refocus as a plate is gently place under my nose. "Fooooood! Thanks, Hana. You're the best." Sora cleared his throat while Hana took her place parallel to the both of us. I looked between them and rolled my eyes, a smile making its way across my face.

"Are you two about to make this a thing? It honestly isn't that big of a deal," I mumbled the last part and stuffed my face full of food. Hana gently placed her hand on my shoulder and gave me a look, not putting up with any of my self-degrading attitude today.

"Ren, you're taking the entrance exam to Yuei! YUEI, kid! It is a BIG deal!" Sighing, I turned from Hana and waited, impatiently I might add, for Sora to add his encouragements. "Ren, I can't tell you how proud we are to have you in this family. You've truly been a blessing to us and... well, we can't wait to watch you become a hero." Covering my face to hide my watery eyes, I thanked them and jogged back to my room to get ready for the day.

Throwing on a pair of black shorts and a red tank top over my sports bra, I checked the time and mentally freaked out. I ONLY HAVE TWENTY MINUTES TO GET TO CAMPUS. Sprinting back downstairs, I quickly yelled goodbye and dashed out the door, slamming it in the process.

"SORRY!"

Thank the lord that the streets aren't crowded! I would hate to have to avoid a bunch of bodies. I dodged a couple of adults leisurely walking to work and sighed when I saw the gates of Yuei in the distance. I forgot how close we live to the school. I guess I was nervous for no reason.

Slowing down, I took in my surroundings, quickly assessing any possible threats. I shook my head, taking a deep breath, forcefully ending my thoughts. It's good to be aware of your surroundings but you don't need to be overly paranoid or pessimistic. This is a HERO school and you are literally surrounded by people who took an oath to defend others.

Unconsciously stepping to the side, I glanced over and locked gazes with crimson eyes. Well, he would have straight up walked through me. He sent a glare my way and I rolled my eyes. Continuing towards the auditorium, I heard him scoff loudly. I picked up my pace and entered the building, snagging the first open seat I could find.

The seat adjacent to me was swiftly filled by none other than the rude blond I narrowly dodged earlier. Just ignore him. He obviously woke up on the wrong side of the bed or something. A body appearing in the row in front of me caused me to jerk my head up. "Ugh, go away. I don't need any distractions today," I mumbled.

"Awe, come on Ren! Don't be like that. We're from the same school after all. Maybe we could, uh, exchange numbers or something? You know, since we'll both be attending Yuei. I know you're not great at making friends after everything that you've been through. It would be nice to have—"

"Oi, extra. Sit your ass down and stop fucking flirting. She zoned you out before you even started running your damn mouth. Plus, there is no way in hell a wannabe like you is every going to make it into Yuei." My old classmate snapped his mouth shut and snarled at my...savior? Before anything could get out of hand Present Mic came to the stage and started explaining the test.

Hmm, this test seems a little rigged. People with great quirks that aren't necessarily combat heavy will have a hard time here. Not to mention, if someone has a quirk that works on other people, this test will be useless for them. I wonder what they have in place to adjust for this.