Unlikely Pairing

My Kids (Part 2)

(Purgatory's P.O.V)

After getting back into my hero outfit, I follow All Might and Aizawa back to the rest of the class. I'm beyond nervous but I'm also excited since I get to meet all of the other kids.

All Might along with Midoriya go into class first to make it seem like nothing is going on, and Aizawa stays outside with me for a moment.

"I'll go in first to make sure everyone is paying attention", he says, "Then you can walk in."

"Wait", I say, "Can I try something?"

"You want to make a flashy entrance", he says, "Don't you?"

"Well I never get to do it", I say, "Plus my smoke bombs don't set off fire alarms."

"Fine", he says, "Do you want to say anything too?"

"Well they're supposed to be able to confide with me", I say, "So yes."

"Ok", he says, "You can do your little stunt after I say your hero name then", then walks into class.

"Alright everyone listen up", he says to his class, "From now on, we'll have yet another pro hero join us both in the classroom and in the dorms. She will be working alongside me as my teachers aide while still doing her own hero duties. Please welcome Pro Hero Purgatory."

I toss in my smoke bomb and apear in front of everyone. I hear a few "whoas" from the class and I can't help but smile, "Hello everyone", I say, "As Mr. Aizawa just said, I'm Pro Hero Purgatory. I know most of you may have never heard of me, but that just means I've very good at my job. Even though I work from the shadows, I still ranked 15th on this year's Hero Billboard Chart and my main goal is to show you all that working from the shadows without any media coverage is not a bad thing", I then take deep breath and continue, "Outside of school you may call me by my hero name, but here", I lower my hood so that everyone can see my face, "You can call me Miss. Hoshi. It's a pleasure to meet you all."

The entire class starts clapping and a few students stand up and whistle, but then all at once, everyone starts asking.

"Are you really ranked 15", asks a red haired boy

"What's it like in the shadows", asks a brown haired girl

"How can you stay away from the media", asks a pink haired girl.

"Everyone clam down", says Aizawa trying to get control of the class.

"I don't mind answering questions", I say to the class, "but you'll have to ask your teacher All Might if he's ok if I take control of the rest of his class time."

"Please All Might", almost everyone says in unison while looking at him.

He laughs and says, "I don't mind. Just remember that Miss. Hoshi isn't used to being interviewed, so raise your hand and wait for her to call on you."

Everyone then raises their hand. Not gonna lie, it's a bit overwhelming, but they're kids so I'm not scared.

"When I call on you tell me your name so I can start learning about you too", I say then choose, "Young man with the red hair, you go first".

"Thank you Miss Hoshi", he says as he stands up, "My name is Eijiro Kirishima. My question is, how did you get to the 15th spot without media coverage?"

"That's a good question", I say, "As most of you know, the hero ranks are based on several factors such as the number of cases solved, general popularity, and level of social contribution. Although some heroes believe that General Popularity is what should be taken most into account, I have to disagree since my rank was based on my number of cases and social contribution. Last month alone, I freed 28 women and children, that had been taken from their own homes, from a human trafficking ring. As for the social contribution, since I keep a minimalistic lifestyle, most of the money I made from solving those cases, went back to the families of the people I saved."

Kirishima stands there in awe for a second then starts clapping and says, "That's the manliest thing I've ever heard!"

I smile and say, "Thank you young man", then choose the next person, "The young lady with the pink hair near the front."

"Thank you Miss", she says, "My name is Mina Ashido and my question is, with all of those solved cases, how do you stay away from the media?"

"That's quite simple", I say, "I tend to take on cases that the media don't pay much attention to. Most of the people I freed were people the lower and middle class that the media doesn't seem to care about since they aren't 'big ticket' items'."

"Oh wow", she says, "That's pretty awesome of you."

"Thank you", I say, "Next question from the blonde boy on the right."

"My name is Katsuki Bakugo", he says, "And my question is, what's the point of being a hero if you aren't aiming for the top?"

I see a few students face palm and dart their eyes at him so I say, "Because the point of a hero isn't to work for yourself, but work for those who can't protect themselves. The people who are used and abused for something other than their powers and are kept quite by people who claim to be stronger than they are. The ones who have neither a voice nor a choice. I've made it my duty to make sure those people get back their lives and are able to live like a regular human being again."

For a moment after my answer there's silence then almost the entire class erupts in cheers. Aizawa is about to try and quite them down again but I give him a look saying that it's ok.

A few moments later the bell rings and some of the kids aww, so I say, "Don't be discouraged about not being able to ask your questions. Remember I'll now be in the same dorms as you from now on, so after I bring back some of my home items today, you all can continue asking me questions."

"Can we help you get your things Miss. Hoshi", asks Mina.

I smile and say, "That's not really a decision I can make. You'll have to ask your teacher", then turn to Aizawa.

"Please", I here a few students say then Kirishima says, "It wouldn't be manly to leave a wonderful woman like Miss. Hoshi on her own."

Aizawa sighs then says, "Kirishima, Midoriya, and Uraraka, you'll be helping Miss. Hoshi get her things. Iida and Yaoyorozu, keep watch of the class in the dorms while we're gone."

"Yes sir", say the last two students as they leave with the rest of the class.

"Now for the three of you", he says, "Like Miss. Hoshi mentioned, she tries to keep her identity a secret as much as possible, so please go put on normal civilian clothes and meet back at the school entrance in 20 minutes."

"Yes sir", they say and take off.

"So how did I do for my first day", I ask.

"You had more guts than I thought you would for sure", he says.

"Hey, give me some credit", I say, "I learned how to stand up for myself from you didn't I?"

"True", he says, "If your family could see you now, they'd be proud."

I laughed and say, "Well you are also part of my family remember?"

"How can I not", he says, "I wasn't about to leave a child without a home."