The sun was setting as the students returned. Pixie Bob grinned, pointing at the ingredients. "Now. Remember what I said? We're not serving your food anymore."
"If you guys wanna eat, you'll have to make your own meals! Starting with curry!" Ragdoll waved the group over as the students sighed in disappointment. Only Iida seemed to think of this as a valuable experience.
~~~
Gathered at the table, Izuku and Katsuki leaned against each other, both exhausted. They ate slowly, mostly because it was painful to lift their hands.
"Hey Thor, how comes you didn't tell me you could shapeshift?" Shinso spoke quietly, his voice hurting after so long spent in the forest screaming.
Thor hummed, leaning against Shinso's shoulder. "I didn't?"
"No."
Thor blinked. "Whoops?"
"Is that all you have to say?" Shinso chuckled as Thor smiled.
"I'm sorry. I must have forgotten. Forgive me?" Thor opened his arms as Shinso rolled his eyes, bringing Thor into a soft hug and placing a kiss on his forehead.
"Fine, but no more surprises."
"I don't make that promise." Shinso paused, turning to Katsuki and Izuku. "Don't suppose you two have had a power-up I wasn't told about either?"
Izuku shrugged. "I summoned a city-size crab, but that was because I was pissed at No Might."
"The school's still terrified of you because of that." Katsuki chuckled as Izuku hummed, a smirk on his face.
"Good, then they won't hurt you. Besides, it's not like they can hurt me now."
"They can't?" Shinso looked between Izuku and Thor, but Thor was confused too.
"Yep. It's Leo's time." Izuku paused, sighing. "Hercules and the Lion. You can't cut its skin. Basically, I'm impenetrable."
"But you can still break your bones," Katsuki interrupted as Izuku gaped in offence.
"That was one time!" Izuku huffed, crossing his arms. "You're lucky you're cute, or I would have ripped out your heart by now."
Katsuki blinked, a minor blush appearing on his face as he chuckled. "Only because I'm cute? And here I thought you liked me for more than my body."
Izuku jolted, turning completely red. "What the Hera, Katsuki! Since when did you flirt back!" Izuku jabbed Katsuki's side as he chuckled.
"Will you look at that," Kirishima chuckled. "That's the first time Midoriya has been on a higher flirt scale than Bakugo."
"Your lessons with him must be paying off." Sero turned to Mina, who grinned.
"Of course. I'm an expert at this."
"Kota? Where are you?" Mandalay spun, a worried look on her face as Katsuki spotted the boy out of the corner of his eye.
"I'll be back." He stood up as Izuku glared at him.
"You can't just say that stuff and then leave! Kachan!"
~~~
Kota scowled as he sat atop the mountain, staring at the stars despite his stomach growling.
"I heard that," Katsuki smiled as he walked out. "You must be hungry. Here. I brought you some curry. It's the stuff cooked by the competent lot, so it should be good."
"No way! How'd you find this place?" Kota jumped up, glaring at Katsuki.
Katsuki paused, blinking. "I followed your footsteps. I thought you might want some dinner before it gets cold."
"Whatever. I'm just fine. Get lost. I don't wanna hang out with you. So forget about my secret hideout."
Katsuki looked around in confusion before he gasped, staring up at the stars. "I've not seen the stars that clearly in forever." He coughed, shaking himself out of it. "Sorry."
Kota huffed. "Spending your entire life trying to improve your Quirk. It's dumb. All you want to do is show off. Get lost!"
Katsuki sighed, putting the curry down before he sat under the stars. "You want to know why I'm becoming a hero?"
"No."
"Tough. Izuku, my friend, lost his father to a villain attack. Before then, the idea of heroes and villains was like the stuff of fiction, it didn't really sink into what it meant to be a hero, but now, I just want to keep him and everyone else safe. If I show off while doing that, I severely apologise. Eat something, kid. Starving yourself won't make us stop being heroes." Katsuki stood up, waving behind him as he began to walk away. He stopped when Kota spoke.
"Everyone here's crazy. Calling people stupid names like 'hero' and 'villain' and then killing each other because of it. Always focusing on their Quirks. If they hadn't been showing off, they'd still be here. Idiots."
Katsuki blinked. "I don't know who you're talking about, but there is something I can say. Blame whoever you hate all you want but blaming others. That's not cool because if you start blaming everyone, your mind will go somewhere it can't get back from. Goodnight, Kota. I hope you can accept Quirks one day. It must be lonely without them."
Katsuki left as Kota tutted, kicking a rock away. "Shut up! All of you, just stop it."
~~~
Thor sighed, collapsing into his seat. "This is torture."
"You don't get to complain," Izuku snapped, his head buried in his arms. Bruises ran across all along his arms and across his torso.
"It's weird seeing you hurt," Thor muttered as Izuku glared at him.
"Thanks. It's a fresh reminder that you weren't with us during the USJ when I almost died with three others."
Thor coughed, avoiding Izuku's gaze as Katsuki laughed. "Don't let him get to you. Izuku is just being a sour cat today."
"I'm a fucking lion bitch." Izuku growled as Katsuki shook his head, running his fingers through Izuku's hair. Almost instantly, Izuku calmed down, leaning into the touch.
"Yeah, lion." Shinso rolled his eyes as Izuku kicked him.
~~~
"Perfect. We filled our bellies and cleaned the dishes. It's time for-" Pixie Bob was interrupted before she could finish as Mina jumped up.
"A totally awesome test of courage!" Kaminari and Sero cheered alongside her as Aizawa appeared.
"Not so fast. It pains me to say it, but the remedial class will have lessons with me tonight instead."
"You've got to be kidding me!"
"Sorry. Your training during the day didn't impress me, so I'll be using this time, too. You too, Shinso." Aizawa wrapped his scarf around the trio as Shinso sighed.
"Guess that's my cue to leave." He turned as Thor pouted.
"Really?"
"I don't think I'm getting a choice. I'll see you tomorrow." Shinso took Thor's hand, kissing the back of it before waving and walking away, following Aizawa as he dragged Mina, Kaminari and Sero behind him.
Katsuki patted Thor's back. "Relax, you'll be fine without him."
"Arguably better," Izuku added. "Somehow, I don't think you would have made it through the whole forest being scared by the class next to Shinso without fainting from your gay thoughts alone."
Thor blushed as he stomped his foot. "Like you're any better."
Izuku chuckled, holding up his hands. "Yeah, I am better because I'm not your counterpart. He is. I expect to be carrying Katsuki out of the forest by the end. Take it as revenge for the other night." Izuku laughed as Katsuki blinked with a blush on his face.
"You two are unfair."
The heroes called the class over. "Okay, so. Class B is going to start out as our 'scarers.' When they're in place, Class A will leave in pairs every three minutes. There are tags with your names on them at the far end of the route. Your goal is to collect those. Now, those who are scarers aren't allowed to make physical contact. Use your Quirks to terrify the others. Got it?"
Tiger jumped out, pointing the finger at the others. "The winners are the creative students who make the most people piss their pants."
Pixiebob jumped out of the side, holding slips of paper. "Everyone draw to see who your partner will be."
Izuku scowled. "So they won't let us pick." He huffed, seeing that he and Katsuki weren't together.
"At least none of us got to go with who we wanted." Thor laughed as Izuku glared at him. "Right, ignore me.
Katsuki grinned as he waved at Todoroki, the two pairing up. Thor was with Ojiro, and Izuku was alone. Katsuki snorted when he patted Izuku's head. "At least you can't kill anyone if you're alone."
"I hate this all."
"Just get through this, then you can be a little psychopath and scar 1B to your heart is content."
Izuku grinned, his eyes sparkling. "What a wonderful idea."
Katsuki looked away, sending a small prayer for whoever encountered Izuku's wrath.
~~~
Izuku scowled as he walked through the forest. So far, anyone who came near him ended up getting scared instead. It was quite amusing.
Pausing, he stopped, staring at the purple smoke. "That's not right." Getting into a fighting stance, Izuku summoned Leo, who curled around him. "Guess we'll get a chance to test these after all." Izuku reached into his pocket, pulling out a tube-like mouthpiece. He gave one to Leo before taking the other for himself. He climbed on Leo, patting his side as they charged into the smoke.
~~~
Katsuki stopped, grabbing Todoroki and pulling him back before the blade could hit him. The villain raised themself by their teeth, glaring at the duo and muttering insanely.
Todoroki and Katsuki nodded, getting into a fighting stance.
~~~
Thor tapped his foot, waiting for his turn to go into the forest.
Pixiebob raised her head, smelling the air. "What's this foul smell in the air?"
Thor sat up, his eyes widening. "You see that?"
In the distance, the forest was burning. Before they could do anything, Pixie Bob was raised from the ground. "Hey, what's happening?" She flew back as Mag smacked her to the floor.
"First, let's get rid of these feral cats," Spinner smirked as the class turned to them in horror.
Thor jumped up, his wires spinning as he got ready.
Mandalay and Tiger jumped in the way, blocking the students. "This is bad. The villains have found us."
