Opening: Anything Goes! (by Maki Ohguro)
=====[JoJo POV]=====
The date that Ashido and I had, was now finished after we ate. I told her that I could've taken her home, but she said that she lived a few blocks away from the mall. As much as I insisted to take her or even walk her, she still refused.
So, she went home while snuggling the Kirby plushie that I bought for her. I took my ride and went back to my place. As I opened my door, I was greeted by three familiar girls who were living with me for now.
Uzaki started to giving me a headpat to welcome me home, Hayami gave me a fist bump, and Kotoha gave me a warm hug. Uzaki told me that the three of them were done with dinner.
Kotoha told me that the talk with her parents on the phone, they told her that she can stay with me for a little longer. We started preparing ourselves to go sleep. But, in an unexpected moment the girls started to ask me if they can sleep with me in my room together. I was a bit nervous about it, but I couldn't say no to them I agreed.
As we all prepared the beddings in my room, Uzaki and Hayami choose to be on the floor while Kotoha will sleep next to me. Kotoha was nervous to sleep next me. As the lights were turned off and the night light on, We all started going to sleep, I was on the right side of the my bed while Kotoha was on the left. It was only 9 PM of the night.
But, I really do missed my bed. The moment I took one more glance at the girls, I hit my face on the pillow, I drifted off to sleep.
=====[Eyecatch]=====
Stand Name: Sticky Fingers
Stats:
Destructive Power: A
Speed: A
Range: C
Stamina: D
Precision: C
Development Potential: D
Stand User: Ran Uzaki
=====[Timeskip]=====
It was finally morning and it was 6 AM. We all woke up at 4 AM, ate our breakfast, did some exercises, took a shower one-by-one, brushed our teeth, and changed to our uniforms.
We were heading of the building while I was adjusting my tie so it could be a little loose. Uzaki started her bike Hayami sat on the extra side while Kotoha sat behind Uzaki, then the three girls started heading to the school first while I'm behind them.
I looked at my two motorcycles, just standing there. Like they were waiting for me to drive one of them.
JoJo: "Sorry, you two. Not today." I spoke through my head towards Superbike Enya Rideon while caressing the handle.
Then, I started to walk my way to school. On my way, some adults looked at me and had wide eyes, school girls were blushing when I walked past them, some guys had admiration, etc...
Boy: "MOMMY, LOOK!! IT'S JOJO!!"
I turned to the kid to the side who was passing by. He had short brown hair with glasses and he appears to be a seven year old.
Boy: "YOU DID AWESOME IN THE GAMES!! YOU POW AND SWOOSH AND SPLASH AND BZZZZ AND...!"
I started to chuckled because he kept doing some attack poses and some stances while saying those stuff.
Child's Mother: "My apologies, he's just a fan after he saw you at the Sports Festival." She was a little embarrassed of son's behavior.
JoJo: "Don't worry." I patted his head. "I understand him."
Boy: "Hey, can I ask a question?" I nodded. "How can I become a cool guy like you?"
I flinched of surprised when he asked me that. I never thought that someone like him would ask me that sort of question.
JoJo: "All I ever done is not stand out, but I guess I overdid in the festival." I thought. "You know what?"
I knelt down while holding his shoulder, placed my finger on his forehead, and started talking.
JoJo: "If you want to be cool, you have to be determine and never give up on your dreams, stay true to your word, and never let anyone, not even your friends, discourage you."
Boy: "But, what does it have to do by being cool?"
He tilted his head in confusion, I let my finger off his forehead and I raised it to the sky as I looked up, then sakura petals started falling from sky for no reason.
JoJo: "Because I have a dream. And that dream that I want, it requires hard work, determination, hope, and never giving up. If you want to reach your dreams to come true and look cool, you have to do all those."
Boy: "Then, what is your dream?"
He had sparkle in his eyes I smile as I put my finger down while patting his shoulder.
JoJo: "I have two-in-one. The first is to return to my family and tell them all the good I have done. I want to make them proud of the person I have become. The second is making a world where everyone can laugh and smile and where the children can no longer be crying and see the hope of the future. So, if you follow your dream and make it come true with all the hard work, everybody will think you're cool."
Boy: "So, if I follow my dreams, I'll be cool?"
I nodded. Suddenly, he popped his chest out while hitting it with his fist while his expression is that he found his hope inside himself.
Boy: "Then, I'll become the greatest hero to help my mommy and my little sister and my friends!" My smile grew wider.
JoJo: "What's your name, young one?"
Boy: "Amachi Nozomu."
JoJo: "Well, Amachi, then I have only thing to say: If you want for your dreams to come true, give everything you've got. You think you can do that?"
Amachi: "Yes sir!"
I stood up and gave him a little something that will keep on inspiring him to keep moving forward and reach for his dreams. I created the item before I left the building.
He placed the ring on his finger and he promised me that he'll take good care of it, I bid him farewell.
Amachi: "Thank you, JoJo!!"
I waved at him and headed to U.A., but when I turned around towards the direction I was going to walk, there were people standing there, looking at me. They all had admiration plastered on their faces, girls were drooling with blushes, guys were nodding.
I started to walk past them while excusing myself. All I could hear from them were that they agreed with the things I said or that I would make a great hero or that some would become my sidekick when I become a hero or that some wanted to... Neverminded the last part.
But, what it stood out was that most of them called me in my nickname JoJo. I mean, I didn't mind being called like that a few times from people I haven't met, but it seemed that I was stuck with my nickname for a while. I looked at the time and my eyes widened.
JoJo: "Crap! I'm going to be late!" I thought while running.
And just my luck, it started to rain, with no options I use Divine Wind's speed to run towards U.A. quickly also dodging a few obstacles on the way.
I've reached the building of U.A. and I was soaking wet. I shook my whole body, but nothing could take away the damp clothes.
???: "GOOD MORNING, JOJO!!"
I turned around and saw Iida taking off his poncho. Behind him was Midoriya closing his umbrella.
JoJo: "Good morning Iida and Midoriya. How you guys doing?"
Iida: "Splendid!"
Midoriya: "G-Good morning, JoJo. I'm fine. But it seems like you've got yourself in a little bit of problem." I looked down at my uniform and I sighed.
JoJo: "I know." An idea popped in my head. "Give me space."
They did and I started focusing my stand power and summoned the one stand solve the current problem.
JoJo: "Fire Heart."
I summoned Fire Heart and it started to producing heat waves and it started to surround my whole body. The warmth that Fire Heart emitted was making my clothes dry quicker and my whole body relaxed. Fire Heart disappeared and I felt all dry.
JoJo: "Well, that was convenient." I looked at the other two.
Iida: "That really is convenient."
Midoriya: "And since it's a new ability to you, that means there's more learn."
JoJo: "Correct, but it'll take time to develop them. Including more." We started walking towards our class room.
Iida: "That's right!" He started to boi me. "Your breathing techniques and spirits seems to be getting all to powerful."
JoJo: "Yes, and very dangerous. One wrong move and it could end the life of an innocent."
Midoriya: "You're taking Thirteen's warning."
JoJo: "Thirteen was not wrong. I mean, I saw the footage of the Festival. The fight between Todoroki and I was intense, and that last move that we were going to deliver was meant to kill each other. If it weren't for Cementoss and Midnight, who knows what would've happened." We were reaching the door to our class.
Midoriya: "At least we're here in U.A. We can learn how to control our quirks."
Iida: "Midoriya is right!" He boi again with both hands. "This school is for learning how to control our quirks and use it for good!" I reached for the door and slid it open.
Once I walk in, everybody turned to me and shouted my name. I was going to get surrounded when they stopped in their tracks and they were staring at the front desk or podium of Aizawa-Sensei.
I looked at where they were looking at and there stood Todoroki. Who stood a few feet in front of me while looking at me with seriousness. The classroom was really quite, even Ashido was halfway from jumping towards me.
Todoroki: "Morning, JoJo."
JoJo: "Morning."
Todoroki: "I see that you're in good health."
JoJo: "I am planning on staying that way."
Todoroki: "Good."
JoJo: "How about you? Is everything alright?"
Todoroki: "Making progress." I nodded, knowing that he was talking about his family issues. "I'm going to head straight to the point. I'm going to become the number 1 hero."
JoJo: "That's something I heard once before. I want to hear how you'll accomplish it."
Todoroki: "By training myself. Learn how to use my flames. Control it." This was out of character of him. "And fight with both my quirks."
JoJo: "That's something I waited to hear from you."
I knew that he appreciated what I tried to do at the infirmary during the Festival, but this was something that I was expecting. A declaration of war.
Todoroki: "When I do, I'll fight you and beat you." I extended my hand and offered it to him.
JoJo: "Then, I'll train myself as well, and live up to your expectations. When the time comes, we'll settle the matter. Do we accord?" He looked at my hand, then at my eyes.
Todoroki: "Agree."
He took hold of my hand and shook it, firmly. He let go of my hand and walked towards his chair. Suddenly, Bakugo abruptly stood up and walked towards me.
JoJo: "Now, what would this guy want?" I asked myself while raising an eyebrow.
Bakugo: "You better listen, Bad Breath!"
He was going to continue when suddenly the door to the classroom slid open. Everybody quickly sat down on their chair and looked forward because Aizawa-Sensei just entered.
Aizawa-Sensei: "Morning."
Everybody greeted back. Asui said to him that she was happy to see him off of the bandages he had.
Aizawa-Sensei: "The old lady was overdramatic with her treatment, but on to more important matters. Today's hero informatic period will be a little special." Everybody tensed. "It's time to formulate your codenames. Hero names."
Suddenly, everybody got excited and pumped up. He explained that it was due to the draft nominations by the pros themselves.
This nominations will be important in our sophomore and senior years because our experience and adaptable fighting ability will be judged during those periods.
This year is more akin to expressions of interest in our future potential as the next generation of heroes.
Aizawa-Sensei: "... It's not rare that THAT interest dries up by graduation or simply is unilaterally dropped."
Hagakure: "So, the nominations we received are like personal hurdles."
Aizawa-Sensei: "Correct. The tally of nominations is as follows. Typically, the results are more balanced."
On the board were the nominations, but one thing really shocked me.
Aizawa-Sensei: "But this year, all the attention leaned towards three of you."
I was the first one to be on the list. With the total of 7,997 offers. Todoroki was second with the total of 4,123 offers. Bakugo was third with the total of 3,556 offers.
JoJo: "The heck have I done to deserve such attentions? Oh right, I kicked the number 2 hero's son's a... *Ahem* and beat the crap out of Bakugo." I thought.
Kirishima: "Damn, JoJo! It seems you've picked all hero's interest!"
Kaminari: "Yeah man, you just had to show off in the Sports Festival. Getting all the attention!" I looked at Kaminari who was a little jealous, but with a smirk.
JoJo: "I'm sorry. Next time, I'll let them PITY me after I got my butt kicked by a woman very easily and can't have any children in the future."
Everyone: "OHHHHH!"
Aizawa-Sensei: "Settle down everyone!"
Aizawa-Sensei explained that if some of us didn't get any nominations, he'll sent them to get some Work-Place Experience. He knew that we already experience the life of a producing the U.S.J., but this sort of training will be really prove to be more fruitful training than before.
Because of this events, we'll be getting our own hero names. Better yet, we'll get to create it ourselves.
JoJo: "This will be fun indeed." I thought.
Aizawa-Sensei: "Of course, placeholder names are fine, too. But, something appropriate..."
Midnight: "Because if not, it'll be hell from there."
Suddenly, Midnight started to walk inside the classroom while swaying her hips and shaking her breast side-to-side while having both of her hands behind her head.
Midnight: "The names you pick now! The names you choose to be know to the world as now! In many cases, it stays that way after you become pros."
Aizawa-Sensei: "She's right. I'll have Midnight evaluate your naming sense. The way your future ends up will approach the image projected by the names you choose. It's all down to that old phrase, Names and natures often agree. For example: All Might."
Two small boards with two markers were handed to me. I took one marker and board and pass the spare to Midoriya who was behind me.
JoJo: "Seems like I get to show it to my classmates." I thought.
===[To Be Continued... | つづく]===
Ending: Dakara, Hitori ja nai (by Little Glee Monster) | English Cover (by AmaLee)
===[Next Chapter: A Hero Name and an Internship]===