"If you want us to tell you that, first tell us your quirk?"
Mina was quick to present an ultimatum and rendered the boy a bit confused, but he nonetheless relented to her request.
While that was happening in the class, a few metres away from class 1A a few of the young men were gathered together and were engaged in a rigorous and intense argument.
"You must be out of your goddamn mind, Fourth-Kind ain't beating Mirko!"
Taro accused as he stood in favour of the bunny-themed Heroine with powerful thighs and legs.
"Are you crazy? Fourth-Kind has four arms and super strength, Mirko can't compete with that"
A young man with metallic grey hair disagreed with Taro's statement and received a nod from Eijiro, who seemed to share the same sentiment of 4 arms=win.
"Mirko is literally in the top 10 of the best heroes in Japan and Fourth-Kind is what? 40 on that list? He is not beating Mirko, bro. Shut up!"
Taro reasoned and received a nod from another boy who had bright yellow hair and headphones around his neck. The boy also had a black streak shaped like a lightning bolt on the side of his hair.
"Yeah well the top 10 is just popularity, it doesn't measure strength, just because she's saved more people doesn't mean she's stronger"
Eijiro defended himself and Tetsutetsu's position. The two young men stood firm on their belief, they genuinely could not see how Mirko could defeat the four-armed hero in a 1v1.
"You guys just aren't seeing what we're talking about, Mirko is agile, fast and nimble, Fourth-Kind is more like a brawler/boxer type but he can't get his hands on her so he can't win against her"
Denki Kaminari explained. He was just going to go to class but somehow ended up in this debate, initially, this wasn't about Mirko vs Fourth Kind, but just about the heroes they thought were underrated, he had wanted to leave but someone mentioned Fourth Kind beating Mirko and hearing such blasphemy come out of someone's mouth forced him to weigh in and now he was in deep.
"You guys are totally underestimating Fourth Kind"
Tetsutetsu concluded, getting a nod from his supporter Eijiro.
"You guys are underestimating Mirko, just because she's a bunny doesn't mean she's any weaker than Fourth Kind"
Taro responded, feeling that these dudes did not appreciate the power that lay in Mirko's powerful thighs.
"Yeah well–"
"Excuse me!"
Before Eijiro could finish his sentence, he was immediately cut off, the conversation between the four boys suddenly stopped, and they looked at the individual.
"You guys are blocking the hallway, how are other students supposed to pass through with you loitering about?"
A young man with a stern expression on his face spoke with a seriousness that reminded the others of a teacher; he had rectangular-rimmed glasses and dark blue hair that was neatly cut and looked nerdy but presentable.
"Also, there are 5 minutes before classes start; it would be ill-advised to loiter any longer unless you want to be marked late."
He continued and Taro could not help but roll his eyes.
"Alright principal killjoy"
He said as he and the rest began to move towards their classes; interestingly enough, only one of them was not in class 1A but was in the next class, which was 1B.
Taro and the rest of his newfound friends entered class 1A, and they were unfortunately refused entry.
"Halt!"
Mina shouted as she stood a metre away from the door, her arms folded and a serious expression on her face. She had a group of girls behind; one of them was committed to her bit, while the other felt a bit nervous about the thing.
"Speak your quirk or forever be doomed to be tardy on the first day"
She said, barely containing her laugh; Toru, on the other hand, couldn't help but let out a giggle.
"Girl! This isn't kindergarten, the heck"
Taro was the first to express his slight disbelief, but despite that, he didn't walk forward to enter; he wasn't above a little bit of fun.
Seeing the opportunity, Mina was quick to run to the door and slid it shut, shocking the boys, who had been too slow to realise.
"Hey!!"
"Mina the hell are you doing?!"
Eijiro and the rest of the boys shouted as Mina suddenly closed the door in their faces and held it closed.
"Tell us your quirk and you can enter"
She said holding onto the door firmly so that it won't budge.
"You already know my Quirk!"
Eijiro shouted from behind the door; however, before Mina could answer, Taro stepped in.
"You think a door is going to stop us? Girl, please. I'm rich af, I can pay for the damages, stand back guys"
"Mina! Get away!"
Momo quickly warned.
"He's not gonna–
"I know him, he will!!"
Momo informed with urgency in her voice being reminded of that one time she took his toy and thought locking the door was going to stop him.
Unfortunately, Mina remained unconvinced; it wasn't until the boys outside started telling Taro to stop and shouting at him not to do it, she quickly ducked to the side, expecting the door to be launched off its hinges.
The rest of the girls quickly ran to the back of the class and waited for the impact that never came.
"Psych! You thought!"
Taro announced as he slid the door open and looked at Mina had quickly thrown herself to the ground.
"Calling people's bluffs is my strong suit, better luck next time."
He said as Eijiro helped her get back up.
"Don't encourage her like that Taro, or else she's going to take you seriously"
Eijiro warned his new friend. He was very familiar with Mina's antics, and he's had to deal with them throughout high school and middle school.
"Too late, Eiji, I'm already taking him seriously, just you wait"
She said and he gave a simple shrug that was followed by Eijiro sighing before all three went to take their seats.
As Taro was walking to the back of the class, he found himself bumping into an invisible something that let out a yelp that sounded feminine.
"Oh sorry, I didn't see you"
He said as he extended his hand to help up the girl who was slowly fading back into existence.
"Oh no it's my fault, I got distracted"
Toru apologised; while she usually forgets to turn visible, she usually doesn't turn invisible by mistake, not unless she feels the need to protect herself, like when Taro was about to kick the door open.
"Cool Quirk, by the way, wish I had it"
"Trust me, you don't, it's a hassle sometimes"
She responded with a sigh; she didn't want to get rid of her quirk, but she did have some grievances about it, ones she's had to live with.
"Any hassle it brings would definitely be worth it in my book"
"I doubt that, what's your quirk? I don't think It's fair to know mine without telling me yours."
She reasoned as she looked up at him; she found his vibrant blue eyes to be quite something, definitely rare in Japan; the only person she knew to have blue eyes was All Might.
"Wasn't the deal that I couldn't enter without telling you my quirk? Now that I've entered I think that's unnecessary, don't you think"
Taro gave her a good look over and found her to be a cute little lady; he liked the lime-coloured hair, and she was also a good way shorter than him as well; he liked short girls; they were cuter, of course, he had nothing against tall girls either he just preferred short stacks.
"I don't remember a stipulation that you couldn't say your quirk once you entered the class"
She stated with a small amused smirk on her face, a smirk that the young man found to be quite fetching.
"Who's fault is it that you didn't properly set the rules?"
He said with a smirk on his face and Toru could only look up at him with a disapproving pout. He chuckled softly at the sight.
"Well I guess you'll have to find out later like the rest of the class"
He said with an even more condescending smirk and ruffled her hair like she was a child before he walked past her. However, as he walked away, Toru couldn't help but flush red just lightly. It was definitely overfamiliar, especially considering they hadn't introduced each other yet, but she didn't hate it.
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A/N: Thoughts on the chapter? How are the character's interactions? Do they flow naturally? please offer your thoughts and help this author do better.
next chapter on Thursday