Todoroki Shouto was a pretty depressed 10-year-old if he's being honest. Well, until he was the holder of the Sakura Cards anyway. For the first time in his life, he considered himself lucky. The Sakura Cards were amazing, and Kero was pretty comforting too, life was good. And then he got to go to UA, life was getting better. or so he thought.

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Shouto realized that he had no idea how to socialize. His family barely spoke to each other, he had no friends, and Kero was a freaking lion. Shouto is pretty sure that doesn't count. So, he had his right to be nervous on his first day. His father decided to be oh so nice today and offer some encouraging words, "Don't screw up, Shouto."

My, my, what encouraging words. I think you beat All Might there, Endeavor. You can't blame him for being sarcastic. It was the morning and he was a nervous wreck. Walking into the classroom, Todoroki was immediately stared at. Feeling self-conscious, he took a seat near the back of the classroom and stayed silent. He observed his classmates and readily decided that they were a loud bunch. They were also easy to make friends with, or so Todoroki thought. He needed a quick class of 'How to make friends 101' to be able to tell correctly.

"Please take your feet off the desk," A male chopped the air stiffly, "It is disrespectful to the people who made the desk."

"You can't tell me what to do, extra! Who are you, my mom?" The blond marshmellow rudely yelled out. "What middle school did you come from anyway?"

"I am from Somei Junior High!"

The marshmellow scoffed, "Filthy rich, eh?"

Todoroki might've been raised with an abusive prick called Endeavor, but even he had manners. Shouto groaned as he placed his hands on his face, this class was going to give him a headache and it wasn't even the end of the school day. He was not excited. And then, another person walked into the classroom. Excuse Shouto but this kid was pretty plain. The only thing that stood out about him was his hair, which was a green bush that Shouto was sure would grow berries one day. It was only a matter of time.

"Oh, you're the kid that saved me in the entrance exams! Thank you, by the way!" The rosy-cheeks said, "I'm Uraraka Ochako! Nice to meet you."

"Shitty Deku, how did you make it here?! Did you bribe yourself in, quirkless?!" The marshmallow, once again, yelled.

Shouto looked around, there weren't any kids here with sensitive hearing, right?

"I'm-"

"If you're here to socialize, get out, this is the hero course," A voice (that Todoroki infers belongs to their teacher) said.

Everyone scrambled to a seat. Shouto felt bad for Mr. Bush Hair, he was stuck behind the angry marshmallow.

"Anyway, get to the changing rooms, we're doing a quirk assessment test."

"But what about the orientation, sir?" Choppy motions asked.

"UA has a freeform teaching system, meaning, I can do whatever I want with this class," The creepy teacher said, "Hurry up and change into your gym uniforms."

No one else asked any questions.

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Shouto had no clue that Mr. Bush Hair was that strong. Wait, his name is Midoriya, right? Yeah, Midoriya. Midoriya broke his finger during the volleyball throw. Aizawa-sensei sent him to Recovery Girl, Shouto could tell that the whole class was shook.

"How? He's quirkless!" Marshmellow looked like he was going through a mid-life crisis.

"That was definitely not quirkless," Shouto commented.

"Shut up, Half n' Half! No one was talking to you!"

"It's better to talk to someone than look insane talking to the air though."

The marshmallow turned to him with such angry eyes that it reminded him of Endeavor. Todoroki stayed silent after that. Although marshmallow still had more to say, "You want to go, half n' half?"

"Bakugo, if you don't calm down I will expel you," Aizawa threatened, which shut Marshmallow up for good. "Here are the rankings. As I said, I'm expelling the person in last place. Mineta Minoru, you should check in with the other departments. We have the support department, business, and gen ed. I don't think the hero course is for you."

Todoroki couldn't care less about the sobbing next to him as he glanced at the rankings. He was proud of himself for getting first place, and unsurprisingly, Midoriya was under him. Marshmallow raged, "Useless Deku. I'll beat him next time."

Todoroki doesn't know much about healthy relationships, but maybe Midoriya and marshmallow should get theirs checked. I don't think insulting your rival is pretty healthy.

Nonetheless, Shouto was glad class was over.

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The lunchroom was pretty noisy, much to Shouto's dismay. Shouto had Yaoyorozu come up to him, and ask if she could sit with him. Todoroki obviously said yes, and now they were sitting with each other. Todoroki had known Yaoyorozu before UA. She was the only person Endeavor let Shouto socialize with, and that was only because she was the heir of Yao&Co, the company that made support items for his father's agency. "So, how are you, Momo?"

One thing Shouto appreciated from Yaoyorozu is that she let him start the conversation first. It was a sign that to Shouto, he was allowed to talk. Often when Endeavor or one of his siblings start the conversation, there was no room for argument. Yaoyorozu smiled as she replied, "Oh, I'm fine. Do you like our class so far?"

"They're...loud."

"Yes, they are. They seem like a very happy bunch," Yaoyorozu said, "It seems like this year will be fun!"

Todoroki managed a small smile, "It seems."

"How's... life at home, Shouto?"

Todoroki told Yaoyorozu about his unpleasant home life, and also about the blessings of his sakura cards. Yaoyorozu was someone Todoroki really trusted. "It's the same as usual."

"And the cards?"

Todoroki let his gaze wander to his bag, which was constantly with him. "They're getting stronger, and I'm training them more often. Keo, surprisingly, has been useful for once."

"Hey!"

Yaoyorozu was clearly amused, "You made sure to feed him, right?"

"Of course."

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Fin.

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A/N: I hope you like this! Thank you for reading!!