Chapter 7 - First Friend

Ōkami Mochizuki PoV:

"Okay, I'll quickly tell you the results," Mr. Aizawa says as we huddle around him. "The total is simply the marks you got from each test." He pulled out the tablet. "It's a waste of time to explain verbally, so I'll show you results all at once."

A hologram of the results popped up. I placed fifteenth. Aoyama was fourteenth and Sero was sixteenth. Sadly, Midoriya placed last and I can feel the disappointment radiating off him. He clenched his fist with the broken finger tightly. Mr. Aizawa pressed a button on the tablet and the hologram closed. "By the way, I was lying about the expulsion," Mr. Aizawa tells us. He smiles weirdly. "It was a rational deception to draw out the upper limits of your Quirks." The class stays silent, trying to process what he just said but soon erupt into angry fits. I stare at them blankly. It was obviously a lie.

"What?!" Midoriya, Uraraka and Iida shout in unison.

A black haired ponytail girl, Yaoyorozu, look over at the trio. "Of course that was a lie. It should've been obvious if you just thought it through." The whole class look at her with annoyed expressions.

How could they not have noticed it was a lie? It was so obvious.

"That was a little nerve-wracking, wasn't it?" Sero asks Kirishima.

"I'll take up the challenge anytime!" He boasts.

"With that, we're done here," Mr. Aizawa says and starts walking away. "There are handouts with the curriculum and such in the classroom. So when you get back, look over them."

Midoriya sighs loudly. "Midoriya," Mr. Aizawa says as he stands in front of him. He holds out a piece of paper. "Have the old lady fix you in the nurse's office. Tomorrow will be packed with even more rigorous tests. Prepare yourself." He continues walking away once Midoriya has taken the sheet out of his hands.

~Time Skip~

The school day is finally over and I am walking beside Midoriya as we leave school. He slumps over with an uneasy expression. "I'm so tired..." He whines. Suddenly, a hand grips his shoulder, catching both Midoriya and I off guard. We both turn around and see it's Iida. "Iida!" Midoriya says in shock. Iida lets his shoulder go.

"Is your finger healed?" He asks briskly. I awkwardly stand there as they talk.

"Yeah, thanks to Recovery Girl," Midoriya replies.

Iida turns to face me and extends his hand. "I am Tenya Iida. Nice to meet you."

"I, uh, I-I'm Ōkami M-Mochizuki," I reply nervously and grip his hand. Iida shakes it and then lets go. "I should g-get going..." I tighten my hold on my black bag.

"We're going the same way as you so I'll walk with you," Midoriya says.

"I will too."

We turn around and start walking out of school. I'm happy to have people to talk to, even if It's only for now. "I was really taken in by Mr. Aizawa," Iida says sharply from beside Midoriya and I. I look up from the ground and at him. "I even thought, "This is the best of the best" and such." He put his left finger up in front of him while his right rested on his chin. He crossed his arms over his chest. "I didn't think a teacher would encourage us with a lie." We stay in silence for a bit.

"I already knew but it was surprising," I mumble and stuff my hands in my pockets.

"Hey! You three!" A loud cherry, young girls voice starts shouting for our attention behind us so I block my sensitive ears and wince from the pitch and volume. I stop abruptly and so does Midoriya and Iida. I turn around and see Uraraka running towards us weirdly. "Going to the station?" She shouts again. "Wait for me!" I take a step back. When Uraraka sees how uncomfortable with her volume, she stops and speaks in a quieter tone. "I'm so sorry Mochizuki! I didn't realise it would hurt your ears!" She frantically apologised. I uncovered my ears and waved my hand in front of her, sweat clearly building up on my face.

"No, it's o-ok Uraraka. It wasn't your f-ault."

"You're the infinity girl," Iida abruptly states.

"I'm Ochako Uraraka." She grips onto the straps of her pink backpack. "Um, you're Tenya Iida, and you're Deku Midoriya, right?" She asks and gives the other two a look. I hold in a laugh. Deku Midoriya?! I just can't!

"'Deku'?!" Midoriya repeats in shock. Uraraka looks at him and Iida turns to face Midoriya.

"Huh? But during the fitness test, the boy named Bakugo said 'Deku, you bastard!'" She reminds in her best Bakugo impression. "Right?"

Midoriya starts blushing and supports his words with hand gestures, "Uh...my real name is Izuku, but D-Deku is what Kacchan calls me to make fun of me..."

Iida puts his hand on his chin and looks at a freaking-out Midoriya. "An insult?" Midoriya and Uraraka both put their hands behind their heads.

"Oh, is that right? Sorry!" Uraraka apologises in a high pitch tone. She informs in a calmer tone but still happily, "But 'Deku' sounds like the Japanese word for 'You can do it!' so I kinda like it."

Midoriya's face turns a bright red. "I'm Deku!"

"Midoriya?" Iida asks confused. "You're accepting it too easily! Wasn't that an insult?"

Midoriya turns away and covers his beet red face with his hands. "It's like a Copernican Revolution..."

"'Co-pe?'" Uraraka asks, confused.

"T-The Copernican Revolution is when the Ptolemaic model in which the Earth was the centre of the universe shifted to the Heliocentric model, where the Sun is at the centre of the universe," I explain.

Uraraka looks a little less confused. "Oh! Do you guys want to walk to the station together?" She asks happily.

"S-sorry. I'm catching the bus today," I mutter out.

"I'm catching the same bus as Mochizuki," Midoriya informs.

"I will walk with you to the station," Iida informs. The four of us start walking out of school side by side.

We reach the bus stop first. "See you at school tomorrow!" Uraraka shouts as she and Iida walk down to the nearby train station.

"See you tomorrow!" Midoriya waves at her. Once out of view, he looks over at me. "I never got to know you through out junior high."

My cheeks earn a bit of colour. "Y-yeah. I'm not a big fan of talking to new people." I nervously chuckle.

Midoriya flashes me a smile. "Then I'll become your friend!" My eyes widen in shock.

"R-Really?!" I ask. My heart races with anticipation and happiness.

Midoriya gave me a reassuring noise and nods his head. "Of course! You look like a good person."

"T-thankyou, Midoriya..."

"You don't need to thank me, Mochizuki." He puts his hand on my shoulder. "I like making friends."