(3rd Person)

Mark: You want to go to U.A?

Both Mark and Mina were standing across from (Y/N) at the same lake they threw stones at before, (Y/N) nodded which made Mark smile proudly whereas Mina was happily jumping in place, cheering for the announcement that (Y/N) just made.

Mina: That means we'll be spending our high school days together! Told you I'm the real best friend!

Mark: What!? You're applying for U.A as well!? No way am I gonna lose to you, (Y/N)! We're both going to be applying for U.A, got it!?

(Y/N) nodded, a smile on his face while moving a jawbreaker inside his mouth, occasionally placing it between his teeth to rest his jaw for a bit. Mark rolled his eyes at seeing his friend's love for candy once again.

Mark: Y'know, I think Mom's got a point when she says you eat too much candy, not good for the teeth.

All (Y/N) did was raise an eyebrow, before popping the jawbreaker back into his mouth. Mina was simply shaking her head at Mark, wagging her finger while smirking smugly.

Mina: Mark, Mark, you have much to learn. A real friend would never stop another's eating habits, just goes to show you that I'm truly his real best friend after all...

Mark: Oh, really!? I'm simply looking out for my best friend, making sure his teeth don't rot and fall out, you can't grow adult teeth back anyway, so I'm being a good friend by looking after his health!

Mina: Heh, you saying I don't look after him? I always make sure he's eating properly, drinking properly, I even make sure he...

The silent boy sighed, once again the two were going at it to see which of the two was the better best friend towards him. (Y/N) looked out at the lake, looking to see the many stones he and Mark would throw to the other side all gathered up in a pile, there were one or two that were at the bottom of the lake, but that was only from when they were first starting their training all the way back to nine years ago.

Mark took notice of (Y/N)'s staring at the lake, he knew exactly what he was thinking as he placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

Mark: Hey... I know your quirk's not exactly what some might call heroic, but, has that stopped you before? If you're really that scared about using your quirk, then we can always find ways to use it heroically. Trust me, we'll find a way...

They were both surprised when Mina suddenly jumped on (Y/N)'s back, wrapping her arms around his neck while making sure to show her face from behind his shoulder with a bright closed-eyed smile.

Mina: Yeah! We know even without your quirk, you're gonna be a great hero! I know that as your best friend after all!

Mark: You mean: 'as a friend'. Because his best friend is yours truly Mina...

Mina: Nah! It's totally me! Haven't you seen how close we've grown despite only knowing each other for less than a year! Much more impressive than being his friend for nine years!

She stuck her tongue out at that remark, Mark kept a calm expression but you could easily see the irritation in his twitching eyes and irk marks appearing on his forehead. Good thing (Y/N) stopped it: pulling on their cheeks while holding the jawbreaker between his teeth again, the two let out continuous cries of pain while attempting to get their cheeks back.

Mark: Ok! Ok! We'll stop fighting!

Mina: Yeah, just let go! My skin isn't supposed to stretch this way!

(Y/N) let them go with a blank face, failing to realise that he caused said cheeks to slap their teeth earning another round of painful cries as they both held their swollen cheeks as well as checking their teeth for any damage, (Y/N) suddenly picked up a flat stone much to Mina's confusion but Mark's sudden delight.

Mark: Ah! You want to revive our training! That's a good idea! We'll be more than prepare for U.A's entrance exam then!

Mina: Well, if you two are going to train, I'll do so alongside you!

Mark: Uhhh... Mina, I'm not trying to be mean, but... you really shouldn't.

Mina: Heh, trying to keep (Y/N)...

Before she could start yet another argument, (Y/N) showed his agreement via tossing the stone, causing a shockwave while the stone went sailing across the river, not even skipping once before landing as the newest stone to the pile they'd built up in the last nine years. Mina went wide-eyed, her jaw on the floor while Mark juggled his stone.

Mark: You see Mina... we're...

He tosses his stone, also causing a shockwave as the stone went the same speed as (Y/N)'s, even landing right next to where (Y/N)'s stone was, this caused Mina to grow even more wide-eyed with her jaw literally going to the other side of the world as she witnessed her friends' power.

Mark: Oh, and if I'm correct (Y/N), you were also only using a quarter of your power, same as me, right?

(Y/N) nodded, and that made Mina's skin turn from pink to ghostly white, realising the massive gap in physical terms between herself and the two boys. They expected her to either become discouraged and think she had no reason to hang out with them anymore, or become terrified and run away... but, this is Mina the airheaded acid producing girl we're talking about after all.

Mina: Holy moly!!! You are super amazing (Y/N)!! I thought you were great before, but now I see you're possibly as great as All Might!

Mark: And me...?

Mina: Meh, you're alright...

At that, Mark was about to lung at Mina, but (Y/N) held out a chocolate bar to Mark, instantly calming him down as he remembered that he shouldn't get angry so easily, he sighed, taking the chocolate bar and biting into it.

Mina: Aaaah!!! No way! (Y/N)! Where's-

Her whining was instantly cut off by (Y/N) shoving a swirling lollipop into her mouth to silence her, he went back to Mark, beginning to talk in sign language again.

(Y/N): 'I don't know when U.A's entrance exam is, so... I want to train as if it was next week'.

Mark: Yeah... but, we can always ask Mina or Mom, after all, Mina's taking the exam and Mom needs to know our decision anyway... by the way, what made you suddenly want to become a hero? You didn't have any reason before, now all of a sudden you're wanting to become one.

(Y/N): 'I was just reminded by someone that to make this world a better place, you need to make it better yourself, cliche, I know... but I can't help but feel like...'

Mark: Like you're not gonna be the last person to lose their real parents at a young age...

(Y/N) looked up in surprise, only to see a mix of comfort and amusement in Mark's smirk.

Mark: I've known you for nine years, I can read you like an open book more than anyone else (Y/N), even if you don't show it, your past affects you greatly. I don't blame you, losing your parents at such a young age obviously left a scar in you, I'm guessing that boy we saw on TV is this Izuku you keep telling us about, right? Otherwise if it was anyone else but me, you wouldn't feel so inspired to become a hero, and make sure no other kid ends up like you... right?

Mina: Wow... you really can read him.

Mark: Which is why I'm-

But quickly his mouth was shut by another swirling lollipop from (Y/N), he stood up still with a normal blank face before nodding towards the river. Instantly, the two disappeared with two shockwaves making the wind almost blow Mina away.

(Six months until the entrance exam)

The lake was almost destroyed, so many holes in the ground where the water had spilled out to, the water itself filled with dirt, leaves, sweat and blood. Around said lake, the two boys were busy sparring with each other: (Y/N) went for a roundhouse kick which Mark ducked and grabbed (Y/N)'s leg, who responded by slamming his free leg into Mark's head, freeing his leg before the now freed leg slammed into Mark's neck sending him flying and landing in the dirtied lake.

Mark: Aw, dammit! (Y/N) this is just nasty!

(Y/N): 'Sorry...'

Mark: Nah, it's fine, just proves I need to get better if I have a shot of knocking you into this water...

Lydia: It also proves you two are reckless.

They both turned, only to see Lydia's sweet smile with a dark look on her face, arms crossed while irritation was clear from the twitching eyes and irk marks... like mother like son supposedly.

Mark: Oh, uh... hey Mom, uh...

Lydia: You boys, making me clean after your mess every time you train. Honestly, you better pass that entrance exam if you're both going to go this far in preparing yourselves, if I didn't know any better... I'd say you both are worried about something.

At that, (Y/N) flinched which did not go unnoticed by Lydia. She stared him down as (Y/N) simply looked away, sweat starting to pour out of him, Mark sighed heavily as he could see the problem easily, this was his friend of now ten years after all... oh yeah, they're both 15 now since their birthdays have passed.

Mark: (Y/N) wants to train like hell because of his quirk.

Lydia sighs, expecting that answer somehow.

Lydia: I honestly shouldn't have expected that, look, (Y/N), sweetie. We're all born with quirks, doesn't mean that if the quirk hurts it can't be heroic, I don't want to be mean, but unless you can prove you have a quirk, the school's gonna have a tough time teaching you. Physical strength alone, you two can easily take on everyone... but, it's your quirks that count since you'll need them to prove to the school you can succeed.

They both look at her, contemplating Lydia's words while she used her quirk to fix the lake and its surroundings, and then suddenly look at them both with a dark look as she pulled out two thick and heavy books, slamming them down onto the floor which made a box-sized crater and causing the two to sweat drop.

Lydia: There's also a written exam you idiots, that means smarts is also important when it comes to this entrance exam. So, you better stop fighting and start studying, otherwise you won't even get past the easiest part of the exam.

Mark: Easiest part?

Lydia: Yep, I managed to overhear some staff at the U.A, not heroes or teachers, just the guys who are helping to set up the entrance exam, there's two exams: written and practical, I know you two'll top score the practical no problem, the only problem here is your written exam Mark.

Mark: Why just me!?

Lydia: Because at least (Y/N) has the smarts needed, you just decide to cram whatever's important into your head at the last moment and think that's enough for a test.

Mark: Oh come on! I passed all the tests you gave us, right?

Lydia: (Y/N) gets full marks on all of them, you barely pass, see the difference? U.A certainly will, they're called the best school for heroes, they won't take someone who barely passed the written exam. They don't just go for strength alone Mark.

Mark: Right...

Lydia: Then get to it, if you do well in the next test I give you... I'll treat you to anything you want.

Instantly with the thought of meat in Mark's mind, and candy in (Y/N)'s mind, the two effortlessly grabbed the books, flipping through the pages while their eyes scanned through each word, picture and quotes with fast movements making Lydia smile proudly.

(2 months until the exam)

On a beach, Midoriya was trying his best to push a truck that was stuck on the beach with a skinny man who had fluffy but scruffed hair next to him. As he let go of the truck, Midoriya went wide-eyed when he saw someone start to walk down to the beach.

Izuku: Oh... no...

???: What's wrong? Gah!

The man saw the boy who was heading down the beach and immediately hid behind some rubble, Izuku started to panic for a bit, but it was too late once (Y/N) saw him, waving a hello, just as Izuku was about to wave back.

Mark: Woah!! Someone beat us to the... huh!? Hey! It's that green-haired kid who ran up to the slime!

Izuku flinched at that, spotting Mark running towards (Y/N) before slowing down as the two appeared in front of both Izuku and the truck.

(Y/N): 'Hello Deku, we didn't realise you were training here'.

Izuku: Oh, hey (Y/N)! Yeah! I just decided to clean up the beach as my training, after all, I wanna get into U.A, so I thought, even if I was quirkless I could still build up my strength, just me, all by myself, hahaha...

Mark: Well, isn't he determined? I admire that in you Midoriya, wait, you're quirkless? And you ran out to attack that slime monster knowing you are quirkless?

(Y/N) elbowed Mark's side making him yelp, he sighed before looking back at Izuku.

(Y/N): 'We were hoping to do the same: Mark heard about this beach having all sorts of washed up junk and wanted us to see if we could train our bodies by lifting them away.'

Izuku: I see... in other words, you two want to train your physical bodies as well, though I don't know what your quirks are so I don't know if they'll help, also the fact that all three of us will work together will only cut down on my training, oh but that sounds so selfish but at the same time help would be appreciated.

Mark: Geez... you weren't wrong when you said the kid's got some muttering habit.

(Y/N): 'If we're bothering you, we could always just train normally instead, help you improve your skills?'

Izuku: Yes, that would be much appreciated, sorry...

Mark: Don't sweat it Midoriya, oh! Name's Mark Killa by the way.

All Might, hiding behind the junk jumped slightly at hearing that last name that he couldn't help poke his head out, when he saw the two boys, he nodded to himself.

All Might: Yes, those two do appear to be combat ready for the entrance exam... Killa huh? Yes, that does appear to be Lydia's son, the eyes give him away easily... as for that boy... I feel like I've seen his face somewhere before...

Mark: Alright, if you change your mind, we're always on the beach, ok? Just give us a shout, a real loud shout for that matter!

The two boys headed off, walking past the large mountains of junk before squeezing their way through a gap they found in the left side. Once they were out of sight, All Might suddenly deflated into that skinny man, sighing to himself while rubbing his face.

All Might: That was too close, and, it appears Young Midoriya knows the boy with (H/C)... the one who seems extremely familiar to me...

Izuku: Uhh... All Might?

All Might: Oh! Right! Back to...

Before any of them could say anything, a powerful tremor caused them both to almost lose their balance while some of the junk up top fell and landed beside the two of them.

All Might: What in the...?

Another set of tremors, slowly turning into multiple shockwaves which knocked over a lot of the junk was felt once again, this time All Might and Izuku could easily tell the shockwaves were coming from their left. They ran to the gap the two boys went through before peeking their heads through, only to go wide-eyed.

(Y/N) and Mark stood right in front of each other, their faces determined while their arms seemed almost like blurs as they constantly exchanged blows, they could see most of them were colliding with each other considering they witnessed the shockwaves that resonated every time their fists hit one another, not to mention they saw their bruises and bleeding cuts slowly appearing on their faces as well as their clothing tearing.

Then, they both jumped away, disappearing like blurs as the blurs ran around the beach, constantly clashing against each other while running the same direction. All Might... was impressed to say the least.

All Might: That's Lydia's kid!? Oh my goodness, he and his friend... Young Midoriya, do you know that boy, (Y/N)'s quirk?

Izuku: He never told me... but, he assured me it wasn't speed nor strength, he said that was from nine, well, it's probably ten now, ten years of training with the boy there called Mark.

All Might: Fascinating... well, that just means you'll need to train much harder if you'll ever hope to catch up with them, because it seems the only way you'll be able to do so is if you fully master One for All... and I plan for you to do just that! Now, come on! Back to the training!

Izuku: Yes sir!

All the while he was training, Izuku still couldn't get the image of (Y/N) and Mark's strength and speed out of his head, but, that only served to determine him more, to surpass those two as he could easily see (Y/N) and Mark as top heroes with those physical stats.

(The day of the exam)

Today was the day, Mark and (Y/N) were more than ready since they woke up at 6AM, ready for the entrance exam ahead. However, they weren't the only ones awake as the door burst open to Mark's room, the two boys, one in their bed and the other in a futon on the floor jumped, only for (Y/N) to be tackled back down to the floor.

Yuki: Good luck in the exam big brother (Y/N)!

She snuggled into his chest, (Y/N) simply patted her head as thanks whereas Mark seemed confused.

Mark: And, me?

Yuki: Eh, you'll do fine...

Mark was instantly downcast causing (Y/N) to chuckle at his family's banter, you could say Yuki's become the child version of Lydia in the past months, after all, she's been more determined that (Y/N) will become her husband, as well as bossing Mark around, constantly telling him to either do homework, look after himself better, or even to get her something.

Lydia: Alright Yuki, that's enough, they have a big day ahead of them, let them enjoy this relaxing while they still can.

Lydia was the second person she would listen to, the first of course being (Y/N). She jumped off (Y/N) reluctantly, running past her mother and heading to her room, Lydia sighed, shaking her head before smiling at the two.

Lydia: Ok, my little soldiers, time to get up, eat food, get dressed, wash yourselves and get ready to become heroes in training!

(Y/N) pumped a fist into the air with a normal expression while his hair was puffed up from sleeping in the futon, it caused Lydia to slowly pull out her phone, quickly snapping multiple pictures at the cute sight whereas Mark just slowly got out of bed with a groan, Lydia snorted before snapping the picture of the funny sight of her son's dead expression with his own bedhead.

(Timeskip)

Soon, the two were at the front door, dressed ready for the exam. They looked themselves over as (Y/N) wore a pair of black workout pants along with a dark green tank top, his scarf as always around his neck whereas Mark wore a pair of white shorts with a red top, the two wore matching white sports shoes as well. Mark smirked at (Y/N), tutting while waving a finger.

Mark: The only thing that stands out, is your scarf, other than that the examiners won't look for someone so plain looking, you've got horrible fashion sense!

Lydia: He doesn't need good fashion to be noticed dimwit.

And, just as they were about to head out...

Yuki: Wait! Wait!

They both stopped seeing Yuki running towards them, her expression panicking while she held something in her hands, once she got there, she jumped while showing them off showing them to be two sashes, both of them white with black and pink hearts on them.

Yuki: Something to wish you both luck! And to always know that I'm there watching you two be awesome!

It was obvious whose sash was whose, after all one had the M initial while the other had (F/I) on it. They both grabbed the sashes, Mark tying his around his left arm whereas (Y/N) used his as a headband, nodding their thanks to Yuki before both of them gave her a hug. Then, just to tease her, Mark whispered an instruction in (Y/N)'s ear making him raise an eyebrow, but shrug and bend down to kiss the girl on the forehead.

Instantly, Yuki squealed, holding her cheeks while steam rushed out of her mouth, ears and nose while she ran away with a red face, squealing the whole way as Mark laughed his butt off with (Y/N) looking confused.

Lydia: Remember you two, come back with big points or don't come back at all!

Mark: Yes Ma'am...

(Y/N) nodded, the two of them finally heading out the door and racing to the sight with their headband and armband waving in the wind from the loose sashes, ready for the future ahead as potential U.A students... and possible top ranking pro heroes.

To be continued...

(A/N): I'm happy to say, I got the week off and a free module to go with said week off as well. That means I've got five whole weeks of nothing but relaxation, chaos with the flatmates and a bit of story writing!!! Yay!!! Anyways, thank you guys and gals so much for the continued support and as always: eat one or more brownies every day!!!!