It was clear from the start that All Might was watching them. Izuku could sense the presence of One For All clearly and was stressed out by that fact. Katsuki noticed, but everybody else wrote it off as the stress to be eliminated. It's only logical to be freaked out when your homeroom teacher announces that the last placing student will be expelled, right? The tests were basic enough. Long jump, ball throw, side step... The only difference was that they were allowed to use their quirks, in which some got really creative.

"Oi, you have to calm the fuck down" Katsuki hissed as Izuku walked back towards him after his ball throw. He threw that thing with his telekinesis way too fucking far and now everyone got a glimpse of how overpowered he actually is.
"S-sorry, it's just... He's watching, Kacchan" Izuku mumbled, fiddling with his hands as he tried to point out where All Might was without anyone noticing.

"I know, that fucking asshole... He's probably scouting for talent. I heard he sometimes takes a liking to someone outside of the third year and also trains them" Katsuki muttered.
"Yeah, dad already said something like that... B-but I just can't help it, you know? His presence sets me on edge... Certainly because our quirks have a history together and being able to sense it distracts me" Izuku mumbled, making Katsuki sigh.

"Just try to keep your focus, okay?"

The class ooh-ed at something, gaining their attention. Uraraka had thrown the ball and it never came down...
"Infinity" Aizawa sensei read off from the screen and the class went wild. Guess that's something you don't see every day. Izuku nailed the long jump after that, using his telekinesis to fly. He did a lot less in the sprint though...

He even had to race against Kacchan, who used his explosions to get to the finish line. It made the green head cough and give the ash blonde a small glare.
"Sore loser Deku?"
"Oh, you're going down" Izuku's grinned, almost forgetting All Might's eyes burning in his back. He was all too aware of the man during the strength test though. He got distracted, his thoughts wandering off as he panicked about the possibility of getting exposed.

He never thought going to UA would be this stressful... Of course he's been to public school his whole life, but people mostly stayed away from him and they weren't allowed to use their quirks so it wasn't a problem. No quirk usage at all is easier to control than quirk output, you know? Before he realized it, he used a strength quirk to completely crush the small device, scaring himself out of thought. Izuku dropped it immediately, earning the attention of some of his classmates.

"I-I think mine's b-broken..." he muttered, his face flushing in embarrassment. Katsuki held back the urge to facepalm and instantly shot a glare towards All Might, who was doing a poor job at spying on them. Basically half the class had seen him already and word was going around in hushed whispers. For being such a praised hero, he really sucked at stealth. Guess everyone has their weak points, right?

"Let me see" Aizawa sighed, picking up the pieces.
"Ugh, I told Nezu to order new equipment... I'll go get you another one"
"Y-yes, uhm, thank you and s-sorry for breaking t-the measuring device" Izuku apologized nervously, kneeling down to pick up the small components that jumped loose.
"Idiot" Katsuki hissed, hitting him in the back of the head.

"There is no way that asshole didn't see you just now... What the hell were you thinking?!"
He was whisper shouting, keeping his voice down while wanting to yell at the green head for being so stupid.
"I-I wasn't thinking Kacchan" Izuku whined.
"He's so distracting! You don't know what this feels like Kacchan. This... This itching! One For All is. Right. There. And. I. Want. It"

"Oi, calm the fuck down. You want me to call uncle Hisashi?" Katsuki asked, a little worried when Izuku started rambling like that.
"N-no, no, don't involve dad... He'll just worry and he'll want to pull me out of UA" Izuku sighed, taking a deep breath as he closed his eyes.
"I... I'm fine, really. I'm calm and focused and I'm fine. I can do this"

He smiled, making Katsuki roll his eyes. If the nerd wanted to lie to himself then that's his choice. The ash blonde should probably tell Tenko about this though... Yeah, he'll inform him after school, Katsuki was planning on walking back with Izuku anyway.
"Here" Eraserhead stated as he returned, holding out another strength measuring device.
"Thanks Aizawa sensei!" Izuku exclaimed, quickly getting the test over with.

The green head felt Todoroki looking at him as well, making him frown a little. Todoroki Shoto, last born son of Endeavor, biological brother to his older brother's boyfriend. It took years for Dabi to open up about his past. To come out to them as Todoroki Toya. He knew Shoto was enrolled at UA this year and Izuku could see it pained him. Maybe he should tell him his little brother seemed to be doing okay? That he didn't have to worry? But with a father like Endeavor...

- Flashback -

Dabi had been fidgety lately, jumping up at the smallest sounds and closing himself off more and more. Kurogiri brought this up with Hisashi and Izuku already noticed the same. But the person closest to Dabi, Tenko, was worried the most. His odd behaviour was probably due to the anniversary of his arrival in their family... The day was approaching and Tenko had a feeling it was somehow different this year.

"Tenko, do you know what Dabi's deal is lately?" Hisashi asked over family dinner. They didn't eat with the rest of the house on Sunday evenings, those were reserved for the small Midoriya family. Kurogiri could look after those kids on his own just fine for one night.
"There seems to be something troubling him, but he's not opening up to me"

"Yeah, I noticed the same thing! I'm getting worried..." Izuku sighed. The green haired boy was in middle school at the moment, but he didn't have a lot of friends there so he spent most of his time with the kids in the house.
"He's not talking to me either" Tenko sighed, poking his food. This really sucked...

"If he'll open up to anyone, it's you sweetie" Inko stated, pointing out their relationship without using the direct terms. Dabi and Tenko were boyfriends for some months now, half a year, maybe. Tenko nodded, wanting to agree with her.
"I'll try to talk to him tomor-"

He was cut off by a knock on the door, making the family look at the source of the noise all at once.
"Come in" Hisashi answered, taking a sip from his water as he watched Dabi enter. He was looking rather nervous, keeping his eyes on the floor as he closed the door behind him.
"I'm sorry to bother you during your family dinner thingy... I know I'm not supposed to come in here right now" he started.

"But, uh, there is something I've been, uhm, meaning to tell you guys..."
"Come, take a seat" Hisashi said, pulling out a chair. Everybody could see this was serious and they were all worried about what was about to follow.
"Thanks" Dabi said, sitting down and taking a deep breath.
"I guess you all know Dabi isn't my real name... Or at least not the name I was given by my biological parents"

His family... He'd never quite opened up about them. The only thing they knew about them was the fact his father was abusive and held a lot of power in the world. So much so that he was afraid that they'd root him out if he ever told them. That's how it used to be, at least. Up until now...
"I trust you all with my life a-and... And therefore I want to entrust you all with my name as well"

There was a shocked silence. Nobody had expected him to open up about something so big out of nowhere and they'd actually already kinda settled for never knowing his dead name, to call it that. He was Dabi in their eyes and he'd always be Dabi no matter what other name he used to have in the past.
"Are you sure..? You don't have to force yourself, we really don't care-" Tenko said, putting his hand on top of Dabi's.

"No, it's fine. It's about time anyway" the black haired man sighed.
"You guys are my family now and I want to share this with you"
"That's very brave of you, Dabi" Hisashi spoke with a small smile.
"Anyway, so, uhm, here goes nothing" Dabi whispered, taking a deep breath.
"...Todoroki"

Izuku's eyes widened at that, his research in heroes unparalleled.
"Wait... Todoroki? As in Todoroki Enji? Endeavor?" the green head gasped, making everyone at the table realize the impact of what had just been said.
"Todoroki Toya... First born son of Endeavor" Dabi confirmed, nodding his head a little. He wasn't looking up at them and Tenko squeezed his hand a bit.

"I knew there was a reason he's so secretive about his family..." Hisashi muttered to himself.
"The media did report his eldest son died a little after his wife was permanently hospitalized..."
"Yeah uhm... Things weren't pretty back then" Dabi breathed, obviously pained by the memories of his previous life. Things weren't exactly perfect back then.

"Shoto, my uh, my little brother... Our mom poured boiling water over his face just because he looks like our father... She instantly regretted it, of course, she's not a monster, that asshole traumatized her for years a-and... And she tried to help him by using her freezing quirk... It, uh, it didn't make things better..."

Tenko pulled him in a hug almost instantly, Dabi clinging onto him immediately.
"Endeavor is a fucking ass" he muttered as Tenko rubbed his back.
"Isn't there anything we can do?" Izuku asked, looking at his parents.
"What if he is still...you know? We have to stop him!"

"I get that you think like that honey, but it's not as easy as it seems" Inko sighed.
"Your mother is right, Endeavor is an incredibly powerful figure. Without any hard evidence, there is no way we can touch him" Hisashi agreed.
"I see why you were so hesitant to tell us, Da- I mean, Toya? What do you prefer we call you?"
"Dabi" he answered immediately.

"Definitely Dabi... Besides, I don't want the others to know about it yet... Toga will go wild and I'm not ready for that"
"Understandable" Hisashi nodded.
"Yeah, Himiko can be a little much sometimes..." Izuku chuckled.
"But I'm sure she won't tell anyone! She'd never betray her friends like that"

"Yeah, I know. She'll probably be pissed when she finds out I didn't tell her first" Dabi smiled.
"Ah, you always have such a positive outlook on things, don't you?" Tenko laughed, making Dabi roll his eyes.
"Oh shut up crusty"

- Present -

Izuku calmed down a lot after the tests in the morning. Probably because All Might was busy with his own classes and introducing himself to the third years and didn't have time to stalk their class the whole time. Katsuki noticed and his concern died down a bit. They both ended up in the top of their class and some purple headed small child got expelled. Nobody said anything about it, being glad and relieved it wasn't them.

"Did you guys notice that man spying on us during the tests?" someone whispered in the locker room while they changed back to their school uniforms.
"Wasn't that All Might?"
"All Might?! Really?!" someone gasped.
"But why would he be looking at our testing?" someone else asked. Izuku tensed up a little again, making Katsuki frown.

"He's probably scouting for potential" the ash blonde scoffed, grinning at the others.
"Bet none of you extras caught his eye"
"Hey!" Kaminari yelled, slightly offended.
"You should be more respectful towards your fellow classmates, Bakugou! It's not because you got second in the entrance exam that-" Iida started lecturing him, making Katsuki irritated.

"And how the hell do you know I placed second huh?!"
"Oh, I told him!" Izuku smiled, making the blonde glare at him.
"What? Second is still really good Kacchan!"
"You're just rubbing your fucking victory in my face, aren't you nerd?" Katsuki asked, scowling. He'd always been a sore loser...