Requested by Rodolphe3101.

Koda x Reader : The Start Of Something New (Fluff)

[Y/N] is a transfer student, and she immediately catches the eye of an extremely shy boy ...

Notes : Conversations in || are using sign language.

Class 1A was getting bored again. Being a bunch of adrenaline junkies (not that they would admit it), they were used to the tension of getting attacked by villains and now what it wasn't there anymore, they were, how do I say this, discouraged. Even 1A's most laid-back members were getting tired of how normal things were. Evidences ? Maybe the fact that Ojiro, Shoji, Sato and Koda were talking about the sadly usual days worth something.

"Man, the Rescue Mission yesterday is so boring." - Ojiro sighed, chin in his palms - "Not even an earthquake. Why is everything so boring these says, Shoji ?"

"I think that's because we're so used to the villain attacks and incidents and are beginning to hope for it."

"That's true, all my cakes were natural disaster's themed whenever I bake them." - Sato nodded in approval before turning to his timid friend - "What do you think, Koda ?"

The quiet boy just simply shook his head to show that he wasn't fond of such scary events, but then All Might burst through the door, carrying a chair and a desk in his hands.

"Students, I AM HERE ! CARRYING A DESK ! AND A CHAIR !"

"All Might sir, I wasn't informed about this." - Iida - being the super cool class representative he was - asked, arms chopping harder than an axe - "There isn't any desk that needed fixing."

"OH, THIS IS FOR THE TRANSFER STUDENT !" - The Pro revealed, shocking the whole class. He then realized that he had just spoiled something they wasn't supposed to know and spluttered - "I MEAN- ! NEVER MIND, I AM LEAVING ! IIDA, PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THESE FOR ME !"

"Sir, can you tell me the name- And he's gone. I guess I'll have to settle this then."

As Iida brought the items All Might dropped of to the back of the class, the rest were buzzing with excitement. If someone were let into class this late, they were sure to me totally awesome, right ?

"Aren't you excited ?" - Ojiro whispered, voice brimming with joy - "A classmate ! They must be good to enroll after half a semester !"

Koda nodded, secresecretly happy because of the sudden news. He actually didn't care if the new student was good or not, or whether if they're male or female. The important thing was that he was having a new friend, and Koda - despite being timid - would do anything to make his friend comfortable.

"I wonder who they are ?" - Kaminari asked loudly - "If that's a beautiful girl, you all have to give me the upper hand, alright- Aizawa-sensei !"

True, the sleep-deprived man walked into class in his decent clothing and holding a leather bag, surprising everyone. Well, I guess miracles do happen ?

"You took 6 seconds to shut up, so I guess you're happy today. Iida, roll call."

"None is absent, sensei ! Also, I would like to ask about the transfer student-"

"Is is All Might ?" - Aizawa cut in and, when he noticed the class shying away, sighed - "After everyone telling him to keep it a secret ... Sometimes I wonder if someone made him drunk and he spilled all of UA's secrets ... Anyways, since you all know, then no need to slow things down. [Last Name], come in !"

As the new student walked through the slide door, some of the male let some some not-very-subtle wolf whistles. The class didn't know if their new addition was talented or not, but she definitely had the looks to fit in with the idol-like females of the course. Her flowing hair trailed after the girl before settling on her shoulder blades, cupping her pretty face. [H/C] eyes were innocent and determined, looking directly at the rising heroes without any hesitation or anxiety.

"...Why isn't she speaking ?" - Sero whispered quietly to Kirishima after staring at the new addition for a good two minutes - "Is she trying to creep us into admire her ?"

'I can hear you.'

The black-haired male jumped at the voice in his head. Looking up at the front, Sero didn't miss the way [Last Name] smirked slightly. The arrogant action was enough to fuel the male and he pointed an accused finger at her.

"You messed with my head ! What was that ?!"

"Her quirk, obviously." - Aizawa answered tiredly - "Figured some of you won't be patient enough. Alright, stop messing with them. Introduce yourself."

|I'm [Y/N] [Last Name], nice to meet you.|

The class's eyes bugged out of their skulls at the trails of hand movements, all except for Koda. He could understand what she was saying perfectly, and a sudden feeling of pride rose in his chest. The feeling of understanding something no one understood was so amazing the boy couldn't help but scoff quietly. Aizawa, seeing his students' puzzled looks, facepalmed and huffed.

"Honestly, no social skills ... She's saying that her name is [Y/N] and she's happy to meet all of you boneheads."

"Oooh  ... So she can't talk ?"

|No I can't. My quirk doesn't let me talk.|

Once again, Koda felt pride swirling in his chest at being the only person except from his sensei who understood sign language. After the much needed introductions, Aizawa pulled out his sleeping bag and announced.

"So, [Last Name] needs someone to show her around. Any volunteers ? No, not you, Mineta."

Usually, Koda wasn't the one to involve in such situations, but this time, he felt different. So, in a moment of unexpected bravery or whatever you call it, the timid male slowly raised his hand, catching the attention of his teacher.

"Koda. You volunteer ?"

The male nodded, all attention on him. The news was quite shocking for all of his friends, as they know that he wasn't too fond with socializing. Aizawa, as if sensing something, grinned a little and waved his hand.

"Do whatever you want. Skip the lesson, I don't care. None of you interrupt, got it ? Good, now go, don't slow things down more than it supposed to."

With that, the older man quickly shooed his students out of the class as subtle as possible. Once they were out in the halls, Koda felt all of his previous bravery disappeared like smoke. Thankfully, the female knew exactly what to say to make it less awkward.

|Thank you for your help, uh, Koda.| - she signed, but then quickly added something - |You do understand me, right ?|

|I do. That's why I volunteered, I know sign language.|

|Are you like me ?| - [Last Name] asked, then as if afraid she was being insensitive, stopped for moment before continue - |Mute ?|

|I'm not, I just preferred communicating like this.|

|I wonder why. Sometimes I wish I could hear myself talking with people I care about.|

[...]

After showing [Y/N] the ropes and places around Yueei, Koda led his new friend to the cafeteria. The drinks were neccessary after strolling around the huge building. Sitting down, [Y/N] opened her soda can and signed.

|You should let me pay. After all, you showed me around.|

|My mom told me to never let a girl pay ...| - Koda replied nervously, his eyes kept shifting between the girl and his surroundings - |You're also new.|

[Y/N] nodded and took a sip of her drink. For a split second, it went back to being extremely awkward, but Koda didn't allow it to last long. He wouldn't allow his timidity to ruin what seemed to be a chance to make an impressive first impression. Being a hero involves bunches of talking with humans, so the  boy should take this opportunity as a way to improve his communication.

|Why do you want to be a hero, [Y/N] ?| - he signed, and after realizing that he was being a bit rude, added - |Oh, can I call you [Y/N] ?|

|Sure. As for your question, I want to be a hero to calm people, as my quirk involved calming minds. I've seen so many people going through mental traumas so terrible that they wasn't the same after that anymore, and I thought I could help them. Silly, right ?|

|No, that's very noble of you. Is helping people your dream ?|

|It is, but there is something I dream about even more. It's very selfish.| - [Y/N] replied, a dark expression clouding her pretty face - |Do you want to know ?|

|Of course.|

|My dream is to be able to hear my voice. I could talk to anyone in their minds and they could hear my voice, but I'm not able too.|

Koda felt a pang of hurt in his chest as he took in the words. This girl - the girl he just knew less than an hour ago - seemed so strong, but so fragile at the same time. She had such a heroic wish, but her own goals were so small and simple. She didn't hope for anything big, instead she just wanted something a lot of people had. It almost pained the shy boy to see how a strong girl had to go through gaps all of her life, just because of her quirk.

|Do you want me to help you ?| - Koda asked shyly, talking the girl by surprise - |I know someone, who could extract voices from minds. If you leave any kind of message in my mind, I could go to him and have him make a clip for you if you want ...?|

|That's ... so nice of you. Thank you.|

[Y/N] gave a blinding smile in return, a smile that rivaled the sun itself. It was then that Koda knew, he was having the first crush of his life.

[...]

After receiving the message [Y/N] planted in his head, Koda practically pulled every single string he had to connect with his family's friend. His mother was shocked when he barged through the door asking for the guy's number, saying that it was super duper important and his whole life was probably on the line for it. Koda was never the one to overreact, so seeing him being dramatic was strangely endearing and weird at the same time.

The next morning, the timid boy walked into class in a nervous state, his hands clutching the phone tightly. He had saved the voice clip in his phone and was on the way to give [Y/N] her wish. That kinda sounds like Fairy God Mother, eh ? Anyways, Koda opened the door and made way towards the [word that describe hair color] female, who was reading something on her phone.

|Hey.| - he tapped on the desk, catching her offguard. The female looked up from her phone and let out a gasp before she quickly hid the device away - |What are you doing ?|

|Nothing, nothing ! But why are you here, at my desk ?|

|Oh, I met the friend I told you about yesterday ...| - Koda signed quickly and thrust out his phone - |Do you have an earphone ?|

The girl nodded and pulled out a pair of earphones from her pocket. Plugging it in, Koda opened the file and gave it to [Y/N] before pressing play, his eyes watching her expression intensely. At first, it was shock, then the expression melt into joy, and at last, Koda could see tears briming at the female's eyes. After listening to her voice - a small simple dream she had for years - [Y/N] stood up shakily and wrapped her hands around Koda's body, shocking him to no end.

'Thank you. You really are a hero.'

Koda found himself smiling and wrapped his hands around his classmate to support her. The future was unpredictable, but Koda knew, this friendship was going to lead to something new ... something incredible.