The two students made their way towards UA's gym in a peaceful silence. Upon their arrival, they both sat their bags down in a corner and Iida watched as the ash blonde stared down at the case in her hands, containing her hero costume.

"You mentioned wanting to wait to show anyone your hero costume until you were more accustomed to it. Are you sure you don't mind me being here?" Iida prompted, watching as [F/n] shook her head.

"It's fine Iida, really." She replied, heading off with the briefcase towards the restrooms.

"Acting quite nervous for someone who kept threatening to flash me in Recovery Girl's room and our classroom." Iida joked, hearing the girl laugh from a distance.

"You really got that stick out of your ass, huh? You're funny." The girl Bakugou spoke sincerely with a laugh, disappearing from his line of sight.

While waiting on her, he decided to actually go and change into their workout uniform and begin to exercise himself. He was surprised at how long it was taking her to get into her hero costume. Dismissing it, he began to do exercises he's done since he was a child that he'd learned primarily from his older brother.

After a few minutes, he heard footsteps. Standing up straight from his lunge position, his eyes widened. Whoa...

Iida had never, ever been the type to look at someone and find them overly attractive or view someone as hot, he never focused on those sorts of things, they weren't important to him by any means, nor was it an interest. But in this moment, he felt differently.

"A... A bombshell..." He mumbled under his breath as she walked towards him.

"It's very uh, Midnight-esq." She spoke, scratching the back of her neck. There she stood, clad in her risque appearing hero costume. The main piece was resemblant to that of Yaoyorozu's: a singular body piece that almost looked like a swimsuit, though instead of the front being exposed, the back was exposed. The piece was nearly solid black with a red trimming. The rest of her body, from feet to neck was covered in a sheer fabric, that if you weren't close enough, wouldn't even realize it was there. She wore simple black shoes, with matching black gloves that neared her elbows in length. "The idea is to have as much exposed skin as possible, but also have enough to keep me heated for sweat. It's a bit uh... Showy."

Iida barely managed to snap himself from his gaze as he realized what he was doing was extremely out of character for himself and highly inappropriate, both as a Class Representative, and a friend. "Momo's is similar, though hers is because of how her creations come out. She too, needs exposure. I apologize," he paused, bowing to her, "I got caught in my own staring, I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable. It was highly inappropriate of me, Bakugou."

There was a soft giggle as he felt a gloved hand on his chin that lifted his head to face her. "Don't worry, Iida, I'm not angry or anything. If you walked out in something similar, I'd stare at you, too." She admitted, watching as his cheeks seemed to flush a little bit.

"Wait, the bandages, did you take them off?" He asked, not trying to change the subject, but just noticing their absence.

"Ah, I figured it was close enough." She answered, looking down at her arms. "Forgive me for this question, Class Rep... But you've never dabbled in any sort of romance, have you? People, books, movies, none of that?"

His cheeks became more red, a clear sign as to what the answer is. He composed himself, his arms moving in typical Iida fashion. "No, I have not. I'm here to be a hero, I've always wanted to be a hero. I have no time for those sorts of things."

"How very noble of you." [F/n] chuckled softly. "You definitely don't seem the type. Unlike Kaminari, Mineta... Though I can't tell if Mineta is after love or just lust..." She shivered.

"It's hard to tell with him, admittedly." Iida spoke up.

"Your innocence is quite cute." [F/n] chuckled once again before walked towards the center of the gym. "I'm not supposed to push my Quirk too much right now, so just... Don't let me blow myself up, okay?"

"You were initially coming here alone, weren't you? What was your plan if something bad happened?" Iida asked, walking closer, but not close enough to get caught in her explosions.

"I'm not necessarily the type to ask for help, I'm sure you know this by now." She answered, closing her eyes and focusing.

"Take it easy, that's the smart thing to do. While you may not be rule-adherent, I know you're smart enough to do that." Iida spoke, watching as sparks began coming from different parts of her body.

"I still don't quite get it... It's never happened before until that day. And controlling it isn't easy. It's like I'm having to completely start over." The sparks from her back grew and her body gently moved forwards, sparks coming from the bottom of her feet to elevate her as her body moved. "My main issue is that I can either do really subtle things like this, or really strong ones. I have no in-between, not yet."

He watched as she stopped all explosions except the ones in her palms, which he could tell she could still properly control. "At least I can still rely on the basics, but other than that... I'm sort of lost."

Iida walked right up next to her, something she wasn't expecting. "So, right now you're trying to focus on using the rest of your body's explosions for movement more than attack, right?"

"Yes. I don't trust my ability to use them properly as attacks, at least not yet." She answered truthfully.

"My Quirk, Engine, is movement based. I can go at different speeds and it required a bit of training. So I, I may be able to help you with the mindset of it, if you're interested." He offered.

"Yeah... I'd like that."

For the next few hours, Iida translated his own Quirks functions in a way that would apply to her. There were ups and downs and the occasional moment of [F/n] blowing herself into the wall, floor, and on one occasion, the ceiling. But her ability to control the blasts was getting better, and that's what mattered.

Sitting on the floor while drinking water, the girl Bakugou looked to Iida, "Thank you, I really appreciate your help."

"As your Class Representative and friend, it's my honor." He smiled before chugging some more water. "How do your arms feel? I don't think they were fully healed yet, right?"

"They're fine, a little sore, but nothing major. The rest of my body however... Is a different story. I'm not used to the pressure of the blasts coming from so many places yet, my body is ill-equipped at the moment I believe." She sighed. "I'm going to have to build more body strength if I want to get any further."

Standing up, Iida offered her his hand, "Come on, let's get you changed and then home."

Nodding, she grabbed his hand and stood, though her legs wobbled. He was quick to grab onto her fully as she began to lean forwards. "I'm sorry, I should've been more careful in pushing you and showing you certain things. Your body isn't accustomed yet and I pushed you too far."

"No, no, not at all. I went along with everything and even encouraged more. I just, I want to learn and better myself and this newfound capability. I pushed myself too far, so don't apologize to me, please." [F/n] replied. "Just help me to the restroom so I can get back into my uniform."

He opened his lips to argue and apologize again, and to say something about how he should know better, but stopped himself. Rather, he helped her to the restroom so she could get back into her uniform.

Eventually leaving the building, the two walked in silence together on their way home. As they neared the part in their travels where they'd separate, Iida stopped.

"Have a good night, Bakugou. You did great, and I'm sure you'll only get better." He spoke in a more sincere tone than usual.

"Thank you, Class Rep." She flashed him a smile before gently punching his shoulder and walking towards her home.

Shoto❤️🤍: Hey [F/n]

Self: Yes, Shoto? What's up?

Shoto❤️🤍: How are you doing? With your Quirk and all

Self: Uhh, good ig😅 Class Rep helped me with some training this afternoon, but I still can't control it all that well. And my body isn't strong enough to handle the blasts yet... So a work in progress nonetheless. How're you?

Shoto❤️🤍: Good. My ass of a father has been working on himself I believe, slowly but surely. I saw something in his eyes other than rage, so I believe that's a good thing.

Self: Woohoo🥳🥳🥳 Character development at it's finest!!

Shoto❤️🤍: Character development?

Self: It's a thing typically associated with fictional characters, like them getting better as a person over time.

Shoto❤️🤍: Oh. Character development🥳🥳🥳

Self: Lmao, I love you Shoto

Shoto❤️🤍: ...do I say it back?

Self: You... You've never been told "I love you", have you?

Shoto❤️🤍: No.

Self: You don't have to, but you can say it if you want, Shoto. It's about how you feel. Love can be family, friends, lovers, it's all about how you feel towards that person, regardless of your relationship with them.

Shoto❤️🤍: As both friend and family... I love you too, [F/n]

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Dekusquad✨

Deku🥦: You all ready for the Summer Training Camp?

Ururaka🩷: Definitely!! Still need to pack though. We leave next week, right?

Tsu🐸: I'm ready, kero. And yes, we leave next week Ochaco

Class Rep🤡: I hope you're all well prepared!! It'll be a rigorous time of training!! ...fun, too, but training!!

Shoto❤️🤍: I think it'll be nice to get away, at least for a little bit.

Momo🍰: I agree with Todoroki!! I think it'll be nice to get away!! Though also with Iida, it'll definitely be a lot of training

Tokoyami🖤:  Agreed. I hope to improve my ability and control of Dark Shadow, especially when I'm in the dark.

Self: I'm hoping to learn control over these new explosions, so I don't blow myself up

Deku🥦: We all have plenty to work on, but I'm sure we'll have tons of improvement over the week!

Tsu🐸: I do wonder what they have in store for us, kero

Ururaka🩷: Tsu... You do know you don't have to 'kero' in text, right?

Tsu🐸: Kero

Self: 😂😂😂

Class Rep🤡: 😂😂😂

Momo🍰: Whoa, I don't think I've ever seen you use emoji's, Iida. This is a first

Ururaka🩷: Yaomomo's right, I don't think I've seen you use an emoji either! You've also seemed a bit looser lately, more relaxed in a way

Class Rep🤡: I'm attempting to, in a way, lighten up a little

Self: *I'm attempting to, in a way, get a stick out of my ass

Class Rep🤡: 😑😑😑

Self: I kid I kid, kinda. You have seemed a bit looser lately, Ururaka's right

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Class Rep🤡: Have I really seemed that way?

Self: Yes. Not in the sense you've completely changed as a person, but you've, while still being you, become a little more chill, a little more... Open

Class Rep🤡: This doesn't change how I'm viewed as Class Representative, does it?

Self: Of course not!! It just makes you seem even more... Human

Class Rep🤡: Was I robotic before?

Self: I wouldn't say robotic, just very stern and firm. And there's nothing wrong with that! I've always thought, which you know this, that you should loosen up a little, though. There's nothing wrong with following the rules and focusing on yourself and your studies to insure you become the best Hero you can be. BUT you also need to live a little, risk a little, have a little fun

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