Shoto walked with Kanamaru, both with a soda in hand.

"I never liked Endeavor," Kanamaru said, frowning. "I don't get how he's so damn angry all the time! It's like rage is his neutral expression!"

Shoto nodded, saying "Endeavor's not as good as people think of him as."

"Obviously.... He's exactly the kind of hero my aunt would hate."

Shoto stared at her. Throughout their entire conversation, the girl hadn't mentioned her family. Not once. Surely he was allowed to be curious, right?

"Your aunt?" He asked.

Kanamaru sighed, saying "She used to be a hero. My favorite, actually. She was my idol. I wanted.... I want to be just like her."

"You said used to be.... What happened to her?" Shoto asked.

A frown formed over Kanamaru's face.

"She got arrested." She responded. "The person she worked for made her do terrible things. She wanted out, she wanted to stop, but.... She couldn't, or she'd be killed. So, instead, she was the one that killed the guy. It made a lot of powerful people angry too...."

"Sounds like she wasn't entirely in the wrong." Shoto said.

Kanamaru nodded. She then looked up, realizing that his match against Sero was up soon.

"I should be going. It was nice talking to you." Shoto said, rising.

"Hey, wait!"

He turned around, only to see her hold out a slip of paper.

"You 1A guys are annoying and overly flashy.... But I guess you're not so bad. If you want to talk, call me. I could always use help training my quirk to work with non-human targets."

Shoto took the slip, seeing Kanamaru's number on it. The girl walked away, going around the corner.... And then, half his face burst into flames while the other froze.

"Damn," He said, eyes widening slightly. "I owe Natsuo so much money."

*Elsewhere....*

"Oh, hey Mirei." Neito waved.

Mirei sat next to him, asking "Who's fighting next?"

"Todoroki versus Sero." Neito responded.

Tenya glanced over, saying "Todoroki's going to just use his ice again. I can tell."

Todoroki entered the arena, looking out over the stands. He scanned it, eyes landing on a person, the boy appearing to stiffen slightly.... When the match started and Sero released his tape, it was automatically assumed there would be ice.... This was not the case.

Flames burst forth from Shoto's skin, and everyone recoiled at the heat, Shoto included.

Needless to say, the match was a quick one.

"AND TODOROKI MOVES ON!" Present Mic announced.

*Rewind....*

Shoto stepped into the arena, ready to release on onslaught of ice upon Sero. He would do this without using his father's quirk.

"Ready?" Midnight asked.

Shoto nodded, Sero doing the same. The half and half boy lifted his head, scanning the crowd, only to spot Kanamaru watching him. She crossed her arms, appearing bored with the Sport Festival in general.

When she spotted him, she gave a brief smile, and Shoto felt his heart explode, and he recoiled at the flames that left him.

'Fuck.' He thought, releasing them towards Sero. 'I used my flames. Fuck. Shit. Is this what Natsuo meant when he said woman will make you do crazy things?! I'm better than this! I'm not some hopeless romantic-'

His thoughts died as he saw Kanamaru grin at him. She appeared impressed by his power, giving him a thumbs up.

"Oh." He muttered, face flushed. "Damn it. Now I owe Natsuo even more money."

As he walked out of the arena, he spotted his sperm donor standing there, grinning.

"Finally, Shoto!" He said. "You've given up your childish-"

Something hit him between the eyes, and Shoto whipped around to see Kanamaru holding a slingshot. She flipped her hair over her shoulder, walking over.

"Do you really think you're what made him use fire?" She inquired, glaring up at the hero.

"Kanamaru." Shoto said, suddenly wanting her to be anywhere but here.

"Shoto isn't some puppet, asshat! He's a human! Oh, but I guess the guy who orchestrated a quirk marriage wouldn't understand what that would mean, right?" She snarled.

"You little-" Endeavor growled, balling up his fists.

"Go on," She challenged, stepping closer. "Hit me. I'll pop a bullet between your eyes faster than your fist can move, dickhead!"

"Kanamaru!" Shoto said, louder this time.

"Oh, and FYI, Shoto's flames are his. It's his power, not yours, you sorry, flat-faced, burning piece of trash!"

"KANAMURA!" Shoto yelled, grabbing her and dragging her away from the burning hero.

He pulled her away, turning to her with an exasperated look on his face.

"Kanamaru, why? I understand you know what it's like to be the product of a quirk marriage, but you just threatened and challenged Endeavor. Please, keep in mind that you are five feet tall."

"I am five foot two!" Kanamaru retorted.

"Apologies, but do you understand how risky that was?"

She huffed, crossing her arms, fixing him with a glare.

"Stop letting him treat you like that, or I.... I'll shoot you!" She threatened.

Shoto sighed.

".... Okay. I'll try. Please refrain from pissing off Endeavor." Shoto said. "Now, I should get to the stands. I want to see these next few matches."

As soon as the two left the hallway, a boy with all white hair grabbed Shoto by his shoulders.

"Natsuo." Shoto said with just a hint of fear.

Why? Because this was Natsuo. Natsuo, who hated Endeavor with a burning passion. Natsuo, who was known to prank Endeavor weekly. Natsuo, who can smell a crush from a mile away.

"Brother," Natsuo said firmly. "You used your flames! I haven't seen those in years!"

"Um," Kanamaru said from behind him, stepping into Natsuo's view. "Who are you, and why are you grabbing Todoroki?"

Todoroki. Not Shoto.

"Oh! You're Kanamaru, right? I saw your fight, and I gotta say, I think you'll like the stuff after the Sports Festival!" He said, grinning. "I'm Natsuo Todoroki. And I see you've met Shoto already."

Kanamaru nodded, before asking "What do you mean after the Sports Festival?"

"Oh!" Natsuo realized. He released Shoto's shoulders, saying "I heard quite a few heroes talking about you. When they found out you weren't in the hero course, some of them were got pretty upset about it. Even heard a few of them say they'd write a recommendation to the principal to see about transferring you out of general studies! I don't blame them, your quirk and how you use it is pretty impressive."

Shoto mentally screamed. Maybe if he was fast, he could get Kanamaru out of here before-

"Shoto!"

Oh, great, Fuyumi's coming. Wonderful.

"Oh, you must be Kanamaru! I'm Fuyumi, Shoto's older sister!" Fuyumi introduced.

"Hello." Kanamaru said. "Endeavor's an ass, you know."

Fuyumi groaned, while Natsuo's eyes glinted with what Shoto could only assume to be pure mischief.

"NATSUO I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE!" Shoto quickly said, grabbing his brother and pulling him to the side. "I think I'm dying. Or, even worse, I'm allergic to Kanamaru." He said.

"Okay, calm down." Natsuo said, switching into doctor mode. "What are your symptoms?"

"When I'm around Kanamaru, I feel weird. My heart keeps feeling like it's going to explode. I also seem to loose control of my quirk around my face. I think I'm allergic. Am I going to die?"

Natsuo stared.

".... Pay up." He said, holding out his hand.

"What-"

"You, little brother, have a crush. Pay me my money."