When I turned, I was met with a mess of black curls that looked up at me. I knew the kid as Mochizuki Kame, the mute kid Mirio told me about.

"What's up?" I asked. He looked down, but I could see his mouth moving. Words appeared above his head as if they were being typed. They were black and thin, almost shy.

"𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑏𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘?" The words read. He looked back up at me, eyes obscured by his hair.

"Back?" I asked, tilting my head.

"𝑇𝑜 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑎 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠. 𝐼 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟. 𝑌𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑖𝑔 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤." He explained, the words above his head getting thicker as he gained confidence.

"Well thank you, Mochizuki. Whether I come back or not is up to Mirio and Nezu, but I hope I can. Your class was a lot of fun to help train, so I hope to do it again. You're all destined for greatness. Don't forget that." I told him, making what little part of his face that was visible turn a vivid pink.

He quickly tipped his further head down, shakily holding out his arms. I glanced at Mirio, who was holding his hand to his mouth, holding back a laugh. I held out my arms in return, throughly confused.

Mochizuki stepped forward, putting his hands around me and burying his face in my neck.

It's a kid. It's not Tomura. It's an innocent kid.

I gently put my arms around him in return, his cheeks feeling hot against my neck. I smiled to myself, memories of Tomura melting away. This hug was sweet and innocent. Not controlling and hard.

He pulled away after a moment, and I let go, placing my hands on his shoulders. He looked down at the floor, playing with his hands.

"Hey, look at me." I said. He paused before looking up at me through his hair. Some fell from his face and I could see his grey eyes. "You're gonna be great. I know it. I'm always here for you. Ok?" He nodded, his hair swishing around his head. I grinned, patting his cheek.

"Good, now go to lunch." He turned as I dropped my arms, walking timidly towards the door. He turned in the frame to look at me.

"𝐼 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦'𝑠 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠." He turned back, and rushed down the hall.

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"(L/N)'s got a boyfriend!" Mirio yelled as we entered the teachers lounge.

I face palmed just as Aizawa and Present Mic looked towards us.

"What?!" Present Mic said, drawing out the word.

"He's kidding," I said, elbowing Mirio in the side, making him laugh even harder, "there's just this kid in his class that has a little crush on me, that's all." I said, shrugging and sitting down.

"Oh hey (L/N)! How are you?" Nejire said, walking in.

"She's got a boyfriend."

"Mirio—" I playfully slapped him as he sat down beside me, laughing.

"Oooooh, what's this I'm hearing? Agent (L/N), the most desired bachelorette in Japan is courting? Do tell, do tell." Nejire said, sitting in my other side and wiggling her eyebrows.

I rolled my eyes, looking at her. "It's a kid in Mirio's class, he has some little crush on me and I hugged him—"

"He looked very very happy, might I add." Mirio interjected.

"Mirio, you're not helping. And what do you mean most desired bachelorette?"

"You mean you don't know?" Nejire asked, looking genuinely concerned.

"Not a clue what you're talking about."

"And here I thought you were a genius." Aizawa said, clicking his chopsticks. Mic snorted in response.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked.

"Oh, so you clueless clueless. Gotcha." Nejire said, laughing and opening her bento box.

Everyone laughed at her remark, leaving me confused.

"You guys bully me." I said, chuckling.

"W-who are we bullying?" Tamaki stuttered, entering the room.

"Tamaki! My savior twice in a row! These guys are being very mean to me." I exclaimed, getting out of my chair to dramatically open my arms towards Tamaki.

"It's not our fault you're utterly clueless." Mic whispered.

"You know, when you whisper," I said, turning towards him, "it comes out at a normal volume." He looked at me in shock, bringing a hand to his mouth.

"Does it really?" He (tried) to murmur.

"Oh so when I say it, you don't believe me, but the minute (Y/N) says it, it's possible?" Aizawa exclaimed, agitated. "Damn."

We all laughed, Tamaki approaching us.

"So why are you guys being mean to (L/N)?" He timidly asked.

"Because she's clueless and has a boyfriend!" Mirio exclaimed, swinging his arm around my shoulders. Tamaki flinched when Mirio said boyfriend, almost scared.

"First of all, I do not have a boyfriend, he's just a kid with a little crush, and second, if you're talking about a few specific persons liking me, then no. I am not clueless." I said, proud it finally clicked.

From the corner of the room, Midnight clapped. "So she's not clueless!"

"When did you get here?" Aizawa asked, stuffing his chopsticks in his mouth.

"Oh honey, I've been here since before Nejire walked in." She responded, swinging her hips as she walked over towards the table.

"How did we not notice you walk in?" Mirio asked in awe.

"How did I not notice?" I asked myself. I looked over at Tamaki, who was shifting his weight from foot to foot nervously.

"You ok?" I asked while everyone was talking amongst themselves. Mirio had let his arm drop from my shoulder, now sitting back down at the table.

"Yeah!" He nervously exclaimed. "Why do you ask?"

"You just look very uncomfortable." I told him, trying to get him to look at me. Yet he avoided my gaze, looking off to the side.

"I get that a lot." He says simply. "You were really cool today. Sparring with Mirio." He blurted out.

I rubbed the back of my neck in embarrassment, chuckling. "Thank you, it means a lot coming from you." Tamaki made a choking noise, making me look up.

"R-really?" He stuttered out, coughing a bit.

"Yeah, you're inspirational as a hero!" I exclaimed, making him flush.

"You're too nice."

"No," I said, smiling softly, "I just tell it how it is."

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Mirio walked me around the grounds, showing me the campus.

"My cherry tree!" I exclaimed as we passed it, sprinting up the small hill and coming to a stop right in front of it.

"(L/N)! Wait up!" Mirio yelled after me, laughing. I stared up at the mighty tree, watching as small pink petals fell and swirled to the ground.

I let my hands trace the patterns in the bark, the other catching a few petals. I swirled them around in my hand before letting them continue their descent.

I heard Mirio come to a stop behind me, footfalls becoming silent.

"Sorry for running off, it's just that this tree was a pretty big part of my U.A. career. I haven't seen it in forever." My eyes never left the tree as my finger traced up and down, through the patterns.

"I always admired it from a distance. What made it so special?" The blonde asked, stepping closer.

I sighed, closing my eyes. "It made me feel protected. Safe. Even when Tomura was busy getting me expelled, this tree was my safe space. Sometimes I would talk to it, tell it things. This tree knows more about me that I do." I explained, letting my hand drop and opening my eyes.

I turned to Mirio, looking down.

"It was the one place I was guaranteed happiness." I looked up, suddenly very emotional upon seeing my beloved tree.

Not noticing, Mirio and I locked eyes.

The petals look so beautiful swirling around her like that. She looks so beautiful with the petals swirling around her like that.

I blushed slightly at his words, biting my lip to try and calm myself down. He stared at me with such a look, I couldn't quite place it. He looked weak at the knees, like he was about to melt.

"You have a class soon." I reminded him, wiping at my face just in case.

"Right. We have a class soon." Mirio said, shaking his head. "Let's go then."

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MEANWHILE, A FEW STORIES ABOVE...

"That girl, that girl." Nezu said, closing the curtains of his office, as (L/N) and Mirio walked away from the cherry tree.

"I always knew she'd catch too many hearts."

Does it scare you guys to know that I already know how this book is going to end?

Fun Fact: When (Y/N) submerged into the headspace, whether it be her own or someone else's, her eyes have the glitching effect, we know that. But while she's in the headspace she can talk and move. In Chapter Three, she remained still, blocking out everything outside her body. But, if needed she can still hear, taste, feel, and speak while in the headspace. But she is rendered blind.

Can I just say that my relationships with some of you guys are more stable than my relationships in real life? *cough* @AWeirdPerson24 *cough* I swear, you guys are some of the nicest people I've ever talked to 🥺 I love you all. Now go drink some water. You too, @blueberry-muffin

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