New Connections

The Special Night

While Uraraka, Sero, Kacchan, Kirishima and Kaminari went into the waiting room, Izuku noticed a girl in a stylish uniform with her targets marked red. She looked upset as she sat down on a bench. The green haired teenager couldn't help but walk over to her, willing to comfort her if she was in need of it.

"U-um excuse me?" Izuku asked nervously. The girl looked up and he couldn't help but admire how pretty she looked. The girl had baby blue hair. The pupils of her catlike eyes were a little darker blue than the color of her hair and she had a monocle over her left eye. But her eyes were red, probably from crying.

She glared at him despite her tear brimmed eyes. "What do you want?" She asked coldly.

'This is going to be awkward.' Izuku thought, brushing off the cold tone and pushed through with what he had to say.

"Well I noticed you kinda seem like you're having a rough time right now and I thought that maybe I can lighten it a little." He replied meekly, scratching the back of his head.

"And what makes you think that?" The girl questioned.

"Well... you have three red targets lit up on your body and your shoulders are slumped. I'm quite familiar with the latter so I thought I'd ask what's going on."

The girl sighed and waved it off. "It's nothing. Plus why would you listen to what I'd have to say? I'm sure you have better things to do since you passed the first part of the exam."

Izuku sat down next to her. "Meddling when you don't need to is the essence of being a hero. If I can't help you, then how can I call myself a hero?"

She couldn't help but smile a little despite her mood. "You're quite stubborn."

"So I've been told. Why don't we start with names?" Izuku extended his hand. "Izuku Midoriya."

"I knew I recognized you from somewhere. The first year that broke his fingers during the UA Sports Festival." She took his hand and shook it. "Saiko Intelli. Seiai Academy, second year.  Most schools go straight for your school due to what they have seen in the Sports Festival."

"You're the second person to remind me of that. But you know, we're not the same students that we were five months ago, especially me."

Intelli nodded. "Yes, your school has received backlash twice for being attacked by those villains. Despite being teenagers, you got a taste of the real world."

Izuku hummed in agreement. "So care to tell me why you're upset."

"As the youngest daughter of the Intelli family, I chose to be a hero instead of joining my family's company."

'So she's rich.' Izuku thought. "So are you  familiar with the Yaoyorozu family?"

Intelli nodded. "Our families have a rivalry. What a coincidence as well that my friends and I went against Yaoyorozu and three of your classmates. Due to my quirk, I had a well thought out plan but even then they managed to get the best of us. What surprised me is that even when I had Yaoyorozu cornered, your classmates came to rescue her. When I asked why they came back for her despite this being the Licensing exam, they gave their reasons and even Yaoyorozu said, 'It's how Class 1-A is. We look out for each other.' It truly made me aware of how selfish I acted. I abandoned my friends even if it meant I tried to make Yaoyorozu fail."

Izuku was proud of his classmates. Even with all the different personalities, Class 1-A is a family and nobody gets left behind. But that was not his concern right now. "Intelli, you acted in distress. That wasn't your fault."