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It was hard to get rid of the image of icy and cold blue eyes boring into his soul out of his mind.
It was already established that one of Izuku's fellow classmates, Killua Zoldyck, was quite the oddity. When he had entered the classroom, he was in quite the condition. His uniform horribly wrinkly, the jacket completely unbuttoned and his uniform paired with the most atrocious purple shoes anyone has ever seen. It didn't match the cute and childlike face of the boy, his skin frighteningly pale and his pure white hair messy and unkempt, but that's not what stood out, even with his doll like appearance.
It was Killua's piercing and cold stare. It was so... Powerful. Izuku has been exposed to numerous strong glares and sneers before in his previous school years, but Killua's not only took the cake, but the entire damn buffet. He'd never seen a stare that could kill millions with just one glance from someone so fragile looking. It piqued Izuku's interest nonetheless, but he was a bit wary and scared of the other.
During the Entrance Exam, Killua reached into the top 5 examiners, just right above someone named Itsuka Kendo. When Killua first stepped into the classroom, he was quiet and his eyes looked as if he were taking in every detail and information, he could gather in everyone and everything. It was unnerving, but he wasn't the only one analyzing nearly everyone. Izuku was, Tokoyami and Todoroki probably were too, due to how quiet and observant they seemed to be. Though for whatever reasons the others may have had, either because they were cautious and wary of the rest, Izuku just did it for his Hero analysis notebook (like the dork that he is).
Of course, Izuku drew and described his classmates to the best of his abilities, and it was charming in a way. He did find difficulty in drawing some of them though, like Mezo's multiple limbs that were webbed to his arms, Mina's unruly hair, and Killua's eyes and hair. Though he did, in the end, finally draw the limbs of Mezo and the hair of Mina; Killua's eyes were difficult whilst his hair was just a but messier than Mina's hair. Izuku had found himself erasing and redrawing Killua's eyes many times, trying to find the best result before sighing and just left it at his final attempt. It did look good in the end, but Izuku was a bit stumped he couldn't get it as good as the real deal.
When they had taken the Quirk Apprehension Test which was declared by Shota. Izuku focused and worried about what he was going to do since, well. He was still new to his own Quirk and he definitely didn’t want to be expelled, not after all the hard work he and All might went through. So, there was little to no time to gape in awe and stare in amazement, but he did see how some of the others were doing. Yaoyorozu, Shoto, Katsuki, Tenya, Killua and some others were either doing well or had a little bit of difficulty, while Izuku, Denki, Mineta and just a few others were having a lot of trouble.
Killua was... Scary.
At first, when track came up, Killua was paired up with Tenya, and it was already clear who the others would assume to win. Tenya had been warming up, stretching his legs and doing a few squats. Killua on the other hand just stretched his legs a few times before standing behind the starting line, looking indifferent. Once Shota had said start and begun the timer, in just 3.04 seconds Tenya had finished. Killua, much to everyone’s surprise, was just speed walking. His movements sharp yet sluggish, as he took his sweet time. He finished in around 6.48 seconds. When the next test was about to begin, Killua had been called by Shota with a soft wave. Izuku didn’t really hear what they said, but something about 'Trying harder' and a 'special case’ which seemed to have made Killua frown and nod his head in understanding before turning on his heel.
Poor Killua though, was then called by Tenya and was then scolded thoroughly by him. Words spewing out of his mouth and his left arm moving up and down mechanically as he scolded Killua, telling him it was ‘unhonourable’ and, ‘disrespectful’ for him to not give it his all, both for him and the teacher. Killua looked a bit irritated and he groaned weakly, just batting his hand and shoving the other in his pocket “Yeah, yeah, I got it.” He had replied with a soft hint of sarcasm as he walked away from the Teen with robotic movements.
After that, Killua seemed to do better. A bit frighteningly so. Catching up faster and doing it with more effort, but Killua had a more apathetic expression than most, never really looking interested and because it’s Killua we’re talking about here, of course the others found him a bit unsettling. While they were sweating and panting heavily, with the room beginning to slowly smell like sweat.
Killua didn’t even break a sweat.
Not once did they see a single bead of sweat drip down his temple. It was as if Killua had been used to training like this, and maybe even found it simple. Izuku even briefly heard him say something like ‘training’ and ‘Bisky’.
Who the hell is Bisky? Is that even a real name?
The only part where Killua seemed to get excited with was the pitching test, which amazed nearly everyone. When it was Killua’s turn, he grinned softly and rolled his right shoulder, the ball tightly in his grasp. He reeled his hand back, cupping the ball firmly with his other hand as he kept his eyes forward. Focused and calculating before he threw the ball with top speed, a gust of wind blowing in the other’s faces as Killua beamed “Alright!” he had cheered pridefully.
He had reached around 2 miles, which was around the range of a teenage All might. That was incredibly impressive, considering it came from Killua, the boy who looked like a 12 year old. After it had happened though, Killua was bombarded with questions and praise from none other than, Denki, Eijiro, Mina and Hanta. Killua seemed a bit embarrassed by it at first before shoo-ing them off, batting his hand at them. Though Izuku did see a small hint of a smile from him.
The only time where Killua let his guard down, even just a little bit, was when he talked about this ‘Gon’ person. Whenever he brought him up, whether he was just mentioned or the main topic, Killua would always smile softly, his eyes softening from their default cold stare as he would talk or listen about Gon so fondly. He did tease and complain about him a lot though, saying things like “He’s always causing so much trouble, that idiot!” and, “Gon is the worst!” but it would always be followed with Killua’s occasional heart-warming smile. Without a doubt, they are the best of friends.
When asked if Gon was a student in U.A, Killua just gave a brief nod and explained shortly “He’s in Class 1-A too, but the dummy got himself hurt before the first day of class.” he sighed, brows furrowed and mumbled something like ‘It’s not like it’s the first time something like this happened,’. When Killua was once again pursued, the others getting a bit more curious about Gon, Mina had asked and crooned, “Awe, poor guy! What happened to him, is he okay?” as She leaned on Killua’s desk, making Killua shift his legs a bit as he was leaning back and used the desk as a footstool.
Killua was hesitant at first, pausing as if he were debating on what words he would use to reply with before finally answering with a simple “He’ll be fine, a few scratches never hurt him.”. It was odd, to say the least, and the others seemed to catch on to that, “If it’s just a few scratches, why isn’t he here?” asked Denki, scratching his nape “I mean, he can’t be in that much pain if it’s just that, right?” He stated, which followed with Eijiro saying “That’s so unmanly!” as he clenched his uniform, where his heart would be, as if knowing that Gon not attending classes due to just a few scratches hurt him physically.
it probably did, not gonna lie
Izuku was sure Killua replied to what Eijiro and Denki had said, but maybe it was a bit vague or he didn’t reply at all since the expressions they held were a bit disappointed and curious. Since Izuku was on the other side of the room which was a bit far from Killua’s conversation with the others, he wasn’t quite sure what it was. That, and Izuku was maintaining to keep a conversation with his own newfound companions; Ochaco and Tenya.