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Ran Ichika wandered nervously through the halls of UA high school, trying to find her new classroom. It was already a week into the first semester at UA high, and she’d only just transferred after moving across the country with her parents. She had been placed with class 1A in the hero course but was having trouble locating her classroom. Ran wants to follow in her parents footsteps and become a hero, but she's rather soft spoken and a little shy. She isn’t afraid to speak her mind when the need arises though. Ran hope that being at UA will bring out a more confident side in her.
Suddenly, Ran felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around and saw a very tall young man standing behind her. The teen was quite muscular and he had six arms attached together with webbing. Most of his face was covered by a mask, but Ran could tell he was kind as he had gentle eyes. One of the arms sprouted a mouth.
“Are you lost?” He asked Ran. The 15 year-old girl nodded.
“Yes. I'm supposed to be in class 1A.” She responded softly, tucking a stray strand of her lilac hair behind her ear. The tall teen made his arm mouth smile.
“I’m in that class myself, I can take you there if you’d like.” The boy told her. Ran smiled shyly at him.
“Yes please.” She responded. He led Ran to a huge door.
“My name’s Mezo Shoji, what’s your’s?” The boy inquired as they entered the classroom. Just before Ran could answer, a strange man in a yellow sleeping bag appeared in the doorway.
“Alright, that's enough. Everyone sit down, and shut up. We’ve got a new student starting today.” The man told the students, slipping out of the sleeping bag. Everyone turned towards the front of the room to see Ran standing there. Ran shifted nervously and gave a shy wave.
“Hi..” She said softly.
“Go on, introduce yourself or whatever.” The strange man told Ran.
“Um, my name is Ran Ichika, though I prefer to be called Ran. I just moved here from Aomori.” Ran said, shuffling her feet shyly. A boy with green hair raised his hand.
“Could you tell us about your quirk?” He asked Ran.
“It's called flora. I can make plants grow, and manipulate them as well.” Ran answered. She was then asked to take a seat behind Momo Yaoyorozu. Yaoyorozu smiled warmly at Ran, making her feel more at ease.
The morning classes were rather uneventful, just the usual science, math and history. The fun began in the afternoon’s training course.
“Okay, grab your suits and head out to the training field. All Might wants you to get as much practice in as you can before you go to the rescue training facility in a few days.” The man Ran now knows is the teacher, Mr. Aizawa, said. The girls of class 1a happily showed Ran the way to the girls locker room, introducing themselves along the way.
“Wow Ichika, your costume is so cute!” Uraraka told Ran once she was changed. Ran blushed. Her hero costume was a blueish-purple jumpsuit with a magenta-violet panel around the torso. Attached to the jumpsuit were a pair of petal shaped capped sleeves in the same teal as her thigh high boots. She also had a turquoise belt, pair of bracelets, and a choker, each with a yellow flower attached to them.
“Thanks, and please call me Ran. I'm not fond of being called Ichika.” Ran replied.
Mina Ashido smiled at her.
“Sure thing Ran.” She replied.
Ran began to grow nervous. Tsu noticed and placed a hand on her shoulder before they went out to the training field.
“Don’t be scared. You were good enough to make it into the hero course, I’m sure you’ll be fine.” Tsu told her. Ran smiled at her.
“Thank you Asui.” Ran said gratefully.
“You can call me Tsu.” Tsuyu told her.
“Thank you, Tsu.” Ran said. The pair walked out onto the training field together. All Might smiled when he saw Ran.
“And you must be the new student, Ran Ichika . Now, what’s a way for me to get an idea of how you use your quirk. Lets see, ah of course. I'll have you spar against young Todoroki. Your scores were very similar in the entrance exams." All Might stated, leaving everyone in a bit of shock. Iida’s hand shot straight into the air.
“With all due respect sir, that doesn’t seem like such a good idea. Ichika only just got here, and you already want her to spar against one of our most powerful classmates?!” He exclaimed. A few others nodded in agreement. They’d only seen Todoroki's quirk a few times, but he was powerful.
“So what, if she's that weak, the hell did she even come here for?” Bakugo snapped. This caused an argument to break out amongst the class.
“Excuse me, don't I get a say in all this?” Ran suddenly asked.
“Of course you do. I apologize for being hasty.” All Might responded.
“I’ll spar with Todoroki, if he doesn't mind.” Ran told her teacher. Todoroki shrugged.
“I don't mind.” He said. The pair headed to the designated sparring area while the rest of class 1a stood on the sidelines to watch. They could only hope Ran wouldn’t get hurt too badly.