Peperoni

(Warning for the faint-hearted, major time skip)

It was a summer afternoon, and Kaori was sitting in class, staring out the window. But Kaori was no longer a little girl. She was fourteen, almost fifteen, and in her final year of middle school.

Her long black hair reached down to her ankles, her golden eyes shone, and she wore a blue and white school uniform.

She was looking out the window at the beautiful outdoors, admiring the beauty of nature and Japan. But she had to be stuck in school.

It was homeroom, and the teacher was talking about high school choices, handing out application forms to the students.

"Everyone, listen up. I want to see all of you submit your high school application forms tomorrow. If you don't know which school to choose, that's your problem. You've had plenty of time to decide. Class dismissed."

For Kaori, school was boring, and she didn't enjoy it at all. She grabbed her bag, slung it over her shoulder, and tried to head home.

"Kaori!"

The one who shouted her name hugged her from behind. It was Takeyama, who now almost looked like Mt. Lady. Behind her was a boy, their friend Hiroki.

As they walked through the school corridors, everyone whispered about them. The three musketeers were well-known. Hiroki was the perfect student. Takeyama was the prettiest girl in school. And Kaori was a notorious delinquent.

"Uuuh, I can't wait to get home. I don't want to be here for another hour."

Hiroki looked at his delinquent friend.

"Kaori, it's not that bad."

"Huuuuh"

Kaori looked at Hiroki with an annoyed expression, clenching her left fist, which was wrapped in bandages.

Hiroki started sweating, not wanting to get another bump on his head, so he kept quiet and followed Kaori in silence.

"Kaori, you should use your feminine charm more. That way, you could get what you want without resorting to violence."

Takeyama ran her hand through her hair, and everyone in the corridor started looking at her.

"That's too exhausting. If I hit them, everything gets resolved quickly."

And so, the three musketeers went home.

...

Kaori opened the door to her house.

"I'm home!"

As she shouted that she was home, she heard someone running towards her.

"Hello, Nee-san, how was your day?"

Kaori looked down and saw a boy with a bird's head. She reached out her hand as if to pat his head, but...

"Ow, ow, ow, Nee-san, you're crushing my head."

Her left hand was tightly gripping his head.

"What did you call me, you little birdie?"

"S-sorry, Nee-chan."

And her left claw, which was gripping his head, stopped crushing it.

Kaori hugged her little brother tightly.

"My day was pretty good because I won't be going to that school anymore."

Kaori sighed and hugged her little brother.

"Nee-s-chan, can you please let me go? I need to prepare for the theater today."

Kaori looked at her little brother, Fumikage Tokoyami.

"Before you go, we'll have a little training session."

Tokoyami looked at his sister with fear and obeyed her.

"Don't worry, birdie, after this little training session, I'll buy you whatever you want for dinner."

Tokoyami looked at his sister excitedly.

They went outside to the garden.

"Birdie, bring out your quirk."

A shadow in his shape emerged from Tokoyami's body. Tokoyami shot the shadow at his sister.

"Birdie, never launch an attack at full strength when you don't know what your opponent is capable of."

Kaori grabbed the shadow with her left hand and pulled it towards her.

Tokoyami flew uncontrollably towards his sister, who had already extended her other hand and hit him directly in the head.

...

After about an hour, Tokoyami lay on the ground, gasping for breath. Even though he was totally beaten up, he knew his sister had gone easy on him.

Tokoyami stood up, put his hands together, and bowed.

"Thank you, Nee-s-chan, for this training."

Kaori reached out and started patting his head.

"Sure, birdie, anytime. Now let's go to the theater and then have whatever you want for dinner."

Tokoyami just nodded and ran towards the bathroom. Kaori smiled at this.

"Well, now I have some time to prepare for UA."

...

(On the day of the UA entrance exam)

Kaori and Takeyama were waiting at the gates for Hiroki, who was late.

They saw Hiroki running towards them.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Hiroki apologized, and the three musketeers headed to the test.

...

Long story short, all three got into the school they wanted, UA.

Kaori, Takeyama, and Hiroki stood in front of their classroom, 1-A. They entered the classroom, which was full of students. Kaori started looking at the students to see if she recognized anyone.

The only one she recognized was Hawks. Well, how could she not recognize him with those big red wings on his back?

The three musketeers sat down because class was about to start. Right on time, their new teacher arrived. His skin was gray, and his head was shaped like a rectangle.

"Good morning, everyone. My name is Ken Ishiyama. My hero name is Cementoss, and I will be your homeroom teacher for the next three years."

"So, let's all go outside and see how everyone performs."

Cementoss said calmly, and everyone followed him to the lockers.

"Boys on the left, girls on the right."

Everyone changed and went outside to the teacher.

"So, first in the entrance exam was Fumikage Kaori."

Cementoss handed her a ball.

"I'd like you to throw the ball, but I want you to use your quirk with it."

Kaori just nodded.

She took the ball in her bandaged left hand and smiled, extending her arm and throwing the ball. She didn't want to use the second phase of her hand too much.

"Hmm, 532 meters, excellent throw. Let's continue."

...

After the tests, Cementoss displayed the results, and Kaori was in first place. Below her was Hawks and then the others.

(End of a chapter)