The drive to U.A. was tense for Izuku and Shouto. Tenya had no idea of what transpired to get his friends so worked up. However, he did understand to be patient, wait to question his friends until they got back to their dorms for how jumpy they were acting. When the three of them finally arrived at the 3-A dorms, they texted the emergency number for the mission. Letting everyone know it was urgent and a meeting needed to happen.

Aizawa sensei quickly dialed Fatgum, on his personal hero phone number. The classified mission students and their teacher were all gathered in a secluded soundproof room in the dorm building. It was a music room that was later added on – a request Kyoka Jirou and Koji Koda put in to train their quirk and for everyone else to use when they needed to destress.

All the students who gathered where confused to say the least, one of them was extremely angry for being woken up this late.

"If someone doesn't start explaining soon, why we are awake at this hour. I'm. Going. To. Rage." Katsuki growled, earning a glare from Aizawa which only made him angrier.

Katsuki had a major case of bed head and was wrapped in a black blanket. Throughout the years everyone embraced how early he went to bed and learned he should not be woken up until the morning, or he would have a hissy fit. He also stopped caring about his appearance at this time, he cared more about his sleep.

It was hard for Eijirou and Hanta not to make fun of him, as his eyes kept trying to close for how sleepy he was, looking almost like a kitten with droopy vermillion eyes. Losing his sharp eyes and adding a softness to him.

Everyone else was in their sleeping attire getting ready for bed, street clothes or in their work-out clothes.

Eijirou and Hanta preferred to do their work-out late at night, they were at the dorm gym when they were called in. Denki was with Kyoka in the music room jamming out until she was sadly asked to leave. Hitoshi was with Eri, watching Moana and singing along to the songs, though he would deny this if ever asked. Ochako and Tsuyu were watching a movie with Mina. All the students were interrupted from activities, it did come with the job.

"You're already ragging Bakugou, ribbit." Tsuyu sassed at the angry young man who growled back at her.

"I may not agree with your students' methods of speech Aizawa. However, it is late. This better be important." Fatgum's static voice was heard over the phone.

Fatgum was a very kind man, but when his sleep was interrupted. He turned into a completely different person, almost like the angry ash blond who was attempting to glare at everyone in the room.

"Trust me Fatgum if anyone is upset it's myself. My students should know not to wake me up past eleven pm." Aizawa grumbled, his eyebags more noticeable than ever.

"We apologize sensei, this couldn't wait." Shouto bowed low for his teacher. He always respected Aizawa. Since his first year, he'd seen him as a father figure. He really hated to get on his bad side. "It's about the case. We encountered something that we couldn't wait to share." He explained to his teacher and peers who were all shocked from the revelation.

Aizawa hanging his head back, sighed. Looking towards the ceiling for an explanation as to why this always happened with his class.

"Why is it always you three this happens to?" Aizawa pinched the bridge of his nose, already irritated.

This was not the first time, Izuku, Shouto and Tenya got into an unusual situation. Always in the right place at the right time. However, never prepared for it. They could have really gotten hurt.

"I promise sir, we were in a hero retail store. There were no back alleys involved." Tenya assured their teacher while he chopped at the air.

"Nerd, if you don't start explaining soon. I'm going to blow you into pieces..." Katsuki threatened Izuku, making the young man tremble out a response.

Izuku went into a rambling mess after being threatened. He knew Katsuki was dead serious with that look on his face. He also knew waking up Katsuki at this time would be a nightmare.

When they were little kids and best friends, they always had sleepovers. Katsuki would be in a mood all the time at night when Izuku tried to keep him awake.

Izuku dreaded waking everyone up, but he knew this couldn't wait. They all needed to know.

Once Izuku was done explaining what happened at the store with one breath. The room went dead silent, looking at the young man perplexed for what happened in so little time.

"What?" Izuku asked confused looking around the room.

"You're seriously going to tell us... After being told the details of the mission a couple of hours ago, you just so happened to bump into the person we need to save?" Katsuki asked irritated, and ready to murder the freckled man in front of him.

He was making choking motions with his hands, intended for Izuku. Katsuki would have been choking him if it wasn't for Eijirou holding him back.

"Um, yeah?" Izuku questioned.

"Bro, how does this always happen to you guys?" Eijirou asked with worry towards his friends.

"Kirishima, I've been asking myself that question since freshman year." Tenya agreed tiredly.

"I mean this is great news, right? Now we don't have to do as much research that was planned?" Ochako asked hopefully to Fatgum.

Obviously, she was worried about Izuku, her eyes trailed his figure to make sure he wasn't lying. He tended to do that a lot when he got into fights to not worry her. They'd broken up a couple of hours ago and he's already found himself into trouble.

"Sorry dear, we still have to send the guys in. Still, this is great, you work faster than we thought! Though done unintentionally. This is still a lot of progress. Are you're sure it was her?" Fatgum questioned Izuku over the phone.

"I'm sure, she wouldn't just call herself 'dreamscape' as a nickname, and her story had too many coincidences with what you told us. She mentioned she was not from this country too. Which would explain why the other trace of DNA you found is not on the Japan government database." Izuku concluded towards his mentor.

"I see..." Fatgum went silent for a couple of seconds before he replied again. "I think Midoriya is right. We'll go as planned, keep all of this information in mind. Todoroki, can you please forward the pictures you took to the group chat? We all need to see them and analyze them. Anybody have anything else to add?"

"I have a question?" Hanta spoke up having all eyes on him now. "Midoriya, you mentioned she apologized for hugging you and that it was a custom to where she's from. Did she mention anything else?" He asked, his mind already coming up with a possibility of where this girl came from.

"Um, yeah. She mentioned she would have kissed my cheek too, but refrained from it, because she remembered she wasn't in her home country." Izuku said thoughtfully, not finding any malice in her mannerisms. When he thought of the woman, all he could come up with was adorable.

Ochako felt her heart drop at hearing him, a kiss?!

She grabbed on to Tsuyu's hand and squeezed unintentionally. Tsuyu felt, bad for the girl, and gave her a pat on the back. The breakup only happened a couple of hours ago, it was understandable for Ochako to still feel jealous. They'd broken things off, however, that didn't mean she still didn't love Izuku romantically.

Izuku looked over to Ochako when he heard her squeak and understood right away. He made a mental note to let her know nothing happened. He didn't want her to think anything malice of it.

"Why are you asking Sero?" Hitoshi asked tiredly to the black-haired boy, eyebags under his eyes just like his adoptive father.

After this he would have to go back and finish the movie with his sister. He knew she would be waiting patiently for him while she made more snacks for them. The thought of her made him smile warmly.

"It's just a hunch..." Hanta said rubbing his neck.

"There's not judgment here dude. We're all here to figure this case out together." Denki assured his friend, patting him in the back and earned a grateful grin from his best friend. He looked over to Eijirou and saw his friend give him a wide sharp toothy smile as well.

"Well, with my relatives and in my home country. It's custom to greet people with a hug and a kiss to the cheek. Even if it's a stranger, we greet each other that way." Hanta said nervously, waiting for his friends to laugh at him.

"Sero where is your family from again?" Shouto asked genuinely intrigued.

"Oh yeah sorry, Mexico." Hanta stated proudly.

Aizawa thought carefully and looked over to Izuku, Shouto and Tenya. "Did this girl resemble any Hispanic features?" He rubbed his jaw in interest wanting to know more about the girl too. Even if he never had a biological daughter. Genetically, she is his daughter if her blood came back with a mixture of his DNA.

"I didn't see her, it was only Midoriya and Todoroki who encountered her." Tenya looked over to his other friends.

"She had long h/c hair and e/c eyes. However, I don't think those are strictly Hispanic features." Shouto thought at loud. "She was very curvy though..." He concluded. Shouto didn't know that come out of his mouth until he saw his classmates stare right at him. "What?" He asked innocently, shrugging a little. "She was..." said young man lightly blushed and looked away from his classmate's stares.

"Seriously, Icy-hot. We don't need to know about your perverted thoughts." Katsuki rolled his eyes.

"Right..." Shouto whispered. He got a reassuring smile from Izuku.

Izuku thought the same thing, the girl was very curvy and pretty. He was just too ashamed to say anything, and after the look Ochako gave him – he didn't want to say anything about the mysterious woman's appearance.

He was in this for the mission, and her salvation...

He could not think of anyone else that way, it was too soon. Right?

"Well, we shouldn't jump into conclusions. But if Sero is right, this means she was trafficked into Japan if there are no records of her being born here. This is bad, there are other girls who work at that establishment. We could be dealing with more than just drugs. This would be illegal doings of human dealing and trading as well. Aizawa, are you sure you want your students to continue with this mission?" Fatgum asked Aizawa out of respect for his students' mental stability.

Cases of trafficking were always dark and left an impact on people who were not ready to be involved in it.

Aizawa looked around the room and saw the glint of determination of his student's eyes. They were already in too deep to get them out.

"Yes, I think they'll be capable and competent." Aizawa agreed with a small nod.

His students visibly breathed out in relief. They wanted to stay in this mission. Izuku and Shouto more than anyone. They met the girl and they wanted to save her, granted she wasn't as young as Eri – but still she was in danger. And what little time they had in meeting her; they knew she was genuine in her intentions.

Who knows what she was going through...?

"Anything else we should know before we conclude this meeting?" Fatgum asked the heroes in training.

All the students looked around and gave each other knowing smiles.

"No, I think that is all Fatgum." Tenya concluded for his classmates.

"Great, then for the first mission, we're going to have Bakugou, Midoriya and Todoroki run point. Everyone else will run back-up. We will be sending you three tomorrow into the club to infiltrate. We will know for sure if what you found out today is true Midoriya. Fatgum out..." Fatgum's voice clipped out when he ended the call.

Aizawa dismissed everyone back to their dorms after the meeting ended, they will need to rest for tomorrow.

Everyone made their way down the hallway once the music room was locked. Heading to the elevators with small chit-chat.

"Nerd, listen. Tomorrow, I need you to tell me everything you gathered on this girl. Every detail and mannerism. You may blindly trust her, but I'm not convinced. This could be a trap." Katsuki's shoulder pushed past Izuku not giving him a second chance to argue back.

"Right Kacchan..." Izuku whispered tiredly.

When he turned to go towards the elevator, Ochako was passing him by. Great, Izuku took this opportunity, he needed to speak with her and reassure her that nothing happened. Good thing that everyone else was already far ahead.

"Ochako..." He called out to her, grabbing her hand in a tight grip. "I want to make sure you're okay." Izuku whispered to her, his voice was still laced with hurt and remorse for what they went through.

"I'm fine, Deku." Ochako gently pulled her hand out of Izuku's grasp. Izuku taking the hint, even though it stung, took a step back from her. "We should head to bed, tomorrow's a big day." Ochako tried to move past Izuku.

However, the green haired male wasn't going to let her go without putting her mind to ease.

"If you're worried about what I said in there I can assure you, nothing happened..." Izuku looked into Ochako's brown eyes, she looked angry.

She was trying to hide it, but he knew she was jealous. He'd seen that look many times before. It got more noticeable as he started to physically change and gain more female attention.

"You don't have to explain anything to me. We're not together anymore. You do what you want, with whomever you want..." Ochako pushed past him, using her quirk to float him away from her and quickly releasing him.

"Ocha..." Izuku attempted to reason with her again.

However, she was already inside the elevator when she gave him a final look.

"Good night Midoriya." Ochako interrupted him. The doors closed before he could stutter out anything.

She knew she was being unfair; it was her that broke things off with him. Still, she couldn't help feeling jealous. She would have to deal with this on her own and learn to readjust to the green monster she felt down in the pits of her stomach.

This girl would not be the only one who would notice Izuku. Now that he was single again, girls will for sure try to be with one of the top three from U.A. High.

Izuku went through a growth spurt last year. His jaw was more defined, and his green eyes were sharper with wisdom. He was way taller than he used to be. With all the training he did, he'd gained a lot of muscle. Growing into a strong young man he'd gotten a lot of attention from girls in the school and outside U.A. because of his physical change.

However, not once did he ever make Ochako feel insecure when they were dating. He made sure to make her feel special and his one and only when they were together. Which would surely change when people find out he's single again.

"Don't worry about her Midoriya. She's jealous, it's only been a couple of hours that you guys' broke things off and to her it seems like she's already been replaced." Tsuyu patted her friend's back, sneaking up on the man. She stayed behind to make sure no fighting happened. She was always a mediator between her friends.

"It's not like what she thinks. I was only trying to do my job." Izuku looked down at Tsuyu pleading to her with his gentle green eyes. He meant no ill intent when he met the girl, though in a way he did feel guilty for everything he felt when he met her. What did that say about him?

"I know that. Ochako knows that. Jealousy works in mysterious ways. I suggest you guys give each other space and time to learn how to be friends again, or at least classmates." Tsuyu gave Izuku a reassuring smile. "Everything will get better, I promise..."

Izuku smiled from hearing those words, remembering the mysterious woman with the brilliant scarlet eyes. His heart jumping a little, though he scolded himself for that action. "Funny, that girl said the same thing." He mumbled.

"She's smart then. It'll be nice to meet someone who can make one of my friends smile like that, and after so much pain too." Tsuyu teased Izuku, nudging his side with her elbow.

"Asui, it's not like that at all..." Izuku groaned, whining a little for the small jabs his shorter friend was giving him.

"I told you to call me Tsu." Tsuyu reprimanded Izuku. "I'm only teasing Midoriya. Who knows, maybe you and Ochako will start to date others or even go back to each other. Just know there is nothing wrong with moving on though." Tsuyu grabbed Izuku by the arm and pushed him towards the elevator to send him to his room. "Now go to sleep, we have a big day tomorrow, ribbit."

Izuku only nodding got into the elevator without a fuss. Shouto was already their waiting for him. He saw everything that happened with Ochaco and felt a bit annoyed for his friend.

When Izuku stepped in, he looked over to his best friend and sighed tiredly. He didn't want to admit it, but he was kind of nervous. He was going to see the girl again.

Thinking of her, and how scared she was had his heart ache. It killed him not to grab her and save her then and there at the store. Or even tomorrow because tomorrow they're there to gather intel. Not make a big move and ruin the whole thing. If Fatgum was right, and they were other people who'd been trafficked into Japan, it was going to be more than one person who needed saving. Izuku thought it was only going to be two siblings, but now it was more girls who needed saving.

They couldn't mess this up.

"Relax Izuku, tomorrow when we see her again, you'll be able to talk to her more. I want to, too. I'm... curious." Shouto's regular monotone voice, sounded different – excited almost. "Did she speak to you in your mind?" He asked his best friend, intrigued to know if he went through the same thing.

They were leaning back on the bar attached to the elevator as they road up to their rooms.

"Yeah... It was... nice? I don't know how to explain it, but when she left, I felt..." Izuku closed his eyes remembering the way it felt to have her presence in his mind. Trying to capture that peace again, the dreamlike state before she left him feeling...

"Lonely?" Shoto asked knowing instantly what his best friend was talking about.

"Hmm." What a perfect way to describe what he was feeling. "Yeah, lonely. What I want to know is why she didn't communicate with Iida, the way she did with you and me?" Izuku asked out loud voicing his opinion.

"Maybe, she didn't want to draw too much attention to herself. It was a huge risk telling us anything anyway." Shouto shrugged, thinking not much of it. "I believe in her too." His mismatched eyes met with his best friends. "I don't know what it is, but there is something in my gut telling me we should trust her, it is strange?"

"I feel the same way. If she really was a villain, she would have let her bodyguard know right away, she wouldn't have helped you or me..." The bell to Izuku's destination wrung interrupting them. "This is my stop. We'll talk more about it tomorrow Shouto, goodnight brother."

Shouto nodded towards Izuku, keeping his eyes closed. Hearing his footsteps echo down the hallway. Once the door to the elevator closed again, he stared at the bright lit ceiling. Running the features of the girl over his mind one more time. Remembering that peaceful emotion and pain he felt wash through him.

How was that possible?