5 Assessment tests

Cloud walked into the changing room and started undressing at the locker numbered '063' with a nametag under it saying 'Cloud'. As he was undressing the rest of the guys walked into the room and looked at Cloud for a moment before going to do their own thing.

Cloud finally undressed to just his boxers and turned around to grab his P.E jumpsuit, just as he turned around he heard several gasps. He looked up to see half the guys looking at him in shock, he ignored them and the rest turned around to see Cloud's body riddled with scars.

Another series of gasps were heard and Cloud just turned a blind eye as he put the jumpsuit on and zipped it up 3/4th of the way before putting on his shoes, grabbed his katana and left the changing room. The rest of the guys just watched him go in absolute silence.

Cloud stood outside the door of the changing room and clenched his fists before closing his eyes and letting out a breath. He opened his eyes and they were several degrees colder than before. He was alone and that was fine with him. The only person who's looking out for him is himself.

Cloud cracked his neck and walked to the area where Aizawa was.

When he arrived, there were already several girls there along with Aizawa. Cloud looked at Aizawa, who glanced over. Cloud took a step towards him before stopping for a moment and walking in a different direction, sitting on the ground by himself.

He closed his eyes and hugged his knees, leaning his katana on his shoulder while resting his chin on his knees and listening to his music. Alone.

Aizawa frowned for a split second before returning to normal. He didn't want the other students to find out about their relationship, he knew that Cloud probably wouldn't make many friends and he didn't want them treating him differently because of his relationship with him. Whether they would or not, he didn't know, but he wasn't going to take the chance.

Cloud couldn't care less. He did his own thing and waited for the rest. The guys took much longer than the girls surprisingly. Really it was only a surprise to the girls, as Cloud and Aizawa both had their own thoughts on the matter.

When they all assembled, the guys kept looking at Cloud still feeling shocked form before. Even the Blonde boy and the white and red haired kid were silent, which was surprising. More so for the blonde boy as he was usually causing a racket, the white and red haired boy was usually quiet and reserved so less surprise form him.

Aizawa looked at the class and clapped loudly, catching their attention. They all fixed their gazes on Aizawa and listened as he spoke "We will be doing a series of assessment tests. The last in all the tests will be expelled on the spot." the class gasped in shock and Cloud just looked at Aizawa, receiving a side glance and a slight nod from him.

Cloud kept silent and his ruby red eyes turned as he looked at the rest of the class wondering which face he wouldn't see ever again. Based on his experience, Aizawa doesn't make jokes. Which meant he was dead serious.

Aizawa looked at the group and held a ball in his hand as he said "Anybody want to do a trial throw?" the class was silent for a few moments before the blonde haired boy stepped out and said loudly "I'll fucking do it!" Aizawa threw the ball at him and said "Throw it as far as you can. You can use your Quirk. Bakugo Katsuki?"

Katsuki nodded and caught the ball, he felt it in his hand for a second before cocking his arm back and swinging it as hard as he could. A small explosion appeared on his palm and the ball blasted away from his hand and disappeared into the woods.

Aizawa looked at a device in his hands and said "600 ft not too bad!" Katsuki had an arrogant look on his face as he held his chin up and glanced at Cloud, who wasn't even looking at him and just looked blank. Katsuki was irritated and grinded his teeth before going back into the group.

Aizawa nodded and said "Let's start the tests." The class lined up and started doing the assessment tests one by one, Cloud went after everyone and went as hard as he could. Which, compared to someone who had Quirks, was above average but not exceptional.

Cloud looked at his scores and noticed he wasn't first in any of the categories. He clenched his fists and went back to his spot as they started the ball throw. When it was Cloud's turn, everybody watched with anticipation. In their minds he hadn't used his Quirk yet and they were curious as to what it was.

Needless to say, he didn't use a Quirk once again.

Cloud threw the ball as hard as he could and it shot forward before falling right before the woods. He stood up and looked at Aizawa, who said "450." Cloud directly turned around and left, going back to the changing room. Aizawa watched him go before saying next, seemingly ignoring the situation.

The other students looked at Cloud's disappearing back before looking at Aizawa. Katsuki said angrily "Why does he get to leave?!" Aizawa looked at him and said "Did I say you had to stay here?" Katsuki choked his words back and stayed silent.

The white and red haired boy was named Todoroki Shoto. He watched Cloud disappear and since he was finished with the assessment tests, he left as well. The rest stayed and watched as Izuku was the last to go. Aizawa canceled his Quirk on the first usage before scolding him for using a Quirk he had no control of.

Aizawa decided to test the waters of the students as he said "You might as well be Quirkless if you destroy your body every time you use your Quirk." He looked at the surrounding students closely and noticed some had blank faces, a few had worried faces, and the rest had disdainful expressions.

Aizawa sighed and said "Try again, Izuku." Izuku nodded, feeling nervous. He grabbed the ball and threw it again but at the last second he channeled his Quirk into his fingers and the ball shot off like a rocket, disappearing into the horizon and showing no signs of slowing down.

Aizawa looked at his fingers and said "Go to the nurse. The rest of you return to class. Tell the other two to return to class as well, if they didn't already know." the class nodded and they left. Aizawa sighed as he watched them go and thought 'You really had to choose the hardest path for yourself kid...'

Cloud threw his P.E uniform into his locker and closed it before leaving the changing room fully dressed. He bumped into Shoto and they just stared at each other silently, Cloud frowned and passed by him, not wanting to deal with anyone at the moment. Shoto watched him go before walking into the changing room.

Cloud walked through the hallways absent minded as he thought about his results and decided to train more and harder. If he collapsed early then he could sleep and train again, potentially going twice in one day. As he was thinking, he bumped into another person.

Cloud was brought out of his thoughts and heard a thud along with an "Ow..." Cloud looked down and saw a pink haired girl rubbing her butt on the floor. He stared at her silently and she looked up and opened her eyes, Cloud's calm eyes stared into hers almost boring into her. The pink haired girl was in a daze as she started at Cloud, her focus on his ruby red eyes almost as if lost.

The pink haired girl got up slowly and got right up in Cloud's face, standing on her tip toes as she got a closer look at the white 'X' in his right eye. Evidently she was a fearless woman and directly ignored personal boundaries as she parted the hair covering his right eye to get a better look.

Cloud just stood still thinking about what he should do in this situation. He opted to do nothing but his hand was on the hilt of his katana and his eyes were icy. Apparently the girl was completely oblivious as well as she blinked her cross-hair patterned eyes before saying excitedly "That's the coolest thing I've ever seen!"

Cloud was taken aback and just looked at her in confusion. She pointed at his right eye and said "Your 'X'! It's super cool! I have my own cool things too! Wanna see 'em?" Cloud didn't even get a chance to shake his head as she took out a box and said proudly "This is my new baby! Its a bowl with built-in chopsticks!"

She raised her chin and pushed the button on the box with confidence. The box self-destructed and a puff of smoke appeared, coating the pink haired girls face black with soot. She coughed and a small black cloud of soot escaped her lips. Cloud didn't know how to react, he just twitched his lips and looked at her.

The pink haired girl wasn't bothered even a bit, she looked at Cloud and said happily "Ah! That's the 297th time that's happened! Well, you know what they say! Failure is the mother of success!" Cloud literally could not even get a head shake in as she spoke again "I'm Mei Hatsume! What's your name?"

Cloud was about to open his mouth when the bell rang and Mei ran away saying "I gotta go! I'll see you later, Mystery X!" Cloud just watched her go, completely speechless. Well he was usually speechless, but think time he couldn't even think of what to say. In the end he just shook his head and forgot about the encounter as he headed back to class.

Cloud showed up in the class and everybody looked at him. He ignored them and sat in his seat, putting the earphones back into his ears. The rest of the day went by fairly normal, when the final bell rang, Cloud picked up his stuff and left the classroom, going home for the day.

A while later

He got home and threw his school bag near the door before changing into his workout clothes and going to the backyard. He set down his katana near the door and walked towards the punching bag. He was angry that he hadn't performed the best and he was going to take the time to vent. He clenched his fist and threw a heavy punch at the punching bag, sinking his fist inside before going at it aggressively.

When Aizawa came home, he saw Cloud punch a hole through the punching bag and then kick it directly off it's chains, sending it flying into a tree and slumping to the ground. Cloud looked at the punching bag while rubbing his wrist before moving to the weights.

Aizawa leaned on the door frame and said "Angry?" Cloud just nodded and Aizawa kept speaking "Why? You performed very well during the tests. You're better than most of the clas-" Cloud said hoarsely "Not the best." as he picked up a chain belt and wrapped it around his waist with several weights on the chain weighing him down as he did pull ups on the bar.

Aizawa was silent for a while before saying "Why do you want to be first? You d-" Cloud interrupted again and said with the same hoarse voice "Don't have a Quirk?" Aizawa shook his head and replied "That's not what I was going to say. I'm trying to say, you don't have to be first to be exceptional. Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses. Did you see the results?"

Aizawa paused a second as he looked at Cloud, who kept doing pull ups, before continuing "Nobody got 1st in all of the tests." Cloud paused for a brief moment before continuing as he said "I got none." Aizawa sighed and said "You still have time. The tests don't mean anything."

Cloud was silent and kept working out. Seeing that the conversation was over, Aizawa shook his head and went inside adding "Go easy today. You have combat tomorrow." Cloud paused and looked at Aizawa's back, thinking to himself before continuing and training even harder.

It was a sleepless night for Cloud.