Class Aâs Halloween Party (with a cat problem)
Six months ago, the war between the heroes and villains was won.Â
Shigaraki was defeated and is scheduled to be executed along with All For One so nothing like this will happen again; the world is now at peace. Classes 1A and 1B have suffered a lot of minor injuries (some more than others), but thankfully nothing fatal, all walking from the battle victorious (except Mineta, because he was squashed flat by a giant beast). The heroes who have fought life and limb for the world were now able to breathe some fresh air of freedom and victory, but not before mourning those who have lost their lives in battle. And at Class A, the students decided to hold a private party. Among the 20 students was young Akio Koutau, a former transfer student and in a year and three months, he and his fellow classmates are soon to be pro heroes.
Itâs October now. UA High has decided to provide a two-week break for all classes to rest. After classes were dismissed for the day, Class Aâs resident alien queen proposed an idea. âCostume party on Halloween!â She cried out, to be followed by lots of cheering from the residents of the dorm complex. Everyone was wondering what theme the party should be. Eventually, it was decided the theme should be a duo cosplay. The couples, which consisted of Koutau and Jiro, Midoriya and Uraraka; Asui and Tokoyami, Todoroki and Yaoyorozu, Kirishima and Bakugo, Kaminari and Ashido, and Hagakure and Ojiro, quickly paired with each other. The remaining classmates had to figure out their pairs, eventually all pairs were set.Â
âSo, what duo ideas were you guys thinking of?â Akio asked Midoriya and Todoroki. âYaoyorozu suggested that the both of us do Gomez and Morticia, but I think she is still thinking of other choices,â the dual-haired boy answered the singer hero while showing an image of the aforementioned gothic couple. âAnd what about you, Dekuâ âWell, Ochaco and I settled on Peter Pan and Wendy, but were still pondering of doing it normally, or do a genderbend version, since her quirk can make stuff float,â Deku answered Tenorâs question, showing picture of a boy with pointy ears and green clothes with a girl in her nightgown. âSo, what about you and Jiro?â Kaminari suddenly asked Koutau, surprising the trio. âWell, we honestly have no clue. I have some ideas for duo cosplay, but theyâre mostly from some of my favorite musicals, but other than that, we donât really have any choices,â the blunette answered the blonde.Â
But all of a sudden, Shota Aizawa, Class Aâs advisor, and Pro Hero Eraserhead, entered into the common room with a now seven-year-old Eri. His personality has certainly changed a significant bit since the war, mostly due to him taking care of the girl for a little over a year, granted he still is exhausted and brash towards his students, but he still has softened up for the sake of his adoptive daughter. The students all quickly crowded Eri, welcoming the shy girl with open arms. âHi, Eri. Kamusta ka ngayong araw?â Koutau greeted Eri in his native tongue. Eri has also been hanging out with him more often, allowing him to teach Tagalog to her, sheâs gotten used to basic greetings, but sheâs still practicing prolonged conversation. âMasarap ang pakiramdam ko, Koutau-san. Salamat,â she greeted back, earning a smile from the Filipino lad.
The moment of peace was suddenly interrupted by a scream, startling everyone. The scream came from Jiro as she blindly ran out of the late blue and pink afternoon, through the common room, covering her head with her jacket, concealing her face and hair. But Akio noticed a flash of something yellow and sapphire-blue following her. âKyoka, wait! Whatâs wrong?â He called, following the girl to the elevator, but the doors closed before he could make it. So he ran up the stairs to her dorm as fast as his legs could carry him, but Jiro quickly slammed her door before Akio had the chance to stop it. âKyoka, whatâs up in there? Can I come in?â âNot now, earbud. Iâm not feeling well,â Kyoka said on the other side of the door. âPlease, if thereâs something wrong, tell me.â
âPlease, not now, nya,â Akioâs ears twitched at the last thing he heard before hearing Jiro grunting in defeat. âIâll let you inâŚâ Jiro said as she opened the door to reveal her now wearing a beanie over her head, but somehow, the hat was twitching once or twice, yet her ear-jacks were hanging normally out of the beanie. âClose the door, I donât want anyone seeing me like this,â she requested. Akio obliges and closes the door before locking it just for good measure. Jiro timidly removed the beanie, exposing something under it. He turned to see her but something was different about her: her hair was the same, but she had purple triangular ears with yellow canals on top of her head alongside her normal ears, her fangs appeared sharper than usual, and the flash of blue and yellow was a tail! Jiro suddenly became a neko!
âKyoka, why do you have cat ears and a tail?â He questioned his girlfriendâs odd new appearance. âOkay, so I was walking back to the dorms from the record store, yes I asked permission,â she retorted. âBut on the way, I accidentally bumped into someone on the sidewalk, and I dunno if this was his quirk or if he had some kind of quirk dispenser, but I just donât like this,â she explained, her cat ears leaning towards the back of her head. She put the beanie back, but her feline ears made the hat look like an undone tent. âI just donât like this ~nya~.â She grunted again after saying that last word. But she was even more shocked by Akio suddenly sweeping her off her feet, picking her up bridal style and laying her down on her bed, turning on the electronic piano, and calmed her with some of the softest and smoothest tunes that could soothe choppy waters.
After the music, Akio turned to Jiro who was now cuddled up into a loaf-ball. As he was about to fluff her tail, he heard something heâd never thought heâd hear: Jiro purring. His heart felt like exploding inside his chest as his eyes focused on this adorable sight that lay before him. But suddenly, he has a sudden curious glint in his eye, entranced by his girlfriendâs soft tail and fluffy ears. His fingers twitched as he had a sudden urge to touch the ears, which now were leaning towards the front of her head. But he quickly fell to the floor as she stirred up. âDonât touch my ears, nya. Ugh,â she wanted this cat thing away, if her grunts of disapproval werenât evidence enough. But Akio could notice a sudden shake in her voice, she was scared and sad about this effect from a strange quirk as tears slowly started dripping down her cheeks.
âKyoka, donât worry. I may not know how it feels, but Iâll be with you to help you get back to normal,â Akio said, as he cupped her cheek, and gave her a kiss and a hug to comfort her as he wiped away her tears. But that quiet moment was suddenly disturbed by a knock on the door. âJiro? Are you alright?â a maternal voice called out from the other side. Akio opens the door to reveal both of their respective friends: Izuku Midoriya and Momo Yaoyorozu. Jiro quickly fumbled for her hat and quickly pulled it over her head, then wrapped a blanket around her waist to cover tail. âSo, Midoriya, I think itâs best if the girls have some privacy, come on.â Akio then promptly escorts the green-haired freckle boy as the girl with a messy ponytail tries to talk to her closest friend.Â
âSo, what happened?â Midoriya asked Akio with a puzzled look, squinting his freckles. âWell, long story short, she got hit by a quirk that made her into a neko.â Izuku was confused. âShe has cat ears and a tail, and also developed a bit of a catâs mindset. Mainly she purrs, and demands cuddles, more than usual Iâd say,â Midoriya was surprised at not only the blunt description, but also the description that one of the toughest kids in class suddenly had the semi-appearance of a cat.
âKyoka, are you okay?â asked the wealthy girl, concerned for her best friend. âNo, Iâm not,â she said in honesty and defeat, as she took off the hat and blanket, revealing her new ears and tail. âI was heading back to the dorms from the record shop down the street, when I bumped into some guy, and he accidentally set off his quirk.â Her ears drooped towards the sides. It was evident that she didnât want this to happen.
A few days later, the âvillainâ was finally caught after giving a man the ears, tail and snout of a pitbull, they were arrested and sent to the Musutafu Police Station for questioning. Akio read this in the latest article, and sought this opportunity to somehow figure out how to find a possible solution, because Eri tried to do it, but it didnât work.
It was just a few days left before October 31.
At the station, Akio and Kyoka were joined by their respective parent/s and Mr Aizawa. When they arrived at the prison the officer let only Kyoka and Akio into the room, but they were surprised at the appearance of this peculiar delinquent. The culprit was not a man, but in fact, a girl, around 20 years old with ochre colored hair with matching rabbit ears on top of her head instead of on the sides like Mirko, but she had the nose and heterochromic eyes (the left eye was a golden yellow, and the other was light blue) of the cat, the hairstyle similar to a horseâs mane, and the tail of a dog.Â
âOkay, so, hello,â Akio tried to start as he opened a manila envelope with the girlâs information. âWhat is your name, and how does your quirk function?â
The girl, named Hayashi Ushijima, explained everything. âMy quirk is called âSpiritual Animaliaâ it analyzes oneâs personality and instantaneously gives them partial features and fragments of their animalâs mindset,â the animalistic girl explained as she answered all
âOkay, so⌠Can you help my girlfriend?â Akio bluntly asked, hoping that heâll at least know itâll go away for his girlfriendâs sake.Â
â...sorry, but Iâm still trying to control doing felines, but her ears and tail will possibly disappear within next month,â Hayashi informed. A gloom cloud appeared over Kyokaâs head as sheâs now gonna have to deal with the ears and tail until who knows how long, while Akio saw the animalistic girl told the truth and tried to reassure his girlfriend that even if they had to wait, it hopefully wonât have to be that long.
With all questions answered, they returned to the dorms. But they were suddenly greeted by Izuku, Mina, Denki, Ochaco, Shoto and Momo. âSo, howâd it go? Is it gonna go away?â The brunnette asked the group.Â
âNot good, but not too bad either,â Akio answered. âThe fugitive said that itâs most likey that the ears and tail will be gone sooner than later, but thereâs no answer as to how long this symptomâs gonna last.â But then Mina suddenly had an idea that the music couple could use to their advantage, but she was smart enough to hold her tongue at the moment before she could tell the purplette her idea.Â
After about an hour of silence, Mina first checked Kyokaâs dorm if the latter was there, if not, then sheâd be in her boyfriendâs room. And lo and behold, she was in her room.
âHey, Jiro,â the alien girl said in a more caring tone than usual. But then again, âI might have an idea for your Halloween pairingâŚâ
The day of the Halloween party was just tomorrow. The school yards were decorated with plastic tombstones, while the hallways were lined with orange, green and black streamers, with a fake jack-o-lantern in front of each door leading to either a classroom or faculty office.
Students were pouring left and right through corridors, either because of extra decorations, missing costume pieces, or because they were given errands by the teachers. However, six students felt like burning some of Endeavorâs cash, so it was off to the mall.
While Akio and Kyoka were at the station, Mina and Denki decided to play something on the latterâs switch. Ehile they were playing Animal Crossing, Mina suddenly had an epiphany: an idea that the music couple could use for the party. Denki was instantly onboard with it.
âWhat are you guys up to this timeâ Kyoka questioned in her typical deadpan tone. Mina was in her usual bubbly attitude as she brought Kyoka to the womenâs clothes section, as Momo helped look with her alien friend for something for her best friend. Meanwhile, Kaminari took Akio and Shoto to the menâs section do the same thing for his former rival.
ââŚThatâs it?â Akio questioned Kaminari as all he got was a plain red shirt, black shorts and brown shoes. âYep! Trust me bud, thisâll work,â the blonde assured the singer. As for the girls, the larger portion of the spending was to them as they bought a short white dress, black eyeliner, gold-colored sandals and a necklace adorned with glass sapphires, rubies and emeralds.Â
After they returned to the dorms, Mina and Kaminari showed the music couple their idea. âI⌠I dunno,â Akio said, thinking this might not be a good idea, but Kyoka started thinking this could work, besides, sheâs still gonna have to cope with this until who knows how long, might as well get used to it.
I SWEAR THIS IS THE LAST TIME IâLL DO ITâŚ
Itâs officially Halloween, the school is alive with fun, spooky excitement. Class 1B has made a short horror film, that was actually a failed attempt because of Honenukiâs lack of editing knowledge. As for Class 1A, they held their contest over who had the best costume pairing.Â
Hagakureâs hands and face were wrapped in gauze wrap except for her eyes, which was covered by a pair of steampunk goggles, while Ojiro wore a black suit.
While Denki wore a slightly more stylized suit than Ojiro, Mina stole the spotlight, wearing a glittering sequined dress and a top hat that went with the dress.
Tsuyu was dressed in a blue and lilac patterned dress, with a head-ribbon in her hair, while Tokoyami was clothed in fancy robes of red, gold, white and black patterns similar to playing cards
Kirishimaâs hair was noticeably darker than his standard red, as he was dressed in a male version of a female protagonistâs usual attire, even having a prop spellbook in hand with him. While Bakugo had fake extensions on his ears to make them appear more pointy, like Amajikiâs ears. His blonde hair was now tied in a mid-ponytail and he wore a male version of his characterâs usual attire.
Todoroki and Momo were definitely one of the best dressed. While Momo wore an elegant white dress with a green and red corset with gold lacing, Shoto wore the most fancy tuxedo, complete with a fedora, and a ghost-white mask, now flipped to the left side of his face to cover his burn.
Izuku was dressed in a green tunic with dark green tights and matching cap, as Ochaco was wearing a cute satin-blue nightgown with a complimentary bow. But what made the pair the most peculiar is the both of them flying about. FinallyâŚ
Akio and Kyoka showed up. Akioâs look was rather basic; a red T-shirt with the number one in bright blue, with black shorts and brown shoes, Kyokaâs look stole the show. Her costume consisted of a white sleeveless dress with a broad-collar adorned with red, green and blue jewels, blue cuffs on her arms and ankles, a gold-and-blue cobra emblem in her hair to compliment her ears and tail and gold sandals. To say she was beautiful would be an understatement. She looked like Egyptian royalty.
In the end, nobody won the contest. Because it was just for fun. The classes then went trick-or-treating around the campus, and managed to collect enough sweets to last âem until New Years.Â
At least the cat problem was all said and done in the morning.