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Izumi has to hold back her amusement as Aizawa glares at her from the other side of the food court. The entire class is currently eating quickly thrown together sandwiches. Apparently they didn’t think her class would make it here until night fall, well that shows them.
“Alright class.” Aizawa calls them to attention. “Seeing as you arrived so…early, we will be starting your supervised training early.” Aizawa gives the class that scary smile of his.
Izumi wants to snort, she was trained by her uncle, no training Aizawa comes up with could ever compare to that.
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Izumi feels like she is going to die. She’s strapped into a harness which is connected to a two ton rock, that she has to keep 2 feet off the ground. No higher, no lower. She isn’t allowed to rest or use her healing energy. This has already been going on for three hours and she is exhausted. She almost wishes she had some of the other people’s training, but on the other hand, from her high perspective, there are some she is very glad she doesn’t have.
She dropped the boulder, absolutely exhausted. Flopping on top of the large rock, still attached to it, she breathes heavily.
“Come on, Kitten! You can’t give up now, there’s only one more hour to go.” Mandalay tries to cheer her on.
“Fuck that!” She gasps out.
She takes a few more breaths when she hears Aizawa making his way over to her. He climbs up on top of the boulder to sit next to her prone form.
“Are you really going to give up that easily?” He asks.
“Easily?” She scoffs, outraged. “I’ve been keeping this damned rock in the air for three hours, how is that easily?”
She tries to hit his leg but she’s so exhausted there’s practically no strength behind it.
“All your classmates are still going.” He informs her.
One of the pixie cats comes over to say something but Aizawa waves them off.
“Look kid, your quirk gets stronger by pushing it so far beyond its limits that it’s forced to grow.” He tells her, moving some of her white hair out of her eyes.
“But a two ton rock?” She asks, incredulous.
“It’s not about arm strength, it’s about wing strength, that’s why you’re wearing a harness. Only your wings have to support the weight.” He reminds her.
“Why would I ever have to hold something thats 2 tons off the ground like this?” She asks.
“Well, if there is a building collapse and you can get there before a crane. But this exercise will also make you faster. Staying in one place will give you better control of your positioning in the air.” He informs her.
“I’m already faster than Hawks, how much faster do I need to be?” She asks, raising an eye brow at him.
“The faster you are, the faster you can get to a crime scene, or travel between cities when you’re called. The faster you are, the sooner you can get to a person in need of healing. Your speed and strength in the air is a major asset in the field. Do you understand?” he asks.
“yeah.” She mutters, sitting up.
“Ready to get back in the air?” He asks.
She groans but stands up. With some light flapping she is in the air and rising higher.
“Get off my rock, I don’t need any more weight on it!” She yells at him. He hops down and smiles to himself as the boulder once again lifts off the ground.
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The girls sink into the hot springs, allowing the hot water to seep into their muscles and relieve some of the built up tension. Izumi spreads her wings in the water and puffs up her feathers, allowing them to stretch, before settling back lazily behind her.
She hears Ashido joking about something and lightly splashes the girl with her wing.
“Hey!” Ashido shrieks. “That’s not fair! you can’t start splash battles cuz we can’t beat you!”
“That sounds like a you problem.” Izumi sinks her nose under the water and blows bubbles.
Ashido gets pumped up and starts trying to splash Izumi, but she just shields herself with one of her massive wings.
“See! It’s not fair.” Ashido wines.
“Awww, pour baby. You lose a little splash battle and suddenly give up.” Izumi teases.
Uraraka comes over and flops on top of one of Izumi’s wings, using it like a floaty raft.
“You guys have too much energy.” She mutters.
Izumi giggles and makes eye contact with a few of the other girls before dumping Uraraka off her wing and into the water.
“Why would you do that?” Uraraka complains, popping out of the water.
Izumi levels her a flat look.
“Maybe because her training today was completely based around her wings.” Jirou Interjects from the other side of the pool by Yaoyorozu.
“Oh, Sorry.” Uraraka rubs the back of her neck.
“It’s okay, they’re just really sore.” She dips her wings back under the water.
“Hey! Do you want us to do that bird thing?” Ashido asks, popping out of the water.
“Bird thing?” Izumi asks.
“Yeah with your wings!” Ashido shouts, moving closer to her.
“What are you talking about?” Izumi asks, pulling her wings closer to her body.
“I think she means preening, Kero.” Tsu says, swimming closer.
“Oh!” Izumi wants to smack her hand against her face but resits the urge. “I mean if you want to, they could probably use it after today.”
Thats how the girls of 1-B found them, surrounding Izumi with her wings spread wide, each running their fingers through her feathers. A few of the 1-B girls even ended up joining the preening group.
Izumi just smiled to herself and enjoyed the feeling of fingers on her wings.