A/N: I decided to post what I had written so far, as the tournament arc is quite long. Hopefully the next update won't take as long. Thank you for bearing with me!

I don't know it it does need a warning or not but Breif mention of abuse and suicidal taunts.
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Hitoshi is fine in the morning, shaking off the nightmare and focusing on the goal ahead. His stomach is full of butterflies of anxiety and excitement. If he does well, then everything he's worked for will pay off, and his dream comes true. He'll prove everyone wrong.

Aizawa walks to school with him, taking him into the teachers lounge so he can sort something out, when Midoriya and All Might walk out chatting go each other.

"Oh, looks like you two are getting along as usual" Aizawa sighs, looking at the two.

"Aizawa! You've got it all wrong, he was being really pushy, so..."

"Stop acting like you just got caught having an affair, it's weird"

Hitoshi holds back a laugh, looking over. Midoriya's eyes seem to sparkle as he notices him.

"Shinsou! You were back with Aizawa back then too, weren't you?"

He rubs the back of his neck, smiling gently, "Yeah...I guess so"

His teacher grunts, "Midoriya, hurry and get suited up. We have a busy day today"

"Yes sir! See you around, Shinsou!" He grins and hurries down the corridor. All Might smiles and walks into the staff room.

"You better get changed too. I'll bring you your support gear afterwards" Hitoshi nods and heads off to change into his PE kit. Once changed, he sits on the bench for a few minutes, rubbing the scar on his wrist. Hopefully they won't notice it this time. Shutting his eyes, he takes a few breaths to steady his nerves.

This is it. Today's his last chance to move into the heroes course. He can't mess it up.

There's a knock on the door, "Hitoshi, are you done?"

"Yeah! Just coming..."

With a final breath, he walks out of the room and follows behind Aizawa and Vlad to the class. A familair feeling of anxiety glitters through his stomach as he sees them. They're so far ahead of him...

"We're going to have a special guest this time"

"Please don't do anything to embarrass yourselves" Aizawa sighs.

Immediately, both classes perk up.

"A guest?"

"I'll kick his ass!"

"Is it a girl?"

"Let's do our best together!"

Vlad and Aizawa step aside, and Hitoshi steps forward to face the hero course students, putting on a confident look.

"He's trying to transfer into the hero department"

Midoriya pushes forwards, mouth wide is shock and excitement, "It's Shinsou Hitoshi from class 1C!"

Tail guy seems shocked, "Shinsou?!"

"That scarf looks like Aizawa's! The mask is original though" His grin widens, staring at him practically shaking in excitement. The rest of them welcome him.

Tail guy frowns and warns the others, "If you talk with him, you'll get brainwashed" Hitoshi frowns. He still doesn't trust him. "He could've killed you before you knew it!"

Kill? Is that what they think of him?

"Midoriya broke free before!" Grape boy looks at them. However, Midoriya smiles awkwardly and says it was a fluke.

Aizawa puts a hand on his shoulder, "why don't you give an introduction?"

Sighing, Hitoshi looks over the class as his mind thinks back to everything he's been through up to this point. How his classmates told him he'd turn out as a villain. How his dad beat and tore him down mentally everyday, not believing his quirk could ever be used for good. The threats, the comments, being told to kill himself. Everything he tried to ignore. He balls his fist in the material of the scarf to try and calm himself.

"I've already come across a number of you at the sports festival, but if we met in the field, don't think I'll treat you like we're friends. I'm not that kind of sportsmanship, feel good kind of person. I'm far too behind for that" He shrugs watching their faces, "Sorry, but I'm desperate. In order to be a great hero, I want to use my work for good. Everyone here is just a hurdle I have to overcome"

Aizawa's eyes linger on him, "I have no intentions of becoming friends"

Class 1A start mumbling about how he reminds them of Todoroki, and Hitoshi makes eye contact with a determined looking Midoriya. Of course he would want to be friends still. Aizawa grunts from beside him. "Alright then, shall we get started"

"It's time for the practice test! This time it'll be a battle between class A and B. The stage for this battle will be this corner of ground gamma. Both classes will be organised into teams of four each, and the teams will fight each other one at a time"

Hitoshi frowns. Teams of four? But with Hitoshi there will be 41 students, so that means one team will have five.

"That puts those four people at a disadvantage though!" Invisible girl cries.

Vlad raises a hand, "Shinsou has barely any experience, so whichever team gets him will be at a disadvantage. Having five members gives you a numbers advantage, but it's also a handicap"

'Ouch. Ok' Hitoshi reaches up to play with his scarf nervously. Vlad doesn't seem to have much faith in him. What he's saying is true, but now he's even more anxious.

"Today's scenario is surrounding and immobilizing villain groups. Each team should consider their opponents as Villians. First team to capture four of their opponents wins" There's more mumbling, but the 1B teacher continues. "We have installed a heavily reinforced holding cell at each teams base. The moment an opponent is imprisoned, they'll be considered captured"

"Four people have to be captured...? Is that what you meant by a handicap?" Explosive guy asks.

"Yes. Even the team with five people will loose when four people have been captured"

"Damn it! So we have to fight while also worrying out our shitty teammates?" He snaps, and hard boy frowns at him.

"Don't say that, it's mean!"

Hitoshi shrugs "it's fine, that's the truth"

"The other team will have an edge no matter how much you look at it" Someone mumbles nearby. Aizawa picks up a box, "Let's draw teams"

Hitoshi finds himself on a team with Tsuyu, hard boy, electric boy and someone he's never seen before for class A. For class B he ends up with the blonde guy, someone he brainwashed, and two others.

He walks over to his Class A group, and they all seem to welcome him in different ways.

"Even though you said all that earlier, let's still try to get along well!"

"Tell us the details of your quirk"

"That's a good looking face. Are you popular with the ladies, I know that feeling"

Huh, that voice. Hitoshi points at him, "Oh, you called Present Mic's radio. You also electrocuted me last week"

The other blushes, "Oh crap, I forgot about that. And...sorry for shocking you"

Hitoshi shrugs. They introduce themselves with their names, and he thanks them for having him. Then, he walks over to his other team, who have an entirely different response.

"I like you, you're a good dude! Let's work together to kick some shitty class A's ass!!" The blonde yells grinning.

The boy he brainwashed frowns, "He always says too much, don't worry about him..."

"Thank you for having me..." Hitoshi replies quietly. They introduce themselves, and Hitoshi moves back towards his team A. Midoriya comes put of nowhere with a book.

"Go all out Shinsou! I'm looking forward to seeing what you've got!"

Hitoshi just puts his mask on, but smiles slightly. A rematch with Midoriya? Awesome.

"Come on Shinsou!" Kaminari waves him over, and he runs towards the team.

"My quirk, as you know, is brainwashing. I can control someone, but only if I get a verbal reply which allows me activate my quirk" Hitoshi explains, "My mask allows me to mimic voices however, so I can trick someone into replying"

"Wow Shinsou, that's so cool!" Kaminari grins.

"And your scarf is like Aizawa-Sensei's?"

He nods, "I can do almost the same as he can with it"

"You'll start from your home bases. The time limit is 20 minutes. If there isn't a winner in that time, then the team with the most members wins" The voice echoes out across the grounds.

As Hitsohi looks at his group, he feels a faint buzz of excitement and confidence flow through him. You can do this, Hitoshi. I know you can.