Qui? [Class 1-A]

I often feel like a butterfly with broken wings

Ironically, Igarashi Ryuusei sat in the commonly known "anime protagonist" seat. Every class since he remebered going to school - it was always that same place, next to the window in the last row of desks. The irony was apparent to everyone: Ryuu was nothing like an anime protagonist, not even in the slightest. That and the fact that he, somehow, was Class 1-A's Vice President. One would expect someone with that function would seat in one of the rows closest to the teacher, but that wasn't Ryuu. Not that he wasn't a good student - in fact, he was rather intelligent and always had excellent grades. It was more that he just liked to not be noticed... and the back row was ideal for that. Also, by being next to the window, he had a nice view.

He was looking at the clouds when the bell rang. So peaceful.

I wish I could be up there, he thought.

Then, the board/monitor started to display some video. With the corner of his eyes Ryuu watched, his head being supported by his right arm.

A hero. Or vigilante. Something like that. Blowing a kiss to the camera? Oh, so the type of pro hero or vigilante that Ryuusei hated the most. The boy had started to read, in secret, a book that he paid a big price for in the black market of Tokyo. It had been released one or two years ago, only had one edition and was only available for about one month before being removed from circulation, reason being that it was considerated illegal propaganda. The author signed as "Nanno Nanigashi" and the book was titled "An Analysis of an Hero Society: Failure Waiting to Happen". Ryuusei hated to admit it but the truth was that it made a lot of sense. The author anticipated the existence of Hero as an official position and how it would fail because, in short, most humans would just do the deed for the popularity, the attention or the money and not because they wanted to save people. By that video, the woman in question seemed to fit such description, at least partially.

Having a negative opinion of what he just had witnessed, it was quite shocking when he saw the women in question walk into the class and presenting herself as the new homeroom teacher. The way she chose to talk and the way he chose to announce her arrival just made Ryuu more sure that she was exactly what Nanno Nanigashi described.

Something to think about later though, this because Aeries had requested both him and Rinkusu to take turns into picking teams... Standing up, right in front of the class and at that exact moment.

Yeah, I really don't like her, he thought as he, slowly and with his hands on his pockets, walked towards the front of the classroom. He maintain that posture but, despite what other might have thought, his brain was actually thinking hard about on who to pick. Rin took the first pick and now it was Ryuusei's turn... and on his first pick, the first major surprise.

My first pick is Yoruhi, he said. It was the obvious choice. His best friend (even if he might not know that) and the one he trusted the most. If Ryuusei imagined working with someone, that someone would be Yoruhi 100% of the times.

Nick. He could even feel a little look of disbelief from Rin and, well, the entire class. It was well known that Ryuu only talked with Yoru and Rin and everyone could guess that Ryuu didn't like Nick at all... so why pick him so early? Only Ryuu knew.

Maxi. His third pick was the boy with the ice Quirk. From what Ryuu remembered, he had good control over his power and he always eemed excited about something. That annoyed Ryuu a little bit, but it was something that might be good for a team.

Toma, Kei, Tomo, Sora. These were his next four picks. He based the decision mostly on the strategic possibilities that their respectives Quirks presented to Ryuu. He only had basic descriptions, but he didn't had much else to go on from.

Nobunaga, Madoka. More than Quirks, he chose these two based on what he saw from their personalities during classes. He never talked to them, but something told Ryuu that they could be important pieces for him to count on during practical exercises... or maybe he was completly wrong, who knew.

Jane, Pressione, His last two picks. Nothing much to say about them either. They were the most recent in the class and Ryuu didn't know much about either of them.

With that done, Ryuu went back to his seat at exactly the same pace as before.

Talking in front of everyone really is weird... did I talk loud enough?

He thought, completly deattached from the classroom, uninterested from what might happen next. The teacher seemed cocky, her method of dividing the class was  questionable, yet different and new at the same time. Looking through the window, his eyes met the clouds once again.

Yeah... I really would love to be one of them.

Notes: Teams are picked!
Words: 866.