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>"Uh…" Denki starts, still trying to catch his breath. "We missed the last train here! We managed to take another train to a stop blocks away and we've been running since then."
"And pray tell, why did you miss the last train? Heck, why did you even aim for the last train?" You ask, giving him a bit more of a squeeze for a second, just until his face gets a bit red.
>"Well, I uh… wasn't gonna come at all?" Denki sheepishly says, earning himself a proper choking… for a second. Then you just drop him, disappointed.
"'n' you?" You ask Sero, neck still locked under your left arm.
>"I went to pick him up after he messaged m-yegh…" Croaks out Sero, getting you to soften up the hold on his neck. "I know we aren't really doing anything today, but we are first years at U.A. We haven't put up with all the tests and trials just to skip class, even the merely ceremonial, right?"
Unlike Denki, who you unceremoniously let fall to his knees, the moment you let go of Sero's neck you pull him up into a embrace to let him get his feet underneath him.
"Atta’ boy." You congratulate him, ruffling his hair a bit while you hug him before letting him go. Judging by how red his face is, he ran at least a whole mile more than Denki. "Ah think Ah'm lettin' ya off the hook with a warnin' this time, since Ah don't think we'll make much of a mess today. Now y'all better go on and check how you did on your tests, 'kay?"
>"Yeesh. I'm pretty sure that sleeping through most of it did not help my rank any." Sero laments as he looks towards the taped paper on the wall. "So, where’s Mr. Aizawa anyway? Sleeping behind his desk already or something?”
“Not here yet. Bell hasn’t gone off, see?” You let the final bombshell fall on the two boys. If he wasn’t already on all fours already, you’d hazard a guess Denki would have fallen to them now. "...You can use the time to reflect on the exam results?"
>“You mean we ran all the way here FOR NOTHING?” Denki asks, slamming his fist on the floor. …It sounded like it hurt.
“No? Ah mean yes? You’re right that nothing is happening today, but uh… Y'all are faster than you ever thought?" For the second time that morning, you attempt to spin up a silver lining. "Now you know not to try and skip class, at least!... Yeah, that."
He stays there, just sprawling on the floor.
"So… Did ya break your hand? Or are ya hopin' to peep up mah skirt? Cuz Ah'll help you out if it's the former and break it mahself if it's the later." You clarify.
>"Can't even have that…" He says, picking himself off the floor.
