Authors note: hello all you Danganronpa fans, I'm Fire Slash and welcome to my new story. This fic will focus on two very important things... First, it will deal with an alternate effect of the operation Hajime Hinata went through to become Izuru. Instead of becoming Izuru right away, he'll gain the abilities of the ultimate hope while slowly becoming Izuru. Second, this is a Hinamiki (HinataxTsumiki) fic. Seeing as this is my favorite paring of all time, I decided to make a fic about the underrated pairing. Anyways, enough with my blabbering, review and enjoy :-).

"Can anyone tell me what happens after we square both sides of the equation?" a middle aged teacher asked her high school Algebra class, pointing to a rather simple problem on a chalkboard. Hinata silently groaned as he scribbled in his notebook, trying to keep himself awake. It was a Friday and this was his last class of the day. All he wanted to do was go home, seeing as he had a rough week at school. He was not only bombarded by exams, but he had arrived to school late three of the five days of the week, tripped down a flight of stairs while heading to one of his classes, and he nearly get into a fight after bumping into a group of troublemakers in the school hallways. He could not wait for this day to end.

"Hinata, would you care to answer my question?" His teacher asked him, snapping Hinata back from his thoughts.

"Uh...Would it cancel out the square root of X?"

"That's correct" she said before writing on the chalkboard. Hinata let out a sigh of relief…that was a close call. Now all he had to do was not fall asleep for the next twenty minutes, which was going to be harder than it sounds…

0000

Hinata frowned as he made his way through the school's hallways, attempting to reach his locker. It was the end of the day and all he wanted to do was go home.

"For a school with such an elite status, you'd think they'd build a bigger hallway" he thought to himself, the school mentioned being Hopes Peak Academy, a school praised for being one of the best schools nationwide. As such, it receives various fundings from the Japanese government. To get accepted into this school, there are two requirements you must achieve. First, you must be either entering high school or already be attending one. Second, you must be the best at what you do. The talents kids are accepted for range from simple things, like being good at cooking or dancing to more extravagant skills, such as being the best gangster or just having extreme luck (yeah…that's a thing). Hopes Peak gathers these talented kids, known as 'ultimates' and prepares them for the future with state of the art facilities and faculty members who have specialized experience with the subjects they are teaching.

With this in mind, why was Hinata complaining? Well the answer was simple, his situation is a bit different than most of the other kids at Hopes Peak. For starters, Hinata and his classmates do not have a special talent, they are just ordinary kids. They are part of the reserve program, which specializes in teaching talentless kids, at least that was the way Hinata thought about the program. It was widely unknown to the public, including the talented students who attend the school. In fact, the reserve program was not even located on the school's actual campus, actually being located directly across the street from it. In fact, it can be argued that the reserve course was technically a school of its own. The building was smaller despite the greater number of students attending the reserve program, the facilities in the school were mostly outdated, and the teachers there were just like the students, simply ordinary. Another fact about the reserve program was there was also a huge monthly fee you had to pay in order to attend the school, which Hinata thought was ridiculous.

Even then, Hinata chose to come to this school. Why? Because he admired Hopes Peak, a lot. Ever since he was a small child, he has always dreamed of attending this 'prestigious' school. While other kids his age dreamed of being a superhero or a famous celebrity, he dreamed of graduating from Hopes Peak. After all, the idea of the fact that graduating this school meant you were set for life was extremely appealing. Unfortunately, he knew he would never make it in. After all, he had no talent. He was just another face in the crowd, the only thing going for him was his slightly cynical attitude and his huge ahoge. However, when he learned about the reserve program, he immediately jumped on the opportunity to achieve his dream. Now that he's been here for two months, he didn't even know how to feel. One one hand, he sort of achieved his dream. On the other hand, he was disappointed with the fact the reserve program was almost nothing like the actual school.

After grabbing some books from his locker, Hinata immediately made his way towards the school's exit, not wanting to be here any longer than he needed. However, he failed to notice that two middle aged men were watching him while he was at his locker, one of them in a full dress suit, the other one more casually dressed.

"What's his name again?" The one in the suit asked the other man.

"Hajime Hinata" the other one responded. "I have him for literature. Why?"

"No reason…" the dressed man stated before walking away. Once he was outside of the school, he took out his phone and began making a phone call.

"Mister Kirigiri…I think I've found the perfect candidate for the 'Hope Cultivation Project' you've been raving about…"

0000

Hinata crossed the street from his school, heading towards Hopes Peak's main building, seeing as this was a necessary action for him to get home. He only lived about five minutes away from the school, so he usually walked home, only taking public transportation on rainy days. Once he was across the street, he immediately began jogging to his house. He barely reached the next block before abruptly stopping, a strange sound catching his attention. It sounded like someone was both crying and moaning at the same time. Part of him wanted to find the source of the noise, for what reason he did not know. However, another part of him wanted to just walk away and head home. It was not his business as to why someone was crying and they most likely wanted to be left alone. He stood still for a second, deciding on what to do, before heading off to search for the source of the crying. Despite not wanting to butt into someone's personal life, he knew if he were to have left instead, it would nag him for life. After all…the noise seemed to be coming from a young child and who in their right minds would even think about abandoning a kid in need?

After backtracking a bit, Hinata managed to find out where the noise was coming from, inside Hopes Peak's campus. Thankfully, there were no guards blocking the entrance, allowing Hinata to slip in with ease. While walking around the outside campus, he finally managed to find out who was making the crying noise. Under a tree laid a purple haired girl with bandages wrapped around her right arm and left leg. She was dressed in what appeared to be a nurse's outfit. She was also covered in blood and had several bruises around her body. This sight greatly surprised Hinata, seeing as not only was an injured person lying in front of him, but he seemed to be the first person to find her. If anyone else had found her, surely they would of helped her out, unless they just did not care.

"Are you ok?" He quietly asked her, despite knowing the answer. Upon hearing his voice, the girl looked up before letting out a shriek in surprise.

"GHAAAA!"

"Uh sorry" Hinata apologized in a confused voice. All he did was ask her if she was okay. "Are you okay?"

"Um…yes…I'm sorry" the girl whimpered, confusing Hinata even more. Seriously, all he did was ask a question.

"You don't need to apologize" Hinata reassured her. "Can you stand up?"

"I-I think so" the girl stuttered before attempting to stand up. Seeing as she had some difficulty doing so, Hinata extended his hand.

"Here, grab on" he offered. The girl looked at his hand for a few moments, seemingly checking to see whether or not was safe to grab. Eventually deciding it was safe, she gripped his hand as he pulled her up.

"Thank you" the girl said before letting a small giggle escape from her lips. However, less than a second later, she flinched.

"Ah! I'm sorry for laughing out of place" she said, tears forming from her eyes.

"What's wrong with her?" Hinata asked himself. "Is anyone picking you up?" The girl shook her head no.

"Do you live close by?" The girl shyly nodded her head.

"I guess I'm walking you home" he stated before slinging her arm around his shoulders, causing her to yelp in surprise. Why did he decide to walk her home as quickly as he did? He had no idea.

"Crap, did I hurt you?" Hinata asked her.

"N-no. I'm sorry."

"For what? You have nothing to be sorry for, you did nothing wrong" Hinata exclaimed to her, causing the girl to shout in surprise.

"What did I do wrong now?" He asked himself. "Anyways, what happened to you?"

"Um…well…I was sitting under a tree…trying to do some homework when these group of people a-approached me. They told me…I was s-sitting in their spot. I apologized to them a-and offered to do anything to make it u-up to t-them. They said they needed a-a stress reliever and used me as o-one. I-I'm sorry!"

"Don't be" Hinata growled, deeply sickened by the reasoning those people used to justify beating such an innocent looking girl. "It's not your fault. Those people were jackasses who harmed you for no apparent reason. It's them who should apologize." Upon hearing Hinata say that, the girl could only look at him, unable to react.

0000

The rest of the walk was done in silence, except for the girl occasionally giving Hinata directions. She lived conveniently close to his house, which was a relief to him. After all, he needed to get home himself.

"T-this is it" the girl told him as they approached an average sized house. "I-I'm sorry for putting you through all of this. If you want, you could draw on me. People say it's fun to do so."

"Uh, no thanks" Hinata awkwardly responded. Who offers someone the opportunity to draw on them?

"Well, I should go. My parents would kill me if I wasn't home on time" with that, Hinata turned around and began to head home. However, he was stopped when the girl yelled at him.

"W-wait! I-If you don't mind me asking, w-what is your name?"

"I'm Hajime Hinata" he casually greeted. "What's yours?"

"I'm Mikan Tsumiki. I-If you don't mind, may I r-remember your name?"

"Um sure, I don't mind."

"T-thank you" Tsumiki stated before entering her house. Seeing as his job was done, Hinata ran home, excited for the upcoming weekend.