As you guys know I'm not so great at writing action so this chapter is a little fast-paced, hope that's ok. :) Enjoy!
I do NOT own Boku no Hero Academia, I only own my OC.
Chapter 11
"All right, the next game will be Capture the Flag." Vlad King announced.
The students grinned excitedly, a few muttering that they looked forward to playing the game.
Vlad King continued, "There will be eight teams total, four teams in each class. Shinsou, Fukui, and Himura will go to class 2-A. Nanako and Sasaki will go to class 2-B. This Capture the Flag game will be class 1-A versus class 2-B."
"You guys are going down!" Tetsutetsu shouted.
"I'd like to see you try!" Kaminari shouted back.
"This shall be interesting." Monoma added.
Bakugou smirked, "You're all gonna die."
"This should be fun. It's been a while since we've gone against each other." Yaoyorozu smiled.
"Settle down. Each team should consist of five to six students. Two teams will go against each other-"
Iida raised his hand, "Excuse me, sensei. But wouldn't that take up too much time? Since there are eight teams."
Vlad King sighed, "If you'd have let me finish then you would've heard me say that you're all going at the same time but in a different area through the doors."
A few of the students snickered at Iida as he bowed deeply and apologized.
"As I was saying, two teams will go through one door, the other two teams through another, and so on. The purpose of the game is to capture your opponent's flag and take it back to your base. Once you return the captured flag to your base then the other team automatically loses, and your team will head to the finals. But that won't be the only thing you have to protect. Each student will wear a small flag tied around their arm, and if that flag is captured then you lose automatically."
Midoriya gulped, "So what you're saying is that we have to steal the personal flags from our opponents to weaken their team?"
"Exactly. The fastest way to capture the opposing team's flag is by lowering their numbers. Of course, unless if you come up with a strategy to capture their flag without taking any member out. So, you must all make sure to be vigilant and protect the flag on your person as well as the flag at your base. And you'll only have fifteen minutes to complete this game. You'll also have fifteen minutes to choose your teams, captains, and strategize. Now go."
The students scattered into their respective classes and began asking around to join forces.
Shouta instantly closed his eyes to nap, and Camilla didn't want to bother him, so she got up and went down to talk to All Might. A few of the teachers got up from their seats, Thirteen needed to use the restroom, and so Camilla sat beside him.
"Hey Toshi, I haven't seen you around lately." Camilla said. She easily became accustomed to All Might's true form, and had told him she loved both his forms, one more beautiful than the other. All Might had blushed furiously.
All Might sighed, "I know, and I'm sorry. I've just been busy with the students and training young Midoriya."
A couple of days after Camilla had began working at Yuuei All Might told her the truth about One For All. She was surprised to learn the true origins of his power but understood why he kept it hidden.
"Don't be sorry, you should be training him constantly so that he can harness One For All completely. How's his progress?"
"Incredible. He's a great boy and works hard to push himself forward. He's going to be an amazing hero." All Might smiled fondly. "Speaking of which, your students are fantastic. It's sad to say but I don't think more than two students outside of the heroic department have made it to the second round. Yet, now we have five, that's incredible. You're doing an amazing job teaching those kids to follow their dreams."
"Awe, thank you, that really means a lot. I've been trying my best to push them forward, and it's a little challenging, but seeing how well they're doing here just shows me that it's all paid off. And that there's still a lot more to go." She said.
"There's always room for growth, and don't worry, you'll get them there." He patted her head which made her laugh a little. All Might would always pat her head when they first met because she seemed like a kid to him. It used to annoy her so much because she did feel like a kid standing next to his hero form, and she thought he was teasing her. But she grew to enjoy his pats, they were comforting to her. Now Camilla laughed when he did it because she remembered how mad she'd get.
Camilla's laughter awoke Shouta and he saw All Might patting her head. If that were him he would've been annoyed, but he saw that Camilla rather enjoyed it. He watched her laugh, her head slightly tilted back, her caramel brown wavy curls cascading down her mid back. Her brown eyes gleamed and her bare pink lips were parted, the tip of her tongue sticking out a little. Her tanned skin got slightly darker from the sun, and he felt a sudden urge of wanting to touch her hair, skin, and taste her tongue. He instantly shot down his thoughts and sighed as he closed his eyes.
No, I can't think things like that. It's irrational to want to touch her hair and skin when I touch mine all the time. There's no difference. And her tongue… no, I shouldn't think like this.
All Might put his arm down and side-eyed Shouta, seeing that he was napping. Unbeknownst to him and Camilla that Shouta had watched them for a few seconds.
There was a certain look in All Might's eyes when he looked at Camilla.
"What?" She asked innocently.
A slow grin spread across his face.
"I see that you and Aizawa get along." He whispered.
A light blush surfaced on Camilla's cheeks.
"What? No, he's just a coworker." She whispered back.
"Then why are you blushing?"
That's the worst thing to tell an already blushing person. His question made Camilla's face redden.
"I'm not-it's not because-it's just the weather okay."
All Might silently laughed and Camilla scoffed.
"Pfft-whatever, it's not-it's not like that-whatever you're thinking." She kept stuttering and her face kept getting hotter which made things worse. Then quietly she asked, "Is it that obvious or something?"
All Might calmed himself, glanced back at Shouta, then at Camilla, and smiled softly.
"You two would be great together. I can see it."
Camilla let her hair fall as a curtain as she bent forward towards All Might, blocking Shouta's sleeping figure.
She coughed and looked down at her sandals.
"You-you really think so?"
She kept looking down at her feet so she missed All Might's genuine grin.
"Yeah, I can see it." He said.
A coy smile spread on Camilla's lips. She'd be lying to herself if she said that she didn't feel anything akin to romantic feelings for Shouta. He first came off to her as being standoffish, but she quickly realized that he's an amazing and caring person. Her smile then faltered. But who am I kidding? He'd never want to be with me. We're too different, and he's busy enough as it is. He doesn't have time for a relationship. And I'm pretty sure he doesn't want one.
Camilla straightened up and smiled wistfully at All Might.
"If only."
Thirteen and the other teachers came back, so Camilla went back to sit beside Shouta. But this time she sat a seat away from him. She quickly glanced at him then back down at the field, feeling somber at the thought that nothing romantic can happen between them. Vlad King announced that time was up and for the team captains to draw a number from the lot.
Shouta woke up and sat up since he had been slouching. He took note of the teams.
"This is interesting." He mumbled.
Camilla noticed as well how they teamed up.
Midoriya (captain), Todoroki, Shinsou, Fukui, Yaoyorozu, and Iida. Bakugou (captain), Kirishima, Kaminari, Sero, and Ashido. Asui (captain), Tokoyami, Himura, Uraraka, Hagakure, and Jirou. Shoji (captain), Ojirou, Sato, Kouda, Aoyama, and Mineta. Tetsutetsu (captain), Kendo, Monoma, Nakano, and Sasaki.
The teams going against each other were: Midoriya's team vs Awase's team, Bakugou's team vs Tsuburba's team, Asui's team vs Tokage's team, and Shoji's team vs Tetsutetsu's team.
Midoriya's and Awase's teams went through door one, Bakugou's and Tsuburaba's teams through door two, Asui's and Tokage's teams through door three, and Shoji's and Tetsutetsu's teams through door four. The students arrived at their bases and the horn sounded off.
Shouta realized that instead of sitting right next to him like before, Camilla now sat a seat away.
"Why'd you move?" He asked as he watched the students from the screen.
As he surmised, almost each team left two or three people guarding the base while the others went out to capture the other team's flag and/or to take out members.
Shinsou and Yaoyorozu stayed at their base while the others went in search. Other students that stayed to protect their bases as well were: Tokoyami, Uraraka, Jirou, Mina, Kirishima, Aoyama, Kouda, Sato, Sasaki and Nakano.
"I didn't want to bother you while you were napping, and I thought I should give you more leg room." She replied.
He didn't say anything back, but she knew he acknowledged what she said. They both silently watched the game as Mic and Midnight commentated on what was going on.
"LOOK AT BAKUGOU GO! HE'S ALREADY CAPTURED KOMORI'S PERSONAL FLAG! TEAM TSUBURABA IS NOW DOWN TO FIVE!"
"It was smart of Midoriya to have Fukui as offense, with his great sense of smell as a wolf he'll be able to easily track down the other team's base."
"LOOKS LIKE HAGAKURE HAS FOUND TOKAGE'S BASE! THAT'S THE COOL THING ABOUT BEING INVISIBLE, YOU'RE COMPLETELY UNDETECTED!"
"Nakano is making great use of her quirk Botanopathy. Since she's able to communicate with all forms of plant life she can ask the plants to be on the lookout for someone from the opposing team and let her know where they are or if they're nearby."
"KAMAKIRI HAS CAPTURED IIDA'S PERSONAL FLAG! POOR IIDA WASN'T FAST ENOUGH THAT TIME TO DODGE KAMIKIRI'S ATTACK! NOW TEAM MIDORIYA IS DOWN TO FIVE!"
"Bondo has found Team Asui's base, but Tokoyami's Dark Shadow is keeping him at bay. And-oh wow, excellent! Uraraka snuck behind Bondo to make him float which caught him off guard and Dark Shadow has captured Bondo's personal flag."
"THERE GOES CRAZY BAKUGOU BLASTING EVERYONE AROUND! I'M STILL UPSET THAT URARAKA DIDN'T WIN HER BATTLE AGAINST BAKUGOU LAST YEAR."
"Using her seductive hypnotic melody, Sasaki has been able to lure in Mineta and captured his personal flag. You know what Present Mic, I'd love to have that girl as my sidekick."
"WHAT'S THIS? WELL WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT! SHINSOU HAS MADE KUROIRO STAY STILL AND IS NOW TAKING HIS PERSONAL FLAG! TEAM AWASE IS NOW DOWN TO FOUR!"
"Fukui has found Team Awase's base. Midoriya and Todoroki are now teaming up as they go against Awase and Kaibara. Both boys are beautifully protecting Fukui as he goes to capture Team Awase's flag."
"SERO HAS CAPTURED TEAM TSUBURABA'S FLAG AND HAS GIVEN IT TO BAKUGOU SO HE CAN RETURN TO THEIR BASE! OH NO, SERO'S PERSONAL FLAG HAS BEEN CAPTURED!"
"Fukui has now captured Team Awase's flag and him, Midoriya, and Todoroki are on the run to return to their base. Oh, I just love it when they work together!"
Camilla felt like jumping and cheering as the game came to an end. She couldn't believe that her students came this far.
The sixteen winners that were going on to the finals were: Midoriya, Todoroki, Shinsou, Fukui, Yaoyorozu, Asui, Tokoyami, Himura, Bakugou, Kirishima, Kaminari, Kendo, Tetsutetsu, Monoma, Nakano, and Sasaki.
Mic announced that they were going to take a break for an hour and many people got up from their seats to stretch, eat, buy merchandise, or go to the bathroom.
"After the festival I am going out to have a celebratory drink because I am so proud of them. I can't believe they came this far." Camilla said excitedly as she clapped and jumped a little in her seat. She had a huge grin on her face.
Shouta's mouth was hidden behind his scarf, but seeing her excitement made him smile a little. She should be proud, even though they're from the general department they've accomplished more than they know. And a lot of it is thanks to Camilla.
"Mind if I join you? A drink sounds good."
She knew that she shouldn't spend as much time with him anymore because her feelings for him would grow, but she was too excited and felt like they deserved to celebrate for their students' success. So, she agreed. And who was she kidding really, she wanted to spend time with him. That's why she said that out loud to see what he'd say. And it pleased her to know that he voluntarily chose to spend time with her.
A/N: Yay, I'm glad I was able to post this soon! I had a little free time yesterday & worked on some of it & I did the rest today so voilà! I hope you guys liked it & I'M SORRY that idk how to write so much action, I did the best I could & hoped that it was easy for you guys to follow. Seems like Camilla has finally acknowledged that she likes Shouta, but she's smart enough to know that things might be a lil complicated. & to the Guest that left the comment in the last chapter, I am caught up w/ the manga & I know exactly who you're talking about. I actually already had planned before to introduce that character & you caught on. :) Anyways, thank you all SO MUCH for your feedback, it TRULY TRULY means a lot! *crying emoji* Pls don't forget to review, fav, & follow! & if you guys have suggestions or questions pls don't be afraid to let me know! :) Thank you & I hope to update soon!