I'm lying on the couch in the common room reading one of the extra study materials Aizawa-sensei assigned to me. The building is quiet and feels empty, considering nearly every single one of my other classmates have gotten an internship. Well, except for Bakugou, Todoroki and me of course.
After my run-in with the League things have been pretty quiet. I haven't seen them again and my anger towards Tomura has faded over time, making me able to completely get over him and deal with my feelings the right way.
I hear someone stomping down the stairs and slam the door to the common room open.
'Oi. What are you doing?' Bakugou says as he sits himself down in one of the chairs. I roll my eyes.
'Reading.' It remains eerily quiet.
'You want to fight?' he suddenly asks.
I look at him and raise an eyebrow. 'Really?' I question him. 'I don't really feel like another week of clean-up duty, thanks.'
'Afraid you can't win?' he mocks.
I put my book away and sit up straight. 'I haven't done anything all day. I am full of energy. I could beat you in the blink of an eye,' I reply with a smug smile on my face.
He huffs. 'I doubt that.'
'I beat you at the camp,' I say and I see him cringe. It makes me feel bad. 'Ah, I'm sorry! I didn't mean that…' I ramble.
'Forget it,' he says and pulls his phone out of his pocket.
I lean back in my seat and pick up my phone as well. I can hear the door to the common room open again and I know it must be Todoroki.
'Hey, Shouto, did you see this?' I say, leaning backwards over the couch to show him my phone.
He looks at it scrutinizing the contents displayed on the website. 'So he's now officially number one, isn't he?' he asks as he walks around the couch and sits down as well.
I return to my original position as my back has begun to ache. 'Well, not officially. It are the unofficial rankings but with the way things are going right now, he'll most likely end up number one, unless he completely screws up.' I look up at Todoroki who's silently staring at something.
'I don't think he deserves that spot, though,' I add. It turns his attention back to me. 'There are way better heroes out there. Heroes with more potential. The scores are based upon approval rating and actual assistance during crisis situations. He got a great score on the latter because he was there at the Kamino incident. If they hadn't asked him he wouldn't have ranked this high. This whole system makes no sense.'
'Then what about All Might?'
I look over at Bakugou who suddenly spoke up. I cock my head. 'What about him?'
'All Might has always been number one based on as well approval ratings as assistance during crisis situations. If you say those numbers are wrong, then where should All Might have placed?'
I don't have to think a moment about that. 'All Might deserved the number one spot. He wasn't conveniently at the right place at the right time, he was always there when he was needed and he never failed to save anyone. Even in the hardest of times he smiled. That's really hard to do..,' I say, slowly trailing off. I take a deep breath and then look back up at him again. 'All Might is not my favorite hero. He has never been, but that does not mean that I don't think he deserved to be the Symbol of Peace.'
He looks back at me with misty eyes. As soon as he notices he wipes his eyes and gets up.
'Bakugou,' I say while reaching out to him, but he just shakes me off. I get up to go after him but a hand on my shoulder stops me. I look back at Todoroki, feeling immensely bad.
All Might was Bakugou's favorite hero, his idol, and he either still blames himself or me for the fact he had to retire. Talking about him like that must've hurt. I didn't mean to make him feel bad..
'He'll be fine,' Todoroki says as I sit back down.
'Yeah, I hope so.'
Time has been going fast and it's already almost time for the U.A. School Festival. After some deliberation we all decided to host a concert to convey our feelings to the rest of the school. Right now, we are in the middle of the discussion on who portrays what role.
'We still need a lead singer,' Jiro says as she looks around the class. Kaminari and Tokoyami have already been assigned as the guitarists, as well as Jiro herself. Bakugou has taken up the humble role of the drummer while most of the others have decided on participating with their dance skills.
'Yuna is a pretty good singer,' Todoroki speaks up. It takes a moment to register.
'EH?' I say while jumping up. 'No, no, no! I'm not! Where did you even get that from!'
He shrugs. 'I heard you singing back at home. Sounded pretty good to me.'
A blush creeps to my cheeks and I want to hide from all the eyes staring at me. 'I really am not that good,' I say while trying to back away from the mob that's slowly forming around me.
'Come on, Yuna,' Jiro says, 'it'll be fun.'
I fumble with my fingers. I really don't feel all that confident in front of a crowd, but if that's what they want me to do… 'Okay,' I murmur.
'Great! Our band's complete!' she says as she bounces away in excitement. It's rare to see her this excited so it makes me happy I can contribute to that.
'Ugh. Why did you do this to me,' I whine as Todoroki joins me.
'You deserve a lead role.'
I let my head hang down. 'I'm really not that good. And I don't have a lot of confidence. This is going to be hell for me.'
'Look at it this way. We're all together, doing something to cheer up the rest of the school. It's almost like a hero task. Conveying our feelings to the others.'
Phrasing it like that does make it seem more appealing. I force a small smile onto my face.
'I'll try,' I say. The end of lunch bell rings and we get ourselves ready to go back to class with the promise of resuming preparation after school hours. Even though it terrifies me, it's also quite exciting. I'm hoping it will turn out well.
Even though I like this story very much, it's time to let go ;) Next week will be the last chapter with the U.A. School Festival. Are you already crying, or is that just me? T_T
