It's time for the summer camp. Yuki pushed her luggage into the trunk of the bus and walked over to her classmates. She got a glance of Todoroki and in that instant she was reminded by her question last night, that kept her from sleeping until past her bed time.
'I don't get it...' she thought to herself, 'this is too complicated. I question myself if I love Shouto or not... and with that question comes another question, have I accept him as my soulmate or no? I don't tend to believe such taboo things, but...' Yuki's face scrunched in confusion. 'Have I, or have I not?'
"Yuki! Yuukiiii!" Uraraka waved her hand in front of the dazed girl. Yuki blinked, "yeah?" She said blankly. Uraraka pouted. "The bus is here, come on!" She exclaimed while pulling Yuki into the bus. Even though they sat in a different seat, because Uraraka went over to sit with Tsuyu.
Yuki sighed. She sat on the frontest seat, near the window. Unstrapping her sword she set it aside and puts on her headphone. Yuki noticed Aizawa sitting beside her, but the soft music playing in her headphones lulled her to sleep, as her eyes closed and dots of colorful lights appeared with every note played appeared in thr blankness. And so Yuki fell asleep, until they arrived at the rest area.
As Todoroki walked past Yuki's seat, seeing her still asleep, he moved to wake her up. He moved his hand to her shoulder, hesitates, and instead it moves to remove Yuki's headphone and set it to the seat beside her's. "Shimokaze," he called. No reaction. So he called a bit louder, Yuki stirred around slightly before she opens her eyes.
"...yeah?" She said, half-awake. Todoroki can't help the small smile that edged on his lips, upon seeing her "cute" condition. "We're at the rest area. Let's get off," he suggested. Yuki rubbed her eyes, mumbling a small "okay" before standing up, grabbed her sword and left the bus.
Outside is a look-out platform, where they could only see forests. A black car was parked near the edge, but the class seems to be confused to notice it. Yuki yawned, stretching her body and limbs to wear off the stiffness from sitting still in the bus. "This doesn't look like a rest area, though I really like the view," Yuki commented while strapping her sword around her waist.
"Yeah," Todoroki replied curtly. Yuki turned her gaze to Aizawa, "sir, is this really the rest area?" She asked. "Why would we be stopping if there's no meaning to it?" Aizawa asked back. Yuki raised an eyebrow. Just then, the doors of the black car opened, "yoo, Eraser!" Greeted a woman's voice. Aizawa bowed down, "long time no see."
"Lock on target with these sparkly eyes!"
"Stingingly cute and catlike!"
"Wild, wild, Pussycats!"
Two womans cheered as they strike a pose, a boy with red hat glaring at them from behind. The class stared dumbfoundedly, "these are the heroes that will be with us for camp, Pussycats," Aizawa introduced. Midoriya entered his fanboy mode, "they're a team of four heroes that built an agency together, who specializes in mountain rescues! For twelve years--" Midoriya got silenced as a woman with blond hair placed her paw on his face. "We're eighteen at heart!"
"At heart...?" Threatened the blond woman, baring her claws. "Eighteen...!" Midoriya answered with muffled voice. Yuki blinked once, twice, thrice. "Mandalay and Pixie Bob... right?" Mandalay, the pro hero with brown hair, smiled and pointed the forest. "Correct! Also a side note, we own this whole area. And that's your lodging, at the foot of that mountain."
"Why are we stopping here then?" Uraraka asked. The students started to sweat nervously, and decided to return to their bus. "It's 9.30. If you hurry, maybe... around noon?" Mandalay grinned mischieviously. "C-crap! Run!" "Kitties who fail to arrive before 12.30 won't get any lunch!"
The class ran back to the bus, except for Yuki who instead ran towards the edge and leaped over the fence. "Shimokaze!" Todoroki called, the ground beneath him rumbling. Yuki activated her wind once she nearly landed, moving to the side of the forest and hid behind a tree. Screams were heard from above. The large portion of the ground fell along with the students.
"Feel free to use your Quirk in our private land! You have three hours to reach the camp, and go through this Forest of Beast!" Mandalay instructed from above. Yuki left her hiding spot and towards her classmates. "Did you forget Pixie Bob's Quirk, Izuku?" She asked and pulled the green-head to stand. Midoriya laughed sheepishly.
When Yuki turned to the forest, she saw Mineta rushing into it as a giant beast appeared from the shadow. The beast raised its hand, "stand down, beast!" Kouda rushed towards the beast with his hand held out. The beast didn't listen. Midoriya used his Full Cowling and saved Mineta from the beast.
It reached out its hand towards Midoriya, when Yuki jumped in front of it with a sword on each hand. She sliced the hand to several pieces, running along its arm and sliced its head in half. The beast fell with a thud as Yuki landed. "You did it, Yuki!" Uraraka cheered happily.
"No, not yet," Yuki said. Bushes and branches rustled loudly from all over. "Just how many are there?" Kaminari asked while shaking his head at every direction. "Everyone, I suggest we leave this place by taking the shortest route!" Yaoyorozu suggested. Iida fisted his hand,
"Let's go, class A!!"
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[5.20 P.M.]
Aizawa and the Pussycats waits for the students to arrive, Pixie Bob wags her tail slowly. "Ah, there they are~!" She exclaimed happily. Silhouettes formed from the forest, as the class left the forest one by one, each fatigued from hunger and overuse of their Quirk.
"How are you doing, Tenya?" Yuki asked to the boy limping beside her. She had offered him help before, but he declined. "I'm okay, thank you," Iida replied, panting. Yuki nodded. She herself has cracks, though no exposed skin, and was breathing heavily. Her classmates had their uniform dirtied but Yuki only got some stains here and there.
The class immediately protested the time limit, only to have the Pussycats to reveal that they are actually boasting. "But honestly, I thought it'd take longer than this~" Pixie Bob purred. "You easily defeated my beasts. All of you are great, especially..." she pointed at five students; Midoriya, Iida, Bakugou, Todoroki and Yuki, "you five! Were you able to act without doubt because you're expirienced?"
Pixie Bob licked her lips, before she launched herself to the students, doing... who knows what, really. When Aizawa asked if she had always acted that way, Mandalay explained that she's desparate since she's at a marrying age. "S-speaking of age--" Midoriya was once again cut off by a paw to the face. "What of it?" Said Pixie Bob darkly.
"I-I was wondering who that kid is..." Midoriya pointed at the boy wearing red hat. "Oh, this is my cousin's son," Mandalay explained. "Kota, why not greet them?" Midoriya approached the boy, holding out his hand while introducing himself warmly. But the reply he got was unexpectedly harsh, Midoriya got punched where the sun don't shine and walks away.
Iida and Yuki rushed to the green-head. "You! Nephew!" Iida called, "how could you do that to Midoriya's scrotum?!" He screamed. The boy, Kota, stopped and glared over his shoulder. "I'm not going to fuck around with some sore losers who want to be heroes!" He hissed and walked away.
"What's his deal?" Yuki muttered, watching the boy walk away. "Enough chit chat. Get your things to your room, we'll have dinner in the cafeteria. Then, take a bath and go to sleep. We'll start the real thing tomorrow. Get moving," Aizawa instructed, entering the building.
Shortly after they had dinner in the cafeteria. Yuki sat beside Todoroki, as she watch her classmates stuff their mouth with food. "Eijiro, calm down. We won't die from missing lunch," Yuki said. "No, I will!" Kirishima declined while munching. Yuki sighed.
"Oh, right," Yuki exclaimed quietly. "Shouto, what was it you want to ask me?" She asked. Todoroki chewed his food, swallowed it, and replied. "It's nothing important," he assued. Yuki raised an eyebrow. "Huh..." she muttered, but didn't say anything else.
Then, they decided to have a bath. "It's too bad Yuki can't come with us..." Uraraka frowned. Yuki shook her head. "It's not a big deal," Yuki assured. They went their separate ways. Yuki entered the shower room, took off her uniform, and stepped into the shower cubicle. She turned the faucet, and let the cold water drizzle against her whole body.
Yuki sighed in content. The water dripping down her body was oddly calming. Refreshing too. However she felt strange. She was confused. Again the same question from that night found its way back to Yuki's head. "I don't know, I don't know," she muttered, leaning on the cubicle. "Do I love him, or no?" She asked herself. "Have I accepted him, or no?"
A sigh left Yuki's lips. She turned the faucet and turned the water off. She left the cubicle, took a brush she prepared on the sink and began gently brushing her still-wet hair. Once all that is finished, she freezed the water in her hair, and covered her body with the ice evenly. Then she dried her body, slipped into the cloth she brought, and left.
"Oh, Mandalay," Yuki greeted. Mandalay flashed a smile. "It's been a long time," the pro hero greeted. Yuki nodded, as they walked together. "I didn't expect, his class would have a Wielder. I didn't expect you to be the Wielder," Mandalay commented, chuckling. Yuki shrugged, "I'm more than what meets the eye."
"Boasting now, are we?" Mandalay laughed. They entered the staff room and Yuki sat down on the sofa, body still stiff. A pair of hands suddenly massaged Yuki's shoulder, she turned to see Mandalay smiling. "It's just for tonight," she said. "Thanks, even though you don't need to," Yuki mumbled reluctantly.
Just then, the door opened. Midoriya rushed in, carrying unconcious Kota. "Kota?!" Mandalay exclaimed in shock, Yuki standing up abruptly. "H-he's not hurt, he fell from the wall that separated the hot spring," Midoriya quickly intercepted. Mandalay sighed in relieve. "I'll get a wet towel," Yuki informed as she jogged outside the room.
Yuki came back with a wet towel in her hand, and she immediately gave it to Mandalay, who thanked her in the process. "He fainted from fear of height," Mandalay explained, "I heard from Eraser that there's a reincarnation of lust between the boys, so I had him look after the girls," she added while placing the wet towel on Kota's forehead.
"Well, you're not wrong. Asmodeous himself has disguised himself as human. Only, he chose the wrong form," Yuki shook her head. Mandalay let out a laugh. "Girls these days develop real fast, too," Mandalay pointed out. Midoriya lets out a sigh. "I'm just glad he's alright."
"Kota... has a bad impression on heroes, does he?" Midoriya started. "I had always been surrounded by people who wanted to be heroes - me included - so--" "Izuku," Yuki intercepted, staring at her childhood friend sternly. "No, it's okay," Mandalay assured. The pro hero closed her eyes sorrowfuly and leaned on the chair.
"Of course, many had negative thoughts regarding heroes... If he had grown normally, he would've want to be a hero, too," Mandalay began, before Pixie Bob entered the room. "Kota's parents - Mandalay's cousin, were heroes. But they were killed on duty," Pixie Bob explained.
""Killed"?" Yuki repeated. Mandalay nodded in reply. "Two years ago, when they protected civillian from a villain... It's the most honorable way to die, but..." Mandalay stopped briefly, "but a young boy like him wouldn't understand. His world only spins around his parents."
""Papa and mama left me" he said... but society kept praising them, saying it was a great and noble thing..." Yuki crossed her arms and leaned on the wall. "So he doesn't like you as well, but he stayed because he had nowhere else to go," Yuki concluded and earned a nod from Mandalay. "To Kota, heroes are nasty creatures he can't understand."
No one said a word; a deafening silent filled the room.
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I just wanna point out that this story, is, obviously, not finished. I dunno why it tags itself as completed, I'll be reporting it to the dev later on.
Also, thank you for the support for the past week! I had it rough, but the two newest review cheered me up, so thank you once again!
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