Chapter 29: Jealousy
When it came time to see the results of the cavalry battle, you were surprised to hear that your team was in fourth place.
"Todoroki was clearly shaken by your attack. I had hoped to get the ten million points, but even so, I got one." Tokoyami explained with a thumbs up, revealing that Dark Shadow was able to steal a headband from Todoroki when you had gone up to attack him with your fireball.
You and Ochaco cheered and Midoria cried in happiness.
You went up and hugged Midoria and he thanked you through his tears. "Yeah, never have I been so happy to be in fourth place again!" You both laughed. You were excited that you had at least made it into the final round and that it was finally time for the lunch break.
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You had just finished getting lunch and literally ran into Bakugo while you were looking for a place to sit.
"OI! DO YOU WANNA DIE-" He stopped his sentence and just scowled when he realized it was you.
"Good job getting second place in the cavalry battle..." You say trying to be nice but once those words left your lips, you knew he'd be pissed.
He cursed and gave a frustrated growl. "I WANT AN INDISUPTABLE FIRST PLACE!"
"But you were amazing...you lost your points and then gained them back and then some. I'd say your performance was beyond plus ultra..."
Bakugo was used to people calling him 'amazing' his whole life but hearing you say it meant something special to him, but he still felt jealousy in the pit of his stomach and he absolutely hated it. Maybe even worse than getting second place.
"SHUT UP! WHY'RE YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN TEAMING UP WITH THAT FUCKING QUIRKLESS DEKU!" Bakugo suddenly exploded. Your eyes widened in surprise and you were about to respond but Bakugo kept going. "It's already hard enough having to compete against that half and half bastard..." He mumbled, looking away from you and towards the ground. Todoroki...? You thought.
"Compete...? Aren't we all competing here?" You asked, reaching out towards Bakugo.
"Tch! You don't get it, stupid cat girl..." Bakugo muttered and brushed your hand away. You winced, a little hurt by that as he simply walked away from you.
I don't get what...? You thought, standing there watching him leave. Even at this place where there was supposed to be thousands of people around, you felt alone at this moment.
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You were feeling a bit down and confused as you continued walking by the Faculty and Student Entrance. Your ears perked up at the sound of Todoroki and Midoria talking from within the hallway. (A/N: y/n is always eavesdropping xD) You heard Todoroki accusing Midoria of having a similar quirk to All Might.
"Midoria, are you...All Might's secret love child or something?" Todoroki asked in a serious tone.
Secret love child! Todoroki's so unintentionally funny sometimes! You thought, putting a hand over your mouth to stop yourself from bursting out in laughter. Hmm...it's true though that they have similar power and quirks...
Midoria frantically and quickly denied it. "Why do you think that about me...?"
"Then there must be a connection between you two that you can't talk about, right?"
You didn't hear Midoria confirm or deny it as Todoroki proceeded to tell him about his tragic background and past. Unknown to you, Bakugo was at the opposite end of the hall from you and also heard their conversation.
"I don't care if you can't tell me how you're connected to All Might. I will rise above you with just my right side. Sorry for wasting your time." You heard Todoroki's footsteps heading in your direction. You quickly straighten up, pretending to casually run in to Todoroki.
"Shoto!"
Todoroki shifted his intense look down to you. "Midoria's back there." He said coldly.
"Huh? What, no. I wanted to talk to you."
"You're not going to go talk to him about strategies or plans for the next round? At first it seemed like you wanted to be with Bakugo and now Midoria..." His last few words came out as a harsh whisper. Todoroki couldn't repress the jealousy he was feeling and it all just came out at once. He already hated that he had to share you with Bakugo, he didn't want to have to share you with Midoria too.
Again with that...it sounds similar to what Bakugo was saying. You thought.
"Don't do that. Leave Bakugo and Deku out of this..." You say quietly, looking at the ground. "I wanted to see how you were...I saw that look you gave out there when you used your left side."
"That won't happen again. I'll win first place without using it." His usual calm voice was now serious and full of fire. "Besides, didn't I say I wouldn't use this to attack you ever again?" Todoroki said lifting his left hand before turning his back to you. He paused for a second before walking away from you.
You took a few steps towards him anyways, your hands at your sides but in tight fists. "I've never really had support before until I started attending U.A...so I'm going to cherish all my friends and all the relationships I've formed along the way. That includes our teachers, classmates, Midoria, Bakugo, and...especially you!"
By this time, Bakugo was walking towards the end of the hallway after listening in on Midoria's and Todoroki's conversation. He stopped just in time to overhear the conversation going on between you and Todoroki now.
Todoroki turned slowly to face you again after hearing your little speech, the wind picking up and blowing his hair in one direction.
"So stop making a fuss about me being around other guys because I want everyone's support so that I can become a Hero!"
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Now that lunch was over, you were headed back to the stadium. Before you made it in, you heard people calling you.
"Wait up, y/n!"
You turned around to see Kaminari and Mineta with grins on their faces.
"What's up?" You ask suspiciously, looking at the two boys.
"Don't you know the recreational games are about to start? The girls from our class are supposed to wear this for a cheer battle beforehand." Mineta handed you a revealing looking cheerleading uniform.
"A-Are you sure?"
"You don't have to believe me, but we heard from Aizawa-sensei."
"Yeah, the rest of the girls are already finished changing!" Kaminari added, pushing you towards the locker room.
"We thought you'd forgotten so we decided to tell you just in case. You wouldn't want to be the only one left out!" Mineta said smugly.
"Well...thanks then! And here I thought you two were up to no good." You say as you leave to go change in the locker room.
"See ya in the stadium, y/n!" The boys waved and then snickered.
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Before you entered the stadium, you could see the other girls wearing the cheerleading uniforms too, but they looked mortified. You felt everyone's eyes on you as you walked across the field.
When Todoroki saw you, his heterochromatic eyes widened and he suddenly got a nosebleed that caused him to quickly turn around. Bakugo was drinking from a water bottle but when his crimson eyes landed on you, he choked and suddenly spat out the water. It resulted in him coughing uncontrollably.
"Bakugo! Are you OK?" Kirishima asked worriedly.
"JUST DIE, SHITTY HAIR!" Bakugo coughed.
"What's wrong...?" You questioned when you got to the girls, suddenly feeling uncomfortable in the form fitting cheerleading outfit.
"Kaminari and Mineta tricked us!" Momo whined.
"And it looks like l/n has joined in on the cheerleading uniform as well..." Present Mic awkwardly presented.
"y/n l/n! Go put some decent clothes on right now!" You heard Aizawa order, his fatherly figure instincts coming out.
You blushed furiously in embarrassment but then a vein appeared on your head and through gritted teeth you growled. "KAMIN-ARI. MIN-ETA."
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After you went to change back into your U.A. gym uniform, you saw the boys from your class huddled together, even Bakugo and Todoroki which was unusual. It was nice seeing them be social for once but you were curious to see what was going on.
"Hey, what're you boys up to...?" You say pushing through their group. Your mouth drops in horror once you see pictures of just you and the other girls in the cheerleading uniforms on their phones.
"IT'S NOT ENOUGH THAT YOU EMBARASSED US...!" You lowly growled. "YOU DISGUSTING PERVERTS!" You glared at all of them but especially at Bakugo and Todoroki. Bakugo made a "Tch!" while blushing and avoiding your glare and Todoroki looked away blushing, trying to look innocent. You drew your claws out and licked your canines. In that moment, you've never seen any of them look that scared before. You proceeded to burn all their phones, none of them said a word.
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By the time you had cooled off a bit, you heard Present Mic announce that the four teams that made it to the final round would compete in a one-on-one tournament. Midnight also announced that the bracket would be decided first before the recreational games started. You were surprised that some people, including Ojiro, interrupted her and voluntarily withdrew out of the tournament. Those that withdrew were replaced with people from the losing teams.
You looked up at the bracket and saw your first match was against Iida. I won't lose!
A/N: Thanks for reading! :D
