Most of the students began to walk towards the cafeteria, exiting the stadium as the teams that competed in the second round took a minute for a little breather.
Kyouka sighed in relief as she looked at the scoreboard to see her team had the same points they had originally started with. 'Todoroki taking the other headband was some major luck. If he had taken the other one, we wouldn't have had enough points to move on. We would've been done for. This is way too stressful.'
"That was a close one…" Izuku said as he wiped some sweat off his forehead. "I think my heart stopped for a moment."
Ochako nodded as she stretched. "Same here, but in the end we made it through alright."
"Yeah, you're right. But we really need to thank Hatsu-" The green haired boy began to say before cutting himself off, not seeing Mei anywhere. "Guess she left in a hurry, huh?"
"Good riddance." The purple haired girl quietly mumbled to herself before looking down at her legs. "I've barely moved my legs at all since the start of the festival. I need to stretch them before the final round."
"Oh yeah, that's right. You rode on Dekiru's back during the obstacle race and were our rider for the cavalry battle." The brown haired girl said to herself as she cupped her chin before giggling. "Maybe you can be known as U.A's great rider!"
Kyouka gave a fake laugh as she gave a deadpanned look. "Yeah, U.A's great rider… Very funny."
'Did she just accidentally insult me?' The purple haired girl thought to herself as she tried to resist glaring at Ochako.
"Well, let's go eat lunch now. I'm starving." Ochako said as she pat her stomach before starting to walk towards the cafeteria.
"Yeah, I could use a bite to eat." Izuku said with a nod before he and Kyouka began to walk behind Ochako.
Kyouka then felt someone touch her shoulder before turning around to see Momo. "Oh hey, Yaoyorozu. That was a crazy game, huh?"
Momo nodded as she smiled. "Yes it was. We underestimated you, Jirou. We didn't think you'd switch out the ten million point headband with the one on your neck. It was a clever move on your end."
"Well, I was a little inspired by seeing Todoroki hide the point value of his headbands." The purple haired girl said as she twirled around her earphone jack.
Momo began to respond but was tuned by Kyouka as she noticed Todoroki whispering something to Izuku, looking very serious before walking away. 'Damn, I couldn't hear what he was saying with all this noise around me. What the hell does Todoroki want from Izuku?'
"Jirou? Are you listening?" The black haired girl asked as she tapped Kyouka's shoulder, getting her attention back.
"Huh? Um, yeah..." The purple haired girl said in a distant tone as she glanced at Izuku to see that he began to follow Todoroki with a troubled look on his face. "I… uh, gotta use the bathroom. I'll see you in the cafeteria when I'm done."
"Huh? Okay, but what's got you-" Momo then cut herself off as Kyouka already started to run off before sighing. "Distracted…?"
Kyouka used other students as her cover as she followed Izuku and Todoroki from a distance before seeing them both enter a hallway that led to the waiting rooms.
'Looks like Todoroki wants some privacy with Izuku. I know he has it out for him, but is it really necessary to talk in private?' The purple haired girl thought to herself as she entered the hallway and hid behind a wall before plugging her earphone jack into it.
"So, you brought me here. Now what?" Izuku asked as Todoroki just stared at him silently with his hands in his pockets before giving a small smile. "We should probably eat soon. The cafeteria's gonna be busy. Don't you think?"
Todoroki continued to be unresponsive for a few seconds before starting to speak. "I was overwhelmed. And it made me break the promise I made to myself a long time ago." He then took his left hand out of pocket before looking at it. "Iida and Kaminari… Yaoyorozu and Jirou… Uraraka… None of them felt it. In that moment, I was the only one who could sense your true power. It reminded me of something. Experiencing All Might's quirk."
Kyouka widened her eyes at this as she felt her heart threatening to burst out of her chest. 'Crap! Is he onto Izuku and All Might?! This explains why he asked me about their relationship back at the USJ! I should've taken what he asked me more seriously!' She gulped as she prepared to run in there and interrupt their conversation to stop him from drawing any conclusions that are close to the truth. 'First, I have to see what exactly he suspects…'
"Oh, yeah? Okay… Is that all?" The green haired boy asked, starting to feel nervous as he had his back against the wall.
"I'm saying… the power coming from you felt the same as All Might's." The half and half boy said, causing Izuku to look even more nervous. "Midoriya, tell me. Are you really All Might's secret love child or something?"
The purple haired girl almost fell over as she heard that. 'What kind of conclusion is that?! It's ridiculous! And where did he even get that from?! Well, as long as Izuku doesn't say too much then I think he should be fine. But being a good liar is not one of his strong suits…'
Izuku looked just as shocked as she was with his mouth gaped open before Todoroki tried to get a response out of him. "Well, are you?"
"No, no way! That's not it at all! But I guess even if I was, I'd totally say I wasn't, so you probably won't believe me no matter what, I bet. Anyway, I promise you've got the wrong idea." Izuku defended himself as he frantically moved his arms around. "And… why would you even think that about me?"
"'That's not it at all' is interesting wording. It suggests there is something between you two that you're not supposed to talk about." Todoroki said, causing Izuku to look away, confirming his suspicions. "My father is the hero Endeavor. You must've heard of him. Which means you're aware that he's the number two hero. So if you're connected to the number one hero, All Might, in some way… That would mean… that I have even more reason to beat you."
'He's seriously Endeavor's son? I guess that explains how he entered U.A through recommendations.' Kyouka thought to herself as she cupped her chin.
Kyouka remembered back in middle school when Izuku would talk about Endeavor and mention that he's stopped more crimes than any hero in recorded history.
He seemed like an impressive hero and every video she was shown of him was always flashy with his fire quirk.
But she was surprised to hear that he has a son. It's pretty rare to hear about a hero's private life in general, but hearing about the number two hero's right now really gave her some more interest in this conversation.
"My old man is ambitious. He aims for the top. He used his power to make a name for himself as a hero. But he was never able to beat All Might, so the Symbol of Peace is living proof of his failure. He's still at it though, trying to take down All Might. One way or another." The half and half boy said as he glanced away for a moment.
"I'm not really sure what you're getting at. What are you trying to tell me, Todoroki?" Izuku asked as he gave a nervous smile.
"Have you ever heard of… Quirk marriages?" Todoroki asked before Izuku gave a clueless face. "They became a problem in the first few generations after superpowers became widespread. There were those who sought potential mates solely with the intention of creating powerful children. Many people were forced into relationships. They were simply viewed as old fashioned arranged marriages. But, clearly, it was unethical. My father has not only a rich history of accomplishments, but plenty of money to throw at his problems. He bought my mother's relatives to get his hands on her quirk. And now he's raising me to usurp All Might."
The purple haired girl gasped at this information as she placed her hand on her chest. 'Forcing someone into a relationship just for a child with a powerful quirk? How did that even become legal in the first place? Is the number two hero really capable of doing something that horrible? I know Endeavor always seems to have this mean personality which makes his fans think he's cool, but to think he's actually a horrible person. It's almost hard to believe.'
"It's so annoying. I refuse to be a tool for that scumbag. In every memory of my mother… I only see her crying. I remember she called my left side unbearable, before she poured boiling water on my face." The half and half boy reminisced as he touched his scar. "The reason I picked a fight with you was to show my old man what I was capable of doing. Without having to rely on his damned fire quirk. You see, I'm going to show him that I reject his power, and I can take first place without using it." He then began to exit the hallway, walking away. "You're obviously connected to All Might. Even if you won't tell me about it. But no matter how fiercely you come at me in the future, I will defeat you using only my right side. I can assure you of that."
"Hey, wait!" Izuku called out as he chased after Todoroki before stopping. "I'm only here because others have supported me. I've been really lucky. In fact, I've had even more help since I've come to U.A. All Might is constantly saving people with a fearless smile. He's the greatest hero. And I wanna be just like him. In order to do that, I have to be strong enough to become number one. I know my motivation might seem stupid compared to yours. But still, I can't lose this either. I owe it to everyone who's supported me to try my best. You declared war on me earlier. Well, right back at you. I am going to beat you."
Kyouka sighed as she heard Todoroki walking away again before leaning against the wall. 'Fuck… I never would've thought that a guy who's the son of the number two hero would have such a tragic backstory. Guess it explains why he's after Izuku, but a tragic backstory doesn't give him a pass in my book. I think I can respect his reasoning, but that's as far as it goes.' She then gave a small smirk before starting to walk through the halls. 'Just your ice quirk isn't enough to beat him and refusing to use your fire quirk puts you at even more of a disadvantage. Lucky for Izuku.'
"I might as well use the bathroom real quick before I eat lunch though." The purple haired girl said to herself before starting to walk through the halls.
"There you are, Jirou! We've been looking all over for you!" Momo called out with the rest of the girls right behind her.
"What's up?" Kyouka asked as she turned towards the girls to see that they were all holding some kind of orange outfit. "So what did you guys want from me?
"Apparently all of us girls are going to have to participate in a cheer battle this afternoon. It sounds pretty fun." Ochako said as she raised her fist. "We're gonna win this thing as Class 1-A!"
Momo held up the cheerleader uniform that came with a pair of pompoms. "And this is what we'll all be wearing."
The purple haired girl's eyes almost popped out of her head and her earphone jacks went haywire as she saw the outfit, noticing how revealing it is. 'Why is it showing that much skin for a high school cheerleader uniform?! I can't wear that in front of everyone, especially Izuku! I'll probably die if he sees me like that! He'll think I look like some kind of skank in that outfit!'
"H-Hey, I'm not wearing that thing! It looks ridiculous!" Kyouka exclaimed as she slowly backed up before having her shoulders grabbed by Toru and Mina.
"Oh no, we're not letting you escape." Mina said with a devilish smirk.
Toru giggled as she and Mina started to pull Kyouka towards the locker rooms. "We're all in this together, Jirou."
"I haven't even had lunch yet! At least give me a chance to eat!" The purple haired girl shouted, trying to get herself out of this situation. "You wouldn't want me to go hungry, right?!"
"Don't worry. I've already gotten your lunch for you. You can eat it in the locker room." Momo said with a smile as she moved the cheerleader uniform to reveal a bento box underneath. "I would never let my friends starve."
Kyouka was now brought into the locker room as she held onto the doorway for dear life as Tsuyu shook her head. "It's no use, Kyouka."
"Y-You can't do this to me! This is assault, I tell you! Somebody help me!" Kyouka suddenly lost her grip as the door to the locker room was shut in her face with pure agony awaiting her.
"Get those foam fingers in the air! It's almost time for the last round! But before that! Good news to everyone who didn't make the finals! Since this is a sports festival, we've prepared some super fun side games. Everyone can participate! We even brought in cheerleaders from America to get your blood pumping! Hold up."
"What are they doing?"
"Looks like Class 1-A has gone full-on fan service!"
All of the girls were wearing cheerleader uniforms and looked completely dead inside as Kaminari and Mineta gave each other a thumbs up while cackling.
"What?! You tricked us?! You're gonna regret this!" Momo shouted as she shook her fist at the two boys before falling onto her knees while Ochako patted her back to comfort her. "Why is it that I always end up falling for that for that little pervert's stupid schemes? I even used my quirk to make these outfits."
Kyouka growled as she threw her pompoms to the ground. "I'm seriously going to kill them!"
"Come on, Jirou! You can't kill them with so many witnesses around!" Toru exclaimed as she held Kyouka back. "And you gotta admit that we do look good in these uniforms!"
"Are you kidding me?! I don't care if there are witnesses. They're dead mea-" The purple haired girl then stopped herself as she noticed Izuku staring at her with his jaw dropped.
'Is he staring at me...?' Kyouka thought to herself as her entire face turned a deep shade of red before picking up her pompoms, doing her best to hide her body with them. 'Fuck, what if he's comparing my body to other girls' bodies?! This outfit is showing off everyone's curves, including Hagakure's and I have nothing! I look so lame compared to the rest of the girls. But what if… Maybe he's staring at me specifically? Maybe he finally sees me as somewhat attractive in this outfit…'
She could her heartbeat getting faster for every second his eyes were on her. She couldn't tell why exactly he's staring at her, but all she knows is that she loves the fact that his eyes are on her.
Internally, Izuku was freaking out as he felt his entire body stiffen up. 'What the heck is Kyouka wearing?! And why does she look really good in that uniform?! Is it wrong for me to look? I don't think I've ever seen her wear anything like that before. Crap! She's covering herself up! Does she know I'm looking at her?! Does she think I'm a pervert or something?! No, she's known me for this long. She knows I'm not like that. But I'm still staring at her and can't look away… Does this mean I'm some kind of pervert without knowing it myself?'
Kaminari smirked as he wrapped his arm around Izuku's shoulder. "Ah, I see your interest is piqued, Midoriya. So, which one you staring at? Yaoyorozu? Uraraka? Ashido? Tsu? Or maybe even Hagakure?"
"Huh? N-No, that's not it at all! I'm just confused about why they're wearing that is all! I wouldn't stare at them like that!" The green haired boy shouted as he frantically shook his head.
He technically wasn't lying, considering Kaminari didn't mention Kyouka.
Mineta scoffed as he crossed his arms. "Don't bother, Kaminari. I bet Midoriya is interested in all of them. He is the one trying to secretly build a harem right under our noses, after all."
Steam came out of Izuku's ears as he looked down at Mineta. "It's not like that at all! Why won't you believe me?!"
Kyouka overheard what Izuku said about him not being interested before dropping her head in disappointment. 'So he doesn't see me as attractive even in an outfit like this… At least it means he isn't staring at the other girls as well. But if my body was sexy and desirable in the slightest, would he have seen me as attractive in this uniform?'
Kyouka didn't have much time to think more about that with all the students being gathered in front of the stage as the crowd began to cheer.
"Have fun competing in these little side games, everyone! After they're over, the 16 students from the top four teams will be duking it out one on one in a tournament style fighting competition! I promise you're not gonna wanna miss these epic match ups!"
"Aw, yeah. Finally getting the chance to show what we're made of." Kirishima said as his eyes lit up. "I watch these finals every year, and now I'm actually in them!"
"So, wait. Is it always a tournament?" Mina asked as she looked around.
"The final's always a one on one competition, but they switch it up every time. Last year it was a foam sword fighting match." Sero explained as he looked at Mina.
"Come closer and draw lots to see who you're up against." Midnight said as she held up a box. "Then enjoy the pleasure of the recreational games before we start. The 16 finalists have the option of participating in those activities or sitting out to prepare for battle. I'm sure you all want to conserve your stamina. I'll start with the first place team."
Ojiro suddenly raised his hand, stopping Midnight. "Um. Excuse me. Sorry. But I'm withdrawing."
All of the students around him gasped as Izuku looked at him. "Ojiro. No way!"
Iida tried his best to convince Ojiro. "But this is a rare chance for you to get scouted."
"It just wouldn't be right. I barely remember anything from the cavalry battle until the very end of it. I… think it was that guy's quirk." The tailed boy said, causing Izuku to look at the creepy looking guy who was on Ojiro's team. "I know this is a great opportunity. I wish I could take advantage of it, but my conscience won't let me."
"Just think about this." The green haired boy said, trying to keep his friend from withdrawing.
"I have, okay? Everyone gave it their all in round two, but I was just someone's puppet. No way. I don't wanna advance if I don't even know how I got here. It wouldn't be fair." Ojiro said as he made a fist and stared at it.
"You're making way too much of this! Just kill it in the finals and prove you should be here!" Toru exclaimed as she shook her pompoms.
"Yeah, what she said. I didn't do much in the battle either." Mina reassured as she smiled.
The tailed boy shook a little before putting his hand on his face. "That's not it. I'm talking about my pride here. I refuse to give that up. Also, why are all the girls dressed like cheerleaders?"
'He didn't have to bring that up.' Kyouka thought to herself as her face turned blue.
"Nirengeki Shoda from Class 1-B." Shoda introduced himself as he approached Midnight. "I think I should withdraw for the exact same reason. Regardless of how strong I am, this isn't how I wanted to get here. It would go against the values of the festival to advance without earning my spot."
Kirishima clenched his fists as he did his best to hold in his tears. "Listen to these guys! They're so manly!"
"This sort of talk is incredibly naive, my boys. That turns me on!" Midnight shouted as she cracked her whip. "Shoda! Ojiro! You're withdrawn!"
'Did she say it turns her on?'
Aoyama placed his hand on Ojiro's shoulder as he smiled. "Don't worry. I'll win it for you."
"Now let's see... We'll have to move up two students from the fifth place cavalry team so we have enough contestants." Midnight said as she cupped her chin.
"We were frozen most of the time. Honestly, we barely did anything in the cavalry battle. Isn't that, right? Girls?" The orange haired girl asked before getting nods from her teammates. "You should choose from the group that kept fighting the whole time. Team Tetsutetsu."
"Kendo!" Tetsutetsu called out as he stepped forward.
Kendo smiled as she looked at her classmate. "I'm not doing this as a favor. It's just fair."
Tetsutetsu clenched his fists as he did his best to hold in his tears. "Seriously, you guys! Thank you!"
"And so, Tetsutetsu and Shiozaki have advanced to the final! Take a look at the bracket, my dears. These are your opponents!" Midnight announced as she pointed at the big screen, revealing the match ups.
Kyouka didn't even bother looking at her matchup as she saw that the first round was Izuku against some guy named Shinso. 'Is Shinso that guy who used his quirk on Ojiro? What exactly is his quirk? I wonder if Izuku will have a tough time with him. But when Izuku ends up winning, he'll probably be up against Todoroki next. I didn't expect that to happen so soon.'
"That is you, right? Izuku Midoriya?" A voice asked from behind Izuku, scaring him a little.
The purple haired girl looked towards the voice to see that guy from general studies. 'Isn't he the dude who threatened to take one of our spots in the hero course? Seems like a total creep. But if he were to take a spot, I'd rather he'd take it from Bakugo, Uraraka, or Mineta. Mostly Bakugo.'
"A pleasure. So you excited?" Shinso asked as he glanced towards Izuku.
Izuku smiled and was about to respond before his mouth got covered by Ojiro's tail. "Not so fast."
Shinso just smirked before walking away as Izuku looked at Ojiro. "Ojiro. What's the deal?"
"You can't say a word to him." The tailed boy stated with complete seriousness.
'What's that about? Does it have something to do with his quirk? Well, no use thinking about it now.' Kyouka thought to herself before deciding to look at the rest of the match ups to see that she was actually going to be up against Momo, causing her to run her arm. 'Oh… Looks like I'm up against Yaoyorozu in the sixth match. Of course I'm up against a strong opponent right off the bat. But I'll do my best to make sure I beat her or at least don't lose like an idiot. I want to show Izuku what I can do and possibly for any heroes who are watching. And it looks like the final match will be… Are you serious? Uraraka is going to go up against Bakugo? That's going to be… interesting to say the least.'
"Okay! Let's press pause for a momentary interlude! Before the battles begin, it's time for some pulse-pounding side games! First, how about a scavenger hunt?!"
Kyouka was still dressed in her cheerleader uniform and was currently walking through the halls that lead to the waiting rooms as she held onto her card for the scavenger hunt.
'I honestly don't care much about this game, but gotta kill time somehow. Plus, I really don't wanna join the girls as they have their cheer session. I'm still not over the fact that they forced me to wear this outfit...' Kyouka thought to herself as she rolled her eyes. 'I'll probably skip out on the rest of the games as well. I should probably stretch with the time remaining so I'm more physically prepared for my match with Yaoyorozu.'
Momo showed herself to be plenty capable during combat training and when fighting those villains at the USJ. She's extremely intelligent as well and could probably come up with a strategy before the match.
The purple haired girl sighed as she ruffled her hair a little. "I'll think about it more later. It's no use stressing myself about it now. I'm sure I can come up with something eventually."
Sure she wasn't the best strategist ever, but she would like to think that Izuku rubbed off on her enough to come up with a solid strategy against Momo.
Time could only tell. First, she would have to sit through five matches before it's her turn. But the first match she would have to sit through was Izuku's.
Speaking of which, where is he? She hadn't seen him since the match ups were announced and he was talking to Ojiro. And unfortunately, she lost him in the crowd when the side games began.
She easily could've called him to ask where he is, but she figured that maybe he was doing something important and she wouldn't want to interrupt.
Kyouka soon started to hear some muffled speech coming from one of the waiting rooms before getting close to the door. 'Is that Izuku and Ojiro? Speak of the devil.'
Kyouka then plugged her earphone jack into the wall to clearly understand what they're saying before hearing Izuku speak. "So his quirk is that he can control other people? Can I beat something like that?"
"Yes. By not giving him a chance to use it." Ojiro answered before pointing at his head. "He didn't get into my head until I answered a question he asked before the second round. I think that's the secret behind his power."
'So that's his quirk, huh? I think it was used on Izuku earlier… I remember in the obstacle race, he suddenly stopped in place after getting past the first obstacle. But he didn't say anything and I don't remember hearing that creep talk.' Kyouka thought to herself as she cupped her chin. 'Does someone else have a similar quirk or can he use it even if someone doesn't talk to him? Such a weird quirk.'
"So I have to be careful not to say anything or I'll lose for sure." The green haired boy said as he tented his fingers, starting to feel nervous about his match.
"Not exactly. Even if he gets you, there's still a chance. For round two, I don't remember anything at all except the very end of the battle." Ojiro said as he tried to remember. "I think we were running away after Shinso took Tetsutetsu's headband. I bumped into another person, and it was like I woke up. I was me again. And suddenly I was able to think clearly."
Izuku was now getting a better idea of Shinso's quirk as he tilted his head. "So that bump broke his hold?"
"Maybe. It's only a guess. Still… I don't know how much of a shock it would take to break his spell. And in a one on one match, you can't count on an outside force intervening to help you." The tailed boy said before standing up. "Anyway, man, I hope that's helpful cause it's all I know."
The purple haired girl sighed in relief as she crossed her arms. 'All he has to do is not to say a single word to that guy and he wins? Izuku is going to wipe the floor with him. That creep doesn't look all that strong and I doubt Izuku would say a word with this information. Good thing Ojiro was willing to share.'
Izuku stood up as well and smiled. "Thank you so much. You're a good guy, Ojiro!"
"I know this sounds selfish, but I'll say it anyway. Beat this guy for you and me, alright?" Ojiro requested as he held his fist out to Izuku.
The green haired boy nodded as he raised his fist. "I'll do my best!"
Kyouka gave a small smile before opening the door and walking into the waiting room to see Izuku giving Ojiro a fist bump. "Hey, Izuku. I need you for something."
Izuku looked at Kyouka before slightly looking away, his face getting a little red. "Oh… What dou you need, Kyouka?"
Ojiro looked down at the floor as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Whose idea was it to have the girls dress up like cheerleaders anyway? It's so awkward…"
The purple haired girl smirked and pulled out her card, but not showing it to the two boys. "Scavenger hunt. My card says broccoli on it and I got the perfect thing for it."
The green haired boy sweatdropped as he pointed at himself. "You mean me? My hair isn't that similar to broccoli, is it?"
"I mean, she's not wrong." Ojiro said with a small chuckle. "Go ahead, Midoriya. You need a little stress taken out of you before your match."
Izuku smiled as he walked towards his best friend. "Yeah, I'll be your broccoli. I can't let stress prevent me from having fun in this festival."
Kyouka smiled back before putting the card behind her back. "Great. Let's go, broccoli boy."
Kyouka and Izuku then began to walk out of the room side by side, but Ojiro widened his eyes as he saw that the actual word on the card was 'Perfection' before the door was closed behind the two friends. 'Wait, I thought her word was broccoli. Did Jirou mix it up or… You know what, maybe it's best I don't say anything.'
All of the girls were in the locker room, changing back into their gym uniforms with the final round starting soon.
"Mineta and Kaminari really pulled a fast one on us, didn't they?" Tsuyu asked before getting a nod from Mina.
Momo sighed in frustration as she held onto most of the cheerleader uniforms. "I'm sorry I made you wear these. I should've known it was a dirty trick from those two."
"It's alright. At least we looked good the entire time." Toru said as she shook her pompoms a little. "You know, a small part of me wants to keep these outfits."
Momo quickly snatched the pompoms away and put down the uniforms, creating a pile of them. "I don't think so. These are all burning after the festival. I'll see to it personally."
Ochako giggled as she threw her uniform onto the pile. "Well, it was a little fun while it lasted. Now, we gotta pump ourselves up for the final round!"
"We'll be rooting for you four." Tsuyu said with a smile before sighing. "It's a shame that Momo and Kyouka will be going up against each other. Isn't that right, Kyouka?"
However, Tsuyu didn't get a response from Kyouka as Mina tilted her head. "She's probably feeling nervous about it. I wouldn't blame her. Yaoyorozu is a force to be reckoned with. But either way, I'll be fighting one of you after kicking Aoyama's butt."
Momo shook her head as she smiled. "Don't oversell me, Ashido, please. Jirou is strong on her own, so this won't be easy for me. But it doesn't mean I won't do my best to win."
Meanwhile, Kyouka was still holding onto her cheerleader uniform, staring at it as she remembered the reaction she got from her hero earlier.
The way Izuku looked at her when he saw her in that uniform was so new. No one's ever looked at her that way before and having that look coming from Izuku of all people was something she thought would never happen, considering the body she has.
Even though he wasn't actually attracted to her, the look he gave her still caused her heart rate to speed up and she wanted that same feeling again someday.
'What if I wore this outfit again someday? Could that lead to Izuku possibly seeing me as some kind of attractive woman?' Kyouka thought to herself as she tightened her grip on the uniform. 'What am I thinking? That's crazy. A stupid cheerleader uniform wouldn't be that important… Right?'
"Jirou. We're about to head out." Momo called out as she patted her back. "Make sure to leave your uniform on the pile. You're the only one who hasn't yet."
"Yeah, you guys go on ahead. I need to check on something real quick." Kyouka said as she threw her uniform onto the pile.
"Okay, but don't take too long. I know Dekiru wouldn't want you to miss his match." Ochako said before she and the rest of the girls left the locker room.
Kyouka waited a few seconds before doing a quick scan of the room as she quickly grabbed her cheerleader outfit from the pile and instantly stuffed it in her locker at a lightning speed.
She then closed her locker before turning around and walking out of the locker room while whistling as if nothing happened.
'Just maybe this thing will be useful in the future… Couldn't hurt to keep it.'
A/N
Alright chapter 39 is done! My god it feels good to post a chapter not too long after the last one! I haven't done that since October. This chapter was very close to canon, so it wasn't much of an interesting chapter. And I think it goes in the top 5 of my least favorite chapters.
I know a lot of you may be disappointed with the matchups, seeing as they're basically the same as in canon with the exception of Kyouka replacing Tokoyami. Trust me, I'm disappointed as well, but I know for a fact I wanted Izuku to have his canon fights and Kyouka fighting Momo the first round. I also wanted to keep Ochako vs. Bakugo since that's important for Ochako's development.
I would've had Kyouka comment more on the other matchups, but I'll save those for when the matchups are happening or about to happen.
Also, here's something important I've had on my mind lately that I feel like I should discuss now.
Hero Names.
Izuku's hero name is still something I'm juggling around with a few ideas since Deku is out of the question(PM me if you want to know my ideas and to possibly give feedback). But I was originally going to keep Kyouka's hero name as Earphone Jack until today I was thinking that her hero name is going to be very important and maybe I should change it up. I still might keep Earphone Jack, but I don't know now.
I recently rewatched the episode where Tamaki fights those 3 guys in the Overhaul arc and he mentioned that his hero name relates to Mirio and how he wants to shine brighter than him. And I found that really cool.
That got me to thinking that maybe I should have Kyouka's hero name be something personal as well and relating to Izuku in some way. But I just can't think of anything. I don't want to have anything too simple like Green Sound or anything along those lines. I was thinking of maybe incorporating a bit of Japanese like Shoji does, but I don't know. The only Japanese words I can imagine using are Oto(Sound), Midori(Green), and Hatobito(Heartbeat). So maybe I'll go with no Japanese.
But if you guys have any suggestions please don't be afraid to leave them in the reviews or maybe in my PMs. Anything is appreciated.
Now onto the reviews!
Naoto Koizumi: Kyouka's fights are going to be a little hard since I don't have her hero equipment to work with, but I have a few ideas in my head that I can get a little creative.
AngelicWisdom: Unfortunately, that won't be the case, but that would be very awesome. And I'm genuinely excited to have Kyouka's reaction to Toga/Camie.
Dragon storm: Oh I'm definitely doing a holiday special kind of one shot coming on Christmas don't worry.
Monsta7D: gracias! I love that you read it!
papaprep: That 100% will happen in the future, but of course he won't be as aggressive as Kyouka.
Lockheart25: It'll be a while before Mei interacts with Izuku and Kyouka again, but when that time comes, it'll be very fun.
Vizard Masky: She will bring that up again one day, but I think it's too soon right now. I want to do it when Bakugo is more developed so it'll hit harder.
direraven887: You're welcome. That'll be $3.99
Ability King KK: The main focus of the fights to me will be Izuku and Todoroki along with Kyouka and Momo.
ApexWriting: That talk will happen, but it'll be when Ochako realizes her true feelings as well and Kyouka finds out.
Cosmyk Angel: Yeah, I knew I wanted Iida to have his Recipro Burst moment, but I wanted to have a small twist to the end result.
RPGuy777: I honestly did want to mix up the matches a lot more for the other students, but I wanted to keep the focus on Izuku and Kyouka for now, so their fights will be different.
Chuck Winanaki: I did want to have Tokoyami originally fight Kyouka in the air to spice things up, but I just couldn't think of a way to show that well. I was having a lot of writer's block. And this point Bakugo was on a direct revenge path towards Monoma until the very end.
That One Fuzzie Guy: I wouldn't say it's that selfish. If I'm being honest, I'd prefer to give Izuku the overall win, but that just wouldn't work for me personally.
That's it for the reviews!
Well, that's the end of this chapter! Please feel free to leave a review!
