The Boy Who Loved Candy

CHAPTER TWELVE:

Training for the sports festival was overall uneventful. It consisted of him trying to quicken the time it takes him to un-solidify his body and reshape it. Whilst also making sure that he suppressed his other ability, he did not want to risk accidentally activating Capture Candy, Sensei would not be impressed if that happen during the Sports Festival. Izuku would also be very depressed because he wouldn't be able to see or hang out with Shinso or Kacchan and that couldn't happen. So, once he had gotten the shifting time to about four seconds, he was proud of himself because he had shaved off ten seconds from his original time. So, with a cheer he ran downstairs to the bar where he practically launched himself over the bar and at Kurogiri.

"Giri! Giri! I did it! I quickened the shifting time!" Izuku was beaming up at Kurogiri, whilst also hugging the poor man like a koala as the mist being simply hummed before ruffling the curly locks.

"Well done, Izu," He shifted his tone as he sighed, looking over the broken glass on the ground, "But what have I told you about jumping over the bar, you make more mess than Shigaraki. AND he accidentally disintegrates doors and objects."

Kurogiri sat the teen on top of the bar as he bent down to clean up the glass on the ground and then, quickly looked over the childish boy for any injuries. Protective Mama mode going in full when he noticed a cut on the boy's leg, shaking his head as he reached under the bar for the first aid kit. Digging in it for a bandaid, which happened to be a pastel pink one because the candy loving boy had swapped out the plain ones for pastel coloured ones.

"Okay, Giri, I'll try not to jump over the bar, unless it's an emergency and thank you," The mint green hair boy giggled softly as he slide off the bar, giving a quick hug to the parent-figure before dashing upstairs to his room to sleep where he threw himself on his bed covered in various soft plush toys. A blush dusted his cheeks as he grabbed a purple cat plushie, staring at it with a bashful smile, "Oh, Mr Mittens, I'm going to make my Shi-kun proud!"

With a faint giggle as he pressed the plush to his chest as he nuzzled the top of it's head, throwing the covers over himself as he slowly began to drift off to sleep, "I'll make him so proud…"

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Izuku jolted away when loud knocking was heard against his door; a quiet yawn parted his lips as a fist rubbed his left eye, his mint green hair sticking up in every direction. He pulled the cat plush tighter against himself as his gaze drifted slowly around the dark room, blinking slowly as he shifted his gaze to the cat in his arms. Emerald orbs widened as a large grin stretched across his pink lips, giggles erupting from him as he quickly flicked the covers off his body and headed to the bathroom to brush his hair. He clipped a baby blue ribbon into his hair as he hummed a soft tune as he basically dance around his room; slipping on his uniform, gathering his school stuff and stumbling gracefully into the bar to grab his packed lunch.

He slipped on his backpack as he pranced over to Kurogiri, jumping up to wrap his arms around the tall man's neck as he placed a kiss to his cheek. The mist man seemed flustered by the action as a pink hue formed on his cheeks as Izuku pulled away, calling over his shoulder as he ran out the door, "Bye-bye, Giri! See you later~!"

Izuku practically skipped the entire way to school as butterflies erupted in his stomach as he held onto his backpack straps harder. Emerald orbs looking over the sea of students that were walking into the school ground, spotting a familiar mop of purple hair; sprinting towards him as he practically tackled the taller boy to the ground. A light laugh escaped his lip as he quickly got off the other, beaming down at the tired teen, "Shi-kun~!"

Said boy groaned out in pain as he rubbed his face, his nose red from hitting the hard ground as he rolled his amethyst eyes, "Sweet-tooth… Do you have to tackle me every time you find me? You're gonna break my nose or worse my entire face."

"I'm sorry… I didn't mean to hurt you," The excited teen looked down into his lap as a tired sigh parted Shinso's lips as he reached up and ruffled the green locks.

"It's okay, but please at least give warning before you tackle me, I can at least prevent some damage then. Now, come on, we gotta meet up with the rest of our class before the festival begins." Shinso slowly pushed himself onto his feet as Izuku sprung to his; the pair walking to class with the small mint boy hanging off Shinso's right arm.

As soon as they set foot in the classroom they were all instructed to go to the change rooms, which they did with haste and they now all waited in the dark arch of the stadium, waiting to be call out onto the field. Emerald eyes widened in slight fear at all the people that he could hear cheering, he clenched his hands tightly into his clothing as he was snapped from his mild panic by Midnight's voice.

Izuku quickly spotted Shinso and grabbed a hold of his arm as they entered the stadium, thousand of eyes watching the students walk onto the felid. His green eyes looked to the ground as his stomach twisted as Midnight began the introduction to the sports and some other things, however, he didn't pay much attention until Shinso gave a faint squeeze to his hand. Evergreen orbs looked up to meet amethyst as the sleep deprived teen offer the nervous boy a smile, "You're gonna be fine, try your damn best Sweet-tooth."

"You too, I'll be cheering for you, Shi-kun~!" Izuku gave a wide grin to Shinso's words as he nodded his head, determination fueling him as the first event was announced, an obstacle course. All the students were moved over to the starting line as he release his hold on Shinso, "Good luck, kitty~!"

Izuku hadn't even realized what he had called the purple teen, who blushed and looked away just as the signal went off. Hundreds of students charged at once at the small arch way, blocking any way out and those who had got halfway through the arch were frozen in place. He quickly took off, jumping on top of other students as he made his way through the frozen area, activating his quirk mid jump to turn the bottom of his feet to blades as he skated over the remaining ice before jumping and reshaping his feet back to normal.

He stumbled a little but quickly regained his composure as the freckles on his arms turned white and his ivory skin shifted to blue, purples and pinks. Evergreen orbs narrowing slightly as robots appeared in his sight, he quickly rolled out of the way of the robot's attack. He formed his galaxy designed arms into blades and sliced through a one pointer that had gotten in his way.

He breathed a sigh of relief on the inside as he made it past them, moving onto the next obstacle, which was going to test him and his balance. He slowly but as quickly as he could, balanced his way over to the first stone pillar before noticing how far Bakugou and Todoroki had gotten. With a quick pray he launched himself off the edge; un-solidifying his body as his mist form quickly drifted over the gaps, he had to keep focus or his form would start to drift further away from him and he wouldn't be able to pull himself back together.

He mentally grit his teeth as he pulled himself back together but not entirely, he left his hips in a semi mist form because he had to discard his clothing in order to be able to fully turn himself into mist. It was an inconvenience but with the embarrassment of being naked on TV fueled him to go even faster as his eyes widened when an explosion went off and pink smoke met his gaze. Though, he did notice that Todoroki and Bakugou had slowed down enough for him to catch up. He released his solid form and floated above all the mines in a gradual pace that was slowly catching him up to the two in the lead.

Nearing the end of the mines he reformed himself, his blue ever-changing skin glowing as he ran, the two in front of him just out of his reach. He could do this; he could prove to himself and his family that he was able to succeed and beat these heroes! Though as he neared the pair it was too late, Bakugou and then Todoroki had passed the line. He had come in third place.

Izuku's chest burned as he came halt over the line; resting the palms of his hand on his knees as he panted and tried to catch his breathe. He scowled at the ground but was snapped back to the present by a slap on his back, wide emerald meeting burning crimson, "You did good nerd!"

The small teen stumbled forward a little from the harsh slap, his lips twitching into a wide grin as he beamed at Bakugou. His chest swirled with a small amount of pride as he let a soft laugh rumble in his chest, "Thanks Kacchan!"

He momentarily forgot that he basically standing naked in front of everyone, his cheeks flushed as he quickly ran to get another uniform on. Once in the privacy of the changing room and in a new uniform, he sat curled in a ball with his cheeks burning in embarrassment. He was at least glad that he had still kept his quirk active on his private parts, he would have probably instantly died if he had done that.

Izuku slapped the palms of his hands against his cheeks as he tried to hype himself up. With a long sigh he stood up and made his way back out to the stadium to join the rest of the students that were gathered for the next event. He clasped his hands together as he listened to Midnight list out the results and our next challenge.

Cavalry battle.

Izuku quickly darted his gaze around the area as he looked for the raging blonde teen, who earned the most points for the obstacle course. Izuku found the purple haired teen, wrapping his fingers tightly around Shinso's wrist as the smaller teen dragged the sleep deprived boy behind him as a grin twisted at his lips as he waved to the red eyed male, "KACCHAN!"

The blonde's eyebrow quirked up at the pair as he rose a brow at them, the red-haired teen standing near Bakugou also shifted his gaze to the pair. A soft giggle left his lips as he released the grip on Shinso's arm as he titled his head to the side, smiling widening only slightly as he batted his eyes at Bakugou, "Needs some extra team mates, Kacchan~?"

Said teen rolled his eyes as he hummed in thought, trying to come up with a plan if he did have the duo apart of his group for this part of the festival, "I suppose you can be apart of the group, mostly because everyone has already grouped up. So… How are our quirks all going to work together… The smallest should be on top…"

Amused red looked down at Izuku, who stuck out his bottom lip before rolling his eyes, "Shinso can help keep people away from us by using his quirk Brainwash. I can turn myself into mist and reshape myself into a sphere to protect the band by placing it in the center, however that may be against the rules so I'll simply turn myself into a dense mist and hide the band withing my body. Kirashima can harden himself so that the explosions don't cause harm to him, also, he can be the front figure. He can be the battering-ram if any other groups get close…Kacchan use his explosions on anyone that gets to close and try not to kill anyone…"

With that discussed, Izuku put the headband around his neck as he turned his body to mist to hide the band in his body mass; hardening his hands onto Kirashima's and Bakugou's shoulder to ensure that his body wouldn't drift away when they began moving. He narrowed his eyes as the battle began, he was hoping that he could keep him form together for fifteen minutes, he hasn't held it for that long before, but he should be able to manage it.

Several groups charged at them because of the points they had, swiftly they began to run away from the others. Izuku quickly reshaped a part of his body and sent it out to knock over a group that got to close. As the minutes ticked by, only one group came close to stealing the band, but they barely missed it due to Izuku's ever swaying mist form.

Kacchan roared with victory as the timer went off as Izuku struggled to pull himself back into a solid form, hiding in the middle of the three to slip back on the uniform once he was able to solidify himself. Shinso gave a gentle pat on the back as he was nearly slapped to the ground by Kacchan, who simply smiled dangerously at the small teen, "You better fucking destroy the extras you fight against, nerd!"

"Will do Kacchan! I'll win them so I can fight you!" Izuku flashed the blonde a blinding grin as Shinso and himself left the duo to go relax in their waiting area for the next round.

The small teen sighed as he dug through his bag looking for some candy and cheering when he found some gummy bears. He on the bench next to the purple haired teen, blushing faintly as he held out the bag, "You want some? They'll give you a little energy before our battles."

The tired teen took a couple as he rolled his eyes as he sighed, "Sweet-tooth, you nervous about the battles?"

Izuku had shoved some gummy bears in his mouth as he hummed, looking down into his bag of sweet, "Yeah, I'm a bit nervous but I know I can do well! Just like I know you will strive to do well too!"

Shinso's cheeks flared pink as he rubbed the back of his neck, looking away from the greenette as he made a sound of agreement. The small teen jumped up and put the rest of his gummy bears back into his bag, humming an upbeat tune as skipped back over the other.

Clapping his hands together as he had a sudden thought, his evergreen eyes meeting amethyst as he flashed a wide toothy grin that was almost blinding to Shinso, "WE SHOULD GO OUT!"

Shinso stuttered and was flabbergasted as he opened and closed his mouth like a fish as the ball of energy leaned closer to the him, "Like we should go out to like a café or something this weekend, Shi-kun~!

Before the tired teen could answer, Izuku was announce and quickly ran off, but not before shouting of his shoulder, "We'll talk about it more when we have time~!"

A frown twisted his lips downwards as he quickly made his way to the arena, his nerves causing him to come to a stop just before the light of the tunnel to the field. His nerves knotting his stomach as he clenched his fists before relaxing them. He took a deep breath in as he stood in the shadow of the archway, calming his nerves as a wide grin stretch across his lips. Excitement and nerves rattling his insides as he slowly began his trek to the fighting area, a faint skip in his step as he and his opponent stood opposite end from one another. His emerald gaze scanned over the small blonde male in front of him, who admitted an unusual sparkle or glow.

With a faint shake of his head to clear his thoughts, he stood tall and beamed at his enemy, giggling softly as he prepared to attack once they had the sign to begin. As soon as the fight began, Aoyama shot a sparkly laser towards Izuku, who quickly dodged and began running at the blonde. Emerald orbs widened as another laser was targeted at him as he was running straight towards the teen, he didn't have the time to dodge the attack so he narrowed his eyes as he activated his quirk and let his solid body disintegrate as the laser hit his gas like form.

His uniform lay on the ground with a burnt whole through the chest as his mist form swirled around the blonde, his hand solidifying as he made fist and punched the blonde's belt, breaking the orb on it as Aoyama stumbled back near the edge of the bounds. Izuku released the hold on his fist as he solidified his leg and with a swift kick he knocked the blonde out, his glowing green eyes gleamed with joy as he returned to his uniform, solidifying once again as the crowd cheered.

The first fight was done, and he was victorious. He stood proud as he softened his gaze as he looked at the sparkly French boy, who walked away clutching his stomach. Izuku ran towards him, jumping in front of his path as he spoke softly to him, "You did a good job! Congratulations for making it this far!"

The French boy flashed a smile as he posed, the sparkles coming off his body burning brighter, "Well of course, chéri! Naturally I would make it this far but at least I lost to another, who sparkles just as bright!"

Izuku almost was glowing alongside the flamboyant teen as they continued their way to the break room, making small talk as he went along. Though they had to part ways and he returned to the waiting room and watched Shinso vs Mina.

He clasped his hands tightly together as the round was about to begin, though as soon it began Shinso had ensnared Mina in his quirk. The pink teen slowly turned around and walked out of bounds, signifying the purple haired teen's win. Izuku let out a cheer and a giggle as the tired teen made his way back here.

As soon as he set foot in the room, Izuku launched himself at the teen causing both of them to crash to the ground. Izuku tightly hugged the dazed teen, who was recovering from the assault that had occurred. The green haired teen giggled as he nuzzled the other's chest, flashing a wide grin as he cheered, "You did amazing Kitty~!"

Shinso cheeks flushed a dark crimson as a bashful smile twitched his lips upwards, his gaze drifting off to the side as he wrapped his arms around the other male on top of him. Izuku slightly lifted his head so he could look up at the other, his wide toothy grin forcing his eyes shut once again as he giggled. Pressing his cheek back against Shinso's chest as he loosened his tight grip on the purple teen, listening to the steady pace of his heart and his soft inhales and exhales.

Time seemed to slowly pass by as slender finger began to run through is green locks, a soft hum rumbling in his chest as he slowly pushed himself off the other. Sitting next to the teen on the floor as his cheeks were tinted a bright pink, the freckles on his cheeks glowing faintly as the other pushed himself into a sitting position.

"Thanks, sweet-tooth~" Izuku covered his cheeks with his hands as Shinso's hand found its way back into his curly green locks. Running his fingers through them as purple teen leaned closer to the other as Izuku's hands fell onto his lap. Bright evergreen stared into compassionate violet as an ivory hand slide down to cup Izuku's cheek, the pair slowly leaning in unintentionally as their faces were mere millimeters away from one another. The pair locked in a trance as they basked in one another's presents, however, right before their lips met a booming voice calling for Izuku snapped them out of it. They jolted away from one another; Shinso's hand falling to his side as Izuku quickly got to his feet, cheeks stained a bright crimson as he quickly ran out of the room.

His heart thundering in his rib cage as he rested his hands over it, a small smile curled at his lips as he giggled softly as he continued his trek to the battle ground. An extra spring in his step as he practically danced out to the crowd, a wide unwavering toothy grin practically blinded his opponent, Shoto Todoroki.

Though the green haired boy quickly took up a fighting stance as Izuku could almost feel the seething hatred rolling off the other and this candy boy, knew who it was directed at. As soon as the battle began, Todoroki shot ice towards him as he barely dodged by rolling to the side. His lips twitched downwards as he ran towards the two-toned teen, flipping to the side as he released his tangible form to become drifting galaxy mist that drifted thinly around the second wave of ice.

His clothing now frozen in the ice as he reformed himself and charge at the teen, emerald eyes narrowed almost dangerously, "You know Sho-kun, I might have to give you another lollipop to get you out of the fowl mood your father put you in~!"

Izuku had to jump back as a wall of ice stopped his advance, releasing his solid form as he began to drift around and over the wall, his voice echoing as he got closer to the teen, "His existence it quiet a bother among the hero community, such a hateful man he is… And you don't want to be anything like him, you fear becoming him."

Izuku drifted above Shoto as he reformed his body and dropped down on him, only for his right arm to be struck and frozen within the ice. He grits his teeth as he shaped his other arm into a hammer to smash the cold surface, his arm hanging stiff by his side as he hissed out, "You'd never become someone like that! I knew that from the moment I met you all those years ago! You're so much better than him and your power cannot be controlled by him!"

The greenette crouched low and charged at Shoto, dodging the wave of ice as he swung his arm and knocked the other back a couple feet. Losing the shape of the hammer as his arm returned to normal, voice cutting into Todoroki like a hot knife in butter, "Your power is yours alone! He has no rein over it!"

Before Izuku could dodge the next wave of ice, it enclosed around his right foot as his emerald orbs widened when fire begin to curl off Todoroki's form. Izuku flashed a wide toothy grin as he raised his left arm, forming his arm into a thin shield as the teen attacked with fire.

Izuku hissed in pain as he was knocked back, the ice around him melting into steam and causing a large cloud. The fire burned his left arm as he grit his teeth, his left hand twitching as he tried to see through the steam. Though as it began dissipating, he noticed that he was just over the line, signifying his defeat.

With loud laugh that rumbled in his chest, he stumbled back a couple more steps letting his arms back to his side, his galaxy mist curling around his hips, "Congrats on winning, Sho-kun~!"