Chapter 9

Kiyo's P.o.V

Hotaru was breathing heavily as she attempted another direct attack on Todoroki. She had let me know that I had her permission to take over once she passed out, but I knew I would have to be fast. If I took too long to get up, we would lose. As I silently watched from her shadow, I waited for her energy to deplete and got ready to take over.

The boy named Todoroki glared at her with hatred in his eyes as he encased her body in ice. I knew the anger wasn't aimed at her, for she had done nothing wrong. Luckily, she had enough power stored up to where she was able to break out with a blue-flamed breath attack. She had become such a quick thinker, thanks to me. I just hope I don't let her down...

"You said you wouldn't give up because you have people to prove wrong," Todoroki suddenly said. Hotaru stopped and narrowed her eyes.

"I don't see the importance of that, anymore," she huffed.

"Who is it?" Todoroki asked, holding off on his attack. Hotaru clenched her jaw.

"None of your business," she attempted to punch the boy, but he dodged.

"Everyone has their reasons for becoming a hero," he narrowed his eyes. My host scoffed at his ignorance. I think he was just trying to get on her nerves until she was no longer thinking straight.

"It's everyone," she spat before jumping into the air.

"Everyone's gonna see that I'm not the helpless little girl they thought would become a villain," I felt something stir in Hotaru. Determination, I believe. She dug her fangs into her hand and drew out a decent amount of blood.

'Be mindful of how much blood you're using. Based on the size of his attacks, this boy is fueled by rage and I'm already limited. If you use too much, even I won't stand a chance,' I reminded her. She nodded before shooting a large fire blast in Todoroki's direction. He used his ice to block the attack.

'I don't know how much longer I can last...Get ready Kiyo,' she warned as she pivoted and whipped the dried blood from her mouth. I prepared myself. Sure enough, after dodging more of Todoroki's ice attacks, her energy had drained and she fell to her knees. She grinned as she took deep, heavy, breaths.

"I guess it's time to switch..." she sighed, dropping to her knees. Todoroki raised his eyebrow but seemed to brace himself. It was good that he took her warnings seriously.

"See you later, I guess," she muttered just loud enough for him to hear before slipping out of consciousness.

It was my time, now.

Everything in the stadium was silent as I took control and rose to my feet. I let out a short, breathy, chuckle and cracked my neck.

"Hello, there," I grinned maliciously. Todoroki narrowed his eyes.

"I know that told you I would be here. I'm Kiyo," I explained. Within a fraction of a second, I was in front of him and brought down his stomach onto my knee by grabbing his shoulders. It was a little difficult because he was taller than the body I was using, but I managed to disarm him for the time being.

"Nice to meet you," I whispered into Todoroki's ear before grabbing his tracksuit and flipping him over onto his back. I then jumped back so there was some distance between us.

After a moment of regaining his breath, the boy got back up. He managed to put his hand on the ground without me noticing and froze my feet to the ground. The ice kept me from moving as the boy with dual-coloured hair lunged towards me. His fist made contact with my face and I couldn't stop smiling. I hadn't had physical contact like that in some time. The force knocked me back and into one of the previously placed walls of ice. I paused so I could taste blood in my mouth.

"Thank you for that," I licked the blood from my lips and slowly got up. With my newfound strength, I ran towards Todoroki. Once I was a few feet in front of him, I used my blue flames to project myself up and gracefully flip over the boy. Landing right behind him, I used my tail to push Todoroki forward a bit and made him lose his footing. After a quick spin, I latched myself onto his back, wrapping my legs around his waist and holding his arms down with mine.

"Haven't done this is a long time," I smirked sadistically as I sank my fangs into his neck. I got out about half an ounce of blood out. As soon as I began lapping it up with my tongue, the boy threw me off. I chuckled as I stood there, taking the blood off my lips with my finger then popping it into my mouth.

With my enhanced hearing, I could hear the loud blonde's shouts, "What the fuck, Lizard Girl?!" I laughed.

"Blood sacrifice is how I access my powers. This seal on Hotaru's eye keeps me in check, though," I explained. Todoroki had his hand over where I had bitten. There was still a little blood seeping out. I understood that it was weird, considering I was still in Hotaru's body, but she would have to worry about that later.

I felt a sudden burst of euphoria as a chill ran down my spine. It had been a long time since I had blood from a male. In fact, I had not had blood from anyone not in Hotaru's family in hundreds of years. Every host I get attached to is female, as the Hostess quirk seems to get passed down only to them.

I ran towards Todoroki, shooting a large burst of fire at him. He barely dodged as I was starting to get more diligent with my attacks. I skidded past him then swiftly pivoted on my foot as he turned around. My elbow made contact with him, but he managed to block with his arms. I only pushed him back a couple of feet.

"Sorry, but you can't block me that easily," I sank my sharp fangs into my hand, drawing out as much blood as I could in a short period of time. As I ran towards the boy once again, I used a large blast to shoot me forward. I saw him look up at me with an angry glint in his eyes. I tried to stop running but it was too late.

"Damn it..." I narrowed my eyes as a large spike of ice came up from the ground. I was thrown into the air as Todoroki created an incredibly large wave of frozen water that came down and smashed me into the ground with more force than necessary. As I yelped, I felt my body connect with the concrete, which I put a crater in. Something cracked and then I lost consciousness.

Later...

I slowly opened my eyes. After focusing on the white ceiling, I began to panic. I sat up quickly, only have an extreme pain shoot through my body and yelp.

"Oh, good. You're awake," the pro hero that I heard Hotaru once call Recovery Girl walked over to the side of my bed. I sighed.

"You really should be resting. You hit the ground pretty hard," the older woman said. I slowly and reluctantly laid back. I looked down to inspect the bandages wrapped around my borrowed body. I had Hotaru's abdomen, left arm, and part of her right leg wrapped up.

"I'm sorry I caused trouble for you," I apologized. Hotaru had yet to wake, so I was forced to take over, but I was still tired. Recovery Girl shook her head.

"It's my job," she shrugged. I was actually apologizing to Hotaru, but I let it go. A knock from the door piqued my interest. Recovery Girl went over and opened it slightly, so I was unable to see outside.

"She's awake. Yes, come in," she finally opened the door all the way. In walked that redheaded friend of Hotaru's.

"Oh," I blankly stared at him as he walked in. He gave me a worried look.

"Hey, Hotaru. How are you doing?" he asked. I continued to stare for a moment before realizing I failed to clarify the situation.

"I'm not Hotaru," I finally shook my head. The redhead raised an eyebrow.

"Are you the...the another one?" he asked, a bead of sweat rolling off his brow. I almost laughed at the fact I was now considered 'the other one'.

"Yes, if that's what you want to call me," I said with a small smile.

"My name is Kiyo," I explained.

The redhead grinned, "I'm Kirishima Eijirou." I thought I had run out of things to talk about, but I soon found something to say when I noticed the boy's look of concern. He wanted to ask me something and I knew exactly what.

"It's just a little pain. It's nothing her body or my mind can't handle," I assured him. Kirishima nodded and seemed to calm down.

"Todoroki admitted that the last attack he used was a bit much. I guess you were right when you said that he was angry," he put a hand behind his head awkwardly.

"Well...I don't really remember that and she definitely won't, so it's fine..." my voice trailed off. Hotaru's friend stared at me with an expression that told me he was confused.

"That still doesn't make it okay," he muttered. I sighed.

"How long was I out, Red?" I raised an eyebrow. Kirishima paused for a second.

"You've missed all of the fights," he informed me as his sweat fell. I closed my eyes and exhaled.

"Forgive me," I bowed my head. Kirishima shrugged it off.

"I'm pretty sure the only one who will make a big deal out of it is Bakugou, but he's kind of...chained up...right now," he explained sheepishly. I quirked an eyebrow before an unstoppable smirk took over my face.

"Why am I not surprised..." I shook my head and let out a single chuckle.

"I don't know why she admires that hot-head so much," I thought out loud.

"Wait...You know what she thinks about?" Kirishima raised an eyebrow. I nodded.

"I can hear her thoughts but it takes a bit of energy," I explained. The puzzled look on Kirishima's face stayed there for a bit. A smug smile spread across my face when I saw the interest in his eyes.

"Let me guess...You want to know what she thinks of you?" I asked. Kirishima shook his head.

"That wouldn't be very manly if I went behind her back like that," he said. I knew he was lying, but shrugged it off.

"But when you said she admires Bakugou...What did you mean?" he asked, causing my eyes narrowed. What part of that did he not get?

"She thinks highly of him. She wants to have as much courage as him. To be honest, Hotaru's always been a little too quiet. I believe that he could change that," I admitted more than I wanted to but knew that this boy wouldn't use this information against Hotaru. Kirishima nodded slowly. After a moment of silence, I threw the covers off me.

"Well...No use sticking around here," I attempted to stand.

"I wouldn't-" Recovery Girl tried to warn me but was ignored. As soon as I was no longer supported by the bed, my legs gave in and I fell to the ground.

"Woah!" the redhead managed to catch me. He lifted me up and put me back into the bed as I frowned.

"I'm sure your parents are recording the whole thing, so you can watch the fights when you get home," Recovery Girl said. The witch willingly watching something involving Hotaru? Ha.

Rolling my eyes, I responded, "The last thing Satomi would want to do is watch her daughter on her television." Kirishima gave me a puzzled look.

"Who wouldn't? That whole switching thing you did was awesome!" he said with a goofy grin.

"Letting me continue the fight for her was all Hotaru's idea. I was just the one to act it out. Besides, that witch wouldn't watch anything if it even reminded her of her daughter," I looked at my tail and made sure it was unharmed. I put my hands up to feel my horns to make sure all three-inches of them were there.

"Great..." I grumbled. My right horn was broken. A whole chunk of it was missing from the top. That's going to be a pain to try and light...

After Kirishima left, I sat back in the bed and sighed. Recovery Girl left the room for a little bit, abandoning me in a room that was agonizingly silent. I wondered if Hotaru would be discouraged when she learned she lost and didn't get to see anyone else fight. I looked down at my bandaged right hand then put it up to the seal on Hotaru's eyes. The searing pain I felt caused me to flinch and drop my hand back down.

I flopped back onto the pillows, "Damn...This isn't going to get any easier..."