Chapter 18

3rd P.o.V

Bakugou had yet to fight and wasn't interested in seeing anyone else do so. At the moment, the only thing he had planned on doing was going to see if Hotaru was awake and healed. She had fallen pretty hard..Hard enough to make everyone watching physically recoil wen she came into contact with the ground...When he got to the hallway that held the door to Recovery Girl's room, his path became blocked by a grinning Mineta. The purple-haired boy was standing in front of the door in a daydream-like state.

"Move," Bakugou spat. Mineta jumped, snapping himself out of his daze.

"I-I'm not supposed to. Recovery Girl is healing Anzai and no one's allowed to go in there," he said, clearly intimidated by the blonde before him. Bakugou narrowed his eyes. He clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth.

"Why the hell are you smiling?" he growled. Mineta's face twisted into a bigger grin.

"When Anzai and I were fighting, she let me hide under her cloak so I could sneak past Cementoss. I got to cop a feel of her small, sexy, body. Then, while helping her up, I touched her-" Mineta let out a fearful squeak as Bakugou pulled him up off his feet and pinned him against the wall.

"What was that?!" he hissed with a sadistic grin. Mineta choked as the blonde held him by his throat.

"What the fuck did you do?! Do you wanna say that again?" Bakugou was clearly very pissed. He tightened his grip on Mineta's little body.

"Why...do you even c-care?" the boy managed to ask. Suddenly, Bakugou dropped him. Mineta fell to the floor, coughing.

"I care because she's my fucking friend," Bakugou spat before angrily walking away. He stormed off down the hallway, muttering something to himself. Mineta watches him with fearful-yet-confused eyes.

Hotaru's P.o.V

By the time I had woken up, the last fight had already started. I was sad I missed basically everything but I knew the most important one was still going on. I sighed.

"Why does it take so long for me to wake up...?" I groaned.

'Because you're healing for two,' Kiyo pointed out. I narrowed my eyes. I took the covers off me and swung my feet over the side of the bed. Recovery girl hurried to my side and gently pushed me back.

"You shouldn't move. You still need to heal," she said. I gave her a small smile as I forced myself up.

"I'm sorry, Ma'am, but I can't miss another one of Katsuki's fights," I stood up. Ignoring the pain in my legs, I shuffle towards the door.

'Voices of reason never phase you...' Kiyo sighed. I was silent as I made my way to the viewing room so I could catch some of Katsuki and Midoriya's fight.

"Hey, Hotaru! Feeling better?" Ochaco asked once I walked in. She, Iida, Asui, and Yaoyorozu were watching the two boys undergo their exam. I gave her a warm smile.

"Good enough to walk down here and see the fight," I nodded as I walked closer to the screens. I looked up in time to see All Might interrupt Midoriya and Katsuki's conversation. The pro destroyed the blonde's gauntlets and threw him into a building, but Katsuki burst right back out of it. Unfortunately, Midoriya was thrown into Katsuki's path and the boys slammed into each other. They fell to the ground with a thud.

'Look.' Kiyo caught my attention. I squinted my eyes and examined the monitor closer. Through the dust, I could see Katsuki struggling while being squished under All Might's foot. Midoriya was suspended into the air via the hero holding his wrist.

"Why isn't he doing anything...?" I mumbled.

'Hotaru, what do you notice?' Kiyo asked. I raised an eyebrow.

"Katsuki's hand!" I widened my eyes as a wave of sudden realization hit me. The others seemed to notice too. Well, if they hadn't, they sure did when Katsuki created an explosion right under All Might that caused a large amount of dust to rise up. Suddenly, a figure flew out of the dust cloud. It was...Midoriya? I narrowed my eyes.

'He's going for the exit. It might be the only way they can win,' Kiyo mumbled. I held my breath, anticipating the moment he reached the exit. However, my hopes were dashed when All Might used an attack to blow away the dust and catapult himself towards Midoriya. I bit my lip as I narrowed my eyes. This battle was much more exhilarating than my own and I wasn't even in it! Katsuki ran after the two airborne males. He used an explosion to throw himself into the air. I saw the determination in his eyes and I smiled. Then I noticed what he was about to do and immediately tensed up.

"That idiot..." I said. I saw Ochaco look over at me with a confused look on her face. I sighed as I tried to explain the situation.

"His gauntlets store his sweat so he doesn't have to strain himself. With those gone, he has to use large-scale attacks like any normal person. Just like any normal person, it will take a toll on his body," I narrowed my eyes as Katsuki's fists began to glow that familiar orange glow. Within seconds, a large explosion emitted from his hands.

'He's temperamental and loud but he's powerful. That attack should have bought them some time,' Kiyo noted. I couldn't help but feel a ping of sadness when I saw Katsuki curl up in pain as he fell from the sky. He shouted something then aimed another large scale attack at All Might. I cursed under my breath.

"Quit doing that..." I mumbled, noticing the pained look on his face as he pushed his quirk to it's limit. While Midoriya moved towards the exit, Katsuki kept fighting. I winced when I saw All Might grab him and push him into the ground.

"Bastard..." I mumbled. I could see that Katsuki was saying something as All Might held him in place. He bit into the hero's hand but he went unphased.

'Ha. Seems like something you'd do,' Kiyo frced a light chuckle. I couldn't help but be reminded of the USJ incident when I bit off a chunk of that villain's arm. Suddenly, There was a green blur that came from the side of the screen. It happened so quickly that nobody could catch it, but when it slowed down, I was able to figure it out. Midoriya, being the only hope the team had at winning, used his quirk to punch All Might in the face and grab Katsuki on his way to the exit. I silently thanked him for it. We all watched as Midoriya carried Katsuki's unconscious body across the threshold. Then, it was announced that they passed. I bit my lip to stop myself from crying, but I couldn't.

"Aw, hell," I said as I let the tears flow. They were tears of joy!

'I hate to admit it...but that was one show they put on,' Kiyo sounded...proud. With a sniffle and a grin, I agreed.

Later...

I was biting my nails in anticipation as I waited for class to start. A few of my classmates were shouting about whether they passed or not, but, for once, it didn't upset me. I guess it was because I also wondered the same thing.

"How do you think you did, Hotaru?" Asui asked.

"I put everything I had into looking intimidating..." I narrowed my eyes.

"I had to leave it up to Mineta! If I don't pass, I'm dropping out!" I whined as I dropped my head onto the desk.

"I-I'm sure you did great, Anzai," Midoriya suttered. I lifted my head up and sighed.

"It's Hotaru...and you're one to talk! You and Katsuki were awesome! All I did was fall and fracture almost every bone in my body," I frowned. Yes, I was exaggerating but he got the point. Midoriya laughed sheepishly.

"Morning."

Aizawa had walked to the front of the class. I felt my throat dry up as he spoke. Everyone got into their seats and no one said a word. I folded my hands and sat them upon my desk as I waited to know if I passed or not. The anticipation was killing me.

"Unfortunately, there are those of you who did not pass the final exams. Accordingly, for the training camp in the woods..."

'Here it comes...' I shut my eyes tight.

"Everyone's going!"

My jaw dropped as the class erupted into happy cheers. My ears hurt but I was joining in. My heart almost stopped beating.

"We can go?!" Ashido asked with tears in her eyes.

"Yeah. Some failed, but no one failed the written exam. In the practical exam, Kirishima, Kaminari, Ashido, Sato, and Sero failed," Aizawa explained. I laid back in my chair, letting out a heavy sigh before instantly turning to Eijirou and the others and apologizing.

'Congratulations,' Kiyo said with a proud tone. I smiled, knowing the only reason I passed was because she took over for me at the last minute. I silently thanked her.

"For this exam, we on the villain side made sure to leave a way for the students to win while making sure to see how well you all would take on the task at hand. If we hadn't, most of you would have gotten stuck before we even started," Aizawa's words made me sigh in relief.

"The training camp in the woods is one to increase strength. Those who failed need it most. They have to get stronger. It was a rational falsehood," he smirked. My eye twitched. 'Rational falsehood' my ass. I sighed.

'At least you passed. That's all that matters,' Kiyo said with an annoyed tone. I nodded.

"This training camp should be...an interesting experience..." I mumbled as Aizawa gave Yaoyorozu some leaflets to pass out. I scanned the small book and found it to be filled with information about the camp and what we'd need. I looked at everything and sighed.

"I'm gonna need more money..."

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