Izuku stood nervously near his two teammates. He felt so weird knowing that he felt that way without a reason. Maybe it was from all the ways that Katsuki had looked at him or the way Shouto always tried to be near him making him feel that way. He almost felt possessive in a way but he had to shove those feelings down.
They had to win.
"You ok?" Katsuki asked, his voice sounding slightly worried.
Shouto stared at him. He hardly ever talked like that to anyone.
"I'm fine I swear-
"THE NEXT ROUND IS CAVALRY BATTLE! YOU MUST USE THE TEAMS YOU HAD FROM THE LAST ROUND. EVERYONE WILL BE GIVEN ONE HUNDRED POINT HEAD BANDS! THE TEAM WITH THE MOST POINTS AT THE FIFTEEN MINUTE BUZZER WINS!"
Everyone looked mildly surprised.
"YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES TO GET READY!"
"What's wrong?" Izuku asked looking slightly confused.
"They've done that every year so far. I wonder why? Maybe they get a kick out of it seeing us carrying one person?" Bakugou said looking annoyed.
"Carry someone?"
"You need one rider and at least one horse. It is easier with two people but we can do it with three."
"What do we need to do?" Izuku asked.
"We need a rider and the rider cannot engage in combat."
Izuku looked at them.
"What is the plan?"
"You're stronger than the both of us," Shouto said, "Why don't you carry me with Katsuki?"
"But..."
"But what?"
"Would that be fair to you?"
Shouto shrugged, "We are in it to win it."
"I think Shouto is right. The stronger the horses, the better chance of winning."
"O-ok."
Smoke leaked out of his mouth some and the two boys smiled at him. Izuku didn't wait and threw Shouto up onto his shoulders. He could've sworn he heard him let out a little sound close to a squeak from the sudden movement making him smile. Bakugou got closer stood behind Deku facing outward for enemy attacks.
Shouto tied the headband to his head and waited for Midnight's signal.
"So, can you use your quirk to escape though?" Izuku asked.
"Yes, as long I don't attack and my feet cannot touch the ground."
"Alright."
"IS EVERYONE READY?!"
The crowd cheered.
"GO!"
Much to Izuku's surprise, everyone rushed at them.
"What the hell?!" he yelled.
"RUN!" Katsuki barked.
Izuku took off running, almost dragging Katsuki with him. Shouto gripped onto his shoulders tight. They had coasted on his quirk alone but not his actual leg power. He was a lot faster than anyone had given him credit for. Eijirou's team came flying out of no where.
"HANG ON!" Izuku yelled.
Shouto yelled quite unmanly like as Izuku threw him into the air.
"I got him- get them!" Izuku yelled.
He used One for All to launch himself upward and grab Shouto as he started to descend downward. Shouto threw his arms around the boy's neck, holding on for dear life. He had no idea where that sudden strength came from but it scared him. The boy was so sweet and childish looking, it was hard to believe he had that much power in his body.
Izuku landed on the ground, the shock wave from his impact crumbled the ground and blew his friend's team back making them stumble. Mina ended up touching the ground and they were disqualified. He would have to apologize later but he was out to win it no matter what. He ran getting back to Katsuki with Shouto back on his shoulders.
"GET HIM!" screamed a blonde from 1B.
"What's the plan Deku!" Bakugou yelled for him to hear as they ran.
"We need headbands. Who's the easiest?!" he asked.
"Go after 1B!" Shouto yelled, "Shinsou got disqualified, so those points are out!"
"Yes sir!" Izuku yelled skidding to a halt.
The three of them turned around and Izuku wore an evil grin on his face. He charged in at the five man team. The blonde boy on that team had a cocky smirk on his face until he realized he had messed up. Katsuki launched himself over his boyfriend and teammate grabbing the other blonde's headband.
"DAMNIT!" he screamed.
Izuku pounced into the air with Shouto hanging on for dear life once again. The landing was much smoother this time. A smile appeared on Shouto's face as he reached out and grabbed Ochako's head band. She screamed in surprise as Shouto stuck out his tongue playfully at her making her laugh in response.
"Uraraka! This isn't the time to be laughing!"
"FIVE MINUTES!" Midnight yelled into the microphone.
Eijirou came fast with Jiro and Momo on their shoulders.
"DEKU! HEATWAVE!"
Izuku did exactly as the blonde instructed. With him running around, it was no problem at all. He blasted it out causing the air around them to increase drastically. Bakugou looked shocked by the sudden increase but it made him sweat way more like he had grenade gauntlets on.
He held out a hand at Iida then the other at those in 1B and fired away. All of them were sent flying leaving Eijirou standing with his team. Just as the red head was inches from Shouto, the buzzer rang out and he stumbled forward. A smile creeped across Katsuki's face.
"Damnit!"
The blonde ran back at his teammates and tackled them to the ground. The three of them laughed almost like they were insane. Izuku almost felt drunk on the rush he got from winning again. He never had the chance to stand out before and now... Everyone got to see who he really was.
How much he was meant to be the hero he always wanted to be- just like All Might.
"WHAT A WINNING STREAK! MIDORIYA, BAKUGOU AND TODOROKI WIN AGAIN!"
The crowd cheered loudly. They had to pass one more round.
"WE DECIDED TO DO THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR! THE THIRD ROUND WITH BE MIDORIYA, BAKUGOU AND TODOROKI VERUS ALL MIGHT, AIZAWA AND CEMENTOSS!"
The three boys sat up and stared at Midnight like she was nuts.
"What the fuck did she just say?" Katsuki asked in disbelief.
Shouto said nothing. Izuku wondered where All Might was.
"THERE'S A THIRTY MINUTE INTERMISSION FOR THE STUDENTS TO PREPARE FOR BATTLE!"
Shouto and Katsuki could see the weird grin on their teammate's face.
I guess I'll find out how strong I really am.
"I want to fight All Might."
The couple stared at him.
"Are you fucking insane?"
Izuku bit his lip.
This is my chance. I don't know how it will go but if I end up losing, I want to make it difficult for them to win.
"Shouto should go after Aizawa and Katsuki goes for Cementoss."
They didn't say anything.
"I want a snack. Want to get something?"
X
"You think you can really take him on?" the hybrid boy asked.
"Yes."
"Of course he can! He launched himself into the fucking air like a rocket. He saved your ass a few times and kept those other teams away."
Izuku blushed.
"I suppose that's true."
"You know, we could play video games again after all this. We have the whole week off."
Shouto smiled, "You make a good pillow so I wouldn't mind another sleep over."
Oh my god...
"Hey."
Izuku jumped in his seat to see Shinsou standing there.
"Sorry about knocking you out. I was just trying to keep you away."
"It's ok. It was a good battle."
"Don't apologize for being fucking awesome. It their loss not yours."
Izuku laughed weakly as he sank down into his chair.
"You think you have a chance at winning?" Shinsou asked taking a seat by Shouto.
"Honestly, no."
"What the fuck Deku-
"He's right."
Bakugou stared at his boyfriend.
"They are pro heroes but we can fight them with everything we have without fail. He can go against them with full force."
"Todoroki is right," Hitoshi said, "They won't hold back as much. Especially Aizawa."
Izuku nodded. He had earned enough ass beatings from the hero himself to know that.
"I gotta call my Mom. I'll be watching the ass whooping you're about to get."
Izuku laughed nervously and nodded. He hadn't noticed that the couple had closed in closer to him until he felt Shouto's very warm left hand touch his. He jumped giving the dual user a weird look with pink tinted cheeks.
"FIVE MINUTE WARNING FOR THE THIRD ROUND!" Midnight yelled over the speakers.
The trio scrambled out of their seats and headed for the field with anxiety. They already knew...
It wasn't going to end well on their part.
Also, if there's some spelling errors, I apologize. for some reason the computer isn't recognizing any of the words I'm using and I know they're correct and it's claiming all my words are misspelled. I don't know what the hell is going on and i hope that isn't a problem for future chapters. have a great week and weekend and hopefully i can post next week too!