Chapter Eleven: I'm Doing The Same To You
Izuku never thought that sitting in classes in a prestigious hero school could be so boring, but at least lunch was just around the corner.
It was the day after Aizawa's quirk assessment, and here were the future heroes stuck in an english lecture. And as Present Mic was about to say another word, the lunch bell finally rang!
Izuku sighed and put his textbook away, stretching after sitting for so long. These classes really did a number on you sometimes.
"Oi Izuku, hurry it up! Let's go so we can beat the line." He heard his purple haired friend call.
"Yeah yeah, I gotcha." He'd reply, standing and rushing to her side. "Present Mic's class really tuckers me out."
Kyouka giggles at Izuku's complaint. "Oh? A subject even Izuku Midoriya can't handle?" She teased.
Izuku pouted, "The class isn't hard, Kyo. Present Mic just drones on for too long, it's hard to stay interested." He admitted as the duo reached the lunch room.
"At least your eardrums aren't as ruptured when he comes in screaming." She rebuttals. Which was true, Izuku had no right to complain. He had noticed every time he shouted Kyouka would flinch and cover her ears, it made him feel for her each time it happened.
"I guess you're right-" He'd say before requesting Katsudon from Lunch Rush. "But I think that you can't really blame him, it's in his nature to be loud."
Truthfully he didn't want to defend Present Mic, but they had to cut him some slack. It works well with his quirk.
"Just like it's in your nature to be a complete nerd?" She'd say as the two of them head off to a table together, finding an empty one not too far from them.
They sat side by side, but before they could start eating some familiar faces came over to the two of them.
"Ah, Jirou-san! Deku-kun!" Uraraka called out to them, lunch tray in hand and Iida following behind her. Kyouka glanced over and groaned internally.
It wasn't that she didn't like the two of them, she just wished to spend time with Izuku alone over hanging out as a group. She also didn't want to lose Izuku to the bubbly brunette heading to their table.
"Yo." She greeted, despite her feelings. "You guy's gonna join us? Take the seats there."
As instructed, Uraraka and Iida sat in front of Kyouka and the greenette beside her. The group having small talk as they ate, Kyouka even shared some stories about their training together before UA. (Of course she kept out anything pertaining to One For All).
Soon enough lunch had come to an end, and 1-A had to head back to the classroom. It was now time for the afternoon class!
Basic Hero Training!
"I HAVE…" The class heard a booming voice from outside the door. Izuku Midoriya had already known who it was, and fidgeted in his seat in pure excitement. "COME THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!"
'He's here!' Izuku squealed internally, as a wide smile adorned his face. Even after seeing his idol on a near daily basis, he never yielded with his excitement after seeing the man who made his dream a reality.
All Might came through the door with his cape flailing idly due to how quickly he ran in. The class erupted with comments about All Might as he marched his way over to the teacher's desk at the front of the class.
"Hero Basic Training!" He exclaimed through his unending smile, "The class that'll put you through all sorts of special training to mold you into heroes!"
He then pulled a card with the word "Battle" on it out from seemingly nowhere, "No time to dilly dally. Today's activity is this! Battle Training!" He exclaimed, his declaration either striking fear or excitement in the class.
"But for that, you need these!" He said pressing a button, causing a wall of suitcases in rows to come out of the wall. "In accordance with the 'Quirk registry' and special request forms you filled out before being admitted…-" He explained, before being cut off by the class.
"Costumes!" They roared, a few of them even rising out of their seats. The class was excited to wear their costumes, but Izuku and Kyouka glanced at one another already knowing what each other's costumes looked like.
"So… What look are you going for with your hero costume?" Kyouka asked, as the two were taking a break from their guitar lessons.
Izuku thought about it, remembering his costume from when he was a child that was way too obviously inspired by All Might.
"I-I'm not really sure. I had one when I w-was a kid, but I-I don't think I wanna use that one…" He explained, grabbing one of his nearby notebooks and handing it to her. Kyouka had to hold back a laugh, which made him pout with a very prominent blush.
"H-Hey! I-I was a kid when I d-drew that, okay!?" He defended snatching the notebook back. "I-I bet y-yours is so much b-better anyways…" He said, staring at his old drawing.
To be honest it didn't really give too much into who he was as a person, he needed it to represent who he was and to represent what he wanted to be as a hero. Izuku knew that this wasn't going to cut it.
"H-Hey, don't be like that. I-It's pretty much just my kind of punk aesthetic clothes. I-I did get some speakers in my b-boots though like you had suggested before." She admitted, embarrassed to admit she took the boy's advice on her outfit.
Izuku thought long and hard for a moment, scaring Kyouka at his quietness while he was so deep in thought. Usually he'd be muttering up a storm by now.
"I-I think I've got it." He said, beginning to draw in his notebook.
Kyouka stood in her hero outfit, out in the training ground beta waiting for Izuku. Her hero costume consisted of a salmon shirt that was ripped at the bottom and a black leather jacket. She was also adorned with black leather pants, which were tighter than what she requested, and black combat boots.
She then had her support gear, which consisted of: Amps installed into her combat books, along with black boxing gloves that would mainly be to protect her from wrist sprains when she was in close combat. And finally she had sound cancelling headphones which would protect her from the blast from her boots.
"Where is that nerd… How long does it take to get ready..?" She mumbled, getting antsy. She was really excited to see how cool he'd look in his hero costume that she had helped design for him.
She then picked up on his trademark red hightops stomping around on the ground and getting closer, he was running over. She quickly turned to the tunnel where he'd be entering from and there he was in all his glory.
"S-Sorry I'm late!" He replied, stepping out into the group. The class all turned to the boy in awe, his costume surely surprised them.
His hero costume consisted of a black leather jacket, and a forest green shirt, accented with a teal jagged line from the shoulder to his hip. He had black weighted-knuckle gloves, which were there to give a little extra impact to his 3% smashes.
Up next was his forest green cargo pants adorned with black straps on the left pant leg.
His original visor stayed the same, looking like a goofy smile on this dark outfit, and he swapped out his original All Might hair strands, for a headpiece comm set that made the strands look more like rabbit ears.
Of course he kept his knee pads, and elbow guards with his costume so he wouldn't strain himself too often.
All in all he looked like a… Punk nerd. Made a lot of sense. And Kyouka was more than proud of what they had made together. He looked good, dare she say he looked hot? No, that was way too embarrassing.
"Woah! Deku-kun, you look so cool!" Kyouka heard Uraraka's voice as her and Iida came walking over. But he just held a finger up to halt them before stepping in front of Kyouka, he wanted her input the most.
"Wh-What do you think, Kyo?" He said as she gave the boy a good look. She smirked.
"It's good, but…" She says grabbing his headpiece off of his head. "Did you really have to keep the 'rabbit ears'?" She teased, giving one of them a tug.
He chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck. "I-It's a token to m-my idol, can you blame me?"
She placed the headpiece back upon his head and shook her head. "No, that's what I was expecting honestly." She'd giggle as he turned to the others waiting for them to finish their little moment.
"So… Y-You really think I look cool? I-I was afraid it'd be a bit much." He admitted a bit sheepishly. Izuku fidgeted with his gloves as Uraraka and Iida inspected his costume more fully.
"Yeah it's really cool, Deku-kun! You look like you could kick butt!" Uraraka commented. Iida placed a hand on the boy's shoulder and started waving his hand robotically.
"I hope this dark attire does not lead you to become a ruffian of some kind, Midoriya-kun! Although, I must agree, you look rather dashing in your hero outfit!" He'd compliment.
Izuku blushed at the influx of compliments he was receiving before turning his attention to Kyouka once again, taking in her appearance. "Kyo, your costume looks great on you! Y-You look really cool!"
All Might cleared his throat before she could thank the boy, and the class all focused their attention on the number one hero.
"It's time for battle training!" He exclaimed, noticing Izuku's imitation of his hair strands.
'Way to make it obvious kid!' He thought, holding in a laugh. Still, All Might found pride that his successor was such a huge fan of his.
If he was honest, it made their dynamic that much greater as teacher and student, he'd forever idolize the man.
"Looking good everybody!" He started, "Today we're doing indoor anti-personnel battle training! Villain battles are most commonly seen outdoors, but statistically the most heinous villains are more likely to appear indoors!"
As All Might educated everyone, he looked at the class attentively listening to what he was saying. He began to feel secure that this next generation of heroes will definitely be a great one, he knew that they could succeed as top heroes.
"You'll now be split into villain teams and hero teams and face off in two-on-two indoor battles!" He explained.
There was then a huge influx of questions from the students pertaining to the specifications of victory and how to divide the teams, all of which just made All Might sigh in annoyance.
He carefully answered everyone's questions, aside from Bakugou's and Aoyama's. (ASking about blowing people up, and their capes? Come on).
"Now... " He started, pulling a box labelled "lots" out from seemingly nowhere. "Your battle partners will be decided by drawing lots!"
The students came and drew their lots one by one, as Kyouka and Izuku's turns came up they shared a glance of hopefulness that they'd be paired together.
Unfortunately Izuku got paired up with Uraraka, much to Kyouka's annoyance as she was paired up with a black haired girl named Momo Yaoyorozu. She sighed, as she turned to the girl. This better not mess anything up for her.
Unfortunately for Izuku he'd have to face off against Iida and Bakugou, and this meant that Izuku would have to avoid a near-death experience on his second day at UA.
"Uraraka-san, Bakugou's going to come straight for me. Call it a hunch, but no matter what head to Iida-kun and try to get your hands on the bomb." He said, surprising Uraraka at the lack of nervousness in his voice.
"Alright!" She'd reply, before a blast was heard nearby. She heard a faint "DEKU" in the distance.
The brunette runs off to find Iida and the bomb, and Izuku gulps in nervousness.
'Now was not the time to be fearful!' He'd scold himself as he put on his game face. This was a big moment for him.
Kyouka stood watch in the observation room with All Might, the two of them sharing a look as Izuku stopped walking forward, knowing that Bakugou was about to show up.
"SHITTY DEKU!" He screamed, blasting a whole in the wall in front of the greenette. He raised his right arm to blast him, but Izuku activated OFA and grabbed the boy's arm, slamming him into the wall of the corridor. Bakugou soon fell to his knees.
"You always lead off with a right hook… I've studied you for year's Kacchan. You should know not to underestimate me anymore!" He said letting his rage overtake, attempting to kick the blonde while he was recovering off the ground.
Bakugou grinned, and blasted the boy's leg, causing him to trip up getting close to face planting on the ground before Bakugo slammed his knee into the boy's face.
"And you should know not to give me your shitty speil, Deku! I WON'T LOSE TO YOU!" He shouted, propelling himself forward with explosions.
Izuku tries to throw a punch out at the boy after getting to his feet, his nose bleeding and him feeling disoriented. That knee really hurt.
Bakugou switches trajectory in mid-air and ends up behind the boy, shooting a blast off at his back.
"AGH!" Izuku cries in pain as he's propelled into the hole that Bakugou had entered from. He got onto his knees and shook his head, the concussion was going to set in later…
He brought himself to his feet, and blew the blood out of his nose. "I'm surprised, Kacchan." He said as the boy in question stepped through the rubble.
"What're you on about, Deku..?" He said as they both got into their fighting stances. "What? You realize I'm not as predictable as you think!?"
Izuku chuckled before he was right in Bakugou's face in a matter of seconds. "You're still underestimating me."
Izuku slammed his fist into the boy's gut, unleashing a 5% smash, causing his arm to ache slightly, but enough to kick the blonde up to the next floor.
'Tch, not enough power to reach the top floor..' Izuku realizes as he jumps up to the next floor, Bakugou struggles to stand in front of him.
"How're you doing on your end, Uraraka-san?" He asked, turning on his communicator. Uraraka quickly responds.
"Iida's giving me trouble, I can't reach the bomb!" She exclaims sounding exhausted as the girl tries to dodge a kick from Iida.
"DON'T IGNORE ME!" Bakugou shouts, rushing at the boy. Izuku smirks again, and lands a kick on the boy's face. Bakugou in his enraged state isn't thinking straight and it's causing him to make hasty decisions and slip up.
"I wouldn't dare ignore you, Kacchan… But it's time I gave a new meaning to 'Deku'." He proclaimed, getting in a defensive stance once again. "MY DEKU WILL MEAN YOU CAN DO IT! AND YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT!"
Bakugou snapped, fuck reason, fuck logic, he can't let this boy continue to look down on him any longer! HOW DARE HE!?
"Fine." He started, holding up his gauntlet, with the pin ready to be pulled out. "LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN STILL ACT HIGH AND MIGHTY AFTER THIS!" He challenged.
"Young Bakugou, I will be forced to disqualify and expel you from UA if you use that against him! It could kill him!" All Might's voice warned. The man had stood by long enough, and he wanted to end this match, but he knew that Izuku needed this to push himself to be even greater.
"ALL MIGHT STOP HIM!" Kyouka shouts at the man, his smile falls and he looks at the girl with a serious gaze. Kyouka flinched back in fear, but tears swelled in her eyes, how could she sit back and watch this!?
"HE'LL BE FINE IF HE DODGES!" He states, releasing the explosion from his gauntlet. The massive explosion making its way to Izuku he knew that this was his chance, but this could leave him severely injured…
"Damnit Kacchan!" He screams into nothingness, as he charges up a full 100% smash and uppercuts the explosion. An updraft of air blasts through the building shattering all it's windows and leaving a hole leading straight into the room with the bomb.
Uraraka takes this as her chance and leaps for the bomb as Iida is disoriented, and safely lands with the bomb being hugged by the low gravity girl.
"Wh-What the hell!?" Bakugou mutters to himself in sheer awe. Fear had wracked his body, but not only that he lost. He lost, but to Deku of all people..!
"Y-You're always like this, Kacchan…" Izuku's voice spoke, "Y-You're always like this but… I-I've always looked up to you. That's why I had to beat you." He stated as the smoke cleared.
Izuku's arm was badly burned. The sleeve on his leather jacket was blown apart due to both his quirk, and Bakugou's gauntlet as he used that arm to both block, and redirect Bakugou's attack.
His arms dropped to his sides as he glared at the blonde. Bakugou felt fear for the first time ever from the boy, he was afraid of not the boy himself, but what he did to the boy.
Izuku collapsed soon after, his body not being able to manage standing anymore. Stretcher bots came and picked the boy's form up out of the rubble.
In the observation room, the girl glared hard at All Might. Izuku got seriously injured and it's because he didn't stop the fight! How could he do that to his own successor!?
"Go to him, Young Jirou." He said, staring at the scene on the screen. Kyouka looked at him appalled that he even was allowing this. She was still angry at him, but she didn't care. She needed to go to him before it was too late.
"Izuku!" Izuku heard Kyouka's voice call out to him as the bots came to a halt. She quickly rushed to his line of sight and he smiled.
"Kyo…" He responded, his voice barely above a whisper. He reached his good hand up to her cheek, grunting through the pain, but he made it. "Win your match for me." He said before falling unconscious and the bots whisked him away.
Kyouka stood there all but a moment, tears streaming down her face as Uraraka and Iida walked up to her placing their hands on her shoulders. How could Bakugou do that…
Bakugou soon slowly stalked his way past the group, Uraraka and Iida glaring at the boy. Kyouka grabbed his shoulder.
"Bakugou." She called making the boy silently turn to her. "You ever hurt Izuku like that again and… And I promise you'll know what hell is." She threatened.
Kyouka's glare was intense, nearly rivaling Izuku's. She knew it was wrong to threaten him like this, in a fight with him she knew she'd probably lose. Her rage was just too much to hold within herself.
The boy said nothing, and shrugged her hand off his shoulder. He continued to stalk off, not even bothering to stick around in the observation room. He seemingly disappeared for a while.
'I'll win my match Izuku. I'll make sure of that."
And that's Chapter Eleven.
I have to say this was something that was quite interesting for me to write, I had wanted it to differ somewhat from the series, while also keeping the same feel of what was going down.
I also wanted to put in the fact that Bakugou isn't a bad person, and Izuku knows that, hence why he reflects on his own actions after the battle was over.
Kyouka however will always hate Bakugou regardless of everything, she only knows how terribly he treated and still treats Izuku.
I also changed Kyouka's partner for those of you that notice that kind of thing, she's going to be going up against Kaminari for plot and reasons that I'm gonna keep secret for now.
That's all I have to say for this chapter as the next will be Kyouka's battle and the end of the day where I decide if I should have Izuku tell Bakugou about OFA or not.
Anyway thank you guys who read this silly little fanfic that I write, and I hope to see you guys' reviews.
See ya in the next chapter!
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