Chapter Twelve: You Can't Fool Me Like That
"So… What's your name again?" Kyouka asked the black haired girl before her. She truly hadn't been paying much attention when it came to the other students in her class, safe for Iida and Uraraka.
The black haired girl sweatdropped, but understood from her display the day prior that she had… Priorities.
"Momo Yaoyorozu.. My quirk is creation, meaning I can make anything if I know it at a molecular level." She introduced herself, as Kyouka stared at the taller girl before her.
She began to think of a plan before the match started, how could they use their quirks well enough together to ensure victory? Perhaps she could make them some weapons for the fight…
Without Kyouka noticing she ended up muttering just like the cabbage patch who could rival eminem. Only stopping after Yaoyarozu cleared her throat to get the girl's attention.
"O-Oh, sorry! I-I seemed to have picked up a bad habit…" She mumbled, internally cursing Izuku for what he did. Thinking of Izuku made the girl think on how she needed to win this fight, per his request.
"I think I've got a plan."
The two girls crept into the building through a nearby unguarded window at the bottom floor. Momo, per instruction- had created a staff for herself to use just in case she needed to defend herself.
They were up against Denki Kaminari, a blonde haired boy who seemed to have an electricity quirk, and Minoru Mineta, a boy whose hair could make you stick to the wall and be unable to move unless he freed you himself.
"It seems quiet... " She said before jacking her earphone into the wall. She wanted to listen into the building and see if she could pinpoint their location.
"I can't believe we're up against that hottie with the huge tits!" She heard the grape-head's voice exclaim. Annoyance is what you could best describe how she felt after hearing that, why are guys so insistent about a little fat on a girl's chest?
"I know! Man I might just take a shot with her if I can." She then heard Kaminari's voice. "But that Jirou girl's kinda cute too."
Jirou blushed, but her face was adorned with a scowl. These guy's think about nothing but girl's and perverted stuff.
'Fat chance, moron.' She'd think as she unplugged her jacks from the wall. She then turned to Yaoyarozu who was looking at her expectantly.
"Well the two of them are at the top floor. You don't even want to know what I heard those two pervs talking about." She whispered, shuddering as she thought back to it.
"Right. So what should be our next course of action? I think a surprise attack would be the most efficient." Yaomomo suggested. Kyouka thought about it for a minute, and nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, I think that would be best." However we should watch out for Kaminari, let me handle him." She stated, aware of the fact that his discharge might incapacitate the both of them, costing them the match.
She could not afford to lose to that pervert, she even had to win for Izuku's sake. She had to prove that she had what it took to be called a hero, and this was her first step to that.
"Handle who?" A male voice was then heard as the two of them turned a corner. The two girls swiftly turned around to see the boy in question before them at the top of a set of stairs.
"I thought you guys were taking too long so I went looking." He explained nonchalantly. His calm demeanor ticked off Kyouka, was he really going to act that cocky?
Kaminari activated his quirk, discharging a small bit of electricity into his hands just for show, "Let's do this, shall we?" He stated.
Both girls got into their own respective fighting stances, and Kyouka glared hard at the boy.
Kaminari decided to go all out and use a large amount of voltage, shooting it at the floor so the entire corridor conducted the electricity.
Kyouka smirked and jacked her earphone into the wall of the corridor and the electric current quickly got cut short. Kaminari gazed at the two completely confused.
"Wh-What did you just do!?" He questioned, clear panic showing on his face. Even Yaomomo was confused at what just happened, that attack was sure to hit them and yet it didn't.
"Vibrations can cancel out electric current." Kyouka exclaimed, pulling out her jacks from the wall, and plugging them into her boots. "Now get out of our way, pervert!" Kyouka exclaimed, blasting a large sound wave through her boots, and deafening the blonde before her.
Kaminari collapsed to the ground and covered his ears before soon after passing out due to the rattling of his brain the vibrations caused. He was too concussed to stay conscious.
Luckily the girl was able to keep the building from collapsing, but it definitely shook the area around them alerting Mineta of Kaminari's failure.
'Shit! How am I supposed to win this 2v1!?' He panicked, rushing around the area where the bomb was kept. 'Think Mineta, think!'
He decided that the best course of action would be to place his grape balls all around the floor of the room, perhaps he could trip them up and trap them!
"They won't be ready for this!" He exclaimed, as he started placing them all around the floor standing near the bomb to defend it.
Soon enough the door was kicked upen by Kyouka, with Yaomomo following behind her, staff in hand.
"Give it up, grapist! You're not winning this." She said, taking a step forward before she realized that the room was coated in his balls… And she had just stepped in one.
The grape-boy laughed maniacally as she tried to remove her foot from the ball, which paid no results.
"Did you really think you could waltz in like that? You really are just some flat-chested idiot!" He berated, arms crossed. "And as for you Yaomomo, if you get trapped I might just get myself a nice treat… Best be careful." He threatened as the black haired girl tried to make her way around the room without stepping on a ball.
He soon started throwing more at her, which she luckily dodged. The girl started to panic, how was she supposed to win this?
"Yaoyorozu-san! The staff!" Kyouka shouted out to the girl, as she struggled to free her foot. Yaomomo looked at her staff, and quickly got an idea, why didn't she think of it sooner!?
As a ball headed straight for the girl, Mineta grinned fiendishly. She quickly swiveled to face the ball with her staff, catching it on the tip of the staff and slamming it onto the ground.
"What are you doing? That's not going to save you! Now you can't use your staff!" Mineta shouted in frustration, why won't she just get stuck already!?
"Oh?" Yaomomo questioned, "Watch me." She threatened, pulling the staff back, causing it to bend.
As she released the staff the tension with the ground, coupled with Minetas adhesive caused it to take a piece of the ground with it as it flew towards the boy, slamming his head into the floor of the room.
The boy was now unable to move and All Might's voice was heard over the intercom, as Yaomomo reached the bomb.
"THE HERO TEAM WINS! Please make your way out of the area as the stretcher bots take the incapacitated to Recovery Girl." He exclaimed.
Soon enough everyone was sent back to the observation room, the losing team feeling humiliated.
Kyouka had to be freed from the adhesive by Mineta, who she swiftly punted like a football once she was free. She had also found that she liked the girl Yaomomo, she was nice and they worked well together.
Perhaps she'd introduce her to Izuku and add her to their little group of friends. But at the moment there were more pressing matters.
Kyouka sat beside the greenette who had been healed by Recovery Girl. She was permitted by All Might to go check on the boy after her match was over, only to find out he was still unconscious.
The girl stared at his sleeping form and sighed. It had been a few minutes and she needed to get to their next class, even if she hoped the boy would wake up she knew it would be a few hours before then.
Kyouka rose to her feet, and exited the nurse's office. As she headed to class Kyouka's mind became a little more at ease, she had seen that the boy was okay and she even won her match.
She still couldn't help but feel animosity towards Bakugou, hurting Izuku to that point was hard to watch for her, hell seeing Izuku fight Bakugou altogether was a spectacle to watch.
She had seen him that intense before, but everyone in that observation room saw the boy as an elite amongst themselves. He was at the top of the class in terms of raw power, yet somehow he looked like he couldn't hurt a fly on any other occasion.
'That idiot… Imagine if the damage was serious. I wouldn't have gotten to tell him how I felt…" The girl sighed, before opening the door and stepping inside the classroom.
'Maybe I should tell him before it's too late…'
The day came to a close as the final bell rang. Kyouka sighed, and started packing her things up for the day. The girl had taken it upon herself to get the missing work for Izuku, and to grab his backpack before going to Recovery Girl's office.
Unfortunately as the class was packing up the door opened, to a bandaged Izuku Midoriya clad in an arm cast and his UA uniform with his blazer draped over his shoulders.
As the door to the class opened Kyouka turned to see if it was their teacher or something else, but she was surprised to see the boy who she was about to go see standing there in all his bandaged glory.
"K-Kyouka! How'd you do in your match?" He said walking up towards her. The girl in question sat in shock at the fact he was even there, but quickly shook herself out of it.
"Izu what're you doing here? I-I was just on my way to come and get you." She responded, handing the boy his backpack which he slung over his good arm. "And I did it. I won for you, greenie."
The boy smiled at her, before looking around the room and noticing a lack of the angry blonde he fought today.
"Say, Kyo… Where's Kacchan?" He questioned, fixating his focus back to her. He noticed that she avoided his gaze, and quirked a brow.
"H-He hasn't been back since the battle training…" She replied, her tone shifting to a more nervous one. She knew he would try and go after the boy, but she really didn't think it was for the best at the moment.
"B-But listen..! Please don't go after him, I-I…" She started, looking at the ground as her voice became shaky. "I d-don't trust him not to hurt you again…"
The boy was torn between two people who he had considered friends. One was… Well, Kacchan, and the other was Kyouka. Although they hadn't known each other that long it felt as if they've known each other for years, that's just how well they got along.
But he couldn't just choose one over the other like that, he knew that he shouldn't take the chance with Kacchan and end up making Kyouka mad, but he also felt as if he was obligated to talk to the boy about things.
Perhaps it was better to just give it some time before the two actually have a heart to heart. He had 3 years here at UA to have that talk, and he could wait. Hell maybe it would happen sooner than later.
"I won't go after him." He said, looking out the window and seeing the blonde walk off. "Now's not the time."
He watched as the blonde marched off the campus at the end of the day. He felt a pang of guilt as he watched the boy walk off, but perhaps this was for the best.
"Um, Jirou-san?" The duo turned to see the electric-quirk user, Denki Kaminari approaching them. Specifically Jirou. "Can I talk to you for a second?"
Kyouka scowled at the boy and turned to Izuku, hoping he would help her out. "A-Ah, I'll wait for you outside, K-Kyouka." He said, nervously walking off.
God fucking damnit Midoriya. "What do you want, asshole?" Kyouka questioned, the annoyance in her voice becoming apparent.
"Well, I was wondering if you'd wanna go out sometime?" He'd offer, trying to be a bit suave. Kyouka just rolled her eyes at the boy, was he some kind of playboy in elementary school? Who would actually fall for this shit?
"Fat chance." She said, swiveling on her heel and heading for the door. Unfortunately, Kaminari didn't get the memo, and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"H-Hey hang on a second! If it's because of that Midoriya guy-" He tried to grab her attention, before his arm was gripped by a strong force. Hard.
"What about me?" Izuku's tone darkened, and his glare was sharp. He had been listening into the conversation from the door, but decided to step in when he put his hands on her.
'Oh so NOW he steps in.' Kyouka's scowl deepened. She slapped the greenettes back to grab his attention, and he swiftly returned to his baby-face.
"Ah! Sorry about that Kaminari-kun! L-Let's head home, K-Kyo." He said, grabbing her hand and walking off, leaving Kaminari there to be in complete shock at what the hell had just possessed Izuku.
"What a protective boyfriend."
"I don't need you to protect me. And if you were going to, why didn't you stop him at the beginning so I didn't have to sit there and deal with it!" Kyouka shouted at the boy. He had been getting an earful their entire trip back home, and they were nearing her house.
"B-Because I-I didn't want to get in your business, but then he put his hands on you a-and I just kinda-" He defended, getting more and more anxious at the fact she was mad at him. What if she wouldn't want to be his friend anymore.
"You just kinda reacted? Izu that's always what happens! You need to control yourself, I'm not some damsel in distress! I could've just kicked him in the groin if he got too handsy!" She continued to complain all the way until they got to her house, Izuku upon Kyouka noticing, was looking a bit sickly.
"And another thing-" She said before noticing the boy looking deathly ill. "W-Woah hold up, Izu are you okay?"
The boy had been holding his stomach and his face was pale, one thing he learned about himself was that if he got overwhelmed he would just vomit out of sheer panic. Which is what soon followed after Kyouka inquired as to if he was okay. Right into her neighbors bushes.
"Ugh…" He groaned, as he wiped his mouth of the vomit. The nearby bush he used was convenient, but he felt bad for puking in someone's lawn.
"Oh shit! I-Izu, I'm so sorry!" She apologized, patting the boy on the back. Why was she even being mad at him, at least he got her out of that situation.
Kyouka now just felt awful, what if he was going to hate her for this!? She was just being petty and for what? It's in his nature to help people, he was just someone who had to help and she knew that.
Kyouka's inner panic was interrupted as she heard sniffles from the boy, tears dropping to the ground. "I-I'm sorry… I-I just d-didn't like h-him asking you out. I-It didn't sit right with me, h-he's not a bad guy, I just…" He admitted, before wiping his eyes clear. "I-I don't know…"
Izuku's eyes widened when he felt the girl crouch down next to him, and wrap her arms around him. A blush appeared on his face and his expression changed to that of confusion.
Kyouka never hugged him unless something was wrong, or she was overjoyed about something. He returned the hug in kind, and her muffled voice was heard as she spoke through his uniform.
"I'm sorry." Was all she said, tightening her hold. The boy removed her from his chest, and she quickly looked away. Izuku however got a glance of a red face, and a smile which was unprecedented for the girl.
"W-Well..! W-We're here, so I-I'm gonna head inside now, okay? Bye!" She said, speed-walking off into her house before Izuku could register what was happening.
"H-Huh!?" He shouted out, seemingly to no one. The boy sighed, this seemed to be a repeat of their first day at UA. He decided that he'd try to talk to her about it tomorrow before they got to school.
As he headed home he thought back to the girls face, and especially that shaky smile she had adorned on her face.
"She looked so cute…" He said aloud. Soon enough he made his way home where his mother waited for his arrival.
"Ah! Izuku dear, dinner will be ready soon-" She said, exiting the kitchen to greet the boy before noticing him bandaged up, and in a cast.
"IZUKU WHAT HAPPENED TODAY!?" She shouted in worry, as tears began to well up in her eyes. The boy in question waved his good hand around frantically.
"A-Ah! N-No I got this from training, but i-it's not broken! Just n-need to visit Recovery Girl in the morning!" He explained, making his mother calm down. Though she still worried, she knew that her son would be okay for now.
"W-Well, as long as you're not in any pain, honey." She said, helping the boy take off his backpack and blazer. "Anyways, how was your day? Tell me all about it! Oh and how's Jirou-chan? I haven't seen her in a while!"
Izuku flinched at the mention of her name, and his mother took notice. Did something happen between the two of them?
"Mom, what does it feel like when you crush on someone?"
And that's chapter twelve! I hope you guys have enjoyed it. (3,607 words).
In this chapter I wanted to incorporate Kaminari and Momo into the mix here, and although I love Kaminari I needed to account for his earlier days where he was a total perv.
For Yaomomo I want her to be someone that Kyouka can trust and hopefully confide in the next chapter about her feelings for Izuku, hence why I paired them up together. Their friendship will play a big role in the development of Izuku and Kyouka's relationship.
Maybe even in Momo's later on... Foreshadowing is brutal.
I also want to point out that the move Kyouka used against Kaminari is the same one she used in the entrance exam.
Finishing up, I want to bring attention to the final bits of the chapter where Kyouka gets angry at Izuku, resulting in him losing his lunch. She was just ranting due to frustration as she feels as though Izuku's always there to save her, when she doesn't need saving. She's a very independent character and I intend to keep her that way. Still not gonna stop Izuku from going out of his way to save her though.
Anyways that's all I have to say for now, I hope to see you all in the next chapter!
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