Soul Marked

Chapter Eighteen

Prove Yourself

So I have changed up the battles if you couldn't tell. There are several that aren't the same. Another example besides Bakugo and Izuka's is Todoroki know fights against Momo in the first round instead of her fighting Tokoyami.

That also means guys that I have moved Izuka's fight with Todoroki back until the third round instead of the second round. She is now going up against Tokoyami next instead of him.

This chapter was a little longer than I normally make them by a thousand words, I decided not to drag these first fights out too much and do that with the last fight of Izuka. The one I'm looking forward to the most!

This chapter was edited by my amazing beta: Whatisthiswitchery.

Izuka glared down at her hands as she thought over what she was going to do. Uraraka's quirk was one she knew well by now, they had been placed as a team and she had observed it up close many times. The other girl was smart and was also probably planning a way to win against her. Giving out a sigh she tightened her hand into a fist knowing that the control she had gained over One For All was just going to have to do it.

It was still only about 8% that she was able to give out but if she was careful and did it in certain times during this tournament she knew she could put out more in a sticky place. She had been given the power to pass but it all depended on whether or not she used it correctly. Her fingers unclasped as a small smile graced her lips.

This was what she had been waiting for. All the obstacles before now were easily passable, this was only just one more obstacle in her way. Calmness began to spread throughout her body as a plan formed in her mind. If all else failed she would just adapt as the circumstances went.

"Izu," All Might's voice rang out through the once silent corridor. Izuka froze before she jumped into the air and spun around coming to face his skeletor appearance.

"Ah, Toshi, it's just you," she said the small smile brightening even more.

"I see your handle over One For All is coming along nicely, my girl," he said with praise shining brightly in his eyes. Izuka nodded slightly feeling like her handle over it had gotten better.

"It could still use some work," she said knowing it could be way better.

"All that comes with practice, my dear girl. I don't expect you to handle it completely right away." Toshi glanced down at her seeing that there seemed to be something worrying the girl. "What's wrong, Izu?" Midoriya stammered as she began to ruffle the hair at the back of her head, the once ponytail having been pulled out after the kiss. At the mere thought of said event Izuka started to stammer and blush even more.

"I-it's nothing!" Toshi appraised her, noticing how it wasn't nothing. He had gotten to know the girl quite well over the last year, and she acted like this usually when something important was bothering her.

"There's still a bit of time before the tournament starts," he said as he came to sit down at her feet, before patting the cement next to him. "We have time to talk." With a sigh she settled down next to him her head hanging forward. His elbow knocked lightly into her own silently telling her to speak her mind

"Todoroki stopped me after I got healed by Recovery Girl," she said simply not sure if it was right to go on. It was after all not her story to tell.

"What did young Todoroki say to upset you?" he asked his eyes narrowing.

"It wasn't exactly what he said that upset me just something that he mentioned while telling me about himself."

Toshi was confused as he hadn't been aware of Izuka and the boy being on close enough terms for him to tell her anything about himself. His expression must have displayed what he was thinking as Izuka spoke up faster to explain.

"He began to tell me his past, from what I understand a need for me to know why he had to beat me. But he mentioned his mother sparingly about how she always mentioned a Mark that wasn't with his father." Toshi spluttered out blood at this but Midoriya ignored him as she went on. She sent him a worryingly glance but continued. "Anyway it got me thinking about Kacchan and our bond. What if we can't make it work and I go on to find someone else. Would the bond keep me from truly loving someone else now that I've been Marked, or not? Of course then I thought about the kiss we shared after I spoke to Todoroki and couldn't help but think of how much of an asshole he was."

Another cough and splutter slipped passed Toshi's face at the mention of his precious Izu kissing the angry boy. He dabbed at his mouth with a handkerchief before turning to face her with wide eyes.

"It causes me to grow worried about a future with him or anyone."

Pushing back his overprotective feelings he had at the fact that they had kissed he decided to just give the girl advice.

"Izuka, as I'm sure I've brought up in the past, fate knew what it was doing with bonding you two together. You may not understand why you to have been put together now but one day it will be clear. Your destiny is to figure out how you two fit together. It is not too late to patch up whatever bad blood is between the both of you. That kiss-" He had to force himself from grimacing at the word. The girl was like a daughter to him, she was far too young to be kissing boys. "-is proof enough I believe."

Izuka sat back allowing her head to lean against the wall as she thought it over. Her eyes darted over to his left wrist where she knew his own snowflake Mark was tattooed on his skin Curiosity piqued she allowed her green orbs to drift up to his face.

"Your Mark," Izuka began slowly. "Were you ever able to figure out your destiny?" A uncomfortable laugh made its way through his lips as his blue eyes cast down to his wrist. A tint of sadness past over his face before it melted away.

"My destiny isn't one I've unlocked as of yet." Izuka nodded understanding that talking about his soulmate wasn't easy. She didn't know what happened between the two, whether or not she was even still alive, but sometimes his words caused her to believe she was. He always spoke in a way that claimed that it was a possible future for himself, though his look also claimed doubt.

"Do you suppose you will?" Toshi's hand came out to lay across her own, its warmth comforting.

"Your destiny seems much brighter young Midoriya," he said before bouncing to his feet. "She and I both made our choices a long time ago and now have to live with the outcomes." He reached out to help her to her own feet. "A little advice that can be applied toward anything, in moments of doubt like these, and again later during your fight. When you're feeling worried or scared, that's when you gotta smile! You've come this far, so show some bravado, even if it's fake! Never forget that I'm expecting great things from you!"

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Those words were still ringing in her ears as she made her way up to the stands knowing that the first match would be commencing soon. It would be Kacchan's, she couldn't miss it, even with the awkwardness between them at the moment.

"Hey, you fucking nerd," Kacchan's voice rang out behind her causing Izuka to come to a stumbling hault. "What the hell are you mumbling to yourself now?" His crimson eyes glared down at her trying to make sense of the garbled mess that had been flowing from her mouth subconsciously. She jumped as her eyes darted over to where he casually slouched next to her.

It was only then that she realized this hallway led down to where the waiting rooms were held. She cursed her feet for bringing her in this direction, especially while mumbling about the bond. Izuka really hoped he hadn't understood anything. That would be embarrassing.

"Uh, n-nothing Kacchan," she said her eyes refusing to meet his own, an action that he was highly aware of. His eyes narrowed wondering if this feeling of uncomfortableness around him was due to the kiss. He cursed himself for losing control so easily.

"Don't fucking lie to me, Koneko," he ground out knowing that she was.

Izuka knew she was a terrible liar, especially to him. She knew instead it was just safer with changing the topic or she would spill her guts to him, an action she wasn't quite ready to handle the consequences of quite yet.

"Just good luck, Kacchan!" she yelled out smiling lightly at him. His glower faltered at her words before a sneer reappeared.

"I don't need luck," he said as he began to walk away from her. "I'm going to win this and I better see you in the final battle. You got that, Koneko!" Her smile widened, the smallest of actions.

"You got it!" She would have to see him in the finals. Izuka owed it to All Might as his successor, and wanted to show Kacchan how far she had come. As she watched him walk farther away she knew Kacchan would come out on top in this battle. He had already been caught once in Shinso's quirk, she didn't doubt he would avoid it a second time. Izuka only hoped he would be able to end it quickly before the purple-haired guy would say something that completely pissed Kacchan off.

Hurrying off for the stands she found herself out of breath by the time she met up with her classmates. They were sitting closest to the front and had pretty good view of all the fights.

"Hey Ochachan!" Izuka yelled out as she came to sit next to the gravity defying girl. "Good luck later, I'm looking forward to seeing how strong you've become!"

"Yeah, same here!" she said with a smile and a thumbs up. "I'll prove to you how far I've come by winning!"

"I'll do the same!" Izuka was feeling better after knowing that there wouldn't be any hard feelings between them if either one of them were to win. She didn't want to lose a friend to this competition.

As her attention went to focus on the arena that cementos made for the fights, Kaminari's elbow dug into her side.

"Hey, he doesn't look too happy," the blonde said pointing down at where Bakugo had entered. Midoriya couldn't say she disagreed with her friend. Kacchan's whole face was twisted into a sneer, turning his normally handsome features into a sharper version of himself that she knew well. She watched as mini explosions popped from his hands as they curled around themselves. Izuka winced as her eyes darted over to where Shinso was already standing.

Kacchan was still pissed over earlier. She could only hope he didn't beat the guy up too bad, but that would probably take an act of mercy. Before she could stop herself she found her body leaning over the railing to get a closer look as she watched.

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He could feel the anger swirl around inside his gut with every step he took forward. Earlier's feelings hadn't worn off, they felt as if they had multiplied. The scene of hurting Koneko played in his mind on repeat refusing to fade away. He would love to scream at him, pummel him into the ground as he yelled profanities and allowed all of this pent up anger to be released but he knew that part of his actions were stupid.

They would only get him caught up in some mind fuck again.

This battle was truly going to test his patience and strength. The first he could admit he was weak on. A hissing noise escaped between his teeth as he gritted them together. His hands were shoved into his pants pockets as his eyes never strayed from their target. He completely ignored their introductions, not caring what Present Mic would say.

"How is Midoriya doing?" Shinso decided to ask wanting to get this fight over with quickly before Bakugo had time to use his quirk. There was no question in who would win over pure power, even without the hot head using his quirk he would still lose. Shinso had no fighting experience and could only rely on what he knew. "She seemed better when I spoke to her before, if a little distracted."

Crimson eyes lit up a deeper red as his anger was spiked at his words. His fingers clenched as he wrenched them from his pockets bringing them up to his sides, explosions going off in his palm. He was already having to bite back words, his mouth full of the copper taste that was associated with blood. Biting his lip had became his only option of keeping quiet, the pain a silent reminder not to open up.

"Oh?" Shinso said becoming frustrated with a lack of a reply. Time was running out, if he didn't get the reaction he wanted this battle would be over soon. "Learned how to keep your mouth shut now did we? Did my lesson actually get through to you?" Bakugo took a menacing step forward.

The mere thought of what transpired earlier pushing him closer to the edge. He couldn't believe he had brought it up.

He was going to fucking kill him.

"Must have been a new low for you. All this talk about becoming the next number one hero, and you were easily talked into knocking her out. Couldn't help yourself could you? She must have been important to you, for you to pull yourself out from my quirk." There was a glint in Shinso's eyes, one that Bakugo wanted to punch right off him.

This was dangerous territory, Koneko wasn't a topic anyone could get away with speaking about, especially in the context this guy kept pushing toward. He had figured it out, what she was to him, but no one, even this piece of shit would utter such a thing out in front of thousands of people.

Katsuki ran forward his fist swinging through the air not even bothering to use his quirk, all he wanted to do was shut this guy up. Shinso barely dodged pure luck helping him dodge the punch. He darted back trying to keep the distance between the two. His eyes narrowed, he needed him to speak. To utter anything.

"Would you have gone farther?" Shinso said grabbing at straws, he was desperate to get some kind of reaction from him "You seem pretty determined to be at the top. What would you do if she got in the way? Would you say she needed to, as you would say it, die to get to the top? Where is your limit?"

Bakugo froze in his next swing, his body coming to a complete stop, at the horror that flitted across his face at those words. Growing up he had loathed her existence, she was his own personal hell, always around to remind him of everything wrong. She continued that but only worse the older they got. Her dreams to become a hero were never crushed. His koneko willingly throwing herself into a career that could get her killed, especially a quirkless girl like her, but she had turned out not quirkless. His rage and pain only built after they started U.A. together.

It built over time and he had begun to feel like he truly hated her even when the bond tried keeping him from those emotions. Could he have been capable of knocking her down on his way to the top? It didn't matter how much he uttered the words 'die' they were an expression, he wanted to be a hero not a villain, and heroes didn't kill people.

It didn't matter that there was still that time he had uttered the words 'take a swan dive off the roof of this school,' it was one of his greatest regrets. He had been especially upset that day but it still didn't make a difference, those words should never have been said.

He teeth clenched once more as he felt the hands of Shinso dig into his shoulders trying to push him back out of bounds. Shaking his head he ripped himself from his self doubt as his fingers dug into the cloth of the other boys clothing.

Katsuki knew that he would never hurt Izuka like that, past or present. Regardless of how he felt about her sometimes she was still everything to him, no matter how painful that could be. It could rip a hole in his heart and he still wouldn't do anything. His surliness was the worst he could muster toward her, and that was just to keep her at bay, to try to heal the growing pains.

They never went away no matter how hard he tried and god did he try.

His wrist twisted painfully at the feeling of thorns wrapping tightly around his skin. His nails dug into Shinso as he began to push back the both of them trying to overpower the other. All thoughts of using his quirk had fled his mind. He wanted to pound this guy into the ground with his bare hands.

Letting go of Shinso with one of his hands he pulled it back before letting it fly forward knocking the smaller guy down and away from him. Shinso spluttered as blood trickled from his mouth his purple eyes narrowing in anger. Picking himself up off the ground he rolled his shoulders as he wiped the blood from his mouth.

"Why won't you fucking say anything for yourself?! Or for her!?" Shinso yelled out his frustration leaking through into his words. "Must feel nice being blessed! Being born with a powerful quirk, a hero quirk, easily allowing you to follow your dreams!" Shinso rushed forward understanding now that he wasn't going to talk, earlier had taught him how to bite his tongue. His quirk couldn't be relied on, he had to use anything else to win.

"People like you! People like her! You all make me sick, sitting there with your attitudes, thinking your better because of what you were able to do! When people like me, everyone in the General Education Department couldn't achieve because of our own quirks. A test decided it! Fate thought you better! You and that girl I bet you all look down on us!"

Bakugo began to shake as he listened to him, his words causing his anger to grow higher than before. Everything he said could be true about him, but to bring in Midoriya just cause the guy was pissed, really ticked him off. She wasn't like him Izuka was kind, something Bakugo had learned to destroy within himself.

Koneko didn't deserve the blasphemy that guy slurred out. Bakugo flung himself forward once more his fist connecting with Shinsos gut this time as he buried deep within him. His breathing was coming out labored as he brought his fist back before shooting it forward again. Shinso gasped as another round of air was forcefully pulled from his lungs.

Shinso's knees had grown weak and the only thing keeping him up was Bakugo's hands clenched around his arms.

Katsuki could feel something within him snap as he listened to Shinso say those things about him, about her Everything he had been holding back rushed forward, years worth of anger, of pain, flooded throughout his body as he saw more than felt his body fling several more punches at the guy in his hands.

"Don't you fucking say another thing like that about Koneko!" he growled out in an animalistic tone. "She's not like me! She's fucking better, always putting up with my shit. Izuka deserves to be a hero more than anyone I've known. More than me!" He couldn't fucking believe those words had left his mouth, they had gushed out before he could stop them, but he couldn't stop and think of the repercussions. The only thing he could hope at this point was to keep pummeling the guy so he couldn't activate his quirk. He really fucking wished she wasn't his blind spot, he wouldn't be in this mess if she wasn't.

Neither one was thinking of their quirks, all the anger, the frustration, the pain, had built up and was being let loose in this moment. This fight had become an outlet to vent everything they needed.

"I have dreams too, Bakugo Katsuki!" Shinso yelled out his voice ringing throughout the stage. "Even with a quirk like mine!" Shinso reached out wrapping his tired arms around the waist of Bakugo has he began to push with all the power he could muster in his tired body. Blood trickled freely down his face but he paid no mind to it as Bakugo lost his foot and was knocked a few steps back. It pushed him that much closer to out of bounds.

Shinso let loose a couple punches to Bakugos back causing the blonde to hiss and grab at Shinso's wrist prying his grip loose.

"Don't fucking make me laugh!" he growled out. "We've all got dreams you dipshit. Learn to fucking fight for them instead of pissing and moaning about it!" Shinso shot forward wanting to wipe the sneer from the ash blonde's face but his fist never connected. Bakugo reached up aiming his palm near the other guy. Growing tired of fighting, of the words, he just wanted to end it.

"You were blessed!" Shinso spit out as he was knocked back. "A quirk like mine was never given the chance! How could you even begin to understand?"

Closing his Bakugo wondered if this was how Izuka felt growing up, his chest began to feel heavier, a feeling of suffocation settling over him at the thought of only having made it worse. Opening his eyes he let loose his quirk watching as it blasted in front of the angry General Departments student face, causing him to stumble and skid backwards. Shooting forward Bakugo grabbed his arm and twisted his body as he used his free hand to set off explosions to push him faster and lending strength as he lifted Shinso up and through the air.

"Shinso's out!" Midnight hollered out bringing the fight to an end. "Bakugo advances to round two!"

Bakugo watched as Shinso pushed himself up off the ground and wiped the blood from his face. His features were pulled back into a frown as he glared down at the ground. Katsuki could feel his resolve breaking as he sneered and rolled his eyes.

"Learn to fucking use your shitty quirk in a way they can't ignore but to give it a chance at success," he said as he shoved his aching hands into his pockets. His head was thrown back as he stared up into the sky as he spoke. "If you want to talk to someone who understood you then you should try speaking to Midoriya. She understands. You were wrong she hadn't been given the easy road. She's a true hero, and could help you out, but fucking hurt her and I'll kill you."

Upon believing he had said everything that needed to be said he turned around heading for the exit that would lead him to the stands. He had this urge to go find Koneko, and to flee from her at the same time.

"Bakugo," Shinso's voice rang out. Halting in his steps he turned his head in the direction the other guy was in.

"Fuck-" his voice froze as a familiar sensation crept up his senses.

"I could very easily make the rest of this tournament hard for you but all I wish to say is just remember that at any point in time I can be transferred into the heroics department if they find me worthy. Wait for that day, Bakugo Katsuki, and I'll show you a great hero."

Upon feeling released from the quirk Bakugo tsked as he turned back around. "I'll believe it when I see it fucker" He walked off no longer listening to anything else as he barely registered the words of praise and encouragement that people were shouting down to Shinso. Instead his feet carried him all the way to the stands before he realized he was standing next to his class. His eyes darted around looking for familiar green hair

Finding her sitting next to shitty hair and pikachu he let out a sigh before walking over and plopping down in the seat next to her own.

"K-Kacchan!" she yelped out in surprise having not noticed him growing nearer. "You were amazing out there!"

"Hmm," he said lost in thought. "I know." She blinked at his answer, it was such a Kacchan thing so say, but she couldn't help but notice he wasn't into it. His eyes were glossed over deep in thought. Deciding to let him be she continued her talk with Kaminari as her eyes darted over to where he sat from time to time.

When the next battle was announced Izuka couldn't help her head snap up to attention as she watched Todoroki and Momo walk out. They both stared at one another before Momo began to use her quirk.

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Momo knew that going up against an opponent like Todoroki didn't leave her with much time to find an opening to win. He was a powerhouse, a fact that he had demonstrated many times since the start of school. His ice would be deadly, it would be how he would get her out, she had to have a plan to keep that from happening. Which meant this fight must be over within the first couple moments, otherwise he would have the upper hand.

Her only other option would be to draw it out as she noticed the longer he used the ice the slower he got. That was her back-up if all else failed.

As soon as Midnight announced the fight to begin Momo worked on making her weapons of choice. She would need something to counter his ice, if she were to get stuck in it her only saving grace would be to break free. Her eyes widened in the need to rush as she watched him begin to step forward, a memory of how he had encased all the villains in a single movement back at USJ entered her mind.

It seemed to be what he had planned this time as well. Narrowing her eyes she quickly set to work once more, her first weapon appearing from her chest as she snatched it from the air. The net gun had worked perfectly for her back in the other event but she knew it wouldn't catch him twice. Anything she came up with would have to be brand new. Something to catch him off guard.

A hammer was the first thing she made, to be used against any ice that happened to catch her. Jumping up she avoided his first shot of ice, inches from having touched her shoes. Slightly wobbly at keeping her balance she darted off to the side knowing that staying still would only help him. Her quirk worked fast as she began to think off all the materials inside this type of weapon, all simple, but as it began to appear in a swirl of purple she could feel the drain of using her quirk twice back to back.

It was a problem that was easy enough to ignore, she had after all ate a huge lunch for this occasion. Her surprise weapon, the one she hoped would at least cause him to halt in confusion for just a second would be all the time she would need.

She would admit that the use of the weapon caused her to blush because of a certain R-rated Hero that would be watching and how she had been using it throughout the events but Momo had to admit it could have many uses and would be an easy tool to make Todoroki move where she wanted him too without getting too close to him.

The whip appeared in her hand faster than the sword had, the length was longer than an average whip, this was supposed to be used for long distances, but it was still just as easy to maneuver. Spinning out of the way of another attack she could tell he was growing frustrated with her evasions and would soon lose whatever control he had at not just totally finishing it. It hadn't occurred to her but he was allowing her the small opening to show off her quirk before he finished her in one move.

Anger began to grow in her veins at the mere thought of him being so overconfident that he believed he could take her out so easily.

As her feet hit the ground from the spin she crouched low and flicked her wrist out. The leather of the whip lashed out as it wrapped tightly and securely around Todoroki's wrist, digging into his skin. She tugged allowing it to tighten so it wouldn't slip off before she needed it too.

"Don't you underestimate me, Todoroki," she said her eyes flashing as she yanked back on the handle of the whip causing Todoroki to stumble as he was dragged along after. From somewhere off to the side Momo could hear an excited yell from Midnight as she cooed over the use of her preferred weapon.

He was pulled to his knees, his balance completely off as the air rushed from his lungs at his surprise. She quickly yanked the whip from his wrist, the entire thing returning back to her side as she darted forward. This was her moment, his single moment of vulnerability as he realized he shouldn't have been overconfident at beating her, thinking it would be an easy win.

Momo had mere seconds and she was desperate to make them happen. He had went down just inches from the out of bounds zone.

She could do this!

Two different colored eyes darted up to where she was just a mere arms length away and he placed his palms on the ground not allowing her to get any closer. Ice shot forward covering the area between them quickly.

She was able to hear the crackle and pop as it settled over the cement and she gasped when an extreme sense of cold crept up her foot. Panicked, she was so close, she yanked her foot from the boot, escaping mere seconds from being stuck. Not hesitating for a moment she reached out as she threw herself forward.

Using the whip she flung the leather forward causing Todoroki to fling himself backwards to avoid his skin being cut into.

Momo would shove him forward using all the strength that she had. All she needed was just a single finger to be over the line. That was all!

Desperation leaked from her as out of nowhere she saw his eyes flash, a icy cold glint shining from them. Her eyes widened at the look, at what it represented. His patience had run out. She hadn't been fast enough.

A sense of denial and disbelief flooded her body at the same time a terrible cold gripped at her skin, leaving her freezing and defeated, hanging encased midair in a pillar of ice.

In hindsight he had gone overboard, the ice reached all the way up to the top of the stands and threatened to impale several spectators. In his panic and surprise at her actions, at the pure frustration he felt towards her, his ice had gone above and beyond what he meant it too.

With a sigh he reached forward his left side already heating up to free her from his quirks confines. "I apologize," he said softly, a hint of annoyance still in his voice. "I hadn't meant to go so far." Her eyes narrowed, her own frustrations leaking out from her expression.

"And yet, you did." Her words weren't just for the fight they had just been through, they held another meaning as well, one he caught onto easily.

Teeth chattering as she began to rub her arms trying to gain some warmth she turned away from her bonded and walked off the field.

They both knew she spoke about the betrayal of their bond.

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As ice raptly made it's way over the stands Izuka's eyes widened at one particularly pointed piece of ice making it's way quite quickly toward her face. A frustrated growl sounded next to her as she powered up One For All into her hands ready to punch and break it before it touched her, instead all she heard was a blast and then melted ice pelting her face. Feeling grateful she turned to look at Kacchan who was already glaring back down at the field where their classmate was already working at getting rid of the ice. His eyes were narrowed down in anger and his fist clenched at his side. She could see the telltale sign of water running down his skin stating that it had indeed been him who saved her.

"Thank you Kacchan," she said in a small voice still unsure of how to talk to him after earlier. She really needed to shove it from her mind, but it was hard as she felt embarrassed, happy, and angry at the action. All he did was hum in response that made her sigh before realizing she needed to get down to the waiting room, her turn was up soon.

Pushing her body from her seat she began to turn away, a feeling of dejection entering her only for a second wondering if she should say anything else to him she sighed knowing it wouldn't make a difference. Her foot took the first step to leave his side when a hand shot through the air and snatched up her wrist, tugging her to a stop.

Confusion wrinkled her brow as she spun around to come face to face to Kacchan. His face was pinched as he struggled with something internally, it caused his eyebrows to furrow, and his lips to turn down.

As soon as he felt her body come to a stop he dropped his hold on her skin, the electric sparks that always heated up his skin where they touched, causing him to feel uncomfortable with the feelings it rose inside of him. His crimson orbs darted up to meet the lovely green he was familiar with before they fell back down to the bench they sat on.

"You better fucking win," he said his tone harsh and daring. A small smile lit up her face as she nodded, her fingers twitching at the need to reach out and once again touch him. The kiss seemed to have opened up a new longing inside of herself.

Shoving those confusing thoughts from her mind as nodded her head. "Of course, Kacchan." Turning, this time he didn't stop her as she strode away.

Izuka could feel the rush of adrenaline as she walked down the corridor that lead to the field where she would fight Ochaco. She evened her breathing as she went over her plan knowing that as she went she would have to change it accordingly. Her friend was smart, if she let her get too close, that would be the end. It had to be the final action Ochaco was betting on.

The sunlight upon hitting her eyes caused her to wince as she continued forward until she met Ochaco in the middle of the arena. They both took the time to nod at one another before Izuka could hear Midnight announce the beginning of the fight.

That was her queue. Ochaco raced forward her fingers outstretched and begging to make contact to end this quickly. Izuka jumped up powering One For All into her legs and arms as she felt gravity pull her body back down to the ground. Smashing her hand into the cement she knew this would give Ochaco one over her, but she hoped, no planned on her friend using the rubble from her attack. The quake caused Uraraka to stumble and move backwards away from Izuka like she had planned, giving her enough space to execute the next step of her plan.

Her arm glowed green with the power of her quirk as she swiped through the air, a shockwave pushing it's way from Izuka toward Ochaco. The girl knew Uraraka would dodge this, it was a move that she used often, one to be expected. As she thought Uraraka activated her quirk on herself and floated above the wave that threatened to send her flying. Releasing herself she fell back down to the ground and kept low as she darted forward, using her quirk to float pieces of the rubble above them.

Izuka activated her quirk again using the same trick as before trying to keep Ochaco away from her long enough for her to execute the final part of her plan. This time the brunette fell to the ground pressing herself to the cement, ignoring the feeling of jagged rocks cutting into her skin, as she felt her hair whip around her.

Dust settled into the air making it hard for Izuka to pinpoint exactly where her classmate would be coming at her. A dark shape off to the side closed in fast as Izuka dodged the swipe of a hand, barely missing her face. Izuka gasped as she flung herself back and kicked out with her legs slicing through the air. Her foot made contact with the side of Uraraka throwing her back.

As she stumbled her fingers clutched at any rocks they could get a hold of, each one floating to join the others, covered by the dust that had settled over them.

In honesty Midoriya was finding it hard to see through the dust causing it hard to make sure her plan was still going her way and not falling over to Ochaco. It was a dangerous game she was playing but hoped it panned out. Her friend was a strong opponent this would be a test.

Feeling herself growing dangerously close to her limit Ochaco knew she would need to end this soon, her plan, the new technique she had been working on was about to be revealed.

Pushing all her fingers together she uttered a simple release and watched as all the debris had tumbling down through the air toward her target. Izuka's eyes widened as she was hit with a smaller rock from above. It seemed her friend was ready, it was time to find out if her plan would work.

This was it!

Calling for One For All she shot up into the air her body moving at speeds that caused her stomach to roll but she ignored the unpleasant feeling. Jumping from one rock to another she knew she would need to stay above the worst of it and time it perfectly or Ochaco would be able to dodge by using her quirk.

Izuka's plan all along had been to use whatever Ochaco came up with against her. She suspected whatever attack that would happen would come from up above, and as long as she was above that attack herself she could send it all crashing down at a rapid rate back toward the brunette. She was just happy there were big enough rocks to jump from. Feeling her muscles begin to scream at her quirk rushing through her legs with every jump Izuka knew it would just be a few moments longer, the last rock was in sight.

Appearing above the meteor shower she used one final shock wave to cause the rocks to fall at a heightened speed, all directed toward Ochaco. Said girl looked horrified at the sight as she tried moving out of the way, to do anything, but the fatigue and nauseous from using her quirk was getting the best of her.

Ochaco felt her body give out and tip forward as her body rushed through the air. She barely felt the resounding smack when her body hit the cement, vaguely she recalled the feeling of rocks slicing into her skin. Her eyes blurred as they looked up waiting for her own plan to backfire and bury her under the debris. Uraraka could only hope that it would happen after she passed out, but look seemed to be failing her as they grew closer as the seconds ticked by.

The last thing uraraka saw before her body gave out was a green blur picking her up before the rocks cloud smash into her.

Izuka from up above watched as she fell down the rocks closing in on her. Guilt and protectiveness began to overpower her as she shot down falling faster than the rocks to pick up her friend and dart away before the bigger ones hit the ground.

So hoped you guys enjoyed this. Please review!

I can't believe I gave Momo a whip guys! That wasn't the original plan :D But it was better than my first idea

Here's some more Shinso/Ochaco fluff! Next will probably be Kaminari and Ibara!

Bonus: Chapter Five

Uraraka watched as Shinso walked off the arena her heart going out to him as she heard everything he yelled at Bakugo. Pushing from the seat she took off for the stairs hoping to meet him before he made it to his side of the stadium to sit.

"Um, Shinso," she called out when she noticed his lanky form. His head turned to the side as his feet came to a stop, silently waiting for her to speed up. Her eyes gazed over his body noticing all the bruises and scratches from his fight with Bakugo. They tinted with worry as she reached out to lightly touch his arm, but grew embarrassed at the action and dropped her hand half way there.

He eyed her from his side curiously watching as her arm fell back. He wondered how much work she put into her quirk to get as far as she had. He hadn't had the pleasure of watching her in action with it, having always been busy elsewhere whenever it was activated. He did, however, know that it dealt with gravity. A useful quirk if handled properly. It was interesting to see that she planned on using it to become a hero. He thought it would work good as a rescue hero.

"Yes?" he asked calmly feeling the fight drain from his body from everything Bakugo and him had yelled at each other. Perhaps the angry blonde was right, all he needed to do was turn his quirk into one that they couldn't say no. First all he had to do was come up with a plan to do that.

"I just wanted to say you were amazing out there," she said with a warm smile.

With those simple words coming from this small girl, Shinso found that he didn't care about what anyone else thought in that moment, least of all the doubts he had about himself. His head cocked to the side.

"You don't think it would work better as a villains quirk?" he asked not able to keep the bitter sound from slipping into his words. Ochaco felt a frown and disgruntled look appear on her face as she shook her head.

"No!" she stated intensely. "The quirk does not make the person, the person makes the quirk. It's whatever you do with it that matters. I think it would make you an amazing hero one day."

A smile began to tug at his lips as he looked down at her. Slowly his hand came out to ruffle her hair, his actions hesitant, but he went through with them anyway.

"Thanks, Ochaco," he said causing the smile on her face to grow. She beamed up at him as he let his arm drop back to his side. "That means a lot to hear you say."

So tell me guys who/what would you like to see in these small bonus chapters?