Chapter 20
A few more days had passed and the provisional license exam was here. Kaiya's nerves from the exam before the summer were long gone. Her confidence had improved monumentally and she knew she could hold her own against her opponents. However, a lingering weight hung on her as the exam explanation ended and the timer began.
"Does anyone else feel like there's a giant target painted on our back?" Kaiya asked her girlfriends around her.
"Yeah...like there's shadows in the distance." Misa commented. Before Kaiya could respond, the ground began shaking. The UA students stood surrounded by Shiketsu High and Ketsubetsu Academy as the exam began.
"This is not going to be easy." Kaiya mumbled next to Misa and Jirou.
"We really should all band together here!" Midoriya pointed out as the groups marched towards UA.
"Hell no. I'm out of here!" Bakugou argued and tore away from the UA group, followed quickly by Kirishima.
"I'm going off on my own too. I can't use my power safely with a large group." Todoroki added, shooting one last look at Kaiya who nodded in agreement.
"We have a huge disadvantage here. The sports festival was broadcasted all over the country. These schools know what we can do." Kaiya pointed out as she sensed attackers coming their way.
"Then a large group would be more beneficial!" Midoriya argued with her before seeing Kaiya take off from the group too. "Damnit."
Kaiya found cover just in time before she heard an earth shattering sound of earth breaking. "I knew it; they'll all gun for the bigger group." Kaiya groaned as a slight feeling of guilt crept over her for leaving her classmates.
"Well, well, well...look who we found." A cocky voice sounded from behind Kaiya. She turned to see four well dressed teens bracing themselves to attack her. "The elemental girl." The leader chuckled.
"And who are you?" Kaiya asked, her eyes analyzing the Quirks the boys were showing.
"We are from Shiketsu High. You really thought you could pass all by yourself? No one is that good." The boy chuckled louder while his other classmates joined in. "Or maybe you were afraid you'd hurt your classmates with those powers of yours." Kaiya's eyes flashed red at the accusation and lit her hands with fire.
"Say that again. I dare you." Kaiya growled seeing a few of the bullies back off slightly.
"You don't scare me little girl. Come at me." He challenged, running over to Kaiya. She threw flames and earth at the teen but he dodged them easily while creating copies of himself. "I'm too fast for you missy."
"You're too cocky. You think I can't handle a few annoying assholes?" She retorted, vibrating the earth through her feet to throw off the backup students from attacking her. "You need a reality check." She threw up a large earth barrier to trap the other students and threw the balls while they were distracted. "Ha...got you."
"Not so fast. I got you!" The leader cackled as he appeared a few paces in front of Kaiya to throw the ball; but Kaiya was able to block the throw with fire and burned the ball to a crisp. "Damnit."
"Told you I was fast." Kaiya smirked and tossed a few balls in the air and used her wind tunnel to gain points, knocking out the Shekitsu bully. "Hm..not bad." She smiled, proud of her points. Voices reached her ears as she looked above her to see Bakugou, Kirishima and Kaminari climbing to the top of the building. "Maybe it's not such a bad idea to be around some people."
"I didn't want to be alone!" Kaminari whined, while Kirishima told Bakugou to chill out. "He sounds so angry all the time."
"Why do you sound so angry all the time Bakugou?" Kaiya asked him as the trio climbed over the ladder.
"What are you doing here Green Eyes? I thought you were going solo too." Bakugou asked before being pushed by Kirishima.
"What the hell are those?" Kaiya asked, seeing piles of mush scattered on the ground. Kirishima's body became jumbled and mushed as it fell into a well dressed teens hands. "Everyone saw that right?" She whispered, hearing Kaminari panicking behind her.
"There! Looks like he is to blame. So I'll kill him!" Bakugou yelled.
"Shiketsu High again?" Kaiya asked, noting the black attire and hat the teen dorned. "I already beat four of you earlier. You didn't impress me." She smirked.
"This is a demonstration to show the obvious difference between our class and your vulgar school." Seiji informed the trio as he dropped Kirishima next to a handful of other mush piles.
"I really hate your type." Bakugou smirked.
"He's hard to follow. Makes me feel kinda dumb." Kaminari whined.
"Basically he thinks he's better than us but he's an idiot. He's just so blind from all the entitlement around him he can't see that we're stronger than him." Kaiya told the electric teen, causing Seiji to growl.
"Maybe don't provoke this guy? Look what he did to Kirishima." Kaminari told Bakugou and Kaiya.
"I have respect for UA. I like how our schools are treated as equals. However, you lack dignity and obligation." He continued, creating fingers from his back.
"You just like to hear yourself talk...I don't see any proof. Show me with actions instead of cheap words. If you can." Bakugou challenged as Seiji attacked.
"Beast. You're the worst of all Bakugou." Seiji retorted while Bakugou blasted his grenades at the well dressed student.
"I had to make the weaker version of that move so I didn't kill everyone." Bakugou smirked as Kaminari shook in fear.
"This is why everyone is terrified of you dude." Kaiya told the explosive boy while Seiji put himself back together. Kaiya tried to toss fragments of rocks and cement that Bakugou had created with his blasts with her Quirk but the student was faster at dodging than she expected him to be.
"You need to work on your aim, girl." Seiji told her while Kaminari shot off some plates his way. "You too."
"I really hate this guy." Kaiya growled while Seiji wrapped his mutated form around Bakugou.
"You weren't paying attention. Now you're my plaything." Seiji said as Bakugou tossed something to Kaminari while he was squished into a pile of mush.
"I agree with the agency. The hero standard needs to be higher to replace the hole that All Might left. I am thinning the herd myself." Seiji explained as Kaiya dodged the mutated flesh.
"You're ignoring the test because you think you are superior? Are you crazy?" Kaminari asked. Kaiya hurled more earth at the teen while Kaminari came up with a plan.
"Your electricity will hurt your friends. I think that elemental girl figured out that your friends even in this condition can feel 's why she's aiming her earth at me; not fire." Seiji smirked as Kaiya growled at the truthful analysis.
"OK, I need some help dude!" Kaiya called out to the electric boy. She managed to land some heavy hits onto the entitled student; but she was running out of earth and strength. "I'm really tired of hearing your insults for my school."
"You only know pieces of information about us." Kaminari called out as he tossed a grenade to Seiji.
"An explosion? I stopped Bakugou though." Seiji stammered as the explosion knocked him off balance while Kaminari shot off a powerful beam of electricity at Seiji.
"Take cover!" She heard Kaminari order as Kaiya pulled a blanket of wind around her to protect herself from his electricity. "These are my friends and each of them are trying really hard to be a great hero." Kaminari told Seiji as Bakugou and Kirishima morphed back to normal and attacked Seiji.
"The more damage he takes, the more his victims are freed. That's why he was sticking with long distance attacks. Thanks for saving us Kaminari. You too Kaiya!" Kirishima called out.
"You idiot! What took so long!" Bakugou yelled at Kaminari.
"Why are you so mean? No one is ever going to like you if you act that way!" Kaminari argued back while Kaiya fist bumped Kirishima. "Behind you! The other flesh balls are waking up."
"We've got targets." Bakugou snarled happily as Kaiya flexed her hands in preparation. Once they accomplished the required points, the four teens made their way to the building to await further instructions.
"I hope everyone passes." Kaiya mumbled as nerves crept in. Todoroki went off alone too and she hoped that he was able to make it here too. Her fears were dashed as the familiar head of red and white appeared through the crowds. "Todoroki!" She smiled and ran up to him.
"You passed. That's great. Were you alone the whole time?" He asked, seeing Kirishima, Kaminari and Bakugou follow behind her.
"I was for a bit but took down a group of Shiketsu students before joining in with Bakugou. Kaminari really saved the day!" She smiled seeing the electric teen blush.
"Anyone else from UA?" Kirishima asked, seeing Jirou, Momo, Shoji and Misa with Todoroki. "Ten spots available...nine left." Kaiya knew her classmates would pass; but her nerves were betraying her confidence in them.
