Kagome watches as everyone turns against Izuku while Midnight goes over the four-person formation that was to be held and how to wear the headbands. Fear for her friend overwhelmed her senses, causing her to miss out on over half the explanation. "You've got 15 minutes! Time to form your teams!" Kagome finally snaps out of her thoughts on how to help Izuku at Midnight's words. Turning to her friend, she finds he had already moved from her area. Quickly looking around for him she remembers back to their first training exercise where Aizawa warned Izuku that she wouldn't always be there to save him. Kagome sighs at the thought and stops herself from asking to be in his group. Todoroki and Katsuki already had teams from the looks of it and that left Kagome to make one herself.

A tap on her shoulder makes her turn around to find Hitoshi with a slight smile. "Oh hey, Shinso," she smiles back at him. "Want to form a team? I got fourth so it could help us up there." Kagome's head starts getting fizzy as she speaks to him, but she manages to shake it off. Hitoshi's eyes widen at how unaffected she is by his quirk but nods nonetheless.

"Sure," he agrees. "You must be tired from the race, so you'll be on top."

"Are there others in our group?" she asks as she continues to look around. "And I wouldn't recommend using your quirk on me," she says the last part quietly, catching the purple-haired male off-guard. "Mind control, right?" She looks at him kindly.

"How did you-"

"I've had my fair share of being controlled," she says interrupting him. "I know you'll get the other two by using it, though. So go grab our team and let's win this thing," she beams as she holds out her hand to him.

"You really don't fear much, do you, damsel?" he chuckles as he takes her hand.

"Heroes have no time for fear."

Shinso had snatched Ojiro and a student named Shoda for the team just in time for the battle to begin. Kagome mounts the three males, wearing the headbands around her neck and keeping her hair down. "Formed your team? Made your plans?" Mic asks over the speakers. "Too bad if you haven't!" The students get in their formations to start the battle. "Here we go! The countdown to this brutal battle royal!"

"THREE!" Kagome had gotten enough energy back to make a barrier or two if needed in the battle. Shinso will order the males of the team while Kagome avoids getting the points taken.

"TWO!" Her teams total? 470.

"ONE!"

"TIMES UP!" Kagome sighs in relief as she hears Present Mic tell them to stop. Looking at the board she high-fives Hitoshi. They had made third place by going after the ones that were completely distracted. "Let's see who the top four teams are right now!" This gets the crowd to interact again, ready to know the results of what they had just watched. "In first place, team Todoroki! In second, team Bakugo!"

"Good job grabbing the 750, Higurashi," Hitoshi smirks as he releases he hold on Ojiro and Shoda.

"In third, team Tetsu… huh?" Kagome starts laughing. "Whoa! Team Higurashi?!" Todoroki and Katsuki turn their full attention towards the female that was smiling triumphantly with the male she had called her hero. Katsuki's blood starts boiling, hating the fact that she was hugging the purple-haired male.

"Thanks for your help," Kagome beams.

"We almost failed if not for you're barrier," Hitoshi chuckles, liking how he could be himself around her.

"Who saw that turnaround coming? Who even saw it happen?!" Kagome laughs more at Mic's confusion, making her team's victory even better for her. "In fourth, team Midoriya! These four teams will proceed to the final event!"

"Wow, that took a lot out of me," Kagome yawns behind her hand. "I should take a nap." Hitoshi pats her head, seeing her as a tired cat.

"We'll proceed to the afternoon portion after a one-hour break!"

"Yep! A nap it is!" Kagome laughs tiredly. The drawback to her quirk was simple: the more energy she uses, the sleepier she gets. And adorable sight for those who see it. She makes her way over to Ochaco, asking her to help her back to the waiting room. Upon seeing her face, the brunette blushes from the cuteness and nods excitedly while helping her to the room. However, while getting there, Kagome felt others nearby. Todoroki was closer to Izuku but Katsuki was near them, probably without the two knowing. "Y-you know what, I think I might have dropped my phone on the field, could you grab it for me?" Kagome asks Ochaco quickly, not wanting to get the sweet girl involved with what they were about to hit.

"O-oh yeah, sure!" she smiles. "Are you ok getting to the room by yourself?" Kagome nods and sends Ochaco on her way. Thank Kami I actually dropped my phone… Kagome continues on her way but slower, not wanting to get there at a bad time. The exhaustion had a different idea.

"...I'll have denied him everything," she hears Todoroki say with complete seriousness as she comes into sight of the hallway Katsukis in but tries to keep going.

"Hey, I was wondering where you ran off to," Kagome whispers as she smiles at Katsuki sweetly, catching him off guard. He immediately notices something was off about her and had to get her to sit down somewhere. Katsuki, having been eavesdropping and not wanting the other two to know, wordlessly picks Kagome up and carries her to the waiting room. Closing the door behind him, he finally speaks.

"What the fuck are you thinking," he snaps at her, still holding her. "Pushing yourself so damn hard, you're about to pass out, you idiot!" Kagome looks to the side, guilt filling her features. "You keep pushing yourself too far, Kagome…"

"And what about you?"

"This isn't about me, dumbass!" he yells defensively. "Just shut up and take a nap." He sits down and lets her lean against him for comfort. "And don't get used to this shit." Kagome was too exhausted to object to him bossing her around and lets much-needed sleep take over her, cuddling into Katsuki and resting her head on his lap. A few minutes later the door to the waiting room opens, making the blonde panic inside. Ochaco walks through the door holding Kagome's phone and freezes seeing Katsuki there. "What?" he quietly snaps at her.

"She d-dropped her phone," Ochaco answers in a hurry. "A-and asked me to get it for her."

"Fine, I'll give it to her when she decides to wake up." He holds his hand out for her to give him the phone. "Hurry the hell up, cheeks," he glares at her as she hesitates.

"Ah, sorry." She calmly gives him the phone as she smiles down at Kagome. "She looks so happy." Realizing she said that aloud, she blushes and rushes out of the door while telling Katsuki to ignore what she said. Katsuki's heart skips softly as those words repeat in his head. Glancing down at her, he can confirm the small smile on her face as she slept peacefully. A smile graces his features as he watches her. Remembering the phone after a moment, Katsuki checks the time but is takes aback by the picture on the lock screen. It was taken a few years ago when Kagome would still come to his house. It was of them when they had fallen asleep from too much playing in his backyard. Katsuki chuckles, thinking of those memories.

"Kacchan!" a small Kagome smiles tiredly. They had been playing for the better part of the day, running around and using what they could of their quirks without hurting each other. "Can we watch a movie now? I'm too tired to keep playing." The young Katsuki frowns, wanting to keep playing 'protect the princess'. The look she had didn't give him room to whine and argue with her. Instead, he makes it part of the game.

"The Princess has fallen!" he yells, making Kagome giggle softly. "Retreat, retreat!" Katsuki lifts his princess and runs inside as fast as he can. Kagome holds on tightly, laughing her heart out as they got inside. "You're safe, Princess Kagome."

"My hero!" Kagome cheers as they fall into a pile of pillows they called their 'castle'. Katsuki asks for his mom to put a movie for them to watch on, laying excitedly on their pillow pile for Bolt to start. Within the first ten minutes of the move, Kagome had already fallen asleep. Katsuki notices right away, feeling her cuddle closer to him. He smiles and kisses her forehead before slowly falling asleep to the movie. Both latching onto each other with smiles on their faces.

Waking up after a good 20 minutes or so, Kagome slowly opens her eyes. Katsuki had fallen asleep with his hand propping his head up, a peaceful expression on his face. Kagome smiles softly, not wanting to bother such a calm sight. Gently reaching her hand up, she caresses his cheek to slowly wake him. "Kacchan," she calls softly, fulling waking the blonde. "I owe you," Kagome laughs as he wipes the sleep from his eyes, seemingly forgetting what was going on. After a moment it clicked and made him blush in embarrassment.

"Whatever," he yawns as he tries to ignore her. Kagome sits up with a wide smile, feeling much better than before. "Just try not to pass out again, idiot."

"But I have the best pillow," she teases, knowing it would get to him. Seeing him speechless was Kagome's queue to leave and take her phone, laughing as she left him. Katsuki for once doesn't find the word to say to her, feeling out of his element with her but it felt so familiar at the same time. Just what was it?

Kagome roams the area, looking for the girls of her class, and to thank Ochaco for grabbing her phone from the field. However, they find her first and inform her that they had to be part of the cheer squad after lunch. "Wait, who told you this?" she asks.

"Kaminari and Mineta," Jirou sighs. "They said Aizawa told them to tell us and to get the other girls, so…" she trails off. Kagome shrugs and follows them to the girl's locker room to change.

"Where were you, Kagome?" Ashido asks, catching the group's attention. "You left with Ochaco but she came back alone."

"I took a nap in the waiting room," Kagome shrugs as she slips on the orange skirt.

"With Bakugo," Ochaco adds in. The girls gasp as they get closer.

"S-so?" Kagome stutters.

"Detail!" Ashido yells excitedly. "How did you get him to do that?"

"He doesn't seem like someone who would," Jiro pipes in.

"He actually carried me to the classes room after I asked Ochacho to get my phone." Kagome tries to hide her face, finished changing. The girls continue questioning her while Ochaco adds in things here in there that she had seen. "Ok, ok!" Kagome says in defeat. "Just don't say anything."

The girls leave when Kagome finishes, leaving her with a blush that could last for days. "Let's get to the field," Tsuyu tells them as they start heading that way.

"Before we get the final event," Mic begins as he calls everyone back to the stands, letting them know about the recreation activity for those not in the game anymore. "We even shipped cheerleaders from America to get you pumped up… Hmm? What's this?" That's when a familiar howl calls from the crowd, making Kagome snap to where it was coming from. "Class A? Why?!"

"I knew it," Kagome says to both the situation she was forced into and the howl.

"Mineta? Kaminari! You tricked us?!" Yaoyorozu screams from embarrassment. The males in question give an approving thumbs-up as they drool over their female classmates. "How'd I let myself get fooled by their stupid prank…" she says in defeat.

"Why not just go with it?" Hagakure cheers as she shakes her pompoms. "Could be fun!"

"And we all look cute," Kagome adds, cheering with the invisible girl.

"You two are enjoying this," Tsuyu smiles at them.

"Hope everyone enjoys the recreational competition! Once it's over, we're on the final event!" Mic calls again. "Between the 16 members of the four winning teams, we'll have a formal tournament! A series of one-on-one battles!" Kagome stiffens slightly, knowing she won't last long in this even if she does get far. Midnight tells them about the rules and how they were picking who was going against who. Ojirou cuts her off, however.

"I'd like to drop out," The male states bluntly.

"Why?!"

"This is your chance to get noticed!" the class cries to him.

"The cavalry battle," he starts explaining. "I have no memories of anything that happened up until the tail end." Kagome looks over at Shinso, knowing exactly what her classmate was talking about. "It's probably his quirk that did it…" Having the others around him understand that he just couldn't accept a win he didn't actually ear was his goal. Ojirou knows that it's a great opportunity, but he didn't earn it. "But this final tournament… everyone else made it here by their own strength. Yet I'm standing here, and I don't even know how or why." The other male from Kagome's group speaks up, Shoda stating he doesn't remember anything either and wanting to withdraw. Midnight and the others then look at Kagome almost expectantly.

"I remember, that's why I was the captain," she glares at the older woman. Midnight smirks at the girl having a sort of respect for her.

"How naive and green…" the R-rate hero then says as she looks at the males that asked to withdraw. "I like it!" The woman excitedly cracks her whip again. "Shoda and Ojirou have officially withdrawn!" Two students of the fifth-place team come up and make the total 16 needed for the tournament. Moments later the matchups were on the board. The first two branches being Izuku vs. Shinso and Todoroki vs. Sero. Followed by Ibara vs. Kaminari, Iida vs. Hatsume, Ashido vs. Kagome, Tokoyami vs. Yaoyorozu, Tetsutetsu vs. Kirishima, and finally Uraraka vs. Bakugo.

Kagome sighs as she looks at the branches. As much as she hated going up against her friends, she knew they were strong and would be ok. Finding Ashido in the crowd, Kagome gives her a high-five. "Don't hold back, got it?"

"Wouldn't dream of it, 'Gome." During lunch, over the last few weeks they had gotten closer as friends with all the girls in the 1-A. Study groups and small gossip sessions. "But I know you're going to kick my ass," she laughs.

"Yeah, but you're going to give me absolute hell while I do it," Kagome quips back. The girls head to the side with the other cheerleaders while the recreational events start, cheering and having fun with her friends.