A/N: Hi, Hello! As promised chapters 11&12 will be from the perspective from Todoroki and Bakugo. I plan to start with Todoroki. Remember to let me know what you think by review, favorite, follow, or dm.
Leaving her with him has to be the hardest thing that I have ever done. I walked myself to school. Didn't even bother replying to her text this morning. You could say I was mopey. Seeing Bakugo get so protective over her pisses me off. She may not see it, but I do.
I ran my fingers through my hair as I approached the entrance to UA. Being a hero should be my only goal. My only purpose, my drive and motivation. Yet, since day one I had this once shy, timid, under achiever who is now a beautiful, confident powerhouse on my mind. I have never been one to pursue women, and I have no clue what I am doing. Every second I spend with her I end up second guessing her and myself. Did I say the right thing? Did she really mean what she said? I can see why people start to lack some self esteem when they find a potential romantic partner. Plus, there is her quirk….
I smacked myself in the head. Shit! Why did I even think that? I will never be like my old man. Buying people for their power to procreate and make powerful children. I entered the classroom and took my seat next to Yaoyorozu. Of course, Aiya was sitting next to Bakugo laughing, while he held that stupid pissed off look on his face. It was so nice to see Aiya laugh again though. I pressed my cheek into the palm of my hand. Maybe I should ask her out on another date. Set myself apart from other suitors. Maybe even this time…
"Todoroki!" Aiya plopped herself on top of my desk. "You never texted me back, are you doing okay? I was hoping we could walk to school together this morning." I could see Bakugo's glare from over his shoulder. Jealous much? Stupid, he probably doesn't even realize his own feelings.
"I'm sorry Aiya." I took her hand in mine and see that cute signature blush paints her cheeks. "I needed some time to myself, to think. Let's walk home together after school." She flashed me a cheesy grin.
"It's a date." She hopped off my desk and took her seat. Right then Mr. Aizawa walked through the door. He was bandaged from head to toe. The doom and gloom feeling coming from Aiya filled the classroom. I'm sure she is blaming herself for what happened to him.
"One week from today we will be having the UA Sports festival…" Mr. Aizawa went on about the details. Okay, so we probably won't be having a date any time soon. I will need to train.
For the rest of the day I caught myself starring at the back of her head. She diligently took notes. Bakugo crumpled up a piece of paper and tossed it at the side of her head. It irked me but it wasn't exactly out of character for him either. She didn't even pay attention to him, just kept taking notes on hero laws. She was so goal oriented. Obviously, she wouldn't be looking for anything that may distract her.
"Todoroki. It's lunch time." Yaoyorozu tapped my shoulder. I sat at my normal spot with my class and got my Soba. I can't get her out of my head. This day has been a blur. How am I supposed to win the sports fest if I don't concentrate?
When the day was over, I met up with Aiya. We started on the walk home. "Are you excited about the sports fest? I really can't wait to show what I can do! I want to win!" She went on.
"Aiya, you want to win?"
"Of course, I do!"
"Then…we will be competing against each other."
"I know that." Her voice got serious. "We all have the same goal for different reasons. The second we got accepted into this school we also all became rivals. That's not a bad thing. I want this as much as you Shoto."
My heart stopped. My first name…the way it sounded coming from her mouth. She took her hand in mine. "Now matter the outcome, we will always be friends." She had a small innocent smile, behind it, I could see how nervous she was. She wants to win, which means she will have to work twice as hard to just get onto a competitive level with the top students of our class. Do I give her the harsh reality? No…She already knows.
"We got this Aiya." She small smile turned big. I won't let myself lose to her, but she needs to know that people have faith in her. I walked her the rest of the way home and kept the goodbye short.
The rest of the week went by fast. Before we knew it, the sports festival was here. I kept my eye on the prize. I blocked the thought of Aiya from my mind. It was every man for themselves out here. The obstacle course was a cake walk. I was one of the first three, mentally I kept my fingers crossed that Aiya would make it. Luckily, she did. For the Calvary Battle I planned to have her on my team by she had already paired up with Bakugo. Made sense. Aiya has strong defense powers so everybody who has seen her quirk would want her as a teammate.
It came down to the final five minutes. I had Midoriya's headband. Bakugo had made it into the blocked off area with Midoriya and Me. Aiya used her quirk to levitate and support him while he moved through the air. I was dodging between Bakugo and Midoriya. Then the buzzer went off. It was over and I managed to hang on to Midoriya's headband. We of course came in first place. Aiya made it to the finals on Bakugo's team.
The remain contenders stood close to the stage where Midnight began to explain the final battle. My first match was against Sero, but something felt off. Upon further examination if Aiya makes it to the semi-final she would be matched against me. I looked over at her. She had nervous written all over her face. I ended my match fast.
Returning to the waiting room my thought began to overwhelm me. She wouldn't even make eye contact with me after my match. What was she thinking right now? I leaned my head back and looked at the ceiling. Aiya has been plaguing my mind since the cavalry battle, that I haven't even made time to be pissed off about my father being here. I need to focus, I came here with a purpose.
My next battle was against Midoriya. I noticed he was really close to All Might. He seemed to always get extra help, and their quirks are so similar. I had to know. I pulled him to the side and asked. "Are you All Might's love child?"
"No! Its nothing like that!" I went on to explain my purpose and why I needed to win.
"I'm going to prove to my old man, that I don't need his quirk, and that I will win without it." I walked away from him. I was finally focused. I am ready to win.
My fight with Midoriya threw me off again. He said so many things that had me second guessing my purpose. He reminded me a lot of Aiya. His dedication was the same as hers. I ended up winning I went and sat back into the locker room. My hands in my palms.
"Shoto."
The voice I was hoping to avoid all day. "Yes, Aiya?"
"Things just seemed intense out there, I just wanted to make sure you were okay."
Her voice was quiet and high. She was scared.
"Everything's fine."
I heard her sigh heavily and leave. Why didn't she stay? I needed her right now. That's right, her match is coming up against Iida. If she wins, she will have to fight me. How do I even feel about that? If I crush her…I'll crush her dreams. I closed my eyes and all I could see was that goofy smile of hers.
"WINNER, TADOKA!" I heard Midnights voice shake the walls. She won? Really? Time seemed to have stopped for me. Was she that good in a matter of a week to beat Iida? Was she taking the Sports Festival that seriously?
It was finally our match. She wouldn't look me directly in the eyes. I could see her body trembling from across the arena. I had to make this fast. I took my hand and shot my ice in her direction. She put up her shield to protect herself. My ice stopped and she was still trembling. Her hands in front of her like she was poorly protecting herself from me. She doesn't act this way when she spars with Bakugo.
Now I was starting to get mad. Why was it so much easier for you to be around him than me? I shot my ice out again, and her shield went back up. It was effective but she couldn't hold it forever. Still trembling. Why was it so different between the two of us?
"TADOKA WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" That annoying voice boasted out. What the hell was he doing? I looked in the stands. "FUCKING FIGHT HIM! SO YOU CAN FIGHT ME IN THE FINALS AND I CAN KICK YOUR ASS IN FRONT OF EVERYONE!"
Was he trying to motivate her? "SHUT THE HELL UP! I'M DOING MY BEST!" That voice that was so quiet before is now as loud and the annoyance in the stands.
"WELL IT ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH!"
"SHUT UP!"
Whatever it was Aiya stopped trembling. She was fired up now. She looked back at me. "I'm ready Todoroki." Then she disappeared. She transported. Last, I heard she could only do twenty feet at a time. She appeared before me and landed a solid straight punch. I flew back, her wires were now tied around my feet. She flung me around. She was trying to make it fast by throwing me out of bounds. Releasing me, I made a wall of ice to catch myself. I spat out some blood. Her punches may not be as big as Midoriya, but I would only be able to take a couple more of those at best. That was also clearly not a twenty feet transport. So, I need to keep an eye on that.
Tadoka was gone again. I looked around, not in front or behind, not on the sides so that means…I looked up. Shit. I moved as fast as possible. Tadoka's fist landed into the concrete. Creating a crater in the ground. Holy Shit. She wasn't playing anymore. Tadoka punched one of my ice walls. Levitating the ice she threw it in my direction. I used my fire to melt it before it could touch me.
Tadoka levitated the rubble from the ground and threw it at me. This time I used my ice to create a wall. Is she trying to buy time? She had to be getting tired. Tadoka's weakness is an obvious one. Her quirk being as broad and big as it is her energy is used up fast. If I want to win. I have to wait her out. She kicked through my ice. Her strength and martial arts skills were amazing. She had her palm faced out to me. I started to feel a lot of pressure on my chest. She was going to push me. The pressure started to feel stronger and I began to fly back. I created another ice wall to stop me. Luckily it worked.
Tadoka was on her knees. Breathing heavily. She couldn't be done already. Her jacket was off. All she had on was a sports bra, beads of sweat ran down her porcelain skin. I raised my hand and my ice came out towards her. Her shield deflected it. She never dropped her shield. Even after Bakugo's words, she was so frightened she never took down her shield and it cost her the match.
I approached her slowly. "Aiya, stand up."
She smiled at me. "I don't think I can."
"Aiya, stand up."
She made her way back to her feet. She raised her fist and smashed it into a million shards. She shot them all at me from all angles. I created a sphere of fire around me to melt the ice. I guess it was her last move because she collapsed not long after.
"WINNER, TODOROKI!" Midnights voice boomed.
"Congrats. I had a feeling I wouldn't be able to beat you." Aiya stumbled back to her feet. I reached out to her to keep her stable.
"You did great. You have come so far."
She smiled and I helped back up to our classmates. I placed my hand on her head. "I am so proud of you Aiya." With that I left her to go finish my final match.
