He wouldn't like me, would he?
Chapter 18: What went wrong?
Sakura couldn't concentrate. She had hardly slept that weekend, and still couldn't sleep. This whole ordeal with the wedding and still being a bit mad at All Might had drained her a lot more than usual. She couldn't even keep up with work and the "preparations" for the wedding she didn't even know would actually take place. The news always broadcast a "special edition" because of the wedding in which they keep everyone up to date with the preparations. To top it all of, Sakura had to finish the security report on which she couldn't focus. To be fair, after the internships that the students did, Izuku didn't get hurt anymore, making her job a whole lot easier. Katsuki was still a pain in the ass with his constant yelling, but he was getting calmer thanks to Eijirou Kirishima. God that boy was a blessing, always cheerful and doing the right thing, saying that it's the manly thing to do. Sakura liked the students her brother was teaching, it reminded her of the class she was in when she started out at U.A. With that memory in mind, she dozed of to sleep.
When she woke up, she was back to being 14 years old, wearing the U.A school uniform and seeing everyone staring at her. She immediately knew she screwed up in class already.
"Did you enjoy your little nap, Aizawa? I understand that the incident with your parents is hard to accept, but please refrain from falling asleep in class.", the teacher said. Sakura just nodded and mumbled: "Yes, Ma'am."
Everyone else started giggling. Sakura got into U.A by sheer luck, she was one point away from having failed so she had to prove that she was capable of becoming a hero, though she already messed up on her first day of school. If this keeps happening, she would never be a hero and could never impress All Might with her quick thinking. She loved All Might, she was a huge fan of his, maybe his biggest fan, but she couldn't share her passion for him with anyone. Her classmates didn't like her, for obvious reasons.
"What do you have to do when you're outnumbered during a villain attack?", the teacher asked and Sakura raised her hand. She had the advantage that her parents and her brother were heroes, so she knew some tricks. As she was called on Sakura took a deep breath and answered: "The best course of action in a situation where you as a hero are outnumbered is to hold on as long as needed. Usually other heroes will come and help you in such a situation, but if that's not the case then it's best to run and try contacting police and other heroes. This would ensure that you are safe and the villains get what they deserve, justice."
Everyone thought of her as a nerd, but she just had the advantage of her family being pros already.
"Very good, Aizawa. If you keep up the progress, you might be able to be a pro yourself one day.", the teacher was praising her, which made her a bit uncomfortable.
"She is a nerd. She shouldn't even be in the hero course, let alone talk about one day being All Might's wife. As if the Number One Hero would settle with a lame ass quirk user like her.", Bryan called out and everyone in the class agreed and laughed at her.
"As if you don't have a celebrity crush, Bryan.", Sakura defended herself and Bryan just responded with: "I never said I don't have one, but I don't think I'll ever be their husband, other than you. Face it, Dumbkura, All Might would never ever love you."
Sakura was well aware that maybe All Might and her wouldn't end up together, but she was still allowed to dream, right? She swore that once they would have battle training she would fight that know-it-all and she was gonna win. What she lacked in physical strength she made up in brains. The Battle Sakura against Bryan would be Brains vs. Prawns.
"That wasn't very nice of you, Jaguchi. Aizawa works really hard to be a pro one day.", the teacher said. Bryan just rolled his eyes and dedicated himself to his work again. Sakura was happy that for once the teacher stood up for her.
After their first week it was finally time for their first hero lesson, the battle training.
"Battle Training! Get into your hero costumes and meet me at the place where the practical entrance exam was held.", the teacher said and left the students. Everyone grabbed the suitcases with their costumes and went to the changing rooms.
"Who are you gonna fight today Sakura?", a spunky green-haired girl asked while putting on her hero costume. To be fair, she looked like a gardener with a gas mask on her face and a bandana as her hat. Sakura liked that girl, she was nice enough to her to not make fun of her.
"I'm going to kick Bryan's ass, Hana. And I will be the winner.", Sakura said as she wrapped the binding cloth around her forearms. Every girl in the room looked at her in shock.
"You are not strong enough to fight Bryan. He might seriously hurt you.", the girls all said. Sakura put on her sleeves and started putting on her boots when she replied: "His quirk isn't as powerful as you guys think. It's flashy, true, but that's about it."
Sakura had put on her boots and left the girls changing room, but she could hear whispering come from it. She was sure that they were a bit worried about her, but then again, never really cared for her well-being. Once everyone was in their Hero costumes, everyone was whispering about the ultimate class battle, Bryan vs. Sakura. Sakura didn't care what everyone thought of her idea, she just wanted to proof herself, and the battle training was the only chance she got.
"Looking good, students. We will all have a one on one battle, the fighters are chosen randomly. You guys have 10 Minutes to fight each other and the one being captured or unable to fight anymore is the loser.", the teacher said cheerful. Everyone hoped that the fight Bryan vs. Sakura won't come to fruition, but it was pointless, it was the first battle that would take place.
"I'm gonna prove to everyone that you don't belong here, Sakura.", Bryan stated taking his fighting position. He wore a blue body suit, similar to All might's golden age costume, with a cape made out of water and white bots with holes in the sole. Sakura stared him down, she hated his face, hate how he had treated her ever since elementary school and how he treats her little crush. She will become a hero, a hero worthy of All Might's attention, even if it wouldn't be romantically.
"Oh yeah? Well I'm gonna proof that I belong at this school and I will become a hero!", Sakura replied, posing to be ready for a fight.
"All Might would never like you. You're too weak to impress him.", Bryan laughed. That was the final straw. Sakura launched herself towards her rival and started throwing punches and kicks at him, which Ironically he could avoid mostly. Bryan wasn't the thinnest boy, he was actually a spoiled brat who always got what he wanted. Sakura on the other hand was always very humble and polite, the two couldn't be more different.
"The more you do that, the more tired out you get, Sakura.", Bryan said, pushing her away with his water quirk. Sakura hit a wall and cried out in pain, though it wasn't that painful. She lost, without knowing, her All Might figurine she always carries with her and Bryan picked it up, mocking her: "You still take that thing to school? What are you? 6?"
Sakura was shocked that he had his hands on her figurine. She flew in the air and kicked him in the back, causing hm to drop the figurine. As Sakura picked it up and dusted it of she simply stated: "You are not the boss of me, Bryan. I can do whatever I want with my life."
The fight was over and Sakura won, what a surprise to everyone. The other battles weren't nearly as entertaining as the battle Bryan vs. Sakura. Hana even complimented Sakura for winning. Sakura felt superior for once, but wasn't very popular still. She didn't mind though, she had her All Might figurine and the closure that she belonged at U.A.
On her way back home from school, she encountered a situation where a hero was needed but none were nearby. A little boy out of a window and would have died, if Sakura wouldn't have reacted and saved that boy with her quirk. People cheered her on and said that her quirk was so cool. The incident was even in the news the next morning, making it a bit uncomfortable for her. Hana, who was probably her best friend in the whole school was fascinated by Sakura's quick thinking in that situation. She said: "Your quirk is perfect for saving people. Mine is just a very strong fertilizer."
"Hana, your quirk is amazing. I couldn't think of anything more suitable for you Hana Taba.", Sakura responded. Hana hat the amazing quirk of letting Plants grow like vines with a gas that she emitted from her palms. Her name was very fitting though, because Hana meant flower. Her parents owned a pretty popular flower shop where Sakura liked to buy flowers with her mom. Now she bought flowers for her parents graves. Bryan was still mad at her for beating him in the battle training the day before.
Just as the lesson started, Sakura fell asleep in class.
When she woke up, she was back in her office again, like it was a weird dream. Sakura thought about what it meant. Was there something that she missed, a clue as to what went wrong that made her end up in her current situation? Now that she thought about it, she never met Bryan Jaguchi, also known as the aquatic hero Triton, during her hero work. Maybe the defeat was so harsh on him, that he got her into the situation. It started after the Tanabata were she was out on a date with All Might and Bryan was the bully he always was. That was the thing: Bryan was jealous of how well she adjusted after he nearly destroyed her life, now he wanted to make sure that his threat, that she would never be All Might's wife would come true.
Just as Sakura wanted to leave her office she found a lily with a little poem attached to it. The Poem read: "The air is blue and keen and cold and in a frozen sheath, enrolled. Each branch, each twig, each blade of grass seems clad miraculously with glass. But in that solemn silence is heard the whisper of every sleeping thing. Look. Look at me. Come wake me up. For still here I be."
Sakura had to smile because on the back of the poem was a note that read: "I thought I'd share my favorite poem with my favorite person. Toshi."
"Toshi, you are just so romantic.", Sakura thought and put the lily in her hair.
Author's Note: Yeah, another chapter done. The last part seems a bit random I know, but I needed something sweet to end this because I didn't wanna end it on an evil vibe, so yeah.