Hey everyone! Here is chapter 5 featuring Sumire and Bakugo going head to head in a training match. Who do you think is going to win? I hope you enjoy round 2 of Sumire in action!
"3... 2... 1... Begin!"
On the fifth floor, Sumire stood at the center of the room counting Bakugo's steps. She was preparing herself to face him once he made it to the fifth floor, but he stopped on the fourth floor. Hmm, some people have tried to go on the defensive, but I didn't expect him to...
Suddenly there was a loud blast as the floor gave way. She was falling, but only for a moment. She landed roughly onto a pile of rubble on the fourth floor. Sumire took up a defensive stance and looked around but couldn't see anything through the dust and smoke from the blast. Smart, he didn't give me time to think about why he'd stopped on this floor.
Bakugo stood a little ways away from Sumire. Perfect, the blast did exactly what I wanted it to. He smirked as he recalled the fact that Mr. Aizawa had said to keep damage to a minimum, but he hadn't said to not damage anything at all. Bakugo had managed to destroy the fifth floor with a controlled blast and left the rest of the building intact. Now I just have to capture her.
Sumire turned as something exploded to her left. An attack? No, behind me! She turned back just in time to dodge a blast from Bakugo. He used that other blast as a distraction! I don't know if it was his intention, but the blast covered up the sounds of his movements, even though I had enhanced my sense of hearing.
Bakugo had retreated into the smoke. She hasn't used her quirk on me yet, so I guess she needs to see me. She has really good reflexes, so I'm going to have to try a different approach if I want to capture her.
Sumire stopped moving as blasts began coming from every direction. It would have been confusing even for someone without enhanced senses. Suddenly Bakugo appeared to her right, and she just managed to dodge him only to realize he had placed a grenade where she now stood. She had no time to react as it exploded and sent her hard into a wall. Sumire's body ached, but she forced herself to recover quickly. She realized she had landed next to the entrance. I'm in a bad position. She winced, I need to get to a clear open area. She scrambled out to the third floor.
Bakugo cursed, Dammit she got away. He quickly made his way down to the third floor, but was immediately blinded. "So you finally got a chance to use your quirk huh?" He taunted as he held his palms out, ready to strike.
Sumire didn't answer and approached him carefully from the side.
"Oh I get it, you're the silent-type. Well let me tell you something" he held up his right palm and brought his left hand in front of it. "I'm not... AP SHOT: AUTO-CANNON!"
Sumire ran to take cover, which was when Bakugo surprisingly decided to escape to the second floor. What, are we just going to chase each other around? Sumire followed him to the walled second floor and paused. She could hear him around a corner waiting for her. He's right there, so I can't just barge forward... She removed her shoes and threw them. As explosions sounded, she moved in low to the ground with her arms in front of her body only to see Bakugo covering his face and...
BANG! Bakugo hit Sumire with a bright burst of light as she was turning the corner. "How do you like a taste of your own medicine?" Bakugo said as she tried to recover.
Ah, he turned the tables on me with a flash bang. I can't see right now, but I can still fight. Sumire turned towards Bakugo, "Come at me!"
"Alright then, get ready to DIE!" He lunged towards her, and she dodged. He kept trying to attack, but she managed to dodge him every time. "Oh I see," Bakugo growled, "you can still hear me." He began making small explosions everywhere to confuse her hearing and kept blinding her with flash bangs. He tried to capture her with the tape, but she kept escaping before he could fully secure it. "Stupid capture tape" he muttered as he stuffed it back into his belt. "Fine I guess we're going to have to do this the hard way."
Mr. Aizawa's voice cut through the noise, "Two minutes remaining."
"JUST DIE ALREADY!" Bakugo came at her with explosions.
I know it's not always safe to do this, but I don't think his explosions will hurt me too much. Sumire decreased her sense of touch and held her arms in front of her for protection.
He hit her with one explosion after another. What the hell? It's like she doesn't even feel them... He kept up a barrage of attacks for a little while and paused for a tiny instant to catch his breath. That's when she struck. She sucker-punched him hard in the chest.
Bakugo fell to the ground in pain. It felt like his chest had just exploded. No, I have to get up. He gritted his teeth and shut his eyes tight to fight the pain. Suddenly, it felt like a shockwave hit his arms and legs. What the hell?! I can't move! He looked up to see Sumire with her capture tape as she began to wrap him with it. "HEY! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO ME?!"
"I enhanced your sense of touch when I punched you in order to immobilize you" she answered without stopping.
"But how?! I thought you could only use your quirk on others if you could see them."
"I can also use it on someone if I'm touching their skin. I enhanced your sense of pain as soon as my fist made contact with your chest, and as soon as I somewhat regained my sight, I hit some of your pressure points to immobilize you."
"But how did you even know where I was?! I limited your hearing and sight." Wait, don't tell me you...
"It was tough with all of the smoke in the air, but I used my quirk to enhance my sense of smell. I was just lucky that your hair still smelt like shampoo."
Bakugo cursed himself on the inside, What the HELL! I lost because my hair still smelt like my damn shampoo?!
"The match is over, please return to the first floor" Mr. Aizawa's voice interrupted his thoughts.
Sumire stood up and was about to offer Bakugo a hand to get up. Shoot, I don't know if I can hold my quirk any longer, but if I... Suddenly she collapsed onto the floor.
"Hey! What the hell!?" The pain had started to wear off, so he got up. "Hey! Violet girl!" He shook her to try to wake her up, "Dammit! What the hell!"
Mr. Aizawa appeared beside him and checked her pulse, "I think she's fine, but just in case..." He turned to Bakugo, "Bakugo I need you to go get Recovery Girl."
"Alright, I'll go as fast as I can" he replied as he turned to leave.
As Bakugo passed Ectoplasm and the rest of the class, he quickly explained what had happened, prompting Ectoplasm to send Iida as well.
Mr. Aizawa stood outside Recovery Girl's office. The door opened as Recovery Girl stepped out. "She's fine, just resting."
"That's good" he replied.
"She was suppressing all of her pain with her quirk, and when she let it go, her body couldn't handle all of the pain hitting her at once, so she passed out." She paused for a moment, "Even with your rule of not allowing them to knock each other out, someone still ended up unconscious. It shows how strong-willed these students are."
"Hello Mr. Aizawa!" Uraraka greeted as she turned the corner. "Are we allowed to go in?"
Mr. Aizawa glanced at the rest of class 1-A behind her. "If it's all right with Recovery Girl" he replied.
Uraraka turned her attention to Recovery Girl who thought about it for a moment, "Just don't crowd her too much."
"Yay!" Everyone burst into the room.
"Hey Sumire are you okay?" Uraraka asked.
"Yeah I'm good! My body was just super exhausted after going up against all of you. You were all super tough opponents!" Sumire answered as she looked around, "Wow you all came to see me?"
"Even though you're new ribbit, we wanted to show you support!" Tsu smiled as everyone nodded in agreement.
"Hey guys! I baked a red velvet cake for everyone to share!" Sato pulled out a beautiful red velvet cake.
"And I brought tea!" Yaoyorozu added.
As everyone was hanging out together eating cake and drinking tea in the room, Bakugo stood outside leaning against the wall. He stood with his hands shoved into his pockets, staring at the space in front of him.
"Y'know you're allowed to come in too" Kirishima said as he handed Bakugo a slice of cake. "Come on man" he said as he dragged Bakugo into the room.
Bakugo sighed, Sure whatever...
Bakugo lost! Is that even possible? Anyway, Bakugo is also being forced to socialize! YAY! And everyone is bonding! DOUBLE-YAY! While action-packed chapters are fun to write, I cannot wait to post some chapters focusing more on developing relationships! Friendships and rivalries! Maybe something else? Please leave a review if you want to suggest any tips to make the story better, if you want me to post early, or if I should add something of your choice into the story!