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Chapter 8
the U.A. sports festival
'C'mon, turn green already!'
Hikari jogged in place, waiting for the crossing light to go green.
Eventually, U.A. stopped sending teachers to pick her up. Though, she was a little disappointed that she has to take the trains again, she was the one who told them to stop since she didn't want to bother the teacher's busy schedule. After some time, Principal Nezu agreed to it, since he also thought it would bring unwanted attention.
"Young Leonhart! Where are you? You're late!"
Was the first thing she heard when she picked up a call from All Might himself. She had automatically sprung out of bed and got ready in less than fifteen minutes in utter panic. The two of them had exchanged phone numbers and kept in touch during the past two weeks. Sometimes, All Might called to check up on her and today was one of those days.
'Of all the days—!' Hikari began to tap her foot impatiently. She was late for the sports festival of all things. She also received a message from Uraraka, asking where she is and informing that everyone was already in the waiting room. 'I should've taken a cab!' she huffed.
"Oh, if it isn't Leonhart!" A sleek black car stopped right beside her, the window was rolled down, revealing a pro hero she met weeks ago. "I'm guessing you're running late?" he laughed.
Hikari rubbed the back of her neck. "Yeah... kinda overslept..." she admitted.
"I'd offer a ride, but..." Tensei trailed off before glanced to look at the road in front of him. They were stuck in a traffic jam because of how many news vehicles were headed towards U.A.
The brunette sighed, nodding her head. "No worries. I totally understand." she replied. She observed the sleek black car before turning her head to the truck behind the car. The word Team Idaten was written on the side of the container. She stared at the truck for a few more seconds before turning to look at the man inside the car in front of her. "You're not going to the sports festival?" she curiously asked.
Tensei shook his head. "I wish I could, but I have a mission to do." he said, slightly disappointed to miss the sports festival. "I'll be sure to watch after I finish. To be honest, I'm rooting for my brother!" he smiled, cupping his mouth with one hand.
"That's expected!" Hikari laughed. It would be weird if Tensei rooted for her instead of his own brother. She had stayed up late, reading and watching the news—which was something she rarely does. She didn't like watching the news since it was boring for her, but last night was an exception. Around two in the morning, the news of a villain was aired. A dangerous villain roaming around in the West of Tokyo. "Oh yeah, do you still have that potion I gave you? I have a few extras if you used them up." she offered, taking off her backpack.
The brunette had an idea what Team Idaten was going to do. Especially after knowing Tensei is Tenya's brother, the keyblade wielder wasn't going to ignore him.
Tensei grinned. "Of course! This clumsy old man has been pretty careful not to get hurt." he joked, referring to the conversation they had when they first met.
Hikari snorted in laughter.
Ring
The brunette quickly looked over to her phone. A call from Uraraka.
"Ah, seems like they're looking for you." Tensei noted when he saw the brunette took out her phone. He gave her a smile before waving his hand in goodbye. "I'm holding you back here. Good luck on the sports festival, Leonhart!"
Hikari nodded. "Thanks! And be careful, Mr. Iida!" she bowed her head before crossing the road in a sprint. She glanced over her shoulder, looking at the sleek black car before turning her attention to the path in front of her. After finding out that Team Idaten was heading to the west judging from the road, she couldn't shake the uneasy feeling in her heart. She shook her head, shaking the negative thoughts away. 'They're pros. A stupid villain can't defeat them.' she reassured herself, tapping on the green circle on her screen.
"Hikari! Where are you?! The sports festival's about to begin!" Uraraka shouted frantically.
"I'm almost there! I just need to run up the hill!" Hikari wheezed out as she ran up the hill. Sometimes, she wondered why U.A. was located atop of a hill. In times like this, it was a pain in the neck for her to reach the school on time. "Can you stall 'em?" she asked.
"S—Stall them?" Uraraka replied, completely dumbfounded by the brunette's stupid request.
The brunette quickly made her way through the crowd, cutting a few lines. There were some that shot her a few dirty glares for cutting the line, but they stopped once they saw her uniform.
"Leonhart!"
Hikari perked her head up when she heard the familiar voice. A woman with a skintight bodysuit was waiting by the security gates. She made a dash towards the pro hero, panting heavily when she reached her.
"Sorry I'm late!" the keyblade wielder wheezed out, her hands placed on her knees for support.
Midnight ushered the teen inside. "No time to waste! Hurry up and head over to the waiting room!" she grabbed hold of the girl's wrist, pulling her along as they headed for the first year's stadium.
Hikari groaned as she has to run yet again. The sports festival hasn't even started and she was already out of breath. People made way for them as well as the pro heroes patrolling around the school grounds. They immediately knew that she was the tardy one since she's the only student roaming around the school in this hour.
The pro hero left her once they were inside the stadium. Midnight made sure to point out the direction for the brunette to follow. During her short time in studying in U.A., the brunette was ashamed to admit it, but she often got lost in the building. She sometimes even forgot her way to the cafeteria.
In under five minutes, the brunette found the waiting for class A.
"Sorry, I'm late guys!" Hikari burst inside the room, completely out of breath.
"And you too, Leonhart."
Hikari raised her head—a confused look across her face. "Eh? Me too?" she pointed her finger at herself, staring at the bi-color haired boy. She stared at him with dumbfounded look, turning her head to look at Izuku who was still surprised at her sudden entrance. She averted her gaze to look back at Todoroki. "Uh...Sure? I look forward to it?" she said with an unsure smile, raising both her thumbs at him.
Todoroki stared at her before walking away to the other side of the room.
"Huh... I didn't know you're that type, Leonhart." Mineta hummed, rubbing his chin as he squinted his eyes in thought. The little purple-haired boy stood in front of the girl—who still remain oblivious to the events that happened around her classmates.
"Type?" Hikari rubbed the back of her head. "Am I missing something important here?" she looked around the room, hoping for someone to explain.
Iida turned to look at her. "Leonhart! You're late yet again! As a U.A. student you should always arrive fifteen minutes before school starts! Tardiness is not acceptable!" he scolded her, moving his arm up and down.
"Sorry, class rep." Hikari laughed nervously, apologizing to him.
"You should go and change, Hikari!" Uraraka came to the taller brunette's side, offering a bottle of water for her to take.
Hikari happily took the water bottle, giving a thank you to the nice girl. She drank the water as she made her way towards the changing room. It didn't take her long to change out of her uniform to the tracksuit. She opted to wear the tracksuit from home, but with all the running from her home to the station and then from the station to the school came to thought, she decided otherwise. Her tracksuit would've been drenched in sweat before the festival even started.
"So..." Hikari drawled out as she placed her bag inside the locker. She had pocketed an extra potion and ether. One glorious thing about having magic clothes from the three fairies and Merlin was how big the pockets were. They looked normal on the outside, but could hold a lot on the inside. "What did I just agree to?" she asked.
Uraraka frowned a little. "Todoroki just declared war to Deku..." she answered.
"And apparently, he declared war to you too, Leonhart." Kaminari said from where he sat. He propped his head up on the table, glancing over to look at the bi-color haired boy from the corner of his eyes. "I never thought Todoroki would do that to a girl. I always thought he's the princely gentleman type." he laughed.
"I guess that just means he's being equal." Hikari suggested with a shrug. Shinsou already declared war to her, adding one more won't hurt her feelings. Over the past two weeks, she never come across Shinsou. Not in the hallways, not in the cafeteria, not on her way home. The boy literally took the meaning of 'declaration of war' to heart. "I accept! Good luck out there, Todoroki!" she turned to the boy, giving a thumbs up.
Todoroki gave a nod. "Right."
"Good luck to all of you! Let's do our best!" Hikari turned to look at her classmates, pumping her fists up above her head. Uraraka joined her, encouraging all of her classmates as well.
"Such sportsmanship! You truly are manly, Leonhart!" Kirishima balled his hands, holding back his manly tears.
"Hey, Kirishima, what did I tell you about calling a girl manly?" Ashido pouted, placing her hands on her hips as she chided the redhead.
Kirishima turned his head to look at the pink-haired girl. "I can't help it, Ashido!"
Iida looked over to the clock. "Alright everyone! It's time for us to leave!" he announced loudly, ushering his classmates out of the waiting room. The bespectacled boy stood by the door, moving his arm up and down. "Please exit the room in an orderly fashion!" he instructed.
"C'mon, Iida! Let's go!" Uraraka grabbed hold of the boy's arm, pulling him along as they were the last one to exit the room.
Hikari closed the door behind her and tailed behind the energetic duo. She turned to look at the freckled boy walking beside her. The boy's gaze was fixed on his shoes, his head lowered down and she could see the troubled look across his pale features.
"Nervous?" Hikari suddenly asked, surprising the boy. She didn't actually hear the full story behind why Todoroki suddenly declared rivalry to Izuku, but it must've been pretty bad to make the boy so jumpy.
Izuku swallowed. "Uh—yeah..." he took a deep breath and raised his chin up to smile. "Are you, Leonhart?" he asked back.
The brunette hummed. "Kinda..." she replied. She had watched the previous U.A. sports festivals and to say that they weren't big was an understatement. The whole country was watching and they have all sorts of pro heroes from around the globe who came just to watch the students go all out on the festival. She had to admit, she doesn't like that much attention. "Don't let Todoroki's words get to you, yeah? I'm sure after all this sports festival thing is over, he'll forget what he said." she gave an encouraging smile.
"Huh? Oh—it's not that..." Izuku waved his hands in front of his face. "I'm just feeling nervous about how many people would be watching." he gulped when he could hear the crowd cheering at the end of the tunnel.
Hikari turned to look at the end of the tunnel, clearing her throat. "I don't mean to pressure you, but judging by the noise... I'd say a whole bunch." she sighed through her nose when the cheers became louder in each step they take.
"It's time for the students to enter the first-year stage!"
The brunette raised an eyebrow. 'Present Mic? Well... he is a radio presenter...'
"First up, it's the miraculous rising stars—the first year of the hero course, Class A!"
"W—Whoa!" Izuku gulped when he saw the amount of people watching them from the stadium—not counting the ones who were watching at home. The stadium was fully packed with people—pro heroes, civilians, and mass media alike. There was no way anyone couldn't be feeling nervous from all the attention.
Hikari gave a whistle as she spun around to look at the stadium. There were a lot of heroes that she recognized from the news and there were much more that she didn't. The brunette looked away from the bright flashes from the cameras. There were a lot of mass medias and despite Present Mic introducing all the first years, most cameras were pointed at them—class A.
"Alright kiddies, gather around!"
"Oh, It's Midnight!" Hikari's face brightened to see a familiar teacher inside the stadium.
Kirishima looked away, hiding his blush. "What is she wearing? Couldn't she wear something more...appropriate for this occasion?"
Kaminari nodded his head, trying to focus his attention on something else. "That's the R-Rated Hero for you..."
"Is it okay for her to be at a high school?" Tokoyami calmly pointed out, whispering to his classmates.
"YES!" came Mineta's reply.
"Quiet, everyone!" Midnight snapped the flogger whip in her hands—taking everyone's attention.
"I never realized it..." Hikari cleared her throat when she finally noticed how skintight Midnight's hero costume is. She averted her gaze to her right and accidentally, she found the boy who has been avoiding her like a plague. His tall stature and indigo colored hair stood out among the rest of Class C. Almost as if the boy had a sixth sense, he turned his head and their eyes met. She gave him a smile and a wave—to which he ignores. 'Oh geez... talk about taking things seriously...' she sighed.
"Representing the students is Bakugou Katsuki from Class 1-A!"
The keyblade wielder almost tripped when she heard Midnight called out the ash-blond's name. "H—Him?!" she whispered to Izuku as the mentioned boy walked up to the stage. "Why him? Todoroki's like the best choice right now!" she said quietly.
"That guy did finish first in the entrance exam." Sero explained, glancing to look at the baffled teen.
Hikari blinked. "Oh..."
A loud sigh was heard. "In the hero course." the girl emphasized, crossing her arms over her chest. "It's hard to get motivated." her friends seemed to agree with her statement.
"Don't say that." Hikari blurted out, turning to look at the girl. She gets the whole rivalry between class A and the others, but it was getting into her nerves that everyone treating them differently. "Even though Bakugou has a dirty mouth, that doesn't mean you guys can just drop your spirits." she whispered to them as Bakugou made it to the stage.
They seemed surprised at the rebuttal.
Hikari winked, flashing them a big grin. "This is the Sports Festival—have a little fun!"
"Y—Yeah..."
Ashido placed her hand on the brunette's shoulder, giving a smile.
Hikari return the smile.
Bakugou stood in front of the mic, his hands shoved inside his pockets. "I pledge—that I'll be number one."
There was a moment of silence before an uproar of protest came.
The keyblade wielder snorted, face-palming. "Why do I get the feeling that he'll say that?" she gave the blond a deadpan look. She shot him a glare when their eyes met. The boy pointed his thumb downwards at her, declaring another war between them. 'You're on!' she gave him a pointed look, motioning her fingers from her eyes to him.
"Now without further delay, let's get started right away!" Midnight's loud voice boomed from the speakers, silencing the rowdy group of students. "The first game is what you'd call a qualifier! Every year, many drank their own tears here! Now here is the fateful first game!" she waved her whip and a large hologram screen appeared behind her.
Hikari stared as the screen continues to shuffle. "An... obstacle race?"
"All 11 classes will participate in this race. The course will be the outer circumference of this stadium—about a four-kilometer race!"
'Four-kilometers? You've got to be kidding me...' Hikari pursed her lips, trying to hide her distaste in another run.
Midnight cracked her whip again. "Our school's selling point is freedom!" she licked her dry lips when she saw Hikari gave her a disbelief look. "As long as you stay on the course, it doesn't matter what you do!"
"Now take your places everyone!"
Everyone made their way towards the red gate on the far-left side of the stadium.
Most of the students were huddled up near the red gate—seeking a head start than most who didn't get a position at the front. The keyblade wielder opted to stay at the back and a few of her classmates seemed to think so too. She even spotted Shinsou standing a few meters away.
"I wish you good luck, Leonhart." Yaoyorozu said from beside her.
Hikari gave a nod, "Yeah! You too, Yaoyorozu!"
"Ready? START!"
The brunette skidded to a halt when the exit was blocked with students. "This is... just like that time at the cafeteria." she sighed, scratching the back of her neck. There was a blast of cold air coming from the end of the tunnel. She jumped back when ice began to freeze the ground beneath her. "Whoa—must be Todoroki's doing..." she raised her left foot up to avoid getting stuck in the ice.
She glanced over to look at Yaoyorozu.
"You're too naïve, Todoroki!" A metal pole emerged from the palm of her hand, propelling herself up to the air. She got through the mob of students who were blocking the path.
Hikari looked over to her other classmates. They managed to get through as well, using their quirks to jump or fly through the students' head.
"What are you waiting for, Leonhart? Your classmates are already on the run!" Present Mic's voice boomed loudly from the speakers, surprising the brunette. "If you don't start now, you'll get waaaay left behind."
The brunette looked over to the press box before heading towards the red gate in a jog.
At first, she thought that it was unfair of her to join the Sports Festival with the other students because of her status of a keyblade wielder. She wanted to skip out on it since she thought it would be fair, but then again, she won't be scouted by a hero agency if she's absent from the festival. Ienzo also convinced her that it was fair because she's also a student from U.A. She was convinced that if her classmates were going to give it their all, she would too.
They might be a year younger than her, but their strength and determination exceeds any other.
The brunette took a few steps back and jumped, air sliding to the wall. She briefly stuck herself in a crouch position before jumping off to the opposite side. She quickly made her way through the tunnel above the students' head. Once she got a clear view up at front, the whole ground had turned into an ice rink courtesy of Todoroki himself—who was at the lead.
'A chance!' Hikari grinned when she saw the path was still frozen. She flicked her wrist, shooting Blizzard at Todoroki's direction. The sphere of ice floated directly behind the boy's feet. There was an added trail of ice on the path, giving her a chance to continue using her flow motion. She easily passed her classmates and the other students, catching up with the current lead.
"What's this?! Leonhart is catching up to Todoroki! Was starting last all a ruse?!" Present Mic announced, making Todoroki glance over his shoulder to find the brunette hot on his heels. "Did Todoroki mistakenly give her an opening with his ice?!"
"Tch!" Todoroki clicked his tongue as he stopped freezing the ground.
Just in time, Hikari jumped off the trail of ice, canceling both Blizzard and flow motion. She landed on the ground with a soft thud and quickly ran after the bi-color haired boy.
"Not bad, Leonhart." Todoroki said as the brunette came on par with him.
Hikari huffed, trying to control her breathing. "Thanks for the boost!" she glanced over her shoulder when she heard something bouncing off the layer of ice. Her eyes widened when she saw that it was none other than Mineta—using his purple balls as a way to clear the obstacle made by her classmate. "Mineta?!"
"I've outwitted you, Todoroki!" Mineta stepped on his purple ball and jumped as high as he can. He took out a couple of balls from his hair. Both Todoroki and Hikari kept on running, careful to avoid the purple-haired teen's attack. "How pathetic! This is my ultimate move! Grape—"
Before Mineta could even finish, a green robot rammed into his side—canceling his ultimate move.
"Robots?!" Hikari stopped for a second to check on the purple-haired teen. She saw him recovering quickly. The boy was already back on his feet.
"Every obstacle course needs obstacles! Starting with the first barrier, Robo Inferno!"
Kaminari let out a small gasp at the sight of the gigantic robot. "It's the zero-pointers from the exam! How are we gonna get through now?!"
"Target found." a robotic voice was heard.
The brunette jumped back when the same robot that hit Mineta swung its arm at her. She lunged forward towards the robot and activated flow motion. She spun around the robot and hurl it towards another set of robots, knocking them down. While the other students were distracted from her attack, she quickly made her way towards the zero-pointer—running between its' enormous wheels.
"Geez, these guys are huge!" Hikari glanced up when she went under the robots. They were slower than the previous robots she defeated. She observed that they come in a huge group—meaning that it would be harder for them to move around. She jumped over to one of the robots as a kick-start, activating flow motion again to maneuver her way around the field.
"What's this? 1-A's Leonhart is taking the lead, leaving the others in the dust!"
"That damn extra!"
"I won't let you!"
'Have mercy...' The brunette deadpanned when she heard both Bakugou and Todoroki from the back. She dared to look over her shoulder and she was sure she just unleashed something far worse than Cerberus when she took the lead from the two best students in 1-A. 'People in U.A. seriously need to learn how to chill!' she couldn't lie. She was a bit panicked when Bakugou and Todoroki easily caught up with her.
"Not so fast, you fucking extra!" Bakugou appeared above her, a mocking-grin across his face.
Hikari quickly move to the side, avoiding the combo attack from her two pursuers. It instantly put them both in the lead as she skidded to a stop.
"What an expected plot-twist! Leonhart's victory is short lived!" the brunette's eye twitched when Present Mic indirectly insulted her. A few of her classmates along with some from class B passed by her. She quickly recovered and began to chase down the leaders. "Todoroki now takes the lead with Bakugou hot on his tail!"
'Definitely not some ordinary sports festival!'
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Fifth
She had finished in fifth. Not first, but fifth.
She was grateful really.
"I'm beat..." Hikari laid down on the ground, her arms and legs spread across—not really caring for the mass media recording her every move. She was tired from trying to avoid Bakugou's constant explosions and Todoroki's never-ending ice. Plus, with that explosion Izuku created at the last minute, she deserves an hour break. She had been tossed around too much today. "Oh—thanks." she sat up when Iida offered her a bottle of water.
"Congratulation on placing fifth, Leonhart!" Iida congratulated, moving his arm up and down.
Hikari twist the cap. "You too, class rep! Congrats on taking fourth." she grinned at him before drinking the water. She poured water into her cupped hand before splashing it against her face. She wiped the excess water from her face and looked up when she spotted Izuku and Uraraka heading towards them. She stood up, greeting the two. "You guys were awesome out there!" she gave them both a thumbs-up praising them for their efforts.
Uraraka waved her hand. "But you were amazing too, Hikari! That move you pulled was the bomb!" she spun around, making punching noises. "You stood out so much!"
Hikari gave a nervous laugh. "With Bakugou and Todoroki around, it's going to be impossible..." she still remembered the tricks they pulled on her to be on the lead. They were playing it fair—not really caring if she is a girl—to which she appreciated. "They seem to be really out to get me." she deadpanned, spotting Bakugou giving her a quick glare when their eyes met.
"T—That just means you're strong, Leonhart!" Izuku exclaimed with a smile.
"Then what does that make you, Mr. First Place?" Hikari teased, a Cheshire cat grin across her face as she pointed finger-guns at him. The boy seemed flustered at her comment, covering his whole face with his arms. She laughed at him, giving a pat on the back. "Sorry, sorry." she half-heartedly apologized.
They rested for a good ten minutes before Midnight called all of them to gather in the middle.
"Gather around, my darlings~! It's time for the second game!" Midnight announced from the stage. Once all eleven classes gathered in the middle, she took a few steps to the side as the black screen appeared behind her. "Only the top 42 will advance to the next round. But for those who placed lower, don't worry! We've got another way for you to show your stuff!" she clapped her hands, giving a dashing smile to the students.
Hikari smiled a little. 'That's nice.'
The R-Rated heroine snapped her whip, surprising the brunette. "And now the main selection really begins! It's the chance for you to move yourself in the limelight. Give it your best!"
The black screen behind her began to shuffle again, the bright neon lights moving across the screen.
"A... cavalry battle?" Hikari blinked. "This really is a sports festival..."
"Allow me to explain," Midnight said, swinging one hip to the side. A picture of their teachers was shown as an example. The keyblade wielder covered her mouth preventing a snort from coming out. Thirteen, Present Mic and Snipe were used as an example with All Might being the rider. "The participants will form teams of two to four people as they see fit. The rules are fundamentally the same as those of an ordinary cavalry battle. The twist is that each player has been assigned a point value based on the previous game!" she explained.
Satou hummed. "Sounds simple enough."
"Your individual points start at five from the bottom. So, the student who took the 42nd place is worth five points, 41st is worth ten and so on." Midnight continued as everyone began counting their points based on their placement. She cracked her whip again, making them turn their attention. "But! Our first-place participant is worth TEN MILLION POINTS!"
"T—Ten million points?!" Izuku visibly froze, his eyes widened in shock.
"Whoa—you're so expensive." Hikari joked, looking over to the green-haired boy. She stiffened when she saw him. The boy was pale when all heads was turned to his direction. The brunette quickly averted her gaze to look at the far left, looking at something else to ease the tension. It was a good thing she didn't finish first in the race.
"The match will last 15 minutes. The rider will wear a headband displaying the total number of points. Until the match ends, you'll all compete to grab each other's points and maintain the ones you have."
Hikari gave a nod as she continues to listen to the given rules.
"Any headbands you grabbed must be worn around the neck or higher. But the more headbands you've got, the harder they'll be to manage."
'Why does every game sounds like Struggle now?' Hikari thought. Ever since she got into the game of Struggle, she had been comparing every single game that involves a game of chicken similar to the game in Twilight Town. She had to admit that Struggle is an interesting game, but baseball will always be number one for her. She was confident in her skills as a baseball player. 'Why can't there be any baseball-related games instead?' she sighed, shoving her hands inside her pockets.
"Most importantly, even if your headband is taken, and even if your formation is broken... it's not over till it's over!" Midnight cracked her whip, a smirk across her lips. The black screen behind her disappeared and it was replaced with a huge digital clock. "Quirks are allowed. However, it's still a cavalry battle! Maliciously attacking another team with the intent of making them fall will get you a red card! Which means you're out of the game!"
'Yeah... they're brutal...' Hikari sighed, a strained smile across her lips.
"The first four teams will go to the finals! You've got fifteen minutes to form your teams!"
Everyone began to scatter, looking for their own teams—leaving the brunette to think on her own.
'Everyone will most likely stick to their class.' Hikari rubbed her chin, thinking over the possible teams. She looked around and found most of her classmates circling around Bakugou and Todoroki. Of course—it was predictable since the two were prodigies. She turned to look at the green-haired boy, who began to panic when everyone avoided him and Uraraka like a plague. 'I'm fine with anybody too.' she thought as she made her way to the boy.
The brunette paused in her tracks when she saw a pink-haired girl approached the pair with fancy gadgets. Then Izuku approached Tokoyami, offering him a place in his team. She smiled at the sight before turning around, looking for a group that was still missing a member.
"Hey,"
Hikari turned to face the voice. "Oh, hey there—hey, I know you!" she grinned when she recognized the girl's face. An orange-haired girl with large green eyes. She met her that day in the cafeteria. "You're... uh... what's your name again?" she laughed nervously, remembering that they never actually exchange names.
The girl giggled. "Kendou Itsuka from class B." she introduced herself, shaking her hand with the brunette.
"Leonhart Hikari. Nice to meet you!" Hikari flashed the girl a bright grin. She looked around and found that almost everyone already picked their own groups. She cleared her throat. "I know we just met and all, but do you want to team up?" she motioned her finger between the two of them, a sheepish smile across her lips.
Kendou laughed. "That's why I came here for!"
"Awesome!" Hikari cheered, pumping her fist up.
A scoff was heard. "Really, Kendou? Surely, you could've picked someone better." a blond boy walked past by the two girls, jeering at the brunette with a smug look. Hikari turned her head sharply at the blond, taking his words as a direct insult to her heart.
Hikari frowned at him. "Hey! I'm right here, ya'know?!"
The blond smirked. "Oh, pardon me, I wasn't aware class A accepted an extra student."
"Why you—" the brunette's face was scrunched up in distaste at the boy's cocky demeanor.
Kendou placed a hand on her shoulder. "Monoma, stop trying to spill oil on fire." she furrowed her eyebrows at the boy in front of him, placing one hand on her hip. She was well aware of the rivalry going on between class A and the other departments, but she particularly didn't care about it at the moment. Not all class A students were as the others described. The class B representative saw how the new student encouraged the others to put their differences aside to enjoy the sports festival. "Class doesn't really matter now. Just look at Shouda. He's teaming up with class A and class C." she emphasized, referring to her classmate.
Hikari turned to look where Kendou had pointed her finger and blinked. Both Ojiro and Aoyama had teamed up with Shinsou—along with Shouda, the student from class B previously mentioned.
Monoma hummed, a hand on his chin. "But of course, now that everyone knew of your quirk—they will most likely not pick you." he averted his gaze over to look at the brunette, who looked even more sour when he insulted her again. "A mobility quirk that works on oneself... it's not good for teamwork like this." he chuckled, leering at the girl.
"You wanna go?!" Hikari burst out, cracking her knuckles. This blond was just another version of Bakugou—only difference was that he was calmer. She knew that flow motion didn't work well with groups, but the way this boy was pointing it out was getting on her nerves. She was rather short-tempered compared to all the other wielders.
"Monoma." Kendou warned, raising her hand.
Monoma laughed, raising his hands as he side stepped away from the two girls. "This just mean we won't be going easy on you." he shoved his hand inside his pocket, waving his other hand in farewell. He walked back into his team, a smirk on his face as he averted his eyes to look at the brunette. "I look forward to see you in battle, Leonhart."
'Why... is everyone out to get me? I don't even have the ten million points.' Hikari gave him another sour look before turning to look at Kendou. She sighed, wiping the sour look off her face and replaced it with a neutral one. "So... are we just going to be a two-member team or...?" she looked around, trying to look for more students.
Kendou smiled. "Actually, I have one in mind." she smiled before motioning her hand for the brunette to follow. They headed towards a black-haired girl. "Yui! Do you have a team yet?" she smiled at her.
The black-haired girl replied with a shake of her head, her expression neutral.
"Do you want to form a team with us?" Kendou offered, motioning her hand between herself and Hikari, who was standing beside her. The black-haired girl gave a silent nod, quickly agreeing with her offer. "Great! Yui, this is Leonhart Hikari. Leonhart, this is Kodai Yui." she introduced.
"Nice to meet you." Kodai bowed her head in formality.
'On first name basis, huh?' Hikari grinned, bowing her head as well. "Nice to meet you too, Kodai."
"Everyone seemed to already found their groups." Kendou clapped her hands and the girls huddled together. "Since we already know each other's quirks, we'll explain them briefly to you."
The orange-haired girl turned to look at Hikari who gave a nod. She raised her hand, showing it to the girl. "My quirk is Big Fist. I can enlarge my hands to a gigantic size. Pretty simple." she smiled.
Next was Kodai. "My quirk is Size. I can make myself shrink at least half of my size and make myself bigger." she explained. "And your quirk is mobility, right?"
Hikari grinned. "Actually..."
The two girls shared a confused look.
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"Alright everybody! Are you ready?! It's time for the brutal battle royal!"
Kodai placed her hands on Hikari's shoulders to steady herself. The black-haired girl had shrunk her size a little to adjust to the brunette's height. The three girls had agreed to avoid getting the ten million points and just try to take as many as they can while guarding their 325 points.
"Three
Two
One
START!"
Both Hikari and Kendou moved forward simultaneously, keeping Kodai balanced in their form. They decided that it was best for Kodai to be the rider since she can protect herself by shrinking in size to avoid her headband to get snatched away.
"Who's first?" Hikari asked, glancing around to find the other teams, but they were already running towards Izuku and his team. The only ones left who weren't chasing Izuku down were Monoma's team along with Shinsou's and Todoroki's.
"To your left!" Kendou exclaimed and Hikari obeyed, turning to run to the left. There was a green-haired male riding on the back of a girl with horns. They were too preoccupied with trying to steal points from Izuku that they forgot a team was targeting them.
In a swift movement, Kodai snatched the headband by the tail—easily taking if off from the green-haired male. Hikari and Kendou quickly changed directions. Their tactic was a hit and run. Get as many as possible and escape before they notice.
"The first snatch has been done! Team Kodai now takes sixth place!" Present Mic announced.
Kodai placed the stolen headband around her neck when Hikari and Kendou stopped for a brief moment. The two girls quickly moved back when classmates of Kodai and Kendou decided to take a direct approach. The girl being the rider was covered because of the size of the front horse.
"No hard feelings, Kodai!" Komori said, tilting her head slightly to the right.
Hikari and Kendou moved forward, with Kendou's big arms keeping Kodai stable—they were able to run full speed as long they the two girls move in sync. When they were close to the opponent's team, Yui suddenly shrunk her height, missing Komori's hand by an inch. As fast as she shrunk, she quickly grew in size again to snatch the mushroom-haired girl's headband.
"Nice work, Yui!" Kendou praised, giving a smile.
The brunette laughed. "Way the go, Kodai!" she turned her head just in time to see Monoma taking Hagakure's headband. She wanted to warn Hagakure about it, but at the moment, Hagakure wasn't in her team. "Hey, wanna go after Monoma?" she suggested.
"Revenge?" Kendou asked, a small smile on her face. "I would say that isn't the right way, but we're in a cavalry battle."
Kodai gave a single pat on the brunette's shoulder. "Go for it."
The brunette grinned widely as a familiar purple glow appeared beside her.
"Now just wait a second! What happened to Bakugou?!"
Hikari turned her head to look at the score board. She blinked when she noticed that Bakugou's team's score was a complete zero—which was a complete surprise. She turned her head to look at the blond from class B provoking the number one hot-headed blond from class A.
"You little shit!" Bakugou cursed at the blond.
Monoma smirked when he placed Bakugou's headband around his neck. "But you're already a celebrity, aren't you? The victim from that sludge incident! I'll have to ask you sometime." he provoked, turning his head to look at the ash-blond. His teammate already warned him not to provoke the class A student further, but he went on anyway. "How does it feel to get attacked by villains on an annual basis?"
Bakugou seemed to snap.
"Kirishima... change on plans." most teams seemed to sense the deadly killing intent Bakugou was radiating. They decided to leave the team as they are, opting for another team instead of looking for a death wish. "Before we go for Deku... I'm gonna murder every last of them!"
Monoma smirked, "Just try, Mr. Celebrity." he fueled further.
"O—Oi, Monoma!" Tsuburaba warned when he felt the pressure in the air increased.
Squeak
"Huh?"
Hikari grinned from ear to ear as Komory Bat returned to her side. In its' claws was Monoma's headband that held 305 points. "Nice work, Bat Bat." she smiled at the Spirit before it flew higher to Kodai's head.
Kodai took the headband and secured it around her neck. Komory Bat perched himself on the girl's shoulder, shielding her with his wings.
"Great! Now we just need to hold our position!" Kendou glanced around, trying to scout if any other teams try to steal their points.
"Team Kodai took the fourth place! These girls are on fire!" Present Mic shouted into the microphone and loud cheers could be heard from the audience.
"L—Leonhart?!" Izuku placed a hand on his headband, checking to see if it was stolen or not.
"Is that even allowed?!" Kaminari exclaimed in surprise, glancing over to look at Todoroki if his headband.
Midnight heard the commotion. "Of course! It's her quirk!" she cracked her whip, announcing to the whole participants that Hikari's Spirits were allowed.
"That damn extra!" Bakugou turned his head to look at the brunette's team briefly before telling Kirishima to chase after Monoma. "We're going after that extra after this bastard and Deku, you got that, Kirishima?!" he hit the redhead's head a few times.
"Okay! Okay! I get it!" Kirishima shouted his reply.
Bzzt
"A—Ah!" A yelp escaped Kodai's lips when she suddenly felt something grabbed her by the back of her jacket.
Hikari heard it, but never expected Kaminari to send an electrifying shock from the ground.
"K—Kaminari!"
"What a shocking turn of events! Team Todoroki is finally making their move! And Leonhart's bat had taken Kodai off to the sky to avoid the shock! Clever!"
The keyblade wielder's team was one of those who felt the blond's quirk. It was almost as hurtful when getting hit by Thunder. The shock Kaminari used wasn't enough to hurt anyone, but it was enough to make everyone immobilize for a few seconds.
The brunette groaned, holding her head with one hand. "You... okay, Kendou?" she asked through gritted teeth.
"Yeah..." Kendou replied.
Komory Bat slowly brought Kodai down and she landed back on her team safely.
"Sorry about that, Kodai. Bat-Bat sorta has a reaction on his own when he sensed something." Hikari glanced over her shoulder, giving an apologizing look at the black-haired girl.
Kodai shook her head, "It's alright." she waved the brunette's apology off.
Hikari quickly turn when she heard a crinkle of ice and raised one hand, creating a barrier around herself and her team when Todoroki's ice headed their way. The ice covered half of the barrier—trapping the three girls inside a dome of pure ice. She quickly shattered the barrier and send it flying to break the ice around them.
"You're fast, but not fast enough!"
The brunette closed her eyes when something zoomed past them.
"He got two headbands." Kodai said rather calmly when she noticed two headbands were missing. The keyblade wielder turned her head to look at the bi-colored hair male as he looked over his shoulder, holding a pair of headbands in the air. "We still have 630 points."
Hikari turned to look at Todoroki with a glare. "We can take it back!" she made a move to run after the team, but stopped when she heard Kendou speak.
"No, look! We're still in fourth place!" Kendou shouted as she glanced over to look at the screen. "There's only thirty seconds left. We just need to keep our points close!"
"Alright, cap!"
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"—Team Midoriya takes fourth place!"
Hikari huffed tiredly, defending their points from these active high-schoolers was a lot of hard work. During those 30 seconds, she had moved around and defended Kodai from very persistent teams. Since targeting Bakugou and Todoroki's squads were impossible—they opted to take the fourth place's headbands. And since she was positioned at the front, she had to take most of the hits from her classmates and class B.
"Thanks for your hard work." Kendou leaned down, a smile on her face.
The brunette grinned in return, giving a two-finger salute. She sat up and turned to look at Izuku's team. At the last minute, it wasn't their team who took fourth place, but team Midoriya.
"We lost." Hikari laughed, turning to look at the two girls. "But we did awesome."
Both Kendou and Kodai exchanged looks, a smile on their face.
"We'll proceed to the afternoon portion after a one-hour lunch break! See you then!"
Hikari raised both of her hands up in the air. "Yes! I'm starving!" she exclaimed happily.
Kendou giggled. "We'll see you later, Leonhart. We have to join the others." she waved her hand goodbye and the brunette nodded her head, waving her hand in return.
"Hikari!" Uraraka called, cupping her mouth at the brunette. "Over here!" she cheered happily, calling her to come over to the rest of class A. "You were great out there! With all that moves and all!" she praised when the girl was close enough.
Hikari rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly.
Iida nodded his head in agreement. "Yes! Your quirk worked really well with your teammates!" he said pushing his glasses up to the bridge of his nose.
"Thanks, Ochako, Iida." the brunette glanced around, trying to spot the missing freckled boy. "Huh... Where did Midoriya go? Todoroki and Bakugou's not here too..." she trailed off when she noticed the other two were missing as well.
Uraraka sighed. "Maybe they head on over to the cafeteria first." she suggested as they exited the stadium.
"You were amazing, Hikari!"
The brunette instantly froze. She recognized that voice all too well. She turned to look over Uraraka and her jaw dropped when she saw Aerith and Ienzo right there, standing near the stadium's main entrance. She almost chocked on her own saliva when Aerith waved at her, holding a video camera.
"Whoa! Is that your mom?!" Kaminari squinted his eyes to get a better look at the woman.
Hikari turned her head sharply to the blond. "Eh—what? No—yes?" she couldn't really process anything at the moment. To see both Aerith and Ienzo—Ienzo in another world besides Radiant Garden was surprising.
"Your mom's hot."
"Mineta, no."
A/n: end of chapter 8!
Hikari didn't make it to the finals! To be honest, I don't actually know how the tournament will play out lol