DRUM ROLL!
-badum tiss-
NOT THAT KIND!
Hah...
well I have a few days off, so you best believe I'm gunna spend them writing.
BUT HERE YOU ARE,
THE OFFICIAL 50TH CHAPTER OF PLUS ULTRA: THE GIRL WHO BECAME A HERO!
(because one of the past ones is just a Christmas special.)
SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS...
THIS...
LETS BE HONEST. IT'S A SHIT SHOW.
"We're not as busy today," Izuku said with a contented sigh as she looked at the cafe. Everyone was still running around but it was definitely more toned down compared to the day before. She took an omelet from Katsuki as he handed it to her and she smiled up at him.
"This is better," he grunted out and she let out a soft laugh as she went to deliver it to a table with some tea.
"Look, it's that Explosion King!" Some girls squealed from a table that Izuku walked past and she smiled a bit as she looked over at Katsuki who was making another omelet. "He's so hot, I saw him battle that teacher yesterday!"
"I bought his poster, do you think he'll sign it?" Another girl asked as she held up a roll and Izuku held back another fit of giggles as she cleared a table.
"Excuse me?" Izuku felt a tug on her cloak and she turned her head to look at the girls. "Do you think that... OH!" The girl's eyes lit up as she looked up at Izuku. "You're Deku..! Wow this is so amazing!"
"Hah, yeah." Izuku smiled at the girls and bowed her head sheepishly. "Did you want Kacchan to sign something for you?" She asked curiously and looked at the girls who were all shyly looking away from her. "I can ask him for you if you'd like."
"Is that okay...?" A girl asked and Izuku looked at her curiously. "W-we saw the photos, we know you're dating..."
"Of course it's okay." Izuku smiled at them brightly and waved a hand to brush off their worry. "You went to the trouble to buy the posters and photos, I'll go grab him for you." Izuku pointed over at Katsuki and the girls smiled up at her.
"Thank you so much, you're so kind!" one of them smiled back and Izuku nodded her head to them before she went to go get Katsuki.
"That table wants you to sign some stuff for them." Izuku smiled up at Katsuki as she deposited the dirty dishes she had into the tray. She pointed over at the table and Katsuki let out a grumble of annoyance.
"Fine," He handed the spatula to a passing Shouji who looked at him curiously. "Don't let her touch the pan," He pointed at Izuku and she blushed a bright red as he walked over to the table to go do as he was asked.
"My, he doesn't trust you at all with cooking." Shouji said with a nervous laugh and Izuku shrugged her shoulders.
"After the mess I made from making a bento, I wouldn't either." She laughed softly before she turned to watch Katsuki sign the posters for the girls. She watched as he signed them with a scowl on his face while they giggled and looked up at him. She looked to the hero poster the one girl had, and felt a pang of jealousy in her chest.
"Are you alright?" Shouji asked her curiously and Izuku looked up at him in confusion. "You're watching pretty intently, you're not jealous?"
"I am," Izuku said with a blush to her cheeks and Shouji raised an eyebrow at her. "I really wanted a poster of him in his hero costume too, but I didn't get a chance to buy one." Izuku said with a pout on her face and Shouji let out a chuckle.
"That's all?" He asked and Izuku looked up at him curiously.
"Yeah, it's like the time I missed out on a poster of All Might." Izuku clenched her fist and sighed. "I really want one...!"
"Then go buy one, you have a bit of time before the live shows, right?" Shouji asked her and looked around. "We're not too busy here, if you want to go buy one you should."
"Is that alright?" Izuku asked and looked up at Shouji with shining eyes.
"Yes of course, I'll tell him where you went." Shouji laughed out and Izuku started edging to the door.
"I'll be right back then...!" Izuku called out as she hurried out the door with a grin on her face. She ducked past some people as she hurried down the stairs and grinned brightly as she continued running down them. She turned the next corner, practically buzzing with energy before she came to a halt on the stairs. She looked down at the bottom, and a pair of golden eyes were looking up at her. She felt her heart stop for a moment as she saw the hungry lustful look in them behind the choppy bangs, but what made her shiver in fear was the sharp toothy grin that he gave her.
"He's not real..." Izuku told herself in a shaky mutter as she stared at Toga who was watching her from the bottom of the stairs. She put a shaking hand on the railing as she looked at him and started walking down the stairs, never breaking eye contact. "He's not really there..." She told herself as she took a shaky breath while she got closer to him. She looked right into his staring golden eyes, before she closed her own and clenched her fist. She felt One for All crackling through her, ready to strike, but when she opened her eyes again, he was gone. She looked up and down the hall as she unclenched her fist and One for All relaxed inside of her. She let out a shaky breath as she stepped onto the ground and put her hand on her chest. "Scary..."
"What is?" Izuku jumped two feet in the air before she turned her head to look up at Shinsou who was wearing a pin stripe suit and a fedora. She let out a snort of laughter as he looked down at her tiredly. "You're one to laugh, you look like a child in that getup."
"Sorry I just... I didn't expect this." She said as she pointed to his outfit and held back another laugh as he looked at her. "Why this kind of costume?"
"We're running the game center like a 1940's american casino." He said with a shrug and Izuku held back another fit of laughter. "What was scary? Look in a mirror?" He asked her as he touched the witch hat that was sewn on top of her hood.
"No no... Just..." Izuku looked down the hallway and felt her fingers shake a bit. "Thought I saw something, not a big deal."
"What did you see?" Shinsou asked her and she looked up at him before smiling a bit.
"I didn't-" Izuku felt something click out of place in her mind and she mentally cursed herself for not being a bit more careful. She watched Shinsou let out a snort of laughter himself now as he held up a hand.
"Now tell me what you really saw." He told her as he raised an eyebrow.
"Toga from the Villain Alliance." Izuku blurted out, unable to stop herself because his quirk. She watched Shinsou's eyes widen in surprise and she felt him release his quirk on her. "Sh-shinsou!" Izuku looked up at him, pouting as she smacked him on the arm lightly. "Don't use your quirk on me like that!"
"You thought you saw... Someone from the..." He looked around at some people who passed by them and he stepped around her before he looked down at her seriously. "Villain Alliance... Here in the school? Are you dumb?"
"Sorry, I know it's silly." Izuku said as she held up a hand. "It's nothing, I know I really didn't see him." She smiled at him hopefully and watched him narrow his eyes at her. "But don't go using your quirk on me like that, that's not funny."
"Don't joke about seeing something serious like that," He told her and she saw deep concern in his eyes.
"I'm not..." She told him with a frown and she let out a sigh. "That why I wasn't going to say anything... I already talked to Recovery Girl about everything, it's fine." Izuku reached a hand out and patted him on the shoulder gently.
"... Why are you seeing something like that?" He asked as she started to walk down the hallway with him. "It sounds like..."
"Like I'm going crazy, I know." Izuku said with a sigh as they walked around some people. "That's why I went to talk to her... I'm not really sure myself why it's happening... Something about being to relaxed... But I'm okay."
"Did you bump into some one by accident?" Shinsou asked her curiously, "Anyone strange in the school at all? If you see some one suspicious you should report it."
"I only really bumped into some old bullies," Izuku said with a shrug of her shoulders as they made their way outside into the busy plaza. "Besides, Sensei said that everyone gets checked before they come into the grounds, I highly doubt some one came in here past him and many pros who are on the look out for villains."
"... Not if they're already in the school." Shinsou's words made Izuku's blood run cold and she stopped with him behind a booth. She turned her head to look up at him and saw the serious expression on his face.
"You don't mean..." Izuku clenched her fists as she looked at the serious look on his face. She had been thinking about it here and there herself... about how it should have been impossible that Villains could sneak into USJ... How there should have been no possible way that they found them on their Forest Lodge camp... "A traitor... In Yuuei...? You can't be serious..."
"I am," Shinsou said simply as he looked away from her and Izuku looked out at the crowd nervously. "... In this kind of world, anything is possible..."
"... That's.. That's a big accusation though..." Izuku said nervously as she felt goosebumps on her skin. She looked up at Shinsou and he looked back at her out of the corner of his eyes. "You should be careful who you say that kind of thing too..."
"I am." He said simply as he put his hands in his pockets and Izuku raised an eyebrow at him. "You're the only one I've said anything too."
"Why me...?" Izuku asked nervously and she looked out at the crowd of people again. "We're not that close... You should be upset with me after the sports Festival..."
"I'm saying this to you, because you seem to know some things yourself." Izuku froze a bit as she stared into the crowd. She felt a nervous sweat on her cheek, wondering what Shinsou could possibly know about her. "Besides, even though you're smart, you're the one who gets into the most trouble around here." Shinsou let out a sigh as she looked up at him curiously. "I'm not gunna pry into what ever secrets you may have... We've all got them." He shrugged his shoulders before he turned to look down at her. "I'm saying these things to you, because your class is targeted the most... And you are always in the center of things. If you say you're seeing villains... You should be concerned about who you came into contact with... Even if they're students... Even if they're in your class."
"What..?" Izuku paled at his last words and she felt her hands shaking. "My class...? That's impossible...!" Izuku saw Shinsou look away from her as she shouted and she looked around herself as well, before looking back up at him. "There's no way... Absolutely no way that anyone in my class has anything to do with that kind of thing."
"I'm saying don't rule it out," Shinsou told her and she clenched her fists tightly to still the shaking. "I don't want to believe anyone here is a traitor either, but there's too much evidence stacked up to deny it anymore."
"Where are you getting this information from?" Izuku asked him curiously and he looked back at her.
"I'll tell you my secrets if you tell me yours." He said with a sigh and Izuku looked away from him nervously. "Look, I'm not saying any of this to rattle you. I'm saying it because you say you're seeing things... And that's concerning." She heard him sigh and she lowered her gaze to the ground between them. "You're a good person, Midoriya. I don't want to see you get hurt because you're too trusting."
"... Thanks..." Izuku sighed out herself and looked up at him. She watched him lift a fist and bump it against her shoulder.
"If you see anyone suspicious to you, let me know. I'll drag any information out of them," Shinsou told her and Izuku nodded her head. "I lost to you fair and square, and you're the only hero in this school I'll recognize."
"Huh...?" Izuku blushed a bright red as he smirked at her. "Th-that's... Th-thank you but... There's so many..."
"Just take the compliment." He pointed a finger at her and Izuku nodded her head to him. "Now what are you doing out here anyways?"
"Ah!" Izuku paled and turned her head around. "I was gunna go buy a poster of Kacchan!"
"Aren't you dating the guy? What's the point?" Shinsou asked her and she blushed a fiery red.
"Because he looked really cool in the poster..." She looked up at Shinsou shyly and he let out a snort of laughter. "Really! He did!" She looked down at her phone and jumped. "I gotta hurry! I have to make it back before the live show!"
"Ah, good luck." Shinsou called out to her as she ran off. She waved a hand back at him and grinned before she turned to look forwards as she rounded the building towards the Business class's booth. She smiled as she saw Hiro standing on his table over the crowd again, pointing at posters that were up for sale. She let out a laugh as she saw Kirishima's was displayed with Uraraka's and she hurried over to the side of the booth.
"Back again?" Matsuda asked her curiously and Izuku grinned up at him.
"Yeah, I wanted to get a poster of Kacchan." Izuku said as she pointed a finger at her boyfriend's hero poster.
"For you anything." Hiro's voice in her ear made her jump and she looked up at him, blushing a bit as the attention was focused on her. "No charge, because of you we got a lot of business!" he said with a grin as he leaned over her.
"Here," Matsuda laughed out as he handed her a poster and Izuku smiled at them both.
"At least let me pay you a little bit," She said with a shy smile and Hiro shook his head and finger.
"Nope! Can't let our money maker give us a dime!" He grinned brightly and Izuku let out a laugh as she thought that over.
"There's no way you sold that many..." She looked over at the booths and paled a bit as she saw a lot of pictures had sold out signs stuck to them, and a lot of them were of her, Kasuki and Todoroki. "... Wow..."
"All thanks to you!" Hiro grinned brightly and Izuku let out another laugh.
"Well I wanted to get one of Eijichan and Ochachan too then." Izuku said as she pointed at the posters, "Ah, and Tsutsu and Shouchan too... And is that Momochan?!" Izuku pointed excitedly at some more posters.
"Give the lady what she wants! She's certainly earned it!" Hiro laughed as he pointed at the posters, and before Izuku knew it she had an armful of the posters. "Don't the live shows start soon?"
"Right! I gotta hurry back!" Izuku cried out as she turned to run, "Thanks guys!" She grinned back at Hiro and Matsuda who waved her off as she went running again. She grinned brightly as she made her way back up the stairs to her classroom, and when she turned the corner on the stairs she stopped in the hallway once again. She felt her arms shake once more as she looked down the crowded hallway, but here and there... scattered in the crowd... Toga... Twice... Dabi... Compress... She started walking towards her door, ignoring the people she saw among the masses. She could see the black swirl of Black Mist... She even saw a Nomu out of the corner of her eyes... She pulled the back door of the classroom open and looked up into the door way, making eye contact with blood red eyes once again. Tomura... She could see his grin from behind that clay hand... She hugged the posters to her chest as she looked up into those blood red eyes that were staring at her.
"Izu, where the hell did you go?" Katsuki snapped loudly and Izuku tore her staring eyes away from Tomura to look over at him. She watched him look at her in irritation, before his eyes widened a bit. "Hey... You're not seeing...?"
"I went to buy posters!" Izuku said with a grin as she closed the door behind her and she closed her eyes. She steadied the nerves in her hands, and opened her eyes back up again to glance around the room. No villains... She looked back up at the concerned Katsuki and grinned brightly. "I got one of everyone!" She said excitedly as she hurried behind the table where they were keeping their personal things.
"One of everyone?" Kirishima laughed out as she looked at the posters she had in her hands. "Where are you going to put them all?"
"Well everyone's are different sizes," Izuku said a she set them down, "Ah, I got an extra of Ochachan for you." Izuku smiled up at Kirishima as she held up the poster for him. She watched the red head blush an even brighter red than his hair.
"Th-thanks... I've been meaning too..." He mumbled out as he took the poster gingerly and stuffed it with his things.
"Hey," Katsuki leaned over the table and Izuku looked up at him as he stared at her in concern. "Are you okay? Did you-"
"I did," Izuku held up a hand to stop his words and she saw concern from Kirishima as he looked down at her as well. "But it's okay... They're not here anymore. I'll just have some tea and rest for a second."
"tch, what if it happened in the hallway?" Katsuki demanded from her as she stood up and went to get some tea for herself.
"It did..." Izuku mumbled out to him and he looked at her with wide eyes. "When I left... I saw just toga... But when I came back..." She looked over at the door to the classroom nervously. "... They were all there..."
"Why did you go alone...?" Katsuki asked her in concern and Izuku looked up at him as he grabbed her hand. "You shouldn't have gone alone."
"Well I was with Shinsou for the most part." Izuku shrugged her shoulders and watched Katsuki's expression sour instantly.
"What were you doing with fucking Purple Onion?" Katsuki asked her and Izuku held back a snort of laughter at that nick name.
"We met in the hallway by chance," Izuku was unable to hold back a giggle from her throat as she looked up at him. "Besides... He said some things.." Izuku said thoughtfully as she looked away from Katsuki. "... But we can talk about that later."
"Tch, I fucking hate festivals." Katsuki growled out in anger as he gripped her hand tightly. Izuku looked up at him, and smiled warmly before she stood up on her toes and kissed his cheek.
"Izuchan, we should hurry to the auditorium!" Jirou called out as she picked up her guitar with Kaminari. Izuku looked over at her friends and smiled at them.
"I gotta go," Izuku pointed at the others and Katsuki grumbled out angrily.
"I'm going too," He growled out and Izuku smiled a bit as she walked towards the others. "Besides, ti wont be busy in here if there are live shows."
"Alright, you can carry this." Kaminari laughed as he dumped some equipment in his arms before he picked up his guitar case.
"This is gunna be killer!" Ashido shouted excitedly as the group hurried down the halls towards the auditorium.
"I hope they set the drums up properly." Jirou said worriedly as they hurried back stage.
"I wish I could video this..." Uraraka groaned out as she looked at her phone with a pout.
"You're dancing with her, it's the memories that matter." Kirishima said with a laugh as he followed beside them.
"Why the hell are you here?" Katsuki ashed Kirishima with a raised eyebrow, and he grinned as he held up a pair of drum sticks. "You can play the drums?"
"Of course!" He laughed happily and Katsuki glared at him darkly while the others giggled. "Jirou taught me some stuff while they were practicing!"
"Hes actually pretty good at it." Jirou said with a thought as they looked around t the crowd of students back stage.
"All you do is hit shit," Katsuki said with a huff and Izuku laughed a bit before she saw Mirio, Amajiki and Hadou.
"Mirio-senpai!" Izuku called out as she waved and they looked over at the group.
"Ah, it's all of you!" Hadou called out happily as she ran over with a grin on her face. Izuku blushed a bright red with the others as they saw she was wearing some kind of arabian themed costume that showed a lot of shin. "You all look so cute! Are you a werewolf?!" She cried out as she touched Kirishima's ears while he tried to keep his gaze averted.
"What are you guys doing here?" Mirio laughed as he walked over with Amajiki and patted Izuku on the head. "Why the instruments?"
"Kyochan and Denkichan made some songs that we're gunna play and dance too." Izuku grinned up at Mirio who was also wearing an arabian type costume along with Amajiki. "Are these your costumes?" She pointed at her senpai's naked chest.
"Yeah! I'm just doing some flips and stuff, the real show stopped is Hadou." Mirio laughed while Katsuki grumbled in anger behind her. "We'll watch your performance from back stage, hope you guys do well!"
"Thanks," Izuku beamed up at Mirio happily.
"We're up first, we should hurry and get things together." Kaminari said as he pointed out at the stage. Izuku quickly followed after the others after waving goodbye to their senpais and she helped plug some of the instruments in.
"You're here anyways, play this." Jirou held up a tambourine to Katsuki and he glared at it darkly.
"Why the fuck would I play that thing?!" He demanded and Izuku held back a fit of giggles as it was forced upon him.
"Just wave it around or bang it on your leg, it's fine." Kaminari said with a wave of his hand as he pulled a bass around his shoulders. Jirou pulled the guitar on around herself, before she went to check the drums that were set up with Kirishima to make sure everything was alright.
"We're only playing one song, so this shouldn't be too taxing." Jirou said with a nervous look on her face as she double checked everything with them to make sure it was working properly.
"You'll do great!" Izuku said with a bright smile to her friend and gave her a thumbs up.
"I hope none of us trip," Uraraka said nervously as she checked to make sure her shoes were on tight. Asui did the same and Izuku nervously made sure hers were on tightly as well.
"I heard the guy doing the MC was some famous singer!" Ashido said with an excited grin and everyone looked up at her. "He was really famous, but retired a few years ago from his singing career."
"Whats his name?" Izuku asked curiously, not recalling having heard anything about some one famous helping out with the festival.
"The called him Jazz," Jirou spoke up over the rest and Izuku looked over at her curiously. "He used it as a stage name because his voice is smooth like jazz..." She plucked away at her guitar absentmindedly. "My Mom liked him a lot, and still has some of his CD's. He was famous because he didn't have a quirk," She looked up at the others who were staring at her and blushed. "What?!"
"You sure know a lot." Kaminari laughed and she looked over at him with a frown. "Jazz, huh? I've heard that name before."
"Do you like his music too?" Ashido asked Jirou curiously and Jirou blushed and looked down at the ground.
"yeah, he's pretty talented." She said nervously as she took a breath. "So I really wanna do well... Even if it's only one song."
"Then let's do our best!" Izuku said as she thrusted her fist in the air and Uraraka and Asui joined in, grinning brightly.
"Ah, is this the act that goes on first?" The group turned around to look up at a tall man with slicked back white hair and ice blue eyes. He grinned at the group in front of them, and Izuku noticed he looked like he was only in about his mid early 30's. "What an energetic group, what's your name?" he asked as he stopped in front of them. Izuku looked back at Jirou as she stared at the man wide eyed, and Izuku assumed this must be Jazz.
"We're the Dancing Devils!" Ashido and Kaminari grinned brightly and the man smiled at them.
"What a name, but not all of you are devils," he said as he pointed at the rest of the group which were two witches, two werewolves and a ghost.
"That's because Kyochan here is the brains!" Ashido said as she pointed at Jirou.
"Well I look forward to the performance," The man bowed his head to Jirou who nodded her head. Izuku watched the man curiously, seeing he was wearing long sleeves and gloves on his hands. He stood up straight and grinned at Jirou, before he looked over at her and the others girls. "Are you dancers then?" He asked curiously.
"Yeah, but the main focus is Kyochan's music." Uraraka said with a proud smile and Izuku looked up into those Ice Blue eyes... They seemed familiar for some reason, and so did his voice. But he was a famous singer, she must have heard it on the radio before.
"Well I hope none of you injure yourselves. Be sure to be careful," He said as he walked past them and Izuku watched him head towards the curtains. "Wouldn't want anyone getting injured during this fun event."
"Thank you!" Ashido called out and Izuku frowned a bit as she watched the man step out from behind the curtains.
"Oh my god..." Izuku looked back over at Jirou who was blushing a bright red. "Jazz... Jazz said... Good luck to us..."
"That means we can't fail!" Kaminari said with a grin and they all heard a snort of laughter from Katsuki. They turned to look at him as he stood there with his arms crossed.
"You don't have time to be star struck." He said with a grunt. "You can't get distracted by a loser like him."
"He's really famous," Uraraka frowned at Katsuki, "She can be star struck if she wants, and he's one of her favorite singers!"
"All the more reason you can't get caught up in his lime light." Katsuki said as he held up the tambourine and glared at it. "If you wanna show them what you're made of you have to compete with them." he pointed the tambourine at Jirou who looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "Surpass the bastard."
"Kacchan," Izuku laughed out with Kirishima and put a hand over her mouth to silence her giggles. She looked up at Jirou as she seemed to relax a bit and smiled back at Katsuki.
"Let's do this!" She pulled a pick out of her pocket and Izuku hurried after Uraraka, Asui and Ashido to stand near the edges of the stage.
"Ladies and gentlemen of Yuuei and esteemed guests!"Izuku could hear the voice over the speakers, and it sounded even more familiar than it did before. "Thank you for having me here today to MC your Live shows! I'm happy to present to you as the opening act, The Dancing Devils of Class 1-A Heroics Department!" Izuku heard the crowd cheering happily and she pulled the bow tight on her cloak before she had a thought. They hadn't told him they were heroes in training or their class number... She looked up in confusion, before the curtains opened and light spilled out onto the stage. Izuku looked over at Jirou, Kaminari, Kirishima and Katsuki who were standing there, and saw Jirou grinning out at the crowd, before she struck a deep cord on her guitar. Izuku held back a fit of giggles as she saw Katsuki absentmindedly banging the tambourine on his leg with a bored look on his face while the others started playing an up beat tune.
"Our turn!" Ashido whispered out before she jumped out onto the stage with Uraraka and started crazy dancing. Izuku giggled as she watched her friends dance together in sync, before she looked at Asui and clenched her fists.
"Careful on the flips, kero." Asui said with a grin and Izuku nodded her head before they both dove forwards. Izuku planted her hands on the ground and did a couple of flips, before she popped up and turned in the air. She could hear the crowd cheering happily as Jirou sang and Izuku landed in step with her friends. She grinned at the others as they continued to move to the beat like the practiced, and she was glad she wore shorts under her dress today. She could see the smiles on her friends faces, and she couldn't help but beam happily herself as they danced around on stage.
"And spin!" Ashido said in a loud whisper as the girls turned, before both Ashido and Izuku turned into back flips. They landed like they practiced, and Izuku spun with her in turn before they kicked back up to their feet. She huffed out, as they turned back to look at the audience, and her eyes widened as she saw the faces.
"Izuchan...?" Uraraka whispered out under Jirou's loud singing. Izuku could see every last member of the Villain alliance all through the crowd and she felt her face pale as she scanned the faces with her eyes. All for One was right there, dead center, his face turned in her direction... She felt her whole body pulse with One for All in fear and she ground her teeth together as red and green electricity shot off her in large arcs.
"Whoa...!" Ashido and Asui looked over at her in a panic as she felt the power spark off her skin, and she quickly closed her eyes.
"Keep going...!" Izuku whispered out to them as the next part of the song came. She heard Jirou falter with the boys but she wasn't going to let her blunder mess this up. She kicked back like she was supposed too and planted her hand on the ground as she kicked her feet up in the air. She kept her eyes shut, she couldn't look back out at the audience, One for All had gotten away from her with out her wanting it too... She spun on her hands, before she dropped into the spin on the ground. She huffed out as she kicked back up to her feet, and then up into the air. She chanced it, opening her eyes to look over at a concerned looking Ashido who was in the air with her. They were both still in sync... She saw Jazz on the side of the stage watching them with a smile on his face, and beside him she saw the villain Compress... She quickly shut her eyes again and turned her body using her muscle memory to land like they practiced. She felt her feet thunk onto the stage and the song ended on a loud note from Jirou's guitar and voice.
"Izuchan...?" Izuku could hear the concern in Uraraka's voice and she opened her eyes up finally. She looked out at the crowd in the auditorium and saw no more villains. She glanced up to her friends who were looking at her worriedly. "Are you okay..? What was...?"
"I'm sorry," Izuku frowned as she looked away from her friends before Jazz stepped out, starting the round of applause.
"Wow, what a light show among the dancing and music!" He called out happily to the crowd and Izuku forced a smile on her face as she bowed with her friends. "Very impressive, these young kids should consider a career in music and dancing instead of heroics!" The crowd continued to clap before Izuku hurried off the stage with her friends, tugging at the hood of her costume.
"Hey, what was that?" Kirishima called out as they grouped up behind the stage. Izuku kept her gaze away from the others, "You alright? Why'd you activate your quirk all of a sudden?"
"Did you see something again?" Uraraka asked in concern and Izuku bit her lip nervously.
"No I activated it by accident while dancing, sorry." Izuku lifted her head to look up at her friends and smiled at them. "I didn't mean to mess anything up Kyochan, I'm so sorry!"
"It's alright, it went pretty well." Jirou said with a smile, and a blush crossed her cheeks. "I'm really glad I got to play on the stage, thank you everyone!" Izuku smiled up at her friends as they came down from the excitement of being on stage, before she felt a steady hand on her shoulder. She looked up at Katsuki who was watching her with narrowed concerned eyes. She clenched her fist tightly as she looked up at him while his hand gripped her shoulder.
"How'd everything go?" Yaoyorozu called out excitedly as the group went back to the class room and Jirou beamed at the class.
"It went great! Thank you everyone!" She called out happily and everyone smiled back at her.
"It's just about time for our patrol," Todoroki said as he walked up and Izuku looked up at him.
"Right, I almost forgot." She laughed a bit as she rubbed the back of her head, "Let's go get-"
"Switch with me," Katsuki stepped up and grabbed Todoroki by the shoulder and looked at him. Izuku looked over at him in confusion as Todoroki looked up, just as confused.
"Why...?" He asked curiously as he looked over at Katsuki.
"Please, just switch with me." Katsuki said in a serious tone, and Izuku took a step back in horror as she looked up at her boyfriend. Todoroki was even shocked by this as he stared at the other boy with wide eyes.
"... Okay..." Todoroki said as he stepped back from Katsuki, looking a bit freaked out by the blonde's choice of words. Izuku looked up at him nervously, wondering if he felt alright before he grabbed her by the hand and dragged her out of the classroom.
"A-Are you alright...?" Izuku asked in concern as they walked towards the changing rooms and she watched Katsuki glance back at her.
"Are you?" He demanded and she frowned as she looked up at the serious look in his eyes. "After what just happened on that stage, I'm not letting you go off with anyone else but me." He turned his head away and Izuku clutched the front of her ghost costume tightly.
"I'm sorry..." Izuku sighed out as they came to a stop in front of the changing rooms. "... Somehow..." She ran her hand through her hair and looked at the ground. "... Somehow my quirk just activated out of instinct..."
"I'm not mad, I just don't want you getting hurt." Izuku looked up at Katsuki who was looking down at her with concern filled ruby eyes. "If you activated it by accident, I don't want you hurting yourself while out doing some stupid patrol for fake villains."
"... Thanks..." Izuku smiled up at him and he let out a sigh before he pushed open the door to the boys locker room and went in to change. Izuku hurried into the girls, and looked around for any villains before she changed into her hero costume quickly. She came back out and saw Katsuki standing there waiting for her in his hero costume. She beamed at him as they walked down the hallway to head outside
"Ah," Izuku looked up at a crowd in the hallway, and she stretched to look over it. "I think that that's the contest voting booth!" Izuku said as she saw pictures on the wall. "I wanted to vote before hand, this is the last chance!"
"Fine lets hurry up and do that," Katsuki grunted out as they walked through the crowd. Izuku watched as people moved for the both of them, before they got up to the table of business students.
"Here to vote?" A girl asked with a bright smile as she looked up at them, before her eyes widened. "Oh wow! I was wondering when you two would come along!"
"That..." Katsuki looked up at the first years pictures that were displayed and Izuku turned her head to look. She paled a bit as she saw hers was definitely larger than any other picture on the wall. She looked over at the boys and saw that both Todoroki's and Katsuki's were the same size, but almost half the size of hers.
"Here's the voting slips!" The girls said happily and Izuku took the one that was shoved into her hands. She looked away from the picture of her smiling on the wall, and started to scribble down Katsuki's name for the boys and Uraraka's for the girls. She smiled as she hande dher votes in and the girl beamed back at her.
"Good luck! Though you clearly don't need it." The girl laughed as she pointed at the pictures behind her and Izuku blushed a bright red as she avoided looking at them. Katsuki shoved his votes into the girls hands as well, before they hurriedly left to head outside, escaping the gushing crowd that was watching them.
"Fuckin ridiculous." Katsuki growled out in anger as they walked among the booths in the plaza that was out front of the school. "I'm gunna set that Blue haired idiot on fire."
"Oh?" The couple both jumped as they heard a familiar voice behind them and Izuku turned around to look at Hina who was grinning at them in her girl form. "Why? Because of all the beautiful pictures I took of Izuchan?" The girl wiggled her eyebrows at them both and Katsuki glared at her darkly.
"Because of the ridiculous size of them, what do you want now?" He snapped angrily and Hina just let out a laugh.
"I'm just here to take more candid shots of the festival. My booth is almost completely sold out of pictures!" She grinned at them both. "So now I thought I'd focus on my hobby!"
"Hina..." Matsuda laughed out nervously from beside her and she looked up at the gray haired boy. "I think we've bothered them enough, yeah?"
"But Izuchan is such a good model, it's hard not too!" The girl groaned in frustration as she held up her camera. "Besides, she said I could have her PR department in the future! Don't ruin this for me!"
"You did?" Katsuki growled out and looked at Izuku with a raised eyebrow.
"I did..." Izuku said with a nervous smile to her boyfriend who narrowed his eyes.
"I don't want this freak following us around for the rest of our fucking lives, I'm not having it!" He said with a stomp of his foot.
"Oh? Plan on staying together forever are we?" Hina said with a grin as she looked up at Katsuki.
"WHY YOU-" Katsuki went to pound her on the head but Matsuda and Izuku both held out their hands to hold him back by his chest. "HEY!"
"Kacchan, Shimura is really good at taking pictures, whats the harm?" Izuku said with a laugh and Katsuki lowered his fist and looked down at her with a twitching eyebrow as both Izuku and Matsuda stepped back from him.
"My problem is stalkers, you already have enough of them!" He snapped and Izuku laughed nervously.
"Ah, I forgot to ask earlier, but how are you feeling after yesterday?" Matsuda asked with a smile as he touched her shoulder.
"Everythings fine, I'm sorry you had to see that." She said with a small laugh before Katsuki smacked his hand off her shoulder.
"Don't touch her." He growled out possessively and Izuku looked up at him with a frown.
"Sorry," Matsuda said with a nervous smile as he held up his hands in defense.
"A villain has appeared!" Izuku and Katsuki both turned their heads as they heard Present Mic's voice and they looked at each other, before taking off running.
"This is my chance!" Hina cried out happily as she followed, "To take pictures of the Wonder Duo in action together!"
"Oh Heroes!" Izuku and Katsuki slid out of the crowd on the cobblestone as they spotted Ectoplasm standing in the middle of a cleared area, about 5 of his clones holding laughing students. "I have come to take away your friends! What shall you do?"
"... We don't know which one is real.." Izuku said as she looked around at the clones and the one in the middle. It was too obvious if the real one was the one with out a student.
"So lets take them all down," Katsuki said with a grin and Izuku looked up at him with her own smile, before she pointed her finger at Ectoplasm.
"Unhand out classmates!" Izuku shouted at him and Ectoplasm focused on them. "You're going away, villain! Explosion King!" Izuku shouted out and Katsuki took off from the ground with a bang from his palms. Izuku ran forwards, taking a deep calming breath as she focused on the task at hand. She activated One for All in her whole body and imagined a pressure cooker. She felt it's energy crackle all through her, before she let out the steam and the air swirled around her feet. "TSUNAMI RUSH!" She shouted out as she kicked off the ground again. She reached her hands out as she flashed past the clones in the blink of an eye, and collected all of the students from his grasp, leaving behind only arcs of green electricity.
"STUN GRENADE!" Katsuki shouted as he blasted two clones in the face and they turned to goop and disappeared. "Fakes!"
"Are you alright?" Izuku asked the five students she collected and they looked at her with wide eyes and nodded their heads. "Stay back," Izuku turned around to face Ectoplasm and his remaining two clones.
"Deku!" She looked over at Katsuki as he skidded across the ground and looked over at her. She smiled at him before she took off from the ground with a bang and she whipped her leg around in the air before bringing her foot down on a clone. She felt it turn to goop as she destroyed it, and Katsuki blasted past her to shove a hand in the face of another and blasted it once more with his stun grenade.
"Oh my," Ectoplasm said with a grin as they both rounded on what they knew was the real one now. "Such team work, but I shall not fail!"
"Haaah?! YOU THINK YOU CAN BEAT US?!" Katsuki snapped loudly before he grabbed Izuku by the arm, surprising her. "Detain him..." He breathed out and Izuku felt him jerk on her arm and spin her around with all his strength.
"H-Hold on...!" Izuku cried out, but he put his hand on her back and she ground her teeth together as he blasted her forwards like a cannon ball.
"FLASH BOMB!" Katsuki shouted as she shot through the air. She stuck her legs out as she saw Ectoplasm right in front of her, and nailed him in the shoulders with her feet. They hit the ground with a bang and she pinned their teacher down under her.
"Aaah, I have been defeated...!" Ectoplasm called out with a sigh and Izuku smiled as she looked down at him.
"The Villain has been captured!" Izuku heard Present Mic's voice in the air and cheers from the crowd. She looked back at Katsuki and saw him grinning triumphantly as he walked towards her. She stood up and helped Ectoplasm up from the ground while the crowd continued to cheer their hero names excitedly. She felt warmth spread in her chest as she clenched her fists and looked up at the excited and happy faces.
"That was amazing team work," Ectoplasm said as he looked down at them both. Izuku blushed a bit as she scratched her cheek nervously. "Well done,"
"The Wonder Duo did it!" Hina shouted from the side lines as she captured pictures. Izuku looked over at her and Matsuda who were watching, and Izuku grinned as she gave her new friend a victory pose. "YES! YOU TOO EXPLOSION KING!"
"Tch," Katsuki glared over at Hina before Izuku felt his hand on the side of her head, She felt him pull her to his chest before he stuck his thumb down at Hina and stuck his tongue out.
"THAT'S EVEN BETTER!" Hina cried out excitedly and Izuku felt her whole face catch fire as people cheered. The crowd took a while to part, but when it did Izuku let out a sigh as she fanned her face with her hands.
"It's almost time for the Mr and Miss Yuuei contestant winners to be announces!" Present Mic shouted over the school grounds and Izuku looked up. "Could we have the nominee's gather near the Outside Stage for the announcements!"
"Tch, I guess that's us..." Katsuki growled out as they started heading in that direction. Izuku smiled up at him as they walked, and laughed.
"If we win together, we should go on the trip next month." Izuku said with a bright smile up at him and watched his eyes glance down at her.
"Of course," He growled out as he bonked his bracer gently on top of her head. She laughed out happily as she rubbed her head while they made their way towards the stage.
"HEYA EVERYBODY!" Present Mic shouted from the stage and grinned at the crowd which looked like the entire school and all the guests that were there. "IT'S THAT TIME OF THE FESTIVAL TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE MR AND MISS YUUEI CONTEST FOR EACH YEAR! CAN I GET A HELL YEAH?!"
"HELL YEAH!" The crowd called out and Izuku put her hand over her mouth to hold back her laughter once again as everyone cried out.
"I HAVE SOME ONE TO HELP ME OUT HERE TODAY WITH THE PRIZES!" Present Mic pointed to the side of the stage and Izuku watched with interest as Jazz stepped up onto the stage and waved a hand at the crowd. "GIVE IT UP FOR JAZZ!"
"Aha, thank you everyone." The man laughed out after the cheers and waved his hand to the crowd. "I haven't been an entertainer for a long time, so I'll leave everything to Present Mic here." He pointed to the rowdy DJ hero who grinned.
"FIRST UP ARE THE WINNERS FROM THE FIRST YEARS!" Present Mic shouted as he jammed a finger in the air. "I'M SUR ENO ONE HERE IS SURPRISED, BUT THE WINNER FOR MSS YUUEI AMONG THE FIRST YEARS IS IZUKU MIDORIYAAAAA!"
"... I won...?" Izuku asked in disbelief as heads turned to look at her. She looked up at Katsuki worriedly.
"Idiot, it was obvious." He told her before he put a hand on her back and pushed her towards the stage. She felt her heart racing as she walked to the stage hurriedly, not wanting to hold up the contest. She stepped up onto it, and looked up at Present Mic and Jazz nervously as the former singer held up a ribbon with a flower on it. She blushed as he pinned it to her hero costume and handed her an envelope.
"Congratulations." He said with a grin and Izuku looked into those ice blue eyes as he held out his left hand to shake. She hurried lifted her own and grasped it, but it felt weird... There was no flesh under her fingers, but what felt like metal. She watched the Ice blue stare at her intently and she hurriedly stepped back as Present Mic continued on.
"AND NEXT, THE WINNER OF MR YUUEI FOR THE FIRST YEARS!" He held up his hand as the crowd stopped cheering for her and she looked out at all the faces. She was relieved, not seeing any more villains in the crowd. "IT WAS A TIGHT RACE FOR THE BOYS, JUST LIKE IN THE SPORTS FESTIVAL THEY WERE NECK IN NECK, BUT WINNING BY JUST TWO VOTES IS... KATSUKI BAKUGOOOOOU!"
"REALLY?!" Izuku cried out over the rest of the crowd the loudest, and she blushed a bright red as people laughed, but her head snapped around as she saw Katsuki walking towards the stage, a smirk on his lips as he glanced over at some one. She saw him looking at Todoroki who looked a bit miffed at how close the contest was.
"Did you have to be so loud?" Katsuki asked her as he stepped up onto the stage and Izuku put her hands over her face to hide her blush as he accepted the envelope from Jazz, and just snatched the ribbon from him in anger. She looked up at him as he stood next to her, and she felt her chest grow warm again in happiness. "Now we're definitely going to that hot spring," He said in a low growl as Present Mic presented the Second year winners.
"I look... forward to it..." Izuku said shyly and glanced up at him. She saw him smirking still, and she felt her heart flutter once again as she lowered her hands and smiled up at him brightly.
"FOR THE THIRD YEARS!" Present Mic continued and Izuku looked over at him curiously. "HER POWER IS A BLAST AND SO IS HER PERSONALITY! NEIJRE HADOU IS YOUR MISS YUUEI!"
"Oh boy..!" Hadou grinned brightly as she skipped up the teps happily and grinned at the crowd, waving her hand. "This is so exciting! Maybe we can go to the hot springs together, Deku-chan!" She turned to Izuku who laughed as the crowd did before Jazz draped a sash around her and gave her the prize in an envelope.
"AND FOR THE THIRD YEARS, HE'S HAD A HARD TIME, BUT THAT WONT STOP THE SMILE ON HIS FACE!" Present Mic shouted out to the crowd and Izuku felt her grin get bigger. "MIRIO TOGATA! GET UP HERE MR YUUEI!"
"WAHAHAHAHA! THIS IS SUCH A SURPRISE!" Mirio shouted as he stepped up onto the stage with a big nervous smile on his face. "WOW! Thanks everyone for the votes! Your confidence means a lot!" He called out and the crowd continued to cheer as he was given a sash and his prize.
"That's amazing, Mirio-senpai!" Izuku called out as she clapped her hands excitedly for him. He looked over and grinned as he gave her a thumbs up.
"THERE WE HAVE IT FOLKS! BUT NEXT YEAR IT COULD BE ANYBODY UP HERE!" Present Mic shouted excitedly as the crowd continued to cheer. "NOW MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISS THE CLOSING CEREMONIES AND THE FIREWORK SHOW!"
"I still can't believe I won..." Izuku laughed out after she changed back into her ghost costume. Her and Katsuki had gotten back to the class room to a round of applause and some confetti in their faces. Izuku was helping tidy up the class room, and looked out the windows as she saw the sun starting to set.
"I can't believe he won," Iida said as he looked over at Katsuki as he helped put some equipment away.
"You better fucking get over it, because I'm gunna win every year." Katsuki snapped angrily over at Iida and the others laughed.
"It is hard to believe..." Todoroki said with his arms crossed and Katsuki glared at him. "But Mic said you did only win by a couple of votes."
"I'm excited about this hot spring trip." Izuku said as she smiled at the envelop in her hands. "Aah... But the festival is over." She frowned as she looked up at the others.
"It was a lot of fun!" Ashido said with a bright grin as she pumped her fist into the air.
"I agree, it was certainly a nice change." Yaoyorozu said with her own bright smile.
"We could always start a band," Kaminari said with a thought as they put the desks back where they belonged. "Keep the Dancing Devils going!"
"Hah, Bakubro did make a good tambourine player." Kirishima laughed as he put a chair down and Izuku giggled as she saw Katsuki glare at the red head.
"We're gunna take this stuff back." Shouji said as he lifted some boxes with Katsuki, Satou and Tokoyami. Izuku watched them leave before she helped finish sweeping the floor up.
"We should hurry and get a spot for the fireworks!" Uraraka said with a bright smile as Izuku collected the garbage.
"Yeah! Don't want to miss that! Come on Izuchan!" Ashido shouted as the class started to leave.
"I'll just run the garbage to the bin." Izuku said as she tied the bags off. "I'll meet you guys there, it'll only take a second!"
"Alright, but hurry! They start shortly!" Ashido called out as the class took off to get seats. Izuku hurried down the steps with the bags in her hands, and out the back door of the school. She grinned as she turned the corner and tossed the garbage into the disposal bin, before she clapped her hands free of dirt and turned around to head towards the viewing area for the fireworks.
"Izuchan!" Izuku jumped as she was surprised by Hiro popping out from behind the building and grinning at her brightly. "I told you that you would win!" He said with a grin and Izuku let out a small laugh as she looked up at him.
"Yeah, thanks for believing in me." She said with a smile and he laughed as he held up his camera and showed her a picture of both her and Katsuki standing on the stage, smiling. "This is so good!" Izuku cried out as she pointed her finger at the picture.
"Thanks! I plan on taking many more!" Hiro grinned brightly before he looked at his camera.
"I look forward to them." Izuku said as she looked down at the ground while they walked back.
"You should let me do a full photo shoot, I have so many ideas!" Hiro said with a laugh and Izuku laughed with him before she lifted her head up. She felt her heart stop as her feet did, and she looked around herself. She was surrounded on all sides, every member of the villain alliance... Nomu filling in the gaps... She spun around on her foot, never seeing so many before. "Izuchan...?" Izuku threw her hand out and grabbed Hiro by the arm. "Whats wrong?"
"I uhm..." She felt a nervous sweat roll down her cheeks as she stared wide eyed at the villains around her. They were starting to close in... She looked up at the Nomu in a panic, before she turned her head to look at all the horrifyingly familiar faces. "I'm seeing things... Th-they're not real..."
"... What? Are you okay...?" she heard the concern in her friends voice and she gripped his arm tightly as she jerked her head around to look directly at All for One who was among them. She felt her quirk pop to life inside of her, electrifying her veins and muscles as her heart pounded in her chest. "Izuchan...!"
"They're not real..." Izuku felt her eyes water and she closed them hurriedly. She clapped her hands over her face and felt her limbs trembling. "They're not there... They're not there..." She whispered to herself.
"Well, one of them is." She heard that familiar voice, and she snapped her head up to look into a pair of ice blue eyes.
"Jazz...?" Izuku asked in confusion and she gripped Hiro's arm and looked over at him. He was looking up at the musician in confusion as well, and she snapped her eyes back to him. Those eyes... She had seen them before... She stepped back hurriedly and pulled Hiro with her as it came back to her. The voice that was familiar... Those blue eyes were the only thing she saw of his face in that dark forest... Then back on stage, when she looked at him... They were the same height...
"COMPRESS!" She shouted out in a panic and pulled Hiro behind her quickly as she activated her quirk. "HOW?!"
"I told you before..." The man chuckled out as he pulled a glove off his right hand. "I used to be an entertainer."