CHAPTER 3
You awoke to the sounds of cheering down in the lobby. It was Saturday and you wracked your brain trying to think of any reasons there would be for celebration, maybe since it was the end of the week and tomorrow was the one day you had off? You got up and got dressed into your UA uniform, braiding your hair back into your iconic French braid. The cheering and shouting got louder as you exited your room and went out into the hall. Pressing the elevator button, you noticed that Momo was tiredly walking towards you, holding her head in pain.
"Hey." She said tiredly.
"Hi. What's wrong?"
"Oh, I just have a killer headache, that's all. Nothing is better than being woken up by the sounds of screaming."
"Yeah, no kidding." You agreed, sighing. You both stood to wait for the elevator until the doors finally opened. You both got in and pressed the button for the lobby.
"I wonder what's got them all riled up. Maybe new costumes were delivered or something." Momo suggested, rubbing her temples.
"Or maybe we have the day off again?"
"Ha! Don't hold your breath. A day off is typically unheard of around here. We probably wouldn't have gotten one if you hadn't shown up so late."
"Well, you're welcome I guess!" You chuckled. She smiled back as the elevator dinged and you both got out. Everyone seemed to be surrounding a large box that Kirishima was standing on, cheering and riling up the crowd.
"What the hell is going on here?!" Momo yelled, causing Kirishima to jump down from his pedestal and rush over to you guys.
"What I have here is a state of the art mix table, my dear! We now have the resources to throw some dope ass parties. AM I RIGHT?!" The last sentence was directed at everyone else who cheered and jumped up and down excitedly. You raised an eyebrow but couldn't help feeling a little excited too, you always loved parties.
"Where did you even get that thing?!" Momo asked over the loudness of everyone in the room.
"Online, duh!" Kirishima laughed as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Where would we throw the party?" You asked curiously.
"In the lobby, but obviously not in front of the front door or else we'd probably get caught." Kirishima chuckled nervously, rubbing his neck.
"Sounds fun!" You responded happily.
"What?! No! This is a complete violation of the school rules! I will not allow it." A booming voice called from behind you. It belonged to none other than Tenya Iida, Class 1-A's representative. You had yet to meet him face to face, but heard a lot about him from Ochaco who was good friends with him.
"What?! Come on man! We've done nothing but trained this entire time. I love this school as much as you do, but we're only young once! Plus I might never get the chance to DJ again once I become a pro-hero." Kirishima complained.
"You'll never become a pro if you get caught!"
"Look, man, I've done wayyy worse stuff than this and gotten caught! Remember when I rescued Bakugo from the League of Villains? Yeah, would've gotten expelled, but I didn't!"
"I think you mean, WE rescued him!" Momo added, glaring at Kirishima who smiled nervously.
"Regardless, this party could lead to all sorts of things. I don't want anyone getting pregnant on my watch!" Iida stated, causing everyone to blush, groan, gag, or make disgusted faces.
"Dude, it's not like I'm buying alcohol! I just want to play music and give people the chance to let loose with their dancing. Dancing is crazy good exercise too, so it's not like we're being lazy or anything." Kirishima defended.
"Yeah, plus you could supervise it if you wanted! You know, to keep things under control and make sure nothing bad happens!" You suggested, causing Iida to perk up a little as he thought of this.
"Hmm… you do make a good point… Yes! It's settled, I shall supervise this party to ensure no wrongdoings are committed! It is up to me to protect this class from a soiled reputation!" Iida exclaimed, causing everyone to roll their eyes.
"Great… we can party tonight I guess." Kirishima said plainly, picking up the giant box that looked like it weighed as much as an elephant with ease. Everyone weakly yelled "yay" in response and dispersed, grabbing supplies needed for class that day. You looked around, wondering if Bakugo was maybe in the crowd listening, but were disappointed to find him missing. What you did find however was Ochaco running at full speed towards you.
"Ah!" You yelped as she nearly crashed into you, looking frantic and scared.
"There's going to be a dance tonight!"
"Yeah, I know." You stated, raising an eyebrow at her.
"Izuku is probably going to be there and I have no idea what I'm going to do!"
"Dance with him?"
"No! I can't do that, I'm way too shy and would totally embarrass myself! You HAVE to help me!"
"In what way…?"
"I don't know! Help me to like let loose and stop being so awkward around him!" Ochaco exclaimed, looking around to make sure no one was listening.
"I have no idea what to expect with this kind of party though, there might not be much to help you let loose with..." You admitted, rubbing your neck awkwardly as you thought of Iida guarding the punch bowl.
"Well, you know how to dance dontcha?"
"Sure, but I—"
"Great, then it's settled. Teach me some moves so that I don't look so nervous."
"Okay…" You gave in, knowing it was bound to fail. There was always the "last resort" option if worse comes to worse.
As you both got to class you noticed that everyone was leaving and following Mr. Aizawa somewhere. You saw a boy nearby that had two different hair colors and decided to ask him since he was in your class.
"Hey, where are we going?" You asked, lightly tapping on his shoulder.
"Oh, we're going to a new building to practice new fighting techniques to help get more comfortable with our quirks. Apparently, this one is designed so that Villains can't get in even if they have teleportation or portal related quirks since that seems to be a common theme whenever we want to train somewhere." The boy answered. You weren't sure what he meant by it being a common theme, but nodded and asked his name.
"I'm Shoto Todoroki. What's yours?"
"(Y/N)." You replied, shaking his hand.
"Cool, well I guess I'll see you inside." He said as you all entered a large metallic looking building. Inside looked fairly normal except with different landscapes acting as the floor. One was grass, one was water, one was blocks of stone, etc. Each environment was a good size with bulletproof shields around each one. Mr. Aizawa went on to explain how the rest of the day would be dedicated to one on one combat with one student in an environment that helps their quirk and the other in the same environment but at a disadvantage. The goal was for the student at a disadvantage to find ways to defeat their opponent and be prepared to master their quirk in every environment available. Mr. Aizawa paired up students based on the landscape. This meant that Kirishima was placed in the stone wall environment because his quirk would be at an advantage, while Koji Koda was placed as his opponent. Ochaco was placed in the jungle-like environment against Rikido Sato. Tsuyu Asui was placed in the water environment against Bakugo, etc. You were glad that you weren't paired up with Bakugo again, but your opponent was still worried since you had no idea what their quirk was. You were placed in a dry, desert-like landscape with Todoroki who was very intimidating to look at.
"Fight until the time runs out, you will switch partners after 20 minutes. These fights are going to be short, but hopefully helpful with working under pressure. Begin!" Mr. Aizawa pressed a button that started a large timer on a clock above you. Luckily the desert was flat so you didn't have to go looking for your opponent, but he was still a ways away which put you at a disadvantage. Your quirk only worked if you could get close enough to him, but you weren't sure what kind of quirk Todoroki had or if he even needed to get near you to use it. Based on how Aizawa paired you up, his quirk was most likely long distance which meant that he would have no reason to get much closer than he already was. Your best strategy was to wait until he made the first move and then figure out how to avoid his quirk.
It was a showdown as the two of you waited for the other to move. He already knew what your quirk was since he was there during your entrance exam re-take and saw what you did to Bakugo so he was going to keep his distance for as long as he could. Maybe if you rushed over to him, not giving him time to think, you could scratch him, but you'd have to be a hell of a lot faster than you already were to get close enough to even graze him. Besides, he was probably expecting that move since it's your only option for getting close to him. You waited some more but then decided to call out to him.
"Hey! I'm not planning on moving so you may as well try to finish this fight now! Our quirks won't get any better if neither of us does anything!"
"Okay!" He called back, surprising you with his eager cooperation. Suddenly you noticed that the ground was starting to freeze up, heading straight towards you, and around the side was a blaze of flame. You had to think quick or else you'd get burned and frozen at the same time! With all the muscle in your legs, you leaped up and around the obstacles which seemed to rise with you. You felt your ankle become cold as you became stuck in midair, but you used your claw-like nails to bash at the ice, causing it to shatter, breaking a nail in the process. They weren't THAT strong after all. You used this opportunity to get close to him and hopefully scratch him before time ran out. You dashed forward only to be carried by ice again. As you were thrown into the air and frozen in ice, you realized that your opponent had two separate quirks based on the left and right hand. You knew you had lost the battle but were definitely amused by his quirk.
"So your left side shoots fire and your right side is ice huh?" You asked, smirking.
"Yes. I only recently accepted my left side as a part of my quirk, but I have been told that it is an incredibly powerful tool to use in battle." Todoroki explained. Not long after, the bell rang, meaning that you had to switch partners. You bowed to each other respectfully after Todoroki melted the ice around you, dropping you to the floor. The rest of the day you fought against almost everyone in your class, even Ochaco, but the fight wasn't taken as seriously as you both would have liked, mainly because you both kept complimenting each other on your quirks. Finally, you were forced to face Kirishima, who went way too easy on you in your opinion, probably because he didn't want to hurt you. After yelling at him for a solid 5 minutes, it was time to switch one last time for a final battle. You deep down knew who you were going to fight, but prayed it wasn't true. You were put into the jungle-like environment against an opponent that you had been dreading all week… none other than Katsuki Bakugo who looked completely overjoyed to destroy you.
"Ready to find out why I have these grenades on my hands?" He asked, smiling evilly.
"Ready to find out how many ways I can dodge your attacks?" You countered, causing Bakugo to laugh.
"If we weren't about to fight I would've thought that was cute." He said, slightly under his breath. You blushed, not knowing what he meant by that. The timer suddenly started, and Bakugo didn't miss a beat as he activated one of his hand grenades which shot a giant explosion right in your direction. You barely dodged it, noticing that part of your costume had been burnt, leaving a gaping hole by your upper thigh and hip completely exposed. You blushed slightly, knowing this was probably a terrible place to get hit, but at least it wasn't your boob or butt or anything worse. You realized that you lucked out with the environment though since there were tons of trees and coverage to hide in, allowing you to get close to your opponent without him noticing. While smoke was still in the air, you quickly climbed a nearby tree and hid behind it. Bakugo knew he'd hit you at least a little bit and looked around waiting for you to emerge from the smoke, expecting you to rush towards him. However, you were nowhere to be found, causing him to growl.
"Where are you? Come out and face me, you fucking coward!" Bakugo was acting like nothing happened between you two the night before. It was like the first time you met. He had that look in his eye that meant he was ready to fight you with everything he had. You would be taunting him right now if you weren't so nervous about his unpredictable attitude. He would probably have no problem killing you if it meant victory for him.
You jumped to a nearby branch and decided to slowly make your way closer to him, not wanting to make this fight last longer than it needed to. You slid down the trunk and crouched down low below some bushes, making you lose his location for a few seconds. As you peeked back up to spot him again, you noticed he had disappeared. You began to panic since he had obviously figured out your stealth mode strategy and decided to do the same. You had to be clever and incredibly quiet in order to find him again or else you'd be done for. You crept out of the bush and rolled to another tree, using it as both a shield and a hiding place, since you were completely camouflaged by the shrubbery around you. You waited and listened closely for a sound or noise that would indicate he was close by but heard nothing. You were actually pretty impressed by how good he was at being stealthy since he was such a… well explosive guy. You waited for a few more minutes before moving again. Bad mistake. You barely had time to react as you were thrown off your feet and tackled to the ground. He had your hands and feet trapped under his own weight as you struggled with all the strength you could muster to get out. However, when you looked up at his face, glaring, you noticed he looked just as surprised as you were.
"What the fuck! Get off of me!" You yelled, trying to push him off.
"You think I did this on purpose?!" He yelled back, his face slightly red from embarrassment. You blushed too, noticing how close you were to him. You could feel his heartbeat on your chest and it was going a mile a minute. Was he nervous?
"Shut up." You seethed, your face growing redder by the minute. "How did you 'not mean' to tackle me?! You obviously were planning this!"
"Why the fuck would I tackle you when you could easily scratch me since the whole point of your quirk is getting close range?! I tripped, you dumbass!"
"Oh. Thanks for the tip!" You said as you tried to move your hand up to scratch him, but he pressed down hard on your arms with his, making you cry out in pain. "Asshole!"
"I don't like this any more than you do, but I'm not moving just so that you can get an easy victory!" He yelled, causing you to growl back.
"Fine. I guess we'll just lay here till the time runs out cause you're such a stubborn dick." You murmured, causing him to press down on you, causing you to cry out again.
"Say that again…" He threatened through gritted teeth. You stared into his eyes debating on whether to spit on his face or not. You then decided to maybe distract him with something so that his guard would be down. You smirked seductively at him, causing him to raise an eyebrow in confusion as you leaned your head closer to his. He started to blush again as he awkwardly asked, "What are you—" before you were able to quickly pull your leg out from under him and maneuver it so that you pressed all your weight onto him and flipped him over so that you were on top.
"HAHA!" You laughed loudly in victory. You knew it was only a matter of seconds before he overpowered you since he was much bigger than you, but it felt nice to gloat. Before he could do anything more…
"Time's up!" Mr. Aizawa called over the microphone. Bakugo picked you up as he stood up and then plopped back onto the ground, walking away angrily as you flipped him off. You got up and brushed yourself off, relieved that it was finally over. You exited the environment and met up with everyone back at the entrance. Mr. Aizawa congratulated everyone and reminded everyone to train hard over the weekend. You all nodded as everyone headed back to class. You glanced over at Bakugo quickly, before looking away, noticing that he was looking at you and the damage he'd inflicted on your costume.
(Time Skip)
That evening everyone was both nervous and excited for the party that Kirishima promised them. He reminded everyone that it would start at 10 pm, despite Iida's opinions on how late that was. No one else seemed to have a problem with it though, so no changes were made. You decided to go take a shower before helping Ochaco with her hopeless romantic side. You couldn't help but wonder, however, what the night would entail and only prayed you weren't about to do something you might regret…
