She's the Man

Chapter 5: Heroes vs. Villains

Izuku had changed into regular clothes after showering off. His body ached a little, and he felt drained. He wondered if Izumi was back yet, and decided to wander out front to look for her. The trees and grounds by the dorm were right off the road and he could still see students trickling out and walking down. He wondered if Kacchan had gone home yet, and immediately flushed at remembering their time. He'd been so embarrassed they'd done it out in the open like that, but he had to admit it had added a thrill to the experience.

Their first time had been more like exploration and curiosity… Kacchan had taken point, and had surprisingly been patient. This time round his… boyfriend? Lover? Whatever… had been rough, and hungry, and it was a new kind of experience. Still it left him sore in more ways than one. For starters why did he have to bring Izumi into the conversation. Izuku was painfully aware he wasn't Kacchan's first choice… he made that painfully clear when he'd confessed his feelings.

After his mom died and his life began to change, Izuku felt he had nothing to lose. So after the funeral, already riled up with emotions, he pulled Kacchan aside, and confessed everything: the fact he got his quirk, the fact he and his sister would be moving out of town, and that he'd always been in love with him. Bakugo had taken to his confession in a way Izuku hadn't expected.

~Flash Back~

"Tch, are you fucking serious? You wait til now to tell me all this? I already fucking knew you damn nerd!"

"Eh?!" Izuku wiped tears away as surprise replaced the sadness. "Really?"

"It's stupidly obvious… so what now? You expecting a kiss goodbye?" Bakugo yanked at the tie his mother had forced him to wear with the all black suit.

"EH!? NO! I just… I wanted to…" Izuku held out his hands panicking and blushing.

"Here! I'll make it easy for yah." Bakugo snagged Izuku by his own tie and yanked him forward. He bent his head down and kissed him hard on the mouth.

"MMMPH!" Smoke came out of Izuku's ears as his face went bright red and his entire body went rigid in shock. His mouth parted trying to speak but Bakugo just slipped his tongue inside and deepened the kiss. Izuku thought he'd melt from the heat of it. He was immediately pushed back, Bakugo licking his lips from the taste and then snarling at the stupid look on Izuku's face.

"You think you can just confess like that and leave? Just who the hell do you think you're messing with, Deku?"

"I.. erm… uh… I don't exactly have a choice in the matter." Izuku stammered and pat his flushed cheeks. His eyes were spinning and he felt so hot. "Kacchan… why did you-"

"Do you want to be lovers too?" Bakugo responded calmly and Izuku thought he'd faint from the heat that now expanded head to toe.

"EH!?"

"I'm not into guys, but I can do it if it's you. You're the closest thing I'm ever going to get to the real thing." He rubbed the back of his neck snarling at his own small confession.

"Huh?" Izuku blinked and clutched his heart. "What do you mean by that?"

"If I had a choice in the matter… I'd date your sister, not you."

Pain already fresh in Izuku's heart, bled openly.

"Oh… then why don't you?"

"Because your sister hates me. Which is fine. The more she hates me, the angrier she gets, and I like her better that way. It's better than seeing her cry like I did today…" uncomfortable with the emotion rising in him Bakugo fidgeted. "So do we have an agreement or what? You get what you want, and I have a way of getting over your sister. Deal?"

"Kacchan, if you like her then you should just-"

"Yes or no, damn it!" Bakugo shouted at him. "I won't ask again!"

What could he say? Bakugo was giving him a chance, and he'd be stupid to pass it up.

"Yes… I'll replace her. It's more than I expected."

"Good…" Bakugo stepped up to him again leaning his head down to seal the promise with a kiss. "You can move… but you better come back."

"Yeah…" fresh tears spilled down Izuku's cheek and his fingertips reached out to grip Bakugo's as they shared another kiss. "I will."

~End of Flashback~

Izuku sighed heavily and he rubbed his chest where his heart ached. He'd been stupidly happy about this chance… but at the same time jealous that his sister had what he really wanted. She had Kacchan's love… or at least his attraction. The only reason his Kacchan was even remotely attracted to him was because he looked like his sister.

"I wonder how long I'll be able to keep him like this? Maybe it would just be easier if Izumi liked him back… then I could move on somehow."

"Ah! There he is! Deku-kun!"

"Deku!?" Izuku tensed up and felt like an idiot. While he was lost in thought he'd wandered off to the gate of the dorms out in plain site for the students to see. Ochaco and Iida jogged over and immediately Izuku wracked his brain trying to remember the names his sister had called them during the class.

"Ah… Uraraka-san, Iida-kun… hello again."

"We were worried," Ochaco came in making him fidget uncomfortably. Aside from his sister no girl had ever even tried to get this close to him. "You disappeared so suddenly after class. We thought maybe you got hurt."

"No, no I'm alright… I just… came to check on my sister, Izumi. I guess she's not back yet."

"You have a sister?" She peeked around him at the dorms trying to see what they looked like. "I didn't know you lived in student housing. Is it nice inside?"

"Ah yes, well, it is U.A everything is pretty big. I'm surprised they let us stay here at such affordable pricing." Izuku stammered trying to get some distance between him and the girl. She had no sense of personal boundaries at all.

"Affordable, spacious, and conveniently located… perhaps I should consider moving into the dorms as well. It's much more efficient than making the hour long train ride here every morning." Iida nodded his head.

"I agree, I'll talk to my parents about it. It's probably much cheaper than renting an apartment. Oh, Deku I wanted to ask-"

"It's Izuku…" he corrected holding his hands up. "Sorry I didn't mean to interrupt, but, Deku isn't my real name. It's just something Ka- er Bakugo calls me to poke fun."

"An insult?" Iida questioned.

"Really? I'm sorry… but Deku kinda sounds like an awesome hero name, don't you think?" Ochaco giggled.

Izuku's eyes blinked in surprise and a happy flush tinged his cheeks.

"Then by all means, Deku it is!" He laughed.

"Seriously, Midoriya-kun? You're just accepting it so easily? It's supposed to be an insult isn't it?"

"GEH!? Izuku!" The sound of Izumi's voice had all eyes turning to her. She had to give Mavis her shaper to make some adjustments on the material, and had lucky had her girl uniform on hand… but still to be caught in this by Iida and Ochaco was unsettling.

"Ah so this must be your sister!" Iida eyed her up and down, surprised at how much the two of them looked alike. "It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Tenya Iida, and this is Ochaco Uraraka. We're classmates with your brother."

She knew that already, but she forced a smile on her face and bowed.

"It's nice to meet you… Izuku… I need to talk to you in private…" Her brow was twitching and had Izuku going pale. "Now, please!"

"R-right! gah!" he choked as Izumi grabbed him by the back of his sweatshirt. "Nice seeing you guys again…"

Ochaco giggled at the sibling banter and looked up at Iida.

"Izumi sure does look like him. It kinda shocked me."

"It surprised me as well… but they are twins. Hmmm… did Midoriya seem a little off to you? Nervous?"

"A little, but I don't really think he's the sociable type. Aside from Bakugo he doesn't really know anyone so he's probably uncomfortable. We'll have to do our best to make him feel at ease."

"Agreed!" Iida gave two thumbs up and the two walked off to the station together.

~Izumi's dorm room~

Izumi tossed her brother on the floor and dropped her bag inhaling deep.

"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND!? First it was peeking on class, and now you're just lounging about outside for everyone to see. Are you TRYING to get me caught?"

Izuku stood up adjusting his sweatshirt.

"Well what about you? Why are you walking about in your girl's uniform?"

"I asked Mavis to make some adjustments. After we left you alone with Bakugo, All Might let me change in the teacher's facility and told me a bit of what to expect tomorrow. He said we're having Battle practice during Hero Basic Training and several of the students have problematic quirks like explosions, acid, and lightning. I don't want it to accidentally get burned or ripped off so Mavis is gonna make it out of more durable material. I AM still a student at this school even if its independent study, so I can be seen walking about in my uniform."

"I'm a student here too, and if I hadn't peeked in on that class I wouldn't have known the names of those two classmates."

"Yes you would." She shoved a notebook in his face and had him flipping through it.

"What's this?"

"It's notes on all the students. During the class I watched them and took notes on their quirks and personalities. This way you can familiarize yourself with the class and not feel left out."

"You… did all this for me?" He looked up surprised. "Thanks, Izumi."

"Don't mention it… now-" she pointed to the jack and jill style bathroom. "Get out of here so I can change… then I'll give you better details on what's going on."

~The Following Day~

Mavis delivered the shaper bright and early, which was a relief. She hadn't wanted to walk to school in her girl's uniform and risk running into any of the other classmates. She didn't want them meeting her too early and getting suspicious.

She set her bag down on the desk and tensed up when she felt two hands slap down on her shoulders.

"Good Morning, Deku-kun!" Ochaco giggled pushing her breasts up on her back and making her sigh. The girl was seriously unaware of any sort of personal boundaries.

"You really gonna keep calling me, Deku?" She looked over her shoulder raising a brow.

"You said it was okay… does it bother you after all?" Ochaco pulled back frowning.

"No," she gave a soft smile. If it didn't bother her brother, then she would put up with it. "I'm just wondering if I'm gonna have to legally change my name, is all."

That made Ochaco laugh. She squeaked when Bakugo's fist suddenly came down beside her and letting loose an explosion. Ochaco clung to Izumi's arm and Izumi gave an exasperated expression to Bakugo.

"Did you HAVE to do that?"

"She was in the way." Bakugo glared at her making her cower more. The bitch still was… why the hell was Deku letting this chick cling all over him. "Get lost, round face."

"Kacchan, you're being mean, knock it off." Izumi looked back at Ochaco. "You better go to your seat, Uraraka-san. Kacchan's moody first thing in the morning."

"Shut up I am not moody, she's just annoying!" He glared at Ochaco til she completely rounded them and went to her seat. "Since when have you been on friendly terms with her?"

"I told you she's the reason I got the highest score, and really Kacchan if you're jealous then just say so." Izumi sat and let out an ooof when he kicked the desk making it jerk. "Hey!"

"Hey yourself, otherwise we're gonna have a repeat performance of yesterday." He yanked his books out to start morning class, not noticing Izumi's stare suddenly harden.

"Performance?"

~Hero Basic Training~

The modifications to the shaper and costume were perfect. Though she didn't care for the full mask and mouth guard, the material was a deep dark green, woven with more durable material. Despite her short stature the shaper made her lines look bold and strong and she cracked her knuckles, eager to test it all out.

"Ah, Deku-kun!" Ochaco jogged over holding her cheeks. "You look great… I was expecting something a little more hard edged, but you actually look cute."

Izumi grunted at the word and laughed nervously.

"Cute… yeah sure that's the word every guy wants to hear next to fluffy… you on the other hand Uraraka-san look great."

"You think so? I'm a little embarrassed because they made it all skin tight." She rubbed the back of her head blushing.

"You could always ask them to change it later on, but I really do think you look cute." Izumi raised her head and saw Bakugo and had to hold in a laugh. "Whereas Bakugo looks like a rooster."

"Shut up, I don't want to hear that from someone dressed like a fucking rabbit." Bakugo pointed accusingly.

All Might took notice of the two bantering, and saw the costume in question. He had to hold in a laugh when he saw the similarities in himself and the designs of the costume.

"So obvious… hmm?" He caught Izumi's glare and a bead of sweat trickled down his temple. The girl really did have a temper that matched against young Bakugo. He cleared his throat and motioned with his hands.

"Now then we will begin our battle training exercise. The lot of you will be split into Heroes and Villains and face off in 2-on-2 indoor battles."

"Without any basic training?" Tsuyu Asui asked, her wide eyes staring almost emotionlessly, but her voice was cute and quirky to make her overall look and personality likeable.

"These are battles to help you understand basic training." All Might explained and started going into details on how the battles would work. Izumi crossed her arms, listening to the explanation and she fully understood what this exercise would represent. Yesterday they'd all gotten a chance to see each other use their quirks, but today they were being tested to see how well they could control their quirk when facing against actual people.

Unlike with the robots Izumi had to be careful on how much power she was releasing. If she went beyond ten percent her power could very likely kill someone, and she imagined many of the others had the same concern. She looked around at her class, thinking of their different quirks and how they could be used… and how she would use them if it was her quirk.

"Now then, we will draw lots to decipher partners... "

"Is it wise to pick teams in such a haphazard way?" Iida asked, raising his hand like a good student.

"It's realistic," Izumi countered. "Most heroes don't really have a choice on who they're paired with in open battle, they work with whoever is available to them."

"Ah, preparing ahead… forgive me insolence." Iida bowed respectively and got a chuckle out of All Might.

"Don't worry about it. Midoriya, since you seem ready why don't you go ahead and draw the first name?"

"Alright…" Izumi strolled up and reached into the box. Her fingers tossed the papers willy nilly before snagging one at random and she unfolded it to peer at the name written. "Mashirao Ojiro"

The martial artist with the thick animalistic tail walked forward and bowed respectively.

"I look forward to working with you, Midoriya-kun."

"Likewise, Ojiro-kun." She wanted to let out a sigh of relief that she didn't have to work with Bakugo. That team up would have been a disaster. Instead she held out a hand and Ojiro took it with a firm shake. One by one the students drew names until everyone was paired up.

Team A- Midoriya/Ojiro

Team B- Iida/Ochaco

Team C- Todoroki/Shoji

Team D- Bakugo/Kirishima

Team E- Sato/Sero

Team F- Mineta/Yaoyorozu

Team H- Jiro/Kaminari

Team I- Aoyama/Ashido

Team J- Koda/Hagakure

"Now then, the first ones to face off are…. THESE GUYS!" All Might pulled out the balls, A being under the villain, and C being the heroes.

"Todoroki and Shoji…" Izumi's eyes glanced over at her opponents. She was surprised to find he too was staring at her and she wondered why it felt like he was trying to see right through her. She subconsciously wanted to cover herself but resisted the urge and averted her eyes back forward.

"The rest of you head off to the viewing room… Team A, Team C, follow me."

"Damn it, I wanted to beat some sense into you today." Bakugo grunted and grabbed Izumi by the shoulder pulling her back. "You better give me a good show. I want to see what you're really made of when you're not just running and throwing balls around. I better see some real fighting out of you, Deku!"

"Like I really need you to tell me that." She grabs his hand and pulls it off. "Come on, Ojiro." She walked off taking a deep breath. Why did she feel a bit disappointed her and Bakugo weren't going against each other? Was it because she wanted to test her battle strength against his? She already knew he'd probably kick her ass.. But that didn't mean she didn't at least want to try.

"Ojiro-kun, Midoriya-Kun… learn to see from the perspective of a villain. This will be close to a real battle. Go all out, don't be afraid to get hurt."

"Yes sir!" Ojiro responded and Izumi numbly nodded in agreement. After being given their instructions, the two headed inside to set up their stronghold. While Ojiro took a look around the room to see what they had to work with Izumi was deep in her thoughts and strategy.

"So what do you think, Midoriya?" He glanced over stretching his arms and legs. "What's our battle plan?"

"We're at a disadvantage." Izumi said immediately and had Ojiro blinking in surprise.

"What makes you say that?"

"I'm not sure about the limitations of your quirk… but I'd say we both rely heavily on close combat. If we were out in the open I'd have more free range with my quirk and could attack from a distance, but these close quarters inhibit me. If I go all out I'll end up breaking apart the strong hold, or seriously hurting someone, but if I use too little Shoji's strong enough he could easily overpower me."

She looked at Ojiro and straightened. "This is a team effort, Ojiro… we're gonna need to work together if we want to have any chance against Todoroki and Shoji."

"Alright, so what do you think we should do then?"

"Our best bet?" She walked to the window to see Todoroki and Shoji. "We outsmart them." She turned around and looked at the items in the room and nodded. "Alright, we've got ten minutes to set up… let's make it count!"

~Ask Briry~

Briry: Hey guys! So you're probably wondering why I decided to switch the battle pairings around… well I have other storyline reasons but it's mostly because I've already written the femDeku vs Bakugo battle in the Midori series and I wanted to try something different.

QUESTIONS

For Bakugo "How would you describe the Midori twins?"

Bakugo: Fucking nerd, and his bitch of a sister.

Briry: *nervous laugh* You're lucky Izuku and Izumi aren't here to hear you say that.

For Shoto "What are you looking for in a partner?"

Shoto: That depends on what you mean by partners…

Briry: I'm pretty sure they're meaning romantic partner.

Shoto: Romantic? I don't have time for romance… I'm trying to become a hero, not looking for a girlfriend.

Briry: So, then I have a separate question. One of the previous readers wondered why you were intrigued by Midoriya. Care to explain?

Shoto: I don't know why I'm interested in Midoriya. I was intrigued by the speech he gave Bakugo and Iida about his priorities as a hero… it's something I could imagine All Might saying. My interest just continues to grow the more I learn about him. There's nothing romantic about it.

Briry: *Whispers to the audience* Or so he thinks…

Next Chapter: Heroes Vs. Villains Pt. 2