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"This means someone is talking."

'This means someone is thinking to themselves.'

This means it's a flashback.

*This means it's a sound effect!*

{This means I'm speaking in a different language!}

Angel in a Gilded Cage

Another match, another one sided victory. The difference between this one and Todoroki and Sero's was that no one had seen it coming.

Angel sat there in disbelief, filled with sympathy for her friend who was slowly trudging to the arena exit, head hung low. She could imagine why. It was one thing to lose, it was another to lose so soundly, without a chance to retaliate and the fight being over just as it had begun.

The rest of her class were of a similar mind.

"Sheesh, that's got to be harsh."

"I'd say the worst part is how fast it was."

"I know what that's like."

"Poor Iida-san." She heard them murmur while she and her friends sat there in stunned silence.

"Oh my!" All of their heads turned to the wall separating the class bleachers. Peering over was a blonde boy with violet eyes, a mocking smile on his face. "First Shiozaki-san trounced your human spark plug, then Baha-san made an utter fool out of your class rep! Are you just letting us win now?!"

Angel furrowed her brow and clenched her fists as she was filled with fury! She didn't know who this guy was or what his problem was, but he was making fun of her friend!

"Uhhh, weren't you the one who called that Baha girl a traitor or something in the cavalry battle?" Sero pointed out.

"Irrelevant!" The boy crowed! "Clearly you fools fell for a simple ruse, where she used your barbaric power to get to the final event where she and Shiozaki will dominate the tournament! Do you not remember how easily they won? Huh?! HUH?!" He continued to rave, becoming more and more maniacal with every word coming out of his mouth making Angel more and more angry! She had never been so incensed!

"You class A clods! You will soon learn not to underestima-!"

*WHOK!*

"ERK!" The boy croaked as he was suddenly struck on the back of his head and slumped back over the side! Then another person, the red headed girl, Kendo, Angel recalled, peered over and gave an embarrassed, apologetic smile.

"Sorry about that! Please don't think badly of us! This guy has a few screws loose!" She said with a wave before disappearing from view.

Angel's anger gave way to confusion along with the rest of her peers at the bizarre occurrence that had taken place.

She leaned back in her seat, letting out a heavy breath. Now that she had a chance to calm down, she gave a silent thank you to Kendo, as she had been close to doing or saying something regrettable before the girl disciplined her classmate. If there was one thing she couldn't stand, it was someone badmouthing her friends.

'Jerk.' She thought, absently turning her head, then froze.

"Midoriya." She said, gently elbowed the boy to her left who was currently feverishly scribbling in his notebook.

His head shot up from his writing. "Huh?! Wha-What is it?"

"Uraraka's gone." She pointed at the empty seat. "Did she leave without telling us?"

He blinked. "Huh. I guess she did. You think she's okay?" He asked with his usual amount of concern.

"I don't know. Let's go find her." She proposed, standing up and leaving the bleachers, Midoriya followed soon after. She glanced around the hall, not seeing her estranged friend down either side.

"Where do you think she went?" She asked.

"Maybe the waiting rooms?" He suggested.

The waiting rooms, a place for the contestants to have a moment of solitude before they're called to their next match. A logical conclusion. They quickly made their way down the hall curving along the edge of the stadium. Within a few minutes they arrived at the right hallway and started knocking.

It was on the second door that they heard an unexpected voice.

"Yes? Who is it?"

"Iida-kun?" Midoriya said as he pushed open the door to reveal both him and their estranged friend who was sitting at the table.

"There you are Uraraka-chan!" Angel exclaimed as they stepped into the room. "You just disappeared on us." She said, making the girl sigh.

"Yeah. Sorry about that. I… just needed to calm my nerves."

"How about you Iida-kun?" Angel turned to the taller boy, whose jersey was still singed on the front. "Are you doing okay after… well..." She grimaced sympathetically.

A look of frustration and regret flashed over his face as he closed his eyes and sighed. "I am doing alright. I'm just so disappointed in myself. I underestimated my competition again." Then he nodded solemnly, fixing his glasses. "But, instead of wallowing, I'm just going to learn what I can from this and move on. It's what my brother would do. At the moment though, I was just asking Uraraka-san what was plaguing her."

"Oh you don't have to do that!" The aforementioned girl waved her hands. "I'm doing okay! Besides, you wouldn't want to miss the fights right?"

Angel frowned at how she seemed to be avoiding the topic. Was this what she was like dancing around discussing her own problems?

"This is more important to us. We're friends right? We look out for each other. Besides, it's just Kirishima versus that Tetsu guy from class B. I can't imagine that being too interesting."

Meanwhile...

"RAAAGH!" Kirishima bellowed as he swung his hardened fist!

*CLANG!* It rang loudly against the reflective surface of his opponent's steel skinned face, making him stumble back for a second before he readied his own punch!

"EAT THIS!"

*WHAM!* Sparks flew as he returned the blow to the face with one of his own!

"IS THAT ALL YOU'VE GOT?!" Tetsutetsu yelled!

"HELL NO! I CAN DO THIS ALL DAY!" Kirishima retorted!

"WELL I CAN DO THIS ALL WEEK!"

"OH YEAH?!"

"YEAH!"

"YOU'RE ON!" They both challenged as their fists clashed!

"HOLY S***!" Torque howled! "WHAT AN AMAZING BATTLE OF WILLS! I'M ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT! THE CHAIR IS PRACTICALLY IRRELEVANT AT THIS POINT!"

"Uh, sure? I mean, they're just punching each other back and forth."

"SO BADASS!"

"So yeah. Can you please tell us what's bothering you?" She asked. Uraraka finally seemed to cave as she took another deep sigh and looked down at the table.

"I'm just super nervous I guess. My fight's up next right?"

"Against Bakugo." Angel nodded. "Had a feeling that was it."

"Well… perhaps Bakugo will hold back a little?" Iida suggested. "Even he wouldn't want to hurt a girl that badly, right?" He said, making Angel look at him strangely.

"Wait, you're saying that just because she's a girl he should take it easy on her?" She asked.

"Nonono! I mean, ah, um, sorry?" He sputtered, waving his hands frantically!

"Even so," Midoriya interjected. "I seriously doubt Kacchan would play it safe with anyone. Everyone is giving one hundred percent in hopes of becoming the number one hero, Kacchan chief among us. He's playing for keeps, as all of us should be." He explained before turning to Uraraka. "Uraraka-chan, you've helped me out ever since the entrance exam, so allow me to return the favour." He said, pulling out his notebook. "I've studied Kacchan ever since we were kids. I know all of his weaknesses, so I came up with a strategy with your quirk in mind. I-It's a bit of a rough draft, but it's yours if you want it." He offered, holding out the booklet.

Angel gazed in amazement. Midoriya was sharing some of his hero notes?! It wasn't that he disliked people looking at them, but to her knowledge, no one had ever had the honor!

"There you go Uraraka-san! With Midoriya-kun's plans you'll definitely win!" Iida said and Angel had to agree with him. A guide handcrafted by Midoriya, the boy who always pulled through would tip the scales in her favour.

"Deku-kun...thank you…but…" Uraraka looked up and gave them all a calm smile. "I'll be fine on my own."

All three of them stared at her, dumbfounded. She said no?!

"I really do admire you Deku-kun. You just keep managing to win and even got first in the race without using your quirk!" She turned her gaze to Angel. "And you, Angel-chan! You're just as cool, getting second place and literally carrying us during the cavalry battle. And back then, I said that I wanted to team up with you guys because you were my friends, but I can't help but feel as if I was just using you to win. I was using you guys like a crutch and I think that's wrong."

She stood up. "It's kinda like what Iida said before, I can't keep relying solely on others, I need to walk on my own legs. I appreciate the help, I really do… but I'm going to win under my own power!" She continued as she walked past them to the door.

"So you better be watching!" She turned around and smiled, giving them an equally shaky thumbs up. "I'm going to beat Bakugo and meet you two in the finals! Count on it!"

They all stood in awe at their friend's declaration, her resolve stunning them silent. Then they began to smile and chuckle.

"Well, you heard her boys. Nothing we can do now but cheer from the sidelines." Angel put her hands on her hips and glanced at the other two.

"Truly. Good luck Uraraka-san."

"You're going to do great." They agreed.

Their words seemed to comfort their friend, as she nodded and left the room.

After their little meeting, Angel and the two boys made their way back to the bleachers in anticipation of the next match. In fact, the previous one was just wrapping up as they got back to the stadium, arriving just in time to witness the two combatants charge each other, both of them beaten and bruised yet neither were willing to back down!

*POW!* Both their head's spun as they pummeled each other across the face, hanging in midair for a brief moment before unceremoniously collapsing!

"HOLY F*** THAT WAS AWESOME! BUT WHO WON?!" Torque demanded as Midnight stepped onto the ring and looked over the two boys.

"Both contestants are unconscious! It's a stalemate!" She declared over her mic.

"WHAT A TWIST! IT LOOKS LIKE KIRISHIMA AND TETSUTETSU WERE EQUALLY MATCHED! MIC, WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE TIEBREAKER?!"

"Glad you asked! We will continue on with the rest of the fights and after they come to, we will decide the match point with a simpler challenge. I'm thinking arm wrestling!"

"ARM WRESTLING?! F*** YEAH!" The man cheered as Angel and her friends sat back down in their seats. All the while her classmates and the crowd talked amongst themselves about the latest match.

"Well that fight was kinda dumb."

"Tell me about it! You could feel the testosterone from here!"

"Who's up next?"

"Bakugo versus Uraraka."

"Aw man, seriously?"

"I don't think I'll be able to watch."

The various snippets and comments made her grind her teeth. They were completely underestimating her friend. Yes, she was definitely still worried herself, but it was because Uraraka was going against Bakugo of all people, a contender for one of the most violent people she knew and she knew quite a few! No, these people were distressed because they only saw her as a kind and gentle girl, not as a hero student or a rival!

'Do they think of me this way?' She wondered. If she ended up fighting Todoroki in the semi-finals or god forbid, she faced off against Bakugo himself for the gold medal, would they be just as convinced that she would brutally lose?

Her head swam with questions she didn't know the answers to, she had never thought she'd experience getting treated with kiddy gloves just because she was a girl. It was such a foreign concept to her, only interacting with the Raiders and few others. The boys never acted extra gentle around Lilith, they always treated her as their equal. She had been under the impression that this was the norm, but sadly that wasn't the case.

"Now it's time for our next match! Contestants, to the ring!" Mic shook her awake and she turned her attention to the field.

"He's lean, he's mean and he doesn't let anything stand in his way! He's just too hardcore! Bakugo Katsuki!" The blonde climbed the steps, an arrogant scowl on his face betraying how little he cared about the announcer's comments.

"His opponent! The little astronaut who floated right into our hearts! Uraraka Ochako!" The crowd cheered loudly in support! There was a clear bias, with everyone in attendance siding with the cute girl versus the volatile boy!

"Midoriya." Angel turned to him. "Give it to me straight. Uraraka has a chance right?"

He pursed his lips. "I don't know honestly. Not to sell her short, but Kacchan is one of the strongest people I know. He's practically unrivaled in close quarter's combat in our class and his quirk is almost perfect. He has powerful offensive capabilities with great range, not to mention he is skilled at using it for mobility." He explained, once again displaying his analytical mind.

"But..?" She asked.

"But on the other hand, if Uraraka manages to remove his gravity, she could easily push him out of bounds. She just needs to get close enough to touch him. That's the deciding factor for this fight, but if I know Kacchan…" His face turned grim. "He's aware of that too."

Of course he was. She had seen how talented and cunning he was in a fight first hand during the race, being able to hold his own against her and Todoroki over the minefield. Despite his unstable and arrogant personality, he was no fool. He knew full well what Uraraka was capable of and would be on guard.

But that meant that her friend had a chance. It didn't matter how small it was, it was good enough for her!

She turned back to the ring.

'Just one hit… you can do this Uraraka!'

"Contestants ready?! Fight!"

As soon as the bell rang, Uraraka charged Bakugo head on, body low to the ground as her opponent stood in place! Even from the bleachers, Angel could see the determined glare on her face as she stared down her target without hesitation!

'She's just running at him. What is her plan here? He's not going to let her get close!'

Sure enough, when she got within a few meters of him, Bakugo gave a quick flourish with his hand and engulfed the brunette in a fiery blast, making Angel grimace! The crowd "ooo'ed" in concern!

"Damn! He's not holding back at all!"

"He's really going to hurt that poor girl!"

The blonde cautiously paced around, obviously on guard and trying to find his opponent currently concealed within the cloud of dust and smoke created by his blast. Then a silhouette appeared! He immediately pounced!

Angel's eyes widened as the dust parted to reveal a lone jersey floating in midair! As Bakugo grabbed and held it in confusion, another shape leapt out of the dust behind him, making Angel gasp in joy to see Uraraka in her tank top!

'She used her jersey as a decoy!'

Uraraka reached out!

Only for Bakugo to whip his arm out, another explosion emitting from his hands, sending the girl tumbling away in a shower of shattered concrete!

"Damn it-er-darn it! Should've known it wouldn't be that easy!" Angel spat! She had been so close! "His reflexes are too good!"

Despite her victory getting snatched away from her, Uraraka still glared definitely, gritting her teeth and getting ready for another sprint! But this time she wasn't given the chance as Bakugo himself closed the distance while she recovered and unleashed a third blast, throwing her end over end down the ring!

Still not deterred, Uraraka rolled back onto her feet and rushed him again, her mouth wide in an angry roar just to be met with yet another explosion!

Again and again she was thrown, before she picked herself up and hurled herself at her opponent only for him to effortlessly keep her at bay! Each blast and cry of pain made Angel flinch!

She anxiously chewed on her thumbnail. 'She's just charging him over and over again! It should be obvious that a frontal attack won't work! Come on Uraraka… what are you thinking..?'

Her mind raced as she continued to watch, trying to decipher her friend's tactics.

'No matter what direction she runs at him from he can easily blast her away! After that one trick with the smokescreen Bakugo isn't going to let her out of his sight!'

Then she froze, ceasing her furious nibbling.

'Wait. She's keeping him completely focused on her. Does that mean…'

Her eyes widened.

'...she's distracting him from something?! But if so, what is it?!'

Tearing her eyes away from the centre of the battle, she scanned the ring for anything out of the ordinary. After a few seconds, she only got confused. There was nothing. The concrete ground of the ring was scorched and there were deep furrows carved out, all from Bakugo's attacks, but there wasn't anything else.

'Hold on.' She froze again. 'There's nothing? Shouldn't there be a bunch of rubble everywhere?'

Another scan proved her suspicion. Inside and outside of the ring, there was no sign of any debris!

'If there's nothing inside or around the ring…' In a jolt of realization, Angel took in a sharp breath! 'Then that leaves..!'

She looked up and finally put it together!

"What the hell?!" Someone nearby yelled loudly, shaking her out of her head!

"Isn't this going on long enough?!" Sero said as the rest of the class watched in disgust and horror!

"Ura-chan..!" Asui whimpered.

"What's wrong with this guy?!" Jiro covered her eyes.

"What a sadist."

"I knew he was kinda crazy… but this?"

"Hey ref?! Shouldn't you be stopping this?!" She heard someone yell at Cementoss right below the bleachers! More and more angry jeers rose from the crowd!

"You blonde asshole! Stop toying with her and throw her out if you think you're so good!"

"Boo! What kind of hero are you?!"

"She's just a girl!" The yelling got more and more heated, escalating into full on booing at the boy in the ring while others screamed at him to stop!

All the while, Angel dug her fingers into her palms, grinding her teeth in anger!

'Stop talking like that! She doesn't want your pity!'

Mic on the other hand, seemed to be siding with the crowd.

"Woah, Bakugo is being made a pariah in the eyes of the audience and I can't really blame them! Maybe we should-"

*WHACK!*

"OW! HEY! WHAT THE HECK MAN?!" Mic yelped!

"All of you in the crowd who are saying this boy is playing with her!" Aizawa suddenly spoke sharply over the mic! "Are you pro heroes? For how long?" He demanded, the entire stadium going quiet!

"If you honestly think that Bakugo isn't taking this seriously, then you are all short sighted fools and should just get out now!"

"Aizawa-sensei?!" Midoriya muttered as he, Iida and Angel listened in shock. The last time they heard their teacher speaking so seriously was at USJ!

"Bakugo is making sure to keep Uraraka far away not because he is toying with her, but because he is being careful. He sees her as a possible danger that he wants to keep as far away from him as possible. He wants to win, thus he is treating her not as a fragile girl, but a worthy opponent!" He said, making Angel smile.

Leave it to her per hero teacher to put everything into perspective.

"HE'S RIGHT!" Torgue interjected! "THIS BOY, NO, THIS BADASS, IS FIGHTING HER OFF WITH EVERYTHING HE'S GOT! HE'S RECOGNIZED HER AS HIS EQUAL AND THERE'S NOTHING MORE BADASS THAN TREATING A WOMAN WITH RESPECT! SO IN SHORT, SHUT THE F*** UP OR GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE!" He bellowed, leaving the entire stadium stunned and reeling!

"Exactly. Guess you're not so bad after all."

"GRANDMA FLEXINGTON RAISED NO FOOLISH CHILDREN! NOW LET'S KEEP WATCHING! THIS FIGHT ISN'T OVER YET!"

It looked like even the loud musclehead knew Uraraka was up to something. From where she was sitting, she could see her friend breathing heavily, a look of steadfast resolve on her face. She brought her fingers together in the signature pose she made to release her quirk, finally bringing her plan to fruition!

It was why she kept charging Bakugo low and close to the ground, so his attacks would shatter the concrete and kick up smoke! It provided her with the opportunity to float all of the debris upwards while she kept his field of view on her!

"Here it comes!" Angel smiled, barely able to contain her excitement as she looked to the sky, to what she saw earlier and what everyone else missed! A veritable asteroid field of concrete hanging above the stadium! Then they began to fall, whistling through the air like-

"HOPE YOU'VE BROUGHT AN UMBRELLA! BECAUSE THE FORECAST SAYS IT'S TIME FOR A METEORSHOWER! MEEEDLYDEENOW!" Torgue trilled, the audience gasping in amazement!

Angel once again felt admiration for Uraraka! It was a truly risky plan as she nearly got thrown out of the ring numerous times, but it was going to work! With a constant hail of falling stone raining down on him, Bakugo had nowhere to run and if he defended himself he'd be left open!

"GET HIM!" She cheered as her friend charged head first towards Bakugo who was shielding his head from the rocks landing around him! She got closer and closer, arms outstretched! Just one finger! That's all she needed!

But then Bakugo raised both hands to the sky!

*BRAKABOOM!* A massive explosion erupted from his palms, engulfing the entirety of oncoming projectiles, knocking her away! The blast was so strong, the shockwave washed over the entire stadium! Everyone gaped in disbelief!

"HOLY F*** S***! IN THE SINGLE MOST GLORIOUS EXPLOSION I HAVE EVER SEEN, BAKUGO HAS COUNTERED THE METEOR SHOWER!"

"No…" Angel agonized. "That was her best chance!" She said, taking in the look of utter despair on the girl's face. Was that the look she had when she just barely lost first place in the race to Midoriya?

'No.' She swallowed. 'She's still in the ring! She can still fight and win!'

"COME ON!" She screamed, unknowingly drawing the attention of everyone nearby, but she didn't care! "GET UP!"

Possibly bolstered by Angel's cries, (she didn't know if she heard her), Uraraka slowly got to her feet, shaken and battered. With one last look of determination, she began to run!

Across from her, Bakugo gave her his bloodthirsty smile, seemingly excited at the prospect of more fighting and stood ready!

Then one of Uraraka's feet slipped. She stumbled and collapsed.

Angel watched with growing horror as what happened finally caught up to her.

Uraraka had reached her quirk's weight limit.

The stadium drew quiet as Midnight walked into the ring and knelt down to the fallen girl, who twitched and jerked on the ground.

She was still trying to move, her body just wouldn't listen to her.

"Uraraka is unable to move. The winner is Bakugo Katsuki!"

It was a quiet walk to the waiting room. After they watched Uraraka get carried away on a stretcher by the paramedic bots, Angel and Midoriya decided to pay her a visit. Iida stayed behind, voicing that he believed their friend would want some time to herself after such a crushing defeat.

A fair point, but she and Midoriya's combined worry made it impossible to stay in their seats. They needed to make sure she was okay.

They had passed Bakugo on the way, who had accused Midoriya of trying to mess with him through Uraraka, giving her a plan to fight him.

When he was informed of the contrary, that she had come up with it himself, he glowered, but kept silent and walked away.

Now here they were, standing outside of the waiting room from before.

They looked at each other.

"Ready?" He asked.

"As I'll ever be." She answered.

Giving her a shaky nod, he grasped the knob and opened the door.

"Uraraka-chan? Are you okay?" He asked with trepidation, both he and Angel expecting their friend to be a distraught mess.

"Hey guys!" Instead they were met with a bright smile and a wave! "Too bad huh? I lost pretty soundly, heh heh!" She chuckled bashfully.

Angel blinked. On the surface, her friend was fine. Her skin was clean and mostly clear of bruising and cuts, a bandage taped to her left cheek.

But something still felt off.

"Man, I really thought I had him there!" She continued. "Just a couple more inches and I would have won!" She sighed in annoyance.

"Uraraka, you… got fixed up?" Angel asked, trying to make conversation as they floundered in the weird feeling the room had taken. She just noticed the white noise of the old flip phone held in Uraraka's hand.

"Yup!" She chirped! "Recovery Girl healed me in a few minutes! She only got rid of the worst of it so I didn't pass out before the Festival ended though, so I'm still a bit achy in places. But damn!" She whined, shaking her fist in an exaggerated way. "Bakugo really is too strong! I guess he was second on the exam for a reason, but I didn't stand a chance, heh! Just means I've got to work harder! Plus Ultra and stuff!" She laughed awkwardly.

They all went quiet, no one really knowing what to say at the moment. Angel wasn't sure if Midoriya had caught on, but she definitely did.

Uraraka was faking it.

"Are you… sure you're okay?" Midoriya inquired nervously, letting Angel know that she wasn't the only one who picked up on their friend's behaviour.

"Of course I'm fine, silly! I'm ready to move past this loss, learn from it and keep moving forward, just like you Deku-kun!" She smiled again, taking a more relaxed position in her seat.

"I mean…" Midoriya trailed off, not sure of what to say.

"And it looks like the winner of the tiebreaker is decided!" They all looked to the speaker on the wall. "Kirishima will be advancing to the next round!"

"WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER A SHORT BREAK! DRAMATIC PACING!"

Was Yaoyorozu and Tokoyami's match and Kirishima's tiebreaker event over already? That was fast! That meant it was Midoriya up next against Todoroki, arguably one of the most anticipated matches of the tournament.

"Heh...I guess that's my cue?" He shrugged.

"Oh geez! I've wasted all of your time!" Uraraka stood up frantically! "You guys go, get ready for your fight Deku-kun! I'll be in the stands watching, don't worry! Do your best!" She told them.

Glancing down at the phone in her friend's hand, Angel quickly put together why she was acting so strange.

'Looks like Iida was right after all.' She noted as she followed Midoriya to the door. But as she stood on the threshold and grasped the knob, she stopped and looked over her shoulder.

"Ura-chan… it's okay if I call you that, right?" She asked quietly.

"Sure! What is it?" The girl tilted her head.

Angel met her brown eyes. "You don't need to keep up the strong front, you know?"

Uraraka blinked, then laughed in confusion. "I don't know what you're talking about?" She said whimsically, her eyes flicking away a couple times.

"Ura-chan… I know what it's like to hide behind the words "I'm fine"." Her words made her friend pause.

"I used to say it all the time." She continued, looking back on the last several years. "Trust me when I say that after a while… it gets pretty stifling. Just… remember it's okay to let these things out to someone once in a while… okay?"

She gave her a small smile. "That's what friends are for, right?"

Uraraka didn't respond, only looking at her with concern and apprehension.

Letting out a short breath, Angel turned away.

"See you upstairs." She said and closed the door.