A/N: Hitomi vs. Bakugou is here! I was so excited about writing this fight, because it's kind of going to kickstart the relationship I want to write between these two. I stayed up reaaally late for the drawings this time, even though I mostly just directly referenced screenshots this time. Check them out, they're really detailed this time!

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Instead of pacing around the waiting room, Hitomi sat at the table, fiddling with the band-aids on her palms.

He's tactical, strong, and relentless.

Bakugou's not going to hold back.

Hitomi learned that when she watched him fight Uraraka.

She touched her hair tie again, tightening her hair when a voice sounded over the loudspeaker.

"Next contestants, please proceed to the field entrance. Repeat…"

Taking a deep breath, Hitomi got up from her seat, throwing the band-aids in the trash as she walked out the door.

The crowd cheered as Class 1-A watched Hitomi and Bakugou approach the stage.

"Who do you think will win?" Sero asked.

Kaminari crossed his arms as he leaned back in his seat. "I hope it's Hitomi. Unlike Kirishima, her force fields are an emitter type quirk, so she probably can keep them up for longer…"

Kaminari trailed off as he heard Midoriya mumbling in front of him.

"What are you thinking about, Deku-kun?" Uraraka asked.

Midoriya stopped, turning to look at Uraraka.

"Kacchan's going to throw everything he has at her."

He turned back to look at the stage as the two students walked up the steps.

"It'll be hard for Kanetsukabe-san to push him out of bounds like she did with Ashido-san and Tokoyami-kun, because Kacchan's probably just going to use his explosions to keep himself inside the ring.

This match all depends on how Kanetsukabe-san uses her quirk."

"Match two of the semifinals!" Present Mic announced. "Bakugou versus Kanetsukabe!"

The fire pillars ignited, making Hitomi feel intimidated at the sight of Bakugou illuminated by the flames.

"You've got those force fields, right, Droopy Eyes?" Bakugou said.

Droopy-?!

"START!"

Bakugou set off an explosion, wasting no time in getting close to Hitomi.

Immediately she made a force field in front of herself, feeling Bakugou's impact before moving it forward and pushing him away.

Bakugou landed on his feet, clenching his fists.

"So that's how you wanna play, huh?

Fine then."

He came for her again, Hitomi prepping a force field in front of her.

An explosion sounded directly in front of her as smoke formed, confusing her for a moment because she didn't feel any weight on her barrier.

She heard Bakugou's shout behind her, turning abruptly only to feel an explosion in her face as she was slammed into her wall.

That's the same thing he pulled at the battle training against Midoriya!

"Eehhh?! Bakugou's using Kanetsukabe's own force fields against her!" Present Mic yelled.

The plasma dissipated as she fell to the ground, before Hitomi decided to throw a force field at Bakugou.

He dodged it in midair, landing a distance away from her.

Hitomi wiped the soot off her mouth as she got up, taking a cautious stance.

I guess walls as protection aren't going to work against him…

Hitomi ran at Bakugou, making a large force field and launching it at him.

The boy used an explosion to maneuver out of the way, smoke forming.

As he was about to land, the bluenette launched multiple small force fields at him, hitting him in the gut and throwing him back a few meters.

He was still within the boundary line.

"Woooh, looks like Kanetsukabe got a few good hits in!"

Hitomi charged at Bakugou again as he was steadying himself, prepping force fields to hit him with. Bakugou launched himself out of the way, the smoke building around them as he leapt over her.

"You're full of openings!" he yelled.

He suddenly launched himself towards her, explosions detonating from his palms when he felt contact.

But it didn't feel like a person.

The surface his hand had touched felt flat, causing him to plant his feet on it for some leverage. As the smoke cleared, Bakugou saw the glow of Hitomi's quirk.

"Woah, it looks like Kanetsukabe's completely covered herself with her force field!"

Instead of forming the usual wall, Hitomi had made a complete dome around herself to prevent Bakugou from attacking her from behind again.

"That quirk of yours..." Bakugou said as he raised his hand, "IS GETTING REALLY FUCKING ANNOYING!"

He swung at Hitomi's barrier, setting off explosion after explosion in an attempt to break it.

Hitomi felt the vibrations of the explosions as Bakugou tried to get to her, smoke blocking her view of the outside.

"STOP HIDING BEHIND YOUR BARRIERS AND FUCKING FIGHT ME YOU DAMN GIRL!"

Placing her hands on the ground, Hitomi expanded the dome, getting Bakugou away from her.

She ran towards him again, forming a tall force field and launching it at him to try and get him out of bounds.

Bakugou simply moved out of the way, his reflexes too fast for Hitomi.

He charged at her, trying to break through another force field Hitomi had put up again as more smoke filled the stage.

Pushing him out of bounds isn't working.

Time for a new plan!

Hitomi pushed Bakugou away again, putting distance between her and the other boy. He disappeared in the smoke his quirk had made, causing Hitomi to run toward that direction.

Forming a force field a bit ahead of her, she jumped on it, using it as a makeshift launchpad to vault her high into the air.

Emerging from the smoke, she heard Present Mic's commentary as she looked for Bakugou's bright blonde hair.

"Waaah, looks like Kanetsukabe's launched herself into the air!"

Over there!

Suspended in the air, she raised her arms up, drawing in the heat to make a force field larger than she ever had before.

Bakugou spotted her, but before he could do anything, Hitomi let out a yell and threw the huge force field down at him, slamming his body to the ground.

If I can't push him out of bounds, I'll immobilize him instead!

Present Mic yelled out in surprise.

Hitomi continued to sail through the air, keeping the force field pushed down on Bakugou before she suddenly realized something.

I don't know how I'm going to land!

Bakugou yelled from his place on the ground, setting off a huge explosion on the stage floor. It launched his body upwards, throwing Hitomi's barrier off of him as her concentration was split on how to land safely.

Before Hitomi could react, she felt a hand grip the back of her shirt while another grabbed her arm.

Bakugou's voice sounded behind her ear.

"Now die."

While they were still in midair, Bakugou threw Hitomi, setting off an explosion to speed up her trajectory. Hitomi yelled out in pain from the searing heat of Bakugou's explosions, feeling herself harshly hit the ground.

Trying to collect herself, Hitomi's stomach dropped as she felt grass beneath her.

"Kanetsukabe is out of bounds!" Midnight said. "Bakugou wins!"

A/N: I love how Hitomi's fights with Mina and Tokoyami only took about half their respective chapters while with Bakugou it's almost the entire thing.

Bakugou finally drops some f-bombs! I noticed that literally the only swears so far have been Hitomi saying "shit" so I added those in.

So, our girl made it all the way to the semifinals. This is probably the biggest change to the story so far, but more will come in the upcoming arcs.

This will be the last upload for a while, because I'll be out of town for 4 days and away from my computer.

See you next time!