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"IT LOOKS LIKE THE TIME IS ALMOST UP AND ONLY A FEW STUDENTS ARE CLOSE TO THE EXIT!"

Present Mic informed from the long bench seat he and Mr. Aizawa were sharing. It was located close enough to the arena and yet not too near the cameramen and the other public figure crews attending the event.

Much like the sports festival, Aizawa signed himself up to watch over the students from a distance; unlike the sports festival though, he wasn't planning on doing any commentary or sit next to Yamada.

The loud teacher sort of just followed him there and began to yell exactly what was happening on screen— all on his own:

"I WONDER IF THEY EVEN KNOW THEY'RE NEAR THE EXIT. ALL OF THEM LOOK LOST BUT WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT AS SOON AS WE HEAR A WORD FROM ONE OF OUR SPONSORSSSS!!"

"There are no sponsors nearby." Mr. Aizawa reminded him, maintaining the poker face he usually wore. "And before you dare to ask— No, I will not leave my seat to go look for one."

"But the show must go on!" Yamada covered the microphone he had with him and lowered it to his chest, only to half-whisper to his colleague. "Eraser-head, what are best buds for, eh?!"

Shota clicked his tongue at his desperate tone of voice. He got up from his seat— though it was only to find a vending machine or something of the sort to get a cold drink. "I can't recall anybody asking you to be the anchorman, today..."

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"Katsuki! Please!! Wake up!" Seconds before the unconscious guy could hit the ground on his way out of her portal, [____] tried to catch him but ended up struggling all together to even move after experiencing such a frightening scene.

She toddled downwards and fell to the dirty floor, right beside her crush. "Ouu, I thought I'd be able to catch you...Crap..."

Bakugo grunted in response to her cursing; although he wasn't downright awake, he was still breathing and furrowing his eyebrows at the pain. [____] sighed out of relief after making sure his chest was moving.

"Hagakure went in there, just to help you get out...I'm so sorry. It looks like I couldn't do much, even with my quirk...I ended up making things worse for you, didn't I? I just—"

"— [____]."

"Eeeeeeee; Todoroki!! You keep scaring me!!" [____] crawled even closer to Katsuki instinctively; afraid that she had encountered another classmate that wanted to fight her while she was trying to catch her breath and aid her crush.

She recognized him by his hair and scar at first sight; so she calmed herself down a little more as Todoroki continued to speak. "Sorry for that, but I'm glad I found the both of you. I know where the exit is, and if we hurry we could all make it to the top ten."

[____] took a good look at the scoreboard; so far it had numbers 1 to 6 already filled; Izuku Midoriya, Hanta Sero, Momo Yaoyorozu, Neito Monoma, Ibara Shiozaki, & Fumikage Tokoyami.

'Sero's team was one of the firsts to make the cut, seriously?!' [____] was mostly impressed by that fact, other than surprised.

"STUDENTS WHO CAN'T GO PASS THE TIMER WILL AUTOMATICALLY GET A ZERO AND FAIL!! AHAAAAH!!!" Present Mic eagerly informed during the same moment that [____] began to think about her options.

'There's four empty spots, and only less than a minute left...I gotta get Katsuki to wake up, but the sand is still moving, and Hagakure is still in there. Should I save her?

Even if I manage to do it all in time; she will still fail unless Aoyama passes through with her...I don't see him anywhere, I don't have the time to search...

What am I saying?! I'm want to become a hero, right?! If I know someone is in trouble— Shouldn't I do something about it?!'

"Ahh, I don't know anymore!" [____] placed both hands on the sides of her head and ruffled her thick hair in despair. "Oh..?"

Shoto's icy fingers suddenly touched her chin, pulling her face up to help him examine her. "[____], you're hurt."

Her face was dirty; she had scratches and small cuts all over her exposed body parts. Shoto didn't ask why she would choose such a revealing style for her hero outfit; he wasn't the kind to meddle in others' fashion senses and such.

However, he was curious to know how a trail of dried blood coming from a gash on the slit of her eyebrow came to be.

In cases like these, he offered to patch her up as the timer kept ticking. "Can you stand? I have bandages with me, if you need them."

[____] shook her head and ignored the hand he was offering to help her get up, since she did it all on her own. "My injuries are small, it's Katsuki who you should be more worried about...We only have 20 seconds left. Should I use my quirk to get us to the exit?! If you tell me exactly where it is, I can do it!!

But first, I need to save Hagakure from that sand pit, that's right there! We need a plan!"

"Hagakure...? Why?" Todoroki didn't understand what exactly had happened; in order for Bakugo to be unconscious he'd imagine someone strong was attacking him and the girls.

It made Shoto a little upset to know that [____] was in trouble and the only person who could try to help her was Katsuki, and not him.

Furthermore; the guy was still passed out and his classmate that was being trapped by the moving sand was technically an enemy, in this exam. "There's no time to waste. Bakugo needs to see Recovery Girl, quickly. Hold on to my arm. You might feel cold, but try to endure it for a while. I will get all of us to the exit in time."

"But how? I...." [____] was left dumbfounded when she saw Todoroki pull her crush's body across his shoulders in a jiffy and without a problem.

'He's SO strong...'

Shoto repeated himself. "Hold on to my arm, [____]. I won't let us fail."

[____] gave him a single nod before doing as she was told, forgetting about the classmate who helped her get her crush out of the sandpit in the spur of the moment. "Right!"

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The scoreboard read: 10. [____] Amachi.

"YES! We made it!!" [____] couldn't hide her excitement as she saw her name on the flashy screen and noticed how the walls in the arena began to disintegrate and uncover the rest of the students who didn't make it in time, looking lost and disappointed. "Todoroki, you're a life saver!! We seriously JUST made it thanks to you!"

He more than welcomely took her comment as a compliment and fixed his posture to support an unconscious Bakugo. "I have to get him to the nurse."

"I'm coming with you, then!" [____] followed after the guys, listening to the other 9 winning teams cheering and Present Mic dictating the students who had lost.

"LOOKS LIKE THE REST OF YOU, GET A ZERO! BUT NOT TO WORRY, SINCE WE HAVE AN EXCITING EVENT PLANNED OUT FOR YOU IN THE NEXT EXAM!!

WINNERS— TAKE A FIVE. LOSERS— SEEK YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR YOUR UPCOMING ACTIVITIES. And now, a word from a spon—"

"—SHOTO!!!"

The flame hero had taken the microphone out of its owner's hands just to shout some words of encouragement (in his book, anyway) to his son. "YOU ARE MY GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT, DON'T LET THESE PEOPLE GET A HOLD OF YOU, THEY ARE BELOW US!!"

"Annoying old man..." Todoroki complained under his breath while speeding up to get to the backstage room occupied by UA's school nurse.

[____] couldn't help but overhear him. 'I wonder if him and his father have some sort of strained relationship...He doesn't seem very happy to hear his voice.

Then again, Katsuki also insults his dad; but they still seem like a good family, all together—?'

"[____], the rest room is right over there, in case you need to use it. Don't worry about Bakugo, for now. I'll handle the rest." Shoto stopped for a bit just to let her know that.

"Wha... Bathroom? But, I don't need to...use..." [____] looked down to her legs after feeling a little drop of blood trail down to her right thigh.

'DID HE SEE THAT?! DID HE SEE IT AND THATS WHY HES TELLING ME THIS?! OH MY—!! I'm gonna die of embarrassment, now!!'

It wouldn't make any sense for Shoto to know she was on her period; realistically. He was walking in front of her and so far, hadn't looked back to make sure she was still following him. Although, inside [____]'s head, logic was out the window and anxiety had replaced it.

"I'M GOING TO THE BATHROOM, TODOROKI!!!" She shouted, covering her mouth right after. "I'm—! I'll be right back!! Please take good care of Suki while I'm gone!"

With that, she went to the first room she had walked in, where her suitcase was (along with her other personal items) and prayed she would have enough time to make it back before the next exam— and also, that no one, absolutely no one would bump into her and ask where that blood was coming from.

"Suki...?" Shoto asked softly; [____] couldn't hear him since she was using her quirk to get to her destination.

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"Nana?!" [____] reacted a little shockingly to see her grandmother and Kaito leave the room she was about to enter, after rushing to the bathroom to clean herself up and all. "What's going on? Is Katsuki awake!?"

"My strawberry; I came to check up on your teammate. I saw how worried you look on screen and couldn't help but seek you out. I saw Endeavor's son coming out of this room a while ago. Figured you'd be in here, as well."

"I was about to check up on him, too..." [____] said.

Kumiko recognized the doe-eyed expression [____] was making; it was the same face Himeko used to make when she was younger, and falling in love.

Confused, filled with worry, too much kindness to give to others and being incredibly naive; It was clear this was the person [____] was growing up to be and her grandmother wanted to stop it.

Strong emotions and being too compassionate was what made heroes unsuccessful; at least that is what [____]'s grandmother believed. "Why, my strawberry...Of course. I'll leave you to it. I mean, you are this boy's team leader, I suppose it's the right thing to do..."

"Thanks, Nana...Excuse me, now!"

"Say it properly." Kumiko wanted to lecture her for hours; the way her granddaughter spoke and acted could all be blamed on her own daughter, Himeko— Who she thought was a terrible influence and a bad mother in general. "Always speak properly to me, my dear."

"Sorry! I meant to say 'grandmother'!" [____] was already inside the room as she said this. She closed the door after waving goodbye. "Thank you for checking up on him, grandmother!!"

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She closed the door and leaned against it, feeling like her grandma would always see her like a little kid, no matter what. "She can be quite scary, too...Oh! Suki, you're up!!"

"You come with a lot of problems, don't you, cheeks?" Was the first thing Bakugo said to her, as he got up from the foldable bed and stretched his wrists. "It's fucking annoying."

"Eh?" [____] seemed a little bit lost.

"Never mind." He side bent his neck a couple of times before deciding he was ready to go back out there and seek revenge. "When does the next exam even start?! Let's get going."

"In two minutes or so...We're supposed to meet back in the arena— But Suki, wait! What did you mean, just now? When you said that I come with a lot of problems...?" [____] was still standing by the door; she decided to remain there to stall him and ask.

'Did my Nana talk to him, before I got here? If so...What did she say to him?'

"Nothing. Now, move or I'll burn you, cheeks."

"You wouldn't do that."

"Ha?! Wanna bet on it?!"

[____] looked him straight in the eye and bit her lips together after telling him: "You wouldn't hurt me purposely..."

Katsuki had to turn around and have her face his back, just so she wouldn't catch him blushing. "What ever. So, what was it that you wanted to do...Now that you're in here, and we are all alone?"

'We're alone?!' [____] hadn't noticed it until she heard him say it.

Recovery Girl had kissed his injuries and let him rest easy as Shoto guided her back to the arena, to fetch Midoriya and the other students who were hurt.

Kumiko entered the room as soon as Katsuki had awoken and had a small chat with him— One that ended very poorly and that was right before [____] had shown up.

[____] looked around the empty room, panicked. 'We ARE alone, aren't we?! If that's the case...'

"Did you come in here, hoping to see me still unconscious? What were you gonna do, then? Tell me." He walked a little closer to her and demanded. "Were you gonna sit there and stare at me, like the freak that you are? Or were you gonna touch me somewhere you know I'd like?"

'This situation just did three spins and flipped over after he said that last part— What is happening?!' [____] couldn't believe she was hearing these words come out of her crush; who usually acted so disgusted by any type of affection.

"I wasn't...Going to do anything with you...I was just worried."

When she admitted it; he frowned in displeasure. "So lame."

'Did he want me to do something and take advantage of him, really?!' [____] couldn't quite grasp the answer, so she let it go and tried to move the conversation somewhere much safer.

"Suki...You have a cut in your nose. Does it hurt?"

He rolled his eyes at the absurd question. "Doesn't hurt."

[____] had used warm water and soap, along with paper towels in the bathroom, to clean the scrapes on her body and face. She figured he would appreciate it if someone did it for him. "I know you may see it that way. But, here! Let me clean it up for you, at least!"

He watched her scurry to the small sink area the classroom-type chamber had and grab a paper towel after washing her hands. She damped it by squeezing the excess water out and went back to her crush.

Katsuki held on to her wrist, that was close to his face, and moved it aside without letting go off it. "You wanna make me feel better, really? Fine, then...kiss me."

"Eh..?"

"You owe it to me, anyway. No...You owe me much more than just kissing."

'Am I talking to the right person?! Is this the real Katsuki?!' [___] asked herself as he used an insignificant amount of strength to pull her closer. 'Oh, but he looks super hot right now...I can't push him away...I don't want to...'

Just as their lips were about to touch; Bakugo turned his into a smirk. "Look at you, you're just ready to kiss me anytime I'd want, aren't you? Heh."

[____]'s face started to burn from self-consciousness. 'I fell for it! I'm never ever going to let it happen again, though!! From now on— Everytime he tries to kiss me I will pull away to not look like a dumbass!

But wait, what if he actually wants to kiss me one of those times?! I wanna kiss him too! He's right, I'd like to kiss him anytime, if that's possible...'

Katsuki asked her something unexpected as they backed away from each other; his red eyes meeting hers. "Hey, cheeks...If anyone ever asks you to stay away from me, would you listen to them?"

'Where is he coming from? That's an odd question...' [____] shook her head, trying to refresh her mind after getting played by her crush. 'Could it be...My grandma told him something like this, earlier?'

"Good. I'd never listen to what others have to say about us, either."

"Suki...."

"So, for that response...You deserve a prize." He took off the part of his gauntlets that protected one of his hands and swept [____]'s bangs out of the way— In order for him to kiss her forehead.

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'He sometimes does things that make him seem interested in becoming my boyfriend...' [____] thought about those particular moments while she frolicked next to her crush to get close to the arena. 'I wonder if he's truly interested...That would be so cool!

Katsuki Bakugo, my first boyfriend. It has such a nice ring to it! What if we get married and live somewhere nice and it's always raining?! That way, we'd see rainbows every day. Our house could be built however he'd want it to look...I'd be whoever he'd want me to be...

[____] Bakugo. His last name blends so nice with my first name! I'm falling head-over-heels for him! He's so hot!!'

"Wipe that nasty look off your fucking face and listen!!" He chopped her happy thoughts into little pieces and threw them in a trash can with his harsh words. "Where the hell is icyhot?! They're about to announce the rules of this next test— Fuck! I got stuck with two dumbasses, I swear I'd do better if I was on my own..."

'He's complaining so much right now, but...He agreed to partner up with me, didn't he? He could of said no...' [____] puffed up her cheeks. 'But he didn't say no. He wanted to work with me, because he likes me. I wish he'd be nicer and show me...But if he's too nice, then! ....He wouldn't be the guy I'm interested in, really...Something about his attitude makes him even more hot.'

[____] covered her face, embarrassed by her own self-delusion. 'I totally understand what Mina means when she says it! Katsuki is hot when he's angry, or calm, or doing anything for that matter! I'm so lucky, I got to be his first kiss. Even when he said he hated it, he still acknowledged it—!'

"[____]." For the last time in that day, Shoto interrupted her fangirl moment and made his partner jump in sudden suspense. "Oh...Did I scare you again?"

"I might have to use the restroom before the exam starts, you guys..." She confessed to the both of them.

"I brought Bakugo's boom-boom mittens with me." Todoroki said exactly what Kaminari and Sero told him to call the grenades, when they handed them to him a while ago.

[____] let out a chuckle.

"WHAT DID YOU CALL THEM?!" Bakugo snatched them out of his hands and pretended to wipe off the germs before putting them on. "You sound like a fucking idiot. Don't touch my shit ever again!"

Shoto took only part of his comment seriously, intending to banter after that. "You're welcome, Bakugo."

"I never thanked you!! Are you stupid?!"

"Guys. Let's not argue, please! We got lucky last time and passed thanks to Todoroki's quick thinking. Katsuki, I really want the three of us to work as a team in this next exam."

Like magic, her words were used to soothe both of her partners up and get them to listen. "I'll do whatever you think it's best, [____]." — "Cheeks, what's your fucking plan?!"

[____] panicked immediately. "I...I kind of just said that, hoping we'd all come up with one and not just me! Um..."

"ALRIGHT EVERYBODY!! NEXT EXAM IS CALLED— SAVE THE PEOPLE!! LISTEN CLOSELY 'CAUSE ONLY FIVE TEAMS SHALL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STAGE—!!" Yamada insisted on using DJ air horn noises to highlight the importance of the rules.

"YOUR CLASSMATES, YOU KNOW, THE LOSERS FROM LAST EXAM—" that is how Present Mic decided to label them for the time being. "THEY WILL PLAY THE VICTIMS IN THIS CASE, YOUR JOB IS TO GET AS MANY AS YOU CAN TO SAFETY. BUT BEWARE— MOST OF THEM ARE SALTY AND THEY ARE AGAINST YOU PASSING THIS NEXT STEP.

THE TEAMS THAT GETS MORE VICTIMS THROUGH THAT EXIT AND BACK TO SAFETY IN A MATTER OF THREE MINUTES GETS A PASS. IF YOU LOSE, YOU'RE OUT!!"

More air horn noises interrupted the ten standing teams from their chatter. They seemed to sound louder every 60 seconds.

"How long is he gonna go on with those?!" Bakugo irritatedly covered his ears after only two minutes.

"I think [____] shouldn't use her quirk for this. We're not fighting, are we? Transporting the victims through portals seem quite dangerous." Shoto was speaking in his usual tone; so neither of his partners could understand a word he was saying.

"Todoroki!! Your lips are moving but I can't tell what you're saying at all!!" [____] shouted close to his ear.

"Oh...Should I yell it, then?" Lucky for him, though, Katsuki could read lips just fine. So he was the only one who was able to respond.

"I have an idea too, icyhot. WHY DON'T YOU DIE AND STOP DRAGGING US DOWN?!!"

Present Mic stopped using the loud effects after being smacked behind his head by Mr. Aizawa— And as soon as the arena was quiet again; Todoroki's voice could be heard loud and clear.

"Funny. I don't remember being the one getting caught in quicksand and passing out, earlier."

"AHH?!"

"Ooo, that's not good..." [____] uncovered her ears and placed her hands on both of her teammate's chests to keep them away from each other. "Guys! think I know what to do. We should pair up with another team!"

"AH?!" — "Pair up, you say..."

[____] nodded to her classmates, immediately letting go once she noticed she was basically feeling them up. "If we think about it— our entire grade is based on the word 'teamwork' isn't it?! Even if we are in different groups, I think if we pair up with more people, the easier it would be for us to pass as well! We didn't do it the first time, and we ended up getting lost!"

"I wasn't lost, but you two fucking left my sight like if someone paid you to do it!! Especially you, cheeks!!" Bakugo informed.

"Me?!" [____] gaped her mouth. "I was being attacked, though! I couldn't help it! You shouldn't of flew out of there the moment the timer started! Thanks for waiting for me!"

"I didn't know you were going to be so damn slow!!"

"You trained me, didn't you?! Katsuki, you know I'm not very fast and none of us had a plan—!"

"I see your point, [____]. We should team up with someone else." In the midst of their little argument, Shoto finally agreed with her. "Bakugo, it's the easiest way to do it."

"I don't want it the easy way! Let me win this shit the fucking best way!!"

"[____] will be safe, if we have more people on our side." Just by Todoroki giving away that much information to Bakugo, the blond decided to go along with it.

"Fine. I'll try it...But I refuse to work with dumbass Deku!"

"Not Izuku, got it!" [____] pretended to compromise with him. "Todoroki, anyone in particular that you don't want to work with?"

"Bakugo." He replied so fast, it made [____] seriously facepalm.

"Feeling is mutual, you fucker!!"

'This won't be easy...' [____] dragged her hand down to her mouth and began to think of what she should do, overall. 'Saving people who don't want to be saved...Dealing with these guys, while doing so...What am I to do?!'

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[____]: who should I ask to team up with? They might say no— But I gotta try it, anyway!

[A] ⚠️Sero & Kaminari.

[B] ⚠️Momo & Mina.

[C] Shoji & Kiri.

[D] Izuku & Ochako.

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[an; If you see the ⚠️ emoji— It means that choice will level up Hagakure's friendship meter.

Since it's fresh and some of y'all don't want to befriend her I'll figure I'll be nice and give you guys a heads up before you choose but just for now though !!

WHOA I TRIED MAKING THIS CHAPTER SHORTER BUT COULDNT HELP MYSELF IM SORRY ALSO MISTAKES ALWAYS ILY 🤟

I hope some of you have the patience to stick around with me, it's gonna be a long ride! But I promise I'll make it worth while!]