(A/N so our first opponent is Todoroki which means we're taking Sero's spot. I'm so sorry Sero!)

I walk back to the waiting rooms and decide to do a few stretches. My match is the second match, so as soon as Midoriya and Shinsou are done, I'm up. I'm really scared to fight Todoroki. I don't think I'll be able to win and I didn't expect my first match to be Todoroki. I take a few deep breaths and try to calm down. 'Do I have a plan? What can I do? I know for a fact that Todoroki won't use his fire, so I just need to find a way to beat his ice attacks,' I think. 'But that's the obvious, and it's obviously going to take longer for me to melt his ice than for him to attack. Ugh, that means I'm at an extreme disadvantage,'

I continue to stretch, drink some water and test out my quirk here and there to prepare as much as possible. I try to think of a plan, but I can't think of anything.

'Darn it, this is really bad,' I think. 'I can't think of a way to beat him. No, no I have to calm down. Calm, (Y/n), there must be a way...'

"(L/N) (Y/N) AND TODOROKI SHOTO PLEASE REPORT TO THE FIELD, YOUR MATCH WILL BE STARTING SOON." The announcement goes on.

"Already?!" I say out loud in surprise. Oh no, I'm getting super nervous. I want offers for internships. I can't mess up on my first match.

I run to the field and walk up the platform.

"Todoroki vs. (L/n), match START!" Midnight yells.

Todoroki shoots a block of ice at me and I swiftly block it. I can't melt these huge ice blocks. It's going to be a waste of energy, not to mention impossible to melt in time. I concentrate on my breathing. 'I'm going to breathe fire. I'll be able to do this. Don't think of anything, just concentrate, (Y/n),' I think. 'There it is! I can do this,'

I'm close enough to Todoroki. I inhale as much air as possible and simply exhale. It's fire. It's a beautiful fire. Yeah. Fire's beautiful. That's why I fell in love with my quirk. Endeavour's fire is a little different. I don't think other people can tell-- to them, it's just another fire quirk, but to me, Endeavour's fire gives people, me, energy. If my fire is beautiful, then Endeavour's is strong. Strong and reassuring.

The better my condition, the prettier my flames, and the prettier my flames, the hotter and stronger they get.

And I can tell right now, that my condition hasn't been better.

This is not just a match of strength, you have to be able to look good doing it. This is sad, but it's the truth, especially for people like me that have a pretty common quirk. If two people have exactly the same abilities and strengths and one looks better than the other, people would take the person who looks better. It's that kind of sad world, this world we live in.

A lot of people think that using your quirk is like a sport, but it's more of a performance art if you ask me. So I'm going to blast my quirk whenever I can, just show it off, grab people's attention.

I dodge attacks, attempt to burn Todoroki, and a bunch of other things but after doing all that and making the perfect performance I wanted, a thought came to me.

'I want to see Todoroki's flames,' I think.

I know why he won't use it, I know how he feels when he uses his fire quirk. I don't want him to have to feel so bad ever again, so if possible I don't want him to use his left side again. But I want to see his left side. I want to see his fire.

Then I snap out of it, but I also notice that his attacks had stopped. 'Wait, what happened? Why is he stopping? Is it because I blanked out? Did he wait for me? But why would he wait for me? First, he hates me, Second, even if he didn't hate me, heck, even if he liked me, this is the sports festival!'

I get back into a good posture to start attacks again, and Todoroki follows.

"BOTH SIDES HAVE STOPPED ATTACKING!!! WHAT HAPPENED? DID SOMETHING HAPPEN?" Present Mic yells through his quirk.

Todoroki lets his guard down and stands normally, I'm confused but I do the same.

"Why," he starts.

'Why?' I think, 'Why what?'

"Why did you look so sad earlier? When you were blanking out," he asks.

My eyes widen, 'he noticed?' I think, 'And did I look that sad?' I sigh and a smile cracks on my face.

"I wanted to see your left side, I wanted to see your fire quirk, but I knew I couldn't," I say, "It's just that, don't worry about it, on to the match, on to the match!"

"Wait, why did you think I wouldn't use it?"

"I-" I think for a second and wonder if I should tell him I heard, "I heard you talking to Midoriya, I'm sorry for eavesdropping," I say.

He opens his mouth but closes it without saying anything.

I feel terrible, but I want to see his quirk after all. I want to fight with his fire quirk, not his ice quirk. "Todoroki-kun, I want to apologize first. I didn't know anything about you or Endeavour and I still said so many things to hurt you. I'm really, really, sorry. I said nothing good to you and yet you helped me at the USJ so many times," I say, looking at the ground, just in case I cry by accident.

"Stop," he says, "Don't apologize. I need to apologize to you, not the other way around. Uh, this is sort of embarrassing to say out loud, but it made me so happy when you said that I'd be able to be a perfect hero. I didn't tell you anything and yet I kept making everything your fault. I'm really sorry, (L/n),"

"GUYS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE FIGHTING OR THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING AND I'M HAPPY THAT YOU GUYS MADE UP, BUT CAN YOU HURRY UP YOUR BATTLE?" Present Mic yells and I'm super embarrassed.

"Why..." Midnight starts, "WHY DON'T YOU SHUT UP FOR ONCE MIC? THIS IS YOUTH, THIS IS A BLUE SPRING! THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT, NOW SHUT UP. WE HAVE TIME."

I sweatdrop. I'm so glad Midnight is our referee.

"You two, keep talking for all you like, I'll take care of Present Mic," Midnight says.

"Uh, thank you, Ms. Midnight," I say.

"No problem sweetie!"

"Todoroki-kun, I'll be blunt. I really want to see your fire quirk and I want to fight it. I've never thought of your quirk as Endeavour's. I've thought of it as the same quirk but I've never thought your fire was the same as his. I want to see your fire, I've seen Endeavour's fire many times. But if you don't want to, I get it, don't worry about i--" I say, but I'm cut off.

By Todoroki's flames lighting up the view in front of me. I gasp.

"(L/n), I've been able to think that this is my quirk since the moment I first saw yours. During the Battle of Trials. I needed to thank you, and so I will," Todoroki says, "Thank you,"

I activate my quirk through my whole body. Todoroki and I fight for another minute or so, but now that he has two quirks now, I'm at a terrible disadvantage.

The match ends pretty soon with my loss, but I have absolutely no regrets. Todoroki's fire wasn't strong like Endeavours nor was it as beautiful as mine if I do say so myself. Todoroki's fire was nothing like what I thought it would be like. It was powerful but soft. It made me feel safe, protected. It filled up my insides with something warm.

After our match was over, I talked to Todoroki.

"I heard what you were saying, with Midoriya and I was wondering, does your training still continue?" I ask.

"Oh, yeah I guess. I've gotten used to it at this point, but sometimes I would like less," he smiles.

I look down. 'He got used to it? What can I say? I don't know,'

"(L/n)-san, don't feel bad. You never did anything bad, I told you, I should be the one saying thank you," he says.

That makes me smile a bit, "You're too nice, Todoroki-kun,"

"Nah, that's not true," he says, "I also needed to apologize to you. I'm sorry for saying such things,"

"No, no! That was my fault!" I say and then Todoroki's phone rings.

"Oh, I'll talk to you later then," he says and picks up the call.

~~~

The rest of the matches go pretty smoothly and Bakugou is the winner.

~~~

"Bye, (L/n)-san!"

"Yeah, bye guys! I'll see you tomorrow," I say and get on the train home.

And then I remember Endeavour's offer that I have to reject. Wait a second. I just thought of something. I thought of a way that I can help Todoroki. A way I can hopefully lessen his training.

What if I can distract Endeavour's attention away from Todoroki-kun? If I work twice as hard, Endeavour will have to pay more attention to me. Therefore, Todoroki's workload will lessen.

That's what I'm going to do.

I pull out my phone and dial Endeavour's agency's number.

*Ring, ring, ring, click,*

"Hello, my name is (L/n) (Y/n)," I introduce myself, "may I speak to Endeavour?"

"Hello, Endeavour, I thought about your offer and I'm sorry I wasn't able to give you an answer immediately," I say, "Yes, I would be honoured to have you coach me, thank you very much. I'll see you tomorrow,"

(A/N Hello! Thank you for reading this chapter! I'm currently on the plane and it's a 13-hour flight which translates to 13 hours to write my fanfic. I'll see how many chapters I can write on this ride, but I'm sorry if I get tired and this is the only chapter I publish. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I hope it's getting interesting, and I hope to see you next chapter! PLUS ULTRA!!!)