The four of us stood in front of the class, next to All Might.

He grinned, "I think the MVP for this round was young Sakata! Does anybody know why?"

"She led Bakugou away from the Warhead!"

"But he could have run in and captured it. It was risky."

Surprisingly, someone defended me, "She used Bakugou's malice against her, and managed to get him away from the Warhead. She couldn't have done this without trusting her teammate to keep Iida away from the Warhead as well."

"Although we couldn't see what happened after the battle with Bakugou, she checked up on her teammate after making sure Bakugou couldn't move and was effectively 'captured'. She was also checking up on Tsukiyama-san, which made their teamwork effective." A girl with pineapple hair answered.

Kaminari jumped in, "She taunted Bakugou because he was too dumb!"

"I REALLY WILL KILL YOU!"

Meanwhile, I was staring at the floor, trying to think about something else to distract myself from the embarrassment. Nothing came to mind. I scanned the crowd, trying to watch for any distraction, then I quickly looked away.

All those eyes watching at me was nerve-wracking.

All Might cleared his throat, "Well done, everyone! You all took your first training very seriously, and I'm very proud of you all."

"To have such a proper class after Aizawa Sensei's class is weird. It's anti-climactic."

"Well then, I must review the results with Young Midoriya. Change and return TO THE CLASSROOM!"

"All Might's amazing!"

"Why was he in such a hurry?"

"So cool..."

I was starting to feel lightheaded, and I needed to get to the nurse's office as soon as possible.

"Sakata!" Kaminari yelled, "You were amazing!"

Someone came up behind me and clapped my back. I swayed forwards and Bakugou reached forward to support. Immediately, a chill went down my back and I stood back up then stepped away from him, not wanting to bother anyone. "Sorry."

"Shut up."

He wrapped his arm around my waist, carful not to agitate any wounds and began to support me as he led me to the nurse's office, "What-"

"I said, shut the fuck up."

We walked in silence.

I mean, I heard him the first time, I was just confused and kind of scared.

~~~

My waist, my left arm, my right shoulder and leg, and my head were all bandaged tightly. My stamina was all drained. I felt like I could eat a horse and pass out into a coma. God, I wish I could go into a coma, I need the sleep.

What was stopping me from falling asleep was hearing two loud voices outside of the office, arguing about who knows what. I squeezed my eyes shut and pinched my cheeks, "What are you two arguing about?"

In walked in Bakugou and Tsukiyama, glaring at each other with hatred. As soon as he saw me, Tsukiyama ignored him as he started expressing his concern, "A-Are you alright?"

I tried to nod, my head feeling very fuzzy. "Yeah."

"O-Oh, that's good then..."

I turned to Bakugou, not quite sure what to say to him. I thought I should thank him, but all that came out of my mouth was, "Why are you still here?"

I didn't mean to sound so rude.

"I need to talk to you," Bakagou started and then glared at Tsukiyama. "ALONE."

I could see in his face that Bakagou was swallowing his pride by staying here. It was something I liked to see, but it was weird. It was like seeing an animal outside of its usual habitat. But before I could say anything, I was interrupted.

"I'm not going to leave you alone with her! Who knows what you'll do?"

I sighed, starting to get a little annoyed. "It's okay. You can leave."

He blushed a bit, in anger maybe, and walked out of the room, looking back once to glare at Bakagou before heading back to the classroom. I threw my legs off the side of the bed, testing my strength to see whether I could stand or not.

He grumbled a bit, "Some thing was weird."

"Huh?"

He clicked his tongue, looking like he didn't know how to word what he was trying to say, "It's just... something was fucking weird. After I woke up, I went to find you because shit was not over. Then I found you, at least I thought, but then everything blacked out, and it was fucking over."

That was the last thing I was expecting.

Honestly, I didn't know I was expecting. But what he said was really weird and it gave me a lot I wanted to think about. He was right in front of me, expecting and answer so I didn't have time. Hesitantly, I began to respond, "That happened to me too. I don't know what it was either. Maybe a quirk? You did good today, it was fun."

He looked confused for a second before he realised I was complimenting him, in which he just stayed silent, and looked down covering his face with his hand. I stared at him, waiting for his reaction. He removed his hand from his face and looked calm and composed before he blew up again, groaning and rubbing his hair like it was full of spiders.

I just stared at him, not sure what to do or say.

"Um..." We both paused and turned around to see Tomomi, leaning against the doorway. She chuckled, "Did I come at a bad time?"

"Tomomi!" I laughed.

Bakugou looked at me, "Who the hell is she?"

I reduced my voice to a whisper, "My aunt. She's blind."

"Just because I can't see, doesn't mean I can't hear, young lady." She smiled innocently and held out her hands, "Young man, would you be so kind as to lead me to my niece?"

Bakugou started fumbling and quickly ran over to where she was, and led her to my bed. I looked at Bakugou, "Thank you. Ah, wait. Do you know that guy with the red and white hair? What's his name?"

His expression turned sour, "You mean that half-and-half bastard, Todoroki?"

"So his name is Todoroki..."

"Why the fuck are you asking about a dickhead like him?"

I rushed to make an excuse, "Ah, it's because he spoke about what I did in our fight, so I got curious. What about the girl with the pineapple hair?"

He looked at me and grumbled under his breath, "Yaoyorozu Momo."

"I got it. Thanks."

"Whatever."

He grumbled underneath his breath and left me alone with Tomomi. As soon as he was far enough away, she started laughing, "Ahh, that never gets old."

I rolled my eyes and started carefully changing back into my uniform. I thought back to how Bakugou almost tripped over his own feet rushing to help her, "You manipulative old woman."

"It's always so much fun," She sighed in bliss. "He was so nervous and his hands were sweaty, I love it."

I managed to change into my uniform, and I flopped back onto the bed, almost passing out right then and there. I groaned and tried to wake myself up, "I don't think I can make the walk home."

"Oh, hell, no! I'm not carrying you all that way!"

"What am I supposed to do?"

"Call Aizawa."

I tried to kick her, but she simply grabbed my foot. After flipping her off, I called Aizawa, and as usual, it went to voicemail, "We had our combat training, and I got hurt so I had to go to the nurse, and now all my stamina is gone, and I'm too tired to walk home, and Tomomi is too lazy to carry me. You were always my favourite; please get here soon. Don't tell Akito anything."

"Ryuuko, don't you dare fall asleep."

I murmured something or other, and I gave in.

~~~

I woke up at home in my bed. I slowly sat up, yawning and stretching, but being careful not to hurt myself anymore. I rolled my shoulder and checked all the wounds I had before.

I was wearing a tank top and shorts. Tomomi must've changed me. Just as I was about to head downstairs, I noticed Akito asleep at the foot of the bed, so I did the only logical thing anyone else would do in my situation.

I kicked him.

He fell back to the floor with a thud and a screech. I paid him no attention. I was mad.

I stormed out of my room and headed downstairs to see Tomoni stuffing her face with Pringles and Aizawa getting ready to leave. I started shouting at him, "What the hell is this betrayal? I told you not to saying anything and guess what you did?"

He glared at me, "Why do I have to listen to you? The phone was on speaker. You could've sent a message instead. You brought this on yourself."

Tomomi laughed at me. Next thing you know it, I was sat on the couch with Akito's arms around my neck. Immediately, I could tell he was mad. At first glance, you would think this was his usual behaviour, but this was different, "It's great to see you, I'm happy you're home!"

He stepped away from me and started ruffling through all the drawers, looking for something. Tomomi grabbed me, not letting me move. I looked up at her in horror, and she grinned at me, "It's payback, bitch."

I started to panic, "I don't want you. You can't make me. Y-You're supposed to be my guardians and take care of me, not make me watch creepy movies because you're petty!"

He was making me watch Monsters Inc. When I was little, that movie scarred me, and it gave me nightmares for weeks, and even to this day, I hate it. There was just something very disturbing at the thought of something watching me sleep. The thought of never being alone and having someone watching you at all times was just disturbing. Tomomi began to cackle.

I screeched, "I'm sorry! Why are you doing this to me?!"

"SHUT UP!" Surprised, I looked at him, and my face fell. He was stifling tears, "HOW COULD YOU?! HOW COULD YOU SAY HE'S YOUR FAVORITE?!"

"Wha- Are you kidding? That's why you're mad?!" I couldn't believe this man. He's going to make me suffer because of something as stupid as this.

He slammed his hand on the coffee table, and he was shaking, "WHY DON'T YOU EVER SHOW ME LOVE- DON'T GIVE ME THAT LOOK!"

I closed my eyes, not saying a single word. It's been a while since I had done this, but desperate times calls for desperate measures. I opened my eyes and tears started pouring down my face. I sobbed and buried my head in the arm of the couch, ignoring his attempts to comfort me. My breath came out in gut wrenching sobs and I didn't hold anything back, "I really don't want to..."

"W-Wait a minute don't cry! I'm sorry, it's okay, don't cry! I was only playing around. Ryuu, look at me. I'm sorry! I'll put the CD away! Do you forgive me?"

I maniacally grinned, loving how easy he was to manipulate. I sniffed, "Only if you get me some Pringles, chocolate, ice cream, sour laces and a fizzy drink..."

"Okay, I understand. Tomomi, go."

"Whaaaaaaaat?"

~~~

"Ah, Aizawa, wait. What's up with Tsukiyama?"

He turned around and sat back down, interested because it sounded serious, "What do you mean?"

I began to massage my face, hating the crusty feeling of dried up tears on my face, and I began to smoothly lie, "I just want to know a little more about him. He was my partner in the combat training today, so I just got a little curious."

Akito, who was asleep, woke up and rubbed his eyes, "His dad is rich and owns this huge company..." He started drifting back to sleep, and I was not having this. I kicked him, and he snapped awake, "He supplies materials that heroes use for their costumes."

He's gone.

I rubbed my eyes and looked at Aizawa, "Did he go through the entrance exam?"

"No, he used his connections."

I yawned, "What did you mean when you said you were testing me?"

He got up, "I was testing you, and I made you a friend. Listen to me closely, heroes aren't just all about strength. You need connections, and teammates who will have your back no matter what, do you understand me?"

I groggily nodded, sleep taking over me.

He flicked my forehead, and I whined in protest, "Goodnight, kid."

"But wait, why is Akito here?"

~~~

Tomomi taking advantage of people is just... evil but will she stop? No 💛

I PINKY SWEAR TODOROKI AND RYUU WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION SOON AND FROM THEN ON SHES GONNA BE HOOKED LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME.

Monsters Inc. scared me as a child and I have NEVER watched it since. So it's still creepy to me. I'm sure if I watched it now I would maybe like it?? But idk man

Love you guys like Ryuu loves her ratty ass scarf.