"Start!"

Immediately, every student ran towards the direction of the tunnel as fast as they can. (Y/n) gritted her teeth as she pushed against the sea of students, managing her balance. The tunnel was too squeezed for everyone to pass through and (Y/n) could feel herself being crushed to death.

Think (Y/n)! Think!...the (h/c)-haired girl looked around, her eyes falling on the walls of the tunnel and a smirk crept up her face. She prepared herself for the jump, bending her knees slightly as she mentally apologized to anyone who would be a casualty. She applied pressure into the balls of her feet, making her squeeze out of the tight spot and land on someone's head, earning a surprised cry.

The girl didn't waste any time jumping on the wall, the bottom of her shoes already producing the hot, thick lava that helped her stick onto the wall. She began running towards the exit, but not before she was countered by a cold breeze that swept through the tunnel, freezing the ground and those who stepped on it.

Dammit, Shouto!...(Y/n) covered her face with her arm, her movements slowing down but never seizing. She instantly increased her body temperature with the help of her quirk, the cold immediately brushing off her body. She could see Shoto ahead, already out of the tunnel as she herself was not far behind.

As soon as she reached the entrance, she flipped herself to land on her feet perfectly, her lava protecting her from skidding on the ice and giving her balance. She could also hear the voices of some of her classmates not so far behind her.

"Take that!"

"Naive Todoroki!" Yaoyorozu yelled as she propelled herself forward with a pole emerging from her palm.

"I won't let you get away so easily! You half and half fucker!!" Katsuki barked, detonating explosions from his hands to hurl himself forward in the air.

(Y/n) risked a peek behind her, letting out of small gasp as to how they were so nearly catching up to her. She increased her speed, producing much more of the heated liquid to melt the ice so that she could cover more ground. She could literally see Shoto's back as she was a few meters away from him.

"More people outside of Class A were able to dodge that than I expected," Shouto muttered to himself as he looked behind before his eyes met with those of (Y/n)'s who was not far behind him. He smiled inwardly to himself, his heart swelling with pride over her determination.

His attention was then caught by a flying Mineta, who was throwing some of his balls from his head and using them to bounce off the ice. (Y/n) followed his line of vision to see the flying male, her eyes narrowing at how easily he had managed to pass.

"I've outwitted you, Todoroki! How pathetic!" he yelled, his eyes shining with malice. "Take this! My special attack! Gra-!"

Suddenly, the flying male was hit by an oncoming object, which sent him hurtling in the air to roll hard against the ground.

"What the-" (Y/n) stopped in her tracks as her wide eyes fixated on the giant robotic villains that she had to encounter at the entrance exam.

''Targets found," a robotic sound emerged from one of them. "Lots!!"

Her mouth remained wide open at the size of the obstacles, her mind reeling on her next course of action. Her eyes paid Shouto a quick glance before going back to them.

"Obstacles have shown up suddenly!" Pres Mic's voice rang through the speakers. "Starting with the first barrier! Robo Inferno!"

The other students expressed their surprise at the first obstacle as each wondered how they were supposed to pass through.

(Y/n) still stood frozen but was stirred when she noticed Shouto place his foot forward, ice immediately covering the ground.

"If they went through all this trouble, I wish they would've prepared something better," he muttered as he lowered his ice-encased hand to the ground, and ice instantly covered the ground in large volumes. "Since my stupid old man is watching."

He swept his hand in the air, immediately covering the large robots in ice, a move that didn't surprise the girl who was used to his quick strategic thinking and power. The girl went to move underneath the robots but noticed that they were unstable and could fall on her without warning, so she took some steps back.

Shouto had already gone through, already creating distance between him and his opponents.

I'm not falling behind!!...(Y/n) raised both arms in the air, immediately heating up the air around her in high degrees, enough to quickly melt the ice. The other students took steps back after noticing the intense rise in heat, and let out surprised gasps as the robots started to creak and collapse after the ice had melted.

The collapse scattered dust around, making the girl cover her face to protect herself as she cursed under her breath.

"Todoroki from Class 1-A! He attacked and defended in one hit! How elegant!" Present Mic's announced in a cheer at the speculation. "Amazing! He's the first one through! It's, you know, practically unfair!"

"His actions are logical and statistical," Mr. Aizawa added.

"As expected of someone who got in through recommendations! He'd never fought them before, but those Robo Inferno couldn't get past his elite moves!"

As the dust cleared down, the unaffected robots moved nearer as (Y/n) prepared herself to move.

"Typical," she muttered under her breath as she wasted no time in sprinting towards them, dodging an attack from one and leaping up high to land on its arm. She used her lava producing feet to latch on to the metal as she maneuvered her way over it.

She leaped over another oncoming arm, which accidentally sliced through another robot, incapacitating it immediately. She jumped up in the air, thankful to all her gymnastics training for her impeccable agility and a small part of her lava Quirk to be able to jump higher than normal, twisted in the air, landing on its head.

The robot was still trying to attack her and push her off but she dodged the attack by leaping off its back, her lava melting its metal to form a perfect slide for her. As she was nearing the ground, she flipped in the air and landed on her feet, immediately beginning to run as she covered the remaining distance.

And I didn't even use 10% of my Quirk to do that...(Y/n) scoffed mentally as she ran, trying to catch up with Shouto.

"Aaah!!! The second one to emerge is (L/n) (F/n) from the first obstacle! With her perfect agility and gymnastics, she was able to go over the Robo Inferno without having to use much of her powerful Quirk! A girl with very surprising talents indeed! No wonder she's the girlfriend of the current leading one at the moment! A power couple indeed!!!!" Pres Mic screamed in excitement making the girl scowl.

That was unnecessary to mention...

As the girl ran, she heard an all too familiar blast coming from behind her. She looked over her shoulder, her eyes widened at the fast coming figure of Katsuki.

"I won't let you get past me!!" he snapped at the girl as he propelled himself forward.

"Shit!" the girl cursed as she tried to increase her speed. It was too bad that she couldn't propel herself in the air like Katsuki or any other, she could only leap higher into the sky and latch onto hard surfaces and run on them, but at the moment, she was at a disadvantage. Her only option was to run.

In fact, if someone thought about it, her Quirk (much to both hers and Shouto's distaste) almost resembled too much of that of the number two hero's power, the difference being hers was more concentrated and liquidized and she could easily solidify it into rock, something that took much of her energy since she was only accustomed to heating things up, not cool them.

She also had to thank her gymnastic abilities and combat skills, otherwise, without them, she wouldn't be able to apply her Quirk in more useful ways.

No wonder she ranked second in the entrance exams.

She was usually classified as a tiny thing that packed a punch, someone who could be easily discriminated and looked down upon due to her fragile looks. But only those who knew her knew the power she held.

As she ran, she let out a gasp when Katsuki easily passed her, making her rage throb in her like a heartbeat. She hated losing but she also didn't want to raise her temper at the moment. She took in a deep breath, feeling her anger slowly ebb away as she continued to run. She could also feel the others catching up to her.

"Hey, hey! The first barrier was a piece of cake! Then what about the second? If you fall, you're out! If you don't wanna fall, then crawl! It's 'The Fall'!"

(Y/n) stared at the large crevices, a fall that could easily render someone injured. She looked at the tight ropes that had been fastened to provide a way.

Jeez...(Y/n) thought as she prepared herself to take a leap. She took two steps back as she could feel the heat intensifying within her body to both her feet and arms. She began sprinting towards the edge with speed.

She released a loud yell as both hands and feet dispelled a large heat wave that propelled her to the first crevice, immediately landing on her feet as she ran towards the second rope, jumping on it as she twisted around while moving to the next one, flipping in the air to avoid collision with it and landing on it.

"And now, the leader of the pack is easily getting through first!"

Shouto who was now heading towards the third obstacle, looked over his shoulder to see Katsuki nearing him.

Looks like he's getting fired up. A slow starter?... Shouto thought as he continued running.

"Damn it!" Katsuki yelled as he pushed himself forward before catching a glimpse of the (h/c)-haired female who had successfully passed the second stage and was running behind him from the corner of his eye. The corners of his mouth turned up in a smirk at her determination and stamina.

"The lead pack is a step ahead, but below them, everyone's clumped together! They haven't announced how many people will make it through, so you can't relax! Push through!"

"And now, we've quickly arrived at the final barrier! The reality here is, that it's a minefield! It's set up so that you can tell where the mines are if you look carefully! So you have to exploit your eyes and your legs! By the way, these landmines are for games, so they're not that powerful, but they're loud and flashy enough to make you wet your pants!!"

"Landmines? Really?!" (Y/n) muttered under her breath as she ran forward. She could feel a slight ache in her limbs from all the running but she dismissed at loss of energy from using a bit of her Quirk.

As she arrived at the landmine area, her eyes had already spotted Shouto at the front, with Katsuki in the air, dangerously close to him. (Y/n) sighed as she nimbly maneuvered her body with enough flexibility, her eyes doing all the work as she avoided the landmines.

She had placed all her focus on escaping the field and maintaining her current position.

Overhead, she noticed that Katsuki had already taken the lead by blasting off in front of Shoto.

"Bastard, don't declare war on the wrong person!" Katsuki yelled as he detonated an explosion at Shouto, which he successfully evaded.

"And now, we've got someone new on the lead! Rejoice, mass media! It's the kind of development you guys love! Hey, hey, hey, the rest of the pack is also speeding up! However, even as they push and pull at each other, can the two at the top remain in the lead?!"

(Y/n) was too busy evading the hot spots but she had managed to catch a glimpse of the boys who were trying to push each other off track with their quirks. A blast went off beside (Y/n), making the girl scream in surprise as she quickly produced a lava wall to protect her from the blast.

When the blast resided, she let her hands fall back to her sides with a shudder. Realizing that she had to be even more careful, she continued on with her goal as she slowly approached the grappling duo. Suddenly, a large explosion went off from the back, rendering the girl frozen in her steps as she turned back to look at the blast with wide eyes. The intensity of the light made her cover her face, as she watched it in surprise. She then saw a small figure rise at the top, her eyes narrowing at it to have a better look at it.

When the sight got clearer, she let out a gasp as she realized that Izuku, who was lying on a large metal, was the flying figure who was launching in the air in tremendous speed, causing him to pass the leading trio with a distance.

"Was it an accident, or did he do it on purpose? Class A's Midoriya's in hot pursuit with that blast! Actually, he's taken the lead!!!"

(Y/n) couldn't stop the surprised chuckle that escaped from her mouth, her eyes still on the boy who had taken an unexpected lead. She also began working her way towards the leading trio, not desiring to be left behind.

"Deku!! Don't fucking go ahead of me!!" Katsuki blasted off in Izuku's direction having completely forgotten about Shouto.

Shouto, on the other hand, placed his foot down, ice immediately cascading towards the duo as he ran over it to make it easier for him to overcome the landmines.

"The two formerly in the lead have stopped trying to slow each other down and are chasing Midoriya!! Now that they have a common enemy, they've stopped fighting! The fight's not over yet, though!"

Izuku who was nearing to land at the exit, with the duo hot on his heels, threw the piece of metal on the ground hard to detonate the landmines. The blast propelled him forward, rendering the two blinded for a moment. (Y/n) saw the oncoming blast and immediately produced a heat wave from her hands, dispelling all the debris from her way.

"Midoriya swiftly blocks those behind him! Would you believe it? He cleared the minefield in an instant! Eraser Head, your class is amazing! What're you teaching them?!"

"I didn't do anything. They got each other fired up on their own."

(Y/n) wasn't far behind Katsuki and Shouto, as she could literally feel their determination rolling off them. She could see the end growing nearer as she thanked mentally since she couldn't handle another obstacle.

"The U.A. Sports festival, first-year stage! Who could've predicted the developments at the beginning or this conclusion? Right now, the first person back in the stadium is that man...Izuku Midoriya's made a huge splash!

(Y/n) finally emerged into the arena after the trio, almost collapsing as she caught her breath and supported her arms on her knees. She stared at the ground as she thought of how she had managed to secure the fourth place.

It's not the first place, but definitely not the last...

She straightened up and took in a deep breath to calm her racing heart as she looked around at the leading trio. Her eyes fell on Katsuki who looked beaten down at his crushing defeat by Izuku. The sight brought back memories of how dejected he looked after the first indoor combat with the curly-haired male.

She knew that his pride was currently suffering and that he would be in a sour mood so she chose to keep her distance. Her eyes then turned to Shouto who was currently staring at an unaware Izuku with an unreadable expression. He then turned and left, leaving (Y/n) looking back at him with a puzzled expression.

Pushing that thought to the back of her mind, she let a large grin appear on her face. She skipped along to Izuku and lightly slapped his back. "Congratulations Izuku! You're amazing!"

Izuku instantly stiffened, his face flushing as he shook his head in denial. "What are you-What are you talking about?! You're the one who-who's-who's amazing!"

"Oh come on!" The girl carelessly slung her arm around his shoulder and leaned into his side, making him whimper. "Don't be so modest!"

If it were any possible for the boy's face to erupt in all shades of scarlet at the physical contact, it did. A squeak left his lips and his jerked his face away from her, mentally hoping that she'd let him go soon before he combusted. (Y/n) smirked at his adorable reaction and tilted her head to get a better look at his red face.

"Deku! (Y/n)!" both teenagers turned to the owner of the voice, who was jogging towards them with a large smile. "You guys were so amazing!"

"Uraraka?" Izuku's eyes widened, his posture tensing up even more. Two girls around him at the same time was becoming too much.

"First place's is amazing!" Uraraka gushed, oblivious to what her presence did to Izuku.

The said male blushed and covered his face with his arms as he looked away from Uraraka. (Y/n) chuckled and ruffled his soft hair with her free hand. She dropped her hand from around him and started talking to Uraraka, not noticing how bothered Izuku had suddenly become.

From behind, she had also failed to notice the dejected but fuming ash-blond who had witnessed how (Y/n) had freely wrapped her arm around Izuku. His whole form shook with anger and jealousy as his fingers twitched uncontrollably, the desire to wrap them around the curly-haired boy's neck increasing by the second.

"Fucking Deku..." he growled murderously. "I'm the one who's supposed to get (Y/n)'s praise, not you!! I'm supposed to be number one!" He clenched his hands into fists as he gnashed his teeth together. "I'm going to show all of you. Especially her, that I'm the best! I'm going to kill anyone who gets in my way!"

"Whoa, calm down dude, they're about to release the results," Kirishima called out to him after noticing his rage.

"Shut up, weird hair!!" Katsuki looked down at his clenched fist and scowled at it. "Just you wait."

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