~Meanwhile~

The room where the others were watching us was completely in silence. "Woah, did you see (l/n)!? She passed him so skillfully!" Mashirao was the first one to speak. "But she almost cut Bakugou in half! Is that even allowed!?" Tooru exclaimed with a bit of fear in her voice. "All Might, we can't hear a thing, what happened between them!?" All of the students were curious about our fight, they also could feel the tension.

The pro hero stood in silence, he had to say something, even if all his attention was glued to the screen. Concretely, his eyes were watching me with an amazed look. 'Is it really her...?' He thought full of confusion. '(F/n) (l/n)... (L/n)...'

"All Might?" Denki called, since the hero remained silent. "I-I'm the only one who can hear them, young ones. And don't worry, your classmate didn't intend on do such thing." He responded, trying to show tranquility.

"It's the first time I see her using her scythe like that!" Exclaimed Eijirou, his eyes never leaving the screen. "By the way (l/n) has acted, she only wanted Bakugou to move backwards." Momo explained. "She took advantage of her fast swing to make a small gust of wind, but enough to make him move some steps backwards. Although, I think it's kinda hard to attack your opponent without actually 'attacking' or 'hurting' him, considering her offensive quirk." She thought aloud while rubbing her chin.

Everybody listened to the black haired girl's speech, with no doubt about why she entered the academia by a special recommendation. "Hahah, yeah! You should have seen her during the entrance exam. (L/n) cut the robots into slices as if they were bread!" Eijirou laughed. "She can't do that to people, Kirishima... That's why she has to take advantage of other possibilities." Fumikage nodded with his eyes closed.

The heterochromatic eyed boy was almost as concentrated as All Might watching me. "She must be restraining her power a lot..."

- - - - -

I kept running, but not at much speed. I was utterly aware that my weak point was my resistance and I shouldn't waste it so easily, since my two quirks depended on it.

The sound of Katsuki's explosions was still audible, making me feel bad about Izuku, who was there alone with that beast. But my green haired friend wanted it like that, so the less I could do was win our battle, as well as he needed to win his. "I know you can do it, don't give up, Deku..." I muttered to myself, still having a hard time to call him by that former insult.

When I could notice it, I was already on the top floor and also spotted Tenya in front of the nuclear weapon. He was facing the core, so he didn't see me yet. I sneaked into the room and hid behind one of the columns. "It seems that Tenya is planning something..." I commented quietly, since I was hearing him mumbling things to himself.

"Bakugou is naturally rotten, but that actually hits the mark for this exercise..." I almost choke when I heard him say 'rotten' referring to Katsuki. 'I couldn't have said it better!' I thought, trying to hold my laughter. "Hmm... Following that train of thought, I ought to act more like a villain... Yes..." He continued. "This too is simply another trial to become a splendid man worthy of the Iida Family name! Put yourself in a villain's shoes!"

'How funny is the way he's encouraging himself...' I put my hand on my mouth to prevent me from letting out any sound. "I AM NOW... QUITE EVIL!" Tenya exclaimed raising his tone and making an 'evil' voice. 'THAT'S WAY TOO FUNNY! DON'T LAUGH! DON'T LAAAUUUGH!!' Tears were already forming in the corners of my eyes, it was hilarious.

He then turned his head to the entrance of the room. "I'M WAITING FOR YOU, HEROES!! FUHAHAHAH!!" He began to make the typical evil laugh. His face and the fact that he was practicing it, was too much for me. "BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!! I-IIDA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MAN!? HAHAHAHAH!!" I revealed my position as an idiot by throwing myself to the floor, but I could no longer hold back my laughter.

"So, you've come, (l/n)!" I managed to get up and tried to focus again on my duty. "Indeed, I expected you to come." He admitted, still playing the role of a villain. "Oh? And how is that?" I asked with amusement, still removing the tears from my eyes. "I knew you wanted to fight me! Since both of our quirks make us run fast!" I giggled at his words. "You won't be able to approach our machine of destruction!" He shouted determined.

'Pffthahahah, machine of destruction!? What the hell, bro!? Hahahah!'

I flexed my legs to prepare myself to run at the speed of sound. "OK, villain! Let's see if you're able to make me not to catch your... machine of destruction!" I shouted, trying to play the hero role, but still, it was too funny.

At the moment I let out the words of my mouth, I began to move, but Tenya didn't let me approach it, he didn't stop cutting my path at every way I took by positioning himself in front of me. "HAH! I've told you before, I'm the wall you won't be able to surpass!" He exclaimed, making the laugh again.

"Aww, c'mon!" I growled, getting impatient. 'Welp, I always have my scythe. I can do the same as before.' I was about to summon my weapon when Tenya put his squared hand in front of my face, making me stop. "I shouldn't use the scythe if I were you! At the moment you try to attack me, I have high probabilities of avoiding the blow and use the time you need to bring back the balance of your body to capture you!" He explained. 'Fuck, that's true.' I mentally cursed. 'And, is he aware that he's helping his opponent?'

I moved backwards and rested my back on the wall. Tenya didn't move. "So, you've thought it better, huh? Then, try to reach the machine of destruction again if you can! FUHAHAHAH!!" He laughed again.

I didn't know what to do, time was running out and I had to win this. 'Where are those 'good' ideas when I need them!?' I wondered, feeling rushed. 'If approaching it isn't working, then I have to use my weapon. But Tenya knows how to take advantage of it...' I looked up to scan the room, realizing how useful could be a shooting weapon right now, since there wasn't anything I could use. "Fuck..."

"Watch your tongue, hero! Why don't you come at me instead!? Do you feel like you're in a dead end, (l/n)!?" The blue haired male challenged, stealing my attention. "Oh? And if I don't want to?" I needed to keep the chatting to have more time for thinking.

"Then, this battle's victory is ours! I know you're tired, you won't be able to pass me. The only thing you can do to reach the thing is making me get out of your way with your weapon, but if you do it, I can capture you! FUHAHAHAH!" I was getting tired of his evil laugh, to be honest. I think that the need for coming up with a plan fastly was the fact of stopping hearing it as soon as possible.

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!*

"W-What!?" Suddenly, a bigger explosion than the others, shook the building, making Tenya and me lose our balance. "It's Bakugou!" The boy exclaimed annoyed. "Aarg! He's gonna kill my cinnamon roll!" I yelled.

After a few moments, the building stopped shaking and we were able to move again. "That boy! He didn't warn me about the explosion! Where does he have the sense of cooperativity!?" I just let out a tired laugh. "I have the pleasure of introducing you to Blasty McExplode in all his splendor." I answered with amusement in my voice.

I took a quick glance at the time remained and I knew I had to do something. 'I need to throw him out of my way... Will I be able?' I thought, realizing something important after that. 'Fuck! Of course I can! I just need to move the scythe that fast that the gust of wind will be able to push him away!' I mentally facepalmed, I could have thought about that before, it was so obvious! "How dense can I be sometimes..." I sighed while raising my right fist and making my scythe appear. Tenya flexed his legs. "So, you're going to use it after all, I see..." I didn't answer, I just stood there, far from him.

'I hope this works...' I spread my legs and flexed my left leg, moving also my body to that side. I took my weapon with both hands and moved them to my left side, too. 'OK, I'm ready.' I exhaled deeply. '(F/n), the only thing you have to do is swing your scythe horizontally as fast as you can. Luckily, the gust will be strong enough to make him fly away...' I have a big tendency to always motivate myself when I have to do this kind of things. I don't know how, but it works.

I shut my eyes. 'Fill the power you have in your scythe, (f/n)... Do it...' I wasn't aware of what was happening around me, but the chine of the scythe began to glow in a light blue color, almost white. "(L/n)?" The boy called me, he was staring at me the whole time in silence, but he felt the need of calling up my name when he saw how my weapon started to shine, unsure if it was normal. I didn't pay him any attention.

'Uh?'

There was something I wasn't able to describe. 'What the hell is this...' Indeed, I was feeling how my energy was leaving my body, but at the same time it was still inside me. However, I didn't put up any resistance, and when I thought it was the moment, I made a big fiercely swing at the same time I opened my eyes. "TAKE THIS!!" I shouted.

((A/n): It's the energy you've shot.)

"WHAT!?" Some kind of sky blue energy was shot by the chine. In a blink of an eye, it already collided with Tenya's body and sent him far against the wall, embedding him on it. I drove my now tired eyes to the unconscious boy and to my scythe repeatedly, panting heavily and having a hard time to keep them open. "W-W-What the fuck was that...!? Did I do that...!? And why I feel so tired that all of a sudden...!?" I wondered aloud, feeling a bit dizzy. I brought my free hand to my head. 'Why that energy seems so familiar to me...?' I wondered.

Suddenly, the image of my father using his quirk appeared in my mind. The 'bullets' were part of his own energy and they were the same color as the strange gust I've released. 'But... This is impossible... I haven't manifested a shooting weapon as my family...' New more questions were added to my 'need to answer or else I won't rest in peace' question's list. But now, it wasn't the moment for them.

I heard someone's growls. "Woah... Uhm, Iida?" I called his name, but I could only hear him grunting. His eyes were still closed. Then, my eyes landed on the core. "T-This is my opportunity..." I breathed. But I couldn't make more than a pair of steps when I fell to the ground. "W-Why I'm so tired...!? And why now...!?" I began to drag myself on the floor with difficulty. "I need... to reach the core...! I need... to win...!" I also tried to get up, but with no success. "Damn it...! I'm so sorry, Izuku..." I apologized, feeling that I wouldn't be able to reach the thing in front of me.

"HOLD ON TIGHT, (F/N)!!!" The sudden voice of Izuku reached my ear. He was communicating with me thanks to the artifacts All Might gave to each pair of us. "I-Izuku! Are you OK!? W-Wait, why should I-?"

*SSMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!*

'...?'

"EEEHH...!?!?" The floor of the room had flown by the air due to an impact which came from the first floor, and of course, I was flying, too. 'Eeehh!? What happened here!? Did Izuku make this...!?' I wondered to myself. However, I couldn't be luckier: the trajectory my body was making, ended on the top of the nuclear weapon. "I'll win for the both of us, Deku...!"

At the moment I was about to catch the core, I spread my arms and legs and hugged it with the strength I had left. I sighed heavily, feeling relieved. "R-Retrieved... it..." I was breathless, I closed my eyes and rested my head on the machine of destruction.

"THE HEROES... THE HERO TEAM WIIIIIIIIIN!!!" All Might announced.

'We did it...'

I couldn't believe it. Izuku and I, we won the battle against Katsuki and Tenya. And not to mention that I also discovered a new interesting movement. However, it absorbed too much of the energy of my body, my grip on the nuclear weapon was loosening. 'I can't keep the grip...'

"(L/n)! Congratulations!" A now conscious Tenya exclaimed while approaching. "I didn't know you were capable of shooting that amount of energy and you took me by surprise!" He said with a smile, even if he lost the battle, making me send him a tired smile, too. "Heh... I don't know... myself... either..." I managed to answer. I was losing consciousness and Tenya began to be aware of that. "(L-L/n)! Are you OK!?"

'I can't...'

The blue-haired boy tried to catch me, but with no success, I had already slipped from the core and I was falling to the void. Tenya's face showed terror at the image of me crashing against the floor.

"MIDORIYA!! BAKUGOU!! (L/N) IS FALLING!!" He shouted to the boys by the big hole that Izuku made. However, I wasn't hearing a thing, I just knew that Tenya was getting smaller and smaller by the time my body was precipitating to the floor. 'Am I going to die...? Is it my turn now...?' I closed my eyes, waiting for the big impact.

But it never came.

'Am I already dead...?'

Instead, I felt a pair of strong arms catching me before colliding. My savior was holding me bridal style and he also brought my body close to his. 'So warm...' I thought, my lips forming a tiny smile. He was holding me protectively, I could also feel how his rushed heartbeat was returning to its normal rhythm.

'I'm sure that is Izuku who saved me... He's the only man that would hold someone with such care.' I tried to open my eyes to look at him for a moment before giving up to my body and take some rest. "Thank you for saving me, Izuk-... Bakugou!?"

Instead of connecting my (e/c) eyes to the green ones I expected, I found some ferocious red pupils.

'Katsuki... saved me?'

Unfortunately, I didn't have much time before closing my eyes. The last thing I was able to see was Katsuki's dark expression of defeat staring blankly straight forward. Despite the enormous hate he felt and the impotence of the moment, he came to save me.

But of course, I had to take it as one of his heroics.

[Katsuki's P.O.V.]

I sensed how (f/n)'s body relaxed and how her (e/c) eyes closed. I didn't move, I just stood there, processing what had just happened. "I... LOST... TO DEKU!?" I wondered aloud. "He was reading me like a book...!! And on top of that, he came up with a way to beat me...!!"

Then, my gaze directed to the fainted girl in my arms, her chest rising and falling peacefully. "She thought... that I was that damn nerd before opening her eyes..." The image of her reaction appeared in my mind again and it made me grit my teeth. "I lost to her, too... and made a fool of myself... in front of (l/n)... FFUUUUUUCCCKKKK!!!"

'I fucking hate this bitch... I FUCKING HATE (F/N)!!!' I shouted internally while looking at the girl with the most disgusting look in the world.

Suddenly, I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Let's go back, Bakugou, my boy." The calm voice of All Might reached my ears. "It's time for your critique." I didn't respond, I was too busy cursing (f/n) in my head. The pro hero noticed how my dark expression wasn't fading. "No matter whether you won or you lost. You take one look back, you reflect on the experience, and you move on with your life." He stated, but still, the only thing in my mind was (f/n) (l/n).

'She's...' I wasn't able to continue what I was going to say next, so I went straight to the point. 'I need her to disappear...'

All Might offered his arms in front of me in attempting to take the girl of my arms, making me come down to Earth. "Thank you for saving young (l/n), Bakugou, my boy. You acted like a true hero." He praised me, but I couldn't care less. "Here, let me take her. I'll bring her to the infirmary." I stared at him with dull eyes.

'Yes, take this filthy rat out of my sight, finally.'

"No, I'll do it myself."

And with that, I turned my body and headed to the nurses' office, leaving the pro hero behind me.

I took a quick look at the (h/c) haired girl while walking out of the building. Her expression was so relaxed, she was sleeping peacefully, enjoying the warmth of my body. I began to shake after realizing how I was acting.

'Why the fuck didn't I thrown this bitch to All Might!? Why did I refuse!?' I wondered, feeling ashamed of myself.

Then, something that shouldn't have happened, occurred: without noticing it, my red orbs trailed down to her half-parted lips. My eyes widened, the last I expected from me was acting like an idiot and doing such thing. I had to take my eyes off (f/n)'s pink lips, but they seemed so soft... so captivating...

"DAMN IT!!" I shook my head in an attempt to focus on my way to the infirmary again and speed up my pace. 'I need to stop showing weakness, I need to become the greatest hero in the world who will surpass All Might, I need to get rid of her because...' I trailed off and sighed.

'... I really hate her.'