Stuck With You | Katsuki Bakugou x OC [Book One]

Chapter 17 - Time To Rescue All Might!

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The first lesson of the day was with the number one pro hero: All Might. It included a race to see who could save him first - the students were separated into small groups to see who could get to him the quickest, using the terrain and their Quirks.

Kira sighs at the screen up high, revealing the first team to try out: Midoriya, Sero, Mina, Iida and Ojiro.

"My money's on Sero," Kirishima tells the others. "With his tape Quirk, this should be a piece of cake for him."

"I think Ojiro might do really well," Tsu decides to say. "The main person at a disadvantage right now is Midoriya."

"You're right," Kirishima agrees, nodding slightly. "Whenever he uses his Quirk, he just ends up breaking something."

"I don't care who wins so long as Deku loses." Bakugou grins up at the screen maliciously.

"Iida might have a good chance," Kira speaks up finally, sitting cross-legged next to Kirishima. "Even though he was injured recently in the Stain attack, his Quirk is really good when it comes to speed. He aced the physical exam fifty-meter sprint," she concludes.

"You remember all that?" Kirishima frowns.

Kira looks up at him. "You don't?" He shakes his head slightly. "I remember everything," she sighs.

A horn signals the start of the round and the first team shoot off, each one starting from their own section in the zone. Of course, Sero is in the lead, his Quirk perfectly ideal for handling this kind of terrain. Iida's close behind, keeping low to the ground to utilise his engine Quirk the most.

Kira's been working hard over the week to push herself to use her Quirk in combat, but she didn't really cover how she could use it in flight and movement. She finds herself sighing again, as she looks down at her lap.

"Sero's still in the lead!" Kirishima yells, pumping his fist in the air.

"Look at Mina go!" Ochaco adds, beaming up at the screen. "Wait! Look at Midoriya!"

Kira peels her eyes back to the screen again. Midoriya's leaping from pipe to pipe, roof to roof, green power radiating off him, steadily gaining on Sero.

"Y'know that kind of looks like..." Tsu says, and Kira can see it too, her eyes widening ever so slightly.

"Hey!" Bakugou shouts, getting to his feet quickly and approaching the screen. "Those are my moves!"

Seems like not only Kira's been working hard on improving her Quirk. But, watching him overtake Sero and into the lead reminds her of what All Might said to her after the Sports Festival: "Perhaps you and young Midoriya have more in common than you might think. His Quirk also damages his body whenever he uses it."

Maybe she should find a time where she can ask him about it. If Midoriya's found some way to use his Quirk without injuring himself, perhaps he can help Kira when it comes to her light powers. If she can somehow manifest it in a way where she's not at any risk of exploding then she wouldn't have to worry as much.

"Ooh!" Kirishima winces as Midoriya's foot slips and he lands in a heap in front of All Might.

Sero's able to reach All Might before the others. All Might calls the next team up, which includes: Kira, Bakugou, Tsu, Kaminari and Shoji. Bakugou's still fuming at the screen, muttering to himself.

"That little nerd thinks he can copy me... I was at that stupid agency while he was..."

Kira steers clear of him and makes her way to her section in the zone, warming up her arms and legs to race to All Might. She's up against a challenging team. Realistically, the only one she's not too concerned about is Shoji - his Quirk is great at seeking out the enemy, but not particularly for movement. She shrugs to herself, he could have found a way to improve this during his internship, so she may as well view everyone as a threat.