(Y/N)'s POV:
My body aches.
Did Bakugo beat me that hard? I remember putting up a proper fight; I don't remember taking on that much physical damage. Why does my body ache so much then?
I slowly open my eyes and feel a headache coming on when the bright light of the room almost blinds me. I lift my heavy hand to cover my eyes, and the pain rushes all over again. "Where am I?" I ask, not knowing if anyone will answer.
"(Y/N)!! You're awake! Thank God." All Might's booming voice resonates through the small room, and I try to sit myself up, but he stops me. "We are in the infirmary, don't try to sit up; just rest for now."
Infirmary? So I did get a beating... Did I win or lose? How come I don't remember anything...?
"All Might, did I hit my head?" I rub my head, trying to ease the pain and regain some memories of my fight against Bakugo.
He gets his chair closer to my bed, and his face shows a bigger worry. "Not that I recall. Why? Does it hurt? Do you want me to call Recovery Girl?" he asks, almost falling off his chair.
"I just have a headache; I'm fine. I can't seem to remember what happened during the battle; who won? What happened?" I'm hoping he says I won, but I got a lot of damage and passed out. However, it felt like a long shot...
He takes a deep sigh and leans back on his chair. "I'm afraid you lost the battle. However, you put up such a good fight! It was intense to watch; it could have gone either way. I was worried for the both of you; if we hadn't stepped in, it could have been severe trouble." he tries to paint the picture for me, but I concentrated on one word.
Stepped in? The heroes had to stop our fight? Was it that bad?
"If... you hadn't stepped in, could I have won?" I couldn't help but ask.
"If we hadn't stepped in, both of you and the spectators could have been in a lot of trouble and danger. We had no choice." he explains.
I'm not a child that will start whining just because things didn't go her way, but it was sure frustrating that our second fight was stopped as well. Even without the fight stopped, I still lost. This means Bakugo was closer to winning than I was. Either way, I would have lost.
I cover my eyes with my arm, not wanting All Might to see how frustrated I was feeling. "Why am I here while Bakugo isn't? Was I the only one who took damage?" I whisper out.
"I can answer that for you." Recovery Girl walks into the room and stands on the other side of my bed. She removes my arm away and rests it next to my body. "That young boy simply had more energy than you. It had nothing to do with who was stronger; it was only who lasted longer."
So Bakugo had more stamina than me. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. He has been training very hard from a young age to control and understand his quirk to perfection. He has been aiming to be the number one hero since he was a baby, basically. All that aspiration helped motivate him and push him to work harder and improve himself.
While I, on the other hand, have been training just for the sake of it. Yes, it was to make myself stronger, so nothing happens again. But I never once tried to understand how I could improve with my quirk. How I could use it in different ways for different strategies or in different forms.
In the weeks I spent with my classmates and watched them train and strategize, and even studying their attacks from time to time, I learned a lot more than when I trained with my parents. Even the classes with All Might, learning what it takes to be a hero and everything you will need to do.
In just those few months, I learned more than I ever did in my entire life.
My stamina will never be close to what Bakugo's is. He pushes himself till he passes out, while I stop the moment I need to catch my breath. It's pathetic.
I'm pathetic.
A knock on the door suddenly sounds and brings me back to reality. "All Might, it's Bakugo." oh no. I can't face him just yet! Not now!
"I'm sleeping! Don't tell him I'm awake!" I hiss at All Might and Recovery Girl and close my eyes, pretending to be asleep.
I hear Bakugo walk in and stand in front of my bed. "Is she still out? I thought you said she would be awake by now." he huffs at them.
"Well..." All Might starts, but I guess he didn't know what to say. "She must be more tired than we thought." he finally adds.
"How did your fight go?" Recovery Girl asks.
He grunts and sits in the seat next to my bed once Recovery Girl got up to her desk. "That fucking-"
"Language, Young man!" the doctor smacks him. I had to hold every nerve in my body not to laugh at him.
"Icy-Hot put up a good fight at first, and when it really mattered, he stopped his attacks and just gave up. Such a loser! Who said I wanted to win like that!?" he complains. Man, this was getting harder and harder to stay still.
"Well, it was still no way to act when you received your meddle. For heaven's sake, we had to strap you and muzzle you." All Might adds with a heavy sigh.
Strap him down? Muzzle him? Oh my God! I missed all that because I was passed out! Come on, I needed to see that! I hope they have a recording for it because I'm going to need to see that and save it.
I guess All Might gave out the medals as the number one hero while I was still passed out.
I couldn't help but let out a snuffled chuckle at the image of a strapped-up Bakugo, thrashing around like a wild animal. I squeezed my hands to control myself; if Bakugo finds out that I've been faking, he will flip out!
"When is the idiot going to wake up?" he asks so rudely.
"Should be any minute now." Recovery Girl says boringly; I guess she wasn't paying attention anymore.
"I think we should just slap her awake." excuse me?! What is wrong with this kid!? Of course, they wouldn't take him seriously, would they?
It goes quiet for a moment; I couldn't hear anything. No talking or moving. What's happening? Are they thinking about it? They can't be seriously thinking about it; that's crazy. "I guess that's one way to do it." All Might finally comments.
WHAT?!
"What do you think, Recovery Girl?" he asks her.
"I did read somewhere that if someone doesn't wake up after a long time, abrupt ways can be used as last resort." is that a real thing? No! Of course not! What the hell is going on through their mind?
"I'll do it; I'll make sure it's extra strong." Bakugo says, and I hear him get off his chair; this can't be happening. Bakugo does not hold back; he will kill me for real!
As I sense him getting closer to my face, I suddenly open my eyes and push him away. "Are you an idiot!? Who slaps a sleeping person!?" I yell at him.
"You're the idiot if you think I fell for that." he flicks my forehead before sitting back down.
"Ow! Don't do that! My head already hurts as is." I rub the area he hit and sit up in my bed. Recovery Girl allowed it since I was strong enough to push Bakugo away. "Shouldn't you be out there celebrating your win or something?" I change the subject.
"Screw that. They told me you'd be awake by the end of it all, thought it would be less boring than hanging out with the loud class." he says as he crosses his arms.
"Is that your way of saying you were worried about me?" I nudge him with my elbow and laugh, but he doesn't join. I look at him, but he was already looking away.
"I-I wasn't worried about you. Why the fuck would I worry about you?" he stutters, and his cheeks turn slightly red.
"No way... Bakugo Katsuki, you were worried about me? For real?" I couldn't help but ask again. I never thought he would actually care. He didn't check on Uraraka when he destroyed her. Am I different? Why? How?
Looking at him closely, even his ears were turning red. It was adorable. There seem to be many sides to Bakugo that I didn't know existed. And I'm loving every discovery. He may be tough and explosive most of the time, but with him... a person needs to pay attention to his words more than his actions.
He could be throwing a rampage, but that could be his way of hiding the true meaning of his words. Since I'm not intimidated by his aggressive side, I pay close attention to everything else. It surprised me at first that he could actually be sincere and serious about things. However, the more I spent time with him, the more I realized it.
"Like I said, I wasn't worried about you. I just wanted to see the face of the loser that said they could beat me." he said toughly and smirks at me, trying to hide his shyness.
"Ya ya, whatever floats your boat." I shake my head. "We were still stopped by teachers. Just like last time."
"How about next time we find a secret spot and fight there. No teacher will be around, and they won't be able to find us. It will just be the two of us." just the two of us? Bakugo and I alone... that sounds nice.
"That is not a bad idea. Do you know of such a place?" I ask him while smiling.
"Not at the moment, but I'm sure we can find somewhere." we smirk at each other.
"Now, hold on a minute, kids. Unsupervised fighting isn't allowed; you know the rules." All Might intervenes.
"We'll get one of the idiots in class to supervise. From far, far... far away." he chuckles with a smug look on his face.
"All Might, you have to understand. We just want to fight and have a firm winner. Every time we fight, teachers intervene and stop the battle. They choose the winner based on their own judgment ." I try to explain to him.
"I already told you. You both have strong quirks; letting you two go all out could cause a lot of damage to you and the things around you." he looks at the both of us. "Once you have better control, you will be able to achieve victory without destroying everything around you, or even yourselves." he finishes his lecture.
Bakugo and I stay quiet, we understand what he's trying to say, but it's still frustrating. Bakugo brings out my competitive side, and that has never happened before. I never cared if I was better or worse than someone. He has dug so deep inside my heart that I feel everything I do now revolves around him.
I can't skip my homework, because Bakugo will nag me about it. I can't miss classes, because Bakugo will get ahead. I can't stop training because Bakugo is already stronger than me. I need to beat him. I need to get ahead. I need to show him how strong I can be.
All these thoughts roam around in my head all day long. I guess that's why I was pushing myself to do better, to know if we are on the same level or if he acknowledges me.
It would be kind of sad if he didn't even take me as a rival, or even just a mini rival. Any kind of acknowledgment from him would be nice.
"Why are you staring at me?" Bakugo says.
Shit... Oh my God, I was staring. Was I really just staring at him while thinking all that!? That is so embarrassing! I feel my face getting hotter and hotter with his red eyes looking straight at mine. It almost feels like he will suddenly have a mind-reading quirk and find out everything.
"N-Nothing. I was just... umm thinking that you really are the full package." Wait...
"Huh?"
What the fuck... did I just blab out? "NO! I-I mean, what I mean is just that..." oh God, someone save me! I can't think of anything to say. I cover my face with my hands and wish I could just disappear from here.
I peek at Bakugo through my fingers, finding a confused yet amused expression. "Is there a way for me to ask you to forget what I just said?" I plead with my eyes.
He laughs and smirks at me. "No way, please continue, actually. I'd love to hear the rest of your thoughts about me being the full package as you were staring at me." he laughs again.
"Oh, shut up!" I grab my pillow and hit him with it while my face goes red again. Bakugo's laughter fills the room as I keep hitting him with the pillow.
That was not the time for me to discover these feelings for him at all!
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(A/N):
Hello!!
Bakugo was so worried he skipped the celebration to check if all is good! And the feelings have made an appearance! What's going to happen next?
See you soon!!!
*PikaJovi* (^0^)/