Praise and Rivalries

Mika slowly opened her eyes and looked around; Recovery Girl greeted her, "Good to see you awake, child." she said. Mika lifted her upper body up; she looked down, "Hello ma'am... guess I got carried away, huh." she said, "Sorry..."

Recovery Girl sighed, "It's true that I'm upset at you for your recklessness." she said; she looked at Izuku's unconscious body, "However, I'm glad that you weren't like Midoriya." she continued.

Mika looked at Izuku, "Will he be alright?" she asked with worry; Recovery Girl nodded, "He'll be fine." she said smiling, "I'm glad that there are other people caring for him."

Mika smiled a bit, "I've written you a doctor's note, so you can return to class." Recovery Girl said as she handed the paper to her.

Mika nodded as she took the note from Recovery Girl's hands. Mika got out of bed and bowed to Recovery Girl, "Thank you, ma'am." she said as she left the nurse's office. When Mika reached the girl's changing room, she undressed from her hero costume and put her school uniform on.

Mika looked in the mirror and saw some cuts on her body weren't fully healed. Mika touched the cut on her cheek, making it sting a bit, "Damn... I'll be feeling these scratches a lot longer than my sore body." she said as she buttoned her shirt.

Mika tightened her necktie and put her blazer on; she put her costume along with her other equipment in her hero case. Mika looked at her hand, "I have to get stronger if I want to be a great hero." she said as she clenched on her fist and left the changing room.

(Time Skip)

Mika stood in front of the classroom door; she got nervous about the reactions. Mika was shaking a bit and looked at the ground, *Calm down, Mika.* she thought. Mika slapped her cheeks together, *Just go in there with a calm manner.* she thought, *Don't let them see you flustered.*

As Mika opened the door, she could hear conversations about combat training; they stopped talking when they saw her. Most of them got out of their seats and surrounded Mika, "Hey Lyoko! Your back!" Hanta shouted.

Mika panicked a bit, but not enough to show, "What's all the commotion about?" she asked. Eijiro laid his arm on Hanta's shoulder, "You hero!" he said, "How come you didn't tell us you were a badass."

Mika was shocked, "What?" she asked; Mina stood next to Eijiro, "We were cheering for you, Lyoko!" she said, "Your strength was amazing and the way you handled Todoroki was awesome! Think you can give me some pointers sometime?"

Mika blushed a bit, "Are you alright though?" she looked in the crowd and saw Tsuyu behind Mina, "Some of us were worried when you passed out."

Mika nodded, "I'm fine, Tsu." she said, "Whenever I stay in my animal forms for too long, I pass out easily sometimes. No need to worry about me." Tsuyu nodded, "Just making sure you were okay, ribbit." she said.

Mika smiled a bit, "See, I told you two not to worry about her." she looked beyond the group and saw Kyoka talking to Koji and Mezo. Mika walked pass the group and towards them, "Glad you could make it back in good shape." Mezo said; Koji nodded in agreement.

Mika scratched the back of her head, "Were you guys worried about me?" she said, "Sorry, that fight really took a lot of energy out of me."

Kyoka looked at Mika, "Try not to be the center of attention, Lyoko." she said. Kyoka pointed to Mezo, "Shoji had a good fight too." she continued.

Mika was surprised and turned to Mezo, "Really?" she asked. Mezo scratched his neck, "Well... I believed you would give it your all against Todoroki, so I gave it my all against Ojiro." he said.

Mika smiled a bit, "However, if it was an actual battle against a real villain, you would be dead." she looked at Fumikage. The others looked at Fumikage as well; Mezo formed a mouth with one of his dupli-arms, "Tokoyami, that wasn't necessary." he said.

Mika shook her head, "No, he's right... if Todoroki was a real villain, then I would be screwed." she said. Mika looked down, "If I passed out in a real-life situation as a pro, I would be dead for sure." she continued.

Fumikage looked at Mika, "It was reckless, but as long as you know your mistakes and improve on them you should have no problem about it." he said, making her look at him, "Besides... he could have used his fire Quirk on you."

Mika was shocked, "Fire Quirk." she said, "Todoroki has a fire Quirk. Since when?" Mezo nodded, "After the fight, he used his fire Quirk to melt the ice." he said.

Mika was in disbelief, "Whoa... I can't believe it." she said, "Todoroki can control both fire and ice this whole time and no one knew about it." Fumikage nodded, "Hard to believe, I know." he said, "However, it doesn't change the fact that he has that kind of Quirk."

Mika nodded, "I don't know many creatures that can control or manipulate water." she said, "If he used his fire Quirk as much as he does with his ice Quirk, I would definitely be screwed. How come he didn't use it?"

Koji turned to Mika, "*Maybe he wanted to give himself a handicap.*" he signed. Mika had her hand on her chin, "Maybe... either way, he was a tough opponent, handicap or not." she said; Kyoka nodded, "He's a monster." she said.

"You know I'm right here." the group turned to Shoto near the back. "I meant it in a good way." Kyoka said; Shoto turned the other way. Mika walked towards Shoto, "Hey... Todoroki." she said, making him turn to her.

Mika gave Shoto a thumbs up, "It was a great match." she said; he only nodded in response. Mika heard the door open and turned towards it, "Hey, it's Midoriya." Eijiro said, and class returned the way it was.

(Time Skip)

After the last bells rang, Mika leaned on one column and looked through her notes; she remembered the battle between her and Shoto.

Mika looked at the cut on her hand, *Why would Todoroki want to give himself a handicap?* she thought, *I know I can't force people to tell me their secrets, but why keep it a secret? Some people are too confusing.*

Mika sighed and kept looking through her notes; when she looked up, she saw Koji exit the school. Mika smiled a bit as she closed her notes and put them in her bag; she stood up properly, "Hey Koda." she said.

Koji flinched a bit, making Mika giggle a bit, "Sorry if I startled you." she said. Koji turned to Mika, "You heading to the train station?" she asked. Koji nodded, making Mika smile, "Do you want to walk together?" she asked; he nodded as they left the school.

The walk to the train station was silent; Koji turned to Mika and saw she was in thought, "Ar-Are you sure th-that you're alright?" he asked. Mika sighed, "Yeah, I'm fine." she said, "It's just that... I'm still thinking about the fight, and that Todoroki had a fire Quirk."

Mika scratched her head, "I mean... processing all of this at once is just crazy." she continued. Koji nodded, "It seems k-kind of bizarre, but I-I'm glad that you're al-alright." he said. Mika turned to Koji, "Were you that worried about me?" she asked.

Koji panicked a bit, "I-I mean..." he stuttered; he looked away and tapped his index fingers together, "It's true th-that I was worried about you and I-I knew that y-you could h-handle yourself." he said, "But... I-I just don't l-like to s-see you hurt is a-all."

Mika smiled a bit, "That's sweet of you, Koda." she said, making Koji blush a bit, "Since we're on the topic, how did you do on combat training?"

Koji scratched the back of his head, "W-Well... Sato and I we-were against Ashido a-and Aoyama." he said, "We were th-the villains and th-they were the h-heroes." Mika tilted her head, "Did you guys win?" she asked.

Koji nodded, "Y-Yeah... somehow." he said, "Sato w-was against Ashido and I-I was against Aoyama, and sur-surprising enough w-we captured them."

Koji looked forward and smiled a bit, "I-I'm not sure h-how, but... m-maybe after seeing y-your battle, I-I got serious about it and g-gave it m-my all." he continued as he pumped his fist in the air.

Mika smiled, "I'm glad that you did well in your fight." she said, "Kinda wish I was there to see it." As they were walking, Mika saw Katsuki near a soda machine.

Mika looked at Katsuki for a bit; when she turned to Koji, she noticed he was shaking a lot. Koji raised his hands, "*It's best not to bother him.*" he signed, "*He's been tense after his fight against Midoriya.*"

Mika nodded as they continued walking. But they were stopped, "Hey! Animal girl!" they turned around and saw an angry Katsuki, "Just because you handled that half-and-half bastard, does not mean you're better than me bitch!"

Katsuki blew the can in his hand up, making Koji flinch. Mika stayed calm, "I'll get better than you bastards, you hear me!?" Katsuki asked rhetorically.

Katsuki pointed at Koji, startling him, "I'll get better than you, rock-head!" he shouted. Katsuki pointed to Mika, "You too, animal girl!" he shouted, "Don't you dare think you're better than me just because of your damn Quirk!"

Katsuki kicked the can in the alley and walked off; Mika and Koji looked at each other confused. They looked back at Katsuki, "Looks like some of our classmates are more competitive than I thought." she said lowly.