S2 Chapter 4

"3, 2, 1…"

"Begin!" Yelled Pretty Lady

I fly into the air. I could hide up here and avoid anyone from grabbing my band...or I could have some fun.

I wait and watch everyone from the air before making any hasty decisions. Everyone's going after Midoriya's headband first. I wonder why.

I figured out the gist of everyone's quirk already. So I decided to fly down and grab some of their bands.

My first target was the creepy blond guy from the other class. I know he has the ability to mimic other people's quirks so I jump on top of him as he's stealing Bakugo's band. I pull my wings into my back and bring out RedString. So, when Creepy tries to copy my quirk he'll get that quirk instead of RedWings.

"Hey! What's with all this rope? Where are your wings?" He asked confused

"Can't use a quirk if you don't know how to use it right?" I ask. I take Bakugo's band from him and jump off. I bring out my wings and fly into the air before I could land on the ground. I fly back to where Bakugo's group is.

"Hey, do you want this back? I kinda don't want to win." I say while throwing it at them, not really giving them a choice.

"Hey, thanks, Rose!" yelled Mina

"We're on opposite teams, Idiot! Don't help us again!" Yelled Bakugo

"Don't listen to him. You can help us whenever you want," said Kirishima

I saluted them to show I heard them and went for my other target. I continue to do this for a little while before I get bored. I hear a loud commotion and I go check it out. I see Midoiya's team head to head with Todorokiy's team. I watch them for a little while. I notice that Todoroki isn't using his left side at all. I'm sure that's going to bite him in the butt in the future.

Midoriya got a headband from Todoroki...so I decided to grab one too.

I swoop down and grab the one around his neck. As I fly into the air I see shocked faces. I laugh and I'm about to give it back to Todorokiy's team until I see Midoriya's team, Todorokiy's team, and Bakugo's team ganging up on me. I get scared and fly in the opposite direction. "AHH! What the heck?! Why are you all after me?!" I yell.

I get cornered at a wall. I can't fly up or I'll hit bakugo. I can't go straight because the others are blocking my exit. It felt like slow motion, waiting to get bombarded by people.

"Time's up!" Yelled Mr. Moostash

Bakugo falls mid-jump (How does that happen?) and the other teams stop before hitting me.

"And with that, the second round is officially over."

"Why did you all go after me! You crazy or something?" I yell angrily

"We were after the band you stole from me," Todoroki explained

"So? I was gonna give it back." I said

"Well, you shouldn't be playing around unless you want to get hurt! Fake Idiot!" Yelled Bakugo

"This is a game! And I don't know whether that's an insult or not." I said

"Now let's take a look at who our top five teams are!" said Mr. Moostash

"In first place, Team Rose!"

"Wait! What? How?" I ask

"You stole the 10 million point headband from Todoroki. That's why we chased you." Midoriya said sadly

"Oh, well why didn't you say so. I didn't want to win. I would have given it back." I said

"No, it's okay. You won fair and square." He said

"In second place, Team Todoroki. In third place, Team Bakugo. In fourth place is Testute-wait what? It's Team Shinso? When did they come back from the dead? And in the fifth place is Team Midoriya."

I looked over to Midoriya's team to congratulate them but Midoriya was having an existential crisis. I'll tell him later when he's not crying a river.

"These 5 valiant teams will advance on to the final round. "

Aww, man. I wanted to say stay out of the final rounds. I guess I'll have to lose in the first round.

TODOROKI WILL NOW KIDNAP MIDORIYA AND ROSE

'Is there a reason why you brought us here?" I asked Todoroki

"We should probably eat soon." Midoriya said "The cafeteria's gonna be busy. Don't you think?"

*I was thinking the same thing.*

"I was overwhelmed. And it made me break the promise I made to myself a long time ago." He said all mysteriously (seriously, calm down) "Iida and Kaminari, Yaoyorozu and Tokoyami, Uraraka none of them felt it. At that moment, I was the only one who could sense your true power. It reminded me of something...experiencing All Might's quirk."

"Oh, yeah? Okay… Is that all?" Midoriya said

+I think I know where this is going.*

"I'm saying, the power coming from you felt the same as All Might's," He said. Here it comes. "Midoriya, tell me, Are you really All Might's secret love child or something?"

*Eh? What?!*

Midoriya looked shocked as well.

"Well, are you?" Todoroki asked again

I couldn't help myself, I laughed out loud. "Midoriya...All Might's child!...Hahahaha!"

"No, no way- that's not it at all. But I guess even if I was, I'd totally say I wasn't-" Midoriya said

"He's not All Might's child. Believe me. And why did you even bring me here anyways?" I interrupted Midoriya.

"Oh yeah. I almost forgot. I was wondering if you were related to the Pro Hero Hawks?" Todoroki asked

"Who's Hawks again?" I asked

"The guy with the wings who can command his feathers to do what he wants them to do." Explained Midoriya

"Oh, well. I don't think so. Just because we both have wings, doesn't mean we're related." I said

"Um, Todoroki, Why would you think I'm All Might's kid?" Midoriya asked

"'That's not it at all' is interesting wording. It suggests there is something between you two that you're not supposed to talk about" Todoroki said (Mr.Detective over here)

"U-Uh…" Midoriya stumbled

"My father is the hero Endeavor. You must have heard of him." Todoroki said (Who?) "Which means you are aware that he's the number-two hero." (Nope) "So if you connected to the number one hero, All Might, in some way. That would mean...that I have even more reason to beat you."

I accidentally ignored everything else he said. In other words, the author got tired of typing.

*Would Todoroki be wanting to be the number one hero for his dad? No. It doesn't feel like that's what this is. Is his dad forcing him in any way?*

I hear Todoroki say "...Quirk marriages." *Oh, that's what this is.* I've heard of people doing this before. Two families would force their kids together in hopes that their kids would have stronger quirks. It's awful for the parents who were forced together and the kids stuck in the middle.

"He bought my mother's relatives to get his hands on her quirk. And now he's raising me to usurp All Might." Todoroki explained "It's so annoying. I refuse to be a tool for that scumbag. In every memory of my mother. I only see her crying. I remember she called my left side unbearable before she poured boiling water on my face."

*That's so sad. This Shonen anime just got really dark all of a sudden…*

"The reason I picked a fight with you was to show my old man what I was capable of doing. Without having to rely on his (darned) fire Quirk." said Todoroki "You see, I'm going to show him that I reject his power and I can take first place without using it."

"Don't do it..." I said

"What?" Todoroki asked

"It's not worth it. That quirk is a part of you, you can't turn your back on it whether you want to or not. Trust me, I've tried." I said, sadly.

"What do you mean 'you've tried'?" Midoriya asked

"Back when I first got my quirks, I did something awful with one of them. I regretted that day so much and blamed my quirk. After that, I refused to use it." I explained

"What made you use it again?" Todoroki asked

"I went on my first patrol. I got in a fight with some villains. I didn't know how to use my RedWings properly so they almost killed me." I said "But on instinct, I used my RedString and saved myself. That was the first time I've ever used it since... *she died*... Anyways, what I'm saying is that your quirk is a part of you not him, don't try to run away from it."

"If you don't mind me asking, what's RedString?" Midoriya asked

"Well, I can see 5 different types of string attached to people. Each one has a different meaning." I explained while turning on RedString. I saw a different set of string around the corner. *I wonder who that is.* "I can touch the string however I want, and If I strum it, I can see the memories from it. But I can also kill others with them" I softly strum one of the stranger's strings. *Oh, it's Bakugo.*

"That's amazing. Will you tell me more later?" Midoriya asked

"Sure" I replied

"I'm sorry for what happened to you. But I can't follow your will." Todoroki tells me. He turns towards Midoriya "I will defeat you using only my right side. I can assure you of that." And he walks away.

"I was only warning you," I said softly towards his back

Midoriya runs towards Todoroki. I stay back.

"You want to come out? Or do you want to stay there like a creep, Bakugo?" I ask

"How did you know I was here?!" he asked

"Your string," I said

"You better have not seen any of my memories or you'll pay!" He yells

I don't reply to that. "Anyways, you excited for the battles?" I ask

"Yeah! You better hope you're not going up against me! I'm gonna win!" He declares

"Unless you're the first person I'm up against then I don't think we'll get to fight," I said

"Why? Are you too chicken to fight me?" He asks

"Nah. I just don't want to win or be in the spotlight," I said

"But you obviously want to win or you wouldn't have come second in the obstacle race or first in the calvary race." He said

"I didn't want to be in last place *cough* or third *cough*," I said

"What'd you say?!" He asked

I ignored his question. "I also wanted to lose in the cavalry race but ended up winning on accident." I finished

"Whatever, just know that if we're up against each other, you better not hold back." He said

"And you better remember what I said the first day we met. About not letting others know your quirk and weaknesses." I said

"Tch. Whatever." He said

"You want to get food? I'm starving!" I said and grabbed his hand and pulled him along with me.

"D-don't grab my hand!" he said with a slight blush

"Oh. Sorry. Germaphobe?" I asked as I let his hand go.

"No, I'm not," He said angrily and grabbed my hand to prove it "See?!"

"Alright… let's go then. You must be hungry because your face is red" I said worriedly

"No it's not!" he yelled

I poked his face and said "Whatever you say"

He pulled his face away and turned away. I ignored him and went to look for food.