Beware the Silver Eyes PT1

-Sometime Ago; Aldrea Junior High Courtyard-

A whole month had passed since Reina had joined Katsuki and Izuku's class and they had noticed recently she had either shown up late for classes or hadn't shown up at all. Not only that but it seemed to look as though she hadn't been sleeping for days.

Right now the whole class had been outside for PE, as they were all dressed in their PE uniforms that the school had provided for the winter days. The class had just been picking out teams as they were going to play dodgeball as the weather had been perfect for the outdoors. Reina, Izuku and Katsuki had been put together on the same team, and the two couldn't help but notice that Reina had been struggling to keep herself awake while she had been standing.

Izuku soon gave her a tap on the shoulder, "Reina-chan?" He said. Reina jumped and darted her head towards him giving him a somewhat fearful look but had been quick to calm down.

"Wh--What?" She stammered.

"It's just that you've been looking really tired these past few days." He said, concerned, "Are you sure you don't want to take it easy?"

Reina quickly slapped herself in the face to keep herself awake, before she replied, "It's nothing. I just want to get the day over with."

"But--" He said still worried, "--Reina-chan, I don't want you to--"

She merely patted him on the shoulder as to give him reassurance, "Don't worry too much Izuku-kun. I'll be just fine." Her sentence had ended with a cough as she had covered her mouth. Izuku wanted to say something else, though he had been forced to keep his mouth shut when they heard their PE teacher whistle.

"Alright, both teams take your positions!" The teacher said.

Both teams of students went to do just that as they readied themselves.

The teacher soon said as he went to blow the whistle again, "START THE GAME!"

Each of the students grabbed a ball that had been scattered about the field and started to throw them at each other. Most either caught the ball, while others were hit and were out of the game. Some if not most had already started to aim for Izuku, as he had always been made the target in games such as this. Reina had been quick to act, as she usually had been, as she caught the balls before throwing at the attackers, knocking them out of the field.

"Tha--Thank you!" Izuku said to her.

"No problem." She said before she coughed; she staggered a little as she tried her best to stand. For a moment Reina's vision became a blur as the game had continued on. She did her best to keep up, but her pace had slowed down; She shook her head vigorously and slapped herself in the face.

"Keep it together!" She mumbled to herself before she dodged another ball, "You're almost done with the day, just stay awake! Stay awake!" She dodged a couple of more, catching those that had been heading for Izuku, and threw it back.

Though it didn't really help that there had been a migraine in her head as the vision seemed to have worsened. She felt her legs shaking as they had been threatening to give out at any moment.

"Incoming!"

Reina saw another ball come flying at her, but as she readied herself, her legs had finally given out, and she fell on her knees. Everything around her was muffled as her vision started to get hazy. The person on the other team noticed just as he threw the ball; It had been flying towards her.

"REINA-CHAN! LOOK OUT!!" Izuku yelled.

Just when the ball was about to hit her in the face, a sudden explosion which had been burnt to a crisp in an instant, took the students and even the teacher by surprise. It was of course done by Katsuki, who looked to be more pissed off than usual which immediately made some of the students cower a little at the sight of his glare.

Reina herself didn't seem to react as she fell on her side passing out.

"Reina-chan!" Izuku yelled running over to her side.

"Nouki, hey!" Katsuki shouted as he did the same, not even giving a damn that Izuku was next to him, "The hell's wrong with--?!"

Katsuki and Izuku's eyes widened in horror at what they saw. They saw blood seeping through her shirt on the back of her shoulder, and her elbow.

"Oh my God…" Izuku said, shocked as he put his hand over his mouth, his body shaking at the sight of Reina as she took deep breaths subconsciously. Even Katsuki was in complete and utter shock by this. Their own class didn't know how to respond as they were frozen and there was small chatter amongst them.

"Jesus Chr--" The teacher before he pulled his phone from his pocket, "I'm calling an ambulance!"

"Re-Reina-chan!" Izuku said worryingly, as he gently shook her, "Reina-chan! Wake up!!"

"Nouki…" Katsuki said softly before he yelled, "... Nouki!!"

***

-Present; Waiting Room 1-

After she had changed out of cheerleading outfit she sat in one of the many chairs that had been provided for those awaiting their match. Reina had her sword in her lap as she looked to be tying the hilt to the sheath with a set of string to keep it sheathed. This of course had been the condition that Nezu had given her since she had managed to make it this far in the festival.

She couldn't help but think of her opponent, since she had no idea as to what Kuriruzu's Quirk was exactly. Honestly that kind of a thought had scared her the most. She would've lost her mind or probably back out, though… Her face turned a little pink as she thought back to earlier.

How Katsuki seemed to have known exactly what she needed even if they didn't speak to each other was really… Touching her. She felt really happy, though she didn't know why heart was beating really fast as she thought back to it.

"They really did let you bring your sword into the Sports Festival?"

Reina jumped slightly at the sound of a familiar voice, as she looked to the door. Her eyes brightened a little when she saw a familiar woman with wolf ears, beside a man with familiar brown and gray spiky hair.

"I shouldn't be surprised." The woman said with a warm smile, "You never went anywhere without it even when you were a child."

"Shimizu-sensei?" Reina said as she stood up, "And Oda-san too? What are you guys doing here?"

"Well I thought that was obvious." Shimizu said, "We're here to watch you and your friends compete in the Sports Festival."

Oda had added, "Why wouldn't we be here?"

"But you two said you couldn't--" Reina said before Oda had quickly cut her off.

"It's okay! I told the missus I'll be home late!" Oda replied with a chuckle while he patted her on the back a little hard, making her almost trip.

"Ouch…" Reina groaned.

"Oda-san, please!" Shimizu said, "She has a match coming up. There's no need to injure her before the fight."

"Oh lighten up!" Oda replied as he did the same to her "Too much complaining can give you worry marks on your head!"

Shimizu sighed as she rubbed her back, "Men, am I right Reina-chan?"

"Yeah." Reina replied as she gave a little smile, "They are pretty complicated, believe me, I know."

"Speaking of which…" Shimizu soon said, "You feel nervous about the match?"

Reina replied, "A little bit, considering my competition is someone with Class 1-B. And it doesn't help the fact that she doesn't like me."

Oda said with a reassuring smile, "Don't worry! Perhaps this enemy could be your ally one day. Today's enemy is tomorrow's friend!"

"She also doesn't like your grandson." Reina added awkwardly.

At this Oda's demeanor changed completely. He said as there looked to be fire in his eyes, "MURDER HER! SHOW HER NO MERCY! HOW DARE SHE INSULT MY GRANDSON! DOES SHE KNOW WHO WE ARE?!"

"Forget what I said about men… It's more like Aihara men." Shizumu said with a sigh.

Reina stayed silent this time as she looked at her sword; for a moment she held it at arm's length as she swung it, slicing the air before her. She nodded in satisfaction, "This will do just fine. It'll satisfy Nezu-chan at least."

"You just better hope that you don't screw it up out there." Oda said, "I didn't give you those lessons for nothing you know."

Reina laughed a little, "I know that Oda-san. Believe me I won't let you down after the training you gave me. Still can't believe you haven't told Floyd-kun though."

He ruffled her hair a bit as he soon said, "Of course! Between you and Floyd, I don't know who's the better sword master!"

"If he heard that, I'm sure he'd be heartbroken." The teen said amused.

"Oda?" Shimizu soon said, "Don't you remember why we came here in the first place?"

Oda looked to the doctor as he didn't really understand her, though it hadn't been long before he realized what she meant. "Oh that's right… Can't forget about it."

"Huh?" Reina said as she looked confused.

"Reina-chan…" Shimizu soon said gently, "... I don't mean to alarm you or anything but… How have you been feeling as of late, regarding your Quirk I mean?"

Reina had been taken back by this question before Oda had added to her question, "You're not having another one of those episodes, right?"

Reina didn't find herself answering right away as she kept herself silent. The two of them could tell by the look on her face she had been debating something in her head. "I know that face anywhere." Shimizu said still with a gentle voice, "It has happened, hasn't it?"

"That's--" Reina started to say before she had been cut off by Oda again.

"Reina, you know how this works." He said, "You told us if you ever had an episode, you would tell Shimizu about it."

"I know that but--" Reina started to say, "But… It's…"

Oda soon added, "You know how worried we are when you start to hide these things from Shizumu, let alone us."

Reina's expression softened but she found herself still keeping her own thoughts to herself. She knows that they mean well, though, she couldn't tell them about it, the dreams and what not, but this time she couldn't say anything this time around. She knew what they would say, she knew they would tell her to stop, tell her to drop it.

She couldn't do that, not yet. After the Sports Festival she wanted to find the answers, so for the time being…

"I haven't had any episodes as of late." Reina soon explained, "Nothing to report as of yet."

She noticed that the two of them had skeptical looks on their faces. "Are you sure Reina-chan?" Shimizu asked worriedly, "Is there really nothing wrong?" Reina simply shook her head, "There's nothing to worry about really."

"Are you sure?" Oda asked.

"Don't worry! I'm okay." Reina replied with a smile.

"Well, if you say so." Shimizu said, still with worry, "Just remember that we're here for you if you feel troubled."

"I know." The young teen said, "I appreciate it." Reina soon looked at the clock as she had realized the time, "Oh, I better get to the stadium!" She said as she walked past them, "Can't be late for it, wish me luck you two!"

Before the two of them could stop her, Reina had already ran down the hall towards the stadium. The two of them looked at one another, once more they had a skeptical look on their face.

"Chiyo-san was right…" Shimizu said, "... She really is hiding something."

Oda let out a sigh as he added as he rubbed his eyebrows, "I swear she's more like her but in a bad way."

"It can't be helped I suppose…" Shimizu said as her ears sank slightly, "... Reina-chan…"

Oda placed a had on Shimizu's shoulder, giving her a comforting pat, "There, there. It'll be alright. That Reina is one tough girl."

"I know that…" The doctor said, "... But this all just seems too familiar." She couldn't help but have a thought as she put her finger underneath her chin, "What would she think of this I wonder?"

Oda let out a sigh as he said with his expression changing a little, "If only we knew what goes on on that girl's head."

Reina had managed to make it towards the exit but stopped in her tracks as she thought back to the looks on their faces they gave when she had told them the lie. She couldn't help but feel guilty about what she had to tell them.

"This is fine with the way it is." Reina said to herself as she looked back to where Shimizu and Oda were, "No one can know. The less people that know… The better."

***

-Sometime Ago; Hospital-

Soon after her PE teacher called an ambulance had came post-haste, as they took Reina into the van on a gurney. Despite the wishes of their teachers, both Izuku and Katsuki had accompanied her along with a couple of the paramedics that had arrived on the scene. They didn't have anything to say to one another, but they were both concerned about Reina as they watched the paramedics look her over as they made their way to their destination.

Eventually they arrived, and they took her into a seperate room, as Izuku and Katsuki stayed in the waiting room provided despite the fact that Katsuki had tried to follow them. Izuku sat at one of the many chairs provided as he couldn't help but mumble, while Katsuki paced back and forth as they had been anxiously waiting--No, praying for a sign that she was alright.

It felt as though it had been hours before a doctor had approached them.

"Excuse me." He said, "Are you two of her classmates?"

Izuku perked up at this as Katsuki stopped pacing as the two of them turned to the doctor. "Ye-yes we are!" Izuku replied as he sounded nervous, "Is Rei--I mean Nouki-san alright?"

"Luckily we had gotten to her in time and she's resting at the moment." The doctor replied, making Izuku sigh with relief, "… As for her wounds, it appears they both have been infected and has a high grade fever. She's gonna have to stay here a couple of nights so we can keep an eye on her."

Both of them looked shocked at this at what the doctor had told them. "Wounds?" Katsuki said, perplexed, "What the hell are you talking about?"

"You two weren't aware of this?" The Doctor asked. In reply Izuku and Katsuki shook their heads. The Doctor gave a sigh as he soon said, "It's no wonder they were left unchecked."

"Hold on a second!" Izuku said, "Do you mean to say… She was hurting herself?"

"Don't worry, there's nothing that suggests the wounds were self inflicted." The Doctor said, bringing relief to the two of them, "However… It looks as though two things might've happened. Either someone gave her those wounds, or… She was in a fight herself."

Izuku couldn't help but look worried at this while Katsuki was in shock by this sort of statement from the Doctor. The two of them stayed silent as they had processed the information.

"She's asleep right now, but you're welcome to go see her if you want." He said to them before he left the both of them to contemplate on what he had just told them. Someone could've potentially hurt Reina or worse than that. They both couldn't help but wonder if this had anything to do with how Reina had been acting for the past month.

The fact that she was skipping classes, the fact that she was acting differently. They had to admit it was all starting to make sense, though still they had questions, and of course concerns about her.

They started to make their way to the room where she had been staying as there had been an awkward silence between the two of them. Izuku of course had been fidgety considering how Katsuki had treated him since they were kids. Though at the very least they were on common ground with one thing.

That common ground being Reina herself.

He had decided to make conversation.

"Hey, Kaa-chan?" Izuku said nervously.

"What ya damn nerd!?" Katsuki said in an aggressive tone, making him flinch.

"I-Uh--Was--" He started to say before he took a deep breath, before he calmly asked, "I was just wondering about something… Do you think… Reina-chan is involved in something dangerous?"

"How the hell am I supposed to know?!" Katsuki told him, "It's not like I'm her f***ing parent or anything!"

This was also a question Katsuki couldn't help but wonder in his head. How was he supposed to know that Reina got herself involved in something, well… Something that could potentially threaten her life. How was he supposed to know!? Trick question, he and Izuku knew exactly why. It was because had been keeping her mouth shut about whatever was going on; It couldn't help but piss him off as he had a sneer on his face.

"I know… You're not her parent or anything Kaa-chan…" Izuku started to say, "... But between the way Reina-chan's been acting and what just happened… It's really worrisome, you know?"

Katsuki didn't say anything this time, as he just kept to himself. Izuku could tell through his eyes that he had the same thought about their friend. "I know, you don't like me Kaa-chan, but Reina-chan is important to you and me." Izuku said as he still sounded nervous, "Whatever she's involved in might get her killed. To make matters worse if the school finds out, it'll affect her future. I want to help with whatever's going on with her but… I can't do this on my own…" When Katsuki turned back to Izuku he had a smile yet a somewhat nervous look in his eyes, "... Will you help me out Kaa-chan?"

Katsuki gritted his teeth at this; Like he would ever sink so low as to help out someone as weak as Deku. Then again, he couldn't help but admit he was right about one thing; Reina is important to him. He'd rather not see her future get thrown out the window or worse lose her life.

He soon gave his answer.

"You mention this to ANYONE in our class, I'll make you suffer tenfold." Katsuki told him, "You got it Deku!?"

Izuku's expression brightened knowing exactly what this meant, "I--I won't Kaa-chan!" He stammered, "I promise!"

The two soon arrived at the room Reina had been in, which had been 310. Izuku went ahead and opened the door first before they both went in. They had expected to see Reina sound asleep in the bed as the doctor had told them, but…

What they really didn't expect was the fact that her bed was vacant and the window was wide open. "She's gone!" Izuku exclaimed.

"I know that shitty nerd!!" Katsuki yelled, making Izuku jump, "Where the hell did she go!?"

Izuku ran towards the window as he looked over the edge. "This is a three story drop!" Izuku said, "She couldn't have made the jump without hurting herself, unless she--" Izuku soon felt something underneath his hand. He looked at his palm and saw that there was fresh blood.

"Oh no…" Izuku said as his eyes showed only horror.

"What Deku!?" Katsuki said in an aggressive tone.

Izuku didn't say anything as he merely showed what was in the palm. Katsuki's eyes widened at this as well as they had realized what this meant.

"We've gotta find out where she went." Katsuki soon said.

"I know." Izuku said, "But… We have no idea where she could've gone, since she doesn't really tell you or me anything."

Katsuki started to put his brain to work, as he started to look around the room. He soon saw her bag that had been on the floor; her phone had been out of the open.

The screen lit a bright white light, indicating a message. He picked up her phone and read what was on the notification. It was an address that had been on the message. The address had read and who had sent it, "64-28 JABBA ROAD. -BLOCKED NUMBER"

"Let's start with this." He told Izuku, as he quickly punched in the address in his navigation app provided on his phone. Izuku looked over his shoulder and saw where the app had lead them.

"That place is nearby!" Izuku said, "Let's go Kaa-chan!"

"Don't tell me what to do Deku!!" Katsuki yelled.

Thus the two of them headed out the door, and towards where Reina was, taking her bag and phone with them.

***

-Present; Sports Festival-

Reina entered the stadium as the crowd cheered loudly, and some of them even chanted her name if she could really believe it. She didn't expect to have fans so quick. She made her way up the set of the stairs that had been provided for the stage, and wasn't at all surprised to see Kuriruzu standing at the opposite side of the stage waiting for her.

Reina nearly found herself about to turn and run from the fight, but she held her ground as she thought back to Katsuki's words.

"I can do this…" She mumbled to herself, "...Just show them what I'm made of."

It hadn't been long before she heard Hizashi over the PA speakers that were provided.

"Audience!" He said, "The finals that you've all been waiting for are finally starting!! Match number one--One of the students that has made it to the number one slot in the Entrance Exams! The girl who gave the most motivating speech you have ever heard in your lives! From the Hero Course of Class 1-A--Reina Nouki!!"

Reina gave a smile as she noticed that she had been on the large screen. From up on the stands, her classmates cheered loudly when they saw her appear on the screen.

"GO REI-REI!!" Mina yelled from where she was.

"GIVE EM WHAT FOR!!" Gio cheered.

"GOOD LUCK REINA-CHAN!!" Izuku shouted soon after.

"DO YOUR BEST!!" Ochako cheered.

"FIGHT REINA-SAN!!" Momo yelled.

Floyd soon yelled with confidence, "MAKE THOSE TURDS PAY!"

Katsuki who sat next to Eijirou as he looked down to Reina. For a moment he got the charm she had given him from his pocket, as he clenched it in his hand. "You got this Reina." He mumbled making sure Floyd didn't hear him.

Hizashi soon added in the PA, "And her opponent---Sorry she hasn't done anything to stand out as of yet--She's also from the Hero Course, from Class 1-B, Kuriruzu Mahi!"

Floyd and Gio started to boo at her, Floyd especially since he had been the loudest; They started to throw whatever had been in their pockets. Floyd shouted as he flipped off Kuriruzu, "BOO YOU SUCK!"

Gio had added, "KNUCKLES THE ECHIDNA CALLED, HE WANTS HIS DREADS BACK!"

Kuriruzu couldn't help but sneer over in their direction, "When I'm done wiping the floor with you Miss Perfect, the American boy is next on my list."

"You sound confident." Reina said, giving her a look.

"Because despite what the rumors say about you, your Quirk is no match against mine." She told her.

"Don't believe everything you hear." Reina told her.

"The rules to the matches are simple!" Hizashi soon started to explain over the speaker, "Force your opponent out of bounds, or immobilize them! You can also win by making your opponent say 'I give up!'"

Kuriruzu held her head high as she stretched, "Get ready to cry to your mommy. That is… If you have one to cry to."

Reina's eyebrow twitched at this, as she got herself ready, "Oh, I'm gonna make you eat your words."

"Make me, if you can." She said as she got in her stance as well.

"3… 2… 1…" Hizashi soon counted down, "... BEGIN!!"

Thus the fight began with Kuriruzu charging first as she went to throw a punch. Reina quickly went to block and counter which she had been successful at. Kuriruzu stumbled back when she had been punched across the face. Most of the crowd cheered, especially that of her own class.

Kuriruzu wiped her mouth as she said, "Lucky shot. But let's see if lightning strikes twice!" She removed two of her quills from the top of her head and quickly went at her again. Reina quickly blocked her sword that had been sheathed and kicked her away before she charged at her, attacking her with full force after she put her sword back on her back.

"Oh the heat is on between these two characters, but who will be the victor in this match!?" Hizashi shouted.

Class 1-A watched as they delivered punches and kicks to one another, but they noticed something was off. "I know we're supposed to be cheering for Reina-chan, but…" Tsuyu said, "Why isn't she using her to block her attacks?"

"Or even attack back?" Ochaco asked curiously.

"Maybe it's because she's saving her energy for when she needs it most?" Tenya suggested.

"That doesn't sound like Rei-Rei…" Mina said thinking to herself, "What in the world could she be doing…?"

Izuku, Floyd and Katsuki couldn't help but look to Reina with concern as she fought against her opponent. From the way she was attacking and the way she was going at Kuriruzu. Izuku and Floyd looked at one another as they both had the same thought.

"Do you think… Reina-chan's holding back on purpose?" Izuku asked Floyd.

Floyd bit his thumb as he replied, "It looks like it..they say offensive is the best defense so she must have something up her sleeve."

"Maybe but—" Izuku started to say before there attention was drawn to Katsuki.

"Damn it Reina." They heard him say as he sounded angry, "Out of all the times to do this, you choose right now?"

Floyd and Izuku looked at each other as they were confused by his words. It hadn't been long before Floyd asked him, "She does have a plan right?"

"No… She doesn't." Katsuki said with a sneer, "She's holding back on purpose but not for the reason you think. Reina, you goddamn idiot."

Izuku's eyes widened in shock and realization at Katsuki's words as he realized what he was saying, "You mean she's holding back because of--"

Floyd at first didn't get it, but after a moment or two, he came to realize what he meant as he watched the fight continued on, "Oh that stupid girl."

At some point in the match, Kuriruzu had nearly flown out of the ring after Reina had delivered another kick. While Reina stood calmly in her stance, Kuriruzu couldn't help but feel pissed off at her actions.

"The hell is wrong with you, Miss Perfect!?" She shouted, "Why aren't you using your Quirk to fight!?" Reina didn't answer as she merely coaxed her to come after her. "Damn it!" Kuriruzu said before she yelled when she charged at her, "DON'T YOU DARE MOCK ME, YOU DAMN CHEATER!!"

The crowd looked confused as did the other classes as she continued to engage with her opponent. None of them could know what had been currently going on through Reina's head right now.

"You're wrong Mahi. I'm not mocking or looking down on you."

She broke out her sword when Kuriruzu pulled out a couple from her set of quills. She went to punch her across the face though this time she had been able to counter as Reina found herself stumbling a little.

"Despite how much I hate you and your words about me…"

By the time Reina recovered, she saw her throw her quills as if she had been throwing knives. Reina had been quick as she stood up from the floor. She quickly rolled on the floor, before she ran to Kuriruzu armed with her sheathed sword.

"Despite some of your classmates--No, despite the whole school being against me…"

They both clashed, each of them blocking each other at a fast pace, that had been hard for everyone to follow, as the both of them flew back from one another. They nearly ended up falling out of the ring, as they managed to steady themselves.

"... Despite you wanting to beat me, maybe even hurt me…"

Kuriruzu let out another fierce cry as she threw her quills again. Reina managed to dodge the quills again, only getting a scratch from her quills.

Right when Reina went to use her sword again she failed to see that she had thrown another quill, this time it hit her elbow forcing her to drop the sword. She cringed at the pain not even noticing that Kuriruzu had a smile on her face at this.

"... I can't stand to see you get hurt by my curse of a Quirk or worse than that--Which is why I decided…"

With a click of her tongue, she picked her sword back up and went towards Kuriruzu prepared to take a swing as she ran towards her. Kuriruzu surprisingly just stood there calmly as she still had a small devious smile.

"... I'll beat you, without relying on it! I'll show you what I'm made of from this match!"

With a cry, Reina went to take the swing. Just when she did, she felt something shut down. Suddenly she had lost all feeling within her arm causing her to let go of her sword and it landed on the ground with a thud.

Most of the crowd gasped while Class 1-A's eyes widened in shock. Reina from down below looked the most shocked from this.

"What the--!?" Reina exclaimed as her arm swung as if it had been a part of a puppet, "--I can't move my arm!?"

Reina had been bought of her own thought when she was grabbed by her ponytail roughly before she had been kneed in the stomach. She fell to her knees, grasping her stomach as she let out a couple of coughs. She heard Kuriruzu chuckle, "You fell right into it Miss Perfect."

She hit her in the stomach again with her boot just as she was standing back up, and used her elbow to hit her back. With a single kick Reina found herself flying halfway across the stage, making some of the crowd gasp while others cheered for Kuriruzu.

"Rei-Rei!!" Mina cried out.

"Reina-chan!!" Ochaco, Tsuyu and Chouko shouted.

"Reina-san!" Fumikage shouted after.

"Jesus Christ!!" Eijirou yelled.

Gio soon asked Floyd, "What's up with her man?! Why isn't she using her Quirk!?"

Floyd replied as he had been in shock by what he was seeing, "that's what I'm wondering"

Katsuki watched the scene before him as his body shook, he bit his bottom lip as his eyes stayed on Reina who had been struggling to stand. Reina let out a groan as she looked over to Kuriruzu who had been coming towards her.

Despite having no movement in her arm, she went to attack. Kuriruzu dodged this before she kicked right in the face causing her hat to fall off of her head; a bruise had been formed on her face as blood seeped from her mouth.

"Aren't you wondering why your arm ain't working there?" Kuriruzu said, "It's because of my Quirk you see."

Reina went to attack again, but this time she had been punched in the face and was kicked. She fell to the floor, but kept standing back, and repeating the process with her opponent only to keep getting beaten back down.

"My Quirk comes from my quills." She said as she continued with her attack when Reina tried to attack back, "It delivers a neurotoxin to whatever flesh it penetrates. I'm the only one immune to its effects. It's not a deadly type of poison but you won't be able to feel your arm for 6 minutes. It's not much, but it'll be long enough for me to beat you at your game."

The minute Reina tried to stand she felt a boot come down on her head, causing more blood to rush out of her mouth and nose. "And since you're right handed when using your sword it gives me an advantage, though it's best to play it safe and finish this quick."

The crowd watched as Reina struggled to fight back only to fail at it poorly. Many of them started to shout for someone to end the match, and others shouted for her to use her Quirk. Class 1-B had mixed reactions about the match while Class 1-A had looked to Reina with concern.

"Good God, this is abuse!" Denki said.

"Why aren't the teachers doing anything!?" Tenya exclaimed out of worry.

"Someone has to stop this match!" Kyoka added.

"This is all hard to watch…" Tsuyu said as she went to cover her eyes.

"Oh God…" Izuku said as his eyes widened in shock and horror, "Reina-chan…"

Floyd couldn't help but feel his blood boil at this, "That girl!"

None of the class seemed to have noticed Katsuki that his body shook, not out of fear but out of worry and anger at what had been happening.

Reina stood up, staggering as she did as she looked to be bloodied and worse for wear. Kuriruzu removed another quill from her head. "I'd rather not get kicked out, so I'll just put this in your leg, so that you won't move. Unless of course… You tell the ref you give up before I throw it."

Reina went to go at her again, but she nearly fell to the ground as her vision was getting a little fuzzy. "I'm really disappointed." Kuriruzu said, "I thought for sure you would use your Quirk in this match, but… I guess your more of a coward than you are a fighter."

"Your wrong." Reina said as she coughed a little, "I'm not a—"

"Oh save your breath." Kuriruzu said harshly, "Just have the decency to accept your loss at least."

Reina tried to step forward again but almost lost her footing. In her mind she had been debating whether or not she should just use her Quirk. Part of her was saying that she should, but another part had told her, there was a chance the bandages on her head could get broken off during the fight; there might be a chance where she saw her third eye and put her in a condition that might as well be worse than dying honestly.

Sure, she used her Quirk in the other matches but in the end, she worried a lot of people.

Like many times before, she had no idea what she should do.

Her whole class started to cheer for her.

"COME ON REI-REI!" Mina yelled, "YOU GOTTA PULL THROUGH!!"

"YOU'VE MADE IT THIS FAR, DON'T STOP NOW!!" Chouko yelled.

"REINA-CHAN!!" Chouko and Tsuyu cheered.

Fubuki, having no way for her voice to be heard pumped her fist into the air, as if to say "You can do this".

"COME ON REINA-CHAN!!" Izuku yelled.

Floyd soon cheered, "KICK HER ASS!"

"FIGHT ON GIRL!!" Gio yelled.

"I BELIEVE IN YOU REINA-KUN!!" Tenya yelled.

"YOU CAN WIN THIS REINA!!" Eijirou, Denki and Sero cheered.

"DON'T GIVE UP!!" Ojiro, Mezo and Toru exclaimed

Her whole class continued to cheer for her, making sure that their voices were heard by her. However, no matter how loud they cheered and no matter what they had said, Reina didn't seem to make a move. Not a move to attack, or even readying herself to dodge. She just stood perfectly still. She looked over to her options, all of them ending in a horrible way after another as she had gone through the scenarios in her head. She had only come to one conclusion, the only thing she could do that would not allow her opponent to get hurt.

"Everyone… I'm sorry…"

Kuriruzu was ready to throw her quill as she had been aiming for her leg. She stopped herself when she saw Reina start to lift her other hand, making her smile when she realized what she was going to do. Her classmates noticed this as they realized what she was going to do.

"NO REINA-CHAN!" Izuku yelled, "DON'T DO IT!!"

Floyd shouted soon after, "IDIOT GIRL! ARE YOU SERIOUSLY THINKING OF THROWING IN THE TOWEL?!"

Reina didn't appear to have heard her friends and the protests from her classmates. She ignored the worried look Nemuri had been giving as she watched the match progress from the sides. She had her hand lifted high enough for everyone to see, despite the crowd telling her not to back out.

She opened her mouth to say the two words but—

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING YOU IDIOT?!"

Reina stopped herself when she heard an all too familiar voice cut through the rest of the overlapping voices. She looked up to the seats above and saw it had been Katsuki who had stood up from his seat and looked straight at her with a certain look in his eye. Her class looked at him just surprised as he had stayed silent most of the time.

"QUIT HALF-ASSING IT AND FIGHT BACK ALREADY!!" Katsuki shouted as loud as he could, "DON'T LET THE HEDGEHOG BITCH OR ANYTHING ELSE GET TO YOUR HEAD! FOCUS ON ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY!!"

"Hedgehog bitch?" Kuriruzu said, a bit taken back by the nickname.

Katsuki had continued to yell, "STOP BEING AFRAID BECAUSE OF WHAT THOSE BASTARDS SAY ABOUT YOU! IF YOU LOSE OR GIVE UP THAN YOU'LL GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT!! DON'T GIVE THEM THE SATISFACTION! DON'T LET THEM WIN!!"

Reina just stayed in complete and utter shock by his words as she looked at him, letting the words sink into her head. She felt a ring go off in her head as she had taken the words to heart.

"Katsuki… Kun…"

The sound of chains rattled as she lowered her hand making Kuriruzu look less than pleased. The loops between each ring broke in two as something seemed to have changed; the shadow of her bangs covered her eyes as her gaze went to the floor.

"SAY GOODBYE, REINA NOUKI!!" Kuriruzu yelled before she had thrown her quill towards Reina's leg. However instead of moving out the way as she had normally done earlier it had suddenly stopped mere inches away from her knee.

Kuriruzu looked confused before she let out a gasp when the quill she had thrown was sliced in two by an unknown force. Class 1-A and B were taken back by this as well.

"What in the world?!" Kendo has been heard saying.

"What's going on?!" Tetsutetsu added.

Kuriruzu's body shook as she looked at the broken quill. "But—But how—" Kuriruzu said as she looked over to where the sword was, "—Her weapon is still there, how could she have—?!"

"Tell me something Mahi-chan…"

Kuriruzu jumped at the sudden tone Reina had given in her voice. It sounded cold and threatening, yet calm and collected which she found to be strange, as it didn't sound like her at all.

"... How was it that YOU put it at the beginning of this match?" Reina asked, still keeping her head down.

With simple movements from her hand, the red hat that had been knocked off earlier had been lifted off the floor until it had been hovering over her.

"Your Quirk is no match against mine." She said, "That's what YOU told me wasn't it?"

She waved her hand and the hat landed back on her. Reina adjusted it slightly as she picked up her head, but still kept her eyes covered with the help of her hat.

"I think you might've confused me with someone who is of your level in combat…"

Reina finally picked up her head to look straight at Kuriruzu, but Kuriruzu herself had been taken back. Instead of her eyes being the odd combination of purple and red, they were of silver instead. Class 1-A and B noticed this on the screen, but the ones who were more in shock than anything were Katsuki and Izuku as they saw Reina crack a small smile while still having a cold look in her eyes.

"Just now, it was only a warm up…" She said before she licked her lips, "... The real fight… Starts now."