Not A Perfect Victory

WARNING:

Hey guys, Tenshi here!

Just letting you know, at some point in this chapter, there will be a very disturbing moment. I blame watching the Promised Neverland, Shiki, Hell Girl and Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni and the games Corpse Party and Alice: Madness Returns for this part, though they still are fantastic animes and games. Anyway, if you are not a fan (And I don't blame you) or find it very unsettling (Again I don't blame you, I found it unsettling while that), feel free to skip that part and go to when Reina regains consciousness.

Other than that hope you enjoy, this is Tenshi, signing off!

***

Throughout most of the fights, the Todoroki Twins had been staying in the Player Waiting room that the Sports Festival had provided. To be honest, Shoto still found his match with Izuku overwhelming. All these conflicting thoughts still had been at the top of his head.

Izuku's words, his father, his pledge and promise.

At this point, he wasn't sure what he should do.

He had just been thankful that his sister had been there to comfort him.

They watched the previous match from the television that the waiting room had provided, though had been surprised by the outcome of it. The very last image they saw before the screen turned to colored bars had Reina on the ground as she looked to be screaming in agony.

Fubuki had a worried expression on her face, while Shoto's remained unchanged.

"... Reina… What's happening to you…?"

Fubuki jumped when the door had been suddenly kicked open. The two of them looked and saw it had been Katsuki, who was still bandaged from his previous fight with Floyd, and looked to be in shock.

"You two were here this whole time?!" Katsuki exclaimed, "Why are you even here anyway!? This is waiting room 1!"

Fubuki tilted her head, though quickly signed to him, "Bakugou-kun, did you get it mixed up? This is Waiting Room 2."

Katsuki had been taken back by this before he looked over to the sign next to it, as he read what had been written.

"Crap, you're right!" Katsuki said, "Damn it!"

"You can understand Fubuki?" Shoto asked as he had been surprised.

"Of course I can!" Katsuki told him as he sounded pissed, "It ain't that difficult to understand you know!?"

Fubuki soon tapped Katsuki on the shoulder, as he flinched slightly at the touch. It hadn't been long before Fubuki had asked him, "We were watching Reina-chan's fight, and saw what happened. Is she alright?"

Katsuki's expression changed slightly at this before he gave his reply, "Yeah, she's fine. Kenko and that Kissy Hag are looking after her. She's gonna be asleep for awhile, but they said she'll recover."

Fubuki sighed with relief at this, not taking notice of the guilty look in his eyes despite the expression he gave. It hadn't been long before he looked over to Shoto, who had still been in his own world.

Honestly, it couldn't help but tick him off even more.

"Hey… I may have gotten the wrong room…" He said as he went over to Shoto, "...But what's with that attitude against your opponent in the final!?" Fubuki had been startled when Katsuki used his Quirk on the table as he shouted, "WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING YOU HALF AND HALF BASTARD!?"

Shoto didn't have a reaction to this, as he still had his eyes forward; Fubuki couldn't help but have a look of worry on her face. Finally Shoto spoke up, "That's… What Midoriya said too."

"Huh?" Katsuki said confused; Fubuki looked confused as well.

"That guy…" Shoto soon said, "... He acted recklessly, and came to destroy all of my problems I'd been carrying." He soon looked at Katsuki, "You guys… Were childhood friends, right? Was Midoriya like that when you were young too?"

Fubuki saw his face change immensely; She could swear that he looked more angry than he did when he came into the room.

"That damn nerd--"

She had gotten her question answered when he kicked down the table hard, nearly breaking it. "--WHO CARES ABOUT HIM!?" He shouted, "Seriously, who the hell cares…!? Your family's circumstances, and your feelings… I ain't like Deku or the Lollipop Head--UNLIKE THEM, I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ANY OF THAT STUFF! JUST USE THE FLAMES ON YOUR LEFT ON ME TOO!"

Fubuki had soon gotten his attention again, "Is that really necessary Bakugou-kun?"

"Of course it is!" He told her, before he told Shoto, "I will hold them down from above, remember that Icy Hot!" With that, he exited the room before Shoto or Fubuki could say anything more. As Katsuki made his way down the hall, he felt the blood in his veins boil.

"The match between Reina and I, even with the Half-Breed… May not have ended in the way I wanted, but--"

He soon had a smile on his face.

"--I'll make up for it all with this match! I'll crush that Half-and-Half bastard indisputably, and then--I'LL be the one on the top!"

***

Izuku and Floyd both sat in silence after what had happened during Reina's match, and about her condition. They both couldn't help but worry about their friend; they've seen her taking a trip to the hospital , but they've never seen her in this condition before. The two of them couldn't help but worry.

They had told their classmates about Reina's condition and wouldn't be watching the final match of the Sports Festival. And needless to say, they were worried about her and them. They had never seen them down like this before, in the short time that they have known them. Only two of their classmates decided to stay with Reina, and that had been Fubuki and Chouko who had volunteered. They didn't mind it much, though they knew this way had been better.

Knowing Reina, she would've wanted them to see Katsuki fight for her.

Still… Most of them couldn't help but be concerned about Izuku and Floyd, as they had been practically slumped in their seats. They had been the whole time, since they had gotten back.

"Deku, Aihara-kun, cheer up." Ochaco soon said to them with a smile, "Before you know it, Reina-chan will be back up on her feet!"

"Yeah guys!" Gio said to them, "Besides, she wouldn't want to see you down in the dumps! No one likes a party pooper you know!"

"... But we've never seen Reina-chan this bad before." Izuku said to them, "I really hope she'll wake up soon."

Floyd added, "Yeah, I really hope she gets back to normal soon.."

"Hey, buck up campers!" Gio said smacking Floyd and Izuku hard in the back, nearly causing them to fall out of their seats, "This is the Gummi Ship, and on the Gummi Ship frowns are not allowed! It only runs on smiles!"

"Did he just do a Kingdom Hearts reference?" Sero asked.

"I think he did." Kaminari replied.

"Huh, he really is a video game nerd." Eijirou said.

"Still, is he allowed to say that legally?" Rikido asked.

Floyd said to Gio, "Seriously man! Are you trying to get us sued?!"

"Hey, it got your mind off it, did it?" Gio said with a smile as he nudged him.

"Tch!" Floyd grunted "I guess."

"Thanks Terebi-kun." Izuku said with a small smile, "Uraraka-san."

Ochaco couldn't help but turn red a little, "Ah, it's no problem Deku!"

They were soon drawn to the crowd, as they began to cheer loudly, the torch had been lit a flame once more. "It's finally the last battle of the UA High School Sports Festival! The final, so to speak!" They heard Present Mic say, "The top of the first years will be decided in one match!"

Both of the contestants soon stepped to the stage, this of course being their classmates. Though this time they didn't find themselves cheering like they did before. They didn't know why… But they didn't find themselves doing it.

Present Mic soon announced the contestants.

"From the Hero Course--Shoto Todoroki! Verus--Also from the Hero Course--Katsuki Bakugou!"

The crowd cheered loudly, as the Class themselves couldn't help but be fixated on this, as they couldn't help but equally think, who would be the one to come out on top in the end.

"Now--START!"

The fight began immediately after this was said; the whole crowd had been taken back when Shoto made the first move. Putting his hand to the ground a giant ice wall appeared right in front of him, heading towards Katsuki. Though he had been quick to act.

"DAMN IT!" He exclaimed as he went to blast the ice in his path. The next thing everyone knew, Katsuki looked to be encased, which left everyone shocked, especially that of Class 1A.

"He went all out already!?" Gio exclaimed in shock.

"It was just like his match with Chou-chan!" Ochaco said.

"No, it's not the same scale as Shoichi-san." Izuku soon said, "He aimed his attack while being careful of what'll come next."

Floyd said as his jaw dropped, "Wait ninja, what?"

The whole class had soon been drawn to muffled sounds; despite where they had been sitting, they felt the ground shake.

"What's that noise?" Mineta said.

"It's probably Bakugou-chan's doing." Tsuyu replied.

As this was said, shards of ice went flying at Shoto, forcing him to shut his eyes and jump back a few feet. Katsuki emerged from the prison of ice with a scream.

"No way--!" Eijirou exclaimed.

"He dug his way out through his explosions!?" Sero shouted, "What is he, a mole!?"

"That's so weird!" Kaminari said.

"He's like a Diglet, right Floyd?" Gio said as he turned to his buddy.

Floyd merely bonked him on the head as he replied, "We gotta put a leash on you."

Katsuki soon placed both of his hands on the ice as his hands started to emit smoke.

"The stronger the Quirk…" He said, "...THE MORE IMPRECISE THE ATTACKS!"

He soon flew towards Shoto, with Shoto doing the same as he readied his right side. He thrusted his hand forward, though Katsuki beat him to it as he moved his Quirk to move out of the way from the attack. And just like that, he grabbed him by the jacket and hair.

"Are you underestimating me!? YOU DAMN IDIOT!!"

Katsuki used his Quirk to send Shoto flying towards the outside of the ring. Shoto managed to act as he made an ice wall, before he started to slide along the wall.

"He avoids going out of bounds with a wall of ice!" Present Mic had announced, "Looks like fun!"

As Shoto circled towards Katsuki, he went to attack, activating his Quirk once more. Shoto soon grabbed a hold of him, using his left hand--

"Use your left!" They heard Enji shout, "Use it Shoto!"

The two had taken back this, though Shoto quickly tossed him to the side, taking him back. Though Katsuki had been quick to stop himself as he landed on his feet. Shoto landed on the opposite side of him as he steadied himself.

"Stop screwing around…" Katsuki told him as he stood; Shoto noticed as he gave him a glare, "... Am I not strong enough to make you use it?"

"Todoroki-chan isn't like himself since Midoriya-chan's match." Tsuyu said.

"Yeah, it's almost like he lost his touch." Floyd added.

"Todoroki-kun…" Izuku said worryingly.

Katsuki's hands sparked as he couldn't help but glare at his opponent. "Bastard…" He said, "... I'll show what will happen if you make a fool of me! I'll kill you!"

Shoto couldn't help but flinch slightly at his words, though it hadn't been out of fear as he continued. "The Half-Breed, and Reina… I didn't get to have a real fight with them!" He told him, "He wasn't coming at me as himself, and Reina--"

He stopped himself for a moment; the scenario of what had happened previously lingered in his head. Though he shook his head before he yelled, "--I want to win this fight! I want an indisputable first place! I can't get that even if I beat the scum that underestimates me! There's no point if I can't get higher than Deku! There's no goddamn point, if I can't fight for her sake! If you have no intention of winning, than don't even bother standing in front of me!"

Shoto, Izuku, and Floyd couldn't help but take in his words. He did sound angry, most likely because of what happened in his previous match. Though they found it strange… Despite him sounding angry, they couldn't help but hear something else…

… They could've sworn they heard guilt.

"Floyd-san…" Izuku said as he looked over to Floyd, "... You don't think…?"

Floyd turned to him as he replied, "Oh man, I think so!"

Shoto's expression changed slightly, "Bakugou--"

"Why are you just standing there damn it?!" Katsuki shouted, cutting him off. He went to charge at him, and Shoto readied himself, though for the first time, he didn't know what he should do. The thoughts came to him again.

"I… Want to be a Hero too!"

"Let's be Heroes together!

"THAT POWER WAS NEVER HIS! IT'S BEEN YOURS AND YOURS ALONE!"

"I'm sorry Bakugou…" Shoto thought, as his left side started to get covered with ice, "Ever since I fought Midoriya… I became unsure of what I should do… Of whether I was correct or not…"

He lowered his left hand, as he readied to use his right side again, but--

"TODOROKI-KUN!!" Izuku shouted, as he stood, taking his classmates back, "DON'T LOSE! DO YOUR BEST!!"

Floyd followed suit as he shouted "YO SHOTO! DON'T LET IT END LIKE THIS!"

Shoto felt something in him snap, as the ice on his right side started to melt. "Those two--" Katsuki couldn't help but say as he smiled. It hadn't been long before he flew up into the air, with the help of his Quirk. He started to spin himself as he flew towards Shoto.

"If you're going to stand in front of me--Then you should just concentrate on winning!"

Shoto saw Katsuki form a twister with the help of his Quirk. Shoto activated his left side, as the flames emerged. He went to block Katsuki's attack, however--

"The child's left hand… Looks unsightly…"

"If you're downed by something like this, forget about beating All Might…!"

"Fubuki… I'm… Sorry… I'm so sorry…"

--He soon lowered his hand, the flames disappeared within mere moments.

"HOWITZER IMPACT!!!" Katsuki shouted.

The second his hand touched the ice, a large explosion was formed, nearly blowing the crowd away again. Everyone shut their eyes as loose shards of ice flew; though everyone couldn't help but shiever at the cold air that had been formed.

"He made himself a human projectile like in Aihara's battle!" Present Mic had announced, "It looks like Todoroki didn't fire off the huge blast he used in his match with Midoriya! But the winner is--!"

"I can't tell what's going on!" Ochaco said.

"Who won the fight!?" Gio exclaimed, "I gotta know!"

"Where are they?!" Izuku exclaimed as he looked onto the stage.

Floyd looked frantically as he said "don't tell me they're--"

The smoke finally cleared, and they saw Katsuki had been laying flat on his stomach; though what they couldn't see was that he had a shocked look on his face.

"You… You put out your flames...!?"

On the other side of the stage, they saw Shoto pass out on the piles of ice. Flashes of the previous match came back, as he stood up. As he stepped towards Shoto, he found himself back there again. Back to the start, till now, where things didn't go his way.

"Hey…"

He saw himself, standing before Floyd, when he wasn't giving his all, thanks to a certain Villain.

"... Hey…!"

He heard Reina cry out, as he had been forced to make a decision, a decision that he hated, as the cost had been great.

He ran towards Shoto, as he had grabbed him by the neck of his jacket; he held out his hand as he had been ready to use his Quirk.

"STOP SCREWING AROUND!" He yelled, as his body shook; the whole class could've sworn they heard his voice cracking slightly, "DIDN'T I TELL YOU, THERE WAS NO POINT, DAMN IT!? I DIDN'T WANT TO WIN THIS WAY!!"

A pink mist soon surrounded the area, as Katsuki started to feel drowsy; he started to stumble as he felt exhaustion take hold of him.

"... Not... Again…"

Just like that, he went out like a light; turns out the pink mist had been caused by Nemuri, as she tore up only a small part of her costume. Class 1A of course, had been left speechless; especially that of Izuku and Floyd.

Floyd couldn't help but say as he had eyes as wide as dinner plates, "holy...dude… Did he just..."

"Yeah...he did.."…" Izuku said.

"Man…" Gio said speechless, "... Today is not Bakugou's day, is it?"

Floyd shook his head in reply before saying, "yeah… I hate to say this… But I feel bad for the guy… First my match… Then Reina-chan's… Now this…?"

Nemuri looked over the two contestants, before raising her hand, announcing to the crowd, "Shoto Todoroki is out of bounds! Katsuki Bakugou emerges victorious!"

The crowd cheered, though the entirety of Class 1A had stayed silent; not one of them decided to cheer. "AND NOW ALL OF THE EVENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED!" Present Mic shouted over the PA, "THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S SPORTS FESTIVAL IS--FROM CLASS 1A, KATSUKI BAKUGOU!!"

The crowd cheered loudly again, while Class 1A just remained silent, as they looked at one another. "Something tells me Kaa-chan's gonna react badly when he wakes up..." Izuku said to Floyd, "... We could really use Reina-chan right now…"

Floyd nodded again before saying, "Yeah… More than ever."

***

"Just a perfect day

Drink Sangria in the park

And than later, when it gets dark

We go home"

Reina slowly opened her eyes to the sound of a song, which she couldn't help but find peculiar. As she opened her eyes, as the first thing she saw had been that of a portable record player sitting on a white table She found herself sitting on what she found had been that of a beach chair as she felt the cool breeze as she could hear the sound of birds overhead. In front of her, had was a lake.

At this, she sat herself up as she had been surprised.

"Where am I? How in the world did I get here?"

She had been startled a little when she heard the sound of laughter and giggles around her. It was than she noticed…

There were people.

Families with children, couples with each other had been either playing in the shallow of the lake, enjoying the view, or even resting underneath the shade like she had been.

Still, she couldn't help but find it strange, as she stood up from the chair.

"Well… This is new."

She started to make her way down the river, minding the children that passed her by. The song continued to ring through her ears as she looked to the many people, skipping stones, or catching crabs that had been in the lake; the song had been playing on the various radios that the people had beside them.

"Just a perfect day

Feed animals in the zoo

Then later, a movie too

And then home"

She eventually came to a set of stairs, as she ascended upwards and what she had found before her she had been more into shock. For as she got to the top, she found herself in a place she had never been, yet it had been familiar to her eyes.

"... Nakagata…"

She found herself walking through the town, as everyone she could see had looked busy. Many of its people had been setting up banners and wooden stands throughout most of the streets of the town. She could pick up a delightful aroma at the tip of her nose; she saw open kitchens preparing food, a plate of buns, rice balls, and that of sweets.

She saw a store in particular had lanterns on display, as some of the people in the town had been walking out of the store, each having a color lantern in their hand. Many of them had been talking to each other, each having a smile on their face, not paying mind to the young confused teen.

"What's going on? Is it some sort of festival?"

She soon caught the eye of what looked to be a person, dressed in a Shrine's outfit. A Priest by the look of it; he looked as though he had been talking to someone, and that someone… Had been that of a child.

She didn't know why, but… She felt compelled to follow them. She gently pushed her way through the crowd as she kept her distance, though had done what she could to keep up. Eventually, she saw them go up the stairs, towards the shrine at the very top. With a deep breath she started to make her way up too.

"Oh it's such a perfect day

I'm glad I spent it with you

Oh such a perfect day, you just keep me hanging on

You just keep me hanging on"

When she got to the top, she saw a wooden stage had been set up in front of the temple, and many of the members were brushing away the leaves and flower petals that had fallen off of the tree. She started to look around the area.

"Where did they go?"

She heard voices that sounded incoherent, and turned in the direction. There she saw the child and the Priest again, as he handed her a lantern with a friendly smile on his face; she saw the child looked happy as they jumped for joy.

With a pat on the head, he left the little one to attend to other matters.

"That child…"

Reina didn't know, but she found herself approaching the child, taking care as not to frighten them. Finally she reached out, as she kneeled, gently touching the child's shoulder but when they turned…

… She saw the child had been her.

"Wh--What?!"

Suddenly the wind picked up, as the lantern flew out of her hands and towards the temple. Her child self started to run after it.

"Wa--Wait!" Reina exclaimed as she ran after the child.

"Come back!" She heard her child-self call out to the lantern, "Come back!"

The song in Reina's ears became disoriented as the child ran inside. As Reina ran inside, the doors behind suddenly closed shut.

"Just a perfect day

Problems left all alone

Weekenders off on our own

It's such fun"

The lights, which had been that of flames, came on, as they had been in the form of lanterns; though each one looked to be stained with red, as they floated in water, beside her. She watched as they floated gently, as if they had been that on a stream.

She jumped at the sound of something falling to the floor, followed by a shattering of glass. She saw ahead of her, looked to be that of a picture frame, lying face down. She approached, as her body shook with a little fear.

"Just a perfect day

You made me forget myself

I thought I was someone else

Someone good"

She picked the frame up off the ground as she was being careful with the glass. She saw on the back of the frame there had been something written on it.

"... Alcina's New Agency…?"

Alcina.

She remembered hearing that name before, as All Might had said that name in one of their previous conversations. She turned over the picture, expecting to see a face. Though what she had gotten was a girl who looked to be nineteen, with her face that looked to be scribbled out. She looked to be standing in front of an entrance somewhere, with a sign that had read "SOLD" in bold letters.

There had also been a silver sign that had read--

"The Wonderland Agency….?"

Her eyes soon widened slightly in realization.

"Wait… Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute! Could this be--!?"

"meAT… NeED mEAt…"

Reina soon froze as she felt a terrifying presence behind her; some of the lanterns in the water had gone out. Her body shook as she turned to see what had been behind her. Her face turned pale at the sight of a beast. There before her, stood a nine foot tall creature; the body looked skin and bone, and yet possessed a bulky feature on it's upper body. The beast had what looked to be bones growing from it's back and it's head had been that of a deer skull, with teeth as sharp as that of any blade as it dripped a red as it's eyes glowed the same color.

It stood on its hind legs as the claws on its hands had dripped what looked to be that of black tar.

"sO HuNGry…" The Beast said, as it stepped towards her; the sound of bones cracked with every step it took "... nEEd mEAt… nEEd mEAt…"

Reina only trembled as she backed away from the beast. The beast's eyes suddenly shined violently as it opened its mouth; a dog's mouth appeared out of the mouth of the deer skull.

"gIVE mE mEAt!!" The beast shouted as it started to charge at her.

Reina let out a scream as she started to run along the only path she could take as the lantern's light started to go out.

"Oh it's such a perfect day

I'm glad I spent it with you

Oh it's such a perfect day, you just keep me hanging on

You just keep me hanging on"

Reina suddenly tripped on something as she found herself falling to the ground hard. "Ow…" She groaned, "What did I--?!"

Reina soon let out a shriek as she saw what EXACTLY she had tripped on. It had been that of a doll of a rabbit's head, that had been the size of a human, its eyes had been buttoned but she saw it had been stained with red; the red substance dripped down from its button eyes.

She backed up from the head before she hit something else behind her. She found herself screaming even louder as there had been another head on it's side, this time being that of a cat, with button eyes and stained with red like that of the rabbit's head.

She looked up and saw what had blocked her path; it had been that of a sea of blood, filled with different types of animal heads, each with button eyes.

"O-Oh my God…" She said with her voice quierving, taking note of the awful smell in the air.

She had completely forgotten about the beast that had been behind her; she had only remembered it had been there when the beast used its enormous hand to grab a hold of her throat causing her to gag.

"GiVE Me Meat!!" The Beast shouted.

"You're going to reap what you sow

You're going to reap what you sow

You're going to reap what you sow

You're going to reap what you sow"

As Reina started to struggle to get free, it's mouth opened wide until it's upper and bottom jaw covered her head.

"N--No! No! Please don't!"

And just like that, the beast closed its jaw, with her head still inside.

***

Reina screamed as she sat herself up, grabbing whatever had been available to her. Though she didn't realize that she had startled other people within the room as some of them had jumped slightly. One of them even pulled their hand out of the water, as she screamed as well.

The light in the pearls that Shimizu had in the water had gone out.

"Reina-chan!" Shimizu exclaimed as her ears on her head twitched; she sounded to be out of breath.

Reina turned to her, just now realizing she had been there, "Shi--Shimizu-sensei?" She said as her voice shook slightly, as she nearly had been on the verge of hyperventilating.

At this Shimizu shushed her gently, as she placed her hand on her shoulder, pulling her into a hug, "There now Little Alice, it's alright. Everything's alright. Deep breaths now."

She started to calm down, as her breathing started to return to it's normal pace. She soon noticed that she had been soaked, as she realized she had been sitting in water as she soon pushed herself out of the hug. "Did you… Heal me?" She asked her.

"Well…" Shimizu replied as she removed the pearl from her forehead, before letting a soft groan as she rubbed her eyes, "... Who else do you know can heal with water?"

"Reina-chan!"

Reina turned and saw two familiar faces; one had been a girl with red and white hair and a purple ribbon while the other was a girl with a set of wings.

"Chou-chan? Fubuki-chan?" Reina said, surprised.

The two girls ran towards her as they couldn't help but hug her, as they didn't mind that their clothes had gotten a bit wet. Though Reina had been frozen for a few moments, she couldn't help but return the gesture.

"Thank goodness!" Chouko said, relieved as the two girls pushed themselves out of the embrace, "We were beginning to assume the worst for you!"

It hadn't been long before Fubuki hit her in the arm, making her flinch.

"Ow!" Reina said, rubbing where Fubuki hit her, "What was that for?!"

Fubuki started to sign to her; though right before she could ask, someone had translated for her.

"She's telling you not to scare them like that again, Reina-chan."

Reina looked over and saw it had been Chiyo, holding what looked to be a towel and a change of clothes; the outfit had been a white t-shirt with a set of PE pants, as well a set of white sneakers. "Chiyo-san!" She said, before she started to stand from the water. She stepped out of the small pool, with Chouko and Fubuki's help as she stumbled.

"Here now." Chiyo said, holding the towel to her, "Dry yourself off, before changing, otherwise you're gonna catch a cold."

"Thanks." She said, taking the towel from her, as she undid her ponytail.

As Reina started to dry herself off, she had been drawn to the sounds of yelling. She looked and saw at the doorway, the yelling had been coming from Shota and Oda.

"AND STAY OUT!" Oda shouted as he kicked one of the reporters

"Hey you kicked him! Aren't you supposed to be a hero?!" Another had said.

"Aren't you supposed to be human beings that know the meaning of privacy?" Shota said, "Let the girl recover in peace for christ sake."

Oda had added, "PRECISELY!"

"But we would like to know what happened the feed had been cu--"

"Bye." Shota said, cutting one of them off, before he kicked the door shut. The two of them turned from the door, before they gave out a sigh. "Seriously, how did they even manage to find their way down here anyway?" Shota said annoyingly, before turning to Oda, "Did someone tip them off?"

Oda replied with a shrug, "Who knows, it's the damn media."

"Is everything alright?" Reina asked.

"Yeah, it's just the damn media." Shota replied, "After your last match, and the fact that I had Present Mic cut the feed, they want to know what happened during your match with Bakugou."

At first, Reina looked confused by this sort of reply. It took her all but a minute for her to recall why she was in Recovery Girl's office in the first place. She remembered what it was she did, and the hallucination she saw.

"Katsuki-kun!" She exclaimed, "Where is he!? Is he alright!?"

"It's alright Reina-chan." Chouko replied, "Bakugou-san is just fine. He went to face off against Todoroki-kun after he brought you here." Fubuki gave a nod as she smiled at Reina reassuringly.

"What about Nemuri-san, and Ken-san!?" She soon asked worryingly, "Are they okay?! I didn't kill them, did I?!"

"They're both alright." Shimizu told her as she sat herself on one of the many beds, "They're a bit shook up, but they're still alive."

Reina gave a sigh, "Thank God…"

Oda told her with a smile, "You know Floyd and Izuku were also worried about you as well.."

"Yeah… I figured as much." Reina said, "I'm gonna have to apologize to them--OUCH!"

Reina had been cut off when Oda gave her a good smack on the head, making her freeze up, and nearly everyone in the room jumped.

Oda soon scolded her, "And didn't I tell you NOT to make your friends worry about you as well as going all out?!"

"It's not like I did it on purpose you know!?" Reina shouted, before she had gotten another smack on the head by Oda.

He couldn't help but yell, "IT DOESN'T MATTER! You could have gotten hurt or worse!"

"ODA!" Shimizu shouted before she tossed her shoe at him, hitting him successfully on the head making him fall over, "REINA-CHAN JUST RECOVERED, DON'T PUT HER BACK UNDER AGAIN!"

"Ow… You realize I'm an old man, right woman?!" Oda shouted as he got up. "I could have cracked my back!"

"THAT'S NO EXCUSE!" She shouted before she tossed another shoe at him, making him fall over again.

"That was unexpected." Chouko said, looking at Fubuki, before Fubuki herself gave a nod.

"These two never changed…" Chiyo said.

"Seriously, though Reina…" Shota said, stepping forward, "... This was exactly the kind of thing I was worried was going to happen. Maybe next time you'll actually listen to me, instead of being stubborn like you normally are."

She couldn't help but sigh, "This is going to be one of those things, where you're not gonna let me live this down, is it?"

"Damn right." He told her.

"That's cruel of you…" She said she slumped over giving a sad pout; Chouko and Fubuki gave her a comforting pat on the back.

Oda had added on, as he recovered from Shimizu's assaults with a groan, "you better believe it, next time listen to us!"

"Oh, speaking of which--!" Chouko said, "--Fubuki-chan and I want to be the first to congratulate you!"

Reina gave the two of them a quizzical look, "Congratulate me? For what? Screwing it up and giving everyone a heart attack?"

"No, not that." Chouko said with a smile, "They announced the results of the top three while you were passed out, and you'll never guess who are in that position."

Reina stayed silent, as she just tilted her head only a little. After a moment Chouko said excitedly as she had practically jumped from where she stood, "Bakugou-san had gotten in first, and Todoroki-kun had gotten second… And you got in third place!"

The next minute, Reina's jaw nearly dropped to the floor as she found herself nearly fainting; Shota shook his head at this, while Shimizu, Chiyo and Oda couldn't help but laugh at her reaction.

"T-T-Th--" She started to say before shouting, "--THIRD PLACE!? ARE YOU SERIOUS!?"

Fubuki nodded in response as she gave her a hug.

"Congratulations Reina-chan!" Chouko said, "We all knew you could do it!"

"I-I can't believe it! I just can't!" She said as she hugged Fubuki again, "I didn't think that would happen!"

"You better believe it did." Shimizu said, "Looks like your hard work paid off after all."

Oda added, "yeah! We're very proud of you!"

Reina laughed softly as she felt tears start to form, though it had been tears of joy, after pushing herself out of the hug, "--This--This is unreal! Granted, I can't remember how I won my first match, and Fubuki-chan forfeited, I still can't believe it's real!" She started to giggle a little before she jumped herself, "After all I went through, it actually paid off! The Obstacle Race, the Cavalry Battle, my first round with Mahi-san, nearly surviving an attack from that Thinner Villain, and the semifinals with Katsu--!"

Almost immediately, Reina smacked both of her hands onto her mouth as she suddenly turned pale and started to sweat. She looked over and saw everyone had a shocked look on their faces; though what she had been more concerned about was a certain Pro Hero and Samurai as they looked more shocked than anyone else.

"Reina…" Shota said as his expression turned to something sinister, "... What was that you said about a Villain…?"

"Um…" Reina said as her body started to shake and gave a nervous smile, as she saw Shota activate his Quirk, and Oda looked about ready to hit her again, "... You're hearing things?"

Oda soon yelled, "YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU HAD AN ENCOUNTER WITH HER AS WELL?!"

Reina gave a shriek before she quickly ran out of the room, to avoid the wrath of her Guardian and Samurai; though not before she grabbed the fresh change of clothes that Chiyo had been kind enough to provide.