BNHA: Dual Fates.

Chapter 16: Her trauma.

"This is a fight to test the strength of your spirit. If you know what you want for your future, then you can't worry about appearances." Shinso, who stood on the platform across from Midoriya, began after the announcement of the next match and both of their introductions, despite Hitoshi already being mentioned before. Not long after his speech his lip curled in disgust when Present Mic exclaimed, Ready!.

Those purple eyes never left Izuku's, when he continued his talk and his attempt to set the boy over the edge. "That monkey was going on about his pride..." Trailing off just before the announcer said start, he let a moment's pause ensue. "But don't you think he was dumb for throwing away his chance?" Finally, after a few minutes of talking, Midoriya's anger spilled over the top, and trotted furiously towards the boy who disrespected one of his classmates.

His teeth gritted, green eyes fumed with rage, his balled fists clenched tightly during his quick walk, and opened his mouth to speak. "What did you say?!" The very emotion that showed on his face came out in his words, though that was his downfall considering the warning Ojiro had given him before... His feet halted, those hues turned white at that moment and Hitoshi's glaring gaze sharpened at the boy.

"I win," he simply spoke to himself, watched Izuku freeze in place, and heard Present Mic comment on their little situation, regarding the odd abrupt stop of Midoriya.

Uviel never changed her posture against the wall, only her gaze peeked over her bicep at the platform and observed Midoriya's fight. Depression, pain, there were very few signs of hope in her eyes and those few signs were just tiny sparks that wavered at the reoccurring words from those boys. Har-Har... Please don't leave me... You're like a sister to me...a big sister, the only family I have left... Midoriya, Kirishima, please, don't go back on your word. Saddened, shaky whispers in her mind echoed as she watched the fight between him and Shinso taking place on the stage.

"Hey, um... What you said moments ago," Kiri slid down the wall Saito sat against, with a simple rest of his elbows on top of his knees; he awkwardly paused for a moment and looked away. "I know it's probably...maybe...none of my business, but..." he trailed off and gradually brought his back to the girl, whose blue eyes moved to meet red ones. "If you wanna talk about it, I'm all ears. Who... Did you lose?" hesitant, worried that he might be stepping on eggshells at this point, frantic actions took place after noticing her emotional stare toward him.

Everyone else sort of just eavesdropped, they all kept their distance but their eyes lingered on the cyber-girl's frame. Of course, the redhead didn't realize it since her attention was on a pair of concerned red eyes, that many would probably gush over. It stayed quiet for at least two to three minutes, even during Midoriya's triumph in his match that made the crowd roar. "My..." her quiet voice trailed off after her attention moved to the hall's floor. "My parents... They were murdered by a villain... Midoriya and Ida both already know what happened since...Hatsume sort of just blurted it out when I came to visit her for gear," Those mumbled words made a gasp leave the darker redhead and for Ida's gaze to slightly squint.

Unbeknownst to her, Ochaco, Mina, everyone's eyes lit up with surprise. However, Kiri, being the sweetheart he is, felt emotional from her reply and decided to pry for a better explanation. "Murdered...?! What villain?!" With him asking that, it only made Saito's fingers clench tighter on her biceps and avert her eyes to the floor again.