bakugou x reader

the next task at hand

The next day, I woke up earlier than everyone else in the camp. I was super pumped and eager to lift that stupid barbell and show Aizawa I was able to do it in a matter of a few days. I was positive that after that, he'd let me off the hook so I could binge watch my shows again as planned.

I put on my gloves as I stood behind the barbell, making sure Sensei was watching me from the tree when I lifted the weight. And as expected, I was able to lift the weight above my head without a problem this time (and by that I mean my legs didn't tremble and bend).

I looked over at Aizawa, who slowly came up to me and started clapping.

"I see you managed to do it, (l/n)," he congratulated, "Nice work."

"Hey! What did I tell you, Sensei?" I boasted, "This was nothing!"

I was so excited and proud of myself that I dropped the weights, creating a loud thud against the floor that could be heard from miles away. I looked down and saw that the weights had made a big hole in the ground, and when I saw Aizawa's annoyed expression, I just scratched the back of my head, embarrassed.

"Oops?"

Sensei tried to ignore my mess, rubbing his eyes with his fingers.

"I've been seeing your process for a while now, (l/n)," Aizawa mentioned, "and I'm surprised you've managed to get this far in such a short amount of time."

"Wait-" I paused, thinking, "You've been spying on me, Sensei?"

"W-What?"

Aizawa flinched, backing down.

"That's kinda creepy, you know," I told him, "I didn't take you as that kind of teacher. Maybe Present Mic; but not you."

Sensei began to panic nervously.

"I-I wouldn't! I'd never-!"

"I'm just messing with you, Sensei~" I giggled, "No need to be so anxious. It looked like you were hiding something."

Aizawa closed his eyes, lowering his head. I then quickly took the initiative to escape the premises, but Sensei caught me before I was able to turn the corner.

"Where are you going?"

"Well, since I already did my necessary training and did what you asked," I explained, "I'm gonna go to my room and watch some tv-"

"What are you talking about, (l/n)?" Aizawa interrupted, "That was only phase one of your training. Your real training hasn't started yet. That was just a warm up."

I froze in place, bewildered.

"What-?"

"Your next task will be lifting this."

Aizawa turned around and looked up at a visibly giant crane at the east side of the camp. The two of us walked towards it, and we weren't the only ones curious to know what was happening back there. Other students were circling the crane as it placed down two giant weights with its hook. After it finished, the worker left with the crane, leaving the trapezoid-shaped weights behind in the middle of the entrance.

"The construction site helped us bring these here. Each one of them weighs about 2000 pounds each, or 900kg."

All of the students who were around, including me, watched in awe at the two iron weights. These weren't even 4 inches tall, and yet were heavy enough to be brought here by a crane.

"(l/n)," Aizawa called, "Your next task will be to lift these at the same time with your quirk."

My eyes widened with disbelief.

"You've already trained your body to lift 2000 pounds all by yourself," Sensei pointed out, "That itself is extraordinary work."

Aizawa slowly walked toward me, digging inside his pockets as he took out an applesauce pouch.

"Your quirk doesn't really make you use much of your physical strength if you want to control lighter objects. Though if you really want to master your quirk entirely, you need to be able to lift up heavier objects; so you need to use your physical strength to do it, as well."

Aizawa patted one of the weights with his hand as he ate his sauce while I stood there, still staring mindlessly at the weights.

"Even the teachers have trouble lifting these," said Sensei as he walked away, "Have fun, (l/n)~"