𝐆𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝 | ⁿᵃʳᵘᵗᵒ ˣ ᵇⁿʰᵃ

Chapter twenty-four

third pov~

when Gaara made it back to his seating with his class he felt their stares in the ack of his head but they didn't want to ask him about anything, even bakugou was silent but Gaara didn't know why they were staring but it didn't take long for him to realize that they heard his one sentence

to be quite honest he couldn't care less, as long as they mind their business and don't pry into his life even more they won't have a problem, it seems as they are smart enough to not talk to him as of now

a small break in the festival was happening right now so Gaara was taking a drink of water he had been given to by momo and he wasn't going to waste It and decline just because he was in a sour mood

in the middle of drinking his water bakugou walked pin front of him, heads in pockets and had a slouch but he still had that angry look on his face, Gaara swallowed his water and up down the bottle and looked at bakugou expectingly

bakugou clicked his tongue and glared down at Gaara who was still sitting as he couldn't bother standing just for him "just because you have a bad home life it doesn't mean ill pity you, ill still kick your ass, you got it no eyebrows"

Gaara narrowed his eyes at the boy when he first started talking "I do not care what you think bakugou. if you pity someone for their backstory and go easy on them, you are weak" bakugou scowled before muttering a whatever and walking away

"he's all bark and no bite" shukaku said from inside his head, Gaara hummed in agreement but he's still upset at shukaku's attempt to take over but responded anyway

"and here we are guys! the finals and the winner of the sports festival will be decided after this last match! how exciting" present mic said and the crowd cheered in response "that's our cue" shukaku said the obvious

Gaara got up from his seat and walked to the exit of the box room they were in "good luck Gaara!" a loud voice yelled out, turning his head he made eye contact with mina, not saying anything in thanks he walked away 

when he made his way to the waiting area he ran into endeavor who stood in the middle of the hall with his arms crossed, Gaara stared into his eyes that were oddly a beautiful colour which is the complete opposite of the man 

"you're strong boy, who are your parents. I'd like to talk to them" he stated but Gaara frowned more, not answering the man he went to walk past him but before he could the large man put his hug arm in front of him

before the arm could make contact, sand blocked the arm and the pro looked quite pleased by the action 'even if he seems unguarded, the boy seems to always be on edge' the pro thought to himself 

Gaara walked around the arm and continued walking "I must be going" endeavor stayed silent and let him, once the oy was out of sight he smirked to himself

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"yeahhh! let's get this match started! I'm sure everyone's excited yeah!?" the loud pro hero said with a large smile on his face, the audience cheered more loudly hen the last ones, showing that they truly were awaiting this match

Gaara and bakugou both came out at the same time, half cheered for the blonde but the other half were rooting for Gaara, upon getting to their spots they waited for the ready to start, bakugou glared hatefully at Gaara who paid no mind to his stare

"begin!"

bakugou charged at Gaara with his fists raised to make his explosions, sand swirled in the air and shot at bakugou, said boy dodge left and right to dodge his attacks, but what bakugou didn't see or have the reaction time was the sand coming from the back of him

the sand wrapped around his waist and flung him backward and near the boundaries, bakugou growled and used his explosions to make him stop in his tracks to the boundaries and toward Gaara again just like he did in the obstacle race

with his fist raised and aimed at Gaara he sent an explosion at the red-haired boy in which his sand just blocked it easily, bakugou knew how much denser gaaras sand is than the regular sand and that made him agitated

 "damn you no eyebrows" he yelled and ran at him again "fight me yourself! or are you that much of a wuss to fight me like a real man" he taunted Gaara, not feeling any annoyance at bakugou's words Gaara couldn't care less but he did as asked 

it is not like he's bad at hand to hand combat so there was no problem, Gaara ran at bakugou and they met in the middle, bakugou threw a punch at gaaras face but he easily tilted his head to the side

Gaara threw an uppercut at bakugou's chin ut he leaned back and dodge the hit, not wasting time Gaara kicked bakugou's side which sent him flying to the side, bakugou bit his lip in pain as his pride wouldn't let him cry out in pain at how powerful that kick was

Gaara and shukaku found out they could combine their strength together which would enhance his physical streagnth

Aizawa watched carefully 'seems like Gaara is not only a long-range and middle-range fighter he is also a close-range fighter, hmm good' he was quite pleased with his student, its no doubt Gaara is one of the strongest students in class 1a and even throughout the hero course, Aizawa was quite proud of gaara

bakugou got back up and ran at Gaara who met him in the middle once again, Gaara threw a punch at his face, and bakugou dodged and smirked in victory "seems like your not as good as you thin-"

he was cut off when something knocked him in the head which made him stumble to the side, he threw his head at gaaras direction, he had a sand staff which was the hard thing that hit his head

at the last moment, Gaara made a sand staff and hit bakugou in the side of his head which thew him to the side, looking down at bakugou who was on the floor, he got into a stance with his right leg in the back and left in the front, staff in left hand and his right arm behind his back

"get up bakugou, this isn't over yet" Gaara said which angered the boy which made him get up quickly and charge at Gaara with no plan and pure brute force, throwing a kick gaaras way which was directed somewhere else by the sand staff

right after Gaara moved bakugous kick he rammed the other side o the staff into bakugous abdomen, the blonde coughed out spit at the pure force of the attack, Gaara who had enough of the fight wrapped his sand around bakugous whole body and only left his head left out

bakugou who regained his composure wiggled around in the sand "let me out you bastard!!" all his yelling did nothing as Gaara flung him hard at the wall and out of boundaries, bakugou hit the wall and got winded

his eyes rolled to the back of his head and he passed out on the ground, the crowd cheered "bakugou is out and bounds and KO, Gaara is the winner of the sports festival!' present mic said and exciting everyone

"he truly is all bark and no bite"

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another update! I have an idea for more stories which are in my drafts so ill be working on that cause why not haha