Symbiosis - A My Hero Academia Story

Team Battles! Part 2

Izuku, Uraraka and Iida entered the observation room to a lukewarm reception. Uraraka and Iida were given warm smiles and congratulations while Izuku... they looked toward the boy as if he had killed someone. Faces of unease and expressions of fear caught the boy's eye.

'Are they... scared?' Izuku's heart sank. He expected people to congratulate him on his win but what he got was almost the opposite.

'I did kinda go ape on that cocky prick...' Atsikkan admitted, a small twang of regret in his voice. He hadn't realised that the class weren't aware that Izuku's head had a passenger living inside it. Which probably didn't help when Atsikkan's used his partner's body as a host while he systematically dismantled his opponent for all the class to see. 

"All right! Congratulations to Uraraka and Midoriya on their decisive and swift victory!" All Might broke the tension of the class, returning all attention to his towering figure. "Does anyone want to give any notes on things they noticed?"

The silence returned. No-one wanted to speak up. Uraraka had merely wrapped Iida in tape to disable him. What they thought was Izuku however... pummelled his opposition without a shred of dignity.

Izuku felt his cheeks flush as he received wayward glances of judgement and doubt. He tucked his head down against his still bare chest, his destroyed uniform being left in the wasteland left behind by his brawl. His attention was taken by a soft hand raising above the class.

"I do, Sir." A gentle voice spoke.

The greenette looked toward the girl. He noticed her face first, soft and beautiful. Then his adolescent eyes wandered down slightly before bounding back up in guilt. The girl was Momo Yaoyorozu. Izuku recognised her as the next in line to inherit a massive fortune from her parent's hero support tech conglomerate.

"The villain team were far from synergised in their attempt to defend their payload." She stated. "Iida was the only one of the pair who even opted to try defend it. Bakugo immediately ran to fight, seeing the event as an excuse to harm others than a class exercise." Her analysis was spot on, as suggested by the assertive nod of agreement from Japan's Number One Hero.

"Correct, Young Yaoyorozu. Impressive eye." All Might's gaze turned to Izuku. "Young Midoriya. You started off the fight slow. I will guess this was because of your emotional past with Young Bakugo. However, you managed to find it in you to dispatch of your opponent without remorse. Against villains that are stronger than you, such precautions are necessary. I commend you for your ability to put your emotions aside and focus on the task."

"Th-thank you, S-sir..." Izuku responded. Part of him was grateful for the advice and praise from his idol, but it wasn't him who earned said praise.  On the brighter side, the class had seemingly took All Might's word as law and were now looking toward the green haired adolescent with looks of slight admiration.

The monitor's changed from the camera feed to a board, showcasing the next match-ups in chronological order.

MASHIRAO OJIRO + HANTA SERO
VS
TORU HAGAKURE + SHOTO TODOROKI

FUMIKAGE TOKOYAMI + MINORU MINETA
VS
MOMO YAOYOROZU + KOJI KODA

MEZO SHOJI + KYOKA JIRO
VS
TSUYU ASUI + DENKI KAMINARI

EIJIRO KIRISHIMA + MINA ASHIDO
VS
YUGA AOYAMA + RIKIDO SATO

Glances, nods and mutters were exchanged and passed around the small room as each student got a look at who they were partnered with and against in the coming trials. The purple ball haired boy was practically drooling at the idea of getting his paws on Yaoyorozu, which prompted an array of disgusted scoffs from the females of Class A.