𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤

- Chapter 33 -

Tenya Iida, a young man who even though might annoy you with his strictness as well as over caution when it comes to following the rules, you have come to appreciate and find comfort in his over protection of the class. He only wishes to keep you all safe and in line, concepts class 1A will evidently constantly lack.

However, he and Izuku for that matter have a major flaw that will bite them in the ass later on, which is the over idolization and even glorification of the heroes they admire. Iida is so blinded by his adoration for his brother and the need to be just as good as him, to the point that he cannot fathom someone defeating him. A rude awakening that will overwhelm Iida soon after this match.

"Next up in the second round we have Tenya Iida!" He walked up the steps into the stadium, to which the crowd cheered. He was of course nervous, however stood tall with a firm expression, only looking ahead in search of you.

"And Y/N Kirigaya!" You do the same, look straight ahead and directly into Iida's eyes, notioning to him that you will not go easy on him, not that he expected you to.

Also to portray the fact that you're more grounded and more present than before, since you had no intentions of losing control again. Your very stature emitted confidence and composure, drastically juxtaposing your sporadic and distant stance when against Kaminari, to which Iida becomes increasingly more nervous.

You two barely held a conversation thus far until the second round, but he already recognized your strength and battle knowledge, at least to the point that it far outweighed his own at this point in time. He was curious about who you were, he heard rumors and gossip here and there, but he never once conversed with you as a friend.

He noted that he would like to get to know you better like he did with Izuku, befriending those he believes are worth being friends with.

Iida fixed his glasses with a nervous hand, conjuring up a plan to hopefully thwart and beat you, a plan you knew only too well. You could feel him getting increasingly nervous, but determined to fight against you, hoping to learn from you if anything.

The whole crowd cheered at your return, edging to find out what you would do next, U.A students in particular flooded the stands to see you fight once more, fearful yet mesmerized by your quirk and power.

You however, only focused on Iida's emotions, which similarly to Izuku's piano, sounded like a smooth and tranquil clarinet, rising in tempo when his nerves began to increase as well. You could hear every single thing he was feeling, and are able to transcribe his emotions into what he is thinking. His feeling of pondering and deliberation could be decoded as him figuring out his game plan for the upcoming fight, his nerves could suggest that he was unsure of himself, of his skills.

And he would be right.

"Start!"

Iida immediately revved his engines and ran straight for you, leading in with a kick, however you were quicker, and flew straight into the air before he even made it across the stadium to you.

You quickly created a bow and arrow, which then resulted in about a dozen more arrows being created as well. They were all behind you, all aiming straight for Iida. He looked up and noticed the several arrows that you made, and you let go of the string to release your barrage of arrows, all flooding towards him with impeccable and efficient speed. Iida expected you and your moves to be fast, but not as fast as you were right now, not faster than him.

Instead of running backwards, he ran in a circle to avoid the white out of bounds line, a move you knew he would make. So while he was running, and the dust kicked up behind him, you utilized that as an opportunity to camouflage, and to him, you completely disappeared.