Traumatized

Chapter 44

KYOKA POV

The day of our Provisional License exam had finally arrived. Everyone was nervous and trying to calm their nerves the best they could while on the bus to the testing site. I was no exception, the only issue I was having was that my usual source of comfort was sitting with someone else. Izuku had decided to sit with Todoroki, apparently he had something to discuss with Izuku. As tempted as I was to listen in on their conversation I decided against it. One reason was because Todoroki was a very secretive person and the second more distracting reason was Momo mumbling while studying different elements. It was a treat seeing the ever so elegant girl panic. I laughed silently at her antics while I flipped through songs on my phone.

It was still fairly early in the morning, but my phone had been rather busy. Izuku was sending me the occasional texts and making sure I was alright. It was comical that someone like him could care so much about others yet have little concern for themselves. Mama Joke had even sent me ten good luck texts. If I got that many, I was terrified to see how many Izuku received from her. The one that surprised me the most was my own mother. She had only sent one message that essentially said, 'best of luck see you tonight.' It was a little annoying but I'm sure she was doing everything in her power to keep my dad from calling every other minute. I prayed that tonight would be a good night with everyone.

As I stared at my phone I felt a light tap on my shoulder. Momo had a soft smile on her face. "Is everything alright Jirou? You seem a little out of it."

I shook my head. "It's fine, just a little nervous. I could say the same about you though. You've been rattling off different elemental combinations since we left campus."

Her face turned bright red as she tried to remain composed. "It's just some last minute cramming. We have a lot of unknown variables, so I just want to be prepared."

I couldn't help but laugh at her reaction. "That's just like you Momo. Both you and Izuku seem to be playing 4D chess while the rest of us play checkers."

Momo smiled softly before looking over to Izuku. "He definitely is playing 4D chess, I'm just playing regular chess. If he told us he actually had a quirk that allowed him to process information instantly I would believe him."

"I wouldn't go that far. When it comes to battles he's quick, but in your everyday situations it's a coin flip for him."

Momo looked at me sideways before going back to her book. "Those two have gotten rather close recently. I was completely surprised when you said we should sit together on the bus."

It was true, Izuku and Todoroki had gotten closer ever since Izuku went to visit his mom. "Izuku didn't tell me much, but apparently Todoroki found out about him."

Yaomomo narrowed her eyes on them. "Do you think it's safe to trust him?"

I shrugged as I stared out the window. "Who knows, but I think it's good for both of them. Izuku is slowly starting to build good relationships with people and Todoroki is no longer the unapproachable ice prince."

Momo's eyes softened a little. "Yeah, it's good to see everyone getting along."

"Yeah, this school is way too stressful to make enemies this early."

The irony of the situation wasn't lost on me. There were multiple clashes that could happen at any moment and sadly they all revolved around Izuku in some way. The obvious one was being instigated by Monama from class 1-B. We all just ignored him, but I was worried he was just one sly remark away from setting Izuku off again. The unseen war was Bakugo. This one was more me than Izuku, but it still would end badly for him either way. The wild card was Kaminari. It was pretty clear to everyone that he wasn't a big fan of Izuku. This one scared me the most because of everything that went down between Kaminari and myself. If that situation ever did explode I wasn't sure how our class dynamic would recover.