The One Who Lived // Izuku Midoriya

7. Determination and Obstacles

The starting gate was narrow, leaving little space to get through and take off.

You were squished against Izuku as you tried to calm your mind so you could gather a plan.

You never liked tight spaces, you needed to get out of there.

"Sorry about this." You muttered.

Izuku looked over at you with a concerned expression. You summoned a portion of your quirk into your legs and levitated just enough to grasp Izuku's head and push yourself up.

You used your quirk to enhance your speed, just a bit, so you could float ahead of the group.

"Just as we announced our first front runner, Y/n Aizawa gets out of the pack and dashes right for him!" Mic announced before turning to your father. "Are you ready for all this commentary Aizawa?"

Mic knew he hated it, but he was watching you so intently that he knew that he wouldn't mind commenting on the event from time to time—even though he said he wouldn't.

"I ain't letting you get away that easily half-n-half!" Bakugou screamed as he blasted through the air.

You had yet to return to the ground, the burst of air following Bakugou's quirk made for a shaky landing.

You felt uncomfortable without the weight of your weapons at your hips and around your neck.

You needed to get passed the ice before you returned to the ground, so staying in air was your best choice.

You released yourself back to the ground as you saw the first obstacle.

"Every obstacle course needs that killer first obstacle, and we're starting with the zero pointers from the entrance exam!"

You allowed yourself a second to watch closely as Todoroki froze the bottom of the robot, muttering to himself.

You noticed the dangerous angle that he froze them at. You took that information, jumped, and flipped back into the sky so you would have enough force to send you up and over the robots.

Once you landed successfully, you chased after your classmate.

You hated running with everything you were, but you were glad your father had made you run so intensely the month leading up to the festival.

It was perfect training to help you catch your new rival.

A realization hit you.

Your father knew this was coming which is why he made you run so often.

That sneaky bastard.

As you made it to the fall zone you started to worry as Todoroki slid across it with ease.

You pinpointed each large surface and mapped out a path you could take to 'recharge' your air movement.

You stepped onto the first large path, watching as some of your competitors dared the ropes. You gulped as you jumped, activating your quirk and landing on the first tall, flat rock ahead of you.

"That was easier than I thought." You whispered to yourself. Being able to jump and then float made your quirk usage much easier.

You kept pushing forward.

Bakugou and Todoroki were constant in your line of sight—it made you run faster.

You had to catch them.

You approached the land mines and you sighed in relief. "I won't have to use my quirk as much here." You noticed instantly that you could see each layout of the mines within the ground.