Forever and Always - SHOTOXOC (Eng Ver.)

Chapter Twenty-Nine

I rush out of the room not even looking where I'm going until I bump into something.

"Oh sorry...oh Mei it's you! Ehy what's going on?"
I immediately recognize Momo's voice so I take refuge in her arms to cry some more.
The girl says nothing continuing to make me cry until we hear the door behind us open.
Sure enough it's Shoto so I don't even turn around. "Sorry, I'm better now. Let's go it's my turn soon."
I give her a smile and the girl nods.

As we head to the entrance of the ring I tell her all about my discussion with Todoroki.
"I think I understand why he reacted that way." Yaomomo says as we stop in front of the entrance. "Me too, but that doesn't justify him treating me that way."
" What do you intend to do?"
I let out a sigh before answering her.
"I honestly don't know, right now I just want to focus on winning. I'll think about the rest later."
"All right. Then give it your all."
"As always." I reply to her before making my entrance into the arena.

Shoto POV

I think back and think about our conversation earlier. How could I have said those things to her? I seriously compared her to my father!
Wait... But...did she say she loves me?
My cheeks immediately turn red realizing it only in this instant.
And I answered her like that! Only because I was angry and not to give it to my father!
And I know very well that she was the only one who was always there for me in every moment, good or bad, of my life.

I watch her from the stands heading to the middle of the ring.
I have been an idiot. I poured all the anger and hatred I had built up over the course of the battle on her.
I know she didn't deserve it, not at all.

She gets into position, ready to go, and she looks stunning. Her long hair, now tied in a tail, flutters in the wind. Her gaze is extremely focused on the opponent in front of her, determined to take this victory with her as well.
When the go is given, Ashido has little hope against her.
There is nothing to obstruct her view, and within seconds, thanks to her uniqueness, she carries her out of the ring.

And I feel proud of her. I get up from my chair to want to go and join her, but we quickly sit back down.
She's been clear and I've gone too far.
I see Bakugo and another girl get up and head for the ring exit.
Currently I can do nothing more.
I have lost her and the feeling destroys me.

Mei POV

"Hey Takeda!"
I greet Yuki and Bakugo before turning toward the voice.
It is Midoriya.
"Hey Midoriya, how's your arm?"
The boy has a bandage on it to keep it steady, due to the exaggeration of his previous fight.
"Um, better. Although I overdid it, as usual. I wanted to congratulate you. You are among the four finalists congratulations."

I give him a big smile and blush slightly.
"Thank you! Yes I am very happy and I really hope to win. Although facing Bakugo creates some anxiety for me. However, you did very well too. Facing Todoroki can be...complicated."
The boy nods and thanks me in turn.
"Yes it is true. But he has great strength and I'm sure he has a chance to win, too. NOT THAT YOU DON'T. You all have great chances, you've been really great and your uniqueness..."

He starts talking more to himself than to me, and I can't help but laugh.
"Take it easy. I see what you mean."
"Well then good luck with your fight with Kacchan. Do you have any ideas on how to beat him?"
I nod with anxiety starting to build up inside me.
"Katsuki will probably start attacking immediately causing smoke, knowing full well that I need to see him in order to take control of his body, so I think I'll use my other quirk."
Deku looks at me with a questioning expression.
"I will get inside his head, trying to control him from the inside."

"Why don't you ever use this part of your uniqueness?" He asks me curiously. I am convinced he will take notes on this later.
"When I get inside a person's head in order to take control of it, it's not like when I communicate with thoughts or read to him. I get invaded by his emotions, feelings and memories. And I have to be able to descend the information to get to control it. The problem is, the more messed up a person's mind is, the more difficult this becomes. And the more I get in touch with his emotions and stuff, I get more and more of his personality."
The boy nods, trying to understand how this works

"So if you spend time inside Kacchan's head..."
"Once I am out, for a period of time I will act like him. The time will vary depending on how long I've been in his mind."
"Cool! I can see why you use it so little, though. It must also be very tiring this thing."
I nod and we head to the stands together.

A/N

Ready for the Mei Vs Bakugo clash?

I am gassed to the max!