Interdependence (Bakugo X Reader)

Chapter 22: Cavalry Battle - Part 2

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Chapter 22: Cavalry Battle - Part 2
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Bakugo aimed his explosion straight for you.

Perfect.

You had to wait for the perfect chance to use your quirk or Bakugo might catch on. Lowering your body, you said to your teammates, Kyoka, Koda, and Sato, "When I give the word, take a hard right." You pat Sato's shoulder on your left side. "Keep your defenses up around Kirishima. Please, be careful." he nodded.

"Alright..." With a deep breath, you put on your best angry face, which wasn't difficult at all. "Come on, Kacchan, you can do better than that, or are you not taking this seriously?" you taunted loudly.

"H-hey, (F/n), don't you know what you're asking for?!" Kirishima yelled out. Your friend was hesitating to go full out on you, which was bad for his team since he was the front man.

Bakugo had hit Kirishima on the head. "Come on, after her!" he growled.

The team chasing behind you was getting dangerously close, they were still after the headband you stole. You were about to be sandwiched by them and Bakugo's team in a 3 way collision. You gulped, if this didn't work, you were all in trouble.

Bakugo's team was now mere meters in front of you. More sparks released from his hand. You ordered, "Now!"

All three of your teammates carrying you swerved to the right, passing his team. You activated you quirk on Bakugo while you moved out of the way and temporarily prevented his explosion from combusting. You leaned on Sota, who easily took the brunt of your weight, to grab Bakugo's wrist as he came close and pulled him down, stealing his headband. 

"Thanks, Kacchan!" you mocked and deactivated your quirk. Explosions went off behind you, scaring the silver-haired boy whose team had been chasing after you.

"And look at that teamwork! Team (L/n) seems to be smart with their moves and strong with their game! I'd call that a strategy!" Present Mic announced through the stadium, making you grin. 

Without warning, your team stopped moving. The impact nearly made you fall off but Koda grabbed your leg. Your smile disappeared just as quickly.

"Sero's tape got me!" Sato yelled. You looked behind you, horror filling your face. He was right, Sero had acted quickly enough to use his quirk and grab a hold of Sato, preventing him from moving.

"Gotcha'!" a voice said next to you. You didn't even get a chance to tie Bakugo's headband around your neck before it was snatched away from you.

A boy with tan-ish hair held it up for all to see. "How sad, Class 1-A isn't even capable of keeping on a simple headband." he taunted. You recognized him from Class 1-B. 

Bakugo commanded his team to change direction and go after his lost headband, which meant Sero released Sato from his tape.

Behind you, the team you had previously stole from seemed distracted with another team. "Where's Midoriya?" you asked. Koda pointed to your right. He was still running away.

"Now let's take a look at those rankings!" Present Mic boomed. The big screen, high up in the stadium, revealed the current scores of every team. 

"Fifth place?" you said aloud. 

Kyoka inspected closer. "We're third out of Class 1-A!" she noted. 

"It look like Class 1-B is holding their own better than I'd thought." you said to yourself. They seemed like pushovers when they attempted to crowd your classroom however uninterested you were at the time. 

Your group chased after Midoriya's. He had suddenly stopped. Todoroki was staring them down, his team consisting of Yaoyorozu and Kaminari on the sides and Iida in the front. You laughed out loud, "They're a bit too focused on their rivalry, wouldn't you agree?"