This Is Me

Ch 10: Next Round

Akira was leaning against the wall in the hallway leading to the preparation room. She wasn't surprised she won, but shocked she went through with it. Both of them just upset her, Hitoshi and her father. For once she let it all out and in a way everyone would see and feel. She was almost afraid to face her classmates. She slowly stood up and began walking up to the sitting area designated for class 1-A.

"Akira!" Midoirya called out when she got there. "You did it. Are you ok?"

"I think it is all still setting in." Akira smiled at him shyly. She could see everyone looking at her. "Im sorry everyone if you got caught up in that."

"No, Akira," Iida said walking up. "We are sorry that you have ever been made to feel that way. No one should hate who they are." He told her. Uraraka walked up and gave her a hug.

"You are such a strong person Akira," Uraraka said. "If you ever need someone to talk too. You can come to me."

"Thank you." Akira smiled softly. She really was blessed to have such an amazing class and group of friends.

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Soon it was the second round and Akira was up against Iida. She wasn't sure how she was going to do this. She didn't want to hurt him but didn't want to lose either. She smiled and shook her head. It would be an insult to him if she held back. So she decided to fight him headon. She walked out into the arena with a smile on her face. She heard her uncle introduce the both of them and shook her head. She would need to go see him soon, she was sure both him and Aizawa were worried about her after the first round.

"Sorry if I hurt you, Iida," Akira said. "But i'm not going to hold back because we are friends."

"I wouldn't expect you to," Iida said with a smile. "I will not be holding back either. I know how strong you are."

"Thank you," Akira said with a smile. Midnight announced that the round began. Iida was speeding towards her in a moment. She carefully dodged him with agile moves like a matador would a bull. She ducked under his kicks and punches as if dancing. She was flexible enough to have been a gymnast and always used it to her advantage. "Not going to get me so easily Iida."

Then she smirked and let out a trill of sound which blasted him back with a sound wave. She ent towards him quickly trying to catch him off balance, but he was quick to gain it back. He dodged her blows by speeding away.

"Neither will you." Iida said, pushing his glasses up. Akira was off towards him in an instant trying to get him stuck in a corner, but he was being elusive. She continued to dodge his strikes with her agile moves and quick thinking. She was almost like Bakugou at times, being able to come up with a move in an instant to dodge. Iida punched at her and Akira dodged the blow to the side, but then grabbed his arm and flipped him over her shoulder. He let out a low oomph as he hit the ground. Akira let out another trill of sound and blasted him out of bounds before he could recover.

"Sorry iida," Akira said, walking over to help him up as she was announced the winner. "But I win. Good Fight." Iida let her help him stand.

"It was a good match," Iida said. "Though I wish I could have beaten you."

"Maybe next time," Akira smiled. She walked off the arena with him and back up to the stands.

"Whooo Yamada," Ashido said coming over. "That final move was awesome. You were like....flip'" She said mimicking the move. "And then ahhh and he was out." She clapped.

"Thank you Ashido," Akira said. She knew next she would be either up against Todoroki or Midoriya. Though if she had to hazard a guess it would be Todoroki due to the drawback of Midoirya's quirk.
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And Akira was right. She was now facing off against Todoroki.

"You wont get me with silly tricks Yamada," Todoroki said.

"Don't worry, I have more in my arsenal than what you have seen so far," Akira smirked. Soon the match started and Todoroki instantly let off large ice attacks. Akira barely dodge some of them. Then she began to sing.

"Killer for hire, soldier of fortune
Gotta walk through fire for what's important
And the warrior's blood through your veins is coursing
Killer for hire, soldier of fortune"

Todoroki's attacks seemed to start missing just by a little. Soon he was way off and not even paying attention to her anymore.

"The whole world's watching every move
Take your shot, don't act a fool
All you've got and all you'll ever need"

Akira was using a special frequency to create an illusion that she was somewhere other than where she was. Some people in the front stands were even seeing the illusion instead of her real form. The illusion was just dodging Todoroki's attacks trying to get in closer. Now she couldn't use this tone often, it was murder on her throat, but without her weapon she didn't know how to beat him. She was also trying to avoid controlling people and saving it. She knew thousands of people were watching this, in the stands and on TV. She didn't want to reveal all her tricks. But she also wanted to show off a few things to get noticed.

"Is one bullet in the chamber
Breathe easy, take your aim, boy
Ain't nobody gonna save you
So what you gonna do?
All eyes on you"

As Todoroki was focused on her illusion, she was able to sneak up behind him. Though as he true voice moved behind him, he was beginning to suspect something wasn't right. Flames sparked on his left side, but he held them in.

"Now the whole world's watching every move
Still your heart so much to prove
Fight for all the things that you believe in
Now the whole world's watching every move
Take your shot, don't act a fool
All you've got and all you'll ever need
Is one bullet in the chamber"

Akira stopped singing as she hit Todoroki from behind and knocked him out. She wasn't completely happy with a win like that, but Todoroki was a tough opponent and she didn't really want to hurt anyone. She also knew if he had actually used his flames, she probably would have lost.

Akira was announced the winner. She watched as Todoroki was taken off the field on a stretcher. She smiled up at the crowd and looked up at the commentator box. She waved to her uncle and Aizawa before walking out of the arena.

While walking through the hallways, Akira was suddenly grabbed and pulled down a hallway.

"What the fuck?" Akira shouted. "Let me go."

"Enough Akira," A familiar voice sounded which made her freeze. It was her father. "It times to shut down this stupid little show your putting on. Someone like you does not deserve to be here." He tossed her to a couple boys, students in the regular classes, he had paid to beat her up. "Don't worry boys, he is dressed like a girl, but is very much a boy. Lets see how you fair after this."

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And that is where i leave you for now.
What is going to happen to Akira? And what about her last match.

Thank you so much for reading.

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