Spectre - (MHA x OC)

Chapter 27: Confrontation

After changing out of their hero costumes and into their school uniform, they returned to the center of the arena, where the results were posted. Aiko's eyes trailed the entire list. "Gessei... Gessei..." Aiko muttered before gasping, her eyes and mouth wide.

"Wait, what's wrong?" Mina asked.

Aiko turned toward Mina, smiled and exclaimed, "I PASSED!"

Mina squealed and hugged Aiko, jumping up and down. "Let's look for yours," Aiko said, turning back to the list to quickly find Mina's.

Aiko then spent the next few minutes trying to find her other friends, but she wasn't able to find Bakugo or Todoroki's names. Aiko turned toward them and saw both of their expressions, both of which being a bit foul. Aiko smiled and approached Bakugo, "Hey, it's ok. I mean, there are always other chances to get the license."

Bakugo growled and said, "Don't give me that pity crap."

Aiko's smile fell, "I know it sucks but-"

Bakugo snapped, "Don't even start! You and Deku both look down on me, keeping your secrets and acting like you're better than me!"

Aiko stepped back slightly, but Bakugo stepped forward. "This whole time you've probably been laughing behind my back! Right?!"

Tears formed in Aiko's eyes as she whispered, "No..."

Bakugo looked at her with a growl before turning and walking away, leaving Aiko and the people around them in silence. She looked up and saw Midoriya staring at her with an apologetic look, but she couldn't bring herself to even think about that at the moment. Aiko wiped her tears and turned around to see Todoroki, and if looks could kill, Bakugo would be six feet under. Aiko looked up at him for a moment, but opted not to say anything and simply walked away, her eyes glued to the floor. 

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After they left the arena, Haru came bounding toward Aiko, who was just staring at her new license with a distant expression. Haru worriedly looked around and saw that Bakugo was in an even more foul mood than normal. Haru quirked a brow, but then looked at Midoriya, whose face was also down, despite having a hero license in his hands. 'What the hell is happening?' Haru thought to himself, sitting silently beside Aiko the entire ride back to the dorms. 

Once back, Aiko almost instantly went to her room. Knowing that her best friend now hated her for knowing Midoriya's secret was tearing her apart. Haru followed quietly, not wanting to bother his best friend. Aiko lay in her bed in a t-shirt and pajama pants, wrapped in a blanket burrito as she binge-watched a show on her laptop. As it grew later, Haru sighed, "Aiko. You need to eat."

Aiko didn't reply. Haru sighed and figured that he would ask one of the girls to make Aiko some food, and as he traversed through the dorms to see if anyone was awake, he caught sight of Midoriya and Bakugo walking out of the dorms. Based on the look on Midoriya's face, it wasn't good. Haru's intuition screamed to get Aizawa, but instead he ran back up to Aiko's room. "Aiko! Bakugo and Midoriya are leaving the dorms and I have a really bad feeling that something bad is going to happen!" he exclaimed.

Aiko sat up with wide eyes, quickly undoing the blanket burrito around her and leaping out of the bed, Aiko clumsily running without her brace, since she was in her pajamas, until she and Haru made it to the front door of the dorms to see Aizawa and All Might. Both teachers turned around to see Aiko, Aizawa frowning. "What are you doing out of bed? It's past curfew."

"Haru told me he saw Midoriya and Bakugo leaving the dorms, and that it didn't seem good," Aiko explained.

Aizawa groaned, but All Might stepped up. "Young Gessei is close with Young Bakugo, perhaps she could assist me in calming him down and taking him back here," All Might argued.