Puppetry

6

"Hey Azugo?" "Hm? What's up Kaminari?" "I was wondering, why did you pretend to be mute?" "Oh, I... didn't really like the sound of my voice, still kinda don't honestly, but because of what happened at the USJ, and another personal reason, I've gotten a bit better about it" She twirls her pencil around her fingers while watching Kaminari thinking over what she said, slightly amused at how clueless the boy seems to be about this type of thing. "So... you just didn't like how your voice sounded?" "Put simply yeah" "I have another question" "Okay" "Aizawa-Sensei is your uncle, right?" "Yeah, why?" "Why don't you have the same last name?" "He's my uncle on my mom's side, not my dad's" "Oh right, I don't know why I assumed it was on your dad's side" "Hey, speaking of your dad. Why haven't you mentioned him much?" She looks over at Sero, and then down at her desk, "I don't want to talk about it" "Oh shit, sorry for mentioning it" "It's fine Sero, it's just... there was this recorded message he left for me when I was a kid, and just listened to it the other day" "Ah, so bad timing is all" "Yeah" "Hey Roza, I didn't mention it before, but your voice is very soothing, it's like the perfect combination of calming yet firm" Kuroza blinks a few times, unsure on where to go with the conversation after Kirishima said that, and ends up blushing and mumbling out a thanks.

"Alright everyone, get to your seats" Everyone gets back to their seats and Aizawa starts the announcements, "Firstly, as you know, the Sports Festival is this weekend. Nezu wants all the competitors to be in their respective waiting room at least an hour and a half before the event starts. Secondly, we'll be training in ground Omega today, due to Vlad King taking Gym Gamma for this time block. So go get changed and meet me at the bus" The class goes to the changing rooms to start putting on their hero suits. "So... Azugo" "Yeah?" "I couldn't help but overhear what Kirishima told you" "Umm... I don't know what you're talking about" "You aren't able to avoid this girl, I heard as well" "Same here, kero" "Oh great..." "What are you guys talking about?" "Oh not much, just that Kirishima apparently finds her voice very soothing~" Hagakure gasps slightly, "Cute! The wholesome and manly guy with the quiet girl" "Shut up... there's nothing between us! He just... gave me a compliment" "Mhm... if that's the case, you wouldn't mind if I try my luck?" "Do you actually have a crush on him?" "Who knows, I did go to the same Middle School as him" "If you do, sorry not sorry, but he's mi-" Kuroza clears her throat, stopping herself from finishing that sentence, before quietly putting the rest of her suit on and walking out. "She 100% has a crush on him" "Oh definitely. Do you?" "Nah, he's my friend, that's all"

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Kuroza breathes out, calming her nerves about the Sports Festival, when she hears Todoroki and Midoriya talking, "I think it goes without saying that I am the stronger one between us two. Therefor, I will win against you should we fight" "O-Oh, it's not a big deal Todoroki. I don't think we should really care about who is stronger, if you win that just shows that you have more experience with your quirk than me, and are able to use it to a fuller extent" "So you think all that matters is how well someone can use their quirk? Not how strong it is?" "Well... strength definitely matters, but it isn't the only thing that matters, being strong can only take someone so far in life, especially as a hero" "Hmm..." "Hey, let's just stay calm, alright? No need to cause fights before the event even starts" "Kirishima is right, let's all just stay calm and give our all during this" "Alright everyone, Present Mic is about to announce your class, follow me please" The class follows Ectoplasm out and the clone disappears a bit before the entrance to the arena, and hear Present Mic announce their class. "First up we have the hero course! The class who went through a real villain attack, class 1-A!" They walk out to a chorus of cheers from the spectators, and Present Mic announces the rest of the classes after them. 

"They're all looking at us..." "Well yeah, did you not hear what Present Mic said? He mentioned the USJ, of course their looking at us Kaminari" "Well I know that, but it's weird... is there something about us that makes us look bad to them?" "The other day when a ton of people were outside out class door, one of them mentioned that we 'looked more weak' than he thought we would, if I had to guess everyone is sizing us up, trying to tell how powerful we are" "When did you get this attentive Azugo? You're reading them a lot better than you've shown you can" "I learned a few things being in Midoriya's and Bakugo's class for years" "ALRIGHT EVERYONE! LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD! IN THE COMMENTATOR'S BOX WITH ME IS ERASER HEAD, AND DOWN AT THE ARENA IS MIDNIGHT!" "How did you convince me to do this with you..." Kuroza chuckles a bit at her uncle's comment, and looks over at Midnight as she calls up the person who placed first in the entrance exam up to the microphone to give an opening comment, and sighs when Bakugo walks up. "All I'll say... is that I'll win" He walks back with the rest of the competitors booing him. "Really man? Now all the other classes hate us because of you" "So? Who cares? Now they'll do their best against us" "Well! Let's get this show on the road! The first event will be... THE OBSTACLE RACE! Will all the competitors go the start line?"