Flicker (KatsukiXOC)

1.Wanko

Kurage Awako was running. Thick, messy brunette curls flew around her face as she dodged students, weaving between them easily as she made her way down the hallway. In one hand she held a paper, slightly crumpled and titled "Future Career Form", and in the other she gripped tightly onto her messenger bag. Gray eyes read the numbers of each classroom as she made her way down the hall. With each passing room she felt the excitement bubbling in her stomach. She had something very important to tell someone.

Her cheeks were flushed red as she finally made it to the classroom, trying to catch her breath. When she finally straightened herself she stared at the doors before reaching out a hand. She hesitated at first, butterflies fluttering in her stomach, before sucking in air and sliding open the door.

"K-Kacchan-" she began, before hearing the familiar sound of an explosion.

Her gaze moved from a now destroyed notebook to the blonde that held it in his hands. Her eyes widened as they moved to the two boys that seemed to follow him around almost as much as she did and finally settled on the green-haired boy looking terrified. He turned his gaze to her, his eyes pleading with her to do something. Anything.

Awako had always known to stay out of Bakugou Katsuki's way when it came to Midoriya Izuku. Even as children she often turned a blind eye to his aggressiveness towards the quirkless boy. She would often become subject to his bullying if she tried to step in to help.

So, she did the only thing she could do. She shut her mouth and watched, eyes wide and her hands trembling. She watched Katsuki move to an opened window, completely ignoring that she had entered the classroom at all.

"The best heroes out there, well..." Katsuki began, waving the notebook around as he spoke, "They showed signs of greatness even as students." He didn't move his gaze from Izuku as he flung the book out of the window carelessly. Both Izuku and Awako let out a squeak, Izuku reaching his hands out. One of the boys had heard her and turned to look at Awako, finally acknowledging her presence in the room. His gaze moved up and down as he slipped his hands into his pockets.

"I'll be the first and only hero from this shitty middle school! The first to win the honor of becoming a student at U.A. high!" he crowed, a smirk on his face.

Awako took a step backwards and her palms began to sweat. She tightened her hold on her messenger bag strap and paper, crumpling it even more. Her face flushed red at his words and she tried to open her mouth to say something. She could only manage another soft noise.

"Oi, Katsuki, Wanko's here," the boy said. All eyes turned to her and it made her body tremble. Helplessly she opened and closed her mouth like a fish, trying to come up with anything to stop the scene from continuing on. She took a few shaky steps forward and began to choke out "S-Stop," before she met Katsuki's cold glare.

She bowed her head, averting her gaze to her feet and bringing her hands to her stomach, gripping her shirt. She had stepped down. She knew better than to challenge him right now.

He glared at her for a moment longer before turning his gaze to Izuku and placing a hand onto his shoulder. It sizzled dangerously as he said "In other words, don't you dare get into U.A., nerd."

Awako peeked at Izuku from beneath her disheveled bangs and felt her heart drop into her stomach. It twisted to the point a nausea when she heard the other two boys spit even more insults at him. She didn't understand. The bullying never made it past petty name calling before. Little things here and there that weren't that big of a deal. She couldn't understand why he was so spiteful towards him.

He stopped beside her, his gaze moving to look down at her. He smirked once more before saying "You wanna be a hero? I have some advice for ya. If you think you'll have a quirk in your next life, go take a swan dive off of the roof!"