Flicker (KatsukiXOC)

4. Say Something

5.Kurage Awako

She moved her gaze upward.

3.Bakugo Katsuki

Her hands tightened into fists and she felt a rage begin to bubble up from the pit of her stomach. She felt light-headed and her temples began to throb over and over of the exertion. She took long gulps from her canteen to calm her burning throat.

She choked on the water.

"Awako-chan are you okay?" Tsuyu asked, tilting her head up to look at Awako's face. Awako wiped her mouth and tried to calm herself down from her coughing fit. Her face was a burning red from both the coughing and the looks people were giving her for making so much noise. Specifically Katsuki.

"Wanko," he began, taking a step towards her. The leer she gave him made him stop dead in his tracks.

Tsuyu had began to rub her back softly, saying "Maybe you should go to the nurse's office, Awako-chan."

Quickly she waved her hand at Tsuyu, saying "I'm okay. Really! The water just went down the wrong pipe."

When she caught Izuku eyeing her she waved her hands again, saying "Honest. I'm fine."

Aizawa turned to look at the both of them, handing them two slips of paper. "Here, both of you. Have Recovery Girl fix you up. Tomorrow's challenges won't be any easier."

They took the slips of paper, looking at one another.

She caught Katsuki's glare before they left.

~

"He really is weird," Awako said to Izuku as they headed to Recovery Girl's office. "But I think he'll be a good teacher. "

Aizawa didn't even seem to bat an eyelash at her name, another person to add to her growing list of people.

She looked over to Izuku and eyed his finger before asking "Does it hurt? It must be so hard to deal with your quirk manifesting so late..."

Izuku seemed to grow nervous, laughing a little as he said "O-Oh, well, just a little." He looked away and scratched the back of his head, saying "It'll just take some practice is all."

She nodded, but stopped when she felt herself become dizzy. Izuku reached out to steady her, saying "Boy, you really gave it your all today, Awa-chan."

"Yeah...I....uh," she mumbled, looking to the side and rubbing her arm," Wanted to beat Kacchan."

His eyes nearly bugged out of his head at her words.
"You two are still fighting!" he accused her. Awako felt her face begin to burn and she brought her hands to her stomach.

"I...haven't spoken to him since the mud villain incident," she finally said, looking down at her feet. Izuku looked even more surprised.

Awako rubbed the back of her neck, saying "I guess...I just..."

She stopped.

"I guess I just want Kacchan to see me as something more than just..."

Over-exertion had her thoughts jumbled at this point. She felt like a mess. What did she want Kacchan to see her as?

"I just..."

Why were they fighting?

"I..."

She placed a hand on her face, suddenly feeling very small.

"Awa-chan?" Izuku said, looking concerned. "Come on, let's just get to the nurse's office, okay?" he said, gently touching her arm with his good hand.