Wavering Emotions (OLD)

|Chapter Thirteen| A Declaration of War

I think I'm starting to regret not training while I had the opportunity. It had been a few weeks since the incident, and Dad announced the Sports Festival to the rest of the class when we returned. We had been giving a few weeks to train, but me being the foolish person that I am, I decided it would be a better idea to help out Dad more than I trained, even though he deliberately told me to do what I was supposed to do. Things had been somewhat awkward between us after I found out about what was going on between him and Present Mic, but it had only lasted a few days. Now it wasn't uncommon for me to get home and see him there.

I had missed a couple days of school due to exhaustion from helping Dad during the Day and training as well as doing schoolwork at night. One of those days was yesterday, and Midoriya had told me that some of the other first year classes had crowded in front of the door, blocking the exit. He hadn't gone into great detail, and he only brought it up once I had asked what I missed.

Right now, the entire class was waiting in the With my quirk, I could sense all the mixed emotions; fear, excitement, and overconfidence to name a few. Right now, I definitely fit in with the fear category. I was talking with Midoriya, mainly because both of us were nervous, and speaking seemed to calm us down. We had gotten to know each other better after the incident, and he now knew about Aizawa being my adoptive father. The conversation we were having was only a small conversation, but a third voice soon interrupted us.

"Midoriya." We turned to see our heterochromatic-eyed classmate, Todoroki. "Todoroki? What is it?" Midoriya responded, and I slightly stepped back. "Objectively speaking... I'm stronger than you. More capable. All Might's got his eye on you, doesn't he? Now, I'm not about to pry into why that is, but... I will beat you." Midoriya had a worried expression planted on his face, while Todoroki was completely serious.

"And you, Takashiro, you're connected to Aizawa-sensei in some way, aren't you? Is that why that villain was going after you?" I gulped, unable to think of anything to say. "Mentally and emotionally, you're weak. But your quirk was able to stop Bakugou during the battle training, so it must have some potential." I glanced from Midoriya back to Todoroki, waiting for someone to say something. "I guess you could say I'm challenging both of you."

"Todoroki." Midoriya began. "I'm not sure why you felt the need to tell me you'll beat me. You're clearly stronger, and I can't measure up to most of the others here in skill. Everyone... Even the kids from the other courses are aiming for the top. And I'm... Well, let me say this. I'm not going to fall behind."

I found myself hesitating, thinking about what I should say. Finally, I spoke up. "Well... I can agree with Midoriya. I'm not as strong as the others in our class. I grew up terrified to use a part of my quirk because it did something terrible. And yeah, what you said is true, but there's a lot you don't know about me, but... No matter what happened in the past, I'm pushing it back. I'm moving on so that I can become a good hero who can show people that it's ok to be afraid, but you can overcome your fear and become someone you never thought you could possibly be. So... I guess you could say that I'm not giving up easily. I'll be fighting back with everything I've got, so you had better be prepared!"

After I had finished speaking, I looked down at the floor, taking a deep breath. Once I looked up, I noticed most of the class had turned their attention to the scene, more specifically, me in general. "S-sorry, did that sound too cheesy?" I blinked, feeling hand place themselves on my shoulders. Jumping slightly, I turned to see Uraraka smiling at me.

"Wow, (N/N)-chan! You're usually so quiet, I had no idea you'd say something so cool! Wait, it is ok if I call you (N/N)-chan, right?" Once more, I blinked before replying. "O-oh, yeah, of course! But, umm..." 'Quick, (Name)! Think of a nickname for her too! You have like, no female friends, this is your chance to get one! Don't blow it!' "I-is it alright if I call you Ochachan?" I awkwardly asked. Her face seemed to light up as I said this before she nodded, grabbing my hand.

"It's going to be starting soon, r-right?" I asked, and as I said this, an announcement was made over the intercom system. "Can we please have all first-year students make their way to their respective entrance gates?"

"I guess so!" Uraraka responded. The class quickly made their way out of the room, and I once again felt that familiar blend of excitement and fear crawl over me, this time, much less fear. 'Time to show them what we're made of!'

Hey, guess who isn't dead and finally decided to stop reading and start writing? Me! Yep, after, well, I can't even remember how many weeks, I finally got this chapter out! I really don't have much of an excuse, other than my extreme laziness, but hopefully, I won't stall on updating anymore. I'm sorry if it's a shorter chapter than usual!

Anyways, that's all for this chapter. Please correct any mistakes I may have made, and I'm sorry for any OOC-ness. Thank you all for being so patient, and I'll see you all next time!