Change of Heart | BNHA | Bakugo Katsuki

Chapter 8

Miyu's POV

"The top 43 from the qualifying round will move on!! But for those who placed lower, don't worry! We've got another way for you to show your stuff!! And now the main selection really begins!! The press corp's going to be jumping out of their seats, so give it all you've got!" Midnight sensei announced, "Now on to the second event!! I already know what it is, of course... Dying in suspense?! Next up is... THIS!! CAVALRY BATTLE!!"

'Great... we have to team up..? Well, I know who I'm not going to team up with.' I thought as I turned to look at the firecracker. Sensei went on to explain the rules and team setup. Basically, we have to get in a team of 2-4 members each and in a horse-and-rider formation. We have to battle for headbands and whoever gets the most points, wins, simple. The point values depends on the members and rank from the last event.

"Your individual point values start at 5, at the bottom! So the student who took 43rd place is worth 5 points, 42nd is worth 10... Get it? But... Our First place participant is worth... TEN MILLION POINTS!!" Everyone looked at Izu-chan, his eyes widen in shock.

"Ten million? He trembled at the pressure.

"The higher ranked students are the ones to aim for... This survival game is a chance for a comeback. It's anyone's game!! There's more suffering ahead for those at the top. As you must have heard countless times since enrolling at U.A., this is... PLUS ULTRA! After taking First Place in the qualifiers, Izuku Midoriya has gotten Ten Million points!!" Sensei said, making it worse for Izu-chan.

Everyone gave him evil looks as they became determined to get the top spot. He was feeling the pressure now, if you want to be the best, you have to fight to keep your spot. By the look on his face, he understood this, but he was determined not to let it get to him. Sensei went on to explain the rules in more detail and about the point values. The battle will only last 15 minutes, and even if your headband was taken, you are still in till time runs out. And of course, quirks are allowed. Attacking with ill intent will get you a red card and out of the game. Now we were given 15 minutes to form teams. Already, most of my class goes to team up with the firecracker or icy hot, while everyone avoids Izu-chan. I feel bad for the little cinnamon bun, but he's one of 3 who beat me in the race, so I refuse to team up. Baka-go makes eye contact with me. He raises his eyebrow in question with a smirk. I don't know if he's asking me to join him or is mocking me. But either way, I smirk at him and flipped my hair, turning my back at him. I noticed that the boy with purple hair was walking towards me with a smug smile.

'First, I accidentally run into him... and then he bashes me for being the new girl in the hero course in front of everyone... so the question is... what the hell does he want?' I thought, putting my guard up.

"Hey, sorry about the other day. I didn't mean it... But I was wondering if you wanted to team up? So what'd you say?" He said casually, but the smugness was in his voice.

I opened my mouth to reply but I stopped. Warning bells rang in my head, my instincts telling me not to reply... Because if I do, something would happen to me... I narrowed my eyes at him and gave a warning growl. He looked shocked for a second but tried again.

"Hey, what's with the growl? I'm just tryin to be friendly... Come on, team up with me." He tried to get me to talk, but I shook my head. I drew on the ground.

"I don't know why, but my instincts are telling me not to reply to you... They're never wrong, so if I were you, I'd back off... " I wrote. He frowned but smirked at me. He started walking towards me, too close for comfort. My guard was up, ready for anything... except this...