Portal Paired With Strength - Todoroki x Oc

U.A Sports Festival Pt.2

Yes, I know Todoroki and Shiro's relationship is progressing quite quickly. But he thinks of her as the same as him and can kinda see past her facade. He wants her to be happy like he never could so he's trying to protect her. He still sees potential in her innocent and lively side, and because they seem so similar and because of her outbursts that occur sometimes, he put two and two together.

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I shakily sighed and laid my head down on the table in the waiting section. The day of the UA Sports Festival has arrived and needless to say, I'm nervous.

"Shiro, are you okay?" Tenya rested his palm against my back, attempting to soothe my nerves.

"I'm so nervous that I can't settle my shaking..." I rested my face in my palms, "So to sum it up, no. I'm not okay." My shaking multiplied by a tenfold, "I don't wanna do this..." My breaths were ragged and uneven. My words were whispers in the winds. I could hear my heart beating in my ears as my head pounded to the rhythm.

"Shiro... It'll be okay..." Tenya hugged me as a stray tear slipped from my eye and down my pale cheeks. "You'll do great!"

"B-but... I'm not strong enough anymore, Tenya..." The tears kept running down my face. "I'm going to disappoint everyone. I don't want that to happen..." As he soothed me calmly, I could feel his heart beating faster, his breath too became uneven. "I just... I want to go home..."

"But you've been looking forward to this since middle school!" He grinned widely and pulled my face away from his chest, "Don't you want to show your parents you're strong, even without them!" I silently nodded, too shaken and sad to say anything.

"B-but... People like you and Midoriya have such valid reasons to fight... Mine is just out of spite. Tenya, why can't I just be normal? PLEASE! I just want a standard life! I just want to be normal! Why can't I just have that? Why does everything in my life have to be so complicated? Please, Tenya... Answer me!" I was shaking him, us both crying... A look of slight horror crossed his features as he stood up silently.

"Everyone, are your preparations complete? We're set to enter in no time!"

He ignored me... He's just like all the other f-cking people. Cruel, uncaring... Maybe I should just...

No... I can't. Maybe he had a reason to do that. I just have to give my best friend the benefit of the doubt. I had to believe he wouldn't hurt me on purpose. What type of friend would I really be if I didn't? I'm just shaken up. That's all it is, moodiness caused by chemical imbalances and strange situations not present through life. It's perfectly fine to be feeling this way, right?

I seemed to have tuned out everybody's talking because when I came to, everyone was starting to leave the room... I just wanted to stay there and fall asleep...

But I knew I couldn't do that.

So it took all of my willpower and some internal tears and fighting to get up and follow the class out.

As we stood, waiting for our cue to exit, I could hear Present Mic's voice echoing through the hall... But I couldn't listen to his words, because they sounded so muffled in my ears. I felt myself involuntarily walking out with them... Until the black void came back again.

'Soon, Ipomoea. Your opportunity to reach us is soon. You must not be in the sports festival. But I've already got you covered on that part!'

W-wait! I-I... Why are you here? How are you going to help me ditch the sports festival?

'You'll find out in... Just a few seconds!'

I felt myself sliding out of the black void and back into the sports festival. I saw Bakugou on the stage, seemingly about to talk. That's when I started to feel nauseous. I stumbled to the side, my world was spinning all around me as I covered my mouth to stop myself from puking. Todoroki pulled me to my feet as I slouched down. My stomach ached and twisted in absolute pain.