The 𝕊𝕞𝕦𝕘 French Girl (MHA/BNHA ~ Shinso x OC)

13.) Bakugo vs Izuku

Night falls after the long day of taking the provisional licensing exam.

Kivi goes on her nightly walk with Hades and Lucifer, only to discover Izuku and Katsuki walking along.

"What an odd pair, huh guys?" Kivi mutters to her panthers.

"Rowr!" they both agree.

"Let's follow them," Kivi grins.

The three keep their distance to not get detected. She follows them all the way to Ground Beta.

She climbs up to a building's roof using her power to make steps to the top. She heads to the edge to listen in on their conversation and sits on the edge, draping her legs off the side. Hades sits to her left and Lucifer to her right.

She listens in and begins to understand why All Might and Izuku's energies were similar. She watches the two fight and shout their conversation with each other. In Bakugo's anger, he ends up stumbling backwards and falls on his butt. Izuku powers off and moves up to him worriedly which makes him even more pissed off.

Bakugo's voice begins to become shakey; the way one would sound holding back tears. "Don't you dare worry about me!" He stands up. "Attack me! Why won't you fight back?!" He continues speaking, slowly breaking down. He looks up. "But it's because of me that he lost his power! If I had been stronger! If I hadn't been kidnapped by villains! That never would've happened." He wipes his eyes and continues. "I can't get it out of my head! It's constantly playing on loop! So what the hell am I supposed to do?!"

Kivi feels her heart pang a little for the asshole. They continue their fight along with their heartfelt angry conversation. Kivi has to continuously hold up a shield around herself and her panthers. Their battle ends with Bakugo as the winner.

All Might finally decides to make his appearance known. "Stop this right now! Both of you." He walks up to the two boys. "Sorry, but I heard what you said."

"All Might..." Bakugo whispers, turning to him.

"When did you get here?" Izuku mutters.

Bakugo stands up, but Izuku just sits up from the ground.

"I didn't notice before. I should have," All Might says.

"It's too late now," Bakugo murmurs, turning away. "...Why did you pick Deku? It started with the sludge villain, didn't it? So why him?"

"He was powerless but still more heroic than anyone else. I knew you were stronger, that much was obvious. You were someone who could already fight, so I decided that he should have a chance to stand in the ring."

"But now you know I'm weak too," Bakugo grunts. "I always wanted to be like you which meant being as strong as possible but look what I did to you. Because I'm not good enough." He closes his eyes and struggles not to cry.

All Might finally makes it to stand in front of them. "This is not your fault, young Bakugo. I was always going to lose my power. You couldn't do anything to change that. You are strong, but I focused on physical strength and not on what was important." He grabs Bakugo and immediately pulls him into a hug. "This isn't your burden. I apologize. Sometimes I forget that you're children."

After a moment, Bakugo forces himself out of the hug. All Might continues his speech.

"Dammit..." Bakugo mutters, falling on his butt. "That's not what I wanted to hear."

Bakugo and Izuku exchange a few words.

"I promise, Kacchan."

"Alright, spill. Who else knows about you two?" Bakugo asks.