Ice, Fire, Love, Explosion: Season 1 | My Hero Academia

Chapter 20: Reasons

Miku Yui's POV

The battle had just started between Bakugo and Tokoyami and I was very excited. Tokoyami sent Dark Shadow at Bakugo and he slashed it with his explosions. He continued to do so as Dark Shadow tried to stay strong.

Bakugo then lept behind Tokoyami and sent a stun grenade at him. The battle arena burst into fog. Once the fog disappeared, Bakugo was on top of Tokoyami, holding him by the beak with one hand and an explosion in the other. Midnight thrust her baton forward and yelled, "Tokoyami gives up! Bakugo wins!"

When Tokoyami surrendered, I cheered very loudly for Bakugo. He was going to the finals! However, that was when I came to my senses. Bakugo and Todoroki will have to battle for the win. I looked over at Vanessa who had a scared look on her face.

"You're thinking what I'm thinking, right?" "Yep..." This wouldn't go well between us. She held out her hand for me to shake. She then leaned into my ear, whispering "Let the best man win." I smiled and nodded, accepting her hand. I shook it and we both sat down, talking eagerly about what was to come in the finals.

Katsuki Bakugo's POV

I won against that stupid Bird Boy. Hehe, he thought he could win. What an idiot! No wonder he surrendered when I easily figured out his weakness!

I kicked the door of my waiting room open to find IcyHot sitting at the table. I let out a, "Huh?" as we looked at each other. What the hell is the IcyHot bastard doing here?

"Hey, why are you here? It's my waiting room..." I asked while looking at the waiting room number. I was in the wrong room. Fuck.

"... It's waiting room two, damn it!" I gasped under my breath as IcyHot looked back at the table. How dare he do that to me! I became irritated at him and stomped over to him. I slammed my hand onto the table beside him, activating my Quirk. "What are you looking at, Half 'n' Half bastard?! You got somethin' you wanna say?!" He stayed silent and I became more irritated. "I'm gonna beat you so hard, if that's what you wanted to talk about!"

He paused and looked up at me. "Why do you want to win so badly? Do you even have a reason, besides being the best?" He asked me which made me even more furious. "What are you talking about, Scarface?! Being the best is a reason to win—"

"I see the way you look at her."

I paused, and my posture tightened. Todoroki, however, seemed unfazed. "The way you look at Yui. Whenever she or nobody else is not looking, you look at her different. You look at her during class, even." My breath tightened and I let out a mumbled "Shit..." How could some extra catch me staring?! Do other extras know about this besides Shitty Hair?!

"I-I wasn't staring! And why do you care anyway, you idiot!!" He now stood up to face me. He was a bit taller than me, but I obviously don't give a shit. "One of us is going to win, which means one of us is going to lose. If that's me, I'll have to comfort Freitas. If you lose, I suggest comforting Yui."

He now sat back down and I stood there, shocked. "Hey, what the hell do you think you're saying?! I'm gonna win and you know that!" He ignored me and I let out a tsk while storming out of the room.

I was now stomping in the hall, repeating over and over to myself, I'll crush that Half 'n' Half bastard indisputably, and make sure that Yui is proud of me—

A sharp, quiet gasp left my mouth when I suddenly realized something awesome... IcyHot said that when he loses, he'll have to comfort Freitas. Does that mean he likes her?

I let out a chuckle as my lips curved into a crazed grin. I now knew his secret.

I could use this to my advantage...