Burning Ice

Checkpoints

School proceeded normally for the next few weeks.Aizawa was tired,Bakugo was angry,All Might spat blood.Nothing out of the ordinary.Hero training was as important as ever,but our friends at Class 1-A were always holding their chin up.Today was a special day.It had been a while since the last time they had physical training,with all the exams that were approaching,it was only appropriate for this to happen.
Right now,Aizawa was updating the class of what the day consisted of.
"Today you will be doing basic martial arts training with Gunhead and his pupils.Knowing how to act on close quarters while being in a situation that hand to hand combat is required,causes may vary from your quirk to your opponent's quirk,is a knowledge that every hero should have.You will go to the changing rooms where special uniforms have been prepared.Each one to your size"as usual he was thural but simple.
The students exited the classroom; heading towards the changing rooms.
"I can't believe Gunhead will be training us today!"exclaimed Uraraka joyfully.
"Is he a tough coach?I can only imagine...:said Mina.This was what people would usually think with his particular characteristics.
"Absolutely not,he is a great teacher with a cute personality and a simple sense of justice that has carried him to where he stands"said Uraraka supporting her ex-teacher.
"Someone certainly became a fangirl"whispered Sero.
"An entire day training for hand to hand combat!This is going to be so manly!"said Kirishima cracking his knuckles in excitement.
"This will surely be very educating"said Momo,to many of her classmates surprise; she was one of the most excited.
"Yaomomo,I didn't know you were a fun of hand to hand combat"said Asui.
"Of course I am!I have followed many self defense classes since I was young; and was always fascinated by the art of combat,the different styles of fighting and how strength,perception,endurance,character,intelligence,agility and luck played a role in every style of martial arts"said Momo turning into her rare jumpy character.
(And for Fallout fans,I know that charisma is in there,but I don't think it matches with this premise)
Through this; she was getting her classmates jumpy and excited as well.
Todoroki was just thinking of how this would make an significant improvement to his arsenal as he had never thought of this kind of training,he always relied on his quirk for combat so this was quite useful.
"Yaozorozu's great,ain't she?"said Lida to Todoroki.
Todoroki's attention was suddenly caught by this flytrap of a comment.He had only just realized that Momo was getting excited to show how knowledgeable she was about this sector.She was always the type to be excited to share her knowledge,but not to the point where she's flexing it.
"She's a great student,a great supporter as class Vice-President and really a great person overall,don't you think?"asked Lida.
Lida had the simple goal of initiating small talk,he didn't want to emphasize on the things that he was saying any more than what he already had.If only this was easier to understand.
"What do you mean by that Lida?"asked Todoroki shooting him a smiley glare(the one you give your siblings when one cookie is left but your parents are looking).Lida thought that his presence was undesired around Todoroki,of course; he didn't know that the context of what he said was at fault,but still decided to not annoy Todoroki anymore.
"Nothing,just saying the first thing that came to my head!"his answer was simple; and as soon as he blurted it out,he turned 25° to the left and increased his walking speed.
Todoroki didn't think much of this and just went with the wave.Nothing particular happened until they reached the changing rooms.
"Karategis?"exclaimed Kaminari in confusion.Indeed,the traditional Karate uniform was ready in the changing rooms,one for each student.
"This lesson is going to be quite interesting!"said Midoriya,without a doubt he was the most excited as for this as his main focus was physical combat since his quirk was basically a physical boost(Manga readers stfu(no offense)).
A few minutes passed by.
"This goddamn belt doesn't want to seat itself properly!"yelled Bakugo.
"You need to wrap it around yourself ones and then do the knot"explained Lida.
"I'll kill it!"said Bakugo choking the white belt between his hands.
A small arguement broke out which was short lived.
"Just imagine the girls wearing these Karategis,with those tight belts,while doing complex movements"Mineta was the pervy lil bug that he usually was and shared his thoughts out loud.
"Mineta!You need to refrain yourself from those thoughts!"yelled Lida.Another arguement breaks out.It was short lived as well.
The boys exited the changing rooms and followed Aizawa to the training room where today's activities would commence.
Not to offend or anything,but the boys needed to wait for the girls as they were still changing.As they were waiting,Gunhead entered the room.
He approached them along with his crew.
"Are you the students from Class 1-A?"he asked.
"Such a strong presence!"thought Kirishima.
The presence of this man,his menacing appearance with his mask.Lida hesitated for a second,but answered the question.
"Yes sir!"Lida's initial hesitation had sneakily transformed itself into a gulp after he finished his sentence.
"Oh my god!Uravity has told me so many things about you guys!"Gunhead responded with a much more light tone.
"A marshmallow personality!"they thought at the same time.
The girls entered the room.
"Gunhead!"said Uraraka approaching him.
"Uravity!"said Gunhead as he high-fived her with both hands.
"Yep,absolute marshmallow personality"thought the whole class.
After a minute or two order was restored.
"Today we'll be exploring hand to hand combat.Since most of you will probably rely on your quirks out in the field,it is crucial to understand the basics of hand to hand combat as it may as well save your lives one day"explained Gunhead.
"A question!"said Lida raising his hand.
"Yes"Gunhead gave him confirmation.
"We understand that we are going to understand learn hand to hand combat,but why the Karategis?Our suits are much more suitable for hand to hand combat with out quirks"said Lida.It was affair argument.
"That's because today; you won't be using your quirks at all"said Gunhead.
It was to be expected,but nonetheless; the students were shocked.
"We can start with the basics,I'm going to need two volunteers"said Gunhead.
Of course most of the class raised their hands.Gunhead took Momo and Kirishima.
He guided them to a circle with a radius of about 3 meters.
"We are first going to have a mock match.I'm going to teach you some basic evasive maneuvers,some counterattacks and some offensive moves"said Gunhead.
It was an easy instruction to understand and it was nothing special.
"For now you two will fight,after your match we will discuss what movements could've been avoided or more effectively performed"said Gunhead.
Momo and Kirishima took their positions.
"Start!"said Gunhead.This was an unfair match.Kirishima had absolute experience on hand to hand combat and had brute force,while Momo was completely reliant on her quirk during fights and close quarter combat.
Kirishima launched at her with a right punch.Momo moved quickly to her right while also grabbing his fist and turning her back to him.She bowed down a bit while pulling his arm down; letting him roll on her back and finally completely twisting him over her smashing him onto the pavement.
Her classmates were absolutely shocked by her absolutely perfect choreography.Perfect movements,technique and application of force.
Gunhead was stuck in the moment himself.
"Perfect!Absolutely incredible!"said Gunhead grabbing her hands and continuing to praise her.Meanwhile Midoriya and Sero were moving Kirishima's shocked dead body aside.
"Where did you learn a technique like that?"said Gunhead.
"I've have been taking light Karate and tae-kwon-do lessons since I've been young and it just came out as an automatic reaction through muscle memory"said Momo blushing a bit from embarrassment.
After the initial shock,Gunhead continued with instructions and made everyone divide in groups of two.Training proceeded as normal.To say the least; Kirishima had a very close relationship with the ground that day.
After 3 hours of constant instructions and teaching; the lesson was over.
"Yaomomo....that was manly as hell!"said Kirishima while lying on the floor.
"I'm not sure if that was a compliment..."said Momo with a nervous smile.
After gathering the students Gunhead made a few comments and praised some of the more enthusiastic students.
"That's it for today!I hope that I can work with all of you in the future!"said Gunhead.
Wrapping everything up,the students started exiting the room one by one.
"Yaoyorozu"said Todoroki.
"What is it Todoroki?"answered Momo.
"Could you show me some of those forms you used on Kirishima?"His request was plain and simple.
"Sur-"Momo quickly realized their situation.Completely alone in a room with no windows where they would be grabbing each other.She got rid of some extreme thoughts really quickly as they were completely unnecessary.
"So?"said Todoroki.
"Yes yes,of course"said Momo.
She started by teaching him some basic forms and easy counterattacks.
"And remember,if you can knock your opponent down,do it!"she said in a raised tone.She was a good good teacher,but a bit of a strict one as well.With the situation Todoroki was in,he was about to steal Kirishima's reputation with the ground.
He continued to struggle for around 20 more minutes.
As Momo launched a left hook,Todoroki had managed to grab her arm and twist it to the right,what he didn't expect; was Momo side flipping to the left pulling him before sweeping his right leg.
"You're to confident in your initial moves maki-"Todoroki had taken Momo's advice.While he was on the ground,he sweeped her legs.She was absolutely going to fall,and she was absolutely going to fall on top of him.
Momo crushed on top of Todoroki,perfectly mimicking his position.
A rare event.Gazing into each other's eyes from this distance was a rare event.Admiring their own reflection from the opposite colorful surface.They both entertained quite a few ideas in their minds at that moment,but soon came to their senses.Momo rolled to her right.
"Sorry,I didn't mean to-"she tried to apologize for her actions,but was quickly interrupted.
"It was my fault,I tackled without considering your downfall movement.I am to blame"said Todoroki.They both just stared at the ceiling for a few seconds.
"I could go for some Soba right now"said Todoroki.Momo launched up and stretched her arms.
"Let's go change,the others must already be heading to the dorms by now.
"Agreed"said Todoroki,his mind was still running on some kind of fumes after gazing at Yaoyorozu's eyes from such a close range,he felt lucky and lustful for a few more seconds of just staring into her shining orbs.
"What the heck am I thinking?"thought Todoroki while walking behind Yaoyorozu as they were approaching their separate changing rooms.
"I can't wait to take a hot shower!"said Momo with a joyful smile while starting to put her hair down.
Todoroki just admired her neck from behind and just plainly thought of how he was about to lose sight of that soft skin and-

His mind had just shut down as he had initiated the action.What did he do!?
He took 3 swift steps back.
Momo turned around blushing like crazy.1000 and 0 thoughts rushing through her mind.
"Wha-"she couldn't even finish a four letter word.
Todoroki was staggering even though he wasn't the victim her.
"I-I..."he couldn't explain,he had nothing to explain.How do you explain something you don't understand yourself!?
He just ran,just ran into the boy's changing rooms and didn't look back for even one second.
"What have I done?"he asked himself.

So he lives?Honestly,it is 4am here and if I looked outside my window and saw some of you with pickforks and torches I wouldn't even be mad.I have been an absolute asshole for not updating and ignoring comments and likes for this story.I hope that next chapter will come out much much much much much much much much much much sooner than this one did.Also please comment anything cause it is lots of fun for me to talk with you guys and I hope you're satisfied with this chapter.And yes I did base the entire chapter's plot around this fan art just to use it,call me whatever you want,but do you have any idea how satisfying it is to use fan arts to show actual actions?