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"Hey, (Name), wait up!"
Ignoring the voice, you turned to Yaoyorozu. "It was a great idea suggesting for us to come to the pool for endurance training, Yaoyorozu."
"I'm glad it's been of help to you" she replied graciously.
"(Name)!"
"Ah, Midoriya, let me help you with that" you said, walking over to help him bring out the swim equipment.
"H-huh, i-it's fine, (Last Name)-san!" Midoriya stuttered back.
"(Name)?"
"Todoroki, could you teach me how you maintain stamina for your quirk later?" you asked.
"Sure."
"(NAME)~!"
Sighing, you finally turned to face the blonde haired boy, who panted from his efforts to grab your attention. Everything from the black streak in his hair to the desperate light in his eyes got on your last nerves.
"What do you want, Kaminari?" you asked, crossing your arms.
"Just let me explain!"
"Explain what?" you snapped, "how you were supposed to be training your quirks, but instead flocked here in hopes of seeing the girls in swimsuits?"
"You're the only one I was looking for, I swear!"
"I've had enough of your antics" you turned away from him, trying to ignore your headache, "I don't want to see you right now."
Leaving him behind, you made your way back over to your female classmates, who were stretching beside the pool.
"Don't you think you were a bit too harsh, (Last Name)-san?" Uraraka asked.
"Not at all" you sighed, bringing your hand up to soothe your migraine, "he's always acting as if he has no commitment."
"Why're you even dating him?" Jiro asked, frowning, "if you ask me, you could do so much better. Why not go for Midoriya or Todoroki? You seemed to get along with them just fine."
"Well, Denki's different" you murmured.
"Ah, you're calling him by his first name again. Does that mean you've forgiven him?" Yaoyorozu asked, seeming amused.
"I-I meant Kaminari!" you protested, flustered.
You sighed, looking down at the ground. It was true that you had admired Kaminari for a long time. Despite his idiotic tendencies, he was extremely strong, and was also very serious about becoming a hero. Although he probably had ulterior motives when he first approached you in class with Mineta, you appreciated how much he had come to care about you, enough to sacrifice anything for you.
"Well, I'm sure you'll figure it out" Yaoyorozu reassured you as she stood, "let's head to the pool, shall we?"
"Everyone, do you want to see which of us can swim 50 meters the fastest?" Iida asked the class.
"Yeah!"
"Sounds fun!"
"Let's do it!"
"How about we choose a few representatives from the first round?" Yaoyorozu asked the girls.
"I vote Tsu-chan and (Last Name)" Ashido snapped her fingers, "they have the best suited quirks for this kind of activity. Don't you agree, Yaomomo?"
"I think you're right. If they're up for it" Yaoyorozu said.
"Sounds good" Asui agreed.
You winced, shaking your head as your head throbbed again. You were probably just stressed about your situation with Kaminari. "I'm in" you said.
As you lined up at the starting line, you felt yourself hunch over from the pain. You wondered if you should back out of the competition, but you couldn't let your classmates down.
"On your marks..."
You got into position. It wasn't like you would be touching the water. You could use your quirk to fly over the pool.
"Get set..."
It was only a few seconds. You could endure.
"GO!"
All at once, a splitting headache overcame you, and you felt yourself falter just as your feet left the platform.
You fell into the pool, unable to control your movements. Your body became numb and it was impossible to ignore the aching pain coursing through your head and spreading throughout your body. You forced yourself to kick your way up to the surface, but gasped as you felt water instantly fill your lungs.
It was getting harder to breath and harder to see. And you became painfully aware of the secret you had neglected to tell everyone.
You couldn't swim.
Another splash beside you caused bubbles to blind your vision. You caught sight of familiar blonde hair as the person grabbed your hand and began to pull you up through the water.
You gasped in relief as your head broke the surface, coughing out water and attempting to catch your breath.
"Are you alright?" a voice asked desperately from beside you.
You glanced at Kaminari, who held you tightly in his arms. "You remembered..."
"Of course I remembered, idiot!" Kaminari yelled, "how could you be so stupid and try to win this competition when you can't even swim?!"
"I wasn't planning on touching the water-"
"You could have been hurt!"
After a pause, you asked, "would you care if I got hurt?"
"Why would you even ask that?" Kaminari demanded, "of course I would. (Name), I love you!"
At his statement, you felt your eyes fill with tears. You threw your arms around him, causing him to lose his balance. But you didn't care. As long as you were in his arms, he would never let you drown.
"I love you, too, Denki!" you wailed, "so stop making me feel like I don't mean anything to you! Stop following Mineta when he wants to check out other girls, and stop admiring other girls when I'm with you. Stop acting like you don't have a girlfriend who already loves you from the bottom of her heart!"
As Kaminari murmured words of comfort to you while stroking his fingers through your hair, your classmates watched from the sidelines in exasperation and amusement.
"I thought we were having a competition..." Iida muttered.
"I've never seen (Last Name)-san break down like that" Uraraka commented.
"Well, I guess it just comes to show how much she cares about him" Ashido giggled.
Alone at the corner of the pool, Mineta fell to the ground on his knees, fuming in anger.
"She's so close to you, hugging you and crying on you" he cried in despair, "how could you get a girl like that without me,
KAMINARI YOU B*STARD!"
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