Flaws [BNHA x Pokemon!Reader]

Chapter Ten

"You're fighting Bakugou-san, right? You're screwed. No offense."

You stared at the monotoned boy with shock. Out of everything that you had expected Todoroki to say, it was not for him to put you down. Sure, you knew he was blunt, but you thought the two of you were getting somewhere.

"Dude," you deadpanned. "Way to make me feel better about myself."

"I said no offense," he said earnestly. The two of you were waiting in the first waiting room in between the battles. Todoroki had beaten Iida in the battle beforehand and he had come to meet you in the fifteen minute break in between. You had hoped he had come to give you words of encouragement, but instead you were greeted with 'You're screwed.'

You groaned and put your head down on the table. Todoroki hadn't told you anything you didn't already know; fighting Bakugou definitely meant you were going to die. Either he would kill you and win, or you would win and then he would kill you. Neither option was that appealing.

Todoroki put his hand on your shoulder and gave it an awkward pat. It didn't really help, but you appreciated the gesture. You sighed.

"And even if I do somehow manage to win and he doesn't kill me, I'll just end up fighting you," you said. Even if you could win against the blond boy, there was no way you could beat Todoroki. You had been using your quirk all day for much longer than you ever had while practicing with aizawa, and to beat him on a normal day, you'd need at least a few Pokemon.

"Don't feel bad," Todoroki said. "If we do end up fighting, I'll try to get it over with quickly."

You knew the boy had horrible social skills, but that really wasn't what you needed to hear, and he didn't seem to get that. But before you could say anything back to him, the door burst open, revealing the angry blond boy you had just been talking about.

"Ah, speak of the devil," Todoroki deadpanned.

"What are you two doing in here?" Bakugou yelled. "This is my prep room, room 1-!" He looked back out in the hall to see the name of the room: "Prep Room 2." He glared at us. "Whatever." Then, there was a slight pause where he just stared at Todoroki. "Wait a minute, 'speak of the devil?' What were you saying about me half and half bastard?"

Before Bakugou could literally explode on the boy, you lifted your head off of the table. "We were just talking about the fight, Bakugou, which I'm trying to prepare for. So if you could just go yell at someone else that would be great, thanks."

Now Bakugou looked really pissed, but you were honestly too nervous for the battle to care. It had been the longest day of your life, (besides that time Kosho had accidently set the Sunset Cafe kitchen on fire and the two of you had to hide it from the manager), and it was starting to take a toll on your energy. If you only had to win against Bakugou, then you could use all of your energy on him. But since there was a possibility that you would fight Todoroki too, you would have to be smart.

Bakugou stormed out of the room, mumbling something about the 'half and half bastard' and how he 'wouldn't hesitate to crush me' in the fight. Todoroki glared after him as he left, but I just put my head back down on the table. This was going to be hell.

-=+=-

"WELCOME BACK EVERYONE, TO A FIGHT I HAVE VERY MUCH BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO!" Present Mic's words rang out in your ears as you waited in the hallway, facing the arena with shaking hands.

Aizawa took over the microphone. "Both from class 1-A, we have Bakugou Katsuki and (L/n) (Y/n)." That was your cue. You stepped out into the light and listened to the cheers of the audience.