Swiper (Bakugo X reader)

Chapter twelve: Dont hold back, dont you dare

Katsuki had won his fight against Kirishima after your round with Tokoyami and you where both sat in the quiet waiting room for your battle against each other.

  Iida and Todoroki where wrapped up in the round that was currently causing muffled cheers to leek through the cracks in the walls and into the static waiting room.

You sighed, glancing at the ash-blond boy that was crouched on the corner of the room, stretching with a stern expression.

You took your phone out to check for any messages that might've come through from your parents. Katsuki watched you quietly as you glanced at your phone screen every five seconds, looking for any comfort to soothe your shaken nerves.

"I don't want to fight you." You blurted out. "This is different to training with you. It's scary."

"Yeah, but we've gotta do it, I can't wait to smash that icy-hot, bastards face in though." He growled with a smirk on his face. His enthusiasm made the corners of your mouth pull up into a hesitant smile.

A loud cheer shook the room. Signifying the match was over and it was your turn. You took a deep breath. Releasing it slowly as you stood. The other fights didn't make you this nervous. It was literally a ticking time bomb.

You both walked towards the door he placed a warm hand on your shoulder and gave you a confident smirk before shoving you slightly out of the way and and marching towards the entrance of the arena, you walked down a separate corridor towards the tunnel opposite the one he would come from, you came across Todoroki on your way down, he gave you an acknowledging nod before passing.

You took another deep breath before stepping into the light, the crowd getting louder. You wobbled up into the arena facing your training partner and admittedly best friend. You could tell this fight would be different for him too. He wasn't scowling or taunting you like he had done in all of his other fights. He was still and concentrated.

Present Mic called for the fight to begin and you shakily started running towards him. He held out his hand, ready to send out an explosion. Your wildly smiling face flashed before his eyes and in that moment he couldn't hurt you. "Screw it!" He hissed to himself.
You swung a punch at him and he caught it in his hand. You flinched back, relaxing your fist slightly.

"WHATS THIS? HAS THE ICY HEART OF BAKUGO BEEN THAWED? THATS THE FIRST TIME HES LET HIS COMPETITION GET ANYWHERE NEAR HIM!" Present mic exclaimed.

"Obvious favouritism." Kirishima grinned to Denki who was shaking his head in mock disapproval.

"I want to fight you at your strongest. Blowing you away when you have no power wouldn't be satisfying at all. So take my quirk! And let me beat you at one hundred percent!" He smirked at you.

You smiled slightly, furrowing your brow and clenching the fist that was held by him again. Your eyes turned crimson as the collective sweat surrounding both of your hands caused a large explosion that pushed you both back by a fair distance. The boy kept is feet rooted into the ground as much as possible as to not be pushed back by too much.

You had to dig your fingers into the ground to stop yourself from sliding. As you strained your vision to see him through the smoke. There was a large cry behind you as you turned to see a hand reach for your face through the thick black smoke. You blocked with your forearm, holding your palm out in the direction that the hand came from. Another joint explosion went off.

You tried your best to expel the thick blanket of falling ash as you used explosions to propel yourself up into the sky. You could see Katsuki preparing himself to launch at you, implying quick thinking, you pulled a bobby pin out of your hair that was keeping the loose strands out of your face.