My Healer Academia (Bakugo x OC x Todoroki)

Season Three

A/N: I apologize for this very sporadic update schedule :( Unfortunately, the business I tend to on Wednesdays has increased throughout the week, and I'm only able to update once a week now. The chapters will come out on the very original schedule I had it at - every Sunday.

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               "Relax."

               His words were dangerously close.

               "If you fight back too much, my hand might just slip and..."

               The darkness weighed heavily on Ai's body. Every time she closed her eyes to rest, they were waiting for her. Every hand grappled on with a deadly squeeze. Every word spoken echoed throughout her mind.

               "Poof."

               No matter how hard she fought, they always came back.

               "Ai-chan."

               The toughest hand was the one on her neck. It held on with one less finger, but its force was stronger than anything that Ai could muster to rid her of its hold.

               "Ai-chan?"

               As the others disappeared, its grip merely tightened. It extended into the form of a human body that loomed over her. His voice was raspy yet perfectly clear.

               "Do you want to die?"

               She grabbed his arm. She pushed him away. She screamed at him. Every attempt in making him disappear was futile. He would do the same thing over and over and over again, waiting for her to cave in. Then, when she was the most exhausted, unable to protest as he leaned in, he would repeat this statement at the end of every nightmare.

               "See you soon."

               "Ai-chan!"

               The dazed girl snapped out of her trance, met with three different gazes as the four students arrived at the entrance of their designated training area. Not only had she been quiet the entire walk to UA's swimming facility, but she was also unresponsive to all of Midoriya's attempts to get her attention.

               "Huh? Oh, sorry Midoriya-kun."

               "Are you okay," Midoriya asked, not noticing how Kaminari and Mineta were anxiously bouncing on their toes, waiting to burn the images of their bikinied peers into their brains forever. "You look tired. Have you been getting enough sleep?"

               "Yeah," Ai stammered, flustered by his bombardment of concern. Before she could explain herself further, however, Kaminari and Mineta were already sprinting off to the doors.

               "Come, let us go," the two exclaimed, unaware of how they were simultaneously voicing their fantasies. "To our paradise!"

               Ai couldn't help but snicker at them, which earned a relieved sigh from Midoriya. The best friends glanced at each other with a smile before entering the pool area themselves, bombarded by the sight of their entire class. Almost immediately, Ai could feel her face heat up. However, it wasn't because of the sight of the shirtless boys, but more so of how all of the girls were in school issued swimsuits.