Violet | Shinso x OC/Reader

24 - Promise

-Shinso POV-

"Was I too harsh? No... I only spoke the truth. I wish she would've said something, though." The truth is, you were heartbroken. You'd just left the closest friend you've ever had nearly in tears. But you refused to let that distract you from your goal.

"She's got more friends... She'll be fine." You mutter in an attempt to reassure yourself.

"Yeah, but will I? ... Whatever. I've got a battle to win."

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You stand in the shade of the tunnel as you wait for Mic to announce your name. You were about to fight that green-haired kid, and you knew exactly what you had to do to win. "I've just gotta provoke him into responding to me, then I'll make him walk out of bounds... Easy."

You watch as flames spout from the four corners of the arena. Then Mic starts speaking into the microphone. "All right, audience! Let's cut to the good stuff and not delay these finals any longer! Welcome our first fighters!"

You look up at the giant screen above the audience as it beeped and showed your pictures. "That's... actually not a bad photo of me. HE looks like he's about to piss his pants, though. Heh."

"Whoa... He looks kind of scared in that picture, doesn't he? It's Izuku Midoriya from the hero course!" The green-haired kid steps into the sunlight on the other side of the stadium and Mic continues introducing the two of you. "... VERSUS: Hitoshi Shinso from general studies, who really hasn't done anything to stand out yet!"

"Oh THANKS, Mic... You couldn't have made up a better intro for me?" Present Mic has known you for years through your uncle Shota. You shake your head and step out into the stadium as Mic continues to explain the rules.

"The rules are simple! Immobilize your opponent or force them out of the ring!! You can also win by getting the other person to cry 'uncle'! Bring out the injuries, because we've got our very own Recovery Girl waiting on standby! Put your morals aside and don't be afraid to play dirty! But of course, NO life-threatening crap, folks! It's not allowed! Real heroes use their power to throw villains in jail, not kill them!"

You enter the ring and watch as your opponent lets out a deep breath. "This is where I begin..."

"So you can just give up, huh?" He looks up at you when he hears your voice. "In a way, this is a test of how strong your spirit is. If you know what you want your future to hold for you, you can't worry about what other people think..."

"READYYYY??!!" Mic continues commentating as you speak.

"That monkey was going on about his pride earlier..."

"BEGIN!!!"

"... But I just think he's an idiot for throwing away his chance like that."

You watch as he gets visibly ticked off and then starts charging at you. "Don't you talk about Ojiro that way-!" He stops in his tracks, and you watch his eyes go blank.

You smirk. "That's it... I win."

"WHA-? HEY, HEY, WHAT'S THE DEAL-Y-OH?  THIS IS THE FIRST MATCH, IT SHOULD START OUT WITH A BANG! THE FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN, AND IZUKU MIDORIYA IS... COMPLETELY FROZEN! HE'S NOT MOVING A MUSCLE! AND WHAT'S WITH THAT LOOK ON HIS FACE? COULD THIS BE A QUIRK AT WORK?! HITOSHI SHINSO SEEMS TO HAVE IZUKU MIDORIYA COMPLETELY STUNNED!!"

"OKAY, Mic! We get it!" But the man wasn't finished, yet...

"He didn't stand out in the first rounds at all, but it's possible Shinso's CRAZY powerful! WHO COULD'VE IMAGINED THIS TURN OF EVENTS?! THAT'S THE FESTIVAL FOR YA! HAHAHA!"