bandaid | katsuki bakugo

twenty three

"hey, you guys." mahiro smiled, popping up beside toshino.

"hey, what's up, mahiro?" yurei smiled, "popcorn?" she offered her bag to the two second years who arrived, pulling it back when they shook their head.

"what are you all doing up here?" inouye bit into a rainbow snow cone.

yukiko's mom smiled, "don't you think it's better to see the dueling from here?"

inouye shrugged, "it's a bit hard to see."

"says the one who can see from here." yukiko teased.

toshino poked the side of his head, "yeah, isn't your eye basically a scope on a sniper rifle?"

inouye chuckled, "maybe it is."

yukiko laughed softly, "hey, inouye, mahiro, wanna call who's gonna win?"

"like, betting?" mahiro tilted her head, "well, then, i'll take todoroki." she smiled, looking to inouye.

"yeah, me too."

"both of you? how boring!" yurei scoffed, "izuku's holding all the power there! sure, shoto is strong but izuku is on the same level as All Might!"

yukiko chuckled softly, "it sure will be a fun match."

"i haven't had to opportunity to see izuku's quirk yet." yuko leaned against the wall, "is it really so amazing?"

"you should've seen it during the entrance exam. i was... stunned." yukiko chuckled.

"begin!" Present Mic announced, watching the crowd cheer loudly from the booth.

izuku held his wrist in his hand, tense as shoto stared across the grounds to him. just as the word left Present Mic's lips, shoto shot a towering wall of ice hurling to izuku.

the ice shot every which way as izuku flicked air that could only be classified as hurricane worthy. the ice went propelling back to it's producer.

yuko perked up, her back straightening, "holy..."

yukiko smiled, taking note of izuku's busted finger, but not letting it phase her. the crowd attenders shook as the cold air blew into there face, rubbing their shoulders to warm up.

"wow! midoriya managed to break todoroki's insane opening move!" Present Mic was shocked himself.

the two competitors stood there, not willing to move from the place their feets were planted.

shoto sent a similar attack back to izuku, the latter using the same counter move.

Present Mic shouted into the mic, "he countered again!"

"does he have the same quirk as you, yukiko?" yuko asked, narrowing her eyes.

yukiko shook her head, "no," she smiled, "his is far different from mine." yukiko took into account the four remaining fingers izuku had left, not including his thumbs. if he had planned to counter every attack, he'd have to choose carefully.