lucid dreams ༄ bnha various

VIII

❝ you don't have to act so tough all the time. ❞

The bus suddenly stopped. I glanced out the window to our destination. We were half way there and I wondered why Aizawa stopped the bus. We were forced off the tiny air-conditioned bus as he spoke.

"Why are we stopping here?" I asked, raising a brow. Four pro-heroes had appeared. I heard from Aizawa that we would be training with the Wild Wild Pussycats. These, must be them since they adorned Cat ears and tails in their costume design. Suddenly, we were thrown off the side of the road into the forest below. We had to fight our way through to make it to the campsite. I stopped myself from face planting into the ground. I glanced around my surroundings. Nothing out of the ordinary.

We fought giant mud monsters which were quite easy to trick and destroy and most of 1-A didn't struggle. Everyone seemed to be working together. I found it stupid. These things were quite easy to take on yourself. If we took out these monsters on our own, we could make it to the campsite a bit earlier. I leapt onto one of the mud monster with that in mind. My mist wasn't that effective against non-living objects or creations like these so I had to rely more on my wits. I flipped a knife from the utility belt on my thigh and slid down the monster's back, the large knife cutting through as I did so. I leapt off, letting out a deep breath.

"[L/N], WATCH OUT!" Uraraka shouted.

"Aw fuck-"

The mud monster had me in his grasps. I squirmed a bit, a bit disgusted that I would be covered in mud. I cringed, trying to cut his hand but the knife quickly fell from my grasp. Suddenly, the monster was off it's feet and I was in the air. I blinked, unable to recognize what had happened. "Hu-OH SHIT-" I was safely secured in someone's arms as the monster crumbled to nothing. "Midoryia?" I blinked, a bit surprised of my rescuer. I found myself breathless as we were in the sky. There was green energy around him as he used a branch to jump off. He didn't say anything. "I didn't need help you know-" I said as we landed.

"Well, it's our job to save everyone isn't it?" The green haired boy said as he let go of me. I blinked, watching him kick off to fight another monster. I didn't even have the time to thank him. I quickly turned around with a lack of confidence. I slapped my cheeks lightly to get a grip. I sucked in some air, letting out a sigh to take a break from fighting mud monsters.

I took a deep breath in. "EVERYONE! COVER YOUR NOSES AND MOUTHS!" I shouted as loud as I could. I watched everyone do so. I covered my own mouth and nose as I released as much hallucination mist as my body could produce. I tried to imagine what they would hallucinate. I ran to each of the mud monsters in my sights and continued to emit hallucination mist in their faces. I hopped around, hoping it would work. Maybe they'd stop fighting us and act like we aren't here. Or maybe we would look like fellow mud monsters in their eyes. I leapt off of the last one, feeling drained. I gasped for air as the hallucination mist disappeared. I could barely see my line of vision. Everything was a bit blurry and my vision was tainted with black dots. I hoped I could reach the tree branch in time before I passed out.

I didn't make it. I think I heard Sero and Yaoyorozu yell my name. Maybe Uraraka's and Jiro's as well but I couldn't quite tell who was calling my name. I wasn't so sure if I actually hit the ground or not. I saw the tree branch directly in my face. My hand lost it's grip on the branch. My mind blanked. I knew the repercussions of overusing my quirk. I think I hit the ground.

I  groaned. My head hurt like a bitch. I wasn't so sure if I hit the ground or smacked into the tree branch. Honestly, I didn't want to know. My eyes adjusted. We were still in the forest. It was still day time. The sky was still blue, from what I could see through the trees. I didn't have a full grasp on my senses. I realized we were walking. In the forest. I guess the mist did work as none of the mud monsters were attacking us. I blinked, shifting slightly. There were firm hands around my legs so I must have been carried on someone's back this entire time. "You're awake!" Ashido cried.

I was in the back of the class. I recognized the stupidly bright yellow hair and registered it as Kaminari's. "Wait-how is he carrying me? Isn't he in his dumb phase right now?" I asked.

"Stop talking like I'm not here!" He replied, ignoring the question.

"Oops. Sorry. Didn't see you there." I snickered.

"It's been two hours since you've passed out. I could have gone back to normal in that time!" Kaminari said.

"Two hours?" Jesus Christ, I feel sorry for your back! I should get off now, huh?"

"You're not that heavy." He said.

I slid off Kaminari's back anyways, my feet hitting the ground. My legs were still a bit wobbly but I stayed on my feet. I would rather not have the embarrassed defeat of having to be carried all the way back. "[L/N], you sure you should be walking?" Jiro asked, raising a brow, her voice full of skepticism.

"Yes," I said between my teeth. I continued to walk a couple more steps.

"It doesn't look like it," Ashido added, "your legs are all shaky."

"I'm fine!" I snapped, trying to reassure them.

"You're already manly enough, [L/N]." Kirishima spoke up.

"hUH?" I was confused by his words.

"You don't need to act so tough all the time." He continued, walking ahead. The red headed boy picked me up with one thrust. He was fucking carrying me on his shoulder using one arm for support. How strong is this guy? Jesus Christ.

"You really saved us there," Kaminari said with a grin.

"I know right," Sero said with a defeated sigh, "I was getting sick of fighting wave after wave."

"Oh yeah?" I said, raising a brow.

"All the mud things just ignored us after you did that!" Ashido said.

"Did I fall?" I asked.

"Almost." Jiro said.

"You're lucky I saved your stupid ass, you bitch." Bakugo spat.

"Gee, thanks." I said between my teeth, ready to punch this angry little prissy brat. "Actually, I honestly wished you didn't." I added.

"You ungrateful little-"

"KIRISHIMA CAN YOU FUCKING RUN PLEASE? I THINK I'M ABOUT TO BE KILLED."

"UH-YEAH, I CAN DO THAT. JUST HOLD ON PLEASE, [L/N]."