A Match Decided

-UA Cafeteria-

Everyone was quick to grab the special that they had been serving though it had been equally difficult to find seats. Most of the students there had practically fought over a table so they could rest their legs after the cavalry battle. Katsuki, and a couple other of his classmates had managed to find themselves a table though it just so happened to be in view of where Reina, Chouko and Fubuki sat along with the rest of the girls from his class.

He barely ate from his tray as he watched Reina smile and laugh with whatever they had been talking about; his cheeks turned a little pink everytime. Over and over again he kept thinking about how he would tell Reina about his true feelings, or at the very least what would be the best way to tell her. It seemed every scenario he played in his head turned out to either go poorly or just turned out like the rest of his attempts to tell her; he squeezed the fork in his hand, nearly breaking it at thought of it all.

He was busy thinking about it, he didn't notice that Eijirou was trying to get his attention.

"Hey Bakugou!" He soon heard him say, making him jump, "Didn't you hear me?"

"What the hell do you want, Shitty Hair!?" Katsuki yelled in his usual tone of voice.

"Whoa dude, relax!" Eijirou said calmly, before pointing to his tray, "I was just saying you barely touched your lunch, something on your mind?"

"What the hell makes you say that!?" He yelled at him.

"You looked to be deep in thought, not to mention you're still in a daze. Is it because of what happened in the ro--"

"DON'T YOU DARE MENTION THAT HERE!"

Denki soon noticed Reina nearby as she continued to chat. "Have you been staring at Reina-chan the whole time?"

"NO!" Katsuki immediately yelled, "WHY WOULD I WASTE MY TIME DOING SHIT LIKE THAT!?"

Sero soon added, "Why are you even trying to hide, it's obvious that you were."

"I WASN'T LOOKING AT THE LOLLIPOP HEAD!" Katsuki yelled not caring who heard him, "QUIT ASSUMING CRAP LIKE THAT!"

Eijirou soon had a thought in his head, as he glanced over to Reina before looking back to Katsuki; he did this a few times before he had an idea.

"Now that I think about it…" Eijirou said as he had a smile, "... You've gotten really protective over Reina lately, especially after what happened at USJ…"

Denki and Sero picked this up too as they did the same gesture. "... Not to mention you walk with her after school, and carry the books when she's in charge of cleaning…" Denki said with a smile.

"... And there was that time after the combat training where she went to sleep over at your house which you didn't protest at…" Sero added.

"Why the hell do you extra's have that look?" Katsuki said to them with an angry look.

All three of them had the same thought, before Eijirou had put his arm over Katsuki's shoulder. "Ah I see what's going on Bakugou!" He said, hitting him on the shoulder, "You sly dog you!"

"What the hell are you getting at!?" Katsuki yelled trying to get Eijirou off of him.

"On three of you guys!" Eijirou said to Denki and Sero, before counting down, "1… 2… 3…!"

The three of them soon said, in unison all with grin's, "You're in love with Reina~!" Immediately afterwards Katsuki's face turned red as a tomato.

"Look at that, he's blushing!" Eijirou said with a smile as he poked at his cheeks a little.

"You really do like her, don't ya?" Denki said with a raised eyebrow.

"Don't even try to deny it!" Sero added.

Katsuki found himself stammering at his words, as he struggled to form a sentence; though the boy's were a bit shocked when they heard him say--

"Yes. I do."

This took the three of them back; They've seen the way Katsuki had acted; he was never the kind of guy to admit anything to anyone. For him to admit this now was just beyond surprising.

"Sorry, what was that?" Eijirou said, rubbing his ear a little, "You mind repeating that?"

"I said I do like her, okay Shitty Hair!?" Katsuki said slowly getting his usual self back, "Now shut up about it, before I blow the three of you to smithereens!"

"Take it easy." Denki said, "There's nothing wrong with liking a person you know?"

Katsuki merely clicked his tongue at this before averting his gaze from them. Sero soon said, "What's the big deal Bakugou? You should just go up to her and tell her how you feel. Unless your afraid of getting rejected."

"I'M NOT AFRAID OF THAT DIPSHIT!" Katsuki yelled, though they didn't seemed phased.

"Than what's holding you back from telling her, huh?" Denki asked.

Katsuki froze at this before he looked back over to Reina, and for a moment, his eyes laid on Izuku's table, which also had Floyd, Mineta and Gio. Never before in all of his life had he told anyone about how he knew Reina even before middle school; he didn't know why but in that moment…

"Do NOT repeat this to anyone." Katsuki told the three of them, "Especially to the Half-Breed and Deku!"

Eijirou, Denki and Sero looked at one another, before they nodded their heads to him. It was than Katsuki started to explain himself.

Over at Izuku and Floyd's table, he and Gio were currently playing on the Switch that Gio had bought with him prior, as they were playing what looked to be a game of Mario Kart 8. Gio and Izuku soon let out a groan while Floyd cheered.

"Alright first place!" Floyd yelled.

"Nice win there Floyd-san." Izuku said, though he had still been disappointed that he lost.

"Man, who knew playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe would be emotionally exhausting…" Gio said.

Floyd said to Gio with a triumphant smile, "That's what you get for surprising me with that 200cc match the other day!"

"Oh my God bro, one time!" Gio said to him while sticking his tongue out.

Floyd laughed as he playfully hit him on the shoulder, "Okay okay, one more round-"

Floyd soon caught a glimpse at Reina as he watched her chat with Chouko and the rest of the girls from class; He saw as she had gotten embarrassed over something, making the girls laugh at her expression as she did her best to explain herself. Izuku noticed Floyd's face turn a little red at the sight of Reina's face; Mineta who sat nearby noticed this too.

"Aihara, are you okay?" He asked.

Floyd immediately stammered as he tried to hide the red on his face, "YEAH PEACHY!"

"You sure?" Gio said, "Because it looked like you staring at Reina like a high school gi--"

Floyd immediately tapped Gio's mouth shut as he said while laughing nervously, "Say no one wants to hear about your magazine collection...."

"Did you just tape Terebi-kun's mouth shut?" Izuku asked as Gio struggled to get the tape off.

Floyd replied as his face was still red, "Uhhh, no?"

Mineta raised his eyebrow at this, "You're acting weird Aihara… Are you sure nothing's wrong?"

"I'll make you into Grape Soda if you don't shut your face." Floyd said in an angry demonic tone making Mineta shrink.

Gio soon ripped off the tape off of his mouth before his eyes widened in realization, "Bro, be honest…" He said as he rubbed his mouth a little, "Do you… Or do you not… Like Reina over there?"

"Dude what is this? The Bachelorette?" Floyd asked.

"It's okay. We're not gonna make fun of you, Floyd." Izuku reassured

Floyd gave a heavy sigh before admitting, "Yes, I do like Reina."

"OH MY GOSH! I KNEW IT!!" Gio exclaimed.

Floyd immediately shut his mouth, quickly shushing him as his face turned red, "Don't announce it to the world, damn it!"

"How long since you liked her?" Izuku asked.

"Since the day we met." Floyd said with a sigh.

This time Izuku looked surprised to hear this, "R-Really, that long!?" Floyd smacked Izuku's mouth shut as he shushed him. "Dude! Come on! X-nay on the love thing!"

"I didn't know you liked tough girls Aihara!" Mineta said, "Is she really your type?"

"Well yeah." Floyd replied with a shrug.

"Then what's stopping you bro!?" Gio said, "Why not just walk right up to her and tell her how you feel?"

"And let it be like Nisekoi? No thank you, man." Floyd replied.

Gio shushed him as he gave a somewhat scary look to Floyd making him jump, "We DON'T mention that trash here."

"Oh, it became trash now?" Floyd asked, "Is it because of what happened at the last cha--?"

Gio shushed him even harder as Floyd started to sweat, "DON'T. MENTION. THAT. TRASH."

"TEREBI-KUN!?" Izuku exclaimed out of confusion.

"WHY DID YOU SUDDENLY BECOME SCARY!?" Mineta yelled.

Floyd laughed nervously as he pushed Gio off of him, "Okay, okay, I won't mention it."

"Though aside from that Floyd-san…" Izuku said, "... It seems like you have some competition, with Kaa-chan I mean."

Floyd's eyebrow twitched at this as he looked over at Katsuki's table. "Seems like I do."

"Wait--!" Mineta said, "--That Bakugou guy likes her too!?"

"OH MY GOD!" Gio yelled, making them jump, "I KNEW IT!"

Floyd couldn't help but bonk him on the head at this as he shouted at him, "Idiot! Keep the volume to one! You want this to be an actual Nisekoi now?!"

"I thought Terebi-kun said not to mention that?" Izuku told him.

Floyd started to sweat bullets as Gio was suddenly holding what looked to be a blue shell. "WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT MENTIONING TRASH?" Gio said as he stood there in a threatening stance.

"Now, now, Gio. Let's not be hasty…" Floyd said nervously.

"BLUE SHELL ATTACK GO!!" Gio yelled before throwing the shell. This caused Floyd to make a mad dash for the nearest exit; all the while he yelled, "OH SUGAR HONEY ICED TEA! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME BEFORE I DIE!"

Floyd happened to run past Katsuki's table, as he had just finished explaining to Eijirou, Denki and Sero. Needless to say they were all shocked to hear this newfound information.

"So let me get this straight…" Eijirou said, "... You and Reina both met when you were kids. You hung out together, and even talked to each other. And while you can remember all of that, she can't recall?"

"Basically." Katsuki merely replied, letting his chin rest in the palm of his hand.

"Any particular reason?" Denki asked.

Katsuki's eyes changed slightly as he had a certain image go by in his head; his expression softened slightly. "Let's just say there was an accident when we were kids…" Was all he had replied, making the three of them exchange glances before they turned back to him.

"So what's wrong with that?" Sero asked.

Katsuki gave him a look before telling him, "What, you expect me to just walk up to her and say, 'Hey I knew you when you were like five, I like you, so go out with me!'" He let out a sigh as he rubbed his eyebrows, "It's… Not as simple as you think." For a moment he glanced over to Reina's table, eyeing her in particular, "She's… Very sensitive to certain things. If I told her…"

They noticed that Katsuki's hand started to shake at a certain thought in his head. "...I'd lose her. Only this time… It would be for good..." Is what he had said aloud without any meaning to.

The three of them noticed that Katsuki's expression changed as he looked at Reina. They could tell he had a bit of fear and sadness in his eyes when he looked at her. They both exchanged glances once more before they turned back to him.

"What is it that you like about her?" Eijirou asked, "If you don't mind us asking."

Katsuki seemed to get his demeanor back as he gave a harsh stare, "WHY WOULD YOU EXPECT ME TO TELL YOU THAT!? YOU'RE LUCKY THAT I TOLD YOU GUYS SHIT!"

"Hey come on, don't yell at us, or she's gonna hear!" Denki said.

They couldn't help but laugh at his reaction, when almost immediately after it had been said, Katsuki went to cover his mouth. "DON'T LAUGH! I'LL KILL YOU!" Katsuki yelled as his face was red.

Eijirou soon calmed himself down as he said while putting an arm over his shoulder, "Okay look bro, in all seriousness, you shouldn't be afraid of something like that. I mean, if you and Reina get along well than she wouldn't reject you if you just tell her your feelings to her."

Katsuki went to retort but couldn't, as he let out a growl; running a hand through his hair as if he had been trying to put together a thought.

"Geez…" Denki said, "You're really bad with that sort of stuff aren't you? I take it you never had a girlfriend in your life?"

"THAT AIN'T YOUR DAMN BUSINESS, SO SHUT UP!" Katsuki shouted getting his demoner back.

"Well, there's gotta be a way, you can tell her." Sero said, "Without you screwing up of course."

"WHY DO YOU THINK I'M GONNA SCREW IT UP!?" He yelled, "DON'T ASSUME SHIT LIKE THAT!"

Eijirou's expression soon brightened as he had thought of an idea, "I got it! Why don't you write her a letter?"

This took the group back a bit, Katsuki especially as he looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "You want me to write her a letter?" Katsuki asked him.

"Well yeah, why not?" Eijirou said, "If you can't say what you want, than you should just write it down and give it to her. Knowing a girl like Reina, she'll love it!"

"Isn't writing a letter a bit cliche though?" Sero asked curiously.

"Yeah, couldn't he just give her chocolates or something?" Denki asked.

"Giving her chocolates sounds cliche too, you know!" Eijirou said, "Besides writing a letter, can you help him bring his thoughts together about what makes Reina so great, right man?"

"LIKE I'D DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT SHITTY HAIR!!" Katsuki yelled looking away from the boy's; though little did they know he had a certain thought in his head, "...Though it's not a bad idea." He couldn't help but growl a little, "I REALLY hate that Shitty Hair."

Floyd soon returned to his own table as he had bruises on his face taking Izuku and Mineta back. "Serves you right for speaking of that trash." Gio said with a satisfied smile.

Floyd said to Gio with a growl, "I'll kill you one of these days man.."

"That's a bit extreme…." Izuku said awkwardly.

"... So…" Mineta asked, "... How are you going to get Reina's attention?"

"Hmmm beats me..." Floyd said before he did a double take, "WAIT! WHY THE HELL AM I ASKING YOU?!"

"Because I'm the best when it comes to women!" Mineta said with his thumbs up.

"Says the dude that tried to get with my sister only for him to become a stepping stool." Floyd replied.

"We don't speak of that!" Mineta said, "More importantly, you gotta think of something before that Bakugou guy steals your girl!"

"YEAH, RIVALRY!" Gio cheered.

"Why would you sound happy at that!?" Izuku exclaimed.

Floyd's eyebrow twitched a little at this, "You're right fam... Seems to me like I gotta use the ol' Aihara charm to woo the missus."

"What's the Aihara charm?" Izuku asked.

Floyd chuckled as he replied with a smile, "It's what my dad used for ma back when they started dating! If I play my cards right than I'm sure I could land a date with Reina-chan!"

"Interesting.." Gio said with a raised eyebrow, "By chance what would this Aihara charm in-tail?"

"Oh that's simple my friend…" Floyd said. Suddenly his PE outfit changed into that of a Latino Dancer with a rose in his mouth and drew up a guitar for himself as he said, while strumming it a little, "This little guise I whipped up just now!"

"YOU DREW A GUITAR IN THE SPAN OF TWO SECONDS!?" Gio exclaimed.

"MORE IMPORTANTLY WHEN DID YOU CHANGE COSTUMES!?" Mineta yelled.

"Wait, how do you know Reina-chan's gonna like that sort of thing?" Izuku asked

"Hmmm…" Floyd started to think, before he gave a shrug and he said with an innocent smile, "I don't."

"YOU DON'T!?" Izuku exclaimed as his jaw dropped, "THAN HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO WORK!?"

Floyd couldn't help but yell back as he held the guitar high into the air, "I DON'T KNOW BUT I'M WILLING TO TRY IT ANYWAY!"

"ARE YOU REALLY THAT CONFIDENT!?" Gio and Mineta shouted.

It hadn't been long before they saw the students in the cafeteria had already started to leave, after they had thrown away whatever had been on their trays. This had confused them at first as they were wondering where they had all been going on until it came back to them what they were in the middle of.

"GAH! WE GOTTA GET BACK TO THE STADIUM!" Izuku exclaimed before he started to make a break for it.

"OH CRAP! YOU'RE RIGHT!" Floyd yelled as he looked at his watch as he was suddenly in his PE outfit before he jumped from the table and he ran after Floyd, "WE HAVE TO GET THERE FOR THE THIRD EVENT!!"

"WHEN DID YOU CHANGE BACK!?" Gio and Mineta shouted out of confusion.

***

All the students gathered around at the center of the stadium as they had done in the events prior. Though Class 1-A had been gathered around, almost half of the class had been missing. The reason being because the girls were currently missing; Reina included. This of course worried Izuku, Floyd and even Katsuki though he didn't show it through his expression.

"I wonder where Reina-chan could be?" Izuku wondered as he looked at Floyd.

Floyd had said with a shrug, "Beats me man."

Katsuki looked through the crowd as he thought in his head, "Don't tell me she's getting cold feet again."

They soon heard Hizashi over the PA, "Now that lunch is over, it's finally time to reveal our last game! But before that--There's good news for all who didn't make it in the finals! Since this is a festival we have prepared recreational games that everyone can participate in too! We even bought real cheerleaders from America to liven things up!"

Most of the boy's in the group saw cheerleaders giving a one of a kind performance. Most of them couldn't help but have a nosebleed; Even Floyd gave a wolf whistle at the sight of them.

"Woah Mama!" Floyd shouted.

"Are you into cheerleaders?" Gio asked as he tilted his head a little, before he shrugged, "Eh, well whatever rocks your--WHAT THE HEY-HOO!?"

Class 1-A had their jaws dropped to the floor as well as most of the students on the playfield when they saw a familiar group within the crowd. It had been Class 1-A's girls, wearing cheerleading outfits, as all the girls had a deadpan look on their faces as they stood there with pom poms in their hands. Reina on the other hand had been hiding behind Momo as her face was completely red, though didn't stop from most of the guys looking in her direction as she started to mumble gibberish.

Izuku was speechless as he had never seen Reina in that kind of an outfit, while Katsuki on the other hand had his mouth wide open and Floyd suddenly had a nose bleed.

"RE--RE--REINA-CHAN!?" Izuku stammered as he yelled.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING LOLLIPOP HEAD!?" Katsuki shouted with his face still red.

Floyd attempted to stop his nosebleed as he said in a daze, "H-holy--Be--Be--Belgian Wa--Wa--Waffles!"

"EYES OFF HER, HALF-BREED!" Katsuki yelled at Floyd as he hit him on the head.

"YOU FIRST DICKWAD!" Floyd shouted as he punched his face.

"SAY THAT AGAIN I DARE YOU!!" Katsuki yelled as he punched back.

"HEY, COME ON BREAK IT UP!!" Eijirou yelled as he grabbed Katsuki.

"CAN'T YOU TWO LET IT GO JUST FOR ONE DAY!?" Gio yelled as he pulled Floyd off of him.

"This is really unexpected…" Fumikage said as he saw his cousin in a cheerleading outfit as he had been speechless.

"It's kind of embarrassing when you're looking at me like that Fu-kun…" Chouko said as she turned red from embarrassment.

"Kill me, just kill me now…" Reina said as she swept up a storm when she felt everyone stare at her.

Momo eyed two students in particular; this being Denki and Mineta as they had both given each other a thumbs up. "MINETA-KUN! KAMINARI-KUN!" Momo yelled, "YOU TRICKED US DIDN'T YOU!?"

"WHAT A CRUEL THING TO DO!!" Chouko yelled.

"YOU TWO DID THIS!?" Katsuki yelled at Denki and Mineta.

"You little shits!" Floyd added as he got out a morning star.

"YOU CAN'T BLAME US FOR HAVING THESE KIND OF FANTASIES!" Mineta retorted.

"Admit it, you like seeing Reina in that outfit!" Denki said as he moved his eyebrows, "I did you a favor man!"

"Yeah bro, Reina does look cute in that outfit!" Sero added.

"You can't deny that you like seeing her like that." Eijirou said as he nudged his elbow.

Katsuki tried to retort, but he found himself stuttering at his words, when his face turned as red as a cherry, "SHUT YOUR FACES!" Was all he could yell, "GO DIE!"

"He likes it." Denki, Eijirou, and Sero thought at the same time, as they gave each other smirks.

"W-woah! I get Reina's there but Mina's on this too??!" Floyd said as saw Mina.

"O-oh, A-A-Aihara-kun!" Mina said as she turned red before turning away. "Oh God! Oh God! Please don't stare!"

"What's this? Aihara?" Mineta whispered "You have feelings for Ashido too? I wouldn't blame ya with a body like hers. I would fall in love too. Compared to Reina of course. You can thank me later. But I thought you said you didn't want this to end up like Nisekoi?"

"THIS AIN'T NOTHING LIKE NIS--!!" Floyd yelled before he had gotten cut off by a red shell to the back of the head; courtesy of Gio, as everyone looked to him surprised.

"NEVER. MENTION. THAT. TRASH." Gio said in a demonic tone.

"Terebi-kun's reflexes are amazing…" Izuku said as his body shook a little.

"But it was him!" Floyd shouted and pointed to Mineta.

"Who me? Why would I mention Nisekoi?" Mineta asked before he got hit by a blue shell.

"NEVER SPEAK OF THAT TRASH!" He said still in a demonic tone.

Reina crouched down on the floor as she grasped her head; her face had still been red as her eyes were a bit swirly, "Oh my God, this is the worst day of my life…"

"Reina-chan, are you okay?" Izuku asked as he saw the look on Reina's face.

Floyd noticed it too as he attempted to stop his nosebleed, "Yeah dude, you're red as a tomato."

"I don't think you should talk, Aihara." Rikado said as he pointed to his nose.

"QUIET YOU!" Floyd yelled.

Ochaco soon approached Reina as she gave her a pat on the shoulder, "Are you sure you're alright? Your body is shaking."

"Do I look like I'm alright?!" Reina said to Ochaco in a hushed voice, "This is exactly the reason why I don't do the whole skirts and dress thing! I hate this so much!"

"Well, despite the situation you do look good in that outfit." She said, "If that makes you feel better."

"Yeah." Kyoka said as she approached, "If you're really that self-conscious then don't be."

"That's not it!" Reina yelled, "Okay maybe it is a little bit, but I don't like the way everyone's looking at me!"

Toru soon stepped forward, "Maybe it's because they're jealous of your looks!"

"No, no, no!" Reina yelled, "It's too embarrassing! Not to mention Katsuki-kun is looking at me with those eyes!"

"You're worried about Bakugou?" All the girls said, making Reina turn even more red.

"W-W-WAIT NO!" Reina shouted, "THAT'S NOT WHAT I--" She couldn't help but let out a groan, as she buried her face into the poms in her hands. "Why am I even thinking that more importantly?!" She exclaimed in her thoughts.

They heard Hizashi clear his throat in the PA before he announced, "Anyway, before we move on to the recreational games, let's check out who will be fighting each other one on one shall we!?" They saw on the large screen that it was a classic branch leading up to a crown on the screen.

Reina soon noticed this, as she seemed to have gotten back her composure; honestly she couldn't help but be surprised by this at the fact that she was going to be a part of all of this after her childhood years or what little she had in UA.

"So the last round is going to be one on one huh?" Eijirou said as he couldn't help but feel excited, "I still can't believe I'm going to be standing on the stage I see on TV every year!"

"Hey Rei-Rei!" Mina soon said, getting her attention, "Wasn't it a tournament last year?"

Reina shook her head before she replied, "Every year is different, but they always have the one on one competition." She looked to the screen again as she couldn't help but have a thought, "Still can't believe this is happening. This will be it. The moment of truth for myself, Izuku-kun and Floyd-kun."

Her expression changed slightly as she looked to her feet, "I just hope I'll manage with my Quirk…"

"Now then!" Nemuri soon said holding a yellow box, "Let's draw lots and determine the bracket! Once we have determined the bracket, we will begin the recreational games and then start the one on one matches! As for those that have made it into the finals, they can choose whether they want to participate or not! I'm sure you would want to rest your strength. Now than for the first match--"

Nemuri had soon been cut off when Oijiro raised his hand, making everyone turn to him. "Excuse me." He said as he did this, "... I'm withdrawing from the finals."

Everyone gasped at this, Class 1A had been especially shocked at this.

"Oijiro-kun, why?" Izuku asked.

"You worked so hard to get here." Reina added, "I thought you wanted to be recognized."

Floyd couldn't help but add, "Yeah man. This is a golden opportunity!"

"Aihara-kun is right." Tenya said, "This is a rare chance for Pros to see you for what you are."

"I know that." Oijiro said, "But… I barely remember anything from the cavalry battle until almost the very end. I think… It was that guy's Quirk."

"The work of someone's Quirk?" Reina said before it had hit her, "Wait, if I remember correctly Oijiro-san was with…" She looked over and saw the student from General Education looking over in their direction, "... Shinso." She had finished as she shrunk a little.

"That's right… He was teamed up with Shinso and that girl Mahi." Izuku said as he looked at Reina.

"I know this is a perfect opportunity for me." Oijiro said, "And it's foolish to waste it but… Everyone here competed to give it their all. I can't be up there with everyone without knowing what really happened."

Reina was surprised to hear this as she looked back over to Shinso who had already started to talk to Kuriruzu. "Just what in the world did he do to Oijiro-san that got him so spooked?"

"You're worrying about it too much!" Toru soon said, "You should make sure you produce results in the finals!"

"If you're going to say that, I didn't do anything either." Mina said, "I was stuck on Sero's team if you can believe it."

"Hey, that's harsh!" Sero said.

"That's not it…" Oijiro said, "... I'm talking about my pride here… I can't… Also…" He looked over to the girls, "... Why are you guys wearing cheerleader outfits?"

"THAT'S YOUR MAIN CONCERN DUDE!?" Floyd yelled out of confusion.

"LIKE YOU'RE ONE TO TALK ABOUT CONCERNS!" Gio shouted.

"SERIOUSLY YOU TWO!?" Reina shouted angrily though her face was red with embarrassment again.

Another student soon stopped forward, "I'm Nirengeki Shoda from Class 1-B. I also want to withdraw for the same reason. Regardless of ability, don't you think it goes against the goal of this sports festival for those who didn't do anything to move onto the final round?"

Most of the class jumped when they saw Eijirou had tears coming out of his eyes as he had been crying.

"What is with these guys!?" Eijirou said, "They're so manly!"

Gio gave him a pat on the shoulder, "It's okay." He held out a candy bar to him, "Here have a snickers."

"Geez and I thought FLCL was insane.." Floyd said with a sigh.

"I agree." Mina added.

"Where did he get that candy bar?" Reina asked.

"I wouldn't worry about that." Floyd replied as he patted her shoulder.

"But--" Reina started to say before he shushed her.

He had said to her, "Don't question it my guy."

They looked to Nemuri who had been giving some thought about what she did. "Youthful talk like that is something…" She started to say before her face turned red, "... I LIKE IT!! SHODA! OIJIRO! I ACCEPT YOUR WITHDRAWAL!"

"SHE DECIDED IT BASED ON HER TASTES!?" Most of the crowd of students shouted out of confusion.

"Oh my God Nemuri-san…" Reina said as she slapped herself in the face.

"Wow… Just wow..." Floyd said with a deadpan stare

"How did you live with this?" Izuku asked curiously.

"Don't ask." Was all Reina replied.

"Fear not Oijiro!" Yuga said, "I'll do it for you!"

Nemuri soon realized something as she said, "Hold on now. If that should be the case we'll have to move up two people from the team that had gotten fifth place."

A student named Kendo had stepped forward, "If that's what's going to happen, then rather than us who barely did anything in the cavalry battle it should be them right?" She turned to her teammates from the cavalry battle and they nodded their heads in agreement. "The ones who fought to the end and stayed at the top. It would be team Tetsutetsu right?"

"Kendo hold on--" Tetsutetsu said.

"This isn't a collision or anything." Kendo reassured him, "It just makes sense."

Tetsutetsu started to cry at this as Class 1-A watched from a distance. "Well, talk about doing something noble." Gio said with a smile.

"I guess Class 1-B isn't all that bad." Reina said.

"Meh I guess.." Floyd added.

With that being said, Tetsutetsu and another student had been chosen to move on in the finals to take the place of Oijiro and Nirongeki, they started to draw up the contestants that would participate in the finals as the names showed up on the bracket. Though everyone looked excited at this, Reina's eyes widened in shock and horror at who she would be fighting.

The first names were Eijirou vs Tetsutetsu.

"AGAIN!?" They both yelled, "THIS IS TOO REDUNDANT!"

The second names were Fumikage and Momo.

"I'll give it my all." Fumikage said.

"Th--That's what I want!" Momo said.

The third names on the bracket were Yuga's and Fubuki.

"Merci." Yuga said with a bow, "Too bad you got me as an opponent."

Fubuki merely let out a sigh as she shook her head.

The fourth set of names was Floyd and Gio's as they both gave each other a look of determination. "Be prepared, my guy!" Gio said, "Cuz I'm gonna come wipe the floor like I do in Smash!"

Floyd smirked as he said while rubbing underneath his nose, "Heh, we're gonna see about that!"

The sixth had been Chouko and Shoto, as they both turned to one another. "Looks like we'll be facing each other in our first match." Chouko said to him with a friendly smile, "I look forward to Todoroki-san."

"Same here, Shoichi." Shoto replied calmly.

The fifth was Katsuki and Ochaco's name, though Katsuki looked more confused at this as he read who he would be facing.

"Uraraka?" He said, "Who's Uraraka?"

Ochaco couldn't help but look at Katsuki fearfully as her whole body shook.

"Looks like I'll be fighting Shinso in the second match." Izuku said as he looked at his name on the bracket.

"Wait, really?" Floyd said before looking at the name, "Yours in the second match, than who's the one in the first ma--?"

Izuku and Floyd's eyes widened at the name they saw would be in the first match of the first round. The bracket had read, Reina Nouki and Kuriruzu Mahi of Class 1-B; Katsuki soon noticed this too as his eyes widened in realization

"REINA-CHAN!" Izuku and Floyd exclaimed out of worry.

"Well, well, well…"

Izuku and Floyd turned and saw that Kuriruzu had approached the two of them. "It seems I get to show the world that she's a fake, sooner than expected…" She said with a smile, "...Ah well, at least I'll get it done quick."

"Mahi…" Izuku said.

"You!" Floyd said with anger in his voice.

Kuriruzu turned to the two of them, "Honestly, I'm not sure what you see in a girl like her? She's got you playing for a fool. I'm not sure what's sadder, that fact that she's lying or the fact she's pretending to be your friend."

Floyd growled at this as he cracked his fists, getting ready to punch her. "Oh you're gonna regret saying that!"

"Careful now." Kuriruzu said, "If you use violence they'll disqualify you in the final round. Besides, you wouldn't hit a girl would you?"

"I just might, considering you tried to kill her at the beach!" He yelled, "She would've drowned if you hadn't thrown her hat in the ocean!"

"That was her own fault. If you ask me she's too attached to that piece of junk."

"That "piece of junk" happens to be something she cherishes more than anything!"

"She said the exact something to me, but honestly I couldn't care less about it."

"Why you--"

"Mahi!" Izuku soon said cutting Floyd off.

Kurizuru soon turned to Izuku, raising an eyebrow, "You got something to say broccoli head?"

"I do." Izuku said, though it wasn't out of anger, as he looked at her, "You're wrong about Reina-chan. She's never one to pretend on anything. I don't know exactly what the rumors have been saying about her, but--"

Izuku clenched his fist at a certain memory of Reina, one of which gave him a warm smile when he had first gone to talk to her, "--She's one of the people I've always looked up to! She may be troubled, but she's always determined to do what is right! Even when things seemed dire, she always thought of others' safety instead of herself, even if it meant she would get hurt in the end! No matter what others say about her, she'll keep pushing forward. That's what makes her so special!"

Floyd had soon added with a smile, "heh, you heard that porcupine head? It doesn't matter what you say or do. Reina's the type of gal that says i'm not giving up. So I wouldn't underestimate her if I were you. Then again, you're not exactly The brightest one are ya?"

Kuriruzu growled at Floyd's comment before saying "Tch, whatever. All I know is that I'm gonna win. And once I'm done with Lil Miss Perfect… You're next, Ink Boy… I'll mess you up so bad not even your parents will recognize ya."

"In your dreams,Sandslash." Floyd said as he stuck his tongue out. "Go back to whatever corner you came from."

Kuriruzu stuck her tongue out at Floyd as she went to rejoin her classmates. Right when Izuku and Floyd went to turn to talk to Reina, they saw that she was nowhere to be seen.

"Huh?" Izuku said, looking around, "Reina-chan?"

Floyd's head started to dart around in all directions as he said looking high and low, "Oh man not again! Where did that girl go off to n--" The minute Floyd looked over to where Katsuki had been standing, he saw that he was gone.

"Huh?" Izuku said, "Where did Kaa-chan go?"

"PISS FOR BRAINS VANISHED TOO!?" Floyd exclaimed as he threw his hands in the air, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THIS CRAP!?"

"Floyd-san?" Izuku said a little worried, "Are you okay?"

Floyd couldn't help but still yell, "PEACHY!"

***

Most of her classmates didn't notice that Reina had run off the field after she had seen who she was going to fight in the first round of the first match. Of course being perceptive as he is, Katsuki followed her outside of the field.

He lost her at one point following her when she had turned the corner and had trouble finding her again until he heard a familiar beautiful voice echo through the halls as he had soon found her sitting at one of the many staircases.

Though this time, this angelic voice had the sound of solemnity.

"Rain is pouring' down like heavens hurtin'

Seems like it's been dark since the devil knows when

How do you go on, never knowing' for certain

Will the sun shine ever again?"

Reina stopped singing when she noticed that Katsuki had been standing before her. They both looked to one another not saying anything; only by the look through their eyes was how they communicated with one another. Katsuki could tell by the look she had been given.

She had still been shook up about what had happened before the Sports Festival, and what could've happened if he hadn't jumped in the ocean to get her. She couldn't help but shake ever so slightly if that had been the case. He went to try and say something, but Reina buried her head into her knees as she sang.

"Feels like it's been years since it started to thunder

Clouds are campin' out in the valley and glen

How do you go on, when you can't help but wonder

Will the sun ever shine again?"

Katsuki could understand her words, how she projected. It was almost as if it had been an entirely different language to which only he knew. He wondered how many times she had done this in her life. How many times when it felt like she was backed into a corner, and she only projected herself through the words she sang.

In that moment he knew no words could be said, she just needed one thing and one thing only.

Without saying a word he sat beside her on the stairs and put his arm around her bringing her closer to him, causing her to pick up her head. He put his head against her own as if it had been some kind of embrace.

She couldn't help but give a warm smile as her face had been seen turning a little pink only saying one thing.

"Thank you…"