Pledge?

Walking to the station we boarded a train to a part of Tokyo that catered to a younger crowd. We walked along the streets enjoying the slightly chilly night air that came with the end of April. Finally, we made it to the club Airi had found online. From the pictures we saw it looked like a pretty nice place.

Although we were younger than most of the people around, we didn't look it, as we were both above average height with Airi standing at about 164cm while I was 182cm. Walking up to the front we saw that there was a pretty long line. While I was wondering what to do, I felt Airi pull on my hand.

"Come on!" Walking up to the bouncer we stared at each other as he seemed to appraise us. A moment later he opened the rope and let us in much to the chagrin of the people still waiting outside.

Walking into the club we were quickly overwhelmed by the sound of electronic music. Looking around I could see people on the dance floor bobbing and swaying to the music. There were also people sitting around talking and drinking. But before I could make my way to the dance floor I was pulled toward the bar.

"You want a drink?" I asked as we walked up to the bar.

"I just wanna set the mood," she said as she turned towards the barkeep. When they made eye contact, she leaned in and said,

"I'll have a vodka cranberry… but make it virgin"

"Soo… cranberry juice?"

"With a lime"

"Uhh ok, and you?" She said looking at me like I was her lifeline. But I was destined to disappoint.

"I'll take a whiskey ginger virgin as well," I said as I leaned toward her.

"Ok… got it one cranberry juice, one ginger ale." She repeated obviously a little disappointed she didn't get to show off her talent. Once we received our drinks, we found an empty table and began to sip while watching the crowd of people as we bobbed our heads to the music. When my drink was pretty much empty Airi leaned in and shouted in my ear.

"I love this song! Let's dance!" Before taking my hand and leading me to the dance floor. Once we were properly submerged in the crowd I watched as she began to move rhythmically to the music. After watching her for a moment I joined her moving fluidly with music. Halfway through she gave me a flirty smile before turning her back to me as she began to sway gently to the beat. Placing my hands on her hips I mimicked her movements. I kissed her neck and leaned toward her ear and said,

"You look beautiful tonight."

"Oh, am I not beautiful every night?" She said back with a teasing grin.

"How bout every second" I answered telling her my honest thoughts.

…

We continued to dance until we were tired then decided to leave the club. Sitting on the train on the way home Airi rested her head on my shoulder and said,

"Haahh that was so much fun! You're a surprisingly good dancer"

"So are you I don't know I thought you'd be clumsier" I replied. She just responded by hitting my arm but didn't say anything else. After we got off the train Airi's feet hurt so I ended up carrying her on my back which she enjoyed a little too much. Once we were home, I sat her on the bed. But she just smiled at me and stretched out her arms.

"What?" I asked but she didn't respond and continued to smile at me.

"What is it you want, Airi? What do you want? You-you want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down." I said pointing to the moon through the window doing my best impression of James Stewart. She just continued to smile with her arms outstretched and then said,

"Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time." With that said I didn't hesitate and gave her what she wanted pushing her down I kissed her deeply as if were our last.

…

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and the morning of the sports festival arrived. Even from afar, you could tell that the UA Sports Festival was a big deal with colorful fireworks going off above the towers that could be seen even from far away. Entering the campus, the whole place was teeming with people. I realized I had really underestimated everyone's enthusiasm for this event when Aizawa-sensei told us that the UA Sports Festival had replaced the Olympics in Japan he wasn't exaggerating. Walking through campus we quickly entered the participant's waiting room.

"Man… I wanted to wear my costume." Mina sighed

"I know right mine's super cute it's really a shame" Airi agreed

"To keep everything fair, we can't." Ojirio chimed in. Momo came in letting us know that it was almost time to enter the stadium. Afterwards Todoroki suddenly walked up to Izuku as everybody's gaze turned to the two of them. Having realized that Midoriya had some relationship with All Might used this opportunity to say or rather declare,

"Looking at things objectively, I think I'm stronger than you."

"Huh? Y-yeah"

"But… All Might has his eye on you, doesn't he? I'm not trying to pry about that. But I'm going to beat you."

"Hey, hey, hey! Why are you picking a fight-"

"And that goes for you two as well" Todoroki said turning his attention to me and Airi.

"You may have helped out the most during the villain's attack at USJ but I'll be beating you both as well."

"You will try," Airi said but I just rolled my eyes at her then looked at Todoroki and said,

"Good luck. You might stand a chance if you use both sides."

In the end, Midoriya found his fighting spirit and declared,

"I can't afford to fall behind. I'll be going for it with everything I have, too."

…

Walking through the tunnel towards the arena I could hear Present Mic giving our introductions,

"It's time for the students to enter the

1st-year stage!" Walking into the arena I was slightly put off by the sheer number of people. I was almost glad that Airi ended up taking first in the entrance exam because it meant I didn't have to give the opening speech. Not that I would have been nervous but I wasn't really one to give speeches.

Once he finished introducing all the 1st year students Midnight came up on stage for the player pledge. Everyone seemed to be blushing at her outfit but I knew it was nothing compared to her first one. Swinging her arm she shouted,

"Quiet, everyone! Representing the students is Asahi Airi from Class 1-A!"

"Break a leg," I told her as she left the crowd, she turned and winked then began walking to the stage. When she stood in front of the mic everyone went quiet waiting for her to speak.

"I pledge… That I'll be number one"