"The Strong Don't Settle for Anything Less!"

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An eyebrow quirked at the information but not for a lack of understanding it. Shota knew that Bakugo was far from dumb but the range of knowledge the young man possessed never failed to surprise him. Admittedly, Shota had never raised bees before but when taking on a new species to care for, research was an absolute must.

Of course, Izuku should've known that Kacchan wouldn't give up. When did he ever? It was something that he greatly admired about his childhood friend.

So, when Cluster was promptly activated, Izuku let out a loud, surprised yelp when he was hit with a series of small explosions. Immediately, his grip loosened enough for Kacchan to break free and grab him.

"Shit--!" he hissed as he was dragged forward. He shot out Blackwhip, wondering if he'd be able to grab Kacchan, but then he heard another voice break through the clearing as they both hit the ground.

"That's enough! Both of you!"

It was All Might.

¤ Excited to overpower ANOTHER ONE of Izuku's quirks, waiting for the right moment to unleash a large blast, Katsuki's fingers twitched as the dark tendrils unraveled. He hardly reacted at all as the voice of their teacher called out. Determined to show who won, he slammed his palm down on Izuku's chest then sat up, not caring what straddling Deku looked like glaring at their sensei.

Izuku was still hiding his face in his hands, now far too scared to see Kacchan's expression.

"N-no, I'm not tryin' to, but you started it first!" he exclaimed before he could stop himself. Kacchan started it by making that lewd comment!

After a moment of what one would consider either bravery or stupidity, Izuku dared to look up. His face was a deep shade of red. "...wh-why would you even assume I'm not a virgin...?!" he then demanded. "You'd know more about my love life than anyone else!"

"Because I'm not around you 24 fuckin' 7! Did you forget all those years I tried to get rid of your clingy ass?!" He completely saw Deku's point, with the change in moving into dorms and seeing each other more often. However, there was still room for Deku to get a social life Katsuki wouldn't have a clue about.

"Ack!" Izuku looked completely startled, nearly jumping out of his skin when he heard Kacchan's growl.

Immediately, Izuku was concerned at Kacchan's harsh reaction. He flinched as his childhood friend tossed the box away and went to the sink.

Of course, Izuku being who he was wasn't going to let this continue without addressing it. He hated the twisting of thorns in his gut. Something was off here.

"Kacchan...?" He ventured closer towards the sink but still left some space between them. The last thing he wanted to do was crowd the other teen. Thinking to himself to a moment, he quickly came to a realization on what Kacchan had been holding in his hand. Valentine's Day chocolates!

He shut off the sink before causing anymore damage, not facing the concerned nerd behind him yet. Drying his hands instead on a towel, cursing something quietly. His glare shifted into annoyance, sharply turning towards Deku like a readied knife.

"As fuckin' if it was my idea."

How did Izuku end up in this position again?!

He'd agreed to spar against Kacchan, because of course he would! They had been neck and neck for the majority of the match, but Kacchan eventually got the upper hand on him.

Just as Blackwhip grazed his childhood friend, he had been slammed down onto the gym mats. He let out a grunt before he began to struggle against Kacchan's hold.

"Y-you wish...!" Izuku shouted back as more sparks of One For All moved around him. As he upped his the percentage of his Quirk, with sheer strength alone, he was able to shove Kacchan off and flip their positions.

Izuku smirked down at Kacchan as he firmly placed his weight down over his classmate. His hands flew out to pin the wrists to the mat before explosions could be used against him.

¤ A near WICKED smile spread across Katsuki's face, recognizing those flickers of green he had been WAITING for. That's right! Give me your all! Though, the shift in gravity came too quickly as a gasp fled his throat followed by an Nn! upon finding himself on the mat. Heated palms reached to counter but were immediately thrown back down.

Fuck, so Deku had gotten faster too? As much as it pissed him off to even be near a defeat, it felt good to get another decent fight outta him. He knew Deku would only get stronger and Katsuki WOULD NOT be left in the damn dust.

His smile faltered though, glaring hard at the damn dweeb. "Ya think THIS IS ENOUGH to keep me down?! The fuck do you take me for?!"

ut of course, this gave away his location and when he attempted to escape, Bakugo naturally was on his heels. Ochako quickly lost sight of him in the panicked crowd but eventually made out what seemed to be a scuffle in the distance. Panic briefly flooded her, not knowing if Bakugo could be in any possible danger and she kept calling his hero name to get his attention.

Eventually, she reached him. "Hey, Dynamite! Are you okay? Did you see where the villain went?" she asked as she tried to make him out in the crowd. She focused back on her teammate and held out her hand. "Come on! He couldn't have gone far."