"Hey Ayano, wait up, let's get lunch together!" Uraraka exclaimed.

"Alright." Ayano said, and the three headed to the lunchroom together, meeting up with Tsu and Shoji on the way.

Once she got her food, she sat down, rubbing her hands together. "I can't wait to eat! All that running really worked up my appetite!"

Uraraka laughed, "You did get a lot of food, Ayano."

"Well I'm hungry!" She complained, and after she said that her stomach growled. "What am I waiting for, let's eat!" She dug into her food, eating eagerly. Feeling the hunger in her stomach subside.

As she was eating her phone buzzed, and she checked the message that was showing on it.

From Birthgiver: "I'm so proud of you sweetie! Even if you didn't make it!"

Ayano chuckled, of course she would say that.

"Who was that?" Tsu asked.

"Oh, just my mom. She's been watching the games along with my dad. She was just telling me how proud she was of me even though I didn't make it to the next round."

"That's sweet." Uraraka stated.

Ayano nodded, and continued to eat as the people around her started to talk about random things, she noticed Kaminari and Mineta talking to girls from their class, but didn't think too much of it.

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It was soon time for the festival to start again, and Ayano was standing in the stadium along with the rest of her class, people starting to file in on the sides.

"Now that lunch is over, it's finally time to reveal the last game!" Present Mic shouted. "But before that, there's good news for all of you who didn't make it to the finals! This is just a sports festival, so, we've prepared recreational games that everyone can participate in, too!"

Ayano looked up at the screen, at least she wasn't completely out of the games, though she had no idea why she was wearing the outfit she was, Kaminari and Mineta had come earlier to tell all the girls to wear cheeleader outfits, because all of the other girls from the other classes were too. Apparently that wasn't what happened.

"What are they doing?" Aizawa asked, and Ayano assumed he caught sight of her and the girls around her.

"When I get my hands on them, they're not going to feel any type of warmth until next summer." Ayano growled, a cold mist staring to surround her and her pom-poms freezing to ice in her hands.

"What's the matter, Class A? What kind of fan service is that?" Present Mic shouted.

"Mineta! Kaminari! You tricked us, didn't you!?" Momo shouted angrily at the two.

Ayano walked up to them, getting in their faces. "If you pull a stunt like this again, you two will be ending up like my Pom-poms, you hear me?" She growled, her eyes glinting angrily as a cool mist made it's way from her hands.

The two paled and moved away from her, nodding vigorously.

"Got it!" They both exclaimed.

"Good." Ayano huffed.

"All right, everyone!" Present Mic shouted, getting the attention of Ayano and everyone else, "Let's have some fun competing in the recreational games! When that's over, the sixteen from the four teams that made it to the final round will duke it out tournament style, one on one!"

"Now let's draw lots to determine the brackets!" Midnight announced, holding up a golden box. "Once the bracket is determined, we'll have the recreational games and then start! The sixteen finalists can choose wither or not they want to participate in the recreation. I'm sure some of you want to rest or save your strength. Now from the first place team-"

"Um...! Excuse me!" Someone said, and Ayano looked through the crowd to see Ojiro raising his hand. "I'm withdrawing."

"Ojiro, why?" Izuku asked, looking at him in shock.

"This is a rare chance for pros to see you!" Iida said.

"I barely remember anything from the cavalry battle until almost the end." Ojiro started to explain. "I think it was that guy's quirk. I know that this is a great chance and that it's foolish to waste it... But everyone here competed by giving their all! I can't... I can't be up there with everyone without knowing what really happened."

Ayano felt bad for Ojiro he was throwing away an opportunity that could change his life.

"You're thinking too much into this!" Hagkure said, waving her Pom-poms, "You should just make sure you produce results in the finals!"

"Yeah, this is a big opportunity here." Ayano nodded, looking at him.

"I didn't do anything either." Mina said, trying to comfort him.

"That's not it. I'm talking about my pride here... I can't..."

Ayano frowned, she knew he wasn't going to change his mind.

"Also, why are you guys wearing cheerleader outfits?"

Ayano looked away, scratching the back of her head. "Long story." She muttered.

"I'm Nirengeki Shoda from Class B." A boy said, and Ayano looked up, seeing him walk up towards Midnight. "I also want to withdraw for the same reason. Regardless of ability, don't you think it goes against the foal of this sports festival for those who didn't do anything to move onto the final round?"

"This is an unusual turn of events..." Present Mic said solemnly.

"We'll have to see what the chief umpire, Midnight, has to say about this." Aizawa stated.

"Youthful talk like that is something... I like it! Shoda! Ojiro! I accept your withdrawal!"

She decided based on her tastes? Ayano thought, rolling her eyes.

"In that case, we'll have to move up two people from the fifth place cavalry battle team..." Midnoght said, placing a finger on her chin.

"If that's the case, then rather than us, who barely did anything during the cavalry battle,  it should be them, right?" A ginger haired girl said, looking over towards Tetsutetsu, she happened to be standing near them, and her eyes caught the gingers. "The ones who fought to the end and stayed in the top, Team Tetsutetsu, right?" She continued.

"Kendo...!" Tetsutetsu said, moving towards the girl, a touched look on his face.

"This isn't collusion or anything. It just makes sense." She said, smiling as she looked over at them.

"Y-You guy...!" Tetsutetsu said, then he looked up into the sky and screamed.

"Why don't you two go on." Shinzo said, looking over at Tetsutetsu and Ayano.

"Hm, why me?" Ayano asked, tilting her head slightly.

"Well, you helped us a lot." Yosetsu started, "You were the one who saved the team's butt a couple times, not to mention your quirk is strong."

Ayano looked at the two, "If you're really sure... thanks guys." She smiled, but she still didn't feel like she deserved the spot.

Next to her Tetsutetsu was saluting, with tears running down his cheeks.

"And so, Tetsutetsu and Hyida have moved up to make sixteen!"

After that, everyone started to draw lots to get the bracket order it was done quickly, and the brackets were organized.

"This is the bracket based on the results of the drawing!"

"It looks like I'm up against you first, Kaminari." Ayano said, looking at him with a grin. "May the strongest quirk win."

"I don't intend to loose, Ayano." Kaminari said, a cocky grin on his face.

"Neither do I." Ayano said, turning around and heading to the Class A changing rooms. She wanted to get out of the cheerleading outfit fast as she could.

May the strongest quirk win indeed. She thought as she exited the arena with all the others.

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Readers: Sin, it's 12 in the morning

Me: so? 12 is a good number. Who the hell needs sleep anyways? I sure as hell don't.

Readers: Sin... no...

Me: S I N Y E S