*Katsuki's POV* 

I was worried out of my mind about Izuku. If what Shota said was true, and I had no reason not to believe him, then my best friend was seriously fucked up. I hated not knowing what condition Izuku was in. I knew Recovery Girl could work miracles but I that didn't quell the raging ocean of worry and anxiety in my heart. I paced my prep room to try and calm my nerves. I wasn't just worried about Izuku but also my upcoming match with that half and half bastard. He was strong. There was no way anybody could dispute that fact. Just using his ice alone he could probably give a pro a run for their money, but if he used his fire as well, he would be near unbeatable. Even if he was strong, I was still going to beat him. I was Katsuki fucking Bakugo! Nobody was going to beat me. 

I had finally calmed my pacing by the time the arena had been rebuilt. It looked liked they had made it slightly bigger in order to accommodate to both mine and Icyhot's quirks. I began to stretch and generate sweat in my palms. I knew that if Icyhot actually tried to fight, I was in for a tough match. I had just finished stretching my legs when the buzzer went off, signalling that it was time for me to go out onto the stage.

When I emerged into the bright sunlight, I could hear the audience's cheers, which indicated that Icyhot had emerged onto the field before me. When people finally noticed me, they booed and hissed. It was fucking sad that a bunch of adults felt the need to jeer at a 16-year-old boy.  I did something which did not help boost my popularity with the crowd. I flipped them off. If they can shout insults at me, then they should be able to to take me sticking up my middle finger to them. "At last! We've arrived at the end of the sports festival. The best of the best amongst UA High's first years will be decided by this fight! The final match is between Shoto Todoroki and Katsuki Bakugo!" Mic stirred the crowd into a frenzy. They were cheering wildly and exchanging bets with the person next to them about who they thought was going to win. I knew that a majority of the people thought that Icyhot was going to win. It would make sense to bet on him. He's shown how strong he is so far and his dad is the number 2 hero, but I was strong as well. People just didn't want to bet for me because of my attitude. I looked across the vast expanse of area and saw Icyhot staring back at me. I noticed that he had one turquoise eye (on his left side) and one grey eye (on his right). His eyes were heterochromatic. His facial expression was blank which pissed me off. I couldn't tell a thing about the bastard. "Begin!" Midnight's voice snapped me out of my musings. 

As I had anticipated Icyhot used his opening move. Sending a barrage of ice towards me in hopes of caging me and ending the match quickly. He did manage to surround me in ice, but I wasn't trapped since I had used my explosions to keep the ice off of my body. It pissed me off that he thought he could use that move on me and just end the fight. I ignored Yamada's commentary as I blasted a hole into the ice and hauled myself through. I could almost feel the disappointment radiating from the audience. Icyhot tried to lunge forward and encase me in ice, but I was one step ahead of him. I used my explosion to propel myself into the air where I grabbed onto Icyhot's hair and uniform and threw him across the ring using my momentum. He managed to save himself by making an ice wall. "Are you looking down on me you bastard!" I shouted at him, "Use your fucking quirk!". Icyhot didn't listen though. He simply used the wall which he had created to make his way back over to me. I had set up the whole sequence of events so that his left side would be facing me and so that he would use his fire on me, but he just didn't. He landed in front of me and started to engage in hand to hand combat with me. I was pissed. He could have easily used his left side on his ice slope to fight back, but instead, he engages in hand to hand. I was starting to get pissed. " Use... Your...Left...Side!" I screamed at him, each word was punctuated by a punch to the stomach. Todoroki didn't go down, but he did stagger a bit. He hadn't fully recovered from the punches when I sent him flying with an explosion. 

*Shoto's POV*

I landed on the floor in an awkward heap. The way that I had landed pinned my right arm beneath my body which resulted in my shoulder making a popping sound. Immense pain swelled from my shoulder joint and it occurred to me that I had most likely just dislocated my shoulder. I gritted my teeth and stood up once again to face the angry pomeranian known as Bakugo. His crimson eyes were narrowed in anger. Explosions popped constantly in his hands which to some people may have been threatening but to me was just endearing. Bakugo was in a foul mood, to say the least, and I doubt the audience's jeering was improving it. "Fight me, bitch!" Bakugo growled. Like I hadn't just been fighting him for the previous 5 minutes. "I know you can use your fire, so fucking use it. I don't give a fuck about whether your asshole dad fucked you up in childhood. Everybody's got a sob story dickhead!" Bakugo hissed, just loud enough for me to hear. I was surprised that he knew, I had only told Midoriya and Yaomomo. Seeing the confused look on my face he sighed and rolled his eyes, "I was passing by and heard you talking to Izu. Now get up and fight me. You're being pathetic!" Bakugo yelled at me. He had eavesdropped on a private conversation and passed it off as if it didn't matter. I had only told Izuku that in confidence. I could feel my anger towards the blond starting to build up and with my anger came my flames.

*Katsuki's POV* 

I watched in delight as flames began to lick the left side of Icyhot's body. I didn't give a fuck about the fact that he looked angry. I didn't care that he looked like he wanted to roast me for listening in on his conversation with Izu. As long as Todoroki used his flames to fight me, my victory would be valid and not the result of him half-assing the fight. Icyhot's flames grew along with my smirk. I was going to win.

When Todoroki fought with his flames,  he made a formidable opponent. We clashed in the centre of the ring, our fight so intense it melted all of the ice which had been surrounding us. A pro to being so close to somebody who is using fire was that I generated abnormal amounts of sweat. I could set off a chain of explosions quite easily. Each explosion pushed Todoroki further and further back, yet he retaliated with his ice and fire. Our fight could have gone on until we were both on the floor passed out from exhaustion, but I wanted to beat the bastard, so I decided to end the fight. 

After a particularly large explosion, Icyhot had once again been sent flying. He was dangerously close to the boundary line so it seemed like the perfect chance to do my Howitzer Impact. I blasted myself vertically off of the ground to gain some height, before beginning to spin around using my explosions to gain momentum and speed. I got closer and closer to Todoroki. I could see the fear in his eyes as he tried to erect ice walls both in front and behind him, but it was no use. When my outstretched hand came into contact with the block of ice before me, I made a monumental explosion which shook the very stadium and blinded me. I fell to the floor and waited for the dust to clear before looking up to see whether my attack had been successful. Knocked out by the force of the explosion, Todoroki was laid limply on a pile of ice. The aforementioned pile of ice just happened to be out of bounds. I jumped to my feet and smirked in victory. I didn't do anything more than that. The crowd was sat in stunned silence, they were looking at one another as if asking what had just happened. A few people cheered, most of these people were in my class, but other than that everyone was silent. Kayama walked into the ring and took my arm in her hand before raising it above our heads. "Bakugo is the winner!" she announced to the stadium. People slowly began to clap, albeit reluctantly, recognising me as the winner. 

*Izuku's POV*

I had woken up from surgery just in time to watch Kacchan and Todoroki's match. Ochako and Kyoka had asked me how I was doing millions of times before I finally got them to calm down and just watch the fight. At first, I thought that Todoroki wasn't going to use his fire, it certainly looked that way. He repeatedly defended and attacked using his ice, not letting Kacchan's words get to him. But somewhere around the middle of the match, Kacchan said something that I couldn't hear which made Todoroki really angry. From that point onwards, Todoroki fought with both his flames and his ice. The way he used his fire was a bit sloppy but that was only to be expected, he didn't have the amount of training he had with his ice. No matter how poorly Todoroki fought with his flames, Kacchan seemed content to fight without complaint. It seemed as if the match would end up as a tie since neither one of the boys showed any sign of relenting, but then Kacchan sent Todoroki flying across the ring and the fight swayed in Kacchan's favour. I'd seen Kacchan use his Howitzer Impact move a few times prior to his fight with Todoroki, but never against an opponent. When he made contact with the ice wall which Todoroki had put up as protection, it made the entire stadium shake. I was worried that Kacchan had seriously injured Todoroki. Kacchan may play it all cool and act like he doesn't care, but if he seriously injured someone he was likely to feel extremely guilty. When the smoke from the explosion cleared, everyone had a clear view of Kacchan stood triumphantly by the boundary line and Todoroki passed out on some ice. I cheered for Kacchan as he was announced the winner of the match before I was told to walk down into the tunnels for the award ceremony. 

I stood on a podium beside Tokoyami. We had both come third since we lost our fights in the semi-finals. I could feel sympathetic looks aimed at me from the crowd. Both of my arms were in a sling and I walked weirdly. I put most of my weight on my right foot so that I didn't make my left foot worse. Recovery Girl and Dad had asked me repeatedly whether I wanted to go up onto the podium, they couldn't stress enough that I wasn't in the condition to be moving my body around a lot, but I just waved off their concerns and said I was going to stand. I told them that I was sure that the audience would love to see me walking about. A look had been shared between the two adults before they finally agreed to let me claim my medal in front of everyone. 

"Thank you to every student who participated in the sports festival. You all tried your best and did really well!" Auntie Nemuri announced to the stadium, "This year handing out the first year medals is none other than-", Nemuri was cut off when a shadow descended over her and a hunk of muscle somersaulted into the arena. "I AM HERE!" All Might yelled, striking his signature pose. Auntie Nemuri looked a bit put off at being cut off by All Might but she just shook it off and accepted All Might's apology. Auntie Nemuri took a cushion adorned with 4 medals from somebody and stood beside All Might as they stood in front of Tokoyami. 

All Might took one of the bronze medals off of the royal blue pillow and placed it around Tokoyami's neck. "Well done young Tokoyami, your quirk and the way you use it are very admirable. However, you mustn't rely on your quirk to heavily, if you face a bad matchup you may be at a loss." All Might informed Tokoyami wisely. Tokoyami nodded his head and muttered "Understood" before All Might moved onto me.

 "Ah, young Midoriya! You put up a very valiant fight and your perseverance was incredible!" All Might praise made my heart feel light. I couldn't believe that one of my favourite heroes was recognising me. "However don't push yourself too hard unless the situation demands it. You have an amazing quirk kid, you'll do great!", All Might's critiques only made me happier. Hearing ways to improve yourself from the number 1 hero was the best learning experience. I nodded my head vigorously, "Thank you All Might, I'll do my best!" I squealed, sounding like the excitable fanboy I was. All Might laughed whilst placing the bronze medal around my neck and patted me on the back slightly before moving on to Todoroki.

"Todoroki, congratulations! You broke out of your comfort zone and used your left side. A huge development which will make your path to becoming a hero just fractionally easier." All Might bellowed, placing the heavy silver medal around Todoroki's neck. "However, you need to practice to perfect your accuracy. You'll give even the best heroes a run for their money". Todoroki nodded his head in acknowledgement, "I agree, I have much to learn." Todoroki muttered. All Might patted him on the back and moved on to Kacchan. 

"Bakugo, well done on winning. I know you strive to be the best and I believe you can achieve your dreams. Your techniques and fighting style are impeccable. Whilst some may say you should have gone easy on Uraraka, I agree with your path of thinking, real villains aren't going to go easy on her." All Might praised Kacchan and I could see the smirk on Kacchan's face glowing at the acknowledgement. Kacchan bowed his head to allow All Might to slip the glimmering gold medal onto his neck. "But you know I must give you something to improve on." All Might said, making Kacchan frown ever so slightly. " Your passion for fighting and hero work is clear but there is a line between passion and rudeness. For you, I feel as if that line is blurred. Whilst the audience wasn't the kindest to you, it's best if you learn to control your temper when addressing the general public." All Might advised. Kacchan looked into space expressionlessly for a second before facing All Might and nodding, "I understand." he said in a low, seemingly reluctant voice. All Might beamed at him and thumped him on the back. All Might turned to address the rest of the stadium, he spoke about dedication and how proud he was of all of us. I tuned him out and stared up at Kacchan. He had a troubled face as he mulled over All Might's words. I knew that Kacchan idolised the hero and would attempt to take his words to heart, but it would be hard for him. After all, Kyoka and I had been trying to calm Kacchan down for 8 years.  

I fucking hate hayfever. Explain why I'm still sneezing and my eyes are watering when I've been inside for 8 FUCKING WEEKS! Putting my pollen allergy behind us, how are you? I hope you're all doing well. There's no question today but feel free to ask since I like answering them. Anyway, thank you for reading and I hope you have a wonderful day wherever you are.