"Wow! As expected of U.A. to bring out such tasty food!" Mina gushed as she bobbed her head to a tune in her head.

"Did you really go for the salad, Momo? On a diet or something?" (Y/n) asked her dark-haired best friend, her (e/c) eyes narrowed on her tray.

"Well, if you frequently eat green salads, you'll likely have higher blood levels of a host of powerful antioxidants like vitamin C and E, folic acid, lycopene, and alpha- and beta-carotene. Especially if your salad contains raw vegetables," the dark-haired girl's eyes fell on (Y/n)'s tray filled with junk food and smiled sarcastically. "What about yours, (Y/n)?"

The girl frowned and turned her head away. "Sorry I asked."

Yaoyorozu laughed as she followed the girls to a free table. (Y/n) set her tray down and moved over for Yaoyorozu to sit beside her.

"Yaoyorozu, Jirou," Kaminari's voice called out to them, making them turn back to look at him. (Y/n) noticed and leaned forward on the table to listen to what Kaminari had to say.

"Hm? Did you need something?" Yaoyorozu inquired at the serious-looking boy.

"Well, I'm sure you already know since you're a class rep and all," Mineta began and pointed at a couple of cheerleaders. "But they said everyone has to wear those clothes to do a cheer battle in the afternoon."

"Huh? Why?" (Y/n) asked, puzzled at such a request of wearing skimpy clothes.

"I didn't hear anything about an event like that, though..." Yaoyorozu faltered.

"You don't have to believe me, but we heard from Mr. Aizawa," the short male continued, backed up by a nodding Kaminari. "I thought maybe you'd forgotten, so I'd tell you just in case."

(Y/n) narrowed her eyes at the males in scrutiny, very aware of their perverted natures. "Are you sure about this?"

Kaminari shrugged at the girl, shooting her a confident smile. "Would I ever lie to you (Y/n)?"

"Much can be said about that," the girl muttered under her breath as she turned to pick on her food.

"Well, we broke the news. See ya!" Kaminari waved as he walked away with Mineta, their triumphant smiles hidden from the girls' view.

"Cheerleaders...huh?" Jirou asked in dread as she imagined herself in the costume.

"If it's an order from Mr. Aizawa, then I will volunteer to make them!" Yaoyorozu announced modestly and sat down next to (Y/n).

"Yes, just don't make mine too short."

After lunchtime***

"Now that lunch is over, it's finally time to reveal the last game! 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!" Mic proclaimed in his usual preppy voice as the students gathered in the arena. "So we've prepared recreational games that everyone can participate in, too! Huh?"

"What are they doing?"

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

(Y/n) crossed her arms over her chest as she glared at Mineta and Kaminari who were giving each other thumbs up.

"Mineta! Kaminari! You tricked us, didn't you?!" Yaoyorozu snapped at them, tic marks appearing on her forehead. She sighed and dropped to her knees in despair as Uraraka patted her back in comfort. "Why am I always caught up in Mineta's schemes? I even used Creation to make the outfits..."

Jirou angrily threw her pompoms down and hugged herself, a red blush eminent on her cheeks. "Those guys are so dumb!"

(Y/n) sighed and shook her head in disappointment. "I can't believe we fell for such mediocre pranks."

"Well, there's still time before the finals and it'll be a pain if things got tense," Tohru said as she waved her pompoms excitedly in the air. "It's fine! Let's do it!"

"What?!!" Jirou exclaimed in shock as she watched the invisible girl shake in excitement.

"Tohru, you like this, huh?" Tsuyu asked the girl as (Y/n) chuckled at Tohru's body movements.

"All right, everyone! Let's have fun competing in the recreational games! When that's over, the seventeen 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 bracket!" Midnight announced as she held onto a box written 'Lots' at the front. "Once the bracket is determined, we'll have the recreational games and then start! The seventeen finalists can choose whether 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," Ojiro interjected by raising his hand. "I'm withdrawing."

Everyone around him gasped at his words as all eyes fell on him.

"Ojiro, why?"

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

Ojiro placed his hand down, a solemn look on his face. "I barely remember anything from the Calvary Battle until almost the end. I think it was that guy's Quirk."

(Y/n) hummed in question as she watched the spectacle from behind.

"I know that this is a great chance and that it's foolish to waste it...." he continued.

"(Y/n)."

Said female hummed in response as she turned to look at Shouto who was standing next to her, a small red hue on his cheeks. "What are you wearing?"

(Y/n)'s cheeks erupted a fiery red as she threw her arms around herself and looked away from him. "I-It was just a prank by two stupid idiots in our class."

Shouto nodded as his eyes slowly raked down her figure accentuated by the short skirt and crop top. It was one of the rare times he had actually seen her in 'lesser clothing' than usual and he wasn't complaining about what he was seeing.

(Y/n) could feel his burning gaze all over her body, increasing the temperature on her face as she felt more and more self-conscious.

"You look great."

(Y/n)'s eyes widened slightly at the blunt compliment and turned to look back at him. "Really?" she muttered, a pout visible on her lips.

Shouto smiled at her, finding her blushing face extremely cute.

(Y/n)'s face turned crimson from his brazen stare and she looked away once more. "Thank-Thanks..."

"Youthful talk like that is something...I like!" Midnight's voice brought the two's attention back to her. "Shoda! Ojiro! Aoyama! I accept your withdrawal!"

"In that case, we'll have to move up two people from the fifth place Calvary Battle team..."

"If that's going to happen then rather us, who barely did anything during the Calvary battle," Kendou from Class B began. "It should be them, right? The ones who fought to the end and stayed at in the top, Team Tetsutetsu, right?"

"Kendou?

"This isn't collision or anything, it just makes sense."

"Y-You guys!" Tetsutetsu exclaimed in a touched manner.

"And so, Tetsutetsu and Shiozaki have moved up to make sixteen!" Midnight continued. "This is the bracket based on the results of the drawing!"

The names appeared on the screen, causing the crown to erupt in a cheer.

(Y/n) looked for her name and found hers paired up with Ashido's. Her eyes immediately went to the pink-haired girl who waved back at her. She smiled inwardly and turned back to the screen, looking for Shouto's name. His was with Sero's. She turned back to look at him, finding him staring intensely at the screen.

She remembered that she had a question to ask Shouto about.

"Shouto, are you okay?"

The dual-haired male turned to look at her and tilted his head a bit. "Why?"

(Y/n) shrugged. "You seem a bit out of it. Like in deep thought."

Shouto sighed at the girl's on point observation. He turned around a bit and sent her a side glance. "Come with me."

She jerked her head in the direction of the stage's exit while taking a step back. "Let me change fir-"

"No." he cut her off. "Stay that way. I like it."

(Y/n)'s eyebrows rose his bold words, her heart fluttering at his words and turned around to follow him out of the arena. As they walked, Shouto took her hand in his as he led her into a secluded part of the woods next to the arena.

"What are we doing here?" the girl laughed as she ducked under a low lying branch.

"I just want to clear our minds and relax our nerves," Shouto explained as he pulled her next to a wall and leaned his back on it. He let go of her hand and crouched down, (Y/n) following him as she sat on her haunches in front of him.

They stayed silent, just staring at each other until Shouto broke the silence by sighing loudly and letting his forehead fall on (Y/n)'s shoulder. (Y/n) softly giggled and brought her hands up to run through his hair in comfort. Shouto closed his eyes as he breathed in her wonderful scent that always calmed him down whenever he felt in turmoil.

"Don't pressure yourself."

Shouto's eyes shot open at her gentle yet strong words, quickly understanding what she meant. He sighed and shifted his head a bit to bury his face in the crook of her neck. (Y/n) shivered a bit at the feel of his warm breath on her neck and his nose brushing softly against her skin. Her hands didn't cease her actions as she enjoyed the silence and comfortable position they were in.

It calmed her mind as the silent breeze of the day blew through the stray locks that had escaped her bun. The distant cheering of fans ringing through their ears as they lavished each other's calming presence.

"If you need me I'll always be here, okay?" his deep, baritone voice broke the silence as he continued enjoying her scent and the warmth that radiated from her body thanks to her Quirk.

Though there remained many words to be exchanged by the two, it only took a few words and silent understanding of each other's situation to clear things up, something that was always special about their relationship.

(Y/n) smiled softly as she stared at the wall behind him. "Okay. Same goes to you...I'll never leave you."

***