Occurrence

Chapter 37: The Final Round

*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.