My Hero [ Aizawa Shouta x Reader ]

Chapter 24: Our Distance

Once everyone had settle down, the screen switched to display the chart of the various students who will be competing each other. Your eyes glided through the names until they spot your's. It was right next to..

"Kaminari?!" You blurted out.

For the last round, you had to compete with the electric quirked boy who recently discovered he could manipulate lightning. And to you, that was horrifying. You didn't know how much he had advance over the short period of time but from the bottom of your heart, you hoped that he hasn't mastered it yet.

"Hey hey y/n! Looks like we're competing each other. Since I don't like hurting cute girls like you, I'm giving you a golden chance to back out! Then you won't have to face my dangerous power. How's that sounds?" He said rather cheekily as he elbowed your arm.

You chuckled, "I'm sorry but the word 'surrender' is not in my vocabulary book." Kaminari only swallowed his saliva hard and laughed sheepishly.

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The battle finally arrived and the both of you stood facing each other. Kaminari did a small warm up exercises before getting into his fighting stance.

"Then, let the battle begin!" Midnight announced while plunging her whip through the air.

"Y/n, are you sure you don't wanna give up? I might go nasty on you, ya know!" He asked once more.

"As if!"

You lunged forward and whipped out a stretch of water that came straight for his head. However, Kaminari managed to dodge it in the nick of time.

"Hey, I wasn't ready!" He huffed while avoiding all your attacks.

Instead of thrusting your blade-like water sideways, you aimed front where it cut a piece of his fringe. Startled, he fell back on his bum and groaned in pain. You halted with concern and slowly approached him to see whether he was alright. The once vulnerable Kaminari transitioned to a sly one when he slammed his hand onto the floor to create a line of electricity. It was a rather powerful one but fortunately, you managed to escape his attack by doing a backflip until it could no longer reach you.

A weight was lifted off your chest when you remembered that it was the end for him after he released a powerful charge. His brain was going to get fried and he would no longer have the brain cells to continue.

That was what you thought until he slowly arose from the ground. The strands of hair that covered his face dispersed to reveal his diabolic smirk. Somehow the demeanour was unusually different, like it was resembling a villain, and that alone made your skin crawl. The electric charge was powerful enough to fry his brain, so why didn't he turn stupid like he normally used to? Did he improve over the short period of time? Or was there another reason to it?

"You're fast as lightning. But can you dodge my lightning?" He said as he stretched out his arm into the sky. The dark clouds began to swirl menacingly.

"You see, y/n. I too have been practising on my own. I realised that i was capable in controlling not only the electricity within me, but also above me,"

You took a step back in terror as memories from the past came rushing into your head. It felt like you were experiencing a deja vu. Midnight gritted her teeth and took a step forward, contemplating whether she should end this. She knew that lightning was your major weakness due to your tragic past but she was also aware that as a teacher, she shouldn't step into the boundaries. After all, Kaminari did not transgress any rule.

"Hey shouta, is this even allowed?" Present Mic asked.

Aizawa stared intently at his student as sweat trickled down the side of his head. Truthfully if he could cease the battle, he would. But he knew he shouldn't act in accordance with his feelings because then it wouldn't be the duty of a teacher, but it would be the duty of 'Aizawa Shouta', the man who once loved you.

"Kaminari, you're pretty sly huh?" You breathed heavily while putting on a fake smile that masked your anxiety. In your head, you were coming up with different strategies to take him down before he could attack, but the speed of lightning was not one to mess with. You could be charred before even landing a finger on him. You needed something that was quicker than that. Something that does not require distance.

All of a sudden, a thought sparked in your head. Though it was the last resort, it certainly was the most rational choice in order to beat him.

'I'm sorry,'

There was a flash of light in the sky but before it could strike the ground, you squeezed all five fingers together to form a knife-hand and brought it down diagonally, simultaneously moving Kaminari's arm. His arm,as if it had a life on its own, listened to your command and twitched, making it fall down by his side again. No matter how hard he tried to move it back up, it didn't budge.

"Eh?"

Using your left hand you did a pulling motion causing his body to plummet to the ground. You then lifted your finger, twisting his arm behind his back and locking it.

"Huh?! What is happening?!" Present Mic screamed as half of the audience gasped. "Why is his body moving on its own? What is this magic trick?!"

There was a moment of silence as Aizawa scrutinised your very movements and hand gestures. The way you were able to control Kaminari without getting close and without shedding any water. The sight was very intriguing to him.

Then, a realisation hit him. Aizawa finally registered the shocking method you used and spoke, "Ah, i see."

"She's manipulating the fluids inside his body, moving his muscles like a puppeteer controlling a marionette,"

"WhAaaatttt?!?!?!" Present Mic yelled as if his already deafening voice wasn't loud enough.

You glared down at Kaminari while he struggled to move, like being shackled by an invisible chain. It took him less than a minute before succumbing to defeat.

"I s-s-surrender!" He cried.

Midnight let out a sigh of relief. Her breathing and hands slightly trembled for you but she managed to calmly announce, "The winner goes to F/N L/N!" And with that the crowd began to cheer happily but to you, it wasn't so much of a joyful scene. Because you hated having to use this method, just as much as Todoroki hates using his fire side.

Your head turned slowly to look up at the commentary room right above and simultaneously a pair of grey eyes made contact with yours, it was all you ever needed to connect. No words, just eyes.
Amidst the noisy atmosphere, while everyone was distracted by your victory, the two of you gazed solemnly at each other. The distance that separated both you and Aizawa felt like it could never be shortened. He stood right above the mountains but you were beneath his feet, right on the ground by the sea.

If only there was a way for you to crawl up to him. Each time you climb up, you fall back down again, bruising yourself. There was nothing to help you with just like there was no chances of him coming back to you. So you decided to embrace where you stood. You may be on the ground, but the view of the sea was just as magnificent. There was no reason for you to climb up the mountains because this was where you belonged.

'Watch me grow, Aizawa.'
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hello. this chapter is mainly just action scenes 🥺 the next one will be the same too but i'll try not to emphasise heavily on it since it might bore some of you 🥺 but in the next chapter, you'll get to fight another person!!! Guess who shbxsbnda

Also, you're starting to grow stronger ever since Aizawa left. welp. I guess a woman needs no man to make her powerful. You're an independent person and Aizawa is gonna regret leaving you! 💪🏻　

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