𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚗'𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚝 ☆ k. bakugo

23; awarding ceremonies and medals

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"All the first-year events for this year's UA Sports Festival have been completed! Now, we will move on to the awards ceremony!"  

Smoke flared up from the ground at the same time, the podium rises, showing the top three winners of the competition. 

Though, one of them was restrained and chained down.

Akimoto Eli beamed, her eyes glistened as she saw fireworks explode in the air even though they're in broad daylight. "Ah! This is so cool!!"

The girl looks down at the second-placer. 

"This is so cool, right, Tsuki-chan? My beeeeest friend?"

"Mhmm! Hphmf! Hmmmph!!!" 

Eli giggles. "Yeah! I think so too!"

Kirishima and the others in Class 1-A gawked at their classmate's condition. "What's wrong with him?!"

Kaminari gulps. "It looks like someone's not happy with the result." Kaminari turns to Mina. "Then this means Eli and Bakugou are real friends now, huh?"

Mina nodded. "Yeah! I guess that's why Bakugou's acting crazy."

Eli can't help but feel a burning gaze from her left. She turns to that direction and met mismatched eyes belonging to Todoroki. "Shouto? What's up?"

Todoroki's face was indescribable. It was between scared, confused, and concerned. Half an hour ago, she was unconscious, but now she was... fine. Like nothing happened a while ago. 

He shakes his head as he turns his weird expression away from her. 

How can she be fine? She was unconscious thirty minutes ago...

Eli tilts her head to the side in confusion.

Huh? What was that about?

"In third place, it's a tie between Todoroki Shouto and Tokoyami Fumikage! In the second place, Bakugou Katsuki!"

"HMMMPHF!!! HMPHMM, HMMPHF!!!" Katsuki wriggled and squirmed while he was restrained. 

Eli laughed at him as it was her turn to be introduced as the winner of this year's UA Sports Festival. She looked forward, chest out and her signature wide grin on her face as the announcer introduced her.

"And last, but certainly not the least! First place, from the Hero course, Akimoto Eli!"

The cheers doubled, even tripled at the announcement of the girl's name. Everyone roared with cheers and hoots. Some even threw confetti and flowers down to her, making the ash-blond on Eli's right grumble in anger.