CHAPTER 65 ALL OUT
<span style="font-weight:400">I was walking out to Tsuyu soon enough. She was a ways away. Bending down I crouched beside her. “You did great,” I said. She looked over. Blushing as she did. Helping her up there were plenty of cheers for her. Shetched onto my back as we walked to the waiting area. “You almost had him, you know,” I said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah,” she whispered. “I saw the mistake. Gotta keep pushing. No leeway. Like you said.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Good.” Patting her hand she held on as we got inside.
<span style="font-weight:400">Ida and Mei were up next. Mei was one of the Support Students. A great engineer she could make most any gadget for heroes. I knew she used her time in the arena to show off her gadgets to the crowd, then let Ida win so I didn’t bother to watch.
<span style="font-weight:400">“How can I help you feel better?” I asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Buy me ice cream,” Tsuyu said from my shoulder.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Deal.” We sat at one of the benches without a back as we watched the fight from a small TV. “Why no gloves Toru?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“How’d you notice me?” She whined from behind us.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Your smell,” I said with augh. “What flower is that?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Lavender,” she said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ah of course.” Tsuyu and I looked back at where she should have been. “Nervous for your fight?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Totally,” she said sitting next to us on the bench. “I’m worried my n won’t work.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“That’s normal,” I said. “What about you Tsuyu? Did you have a n going in?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I did. But it went bad quickly.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Tends to happen. Back in America in the 21st century there was this famous fighter. He had a perfect saying. Mike Tyson said ‘Everyone has a n till you get punched in the mouth’.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“How does that help?” Toru asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It means you have a n and so does your opponent. And both of your ns will be thrown out the window once the fight starts. That’s why we train. So that when we get hit and our n gets thrown out the window. You act on instinct. You don’t have to rely on logic,” I said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You know, sometimes you say annoying stuff,” Toru said. “Then other times you say stuff that makes me feel a lot better.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You’re wee?” I asked. Confused.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Sorry, just your speech earlier. It really inspired me. You um really respect those that don’t have noble reasons for wanting to do this?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I do,” I admitted. “It takes a special person to want to protect people. You’re both special.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Tsuyu tightened her grip around my neck. Toru leaned against my arm. We watched the fight wrap up. “Now my best imaginary friend, go give that belly button shooter a good beating.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Can do,” she said. She moved around giving me a kiss on the cheek. I doubted Tsuyu noticed.
<span style="font-weight:400">We watched her go…kind of. She put gloves on for walking out. They showed a heat signature of her for the audience. I couldn’t help but nod at the curves. They looked about how I imagined.
<span style="font-weight:400">The fight began. Yuga fired his navelser randomly. As she got closer to him thesers got closer to her. I noticed a distinct curve to them as they passed her body. I grew excited. She was within a few paces. One of thesers got close then she kicked him in the side.
<span style="font-weight:400">He whirled around shooting randomly but Toru was on him. She kicked him hard and he went rolling off to the side. She dodged out of the way of another beam but was then back next to him. I watched it all and saw how hard she had been working.
<span style="font-weight:400">He tried to run but she was on him. As he jumped in the air to shoot his beam at her she didn’t guard against the navelser. Taking the brunt of the hit she pushed him off the edge. Then the crowd went wild.
<span style="font-weight:400">I got up looking out the window. Apparently when the beam hit her it overpowered her quirk. She becamepletely visible. Her yellow/green hair was unruly and down to her shoulders. Her skin was pale. Thighs and body milky pale. Tsuyu dropped down as I ran out to her.
<span style="font-weight:400">She had won by knocking Yuga out of the ring but she was covering her body up. Ripping off my hoodie I threw it at her. Itnded close and she quickly grabbed it. Throwing it on. She stood up on the stage to cheers. Her face red, she took the win and was running away.
<span style="font-weight:400">I chuckled and followed. I noticed Midnight eyeing my naked torso up and down. Sending her a wink I headed after Toru. She wasn’t too hard to find for once. In one of the back locker rooms she was huddled up in a corner.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What’s wrong?” I couldn’t help but ask. So close I could see her image shimmering. Like she was a hologram. Her light bending powers struggle to catch up once overloaded.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Half of Japan just saw me naked!” She yelled angrily.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh wow. I didn’t think of that,” I said. Laughing loudly she got up to hit me but I grabbed her fist. “It’s easier to block when I can see you.” She frowned but there were tears in her eyes. “What’s really wrong? It looks like this is fading. You’ll be invisible again soon.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You were supposed to be the first one that saw me,” she said. Her mouth frowning. “I kind of got a hold of it a few days ago. And I made myself visible for the first time.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“That’s awesome,” I said. A wide smile on my face. “Don’t give me that look. Who cares if they saw you. I get to see you <i><span style="font-weight:400">and</i><span style="font-weight:400"> touch you when I want.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You never get to see me,” she said. “It’s just guess-“
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hey, I knew you were beautiful,” I said. “I could feel it.” I grabbed her chin, lifting it up to look at me.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You think I’m beautiful?” She mumbled.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I do,” I nodded. “Always have. Or did you think I hit on you so you’d stop haunting me?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I''m never gonna stop haunting you,” she spat. Her face scrunching into a defiant re.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Good. I wouldn’t have it any other way,” I said. Leaning down, I kissed her lips. There were some tears in her eyes. But she didn’t look sad anymore.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I was gonna make it a surprise tonight,” she said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well consider me surprised,” I said. “How’d you figure it out?”
<span style="font-weight:400">She put on a wide smile. “I bought more of those shlights. I kept them focused on me for a long time and eventually my power just turned off. It couldn’t handle all the light.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Did you shimmer like this?” I asked. She nodded, her mess of hair jostling with her. “Damn you’re beautiful.” I couldn’t help but kiss her again. She leaned into it this time and was soon on me. We made out for a long time. Me pushing her into the lockers. Her legs wrapped around me as we explored one another. About 10 minutes in she became invisible again but I didn’t care.
<span style="font-weight:400">She giggled happily as we continued our heated exchange. And by the time she had calmed down people were yelling for me.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ugh, party poopers,” I groaned.
<span style="font-weight:400">“We can continue tonight,” she promised. I kissed her again and turned away. I was a few steps away before she reminded, “Your hoodie.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh right.” I watched her take it off and stared where I guessed her boobs were.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You can’t see them anymore,” she reminded.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I can imagine,” I said. Giving her a wink I walked away. Midoriya found me and was soon following me to watch the next fight against his supposed best friend.
<span style="font-weight:400">I got outside and was met with cheers. Bakugo was waiting for me. The white spiky haired man had an angry sneer on his face like usual.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Fall asleep again?” Bakugo asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Nope. So you won your fight with Uraraka?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Of course,” he spat angrily.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Just curious. I’ve been busy,” I said. Eyeing him up and down he looked pretty cool in his hero costume. Giant grenades on his forearms. Spiky mask. He was ying the explosion thing a little much. But that was his power.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What?” He growled.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I don’t know. How do you want to y this?” I asked. “I really don’t have a problem with you Bakugo. Despite what you might think. But I aim to win. Should we do a good old fashioned fight?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“What do you mean?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I mean none of this running around crap. This ce is huge. I don’t want to be chased all to hell. How about we do a Yu Yu Hakusho knuckleduster?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“What’s that?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“We stay in one spot. Punching for all we are worth. You use your powers. I use mine. But whoever faints or steps out of these 2 squares loses,” I said. I pulled 2 knives from my belt. Sticking one between the cracks of 2 tiles and one between the cracks of another.
<span style="font-weight:400">Bakugo walked over. Intrigued. “I stay in this square. You stay in that one. And we fight it out.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Why do you want to do it this way?” He asked. Less angry.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Because we are men,” I said with augh. “No more of this hating each other crap. Knock all of your frustration out on me. And I do the same to you. No ns. No gimmicks. A simple punch for punch brawl,” I said excitedly. I still had an unfair advantage. But still. It sounded fun.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Alright,” Bakugo said. “Let’s make it official.” Midnight walked over and we told her our n. She got excited and announced it to the crowd.
<span style="font-weight:400">I didn’t bother with the step on the knife thing like in Yusuke''s tournament. It was a good enough marker. Bakugo and I faced one another. Both of us smiling.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Alright. Since it was my idea. You first. Give it your all.” Bakugo didn’t hesitate. He drew his arm back and punched me in the gut. I spit up a little as his explosion hit me full force. I was afraid I bit off more than I could chew but I forced chakra into my feet affixing me to the ground.
<span style="font-weight:400">I didn’t hesitate and hit him across the face. He growled and punched me in the face and it became a brawl. An honest to goodness your muscles against mine.
<span style="font-weight:400">This was the best n I coulde up with for him. Bakugo was such an angry person that liked to fight. So I let him. I threw my arm back connecting with his face and he smiled big as his hits and explosions became stronger.
<span style="font-weight:400">We yelled. I began bleeding from a cut under my eye. My rib was cracked with a really good hit. But I didn’t give up. Slowly channeling more and more chakra into my body each of my blows became stronger as his began to weaken. I dropped the temperature way down in front of me, then way up. Making his sweat then made the sweat freeze on him, using my quirk with barely any thought.
<span style="font-weight:400">Then with a yell he extended both hands out. Shooting his explosion at me point nk I took it all. Then putting a huge amount of chakra in my body I threw a straight jab. Saeko would have been proud. I used every muscle I could think of and it was too strong for Bakugo to take. Hitting him square in the forehead he was thrown back and knocked out.
<span style="font-weight:400">Loud cheers erupted as I spit blood to the side. Midnight called it. Adhering to our own rules. I raised my arms up in a Rocky victory. Then I was smacking Bakugo awake.
<span style="font-weight:400">He growled after the second one. Pulling his arm back for a punch. He noticed me then looked around.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Fuck!” He spat. I reached my hand down. He frowned but took it as I helped him up. We shook hands and left. It was one of the better interactions I had with him.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Are you an idiot?” Momo asked as I walked in.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes,” I said with a bloody smile.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You know you have 2 more fights left, right?” She asked. Rolling her eyes.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well better make sure you win your next fight so we can duke it out. Brains against brawn. Beauty against the beast,” I said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Why do I feel like you want to be the beauty in that scenario?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You know me so well. I’m a delicate flower. While you’re all long legs and longer cleavage.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ha, why do I let you surprise me?” She asked. A small smirk on her face.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Because it’s boring to know everything. Who''s fighting next?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Tokoyami and Ida,” she said. Pointing at the bird and the road runner.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Boring. Kiss my booboos till they feel better,” I said with a smile.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’m not doing that,” she mumbled.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I ept other forms of healing medicine,” I said as we walked in. “I think helping pull random stuff out of your cleavage would work.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“How about I just make you some bandaids?” She said pulling one out of her sideboob,
<span style="font-weight:400">“Those are in bandaids. I need dinosaurs or hearts on mine,” I said. She scoffed and pulled out some big bandages with hearts on them. I smiled big and we sat down while she applied them.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Better?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Much,” I said, eyeing her cleavage.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You’re hopeless.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“More like hopeful,” I said. There was a moment there. A long one where she stared at me. Biting her lip for a split second I knew she thought about kissing me. Then the moment passed as someone called her over.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Good luck,” I said as she got up.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Thanks,” she said while walking down the hall. Herrge ass shaking as she did.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You’re shameless,” Toru said next to my ear.
<span style="font-weight:400">I jumped. “You need to wear a bell,” I said. “Scared the hell out of me.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I will not be doing that,” she whispered hotly. I felt her sit on myp. Looking around no one was paying attention to me. I doubted they knew she was there.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What am I going to do with you?” She whispered. I kept my hands at my side. But leaned forward. Smelling her. “Hitting on another girl right in front of me?” I felt her hand reach down grabbing my dick between us. I groaned.
<span style="font-weight:400">“This is cheating,” I said through gritted teeth.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You’re the one looking to cheat,” she whispered. Her hot breath against my lips as she barely touched them. I assumed they were her lips.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You like it,” I growled. “My own secret voyeur.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Is it bad I kind of do?” She mumbled. But her hand never left my dick.
<span style="font-weight:400">I shook my head. “As long as you know I don’t want it to happen to me,” I said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“This thing is gigantic. I doubt I could take another,” she whispered, stroking it.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Goddamn I want to touch you,” I whispered. Midoriya walked by.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Too bad. I’m having too much fun,” she said. “I’ve always wanted to do this. Touch you when there are so many people around. But only you and I know what’s happening.” She whined. “I want your dick inside me, tonight.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You’re a terrible tease. An evil monster,” I growled. She giggled.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Anyone seen Toru? She’s up.” Midoriya said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Uh yeah. I saw a floating something or other. She went that way,” I said pointing away. Midoriya walked over there.
<span style="font-weight:400">I felt Toru kiss my cheek. “Good luck.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“That’s what you said to thest girl,” she said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Gooder luck,” I rified. She giggled and grabbed her gloves from the top of some lockers. Heading outside her foe was Momo.
<span style="font-weight:400">It ended too quickly in my book. Momo made heat sensing goggles and used a catcher. Toru left sadly but I promised to kick Momo’s ass for her. Which cheered her up.
<span style="font-weight:400">The next fight was Midoriya versus Ibarra. Ibarra was a woman with vines for hair from 1-B. It was a good fight and I wasn’t sure how she wasn’t in 1-A. But Midoriya won. He had been practicing a manageable amount of his All Might power and wasn’t hurting as much.
<span style="font-weight:400">Next was my fight against Tokoyami. The bird guy sure felt scary. But I heated up the area around us until he retreated then threw he and his shadow out of the ring.
<span style="font-weight:400">Momo and Midoriya went next. That too was easy to guess. Momo made a cool cannon but Midoriya dodged quickly and knocked her down.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Still want me to p her around?” I asked Toru.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Please,” she whispered as we sat and watched the fight. “But him first.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes ma’am,” I said. We made out a little while thest break happened. Giving Midoriya time to catch his breath. When it was my turn Toru gave me a kiss and pushed her boobs in my face.
<span style="font-weight:400">I headed out into the arena with a smile on my face. Cheers went out as I walked. Midoriya was walking in from another entrance. I didn’t know why we hadn’t just all congregated together. But it had taken Toru and I time to find a more secluded spot.
<span style="font-weight:400">“How do you want to do this, Midoriya?” I asked as we stood apart from one another.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What do you think?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well you don’t have a bunch of broken limbs for once,” I said. “Shall we go all out from the get go? Or warm up to it?”
<span style="font-weight:400">He smiled at me. “Yeah gotta say thanks for that. How did youe up with that idea? To use a little bit?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Saw it in a show once,” I said. I didn’t have the time to exin the whole microwave burrito thing his trainer did.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Let’s start slow,” Midoriya said. “I’m curious if I can fight against you without going all out.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Works for me,” I said. “You make me try hard enough, I might skip my afternoon training session.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Heughed and we ran at one another. My face was still stinging from my Bakugo fight. But I had the heart bandaids on so that helped. He hit me hard across the face.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Tsuyu hits harder than that,” Iughed. Sparta kicking him away he blocked it with his arms crossed. He started speeding up so I did too.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was an actual good fight. First simply going to the brink with our physical bodies we hit, blocked, kicked, headbutted, and had a far more active brawl than Bakugo and I had.
<span style="font-weight:400">Then I noticed the lightning around him. Just a simple streak. Signifying he was using All Might''s power. I reciprocated by channeling some chakra. Pushing it through my body my reactions became quicker.
<span style="font-weight:400">Our fists collided and he was thrown back. More lightning moved around him. He did a roundhouse kick making me stumble back. I channeled more chakra. Yelling as I jumped up aiming for his face with a kick. He slid back. His boots squeaking as his footwork took him out of my range.
<span style="font-weight:400">I sped up more. My lungs filling and blowing out what felt like steam. Which reminded me. I began to use my quirk. Pulling out the energy behind me I pushed it toward him. Heating him up.
<span style="font-weight:400">He began to drip with sweat like he was in a sauna. I pushed the issue closing the distance. Hitting him in the side he was knocked off his feet but he caught himself with his hand kicking out at me
<span style="font-weight:400">“That’s one of Tsuyu’s moves,” I noted. He nodded. Slowly switching from heating the area in front to cooling. It dropped in temperature progressively.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Gotta say. I don’t have much more my body can handle without damage,” he admitted.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Then let’s take it up a notch,” I said with a big grin. “Fingers or fists?”
<span style="font-weight:400">He cracked a smile. “Fingers.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Let’s see it then,” I said. Bashing my knuckles together. He frowned at me. “Come on. I want to know if I can take it. Do it.”
<span style="font-weight:400">I channeled chakra into my feet. Taking up a guarded position. “100% Midoriya. Do it. Or I’ll start my move.” I was getting excited. I had beaten something All Might had. But he was weaker. I wanted to know the full strength. What it really took to be the best.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Alright,” Midoriya said. Extending his hand out he made a motion of acting like he would flick his finger. His concentration increased. His gloved hand began to glow. Then a sonic boom was let out as the air pressure in front of me increased. Pushing me back.
<span style="font-weight:400">I felt my face ripple with the force of it and I couldn’t believe I thought I was a match for the real All Might. Midoriya was much stronger than when he used 100% on a finger to throw a softball. It was like a wall wasing at me.
<span style="font-weight:400">My feet sticking to the concrete I was pushed back while standing. I went a good 20 feet before the force of the simple flick moved past me. It wasn’t so much about hurting as it felt more like unadulterated force.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Nice,” I said. “Well let’s take it up that notch. I’m curious how many fingers you will go through before I take you down.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’m aiming to win, Weston,” Midoriya said and he ran at me. I smiled big. Running at him. His fingers glowed ready to let loose and I met him head on. Dodging out of the way of an outstretched hand I kicked him in the side. He was thrown away butnded on his feet as he ran back to me.
<span style="font-weight:400">Chakra was filling my body. But it wasn’t enough. He was willing to hurt himself to win. I had to do the same. I ran at him. My head down, I grabbed him from the front. Pushing with all I had.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Let go!” Midoriya said
<span style="font-weight:400">“No, you’ll have to hit me point nk if you want me to,” I said. Pushing and pushing we were getting close to the edge. I pushed him a little more. Letting go I began to jump back as he sent another shockwave at me.
<span style="font-weight:400">I let it carry me but was soon sliding on the arena floor. My chakra coated hands slowing me down. I stood quickly and began to scratch.
<span style="font-weight:400">My mind opening to it more quickly the air began to ripple around me as the first gate opened. He knew what I was doing. Running at me he was closing the distance fast. I opened the second gate. Healing began running through my body.
<span style="font-weight:400">He was only a few paces away as I started on the 3rd. I hadn’t practiced. I honestly feared it wasn’t there. But as I pulled and prodded it began to crack open. I entered a long trance moment. Considering putting him in a Genjutsu to give me the precious seconds I needed. But as he extended his hand I felt the 3rd gate crack open. Momentum would carry it the rest of the way.
<span style="font-weight:400">I ducked down. Moving in slow motion as the chakra filled me. Pouring out of every pore as I felt my skin heat up and my hair stand on end. I ducked down as he let his finger go. And as the shockwave was let loose I punched him in the gut.
<span style="font-weight:400">Dodging to the side I missed the brunt of the attack. He knew he was toote. Lightning around his body, he increased his speed. Kicking at me it was slow motion as I dodged to the side. Then with all I had, I kicked him in the ribs. It was at the perfect angle.
<span style="font-weight:400">He went flying. So close to the edge he was over the grass in an instant. I thought I had it but he surprised me by flicking his finger at the ground. Breaking his finger without hesitation the reflected shockwave threw him back toward me.
<span style="font-weight:400">He was spinning wildly. When he was over the arena again I jumped up and kicked him harder. He went flying further this time. Unable to fight back. With the force of the 3rd gate he flew over the grass until hitting the bottom of the arena with a thud. One on one, if he could use 100% power in all of his body, he would have won. But with the 3rd gate open my body was at 100%. I could move faster, see more, do more. He lost as soon as the 3rd gate was opened.
<span style="font-weight:400">Inded on the ground and immediately shut the gates. Exhaustion moved through me in waves. I stumbled to my knees as I took the first breath in what felt like a long time. My sweat steaming on my body I took in huge lungfuls of air.
<span style="font-weight:400">It wasn’t till Midnight was next to me that I recovered a little. She grabbed my hand and raised it. I stood slowly. Waving at everyone. It was hard to focus. My head swimming, I left the arena. Walking to Midoriya I stumbled and sat beside him.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Damn,” he whispered. “Thought I had you.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You about did,” I said. “How’d you know it took time for me to call upon my strength?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I watched it,” he admitted. “Sorry.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t be. It was a good strategy.” Looming over him I asked, “No hard feelings?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Nope. I’ll just have to beat you next time.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’m looking forward to seeing you trying. But I’ll be way stronger next time,” I warned.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Same.” He said. I stood back up and helped him to his feet.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I need some Recovery Girl kisses,” I said. “And more heart bandaids.”
<span style="font-weight:400">He chuckled. “Me too.”