《Water and Ice | Shoto Todoroki》Chapter 1-A New Beginning
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I blinked back the stinging sensation in my eyes. It wouldn't end like this, it couldn't end like this. There was no way I was going to let him die here and now, in this horrible situation.
Suddenly something just clicked in my brain, before I knew it I was leaning forward, pulling him closer and interlocking his lips in mine. I only stayed there for a few seconds, but it felt like an eternity.
I pulled away, my sadness and regret spilling over as I held him in my arms.
~months before~
My alarm clock rang and I gave a few attempted swipes before completely pushing it onto the floor. The stupid thing finally stopped ringing.
"Y/n! Are you up?!" My mother yelled from downstairs.
I sat up and rubbed my eyes. Today was my first day at UA.
I got up and took a quick shower before putting on my uniform. I brushed my h/l, h/c hair and ran downstairs before grabbing some toast out of the toaster.
"Good luck, honey!" My mom said.
I smiled and grabbed my bag.
"I'll see you after school!" I waved as I headed out the door.
I started walking and eating my toast when I saw a girl across the street. From what I could make out, it looked like she had brown hair and was about the same age as me. She had a similar uniform too.
I crossed the street to see if it was someone from UA. She saw me and waved.
"Do you go to UA?" She asked.
"Yeah, I do. I guess we both do." I said.
"Cool! My name's Uraraka, Ochaco! What's yours?" She held out her hand for me to shake.
"I'm L/n, F/n. Nice to meet you!" I shook her hand.
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We talked as we walked to school together. I found out that she was also in Class 1A, and her quirk was Zero Gravity. It seemed like I had already made a friend, and it was nice since she lived nearby too.
We reached the school's main entrance and saw other students going inside. We navigated our way through the all of the halls and finally found the classroom. I took a deep breath and opened the door, stepping into my new future.
And then I immediately took a step back.
"DAMN NERD! HOW DARE YOU COME TO THE SAME SCHOOL AS ME!" A blonde kid shouted.
"No sitting on the desks!" A blue haired guy gestured furiously around him.
Uraraka bumped into me from behind.
"Is something wrong y/n?" She asked.
I stepped aside so she could take a look.
"Oh gosh." Was all she said.
The classroom looked like a zoo.
"I'm sorry Kacchan!" The green haired dude started saying.
"SHUT UP YOU DAMN NERD!" The guy named Kacchan said.
I quickly brushed past them and found my seat. It was near the back, and fortunately Uraraka was next to me on my right. I looked to my other desk-neighbor and saw a guy with red and white hair.
"He kind of looks like a candy cane." I whisper-shouted to Uraraka.
He looked over at us.
"Excuse me?" Apparently he didn't like the nickname.
"Nothing!" I squeaked.
I suddenly became very interested in my textbooks.
"You're not wrong." Uraraka said quietly.
I suddenly heard explosions.
"WHEN DID YOU GET A QUIRK ANYWAY?!" The blonde dude continued his ranting.
It looked like he was getting ready to blow up the green haired boy. Me being my dumb self, though it was a good idea to intervene.
Boy, was I wrong.
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