Treading on the edge

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"Guys! You can be cute later! Aizawa wants us all off the bus." He can practically feel Ashido's smirk as she says that. It doesn't help the warmth he feels spreading down his neck.

Without needing to be told twice, they make it outside. Izuku's senses immediately taking in the empty space ahead of them, signaling some sort of end to the road. A cliff maybe.

He feels for a familiar heat signature and tugs Shinsou until they're both standing next to the blonde-haired teen. Backs to what Izuku can only describe as emptiness.

The pussy cats, a relatively popular hero team shows up shortly after. Introducing themselves with their signature flamboyant catchphrases, emphasizing their cat-like features and penchant for rescue missions. Izuku can practically feel Shinsou buzzing with renewed excitement as he spots them.

He hears Aizawa calling for him to come and stand by his side. Almost at the same time, he feels the ground ever so slightly start to vibrate under the soles of his feet. It's minimal, almost entirely imperceptible to anyone else but him. However, like pieces of an incomplete puzzle, everything falls into place. His mind immediately forming the connections between their sudden stop and the motif behind the Pussy cat's sudden appearance.

It makes him want to get some kind of payback for what Shinsou's classmates were about to go through at the hands of their teachers.

Aizawa was probably going to regret bringing him here after this. He knows he shouldn't, knows it was probably the worst possible idea he could come up with. But as the grin slowly forms on his features, he can't help but want to live on the edge.

Releasing his hold on Shinsou's hand, effectively garnering the other boy's attention, he makes sure his voice is low as he speaks. Hand slowly making contact with the railing behind them. Fingers slowly curling around the metal as his feet inches ever so slowly, closer to the edge. "Do you know what one of the things on my list was?" He knows he's got Bakugou's attention too now. Not to mention the fact that Aizawa was still calling for him to come stand by his side.

Shinsou hums curiously, still blissfully unaware of Izuku's plans. Unaware of just what was in store for the class.

"Bungee-jumping." And with that he volts over the railing. Heart leaping in his throat at the all too familiar sensation. The thrill of the fall forcing out an excited laugh out of him even as he hears several panicked shouts behind him. A variation of "MIDORIYA!" "IZUKU!" And "DEKU!" reaching his ears.

1, 2, and ah, there they were. Explosion sounds quickly catching up to him, strong arms catching him before he's even halfway to the ground.

"What the hell!" Kacchan shouts in his ear. Heartbeat raging in his chest as he brings them both safely to the ground. "ARE YOU CRAZY?!"

He tries to answer seriously but his body betrays him as he bursts into a new round of laughter. The adrenaline and the sheer freedom he felt still lingering in his system.

He's done this before of course, jumping from high places. His patrol consisted of constant parkour routes across the city, after all.

However, this felt different somehow. Knowing that the number of times he'd be feeling this again were dwindling with the hourglass that loomed over him, constant and relentless in its descent.

He tunes back into reality only to find that Bakugou is still shouting at him.

"Maybe." he finds himself saying as his laughter dies down. Sobering thoughts halting the fleeting insanity and happiness that overwhelmed him just a few moments ago. "But I'm alive, right?"

And that, that gets Bakugou to stop his rant mid-sentence. Posture shifting into something almost unreadable to Izuku's senses.

Before he gets to question his sudden silence, the cliff crumbles behind them. The entirety of the 1-A student body falling with it.

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