𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐁𝐎𝐖
𝖺𝗋𝗂𝖺𝗇𝖺 𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖽𝖾 𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌.
𖩩 : before Y/n could retaliate, Hagakure placed a microphone in front of her, "Come on, come on! Afterwards we'll have Kyoka go!" Jiro looked at Hagakure in shock, as it was news to her, "Huh?!"
Bakugo crossed his arms over his chest as he leaned against the sofa, "Sing something" he said. Y/n took ahold of the mic, looking at her classmates nervously before taking a deep breath. She thought of a song that could display her vocal range which turned out to be a cover she had heard online, that song being called Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
As Y/n sang a couple of the lines from the song, her classmates were more then astonished as Y/n went on to sing her last line, "And the love dreams that you dare to dream— really do come true." The healer looked up from the mic, her gaze met multiple jaws dropped and a long period of silence.
"Uh-" before Y/n could say a word she was brought into a hug, which was initiated by Ashido, Ochaco, and Hagakure. The girls squealed as they smiled, "Who knew we had two great singers in our class!" Hagakure exclaimed. "Well Jiro still—" Y/n was interrupted once more, "We just have to hear both of your voices together!" Ochaco said.
"Yea! L/n how come you never show cased your talent more often?" Kirishima asked after composing himself, "I didn't think I had to?" Y/n said in a more questioning manner. Hagakure quickly passed the mic to Jiro, "Now it's Jiro's turn!"
Kirishima smiled, "I wanna hear your singing too Jiro! Sing something for us!" he exclaimed. As Jiro sang a couple lines of her own song, she made the class equally, if not more, speechless than before. "My ears are so happy!" Hagakure exclaimed amongst the other compliments.
"But they'd be much more happy with you two singing a duet!" Hagakure exclaimed as she placed another mic infront of Y/n. The healer looked at Jiro with a nervous smile, "Are you up for it?" Jiro gave a small nod as she took ahold of her own mic. It was safe to say that the two harmonized perfectly, resulting in the two practically soothing their class into a euphoric state.
"I feel like I can walk on clouds after hearing those two sing" Kaminari said, "Then, let's leave that aside—so we still need guitars! I want two!" Jiro exclaimed as she held up two fingers. Kaminari immediately volunteered, "Yay! I wanna do it! It's so cool to be able to play an instrument!"
Mineta volunteered while Kirishima only thought of what would happen if he were the one to be on the guitar. "It's not "I wanna do it!" Are you gonna kill it?" Bakugo asked, Kaminari immediately perked up, with a wide grin "Yeah, yeah, I totally will!"
Kaminari took ahold of a yellow guitar and backed up his words by playing a couple of notes, "The guitar's the star of the band!" On the other hand, Mineta was unable to showcase his talent due to the fact that the guitar was bigger than him. While everything was partially sorted out with the band, the others took it upon themselves to assign their own roles, some going into effects while others went into dancing.
Though, one of the students let their talent shine as well. Fumikage took ahold of the guitar Mineta had abandoned, and beautifully strummed the guitar. Y/n smiled as everything was running smoothly despite the minor set back, and once 1 am hit, they were finally finished with assigning roles.
"Alright, everyone's roles have been decided!" Iida shouted as he tried to keep himself awake as if he were a manager on overtime. The band team consisted of Kaminari and Fumikage on the guitars, Bakugo on the drums, Momo on the keyboard, and the two singers Jiro and Y/n.
The effects team, were made of five people, Kirishima, Koda, Todoroki, Sero and finally Aoyama. While the rest of the class were in the dance team, "Everyone, we'll be busy starting tomorrow!" With that the students were off to their dorms, ready to take on their new task in the morning.
Saturday soon rolled around, the provisional license students being free for the day, though they had other matters to tend to. Jiro put up a music sheet for the chosen song they had mutually agreed on before turning towards her band members.
"We just have to single mindedly—" Bakugo finished her sentence with his take on it, "—practice to kill!" Y/n wasn't on an instrument though Jiro needed her there in order for her to sync with a live band.
"Alright, from the top! Y/n, try hitting this note a little higher when singing "My heart is set" other than that, you're doing great!" Jiro said as she pointed to the said note. Y/n gave a nod as she took a sip of her water before taking ahold of her mic. She cleared her throat, "So like this?" Y/n gave an example of what she thought Jiro meant, earning a nod.
"Yea! You got it! Bakugo start the countdown!" Jiro said as Bakugo lightly hit the cymbal three times, signaling for the guitars to begin.
"I can't sleep!" Kaminari shouted, "I'm at max excitement!" Mineta followed as they both ran around in circles. Before they even knew it, the school festival was only 10 hours away. Currently a couple of the students were gathered at the lounge area, "Quiet down! Some people are sleeping!" Mina whisper shouted at the two boys.
"I wonder if everyone will get excited with us" Iida thought aloud. Y/n brought her knees up to her chest as she sat next to Jiro, "I'm so nervous I think my throat is closing up" Jiro laughed as she placed a comforting hand on the healer's back.
"Getting embarrassed or nervous is the worst. Once you get on stage all that's left is to have fun!" Y/n smiled at Jiro's words, taking a deep breath as she felt the tightness in her chest slowly fade. "You were super embarrassed, though!" Kaminari said as he pointed towards Jiro. Jiro looked back at the blonde with a blush dusted on her cheeks, "That was different!"
After brief conversation about a replacement for the frayed rope Izuku and Aoyama used, the small group were ready to head off to bed, "Well, then, we'll probably do this again tomorrow, but—" Kirishima brought his fists together with a toothy grin, "Night owls! We're a little early, but— let's definitely make this a success!" he said as he brought up his fist into the air. The others joined in with a cheer, bringing their final meeting before the big day to a close.
As the students were deep in slumber, day break soon came and the first to be up was Izuku, who had much to do before the festival.
Though, despite the plan he had shared the night before, he did not foresee an unexpected obstacle. The time for 1-A to perform was quickly approaching, and at 8:45 am Y/n was starting to worry.
"It's almost time! I'm getting nervous!" Kaminari said, though it was clear that he was not the only one with the nerves. Y/n could tell that even Bakugo was losing his cool. "Anyway, Bakugo, put on your T-shirt since we had them made and all" Jiro said to the blonde.
Y/n took a deep breath, 'I haven't heard back from Izu since 7.' The girl furrowed her brows, 'Maybe I should text Kirishima to see if he's there.'
"Y/n" the healer hummed in response to her name, she turned towards Jiro, "It's okay to be nervous. What I think will help is focusing on someone you know in the crowd" Y/n smiled at the advice and gave a nod, "Thank you, Jiro. I'll try it out."
Jiro gave a nod as she went back to trying to convince Bakugo to put on his t-shirt. 'I'm sure he's fine. I don't have anything to worry about—' Y/n pursed her lips as she looked at the window, 'Right?'
"Hey kiddo"
Y/n turned to the familiar voice, a smile immediately curving onto her lips, "Mom!" Nemuri smiled at her daughter as she placed a hand on her head. "I can't wait to see your performance. You're going to do great" Nemuri assured before looking at the other students, "You'll all do great. Show them what the hero course can do!"
A couple of the students cheered while the others simply gave a smile and a nod. Nemuri soon pulled her daughter off to the side, "So— is he your boyfriend?" Y/n chuckled from her mother going straight into the question that laid dormant in her mind. "I'll fill you in after the festival" Nemuri smiled, taking her answer as a yes.
"Oh my daughter is growing up" She said as she covered her mouth with a hand, "I've never been prouder." Y/n furrowed her brows with a smile, "Mom—" she said through a laugh, "You're acting like I got married or something."
Nemuri laughed, "Now that will be quite the day" the two laughed, conversing amongst themselves up until it was time for the band to prepare their gear. "Y/n! let's go!" Jiro called out, Y/n gave a nod before looking back at her mother, who gave a wink and a thumbs up, "Win those hearts Serenity"
Y/n chuckled at her mother's use of her hero name before waving her off and following her band members to the stage. "Good morning! Hey guys, that's it for preparations! It's almost time to start!" Present Mic announced through the intercom. "We're partying today! All grades and courses should just go out and have fun!"
"Let's hear it everyone!" As soon as the clock struck 9 am, the start of the festival was underway, "The UA School Festival starts now!"
9:35 am, twenty five minutes remained until 1-A's performance. "Come on Katsuki, it's just for the concert" Y/n said as she placed the orange shirt over her reluctant boyfriend's head, successfully getting it on. She smiled as he looped his arms through the sleeve with a scoff, "I'm taking this shit off after alright!"
"N/n! I'm sorry to—"
Y/n gasped as soon as she saw Izuku covered in scratches, she immediately ran up to him and placed her hands on his shoulders. "What happened? Who did this?!" She frantically asked, Izuku nervously smiling as he rubbed his nape, "I fell on my way here, I'm alright don't worry!"
Y/n furrowed her brows, she knew the difference between scrapes from a fall and scratches from a fight, but for the sake of the day and the event, she let it slide this once. "Here, Midoriya. Clean yourself up on your way back to the dance team" Momo said as she handed him a handkerchief.
Izuku smiled as he waved them off, "Thank you N/n, Yaoyorozu!" he said as he ran off in to the hall. Y/n let her smile along with her hand fall back to her side, something happened while Izuku went to run errands, though on the bright side he only came back with a few scratches.
Y/n sighed, as a smile made its way back onto her face once more. The time for the students to get on stage rolled around, Y/n took a deep breath as the time struck 10 am. The curtains split open to reveal the band along with the dancers as the crowd erupted in cheers, sending words of encouragement to the first years.
"That's my daughter up there!" Y/n heard her mother shout from within the crowd, Jiro and Y/n both took a deep breath as they simultaneously looked up at the crowd. The corners of Y/n's lips curving up as she could see her guardians cheering them on. The lights soon dimmed down, this being Bakugo's sign to start with a bang.
The ash blonde smirked as he brought his drumsticks to the air, "Let's go, damn it!" he shouted, "All of UA— we'll kill them with our sound!" Bakugo activated his quirk, making a big explosion to create a smoke screen as the band simultaneously began to play. The dancers immediately followed, not missing a single beat.
"Thanks for coming today!" Jiro shouted into the mic before singing her verse. "What am I to be? What is my calling?" Jiro sang up until it was Y/n's verse, "Tried all my life, I've tried to find—something that makes me hold on and never let go" after Y/n dragged out the last note Jiro jumped in with the bridge of the song, "Hero too, I am a hero too!"
Y/n took ahold of the mic with a smile as she backed up Jiro's vocals, "My heart is set!" Nemuri cheered amongst the crowd, praising her daughter once more, "Y/n!" As Y/n backed up Jiro's vocals she spotted the little girl they had saved, smiling on Mirio's shoulder. Y/n took a hold of the mic once more as she harmonized with Jiro in the closing verse , "Now it's my turn to be the one to make you smile!"
As the band played Y/n went behind Bakugo, the blonde gave her a side eyed glance. He smirked as he threw up his drumsticks having Y/n catch them and give the ending notes after the guitars rifts. The crowd cheered as the concert came to an end.
"Now that's how you kill with sound!" Bakugo shouted as he grinned at his girlfriend. Y/n chuckled as she looked at Jiro, who shined under the lights of the stage, "She belongs up here" she said as she watched Jiro take in the cheers of the crowd.
Once the opening events came to a close, and 1-A cleaned up after their performances, the class quickly headed to the next event that was being held, the beauty pageant. During the pageant, Izuku introduced Y/n to Eri, who was shy at first but soon was able to warm up to her considering that she was a close friend of her savior.
"Now we have third year, Nejire Hado!" Y/n cheered for her senior as she landed gracefully onto the stage. Hado activated her quirk, having a beautiful glowing spiral trail behind her as she went into the air, leaving the crowd in awe of both her beauty as well as her gracefulness.
Hado smiled at the three first years she had befriended during their time in their work study as she danced around in the air, smiling happily as she spotted the people who warmed her heart up the most. Y/n along with everyone else were in awe as Hado's spirals created a golden rose in the air, which she twirled in the middle of before landing on the stage.
When it came time for the voting portion, Y/n immediately went for her senior, "I hope she wins this, I bet she'd be so happy" She thought as she finalized her vote. Once she was done she turned her attention to Bakugo with a smile, which he rose a brow to, "What's with th-"
Before he could ask his question, Y/n took ahold of his hand, "Let's make this our first official date" she suggested with a smile, Ashido gasped as she overheard. "Go, go! Don't waste anymore time with us!" She said as she pushed the couple far from the class with a grin.
Y/n looked over her shoulder with a small smile, soon feeling herself being dragged by the hand. She turned towards Bakugo, "Let's go to the obstacle course first" he said as he looked over his shoulder with a smirk. The girl was taken aback, but smiled as she let go of Bakugo's hand, "The course starts here," she said as she ran ahead of the blonde.
Bakugo sucked his teeth as he ran after the healer, "That's not playing fair Y/n!" he shouted, "Get back here and do it the right way, damn it!" The healer only laughed in response as she ran through the crowd, it was the first time in a while where she could actually be carefree with her one and only explosive blonde.
The rest of the day was spent with laughter and joy. Another moment Y/n would find in her happiest of memories, one of the few things that would fuel her drive to save more than ever.
But that's in the near future— for a day where Y/n alongside her classmates..
..would find themselves craving for a carefree moment once more.
Y/n smiled, as she glanced at her boyfriend that walked alongside her. 'Katsuki Bakugo, the boy with the explosive quirk and equal temper.'
Y/n took ahold of Bakugo's hand, catching him somewhat off guard, though he intertwined their fingers together, a blush creeping on his cheeks as he looked off to the side. 'My one and only regret..' the healer chuckled as she rested her head against his shoulder.
'..was not falling for you sooner.'
i suck at endings,
let's call it, the
beginning. — 🧡