Izuku x Uraraka: A Birthday To Remember

- Part 01: The Prologue -

Our story begins on one crisp winter day in Shizuoka, Japan as we come across Izuku Midoriya out and about in the city streets on his own. He kept his hands tucked in his coat pockets while he walked non-chalantly strolled down the street. Looking around, he saw the liveliness and excitement in everyone's eyes, knowing that Christmas was fastly approaching. He lightly sighed to himself.

"I wonder how mom has been. It's been a while since we were transferred to the dormitory. But I can't help but worry about her still. I hope she's been doing okay with me living at U.A. now." he thought. Just then, he came to a dead halt as he looked up ahead, seeing his classmate, Ochako Uraraka, looking in the windows of a nearby bakery. When he veered his eyes to see what she was fixated on, he spotted a lone birthday cake sitting all by itself.

"I had a feeling I'd feel this way…." Uraraka muttered, catching Izuku's attention. As Uraraka remained looking on at the cake in the window, Izuku began to approach.

"H-Hi there Uraraka." he called out. His voice snapped Uraraka out of her daydream, quickly turning to Izuku before waving back.

"Oh. Hi there Deku. I didn't see you there." she said. Izuku glanced at the cake in the window.

"Were you looking to buy something from the bakery?" he asked. Realizing he watched her, Uraraka shook her head.

"N-No. Not really. I was just thinking about something that's TOTALLY not a big deal. But….that cake DOES look good, doesn't it?" she asked. Izuku nodded before something suddenly hit him.

"Oh. That's right. Now I remember. Your birthday is coming up soon, isn't it Uraraka?" he asked. Ochako lightly gasped before her eyes lightly shifted away.

"Yeah. I-It is. Heh. Guess I forgot I told you when my birthday was." she said. Izuku turned back to the cake again.

"If I can take a guess….were you….thinking about your parents?" Izuku asked. Her face started to turn red as she looked away.

"It's no biggie. But…I was just thinking how this will be the first birthday I'll be spending without my mom and dad. I mean, we DID just transfer to our dormitory at school and junk." she said. Izuku looked on at her quietly, seeing a small tear in her eye.

"Oh. I'm sorry. I….didn't mean to say something to upset you." he said. Ochako gasped before she rubbed her eye, finding her tear before wiping it away. She then turned to Izuku with a bright and peppy look on her face.

"W-What do you mean?! I'm not "upset"! Silly Deku! I JUST said it was no biggie, didn't I?" she teased, jokingly punching Izuku in the arm. But Izuku saw through her charade as she quickly turned away.

"A-Anyway, I've got some errands to run. I'll…see you back at school, okay Deku?" she asked. Izuku remained befuddled, unsure of what to say to her next. But when he took notice of Uraraka about to leave, he suddenly grabbed hold of her hand, surprising her greatly. She looked back before her eyes met with Izuku's.

"S-Something wrong Deku?" she asked nervously. Izuku let out a nervous gulp.

"I-If you don't mind, I'd….I'd like to ask if….you might wanna…I don't know….hang out for a while longer? You could say it's m-m-my treat?" he asked. Uraraka gasped.

"W-Whoa. Hold on. Deku? Are….Are you asking me out?" she asked. Izuku suddenly shot upright from embarassment before he swiftly let go of her hand, flailing his all about.

"W-What?! No! Of course not! I….I was just thinking us hanging out for a while might be fun and all! C-Consider this an "early birthday gift" at MOST!" he exclaimed, hiding his face afterwards. Uraraka remained dead silent before she started to blush, shedding a few tears before wiping them away again.

"S-Sure. I mean….hey. You said you'd "treat" me, the birthday girl. Heh heh. So….I think I WILL take you up on that." she replied, chuckling at the end. Izuku gasped before he slowly looked back at her.

"O-Oh. All right then." he muttered, flabergasted by her response. In no time at all, Izuku and Uraraka were soon side by side, walking together amidst the gentle snow flurry from above. But while they calmly strolled, their minds were anything but calm.

"S-She actually said YES!" Izuku thought.

"I-I can't believe I agreed to g-g-g-go out w-w-with DEKU!" Uraraka thought. Suddenly, Uraraka glanced towards Izuku before slowly reaching out, wrapping her arm around his. Izuku began to quiver as he lightly glanced towards her. Realizing what she did, Uraraka looked to Izuku.

"S-Since you're treating me, I…I hope you don't mind if I act a little "spoiled", do you?" she asked. Izuku shook his head.

"N-No. Not at all." he squeaked. As Izuku quickly looked away to hide his embarrassment, Uraraka continued looking on at him before she chuckled quietly.

"S-Sorry Deku. But….just this once, okay?" she thought, looking down at her hand gently holding onto his arm. They continued on, their faces red with embarrassment as they walked down the snowy covered sidewalk together.

TO BE CONTINUED…