A/N: Hello readers! Welcome to the second chapter of Summer Adventures! I hope you're enjoying the story, and if you are please favorite, leave a review, and get notified when I update! Please review! I'd love to see your opinions and ideas for the story! With that out of the way, here's chapter 2!
Chapter 2: Waterpark
The sun shined brightly into class 1A's homeroom. After a full year of adventure, learning, and events, the students were finally ready for Summer. They sat in their usual seats, talking amongst themselves, shutting up quickly when Mr. Aizawa woke up from his nap.
"Students. I know you're probably all excited for break, but the school is making me reiterate some rules and regulations, as well as some new information before I send you off." He said, shooting a look at Kaminari and Mina.
Mr. Aizawa cleared his throat, looking over a paper he pulled out of his pocket. "First of all," he started, "because we had such a dangerous year, the school thought it would be a good idea that you all stay here for Summer break. For the most of it at least. You already know all this stuff, but I'll go over it again anyways." he said, making sure the students were listening.
"You'll be staying at the dorms, but you can go out wherever into the surrounding areas as long as you have someone with you. If you're planning to go on an overnight excursion, or a multiple day excursion, you must inform the school beforehand as well as getting special permission from the principle." He explained. Most of the students just nodded their heads. He had already gone over this before.
"Additionally," he said, not showing emotion as usual. "I know lots of you want to go home and see your families. So UA is allowing you to spend 2 weeks at home, if you wish to go. Again, just inform the principal before hand. If you're that concerned about seeing family, you can see them during the day."
Iida stood up from his seat, putting his hand in the air for a question. Mr. Aizawa nodded at Iida, giving the boy permission to speak.
"I am in no way talking down on this institution, but I don't see why it is necessary for us to stay on campus! Haven't we been prepared for the real world with our experience from intensive training?" He asked in his usual passionate firm voice, staying stood up.
Mr. Aizawa grunted before speaking. "You have fought well in the trouble you've faced this year, but to make sure you're fully protected it is necessary for you to stay. We barely allowed the 2 weeks with family, but the parents forced our hands. I understand your reasoning, but just be smart. I trust you all that much." Mr. Aizawa said, and Iida thanked him for the suitable answer. Though Eraserhead never really showed it emotionally, he truly did care for his students, and trusted them to make the right decisions.
Kirishima leaned over to Uraraka, grinning widely. "This is going to be great! When should we tell them?" He whispered to Uraraka. She thought for a moment, whispering back her answer. "When class ends. It'll be a great surprise!" She said, not realizing Mr. Aizawa was staring at her. "Sorry sir!" She apologized, and Mr. Aizawa just continued.
"Finally on the agenda, a matter of your classmate. As you can tell, Minoru Mineta is not here." He started, and the students looked around with a bit of surprise. They had been wondering where Mineta was for a few days now.
Eraserheads expression didn't waver. "After the recent Midnight incident, I finally expelled him. He will not be joining us next year."
The students looked up in shock. "M-Mr. Aizawa! Is this just because of the Midnight incident or…? Izuku asked, feeling quite bad for Mineta.
Mr Aizawa shook his head. "No. He had below average performance, and had a track recorded for perverted schemes. I'm honestly angry at myself for not expelling him sooner."
"We moved his things from the dorm this morning. He has been staying with his parents since last week." Mr. Aizawa paused for a moment, before continuing. "With Mineta's absence, a spot in this class must be filled. A student from the General Acceptance course will be moved into this class. He or She will receive private training from me to try and get them up to speed. Combat wise at least."
Mr. Aizawa finshed his lecture, before addressing the class as a whole. "Be smart this summer, and if you ever need anything you have my email. I just want to know that I'm proud of you. Class dismissed."
The bell rung, and Mr. Aizawa left the class, carrying his sleeping bag over his shoulders. The students still sat in shock. They had never heard Mr. Aizawa say that before.
Before the other students could get up and leave, Kirishima and Uraraka went to the front of the classroom. "Everyone! Can we have your attention?" Uraraka asked with a grin.
"Why the hell should we listen to you, round face." Bakugo said in his usual angry tone. Uraraka just ignored him, turning her attention to the people who'd actually listen.
"So many of you know my parents run a construction company. Recently the company was contracted to help build a water park about an hour away from the school! The grand opening is tomorrow, and the park owners are letting me bring the whole class!" Uraraka announced.
Kirishima was next to speak up. "We already talked to principal nedzu, and he said as long as everyone is responsible enough, he'll schedule a bus to pick us up tomorrow!" He exclaimed. The class got very happy, grinning at each other with excitement.
"Awesome! That'll be totally fun!" Kaminari exclaimed, looking over at Sero who nodded.
Momo was next to speak. "Thanks Uraraka! That's so nice of you!" She said, and everyone agreed.
Everyone thanked Uraraka, all beyond excited for their excursion tomorrow. "Wait Uraraka, how was Kirishima involved in this?" Tsu asked, looking up at the fiery redhead.
"Well Kirishima overheard me talking about it to my parents, and wanted to be a part of it." Uraraka said truthfully, and Kirishima just laughed.
"Oh! I almost forgot, since Mineta is gone, we have one extra ticket. We were thinking we could bring someone like Kendou, but if anyone has a better idea send them forward." Kirishima said, sitting down on one of the desks.
Nobody could argue with the Kirishima's person of choice. "Good riddance to Mineta. He had it coming. Let's just bring Kendou along." Hagakure said, packing her things into her backpack.
Before Kirishima could confirm, the door moved open slowly. In walked Shinsou, the purple haired boy from the general studies class. "Mina wh-" he started, only to go silent as he realized all of class 1A was in the room.
Everyone turned to stare at Shinsou, then to Mina. Uraraka smirked at Mina, who smirked back with a chuckle. "Everyone, you know Shinsou! He was the one who competed against Izuku in the sports festival!" Mina said, introducing Shinsou to the class.
Everyone said hello to him, a few getting a bit curious as to why he was there. "So Mina, are you and Shinsou, like, a thing?" Ojiro asked politely, looking at Mina. Shinsou answered instead. He blushed hard, rubbing the back of his neck.
"N-No, we're not dating. I just came because Mina texted me that she was hungry so I brought some food to share." Shinsou explained, trying not to be too awkward to the full room of people staring at him. Nobody answered him.
Man, he really is different than we thought. At the sports festival he acted so much differently. Outside of competition Shinsou is just like the rest of us. Izuku thought to himself. He had beat Shinsou in the 1st round of the one on one fights during the sports festival. Izuku smiled at Shinsou, hoping that the two could move on past their last encounter together.
Shinsou smiled back at Izuku, glad to see a familiar face besides Mina. The rest of the class was a bit on edge, not speaking to Shinsou, in fear that he'd mind control them.
Mina groaned, disappointed in her class for staying so silent. She didn't say anything to Shinsou either, wanting them to find out on their own about how Shinsou's quirk works.
Momo, who noticed the awkward silence, decided to use it as a test. "Shinsou, that's so sweet that you'd do that for Mina!" She exclaimed, waiting for Shinsou to talk.
"Y-Yeah I guess so. I mean she's my friend after all!" Shinsou said with a friendly smile. Nobody responded.
Another awkward silence occured. Shinsou sighed, finally picking up on why the class was so silent. "Momo, right?" He asked, Momo only nodding a response. "Wouldn't you do that as well, if someone here was in need?" He asked, waiting to see if Momo responded.
Momo gulped, hesitating before answering his question. "I mean… I guess I would." She said softly, closing her eyes, anticipating something to go wrong. Slowly, she opened her eyes, looking back to Shinsou. "W-Wait, what happened?" She asked, a bit confused. She could have sworn that Shinsou's quirk would take effect.
To everyone's surprise, nothing happened. "Why isn't she under Shinsou's control?" Kaminari asked, breaking the last awkward silence.
"I can only control people if I want to at that moment. It's not like every person who talks to me immediately becomes under my influence. I'm sure whenever you touch someone you don't immediately shock them." He said blankly, looking at Kaminari with a bit of annoyance.
Momo got red faced, standing up from her seat. She bowed to Shinsou, looking very embarrassed. "I'm very sorry Shinsou. We should have known better. I can't believe we forgot basic quirk logic so quickly." She said, and the rest of the class apologized as well.
"Don't sweat it." Shinsou said, smiling softly back to everyone. Mina, who had stayed silent, stood up and took her food from Shinsou. "Wow guys, you should feel terrible right now." She said, shaking her head.
"What? We said we were sorry!" Sero said with a frown, only making Mina laugh. "I'm just messing with you guys! You know, about that ticket discussion earlier…" She said, hinting at the rest of them.
They caught on quickly, and Kirishima stood up, putting out his hand for Shinsou to shake. "Eijiro Kirishima! Nice to meet you! So we're taking a trip to that new water park outside of town since Uraraka was able to get the whole class tickets. We've got an extra one, so do you want to join us?" He asked, giving his usual goofy grin.
Shinsou thought about it for a moment, before nodding his head. "Sure. I'll just have to ask my parents first." He said, smiling back at Kirishima.
"Then it's settled! Mina will text you the details." Kirishima said, and Shinsou nodded.
After that whole situation, class 1A all left together, talking about their plans for the summer.
"My parents are bringing me to London! I've never been before!" Ojiro exclaimed, walking with Hagakure, Tokoyami, and Koda.
"My dad gets back from his European tour in a week, so he's bringing the family to Hawaii!" Jirou exclaimed, walking next to Momo and Iida as the students headed for their dorms.
Shinsou started to walk away. His house was only a couple blocks from UA. Before he could leave, Izuku tapped him on the shoulder.
"Why don't you join us Shinsou?" He asked, pointing to the large dorm building. Izuku had been talking to Shoto about their summer plans before stopping Shinsou. Both Izuku and Shoto didn't have anything planned.
Shinsou thought for a moment. Come to think of it Shinsou never really hung out with people after school. All the kids in the general acceptance course he either found annoying or uninteresting. "Sure! Why not." He said, joining back up with Mina to walk into the dorms together.
Izuku turned back to Shoto, clutching their backpacks as they walked back to the dorms. "I'm really excited for the water park trip tomorrow! It sounds really fun!" Izuku said, looking up at the taller boy.
Shoto shrugged, opening the door for Izuku. "I've never been to a water park so I'm not really sure what to expect." He said truthfully. The two friends were joined by Iida and Uraraka.
Uraraka undid her tie, throwing it across the entrance room. "Finally I can stop wearing this uniform everyday!" She exclaimed, spinning around in joy before facing her friends, walking backwards toward the elevator. "How about we all change into something casual and meet in the game room?" Uraraka asked, getting a positive response from her friends.
They loaded into the elevator, and Midoriya got off on the 2nd floor. He passed by Tokoyami, waving a hello before getting to his room. He peered over at the room to his right. Now empty was the room Minoru Mineta. Izuku shook his head. I feel bad for him, but he brought that upon himself. Izuku concluded, walking into his room, closing the door behind him.
He changed out of his uniform, getting into a pair of blue shorts, a yellow all might shirt, and a pair of light brown slippers. Before he left his room, he got a buzz on his phone.
4:00 PM
Shoto: Midoriya.
Deku: Yes Shoto?
Shoto: I realize now that I don't own any swim
trunks for tomorrow.
Deku: You can borrow a pair of mine!
Shoto: You don't have to
Deku: Then why did you tell me rn?
Shoto: …
Shoto: good point
Shoto: Do you think they'll fit me fine?
Izuku: I don't see why they won't!
Shoto: Alright cool. See you downstairs.
Izuku: See yeah!
Shoto is now offline
Deku is now offline
Izuku chuckled to himself, putting his phone into his pocket. He always seemed to be texting Shoto. Out of all his friends, Izuku spent a lot of time bothering Shoto online. Not that Shoto seemed to mind. He liked talking to Midoriya.
Midoriya decided to take the stairs, since he was only on the second floor. Walking downstairs, he passed by Soji, saying hello. Soji used one of his arms to answer, putting a mouth at the end. Midoriya laughed a bit awkwardly. He's known Soji for so long, but for some reason whenever he used his quirk Midoriya got a bit weirded out.
He made it into the game room, finding Iida and Uraraka already there. The game room was fairly large, with a flat screen TV, a pool table, couches, bean bag chairs, a dart board, board games, and many other things.
Shinsou and Mina were already in there, playing a game darts. "You guys seriously have everything in these dorms! I wish the general acceptance course got all this stuff." Shinsou commented, throwing a dart that missed the middle entirely.
"Well come hang out with us as much as you want!" Mina said with a grin, throwing her dart right on the bullseye.
Izuku chuckled, turning to join Iida and Uraraka.
Iida changed into a grey dry fit shirt and a pair of black sweats. Uraraka had changed into a tank top and short shorts, sitting down in one of the bean bag chairs. "What'd you want to do?" Uraraka asked, looking from Izuku to Iida.
Izuku thought for a moment. Now that it was summer, he realized he'd have a lot of time to kill throughout the day. "Why don't we do something in here for a little?" He suggested.
Iida took a moment to think. "Why don't we play a game of pool? I think friendly competition will keep our minds active in preparation for the next school year!" Iida said enthusiastically.
Izuku and Uraraka agreed, grabbing their own pool sticks before Shoto walked into the room.
"Shoto! We're going to play a game of pool!" Uraraka said, tossing Shoto a stick. He catched it with ease, taking it awkwardly in his hands.
"I haven't really played before." Shoto admits, not quite sure how he should hold the stick. Uraraka thought of it for a second, before looking back at Shoto with a smile. "We'll partner up in teams of two! I'll partner up with Iida. I'm sure Izuku can teach you! He's super good at pool!" Uraraka said, setting up the triangle of balls on the table.
Shoto nodded, walking over to Izuku, giving him a small smile. Iida saw this as a sign to start, breaking the triangle in the middle. Since Iida got one in a hole right off the bat, he ended up playing stripes, passing off the turn to Izuku's team.
Shoto tried his hardest, not quite sure what he was doing, or even how to hold it. To teach Shoto, Izuku went up behind him, putting his arms under shoto's, his chest pressing against Shoto's back.
Izuku only started to blush when he put his hands on top of Shoto's. Realizing the position he was in, Izuku blushed hard, taking a second to regroup his thoughts. I'm just teaching him how to play! Nothing more. I need to just forget this for now. He thought to himself, trying to shake the thoughts away.
Shoto complied with whatever Izuku was doing, letting Izuku move his own hands, hitting a solid colored ball into a hole. "See? Not that confusing." Izuku said with a small laugh, letting Shoto try on his own.
Shoto cracked yet another smile at Izuku, trying his own shot at the game. Shoto lined up his shot, hitting the ball, barely missing the hole.
Midoriya took a little while to teach me back there. I wonder what's up with him? Shoto thought to himself. For some reason, Izuku had been acting a bit different around him for a while now.
Shoto kept his usual blank look, not focusing on the game as he was left with his thoughts. Now that he thought about it, he too acted differently around Izuku, just not as blushy. What am I feeling about Midoriya? He's my friend but… this is different. He thought to himself. He was only taken out of his trance when he noticed that all the other teams balls were gone.
"Uraraka? How did you get every single one? We're only on the 2nd turn!" Izuku said, a little disappointed that he wasn't able to play.
Uraraka just laughed, putting away her stick. "What can I say? I'm just amazing." She exclaimed, winking at the boys.
Iida and Izuku joked with her, engaging in playful banter. Shoto on the other hand continued to think about Izuku. Though Shoto couldn't put his finger on it, he knew there was something more to their friendship. But until then, he'd have to try and figure it out.
On the 3rd floor of the dorms, Jirou sat on her bed, strumming her guitar idly, quite board. Propped up with a few pillows, she hummed to herself, playing a few different cords, not really feeling like playing a song.
In Jirou's room was a drum set, a few different guitars, a bass guitar, and various other musical equipment. On the walls were posters for her favorite bands, as well as a huge flag draped above her bed for her Dad's band, "Deep Dope."
She was completely zoned out, not doing anything important. She strummed a couple more chords, yawning with boredom.
"Hey Jirou!"
One of Jirou's strings broke, and she looked up in surprise. She was completely out of it, and the voice at the door made her beyond startled.
"Sorry Jirou! I just heard you playing, and I wanted to listen! But you got pretty startled there." Momo said with a chuckle, looking at Jirou's blushing face.
Jirou didn't know what to say. She just put her guitar down, knowing she'd have to fix it later. "Do you need anything, Momo?" Jirou asked politely, not wanting to come off as rude in anyway to her crush.
Momo walked over, taking a seat on Jirou's bed, pulling her legs to her chest. "I just wanted to see if you wanted to hang out for a bit? I was with Mina and Shinsou but they were just talking to each other and ignoring me." Momo explained, keeping her friendly smile.
Jirou still didn't say anything, unable to get rid of her blush. She bit her lip, sighing to herself in relief as Momo broke the awkward silence.
"You know, I've never really taken a good look at your room before. You're really into music huh?" She started, looking at the biggest poster in the room. "Oh! Isn't your Dad the lead singer of Deep Dope? They're pretty popular." Momo remarked.
Jirou finally worked up some courage to speak. "Y-Yeah they're just finishing up their European tour in a few days." She said, not wanting to sound too awkward. She mentally kicked herself. I was talking to her fine earlier today. Why am I getting nervous now? She wondered to herself.
"That's so cool! I really only listen to classical music and jazz but that's really impressive." Momo said, looking at her friend with a cute smile. "Are you excited for tomorrow? It's really cool that Uraraka was able to do that for everyone!" Momo asked, wanting to hear Jirou's opinion.
"I'm excited too, but I haven't been to a water park in a couple years." Jirou remarked, thinking for a second. "What about you?" She asked.
Momo thought about the question. "I haven't been to one since middle school. And the one I went too wasn't really even a 'water park', just a pool with a few water slides. You'll hang with me right? Mina will probably be with Shinsou, Hagakure with Ojiro, and both Tsu and Uraraka will be with their group." Momo explained.
Jirou thought about the proposition. Momo was right. Though all the students were friends with each other, some were closer than others, and even had small groups. Both Jirou and Momo didn't seem to fit in with the tight knit groups in their class. "
"Yeah, of course. I'm not even sure what I'm bringing tomorrow. Like, what do I need?" Jirou asked. On the outside she was acting normal, but on the inside, fireworks were going off in her head.
Momo took a moment to think about Jirou's question. "Well I'm just going to wear my swimsuit under some shorts and a crop top. I'll bring a towel, some sunglasses, flip flops, and some sunscreen. If anyone forgets anything I can just make them." Momo concluded.
"I think I'll just do the same. Well, minus making stuff. Do you think my earphone jacks will get in the way on a slide or something?" Jirou asked, making Momo laugh.
The two talked for a good hour more, before joining the rest of the class for dinner. Making their way downstairs, they went to collect their meals from the kitchen. Though the dorms were equipped with large dining tables, most of the students just got their meals and sat somewhere else.
Jirou and Momo thanked Sato for the meal, taking their rice bowls and gyoza. They walked over to the lounge area, finding most of their classmates there, as well as Shinsou, who was taken aback by the meals, asked Mina about everything.
"So you guys just cook all your meals and UA pays for everything?"
"Mhm! And Sato is a super good cook!"
"Damn, this makes me want to be in the hero course even more." Shinsou laughed.
Momo and Jirou took a seat on one of the couches, joining Iida, Mina, Shinsou, Izuku, Uraraka, Kirishima, and Bakugou.
Bakugo was sat next to Kirishima, keeping his usual angry expression. Though he would never admit it, he did enjoy being with his class on nights like this. He may yell and insult the others, but he did have fun.
The classmates were discussing random things, but Bakugou stayed silent as usual. Though this time he wasn't waiting to interject with an insult.
Bakugo was focused on something else, and it was making him mad. He stared at Kirishima, watching the boy converse happily with the other classmates. For some reason, Bakugo couldn't seem to stop thinking about the fiery redhead.
There was something about Kirishima that was making Bakugou madder. He couldn't put his finger on it, but for some reason Kirishima had been on the boys mind a lot lately.
He didn't know exactly what the feeling was, but the fact that he couldn't pinpoint it just got Bakugou more angry. Not that Kirishima minded. Kirishima was the only one who was able to put up with Bakugo's insults and harsh words. Kirishima knew they were never in bad intent, and deep down, Bakugou had a large heart for his friends.
Bakugou tried to shake the thought. No. That fucking loser? There is absolutely no way in hell I have any other feelings for him than friendship. Bakugo thought to himself.
Bakugou pushed away the thought away, grumbling to himself, not liking this much confusion.
Kirishima noticed Bakugou's grumbling, turning to his friend with his usual friendly grin.
"Everything good bro?"
"Shut up."
"Love you too dawg."
Bakugo rolled his eyes, but out of the corner of Kirishima's eyes, he could have sworn he caught a blush.
The sun peered in through Izuku's windows, and the boy grunted, yawning softly as he stirred to a wake. He rubbed his eyes, sitting up on his bed. Though it was still early in the morning, Izuku had slept in later than he had in months.
Izuku grabbed his phone, checking the clock. It was 8 o'clock on the dot. Izuku got up from his bed, stretching as he stood up. He walked over to his closet, looking looking for his swim trunks. After a minute of looking, he grabbed his All might branded swim trunks, as well as a plain blue one for Shoto. He grabbed A white shirt as well, putting on some deodorant before throwing it on.
Walking over to his desk, he grabbed his sunscreen, sunglasses, and his wallet, putting them in a best jeanist branded string bag. Putting on his flip flops, he exited his room, making sure he had his phone on the way out.
He waved at Aoyama and Tokoyami as they exited their rooms, taking the elevator up to the 5th floor. Izuku walked over to Shoto's room, knocking on the door. The door opened a few seconds later, with Shoto smiling down at Izuku. The height difference was very apparent between the two boys.
"I've got your swim trunks!" Izuku told Shoto, walking into Shoto's bare, uncreative room. Shoto nodded, taking them from Izuku's hands. Going behind the changing curtain, Shoto came back a few minutes later with a frown on his face.
"I thought you said these would fit me?" He asked, coming back from behind the curtain. The swim trunks didn't fit Shoto at all, and rode high up his thighs. "I knew I should have asked Sato." He said, smirking at Izuku.
Izuku huffed. "I didn't know it would be that bad! Come on let's go ask Sato or Soji." He suggested, and Shoto nodded. Before Shoto could change however, Iida was at the door.
"Midoriya, Todoroki! The buses are here, thirty minutes earlier than was expected. Gather all your things and head outside this instant." Iida commanded. Though school was out for break, Tenya Iida still acted as though being class rep had any effect.
When Iida sprinted away, Todoroki looked right at Izuku. "I'm not going out like this." He said, walking over to the changing curtain. He stopped when he heard the honking of the buses outside, signaling that he didn't have time to change.
"I'm sure it'll be fine! Grab your stuff and let's get out of here." Izuku said, not wanting to make everyone late. Shoto hesitated, before grabbing his pre packed string bag, putting on flip flops as well.
The two friends took the elevator downstairs to the 1st floor where everyone was waiting for them. "There's Izuku and Shoto! Now we're only waiting on Sero and Kaminari." Mina exclaimed.
Shoto blushed hard as his classmates teased him for his wardrobe malfunction. Momo, seeing Shoto's embarrassment, went to his defense. "Okay, you don't look bad. Honestly, I think you look pretty good!" She said, and the others agreed.
Jirou listened to Momo's words, getting a bit worried. Does Momo have a thing for Shoto? I hope not. That would make my day real shitty. Jirou thought to herself, biting her lip.
Sero and Kaminari soon joined the rest of the class. Sero, being the taller boy, was wearing swim trunks much to short for him. Noticing Shoto, he gave a goofy grin. "Thank God I'm not the only one who had a wardrobe malfunction." He laughed, causing everyone else too as well.
When Iida was finished making sure everyone was there, he led them outside and too the buses, locking the entrance behind him. Shinsou had been waiting outside by the buses, wearing a grey casual button up, as well as black swim trunks, and sunglasses on his head, being obscured by his wavy purple hair.
He walked over to the class, smiling broadly at them. "Thanks again for inviting me." He said, thanking Uraraka specifically.
"No problem! We had to give the second ticket to somebody." She said, following the rest of the students onto the UA bus.
The students piled onto the bus, taking seats next to each other. Shinsou and Mina took a seat next to each other, with Mina by the window. Kirishima sat next to Bakugou, Izuku next to Shoto, and Momo sat next to Jirou.
"Class 1A! Principle Nezdu hast made it my responsibility to enforce rules on our excursion! First of all, partner up with someone so you don't get lost. Secondly, you must be at the front of the park at 5 o'clock exactly. No exceptions. Now for my own rules. No running, to make sure you don't injure yourself on the wet pathways! No profanity, to ensure-"
"Oi, shut the fuck up. We're going to run and swear all we want and you can't do anything to stop that." Bakugou said in a threatening tone, slouching down in his seat, ignoring Iida's retaliations and threats of suspension.
The bus ride was uneventful, with casual conversation and laughter. Izuku looked up the water park on his phone. "These slides are huge! Which one do you want to go on first?" He asked, showing the pictures to Shoto.
Shoto looked a bit nervous, biting his lip before speaking. "You can go on them without me." He said bluntly confusing Izuku.
"What? Why?" Izuku asked, looking at the taller boy questioningly.
"I don't know…" Shoto started, "I'm a bit afraid of heights like that. And like, those look pretty scary." He said, not expecting Izuku to laugh at him
"Shoto! I've almost died with you! You've rushed to help me in situations where you've put your life on the line. We've been face to face with death together, so the last thing I would have suspected is that you'd be afraid of is some water slides." Izuku explained, still laughing at Shoto, who blushed softly.
"Don't make fun of me! I've never been on one before. They look scary okay!" Shoto said with a small laugh, clearly not affected by Izuku's teasing.
"We'll you're going on them with me, whether you like it or not." Izuku said with a smirk, putting is phone back into his pocket.
Near the back of the bus, Hagakure was texting Uraraka.
Hagakure: real talk doesn't shoto look sexy af in those trunks?
Uravity: I guess so! Why?
Hagakure: if this ojiro thing doesnt work out ya girl is sliding in for sure.
Uravity: I think he's gay. At least that's what I heard?
Hagakure: you think it's true?
Uravity: I totally think so! I mean look at how he looks at Deku!
Hagakure: oh shit i totally know what you're talking about. wait werent you into midoriya? like before everything went down
Uravity: For a while! But you know why I can't go out with him, and as long as he's happy, I'm happy! I'm totally over that crush!
Hagakure: suuuuuuurrrrrreeeee. but oml i totally think todoroki is gay go him
Uravity: I think so too! I'll talk to you about it later I need to calm Iida down.
Hagakure: k
Hagakure is now offline
Uravity is now offline
The bus drove for about forty minutes more, before pulling in front of a large water park named, "Splash World."
When the doors opened the students ran off the bus, joining the moderately sized crowd that was gathered for opening day.
Uraraka passed out the tickets, making sure each person had one.
They all waited excitedly, discussing what they would do when they got into the park. Everyone at the front of the park was ecstatic, waiting for the gate to open.
"GUYS!"
The students of class 1A turned around in confusion. Soon the confusion turned to a look of surprise, seeing Mirou Mineta running towards them.
"What the fuck is rat bitch doing here!?" Bakugou yelled, looking down at Mineta with a frown.
"Well I wanted to go to the new water park! And see some girls in their bikinis. Wait you're all here together? Why didn't you get me a ticket?" Mineta asked, looking too his former classmates.
Iida stepped forward, coming between the angry class and the purple haired boy. "Minoru Mineta! You have been expelled from Yuuei High School. You do not get a provided ticket since you are no longer a part of Hero Class 1A. Because of the reasons for your suspension, I advise you stay away from the girls of class 1A or you will be reported to the administration, and depending on the situation, the police." Iida said firmly, finally saying something the class agreed with. Mineta just rolled his eyes.
"What're you doing now that you won't be at UA? If my parents heard I got expelled there is no way I would be able to go to Splash World." Momo asked, looking at Mineta with a frown.
Mineta smirked, puffing out his chest confidently. "They were mad for a little while, but then they got an email from one of the top hero schools in America. Guess they accepted the entire class of UA students that Mr. Aizawa expelled last year. I'm still going to be a hero, just not with you." Mineta explained, being much more proud than he should have been.
Izuku sighed. To him, it seems Mineta wasn't as upset as he should be. Getting expelled from UA would be Izuku's worst nightmare.
The class just sighed. Even though Mineta was expelled, they couldn't seem to get away from him. Thankfully, Mineta left soon to join his family, leaving a rather annoyed class 1A.
Wanting to forget about Mineta's appearance, the class moved closer to the gate, starting to get pumped up for the fun filled day ahead. Though it was the morning, the sun shined brightly down on the students. It was to be a very hot day.
Izuku clutched his string bag, standing next to Shoto as they waited for the gates to open. The park opened in five minutes. As he waited, he got a glance of long orange hair out of the corner of his eyes. Turning his head to the right, he noticed Kendou of class 1B, standing with her classmates Monoma, Shiozaki, Awase, and Pony.
"Kendou!" Izuku called, waving over to the class B students. Kendou heard Izuku's call, turning to him with a grin. She walked over, with Monoma, Shiozaki, and Pony following right along after her. Awase and Monoma reluctantly followed.
"I didn't think we'd see you guys here!" Kendou exclaimed, greeting all of her friends from class A.
Monoma smiled at the rival class. "Oh look, it's the famous class 1A! Come to terrorize a water park now? Don't go to far in! You'll probably attract some villains." Monoma said snootily, barely avoiding Kendou smacking him on the back of the neck.
The class rolled their eyes. They've gotten used to Monoma by now. Though he was quite rude, in times of danger he acted quickly, and put the rivalry aside for the greater good of the school.
Momo walked over to Awase, shaking his hand. "Good to see you Awase! I haven't seen you since the training camp." She remarked, and Awase nodded. The boy was soft spoken, and when he did speak it was usually foul mouthed. He just smiled back.
Jirou watched their interaction, waiting awkwardly to get back to her conversation with Momo. They had been having a long talk about music.
Kirishima walked over to Pony. "Hey, where's Tetsutetsu?" He asked, looking for his similar quirked friend.
"Tetsutetsu stayed back at the dorms. He had a ticket but he slept in and missed our window to leave." Pony explained, making Kirishima sigh. He had been hoping to discuss training techniques with Tetsutetsu.
The two classes conversed with each other, but as soon as the park opened, split up. Class 1A rushed into the park, making sure to be some of the first ones in. They quickly went to the lockers, stuffing all their things in 2 big shared lockers.
"You know," Kaminari started, "This place kinda looks like the USJ!" He remarked, looking around the big water park.
"Yeah, it's like the USJ. The only difference is I won't have to save your ass again." Jirou said with a smirk, making Kaminari frown. The rest of the class laughed.
"Classmates!" Iida yelled, getting the attention of the other students, "You are free to leave and do what you please, just be back at the front by the designated time! That is all!" He said firmly, before following Tokoyami, Tsu and Uraraka to one of the slides.
Izuku and Shoto followed the group, walking through a very tropical themed sandy pathway. Izuku grinned widely, looking around the area he was in. The whole place had a very cartoonish feel, with it's bright colors and cute theming.
Shoto walked next to Izuku, looking down at the shorter boy as they made their way through the park, coming to a large building. The building was themed to be an ancient temple, with torches and crypted writing on the walls. Shoto gulped, his eyes surveying the large structure nervously.
"I think I'll just wait here guys." Shoto said, making the group sigh.
Tokoyami was first to speak up. "Shoto Todoroki, I do not understand why you fear a simple water slide." He remarked, making the rest of them agree.
"Yeah Shoto! It'll be fine, just stay close to one of us!" Uraraka said, walking into the temple, making the rest of them follow. Shoto stayed put, but when he saw Midoriya walk in without hesitation, he sighed, following them in.
The inside of the building was dimly lit, trying to convey the feeling of an abandoned ruin. "This place is a little spooky compared to the rest of the park," Tsu remarked, adjusting her one piece blue bikini.
Shoto's heart raced as they made their way through the line. Little did he know, he had his side pressed next to Izuku's, wanting to feel closer to his friend. Izuku noticed this, but tried his best to ignore it, not wanting to come off as embarrassed.
The group made their way to an elevator at the end of the room, taking it up with a few other people. Shoto's eyes went wide when the stepped out, looking out onto the rest of the park from their high altitude.
"Alright form groups of two and wait until I let you down." The employee said, letting a husband and wife go down first.
"Two? But I don't see any tubes." Uraraka remarked.
"That's because this is a couples slide. You have to hold onto your partner when going down." The man explained. Before Izuku and Shoto could say anything, the rest of the group had already made their pairs. Tokoyami with Iida, and Uraraka with Tsu.
Each group took their turns going down. Tokoyami seemed unaffected at Iida's almost vice like grip, while Tsu and Uraraka went down with a scream.
Izuku and Shoto waited their turn silently, watching all their friends make out of the pool at the bottom. Now it was their turn. Shoto got in first, laying his back against the slide. Izuku got in next, laying his chest against Shoto's blushing the whole time.
"Sir, you're going to need to wrap your arms around your friend. I can only let you down the proper way." The employee said, seeing that they were holding up the line. Shoto nodded, blushing hard as he wrapped his arms around Izuku, locking the two in place.
The two of them were pressed together, avoiding eye contact as they waited to be let down. "Don't worry, you're not the first ones today who didn't read the description of the ride." The employee laughed, seeing their embarrassment.
Izuku could feel Shoto's heart racing. Is he really this scared? Izuku thought to himself, looking down at Shoto. Before he could say a word of comfort, the two friends were sent speeding down the long, twisty slide.
Izuku grinned, letting out a yell of excitement as they went down, starting to forget about the awkward situation.
Shoto on the other hand was freaking out completely. Though he was silent, he was only thinking of ways to get out of the claustrophobic slide. The bottom have was red, but the top half was clear, so they could see the blue sky above them.
Maybe if I can find a way to slow this down Shoto thought to himself, moving his hand from Midoriya's back. He reached out his hand to the side of the slide, but before he could do anything, they dropped again.
This caused Shoto to panic. He seemingly lost control for a moment. Soon, the the right side of the slide, and all the water running through it was frozen solid, with Izuku being frozen to Shoto's chest.
"Shoto! What did you do!?" Izuku asked frantically, looking around at the trap they were in.
Shoto shook his head quickly, trying to regain himself. "I-I don't know. It just sort of happened." He said, not really knowing what to do.
"Well unfreeze us! It shouldn't take too long." Izuku said, wanting to get out of the even more uncomfortable situation they were in.
Shoto sighed, looking at Izuku right in the eyes. "This entire slide is made out of plastic. If I try to unfreeze us I'll melt the slide and we'll fall to our deaths. Or if I just unfreeze it back to water, the water will be unregulated and we might drown. It's better if we let an employee with a suitable quirk come and rescue us." Shoto said, thinking about the situation rationally.
"The best I can do is regulate the temperature so we don't freeze to death. Get cozy." Shoto remarked, sighing to himself. He was quite angry. How could I have done something so stupid?" He thought, mentally kicking himself.
Their friends watched from below, looking at the scene with worry. "What happened up there? Are they alright?" Uraraka said loudly, asking her friends.
"Don't worry miss, we're getting one of our employee's up there to get them out. With so many random quirks, we knew we'd have to take precautions. They'll be out in about ten minutes." He told them, making sure all the worry was gone.
"Well that's a relief. I hope they don't freak out up there." Tsu remarked, making the rest nod their heads.
As the minutes passed, Izuku and Shoto both kept quiet. Well, Shoto wanted to speak, but he couldn't help but focus on Izuku's blushing face. It seemed to him that Izuku was itching to say something.
"Is there something on your mind?" Shoto asked, Looking up at his friend.
Izuku was quiet at first. He didn't know how to formulate the words. He wasn't even sure what he was going to say. All he knew is that he needed to say something. Something that's been on his mind for months.
"It's just that… well… I don't know. What's so special about me?" Izuku asked, looking at Shoto directly in the eyes.
Shoto was a bit confused. "What do you mean, Midoriya?" He asked, rather intrigued by what Izuku said.
Izuku sighed, his breath becoming seen in the cold. "Well… for some reason I think that you treat me different. Like it seems like I'm the only one that makes you smile. Or I'm the only one you seem to pay attention too in a room full of people. Everything that you do makes me feel… special? I guess." Izuku said, biting his lip when he finished, hoping that the words came out right.
"It's kind of like how Uraraka used to get around me earlier in the year. You know, before Mineta accidentally outed me to the whole class." He remarked, making Shoto nod. Earlier in the year, Mineta had posted a photo of Izuku's diary to their group chat. The entry detailed how Izuku wanted to tell his classmates he was gay, but couldn't work up the courage.
Luckily for him, the class took it very well, and made him feel loved and unjudged. The only person who was judged was Mineta, who was shunned by the class for at least a month, until Izuku made them stop.
Izuku shook his head, not wanting to remember how awkward the situation was.
Shoto's mind had been racing since Izuku started speaking. What is Midoriya going to say next? It's not like he could… no… that can't be it. He thought to himself, shaking away a thought he'd been having for months as well.
Izuku sighed once again, closing his eyes briefly before continuing to speak. "It's just that… after all we've been through, and all the time we've spent together… I sorta think I like you." Izuku said, blushing hard and nervously as he stuttered out the words.
Shoto was taken aback. He knew he had to dig further. He needed to hear exactly what Izuku was thinking, so he could answer to the fullest extent. "I like you too, Midoriya. You're a really good friend. My closest."
Izuku frowned a bit, shaking his head. "No! I mean, yes. I know we're really close friends, and I appreciate that but, It's more than that." Izuku started, looking at Shoto right in the eyes.
"I like you. Not as a friend, b-but as something more. And I don't know if you're gay or not, but it's just I've been thinking for what seems like months now, 'is Shoto Todoroki into me.' You just do so many things that make me happy, and even from the way you look at me to the way you spe-"
Shoto stopped Izuku, shushing him softly. Before he spoke, Izuku could see a small smile. "Midoriya, take a deep breath alright? You're rambling on like you do about heros." Shoto said in a teasing manner, laughing softly.
He quickly went back to his usual expression, only this one seemed more heartfelt and softer. "I… like you back as well. In the way you described. But how would we make 'us' work?" He asked, his expression turning to that of worry.
"What will my old man think if he finds out? W-What will my mother think? I already lost her once, I-I don't want to risk losing her again."
"Do you think she'll be disappointed if she found out?" Izuku asked, clearly sounding sad in his voice.
Shoto was quiet for a second, not really knowing what to say. "I don't know… I know my Dad would hate it but my mother…"
"I think she'd just want you to be happy. Even with me out of the equation, wouldn't she want to see you happy? Doing your own thing?" Izuku commented, making Shoto think a bit harder on the situation.
"I just don't want her to feel like me being gay is a burden, I guess." Shoto said, trying to clear the thought from his mind.
"I guess what I'm most worried about is… losing you. I-I really want to be with you, and be there for you, but I don't know if I'll be enough." Shoto said softly, looking right up at Midoriya.
Izuku took in every word Shoto said. "We'll never know unless we try?" Izuku said, looking right back down at Todoroki.
"I really do. Really want to give it a try, that is. It's just that I don't know If I can keep you happy. I'm really depressing and-"
"Shoto Todoroki. I worked up more courage than I've ever had my life to tell you what I just told you. You make me happy. The way you smile makes me happy. The way you speak makes me happy. Even the way you look at me makes me happy! Shoto, I want to try this with you. I want to be committed, because honestly I can't even dream of losing you. Shoto, I-I love you."
The words that Izuku spoke made Shoto almost stop breathing. He was completely baffled. "D-Do you really mean that?" Shoto asked softly, wanting to make sure everything was perfect.
"Yes. I do."
Shoto leaned closer to Midoriya, their lips only a few centimeters apart. "I… love you too…" Shoto said, whispering it to Izuku as he leaned in further.
The two closed their eyes, kissing each other for the first time. The kiss was short, and inexperienced, but they were lost in each others embrace.
"Alright, I got rid of all the outside ice, I'm going to pick you free and you can slide down the ice normally, okay?"
The two broke their kiss, looking quite startled as a grown man crawled to their location. His quirk made it so he could turn his fingers into ice picks.
"What you did was dangerous. I don't want to have to rescue you again, so I advise you stay off the slides. Stick to the lazy river or something." The man said, clearly annoyed about the situation.
Shoto apologized, and soon both he and Izuku were free to slide down the rest of the slide, into the seemingly unaffected pool below. The crowd below cheered, and the two embarrassed boys walked over to their friends.
"I cannot believe that happened! What did you guys even do up there?" Uraraka asked, looking from Shoto and back to Izuku.
Izuku blushed softly and was going to explain, but Shoto took his hand, causing Izuku to stop what he was saying, being taken aback. "We got to know each other a bit more." Shoto said, holding Izuku's hand.
The friends were very confused, and took a second to catch on. Uraraka looked down, noticing their interlocked hands. Her eyes went wide, and a smile crossed her face.
"Oh. My. God! I'm so happy for you two! That's so cute!" She grinned, taking out her phone from it's lifeproof bag that she wore around her neck.
Izuku realized what was happening, and lurched forward, trying to stop Uraraka, but it was too late. She sent a picture to the group chat, of Izuku and Shoto standing hand in hand. Shoto looking normal, and Izuku looking beyond embarrassed.
"I'm sure people will see this throughout the day!"
Both Tsu and Tokoyami congratulated them as well, and had to stop Iida from ranting about relationship professionalism in the classroom.
The day progressed fast, with the students of class 1A having the time of their lives. Izuku and Shoto spent the rest of the day together, not speaking much as to savor the moments. They saw the whole class, seeing each person's reactions.
Kirishima was excited and wanted to throw them a party, while Bakugou seemingly stayed silent the whole time, which was extremely unusual.
Momo made them both heart shaped chocolates, while Jirou just congratulated them, seeming to be in a trance staring at Momo.
Mina was beyond enthusiastic, and made Shinsou get ice cream for the four of them, wanting to know all the details. Shinsou kept quiet, but was clearly happy for Shoto and Izuku.
When the time to leave finally came, the whole class regrouped at the front of the park. They had taken the time to dry off and put back on their normal clothes, grabbing their things from their lockers as well.
Iida took a headcount, making sure everyone was there before they boarded the bus. The sun was still shining, but was to be setting soon.
"Hold it."
Before they could enter the bus, a familiar, dead panned voice sounded near them. They turned their heads, and to their surprise stood Mr. Aizawa, wearing street clothes, and holding the hand of Eri.
"I knew I saw you! I just didn't want to say hi and make it weird." Mina said with a giggle, and Mr. Aizawa shushed her.
"Todoroki, what you did was irresponsible and brash. For that you will not be allowed out of the dorms for four days. I was going to tell you this at school, but Eri wanted to see Izuku." Mr. Aizawa explained, and the young girl walked over to Izuku, who bent down to give her a hug.
The whole class was beyond confused. "Wait, when did… this happen?" Sero asked, asking what the whole class was thinking.
"I didn't want Eri to go into the foster care system. Plus she means to much to me to loose her." He said briefly, letting Eri catch up with the boy who helped save her.
"Then what were you doing at the water park?" Sato asked, making Mr. Aizawa huff, taking Eri's hand as she returned.
"What? Can't a father take his daughter somewhere fun?" He said, smirking back at the class as he walked away, walking over to his car.
The whole class didn't know what to say. They boarded the bus in silence, only to gossip and discuss about the events that just occured.
"I knew Mr. Aizawa was caring, but I didn't think he'd be Dad material." Hagakure remarked.
"Good for him! I know he'll treat Eri well, and she'll have a great childhood." Momo said, and the rest of the class agreed. They knew Eri was in good hands.
They talked for the rest of the drive back. When they were finally home, they waved goodbye to Shinsou, and made their way back to their rooms. Shoto walked Izuku to his room, waiting outside with the shorter boy.
"I'll see you tomorrow Midoriya. I'm beat, I'm going right to bed." Shoto said with a yawn. He dropped Izuku's hand, before turning around to walk the other way. Before Shoto could get too far, he felt a finger tap his shoulder. Shoto turned around, and was met with a peck on the lips from Izuku, who got off his tippy toes, and walked right into his room. right into his room.
Shoto stood in the hallway, touching his fingers to his lips. For the first time in a long time, Shoto grinned, and kept grinning all the way until he went to bed.
A/N: Thank you for reading chapter 2! This one was a bit longer, but I'm glad I got it done! Apologies if you were expecting more of Momo x Jirou, or Bakugou x Kirishima, I'm planning to dedicate a chapter to each of their relationships forming. Also, if you were confused a bit by the height differences, I should have made it more clear that in my own headcanon, Izuku is much shorter than Shoto, which leads to cute moments between the two. Izuku would be more Uraraka height, while Shoto would be one of the taller ones in the class (I know that's already how it is, but in my mind it's a bit more exaggerated.)
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