Chapter 4 – Work Studies Part 2
A week and four days have passed on Class 1-A's month-long internships and it is now September 18 (two days until Momo Yaoyorozu's birthday!) Despite the fact each day was a grind it was much needed experience for all of the future Heroes. Luckily, there were no reports of the students getting injured and all seemed to be going well. Spirits and emotions were especially high for two certain friends who recently began a newfound relationship, although Izuku and Ochaco immediately realized the awkwardness had still not dissipated from them; as hard as they tried, Izuku would continuously mumble and stutter over what to say and how to say it while Ochaco always became embarrassed over how cute she thought the klutzy boy was. She was no better when it came to casual conversation either, however. Both of the U.A. students were at a crossroads, wondering how to officially take that next step in their young relationship.
As mentioned, a week and four days have passed and an abundance of questions have still been unanswered. The maladroitness teens have barely been able to speak to another but they have been able to work flawlessly. Mirio and Sir Nighteye were able to see that, too.
"So, today is your first day! How does it feel!?" Mirio questioned, marching down the sidewalk with the two newly sparked lovers clumsily behind and Sir Nighteye in front.
Izuku was about to speak up until he accidentally caught a glimpse of Ochaco's gaze and promptly began to feel his face redden at the sight.
The day after Izuku and Ochaco confessed their feelings was almost like a hangover to the young Heroes. Ochaco woke up first with one hand clutching his and the other placed gently on his chest. She blinked several times, not quite realizing just how passionate and heartfelt the two had been the night prior. A wide smile appeared on her face as she then began to blush, giving a once-over look onto the still sleeping teen. She bit her lip as she gave Izuku a tender kiss on the cheek and felt her face heat even more as she shook her head and realized her feelings had dialed down significantly. They had not disappeared, quite the contrary, but when somebody gushes their feelings out like the events spanning that night, a sort of dream haze (and for lack of better words, hangover) drapes over that person. To put it bluntly, Ochaco was confused; she was in shock and disorder over what to do next. She silently crawled out of Izuku's warm embrace and just...stared at him. The gravity manipulating girl placed her hands loosely behind her back and stared. She had trouble coming to terms with what happened the night before and became increasingly bashful over how much she actually relayed to her crush. Not to mention how her feelings took over her body; how loving the two were to each other was almost like they had been in love for years. All of the pent up emotion spilled out and thinking about that made Ochaco feel selfish and almost like she couldn't be in control of her own emotions which led her to worry. The weary boy then woke up to see a nappy and coy-like Ochaco right in his view glancing back at him which made the girl run out in embarrassment.
"Oh, I see, you two tired? Haha! Heroes can't get tired! We have to be ready for any and all emergencies", Mirio stated, bringing Izuku and supposedly Ochaco out of their wandering thoughts.
Sir Nighteye looked over his shoulder for a moment and sighed, slightly shaking his head but continuing to lead the students.
The lovesick teens were still coming to terms over what happened but they didn't let that stop them from working as a great duo. Not too long after their normal patrol, they came across villains who were robbing a bank. Nearing the end of the fight, Izuku, with an activated Full Cowl stance, roundhouse kicked a petty thief carrying a sack of money that was recently stolen from said bank.
He noticed Ochaco trying to dodge and weave between the villain's partner's strikes and tried calling out to her, "Urara- err… Och- er… uh.. umm. Ur-"
Ochaco ducked with perfect finesse before retaliating with an uppercut right at the jaw of the thief. She turned around and gave a thumbs up to her lover before changing her expression to a look of concern as she pointed behind him and announced, "D-Deku! Behind y-"
Izuku jumped and committed to a backflip, floating down and proceeding to dropkick the villain in the back who had not been out for the count, causing him to step forward directly into the fist of Ochaco. The girl clapped her hands and congratulated the teen with One for All, "Nice job! That backflip was so awesome! I'm so glad you've honed your fighting style! You looked really cu-" Ochaco coughed, blushed, and backed away a little before continuing with, "-C-cool. You looked, uh… cool..."
Izuku scratched the back of his head in reluctance, completely noticing what she intended to say but refusing the word. "Th-thanks, Ur- uh..."
"You can c-call me… O-Ochaco now. P-Please. I really-" She responded, digging the tip of her foot into the ground as she peered off down the street, remembering her almost dire plea from the night before.
"Please… say my name again…"
She had said it without hesitation. For some reason him saying her name took her breath away, leaving her ears in a happy tingle from the sound. It gave her chills from the bottom of her spine all the way to the top, making her heart pound with enthusiasm.
"O-okay, Ochaco."
There it was. Ochaco was taken aback for a moment, stumbling and feeling her heart pulsating. She rallied while also attempting to catch the breath she had lost from hearing her love humming her name.
Say it… Say it again, Deku…
Back to the present, Izuku, Ochaco, and Mirio were out on patrol together not too terribly far from Nighteye's offices. The three walked down the sidewalk as usual, keeping an ear out for any and all trouble that may be afoot.
Should I… hold her hand? Izuku thought to himself while sweating from his brow. This is the type of awkward and unnecessary hardships he had to try and overcome if he wanted a sensual relationship with the one he developed feelings for. He glanced at Ochaco beside him and then at her hand. Blushing, he brought his hand to the side of his belly, almost reaching out, but then deciding not to.
Ochaco looked over to see him seemingly struggling with something and tried shooting him a genuine smile to try and reduce his worries. Much to his chagrin, however, Izuku started worrying more. Oh no… she's mocking me for not being more approachable!
The teen girl frowned as if she knew what the green-haired boy had just said in his thoughts. She reached her hand out, brushing against his to catch the worrisome one's attention. To confirm her meaning she silently mouthed, "It's okay." She bit her lip as her rosy cheeks brightened and glanced at the concrete ground.
Izuku nodded and cleared his throat, reaching his hand once more to grasp Ochaco's as they both blushed with such an overwhelming embarrassment.
Three seconds had passed in that blissful moment until Mirio asked, "So, how're you two sleeping together?"
"H-HUH?!" The teens shouted in unison, letting go of each other and looking away, Izuku towards the street and Ochaco toward the nearby vendor shop selling All Might t-shirts.
While during the day the two wholesome cinnamon rolls were abashed by any semi-romantic action between each other, at night it became a different story. They both remember the exciting night the two had when they confessed. So many feelings were shared and each still felt the other caressing the various parts of their body. Every night it always started out with them in their own bed. Give it thirty minutes to an hour and Ochaco nervously calls out, "Deku… are you still awake?"
Giving a few seconds of silence, trying to hear each other's soft breathing and imagining it tickling their face, Izuku replies with a quiet, "Yeah."
"C-can I…?"
Izuku, who usually has his back turned to Ochaco during these times so he can get to sleep before she asks, turns the opposite direction to see her round and adorable face. Every night he has failed to sleep without Ochaco in his bed or him in hers. He throws the covers off of him to show his bare torso and All Might gym shorts as he scoots over, patting the space next to him.
Ochaco then blushes as she proceeds to rise from her bed and grab her pillow, showing off her own PJs of a light pastel pink tanktop and white shorts that stop at just about mid-thigh. Shimmying herself in the boy's bed, Izuku stays sitting up just watching his newfound love. As the girl gets comfortable and pulls the blanket over her waist, she glances at Izuku looking her over and grins nervously.
"What…?" She asked slyly.
She had noticed every night Izuku seemed to be lost in his thoughts and she was the one that occupied them. Every time she inquired about his cerebration he would always say the same thing that made her heart skip a beat, "You."
He laid back down and readjusted himself to see Ochaco's beautiful brown eyes sparkling back into his. Entangling their hands together, Izuku asked, "Do you think some day we'll be able to be more open about ourselves?"
Ochaco also notices just how much Izuku's mindset changes at night. It's like he's a completely different person who cares more and gets lost deeper into thought, if either of those things are even possible for him. It's almost as if at night he becomes more acute, stronger, tender, loving, and serious. He's no longer the timid boy that Ochaco has learned to love the past few months. No, he's becoming more lovable; he's showing his feelings in a better light he can't find out how to show during the day. And it's all because of that first night…
She squeezes the boy's hand and confirms, "If all we can do is show how much we love each other at night then… I'm fine with that. If nobody ever knows we're together that's okay, too. I just… want you, Deku."
Izuku quietly sighs and moves a lock of hair away from Ochaco, just as he had done the very first night in the exact same manner. "I keep thinking about that night. It's like it changed me but I can only ever realize it when I'm trying to sleep."
Ochaco nodded, agreeing with Izuku's statement. "I can't stop thinking about your warmth…"
Izuku smirked as he used his free hand to stroke the teen girl's arm, shoulder, waist, and upper thigh giving her goosebumps as the back of his hand and fingers left each spot to rub over a new area. "It almost feels like we've been together for years", he said, carefully inspecting every centimeter his hand came across.
Ochaco traced her fingers over the outlines of Izuku's muscles and doubled over the healing scars, worrying about how much damage he had actually done to himself over such a short amount of time. "Hey… Can you promise me something…?"
"Yeah, sure."
She brought her free hand that wasn't clutching Izuku's to his face, cupping his cheek before pleading, "Please take care of yourself, okay? No matter what happens. I couldn't stand..." She stopped as she looked over the boy's badly damaged arm, placing a gentle finger over every indention and crick. "I couldn't stand seeing you in the hospital again, especially now and for something worse. You have to promise me…"
Izuku gazed into the loving, pleading eyes of the person inches away from his face and nodded, "I promise. If I was in the hospital I wouldn't be able to protect you."
A wide grin formed on her face from Izuku's kind and courageous words. "Okay… Good", Ochaco said in relief, instinctively placing her lips over the rougher lips of his.
As they laid there for a few moments more Ochaco began to wander with her head buried in Izuku's chest and his free arm wrapped around the small of her back, reaching his hand inside her top to rub her skin directly. The thought of it almost seemed dirty but she trusted Izuku way too much and knew he would never try anything of the sorts. At least...without her permission. She blushed bright red at her wonders and naughty mentation, not that the thought hadn't occurred before with the same self-embarrassment, but they were both still in their first year of highschool and had their whole lives ahead of them; thoughts and actions like that have no place for right now, especially since they were trying to be Heroes. Maybe once they both graduate at least. But… Then Quirk marriages… How would people see the two lovers? She shut her eyes and tried moving those thoughts away, realizing she was getting way too ahead of herself. Instead she decided to focus on the abrasive yet gentle and ticklish hands massaging her. Softly closing her eyes again to the soothing touch and gratifying sound of his heartbeat, Ochaco then asked, "What if someone finds out we're doing this?"
Izuku raised an eyebrow and deduced, "Sleeping in the same bed? Or… confessing our love?"
Ochaco shrugged and affirmed, "Both I guess…? I mean during the day we're so embarrassed about everything but here… being with you and hearing your voice and feeling your touch… Nobody knows what's actually going on."
Well, Mirio apparently knows something is up…
"Yeah, I mean the beds are super close, right? How's that working for you guys?" Mirio clarified, relieving the faces of the two first-years who both shot out of the thought from one of the previous nights.
Whew…
Izuku replied to Ochaco after a few seconds of thinking, saying, "I don't think we should worry too much about it. We're not Heroes yet, right? I believe we can afford to live a little."
The strong teen stopped rubbing Ochaco's back as she breathed in disappointment. He huffed a humorous breath before bringing his hands to the girl's face, glazing his thumbs over the rosy cheeks, making the chills return to her body. She nodded to what Izuku had answered a moment ago and spontaneously grinned. "Deku, I've never seen a side of you like this…"
Izuku smirked and nodded, as well. "I wish I could be more for you during other times…" He said as his smile faded, bringing his hands off of her face and rolling over onto his back like before.
"H-Hey! You are!"
The boy glanced over at a concerned Ochaco who had clenched his shoulder with involvement and care. "Never think you're not enough for me." She said with authority.
Izuku frowned and looked away, shaking his head. "But I'm nobody… I don't even know why I'm doing this, I'm sorry."
"Izuku Midoriya!"
He shot a look of shock toward his lover as gloomy eyes painted over her face. "Don't say that… I love you exactly the way you are. You're more than enough. You have no idea how much I care about you and how amazing I think you are."
Ochaco sat up and climbed on top of Izuku's muscular and fit frame, gently placing her backside on his lower stomach and leaning down to plant a sensual smooch on his lips. Izuku, without a second thought, pressed Ochaco's curvaceous hips further into his stomach, hugging her waist in a snug embrace as the two kissed for a few more seconds. The second they released, the teen girl breathed heavily, "D-Deku...~"
"Ochaco…" The teen known as 'Deku' replied.
"Ohh~"
Izuku placed his index finger over her lips as she struggled to keep up with her lost breath. After one more quick kiss Ochaco laid her head down on the pillow belonging to her love and whispered in his ear, "I love you, Deku~"
Hairs from the back of his neck rose and he answered, "I love you, too."
"We'll work it out eventually, okay? I want to be with you", Ochaco confirmed as she rolled over from off of Izuku and snuggled to the side of him as he continued lying flat on his back. Before long the sound of their soft breathing put them to sleep for that night.
Thinking back to that moment, both Ochaco and Izuku looked at each other nervously. Feeling as if the other knew what they were wondering, the teen girl with brown hair shook her head, gripping the boy's forearm for one moment to reassure her feeling of anxiousness.
Izuku nodded in agreement, clearing his throat before finally answering Mirio's question from what seemed like twenty minutes ago, "The bed space isn't bad at all. We're… Um…" He paused for a moment to see the loving gaze on Ochaco's face, grinning ever so slightly as she knew what he was about to say, "We're m-making it work."
Mirio looked over his should to see the two lovebirds returning each other's gaze. He laughed quietly to himself before offering, "Hey it's been a while since we ate. You guys wanna go out to lunch?"
"Yeah!" The two first-years said at the same time
They went across the street and hung a left before arriving at a sandwich place which served, in Mirio's opinion, the best sandwiches and subs ever. The trio entered the restaurant and told the waiter they needed a table for three. The man led them to the outdoors area, seating them at a table underneath a large red and white umbrella, shading them from the beating sun. It was mid September but during the day it could definitely still feel like it was summer. Izuku took the liberty of pulling a chair out for Ochaco, being the gentleman he always is and tries to be. She sat and adjusted herself comfortably before scooting the chair closer to the table with Izuku's help, he and Mirio seating themselves last.
"Now then, what can I get for you three?" The kind waiter asked firmly with his hands politely behind him.
"If you don't mind, Midoriya, Uraraka, can I order a drink for you? You have to try out this place's strawberry sundae! Oh man! Absolute treat, I tell ya!" Mirio exclaimed, clapping his hands together with energy.
"The sundaes here are considered drinks?" Izuku asked, looking up to the waiter.
"Yes'sir. That also means-"
"FREE REFILLS! HAHA!" Mirio shouted, causing a scene in the entire area as Izuku and Ochaco giggled.
"Yeah, I'd love a sundae, actually", Ochaco confirmed with a nod.
"I'll have one too, then. Especially since Mirio recommends it", Izuku explained as well.
"Of course. It will be out shortly", The waiter said with a bright smile before turning away and waltzing back indoors to tell the cooks what had been ordered.
Izuku picked up two menus from the side of the table, handing one to Ochaco and keeping the other for himself before asking, "So, what kinda sandwich do you recommend?"
"Ohhh, there are so many good ones that it's impossible to tell you which one is the best", The senior blonde replied with enthusiasm.
"Well which one are you getting this time around?" Ochaco inquired.
Mirio stood up and came around to in between the teens and flipped Ochaco's menu around before pointing at an item named, 'Triple Decker Toasted BLTx2 w/ extra pickles & olives / Comes with a side of chips and an 8-inch diameter snickerdoodle cookie.'
"Okay uh… Wow, haha!" Ochaco sputtered. That sounded like a lot of food. She wanted that food.
But what if Deku thinks I'm a slob…?!
She glanced over at her crush as he read the same item, practically seeing the drool on his face, and giggled. Izuku noticed the giggle and returned an awkward smile. The thought of a sandwich like that was mouthwatering, not to mention the huge cookie that comes on the side!
"Don't worry about the price, by the way! I'll buy!" Mirio said, gripping the drooling teen's shoulder.
"W-what!? No no, I can totally pay for my part. At least!" Izuku claimed, looking Mirio in the eye solemnly as he sat back in his own chair.
"Nonsense! My treat, really!"
Even though a frown sneaked onto his face, Izuku caved in and muttered, "All right then, if you insist", giving into the kindness of the sidekick.
At that moment the waiter came back holding a tray of three pink glasses with three scoops of strawberry ice cream glazed with chocolate, caramel, whipped cream, sprinkles, a graham cracker, and two cherries on top.
"Oh my…!" Ochaco stuttered in complete amazement seeing the delicious looking ice cream glass with a swirly straw and metallic spoon poking out.
"'Oh my' indeed, young lady", The waiter said with a chuckle as he handed Ochaco the glass and proceeded dishing the other two to the boys. "Now then, are you ready to order?"
"Yes, all three of us would like that Triple Decker Toasted BLT Times Two!" Mirio stated, rubbing his hands together in bliss.
"Ah yes, that is a fan favorite. So three Triple Decker BLTs. You want chips and snickerdoodles with all three?"
"Absolutely!"
"Yes'sir. I shall bring it out in no time at all!" The waiter joyfully bellowed as he turned on a dime and waltzed back inside once more.
"Awesome! Well hey, I'm gonna use the big boy's room real quick, 'kay? I'll be back lickety split!" The senior sidekick announced, rising from his chair and heading inside, Izuku and Ochaco nodding in confirmation.
Then there were two, if only for a moment. For some reason uneasiness immediately set over the One for All successor. Okay why am I so queasy now?! Why can't I be like I am when I'm snuggling next to her at night?! Izuku thought with a scared, crooked expression on his face, staring down at the table.
"Hey… Deku?"
"Y-yeah?"
"Um… we can start off slow I g-guess", Ochaco gently said, looking away to not seem awkward.
"Huh?" The boy questioned before he noticed a brushing against his hand, looking down to see shaky fingers entangling into his before finally locking hands.
Izuku chirped as he slightly jolted out of his seat, realizing Ochaco was still looking away with blushing cheeks. He sat there for a moment, glaring at his hand clutching hers. The feeling… it was exactly how it was during the night when they slept together. He recognized that feeling and remembered how gentle the touch was. Grazing his thumb over the back of Ochaco's hand, he squeezed it in a reassuring manner, causing the girl to look into Izuku's eyes. He was embarrassed but he was trying. He could do it any other time…
Maybe we just need a moment to bond during the day like we did that night when we confessed to each other. The feelings of that night were like a dream… After an experience like that it's normal for the adrenaline to get to you and make you want it more and more. Holding hands like this is… nice. It reminds me of that night. The touch of her skin… It's a step forward.
The look the two lovers gave each other made their heart race. Ochaco smiled first which caused Izuku to smile which eventually led to a cute giggle from her and a goofy chuckle from him.
"Hey guys I'm back!"
"WWOAOWAHHHH!" Izuku yelled falling backwards out his chair, dragging Ochaco along and causing her to fall on top of him. In his natural savior attitude, he embraced the girl allowing her to fall as easily and pain free as possible. Izuku opened his eyes to see Ochaco's rosy cheeks and anxious eyes inches away from his face as the tight clutch he had on her waist went unnoticed.
The two longingly gazed for a moment before Mirio piped in, "Uh, are you guys okay?"
Izuku's eyes widened as he let go of Ochaco's curvy waist and exclaimed, "Y-Yeah! Um, you okay Uraraka?"
"Mhm…" She replied with a slight crack in her hum as she continued blushing more feverishly. She awkwardly tried standing as she cleared her throat and attempted sitting back down in her now overturned chair after promptly dusting herself off from any dirt and such.
Izuku stood up, as well, looking around at all the other customers who were giggling and smiling at the goofiness of the two lovers. He eventually found the humor in it and expressed joy and laughter along with them. As he sat down he looked to see if Ochaco was joining in but, to his dismay, her face was beet red. She had a completely straight face and glared into the table, placing her hands together in front of her on top of her lap. She was seemingly concentrating to remove an image or feeling from her mind.
"U-Uraraka?" Izuku inquired, though she just shook her head and tried giving a half-hearted grin.
I… hope I didn't embarrass her… The awkward teen hoped and wondered to himself.
After a few more minutes in heavy silence, with which all that could be heard was the chattering and positive vibes beaming off the customers in addition to the brisk wind blowing and typical city sounds, the waiter in his dazzling attire and jolly personality came with three plates on a rather large tray. It was time to eat.
"Oh wow, you were right, this looks delicious!" Izuku proclaimed toward Mirio who had already took a chomp down into the sandwich.
As best as he could, the blonde teen hummed a, "Ah toad yeww!"
Izuku took the initiative and bit right down into the sandwich.
FLAVOR BLAST! THE JUICY TOMATO. THE CRISPY BACON. THE CRUNCHY LETTUCE. THE MUSTARD AND MAYONNAISE JOINED TOGETHER IN PERFECT HARMONY ALONG WITH THE TANGY PICKLES AND TARTY OLIVES. IS THIS HEAVEN?!
"DISH ISH SHO GED!" The male first-year declared, chewing and chomping so he could indulge in another bite.
On the other hand Ochaco clearly had something occupying her mind as she somberly nibbled on the cookie; chips, sandwich, and sundae left untouched. Izuku noticed the girl with concern and turned his head slightly trying to somehow find the root of the problem, still chomping away with a dab of mustard placed on the side of his mouth.
Should I apologize to her? Or attempt to ask her what's wrong again?
Unknowing that Ochaco was being watched by Izuku she glanced at his hands and let out a heavy breath, almost a sigh, before realizing the boy was looking back at her. She cleared her throat and immediately realigned her eyes to her food, picking up a single chip and starting to nibble away at it.
Izuku frowned before he noticed his phone vibrating in the pocket of his Hero suit. He pulled it out and unlocked it, realizing Mina texted the group chat continuing the unread conversation the day before and prior.
Red Riot: ohya, she's definitely thick
Read message today at 1:11 P.M.
Unread message today at 1:11 P.M.
P!nK: DUDE!
Grapico: she is thick Mina
P!nK: shut it. and why r u using my first name? I did not give you permission
Grapico: Wat if I aks please?
Froppy: How is everyone's work studies going?
P!nK: no
P!nK: sry girl not you talking to the lil perv
Froppy: lol
P!nK: my work study is going good I'd say. Toru and I are wrecking shit up!
HagaKUTIE: hell yea!
Spoderdude: I'm eating some good food rn. Wouldn't ya know it we have a restaurant that sells some mean misao soup right next door to our Hero's offices
Grapico: Aoyama wont stop lookin in the mirror
Midoriya: Haha Sero that's what we're doing right now. We stopped at this sanfdwich place
P!nK: WITH OCHACO? AHHHHHHHHH SEND PICCCSSSS
Electric Stud: MIDORIYA! MY MAN
Shoto Todoroki: Congratulations Midoriya.
Midoriya: wait huh? no wait
Mashirao: lay off the pepper jack cheese at the sandwich place then. Don't want it getting too spicy huh? Lol
Spoderdude: Ojiro omg u nerd LMAO
Spoderdude: congrats Midoriya. You two are perfect
Midoriya: NO NO I MEAN
Tenya Iida: Midoriya! My dear friend! Oh, how ecstatic I am for you!
Froppy: Ribbit! 3
Midoriya: YOU GUYS ARE MAKING this something it's not…
P!nK: eh?
Red Riot: ay bro don't tease us now. I'm an enter key away from telling Bakugo to come to chat
Midoriya: I mean…
YaoMomo: MIDORIYA!
YaoMomo: Ashido texted me the news ahhhh where is Uraraka? And why are you on your phone? You should be paying attention to your new girlfriend!
P!nK: AHHHHHH GIRLFRIEND AHHHH
Jiro: yo midori nice
Fabulous: oooo~~ oui oui Je commence à avoir la chair de poule (read A/N)
Midoriya: Guys you got it semi wrong. We're with our third-year mentor right now. He's taking us out to lunch
Red Riot: damn
P!nK: MIDORI NO
Electric Stud: aww so u got some lame ass third wheel on you?
Spoderdude: lol
CandyMayne: Wait wat
Midoriya: he's… not lame. He's super cool and nice. He's buying us lunch
HagaKUTIE: Midoriya that's what third wheels are SUPPOSED to do silly!
EXPLOSIVE MURDER: DEKU IS ******* THAT CHICK ******* **** HAHAHAHA
EXPLOSIVE MURDER: WHAT THE HELL WHY ARE THERE STUPID ******* STARS WHAT THE ****
P!nK: now is not the time to be wholesome to anyone except the love of your life, Midori. Ditch the dude and spend time with Ochaco!
EXPLOSIVE MURDER: **** **** **** **** **** **** ******* DAMNIT WHAT THE **** YOU STUPID ****BIRD
Midoriya: I'm on duty!
P!nK: ur duty is to please Ochaco!
Electric Stud: damn Ashido ur going in huh
EXPLOSIVE MURDER: **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** I CAN'T EVEN SAY THE S WORD WHAT THE ****
Red Riot: yo Bakugo u need to cool it my man, Iida is gonna put you in timeout
EXPLOSIVE MURDER: FOUR EYES WHY CAN'T I SWEAR YOU GODDAMN CUCK
EXPLOSIVE MURDER: OH YOU'RE A CUCK TOO, HUH ****** HAIR?
YaoMomo: Hey guys I'm sorry to interrupt as this Midoriya x Uraraka situation is indeed important but I hear some explosions off in the distance.
Red Riot: AYY, what'd I say about calling me that? your hair is just as shitty, you prick
EXPLOSIVE MURDER: ****
EXPLOSIVE MURDER: ****** ******* ***** I'LL FIGHT YOU
Jiro: ya hey, u and Uraraka are working with sir nightey right? we're with kamui woods right down the street from ur guys offices. mayb u guys should come back this way
EXPLOSIVE MURDER: DAMN *****
Read message today at 1:19 P.M.
Izuku looked up from his phone to see Mirio on his phone with, presumably, Sir Nighteye.
"Mhm… Okay… Yes'sir… Yes'sir…" Mirio continued, barking affirmations.
From his seat across the table, Izuku could almost clearly hear Nighteye in a panic, or at the very least just in a hastened mannerism. The boy looked over at Ochaco who was still sitting in her seat with her head adjusted downwards and hands folded between her lap. He couldn't help but feel responsible for however she's feeling. Outreaching a hand to her made her grin a little as she grasped it for a moment, brushing her thumb across the green-haired teenager's fingers, then letting go shortly thereafter.
"Uraraka…-"
At that moment Ochaco sighed as she gripped Izuku's hand again and dragged him inside the restaurant where it was surprisingly less crowded. The aroma of bacon and… Turkey?! wafted through the air into each of the students' noses as the female led her love to a booth.
"Um… I know we really shouldn't talk around Mirio but was-"
"Your touch, Deku…"
Izuku paused for a moment, raising an eyebrow before mumbling a simple, "Hmm?"
Ochaco brought her hands to her face as she became ever so timid and shy. Something happened and she couldn't take her mind off of it. "Y-Your touch… when you… w-we…"
The boy was completely lost, he had no idea what she could possibly be talking about and his expression told that entire story.
"This is so embarrassing…"
"Ura- O-Ochacho…" Izuku said, reaching his hand across the table to comfort his fellow student Hero.
"Oh, Deku…", She said with a shaky yet zealous voice. She stayed a few moments shaking her nerves and overcoming her anxiety while gripping Izuku's hand like her life depended on it. After those moments, she got up from the booth and sat on the same side as her colleague, resting her head on his shoulder.
"This is embarrassing but… remember that other night when I…" Ochaco paused and audibly swallowed a lump down her throat. "I c-climbed on- Oh jeez…"
"Ochaco… It's… It's okay, you don't have to tell me. Just know I'm… I'm here for you." Izuku reassured. His usual nervous self had dissipated. His… girlfriend… was distraught and felt it was time to act like the strong pillar he wants to be; All Might wants him to be.
Ochaco took several deep breaths and started again, "I c-climbed on top of you that night and you… You held me by such a l-loving embrace… B-by my waist. Oh jeez… How you held me against you was just… so… So sensual. D-Do you r-remember…?"
Izuku wrapped an arm around Ochaco's shoulders and whispered, "Yeah."
She continued, "When you held me as we fell… When… Mirio came back. How you held me… It… it felt like that night. I remembered it… Remembered like it had just happened then and there." Ochaco stopped for a moment, closing her eyes and reimagining the scene, playing it in her head. "Your touch, Deku~ It makes me feel so… safe. It feels so good. And… I guess I was embarrassed how it made me feel in that very moment. How something so accidental can make me feel so great even though you weren't trying to do anything. And how… we're trying to… I guess, keep it secret. I'm sorry… I know if we were in bed together right now I wouldn't even be making such a big deal about it but… you kept worrying. And I don't want you worrying…"
The wondrous gaze planted on Ochaco's face told the whole story; she cared for Izuku so much to the point a single touch can make her feel like she's on top of the world. There was no reason to be embarrassed about that the boy told himself. But he understood her reaction. They were trying to keep it 'secret', more or less. He felt the need to do something, to unlock all this secrecy so they can truly share the love between them and void all awkwardness.
I guess we could…
"Let's tell them", Izuku stated.
"H-Huh? Tell who what?"
"Everyone, everything. All of the class thinks we're going out now so I mean what do we have to lose, yeah?" The male teen clarified, running his fingers through the right side of Ochaco's hair.
"O-OH!" She exclaimed with surprise. "That's… not a shock but at the same time I can't believe they want us together so badly", Ochaco relayed before a concern planted in her mind.
"What? Would you rather not?" Izuku asked.
"N-No! No no, it's just…" The girl raised her head from off of Izuku's shoulder and squeezed his hand in reaction to his strokes through her hair. "It's just neither of us have actually made it… ya know… 'official' official, I guess."
The boy nodded as he brought his arm back to his body and used it to grip the other unoccupied hand of Ochaco. He smirked and said, "Ochaco, I love you so much, and this week and a half has been some of the best moments of my life. I know I'm struggling to be perfect for you and I'm new to all of this relationship stuff but I'll be your strong pillar when you need me to be", Izuku paused for a moment. No enemy, no training, no adversary could have been harder than holding back his timidness to ask his lover a simple question, "Will you go out with me?"
Ochaco let out a breath Izuku assumed she had been holding in ever since he began talking. She wrapped her arms around his neck and held him tightly before confirming, "Absolutely, Deku."
The two stayed in their position for several moments which felt like an eternity, but neither wanted to let go. Ochaco felt Izuku's heart racing rapidly, knowing it took him a lot of courage to say those words despite everything they had already shared, experienced, and gone through. Izuku noticed perhaps a few tears touch his shirt deducing that Ochaco had a bit of a leaky faucet as she sniffled and giggled halfheartedly, wiping her wet eyes.
"Jeez… It almost sounded like you were about to propose to me… hehehe…" She muffled jokingly, giggling more in the process.
The statement made Izuku chuckle, as well, as he started, "Well… I mean…"
"Deku~!"
"Sir Nighteye is in trouble", a familiar voice known only as Mirio's protuded from beside the booth.
Author's Notes – Yo I just got diabetes.
Okay! Firstly, if you saw my citation, I wanted to go over what "Fabulous", aka Yuga Aoyama, said in the chat session. "oui oui Je commence à avoir la chair de poule" is an indirect translation in French for "Yes yes I am getting goosebumps." If there are any French readers that read that and said, "Wow, that was butchered severely" then I am extremely sorry! I do not know French so I am not surprised if that translation is false.
Secondly, AHHHHH DIABETES I'M SORRY.
Finally, and most importantly, thanks for reading. Really. Tell me what you did and didn't like about this chapter! It was longer than I wanted but, like the last two chapters, I couldn't stop writing. Oh, also lemme know if how I wrote this chapter became confusing! I wanted a way to show how the past week had been for the two but not having to go at it day by day because I felt the lunch with Mirio was an important part in establishing a "calm tide before the storm." However, if it was distracting or difficult to keep up with the past and present then I apologize; let me know what I could have done differently to keep the flow of the story and transitions seamless. I hope, at the very least, I was able to tug at some heartstrings and make you giggle. That is my goal for each chapter. Next chapter will be a bit more action packed but then after that I will be back tugging at some heartstrings again. And I'm not gonna let up HAHA!
Oi! Btw! The mysterious chapter I'm only referring to as "Interlude" will be up by Wednesday evening, CST, 11/14/2018! It's short but super cute for fans of a certain… spark… of a relationship :) And if you're reading this after 11/14/2018…. GO READ IT! GO! HENCEFORTH! WHY ARE YOU STILL READING THIS! READ THAT! NOW! GO!
Take care, gu OHO H OH ALSO. I'm not very good at drawing but I'm trying to learn. I've always had an interest in art of literally all types so I decided I wanted to try to draw! Why do I bring this up? Because I was wondering if you guys would want to see a somewhat manga adaptive version of this story at some point in the future? I'm asking only half seriously because I don't know if I will actually fall through with such a task but at the very least I could draw pictures for the story, right? So keep that in mind and maybe sometime I'll give it a go with at least some drawings of certain scenes in the story, if not an entire manga adaptation!
Psshh… I ramble too dang much! Take care, guys! 3
