TODOROKI

I was pleasantly surprised to see that Midoriya was actually avoiding me. He tried talking to me but he would end up stumbling over words. It was pretty bad. I wonder if he is uncomfortable with the fact that I'm into him. Midoriya doesn't strike me as the type that would be uncomfortable with that but you never know. Especially with the way he looks at me. I look around staring at my phone. It's been a couple of days and we decided on a hero finally. We both did our own research and we are about to combine notes to create our essay. He recommends that we go to a local coffee for fun. I really just wanted to either compile the info in the lounge or my room. I will however enjoy a nice cup of jo while I am there.

Midoriya comes into view wearing this really nice long sleeve tee and jeans with his signature red boots. He pulls on a jacket as he gets closer. He is actually able to look me in the eye today, some progress.

"Hey," he smiles. I nod. "Ready?" I nod again as we start walking. "Thanks for doing this. I know going out is not really your thing."

"I do want coffee," I reply. "Such a disappointment it is going to be cold soon."

"It's not all bad," he replied. "We get winter break and snow!"

"And I get stuck at home with my dad," I add. He looks like he feels bad instantly.

"I didn't think about that," he says.

"It's fine," I replied. "You got your notes?"

"Shit, I left them upstairs," I can't help but laugh. He covers his mouth before laughing. "Good thing you're not my mom, she would freak out hearing me talk like that."

"I think all parents do," I reply. "Well most parents."

"Stay here, I will be right back," he says before jogging back to his room. How could he forget the notes? That is the main reason we're doing this. I have a massager bag holding my laptop because I prefer to type over writing. I sit down on the sofa in the lounge when I see Uraraka.

"You're actually hanging out in the lounge," she smiles.

"No," I reply looking at her. "I'm waiting for Midoriya. We are going to the coffee shop up the street, working on the history project."

"Oh," she says. "I mean you guys could do that here?"

"That is what I told him," I replied. "You know how persistent he can be." She nods yes beginning to laugh.

"Have fun," she smiles as Ashido stops as she was walking by.

"Who's having fun?" she asked.

"Nothing," I replied. "Don't worry about it."

"He's going to work on the project at the coffee shop with Midoriya," explains Uraraka. I give her my best death stare. "What? Nothing wrong with that." Ashido leans over the couch close to me.

"Agreed," she said. "That is so fucking cool if you ask me."

"Have you even gotten started yet?" asked Uraraka.

"No," huffed Ashido standing back up. "Tokoyami and I can't agree on a hero to do our report on."

"There is a lot to choose from," replied Uraraka touching a strand of her hair. I see Midoriya pop back up into view and I couldn't be happier.

"Are you bothering Todoroki?" he asked walking up.

"What?" said Ashido faking shock standing up. "I was just on my way to my room." Uraraka laughs, probably because she knows Ashido is full of shit.

"Well we are going to get going," said Midoriya. "Unlike you guys we will probably be done way before the 3 weeks is up."

"Oh whatever," said Ashido rolling her eyes. I stand up heading towards the door with Midoriya following behind me with his bag in tow.

"So are we going to be putting notes into your computer?" he asked.

"That is the plan," I replied. "We will have to write this together and that part I'm not sure on." We continue to walk in silence. I don't know what to say to him to be honest. He seems fine for now at least. We head into the coffee shop and I look around. It's smaller than I thought but cozy. Has a small area that looks like a small living room with single arm chairs with side tables separating the chairs. The surrounding area has small tables and chairs, I zoom in on the table in the corner. I cut this couple off about to take the table as Midoriya chuckles.

"Did you want anything?" he asked.

"I wouldn't mind having a coffee," I say sitting down and pulling out my laptop to get set up.

"Which one do you want?"

"I don't know," I replied. "Surprise me." I can see him looking surprised before he walks off to get the coffee. At least he is not falling over himself trying to talk to me. I sigh as I begin to think about us, no we are not dating but I think I want to. I don't want to bring it up until he is ready. I have had some time to think about this and I think that is what I want.

I open my laptop logging in and opening the word doc to combine our notes. I look around feeling a little out of place just a bit. Most people are laughing and engaging in conversation while others are working on their own laptops quietly. I get online while I wait for Midoriya to return. I was just about to put on my headphones when a hug coffee cup is placed in front of me along with a pie. I raise one eyebrow at I look at Midoryia sitting down across from me.

"What's this?" I asked.

"I thought we could share the sweet potato pie," he smiles. "I heard it goes well with your coffee. Did you need any sugar or cream?"

"Yeah," I said standing up. "I got it." I walk over to the area where the condiments are. I grab a couple packs of sugar and some creamer. Midoriya had sat out his notebook on the table by the time I return. He sips his own coffee looking pleased. I sit down and a take a sip, what is that? Pumpkin? He smiles.

"I thought you would like their seasonal coffee," he explains shyly. "Yes it is pumpkin." I mix in my sugar and creamer and the taste is even more perfect. I grab the notebook and began typing away. I can feel his eyes on me, burning into me. I get half way through typing up his notes when I look up at him. He looks away rubbing his right hand nervously into his hair.

"Midoriya," I say firmly. "Did you want to discuss my confession?" I see his eyes light up followed by fear. I stare at him with it dawning on me, he likes me too. Before I could say another word, I can see something else has his attention.

"Uraraka?" he questioned. She waves before walking over to the table.

"Sorry, coffee sounded really good right now," she replied. "You can get back to your project, I didn't mean to interrupt."

"Um thanks," replied Midoriya until he looks surprised. This time I turn around in my chair towards the door and I see Bakugou scowling as he walks into the coffee shop.

"Gravity girl," he shouts causing a few people to stare at him. "How could you just run off like that?" He gets closer and sees Midoriya and I. "Well look at what we have here."

"Save it," I say cutting him off. "We are here on business not that it is any of your business."

"Looks like a date to me," he teased. I can see Midoriya not able to keep the blush that creep to his cheeks.

"It's not a date," replied Uraraka.

"Really," scoffed Bakugou. "They are eating fucking cake."

"Cake goes with coffee" she replied. "I'm not about to argue with you."

"It's not cake but pie," I say correcting him.

"I still don't see why we had to come here like these two dorks to work on our project," said Bakugou. Uraraka just grabbed Bakugou pulling him away without another word to us. I wanted to hear what else he was going to say because Bakugou knows no filter. I can see him not liking that she dragged him away. Midoriya releases a deep breath before looking back at me.

"Sorry," he apologized.

"What are you apologizing for?" I asked. "Bakugou is the one being an ass."

"Kacchan didn't mean any harm," he replies. I have to fight from cutting my eyes at him. I dislike him always sticking up for that asshole. I go back to typing before taking a short break to try the pie with a bit of my coffee. Dare I say it is pretty tasty. "You like it?" I can see those green orbs lighting up.

"It's okay," I replied trying to down play it. Midoriya laughs as if he can see through it. I ignore him and continue typing.

"So I was thinking we could take turns with the paragraphs," said Midoriya. "I think I would be good at the writing the introduction and you the final paragraph. We can share the remaining paragraphs."

"That's fine," I replied not missing a beat on my keyboard. I did not forget that we were going to discuss my confession. I decide to wait to talk to him on the way back to the dorms. We both eat off the pie until it is gone. I still have half my coffee left but I'm done typing up his notes by then. I glance at Uraraka and Bakugou to see what they are doing. Bakugou is talking while Uraraka looks like her normal self but also like she doesn't want to be there not that I blame her. "Ready to head back?"

"Yup," he replied. He puts his notebook in his bag as I pack up my laptop. Midoriya puts on his bag and I see him pull his phone out. He looks at Uraraka nodding before walking out the door as I follow.

"You ready to talk about my confession?" I asked him. He lets out a nervous laugh.

"D-do we have to?" he asked.

"Yes," I replied looking ahead and not at him. I don't want him to be nervous. "We have to or you're going to keep stuttering every time you try to talk to me." It is quiet for a moment as we continue to walk and get closer to the dorms. I see the school come into view as Midoriya takes a deep breath.

"I honestly don't want to talk about it out here," he says slowly. I look at him feeling my pressure rise a little.

"Are you suggesting we go to your room?" I asked.

"Not mine but yours" he replied. "If that will make you feel more comforter to talk." Talk? I do want to talk but my mind is already thinking about how am I going to get my hands on that creamy skin. Does he not realize how damn adorable he is? No, I am better than this.

"It's fine, you can stop in for a moment," I replied. We head into the dorm and not many our classmates are in the dorm. I'm sure they are off enjoying their evening elsewhere. I run in Kirishima and he looks almost a little panicked.

"Hey," he says. "How is going?"

"Same old, same old," I replied.

"We're working on that project," explained Midoriya.

"Already?" questioned Kirishima. "We got like 2 weeks left to finish it."

"I am appalled you would even think I would wait until the last minute," I say folding my arms.

"You're right," he replied. "I should know better." He rolls his eyes. "Have you see Bakugou? He is not answering his phone."

"Yeah," said Midoriya. "He is at the coffee shop close to here with Uraraka." I notice right away the look of sorrow on Kirishima face, he covers it up with a smile.

"Right," he replied. "He is probably doing something with…Uraraka." I feel kind of bad for him.

"I think they are working on the project," I say to ease his pain a little bit.

"Really?" he questioned. He shakes his head. "It doesn't matter. I'll catch him when he gets back here. Thanks, I'll see you guys later." He takes off before we can say another word.

"That was a bit weird," said Midoriya as we headed up to my floor. Love can be tricky like that. There is no denying that Kirishima is in love with Bakugou. Why that is I will never understand but it's not for me to understand. I look at Midoriya as he is texting on his phone. Do I love him? No, not yet, but I could. I'm more than ready for him to tell me how he feels so I know how to deal with my feelings moving forward.