Man, I'm like super tired. I barely see the sun anymore.
-yawn-
ALRIGHT, here ya'll go.
"CONGRATULATIONS!" Izuku stared wide eyed at the kitchen as she walked in, and was blinded by confetti cannons popping all around her. She looked around nervously as everyone smiled at her.
"A-Are you guys going to do this every time I walk in the room?" Izuku asked with a nervous laugh. She was sure this had to be the 4th time now. She had just woken up and come down for breakfast. Last night they had celebrated the end of the tournament in the lodging, due to the festival being put on hold yesterday evening after the attack on the stadium.
"You should be proud!" Uraraka said happily as she handed her friend a mug of tea. Izuku laughed again as she pulled some of the colorful paper out of her hair and took the mug of tea. "Even though it was interrupted by that scary Nomu thing, you still put your best out there and won!"
"Uhm..." Izuku felt a nervous sweat roll down her cheek as she looked at her the others who were grinning at her. "K-Kacchan won too."
"Who cares about that guy?" Uraraka said with a sigh and shrug of her shoulder and Izuku paled a bit, seeing Katsuki sitting at the table glaring daggers at Uraraka.
"His Majesty was truly great out there!" Kirishima shouted happily and stood up from the table with a grin on his face. "It was an honor to lose to him in my final match!"
"You're all too noisy!" Katsuki snapped in anger and stood up from his seat. Izuku looked over at him, and saw the thin silvery scars across his chest. She felt her heart ache and frowned as she looked at them. "Tch, fucking idiots!" Katsuki stormed out the back door and Kirishima laughed happily.
"I heard they're going to award the prizes tonight at the masquerade, so you should look your best!" Ashido said with a grin as she walked up. "Let me do your hair!"
"You really should have gotten that dress," Yaoyorozu said with a sigh as Izuku took her seat at the breakfast table. "It's a formal even and you're one of the first place winners."
"It's alright, I'll just wear my red vest." Izuku smiled brightly up at the girls as she grabbed some toast. "I've cleaned everything and laid it out, I promise I'll look nice."
"Ah, so manly!" Kirishima shouted with a grin and Izuku laughed a bit at his excitement. "Well, we should enjoy the rest of the festival before tonight!"
"That's right, it's over after the masquerade..." Uraraka sighed as she sat down at the table as well. "I don't want it to end, it was so much fun..."
"Well, at least we can get back to training properly." Izuku said with a bright smile to the others and they all looked at her.
"... Izuchan..." Yaoyorozu smiled at Izuku warmly and she looked up at her friend in confusion. "You're to precious." Izuku looked around the table in confusion as the others laughed and she blushed a bit. When she was finished eating her breakfast, she got up to go feed the dragons while the others got ready to head back out to the festival. She let out a sigh as she dragged the bucket over to them and started handing out their meat.
"I should probably buy some more vests... My good green one got ruined yesterday." Izuku looked up at Baku as he took his breakfast from her hands. She watched him eat with a smile on her face, before patting his snout. She crouched down on the ground and watched as the dragons ate their morning meal, before she looked down at her feet.
"... Baku..." She looked up at the red dragon as it swallowed it's meal, and put her hand on his snout as he lowered his head to look at her. "... I can't help but feel nervous... I keep thinking things over..." She said with frown, before Baku nudged his snout against her. "... What happened yesterday, with that Nomu..." She hugged the dragon tightly and closed her eyes, trying to keep her eyes from tearing up. ".. I can't help but feel like it's my fault... I don't know why, maybe I'm being conceited but..." She opened her eyes to look into the big golden concerned ones. "... He's got scars now... Baku..." she felt her tears burn in her eyes and she pressed her forehead to the dragons head. "Why can't I shake this feeling...? He told me not to be concerned... it's not like I summoned them but he got hurt... He never gets hurt..." She sobbed and hugged the dragon tightly. "Am I being crazy...? That attack... It wasn't random it was planned... calculated..." She lifted her head off the Dragon and looked into those big eyes again. "But I can't figure it out... I'm missing some pieces... this..." She put her hand on her face and sobbed again. She felt Baku nudge his snout against her, trying to comfort her, "Baku..." She looked at the dragon and frowned. "I'm sorry... I shouldn't be troubling you with this..." She patted the dragon's scales gently as she tried to rub the tears away from her eyes. She felt his tongue lick her cheeks and she giggled softly.
"Hey Izuchan!" Izuku turned her head to look over at the others as they called out from the front of the building. "Let's go!"
"I'll see you later, Baku." She smile at the dragon and patted his snout, before she hurried off to go with her friends. Izuku smiled happily as they headed out the the festival with the whole group in tow. She was even surprised to see Katsuki following along with an annoyed look on his face as they headed out to the plaza.
"I should buy more vests and shirts." Izuku said with a smile to the other girls as they walked. "I ruined my good green one yesterday,"
"Let's pick out some fun colors then!" Ashido cheered happily and Izuku laughed a bit.
"Is your back doing okay?" Uraraka asked curiously and Izuku nodded her head.
"Recovery girl did a good job in healing me, though there are scars." Izuku said nervously as she scratched her cheek with her finger. "Though, that's not so bad!" The girls came to a stop at a clothing booth and Izuku smiled as Ashido started handing her some vests to buy, as well as more shirts. Izuku went up to the merchant and held up the items. "I'd like to buy these." she said with a smile as she pulled her purse out of her pocket.
"Midoriya," Izuku looked up in surprise as Todoroki stepped up, and put a hand on hers. "Let me, it's the most I should do, I did ruin one of your shirts."
"That's okay," Izuku smiled brightly up at the prince, "It was my own recklessness." She handed the money to the shop keeper who was looking at the both of them curiously.
"Oi, who do you think you are, trying to buy her clothes?!" Katsuki snapped and they both looked over at him in surprise.
"A gentleman." Todoroki said bluntly and Katsuki glared at him in anger. "Would you like me to buy you a shirt too?"
"TCH, YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY?!" Katsuki yelled at him and Izuku paled a bit as both boys glared at each other.
"Hey... Aren't..." The shop keeper looked at the boys then at Izuku with wide eyes. "Aren't you the tournament winners?!"
"Uhm.." Izuku felt a nervous sweat on her cheek as the shop keepers declaration pointed them out the the busy plaza. Izuku turned around to look over her shoulder as people came rushing over towards them.
"Wow! You did so great yesterday, your highness!" A girl said enthusiastically as she talked to Todoroki. "Your quirks are absolutely amazing, and you're really good looking!"
"Hey hey, you're the guy who can harden his whole body right?!" A group of girls made their way up to Kirishima who was trying to back away, laughing nervously. "You were so cool in your battle!"
"Your performance was stunning!" Katsuki was swarmed by some girls now too and Izuku looked at them as they all gathered around him, smiling. "Do you always walk around with out a shirt?! You've got great muscles!"
"The way you fought against that monster was amazing!" Another girl gushed to Katsuki and Izuku felt her chest hurt as she watched them. "You were so cool out there, would you like to walk around the festival with us maybe?"
"Hey look, it's her!" Izuku turned her head around nervously and saw a bunch of young men grinning at her broadly. "That's some quirk you've got, the way you took down that monster was super cool!"
"Yes, your swordsmanship was absolutely beautiful!" another guy touched her shoulder and smiled at her.
"Hey you know, you're really cute in person!" Another guy smiled down at her and Izuku looked around nervously.
"Hey, wanna walk around the festival with us?" another guy asked and took her hand.
"I was going to ask her," one of the first guys said as he took her other hand. Izuku felt her head spinning.
"I-I uhm... N-No thank you..." she said, as she looked away from them all, not sure what to do.
"She's shy, that's so adorable." One of the guys said and she felt them closing in around her. "I love a cute shy girl!"
"Hey, leave her alone!" Uraraka shouted at the men, before some of them turned to look at her. Izuku looked to her friend for help but now she was being hit on by the pushy men.
"OI!" Izuku felt and arm wrap around her shoulders and pull her back away from the men who surrounded her. She looked up to see Katsuki glaring at the group of men. "Hands off, she said no, so fuck off!" He yelled at all of them.
"Whoa, it's the dude who won with her." One of the guys backed up from Katsuki as he glared at all of them.
"Hey hey, she's free to choose who she goes with, let her consider for a while!" One of the other men called out and Todoroki stepped up next, glaring at the men who were still being pushy.
"Don't you know what No means?" He asked them and glared at the crowd of men darkly. Izuku watched as the men backed off from them and she let out a relieved sigh. "You alright, Midoriya?"
"I'm okay..." Izuku looked up at Todoroki, and saw some lip stick on his cheek and one of his buttons missing. "Erhm, are you alright?"
"Yes." He said with a nod of his head and Izuku turned to look up at Katsuki as he let go of her. She saw him glaring at the men who ran off, before glaring at Todoroki next. She felt a sharp pain in her chest as she saw lipstick on his cheek as well, and she clenched her fists.
"What the fuck are you staring at?" Katsuki asked her with annoyance.
"... You both have lipstick on your cheeks..." Izuku turned her head to look away from them, and collected her things from the shop keeper. She looked back to see Katsuki growling in anger as he rubbed at his cheek while Todoroki asked Yaoyorozu for help. She let out a bit of a sigh as she put a hand on the top of her chest, not sure why she was upset about it...
"Izuchan, is something wrong...?" Ashido asked her as they walked around the festival. Izuku looked up at her, Uraraka and Yaoyorozu and blushed a bit. "You look upset."
"... I am, but I don't know why..." Izuku frowned as she walked with them. "When I saw the lipstick on Kacchan's cheek, I just... got a bit annoyed and angry..."
"Ah," The girls all spoke at the same time and Izuku looked up at them with wide eyes.
"Izuku..." Yaoyorozu put her hand on the smaller girls head. "Have you ever... Been jealous before?"
"Jealous?" Izuku asked and blushed a bright red. "N-No... Is... Is this jealously?!" She asked in surprise and Uraraka and Ashido both giggled while nodding their heads. "Wh-why would I be jealous!? He was being kissed by girls am I..." Izuku paled a bit and looked away from them. "... I don't like girls though... Not like that... Though they were very pretty..." She put her hands on her mouth, trying to understand why she was jealous.
"Izuchan..." Ashido looked down at her with a warm smile and Izuku frowned a bit. "... I don't think that's why you were jealous..." Ashido let out a sigh and hugged Izuku to her chest.
"I feel kind of bad for him now," Uraraka said with a sigh as her and Yaoyorozu looked over at Katsuki who was glaring at everyone who passed by now. "Though I'm not helping him if he can't help himself."
After a couple of hours, Izuku was walking around the festival with Uraraka and Kirishima. She took a bite out of a candy apple she had and spotted a man a top hat and cape. "What's that guy doing...?"
"I think he's a magician." Uraraka said as she looked over at the man with her. The small group watched in surprise as he juggled what looked like marbles, before they popped in the air and confetti exploded out of them. "Whoa!"
"It must be his quirk." Kirishima said with interest as they walked up to the group that was watching. Izuku noticed the man had a cane in one of his hands, as he continued to dazzle the crowd with his marbles.
"Looks like he can compress things..." Izuku said with interest as she watched the man make a arge bouquet of flowers disappear.
"Right you are, dear lady." The man turned to look at them and smiled. Izuku blushed a bit as he walked up them and held some marbles up in his fingers. He twisted them all around, making them all pop in confetti. "Makes traveling light an easy feat. Say..." Izuku looked up at the man as he looked down at her. "Are you not the girl who made it to the final round?"
"Erhm, yeah..." Izuku blushed a bit more as he looked down at her, before he smiled. She felt a bit of a chill on the back of her neck and he took her hand and held up a marble.
"That was some amazing swordsmanship, very like his majesty's..." The man continued to grin at her as he closed her fingers around the marble. "You did well to defeat that monster, though I hope next time you don't get hurt." The man tipped his hat to her, before he walked off to head down the street, dazzling people with his tricks as he did.
"What... was with him?" Kirishima asked with a raised eyebrow. "That's kind of an ominous thing to say."
"He left a marble..." Uraraka and Izuku both looked down at the glass marble in her hand.
"What are you idiot's doing now?" Katsuki growled out as he walked up with Sero and Kaminari.
"We were watching a magic trick when the magician gave her this marble thing." Kirishima grinned at Katsuki who narrowed his eyes at the marble in Izuku's hand. The group all jumped in surprise as it popped with a bang and Izuku was blinded by many swirling colors. "WHOA!"
"Izuchan?!" Uraraka cried out and Izuku blinked in surprise as she looked at the others while the colors thinned out. She noticed it was flower petals and she looked down at her hand to see a black flower in her hand with red specks on the petals. She felt her breath catch in her throat as she closer her hand around it before the others could see. "Whoa, that was like confetti, are you alright?"
"I'm okay." Izuku smiled at the others brightly, and lowered her clench fist to her side. "But that was one heck of a surprise," She laughed, and the others started to chuckle as well.
"You've got flower petals all stuck in your hair now." Kirishima said with a bright grin and Izuku started plucking them out of her curls as they headed off back to the center of the plaza. She lagged behind the others a bit and opened her hand to look at the flower in her palm.
"Hey, isn't that Demons Thorn...?" Izuku looked up at Kaminari who looked back at her. The others turned to look as well and saw the flower in her hand. "What are you doing with that, it's a bad omen."
"Yeah..." Izuku looked at the flower in her hand and frowned at it.
"Tch..." Izuku looked up as Katsuki reached his hand out and grabbed the flower out of her palm before exploding it in his own. "Don't pick up things like that!"
"S-Sorry." Izuku smiled nervously up at him and they turned back around. "I was just curious about it..." She looked back over her shoulder, and frowned a bit. Had the man given her that on purpose...?
"Hey, let's get ready together!" Ashido said excitedly as they ate their dinner. "It's fun to get ready together with friends!"
"That sounds fun!" Uraraka said brightly and Izuku smiled at them all.
"Izuchan, do you want me to make you a dress...?" Yaoyorozu asked with a frown and Izuku blushed a bit. "It's more fun when everyone is dressed up together..."
"Erhm..." Izuku looked away from the others, trying to think. "... M-maybe.." She said in a small voice and Uraraka squealed with delight.
"Can you stop screaming about stupid things?!" Katsuki snapped down the table and Izuku looked up at him as he shot glares their way. "It's just fucking clothes!"
"PRETTY CLOTHES!" Uraraka and Ashido shouted with their fists in the air. Izuku giggled a bit as they glared back at the Tribal King. The girls went to bathe before they headed up stairs to get ready in Ashido's room.
"Hey..." Uraraka stopped in the hall and Izuku rubbed her towel on her head. "Isn't... Isn't this the dress from the other day...?" Izuku looked up curiously as all the girls stared at her bedroom door.
"What...?" Izuku looked up at her door and her eyes widened as she saw the golden dress she was looking at the other day. She dropped her towel around her shoulders and blushed a bit as she looked at it.
"Did you buy it?" Yaoyorozu asked curiously and Izuku shook her head as she reached out to touch the dress.
"Did anyone of you buy it...?" Izuku looked back at the others and saw surprise on all of their faces. "Who... Who bought it then?" she looked up at the dress again and put a hand on mouth.
"Well, who ever bought it clearly wants you to wear it." Ashido said with a grin and Izuku felt her whole face heat up in embarrassment. "You should wear it, Izuchan!"
"A-Alright..." Izuku looked at the fabric in her hands and she heard Uraraka and Ashido squeal in delight. The girls headed into Ashido's room to get dressed, and Izuku sat patiently as Yaoyorozu brushed her long hair out and began weaving tiny braids. "I-I wonder who bought it..." Izuku looked over at the dress that was hung with the others.
"I think I have an idea," Uraraka said as she pinned flowers in her own hair and smiled at Izuku who looked at her curiously. "But I'm not saying anything."
"O-Ochachan." Izuku felt her whole face go red and put her hands on it to cover it up. "Urgh... My heart feels like it's going to pop..." She felt Yaoyorozu pull her hair back and begin pinning it into a tight bun on her head. She looked up in the mirror, and her eyes widened as she saw her friend had even put shining jewels in with the braids that sparkled. "Wow, You're so amazing Momochan!"
"It helps to have quality hair to work with." The taller girl said with a bright smile down at Izuku. Izuku touched the slight curls that still framed her face, and noticed that Yaoyorozu had even tamed her bangs for her.
"My turn!" Ashido said with a bright smile as she held up some makeup. Izuku closed her eyes as the pink girl dusted different powders on her face and fiddled with some black stuff to color her eyelashes. Izuku felt her cheeks warm as she looked back in the mirror again, amazed at the sparkling makeup. "Perfect! You're so prettty Izuchan!"
"I feel like my heart is going to pop now!" Uraraka said with a bright grin as she hugged her friend around her shoulders. Izuku smiled at the others as they finished up with their own hair and makeup, before they put their dresses on. Izuku felt a bit exposed as she pulled the glittering golden gown on. She touched the lace that covered the top of her chest and neck, and looked in the mirror to see that her whole back was exposed.
"Do you want me to cover up the scars?" Ashido asked worriedly as she looked at the three silvery lines that were on Izuku's back.
"No.." Izuku smiled at the others warmly. "It's alright, It'll be dark so it's not a big deal." She waved her hand at them, before she touched the fabric around her hips that flowed like water. She was glad that the front of the dress's hem at the front went to her knee's, and flowed in the back, she should be able to walk easily in this.
"Here!" Yaoyorozu held out her hands, and the girls watched in awe as she made each girl a pair of shoes. Izuku's eyes widened as she looked at the pair of golden heels Yaoyorozu handed her and she felt a bit nervous. "It's okay, they're not to high," she said, pointing to the 2 inch heels. Izuku put them on nervously and wasn't entirely sure as she took a few steps. She kept her balance pretty well, and put a hand on her chest to calm her heart. "See? You've got it!"
"Thanks," Izuku smiled back at her friend before Uraraka handed her one of the masks they bought. Izuku looked at it nervously as the girls headed down stairs.
"Looks like the boys left already." Ashido said as she looked around at the empty main level. "Well we should hurry too! Don't want to be late!" The girls hurried out the door and headed for the plaza at a brisk pace. Izuku looked up at the brightly lit plaza and they could hear music as they approached the party. "Quick, put the masks on!" Ashido said with a grin to the others and Izuku looked down at the golden mask she had in her hands, tracing her fingers over the lace design, before she put it on her face like the others did as they approached the party.
"Wow!" Uraraka shouted happily, throwing her hands in the air as she looked out at all the people talking and dancing happily. "This looks like so much fun! There's even food!" She shouted excitedly and Izuku laughed a bit into her hand.
"I wonder where the others are," Yaoyorozu said with a thought as she looked out at the crowd. Izuku looked around as well, unsure herself.
"Don't you girls look gorgeous!" Izuku turned around as she heard Kirishima's voice and smiled a bit to see him with Kaminari and Sero. They were all dressed nice, Kirishima was even wearing a tunic like the others, but she could see the mountain tribe colors to the garment as well as the beads that decorated it. She looked up at his mask and noted it was the bear one he had chosen.
"You guys look pretty good yourselves!" Uraraka said with a grin as she stepped up and they smiled at her.
"Where's Izuchan?" Kirishima asked and Izuku paled a bit at his question and the girls looked t him like he grew a second head.
"Dude," Kaminari looked up at Kirishima with unbelieving eyes and the red head grinned nervously before looking around.
"I'm right here..." Izuku said, holding her hand up, blushing a bright red.
"WHOA!" Kirishima shouted in surprise and Uraraka glared at him. "S-Sorry, You look so different, didn't recognize you!"
"Moron, her beauty was magnified!" Uraraka said with a frown at Kirishima and Izuku turned her head away, sighing.
"Where are the others?" Yaoyorozu asked the boys, and they looked at her.
"Oh, well everyone kinda scattered a bit when we got here!" Kaminari said wit a grin and Izuku looked around at the crowd curiously. "So all over the place I guess?"
Izuku's eyes glanced across the crowd, and saw some people staring at her with wide eyes. She began to feel nervous and turned her eyes away from them all before she felt a hand touch her bare shoulder. She looked up in surprise and saw a glittering mask that looked like it was made out of ice. She looked to the person's hair and saw the white and red. "T-Todoroki, you surprised me." She said, trying to calm her nerves.
"Sorry, I didn't mean too." Izuku smiled up at him, before noticing he was wearing a pure white regal looking tunic, with black trousers and polished boots. She looked to the cape he wore, and saw it was a glittering ice blue. "You look very nice." She smiled up at the prince and saw his lips curl a bit into his own smile.
"So do you," He held his hand out to her and she looked at it curiously. "I was going to see if you'd like to dance,"
"Oh." Izuku blushed a bright red and looked up at the prince. "I-I'm not very good at it though, and I don't know how well I do in these shoes."
"That's alright," Izuku looked at his hand again and placed her fingers on his palm. She looked back at the others as the two of them walked away and saw the look of shock on their faces. She turned to look back up at Todoroki as they stopped on the dance floor and he turned to her. She felt her cheeks get redder as he guided her hand to his shoulder before he put his on her waist. She looked at their joined hands nervously, before he lead her into the steps. "Th-This is hard." She looked down at their feet, trying not to trip as they moved.
"It's harder if you look at your feet." Todoroki told her and she looked up at him nervously. "It's okay, I won't let you trip." He told her smoothly as he guided her across the dance floor. "I didn't get a chance to thank you yet..."
"Thank me...?" Izuku asked curiously as she looked up at him. "What for? I didn't really do anything..."
"For helping me realize some things..." She watched his mismatched eyes look down at her as they turned and kept moving. "You really knocked some sense into me yesterday... I still have a lot to think about, but... I wanted to thank you for helping me."
"Oh... Well." Izuku felt her cheeks turn pink. "You're welcome then I guess?" She smiled up at him hopefully. "I still don't think I did much to be thanked for though..."
"Trust me, I owe you my thanks." Todoroki smiled down at her and she felt her cheeks turn a bit red now. "You did admirably in the tournament, I think you would've won if your match wasn't interrupted."
"Ha," Izuku shook her head laughing. "I don't think so, Kacchan is an amazing fighter with tons of experience, I would have definitely lost to him... his defense is flawless, and his attacks are powerful..." Izuku looked at their hands as she felt Todoroki's grip tighten on her own. She looked up at him curiously, seeing that familiar stare from him.
"Midoriya..." He pulled her closer to him and she blushed a bit again as she looked up at him. "Just how do you think about that guy...?"
"Uhm..." Izuku felt her cheeks redden more and she looked to her left, away from him. "He's an important friend... I admire him very much." She felt her heart pound in her chest as she thought of Katsuki. "He's strong and brave... he's also very smart and hard working..."
"Midoriya." Izuku looked up at the firm tone of voice the Prince used, and he was looking down at her with an intense gaze. "... Do you love him?"
"Huh?!" Izuku stumbled a bit as the prince asked her that and she almost fell down before his hand on her waist caught her and steadied her. She looked up at him, her whole face red. "L-Love...? Wh-what..." She let go of the prince's hand and shoulder and put a hand over her mouth.
"I guess that answers my question." She looked back up at the prince as he spoke, and felt her face get warmer.
"H-Hold on..." Izuku waved her hand nervously at him. "I-I..." She bit her lip as she thought about Katsuki and her heart throbbed in her chest. "... Love him...?" She asked herself and touched her other hand to her cheeks. Was that what this feeling was? She looked up at Todoroki with wide eyes and he let out a sigh.
"I shouldn't have said anything," He took her hand in his again and brought it to his lips. "I have a feeling I just made you realize something." Izuku watched as Todoroki kissed her fingers and she looked at him with wide eyes again. His own looked down at her with a mix of emotions she couldn't really understand. "But I wont give up."
"T-Todoroki...?" She stepped back away from him, but he still held her fingers in his. She felt her cheeks heating up again, unsure what to say.
"OI." She felt an arm wrap around her shoulders and pull her back further. She looked up with flaming red cheeks to see a familiar dragon skull decorated with the paints and colorful beads and feathers. "The fuck are you doing, icy hot?"
"Dancing with Midoriya," Todoroki said simply as he looked with disbelieving eyes at the who she knew was Katsuki. "What are you doing dressed like that? This is a formal party."
"I'M DRESSED FORMALLY." Katsuki growled out and Izuku looked down to see he was still wearing his cloak looking clean and regal. She felt the hand on her shoulder grip her tightly and her cheeks burned hotter. "Tsk, It's my fucking turn. Go dance with some one else." Katsuki growled at the Prince who let out a sigh.
"Thank you for the dance, Midoriya." Todoroki bowed to her and she bowed her head back to him before he turned to walk away. Izuku looked up at Katsuki nervously and watched as his hand came out from under his cloak and push the skull up on his head. She was a bit stunned to see red tribal makeup on his cheeks, and black painted around his eyes, making the ruby red stand out more. He pushed the cloak back over his shoulders and she looked at his arms. He was wearing gold arm bands, and his beaded bracelets that helped him use his quirk. She looked up to see the many beaded necklaces around his neck mixed with some gold plates, even his pants looked new, a dark black with polished shoes. She let out a small laugh though, seeing he still wore no shirt.
"What the fuck are you laughing at?" She looked up at him as he glared down at her and she shook her head, giggling softly.
"Nothing I just... I don't know what I expected." She said with a small giggle again. "I figured you might at least wear a shirt."
"I'm not wearing that crap those other idiots wear." He growled out and looked over at the people around them. "This is traditional wear for the King of the Mountain Tribe, if others don't like it they can just die."
"I like it." Izuku smiled up at him and he looked back down at her. "You look very nice."
"Tsk," He looked away from her and pulled the skull back down over his face. She saw gold decorating the horns and was impressed by it. "I see you wore the dress."
"yeah," Izuku touched the top of her chest where the lace was. "It's pretty, I'm glad I did..." She said with a soft smile, before she felt her cheeks redden. She looked up at Katsuki in realization and felt her heart pound. "Did... Were you..."
"Come on." He growled out at her and grabbed her hand in his. She felt him pull her towards where other people were dancing. She almost stumbled and fell but he kept her on her feet with a tug of her hand, before he spun her. She looked up at him as he pulled her close and put his other hand on her back, before he guided her in the dance.
"Y-You know how to dance?" she asked in surprise, before she put her hand on his shoulder. She heard him grumble under the dragon skull.
"It's not like it's fucking hard, any idiot can do it." He told her and she felt her cheeks burn warm as he lead her around in the steps.
"It's a bit hard..." she mumbled out, looking down at his chest. Her eyes landed on the scars across his chest, and she felt a stab of pain in her chest. "Kacchan..." She just about stumbled but felt the hand on her back push her up against him. "Eh..!?" She looked up at the dragon skull and saw the ruby red eyes looking down at her.
"It's not hard, you can do it. Though I don't know why you're wearing those stupid shoes." He said with a grumble at her and she gripped his shoulder tightly. "Why do you look so miserable, you couldn't stop going on and on about this party with the others."
"I'm.." She lowered her gaze back down to his scars and bit her lip. "I've been thinking about everything... About the Demons Alliance... that Nomu... I..." She felt her eyes burn, tears threatening to come out.
"Tch..." She looked up as Katsuki's hand left her back to push the skull up on his head, before he pulled her close again. "What did I say about that shit, huh? It's not your fault moron, so stop thinking that it is." She blushed as he stared down at her intently,
"But you have scars now, I..." she looked away from him and down at his chest. "You wouldn't have gotten them if you weren't trying to help me..."
"You too." She felt his fingers trace the exposed scars on her back and a shiver ran through her body. She looked up at him with wide eyes as he leaned over her, holding her closer to his chest. "In the Mountain Tribe scars are badges of honor, of winning a tough fight." She felt her heart jump into her throat as he looked into her eyes with his intense gaze. "So don't you dare apologize for them again, or I'll be really mad."
"K-Kacchan..." She felt dizzy from the blood rushing to her cheeks. "S-Sorry... I..."
"What did I just say?" He snapped at her and towered over her.
"N-No I mean.." She looked up at him nervously. "I-I'm sorry for being sorry...!"
"Stop apologizing, damnit! I'll bite your tongue off if you do it again." He let go of her hand and grabbed her by the chin.
"S-S-Sorry!" She cried out and saw him glare down at her. She nervously tried to pull her head away before there was a loud booming laugh over the dance floor.
"WELL I SEE EVERYONE IS HAVING FUN!" They both looked up to see All Might standing on a stage with the band and Nedzu. "What a wonderful night! Even though there was some trouble yesterday, this festival has been extremely marvelous!" Izuku looked up at Katsuki nervously before he let go of her. She stepped back from him and put a hand on her chest, trying to calm her pounding heart while he pulled his skull back down over his face. "We're happy to say though, we will be awarding the medals for the magnificent winners of the Tournament! Could I ask that the top four please come up here?"
Izuku looked up at Katsuki as he started storming towards the stage. She lifted up the skirt of her dress a bit and hurried after him quickly. She looked up to see Kirishima and Todoroki also heading to the stage and she smiled at them brightly.
"Sharing third place together, we have the Brave Eijiro Kirishima from the Mountain Tribe and His Highness from the Forest region, Shouto Todoroki!" All Might said with a bright grin and both boys stepped up onto the stage. Kirishima flexed his muscles and grinned out at the crowd while Todoroki merely raised his hand and gave a slight wave. All Might shook their hands happily before giving them each a bronze medal.
"Now, considering how yesterdays events ended we have spoke with both of the competitors about how to award first prize!" All Might boomed out at the crowd and it started to buzz with talk. Izuku looked out at the crowd nervously, before Katsuki took her hand. She looked up at him, blushing a bit as he guided her up the steps and onto the stage. "So sharing First place in the tournament, we have His Majesty of the Mountain Tribe, Katsuki Bakugou, as well as the strong young lady from the Forest region, Izuku Midoriya!" All Might gestured to both of them and the crowd cheered happily. Izuku looked out at them, and spotted Uraraka and the others waving their hands and clapping. She smiled and waved her hand at them all as they walked across the stage. "Oh my, what a scary mask!" All Might laughed loudly as Katsuki walked up to him and pushed the skull back on his head, glaring darkly at the King. All Might then turned to Izuku and let out a booming laugh. "And here we have ourselves a Lady beautiful enough to be called a Queen!" Izuku felt her whole body turn red in embarrassment as All Might let out another booming laugh, and she put her hands on her face to try and hide from the crowd's stares. All Might gave them each a golden medal, and Izuku looked up at Katsuki, before looking over at Todoroki and Kirishima as hey faced the crowd.
"Well here we have it folks! Proof that anything can truly happen in the world of heroes! I truly look forward to seeing the competition next year, and which hero will stand out on top!" All Might called out to the crowd and the people cheered and clapped loudly from all around. Izuku touched the medal in her hands, and traced it across the engraving on it. Izuku looked up at Katsuki as he glared out at the cheering crowd and felt her heart pound in her chest again. "Now, let the party continue!" All Might shouted happily and the four of them moved to step off the stage. Izuku looked up to see people swarming to ask them to dance and she paused on he stares, not wanting a repeat of earlier in the day.
"GET OUT OF MY WAY!" Katsuki snapped at the crowd in anger and Izuku looked at him nervously, before he looked back at her and grabbed her hand tightly in his. He pulled on it and she stumbled off the stairs.
"K-Kacchan!" She cried out as she looked at the incoming ground but he reached his arm out and caught her effortlessly. "Wh-Why would you do that, I almost fell!"
"Stop complaining." He told her in a grunt and stood her on her feet before he lead her off by the hand. She looked back at Kirishima and Todoroki. The red Head was grinning brightly while Todoroki frowned as he watched them leave. She looked up at Katsuki's back and felt her cheeks burn hot again. "Tch, couldn't get out of there fast enough. Fucking idiots all staring..."
"Well your outfit does stand out." Izuku said as she looked up at him before he looked back at her.
"I wasn't talking about me," He grumbled and Izuku blushed a bright red before he turned around and took her hands in his. Izuku watched him stare down at her, before she looked away.
"St-stop staring.." she said in a small voice and kept her gaze averted. "I'm sorry if it looks strange..."
"It's not strange..." Katsuki grumbled at her and she looked up at him nervously. "Well yeah, it's strange. All this stupid crap is weird," He glared over at a man dressed in a sparkling outfit. "But I guess that idiot up there said one thing right."
"Wh-what...?" Izuku asked as she looked up at him while he stared down at her. "what thing...?"
"Tch," He glared down at her, before he gripped her hands in both of his tightly. "You're such a moron."
"I-I am not..!" She said with a frown up at him before they heard the music start up again. She looked back up at him and he grinned darkly at her before spinning her around. "Wuh!"
"You can be," He told her before she he stopped her spinning and took her hand up in his again and began leading her across the dance floor once more. She looked up at him with wide eyes as they dances, before feeling happiness bubble up inside of her chest. She let out a soft laugh as they continued dancing, and he spun her around again. "That's better."
"What is...?" Izuku looked up at him in confusion while he let out a growling sigh and pulled his mask back down over his face.
"You're not being miserable anymore." He told her and she blushed a bright red as they continued to dance. "Do I have to spell everything out for you?"
"No...!" She pouted and looked up at his mask, before smiling softly. She had to admit, he had cheered her up since their conversation earlier, and they continued to dance to each song. She looked up at his eyes, and smiled warmly as last song slowly ended. She reached a hand up to touch the skull before standing on her toes. She placed a kiss on the cheek of it, before dropping back. She felt her cheeks burn hot as she realized what she did, and covered her mouth. She looked up as Katsuki lifted the skull and stared down at her with wide eyes. "Uh... erm..." She turned away from him to quickly run away but his hand shot out an grabbed her by the arm.
"Wait..!" He snapped and Izuku looked up at him with worried eyes as he looked at her with his intense ruby ones. "What was that?!"
"I uhm..." She felt her whole face turn red and she tried to pull her arm away from him. "I-I'm sorry, I just..."
"IZUCHAN!" They looked up to see the others come running and she pulled her arm from Katsuki's grip. She turned to face their friends and smiled as they came running over. "There's going to be fire works right away! Let's go get a good spot!" Uraraka said brightly as she ran up. Izuku watched as she looked over at Katsuki, but Izuku was too scared to look back at him. "Whats your problem?" She asked the king and Izuku froze a bit.
"You are, I need to talk to her." Katsuki growled out and Izuku looked back at him with wide eyes as she felt his hand grab her arm once again and pull. She stumbled against him but he wrapped an arm around her and she looked up at him. "So stop trying to run away!" He snapped down at her and she felt her heart pound. He turned and walked briskly away from the crowd with her in tow, but as they got to the edge of the party she stopped and pulled back. "Tsk, what are you doing?!" He looked back at her and Izuku swallowed her nerves.
"I'm sorry!" she shouted at him, and looked away. "I didn't mean to do that! It was just a thank you, I'm sorry!" she cried out at him. She looked up as she felt his hand let go of her arm and her heart ache as she saw the look on his face. "K-Kacchan..." She saw the anger in his eyes as she straightened up.
"That's it... that's what you have to say about it?" He asked her in an angry growl and she looked away from him. "Just a thank you...?!"
"I'm sorry!" she cried out and kept her eyes averted. "... I-I know your tribe doesn't take stuff like that lightly... I..." she looked up as she heard him step closer. She felt her heart stop as he leaned in and grabbed her by the arms. She saw his eyes staring at her with a mix of emotions in them, anger, confusion and sadness. "K-Kacchan...?"
"Stop..." He growled at her and she bit her lip, "STOP FUCKING WITH ME!" He shouted and her eyes went wide. "Is that really all you have to say about it?!"
"I..." she put her hand on her pounding chest and looked down at the ground. "... Yes..." She said in a small voice, trying to calm her heart. She felt tears burn in her eyes as she kept her gaze on the ground. "I'm sorry, just... please forget I did that..."
"Tch," She gripped the front of the skirt on her dress with her hand as she heard his foot steps come closer. She looked up at his feet, before she saw the medal he got earlier drop on the ground in front of her. "Then I don't want this shit," She looked up at him with wide eyes and saw the anger in them. "I don't want to share this bullshit with you," He turned and stormed away from her. Izuku felt the tears in her eyes burn before a sob escaped her throat. She knelt down and touched the medal he dropped on the ground. She picked it up in her fingers, and looked it over before she heard the sound of fireworks going off above. She looked up at the night sky as it became lit up with the amazing colors, but all she could feel in her chest was sorrow. She cried out as she held the medal in her hands, and her tears dripped onto it.
"I'm sorry..." She sobbed out and touched the medal to her forehead. "I'm am a moron..." She closed her eyes as her tears continued to roll down her cheeks. "I'm a moron, because I just figured out I love you, you idiot..."