HELLO! I AM S, SO, SO, SO, SO VERY SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT! I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO USE A COMPUTER FOR A WHILE TO UPDATE THIS FIC… SO AS A TOKEN PF MY APOLOGY I WILL BE DOING A LONG UPDATE! ALTHOUGH I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT I'VE LOST A BUNCH OF READERS…
DUDE, SHE REJECTED ME…
Staring blankly at the wall, sitting cross-legged on the floor for what seemed like hours, Izuku muttered some incoherent words that he could barely make out himself. He ran his fingers through his hair feeling a mixture frustration and rejection well up inside him.
"she…she doesn't love me anymore…she doesn't love me… she doesn't love me anymore…why?"
Shouto shook his head at the green haired hero as he folded his arms, he tried his best to not laugh at the pathetic excuse of a man Izuku was totally being right now. Shouto knew something like this would happen eventually, and that was why he was always available whenever Izuku needed help in his love life.
"so, she rejected you huh?" he asked.
Izuku slowly nodded. "uh huh…"
"is that why you look like you've seen a ghost?"
Izuku nodded again. "uh huh…"
Shouto chickled lightly at Izuku's whimpering state.
"Shouto…dude, she rejected me… she doesn't love me anymore, she doesn't love me anymore…"
"come on don't be like that, what exactly did she say?"
"well" Izuku sighed as he began to explain the situation to Shouto.
It was two days after Izuku finally moved out of Uraraka's apartment after finally getting a new house to live in. Izuku left one of his self-published hero guide books that he was supposed to lend to a hero agency at Uraraka's apartment. He went to get the book back, along the line, the two started making out, a lot. Uraraka, who was fed up with their 'not-so-sure-they're-dating' relationship pushed Izuku away (gently of course) before things got really intense, because she knew it would end up with them doing that again.
Mustering up the courage, Uraraka took a deep breath and said: "sorry Izuku…not…not today, alright… there's no point anyway…I need some time to think okay…?"
"huh…?" and before Izuku could blink, the front door to Urarka's apartment was shut in his face.
"…and before I knew it I was standing outside her apartment like an idiot… without getting what I came for!" he exclaimed while face palming. "And the worst part of it all was that she…she… she called me Izuku…"
Shouto laughed a little. "I'm sorry did I miss something here? Do you not like it when she calls you Izuku? Isn't that your name?"
"well yeah, but she only calls me that when she's upset or in a serious mood or something… so I must've upset her somehow, and she's been ignoring me ever since that day"
Shouto curled his index finger around his chin "hmmm…have you tried talking to her?"
"I did, this morning…actually. I tried to greet her and then she waved back at me… then she went to talk to Kacchan… for a long time… *gasp* does this mean she's into Kacchan now?!"
"what are you saying? Of course not" Shouto said, and then he sighed. "you… stayed in her house for three months right? Why did you even stay that long? Because we both know that you had the money to get a new house the whole time"
Izuku turned around to hide his burning cheeks. "w-w-well I-I wanted to keep her company, you know… so she wouldn't uh be lonely… I didn't stay there for three months just because I wanted to enjoy the feeling of living with a pretty girl if that's what you're thinking about or getting at… wait, what are you getting?"
Shouto ignored his question and continued. "so, how many times did you guys do it?"
"excuse me?"
"come on don't play dumb, how many times did you guys have… sex?" Shouto asked plainly.
Izuku's face turned redder than Kirishima's hair (WAIT, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?)
"w-w-w-whaaaat?!" Izuku shouted flaying his arms up and down. "W-why are you asking me that question?! I-I uhhh… that's not why I wanted to stay at her apartment! I uh…"
"answer the question Izuku, it's necessary"
"why is it necessary?"
"because it is, now answer the question"
Izuku gulped while proceeding to count his fingers as he tried to remember the number. "I-I think four… or maybe five…times…?"
Shouto nodded. "I see… well… I'm sorry about this Izuku…"
"huh?"
Shouto used his palm to cover his mouth in an attempt to hide the laughter that was trying to erupt from his mouth but it didn't work. Izuku gave Shouto a weird look as he watched him battle his hysterical laughter.
"Shouto…are you oka—"
"…pffftt! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" He laughed.
"ehhh?! What's so funny?" Izuku asked utterly confused. "scratch that, I didn't even know you were capable of laughing like this!"
Shouto held his abdomen as he fell down on his butt. "I'm sorry, it's just… pffft! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"I don't see what's so funny! I thought you came here to help me!"
"sorry, I'm sorry… one more, AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"
Izuku was completely taken aback and surprised by Shouto's laughter. He really never thought it was possible for Shouto to laugh like that, not even in his dreams. While he was kinda happy that Shouto could express his feelings like that, he was still completely and utterly confused.
"are you done?" Izuku asked.
"yeah…" Shouto replied wiping away a tear that was pricking the corner of his left eye. He scooted a little closer to Izuku now that he was on the floor. "five times Izuku? Seriously? How are you even capable of doing that?"
"I-It could be four!" Izuku defended.
"don't you dare try and defend yourself, you're completely at fault here!" Shouto scolded.
"I-I am?"
"yes…you know in a way you guys are kinda ironic, everyone expects you to be the lovey dovey but shy type, but then you do all sorts of dirty stuff at night, and then people would probably expect Momo and I to do that kinda stuff but in reality we're a bit like the lovey dovey shy type. I mean, how do you even do that without feeling awkward? I could never do that with Momo…"
Izuku groaned as he was tired of his own confusion. "so… what are you getting at?"
Shouto looked at Izuku in disbelief while rolling his eyes. "isn't it obvious? It's not like Uraraka isn't in love with you anymore, She's frustrated! Frustrated and confused"
"frustrated and confused?" Izuku repeated.
"Yeah she is… I mean who wouldn't be? She's frustrated at all your one night stands! No girl wants that in a relationship with the person they love. It's like making her question your feelings towards her, putting her in a state of confusion! You have to take her feelings more seriously"
Izuku was taken aback by Shouto's words, take her feelings more seriously? He'd never play with Uraraka's feelings…well at least not on purpose… and he never recalled a time when he played with her feelings.
"Shouto… what do you mean take her feelings more seriously? I do take her feeling seriously"
Shouto rolled his eyes. "no you don't, if you did you wouldn't be in this mess and she wouldn't be kicking you out of her apartment"
"but I—"
"think about it this way Izuku, if you were a lady and you were in love with a guy who you weren't so sure loved you back because he only expressed his feelings when he was feeling the heat of the moment and slamming himself into you, which I'm guessing you do, how would you feel?"
Izuku ran his fingers through his hair, "pretty frustrated I guess…"
Shouto nodded. "my point exactly. For example, Momo and I, we've never made love before, because Momo says she isn't ready for it, and I want… to do it sometimes, but as her boyfriend, I respect her and her choices, I still show her love and affection, and I do not indirectly force her like you"
Izuku cocked his head backwards in shock, force? Him? That sounded like something Kacchan would do, if he had a girlfriend.
"I do not force her… I'm not like that…I'm not aggressive or anything like that"
"just listen! When I say indirectly forcing her, I don't necessarily mean you grab her and pin her down to the bed, or being aggressive by using brute force, that's rape. What I mean is you probably unconsciously sway and seduce her with your body motions. Izuku, you can't have one night stands and say 'I love you Ochako' which I'm guessing you do"
Izuku sweat dropped. 'how does he know me so well?'
"…and then the next day, call her 'my friend Uraraka' which I'm also guessing you do, no, that's wrong"
Izuku stayed silent as he let his brain process all of Shouto's words, the guilt hit him harder than Shigaraki's powered up punches (IF THAT EVEN MAKES SENSE). He could really see where the frustration was coming from, and why she decided to ignore him, he deserved it anyway for being a horrible boyfrie— in fact they weren't even officially dating. Izuku knew he was bad with romance, but he never knew how much he screwed up.
"you know, you're making me sound like a real jerk Shouto…"
"that's because you are a real jerk you dolt!"
Izuku pouted as he remained speechless and waited for Shouto to continue. "you guys don't go on dates at all, you rarely ever kiss, and I don't think you've properly asked Uraraka out, but whenever Izuku jr. gets excited that's when you decide to sweep her off her feet and do the dirty! And, how is she not pregnant yet? Have you ever used protection before?"
Izuku scratched his head nervously. "uuuuhhh… you could say I know when her non-fertile days are…"
Shouto stared at Izuku in utter shock. "unbelievable, you mean she told you?"
"well not exactly, she told me what time of the month it comes, and then I kinda did the math… myself…"
Shouto shook his head "what the hell Izuku I thought I told you to quit it with the stalking!"
"I'm not stalking her! I just know very important details!"
"yeah right! Let me see your phone! I'm pretty sure you still have that 'URAVITY PRETTY' album that has 1,237 pictures!"
"it's 1,232 now!" Izuku defended. "aren't we getting a little off topic?" he said trying to talk Shouto out of going through his gallery. 'can't have Shouto deleting those precious pictures again…'
"oh yeah, where was I? you're not treating her well Izuku, and soon all the frustration she's been bottling up will explode and she will take it out on you, because honestly, you seem like a pervert who's only after her body and nothing more"
"and I am honestly surprised that I've never told you this before"
"b-but I'm not a pervert…and I'm not after her body, I love her… I love her so much! She's the only one… she's the only one that can make my heart beat like this…" he said clutching onto his chest.
"can you hear it? My heartbeat?" Izuku asked.
"No, I can't hear it… at all"
Izuku pouted (that's his way of glaring) "way to spoil the moment"
"whatever, if you love her why haven't you told her properly?" Shouto asked.
"well… honestly, I didn't want to um… bring up all the times we had in bed… because I didn't want it to be awkward for us, even though it's already awkward…and I thought she'd be uncomfortable with it because… well she never actually brought it up either…so I thought…"
Shouto face palmed. "you're one of the smartest people I know, yet you're the densest one I know when it comes to relationships, I mean, come on! Of course she never brought it up, she thought you'd be uncomfortable with it, because she was worried that you'd feel awkward! That's why! You're a man so you're supposed to make the first move!"
"s-sorry!" Izuku said.
"no 'sorries' here Izuku, you have to hurry and set things straight with Uraraka, unless you want her running off with Bakugou?"
"N-no! anything but that! But how do I… fix this…?"
"hmmm… I was thinking you should propose to her"
"propose?!" Izuku echoed.
Shouto nodded. "yup, you're both at the marrying age, you've known each other since your first year in high school, and you're both pretty much head over heels for each other so why not? Plus, even if you do end up getting into a relationship, you'll probably be too nervous to propose and then you'll end up getting married in your late forties or something"
"true…" Izuku muttered.
"anyway, I'll help you out, after my wedding of course!" Shouto said with a bit of pride in his voice.
"your wedding…? Don't tell me…!"
Shouto nodded with a smirk. "yeah, Momo and I are getting married, and now she won't refuse me anymore I proposed to her the day before yesterday, I forgot to tell you and I was actually going to that today until I saw how pathetic you looked"
"hey!"
"so don't worry, after my wedding I'll help you out with yours"
Izuku smiled at Shouto. "that's amazing news Shouto, I'm so happy for you!" he stood up and stumbled a bit, because his legs were so numb. "alright! Now I will also ask Ochako to be… my… bride…" Izuku said with his cheeks burning.
"it's so soon though… I don't know if I'm ready, and I—"
"relax Izuku, like I said I'll help you out…"
Izuku smiled again. "thanks Shouto, I can always count on you too—"
"…in exchange for you telling me details about each time you and Uraraka had sex!"
"w-what?! No way?!" Izuku exclaimed flustered.
Shouto groaned as he felt his face heat up. "I…I don't… I don't have it in me to watch p-porn… although Mineta said it would help…"
"I just don't want to screw up… during our first time…and since you're already experienced…" Shouto mumbled with his cheeks burning.
"f-fine! But not right now… okay?"
"sure…"
There was a very awkward silence in the atmosphere for what seemed like forever, until Izuku finally mustered up the courage to break the silence. "w-well at least I have a shot at fixing things! ...but not the courage unfortunately…"
Shouto laughed a little. "we have a lot of work to do…and by the way, have you ever done it while taking a showe—"
"not right now Shouto!"
"Alright, alright…"
END
I'M SORRY IF SHOUTO WAS A LITTLE OOC, AND I'LL TRY TO UPDATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! AND THANKS FOR READING THIS FAR!
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