Chapter 3: Itsuka Kendo's Realization

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It's been three days since spaghetti night at the 1-B girl's dormitory and it seemed that things were pretty mellow and Izuku himself had begun to relax with the current situation he was in. In fact, living with the 1-B girls was very interesting. Most of the time, Izuku hung out with Ibarra mostly since the two had gotten a lot closer due to spaghetti night, but Izuku still found time to interact and socialize with the other girls, well most of them, the ones he hanged out with the least was Reiko and Yui, which was a bit odd since he could feel them staring at him a lot. Anyway, as things were going great, he was just outside in the back area of the school and just finished training, and since he was done, he walked back to the 1-B girl's dorms, however, Izuku couldn't help but feel that something was going to ruin his day, but what could it be?

Izuku shook his head and just told himself it was just his overactive sense of anxiety getting to him. Currently, the green-haired teen was heading to the weight room to build up more of his muscle. Currently, he was just wearing his white "t-shirt" shirt and a pair of dark green sweat shorts, and his red hightops. Izuku had actually begun to like lifting weights when he started training as he found it to be a little bit relaxing, mostly due to the fact that he just eased his mind and enjoyed the small silence he had.

As he opened the door of the weight room, he was greeted with the sound of some music playing through a small portable speaker, signaling him that someone else was there. He just shrugged and didn't mind having a bit of company, however, once he entered the room fully, his eyes landed on an unexpected sight that he had had not thought he would ever see in his life!

Itsuka Kendo, the big sister of 1-B, was currently lifting 50-pound dumbbells in each hand, but that wasn't a surprise to Izuku, what was a surprise to Izuku was what she wore. She wore a navy blue sports bra, a pair of light blue and grey fingerless gloves, a pair of navy blue joggers, and a pair of orange and navy blue running shoes, and of course, Izuku had a good look and her physical features, more specifically, her well-toned muscles.

Despite what many thought, Izuku had liked various different types of girls, and one of those types was muscular girls. Oh yeah, Izuku liked girls who had some muscle, he didn't really know why but he just found girls with well-toned physic very, very, attractive. Itsuka had a well-toned four-pack and her arms were just as jacked as his and those muscles all shined due to the sweat she had built up from her workout. Izuku wanted to look away but he couldn't stop looking at Itsuka's well-toned abs.

'Oh my god, you could grind meat on those- AH! Stop it! Stop staring!' Izuku cried to himself

Eventually, Itsuka looked and saw Izuku and she smiled and him

"Yo, Izuku" she greeted

Izuku shook his head and had a bit of a blush on his face, "Y-Yo" he greeted back

"What brings you here?" She asked

"O-Oh, ya know... Just trying to keep my body in shape" he said with a nervous chuckle

"Nice" she replied "well I'm actually glad someone came, I need a spotter," she said

"Oh, s-sure, no problem," he said

"Thanks" Itsuka replied

She then went over to the bench bread and lied down and she then griped the barbell and Izuku stood on behind her and helped her lift the barbell off the hooks and making sure she could stand the weight he held onto it, and Itsuka looked at him and gave him a loom that told him she could handle the weight, he nodded and let go and she began to lift the barbell up and down and all Izuku could do was watch and make sure nothing bad happens to her. However, where he looked only led him to regret where his eyes laid their sights on.

He was yet again staring at Itsuka's abs and watched as each breath she took, her stomach went up and down in sync with her breathing pattern and his eyes really enjoyed the sight and the small sound that Itsuka made when lifting the weight.

'God, I must sound and seem like a total creep!' Izuku thought to himself 'get yourself under control and don't think about how hot she looks in her workout fit and how it hugs her very being- DAMN IT!'

Itsuka then noticed Izuku's peculiar expression and he looked really nervous and saw that his face was really red, and she thought he might not be feeling well and so with that thought, her big sister instincts had begun to kick in. She set the barbell back on the hooks and got up and turned to look at Izuku

"Are you feeling ok Izuku?" She asked him

The green-haired teen looked at her and his face then got redder, "U-Um Yeah I-I'm fine!" he said with a nervous tone

"Are you sure? Your face looks red, are you coming down with something?" She asked

"No, I-" Izuku then stopped himself 'wait! I can use this as a way out! If she figures out that I'm actually blushing she might think I'm being some creep like Mineta!' He thought

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Meanwhile, Mineta, Kaminari, and Tsuyu were in the living room and that's when Mineta felt an odd sensation of hurt go through his body

"I just felt like I got insulted deeply," He said aloud

"When aren't you being insulted, Kero," Tsuyu said

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"Actually, now that you mention it, I have been feeling a little bad since I woke up" Izuku lied to Itsuka

"Well then, are you sure you should be working out? I mean you don't wanna overdo anything if you feel less than 100%" She said

"T-True" Izuku said "I guess I'll head back to the dorms, s-see you later Itsuka," He said as he left in a hurry

Itsuka thought nothing of his odd behavior and just chalked it up to being sick, but now that he mentioned heading back to the dorms, she had been lifting weights and doing stretches for a while, so she might just head back in a few minutes and take a shower.

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After her shower, she had changed into a black Harley Davidson shirt and a black skirt with blackish-blue leggings, along with her orange and blue shoes. She dried off her hair and decided to let it down to dry out thoroughly and once she was done with that, she left her room and headed downstairs, walking down she could hear some of her friends talking and once she reached the ground floor she saw Ibarra and Pony talking with Izuku at the kitchen counter, Setsuna was lying on the couch and watching some anime, and Kinoko was on the other couch but she was looking at her phone.

Setsuna saw Itsuka and waved at her, "Hey, Itsuka, going to work on your motorcycle?" Setsuna asked

Itsuka shook her head, "Nah, Worked on it last night, I'm just gonna take a break" She replied

Setsuna nodded and Itsuka headed to the kitchen and went to grab an energy drink, and once she reached the fridge, she pulled it out and opened it, and took a small sip of the drink. She then looked over to Izuku, Ibarra, and Pony

"Hey, Izuku you feeling any better?" Itsuka asked

"Huh?" He asked as he turned to him, she then saw his face express realization on what she was referring to, "O-Oh right! Yeah I-I am feeling much better"

"What are you talking about Itsuka?" Ibarra asked

"Oh, Izuku wasn't feeling too good earlier in the weight room" Itsuka replied "His face was all red and he looked a little out of it"

Hearing this, one familiar person decided to get up off the couch and with what seemed like super speed arrived at the counter with a cheeky sharp tooth smile

"Please, continue," Setsuna said

"That's pretty much it," Itsuka said

"Hey Itsuka, when you were in the weight room, were you wearing those workout clothes you bought a while ago?" Setsuna asked with her large grin

It was at this point that Izuku froze up and Setsuna, Pony, and Ibarra, saw him stiffen up but Itsuka didn't

"Yeah, why?" Itsuka asked

"No wonder Izuku's face was so red, he wasn't sick, he was just a bit shocked seeing you rocking bod," Setsuna said

It was then that Itsuka and the other girls realized what Setsuna was insinuating, which cause Izuku and Itsuka to go atomic red, and Ibarra to almost look pale

"W-What!?" Itsuka cried

"Setsuna! Don't lump Izuku with the likes of Mineta and Kaminari!" Ibarra cried

"Oh come on, I'm sure he meant no harm!" Setsuna said with a sly giggle, "He's was just amazed at how hot she looked in those workout clothes, and her amazing muscles no doubt glistening in the light due to the sweat from her workout and how Hot her body felt~"

Izuku's brain was being overloaded and he covered his face to hid his embarrassment while Ibarra was reprimanding Setsuna for thinking that Izuku was some type of pervert, though he had a massive blush on her face now as well, seeing that Izuku was indeed embarrassed by what was being talked about

Itsuka's blush grew a dark shade of red as she thought about it, and a sudden thought popped into her brain, 'Was he really staring, and does that mean... he likes muscles!? My muscles!?' she cried in her head in embarrassment as his blush grew another and dark shade of red

Meanwhile, Pony just sat with a bit of a smile on her face because due to everyone talking over each other she could barely understand what was being talked about, though she could tell that whatever it was, three people seemed to be blushing...

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'well... This was not something I had expected to happen to me tonight...' Izuku thought to himself

Right now, at this very moment, Izuku was in a dire situation. Well, maybe dire was a bit of a strong word.

You see, it's been a long day and while it was normal in a sense to Izuku and the 1-B students, it was still a bit tiring, thankfully it was Friday and the weekend was just a day away! It had even been a very good day as he made friends with Tetsutetsu, Manga, Awase, and maybe even Monoma, who he found out had a large collection of super-hero battle cards, to which Izuku took some interest in, they talked over that, though, Monoma still made fun of him, though the green-haired boy could tell it was playful banter.

After classes were over he returned to the dorm with the girls and went to his room to finish his work, he also managed to talk a bit more with Reiko, which was great because she had opened up to him more about her interests, which was amazing to the others since it took them a month and a half to get her to talk about herself, while it only took Izuku two weeks.

Eventually, he had also helped Ibarra make dinner again, which was just some yellow Curry, and he noticed she seemed a lot joyful when he had helped her, which just made him a lot happier for some reason. After dinner, Setsuna and Yui were in charge of washing dishes and after that, they all seemed to do whatever for the rest of the night.

Izuku decided that he had wanted to stay up and get through some episodes of The Original Teen Titans, however, the last thing he had expected was that Itsuka had sat down and watched it with him, they chated as they watched, and some times talked about who was their favorite character, villains, and which episode was the best and as the night continued it got later and later, what Izuku did expect was that halfway through season 1 of the show, Itsuka had fallen asleep and had somehow rested her body on Izuku's shoulder.

It was an odd situation and one that he had never been in, on the one hand, he wanted to wake her up and help her to her room, but on the other hand, he just could because... She looked so peaceful and really cute.

It was very nice to see Itsuka in such a light, usually, she just is a hard worker and looks a little tired at deal with some of her fellow classmate antics, but seeing her sleep so peaceful is really a sight to behold, she just looked different to Izuku in some way, like she didn't need to be the big sister of 1-B, she was just Itsuka Kendo. Izuku decided maybe it was better just to let her sleep on his shoulder for a bit.

He continued to watch the show, and he had made it to the 3rd episode of season 2 before he began to feel tired. His eyes slowly began to shut than open, before he decided that it was better to just stop where it was and turn off the tv and fall asleep. He did so he then slowly fell asleep, unknowingly resting his head on Itsuka's, not caring what might happen tomorrow, as he just slept.

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Itsuka slowly woke up, her vision blurry at first but she opened and closed her eyes until they were hit with the light of day that bounced around the room. She looked around and noticed one very important detail

'this isn't my room' she told herself

she then realized that she was resting on something hard and she moved her head away from whatever she was resting on before turning to see what she had been sleeping on and when she did, she blushed madly and almost screamed, but she covered her mouth stopped herself. She had been sleeping on Izuku!

She tried to remember how that had happened only to remember the night before. She had sat down and watched Teen Titans with Izuku last night and then she also remembered that she began to feel tired and she blacked out, she then assumed that her head must have fallen on Izuku shoulder and she just slept like that for the whole night

'Why didn't he wake me up though?' she asked herself

She shook her head and would ask him that question later, and she decided it was time to wake him up. She was also thankful that she was the first one to wake up and no one had found them in such a situation, lord knows Setsuna would take pictures for teasing.

She leaned down to wake him up but stopped when she had a closer look at his sleeping figure. He had looked so peaceful, which to her was strange in a way.

To see him sleep so soundly despite her sleeping on him, and he had such a peaceful expression on his face, he didn't look tired, or embarrassed, or even looked like he was overthinking a situation, he just looked peaceful expression and it was a nice change for her in a way.

She had always seen Izuku as a hard-working person, he never faltered in his beliefs, nor did he take breaks when he trained, he pushed himself to the limit in order to get control of his quirk to be better than he was. Itsuka always thought that was amazing, but seeing him so peaceful and relaxed... it was just something remarkable to her.

Itsuka then looked over to his hands and arms and saw his scars, and just how many there were. She then remembered the sports festival and how he damaged his body to fight Todoroki, she also remembered how bad he had been during the camp and the war, but he did it to save people... and that heroic nature of only trying to save those while getting hurt in the process was admirable, but... it scared her.

She had grown close to him in the three weeks he has been with them and remembering him getting hurt and even what was most likely close to death on a few occasions, something about losing him forever... it frightened Itsuka to her very core.

'How could I not worry about him?' she asked herself 'Izuku's so kind, brave, heroic, and just a bit of a goofball but he's... He's the most amazing person I've ever met...' She thought

He had helped her around with some of the chores since he began staying with her and the other girls, helping her and everyone else with quirk studies, was an amazing person to talk to and even tease, and he was just amazing to be around, Itsuka couldn't imagine him not being her life in the future.

What she had failed to notice was that her face was a bit close to Izuku's own and she just stared at his peaceful expression, suddenly, her heart skipped a beat as she remembered all the good things he's done with them and the good times she had spent with him recently, she suddenly felt her body become warm with those memories and her heart had beat faster.

'no way...' She thought to herself as she realized what this feeling was

for some reason, her face inched closer to Izuku's and closer

'do I have... feelings for Izuku?' She asked herself

Suddenly, she heard someone's door opening and closing their first floor and she quickly moved away from Izuku and head to the kitchen, trying to act Normal. She then saw Kinoko walk out in her PJ's with a tired expression and then she heard one of the doors from the 2nd floor open up and she saw Pony coming down the stairs already dressed.

"Morning you guys!" Itsuka said with a cheery voice

"Morning Itsuka!" Pony said

Kinoko just grumbled in response

Pony then looked over to the Living room and saw Izuku sleeping while sitting up, she then looked over to Itsuka, "Has Midoriya been sleeping there the whole night?" She asked

"yeah, found him there when I woke up" Itsuka lied

"Jeez, he must be uncomfortable," Kinoko said, still in a tired voice

Itsuka hummed in agreement and eventually, everyone began to slowly wake up and Itsuka also woke up Izuku, who just tiredly thanked her for waking him up and headed to his room to change. With all that, Saturday morning had been an interesting part to start the day, well, it was for Itsuka...

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Next girl in the spotlight: Pony! and what's this!? a surprised visit from everyone's favorite one-horned, ruby-eyed, Best baby of them all! Eri!

and what's this as well!? Hints of some drama in the next chapter!?