IzuOcha Arc 3 Chapter 4 The Festival
[Alright new chapter here we go!]
Izuku POV:
"Alright what to wear?" I say to myself standing in front of my closet in just my boxers. Literally shaking with nervousness while I stare at the collection of clothes I had. Jackets, shirts, pants, vests and event singlet tops all look like evil monsters ready to leap out and kill me or worse ruin my date.
Come on Izuku! Pull yourself together. You can't go naked and you have less than an hour before your meant to meet her downstairs!
I mentally scream at myself, when I see it on my chair. "Of course, Momo you are an angel," I say to myself as I quickly grab a white collared shirt from my cupboard followed by dark green pants a similar colour to my hair. Then I turn around to see it, my jacket. A present from Momo,
An early that morning:
"Momo I can't have that! It looks so expensive!" I say staring at the leather jacket,
"I insist green isn't my colour and neither is pink. It reminded me of Uraraka and honestly, I thought you should wear it when you go out with her sometime." Momo explains to me calmly, as I look at the dark green leather jacket with bright pink lining.
"It really does remind me of Uraraka," I say sighing with a thoughtful smile,
"Take it, it is just your size and take it as a thank you present for coming to save me and Todoroki when we went on our date," she says with a million-dollar smile.
Back in the present:
I quickly button up my shirt all except the top button, then tucking my shirt into my pants. I put some cologne, which smells athletic and fit. Finally, I put on the jacket and look at myself in the mirror.
I hope this looks good enough, I just want to make today perfect and I don't want to ruin it before we have even started.
I think to myself before picking up my wallet and phone. I sigh trying to release any tension inside me, but I can't. I feel like I am a spring, all wound up and full of tension. "Alright time to check I have everything." I say to myself in the mirror, "Jacket, shirt, pants, cologne, phone, wallet and around fifty bucks," I say to myself and the more I do the more I start to notice I am shaking even worse.
COME ON! YOU ARE GOING TO TELL HER HOW YOU FEEL AGAIN AND ASK WHAT THEY ARE! YOUR GOING TO MAKE HER SMILE AND BE A GENTLEMAN WHILE ALSO LOOKING AFTER ERI AND MAKES SURE SHE HAS A GOOD TIME!
I mentally scream at myself just as I look at my phone and see the time. "Shit!" I say as I see it is 5:56 pm just four minutes before we are meeting. So, I power walk out the door not wanting to make myself smell of sweat.
As I walk, I feel my body start to pull me away, my nervousness pulling against me even moving forward. I feel like I am trying to swim upstream. But I somehow make it, I somehow manage to swim upstream and I wait at the bottom trying to think what I forgot.
FLOWERS!
I scream to myself before sighing knowing I have already ruined this date by forgetting to get her even a rose or any flower for that matter. As I look up, I see a girl dressed all in pink, from her short shorts to her top which reads, "If lost return to my King.". Then I see my friend dressed in a red shirt and blue jeans, the shirt reading, "I am King,". Which makes me giggle knowing that before the end of the night Mina would have run off at least twice to look at something.
"Hey, Midoryia, how do you like my King shirt?" Kirishima asks, to which I give him a Cheshire cat grin and thumbs up.
"Your shirt is super tight, I got it small on purpose my King. So, when you flex in it you will tear the sleeves off," Mina says as she runs her fingers over Kirishima's chest causing my cheeks to heat up at such clear vulgar intentions. My cheeks probably looking like Kirishima's hair, a hardy crimson.
"You both look great," I manage to stutter out as they start heading towards the door behind me, as Kirishima passes me he slaps me on the back clearly trying to give me a confidence boost but all it does is start my shaking back up.
A second later Mina leans into my ear and whispers, "Don't get any funny ideas, with your family outing tonight, no baby-making after the date. You're not married yet," which gets an instant response from me, I feel myself burn up the heat being almost unbearable. But I feel frozen my shaking has left me for now in its place a rigidness has replaced it. If I was to guess I would say I look like a redpoll.
I hear more movement from the stairs, as I look up, I see Todoroki arm in arm with Momo. Both wearing matching red outfits, Momo wearing a long red dress with a white blouse, while Todoroki is wearing a red collared shirt with matching red pants. All a hardier red than the crimson of Kirishima or Todoroki's hair it reminds me more of a maroon. "Ah look Todoroki, he is all cute looking in his green and pink leather jacket!" squeals Momo which causes my cheeks to probably grow a purple colour as they heat up even more.
"He looks like he is going to be sick," Todoroki states bluntly, "Just breathe," he says before turning to Momo, "Remember to hold my left side so I can warm you up seeing that you refused to wear a jacket." Says as he walks past me placing a hand on my shoulder which makes me feel safer and I feel less nervous. It feels as if his quirk was to release stress from my body by just a touch.
Then I see Momo come up to me, "Just be yourself and you will be alright. She will be just as nervous as you tonight. Just breathe and enjoy yourself," she says calmly, "Also she is going to fall head over heels for you in that suit," she says winking at me and moving off towards the door.
So, I take her advice, I try and slow my breathing and try to get myself under control. Slowly but surely, I do but then I hear graceful footsteps from the stairs. As I turn, I feel my heartbeat going a million miles per hour, increasing as I turn in slow motion. As I finally see the source of the sound I stop breathing and stare.
The source of the sound is my date, Uraraka. Dressed in a dark green skirt that matches my hair. While wearing a white collared shirt with green dots on it, she is holding what looks like a black coat in her arms, she is the most dazzling sight I have ever seen. Her hair is in its usual bob, but I notice two green ribbons, one on either side of her hair.
That is when I notice she is slightly red in the cheeks and seems to be breathing erratically like I was a few seconds ago.
Come on Izuku says something! This is your date; say she is beautiful or pretty. But what if she doesn't like that and I ruin this evening! Oh, what if she notices I have no flowers and walks away? What if I am not dressed nicely enough? Shit, should I apologize? Should I beg for forgiveness?
"Deku you look so handsome, I didn't know you liked pink, It makes you look pretty cute," She stutters out as she slowly and cautiously tries to walk towards me, her face flush with redness making her look even more adorable.
Don't stutter!
"Thank…. You…...Uraraka…...The…Pink re….minds….me…of….you," I manage to stutter out,
Dammit!
I mentally scream at myself, while moving to look her directly in the eyes I can see surprise written on them but also happiness. "Well I wear green because it reminds me of you, it makes me feel safe," she stutters,
Come on be a man, tell her she is beautiful!
"Uraraka," I pretty much yell suddenly, making her jump and I try and regain my composure, "You… look… Beautiful tonight," I let out, as with every word I feel redness crawl onto my cheeks and face. But what I see makes them even redder, she has a soft smile, a smile full of light and happiness. Nothing as large as Ms Joke but small carry more emotions to me making me feel happy and warm inside.
"Let's go Deku," she says taking my arm just like Momo did with Todoroki, as we walk out the door we both shiver from a cold breath from the breeze. It was as if Jack frost had blown down our collars, it's not a winter cold but it is nippy. "Sorry about wearing gloves Deku, I don't want you floating away if I touched you," Uraraka says holding up her hand to reveal a dark green glove that matches her skirt and my hair.
"It's ok, you look cute with them on," I say as I feel the nervousness return to my body as I realise what I let slip out, all I get in response was another smile still filled with happiness and warmth. "I hope Eri is ready when we get there," as we just make it to the teacher's accommodation. As we knock on Mr Aizawa's door it instantly swings open to reveal Mr Aizawa, his eyes filled with relief and I see him physically drop his shoulders and relax as he sees us both.
"Ah good, you're here, alright," he says as he turns and calls out, "ERI! Deku and Uraraka are here! They are waiting for you," as he does what sound like a tornado approaches crashing and banging their way towards us. As I expect a little demon to appear but not a little girl dressed all in white, a little angel. She is wearing a white dress similar to what she wore before but also have a white jacket covering her top.
"Oh, Eri you look so cute! I love your Dress," Uraraka says kneeling down to Eri and taking a better look at the white girl's hair but as I take a better look it looks more grey or blue now,
"Eri what happened with your hair?" I ask while taking a better look at it, and confirming it is no longer pale white but a blueish grey.
"I don't know," she responds with a shrug looking confused but adorable,
"It has to do with the use of her quirk, if she uses it too much her hair goes extremely white like how you first met her, but since coming here she doesn't have to use it extensively so it is reverting to its natural colour now." Mr Aizawa explains,
"That makes sense, that is so cool, your hair is beautiful Eri," I say patting her head gently careful to not mess it up.
"Anyway, you kiddies have fun! Lots of stuff to do," Mr Aizawa says practically pushing Eri out the door and quickly closing it,
"Well good luck Mr Aizawa," I say to the closed-door before looking down at a sad and confused Eri who is also looking at the door. Her face looks similar to a puppy dog who just watched its owner walk out the door for work. "Hey Eri, are you alright?" I ask concerned by the silence and the staring at the door.
"Did he want to get rid of me? Did I do something wrong?" she asks her voice threatening to break down into tears any second now.
"No, he just wants to do something that is extremely stressful and he needed his full attention, you will find out as soon as you get home I know it, anyway he wanted you to have a good time tonight so let's go. Have you ever had I candy apple?" I ask hoping to get the girl to forget this whole scene by introducing her to another apple food.
"No! What are they? Are they like apples?" she asks and the confusion and sadness has blown away in the wind, replaced by excitement and happiness. So, trying to keep that spirit I motion for her to walk in front of Uraraka and I.
As we walk towards the festival, it slowly becomes more and louder. The sounds of drums, games and music all echo in my eardrum. The sound makes me feel excited and more relaxed as we approach the first set of vendors. Mostly food and carnival games all being played by our peers.
Eri walks extremely slowly in awe of the whole thing, I guess she has never seen so many different lights and sounds all in the one place. "Deku! Deku! Deku!" Eri yells jumping for joy and excitement, which draws my attention to a strongman carnival game. The top prize is a big fluffy Aizawa or the space hero Number 13, which causes me to giggle at the sight of a big fluffy Mr Aizawa. "Please Mr Deku I want I want I want!" she pleads with me jumping up and down giving me puppy dog eyes, I just can't refuse.
"Alright Eri," I say pulling out my wallet and walking towards the man who looks like an average guy except for on one hand he has a red and black magnet replacing the hand. "Can I have a crack at this?" I ask the man,
"Yeah sure, there is the hammer, all quirks are allowed. The aim is to hit the top," he says as he points to an extremely oversized hammer about half the size of me with a massive head the size of my chest if not bigger. "I will be impressed if you can lift the dam thing!" he says as I walk over to the hammer.
Smiling I feel the energy course through my veins, it feels like I am Thor or a god of Thunder. But I steady my breathing and reduce the crackling of lightning behind me. Then I reach for the hammer, I would guess I am at 2 or 3% full power and I pick it up with one hand as if it was nothing. As I turn around the guy's mouth is on the ground.
"So, I just have to get it to hit the top for first prize, right?" I ask, to which all I get is a nod. So, I grab the handle with my other hand and I take one deep breath. Then I swing, as hard as I can slamming it into the metal plate, I watch as the red ball travels up towards the top, at a speed close to Iilda with his quirk. As I continue to watch it, I see the ball strike the top and then the cap flies off and it just keeps going up and up. As this happens, I see the man with the magnet hand put his hand in the air and the cap and ball starts floating down and reattaches itself as if nothing had happened.
"Well, congratulations kid you won the first prize!" He exclaims pointing to the massive dolls of Mr Aizawa and Number 13.
"I will take an Aizawa one please," I say as he hands over the massive soft toy to me, then I hand it to Eri who looks ready to explode with excitement. "Alright, that's interesting," I say as I notice the feet and hands of the toy are Velcro. "Let me put him on like a backpack so you don't have to hold him while you walk," I say as I put Aizawa on Eri's back and attaches the feet to the hands like a little backpack.
Then we continue, walking past more and more vendors, all selling candy floss and other sugary treats that would make anyone's mouth water. Then I feel something brush against my hand, something soft something like a glove. Then it grabs me, I look down and I see Uraraka's hand intertwined with mine. As I look up, I see her face is bright red and it also causes my cheeks to heat up.
I have never held hands with a girl like this. I know it is romantic but what do I say? How do I make this not awkward?
I think to myself as I feel something come over me something instinctual. I squeeze her hand not hard just a little to try and convey that I like it. As I do, I notice her eyes turn to meet mine, soft and warm like a hot chocolate. Then I feel it a slight squeeze back and I know that means she likes it too, as we walk hand in hand and Eri dances around in front of us I feel my heart ready to beat out of its chest.
Then Eri stops and is staring at another vendor, her eyes wide with surprise. As I turn my head, I see it too, the candy apples. I sigh knowing what is coming next, "Deku can I have one please!" she asks pointing towards the candy apples, to which I nod and pull out my wallet with my free hand not letting go of Uraraka's hand.
As I pay and the man hands over the candy apple, I notice Eri drooling onto the ground next to me. Her eyes sparkling as she watches the apple in motion. It makes my heart fill with joy and happiness for some reason I feel at home with Eri and Uraraka by my side.
"Here you go Eri," I say handing it to her and patting her head again. As she begins to lick it her face explodes with a bright beautiful smile, then I turn to see Uraraka staring right at me her smile softer, but it is just as bright as Eri's.
You are truly beautiful Uraraka.
Jirou POV:
"Baby, I'm dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favourite song
I have faith in what I see
Now I know I have met an angel in person
And she looks perfect
I don't deserve this
You look perfect tonight"
As I finish, I open my eyes to see around a few hundred people all intertwined and slowly dancing together smiles on every single one of their faces. Then the crowd erupts making me jump a little, as they all clap and cheer making my heart beat faster and faster.
"That was amazing!"
"Encore!"
"Please marry me!"
Are just some of the cheers I hear as I wave at all the people cheering and having a good time. As I hold the microphone I take a deep breath and start speaking, "Thank you, everyone, for coming and watching 1A's music performance I hope you all have a wonderful evening and I hope to see you all around the festival!" as I do I wave and so does the rest of us. As we do one by one the other members of the performance come forward, bow and then walk off. Leaving me last one on stage, so following their lead I bow I walk off.
"The lights where amazing! Kaminari is so awesome, he made all those lights dance on stage and the fireworks! That was so good, also that smokescreen into the crowd was so good!" Mina squeals as I walk in.
"Yeah, I want to tell him how good a job he did!" I say walking past Mina and start heading to the back where Kaminari should be hanging out and finishing up his job.
He made my day by doing such an amazing light show!
I think as I go to round some boxes, then I hear something strange. Something I didn't expect to hear today of all days.
"So, do you have the file? You know your little sister and mother depends on it. Plus, if you did well, we can offer you a place among us!" a high voice asks, I recognize it, but I am not sure where from.
"Just don't hurt them, I never even wanted to be a hero, I only joined because of you guys. I wanted to do this stuff." I hear Kaminari say as I peek around the box to see a girl standing in next to Kaminari, dressed in a high school uniform. Dirty blonde hair on top of her head and an evil psychotic smile.
"Oh, it's ok, just give me the file and soon we can stop all this playing and we can let your mother and sister go, your lucky our boss was so nice after your father passed away. Usually with a debt that big he goes and kills the family, but he liked you so be happy, your alive and training to be a stupid hero!" the blonde girl continues, then I recognize her Toga.
"Here take the files on Midoryia, it has everything about his quirk, family and even what he likes to do when he has time off. I almost got caught pulling this off the system. Just take it and go, the show is over, and people will be looking for me." He grumbles angrily with the villain.
I don't hang around any longer, I sneak away out of earshot and sight.
I can't tell anyone about this, if they find out he is a traitor he will be expelled and arrested, and his family probably butchered because of it. So, I just have to trust that he can get himself out.
I think as I find a spot away from the festival just to sit and think about everything I just heard, as I do I realize that my heart feels like it has a hole in it and then I feel the tears rolling down my cheek. I don't know why I feel like this or why I even care but I just keep crying and crying as the sun starts to set and I see the sky turn orange.
Izuku POV:
As we pass the main stage still hand in hand. I feel a small smile come over me as I look over to see Jirou taking a bow and waving as she walks off stage.
"She has one amazing voice," Uraraka says smiling as I notice her watching the main stage as well, her face filled with that soft smile again.
"I want to sing with her!" Eri exclaims jumping around with excitement as we continue to walk on, watching more and more couples like us pass all smiling and laughing and enjoying their night together.
As we pass another candy apple vendor, I get Eri another one which makes her explode with joy as she continues to eat and dance around in front of Uraraka and I. As we walk for another thirty seconds in silence, I feel a tug on my arm, the arm that Uraraka is holding.
As I turn to look, I see her staring and drooling at a stand, just like Eri was when she saw candy apples. Her eyes sparkling with excitement. As I follow her eyeline I see a stand with Mochi her favourite food in it.
Then she sighs, I see her eyes lose its sparkle and her body slouch a little. The drooling stops and I feel her hand become sad and losing some of its warmth. Then it hits me,
She doesn't have the money her parents are poor and Mochi especially hand made at a festival would be extremely expensive.
So, I do the only logical thing, "Eri!" I call as Eri notices my call and follows me towards the stand now dragging Uraraka behind me.
"No Deku what are you!" she calls protesting as I continue to drag her towards the Mochi stand. "Deku please you don't," but I cut her off before she can protest anymore.
"Can I have your biggest box of Mochi please?" I ask the kind old lady running the stand,
"Of course," she says as she goes around picking up a large variety of Mochi in all different colours.
"Deku it's so expensive, you shouldn't have spent so much!" Uraraka says her tone upset and worried, her face still sad.
"It's ok because this is a date, I know your family isn't that rich. I want to do this for you because I can't stand the sight of you being so sad during our date. I just want to make you smile and I know it's your favourite food." I say as I hand over the large sum of money from my wallet to the kind old lady. Taking the large pink box in return, filled with Mochi.
So, I hand the box straight over to Uraraka, "For you," I say staring right into her eyes, her eyes starting to warm up which makes my heart beat faster and faster. As she takes the box from my hands, I see her face explode with a bright smile that would put the setting sun to shame.
"Thank you, Deku, your so kind to me." She stutters out still staring directly at me, as I bask in the warmth of her eyes for what feels like years and years.
"Ewwwww! Screams Eri breaking the moment between me and Uraraka to look at her with eyebrows raised, "If you two kiss I will scream," she threatens making me smile and I notice Uraraka is smiling as well.
"Alright Eri, I know a good place to watch the fireworks, the sun is going down anyway, it's right under the tree we sit at for lunch sometimes," I say to her, as I finish she starts marching towards the tree's general direction.
As I go to follow, something soft and warm and caring presses against my cheek. As I put my hand to spot, I feel it is slightly wet, I turn to see a bright red Uraraka. "Thank you for the Mochi Deku. You're the nicest and most caring man I know," she says before taking my hand and squeezing it. Making me feel happy and safe to be in contact with her again and it confirms something,
I am in love; I know it now. I love you Uraraka with all my heart.
[Alright thank you for reading, please leave a comment or review! I love hearing feedback so please give it all to me! Tell me what your favourite moment was during the chapter, did you like the festival? Also just wanted to say that there will be one more chapter this arc, it will be called,
Fireworks
Also, please if you haven't read my NarutoxTenten fic on my account I think if your a fan of naruto or my style of writing you will enjoy it.
It will be out early next week, depending on my internet. Anyway, Remember GO BEYOND PLUS ULTRA!]