For some reason, I'm sure of one thing about Midoriya
I'm sure that I love him, and I would do anything to be with him.
It was such a drag that you basically don't have a way to do things you secretly want to in the dorms, including sneaking in and out of another classmate's room.
I woke up earlier than usual, too early that the sun hasn't even risen yet. Shifting my gaze from the sheets to the person beside me... I felt something inside me flutter, I smiled after seeing his loving face. It didn't take long for me to put my clothes back on and leave the room in secret, but not before planting a kiss on his forehead.
I'll see you later...
Sneaking out of the room was a success... sort of. As I opened the door, I was greeted by someone I'm sure I don't want to have a conversation with in the morning.
Uraraka.
"Jiro..."
Crap.
"I have to go-"
"Wait!"
Uraraka grabbed my arm tightly as I start to walk away, her grip getting stronger the more I try to move.
"Can we talk?"
"We're already talking... plus, I need to go back to my room."
"Please, Jiro... I need to talk to you."
I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket, I try to reach for it and check.
"My room, five minutes. I just have to answer this call."
She let go of my hand as I pulled out my phone, checking what it was about.
Setsuna's calling.
I reached my room and decided to call back, hoping to explain what happened last night.
"Morning, gorgeous! How was the night?" Setsuna greeted ever so cheerfully, I suddenly feel terrible for sleeping with Midoriya behind her back.
"Uneventful, my head hurts... By the way, why are you up so early?"
"Someone had to clean up last night's mess. Besides, I'm used to waking up this early."
My stomach churned the longer his conversation gets... I couldn't really keep this a secret from her.
"Setsuna I-"
"Slept with Izuku?"
"I know!"
How could she know?!
"H-How?! N-Nevermind that! Are... Are you mad?"
Setsuna trusts me as much as I trust her... Sleeping with my ex would probably break that trust, but I don't want her to be mad at me.
"Geez, Kyoka, I did tell you I wouldn't mind if you cheered him up. I know how much you love him, and I'm willing to let you be happy too... I just wouldn't want you to regret what you do and be happy for doing what you think is right for once."
"Still... I'm sorry for doing it, Setsuna."
"I already said I don't mind! What kind of girlfriend would I be if I wouldn't let the person I love be happy with what she does?"
I'm really thankful I have Setsuna by my side... I just couldn't shake off this guilt that I cheated on her with Izuku...
"Plus, I had a great show last night."
"What?"
"Keep the goggles on"
What the hell?!
"Where'd you hear that?!"
"I have eyes and ears, Kyoka. Eyes and ears."
Okay... So my girlfriend basically gave me permission to sleep with my ex-boyfriend... and she watched through the entire thing...?
I don't even want to question it anymore, I'm just happy she's not actually mad at me.
"Listen, Setsuna, I gotta go. There's someone I need to talk to at the moment. Talk to you later?"
"You're telling me everything later~"
I really still have to apologize to her for sleeping with Midoriya. I laid on my bed, grabbed my bass and played for a while, strumming to the tune of a song playing in my head. It's not long until I heard a knock on my door, I felt too lazy to even stand as I called the person in.
"I'm here, Jiro..."
"Take a seat, I'll just... stay where I am."
My visitor sat on my chair as I remained lying on the bed, fixing my gaze on the usually bubbly figure sitting right before me.
"So... Jiro, how's it going?"
"Uraraka, we already know what we're going to talk about so why don't we start already?"
Uraraka flinched as I went and directly cut to the chase, I guess I may have been too harsh with that one.
"You probably have heard of what happened between me and Deku... I just want to say a few things. I broke up with him because we honestly felt more like really close siblings than a couple. I don't want that to be the cause of our breakup but... I just get the feeling that... he loves you more than me."
I remained silent, not knowing how to respond. I really suck at these talks, but I know that this one had to happen.
"Deku is... honestly, the one person I would love without conditions... But I just can't continue with this relationship if his love for you obviously overshadows mine... I'm... I'm sorry if I got in the way of the two of you, I'm sorry if I snatched him away from you... I-"
"Uraraka, that's bullshit."
"What?"
"You know you're lucky enough to actually have the same feelings as he does."
If anything, I'm the one that should be saying those things to you.
"You and Izuku had something really special, and I respect that... I just don't want to see him hurt like that... I don't want him to lose that smile on his face."
"If you love something, you have to let it go... In this case, someone."
"What?"
"Jiro, I let him go because I'd rather have the two of you together than apart."
Her shoulders lowered as she stared at the floor of my room, looking tired yet relaxed at the same time.
"Uraraka..."
"It's as you said, I don't want to see him hurt. I don't want him to lose that smile... If I couldn't let him be happy, what kind of girlfriend would I be?"
"I already said I don't mind! What kind of girlfriend would I be if I wouldn't let my lover be happy with what she does?"
Setsuna...
"That's not to say I will stop loving him..."
"Uraraka-"
"I may not be the one for him, but I will gladly support him in finding the real one."
I let that one ring into my head for a while, even after that conversation. Me and Uraraka eventually settled things and finally had the talk that would keep us from falling apart... There's one more person I need to talk to.
I need to talk to Setsuna.
I asked my girlfriend to meet me at the park this afternoon to finally talk about last night, I took a shower and a fresh change of clothes before eventually walking out of the dorm.
Arriving at the park, I saw Setsuna sitting on one of the swings. I approached her and sat on the swing beside her.
"How was your night?"
"You already know what happened."
She laughed as she continued to tease me of the events of last night. Why do I get the feeling that this may be the last time we'll ever share a conversation like this?
"So what will become of us?"
I wouldn't really like to hear those words coming from the person I care about... but I guess after everything I've done, it was bound to happen.
"Setsuna... I really am sorry for everything."
"No don't, I enjoyed it."
"The night?"
She bursted into laughter after my retort, although I knew what she meant, I wanted to hear her laugh to lighten the mood.
"Though I do wish that even after we're no longer a thing, we'll still hang out with each other."
"Whenever you need me, I'll be there..."
"That's what I love about you!"
Standing up from the swing, Setsuna walked and stood in front of me. She sighed and pulled me into an embrace, which I returned affectionately. The hug felt lovingly yet melancholic. I know what this hug meant... so I held onto her tighter and kept this until we both felt like it.
"Even if you won't stay with me like you used to, I'll still stay with you up until the end."
I smirked at her statement.
"Idiot, I'll always be with you"
One more person to talk to...