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As Mina listened on with intense interest, her respect for Midoriya grew even further.
She hadn't doubted him when Midoriya had said that they were long stories, but she hadn't been expecting what were basically life or death situations, especially the way Sero and Kaminari had phrased it.
"That pretty much sums up what happened." Midoriya concluded.
Mina didn't know how to react for a moment, only mentally sighing while showing no expression on her face whatsoever.
"Did I say something wrong?" Midoriya wondered.
Mina moved closer towards him, leaning her head on his shoulder and resting her hand on his chest.
"Do you ever wonder why it's us?" Mina asked.
Midoriya looked down at her, noticing the sadness present in her eyes.
"What do you mean?" Midoriya asked.
"The villain attacks at the training facility and at camp." Mina said.
"Your experience on the island, All Might basically losing his powers." Mina continued on.
"Why is it always us?" Mina asked.
"Why our class?!" Mina questioned, her tone growing more hectic and panicked.
"Why of all times did these things happen now?!" Mina shouted, looking up at Midoriya, with tears in her eyes.
Midoriya wanted to answer, but in truth, there was none.
It all came down to matters of circumstance and what was going on around them at the time, it wasn't their fault.
Mina calmed down a bit and wiped the tears away from her eyes.
"I know, I sound so selfish right now, not very heroic." Mina said.
Midoriya looked at her and to her surprise, he wrapped his arm around her.
Mina looked at him, surprised to see no signs of panic or even a blush.
Instead, he just looked at her, with the same serious look she had seen only a few times before.
"No, it doesn't sound heroic… it sounds normal." Midoriya said.
Mina was taken aback by his sudden statement.
"We may not have much of a right to complain about the situations we've been in, but we always have the right to question why, even if there is no answer." Midoriya told her.
"I don't think you're selfish, it has been a lot to take in, especially in such a short amount of time." Midoriya said.
"We've been through ordeals other students couldn't even dream of and maybe even some pros." Midoriya said.
Midoriya placed his other hand atop hers, which was still rested against him.
"That just means we're stronger than we believe, that we've proven ourselves time and time again and deserve to be heroes, all of us." Midoriya told her.
Something about his words and the way he spoke had struck a chord with Mina.
While she was still anxious, it was almost like a part of her had been put at ease, like she had been in danger and her hero had shown up to her rescue.
Mina rested her head on his shoulder once more, finding it peaceful.
"Thank you." Mina whispered.
"Any time." Midoriya whispered, with a smile.
After a few more minutes of being comforted, Mina reluctantly left Midoriya's room to return to the main room.
As she stepped outside, she was surprised to find Midnight standing there, with a grin on her face.
"That was an impressive speech." Midnight said.
"I'm surprised, I didn't expect Midoriya to be so bold with you." Midnight told her.
"Neither did I." Mina said.
As Mina walked passed Midnight, Midnight got an idea in her mind.
"Note to self, question the seriousness of their relationship." Midnight mentally noted.
Midnight knocked on Midoriya's door out of courtesy.
"Come in, it's open." Midoriya said.
As Midnight walked in, she saw Midoriya standing there, still smiling.
"I was told that you wanted to see me." Midnight said.
"Yeah, Mr. Aizawa told me that you were the one who put me to sleep last night after I froze, I was just wondering if you could tell me what happened or at least what it could have been that caused it." Midoriya told her.
"Unfortunately I have no idea, he told me that there wasn't an intruder and no quirk had been used on you, so I was at a loss." Midnight told him.
Midoriya sighed and apologized for wasting her time.
Midnight didn't want to leave things like this, so she pressed the matter further.
"Maybe there's something you can tell me then." Midnight said.
"What do you mean?" Midoriya asked.
"I mean, you were there, we weren't, can you tell me what happened before you froze up?" Midnight asked.
"Well, I couldn't sleep, so I went down to get a snack." Midoriya said.
"After I got down there, Mina was there too." Midoriya continued.
"Mina… I wonder." Midnight thought.
After that we just started talking about how the heater is still busted.
"I knew I should've brought that up in our last meeting!" Midnight mentally scolded herself.
"We kept talking until she had to go back to her room, but before she left she… ." Midoriya trailed off.
"What did she do?" Midnight asked.
"She kissed me." Midoriya told her.
Midnight was surprised by this sudden revelation.
"Wow, forget Midoriya being bold, Ashido is already making her move." Midnight thought.
"It was just on the cheek, she told me that I still had frosting on it but I knew she was just teasing." Midoriya said.
"Well then, it's clear to me that you were just overwhelmed by her sudden display of affection, nothing to get worked up about, it happens, not as embarrassingly but it does happen." Midnight assured him.
Midoriya didn't say a word, going over it in his mind.
Midnight just smirked and slightly laughed.
"Young love, so oblivious yet so pure." Midnight thought.
"I'm glad we had this conversation, keep me informed on your progress with Ashido." Midnight told him.
Midoriya snapped out of it and thanked her.
Midoriya opened the door for her and as she left, Midoriya was met with the glances of Sero, Kaminari and Mineta.
"What?" Midoriya asked.
"How many women do you need?!" Sero shouted.
Midoriya's nervous nature returned, immediately blushing at the accusation.
"No, it's not what it looks like!" Midoriya shouted.