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I somehow forgot to post this chapter... Sorry. This chapter happens before they go out for dinner.

Midoriya POV

He actually cared about me! It was almost four but I still couldn't believe that Aizawa-sensei cared about me enough to go out of his way because he thought I'd regret my name choice!

I texted Todoroki-kun a few hours ago but he hasn't responded, but considering how quickly he had to leave this morning he probably had to deal with Endeavor, so he might have gotten triggered he said that sometimes he becomes out of it for a whole day so he could just be reregulating. He has his siblings to help him he'll be fine, I managed to convince myself.

But how do I get everyone to start calling me Midoriya! I still couldn't believe that Aizawa-sensei is letting me change my hero name! I also couldn't believe that I idealized Bakugou so much that I let it be my name and let everyone call me that! How do I even tell people what happened without telling them my life story it was hard enough telling it to Todoroki! I probably shouldn't tell everyone about One for All so how do I explain that I was quirkless! Sensei said he'd make the announcement to the class but that would be so awkward and Ochako-chan and Iida-kun might get mad at me if I don't tell them myself! And how will Bakugou react it seems like I have more protection from him than I did in elementary and middle school, but still! Ok breath Izuku, today is Saturday I have all of Sunday to figure this out before camp on Monday.

I was brought back to the real world by Mineta and Kaminari knocking on the door. They wanted to do endurance training at the campus pool tomorrow afternoon. I agreed and told everyone about it so we could all train together! Maybe I could tell people about my name change too!

Todoroki-kun still hadn't gotten back to me, which worried me I sent another text about the pool and asked if he wanted to hang out after.

It was a bit after ten when I got a text from Todoroki-kun.

"I'm fine now. Tired, but fine. I'll be at the pool tomorrow, and we can hang out after."

Sunday at the pool

It was a lot of fun racing with my friends across the pool. I tried to find a way to tell my friends not to call me Deku, but I couldn't get myself to actually do that.

When Aizawa-sensei came to kick us out of the pool he pulled me aside. My crush stayed behind but got shown away.

Once everyone, with the possible exception of Jirou, was out of earshot. He crouched down in front of me, so we were around the same height. He asked if I told anyone about my name.

"J-just Todoroki-kun," I responded, embarrassed for not doing better.

"Do you want me to make an announcement tomorrow on the bus to camp?" his voice was deadpan, but caring. Once again, he surprised me with how supportive he was.

"I- I think it would be better coming from me…" he nodded.

"Ok, kid. Just let me know if you need my help," I still couldn't believe how supportive he was. I think he saw my shock but didn't say anything about it! "With anything," he added, he remained crouched for a moment, maybe he was waiting for me to say something.

"Th-thank you Aizawa-sansei, for everything," I smiled.

"Don't mention it, kid," he dismissed my thank you like he wasn't doing anything worthy of thanks. He then stood up and started to walked away, he told me to get changed so he could lock up the pool. I stumbled out a yes and ran into the locker room. He may seem gruff and unapproachable, but he actually cared about me and wanted to make my life easier! I never thought I'd get that from any adult except for my mom especially not a Sensei who probably read my file and knows I'm quirkless, or even if he didn't he knows that I have a quirk that hurts me whenever I use it!

A few of the boys were still there. Thankfully, Bakugou was not one of them and Todoroki-kun was. He was leaning on some lockers by the exit, where he could see the whole room. Hypervigilance needing to see everything around him while near an exit, I silently reminded myself what I learned from Tanaka-san and online research. Wait! Did he do that small smile when I entered!? It's so cute! No Izuku! Focus! We're just friends! I need to dry off and change and then we could go on our date- hang out we're not dating! I had to keep reminding myself that things were just going so well with Aizawa-sensei that my brain was telling me more things were also going too well! Maybe I should ask Todoroki out too no I don't want to ruin my happiness if he says no. with that thought I went to my locker, drying myself with a towel I grabbed by the door and noticed that he was watching me! There were still a few other people there, but he was watching me I just stood there for a second, then he looked away! I finished drying off and changed quickly, and went up to him.

Todororki POV

Aizawa-sensei ended our swim race abruptly with his quirk. I fell into the water. Midoriya fell as well even though he was already in the water swimming. Sensei pulled the green-haired boy aside. I waited to hear what it was about. I retreated to the locker room when he glared at me. I was afraid of what he would do if I didn't listen. I used my fire quirk to dry off and change into normal clothes. I leaned against lockers near the exit where I could see everyone. Not that I really cared to watch my classmates change, well, maybe Midoriya, that thought made me feel weird. I always liked being able to see everything around me and being near an exit.

Eventually, he entered the locker room. He looked happy. That made me happy. He was about to change. I noticed he looked uncomfortable with me looking at him, so I looked away. I wasn't really sure if I even wanted to watch him change.

He was done quickly and approached me. "What was that about?" I asked, we were the only ones left.

"He asked if I told people about deku and said that he'd help me tell people not to call me that and tell them about my new hero name," he beamed.

"Have you told anyone else?" he shook his head.

"I was kind of hoping that you could help me come up with a plan?" he asked awkwardly, "somewhere else?"

"I'm not sure, how but I'll try to help," for me an empty locker room didn't seem like a bad place to talk. I guess he felt otherwise. I checked the time on my phone, it was almost five-thirty. "Why don't we find somewhere to eat?" I offered, as I followed him out of the locker room and deserted hallways.

"Do you like katsuden?" he asked.

I didn't really like it, but I didn't dislike it either, I said that I did it because I knew that it would make him happy. I liked it when he's happy.

"In your text, you never told me why you picked Amplify," I asked hoping it would get him mumbling for an extended period of time. I liked quiet, but I found I liked his voice better, even if I couldn't understand all of it.

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