"None of the others could make it huh?" Izuku chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck and breaking out in a smile.
He had met Ochako by ground beta, where they'd had their most recent training before they left the grounds together.
Ochako turned her head away slightly, a smile beginning to etch itself into her face. She couldn't turn quick enough for Izuku not to notice, though. She made a mental note to hyperventilate later once she noticed Izuku shared her cheekiness.
She let her shoulders rise and fall in a shrug, turning her head back towards her friend. "Yeah," she started "Momo had a family brunch already planned, Sui was already meeting a friend as well, Mina is-" Izuku's patient smile caught her off guard. His eyes were wide, staring at her still, waiting for her to continue the list that she is guessing now is probably too long already. "Everyone was busy," she concluded.
Izuku chuckled a bit as they walked and Ochako thought it best to let a moment skip before continuing. It was really quiet and she was wondering if Izuku was as nervous as she.
She recalled Mina's excited holler "Just you two available, that's PERFECT!" Just tell the truth if he asks, I KNOW YOU'RE NERVOUS, but seriously! You invited us all, and only you two were available. Now you both can finally spend some alone time together." Ashido squealed in happiness as she shook her friend by the shoulders.
Ochako blushed again now just as she did then. "No one else could make it" she explained, although Izuku's gaze and entire demeanor reassured her she didn't need to.
"Well!" Izuku straightened up, raising his hands two thumbs up "Let's do their absence proud and have a good story to tell them when we come back!" He let his hands down, still extended, and Ochako thought for a moment he meant for her to take them. But then, he moved forward, and Ochako did her best to catch up with him, hoping halfheartedly that he hadn't noticed the flutter of her eyelids when he turned on that charm of his.
i wish i owned these characters but i don't obviously