8

School days

The rain was pelting on the classroom window as he glanced outside to the sky, seeing the endless sea of dark clouds. Even indoors the scent of the atmosphere lingered in his nostrils. The tapping noise of the droplets was calming enough that Aizawa had decided to take a nap, using the excuse that the class was progressing ahead of schedule, leaving the class to their devices.

Izuku and Momo had walked into class together but no one seemed to acknowledge it, most of the class saw them as close friends anyways so to see them together was not unnatural. Yet it was strange, it was as if it would have better if they had a reaction to the two being so close.

Momo had her hand over her lap, staring down at her two feet that were pointing towards each other shyly. She was doing her best to suppress a blush, thinking of yesterday. 'I still have only been able to call him Izuku when in private, doing so in front of our classmates would be too embarrassing!'

Izuku would have gone to his usual daydreaming of Momo as he window gazed but couldn't right now because of his anxiety. 'I was too bold yesterday! I can't believe I really asked to start walking her home from now on! Th-That's something a b-boyfriend does!' Izuku crossed his arms over his desk and buried his face in it, hiding his growing blush. 'How am I supposed to walk her home in the rain?! It's too romantic!'

Lunch was another struggle for the insecure, over-analyzing duo. They didn't try to make it obvious, wanting it to look a coincidence when they sat next to each other. The problem came when the rest of their friends were all squeezing in, trying to fight for a spot at the table, smooshing Momo and Izuku against each other. Uraraka and Iida piled up on Izuku's side while Jiro and Todoroki were on Momo's side. Mina, Toru, Asui, Kirishima and Kaminari were sitting across from them.

Izuku and Momo snuck glances at each other, after they were pushed towards each other, they gave the other an awkward smile, apologizing for invading the other's personal space. And yet, no matter how uncomfortable they were, neither of them attempted to push away, if anything they scooted closer together, actually playing footsies with each other bashfully.

Still, no one seemed to notice what was going on between Izuku and Momo. Their friends were mostly going on with their usual chaotic antics with two of them drowning it.

"So when is the next ball Yaomomo? I can't wait, Toru and I want to go dress hunting!" Ashido's voice snapped the two out of their private moment.

Momo almost squeaked from surprise but was able to keep herself composed. "P-Pardon, what was that Ashido? Oh, the next ball, er, I believe it's only two weeks away, my family has many of them so it tends to be tedious to remember all of them."

Tsuyu put her finger to her chin with her tongue sticking out. "Why don't we all go dress shopping together and turn it into a girls' night?"

"Oh, that sounds fun!" Uraraka agreed and eventually the girls made plans to go shopping this weekend. Momo would have refused because she already had more than enough dresses but honestly didn't know how to decline their offer due to peer pressure and her polite nature.

Mina pumped herself up. "I can't wait to bust a move while looking glamorous!"

Izuku rolled his eyes. "Mina, you know there's a proper etiquette involving these kinda events right?"

Mina crossed her arms, shrugging her shoulders, "I'm still gonna."

Momo giggled, hiding her mouth as she spoke. "Maybe I should join you as well?" She was clearly joking to show her support but it caused Izuku to think about Momo doing some break dancing and other suggestive moves.

The rest of lunch was just them talking about the upcoming ball, making plans, and joking along. It was also thanks to the comfortable atmosphere that Izuku and Momo were able to get over their anxiety about walking home together, now they were actually anticipating it.

Momo couldn't wait to share the umbrella with Izuku during the walk home, she loved rainy days, but as she let her mind wander she started to imagine what it would be like to walk home with him, holding hands on a beautiful day. 'I don't know why, but for some reason this one desire resonates so strongly in me, as if it was something I always wanted but never knew.' Momo assumed it was a manifested desire that had come forth after suppressing the notion of being in a relationship, but now that something was blossoming with Izuku, so many new thoughts and emotions were being invoked within her.

Izuku was having his own personal situation. After he got over his anxiety of having to walk Momo home, he wanted to go to his daydreams of Momo, he was doing his best to picture ballerina Momo but every time he tried, his mind would somehow transform the innocent ballerina into an exotic dancer giving him a lapdance. He did what he did this morning, and hid into his desk, burying his face in his arms. 'I know it was a joke when she said that but now for some reason, I can't stop thinking about the elegant Momo doing things she shouldn't! I hope Mina taught her something during our time at the dorms. W-Wait, what am I thinking?! Momo is the most precious and must be protected! Stop thinking about her in that way! You should be ashamed of yourself, Izuku Midoriya!' And he kept going on a mental spew that eventually turned into incomprehensible gibberish.

The class chuckled at his typical nature except for Momo, she was pondering what it could be that caused Izuku to become a blushing mess uttering pure nonsense. She fixed her loose strand of hair as she watched him from her desk.

'I hope it was because of me..!'