21

Fluffy Intermission

Inko was waving goodbye to Izuku and Mina. They had shared breakfast, Mina even apologized repeatedly about being caught on the same bed with her boyfriend. She felt like she already left a horrible first impression so she did not want to add on with that. Izuku was embarrassed but not as ashamed as his girlfriend, he wasn't going to feel guilty for cuddling with his boo, he earned that last night.

To Mina's relief, Inko simply pretended that Mina must have fallen off the bed in her sleep causing her to land on Izuku and left it at that. Inko had even ironed their uniforms and made them each a lunchbox for school. She wished them to have a good day and said that they could always come visit for a rest or to simply get away from everything, like life and heroing. Mina thanked her, saying it was nice meeting her and that Izuku must have gotten his caring and sweet nature from her, thanking her for her immense hospitality.

Mina and Izuku were walking side by side. She was giggling to herself and he didn't know why, he peeked at her but she was looking away, trying to hide her mouth with her hand and waving him off with the other, although he did catch a glimpse of her cheeks, noticing that they were a little more rosy than the rest of her face.

He tried to hide his curiosity with annoyance, rolling his eyes. "What's got you crackling?"

"Oh, nothing." She began to have control over her laughter, settling it down as she tried to ask him. "Say, I-zu-ku..!" She enunciated each syllable of his name with a singing tone to it. She was holding her schoolbag with both hands behind her back which pushed out her chest as she shifted her weight with the skip-like-steps she took.

"Yeah?" With a raised eyebrow, confused at her innocent actions, because Mina was anything but that. He was ready for her to mess with him and just went with it.

She looked down then away and to the side, before finally shifting her eyes to his direction. "Do you want to walk to school holding hands?"

"Eh?" A little disappointed, "That's it?"

"Eh? What do you mean, eh? I was really excited to ask, you know? Idiot! You're supposed to be like the nervous boy who takes a determined gulp before nodding and grabbing my hand!" She began to smack away at his shoulder. "I even acted like a cute schoolgirl idol! Idiot!" Her reaction only caused him to chuckle as he attempted to block her hits. "What's so funny? Huh?"

He was able to speak after she relented. He had a small smirk, looking away as he scratched his cheek and answered. "No, it's just, well, I've always thought of you as a type of schoolgirl idol." His face heated up as he admitted it.

"You... did?" Taken aback by his statement with her cheeks starting to flush like his.

"Y-Yeah, I mean you're always perky and full of energy, you know? Like, how you can lift everyone's spirits with ease and the way you can have fun in any situation. I don't know... It kinda just left that impression on me and never went away." He ruffled the back of his hair as he finished explaining, taking a glance at her.

"Oh, I n-never knew that..." She glanced down and away, not able to meet his enamored emerald eyes. She was starting to notice that Izuku was the only one who was able to make her stutter shyly. She always thought that before they started dating Izuku just saw her as simply another student in the class so how could she not be flustered after finding out he thought of her as the cute schoolgirl idol.

"Hey, Mina?"

"Yeah, Izuku?"

"Want to walk to school holding hands?"

"Idiot..." She gulped down her dry throat, not able to resist nodding with voice breaking giggle as she grabbed his hand, interlocking their fingers as they headed for U.A.