Izuku smiling happily, he moves his hands to ironing his green vest as good as his hands could.
His oh-so-awaited day for three weeks ago finally arrived!
A date with Kacchan at Takoba Beach a la Nabu island while eating bubble gum and seeing fireworks. Izuku glittering from imagining it.
Ah, his first date would be amazing!
Expect for the fact of word 'date' itself. Izuku's smile flattened.
Because the truth is, the date was Izuku's delusion to comfort himself, when the true is he was going to be a third wheel while Kacchan flirting with Kirishima.
"Do that kind of shit is so like you." Said Kacchan after hundreds of reject. Because he's tired, or annoyed, or even both, Kacchan finally hear out Izuku's wish. "I'll do it since your sore whining is became unbearable, but with one condition, invite Eijirou. He didn't come along, our deal are over."
Then here he is, standing among the cheerful atmosphere at a pretty Takoba beach; Izuku didn't regret his decision became mentally a masochist.
Truth to be told, Izuku himself dont know why he's fall so deep for Kacchan despite his rude and rather evil behavior.
Maybe because their quite destined met? Year ago, Izuku is going to step at Nabu island and about to disgracefully fall to Nabu's harbor if not for Kacchan's strong hands that hug his waist tightly.
"Ba—ka." Said Kacchan that time with his back presented at Izuku.
Altough being said he's stupid by a stranger, but with the sun shining on his cool and perfect figure, it was enough to make that potrait eternal in Izuku's brain memory.
Love at first sight. Izuku thought it was just a myth which happen in story book only.
Remembering Kacchan's persona at that time makes Izuku smiling. In the middle of his nostalgia, he catch Kacchan's silhouette.
"Ka—!"
Izuku unable to finish his word.
Because, his world suddenly become blurry at the sight of hand in hand Kirishima and Katsuki with their bright atmosphere.
Then even without a word from the two, Izuku can tell what significant thing was happened between them.
"Hi Izuku! Thanks for Inviting me tonight." Kirishima laughing with his blushing cheeks. "If not, then Katsuki and i wouldnt be able to..."
Whatever it is Izuku dont want to hear that.
"We are dating now." Kacchan pull apart their hold hands and change it to embrace Kirishima while stare softly at Kirishima's red orbs.
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A little golden fish jumping back to the pool.
Izuku staring blankly to his poi. His third paper net actually. Usually Izuku is able to catch five gold fish with three scoops. He sighing.
"Ah stop it Katsuki!" Maybe because such a sight is exist in front of his very eyes? Izuku looks at crimson and sandy blonde pair with shattered heart.
With his poi on the Kirishima's head, Kacchan said, "Why should i stop? when i finally able to catch the one i want."
Izuku could feel his eyes watering, so he looks up to the black sky, starring at millions stars. With those beauty up in front of him why is that still unable to heal his feeling?
"Hey, what imperial soliders doing here?" Ask a man in the same stall with Izuku.
However his question attract Izuku back to the cruel reality, and his heart leap at the white clothes with blue sword and red accessories soliders.
Without thinking, Izuku grab Kacchan's hand. "Kacchan! We sould hurry up to get away from here!"
"Huh, Why should i?"
"Because imperial soliders are here!"
"So? Their business is not my business." Katsuki looked at their hands. "Fuck your hands off, it will make Eijirou annoyed, moron."
THUD
Katsuki push Izuku hard to get off. Izuku looked at Kacchan disbelief. Even at the moment Izuku really need his help...
The Izuku fell to the ground attract people's attention, and they walks closer.
Including the imperial soliders.
"What happen?" Ask one of the solider, whose eyes widen at the sight of Izuku. "Ah Izuku-sama!"
In the brief moment, Izuku looked at Katsuki to do something —anything to help him, but all Izuku get was Katsuki's flat expression.
Even if his life in the edge of thomb, Kacchan won't care about me huh... he lowering his head.
So, Izuku gets up and stare for the last time at the love of his life. Because this was his last time, Izuku want to be honest with his feeling. So he blurted out as loud as breeze. "Aishiteru, Katsuki."
Then Izuku turns to the soliders. "I won't give up that easily, assholes!" And dash.
"Catch Izuku-sama!"
"Dont lose him!"
Izuku run to the forest, and in his exhausted sighs, Izuku laughing. "Haha.." Befriend with Kacchan make Izuku able to dirty his mouth. Izuku will wait what the motherfucker Shouto's reaction will make with the new Izuku.
Upon reaching the forest's heart, Izuku stops his legs. "Im kidding." Izuku said. Make the soliders speechless. "i won't run away anymore, so i have one request... let me stay here for one more day."
...
Nabu Island in the morning is like a shining emerald among azures.
Izuku would miss his own house, the one he gained with his effort and many struggles, his scarred hands is something he proud of now. And he couldn't be this proud if not because of Kacchan's helps.
"Shinsou-san, i'll take a walk for the last time."
"Then i shall follow you."
"Please don't, people at Nabu's island isnt that bad to attack a fragile looking guy like me."
"I don't think so, your highness. After the commotion yesterday night, im sure several people has realizes who you are. And i can't guarantee they would stay still to not make a move that will opportunity themself."
Izuku looked at Shinsou flatly, he raise his hand and fold up his sleeve. He tightened his muscle hand. Doesn't seems work, but Izuku is determined. "I can protect myself, Shinsou-san."
If Izuku's flat expression would make a cat freeze, then Shinsou's stoic face would make a storm go away. "I let you go under my eyes that night. I'd like to not let you get missing again. My apologies, but i have trust issue now."
Know he cant debate at that, Izuku frowned. He puffing his cheeks and say, "Alright alright, you can do what you want." He walks to his door. "Im not sorry for what i did year ago though."
The two of them walks casually among the busy pedestrians.
A someone who guarded by imperial solider isn't ordinary person, a little girl points at Izuku and soon get scolded by her mother.
Laughing a little, Izuku smiling at her and give a her a small wave.
Later, Izuku gave a hundred wave for a brief hour.
"Lets take a quiter road." Izuku massage his redden cheeks, he love the Nabu's island kind people, but his face is tired. "He should be leave his house now."
Shinsou would like to know who is 'he' that his majesty mentioned. But for a second after mentioning it his majesty looks sad, so Shinsou shut his curiosity up.
Izuku turns to a small path which drive them to the mountain's forest.
They stay silent at their small trip.
"Here we are, Shinsou-san!" Izuku turns back to face Shinsou. "Isn't this place beautiful?"
Shinsou speechless. With trees and a faint sound of splash water he close his eyes, he can smell flowers there. "Because of my lack adventures, i agree this place is indeed beautuful."
"Geez, what a suck opinion. You are no fun." Izuku roll his eyes then walks away. "Help me searching for higabana flower. Do you know them? It's a red lily with red tentacles! they are only exist here, and very beautiful. By the way, we don't have much time left!"
They searching for half an hour, Shinshou handed his spider lily to Izuku who looking at the flower with love and sad expression.
Izuku pulls a paper from his pocket and back away. "Don't cheat. Take a peek, and you are finished."
After Izuku finish with his letter, they walks back to Nabu's pedestrian. However, they didn't back to Izuku's house like Shinsou expect.
They are in front of someone's house that Shinsou didn't familiar with, but so well known for Izuku.
Izuku take a walks closer and opened a rather small square window. "He never hear what i said!" Izuku tsk-ed. "But his bad habit is really helping me right now."
Izuku placing the flower on the letter at the window frame. He cares them gently.
"Alright, we are done."
In the middle their way back, Shinsou vaguely hear his majesty hushed voice say something in Nabu's native language he suppose.
A word like, sayonara.
...
Since the event at festival, Katsuki hadn't see Deku's freckles face.
'What the stupid did? Did he steal something form the imperium?' Ask Katsuki to the sea while pulling his fish net. "Doesn't mean i care about the bastard Deku though. How annoying."
All Katsuki hear was sea's waves, before a ruckus.
"Whoa... i wasn't expect to be able to living in the same island as the Todoroki future consort!"
"Yeah, after being missing for a year."
"I can't imagine our majesty Shouto's reaction if he knew how casual and unprotected his future wife is when he's living here."
"I had seen his barefoots while searching something at Takoba seashore."
"Or make his hands bleed when he lift logs."
"... Don't scare me like that! If emperor Todoroki knows that, as Nabu's people we'll burned to crisp and our corpses will be frozened as a pay!"
"Aw, our majesty Shouto isn't that cruel!"
"Why is our future consort run away so far though?"
Heard those annoying sounds, Katsuki turns and see a line of people looking at noble horse-drawn carriage from afar.
First Deku, and now their future consort. "More and more morons was exists in this world."
Katsuki is going to back working, but then he stops after accidentally sees something impossible.
What is the moron Deku doing there? Steping down from the future consort carriage like that?
It doesn't like Katsuki didn't believe his eyes, rather he was trying to deny what was his eyes's saw.
All this time, Katsuki thought Deku is too ugly to wearing clothes that almost transparent and expose his poor skinny body too much, or his slender shoulders, nor his long neck.
The Deku he know wouldn't walk that elegant, wouldn't not let himself walks in front of peeps, wouldn't walks with his eyes piercings like that; because the Deku he knows is always easy to get distracted.
Once again, the Deku he knows.
Katsuki tear his net fish unconsciously.
And without warning, a second before that liar Deku step on the imperial yacht, Deku looks straight to Katsuki's eyes as if he has a radar. His green eyes somehow looking ablaze from behind his transparent white veil.
Then Deku gives Kacchan a smile he never ready to see.
A smile as a sign of farewell.
The kind of most soft yet sad one.
Katsuki wondering why his heart feel so hurt.
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My dearest Bakugou Katsuki,
It's seems you has forgotten our short childhood.
But nothing is bad about that, it's no one's faults. My apologise for not being honest this whole year, at least i was able to keep our promise forever ago.
I thank you for be friended with me one more time despite the fact i was a stranger to you year ago.
Send my regard to Kirishima, i hope you two doing well.
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Two weeks after being tossed around by waves and seeing blue everywhere, Izuku finally back home.
However the one who he hadn't ready to meet yet is standing right in front of the yacht's door now. And looks too eager in Izuku's opinion.
"Izuku—"
"My apologise your majesty, but please give me my way."
"Not until you hear what i have to say."
"Im scared the time is not right, your majesty."
A red sparks come out from Shouto's left hand. "Stop calling me that! We are alone now!"
Izuku pulls a smile, "But it seems we're not going to be alone for any longer." He bows to the third party. "Hallo, Duchess Momo, i see you are doing well."
Izuku straighten his body, "Then i'll take my leave." And walks away.
He moves his foots faster, trying to not give a shit about what his future husband and his future husband's affair will be doing after his leaves.
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Abandoned Heart part one: Complete.