I AM SO SORRY FOR THE WAIT. I've been giving the anime some time to catch up. Cuz 1 - I need to follow the anime's storyline and add onto that which is the purpose of this story for me. and 2 - I don't wanna burn out from this fic, and I've been working on some other fics as well.
This one is more Fluff...sort of! This one takes place right after Season 4 episode 1 ends, enjoy!
Also as a side note - I'm ahead in the manga so I know a lot of stuff that will happen. This fic (and particularly this chapter) is going to hint at something that the anime has already hinted at and the manga touches on down the line. So don't worry - this chapter won't have any major spoilers but it will be my way of incorporating some future stuff earlier on. You do not have to worry about any spoilers, just hinting at future things in the anime/manga/this fic. Enjoy!
"Mmmmh! Those meat buns were delicious Deku!"
Izuku rubbed the back of his neck and chuckled, "Like I said, don't thank me. All Might brought them!"
Yaoyoruzu dabbed her mouth with a napkin, "I'll be honest, I'm rather glad the reporter left, it felt strange having him here."
Jirou nodded her head, "Agreed, plus now we can do something me and Kaminari were planning!"
"What's that Jirou?" Ochako asked gleefully, throwing away her meat bun rapper.
Kaminari jumped in front of Jirou, "we should all play Truth or Dare!"
Class 1-A sat around the coffee table in the living room of Heights Alliance. Bakugou was rather pissed, as Kirishima had dragged him into this activity without his agreement. Playing truth or dare was such a little kid game, why the fuck did he have to do this?
The rest of the class seemed slightly more optimistic about the game. Ochako was extra excited, as apparently she never got to play this game as a child. Todoroki seemed un-amused, but Yaoyoruzu convinced him it would be rather fun.
Izuku, well he didn't know how to feel. Similar to his friend, he never had the opportunity to play a game like this when he was younger. Mainly because he didn't have anyone to do this sort of thing with. But now was different, he had friends, and he was sure this would be a fun experience!
Well...he was sure. That is until the first few questions were asked.
"Who was your first kiss?"
"Do you like anybody in the class?"
"Who do you think the hottest pro hero is?"
So it was going to be one of those games.
Izuku was freaking out. No one even picked Dare yet! What would the dares be like?! He already felt incredibly warm for some reason, was he already this embarrassed just thinking about it?
Hagakure bounced up and down in her seat, "Ok! Let's see here...how about Todoroki? Truth or Dare?"
"Truth."
"Your no fun!" Hagakure's shirt wiggled through the air, "let's see. I got it, who do you think is the prettiest girl in the class?"
Most of the boys in the class made some noises hyping up Todoroki's answer. The girls simply waited patiently, they were all excited to see if he would pick any of them! Even Izuku was a little curious, he knew he wouldn't dodge the question. But he really wondered who Todoroki would pick. His 'IcyHot' friend - as Kacchan would call him - was rather straightforward. He personally knew who Todoroki liked, but would he just outright say it?
Todoroki, without a single stutter or change in tone, simply spoke, "Yaoyoruzu."
The girl, who was sitting next to him mind you, visibly melted in her seat. Her face was a dark red, and one could almost hear her squeaking out incoherent words.
Some of the girls squealed at the boy's answer, and all of the boys chuckled. Even Izuku couldn't help but laugh at the bluntness of his friend, it was rather funny. Even if it was an expected answer. He supposed those two would make a good couple, not that he thought like that regularly. Just...if he had to pick two classmates to get together...
After Todoroki failed to get Yaoyoruzu to stop curling up into a bawl, it was his turn to pick someone, "How about you Bakugou? Truth or Dare?"
The boy let out a grunt, and mumbled something about not being a pussy, then finally shouted, "Dare! Bring it on!"
"Hm," Todoroki thought of a good dare to give the explosive boy, "I dare you...to let one of us pick three random things from the fridge for you to eat."
"Bring it on icy hot, that's some weak shit right there!"
The class got up and moved to the kitchen, Todoroki pulled Deku and Kirishima to the fridge with him. Small cackles could be heard behind the large doors, and Bakugou started to get a little nervous.
Not that he would show it! But... he absolutely despised anchovies. And he knew for a fact that the store-brand Kakashi over there loved to use them when he cooked. But at least none of them knew about this disliking.
"Ok, Baku-bro! We got the three things right here!"
Bakugou cringed externally, "Oh fuck no!"
"What happened to, that's some 'weak shit' right there?" Todoroki called out uncharacteristically.
"You're giving me a fucking anchovy, with...what is that horseradish?!" Bakugou sniffed the monstrosity making him gag, "and a fucking pickle! What, you wanna kill me or some shit?"
Izuku laughed at his friend's misfortune, "c'mon Kacchan! It's the name of the game, you did say dare, right?" Bakugou sent the boy a death glare, and the entire class started to chant Eat it! Eat it! Eat it!
Bakugou all but exploded as he stomped his foot on the ground, "Alright! alright! I'll do it!"
It took Bakugou approximately five minutes to shove the creation in his mouth. It took him less than a second to swallow it. And it took him a millisecond to instantly throw up into the sink.
As the boy nearly projectile vomited into the sink, Izuku had stepped to the side chuckling along with Uraraka. Even though they didn't really show it out in the open, Izuku, Uraraka and Bakugou did have a close bond. They all knew about One for All, and they were close because of that. Seeing their friend in utter turmoil was certainly amusing, to say the least.
Uraraka leaned against the wall of the dorm, "Haha! Your the one who knew about his anchovies fear right?"
"Well..." Izuku shrugged with a small smirk following, "I guess you could say I found it fishy that he always left the room when Shoji pulled them out."
With a quick punch to the shoulder, Uraraka shook her head, "I expected more from you Izuku Midoriya."
The boy chuckled at his friend's use of his full name, "Wow! Harsh much?" He pretended to rub his arm out of pain, "you know that hurt a lot!"
"Hardy har har." She joked looking towards Izuku with a (really?) face, "You know you should be careful, one touch and you'll be so far up in the atmosphere you'll just float till you die."
The two preemptively started to walk back towards the couches, and Izuku let out a rather nasty cough as he sat down.
"Hey - you okay," Uraraka asked placing a hand on the boy's back, "that sounded bad."
Clearing his throat, Izuku looked over to the concerned girl, "I'm fine. Thank you though, just been feeling off a little today. I've been feeling pretty warm lately too, might just be me though."
"Maybe you should see Recovery girl later, you might be catching something."
"Ya—"
The two were suddenly broken from their conversation as the sound of an extremely angry Katsuki Bakugou filled the room, "I swear to god Half and Half! I'm gonna get you back for that shit."
Todoroki chuckled, "You are going to have to wait because you cannot call on me since I'm the one who asked you the question."
After mumbling some incoherent curses, Bakugou turned to Kirishima, "you were an accomplice, so you! Truth or Dare?"
"Not falling for that one! Truth!"
Bakugou smirked, "What's your best-kept secret?"
Kirishima gulped, "w-what do you m-mean? Baku-bro?"
"You know damn well what I mean shitty hair."
Izuku and the rest of the class were rather confused, it was obvious there was some sort of secret that Bakugou knew about. Just what was it?
"Bakugou you don't have to do this, you know exactly what will come after, right?" Kirishima asked pleadingly, knowing damn well he had no dirt on his best friend whatsoever.
"Oh I know, now answer the damn question!"
"F-Fine..." Kirishima looked around as the class all stared at him, "I...I...I DYE MY HAIR OK?!"
After Kirishima forced Bakugou to streak around the entire Dorm, a few more rounds passed. It was fun, but Izuku and Uraraka still hadn't been picked. They had been chatting, so neither of them really realized. That is until Izuku overheard whispering from Mina and Hagakure about Uraraka and himself. It was faint, but he swore he could hear something about heaven? He knew whoever would get the chance next, would most definitely choose him. He just hoped it wasn't Mina, as she had been making the most...risque...dares throughout the night. Not to mention what he overheard
"Ok, let's see...Mina! How about you choose!" Asui suggested to the bubbly pink girl.
Oh crap
Mina immediately looked towards Deku and Uraraka, which caused both of them to look towards each other, and then back towards Mina. She giggled as she pointed towards the green-haired boy, "Midori! Truth or Dare?"
Izuku immediately shrunk, "U-Um...I guess," he thought for a second on which would be less embarrassing, "I guess Dare."
"I dare you and Ochako to play 7 minutes in heaven! Right now!"
Well... now he and Ochako were locked in the smallest storage closet the class could find. Literal inches apart from each other and neither one of them could keep it together.
"I can't believe they just expect us to make out in here!"
"I know right? This is like, crazy!"
The two were laughing, and honestly having fun. They were comfortable enough around each other to make fun of this situation, and even though it was a bit awkward; both of them were relaxed. After going through everything together, this was a piece of cake.
Ochako looked into Izuku's eyes, "You know, we could have some fun of our own in here."
The boy's heart stopped and his eyes went completely wide, "f-f-f-fun?" Ok, maybe this wasn't going to be a piece of cake. ABORT! ABORT MISSION!
Uraraka giggled, "Calm down silly, I meant let's make them think we're having 'fun' in here," the brunette made a maniacal face, "I saw it in a TV show once, come on Deku! It would be funny!"
He calmed down at this. Now that he thought about it, he still had to get them back for the little stunt they pulled the other day, just letting them sleep together on the couch like that. Even though he didn't hate the experience, it was still a risky joke. Maybe causing some drama and stirring the pot wouldn't be too bad of an idea.
"...What did you have in mind?"
Uraraka smirked, "Well, why don't we ruffle our hair and mess up our clothes a little bit?" She then followed by running her hands through her long locks of brown hair, frizzing up the ends and messing up her usual framed style.
Blushing at the sight of a ruffed up Uraraka, the boy followed suit running his hands through his own hair. After about thirty seconds, nothing had changed.
Giggling at the sight of the boy's usual messy hair, Uraraka grabbed the boy's thin t-shirt collar, "Your hair is already a mess. So your gonna have to look the part in your attire...hmm this shirt isn't crazily expensive or meaningful to you right?"
Izuku thought for a moment, "No, it's just a random t-shirt."
"Good," Uraraka then pressed one of her hands (pinky slightly raised) on the top of Izuku's chest, and pulled tightly on the boy's collar.
His face became slightly red at the sudden skin to skin contact with his best friend. It became a darker shade after she had yanked his collar. The action had effectively launched him towards the girl, involuntarily making him pin her against the wall. The world seemed to stop. Both teens noses were centimeters apart, and their faces emitted a deep red hue. Green eyes stared into brown, and not a single word could be uttered. The hot breath emitting from their mouths was nearly visible, and the mood of the small closet had suddenly changed drastically.
Izuku was the first to come to his senses, "S-Sorry about that." He made to back away from the girl but stopped as a small hand grabbed his waist.
"I-It's ok," Uraraka muttered as she slowly pulled the boy back. His body felt like jello, simply conforming to her touch, moving with her hand as he leaned towards her.
His face getting red hot, Izuku's breathing began to accelerate, "U-Uraraka..."
"Deku..."
The two were millimeters apart now, swaying absentmindedly as they stared into each other's eyes. Izuku's face felt hotter than Endeavors flames, and he swore his vision was going blurry at the sight of her beauty. She was...stunning. Even in the dark, he could see it, the way her hair stuck up in all directions, completely out of control. The way she bit her bottom lip, surely from nervousness he guessed. He could recognize the feeling by now. He felt himself breathing heavy, what was this? Desire? He didn't know, but for some reason, he felt a need to be closer to her.
His hand reached up to the girl's shoulder, but it suddenly missed and landed flat against the wall.
Uraraka's eyes widened as the boy all but collapsed into her body. She watched as his eyes shut and he fell completely limp in her arms, "Deku! What's wrong?! Deku!"
Alright, what the actual hell was wrong with her?! Why the hell did she just drop all of her rules and do that with Deku! She somehow crossed a line that she herself had set! And now Deku had passed out completely for...who KNOWS WHY?! Bakugou and Todoroki had carried him up to his dorm and left to get Recovery Girl. Of course, this left her to watch Deku in his room.
If he hadn't passed out, she was 99% sure that she would have kissed him. Oh crap - what if that was why he passed out?! No. Stop thinking like that. Sure, she may have totally disregarded her personal limitations on her relationship with Deku, but who KNOWS why he passed out. Maybe he was sick or something? Maybe he...oh what was she thinking?! Of course, she was the reason he passed out!
As he lied on his bed, conscious completely lost, Uraraka continued to pace back and forth in his room. The shaggy All Might carpet felt weirdly soothing against her bare feet, but the sensation did little to soothe her mind. If it wasn't her doing - then what else could have just knocked him out like that?
As if on cue, the two boys along with Recovery Girl suddenly threw the door to his room open. Before she could even form a sentence, the medical hero rushed to Deku's bedside and immediately started to examine him. Within moments she was already utilizing her quirk and writing a diagnosis simultaneously.
Finally gathering her senses, Ochako spoke up, "R-Recovery Girl? Is Deku going to be alright? Do you know why he just - passed out like that?"
A few moments of silence signaled to the teens in the room that their school's "nurse" had been contemplating the question in her mind. Almost as if she didn't necessarily know herself, Recovery Girl turned around to the teens, "Well, to be truthful this situation is rather odd," she made a weird look around the room, particularly at Todoroki, and then started up again, "Um, well-"
Bakugou picked up on her weird behavior, and immediately realized the problem, "Hey! IcyHot - go get Deku some water or something, make it fucking quick!"
Todoroki seemed taken aback but realized this was something greater than just water. The boy silently agreed and rushed out of the room.
"Alright- Recovery girl! Does this have anything to do with one for all?"
Ochako's eyes widened beyond belief, "Bakugou!?"
"Chill the fuck out Round face, she's one of the teachers that know."
"Are...you sure?"
Bakugou gruffed out an annoyed breathe, "NO! I'm not fucking sure Uraraka! That's why I just asked her broad as day!"
The girl suddenly lost her nerve, "You know what Bakugou! FUC-"
"THAT'S ENOUGH!"
The two teens' bones vibrated from the sheer tenacity and power of Recovery Girls' voice. Their heads slowly turned from each other to the small nurse, who looked absolutely ticked off.
"To answer your question Bakugou, yes. It does -"
*knock knock knock
"Come to Toshinori!"
Ochako and Bakugou spun around to the door of their friend's room, only to be greeted by an empty doorway. Without even realizing what had happened, they turned around again to find All Might and Recovery girl standing next to Midoriya speaking silently.
"A-All Might?" Bakugou thought aloud. The boy knew this had something to do with One for All - but with how All Might had rushed into the room like that, he was sure this was serious.
The blonde-haired man put his hand to his forehead and took a deep sigh, "I should've known this was coming."
Ochako felt completely out of the loop. What was happening? Everything seemed to be to taking place so fast, she just needed answers. "Can someone please explain to me why Deku collapsed?"
All Might turned around, "Young Bakugou if you wouldn't mind closing the door."
As the boy followed his orders, Toshinori sat down at the end of Deku's bed - and the rest of the room's inhabitants gathered around him.
"I know this looks bad. But don't worry - this isn't anything crazy dangerous. Midoriya will be just fine."
Uraraka released a breathe she hadn't known she was holding. Bakugou followed suit surprisingly, and both teens shared a knowing look of understanding
"But still, this is going to affect Deku, and because you two are people he chose to share this secret with. You two will be affected as well."
Both teens nodded, and All Might began his explanation, "One for All is a quirk that passes down from generation to generation stockpiling quirks. As you know. With these quirks, something else is stockpiled as well. Fragments. Memories - to be more precise."
Bakugou looked stunned, "Wait-wait! Are you telling me that the previous holder's memories are inside of Deku?"
"Yes. Not just memories - pieces of the person, almost like a part of their soul, is stockpiled as well. Which means technically - Midoriya could talk to each and every one of One for All's previous users..."
With those words, the dynamic of the room shifted. The reality of Izuku's condition had sunken into Bakugou and Uraraka like a pair of fangs on a bloodthirsty beast. This was all on another level of destiny - it was cosmic. Before Toshinori could even elaborate, Bakugou spoke up.
"W-Wait! You're trying to tell me that Deku passed out because he's speaking to fucking dead people?!" Bakugou put a hand to his head and began to pace, "This is not good for my fucking mind!"
"Calm down Bakugou," Uraraka shouted towards Bakugou, "but All Might is it true. Is this the reason?"
The U.A Teacher and former pro hero cast a glance down towards the ground, "I'm...not sure. It could be. My best guess is it has something to do with it, but I doubt he is actually contacting their souls right now. He'd be freaking out with his quirk if he was. It's either that, or it could be an unknown cause. For now, we need to just wait for him to wake up to fully know."
That answer had left Uraraka quite unsatisfied, "This is all insane! You've experienced this before, right? He's going to be ok right?!"
This time Recovery Girl chimed in, "the boy will be completely fine. He will wake - but most likely not remember most of anything that has happened within the last hour or so. We can take it from there, for now, one of you should just stay here with him, so when he wakes he won't freak out."
Before Bakugou could humbly decline, Uraraka had piped up and volunteered. This was not a surprise to any of the people in the room at the moment, and as soon as the three left - Uraraka immediately sat right next to Izuku on his bed. And after a small amount of time had passed, the girl succumbed to her rapidly draining energy - and fell asleep.
Izuku awoke to the small noise that came from Ochako's mouth. He looked down to find the girl sleeping half up-right, half laying down on his leg. It was so adorable - stop.
He had to stop thinking like that - and an even better excuse for that is where the hell was he?
His bedroom - obviously. But why? The last thing he remembered...wait. His dreams were of a man. A rather large man, with goggles...and a black venomous-like whip.
As quickly as the memory came to him, it faded. Now he was left almost completely lost. If he recalled hard enough, he could remember being in the closet with Uraraka. They were...oh no.
Izuku shifted over to the other side of his bed and replaced his body with Uraraka's, doing a crappy job of tucking her in - the boy began to ponder exactly what the hell was wrong with him?!
How could he almost kiss Uraraka?! He knew his own limits, he knew that he promised himself to not proceed on any of his feelings! So why did he suddenly lose all control? The idiotic dare is at fault. If that would never have happened - he wouldn't be here and things wouldn't be complications between him and Uraraka.
Wait...why did he pass out?
It didn't make sense. Usually, he would be thinking this is from the pure embarrassment of the situation, but it wasn't that. He was prepared to kiss her. He...wanted to.
Questions for later. Right now he had to figure out how he could convince Uraraka he had forgotten about the almost kiss. He wanted nothing but to finish what they had started earlier, but Izuku knew this was not the time for this sort of thing.
He can't be enjoying romance when he is supposed to be training and becoming the number one hero!
Uraraka would understand if he can't convince her he had some sort of amnesia. She would have to - it would be better for both him and her if they didn't start something more than best friends. No matter how much he may want it.
Izuku looked down at the sleeping girl. Her hair fell calmly over her back, and her two large bangs were tucked behind her ear. This left her face wide open to the world, her...beautiful face. He would never get tired of her light - barely visible freckles. Her eyes, chestnut brown. A slightly rosy shade of pink laid on her cheeks.
This was seriously going to be harder then he thought.
knock knock*
Head shooting to the doorway, Izuku garnered a look of wonder. Quickly getting up to open the door, he was met with an unusual look of worry on one Katsuki Bakugou's face.
"Kacchan? What's up?"
Bakugou took a small breath of relief, "Just checking to see if you're ok." The boy's face morphed back to his resting scowl and he simply walked into Izuku's room without any warning.
"K-Kacchan! Wait!" Izuku whisper-screamed to try and halt the seemingly unstoppable force that was Bakugou. Katsuki's face grew a small smirk as his eyes laid on round-face herself sleeping peacefully in Izuku's bed.
"Damn Deku, didn't think you had it in you."
These words simultaneously set Deku on fire and shrunk his voice to that of a mouse, "K-Kacchan! That's not what this is!"