Friday February 14, 2020 2:55 pm

Bakugo and Todoroki had both finished their training just a few moments ago and Midoriya was counting down until he was finished. 3 minutes, he repeated to himself as he watched his clock slowly tick towards 5 hours. Sadly several of the other had fallen quite a bit behind as the simulated enemies began coming at them faster and harder over time. Some of them were still an hour or more away from finishing. The time ticked down to 2 minutes and Midoriya could taste the freedom. In just 2 short minutes he would be able to start getting ready for what may or may not be his first official same-sex date. Mr. Aizawa was right. He couldn't think about that right now. He couldn't let himself get distracted like that and risk getting knocked off of his platform. He was so tired he wasn't sure he would be able to stand up again once he was on the ground. "Stay focused," he mumbled to himself. He didn't notice but he began to mutter it to himself over and over again until finally the buzzer went off telling him the 5 hours were over. 'Most battles only last 30 minutes or maybe an hour and if they last longer than that, it isn't direct combat the entire time. After training in direct combat for 5 hours straight he felt he would be able to withstand any battle. But of course he was fighting a simulated enemy who caused far less injury than a traditional enemy and he knew ahead of time that he would be fighting for 5 hours and was able to mentally prepare to save him energy which he knew wouldn't be totally similar to traditional combat either. He was muttering to himself as he walked off of the platform and didn't notice the dichromatic head of hair waiting for him.

"Midoriya!" Todoroki yelled as he jogged to catch up to him.

Midoriya pulled himself out of his trance and looked up, "Todoroki! I didn't see you there."

"I could tell. I just wanted to catch up to you so we could make plans for tonight while we walk back to the dorms," Todoroki stated simply.

"Oh, yeah. Sure," Midoriya said as they both started walking in the direction of the dorms. "I am not really sure what we should do. I've never done this kind of thing. I've never actually been on a date before. I mean not that this is a date. Is this a date or did you just agree to go out with me so Mineta could go on a date?"

"Would the label we put on tonight make you behave any differently?" Todoroki inquired.

Midoriya was taken aback. He hadn't expected Todoroki to ask his this kind of a question. He wasn't sure how to answer. Yes things would be different if it was a date but if he said that would Todoroki know that he had feelings for him? "I – I'm not sure."

"Are you uncomfortable going on a date with me?" Came another inquisition from Todoroki.

"What?! No!" Midoriya yelled. He made his voice lower, "I wouldn't be uncomfortable. I would be – I would be nervous. Like I said, I've never been on a date before. I don't know what to expect or what to do."

"I see," Todoroki started. "Would you be too nervous? I don't want you to be nervous to spend time with me. If it helps, I've never been on a date either. Not really."

"That does make me feel a little better actually. I don't think I would be too nervous if you wanted it to be a real date. Although some nerves are expected with any date. Or so I've heard."

"Well Yaoyorozu already gave me the date envelope with all of the money and date ideas in it. I say we get showered off and then pick something from the list. It's extensive," Todoroki explained.

Midoriya nodded in agreement as they approached their dorms, "I will meet you in the common room in 30 minutes so we can make the final plan."

Both boys silently headed towards the showers to get cleaned up. Midoriya was literally shaking in his boots and he couldn't tell if it was due to the muscle exhaustion or the nerves that were settling in now more than ever. Todoroki wanted it to be a date but did he want it to be a date or did he just not want to be rude since Yaoyorozu went through so much trouble to make the list or date ideas? Midoriya still couldn't tell if Todoroki wanted this or if it had been forced upon him by the girls, but he didn't have time to worry about that if he was going to meet Todoroki in 30 short minutes. He ran around his room in a panic as he wondered how the rest of the night was going to go.