*Midoriya's P.O.V*
The next day we apparently have a pressing matter to address in Home Room.
"Uh... Summer Vacation is close at hand. Of course it would be completely irrational for all of you to take a whole month off." Mr. Aizawa prefaced with.
"Don't tell me." Kaminari muttered.
"You'll be doing a summer training camp in the woods." Mr. Aizawa stated.
"I FREAKING KNEW IT! NICE!" Kaminari yelled.
Everyone started to talk about what they would be doing at camp, most were fun... one was perverted, and one silenced the whole class with his glares.
"However. Anyone who doesn't the upcoming final exams... is in for summer school hell, right here." Mr. Aizawa threatened as Kirishima decided to sound off.
"Do your best guys!" Kirishima yelled.
"On the topic of final exams. There is only one week left before your final exams begin. I'm sure you're all studying constantly, right? Don't forget to keep training. The written exam is only one element. There's also the practical portion to worry about." Mr. Aizawa said before heading towards the door, "Good luck." He said before leaving.
"I've barely even taken notes this semester!" Both Kaminari and Ashido yelled... Kaminari was freaking out and Ashido was laughing like a maniac.
"And with the Sports Festival and Internship, I didn't have time to read the text book!" He exclaimed
"It's true that we haven't had very much free time lately." Tokoyami muttered.
"We'd barely learned anything when we took our midterms so they didn't seem all that hard, but I'm kinda worried about these." Satou said, "We've been through a lot, and they probably won't pull any punches when it comes to testing us."
Then it was Mineta's turn to throw in his two cents, "As someone ranked in the top 10, I'm not that concerned." Mineta said.
"What?! You were 9th in the Midterms?!" Kaminari and Ashido exclaimed.
"Aw, man, and here I thought you were one of us!" Ashido yelled.
"Don't you know weirdo little creeps like you are only likeable if they're kind of stupid?! Who's going to like you now?!" Kaminari yelled.
"Everyone... trust me." Mineta said.
"Yeah... don't hold your breath." I responded, then everyone started to look at me... I shouldn't have said a damned word.
"MIDORIYA HELP US!" 80% of the class yelled.
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"Gah!" I yelled gripping my back.
"M-Midoriya?! Are you okay!" Iida yelled.
"Y-Yeah... just some back pain from carrying the whole team on my back." I said, "Seriously, you shouldn't depend on me to bail you out too much. The universe knows I save you all pretty much daily. Besides, you have the third best and the fifth best helping you." I said pointing at Yaoyorozu and Iida respectively.
"A-Alright... but third best? I don't think so." She said.
"I didn't say that so you could be modest, I said it so you would be inspired. So will you help our sorry classmates... and Iida, Uraraka, Todoroki, and Asui-"
"Tsu."
"...Tsu?"
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Her eyes are sparkling.
"Yes let's do it!" She exclaimed jumping out of her seat. As everyone cheered at her agreement.
After Yaoyorozu explained the grave lengths she would go through to make sure we all pass, lunch came around. But still... what's the practical about.
"Hard'd to believe they'd give us anything too crazy." Iida said as he dug into his lunch.
"The written exam questions will be all the stuff we from class... so easy peasy." I said as Uraraka paled.
"Do you really think it's going to be that simple?" Uraraka asked.
"Though the practical exam is one I'm having trouble figuring out." I muttered.
"It's a comprehensive test of everything we learned this year." Hagakure said.
"Yup, and that's about all we could get Mr. Aizawa to tell us." Tsuyu added.
"Okay, so then it'll cover combat training and rescue training. Oh, and basic training." Uraraka said.
"Hmm... well studying won't be enough. We need to be in good shape to pass the prac- gah!" I yelped, "Alright, who was the pric-"
"Oh, sorry. You're head's so big that it's hard to miss." Monoma said.
"You shouldn't talk all that crap, considering you almost blew yourself up trying to use my power." I countered.
He ignored my comments, "I heard you and some other students ran into the League of Villains again. Honestly, it's like you guys are gluttons for punishment. It's starting to get dangerous right? Oh I wonder what kind of villains you will bring upon us by your ac-"
*Whack* *Slam*
"That's not cool Monoma. Jeez."
"Oh Kendou, how you been?" I asked.
"Pretty good, and so was that food you made yesterday... what was it again?" She asked.
"Gumbo, I can send you the recipe if you want." I said.
"I'm good for now. Anyway I was listening... I know you're all worried about what's going to be on the big final practical. I heard it's going to be combat against robots like the entrance exam."
"Huh?" Iida asked
"Really?" Uraraka asked as well, "How did you know that?"
"One of my friends who's a few grades up filled me in. I know. Cheating. But oh, well." She said.
"... No, I don't think so." I said which got a confused look from Kendou, "That sounds too easy given the stakes. Especially for me." I said.
"Oh right, you're super strong and fast." Kendou said.
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"I'm almost 100% certain." I said as everyone looked at me, "We're going up against the te-"
*FWIP*
"Mmph?"
"Midoriya... teacher's lounge. Now." Mr. Aizawa said.
... Seems I was right on the money. I got up and followed Mr. Aizawa to the teacher's lounge. Once inside Mr. Aizawa let me go. "You're way too smart for your own good you know that?" He asked.
"I'll take that as a compliment. But there is a few logisitical problems with that idea. Mainly me." I said as I walked over to the white board. "Okay... so this is the pairings I think will happen for our final if my theory is correct." I said as I wrote the combination of students along with the teacher that suits them for a challenge.
"However... there is a problem. Me. I'm obviously going to fight All Might, makes sense. However, whomever I'm fighting with will have a guarantee pass. And if you're grading it based on who does the most or any work. Then what then?" I asked... then I saw Mr. Aizawa write stuff down, "A-Are you writing my combinations?!" I yelled
"Yes. Thanks for making my life easier." He said before setting his notebook aside, "As for you... I already have a solution for you."
"What?" I asked.
"If I tell you, you'll prepare for it. You already know the practical. No need to give you of all people a bigger advantage. Speaking of... if you say anything about the test to anyone. Instant fail, no going to the Summer Camp, and staying here at Summer School Hell. Got it?" Mr. Aizawa asked.
"C-Crystal." I said.
"Good." He said as the bell rang, "Now back to class."
The moment I entered the classroom I was swarmed by all of 1-A, and 1-B. "He's back!" Kendou yelled.
"What happened? Did you figure out the practical?" Mineta asked.
"Yes, but I can't say it." I said.
"Why not?!" Kaminari yelled.
"If I do, then I will fail instantly. No second chances." I said which caused everyone to back off, "So for my sanity. Don't ask me about it."
"... Fine." Tokage said.
"And what are all of you doing here? Get to class, go!" I yelled as I shoo'd the entirety of 1-B out of here... wait. "Hold on! Itake!" I called out. She turned to face me.
"What is it?" She asked.
"We're having a study session at Yaoyorozu's this weekend, want to come with?" I asked.
"Hey! Where's the charitable offers in this direction?!" Tetsutetsu asked.
"Oh, I guess you all can come too." I said.
"Midoriya-" Iida said.
"Don't 'Midoriya' me. You want me to help you? Then those are my demands. The others are a bonus I guess." I responded.
"Yes, I would like to come." Itake said.
"Great. I'm sure the rest of you jerks are coming right?" I asked.
The other 18 looked at Kendou, the mom of 1-B, who nodded, "Yes, we can go."
"Then it'settled, and you're helping us Kendou, you have no choice what so ever." I said with a smirk, "Now leave, class is going to begin-"
"Right now." Mr. Aizawa said as 1-B sped out of the classroom.
We'll see them later.
The rest of the week was filled with intense training and studying. Due to final exams being next week, I'll have to delay my cooking day to next week... but the weekend rolled around and our 1-A and 1-B study session has arrived.
Most were enthusiastic, some were indifferent, two were rambling about darkness, one would rather be shredded in a paper shredder than be here, and one had to be forcibly dragged here by me.
"Alright." I said as I slammed Bakugou into a chair, "Everyone's here."
"You bastard! I'll kill you!" He yelled at the fact that he had to be carried here.
"Hush, the adults are talking." I said as he started spewing a slew of swears at me, but quickly died down to growls. "So, for efficiency the four of us will take a specific field. I will take Math."
"I shall take English." Iida said.
"Modern Art History." Kendou stated.
"And that would leave me with Modern Literature." Yaoyorozu concluded.
"Now, that doesn't mean we won't be able to help you with different fields. I'd say we're pretty good at everything. So if the leader of your specific field is busy with a question feel free to ask us anything. We good?" I asked as everyone nodded, "Okay, break."
"Okay, so you then divide by ten." I said as I tapped the equation in front of Itake.
"But what about this?" Itake asked pointing at the next equation.
"That's called an Integral. It's the opposite of Derivative-"
"You know others need your help right?" Iida asked.
"Yeah yeah give me a minute." I responded.
"You said that ten times, and I gave you a minute for each time you said it." Iida countered.
"Hmm... you're right. Give me five minutes." I said before focusing on Itake again..
"Midoriya!" Iida yelled.
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"...Snrk. Hahaha!" Itake then burst into laughter, I smiled and decided to have a little fun.
"Aww see look what you did. You made her laugh and ruined her concentration. 15 minute penalty, automatic first down." Midoriya joked.
Giggles flew out of Itake's mouth, which made Iida even more annoyed, which made her laugh even harder, it's an infinite loop of hillarity. Perfect.
"You're making it worse Iida." I said before hammering the nail home, "You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy my antics not fuel them! Bring balance to this study session, not plunge it into laughter!"
That's when Iida broke. He was flailing his arms and spouting random nonsense, and in turn Itake erupted into full blown laughter. Iida then cooled down and pinched his nose.
"I hate you..." He muttered... oh he's making this too easy.
"You were my brother Iida, I loved you."
Itake continued to laugh, it was then Kendou who stepped in to stop this. "Alright, that's enough Ita- Komori will die from laughter if you don't." She said, though she was fighting back a smile.
"Seems my nickname is sticking." I quipped. "And hey, it's not my fault Iida kept giving me material to work with." I said with a smile as Itake calmed down.
"Oh so now it's MY fault?" Iida asked.
"Yeah, weren't you paying attention?" I asked pouring more fuel into the ever growing flame that is Iida's impatience.
"Hah... oh my gosh." Itake muttered trying to regain her breath.
*Bu-Bump* *Bu-Bump*
Huh? Why is my heart racing when she's laughing? And why do I want to hear more of her adorable laughter? Wait, adorable? I mean sure she's cute as a button, but why is my heart beating so fast?
Weird. I'll have to ask Iida or Uraraka or someone about it later. Anyway time to finish off this act.
"And this is why Star Wars Episode III is the best of the prequel era, and one of the best Star Wars films ever."
(A/N: Yes, it did just hit me that I haven't done any P.O.V changes. But hey, 15 chapters late than never right?)
*Komori's (Itake's) P.O.V*
The study session continued on after that... rant/act. Midoriya finally gave up and helped other people, though the moment I had a question he came over instantly, much to the annoyance of others.
"Oh you don't have to help me right now." I said but he shook his head.
"Oh hogwash, you're on the top of my priority list." He said.
Tetsutetsu then responded., "How is that fair?!"
"It's not, life is never fair. Besides, if there is one I would like to go to the camp the most it's Itake. Then Kendou, she's the second most tolerable one out of you lot..." He then listed off his personal 'tier list' of us, and I was at the top. My face burned with embarrassment... and Tokage was quick to point that out.
"Seems you got the strongest student's attention. Not bad." She teased as my face burned hotter.
"I-It's not that!" I whisper yelled, thankfully Midoriya didn't hear it due to his ramblings.
By my sheer bad luck, the pink girl from 1-A, Mina Ashido decided to join Tokage's team, "Well he certainly prefers you over anyone else... I remember last week he told us that he thinks you're the strongest one here, even ahead of him."
"N-No way." I countered.
"Way. It's obvious he has like you more, heck he might have feelings for you." She said.
"N-No he doesn't." I countered again... but someone else joined the fray, the girl with earphone jacks for earlobes, Kyouka Jirou.
"No, he does. And besides, he's the one who would actively try for you. He saved you specifically during the USJ attack." Jirou said.
"T-That was because my hat was noticable!" I countered.
"He also held and comforted you." Monoma said joining the conversation.
"I-I was scared and it was for the good of the group I keep calm." I responded.
"He also made you food earlier than anyone else, and the only ones he made food for is Lunch Rush, All Might, Mr. King, and his Mom." Tsunotori said.
... Dang it, I forgot about it.
"Do you concede?" Tokage asked.
"... Fine, I might think he's a super sweet guy. And he makes me food before anyone else. And saved me and cheered me up during the USJ incident. And purposefully didn't use his Quirk unless absolutely necessary to give me the spotlight." I said.
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Oh who am I kidding? He's super nice to me and I like him! Gah! But why me though? He has other better looking girls in his class?
"Because he didn't care for a relationship at the time." A voice behind me said.
I jolted and turned around, revealing Yaoyorozu.
"W-Was I saying that out loud?" I asked.
"Yup." Tetsutetsu commented
"Loud and clear." Kendou responded.
"You're lucky Midoriya bailed to the bathroom, just to not answer a Modern Literature Question." Honenuki said.
Everyone heard me! This is the worst day of my life. "What do I do?" I muttered.
"The nerd probably doesn't have the brain capacity to understand the feelings of a crush." The blonde haired angry guy of 1-A, Katsuki Bakugou sneered.
"That's not nice du-" The red haired kid of 1-A, Eijirou Kirishima commented, but was cut off by Bakugou.
"First off, he doesn't show up for school, and the only women he has come into contact with are his mom and the bitch at his old job, along with his classmates. And even so he has openly stated he isn't interested." Bakugou commented, "So he never had a crush before... but it's not a foreign concept to him."
"But what do I do?" I asked.
"The fuck if I know, I'm not fucking cupid!" He yelled, "But if you want my opinion, jump face first into it. The worst thing he could say, is that he doesn't share your feelings, and knowing your current relationship he'll probably let you down easy."
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"What?" Bakugou asked.
"That was... surprisingly deep."
"What's surprisingly deep."
We all flinched to see Midoriya flicking his hands to remove the excess water.
"Uhh... this poetry right here!" Ashido yelled pointing to the book, "Deep stuff right here."
"... Ehh, poetry doesn't do it for me." Midoriya said before the grandfather clock sounded off. 8:00. "Well this was fun, but I gotta go cook dinner for Mom. See y'all later." He said as he packed up his things and headed out the door.
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"He seems too focused on finals. I'd recommend confessing after." Shishida suggested.
"B-But that's too soon!" I exclaimed.
"Well better soon than never. Besides the more you wait, the more stressed you get." Yanagi said.
"B-But... Fine." I muttered as everyone cheered.
"The ball is rolling ladies and gentlemen! And Bakugou!"
"Fuck you!"
During the commotion I packed up my stuff and began heading to the station, with one ever massive question on my mind.
How do I confess my feelings without making a fool of myself?
*End of Chapter*
(A/N: The ship be sailing! All it took was 15 chapters! A new record! Anyway, man this chapter took for freaking ever, but it's here, and it has my chapterly dosage of pop culture references and randomness!)