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What have I done..?
An equally shocked face stared back at him as he internally questioned his life decisions. His fingers were still cupped around the other's smooth cheekbones.
"Yay, we won't be cursed anymore!" the girl clapped her hands gleefully.
The noise bought Izuku out of his stupor and made the reality of the situation sink in. He quickly retracted his hands from the person that made him feel like he was on fire.
WHAT HAVE I DONE?
His freckles seemed to disappear as his face turned into an intense shade of red.
"THAT WASN'T-! I DIDN'T MEAN TO-!" He gestured wildly with his hands. He couldn't believe he actually did that."I tripped!That'swhy,okaynothat'snotwhyIjustdidn'twantyouto frightenthelittlegirlIreallywasn'tthinkingalthoughtIshould'vebeenstillthat'snoreasontodowhatIdidI'msosorryKacchan!" The mumbling boy bowed his head forward in apology, forgetting their current proximity in his haste.
"FUCK!" The blonde yelled, grabbing his forehead in pain.
"OH MY GOD KACCHAN!" Did he really have to headbutt his crush right now? Seriously? After forcibly kissing his cheek?
What is wrong with me?!
"I'M SO SORRY!" Izuku reached for his face again to somehow make the pain go away except how the heck would he even do that, he doesn't have a healing quirk and if he did, he'd probably just make things worse with the way things were going-
"Hey, you guys okay in here?" Kirishima poked his head out from the corridor. Todoroki peeked in curiously from behind the redhead.
Katsuki was still clutching his forehead while Izuku looked like he was gonna have an aneurysm. Kirishima's cousin, Tanya, stood happily in front of his friends.
She gave the redhead two thumbs up. "We're A-Okay!" she shouted.
After the incident, Izuku went to take a shower (mostly as an excuse to not be in the same room as Kacchan). Todoroki had decided to head to the guest room, it was already past his bedtime (it was 9:02 pm). So that left Kirishima and Bakugou in the redhead's room where Kirishima had finally convinced the blonde to play a match of Mario Kart with him.
"Fine, we don't have to play. I'd obviously beat you so it'd be boring anyway."
"How stupid do you think I am? Tryin' frickin' reverse psychology on me."
Yet here he was-spouting profanities as his character slowed down from being struck by a green turtle shell. His competitive nature has won out, despite recognizing his friends' dumbass plan. One could say Katsuki was the actual dumbass in this case for believing he could win against someone with years of gaming experience.
"Goddamn it.." Katsuki grumbled under his breath.
Kirishima snickered. He tossed a bomb behind him as his angry friend began to catch up.
"HOLY FUCK, CAN YOU FUCKING NOT-!"
Kirishima laughed at the raging boy. "You need to calm down~ You're being too loud~."
"You really need to stop quoting shitty pop songs. It's a bad habit." Bakugou growled as he mashed the buttons on the controller.
"So is hiding secrets from your best friend." Kirishima easily dodged a missile. "How come you never told me you had a thing for Midoriya?"
Katsuki accidently drove off the edge of the rainbow road.
"Where did you get that idea from?" The blonde asked indifferently.
"Well, the fact that you haven't tried punching me yet is a dead giveaway." The redhead smirked as he took his eyes off the screen to watch his friends' reaction.
The blonde merely rolled his eyes as he attempted to ward off the pink creeping up his neck.
"I don't know what the fuck you're on about, me and Deku are just friends."
"But friends don't know the way you taste la la la~~"
Kirishima hardened his body right as Bakugou's fist collided with his chest. "See, that time I knew you'd punch me, man you're so easy to read sometimes."
"Fucking shit for brains, how did you even know about.." Katsuki suddenly trailed off as he was about to say the kiss.
An unfamiliar, yet frequent as of late, emotion surged through Katsuki. His insides practically exploded with butterflies as he recalled the feeling of the soft lips against his skin. He felt warm all over and suddenly found it difficult to breathe.
Stupid fucking nerd...why can't he ever think before he does shit…
"Tanya told me. Honestly, that was pretty manly of Midoriya, didn't think he had it in him to try something like that." Kirishima said proudly as he won another match. He turned off the console and turned to face Katsuki completely.
"Whoa, dude are you blushing?" Kirishima asked in surprise, crocodile teeth fully exposed in a shit eating grin.
"Shut up, I'll kill you." Bakugou muttered half-heartedly.
The empty threat was particularly ineffective with the state Katsuki was currently in. He was completely red from the neck up and seemed to be deep in thought as he stared off into the distance.
Kirishima's smirk turned into a genuine smile. He's glad that Bakugou has emotions other than anger and bloodthirst.
"On the second day of Kiri-mas, Midoriya's true love gave to meee~"
"Kirishima please stop." The flustered boy begged.
"Twoooo death glares and a Todoroki in a Deku treeee~"
"That doesn't even make sense." The half white, half red haired boy complained as they once again hiked up the mountain. This time though, they dragged sleds with them.
Or Kirishima and Todoroki did, having only two sleds. Bakugou was ahead of them and threw glares back every once in awhile.
Izuku helped Todoroki with his sled, still not yet ready to talk to the blonde-and for that he was punished with Kirishima's relentless teasing. The redhead had apparently figured out Izuku liked their short tempered companion after Tanya described exactly what took place yesterday. Initially, Izuku had denied Kirishima's accusations.
He's never been a good liar.
"It doesn't need to make sense; love is senseless after all, right Midobro?"
"I'm not in love…"
The green haired boy sighed as he looked up at the blonde ahead of him. It was like they went back in time. Izuku could only watch the blondes' back as he walked out of his reach...
Surprisingly, it was Todoroki who spoke next,
"You should tell him how you feel."
Izuku heated up at the idea of confessing but immediately shook his head at the suggestion.
Kacchan doesn't like me like that, why would he? But instead of saying the self deprecating thought aloud, Izuku replied with,
"Ah, it's okay-I'm more than happy to just be Kacchan's friend…If we're even friends anymore…"
"Don't worry 'bout it Midoriya, I'm sure it'll all work out." Kirishima comforted him.
Izuku nodded, though he doubted it.
They finally reached the peak of the mountain. They didn't quite make it to the top the day before as they got distracted but they made it today and it was a sight to behold. The entire town could be seen from this view. Fresh snow decorated the rooftops of every house, making even the smallest, poorest areas look nice and cozy as smoke drifted from their chimneys.
The way down the hill was a little steep and had trees littered throughout, but it was nothing they couldn't manage.
"I call shotgun!" Kirishima exclaimed, running to the front seat of the sled.
Todoroki shrugged and followed the redhead. He didn't particularly care one way or the other, he could glide away on his own ice anytime after all.
"Wait-I thought you were sitting with me To-" Izuku was cut off by a nearby growl. He turned around and came face to face with an angry Kacchan.
"Get in the back Deku." Katsuki ordered as he strode past him.
Izuku gulped and mentally prepared himself for the disaster awaiting ahead.
I can't believe Deku would wanna ride with the fuckface over me. Katsuki thought as he got in his seat. He could feel the sled shift slightly as Deku carefully got in behind him.
What really angered Bakugou wasn't the fact that he wanted to ride with Todoroki of all people, no, but instead it was the fact that Deku hadn't even talked to him once today. The blonde thought he made it very clear that he forgave him for his moronic mistake.
He didn't try to steal Deku's second strip of bacon at breakfast, he didn't try to blow up the bathroom when Deku took almost an hour showering. He didn't even call the other 'stupid' or a 'klutz' or a 'goddamn melvin' even though he was a stupid fucking goddamn klutzy melvin-although that last one had more to do with the fact that the mousey boy would squeak and speed walk in the other direction whenever Katsuki came near him…
The point is, he was trying to be nice so that Deku would realize he wasn't mad about what happened.
Does he outright have to tell the nerd 'Hey I actually didn't mind that you kissed me so talk to me cuz I miss hearing your dumb voice' to get it through his thick fucking skull?
"Um...Kacchan?"
The hair on Katsuki's neck stiffened as he felt the hot breath whispered against his exposed skin.
"Hm?" Bakugou intelligently replied, keeping his face forward.
"Should we go now? Kirishima and Todoroki are already halfway down…"
Katsuki clicked his tongue to feign annoyance. "Well, if you're ready.." the bonde grumbled.
The taller boy abruptly pushed his weight against the front of the sled, moving it into motion. Gravity pulled the old sled down fast.
"AhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The green haired boys' scream got louder the further down they went. It turns out he wasn't prepared, he didn't expect to go this fast. When his fingers began slipping from their hold on the sides, he wrapped his arms around Kacchan's midsection.
Katsuki suddenly felt weightless. Not just because they were flying down the mountain. He could feel the smaller boys' heart beating fast against his back, trembling arms wrapped tighter around his abdomen.
And then out of nowhere a tree appeared.
SKRRRREEEEE-
Katsuki managed to maneuver around the tree just in time to avoid crashing into it, however he made the turn too quickly and flipped their sled over in the process. The boys went flying off to the side.
"Ugh, fuck.." Katsuki groaned as he lifted his head out of the snow bank. After a moment he realized Deku wasn't there. He looked left and right but all he could see was an endless sheet of white.
"Deku? DEKU!" His eyes widened when he still couldn't find him.
Holyshitholyshitholyshitholyshit- Katsuki began hyperventilating as he searched around and the worst came to mind.
Did he fall down further? What if he's unconscious, what if he actually did hit the tree? WHERE IS HE?
Just as Bakugou was about to have a meltdown, he noticed movement in the thick layers of snow. He ran to the spot and found the freckled boy.
He let out a sigh of relief.
Katsuki crouched down on his knees and helped the green haired boy sit up. He held one hand on his back for support and used the other to tilt Izuku's head up at him. Red eyes darted all over the place, inspecting for injuries.
Izuku was fine though, for the most part.
Green eyes blearily opened to a hazy image of a frantic Kacchan. The sight made the corners of his emerald eyes crinkle as a smile crept up his lips.
"The fuck are you smiling about- shit, did you hit your head? How many fingers am I holding up?"
Izuku let out a soft laugh, which only concerned the blonde more, and then said,
"Sorry, sorry, I just um-" He giggled in between his sentences, "Uh-I remembered what you said another day. About green being bad luck, guess you were right." He smiled.
"...Okay, where's the nearest hospital?"
Midoriya burst out laughing like it was the funniest thing he's ever heard in his life. Truthfully, Izuku was just happy being in this moment with Kacchan. He's happy that Kacchan was so concerned. He's happy he could talk to Kacchan again.
He's only a little dizzy when he leaned his head into the blondes' neck.
Katsuki's heart thumped as the smaller boy slumped against him. He glanced down and let out a sigh.
He's so fucking useless. Bakugou thought fondly. He scooped Izuku into his arms and began trekking down the mountain.
Katsuki had a lot of time to think during the journey downwards.
The way his heart pounded with each step he took, the fact that he couldn't stop thinking about the kiss Deku gave him, Katsuki could only come to one conclusion. The conclusion he's been trying to deny ever since he got to know the sleeping boy in his arms better. He couldn't deny it anymore, not when he was currently counting the amount of freckles on his childhood friends' face.
His heart stuttered as he admitted to himself,
I like Deku.