AN: Hey guys! I know I usually don't post on this day but decided that since it's my birthday weekend I would gift you guys with another chapter instead of having you wait longer. Thank you to those who've commented on this story! you guys make my day! This chapter is also a little longer too so I hope you don't mind... I really tried to shorten it but just couldn't find it in me to do so lol. Anyways if you're wondering the song that is playing is called "So Far Away" by Staind.
Enjoy!
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Once it was her turn at the kissing booth, she had to admit she did feel a little nervous since she had never done this before. But from what she saw with some of the other girls it didn't look too bad. Deciding to instead just give people kisses on the cheek.
What was odd was that every so often she would hear loud explosions coming from somewhere a few booths down but decided to just shrug it off as either an event going on or that some of the guys were just enjoying themselves somewhere. 'Well, that's nice that they are all having fun.' She thought with a big smile as she moved on to the next person in line while the girls sat behind her talking.
A few booths down Kaminari was pouting and rubbing his head. "For the last time man this is our break! We should be enjoying this time not trying to get blown up!"
"I DIDN'T FUCKIN ASK YOU MORONS TO FOLLOW ME EVERYWHERE!"
"Oh yeah and where would you have gone may we ask?" Kirishima asked glancing at all the different events going on while eating his food.
"Tch. None of your business dumbass."
"Come on Bakubro just fess up already. That's the manliest thing to do. Don't let you Baku Rage Aura get the best of you."
Snorting Kaminari covered his mouth. "Baku Rage aura…I forgot she came up with that."
"Shut it!" he snapped lifting his hands before letting his eyes drift towards the front. "Besides there's nothing to fess up."
"Oh yeah then how come we keep having to chase you down like a mad man whenever someone starts heading a certain direction?" Kaminari grinned.
"Whatever just finish eating your damn food already so we can go."
Rolling his eyes Kirishima saw Monoma heading towards one their booths. 'Huh maybe he wants to check out the tank…' Shrugging his shoulder he turned back around shrieking in terror at seeing Bakugos clenching his teeth with a demonic grimace on his face. "EH?!"
"Um Bakugo…you alright there buddy?" Kaminari tilted his head nervously staring back at Kirishima as their eyes grew.
"Crap…not again…"
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"Ochaco babe! You're a hit!" Mina grinned from ear to ear staring in awe at the line of customers.
Hiding her face in embarrassment Uraraka waved her off. "Mina stop please. And anyways I only have 15 minutes left before I have to switch again."
"Wow Uraraka your line is almost as big as Yaoyorozu's." Deku walked over to them toweling himself off after his turn at the dunk tank.
"It's not really THAT big." She sheepishly scratched the back of her head.
"Well-" Deku started before being interrupted by a load explosion followed by a menacingly looking Bakugo who was suddenly tackled by both Kaminari and Kirishima.
"What's going on?" Mina said frowning in their direction. "I swear it's always something with those three stooges."
"I don't know. But I'm sure it's nothing." Deku nervously chuckled as he walked towards the three boys.
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"Come on man! Don't do this!" Kirishima grits his teeth trying to pull the blond back.
"Let. Go. Of. Me!"
"We are your friends and we are not going to let you do this!" Kaminari said clinging onto his legs. "Pull Kirishima!"
"I'm trying! This dude is freakishly strong!" he grunted while trying to stand his ground but being dragged instead as Bakugo slowly continued his pace.
"Hey guys what's going on?" Deku said looking between all three.
"Deku! A little help please!" Kaminari said pleadingly.
"What's wrong with Kacchan?" Deku said watching Bakugo bawling his fists as his eyes turned white glaring at the line of boys.
"GET THE HELL OFF ME YOU MORONS!"
"He's…let's just say…not thinking clearly!"
"Oh." Deku nodded looking at the line before widening his eyes. "OH!"
"DEKU, I SWEAR ON EVERYTHING IF YOU DON'T GET OUT OF MY WAY RIGHT THE FUCK NOW…"
"Kacchan relax ok." Deku said calmly nodding at the other two quickly using black whip to cover Bakugos mouth and in an instance pulling him away and around a corner.
"Now what? We can't exactly keep him locked up for the next few hours." Kaminari said rubbing his sore shoulder.
"Yeah, especially since it's his turn at the tank again soon."
"Well, who knows maybe the water will help." Deku said hearing Bakugos muffled yelling.
"Yeah, and I have to take over the kissing booth soon too." Kaminari said peeking around the corner.
"Guys…he's getting free!" Kirishima's eyes widen, watching in horror as Bakugo breaks free and makes a run for it.
"Get him!" Running after him before he's able to set off an explosion, all three jump on him trying to keep him down.
"What's the meaning of this?"
Freezing at the tired tone of their teacher they all quickly look up.
"Mr. Aizawa!"
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"I wonder if everything's alright." Uraraka said to Tsu as they watched the guys walk out following their teacher looking relieved except for a certain blond who continued to glare at the line.
"Hey ladies how's it going over here?" Kaminari grinned walking up to them.
"Ok, I guess. Did you want to switch?" Uraraka asked.
"Oh no girly you don't." Mina said, turning her back around to face the students.
"That's right you still have 10 minutes left!" Hagakure giggled.
"And we wouldn't want to disappoint our customer right." Mina wiggled her eyebrows.
"That's right and I do believe I'm next." Looking up Uraraka came face to face with Monoma.
"M-Monoma? What are you-"
"Well, I thought it would be pretty obvious. I did say I was going to check this place out after all."
"I thought someone like you wouldn't even bother to see what class A was up to." Kaminari said folding his arms over his chest and glancing over at the dunk tank.
"Well, it seems I've had a change of heart." Monoma said, placing his hand over his chest. "So, what'll it be?"
"EEP!" Startled, she heard Bakugo yelling at Kirishima who was frantically trying to keep the blond from sitting still as he narrowed his eyes until Mr. Aizawa said something to him.
Refocusing her attention to Monoma she heard Mina chuckle.
"Remember we can refuse service to anyone. And I don't think Och-"
"It's fine guys. Really. It's not a big deal." She said, taking a deep breath.
"Are you sure?" Tsu asked lifting a finger to her chin. "It is Monoma after all."
"Hey! I'm standing right here!"
Nodding Uraraka quickly leaned forward giving him a light peck on the cheek. Moving away she was surprised to see a flustered Monoma gawking back at her.
"Eh Monoma?" she asked, tilting her head at the stunt-looking boy.
Nodding his head he let out a nervous laugh "Of course why wouldn't I be. After all I have places to be hahaha. Which I will be going to…now."
"Um ok…" she said as he quickly rushed out of there.
"Well, that was weird…" Mina said before they all burst out laughing.
X
A few minutes before the start of the concert Uraraka found herself getting more nervous by the minute. Taking a deep breath in she headed over to the gym with the rest of her friends.
"Nervous?"
"Huh?" lifting her head she saw Todoroki staring at her from the corner of his eye. "Oh yeah I am."
"You shouldn't be. From what I've seen you all pretty much have the routing down."
Smiling, she playfully nudged him. "Thanks. I just hope I don't mess this up and fall on my face or something."
Lifting an eyebrow, he shook his head. "I doubt that will happen… you do control gravity after all right."
Nodding she smiled. "Thanks Todoroki."
"OH MAN I THINK I'M GOING TO DIE!" Mina whined desperately throwing herself and clinking on to Urarakas shoulders.
"What? Mina you'll be fine you're the one who's been teaching us remember." She tried to reassure her.
"I know but what if something goes wrong?!"
Looking back at Todoroki, Uraraka giggled helping her up. "Don't worry we'll all do fine you'll see."
"You're right…" Mina took a deep breath. "KIRISHIMA!" Mina shouted as he walked in.
Startled, the red head frantically looked around until he saw Mina running towards him. "What is-"
"I"M GOING TO DIE!" she pulled on his shoulder.
Smiling Uraraka saw Sero and Bakugo walking in next as the latter went over to sit by his drum set now wearing their band shirts. Fidgeting nervously with her skirt she slowly walked over to him as he started warming up.
"Hey, I would wish you good luck, but itskirt,s like you're all set."
Snapping his head up he hadn't noticed her being too focused on what he was doing. Leaning back, he silently nodded.
"So did you have fun at the festival so far?" she asked, looking around at everyone.
Clicking his tongue, he started stretching his arms avoiding her gaze.
"Um…is everything alright?"
"Fantastic." He sarcastically said rolling his eyes.
"Ok. Well… I guess I'll talk to you later then." She said as he continued getting ready. Not wanting to bother him anymore she quickly went over to join Deku and Shinso.
"Ok places everyone! We are about to start! I know everyone will do great so let's show them what class 2-A is all about!" Iida yelled as everyone cheered.
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As the group song finished everyone was sweating from all the dancing making their way off the stage smiling while all the students at the gym still cheered them on.
"We did it you guys!" Hagakure said jumping up and down in excitement.
"We really did!" Uraraka smiled while punching the air. "Way to go everyone!"
Chuckling Iida tried to quiet everyone down and get their attention. "Ok so since the band is trying to hurry up and get ready for their next songs. I'll need a couple of people to help and get the two stations closed off and put away. The rest are more than welcome to watch the rest of the concert.
"I can help." Uraraka said.
"But Ochaco that means you might miss the band. Ribbit."
"It's alright. I'm sure we'll be back on time since we still have a few minutes."
"I'll help."
"Me too." Deku nodded.
"Thank you Uraraka, Todoroki and Midoriya. We will make sure to be back on time." Iida said as they ran off.
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"I wonder what could be taking them so long?" Ojiro asked as he looked around the gym. "I don't see them anywhere."
"It is a rather big crowd I doubt it'll be easy for us to find them." Shouji said trying to see over everyone and using his arms. "But from what I can tell there not here yet."
"They better make it here quick, or they'll miss it!" Mina said worriedly.
Peeking behind the curtains Jirou, Kaminari, and Yaoyorozu tried to get their classmates' attention who were standing close to the stage.
"Anything?" Tokoyami asked from behind them.
"No, from what I can tell they are still not here yet." Momo said rubbing her chin.
"Well, we can't keep the audience waiting. As much as I would love for all our friends to be here." Kaminari frowned.
"Kaminari right. I'm sure they'll understand-"
"No. Let's give them a couple more minutes." Bakugo said leaning against the wall staring at the floor.
"Are you sure?" Jirou asked looking between the crowd and Bakugo.
"They'll be here."
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"Alright. Whose idea was it to wait in line again?" Deku sheepishly grinned at the huge line of students.
"Midoriya we can't just cut in line. We must set an example for our fellow students." Iida said even though already feeling annoyed at all the waiting and pushing going on.
"We better hurry, the band is about to start any minute." Todoroki said from behind Uraraka and glaring behind him after feeling yet another push from behind.
After a few minutes the line slowly started moving, and they could already hear the music starting.
"Uraraka you're awfully quiet." Deku said over his shoulder.
"I'm fine." She softly said, feeling somewhat disheartened that they didn't make it on time.
Feeling yet another push from behind Todoroki placed his hands on either side of her shoulders to steady himself gritting his teeth. "Iida…"
Fidgeting with his glasses Iida took a steady breath. "In situations like these we must always remember to stay calm and collective Todorok-" he said before feeling another push from the front and hearing Todoroki yell at someone behind him. "But since I am the class representative, I must tell everyone TO STOP PUSHING AND MOVE YOUR BUTTS THIS INSTANCE!"
Widening their eyes, the three of them just gawked at their class rep as he lifted his hands up and down at everyone. Suddenly feeling the line moving faster and finally making it inside. Iida straightened his glasses. "I must apologize for my behavior. I have no idea what came over me."
Patting him on the back playfully Uraraka smiled lifting an amused eyebrow. "First time at a concert?"
"Well, the important thing is we made it in." Deku chuckled as they continued listening to the music playing. "Good thing we decided to take a break otherwise we would've missed the whole thing."
"They are pretty good." Iida mused absently bobbing his head.
"Where do we go? This place is packed." Todoroki asked scanning the crowd.
"Come on guys the bands already almost done with their second song." Grabbing Deku and Todoroki by the wrist while Deku grabbed Iida who was busy looking around the big crowd in awe. She started leading them in, trying to find a good spot but was unable to since she couldn't see over the crowd.
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"Alright thank you everyone! This is our last song for today." Jirou said as everyone started clapping and cheering them on. "Ok guys get ready." She said turning to both Kaminari and Bakugo.
Getting up Bakugo quickly looked through the crowd again only seeing his classmates and a whole gym full of other students.
"Bakugo you ready?" Tokoyami asked waiting for the blond to switch spots with him for the drums. "I'll try to make you proud." Not getting a respond he saw him still staring out. "Bakugo?"
"Yeah." He mumbled unhooking the microphone from his drum set and meeting Kaminari up front.
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"I can't see anything!" Uraraka shouted as she continued to try and peek through people while jumping up and down.
"Over here!" Deku said, grabbing her wrist and leading them closer to the middle as they followed. "At least it's a little better." He awkwardly smiled since Uraraka continued to pout trying to look between people's bodies.
"Here."
Feeling a small jolt on the ground they saw Todoroki gave them a small platform made out of ice so they could see better but also not to block others views making them all laugh.
"Wait…before that was… Bakugo?!" Iida said staring slack-jawed at the stage as they turned to see the blond standing in front of the stage with his usual scowl holding a guitar and fixing his microphone.
"Alright...you ready?!" Jirou shouted while everyone yelled back.
"Let's get on with this." Bakugo said as he saw Kaminari grinning. "What?! Don't start with that shit again."
"Oh, it's not that." he said nodding towards the middle of the crowd.
"They made it!" Yaoyorozu smiled.
Without meaning to his eyes immediately scanned the crowds of people and stopped as he saw the four of them waving.
Taking a deep breath, he suddenly felt his throat dry as his palm became sweaty.
"Alright Bakubro you ready?"
Turning towards the others he cleared his throat nodding while quickly rubbing his hands against his pants as he slowly started playing with the others following as he started singing.
"This is my life,
It's not what it was before.
All these feelings I've shared
And these are my dreams
That I'd never lived before
Somebody shake me, 'cause I
I must be sleeping."
As the chorus started Bakugo continued singing while Kaminari provided backup. Uraraka couldn't do anything but stare in amazement at how good they sounded. He would occasionally close his eyes so focused on the music like nothing else mattered.
"And now that we're here, it's so far away
All the struggle we thought was in vain
And all the mistakes one life contained
They all finally start to go away
And now that we're here, it's so far away
And I feel like I can face the day."
Opening his eyes, he caught her brown ones as he continued singing not wanting to look away as she shyly started blushing and looking around her to see who he was looking for making him smirk.
"And I can forgive, and I'm not ashamed
To be the person that I am today."
Feeling her heart quicken she tried her best to stay calm until she saw a small tint of pink grace his cheeks making her widen her eyes and him slightly smile. 'Ochaco stay calm…don't let it…'
"And these are my words
That I've never said before
I think I'm doing okay
And this is the smile
That I've never shown before
Somebody shake me 'cause I
I must be sleeping."
Looking at Uraraka, Todoroki lifted a curious brow before refocusing his attention to the band. Uraraka in the meantime was freaking out inside. 'What is he doing?! Why is he staring at me like that?!' Taking a shaky breath in she looked up again to find him still staring at her but the moment she did… his eyes soften before his smirk came back feeling her cheeks flush once more as she stared back, feeling hers soften as well.
"Now that we're here, it's so far away
All the struggle we thought was in vain
And all the mistakes one life contained
They all finally start to go away
And now that we're here, it's so far away
And I feel like I can face the day
And I can forgive, and I'm not ashamed
To be the person that I am today."
Closing his eyes briefly he opened them shaking his head while Kaminari smiled.
"I'm so afraid of waking
Please don't shake me
Afraid of waking
Please don't shake me."
Looking to the front Deku caught sight of Mina staring blankly at Uraraka while on the far left he saw Ema glaring between the stage and Uraraka as Bakugo continued to stare at his friend with a look, he's never seen from him before. 'Oh…'
"Now that we're here, it's so far away
All the struggle we thought was in vain
All the mistakes one life contained
They all finally start to go away."
Feeling her eyes water, she had to blink swallowing down hard and trying to process what just happened taking a small step back. 'No…I can't…'
And now that we're here, it's so far away
And I feel like I can face the day
I can forgive, and I'm not ashamed
To be the person that I am today."
As the song finished everyone started clapping and shouting while Uraraka stood frozen as Bakugo stood there for a moment just watching her as Kaminari slapped him on the shoulder startling him and making him blink while Jirou started thanking everyone.
Rapidly blinking Uraraka quickly turned on her heels.
"Hey Uraraka where are you-" Deku started before she disappeared within the crowd of students.
"Is everything alright?" Todoroki asked glancing over at an excited Iida who continued to clap.
"I'm not sure…" Deku said rubbing his chin. "I hope so."
Frowning Bakugo quickly took off his guitar walking off the stage not caring about everyone cheering, followed by the rest of the band.
"You guys were great!" Sero said as he walked towards the back.
"Yeah, Bakugo was a big surprise!" Hagakure said waving her arms.
As Iida, Todoroki and Deku walked up he stopped in front of them. "Hey Kacchan sorry we were late."
"Great work out there I must say!" Iida nodded.
"Yeah yeah." Waving his hand dismissively he gave the One for All user a stern look. "Deku…"
Nodding down the stairs Deku shrugged "I think she had to take care of something."
"Tch." Heading down the stairs he heard Iida trying to stop him.
"Hey, remember we need to get this placed cleaned out!" before the class rep turned to everyone else. "Doesn't anyone respect their schedules anymore?"
Making it to the bottom of the stairs he was quickly stopped as Ema turned the corner standing in front of him. "Hey! Great show! I was impressed."
"Tch. Like a give a shit." He rolled his eyes as he tried to step around her before she stepped in front of him again.
"Hey where are you off to? I thought we could hang out." She smiled batting her lashes.
"For the last time I said no you damn extra now move it!" he clenched his fists stomping past her.
"Oh, come on! Don't tell me you have a thing for that little girl." She scoffed. "Now what was her name again…"
Halting, he looked over his shoulder slowly turning around. "Uraraka."
Smiling that she finally got his attention she started walking closer. "Right. That little gravity girl. Well, that's a joke, right?"
Taking a step back he narrowed his eyes. "What the fuck you're talking about?"
"I mean there's no way you guys are together, right?"
"So, what if we are? That's none of your damn business."
"Come on, after all she is what you could call…plain Bakugo! I can offer you a lot more."
"And who the fuck says that I'm looking for anything you have to offer."
Laughing she just shrugged.
"Listen, I'm only going to say this one more time." He said pointing his finger. "First, whatever's going on between me and her that's none of your damn business. Second, I've repeatedly told you to fuck off but obviously you don't get it. I am not and will never be interested in you or anyone else for that matter. And last but not least there are plenty of reason why someone like her could catch any man's attention and not just on looks but also because she has something that you fuckin obviously don't which is brains and respect just to name a few and she is also the strongest woman I've ever met. So, there's nothing fuckin plain about her."
Scoffing she folded her arms glaring at him "Please, you think I care about any of that? I always get what I want Bakugo."
"Well good luck with that shit because that's not happening." He said walking off.
"Oh yeah, well I guess we'll just have to see about that. By the way she did look like she had a great time at the kissing booth huh?" She shouted watching him clench his fists before he walked out.
X
By the time it started getting dark out people were still walking around checking out some of the events that were still going on while others were already taking theirs down.
Uraraka had just finished wiping down all the desks in the classroom. Usually, she wouldn't be cleaning it during the weekend of course but since they had to use it that day to get ready for the day's events it only felt right to make sure it was tidied up plus she tried to find anything to occupy her time with while trying to avoid a certain explosive boy.
"Bleh! Let's go already babe! Before they close everything down." Mina said as she dusted off her hands.
Giggling Uraraka smiled. "It's alright Mina. You didn't have to help me you know."
"Hey what are best friends for plus it won't be any fun without you there."
Letting out a deep sigh Uraraka nodded towards the door. "Thank you, but you should go ahead to the others. I promise I'll meet you there. Just let me know where you guys will be."
"Alright. It'll probably be easy to find us since we will most likely be the loudest bunch there." She laughed. "We were just going to walk around and see what else is still open. I know the guys were talking about wanting to check out one of the obstacle courses later."
"Ok I'll meet you guys once I finish up here, I promise. I just have to finish sweeping and moping." She said picking up the broom.
"Alright babe I'll see ya later!"
Once Mina was gone Uraraka let out a tired breath rubbing her eyes and staring out the window. She could still see as students were absently walking around talking with their friends or participating in certain events.
Showing a small smile, she continued cleaning while going over the day's events. The kissing booth was actually rather fun to watch, especially once it was Sero and Kaminari's turn. She did, however, feel slightly bad for when it came to Minetas turn since not a lot of people showed up but only slightly. So, some of the girls tried to cheer him up by keeping him busy by playing games, anything to make the time go by faster.
Mopping the floor, she couldn't help but think about what had happened earlier at the concert. She had already heard the band play before and heard Bakugo singing once but it still surprised her at how good he sounded.
Giggling, she remembered the look at some of her classmates' faces when they heard him for the first time.
"Found you." Startled, she looked up to see Bakugo standing in the doorway clutching the frame on either side of him. "Something funny?"
But that wasn't what caught her off guard. What was odd was the feral look on his face as he continued to stare at her intensely with those crimson eyes.
"Bakugo? W-what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be off with the others?" she asked as she continued to mop making sure her voice was as normal as possible.
"Shouldn't I be asking you that?"
"I'm just about to finished here." she said, averting her eyes as she continued mopping "Just wanted to make sure this place was clean. Did you do anything fun?" Not getting a reply she looked up to find him still staring at her clenching his fists. "Bakugo?"
"No."
"No?"
"No idiot I didn't have fuckin fun!"
"Oh…sorry to hear that." She said looking worried.
"How the hell did you expect me to have fuckin fun in the first place?!"
Taking aback by his sudden outburst she stared at him for a minute. "W-well I thought…it looked like you did-"
"Well look fuckin harder! How am I supposed to have fuckin fun watching the damn kissing booth?! And why the hell have you been hiding from me hah?! It took me a while to find you!"
Frowning she tilted her head confused. "What are you talking about? At the concert at least it looked like you enjoyed yourself."
"Forget about the damn concert for a minute ok! I'm talking about-" Taking a small step forward he quickly stopped as her face suddenly changed and grew dark.
"Don't…" Gritting her teeth, she was glaring dangerously from him to his feet.
Frowning he looked down at his muddy boots before looking back up with a devious smirk.
"Don't even think about it…" she said tightening her hold on the mop. Having almost finished cleaning, she slowly saw his foot lifting.
"You know something…I don't give a shit anymore! I'm fuckin done! I'm fuckin done talking and I'm fuckin done with this whole shit!"
Taking a few quick steps towards her she watched in horror as he left a trail of mud all over making her shriek.
"BAKU-" Having been cut off the instant his lips pressed hard against hers all her thoughts at the moment had gone out the window making her stumble backwards with her back hitting one of the tables as he steadied her.
Widening her eyes, she felt frozen at the realization of what had just happened. Feeling his lips against hers she was surprised at how needy yet soft they felt. 'DID BAKUGO JUST…KISS ME?!'
It only lasted a few seconds, but her heart wouldn't slow down. Not even a bit. Already feeling her cheeks flush she couldn't come up with a single word having forgotten the ability to talk apparently.
As he pulled away, he stared at her wide eyed for a brief minute before blinking questioningly and trying to comprehend what he just did. Searching her face his eyes slowly softened as she recognized the same look from the concert.
Slowly lifting his hands, he gently cupped both of her cheeks in his palms delicately caressing them with his thump as he continued to stare at her, before slowly tilting her head up to meet his lips again in a slow and tender kiss.
This time it was different than before. It felt different. There was still this lingering hunger but gentler. The moment his lips caressed her own she felt her knees get weak. His lips were so soft…softer than she could have ever imagined. She knew she was in trouble. She knew what she should do. But it seemed like her body and mind weren't communicating with each other making any rational thought leave her the moment she slowly fluttered her eyes close and giving in dropping the mop.
Feeling her kissing him back he was slightly taken aback but quickly recovered as she placed her hands on top of his. Slowly closing his eyes, he couldn't help but feel…happy? How could something like this feel so good? It was a strange feeling…part of him felt nervous but another part felt scared. But in the end the feeling that mattered the most to him was the feeling of happiness and kissing her. And not just that but in the end…the only girl he's ever felt this way for…was kissing him back.