Izuku Midoriya should have expected that his first real relationship would go sour. After all, life pushed him around ever since he was four years old why should he expect a break now? This was probably going to be the last time he gets to see Mina before he moved to an entirely different part of Japan and he didn't know what to say to her. Should he suggest that they try to keep a long distance relationship? Countless television shows, comics, manga, and movies taught him that those sorts of relationships never last. His thoughts were interrupted by the buzzing of his phone
Mina: Meet me the mall OK?
Izuku: Sure
The Kiyashi Ward shopping mall was the place where they had their first date. Mina insisted that they get some milkshakes at one of the shops there. Despite the fact that his heart rate was skyrocketing during their first date, Izuku enjoyed his time with her and actually asked her out for a second date.
Maybe Mina felt the same way about their first outing together and that is why she insisted on meeting him at the very same milkshake shop? God, this was going to wreck him emotionally.
Finding Mina wasn't the hardest thing to do; the girl couldn't blend in if she tried. Kinda funny that she was dating someone as bland and plain as him. To Izuku's surprise, Mina still kept her upbeat personality when he caught up to her. Why wasn't she concerned about what would happen to "them"?
"Hey Izu, how'd you like my idea for today? It's like a nostalgia thing."
"Yeah, it's really cute but uh, aren't you worried what will happen between us when I move to my new school?"
Mina tilted her head in confusion "Why should I be worried?"
Izuku began scratching the back of his neck nervously "well it's just uh, everybody says long distance relationships don't work and I'm just kinda worried that we might drift apart because of the distance between us. Not that I'm saying our relationship is weak or anything, I'm just worried that's all because I really like you and-" His rant was cut off by Mina planting her lips on his.
"Sorry about the random kiss but it's the only consistent way I could stop your mumbling episodes. And about the whole "living across the country thing" I think you're overthinking it. I mean we still get the weekends free so we will get to see each other a lot no matter what. My brother even volunteered to drive us to each other but I don't want to wear him thin so let's just use trains to see each other whenever we go on dates."
Izuku was shocked that Mina was so positive about everything. He spent the last week dreading what would happen once he moved away and here she goes dispelling his fears with her uplifting attitude. God, what did he do to deserve someone like her?"
"Hey Izu, as much as I love standing around in the mall I think we should go to before the line gets too long."
"Okay!"
"I'm having a nostalgia overload here, Izu! This is just like our first date! We even ordered the same shakes! See, I remember I ordered a chocolate chip shake and you ordered a strawberry one.
Izuku took a moment to think about his girlfriend's words before responding "Hmm, looks like you got a point there. But I always order strawberry milkshakes so I have to deduct some points from your logic…"
"What's the deal with your love for strawberry milkshakes anyway? Is it something you liked ever since you were a kid?"
"Actually, the first time I had a strawberry milkshake was when we first went out. I figured that since our first date was already a risky venture for me than I should try out something new and I got hooked! I think I like strawberry milkshakes so much is because they remind me of you."
Rather unexpectedly, Mina burst out laughing at what he thought was a heartfelt confession. "W-What's wrong? Did I say something bad?"
Mina took a good thirty seconds of laughter before answering "Oh my God Izu, are you listening to yourself?"
"What?"
"You basically just said that you love eating something pink because it reminds you of me!" she punctuated her words by wiggling her eyebrows suggestively
"Yeah so? What's so bad abo-OH MY GOD! NO, I DIDN'T MEAN IT LIKE THAT!" Izuku finally caught on to his unintentional innuendo and almost died of embarrassment
"Ha-ha! You're super flustered today too! This is exactly how our first date went"
"I don't really want to be reminded of the circumstances surrounding our first date. I-I mean I asked you out on a bet!"
"So? Wasn't the bet you got was "ask the prettiest girl out?" Why should I feel offended about that? Besides, I overheard Kirishima give you that dare and I actually was kinda hoping that you wouldn't chicken out. Why do you think I responded with a "yes" so quickly? You're a total cutie!"
"Wait, you really had a crush on me for that long? I never would have guessed."
"Well, I assumed you and Uraraka had a thing for each other...Never thought I had a chance…"
"Are you kidding? Uraraka and I are like brother and sister!"
Half of Mina felt bad for Uraraka. The girl talked to her about her attraction to Izu and she seemed to really like that guy. A more selfish side of her was glad that her boyfriend thinks of her once greatest competition as just a friend.
"You know what? I never really got what the other guys had to do for your bet…"
"Oh my God, let's just say there's a reason why we never made any bets again"
Midoriya spent the rest of their date telling his girlfriend what the rest of the guys at UA had to do that day. It felt weird to be the one chatting it up, usually she was the one that him crazy stories about her friends and he would listen intently. The fact that they switched places just cemented how different his life was from when he was in middle school.
"Huh, so that's why Iida was so lazy that day and why Kaminari was so attentive in class. I thought they switched their minds or something."
"We all thought Iida would freak out at the prospect of being lazy for the day, but he was surprisingly cool about it. He told us that while he loves being his regular workaholic self he was pretty happy to be able to just relax for a day."
"Well I guess now he doesn't have to work super hard in Shiketsu since he's no longer the class Rep"
"Yeah, Kaminari was pretty angry that he had to adopt Iida's work ethic for a whole day though."
"That sounds like Kaminari alright. I was kinda like him before too, before I started dating you and you rubbed your annoying studying habits off on me."
Midoriya crossed his arms in mock outrage "Hey, I helped you get out of the bottom of the ranks in terms of classwork."
Both of them burst out laughing at their mutual fraudulent annoyance at each other. The laughing ceased when Mina unexpectedly squeezed Izuku's hand "God, I'm gonna miss you…"
"Weren't you the one who was optimistic about our future?"
"That doesn't mean I won't miss you, you dork"
"I'll miss you too."
"Stay safe, okay? I know how you strive to help everyone and I honestly love that about you but...but you always drive me nuts whenever you put your life on the line like that! Just...Just promise me that you'll think before you do something crazy?"
"Mina, I promise you that I will tone down the crazy things I get myself into."
"You better! I enlisted Kirishima to watch you in case you do something stupid again!"
"Wait, what?"
Crimsonfan4life: I dunno guys, I feel bad spending my last day before I leave with her and not you guys…
JustSero: Come on man, this is probably the best chance you'll get to man up and ask her out!
KaminariDamacy: Yeah, we could hang out any other time. For now, just try to ask her out!
Crimsonfan4life: Alright, thanks guys. Wish me luck
Kirishima had asked Tsuyu to go shopping with him, ostensibly to prepare for his new school but primarily to get closer to her. Surprisingly, he agreed to his proposal. Kirishima would have guessed that she would decline on account of needing to be babysitting her younger siblings. Kaminari told him that was a sign of her "being totally into him" but Sero warned him to not take it as a guarantee that she was interested in him.
He spotted Tsuyu coming up to the entrance of the mall and waved his hand to grab her attention. Lucky for him, both of them were pretty unique in terms of visuals with his bright red gelled hair and her frog-like (but still cute) appearance and she caught up to him quickly.
"Hey Kirishima, Do you have any idea of what you want to get?"
"I just need to buy a couple of notebooks for my new classes and maybe a binder. But I really want to see what's available."
Tsuyu nodded her head in agreement "That sounds nice, I'm going to see what I could buy as well."
"You know, I was actually surprised that you were available. I thought you would be busy taking care of your little siblings."
"My parents were home today so they told me to have fun. I mentioned that I'm hanging out with "some guy from school" they both assumed I had a boyfriend. Now both of my siblings won't stop teasing me about it."
Kirishima scratched the back of his neck nervously while trying to keep his cheeks from becoming the same colour as his hair. "Ha, you know how kids could be. But it's great that your parents let you have some time off."
"Well they did tell that they were going to have to get used to staying at home more. They had to arrange different hours at work so they could stay with my siblings."
"Why's that for?"
"I'm not sure if you know this but after what happened at the training camp we're all going to move into dorms for safety reasons."
"What!? But UA doesn't have any dorms!"
"Apparently Cementoss could build them up pretty quickly. Well that's my theory…" Kirishima couldn't help but crack a wide smile when Tsuyu did her trademark "thinking pose" which consisted of her bringing one of her fingers up to her bottom lip.
"Huh, that makes sense. Anyway, let's go!"
Tsuyu gave Kirishima a nod and followed him.
To Tsuyu's surprise, their first stop was at a store that specializes in outdoors products. "I thought you wanted to stock up on school supplies?"
"Yeah but my warranty for my night vision goggles expires in a couple of days and they were pretty expensive. I need a new pair because my old pair got destroyed rescuing that asshole."
Tsuyu was surprised that Kirishima's opinion on Bakugou soured so quickly. The blonde said much more vulgar things in the past and Kirishima was still chummy with him so what could the he have done to get perpetual nice guy Kirishima mad at him?
"Are you sure you want to let your friendship with Bakugou end like this? You two seemed pretty close…"
"Of course I'm sure! That guy is just a bully; I dunno why I thought he was cool before."
"What could he have done to you to make you hate him so quickly?"
"It's not what he did to me; it's what he did to someone else. Now before you ask, it's a bit personal Tsuyu and I can't just tell you." Kirishima let his emotions get the better of him and he only just realized he raised his voice at his friend.
"...I'm sorry for prying. This is clearly a touchy subject for you"
"No, no, I'm sorry for blowing up at you Tsu. You couldn't have known what I feel towards Bakugou and I had no right-"
"Save it. I know how blunt I could be and how it could be pretty annoying to deal with."
"You're not annoying Tsu, you're just kinda weird I guess. But everyone in our school is kinda weird, I guess…"
"Oh" Tsuyu tilted her head with a curious tone in her voice "What do you find weird about me?"
"Uh I guess you're quirk? I mean I know you have frog powers but I don't know how much of your uh, "froggy-ness" is due to your quirk or you"
"I have to admit that I like to play it up but some of my "quirks" are due to my quirk."
"Is the croaking you or you're quirk?"
"It's mostly due to my quirk, but sometimes I like to croak on my own for laughs *ribbit*"
"Wait...was that real croak or was that you just messing with me?"
Tsuyu just smirked and shrugged her shoulders in response, prompting both of them to laugh.
"Okay next question. Do you eat flies?"
This question actually got Tsuyu flustered "Uh, I mean-"
"I mean, if you do it's fine by me!"
"Wait, really?"
"Of course! Bugs that are high in protein are the most sustainable food source on the planet, so you're better off including them in your diet. It's pretty awesome too, if you ask me. A lot of people are afraid of bugs and what's the manliest thing to do to your fears? Eating them!"
"Besides, I ate some crickets when me and my grandma took a trip to Mexico one time to visit her friends and they weren't half bad. So if anyone wants to call you a weirdo for eating flies then at least you know you aren't alone!"
Tsuyu smiled a genuine smile "Thanks for the pep talk"
Kirishima returned her wide grin "Don't mention it, but I got one more question and this one doesn't have to deal with your quirk"
"Okay, ask me anything"
"You seem pretty keen on making everyone call you by your first name and I know that's because you want to be friendly with everyone but how come you refer to everyone with their last names?"
"Well if no one asks me to call them by their first names I think it would kinda disrespectful"
"Well if you need permission then you can call me Eijirou!" Kirishima noticed his friend give him an odd look and the confidence he was extruding faded instantly "I mean, if you want to. If you want to keep calling me Kirishima that's okay too, I don't wanna pressure you in-"
"Eijirou...that's a cute name" Kirishima spotted the flash of crimson cover her cheeks and wondered if that meant she was into him. She did call his name cute (what did that mean?) Alright Eiji, ease up. Maybe she's just embarrassed. For now just continue shopping
"Hah, my name? Cute? Never heard that one before. We should continue shopping before we waste any more time chatting up the place."
The two spent the next couple hours silently shopping for school supplies. Kirishima managed to snag some notebooks at half price and Tsuyu decided to stack up on some mechanical pencils. The redhead was glad that Tsuyu wasn't the type of girl who would add needless small talk to every activity. He felt that somehow just doing everyday stuff together was enough to convey the good vibes between them.
After taking a break at some ramen shop in the mall the two decided to part ways.
"I'm really glad you asked me to shop with you Eijirou."
"I'm glad you came. I had a good time and I managed to get you to call me by my first name!"
"I'm just mad that now that I have time to stuff like this that you'll be at another school across the country." Tsuyu looked away in a futile attempt to hide her blush.
"I mean...we could still do stuff like this when we don't have school to worry about. If you want to, of course."
"Are...are you asking me out?"
"NO! I mean yes. I mean…" he sighed "I just feel guilty asking you out when we both know that I'm not gonna stick around. I don't want you think that I think that you're the type of girl that I would hang out with just because I have nothing else to do. I...really care for you and it wouldn't be manly to just leave you."
"I appreciate the concern but it would be really un-manly to think a girl can't take of herself. If you really want to make this work than you should go for it. After all, wouldn't a true man try his hardest to make it work?"
He grinned. This girl really got him "Alright, will you, Tsuyu Asui go out with me next Saturday!"
"I'll think about it…"
"What?"
"I'm thinking- yes"
Kirishima triumphantly pumped his first in the air.
The redhead's phone vibrated as he came home from his endeavour with Tsuyu
KaminariDamacy: so how did it go?
Crimsonfan4life: better than I had hoped. I asked her out and she said yes
JustSero: good to hear man, hope you two are happy together.
"I could never get used to your house, Yaomomo. To be honest I think the word "house" is underselling it. Doesn't your place take up the whole street?"
"It doesn't take up the whole street, Jirou; just three-fourths of it."
"Thanks for the clarification, it really makes a difference. Now why did you invite Jirou and me to your home?"
"Well Kendou, I'm going to be leaving soon and you two are my closest friends in UA. Sure I'll have Iida with me in Shiketsu but I don't know if I'll connect with anyone like I did with you two."
Both Jirou and Kendou clasped their hands and let out simultaneous "AWWS" partly to mess with their friend and partly to show their genuine appreciation towards Momo. Both of them knew how self-conscience the girl could be and she often hid it under a veneer of stoicism. Her opening up and telling them that she would miss them means that the two were able to pierce her veil manufactured confidence.
Momo genuinely appreciated her friends being so supportive of someone like her but she had to admit that the group hug they enveloped her in was a bit too much
"Girls...can't...breathe" sensing that they were suffocating Yaomomo, Jirou and Kendou let go of their death grip and sheepishly apologized.
"So...how's it feel being the one girl of the group going to Shiketsu?"
"I have to admit, I do have miniscule amounts of fear of the future. Both of you were so kind in helping me understand the intricacies of people who aren't that well off. I don't know if I'll ever meet friends such as you two in Shiketsu."
"I'm sure that one girl in Shiketsu's hero class will be happy that another person with two X Chromosome will join her. Feel sorry for the poor thing, being the one girl in a room full of guys. Like no matter cool some of our guy friends like Kaminari or Kirishima are, I would probably go crazy if I had no one I could talk to about stuff that the guys won't know about."
"Speaking of guys, I bet that you're happy that Todoroki is with you." Kendou suggestively wiggle her eyebrows while Jirou snickered.
"I...I don't know what you are talking about!"
"Oh come on, Yaomomo! How oblivious do you think we are? You're not good at keeping your emotions to yourself. We both know that the two of are in to each other so there's no use in hiding it."
"Oh yeah? What about, um; you and Iida! Don't think I don't see the way you two look at each other!"
Kendou almost lost it at her friend's incredibly bad attempt at deflection "Iida and I are just friends and if either of us had any feelings for the other we would talk to each other because that's what mature, sensible people do. They don't let their feelings fester until it's too late."
Yaomomo let out a defeated sigh "I...apologize for what I said about you and Iida, I let my emotions get the better of me-"
Kendou dismissed her concerns with a wave of her hand "Save it. Jirou and I did put you in a perilous position when we talked about your feelings for Todoroki."
"No, it's my fault. Whenever I think about him I become irrational. It's rather embarrassing to say the least…"
"Why don't you just ask him out? I mean, that seems like the simplest solution." Jirou suggested while shrugging her shoulders.
"Isn't the common sentiment that a guy asks a girl out when he's interested? I think I should wait until Todoroki asks me."
"Traditional gender roles are bullshit, Yaomomo. Besides, Todoroki is a pretty great guy. He didn't have any friends when we started school and right now his only friends are Midoriya and Iida."
"Iida did say that he noticed Todoroki stealing glances at you when he thought nobody was looking. I think that shows he has some interest in you. I'd say it's worth a shot."
Her friends' words seemed to boost her confidence and Yaoyorozu resolved to do something about her crush on Todoroki "I think that the two of you may have a point. After we are all settled in Shiketsu I promise you two that I will ask Shouto Todoroki on a date!"
"Finally" Jirou snarked
"We wish you the best!"
Tenya Iida had quite the day ahead of him. He had to pack the last of his belongings and meet a couple of his soon to be former classmates before he embarked on the journey to his new school. Uraraka invited him and Midoriya over to the park to say goodbye to their bubbly friend and he had jumped at the chance. Sure, the both of them said goodbye to her yesterday but Iida wasn't going to let an opportunity to say spend some time with her go to waste.
"IIDA!" The shorter girl ran up to him and enveloped him in a great hug "It's good to see you too, Uraraka." Iida smiled as he looked down at his smaller friend. Beneath her loving smile he could tell that she was despairing the fact that her two closest friends will be going to a different school.
"Where's Deku?"
"He's currently spending some time with his girlfriend, Ashido. He told me that he felt a little guilty opting to spend time with his girlfriend instead of accepting your invite but I assured him that you would understand his logic."
"Of course I do." she said between gritted teeth. What did you expect girl, that his girlfriend who he adores
"So did you plan anything today?"
"No, I figured you wouldn't be able to do something big so I just want to spend time with one of boys!"
"You have my gratitude for opting to do something simple, Uraraka. I actually have to return a book I borrowed from Shouji so I am a little pressed for time."
"I understand, the start of your new life is starting tomorrow! Are you ready?"
"As I'll ever be. I am a bit nervous but if I were to guess, the others are taking it worse than I am…"
"Yeah, you always were one of the more level headed members of our class."
"Thank you."
"Just make sure Deku is safe, okay?"
"What, are you not worried about my safety?"
"No! Er, I mean that, uh…" Uraraka inwardly chided herself for letting her feelings for Midoriya surface once again. She looked like a total jerk not even wishing Iida a safe journey."
Iida chuckled "Relax Uraraka, I'm only teasing. I understand that you would worry about Midoriya since he hasn't had the best of luck in regards towards injuries. Do not worry, Ashido already enlisted Kirishima and I on "Izu patrol" as she says. I have to say that I am glad that Midoriya is dating someone that cares so much about him. I wish those two nothing but the best!"
"Yeah...me too…" she said once again through gritted teeth. Her jealous thoughts were interrupted by Iida enveloping her in a hug of his home. It was rare to see him display such affection.
"I'll miss you, Uraraka. I'm so glad that I have met and I hope that we continue this friendship for years to come."
She smiled "Yeah, me too."
*This chapter is mainly for shipping interactions so I apologize in advance for the lack of plot development
I decided to have the start of Izuku and Mina's relationship happen under comedic circumstances because writers better than myself had them date under more serious circumstances so I tried to do something different.*