AN: Hey everyone, can't believe we're already this far in. Just as always an fyi none of the songs are mine but the second I feel like in a way it can relate to this story depending on your view. Plus I love it lol Enjoy!

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"So, you want to tell me again how this happened?" Mr. Aizawa gave each of them a tired look. He had been happily taking a nap when he was woken up by the alarming sound of his students bursting through the door. "And why you didn't heed the warning?"

"Well, we were doing good." Mina argued wincing when Yaoyorozu continued to wrap her leg. "That was until…"

"We tried to save this cute little squirrel." Finished Uraraka as they gave him the sweetest puppy dog eyes they could muster, making their homeroom teacher roll his eyes.

"A damn squirl?" Bakugo huffed leaning against the back of the couch Uraraka was sitting on. "So, you fucked up your wrist because of a damn squirl?" he repeated.

"Yes, and it was a cute one too." She lifted her chin proudly as if to make a point.

"Hey, you can't blame us for wanting to save all kinds of life." Mina pointed out making Kirishima grin and shake his head.

"Well obviously you're no better." Bakugo scoffed crossing his arms and gesturing to Mina's leg. "The only one that seemed to have some damn sense if any, is frog face over here."

"Actually, I managed to move it out of the way, but I was too late when I tried to get to them." Tsu turned her gaze down feeling sorry she wasn't able to make it on time.

"It's ok Tsu."

"Yeah, at least we managed to safe the cute little guy."

Pinching the bridge of his nose Bakugo returned his attention back to the three girls. "Are you guys even listening to yourselves?"

Clearing his throat, Mr. Aizawa refocused everyone's attention back to him. "Even so, you still should've taken precautions, since Recovery girl's not here to heal your injuries. You will have to suffer the consequences until we make it back home."

"Wait, so we'll miss out on our last day here?!" Mina cried out pouting while Yaoyorozu gave her a couple of crutches in the meantime.

"Sorry Mina, that's what happens when you play hero." Kirishima said plopping himself down on the chair next to her.

"Dinner will be ready soon, so I suggest you all get ready." Mr. Aizawa spoke over his shoulder as he exited the small room intending to finish his nap.

"This sucks!" Mina grumbled until she heard Bakugo snicker. "And Mr. Explosion Murder's really not helping!"

"Well, what did you expect when you guys make reckless decisions like that?"

"It wasn't reckless." Uraraka puffed her cheeks but winced when she accidentally moved her left wrist and thankful for the brace and sling Yaoyorozu made for her. "Thanks Momo."

"No problem."

"Anyway, if we didn't do something, someone else would've hurt the little thing." Uraraka reasoned but quickly rolled her eyes when Bakugo just gave her a blank look. "What would you have done?"

Rubbing his head Bakugo couldn't keep the smirk from his face anymore as he looked away.

"Katsuki!" She gaped at him appalled at what he must be thinking and shaking her head when he started laughing.

"Of course, I would have done something." He lifted his hands amused that they were even having this discussion. Of course, he would have helped…apparently even a damn rodent. But the reason why he couldn't help the amusement on his face was because he didn't know whether he wanted to keep scolding her for not thinking or if he wanted to just find the nearest room and ravish her.

This was one of the many reasons he was so weak for her…because it didn't matter what or who, she would always be Uraraka…his Uraraka. And that's something he was certain of, would never change.

Giving him one last suspicious glare, she slowly got to her feet and nodded in thanks when she felt him help her up. "Do you need any help with anything?" she asked Mina.

"Don't worry I got it." Kirishima grinned back already making plans for the rest of the day before Jirou and Yaoyorozu's little gathering.

Already halfway down the lobby, she glanced sideway at Bakugo silently walking next to her just waiting for him to blow up and say something about their little adventure. So instead of just waiting for the inevitable, she decided to just bite the bullet before dinner. "Alright listen, I know I should have-" Cutting herself off when she heard him curse under his breath and grab her right elbow pushing her towards the small hallway leading to the bathroom but stopped short. "Look I know it wasn't the best choice but-mph!""

She felt her breath leave her and eyes widen in surprise the moment he crashed his hungry lips against her in a heated kiss. The moment their lips met they both inhaled sharply having missed each other's touch even though it's only been a couple of days, but to them it might as well have been a lifetime.

Slowly tilting his head to deepen the kiss he parted her mouth with his own and lazily started teasing her, but he started smirking into the kiss when she grew impatient and yanked him closer.

When she started to feel her knees weaken and a whimper escaped her lips which he happily swallowed. He pulled away after a few seconds to stare down at her soft lips. He slowly lifted his crimsons eyes to meet her chocolate browns.

"K-Katsuki…" she breathed out still having a hard time keeping her eyes open.

Pushing off the wall and keeping his eyes glued to her, he pointed a finger at her. "Don't do that shit again."

"Eh?" Beyond confused she blinked a few times trying to regain her sense of where she was while at the same time calming her breathing and the pink to her cheeks.

Shoving his hands in his pocket he glared at the bracer as if it pissed him off. "You could've seriously gotten hurt worse than that Ochaco."

"Oh…I'm sorry…?" she gave a shy smile thinking that if this was her punishment, then maybe it wasn't too bad…

He on the other hand rolled his eyes and quickly turned back to head towards the buffet keeping his flushed face hidden. "Come on."

Smiling to herself she quickly caught up to him linking her right arm with his until he slowly intertwined his fingers with hers and she gave him a gentle squeeze in return, unaware that he was watching her from the corner of his eyes.

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"…wow I can't believe they let you guys back in there after that." Tsu grinned comfortably leaning back on one of the couches.

After dinner they decided to relax with Class B around the giant fireplace in the lobby, snuggled amongst each other listening to low music so as to not disturb other visitors passing by and happily exchanged stories while enjoying each other's company. Blissfully sipping on her hot chocolate, Uraraka smiled thinking that Yaoyorozu's and Jirou's idea of unwinding was just what they needed, and it seemed everyone agreed.

Nodding Sero looked up from his phone. "Yeah, but that's only because Bakubro was one of their regulars."

"And you're lucky too." Bakugo scowled into his mug taking a long sip next to her. "Otherwise, you'd be dead."

"So, what kind of restaurant is it?" Uraraka curiously turned to look between them. Since it was a known fact that Bakugo was surprisingly picky when it came to where he liked to eat, So whenever someone had the chance to tag along with him, they always came back rambling on about how good the food was. So, she knew the others were just as curious.

"Man, it's so good." Kaminari rubbed his stomach as if remembering how good the food tasted. "You guys should definitely check it out.

"Yeah, just not with Sparky over here." Bakugo huffed hearing Kaminari continues to defend himself about their last trip. Peering down when he heard her laughing, Bakugo smirked down at her. "It's a small family-owned restaurant I found on my way home when I was interning with Best Jeanist during first year. I'll take you one day."

"Really?" she beamed up at him making his cheeks warm up and cover his smile by lifting the mug to his lips.

Playfully nudging him she couldn't help but feel the warmth in her chest at remembering the small details she's caught on about him enjoying smaller family-owned places if they proved to be good and tried give them the recognition they deserved like that place at the mall he had shopped at.

Nodding, he snapped his eyes at everyone else when the room suddenly turned quiet and they started smiling at them.

"Aww look there actually is a soft side to Bakubro!"

"Hey how about the rest of us?"

"Oh yeah of course if Uraraka asks…"

"How sweet."

"SHUT UP! AND THERE'S A REASON I DON'T TAKE YOU MORONS WITH ME!" He barked back, slightly lifting himself up on the couch.

"Sure…" Mina laughed.

Grinning Uraraka continued to listen to them teasing him, finding it cute how red he started getting after every statement until he jumped to his feet and started to run after the ones responsible.

"Guys this is not proper way to behave outside of school!" Iida frantically waved his arms in exasperation.

"Iidas right." Jirou hummed singing a quiet tune with her guitar.

"Oh, wow Jirou you sound great!" Deku excitedly clenched his fists in front of him. "Are you going to play something?"

"Um…"

"Yeah!" Kaminari lifted his head up from the ground wincing at the added weight of Sero and Kirishima falling on top of him still laughing after Bakugos assaults. "Just like we did in the Island."

Exhaling loudly, Mr. Aizawa rubbed his temple while Hawks and Vlad King gave him sympathetic smiles. "Third years. You guys are third years. So, let's try and act like it."

Gritting his teeth Bakugo reluctantly moved to sit back down next to Uraraka with a small pout.

Setting a few chairs next to the fireplace Jirou gestured for Kaminari to join her to play a few songs.

Bakugo continued silently listening with an unreadable expression keeping his crimson eyes straight ahead while he placed his arm behind the couch with Uraraka snuggling closer.

Once they were done and asked for any volunteers, Kirishima quickly shot up singing a new rendition of 'Mandy' but instead replaced it with 'Mina' which to his amusement the pink girl couldn't stop smiling and laughing all while trying to cover her face.

"There you go babe that's all for you." He proudly grinned after he was done.

"Oh wow." Mina wheezed wiping her eyes.

"Yeah, wow." Bakugo chuckled shaking his head at the foolishness of his friend.

"Alright, bro come on!" Kirishima waved his hand to which Bakugo puffed his chest out, picked up the guitar and sat himself on one of the chairs.

Before Uraraka knew it, she was smiling and laughing with everyone while Bakugo, Kirishima, Kaminari, Deku, Tetsutetsu, and even Hawks started singing a mellow version of 'Dynamite' on the guitar.

While they were singing both teachers leaned back in their chairs with a faint smile as they watched their students enjoying themselves.

"Aizawa…"

"I know." Mr. Aizawa said, sharing a saddened look with Vlad King knowing pretty soon those very students would leave. "Let them enjoy themselves, they deserve it."

After they finally finished the song Bakugo started to flex and shake his tired hand while still smirking at the guys as they congratulated each other on a song well done.

"Told you guys I had a set of pipes!" Hawks laughed.

"Oh hey dude, why don't you sing that one song that we planned on playing at that last performance."

"Hah?"

"You know the one you wanted to play but changed your mind at the last minute." Jirou said sitting next to Uraraka. "Why did you change your mind by the way? I think it sounded pretty good."

"Couldn't tell you." Bakugo rubbed his head keeping his eyes glued to the fireplace.

"What song?" Uraraka curiously tilted her head. "Can we hear it?"

"No." he quickly snapped, wincing when he saw the startled look on her face.

Furrowing her brows in anger at his hard tone, Uraraka leaned further into the couch cushions pulling her knees to her chest and trying to bite her tongue since she didn't want to ruin everyone's last night here. She swore lately he's been changing from cold to hot and back in an instance, and it seemed Bakugo realized his mistake when he took a deep breath in, rubbing his palms against his pants.

Sensing his buddy's uneasiness Kirishima shifted in his seat along with Deku when their classmates continued to ask for the song. "Hey so who's next?"

"I don't mind going again." Deku quickly lifted his hand to volunteer.

Placing her chin on her on her arm, Uraraka kept her brown eyes trained on him trying to figure out what was going on. One minute he was fine and looked like he was enjoying himself but when Jirou asked him that, his expression suddenly changed to cold. What was the big deal anyways.

"Fuck it. You know what-fine let's play the damn song." he gruffly said slowly lifting his gaze, but she had already turned to look away clearly pissed.

"You sure Kacchan? I don't mind." Deku quietly said.

"It's fine." He said feeling Kaminari pull up a chair next to him and picking up the other guitar. "Why the hell not right? It's just a stupid song." He bitterly said receiving worried looks from Deku, Kirishima and even Mina but chose to ignore them since the only one he was watching was an annoyed Uraraka.

"Alright dude you ready." Kaminari received a grunt in return.

("Saving me")

"Prison gates won't open up for me
On these hands and knees I'm crawlin'
Oh, I reach for you, well I'm terrified of these four walls.
These iron bars can't hold my soul in
All I need is you, come please, I'm callin'
And, oh, I scream for you
Hurry, I'm fallin', I'm fallin'"

Stubbornly sneaking a peak at them she saw him singing with his eyes closed while Kaminari lowly helped him sing the chorus.

"Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be
Say it for me, say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me."

Opening his eyes, he slowly let his eyes drag around the room until he couldn't take it anymore and locked his gaze on hers.

"Heaven's gates won't open up for me
With these broken wings I'm fallin' and all I see is you.
These city walls ain't got no love for me
I'm on the ledge of the eighteenth story
And, oh, I scream for you come please
I'm callin' and all I need from you, hurry, I'm fallin', I'm fallin'

Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be
Say it for me, say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me.

Hurry, I'm fallin'."

Taking a shaky breath in, Uraraka continued to feel the intense look in his gaze but something about the way he was staring kept her from fully looking away. It was this familiar look he'd get in his eyes whenever they were together, but at the same time it was different, especially when she saw him nervously swallow and his eyes soften in a pleading sort of way that had her heart aching.

"And all I need is you.
Come please, I'm callin'
And, oh, I scream for you.
Hurry, I'm fallin', I'm fallin', I'm fallin'.

Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing.
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be.
And say it for me, say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me, hurry, I'm fallin'."

Say it for me, say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me."

"Wow you guys that was great!" Hagakure exclaimed jumping from her seat. "you guys definitely should've performed that one."

"That was quite good." Ojiro nodded surprised when he felt Hagakure pull him up next.

"Come on our turn!"

Pursuing her lips Jirou quickly chimed in while keeping her eyes darting between Bakugo and Uraraka knowing something wasn't right. "Y-yeah just tell me what song and I'll see if I can play it."

"Ochaco?"

Snapping her out of her trance, Mina saw her blinking profusely with a slight frown and the hint of tears gathering in the rim of her eyes. "Hmm? Y-yeah." Uraraka quickly placed a small smile on her face trying to convince both her friend as well as herself that she was ok but could tell from Mina's expression that she wasn't buying it. She wasn't sure what suddenly caused it but the sudden feeling of being overwhelmed and suffocated made her feel like she needed to get out of there. "I-I think I just need some air…"

"Do you want me to come with you?" Mina quietly said only loud enough for them to hear since everyone was currently occupied, but by the time she finished her sentence Uraraka was already out the door with a pair of red eyes following her.

Frustrated and confused she continued to trudge along the snow-covered ground and with every frustrating thought that crossed her mind she lightly kicked at the soft and fluff like snow threatening to engulf her white snow-covered boots. Why was she feeling like this? It was just a dumb song; nothing was meant by it. But yet his eyes said otherwise.

Yes, everyone knew whenever she was sad, or angry, happy, or tired. That was no secret that she always had a hard time covering up her emotions ever since she could remember. But one thing she was proud of, was that compared to some of the others she could always understand Bakugo. Even before they found out they liked each other.

People often criticized him for how loud, aggressive, and angry he was. But she knew it was just because he was such a passionate person and didn't know how to express himself otherwise. But she could also see that there was a big change in him compared to the 15-year-old boy that she met three years ago.

He would of course still explode on you if you annoyed or made him angry. And he would definitely tell you what he thought. But there were also times when he would keep some things bottled up and that's what worried her now.

Three years later, he still managed to keep surprising her at every turn. She supposed that's why she always kept an eye out when he was around… to see what he would do next. To see how he always managed to push himself everyday without any sign of stopping. Even if he was one of the strongest or smartest in their class, he would always set a goal and would make sure it happened, which in turn gave her the confidence to do the same.

She wasn't even sure if he or Deku even knew that they were the reason why their class became this close or why they managed to push themselves as well and were in a way a great inspiration to them all.

Furrowing her brow, she wrapped her jacket tighter around herself, drifting her eyes between the slowly growing snow and the dark black sky looming above her with the elegant snow gliding down tickling her nose.

Deeply exhaling she felt herself shiver when a cold breeze blew by and could see a small puff of cloud leave her lips. She continued her slow pace lost in thought, aware that no one was around. Everyone was still inside enjoying the nice warmth, but she didn't mind. But she did feel awful knowing that he probably saw her just abruptly bolt out of there. Especially after things started to get back to normal.

But why woulnd't he talk to her? Wasn't he the one always telling her that? Why did she keep getting these warm fizzy feelings in her chest that just wouldn't stop? And why did she feel so scared…? She knew how she felt. She knew she liked him and cared for him more than anything in the world and wanted to be with him. But then that nagging feeling returned, and she remembered her conversation with Ms. Yano.

No. She couldn't think about that right now and wouldn't.

Halting in her steps she looked up to see she was back at the entrance of the main building and could hear faint laughter from within. 'If I want to make things work with Katsuki, then I have to talk to him. No matter how hot headed that boy can be.'

Walking inside she quickly shook the snow that had already accumulated on her beanie and jacket.

"Uraraka there you are!"

Whirling around she came face to face with Shinso and Iida. "Oh yeah sorry to just run off like that." She rubbed the back of her neck.

"It's quite alright. We just wanted to make sure you were ok since the snow seems to be piling up outside." Iida smiled offering her a warm cup of tea.

"Oh, thank you Iida." She smiled in gratitude taking the mug and gently blowing on it, discreetly looking around. "Have any of you seen Katsuki around?"

"Bakugo? Actually, I haven't seen him in a bit." Iida frowned, turning to look around.

Pressing his lips together Shinso took a long sip of his tea Yaoyorozu had made before gesturing to the back doors. "Last I saw he didn't look like the social type."

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Finally making it to the back door after her friends kept stopping her to engage in conversation, she successfully managed to excuse herself and opened the door letting the cold air hit her face. "Katsuki?" Turning left then right she couldn't find him anywhere. "Where is he?" she said to herself, thinking maybe he had gone back to his cabin.

Shivering as soon as the cold breeze once again blew past her, she let out a low growl when she started walking in that direction and with every step onto the snow, she could feel her feet disappearing into the ground.

Readjusting her beanie, she could already see him thankfully not too far away, standing there with his back towards her, hands in the pockets of his orange jacket just silently staring at the quiet dark sky.

"Katsuki?"

"You should go back inside." He said keeping his head tilted up.

"So should you. It's cold out here." Continuing her pace forward she couldn't shake the uneasy feeling that continued to grow the closer she moved to him.

"Is that why you came back?" he scoffed turning his eyes straight ahead and walking off.

"What-no. Katsuki wait!" Struggling to quicken her steps without slipping, she saw him wave his hand over his shoulder.

"Just go back Ochaco."

"No, not until you talk to me." She stubbornly puffed her cheeks, stopping only a few feet behind him and determined to find out once and for all what was going on. "Katsuki!" When she saw him halting in his steps, she let out a relived breath. "You know you can always talk to me. So why don't you?"

"About what?" he turned halfway gesturing back to the door of the main building. "Look it's fuckin cold out here and you're still hurt. The last thing we need is for you to catch a damn cold on top of that."

"Then why don't you just come back with me?"

"I'm fine." He said, resuming his pace. "It's getting late anyways, so I'm just going to call it a damn night."

"Oh no you don't…" she quickened her pace.

Rapidly blinking when she stepped in front of him with that fire in her eyes, he slowly narrowed his own. "Ochaco-"

"No Katsuki. Look I know we said that whenever something bothered us, we would tell each other. Remember?" she frowned when he looked away. "I know I haven't held up my end and I already told you I'm sorry about that."

"No, you're only sorry because it wasn't a good enough reason to be pissed off at me." He harshly said continuing his pace while she stayed where she was.

"What?"

"You heard me." He whipped his head around making sure to keep her eyes fixated on him. "You're only sorry because it wasn't a good enough reason to keep away from me."

"That's not true." She argued back.

"Then why did you leave?" he shrugged looking at the way she came. "I saw that you were going to leave even before you did. And what I want to know is why?"

"I-I don't know. I just needed a moment alone."

"You see. So how can you stand there and tell me that I'm the one who doesn't want to talk when you've been the one running away from me."

"Yeah? Well, I'm not running. I'm right here Katsuki- right here!" she lifted her good arm. "So, after all this time why can't you just tell me?"

"You don't fuckin think I've tried!" he widened his eyes, taking a step closer. "You don't think that there hasn't been a day that goes by where this shit's not eating me up inside? All I've been doing lately is trying to figure out how to tell you this…but sometimes I feel like there's no damn point Ochaco."

"Well, if it's clearly that awful then maybe I deserve to know right?" she furiously looked away thinking about the worst thing that could happen, but desperately hoped it wasn't anything of the sort.

"It's not! - at least not to me it's not…" he clenched his fists on top of his head in frustration. "Goddamn it!"

"Katsuki…" she softly said taking a few steps forward but stopped when he moved away. "Do you…not like me anymore? Do you…"

"What?" Jolting his head back in both surprise and confusion, he frowned as to why she would even think that, but from the saddened look in her eyes he started to understand that maybe with the way he'd been acting it gave her the wrong impression, which wasn't his intend.

"Oh…" Nodding she gave a weak smile understanding his silence as confirmation to her answer. "If that's the case than I'll leave you to it."

"No-Ochaco wait!" Cursing under his breath at his own stupidity, he quickened his steps to catch up to her. "It's not that-"

"Right." She moved her hand away feeling her tears threatened to fall. "You should've just been honest instead of worried about how I'd take it."

"Would you just shut up a damn minute." He tried to catch her gaze but failed as she stepped back. "I do still want to be with you, and I have been honest!"

"No, you haven't! You haven't told me why it is that you've been quieter. Or why you've been stressed or even distant-"

"I have been distant?!" he empathized incredulously at what she said. How could she say that after these last few days? "I'm not the one pulling away! You're the one that's been…" he bit his tongue afraid that if he said too much it would make this whole situation worse.

"What? I'm the one that has been what Katsuki? Please finish that sentence."

"You're the one that keep pushing me away whenever I try getting closer to you." Clenching his jaw, he looked away shaking his head. "You really have no fuckin idea…"

"Of course I don't! That's the problem!"

"Fine!" he shouted running his hand through his hair and nervously pacing back and forth. "If you want to know the reason so bad as to what's been on my mind! Why I've been feeling…the way I do. Or even acting this way…it has nothing to do with me not liking you or wanting to be with you anymore-because it's quite the fuckin opposite! And apparently that's the damn problem!"

"Problem?"

"Yes! Because I can't barely even think straight because I'm so fuckin in love with you that it terrifies me ok and I don't know what to do!" he blurted out, voice raw with emotion as he stared wide eyed, chest quickly rising and falling.

"What?" she whispered, feeling her heart stop. As soon as the words escaped his lips, it felt like her entire world had stopped with it.

"I love you!" He repeated again, this time staring directly at her. Softly chuckling to himself when those words finally made it out of his lips for the first time. They sounded so foreign to him, yet those simple words held so much meaning and power over him that it all just made sense. That those feeling he's had since the beginning…knowing that the way he felt about her was way deeper than just liking someone. But saying it just made it all the more real.

Watching her shocked eyes as she silently continued to stare, he was pretty sure she could hear the loud banging in his chest with how quiet it was. He took a shaky breath in and a small hesitant step closer. "I'm in love with you Ochaco Uraraka. I have been for the longest time…"

Her shocked silence allowed his words to finally sink in, her breath hitched as he continued to stare at her, his expression unwavering. Unable to do anything but stare wide eyed at the explosive boy in front of her, the same boy who always challenged her, the same boy she couldn't see herself without, the same boy that…

"I can't even begin to tell you how much I've been wanting to tell you this, or how scared I was when I figured it out myself." He continued, wanting to hold her but was afraid of the rejection.

She didn't know what to do. She felt her lips trembling and body shaking by his sudden confession until the next words spilled from his lips.

"I'm sorry…I know that's not what you wanted to hear. But it doesn't matter what I fuckin do this feeling won't go away!" he clutched his jacket over his chest. "And honestly I don't even want it to…"

"W-wait…" Finally working up the nerve to talk she gave a small, confused smile.

"I'm not joking." he firmly said, knowing what she was probably thinking. "I'm fuckin crazy about you Ochaco. I know it's probably hard to hear from someone like me…" His voice dropped slightly. He was watching her so closely now like he was afraid of what she would do next.

She furrowed her brows at this. "Katsuki…why would you say that? Are…do you think that you don't deserve to be loved?"

"I know I don't ok!" he said lifting his hands on either side of him. "After everything I've done. After the way I've always treated everyone! And Everyone knows it!" he snapped.

"Everyone?"

"Yeah, you don't think I know what everyone's saying about me? -when the school found out about us."

"And who are you to care. Aren't you the same one who doesn't care what anyone says about you! Isn't that what you told me before?" She said watching something flicker in his eyes but couldn't see when he looked away.

"I don't care about any of those damn extras in school. But you think I like hearing a bunch of random fucks in other classes talking about how I must've threatened you or how I'm probably mistreating you?!"

"I don't care what they say." she firmly stated, hearing him chuckle bitterly.

"And what about that damn therapist huh? The same one you always go see." He fired back. "You care what she thinks right?"

"What about her?" She took quick steps closer to him when she saw the saddened and hesitant expression. "Katsuki…what did she say?"

"The same shit everyone else does! She practically said I'm not good enough and that I was just fooling myself. So don't act surprise because she told you something similar about how my feelings for you don't mean shit."

"S-she told me that usual things like this don't happen Katsuki." She said feeling her voice break. "We're in high school-"

"So what?! I'm going to tell you the same shit I told her. I don't care Ochaco!" grabbing her face to lift her gaze to his pleading eyes, he let them search her face. "I've never felt this way about anyone. Unless it's with you. I know I'm not perfect and like you said neither are you. But we're perfect for each other, and that's enough for me."

As a tear streamed down her face, she gently grabbed his hands moving them from her face. "Katsuki…we're graduating soon."

"Doesn't mean I don't want to still be with you." He stubbornly said until he widened his eyes when something hit him. "Ochaco…I'm going to ask you this once. And I promise to drop it after."

She sniffed and wiped her nose, turning her brown eyes to look at him.

"Do you still want to be with me?"

"Yes."

"Do you…feel the same way…?"

Parting her mouth, she nodded but bit her lip when he shook his head.

"No, the question I'm asking is…do you love me?"

"I-I don't…know…" Closing her own eyes in pain she felt the tears freely trickle down her cheek when she heard him take a step back and walk off when the snow crunched beneath his boots. "Katsuki, I don't know! How do you expect me to suddenly answer that?"

"It's not a hard question."

Pursing her lips, she felt both annoyance and anger rise to the surface. "You don't even know for sure! You could be feeling that with-"

"Cheeks don't even finish that damn sentence." He dangerously narrowed his eyes, offended. "I know I'm not the best when it comes to words or feelings or any of that. But I'm in love with you! YOU Ochaco! You're it! Nobody even comes close to you!"

"There's nobody else I rather be with than you. You're all I fuckin think about. Shit as embarrassing as it is for me to admit this, I even think about you in my damn dreams! Can't you fuckin see how much I want you?!" he panted with a pained and desperate expression on his face. "I can't see myself with anyone else. You're the first person I want to see when I wake up and the last person I want to see when I sleep. I find myself everyday just wanting to see you and be close to you. To hear how your days' been, make plans with you, even try and do all that sappy cheesy shit people do when they're in love. Fight villains together and raise through the ranks together." With an exasperated look he felt his voice drop. "I want us to come home to each other…I want to see what you'll look like when we're old…and still competing and racing each other to see who could make it to the damn medicine cabinet first."

Uraraka covered her mouth ignoring the small whimper that escaped her as tears continued to build in her eyes, and instead focused on the warmth radiating from his eyes back to her heart.

"I bet I could still beat your ass then…" he quietly said with a sad half smile. "But I also bet… that you'll still look just as beautiful as you do now."

Rendered speechless as she clutched her chest, she saw him turn and walk off without another word leaving her alone to process everything. "So…is that what this is?" she softly whispered to herself realizing in that very moment that everything she'd been storing away, everything that he made her feel was the same thing he'd been feeling for her. "Love…"