Here's the next chapter! This is a sequel to the The Winter Dance, A Love Letter and everything in between! I don't know how long it's going to be, but it might not be a short story. This is going to be more about Uraraka and her relationship with Midoriya. Some things have come up, so we'll see what happens... This is a story that I wanted to happen after A Beautiful View and A Love Letter! I highly recommend reading The Winter Dance, Class 1-A's Sleepover, A Beautiful View and A Love Letter to understand what's going on fully. Other than that, Enjoy!
Uraraka woke up, feeling surprisingly refreshed in the morning. She felt like she had some sort of weird dream, but couldn't remember what it was. Whatever it was, she had a feeling that it had to do with Midoriya and One for All. She could even swear that her quirk felt a little lighter, but more settled down. She looked down at her hand, wondering if it was true that her quirk had evolved into a stronger quirk.
She smiled, hoping that this would help Midoriya in some way. She looked at her alarm clock and noticed that it was pretty early in the morning. Then she remembered that it was a Sunday. Once Uraraka realized that, she got out of her bed and got dressed into a casual outfit. She noticed how cold it was and threw over a hoodie.
Uraraka grabbed her school bag and threw a couple of snacks in there just in case she got hungry. She had to go see Midoriya and wondered if he was awake already. Before she left her dorm room, she meant to look at her phone for messages. Once she looked at them, she was surprised to see someone actually reach out to her.
It was Kitsune.
Uraraka smiled, remembering how good it felt to have a friend outside of U.A. She opened her phone and looked at the text message.
Kitsune: Hi Ochaco! I hope you and Izuku are doing well.
Uraraka couldn't help but feel a little upset that things weren't that great with Midoriya at the moment. She knew that things were going to be fine, so she wondered if she should say anything to her. She texted her, but hesitated to mention anything about Midoriya's flu. She couldn't talk about One for All either. She could see why it was a bit hard to keep this a secret and felt for Bakugo in that moment.
Uraraka: Hey Kitsune! I'm doing fine. Izuku is not feeling too great. He's got the flu. I'm sure he'll feel better by tomorrow. I'll let you know how he's doing soon :)
She smiled at her message, feeling satisfied. Once she closed her phone, Uraraka headed out of her dorm room. Uraraka soon found herself in the elevator and wondered if Bakugo wanted to go see Midoriya as well. She wouldn't be surprised if Iida wanted to as well, but she was hoping he wouldn't just to make things easier on her. She didn't even know how she would even keep a secret like this with Iida around. He was a really good friend to her, and she felt bad for not letting him know what's going on. She let out a sigh, thinking that this would be tougher than she thought.
Uraraka exited the elevator and soon found everyone getting ready for breakfast. She was surprised to see almost everyone up so early, especially Kaminari and Mineta. A couple of them even looked like they barely got any sleep. Some of them were sitting down at the dining room tables eating some cereal or toast with eggs.
"Hey Uraraka!" Ashido cried out a little too loudly.
"Ashido! Not so loud. It's still early in the morning," Iida said back.
"Sorry. I just couldn't get any sleep after what happened last night," Ashido explained to them.
"Me neither. I'm sure Midoriya didn't either considering what happened," Sero said back.
"What about you Uraraka? Did you get any sleep?" Yaoyorozu asked her with concern, "You are the one that jumped in to help Midoriya."
Uraraka looked up, not expecting them to be all looking at her like that. She got nervous that she might slip out something about One for All. She soon found herself drifting her eyes over to Bakugo for help. He noticed and subtly walked up to her for guidance.
"I'm sure she's gotten enough sleep just like everyone else here," Bakugo said to them, "I suggest that you back off a bit. She's worried about Deku and probably wants to go see him, right?"
Uraraka was a little surprised to see him actually do that for her, and it took her a minute to process.
"Y-Yes! I do. Thank you guys for checking on me, but I really should check on Izuku," Uraraka said back, "I'm sure he's really worried about me after what happened last night."
"B-But Uraraka," Iida said to her, "What exactly happened when we left? Is Midoriya okay? You didn't anything about what happened when you two got back to the dormitory."
"Yeah, and how did you get his quirk to calm down?" Kaminari asked her, "Mr. Aizawa wasn't even around to turn it off. How could you?"
Uraraka was a little nervous to say anything and almost felt herself accidentally use her quirk on herself. Then Bakugo stepped up and made them all back up a step.
"All of you should easy up on her. She's just worried about Deku just like all of you. Give her some damn space," Bakugo said to them with a slight snarl.
Uraraka looked down at her hand and wondered if she should at least say something about her quirk. It's not like she had anything to hide about her quirk. It was Midoriya who had to hide the truth, not her. They at least deserved to know what she had found out about her own quirk. She could easily weave her way around this one, and it might help things settle down in the long run.
"Bakugo, it's okay," Uraraka said to him, "I can handle this from here. Thank you for helping me out last night."
Bakugo looked a little unsure if she should say anything as she walked up to her friends. They all looked a little concerned for a moment as she thought about what to say. She looked at her hand and clenched her fist with determination to help Midoriya.
"I think... I think something has changed with my quirk..." Uraraka confessed to them, "Something has been feeling different with it ever since I helped him out last night. It's hard to explain exactly what's going on, but it feels... lighter somehow."
Class 1-A all stood there and were either confused or shocked to hear her talk about her quirk like this. They all looked at her with such interest, and even Iida looked concerned about her.
"Uraraka, what are you talking about?" Iida asked her, "Your quirk... there's nothing wrong with it, right?"
"No. It's nothing like that," Uraraka explained to them, "It feels like it's evolved, or at least that's what AllMight told me. All I know is that when I touched him, it helped his quirk calm down. I didn't even activate it myself, it just kind of... responded to him."
They all had shocked looks on their faces and didn't know what this could possibly mean. Even Iida was a little thrown by the whole thing.
"B-But doesn't Midoriya just have the flu? Why would it evolve just because of something like that?" Yaoyorozu asked her, "Unless there's something else going on that you're not telling us."
Uraraka stiffened up, and Bakugo noticed. He stepped up, but Uraraka grabbed his wrist to stop him. She knew that she could handle this. She couldn't keep relying on Bakugo this whole time.
"It's not anything to be worried about. All this means is that I might be able to help Izuku get better, that's all," Uraraka said to them, "Besides, I didn't want anyone to worry about me if things get weird again with Izuku's quirk. I think I might be able to help calm him down."
They all seemed to be okay with that answer, but a few of them were still concerned about her and Midoriya. Even Iida was still looking at her like he needed to be there for her and Midoriya. Uraraka noticed and hoped that he would stay away for a little while. She walked away for a moment so she could grab something to eat. Bakugo stayed close by and waited for her to finish breakfast. He hung out with Kirishima for a bit who was leaning into him with a concerned look on his face.
Uraraka grabbed a couple of granola bars and poured herself a glass of orange juice. Once she was done, Iida came up behind her. She flinched, making him a little suspicious of her.
"Uraraka, is that all that's going on?" Iida asked her, "I could tell that you were holding back. I hope nothing has happened with Midoriya, but I know that you would never hide anything like that from me."
Uraraka hesitated to answer and took a sip of orange juice to think of something. She didn't like lying to Iida, but she knew that she had to keep quiet about this. This was all so new to her, and she wondered how she was going to keep this up for much longer.
"Iida. I just needed some space is all," Uraraka explained, "It's hard to explain things when everyone is gaining up on you. Midoriya is fine, but nothing has really changed. He's still sick, and Recovery Girl and AllMight are trying to help him feel better."
Iida looked at her, and she hoped that he would back off a little. She took another sip of orange juice, and he soon let out a sigh.
"Alright. If that's all, I'm sorry for gaining up on you as well. I'm just worried about Midoriya since he hasn't gotten any better," Iida said back, "I know that you'll be able to help him through this somehow. If your quirk really is evolving, then maybe you can help somehow. Just, be careful."
Uraraka couldn't help smile at how sincere he was being in that moment. Iida can be tense and strict at times, but she totally forgot how genuinely he cared about his friends. She realized that he was just as worried as she was.
"I will. Thank you. You're a good friend, Iida," Uraraka said back, "I'm sure Izuku would love to see you when this is all over. Maybe we can hang out together, just the three of us. Just like the good old days."
Iida smiled back, feeling so much better. Uraraka could tell that she helped him a lot already.
"Yeah. I'd like that," Iida said back, "Thank you Uraraka. You know, you're a good friend too. Midoriya is lucky to have you by his side. You're always taking care of everyone and making sure everyone is okay. Look for yourself as well, okay?"
Uraraka felt a little warm around her chest and couldn't help give him a hug. She missed having Iida nearby all the time, and she was glad that they looked out for each other. Even if things aren't like they used to be between them at the moment, they really cared about one another. She could feel him hug her back and soon separated from him.
Then Uraraka drank the rest of her orange juice in one big gulp.
"Well, I'm off. I'm gonna go check on Izuku," Uraraka said to him, "I'll call or text you if anything comes up, okay?"
"Alright. I was going to go with you, but I've gotta get some homework done," Iida said back, "Maybe you could bring Midoriya's homework over to him for me."
Uraraka agreed, and he soon grabbed Midoriya's homework. She shoved it all into her backpack, glad that she already took out her things. Once she put them in, she soon headed out. Before she could leave however, Bakugo inconspiciously left with her. They left before anyone could react to them leaving together.
The sun rose in the sky and the wind picked up as they headed over to the school. Cherry blossom petals blew in the wind as Uraraka and Bakugo walked down the path. It was pretty quiet as they walked together. She kept glancing up at Bakugo, and he soon caught in the act. She looked away instinctively and wondered if she should've brought someone else with her just to make it less awkward. Then again, she really wanted to be alone with Midoriya.
Uraraka held onto her backpack and felt like it was feeling pretty heavy. She wondered if she should use her quirk to make it weightless. Before she could second guess herself, she used it.
Her fingertips glowed, but she could swear that it was much brighter than usual. She then realized that her backpack was much lighter than she expected. It even felt like it was pulling her a bit off of the ground. She thought that maybe it would settle, but it just kept pulling her up. Soon her feet were barely touching the ground.
"Ba-Bakugo! Something's wrong with my quirk!" Uraraka cried out.
Bakugo's eyes widened in shock to see her backpack pulling her up and into the air. He grabbed her and pulled her down. Before he knew it however, he too felt a little weightless. He felt his feet leave the ground, causing him to stumble a little. Luckily being stuck in Uraraka's body made him use to her quirk a little.
"Uraraka! What the hell is going on with your quirk?!" Bakugo yelled out.
"I-I don't know! I just wanted to make my backpack weightless!" Uraraka cried back, "Hold on, let me shut it off!"
Uraraka let Bakugo hold onto her backpack as she tried to turn her quirk. She touched her fingertips together, but nothing happened.
Her eyes widened in shock and noticed that her and Bakugo were still floating in the air. His eyes widened in shock as well, noticing that she didn't turn it off.
"Wh-What?! My quirk! I-It's not turning off!" Uraraka cried out.
Uraraka tried again, but nothing happened. Bakugo noticed that they were floating higher and held onto Uraraka tightly.
"Hold onto me. I'll direct us towards the ground," Bakugo said to her.
Uraraka nodded and held onto Bakugo's torso. It felt awkward, but it was the only way with his quirk. He soon used his explosives to direct them towards the ground. The problem though was that they had nothing to grab onto.
"What do we do, Bakugo?! I can't turn off my quirk!" Uraraka cried out.
"Hold on! Let me think for a minute!" Bakugo cried back.
"We don't have a minute! We're floating in the air!" Uraraka cried out as she held onto him.
Then before they could come up with a plan, something launched at them. It wrapped around Uraraka and Bakugo and pulled them down to the ground.
It was Mr. Aizawa, and he had activated his quirk on Uraraka.
Uraraka and Bakugo felt they were back to normal as Mr. Aizawa undid the scarves around them.
"Uraraka, Bakugo. This better be good," Mr. Aizawa said with a stern glare, "Especially since I got a certain loud mouth to talk. Apparently I have a quiz coming out about quirks."
Uraraka looked anywhere but Mr. Aizawa in that moment. She knew that Present Mic had told him what was going on. She didn't know how to avoid this conversation with him any longer. Bakugo stood there, having no idea what he was even talking about. But just based on Uraraka's face, he could tell that she was trying to get information about something, possibly Midoriya.
"Mr. Aizawa. I'm sorry," Uraraka said to him, "I was just trying to help Izuku feel better. I just wanted to know a couple of things about quirks. I thought maybe I could help him somehow."
Mr. Aizawa gave her stern glare and looked at Bakugo. Uraraka hoped that Bakugo would just go along with it, but she knew that he could keep a secret.
"And what was that back there?" Mr. Aizawa asked them, "Why was your quirk acting out like that? Please don't tell me that your sick as well. I could barely turn off your quirk."
Uraraka's eyes widened in shock, hoping that it wasn't true. She couldn't afford to get sick, not after her quirk had evolved. But then she thought about it and wondered if that's what happened. It could've just been her quirk evolving, and her getting use to it.
"We-Well Mr. Aizawa. There's actually something else going on," Uraraka said to him, "But it's kind of complicated."
"I've got all day," Mr. Aizawa said back as he crossed his arms.
Uraraka looked at Bakugo and knew that she had to explain things to him. At least let him know about her quirk evolving. There was no way that he knew about One for All just based on Bakugo's reaction. She let out a sigh and explained it to him just like she did with her classmates and friends. Only this time, he didn't say anything. He let her talk it out and didn't dare speak until she was done.
Uraraka was nervous to look at him, but then he soon let out a sigh.
"Well, this just got more interesting," Mr. Aizawa said to her, "That must be why your quirk was hard to turn off. My quirk sensed that something was different about your quirk. I'm just glad that you're not sick like Midoriya. So you think that you can help him get better? And you didn't think to ask me to leave and let me know about any of this?"
Uraraka stiffened up, worried that he wouldn't allow her to go see Midoriya. She clenched onto her backpack, feeling the need to stand up for herself.
"Mr. Aizawa, I have to be there to help him," Uraraka said to him, "I think I can actually get rid of this flu. What happened last night, I somehow helped him calm down. You couldn't even turn off his quirk back in Gym Gamma. I really need to do this."
Mr. Aizawa gave her a glare, but less tense. Uraraka didn't dare stare back at him and waited for him to answer her. He then looked at Bakugo and gave him a suspicious look.
"And why are you here exactly? You're not going to cause trouble with Midoriya again, are you?" Mr. Aizawa asked him.
Bakugo flinched, and Uraraka was surprised to see him react that way. She wondered what happened between him, Midoriya and Mr. Aizawa to make him react that way.
"I just thought that I should help Uraraka out if she needed any. Everyone else was busy," Bakugo explained, trying not to stumble on his words, "It's a good thing I did though considering what just happened though."
Mr. Aizawa seemed to agree and let out an annoyed sigh at them.
"Fine. You can both go see him," Mr. Aizawa said back, "Just don't get into any trouble with Bakugo around. Him and Midoriya seem to cause trouble everywhere they go. Although, you Uraraka seemed to be doing the same thing as of lately."
Uraraka stiffened up, remembering the body swap incident. She was just glad that things had settled down when it came to that incident.
"So-Sorry sir! It won't happen again!" Uraraka said as she bowed to him.
"I doubt it," Mr. Aizawa said as he let out a long sigh, "Just go already before I change my mind."
Uraraka and Bakugo soon walked away, but hesitated to leave him for a moment. They didn't dare look back and kept going towards the school. Uraraka could tell that Bakugo was kind of used to his lecturing, but she never got lectured except for that one time during the body swap incident.
Uraraka let out a sigh as she felt herself relax.
"Wow. I forgot how strict Mr. Aizawa can be," Uraraka said to him.
"Yeah. He hasn't lighten on me ever since I brought Deku outside late at night to talk about him about his quirk," Bakugo said back, "That fight was pretty crazy though..."
Uraraka looked at him and noticed that he was deep in thought about what happened between him and Midoriya. Whatever happened that night, she could tell that it was a pretty big and important moment for him.
"Come on. Let's go before Mr. Aizawa changes his mind."