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Katsuki was irritated. He didn’t understand why he was irritated by overhearing the conversation between Ashido and Uraraka but it made his stomach sick, his head dizzy, and his heart pound. He even involuntarily sweat sparkles. Stupid cluster.
“You have to be brave!” Mina encouraged Ochaco. “Make him homemade chocolate! Give it to him as a romantic gesture and make it obvious because Midoriya is so dense!”
“I don’t know!” Ochaco whined. “C-can I really be that forward?! What if he rejects me?! Then it will be awkward!”
“Midoriya’s too kind to reject you!” Mina laughed. “He’ll date you anyway!”
“That’s worse!” Ochaco scolded her. “Ugh. This is stupid! I’m not gonna do it!”
“Do it and put all your feelings into it!” Mina stressed. “Don’t you think he at least deserves something kind?”
“I can buy obligation chocolate if I want to be kind!”
“Don’t think about yourself!” Mina slapped her cheeks. “Put your all into this! Make the effort! And if you chicken out, at least you have good chocolate!”
“Y-you’re right.” Ochaco gulped.
Katsuki heard them giggle and squeal and Ochaco fret back and forth about how to accurately bake her feelings into the treat and Katsuki couldn’t stand it. If she was so indecisive, she shouldn’t put her all into something and send the wrong message! Izuku deserved better! He needed to take a break.
Katsuki stormed off to his room and slammed the door and blasted music in his ears until he could fall asleep. Whatever happened tomorrow was none of his concern! So what if Izuku got red in the face and got himself a little girlfriend?! He tossed and turned and turned and tossed and before he knew it, it was two in the morning. Damnit! Katsuki got up and decided to go to the kitchen. To get water of course! That was all he wanted to do.
He went down and froze as he saw Ochaco still working by herself. She looked so focused, so nervous, and so emotional, it kind of broke his heart. She finished the decoration on the chocolate and sighed in relief.
“Okay…here goes nothing.” She stored it in the fridge and took a moment to herself to breathe. “Please understand my feelings….”
The nervous girl cleaned up everything and Katsuki hid behind the couch as she made her way to the elevator.
As soon as the coast was clear, he went to get water. He grabbed his cup and filled it up and guzzled the whole thing because he was so dehydrated. His heart was pounding, his ears were ringing, and damnit he needed another glass. He filled it and stared at the water as it overflowed onto his hand.
“Fuck it.” Katsuki dumped the cup in the sink and rushed to open the fridge and inspect her handy work. He pulled it out and his face turned hot as he saw it was, in fact, a “love” chocolate in the shape of a heart with a cute little All Might drawn in frosting. Shit. Shit shit shit. It was great. The nerd would LOVE it. But did it taste great too?!
Katsuki grabbed a spoon and decided to take a tiny piece, practically unnoticeable. He stuck it in his mouth and it melted. Fuck, he almost fell in love with her with how delicious this chocolate was. Katsuki dropped the spoon and felt his heart tighten. He was fucked. Why did he think that he was fucked? What was so bad about Deku receiving a love chocolate from an annoying, floaty, attractive angel?!
Everything.
He decided everything was bad about it. He was practically a human firework show with how many sparkles were flying off his head. He stared at the perfectly written ‘Izuku’ on the chocolate. She used his first name?! Since when?! No! She took ‘Deku’ and now she wanted to take ‘Izuku’?! Katsuki was pissed. He was angry. She couldn’t have him! He was hi-
He needed to stop that thought.
“FUCK!” Katsuki grabbed the chocolate and scurried with it out the window. He threw the plate in a nearby bush before firing explosion after explosion at the thing until it was nothing but ash. He looked at his hand and breathed heavily and then he realized what the hell he just did.
"Shit! Shit!" Katsuki panicked. Sure, he was a mess. But Uraraka didn't deserve that! Maybe it won't be a big deal. She was unsure anyway! Yeah, Ashido was pushing her to do it. He was just making the decision for her. Now she can save herself the embarrassment from-
"Kacchan?"
"AH!" Katsuki yelped before looking up and seeing his childhood friend sleepily looking at him from his balcony.
"What the hell are you doing awake?!"
"Um... your explosions aren't exactly quiet. Is everything okay? Are you training?" Izuku floated down to the ground.
Fuck, the nerd was so drowsy, he looked like a leaf or an imp slowly drifting with the wind. It was cute. Damnit, he needed to silence his brain and focus on a good lie!
"Yeah... that's exactly what I'm doing!" Katsuki huffed cockily.
"At two? Wow! You're usually–" He yawned. It was the longest, most drown out yawn that reminded Katsuki of kitten videos he would never admit to binge watching on youtube.
"-sleeping at this hour. Like a rock. You must be really focused." Izuku giggled and Katsuki wanted to smash his face in, he was so precious.
"I can't fall behind you, asshole! If you're sleeping! I'll be awake! I gotta get strong enough to blow you in the dust, you hear?!" Katsuki snapped in frustration.
"Okay okay." Izuku held his hands up in surrender. "Can I watch?"
"H-Huh?" Katsuki's face turned pink.
"I'm awake anyway and I'd love to take notes on the ways you move with your new improved speed. It will help me, but truthfully, I just want to watch you. N-not in a weird way or anything! It's just...fun?" Izuku hung his head low and took a deep breath. "Nevermind..."
"It's fine." Katsuki looked away. "You can stalk me."
"Maybe in the gym?" Izuku pointed to the pile of ash on the ground. "Murasa-san will be upset if you ruin his bushes again."
"Y-yeah. The bushes. I fuckin' burned them. Stupid leaves pissed me off." Katsuki kicked the ash.
He had to think quickly and come up with some kind of training regimen the nerd can watch and off he went in the gym, trying to use his explosions to keep off the ground. His game was simple. The floor was lava, if he touched it, he was dead. He had to keep at it for ten minutes.
Izuku watched him anxiously with the timer. He took extensive notes and muttered to himself at all the techniques Katsuki used to stay in the air. Katsuki had to admit, he needed this.It helped him blow off all the steam from the feelings he couldn't understand. He used all his energy and brain power to keep himself flying. Time was running out quickly and before he knew it, Izuku excitedly announced he only needed to keep going for thirty more seconds.
"You're doing great, Kacchan!" He cheered.
Katsuki looked down and froze at the sight. The way Izuku looked at him, the way he always looked at him was mesmerizing. It wasn't like the way he looked at All Might or any of their friends. It was like he was looking at something truly revolutionary, like he was a god.
Katsuki stared into those eyes and recognized in that moment just how beautiful they were. He wanted to look at them every single day. Shit. His heart squeezed tight and all of his feelings made sense. Of course, there was nothing else that it could possibly be.
He was stupidly and hopelessly in love with Midoriya Izuku.
"KACCHAN! WATCH OUT!"
"Huh?!" He was so distracted, he ran face first into the wall.
It took a moment for him to regain consciousness, and when his sight cleared, he saw it. The hand that always extended itself to him.
"Are you alright?!" Izuku looked worried. And for the first time, that didn't make him feel weak. It made him feel safe. Cared for.
"Never better." Katsuki gripped his hand tightly as Izuku helped him stand. The nerd stared at the grip of their hands in awe.
"Are YOU alright?" Katsuki turned the question around on him.
"U-umm yeah!" He shook Katsuki's hand frantically before releasing it. "N-never better! What about you! Is your head okay?!"
"I'll be fine." Katsuki ruffled his hair.
"Are you sure?! Maybe we should go to Recovery Girl!"
"Izuku." Katsuki stressed.
"Right. I'm overdoing it. Sorry."
"It's fine." Katsuki sighed. "Let's just go to bed."
"Yeah! It's late!"
They walked side by side and Katsuki felt actual butterflies in his stomach. Izuku was clearly happy too. Katsuki didn't know what to do about this realization, but he was content with not doing anything at the moment. Izuku was a person who freaked out easily afterall. Confessing even if he felt the same would only stress him out.
Katsuki got to his room and laid his head down as his heart beat a million times a minute. He smiled to himself. He loved Izuku. Nothing could ruin this.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" Uraraka's screams woke him and everyone up early in the morning.
Shit.
Izuku ran downstairs in a hurry at the sound of his best friend’s distraught screams.
"URARAKA-SAN! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!" He hyperventilated as he found her crying in the kitchen. Iida was there trying to console her along with the girls and Todoroki.
"M-my chocolate." Ochaco sniffled. "I-I worked so hard."
"Someone stole her love chocolate." Shoto bluntly informed Izuku.
"A love chocolate?!" Izuku gasped. Love chocolates were special. If Uraraka went as far as to make one for someone, she must have strong feelings!
Pretty soon, everyone filed into the kitchen, including Kacchan who had a red bump on his head. It must have swelled overnight, they really should have gone to- Izuku slapped his cheeks. He had to focus on Uraraka right now!
"We have a chocolate thief among us!" Mina declared.
Everyone stared suspiciously at Mineta.
"Hey! It wasn't me! I've changed!" Mineta balled his fist. "I would never steal from the hard work of a goddess! If I'm getting love chocolate, it's gotta have my name on it!"
"One of you did it!" Mina snapped.
"How do we know it's not you, Ashido?!" Mineta questioned. "Perhaps a love rivalry?!"
"Oh please, I don't love M-"
"MINA!" Ochaco snapped.
"Oh!" Mina clasped her mouth shut.
"It's still early in the day, right?!" Izuku questioned. "We can point fingers at each other all we want, but it's not going to get the chocolate back if the thief ate it or destroyed it! I don't know who in our class is capable of such an awful, inconsiderate, mean, underhanded thing! But isn't it better if we make a new one?" Izuku suggested. "I'll help you make it!" He said kindly as Katsuki felt every word stab him.
"N-no!" Ochaco protested. "It's fine. I... shouldn't have even bothered!" She sobbed and ran into the elevator.
"We gotta find out who did this and why!" Kirishima said angrily.
"And we gotta help Uraraka convey her feelings!" Izuku insisted. "This was important to her! Whoever did this may have tried to stop it, but if she really likes this person then we gotta get her feelings across!"
Everyone looked at each other awkwardly.
"Who could that be?" Shoto asked, not sensing the tension in the air.
"Speculating on who would just embarrass her." Iida claimed. "We can make a chocolate as a class and give it to her to convey her feelings! She can write the name as a final touch!"
Izuku stared at Iida and then had an epiphany. His face turned five shades of pink. "Oh my goodness! How did I not see it?!" Of course! It was Iida who Uraraka had feelings for! All of her nervous behavior around them suddenly made sense! How could he be so dense?!
"See..what?" Momo cleared her throat anxiously.
"Ii-Iida-san!" Izuku nodded his head furiously. Yes, it was his new mission. He had to help Uraraka just as much as she helped him! He felt giddy! Excited! He was going to be a matchmaker at his young age! All Might would be proud! "How about while we make the chocolate, you help take Uraraka somewhere to feel better? She must be devastated after all!" Izuku grabbed his hands. "She really likes Japanese foods and there's this great restaurant Kacchan's mom used to take us to that I know she would love!"
"That's a great idea, Midoriya!" Mina jumped up. "Perhaps YOU should be the one to-"
"IT HAS TO BE IIDA!" Izuku snapped, startling everyone.
"Well, since you have so much faith in me to complete this task! I will do my best!" Iida saluted.
After Iida left, Sato clapped his hands together. "Alright! Let's make this the best chocolate this person has ever tasted!"
"Hold on." Tokoyami said tepidly. "If it truly was one of us, and they don't want Uraraka to get her feelings across, they can sabotage the chocolate."
"You think they would go that far?!" Izuku gasped.
"We have no choice then!" Mina crossed her arms. "We have to find out who did it?!"
"Isn't that just gonna waste more time?!" Katsuki blurted out.
"Not if we're quick about it!" Hagakure said.
"I think it's-"
The class quickly derailed into accusations, theories, suggestions and before they knew it everyone was yelling over each other and Mina was choking Mineta. Katsuki was almost relieved. Everyone was way too stupid to figure out who the "thief" was. No one had to know. They could just move on, make Uraraka her stupid chocolate and hopefully she would be way too embarrassed to give it to the damn nerd. No one would get hurt. Nothing could go wrong.
"ENOUGH!" Izuku restrained everyone with black whip and placed them in a circle. Well, everyone EXCEPT Katsuki.
"I'll find out who did it!" He glared at everyone harshly, before tightening blackwhip.
"Hold on! Why is Bakugo free?!" Mineta cowered.
"Because." Izuku said with full confidence. "I know Kacchan." He smirked and met his eyes. "And I know he would never do something like that!"
Katsuki felt himself shake all over. Ah shit. Ah shit ah shit ah shit.
He was SO fucked.
Iida sat across from Ochaco at a much fancier restaurant than he anticipated but if it was to cheer up a dear friend, he would do anything!
“Uraraka-kun! Please! Order whatever you- URARAKA?!”
The poor girl's eyes practically popped out of her head reading the prices on the menu.
“Th-th-this edamame was how much?!” She cried at the small bowl that they were splitting.
“Not to worry, I have plenty! But…” Tenya pondered. Perhaps this place would only overwhelm her instead of brighten her day like he intended. “If it does not suit your tastes, we can go to a street market nearby! They have plenty of stands with delicious items we can try and sample together! That sounds much more fun than this fine establishment, don’t you agree?!”
Ochaco stared at him and smiled shyly. Iida was so thoughtful for a rich boy.
“That sounds like a lot of fun!” She beamed.
“Kaminari-kun. I’m going to ask you once!” Izuku pointed a flashlight he had Yaoyourozu make him after a particularly harsh interrogation. “Where were you last night?!”
“I was asleep! I swear! Straight to bed at 10 PM! If what Ashido said is true, and Uraraka didn’t go to bed until later then there’s no way it could be me!”
“At ten, you say?” Izuku clicked it on and off. “That would be very convincing except for the fact at 11:01, you tweeted ‘I hate Valentine’s Day. I’m instead going to call it Single Rebellion Day!’ IS THAT HOW YOU REBELLED KAMINARI-KUN?! BY DESTROYING URARAKA’S HARD WORK?!”
“He’s getting really into this…” Kirishima noted.
“Let him have his fun.” Shoto smiled fondly.
Katsuki thought he should find a way out. Deku didn’t think to interrogate him but he did see him last night. In fact, he caught him red handed but he just didn’t know it! Who knows how carried away the nerd will get with his little investigation?! He could connect the dots!
“I was mindlessly scrolling! But I was in bed! I swear!” Denki defended himself.
“A likely story!” Izuku growled.
“It actually is likely. We all do it.” Jiro defended him.
“Do YOU do it?!” Izuku pointed the flashlight at her. “OR WERE YOU HIS ACCOMPLICE?!”
Okay, maybe Izuku‘s dots were all over the place. But the way he excitedly mumbled and jumped to wrong conclusions was entertaining and when he got assertive, it was stupidly attractive. Maybe Katsuki wouldn’t sneak away after all.
“Thanks for doing this, Iida!” Ochaco smiled in bliss as she chewed on her strawberry Mochi ice cream. “I really needed to get out of Heights Alliance. This day is just so overwhelming!”
“Rest assured! We will help you convey your feelings to the right person!” Iida smiled. “And they will return them!”
“Hmm…that’s the thing!” Ochaco smacked her face over and over. “I’m kind of relieved that the chocolate is gone!”
“But you were so distraught this morning!”
“Only because I worked so hard on it! But… when I saw the person who I wanted to give it to?” Ochaco groaned. “I don’t know! I never feel the way I feel about him when he’s actually right in front of me! If that makes sense? All the feelings I poured into the chocolate disappeared as soon as he opened his mouth! And it’s not like he’s not amazing! It’s just…”
She sighed deeply.
“You perhaps enjoy the idea of him as a romantic partner but in actuality, your dynamic is far from romance?”
“Yes! Yes! Like that.” Ochaco giggled.
“May I know who this person is? I have a good guess. But if you don’t want to say! I completely understand!” Iida asked her.
Ochaco looked at him and felt a bit mischievous. “Okay then.”
“You’ll tell me?”
“Nope! YOU have to guess!” She smiled wide.
“B-but what if I’m wrong?!” Iida panicked, as he turned red in the face. “I don’t want to embarrass you!”
“Come on! Guess! It’s fine!” Ochaco laughed. “If you get it right, you can buy me another Mochi!”
“Why is it a prize for you?!” Iida blinked.
“Because you’ll have embarrassed me!”
“You’re right! I humbly apologize!” He ran to the stand.
“WAIT! You haven’t guessed yet!”
“Hmm… I have to make a guess.” Izuku looked at everyone. He interrogated them all, and let go of the ones who had rock solid alibis. The only ones left who could have done it were Mineta, Mina herself, or Dark Shadow.
“I told her to make the chocolate!” Mina said angrily. “Why would I have insisted she do it just to destroy it?!”
“I don’t know why!” Izuku stressed. “That’s for you to answer! But you were the only one who knew about the chocolate! No one else was in the kitchen at that time! It had to be you! I’m sure of it!”
“Wait a minute!” Hagakure spoke up. “I let you lead this investigation long enough! Where were YOU last night Midoriya?!”
“Huh?! Me?!” Izuku pointed to himself.
“Yeah!” Kaminari pointed. “Just because you’re powerful, you’ve used it to hide the truth. Maybe YOU stole it!”
“Why would I steal Uraraka’s chocolate?!” Izuku backed up.
“You still didn’t answer.” Momo squinted her eyes. “Where were you last night Midoriya?!”
“It wasn’t Izuku! Are you fucking kidding me?! Do you even know the nerd?!” Katsuki barked.
Suddenly everyone turned to Katsuki.
“Where were you last night, Bakugo?” Jiro questioned.
“Destroying a chocolate sounds right up his alley!” Sato accused.
“Kacchan would never! He may have never received a love chocolate but he has always found Valentine's Day and girls annoying! There would be no reason for him!”
"Fine! If he didn't do it! How did he get that bump on his head?!" Mina interrogated. "Where were you last night, Bakugo?!"
"None of your business!" Katsuki instinctively snapped.
"No alibi!" Sero pointed. "It's him!"
"He has an alibi! He was training with me!" Izuku put his hand to his chest.
"So the house arrest boys were together again?" Sero shook his head. "WILL THE CRIMES YOU COMMIT EVER STOP?!"
"We didn't do it!" Izuku rung his hands.
"Maybe you were jealous! You and Uraraka are close!" Sero didn't let up.
"J-jealous?! Me?!" Izuku blushed.
"Yeah!" Hagakure pointed. "A crime of passion!"
"No! It's not like that! Uraraka-san and I are just friends! I don't think of her as anything more!" He defended himself.
"YOU JERK!" Mina shouted.
"Jerk?!"
"How could you say that, ribbit?!" Tsuyu stood up. "Ochaco-chan is cute, isn't she?!"
"O-of course she's c-cute, but.."
"Oh, I get it." Momo leered as all the girls suddenly surrounded Izuku angrily. "There's someone else."
"Boys are so fickle." Jiro gagged in disgust.
"WHY ARE YOU ALL SO MAD?!"
"PFFFFT!" Ochaco spit her slurpee out as Iida happily posed in the head hole of a mermaid cutout. "This is the best! I'm so happy!"
"We should do this more often!" Iida grinned wide.
"W-we should." Ochaco blushed. "You still haven't guessed yet."
"Alright." Tenya removed his glasses. "Shall we sit on this bench?"
"It doesn't have to be that serious!" Ochaco hid her face bashfully.
"THE FEELINGS ARE RECIPROCATED!" Tenya blurted out. "Or I guess not reciprocated, but..."
"Wait.. Deku-kun likes me?!"
"IT'S MIDORIYA?!" Tenya's eyes popped out of his head.
"Huh?! Iida-kun! Who did you think it was?!"
"I am but a fool." Tenya blushed furiously and cleared his throat. "Nevermind. Ah." He ran his hand down his face. "I'm sorry. If it's him, I know for a fact, that those feelings are not returned."
"Oh." Ochaco's face fell. "Just like that, huh? "
"Oh!" Tenya covered his mouth. "I am sorry! I should have been more gentle! I shouldn't have said anything! How dare I speak for him! I-"
"Iida." Ochaco laughed sadly. "It's okay. It's better to know. I feel almost relieved. I'm so glad that chocolate was destroyed. Whoever did it saved me a whole lot of embarrassment, huh?" She blushed. "Who did you think I meant?"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE MADE IT FOR ME?!" Izuku gasped.
"ARE YOU STUPID?!" Mina balled her fists.
"Give him a break! Come on!" Kirishima pulled Izuku away from the girls. "Guy isn't exactly focused on romance right now! You know how he is!"
"Wait a minute!" Mineta leapt up. "We do know exactly how he is!" He marched up to Izuku. "TOO KIND TO REJECT SOMEONE!"
"Oh! You're on to something!" Denki pointed and hopped up and down on the couch. "Destroying a love chocolate is cruel but REJECTING a love chocolate is even crueler!"
"I hate to admit it... but it does sound like something he would do." Shoto pouted.
"TODOROKI!" Izuku gasped in betrayal.
"Bakugo." Kirishima narrowed in on the blonde. "You were with him weren't you?! Can't you vouch for him?"
"Yeah. He was with me. He didn't do it! And even if he was too scared to reject Cheeks, he wouldn't destroy something of hers! He clearly had no idea! Look at him!"
"Midoriya has proven to be a stellar actor." Aoyama shriveled up.
"Aoyama!" Izuku sweat nervously. "It wasn't me! I-I really had no idea she felt that way?!"
Katsuki felt guilty. He should confess. He couldn't let the nerd take the fall. He had to say something! "Look-"
"I don't understand how! Ribbit!" Tsuyu scolded him. "You claim to be close to her but you really don't understand her at all! Do you really not want to even give her a chance?"
"Um..."
"YOU CAN'T FORCE HIM TO LIKE ANYONE! FUCK OFF!" Katsuki snapped.
"Wait a minute!" Mina leapt up. "Maybe it's not Midoriya! Maybe we're thinking about this all wrong!" She pointed at Katsuki. "Ochaco wrote his name on the chocolate! I remember her picking out the perfect yellow icing! But who do we know that likes to antagonize him?! We shouldn't be thinking about who would want to destroy Ochaco's chocolate! But Midoriya's!"
"Woah! That Bakugo is long gone!" Kaminari defended him before rushing to his side and lifting up his shirt, exposing his scars. "He wouldn't do that! Not anymore!"
"No need for the demonstration!" Katsuki smacked Kaminari's hands while his face burned red.
"It doesn't have to be for a hateful reason!" Sero pointed out. "We know how much he loves to win! I bet that was Midoriya's first ever love chocolate! It can be entirely petty! Because he got one first!"
"Ohhhh..." The whole class seemed to nod in agreement.
"STOP IT!" Izuku snapped. "Kacchan wouldn't do that to anyone! And I don't appreciate you slandering him! He's a person with feelings! You're all frankly being mean! And rude! And-" Izuku went on a long tirade defending Katsuki's character and Katsuki felt shittier and shittier with each word. The entire class also realized what pieces of shits they were being and were shrinking in on themselves at Izuku's lecture. "You're treating him like a villain! And it's disgusting! After all he's done for you Ashido?! I distinctly remember you asking him to help you study for that Chemistry exam and he may have begrudgingly done it but you PASSED, DIDN'T YOU?!"
It was becoming too much. Katsuki slowly walked to Izuku and tugged on his sleeve gently. "Hey...Izuku..."
"I'M SORRY KACCHAN! I'M NOT GONNA STOP! ESPECIALLY FOR YOU, SATO! THE ONLY REASON YOU DIDN'T BURN DOWN HEIGHTS ALLIANCE IS BECAUSE-"
"I-zu-ku..." Katsuki seethed under his breath.
-"KACCHAN WAS THERE MAKING SURE YOU TEMPERED THE CHOCOLATE RIGHT WITH THE SUPPLIES YOU HAD! And Sero-"
Katsuk couldn’t take it any more and covered his mouth with his hand before dragging him away from everyone and whispering in shame. "It was me..."
"Huh?"
"I did it...I destroyed the chocolate. That's what you caught me exploding last night...not the damn bush." Katsuki confessed.
Izuku's face turned white as he looked into his eyes and scanned them for any hint of humor or lie or doubt but he couldn't find any. Kacchan was telling the truth and he could read it all over his face that he felt awful about it. So why did he do it?!
Izuku slowly turned to everyone then back at Katsuki before clearing his throat.
"I see..." He then marched toward everyone. "I'm sorry you guys. We wasted all this time trying to find out who did it... I took control of everything and tried to strong arm all of you into confessing but the truth is..." Izuku broke down crying and got on his hands and knees. "IT WAS ME! I ATE THE CHOCOLATE LAST NIGHT! Kacchan just reminded me! I have a habit of sleep eating at midnight! I used to do it as a kid a lot! I must have grabbed the chocolate because it had my name on it! I didn't remember the events of last night until now! I'M TERRIBLY SORRY! I'M AWFUL!"
"You're not awful!" Shoto tried to reassure him.
"Yeah man! You can't help what you do in your sleep!" Eijiro rubbed his back.
"So the chocolate got to you after all." Mina sighed in relief.
"We can't blame you for that! It did have your name on it!" Everyone hovered around him and reassured him it was okay and apologized for the way he behaved and Katsuki felt infinitely more shitty as he stormed off to his room.
Izuku looked up and bit his lip at his absence. He wondered what the real reason was…
"Y-you thought I liked you?" Ochaco gasped in bewilderment.
"I know. It is quite an improbable conclusion. I guess even I have delusions built out of hope." Tenya confessed.
"Don't say it's a delusion!" Ochaco scolded him. "I'm sorry I didn't notice!"
"Don't apologize! I have mastered the art of subtle courting! But perhaps I was too subtle.." Iida hung his head low.
"You call that fancy restaurant subtle?" Ochaco laughed. "Maybe I'm the dense one!"
"No. The restaurant was Midoriya's suggestion. This whole day was! He entrusted me and ONLY ME with the task of making you feel better while everyone remade the chocolate for the person of your actual affection. He probably is happily making his own chocolate as we speak!"
"Wait." Ochaco scratched her head. "Deku-kun sent you to take me to a fancy restaurant?" She rolled her eyes. "He insisted it was you?"
"Yes! He was quite adamant that I- Oh." Tenya realized just exactly what it was his closest friend was trying to do. They both looked at each other before they couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing.
"This is such a Deku-kun thing to do!" Ochaco giggled.
"The boy is brilliant when it comes to heroes and quirks but when it comes to people?"
"Hey." Ochaco grabbed his glasses. "I wouldn't say he's completely wrong. Would you?" She put them on. "I had a lot of fun with you today Iida-kun! And the day's not over yet!" She grabbed his hand and did a dramatic twirl. "So? How do I look in them?"
Tenya looked at her in awe. "Beautiful!"
Izuku stood outside Katsuki’s door and paced back and forth. What reason could he have had to blow up the chocolate? Was he mad at Uraraka? Or was he mad at him?! They did say, the chocolate had his name on it… Did Izuku upset him somehow?
He wondered how he should approach this. Maybe it was an accident?! He didn’t want to accuse Kacchan of anything like their friends just did. He just wanted answers! But Kacchan telling him what was actually wrong was as rare as All Might failing at anything.
“Come in, nerd! I can hear your fucking brain working on overdrive!” Katsuki swung the door open.
“Ah!” Izuku jumped up. “Sorry! Was I mumbling again?!”
“No. I just recognize your dainty rabbit trots anywhere.”
“Dainty?!”
“Come on!” Katsuki dragged him into his room.
Izuku blinked at the sudden invitation to a space he had rarely been allowed to enter. Kacchan’s room. Wow…it was so cool like him…
“Are you sniffing the air?!”
“Huh?!” Izuku turned bright red and covered his nose.
Katsuki sighed deeply and sat on his bed. “Sit.”
Izuku looked around for a chair and slowly crouched to sit on the floor.
“Next to me!”
“R-really?!” Izuku sprung back up.
“Is it really that weird?” Katsuki sighed in frustration.
“No! Not at all! I can sit on your lap if you want! I mean!” Izuku covered his mouth. Katsuki snorted a laugh and Izuku was surprised at the fond look at his face as he slowly sat next to him on his bed.
“Um…does this mean you’re not mad at me?” Izuku blinked.
“Huh? I made an ass out of you and everyone in the class and you think I have a right to be mad at you?!” Katsuki questioned.
“Well…I guess I just want to know why. I know you never liked Valentine's Day… and me getting a chocolate and not you must be shocking…wait… DO YOU LIKE URARAKA?!”
“What?! God no! Fuck no!” Katsuki seethed and Izuku sighed in relief. “Do YOU?!”
“N-no… It’s like I said in there… we’re just friends.”
Katsuki smiled at that and Izuku didn’t know what to make of Kacchan’s soft smile. He was so pretty.
“I’m gonna tell you why I blew it up. But you have to let me talk. You can’t say anything or interrupt me! Or panic! Or run!”
“Why would I-?”
“Shut up!” Katsuki clasped his mouth shut. “I fucked up okay. I got really angry. Not at you. At Uraraka and Pinky. They were going back and forth about Valentine’s Day and floaty’s feelings for you and all that sappy shit and it my made me so damn mad and worse than that. It made me sick to my stomach. I felt like I was going to pass out or combust. Hell, I almost DID combust. Damn sparkles were flying off of my head, I was so…anxious! Just the thought of her presenting you with a chocolate and you smiling at her and blushing and you two floating to the sunset together made me want to puke my guts out. I couldn’t understand it. I didn’t get why I was so damn upset. I tried to sleep it off but it didn’t work and when she was finally done making it for you… It was perfect!” Katsuki began to tear up. “She put all her feelings into it and decorated it with All Might and everything and I hoped to god it tasted awful but it was the best damn chocolate of my life! Anyone would fall in love with her! And the thought of you loving anyone else but me tore into my soul! So I blew it up.” Katsuki finally let go of Izuku’s mouth. “That’s when you showed up acting your stupidly adorable addicting self and I realized what that feeling was. I love you. I have no right to love you but I do. It’s just how I feel.”
Izuku stared at him in shock. He didn’t know if his jaw was on the floor but it felt like it was. He never expected Kacchan to feel this way. He tried to close his mouth but it was impossible. He saw the vulnerable look on Kacchan’s face and he had to say something! But as always, he rendered him speechless!
“Um…”
“You don’t have to say anything or reciprocate my feelings or anything like that! I only told you because you clearly deserved an explanation after taking the fall for me like that. Nothing has to change and-”
“C-come with me!” Izuku dragged Katsuki by the hand.
“Where are we going, nerd?!”
“Just…follow me!” Izuku squeezed his hand tight as his face was pink and he slightly floated off the floor from sheer happiness. The ride in the elevator was quiet but neither let go of the other's hand as they made their way to Izuku’s floor. “This way!”
Katsuki didn’t know why Izuku was dragging him to his room. But if he was about to be rejected in front of 100 All Mights, he was going to punch Izuku in his perfect fucking face.
“In here!” Izuku led Katsuki into his room and closed the door behind them.
“Izuku, you don’t have to-”
“Be patient, please!” Izuku scampered to his dresser drawers and rummaged through them like a mad man.
“Hey. I don’t know what's going on but-”
“H-here!” Izuku shoved a heart shaped box at him with his name on it.
‘Bakugo-kun’
Katsuki was taken aback by the last name use but then he read the note.
‘I think you were really cool on the drums. And the sports festival.’
This wasn’t from Izuku.
“Who-”
“This was from last year.” Izuku explained. “I told myself that you wouldn’t like something like this! It would make you uncomfortable! You don’t like girls anyway! I was doing you a favor! But…after the video of us against Shigaraki went viral…” he walked to his closet and opened it causing DOZENS of boxes to fall out. There was a mountain of chocolates hidden in there.
“A lot of people asked for a forwarding address to send us gifts and I told All Might to put my mail box and I’ll pass it on to you but… but I couldn’t give any of these to you!” Izuku teared up. “Because I feel the same way! I don’t want anyone else to confess their love to you! Because the thought of you falling for anyone besides m-me-”
Before Izuku could say anything else, Katsuki grabbed his face and kissed him. He didn’t know how to kiss but damn it, he was so happy to figure it out.
Izuku was stiff for a moment but eventually he melted into it. They stood there, holding each other and kissing again and again until they got a good pace down. At some point Izuku stumbled back and knocked over an All Might toy that shouted ‘I AM HERE!’
Katsuki scoffed and Izuku blushed furiously in embarrassment.
“I’m…sorry!”
“Izuku.” Katsuki sighed before planting another kiss on his lips. “I’m kissing you on Valentine’s Day after you just confessed you love me. I think I can handle your nerd shit.”
“O-okay…”
Katsuki eventually tackled him into his bed where they spent an unknown amount of time kissing each other and making out and touching each other and exploring each other with their hands, their lips, their tongues. Izuku was in heaven. He wondered if he was dreaming.
“I love you, Kacchan… I’ve always..”
“I know..” Katsuki huffed. “‘M gonna give you whatever you want from now on.”
“Whatever?”
“Whate-”
“Deku-kun!” Ochaco’s voice interrupted them as she knocked on the door.
“Shit.” Katsuki plopped on top of him dejectedly.
“Yeah…” Izuku was so distracted by Kacchan, he completely forgot about Uraraka’s feelings for him. “I… um… I guess I better talk to her.”
Katsuki kissed him fiercely and anxiously.
“Relax. I’m going to tell her I love you.” Izuku smiled as he caressed his face.
“Alright.” Katsuki rolled off of him. “I’ll wait in here I guess…”
“I won’t be long!” Izuku promised as he stood up. He walked toward the door and paused, before looking back. “Kacchan?”
“Yeah?”
“You know how you said you’ll give me what I want?” Izuku blushed nervously.
“Anything.” Katsuki promised.
“C-can I call you my boyfriend?!” Izuku pleaded and Katsuki wanted to squish him, he was so cute.
“Hell yeah.”
Izuku did an internal squeal followed by a small dance. Then he remembered he was about to shatter his best friend's heart and stopped moving. He took a deep breath. This was going to suck.
Izuku opened the door and was greeted by Ochaco wearing Iida’s glasses?
“There you are!” She beamed. “Are you busy right now?”
“Um…” Izuku looked back at Katsuki. “Just a tiny bit…”
“Don’t worry! This won’t take long!”
Izuku followed her out the door into the hallway where she gave him a box of store bought chocolate.
“This is from Iida and I!” She said happily. “We wanted to thank you!”
“Thank me?”
Ochaco blushed and wobbled side to side. “You saw something that neither of us really thought about. Well…that I didn’t think about and Iida thought was impossible! Thanks to you, I had the best first date ever with my new boyfriend!”
“B-boyfriend?! You and Iida?!” Izuku balled his fists excitedly. “So it worked?!”
“Yes!” Ochaco laughed. “We’re taking it slow but it’s thanks to you that I got to see something I otherwise wouldn’t have! Also Iida told me about Bakugo-kun so if you need help with that-”
“Kacchan actually is in my bed!” Izuku blurted out excitedly before blushing red. “I mean! In my room! I mean! He asked me out! Or I asked him out! We both actually kind of confessed and the rest is a blur but I’m having a really good day too!” He beamed.
“I’m glad.” Ochaco smiled. “You can just forget about the whole chocolate thing.” She laughed nervously. “I don’t even remember the guy I was gonna give it to.”
“Oh! So Mina was wrong?” Izuku sighed in relief.
“Wrong?”
“She told me you were gonna give it to me! And I panicked!”
“Oh! Yeah! SO WRONG!” Ochaco laughed dramatically. “HAHAHAHA! I’m going to visit her right now! And tell her how wrong she is!”
“Have fun! Tell Iida-kun I said thanks for the chocolate!” Izuku waved her off then excitedly opened his door and accidentally hit Katsuki whose ear was pressed to the door.
“Ah! Shit!” Katsuki fell to the ground.
“Oh my gosh! I’m so sorry! Are you okay?!” Izuku rushed to him and offered his hand.
Katsuki stared at the hand and grabbed it firmly before pulling Izuku on top of him and smashing their lips together passionately.
“‘m perfect…”