Tragic Kiss [BAKUDEKU canonU]

| 9 | Parting Ways

Katsuki had stopped at a brunch place, since it was still pretty early and they hadn't had breakfast yet. The place seemed expensive and Izuku soon felt out of place when he saw the well dressed people inside.

Every table they passed took a long look at the blonde, only to give a dark glare at the person following in his tracks. The greenette was so nervous. Kacchan was just too breathtaking.

Katsuki chose out a table and sat down. One who was way to centered in the now trembling greenette's opinion. He could already feel more stares for every side of the restaurant.

"What are you getting?" Katsuki tried to get the other's attention, feeling Deku was out of it. "Deku?" he asked again, but the man kept his face buried in the menu with his shivering hands. "Deku?"

"Um I-I don't really know" Izuku answered and let his eyes glide over the words for a fourth time, still unable to actually read what was on there. "I've never really been to a place like this" he admitted and then looked down in defeat.

"You like sweet things right?" Katsuki asked the shorter man in front of him "I'd probably know what you like" the blonde offered, immediately understanding what the greenette was signaling. "if it makes you nervous to choose"

Izuku just nodded and waited for the blonde to make a decision and tell the server who came up to them to take their orders. Izuku couldn't remember the last time he had even been to a restaurant.

The fact he had been so drunk last night had really helped with this annoying feeling, but now that he wasn't the man could feel the anxiety kick in. He saw the other looking at him with a concerned look so quickly tried changing the subject.

"So where are you doing hero work now?" the shorter one asked, succesfully getting the worried thoughts out of the other's head, since Katsuki made a funny face to that question.

"Um" he started trying to figure out how to answer "I don't do hero work" he confessed, making Izuku almost spit out his just now freshly served orange juice. "I'm a model" he explained and made now Izuku make a weird face "I mainly work for my family's company"

Izuku couldn't believe his ears. He would've never thought a person like Kacchan would give up hero work. It just seemed unbelievable that's why the blonde had to be lying. "Why?" is all the greenette dared to ask.

"I did it for a while" Katsuki said in a monotone voice to then pause "but it just wasn't feeling right" he confessed and looked at his hands holding his mug of coffee "something seemed missing"

Those exact words seemed way too familiar.

"Oh" Izuku answered shortly, unknowing of what to say. "I hadn't expected that" he said in a quite sad tone, feeling disappointed in the lost talent and ambition the other had seemed to had. "but being a modle suits you" he continued, now with a big smile across his face "you're quite the looker after all"

Those words made Katsuki's cheeks heat up slightly, unable to hide his excitement. Did that mean Deku liked the way he looked? He couldn't deny that pleased him.

The blonde still had his doubts and worries about the short man going back to Tokyo, so felt like this was a good moment to subtely ask "So how is Tokyo?", which was the question Izuku had dreaded.

"wha-what you said yesterday" Izuku stuttered out, now feeling pretty embarrassed "It was actually all pretty accurate" he paused, only to feel Katsuki seemed waiting for more information.

"So it's a lot of work" Izuku admitted in a sigh "I'm always really busy" The man suddenly hesitated as he stared at his now empty glass "I get home exhausted pretty often" thinking that might be the reason it doesn't feel right. "It just feels-"

Izuku had paused for some time now and didn't seem to find his word. "Lonely?" Katsuki tried finishing the man's sentence.

"Yeah, maybe" Izuku didn't really answer and immediately started to think of a way to change the subject. "Show me some modeling pictures" he then tried, which normally wouldn't have worked, but when he added a "I bet you look so handsome!" Katsuki couldn't help but give in and took out his phone.

The blonde watched the other's reaction closely to every photo, noticing every tint darker the cheeks of the greenette would get. He couldn't help but now wish he had thought twice about the underwear photo's. Seeing how much Deku enjoyed him in clothes, made him wonder how his face would change when seeing Katsuki in an underwear campagne.

"I might have to change my mind" Izuku said, after getting a pink flush over his face by seeing the photo's. "Being a model quite suits you after all" flattering Katsuki all over again "maybe you're just too multi talented Kacchan"

Katsuki's eyes followed a person coming closer, getting away from the conversation for some time. "Our food" he hoped, when he recognized some of the items on the plate. The server wished them a tasty meal and soon left.

"I'm actually going to go see my mom" Izuku spoke before taking a deep bite into the sweet pastrie Kacchan had ordered. "I was wondering if maybe you'd want to come with" the shorter man offered.

"My mom would be happy to see you" Izuku explained the sudden offer "It's been so long and she always keeps asking about you" the greenette continued, trying not to overthink his words.

He would love it if Kacchan would come, since the last hours with the blonde had been amazing and he would like to keep this going. It would help him to forget he was going back in only a few days.

Just when Izuku wanted to take his words back, realizing how weird that offer could seem in the blonde's eyes, who was already making a weird face. The blonde chuckled, thinking how cute it was seeing the greenette had finally taken some initiatif and answered "sure, let's go see that worrying mom of yours"

It seemed as if both of them wanted to delay their ways parting.