A Change of Heart

Chapter 7 - I Didn't Get a Date

Uraraka looked beautiful. She had put her hair up and was wearing a frilly pink dress. And she had brought Midoriya as her date. I had been so caught up in my plans and in working on the committee I hadn't even thought about a date. That's okay though, I didn't really mind just being with my friends. I had more work to do anyway.

I looked around the room. It was poorly lit since Mina wanted to have it dark with mood lighting. Still, it didn't take too long to spot my target. Bakugou looked like he was having a decent enough time, and he was surrounded by his "squad." This would be my way in.

I walked right up to Kaminari and Mina, who were on the outskirts of the group. Kaminari threw his arm around me, "If it isn't the man of the hour! We were just talking about you. You did a great job on the decorations dude." He sounded like he was drunk on social interaction.

"Oh, thanks. It was nothing really." I glanced past him, Bakugou wasn't even watching his drink. How irresponsible of him. Kaminari continued talking, but it seemed he was directing it to Mina so I ignored him. I had to focus. I reached into my pocket, it was just one tiny little pill.

I gave Bakugou a simple nod of greeting, which he returned. I slid in closer, "Bakugou," I started but he cut me off. I made my move while he began to talk.

"Don't talk to me four-eyes, I've heard enough about you the past few days from those two idiots." He said. No matter, my mission was complete.

"Right then." I backed off and he grabbed his drink and retreated into the huddle of his friends. Perfect.

I returned to Midoriya and Uraraka, and I waited. That's all I could do. I would continue my work later.

"Iida, what were you talking to Kaminari about?" Midoriya was always curious.

"Oh, I was just talking to him about the dance, since we worked on the committee together." That wasn't even a lie.

"Ohhh so that's what you've been busy with after school. That makes sense." Truly incredible deductive reasoning from Midoriya.

"I wish you would've told us, you know we love spending time with you." Uraraka smiled at me and nodded. This was giving me an idea...

I tried to make myself smile awkwardly, "Oh, I- I like spending time with you too!" Did I have a crush on Uraraka? Not particularly, but having a girlfriend would certainly give me more reasons to act suspiciously. But she's with Midoriya for now, so I'll have to work out the logistics of that another time.

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"Hey! Get me a path here!" Someone was yelling. Kirishima. And leaning against him? Bakugou. Perfect.

"What's going on?" Midoriya just had to intervene, "Is Kacchan okay?" He seemed awfully concerned. He better not do anything stupid.

"I don't know, I think he's sick or something, I'm just gonna take him back to his dorm." What a good friend Kirishima was. I breathed a sigh of relief that my plan wasn't ruined by Midoriya.

Now that they were gone, I had to stick around for awhile. Leaving right away would be a bit suspicious.

Mina was controlling the music, and she decided that we needed a slow song. Couple dancing was most certainly not for me. Especially since I didn't even have a date. So, being the teacher's pet I am, I went to find some staff to talk to. As the class representative of course.

"Mr. Aizawa! Good to see you, sir." I smiled.

"Iida," he nodded, "Something going on?"

"Not really. I've been keeping an eye out for any misdeeds. So far everything seems to be in order, although Kirishima did escort Bakugou to his dorm. He wasn't feeling well or something." I had to be responsible and report any issues.

"Ah yes. That little commotion earlier." He took a drink of whatever was in his cup, be it punch or something with a higher alcohol content.

"Yes. Other than that everything seems to be running smoothly." I said.

"Right then... how much longer is this supposed to be? This is exhausting." Classic Mr. Aizawa.

I checked my watch, it was around 9:00. I must've spent more time socializing than I thought. I informed him of the time and made my way back to Midoriya and Uraraka. Todoroki had finally gotten back to the group as well. Now that it was later in the evening, I could leave early and not be suspicious. After all, I have a lot of work to do as a class representative.

I returned to my dorm for a few minutes to prepare. I just needed a few... tools... before I could continue with the plan. This was going to be much smoother than last time.