Become Real //*+:｡.｡Shoto Todoroki｡.｡:+*//

~4~

The two of us walked passively by our classmates, who were currently horsing around in the common area. I walked Todoroki to the stairs, and we exchanged waves before he began is ascent. 

I sighed and rocked on my heels for a moment, watching him for a few seconds longer before turning around and heading back to the commons. 

I was met with the stares of about ten people.

"Uhm... Hi, guys..." I said, giving them some awkward jazz hands to really put the cherry on top of this odd situation. "What'd I do?"

"Just walked home with the hottest guy in school and put that look on his face," Ashido said, jumping up from one of the couches. 

That look...?

"What are you talking about?" I muttered, dropping my bag and slumping down on the couch next to her. 

"Maybe you're just blind, but Todoroki doesn't usually... smile," Said Jiro, snickering. 

I groaned. Fan-fucking-tastic. Now half the class thinks this boy is in love with me.

"All I did was talk to him!" I spat, annoyed. "Didn't it ever cross your minds that maybe if you just paid some attention to him, he wouldn't be so cold all the time?"

The following silence was deafening, and I sank into my seat grumpily.

Finally, Midoriya spoke up. 

"I think she's probably right. Todoroki and I haven't known each other for long, but I can tell that just being talked to makes him happy," He imparted. "I don't think he has a crush on her."

Thank you, Midoriya...!

Jiro visibly drooped, obviously disappointed at the fact that Midoriya disagreed with her.

No doubt she'll still tease me, I thought angrily. She just wanted him to pester me about it like everybody else.

I heard Iida clearing his throat from somewhere behind me. "Regardless of the situation, I'd like to say that I think it's unwise to be taking part in romantic relationships during high school."

"Good, because I'm not planning to." I snorted.

I could hear faint snickers on the other side of the room, and shook my head exasperatedly.

"Can we please just drop this now?" I begged. 

Fortunately, it seemed that my classmates had decided to be merciful. At least for now.

I finally allowed myself to relax, taking comfort in the fact that most of them appeared to have lost interest already. My eyes fluttered closed and I permitted myself to get lost in the raucous noise of my bothersome classmates. Letting my mind wander, I began creating a rather odd variety of wisps, from jackalopes to worms that walked on two legs and had sunglasses infused to their heads. Sleepily, I chuckled as I created an imaginary society of worm-people-wisp-abominations. 

A tap on the shoulder startled my eyes open, and in the process, I expelled one of the wisps into existence. I jolted my head around to find the source, and spotted Midoriya. When I moved, he let out a startled yelp, evidently due to the worm creature resting on my shoulder. 

"Oh... Sorry about that," I mumbled, absconding the hideous thing in my imagination again. "What's up?"

Midoriya slowly sat up, quivering slightly and letting out a shaky laugh. "Um... I was just going to ask about something."

"Ask away," I sighed, struggling to sit up. 

"Well... I was thinking about what other people were saying earlier, about Todoroki."

I had to bite my tongue to stop myself from spitting out a venomous remark. Oh boy... I can guess where this is going.

"I don't really know how Todoroki feels... I think it's unlikely that anything will happen so soon, considering the fact that you've only just met him," He murmured thoughtfully. "But I wanted to ask... Do you like him?"

I rolled my eyes. "Like, in that way?"

He nodded.

"No, and I don't know why that's the idea everyone's gotten. In my eyes, he's just an acquaintance."

Midoriya took in the information and smiled apologetically. "Sorry... I just wanted to know for sure."

"It feels like it'd be impossible to get a 'crush' in general..." I mused aloud, only half paying attention to Midoriya at this point. "Attachment is already pretty hard to form in the first place."

"Huh?"

I blinked, and then realized that Midoriya was still there and had been listening to me ranting.

"Oh, sorry. I guess I was a little too honest, there. You can just ignore me; I tend to say some stupid things when I'm pissed off," I told him, collapsing back into my cozy spot on the couch.

"Okay..." He said, with a hint of uncertainty in his voice.

Midoriya stood and left, much to my relief. This means I get the whole couch to myself... Score!

I laid my legs out and leaned back, now fully reclined and prepared to nap until next week. Or at least, that was what I had planned to do before I soon realized that it would be impossible to sleep in the midst of the chaos of the common room. If only Kaminari and Kirishima weren't being so loud...

Letting out a heavy sigh, I hoisted myself up from the couch and excused myself to head to my dorm. The three flights of stairs I had to hike up certainly didn't improve my mood, but I tried to use the thought of my soft, comfortable bed as motivation to get to the top. 

Finally... Dorm room, I've never been so happy to see you.

I stumbled through the door and slammed it clumsily shut behind me, before making a beeline for my bed and collapsing there. I buried my head into the pillows and laid there for a few minutes, but that soon got boring so I instead took to checking my notifications. 

While scrolling past unimportant spam calls and emails, I noticed that Todoroki had texted me.

Todoroki
I tried making some hot dog octopi, myself ^^

A smile spread across my face at the sudden wholesome statement.

(Y/n)
Ah, cool! I bet they're adorable~!

If Jiro saw that response, she'd think you were flirting with him.

I growled in annoyance as the unwelcome thought burst into my head, and I impulsively punched the closest thing in my proximity. Luckily, that happened to be a pillow (as opposed to last time, when it had been a metal weight.) 

Geez... Now I can't stop thinking about Jiro's stupid comments, I thought moodily, falling to the mattress and staring up at the ceiling. Why the hell is she so certain, anyways?

No point in pondering, I answered myself. Let's just sleep it off.

I had plenty of energy to get up and change into something more comfortable, but of course, I was far too lazy to bother with that. Instead, I laid  in silence and waited for sleep to come.

I'm wearing my shoes still, I thought drearily, already starting to drift off. I'll regret that later, I guess.