I sit amidst all of Bakugou's friends, in his room.
Bakugou is playing video games with Sero and Kaminari, while Mina and Jirou keep whispering and giggling about something.
"Hey Todoroki. Can you hold down my knees while I do sit ups?"
Kirishima asks with a grin
"Sure"
When Bakugou asked me do to that, he didn't even ask. He just told me to do it.
"So. How come you were already here when we came to hang out here?"
He asks, while he keeps doing sit-ups.
"I still had a few of his clothes and he kept nagging"
I say. It's kind of the truth I guess.
"Huh."
"Well...if he keeps bothering you, why are you still wearing his hoodie?"
He asks
"Long story"
Damn it.
Busted
"Well...if you ever want any help, just ask me"
He says and wipes the sweat off his forehead.
"Help with what?"
"Well...I know him best out of all of us since I'm his best friend."
"So?"
I ask and lean on his knees.
"Damn. You're so dense."
He chuckles
"I mean...just in case you need a cool location to go on a date. You know...a date with him..."
He adds in a whisper, then leans back again, his arms crossed ober his chest.
"But I'm not going out with him"
I say a little confused.
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah."
I say, glancing at Bakugou standing behind him, looking down and glaring at Kirishima, who doesn't seem to notice.
"I mean...you two are always together, you're wearing his clothes, he-"
He stops when I point behind him with a smirk.
He turns around and flinches.
''H-heyyy....Bakugou...sup?"
''How about you find yourself someone to date and obsess over?"
Bakugou says annoyed
To be honest
It's getting on my nerves too...
People keep thinking Bakugou and I are going out. Yaoyorozu doesn't even talk to me anymore because she thinks that. Midoriya also keeps asking me.
And the truth is...if Bakugou actually asked me out...I'd probably say yes.
I'm not sure if I would be able to do anything more than we are doing now though (cuddling and stuff).
"Well...then I'll do that!"
Kirishima says and looks at me.
He puts a hand on my face.
"Todoroki. Would you like to go out with me?"
Everything around us goes quiet immediately and I see Bakugou's jaw dropping.
"Okay. Sure."
I say.
"Really?"
Kirishima asks.
"Hell no"
I say and pinch his hand
"Why? Because you're already going out with someone"
He says and smirks.
"No. I just don't find you attractive"
I say bluntly and Mina as well as Bakugou and Kaminari start laughing.
"That hurt. I wasn't even being serious"
Kirishina whines
"My bad"
I say, while Mina and Bakugou are still dying from laughter.
"You actually had your hopes up for a second there"
Mina says and leans on Bakugou's shoulder.
"Too funny"
Bakugou says and shakes his head.
"Shut up already"
Kirishima says embarrassed.
"Don't take it personally"
I say to him, then stand up laying, laying down on Bakugou's bed.
"You're awesome! I love you so much"
Mina says to me, then looks at Bakugou.
"My my~ is there someone jealous?"
She asks, a wide grin on her face.
"Will you just drop this bad joke?"
He sighs annoyed.
"No~"
~~
~a few days later~
"What do you have for 3b?"
I ask, while doing homework at the little table in Bakugou's room.
He's laying on his bed, facing my back, while looking at his phone.
''How should I still know that?"
''But you do, right?"
I ask and he sighs
"Something like 7.49"
"Okay. I have the same."
I move on to the other equations.
"Are you gay?"
He asks, shattering the silence and turns off his phone
I look at his reflection in the mirror infront of me and he does the same.
"Are you?"
I ask
"I don't care about the gender"
"Well....I don't know. I've never liked anyone before"
"Do you like someone now?"
"I don't know. Maybe. But why do you ask?"
"You said you don't like Kirishima because you don't think he's hot. So I wondered who you would find hot"
"I believe I said attractive"
I say, trying to change the subject.
"Same difference"
"How come you're so interested in this?"
I ask and turn around to face him.
"Fine. Don't tell me then"
He rolls his eyes.
"...I think...you don't look all too bad."
I say hesitantly
"Aw~ So you do have a crush on me''
"Don't get too full of yourself."
I roll my eyes
''Anyway...why are you still doing homework? It's due next week"
"You did it too. So why shouldn't I?"
"Just asking. Come on. We're catching some fresh air"
He says and get's up, then walks over to his closet.
"What are you doing? Get up and come with me"
He complains.
I've learned that my refusal would just have him carrying me as a result, so I stand up, following closely behind him.
We leave the building and walk a little, 'till we're on the side of the building that can't be seen from any of the others.
"Are you going to kill me here?"
I ask as he sits on the ground.
"Exactly. You're pretty smart huh?"
He chuckles as I sit next to him.
We stare up at the stars in silence, both inhaling the cool night air, a similar situation to when we were on the field trip, the main difference being, our feeling towards eachother having changed into friendship and on my part, maybe a little further.
I feel something tickling my hand, thinking it's a spider, I quickly slide over, closer to Bakugou. When I stare at the ground, I see it's not even a spider, but only some grass.
"What? Thought there was a spider?"
He asks and I nod embarrassed
"Are you scared of spiders?"
"Not really. I just don't like things with long legs"
I turn to look at him and realize how close I am. Not only that, but I'm also clinging onto his arm.
"Hey...on which side is the line of our agreement. More on the friendship or more on the relationship side?"
He asks, inching closer.
"I'm not sure."
I mutter
"Let's find out"
He says and puts his hand on the back of my neck, his hand in my hair pulling me closer, into an actual kiss.
I put my hand on his chest, feeling his racing heartbeat and eventhough I try, I'm not able to push him away.
He does pull away, just to stare into my eyes, touching my lip.
I slightly open my mouth and kisses me again, this time sliding his tongue into my mouth. Though I'm pretty sure this should feel weird and kind of gross, I notice my heart racing, beating just as fast as his.
My mind just keeps repeating: this feels good.
A door opening and the sound of laughter, making its way over to us, snaps both of us out of it immediately.
I stare at the ground, listening to the crowd of people going the opposite way. Flustered, I let go of Bakugou's arm and watch as he stands up.
"Let's go back"
He says and gets up, then helps me up too.
His expression is like his usual one. He let's go of my hand and starts walking, as if nothing just happened.
"I'm hungry. You want something to eat?"
He turns around to me.
"Uh- n-no"
I shake my head.
"Well, you don't have a choice. You have to eat 3 meals a day. Even if it's just a bit. Now come on, slowpoke"
He says and puts his hands in his pockets.
Okay then. If he's just gonna forget it, then I'll do that too. Or at least try.
~~
Bakugou POV
Icyhot fell asleep while hugging me, like he's been doing for the past week.
I look down at the boy who's all smushed up against and still has a strong grip on me, eventhough he's asleep.
Fuck
I really kissed him.
Why did I do that!?
And after all of the weird questions I asked him about being gay and stuff!?
What's wrong with me!?
I think after spending all this time with him, acting like his boyfriend, it's natural I would get jealous if he said he liked someone else!
But to think I actually like him.
This is bad.
I really wanted to avoid putting any more stress on him.
"Mmh"
Someone groans next to me.
I look down at Icyhot, who's frowning in his sleep.
It looks like he's having a bad dream or something.
He hasn't had any nightmares he woke up from in a while.
I look at his face and see a tear running down his face and his grip tightens.
He starts mumbling something inaudible.
"...ugo"
He mumbles
Go?
Suddenly he lets go of me and shoots up, more and more tears running down his cheeks.
The worry I'm feeling right now, grows bigger when I notice the tears freezing on his face and the air around us getting colder.
"Hey! You okay?"
I ask and put a hand on his shoulder, he immediately grabs it and looks at me with eyes filled with fear.
His hand is ice cold.
"Please. I can't. No more. I don't want to train anymore. "
He mumbles
"Calm down. It's Bakugou."
I say and touch his face.
He just looks at me confused and tightens the grip on my wrist.
"Look into my eyes, okay?"
I ask and come closer
I hug his cold body and lay back down.
He presses his face into my chest, still tightly holding onto my wrist.
"No more"
He whispers over and over again.
At this rate my hand's gonna fall off.
I gotta make him snap out of it somehow...
"Okay. Time to catch some fresh air"
I say
I get up and carry him over to my closet. I pull a hoodie over his head, then carry him over to the window and climb out of it.
There's an iron ladder and stairs fixed to the building. They go past all of the rooms on this side and are meant as a fire escape.
We sit below the window. He's on my lap, clinging to me, while I pat his head.
"Icyhot? Are you feeling better now?"
I ask
His head is on my chest again.
I've noticed that whenever he's nervous, he put his head on my chest and listens to my heartbeat. Not sure why, but it seems to be calming for him. It makes me a little uncomfortable, but I ignore it for his sake.
"Yeah."
He says
His body still feels cold, so I hold him tightly.
"Wanna go inside again?"
I ask after a long silence and he nods.
We get up and climb in through the window again.
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Get ready for more frustrating chapters where they are too stupid to resolve the lingering feelings between them~
Also, I'll soon be out of half ready chapters and it might take a while for me to update after posting ch. 11, which I'm probably posting later as well.