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After
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Izuku had a plan.
He looked so serious at the cafe after school it scared his best friends, who were sitting at another table with Hanta and Eijiro. They were there to discuss Katsuki's condition and the headmaster – a meeting Izuku called them upon.
"So... What's up, boss?" Kaminari asked jokingly. Izuku glared at him, making him sigh and shut up. He turned to the other three as they started talking.
"I can't believe that bitch made our Bakubro suffer so much," Eijiro gushed, frowning. "He even had the audacity to accuse me for helping him cheat, luh-mao."
"Oof, that was funny to watch," Hanta remarked. All three of the others looked at him as if to tell him to shut up, so he did.
"Izuku here was shocked and furious at it," Mina said. "He looked like he was about to slap that bitch to space!"
"Well of course," Kaminari said, rolling his eyes. "If I was Katsuki's best friend I'd want to do that too, so luh-may-oh."
"It's luh-mao," Eijiro corrected.
"No, it's 'le mail'," Kaminari shot back.
"Luh-mao."
"Leh-may-oh. Le mail!"
"Luh-mao!"
"No, THE MAIL!"
"Guys-" Mina started. "Shut the fucking hell up, will you?"
Both males giggled and stuck their tongues out as Hanta smiled at their childishness.
"So the point of this is that, it's so unfair..." Hanta muttered, frowning. He seemed to be recalling the incident in the classroom, and Eijiro nodded sympathetically, probably thinking the same thing. Someone kicked a chair, and all four looked up to see Izuku standing up with an angry look on his face.
"It is unfair," he almost shouted. "We'll have to stand up ourselves."
"What?"
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Classroom
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The five of them sat in the classroom, working hard. Mina and Hanta cut papers and passed them on to Eijiro and Kaminari, who wrote the words, and to several different baskets which Izuku carried off to pass around.
He carried them to doors, where some students passed and he eagerly handed the posters out. Most students decided to take it, but some stared at him disgusted and ignored him.
"Hey student, t-" he started. He stopped when he saw the girl in front of him was Ochako. She blinked and smiled before looking down at the poster to see it was about rebelling against the headmaster.
|| ! Against the New Headmaster ! ||
|| | | | Katsuki Bakugo's Incident | | | ||
Ah, that... Person. She thought. Recalling Katsuki's concussion, she frowned. Wasn't it the headmaster who accused her now crush of cheating on his exam and made him run 50 laps?
Please support us at the ceremony for awarding the top 10 people of the final exam and help us fight for Katsuki. Thank you.
To support Katsuki? No wonder Izuku would be doing this. She nodded and reached out to take the poster.
"Ura!" Tsuyu squeaked as she ran over and took Ochako's arm. Both Ochako and Izuku's smiles faltered as Tsuyu looked at the poster disgusted.
"Ew, you're really going to take that? We're going to get in trou-ble," she emphasized the last word. She swatted her arm at Izuku and continued to latch onto Ochako as she dragged her away. Helplessly, Ochako looked back at Izuku sympathetically. Izuku sighed - of course Tsuyu had to ruin everything.
He suddenly felt the paper in his fingers get taken away. He looked up, surprised, to see Shoto standing over him with a friendly smile as he held the poster in his hands and waved. Izuku blinked as he felt himself becoming pink again. He opened his mouth, but found himself closing it again. Shoto shot him another friendly grin before walking into the building. Izuku blinked a little before breathing quickly in embarassment. He stared down at the empty basket before rushing back to the classroom to collect more posters.
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Entrance
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"Deku!" a voice called. Izuku jumped and turned around to see Katsuki running over, panting.
"Hey Kacchan- What's up?" Izuku asked. Katsuki regained his composure and stood over him.
"We're going to the mall," he said, grabbing Izuku's wrist.
"Wh-" Izuku started. Katsuki dragged him away, so he could only follow helplessly. When they arrived at the large mall, Izuku looked around in awe. He hadn't been here since forever.
There were toy stores, cloth stores, glasses stores, playgrounds, restaurants, ice cream stores, and most importantly, All Might merch stores. Izuku squealed at the sight and ran over to the All Might merch shop, making Katsuki stumbled as he followed.
"Before we go to where you intended, can we please, please, please, at least take a look?" Izuku pleaded. Katsuki sighed and ruffled Izuku's hair while nodding, finding himself helpless when it came to Izuku. Izuku smiled and ran into the shop, exploring happily.
All Might figurines, plushies, body pillows, and so on. Izuku pointed at a few products and asked Katsuki if he could buy a few.
"Who do you think I am, your dad?" Katsuki rolled his eyes. "I brought you here not to buy you anything."
"Ah- Sorry, I forgot," Izuku said, his face falling. However, his face lit up quickly again. "It's fine! At least I got to take a look. These are amazing!"
Katsuki couldn't help but internally smile, seeing Izuku so cheerful. He shook it off.
Ignore it, Bakugo.
You love Ochako.
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Mall
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"So, where were we supposed to go?" Izuku asked after they were both out of the store. Katsuki nodded towards the skate rink across the hall.
"The local rink is too fucking crowdy and dirty," Katsuki said. "You'll like it here."
"Ah-" Izuku started. Katsuki was already dragging him around the glass fences over to the rink, which he could not protest to. Katsuki then set his backpack on the side of the rink, which Izuku did as well.
The rink was surprisingly clean and it was not crowded. Katsuki went to the counter and exchanged a few words to the person behind the counter. Izuku found himself watching as his jawline moved when he talked and he scratched his thick blonde hair while quickly calculating how much he should pay. He shook it off quickly. What was he thinking?
Katsuki came back with two pairs of skates. He set one pair down at Izuku, which Izuku gladly took and put on. Thankfully, the ground was rough, which made it easier to walk over to the real rink.
Izuku let Katsuki walk in front of him, hoping Katsuki would guide him. Katsuki stepped into the rink and clung onto the fences to Izuku could enter. The moment Izuku did, he tripped.
"Heh," Katsuki chuckled lowly. Izuku blinked as Katsuki bent down and helped Izuku up. Taking his hands, he stepped backwards and started gliding around the rink. Izuku's wheels followed, and as he stared up at Katsuki's face, he couldn't help but feel his cheeks get warm again.
"I'm not being soft," Katsuki warned him. "It's just... Because you helped me with my grades. Nothing else."
"Whatever you saAYY-" Izuku started before he tripped again, his chin hitting the floor painfully. He felt a sharp pain in his tongue as he felt blood coming out of his mouth.
"Did you seriously-" Katsuki started. "Deku-?"
When he bent down to see Izuku bit his tongue too hard, his eyes widened. "What the hell Deku-"
Izuku tried to sit up, but was too pained. Katsuki leaned forward, desperately trying to hide his worry as he covered Izuku's mouth and helped him up before going to get his backpack, where he always kept a first aid kit in just in case he met Dabi.
"Why do you keep hurting yourself..." Katsuki muttered angrily as he nursed Izuku. "You know, it's kind of digusting to have to put my hand in your mouth."
"Mhm you thave glothes onth," Izuku tried to say, but he kept flinching at the pain. Katsuki sighed and glared.
"I'm still not being soft," Katsuki warned him. Izuku nodded sarcastically as Katsuki tried to fix Izuku's tongue. When he was done, he took his hands out and took off his gloves as Izuku knocked his fixed tongue against his gum.
"Appreciate it," Katsuki demanded. Izuku rubbed the back of his head and thanked him quickly. "I'll walk you home."
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Izuku's Compound
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As Izuku rolled his bike and Katsuki followed by the side, they maintained an awkward silence.
"Stop."
Izuku did, and found a small All Might key dangling in front of him. Behind was Katsuki, smirking and holding the key. Izuku's eyes widened and he couldn't help but grin, reaching out to grab it. Katsuki yanked it back, making Izuku's face fall.
"I wanted to give it to Ochako," Katsuki said, observing it. Izuku felt his heart sink. And he was so enthusiastic to grab it.
"But it's so ugly... And you love All Might so much. I think it fits you more." Katsuki took Izuku's hand and plopped the key in, making Izuku smile again.
"Aw, don't you insult my idol," Izuku pouted. Katsuki rolled his eyes, even though his heart smiled.
"Go on home, Deku," Katsuki told him, pushing his head. Izuku stumbled forward, but he turned around and bid Katsuki farewell before giving the key a warming glance.
Katsuki watched as Izuku's silhouette faded away. He rubbed his eyes and temples before turning around slowly, feeling a sad smile creep over his face.
What are you thinking?
You love Ochako.