Requested by @Heroesoop2 (I really hope I fulfilled your request, it was kinda difficult to write haha)
I usually post one-shots either on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday but I make exceptions with requests. Anyways, just wanna put out there that they live in dorms in this one.
Enjoy!
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The cool breeze felt refreshing against Midoriya's face. It was the only thing kept Midoriya awake. He ran his hand through his hair and sighed. "I should not have stayed up late again," he thought to himself. Midoriya couldn't help but notice the lovely weather. The light breeze, the feather-like clouds that floated in the sky. It has been raining a lot lately, so it was nice to see something other than grey skies and dark clouds. It didn't take long for Midoriya to arrive at campus. He checked the time on his phone. Fifteen minutes early. Iida and Uraraka would be so proud.
"Midoriya!"
He turned to see Kirishima jogging towards him. "Oh, Kirishima. Good morning!"
"Good morning," greeted Kirishima, once he was beside him.
"How are you?" asked Midoriya.
"I feel fantastic! Got a lot of sleep and the breeze feels so cool and refreshing." Kirishima sighed and looked at Midoriya. "How about you? You don't look too good."
"Ah," he laughed nervously, "I didn't get enough sleep last night."
"Uh oh." Kirishima shook his head. "Midoriya, you're going to be in trouble once Iida sees you, He's gonna go all mom mode again."
Midoriya chuckled. "Yeah. That's just Iida being Iida. He's going to be a great parent one day."
"To be honest, I would kinda feel sorry for his child or children. They would have to deal with his crazy robotic movements and insane glasses collection!" Kirishima laughed.
Midoriya couldn't help but do the same. The thought of Iida with children of his own was funny if you put it that way.
They arrived at their classroom. Almost everyone was there. Both of them made their way to their seats.
"Good morning Deku!" greeted Uraraka with a bright grin.
"Midoriya, good morning." Iida gave him his usual light smile.
He returned both of their smiles, "Good morning."
Iida squinted, "Did you sleep late again?"
Midoriya saw no point in lying to Iida, so he nodded. "Yeah..."
Iida's robotic right arm activated. "How many times do I have to tell you that sleeping late is bad for your health!?"
Midoriya put his hands up in surrender while dodging Iida's karate chops. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I won't do it again, I promise!"
"Yeah Deku, don't be like me!" exclaimed Uraraka.
Iida turned to her, "You too?!?"
Bakugou groaned, startling the trio. "SHUT THE FUCK UP, NO ONE GIVES A SHIT ABOUT WHAT TIME DEKU SLEEPS."
"Apparently, Iida does," muttered Kirishima.
Bakugou whipped his head towards him, "SHUT IT ASSWIPE."
"I would be surprised if he didn't," interjected Ashido. "That's Mama Iida for you!"
Iida turned to her, astounded by that new nickname. "'Mama Iida?'"
"Oi Midoriya! Next time you'll sleep late, I'll tell your mother so she's won't cook katsudon for you anymore," Ashido threatened with a mischievous grin.
Midoriya's eyes widened at the very thought of it happen. "Please don't..."
Kirishima swung his arm around his shoulders, "Geez Ashido, be easy on him. There's no need to be harsh!"
"Yeah, Mina!" agreed Uraraka, "Deku Protection Squad for life! Where's Todoroki? He's part of the squad."
Suddenly, Midoriya could feel someone was behind him. "Over here," replied Todoroki.
"Wait, where's Iida?" Uraraka asked.
"I think Ashido broke him." Kirishima gestured to Iida who was sitting on his desk, muttering incoherently.
"Yeesh! He's just like Midoriya now," Ashido pointed out.
All of them nodded in agreement.
"Hey guys, there's something that's been bothering me for a while. I know that Midoriya and Bakugou were friends since childhood, but how are Bakugou and Midoriya close with Kirishima and Mina?" wondered Tsuyu.
Uraraka thought about it for a minute, "Hm, now that you mention it, they are quite close."
"Ah, we actually met a long time ago," answered Kirishima with a smile.
Midoriya nodded, "That's right. It was back at elementary, I think. When we were kids."
"Yup! I could never forget that broccoli hair of yours," said Ashido with a grin.
"B-b-brocoli hair?!?!" stuttered Midoriya.
"Well, that explains how Kirishima gets along with Bakugou," Uraraka wondered aloud.
Kirishima scratched the back of his neck. "Actually, Bakugou didn't recognize me when school started."
"I don't give a shit about fucking background characters," Bakugou said in his normal, harsh tone.
"Oi Bakugou! You don't call people that!" scolded Iida.
"I DO WHATEVER I WANT, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG," Bakugou retorted.
Uraraka roared with laughter. "Did Bakugou just call you 'Sonic the Hedgehog'?!?!"
Iida raised his eyebrows, "Who's Sonic? And why is he a hedgehog?"
Out of the blue, Kaminari patted Iida on the back. "My friend, we have a lot to discuss. I shall teach you the ways of the memes and references."
"Oh boy..." muttered Jirou.
"So," Tsuyu turned back to them, "How did you four meet?"
Midoriya thought about it, trying to remember the day they first met.
"Well, it all started years ago, during summer...."
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The grass crunched underneath their shoes as they walked through the forest. The trees provided them shade from the blinding sunlight. It was really hot, but Midoriya couldn't feel scorching heat. Whether it was because of his excitement or the trees, Midoriya never knew. Since their other two friends were busy, it was only him and Bakugou, much to Bakugou's dismay.
Midoriya gripped the bucket he was holding tightly. "Kacchan, where are we going?"
"To catch beetles, duh," Bakugou answered, without turning back.
"What happened to the usual spot?" asked Midoriya.
This time, Bakugou turned his head slightly. "There were no beetles there, so we have to move idiot!"
He used to flinch whenever Bakugou raised his voice, but he was just used to it now. After a few minutes, they stopped walking. Midoriya could spot two beetles on the tree in front of them. Bakugou set his bucket down. Just like that, both of them started catching beetles. When it came to catching beetles, they always had two competitions: who caught the biggest beetles and who caught the most. Bakugou won all the time, and this time was no exception.
Midoriya beamed at him. "Wow, Kacchan! You won again! You're so awesome."
Bakugou smirked, "I know that, Deku! I'm the freaking best!"
After letting the beetles go, they made their way back to the playground. It didn't take them long to get there.
That's when they saw them.
There were only two kids in the playground during that time. One of them had long, black hair that rested just above his shoulders. The other one was shorter. She was pink all over. Her pink, short hair stuck out in all directions. It reminded Midoriya of his own hair. Her eyes were dark and had yellow irises. Both of them looked like they were building something in the sandbox.
Bakugou stared at them. "Who are they?"
Even though Midoriya knew he was talking to himself, he answered him anyways. "I don't know, let's go talk to them."
"Shut it, Deku!" scolded Bakugou before making his way towards them. Midoriya followed behind him.
As if on cue, both of them looked up at them.
"Oi! Who the hell are you?!" Bakugou yelled, crossing his arms.
While the other kid stared, the pink one started talking. "Hello! My name is Ashido Mina but call me Mina! We were building a sand castle."
"Ooh, your sand castle looks so cool!" said Midoriya, with wide eyes.
"Right?! We're trying to make it bigger," she turned to the other kid, "Right, Kiri-chan?"
The other kid nodded. "Yup! My name is Kirishima Eijiro, just call me whatever you want."
Bakugou rolled his eyes, "Tch, whatever."
For once, Midoriya ignored Bakugou's comment. "I'm Midoriya Izuku and this is Kacchan!"
"OI DON'T CALL ME THAT." Bakugou gave Midoriya an angry look before turning back to the other two, "Just call me Bakugou! That's it! Call me anything else, I'll bury you in the sand box."
"Kacchan, isn't that a bit too much?" Midoriya asked.
He turned to Midoriya, "NO, SHUT UP."
"Okay then, nice to meet you, Izu-chan! Bakugou!" said Mina with a grin.
"Yeah, nice to meet you guys," added Kirishima with a small smile.
Midoriya returned it, "Nice to meet you too."
Bakugou just looked away, "Whatever, peasants."
"Hey, do you want to help us build our castle?" asked Mina.
Midoriya nodded, "Yes please!"
The three of them continued building their castle while Bakugou went off and made his own. Midoriya membered Bakugou saying that they were doing it all wrong.
Thus, they all became friends. Kind of.
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"Awwwww, that's so cute!' Uraraka squealed. "Imagine seeing you guys as kids, I want to see pictures!"
Mina nodded, "Me too, me too! I've already seen mine and Kirishima's photos, but not Bakugou and Midoriya."
Midoriya could feel himself heat up. "Y-y-you guys wouldn't want to s-see my p-photos. It's n-n-nothing special!"
I would," said Todoroki out of the blue, "I would pay my soul to see them."
Midoriya knew he just turned as red as a tomato, "T-T-T-TODOROKI?!"
"YOU'LL NEVER SEE MY PHOTOS, ROUND-FACE, MUTATED PINK SMURF," declared Bakugou.
"OI!" They both shouted.
"I say otherwise." Kirishima smirked, "I've seen Bakugou's photos. Trust me, you definitely want to see it."
Mina punched him on the arm playfully. "Dammit, I'm jealous!"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP SHITTY HAIR," scolded Bakugou.
"To be honest, I think I would rather see Midoriya's photos," admitted Tsuyu.
"Yeah, I bet he's wearing an All Might t-shirt or pajamas," Sero wondered aloud.
Kaminari added, "Or an All Might onesie. Anything is possible."
I mean, his room IS an All Might shrine," mentioned Ojirou.
Midoriya buried his head in his own arms. "Can we just talk about something else please?"
All of the sudden, Aizawa opened the door, sending the students running towards their desks.
"Good morning, everyone," grumbled Aizawa, as he made his way to his desk.
"Good morning," they replied. They got out their textbooks and class started.
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"I noticed something today." There was another question that was lingering in Hagakure's mind.
"Oh? What is it?" Uraraka asked, grabbing the other girls' attention.
"Is it just me, or does everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, love Deku? Think about it. We all know All Might loves him like his own son, Todoroki is fucking gay for him, Kaminari, Sero, and Kirishima called him cute multiple times, Iida just bloody blushes every time he smiled at him, the list goes on!" Hagakure threw her invisible hands in the air. They could tell by the sleeves of her uniform.
Jirou shrugged. "Hm, that is true, maybe everyone is gay, or bi, or pan. There is more than one sexuality after all."
"Plus, Uraraka kinda has a crush on him," added Mina with a smirk.
"W-what, no I d-don't!" Uraraka exclaimed, before hiding her face in her hands.
"No offense Uraraka, but you're not doing a good job hiding it," Yaoyorozu pointed out.
Uraraka groaned.
Although no one said it, they all wondered what Midoriya was up to right now.
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Midoriya turned the faucet and started washing his hands (with soap, of course. Duh). Honestly, he hadn't thought about the memory at all. Midoriya did recognize Mina on his first day of school. He didn't want to freak her out or embarrass himself, so he just waited for her to approach him instead. It would be mortifying if Midoriya mentioned to her and she wouldn't remember. Kirishima, on the other hand, was another story. Midoriya didn't even know it was him until Kirishima came up to him. He couldn't believe it! Kirishima looked so different. With that crazy, red hairdo, he looked livelier than he was back then. Bakugou didn't care. Midoriya wasn't surprised.
"Midoriya?"
Midoriya turned at the sound of that voice. It sounded familiar, he knew where it came from. A student with messy purple hair, sticking out in all directions, was walking towards him.
It was Shinsou Hitoshi.
"Yo, it's been awhile."
Midoriya kept his mouth shut, still paranoid about his quirk. Last time they saw each other was at the tournament, and he did use his quirk on him even after their battle. Shinsou was a difficult person to read. You never knew what he's up tp.
Shinsou probably saw the caution in Midoriya's eyes, because the next thing he said was, "It's okay. I'm not going to use my quirk on you, I promise."
Midoriya sighed out of relief. "Hey, Shinsou. How have you been?" he asked, turning the faucet off.
"I'm good," answered Shinsou, "How about you? Still breaking your bones?"
Midoriya let himself chuckle at that. "Nah, not really. And I'm great." He went to get tissue. "So, how are your lessons with Mr. Aizawa?"
He heard Shinsou turn the faucet on. "Tiring, and sometimes painful. But, in general, it's all good."
"Ah, that's good," was all Midoriya said.
As he made his way to the door, Shinsou said, "Uh, before you go, I was wondering if you're free after school?"
"Oh, I'm not. I promised my friends we would study together. I'm sorry." Midoriya gave him a small, apologetic smile.
"Oh." Midoriya heard a hint of disappointment when Shinsou said that. "I was hoping we could go to café afterwards.
"Café?" Midoriya thought in his head. He shook it off. "Oh, maybe some other time, okay? I'll see you around." Before Shinsou could say anything else, he left.
Midoriya thought about what Shinsou said as he walked through the halls. Before he knew it, he arrived at the cafeteria. The scent of the food snapped him back to reality. He was starving. Midoriya grabbed his food and sat down on his usual spot, inbetween Iida and Todoroki.
"Midoriya, where have you been?" Iida asked, before eating his lunch.
"Yeah, Iida was starting to get worried," said Shoji.
Midoriya looked at him, dumbfounded. "Really?"
"Yup. I mean, you do attract villains for some reason," pointed out Mineta, earning some nods of agreement.
"Oh." For some reason, Midoriya felt slightly embarrassed. It was somewhat true. "Well, I just went to the bathroom. I ran into Shinsou."
That caught the attention of the whole table.
"S-Shinsou?" Mineta squeaked out.
Iida turned to him, "Did he do anything to you?"
"If he did, I'll freeze him," Todoroki said, looking at him.
Midoriya held his hands up, "Woah guys, calm down! I'm fine. He didn't do anything. He didn't use his quirk on me."
Ojirou clearly looked concerned. "You sure, Midoriya?"
Midoriya nodded, "Yes. One hundred percent."
Everyone returned to their lunches. However, he could feel that Todoroki and Iida were still tense. So, he patted Todoroki and Iida on their backs to assure them that he was okay. Then, he continued eating.
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Training. Although it was the most draining part of his day, it was his favorite. Midoriya felt more productive on the field, than in his desk. The training ground was a rambunctious as ever. The sound of things exploding, falling, and crushing thundered in Midoriya's ears. He could hear shouts from his fellow classmates. If he stood still, he could feel the ground vibrating. Midoriya's focus wasn't on his surroundings. He was too busy working on his full cowl.
"Yoo-hoo! Midoriya!" sang Aoyama.
Midoriya turned towards the sound of his voice, only to see a gigantic drawing of a heart. Aoyama standing at the center of it with a proud look on his face. Aoyama caught his eye and winked at him.
That made Midoriya flustered and baffled, enough to make him loose his footing. He fell, face-flat. He heard some people shout his name. Others laughed, including Bakugou. His ears became warmer. Midoriya felt too embarrassed to lift himself off the ground. Just then, he felt a pair of hands lift him off the ground. Before he knew it, Uraraka was in front of him.
"Deku! Are you okay?" she asked, worry ringing in her voice.
"I'm fine." Midoriya turned around to see who has lifted him up. It was Iida. "Thanks Iida."
"No problem," he replied, before setting him down."Midoriya, you're surprisingly lighter than I expected."
Midoriya looked at him with wide eyes. "Really? My mom said I'm really heavy."
Uraraka looked at Iida with a similar expression. "I thought he would be very heavy, because of all the muscles."
"Let me try."
Midoriya bounced back, taken aback by Todoroki's sudden appearance. "T-Todoroki, you got to stop doing that."
Todoroki tilted his head slightly. "Do what?"
Uraraka turned to face Todoroki. "Say, Todoroki, do you think you can lift Midoriya off?"
Todoroki shrugged, "I think so. If Iida can, then so can I."
Midoriya kept looking at each of them, still puzzled. Don't they each have their own practice to continue?
Todoroki snapped him back to reality. "Midoriya, may I carry you?"
"What? Oh! Uh, yeah sure," he answered in a questioning tone. Todoroki didn't seem to notice it.
"Alright. Three...Two...One." Todoroki swiftly carried him, but not the same way Iida did. It took Midoriya a minute to register what was going on. Todoroki was carrying him, bridal style.
"Iida, you're right. He's as light as a feather," commented Todoroki.
"Right? It's unexpected," admitted Iida.
"Hm." Uraraka looked up at the trees, placing her fingertips on her chin. "I'm kind of tempted to try, but I'm not taking any chances."
Todoroki turned to her. "You sure?"
Uraraka smiled and nodded. "Yup!"
"Um," Midoriya could feel himself blushing. "Could you put me down now please?"
"Oh, yeah sure. Sorry." Todoroki put him on his feet.
"I call dibs on next try!" called out Aoyama.
"Oh, oh me next!" followed Kaminari.
Before he knew it, a handful of people started calling turns. Midoriya was overwhelmed. What's going on? Why is everyone acting strange?
"Alright, knock it off everyone!' scolded Aizawa. It didn't take long for the silence to settle in, "Get back to your own practice. No more goofing off."
"Yes sir!" they all said in unison.
Midoriya was finally left alone with his thoughts. First Shinsou, now the whole class... This was all too weird. Weirder than the usual! Midoriya shook his head, dismissing his thoughts, and went back to training.
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The weirdness did not stop there. People kept passing notes to him whenever Aizawa wasn't looking. Midoriya would find flowers in his locker from time-to-time. Plus, more people, from not only his class, but other classes too, would approach him to talk or ask if he's free. Even Monoma smiled at him, genuinely, not smugly. That's when he truly knew something was going on. He sat in the living room with his friends, watching whatever was playing on TV.
"Midoriya, are you okay? You don't look good." Midoriya didn't see it, but he knew Shoji was frowning.
"Huh? Oh." Midoriya sighed. Maybe he was just tired? Maybe he was just thinking too much? He wanted to know what was going on, but he was too tired to deal with it. "Yeah, I'm just exhausted." That was not far from the truth.
"Midoriya, here." Yaoyorozu handed him a warm cup of tea. It smelled so good. Midoriya couldn't resist. He blew it lightly before taking a sip.
"Wow, this is so good, thank you Yaoyorozu." Midoriya smiled at her.
"N-no problem." She returned his smile, before she went back to the kitchen.
"Midoriya, I was going to bake, but I don't which recipe to do. Will you help me pick please?" Satou asked.
Saotu rarely asked people to help him pick recipes. This was a once-in-a-lifetime chance!
Midoriya gladly agreed to do so. "Sure!"
He handed Midoriya his baking book. It was filled with Post-Its and Satou's handwriting. Typical. After a few minutes, Midoriya found a recipe that looked interesting and delicious.
"How about this?" Midoriya showed him the page, pointing at the name of the dish.
"Cheese pound cake? Yeah, sounds good." Satou took the book off Midoriya's hands before making his way to the kitchen.
"Satou, let me help." Koda followed him to the kitchen along with Jirou.
Midoriya shook his head and smiled. There were just some things that never change. The silence was broken by the abrupt sound of Midoriya's phone. He knew that sound all too well. His phone had low battery. Midoriya raced to the elevator, not wanting his phone to die. It would take forever to turn it back on. Midoriya found his charger on his bedside table and and plugged his phone into the outlet. "I made it in time," he thought to himself, sighing out of relief. Midoriya left his dorm and ambled down the hall. The serenity faded away as the elevator doors opened, revealing that Bakugou was inside. Midoriya gulped down his uneasiness before stepping inside.
"Hey Kacchan," Midoriya managed to croak out."
All Bakugou said was, "Shut up, Deku."
Awkwardness permeated the lift once the doors closed. Every time they were together, something bad always happen. They always ended up being injured one way or another. That's when Midoriya realized why today felt off. It wasn't just because people kept asking him when he was free or for his phone number.
It was also because Bakugou was quiet. He only yelled this morning.
"Hey, Deku."
Midoriya turned to him, "Y-yes?" Please don't ask for a date, please don't ask for a date.
"Have you made your Quirk your own?"
Midoriya was astounded by the question. He never thought he would see the day when Bakugou asked something calmly. Also, the day when he gave a shit about him (in a good way).
Midoriya stared at his hands, squeezing them into fists. "Yes. I think so."
Midoriya couldn't believe. He heard Bakugou smirk, "Good."
Just then the elevator dinged, and the doors rolled away. Bakugou walked out first. He followed, still stunned by that moment. And he thought that encounter with Shinsou was weird, this one takes the cake!
Maybe the reason why Midoriya felt outlandish about all of this was because he wasn't used to so much attention and affection. After all, he was bullied all his life. Why does he keep questioning it when he could just enjoy it or embrace it?
"Midoriya!" Satou called out, "The cake is almost ready!"
"Alright!"
Midoriya jogged to the kitchen, with a smile painted onto his face.
Bonus:
Shigaraki: *holding a picture of Midoriya* I'LL BURN HIM TO ASHES.
Dabi: Oh boy...
Shigaraki: I'LL BREAK EVERY DAMN BONE IN HIS BODY.
Twice: Here we go again....
Shigaraki: I'LL DESTORY EVERYTHING HE LOVES.
Mr. Compress: Does he have to do this every single day?
Shigaraki: I'LL CRUSH HIS DREAMS.
Toga: If I'm part of them, please don't crush me
Spinner: Keep dreaming Toga, keep dreaming.
Shigaraki: I'LL OBLITERATE HIM WITH THE SNAP OF MY FINGERS.
Twice: ...Was that a Thanos reference just now?
Dabi: Wait...Is that Midoriya shrine?
Mr. Compress: It is Toga's... Right?
Toga: My shrine is in my room...
Dabi: Are those hearts I see?
Shigaraki: DON'T FUCKING JUDGE ME.
Kurogiri: ....Why am I even here.
Phew that was a long one! I'm sorry it took quite a while to write, but I hope you enjoyed reading it :) Thank you for all the votes and comments btw! I really appreciate it.
Also I can't wait til we read 100K reads, I'm already thinking about the 100K special! Maybe I'm thinking too far ahead haha