You woke up the next morning on the couch without Hizashi but with a blanket over you. You yawned and stretched, looking around.
"Sleeping beauty awakens," a voice called. You looked over to see Hizashi smiling, standing without his crutches by the kitchen door holding a plate of pancakes.
"G'morning," You greeted tiredly. "That was the cheesiest line you could say to someone waking up." Hizashi shrugged, chuckling. "Aren't you injured?"
"Your quirk seemed to speed up the healing and I'm fine now!" Hizashi walked over and set the pancakes down on the table. "Just a bit of pain now and then, Dove." He gave you a kiss, then gave you a concerned look. "Did something happen last night?"
"What do you mean?" You avoided his gaze and sat up, focusing on the pancakes. You didn't know he cooked.
Hizashi ran a finger over your cheeks. "Scabby-ish. Tear stains?"
You rubbed off the stains. Were you crying while you slept? You did have a nightmare, you suddenly remembered.
"No, everything's fine," you lied. "Just had a nightmare that Rina... died."
Hizashi sat down next to you and hugged you. "I'm sure she'll be fine. If she has cancer, well, cancer patients usually live at least 10 years more, right?"
You nodded. "They used to live no more than 5 years. When quirks weren't a thing." When quirks weren't another cause of death, you silently added on. "Technology and stuff sure improves."
"I'll try to convince the hospital to do more for Rina," Hizashi suggested.
You shook your head. "It won't be fair for the other patients."
Hizashi paused and you ate the pancakes. "The hospital called early this morning."
Your head snapped up from the pancakes. "What'd they say?"
"She's in a stable condition, but they're not taking visitors for now."
You let your fork rest on the plate. You saw Trinket fly in from the kitchen and land on Hizashi's head.
The two of you stayed silent as you played with your food. You glanced at Hizashi, who ignored the cockatoo in his hair and still had an arm around you.
"You're quieter than usual," you commented.
"I'm wondering why you're quieter than usual," he replied. "Something else definitely happened."
You shook your head, denying it.
"We've been hanging out for two months working on a song and officially together, [Y/N]. You can tell me."
"Together for like 5 days after you actually confessed."
"Hey, I made the first move when you came over!"
You laughed lightly, conceding. "It's fine. I'll figure out everything myself."
"So something did happen," Hizashi pointed out. "You're not denying it."
"I'm not confirming it." You stuffed your mouth with pancakes, finishing the rest quickly and ignoring him. "Thanks for breakfast, 'Zashi. Didn't know you cooked."
"No problem," Hizashi said, reluctantly letting the topic drop. "I rarely do, but since you seemed tired and sad I thought I'd make you breakfast. You had the ingredients, too."
You nodded, grabbing a napkin to wipe your fingers and mouth, sticky from the maple syrup.
Before you wiped your lips, Hizashi leaned in for a kiss and licked the corners. "Maple syrup. Sweet." He smirked as you reddened.
"Did you not eat your breakfast yet?" you questioned, glaring at him slightly.
"I ate. I got up early." He poked your cheek. "Do you know how difficult it was for me to get off the couch with you on me without waking you?"
"Sorry." You laughed. You hugged him, savoring the moment.
~♬~
Once you came back from your daily walk, finished your poems, and ate lunch, you would have been able to work on your novel again. You thought that if you started writing you would start forgetting the deal and think up a plan. Creative writing often helped you with these things.
You wondered if you should call Shota to see if he had any news on the villains, but decided not to. The pro hero already had enough to worry about.
Before you could start writing and brainstorming ideas, Hizashi started being his energetic, uninjured self again. You were grateful that he had completely healed in just a day.
"I have to do my Put Your Hands Up radio show tonight!" Hizashi exclaimed.
"Great, can't wait to hear the music," you commented. You watched as he looked up to you from his phone.
"I'm going to broadcast your music."
"What? Why?"
He chuckled. "More people need to know about you! I'll announce your name and channel too!"
You weren't sure if you wanted that, but you thought you might as well go for it.
You pushed your hair back and stared at your screen, which was filled with filler. Hizashi had read most of the chapters and given you some ideas, but you were still stuck on the part where the protagonist gets closer to the other character. Perhaps a less linear plot path?
"Hey, Hizashi," you called. "Have you ever been on a date?"
"Couple of times in highschool and college, why?"
"What's it like?" You lightly tapped your keyboard, just to hear the satisfying clicks, looking at Hizashi curiously.
"Eh, we just tried to get to know each other more. Nothing special. I didn't stick around much with anyone then."
"Oh? You didn't screw around?"
"What?" Hizashi paused, having an embarrassed and guilty look. "Okay, a bit, but it wasn't anything... y'know."
You hummed, understanding. Hizashi looked over to the screen, seeing if you were somehow jealous, which you were definitely not. "Stuck?"
You nodded. Should you write a date scene at all?
"Didn't you date someone in highschool?"
"Yeah, well, it wasn't that good and exciting. We didn't get anywhere."
Hizashi fell silent, thinking. You thought about some stupid, childish, maybe romantic ideas that could go in your character's date.
"Hey, [Y/N]," Hizashi called, snapping you out of your thoughts. You looked at him curiously. "Wanna go on a date?"
"That's the first time you've actually asked me out," you quipped.
"I think we've been on plenty of dates, honestly."
You shrugged, slightly blushing. "Where to?"
"Nothing romantic," Hizashi said with a small smile. "Just to, y'know, hang out."
"We're hanging out right now."
"You know what I mean."
"I don't." You smiled back innocently. "Please do explain."
Hizashi glared at you, then rolled his eyes. "Maybe dinner somewhere, movies, collab, a walk?" He then smiled. "Just want to give you some reference for your story and cheer you up again!"
He just wants to know what happened, you thought, but dismissed that outlook. "Is this a 'Netflix and chill' type of proposal?" you asked jokingly.
"No!" Hizashi quickly raised his hands in defense. "Of course not! Unless you want it to be."
You laughed. "We can walk to get lunch and eat while we watch a movie or listen to music here or at your place."
"Awesome!" Hizashi jumped up happily. "Let's go! Trinket can stay here, right?"
You glanced at the bird that bobbed her head up and down as if saying 'Yes, yeah, totally!'
"Yep," you agreed. Trinket's head crest raised. "First official date, huh?" Hizashi nodded excitedly.
"YEAHHH!" Trinket screeched. Hizashi laughed, hooking your arm in his and pumping the air.
Perhaps this will help you calm down and decide what to do.
~♪♫ ♪♫ ♪~
BNHA discussion:
Would Shinso's quirk work if he uses it on someone and they say "tell Shinso that I said...."?
Would phone calls have the same effect?