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Deku

After Kacchan went upstairs I was able to clean quickly and effectively. I managed to finish downstairs and instead of meeting Kacchan on the men’s side I started to clean the entirety of the women’s side. I started on the top floor and worked my way down. When I got to the second floor he was already standing there wrapping the cord to his vacuum. He looked up at me.

“You know I thought you were supposed to meet me on the other side when I got back to the first floor I figured you went over here. I just finished this floor so does that mean we are finally done?”

“Well we still have to write our apology letters.”

“I still have the next two days.”

“Yes, but one of them you will have to handle all the chores yourself which means you should get it done today and tomorrow.”

“With you gone I’m sure I will finish in half the time.” He smiled a little.

“But I am sure you won’t have half as much fun.” We went downstairs and began writing our apology letters but soon enough we were sitting on the couch not working on anything. My head was in his lap as his fingered traipsed through my hair while he looked at me. This was nice. I sat up and he kissed me just a quick one, but I knew I wanted more. I leaned against him putting my head on his chest and he wrapped his arm around me. We layed like that for a while. I was listening to his heartbeat and his breathing had a calming effect on me. Eventually however I had to start cooking dinner. He stayed in the living room working on his letter. Which was good because I didn’t want to fight about my choice for dinner tonight. I knew he was jealous about Todoroki, but he had no reason to be. There was no way Todoroki had feelings for me. Dinner didn’t take me long and people started arriving home pretty soon after I had gotten started. By the time I was done Kacchan had definitely noticed what I had been making, but due to the others around he couldn’t say anything about it. Everyone ate quickly, Kacchan and I got started on the dishes.

He leaned over slightly and whispered.

“We just talked about this and you chose to make soba for dinner. I thought we had an understanding. I just don’t know where your head is at.”

I didn’t really know what to say. He was right of course I knew he would be upset, but Todoroki is my friend and he asked me to make it. We stayed silent and when we finished he went upstairs. I decided it was probably a good idea to do the same. That way I could work on my letter until it was time to go to sleep.

I thought about Kacchan all night. We went from such a perfect day to a silent night. I went downstairs in the morning to find him standing there. We cooked breakfast in silence and everyone came down, ate and left for class. This is more the energy I was expecting for the three days we spent together. I wondered how long it would last. I started to truthfully believe that I had messed up as we cleaned in silence. I noticed a few times he looked in my direction, but the moment I caught him he looked away. We made it through the entire day without saying a word. We made dinner and he sat as far away from me as he possibly could. When Todoroki sat by me I hardly noticed. I was too busy looking at Kacchan for any sign that we would be okay. I didn’t want to head back to class tomorrow knowing that we weren’t on speaking terms. However once Todoroki sat next to me he glared at me for a moment and then went upstairs. I waited a few minutes and then followed suit.

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Kacchan

I couldn’t talk to him. I needed him to see that Todoroki was a problem on his own. I strategically avoided talking to him the whole day, but every so often I just had to look at him. I missed his stupid voice already. I missed the taste of his lips. I needed him to speak first. I wanted it to be an apology, but I would even accept an insult as an apology at this point. I wanted to kiss him again before he went to class, and I was left here alone tomorrow for my last day of house arrest. He looked at me the entire way through dinner even with Todoroki sitting next to him. Maybe it doesn’t matter if Todoroki is trying to take him from me as long as he continues to actively choose me. I thought about all of this as I paced my room. By this point everyone would be in bed. I put on some house shoes and left my room.

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Deku

I had just laid down when I heard a knock at my door. My first thought was Kacchan, but I knew that it would be too good to be true. However when I opened my door there he stood looking calm and collected. He took a deep breath out and walked into my room. Without an invitation.

“Hello… Come in I gues--”

“Shut it, we aren't talking right now.”

“Then why are you here?” That's when he kissed me and anything that was important before was no longer important.

God I missed him today. His hands moved slowly down my waist and he reached around to my ass. That's when he crouched slightly without taking his lips off mine reaching down in between my thighs and he picked me up. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders and my legs around his body and he spun me around so my back faced the bed. Alone in my room I was craving more of him than I ever had before he laid me down on the bed and took off his shirt. He was so toned. I could spend forever looking at him. My room was mostly dark, but the lights from outside was enough to illuminate him. The shadows cast so beautifully down his body making him look almost celestial. Suddenly I was hyper aware of my own body and hoped that I would look as good. He bent over me and pressed his lips firmly on mine. I felt the weight of his whole upper body on mine and it comforted me. His waist was in between my thighs slowly grinding against me. I felt warmth envelop my entire body as he moved us up so that his legs were on the bed as well.

“I missed yo-” I began to say, but he covered my mouth.

“I told you we aren’t on speaking terms. Only one word you are allowed to say and that’s stop. Anything else and you’ll wish you hadn’t spoken. Understood?” I went to speak, but I knew I would probably regret it. Part of me wanted to speak just to find out, but instead I chose to nod my head in silence. That devilish smile began to grow on his face. “Good boy.” He started to pull my shirt up and off over my head. By then his smile had grown. He appeared to just be looking at me. I felt my face begin to feel hot. I didn’t know how long he was going to keep looking, but as soon as I closed my eyes I felt him come in close again. This time when he bit my neck I let out a moan. His hand was quick to cover my mouth. His face hovered above mine as his thumb reasted on my lips. He started to apply pressure and I opened my mouth as he put it in and it rested on my tongue. I closed my lips around his thumb and sucked slightly as he pulled it out. Just then I saw him bite his lip and I could only guess what he was thinking. I used my lower body strength to flip him onto the bed as I rolled over on top of him. I kissed his neck and then worked my way down to his chest. As I worked my way lower his body twitched slightly. I didn’t know how far I was willing to go. I didn’t know how far he would let me. When suddenly I heard myself say it.

“Stop.” He looked at me concerned. We both sat up. “I don’t know why I said that. I’m so sorry.”

“Why are you apologizing?” I put my head in my hands.

“I don’t know. I just… I wanted to keep going. I just couldn’t knowing that you were upset with me. Kacchan I care about you, and having you come here lets me know that we are going to be okay, but you can’t keep being jealous of my friendship with Todoroki.”

“I know, but it's hard for me. I just don’t want to see you with anyone else. I want you all to myself.” I felt my expression soften.

“I get it. Your jealousy is not something you can control, but my interactions with people like Todoroki are. I would never let it go anywhere that I don’t want it to. You can be jealous of Todoroki, but you also have to have trust in me.”

“I do trust you, but I don’t have trust in him. And I definitely don’t like him.” He sighed and I leaned in to kiss him again. We laid down kissing. And he wrapped his arms around me, and intertwined my legs with his. This was nice. Having him here in bed with me. When he stopped kissing me we just looked at each other for a while. Neither one of us wanted to move. I got in closer to him and nuzzled my face into his neck. I gave him one last kiss on the neck and soon after drifted off into sleep. I don’t think I ever slept so peacefully.

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Kacchan

He fell asleep cuddled up into me while I remained awake playing with his hair. I didn’t think I needed sleep. All I needed was to soak up as much time with our bodies intertwined as I could before he left me here alone tomorrow and went to class. I laid there holding him for as long as I possibly could, but eventually I did fall asleep.

I woke up to a knock at Deku’s door. Deku on the other hand barely stirred. He looked disheveled, but he slept so peacefully that I didn’t want to disturb him. That’s when I saw the clock. We had slept in. Class hadn’t started yet, but I was too late to cook breakfast. Hopefully no one really minded. Then there was another knock. This time Deku stirred slightly.

“One second.” He opened his eyes and saw me and almost jumped out of bed. He forgot I was here but quickly realized what was happening. I put my pointer finger to my lips to indicate how quiet we needed to be. I stood up and got slightly under the bed on the side opposite of the door. Deku went to answer it.

“Good morning Midoriya.” It was that icy hot bastard Todoroki. “I figured you would be up already. I guess I am happy that I stopped by to wake you up. You still have some time, but I’ll wait downstairs and then we can walk to class together. Be quick! Kacchan seems to have slept in slacking on his last day of house arrest.” I felt myself heating up. I was ready to jump out and slaughter him but after last night I knew Deku wouldn’t want that. I had to trust him.

“Yeah. Right. I’ll be down in 10 minutes then we can go!”

“Okay see you then!” He shut the door as I jumped up and he turned to me.

“I can’t believe we forgot to set alarms!”

“It’s okay. You aren’t late just get ready.”

“Well to do that you have to leave. I don’t want to get changed in front of you.”

“Deku you idiot I can’t exactly leave with everyone walking around out there. Ill turn around you do what you need to do. Text me once everyone is gone then I’ll leave your room.”

“Fine but no peaking.” I turned around and I heard some movement. I couldn’t resist. I turned a little to see him. He was naked. He looked good. He pulled up his underwear slowly, almost to tease me. Almost as if he knew that I would be looking. I felt myself start to blush and I turned back around to face the wall. All Might’s eyes were piercing into me. Most likely judging me for what I had just done. I had completely tuned them out last night, but I was almost grateful Deku said stop if we had gone much further. I don't know how I could have ever looked at All Might ever again. I made a mental note that next time we would have to do this in my room and then asked.

“You done yet?”

“Yeah you can turn back around.”

He was putting on socks getting ready to go downstairs. He reached for the doorknob. When I saw his apology letter in the corner of my eye.

“Hey aren’t you forgetting something.”

“Oh right!” He turned around and gave me a kiss. Moments like that reminded me of how stupid he really was, but trust me I wasn’t going to complain. He went back to the doorknob.

“No you damn nerd. I meant this…” I grabbed the apology letter and started to hand it over. He reached for it but I pulled it back. I leaned in and gave him another kiss. This one lingered a bit longer than the previous.

“Kacchan I have to go!” He whined.

“Fine.” I handed him the paper, grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him in for one final embrace “I’ll miss you today. You were right, I won't have half as much fun without you.” He kissed me one last time and with that he was out the door closing it behind him. A few minutes later I received a message telling me it was safe to come out.

I walked out, and immediately regretted it. Standing in front of me was Todoroki.

“Thought I heard you in there earlier. Don’t worry I will keep your secret, but if you try to keep Midoriya from talking to me I swear to god everyone is going to know about you spending the night in here.”

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Deku

Todoroki is so kind to offer, but I don’t think it would be fair. I need to serve my punishment honestly without interfering even so when he leaned in I thought of Kacchan. He was so upset when I wanted to make soba for Todoroki. I can’t imagine what he would do if he found out about our interaction in the elevator. I have never really thought of Todoroki in that light before but when he leaned in and whispered in my ear it almost sounded like an invitation to come back to his room.

Either way I still had dishes to do so I headed downstairs. There were only a few people left down there, but I chose to ignore them. I finished the dishes and headed back up to my room. It was a very long day. I was ready to just go to sleep. When I got to my door Todoroki was standing there.

“Hello Midoriya, I wanted to stop by and apologize to you.”

“Oh what for?”

“Well when we were in the elevator I offered to tell you about work studies knowing that part of your punishment is that you should not be informed about the information relayed to us in class. I never should have tempted you with that, and I wanted to praise you for turning me down.”

“Well don’t worry about it. I know you probably just felt bad for me. However, in two more days I will know.”

“Thank you for your forgiveness. I promise to be better moving forward.”

“Well I will see you in the morning. I am going to be making breakfast and dinner tomorrow because Kacchan made both meals today. Any requests?”

“For breakfast I don’t really care, but at dinner I wouldn’t mind some soba.”

“I was going to make that today actually! I remembered you said you liked it, but Kacchan decided we should make something else.”

“Oh does he not like soba?”

“Actually I don’t know. I told him you liked it, but he thought we should make something more amenable to the whole group.”

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Todoroki

Midoriya was going to make me soba and Bakugo told him not to. I can’t believe he remembered I liked it. I can’t believe he thought of me when considering what to make. I can’t believe Bakugo was so jealous and petty as to prevent Midoriya from making it. I wished Midoriya a good night and headed back towards the elevator. I looked back to see him still standing in the hall watching me walk away. It appeared as if he was blushing for a moment and then he walked into his room quickly as I boarded the elevator. And headed back to my room for bed.

When I woke up and headed downstairs Midoriya was standing at the stove making breakfast. No one else had come downstairs yet. It was just him and I

“Good morning!” I said

“Good morning!” It was good to see him even nicer that I was able to talk with him alone before the day started.

“Oh hi Kacchan!” Of course it had to be ruined as quickly as it began.

~~~

Kacchan

What is that damn icy hot bastard doing. Why does it look like Deku is indulging this. I thought we had finally come to an arrangement last night yet here he was talking to this idiot. My feet started moving before I even knew what to say.

“Oh hi Kacchan!” Deku said with a dumb smile on his face that let me know he didn’t think he was doing anything wrong.

I stayed silent as Todoroki and I stared at each other. His face looked so calm. Maybe he wasn’t trying to do anything with Deku. Maybe I was just over reacting. Deku Started to plate up breakfast. When he put the first plate down both Todoroki and I reached for it. He looked at me, and I stared him down indicating that Deku meant that plate for me. He didn’t back down. Deku continued to plate up food ignorant to what we were doing, but neither one of us backed down from the plate that was already in our hands. This was more than an unspoken fight about who got the first plate. This is a fight about Deku. Then he pulled it in his direction and spoke.

“I figure since technically you are supposed to be helping to cook the meal I should get the first plate.” He said as he started to eat. He is lucky I didn't kill him right here and now. He was definitely trying to piss me off.

“Whatever.” I grabbed another plate and started to eat. For a moment it was just the three of us sitting there silently eating. Then the rest of our classmates began to join us. I ate my entire meal glaring at Todoroki who was obviously staring at Deku, but then I looked over at Deku and he was looking at me concerned. I felt my expression soften. Even if Todoroki was trying to take Deku away from me; he didn’t care. What he cared about was that I was ok. Our classmates cleared out in groups. Todoroki was once again lingering. I decided to trust Deku and I walked to the kitchen to start doing dishes. While I may trust Deku I made sure that Todoroki remained in my line of sight as he said goodbye to Deku and walked out the door. He looked at me just as he walked out. I could have swore there was a tinge of anger on his face when he walked out. Deku walked over to me and I realized we would have the entire day alone together again. He started drying the dishes that I was washing then stacking them so they would be easier to put away when we were done. He looked slightly upset. He wasn’t making eye contact with me. I wonder if I misinterpreted last night, maybe it was just a one time thing.

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Deku

The way he was staring at Todoroki was intense. Were they just trying to use me to make the other jealous? He only glanced at me once the entire time we were eating breakfast. What was going on there? How could I ask these questions without sounding absolutely insane. I thought about it the entire time we washed dishes. He didn’t say a word, he just kept looking at me. When we finished I looked at him unsure of how the day was going to go.

“So can I ask what all that business with Todoroki was about.” I asked him

“It’s nothing I just don’t like him.”

“You don’t like anyone, but you didn’t stare at anyone else all morning. Including me. You were so focused on his every move you even watched him walk out the door.”

“I don’t know how to explain it, but I think he might know something about us.” I doubted that, but then again he was on the elevator coming to check on me. Maybe he was leaving the floor and could have heard Kacchan and I in his room, but why wouldn’t he say something. What would the motive be for keeping quiet? Just then I realized I hadn’t said anything for a while.

“I don’t think so. He would have said something to me last night.” Just then I realized it was probably a mistake to tell him we spoke.

“Woah, when did you see him last night?” He started to look really angry again.

“Well I saw him in the elevator and he offered to tell me about work studies, but I turned him down. Then again later that night he was standing at my door--”

“Why was he standing at your door?” Each word sounded harsher than the other.

“Just to apologize. He said it was inappropriate to tempt me with the information knowing that part of my punishment was to not know about what was going on in classes.”

“How exactly did he offer to tell you? Tell me what he said exactly.” So I did even the part where he whispered in my ear. Kacchan looked more enraged than ever.

~~~

Kacchan

I'm gonna kill him. I swear to god. Both of them. How does Deku not see that this is clearly a ploy for Todoroki to take him away from me. Just when I finally was able to kiss him. The angrier I got the more upset Deku seemed to be. I tried calming myself down. It didn’t work. So instead I just faked it. I got in close to Deku who was leaning against the counter I put one hand on the counter on each side of him. He seemed to soften his eyes when I did that. His lips quivered a bit as if begging for me to kiss him. He started to lean forward, so did I. However instead of going in for a kiss I leaned to the side to whisper in his ear.

“If he so much as comes close to you I swear to god I’ll blast his head off.” Then I pulled back Deku just looked at me blushing like an idiot. I went ahead and leaned in to give him a kiss. My hands went to his arms, grabbing him and pulling him in close. I couldn’t stop myself even if I wanted to. Who knew being this weak for him would make me feel so strong.

~~~

Deku

He was jealous. I know it sounds ridiculous, but he really was really cute when he was jealous. The way he grabbed me was intense, but good. I felt reassured. I felt protective and protected all at once. I could spend the rest of my life enveloped in this moment and I don’t think I would have a single regret. Every moment that our lips remained touching amd that his hands stayed on me felt almost supercharged with longing. His mouth opened slightly and I followed as I savored every second. The kitchen around us seemed to dissipate; leaving only him and I left in this moment. There was a perfect balance of passion and vulnerability. I had never experienced this before. Warmth started to build between us as he moved his lips downward to my neck. Suddenly I longed for more than I ever had before. His hands moved from my arms to my hips as he pulled my waist closer touching his and I wrapped my arms around his shoulders. He kissed me again like he needed something from me, and I wanted to give it to him. Whatever it was he needed I was ready to hand over. I needed him more than ever. Then he pulled away. The world rematerialized around us. Yearning was all that was left of that moment as time sped forward plunging us into the next moment. One where his lips were no longer on my skin. One where all I wished was to go backwards instead of forward.

“We should probably get started on chores, so that we have enough time to write our written apologies.” I wondered if my face was as flushed as his. I didn’t speak. I didn't want to admit that the kiss was over. I didn’t want to move on from the moment I was still yearning for. When suddenly he leaned in again and offered a quick kiss to my right cheek and I knew he was right.

“Yeah, well I’ll get started down here and you can start upstairs. We can meet in the middle if you want”

“You think you’re getting away from me that easily. Yesterday you were prepared to spend three consecutive days by my side, and now because you got what you wanted you’re ready to spend the day away from me?”

~~~

Kacchan

If it was possible his face became even more red. I was serious though I was going to spend the entire next two days with him. I wanted to soak up as much time with him as I possibly could before we had to go back to class surrounded by others and things tamed out. We started cleaning together, but progress was slow as we took frequent breaks to look at each other and to kiss. I was actually beginning to fear we may not finish in time. When finally he walked up to me.

“Okay. We have two minutes then we need to split up and finish our list. We aren’t getting anything done this way.” Obviously he was right.

“I agree. You said five minutes right?”

“No. I said two.” I grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him in.

His lips were so gentle. I tried my best to be gentle with him but I was insatiable. I wanted more than this. I started to kiss his neck. He tasted like salt. I couldn’t stop myself. I bit his neck gently at first, but then I heard him let out a slight moan. It only fueled my fire. I bit harder this time and he let out another moan. I realized I hadn’t been breathing so I came up for air as I moved back to his lips. Then suddenly he was the one moving to my neck. His kisses were soft. Suddenly I heard myself make a noise that I refuse to admit was a moan. Then I heard an alarm, and he stopped. That damn nerd set a timer before coming to talk to me.

“What the hell is that?” I asked

“I figured we would get distracted so I set a five minute timer before walking over here. Granted how quickly we got started you probably had longer than the two minutes I had intended.” So efficient yet so annoying.

“Fine, I’ll go upstairs and start there. You finish down here and we can meet in the middle.” I got on the elevator on the men’s side when I saw him running up. He gave me one simple kiss then jumped out of the elevator as the doors closed behind him. The entire way up I missed his stupid face.

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Todoroki

The entire day they would be alone in the house. I tried to focus in class, but all I could think about was what on earth they could possibly be doing. Part of me wished I was on house arrest as well. At minimum to ensure they weren’t alone. I kept thinking back to last night outside Bakugo’s door. I can’t shake the feeling that they were kissing in that room. I felt myself getting upset. Even if they were there is nothing I could possibly do to stop them from doing it again today while they were all alone in the dorm. I had to be wrong. Right?

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Deku

I don’t have time to think right now. I wasn’t expecting him to start another fight, but then I realized he didn’t even use half his strength or even his quirk. It was a solid punch, but even I knew I could handle more of a hit before I actually bruised. Then he smiled; a devilish smile I couldn’t tell what he was thinking. Obviously, he wanted to fight but I wouldn’t give him the satisfaction if he wanted to stay under house arrest longer then let him. Before I could even speak he was already in the air looking like he was coming in for a kick. I rolled to the side dodging just before he landed. I needed to stop overthinking if I was going to avoid the rest of his attacks without getting hit again or fighting back. My voice took over as he turned to strike again this time with a classic right hook gunning for my side where he had hit me the first time.

“KACCHAN STOP! I WON’ T FIGHT YOU!” I yelled as I dodged his next strike.

“This isn’t a fight. It’s a spar. We aren’t even using our quirks.” He responded quickly coming in for another hit which I blocked and backed away to put distance between us.

Kacchan lunged forward at me as he aimed a flurry of punches. His strikes were quick and precise. However I managed to sidestep each incoming blow. Kacchan’s brow furrowed in frustration as his attacks seemed to hit nothing but air. But he seemed to have adjusted his strategy, launching a spinning kick aimed at my midsection. I ducked quickly as the heel of his foot narrowly missed my head.

“YOU BETTER HIT ME BACK DEKU!”

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Kacchan

His movements were fluid; he was able to dodge or block every one of my attacks. Which is good. I know he’s too much of a wimp to hit me back. He doesn’t want to get in trouble. Too afraid of all the rules, always overthinking, worried about getting in trouble or expelled by Aizawa. Which is perfect for training his reaction times without being able to think about attack patterns or strategy which is why my hits are so sporadic. No real pattern.

With a sudden shift, I dropped low, aiming a sweeping kick at his legs. Deku’s reflexes were quick, but this time, he misjudged the distance. He stumbled back, barely catching his balance. I seized the moment, launching myself with a powerful jump kick. Deku barely managed to raise his arms in time to deflect the impact. The force of the kick sent him crashing into the back of the sofa, causing it to slide several inches across the floor and it only stopped when it hit the wall. Before he could think I was in the air aiming a punch right for his face. As I got closer he managed to move his head just far enough to the left making my fist hit the wall.

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Deku

I moved my face just in time, but I was trapped. His forearm was putting a lot of pressure on my chest while his other arm was still against the wall where his punch had missed and his knees were against my waist on both sides, locking me in place. His face came in close again just like last night. I think what I saw in his eyes was joy. He had trapped his prey proving once again that he could beat me.

“Good,” he said “your reaction times were quick and you didn’t have time to analize my movements like you usually do.” I could feel the air in his words against my face. His nose was less than an inch from mine now. He still hadn’t moved. That’s when I noticed our position. He was basically in my lap on the couch. That's when I felt my face flush with heat; I wanted to stand up but I couldn’t, and he was looking right at me so there was no way to hide the blush that I was certain was on my face. That’s when he turned just as red and used the forearm that was on my chest to push himself up and stood immediately facing away. He was silent.

I stood up quickly, “Well that was a good workout, but we should probably get started on cleaning especially considering this place is now covered in our sweat… I mean your sweat and my sweat not our sweat. Two different sweats…” God I’m dumb. “I’m gonna go get cleaning supplies.” I think my voice was probably three octaves too high and about two times the speed that it should have been. Luckily, he didn’t look like he wanted to talk about it any more than I did.

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Kacchan

I was sitting in his lap. I should have thought a bit more about that landing. Then he blushed. What is that even supposed to mean? Then I blushed. God I hope he is too stupid to know what that means. What am I even saying. He’s an idiot of course he is too stupid to know what that means.

“Well that was a good workout, but we should probably get started on cleaning especially considering this place is now covered in our sweat…” Our sweat? “I mean your sweat and my sweat not our sweat. Two different sweats…” Of course he had to correct himself but with every word his voice picked up in pace and it was already ten times higher than it needed to be halfway through the sentence. “I’m gonna go get cleaning supplies.” Good we aren’t going to talk about it.

I started to move the couch back to it’s place and clean up the workout supplies from earlier putting everything back to where it belongs. Then he walked back in carrying disinfectant, a mop bucket, brooms, and basically everything we would need to get this place spick and span. Ugh spick and span sounds like something that damn nerd would say.

“Well I brought everything we need to make this place look nice and tidy.” Ugh that’s almost as bad as spick and span. “Let’s get started.”

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Deku

We cleaned mostly in silence. I was too embarrassed to bring up anything that had happened and he probably enjoyed that I wasn’t bugging him. We finished the common areas after about three hours. Meaning we had about three more to get the hallways upstairs and start cooking dinner by the time our classmates were home. Plenty of time.

After the hallways we went downstairs. We had about an hour and a half before our classmates got home. Kacchan was sitting on the couch. The same couch that we had both been on earlier in the day. I definitely shouldn’t sit with him. Too late my feet were already walking towards the spot next to him. He was looking at his phone so he didn’t notice until I was already sitting down next to him.

“All this space and you HAD to sit right next to me. You damn nerd.”

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Kacchan

All this space and he CHOSE to sit right next to me. I must be delusional. He must have a reason to sit next to me. Maybe this is where he always sits and I’m the one who’s intruding on his space. Who cares? We haven't spoken since this morning except about our cleaning duties.

“Well I know that you said dinner was my job, but if Aizawa stops by to ensure we completed our tasks he may be upset if he sees you standing there doing nothing while I do all the work.” He was shifting a bit in his seat if he thought I didn’t notice him moving closer I definitely did.

“Your point?” God I'm so weak his shoulder was touching mine.

“My point is that you should at least look like you are working. I won't make you do any of the heavy lifting. I'll do most of the cooking and I’ll plate everything up. But you can add seasoning and do the easy stuff so it will still be mostly me.” He started shifting his legs back and forth and every so often his knee touched mine I could barely think all I could say was…

“Fine.”

“We have some time before we should start. What do you want to do in the meantime.” Absolutely nothing I wanted to sit here very still with his shoulder against mine and our knees touching every few times that he swayed them for as long as I possibly could. I would rather get in trouble for not making dinner than move from this spot any time soon. I think that I could stay here forever.

“Nothing.” I said. At which point his knees stopped moving and his thigh was resting against mine. Doing nothing was the best decision I could have made. We just sat there like that for a while and eventually his head fell to my shoulder. I thought he did it on purpose. I thought he was finally going to tell me what he thought about me. If he thought about me at all, but then I heard his breathing get a little deeper and I realized he had fallen asleep, so I just stayed still. Who knew how long he would sleep for. I turned my head toward him and smelled his hair. Mostly it smelled like the chemicals that we had been using to clean the house, but under that it smelled like him, like comfort. I am so weak.

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Deku

“Kacchan, I -- I just wanted to say that I know this was supposed to be a punishment. I know that you probably don’t care,” Where was I going with this? I needed to stop talking, but it was too late. I felt myself about to tell him what I have known since we were kids. “I just want to say thank you. I know I am not your favorite person, and spending time with me today must have been challenging, but…” This is it either the next two day alone with him would be the best or the worst possible thing to happen to me. “I just wanted to say…”

“Hey guys! It smells great in here! What are you making?” Uraraka came in putting a halt to whatever it is that I might have been saying.

“NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS!” Kacchan yelled. Uraraka looked a little upset by it, and instead of responding went directly to get on the elevator. Kacchan looked back to me after she got on headed upstairs.

“Kacchan, that was mean she was complimenting your cooking. You could have just accepted the compliment.” I told him this as I started walking towards the same elevator. The anger in his eyes dissipated.

“Wait!” He called after me “What were you going to say? You never finished.” What was I going to say? If Uraraka hadn’t cut me off how would he have reacted?

“Nothing. Just thanks for teaching me how to make Sukiyaki.” I said defeated as the rest of our classmates began to come inside. I headed towards the elevator to apologize to Ochaku.

~~~

Kacchan

Idiot. I finished making dinner and plated everything up for our classmates as the sun was setting. After everyone chose a plate there were three left. Deku hadn’t come down and neither had Ochaku. The longer they stayed up there the more upset I got. I decided to grab my bowl and start eating. Surrounded by my classmates chatting and talking, but my mind was entirely occupied. What on earth could they possibly be talking about.

“-- today, Bakugo?” Kiroshima had just asked me a question.

“What?”

“I asked what you got up to today.”

“Oh nothing Deku and I worked out, cleaned the house, took out trash, did laundry, and cooked dinner.” Simple response: he doesn't need to know the details.

“Dang you spent the whole day together kind of a shocker.”

“Yeah well when Aizawa was here this morning he told Deku that we needed to do the chores together to increase our teamwork so we would be less likely to fight in our freetime”

“Aizawa wasn’t here this morning. He must have told Deku that last night.” He explained

Deku and I never spoke to Aizawa separately, meaning that if he didn’t stop by this morning… Deku lied. That damn nerd made me spend the whole day with him. He lied.

“Where are you going?” Suddenly I realized I was on my feet.

“None of your damn business.” I started walking towards the elevator and just as I had arrived the doors opened. Deku and Ochacowere standing right in front of me. I grabbed him by the back of his neck and started walking towards the men’s side elevator.

“Kacchan--”

“Shut it. You and I are going to talk.” That seemed to work because he didn’t say another word until we arrived in my room.

“So are you going to tell me what this is about? Why couldn’t we have talked downstairs.”

“Listen up. You lied to me. Aizawa wasn’t here this morning.” He looked ashamed. He was staring down at his feet, unable to look me in the eyes. The silence confirmed that he lied. “Why?” I needed to know I needed him to tell me that he had a reason. I wanted him to tell me that he lied because he wanted to spend the next three days together. I wanted him to tell me that he felt the same way as me. I wanted him to tell me that he cared about me the same way that I cared about him.

“I--” He looked shocked “Why are you giving me a chance to explain myself? I expected that you would be mad. I mean I expected you to kill me first and ask questions after.”

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Deku

He was blushing. I mean the room was a little dark, but I was almost certain.

“I don’t have to explain myself to you. You forced me to spend the entire day with you under the pretense that I would be in trouble otherwise.”

“Well I just figured that we should get used to it. I know that your instinct is to fight it, but you're my friend. I care about you.” Before I knew what I was doing I was reaching out to his hand. He shockingly didn’t move it.

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Kacchan

This was it one of us had to say it first. I needed it to be him. We have battled many times at this point, but this time the stakes were higher. He reached towards my hand, and I didn’t move it.

“Kacchan, I--” I couldn’t stand it. I pulled him towards me, closing the space between us. He stumbled a bit and looked at me. My gaze was fixed on his lips. I leaned in and kissed him. His lips were gentle at first testing the waters. Then he leaned into it a bit more. I felt the warmth developing between us. Then I pulled back.

“Sorry I’ll let you finish. I didn’t mean to interrupt you.” What a dumb thing to say. Maybe we could just move on and he wouldn’t say anything more. Maybe he didn’t notice.

“Um… I don’t know what I was going to say. Maybe it doesn’t matter.” Something was wrong, maybe I read this wrong, maybe I shouldn't have done that. Then he kissed me again. I closed my eyes, and my heart started racing. I couldn't believe that 24 hours could make such a difference.

When he pulled away we just kind of looked at each other.

“So what were you and Ochaco talking about for so long?” Wow I am two for two on terrible things to say after a kiss. He looked a little upset by the question.

“Well not that it matters, but I was apologizing for you. Which to be honest you probably should do yourself.”

“All you did was apologize? That shouldn’t take an hour to do.”

“Kacchan… are you jealous?” Of course I was jealous but I didn’t like his tone.

“You damn nerd, I am not jealous. You were gone for a long time. I just wanted to know why.”

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Deku

He kissed me. Then I kissed him. He is jealous, it's cute. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this side of Kacchan. I don’t think I’ve ever seen any side of Kacchan that wasn’t trying to kill me.

“So, what are we going to tell people?”

“Why are we telling people anything this is our business no one else has to know.”

“Well we have been in here for a while. What if someone asks what happened?”

“I’ll be telling them to mind their own damn business. You can tell them that we fought, you apologized and that I didn’t kill you because I didn’t want to extend my house arrest.” So he wanted it to be a secret which I mean I guess it's not shocking.

“What about if we are together around other people you still going to constantly berate me?”

“I’ll do that when we are alone too you damn nerd.” I smiled a little I don’t think that this is going to be a bad idea. I mean eventually we will tell people, but for now it is nice to keep this just between us. It was at that moment that I noticed that he never let go of my hand. I leaned in for one last kiss. This one felt deeper, almost filling me and emptying me with passion. A secret between the two of us. I think this is the first time I’ve ever shared something with Kacchan.

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Todoroki

They have been in there a while. I wonder what they could possibly be talking about. Bakugo stood up and started walking towards the elevator. Just as he arrived the doors opened and Midoriya and Ochaco were standing there. Bakugo grabbed Midoriya by the neck and guided him towards the men's dorms. I wish he wouldn’t touch him like that. About five minutes had passed since they went upstairs. I decided as a good classmate it is my job to make sure that they aren’t getting into another fight.

I went up to Bakugo’s floor just to see if I could find them. I didn’t see anyone in the hall so I went to the door. I was about to knock when I heard Midoriya’s voice it was quiet but I pressed my ear to the door and heard him.

“--still going to constantly berate me?”

“I’ll do that when we are alone too you damn nerd.” After that it was quiet for a moment. Then I heard a slight movement. It sounded almost like… No, I'm delusional. Bakugo hates Midoriya. There is no way that is what is happening. Then Midoriya spoke again.

“Well, I guess I should get going.” I backed away from the door and made it back to the elevator. The doors closed. A moment passed and I realized I forgot to press a button just as I was about to the doors opened and in front of me was Midoriya.

“Oh… Hi Todoroki.”

“Hi. I came to see if you and Bakugo were fighting.” I’ve never been much for lying, but I saw no reason that he had to know I was listening from outside the door.

“No, everything’s good. No fights here. Nothing to worry about.”

“Well good I would hate for your house arrest to get extended. I need you back in class… I mean we all do. You push us to be better. Yeah.” Hopefully he didn’t catch that slip.

“Oh yeah I heard you talking about work studies but Ida said I couldn’t know about them.”

“If you want I could tell you but you would have to keep it a secret just between us.”

“Would you really!” He looked at me with those excited eyes and I knew I would tell him anything he would want to hear.

“Yes do you want me to?”

“Well I would really love it, but I am being punished and Ida is right I shouldn’t be allowed to know this information until I experience it myself in class” He was such a good kid. I should have known better than to tempt him with information but I found myself leaning in.

“Well if you change your mind you know where to find me” I whispered into his ear. The elevator dinged on my floor and I got off. I couldn’t look back I was too embarrassed with myself. I guess I could play off the whisper as me not wanting others to hear me. Truthfully I just wanted to get close to him. I'm not sure if what I heard in Bakugo’s room is right, but if it is then I need to work quickly. I can't let them get any closer. Not until I find a way to tell Izuku Midoriya how much he means to me.

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Kacchan

About an hour passed when I realized there was no good way to get out of the situation I had put myself in. Deku was still asleep on my shoulder, and if I woke him he would realize the time and that he had been resting his head on my shoulder for an hour. Meanwhile if I didn’t wake him up our classmates would come back to discover us like that, and I would be just as embarrassed. I could pretend that I fell asleep too, but then it would look like one of us chose to stay like that after the other fell asleep. It wouldn’t be believable that we fell asleep at the same time, and since Deku has no memory of me falling asleep he would think that I fell asleep after him and allowed him to rest on my shoulder. No matter what happens I wind up looking like a fool. The choice was to either look like a fool in front of Deku or the whole class. Neither of which was I happy about.

It took me a minute but I decided the best option was to move so it would look like I hadn’t been sitting there holding his head up for the past hour. If he woke up maybe I could convince him that I had fallen asleep first and he just hadn’t noticed. I positioned myself slowly sliding over on the couch as his head slid down my arm until it was resting in my hand and I guided him the rest of the way down to the couch cushion as I stood up. I walked into the kitchen.

“Wake up you damn nerd its time to cook.” I said.

“Wha-? Huh?” I heard him mumble. As I walked back toward the living room to make it seem as if I had left much earlier.

“I said it's time to wake up, we need to start cooking you idiot. What were you planning on making anyway?” I’ve never seen someone get energized as quickly as he does. Suddenly he shot up quickly to his feet looking at me.

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Deku

I’m not sure when I fell asleep. I’m also not sure when Kacchan left the couch. I’m surprised he woke me up. Then again he probably knew that I didn’t want to get in trouble for not finishing the chores, dinner included. I got to my feet quickly and started walking towards the Kacchan… I mean the Kitchen… Dammit.

“Well I was thinking of making soba! I know that Todoroki really likes it.” Kacchan’s face shifted looking angrier than he was before. “But I mean I probably shouldn’t base one person's preferences above anyone else's, so maybe we should make something else.”

~~~

Kacchan

I was being delusional. Stupid. Weak. He wanted to make sObA for ICY HOT OF ALL PEOPLE. I was a fool to think anything else of course he was thinking about other guys… I mean people. I mean… I mean I don’t care.

“Let’s just get started I don’t give a damn what we make or who we make it for let's just get it done.”

“Well what if we just make sukiyaki instead, or sushi. I’m sure everyone will love it.”

“Whatever”

~~~

Deku

I could tell I upset him, but I don’t know why? Maybe after he made breakfast he wanted me to make something he liked. That’s when I realized I had known him all this time and I didn’t even know his favorite food.

“Kacchan, what kind of food do you like?”

“Huh? Oh I don’t really care. Anything spicy.”

We were standing in the kitchen and I walked over to grab the aprons. I put mine on and tied the back then turned and walked toward Kacchan. Without thinking my arms were holding the apron up and surprisingly he bowed his head and allowed me to put it over his head. Then without thinking I had grabbed the string by his waist and walked around to tie the back of his apron. I was halfway done with the knot before I realized this probably was not appropriate.

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Kacchan

He was tying my apron. His hands were right above my waistline. I didn’t even have time to react and of course by the time I did it was the wrong type of reaction. My face was flushed. I had to stop doing this to myself. Certainly I could hide my feelings better than this.

When he was done I took a step forward towards the refrigerator. First to cool my face down and second to grab the supplies we needed to make dinner. That's when I realized he had never actually said what he wanted to make, so I decided. Sukiyaki. I was not going to be a part of making soba for that damn icy hot bastard. I grabbed the ingredients and turned to put them on the counter. By that point my face had cooled down and any leftover color I could blame on the cold from the fridge. I placed everything on the counter and watched as he started to cut the vegetables. Of course it was all wrong, definitely too think. I mean this is hot pot the slices need to be thin and precise.

“You disgrace your mother the way you cut that carrot. Move over.” I took a step towards him to take the knife.

“They aren’t that bad. I just don’t cook often. You’re the one who said dinner was my responsibility, so you can’t take it back.”

“Listen you nerd. You’re always forcing me to accept help from you so why don’t you ever want to accept help from me. I don’t offer often. Just move over and let me do it.”

“If you want to help then help, but don’t just do it all. Give a man a fish he eats for a day. Teach a man to make Sukiyaki and he’ll cook it the way you like for the rest of your life.” I don’t think he recognized what he was implying, but I kind of enjoyed the insinuation.

~~~

Deku

“Like this,” Kacchan said as he showed me the proper way to cut the vegetables. Then he placed the knife down and indicated that it was my turn to try. I started to cut the carrots again. “That’s a lot better!” I looked up at him because it's very rare that he praises me for anything. That’s when my hand slipped and a single drop of blood hit the counter. It didn’t even hurt really, it wasn't deep but I watched as Kacchan’s eyes widened. He grabbed my hand quickly. His touch was gentle and his hands were warm. Then his expression morphed.

“Damn it you’re gonna get blood in everyone’s food. Go get yourself cleaned up and put a bandaid on for crying out loud.” There he goes again for a moment. I thought he was concerned about me, but in reality he just wanted me out of his way.

I walked to the cabinet to grab the first aid kit when suddenly he was behind me reaching over me to grab it for me. His face was right next to mine, and I could feel his chest resting slightly on my back.. After just one day together he and I had no sense of personal space. Maybe my lie may turn out to be beneficial; I could get him to see that we can be friends, or maybe more than that.

“I just don’t want you getting blood all over the place.” he said spitefully. Of course I was stupid for thinking anything else, he was just being practical. He took out an antiseptic wipe and wiped my finger then opened a bandaid and covered the cut on my finger which by this point had already stopped bleeding. Then he returned to cooking.

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Kacchan

The idiot cut himself. When I saw it I realized what a fool I had been. He had gotten hurt so many times already. The USJ, the sports festival, hosu city… who knows how many more times he would get hurt. Even here in the kitchen he isn’t safe. We thought we would be safe on campus in the USJ, we thought we would be safe while at the training camp villains found a way to attack us. The way he throws himself into danger constantly. He never thinks of his own safety. I know that it is a small cut but none of his other injuries have been small. If it weren’t for Recovery Girl he probably would have died. I can’t let myself be with him. He will never be safe especially with All Mights powers he will come across more danger than any other hero. If I allowed myself to care about him he would be a weakness and I will not spend my life tending to his wounds.

I went to finish dinner and he followed me back to the counter space after finishing I began cooking everything in pans. Like an idiot he was standing right next to me watching as everything was cooked.

“Kacchan, I -- I just wanted to say that I know this was supposed to be a punishment. I know that you probably don’t care,” He paused for a moment. Where was he going with this? I know he can’t possibly be about to say what I’m thinking. “I just want to say thank you. I know I am not your favorite person, and spending time with me today must have been challenging, but…” Another pause. This had to be it. He started to lean in and I thought that this was it the moment I would finally be forced to succumb to my weakness. “I just want to say…” SPIT IT OUT FOR GOD’S SAKE. The door swung open.

“Hey guys! It smells great in here! What are you making?” Uraraka said ruining literally everything.

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Deku

I don’t have time to think right now. I wasn’t expecting him to start another fight, but then I realized he didn’t even use half his strength or even his quirk. It was a solid punch, but even I knew I could handle more of a hit before I actually bruised. Then he smiled; a devilish smile I couldn’t tell what he was thinking. Obviously, he wanted to fight but I wouldn’t give him the satisfaction if he wanted to stay under house arrest longer then let him. Before I could even speak he was already in the air looking like he was coming in for a kick. I rolled to the side dodging just before he landed. I needed to stop overthinking if I was going to avoid the rest of his attacks without getting hit again or fighting back. My voice took over as he turned to strike again this time with a classic right hook gunning for my side where he had hit me the first time.

“KACCHAN STOP! I WON’ T FIGHT YOU!” I yelled as I dodged his next strike.

“This isn’t a fight. It’s a spar. We aren’t even using our quirks.” He responded quickly coming in for another hit which I blocked and backed away to put distance between us.

Kacchan lunged forward at me as he aimed a flurry of punches. His strikes were quick and precise. However I managed to sidestep each incoming blow. Kacchan’s brow furrowed in frustration as his attacks seemed to hit nothing but air. But he seemed to have adjusted his strategy, launching a spinning kick aimed at my midsection. I ducked quickly as the heel of his foot narrowly missed my head.

“YOU BETTER HIT ME BACK DEKU!”

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Kacchan

His movements were fluid; he was able to dodge or block every one of my attacks. Which is good. I know he’s too much of a wimp to hit me back. He doesn’t want to get in trouble. Too afraid of all the rules, always overthinking, worried about getting in trouble or expelled by Aizawa. Which is perfect for training his reaction times without being able to think about attack patterns or strategy which is why my hits are so sporadic. No real pattern.

With a sudden shift, I dropped low, aiming a sweeping kick at his legs. Deku’s reflexes were quick, but this time, he misjudged the distance. He stumbled back, barely catching his balance. I seized the moment, launching myself with a powerful jump kick. Deku barely managed to raise his arms in time to deflect the impact. The force of the kick sent him crashing into the back of the sofa, causing it to slide several inches across the floor and it only stopped when it hit the wall. Before he could think I was in the air aiming a punch right for his face. As I got closer he managed to move his head just far enough to the left making my fist hit the wall.

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Deku

I moved my face just in time, but I was trapped. His forearm was putting a lot of pressure on my chest while his other arm was still against the wall where his punch had missed and his knees were against my waist on both sides, locking me in place. His face came in close again just like last night. I think what I saw in his eyes was joy. He had trapped his prey proving once again that he could beat me.

“Good,” he said “your reaction times were quick and you didn’t have time to analize my movements like you usually do.” I could feel the air in his words against my face. His nose was less than an inch from mine now. He still hadn’t moved. That’s when I noticed our position. He was basically in my lap on the couch. That's when I felt my face flush with heat; I wanted to stand up but I couldn’t, and he was looking right at me so there was no way to hide the blush that I was certain was on my face. That’s when he turned just as red and used the forearm that was on my chest to push himself up and stood immediately facing away. He was silent.

I stood up quickly, “Well that was a good workout, but we should probably get started on cleaning especially considering this place is now covered in our sweat… I mean your sweat and my sweat not our sweat. Two different sweats…” God I’m dumb. “I’m gonna go get cleaning supplies.” I think my voice was probably three octaves too high and about two times the speed that it should have been. Luckily, he didn’t look like he wanted to talk about it any more than I did.

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Kacchan

I was sitting in his lap. I should have thought a bit more about that landing. Then he blushed. What is that even supposed to mean? Then I blushed. God I hope he is too stupid to know what that means. What am I even saying. He’s an idiot of course he is too stupid to know what that means.

“Well that was a good workout, but we should probably get started on cleaning especially considering this place is now covered in our sweat…” Our sweat? “I mean your sweat and my sweat not our sweat. Two different sweats…” Of course he had to correct himself but with every word his voice picked up in pace and it was already ten times higher than it needed to be halfway through the sentence. “I’m gonna go get cleaning supplies.” Good we aren’t going to talk about it.

I started to move the couch back to it’s place and clean up the workout supplies from earlier putting everything back to where it belongs. Then he walked back in carrying disinfectant, a mop bucket, brooms, and basically everything we would need to get this place spick and span. Ugh spick and span sounds like something that damn nerd would say.

“Well I brought everything we need to make this place look nice and tidy.” Ugh that’s almost as bad as spick and span. “Let’s get started.”

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Deku

We cleaned mostly in silence. I was too embarrassed to bring up anything that had happened and he probably enjoyed that I wasn’t bugging him. We finished the common areas after about three hours. Meaning we had about three more to get the hallways upstairs and start cooking dinner by the time our classmates were home. Plenty of time.

After the hallways we went downstairs. We had about an hour and a half before our classmates got home. Kacchan was sitting on the couch. The same couch that we had both been on earlier in the day. I definitely shouldn’t sit with him. Too late my feet were already walking towards the spot next to him. He was looking at his phone so he didn’t notice until I was already sitting down next to him.

“All this space and you HAD to sit right next to me. You damn nerd.”

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Kacchan

All this space and he CHOSE to sit right next to me. I must be delusional. He must have a reason to sit next to me. Maybe this is where he always sits and I’m the one who’s intruding on his space. Who cares? We haven't spoken since this morning except about our cleaning duties.

“Well I know that you said dinner was my job, but if Aizawa stops by to ensure we completed our tasks he may be upset if he sees you standing there doing nothing while I do all the work.” He was shifting a bit in his seat if he thought I didn’t notice him moving closer I definitely did.

“Your point?” God I'm so weak his shoulder was touching mine.

“My point is that you should at least look like you are working. I won't make you do any of the heavy lifting. I'll do most of the cooking and I’ll plate everything up. But you can add seasoning and do the easy stuff so it will still be mostly me.” He started shifting his legs back and forth and every so often his knee touched mine I could barely think all I could say was…

“Fine.”

“We have some time before we should start. What do you want to do in the meantime.” Absolutely nothing I wanted to sit here very still with his shoulder against mine and our knees touching every few times that he swayed them for as long as I possibly could. I would rather get in trouble for not making dinner than move from this spot any time soon. I think that I could stay here forever.

“Nothing.” I said. At which point his knees stopped moving and his thigh was resting against mine. Doing nothing was the best decision I could have made. We just sat there like that for a while and eventually his head fell to my shoulder. I thought he did it on purpose. I thought he was finally going to tell me what he thought about me. If he thought about me at all, but then I heard his breathing get a little deeper and I realized he had fallen asleep, so I just stayed still. Who knew how long he would sleep for. I turned my head toward him and smelled his hair. Mostly it smelled like the chemicals that we had been using to clean the house, but under that it smelled like him, like comfort. I am so weak.

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Deku

For a moment he just looked at me. I like his eyes like this. He looked as if he was longing for an answer. An answer that I can’t give him. He stared a little longer into my eyes, and I wondered if I was as hard to read as he was. Suddenly I had an entirely new concern and I physically felt my face shift to something more opaque. Almost immediately a confused look appeared on his then he dropped my hand and slowly the anger in his eyes returned and he turned to walk away from me to the dorm. I wanted to tell him to wait. I wanted to tell him to stop. I wanted to tell him how I felt and what I wanted more than anything was for him to keep holding my hand. To keep looking into each other's eyes, but the moment was over maybe the only moment we would ever have. Was it enough for me to live with? The next three days will be unbearable. The next three days cleaning and cooking, no classes all alone. Well all alone except Kacchan who hates me. Or maybe I need to look at it differently. The next three days with Kacchan and a chance to get him to stop hating me. The next three days to get another moment with him, another chance to look into his eyes, to hold his hand, and maybe to get him to tell me how he feels before I embarrass myself telling him the answer to the question he asked me tonight. What I want.

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Kacchan 

That damn nerd. Looking at me like that. Refusing to speak. He thinks I care. I refuse to be weak. I have trained hard to come this far and become this strong. I won't allow him to be another thing I worry about. Maybe I didn’t allow him enough time to speak… No that can’t be it his face completely shut down. I won’t allow him to get another chance at making me weak. At becoming my weakness. That's why I won’t look back. I don’t care if I know he is standing there looking like a pathetic weakling. If I look back now there is no telling what I would do. I’d probably start another fight, and then the next four days of house arrest would turn into seven. Ugh the next three days with that damn nerd. Damn it. I didn’t even think about how many opportunities he’d have to talk to me when we are alone, to try and make me weak. I’ll just have to avoid him. 

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Deku

I woke up early to work out before I went to make breakfast for my classmates but when I got downstairs Kacchan had already finished preparing it. He had plated it up for everyone including me. He looked at me. For a moment it felt just like last night. It was soft and kind, then the anger appeared on his face as he quickly grabbed his plate and walked by me. I may be wrong but I think he slowed down as he passed. Maybe he wanted to say something. More likely he wanted to hit me. 

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Kacchan

I woke up early so I wouldn’t have to see him. The plan was to be back upstairs before he was even out of bed. Subconsciously as I cooked I knew I was going too slow. I knew he was going to come down. I knew that I would see him. When he walked down I wasn’t shocked. I was relieved to see him one time, but after this no more. I grabbed my plate and began to walk back to my room. He just stared and as I got closer I thought of all the things I could say to him to extend this moment in time. To extend the amount of time I got to look at him. I had to remind myself that was the weakness in me trying to claw its way out. So instead I just said “Dinner is on you.” Then I walked up to my room. I started hearing everyone else get ready and go down to eat. A little while after classes had started I heard a knock at my door. I knew it had to be that damn nerd. 

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Deku

It was easy to come up with a plan. The question then was would it be easy to execute. Could I lie to Kacchan? I mean it was easy enough to believe he probably wouldn’t question it, but he definitely would hate it. 

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Kacchan

I didn’t want to answer, but I figured he was just going to divide up the work which is good because it means that I could strategically plan my day to avoid him. I opened the door and there he was looking like a puppy. Eyes wide and excited as if doing chores was better that training or going to class. Personally I can’t think of anything worse than falling behind the rest of our class granted I could probably miss a whole week and those idiots still couldn’t beat me. 

“Hi Kacchan! I figured we could get started working so that way we have enough time to do some private studying and training together.” Even the implication that we would work together made me sick to my stomach. 

“Who said anything about doing this together? Give me half the list and I’ll get my stuff done while you get your half of the list done. This is a divide and conquer situation.”

~~~

Deku

This is it. The only way I am going to get him to spend time with me.

“Well actually Aizawa stopped by while you were up here. He said in order to increase our teamwork and prevent us from fighting again we are supposed to complete every task together.” I almost immediately regretted saying that. The door slammed immediately. 

I waited there. All I wanted was to spend time with him so he’d forgive me for last night

~~~

Kacchan

Three days with Deku. Cleaning together. Training together. How am I supposed to look at him after last night? I all but told him how I felt, and in return he shut down. I don’t wanna be embarrassed. I don’t wanna look weak in front of him. I want to be strong for him. I can do this. I can make it through three days with him without becoming weak. Maybe it will make me stronger. I took a deep breath and reopened my door. Standing in front of me was Midoriaya looking like a broken toy. 

~~~

Deku

The door reopened. I looked up and I could have swore I saw a glimpse of sympathy on his face before it shifted to something a bit more resentful. He reached his arm up to scratch the back of his head. His arm was so well defined it was as if he was trying to tease me. Draw me in so he can dominate me emotionally as he did physically last night. Maybe I made a mistake. Was it too late to take it back and divide the list evenly?

“I say we train first that way whatever mess we make we can clean up afterwards. I’ll meet you downstairs in 5 minutes. Go change into something to work out in. You better be ready too. The next time we fight I want you to at least try and beat me.” He said. I felt a little anger and a little excitement build up in me. 

“I will beat you!” I practically screamed. 

“You better or I swear to god I’ll kill you.” He said as he closed his door. 

~~~

Kacchan

I think I found a solution for my problem. If I wanted to be able to tell that damn nerd how I felt without creating another weakness he needed to be strong enough to defeat anything that came at him. Including me. I am going to push him until he breaks.

I changed into some athletic shorts and a sleeveless shirt and headed downstairs. There he was waiting for me. To mats set up on the floor weights nearby. He was stretching his legs leaning back and forth. I just stood there and watched for a moment. I forget how efficient he is. He doesn’t like to waste time so he made sure to set everything up so we could have a good workout session. It seemed like his entire demeanor had changed; upstairs he was acting like a beaten dog now he seemed enthusiastic about training together. He had come so far from the weekling he was when we were younger. Yet he still had a type of childlike enthusiasm that I can’t help but notice. I just kind of continued to look at him until I noticed he was looking back. 

“How long have you been there? You said five minutes it’s been nearly fifteen. I would have figured you would have been on time considering your threat.”

“I-- I just got down here you damn idiot. It’s none of your business, but I figured I’d brush my teeth considering I just ate. Speaking of which, don't forget you are responsible for cooking dinner. I made breakfast so I will stand there and watch so that we are still ‘working together’” I retorted. 

I grabbed a weight and before I even began to curl it that idiot stopped me. 

“Aren’t you going to stretch first?” He asked. 

“Listen you damn nerd. In a real fight you won’t have time to stretch, that's a weak mentality to have.”

“Look, let me help you. I've already stretched so I can make sure you hit all the muscles we plan to work out today.” 

“Who said you're leading this work out? I’m In charge here. Obviously you're the one that needs help cause you don’t even have control over the full capacity of your power.” 

“If we are supposed to be increasing our teamwork, we should compromise. I’ll help you stretch--”

“I DON’T NEED YOUR HELP! I can stretch on my own then we can get started.”  He is so infuriating. That's when he took a step forward. 

“Fine, tell me what to do and I'll do whatever you say.” He said. I don’t know why, but that statement made me blush a little. Hopefully he interpreted it as rage rather than anything else. 

We finished stretching relatively quickly and can I just say that his range of motion is insane. I could practically fold him into any position I wanted.

“Ok. Let’s get started!” 

We did a couple simple workouts. That's when I got an idea. One that would give me an excuse to get close to him. If I was going to have to be around him for the next three days I might as well enjoy myself. I let him finish his rep then I threw a punch. It hit him right in the side. He turned to face me quickly. I could sense the power surging in him. I smiled. 

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Deku

As a kid he was so strong and brave. He was a leader for sure I guess that is why I followed him relentlessly. He constantly pushed me away, but all I wanted was to be just like him. Tonight he took me from the dorms; we walked in silence but I had a feeling of what he would be asking me tonight. I knew tonight he would ask me about how I got my quirk, and due to my deep seeded admiration I don’t think I would be able to lie to him. I would have to be honest and tell him about One For All; I have no clue how he would react. Of course I hoped that he may say something else instead. I hoped we could finally address the elephant in the room and be able to move past this anger and resentment that he has toward me because the feelings I have for him I have never been able to say out loud. As we walked I thought about how things would be after tonight. Everyone would know about my quirk. Kacchan would never keep my secret. Would he?

~~~

He said he would keep my secret. Which is important, but as I tend to my wounds all I can think about is the giant leap that we have made. He thought that I looked at him like he was weak, but really I looked at him hoping that his strength would take me down. Even Aizawa yelling at us went in one ear and out the other. I couldn’t stop replaying the way he had grabbed me. The way he slammed me into the ground. Together we walked back to our dorm.

“Walk behind me.” Kacchan said. He was stern, but he wasn’t yelling at least. I went ahead and did as he said I slowed myself down so that I fell behind him. He scoffed and I heard him mumble “What is wrong with you.” I didn’t know what he meant. He was doing me a favor tonight I figured it was best not to challenge him especially after we had just gotten in trouble for fighting. How could Kacchan be so inconsiderate

“URRGHH I thought we had settled this already. We are you so infuriating.” I felt my temperature rising and One For All began to pulse through my body at 1%. It happens sometimes when my emotions get the best of me but it's not enough to be noticeable or perform any destruction just gives me a little boost.

“I thought we had settled this as well. YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO BEAT ME. Yet you sit there and take my commands like a subordinate??? You were supposed to step up. You were supposed to be an actual challenge yet even in simple interactions you fall short.” He took a step toward me. 2%

“Fine you want me to stand up to you at every turn? I can do that.” 3%

“NO! YOU STILL DON’T GET IT? WHAT ARE YOU STUPID?” I could feel the rage within Kacchan start to build up. We were standing right outside the dorm I started to think that maybe eyes of the other other students could be peering through their windows, but it was late and unlikely. “I DON’T JUST WANT YOU TO STAND UP TO ME I WANT YOU TO CHALLENGE ME.” 4%

“Challenge you?” I retorted.

“YES. For crying out loud your always so repressed I want you to speak up and use that annoying voice of yours. I want you to stop allowing me to walk all over you. I need you to push through me for once. I may want you to walk behind me, but I want you to give me a reason why you deserve to walk next to me…” Kacchan continued on. 5 I watched as his lips moved but could only think of one thing and before I knew it I took a step toward him and then another and then my hands reached out and I shoved him backward. It took me a moment to realize that I was at One For All 5%, but I noticed pretty quickly when Kacchan fell to the ground. I felt my power quickly decrease. I didn't mean to hurt him.

~~~

Kacchan

He reached his hand out to me. “Are you okay?” I had quick flashbacks to when we were kids. He always thought of me as weak. I am sick of it. I began to stand on my own but I saw his face. He looked angry with me. “TAKE MY HAND. Why won’t you let me help you? You will let me help you or you will end up back on the ground.” Finally, he spoke up. He challenged me for once. I was almost up but I took his hand for the final lift. A shock ran up my spine. Not anything he or I did, but it was as if for once I saw him in a different light.

~~~

Deku

He took my hand and I saw his eyes round out. He looked calm for once. I put in a bit more effort than I should have when I pulled him up. He landed on his feet less than an inch away from me. I looked up at him, and his eyes stared back at me. This was the first time his eyes didn’t seem angry. He leaned in for a moment; then took a step back.

“I could have gotten up by myself. Don’t expect any gratitude.” I looked down and he was still holding my hand. I didn’t want to say anything because I knew that he would quickly pull away. Instead of speaking up I took a step forward tugging him forward as well to close the gap he had created. I know it is a dangerous task both emotionally and physically, but I would be willing to spend the rest of my life closing that gap until there was no space between us. I was still looking down to the side at our fingers beginning to intertwine. We were so close I was sure that if I were to look up our lips could touch, but was I ready to admit to him what I want most aside from being a hero is to have him in my life forever.

Suddenly I felt his other hand graze my arm with just two fingers as it moved up to right underneath my chin. I felt him guide my face to meet his. He looked at me for a moment. I could feel the space between our lips was practically non-existent; if I were to speak they would touch one another. He closed his eyes and leaned his forehead to touch mine.

“For once Midoriya, tell me what you want.” Kacchan whispered. I don’t think I had ever heard him call me by my real name before… At least not to my face. He pulled his forehead away from mine and our eyes met again. I didn’t know if I could just lean in. All I wanted was attainable right here right now. Would I let the moment slip away? I know that whatever happens tonight he will return to the spiteful irritated ball of anger tomorrow.

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