Epiphany (Mirio x Izuku)

Realization

"are you sure you're not doing this on purpose?" Mirio whispered into Izuku's ear.
Izuku felt a slight shiver run down his spine as the husky voice breathed.
"I... um.... I...." Izuku stuttered as he thought of all possible excuses.
"Don't do this to me Izu.... Please" Mirio sounded as if he was desperate. Too desperate to hear what he wanted.
Izuku took a deep breath as Mirio embraced him by his waist. Izuku was glad that he had his back faced to Mirio. He didn't have to fake his emotions.
"I....I'm..." Izuku almost held back. Yet he had to do it. He pushed Mirio away, running out of the house.
He ran. He ran until he felt like he was no more. He ran till his feet were numb and only the electrocuting pain lasted in them.
He was crying. He clenched his fist so hard that his nails dug into the soft skin on his palm.
"Why me?" words of agony escaped his tongue like a prayer in a whisper.
He shut his eyes closed as he slumped on a bench in the park.

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( 3 months ago)

"Hey Mirio" Neijire Hado popped by suddenly as Mirio was busy taking a stroll to his class room. The young lass with periwinkle hair and large blue eyes smiled at Mirio who had been lost in his own thoughts.
"Hey!" Mirio replied cheerfully with his smile that shone as bright as the sun.
"Where's Tamaki?" So saying he turned to look around when he layed his eyes on the lad with messy indigo hair and hunched shoulders.
"I'm here Mirio" the indigo haired lad, Tamaki Amajiki replied in response.

The big three of U.A walked to their class room amidst the chaotic mess of students running to the cafeteria for lunch.
"Mirio?" Neijire broke his train of thoughts once again.
"Yeah?"
"Why are you grinning like that?" Neijire spat out the words as if she herself could not comprehend his change in behavior.
"I...um..." Mirio was left hanging as Tamaki broke in,
"He's found someone fascinating"
"Tamaki!" Mirio hadn't wanted to tell what he had in mind to anybody. Yet, Tamaki Amajiki was never to be fooled with.
"What? Mirio!!! You had someone in your mind all this time?" Neijire exclaimed, completely awestruck at what Tamaki had said.
"Yeah... soughta...." He replied quietly as he pushed open the door to their class room.
"So so... Tell me about her!" Neijire seemed to act like a spoiled child as she clung onto Mirio's arm.
"Alright...alright.....not like you'll let go of me, if I ever tried to evade your question" he let a sigh escape him as he broke the short silence.
"It's.....Midoriya Izuku"
There was a brief moment of silence.
"WHAT!!!!!!!!" Neijire exclaimed along with Tamaki.
Mirio was surprised at Tamaki who generally held back his reactions.
This would have been too much for him, to respond in such a manner.
Was what he had thought.
"So wait....you...swing...that way?" Neijire asked in disbelief.
"I guess so...I must be bisexual. I get attracted to women too. So that has to be it" Mirio replied as a matter- of- fact taking his seat by the window.
Neijire and Amajiki grabbed the chairs in proximity as they sat down to get their doubts cleared.
"Is it love?" Neijire continued.
"I don't know. Maybe. Maybe not." Mirio replied as he stared at the front entrance of U.A high.
"How did you get interested in this junior?" asked Amajiki, surprising Mirio once again.
"I don't know.. whenever I walk by him, stand by him or at the least, when he greets me in the morning, I feel like I'm in heaven. He makes me feel like home. He makes me want to smile and spread this happiness of mine to everyone. He is what I think of when I'm down or confused. I don't know why, but I know one thing for sure. I'm not gonna let him go." Mirio replied in one breath as he maintained a smile of warmth as he spoke about the one he cares for.
Neijire and Tamaki sighed in relief to what he had said.
" That's great! You definitely do care for him. And don't worry Mirio, we are always here for you" Neijire added with a tone of encouragement.
"Right" Tamaki added in response.
"Thanks guys" Mirio gave his best smile as he realized that he'd indeed gotten a good set of friends.

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(On the same day when school was over)

"Midoriya, could you help me arrange these files before you leave?" Eraser head requested just when Izuku was about to leave the class room with Iida, Ochaco and Todoroki.
Of course he couldn't give a no as an answer. "Sure" he replied as he asked the other three to leave on their own.
"You sure?' Iida added apologetically as he knew that it was a heavy work than what it looked like. Izuku was the best when it came down to arranging documents. Eraser head or rather Aizawa knew this very well.

" You guys can go on without me" izuku smiled as he followed the trails of Aizawa.

"Well then... The teachers are having a meeting today so i'd better get going already" so saying Aizawa left Izuku in the empty staffroom with a stack of documents to be arranged in chronological order.

Just when Izuku was about to begin arranging, there was a sudden entry of an unexpected person.
"Togata senpai?" Izuku exclaimed as he stood up suddenly.
"Oh hey, Midoriya! Aizawa sensei asked me to help you since you were on your own." Mirio added as he walked to Izuku.
"Th... thanks" Izuku smiled shyly in response to what he had said.
Izuku had known that he did not bear a simple relationship of senpai and kouhai with Mirio.. But rather it was something incomprehensible. He was reminded of earth and water as he recalled of his appearance. He felt peaceful as he recalled his smile. Whenever he set his eyes on Mirio, he knew it. He was in bliss.

"Midoriya?" Mirio snapped his fingers in front of Izuku's face, as he seemed to be lost in his train of thoughts.
"Se.. senpai!! I'm sorry. I was just...."
"Hahaha....don't worry. I do it too"
"Do what?"
"I mean....I day dream too"
"Ahh yes..yes.... True" Izuku added hurriedly.
"So let's get to work?" Mirio asked leaning to reach Izuku's eye level.
"Yeah... Yeah let's get to work" Izuku leaned back as he added.

(30 minutes had passed by in the staffroom. Izuku had been dozing off continuously.)

"Why don't we take a break?" Asked Mirio realizing how cute Izuku looked as he kept dozing off.
"I...I have to...finish this off.." Izuku muttered under his breath with his eyes half closed.
"We will...but first let's take a break."
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Izuku had fallen asleep with his head leaning on Mirio's shoulder.
He breathed softly in a rhythm.
Mirio stared at the most beautiful being on earth as he laced his fingers with Izuku's.
Mirio's heart was beating in a deafning rhythm as Izuku leaned closer to him.
Mirio tried his best to hold back....

"Is this ......love?" He questioned himself as he blushed in a pink shade.