Better Hurry Ochaco (Izuocha)

Chapter 1: Last Night

It was the last night of summer vacation.  The students of class 3-A were setting up their dorms for the last time.  Tomorrow, they would start their third and final year at UA, and then go on to become pro heroes.  Ochaco Uraraka was hanging up her last poster when she heard a knock on the door.  

"Come in!"

She shouted over her shoulder.  Turning around she saw her friends Mina Ashido and Toru Hagakure entering her room.

"Oh hey what's up guys?"

Ochaco asked as she jumped down from the chair she was standing on. 

"We're having a little end of summer get together at Yaoyorozu's dorm if you want to join us". 

Hagakure replied in her usual bubbly self. 

"Yeah sure let me finish setting up my room then I'll be over" 

Uraraka waved goodbye to her friends as they left the room.  She thought she heard Ashido giggling as the door closed, but no matter.  She did a quick glance over, making sure her room was in an orderly fashion, then made her way over to Yaomomo's dorm.  She knocked on the door and heard someone shout "come in" from the other side.

Upon entering, Uraraka felt like she was walking in on an Alcoholics Awareness meeting.  All the girls were sitting in a semicircle around a giant whiteboard which read Operation Izuocha. 

"Oh good you're finally here"

Ashido pulled her by the arm towards the rest of the group and shoved her in a chair next to the whiteboard.  

"Guys what the hell is the meaning of all this?" 

She got up to leave but Ashido and a pair of invisible hands forced her back down.  

"No!  We're about to start our senior year and you aren't even close to going out with Midoriya and falling helplessly in love with him and getting married and living life till you're old and wrinkly and knitting a blanket for your grandson while he plays with the dog by the fire"  

Ashido squealed, her eyes glistening like an anime character.  So far, most of her ships had gotten together, but for some reason, the most OBVIOUS couple of the class never got together over the last two years.  This was her last chance to get the two together, and she was going to make Izuocha a thing by any means necessary.  

The problem was Uraraka wasn't having it.  She'd matured enough to recognize her feelings for Deku, but she wasn't ready to confess to him just yet.  She knew that he didn't like her back anyway.  He was too focused on being a hero.  But that didn't stop Ashido from sticking her nose where it didn't belong. Always making the two of them sit next to each other, always making them do embarrassing dares together, and constantly spying on her when she was alone with Deku.  Now after all of her training, Uraraka was now one of the most powerful no quirks hand to hand martial artists in the class.  And when a badass martial artist isn't having it, well things can get ugly.  

With her left hand, she grabbed Hagakure's wrist rotating her arm behind her back, shoving her away.  At the same time with her right hand, she did an arm drag to get behind Mina, pick her up, and body slam her into Yaoyorozu's bed.  The other girls just stared in amazement at what happened.  While no one was hurt, Uraraka never used any of her moves on her friends like that (besides in combat training of course).  She got up slowly, taking deep breaths to calm herself down.

"Please stop it guys.  I know you think Deku and I would be a cute couple, but he doesn't like me that way I guarantee you.  I've been trying to bury these feelings and move on but it's virtually impossible with everyone nagging me about them 24/7 so please, for the love of god, leave me and Deku alone" 

She pushed past her friends and out the door despite their protests.  She loved her friends and she knew they meant well, but they just didn't get it.  It's been years now and she and Deku haven't made any progress at all in becoming more than just friends.  He was too busy trying to save everyone and be the greatest hero he can possible be.  That's why she fell in love with him in the first place.  

No stop it.  You're no longer in love with him

She tried everything to bury these feelings and forget about him, but no matter what, her mind would always find it's way back to Midoriya.  She got in the elevator and pressed the button for her floor as the doors closed.

Stupid crush, stupid feelings, stupid 

"DEKU!"

A hand reached through and pushed the doors open again, Ochaco could see it was none other than her love, Izuku Midoriya. 

"Oh H-Hi Uraraka" 

Midoriya stammered as he awkwardly shuffled into the elevator.  Both teens turned a shade of red and looked away from each other riding in silence. 

"Well this is my stop"

Midoriya rubbed the back of his head and he walked out of the elevator.  

"Goodnight Ochac - URARAKA SORRY" 

He buried his hands in his face as he took off down the corridor.  Ochaco watched him all the way until he disappeared around the corner.

He was about to call me by my first name!

She kept repeating that line to herself until her head hit the pillow.