Bubble Gum | Tododeku

Homage

Someone wrote this song before, and I could tell you where it's from. But 4-7-3-6-2-5-1 to put my mind at ease...

"Your voice is really pretty Midoriya," we were still laying on the concrete ramp. Gazing at the stars as time goes by. "Hm? Oh, was I singing out loud? Sorry..."

"Don't be, it's soothing."

"T-thank you Todoroki~Kun.." He stuttered before looking towards me. I shifted my position so now I was laying on my side. "You're way less nervous then usual," I told him. "Really? I didn't notice it!" As he shifted onto his side, he laughed a bit. Now we were staring into eachothers eyes. "Todoroki~Kun? I-"

"There you are Shoto!"

Both of us shot up to see who spotted us, Fuyumi and Natsuo started running towards us frantically. "We were worried sick! I am so sorry Shoto!" Fuyumi embraced me and I hesitantly hugged her back. "Oh, hey Midoriya. How have you been?" Midoriya's eyes widened, "You know who I am?"

Natsuo laughed, "Of course we do! We watched you go against little Shoto here at the sports festival! Besides-" he wrapped his arm around my shoulder and pulled me in "-This one here talks about you a lot with our mom!" My face grew bright red, "Natsuo, shut it." Midoriya giggled, "Awwwh, I feel honored! Good things I hope!"

"Very." He added emphasis on it, making my face even more red then before if that was even possible. "I'm glad! I've heard good things about Todoroki~San as well!" Natsuo looked kind of shocked, maybe even contemplating what to say next. Fuyumi chimed in first though, "We have to sadly head out, do you need a ride home Midoriya?"

He paused before slowly nodding, "If that's ok...."

"You can just call my Fuyumi, since Todoroki~San is my mom."

"Thank you so much Fuyumi~San"

While walking to the car, I realized I had promised Midoriya I would stay the night. "Hey, Midoriya?" He just chuckled, "You don't have to worry about it, you can stay another time." He read my mind? "A-are you sure? I would offer for you to come over instead but..." "Yeah... I think I'll pass this time.." We both started laughing, but suddenly Midoriya stopped and stared at me. "Everything okay?" He snapped out of whatever trance he was in, "Oh! Y-yeah! I have just never heard you laugh before, it's really nice." I smiled, "Thank you Midoriya, yours is nice too." Midoriya's face lit up as he smiled at me.

"Thank you, you know if you do really want to still stay over, I wouldn't mind the company..."

"If that's ok with Midoriya~San, then I'm okay with it." He nodded, "Okay! Uhm- To- Fuyumi~San?" Both Natsuo and Fuyumi turned their gazes towards Midoriya. "If it's not any trouble, could you drop off both Todoroki~Kun and I at my house? It's totally fine if not, I just was asking so I could make sure he's okay! Not that you can't do that or anything, I just meant because of Endeavor and-"

"Actually Ice Crystal, that doesn't sound like a bad idea." Natsuo told Fuyumi, "Ice Crystal?" Midoriya asked, tilting his head to the side. "Oh! That's Natsuo's nickname for me, since my name is Fuyu-mi-" "And calling her 'Snowflake' was out of the question for her so..." Natsuo laughed at his own joke while Fuyumi glared at him. "Yeah, but Midoriya does have a point. Father... is not in a good mood right now. What are we going to do about clothing though? If we drop you off at the house to get it.."

"Then I'd get caught with him."

"Yeah..."

"I have an idea," Natsuo chimed in, "Maybe I can go in, and say we didn't find him yet. I can grab the clothes and sneak out." I nodded and turned to Midoriya, who hesitated but nodded as well. "Great, then it's settled."

We got into the car and Fuyumi pulled out of the parking lot. Midoriya and I were in the backseat, it was a 4-seat car so we were squished. When I looked down at him, his eyelids slowly opened and closed, over and over. He was tired, but didn't want to show. Eventually, he caved and fell asleep. The only problem was that his head also fell....

on

my

arm.

Of course, I had to seem all calm and composed, so I looked deadpan on the outside. But on the inside, I was giggling and jumping around like a child. Apparently, my dumbass never noticed my face slowly burn until after Natsuo did. It also took me a second to realize he was staring at me, smirking with a devilish glow to him. "Wake him up you're dead Natsuo." When we got to the stoplight, Natsuo tapped Fuyumi's arm and signaled for her to look back at us. I kept my attention on Midoriya and softly smiled. He was really pretty, nothing out of the ordinary though.

I first noticed when we had finished the Training Festival, people were congratulating me on my second place victory, including him. His eyes had a soft shine to it, almost warm and welcoming. He also apologized for the battle, asking if I had any lasting injuries. That day, I couldn't keep my eyes off of him for some reason, it's been like that ever since.

Soon, we pulled into the driveway of the house, if that's what you can call it. It's more of a mansion, but... I honestly couldn't care less. It would never be my home so why should I? Natsuo confirmed the plan and got out of the car. You could tell something had happened when he got back out of the house a few minutes later, because he looked kind of pissed. "What's wrong?" Fuyumi asked, but he just shook his head. "I'll tell you in a minute, just... drive." We both stared for a moment, then Fuyumi started the car again.

"So, what happened?" I asked him. "He saw me go in, and I told him that we hadn't found you yet. But he decided to start blaming us for you leaving. What a dick."

"I am so sorry Natsuo~Kun.."

I whipped my head to see the glow of Midoriya's emerald eyes staring at me. We were close, since he arched his neck a bit to look at me. My face grew red, "Nah, it's fine, thanks though Midoriya," He then looked ahead at Natsuo and smiled. We were now pulling into Midoriya's apartment complex again. "Thank you so much Natsuo~Kun and Fuyumi~San," he gave a small bow after he climbed out of the car. "No problem Midoriya, you guys get some rest okay?" I nodded. "Thanks.. we will see you soon. Don't let him blame you all night okay?"

"We would never, see ya!"

They pulled away and we walked up the stairs in a nice silence. When the door grew closer, Midoriya pulled the keys out of his back pocket and unlocked the door. Midoriya~San was sitting on the couch with empty tea cups on the table in the dining room. "Mom?" Her gaze turned to us and she smiled. "Hello Izuku dear, did you guys have a good walk?" We both nodded and walked to sit with her.

We explained the full situation to her, and she just shook her head. "My my, your father has not changed has he?" I softly shook my head. "He is the exact same as he was in Junior High..." Midoriya and I exchanged glances, "You knew my father?"

"You went to school with Endeavor?!"

Midoriya~San just nodded, "Sadly, he was in my class. Along with a boy named Toshinori that I was friends with and even your father.." Midoriya's eyes widened, "My... My dad?"

The rest of the night was us talking to Midoriya~San about Midoriya's father until very late. When it was time to go to bed, we walked into the room. What wasn't expected was Midoriya leaning up against the door as he closed it, his head was ducked down. "Everything okay?"

"That... that fucking DICK!"

He collapsed to the floor and dug his head into his arms and knees. "DAMN IT! DAMN IT!" I rushed over to his side and sat next to him. "It'll be okay," hesitantly, I placed my hand on his back and rubbed circles, trying to calm him down. He was crying. Midoriya's head went from his knees to my shoulder, and he just continued to cry. "I'm so sorry,"

"I'm here.."

(Chapter 2 is complete! I am sorry it took longer! Honestly, my only excuse is that I have been busy engulfing myself with Danganronpa 2 cus I'm an idiot and I love a good mystery lmao. Hope you enjoy, I have another story too still in the works so it will alternate in chapter releases. Thank you for reading, see you soon!)