95 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Urge Overkill

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I've died for you girl and all they can say is

"He's not your kind"



I wasn't really sure what to imagine when I thought of prom, but it was fun in its own way, even though I probably wouldn't want to do it again. But it was nice to go through the whole ritual of getting ready for prom, doing my hair and putting on my dress and waiting for Shouta to pick me up.

And I wasn't even prepared for seeing Shouta in a suit and with his hair tied up into a half-bun. He honestly looked really good and even though we had been together for such a long time, I had never seen him look as formal as that. And I never thought it would suit him, but damn.

I was blushing and stuttering when I opened the door, because I just... I had not been prepared for this. In the background I could see Hizashi grinning at us, probably already thinking how he would report this entire encounter on his webcast. I was so nervous that I didn't even realize whether Shouta was the same or not, because to me he just seemed perfect.

According to my mother he was just as bad as me, but of course I didn't realize it at the time. I think him being completely stunned when seeing me was actually the thing that made my mother like him after everything. I think it made it perfectly clear how much Shouta was in love with me.

And Shouta had actually gotten a red corsage for me. I honestly couldn't have imagined this going better at all. The three of us had made our way to the school (on public transport, so we could both show off and also because we were just cheap like that) and we had quickly gotten some food.

After that Hizashi went to talk to people and I could manage to convince Shouta to actually dance with me. We had been dancing and taking breaks for a good while until we went to sit down for a bit longer, after Shouta insisted that he was tired. So we sat down and had some drinks, watching everyone else. They were all having fun and most of them would start working for real right away.

It was crazy to think that we were all allowed to be teenagers for this one night and do the stuff every regular high schooler did, when the next day we were about to go out into the world and could die at any given second. It was weird to think about it, but Oboro was the best proof of it.

I wondered if everyone else realized that the same way we did or if they just thought they'd be alive forever, because being a hero that graduated UA gave them some sort of superhuman protection. But the fact was that there were so many heroes that just didn't survive for very long or weren't able to do their job for long due to their injuries... well, it didn't seem clear to everyone.

It was only clear to us three, because we had seen it firsthand with what happened to Oboro. So seeing everyone having fun like this... it felt kind of bittersweet. I already knew half of us would end up dead or with mental health issues or severe injuries. It was just the way this went.

"Hey." I heard Shouta saying. I snapped back to reality and looked back at him. A few strands of hair were falling out of his bun and he honestly looked even better than he had before.

"Hey." I replied with a smile.

"What are you thinking about?" he wanted to know. I wasn't sure whether I should really tell him...

"Just... about how weird it is that we're all going to actually work as heroes in a short while. Seems kinda crazy, don't you think?" I asked him. He just let his eyes wander over the crowd and nodded.

"Yeah, that's true. It's weird that people are letting us out into the world to like... save people. It just seems strange." he replied. I nodded, listening to the music that was playing. It was a nice and slow song. I looked back at Shouta and he grinned at me, as if he knew what I was thinking.

"You wanna dance, don't you?" he asked.

"How did you know?"

"Please. How long have we been together?"

"I know, I know. Well, let's go then." I said and got up, adjusting my dress and looking at Shouta who was holding out his hand for me. I chuckled a little and took it, following him to the dance floor.

I wrapped my arms around Shouta's neck and he pulled me close, his hands on my hips, as we were swaying to the music (or sort of, it wasn't like we actually had a feeling for that kind of stuff, we were more just messing around). I really enjoyed being so close to him, though, feeling him move against me.

"F/N... thanks..." he muttered quietly. I looked up at him, surprised at that. What the hell was that for?

"Thanks? But... but for what?" I wanted to know. Shouta smiled and kissed the top of my head.

"For not giving up on me when I was going through some bad times. I know I was being an asshole. I'm sorry." he replied.

"Shouta, but I... I did give up on you. I should have... I don't know, I wasn't doing anything. I didn't even know how to help you. I was just standing around, watching everything fall to pieces, Shou." I answered. I had no idea why he thought I did anything special. I barely even knew what I was doing.

"But you were there. Whenever I needed you, you were there for me and I always knew that... that you had my back in some way. And I think... maybe that's what I needed." he replied.

"But I... I still didn't do anything. I mean... I mean I'm glad you see it like that, but I just had no idea what to do." I muttered. I wasn't even sure how to react now when he told me all this. But I was glad I wasn't as useless as I thought I was, even though I still had no clue what I had done.

"You did everything, F/N. I love you."

"I love you, too." I said, just before Shouta leaned in to kiss me. Which was rudely interrupted by a loud and booming voice.

"Hey, hey, hey! Come on, lovebirds, let's get a picture together! You two and your best friend!" he shouted. Hizashi. I really could have killed Hizashi in that moment, but Shouta was already glaring at him and that was probably scary enough to make anyone shut up. Anyone but Hizashi.

"Woah, woah, did I interrupt something? Sorry if I spoiled the proposal!" he yelled and backed off.

"Proposal? What the fuck?" I wanted to know. Shouta just rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"I don't fucking know." he answered.

"You... you weren't gonna propose to me at our prom, right? Because... yes, cute, but also kind of dumb." I said.

"F/N. You have known me for how long?"

"Three years?"

"And in those three years, did I ever strike you as the kind of person to propose at our prom?"

"Not really..."

"There you go. No, I'm not going to propose to you tonight. Sorry, if you thought I was. And no, it had never even crossed my mind."

"Okay, good. But uhm... are you ever going to propose to me?" I asked. I was kind of wondering. Call me old-fashioned, but if I was sure someone was the one I did want to get married. Eventually.

"I... I don't know. I mean, if you want. But I'd prefer to be financially stable, before proposing to anyone. Everything else would be highly irrational." he explained. I chuckled and wrapped my arms around his waist. God, I loved this man so much. And I was sure that he was definitely the one.

"That sounds good. I wouldn't have expected any less of you."

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