My Old Hero

72: Paradise

Izumi stood in the shower and could tell how hot her face was.

 'Okay, I got to see Kacchan, but I wasn't expecting this to happen. Calm down, I just came here to talk to him, that's it. But... it felt really nice to hug him like that- Ack- not my quirk again!' Izumi thought as her cat ears and tail were twitching.

Katsuki changed his clothes so he wasn't soaking wet anymore and tried to sit calmly on the couch. 

'What does Deku want to talk about? It can't be something I don't know about, or is she going to tell me something I want to hear? No- damnit! Don't be stupid! This is just a quick talk so-' 

"Kacchan." 

Katsuki looked up and froze when he saw Izumi in the tracksuit he gave her and her hair was dripping wet. 

"There weren't any towels in the guest bathroom, so I couldn't dry my hair." Izumi said nervously. 

Katsuki felt like his chest was about to explode, she looked so innocent to him and he couldn't handle it!

"Tch- sit down." Katsuki said, getting up and walking to his room. 

'What is Kacchan doing?' Izumi thought, sitting down on the couch. Katsuki came back out of his room and was holding a hair dryer. 

"Oh thank you Kacchan, I'll dry my hair really quick so-" 

"I'll do it." Katsuki said in a serious tone. 

"Huh?" 

"Just sit still and I'll dry your damn hair." Katsuki said, plugging the hair dryer into the wall. 

"I-It's okay, Kacchan, I can do it-" 

"You'll take forever." Katsuki interrupted. Katsuki walked behind the couch where she was sitting and she tried to stand up. 

"I said I'll do it, so sit still." Katsuki said, placing his hands over her shoulders forcing her back down. 

"O-Okay..." Izumi said, she was blushing again.

Katsuki turned the hair dryer on and was slowly and carefully drying her hair without trying to hurt her. 

'It's a lot softer than I thought.' Katsuki thought. 

'Kacchan's never done this before, even when we were kids. I wonder why he was so eager to do it this time. At least he's gentle.' Izumi thought, trying not to move.

The sound of the hair dryer turned off and Izumi didn't feel any hot air blowing on her head anymore. 

"T-Thank you, Kacchan." Izumi said nervously. 

"Knowing you, you wouldn't even dry it all the way. Is that why you got sick when we said we would have a date last week?" Katsuki said.

 "A-About that..." 

"Still the same Deku, thinking about other people instead of yourself. I was pissed when you blew off our date." Katsuki said. 

"I-I know... Uraraka told me..." Izumi said. 

"Then why'd you do it?!?!" Katsuki yelled.

"I-I... I didn't mean to, it's just when Uraraka told me she liked you and then asked me if she could go on a date with you, I couldn't say no." Izumi said. 

"Yes you could, but you're the same stupid Deku who doesn't think about yourself! You don't even realize how pissed off people will be if you keep doing that." Katsuki said, as he was unplugging the hair dryer and going to his room.