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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝟒 : APOLOGIES & NEW FEELINGS

'i was scared at first but now things are so much better with you.'

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at first, denki was nothing but happy that he was with izuku, able to spend as much time with the greenette, not
having to hide his actual feelings.

that was until he had to go back to school.

the weekend went well, denki had turned off his phone the entire time while he spent it with izuku. they'd even explained what'd happened on that fateful night to inko and izuku earned a wack on the head for his density.

and now, denki was trailing behind izuku, wearing one of his hoodies over his head to hide his face.

"it'll be okay, denki." izuku tried yet denki didn't budge. "what if it's not?" he whined childishly. "then i'll make it okay." izuku said simply.

denki looked up slowly before smiling, flashing his dark green braces once again. izuku smiled at the sight, pulling the hood off of denki's head.

"you're so pretty." izuku thought out loud, smiling as he leaned in to peck denki in the lips. the electric blond gasped, pushing izuku's face away quickly as out of embarrassment.

"ugh, you're embarrassing everywhere!" denki said, storming off. "ow!" izuku whined as his glasses were pushed against the bridge of his nose.

denki felt butterflies in his stomach once again, they never went away whenever izuku said things like that, it made him so flustered yet he couldn't lie, he wanted to hear it again.

though, he continued to walk to class.

as he walked up to the doorway, he noticed the group, and of course, ochako.

denki froze and izuku quickly caught up to him. "izuku i don't think-"

"it's okay, i'll go first." izuku said softly, walking into the classroom, denki shuffling behind him slowly.

mina noticed the two and that's when denki felt his heart drop, expecting something bad.

though, that wasn't the case at all.

"izuku! we've been trying to call you ever since last week!" she said. izuku chuckled softly, "my bad, i was busy." he said.

for a moment, hopped that they'd forgotten what's happened.

buuuuttt, then didn't.

"hey, i'd like apologize, actually. i had no clue denki felt that way and i'm sorry for getting in the way of that, okay? i really hope you two made up." ochako spoke to both izuku and denki. the auburn haired girl a soft, content smile on her face.

denki walked up closer, looking at the slightly shorter girl. "there's no reason to be sorry. actually, i'm sorry for such an outburst and ruining prom night for you all.." denki said sadly.

they all looked at each other before laughing softly, "dude, you didn't ruin anything. it's all good! plus, theres always next year." eijiro said.

denki smiled, overjoyed. he nodded excitedly, "thanks so much." he said.

"deku, can i talk with you?" ochako quickly spoke up. izuku's eyes widened slowly before he looked over at denki, "go ahead." the electric blond said.

izuku nodded, following ochako out to the classroom. they were still visible yet their voices were overlapped by other students chatter.

"so, you and denki are a thing now?" she asked. izuku's eyes widened slightly. "i- yeah. how'd did you find out?" he asked. denki has told him earlier that he was still scared to be out so they hadn't told anyone.

"well, i saw you kiss him in the corner just before coming to class.." ochako trailed off, rubbing her neck awkwardly. izuku jolted, he thought no one had saw.

"but that's okay! i have to admit, i really do like you.. but i'm not in love with you like denki obviously is." ochako admitted.

izuku nodded with understanding, smiling softly. "so, wanna be friends?" he asked. ochako quickly nodded, smiling as well. "of course!" she said.

izuku giggled before raising a fist, "fist bump?" he asked. ochako nodded, raising her fist as well before bumping it into izuku's.

"fist bump."

they'd returned to the group, this time, izuku heard denki speaking up. "about that night, please., plesee don't tell anyone. i'll do anything. it's just that i'm not out and i'm kind of scared.." he asked shyly. though, izuku saw the way he began to shake from anxiety.

eijiro's gaze softened, "of course, dude. yeah, we're the most talkative group in the school but we respect people and especially big secret like that. plus, i have a secret like that of my own." he said, ending his sentence with a wink.

they all nodded agreement and denki let out a breath he didn't even know he'd been holding. "thanks so much." he smiled, his eyes shining with small tears of joy.

"no problem, dorkus. plus, it takes balls to confess to someone like that, especially dense deku, so you have my respect.. or whatever." katsuki spoke.

denki's eyes lit up in that very moment. katsuki? as in bakugou katsuki? complementing him?!

both izuku and denki had known katsuki since middle school as well. he was a total asshole so they hadn't associated with him as much. though, as time passed, he'd somehow converted into a total nerd that likes so intimate people yet wouldn't harm a bug.

"get that shitty look off your face or i'll take it back!" he yelled, suddenly flustered. "awww!! you're such a softie!" mina teased.

"aww!" the entire group said, now making kissy faces at katsuki who was now embarrassed. "fuck you all! i'm blocking everyone here. you all are so lame!" he yelled, storming off to his seat in the class.

they all burst into laughter as the bell rang and students poured into the classroom.

of course, most of the talk was about prom and denki frowned, secretly wishing he were able to go.

izuku noticed the upset boy and slowly inched his hand over to denki's under the table to wrap his pinkie around denki's. denki gasped softly as izuku interlocked their finger under the desk.

"next time, we'll go together. just you and me, like always." izuku whispered to the electric blond.

denki blushed deeply and held onto izuku's pinkie even tighter.

"yeah, i'd like that."