The One Who Lived // Izuku Midoriya

11. Now That I Have You

You thought you would be more disappointed that you only got second place.

You were ecstatic, standing next to your friends and smiling as you were all gifted your medals. They had to wait to hand them out until you and Bakugou were healed.

He had passed out not long after you.

You still couldn't get over that exhilarating fight between the two of you. It was so weird how someone you often loathed so much, understood you.

You didn't mind the boy so much anymore.

Once the awarding ceremony was over, you raced back to the stands to find Midoriya.

You knew he would be close by and likely sad that you didn't win.

You found him off in the corner having an intense conversation with Ochaco. The expressions on their faces made you so nervous that your infectious smile dropped.

Midoriya noticed you almost instantly, a small smile flickered across his lips as he motioned for you to come over.

"That's one shiny metal you've got there, Aizawa-San." Midoriya commented with a large smile. "I'm proud of you." He had leaned in and whispered.

Your face immediately heated up and your heart pounded against your chest. "Is something going on?" You ignored the feeling, deflecting the conversation.

Midoriya sighed as he turned towards Ochaco who took this as her moment to speak.

"Something happened to Iida's brother so he had to take off suddenly. We're just really worried about him." She told you as she fumbled with her fingers.

Your eyes widened. "What happened to his brother?"

They both shrugged but the look in their eyes made you wary.

"So you really aren't upset about the loss?"

You were now walking alone with Midoriya, changed back into your class uniforms. You were both exhausted and the last place you wanted to return to was the classroom, but you had to anyways. You father had demanded so.

You shook your head as you leaned against his arm whilst walking. "I'm not. I promise."

Midoriya seemed confused. "I thought it was really important to you. So you could win the rights to know the secrets?" His voice almost sounded strained but you nodded, letting out a small hum.

"It is. But that doesn't seem like the most important thing to me anymore."

"Why?" He asked gently.

You smiled up at him before looking back down at your feet. You refused to change out of your bright tennis shoes and you found it quite amusing to be wearing them with your uniform.

"Well, not knowing what should be a huge piece of myself made me feel lost and lonely most of the time." You shared with him. "I know I had my family but I was missing something. Now that I have you, I don't feel so lonely anymore."

Midoriya blinked, completely caught off guard by your sentiment. You were never the one for such sappiness and you often got flustered if you did resort to it.

But here you were standing there, over-exaggerating your steps like a child, completely fine.

You had meant it so whole heartedly that you felt no need to be embarrassed.

He wasn't sure how to react to that.

"What happened down there?" He asked with a hard gulp. "With Kacchan."

You hummed as your lips shifted into a wicked grin. "Well we both seemed to acknowledge silently that it wasn't the fight we wanted. Neither of us were at full strength and we were without our weapons. We'll have a rematch one day and we'll prove who's stronger." You shook your head. "I have no doubt."