What are you waiting for [ONE-SHOT]

What are you waiting for

I was running through the park, trying to finish my training, when I saw a boy on a bench. He looks very familiar and when I was nearby him, I figured him out as Denki Kaminari, one of my classmates.
He was crying, sobbing loudly, holding a piece of paper in his hands. I slowed down, observing him curiously, unable to believe that he was the same guy I saw at school. The smile he used to have had disappeared, replaced by a gloomy and sad expression. I couldn't ignore it, deciding to start a conversation trying to make him feel better. I put a hand on his shoulder, sitting down next to him.
"Oh...it's you, Izuku, I didn't hear you coming. - His cheeks began to blush, maybe because I had found him at the worst time and he didn't want to be worrying anyone - I was just crying from laughing. Everything okay" he said and I turned an eye on the document he was holding between his hands. Maybe I could find an answer behind his attitude in there. I didn't trust on his forced smile, I just needed to check if it was truth or not.
"Denki" I whispered softly in his ear, proving that I didn't believe a single word of what he had said. "Please, tell me what's going on. I want to help you and I need to understand what is written on that piece of paper" I was genuinely worried, because he was one of my closest friends and I really cared about him. He sighed deeply, looking at me for a few moments, then drop his gaze back to the ground.
"Kirishima broke up with me 'cause he's a goddamn selfish" his voice was broken with tears as his hands began to destroy that piece of paper.
"What do you mean?" I raised an eyebrow, confused.
"I don't know, I got up this morning and found this letter on the table. I read it and it was a kind of confession, he wrote that he cheated on me while he was drunk and from that night he understood that he was in love with that person" sniffed, pausing to speak to catch his breath. "So I wonder, what was I? We have been together for three months and he has been made fun of me all this time!"
"Who was the person he cheated on you with?" I asked, hoping he wasn't the same person I was thinking of.
"Guess" shit, so Bakugou have made his move. Stupid friend, why did you have to do this to Denki? I told you to be patient, that relationship was about to end even without his betrayal. Everyone knew it, even Denki. Those two weren't meant to be together.
"I'm so sorry D" I hugged him spontaneously, holding him close to me, feeling it was the right thing to do. I felt responsible, if only I had been more incisive with Kacchan at this hour he wouldn't be so bad and sad.
"Do you want to know a secret?" I nodded, deciding to keep silent and let him vent.
"I didn't love him. - he revealed, looking at me insistently - For many weeks I was trying to end up with that relationship, because I understand that it was unhealthy for both of us. He was secretly in love with someone else and I either" he said, making me look in his face. Did I dream? I could swear I'd heard him say he wasn't in love with Kirishima. Did it mean I could have some chance to make him mine?
"You're crying because..." I tried to guess what made him be that sad. If he wasn't crying about the breakup of that relationship he already wanted to end, then I couldn't understand why he was doing it.
"Well, it's not nice to be cheated on. Especially if the betrayal is from two of your closest friends, even if I'm glad that he was the one who ended the relationship" he shrugged, wiping away his tears and making our eyes meet again.
"And who are you in love with?" I bit my tongue, was I too direct? I didn't have to ask, that was none of my business and yet I wanted to know who was the lucky one. He was special, the best guy in the world, so sweet and caring and I was envious of whoever was chosen. Of course, even in that case I would still have remained by his side, despite the feelings I had towards him. I had to protect him, even though he never asked me to.
"His name starts with an I"
"Iida? Maybe too rigid for you, isn't he?" I tried to guess, naming the first person that came to my mind.
"No, it's not him. I barely talk to him" he dismissed it all with a wave of his hand, urging me to continue, as if the answer were obvious.
"Oh I see - I nodded, focusing on that person - Ibara Shio...Shiozaki (?)" I wasn't very sure of her last name but I remembered the way Denki and Mineta had looked at her. Like she was a fallen angel.
"Iba- who?" he said, confusing me. If not her, who?
"That girl, 1-B section, with green hair and always with a white long dress. She seems like a nun" I tried to remember her characteristics, even if I met her just two or three times.
"Oh - he opened his mouth, forming an o with his lips, turn his gaze away from mine - No. I don't like her a lot, she's too haughty" I agreed, we had the same opinion about her.
"Also the leader of 1-B section has a name who starts with the I" I whispered, realising that there were a lot of people whose name start with that letter.
"It's a boy Izuku and besides Iida there is only one person with that initial " I put a hand on my forehead, feeling a sort of headache causing by the fact I couldn't find the identity of the person he was in love with.
"Are you sure his name start with an I? - I heard him pronouce my name, with a huge smile - maybe with-" I tried but his voice stopped me to.
"I'm pretty sure your name starts with an I" it took me a few seconds to realize what he said, unable to believe my ears.
"What?" my heart began to beat fast, leaving me breathless. I'd got it right? Was Denki in love with me?
"I love you Izuku" his gaze was on me looking for an answer from my expression who was impossible to find. I tried not to cry, feeling happy to hear that words, closing my eyes. When I was able to speak, I opened them, focusing on the guy in front of me.
"I love you too Denki. I was waiting for you for so long, I can't believe this day has finally come" I whispered, holding one of his hands, feeling the need to clear the distance that separated us. Maybe he was thinking the same, as his lips kissed me urgently, eagerly.
I opened my mouth, letting our tongues to meet, feeling that my stomach and my heart began to burst. I didn't care, I just wanted to have him for once in my life. If that was a dream, then I didn't want to wake up, because he was mine and I was his.

A/N
This is the first time I try to write something in English (so please, if you find any mistakes can you let me know?). I hope you enjoy this one-shot <3
~ Val 🍃