The cursed hero

Chapter 27

Izuku was walking to the waiting room where Ochako was supposed to be, when he ran into Bakugo.

"Hey Kacchan, nice match," said Izuku as Bakugo glared at him.

"Did you tell Round Face to do that?" he asked.

"No, I did not. I wanted to help her but she outright rejected me," said Izuku as Bakugo sighed.

"Well, tell her that it scared the shit out of me," said Bakugo swallowing his pride.

"Huh? Did the great Bakugo Katsuki admit he was scared?" asked Izuku with a chuckle.

"HEY, I CAN ACCEPT WHEN I AM SCARED ALRIGHT! AND DON'T CALL ME BY MY FULL NAME IT'S CREEPY FROM YOUR MOUTH!"

"Alright alright Kacchan," Izuku said as he started to walk.

He soon reached the room and opened the door.

"DEKU KUN! Man, I lost," said Ochako scratching the back of her head.

"I got carried away at the last, if I didn't I could have won," Ochako said with a smile as Izuku figured out what was going on.

"Ochako, you can let it out you know," said Izuku as he closed the door and sat on the table directly in front of her.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"I know you're frustrated Ochako Uraraka, so let it out," Izuku said, and something about him saying her full name tipped her off as she started to tear up.

"I... I was so close! I... in the end, I was still weak... I am not good enough..." said Ochako as she started to cry and Izuku hugged her.

"You were good enough Ochako, you were more than that," he said as she sobbed in his shoulder.

'This is the second time today someone is crying in front of me,' thought Izuku as he rubbed circles on her back to comfort her.

"I want to help my parents Deku kun, but how can I if I still can't move past even the first round? I did so terrible, I am so useless..." she sobbed as Izuku grabbed her face and stared directly into her eyes.

"That is where I draw the line Ochako. YOU ARE NOT USELESS! You can still help your friends. You did great out there, and I am sure other heroes agree with me. That idea of yours was genius. You are strong enough to scare Kacchan, and it's not many could do. So don't ever think like that. You are not weak, you are not useless. You are the strongest girl I know," Izuku said as he got really close to her face.

"B-but the scouts won't know with just one fight," she sobbed.

"I know they will. With a fight like this, they definitely will..." 

"I-I am sorry, I didn't want you to see me like this," Ochako said as she smiled.

"It's alright, I want to see every side of you Ochako," Izuku said as he let go of her face and put his hand on her chin.

"S-sorry for wasting your time, you could have prepared for your match right no-"

Ochako was cut off as Izuku pulled her in for a kiss, her eyes widening.

"I love you Ochako," Izuku said as he hugged her nuzzling in her shoulder.

"..."

Ochako was too broken to process this as Izuku pulled back and stared at her.

"So..."

"H-h-huhh! Y-you k-kissed me! YOU LOVE ME!"

"Yeah," said Izuku nervously looking away.