Why is Love so Complicated? (Bakudeku)

Chapter 3- Ochaco

Here, I add a bit of vinegar and... A loud voice rang in my ear, which spooked me and I accidentally dropped the droplet into the vial. I slowly turned around and I see Mr. Rule guy with his finger out.

I quickly turned my slight frown into a smile, "Iida... was it really necessary to do that?" I asked, completely ignoring the bubbles from the vile.

"Yes, I don't want to hear your excuses and you could've gotten your eyes burned," he told me.

What? I raised my hand to my forehead and felt a pair of goggles up. Shit, I forgot to put on my goggles. I quickly slid them on and averted my eyes to the now bubbling risen vial. "Oh, shi—!" I was pulled away from the mess and everyone in our class ran out of the room. The teacher looked over at me and Iida and gave me a displeasing look.

Not even five minutes, the janitor came and had a mask and goggles on him. He sighed and went in. I feel so bad about the janitor. We ended up having to wait for the classroom to get cleaned up. As for me, we were being scolded for being reckless.

"And you..." his finger pointed at Iida, "I expected better from you. I mean, your brother wouldn't let a mess like this in a classroom. You should be ashamed of yourself."

"But, sir! It was Uraraka's fault!"

I turned my head to the left and held a surprising look on my face. Blinking back twice and scoffed at him, I chuckled when he accused me, "You're the one who distracted me!"

"And you were the one who forgot to put on goggles! You would've gotten your eyes burned!" He retorted.

"Look, children. I could care less about who did it. All I know is that you two were paired up for the lab experiment and I find you two with an already bubbling vial. So let's just give you two, two weeks of detention," he rambled and groaned. "And in case you talk back, you will write a two page apology. Okay?

We both looked at one another and then away. The teacher took the hint, "Alright, looks like no apology paper then." He then left us and checked in on everyone else.

You know, I thought we were going to get a five page apology we would have to write. Meh. Detention doesn't sound too bad, at least I can finish up homework. My eyes wandered over to Iida and my smile turned neutral when I saw him with an overwhelming look. I sighed and walked away from him, trying to steer anything that happened today. I talked with a few people. He looked like he needed some space so I did.

Word got around about what happened and it was all that everyone talked about at school. At lunch, people called me Reckless bubbler. Whoever came up with that, must've really liked to piss me off.

It's been three years since I started junior high and now, me and my friends will graduate in less than two months. How am I going to explain to my parents about detention? More importantly, how long will I have to be in detention?

The thought dreaded on for me through the rest of the day. I only had one class left and as I walked in, I felt a sense of relief when I see my best friend, Deku. Waving at me with a soft smile. I had to keep things together. Keep it together, Uraraka.

I headed to my desk, I sit next to him in class. As I took my seat, everything felt alright. I don't know how, but I'm guessing that every time someone comes crossing paths with Deku, there's like a ray of sunshine. Like all your problems just go away by talking to him. I like it. In a platonic way.

When we first met, it wasn't that great. I mean, I felt alone when no kid wanted to play with me. At first, I thought he was ignoring me like everyone else. Instead, he was zoned out. Then he told me that he was autistic. To be honest, I never knew what it was and my parents had to have a talk with me about it.