Feeling Hot And Cold With A Hint Of Floating(Completed)

7| Growing Closer...

Before he even realized it, she had become one of the most important people in his life.

He came to the startling realization one day when they were hanging out together the summer before the start of their third year.

"Why do you do that when you eat noodles?" She poked him playfully, pointing at the soba curled carefully around his chopsticks.

"Do what?" He asked, staring at her inquisitively.

"This" She made a show of twirling her noodles obnoxiously around her chopsticks in a circular fashion. "You only do it with soba, too. You're so weird" she laughed merrily, taking a large bite of her clump of noodles.

"That's just the way I eat soba," he replied, swallowing his own clump of noodles. He quirked an eyebrow at her. "Did you know," he inquired lightly. "that whenever you ask for something, you look at your left or right, but never directly at the person?"

Ochako looked surprised. "Do I do that?"

"Yeah," he intoned. "It's almost like you're too shy to ask."

She puffed her cheeks, sticking out her tongue childishly. "I definitely don't do that! Try me right now," she challenged.

Todoroki placed his hand under his chin impassively, waiting patiently for her to steel herself.

"Todoroki-kun," she started. "Can you please pass me the tea?" Her eyes met his for a second, before quickly darting to the side.

"Aha.." he pointed out flatly. "There it is."

Uraraka deflated, shooting him a glare. "I just don't like bothering people," she muttered, pouting in embarrassment. "Of course you'd tease me about this!" She commented, facial features twisted in fake annoyance. "I know you too well."

He gawked at her in mock betrayal. "What do you even know about me?"

As she swirled her soba, her joking manner turned thoughtful.

"A lot, actually. I know your favorite food is soba, but specifically zaru soba, because you always like cold better than hot! I know you hate waking up early in the morning, but you're so used to it because your dad has been making you do it for years. But if we have a rare day to sleep in, you'll sleep 'til the sun sets, I swear!" she giggled, clearly reminiscing.

"Plus, you're super grumpy before 9 AM. Oh, and you avoid handshakes as much as you can! You say it's because you're left-handed and you don't like using your left side to do anything, which was probably true before, but now I suspect it's because you're super awkward and don't know how to shake hands correctly!"

She snickered at his apparent social ineptitude

Even though you aren't always comfortable in social situations, you're the first to notice and help out others. You're really observant and kind that way," her voice softened noticeably. Uraraka put down her chopsticks and pinned him with a serious, affectionate gaze.

"You're also a great listener and extremely thoughtful, even though you probably don't think so. You always strive to be better and better, and you've become so strong. You're just—you're such a good person, Todoroki-kun."

He was struck with an overwhelming feeling in his chest. It was so strange—when had she known so much about him?

And suddenly, he was jolted by the realization that he knew just as much about her.