The Sensational Spider-Deku

Chapter 11

Narrator POV

Kyoka paused for a moment, contemplating her response. "I don't know," she replied casually.

Izuku's eyes widened in surprise, his mind racing to comprehend her response. He wasn't sure what to make of it. Was she being serious or just playing with him?

Kyoka leaned back in her chair, a mischievous grin playing on her lips. "you're quiet, you don't have any friends, and you're pretty nerdy and kind of a dweeb" she playfully replied, causing Izuku to be taken aback by her response.

Izuku's expression wavered, his feelings slightly hurt by her observation, an observation on how she feels about him. However, before he could dwell on it, Kyoka threw her empty juice box at his head.

The juice box hit Izuku's head, causing him to blink in surprise. He rubbed the spot where it landed. Kyoka let out a chuckle at his reaction. "I'm just kidding, numbnut" she reassured him.

She leaned forward and asked, "So, Midoriya, why do you think I invited you to have lunch with me?"

Izuku blinked in surprise, taken aback by the unexpected turn of the conversation. He furrowed his brows, deep in thought, and then replied tentatively,"W-Well, um, maybe b-because... because we, um, worked well together on that group assignment, and w-we... we never really talked until now, and, uh, you thought it would be, nice to get to know each other b-better?"

Kyoka chuckled softly, reaching for her bag of Takis out of her school bag. "Well, you're not entirely wrong"

Kyoka eats a handful of takis and just eats them. Izuku gets kinda impatient and says "S-So are you going to tell me."

"I'll tell you when you're older," Kyoka replied. As she brought a chip to her lips, she noticed Izuku's gaze fixed on her.

Kyoka turned the bag towards him, offering him a chip. "You want some? They're foreign. It's not that spicy, but I like them," she said with a friendly smile.

Izuku politely declined, his nervousness rising as he shifted on his feet. Kyoka sensed his awkwardness and quickly thought of something to say to ease the tension. She pointed towards the camera hanging around Izuku's neck and asked, "So, what's up with the camera?"

Izuku glanced down at the camera, his fingers gently tracing its contours. "Oh, it's just uh camera that my m-mom bought me. She got it for me to, uh, distract myself," he explained hesitantly.

"Distract yourself?" Kyoka inquired, genuinely interested.

Izuku fidgeted with the camera strap, a weak smile gracing his face. "Y-Yeah, um, I really, really like heroes. When m-my mom and I used to go for walks, we would, um, sometimes see heroes, and I would, uh, t-take photos of them on my mom's phone. Th-Then, I was given a small camera, and I would just run around taking photos of anything—plants, cars, heroes— and pictures of m-me and my mom," he reminisced, his voice shaking slightly. "I think that really h-helped me through a lot of stuff. But then, I, um, stopped because ka....because I dropped my camera and broke it, so I started drawing and writing notes about quirks. B-But on my 10th birthday, my mom bought me this camera, and I f-forgot how fun it was. E-Ever since, I've just carried it around with me,"

Kyoka nodded, impressed by the lore of Izuku and the camera he always brings around."That's pretty cool, dude. I also have something that helps me through a lot of stuff," she admitted.

Izuku looked at Kyoka's guitar case, resting against her side, and took a wild guess. "Is it your guitar?"

Kyoka grinned and rolled her eyes playfully. "How did you know?" she chuckled. "Yeah, I like playing the guitar and other instruments, but mainly the guitar. I've been playing since I was practically out of the womb. I mean, seriously, my parents have pictures of me holding a small guitar before I could even walk properly. It's always been a part of me, you know?" Kyoka pulled her head back dramatically "Duuuuuddddde, you don't even know how much time I've spent jamming on that fucking guitar."