~ Watered Down ~ Todoroki Sibling Reader

~ Chapter Fifty Two ~

~ Shoto's POV ~

As soon as I walked out of that room, the regret started to sink in. I can't believe I just did that...

I want to tell her about my crush on Marlo, really, I do! I'm just absolutely terrified about what she'd think about my crush on him. Not only is he a guy, but she likes this guy! And trust me, I've tried, I've tried and tried to get rid of these feelings, and just as soon as I think they're gone, bam! They come right back the moment I see his face. He just makes me feel amazing, and I wish he would stop doing that!

I just want (y/n) to be happy, I don't want to give her more problems than I already have.

I took a deep breath and looked back at the door, debating to walk back in and apologize, but like the coward I am, I just walked away and went down the stairs.

I sat back down on the table, contemplating life and why it was so difficult on me, when I heard the door open and my two older siblings walk through the door, complaining about how much homework they have, and how bad the weather had gotten. Y'know, the usual.

It got me thinking about our school year next year. We won't have to be at home anymore with our dad, and we'd have a chance to actually make friends! And speaking of friends, Marlo goes to the school we'd be going to next year!

I felt that fuzzy feeling returning to my chest again and quickly shut it down. 'No!' I scolded myself, 'Stop feeling this way, it'll never happen!' I sighed, slumping deeper into the back of my chair. I just wanted-no, needed, these feelings to go away.

I felt someone place their hands gently on my shoulders and I felt my eyes go wide and gasped slightly out of shock. I turned my head around, and my expression quickly softened back to its usual relaxed expression.

"Hi, Yumi!" I greeted softly.

"Hey, Sho!" Fuyumi greeted with a beaming smile, "How was your day today?" She asked with a hopeful gaze, sitting down in the chair next to me.

I shrugged, "I-it was alright I guess..." I stated, "Training was a little crazy, but nothing terrible." I briefly explained, leaving out a majority of drama.

She raised a brow and looked me up and down, "Did someone get hurt today? Are you alright?" She asked worried grabbing my face and jerking it around to see if there were any cuts or scrapes.

I chuckled softly and removed her hands from my face, "W-what? No! I'm fine, everyone else is fine! No one got hurt." I explained.

she had a puzzled look on her face, but it suddenly lit up, "Did something happen with Marlo?" She pondered.

My eyes went as wide as saucers as I turned my head to her slowly, "H-huh?" I whispered in shock.

She turned back to me and looked at me with an all-knowing look, "Oh, come on, Shoto! I see the way you look at him! It's not hard to tell what's going on in that little head of yours." She teased, ruffling my hair.

I squirmed, and untangled her hand from my hair, "Shut up!" I whined, feeling my face heating up, trying to get her to stop talking about it.

She finally let go in a giggling fit, but immediately stopped, after noticing the crimson flush on my face, "Damn, this isn't just some silly little crush, is it?" She quietly asked.

The room went quiet for a second before I just couldn't suppress my thoughts any longer.

"I don't want it to be like this!" I stated, feeling a lump in my throat form, "I don't want it, I don't want it, I don't want it!" I cried, slamming my hand on the table.