You're Just Not My Type (Tenya Iida x OC)

Chapter 49

I thought I could put that night in the past, but I couldn't. Stain was going viral. And he was becoming popular. It was hard to watch. My parents were in Tokyo with my sister since my internship began. They still had about two weeks until they'd be back, so they asked if I could stay with a friend until I felt comfortable being home alone. So naturally, I stayed at Jiro's house.

"And you all have to act like Endeavor stopped the hero killer?"

"Yup," I stated.

She was the only person I trusted I wanted to tell Bakugo, but Midoriya pleaded with me not to.

"Wow, and then you almost kissed Iida. LIKE WHAT?"

"Shhh, don't say it so loud."

"Shina, it's literally just me and you."

"I know, but still."

"So, what do you have feelings for him?"

"No, I can't. We are training to be heroes. My feelings are irrelevant in this. I can't, I can't get distracted." I sigh, lying on her bed.

"Shina, come on, we are in High school; we can have silly little crushes." She teased.

"Like Kaminari and Momo?"

"Exactly. Hey-" I giggle as she blushes.

I thought about what Jiro said. While it was true we were in high school, we'd already been attacked by villains. And I'd had to fight villains twice. Luckily, we got out of this, but these battles weren't a joke. It's hard to enjoy it sometimes if you feel your life is on the line constantly. I mean, Tenya's arms, they might never heal fully. It breaks my heart to think about what could have happened that night.

"Ok, but Shina, be serious. Do you like like Iida?"

"What are we in 5th grade?" I ask.

"Come on, Shina, be serious." She nudged my arm.

I sigh, "I don't know if it's like that. But I would be lying if I said I didn't find him kinda attractive. And I like hanging out with him and talking to him. He's not as bad as I thought I guess. " I state with a blush.

"OMG YOU LIKE HIM." Jiro smiles.

"JIRO I JUST SAID I DON'T KNOW."

"BUT LOOK AT YOUR FACE."

"SHUT UP, IT'S NOT LIKE THAT. Okay, so maybe his hair frames his face, and that undercut just fits somehow. And his eyes, his dark red eyes*"-I cut myself off.

"You are so down bad. It is painful."

"I'm going home. Bye."

"Shina, no. Ok, ok. I'll let you deal with your own feelings, but if you want to talk about it. Like, I'll be serious. I'm here for you. But at the same time, what about your Boom Bom Best friend?"

"What do you mean?"

"You are so fucking blind, I swear. There is clearly something going on between you and Bakugo."

"It's not like that. He's like one of my best friends."

"So you don't think of him in any way, other than a friend."

"He's just my friend, right? I mean, I feel at peace with him sometimes, and he's kinda different when it's just the two of us, but-"

"But... whats's happening is you are totally crushing on two guys."

"What, no- It's not like that. It can't be. Bakugo and I are just friends, and Tenya and I are just friends that went through something that was traumatic."

"Okkk, it's ok if you do, though. We could bond even more."

I laugh. "Thanks. I'll keep that in mind." I laugh.

The night ended, but Shina didn't get much sleep at Jiro's house.

She's been struggling to think about the Hero Killer and his words about her biological parents.

She was expecting Takeo to pick her up from Jiro's house the next morning but was shocked to see that it was her parents.

"Mom, Dad, what are you doing here? I thought you were with at the branch with Yasuko?"

My sister appeared from behind my parents. They all wore worried expressions. In no time, I was pulled into a group hug with my family—tears in their eyes.

"We were so worried. Are you ok? Where are you hurt?" My mother didn't want to let go of me. My sister had tears running down her face.

"I'm ok. I'm ok. It was just a scratch, I promise." I smile.

My dad turned to Jiro's parents, 'We want to thank you for all your help. We know that your daughter has been a great friend to Shina. Please, if you ever need anything, let us know."

He bows.

"It's really no problem. Shina is welcome anytime." Jiro's dad says. I say bye to Jiro and walk to the car.

The car ride was quiet. I didn't really know what to tell my family. I knew that I should just tell them the version of the story where Tenya, Midoriya, Todoroki, and I were at the wrong place at the wrong time. They were worried and happy that we were all ok. My mom helped me rewrap my bandage. I smiled. I was so happy that my family was here. I sat in my bed.

"Hey, Sis."

"Hi." I smile

"You doing ok? I brought some tea." She hands me the mug.

"Thanks. I'm ok. I'm just still a little shaken still."

"I just that. So I bet you are worried about your friends, too."

"I am. They all got hurt. I wish I could've done more." I say.

"I'm sure you did everything you could." She smiles. I give a smile, tired smile.

"Hey, can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"How do you know if you like someone?" I say, a little embarrassed.

My question catches her by surprise.

"Well, it's different for everyone. Is there someone you think you like?"

I blush, "I-I don't know. We almost... Kissed." I whisper.

"AWWW, YOU ALMOST HAD YOUR FIRST KISS." She teases.

"Yasuko... Shhhh." I panic,

"Ok, Ok, so you almost kissed this person, and what happened after?"

"Well, I pretty much ran away. And it's been days since and I haven't received anything from them. No text, no call. I feel like maybe I did something wrong."

"Well...."

"Oh, shoot, did it?"

"You were nervous, and you ran away. I understand, but you might have given him the wrong idea."

"Oh."

"Well, For me. I think I know when I like someone because I like how they make me feel. I like who I am with them. Does this person make you happy?"

Shina paused.

"Yea..."

"You don't have to know your feelings today. Just think about it the next time you see them. And if they try to act like the 'almost' kiss meant nothing or they want to act like it never happened. Then maybe they aren't as into you as you are into them."

"Oh."

"I'm sure they'll come around. And if they don't, it will be their loss." Yasuko smiled. I gave her a big hug.

"I'm so happy you are here."

"Me too."

*- Fun Fact: if you didn't know, Tenya actually had red eyes in the manga. So I will be referring to that color in this story.