In Your Hands (Maddie)

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Today is the day. You're starting at UA High. Shyly, you put your clothes on, worried about how well you'll fit in. Your quirk allows you to shrink as small as an ant. A lot of people have told you that it's cute, but you think it's very minor.
Actually, you're sure that it's because you're the niece of Mt. Lady that people are nice to you.
But, at your new school, you won't be telling anyone. Not a soul. This way, even alone, you know that nobody is using you to get close to a pro hero. Ready for the day, you walk out of the door, still nervous. Getting close, you see a redhead with spiked hair. His eyes are the same color as his hair, and he's quite muscly. So hot.
Turning to you, he asks, "Are you headed to UA, too?"
"Uhhh...y- y- yeah."
"Great! What class you taking?" Now, you're walking side-by-side.
"H- hero."
"Oh! Me, too! Whats your name?"
"Y- Y/n L/n."
"Nice! l'm Ejiro Kirishima!"
"O- okay"
"Here. Lemme carry your bag. It's the manly thing to do."
"It's fine! I- I'm perfectly capable!"
"No! I insist!" He takes your bag from you and carries it along with his own.
"Thank you."
"Of course! No problem! It's the manly thing to do!"
"Er- it's still appreciated."
"Are you excited about starting at UA? I know I'm super hyped!"
"Honestly... I'm- I'm a bit nervous..."
"Eh? Why?"
"Because I'm not really strong or have a cool quirk. What if I fail?"
"Y'know, my quirk ain't all that, either.
"W- what is it? N- not to be nosey or anything!"
"It's hardening. My whole body gets the texture and durability of a rock."
"B- but that's p- pretty cool."
"Not really, but thanks, anyway. What's your quirk?"
"I shrink. I can become as small as an ant."
"That sounds adorable!! You could fit in my palm!"
"I- Imean...yeah.."
"Can you shrink? Like, right now? Please? And can I carry you to school?"
As a blush erupts on your face, you exclaim, "WHAT?!?!?!?!"
"It'd just be too cute! You don't have to if you don't want to, but..."
"I- I can!" You shrink and become the size of a pebble, and his face lights up as he scoops you into his palm.
"This is the cutest thing ever!" You sit in his hand, finding it to be warm.
"Th- thank you."
"You're like a tiny pebble. I just wanna stuff you in my pocket."
"Please, don't."
"Uhh... sorry. Heh.. we're at school! Guess I gotta put you down!"
"Mhm"
He sets you down and you grow back to size. When you try to take your bag back, he says that he'll just carry it the rest of the way in since you have the same destination. So, you walk inside together, which has you blushing. After all. You've never walked with a boy before. In the classroom, you sit beside him, and he chats away happily, with you mostly nodding your head and going, "Mhm!" It's not that you don't like his company. It's that you aren't sure how to interact right now."
You'll just let him take the lead. He's better at it.
When your homeroom teacher--Shota Aizawa--says that there's a preliminary test, you get jittery and anxious. What if you fail? What if you get cut? What then? Youll have to find a whole new school! And what would your parents say?
Somehow, you just barely made it, only one person having a worse grade than you. That person would be a boy with curly green hair and big green eyes. A very cute boy, though not as attractive as Eijiro Kirishima, who is running up to you.
"Hey!" he shouts. He probably feels bad that I suck. He ranked eighth.
"Hi."
"Did you hear? Mr. Aizawa saying he isn't cutting Midoriya, so none of us have to leave."
"That's cool. Congrats on getting eighth. And second in those first tests. I remember your name being up there."
"Eh? Thanks! I dunno how I did that!"
"Y- you have a lot of potential."
"Awwww. Thank you so much. You don't know how much that means to me!"
"I mean i.."
"You know what? You're the manliest!"
"But I'm not a man-"
"Nope! The manliest girl ever! You gotta accept it!"
"Okay, then."
"So, whatre you doing after school?"
"Go home and read."
"Ahhh. Sounds fun. Some of the guys invited me to hang out."
"That's nice. You're friendly and likable."
"You're so sweet! How'd I luck out by meeting you?! You're so cute and tiny and sweet!"
Blushing, you stammer around, "Uh- I- you- we-"
"Are you okay?"
"Y-y-yeah."
Every day on the way to school, your path intersects with Kirishima, and every day, he will carry you and your bag. For some strange reason, he just loves to hold you in his palm, cooing over how cute it is. Meanwhile, you are a blushing mess each time, always stammering around.
He becomes friends with the loud blonde known as Katsuki Bakugou, though you aren't too fond of him. He likes to yell and scream for no reason, but you tolerate him every day at lunch when you want to sit with Kirishima. Of course, the redhead remains oblivious to that and just thinks it's a friend-group thing.
Today, another blonde who's name is Denki Kaminari is trying to prove that he can chug a pint of milk. Kirishima, Sero, and Ashido cheer him on, Bakugou shakes his head, and you stare at Kirishima's toothy smile. He's so handsome.
Right after lunch, you have training. You are known as the Petite Hero, Shrink. Your costume is made out of a latex that shrinks with you, covering your whole body. The only problem is that it's a bit tight which sometimes uncomfortable for you. Regardless, it works and the material is perfect considering your quirk.
Outside, you find Kirishima, also known as Red Riot. He looks handsome in his costume, but your eyes fall onto his exposed torso. His body is well-built. And you can't help but swoon over it. Shaking your head, you tell yourself to snap out of it. He'd never look at you. He's away out of your league. Don't be delusional.
"L/n!" He comes running over, giving you a toothy grin. "You wanna tag-team? We're pairing up and I thought you and I could work together. Whaddya say? I think we're up against Sero and Shogi."
"Uhh...s- sure! W- why not?"
"Great! We're gonna be the coolest team ever!"
You two manage to beat your opponents. Being so tiny, your enemies had a hard time pinpointing you. Thanks to that, the two of you come out victorious. Broadly smiling, he runs to you and encases you into a hug. It catches you off-guard, so you stiffen.
"WE DID IT!! YOU WERE AWESOME!!"
"T-t- thank you." He grabs your shoulders and pushes your body away from his.
"We make a good team."
"Y- yeah." For a moment, his mouth twitches, like his smile is fading. However, he keeps it up.
"Anyway, I'll go. You seem a bit bored."
Before you can protest, he walks away, shoulders drooping a bit. Sighing, you start on your way home, feeling sad about him thinking you find him boring. In all honesty, it's quite the contrary. You love spending time with him. Maybe a bit too much. Actually, you really just like him. It's no secret. That's just how it is. A handsome boy is sweet to you and it makes you like, him a bit more abnormally. No big deal.
Despondency. That's the only word that comes to mind. It's Kirishima. You haven't seen him on the way to school, and he isn't as talkative with you as he used to be. Has it finally happened? Has he finally realized how boring you are? Probably. Maybe I should tell him about my aunt... maybe he'd talk to me...no. That's just manipulative and wrong. Then, one day, your aunt comes bursting into your room. Screaming, you fall off of your bed. She comes over to you and gives you a hug.
"Ah! It's my adorable little niece!"
"Hi."
"How's school?"
"Okay:"
"That's a lie. Whats wrong?"
"N- nothing.
"Tell me." She releases you.
"I'm fine."
"C'mon. is it boy drama?"
"W- what? N- no."
"Liar! Tell me whats going on "
"What does it matter? It's not gonna make it any better." You draw your knees up to your chest. "He's gonna do what he's gonna do, and I suck at talking it out. He thinks that I think he's boring and he's avoiding me, but I dunno how to tell him. I want to, but I can't."
"Do you like this boy?"
"A bit."
"All or nothing. Go and talk to him. Make him think you wanna be around him."
"But what if he hates me? I hate myself, so why wouldn't he? I'm stupid, I'm boring, and my quirk practically makes me invisible. I'd avoid and ignore me, too." She smacks the side of your head.
"None of that is true. You're the sweetest, cutest, and coolest person ever. So shut up!"
"Y- yes, Ma'am."
In class, you stare at the back of Kirishima's head, wishing you had the confidence to talk to him. Out of nowhere, the door flings open, and to your horror, in comes your aunt. Gasping, you hide under the table.
"WHERE IS SHE?!?!?! WHERE'S MY NIECE?!?!?!"
"I don't know," says Mr. Aizawa. "Which one is she?"
"Y/n L/n! I know you hear me!" You keep hiding, but then she grabs the back of your shirt and pulls you out from under the desk. The entire class stares at you with wide eyes. "Why are you hiding?"
"Uhh... Hi, Mt. Lady. What gives me the honor of meeting you?"
"What? What happened to Aunt Yu?"
"Uhhh."
"L/n?" You look over and see Kirishima with a tilted head. "Why'd you never tell us?"
"I didn't see a reason to. What'd you come here for, Aunt Yu?" She puts a lunchbox in your hands.
"You forgot your lunch." Like that, she walks off, leaving you on the floor with a flushed and embarrassed face.
At lunch, Mineta acts like a total jerk. He goes, "It's a shame L/n didn't get her aunt's beautiful genetics." You grip at your skirt, getting sad and hurt and humiliated.
"What makes you sat that?" asks Kirishima.
"Well, her aunt's a total hottie but L/n is just...  She's so fat. What good are boobs and curves if-"
Kirishima snaps, "Knock it off! That's unmanly! And it's not even true, you nasty pervert!"
"What? We were all thinking it!"
"Obviously not." He stands up and then grabs your hand. "Let's sit someplace else, some of the company here is a bit unmanly, which isn't proper for a lady to be exposed to."
He drags you to another table, pulls out a chair, waits for you to sit, and then pushes it back on before sitting down himself. He smiles at you as he takes a bite out of his food. Forcefully, you muster up a smile as well.
"Thank you," you manage to say:
"Eh? For what?"
"Standing up to Mineta for me. What he said... really stings."
"Don't let it 'cause it's not true. He's just an unmanly perv who's opinion is irrelevant."
"Thank you. You're always so sweet." A moment of silence falls over the two of you, and you can't take it anymore.
"You were wrong."
"About what?"
Forcing yourself to be brave, you reply, "When we did that training together, and you said seemed bored. Truth is, I'm just shy and... I never know what to say to you. You've always been so friendly and... got too used to you filling in the blanks. I'm sorry. I think you're wonderful and so much fun. You make me happy and I miss you because I dunno what todo without you and-" Realizing what you just said, you gasp and clamp your hand over your mouth.
His eyes are the size of saucers, and he starts fumbling around a bit, " Uh- well, I- you- manly-" He shoots up and bows. "THANK YOU!!! But... did you mean it in the sense of...you like me?"
Squeezing your chopsticks, you mumble, "Yeah."
"Well...I like you, too!"
"I like you romantically, not normally-"
"I know! And ! feel the same way!"
"Y- you do?"
"Yup! Since the feelings are mutual, will you be my pebble?"
"Y- you're pebble?"
"Mhm! You're tiny and cute like one, so pebble!"
"Uhh... .sure."
"YES!!" He throws his fists into the air. "Can you get tiny? I wanna hold you. It's been too long. Please?"
"S- sure." You shrink down, and he picks you up. With his index finger, he pet's your head.
"You're so cute! The cutest little pebble ever!"
"T- thanks."
Every day, like he used to, Kirishima carries you to school, but he also carries you home. You're not allowed to carry your own bag, nor anything else. He's very strict on that. When you move into the dorms, he likes to sit on the couch and hold you while watching TV, or do homework in his room. Basically, he just loves to hold you in his palm. But you live it just as much.

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