Covering Up The Pain (A My Hero Academia Fan Fiction)

Chapter 5

"You dork." Jiro laughed, "We made this list at one of our sleepovers. We all voted on where we thought all of the boys ranked in the class based on looks and personalities. You were number one in all of the votes, except for one."

"And that's just because Ochaco has a massive crush on Deku." Tsu teased.

"Stoooop!" she covered her face in her hands.

"He likes you too."

"What...?" she peaked out from behind her fingers.

"He likes you back." He repeated. "He's never explicitly said it... but it's obvious. You take up the most space in his notebooks, but that's mostly because of all the pages he's filled sketching you during class."

"How... how do you know that...?" She squeaked.

He shrugged, "I'm observant and he sits a couple seats in front of me."

They were all quiet for a second before everyone started screaming and jumping.

"You've got to tell him you like him!" they all encouraged.

"I... I will!" she was bright red, "But we were talking about more important things!"

They all settled down and turned back to Todoroki.

"Remember on Valentine's Day when you got all those chocolates?" Yaoyorozu asked.

"Yeah?" he was confused. "Wasn't that just because people believed I had performed well at the Sports Festival?"

"Did Bakugo or Tokoyami get any chocolate?" Tsu asked.

"No..."

Mina smiled, "You got so many chocolates because every girl in the school thinks you're cute."

"Oh..." he was bright red now.

"Todoroki, you don't need to change your appearance to be a hero. You're a great hero as is." Ururaka assured.

At this point, the tears started up again. At first, they thought he was sad again, but he then bowed. "Thank you all..."

"Our pleasure..." they all wrapped him in a hug.

"Would you like to stay and watch a movie with us?" Jiro asked.

"Sure." He nodded, and they all started getting out blankets and pillows. Uraraka began putting away the makeup. "Um..." she looked up at him. "I... I'm ok now I just... I'm just curious now..." they all turned to him. "Could you..."

She smiled softly at him. "Come here..." he went over and sat cross-legged on the floor in front of her. "Close your eyes. And tell me if it hurts at any point."

He jumped a bit at the sudden touch of the sponge, but he let her gently smooth the foundation onto his scar. All of the girls watched silently, as he patiently waited. After a few minutes, Uraraka sat back on her knees. "You can open your eyes now."

When he did so, he saw all the girls were giving him sad smiles. Yaoyorozu made a mirror and handed it to him. He took a deep breath, before holding it up to his face.

He almost couldn't believe it was his own reflection staring back at him. He gently reached up, to run a finger along where he knew his scar should be. He could still feel it, but to the naked eye, it was completely gone. "Thank you..." he was crying again. "That's... all I needed."

He reached over and picked up one of the makeup wipes lying on the ground. He took one last look, before wiping off the foundation. Once he had finished, all the girls gave him a proud hug. After that, they put on a movie and began chatting about ways for Uraraka to confess to Midoriya.

Shoto couldn't help but smile. He knew now that what was on the outside didn't matter. He was a hero. And he wasn't going to let what happened to him in the past stop him. He was strong. 

The End.

(A/N - Thanks for reading! I hope you liked it! Go beyond plus ultra!!)