🙤 Coward
Chapter : 22
Continuation of: Chapter 21
Izuku's POV:
"Bakugo. What does 'said something sooner' mean?" As the cafe began to empty out and people began to leave, I turned to face the anxious blonde sitting across from me.
"Stop calling me 'Bakugou,' you damn nerd, just fucking stop it." Bakugou scowled and brushed a hand through his hair, grumbling under his breath. With his hands now covering his eyes, he leaned back on his chair and cocked his head slightly back. He would not stop mumbling curses at himself.
"Ba—" I paused. "Kacchan, what are you trying to say? Please answer me." My stomach had already sunk, but as time went on and I still hadn't received an answer, it was beginning to hurt inside. What did he mean? What kind of feeling is this? Is there any hope here?
No, no, this isn't possible, and I can't be hopeful about this, but I couldn't help it.
My heart raced as I leaned forward, desperately seeking an answer in his pained expression. "Kacchan, please. Just tell me." His hands moved gently down his face, revealing his eyes, that held something I had never seen before, not to this extent. His eyes bore vulnerability.
He sighed deeply, his voice softer than I'd ever heard.
"Deku... I—" He paused, clenching his fists tightly.
He parted his lips a little to say something, but closed them almost instantly. "No, no, fuck, no. I can't do this," Kacchan said, shaking his head as though he were attempting self-calming instead.
Kacchan said, his voice like a whisper, "I can't." He paused. "I'm sorry, Izuku; I am sorry."
He was speaking to himself, so I couldn't really hear what he was saying. He didn't mean for me to hear it.
"Kacchan, are you okay?" I stopped asking about that line he said earlier; I was now more concerned about Kacchan.
Kacchan gave a little nod, then sat up straight and looked at me. Kacchan got up and said, "Let's just go; I'll pay for the drinks."
"But—" I was abruptly paused by Kacchan. "Please, Izuku. Please."
My heart dropped. He called me Izuku at a time like this with that tone; the tone felt like it was broken. I felt a lump in my throat as I just followed Kacchan as he paid and walked out of the cafe.
. . .
We walked in silence the whole way to the resort. The silence, however, was very uncomfortable. It was almost suffocating. I was holding on to my tears the whole time, refusing to break down, not at least in front of Kacchan.
We walked inside our room, and as Kacchan walked off towards his bed to sit down, I stood still, in front of the door, though I made sure it was locked.
I didn't move from the place and spoke, "Kacchan, please say something now. I know it's going to be a rejection, but please, just reject me if that's what you want. Just say it, please. What did you mean by 'why didn't I say it sooner'?"
Kacchan sat there in silence, his head facing the floor. For a few minutes, there was nothing but a heavy silence in the room. Neither of us talked.
Kacchan sighed and stood up. He slowly walked towards me and stopped once he was finally towering over me. I looked up at his face, my heart dropping at it.
He looked sad? He looked like he was tired, drained. "I am sorry." It was the last thing I heard before I felt Kacchan's arms wrap around me.
"I am sorry for making you feel like this, I am sorry for everything I ever did to you. It wasn't a mistake, I have sinned. You don't deserve this. I don't deserve you. You deserve so much better. Izuku, thank you for loving me, I—" He paused, as I felt him gulp. "I wish, I had done everything differently, maybe then... maybe then, we would have a happy ending, but I fucked up everything. It's too late for this." Kacchan squeezed me tighter. "I wish I wasn't a coward."
Kacchan held me for a bit longer before he let go of me, and while avoiding any eye contact, he walked past me, opened the door, and left.
. . .
*Knock*
I stood in front of Todoroki's room as I knocked once again.
*Knock*
The door opened, revealing Sero on the other side.
"Midoriya? What's up?" I looked at Sero, my body felt so weak, I probably looked like a mess. Sero didn't notice, but if he did, he remained silent. "Come in." Sero said as he moved to the side, giving me space to come in. I came in and saw Todoroki coming out the restroom. "Midoriya?" He looked at me.
My entire body gave up as soon as I turned to face Todoroki. I collapsed to the ground and sat down on the ground, crying uncontrollably.
Both Sero and Todoroki called out to me unisonly. Todoroki ran to me, and Sero got down on his knees. "Midoriya, what's wrong? Why are you crying??" Sero rubbed my shoulders; his voice had genuine concern.
Todoroki got down on the floor too, in front of me. He cupped my face with his hand and looked at me. "Midoriya, what happened? Hey, its fine, calm down," he pulled me closer, hugging me as I sobbed my heart out.
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Ong, I'm so sorry for leaving you all at hold for months now 😭. I really didn't have a choice due to school. I've been writing this story for 2 years now, 😭. I am already going to apologize in advance, as I will be even less active in the near future. I am sorry, but I will try to put out some chapters every now and then, hopefully.
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