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Izuku and I were walking down the hall in silence, until he broke it.

"So... You and Shinso. You two seem to be close."

"Izuku, don't tell me you're jealous?" I joked.

"What?! N-no! I'm not jealous! My stomach just felt weird when I saw you and him so close."

"That's jealousy."

"Oh. I've never experienced it like this."

"That makes sense. Anyway, you don't have to be jealous of Shinso. He's a brother to me."

"Really?"

"Yeah. You're still my number one. Actually, make that number two."

"Two?!"

"Yeah, Shadow always comes first."

"Okay, yeah, I understand that."

"You're so cute, Izuku."

"Why are you calling me that?"

"Because it's your name?"

"But I don't want you to call me that. What happened to Zuku?"

"Well, I gave Shoto a new nickname. I have one for you, but I'm not sure if you'll like it." I shrugged.

"What is it?"

"It's not exactly your name. More like a pet name."

"Pet name? Like, baby?"

"Yeah."

"Okay, what's mine?"

"I think I'll just stick to Zuku."

"No, I want a new one!" He whined.

"You really want to know?"

"Yes!"

"It's...love. But I'm going to call you Zu instead of saying 'love' when talking to people."

"Love? I like it! Also, that makes sense."

"Really?"

"Yeah. It's cute. But now, I need one for you."

"Oh, you don't have to."

"I want to. It's not fair you get to call me something other than my name and I can't do the same to you."

"Okay. What are you thinking?"

"Hmm. This is my first time so you'll have to give me a minute."

"Sure. How about you find one and tell me after the training?"

"Got it!"

"You're so cute, love."

I could tell he loved the name because he blushed, but looked into my eyes with a smile and grabbed my hand.

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