Three Little Words

† Chapter Two †

Author's POV (Izuku)

As Izuku walked in to the cafeteria, the first thing he did was scan the place for Kacchan. After only a few seconds, he spotted him in the far back with Kirishima. Izuku couldn't help but smile a little as he watches the other boy talk and laugh. It was a sight that made his heart flutter. He would've stayed forever if it wasn't for Shoto, who tapped him on the shoulder. "Hey, are you coming to get lunch with me?"

Izuku turns around and nods quickly. Does Shoto know that I was staring at Kacchan..? Izuku thought to himself. He follows his friend up to the lunch line and gets lunch with him without saying much. His mind had wandered off somewhere else.

Shoto leads Izuku to a table in the back of the cafeteria, which was right in front of Kacchan and Kirishima's table. Izuku sat down and glanced behind him for a moment. He caught Kacchan's gaze and quickly looks back at Shoto, who was chuckling. "Do you want to find a different table, Izuku?" He asked. Izuku pauses before slowly shaking his and looking down at his tray of food. He wasn't really that hungry. He was thinking about sharing a dorm with Kacchan again, which made him nervous.

"Izuku, don't tell me you're thinking about sharing a dorm with Bakugou again. You really have nothing to worry about."

"Easy for you to say, you're not the one rooming with him! And keep your voice down, he might hear us!" Shoto grins and looks over Izuku's shoulder. He catches Kirishima's gaze and grins wider.

Kirishima grins back and nods.

Izuku raises a brow and whispers loudly. "What...? Why are you and Kiri making that eye contact for...?"

Shoto shakes his head, still grinning. "Don't worry about it. Pick up your stuff and sit beside me, please."
Izuku watches his friend for a moment before grabbing his tray and bag and moving beside him. He picks up his soda and takes a long sip, ignoring his suspicion.
"Kirishima and Bakugou are sitting with us."
Izuku nearly spits out his soda. He looks up at Shoto with wide eyes, his mouth hanging open slightly. "Shoto....please, no....I don't think Kacchan likes me very much..."

"That's the point. You two need to get along if you're gonna be sharing a dorm together. Don't worry, Kirishima and I won't let him say anything mean."
Izuku swallows and sinks into his seat a little. He's going to be sitting with the boy he loves. The same boy who hates his fucking guts.
How fun, Izuku thought.

Author's POV (Katsuki)

Katsuki glared at Izuku as he first entered the cafeteria. He brought himself to ignore his presence and shifted his focus back to Kirishima. "Sharing dorms with our classmates is so fucking stupid."
Kirishima pauses, then sighs. Not this again, he thought. He sets his bowl of ramen down on his tray and looks at Katsuki. "Bakubro...this is the third time you've mentioned this today. Rooming with Midoriya won't kill you."

"Easy for you to say, you're not the one that's going to be sharing a dorm with him!" Katsuki took a breath and sighed. "Deku is just a wannabe hero. Rooming with someone as weak as him will make me seem weak."

He huffs and looks over at the lunch line, where the nerd and IcyHot were standing. Of all the students in class 1A, Deku made friends with the half and half bastard. It pissed Katsuki off and he didn't know why.

Katsuki watches as the nerd and his friend walk towards them with their lunch. They weren't gonna sit with him and Kiri, were they? No, they sat at the table in front of theirs. That still fucking sucks, he thought. He glanced behind his shoulder for a brief moment and caught that stupid nerd's gaze. The nerd quickly looks away, and Katsuki grins devilishly.

"Don't you think it'd be easier to be friends with Deku than to make him afraid of you?" Kirishima asks. Katsuki scoffs. "Friends with that quirkless nerd? You're funny. I think I'd rather blow myself up than be friends with him. Seeing him afraid of me is better, anyways."
Kirishima rolls his eyes. There was no point in trying to convince Katsuki otherwise.

As Katsuki starts eating his noodles, Kirishima looks over his shoulder. Todoroki was looking at him and grinning. Kirishima grins back, and the other boy nods. Katsuki looks up at his friend and raises a brow. "The fuck are you grinning at?"
He swallows his food and narrows his eyes, a certain suspicion rising. Kirishima shakes his head. "It's nothing. But hey, how about we go sit with Todoroki and Midoriya?"
Katsuki stares at Kirishima for a moment.

"You've gotta be fucking kidding, right? Please tell me you're joking, dude."
Katsuki waits for a reply, but his friend only smiles. He frowns and shakes his head. "No way in fucking hell am I sitting with shitty hair and quirkless Deku."

Kirishima frowns slightly. "Pretty please? I'm your best friend..."

Katsuki pauses for a moment before sighing. "Jesus, fine..."
Both boys pick up their trays and move to the nerd's table. Thankfully, Deku was sitting beside his friend, so he got to sit beside Kirishima.

Author's POV (Izuku)

"Hey Todoroki, Deku," Kirishima greets brightly. Shoto nods, then glances at Izuku, who was staring down at the table. He nudges him with his elbow and he quickly sits up with a nervous expression.

"H-hey, Kirishima."

Izuku slowly looks at Kacchan and feels his face flush a bit. The other boy was glaring at him. "Hi, K-Kacchan..." He says in a weak voice. Kacchan rolls his eyes. Kirishima shoots Kacchan a look, and the boy sighs heavily.
"Hey, nerd," he mumbles. Izuku looks up at Shoto, wanting to disappear. "Shoto..." He whispers softly. Shoto shakes his head with a slight grin. He leans in and mumbles quietly. "Try talking to him. Nothing bad will happen, I promise."

Izuku slowly looks back at the blonde boy across from him. He clearly didn't wanna be here. Kirishima and Shoto started talking, which left Izuku and Kacchan.
Izuku was too afraid to talk to the other boy. He knew his blush was visible too, which only made things worse. He shifts uncomfortablely in his seat before speaking in a soft but quiet voice.

"S-so...did you read any good mangas lately...?"

What kind of question was that?! Izuku thought. His hands grip the fabric of his pants tightly under the table. Kacchan rolls his eyes again before replying to the boy's question. "Yeah, a few."
His voice was rough and unfriendly. He clearly didn't wanna talk. Izuku nods and bites his lip, thinking of something else to talk about.

Author's POV (Kirishima)

Kirishima watches Bakugou out of the corner of his eye as he chats with Todoroki. He knew his friend was against sitting here, and he felt a little bad about making him come here. Nevertheless, if Bakugou was going to share a dorm with Midoriya, he might as well learn to be nice to him. Or at least tolerate him.

Kirishima nudges Bakugou in the side with his elbow, making the other boy jump. "What?" He hisses. His grins. "Conversate. Don't just sit there and glare at him."
Bakugou resists the urge to rolls his eyes and forces himself to look at Deku.

Katsuki's POV

I look at the stupid nerd, fighting the urge to just kick him under the table. I think for a moment, trying to think of a topic to discuss. I have no fucking clue what this dork likes talking about.

I watch the kid squirm in his seat, clearly nervous. I grin a little and cross my arms. "Why so nervous, nerd?"

He pauses. I could see the faint blush on his cheeks. So stupid.
"I-I'm not nervous...it's just really hot in here and I'm hot! So stuffy..."
I watch as he loosens his tie a bit. I guess he wasn't so wrong. It is a bit warm in here. I take off my uniform jacket and lay it down beside me.
"I guess it is," I mumble back. I look down at my tray of food and push it away from me. I wasn't even that hungry anymore.

Just looking at that stupid nerd makes me lose my appetite.