Ice ~ Tododeku

10 ~ The Date: Part 1

"Oi, what's with you and half-and-half, huh?"

Midoriya stood still, eyes widened in shock. He couldn't have known... right? Surely it wasn't possible for Bakugou to notice the two's closeness with each other. Midoriya's mind became clouded with thoughts and questions, but he eventually snapped out of it. It wasn't a good time to be caught up in thoughts.

Stay calm, stay calm, stay calm, stay calm-

"Kacchan? Why are you still at school?" he asked, still in disbelief.

"Just answer the damn question," he didn't hesitate.

"We're just... good acquaintances! We sit next to each other after all. Why do you ask?" His voice became quieter as he continued to speak.

Bakugou did not answer for a few seconds after that, and he seemed almost lost in his thoughts. This shocked Midoriya a bit, and almost opened his mouth to ask if he was ok. When Bakugou realized that he hadn't answered, he shook his head.

"Its none of your damn business. And I guess that makes sense, since you both are losers anyway. Just don't get too full of yourself! I doubt you'd get far with friendships anyway," Bakugou slightly mumbled as he began to walk towards the entrance of the classroom.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

By the time Midoriya finished speaking, Bakugou had already left the room. Although Bakugou acted as he usually did, he seemed slightly... disappointed with how the conversation went? No, Midoriya thought, that's not like him. The conversation seemed to end as soon as it had started, and Midoriya had felt nothing but confusion during it. Why was Bakugou so curious in the first place? Why did he seem so lost in his thoughts? Midoriya thought the whole situation was weird, and many questions flowed through his mind as he headed home.

When he got back, Midoriya quickly finished his work for the night; although he was slightly distracted by his other worries. Midoriya, feeling slightly exhausted from his curious thoughts, sent a goodnight message to Todoroki and went to sleep.

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The weekend had arrived a lot quicker than Todoroki thought. Although he hated to admit it, he was a total wreck. That morning, he had sent an essay-length text to Yaoyorozu that was full of questions. She laughed at each one, but kindly answered his questions. At the end, she wrote:

Yaoyorozu: The amount of symptoms are currently unknown, kind of like quirks when you think about it! I might not be able to answer all of the questions you have, but remember that I'm always here to help! Also, try doing your own research sometime! :^)

Todoroki could almost hear the intimidating tone within the last sentence Yaoyorozu wrote, and decided to stop asking questions. He had to get himself together. He reached for a casual white button-up shirt from his closet. The occasion was not too fancy, but he still wanted to look somewhat decent for the date (as out of character as it sounded). He quickly glanced at himself before putting on a jacket.

At least I look somewhat presentable. Thank goodness most of the bruises from training healed up...

Once he was sightly satisfied with his appearance, he headed out. The journeys to the city had usually been relaxing, but Todoroki fidgeted with his hands the entire time. He hated to admit it, but he was nervous.

Gosh, this isn't like me. Why am I getting myself so worked up over this? Is it because he's my soulmate? Yeah, that's probably why.

People who were passing by began to notice Todoroki, and gave him looks with all sorts of messages hidden beneath them. "Is he ok?" "Why is he so tense?" "Hey, isn't that Endeavor's son?" Todoroki shook his head in order to clear his thoughts, and proceeded to travel to the designated meeting spot. It did not take much longer to arrive, and he was finally in the city. He looked around a bit before spotting a person with green hair: Midoriya.