The Sharp Prince and the Soft Pauper

Chapter 7: Jealousy of Royalty

Izuku ran as much as he could. However, he quickly got lost since the castle was so large. He had never bothered to learn how to navigate it. He sighed and accidently bumped into someone. "Oh, sorry. Are you okay?" asked the person. Izuku looked up to see a brunette girl with a round face. Izuku replied, "Yeah. I'm okay." She exhaled and said, "Oh good. I'm Ochaka Uraraka by the way. I'm the scholar of Tenya Iida from the wind section." Izuku looked at her. He hated the royal families, but he respected their scholars. Izuku said, "Hi. I'm Izuku Midoryia. I'm a scholar in training. I just left the royals in the dining room." Uraraka smiled, "Oh, so you're a scholar too. That's so nice. Hey, have you seen the library here? It's pretty amazing." Izuku shook his head. With that, Uraraka grabbed his hand and dragged him to the library. Izuku liked talking to Uraraka, much more than talking to Prince Kirishima. He knew that he would probably never see her again, but he was satisfied with just talking to her for now.

Kirishima walked around the entire castle looking for Izuku. He wanted to comfort him and asked him why he was so sad, but he knew that Izuku would never tell him. He was too isolated. Izuku wanted to keep the reason he hated the royals a secret from everyone. Kirishima only knew that whatever the reason was, it happened when Izuku was a child. It must have been something serious. Even if Izuku was a child at the time, he was too responsible to let it affect him now that he had grown. Kirishima then realized that Izuku was probably at the library, considering how often the young scholar read. Kirishima asked on of the servants how to get to the library. He followed the directions and opened the library door. He saw Izuku and was about to go and hug him when he saw that Izuku was talking to a girl. He vaguely remembered her coming with Tenya Iida, but he knew nothing beside that. They seemed to be having a nice conversation. This caused an uneasy feeling in Kirishima's heart. He didn't know why, but he wanted that girl to leave. He wanted Izuku to talk to him. He wanted Izuku. He realized that he was actually jealous that the girl managed to catch Izuku's attention. Something that Kirishima had learned was not easy to do. He looked back at the pair. They seemed to be laughing and the girl touched Izuku's arm. That was the last straw. Kirishima stormed into the library and grabbed Izuku from his chair. It was easy since Izuku was so small and light. Izuku let out a yelp and said, "Prince Kirishima! What are you doing?" Kirishima changed the position he was carrying Izuku into a bridal style. He then glared at the girl, "Go away bitch." His words were harsh and full of venom. The girl bowed and began to leave. Izuku managed to break free of Kirishima's grasp and called out to her, "Uraraka, wait. Are you okay?" Uraraka nodded, giving Izuku a small smile. She bowed again and left the library. Kirishima glared at her the entire time. When she was gone, Izuku turned to face Kirishima. He was obviously angry. Izuku yelled, "What is wrong with you? She did nothing wrong!" Kirishima scoffed before replying, "Well, she bugged me." Izuku asked, "How?" Kirishima looked at the boy and sighed, "She... made you happy. I've known you for a while and you always act so mean to me. You hate me. I don't understand why, but I love you. I was jealous that she was able to make you so happy. I want to be with you. I didn't want anyone to have you. I want to keep you to myself, even if that is selfish of me." Izuku just stared at Kirishima for a moment. He looked at Kirishima's eyes and knew that he was speaking the truth. Kirishima expected Izuku to yell at him and chastise him for his selfish behavior. However, instead, Izuku hugged Kirishima and kissed his cheek. Kirishima stared shocked at Izuku, who said, "It cannot be selfish to love someone. It is jealousy that proves that you love someone, idiot." Kirishima hugged him back. Izuku fell a bit, with Kirishima grabbing him. He lifted him again. Kirishima saw that Izuku had fallen asleep. He smiled a bit at the sight. He loved the sight in his arms. He took Izuku to his room and placed him in his bed. Kirishima then went into the bed alongside him and fell asleep as well. He was happy that he once again able to sleep with the boy that he had fallen in love with.tion a user