By Your Side (Bakugo x Midoriya)

Chapter 7- The Red Tie

Bakugo's Pov

Once again I woke up hearing Deku's alarm clock. After a few minutes he didn't turn it off. Here we go again... I got up, ready to wake him up, when I noticed he wasn't even inside the room. I took the battery out of the alarm and I started dressing myself. Probably that nerd got up earlier to finish his homework. He left his things on the common area so that's where he must be.

I remembered carrying him last night. His body was so warm that I feared he had gotten a fever. But when I placed him in bed he kept sleeping so peacefully that I just felt like every single thing in the world was fine.

A bit later Deku came out of the bathroom, already dress up.

"Good morning Kaachan. Huh... How did I get here last night? I was doing my homework and then I woke up here."

"You fell asleep downstairs. I brought you here..."

"Really? Thanks! Well, I must have slept a lot yesterday, I'm feeling completely fine now." He smiled at me.

He always finds a way to smile, even if things are not fine, even when he is crying or when he is hurt or when he is afraid, he always smiles.

Well, he doesn't look tired at all now. Even those dark circles have left his eyes. But there's still something about him that doesn't feel right. I studied him for a while until my eyes met his tie. If I could really call that a tie. Deku had tied it the wrong way and it looked way shorter than it should be.

"Hey Deku! Come here."

"W-Why?"

"Baka! Just do it."

He seemed hesitant but eventually he came nearer me. I reached for his tie and unleashed it. He quickly grabbed my hand preventing me from doing anything else.

"What are you doing?!" He stared at me with his eyes completely opened.

"The knot of your tie is always poorly done."

He let go of my hand and I got even closer to him. Then I kept fixing his tie. Now it looked like a real tie and not just some piece of fabric. I took a step back to appreciate my work.

"There you go. You look much better."

He was still staring at me, now completely blushed. Something about the way he looks at me is making my heart race.

"Thanks." 

He looked down without moving away and that only made him look even cuter. He was standing right there, in front of me, at the reach of my hand. I felt a sudden desire of touching him. I wanted to feel his warmth, I wanted to touch his soft skin, I wanted to taste his lips. Shit! My heart his beating wildly. An eternity as passed since we adopted this positions. Finally I gave in to part of my desire. I patted his head, messing his hair.

"Let's go."

We got out of the room and went to class.

Midoriya's Pov

This is so embarrassing. When Kaachan reached for my tie my heart skipped a beat. For a moment I just thought he was trying to undress me. What the hell was I thinking. We're friends, just that. And classmates. And roommates. And I have an hopeless crush on him.

Every single day I've spent with Kaachan has been unique. Now whenever I'm next to him I keep thinking about what will happen. But this will end soon. Just a few more days and he will have his own room. Then nothing else will happen.

We went to class earlier because I woke up too early. I thought I was going to spend a few more minutes alone with him but there were already a few other students inside the class. Kaachan went near Kaminari and Kirishima and I went to my seat. After some minutes I heard someone calling me.