5 Years Later

Chapter 6

After a while, Tsuyu led Izuku out of the book store and back into the main area of the mall. She carried with her a small bag with a cook book and some manga while Izuku held a limited edition hero encyclopedia under his arm. The only thing bigger than that book was his smile every time he glanced down at it.
As they walked along, they noticed a familiar bunch of people. A particular red head turned their way and waved widely. "Yoo! Izuku! Tsuyu!" The red head yelled their way, making everyone in his group turn and smile at them, waving as well.
Izuku went to wave back but realized that his right arm held his book while the other was wrapped in Tsuyu's arm. "Oh, w-wait! They'll think w-we're-" Tsuyu cut him off by tugging him towards the group, smiling.
"Oh, you two are a thing? Who would've guessed it!" The red head, known as Kirishima, said happily.
This sent Izuku into a stuttering red mess while Tsuyu just smiled. "Yeah. I thought everyone knew though." She said bluntly and glanced at the tomato red Izuku with steam seeping from his ears.
Kirishima laughed and patted Izuku's shoulder. "Congrats man! I knew you could do it! All that's left in our class is Mineta." He joked and everyone laughed.
The small group Izuku and Tsuyu joined with contained the ever perky Mina, a casually dressed Tokoyami, Shouji, Denki and Kyouka. Izuku wanted to debunk anything going on between him and Tsuyu but when he looked at her to see what she was planning he felt his chest tie up once more. 'Gosh... why is she doing this? We're just friends right..? Well obviously she just acts this way for fun... but there's no way she would ACTUALLY date me... she's too sweet and adorable and... and...' he spaces out as he stares at her which invokes a stare back from her.
"Izuku, you're acting strange again. It's creepy." She joked, smiling her bright smile.
"H-huh? Oh my b-bad." He stutters then looks away quickly, wanting to run away to hide his embarrassment.
*Time skip*
Once the group left, Tsuyu noticed the lack of people in the mall. "Oh Izuku, what time is it?" She asks as she glances around the mall.
He looks down at his watch and shakes his head in surprise. "It's 6:40. Wow does time fly." He laughs then stands up.
"Also... um. W-Would you like to go get some dinner? I know of a steakhouse nearby if y-you're interested." Izuku asks her, holding his hand out to her subconsciously.
She stares up at him and smiles. "Sure. I was getting hungry anyways." She takes his hand and stands next to him, feeling his scarred hand envelope hers.
As they walked out of the mall, Izuku looks down at Tsuyu who was humming quietly to herself. 'Each time I look at her... I feel something. I don't know what I feel but I know that i'll need to do something about this.' He nods to himself in assurance then pokes her shoulder. "Hey Tsu?"

"Hm?" She looks over and puts a finger to her lips.
     "Heh... I, um, was wondering why you told them we were d-dating?" He asked slowly, hoping to not sour the mood.
      "Oh that. I just told them what they wanted to hear, thats all." She replies simply then lets go of his hand in response, staring back ahead. "Besides..." she drifted off, earning a glance from Izuku.
      "You wouldn't want to date me anyway. I'm too blunt and I tend to not show emotion very often. Kinda Like a zombie." Tsuyu sighs a bit but keeps her monotone voice steady. 
     Izuku opens his mouth to say something but was cut off by Tsuyu's stare. "And my quirk. I've been made fun of for the way I looked and my tongue. Another reason you won't date me." She looks away sadly before shaking her head.
      "I-I'm sorry Izuku. I shouldn't've ruined the mood before dinner. Now it's going to be awkward because of me." She says dimly before speeding up a bit.
      "It's fine... but I have one more question for you, Tsu." He says slowly to keep his stutter in check.
      She turns around with dark fern eyes and stares back into his emerald green eyes. He swallows a bit then exhales. "I wanted to know if... you actually liked me back..?" He asks slowly, causing the wide eyed girl to blush a bit and hold a shaking finger to her lip.
      "L-liked you... back..? W-what are you asking, Izuku?" She tries to say calmly but is clearly a little flushed and nervous from the question, which is rare.
     He noticed what he said and took a deep breath to calm himself before walking to her. "W-what I'm asking is... do you like me? B-because I think... I think I l-like you a lot, Tsu. B-but if you don't then i'm o-okay with being f-friends if you want..." he finished quickly as he wiped his brow.
     Silence. The two just stared at each other for a bit before Tsuyu smiles nervously. "I... I didn't know you felt he same way, Izuku... all this time I thought my quirk made it nearly impossible to find someone who... liked me for who I am. And after we defeated the villains... I thought I wouldn't get to see you again and... That my chances would be gone for good. You were always so nice to me Izuku. Nice to everyone.
      "When you walk into a room, everyone said hello, they smiled and joked with you. I longed for that. And you always made me smile, even during our hardest times..." Tsuyu began to go on and on when Izuku started laughing.
      "...Did I say something funny?" She asked, a little annoyed and hurt.
      "N-no! No. You're just doing what I do. The ramble!" He chuckles a bit more then stops, smiling brightly at her. "But... I had no idea I had such an impact on your life like that. I'm so happy to hear I helped you smile and enjoy the school some more!" He walks to her and holds his hand out.
     She smiles back and takes it, pulling herself into his side and resting against him. "So, what about that dinner, Izuku?" She asked playfully.
     "Oh right! We should hurry then, huh?" He laughs and leads them out of the mall to the restaurant.
     This will mark the beginning of something beautiful.

HOOOOOAH! THIS TOOK  A BIT TO WRITE! How y'all doin'? Hope you enjoyed this addition to my story ^-^~<3
Anyways, future updates to this story might be slowed since i'm wanting to start a personal project on here. DON'T WORRY! I will finish this to the very end! I just wanna write some more... stuff, I guess haha. Anyway, see y'all in the next update!
-Haywire ~<3