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"I wasn't going to jump."

Those were the words that came out of Shouto Todoroki's mouth as Y/N's tears trickled on to his cheeks.

"What?" Y/N hadn't fully registered what he had said.

"I said," Shouto continued as he grasped on to either side of her wrists. "I wasn't going to jump. Now get off me!"

Shouto pushed Y/N off him with much more strength she had expected, causing her to stumble off. She landed on her bottom.

She watched as he stood up and started dusting himself clean. She took it as her chance to wipe away any remains of tears that had lingered in her eyes or on her cheeks.

"If you weren't going to jump," she continued as she also got up.  "Then why were you on the very end of the ledge? Your arms were out. I thought you were going to jump!"

In the darkness, Shouto's face was unreadable. "Why would I have a reason to kill myself?"

Y/N felt as if his words had a deeper meaning behind them, but she couldn't decipher them.

"I-I—"

Y/N was at loss for words. All she could manage to do was stare at him. He was giving her a distasteful look and by the way he kept his distance from her, she could tell she had freaked him out.

"I don't know who you are," Shouto said, completely ignoring her stutter. "But for you to not have a reason to live—simply because I could die— seems preposterous. If I were you, I would set my priorities straight before I tried saving someone else."

His eyes were icy as he glared at her. It made her skin crawl from the tip of her head to her toes. She'd never perceived how intimidating he could be.

"If you're one of those fangirls that follow me around all the time," his eyes narrowed even more; if that was even possible. "Or if you were sent by father—"

"—no!" Y/N jumped in to defend herself. She grasped her left arm with her right and tried to give him the most innocent look she could master. "I simply assumed you were going to jump. I was trying to save you."

Shouto scrutinized her head to toe. She could imagine what he was seeing: A more than average height girl, that didn't stand out much and hunched over whenever she felt pressured. People like her didn't attend colleges as prestigious as UA. She was sure Shouto didn't believe her.

"I don't believe you," he said bluntly—completely reading her mind. "After your declaration when you pulled me off the ledge, I know there's something else behind this ordeal."

Y/N opened and closed her mouth, but she couldn't find the words she needed to defend herself. It wasn't like Shouto Todoroki gave her the chance either way. His phone rang, and after he pulled it out and read something on the screen, she could tell she was the last of his worries.

"Next time," he said as he pocketed his phone again. "Don't assume people need you to rescue them. There's something called 'going out for fresh air.'" He gave her another once over and his face only seemed to become darker. "And if you are sent by my father, tell him his stupid games aren't going to work."

Y/N couldn't utter a word as she watched him walk towards the door and slam it behind him. She was left aghast and humiliated. She couldn't believe she had spouted such words at him! She groaned as she hid her face in her hands.