The Amazing Izuku Midoryia

Chapter Eight

Izuku scratched the top of his head as he looked into his small closet. The man's nose crinkled and his lips curved as he inspected his clothes. Midoryia took a pinch of a white and green flannel and looked at it. "Too much ? Yeah, definitely too much." Deku then pursed his lips as he continued his search. He grabbed a hold of a plain green shirt and smelt it. Izuku stuck his tongue out in disgust as he remembered what had happened to the poor article of clothing."Reminder, never suit up in the sewers, it doesn't come out."

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Izuku hands were tucked into his pockets as he walked down the street. The dark city was only illuminated by the neon lights in the sky and the occasional street lamp. Izuku stared at the sidewalk until he heard a loud,"Deku !" The freckled man looked up and took a nervous gulp as he saw Ochaco running to him with her hand in the air from a group of people. Midoryia looked past the girl and locked eyes with a magma-eyed man. Uraraka  grabbed Izuku by his shirt without warning and pulled him over to the parking lot. 

Izuku nearly tumbled to the dark asphalt, but he managed to stay on his feet. Ochaco released his shirt and turned to the strangers standing under the neon signs light. The woman grinned and spread her arm out towards the messy-haired man."This is Deku !"

Instantly a pink skinned girl stepped forward and leaned near the man's face."Hey you're that photographer from the ceremony."

Deku let out a nervous chuckle as bullets of sweat dripped down his forehead."Yup, that's me."

Mina placed a hand under her chin and narrowed her eyebrows as she entered a deep thought."You seem nice enough." The woman then turned around and walked back to the rest of the group. 

The next person to approach Izuku was a strange red-haired man. The muscular man smiled at Izuku with his spiky teeth and extended a strong hand,"Eijiro Kirishima." Deku returned the gesture and gave the man a firm shake. Kirishima grinned,"That's a strong grip you got there." 

Izuku quickly released his hold and gave a shy smile. 

The process repeated multiple times until only one man had not been introduced. The ash blond-haired man rolled his eyes and Uraraka motioned for him to come over. The man rolled his fiery eyes and strutted over there. Ochaco then grabbed onto the man's arm and said through her teeth,"You better play nice."

Katsuki shook his head and went tch. Ochaco then  pointed to the bowling alley and yelled,"Lets go !"

Izuku and Bakugo still stood behind the girl, and Midoryia felt a tingle in the back of his head. The sensation was followed up by a hot explosion that kissed his back, but did not damage."Watch it Deku !"

Izuku sighed and placed his head in his right hand. Oh God.

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Izuku sat at the booth and sipped at his cola. The beverage was cold and felt great against his unusually dry throat. Every time the man's jade eyes wander over to his childhood bully he couldn't help but notice the angry glares thrown his way. Midoryia tapped his oversized bowling shoe against the wooden floor and bit the inside of his cheek. 

Ochaco had been sitting next to Izuku the entire time and he hadn't uttered a word. She knew he could be shy, but even in public he'd talk to her around strangers, she was like his safety blanket. The woman slowly extended an index finger and tapped Deku on the shoulder. The man turned and faced her with confused eyes."It's your go Deku."

"Oh !"  Izuku quickly stood up and slowly walked over to the conveyor of bowling balls. The man slipped his fingers into the ball and waddled to the black line.

Mina turned and whispered into the ear of her invisible friend,"Doesn't Ocha seem kinda focused on fuzzy head ?"

Toru, well no-one was exactly sure as to of what she did, besides respond."I guess, but it's probably nothing."

Mina squinted her amber eyes as she stared at the man pulling the orange ball back."Maybe."

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Ashido watched closely as Ochaco bent over in laughter as she talked to Deku. The odd looking woman placed a hand over her mouth as she thought, He's messing up my ship. The woman then hopped up from her booth and wandered over to the friends. The woman sat next to Ochaco and leaned forward so she could see Izuku."So Midoryia, how do you know my friend here ?"

Izuku nearly choked on the slice of pizza he had been devouring."Uhh, well she has been my best friend since..." Deku looked into the air as he pondered exactly how long it had been."Like third grade."

"Really, she never mentioned you."

Uraraka looked at her fellow U.A. graduate and gave the woman a dirty look."That's because we stopped talkin' while I went to U.A."

"Why is that ?"

"None of-"

Izuku cut off the brunette and took over the conversation."We stopped talking because of me. I didn't want to distract her from studies."

"Hmm, and you just randomly came back into her life once she made it big time ?" The question was hurtful, but Midoryia shook it off.

Uraraka had had enough and elbowed the woman next to her."How about you go somewhere else ?"

As Mina left she wondered if she had been wrong about the girl and the class's hot head all those years.

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The trio walked down the street. Izuku and Ochaco chatted like usual and Bakugo trailed in the back with furrowed eyebrows. The pair in front of the man stopped and he did so too. Ochaco then smiled at Izuku and gave the man a long hug, and as she walked away she continued to look at him.

The brunette the also hugged Katsuki but it was much quicker, and lasted only a second or two. Ochaco then walked to the door to the lobby of her apartment complex and grinned,"Good  night." Uraraka then disappeared into the building.

The two men stood out in the dark for minutes without muttering a word, until Katsuki grabbed a handful of Midoryia's collar and held him in the air against the wall. "Kacchan ?"

"Don't call me that !", growled the blond man.

Midoryia raised his hands in the air,"W-What did I do ?"

"You just think you can come back into her life, huh ?"

"Wha-"

"Don't play dumb with me Deku I can see it. You're taking advantage of her, and I'm not going to just let that happen !"

"Taking adva-what the hell are you talking about ?"

"You left her years ago and didn't bat an eye. The first semester she was so torn up at it, I remember her crying some nights because she thought she did something to you."

Izuku face grew soft and his eyes even began tear up."I-I did that to her ?"

"Yes ! I was there for her when she needed it most not you, but now she's all about Deku again. I remember when you met her that damn day the first person she told was me." Bakugo then stared into Izuku's eyes."You changed after that field trip to Tungsten labs, I don't know why but you did; you were always late to school and stopped hanging out with her. I'll figure it out Deku, and this time Ima make sure you don't break her heart." The man then dropped Izuku to the ground and walked off into the night with his head hanging low. 

Midoryia's butt hit the concrete and he looked up at the apartment complex where Ochaco lived. Did I do all of that to her, or is he just lying to mess with me ?