His Hero | Tododeku

Chapter Twenty Nine

A/N: Just a little note before the chapter starts, this fanfic is following the same time line as the real world is, meaning it's about mid April for them too ^^ Just wanted to make sure that was clear. I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Midoriya's POV:

I looked at the microwave, the timer ticking down. I was sat on the counter, my feet impatiently swinging back and forth.
"Calm down, Izuku~kun, the popcorn will be ready soon. See?" Shoto pointed out, his eyes glittering with amusement.
"I knowwww, but it smells so good!" I whined, looking over at the heterochromatic boy. With my little height advantage, we were about the same height. I was only a few centimeters taller than him like this, which was a small victory in my book.
"I'm taller than you!" I declared, a smile on my face. He rolled his eyes, clearly amused and stood up on his tippy toes.
"No you're not."
"Meanie!" I stuck my tongue out at him, crossing my arms.
"I'm always taller." I pouted as he said that.
"Oh stop that." He murmured. He leaned over to the side, trying to get me to look at him.
"That's not going to work." I told him and looked away. He moved in my field of vision again before I looked away once more.
"Izuuu~kuuun." He murmured, elongating the 'u's. He went back to being flat footed and turned away, facing the microwave. I turned back to face the back of his head. I put my head on his, my arms on his shoulders, pulling him closer.
I let out a soft hum, closing my eyes.
"You're not falling asleep, are you?" He asked, leaning back into my embrace.
"Nooo.." I answered, opening my eyes.
"Good. I can't eat all of this popcorn by myself." He coughed, trying to keep it quiet. I decided to ignore it. At least it's getting better.
"How much longer?" I asked, knowing I sounded like an impatient child.
"Thirty more seconds, can you make it that long?"
"No, I can't. It smells too delicious!" I answered.
"I think I can help pass the time." He turned around to face me, looking up at me.
"How so?" I asked.
"By doing this." He said before placing his hands on my waist. He leaned forward, his lips only an inch away from mine. I could feel his breath on my face. I saw his lips curl into a mischievous smile before tickling my stomach.
"Ack! Meanie!!!" I cried, laughter spilling out of my mouth. He was laughing as well, his smile bigger than it had ever been before, and I swear I was in heaven. Other than the fact that I couldn't breathe.
"I can't-" I put my hands up to try and get him to stop tickling me. "Breathe." I managed to get out before he moved his hands away.
"So cruel." I pouted, catching my breath. He was still smiling brightly. He opened his mouth to say something, but closed it when the microwave went off.
"I'm glad you're feeling better." I told him as he opened the microwave door.
"Yeah, me too. Yesterday was awful." He said, pulling the popcorn out.
"Yeah..hey, be careful! You'll-" I was cut off by a hiss of pain.
"Burn yourself.." I said as he set down the popcorn and put some of his ice on his burned fingers.
“I’ll be fine.” He looked up at me and smiled softly.
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah. I burn myself all the time.” He said. It was probably meant to comfort me, but it didn’t.
“That’s not comforting.” I muttered. He tilted his head slightly at me. “Nevermind.” I told him and hopped off the counter. I walked over to a cabinet and pulled out a bowl.
“We can pour the popcorn in here.” I told him as I set down the bowl. He nodded and picked up the hot bag and calmly poured all of the popcorn into the bowl, not spilling any of it.
“How did you do that?” I asked him, mystified.
“Magic.” He smiled, amused.
“Woah... Magical Shoto~kun!” I giggled and hugged him from behind.
“That’s another star.” I heard him murmured to himself.
“What?” I tilted my head softly.
“I give myself a gold star whenever you laugh or make me laugh.” He explained. “I’m using them for something you can’t know about yet.”
“Aww, why not?” I asked.
“Because, it’s a surprise.” He said. I dramatically sighed and put my forehead on the tall boy’s back. I felt him move his arm in front of him and then back towards me.
“Here.” He said as the smell of popcorn got closer. I lifted my head curiously. He was holding a piece of popcorn out for me.
“Oh.” I felt myself smile as I moved my hand out of the hug and grabbed it. I leaned back from the hug and looked up at him. “What movie do you want to watch?”
“I don’t know. Do you have anything in mind?” He asked.
“Hm...there’s this really awesome movie about All Might that I have. We can watch that.” I offered.
“Sounds good.” He picked up the popcorn and walked with me to the living room. I walked over to the tv stand and picked up the movie. It had a colourful cover with All Might standing in the middle and big letters saying All Right, All Might! near his feet. I set the disk in the DVD player and walked over to the couch, grabbing the remote on my way. I sat down on the left side of Shoto, knowing it was the warmer option. I looked over at the lamp on the table next to Shoto.
He must’ve been reading my mind, because he just silently reached over and pulled the chain, turning it off. The room was completely dark except for the light coming from the tv.
“How many times have you seen this movie?” Shoto asked.
“I don’t even know!” I admitted. “I think I have almost every line memorized.” I told him with a soft smile.
“Oh wow, and you’re not tired of it?” He asked.
“Of course not! How could I be tired of something so amazing?” He smiled softly in response.
“I guess I’ll just have to find out how amazing it truly is.” He said and looked back at the screen. I nodded and stared at the screen with excitement. Even if I’ve already seen this movie too many times to count, I still get excited. I watched as the opening theme greeted my ears.

Time-Skip, Todoroki's POV:

I looked over at Izuku and felt myself smile. The petite boy was leaning on my left shoulder, his round eyes drooping. I nudged him slightly.
“Mhm?” He asked, his voice sounding as if he wasn’t tired at all.
“You were right, this movie was pretty awesome.” I still had a small smile on my face.
“Yay!” He said, sitting up and looking at me.
“And thanks.”
“For what?” He tilted his head curiously.
“For letting me stay even if it puts you at risk.”
“Of course I’d let you stay. I was too worried to let you go home alone in the state you were in. I’ve never seen you like that.” He told me, his eyes wide.
“Yeah...I haven’t been sick like that in a while. Sorry for scaring you. I’m fine now.” I told him.
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, I think I’m feeling well enough to return home tomorrow. I can’t stay away forever, no matter how much I want to.” I murmured.
“You’ll be okay?”
“Yeah, I promise. I’ll let you know if anything gets worse if that’ll make you feel better.”
“Yeah....but can we at least enjoy tonight together without worrying about tomorrow?” He asked with emerald puppy eyes. I felt my lips curl into a previously faded smile.
“Of course.” I told him, leaning down to kiss his forehead.

Hey my little kittens! Sorry this chapter is so short. I've just been busy lately with "finals" and writing a Kiribaku fanfic. I'm not sure when I'll be able to post the Kiribaku fanfic, but let me know if you're interested in reading it ^^.
I hope you guys enjoyed this more "fluffy" chapter, I certainly enjoyed writing it ^^. I just needed a break from the last chapter XD
This is important for my cosplay Instagram account. I'm planning on changing my username, but I can't decide between Kiyoko and Kireina. Which one do you like better?
I don't think I have anything else to say at the moment, so I'll see you in my next chapter. Bye bye for now, my little kittens~.

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