Unlikely As It May Seem (An Izumina Fanfiction)

Ch. 11: "I Missed My Chance"

Mina and Uraraka headed upstairs to the fourth floor. Both of their rooms were on this floor, so deciding where to go became a little easier. Mina decided the best way to do this would be in her room, for a few reasons. The first being it was her idea to talk. The other was that Uraraka would be able to leave at any time should what Mina say hurt her. Deep down, Mina didn't want to hurt the other girl, but knew that it was a possibility.

After they got into the room, they stood there silently for a few seconds. Mina was still nervous about this, and she did nothing to hide this. She finally built up the courage to look the other girl in the face.

"Do you have an idea why I asked to talk to you?" She looked over to Uraraka. The girl, who had been quiet thus far, furrowed her brows, thinking. She sighed, and Mina could see a little tear threaten to escape one of her eyes.

"You....you like Deku," she said. Her voice was sad, but certain. Mina also felt tears begin to well up in her eyes.

"I do," she responded. "I wanted to let you know from me first hand, in case he feels the same way about me. Or maybe to give you a chance. I don't know. I'm honestly a little confused and torn with my own feelings." She began to cry when she saw that Uraraka was unable to hold her own tears in any longer. The two stood there crying for a few seconds. Finally, Uraraka wiped her eyes.

"I missed my chance, Mina," she said. This caused Mina to give her a confused looked as the Zero Gravity user continued. "I acted so weird around him. At times, I felt that maybe he felt the same way about me. But, I think I ruined it. And then, I decided to push the feelings down, because I felt like a possible romance would hinder him, like my thoughts about him were beginning to hinder me.

"But, since the two of you were assigned the project together, I've seen how close you two have gotten. Yes, at first it was because I believed you were getting close after he offered to help you study. I had my suspicions that you two were partnered up, but you both covered it good." She shook her head. "Sorry, I'm going off on a bit of a tangent. Anyways, the two of you together have really helped each other. You've fed off of each other. He's become more confident. You're more focused in class." She sighed.

"You've been good for him. It hurts, but not as much as I thought it might. Does that make sense?" Mina nodded. "I know you don't need my permission, but..." she sighed, "you have it regardless. Just do me a favor?"

"Anything," the pink girl responded.

"Make him happy." The two girls hugged and cried. They stayed that way for a few minutes before both of their phones chimed.

"I AM HERE!" They both looked at each other as they checked their phones, realizing the message to both of them was from Izuku, and they had the same notification for him. They stole another glance at each other before busting out laughing. Finally, Uraraka took the opportunity to check the actual message.

"Deku says dinner's ready," she finally said through the laughs. Mina smiled as the two left her room to head to dinner.

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Dinner had been amazing. But such was things when those who had cooked were Sato, Izuku, and Bakugo. And they had done so without Bakugo blowing up the kitchen. He really was starting to change how he approached things. It still didn't keep him from being just a little bit 'Bakugo', but it was a vast improvement to how he would have reacted before.

As everyone finished, Uraraka and Todoroki offered to take care of the dishes. Of course, Izuku was insistent about helping, but finally gave in. He made his way to one of the couches along with some of the other students to watch some TV. Just like at dinner, Mina quickly sat beside him, a little closer than others would be. This was not lost on their classmates, but no one said anything. 

They ended up watching a comedy first, which was followed up by a drama film. Shockingly enough, everyone seemed to enjoy that movie as well. The movie was a little over the half way point before Sero glanced around, his eyes stopping where Izuku and Mina were seated. His eyes and mouth widened as he saw the two.

"Dudes, check it out!" he quietly shouted. Everyone looked over where he was pointing. Izuku and Mina had fallen asleep. Mina was curled up to Izuku, her head laying on his chest. Izuku had his head laying slightly on hers, and his arm wrapped around her shoulder, as if he didn't want to let her go. Their free hands were intertwined, and they both had smiles on their faces.

Uraraka got up from where she was sitting, and retrieved a spare blanket from the common room closet and draped it over her two friends. Iida, normally very stringent about the rules, decided to let it go this time as the TV was turned off, and everyone else headed to bed. Taking one last look at the two of them, Uraraka smiled before heading off.

It doesn't hurt anymore.

A/N: Slightly shorter, but I think this is a good place to stop for this chapter. And, I got two chapters knocked out today. Holy crap, guys. I definitely foresee the two dealing with his little development in the next chapter. Until then...:)