Unlikely As It May Seem (An Izumina Fanfiction)

Ch. 13: Official First Date

"Y-you wanted to ask me if I considered Friday a date?" Izuku said, bewildered that his girlfriend had the same thoughts that he did that night. Girlfriend. It was a strange thought, but one that made Izuku absolutely beam. He had a girlfriend. And that girlfriend was Mina Ashido.

Getting into UA was already the biggest accomplishment of Izuku's life. And he didn't expect the things that had happened to him this year to happen. Both good and bad. Getting friends for probably the first time in his life. The Villain attacks. Getting control, somewhat, of One For All. All Might's retirement. Bakugo finding out the secret of his Quirk. Getting his Provisional License. Bakugo apologizing. And now, having someone who felt the same romantic interest for him that he felt for her being confessed.

"At first, I wasn't sure," Mina was saying, causing Izuku to focus on her again. The last thing he wanted to do was mess things up with Mina. "And then you told me about Ochako, and, I don't know, I felt the opportunity was there." She smiled to him, which he returned.

"Well, I would probably have been totally flustered if you had the chance to ask," he replied. "But, I would have said yes." She giggled excitedly, which just caused Izuku to smile wider. Her energy was both endearing and intoxicating to Izuku. "To be honest, I had the same question myself, though doubted in it when you asked me about Uraraka." Mina nodded at this. "Honestly, I don't know why you could like someone like me."

"Uh, because you're absolutely amazing!" Mina responded, which caused Izuku to look up at her. There was a gleam in his eyes, the sign that showed he couldn't believe that anyone would think that way of him. "You're smart, you're kind, you're selfless, it doesn't hurt that you're adorable to boot." His face went red at her words.

"Honestly, any girl would be lucky to call you theirs," she said. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm really glad Mr. Aizawa set that project. Don't get me wrong, I still wanted to get to know you. But I felt like this was a little push. And I'm happy." He took her hand in his as they walked along.

"I'm happy, too," he said. They walked for a little longer before Mina couldn't hold it in any longer.

"Okay, so, where are you taking me on this date?" Izuku just smiled.

"You'll see," he said. She gave him a faux pout, but didn't have to wait long for them to reach their destination. She looked up at the lights and sounds, and her eyes got big.

"No way!" she said, excited. "I totally forgot the fair was in town! You're the best, Izu!" His grin widened as he led her to the entrance. Apparently, he had already gotten the tickets to enter, so they were able to avoid the rather long line that had formed.

Mina was super excited to be here, and they immediately went to some rides that had caught her attention. After a few rides, they were walking down the midway, enjoying each others company, hand in hand.

"You seem to be a lot more excited about this than I thought you'd be," Izuku was saying. Mina turned to him and gave a wider grin. "I mean, I'm glad you're excited, it's just..." she put a finger on his mouth to stop his muttering.

"It's okay, I totally get it," she said. "Truth is, I haven't been to the fair in such a long time. And the fact that my awesome boyfriend brought me makes it that much better." Izuku's heart fluttered at actually being referred to as Mina's boyfriend. It also made him not a little proud that he had done so well with his selection for their date.

After walking through the midway, they decided to go on some more rides, until they had pretty much done all but one: the Ferris wheel. But Izuku had drawn Mina away from it, and, when she asked why, he said that he wanted to wait for the right time. She had been curious, but had taken his reasoning well enough.

Once the rides were done, they decided it was time to eat. This time, Izuku made sure he paid for the meals, though that didn't stop Mina from trying.

"I don't wanna be one of those girlfriends that makes you pay for everything," she was saying, as they were sitting down. Izuku smiled to her.

"I know, Mina," he responded. "But, let me do this at least this time." She gave a huff, and crossed her arms, acting like she was upset. She dropped her charade quickly, and smiled warmly at Izuku.

"Okay, okay. I guess I can let you pamper me this once." They began to enjoy their food, amazed at how good this particular fair food was. Once they finished up, Izuku felt they still had some time before they needed to get to the Ferris wheel. They were checking out some of the midway games when something caught his attention.

It was a rather large stuffed Xenomorph, that he recognized from Mina's favorite movie series, Alien. He took her hand and led her over, and she saw it for the first time.

"Izu, what are you doing?" she asked, though she had a good idea of what he was thinking.

"I'm getting that for you," he said, pointing to the stuffed alien. He handed his money to the attendant and took his position for the game. Mina soon became rather shocked at what transpired next. He won the game with relative ease, warranting the acquisition of the targeted stuffed critter. He handed it to an overjoyed Mina, though he looked a little awkward after the fact.

"How did you do that so well, Izu?" she asked, causing him to fluster when she kissed him for it.

"I....actually have no idea," he responded, scratching the back of his head. "Honestly, I was just thinking about how much I wanted to get that for you. I guess my body just did the rest?"

"Well, you are adorable, and this is, like, the greatest thing ever!" Izuku turned red, and Mina took his free hand in hers, getting closer to him.

"It's time to get to the Ferris wheel," he said, as he led her there. Mina was smiling, but soon gave a look of curiosity as she noticed that the rides were all closing. Which should mean the Ferris wheel too, right? She was afraid that they had missed their chance as the approached the ride. The attendant there at first held up a hand.

"Sorry, kids, the Ferris wheel is closing.....oh. Midoriya, my boy," the man smiled to the greenette, who returned the smile.

"Hi, Mr. Tahi," Izuku replied. "Are we too late?" There was clearly a little bit of worry in the boy's face, but the man waved his concerns away.

"Not at all," the man said. "I can get you set up right in time for it to start." He opened the gate for Izuku and Mina to enter the car. Once they were in place, he gave Izuku a thumbs up, and the One for All user returned it. The ride started up, and the car they were in began moving. Once they got to the top, the ride stopped. Mina looked over to Izuku curiously.

"What are you doing, Izu?" Izuku just turned to her and smiled.

"Watch," was all he said in response. It was then that she noticed quite a few people were sitting on hills and other places looking towards the middle of the lake the fair was sitting on. Mina concentrated on the small barge that was there. Before long, the barge lit up, sending rockets into the sky.

The first burst of fireworks lit up the night sky, and Mina's eyes began to sparkle with their reflection. It was a beautiful show. As it progressed, Mina got closer to Izuku, taking his hand in hers, and laying her head on his shoulder.

"You're the best boyfriend."

A/N: Hope you enjoyed. And get ready for the next chapter, as we'll leave Izuku and Mina for a moment to explore some other relationships, as well as find out who it was that approached Uraraka. Til next time. :)