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Ch. 9: Flower

Tigris frowned, "I didn't know who you were, at least I thought I was getting to know who you were."

"Well, that's who I am."

"Midnight was right then.." She smiled, but it wasn't too happy.

"Midnight? What did she say?"

"I'm usually the last one to believe rumors but she says you kind of — well get it a lot, from listeners or just girls who throw themselves at you. You were a real jerk.."

"You tried to kill me!" 

"You were a jerk before that and I didn't try to kill you I tried to scare you...which I guess it worked." She felt the bruise on the top of her head, "You knocked me out cold."

"Well, what would you do if some crazy animal girl was above the range of oxygen?!"

She was hurt by the term crazy animal girl, it was one she had heard often in school, "I went to far, I get it, but you were a jerk, it doesn't change that. If that's how you are then I don't want anything to do with you." She walked towards the window and opened it. "I'll have Shota deliver my paperwork from now on."

As Tigris was about to step out two hands reached from behind her and pushed the window down.

"Yo! Don't go — Not — Listen, I'm not that kind of person..."

"So you faked it?"

"I don't have girls all over me, I'm not a jerk, and Midnight is a real bitch sometimes but I don't take advantage of my listeners..." He sat back down on his bed. "I was mad at you.."

"What did I do?"

"I know what you said to All Might. I was eating at a cafe the day you were there with him. He asked you if you liked me and you said I was —"

"weird...loud...obnoxious and annoying.."

"Yeah that."

"Yamada... I wouldn't have said that if I knew you were there.."

"No no, don't worry Doc, I'm glad I heard it! It's alright!" He put on a smile that was less than reassuring. "You're good to go now. It's all good."

"No, no it's not." She faced him. "I lied to Toshi."

"Doc, you don't need to cover your own back, like I said, it's all good!"

"No, no no, Hizashi listen.. Shota and Toshi...they're really protective over me...my quirk is so in touch with nature that certain things regular people can do, I have a harder time doing like — romantic relationships and such."

"Woah woah woah, hold up, romantic relationships?"

She began to play with her hair, twirling it between her fingers, "Well, I mean, I wasn't a big fan of you at first. Certain areas I consider my territories...my classroom is one of them. Think of a lions land and you're some random intruder. Sure I won't kill you, but I wasn't happy either, but no matter how mean I was, or what I threw at you, you tried so hard to just — I don't know, prove me wrong or something."

"So you like me?"

"How can I not? You're funny, loud, optimistic, a great singer, and you have really nice hair."

Mic flipped his hair sarcastically, "Thank you I deep condition twice a week."

She stood up from her place on the floor and opened the window, "Well, now that I've come clean, I think it's time to go."

"Wait, where are you going?"

"Shota is probably still asleep. I always make him coffee in the morning."