Let's Just Live For Today (TodoDeku)

Chapter 1: Why.. me?

I told myself I wouldn't fall in love. I don't have enough time to. It would be selfish to start a relationship with the amount of time I have to give. And I can't be selfish.. I'm just not like that...
So why am I here? At his door in the pouring rain, exhibiting one of the worst clichés in the history of clichés, wanting nothing more than him?

No. I can't.
I am turning back around when the door opens behind me.
"Todoroki-kun? What are you doing here..?"
His familiar voice rings in my ears.
A moment of hesitation passes before I turn to make our eyes meet.
Of course I couldn't have a break.

"Izuku... I came to tell you something. I really.. I really think I might be in love with you."
He doesn't blush as I thought he would. He doesn't even flinch. "You just think? Well if you're just thinking it then you should make up your mind quickly because I'm already in love with you..."

-DING!-

I shot up in my bed, a strange feeling bubbling in my core. My body aches as I turn to look at the digital clock on my nightstand. It was three in the morning. I turn to my phone to see that it was what had woken me up so early.
I turn on my phone and flinch at the bright light. My eyes quickly adjust as I look to see what app had sent me a notification or what dumbass could be texting me at this time.

Someone chose the dumbass route.
I looked at my text messages to see who it was and getting hit with a large shock.

Midoriya
Todoroki-kun, are you awake?

I take a moment to think about whether I should answer him or not. Deciding that it would be rude to leave him on read and that I now can't go back to sleep as my bright ass phone screen had woken me up entirely, I should.

Me
Yeah, I am now. What do you need?

He replied almost instantly.

Midoriya
Someone to talk to.

Me
Then why text me?

Midoriya
Cause I wanted to talk to you.

He seemed to be acting rather bold.
Maybe he had more confidence early in the morning, but the Midoriya I knew would never say something like that. Let alone say it to someone like me. It came off in a snarky, rude and disrespectful tone and I'm sure he knew it.

Or maybe.. he actually did want to talk to me.
My suspicions were confirmed when my phone started to vibrate in my hands. Looking at the caller ID at the top of my screen, I saw it was, of course, Izuku.

I sigh quietly before pressing accept call.

"Yes, Izuku?" I hear him giggle.
"What do you mean 'yes'? I already told you I wanted to talk to you!"
"About what?" I yawned after saying that earning another giggle from him.
"Nothing in particular. I just can't sleep."

"Okay, well we need a topic or else there isn't anything to say.. Why can't you sleep?"

There was a long silence and then I heard some rustling and a quiet sigh.
"It's Stain..." He said quietly.
"You mean The Hero Killer? Ah.. He was a bit scary." I can sense a nod of approval.
"Even scary enough for me to get nightmares. I don't know why I said that, it doesn't take too much to scare me." Another giggle comes from my phone as I wish I could here it right next to me instead of through a device.

"Mhm.. I get it. He was a bit of a bother too. But we worked together and stopped him."
"For a while."
I couldn't hold the chuckle that erupted from the back of my throat. He began laughibg before me so I'm unsure if he even heard it.
"Yeah, but it was a long enough time. We still got the guy..."
Silence fell upon our conversation for no longer than a few seconds. Though it seemed like decades until he finally spoke again.
"So Todoroki-kun, we're friends right?"
"Supposedly."
"Wh-What do you mean supposedly?"

Another moment of chuckles. "Yes, Midoriya. Why?"
"I just wanted to verify it. Hey, do you want to hang out? You know... as friends? Iida is holding a sleepover in his dorm and we'll have a bunch of time in the common room to play games and stuff... I think it would be super fun and really cool if you came."

The invite fell on me like a weight. I hadn't been invited to anything before like this. A genuine invite instead of one of pity.
I thought about it.
"Is Bakugou going to be there?"
There was a bit of rustling before he answered.
"Yeah, but everyone is going to be there except Mineta so he'll have plenty of other people to bother."
"Why not invite Mineta?"
...
...
...
He snorted.

"Okay, okay!"
"'PFFT-!"
"It's not that funny Izuku."
"Yes it is! Why not invite Mineta!"
He had me laughing now too. Trying to remain quiet so that he couldn't hear me and as to not wake anyone else was very difficult.

Only he could have me laughing like this at three twenty in the morning.
I loved him for this, because it was only him. Nobody else could make me feel the way he can.

"So are you coming?" He asked after we settled down slightly. I could still hear he sweet sound of laughter in his voice.
"I'll think about it. There is a lot of things that I will need to get done before I go if I decide to and then I will be set on a time limit."
"Oh that's completely okay. I will wait for your answer then. Just text me, okay?"

I heard him yawn, feeling dread and slight sadness. I didn't want to have to hang up, but I knew exactly what would come next. So I wasn't too surprised when I heard more rustling and a buzz, most likely from him plugging in his phone.

"Okay Todoroki-kun, I enjoyed talking to you. I think you may have chased my nightmares away. Sorry to have woken you, too."
"It's fine."
"Well I'm going to try and sleep. We only have about an hour or two so..."
"Sleep well."
"You too. See you soon!~"
I hung up.

His laughter was still playing in my head. I loved him truly with all my heart. I had already made up my mind when he had asked, but I couldn't just say yes. I am Shouto Todoroki after all.

I set my phone on my nightstand and lay my head on my pillow.
Normally it would be very hard to fall asleep or maybe I wouldn't have gone back at all.
But this time, I felt safe and secure. I felt like the sound of Izuku's voice had calmed me.

I fell right back asleep.