Partners in Crime (TodoBakuShinDeku)

Chapter 14

Izuku's POV~

We had the plan finalized, not that there was very much to it. We had next to zero information on the situation so there wasn't a whole lot we could plan for. We knew that Shinso was being threatened by the league with someone he cares about, but that's absolutely it. We don't know who, how many people it'll actually be, where they are, or how far everyone is really willing to go. We were basically going in blind.

We weren't going to put our plan into action for a few more days, just so we could see how many people would be willing to help out. I guess the plan wasn't really finalized then. We were gonna have to tweak it every time we got someone else to help. Of course, I knew of two someones we were going to need, but would take a whole hell of a lot of convincing.

I decided to get the easier one first. Maybe he could help me crack the other. I was probably getting too far ahead of myself, I didn't even know if I could convince the first one, let alone get him to help with the second. Nevertheless, I made my way to Todoroki's dorm room.

Lightly knocking, I could feel my heart beating out of my chest. I knew he was still pretty upset with me about how I acted earlier, plus he wasn't Shinso's biggest fan in the first place. It only took a few seconds for the other boy to open the door, his usual blank face flickering for just a moment. "What'd you want Midoriya?" He asked coldly.

He was actually starting to warm up to me, literally, but it appeared that all my hard work had been reverted. "I need your help." I said. I didn't see a point to sugarcoating it.

"No."

I sighed at his response. "C'mon Todoroki, please! I know I was pretty rude to you earlier, but I was upset. You'd be upset too if the person you loved betrayed you, left you a note explaining why, and then no one else believes you!" I said. I really thought he'd be easier to reach, but now I wasn't so sure. I didn't think he'd just outright refuse like that.

He crossed his arms and leaned on the door frame. "Yeah, you're right. I would be upset. Hell, I am upset."

I looked at him puzzled. "Why're you upset?"

He took one look at me and laughed. He actually just laughed at the fact I didn't know why he was upset that my boyfriend is in trouble.

"Because you chose him! You chose him, even after Bakugou and I showed you that he was betraying all of us! You. Chose. Him." He said, pushing himself off of the wall and walking towards me. I started to back up in slight fear, until my back hit the wall.

"W-what?" I stuttered.

He put one hand on the wall to stabilize himself as he leaned towards me, just the smallest amount. "Why did you chose him over me? Why am I not good enough?" He asked me with the most emotion showing as I have ever seen from him. It actually pained me how hurt he look.

"I-I... W-when did?- Why-" I didn't know what to say. Since when did Todoroki like me?! I started to think back to every time we've even just talked to each other. I could have smacked myself, it was so obvious. I knew I could be oblivious, but this is a new record for me.

"Jesus Mido, this is ridiculous. How could you have possibly not figured it out. I hate to admit it, but I was being painfully obvious about everything." He said, looking down at the space in between us to avoid eye contact.

My face heated up as I recalled everything that he'd done. "O-okay so don't hate me, but I really thought you were just being really friendly. I-I mean, you were kind of touch starved as a child so I kind of just thought that you were just clingy around people you thought you could actually trust to not like, you know, throw boiling water at you. I'm sorry, but you know how oblivious and naive I can be. This really shouldn't have been that shocking for you. I think that-" I was rambling again.

You know what people tend to do when I start rambling? It's kind of a new development. I wasn't used to it, but I didn't necessarily dislike it.

Obviously Todoroki shut me up in the most logical way. He freaking kissed me, like normal people do.

It shocked me for a few seconds, but then I kissed back. I don't know why, it- I- there isn't really an excuse. I just wanted to I guess. Until the thought of my boyfriend snapped me out of it. I pulled away from Todoroki abruptly, but made no move to get away from him.

"I-I have a boyfriend." I said, more to myself. "I have a boyfriend." I said again. "Oh my god I have a boyfriend." It was slowly starting to sink in that I had basically just cheated on Shinso. I was officially the worst person ever.

Todoroki placed his forehead lightly against mine, his breathing heavier than usual. "I'm not trying to upset you or anything, but when he left, he wasn't planning on coming back. I'm pretty sure that was him breaking up with you." He said softly.

I slowly nodded my head, thinking about everything. Trust me, there was a lot to think about. Technically I guess Shin and I weren't dating anymore, but we both still loved each other. Once we get him back, we'd obviously continue dating. I guess I shouldn't have felt guilty about kissing Todoroki then. But what do we do now?

"I guess you're right, but I still love him Todo. Once we get him back, I'm going to want to be with him again." I said, looking up into his eyes, each a different color.

"So I get you until we get him? I can live with that."