Safe | Bakudeku

Chapter 3: The 'Date'

Katsuki trudges along the sidewalk with the cold air brushing against him. He brings his scarf up a bit to warm his face from the harsh wind, as a scowl is placed on his face. 

The sun is slightly out today as the clouds are only hiding a quarter of it. The light occasionally goes into the blonde's eyes which only worsens his already annoyed mood. Let's put it this way, Katsuki would much rather be doing field work and starting on the case than being out with the nerd. 

He often wondered on his way to meet with Izuku, why the advisor had said "date". Though this wouldn't be the first time this had happened as the Mei incident was still fresh in his mind. His scowl softened a little by that thought as he continued walking down the street. There weren't many people walking today, as Katsuki could only assume the cold weather was most likely making the trains packed. And just by his luck, he was meeting Izuku at the station. The blonde sighed as the meeting place was right ahead and the crowds were now already in his view.

He headed in, bumping into people as they walked by in a hurry. The loud sounds of trains leaving and entering filled the entire room, as well as the blaring noise of others. Katsuki kept looking around, his shoulder brushing against people until his eyes then met those emerald eyes as his heart sped a little.

Izuku was sitting on a bench, looking on his phone most likely browsing the web. He was dressed casually in a blue sweatshirt and jeans. Katsuki noted about how good he thought he looked, but pushed it out of his mind as he made his way over to him. 

The blonde sat down next to Izuku and looked over his shoulder as he watched the nerd play a game on his phone. Izuku's fingers were taping the screen furiously, attempting to keep the bird from hitting the ground. The game looked familiar, Katsuki recalled playing that in middle school. It didn't surprise him that Izuku would be playing this, no matter how old he got, he still had this childish way to him. The blonde smiled lightly at this.

Izuku didn't notice Katsuki's presence as his focus on the game was increasing. Yet he sensed someone and tensed up a little and quickly closed his app. To only look over to the person next to him, their faces close in proximity and their lips only inches apart. Izuku's face burned bright red when he saw Katsuki and how near they were. No one moved away at first, both unsure of why it felt so right. Though, the blonde was the first to pull aside, then followed by Izuku looking forward not even glancing at Katsuki. Izuku's face seemed to be blushing more and more with every second. Awkwardness fell upon the two, both not knowing what to say. Until the blonde spoke up, determined to clear the tension.

"The train is going to be here soon" Katsuki says having a tint of pink lining his cheeks as he looks away from the boy sitting next to him.

"Y-Yeah!" Izuku replied as the two both didn't say anything past those small sentences.

As if the train knew the cumbersome situation they were in, the metal transportation vehicle stopped in front of them. People around them immediately started going to the doors, impatiently waiting for them to open. Some fidgeting and ready for the fight of seats about to go down.

Katsuki and Izuku got up, joining the others in front of the doors. Though once they opened, they were practically pushed into the cart with a mass of people surrounding them.

At first glance, there weren't many seats available. Almost all of them were taken up and none seemed even remotely attainable as others swarmed in behind them.

The whole room was quite small, considering the horde of others in there. The walls had a yellow tint with the seats resembling a green color, much like a slightly dying plant.

The two ended up standing next to each other much like before, except giving a small distance between them. Izuku and Katsuki held onto the pole above them. Izuku couldn't help but feel a little claustrophobic, so many bodies in one place, clumped together with only a three foot wide door for them to escape. Izuku decided to go back to playing the game on his phone to ignore the low amount of space.