Faking It (KamiDeku)

Chapter 9

Once Kaminari walked out the classroom door, Izuku returned to Todoroki. "So what did you want to talk about?" He asked the duel haired boy.

Todoroki didn't give him anytime to think as he grabbed Izuku by the shoulders and flipped him around, pinning him between the wall and his body. "I just want to know why. Why him? Why not me?" He asked, getting dangerously close to the shorter boy.

Izuku was ashamed to admit that this sudden action didn't surprise him. He had expected something like this to happen, hence why he'd wanted Kaminari to wait outside the room. "Todoroki, I just don't like you like that. How many times do I have to tell you that?" Izuku asked, getting just a little bit frustrated. Why couldn't he just accept that fact and move on like everyone else who gets rejected by a crush?

"Why? Give me reason. What does he have that I don't?" Todoroki asked, his voice getting harsher, indicating he was getting mad.

Izuku wasn't necessarily scared of him. Over the past few years they had both grown their quirks and strength, but Izuku knew he could take on Todoroki if he had to. He might have been good, but the All Might's successor was just that much better.

"Mental stability." Izuku said with out thinking. As soon as the words left, he realized what he said and slapped a hand over his mouth.

Todoroki was livid.

"What the hell did you just say to me?" Todoroki snarled at the smaller boy.

Izuku was a little afraid. He had never seen Todoroki that mad before. He wasn't sure what he'd do. If the boy just started the whole room on fire, there'd be nothing Izuku could do to avoid it.

"Todoroki, calm down. That's not-" Izuku started, putting a hand in between them both, just trying to calm down the now steaming teen.

"You mind backing the fuck up?"

Both boys snapped their heads in the direction of the new voice. Kaminari was leaning against the door frame, his arms crossed over his chest, looking nonchalant as ever. Izuku relaxed a little at the sight of the other boy. He was certain they could take down Todoroki in a heart beat if they had to.

While learning that Denki Kaminari's stupidity was an act, Izuku had also discovered that he had perfect control over his quirk. He still didn't know exactly why he lied to everyone, but he had a hunch. He was just praying that it wasn't right.

Class 1-A had discovered in first year that there was a traitor at UA. They weren't supposed to know, but some pranksters had snuck into the principal's office while there was a meeting going on, over heard the talk, and then relayed it to the rest of the class. The whole class had been on high alert ever since.

Kaminari's obvious secrets weren't making him look super innocent at the moment.

"Get out, this doesn't concern you." Todoroki basically growled at him. He still had Izuku trapped between him and the wall, restricting his movements.

"You're literally talking about me. Plus you're way to close to sexually assaulting my boyfriend for me to just ignore it. So I'll ask you again, mind backing the fuck up?" Kaminari said again, losing his patients.

This kid was supposed to be one of UA's best and brightest, but he was no better than his father at this point. Kaminari was less than impressed. If he didn't know any better, he'd assume Todoroki was his target, but he was definitely smarter than that. He still had some searching to do.

"Get the fuck out Kaminari, before you hurt yourself." Todoroki threatened, and boy did Kaminari not appreciate that.

He doesn't mind the threats to himself, he was used to it at this point. What pissed him off was the hand that had moved to rest on Izuku's waist. Especially with how uncomfortable Izuku seemed to be with it.

"Um, Todoroki?" Izuku spoke up, catching both of the other boys' attention. "You really don't want to do that." Izuku warned.

Todoroki looked at him a 'are you serious' type of look. "Do you think I'm scared of Kaminari?" He asked him.

"Oh I know you aren't, I'm just telling you that you should be." Izuku said with an air of casualness in his tone.

"Why the hell would I ever be scared of him? We've been training for three years and he still can't fully control his quirk." Todoroki said with a smirk on his face.

The sound of electricity popping caused Todoroki and Izuku to turn their attention back to Kaminari. He looked similar to Izuku when he powers up One For All, but instead of green bolts of lighting, it was yellow waves of pure electricity. "What to rethink that statement?" He asked Todoroki.

Todoroki stepped away from Izuku and ignited his fire side. He was prepared to fight some half witted child if he had to.

Izuku stepped in between them before World War Three broke out in their homeroom class. "Calm down, both of you. Present Mic is literally next door. If you don't want to be expelled this close to graduation, I advise you both to get over it." He said, walking to the door.

Kaminari and Todoroki had both deactivated their quirks after what he said.

Izuku stopped, just past his fake boyfriend. He turned back to look at him. "You coming? I need help with the math assignment." Izuku said, holding his hand out for the other boy to take.

Kaminari reluctantly took his hand and followed him out of the room. They left Todoroki standing alone, swimming with his own thoughts.

'What had just happened?' He thought. 'Kaminari had never done that before in training. Usually he'd just get a few shots in before going brain dead. Never once has he been able to spread electricity throughout his whole body, let alone control it.'

He was completely baffled by his behavior, but one other detail caught his attention. Maybe even more than his sudden progression with his quirk.

Had Midoriya just asked him for help with math?