MELTING DESIRE!, BAKUDEKU

XIX. CHANGE OF HEART.

A/N: I think you guys are really gonna like this chapter.

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"Well, n-no not necessarily. It's just... I-I don't even know why I d-did that myself." Deku let out, sighing as he leaned up against the wall.

"You know I hate when you stutter around me, right?" Bakugo asked, sitting down on the floor. Deku sat down on the floor as well, crossing his legs. Bakugo had one leg up and the other one on the ground.

"I-I know. I'm not s-scared of you or anything. It's just I make you m-mad and this time I m-made you mad on purpose. I deserve to be y-yelled at." Deku said, resting the palms of his hands on his cheeks and his elbows on his knees.

"That's not true. You don't deserve to be yelled at. I beat myself up every time I yell at you. The truth is you're the best thing that's ever happened to me. I can't let Todoroki take you away from me. I-I just c-can't." Bakugo choked on his words at the last second. Deku quickly got up and walked over to Bakugo, taking a seat next to him on the floor.

"No one is ever gonna take me away from you, Kacchan. That includes Todoroki. You've been worrying this entire time over nothing. Pretend we're the only people here. Block out the music and chatter coming from the party. Tell me what you've always wanted to say to me." Deku said whilst running his fingers through Bakugo's hair. Bakugo stared into Deku's eyes, his own eyes glistening in the lighting due to the buildup of tears in his eyes.

It was hard for Bakugo before and it's hard for him now, but this was the first time he was able to say how he felt without either saying the wrong thing and yelling at him or getting interrupted. No one would interrupt them this time. They had no clue where they were or so they thought and the door was locked.

"I love you. I do. I really do. I don't hate you. I never hated you. I didn't use you. I didn't care about the sex as much as I care about you. The sex was just a bonus. Yeah, it was great. But, not as great as you. You mean everything to me. Fucking everything. You make me a better person. I love you, so fucking much." Bakugo said, finally being able to express how he truly feels rather than letting his jealousy and anger issues get the best of him. Bakugo was the one who looked scared, scared of how Deku would react.

Deku blushed more than he's ever had before. He looked down at his lap which made Bakugo even more scared of what he'd say or do next. Deku looked back up and he had the biggest smile on his face. He swung one leg over Bakugo, sitting on his lap so that he was facing him as he straddled him. Deku wrapped his arms around Bakugo, embracing him in a hug.

Bakugo wrapped his arms around Deku, holding him extremely close. He was afraid to squeeze Deku too tight and hurt him, so he made sure to loosen his grip just a bit.

"You're perfect just the way you are, love. I love you, too. More than I could put into words right now especially since I'm about to start crying any second now." Deku said, hugging Bakugo even tighter than before. Bakugo was about to pull away from the hug to make sure Deku was okay, but Deku quickly reassured him.

"Oh but don't worry! It's just happy tears." Deku said, tears beginning to run down his face, his smile never leaving his face. Bakugo sighed in relief and slid his hand up Deku's costume, gently rubbing his back. His hand felt warm against Deku's skin and he loved it. Bakugo even had a smile on his face. The smile wouldn't go away no matter how hard he tried to make it go away.

Kirishima found Todoroki and handed him his drink. Todoroki graciously took the cup from Kirishima, thanking him, acting as if everything was okay when it wasn't.

"You're a good guy, Kirishima." Todoroki said, staring down into his cup. The words he had heard Deku say kept repeating over and over again in his head.

"Oh thank you! Why am I a good guy though?" Kirishima asked, taking a sip of his drink while keeping his eyes on Todoroki.

"Because no matter what Bakugo says or does, you're always there for him. Most people would get scared if he were to yell at them or threaten them, but you don't get scared." Todoroki said. He swore he almost saw a reflection of Deku in his drink. That's how much he was thinking about him.

"Well, that's because Bakugo is a good guy on the inside. Yes, he's stubborn but I don't know what he's going though. He doesn't tell me anything about his personal life, but he knows he can talk to me about anything." Kirishima said. The truth was Todoroki cared about Deku's happiness more than his own, but that's not all. He even cared about Bakugo's happiness. He didn't want to get in the way of that. He just wanted to be happy himself.

"You're a good guy as well though. I mean you're always there for Deku and you were even there for me." Kirishima said. Todoroki smiled at him before chugging his entire drink and grabbing ahold of Kirishima's hand. Todoroki dragged Kirishima back out to the dance floor.