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hana_bb hug all your friends and let them know you're not letting go

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hana sato

i stand up within the yells and cheers for katsuki as he leaves the arena. sero and the others are a little busy doing that, so i walk out of the bleachers and find myself making my way to cross paths with katsuki somewhere. i also needed a snack. 

i hear angry yelling and the deepened voice of katsuki. making my way down the stairs, i peek to see katsuki yelling at midoriya over his match. "...if you thought that was annoying, that was because uraraka was leading you around the nose!" i watch midoriya walk away from katsuki. as soon as he turns the corner, katsuki grunts a little and turns my way to go up the stairs. 

coming out from my hiding spot, he notices me. i stand there quietly as he stares before looking away and trying to walk past me. i follow him in silence, knowing he's probably pissed off. he stops for a minute, before landing a hand on the wall next to him. it wasn't enough to crack the wall, but it didn't look like he was trying either. 

"katsuki, are you doing alright?" i ask in a soft tone. i could feel how fast his heart was going, and it made me a little concerned. he stands there in silence as i make my way to face his front. more silence ensued and i sighed lightly. he wasn't looking it me, more at our shoes as his body shook. taking it upon myself to try and comfort him, i gather him in an embrace to which he tenses immediately. 

"the hell are you doing, twin-tails?" he growls, staying tense, but not really moving me away. 

"what does it look like? you've helped me countless times, let me help you at least a little bit," i whisper. there was a moment until he relaxes and pulls his arms around my waist. he was still hovering his hands though, to which i giggled a little. 

removing my hands from around his neck, i pull his hands around my waist tightly as i see the blood rush to his face in embarrassment. "do you not know how to hug people?" 

"s- shut up, twin-tails! of course, i do!" i laugh as he pulls me into him and hides in the crook of my neck. it was innocent really, but it made my heart burst and my veins pump quickly. i hug him back and we stay like that for a while in silence. not awkward, but comfortable enough. 

"...i lost," he speaks up, mumbling a little into my neck. it tickled. i nodded a little, understanding. 

"she worked pretty hard to get you in a corner. why do you feel so bad then?" i asked quietly, not really caring for an answer for me, but more so to answer himself. 

"i don't fucking know." i nod, pulling away from him a little. katsuki seemed reluctant, but ultimately let go. 

"i think you do, but you need to think about it. let's go back, hm?" he nods and we walk side by side in silence once again until we make it back to the bleachers. when we do, sero comments on the match, saying exactly what midoriya did to katsuki. 

"shut up, be quiet!" 

"but man, i can't believe you were able to aim such a huge blast at a frail girl. i couldn't help but hold back." an irk mark showed on my head as i snapped over to kaminari. 

"you're really calling uraraka frail after all she did in that match? you're more of a dunce than i thought you were." 

"she completely sealed you off, kaminari." with those comments, i bonk the said pikachu-like boy over the head and scold him. katsuki muttered something under his breath, staring out. i pull him down to sit in the seats with me and he mindlessly does so, glaring off and acting all mean again. 

eijiro and the metallic-looking boy did an arm wrestle which guaranteed eijiro a win. although that metal boy looked flashy and strong, he'd have to have built his muscles stronger than eijiro has. metal can be bent after all. they showed comradery at the end that made midnight gush.

the second rounds were just starting, so i decided to take another nap. but first and foremost, i needed food. "katsu, do you have any food left?" katsuki looked over to me, then down to a bag next to him. 

"tch. i thought you had enough energy." he grabbed his bag, looking through it as i explained. 

"well, recovery girl only gave me a cookie and juice. i was going to get snacks earlier, but i ran into you." he looked away, probably from embarrassment again. he shoves some of the vending machine candy in my hands as i thank him. "thanks, katsuki!" 

"whatever, don't think i owe you anything for interrupting your snack hunt or whatever." 

"never did, but alright." i happily munch on the sweets, watching the fight going on between todoroki and midoriya. i didn't really care for their fight, even though people were excited to see how some of the top students were doing against each other. i just hope todoroki snaps out of whatever dumb mindset he's in that keeps him from using his quirk to the fullest. 

back to the present moment, i watched carefully as i ate my snacks happily. katsuki had nudged me, his mouth open as i opened up one of the chip bags. i lpopped one in his mouth. he munched as i felt eyes on me. looking over, i see jiro and kaminari looking at me in amazement. "what?" i ask. 

"how did you-" 

"why? are you guys dating or something?" a blush creeps on my neck and face as i shake my head frantically. 

"what makes you guys say that?!" i ask, slightly panicked. i was just being friends with katsuki, was that not allowed? 

"he's so... docile around you! you guys have to be dating or he wouldn't act like this!" kaminari yells, gaining katsuki's attention. 

"the hell are you dumbasses on about? i just wanted my fucking chips." i could feel katsuki's heart racing though, even though he looked calm on the outside. he seemed just as nervous as i was. "get off my case and watch the damn fight!" 

with that yell, everyone pays attention and leaves katsuki and i alone. was it really that odd that we acted like that? did we really look like a couple? i guess that's good, then. i do like katsuki.

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