I Wish I Were Him(Momojirou)

I Messed Up, But We're Good

Momo's POV

I pull away, fear in my eyes. I'm not into her, am I? I should be into Todoroki, but it feels so... right. What would my parents say? What would my classmates think? What if-

"Yaomomo, it's okay. There's nothing to worry about," Jirou calmly says.

I'm sorry Jirou.

I jump off my bed shakily and run. Jirou calls after me, but I ignore her, feeling guilty. I dash to Uraraka's dorm but hear soft snoring. I then go to Mina's dorm and knock. She opens the door looking very red. 

"O-oh hey, Yaomomo! What's up?" Mina asks, though very embarrassed. I tell her what happened with Jirou, leaving out the kiss. Mina opens the door letting me in. I step inside and sit down on her bed, Hagakure already sitting there to comfort me. 

"I mean, not to out anyone in specific, but most of the people in our class are part of the LGBTQ+ community. There's nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed by," Hagakure reassures me.

"Yeah, that's right! I'm bisexual, and there's nothing wrong with that!" Mina confidently adds. 

"O-oh, I didn't know that. It's just that I have been raised to be perfect. Liking the same gender is not one of the things that were allowed, so I haven't thought of that as a possibility," I shyly state.

"Ohhhhhh... That makes sense. You should go apologize to Jirou, though. She's probably either in her dorm or Denki's dorm." Hagakure instructs.

"Okay, I'll go apologize. I feel kinda bad now," I say, following Hagakure's orders.

I step out of Mina's room, having newfound confidence. I walk down the halls, suddenly hearing somebody yell, muffled by the door. I run to the door, noticing it's Jirou's room. I knock on the door gently, hearing her yelp in surprise. I hear her trudge over to the door, sliding her feet along her floor. She opens the door and sees me, then turns around and starts closing the door. I stick my hand out to keep the door open.

"Jirou, wait. I didn't mean to run off. I was scared... please, let me in..." I say, trying to keep the door open so I could talk to her.

She stopped trying to shut me out. "I get that you're worried about what other people think, but that doesn't mean you get to play with my feelings."

A tear falls to the floor from my face. "I don't care what people think. I just thought that it was wrong to be with a girl. It's how I was raised. I don't want to hurt you, but I get scared sometimes. I know I'm not perfect, but I never want to see you in pain."

She looks at me, tears filling her eyes. "It's okay, but can I have some time? Right now I'm feeling kinda sad, and I don't want you to feel responsible for me being this..." She struggled to finish her sentence. "This vulnerable."

I just nod, but sit by her door, waiting for her to come out so I could talk to her. I feel my eyelids drooping, and I fall asleep right by her door. I wake up the next morning laying next to Jirou, my arms wrapped around her waist, her head cuddled into my neck.