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○Chapter 17○

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(Student Parking Lot at Northview High----->)

Izuku

When we had to go back to school on Monday, Todoroki already cried all of Saturday night, and then was determined to supposedly move on. For better or worse. I only nod along, and tiredly sip my coffee since I spent the majority of the night watching old race films and doing my Pre-Calc homework. What I failed to notice was Todoroki was going through one of the many phases of these 'breaks.' He is going to show his boyfriend how independent and mature he is without him. In reality, he is an emotional wreck and is hardly holding himself together. But this time, it's a bit strange. Instead of his usual get-up, a freshly pressed button-up, sweater, and jeans, he wore... normal clothes?

His two-toned mid-length hair is in a small bun, pulled back tightly. He's wearing a black V-neck, and loose red washed jeans. In his hands was a box of mixtapes. Are those Inasa's tapes? What the hell? This isn't good. But as I'm grabbing one end of the box, Todoroki power walks ahead of me. In that moment of sheer fear and shock from both of us, we watch in horror as our hands lose their grip against the worn cardboard. It tumbles down the hall as some tapes fall out and slide across the gray and navy blue polished tile. A moment of silence envelops us as we can't help but look at one another and then back at the scene and lock gazes once again.

A loud, boastful laugh snaps us out of our trance and we scramble to pick up the mess we made. The both of us knew that laugh, and it was only a matter of time before Inasa found us over here. I jump down and dive on the floor, as if it were a large swimming pool, only to groan loudly in pain and army crawl for tapes that slid under lockers and small spaces. Todoroki was more graceful than me, well only for a few minutes before he began to slip and slide every few seconds in his haste to pick everything up. Then another laugh, this time louder came from around the corner and I looked up, my eyes blown out in fear, and waited for pure embarrassment and humiliation.

Just as I was saying goodbye to my perfectly undetected and somewhat squeaky clean record, I'm being pulled up from the cold tile harshly, yanking at my skin, and dragged away into a corridor. I screech out my pain and start to yell at Todoroki once we are out of sight.

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"

Todoroki only glares at me, "WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?! WHAT ABOUT YOU!?"

I couldn't help the deep frown that forms on my face. We have been best friends for years, practically family with how close we are. Yet, right now, I can't understand why he is behaving like this. I knew that this so-called break Inasa and him have going on is more serious than others, but this is getting out of hand. Taking in a deep breath as an attempt to keep my composure, I let myself try and calm my rapid heart and cool down the anger deep within me. Once I feel I can properly talk, I look up and meet my gaze with Todoroki. He seems irritable and exhausted.

Just now it occurs to me that maybe Todoroki was taking this fight harder than usual. Maybe he's panicking about his relationship and its future. Letting myself become more vulnerable, I slowly move closer to my close friend. He still hasn't looked up at me so I take the opportunity to hug him tightly. He then opens his eyes in shock, but hugs back with no hesitation.