"I-I'm so s-sorry! I just wanted to s-see how it felt to k-kiss you..!" I stuttered. I was talking so fast that I didn't know what I was saying. "L-look...I've had a crush on you for a while and I didn't know if I should have told y--" .

I didn't finish my sentence because the next thing I knew, Kacchan smashed his lips against mine. His lips were warm, soft, and somehow comforting. I just wanted to stand there and kiss him all day. As he was kissing me, he touched my cheek and caressed it gently.

"You are so stupid. Why would you like me?" he looked away from me, but I could still the red in his cheeks.

"Well...deep down, under all that toughness, I know that there is a guy that really cares about people" I said and smiled at him. He let out a 'tch' and let go of me.

After we stood there for a minute, Kacchan got a call from his mom asking him to come home.

"Kacchan? Can I walk you home?" I asked the angry hedgehog. He thought about whether to let me tag along or not for a second but eventually said "I guess".

"Kacchan...?" I asked in a small voice.

"What now?" he asked with a sigh and put his hands in his pockets.

"C-can I h-hold your h-hand? I asked with a slightly pitched tone. Part of me knew the answer to my question.

"No." he simply said.

"O-okay..." I said and started to walk with my head down in embarrassment. Why did I even ask? Kacchan is right...I am stupid.

"Can I hold your hand?"

Tch, as if! I'm not holding a loser's hand. Granted, he did f****** kiss me, but I couldn't get out of that. He just pulled me closer to him and I couldn't escape. It's not like I enjoyed it or anything...

I kept telling myself that I was almost home and I would get out of this nightmare. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the green-haired bastard looking down and his eyes were shut tight. He's probably going to run into something if he doesn't open his eyes. I don't know why I did what I did next.

I took my hand out of my pocket and put it out towards him, "Here." I said while looking in the opposite direction. I felt my face get a little warmer.

After Kacchan got home, (and yes, they don't have dorms yet) I started to stroll on home to relax after my birthday gift from Kacchan; I'm not talking about the All might figure that I was holding in my hands.

"Oh your back so soon!" my caring mother said at the sight of me. She immediately saw the All Might figure in my hands and the bouquet of roses that I was trying not to drop.

"Wow! Another figure Izuku? And is that roses? Your friends really care about you! Who gave it to you?" she was talking a bit fast but I didn't know why.

"Oh! W-well um..." I was trying to come up with an excuse that my mom would fall for. I usually don't lie to her, but I just didn't feel comfortable telling her the truth.

Ring! Ring!

"One second sweetie, let me take this call!" the petite women said and walked out of the living room we were standing in and hurried over the the landline.

Phew! That was close!

I took this time to head up to my room and get settled in. After I got changed, I decided to think where to put my new gift.

"Well I could put it next to the All Might posters...then again, I need that space...I could place it here..." I carefully examined the perfect spot to put the little plastic toy. Even though it might seem kind of weird, I wanted to put it in a place where I could always see it. I was from Kacchan and I wanted to cherish it for as long as I can. After a while of searching, I finally decided to put it on my dresser; that way, whenever I wake up every morning, I would be reminded of Kacchan.

"Perfect--" I started to say before I got interrupted by my phone vibrating in my back pocket. I fished out my rectangular cell phone and saw the preview of the text that someone sent me. It was Kirishima. I was really surprised to see the name of that spiky-haired male. Mostly because we never really text that much. I tapped on the message and viewed it.

Hey Midoriya!

Hello Kirishima! What's up?

4:22pm

Sent

🔴 Kirishima 🔴

Well, Todoroki wanted me to tell you that he can't make it to your guys's training on Friday.

(A/N: I sense some TodoDeku in this...)

Aww man! I was looking forward to seeing how he uses left side now! Since I don't have that much data on him in my notebook, I always love observing what he is capable of now. I didn't want to ask why because 1, it was none of my business, and 2, I doubt that Kirishima would know.

Okay then! Tell him that it's okay. We can reschedule!

As I was typing this, I had a thought. When I met Kacchan in the park, he told me that he lost a bet from Kirishima and that was why he was doing what he was doing...I wonder what the bet was...

~Me~

Hey um, you know that bet that Kacchan lost to you? I was just wondering if you could tell me what it was...?

What can I say? Curiosity killed the cat.

Huh? What are you talking about? What bet?

4:23pm

My eyes went a bit big from his response. Did he forget?

You know, the bet where he met me in the park and gave me a present for my birthday!

4:23pm

Sent

He didn't respond for a long time after that. I sat there for so long that I was starting to think that he was dead. But he finally texted back.

🔴 Kirishima 🔴

Midoriya, dude, we had no bet. I think he did that on his own...

4:52pm

My mouth dropped.

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