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He and kouda where waiting for Jirou to arrive, it wasn't as hard as he thought to convince her to come to his room. He knows she wanted to talk to him after classes were done so he should've expected that.
They were patiently waiting for her to come. Well kouda was being patient Tokoyami on the other hand was doing everything in his power to distract himself to not hear his classmates thoughts, especially since Mina was having a sleepover with the girls and he doesn't want to rudely invade their thoughts when they're not talking.
It was still a fail though.
He was pacing around his room when he heard someone knock on his door. Kouda was surprised by how fast his friend went to open the door.
After an hour of waiting for Jirou to arrive, it was a few minutes after he was done with homework so when he heard knock on his door he bolted to it.
Tokoyami opened the door and saw her and dragged her in and slammed the door, he locked it. He doesn't want anyone to barge into his room, since his classmates don't know anything about privacy.
"Hey what was that for?!" Jirou said alarmed by her friends actions.
Kouda nodded with her, surprised at Tokoyami's sudden actions.
He panicked "I'm sorry Jirou, the darkness in my heart has consumed me with anxiety." He took a few deep breaths to calm down "I need to tell you both about something, your the only people I can trust in this predicament of mine." He stated.
Jirou and Kouda looked at him in confusion, Jirou taking the lead to ask him. "Why us though? I'm honored that you trust me enough, but I thought you would go to Shouji?" Kouda nodded in agreement.
Tokoyami tensed at the mention of Shouji, he still doesn't know how to process that Shouji likes him in a romantic way. It's not like he understands his own emotions but that doesn't count.
Speaking of which, he's lucky that Shouji is out of the dorms today.
Dark shadow manifest besides him and decides that it's done with their hosts stalling "We were hit with a mind reading quirk." It blurted out.
Dark shadow you Fiend!
You where stalling!
It Doesn't give you the right to say it without explaining!
Like your one to talk.
He's absolutely sure now that he did something in his past life to anger the gods and torture him by giving him Dark shadow in this life.
He was still as a statue when being stared at by Jirou and Kouda, Not one of them making a sound. He felt like a rabbit being stared at by a wolf looking at it's prey.
The silence between prey and hunter was finally disturbed by shouting "WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN!"
He had to shush Jirou down and directed them to his bed to sit down and talk. He insisted to Kouda that it was fine for him to sit in the chair that's next to his closet.
He wanted to lay down and let the darkness consume him whole. He didn't lay down though and explained what happened in his internship, Dark shadow butting In a few times.
Kouda signed "Does anyone know about this?"
"Hawks knows about it, he must've told Aizawa-sensei, the other teachers all so know." He confessed.
Jirou raised a brow "How do you know that?" She asked.
"Present Mic." Was all he said so that they both understand why. He's not gonna tell them that he was having arguments with dark shadow over dumb things and all the teachers (minus Aizawa) told him mentally to pay attention.
She nodded understandably at him. She smiled at him and gave him a big grin that her jaw will probably be sore tomorrow.
"Is that why you ran away after I asked you if you had a crush?" She said gleefully.
Tokoyami never wanted to die more than he did today, he should had expected her to asked that he thinks she's hanging around Mina to much, or maybe she finds teasing him funny.
"Suddenly hearing three of your good friends have romantic thoughts on you might be a lot to handle."
"I agree with Tokoyami." Kouda signed.
"I thought you might've known sooner." Jirou dropped that information without explaining, making him confused.
"I-...What?"
"We-Were you that oblivious to not see half the class crush on you?"
Wait... what?!
Wait...WHAT!
"Uhh... what?" Is the only thing Tokoyami said before remembering all the times that one of his classmates did something really weird around him, heck even Bakugo was acting weird and a bit nicer to him when they where alone.
Jirou and Kouda were worried when Tokoyami wasn't responding.
"Don't worry! Fumi is finally realizing."
"Don't say that when you only realized a few hours ago."
"He lives!" Jirou sarcastically said, kouda Snickered at that their antics.
Tokoyami rolled his eyes "Yeah sadly." He tried not to chuckle, "But why would they like me?" He asked.
Jirou just stared at him before answering him "your a likeable guy Tokoyami of course they'd like you."
Tokoyami nodded, He doesn't believe what Jirou said but he'll take the answer for now.
"What do I do now then?" He asked.
Jirou tried to think of a solution, Kouda beat her to it before she was halfway through a plan that she was making.
"Why not make them realized your catching on and that your not interested."
Tokoyami consider it for it a moment before asking a question "How do I know they actually like me romantically?"
Both Jirou and Kouda didn't know how to answer that. Jirou kinda knows but for all he knows she never said anything about being in a relationship before and it's not gonna change now unless she wants to.
To his not surprised Jirou actually spoke up "Do they initiate conversations with you?"
He looked back at his previous conversations with his classmates. Ojiro, Satou, sometimes shouji do start the conversation ninety percent of the time but they're friends so does it count? Same with the others even if they're not as close he does talk to them from time to time.
"Does it count if they done it since we became friends?" He asked.
Jirou just sighed and told him she's moving on to the next question. Question after question he was confused by what Jirou thrown out his way. He knows he's not the only one confused, Kouda is also bewildered by the same questions as him.
Dark shadow was not a big help either, they where semi-confused by the questions before giving up to make sense of it since he doesn't let it out much outside of training or when they're alone. He is trying though.
"Man both of you." She pointed at both him and kouda who was fiddling with his fingers "Are very oblivious of someone's romantic feelings."
Kouda looked like he wanted to say something that wasn't in sign language, Tokoyami and Jirou gave him his space and waited till he was ready to speak.
"I-i'm a-aro-o a-ace..." Kouda muttered out.
Tokoyami nodded in agreement "I'm also Aroace."
Jirou looked at him with a funny look in her face when he said he was Aroace. He doesn't know what to expect but he'll be ready for whatever she says.
"You are? Sorry I thought you had something going on with that kuroiro kid from 1-b." She chuckled nervously.
Nevermind he was not ready for whatever Jirou said. He almost choked on his own spit again.
I...What the fuck? Doesn't he like komori?
He heard dark Shadows gasp.
Fumi! No swearing!
You swear more than I do.
Your not old enough to swear!
I'm older than you by a second.
"What made you think that?" He asked curiously.
Kouda beat her first on responding "It lo-oked like y-you guys w-were flirting." He admitted, Jirou nodded in agreement.
"Flirting?!" Tokoyami yelled feelings uneasy.
Now that I think about it. It did look like flirting.
Your not helping!
Whatever you say.
It didn't look like flirting to him, it was more of a declaration of being rivals. How don't they see it was that?
"Yeah it looked a bit like flirting from an outside perspective."
It didn't seem like flirting to him, yet again though he doesn't have much experience with flirting and romance so how would he know?
"How would you know?" He asked, he cringed when said it. It sounded harsh he didn't mean it to come out that way.
Tokoyami was relieved when Jirou didn't find it rude at all when she responded "I didn't realized my middle school crush was flirting with me for months before I caught on." She said.
"I supposed it didn't last."
She sighed "your right it was a time I was questioning my romantic attraction, we broke up in two months."
Not the longest relationship he heard about but it's definitely better than what he saw when he was in junior high.
How did it turn from helping you to talking about Your sexuality's?
Don't ask me, it is helpful though.
"I'm still questioning if I'm asexual but I know what my romantic attraction is." Him and kouda nod in understanding.
Kouda looked back to him "we could give you advice if you want. Though mine won't be much help." Kouda signed.
"Even if it isn't much help, it's still helpful to me." He admitted.
Kouda blushed in embarrassment and covered his face with his hands.
Tokoyami goes back to thinking about what to do for this strange situation he somehow got himself tapped in.
He knows it's a bad idea but maybe Hawks would know what to do? Then again Hawks doesn't seem like he's interested in romance. But it's worth a try since it seems this isn't helping him.
Tokoyami decided to talk to Hawks tomorrow he has another internship with him.
"I...it seems this isn't helping me." He said he wanted to forget the previous conversation.
Jirou nodded in agreement "It's almost time for me to leave so I have to go." She stated.
As she reached for the door she looked back at him and spoked out to him "Hope you find a solution for this."
He heard the door closed and he was left kouda, he signed to him that he also has to leave and to talk to him if he needs it.
He agreed to it.
As he watched him leave it was only him, dark shadow, and his raging thoughts.
"What a mad banquets of darkness."
"Hey fumi? I think going to Aizawa is probably better."
"I guess your right Dark shadow, but wouldn't it be awkward to talk about that?"
"Your going to tell hawks, We don't know what he'll do."
"I...I guess your right."
"I know I am! But you'll still go to Hawks right?"
He nodded in confirmation. Dark shadow just looked at him and got on his lap like a cat. He sighed and started to pet dark shadow.
He know he'll probably regret it, but it's not like he has any better idea than going to Aizawa about this.
He'll probably regret telling Hawks about most of his class having a crush on him.
Tokoyami absolutely regrets telling Hawks about it.
He spent most of the morning with Dark shadow trying to think of a way to approach Hawks with his problem. He doesn't know what time was the correct moment to tell him.
Dark shadow suggested to do it at their break which he didn't protest about, he agreed with his shadow companion about telling him about that time of day.
He went with his internship as usual till it was their break time. He was hesitant at first to speak up but he got over it.
When Hawks asked him what was wrong. He must've been to lost in his thoughts for hawks to notice, then again Hawks has vigilante eye for stuff.
"I have a question for you." He said, Hawks tilted his head in confusion, Telling him to go on.
"I...Heard my classmates... thoughts about me."
"What did they say?" Hawks asked looking back to the streets below them.
Was it something bad? If it was i'll-
He focused on other peoples thoughts that where below them, Tokoyami didn't want to know what his mentor was thinking about.
"It was nothing bad I just want advice on how to proceed."
"Well how will I give you advice if your being a cryptic and not telling me?"
He has a point Fumi.
You shut up! I don't want to hear from you right now.
He sighed "I discovered that most of my classmates have a crush on me."
Hawks stood still, it worried Tokoyami. He thought he did something wrong.
That was when Hawks stood up and spread his wings, Tokoyami got up and wrapped his cape around himself he knows Hawks was going to do something idiotic.
That's how he ended up trying to keep up to Hawks to stop him from doing something embarrassing if the direction he was going was anywhere than U.A was located.
Is Hawks going to kill our class?
Dark shadow no.
You still hope it's platonic love don't you?
Don't take my last bit of hope that it is Dark.
Which ones even have a crush on you? That are not Jirou, kouda, Mineta, probably Mi-.
Don't...Ask.
...Okay?
...
Five bucks that it's not Fire and ice boy!
You don't even need to use money!
Fine some chicken nuggets that it's not the fire and ice boy!
Why do i even bother with you?
"Hawks this isn't reasonable!"
He's holding Hawks hand trying to pull him in the opposite direction, Dark shadow came out to help him.
"It's very reasonable! my baby intern isn't old enough to leave the nest yet."
"I'm Sixteen, I'm not a child!" Tokoyami spat back annoyed by hawks.
"I have no idea what your going to do but barging into middle of class is not a good idea." He tired to reason.
His hold on Hawks was loosening, Hawks began running to his classroom. Tokoyami just groaned and ran after him.
"Hawks no!"
"Hawks yes!"
"Chicken nuggets sound good right about now."
Tokoyami almost tripped when hearing Darks contribution.
"Later Dark shadow."
"yay!"
He sighed in amusement before remembering that he needs to stop Hawk's before he ended up doing something embarrassing.
They where getting closer to his classroom, when he was overwhelmed with so many thoughts. He stopped and tried to let the headache pass.
You were fine before. Why now?
I was focused on catching up to hawks. Guess I lost my focused.
He tried to focused again when he heard a few classmates thought about him, or maybe most? He doesn't know how many have a crush on him.
Like is said before! It's definitely not That fire and ice kid!
I feel like your wrong.
dudes Emotionally unavailable!
That doesn't mean he won't have a crush.
Your right! He'll be oblivious like you!
He ignored Dark shadow and saw Hawks kicking down the door. He started to run up to him.
"Hawks? Why are you here?" He heard Aizawa ask him.
Hawks ignored Aizawa and glared at every student that's seated "I heard from a little Birdy that one of you have a crush on-" he didn't finish as Tokoyami tackled him to the ground.
Is Hawks okay?
Why is the number two hero here?
What the fuck? What the actual fuck just happened?
Did Tokoyami just tackle the number two hero?
Tokoyami ignored his classmates thoughts about Hawks. He looked at Aizawa and bowed. He started to apologized "Sorry about him, I told him it was a bad idea."
"You don't need to apologize Tokoyami." Aizawa looked at Hawks who was still lying on the ground "You have some explaining to do." Aizawa glared at Hawks.
"Good tackled Tsukuyomi but that wasn't necessary." Hawks ignored Aizawa again.
"Hawks." Aizawa said more Harshly.
"Fine fine. A little Birdy told me that someone has a-"
"We're leaving now." He said. Tokoyami grabbed Hawks legs and started to drag him out the door.
Hawks had other ideas.
"A little Birdy told me that one of you has crush on Tokoyami over here."
I should've told Aizawa.
I told you!
It was total silent in the classroom, not his classmates raging thoughts though. Then again it's a wild accusation thrown at their way, it was also said by the number two hero.
Uhm...how did he...Know?
Not me totally, not me haha.
That's a very inappropriate question, coming from a pro hero! It's very private information!
Kero!? I...How did he discovered that?
Wha-No no i don't have a crush on Tokoyami I just think he's cool haha...
Why would I want to crush Tokoyami?
What the fuck is he talking about! Who the fuck even told him!?
Hm! No I really don't like Tokoyami like that haha...
He noticed most were blushing, Tokoyami guesses it's probably from anger or embarrassment from such question asked by his mentor.
He noticed Mineta hasn't thought anything yet, he was proven wrong when he was listening people. Tokoyami doesn't know how to feel now.
Let's see Midoriya, Shouji, Ojiro, Hagakure, Tsuyu, Bakugo, Iida, Ochako, have a crush on him even if it's a tiny one. Who else...Oh Kirishima, kaminari, Satou, Yaoyorozu-
The faith that maybe most of their classmates thoughts about him where platonic where slowly being thrown out the window.
I'm embarrassed for you right know Tokoyami.
He glares at Jirou who just gaves him a smirk and a wave. He thinks they need more than two cups of coffee right now, Maybe twenty shots of expreso in one cup would help.
No your not going to do that!
I'm going to do it. It'll help forget this embarrassment.
...Put a whole bottle of sake in it instead.
Where am I going to even get sake from? I'm not even of legal age yet.
...
Dark shadow?
I have some.
Why do you even have Sake?!
You... don't need to know...
DARK SHADOW!
Its not important! I don't know of some of it still has some!
He sighed internally, he decides to ignore that his shadow counterpart somehow has alcohol bottles for now. He can deal with it later, even if HIS companion is protesting that it isn't important.
He decides the awkward silence was going on for to long and it would do them and Aizawa some good if they just left the school to never return.
Though Bakugo beat it to him, "What the fuck did you just say feathers! No one here has a crush on fucking bird brain!" Bakugo Shouted, he was setting off explosions. Dark shadow was crying from how scary Bakugo is.
Hawks just hummed in response to bakugo's Shouting, "hmm sure then why are some of your fellow classmates blushing?"
Bakugo looked around and huffed facing the window, Tokoyami could see a bit of blush on his cheeks.
"Kachan are yo-"
"Shut the fuck up deku!"
"Kero how did you know that?" Tsuyu asked.
"A little birdy told me!" Hawks said slyly.
When did Dark shadow discovered it?
When was Dark shadow released for him to know?
See fumi! I Know when someone has a crush!
Last time you known, it was the wrong person that kid was crushing on.
People make mistakes!
...I h-
"Oi bird brain!"
He snapped out of his conversation with dark shadow and saw his classmates staring at him. He tilted his head in confusion at Bakugo who was yelling at him, he noticed that hawks was looking at him in concern even if wasn't noticable.
He dropped his mentors leg realizing he was holding it to tightly.
Hawks got up and whispered to him that he's got this under control, Tokoyami doesn't believe him and wants Aizawa-sensei to step in.
Maybe he should follow Dark shadow advice on putting Sake in his coffee. Even if it's a bad idea.
Don't get mad but I also have tequila and other strong liquor...
...Where no- how did you even get Alcohol from!
A magician never shares their secrets.
No head pats for three months.
Fumi no! Please you can't!
"Now like I said be-"
"Hawks please stop this nonsense."
"No way Tsukuyomi! I need to have a talk to-"
He grabbed hawks by his collar, though it took two tries to reach it, he curses in being so short. He dragged him out the doorway.
"Sorry about him he's just spouting nonsense."
"You literally-"
He glared at hawks who shut up getting the message.
Aizawa faked coughed, he turn to face him. "Before you go how did you get in here?" He said pointing at hawks.
Hawks smiled "Well the door of-" Tokoyami interrupted him with a blank face "He broke a window." He said bluntly.
He heard some giggles from his classmates. Aizawa glared at Hawks who got out of interns grip and dragged Tokoyami out.
"Time to go!"
-Fumi! Please don't take away my head pats!
Fumi? Please respond...
Fumi!!
It's going to be awkward for him tomorrow isn't it. What did he do to deserve to deal with this. Is this punishment for that one time he almost killed a stray cat.
FUMI!!!