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     Izuku Midoriya shivered as he sat outside the UA High School dormitory for his best (and only) friend, Katsumi Bakugo. They had made plans to hang out that day. Katsumi had been lucky enough to be accepted into UA High's hero course. Izuku was not so lucky, as like all men, he was small, weak and most importantly, quirkless, earning zero combat points in the entrance exam and only managing to get fifteen rescue points when he pulled a girl out from under some rubble before she could be crushed by the Zero-Pointer.

     Izuku and Katsumi made plans like this often, the problem this Saturday morning was that it was the middle of winter and Izuku's coat had been stolen the day prior.

     "C-come on, Kacchan... P-pick up..." Izuku said as he checked his phone which was a good bit too big for his hands. The icy wind felt like spears against his bare skin as he tried to not start crying. Just then he received a text from the explosive blond.

     "Hey Zuzu I'm in the bath and I'll be out in about 15 min. Knock on the door and Yaoyorozu will let u in." The text read. Izuku shakily stood up and knocked on the door. A moment later and a relatively tall girl with a ponytail answered. She looked down at Izuku in surprise.

     "Oh! Um, hello. Are you lost?" She asked, but not in the usual tone of condescension, but concern.

     "U-uhm, no... I'm w-waiting on m-my friend B-Bakugo... I'm Izuku M-Midoriya..." Izuku said shakily, sniffling due to the cold. The ponytailed girl smiled and nodded.

     "Oh. Well why don't you come inside. If you stay out here you're going to get sick." Yaoyorozu invited, holding the door for Izuku as he stepped inside the building. The tall girl led Izuku into the living room and he hopped up onto the couch. "I'm Momo Yaoyorozu. It's nice to meet you!" Momo said. Izuku then perked up.

     "Oh! Kacchan told me about you! You can create anything from your body! That's really cool!" Izuku said, smiling excitedly. Yaoyorozu smiled warmly and extended a hand to pat Izuku on the head. Before she could even touch him Izuku's eyes widened before he drew back and raised his arms to cover his face. Momo immediately drew her hand back.

     'How many times has this boy been abused that he instinctively goes into defense mode at a mere hand gesture?' Yaoyorozu thought as Izuku slowly lowered his arms and looked up, his smile gone. "I'm sorry... Are you okay?" Yaoyorozu asked.

     "S-sorry... I just r-really don't like p-people touching me..." Izuku said, his stutter returning. He then started shivering. "S-so cold..." He whimpered.

     "Is... Is it okay if I take your temperature?" Yaoyorozu asked. Izuku nodded and Momo produced a thermometer from her hand. "Under your tongue." She instructed. A minute later and Momo removed the thermometer. "You're running a fever... Here. You cover up and I'll make some hot chocolate." Momo said, pulling up her sweater and pulling a small blanket from her stomach. Izuku wrapped himself up as Momo stood up and went into the kitchen area.

     A moment later and Izuku heard multiple footsteps walking closer. "Good morning Yaomomo! Ooh, are you making hot chocolate? I want some!" Said a cheerful voice. "Oh, what's that on the couch?" The voice questioned as it walked in Izuku's direction. The source of the voice walked around the couch revealing a girl with pink skin and hair, black eyes with gold irises and small horns on her head. "OH MY GOD A BOY! HE'S SO CUTE AND TINY!!" The girl squealed as she leaned in closer to look at Izuku who tried to draw back further into the couch.

     "Ashido! You can't just get in his face! You're scaring him!" Yaoyorozu scolded. Izuku then heard another person walking closer. A girl with red spiky hair and eyes looked over the back of the couch.

     "Oh, hey there, little guy! What are you doing here?" The red haired girl asked.

     "I-I'm waiting on m-my friend, B-Bakugo... C-could you please n-not surround me..." Izuku begged, starting to cry.

     "Sorry, little guy. Didn't mean to make you feel trapped." The red haired girl said as she backed up a bit. Several minutes went by and more people came to see what was going on in the living room only to start doting over how cute Izuku was as he met the girls in class 1-A. He even met the girl he saved during the entrance exam, Ochako Uraraka.

     "Hey, what the fuck are you losers being so loud ab- HEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO HIM?!" Yelled Katsumi as she exited her room wearing a pair of baggy jeans and one of her sweaters. The explosive girl ran over and scooped Izuku up into her arms.

     "Kacchan!" The boy said, his smile returning. Katsumi sat down and glared at her classmates.

     "Jesus H... I told you idiots that Zuzu here doesn't do well when he's surrounded like this!" Katsumi said as she gently, as if she were dealing with an abused puppy, petted Izuku's hair. Kirishima, the girl with the spiky red hair couldn't help but giggle.

     "Who knew you could be so gentle, Bakugo? Usually you're all like: 'DIE! DIE! DIE!'" She joked.

     "SHUT UP! I CAN TOTALLY BE GENTLE, YOU RED HAIRED LOSER!" Katsumi yelled before letting out an audible sigh. "Zuzu here, he's... Been through a lot..." Katsumi explained.

     "Oh... I didn't realize..." Kirishima said.

     "Don't worry about it. Ah, fuck. You're burning up, Zuzu..." Katsumi said as she placed the back of her hand on Izuku's forehead. "Kirishima, get my door." Katsumi said as she stood up, holding the boy close to her chest. The red haired girl held Katsumi's door open and closed it behind her to give Katsumi and Izuku some privacy...

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     Katsumi set Izuku down on her bed and handed him the blanket. Izuku wrapped himself up in it.

     "Warm..." Izuku yawned. The bed covers smelled like Katsumi and that made Izuku calm down a lot. She always was the only person with whom he felt truly safe. Izuku lied down in the bed and squirmed to find a comfortable position, much to Katsumi's amusement.

     "Why were you outside without your jacket, Zuzu?" The explosive blond asked. The boy hesitated.

     "Akari stole it..." Izuku finally answered, looking down. Katsumi had given him that jacket when they started high school. Katsumi clenched her fists slightly. Akari was a bully who took sadistic pleasure in being a dick to Izuku because she knew he couldn't do anything about it.

     "Akari... I'll rip her fucking arms off..." Katsumi growled angrily. She then huffed and stood up. "Ponytail said she made hot chocolate. You stay here and I'll get you some, okay, Zuzu?" Katsumi said before she left the room. A moment later and she returned with a mug of hot chocolate. She handed it to Izuku and he took a few sips.

     "Thanks, Kacchan." The boy said, setting the mug on Katsumi's bedside table. Katsumi smiled and petted Izuku on the head.

     "You want one of my jackets?" Katsumi asked. Izuku nodded and Katsumi looked in her closet. She pulled out a jacket with a picture of All Might adorning the back. Izuku nodded and Katsumi put it on her desk for Izuku to get when he left. Just then there was a knock on the door. She opened the door slightly and on the other side was a relatively tall girl with glasses and a serious expression on her face.

     "Bakugo! I'm told you have a visitor? You know this is against the rules!" She said sternly. Katsumi rolled her eyes.

     "Yeah, I've got a friend over, Four-eyes, so what. We were gonna hang out but his jacket was stolen so we're just staying here." Katsumi explained.

     "He?" The spectacled girl asked.

     "Yeah. He. Now if you'll fucking excuse us..." Katsumi snapped, trying to shut the door, but the other girl was blocking it.

     "If you're going to have company over could I at least meet him properly?" The taller girl said.

     "Make it quick." Katsumi sighed, allowing the other girl in. She walked over to the bed and knelt down to Izuku.

     "I'm Tenten Iida, class representative of Class 1-A. It's nice to meet you!" Iida said, extending her hand for a handshake.

     "I'm I-Izuku Midoriya. It's nice to meet you too." He said politely, shaking Iida's hand. Iida nodded and stood up before leaving the room, closing the door behind her.

     "Finally..." Katsumi sighed as she flopped onto her bed. "So, what do you wanna do now? We can watch YouTube or something?" Katsumi suggested, looking over at her much smaller friend who nodded. The explosive girl then pulled her laptop out from under her bed and sat next to Izuku with it in her lap. She got on YouTube and the two watched videos for about thirty minutes.

     "Sorry we couldn't go out, Kacchan..." Izuku said. He had a habit of thinking things were his fault.

     "Don't apologize, Zuzu. It's not your fault some bitch stole your coat. Either way, this is just as fun since we get to spend time together." Katsumi said as she threw her arm around Izuku's shoulders, making him blush. Izuku twiddled his thumbs a little bit before speaking again.

     "Kacchan... I... I have something I need to tell you." Izuku said nervously, his heart pounding in his chest. Katsumi set her laptop aside and looked at the boy, her eyebrow raised. "I've wanted to tell you for a while now... But I was scared... You're just so strong and confident... And beautiful... And you're always there for me... I just felt like I couldn't compare... Kacchan... I love you!" Izuku finally blurted out. He looked up and his emerald eyes met Katsumi's crimson. She was obviously taken aback, but a moment later Katsumi smiled.

     "Zuzu... I love you too." She said, pulling Izuku into a hug. Izuku then began crying. Katsumi held her small friend close as he sobbed tears of joy into her chest. "You're so sweet, Zuzu... You're smart and thoughtful... And you're a lot stronger than you realize." Katsumi said softly, running her fingers through Izuku's hair. A few minutes later and the boy's sobs faded into hiccups as Izuku and Katsumi embraced. Katsumi gave Izuku a long kiss on top of his head as he wiped his tears. Izuku yawned and snuggled into Katsumi. "You just wanna cuddle?" She giggled.

     "That sounds nice, Kacchan..." The boy yawned tiredly. The two of them lied down and Katsumi planted little kisses all over Izuku's face, almost trying to smother the heat of his fever with the much more tolerable warmth of her affection. "I love you, Kacchan..." Izuku yawned before drifting to sleep in Katsumi's arms.

     Katsumi smiled and closed her eyes as well. "I love you too, Zuzu..."

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     Izuku woke up several hours later still in Katsumi's arms. It took him a moment to piece together what happened and it hit him like a truck. He had just confessed to her! And she accepted! After calming down for a moment he looked at Katsumi's sleeping face.

     "Kacchan..." He murmured. Katsumi looked so beautiful as she slept. Izuku felt his heart pounding as he finally leaned forward and kissed the explosive blonde on the lips. It lasted a few seconds before Izuku pulled back. Just then Katsumi started to wake up.

     "Hmmm... Zuzu?" She murmured, opening her eyes. She blushed lightly as she realized that Izuku had just kissed her. "Zuzu, did... Did you just kiss me?" She asked.

     "Um... Y-yeah..." The small boy answered. The two of them sat up, blushing. There was an awkward silence before Katsumi finally tilted Izuku's chin up and kissed him on the lips. This kiss lasted longer but it was still short but passionate. "K-Kacchan... Does this make us..." Izuku said as they broke away from each other.

     "Um... I... I guess..." Katsumi stammered, seemingly understanding what her small friend meant. It was the first time Izuku had ever seen her so flustered. "Are you feeling better?" Katsumi asked, changing the subject.

     "Uh, y-yeah. Yeah I feel better." Izuku answered. Katsumi smiled and stood up to stretch, letting out a yawn.

     "Let's go to the living room." Katsumi suggested. Izuku hopped down from the bed and followed Katsumi out. When they reached the living room most of Class 1-A were playing a game of Truth or Dare.

     "Oh, hey you two! We just started a game of Truth or Dare! Wanna join us?" Kirishima asked. Katsumi rolled her eyes before sitting on the couch.

     "I'd really l-like to get to know all of you... Sure, I'll play." Izuku said, climbing up onto the couch next to Katsumi.

     "Alright! Okay, here's the rules: the penalty for not answering a question or dare is that you have to take off a piece of clothing!" Mina explained. Izuku sank back into the couch, almost immediately regretting his decision. Meanwhile Katsumi went red in the face. "Oh, don't worry! I swear it won't get all sexual." Mina giggled.

     "Okay, are we ready?" Kaminari asked. Everybody nodded and Kaminari pointed at Izuku. "Midoriya! Truth or dare?" She said.

     "T-truth." The boy replied.

     "How long have you and Bakugo known each other?" Kaminari asked. Izuku gave a slight sigh of relief and thought for a moment.

     "I'd say since kindergarten." He said. "Hm... Iida." Izuku said excitedly. He really wanted to learn about Katsumi's classmates.

     "Truth." The spectacled girl replied.

     "What's your top speed when using your quirk?" Izuku asked.

     "My highest recorded speed was... Around two hundred miles per hour." Iida answered politely. 

     "That's so cool!" Izuku said, smiling excitedly. Iida smiled and put a hand on her chin.

     "Mina!" She called out.

     "Dare!" The pink girl replied.

     "I dare you to wear your right shoe on your left foot and vice versa." Iida said. Mina pulled her shoes off and switched the foot each one was on.

     "We're getting serious! Ochako!" Mina giggled.

     "Dare." She said.

     "Okay, Yaoyorozu, can you make a spinner?" Mina asked. Momo nodded and created wheel with a spinning arrow in the middle. "Okay, now close your eyes and spin the wheel. You have to make whoever it lands on float for a round!" Mina instructed.

     "Please don't be Bakugo. Please don't be Bakugo. Please don't be Bakugo!" Ochako mumbled as she spun the wheel. The needle landed on Izuku. "Midoriya? Is this okay with you?" She asked. Izuku reluctantly nodded and Uraraka touched his chest with all five fingers. The boy started floating until he was about five feet in the air. "Bakugo!" Uraraka said.

     "Truth." She said.

     "How did you react when you found out men didn't get quirks?" The bubbly girl asked.

     "I was scared shitless for Zuzu. He was already smaller than everyone else, but now I knew he'd be bullied relentlessly. So I protected him and tried to build up his confidence." Katsumi explained. "Speaking of whom..." She said, gesturing to the floating boy.

     "Oh! Right!" Ochako said, releasing Izuku who fell back onto the couch.

     "Kirishima." Katsumi said.

     "Truth!" The red haired girl said, smiling.

     "Did you steal my fucking barbell?" Katsumi asked bluntly.

     "I! Uh..." Kirishima started but ultimately took off her shirt and throeing it into the middle of the circle, revealing her bra. Izuku went red in the face. "Midoriya!" Kirishima called.

     "D-dare." He replied.

     "Spin the spinner and whoever it lands on, you have to sit on their lap for a round!" Kirishima said. Izuku eeped slightly before spinning the needle. When it stopped it was pointing at Shoko Todoroki, who looked like she was bored out of her mind. The scarred girl uncrossed her legs so Izuku could sit. The boy climbed onto Todoroki's lap and looked up at her. She gave the boy a slight smile.

     "T-Todoroki?" He said.

     "Truth." She replied in a stoic voice.

     "Um... W-where did you get your s-scar?" He asked nervously. He looked up and Todoroki was looking down at him with a completely dead stare. "S-sorry! Sorry! I d-didn't mean to-" He started before being cut off.

     "It's fine. No harm done. I'd still rather not talk about it." Todoroki sighed before pulling off her sweater and tossing it into the middle with Kirishima's shirt. Izuku blushed heavily before getting up and heading back over to the couch. "Kaminari." Todoroki said.

     "Dare!" The electric girl replied.

     "Charge our phones." Todoroki said.

     "Can do! Just need one sec." Kaminari said as everybody handed her their phones. Electrical sparks went from her fingertips and into the charging ports of the phones and a few moments later they were all charged to one hundred percent. "Midoriya!" She called out.

     "Truth." He replied.

     "What were you and Bakugo doing in her room?" Kaminari asked, a big grin on her face. Both Izuku and Katsumi went red in the face.

     "W-well- Um... We... I..." Izuku stammered before reluctantly taking off his shirt. "M-Mina..." He said.

     "Truth!" Mina yelled.

     "How does your power work?" Izuku asked.

     "Well, acid comes out of my skin a little bit like sweat. But I can control how much of it I make at a time." The pink girl explained. "Iida!"

     "Truth!" Iida said.

     "Have you ever stubbed your toe running at full speed?" Mina asked.

     "Yes... It's not a pleasant experience..." Iida answered, looking a bit embarrassed. "Bakugo."

     "Truth." Katsumi replied.

     "For the sake of knowing you two weren't doing anything... Innapropriate, what WERE you and Midoriya doing in your room?" The engined girl asked. Katsumi glared at her.

     "Not answering." She said bluntly, taking off her shirt and tossing it onto the pile, which caused Izuku to blush heavily. "Uraraka."

     "Why are you dodging the question?" Todoroki asked.

     "Yeah, it can't be that bad." Kirishima added.

     "Just tell us." Said Yaoyorozu. Katsumi clenched her teeth before speaking up.

     "We kissed, dammit! We kissed and we fell asleep! That's it! Are you fucking happy now?!" Katsumi yelled angrily. The entire room went dead silent.

     "THAT'S SO ADORABLE!! YOU TWO ARE A COUPLE!!" Mina shrieked, pointing at Katsumi and Izuku. Izuku tried to hide his face in his hands. Katsumi was also extremely red in the face.

     "K-Kac-chan..." Izuku said, starting to tear up. Katsumi looked down at the boy and then glared at her classmates.

     "Look what you fucking did!" Katsumi snapped, her eyes full of anger. She pulled Izuku into a hug and ran her fingers through his hair. "Shhhh... It's okay, Zuzu..." Katsumi murmured, rubbing Izuku's back as he cried.

     "It... It's not their fault... Kacchan..." Izuku finally hiccuped. "I'm the one... Who told you I loved you... I started this..." Izuku said shakily.

     Most of the girls couldn't help but coo at how adorable this was. 

     "You've gotta stop blaming yourself. But... I love you too, Zuzu." Katsumi said softly. Katsumi wiped the tears from Izuku's face and looked into his eyes. The explosive blonde leaned down and gave Izuku a long kiss on the lips, running her fingers through his hair. Izuku couldn't help but wrap his arms around her waist. This incited squeaks from most of the girls, straining to contain themselves. A few moments later and the two parted, breathing heavily and blushing bright red.

     "And I think that's it for Truth or Dare!" said Mina, still giddy.

     "How about we get something to eat?" Kirishima suggested.

     "That sounds great! I can get started!" Sato said, standing up and heading into the kitchen.

     After they had all eaten dinner it was around eight thirty. Izuku noticed this and realized he needed to get home. He went to Katsumi's room to grab the jacket she'd left for him before saying goodbye to everyone.

     "I hope we see you again, Midoriya! Feel free to visit!" Kirishima said. Izuku nodded with a smile and looked up at Katsumi.

     "I'll see you later, Kacchan. I love you." He said. Katsumi bent down and gave the boy a kiss.

     "I'll see you later. Love you too, Zuzu." Katsumi replied. Izuku headed out the door and walked home. The only thing he had left to worry about was the teasing he would get from his mother once he told her the news.

     All in all, it was a great day for him.