Stuck In The Middle

Chapter 36: One Stop Away

The Class 1-A students have been on the road for a few hours now, the hero course students (1-B included) took large travel buses up through the cities and towards the mountain range with all of their stuff packed up and loaded. They had stopped at a nearby station to get gas and allow the passengers to get snacks, use the bathroom, whatever they needed to do.

It had been a few days since the mall incident, and Izuku had now been slowly returning to his old self more and more. He still had some ways to go, but he was recovering well. Him and Kyoka were seated next to each other during the entire trip, much to a certain brunette's annoyance, but altogether they were relaxing and just having quality time without speaking a word. However, there was one concern that was in the back of Kyoka's mind though it was a little silly. Izuku hadn't hugged her, kissed her, let alone touched her for an entire week and it bothered her. It bothered her a whole lot.

'It's not like I don't get it, but...' She thought to herself, eyeing the greenette as he stood up and stretched before her. His arms called to her, she needed to be embraced, but she knew she couldn't. Ever since the incident he was all too jumpy, always on the prowl for a sneak attack or some kind of surprise approach. Even if he knew she was coming, he might have tuck and rolled out of the way. 'I really want some affection right now... Ugh, listen to me!'

Izuku watched his girlfriend slap herself in the face and quirked a brow inquisitively, but continued to move out of the way so she could stand and they could hop off of the bus. He was thinking of grabbing a cola, and he figured he'd go with Kyoka to get some snacks too.

She then suddenly glared at Izuku, causing the boy to jump in surprise. What was she mad about? "Y-You okay? Why are you glaring at me?"

"Nothing. Nothing at all." She replied, her face not relaxing at all. Izuku sweatdropped, what did he do to make her mad now? She seemed to be a bit more snippy with him, and he was worried it might have to do with the lack of contact lately. Yes, he was aware of it, but he couldn't help but still be a bit adverse to touch at the moment. He did understand however, he too felt as though he had a craving for some much needed affection, but he couldn't help being too jumpy. The incident still had its effect on him, but he would try to work past it as soon as he could. Not to tack on the fact that they were surrounded by their classmates, of course.

Kyoka huffed as she stood up and stretched her legs, quickly making her way out of the bus after Izuku as her and the rest of the class finally fully exited the bus where they were greeted by their homeroom teacher. "Alright everyone! You have an hour to do as you like, but stay within the perimeter. You cannot leave the station. Get some food, use the bathrooms, do what you gotta do, just don't cause trouble! You won't like your punishment."

Izuku could tell by Aizawa's expression that he probably planned to wrap them up and leave them with the luggage under the bus. "Well, that's not concerning... Anyway, do you think you wanna go get some snacks or something, Kyoka?"

The purple haired girl shrugged glancing around at their surrounding classmates who all seemed rather distracted and tired. Many of them had just dozed off, or sat around hardly saying anything to each other. Kyoka couldn't help but notice Bakugou and Momo who seemed to be talking to one another quietly, but then she saw something that made her a tad envious as well. Momo had grabbed the blonde's hand and dragged him along into the nearby store, and immediately Kyoka felt annoyed. "...God damnit."

Izuku overheard her mumbling, catching where she had been staring and noticing the couple hand-in-hand. The greenette was confused at first, before noticing the look on his girlfriend's face. He figured that his lack of contact with her was upsetting, but he didn't realize just how much she must have been longing for it. He gazed down at his own hands, observing them shake with anxiety unconsciously as he thought about his next move, but he balled his hands into fists as he determined that this was something that she needed... And maybe he needed it too.