Wings

Chapter Five - Slumber Party

What is simple in the moonlight by morning never is. - C.B.

Unfortunately, when I got to school the next day there were still reporters everywhere. 

"Damn it," I muttered staring down as I walked forward, and then, AH I hit the ground with a thud stumbling backwards after bumping into a man in a grey hoodie I hadn't even realized was there.

"Oh, I'm so sorry sir I didn't notice you there" I rush to say in my embarrassment. 

He just stares at me and reaches up to scratch his neck, must be a nervous tick I think, but looking at him it does look quite sore.

"Does your neck hurt?" I ask "it looks like it's sore from all that scratching." He looks surprised as though he hasn't even noticed he was doing it.

"I guess" he mumbles uncertainty, watching me suspiciously.

"Let me help then," and without hesitation, I reach up -now standing- and place one hand on his left shoulder and one on his neck. He looks surprised for a moment with the suddenness of my action and tenses as though I might hurt him but in a moment I had focused and the air around me began to glow and buzz. As I send him some energy to heal and I also focused on calming him as he seems so nervous. When I open my eyes he stands straighter and looks quite surprised.

"I feel better" he whispers in a horse way that makes me feel as though I wasn't the one he was talking to.

"Yep." I reply easily even though my body feels much more tired and irritated than before "anyways I've got to get to class." with that, I smile at him once more and hurry away into the crowd of reporters.

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The class was not especially exciting even if we got to vote for our class rep. I voted for Momo, she was amazing and the more I got to know her the smarter I realized she was, she only got second but I trusted her to do well, unsurprisingly it was Izuku that got class rep and looking at the board I realized Iida must have voted for him and was impressed by his move despite how much he obviously wanted to be the class rep himself. As always Iida was so honourable. The next thing I knew it was lunch and I found myself face to face with Todo just after having left the room.

 
"I couldn't find you at lunch yesterday" he started with. 

"Yeah, I uh needed some alone time after the presentations" I mumble scratching the back of my neck, jeez I hope I hadn't picked up a bad habit from that guy earlier.

"I understand." Todo speaks very formally "but is that really what you think of love?" He asks quietly and I look down unable to meet his eyes.

"I used to, it is all I've ever known of love, at least since my mother died. But after talking to a friend," I say this with a bit of a smile now "I think there might be more to it." 

He nods thoughtfully at my reply.

"Okay," and with that, we walk towards lunch. Unfortunately just as we reach the lunchroom BUZZZZZZ a large bell goes off signalling an unauthorized presence in the school. Quickly we are pushed into the hallway by a surge of bodies and shoved against the wall. I try to push off and into the hall but I feel a hand tug on my wrist and in the moment of distraction I'm pushed back against Todo. 

"It's probably just the press," he whispers in my ear. There are so many bodies that my back is pressed against him and I can feel his breath warm against my ear, making me shiver and I turn around quickly only to be pushed in closer to him. Now realizing my mistake we are pressed pretty close face to face unable to shift anymore. I look down blushing but my chest is still pushed against his and I can feel how fast his heart is racing. I look back up to see him staring at me our faces so close together that I feel the slight radiation of temperature difference from each side of him. The way he's looking at me makes me feel like I'm falling, my stomach dropping, my heart racing as he looks at me like I'm the only person in this crowded hallway. I can feel the outline of his muscular body pressed flush against mine and can barely remember how to breathe...  Then, suddenly from above the crowd I hear Woah Woah Wooooaaah, and look up to see Iida spinning through the air till he hits the spot above the door.