Chapter 22: Festivals

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You were sitting in Homeroom class the morning after the Homeroom Play, feeling drained and tired from last night.

You had one elbow propped up holding your head that kept bobbing up and down to fight off the sleepiness while the other arm rested lazily on top of the desk. You stared out the window, reflecting on the activities leading up to the Homeroom Play and the play itself. A smile crept up from the corners of your mouth.

All the blood, sweat, and tears you put in was worth it. It was a memorable experience that you would never forget, especially since it made you become closer to your classmates, (more so friends than just classmates now) especially two boys in particular.

Aizawa came trudging into the classroom, bandages still wrapped around his face.

"Well, even after that disaster of a play last night..." Aizawa started, you saw him rummaging for something underneath the podium. "We somehow still managed to get first place." He pulled out a shiny gold trophy with a big fat #1 engraved on the front.

The whole class immediately erupted into cheers.

"And...we also got first place for 'Best Costumes'." Aizawa presented a framed certificate with a first place ribbon on it, looking directly at you.

You were shocked, but happy, to say the least. It was nice that something you considered a passion and hobby was also being celebrated, even in this Hero course.

The class cheered again, encouraging you to go up and receive the certificate. Many of them patted you on the back, chanting your name as you made your way back to your seat with the award winning certificate in hand.

When you got back to your seat, you were smiling graciously, staring down at the award in your hands.

It was a good, no great feeling.

"You worked hard on the costumes...I'm glad you're getting the recognition you deserve, princess." Todoroki congratulated shyly, looking away after your eyes locked onto his and sent him a sincere and thankful smile at his kind words.

Todoroki drew a sharp breath, feeling his heartbeat quicken and palms sweat. He now kind of knew why he would get this way when he was around you, but that didn't make it any easier for him to understand what he should do about these feelings. He grabbed something out of his messenger bag to distract himself from your ridiculously gorgeous smile.

As for you, you couldn't help the goofy grin from appearing on your face when you saw that Todoroki had the cat patch you had given him on his bag.

You were about to comment on it, but a slip of paper slipped out of his bag and slowly landed by Bakugo's feet

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You were about to comment on it, but a slip of paper slipped out of his bag and slowly landed by Bakugo's feet.

Bakugo picked it up, squinting at it and raising an eyebrow. One of his eyes grew bigger after reading what was written on it.

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