Unlikely As It May Seem (An Izumina Fanfiction)

Ch. 35: All a Misunderstanding

Though she could barely see through her tears, Mina had somehow managed to get back to the dorms in record time. Those who had already made it back gave her a confused look, though also concerned. Iida made an attempt to speak to her, but she pushed passed everyone on her way up to her room.

Uraraka came in a few moments later. Everyone looked at her with a questioning look. Iida was the only person who would understand. She would have to explain everything in depth to everyone else, but she left Iida with a one word answer before following behind Mina.

"Hatsume," was all she said. Iida thought about it for just a moment, before realization struck him. He nodded in understanding, and now everyone was looking to him for an explanation. This was going to be something.

Uraraka had made it to Mina's door. She took a deep breath. This was going to be a hell of an explanation, but knew it was important Mina hear this from her first, to give the pink-skinned girl the perspective she needed. After just a moment, she knocked on the door.

"Go away!" was the muffled response from inside the room.

"Mina, it's Ochaco," Uraraka responded. There was silence for a moment, which worried her just a little. However, after a few seconds, she heard shuffling and the door unlock. The door cracked open, and Mina looked at her. Uraraka could see how puffy her eyes were. Uraraka gave the girl a small smile.

"I should probably tell you a thing or two about what you saw," she said. Mina sighed, before letting the other girl in.

*****

Bakugo and Kirishima watched as Izuku paced around the hallway. Hatsume had since went back to working on her inventions, or 'babies', as she called them. It gave the Explosion user and the Hardening user the creeps, so they kept their distance, as they tried to clam Izuku down.

Izuku, on the other hand, was in almost complete meltdown mode. He had only managed to stay calm from the initial shock of being knocked over by Hatsume when Mina and the others had walked in. Now that he had a moment to process what had occurred, he was beside himself.

"I hurt her, Kacchan!" he was saying. Bakugo and Kirishima looked at him, concern on their faces, and thinking of ways to assure the greenette that everything would work out. "She thinks I'm scum now! And she has every right to. I didn't stop Hatsume when I should have. I should have been more forceful about boundaries. But I wasn't. And now Mina hates me!"

Izuku dropped to his knees, the tears threatening to overwhelm him. He was starting to hyperventilate. He was brought out of it by a small explosion beside his ear, that startled him out of his state. His eyes were still teary, but he looked up to Bakugo.

"Okay," Bakugo began. "What happened before we showed up?" His voice was calm, and it allowed Izuku to calm down enough to explain. He had come to get his outfit fixed, since it had a hole in it from Mina's Acid. Per request from Power Loader, he had taken his shirt off. Power Loader had left the room to log in the damage when Hatsume had arrived.

Izuku explained that, per how Hatsume operates, she tried to get Izuku to have upgrades on his outfit, talking about all sorts of armor that he could wear, how she blew off the idea of just having Acid proof cloth, and how she had tried to measure him for the armor fitting when he had tripped over a tool on the ground, and she had fallen with him. He had started telling her to get off and stop measuring when everyone had walked in.

Bakugo and Kirishima looked at each other. Though they didn't have much dealings with Hatsume personally, they had heard the horror stories. And, with how Iida reacted, and the fact that this was not something Izuku would lie about, they believed him right away.

"Now we just gotta fix this misunderstanding," Kirishima said. "Uraraka followed behind Mina to talk to her. Does Uraraka know about how that crazy girl acts?" Izuku merely nodded. He still didn't think it would be enough.

"I've ruined everything," he said, just above a whisper, but enough for the other two to hear. "She'll never take me back. I'm just a useless...." his words were cut off by a hard slap from Bakugo.

"Don't you dare finish that sentence!" he said. "You love that girl. And I know she loves you. Uraraka should have this pretty under control, so you march yourself back to the dorms, you go up to Ashido's room, and you pour your heart out like you're good at. Understand?" Izuku took a moment to realize what had just happened, but nodded and began to head to the dorms.

Once he was a little ways away, Kirishima looked over to Bakugo.

"That was kinda sexy," he said, with Bakugo's only response being a blush.

*****

Mina's tears had more or less subsided as she listened to Uraraka recount how Hatsume was always grabbing at people, taking their measurements and whatnot. She also explained the kind of feelings she had whenever she witnessed it with Izuku, back when she was head over heels for him. She then reminded Mina about Iida's reaction, and his avoidance of the Support department at all costs.

Mina had calmed down, and was beginning to think more clearly on everything. Uraraka was right. Izuku would never do this to her. But then, a new thought hit her. She had abandoned him. And this brought on a new set of tears. That he probably hated her now because she wouldn't let him explain. Uraraka was about to tell her she was wrong when a knock came at the door.

With Mina not really in shape to get up, Uraraka headed to the door to see who it was. When she opened it a little, the face that greeted her made her smile.

"About time you showed up," Uraraka said, playfully, as Izuku looked down at his feet.

"Can I talk to Mina...alone?" he said. Uraraka looked over to Mina, who nodded. Izuku entered and Uraraka left. It was just the two of them. Mina had since stood up, and had taken a few steps towards him. It was clear to both that the other had been crying.

"Izu, I..." Mina began, but was cut off as Izuku quickly closed the distance between them, catching her mouth with his. After a brief session, he pulled away, drawing a little noise of complaint from Mina.

"I am so sorry, Mina," he said, whispering to her. He then told her everything that had transpired, and she let him finish. Once everything was said, she shook her head.

"I'm such an idiot," she said. "I didn't let you explain. I knew you could never do that to me. And I abandoned you. You probably hate me."

"I do not!" Izuku said. "I love you. And I get it. I should have been more forceful in telling Hatsume to back off." Before he could say more, Mina put a finger to his mouth.

"Let's just forget it happened," she said. "I love you." Izuku was going to apologize more, but decided against it. Instead they proceeded with a make out session, that slowly grew hotter and hotter.

"How long until Eri comes back?" Izuku suddenly asked, growing slightly nervous. Mina thought about it.

"A couple of hours," she finally said. "Why?"

"I know we've talked about the prospect of...sex, before," Mina looked a little shocked that he was bringing this up. "I know that I've been nervous about us taking that step. But, with what happened today, it made me realize how important that step could be for us. I have also thought about it before, but was too scared to bring it up. What I'm trying to say is....I'm ready. If you are." He didn't have to explain what he meant, as realization dawned on Mina.

"Are you sure?" Izuku's only response was to take Mina's lips in his, as he gently laid her on the bed.

A/N: I don't do lemons, so, I will leave that up to everyone's imagination on what transpired.

This is going to be the last chapter for now until the Watty's are over. I'm going to be spending the next couple of days going through and fixing grammar, etc before I submit. Thank you all again for your support, and I've got some big plans for you guys to come back to. :)