Living on a Prayer

Tension

Word count: 1270

Midoriya

that week Izuku decided to stay home from school. both he and his mother felt going on suppressants so suddenly would be too jarring and stressful. instead, he stayed in his room for a week and his mother made sure to give him plenty of space. she would leave his meals outside his door which he ate hungerly. Katsuki dropped off his week worth of homework after hearing Izuku would be absent. He expected as much but didn't let on what he knew about the situation. Izuku appreciated the sympathy of Katsuki as well as all the messages that blew up his phone. he never took sick days off school, so the concern was understandable. Izuku had tried to do his homework on occasion but his thoughts were too clouded and jumbled to concentrate on work and he inevitably retreated to the comfort of his bed. by the end of the week he had gotten almost none of his work done, however the school had been notified of his situation and this week's schoolwork would be pardoned. this was a relief for him considering his grades were a high priority. as the end of the week rolled around and his fever died down, Izuku began to prepare for school. worried about his scent he took several showers and covered himself in cologne. Even if he would get strange looks from the strong smell it would be better then the scent of pheromones. with a shaky breath he headed out the door for school.

upon arrival Izuku was bombarded with questions and concerns from his friends, and rightfully so.

"I knew it!" Uraraka exclaimed, "You were definitely out of it that day, and your face was all red!" she pulled him into a big hug and he had to push her away,

"haha, I appreciate your concern Uraraka but please be careful, I wouldn't want you to catch my fever even if its passed." Izuku bluffs nervously. she understands and nods

"of course, how could I be so careless! I'll keep my distance from now own. It's just... ooooh I'm just so excited that your back!!" already forgetting what Izuku said, she went in for another hug which he had to quickly dodge. to her left, Iida was also demonstrating his concern with his wild hand gestures

"I hope you made sure you temperature was 98 for at least 24 hours Midoriya, otherwise you could a threat to the students and faculty!"

"you don't have to worry Iida, I made sure I was safe for two whole days, I knew you would worry." Iida seemed content with this answer and laid off the safety questions,

"what did you even do for a whole week, I can't imagine how booooring that would be." Uraraka spoke up,

"it was rough not being able to train, but luckily it was just a week, I should be back to peak performance in a couple days." Izuku smiled and gave her a thumbs up,

"Yaayyy!!" she exclaimed "I've been needing my training partner, sorry Iida but you get a little worked up about the rules and safety when we train together.." Iida blushed slightly embarrassed,

"my apologies, someone needs to worry" he mumbles.

At this point the bell rang for their first period class and they were forced to return to their seats in the classroom. though Izuku was glad to see his friends again, he had been anxious all morning about seeing him again. Katsuki was just across the room, not more than 10 feet away yet Izuku could not bring himself to look even in his direction. He was sure the fiery blonde was the same, though he couldn't confirm. contrary to what he thought however, Katsuki had not been able to take his eyes off Izuku for the whole class period. His eyes bore into those messy green locks, almost daring him to turn around. He couldn't stand the fact that Izuku had not even looked at him, and it pissed him off that he couldn't figure out why. he leaned back in his chair, his foot tapped irritably until he finally raised his hand to use the restroom.

Izuku heard Katsuki request to use the bathroom behind him, but he kept his eyes down on his notes. However when Katsuki walked past him to leave the room, it sent goosebumps down his back and made the hairs on his neck stand up. Katsuki paused at Izuku's desk for just a moment but it was long enough for Izuku to lift his eyes and see the expression on his face; "come". It was laced with anger and frustration but the message was clear, and it made Izuku's stomach drop. he started fidgeting with his hands nervously, waiting a few minutes before asking if he too could use the restroom. As he walked down the hallway anxiously, Izuku's mind raced with everything he thought Katsuki was going to say to him. Was he going to beat him up? call him gay? tell him to never speak to him again? every possibility to him seemed to have a bad outcome but there was only one way to find out the real answer. Standing outside the boys bathroom, he took a breath before pushing open the door

Katsuki leaned against the the sink, crossing his arms and keeping his head down, though his eyes followed Izuku's every move. Izuku slipped into the room and closed the door behind him. the atmosphere was heavy, neither boy saying a word. finally after a long silence katsuki raised his head and unfolded his arms, making Izuku jump slightly in the tense environment. Katsuki walked toward Izuku, raising his heartbeat with every step. once katsuki stood in front of him, Izuku couldn't manage to meet his eyes. a mixture of fear and adrenaline prevented him from lifting his eyes past Katsuki's chest. then suddenly, without a word, Katsuki's head fell onto Izuku's shoulder. This took him by surprise but it was a relief When Katsuki spoke his voice was deep and stressed,

"why... are you ignoring me." His voice made Izuku flustered with how close he was,

"I-I Mean um, I wouldn't say I was, i-ignoring you per say.. I just I-" Izuku was cut off when Katsuki's hands raised to grip his arms,

"you... you don't smell like you did. that day." Izuku blushed as he was reminded what had happened, "You smell different, its like I can't tell if its really you." though confused by his words Izuku does his best to comfort him,

"I didn't want anyone smelling anything weird, so I kind of, covered myself in cologne..." Izuku embarrassingly admitted. It seemed to calm him slightly when Izuku felt Katsuki's grip loosen slightly,

"so that's what it is. Tch. I can't believe I let that bother me." Izuku feels Katsuki's right hand fall from his arm, but hears a click soon after. He glanced down to see that Katsuki had locked the door, and he felt his heart jump,
     "... I guess it can't be helped."

:DD! Hello! Uhhhhh new chapter? Good? Aha. I kinda really want to start a new book, Ushijimaxreader, and I felt bad about starting a n o th e r one when I barely update this one so I knew I should write a chapter to compensate. I hold you guys enjoyed this chapter, I was in the zone when writing it. Ngl a little proud... but anyway if you like Ushijima check out the story once it's out! Love you all, have a nice night!