Ashido sat down on the left of Yaoyorozu's desk, where the girls always gathered, to talk during their small break between classes. Uraraka knelt by the other side, listening intently. Asui knelt next to Uraraka. Hagakure and Jiro casually walked over, to stand by Ashido. Ashido placed a hand by her mouth, and gossiped, in a hushed voice ," I heard that Bakugo and Kirishima are becoming really close. Kirishima even cooked him dinner last night."

"Awwwwww!" Uraraka and Hagakure cooed, in unison. Most of the girl's faces grew pink.

"Isn't that the cutest?" Ashido held her hands together, in front of herself, and looked off in the distance, as if to ponder just how adorable it was.

Todoroki sighed. Yaoyorozu sat next to him in class, and he'd heard just about everything the girls had to talk about… all year long. He was beginning to even look forward to it, and that thought was really depressing to him. He yearned to have camaraderie, not just with some of the other guys, but with anyone. He laid his head on top of his arms and continued to eavesdrop. 'These girls just love to couple everyone off…' he thought.

Iida's arms, flailing as he sped to Midoriya's desk, caught Todoroki's attention. He realized that Sero and Tokoyami were already talking to Midoriya, standing in front of him. When Iida arrived, they all laughed a friendly "hello" to each other. Todoroki needed to place his eyes elsewhere. As he scanned the classroom, he saw that everyone else was seated with a friend. Todoroki's eyes settled on Bakugo and Kirishima. They were going over their English notes. 'At least he didn't hear what the girls were saying about him…' Todoroki sighed again.

"Ooooi! Todoroki Kuuun!" Ashido called. Bringing his gaze back around, to look at the group of girls, Todoroki caught Mineta's look of jealousy. He barely suppressed a chuckle, as his gaze finally settled on Ashido. "Todoroki, is there anyone you like?", she whispered coyly.

He felt like he got punched in the gut, with that surprised question. Todoroki almost swallowed his own tongue. This was not the conversation he wanted. His eyes looked at the ground, and he felt like he was going to vomit. The color slowly drained from his face. "No", he mumbled, unsure if anyone actually heard him.

"Awwww. He's so shy.", Hagakure giggled. All of the girls saw through his weak reply.

"So who is it?" Yaoyorozu asked.

"I don't like anyone." Todoroki turned forward in his seat, too quickly, and promptly tried his best to look uninterested. He hit his elbow on the corner of his desk, and bit his lip to remain cool. His eyebrows knitted together, in concentration and a bit of pain.

"We'll tell you who we like." Jiro offered. Todoroki looked over to see her rub the back of her neck, nervously.

"Yeah!" Ashido added.

"Me too!" Hagakure moved around, to be seen.

The other girls looked away, not ready to share their crush's names.

"Take your seats." Aizawa-sensei slid the class door open harshly, and strode into the room. Todoroki was so thankful that this embarrassing interaction was over with. Everyone, quickly, scurried over to their places. Aizawa took his post, at the front of the classroom, and Todoroki relaxed in his seat. He didn't pay attention, as class started, and worked to quiet the fast beating of his heart.

The lights dimmed, as a projector was turned on, and Todoroki figured now was as good a time as any to look over at his crush. The talk of confessions must have really gotten to him. When he saw Midoriya eagerly his taking notes, his look of determination, almost, made Todoroki want to tell someone the truth. Anyone, if it would get it off his chest. He sighed, and resigned himself to take notes of his own. He stole a few more glances his crush's way throughout the lesson.

Upon one more glance, after he reached the end of a page of notes, Midoriya looked up, and Todoroki quickly looked back down. He, hesitantly, looked up to see if Midoriya was still looking, and he was. Refusing to be a coward, and looking away again, Todoroki held his gaze on Midoriya. The green haired beauty smiled at him, and then went back to writing. 'Looks like nothing is going to get done today…' Todoroki complained, in his mind. A warmth stretched across his cheeks.

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After their last class finished, Todoroki packed his things as fast as he could. He didn't want any more intimate questions to be asked to him. He was easy to peer pressure. After he finished packing up his bag, he bolted towards the classroom door.

"Todoroki Kun!" The voice was easily recognized as Midoriya's. He followed the dual quirked boy out of the room. As much as Todoroki wanted to stop and talk to his crush, he felt embarrassment burn in his chest. He continued forward, ignoring Midoriya's call. "Todorokiiii…" The call behind him came a little closer. Within a second, Midoriya tapped Todoroki on his shoulder.

"Yes Midoriya Kun?" He decided to pretend he hadn't heard him at first. He stood still, continuing to face away from Midoriya. 'He's too fast…' he thought.

Deku walked around to look Todoroki in the face. He smiled so large that his eyes closed. "Did you need help with Biology? You looked a little distracted."

"Hmmm…" A blush burned across his face. As much as Todoroki wanted to agree, he also didn't want to risk any rumors being spread about them. "I'd have no way to repay you."

"You can spar with me. I need to practice using my quirk with my legs." Midoriya suggested, rubbing his neck nervously.

How could Shoto pass up seeing Midoriya for more time, out of school? He looked so genuine. Todoroki eagerly nodded his head. "That sounds agreeable. Would you like to meet me in front of the dorms in an hour?"

"That sounds perfect." Midoriya waved his good byes, and ran back into the classroom.

Todoroki tried not to melt. He prepared a small list of things to do: he needed permission to use a location to spar in, needed to pack water, and needed to mentally prepare himself for one on one time with his ray of sunshine.