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"Kacchan!"

Said person looks up at the shouting teen who is breathing hard. "Sorry for making you wait," he brushes the sweats out of his forehead "I woke up late."

Katsuki rolled his eyes, "Obviously, and you have to run to make up for lost time". He checks his wrist watch "You're almost didn't make it, moron. Why are you late on your first date?" He scolds him like his own mother would.

Deku– Izuku gets flustered at the word 'date' "Um... I'm nervous! Who wouldn't get nervous on their first date?" He plays with his hands, looking at the sidewalk floor. "...I'm also excited." He smiles at Katsuki.

*Cute... wait. Fuck, now's now the time* "Whatever, let's just go" He walks towards the destination that Izuku texted him last night.

"Okay, Kacchan!"

Katsuki and Izuku's relationship went a long, zig-zag way up to this moment. They were friends, then enemies (albeit one-sided because of Katsuki's confused feelings about Izuku's helping hand, thinking that his friend was looking down on him) from when they were kids up to the first months of UA, and then proper rivals, after the fight at Ground Beta.

The very first thing they (Deku) did was analyze Shoot Style, during their house arrest. This guy, with scratch and bruises from his childhood friend and now his rival, really ask him about it. Unbelievable.

He was almost impressed at the shift. But Deku is Deku. Little shit.

At least he knew now that he was asking because he wanted to improve his moves and not boast about it. From that on, they had come to make a relationship that is not full of doubts (in Katsuki's part) and fears (in Izuku's).

He helped while he was able, Katsuki style. Straight to the point; No non-sense talk. All that jazz. After all, Deku had to keep up if he wanted to beat him. He also attended the occasional meetings with All Might to understand OFA more. Then they went back to the dorms.

School, spar, meetings, dorm. Again and again for weeks and months until Deku improved.

And so was he.

During this time he noticed the things about Deku that he didn't because of his confusing anger.

Like, how Deku's smile made everything brighter,
or how his eyes lit up when he is excited about things,
or how his hands always seemed to dance everywhere when he is flustered,
or how his heart skip a beat when he addressed him,
or how he was angry when someone was getting physically close to him.

That was new. He kind of feared it.

Just like their routine, it went on and on until one night when he looked at the stars and his brain suddenly thought about him. Many why's and how's flew everywhere around his head.

He came to the conclusion that he liked Deku.

No. He liked Izuku.

He also decided to tell him that one day. For now, he was content and that it's going well with him.

Then the War happened.

Lives lost, Heroes quit, many were injured. The war had ended but their suffering was not. They had lost a lot.

Katsuki thought he also lost Deku. Thankfully he... they didn't. But the little shit ran away with All Might because he thought it was better to fight AFO and Shigaraki with just himself and the few heroes standing.

After he tore his letter before his classmates' eyes, they deviced a plan together to retrieve him. And retrieve they did, not before a fight against Deku because he was stubborn.

He said sorry to all the things he had done and his feelings towards him. All of it. (not really, he didn't say about his *true* feelings)

Deku conceded.

They bathe him and let him eat and scold him and talked about what happened to them when he was away. He said sorry, he said thank you, and somehow slept in the sofa when he just said he can't sleep.

Katsuki was glad that he came back.

He thought it was best to cast aside his feelings, wait for a while.

He will wait for the right time.

They ride a taxi that will bring them to their itinerary. Izuku gets his phone from his pocket and texts someone. He smiles and stash his phone back. Right after that he starts to fidget and plays with his hand again, a growing habit when he's excited or scared.

Katsuki swats his hands, "Seriously, stop it. For a person who suggested this date, you're feeling so nervous. You should relax." He crosses his arms. Izuku pouts, "Well, I just want to impress–" "Yeah right it'll be impressive. Don't think hard about it okay?" To somehow divert his friend's mind, he playfully punches his arm.

"Ow! okay okay, I'll stop. Jeez." He shakes his head, laughing a little.

"That's more like it"

They planned the second war, together with the whole classmates and the other sections. Basically all hands on deck at UA, with all the heroes that they gathered during the lull.

The D-Day came and went.

They won, finally.

They celebrated even if some of them are still recovering from injury. Katsuki was happy, Deku was happy. All of them, of course. The greatest evil was gone after all.

Maybe, just maybe... he will say it.

One day.

They became closer than ever after the wars, as their other classmates were. Events like that made their group stronger, not just physically, but also their camaraderie. Things went normally. Old routines with Izuku came back too. Rinse and repeat. Kinda exhausting, but that's the way of being an upcoming Pro Hero.

Of course, since Izuku went out of his shell since his first year in UA, he got closer to some people like Katsuki were to his newfound friends (sometimes, he reluctantly thought that Sero, Kaminari and, Kirishima were his friends. But he's getting there.)

As a result, his feelings went back. Stronger than before. He almost dragged him back when one day when Mina stepped close to Izuku's side and held his arm in excitement. He almost exploded himself for that.

*One day* he promised.

They finally arrives at their destination, pays the driver and see the taxi goes away as they wait for another hour.

"Hey, Kacchan..."

"Hmm?"

"Thank you for always supporting me, even with small things like this. I really appreciate it."

He confronts Izuku as if he is offended, "Dork, don't mention it. And don't say it like you're going to die, it's creepy."

"Eep! Sorry! I just want to thank you, really. It's..." the dork swipes his hands on his curls "kinda embarrassing when you think about this situation doesn't it?"

"Well yeah," Katsuki rolls his eyes once again "It's more embarrassing if your date sees us like this."

"Noooo! Kacchan, please stop," Izuku is so flushed he looks like a strawberry even if he covers his face with his hands, it's still noticeable. It's as if the redness spreads throughout his body.

Katsuki laughs at him, "That's why next time, put in more effort and research more about your dating destination, okay? Seriously, who thinks about nagging someone to walk with them on their first date?" Now it's his friend's time to be offended, "I didn't nag at you! I only told you that I didn't know the place!" He displays his infamous pout.

"Yeah, yeah okay. Dork."

"Hey"

Both of them look at the person who greets them.

"Shouto!"

"Kacchan"

"Hmm, what is it?"

"Todoroki... uh, Shouto... he said he likes me and he wants us to go out."

Gulp. "Really? Never peg him to like someone"

"Don't say things like that! And um... I said I like him too."

Katsuki looked back at Izuku, " What?"

"Uh, I said like him. And I said yes." He blushed. "I liked him for some time now actually. I didn't have the courage to ask him. But he did."

*Like me*

"I am happy, Kacchan!"

He snorted "Good for you, nerd" he saw that Izuku is not amused. "Okay, God. Really, I am happy for you two. Just don't smooch in front of me."

"Kacchan!" he slapped his arm for revenge. And then, he held his hand. "But thank you, you approve of him. That means a lot to me." He gave him a heart-melting smile.

Katsuki's heart melted for a different reason, though. "It's fine. Just go for it. He will take care of you."

"I know he will!"

He didn't make his promise.

Izuku runs towards his boyfriend, and holds his hand. "I hope we didn't make you wait" Shouto shakes his head, "No, I just got out of the station". He nods as a reply, "Ah... just as we are! I'm glad we're not late!" he looks back at Katsuki, "Kacchan, thank you again!" he waves at him.

He waves back, "No problem. Todoroki," the mentioned one looks at him "Be sure to have a good date, I don't want him yapping at me after this! He already made my eyes bleed yesterday!" Izuku shouts and Todoroki laughs.

"I don't think that will stop him from texting you, nonetheless," He walks towards him "Thank you for accompanying him, Bakugou." He taps Katsuki's shoulder twice. Katsuki grimaces, "Bunch of saps, go on your date already!" He steps backs and walks towards the opposite direction.

"Get back safely okay?" Izuku shouts at him.

"Yeah, I will."

Deku–Izuku, his angel, has his own heaven now.
And Kacchan– Katsuki, will go back to his own hell.