𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗲 - 𝗌. 𝗍𝗈𝖽𝗈𝗋𝗈𝗄𝗂 「✓」 - Chapter 7: Chapter 7

"𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭"
"she poured boiling hot water on you?"
y/n asked as she stared at the two-toned-haired boy in shock. shoto told her about everything that had happened before and after they had stopped seeing each other.
"yea. i can still hear her calling my left side unbearable." he said. his eyes showed more emotion than usual.
it was almost like an invisible wall that separated the two was breaking down. almost like they were kids again when they would steal candy from y/n's mom's secret stash and hide in a closet to eat it.
they would whisper to each other about different things. shoto even proposed to her before.
with a ring pop of course.
"y/n l/n marry me!" he whisper shouted as he held the candy out in front of her. his face was a bright red. her eyes widened, but she was confused.
"what does that mean?"
"when two people love each other they get married so they stay together forever."
"really?"
he nodded his head up and down vigorously.
"then of course i'll marry you shoto!"
she let him put the "ring" on her finger and hugged him. "we're gonna be together forever shoto."
he hugged back. "yes we are y/n."
oh, how naive they were.
standing in front of the door, y/n was tempted to turn around and run home but knew her mom would find her and drag her back.
as she was about to knock, the door opened revealing shoto in his training clothes.
she lowered her fist and gave him an awkward smile. "hey todoroki."
"good morning l/n."
he moved to the side giving her space to step inside the house. she understood and walked forward, taking her shoes off once she was inside.
shoto closed the door and waited for her to finish. she stood up straight and turned around to see him watching her.
they locked eyes. the many things that they wanted to say playing on repeat in their minds, but both of them hesitant to speak.
"y/n you're here!" the voice of fuyumi breaking the silence.
the two looked away, a little flustered.
"h-hey fuyumi."
"i have to leave soon, so have fun training you two."
"ok. see ya."
shoto nodded at his sister before speaking to y/n. "follow me l/n."
she walked next to him trying to match his pace. he stopped in front of a door and opened it, letting her go in first.
she thanked him and made her way in. the room was a little bit bigger than her training room back at home. it had a lot of equipment as well.
she expected endeavor to be there, but there was no sign of the fiery bastard anywhere. at least she won't have to see him.
"we can stretch separately and then spar." shoto said as he moved towards the middle of the room.
"ok."
she stood in the middle of the room as well, but not too close to him. they started stretching in silence. subconsciously they started to do the same thing.
they both stretched their left arm at the same time. then the right, then their legs, and so on.
the slight hint of surprise that shined in their eyes whenever they mimicked each other was interesting, to say the least.
"do you want to use quirks or no?" todoroki asked as they finished up their last stretch.
"we can start without them." y/n replied.
"ok."
they got into a fighting stance.
they rushed towards each other. y/n sidestepped and tried to trip shoto, but he moved out of the way in time.
he faked her out by pretending like he was going to punch her. when she went to block, he grabbed her arms and turned her around.
his attempt to restrain her failed when she leaned forward and flipped him over her back.
the impact of his back hitting the floor made him gasp for air. not wasting any time, y/n straddled him and held down his arms. they were both breathing heavily.
y/n smirked. "looks like i won that round."
in the next few seconds, she found herself on her back with todoroki hovering over her.
he gave her the same smirk she had given him before. "no i think i did."
"you bitch." she laughed.
a small smile appeared on his face as her laugh warmed his heart.
"why are you looking at me like that?" she asked.
"your laugh is beautiful. did you know that?"
"huh?" his boldness shocked her.
"i said-"
"i know what you said, but why did you say it?"
he shrugged. "just telling you the truth."
she didn't know if he was being genuine or if he was playing with her. what she did know was that she wanted to punch him in his perfect face.
they stared at each other. one with eyes filled with admiration, the other with uncertainty, and both with love.
the temptation to know how his lips felt on hers and the position that they were in, wasn't making it any easier for her to keep her cool. if only he knew what he was doing to her.
little butterflies flew around in shoto's stomach, but the feeling confused him because he never felt anything like it before.
"l/n?" he asked. she quirked an eyebrow at him.
"what does it mean when your stomach feels weird, but your not hungry and you don't have a stomach ache?"
his question confused her. "todoroki what are you talking about?"
"recently whenever i'm around you, i get this weird feeling..." he pointed to his stomach. "..right here."
she stared at him still confused, but then it hit her. her eyes widened at the realization that shoto todoroki likes her.
she felt her face heat up as she got flustered. "oh umm.. see uh." she was looking at everything but him.
"are you ok?" he was concerned.
"yup i'm fine." she replied too quickly.
"look at me then."
she tried to change the subject. "why don't we continue training?"
he grabbed her chin and made her look at him, causing her face to heat up more. his eyes scanned her face.
"why are you so nervous?"
"i'm not nervous."
he got closer causing her to hold her breath. "your face is getting hot. are you sick?"
she shook her head no.
"hmm." his other hand moved and accidentally brushed against her thigh causing her to jump up a little.
when she did their lips touched, but only for a split second.
todoroki felt something similar to a spark of electricity run through his body and he wanted to feel it again.
"do that again." the slight hint of neediness in his voice made y/n feel weak.
"do what again?" even though she knew what he meant, she acted clueless.
"kiss me."
she wanted to, but on the other hand, she was unsure if she should. didn't he admit to not wanting to be friends? if they do this, then they would end up being more than that. wouldn't they?
what if they do kiss, but he ends up acting cold again? would it end up being a one-time thing that they both pretend didn't happen when it's over with?
guess there's only one way to find out.
just as todoroki was growing restless she put her hands on the back of his head and pulled him into a kiss.
it was only supposed to be a quick peck, but need and desire overpowered common sense.
the way they connected was almost like a puzzle piece.
without breaking the kiss, they sat up and he pulled her into his lap.
their hands roamed each other's bodies. hers ended up in his hair and his ended up on her waist.
they continued to kiss for a while, then eventually they pulled away. lips swollen, hair messy, and out of breath.
"damn." y/n said as she realized what they just did.
"i guess i know what that feeling meant now." todoroki said as he admired her flushed face.
"hmm." y/n hummed.
now that it was over, she started to question,
was it worth it?