It's been a few days after Shoto confessed and Izuku accepted it.

"Um.. I'm.. I'm not sure how I feel about you as well but I w-want to try so please take care of me!" Izuku says in a hurried voice, his face completely red as he bows down in a complete 90 degree angle, it's just sort of embarrassing ( in a nice way ), he doesn't know how to accept confessions since you know, this is his first one.

"Midoriya, you don't need to bow." Shoto says in a soft voice, helping Izuku up. "I'm glad you accepted, I promise I'll do my best in taking care of you. But... first, can I call you Izuku now?" Izuku turned even more redder than he already was.

"W-What...?"

"I um- well it's fine if you don't want to but-"

"N-No! No I definitely- I definitely want you to call me that if we're going to be um... b-boyfriends..." He says, his voice getting softer and softer with every word, his eyes darting, looking at anywhere but Shoto right now who had an understanding smile on his face.

"If things are moving too fast for you, how about I court you first?"

"W-Wha- c-courting?!" Izuku felt a bit dizzy, he imagined for days, months of his senpai courting him like he's a maiden or something, giving him flowers and chocolates, sharing sweet moments like that- is he really ready for that just yet?! Shoto nods.

"Of course, it seems wrong to just confess and get whatever I want so quick, so how about I court you and you tell me your answer two weeks from now?"

"H-Huh? But I'm really okay with-"

"No, I... I want you to see how much I appreciate you before you accept me. Will you let me?" Izuku doesn't know what to feel, a warm feeling bubbling up his chest, the same when he's around his senpai, is this really happening? Is this really fine? To just forget about him for a moment, to be selfish and to throw his feelings this past year to try something new and might make him happier?

"I-Isn't it obvious? W-Why would... Why would I ever reject something like that...?" Izuku asks, mumbling, embarrassed, Shoto merely smiled at him.

"I'm glad, I'll do my best, Midoriya." Shoto lowly croons, pressing a kiss to his cheek before leaving. Izuku stood still there in shock, wondering what just happened... he's only ever gotten hugs from his senpai...

Meanwhile, Shinso was staring at the exchange with unease, his throat tightening, a throbbing pain in his chest and a surge of protectiveness is continuously rising, getting the urge to get Izuku away from Shoto. He's not sure what it is but it feels unpleasant yet he should be happy, Izuku seems like he's genuinely starting to like Shoto more and more, that was their plan, wasn't it?

Still, why does he feel like doing something unspeakable to Shoto when the half and half teen pressed a kiss on Izuku's cheek?

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"I have an announcement to make, please quiet down." Izuku says, he called all of their members to their hideout underground, all of them wearing their signature black cloaks with grey accessories, Shinso was standing next to Izuku, having an idea of what Izuku is about to announce right now. The chatter immediately quieted down due to their leaders request.

"I... I'm not fit to be leader of this organization, I'm sorry. Shinso, my vice leader will be the leader from now on." There was silence before everyone started panicking, screaming and all the like, asking questions- demanding answers.

"Okay one by one-!" Izuku screams, they quiet down again. "Raise your hand if you have a question or if you want to say something, okay?"

Almost immediately, all their hands shot up. Izuku pointed at a random person.

"Why are you quitting? Do you not like Eijirou-senpai anymore?" Izuku bit his lip, he loved his senpai too much, it was unhealthy.

"I... I do, I still do love him but I've betrayed him and I don't think I'm fit to be the leader of this organization due to that. I still love him so much but I shouldn't keep lying to myself." The member slowly lowers his hand. Izuku points at another person.

"I'm sorry but I don't think I can take another leader aside from you! No offense to Shinso-kun but the entire reason I joined the cult is not even because I like Eijirou-senpai! It's because you asked me to!" A chorus of all the members agreeing comes through.

"E-Eh? What do you mean?"

"We don't care if you don't like Eijirou-senpai at all! We just want to be your members, you can change this thing into whatever you want! We don't have to keep following him!"

"Ah But But- the reason I-I'm leaving is because I... I l-like someone else and he confessed-"

"YOU WHAT?!"

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It might be a little overwhelming, Izuku thinks, Shinso thinks too as he sat next to Izuku in his room. I don't know- just, Izuku thought the main reason no one ever confessed to him was because you know, he hasn't shown that he has a quirk, he looks pretty plain, his hair looks like moss or something- he just never expected that it was because people knew that he liked someone else and just chose to stay with him and be members of a weird cult, never admitting their feelings because they don't want drama in the cult and they don't want to dissapoint Izuku?

Seriously- how can so many people like him at once?! 

"Ah.. so in the end no one really liked Eijirou-senpai like I did." Izuku pouts, "I guess except for you Shinso? You still like him, right?"

"..."

"Even you...?" Izuku sighs, "so I actually didn't get people to like Eijirou-senpai, I just got them to like me..."

"...No, I like him." Shinso forces himself to say, Izuku's eyes shone, he lets out a sigh of relief, leaning to his shoulder and hugging his arm, a relieved smile on his face, Shinso feels relieved too.

"I'm glad I atleast got you to like him!" Izuku chirps, "I'll make sure to help you catch his heart! And you still have the organisation behind your back, don't give up on him, Shin-chan!" Izuku says, encouragingly, holding his clenched fists up.

"...I won't."

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Izuku goes to school with Katsuki as always, they barely talked before they parted, Izuku walked to his classroom, noticing how chatty it is, he opened the door and as soon as people noticed, they scrambled to their seats, trying to act as if nothing happened. Izuku feels a little confused before he realized why, someone had left a box of chocolates and flowers on his desk along with a big blue blue teddy bear holding a heart sitting on his chair.

He immediately felt heat rise up to his face, glancing to where Shoto was sitting, the half and half male only smiled at him, he squeaks and looks back to his desk.

"Oooo what's this? Did someone confess to you Izuku?" Izuku almost shrieks, feeling an ever so familiar voice behind him, Kirishima had sneaked up on him when he wasn't paying attention, he felt his heart beat like crazy and his face heat up, no he shouldn't feel this way! He can't steal Eijirou-senpai from Shinso!

"U-Um... I-I... someone did..." Izuku mutters, looking down to twiddle with his fingers, trying not to look at his senpai but squeaks when he felt his hand on his chin, forcing him to look up, his face leaning a it close, an innocent look on his face, he felt red cover his face.

"S-Senpai! W-What are you doing?!"

"Eh? What's wrong, I just wanted to see the cute face of my Kouhai of course!" Kirishima laughs, stepping away, glancing at Shoto before turning his attention back to Izuku.

"Actually, I have to deliver some papers to Aizawa-sensei, can you pass it for me instead?"

"Oh um, sure."

Izuku carefully takes the papers into his hands, Kirishima embarrassingly enough, kisses his forehead before he left, Shoto raises a brow before his eyes widened, he got it now!

Kirishima was a good senpai who wants the best for his Kouhais and of course, Izuku is a Kouhai who he takes care of as well. And so he's issued a challenge to Shoto! What else could it be, it's not like he has a crush on Izuku, right? Shoto lets out a sigh of relief, he was nervous for a second there. He has to try harder and impress Izuku more if he wants to get his senpai's approval.

He got it, Kirishima lent him his help and now he wants to see the fruits of his effort, Kirishima was like that, he promised that he'll do his best. Not only because he wants to impress his senpai, he also of course, very much wants to impress Izuku as well.

The greenette holds the teddy bear in his hands, it looked impossibly large as he carried it to the back as not to disturb the class, he glances at Shoto with red rosy cheeks, a small pout on his face, now Shoto remembered that Izuku doesn't really like getting attention that much even though he relinquished in it. Shoto promises to be more quiet with his advances next time but seriously, he can't help but already want to shout his claim to the adorable teen.

Yet despite that, Izuku clearly appreciates his gift, soon sending Shoto a shy but bright smile, his cheeks turning redder. Yes, Shoto definitely wants to shout his claim over the adorable soon or risk getting him stolen away.