Todoroki POV

'I wonder if (Y/n) likes Kaminari... What if she doesn't like me anymore?' I think. 'Maybe I'll go ask her...'

And like a miracle, I bump into (Y/n) a few minutes later.

"Are you okay? Nothing bad right?" I confirm.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for checking, Shoto," she says.

"(Y/n), uhh, do you like Kaminari by any chance?" I ask.

(Y/n) POV

'What? Why is he asking me if I like Kaminari? Of course not! Is he trying to hint at something? Does he not like me anymore? Is he just jealous? That would make me super happy, but what if that's not the case? What are the odds that that perfect person would have anything to be jealous of? What if he really wants to break it off with me? Wait, but he just stood up for me in front of Endeavour... Now I'm confused.' I think.

I run away. I don't know what to believe. I feel like I should trust him but what about all these years that I've been the one chasing him for? How do I trust him when I don't have anything to trust? I run away and out of reach from Shoto. I have to figure out my thoughts.

Todoroki POV

'Wait, does she actually like Kaminari? I mean, yeah, why else would she run away?' I think, devastated.

Then Uraraka shows up from behind a corner.

"What the heck were you thinking?" she says super sternly.

"What?" I say, surprised at how angry Uraraka can be.

"You're always looking ahead. Way up front-- where Momo is. You're just pulling (Y/n) along. It's always like that. Don't you ever see the sadness in her eyes? Of course not. You never look back at her, and even if you do, all you do is make her rely on you. Of course, she'll start to get fond of Kaminari! At least he treats her like an equal and not someone that has to be helped and supported for everything they do!"

"But the 3 of us have been together since the beginning of middle school... And (Y/n)'s not behind me, we--" I try to say but I'm cut off.

"There you go again! Trying to act like you understood, like you were doing the right thing! Have you ever considered how (Y/n) felt? Ever? She's not like you, she's not like Momo. She's not at the top of perfection and here you are standing at the peak of it all, always saying Momo this Momo that. What the heck are you doing? What the heck are you doing?" she half-yells. "And who cares if you've been together since middle school? You're jealous of Kaminari and she's only mentioned him like what? 3 times? You being you probably talked about Momo for all 3 years of middle school. People like you who can do everything will NEVER UNDERSTAND HOW INSECURE (Y/N) FELT. She probably ran away thinking that she was going to be dumped."

"What? But there's no way she could've misunderstood that!" I say.

"Of course she could have, considering the way you've treated her all this time. How would she even consider that you were simply jealous if she thinks that she's the one chasing after you for all this time? Are you stupid?" she says, super stern. She starts to walk towards me but someone grabs her arm.

"Hey, calm down, round face."

She turns around and faces Bakugou.

"Bakugou-kun... but let me get mad at him! I have so much more I need to say!"

"Shh round face. Yelling doesn't effing suit you, and besides, I think half-and-half got it," he replies.

I simply stand there, eyes wide. I didn't realize at all.

"The one vs. ones are starting soon so you don't have enough time right now but you better run after her once you lose!" she says.

'Once I lose? The chance of winning for me is not even considered, huh?'

"And Todoroki," she says, glaring at me. "You're beyond lucky to have such a nice girl keep up with your terrible attitude for a whole 3 months, oh I mean years, but don't you dare get ahead of yourself. At this rate, you're the one that's going to get dumped." She then leaves while talking to Bakugou.

I stand there in pure shock. I don't know what to say or even think.

Kirishima POV

I run around and finally spot Kaminari.

"Bro, are you okay?"

"Yeah? I'm fine don't worry Kirishima,"

"You have to work harder! Todoroki's going to understand how important she is soon enough! You don't have forever!" I say to him.

"I know," he says, super serious. "I know."

~~~

(Y/n) POV

We're on the final match of the first round of the one vs. ones. I lost my first match against Iida, I guess I was a little full of myself to think that I would be able to win a match or two.

It's Bakugou and Uraraka's match. It was a rough match, but a good one. They were both serious all the way to the end. I thought Ochako would win when all the debris came down but all of that became ashes through one singular blow. But the moment Ochako hit the ground, Bakugou's face turned an expression that I never would have even imagined on Bakugou. Sincere worry and horror that he'd gone too far. I don't think anyone else would have noticed a minor detail like this, other than Kirishima and me but it was a start for Ochako. I hope it goes well for her.

'Ugh, but that stung...' I think. 'I don't think I've ever seen Shoto with an expression like that, at least not for me. '

The next match is Shoto vs. Deku. I don't really want to think about Shoto right now, but it doesn't look like I have a choice.

He walks up on to the platform and I think, 'Oh, I can't help it. I like him.'

The match starts and Shoto only uses his right side. He's not using his fire again. 'He forgot again. It's his power. What's he doing? That's not his best. He's better than that. Come on, Shoto,'

"SHOTO!" I yell as loud as possible so he can hear me through all these cheers. "SMILE!" I put my fingers to the corner of my lips and push them upwards to show him what I was trying to say, just in case he couldn't hear me.

Todoroki POV

I couldn't focus. (Y/n) was all that I could think of until I heard her voice. "SHOTO," she yells. "SMILE!"

Mini Flashback to somewhere back in middle school

"Shoto, you've looked happiest when you were four, before you got your quirk," she said.

"I was stupid back then, I hadn't realized that it was his power," I said.

"Why do you think it's his power now? Yeah, he's terrible but so what? I don't think my quirk is my dad's power," she replied.

"You don't...?" I said a little surprised.

"Nope! I've always thought that it was mine the whole time-- even after the quirk surgery. Shoto, you have 2 really powerful quirks so I don't think you really think of them as important, but for me, it's my tiny bit of hope I have left to become a hero. I have to work with it, it's part of me. But then again, isn't that the same for you?" she asked.

"Yeah..." I said.

"Shoto, why don't you smile more? You smiled so much more before you got your quirk. I want you to smile more, Shoto," she said.

End of mini Flashback, back to the present

'That's right. I'll just talk to her after all this is over. Uraraka's right. She's the nicest person I know. There's absolutely nothing to be distracted about.' I think. 'I'm sorry (Y/n), I remember now. It's my quirk. It's my power.'

I start my fire quirk and use my full power. Oh, it feels nice to go all out sometimes.

I look back at (Y/n) and mouth 'Thank you' before continuing my match.

(Y/n) POV

I turn to Ochako-chan that's next to me.

"Ochako-chan,"

"Hmm? What is it, (Y/n)-chan?"

"I'm weak. I lost on the first round," I say.

"Yeah, but you were against Iida! And Momo lost too!"

"That was because she was against Tokoyami, but my point is, although Momo is perfect, I'd like to think that Shoto needs me just as much as I need him. I'm not going to lose to Momo, I like Shoto after all," I say.

(A/N Thank you so much for reading this chapter! I really hope you enjoyed it! I've decided on who to end it with, so I really hope I don't disappoint anyone that was hoping for the other person. I hope you found it at least a bit interesting and I hope to see you next chapter! PLUS ULTRA!!!!)