6. After The Storm

"I'm so stupid for crying over a petty fight!" (Y/n) said as she punched herself in the gut.

"Woah! You don't have to beat yourself up over it!" Kirishima nervously grabbed the girl's arm and moved it to her side. The two sat in silence for another five minutes, as they both straightened out their thoughts.

"(L/n), I'm gonna say something and you probably aren't going to like it, but it's what you need to hear." Kirishima clenched his fists as he prepared his words correctly.

"Go on." She said, wiping the last tear from her eyes away.

"After everything, you told me, don't you have to agree with Ashido? I get what you mean by not falling in love easily, but it's okay to have a crush. You've spent every day with Monoma since you've met and you guys text a lot, so you can't deny there are some sort of feelings there. If not, try to picture yourself with any other person in our class, like Bakugou or Todoroki." (Y/n) dramatically gagged after his suggestions causing the boy to laugh. "See! There's your answer!"

"Maybe you're right, Kirishima. It's just that I've never felt this way before, and if I'm being honest, I don't know if I want to feel this way about him." She groaned as she brought her knees to her chest, burying her head into them.

"What's stopping you?" He asked as he mirrored her actions, by placing his head on his knees and looking in her direction. She looked to her side, making eye contact before replying.

"Everything! What if he doesn't like me back? What if he does? What if we date and break up? What if I confess to him and he stops talking to me? What if I end up liking him too much?" (Y/n)'s anxiousness grew as she thought of every horrible possible outcome.

"What if you get a happy ending?" Kirishima asked as he saw her face fill with worry.

"Impossible!" She snapped back.

"(L/n), these thoughts and feelings are important for you to acknowledge but you just have to go for it! It won't be the end of the world whether or not he rejects you, but you will regret it if you don't at least try to follow your heart." Kirishima stood up as he finished his sentence and outstretched his arm to her. She stared at his hand for a second before accepting it.

"Who knew you were an expert on love?" (Y/n) laughed. "I guess I should go apologize to Mina now." She gave her cousin a warm smile as she dusted her clothes.

"Hey, just because Ashido was right about your feelings doesn't mean she was right to talk to you like that. She's also wrong so don't beat yourself up about it." He said sternly hoping he was able to get through to her.

"Thanks, Eijiro, and sorry I've never really been a good cousin." She awkwardly rubbed the back of her head as she spoke, averting her eyes away from him without realizing she had just called him by his first name. Kirishima, taking notice, did the same.

"It's okay (Y/n), you don't owe me anything. I'll see you later." He said before walking up the steps of U.A. They waved at each other once more before going their separate ways.

(Y/n) burst through the door of their dorm room, noticing Mina had stayed in the same spot since she had left. The girl ran up to the pinkette forcing her into a hug. The two fell over, onto the floor, with (Y/n) on top of Mina. The pinkette was shocked by the sudden attack and shoved the girl off of her.

"I'm sorry Mina! I had a long talk with Eijiro and I realized I might have a small crush on Monoma, but I need a bit more time to think about it!" The two girls stared at each other as they sat on the floor.

"Ahhh!" Mina screamed as she ruffled her hair. "I'm sorry too (Y/n) I shouldn't have said those mean things and I shouldn't have pressured you. Do you forgive me?" (Y/n) nodded and attacked Mina into another hug. "Also did you just call Kirishima by his first name?" (Y/n) stared at her with wide eyes in realization.

"I guess I did." She said quietly.

"Okay, get off of me! I love you and everything, but this is too much!" Mina yelled as she pried the other girl off of her.

"Fine, I'm done! I'm going to my room to think about what I want but I'm glad we're okay!" (Y/n) giggled as she got up from the floor, dusting her clothes off. She turned and walked towards the elevator waiting for it to open. As it did, Mizuki was revealed, hanging around Bakugou's neck. The two glared at each other as Bakugou walked out of the elevator.

When she finally arrived in her room, she sat at her desk throwing her phone onto her bed to sort out whatever feelings she had left without any distractions. Just as she did her phone lit up with a new notification. Hurriedly, she stood up from her chair and grabbed her phone, swiping it open.

It was a text!

Neito:Let's walk to class together tomorrow!

(Y/n) smiled as she re-read the text over and over again. Realizing how she felt after looking at each letter, she fell back-first onto her bed and closed her eyes, holding her phone tightly onto her beating chest.

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Omgggg look at that character development!!! Round of applause for (Y/n)!!!I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Feedback is always welcomed!