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" Kacchan ! " a small , green haired boy who looked around ten yelled , heart-rate speeding up from the nerves as his hand gripped the precious piece of metal .

He ran to a blonde who was being swarmed by other kids , all of them trying to earn his attention .

The greenette looked at Katsuki . Katsuki looked back .

The crimson eyed boy rolled his eyes at him , " what do you want Deku ? " he growled , folding his arms .

Deku mumbled something quietly , nervously bouncing on the balls of his feet . He took a nervous deep breath and thrusted the metal toward the other , squeezing his eyes shut . His stomach churned as he just stood there , locket in hand .

Izuku half expected Katsuki to smile , examine the metal and show curiosity , as he would if they were alone . Instead , he was met with a completely different reaction , one of hatred .

The latter raised an eyebrow , snatching the metal . Then the quirkless boy's eyes lit up . He took it ! Hopefully he would keep it safe and smile at Izuku , telling him he was thankful .

But no . That's not what happened at all .

Bakugo burst into laughter instead . Then , he threw the locket onto the floor as if it meant nothing to him . As if it was useless . " why would I want that Deku , " he spat , laughing .

The other boy's heart sank as he looked down , tears welling up in his eyes . His vision became blurred as he ran away , away from Katsuki and his group .

Katsuki's heart ached a dull ache , he'd just made his best friend cry . Of course he wasn't the type to do that usually , he was only showing off because of the other children around .

Once he got them all to clear off , he got to his knees and rummaged around in the dirt , desperately searching for the locket . After a while , he found it and began to examine it , just as Izuku expected he would . He looked at it , tracing his fingers over the intricate design . The blonde opened it to be met with a picture of the two , hugging .

The male frowned .

He got up and left , walking back to his mom , who was chatting with Inko , though there was no sign of Izuku . Katsuki looked down as he put on the locket , mind flooding with guilt . He looked around the house in the greenette's favourite spots , then he found him , curled up inside his closet and sniffling .

Bakugo didn't want to see the other like that and so he left back to his mother , which he thought it would be best to do , though it just made Izuku feel worse .

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Years had passed and Izuku and Katsuki were now in UA , their second year there . The two had stopped talking completely since the locket incident even though Katsuki still kept the locket . He wore it everyday , hidden underneath his shirt .

The greenette was minding his own business when he felt a hand on his arm . To his great surprise , that hand belonged to a blonde . A blonde he hadn't talked to for years . A blonde who he loved . A blonde who he thought hated him .

" I'm sorry . "

They were the words that slipped past the crimson eyed male's lips . Words the other thought he would never hear from him .

" For ? "

" Being an ass Deku . I'm sorry . For everything . "

Izuku wasn't buying it , he thought it was all some sick joke that the other had planned . Until two small gestures changed his mind .

First , Katsuki pulled a locket out of his shirt so it was visible . It took a few glances to realise that it was , in fact , the locket he'd gone out of his way to buy the blonde . He still had it .

The next thing the shorter male did was grab the other male's hand . Of course , he returned the greenette's feelings and that locket incident was the only thing that made him realise .

Katsuki loved Izuku .

Immediately , Midoriya , held the hand and dragged the other boy to his dorm , closing the door behind them .

" Kacchan you have no idea how you made me feel . You made me feel like shit . You made me feel as if I meant nothing . As if I meant nothing to everyone and that was all I'd ever mean . I know you're sorry , I appreciate that you said it face-to-face with me . The truth is , I'm proud of you Kacchan . "

The string of words made Katsuki's heart flutter and made butterflies erupt in his stomach .  " I am sorry.. I was an asshole . But , Deku , only now have I realised this . I love you . I always have . Honestly , I don't think I could take it , and so I made us drift apart . It's all my fault , I'm sorry , I didn't mean to hurt you , I really didn't , I was such a brat , I always took you for granted when I knew you meant so damn much to me , I'm so sorry , I really am ! I'm trying to- "

Before he could  ramble any more , his sentence was cut of by a pair of soft lips being gently  pressed to his own . Katsuki's eyes widened as his eyes glassed over and tears began to stream out of his eyes .

The green haired male smiled softly , wiping the tears away with his thumb . He held the other close , sitting on the bed and pulling the blonde down to sit with him . The emerald eyed male cuddled him tight , holding onto him as if he was a lifeline . He was so so happy that he'd managed to get Katsuki back . And , he wasn't lying when he said that he was proud of the blonde , everyone knew he was very stubborn and would rarely ever apologise for anything .

Izuku pressed a gentle kiss to his forehead , laying down with him as he stroked and played with his blonde spiky hair . Katsuki just smiled to himself , words couldn't describe how happy he was at that point in time .

" Would you like to be my boyfriend ? " Izuku finally whispered to the other , eyes only half open .

" Of course I would .. "

Delighted , Izuku smiled and kissed Katsuki's cheek . Though the blonde was happy , he couldn't fight the guilt still twisting at his stomach and making him feel like a horrible person . He didn't speak up about it , he didn't see the point of talking about it to Izuku .

But , it would have been better if he talked considering what happened a while after ..

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[ ɢᴜʏs ᴏʜ ᴍʏ ɢᴏᴅ ᴛʏsᴍ ғᴏʀ sᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅs ! ɪ'ᴍ ᴠᴇʀʏ ɢʀᴀᴛᴇғᴜʟ !

ᴀʟsᴏ sᴏʀʀʏ ғᴏʀ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴄʟɪғғʜᴀɴɢᴇʀ ! ʜᴇʜ , ɴᴏᴛ sᴜʀᴇ I ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴜᴛ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛ 2 ᴛʜᴇɴ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ! ]