Hey all, this is an A/N. Keep in mind this is AU after the Deku Bakugo fight, so the events won't line up with what's happening in the anime/manga.

That's really all I needed to say. Enjoy even if it's not that great (hopefully it's okay :P)

- POV - Ochako -

It was Saturday, Deku's last day of house arrest had finished yesterday. He was finally going to come out and say hi to me and Iida. I know it was only three days, but I still missed him throughout the week. I hope he'll be fine when coming back to school and he won't be too behind.

Iida and I had begun walking to Deku's room. "Are you excited to see Deku again, Iida?" I held back a smile, trying not to look too excited.

"Izuku was only under house arrest for three days, Uraraka." Iida looked at me strangely.

"Y-Yeah... well..."

"And we saw him yesterday while he was cleaning around the building."

"I-I know, but this time we'll be able to actually hang out with him!" Iida gave me a thinker's expression. Was something off about my behavior? Does he think something's up?

We'd arrived at his room. We stood in front of the door awkwardly for a bit. "Well, are you gonna knock on the door, Uraraka?" I didn't want to personally in case I'd wake him up, but it wasn't a huge deal. I'm sure he'd be fine to waking up to Iida and I.

But what if he's been staying up late studying and working out? I know he's trying to work ahead of the pack and doesn't like being left behind. He could've been up all night, and I don't think that's uncharacteristic of him. I'm not sure if I should-

"Uraraka, you must be taking a lot from Deku."

"W-What was that?"

"You're muttering to yourself just like he is. Just go ahead and open the door, it'll be fine. If we weren't allowed to do this, then I, as class representative, would have already objected!"

"Just like you objected to helping retrieve Bakugo?"

Iida was silenced after that. I liked Iida... n-not in that way! I like Iida, but he is a bit demanding sometimes. He may seem like a goody-two-shoes, but like the rest of us, he follows the rules when they deem fit. He sometimes breaks them for the sake of others.

But anyways, I went up to the door and took a deep breath. Calm down, you got this! I knocked lightly. "Deku, are you in there?" He went quiet, there was no response. Iida didn't say anything, so I decided to knock again.

"Deku, good morning! Iida and I came down to say hi this morning!" I heard some movement now.

"Hi, Uraraka! I'll be out in a moment." That was easier than expected. Iida's being unusually quiet, however. I took some deep breaths. My social anxiety is really bad now for some reason; though it doesn't act up around others.

I turned around to look at Iida, looking away from the door. "He's awa-" He's gone! Iida left! "I-Iida? Where are you?"

I walked down the hallway a bit and checked my surroundings. I couldn't see him anywhere. "Iida?" I heard the door behind me open, and Deku was dressed and ready. He looked like he was ready to go and train more. Dang, he meant a "moment" when he said a "moment", huh? How does he do his hair that quickly?

"Hi, Uraraka! Where's Iida?" I turned around and saw Deku. I suddenly hugged him, unaware of what I was doing myself.

"I missed you, Deku! Don't ever go under house arrest again!" I let him go and looked at his face. I was going to tell him that I didn't know where Iida went but he looked a bit dazed. "Is s-something wrong?"

"N... No! I'm f-fine!" He looked a bit embarrassed, and his face was pink. Did I really just... Oh geez.

Aoyama's words started to ring in my head again. "Is it... because you like him?" My face started to grow warmer and I didn't say anything. This wasn't good. Argh... dammit Uraraka! Calm down! Just act natu-

I didn't have time to think much. My face grew beet red, and I covered my cheeks with my hands."I... I-I need to find Iida! B-Be right back!"

"Wait, Uraraka!" I ran away with my hands over my face.

"I-I'll see you again today! I'm not l-leaving you!" I ran back, and a tear ran down my eye. I'm an idiot. Why did I let that happen? Now things are weird... and I still need to find I-

Iida popped up behind me. He was in his room, and I had unknowingly run to it. He was grinning slightly as if he had seen something humorous. His smile disappeared when he saw my face.

"Uraraka, are you alright?" I was getting frustrated.

"Why did you leave me alone with him! You're the class representative! Y-You know I'm not supposed to be out without a friend or par-"

"Firstly, you had Midoriya with you. Secondly, I was testing something." I gasped. Was he... watching us? Did he think it was funny? "You like Izuku, do you?"

My face turned red again. "Iida! Now is not the time! We need to go and say hello to-"

"Stop avoiding the question, Uraraka!" He sounded very commanding. My eyes widened at his shout and I nodded my head slowly. "Good. Now that you've admitted it, we can start to get somewhere."

"G-Get somewhere? Iida, I don't think he likes me back. This isn't going to happen."

"I'm sorry for leaving you behind. I was testing to see how you interacted with him alone. And as expected, you got embarrassed and ran off." My facial expression turned from embarrassed to a bit insulted. "Not that that's bad, of course! It's only natural for you to be afraid around the one you ha-"

"Shh! Can we talk about this somewhere else? Maybe another day? For now, how about BOTH of us go and say hi to Deku."

Iida looked pensive for a bit. Then he looked back to me. "I'll go with you under one condition, and I won't state it until you comply. Do you trust me?"

I hesitated. "Don't do it, Uraraka. He'll trick you into doing something you don't want to do." That was one side of me. The other thought: "This is Iida, your best friend in U.A. along with Deku! We can trust him. And after all, the whole point was to say hello to Deku."

I decided to go with the conclusion that the former was the devil on my shoulder and the latter was the angel, though neither were completely evil or good. "O... Okay. I comply."

"Uraraka, you have to ask out Midoriya within three weeks of today's date!"

My face flushed. It was worse than when Mei Hatsume was over Izuku. I... I didn't think it would be that bad! Damnit, Iida! "W... What?!"

"You agreed! Now let's go say hi to Deku!" Iida grabbed my arm and dragged me (unwillingly) towards the hallway where Deku's room was.

"Iida, you're a snake! I'm not voting for you next year if we're in the same class!"