Chapter 3
"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
Izuku blinked as he watched his fellow classmates leap into the air, all smiles on their face. The room was decorated with party streamers and ballrooms, and in the center of it all was a big birthday cake that said Happy Birthday July babies! with his, Mina's, and Sero's names at the bottom.
"Um guys," He started, a slight flush on his face. "Today isn't my birthday."
"We know, dude! We're celebrating anyone who was born in this month!" Kirishima said with a few classmates nodding in the background.
"That's right! When we asked each other's birthdays, we realized we had three July Birthday babies in our class! Five if you count Hitoshi and Togata! So we figured it'd be nice if we could all celebrate together!" Mina said. Izuku blinked, shocked.
"Just so we're clear, we asked if we could do this. Mr. Aizawa would have our heads otherwise," Denki said, chuckling nervously.
"Come on, come on, there's cake to be had!" Ochako said, pushing Izuku through the door. The class then proceeded to circle around the cake, with Izuku, Mina, and Sero in the center.
"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to Midoriya, Mina, and Sero! Happy birthday to you!"
"Would you all kindly shut the fuck up?!" Yelled a certain blond, currently had his head on the desk.
"Aww, bakubro! We're celebrating birthdays!" Kirishima pouted, which caused Katsuki to growl.
"It's July 7th. None of these people's birthday are even remotely close! Why the hell are we celebrating it now for?!" He shouted, lifting his head up to glare at the rest of the class, who didn't seem as put off about his attitude, and continued to shower the three with congratulations, praises, and gifts.
"Because it's a birthday bash, dude! Izuku and Sero was born on the 15th, right? Well, Mina is born on the 30th. About time we leave U.A, who knows when this will happen again?" Kirishima said.
"Plus, ribbit, it's not a total lost, ribbit. President Mic's birthday is today, ribbit." Asui said.
"We already have his gifts in our hands!" Mina said, holding up a small bag as two other students showed theirs. Katsuki scoffed, turning away, and continued to lay his head down, ignoring the rest of his classmates. Izuku couldn't help, but stare at him, concerned, as the class began moving around again, Iida cutting the cake. While everyone was distracted, Izuku moved closer to the blond.
"Kacchan?"
Silence greeted him. Izuku waited patiently, still staring at him, when Katsuki grunted.
"The hell do you want, stupid nerd?" He muffled into his arms. Izuku took this as a sign to move closer to him, and spoke in a low voice.
"Is everything okay?" He asked. Katsuki snorted.
"What kind of stupid question is that, Deku? I'm fucking peachy, right now. Just go back to the party, and leave me the hell alone." He said. Izuku frowned, and was about to reply when a squeal from Mina cut him off.
"Oooh! My bae got something for me! Isn't she the greatest?" Mina cooed, looking at her phone. Everyone else blinked.
"Bae?"
"She means her girlfriend. That girl from the B-class, Itsuka Kendo, right?" Jirou asked and Mina nodded.
"Yep! That's the one! She's gonna stop by real soon, I can't wait!" She squeaked, a dopey smile coming across her face.
"Huh," Izuku started. "Never knew her and Itsuka were that close."
"She's all she's ever talked about, goddamn it," Katsuki growled. "It's disgusting."
"Disgusting because they're both girls?" Izuku asked, frowning. He was startled back when Katsuki quickly lifted his head up and leveled him a glare that would make even Satan cry. The greenette could see his palms twitching, and quietly wondered if he was about to be blown away.
"Disgusting because it's sappy as hell, and they keep making fuck-eyes at each other! I'm not a fucking bigot, Deku!" He shouted, and Izuku held his hands up in surrender.
"Okay! Okay! I never said you were, Kacchan," Izuku said. "Though you don't seem very happy?"
"Fuckin' elated," Katsuki snorted. "They are somehow worse than shitty hair and dunce bucket."
"Dunce bucket?" Izuku couldn't help, but giggled, despite it being a rude name. Katsuki ignored this and pointed over to Kirishima and Denki, both engage into a conversation with Sero. Though, with the way Kaminari kept glancing over at Kirishima, Izuku wonders if he's really paying attention.
"Wish they would just hurry up and fuck each other already." Katsuki muttered, slipping back onto the desk. Before Izuku could say anything, a plate of cake was in his face. He turned around to see Ochako handing it to him with a smile and a wink, pointing at Katsuki and then Izuku himself. Izuku was confused before he started to flush red when she began opening her mouth, pretending to eat the cake and then pointed at Katsuki again.
Oh dear god. He thought
He couldn't get his words out quick enough before Ochako shoved the plate into his hands, and merrily skipped away, giggling.
"Was that Round-Face?" Katsuki muttered.
"U-Uh, yeah, it was. She brought over a slice of cake for me," He said, looking down at the cake. He realized they had cut him a slice with his name on it, written in green icing and cake itself was vanilla, the topping made with heavy cream. "I know you don't like sweets, Kacchan, but do you want a piece?"
"Fuck no." Was the reply. It was disheartening to hear, but Izuku was never the one to give up.
"Come on, just a tiny little bite."
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Pretty please?"
"I said no! Stupid Deku!" Before Katsuki could finished, Izuku had already shoved a fork into his mouth, smiling. They hardly notice the room going quiet as Katsuki stared murder into Izuku's eyes. Swallowing, he was about to rip his best friend/rival a new one when Izuku shoved yet another piece into his mouth. Katsuki choked, red eyes in disbelief as Izuku took another piece of his cake and pointed at him, eyes determined, cake aimed.
"I don't know what your problem is, Kacchan, but I'm going to find out. Even if I have to force feed you cake." He said, looking deadly serious at the moment.
Katsuki was torn between laughing, crying, shouting, or all three.
Ochako giggled.
"Aww, young love."