"Its not a hideout.". 

Kirishima's voice was wavering as he looked through the night vision goggles. "No ones in there...well sort of." He continued. The boy handed the goggles to Izuku, who looked equally shocked. 

The teens passed the device around, none of them speaking until everyone had a change to look. When they reached Chiharu he didn't know what to expect. 

Nomu. Dozens of Nomu in tanks along the wall. He cursed a little under his breath. Whoever had been texting Touya must have been talking about this, not the hideout. 

"I shouldn't have taken that info." He said, "This is too dangerous. We have to go.". 

Suddenly, the sound of sirens filled the area. The police had arrived along with multiple pro heroes. Mount Lady was the only one they could see from their angle because of her current height. 

"We should warn them-" Yaomomo started, but Todoroki shook his head. 

"We're too close to the Nomus. If we reveal ourselves we could be putting them under more strain." He said simply. She looked like she was going to protest, but didn't. 

Mount Lady used a nearby car to smash through the warehouse and suddenly the place sprung to life. Several things emerged, and among them was a strange looking villain. 

He made them all nervous. The way he held himself-his warped body...it was uncomfortable to even look at. 

The group stood and watched as Best Jeanist, who seemed to suddenly appear, used his quirk to tie the new mysterious villain up. 

Something was off about the whole situation. Chiharu cast a concerned look to Yaomomo who gave him one in return. 

"We have to hurry up." Todoroki said simply. After a couple nods they started moving closer, inching towards the warehouse. 

The villain burst free of his confines, attacking the heroes in return. 

Blood soaked through his costume. 

And then, like it couldn't get more chaotic, the rest of the league of villains materialized from a blob of black goo. Bakugou was among them. 

"Kacchan!" Izuku said, green lightening crackling at his fingertips. All Might had arrived on scene too. 

"We have to move now." The green haired boy said, "He's so close.". 

"We'll blow our cover." Kirishima said, "If they see us now...we're in danger. He could kill us.". He spoke to words like he was somehow causing it just by speaking it. 

Chiharu had to agree with him. He wasn't usually worried about dying, but this seemed different. Something about that villain...it looked like he could kill Haru. A feat few were capable of. 

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"It is a gamble," Iida said, "But we don't have any other options. We must trust in this idea.". 

Izuku nodded, then turned to Haru. "You've got this." He said with a wide smile. They had to split up. Izuku, Kirishima and Iida would rescue Bakugou while Todoroki, Yaomomo and Chiharu fought off and distracted the league. 

Chiharu, for some reason felt his eyes water. He was scared and definitely didn't want to let Izuku throw himself into danger so recklessly. 

Maybe if they weren't surrounded by their classmates, he would try to finish what he started just 42 hours ago. Maybe he could tell Izuku how he really felt. 

He couldn't, but with all that emotion so close to the surface, he couldn't just do nothing. So, mustering up all his courage his cupped Izuku's jaw and kissed him on the cheek. It was light, barely a touch at all, but it was there. 

"Be careful." Izuku mumbled, still rambling while awe struck. Suddenly Todoroki appeared behind them, placing a hand on Chiharu's shoulder. 

"Don't worry." He said, staring at Izuku with hard eyes, "I'll protect him if need be.". The words seemed to hold a double meaning, but Haru couldn't decipher it. Izuku seemed to be able to though, despite his still shocked expression. 

The groups peeled apart without any further words. 

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Haru grabbed the blonde girl's knife before she could stab Yaomomo. Barely in time, but he stopped it. 

"How do you do that?" The girl asked, her smile wide. She lunged for him, slashing all around, trying to pierce his flesh. Chiharu didn't exactly like the feeling, it hurt a little, but it was a million times better than someone else being stabbed. 

Suddenly a blast of ice came out of no where, freezing the girl in her place. Chiharu broke free of the ice that covered his feet pretty quickly, shivering as he did so. 

"Thanks Todoroki!" He said with a smile. Shoto smiled ever so slightly back at him. 

Suddenly his phone buzzed three times. It was the texts from Izuku, then. 

"We've gotta get out of here!" He said, right as he slammed a nearby brick into the face of some alligator looking bastard. 

"We're trying!" Yaoyorozu said, grunting as she tried to force out an escape device. Suddenly, Todoroki made a massive road of ice and picked up a rocket thruster Yaomomo had made before to attack one of the league members. 

The class vice president caught on quickly and made a sled big enough for three people. 

"Iwamoto, we have to leave now." Todoroki called out, climbing into the sled. Chiharu started running to the ice road but was stopped by the same lizard man as before. 

"God damn it!" He said, grabbed the guy. He flipped him over his shoulder, slamming him hard into some nearby rubble. With that he ran for the sled and hopped inside at the last second before the engine basically exploded, propelling them forwards. 

Todoroki gripped the smaller boy like his life depended on it, not wanting him to fall off. Chiharu flushed bright red at the contact but was panting too hard from the adrenaline rush to comment on anything. 

"You should get your quirk checked out, Iwamoto." Yaoyorozu said as they sped away, "I don't think being able to pick up someone that big at your size is normal.". 

"Why does everyone say that?" The boy said, overplaying his annoyance. The other two laughed quietly. He might actually have to see a specialist at this rate. 

They met with the rescue group on a nearby rooftop. 

"I'm glad you guys made it out." Kirishima said, pulling Chiharu into a quick hug. 

"You guys too." He said with smile. Haru's attention turned to Bakugou, who looked a little banged up but was otherwise okay.

He extended his hand to the blond. It was a simple gesture, but a reminder that they weren't enemies anymore. "I'm glad you're okay." The teen said. 

"I would have been better if you had come earlier, fucking jerk." Bakugou replied, but he took the hand. They stood there for a second and Chiharu smiled, raising an eyebrow. 

"Maybe I didn't want to rescue an ungrateful bastard?" He challenged. 

The rest of the group expected Bakugou to shout, defend himself or just generally get angry, but he didn't. He just laughed, aggressively yes, but he was laughing. It didn't take long for Chiharu to crack up too. 

Of course their classmates thought they had both absolutely lost it, but this was the sort of relationship the pair had now and they liked it this way. 

"Lets go home." Izuku said with a smile. The rest of them agreed easily. That had been enough excitement for one day. 

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Haru and Bakugou's relationship be like: Fuck you (affectionate) 

Welcome back everyone 😅 It's been a longer break than I intended, which is why I'm back with two chapters! You guys deserve it after waiting so long. 

I was experiencing some serious writers block because of the romance aspect of this fic. I was reading comments and seeing a lot of support for Todoroki and Haru's relationship and I got to thinking about how this fic should really end.

I don't usually plan my ending beforehand, I just keep updating until I realize where and how the story ends. But this time around I spent days dwelling on how it would end and I'm still not certain but I've come up with a few ways to figure it out.

Basically I'd just like you to read chapter 25 and give me your opinions on the possible ships!