❝𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲,, 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐢 𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫❞
𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠: “it’s my party,, lesley gore” 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: denki kaminari 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨: fem reader, angst, oneshot, 3.3k+ words
not even the school festival could compare to how lively the school looked this night. often, the hero courses weren't allowed to participate in various clubs and activities as they were required to focus fully on their studies, but this was one of the rare exceptions. every year, the u.a. board would get together and choose a charity to donate to, and hold a grand party for the students and teachers in order to raise funds for said charity.
it was a big deal, and that's how you found yourself walking through a crowd of people to make it to the main entrance, streamers and projection lights and loud music threatening to spill out of the venue.
charity ball.
the gymnasium had been converted into a top-tier party venue, with splashes of white and blue at every corner. live music was on the stage at the back of the large room, with hundreds of people milling about to enjoy the various entertainments charity ball had to offer. you were almost overwhelmed, but couldn't help but have a huge grin on your face.
you and your best friend, denki kaminari, agreed to go to the ball together. the two of you had been so excited at the idea that you even coordinated outfits. needless to say, you both knew you would look stunning. denki had promised to meet you at the entrance, and you had no doubts that he would be there waiting for you. eventually, you spotted him near the edge of one of the doors.
"denks!" you called- more like yelled, it was a tad hard to hear over the loud music.
hurrying excitedly to meet your friend, a wave of nerves flashed through you. you had big hopes for tonight. you'd been preparing yourself for the past few weeks, from when denki agreed to go with you. obviously, he agreed as soon as you asked, you two were a power couple. you had a reputation for being fierce and funny.
the only problem was that you weren't dating.
"we look so cool!" you practically squealed, and denki squealed back in agreement. he wore a clean, black suit, with a muted pink button up shirt that poked out at the cuffs of his sleeves. His tie was thin and had the same pattern as your clutch.
"how long did it take you to slick back your hair?" you asked, threatening to poke it. denki instinctively moved away, guarding his hair with his hand.
"it took me, like, forty-five minutes! don't touch it, I don't wanna ruin it so early in the night!" you giggled and his sudden protectiveness, you found it extremely attractive that he was concerned with his appearance. of course, he wasn't vain, but he had the mind to not look like a fool when he walked out of the house.
"and how long did it take for you to squirm into that dress?" he asked, smirking. the dress was a muted pink that matched denki's shirt, it hugged you nicely, but it was still a loose fabric. he was just teasing.
you threatened to mess up his hair again before he winced and ducked, laughing at the both of yours' antics. "okay, okay, i get it!"
"come on, where's everyone else?" you looked around for the rest of your friends, but it was a bit difficult to see anyone through all the heads of people. at least you were able to point out a pink blob from the rest of the crowd. denki seemed to notice her around the same time as you.
"look, there's mina! let's go bother her," you giggled, grabbing denki's hand to pull him along with you. in all honesty, you shouldn't be bothered by his touch, but you still felt the innocent butterflies flutter in your stomach and a blush creeping onto your face that matched your dress.
despite almost losing him in the crowd, the two of you made it to your friend, who happened to be with a few more of them. you greeted yao-momo and izuku, then latched your arm onto mina, who squealed at the sight of you.
"ohh, girl, you look scrumptious!" her voice went high-pitched with excitement. you returned the compliment with the same energy, she looked great in her blue and black party dress. ushering you to one side as denki greeted the other two, she whispered, "it's too bad you'll be with denki soon, now i can't have you all to myself anymore!"
covering your mouth with your hand, you nearly had a laughing fit. mina knew all about your plans to confess to denki tonight, and had gone over it with you many times. now that the moment was here, she had to make sure you were confident in yourself for the ordeal.
you winked at her, which was enough to send her laughing. "it's okay babe, you'll still be my main hoe! denki's only a sidepiece."
of course, you didn't really mean any of what you said. you glanced over at denki, and thinking of how you were going to confess to him later that evening made a lump form in your throat. never have you met a person who was as reliable and as caring as him, you continuously find yourself in awe as he never fails to disappoint. even tonight. as flirtatious as he was, loyalty wasn't a foreign a concept to him.
and despite how nervous you were, you couldn't wait to tell him.
you and mina turned back to the group, your mini hype party only taking a few seconds. izuku was here with ochaco, who had finally worked up the nerve to ask him out. you admired her for that, and congratulated her the moment you found out. yao-momo was here with the rest of the class 1-a girls, as was mina. you all brainstormed where they all might be.
"jirou's probably near the stage," yao-momo commented, knowing her best friend well.
"as she should." you and denki chorused, giggling. fellow music junkies.
"let's head over there!", mina bounced excitedly. "the others are hopefully nearby."
"yes, lets!"
the five of you speed-walked to the spot where yao-momo predicted her friend would be, of course she was right. after spotting the girl rendezvousing with plenty more of your friends, you all called out to them, moving as quickly as you could through the crowd but unintentionally stepping on a few toes. you noticed that denki had an extra big grin.
𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞... 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞?
"hey guys!" you nearly screeched, the loud environment intoxicating you. you had only been there for a few minutes, but you had savoured each moment.
jirou, koda, and ochaco all embraced you with open arms. you had seen each other at school just yesterday, but the drastic change in scenery made you all feel like you hadn't seen each other in ages. warm greetings and compliments filled the air, just able to be heard over the band. the music had gotten louder and louder as you went further to the stage, making it not the ideal place to hold conversation.
it made your heart flutter when ochaco shyly held izuku's hand and smiled in greeting, before his face nearly exploded with violent color.
"let's move over to one of the tables, so we can eat and talk for a bit," yao-momo commented, latching onto jirou's arm as an indication to buddy up so that they could make it to a table without loosing anyone. you almost immediately grabbed denki's hand.
"where should we sit, y/n?" he asked, scanning the area.
all of you put your eyes together to try to find an open table, and somehow, you did. the tables consisted of either four seats or ten seats, all circular tables with matching table cloths and beautiful bouquets as centerpieces. of course, the chairs were shifted around by kids who needed more room at tables and wanted to sit with their friends. you guys were lucky enough to find a table that had ten chairs, all still intact.
"there! hurry, before other people get it!" you all giggled as you raced to the table, proudly securing your seats by hanging your belongings off the backs of your chairs and sitting down.
"oi! what do you guys think you're doing, are you trying to escape from us?!"
a gruff voice called the attention of all of you, one that you recognized well. bakugo sluggishly made his way over the the table you guys all sat at, and you spotted him and kirishima heading towards you guys. kirishima raised his hand to wave, and the rest of you reacted in unison, inviting them to sit with you.
the ten of you spent the next while excitedly chatting and eating, with a few more of your friends pulling up chairs from other tables to sit with you guys. many laughs were exchanged, you hadn't been in this good of a mood in a long time. normally, you be engaged in conversation as much as you could, but your thoughts were only on denki. you two sat next to each other, gaining any compliments on your matching outfits. eventually, mina encouraged everyone to get up and dance. the only one that really needed encouraging was bakugo, who was unamused at the thought of dancing. it just took some teasing to get him up and moving.
"come on everyone!" denki cheered, and you joined in with him, planning on asking him to step away with you for a moment but ultimately deciding against it. you started to wonder if confessing to him at a school dance was the right move or not.
i mean, come on. ochaco was able to confess to midoriya so they could go to the dance together! as a couple! am i just using our best friend status to take the lazy way out?... that's pretty pathetic...
you were feeling utterly down at the thought of your own failures, which started to impact how you imagined it going. you could see denki's face going slack with shock, and then nervousness. why would you think that he would love you back? yes, you were already inseparable, but that doesn't mean he wants to take your relationship further.
"dance with me y/n!" mina grinned, taking your hands in a waltzing manner and then proceeded to move in a way that definitely wasn't walting. you laughed lightly, trying to clear your head from the negative thoughts as you joined mina in whatever she was doing.
eventually, you lost denki on the dance floor, and you pushed the thought of confessing out of your mind. you couldn't spot a handful of your friends, but knew that they were having a good time.
𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞... ‘𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐣𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐧𝐲'𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞, 𝐢 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞...
you had so much fun enjoying yourself dancing, that the thought of denki slipped your mind until you heard a slow song start playing. the cliche trope had you in panic as you looked around for denki, only to find other couples pairing up. where was he? you should ask him to dance.
"mina, where's denki?" you asked, and she could see that nerves were starting to overcome you. the frown apparent on her face went unnoticed by you as you looked feverishly around for the yellow-haired boy.
"girl, you gotta chill," she said, looking around with you. she didn't want you to miss your golden opportunity, and gosh, she didn't want you to feel bad about yourself, either.
"but i can't find him! what if i never get to tell him..." you started mumbling to yourself, your previous frantic actions turning into despair. "after all, i'm a coward..."
this time, the look on mina's face didn't go unnoticed. she had a sour, offended expression. her mouth was wide open and her eyebrows were knitted in annoyance.
"what are you talking about?"
"well... i can never seem to tell denki anything about my feelings towards him, i'm just hiding under my friendship with him, i can't do anything right-"
the pink girl held a finger to your lip, shushing you. "i think not." she simply said, and then dragged you to wherever.
"kiri! emergency meeting!" she called, snatching the boy by his arm and dragging him away from his dance partner.
"oi! shitty hair was dancing with me, give him back, raccoon eyes!"
"super sorry bakugo!" mina called, holding back the whining redhead. "kiri, i need your wing-man skills! y/n needs a hype man!"
kirishima was also aware that you intended to confess to denki tonight. he was so pure and so honest, you couldn't help but believe everything he says.
"y/n, we've been over this! you're so cool and so manly, and denki will appreciate it if you're straightforward and manly with him too!"
"yes, kiri, preach! y/n, you are so fabulous, my o great, o smaug, o lavish bestie. look at you! inside and out! there's no reason for you to wait, no reason to get so hung up about it!"
"yeah! whenever you tell him, he's still gonna be so hyped!"
"just like you should be!"
you took in their praise, allowing their energy to effect yours. "you guys really think this is a good idea?"
"yes, babe! but in the minuscule chance that you're rejected, i'll be right here for ya! denki will get so jealous watching us make out."
that was all you needed to hear in order to cheer up, and both you and kirishima laughed at mina's confidence-booster. it worked, so there's no complaints. "you got this!! now go find him!"
at this point, the slow song had ended, and bakugo was mourning alone on the dance floor. kirishima stayed back for an extra moment to cheer you on as mina pushed you to go find him.
𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐨𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐲'𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠...
you walked through the crowd with a positive grin on your face, first scouring the dance floor, and after you couldn't find him there, you looked around your table. despite how long it was taking to find him, your confidence grew with each step, and you knew that you were about to pull the love of your life. he was the only one that could cheer you up when you were truly down, the only one who you could rely on for anything, the only one you knew would accept you no matter what. he made your everyday stressful life fun, and full of laughter, and that was magical in your eyes.
"you've absolutely got this, y/n" you muttered to yourself, you felt like you were glowing. the beacon of light in your life was about to be yours.
after searching around the whole venue and asking around, you still couldn't find denki. you wondered if he had wandered out into the garden, where you agreed to meet if the ball had gotten too overwhelming for either of you. though, they were supposed to alert the other if they were going to go outside, but there's no harm in checking.
it was nearing later in the night, and no one was arriving anymore. the gardens were mostly empty, with the occasional bit of chatter to be heard from here and there. the hedges almost resembled a maze, high and twisty, covering lots of ground on the land. the air was warm and comforting. cute benches and flower beds lined the curvy bushes, and you realized just how cute the gardens were as you walked on the cobblestone paths.
you didn't know how, but you could practically feel denki's presence in the serene setting. his goofy features rested perfectly in your mind as you continued to wander the garden.
and you were right. your features perked up as you heard denki's voice coming from around a corner, and you could see the top of your future lover's hair from above the bushes. you were about to run towards him... but then you heard another voice with him, and slowed down.
"you know, you didn't have to say it so cheesily. it would have been easier for me to accept if you didn't use so many pick up lines..."
"what? i only used, like, two!"
there was a brief moment of silence, and you stood as still as stone in your tracks. you were on the edge of the corner of the bushes where they were seated. you recognized the voice to be jirou, and you were skeptical about the whole situation.
jirou laughed, breaking the silence. you could almost see denki's sheepish smile, and you heard clothes shuffling. were they moving closer to each other?
"but, of course, denks, i... i think we could try out the dating thing."
suddenly, the air didn't feel so warm.
you doubted she noticed it, but that name was the only thing you would ever call denki anymore. denks. that was your nickname. how could she? but you couldn't blame her, judging on the bits of the conversation you just heard, it sounded like denki was the one to ask her out. had he gone mad? he never mentioned anything about liking jirou romantically, never.
you couldn't restrain yourself from poking your head around the corner to see what was going on. your limbs felt like lead and every sense in your body told you to turn around and run, but you couldn't stop yourself from peeking. they're alone together. you hated that. what if they were making out? or worse?
they were in no means making out or undressing, as many teenage couples do when given a dark, secluded space to themselves. they handled each other with such gentleness, as if they were scared too much force would upset the other to tears. he kissed her with the softness that you craved so much, the scene made you want to vomit.
as the air lost it's warmth, you felt the motivation and confidence draining from you, but your adoration still lay heavy in your chest. that was supposed to be you. it's not like you could do anything now, but the heartache that it caused you was made worse by the fact that you couldn't stop loving him.
as you turned away, tears filling your eyes, your mind went blank. you were walking, not running. everything about you felt heavy, and that muted pink dress that you once loved seemed like it was burning at your skin. the couple, unaware of what had happened, could hear your muffled, gutteral sobs, slowly moving away from them.
they moved away from each other, eyes wide in both confusion and shock. they had both seen a figure in the corner of their vision, but thought nothing of it as neither of them wanted to interrupt the moment. only denki recognized your cries, but why would you be crying?
denki wasn't dense. the realization of what happened set in his chest, almost as heavy as the pain in yours. suddenly, the name that jirou had called him left a bitter taste in his mouth. as much as he liked the girl in front of him, he couldn't ignore the reason he felt the need to be with her. he couldn't bring himself to call out to you as you trudged away, clearly in dissaray.
he couldn't bring himself to do much of anything. with jirou, it was much easier for him to make himself do things. maybe it was because he wasn't serious with her. but whenever it came to you, he was much too scared to make any big moves, he couldn't bring himself to tell you anything from all those years ago.
and maybe that was why he gave up on loving you a long time ago.
𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢'𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐟 𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨, 𝐜𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐟 𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨, 𝐜𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐟 𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮...
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