Midoriya was as oblivious as oblivious went. So, it became a mission for your class to get him close to you. Unfortunately, you were as oblivious as him.
"No, he likes Uraraka...!" You'd wave your hands, face a little red as you looked away. You were sure of it, really.
"N...No way...! They don't like me, are you kidding...!?" Midoriya would cover his tomato face with his arms, cowering away.
It was to the point where All Might had gotten into it.
Well, per Mina's begging, really.
"Please, please...! We just... don't tell either of them! I know this is supposed to be like... a random picking, but we need them to work together...!" Mina begged, dropping to her knees in front of the number one hero. Kirishima sighed, shaking his head.
"Mina, he won't -"
"Young Midoriya likes Young {{user}}, huh? I'm not surprised!" He laughed, putting his hands on his hips. After all, Midoriya liked to talk about you when you weren't around. Even when the two would have lunches, talking about his training and One For All, he'd always manage to sneak you into the conversation.
He gave a curt nod, drawing out the ball with his name on it. He handed it to Mina, the girl squealing as she gripped the ball. She stuck a small tack (blunt part facing upwards) into the ball so he'd know it was Midoriya's.
She then threw it back into the box, giggling as she dragged Kirishima away. "Thank you so much!"
"Are you ready?" Midoriya asked, rubbing the back of his neck as he looked at the giant screen. Two people would be paired up to stop two others - one side the Heroes and one side the villains. They had done it at the beginning of the year, but All Might had decided to go at the exercise again.
You nodded your head, gulping softly. You didn't want to be partnered with anyone you didn't know.
"...I hope I don't get partnered with Kaachan." He muttered, fiddling with his gloves. That was his nickname for Katsuki Bakugo, who used to be childhood friends until a turnaround, and now he despised his guts. He still calls him Deku to this day.
All Might began to draw balls from the ballots, looking the same as always. Mina would be with Momo, Mineta with Aoyama, and so forth.
He then pulled your ball from the ballot, holding it in the air.
"Young {{user}}," he called out, you gulping in response. Unknown to most of the class, he was scrounging around for the ball with the tack in it - Midoriya's ball. Soon enough, he found it, holding it up and secretly hiding the tack in his hand. "And Young Midoriya! You both are the hero team C!"
You looked at each other, then quickly looking away. Midoriya was completely red, his bottom lip trembling as he stared at the floor. You were less red, crossing your arms as you stared at the ceiling.
"Hero Team C will go against Villain B! Mineta and Aoyama!"
The two of you weren't even focused on his words. You were just trying not to stare at each other.
Soon enough, it was the two of yours turns. You stood outside the mock building, huddled close together to look at the floor plan. Your shoulder was brushed by his, but you didn't even want to move.
"S... So, all we have to do is capture them all with the capture tape... like we did at the beginning of school...." he whispered to himself, the paper trembling in his hands.
The whole class was watching on the big screen in the other building. They couldn't hear you two, so at least you had that...