Back to the Past
Shoto Todoroki had no idea why he was even bothering with this. He hated his classmate, Katsuki Bakugo. Bakugo reminded him of his own father, and that was not a good comparison. In Todoroki's eyes, Bakugo and his father were both power hungry people who only care about themselves and will hurt anyone to get their way. Todoroki was invited to the library by Bakugo to have a talk, and for some reason he couldn't fathom, he had accepted the offer. He remembered the conversation he and Bakugo had just before their class officially ended.
Flashback (20 minutes earlier)…
"Hey, Icy-Hot," Bakugo said, getting Todoroki's attention.
"What do you want?" Todoroki asked, annoyed by someone like Bakugo talking to him. Bakugo looked right and left before getting in Todoroki's ear.
"I heard that you wanted to know more about my past and my relationship with Deku. Meet me at the library in 20 minutes and I'll tell you everything," Bakugo whispered, with a hand blocking his mouth. Before Todoroki could say something in response, Bakugo put his hands in his pockets and walked out of the classroom.
"Todoroki, what was all that about?" Mineta asked, equally perplexed about the scene between Todoroki and Bakugo.
"I…have absolutely no idea," Todoroki mumbled, looking down at his lap for a few seconds before bringing his head back up. "But, I think I'll find out soon enough," Todoroki continued as he started packing up, leaving Mineta curious.
Flashback Over…
Todoroki got to the door of the library, not really knowing what he faced once he got in there. He may not know Bakugo well, but he's seen enough of Bakugo to know how unpredictable he could be. Todoroki took a deep breath, preparing himself for anything, whether it would be information or a fight.
When he walked in, he looked around and saw Bakugo sitting at a table near the horror/suspense section. Todoroki took another deep breath, and walked towards Bakugo. When Bakugo saw Todoroki heading towards him, he tapped the chair next to him with his hand. Todoroki simply nodded before he sat down.
"So…how's it going, Icy-Hot?" Bakugo asked, seemingly nervous on what he was about to say.
"Cut the formalities, Bakugo. You invited me here to give me some information, so tell me what you want to tell me," Todoroki stated. Bakugo sighed, and nodded.
"Alright. But before I do, I want to ask; what has Deku ever said about our past?" Bakugo asked.
"All I've heard from Midoriya is that you bullied him. He's never really talked about his childhood with you. When any of us have ever tried to ask him about that, he dodges it and changes the subject," Todoroki said, noticing Bakugo wince at the answer.
"Yeah…that doesn't surprise me. OK, I'm going to tell you everything. So, I met Deku when I was two years old…"
Flashback (13 Years Ago)…
"But Mom, I don't wanna go!" a three year old Bakugo complained, trying to free himself from his mother's grasp.
"Don't bother trying to leave Katsuki. My friend wanted to meet you, and you're going to meet her," Bakugo's mother, Mitsuki, said with a hint of finality in her voice, which Bakugo did not understand.
"But…" Bakugo began, before his mother lightly slapped him on the hand.
"No buts Katsuki…"
"Can you please get to the part where you meet Midoriya?" Todoroki asked, annoyed at what he felt was Bakugo stalling.
"I'm getting there! Anyway…"
"Hi Mitsuki! It's been far too long," Inko Midoriya greeted, giving Mitsuki a hug, and ruffling Bakugo's hair. "And it's nice to see you Katsuki". Bakugo nodded and shook her hand before taking a seat on a couch in front of the TV. After half an hour of hearing Inko and Mitsuki talking with each other, he got off the couch.
"I'm bored!" Bakugo exclaimed before he walked out of the living room. He decided to explore the apartment in the hopes of finding something fun to do. He looked through the master bedroom, the bathrooms, and an office room. Bakugo then opened another door, and found a bedroom full of All Might stuff. Bakugo, who was a huge fan of All Might, looked around the room and took an All Might figure from the dresser and ran out of the room.
"Mom! Look at what I found!" Bakugo exclaimed excitedly, waving the All Might figure left and right. "It was in a room over there full of All Might things!" Bakugo exclaimed again, pointing to the room he had just came out of.
"Oh, that's one of Izuku's action figures, Bakugo," Inko explained. "He's my son, and he's the same age you are," Inko explained upon seeing Bakugo's eyebrows raise in curiosity. "You can play with him once he wakes up from his nap," Inko said, prompting Bakugo to run back into the room. When Bakugo went back in, he saw a lump on the All Might themed bed, and knew that the lump housed Izuku.
"WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!" Bakugo chanted loudly, as he banged on the bed right next to Izuku. Izuku sprang up from his bed, looking all around his room, before he saw Bakugo holding one of his All Might figures. Before Bakugo could say anything, Izuku started to cry loudly. Inko ran into the room, and hugged Izuku to calm him down.
"Momma, who's that? He has my toy, is he a robber?" Izuku mumbled, hiding himself behind his Mom.
"Sweetie, this is the son of my friend. His name is Katsuki Bakugo. Why don't you go and say hello to him," Inko explained, rubbing Izuku's head in an attempt to further comfort him.
"OK," Izuku said, nodding his head before he went over to Bakugo, and put his hand out. "Hi there, I'm Izuku Midoriya. It's nice to meet you," Izuku greeted. Bakugo smiled, grabbed Izuku's hand, and shook it with enough power to make Izuku slightly shake.
"I'm Katsuki Bakugo, and I love All Might too!" Bakugo exclaimed. Upon hearing this, Izuku got a big smile on his face.
"Isn't he the best!? He's the coolest hero ever!"Midoriya responded, his excitement growing to Bakugo's level of excitement.
"He's awesome! He always wins and kicks the bad guy's butt!" Bakugo cheered, jumping on Midoriya's bed.
"Do you want to play the All Might video game with me?" Midoriya asked, holding a controller in front of Bakugo's face. Bakugo smiled and took the controller from his hands.
"Yeah! But I hope you don't mind losing, because I'm undefeated in this game!" Bakugo said. As the two children set up the game, Mitsuki and Inko looked at each other, and smiled at the adorable sight of their two toddlers getting along.
"So, the two of you were bonded over your adoration of All Might?" Todoroki asked.
"Pretty much, and when we started hanging out, I realized a lot of other things that I liked about him. He was nice, he was loyal, and we liked a lot of the same things, so for the first three years, everything was great. We hung out practically every day, our Mom's got along great, and we were all happy. But then, I got my Quirk," Bakugo explained, with his voice going down to a whisper when he got to the last sentence. Todoroki leaned over the table a little bit, waiting for Bakugo to continue.