"Hey, Deku why are you friends with Bakugo?" Uraraka questioned one day before home room.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Deku countered cautiously unsure if he liked where this conversation was going.
"Well, he bully's you all the time. He's never nice to you. He clearly doesn't care whether you get hurt or-"
"No, no you're wrong about all of that!" Deku insisted shaking his head profusely at the brunette in front of him. "Kaachan cares, Uraraka. I swear."
"I don't know Midorya, Bakugo doesn't really seem like the caring type." Iida frowned at him from where he stood listening in on the conversation.
"That's because you all don't know Kaachan the way I do." Deku replied his tone getting defensive. Who were all of them to question his longest relationship?
"Midorya, how long has it been since you've had a real friend?" Todoroki spoke up startling the green haired teen.
"I've had one real friend all my life, I can barely remember a time when I didn't have him with me." Midorya answered honestly.
"I see, and would this person just so happen to be Bakugo?" Todoroki questioned.
"So, what if he is?" Midorya questioned.
"Midorya you may have developed some kind of form of Stockholm syndrome." Todoroki informed him.
"W-What? Wait a second-" Midorya went to protest but todoroki kept going.
"The situation you're in with bakugo is very unhealthy. Do you understand that?" Todoroki asked.
"No, you're the ones who don't understand!" Midorya protested his fists clenching.
"Hey, Deku, What the hell are you screaming about?" Bakugo questioned as he walked into the room his red eyes as sharp as ever.
"It's nothing Kaachan, nothing at all." Midorya put his hands up in a calming gesture. "Just...homework?"
"You're a shitty liar, Deku. What's going on? And you better tell the truth this time or your ass is gonna be flying out that door." Bakugo pulled out his chair sitting down.
"You can't talk to him that way! He's your classmate and as your class rep I forbid this kind of-" Ida was cut off by Uraraka.
"Like you care if anything's got him upset. You're a bully Bakugo plain and simple. You have no reason to treat Deku the way that you do!"
"You don't know what you're talking about, Roundface." Bakugo flippantly replied.
Deku took a deep breath looking around at his new friends all baring looks of concern before Deku turned to face his longest friend.
"Bakugo," Deku began pulling his own seat next to the blonde boy gaining his full attention, not that he had ever lost it. Bakugo hadn't taken his eyes off midorya since he entered the room. He seemed on edge for some reason and he wanted to know why. "I think...I think it's time. You can stop pretending now."
"Pretending?" Tsu echoed in surprise. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Forget pretending! Did he just call Bakugo by his actual name!?" Denki asked in surprise.
"Shut up, you damn nerd, I don't know what your talking about." Bakugo insisted shaking his head at Deku.
"No, listen to me. You don't have to protect me anymore. I-I have a quirk now, I'm not afraid. No one is going to hurt me now, I can hold my own." Midorya grabbed his friends hand.
"Let go." Bakugo glared trying to pull his hand back but Deku already had a good grip even without the use of his quirk.
"No, not until you quit this act. Stop pretending, I'm telling you it's safe." Deku
"I'll be the judge of that." Bakugo replied his voice even. "Icy hot, what's your opinion on quirkless people?"
"Excuse me? I'm not sure why that's relevant here." Todoroki frowned.
"Just answer the damn question." Bakugo ordered.
"They're extremely rare, far weaker than others in society-" Todoroki began to list.
"I said your opinion, I'm well aware of the facts." Bakugo interrupted him.
"I guess, I don't really have an opinion. I've never met someone who was." Todoroki admitted.
"Alright, does anyone else, who isn't Deku, have an opinion on quirkless?" Bakugo challenged.
"Man, why does all this matter?" Kirishima asked scratching his head.
Bakugo sighed, before speaking again. "For people who are quirkless life is extremely difficult. They're viewed as the weakest members of society and it's quite easy for them to fall victim to all kinds of abuse and harassment especially in their younger years."
"Like bullying? Honestly, Bakugo you're such a hypo-"
"Let him finish." Deku's voice cut her off. Uraraka looked at Deku startled. The green haired boys grip only tightening on the blonde's hand. "It's not just a lesson on society it's a story, my no our story. If you want to know why I'm friends with Bakugo even though he acts like a jerk all the time you'll listen to him now."
"You heard the nerd, now no more interruptions." Bakugo snapped everyone going quiet out of surprise.
"When I was 5 I got my explosion quirk. It was kindergarten and almost everyone was developing a quirk around that time. Only one kid in my class didn't develop their quirk, my best friend, Deku here." Bakugo revealed.
"Oh my gosh you were quirkless!? That's horrible!" Mina exclaimed her hands on her cheeks.
"It's not that bad Mina, after all I have a quirk now at least." Deku tried to comfort her. "It's not exactly common to develop one so late in life, but it is possible."
"If I was quirkless it's likely my father would have murdered me. I can't really understand what you went through but it must have been quite difficult." Todoroki informed Deku.
"So what if you were quirkless Deku. That doesn't excuse the way bakugo's been treating you." Uraraka protested.
"Don't you understand Uraraka? Kaachan has been bullying me to protect me." Deku explained.
"That doesn't even make any sense." Mineta pointed out.
"You idiots, do I seriously have to explain everything to you?" Bakugo groaned rubbing at his head. "Kids in my class were beginning to bully Deku when they found out he was quirkless, I tried to protect him and make them stop, but I was outnumbered and the teachers didn't seem all that concerned with the situation. Kids will be kids or some shit. So, one day after we both got our asses kicked for the 10th time in a week, Deku came up with a plan. Since I couldn't beat them, I had to join them. At first I thought the plan was crazy, but pretty soon after a few days everyone bought the act. The fiercer I was towards Deku, the more cowards stayed away from him because they saw he was getting what he deserved for being quirkless. Better to be bullied by one person than a dozen individually. Now what were you saying before about me not having a reason for treating him the way I do?"
"But that whole situation...it's just...just...so wrong." Uraraka struggled.
"That's life." Bakugo replied. "Oh, by the way Deku and I are friends forever. Deal with it."
That was my first BNHA oneshot. Tell me what you think in the comments and I do take requests.