Izuku stepped back into UA Monday morning. He had done his laundry at home so of course he had missed his Monday morning donuts and tea with Shouto but he already knew that was going to happen. Saturday and Sunday Shinsou came over for a few hours which was a little surprising but Izuku had kept his feelings to himself. He wanted to tell Toshinori about how he felt but he couldn't bring himself to say anything.
How did he feel about Shouto and Katsuki?
He had lost a lot of sleep over those two nights. Izuku was struggling with more than just that... All Might had told him Heatwave had finally woke up but she wasn't taking her quirkless state well. Another attack had happened but it was towards a regular civilian who had a powerful quirk and it was being kept out of the papers... He was feeling uneasy now. He felt like the attacks were going to get closer.
Maybe it was because of his PTSD with Stain making him paranoid.
That odd paranoid feeling had melted away completely when his big emerald eyes landed on Katsuki and Shouto. The couple smiled at him and it made his poor heart thump hard in his chest. It wasn't the kind that was painful but the butterflies in his stomach made him more nervous. He only had to wait a few hours and he would be alone with them again...
But it was the last week.
Just that very thought was enough to make him feel upset. Maybe it sounded stupid in his head to be upset but what if they had decided they didn't want to hang around with him anymore? What if they were just tolerating him until this was finished and they decided he wasn't worth the trouble anymore? All those negative thoughts made his stomach turn.
"Midoriya?"
Izuku jumped in his seat. Shouta looked concerned. His stomach twisted again.
"Are you ok? You look pale-
Izuku vomited onto the floor. Shouto and Katsuki jumped up without hesitating and rushed to his side.
Am I sick-
The thought never finished in his head and he vomited again. He heard everyone make disgusted noises but he couldn't help himself. He hadn't felt sick until just right now. What the hell did he eat- he hadn't been around anyone sick. He always washed his hands but...
"He's burning up!" Katsuki said.
"Can I trust you two to take him to Recovery Girl? I have to get the janitor in here."
Katsuki picked up Izuku bridal style and rushed out of the room quickly. Izuku rolled his eyes lazily, seeing the burning look in those crimson eyes that always looked angry and piercing but they looked worried and soft now. It seemed so weird for him. The blonde boy looked down at him and forced a bright smile. Izuku blinked thinking the other boy said something to him but he dozed off.
Izuku felt himself being placed into a bed, feeling the cold sheet on his skin. His shoes came off then his socks. He felt something cold touch his head then a beeping sound came next. He heard some voices and someone sounded mad but he rolled over in the bed grabbing the sheets to cover himself. He dozed in and out of it for hours.
At some point he woke up and went to the bathroom. He barely noticed Recovery Girl sitting there filling out paperwork. He felt his stomach twist again and he vomited into the toilet. He wiped his face off and walked out staring at the older woman. He blinked slowly trying to figure out what was going on exactly.
"Are you ok boy?"
"What... what do I have?" he asked hoarsely, "I felt fine all weekend."
"There's a stomach bug going around and you caught it quite badly. You had a fever of one hundred three but thanks to some fever reducer and Todoroki, we brought it down to one hundred one. It's about five in the afternoon. I plan on sending you off to your room in about two hours so I can go home. I have a wheelchair for you and Bakugou said he would come back to get you."
Izuku nodded and returned to the bathroom to vomit once more before returning to the bed. He couldn't argue even if he wanted too.
X
"Be careful. There's a stomach bug going around," Recovery Girl warned.
Shouto and Katsuki looked at each other before nodding. They both had noticed some students had been missing over the last week but thought nothing of it.
"We must keep his fever down. He needs to be down to his boxers and left in a cool room. He can have one sheet and a pillow. I don't know why but it's hard to keep his fever down."
The old woman handed Shouto a bottle of Tylenol.
"Maybe I can excuse you and you can keep him company with your ice quirk. I know it maybe a lot to ask but I really want to make sure he doesn't get worse."
"I can do that," Shouto said.
Recovery Girl smiled.
"Let me call Aizawa and let him know. I know you're still under punishment for being nosy."
Bakugou huffed but said nothing.
"See you boys later. Thank you so much for the help."
Shouto and Katsuki walked in silence while the blonde pushed Izuku in the wheelchair. Izuku was still rather drugged out and he was sleeping the moment they placed him in the wheelchair. Shinsou watched as the couple wheeled the sick boy into their dorm area. Katsuki gave Shouto one last kiss and squeezed Izuku's hand. He went to his room quietly not daring to call or text his boyfriend in fear the sound would wake Izuku up.
He woke Izuku up and he rolled his head to the side. Shouto felt his heart skip a beat when those grass green eyes looked at him. His eyes looked glassy and he still looked sleepy but he got up with Shouto's help. He wondered if the sick boy knew where he was at or not. Izuku laid on the bed trying to grab at the comforter but Shouto pulled it away.
"Recovery Girl said you need a sheet only. Let's get your other clothes off and get you into bed. I can cool you off so your fever doesn't get worse."
"Un, I'm cold."
"Let me get you a sheet."
Shouto walked over to his dresser and pulled a sheet that was folded up off. He unfolded it and placed it over Izuku. He pulled the heavy comforter off and tossed it to the side. He placed his trash can by Izuku. Recovery Girl said he hadn't vomited for a couple of hours but he just wanted to make sure. He crawled up next to him.
"Are you doing ok?" Shouto asked brushing away his sweaty green curls.
"Mmmhmmm."
"It is still my punishment... Do you want to ask me a question? It seems to be your thing."
Izuku smiled weakly and shook his head.
"That's fine too. You could always ask double or triple the questions when you're better."
Shouto placed his left hand on Izuku's head.
"Sooo cold..." he complained softly.
"I promised Recovery Girl I would care for you."
"Oh... ok..."
Through out the night Shouto would wake up every single hour and check Izuku's temperature but it never reached any higher than 101.6. He was exhausted by five in the morning but he had to make sure Izuku was still ok. It was about six in the morning when his phone started vibrating. Shouto rolled over in bed and grabbed the phone. He answered with a soft tone that Katsuki almost didn't hear him.
"Hello?"
"How is he?"
"I got to check. Hold on."
Shouto checked his temperature again for the umpteenth time.
"It's 99.5."
"It's a lot lower. I'll help you get him to Recovery Girl."
Shouto gently shook him and Izuku groaned loudly. His hair looked worse than normal and his face had regained a little bit of color. He slid out of bed and tried helping Izuku to his feet when he heard someone knock and the door opened up. Izuku stared blankly at the old woman at the doorway. She eyed Izuku over before grabbing the wheelchair.
"Todoroki, you looked tired."
"I had to make sure he didn't get any worse."
"Boy, you only had to keep him cool. You didn't need to worry about him so excessively. Go back to bed. Aizawa already gave you the day off. Your boyfriend can bring your homework to you. I'll bring him back up to the infirmary. Have a good day."
X
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Katsuki left class at four with all of Shouto's paperwork in a red folder and all Izuku's paperwork in a blue folder. He stopped by his boyfriend's room (with permission from Aizawa of course) and knocked. Shouto opened the door looking more alive and less tired than he had this morning. He smiled at his blonde boyfriend and leaned in giving him a kiss.
"How was class?"
"Boring as fuck. Are you doing ok?" Katsuki asked looking around Shouto's room.
It felt like he hadn't been in there for almost a year and it only been a few weeks.
"Recovery Girl said Izuku is in his room right now. I suppose we are still under punishment..." Shouto said with a sly smile, "You think we should go over and see if he needs anything?"
"I think that's a good idea. Let's go."
Shouto locked the door behind him and took his folder from his boyfriend. The two of them headed down the hallway towards Izuku's room when Shinsou showed up at the door first. He looked back at the couple giving them a weird look. They stood there for a few minutes before Shinsou spoke.
"What do you two want?"
"We are still under punishment."
Shinsou gave them a weird grin.
"You both look like you rather enjoy it all. Or are you still trying to woo him?" he asked teasing them.
Their faces turned red. Shinsou sighed and looked at the floor.
"Just remember, I can make you do anything I want. You hurt him, you won't like me anymore. I can promise I can make it look like an accident."
"Whatever. Just move."
Shinsou opened the door and poked his head in.
"Your slaves are here with your homework. Is that ok?"
"Yes," Izuku said weakly.
Shinsou walked away giving Katsuki the middle finger. He growled but Shouto shoved him through the door. The couple stood there in his room. It was the first time they had been in there since they were caught reading his dreams and private thoughts so it made them feel a little awkward.
"Hi."
"Hi, how are you feeling?" Shouto asked walking past his boyfriend and sat down on the floor by Izuku.
He was watching a movie and he was on the floor wrapped up in a big All Might comforter. He had a few empty bottles of water around him and a half a bottle of red Pedialyte on the floor. Izuku looked like he was still really tired but he had a big smile on his face. He looked like he was happy to see them.
"Oh... You brought my homework?" Izuku asked innocently.
"Yea."
"We can work on it together if you want," Shouto offered.
"Ok."
The two of them sat down on the floor with him. Shouto and Izuku worked on their homework, despite the fuzziness in his brain. Katsuki watched some TV even though it was a movie had a seen a few times, he was more than happy to sit there with them. It was close to five thirty when the two of them finally finished everything.
"Are you hungry?" Katsuki asked looking at the freckled boy.
Izuku's face appeared thoughtful before he nodded enthusiastically.
"Ok, I'll be back in a little while. Try and stay up, ok?"
Izuku nodded. Katsuki disappeared out of the room. Shouto and Izuku sat there watching the TV for a while. Izuku scooted closer to the other boy before finally leaning his head on his shoulder. The two of them stayed quiet for a while before Izuku sat up and looked at him. He still looked tired since he was sick but he still smiled anyways.
"Thanks for taking care of me."
Shouto smiled, "You're welcome. I'm glad my quirk is good for something."
Izuku giggled.
"It's good for a lot of things but yes, thank you a lot. Recovery Girl told me she was worried about you. Normally being that the fevers never go that high for that virus, it did with you. She was thinking that maybe All Might would have to take you to the doctor in a couple days when you were better, making sure nothing else was wrong with you."
"Oh."
He blushed.
"I think we owe you a couple of questions, don't we?"
"Oh... We don't have to do that..."
"I don't mind. Did you have anything on your mind?"
Izuku scratched his head.
"Well...Who's your favorite hero?" Izuku asked.
Shouto smiled, "All Might."
"Oh! Awesome!"
"Anything else?"
Izuku fidgeted with his blanket.
"I'm an only child so... what's it like growing up with siblings?"
"Oh well..."
Shouto tapped his chin.
"My older brother was a bit of an ass but he was funny though. He left so then there was Fuyumi. She's really smart and she's gentle. She... has her faults. Natsuo has a bit of a temper but he's actually funny. He just doesn't like dealing with people. I didn't play with them often but that's what I know of them from when we were younger."
"Oh."
"It's interesting though. To be around so many people with so many different personalities."
Izuku smiled.
The two of them went back to watching the movie and Izuku dozed off until seven when Katsuki woke them up. He was carrying a big pot of soup and placed it on Izuku's coffee table that had been placed to the side. He left again and returned with three spoons, three bowls and three waters. He served Izuku first then Shouto then himself. They ate in silence for a while.
"This is really good. What is this called?" Izuku asked looking at it.
"Beef stew but I add medium hot sauce to it usually. I went with mild this time since you're sick."
"I love it!"
Knock, knock.
"Come in!" Izuku said.
Aizawa opened the door with Shinsou beside of him.
"What are you doing?"
"Feeding me," Izuku said with a smile, "They are still under punishment, right?"
"Alright."
"We finished our homework. Do you want it?" he asked.
"Give it to me tomorrow. You have thirty minutes. Get some rest. All Might will take you around one to the doctor since Recovery Girl can only do so much herself."
"Ok."
The couple left like they were supposed too leaving Izuku by himself. He sighed feeling slightly lonely. It had been nice having Shouto by his side all night. He ignored the mess on his floor and turned off the light. He headed for bed and allowed sleep to take him.
X
X
"Are you ok?"
Izuku looked over at All Might.
"Huh?"
"Are you ok? Are you still sick? I can talk to Shouta and tell him you want to be home."
Izuku bit his lip and shook his head.
"I'm not sick anymore. I just... I have a lot on my mind."
"Is it Todoroki and Bakugou?"
Izuku hung his head. Was he really that easy to read?
"I just don't know how to feel about them. I mean, shouldn't I be mad at them? They went into my room. They read my private thoughts... I just..."
"Well, what is it that you feel?" Toshinori asked, "I may not know much about love but I can try and help."
"Wouldn't it be weird to date two people at once?" Izuku asked, "How would that even work?"
The older man laughed, "In some parts of the world it's actually a common thing. You wouldn't be weird at all and it works for them. There are a few ways of doing it. There's the relationship that has three people but two people share one person and have nothing to do with each other. Then the other is where all three are dating together. I know it's built on a lot of trust and not something that seems so easy."
"Oh. I guess it would be the three of us dating. Would that be something that bothered you?"
"Not at all. I want you to be happy."
"When should I say anything?" Izuku asked.
"You can at the end of the week. You could always ask them how they feel about you. What do you think?"
The freckled boy tapped his chin.
"I think that's a good idea!"
Toshinori smiled.
"Let's head upstairs and I can greet everyone."
"Alright!"
X
"You want us to race All Might."
Izuku nodded excitedly. The number one hero continued to stretch behind his adopted son.
"You do know he's going to beat the shit out of us."
Izuku laughed.
"You should be able to handle yourself against him.:
Katsuki stared at his favorite hero. He was going to get slaughtered by the number one hero. This was not going to end well.
"I'm ready," Shouto said quietly.
He already knew he was going to lose but how could anyone not be excited training with their favorite hero? Shouto had let Izuku know Bakugou's favorite was also All Might.
So Izuku came up with an idea... Just to be nice to them.
Shouto glanced over at the green haired boy. Izuku locked eyes with him and gave him a wink. He immediately blushed, smiled and looked away. The two of them took their places on the track with All Might joining them last flashing them a big smile. Katsuki scoffed at him and looked away angrily but he had a small smile on his face.
"Ready! Set! GO!" Izuku yelled.
Bakugou and Todoroki took off first using their quirks but All Might blew right past them nearly blowing them off the track. Izuku snorted loudly but none of them heard him. He really had thought Katsuki would have some lead on his hero but no. They went a few times more but the result continued to be the same.
After an hour or so of trying, both boys laid on the dirt ground trying to cool off with the sweat pouring down their faces. Izuku stood over them with a big grin on his face. Katsuki managed to raise his middle finger at him making the three of them laugh. All Might came over and stood next to his adoptive son with a grin.
"I must go boys!" the number one hero announced, "I'll see you two in class tomorrow!"
All Might hugged Izuku then gave the other two boys a handshake. Once All Might was gone, a smile appeared across that cute freckled face.
"I have a question for you both."
"For fuck's sake..."
Izuku gave him a sideways smile.
"You want some ice cream? I have a half a gallon of cookie dough ice cream and I don't mind sharing."
Katsuki sighed and smiled.
"I could go for that."
"Me too."
Once Shouto and Katsuki showered, the three of them headed into the living room with the tub of ice cream and three spoons. Shouto sat in the middle of them, holding the tub so all three of them could reach. Ochako sat in the kitchen admiring the cute scene of harmony between them and snapped a picture. She could always send it to Izuku later.
