"Its been a while, IcyHot." The rough voice of its owner felt like sandpaper on his skin. "It has, Bakugou." There was a clear uncomfortable silence between the group. "So what are you doing here? It's not like you to suddenly start worrying about my health." Todoroki tensed, covering more of the greenette hidden behind him.

"We just came to see how you two were holding out." Aizawa cut in, daring Todoroki to challenge him. "My wounds are mostly healed but other than that, but I haven't seen too much about the whole fight on the news." Aizawa nodded, "We purposely withheld that information from the news stations. It was just to risky with everything that went on. Plus we wouldn't want the villains being alerted about Midoriya's location."

It made sense. There was more risk than reward at that point. "On the point of Midoriya, I would like a word with him." Aizawa had a scarily confedent aura. Todoroki didn't know what to do. He felt a small tug on the back of his shirt. As if Izuku was begging him not to leave. "I don't know if that's such a good idea." Aizawa raised an eyebrow, "why not?" Izuku held on tighter. "Izuku?" The greenette looked up. "Do you want me to stay?" He nodded his head eagerly.

Todoroki took in the sight. Midoriya had tears pricking his eyes. The hand on Todoroki's shirt was trembling. The look in his eyes was breaking Todoroki apart. He could almost hear it. The quivering voice whispering "please don't go. Please." Aizawa sighed, "I see. Would it be alright if Todoroki is still in the room?" Izuku clearly didn't fancy the abundance of attention.

Todoroki turned to face Midoriya, "go ahead and tell me. I'll tell them." The greenette nodded and whispered something into Todoroki's ear. He nodded in response and turned back to the visitors. "He said it's fine." Bakugou stood up straight and Todoroki sat on the bed with Midoriya.

"It's been a while, Deku." Midoriya clenched the fabric of his pants and gazed at the floor, wondering who these people were. The greenette made no movements signaling that he realized they were talking to him. "Midoriya, do you recognize him?" Aizawa signaled towards Bakugou. Izuku briefly looked up, avoiding eye contact, then immediately looked back at the floor.

Bakugou was completely sure that the greenette was just nervous. Izuku slowly shook his head 'no' and Bakugou's heart dropped. "Heh heh, stop jokin' around, Deku. I know you're probably mad about the past, but I wanna fix it." Midoriya was shaking. He was scared. How did these people know his name, and who's Deku?

Todoroki took notice and reached for his hand, ceasing the trembling. Bakugou was royally pissed with his classmate. How dare he touch Deku! Aizawa shook his head, stopping the whole fight before it began.

"Listen, Deku. Please tell me you're joking. I know what I did in the past was shitty and if I could I would go back and change it. But, please tell me you remember me." Bakugou reached out his hand. Both Todoroki and his teacher knew Midoriya was incredibly nervous and scared. It made them both very cautious. As for Bakugou though, he was still ranting about anything that might jog his memory.

"I-I'm sorry but, I don't know who you are and I don't know who Deku is..." Izuku's voice was hushed and shaky. Everyone was silent. It seemed like the silence was more killer than the noise at this point. Every background sound made itself known with their silence. The dripping from the sink, the ticking of the clock, and the steady breathing of everyone in the room all brought back unsettling memories.

"Let's go, Sensei." Bakugou made the first move and stormed out the door. Aizawa was soon to follow, only after he had said his goodbyes. The door shut behind the visitors and their shadows quickly dissapered. Todoroki immedeatly embraced Izuku, who was wiping away stray tears.

"Did I mess up?" The greenette whimpered. "You did nothing of the sort. He's just weird." Izuku nodded. "It'll be okay. I'll start the bath for you." Todoroki tried changing the subject. Izuku let out a shaky 'ok' before Todoroki entered the bathroom. There was a hidden fury that he had to conceal when Bakugou and Aizawa showed up.

"That was close." Todoroki whispered, water filling the tub. "I almost lost my cool." There was a danger lurking in his words. "It was so bitter." Todoroki glared at the ripples, eyes glowing with a psychotic gleam. "I cant let them ever see each other again. It could take Izuku away from me." He took a deep breath, gathering his composure.

"The bath's ready for you, Izuku." Todoroki called out of the bathroom door. Izuku quickly walked holding a towel ready. "Thanks, Shoto-kun" Izuku gave him a smile that spread like wildfire. "Try to relax. I'll be out here." Izuku nodded and shut the door, silently undressing. The heat wafted from the water. Small groups of bubbles littered the surface.

Izuku found it sweet and strangely charming how Shoto did small things like put bubbles in the bath for him. It made Shoto more genuine than he already was. Izuku dipped a toe in, his leg following close behind until his whole body was settles in the warm water.

His cheeks were a healthy shade of pink from the heat. This is exactly what he needed to calm his nerves. Shoto really was considerate towards such a nobody. "I bet he's popular with the ladies." Midoriya mumbled, slouching deeper into the water, completely submerging himself.

He was happy he was free. So why was he so nervous? He dove deeper into his thoughts. 'Who were those people? They seemed to know Shoto. That one, Bakugou I think his name was, he looks around the same age as Shoto. A classmate maybe? The other one looked like an adult. I wonder who he was.' Water was very calming but...

"C'MON IZUKU! JUST OBEY ME! If you did we wouldn't be in this situation to begin with. I'm just doing this to show you how much I love you! Oh, I'm sure you can't hear me from under there. I bet it just sounds like mumbling. You're getting water all over the place. STOP STRUGGLING!" A memory resurfaced leaving Izuku gasping for air, only to be met with water.

He rushed to the surface and held onto the edge of the tub. He began coughing violently, desperately trying to get the water out of his lungs. "IZUKU! ARE YOU OKAY? WHAT'S WRONG?" 'Shoto must've heard me coughing. Gosh, I really am such a nuisance.' Shoto was on his knees next to the tub, patting his back. With all the sloshing around, the water spilled over the side, drenching Shoto's clothes.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Shoto didn't respond, he only held Izuku tighter until his eyes couldn't cry anymore. After the whole panic attack, Shoto wasn't too surprised that Izuku was exhausted. "I'll help you finish your bath." Izuku only nodded. His eyes looked so empty. He could only wonder what caused it. The rest of the bath was silent aside from the scrubbing of soap in Izuku's hair. Todoroki had rolled up his sleeves to avoid any more of the water.

After the bath, Shoto had made the greenette a cup of tea, but he passed out before he drank it. Todoroki held him tight, fearful of the dreams Izuku could have. Soon though, he fell asleep, putting all the days worries behind him.