A/N: Shouto's unstable and doesn't know what to do with himself. Wahoo.

Chapter 17

When Todoroki woke the next morning, he wasn't sure what he was supposed to do. So he stayed in bed for a while, just staring at the ceiling and thinking. He was an early riser, though, so he found himself getting restless quickly. Turning his head to look at the clock, he saw that it was 7:30. Todoroki knew he wasn't going to get anymore sleep, so he got up after a few minutes.

As he made his way down the hall heading to the kitchen, Todoroki caught a whiff of what smelled like bacon. To his surprise, upon entering the kitchen, Mr. Aizawa was at the stove, cooking breakfast. Todoroki was surprised to even find his teacher here, it was a Wednesday after all, so he just stood wordlessly in the doorway, until...

"Are you just going to keep standing there, or do you want breakfast?"

Todoroki started a bit at the sudden noise, though he wasn't surprised that his teacher had known he was there without turning around. He was starting to get hungry though, so he sat down at the small table. Aizawa finally turned around with two plates full of eggs, bacon, and toast. A basic breakfast.

"You drink coffee?" Aizawa asked. Todoroki nodded. "How do you take it?"

"Black." The first thing he had said that day.

Aizawa got him a cup and put it down next to his plate. Wordlessly, they began to eat their food, not really feeling up to talking yet. About halfway through, Todoroki complemented the simple but tasty meal.

"Do you think," Todoroki started before cutting himself off.

"What?" Aizawa pressed.

"Do you think you could teach me? How to cook?"

Aizawa smiled slightly. "Of course, I can teach you. What was wrong with asking that?"

"Well," Todoroki rubbed the back of his neck, a habit he picked up from Midoriya, no doubt, "You're so busy. I was kind of surprised that you were still here this morning. Don't you have classes?"

"Normally, yes, I would. But we are hardly in a normal situation. Mic, Snipe, and Midnight have agreed to cover my mornings for the time being. I'll still be teaching in the afternoons but for now, the last thing you need is to be by yourself all of the time."

Todoroki nodded. It did make sense.

"What are we going to be doing, then?"

"Well, that's up to you. We can do whatever you want to in the evenings when I get back, like teaching you to cook. You are still allowed on UA campus, by the way, so you can also visit your friends. As for the afternoons, I suggest you visit the schools therapist. You only have to go once a week, but you would get 'homework', so to speak, so you would also have that to do."

Todoroki bit at the inside of his mouth at the therapist part, but he knew it was necessary.

"What about going out? Am I allowed to do that?"

Aizawa narrowed his eyes. "Only, and I mean only, if you let me know when and where you go. You would have to do that in the afternoons. If you have a problem with that, sue me."

Todoroki chuckled lightly, to his own surprise, and shook his head. "I understand perfectly, Mr. Aizawa. You don't have to worry about that. What about in the morning?"

"The mornings will consist of you studying everything you can of hero studies that don't include physical training. I also expect you to keep up your physical fitness."

"I thought I was suspended from hero studies." Todoroki said, confused.

"You're suspended from official hero academics. That doesn't mean I can't tutor you in the mornings. Don't forget what All Might said, Todoroki. You will be a hero. It's best for you to fall behind as little as possible. And besides, you will need the structure that it will bring. Sound good?"

Todoroki nodded, eyes wide.

"Alright, then. Let's clean up after breakfast, then we'll head over to the therapist to set you up."

Again, Todoroki only nodded his agreement. Aizawa felt like commenting on his short or nonexistent answers but stopped himself. It was understandable if the kid didn't want to talk much after having his world completely turned around. They cleaned up the kitchen in a comfortable silence. Meanwhile, Todoroki's thoughts were racing.

~I'm going to be continuing hero studies! I can't believe that this is happening!~ He stopped himself. ~Why am I so excited all of the sudden? And I laughed earlier, like it was nothing. My emotions feel like they're all over the place. Roki's doing, no doubt.~ He thought bitterly. ~Great! Now I'm acting like they were completely different people. Uuuhhggg! I guess this is why Mr. Aizawa wanted me to go to therapy.~

"Something wrong, Todoroki?"

Todoroki jumped slightly as his thoughts were interrupted. He glanced at Mr. Aizawa before looking away quickly.

"No, sir."

Aizawa frowned. "I don't like my students lying to me, Todoroki. I'll let it go this time. But don't make a habit out of it."

Todoroki grimaced slightly and nodded, sufficiently chastised. Aizawa sighed. He felt like he was going to be doing that a lot in the times coming.

"I'm not upset with you, Todoroki. I know it will take time, but I want you to be able to feel like you can come to me. I'm here to help you, okay?"

Todoroki looked at him again. Aizawa held his gaze steadily until finally, Todoroki nodded firmly. Satisfied, Aizawa turned back to finish up the dishes. They were done soon after and headed off to the therapist's office. At that point, everyone had heard what had happened, so if Aizawa hovered a little bit closer than normal and sent small glares to anyone looking too long, neither felt like pointing it out.