(Later on that night)

A cool breeze flew through the part tonight, the leaves rustled in the trees as some fell to the ground. Izuku impatiently bounced his leg as he sat on the left side on a park bench, arms crossed against his chest and eyes closed to focus.

It was about 6:59 at night, and there was no sight of Kacchan yet. Izuku had arrived at 6:40, hoping that this would be one of the times his friend would arrive super early. Spoiler alert: it wasn't. At least this gave him time to think about what he should say. The truth? While All Might told him to tell no one, Kacchan was good at knowing when Izuku would lie. He would never tell Izuku what gave him away when he lied, so it could literally be anything.

But the truth was easier to tell and more difficult to explain than coming up with a lie. Should he say he was a late bloomer? Simple, practical, and believable. Some kids don't develop a quirk until they're nine or 10…but he was 15, so that wouldn't work.

"Stop thinking about lies to tell me, I'm pissed off as is." Kacchan called out as he walked down the sidewalk towards Izuku, causing Izuku to jump in his seat. He hadn't heard him walking, and more importantly, how did he know?

Izuku merely grunted in response, watching as his friend strolled up and sat right next to him. Right next to him, the blond hadn't left any space even thought he bench could probably hold two more people. They sat in silence for a while after that, each thinking of what to say and do. It was Bakugo who broke the silence after a solid three minutes.

"You've been lying to me."

"I haven't Ka-"

"Save it!" Kacchan snapped at him. "I've know you my whole fucking life, and I knew you only had one quirk. Now we're in UA and you decide to show off a new fucking strength enhancement quirk? One that breaks your fucking limbs?! The fuck Deku?!"

"I know it looks bad, but you won't believe me if I tell you the truth! You'd just get more pissed off and yell and not let me explain! You're a total hothead when it comes to delicate situations like this!"

The two glared at each other, both refusing to back down and admit defeat. Bakugo was man enough to admit that yeah, he got pissed easily. But he had a damn good reason to be 'hotheaded' right now. His own brother hadn't told him about this new quirk that popped out of nowhere, and he was pissed.

"Fucking try me. I'm all ears." Bakugo challenged, causing Izuku to sigh and take a deep breath.

"I got it from someone."

"B-" Bakugo stopped himself from literally calling out bullshit. He had to tell himself to let Deku explain further, and then maybe call bullshit. "Who the hell would give you a quirk like that?"

"…All Might."

"Bull-fucking-shit!" Bakugo's fuse finally blew. "There's no way All Might would give you a fucking quirk like that! And why and how would he?!"

"Let me finish you fucking Pomeranian!" Izuku shouted back in anger. Bakugo balanced, surprised at the outburst. "All Might…All Might has a quirk that can be given to others if he chooses to give them it. It can only be done once, and I was the one he decided to give it to. The why is because I was able to remind him what being a hero truly meant."

"And how the fuck did you do that?"

"By trying to save you when on one else would." Izuku answered bluntly, causing the blonds eyes to widen. "The day you were attacked by that sludge villain, I was attacked by him earlier. All Might saved me and I asked if I could become a hero, but he said no. He said my quirk was too 'situational'. After that I walked home and was going to call you to tell you I was giving up on my dream."

"You what?" Bakugo whispered, no hint of anger in his voice. Just surprise.

"And then you got attacked, and I watched as my brother was slowly being killed and no one was doing anything about it. My body moved without a thought and I managed to get you out before All Might showed up to defeat that thing again. After that he searched for me and found me. He said I showed him what it meant to be a hero, and that I could be a hero. He offered me his quirk to help me reach my dream, and I accepted."

"That was 10 months ago." Bakugo stated. "Are you trying to tell me you kept a secret like this from me for that long?!"

"What was I supposed to do?! Come up to you and say 'hey Kacchan our hero gave me his power by eating his hair'? You'd think I was crazy and lying!"

"Well when you put it like that I would! Wait, you ate his hair?!"

"It was only a strand! And I needed to absorb his DNA. What would've you done?"

Bakugo went to say something, but closed his mouth soon after. Ok, maybe he would've done the same. Or maybe he would've for something else, like blood or sweat or whatever.

They sat there in silence for a few more minutes, allowing Bakugo to digest (ba dum tiss) this new information. He searched Deku's face and found none of the usual signs that he was lying. Was he really telling the truth?

"So because I was weak, you got one of the strongest quirks in existence from our hero?" Bakugo questioned, causing Izuku to groan in annoyance.

"You're not weak! He had a quirk that made him resistant to your own, and you don't see Death Arms or Kamui Woods beating themselves up over it now do you? It was going to happen sooner or later, and it's better it happened now so you can go through your little 'am I strong or am I weak' phase now instead of later when it actually matters and lives are on the line." Deku scolded.

More silence overcame them, and the two sat back on the bench with a sigh. In a way Bakugo knew Deku was telling the truth, and yet he wished he was lying. Don't get him wrong, he was happy Deku got a quirk from All Might his fucking self. But not only was this quirk a danger to Deku, it would also mean Deku has been lying to him for almost an entire year. They were practically brothers! Yes he understood why Deku didn't tell him, but it didn't mean it hurt any less.

"Does auntie know?"

"Of course not, she'd think I was crazy just like you would've."

"Heh, true. She probably would've locked you up in the looney house." The two chuckled at that.

"So…are we good? Do you believe me?"

"Well you're not lying; I can tell that much. Still a bit hard to believe but you've got no reason to lie so yeah, I believe you. We're good…but you fucking need to make it up to me."

"I'll make you cookies and bring it to you tomorrow." Izuku sighed with a roll of his eyes.

"No bitch! I want them tonight!"

"Fine! But don't tell my mom any of this! If she asks we went for a run. Deal?"

"Yeah, yeah shitty nerd, it's a deal." Bakugo stated before the two stood up.

"And don't tell anyone else! This is a huge secret Kacchan, no one else can know."

"I fucking understand nerd, I'm no snitch." Bakugo growled before he turned to walk away.

"Wait, wait, wait!" Izuku called, grabbing onto Bakugo's shoulder and making him turn around with an annoyed sigh.

"What?!" He turned, and stared as Deku held his arms out wide. "No! No hugs in public!"

"Quick one?"

Looking around, Bakugo grunted and agreed. Wrapping their arms around each and giving two quick pats, they separated and started walking towards Deku's place.

(Izuku's apartment)

"Hello Katsuki! How was your guys' little meet up?" Inko giggled from the kitchen.

"It was fine Auntie Inko, Izu here just needed some girl advice."

"Kacchan?!"

"You should've seen him checking out this pink girl at school today."

"Kacchan NO!"

"My babies growing up!" They could hear Inko crying from the kitchen.