Bakugou returned to UA the next Monday with a pissed off look on his face but it had melted away the moment his eyes landed on Izuku or Shouto. Aizawa had told them both that Izuku found it in their best interest to only send Katsuki home and not Shouto. Neither one of them had any idea what to say or think- they didn't deserve the mercy Midoriya had for them and thankfully their teacher didn't ask any questions even with the suspicious look on his face. Both of them were give Izuku strange looks throughout their school day but he never once looked at them.

Aizawa made it a point that the other students needed to respect privacy. He told them all about the couple's uninvited trips into Izuku's room when he wasn't around and that the lock was even picked at one point. Everyone stared at the embarrassed couple who wouldn't dare look at anyone else. Most of them thought it was hilarious that the two of the strongest people in their class was being shamed in front of everyone.

At the end of class, Izuku was already gone but the couple were behind with packing their things.

"You two- meet Midoriya at the track. No one else will be there since they were instructed to stay away. Enjoy your punishment."

Neither one of them said anything as they made their way to the track. They both had changed clothes into shorts and a tank top. They stood their staring at the green haired before them while he played on his phone, simply ignoring their existence. Uncle Shouta said for him to have fun with this but he was still kind of mad. He kind of didn't want to do this.

"Race me."

Katsuki and Shouto gave each other weird looks.

"If you can beat me, the whole punishment is off," Izuku said with a weird smile on his face.

I don't have a good feeling about this, was all Shouto could think but he gave a nod anyways.

If they truly both liked him, Izuku was going to give them hell. He pulled off his shirt and he felt their gazes on his chest. To make it all worse for them, he started stretching while they gawked at him.

"Come on," he said grinning evilly to himself.

They took a place on each side of him and Izuku took off. He had planned to be a jerk all along while he powered One for All through his legs and shot past the couple.

"What the fuck?!" Bakugou yelled looking defeated already.

Izuku was already past the finish line and it took them a minute to catch up.

My legs feel sore but I won.

He looked back at them to see them sweaty with aggravated expressions on their faces.

"Since you pretty much have to do whatever I want... I have a question for both of you."

The couple glanced at each other, unsure what to think.

"What parts of my red journal did you read?"

The color drained from their faces.

"Well?"

"The first time... was the part with Stain," Shouto answered quietly.

Izuku's face twisted into something that was a cross between painful and angry.

"Did you enjoy reading it and making fun of me?" he snapped.

Katsuki held his gaze, "We didn't make fun of you. I swear. In fact... we felt pretty shitty for treating you... I felt bad for treating you like I did."

Izuku's expression softened but his words were still angry, "I don't want your pity."

"We weren't giving pity. It was just... unsure why you were the way you were. You were the son of Flamethrower but he was... murdered. No one ever heard anything..." Shouto said quietly.

"It was to protect me," he stated, "Now that you know, you're in danger too. Do you know what that means right?"

They nodded.

"What did you read the second time?" Izuku asked.

"The... the..." Shouto turned pink.

"The wet dream you had in my room."

Izuku's face turned bright red and he did his best not to hide his face.

"The third time when I caught you?" he asked through clenched teeth.

"How you were a little upset you weren't allowed to go to a better school to achieve your dream."

Izuku said nothing and left the track area.

X

X

The next day after class seemed be more tedious and annoying than a chance to win their freedom. The both of them were stuck in the kitchen wearing pink, fluffy aprons while making a three course meal for Izuku. He sat there watching the madness unfold before him with Katsuki snapping at his boyfriend more than once. Shouto looked like he was losing his patience quite quickly but he never snapped back at him.

After ten minutes, it was apparent that Shouto had never cooked anything in his life while Katsuki had been forced to help his mother so he knew a little bit. The rest of the class peeked around the corner occasionally snickering and earning death like glares from the explosive blonde but that was all. The punishments were supposed to be private but Aizawa allowed it since it was a great and hilarious idea. He even snapped a picture and sent it to Hizashi to make him laugh.

Midoriya was a lot more evil than he let on.

A small smile graced the green haired boy's lips as he watched the couple make steak, baked potatoes, a salad, corn on the cob and homemade rolls. Izuku gave them permission to make some for themselves since he wasn't quite that mean. He had another great question for them and he couldn't wait to see their faces. It might be at the expense of his own embarrassment but he wanted them to suffer.

It was almost seven by the time they finished completely but Izuku never complained once about how long it took since he had enough patience to wait.

"I want Bakugou to serve me and bow after he puts my plate down."

Shouto raised his eyebrows but didn't question the command. Katsuki on the other hand...

Was pissed.

He did as he was asked, while grinding his teeth and trying to keep his quirk under control. This was something he wouldn't do for anyone and yet... he felt like a butler. He placed the plate down with a shaky hand which Midoriya didn't comment on but it was tempting too. The next three weeks couldn't go by fast enough.

Izuku cut the steak and took a bite. It was actually really good!

"Wow! You're really good Katsuki!"

He blushed and looked away. Shouto chuckled.

"Come sit with me and eat."

The two of them made their plate and sat down with him but neither one wanted to touch their food. There had to be more to this task than just cooking. The two of the started chewing their food slowly when Izuku decided to ask his question.

"What was your favorite part of my dream, huh?"

Katsuki choked on his food and Shouto accidentally swallowed his whole. The two of them were red in the face.

"What?" Shouto choked out.

"What was your favorite part of my dream? It was a little short but I'm sure you have a favorite part."

He offered them a weird smile that was unusually bright and innocent like.

"Which... are you talking about that one?" Katsuki asked with pink cheeks.

"Yup!"

"I-I-I-

"The part where I'm um... on my knees," Shouto answered quietly.

Izuku nodded, "Interesting."

His green eyes locked onto Bakugou.

"Well?"

Izuku continued eating, waiting for his answer. He didn't looked the least bit embarrassed anymore. He was taunting the blonde with those big green eyes.

"The telling you to... telling you to..." he trailed off unable to finish the sentence.

Izuku smiled, "Alright then."

He continued eating happily while the other two boys looked liked they wanted to die from the embarrassment. At first he hadn't liked the idea of having to spend so much time with them but once Hitoshi talked him into it a little more, he liked the idea a lot more than he had at first. He really thought Katsuki was going to blow a gasket with he gave him his plate of food. Izuku sat there with them while they ate trying to make things more awkward than it was.

It seemed to work because they didn't even look at each other when they excused themselves from the table.

X

X

"You want... You want me to build an ice castle?" Shouto asked in disbelief.

"Yea! It'll be really cool!" Izuku said excitedly.

Shouto glanced at his boyfriend who was standing a few feet away.

"I want a slide too!"

"Oh, ok."

Making shapes of ice wasn't something Shouto wasn't too skilled at but he was going to try. He honestly couldn't see how this was even a punishment in any way. Shouto got started, while Izuku sat on the ground writing in a notebook. The boy said nothing as Katsuki sat down beside of him peering over at Izuku's writing. He could hear some mumbling coming from the green haired boy but he couldn't make out the words.

His boyfriend would occasionally look up from the notebook and stared at Shouto giving Midoriya a nod here and there or adding some kind of input. It seemed like Izuku had eased up around the explosive blonde but it was enough to make Shouto wonder why. He wondered what he was writing in that notebook the whole time. He tired to ignore but he felt like he was being judged slightly.

After thirty minutes straight of use, Shouto's hand and arm started to freeze up.

"Ugh."

"Is your arm frozen?"

He glanced over at Katsuki and Izuku who were staring at him with some concern.

"A little frost. I need a few minutes."

Todoroki started heating up his arm some using his left hand at Midoriya's suggestion from a while back. The feeling started to come back slowly. He hadn't realized he got up from his seat by Bakugou and was standing beside of him. It wasn't a weird or friendly look but one of study as Izuku's green eyes roamed over the hybrid boy's arms like he was studying them closely.

"I'm going to start again."

"Oh! I'm sorry!" Izuku said and hurried back to his spot.

Shouto couldn't help but smile at the nervous look on the freckled boy's face.

Maybe he's not as mad as we thought.

Once in a while, he would glance over to see Katsuki was absorbed into the notebook Midoriya had in his lap. He furrowed his brow wondering what the hell he was looking at. It seemed like it was really interesting. He puffed out his cheeks and continued doing the project that Izuku had given him.

It Shouto a total of three hours to create the ice castle with a slide that Midoriya had requested. He ran up the lop sided stairs not caring the whole thing was uneven in any way.

"Come on!" he called.

Katsuki glanced at his boyfriend giving him a half smile and shrugged. He raced up the stairs with Shouto following behind him. It wasn't too spacious inside since it was a tall, narrow tower but it was something pretty cool. Shouto was impressed with himself since he didn't think he could make something like that.

It was close to eight when they stopped playing around on it since it was melting and the ground was starting to flood slightly. They were wet and covered in some mud.

"Can you melt it?" Izuku asked holding open his notebook.

"I can if you want me too."

He pulled out a pen.

"Alright, go ahead."

Shouto arched an eyebrow but didn't question him. He threw out his left arm and flames engulfed the ice castle. The water and ice hissed as it evaporated into steam leaving behind wet grass, mud and a slightly burned spot. Izuku was jolting down in his notebook at a neck breaking speed. The couple stood there before him letting him finish.

"What were you writing?" Todoroki asked curiously trying to get a look at the notebook.

"Nothing. I will show you when I'm done with it. Katsuki can't say anything either."

"Oh, ok."

"Oh, I was thinking Katsuki."

He turned to look at Izuku.

"Yea?"

"Since you like to call me Deku, I came up with a nickname for you too."

"You did?" he asked looking at Shouto.

"I'll call you Kacchan."

Shouto snorted and busted up laughing.

"What- what?!"

"I like it for you. It's cute and it's slightly demeaning since you're so... loud?" Izuku said scratching his head, "Shouto can use it too if he wants."

"What the fuck! Why doesn't he get a nickname?!"

"Because, he doesn't call me Deku."

"That's not fair- I can stop calling you that!"

"Nope, Kacchan. I like your new nickname."

"What the hell-

"See you guys tomorrow!"

"What the fuck!?" Katsuki yelled.

"Calm down Kacchan," Shouto said with a devious grin.

"Shut the fuck up Icyhot!"

X

X

The fourth day was similar to the day before. Izuku had Shouto kind of repeat the same process. He would build up generic ice towers then burn them down. He had that notebook again in his hands. He had Katsuki hanging over his shoulder, burning smoke out of his ears whenever he called him his new nickname.

Shouto had no idea why he had to keep doing it but it seemed with every movement Izuku was happier whenever he did it. There was some sparkle in his eye he couldn't describe but it was cute. He got so excited watching the ice drop and turn to slush. Maybe there was something hidden behind his movements that he hadn't realized himself?

"You wanna eat?" Izuku called.

Shouto turned around to see his boyfriend and Midoriya sitting on a small blanket with two pizzas and a few bottles of water. He nodded slowly and walked over to join them. He took a seat and Izuku handed him a bottle of water. Shouto glanced at the notebook seeing it was blue color. It had his name written in black marker on the front.

"Aren't you gonna eat or are you going to stare at the ground?" Katsuki snapped.

"Kacchan, be nice."

"Ugh!"

The two boys chuckled and then started eating while Katsuki pouted about his new nickname again.

"What's the most embarrassing thing that happened to you, Kacchan?"

He looked up and gave him a strange look. It wasn't a question he had been asked ever and he looked over at Shouto to see his curious face.

"I would like to know the answer to that as well," he stated with a slight smile.

He turned bright red and looked down at his feet.

"I was out hiking with Kirishima one time during the summer when you were... unable to come out. We ended up getting lost and it was hours before we could find our way back... Well... I had to shit because I ate something bad apparently. We didn't have anything with us... so Kirishima caught me wiping my ass with my own sock."

Shouto stared at him. Izuku was on his back rolling with laughter.

"I didn't have a fucking choice! It was bad and I had no other way of doing it!"

Bakugou hid his face. He wanted to die a little bit inside... maybe a lot actually.

"Shouto, your turn."

He frowned trying to think.

"You really don't have anything?" Bakugou asked.

Shouto shrugged.

"My childhood wasn't normal like yours or Midoriya's."

Katsuki sighed.

"Sorry."

"I have a story if you wanna hear," Izuku said with a smile, trying to avoid the uncomfortable talk and silence.

"You're going to share a story?"

"Yea, why not?"

Izuku took a bite of his pizza. The couple waited patiently while he ate before he cleared his throat.

"It was three years ago... It was three days into my hero classes and we were all supposed to change. I didn't notice it and I went into the girls changing room by accident. No one stopped me at all and I guess I looked a little girly with my hair longer. Anyways, I paid no attention and the girls didn't either until I stepped out of the shower with my junk showing. Well, every girl in that locker room teased me for weeks."

"Wow that's one way to display what you have," Katsuki teased.

Izuku's face turned hot pink, "I didn't wanna tell Mom but the school felt the need to inform her and I got the sex talk afterwards. It was mortifying."

Both of them laughed.

"I guess the most embarrassing thing for me is that I cannot cook," Shouto answered finally, "It was worse when I thought you were mad at me for it."

Bakugou's face softened, "I wasn't mad. I was more shocked than anything. You did good though."

"Yea you did," Izuku said.

They sat in a circle and talked a while until the sun started to set.

"I guess we better go back inside."

Izuku grabbed his notebook and pen while Shouto grabbed their trash. The three of them returned to the dorm and went their separate ways for the night. Izuku went into his room and shut the door. He leaned against it with a big smile on his face.

It may not be much of a punishment but I can learn about them along the way. It was really nice of Kacchan to tell me my notebook was informative and that Shouto would like to read it when I'm done with it. He wants me to do one on him too.

He placed the notebook in his shelf and pulled his clothes off.

Dad, my analytic ability might've been a curse but at least I have people who appreciate it now. I hope that's ok with you.

He flopped down onto his bed and closed his eyes.

One more day and we'll finish the first week.

X

X

"You wanna climb a tree?"

Izuku nodded excitedly.

"Why though? Of all the fucking things we could do, it's climb a fucking tree?"

"I've never climbed a tree before."

Bakugou looked at Shouto.

"What? I haven't. I want to climb the tree."

"If you want Kacchan, I can race you again and you can lose again like last time."

He grinded his teeth.

"Fine!" he spat.

"I never really climbed a tree either. What? You can't climb a tree?"

"I can climb a fucking tree just fine!"

"Then let's go!"

Shouto and Izuku raced each other for the trees. They laughed and played like little kids when it hit Katsuki. Out of the three of them, he had the most normal life. The most normal parents. He wasn't beat in submission into becoming a hero to beat All Might or hid from the world because he was considered valuable or powerful enough to be kidnapped.

He stood behind two boys who was denied parts of a childhood. Perhaps it was the lack of embarrassing stories or the lack of certain activities like climbing a tree that made the two of them seem so... optimistic. Katsuki was a little jealous. He had always seen everything as obstacle to overcome. He never wanted to lay back in the grass and look at the clouds. To relax or to think about things.

Katsuki's red eyes followed Shouto who jumped and grabbed a tree branch to pull himself up. Izuku actually started climbing the same tree. He gave Shouto a hand and pulled him up. They had such child like looks on their faces. They were almost eighteen already. All three of them and here they were... living it out in a 'punishment' for reading a personal journal.

"Wait for me you impatient assholes!" he yelled.

Katsuki ran for the same tree and jumped up. Shouto and Izuku both caught one of his hand each, lifting him onto the branch. They climbed together, laughing and joking around. They reached the very top to over see some of the other tree tops. The wind blew strongly at the very top but it was night. The sun had lowered in the sky some streaking the sky in bright colors of orange, red and yellow.

It was really beautiful.

"This is pretty neat."

Katsuki only nodded. Silence fell between them for a short time before Izuku spoke again.

"Is there anything you regret?" he asked.

Shouto hung his head down slightly, "Yea. Lots of things."

"I can't think of anything," Bakugou said but he felt like an ass saying it.

"I do," Izuku said.

It wasn't like he had to say it because they already knew from his journal.

"I regret not saving my Mom from the torture she endured. I might've been a kid but it all wasn't fair to her at all. She deserved a lot better. She didn't deserve to be hurt and lose her kids the way she did. She deserved a man who would've loved her- not her quirk. I want to make it better for her when I can.

"I regret watching my older brother walk away. I was a little older but it wasn't fair. I wish I would've told him things with Mom wasn't his fault. He deserved to be happy. He deserves that right like everyone else does. He has that right even as damaged as we all are..."

Shouto let out a shaky sigh. Katsuki pulled him closer to him and held his hand.

"I regret not doing anything to save Mom or Dad. I was petrified and I couldn't move. I hate that I think 'If I went to a better school' or 'if you hadn't sheltered me so much I could've done something.' Those angry thoughts haunt me constantly. I regret not taking that step forward to do something. I regret the way my life had been."

Shouto pulled Izuku close and wrapped his arm around his shoulders.

"We can fix things for the better when we get out of UA," Katsuki said.

Izuku wiped his face and nodded. Shouto gave a short nod too.

X

The three of them entered the dorm seeing Aizawa standing there with Mitsuki Bakugou. Much to Izuku's surprise, Katsuki looked exactly like her.

"I've been waiting an hour already!" she snapped, "Oh, hi Shouto! How are you doing darling?"

She embraced him tightly and he hugged her back.

"I'm ok... thank you."

"I decided to fulfill your punishment more, you will be sent away this weekend again. You and Shouto will miss out on the patrol day but you can join in the other week when it comes up."

Katsuki opened his mouth and closed it.

"Is it going to affect our games?" Shouto asked.

"You'll have a report due Monday. I gave your mother the instructions already."

Katsuki glanced back at Shouto then at Izuku. They left without another word. Aizawa handed Shouto the small packet.

"Completed by homeroom. Have a great night and keep the noise down."

Shouto nodded slowly. He retired to his room after Aizawa. Izuku sat on the couch.

He had to think of a way to see Kacchan's quirk a lot better than facing him head on.