I am so sorry that the last I updated was 3 months ago. But I had to study for tests, there was so much essays due. And just didn't have enough energy to write, I never got enough sleep because I had to wake up at 6 am for extra classes. This chapter isn't that good. The characterizations are very wrong, I am not that good at writing (I was always better as math). Do you want next chapter to be about Shigaraki or Class 1-a? I know I promised someone that an earlier chapter would be about how the react, but I never got there. I am so sorry.
As soon as Izuku was out of Dabi's eyesight and hearing, he sped up until he was jogging down the halls clutching tightly at the box of pokies in his hand (crushing them in mush) until he reached hi-Shigaraki's room. He frantically opened the door carefully closing it and sank his back against the door. Izuku clutched at his curly mop of green hair into his hands.
'Why did he do that? Provoking Dabi like that. The villains were the ones who had the upper hand and Dabi must be an important member. But it ticked him off- the way he pretended to care about Shouto and how he is doing in life. When he had to pick up the pieces.' Izuku thought, thinking about that day in particular.
(It was sometime after the Stain incident when Shouto became someone Izuku called a friend and frequently talk to. Many times at lunch, Izuku would enthusiastically wave Shouto over to sit with him, Iida and Uraraka. Where they would do most of the talking for him. Sometimes he would interject into the conversation with his thoughts. Izuku could tell that Shouto was slowly getting used to having friends. Shouto was opening up to them and especially Izuku, he even would sometimes flash Izuku a small secretive smile quirking his thin lips upwards slightly making Izuku feel giddy with joy and butterflies fluttering softly in his stomach.
However, it was one particular day that brought them closer together. Izuku knew from the beginning of the day when Todoroki walked in late, he was the last to come in. Which never happened before, Shouto was always earlier than Izuku ever was but a bit later than Iida would come in. He seemed more aloof like he was at the start of the school year. Shouto's hair was disheveled and his clothes wrinkled, he looked like he didn't get a wink of sleep with dark bags around his eyes. His eyes were puffy and red like he just had been crying.
Iida opened his mouth, ready to give him a long-winded lecture about the importance of being early when he saw what Todoroki looked like and stopped, shooting him a very concerned look.
Todoroki mechanically went to his seat and sat down slumping into his seat which was unusual, he never had been one for slouching. He had a very straight posture even rivaling Iida's (that's saying something since a large handful of people are convinced Iida is a half-robot). The whole class was quietly furtively shooting him concerned glances.
Aizawa arrived a few minutes later to an anxious and abnormally silent classroom. He took one look at Shouto's figure and pursed his lips in worry. "Todoroki?" He called.
"Yes." Shouto mechanically said back slightly straightened out his back.
"Go see Recovery Girl," Aizawa said gruffly.
"But-" Todoroki protested half-heartedly but paused when Aizawa shot him a look that dared Shouto to finish his sentence.
"Go," Aizawa ordered.
Shouto got up and walked out the door presumedly (if he followed Aizawa's instructions) to Recovery Girl's office. Barely a minute has passed when Izuku's hand shot up into the air.
"Yes, problem-child?" Aizawa sighed.
"I need to go to t-the bathroom," Izuku said desperately thinking of a lie that would allow him to check on his friend.
"You may go, Izuku." Barely had the word passed from Aizawa's mouth before Izuku shot out of the chair. "Izuku?"
"Yes, sensei?" Said Izuku turning back to face Aizawa.
"Make sure Todoroki gets to the nurse's office."
Izuku flushed and nodded. "Yes, sensei."
Izuku found Todoroki sitting with his back against the wall, his head on his knees three corridors away from Recovery Girl's office. He was shaking minutely and Izuku could hear his sniffling. Todoroki tensed and drove his face further into his knees when he heard Izuku's footsteps.
"Shouto?" Whispered Izuku slowly walking towards Todoroki as if he was an injured animal. He sank gracelessly next to him until his thigh was touching Todoroki. "What's wrong?"
Shouto only began sobbing harder. Izuku gathered Shouto into his arms surprised on how quick his friend latched on and whispered sweet nothings trying to calm down Shouto's hiccuping. He felt his heart break when he saw his strong friend break down. It was as if the roles had been reversed, now it was Izuku turn to comfort his friend and return the favor.
"Was it Endeavour?" Prodded Izuku gently once he felt that his friend was calm enough. "Did he hurt you again?"
He felt Todoroki shake his head against his chest. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
"N-No I trust you," Shouto whispered.
Izuku patiently waited for Shouto to get a hold of himself while he gently patted Todoroki's hair as someone would do to a pet.
"Why do people always leave me?" Todoroki asked looking up to see Izuku's expression.
"W-What?" Said Izuku confused by the non sequitur.
"Today was the day that, T-Touya, left me." Whispered Shouto. His words punctuated with small sobs.
'Touya?' Izuku briefly remembered his friend mentioning that name once before. "Who is he?" Izuku gently asked Todoroki.
"He's m-my brother." Todoroki said brokenly. "The oldest one." He then broke in heart-wrenching sobs.
Izuku pressed small kisses to Todoroki's mismatched hair and pulled him closer. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want too." Izuku whispered.
"N-No, I do-." Todoroki stuttered. "Want to."
It took awhile for Shouto to regain his breathing so that he could talk. While he did that, Izuku held him tightly.
"Touya always took care of me when I was little. My old man was abusive. He would h-hit me under the guise of training." Todoroki murmured. "But when Mother snapped and got locked away at the hospital, Endeavour started coming home drunk. He was almost always intoxicated at home, he became ruthless. He took his anger on since he believed I drove Mother mad. Touya always protected me and took my beatings. But he left me. Just like everyone." Shouto said with silent tears streaming down his face, he whispered the last part with conviction.
It broke Izuku's heart to hear Todoroki say that as if it is a fact that everyone will leave him.
"I won't ever leave you." Izuku promised, turning Shouto's face to look in his eyes.
Shouto stared at Izuku's eyes a long time before saying. "You will," Todoroki rebutted, breaking his gaze looking down.
"I won't." Said Izuku with conviction holding him closer. Todoroki looked at up into Izuku's eyes. It was obvious that he still didn't believe him.
"Pinky promise?" Izuku asked holding out his pinky. Todoroki looked at the finger held out in disbelief. Izuku shook it in Todoroki's face clearly not letting it go.
In a small moment, Shouto hesitantly took the offered pinky in his own and shook it.
(They never went to Recovery Girls' office.)
After, their bond grew even closer than before. Izuku would always first confide in Todoroki no matter what secrets he had. Izuku began using his connections with All Might (he used his puppy eyes) to find out the details of Touya's disappearance, he found his estimated height, age and remembered how he looked. There was always some moments when Todoroki would break down right after dealing with his father and think that Izuku would leave him. But Izuku would always be there to calm him down.
And now he wasn't.)
Izuku had promised to stay with Todoroki, but he didn't. He had no right to tell Dabi to stay away from Shouto, when he had left him too.
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