KYOKA POV

"Hey Jirou, did you and Midori get into a fight?"

I looked at Momo with a slightly annoyed look as we enjoyed one of our only breaks from training. "What would ever give you that idea?"

"We'll ever since we got to camp you've been doing your best to ignore him. It's been two days and the only times you spoke with him was when it was absolutely unavoidable."

"That's not true."

"Yes, it is Jirou." She crossed her arms before motioning with her head to where the boys were.

They were all arguing over who had the hardest training so far. From the outside it seemed as if they were at each other's throats, but that couldn't be further from the truth. They were all having fun. Even Izuku seemed to be having a good time.

I turned back to Momo sighing. "It seems you're not as smart as you say you are. It actually started with the bus ride here. I did sit with you."

Momo looked surprised. "And here I thought you just wanted to sit with your friend. Turns out I was nothing more than a way to annoy him."

"That's not true. If I was going to do that I would have sat with Kaminari."

"You know for the past day it has seemed like something has been on his mind."

"He probably thinks this could be his chance to make a move and break me and Izuku up."

"Well he'll have to get in line." She puffed out her chest with a teasing smile.

"Yeah, you might want to be a little less obvious about that." I snickered at her antics.

She quickly withdrew. "Don't tell me he's picked up on it."

"Well turns out he already knew."

"He what!"

All the eyes of our classmates turned to us thanks to Momo's outburst. I shook my head while Momo apologized to everyone. It was no surprise when she quickly came up with a cover story about us trading camp stories. Given that everyone was being put through hell it was extremely believable. Once everyone had gone back to their previous conversations Momo let out an exasperated sigh as she sat back down.

I could help but laugh at her expense. "You know just because Izuku's room is soundproof that doesn't mean everywhere is."

"Quite Jirou." She rubbed her temples in annoyance. "Now, what do you mean he already knew?"

"Well the other night I told him that you had a crush on me and his response was 'well duh'. Turns out he is even more observant than anyone would have guessed."

Momo covered her face in shame. "This is so embarrassing and here I thought I was being inconspicuous."

"If it makes you feel any better he asked if you were going to be his birthday presents."

She spread her fingers and glared at me from between them as a vein pulsated on her forehead. "No Jirou, it doesn't make me feel any better."

"What if I told him that you were going to be my birthday present?"

Her face started to turn red. "... Maybe."

I started laughing again at her reaction as she glared at me. After personally experiencing the enjoyment of teasing Momo I understood why Izuku did it as well.

"Sorry if I'm interrupting but can we talk for a moment?"

I took a deep breath. "What do you want Izuku?"

"I just needed to ask you a question."

I turned around and gave him an annoyed look. "Go on."

He scratched his head nervously. "Uh could we possibly go somewhere first?"

"No, if you have something to ask, it can be done here."

I crossed my arms as I stared at him down. Momo looked at me with complete shock. Her response was understandable, if Izuku was asking to talk in private it was probably important, but I was mad at him right now so I didn't care. Since I refused to go I assumed he'd just leave.

"While we were packing my things you saw me bring them right?"

I looked at him confused. "Wait what?"

"You saw me pack them right?" His voice was calm but serious.

"If it's what I think you're talking about then yes. I remember you putting them in the inner zipper compartment of your bag after I asked if you needed them." Izuku's heartbeat became irregular as the color drained from his face momentarily. Even though I was upset with him, I pushed my pettiness aside. "Izuku what's wrong?"

"They're gone."

My eyes went wide at his words. "Gone as in out or gone as in missing?"

Izuku gulped as his heartbeat became even more irregular. "Mi… missing."

"Are you sure!? Did they maybe get misplaced in your bag or rolled up in your clothes?!"

"I checked five times this morning and they weren't there."

"I'm sorry, but what exactly is missing?" Momo looked at us confused as to what was going on.

Izuku and I looked at each other before he gave me a subtle nod. I leaned into Momo and whispered to reduce the chances of anyone hearing us. "Izuku takes antidepressants and they're missing."

Momo's eyes widened. "This is bad, what if someone finds them?"

I put a hand on her shoulder. "Calm down Momo, the situation isn't as bad as it seems. Izuku already has a few fail-safes in place."

She let out a sigh of relief. "Of course he does."

"Yeah, and we've even run it by Mr. Aizawa so if anyone ever finds them and turns them in he'll know what to do."

Momo gave Izuku a smile. "I'll keep an eye out for them as well."

"Thanks for the help Yaomomo. I have to explain the situation to Pops now."

As Izuku walked off I let out a sigh before leaning against the wall. "Momo if anyone comes to you with them say it's melatonin. He put them in a different bottle so the name wouldn't be out for everyone to see."

She nodded showing she understood. "I see, but do you really think you being cold to him is the best thing right now?"

"I'm not seriously mad at him Momo, he just did something annoying so I'm teaching him a lesson."

"Does the something he did have anything to do with the grooming of a certain area you did last night?" She looked at me with a sly smirk.

"Momo, I would highly suggest you forget that." I sent an ice cold glare at her.

"Can't a girl be curious? But I do have to ask, is that natural or did Midori ask you to do that so it matched?"

I started to laugh as I raised a jack threateningly at Momo. "Momo, if you don't erase that from your memory I won't stop Mina tonight."

Momo gulped nervously. "Forget what Jirou?"

The rest of the second day of camp was uneventful. Izuku hadn't found his antidepressant and to our knowledge no one had turned anything in. Izuku's anxiety was becoming more and more apparent every hour. At one point he even had to take a break because he was compromising his training. When our training for the day had finally finished I had decided that I needed to do something to help him. This 'grudge' I had against could wait, right now he needed someone and I was going to be that someone.

"Hey Jirou, we need to talk."

I inwardly groaned at the voice that had stopped me from my current goal. "Not right now Kaminari, I have something I need to do."

I started to walk away but was stopped by him grabbing my arm. "No, we need to talk now."

I sent a glare at him but he matched my eyes with an unflinching determination. "What is so important that it can't wait?"

"It's about Midoriya."

"What about him?"

"Follow me, I don't want anyone else to hear anything." He let go of my arm and walked into the surrounding forest.

I followed him begrudgingly. The only reason I went along with him was because it involved Izuku. We continued to walk in silence for a few minutes before he came to a stop.

"Jirou, would you say Midoriya trusts you?"

I looked at him confused for a moment. "I would say he trusts me more than anyone else."

My answer wasn't necessarily a lie, but I couldn't exactly tell Kaminari that Izuku has trust issues. That would cause more questions than it would answer, but truth be told I wasn't exactly sure if my answer was right. The last time we talked about trust he said he was putting his trust in me. The difference between the two may seem small but for Izuku they were as different as night and day.

"Do you trust him?" Kaminaris eyes seemed cold.

"Completely." I answered him without hesitation.

"You should rethink that."

"And why should I?" I crossed my arms and sent another glare at him.

"He's a drug addict."

I looked at Kaminari as if he was stupider than normal. The look I gave him wasn't just because of the sheer audacity of his statement, but also because he genuinely believed it. "What are you talking about?"

Kaminari reached into his pocket and pulled out an all too familiar pill bottle. "These fell out of his bag the day we got here. I wasn't sure what they were so I decided to hold onto them to see if he had any reaction when he couldn't find them. Yesterday he was rifling through his bag looking for something important and I assume it was this. Then today he was out of sorts the whole time. I'm about to turn them into Mr. Aizawa, I just thought you should know first."

"Kaminari, let me see them." I extended my hand.

"I don't see the point in it, but sure." He handed me the bottle.

I inspected the bottle and even opened it up to make sure it was his antidepressants. Even though I knew it was the bottle because of the marking on the lid I was still relieved to see the dark blue pills. I put the lid back on and handed it back to Kaminari.

"You should put these back where you found them."

"What are you talking about!? Why are you trying to protect him!? Your boyfriend is a drug addict!?"

"Izuku is a lot of things, but a drug addict isn't one of them." I did my best to remain calm.

"Then how do you explain this?!"

"Izuku has issues sleeping at night. He talked to Mr. Aizawa and Ms. Midnight and they both agreed that he should get a prescription for melatonin to help him sleep better. The reason he was looking through his bag was because thought he forgot them and the reason he was out of it today was because he didn't sleep well last night. This camp is strenuous enough as is, now imagine doing it with little to no sleep."

"Fine, I'll go give them back to him."

"Wait Kaminari, why did you go through Izuku's stuff?"

"What?" He turned around feigning ignorance.

"I know where Izuku put this in his bag. I was with him while he packed. He put them in a zipped pocket at the bottom of his bag. The only way you could have found them is by going through his stuff."

"That's none of your business?"

"You made it my business when you decided to come talk to me about it."

"Look it doesn't matter anymore tonight I'll just ask everyone before bed if they lost some sleeping medicine."

I sent another glare at him. "It would be best for everyone if you just put them back where you found them."

"You know Jirou, I want to believe what you're saying, but it's kind of hard to after everything that's happened."

I looked at him annoyed and confused. "What are you talking about?"

"I've liked you for a while now and everytime I asked you out you said you weren't looking for a relationship. Even up to the first day of class you told me that. But barely a month into the school year and you two start dating and to rub salt in the wound you took him to our spot."

I could feel my anger rising as I listened to Kaminari talk as if I owed him something. "You know it's not my fault you couldn't take a hint that I don't see you like that. I told you multiple times no and no I didn't just say I wasn't looking for a relationship, I also said I didn't want to go out with someone that hits on anything with a pulse… ergo you. Also what do you mean 'our spot'?"

Kaminari was starting to get heated now. "You said you'd think about it! The beach is our spot! We spent time together there cleaning and making it beautiful again!"

Kaminari had intruded in an area he shouldn't even have been looking at and I wasn't going to sit ideally by. "Yeah I did say that and that's my fault. I never had any intentions of dating you. I just said that so you'd stop asking me every other day, but clearly that didn't work. As for the beach I'm going to say this one time and one time only. That is not our spot, it never has been, it never will be, and it never was even in the running of being our spot."

Kaminari looked at me with a mixture of anger and heartbreak. "Why? Why is it him? He wasn't there cleaning the beach, he wasn't there during the finals, he wasn't there when you were training, and he sure wasn't there the days when you were so lost in emotions that you couldn't clean."

I had to take a moment to think. What Kaminari had said was true, but also completely wrong. Sure Izuku wasn't there physically, but he was in my heart pushing me on. Even though what I assumed had happened was a lie I'm sure he was still cheering me on. Kaminari was only there at the end. I figured he would have been a great friend that I could lean on if needed. Clearly we had two different ideas from the start and I was regretting letting him, now more than ever.

I took a deep breath before answering Kaminari. "Izuku has been the reason for everything. The beach and UA were all for Izuku. That's why you were never in contention for it being our spot. The spot was already mine and Izuku's before it even started being cleaned. Izuku may have made some mistakes and hurt me beyond belief, but he's changed and became a better person and I love him for it."

Kaminari and I stared at each other in silence for a minute. His expression was filled with mixed emotions while I tried to remain calm and collected, even though I was panicking on the inside.

"Holy shit why did I say all that? God please tell me he's in too much shock to comprehend any of that. If any of this got out it could spell serious trouble for Izuku."

Kaminari turned around defeated and started to walk back to the camp. He hung his head as he started to disappear. "You made your point clear."

Once Kaminari was gone and far enough away to not hear me, I sat against a tree and screamed in frustration. "Universe why do you always have to complicate everything! Can I just have one week, just one fucking week where nothing complicated happens?! Is that too much to ask!?"

I buried my face into my arms as I held my knees to my chest. This training camp hadn't gone at all as I had planned for it to go and the majority of it was my fault. Izuku and I hadn't hung out at all because I was being petty about one of his jokes. The Kaminari situation could be seen as my fault as well. Sure I didn't make him search through Izuku's stuff, but he more than likely did that to try and find dirt on Izuku to break us up. If I had just told him from the start that I don't like him this probably wouldn't have happened. Sadly those weren't the big problems. The worst part of all this was that now Kaminari now knows that Izuku and I knew each other from before and he did something to hurt me. The rotten cherry on this shit sundae is that he didn't even figure it out on his own. I told it to him willingly because I lost my temper.

"Dammit why am I such a fuck up recently?"

I spent the rest of the break sitting by myself in the forest. As surprising as it was neither Izuku nor Momo came looking for me, and I was grateful for that. I didn't know how to explain this to Momo and I sure as hell had no clue where to begin if Izuku found out. Thankfully nothing happened the rest of the day. Izuku wasn't acting any different and Kaminari was surprisingly good at putting on a fake smile. As the night came to an end my heart sank as my phone went off and I read that I had a notification from Izuku.

Izuku: "Meet me outside, we need to talk."

"Oh God, here it comes."

I snuck my way outside and found Izuku sitting on a bench basking in the moonlight. He turned around and motioned for me to sit next to him. I wasn't sure if it was audible but it felt as if my heart was going to beat out of my chest any moment. When I sat next to Izuku I couldn't bring myself to look at him.

"It's a beautiful night isn't it?" His voice was calm.

"Yeah… it is."

"My pills were in my bag when I checked tonight."

"Really!? That's great!" I kept my eyes locked on the ground.

"Do you know why I called you out here tonight?"

I shook my head yes as I tried to hold back some tears. I was fully expecting him to say that Kaminari confronted him about how he hurt me. I could only see two outcomes. One where Izuku got mad and we worked it out and one where he breaks up with me losing any and all trust he had for good. Given the things that Izuku had been through, the latter was the most likely outcome.

"Well that makes this easier then."

I kept my eyes to the ground. When I heard Izuku stand up I started to tremble.

"I'm sorry Kyoka, I made you worry for nothing."

I looked up at Izuku confused as tears started to stream down my face. "Wait… what?"

Izuku looked at me with worried eyes before kneeling in front of me. "Kyoka is everything alright?"

"Why are you apologizing Izuku? You did nothing wrong."

"Yes I did, I must have just overlooked them in my panicked search. I also made you worry. I could see how much it was stressing you out and that made me stress more."

"But I thought… never mind." I wrapped my arms around Izuku and kissed him before he wiped away my tears. "Izuku, I forgive you for everything."

Izuku chuckled at my response. "Everything? That sure does cover a lot."

I rested my head in the crook of his neck. "Yeah, I know it does."

We sat in each other's embrace for a while before he pulled away. "It's late and we have a big day tomorrow. We need some rest."

I nodded and took his hand as we started to make our way back to our room. As we approached the front door I stopped. "Izuku, are you still putting your trust in me?"

He stopped as well and thought for a second. "No."

I felt my heart drop again. "Why… why is that?"

He smiled at me. "Because you already have my complete trust."

I gave him a smile as I walked in front of him. "They match."

I didn't have to turn around to know that Izuku was confused. "What matches?"

"You know exactly what matches." I raised a jack to point at my hair.

"Oh… I see."

"But I was thinking about doing some renovations and installing tile if you'd like."

The confidence in Izuku's voice returned. "Wouldn't you prefer hardwood floors?"

I started to walk into the lodge. "That will be something that we can talk about later. Goodnight Izuku."

Back in the room all the girls were fast asleep. I crawled back into bed and tried to sleep, but I couldn't. Everytime I closed my eyes I was haunted by Izuku's words, 'you already have my complete trust'. That fact that he could say that but I wasn't able to tell him what happened would haunt me for the foreseeable future.

IZUKU POV

The rest of the training camp went off without any issues. Well that is if you don't count nearly strangling myself… thirty times with the capture scarf an issue. There was also the first night in the bath where I had to deal with questions about the scar on my chest. Thankfully I was able to keep the others hidden by keeping my arms under the water. Other than that everything went swimmingly. One night a strange fog rolled in along with a burning smell, but they disappeared as quickly as they came. Most of the students just assumed it was weird mountain weather, but the teachers weren't sure about that.

When we got back to the dorms everyone was exhausted. Some people went straight to bed while the ones who somehow still had energy gathered in the common area. When everyone was starting to unwind I was just getting ready to head out. I had sent a message to Pops letting him know I was heading off campus for a little to go pick something up. Kyoka asked to tag along but I told her it would be better for her to stay and relax.

As I made my way off campus I pulled out my phone to look at my messages.

Izuku: "Will the usual work?"

?: "Be there in an hour."

Putting my phone away I readjusted my backpack. Over the past few years I never had many numbers in my phone, but there was one I'd never forget. A quick train ride on the train and I was where I needed to be. I found myself standing at an intersection in a dark alley. I stood with my back against the wall as I waited for time to run out. I looked at my phone and saw that it had been an hour since the message was sent.

Footsteps echoed through the alley before coming to a stop around the corner. "You're late."

"It's been awhile. I thought you forgot about little ol' me."

I laughed as I pulled some money out of my wallet and put my hand around the corner. "It hasn't been that long."

They took the money from me and I could hear them flipping through it making sure it was all there. "Two years is quite a long time."

A hand came around the corner holding a bottle of whiskey. When I looked at it I was shocked. "What's with the top shelf stuff? I thought we agreed on the usual?"

A cold laugh came from around the corner. "Consider this upgrade my treat. I've recently made some new friends and one of them knows how to get the good stuff."

I set the bottle on the ground and pulled out two shot glasses. "I guess you're no longer a loner."

"I could say the same thing about you."

I finished pouring the shots and handed him one of the glasses. "To bastard father's."

He took the shot from me and raised it in the air. "To psychologically scared mother's."

We both threw our shot back and smashed the glasses on the ground at the same time. The alley was filled with the echo of shattering glass for a moment before being reclaimed with silence.

"You know it was a shock seeing you at the mall the other day."

Another laugh came from around the corner. "What gave me away?"

"I've spent enough time with you to recognize the difference between the smell of burning tobacco and searing skin."

"You know I think that's the first time we've ever met during the day."

I let out a sigh. "Oh the memories."

We stood there in silence for a minute. The sounds from the streets were starting to get louder.

"Why didn't you do it?"

"I don't know what you're talking about?"

"You're not as good of a liar as you think you are. I know you were at the camp that night and I'm guessing your 'friends' were with you."

"The heroes have already made you ever so observant."

"I like to think I've always been observant."

Another laugh came from around the corner. "I'd watch your back if I were you. You really pissed off someone with connections."

"I figured as much, but that doesn't explain why you didn't make a move that night."

A scoff came from around the corner. "Consider it a farewell gift to my favorite customer."

I put the bottle in my bag. "I guess there's no chance of you covering for me again."

"I wouldn't count on it."

"I'm fine with that. Just do me a favor and keep her out of it."

Another laugh came from around the corner. "So you finally sealed the deal with little miss jacks. I'll do what I can."

"Thanks Touya."

Cold turquoise eyes glared at me from around the corner as small blue flames came from his hands. "I told you it's Dabi."

"Yeah, yeah." I picked up my bag and faced him. "So what are you going to do now since you disobeyed the boss?"

He gave me a smirk before turning around. "The same as always… whatever the fuck I want."

I laughed to myself as he kept walking away. "Thanks for everything."

A familiar purple mist appeared and opened a warp gate. He raised his hand as he started to walk into it. "See ya hero."

I watched as he disappeared into the mist. When it finally closed I let out a sigh. "So long old friend."

The trip back to the dorms was uncomfortable. It wasn't because I was an underage hero course student that had just illegally bought alcohol. The reason I was uncomfortable was because I had just ended a relationship with someone who helped keep me sane for a year and wouldn't complain if I bitched about life. I wouldn't call what we had a true friendship, but it's as they say birds of a feather flock together.

It was unsettling knowing that someone wanted me dead, but I was more worried about what that would mean for Kyoka. Even though he was a villain, I trusted Dabi. He kept his word, so when he said he'd do what he could he meant it. Just knowing that someday I would have to face off against him sent a chill down my spine. There were a lot of heros im Japan, but I knew the universe would throw him right at me.

When I returned to the dorms I found the common area to be completely empty. I wasn't too surprised everyone was half dead when we returned. The only reason I still had energy was because I was used to Pops ridiculous training schedule.

Up in my room I was met with the pleasant surprise of Kyoka fast asleep in my bed. I smiled as I quietly closed the door. Knowing how good her hearing was… and just how grumpy she is when she wakes up I put the new bottle up as silently as I could. To my surprise she didn't stir at all. After changing into my lounge clothes I sat down at my desk. It was still fairly early so I could work on some music and not disturb her. As I was about to turn on my computer I felt a light tap on my shoulder. I turned around to see a half awake Kyoka.

Her voice was soft and her words were slurred. "Izuku… pillow… now."

I laughed to myself as I joined her. The moment I got under the blankets she clung to me. I looked at her with a smile as I put a hand on her head.

"What are you a koala?"

She then let out a deep growl that I didn't think was possible for her to make. "Izuku… bed."

"But it's only eight."

She held onto me tighter. "Izuku… bed."

I kissed her forehead as I closed my eyes. "Fine you win… again."

Knowing that she had one she nuzzled herself even closer to me before mumbling one last time. "Love you."

A/N:

Alright so when I said the schedule wasn't going back to the normal quite yet, that also included random quick chapters apparently.

You lucky dogs.

But in all honesty this chapter has been in my mind for the longest time so I more or less knew exactly what I wanted from it. Yes it is a little shorter than the others but it progresses to the spot where it felt natural to end.

Also I know this may sound random but I'm thinking about doing a couple one shots for other shows that I enjoyed. I haven't actually read any fanfics from said shows so I have no clue if what I write is accidental plagiarism. It's something I may do for fun and if they do well or get enough support they may become full stories at one point.

Ahh speaking of stories I think it's time to say that Traumatized is now a little over halfway through. Yes I know it's a very sad day, but that doesn't mean it's ending soon. I mean it took about a year to get to this point so we still have a lot of time left. I have two endings for this story and I'm still debating which way I want it to go. I have been setting up the story for either one to make sense so it won't be anything too far out of left field. Hell I may even post both and turn it into a you decide as a cop out because I really love both of them. So feel free to theorize to your heart's content as to what they are.

I do so enjoy reading comments of people who think they know what's coming. It does bring me a certain amount of joy knowing that they're wrong as I crush their spirit. Yes I'm looking at you Sansman212 and rosewolf011. ThesonofTartarus77 you have no clue how close that was to making the story so good for you on picking up on it early. For anyone that is curious as to what I'm referencing go have fun looking through the comments.

Oh side note for all you that commented about dreams… you know who you are… You all need to chill, like damn we don't need to know all that.

On another side note I do have a few other story ideas that I'm excited about and when the time comes I'll create a poll and let you vote for the next one. I'm not sure yet if I'm going to tell you all the ships or the plots, but I'm looking forward to seeing which has the most interest. That being said I could just pick the one with the least amount of votes to annoy everyone.

Well that's all for this time. I hope you all enjoyed the chapter and stay safe.