Midoriya sighed as he sat down in front of All Might to eat, not complaining about finally having a break. As usual, Aizawa wasn't going easy on them.
"Young Midoriya seems tired, have my training been too much lately? If you feel like you will get in heat soon do not force yourself". The young omega was a little surprised by his word, as he didn't think he was looking too tired. He offered him a reassuring smile, not wanting him to worry about that, "It shouldn't be time for that yet, I might just have gone a little overboard with my training and also had some problem sleeping".
Midoriya was still not used to talking so casually about his heat with other people. The only person with whom he did talk of it was his mother, but even then it wasn't something she would bring up too often. That, and the other alphas of his class teasing him about it, not leaving him alone about it. Though he did remember that the teasing seemed to have died off at some point, but he couldn't really say where that sudden change of heart came from.
But here? It was something he needed to check more if he wanted to stay hidden. He believed that most of the teacher dealing with him had to know and keep the secret, although All Might, Aizawa and Recovery Girl were the principal ones he was in need to notify. He had been pretty surprised to learn that Recovery Girl had something he could take every couple of days to keep his scent in check, so he could pass as a beta. All this had brought a weird feeling in him to have them make sure he would be fine without looking down on him either.
So he still wasn't exactly used to it, but it wasn't as awkward as it was at first. He had been pretty embarrassed when All Might had asked the first time, taken off guard by his question. But Aizawa did manage to put it simply once he had managed to calm down: he clearly couldn't just run around the school while in heat, it could be both dangerous for his safety, but would also ruin his effort at staying hidden.
They all would come up with a reason why Midoriya couldn't come to school in those time, either being sick, family problem or even just "something the school has prepared for him, quit asking questions and get back in your seats". He felt like the pattern might be suspicious, but up to now no one had questioned him really on it, so he was happy to see it working well.
And keeping a low profile on that he did a good job of doing. From what he could see, none of his other classmates seemed to be noticing he was something other than a beta. He had been pretty relieved when a couple of weeks passed and the word hadn't leaked. He would have expected for Bakugo to maybe keep on how he was acting in middle school and tell everyone, but he really didn't.
He was really happy to be able to get along with all the other as much as he did, it was a refreshing change from his past. He would sometime feel guilty to hide it from his friends, but some fear was keeping him from doing it. He was scared thing would get just like the past, this was something he couldn't forget and was making him anxious just to think about.
"I see, do not overwork yourself," still warned the teacher before staying silent to think about something, "has something happened with young Bakugo? You seem to be avoiding him more than usual lately".
The question surprised Midoriya, making him look up, not expecting it to be this obvious. "Kacchan must have noticed too, he must be mad about it," he thought to himself, before breaking into a mumbling mess as he was trying to see how he might have messed up and how to make it less obvious.
"Did something happen?" was the question to take him out of his thoughts, making him stop a little, before looking to the side. "Sort of..."
"Oi, shitnerd, stay away from me or take a shower, you stink!" had bark an irritated Bakugo as they were all changing after a sports class.
This made Midoriya tense, both from the wave of irritation coming from the alpha, but also because he thought his scent had started to leak. Maybe he had stretch for too long the effect of the medication.
"You shouldn't be yelling at Midoriya for that, he's not even close to you" argued back Iida who was next to the omega. "Yeah Bakugo, don't be so mean, we all got out of sport class, of course we all smell like sweat" had commented Kirishima who was next to the alpha.
Midoriya turned back to Bakugo to see a mixture of confusion and irritation in his eyes, clearly wanting to ask 'don't you smell his scent?'. He knew it was what Bakugo was referring to, he had many times commented on how his scent was annoying and disgusting to him. But he was taking something to block it, obviously, none of the others were smelling it, how come he could?
The omega tensed when Bakugo suddenly turned to him, as if trying to understand what was going on. He simply looked away, trying to ignore the piercing gaze placed on his back. He slightly smiled at Iida trying to reassure him about his smell and how he didn't stink at all, feeling even more irritation and anger coming from behind him.
"Because of it I started taking the medication a little more often than before, but I still don't understand why Bakugo could still smell me so clearly despite it" finished explaining Midoriya. He was lying, he had an idea as to why it wasn't working on Bakugo, but he couldn't just tell it to All Might.
"This is strange" admitted the pro hero, frowning slightly. Midoriya suddenly felt anxious about him thinking too much about it, not wanting for an interrogation about it to start. "Ah, but don't worry about it All Might! if it's only Kacchan then it shouldn't be a problem since he already knows anyway, I'll just talk to him about it later," he lied, knowing he wouldn't, "Kacchan didn't tell anyone yet, so I doubt he would be going around talking about it, he didn't mention anything about it either".
All Might seemed slightly worried about the situation, as it could be a problem if other alpha could smell him too, but saw how anxious it suddenly made his student. He simply dropped the subject, going back to eat. "If it is not a problem for young Midoriya, then it should be alright" he admitted.
With this, the young man suggested getting back on the topic of training One For All, as the lunch break was going by fast. He was relieved to see him agree, relaxing a little.
On his way back to the classroom he ran into Uraraka and Iida, catching up to them to make the rest of the way with them. "Were you with All Might again?" asked Uraraka curious of not seeing him eat with them. "Yes, he wanted to talk about my performance and my grades" he somewhat lied, "Sorry for not being able to eat with you guys". "It is not a problem, your grades are also important" commented Iida with a smile.
"Oi, nerd!" they heard called from in front of them.
They all looked to see Bakugo standing by the classroom entrance, pointing back at Midoriya. "Wait for me after school, we have to talk," ordered Bakugo, the omega tensing at this sensation of being ordered around, hating it. "And don't run away or I'll kill you". With that he went into the class, leaving them behind without leaving space for a reply.
"Deku, as something happened with Bakugo?" asked Uraraka, "We can come with you if you want" suggested Iida just after. Midoriya could see they were both worried about what Bakugo wanted, as he wasn't known to be the most gentle person, even less towards the young man.
"Don't worry, Kacchan only want to talk, plus our path to go home is the same" he smiled, already having a vague idea of what he wanted to talk about. With this they went to their seat, a little relieved to see that Bakugo was going to ignore him for the rest of the day, although he could still sense his anger.
Despite having a good idea of what he wanted to talk about, it didn't stop him from feeling anxious about it, seemingly making Bakugo's mood even worst than before. At the end of the day, Bakugo was first to leave the room, Uraraka and Iida joining Midoriya, still slightly worried. "Are you sure you don't want us to come with you? Bakugo seems to be in a really bad mood" asked the young woman.
"I know Kacchan doesn't want to hurt me," slightly smiled Midoriya as he was finishing packing his bag, "He simply wants to talk, everything will be fine". He then quickly got out to go and join the alpha, knowing Bakugo wouldn't want to wait for him for too long either.
"Tch, you're slow" commented the alpha once he joined him outside, turning to start the walk back home. Midoriya didn't ask what he wanted to talk about, at least not yet. They were still too close to the school for that, so he simply walked behind him, at a safe distance.
Yet, even after passing a relatively safe distance from the school entrance, Bakugo didn't start talking, only walking. It was unnerving really, having him being so silent yet emanating so much irritation at the same time.
"So umh... What did Kacchan want to talk about?" he finally asked once they were close to his apartment, finally gaining a reaction from Bakugo. The young man stopped, turning to him with an annoyed look.
"What the fuck was that in the locker room the other day?" he then asked, confirming to Midoriya that it was, in fact, what he wanted to talk about. Upon not receiving any reply, he got even more annoyed, stepping closer to the omega. "None of the other could smell you and I tried seeing if they could through the week, yet none of them could, what the hell is going on there?".
Midoriya couldn't help but take a step back, smiling nervously. "I-I started taking a medication that helps to block my scent, it helps me pass as a beta," he explained, Bakugo frowning even more at the news, "You see, it would be hard to hide it if I still smelled like an omega".
"Doesn't explain why I get to smell your annoying scent" pointed out the alpha, frowning even more at the contradiction of the situation.
"Well... you know, we-we've known each other for a long time, maybe your memory is compensating" tried Midoriya, knowing that his explanation wasn't that great. He tense when he felt Bakugo being even more annoyed by his suggestion, looking away.
"So you are saying this is my fault shitty Deku?!" harshly asked Bakugo.
"N-no, of course not Kacchan, this is just an hypothes- B-BUT I started taking them more regularly so it might stop for you too!" he said, cutting in the middle when he saw some small explosion happening in the alpha's hands. "I'll ask Recovery Girl if she has some stronger one" he lied, looking nervously for a way to run back home.
"It doesn't mak-" started Bakugo before being interrupted by the omega, starting to run away from him to go back home. "I'll be going back home now! Keep me in touch if it doesn't change!" he nearly yelled from where he was, "Oh, and thank you for not telling anyone" smiled Midoriya as he paused to look back at him.
He took back his running when Bakugo yelled to him to come back, only to feel a little while after the angered filled sensation behind him was going away. As he went up the stairs back home, the young man sighed, unsure if Bakugo would stay satisfied with such a weak excuse.
Well, it had most likely not been too bad, since he hadn't heard back from this problem, so his lie had most likely been enough for him. Although, he doubted that his scent had gone away for the other young man...