HEY. so, I recently discovered that I've been spelling Bakugo's name wrong for like this entire time so sorry. it will be updated in all further chapters. thanks :)

Warning: Cussing. Mentions of murder. Queerness abounding.

Chapter 4: Secrets.

Nico's POV.

"So, not Truth or Dare then." Todoroki surmised.

"Nope. I have too many bad memories of that game." Bakugo said, and shaking his head.

"Ok, what do you guys want to play then?" I asked, leaning against Todoroki's rather warm left side. He wrapped his arm around me. that was nice.

"We could just talk." Bakugo suggested.

"Sure." I said, shrugging. My head was killing me. not having eyes for three days, and then suddenly using my vision was giving me a killer headache. I closed my eyes, and snuggled up against my best friend. I felt the bed shift, and another warm thing was pressed against my other side. I cracked my eyes open, and saw Katsuki leaning against my left.

"So," I said, trying very hard to ignore the two very hot boys next to me. "Have either of you ever had a significant other?"

"No." Todoroki stated. Katsuki shook his head no as well.

"So, let me get this right, I'm the only one here who's ever been in a relationship with someone else?" I questioned, looking up.

"Yeah, I guess so." Katsuki shrugged. I sighed, and ran a hand through my hair, only to realize that my hair was still up in a ponytail. I pulled it out and shook my hair out. I looked in the mirror.

"Jeez, I need to cut my hair." I said, looking at the tangled mop on my head.

"I quite like your long hair." Todoroki stated. I blinked, and gave him a look. "It makes you look wild, and unique." He continued. What the hell.

"Um…" I said, not sure what the heck was the correct response to that. "Thanks?" I said, unsure.

"You do have nice hair. It's not too oily." Katsuki chimed in, and ran a hand through my hair. I shivered, and curled up on myself. The last person to do that was Will. He used to run his fingers through my hair at night when I had nightmares. I bit my lip, and tried to force those memories away. I didn't need to think about that right now. I had two gorgeous boys lying next to me on my bed. I didn't need to remember Will. My eyes were screwed shut, and my head was full of static. They might've been talking to me, but I didn't know. I took a few deep breaths, and cleared my thoughts. ADHD was a blessing a curse.

"NICO!" I was jolted out of my thoughts instantly. I jumped in the air, and did a flip off my bed in fright. My hand was at my side gripping my dagger forcefully. I blinked, and realized that it was just Katsuki. I relaxed my stance, and let go of my dagger.

"What?" I asked, taking my elbows in my hands, and crossing them over my core.

"You were having some sort of panic attack. You had your eyes closed and were muttering something along the lines of damn gods and cabins needing locks." Shoto revealed. Shit. I looked at the floor. How did I respond to something like this? I couldn't tell them. I couldn't tell anyone.

"It was a…memory. A bad one." I said slowly. Thinking my words out. "I don't want to talk about it." I said, and sat on the edge of my bed.

"Alright. Then, tell us something else." Katsuki said. I sighed, and thought about my life. What did they not already know?

"Um, ok. let me think." I said, thinking back through everything I'd ever done, and could do. "Alright. I have a secret for you." I stated.

"We promise not to tell anyone. Right Bakugo?" Shoto said.

"I promise I won't tell a soul." Katsuki answered promptly.

"Ok. I've killed before." I stated, turning around to see them. "I killed a man. He was maybe 18 years old." I stated, eyes cold. "And, if given the chance, I'd do it again."

"Why?" Shoto asked, still emotionless.

"He killed my friends. He killed more than 20 people who went to my summer camp. So, when I had the chance to save his life; I didn't. I let him do something that I knew would kill him. so, I didn't directly kill him, but my lack of action did lead to his death." Of course, I was talking about Octavian. That jackass deserved exactly what he got.

"Sounds to me like you're the Hero in this story." Katsuki stated. I looked to him, and smiled sadly.

"Unfortunately, the others at the summer camp don't share your opinion on that matter. They treated me even worse after that." I wasn't allowed to train with the others in the sword arena because Dionysus had declared me 'unstable' and 'too aggressive'. I didn't really care though. No one had ever wanted to train with me except for Percy.

Shoto sat forward, and grabbed my arms. I looked at him.

"I don't care if you killed someone, even if you stabbed them through the eyes. You're still my friend, and it doesn't matter." He said, staring into my eyes. Tears threatened to came forth. No one had ever said that to me. in fact, no one had even stated that I had killed Octavian, it was just assumed. No one ever spoke about it.

"I don't really care either." Katsuki stated, hugging me from behind. I stiffened at the unexpected touch, but then relaxed.

"Thanks guys. I needed that today." I said, and stretched my arms up. My wings spread, and scraped the walls a little. I felt a hand at my back, and Katsuki touched my wing near where it connected to my back. I shivered, and bit my lip.

"Katsuki," I said, holding in a very undignified sound. "My wings are very sensitive right there." I said, trying to ignore the fact that he was still tracing my feathers.

"Oh, I didn't know." he said, but didn't stop. Instead, he was just softer. I reached behind my back, and grabbed his hands.

"Please stop." I said, kind of breathless. Shoto was giving me a strange look.

"Why?" he whispered into my ear. I closed my eyes.

"Because Katsuki Bakugo, you are turning me on, and that is not something I think you want to do." I stated, eyes still closed. Bakugo pulled his hands out of my grip, and I brought my hands back to my front to curl around my middle. I opened my eyes to see Shoto surprised and slightly worried face.

"What if I do want to do that?" Katsuki whispered low enough Shoto couldn't hear. I sat up abruptly, and turned to look at him.

"Did you just say what I think you just said?" I asked, staring him down incredulously.

"Maybe." He answered, grinning like the Cheshire cat. I probably turned beet ret, and shook my head to clear it.

"What the hell Katsuki?!" I whacked him in the chest. "Shoto is literally right there, and you say that?!" I demanded furiously. He tilted his head to the side.

"Yeah. I know where Icy-Hot is. I'm not, nor was blind." He stated. I turned a darker shade of red, and turned back around so I didn't have to see his smirk.

"Great." I said, and pulled my wings into my jacket. I rearranged myself so that I was lying on my back in between Shoto who was at the headboard, and Katsuki who was at the end. My feet were hanging off the end.

"What's great?" Shoto asked, as he hadn't heard what Bakugo said.

"Apparently, Bakugo isn't as straight as I'd thought." I muttered and closed my eyes.

"Well, I never did say that I was." Bakugo intoned. I opened my eyes, and gave him a look.

"Well, you did actually." I said, referring back to the game of Truth or Dare.

"No, I said I wasn't gay. I'm Bi; there's a difference." He stated. Shoto looked like he might me having a small crisis. I sighed. Of course, naturally.

"Shoto, are you alright?" I asked, looking at him. he blinked, and nodded.

"Yes, I'm fine. I was just processing that fact." He said, still looking troubled. I threw my hands into the air.

"Great! now that we all know Bakugo's sexuality, can we go back to the fact that apparently he wants to turn me on in front of my best friend?" I asked, exasperated.

"Wait, what?" Shoto said, looking at Katsuki.

"What? You can't tell me you've never thought that Nico wasn't hot as hell. Plus, what do I care if you're in the room?" Katsuki stated. Shoto blushed.

"Fine. You got me there." he said, dipping his head.

"What? Are you, are you kidding me right now?! My best friend has been secretly gay this whole time, and didn't tell me?!" I said, sitting up, and looking around confused.

"Well, no." Todoroki started. "I'm pan, and I didn't want to upset you. You didn't need a lover; you needed a friend." He said, blinking innocently. I sighed, and ran a hand through my hair.

"Great. this is just great. my only two remaining friends are both queer, and at least one of them wants to turn me on. great." I muttered, and pulled on my hair. I did not have the mental strength for this right now.

I started rocking back and forth. What in all of tarnation was I supposed to do? I liked the both of them, and that was weird. They both knew the same amount about me. hell, I'd even gotten drunk with the both of them! I pulled harder on my hair.

Someone was calling my name. I could barely hear it through all the static. I couldn't do this again. Plus, there were two of them. I was going to lose a friend. I couldn't. not again. I stopped rocking and just sat there, contemplating my options. I could reject both of them, but then they might not want to be my friends anymore. Or, I could accept the one, and lose the other. I hated my options.

"Nico, please, calm down." I heard one of them say. I wasn't sure who. I pulled my wings out, and wrapped myself in them for comfort. I kept my eyes closed tight, and tried to calm myself. It wasn't that bad. Katsuki might've been joking. Or maybe, he wouldn't care. Yeah, right. I really was hopeless.

"Nico, we're here for you. Please, calm down." I heard Shoto say.

"Yeah, we're here." Katsuki confirmed.

I slowly pulled my wings back, and opened my eyes. My room was pitch black, and all the candles in the room were alight with ghost fire. It was so cold I could feel it. I closed my eyes, and willed my powers to subside. The room gradually heated back up, and the candles went back to their normal green of Greek fire. I reopened my eyes, and looked at the bed.

"Sorry." I muttered, and curled up on myself. I felt a warm pair of arms encircle me from behind, while a cold hand was placed on my head.

"Don't sweat it." Katsuki said, hugging me tighter. I nuzzled Shoto's hand, before I realized what I was doing. I went pretty red, and went to pull away.

"It's fine." Shoto said, pushing me back down. I went even more red at the fact that I could feel Katsuki's warmth throughout my whole body. I closed my eyes, and just enjoyed the feeling of people actually caring about me.

I was warm. I opened my eyes. I was looking into the peacefully sleeping face of Shoto. I blinked as I felt someone else move. I looked, and my eyes caught Bakugo's. he was still hugging me from behind, and I went red again. I put my head down, and focused on breathing. I fell asleep with two other boys in my bed. Great.

"Morning." Katsuki whispered in my ear. I shivered, and grabbed my pillow tighter. Only afterwards realizing that I was using Todoroki as a pillow. I accidentally woke him up. he blinked.

"Good morning." He said. I blushed even redder, and put my face in the bed covers so they couldn't see me.

"Hi." I managed to squeak out. Oh gods, this was not happening right now. I was not being cuddled in my own bed by the two very hot boys I was crushing on. I was dreaming. That was it. this was a dream! Just a dream. A great and sexy dream, but just a dream. Yeah, that was it.

A knock came from the door. I looked up.

"Nico? You in there?" came the voice of Hitoshi. Oh shit.

"Yeah! coming!" I said, and scrambled out of my bed. I ran to my door, and opened it so that he couldn't see the two teens on my bed.

"Good morning." I said, leaning against the doorframe.

"Morning. I see you got your sight back." He said friendly. I smiled.

"Yeah. I love the décor by the way." I said, and stepped out of my room shutting the door behind me.

"That's good to hear." He said, smiling.

"So, what's up?" I asked, leaning against my now shut door.

"Nothing much really. I'm here because my dad; Aizawa sent me to tell you that Nezu wants to speak with you at 10. That's in about 25 minutes." Hitoshi said. "I wish you luck."

"Thanks bro. I'll probably need it." I said, and gave him a farewell hug. He walked off, and I reopened the door, and locked it behind me.

"Who was that?" Katsuki asked, looking at me. I almost laughed. Shoto's hair was all messed up.

"Hitoshi Shinso. You know, the one with purple hair." I said, walking over to my closet.

"Oh, the one with mind control? How do you know him?" Bakugo asked, tilting his head, and stretching his toned biceps.

"Um, he helped me out while I was blind." I said, looking for something to wear in my wardrobe. I picked out a pair of nicer black jeans, and a cool grey hoodie that was unmarked. "He's the one who helped me decorate my room actually." I announced, and grabbed a black shirt to go under my hoodie.

"Oh, he has good taste then." Shoto said, and stood up. I gave them a look.

"I'm going to go take a shower now." I announced and went into my bathroom.

"Nico, we don't have showers in our bathrooms." Shoto said, walking over. I smirked, and opened the bathroom door to show my shower that I'd installed.

"I do." I went in, and shut the door behind me. I turned the water on, and got in once it was warm enough.

After a nice shower, I toweled off, and put on my clothes. My wet hair hung unevenly at my shoulders. I sighed, and started braiding. Yeah, it was weird for a guy to braid their hair. I didn't really care. I did a French braid that held most of my hair, and tied to off with a hair band. I threw my hood up, and walked out of my bathroom. Neither boy was in my room. I sighed, and walked to the principal's office.

I stood outside of the door debating on whether or not to go in. I looked down at my watch. It was 9:58. I was going to be late if I debated much longer. I took a reassuring breath, and opened the door.

Tomura Shigaraki's POV.

How dare he? How dare he?! How could Nico do that to me?! To master?! I seethed in my room in the secret underground base. Now, because of Nico master was in prison. I scratched my neck. I wasn't ready. I wasn't ready to be the leader. To have everyone relying on me for my opinion. I needed Nico here by my side. I couldn't hate the goth teen. No, I loved him. I couldn't possibly hate him.

Maybe, just maybe I could forgive him. if he did something radical enough to warrant it. like killing one of his professors. Yes, if he proved his love and loyalty for the dark, I would let him back into the fold. His quirk was too powerful to refuse him if that was what he wanted. I stopped itching at my neck, and stood. I opened the door to my room, and went to the common area. What was left of the vanguard action squad was all living here.

"Kurogiri, I need a drink." I said, and sat down. my advisor nodded, and passed me a glass of whiskey. I sipped on it slowly, pinkie out. I took the remote in four fingers and turned on the TV.

"-you all know of the recent retirement of the pro hero All-Might." The reporter started. I changed the channel.

"-After the recent villain attack-" I changed the channel again.

"Yes Barbara, there was a freak sighting. A few nights ago, some people reported what looked like a large bird flying overhead dripping blood." The station switched to a grainy image of what looked an awful lot like Nico flying in the sky. "Reports say that this 'bird' was not the pro hero hawks. It was another person with that type of quirk. Now, this is just speculation, but I am of the opinion that this 'bird' is Nico di Angelo from our own UA. The reason being that it landed not far from where a pro hero lived, and went in that hero's house." The man continued.

"There was another sighting as well. The next day, the same 'bird' was seen flying with a person on its back. The image isn't clear enough to tell who but they landed at the new UA dorms, so I think it's safe to assume it's another UA student." The man said. I sighed, and turned off the Television.

"Great. wonderful. Nico is now giving out rides to his fellow students." I grumbled, downing the last of my whiskey.

"Tomura," Kurogiri stared. I cut him off.

"No. I'm going to bed." I said, and went back to my room. I shut the door, and growled. I opened my wardrobe, and looked intently at the jacket. Nico had left it at the bar, and Kurogiri had recovered it for me. I wasn't sure why I still had it. why hadn't I just left it at that bar? why was I still protecting him?

End of chapter 4.

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