Warning: No, wait really; Nico still has a boyfriend. More cussing. Slightly gross things like barf.
Chapter 3: Then this happened.
Nico's POV.
"Good morning." Someone was pushing on my shoulder. I opened my eyes blearily, and looked around me.
"Hi Tomura." I said, and kissed my boyfriend.
"Hi sleepy head. you slept in for once. It's almost ten." He said, standing straight up again. He was already dressed.
"Yeah, I don't feel too great at the moment." I said, laying my head back down.
"Oh, you're sick?" he asked, sitting on the edge of the bed. I closed my eyes.
"I don't know; maybe. All I know is I feel like shit right now." I said, curling up, and trying to calm my raging stomach.
"Alright. I'll go make you some soup, and ask Toga to look after you while I'm gone." Tomura said, patting my head, and walking away. I sighed, and clenched my eyes shut. Why did I have to get sick now? So irritating.
A few minutes later I heard the door open up.
"I brought you some chicken soup. I hope you get better soon." Tomura placed the soup on the nightstand, and kissed my forehead. "I'll be back in a few hours. I have a meeting to go to." He said, and walked away. I smiled. It was nice to know that at least someone actually cared for me. I closed my eyes, and fell back asleep.
"Nico!" Toga stated, shaking my shoulder. I groaned, and opened my eyes.
"What?" I asked, looking at the exited blond.
"You didn't eat your soup!" she said, pointing at the bowl. I sighed.
"No Toga, I didn't. I'm not hungry right now." I said, laying my head back down.
"Oh phooey." She said, and sat at the end of the bed.
"Toga?" I asked.
"Yes Nico?" she said.
"Will you come cuddle with me? I'm cold." I asked her softly.
"Sure!" she pulled the blankets behind me up just enough for her to get under them. She crawled into bed behind me, and put her small arm around my waist.
"Thank you, Himiko." I said, curling up, and closing my eyes again.
Tomura Shigaraki's POV.
I sighed as I walked back from my meeting. That had been a total waste of time. Plus, I was worried about Nico. He'd never been sick before, and I didn't know what to do. I made my way into the base, and nodded a greeting to Kurogiri.
I opened the door to my room, and saw Toga asleep in mine and Nico's bed. What? I walked over, and saw that Nico was also asleep. They were cuddled together, and Nico had a small smile on his face. He was too cute. Toga stirred, and looked up at me.
"Shh." She said with a finger to her lips. She laid back down. I rolled my eyes, and sat on the end of the bed to take my shoes off. Once I got the laced untied, I carefully crawled over to the other side of my boyfriend, and got under the covers too. Toga opened her eyes, and gave me a smirk.
I smiled as Nico shuffled in his sleep, and hugged me to himself. I closed my eyes, and rested my head so that he was nestle in the crook of my neck.
I woke up to Toga shaking me. I looked at her strangely, and that's when I heard it. Nico was whimpering, and sweating profusely. Quickly I pulled the blankets off of the three of us, and rearranged myself so that the cool air would reach him better. Toga went to get out of the bed but Nico's right arm reached behind him, and grabbed her by the wrist.
"Please don't leave." He asked quietly. He was awake then. Toga got back in the bed, and put her arm back around him. I put a hand on his forehead. It was way too hot. He had a terrible fever. Shit.
"Toga, do you know how to bring a fever down?" I asked her.
"Cold towels usually help." She said.
"Can you go get some?" I requested.
"I would, but Nico here won't let go of my hand." she stated. I sighed, and turned to my boyfriend.
"Nico, could you let go of her for a minute? We're trying to help you, but we can't do that if you don't let go. I'm not going anywhere, and she'll be right back." I tried. Nico scrunched up his face adorably.
"Fine." He said, and let go of her arm. She got up and half ran to the bathroom. Nico in turn latched onto me, and refused to let go of my arm.
"Nico, I'm not wearing my gloves." I told him.
"I don't care." He said, pulling my arms closer to his chest. I clenched my hands into fists, and tried to slow my pounding heart. Whatever I did, I couldn't unclench my hands. I might accidentally hurt him.
Toga came back with the towels.
"Here, I'm back." She announced. Nico's eyes fluttered open, and he turned to look at her. she walked over lightly, and turned his body so that he was lying on his back. She placed the cold rag on his forehead.
"That should help his fever go down, but I'm no expert." She told me. I nodded. Nico still hadn't let go of my hands.
"Thanks Toga." I told her sincerely. She nodded, and got back in the bed. Nico let go of one of my hands, to grab onto hers.
The three of us fell asleep like that.
Nico's POV.
I opened my eyes, and felt a pressure on my head. I was still holding onto Tomura's and Himiko's hands. I let go to rub at my eyes. The pressure was from a slightly damp rag. I pulled it off my head, and blinked a few times. I felt better now, but still slightly off. I sat up, and got out of bed as quietly as I could. I made my way to the bathroom. I closed the door but didn't lock it. looking up, I studied my appearance in the mirror.
A half dead looking teenager looked back at me. wow; I looked like complete shit. I turned on the faucet, and splashed some cold water on my face.
"Nico?" Toga asked, knocking quietly on the door.
"Yeah?" I asked back. My voice was rough and rather horse.
"Are you alright in there?" she asked.
"Um, yeah. I'm fine." I cleared my throat. "Is Tomura still asleep?" I asked her.
"For now. He looks kind of restless though. Um, can I come in? there's something I want to ask you." She asked.
"Um, sure." I opened the bathroom door, and stood to the side to let her past. She walked in, and shut the door behind her. oh, it was serious then.
"Nico, give me a straight answer. No deflecting." She told me completely serious. Oh shit. What did I do? "Are you and Shigaraki dating?" she asked, crossing her arms. Well fuck.
"Um, we uh, y-yeah. I, um, I think so." I stuttered out. "Why do you ask?"
"Because when you had a fever earlier, he looked genuinely concerned about you in a way that he didn't look about anyone else." She told me. aww, that was nice.
"Um, yeah. I think we're dating. I mean, we share a bed and a room, and do dating things so I guess we are." I told her, slightly blushing.
"Ah, I see. well, I wish you two luck." She left the bathroom. I sighed, and turned back to the mirror. I still felt really weird. Shigaraki and I had been dating for almost a month now. I sighed, and went back to our room. Shigaraki was still asleep on the bed. I got back in and fell asleep again.
*******************************About a month later*************************************
I woke up feeling sick. I got out of bed, and half ran to the bathroom. I barely made it to the toilet before I started puking. Great. I really just wanted to be sick today.
After about ten minutes, Shigaraki came into the bathroom.
"Nico? Are you alright?" I shook my head, just as another bout of vomit hit. Blech, that was gross. Tomura came over, and pulled my long hair out of the way, and tied it up with a ponytail form the counter.
"What's wrong?" he asked, rubbing circles on my back.
"I, I don't know. I just feel sick. It'll probably pass." I told him. then, I threw up again. Great. now I was just dry retching as there was nothing left in my stomach.
After another ten minutes it passed. I sat back on my heels, and wiped my mouth off.
"You feeling better?" Tomura asked, still rubbing my back.
"Yeah. I guess I just ate something that didn't agree with me. what time is it by the way?" I asked.
"Almost 10." He replied looking at his watch.
"Ok. we have things to do today don't we." I said, standing up, and washing my face off in the sink.
"Yeah, but I think you should just stay home today. Get some rest." He told me. I sighed.
"Fine. But came back quickly." I said, pulling out the mouthwash, and rinsing out my mouth.
"I will. Love you Nico." He kissed my cheek, and left the bathroom.
Shigaraki had a meeting with someone Twice had found. I should be there too but apparently; I was supposed to stay home. Poo on him. I made my way to the living room of our little house, and turned on the TV. Class 1-A had recently taken their provisional exams. Both Todoroki and Bakugo had failed. That was probably a good thing. I wouldn't have to fight them yet.
I laid down on the couch, and closed my eyes. I was super tired for some reason. Guess puking took a lot out of me. I fell asleep.
"I'm home!" Tomura called, locking the door behind him. I opened my eyes, and saw that he was fuming.
"What's wrong babe?" I asked, getting up, and hugging him.
"The piece of shit we had a meeting with killed Magne, and destroyed one of Compress' arms." He fumed sitting. I stood there in shock.
Magne was…dead? No. that couldn't be true. Big sis Magne wouldn't go that easily. She was really dead? My knees stopped working for a moment, and I fell to the floor dazed.
This was my fault. If I was there, I could've stopped it. I could've saved her. it was my fault she was dead now.
"Nico? Are you alright?" Tomura asked, kneeling next to me. I couldn't focus. Big sis Magne was dead because of me. because I wasn't there for her in her time of need. Because I was weak.
Dead.
Just like Bianca.
In both cases, it was my fault.
I should've gone with her back then.
I should've gone with Shigaraki now.
It was all my fault.
"Nico! Snap out of it!" Tomura told me, slapping me in the face. I blinked harshly, and looked up at him. the world was slightly blurry with the tears that were streaming down my face.
"It's my fault. I, I should've been there. I should've saved her." I whispered. He stared at me in shock for a moment, before enveloping me in a hug.
"It's not your fault Nico. I was there, and there was nothing I could do either. If it's anyone's fault it's that Chisaki bastards. we're going to get him for this." He swore. I just sobbed into his shoulder.
What was wrong with me? I was never this emotional. I really was fucked up today.
I managed to stop crying, and sat back.
"Sorry. I don't know what's up with me today." I told Shigaraki, wiping my eyes.
"It's alright. I love you no matter what." He stated, hugging me tighter.
I woke up at nine, and got out of bed. I made my way to the kitchen, and pulled out some bacon for breakfast. I turned the pan on, and opened the bacon. I had just put the bacon on the pan when I suddenly couldn't handle the smell. The fat smelled so bad I wanted to puke. I turned the pan off, and half ran out of the kitchen.
Shigaraki came out of our room looking tired. His hair was pointing every which way.
"Something wrong?" he asked, pointing to the bacon.
"Uh, yeah. could you, um make breakfast today? I'm not feeling that great." I said, with a fake smile. He nodded uncertainly, and walked to the kitchen. I went to the bathroom, and locked the door. I sat on the floor, and tied my hair up. my stomach was still rebelling over the smell of the bacon.
I started puking again. I tried to be as quiet as possible as to not alert Tomura that I wasn't feeling well. I was in the bathroom for about ten minutes before He knocked on the door.
"Nico? You alright in there?" he asked.
"Um, yeah. I was just going to take a shower." I lied quickly, and turned the water on. he walked off right as I threw up again.
Twenty minutes, and a short shower later, I left the bathroom. I looked at the clock it was only 9:53 in the morning. Well crap. That was two days in a row that I'd been sick at around 9:30.
Was there a connection?
"Nico? Breakfast is ready." Tomura called out. I wrang my hair out, and walked to the kitchen.
The smell of bacon hit me like a heatwave, and I almost puked again. I grabbed the wall, and shook my head.
"I, I don't." I said, trying not to fall over.
"Nico?!" Tomura ran over, and grabbed my shoulders, helping me to the ground. "Is something wrong?" he asked.
"I, I'm not sure. I was fine a second ago." I lied, shaking my head to clear it. that just made the nausea worse. I dry heaved on the floor. Shit.
"Nico? Are you sick?" he asked, genuine concern in his voice.
"No. I'm fine. Really. Just, help me up." I told him. I stood shakily, and half stumbled to the bedroom. I locked the door behind me so that Shigaraki couldn't get in. I collapsed onto the bed, and closed my eyes. I felt really bad. like my insides were on fire. This sucked.
What the fuck was wrong with me? I never got sick; I was never this weak. What was going on?!
Sick. Was there some kind of sickness that only made you sick in the morning? Wait…
Morning sickness.
Oh gods.
Shota Aizawa's POV.
I was walking to recovery girl's office. She said she'd found something interesting. I knocked.
"Come in!" she called. I entered, and shut the door after me.
"What did you want with me?" I asked, yawning. I needed sleep. My shift started soon.
"I was inspecting the feather sample I collected from young Mr. di Angelo and noticed an anomaly that might give us a glimmer of hope." She announced.
"What did you find?" I asked, sitting on the bed.
"Did you know that there is a difference in the feather structure of male and female birds? It doesn't harm males, but it is vital for females." She told me. ok? what did this have to do with anything?
(A/N I'm not sure if that's true I made it up on the spot. Please don't hate me.)
"What's the difference?" I asked, crossing my arms.
"Girls have an extra little something in their feathers that keep their children warm. Males don't have this because they don't keep the kids warm. To tie this in, Nico has that extra something in his feathers. They are made for warmth." She said, turning back to her microscope.
"Okay? What does that mean for us?" I asked.
"It is possible that young Mr. di Angelo is able to have children. Male pregnancies are not unheard of in our quirked society, but he might not have known of this possibility. And, if our info is correct, he and the league of villains leader are dating." She stated.
"Wait, you think that Nico might be pregnant?" I asked. I hated to think that any of my students would be doing that, but he was with a villain so I couldn't deny the possibility.
"Yes. Think about it. we haven't seen the boy in almost two months. If I'm right, we'll probably see him in the next month or so. If he comes out into the open, I'd need a blood sample to confirm or deny the validity of my research." Recovery girl sighed. "Of course, that could just be speculation. He might have that just to keep himself warm. In either case, it's worth a look."
"If he was…with child. What makes you think Shigaraki would let him out? If I know Nico at all, he'll protect the child with his own life, and he'll want to stay as safe as possible." I sighed. "Who knows though. I thought I knew the boy. I might not know anything." I closed my eyes.
Even if half of what he'd told me was true. That kid had been through too much. He didn't need to go through a teenage pregnancy. Especially not with the kid of one of the most wanted people out there. hell! That boy was barely 16 years old. He had no family to speak of, and he was now a wanted criminal. He couldn't protect a child in those conditions! He could barely protect himself in those conditions!
"Whatever it is, I hope he's doing okay." Recovery girl said quietly.
"Me too." I said. that poor boy didn't need this. God, I wished I could go up to him, and just take him away with me. somewhere safe. Hide him from the rest of the world. Keep him in a protective little bubble. But something told me he would hate that much more than what he was going through now.
I ran a hand down my face.
"Thank you for this. I'm going to go home and say hi to my husband before my shift." I told her, and left the room.
End of chapter 3.