Kahoko, Shoto and Hitoshi arrived at the dorms.
"Kaho!" Katsuki called from the doors, waving.
She waved back. "Hey, Kacchan!" She regretted shouting as it caused another coughing fit.
Katsuki frowned. "What's the matter? Are you sick?" He walked up to them.
"It's just a cold, don't worry." She waved her hand.
He sighed. "Well, go to bed and get some rest, you look like hell."
She pouted. "Thanks for your honesty."
"I mean it, you shouldn't have come back if you're unwell." He added.
Hitoshi chuckled. "We tried to tell her, but she wouldn't have it."
"I'm fine! It's like you guys have never had a cold before." She sniffed.
They walked inside the building.
"Oh, there's Momo…" Kahoko went to reach her friend.
"Oh, no you don't!" Katsuki caught her by the shoulder and steered her towards the elevator. "I don't want to see you down here for the rest of the day."
Hitoshi laughed. "Mothering her much."
Katsuki snorted.
"Kacchan!" She whined.
Katsuki felt his heart flip flop. "Don't Kacchan me. Now go to bed."
She pouted and pressed the second-floor button. "Fine."
Hitoshi jumped into the elevator with her before the doors closed. "That Bakugo…" He snickered.
She folded her arms. "You all treat me like a child."
"Because you're stubborn like one."
"I feel fine, just a little sluggish."
"Then you should benefit from a good sleep." He petted her head. "Please? For me?"
She heaved a sigh. "I'll try. For you." She leaned against his shoulder.
"You should feel lucky. Now you have a lot of people who care about you, the way those two acted proves it. You're not alone anymore."
She snuggled a little into his shoulder. "I was never alone. I've always had you."
Hitoshi felt himself crack a little. And you always will have me. No matter where your heart belongs.
The doors opened onto the second floor and they each headed in their different directions.
Kahoko entered her room and pulled some comfy sweat pants and a vest top out of her drawer. She peeled off her t-shirt and felt it stick to her skin, she felt the sweat dripping down her back. "This is disgusting…" She chucked her clothes into the wash basket and decided to jump into a cool shower.
Shoto dropped his bags onto his bed and paused. "Damn… I have Sano's bag!" He grumbled.
He sat in his chair, scanning his desk until he found the book on twins with quirks stashed under some homework. He picked it up and flicked through. Twins and dreams… twins and dreams… He found the chapter he was looking for and scanned the page. "Twins have a special connection unique to them. They can sometimes be telepathic with one and other and feel each other's pain and emotions… in the event of one twin's death, some say that the other will still feel their presence. Sometimes communicate with their spirit in the way of dreams or voices…" He bit his lip. Tamaki… what were you trying to say to her? What did that verse mean? Are you trying to warn her? Or guide her…? He looked over to see her bag sitting there. "She will probably need it…" He picked it up and walked out, heading for the second floor.
"Todoroki?"
Shoto stopped and looked around. "Midoriya?"
Deku gave a small smile. "What's troubling you?"
"Nothing, I just forgot to give Sano's bag back to her when we got here."
"If you need to get something off your chest, my door is open."
Shoto looked to the ground.
"C'mon." Deku beckoned him and went into his room.
Shoto sighed, defeated and followed, closing the door.
"What's the matter?" Deku asked, sitting down.
Shoto sat next to him. "Sano… she met with my old man yesterday."
Deku's eyes widened. "Is she okay? Are you okay?"
He nodded. "I think she's okay. She has a cold now, and I think it's everything that's been happening and being around my dad's flames last night topped it off."
"She's sick but still came back to school."
He shrugged. "She's stubborn. Adamant that she was well enough, but even I could tell that she only wanted to come here so that she could get away from the house."
"Well, considering what you've told me, I don't blame her. Did meeting your dad help her in some way?"
"I think it helped her deal with her brother's death but only a little." He ran his hand through his hair. "She's been having strange dreams of her brother coming to her, trying to tell her something. It's been causing her to train hard and wear herself out in order for her to be too exhausted to dream at all. So, I advised her to maybe let him in and hear him out, but I think it only confused her more. I also think the lack of sleep lately due to her dreams have contributed to her being unwell."
Deku listened. "What did your dad say to her?"
"He sounded sincerely sorry for what happened. It was weird, because he'd normally sound so flat when apologising but yesterday, I think he swallowed his pride for once in his life. Granted she almost bit his head off." He chuckled a little. "She's scary when she's angry."
Deku laughed. "Sounds like Sano. I can vouch that she packs a heck of a right-hook." He tapped his cheek where she had landed one a couple days before whilst sparring. "So, have you gotten anywhere with what we read in that book?"
Shoto shook his head. "I haven't had the chance to confirm it."
"Well, I'm sure everything will sort itself out sooner or later."
Shoto cleared his throat. "Yeah, you're right. I better take this to her before she falls asleep." He stood up. "Thanks, Midoriya."
"Any time."