Katsuki had felt embarrassed when he woke up in Izuku's bed. Next to embarrassed, he had also felt uneasy. He hadn't slept so well in weeks and being in the room filled to the brim with All Might merch had given his brain the false sensation of sleeping next to Izuku, like they used to do when they were children. Katsuki had woken up thinking the boy would be by his side, but was disappointed and then brought back to reality when he saw the picture book he was clutching to his chest.

Katsuki had apologized to Inko as he crept out of the bedroom, his hair sticking out everywhere except to where it was supposed to stick. She had replied that it was no trouble and that she had called his mom to make sure she wouldn't worry over him. He had thanked her softly but refused her offer to let him stay for breakfast. He didn't want to be in this house any longer.

Katsuki had quickly gone back to the room with an empty box. He hadn't intended on taking anything else with him, but he had found himself clearing many of the shelves anyway. Eventually he had returned home carrying two full boxes of junk to his room. He wasn't quite sure what he'd do with it, but he wanted to keep it, that's all he knew.

Now, over a week later, things had gotten more intense at school. Katsuki was trying to keep his ground as several of his classmates were forcing him backwards in a hero against villain exercise.

Katsuki had pulled the shortest straw and was forced to be the villain as the rest of the class tried to capture or immobilize him. Most of them thought I'd be easy, considering it was four against one, but they always forgot to account for Katsuki's huge difference in strength.

At the end of the third round their time was up and Katsuki was drained in sweat as he panted heavily. He flashed a grin to the losing team, showcasing his pride and strength of the fact that even after two already exhausting rounds he was still able to win on his own.

He had felt strong and powerful during that time, but as soon as everyone leaves the grounds to take showers and change into their uniforms, Katsuki's smile falters. He wipes his forehead and then slides the gauntlets off his arms as he carries them under his armpit and in his hand towards the changing rooms.

Nearly two weeks have passed after high school started and Katsuki is alone. No, that isn't true. Kirishima tries to talk to him every day and today after class they'll have a study meeting at a café somewhere not far from here, but besides him, Katsuki has nobody.

As Katsuki glances around in the changing room while he buttoning up his blouse he notices he isn't the only one without any friends though, and it makes him feel somewhat better.

'You ready to go?' Kirishima asks as he walks up to Katsuki's locker. Katsuki glares at him. Kirishima puts his hands up in defense and grins. 'I'll wait.'

Kirishima walks away and sits down on one of the benches in the middle of the hall, crossing his legs as he looks around at everyone else. Katsuki quickly finishes up and slams the door of his locker closed to signal to Kirishima that he's ready. Kirishima happily leads the way outside and chats all the way back to the classroom where they drop off their hero suits. After that they head out towards a café that Kirishima recommended.

Katsuki shoves his hands in his pockets as he keeps up with Kirishima who simply keeps talking and apparently doesn't mind that Katsuki doesn't respond much. Even though Katsuki isn't that social, he's glad someone like Kirishima puts up with him anyways.

'The official job of Pro Hero hasn't been around for that long,' Kirishima states as a matter of fact.

'Yeah, I know that, I'm reading the same book as you,' Katsuki retorts. 'Isn't that weird, though?' Kirishima replies as he looks up at Katsuki. Katsuki picks up his drink and takes a sip from it as he raises an eyebrow at Kirishima. 'They say that the job of Pro Hero wasn't implemented until the end of the second generation of Quirk users. What did they do before that?'

Katsuki shrugs. He doesn't really care about what they did before there were Pro Heroes. There are Pro Heroes now and he's becoming one. 'Just solve their problems on their own I guess,' Katsuki says as he flips the page to the next subject. 'Come on, Kiri, hurry the fuck up. I'm not going to sit here until sundown.'

Kirishima looks up, grinning. 'What?' Katsuki snaps. 'You called me Kiri.' Katsuki clicks his tongue. Is that what he's hung up on? 'It's no big deal. It's easier to say.'

Kirishima chuckles as his gaze flickers back to his book. Katsuki rolls his eyes. He's making a way bigger deal out of this than Katsuki meant it to. It was simply easier to say and easier to remember. And it wasn't the derogative nickname he wanted to say…

'Let's move on to rescue situations,' Katsuki says to move the topic of the conversation onwards. Kirishima frowns as he looks at the pages. On the page displayed on front of him are several hypothetical situations they should be able to solve in theory. Practical training would come later this semester.

'A villain has set off a bomb in the middle of a mall. How do you respond?' Katsuki questions. He can see Kirishima wracking his brain across the table. He's completely forgetting that he had ordered a hot drink that has gone way past cold by now. After pondering for a while longer and taking notes Kirishima has an answer. 'First call the authorities, then try to evacuate the scene and take care of the wounded.'

Katsuki looks back at his book to see if the answer is correct. After he confirms Kirishima's answer it's his turn to answer a question. 'In the case of a hostage situation, how do you react?'

Katsuki doesn't have to think long about that. 'Try to force your way in, take out the people holding them hostage and hand their asses to the cops.' Kirishima stares at him with wide eyes. 'That's way too aggressive, bro.'

'Hah? Since when!?' Katsuki retorts. Kirishima chuckles, not losing his footing to Katsuki's temper. 'Since always. Try again.' Katsuki slams the book against the table and gulps down the last of his drink as he overthinks the situation again. 'Fine,' he grumbles. 'If you were to be the Pro Hero at the scene you would try to negotiate with the hostage holders. If that were not to work you'd discuss with other Pro Heroes to force a way in, take down the enemies while securing the hostages safety.' Kirishima smiles proudly as if his firstborn has just won a spelling bee.

'That's a way better answer than before!' he beams. Katsuki folds his arms across his chest and leans back. 'I'm not stupid like you.' Kirishima fakes a pout. 'At least I answered that question in one try.'

Katsuki glares at him and growls, which only makes Kirishima chuckle in response. 'Alright, let's do one more situation and then call it a day.' Katsuki picks up the book in front of him again and puts it in his bag as Kirishima reads the last situation for the day.

'You find someone at the edge of a building. You're the Pro Hero at the scene. What would you do to prevent the person from jumping?'

Katsuki's heart misses more than one beat. His entire body freezes as the words are processing through his brain. 'Not be a dick to him…,' he unconsciously mutters.

'What's that?' Kirishima asks.

'Nothing!' Katsuki says, shoving his seat backwards as he gets up. He swings his bag across his shoulder as he turns to leave. Kirishima is shouting his name but Katsuki can't hear him. The blood is rushing to his face as he feels he's unable to breath. His heart is pounding in his chest. A hand on his shoulder stops him in place.

'Dude, what's wrong?' Kirishima stares at him with a concerned look on his face. It reminds Katsuki of the time when he and Izuku were children, when Izuku only wanted to help, that's the kind of expression Kirishima is wearing. 'I said it's nothing!' Katsuki yells, shoving Kirishima backwards.

Kirishima's eyes widen in shock at the sudden outburst. Katsuki's hands are sparking uncontrollably. Anger is surging through Katsuki's body, and he can't really explain why. He just needs to let it all out. Katsuki turns on his heels and takes off as he leaves Kirishima standing there.

Kirishima had gotten used to Katsuki's more "explosive" personality, even though it's been only two weeks since they met, he thought he could handle it and read him. This reaction was out of proportion and it scared Kirishima.

Katsuki's eyes were flared wide open, displaying a panicked reaction Kirishima had only ever seen on TV. Kirishima was frozen in place as he saw how worked up Katsuki had gotten, not knowing what he could do to calm him down.

Kirishima feels really bad as he realizes Katsuki has already disappeared from view. He hangs his shoulders low as he turned around to go home himself, wracking his brain over why Katsuki had overreacted so much, not knowing whether he should inquire about it the next day or not.

From the first day he had seen Katsuki, he saw that Katsuki was the kind of person that'd need a friend, so Kirishima had taken the task upon himself to befriend the unfriendly glaring person in the class. After this, Kirishima was sure that Katsuki desperately needed someone to help him guide towards the right path, and Kirishima promised, more to himself than to Katsuki, that he would never leave Katsuki's side.