MIDORIYA
"My baby!" she greets.
"Hi mom," I reply with a smile coming to my face.
"How are you doing sweetie?" she asks. "You have been working so hard."
"I know," I reply. "I am thinking about taking a vacation sometime soon. I'm pretty excited about that."
"Don't think, just do it!" she exclaims.
"I have to consider the people," I reply. "I want to ensure everyone is safe." It's so hard for me to take time off. I know we have amazing heroes out there but I feel like my presence is always needed.
"They are safe," she replies. "Considering the amount of growing quirks in the world I am sure someone will ensure things are good while you take a few days." Feels like she read my mind. Mom has a point but I still worry, I always worry.
"I do want to let you know I did have an accident on my last job…."
"Are you okay!" she exclaims cutting me off. "Who hurt my baby! Who does mama have to hurt!" I begin to laugh.
"Calm down mom," I reply. "All Might took good care of me. I am still learning the extent of my injuries. Since All Might took care of everything I don't know what happened. My left shoulder is currently wrapped up, healing." I don't want to provide her with too many details. She will worry more and ask more questions. Last thing I need right now.
"I'm glad All Might was able to help," replies mom as Todoroki walks in with my meal. "He is such a blessing."
"Me too," I reply. "Yeah, he is." We chat a bit more before I end the call. Todoroki has fixed me some hot tea and has the TV on for me. I glance at him with his eyes drooping. "Babe, you can go to sleep. You're so tired." I'm not use to seeing him this exhausted.
"I don't want to sleep," he replies stubbornly. "I want to stay up with you." I smile leaning in to kiss his lips.
"I will be fine," I reply. "I'm not going anywhere."
"I know but still…." he replies. I know he is going to drift off. I begin to eat my soup and sip my tea as Todoroki and I watch the news. He knew I would want to know what I missed. Things were well maintained for the whole day I was out. That is the one good thing about having a secret mission. I finish up my meal sipping my tea as I stroke Todoroki's hair. He is drifting off to sleep now. I look down at him feeling some guilt about not being with Yagi. I take a deep breath relaxing as I continue to drink my tea.
ONE DAY LATER
"You sure you don't mind Kacchan coming by?" I ask.
"I'm sure," replies Todoroki. "Bakugou and I have this understanding."
"Oh really," I reply fixing up a pillow on the sofa. "Does that have something to do with you getting pulled over?" Todoroki sighs. We have yet to talk about that. I wanted to give him time to rest up. Todoroki has been through a lot in the past few days.
"Yes," he replies. "Bakugou has his own stuff going on but he came through for me. Not only that I can tell he really cares about you. He is surprisingly loyal."
"He is," I reply grinning. This is the first time I have seen anyone else besides myself or Kirishima see Bakugou for who he is. I clear my throat walking over to him. "Want to tell me what happened that night?"
"I wasn't drunk," he replies, shifting his eyes. "I was sober for the most part. I was worried about you, I missed you. I just wanted to go home and be alone with my thoughts." I grab his hand squeezing it lightly.
"Shouto, I was fine," I reply. "I wasn't going to go away."
"You didn't know that," he replies. "All Might wouldn't give us any details. Then for him to say to me you were going to be spending all your time with him…..I-I shouldn't have let it get to me but it did. I walked away before I said anything I would have ended up regretting. I could tell he was upset." I nod my head knowing he was upset. I'm sure me asking for Todoroki first didn't help.
"Thank you," I reply. "It is still fresh to him about us being a couple." I release a deep breath. "He wasn't too happy about how quickly I moved on." Todoroki rolls his eyes.
"That seems to be Bakugou take on it," he replies.
"You talk to Bakugou about our relationship?" I ask in amazement.
"Yeah…" he mutters blushing. "He is very supportive of our relationship. It's nice to have someone to talk to."
"Uh huh," I say stepping into his personal space. "You mentioned my ex. Thank you for not telling him who."
"I told you I wasn't drunk," he replies. I chuckle kissing him.
"You are a hero, Shouto," I reply. "I know you aren't perfect and I don't expect you to be. Please be careful." Todoroki nods his head yes. I can tell he feels really guilty about what happened. We straighten up a few more things before Bakugou arrives. I open the door with him immediately looking at my left arm.
"You alright Deku?" he asks. I pull Bakugou in for a hug. "Hey!"
"Shut up," I reply continuing to hug him close. I appreciate him being concerned, looking out for Todoroki. The old Bakugou would have never done such a thing. Bakugou begins to pat my back as Todoroki closes the door. I pull out of the hug. "For the record, I'm good."
"What happened?" he asks, pulling off his coat. Todoroki takes Bakugou coat.
"My shoulder was broken by Overhaul," I explained, leading him into the living room. "I had a doctor operate to piece me back together before another doctor used their healing quirk on me. I should be back to normal function in a few weeks."
"I can't believe you let him get a hit on you," he replies.
"It was a lot going on," I say defensively. "I am still upset that I allowed that to happen. At least he is behind bars like All For One. No regular prison for him."
"He doesn't need to be in regular prison," says Todoroki. He sighs. "People like him are so dangerous. I almost wish their quirk could be stripped from them." Bakugou laughs.
"That would be rich," he replies. "You know our government is too soft on human life."
"Kacchan, be nice," I reply. "How are you doing though?"
"It's whatever," he mutters. Yeah something is wrong. "I had an okay day at work. You know the usual. Can I get a beer?"
"Certainly," replies Todoroki walking into the kitchen. Bakugou looks at me.
"You two good?" he asks lowly. I smile.
"We are great," I reply. "He literally slept for 14 hours."
"I believe it," he replies. "This guy looked like shit the last time I saw him."
"I didn't look that bad," defends Todoroki, handing him the beer. "I ordered dinner, I'm not in the mood to cook. You are more than welcome to have some."
"No home cooked meal!" exclaims Bakugou. "You slob!" I hit his arm.
"You cook then," I retort. Bakugou eyes widen in surprise.
"I'm not cooking shit," he replies. Todoroki laughs.
"I bet you aren't," Todoroki replies, sitting down on the sofa. I sit down beside him as Bakugou grabs the single chair. He opens his beer drinking right away. "You holding up okay Bakugou?"
"It's whatever," he replies. I glance at Todoroki because he clearly knows something I don't.
"Um what's going on?" I ask.
"What makes you think something is going on?" asks Bakugou.
"Kacchan, don't talk to me like I'm stupid," I reply, folding my arms.
"God damnit," he replies. "Icy boy only knows because of me driving him home the other night. I told Kirishima not to talk to me anymore." I glance at Todoroki before looking back at Bakugou.
"He knows about Kirishima?" I ask.
"Yeah," mumbles Bakugou.
"What happened?" I asked. "I thought you wanted to stay friends with him."
"I fucking can't," says Bakugou with his free hand shaking a little. "I tried. I really really did. He came to my home the other day really upset and one thing led to another. Don't make me fucking say it." Bakugou looks down at his lap letting me know he had sex with Kirishima. Kirishima isn't a cheater. What the hell is going on!
"Okay," I say softly. "Let's just turn on the TV. Just…..hang out." Bakugou begins to chuckle.
"Hang out?" he questions. Bakugou tilts his head at me. "What you know about that?" Todoroki starts laughing with him. My jaw drops open pushing Todoroki lightly.
"You guys ganging up on me!" I exclaim.
"Not at all," replies Todoroki.
"Just because I don't take off a lot doesn't mean I don't know how to hang out" I reply smirking at them before grabbing the TV. I begin to flip through the channels. I stop on a news channel seeing All Might name on the screen.
"I'm in front of All Might home," explains the female news anchor. "As stated 15 minutes ago it has been discovered the late All Might has passed away." I stare in horror. It can't be true. "Is still unclear as to what caused his untimely death. The family is asking that you give them time to grieve for our nation's and world's greatest hero."
"They can't be serious!" exclaims Bakugou. I can feel the tears come to my eyes before I release a blood curling scream.