Katsuki's P.O.V.

"Alpha heroes aren't gay."

"Alpha and Alpha can't be together. It's unnatural."

"What are we gonna do Aizawa?"

"Their parents sent them here not only to make them strong heroes but to correct the deviant behavior! We already paired them with the most beautiful omega we could find. What are we supposed to do now?"

"Hold on a second, let me think." Aizawa waived off Present Mic and Miss Midnight, putting his hand to his temples.

"Look assholes! There is nothing wrong with us and there's nothing to fix! No one should give a damn who I-"

"Quiet!" Aizawa yelled, wrapping me up in his damn scarf. I looked over at E and he just looked completely defeated. We were in deep shit. Even I knew that.

"We can't tell Principal Nezu about this. He'll expel them, more importantly fire us for letting this happen under our watch. We have to fix this!"

At that moment All Might came in, crowding the tiny office, bringing in Deku and Half n Half too. Great, just great. "Kneel behind your alphas, we have a lot to discuss." All Might growled. He looked worn and tired, like my making out with E in a janitor's closet was the worst thing that could have possibly happened. Deku looked worried as he and the other omega kneeled behind us. The teachers started discussing things in low voices, a lot of profanities being spewed.

Deku tugged on my sleeve."What happened?" Deku asked me quietly.

"We got found out." I mumbled.

"I'm so sorry, I should have-"

"Ain't your fault Deku."

"It was bound to happen sooner or later." E said sadly.

"I don't understand, why are we here?" Halfie asked.

"They must think we're not doing our jobs as companions. Oh god, they won't expel us will they? I have nowhere else to go! They can't-"

"Calm down. UA can't afford another scandal right now, especially one involving their precious companionship program." I sneered. That and they still owe me one for letting me get kidnapped last semester.

"But Kacchan what if-"

"Alright, enough. What do you omega have to say for yourselves?" Miss Midnight said coming around the desk and staring down the omega behind me.

"Us?" Two Tone asked in disbelief.

"It is your job to satisfy your companions. Keep them from thinking impure thoughts. What good are you if you can't even fulfill a basic need?"

"Hold up, you think it's their fault I'm gay? Oh that's a bunch of bull shit!"

"You're not gay, just confused. You both are." Aizawa scolded. WOW. Just wow. What kind of backwards archaic thinking bullshit is this?

"You two need to be better companions. Be in tune with your alpha's needs. Clearly this is a cry for help." A what? I felt my palms spark up in anger. Where do they get off saying this sort of shit?

I was about to tell all of them off, destroy this whole fuckin room when Miss Midnight put up a hand to stop me. "I think I have an idea. But you're not going to like it." She chuckled, rummaging through Aizawa's desk until she found a key. A key? "Maybe there is some fault in our pairing system, All Might. Shoto, come here." The mismatched eyes widened as he swallowed and stood, slowly making his way over to our alpha teacher. "Maybe we just got it wrong. Katsuki's a prime alpha after all. It's possible his instincts are simply calling for a… higher quality of omega." As she spoke she unlocked Todoroki's collar. "There, isn't that better? Shoto, I want you to walk over to Katsuki. Sit in his lap and present your neck to him." Excuse me?

"Midnight." All Might warned.

"No, no, this might not be a bad idea. If Katsuki truly is as gay as he thinks, he should be able to resist Todoroki no problem. Right Katsuki?" Aizawa goaded, I felt a growl bubble on my lips.

"Go on Shoto." Miss Midnight pushed him towards me. I saw nerves written all over his face, he did not want to do this. But he didn't have a choice, and neither did I. Reluctantly half and half pushed himself to walk towards me, straddle me in the chair. He carefully untied his tie, popped the first button on his uniform shirt, pulled the red of his hair behind his ear, and shyly… presented his neck to me. Fuck. It was a fuckin pretty neck. I could see his pulse, smell the absolutely intoxicating aroma coming off his scent gland. The most amazing scent you ever smelled. I can't even describe it. Like a campfire in the rain. Sweet and beautiful. My pupils were blown wide open. In my heightened state of rut it was like I had no resistance at all. There was an immediate tightening in my pants, one I was absolutely positive Todo-fuckin-roki felt in his loins. He gripped my biceps, clearly terrified I was going to mark him. Hell I was fuckin terrified. I tried to look away, up to the sky, get just the smallest bit away from his scent and bare neck. That's when my fangs came out, loud and proud for the whole room to see. I heard Deku and Kirishima gasp. I was losing all control.

"His alpha seems to be responding. Go ahead Bakugo, take a bite. No one will blame you." No. No! This bitch is evil. Putting a damn near perfect omega in the face of a rutting adolescent Alpha! It's not right. Of course my body is gonna respond this way. It's not my damn fault!

Restraint, control. Something. I bit my lip into a growl, positive I was now bleeding from how hard I was trying not to bite the omega before me. I balled my claws into fists, doing everything I could to send these stupid primal instincts back to the hell they came from. After several tense moments my body finally relented, I was back in control again. More human than beast, if only barely.

"Well that was an enlightening experiment Midnight, but I don't think-"

"Hold on All Might, Katsuki did respond. I think that's more than we've ever seen from him. Put this omega in heat before him, and I don't think he'd have nearly the same restraint. This could be a very good thing."

"It's the best we've got if we all want to keep our jobs."

"So it's settled then, we'll switch them. Katsuki with Shoto and Izuku with Eijiro. It solves all our problems. Congratulations Bakugo. You have yourself a new omega." Aizawa said, handing me the collar key. Fuck.

Shoto's P.O.V.

"I didn't have a choice Midoriya. Miss Midnight made me."

"Yeah but… you didn't… you didn't have to smell so good."

"I have no control over my scent. You have to believe me, I didn't want this."

"I know… I know. It's just… so unfair! Kacchan finally gave me a collar. Do you know how long I've been waiting for something like that? Some indication that he maybe felt… something… anything! And in a second, it's gone. I'm not Kacchan's companion any more." And I am. The very thought made me sick to my stomach.

"You can still-"

"I can't do anything. You heard Mr. Aizawa. It's over, I'm no longer Kacchan's companion and have no right to be near him anymore."

"But you still wear the collar he gave you."

Izuku fiddled with the bright orange dog collar, looking down sadly. "I don't want to take it off." Poor Izuku, he's going through so much. I wish there was something I could do to alleviate his pain. But honestly, it feels like I'm the source of all that pain.

"And you shouldn't have to. Katsuki still claimed you, in a way I suppose. For now, we just have to do what the administration says and maybe one day they'll make things right again." Izuku didn't say anything, he just looked out at the balcony that we were 'trapped' in. We are playing the part of damsels in distress today. Waiting for our hero companions to show up and rescue us.

Izuku thinks we should feel honored that All Might is allowing us to participate in hero training, but I just feel like a live prop. This could have easily been accomplished with a dummy, do we really need to actually be here? I guess I'm not all that thrilled to be saved by Katsuki. I'm not all that thrilled to be paired up with an Alpha like Katsuki. When imagining my Alpha, I didn't have the expectation that he would be nice, I didn't have the expectation that he would treat me well or with respect. That's not who Alphas are. That's not who my father was. But I did think there would be… some kind of appreciation for me. If not lust, an appreciation for what I can give, what I have to offer. I learned with Kirishima that simply asking for attraction was apparently too much, but Eijiro at least appreciated my presence. Wanted to engage with me on some level. I can't say the same for Bakugo.

I'm not sure if Katsuki hates all omega, or anyone that isn't his alpha boyfriend. Come to think about it, he might even hate him too. I don't know how Midoriya put up with it for so long. I can barely stand to be in the same room as him for even just a few moments. And the disdain goes two ways. Last night we had mandatory bonding time. Bakugo made me stand in the corner and face the wall. Again, not a treatment that I am not used to by an Alpha, but… there's something about Bakugo that fills me with anger. Part of me, I suppose, I am grateful he's gay, that I don't have to worry about carrying his children and having to be tied to him in some way for the rest of my life. But Bakugo is a cruel Alpha. He doesn't want any sort of relationship with me, doesn't even care for my very existence. Yet his alpha is attracted to me, something that is very shocking. I fear the teachers may have a point, as the spring continues, I fear what that vicious Alpha within him may do. I know that he will try to avoid me at all costs, and honestly I him, but… The thought of being mounted by him in the middle of the night… doesn't exactly leave me dripping. Like I said, I have no idea what Midoriya sees in him.

"We are tasked with making our companions… no longer be gay. How do you suppose we accomplish that?" I asked, deciding to change the subject.

"I… I don't really think it works like that Sho. As long as I've known Kacchan… well no one makes him happy the way Kirishima does. I certainly don't."

"How does one… make someone happy?"

Izuku's pretty green eyes filled with what I took to be sadness before he looked away. "We just need to do our job as companions to the best of our ability. That's all we can do." I looked away, nodding. This is a difficult situation indeed. Katsuki Bakugo… Before I could analyze it further, the door behind us was quite literally, blasted open. If it wasn't my new alpha himself.

He was out of breath and sweaty, determination written all over his face. "Come on, let's go half and half bastard."

"I believe you are supposed to untie me." I said, holding up my bound wrists.

"For the love of!" He growled, rolling his eyes. He got down and examined the chains. "Oh fuck it." He finally said, pulling at the chain attached to the ground and blasting it. Didn't seem to make a difference, just a lot of smoke. "Damn it."

"What's going on?" Eijiro asked, coming in not long behind.

"Damn chains are indestructible or some shit."

"Are you okay Midoriya?" He asked genuinely.

"I'm fine." Izuku squeaked.

"Awe man, do you think we missed a key or something?"

"Don't know, but it's not like we have time to worry about it now. Come on, I'll blast, you harden, we'll figure this shit out."

"Okay. Here, Todoroki, Midoriya, take these. Cover your eyes okay." Eijiro ripped off his sleeves and tied them around our eyes to protect us. Funny, Bakugo didn't even think of that, or care I suppose. I heard a great deal of grunting and explicative language before I felt a lessening on the chains. They did it. The next thing I know I'm being hoisted over Bakugo's shoulder like a sack of potatoes.

"Fuck your damn heavy. I thought omega are supposed to be little." I rolled my eyes. I am perfectly within my body weight standards, even if I was taller than the Alpha himself.

"Maybe someone should spend more time in the gym instead of jerking off Alphas in janitor's closets." Although I couldn't see, I knew Bakugo had run me head first into a wall, creating a loud thud. Ouch.

"Whoops." He said, continuing to run with me in his arms. Needless to say, I'm really not thrilled that Bakugo is my Alpha now.

Katsuki's P.O.V.

"First place. Not bad Bakugo."

"Suck it extras!" I yelled at the other Alphas, realizing I had beat their pathetic times by over three minutes.

"Your companion could have fared better however." All Might inspected, looking over the dumb half and half omega I had to rescue. "You could have taken his blindfold off, taken the time to uncuff him properly. Tended to his needs and wounds."

"Hey, I got him out safely, that was the damn mission."

"But hostage comfort plays a big role in rescue missions. It would serve you well to remember that young Bakugo." I rolled my eyes. "Hit the showers young heroes." We went into the locker room and Eiji distinctively avoided me. He's been avoiding me for the past three days. Pretty sure he's pissed because of the way my body reacted to damn halfie presenting his neck to me. It wasn't my damn fault and I controlled it, but well… I guess I can see why he would be mad about that. We're not supposed to be anywhere near each other, but I don't care about that, and neither should he. But well… our hero careers are on the line now. That's scary. So I guess I'll just have to sit here and take his avoidance.

I showered up and headed back to the dorms. Alone. I guess I didn't realize how much me and Shitty Hair actually hang out with one another. I was in a real bad mood tonight, I thought maybe cooking would get me better, it usually does at least. I went to the kitchen and started chopping vegetables for curry when half and half seemed to materialize in front of me. Great. Mandatory bonding time.

"Alphas shouldn't cook. It's a demeaning task for them." He said flatly, coming around the counter, pulling out more ingredients.

"Yeah well, it helps me."

"Rough day?" He looked down, submitting to me. "You can… vent to me all your troubles. Omega are meant to listen." I continued to cut the carrots, not saying a word to him. He's so old fashion. Omega are meant to do this, Alphas shouldn't do that. I hate it. I hate everything about him, everything about what he represents. It's just not right… alphas and omegas… we all should be able to do whatever the fuck we want! I moved to start cutting the onion and he took the knife from me. "Please, allow me."

"Stop. You're not my mom, you're not my damn maid. Cooking is a gender neutral task. It's what I feel I need to do right now, so I'm going to do it. Either get with it or get the fuck out." He put the knife down for a moment, thinking over his options. I don't know what was going on in his head, but it was obvious he was dealing with some big internal struggle. I think the guy's smarter than he leads on, or doesn't want to show it because he's an omega. He probably has a warped sense of reality and now that he's faced with choices, he doesn't know what to do. Well I'm sure as hell not gonna make it easy on him. I'm not going to be the Alpha he wants, the Alpha he thinks I should be. I'm not interested in that at all.

Silently, he handed me the knife, getting another one for himself and continuing to chop the onions. I didn't say anything and neither did he. We just… cooked. No talking, no annoyance. Actually put together a half decent meal. After we ate, we cleaned up and he followed me to my room. The damn teachers increased our mandatory bonding time quotas, so now it's like four hours a night and twelve on the weekend or some shit like that. It's exhausting.

"You already finish the math homework?" I absently asked, slinging my bag on the floor and getting out a textbook.

"Yes."

I nodded, starting my homework. He just stood there, lowering his head in submission. I ignored him. At least I didn't make him face the corner tonight. Yeah, it was a jerk move, I just sorta said it to see if he would actually do it. He did. That made me feel like shit, but like I couldn't exactly go back on it. Ugh, he's just so damn frustrating. This whole situation is frustrating. I finished the math homework and reached in my bag to start my history paper, as I did, his damn key fell out. Stupid thing. I picked it up and threw it on the desk. I looked back at Halfie and he was just staring at the key. I touched it and his eyes widened, then he realized I was looking at him and he looked away.

"What?"

"Nothing."

I picked up the key and waved it at him. "This mean something to you?"

Looking down, he played with his fingers. "I haven't showered without my collar since you and I were paired. A few days is fine but… it's starting to get uncomfortable."

My eyes widened, he can't be serious. "Why didn't you fuckin tell me? How am I supposed to know some shit like that?!" I yelled, getting up.

"Alphas know what's best for omega." He said quietly.

"Bullshit." I said, unlocking the collar and taking it in my hands. Damn this thing was sophisticated. Must be suppressing one hell of a quirk. Never seen anything like it. "Hey… what the hell is your quirk anyway?"

He looked at his hands, playing with his fingertips. "Umm…" His hand froze over and he created a pole of ice with ease.

"Ice. Alright… that can be useful I guess."

"And…" With his other hand he… lit it on fire. I almost stopped breathing.

"Are you fuckin serious?"

"I'm sorry, omega shouldn't use their quirks-"

"Fuck that, do you have any idea what a fuckin amazing quirk that is?" Fuck. Fuck! He could beat all the Alphas in my class without even blinking. Me included. Fuck man.

"I suppose it increases my value as an omega."

"It fuckin increases your value as a damn human! This damn society! You should be in the hero class! You should-"

"If you have no interest in my womb, then my quirk is of no interest to you. Do I have your permission to go take a shower?" Was he… was he giving me attitude? Wow. Fuckin bitch.

"Yeah, sure." I said going back to my desk. I couldn't concentrate after that. Freaking half and half. If he wasn't a damn omega he'd be kicking my ass up and down this damn school. But because our society is so backwards, someone with a freakin amazing quirk is made to believe that the only way for him to be useful is to give some alpha a prodigy. Fuck… fuck that's so messed up. What the hell am I supposed to do about that? I have to… change that… it wouldn't be fuckin heroic not to. But how? Change the whole damn way society functions? Change the world as we know it? That's a big ask. I realize one thing though, and it fuckin sucks. Maybe I can't change the world, but… at least maybe I should change how Icy Hot views Alphas. Views me. Great. Fuckin great.