Shoto's P.O.V.

Knock. Knock. I waited for a second, nearly losing my nerve, but then Katsuki answered the door. He looked rough. Two black eyes, a split lip, and a limp like he had some internal injuries too. "Why are you knocking? You have a key."

"It uh… it didn't feel right." Katsuki just stood there, looking up at me. Right. "I came to give you this back." I offered him the engagement ring in my hand. He took it and looked at it. Then put it in his pocket with a sigh.

"Is the baby alright?"

"With the exception of missing a few prenatal vitamins, he couldn't be more healthy." Katsuki nodded, kicking the carpet with his foot. "I wanted to thank you. For saving my life. For continuing when no one else did. When… you had no reason to." There was a flicker of sadness in his eyes. Pain. Pain that I caused.

"Apparently you should be thanking All Might. He got the credit for the save and all."

I swallowed. "I know who came to my aid. Who didn't stop looking for me. Who was my hero that day… It wasn't All Might." There was a long pause between us. I should probably go. I've ruined his life enough. I moved to leave but he stopped me.

"Can we talk?"

I nodded, stepping inside the room and closing the door. He offered me his computer chair and sat on his bed. "I'm sorry." I offered honestly.

"I know." He played with the corner on his bedsheet. I didn't know what else to say, what else I could say. "All Might… he forced you to sleep with me. To cover it up. After he… after he raped you." I wasn't sure if that was a question or a statement. Either way I wasn't really sure how to respond. I'm not sure I am comfortable with that characterization. I'm not sure I wasn't.

"I'm sorry."

"But you didn't consent, did you? It wasn't your idea?"

"I'm not sure I understand the word… consent. I didn't exactly fight him. I willingly tricked you into… all of it."

Katsuki scratched the back of his head, clearly uncomfortable. "Did you want any of this? All Might? Me? This baby? Did you want it?"

I lowered my gaze. All I wanted that day was to pass my math test. "No."

He looked so in pain. I know I'm the reason. The reason he lost his relationship, the reason his life has been so hard these past few months. If he wanted to hit me, to take it out on me, it's okay. It's what I deserve. "Can you… can you come here please?" A request to come near? So he could hurt me, obviously. Even though I knew it was coming, I felt myself flinch. Forcing another alpha into a cuckold. I should lose my life for that. I got up and awaited my punishment. But it never came. Instead… instead he hugged me. Tightly.

"What?" Fell out of my mouth.

"Do you have a place to stay tonight?"

I didn't understand. "In the infirmary. I can stay there until they can figure out a new place for me."

"Nah, no. I don't trust them. Not after all the shit they've pulled." He scratched his head again. "You can stay here. With me. I can protect you that way." I didn't understand. I couldn't.

"Bakugo. Your parents returned me. My father gave them back the money. I don't belong to you anymore, I am… no longer your problem."

"That doesn't matter. You need someone Shoto. You need someone in your corner. If you're gonna see this through, take All Might to court, bring him down for what he did to you-"

"I don't want that." There was a strong knock on the door.

"Either way, you're gonna need a friend." Katsuki said as he answered the door. There stood two very large police officers.

"We're looking for Shoto Todoroki."

"Yeah, what do you want with him?" Bakugo glared, puffing out his chest.

"We're here to speak to him about the allegations he made against Toshinori Yagi, All Might." I felt my heart drop to the pit of my stomach. Slowly I walked over.

"Yes."

"We need you to come with us."

"No, no way in hell." Bakugo clenched his fists, giving off a dangerous Alpha scent.

"Bakugo." I said, putting a hand to his arm.

"Then I'm coming with you, I'm not gonna let you railroad him."

"Fine. Come with us then." The officers led us to a study room in the dorms where they had set up their investigation. They instructed me and Katsuki to sit down and then closed the door and sat down themselves.

"The allegations you've made against All Might are very serious."

I nodded. "I'm aware."

"Before we get started, did the League pressure you? Force you to make this claim?" Yes but…

"I didn't say anything that wasn't the truth."

"You realize that All Might is a very public figure. He could lose his job for this, his career, his reputation. You could be sending him to prison for a very long time."

"Is this how you treat victims? Trying to intimidate them into silence?" Katsuki sneered.

"We're just trying to make sure he has his facts right."

"His facts right? Do your damn job! Investigate!"

"We're not sure… there's any… evidence to support his claim."

"Evidence? All that you need is right there in his damn womb! What more could you need?"

"All Might… his lawyer won't allow us to take DNA for a paternity test. And it was very publicly stated that the child was yours Katsuki."
"I already had a paternity test. The League conducted it." I said reaching into my pocket and pulling out the piece of paper they had given me. The detective didn't even look at it.

"That will never hold up in court."

"Shoto. This isn't exactly a winnable fight. Are you sure you want to go down this road? All Might's team will claim that an omega cannot get pregnant during a rape, that they have to physically enjoy it to be fertile." I did have an orgasm. A few. But… that feeling in the pit of my stomach, in my throat. I didn't want it. Deep in my heart I know, I know I didn't want to have sex with All Might that day. And I think… I think All Might knew that too. That I wasn't willing.

"I was in heat. My fertility score is incredibly high." I almost couldn't have not gotten pregnant from that encounter. They must understand that.

"That's another thing. Your consent. If you were in heat. It's going to be hard to prove that you didn't initiate contact."

"But I didn't. All Might had been tracking my heat!" He called me to his office…

"It's hearsay."

Bakugo stood up, making a small explosion in his hands. "So you don't believe him? That's what you're trying to say?"

"We're saying we don't have a winnable case here. It would be a big waste of resources to pursue this."

"We won't be charging All Might at this time."

"Oh." I felt myself say. My heart felt like it was sinking. Like maybe… I did want them to believe me. Like maybe All Might should… pay for what he did. To be held responsible. But… If I don't really know how I acted and what I did… How could All Might have known? Maybe… maybe the responsibility is on me…

"I don't believe this. Come on Icy Hot. You shouldn't have to take this." Bakugo grabbed my hand and led me back to our room. I was okay… processing, until we got back to the room and shut the door. The second that door closed, I was just overcome. I couldn't hold back anything. Tears just spilled from my eyes. Big, ugly, tears.

"Shhh… it's okay. Let it out. I got you." He hugged me tightly and just let me cry. "I believe you Shoto. I believe you."

Izuku's P.O.V.

"Did you hear? Todoroki's supposed to be coming back to school today."

"No… I hadn't heard that." They had mentioned in the news that they wouldn't be charging All Might with anything. That the allegations against him were…unfounded. I don't think Todoroki took it very well. He was cleared healthwise pretty early on, but no one has seen him for over a week now. No one had really seen Kacchan either. I don't know if he took it very well either. I don't know if I have taken anything that's happened over the past eight months very well. I'm so… so very confused right now.

The League of Villains were certain Todoroki was impregnated by All Might, and I… I just don't know. I have to believe that right? They came up with… actual proof of it. Didn't they? And All Might…All Might lied to me. He's… a liar. I think. He told me he wouldn't sleep with students, he never slept with me… But… What if the rumors are true? That All Might sleeps with omegas that have a fertility score over eight. I don't know. I don't know what to think. I don't know how to feel. But I have feelings… that much is for sure.

I don't want to believe that All Might raped Shoto. I don't want to believe any of it. None of the other omega do, the whole school doesn't. So I should… agree with them right? It's just… something doesn't feel right… with that conclusion. There's something nagging at me that… I shouldn't accept it. Denki's insistence… the fact that I know Shoto. Well… I thought I knew him. The Shoto I thought I knew… Well, he didn't want a baby. He didn't even want an alpha at all. Not really. I mean… not that I knew of at least. Maybe he wanted an alpha and a baby because that's what he thought he should want, but if it were only based on personal choice, that was certainly not on his list of things to want. So the fact that he got pregnant… supposedly by Kacchan, then my All Might… the DNA test. It's just not all adding up into a perfect box with a perfect little bow. I'm not sure how to think, what to feel…So when Todoroki walked into the room, I had a whole mess of feelings.

"I'll see you after class alright?"

"Thank you." Shoto took his bag from Kacchan and the alpha lingered for a while. Kacchan looked me in the eyes as if to send me a message. I had no idea what it meant. What could Kacchan possibly be trying to tell me? But those beautiful crimson red eyes, they were filled with… something. Something I've never seen from Kacchan before. I just didn't know what. I looked down and Kacchan left, taking a protective alpha scent with him. Denki just looked at me.

"What?"

"Maybe we should… say something to him?"

"What would we say?" Denki shrugged his shoulders. I looked around the room and everyone was whispering, taking turns glancing over at Shoto. It was clear the whole class was talking about him. Miss Midnight came in and started class, but it wasn't long before we broke off after the lesson, working in small groups. Me, Denki, Ochaco, and Jiro all got in a group, Shoto remained on the outside of the groups, working by himself.

"Do you think we should ask him to join us?" Denki asked.

"After what he said about All Might, he can go die for all I care." Jiro rolled her eyes. That was… harsh. Not that… I wasn't thinking it myself… well, maybe not… die.

"Does everyone feel that way?" I asked softly. Ochaco shrugged, Denki looked down. Oh so now you don't want to stand up for him Denki?

I decided it was best to just go back to my work. Push Shoto out of my mind. A few minutes later I heard a loud smack. We all turned and realized Kendo had got up from her seat, walked over to Todoroki and smacked him. I couldn't believe what I had just witnessed. I looked at Miss Midnight, who clearly saw the whole thing, and she did nothing. Nothing at all. That… wasn't right. I mean… wow I felt so conflicted. I mean… I… spit in his face… But Shoto… had wronged me! What had he done to Kendo? Was this simply for accusing All Might? I know All Might is very beloved but… Could it be more? Kendo… her fertility score isn't great. It's 5.4. Setsuna, her female alpha, was sort of upset when Itsuka struggled to get pregnant. Bred her every heat, mating season or not. They have a little girl now, but… well Itsuka's score is nowhere near a score of eight. Was this jealousy? Anger? Shoto… he has the highest fertility score in our class, actually… the entire school… If All Might was going to sleep with a student… It would make sense it would be with Todoroki. Obviously not me. So… regardless of the truth… the rumors, the allegations, maybe… maybe there's a little anger there. That Shoto's very presence is… upsetting. I looked around to maybe see if I could confirm my thoughts a little.

It was clear everyone had seen what just transpired, but no one did a thing. Didn't even bat an eye. And Todoroki just took it. Bit his lip and went back to his work, tears unshed. There was even a little laughter, some whispers around the room. Miss Midnight wasn't even phased. I had an unsettling feeling in the pit of my stomach. Not just unsettling, I felt sick! Like… I was dropping again. I've never dropped before. Not even when my mother gave me up… or when Kacchan repeatedly refused to claim me. I've never dropped. But lately it's like I even think about Todoroki, I begin to slip a little. Why was I feeling such great emotion when it came to Shoto Todoroki?

The bell rang and Denki and I gathered our stuff. I had chemistry next and Kaminari had his shift at the daycare. Before we made our way out of the room, Kacchan came in. He took Shoto's bag from him, said a few whispered words, then the two of them walked out. What's Kacchan even doing around? He was never this way before. He was never this way to… me. Why is he being all protective of Todoroki now? Why does Kacchan care so much about him? It almost… it almost adds fuel to the fire burning me up inside. That Todoroki somehow got Kacchan to fall for him, even after everything, when he's never even batted an eyelash at me. Salt on the wound. And now Todoroki has everything I've ever wanted. Everything I could possibly want. Kacchan. I mean… and he's having All Might's baby. However it happened. Salt on the wound. I'm… incredibly jealous… I'm just… I'm feeling so much.

Denki and I gave each other a look then walked out of class, seeming to follow behind them. We were all headed in the same direction, when I noticed the Alpha, Shoji, was walking in the opposite direction of most people in the hall. It was odd, but before I could analyze it further, Mezo made it known why he was walking down the Omega hallway. Within one of his hands, he held a green balloon. A green balloon filled with green paint as I would find out just a couple seconds later. As it was being dropped on Todoroki's head.

"That's for All Might!" He shouted, a second later he was being blown into the wall. Kacchan had blasted him into the next galaxy, through the wall completely. And he just lost it. Shouting profanities, using his quirk, completely lighting up Shoji. Even Mr. Aizawa and the other Alpha teachers couldn't pull him off easily. I watched in horror and realized Todoroki was just standing there, completely covered in bright green paint and everyone was… laughing at him. My stomach lurched as I felt my body moving on its own. I'm not really sure what I said, but I had my hand on his back and I was pushing him into the bathroom, Denki at my side.

"What the hell was that?" Denki asked, clearly in shock too.

"I don't know. I don't know!" Was all I could say as I got paper towels and tried to get the paint out of Shoto's hair. Wow. It was really stuck in there.

"Here bend over, maybe we can wash it out." Denki tried, but I could see Shoto's hands were just shaking.

"It's okay, you're okay." I tried to reassure. Shoto put his hands to his face and just shook like a leaf.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!" He's sorry? He just got doused with paint and he's sorry? Oh Todoroki. Oh man. My stomach just twisted in all sorts of horrible knots. I feel… really bad. About everything.