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The war was finally over. It was time to deal with the aftermath of the war.

There was so much rebuilding to do. Bakugo couldn’t help as much as he would have liked. He has a whole ass heart problem now and his arm is still healing.

Everything seems to be going back to normal.

Though he knows nothing really is going to be normal. His classmates have to deal with the aftermath of their own fights. The whole class goes to therapy. Everyone in the class has shared what they went through during the war. Some weren’t that bad but still they were children fighting in a war. Half n half, Pink Cheeks, and Izuku’s were the ones who were the worst.

When he heard what happened to Izuku, it broke him. He was supposed to help Izuku. That obviously went down the drain the moment Izuku was taken somewhere else. Even though he wasn’t with Izuku, he's grateful that Izuku didn’t mention that he had died during the war. He’s not prepared to deal with how they will react.

He saw how they reacted when they heard that Pink Cheeks was on the verge of dying. They were balling their eyes out. They crowded her and gave her a group hug. It was a cryfest. He isn’t emotionally ready to deal with all that. He knows that it has to happen soon, but for now it will be a secret.

He’s glad that Izuku and him are closer now. They hang out and fool around with each other. They feel like best friends, although he does have feelings for Izuku.

He hides his feelings because he doesn’t think he deserves Izuku. He feels guilty for hurting Izuku when they were younger. He thinks this is the closest he will be to Izuku and he is okay with it. As long as he has Izuku in his life he will be okay.

He is also closer to Monoma. It’s a weird friendship. They would both make fun of each other. They hang out together often. His class doesn't understand why they are friends. Monoma has shown his disdain towards the class, but especially Bakugo. They don’t know what changed for Monoma to befriend Bakugo.

A couple of months later is when they decided to figure out why they are friends. Bakugo is hanging out with Monoma when the class goes up to them.

“Sooo… why have you guys been so close lately? Anything going on between you two?” Mina asks, trying to get the gossip between them.

“Ewww. Disgusting. I would never go for this idiot. We’re just fucking friends.” Bakugo replied with a disgusted look.

“As if I would ever go out with him. I could do so much better.” Monoma said with a laugh.

“I think you would actually do worse. Have you seen me? I’m very attractive. People should be glad that I even talk to them.” Bakugo said with a smug expression.

“You may be attractive, but nobody will ever go for you with that attitude. You should work on that.” Monoma said.

“So you admit I’m attractive. See I knew you couldn’t have done better than me. I'm the best at everything.” Bakugo said with a smile.

“No.” Monoma said with a defeated sigh.

“Loser. I win. Like always.” Bakugo said with a grin.

“Fuck you. Anyways, what exactly do you losers want?” Monoma asks the class.

The class is just thrown off with the interaction they just saw.

“What did we just witness?” Kaminari whispered, confused.

“Dude, I don't even know,” Sero whispered, equally confused.

“Umm… we just wanted to understand why you guys are friends?” Kirishima asks.

“Cause like don’t you hate us, Monoma?” Kaminari said.

Bakugo and Monoma looked at each other. They start to whisper to each other.

“Have you told them?” Monoma asked.

“No.” Bakugo replied.

“Why not?”

“You know how they are. They’re emotional. I’m not prepared for that.”

“They care about you. Obviously they are going to be emotional. You died. They deserve to know.”

“Well someone does know.”

“Midoriya saw you. That is literally the only reason why he knows. You have to tell them “

“I know. I know. Okay, fine. I’ll tell them.”

“Do you want me here? Or should I go?”

“Do whatever you feel like doing.”

“Okay. I’ll stay then. I can't wait to see the shit show this will become.”

“Fuck you.”

They turn back to face the class. Bakugo doesn’t look very pleased and Monoma is very pleased.

“To answer your questions. I don’t hate you guys. I just dislike you. There’s a difference. Also, I just wanted to befriend Bakugo. Is that wrong?”

“It’s not wrong, just weird.” Todoroki said.

“Well, I mean there is a reason. I just can’t answer that. There is only one person who can answer that.” Monoma said, looking at Bakugo.

“Fuck. The reason we are close now is because of the war.” Bakugo vaguely said.

“What do you mean by that?” Todoroki asked.

“Did something happen?” Momo asked.

“You never did share what happened to you.” Uraraka said.

“Are you finally telling us?” Iida asked.

“Well since you guys are nosy fuckers, I guess I will.” Bakugo said annoyed.

“Are you sure you're ready? We don’t want to rush you. You can still wait, Kacchan.” Izuku said, knowing how this was going to go.

“I’ve been ready. I just don’t want to see their reactions to it. That’s why I stalled for so long. That’s not what I’m ready for.” Bakugo said, as he looked around the class.

Izuku went up towards Kacchan. He just sat beside him. Bakugo knew he was going to fend them off for him. He’s grateful for that. He looked towards Izuku and smiled at him.

“Why are you worried about how we will react? Is it that serious?” Jiro asked.

“Does Deku already know?” Uraraka asked, seeing how close they were sitting together.

“Obviously, Izuku knows. He was the one to fight Shigaraki, which is where I was located.” Bakugo said.

“So is everyone here? Cause I’m getting bored. I’m here for the drama. Like speed things along.” Monoma said, yawning as if he was bored.

“He’s right. Cause I’m only going to say this once. I ain’t repeating myself.” Bakugo said.

The class looked around and saw that everyone was there. They all went to grab a seat. The class was ready to listen to Bakugo.

“I guess everyone is here then. I just want to warn everyone that I will not sugar coat anything. So the reason Monoma and I are friends is because he saw me die in the war.” Bakugo said with a straight face.

The class was not prepared for that. They froze. They were processing what they had just heard. Their was mixed feelings. Then all of a sudden Bakugo’s closest friends started to cry. Then the class was hit with reality. They lost a friend and they didn’t even know. They were all sobbing.

“You couldn’t have said it any better?” Monoma asked, as he looked around the room.

“Look at what you did, Kacchan.” Izuku said as he was also crying. He was holding on to Kacchan.

“I said I wasn’t going to sugar coat anything. I don’t say things I don’t mean. And anyways you wanted the drama, Monoma.” Bakugo said as he hugged Izuku.

“I guess that’s true. I just wasn’t expecting this.” Monoma said, looking around the room.

“I told you they were emotional.” Bakugo reminded Monoma.

“You should have sugar coated it.” Izuku said, sobbing.

“Okay, fine. Sorry. I just want to get this over with.” Bakugo said, softly as he was trying to calm Izuku down.

Some of the class were hugging each other. They were holding on to someone for support. Bakugo’s closest friends were now sitting next to each other hugging. Todoroki was standing still frozen. He just learned that his best friend died. He had no knowledge of this. It was like his whole world had changed just from hearing those words.

The class had so many thoughts running through their minds. The main one was how Bakugo as still alive? He died, so he shouldn’t be here with them. But he was very much alive. The class starts to get close to Bakugo and throw questions at him.

“How are you alive?!?!?”

“What happened to you?!?!?”

“How did you die?!?!?”

“Is there a reason you died?!?!?”

“Did you know that you were going to die?!?!?”

“Are you okay?!?!?”

All these questions are being thrown at him. He can’t even tell who’s saying what. He uses his quirk to get everyone to shut up and back away from him.

“Okay, calm the fuck down. You can’t just yell over each other. I can barely understand you guys. One question at a time.”

They were trying to get their emotions in order. They started to calm down. There were still tears running down some of their faces, but they weren’t sobbing anymore. There was just sniffing here and there.

“How are you alive?” Kirishima asked as he had tears running down his face.

“Edgeshot stitched up my organs using his quirk. He’s the reason I am alive today. Also my quirk is the reason I’m alive,” Bakugo said with a soft smile.

“Is that why Edgeshot doesn’t have a body?” Iida asked.

“Yeah. He risked his life to save mine.” Bakugo said with a genuine smile.

“What do you mean by your quirk is the reason you’re alive?,” Todoroki asked.

“Edgeshot told me that he held my body together but his attempts to bring me back weren’t successful. He said he was at the point to either save himself or save me. Then my sweat entered my bloodstream and brought me back. Even after dying, I saved myself.” Bakugo said with a soft smile.

“That’s actually insane. You brought yourself back to life,” Kaminari said.

“Yeah, well I never give up,” Bakugo said.

“So you’re okay now?” Momo asked concerned.

“Yeah. I just gotta stay calm now. You know having your heart fixed takes a toll on your body. I just gotta get used to it. Soon I’ll be back to my mean grumpy self. Though for now you get me calm. Be grateful this is the only time I’m gonna be calm.” Bakugo said casually.

“Do you know when you’ll be back to normal?” Jiro asked.

“No. I got doctor appointments though. I’ll be fine. Just gotta take care of myself. I mean I defied death. Gotta cherish my second chance of life.” Bakugo said casually with a soft chuckle.

“That is not funny.” Izuku said with a glare.

“It’s my death. Let me have fun with it. Also pretty funny to me.” Bakugo said, looking at Izuku.

Izuku is still mad at him, but is also clinging to him.

“Dark humor. Relatable. Revelry in the dark” Tokoyami said.

“See, he gets it.” Bakugo expressed. “Anyways, do you extras still have questions? Let’s speed things along.”

“Umm… how did you die?” Mina asked, with tears in her eyes.

“Oh. Well, Shigaraki or All for One, I don’t know who was in control, they hit me right in the chest. My heart and a few of my organs were ripped open. I also had broken bones.” Bakugo said calmly.

“It was All for One. He was the one controlling Tenko’s body.” Izuku said, with a distant look. Everyone in the class had gotten used to him calling Shigaraki, Tenko.

“Oh. Well, then he was the one who killed me. I’m fine though. It’s gonna be okay. I’m still here.” Bakugo said, squeezing Izuku’s hand. Izuku looked at Kacchan and gave him a small smile and a nod.

“So you died in pain?” Kaminari asked.

“I was already in pain. When I was fighting him, he broke my arm and choked me. I died fast though, so the pain didn’t last long.” Bakugo said joking about his death again.

The class really didn’t like that he was joking around with his death, but they let him be. They just looked uncomfortable except for Tokoyami. He is completely on board with the dark humor. Izuku, on the other hand, would glare at him.

“Glare all you want, Izuku. I’m still gonna joke about this. You can’t stop me.” Bakugo said softly while looking at Izuku.

“I know. I just hate that you joke about it. I don’t need a constant reminder that you died. I saw your dead body. I don’t ever wanna see it again.” Izuku said, crying again.

“You won’t ever see me dead again. I plan to live a long life. I also plan to beat you and become the number one hero.” Bakugo said, squeezing Izuku’s hand.

“Wait… hold on… you knew he died?!? And you didn’t tell us?” Kaminari asked.

“Of course, Izuku knew. He was supposed to be with me. Obviously, when he made it I was already dead.” Bakugo said.

“Then why didn’t he mention it when he told us about his fight?” Mineta asked.

“Maybe because it wasn’t his place to say. If I had died then yeah he would’ve told you, but I’m alive. You guys needed to hear it from me and not somebody else. It's not like Izuku was the only one who saw me.” Bakugo said, defending Izuku.

“Who else saw you dead?” Sero asked.

“Well technically Izuku was the only one who saw me after I died. The ones who were with me saw me die. Manuel, Best Jeanist, Edgeshot, Mirko, the big three, Monoma and Aizawa. They all saw me die.” Bakugo said with a distant look.

“Damn. Is that why those pro heroes favor you?” Sero asked.

“Nah. I’m just everyone’s favorite.” Bakugo jokes. “Honestly, I don’t know. I just think they didn’t expect to see me die young. They did everything to try and prevent me from fighting. But I knew what I was doing. I never go into a fight without thinking.”

“So, you knew you were going to die, but still fought anyways?” Todoroki asked.

“Yeah. I knew I was going to die, but I would never go down without fighting back. I did what I could knowing my outcome.” Bakugo said seriously.

The class was taking in that response. Many people would run away from death. To have their friend face death with open arms was crazy. They know he did think about the fight. He’s always been good at analyzing and coming up with a plan to win. But winning sometimes just means doing what you can and stall.

“Why were they trying to prevent you from fighting?” Shoji asked.

“Best Jeanist was the one trying to stop me. I had my arm crushed by All for One, since he was controlling Shigaraki’s body. Eraserhead told Best Jeanist, Edgeshot, and Mirko to protect me. That I was striving for a future and needed to see it happen. I clearly didn’t listen to him. Though All for One was after me specifically, so he wasn’t going to stop until I was dead.” Bakugo said.

“Why was he after you specifically?” Koda asked.

“Cause of the dumbass right here,” Bakugo said, pointing to Izuku. “He told me I was the most important person to Izuku. He knew Izuku would lose control like back during the first war. I didn’t see it, but he saw how Izuku reacted when I was stabbed. That would be his chance to fight Izuku and win. I don’t know what happened, but clearly his plan didn’t work.”

“Oh, yeah. Midoriya did lose control when you were stabbed during the first war. He went crazy. Now thinking about it he was possessive over you. Back at the training camp when you were captured, he told the villain to give you back to him very possessively. I think he forgot that the villain also had Tokoyami.” Todoroki said, thinking back to the trading camp incident.

“I didn’t react that badly. I just care about Kacchan.” Izuku said barely above a whisper.

Bakugo was confused about Izuku being possessive over him. He never thought of Izuku as possessive. He put this thought in the back of head. He was going to question Half n Half later.

“So, then Midoriya, how did you react?” Tsu asked, straight forward.

“Oh… ummmm… I mean who really knows. I don’t even know.” Izuku said, trying to get out of the conversation. This is not a topic he wants to talk about.

“Oh… really, Midoriya. I was there. I saw everything. I’ll be glad to tell them.” Monoma said, ready to cause chaos.

“NO!!” Izuku yelled. “Umm… I’ll tell them. Just give me a moment.” Izuku said as he stood to go outside for fresh air.

“Umm… I’m gonna go check up on him.” Ochako said, getting up to go check on Izuku.

The class is just waiting around. Bakugo is looking at the door waiting for Izuku to come back. He wanted to go check on him, but Round Face went already. He doesn’t want to see whatever they are doing. He just hopes they’ll come back soon.

The class decided to talk amongst themselves until they came back. Bakugo still doesn’t like the fact that they are outside together. Though he knows he has no right to feel like that. Todoroki notices Bakugo and goes to sit next to him.

“Are you just going to keep staring at the door?”

“Why are you here, IcyHot?”

“Just questioning why you’re glaring at the door.”

“No reason. What, I can't just glare at a door now? Is it a crime?”

“No. Just seems like you’re waiting for something. Or maybe someone?”

“Oh really? Okay Mr. Observant, what am I waiting for?”

“I think you’re waiting for Midoriya to return. I also think you hope there is nothing going on between Uraraka and him.”

“And what makes you think that?”

“Based on everything I’ve seen hanging out with Midoriya and you, I am sure you have feelings for him. Also I think you’re curious to hear about how he reacted to your death.”

“Am I that obvious? Do you think other people know?”

“Anyone with a brain can see, but I don’t think anyone knows. I think they're either too blind or want Midoriya and Uraraka to be together.”

“So, basically what I think too.”

“Why do you think that?”

“‘Cause of how I treated him. For years I hurt him. I don’t think he could ever see me like that. I’ll just live with the guilt of everything I have done to him.”

“You think Midoriya doesn’t feel the same?”

“How could he? I was literally a bully to him. I don’t even understand why he still cares about me.”

“I don’t have an answer for you. Midoriya is the only one who can answer that. But I do know that he does feel the same.”

“Oh yeah, what makes you say that?”

“I told you, I have observed you both. Midoriya has feelings for you. Whether he realizes it or not is on him. But based on what I have seen it’s obvious.”

“You can’t be too sure. He may just be friendly. He’s like that with everyone.”

“No, I’m sure. I know you may not believe me, but it’s what I’ve seen. Eyes don’t lie.”

“Whatever, it’s not like I’ll do anything about it. I rather not ruin our relationship with my feelings. I’m fine with how I have him now.”

“I guess. I do hope you guys get together. You both deserve to be happy. Especially after everything that has happened.”

Bakugo and Todoroki just sit in silence. Bakugo is thinking about what Todoroki had said. He wants to believe it, but he just can’t. He doesn’t see how Izuku could ever love him the way he loves him. It just seems impossible. Especially since everyone in the class thinks Izuku and Uraraka will end up together.

Bakugo starts to listen to the conversations around him. He heard Mina talking about Izuku and Uraraka. Mina was talking with Hagekure and Tsu. He decided to listen to see what she was talking about.

“Midoriya and Uraraka are taking their time out there. Do you guys think they’re more than friends?” Mina said gossiping about them.

“I hope they are. They would be so cute together.” Hagekure said, smiling.

“Do you know anything, Tsu? You are closer to Uraraka than we are.” Mina asked.

“No, Uraraka has told me nothing about her and Midoriya.” Tsu said, thinking if Uraraka had mentioned anything.

“Ugh. So still nothing between them. They would literally be so cute together. Should we help them?” Mina said, ready to devise a plan.

“I think we should let them be. If they figure things out they do and if they don’t, they don’t. We shouldn’t meddle with them.” Tsu said.

“That’s so lame, but I get it. I hope they figure it out soon. I can’t wait to tease them.” Mina said.

Bakugo stopped listening to them. He didn’t want to hear the rest of the conversation. He was feeling jealous. Todoroki also heard that conversation. He noticed that Bakugo was in his head again. He started to talk to him again.

“I told you they're blind. They just don’t see the chemistry you guys have. Honestly, I think you guys are soulmates.”

“Whatever, IcyHot. Thanks.” Bakugo said with a genuine smile.

“Of course, that’s what best friends are for.” Todoroki said with a smile.

Before Bakugo could say they aren’t best friends, the door finally opens. Deku and Uraraka both are back. They walk both towards the group. Todoroki gives Bakugo a reassuring pat on the back before getting up. Deku looked at them questioningly. He looked at Kacchan for answers, but he just shook his head saying it was nothing. He didn’t believe him, but still went to sit next to Kacchan.

“So, are you finally ready to tell us how you reacted to my death?” Bakugo asked Izuku.

“Yeah, I guess I am.” Izuku replied.

“You better not lie, Midoriya. I will tell them if you don’t tell the truth.” Monoma said.

“Of course. Thanks Monoma.” Izuku said, annoyed at Monoma. “Okay… umm… how to start this.” Izuku muttered.

“Well… I guess… I did mention it briefly. I just didn’t go into full details. Do you guys remember when I told you about how I first arrived?” Izuku asked, looking around for an answer.

“You mean when you said you saw something and lost it?” Iida asked, thinking back to Midoriya’s story about the war.

“Yeah. I saw Kacchan’s dead body. He was the first person I saw. I couldn’t speak. All I got out was ‘Ka’. I was trying to call out for Kacchan, but I couldn’t. I was trying to breathe, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t believe what I saw.” Izuku said as he had a distant look in his eyes.

The class was all having different reactions. They were worried and concerned. To see an actual dead body of someone that had been in your life forever, it must’ve been hard for Midoriya.

“I looked around after I saw Kacchan. I saw that everyone was severely injured. They looked dead to me. Then All For One started to taunt me. He was telling me to give an excuse. That it was my fault for being late. I lost it. My quirk lost control. I was tearing up. Blackwhip was going crazy. Smokescreen was just surrounding me.” Midoriya said, thinking back to how he reacted.

“It wasn’t until Lemillion came, that I was able to gain control again. He was telling me that everyone is still okay and that they are alive. Then he mentioned how Edgeshot was doing everything to save Kacchan. Lemillion was still talking to me and said how we give lip service to make it become reality. Then I remembered some words from All Might and the fifth user of One For All. Then I was able to get myself under control and then fought Shigaraki.” Izuku finished telling them and was crying.

Bakugo was hugging him. Izuku was gripping onto him. Bakugo was trying his best to calm him down. The class lets them be. There’s nothing they can do. They don’t know what it’s like seeing a dead friend. Especially not one that you have known since childhood.

After getting Izuku to calm down, Bakugo turned his attention toward the class. “Do you losers still have questions for me?” Bakugo asked.

“Of course we do.” Kaminari said.

“Well, then hurry up. I wanna be done with this.” Bakugo said.

“Did you have your memories flash in your mind?” Kaminari asked.

“I did see some of my memories. They were memories that I cherish.” Bakugo said with a soft voice.

The class wondered what memories he saw. They didn’t ask though because that seems private. They don’t want to push him and have him shut down on them.

“What were your last words before you died? Kirishima asked.

“My last words are private, but I will tell you that it was about one person.” Bakugo said.

“Will you ever tell that one person?” Sero asks.

“I will. They deserve to know.” Bakugo said.

The class obviously wants to know who the person is, but they understand that it is private. They will just have to be left in the dark about this.

“Wait, so after you woke up from the dead, you went to fight All for One?” Sato asked.

“Yeah. I did. I was in pain during that fight. Literally just woke up and now I had to stop All for One from killing All Might and reaching Izuku and Shigaraki. Honestly, I deserve a vacation.” Bakugo said.

“Shouldn’t you have gone to the hospital?” Iida asked.

“Obviously. But I knew I couldn’t. There was no one to stop All for One. So Izuku and I made eye contact and went into action. He launched me towards AFO and All Might. I was able to save All Might from dying. So fighting AFO was now my job.” Bakugo said.

“Dude, coming back to life and then fighting is just insane. This literally sounds like a movie.” Kaminari said.

“You’re telling me. I was having the time of my life fighting him though. But as you guys know I defeated All for One. That was when I finally took a break. I wasn’t done yet though.”

“You still didn’t go to the hospital? After all that? What did you even do next?” Mina said.

“I was sent to the hospital but I used my quirk and I went to go help Izuku with dealing the last blow at All for One, who took complete control of Shigaraki’s body. I blasted my way to him and stopped Kurogiri from stopping Izuku. I also used Todoroki’s ice ramps to get there.” Bakugo said.

“Really? Todoroki, you helped him?” Sero asked, looking at Todoroki.

“Of course I helped. He needed to get there. We all had to make sure Midoriya got to All For One with no one coming in the way. I did what was needed.” Todoroki said.

“That’s everything though, right? No more after that?” Sero asked.

“Yeah. We won the war. There was nothing left for me to do. Now that was the time I finally went to the hospital.” Bakugo said.

“You’re insane.” Todoroki said, proud at what Bakugo pulled off. Literally all of this seems impossible, yet Bakugo found a way to literally do the impossible.

“What can I say? I’m just amazing.” Bakugo said, smiling.

The class was processing everything. Bakugo, their classmate, had literally died and still fought after he came back from the dead. That literally seems impossible. No one should have gone through that.

“Do you extras still have questions? Or are we done?” Bakugo asked.

“I have a question. How were you able to catch up to AFO?” Kirishima asked.

“Oh. Well before I died, I was having a quirk awakening. I didn’t get to see it through the first time, since I died. Though when I came back, I realized that the pain was helping me with the quirk awakening. My quirk was coming out from my whole body, not just my palms. Also my sweat was how I pulled it off too. I threw my sweat at him since it was explosive. My sweat was covered by regular sweat and I was hoping it would explode and it did. So I was able to stop him from doing his big attack when he was far away from me.” Bakugo said.

The class was looking at Bakugo so amazed. He went through a lot and still found ways to make sure he would win. He literally did the impossible.

“Is that it?” Bakugo asked.

The class looked around at each other. No one seemed to have any more questions. They shook their heads.

“Well good. Don’t attempt to come near me. You all can process my death by hugging each other. And now you losers know why Monoma is friends with me now. He’s just worried about me.” Bakugo told them.

“I am not. I just like hanging out with you now. There is no other reason.” Monoma said defensively.

“Sure.” Bakugo said with a smirk.

“Fuck you. I’m leaving. See you later, asshole.” Monoma said while walking away.

Bakugo just flipped him off. He turned back to see his classmates attempt to get him. They were trying to get him in the group hug but were stopped by Midoriya.

“Sorry, guys. Kacchan doesn’t want you guys to touch him. Respect his boundaries.” Izuku said as he blocked them from approaching Kacchan.

“Damn, Midoriya. Okay we’ll leave him alone. You don’t have to be possessive over him.” Kaminari said.

“I’m not possessive.” Izuku tried to defend himself, but nobody was listening to him.

The comment Kaminari had made reminded Bakugo to ask Todoroki about Izuku and the “possessiveness” that Izuku has for him.

While Izuku was blocking him from the extras, he pulled Todoroki to the side.

“Meet me in my room in 10 minutes. Any later I’ll kill you.” Bakugo said to Todoroki.

Todoroki looked confused and just nodded at him.

Bakugo headed to his room. He still had a few minutes before Todoroki showed up. He was getting his thoughts together. He wants to understand what people mean about Izuku being possessive over him.

There was a knock at his door. Todoroki just arrived. He opened the door for him. He let him in and told him to sit down.

“So, is there a reason I was summoned here?” Todoroki asked.

“Obviously, Half n Half. I want to know what you mean by Izuku being possessive.” Bakugo said.

“Oh.” Todoroki replied.

“Yeah, so get on with it. ‘Cause I don’t see how that nerd could be possessive over me.”

“Well. Back when you were kidnapped, Izuku used a term that insinuated that you were his. Even the villain was confused.”

“What term could he have used to insinuate I’m his?”

“He first used ‘kaese’ then he changed it to ‘kaeseyo’.” Todoroki said.

“What.” Bakugo said, with a straight face. “Could you repeat what you just said? Just want to make sure I heard you correctly.”

“He used ‘kaese’ then changed it to ‘kaeseyo’.” Todoroki repeated.

Bakugo is flustered at this point. He can’t believe that the damn need had said that to a villain. That's insane.

“Is there another moment where he was possessive over me?” Bakugo said with a red face.

“Well there was the moment where you were stabbed. I mean he saw a lot of people get injured because of Shigaraki. But his demeanor changed after he saw you hurt. He went crazy. He lost control of blackwhip and he was aiming to hurt Shigaraki. It wasn’t until Shigaraki had his hand in front of Midoriya's face, that he finally stopped.” Todoroki said as he was remembering the event.

“The fuck…,” Bakugo said. Bakugo is in complete shock; he never knew Izuku was like this. He never saw Izuku being possessive over him. But people had seen him being possessive. They were witnesses. Todoroki had no reason to lie to him.

“And you’re being truthful? You’re not lying to me?” Bakugo asked to make sure.

“I would never lie to my best friend.” Todoroki said.

“Fuck.” Bakugo said as he is now realizing that maybe, just maybe Izuku has feelings for him. Why else would Izuku act like that? There is no way anyone would do that in a platonic way. When had everything changed between them? Was Izuku always like this?

Todoroki is just watching Bakugo have an internal breakdown. He knows Bakugo needs this so he lets him be for now. He’ll wait just a bit more before getting Bakugo's attention again.

After a while of watching Bakugo in his internal crisis, Todoroki finally decides to get his attention. He nudges Bakugo. Bakugo looks at him and goes to speak but he doesn’t know what to say. Todoroki sees this and starts to talk.

“I know this is a lot to process. You just learned information about someone you for so long. You always thought it was platonic but clearly at some point it had changed. The question now is what are you gonna do about it?” Todoroki said.

Bakugo just stared at Todoroki. He doesn’t know what to say. His world has literally been changed. He doesn’t know what to do.

“I don’t know.” Bakugo said. “I don’t know what to do. Has Izuku always been possessive?”

“From what I have seen, yeah. He always was.” Todoroki said.

“Fuck. What am I supposed to do now? He clearly does like me but does he know that? Or is he an idiot that doesn’t know what he’s doing?” Bakugo said in a panicky voice.

Bakugo is clearly freaking out. He doesn’t understand why Izuku would do any of that. He’s starting to breathe fast. His heart is beating fast and that sets off his heart monitor.

Todoroki was about to help Bakugo calm down when suddenly Midoriya burst into the room. Todoroki is bewildered by this. Midoriya immediately goes to Bakugo. He starts speaking to Bakugo in a soft tone. He helps Bakugo calm down until Bakugo finally calms down.

“How did you know that Bakugo wasn’t okay?” Todoroki asked, confused.

“Huh?” Midoriya said confused as he was focused on Kacchan.

“How did you know bakugo wasn’t okay?” Todoroki asked.

“I don’t know. I just felt something off. And I thought it was Kacchan,” Midoriya said. “What even happened that he was like that? Why didn’t you try to help him?” Midoriya questioned Todoroki.

“I was about to help him, but then you busted into the room before I had the chance to help,” Todoroki said. “What led to this is something I can’t say.”

“What do you mean? Why can’t you tell me?” Midoriya asked.

“It’s something I can’t say. Bakugo needs to figure things out first.”

Izuku looks at Kacchan. He just shook his head at Izuku.

“It’s nothing, Izuku. I’m fine. I just got some thinking to do now.” Bakugo tries to reassure Izuku.

Izuku wants to know what they were talking about. He wants to pry more but clearly Kacchan doesn’t want to talk about it. He just hates the fact that there is a secret between Todoroki and Kacchan.

“You can go now, Izuku. I’m not done talking to Icyhot.” Bakugo said, looking at his lap.

“W-what?” Izuku said, hurt.

“I’ll tell you about it later. This is just a private conversation between half n half and me.” Bakugo said, looking at Izuku.

Izuku is hurt. He wants to stay and take care of Kacchan. He stares at Kacchan. Then he looks at Todoroki. He really doesn’t wanna leave, but he’ll always listen to Kacchan.

“Okay. I’ll go, but the second I feel something off again, I’m coming back.” Izuku said.

“Okay, whatever nerd. Just go now. I’ll see you later.” Kacchan said as he saw Izuku leave.

Todoroki is just watching this whole interaction. He watches as Midoriya leaves and Bakugo falls in his bed.

“Fuck. What the hell just happened?” Bakugo questioned as he’s covering his face.

“Well it seems like Midoriya has a sixth sense just for you. The way he came before I even had a chance to help you. That was insane.” Todoroki said, bewildered by what had happened.

“If that didn’t show how Midoriya obviously has feelings for you, I don’t know what will.” Todoroki added.

“I know. That shit obviously proves it, but what it doesn’t prove is if the damn nerd knows what he’s doing. He could be doing this shit subconsciously. How the fuck am I supposed to know if he likes me or not?” Bakugo said, getting frustrated.

“I mean we could always ask him.” Todoroki said.

“No, we can’t. Izuku is gonna deflect all the questions and be flustered. He won’t give us a direct answer.” Bakugo said.

“That’s true. What if you just man up and tell him how you feel?” Todoroki said.

“Like hell I’m confessing to the damn nerd.”

“And why not? What is Bakugo Katsuki scared to tell Midoriya about his feelings?”

“No.”

“Seems like you are.”

“I ain’t scared of shit.”

“Then go tell him how you feel.”

“Fine. I will.”

“Good. So how are you gonna tell him?”

“I’ll just pull him aside and tell him.”

“Okay. Just know that if it goes wrong somehow, I’ll be here for you.”

“Yeah, whatever. Thanks, Todoroki.”

“That’s what best friends are for.”

“We aren’t best friends”

“I’m pretty sure we are”

“Whatever. I’m gonna go look for the nerd.”

“Okay. I’ll be in my room if you need me.”

“Yeah, bye.”

The conversation between the both of them. They both left Bakugo's room. Bakugo is going to Izuku's room. He’s going to confess and hopefully everything will be okay. He reaches Izuku's room and knocks. Izuku answers the door, surprised to see Kacchan there.

“Kacchan! What are you doing here?” Izuku said, confused.

“Can I come in?” Bakugo asked, nervously.

Izuku nods and moves out of the way to let him enter. Bakugo looks around his room before sitting at Izuku's desk. Izuku is just awkwardly standing in his room.

“Why am I not surprised that your room looks like this? All Might everywhere.” Bakugo said, trying to calm his nerves down.

“Don’t act like you aren’t a fanboy like me. I know you have All Might merch too.” Izuku said defensively.

“Yeah, but I don’t have him all over my room. I don’t need his face staring at me inside my own room. That’s creepy.” Bakugo said.

“Whatever, Kacchan. Why did you come here? Because I don’t think it was to make fun of my room.” Izuku said.

Bakugo just stared at Izuku for a bit. He was collecting his thoughts before he spoke.

“I came because I need to be honest with you.” Bakugo said suspiciously.

“What do you mean? Have you not been honest with me? I thought you never lie? What could you have not been honest about?” Izuku said as he was spiraling.

“Hey Izuku, look at me. I don’t lie. I have never once lied to you. I just have never been honest with my feelings about you.” Bakugo said, looking at Izuku.

“I don’t understand. I thought we were friends now.” Izuku said, panicking.

“We are friends.” Bakugo said, frantically.

“Then what could have changed about your feelings? What, you don't like me anymore?”

“Izuku, you’re spiraling. I never said I don’t like you. Just let me talk first, okay? I’ll explain everything”

Izuku looked at Kacchan before he nodded. Bakugo took a deep breath before telling Izuku anything.

“Okay, here’s the truth. I like you. No, wait. I love you. I know I wasn’t also the best to you, but I love you. I’ll never forgive myself for bullying you. I was just scared of you. I was insecure. I thought that you were somehow better than me even without a quirk. I thought if I could make you hate me you would leave me alone. I couldn't understand why you still chased after me. I tried to make you hate me. I was an asshole to you, but you never gave up on me. I don't know what you saw in me to keep trying to be friends, but I’m grateful. You were there even if I was an asshole. I know I can’t ever make up for my past mistakes, but let me try. I love you and I want to give us a try. That’s if you’ll have me. So what do you say, Izuku?” Bakugo said sincerely. He had started to tear up.

Izuku stood there in shock. He couldn’t believe what he had just heard. Kacchan thought I was better without a quirk. Kacchan thought I could hate him. Kacchan loves me?!?!?!?! It didn’t seem possible that his feelings could ever be required. He thought he would only be friends with Kacchan. He never thought he had a chance, but here he is with now a chance. Izuku starts to cry before talking.

“Kacchan, you know I forgive you for the past. I know that forgiving you doesn’t mean you’ll forgive yourself, but I'm gonna try to help you get over it. It may take forever, but I’ll do it for you. Kacchan, I never thought we could be more than friends. I was content to have you in my life as a friend, but know that I know you love me. We can be more because I love you too. I was scared to tell you anything because I thought I would ruin everything and then everything we rebuilt would just shatter. I couldn’t risk losing you. I already lost you once I was going to do it again. So for as long as you’ll have me Kacchan, I’m yours. I always have been.” Izuku says as he is crying. He is kneeling in front of Bakugo, who is still sitting at Izuku's desk.

Bakugo is looking at Izuku. He begins to cry. He’s relieved that Izuku does feel the same. Izuku goes to hug Kacchan and for once Bakugo hugs him back. Bakugo is crying on Izuku's shoulder and Izuku is crying on his. They go to look at each other with a wobbly smile. Bakugo starts to wipe away Izuku's tears and Izuku also does the same with Kacchan’s tears.

“So are we boyfriends now, Kacchan?” Izuku asks with a smile.

“Yeah, nerd. We are. And since your cheesy ass said that you’re mine that makes me yours.” Bakugo said teasingly.

“Whatever, Kacchan.” Izuku said with a laugh.

“I guess you’re stuck with me forever because I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of your ass.”

“Well then for forever it is, Kacchan. No take backs.”

“Whatever you say, Izuku.”

“So are we gonna tell our friends?” Izuku asked.

“I say we let them figure it out for themselves, but there is one person I’m gonna tell.”

“Oh, yeah. Who?” Izuku questioned.

“Icyhot.”

“Why, Todoroki?” Izuku said with a hint of jealousy.

“Easy there, Izuku. You know I love you. Icyhot was the one who convinced me to confess. When you came into my room earlier, we were talking about you. I was panicking because that’s when I learned you had feelings for me.” Bakugo explained.

“Oh.”

“Yeah, so he deserves to know.”

“Okay, so Todoroki is given special treatment.”

“I mean he was cheering for us to get together. Don’t tell him this, but he truly is a best friend to me. Can’t let him know though.” Bakugo said with a soft smile.

“Awww. Soft Kacchan. I knew you guys were friends.” Izukus said with a teasing smile.

“Shut up.” Bakugo said, embarrassed.

“Since Kacchan is here, does Kacchan want to spend the night with me?” Izuku asks, hopeful that he will say yes.

“Not tonight, Izuku. I’m going to get going,” Bakugo said, getting up.

Before Bakugo left, he kissed Izuku on his forehead and cheek. Izuku stood there flustered.

“Night, Izuku. I love you.” Bakugo said as he left Izuku's room.

“I love you too.” Izuku said.

They both feel asleep with smiles on their faces. The next day is when Bakugo told Todoroki about him and Izuku. Todoroki congratulated him. Bakugo thanks Todoroki for being there for him. Todoroki and Bakugo get closer after that.

Everyone notices that there is a shift between Bakugo and Izuku and between Bakugo and Todoroki. They don’t know what, but they are on a mission to figure it out. Though for now Bakugo is happy with how his life is now. He is gonna cherish this life. He is happier than ever and he knows it will get better for the rest of his life. As long as he has Izuku with him.