Chapter 34

My phone was buzzing on my nightstand, pulling me from my sleep. I blindly reached over and grabbed it, somehow managing to shut my alarm off without opening my eyes. That's what I like to call skill. 

I let myself lay in bed for about five more minutes before I realized I was falling back asleep and I would miss my first few classes if I were to stay any longer. I rolled over, grabbed my phone again, and switched it on to check my notifications. A few texts from Uraraka and Himiko about nothing urgent and a new text from an unknown number. 

Unknown~

Keep blocking me, it won't do anything

I blocked the number anyway, hoping that maybe the third time would be the charm. Eijirou and Katsuki had dragged me to the police station after school the day before, just as promised. The cops told me that they were doing everything they could to locate him, but that I should just ignore the messages until then. There wasn't anything else they could do about it. I could change my phone number, but even that wasn't a guarantee they'd stop.  

I had managed to shower and dress myself, just about to head out the door, when my phone buzzed again. 

Unknown~

I could do this all day, little snitch

"Fine," I grumbled to no one but myself. I turned my phone to silent and shoved it back in my pocket. "I won't block you this time and you can just torment me from one number and call it a day." 

A deep frown was stuck on my face as I walked across the lawns over to my boyfriend's house. I reached the driveway with perfect timing, Eijirou and Katsuki walking out their own front door at the same time. The redhead pushed Katsuki with a laugh, teasing him about something or another. 

Katsuki was the first to notice me and the rain cloud over my head. "What's wrong?" He beelined for me, Eijirou hot on heels. Both came to a stop in front of me, looking over my body for any physical manifestation of my bad mood. 

"Just another text," I grumbled, falling into the blond without any warning. I wanted a hug and he was the closest to me, so he got to deal with it. 

He showed zero hesitation, his arms wrapping around me almost instantly. I let myself relax into the embrace and breath in his scent. My mood had already started to brighten. I pulled away just enough for Eijirou to steal me away into his own tight hug and then I was smiling. They could pull me out of my darkest moods and knowing that only made me happier.  

"Bike or truck?" I heard him mumble into my hair. He didn't ask me to choose between him and Katsuki, which I appreciated. I wasn't choosing between them, but rather their vehicles. 

I didn't have to think about my answer very long, knowing the adrenaline rush of Katsuki's motorcycle would be the last little push I needed to get out of my funk. "Bike." 

Eijirou leaned back slightly, using one hand to lift my chin towards him. He placed a soft kiss on my lips, smiling at my dazed expression after. "I'll see you in a few then." He looked behind me at our other boyfriend. "You want a kiss too?" 

I heard Katsuki scoff, but move towards us. I playfully rolled my eyes as the blond reluctantly placed a kiss on Eijirou's and I's mouths in turn. Of course he wanted a kiss, he wouldn't get any once we got to school. The blond was insanely uncomfortable with PDA, especially kissing, so Eijirou and I only kissed each other at school, which he was more than okay with. 

"Let's go before you two make me late to the only class that matters," Katsuki said with an eye roll, but it lacked any heat. 

I happily followed him over to his bike, slipping the helmet on. My hands were batted away from the straps and replaced with Katsuki's as he gently fastened it. "I'd kiss you again, but I think the helmet is in the way," I told him with a frown, tapping at the piece in front of my mouth. 

He laughed in that quiet, subtle way of his, and flipped the visor down as he hopped on the bike. I did the same, enjoying the fact I had to have my arms around him the whole ride. 

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I walked towards the cafeteria, phone in hand as I texted Uraraka back. She was once again complaining that she lived so far away from Ashido and I. I was about to hit send on my lastest message, when another notification stopped me. 

Unknown~

Ignoring me is just gonna piss me off, little snitch

The notification left my screen after a few moments and I felt like I could breath again. Just another stupid, pointless text. A harmless text. 

I hit the send button, finally responding to my friend. I was about to shut my phone off again when another text came through. 

Unknown~

Cute school

It'd be a shame if something happened to this one to

I scowled at the screen, my walk to the cafeteria completely forgotten as I came to a stand still in the empty hallway. If I wasn't so unnerved by the violence in the threat, I would have told him to go ahead. Since when did I give a fuck about school? I wouldn't shed a tear if I woke up and the building was gone. 

Knowing he was only trying to get a rise out of me, I shoved my phone into my pocket and left the messages unanswered. 

When I finally made it to my friend groups designated table, I sat down with a huff. I didn't explain and just handed my powered off phone to Eijirou. I needed a breath from it. 

"Again?" the redhead asked in disbelief, taking the phone. Instead of pocketing it, he just dropped it into his bag at his feet. 

"Threatened to blow up the school," I said with a sarcastic smile, resting my elbow on the table and leaning my chin against my palm. "Which is just stupid, really. I don't give a fuck about the school." 

"If he's making threats, shouldn't you go back to the cops?" Ashido asked with a frown as she absentmindedly took a bite of her pizza. 

I groaned at the suggestion. "I cannot go back to that police station. I've been there twice this week and they can't even do anything about it anyway." 

"So, you just have to live with the texts?" Sero asked in mild disbelief. 

I nodded, picking at the food in front of me. I didn't have an appetite anymore, even if it was Katsuki's amazing cooking. "I could change my number, but I already did that it he found it, clearly."  

"Well, this is shitty," Sero mumbled. 

Everyone around the table seemed to be in a sour mood now, none of us touching our food much. I felt guilty that my mess was affecting them all so much. 

"I'd apologize, but I did warn you all," I said with a sigh, finally setting my fork down. I wasn't going to be able to eat anything. "Multiple times, actually." 

"No one's mad at you, stopping being melodramatic," Katsuki said with an eye roll, bumping his shoulder into mine. I took that as an invitation to lean against him and rest my head on his shoulder. He made no move to push me off or get away, so I let my eyes drift close. If I wasn't going to eat, at least I could nap. 

The group continued their idle chatter, and I smiled to myself as I realized that they were talking a little quieter than before. 

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The next day, the texts came frequently. I had made the mistake of requesting my phone back the previous night and now I had to deal with the consequences. 

Unknown~

Do you know how annoying it is to have the cops on my ass? 

It was annoying before, but then you went and talked to them again

You're an annoying little rat and I'm losing patience

I'm going to kill you, little snitch

And there's nothing you can do about it

All of those text I received before I even left the house that morning and I had a feeling he wasn't going to let up. He was finally fed up with game. 

I shivered as I left my house and it had nothing to do with the temperature outside. All I had to do, was get to the boys' house and hand my phone over, then I could pretend this wasn't happening to me. 

I didn't make it two steps from my door when my phone buzzed again. I should have just ignored it and kept walking, but the text thread felt like any other great disaster. It's terrible and awful, but you can't seem to look away. 

Unknown~

Do you know how easy it was to find Nurse Midoriya at Musutafu General? 

I froze as I reread the text. He found my mom? I felt my legs start to shake and I stumbled, managing to catch myself just before I hit pavement, instead roughly taking a seat on the stairs. My legs folded to my chest, my arms wrapped around them tightly, and my forehead rested against my knees. I closed my eyes tightly and tried to remember how to breath. 

I sat there for what felt like an eternity, before Eijirou's worried voice met my ears. "Hey darlin', what's going on?" 

I felt a light touch on my shoulder, but I flinched away from it. I lifted my head and peaked at my boyfriends from my bangs. "He found my mom's work." 

"Fucking bastard," Katsuki growled, his hands balling into fists at his sides. 

Eijirou took a breath as he moved to sit next to me, keeping a small distance between us. I realized that he must have been the one to touch me and was now being cautious. I didn't have it in me to feel guilty. Everything was just going numb, a reflex I'd had a for a while whenever things went south. 

"How did he even..." the redhead trailed off, staring at the sidewalk in front of us. 

I groaned, rubbing my hands down my face in an attempt to reset my brain. "Couldn't have been that hard, she's an ER nurse at the only hospital around." I could already feel the detachment forming. The further I felt from this, the easier it would be to solve the problem. At lest that's what I was telling myself. 

"Deku," Katsuki called, causing me to turn my attention towards him. "What'd you want to do?" 

My mouth started moving without any thought to do so. "What I really want is to just get high and not think about this ever again, but I'm realizing that might not going over with this crowd too well." My logic kicked in too slow and I trailed off awkwardly, looking between both of them. 

Katsuki was working his jaw, looking over me as he thought about my words, while Eijirou was rubbing at his lip ring with his tongue, just as lost in thought. I shifted uncomfortably where I sat, grumbling that I wasn't going to actually do it. 

"I can text Sero, if you want." The offer came from Eijirou, causing me to turn a startled expression to him. "Just weed, though," he added as an after thought. 

I looked between them skeptically. "You'd both be fine with me smoking weed?" After what happened the last time I'd done an illegal substance, it was very hard to believe they'd be okay with this. 

Katsuki actually had the audacity to roll his eyes at my question. "It's weed, Deku. Why the fuck would we care?" His arms crossed over his chest as he looked down at me. 

I held my hands up in defense. "Some people just see drugs as drugs, weed included. We haven't really talked about our thoughts and feelings on drugs, so I didn't know." 

"He's just fucking with you," Eijirou said, waving off the blond with a smile. "We don't care, Iz. I can shoot him a text if you want." 

I let my head fall onto his shoulder as the rest of my body went limp against him. "Please, for the love of god. I forgot how hard it was to deal with Shigaraki sober." 

"Hey," Katsuki called, making me look up at him. "We're not making this a habit, alright?" 

I had a sudden feeling of being parented and I almost told him to shove it. I refrain, remembering that he just cares and genuinely had a reason to be worried. Instead, I just gave in with a sigh. "Yes, Kacchan. I'm aware." 

Eijirou chuckled at our exhange, his phone already out of his pocket and in his hand. "I'll shoot him a text then." 


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