Bakugo POV

I open the door and all the damn extras look to me and Deku.

"What are you damn extras looking at?!"

"Kacchan, be nice." Deku looks at me with those eyes and I know I can't say no.

"Tch, yea alright."

The class erupted. "WHAT!"

"He tamed the volcano! How is that posible?!"

"This can't be real!"

"No freaking way is that Bakugo!"

My blood begins to boil. I clench my teeth together. Keep it together. Don't blow up. I glance to Deku and he is grinning like an idiot, his cheeks lightly dusted with pink. I look at the freckles that speckle his cheeks and can't help but to smile.

"OHMYGOD HE IS SMILING!" Mina screeches. Deku looks a bit confused and then notices me staring at him. My face heats up yet again. I quickly turn my head away.

I see the nerd lean forward so I can see him. I know what he's going to ask. "Ka-"

"No I'm not sick nerd." He huffs at me.

"Kacchan you keep getting red. You must be sick." The rest of the class catches onto the situation and starts smirking. I see Shitty Hair and Pikachu elbow each other, both of them are smiling like idiots. Pink cheeks and the frog both start beaming humming "Cuuuuttteeee." simultaneously.

"Everyone sit down." I have never been happier to see you Eye bags. I grab Deku's hand and drag him to his desk. "Since you guys were in the cafeteria today, I'm assuming you all have some idea of what happened." The class fell silent. A few people glanced at Deku, making me want to throat punch them. "Nezu wants the student body to be aware that the student who instigated the attack has been expelled. Nezu also wants all teachers to emphasize the 'No Bullying' policy that the school has." He pauses. "With that, does anyone have any questions?"

More eyes shifted to Deku. Damn EXTRAS. 

"C-c-can I s-say something?" I spun around to see Deku raising his hand.

"Izuku, are you sure?" Aizawa asks. Deku nods and stands up, tucking his hands into his sleeves.

"Um, well. I'm n-not really ready t-to talk about w-what I've been through, b-but I j-just want to l-let you guys know I'm ok. I j-just really want a fresh s-start and.... and I think w-we could all be great friends." He gave the class a beaming smile. Any one who says they didn't immediately melt is a liar.

I smile at Deku as he takes his seat again. "You're pretty amazing, you know that?"

He blushes slightly. "Th-thank you Kacchan."

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-Time skip 2 weeks-

Izuku POV

I wake up in a cold sweat, panting. The covers are on the floor and my pillows are at my feet. I sit up and look at my clock. 3 am. Great. 

I haven't been getting much sleep, but then again, I never really do. The past few days have been worse though. I can't shake the feeling that something is going to happen. I shrug it off and wrap myself in a blanket from the floor. Knowing I won't be able to fall asleep again, I go downstairs and make some instant coffee. I grab a small cookie from a plate and sit on the couch. I still haven't gotten much of an appetite back, but dad and papa have told me to take advantage of when I'm hungry and grab a snack, hence, the cookie.

I sat there scrolling my phone with the cookie hanging from my mouth. I check the time again, 3:56. Dad should be home from patrol soon. He has been really focused on finding Shigaraki lately. The day I met with the detective, Dad and Papa were there. I told the three of them everything I knew. We were there for hours as I recounted everything. It was rough, I was pretty quiet for a few days after that and my nightmares are a bit more vivid. 

I heard the doorknob start moving and I tensed up, running and hiding behind the wall. The door opened. The cats ran up and greeted the new person. Zawa.

"Izu, it's just me." He knows I haven't been sleeping well and is well aware that I hide until I know it's him. We had an incident awhile back where I may have kinda sorta attacked him. I was scared and it was dark, what can I say?

I poke out from around the corner. "Sorry dad." I run up and hug him as he's kicking off his shoes.

"Haha, Hey kiddo." He ruffles my hair. "Couldn't sleep, huh?" I shake my head.

"The memories just won't go away." I say quietly. He hugs me tight.

"I'm sorry Izu. I know this must be really hard." I close my eyes and cling tighter. "You're really strong Izuku. And just so you know, don't ever hesitate to come to me if you need to talk." He kisses the top of my head and we break the hug. I smile at him and nod.

"Thank you dad."

He smiles back. "Well, since we both probably aren't getting any sleep tonight, why don't we hang out?" He walks to the kitchen and starts making some coffee. Looking at me over his shoulder he smirks. "Maybe you can try learning how to use my scarf again."

I let out a frustrated groan and flop onto the couch. "That thing is impossible. I have no idea how you do it!" Dad let out a chuckle. I pulled myself up to the edge of the couch, with only my eye showing I glare at him. "You must be using some kind of witchcraft." He lets out a full laugh and walks over to me.

"Not quite."

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We trained with the capture weapon in the living room until Zashi came downstairs.

With a big yawn he said, "Good morning to the insomniacs." Dad and I snickered.

We all got ready for the day and headed to the school. I'm still wearing my turtle neck, I'm not quite ready to go to school without it still.

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"Kacchaaaannn!" I yelled while skipping into the classroom. He was with Kirishima and Sero. Mina and Denki were probably running late again. "Oh hey guys!"

"Hey, Midoriya."

"Mido! What's up man?"

"Nothing much." I let out a small giggle. Ururaka and Todoroki grab my attention. "Oh, I'll see you guys!" I wave to them and walk to the back of the room.

"Good morning Deku!"

"Midoriya."

"Hey guys. How are you today?" They both say good and we start to chat about what today's lesson could be. Soon enough, class starts.

"Alright problem children, today we will be going to the USJ for some rescue training exercises. You can wear your hero outfits or your gym clothes, I really don't care. Meet at the buses in 20. Dismissed." With that we all rush to go change. I slip on my gym pants and my athletic turtleneck along with a utility belt that wrapped around my waist and upper thigh. Since I joined the course late, my hero costume wasn't ready yet, I didn't really mind though.

Soon enough we were all outside with Iida yelling something about seating order. Alas, the buses layout messed up his plans. The bus ride was as noisy as ever. I sat next to Kacchan and felt myself fall asleep on his shoulder.

I felt someone shake me awake. I look up and see a red faced Kacchan waking me up.

"Hey nerd, we're here."