I had so much fun.

I fought Bakugou Katsuki. He's this crazy strong boy in my class. It was a lot of fun, and it looked like he was having fun too! I didn't like him at first because he just seemed like an arrogant prick who'd bully people all the time, but I guess there's a little more to him. Maybe we'll even be friends? I hope so. ★

He helped me walk over to the nurse's office and was even worried! I think. It's hard to tell with him. ★★

I love my hero costume. After today's fight, I think I have a few more ideas, and I want to change it slightly. It was weird. I think it hit me. After all this training and preparation, I'll be a hero. ★★

It also made me feel guilty. Being a hero isn't a goal I'll strive towards like everyone else with such ambition. I have selfish reasons for wanting to be a hero and getting the license.

Anyway!

There's this student, his name is Tsubaki, and he's fishy. But you know me, I'm always prepared for anything. ★

I fake cried and managed to get more snacks. :)

There's a special place in hell for me.

~~~

I stayed home from school today.

It was weird thinking about that. I'm a student now. There would be days where I don't do to school, and I have to stay home. Just thinking about that was enough to make me happy.

Is everyone wondering where I am?

My face felt hot. I hope so. Maybe Midoriya and Kaminari and Jiro and Sero and Kirishima and maybe even Bakugou are all wondering where I am. Did they miss me? No, it was too soon for me to think like that. It hasn't been long since I met them all.

I wasn't sick or anything. I hardly ever became ill. Akito wanted me to stay at home today, and take it easy. Today was also the last time I was going to see him in a while, he told me. He was going on a mission that might take days or weeks or even months. He was supposed to leave already, but Izaya said there was a few complications so he should leave a little later.

I'm not quite sure whether or not I believe him though.

When he first told me, I was upset. He was leaving me for potentially a very long time, and just thinking about it was enough to make me anxious. Unlike other times, he was strangely excited, and he looked like he was looking forward to it. I didn't understand, but I didn't want to sound like a child and ask him to stay. He thought it would be quick, but he wanted to stay back another day to make sure I knew it would be longer.

So I smiled at him and told him I'd be okay here, and I was starting to like school.

I wasn't lying.

It's true. I'll be okay. I'll have Tomomi, Aizawa, Izaya and other people stopping by. I can go on my walks. I can sleep in the garden when I get panicky. I've done that since I was young. Nature has always calmed me down, which is forever ironic.

The day I first met Akito was in a forest. It's not a good memory.

It was still tiring to go to school. It would take some more time before I get used to it. Everything was new to me, yet it felt familiar. The seating plan was chaotic. The people surrounding me were all sure to make everyday eventful.

Sero on my right; Jiro on my left. Denki on the upper right; Kirishima in front of me. A boy called Koda was next to Kirishima. Bakugou was diretly behind me, with Midoriya on his right and a girl called Hagakure on his left.

I told Aizawa to tell me all the names of everyone in the class. I needed to make an effort. I can't just expect things to go by smoothly.

When I approached Tsukishima, it was awful. Even if it was dreadful, I was proud of myself. I needed to get used to it.

I had gone to bed to take a nap, after Akito and I had watched a few our of favourite Disney movies. I woke up to see that he had crawled into bed next to me. He was lying at the foot of the bed, curled into a ball.

Instead of kicking him awake as usual, I got out of bed and sat next to him. I started shaking him, a little and then a lot, "Akito! Sakata Akito! Wake up!"

Just like me, he was useless right after he woke up. I slung his arm across my shoulder and helped set him up, hoping that would wake him up. He groaned, "What time is it?"

"It's almost four."

He yawned and rubbed his eyes, "Do you feel better now?"

I rolled my shoulder and stretched out my leg. Checking all the spots that had injuries before, I shrugged, "Looks like I'm all healed up. It wasn't bad, to begin with."

He stood up and stretched, groaning very loudly as he did. His bed head was unbelievable, and he looked so dishevelled and messy, like Aizawa. It was hard to believe he was still in his twenty's.

He was tall. He had right red hair and startling blue eyes, the contrast making me all the more memorable. He liked to come back and brag about how many people checked him out, or how many ladies came to talk to him. All the same, he's hasn't found someone he likes.

Loser.

He caught sight on my notebook, opened to a page where I had doodled black stars. So many that there was more black than white. He hummed, "When did you do this?"

"The day before the first day school..."

Frowning, he nodded and headed downstairs, scratching his head. I followed behind him like a kitten.

He never liked it when I doodled like that, and I don't know why. I've never asked him. Even so, I still do it. There's no particular reason for why I do it, but I don't want to stop. I never question it, because there's nothing much to it.

He disappeared into the kitchen, and I flopped on the couch, not quite sure what to do. A few minutes later, he reappeared, holding two cups of pot noodles. My face lit up, but he shook his head and set them down on the table, "You only get this if you hug me!"

He sounded smug. He looked smug.

He was stood there, smiling, with his arms wide open, just waiting for me to run into them. He looked so happy.

I wrapped my arms around him and squeezed. He stiffened as if he wasn't expecting this sudden turn of events. I rested my head on his chest and sighed in content. I looked up at him, and his hands were covering his blushing face. When I say 'blushing', I mean blushing.

His face was red, so red that I could see it through his hands. His neck and his ears were hot too from all the blood rushing to the surface of his skin.

I swiped the noodles and sat on the couch, laughing as he started fanning his face, "You're a creep. But thank you for the noodles!"

He started grumbling and pouting. He sat down next to me, in a strop. To cheer him up, I leaned my head against his shoulder. Instantly, he perked up again, "Why are you so cuddly today? I'm kind of scared."

I started murmuring, "Because after this, you're leaving for a long time, and I'm gonna miss you."

He patted my head and smiled, "You're being so cute today, maybe I'll stay. The mission I'm going to is important. Extremely valuable. If I succeed, we're going to be much closer in completing our goal. I can't fail this, no matter what."

I wasn't sure what he was talking about, but I encouraged him anyway, "You won't fail. You've never failed, and there's a reason you haven't."

He smiled at me, finally looking like a grown-up, "When I come back, I'll tell you all about it. I promise."

We hooked fingers.

Again, I didn't know if I believed him.

~~~

Someone knocked on the door, and I groaned.

I had just finished changing my clothes and was about to head out on a walk, or run, or whatever, I don't really know. I opened the door, expecting to see Izaya. He stayed here a lot as it was practically his second home. Instead, I saw some very familiar faces.

Kaminari, Jiro, Midoriya, and Ashido I think her name was, were all standing in front of my house with huge smiles on their faces. I was shocked. I didn't know what to say or how to act. Thankfully, Kaminari was an expert at solving problems like that.

"Hey, Sakata! We came to visit!"

I snapped out of it and sidestepped, letting them all in. Thankfully, it seemed like Akito had taken a hint and disappeared somewhere, but I did not doubt that he was close by, so he could listen to everything.

"A-Are you okay? Sh-Should you be out of bed?"

I looked at Midoriya, "Oh, I'm fine. I'll be back to school tomorrow."

We all sat down in the living room, careful not to be too loud. Kaminari and Jiro sat on either side of me, and Ashido and Izuku on the couch next to us. I took a deep breath, "How did you find out where I live...?"

Mina spoke up, "Oh! We asked Aizawa Sensei, and he looked surprisingly happy to tell us where you live."

I rolled my eyes and muttered underneath my breath, "Of course."

Jiro handed me a paper bag, and inside was a crepe, "We picked that up for you on our way here. I hope you like chocolate."

Before I could register what they had done for me, Ashido spoke up, "I just want to say that I'm really sorry for what I did yesterday. You were hurt, and I smacked your back then Bakugou caught you. I didn't know you were hurt that, and it looked like it hurt a lot. I'm sorry..."

I shook my head, "You don't need to be sorry, I'm okay. It looked a lot worse than it was. Um, thank you all so much for the crepe, I wasn't expecting anything like this."

Kaminari started giggling, and the giggle slowly turned into a full-blown laugh. I looked at him, and he shook his head with tears in his eyes, "You're the same colour as your scarf!"

I stared at him in horror, "I am not!"

Jiro began gasping, "Ahh, you're even redder now!"

I looked over at Midoriya and Ashido, looking for any kind of response. They both just shook their heads, trying hard to hold in their own laughter. I stared at the paper bag in my hand, not sure what to do. I slowly put the paper bag on the coffee table then I covered my face with both of my hands, and resred my forehead on my knees, not wanting to look at anyone anymore.

Jiro started slapping her knee, still laughing her head off. Kaminari swung his arm across my shoulder and started laughing into my shoulder. If I ignore them, they'll go away.

A loud bang came from the room next door. We all went silent and started staring at the wall, as if we stared long enough, something would happen. Kaminari started stammering, "Wh-What was that sound?"

Ashido had her arms around Midoriya, squeezing the life out of him, "I-Is your house h-haunted?!"

Midoriya was so red that I wasn't sure if he was still conscious. I sighed and shook my head, "You can't just ignore that. It's irrelevant."

Midoriya snapped out of it, "O-Oh, w-w-w-would y-you l-look at the time! W-We should go!"

We all stood up, and I lead them out, "Thank you for coming and checking up on me. Ashido, you don't have to be sorry, it wasn't your fault."

She beamed, "Thank you! Call me Mina from now on, okay?"

I nodded at her, and they all left. Kaminari would turn back every few seconds and wave ridiculously until they all disappeared out of sight.

I slowly closed the door, leaning my head against it with my eyes closed. I then turned around, so my back was against the door and closed my eyes. I felt like crying.

Akito burst out of nowhere, sweating and ruining the moment, "Who was that boy?"

"Wh-What?"

"THE FUCKING BLONDE, WHO WAS HE?"

I blinked a few times and tried to sort out the words in my head before answering, "You mean Kaminari?"

He placed his hands on my shoulder, staring at me with a crazy sort of look in his eyes, "Go take a shower."

I flinched a little, "What? Why?"

"WHAT IF YOU GET PREGNANT?"

I slapped his hands away, my own voice rising to an embarrassed shout, "You and I both know that's not how you get pregnant! It was just a hug, it wasn't even a proper hug and it wasn't the first time!"

I shouldn't have said that. I should not have said that.

I tried to defend myself, "I was joking. It was a joke. Don't look at me like that,  Akito, I was kidding! I've never touched a boy before! I don't know what a boy is!"

I couldn't ignore the look he gave me. So after staring at him for a few seconds, I hung my head low and headed upstairs to take a shower. I wasn't sure if I was playing tricks on myself, but I'm sure I heard him choke back a sob.

I'm not quite sure.

~~~

Coming back downstairs from my bath, I found him asleep on the couch. I did make him stay up with me for the majority of the night, so I couldn't blame him for being tired.

I slowly walked back up the stairs, careful not to make any sounds to wake him up. I bundled up my blanket in a position where I could carry it back down to him but almost stumbled and fell. I caught myself and paused for a bit to listen to any signs that he woke up. After hearing nothing, I continued on my way.

I dropped the blanket over his body and sighed at him. Sometimes I couldn't tell which one of us was the adult. I shut the lights off and smiled, "Goodnight, Akki."

I turned to walk back up to my room. Maybe I'll just take a walk or listen to music until I can fall asleep or until the sun rises. I changed into a T-shirt and sweatpants. I tied a turtle neck around my waist, just in case I got too cold and headed out on a nighttime walk.

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I hope you're enjoying this I really hope so.

Hope everyone is doing well. It's freezing in England rn like come on it's april gimme a little sun. I'm snuggled up in bed and I feel a cold coming on plz help 😭

I guess that's all I have to say for now. Looking forward to the next chapter.

Stay fabulous!