They sat through class, Midoryia taking notes in his notebook as usual and Bakugo was just paying attention to the teacher, not bothering to take notes today. Class dragged on since Midoryia knew Bakugo was having a rough time at home, every now and then it would get worse than normal. Once class was finally over, Bakugo was the first one out of class, making his way to his next class, not bothering to say anything mean to Midoryia this time like he usually would. Midoryia frowned at this and went to find Bakugo since they had the same class anyways but got stopped by another kid. "Hey idiot!" The kid says, pushing him onto the floor.

"Oh h-hi Makoto," Midoryia says, nervously, slowly standing up.

"You've gotten too comfortable in this school and I think it's time you learn your place!" Makoto hisses, punching Midoryia in the stomach. Midoryia groans and grabs his stomach in pain as he bends over, which was a mistake on his part since Makoto takes this chance to shove him in the locker, shutting it so he can't get out. Midoryia tried to get out, but it's impossible to open the locker from the inside. He leaned against the side of the locker since that was the most comfortable even if it still wasn't very comfortable and closed his eyes, knowing there was no way he was getting out any time soon.

Bakugo arrived at class and stared out the window, waiting for class to start. He knew Midoryia should be arriving soon, he's always early. He secretly couldn't wait for Midoryia to show up, he couldn't explain it but when he saw Midoryia, it always made his day better, no matter what. If he was sad, angry, hurt, or even scared, seeing Midoriya always brought a smile to his face, even if he had learned to hide it. It was ten minutes into class and Midoriya still wasn't here, Bakugo was starting to get a little worried. The teacher marked him as absent without a second thought even though Midoriya almost never misses class. Bakugo debates with himself on whether or not he should go look for him. A few minutes later, his worrying took over and asked to go to the bathroom. When the teacher said it was ok, he hurried out of the classroom and thought about where Midoryia could be.

"Deku!" He calls out, walking towards Midoryia's locker. Nothing is heard as he continues walking down the hallway, "hey nerd!" He sighs as he gets even more worried, why wouldn't Deku respond? As he continues walking, he hears beats, like something is beating on a locker? He walks over to the locker it was coming from and opens it, using a secret trick since he didn't know the code. "D-deku? Bakugo asks, as he steps out of the locker.

"Kacchan! Finally, being in that locker was really uncomfortable, thank you!" Midoryia exclaims, hugging Bakugo tightly.

"Are you ok? Who did this to you?" He asks, his eyes widened.

"I'm fine, and it was Makoto." Midoryoa says, looking at the ground.

"I'm going to kill him!" Bakugo growls, helping Midoriya up.

"Wait, Kacchan, people might question it if you hurt him because he hurt me!" Midoryia exclaims.

"He hurt you though!" Bakugo growls, punching the lockers, "it's not allowed!"

"You bully me all the time though."

"As a game! We're playing a redemption game, Midoryia! I've never hurt you physically! Makoto did, he isn't a part of our game! He needs to pay!"

"Kacchan please, don't hurt him, you could get in trouble! Trust me, I'm ok, please!"

"Fine, we should get back to class though, you need a good excuse as to why you're late." He mutters, clenching his fists, trying to hold back his anger, as the two heads back together, especially since no one was around.

Maybe I can say I was talking to my last teacher? Or maybe I can pretend I was sick? That's probably the best excuse, I'll go with that. "Kacchan, if the teacher asks, tell him I got sick, back me up please."

"Of course I will, there's no reason you should get in trouble, and if the teacher asks, I was in the bathroom and we just happened to arrive at the same time. Midoriya nods and the two of them enter the classroom.

The teacher looks up, a scowl on her face, Midoryia, why are you late, Bakuko, why are you with him? You were supposed to be in the bathroom."

"Oh u-uh, I got sick after last period and have been in the bathroom this whole time, Kacchan went to the bathroom, we just happened to get to class at the same time!"

"Yeah, what he said, I'd never be caught dead hanging out with the nerd," Bakugo scoffs, walking towards his desk, hands in his pockets.

"Alright Midoriya, go take your seat, just don't let it happen again." Midoryia smiles, thankful he didn't get in trouble and sat down in his seat, pulling out his notebook.

It was finally time for lunch and Midoryia went and met Bakugo in their spot like they planned to this morning. He was curious as to what Bakugo wanted to do today. He knew they only had about five hours before Bakugo had to be home though. Mitsuki never really packs Bakugo much for lunch, normally just a small bowl of rice so Inko always packs extra food for Bakugo in Midoryia's lunch box. "Kacchan!" Midoyia exclaims, once he sits down, "mom packed your favorite today!"

Bakugo gave a slight smile, "really? That's perfect, I needed something to cheer me up."

"Why? What's wrong?" Midoyia asks, frowning, as he pulls out the stuff, giving Bakugo his.

"Nothing really, anyways I was thinking, why don't we have an All Might marathon tonight? The old hag can get over me being at your house."

"That sounds good as long as you think you'll be ok once you get home."

"I'll manage." Bakugo tries to reassure him. Midoryia nods, not fully convinced, he worries about Bakugo constantly.

"Alright, we can just meet up at the ice cream place so no one sees us leaving together." Bakugo nods and on that note they begin to eat in silence. The thirty minutes went by quickly and the two boys cleaned up their mess, "I'll see you later," he says, making his way to class, Bakugo going the opposite direction.

After school ends, Midoriya makes his way to the ice cream parlor, planning to get him and Kacchan ice cream cones to eat on the way to his house. As he walks towards the parlor, his mind wanders to Kacchan. Would he be ok after he goes home tonight? Is there anything I can do to make things easier for him. I wish he would let mom help him, she could adopt him and he wouldn't have to deal with his mom and her abusive ways. Once he gets to the parlor, he sits on a bench and waits on Kacchan, not wanting to get the ice cream now, not sure how long it'll be until Kacchan gets there.

Bakugo goes to his locker and grabs his stuff, leaving his valuables in it, knowing that he'd be in trouble with his mom for going to Deku's house, and if he took home anything valuable, his mom would take it, he wouldn't be able to hide it tonight. He makes his way to the ice cream parlor, wondering what movie they're starting with. His favorite was when All Might's in his prime. No one but Deku and his dad knows about his obsession with All Might, he hides it from his mom and everyone else, because according to his mom, it makes him weak. He arrives at the parlor and looks around, spotting Deku at a bench, he gives a slight smile, sitting down beside him, "hey nerd."

"Hey!" He exclaims, turning to face him, "I was thinking we could get ice cream on the way home, sound good?"

"I don't have any money but you should get some if you want."

"I didn't ask if you had money, what flavor?"

Bakugo looks down, "Rocky Road, I'll find a way to pay you back though."

"Don't worry about it!" Midoryia exclaims, heading over to the ice cream stand. "Can I please get two scoops of Rocky Road and two scoops of mint chocolate chip in a bowl please."

The lady at the stand nods and scoops the ice cream into two separate bowls, topping it off with a green spoon and an orange spoon., "enjoy."

Midoryia nods and walks over to Bakugo, handing him the Rocky Road, "Ready?" He nods and takes the ice cream, giving Midoryia a small smile, the two of them heading to his house. Once they get to Midoryia's house, they throw their ice cream bowls away and immediately head to Midoryia's room after saying something to Inko to let her know what was going on. Bakugo got the movie ready as Midoryia set up their binging station which had plenty of snacks, covers, drinks, and plenty of pillows. Once everything was ready, the two boys got under their covers and hit play. They sat like that for hours, watching movie after movie with Inko checking in on them every few hours or so since they were so quiet. Once they finished the last movie, they went to the kitchen to see that Inko was finishing up dinner. "Hey mom!"

"Hey boys, your marathon over already?"

"Yeah, we just finished the last movie!"

"That's great! Dinners' almost ready, Katsuki will you be staying for dinner?"

"Yeah, as long as it isn't a bother."

"Of course it isn't! You're welcome over here anytime, I'm sure it's much better than being at her house." Inko hisses, disappointed in what her ex-friend has become. Bakugo nods, giving a slight smile. The two boys set the table for Inko as she finishes up dinner. Inko puts the food on the plate and Midoriya pours tea into three glasses, sitting down at the table beside Bakugo. The three of them eat their dinner mostly in silence, small talk being made here and there.

The three of them finish dinner and Bakugo stands up, "I should get going before mom gets mad."

Inko nods, "please, if she gets too mad, sneak out and come over, I'll let you in and help you."

"Yeah, be careful." Midoyia nods.

"I will, don't worry, I'll be ok." Bakugo nods, heading out of the house. He makes his way to his house, worried about what his mom would do to him when he got home. He normally wouldn't have stayed out this late but he knew this is what Midoryia needed after what happened today. All he wanted was to make sure Midoryia felt better after being bullied earlier today. It also helped him get his mind off his mom and everything that was going on at home.

He quietly opens the door, preparing for the worst. Walking in, he hears his mom yelling at his dad. Bakugo winces at the yelling and walks into the living room, "hello old hag, dad." Bakugo says, nodding.

"Katsuki, where have you been? You know you're supposed to come home right after school!"

"I-I was at Deku's." Bakugo says, shrinking down.

"You know you aren't allowed at his house! Go to your room, I'll deal with you later!" Mitsuki growls. Bakugo looks down and nods, making his way to his room, afraid of what's to come.