Spending a day with Mina, Kaminari and Sero really lifted Bakugou's spirts. He felt a lot better than he did before, and he was seriously thinking about returning to Kirishima. But there was still something on his mind he couldn't stop thinking about. He thought about talking it through with Kaminari, Mina or Sero, but he found that none of them would have the answer to his question. Since Bakugou wanted to figure it out himself, he decided that baking would hopefully help him find an answer. It was the middle of the night, the blonde sneaking out of Kaminari's room in an oversized pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt. He was praying to all things holy no one would be awake. He wanted to be alone.

Arriving in the kitchen at 3 am was really peaceful, not one of his classmates in sight. After all, they were all going to school the next morning, and Bakugou wasn't. As he began pulling out the ingredients he needed to make a simple batch of chocolate chip cookies, footsteps were heard coming down the stairs. Bakugou yelped, falling to the floor in an effort to hide. He was unaware of who it was, but their footsteps were headed right for him. Tears filled his eyes slowly, he was going to get caught and then he would have to talk to Kirishima when he wasn't ready and-

"Bakugou?" The blonde looked up, seeing a familiar face standing over him. Bakugou started panicking, pushing himself back as he looked up at his classmate.

"Where...where have you been?" Todoroki looked down at him, shocked. He never expected to see Bakugou in the commons, let alone baking something.

"Todoroki please don't say anything I'm not ready yet I can't go back I'm still confused don't do this, I swear to fucking god I- I can't." Bakugou started babbling, a few tears rolling down his face. At first, Todoroki was going to instantly text Kirishima and call him down, but after seeing the pure panic on his face, he decided that he would give Bakugou the time he needed. The other male put his hand out for the blonde, he was still sitting on the floor.

"Um...I won't say anything as long as you let me stay here and talk to you. I haven't heard your side of the story yet. I also want to know where you've been." Todoroki said, looking down at the blonde. Bakugou just nodded, taking the other boys hand. Todoroki pulled Bakuogu to stand on two feet once again. Todoroki took a moment to look at the blonde. He was almost sure those weren't his clothes. They were...Kaminari's.

"You've been with Kaminari this whole time? He's been lying to Kirishima? What's going on?" Todoroki asked, Bakugou pulling out a bowl.

"Yea, I have. If I explain this all to you, can you help me make these cookies? I'm going to give them to Kaminari as a thank you...and Eijirou as an I'm sorry." Bakugou muttered as he began measuring and pouring ingredients into the bowl.

"Um...sure? Well...can you at least explain while we bake?"

"Yea um...sure. I don't really know what Eijirou told you, so could you explain."

"He just said you guys got into a fight because you guys thought you were hiding things from each other. He's been really stressed and upset looking for you, you know."

"Yea, I know. I'm gonna have to apologize a lot for running off like I did...but I couldn't help it."

"What did he say to you?"

"He told me I could do whatever I wanted, he said that if I wanted to act like everything was totally fucking dandy I could. He even called me Bakugou."

"So you aren't a piece of shit for running away...I would run from Izuku if he said that to me. I'd never call him by his last name..."

"The little details he left make the biggest difference."

"The thing I'm most curious is...what are you even hiding Bakugou?"

"You promise to god not to say anything?"

"I promise."

"I felt like a piece of shit for putting all my emotional baggage on Eijirou. One day me and Kaminari were hanging out in his room and I mentioned it to him. I asked him if we could make a deal that we can both go to each other when we're upset. That way we both had someone to talk to."

"Is that where you were running when I saw you sprinting through the halls that one night?"

"Yes, I was going to Kaminari's room because he called me and he was panicking. I've gone to him and he's gone to me. It's just the routine we settled into. Him, Sero and Mina have been helping me organize my thoughts so that when I do confront Eijirou, I say the right things and don't upset him."

"I can help too."

"That's what you're doing right now."

"Yea, I know. Also...Kirishima has been saying that he needs to tell you some things too, so don't feel like you're the only one at fault here. I don't think he'll get mad at you for just telling the truth. How about you tell me exactly what you want to tell him, but minus the stupid romantic stuff."

"Alright...well...I want to tell him I'm sorry for snapping at him, and for keeping this a secret from him. I know he tries his best to make me happy and to help me every day, but he's a human too. Sometimes he needs to be the one being comforted. I don't want to put so much pressure on him to help me. I wanted to apologize for wasting his winter break on me, and that I made him so upset. I didn't want to run away, but I felt like that was the only way both so us could recover without getting more hurt."

"That's perfect."

"Huh?"

"Yea, it works, I bet that exactly what he would want to hear. He also has something's he wanted to say too, so you should prepare yourself for that too."

"Yea...thanks Todoroki."

"No problem."

Bakugou slipped the cookies into the oven, and the two of them just sat on the floor, Bakugou and Todoroki telling stories about their lovers. It was a nice conversation, and it kept Bakugou's mind off the fact that he was ready to talk to Kirishima. Todoroki was the last push he needed, and he gave him the confidence he needed. When the timer went off, Bakugou put the cookies into three separate bags. One for Kaminari, one for Kirishima, and one for Todoroki. Giving the bag to Todoroki, the two of them walked into the elevator, Bakugou soon getting off on Kaminari's floor. He smiled as he entered the room, placing the bag of cookies on the blonde's table. As he lay down back into bed, he decided that tomorrow would be the day that he went back to his fiance.