Katsuki Bakugou

It was a surprise, to say the least. Having my friends show up so early to welcome me back after the past two weeks really brightened my mood. It was difficult to sleep with Izuku's scent only a few doors down, and once I fell asleep, my dreams were filled with his face.

"It's so good to see you again, man." Kirishima engulfed me in a warm embrace, and although I am not much of a hugger; these dumbasses were my family. "I had to deal with Denki's winning the whole time." He groaned, pulling out of the hug and patting my back with one of his signature toothy grins.

"I'm sorry I left for so long." A lot had happened and I just needed to settle it before coming home, although that didn't go as planned considering I had brought the problem home with me.

"We understand, Baku!" My friends were always supportive, and I knew it must have been hard for them considering I had started scenting them a while back. It must have been uncomfortable for them when suddenly their Alpha disappeared when we practically lived together. Even though I haven't marked them as pack members, they still felt my absence.

"Speak of the devil," Kirishima muttered with a smirk as I picked up on Denki's scent. Turning around, I barely caught a glimpse of his blond hair before he launched himself into my arms.

Grunting, I wrapped my arms around him and laughed before ruffling his hair. His sweet scent surrounded me, although for some reason I felt my skin itch with the need to push him away. I have never had feelings for Denki, but he was a great friend and I had agreed to be there for him until he found his own Alpha and mate.

One day he would find another Alpha and join their pack. He was an Omega and Omegas are almost guaranteed to be mated with an Alpha. Denki would always be family though, even if one day he moves to another pack.

"I missed you!" Denki purred and nuzzled into my neck, and although I hugged him to me, my body rejected his closeness and Izuku's face flashed in my mind. I slowly removed him from my arms and smiled at him. Denki quickly grabbed my wrist and scented himself. His satisfied smile lingered on his lips.

"I've missed you all, honestly. But enough with all the sappy shit." I groaned when Denki was done scenting, only to snap my head towards the front door of my house when I hear it slam shut.

"Who's the green-haired Omega in your house?" Kirishima asked with a raised eyebrow, only confusing me as I looked at my friends who were all watching me curiously. Kirishima scratched the back of his neck awkwardly and walked over to me.

"Is that..." He trailed off and I sighed while giving him a curt nod before groaning.

"Yeah, that's Izuku Midoriya. He's my -- mate." I said tightly and watched as their faces morphed into pure shock. They didn't know everything that has happened between us, but they did know we had a harsh falling out.

"Damn..." Kiri muttered and patted my back. "That's -- rough, man." He shook his head and I just shrugged out from under his hand, feeling rather weird with their touches all of a sudden.

"You didn't reject him?" His voice was quizzical. I knew that he knew how far my hatred went for Izuku.

"I tried to, but -- Yeah, he will be here for about three weeks." It didn't feel right telling them our personal business right now. I agreed to give Izuku some time to try and win me over, but I doubted I would feel anything other than sexual attraction towards him, and that was just the mate bond forcing us together.

"He seemed pissed, maybe you should go check on him?" Kiri spoke softly, making me glare at him. Why the fuck was he pissed off so early in the morning? Kiri only shrugged and tried to calm me down with a soft smile that only made me roll my eyes and head inside to check on Izuku.

Walking up to the guest room where he would be staying, I could hear the sound of the shower running. So, I walked inside and took a seat on the bed to wait for him.

His scent was heavy in the room, making me calm down quite a bit from my earlier state. I didn't understand why he would wake up pissed off and then go slamming doors and not just come out to say hello to everyone.

I must have been lost in my thoughts because I was startled out when Izuku's shocked squeak suddenly had me looking up. Only to be greeted with the image of Izuku standing there in nothing but a towel, water droplets running down his bare chest and dampening the hem of the white fluffy towel that was hanging dangerously low on his hips.

His cheeks turned the most delicious shade of pink and his eyes widened as we both stared at each other. He made no attempt to move or leave, holding my gaze before he quirked an eyebrow and folded his arms over his chest. His cheeks were still pink even as he tried to play off his embarrassment.

"What are you doing here?" He asked, quickly turning and pulling out some clothes from his suitcase that he had yet to unpack. My eyes roamed his back, following the drips of water that were falling from his wet curls.

He was thin, yet soft, and his waist was small, leading into slightly wider hips. Heat pooled in my stomach as I stared at his figure and I cursed under my breath. The mate pull was forbidding me from tearing my eyes from his pale skin.

"Hello?" Izuku snapped his fingers and held his clothes over his chest now. "Get out, I need to change." He huffed, yet his eyes held a playfulness that I noticed immediately and I cleared my throat. Standing up, I walked to the door.

"Let me know when you're done, we need to talk. I need to introduce you to some people." I quickly left and leaned against the wall, releasing a deep breath and rubbing my hands down my face.

"What the fuck was that?" I grumbled to myself and shook my head before just leaning with my back to the wall. My heart was thumping irregularly in my chest and my face felt hot with embarrassment. Before I could think too much about what just happened, Izuku cracked open his door making me stand up straighter.

He held his door open and motioned me to come in, and for some reason, my heart thumped harder in my chest again. Clearing my throat, I shook my head and watched his face scrunch up in confusion. His nose wrinkled and I crack a smile.

"Come with me, there are some people who you should meet," I told him and quickly walked off to avoid making a fool of myself by staring at him -- and to avoid the sudden urge to shove him into his room and strip him out of those clothes he had just put on. Izuku followed after me as I lead him to the living room where my friends were seated quietly. I knew they heard us coming as they looked at us with curiosity.

Izuku picked at his fingers and looked down at his feet, his posture and display making it clear that he was an Omega -- and a shy one at that. Kirishima smiled his friendly grin while Denki and Jiro sat quietly beside each other -- watching Izuku with a curious expression.

"Everyone, this is Izuku Midoriya. He's going to be staying here for a few weeks so you should get comfortable with each other." I said, noticing how Denki tilted his head and narrowed his eyes at Izuku for a moment. "These are my friends and future pack members, Kirishima, Denki, and Jirou." I pointed out each of them and watched as Izuku looked around and offered a shy smile.

"It's lovely to meet you all." He said softly and I was actually surprised he didn't start stuttering. I looked over at him and watched as he smiled. His dimples were showing briefly before he lowered his head again. It was starting to get awkward with the silence until Kirishima stood up and clapped his hands together loudly, making Izuku jump slightly and shuffle closer to my side.

"Well we don't bite, it's nice to have you here. You'll see a lot of us, we are almost always together now that we've all graduated!" Kiri smiled and stuck his hand out to Izuku who looked stunned but quickly placed his smaller hand into Kirishima's palm. He gave it a shake.

"Thank you." I watched as Kirishima dropped his hand and smiled at me before winking. I gritted my teeth as he shot me a knowing look. Of course, he would see right through the front I had up when it came to the Omega next to me. I knew I would get an earful later.

"Baku, let's watch a movie or something and just relax. It's been like two whole weeks since we've seen you." Denki pouted from the couch and I saw Izuku tense up beside me before he quickly relaxed, making me raise an eyebrow at him but he wasn't looking at me.

"Sure, sounds good." I smiled and shook my head as Jiro got up and bent down to the DVD cabinet. She pulled out a movie that I knew she would go for. Kiri groaned and Denki giggled, making Jiro shoot them a glare.

"What? I like scary movies!" She hissed making Izuku smile a bit. But his expression showed a bit of nervousness. Was he scared of horror films? His eyes zoned in on the DVD in her hand before he nibbled on his bottom lip, making my mouth water as he bit down on his plump lip. Before I could slip down this dangerous slope, Kiri elbowed me and raised an eyebrow in my direction.

"We have time, we can watch a few movies if you guys want to. Just shut it and put the movie on." I grumbled and flopped down on the sofa as Jiro put the movie on and flicked the lights off. Izuku stood there awkwardly and I looked over at him.

"Pick a seat, nerd. Don't just stand there." I rolled my eyes and Denki snickered before flopping down beside me and curling up into my arm. My eyes flashed over to Izuku instantly, much to my own surprise, and I tensed up when I saw him with pink cheeks and a tense jaw. His fists were balled up by his side but he took a deep breath and sighed out loud.

"Right." Izuku finally mumbled and his eyes flickered to the spot to my left that had remained empty. However, before he could claim it, Kiri plopped himself down and made Izuku freeze again before quickly going to sit on the floor with his back to a loveseat beside the sofa. I saw him visibly struggling with something, his eyes were downcast and he pulled his knees to his chest.

Throughout the movie, my eyes barely left Izuku's small frame. My thoughts were confirmed as he jumped and squeaked with the jump scares -- or when something frightening happened. Denki stayed cuddled to my side, burying his face into my arm as Kirishima munched on popcorn and smiled the whole time. The idiot loved these movies, even though he and Jiro made us watch them over and over again.

However, I couldn't get myself to focus on the film. Izuku looked so uncomfortable and halfway through, he got up and excused himself. I watched him walk away with his head hung and his hands wrung in front of him. After a few minutes, I pried myself away from Denki and followed in the direction he left in, needing to know if he was okay.

When I found him, he was leaning against the hallway wall, breathing heavily and rubbing his chest. Moving quickly, I walked over to him and placed my hands on his shoulders. He jumped and gasped. Izuku's eyes are wide and he instantly blushed and started apologizing, only confusing me more.

"What are you apologizing for? What's wrong?" I muttered and found myself rubbing his shoulders while studying him curiously. Izuku trembled and I felt his warmth running through my fingertips as I made contact with his body.

"It's stupid." He muttered and slowly relaxed as I rubbed up and down his arms. Normally, I wouldn't care and would just shrug and walk away, but I found myself staying with him -- keeping my hands on his small shoulders and rubbing.

"I won't laugh." I offered a smile and I watched as he turned red, adding to the soft look he had. I wouldn't even believe that he was older than me with how small he was. "You can tell me," I stated and he sighed while closing his eyes.

"I don't like horror movies." He whispered and turned even redder, and I keep my word. I didn't laugh but I couldn't stop the smirk. I wanted to poke fun at him, however before I could, a small whimper left his lips and I felt my body heat up. My jaw tightened.

My body moved on its own as I slipped my arms around him. I pulled him into my chest just as he started shaking again.

"I'm sorry." I murmured into his hair, feeling oddly natural holding him in my arms. Izuku relaxed into my embrace and just pressed his face into my chest.

"I didn't mean to make you sit there alone through that." For some reason, I felt bad for leaving him like that. I knew something was wrong; he was jumping and all balled up.

"It's fine. I'm an adult, I should be able to handle it." He chuckles humorlessly. There was a bitter tone to his voice as he put himself down -- something he had a bad habit of doing I've noticed.

However, I just shook my head and sighed. Even I forget that and he may be an adult but he was still an Omega. The softer and more gentle of the secondary genders. They aren't weak and lesser than the rest of us, but they did require more attention and care -- It was just facts.

If we were going to get through these few weeks, we needed to be civil.

I needed to watch out for him. He's an Omega and needed my attention -- just as Denki did. However, with him wrapped in my arms, I couldn't compare him to Denki. I knew damn well that the way my body heated up with his smaller frame pressed close to mine was because -- like it or not -- he was my mate.

With Denki, it was like taking care of a friend or family member.

With Izuku, I couldn't ignore the pleasure I received from holding him. Even if I hated feeling this way, I could no longer ignore it. Not if I wanted him to heal enough for us to end this madness. Pulling him gently from my arms, I took us back to the living room where I sat down beside him on the floor and had him lean against me.

He was quiet now, and so was I as I thought about the situation. I just needed to help Izuku get better and let him get over his idea of us being mates. In a few weeks, he would be gone and I could go back to my own life.

The thought of that made my heart throb uncomfortably in my chest. I grind my teeth, annoyed that he was already weaving his way back into my life when I had just gotten over him.

I thought this would be easier.