Their Hot Romance (BakuDeku)

Chapter Twenty-Seven

"He what!?" Eijirou hissed into the phone.

"Sir, please calm down. He is fine now." The nurse on the other line said as calmly as she could.

"How is he fine? You just told me he went into cardiac arrest!"

"Sir, please."

Eijirou took a few deeps breaths, allowing the soft scent of honey from Denki combined with a smell mountain air from Hitoshi to help calm his worries. "I'm sorry."

"It's okay. We just thought you should know."

~~~

Katsuki went into cardiac arrest four more times that night. By the time Eijirou returned in the morning, Katsuki looked worse than he did the day before. He was still awake, though barely able to move.

"I wish I knew what was wrong with you." Eijirou whispered. Tears glistened in his crimson irises. "You're slipping through my fingers here, Katsuki."

It was obvious to everyone -- including Katsuki -- that he was dying. His heart kept stopping, and nobody knew why. Every possibility had been ruled out through vigorous testing. Knowing that put a weight of guilt on Katsuki's mind. "Eij..." He called softly.

"Yeah, man?"

"Can you... do... me a... favor?" His words came out staggered and slow, seeing as he lacked the energy to do anything, but he still managed as best he could.

"Anything for you." Eijirou promised. He took Katsuki's weak, pale hand into his own.

"I wanna... see De...ku... Need to... apolo...gize..."

Eijirou nodded softly. He pulled his hand back to make the call. Izuku didn't answer his phone, so Eijirou left a message asking for the alpha to meet him in front of the hospital.

"I'm not... goin' any...where..." Katsuki said once Eijirou hung up. "Imma... fight...er..."

"I know, bro."

Hours passed. Katsuki's parents came to visit. Both of them managed to keep it together while in their son's presence, but cried while out in the hall.

Katsuki wasn't getting any better. He was dehydrated and starving because his body rejected the nutrients from the I.V. It would only be a few hours before he was just gone.

People from U.A. came and went. Shouta Aizawa barely kept himself together, and Toshinori wasn't much better. Hizashi Yamada balled his eyes out.

Kyoka softly sang Katsuki a song that the ash blonde liked. Hanta had a short, mostly one-sided conversation with him. Many said prayers for him.

Best Jeanist came to talk to him, which was short lived, but it brought tears to both Katsuki and Jeanist's eyes.

Inko stopped by.

But not the person Katsuki wanted to see most.

~~~

"Midoriya." Shouto spoke up. He looked up at the green haired alpha with furrowed brows. Inasa looked down at his boyfriend's phone, eyes widening at the message he read.

"Yeah, Todoroki?" Izuku inquired. The three were training together at Izuku's agency.

"Did you get any messages or calls?" Shouto asked with furrowed brows.

"I left my phone at Kacchan's." Izuku said with a soft blush. "I haven't had it since Wednesday."

Shouto swallowed hard. He glanced down at his phone, over to Inasa, then back to Izuku. "Midoriya... Bakugou is in the hospital."