Their Steamy Love

Chapter Eight

When Katsuki returned to the group, they were getting ready to hand out cake. It seemed they had already sung to Shouto and were ready to eat the cake. Shouto smiled brightly as Inasa fed him a bite.

Katsuki leaned on the doorframe, watching the scene before him with curious eyes. He briefly wondered what life would be life if he did not exist.

Would Eijirou, Denki, and Hitoshi still be together? Probably. If fated mates were real, they would definitely be together.

Would Ochako and Mina be together? He was not as sure.

Would Izuku be the No. 1 hero? Probably not. He was awarded his power after attempting to save Katsuki, whom he wanted to save because he cared for the blonde. Now, Katsuki knew Izuku did it because he loved him.

He felt his chest clench as he thought about Izuku. Izuku loved him. That was in the past, and Katsuki needed to move on. Their one night stand was an act of weakness. Lips pursed into a frown, and a hand found his stomach.

If he told Izuku, he would be torturing the green haired male. Izuku would want to be with Katsuki for the sake of their pup. Izuku did not love Katsuki anymore, so it would just be torture for the alpha.

"Bakugou?" A voice asked. Katsuki jumped three feet in the air, tearing his eyes from the scene before him to look over at a familiar face. It was Fuyumi Todoroki, the only daughter born to Enji.

"Hey." Katsuki greeted her.

"Are you going to get some cake?" Fuyumi inquired with a gentle smile.

Katsuki shook his head. "I don't like sweets." She nodded then walked away to get some cake. Katsuki turned around, crashing into someone in his path. Both of them cursed as they stepped back. Katsuki looked up to see who he crashed into, and his blood ran cold the moment the haunting, scarred face came into view.

"Sorry about that." An all too familiar voice spoke. Katsuki stared at the figure before him with wide, horrified eyes.

"You- You're in jail." Katsuki breathed out. His foot, prompted by his instincts screaming to run, stepped back.

Dabi -- or Touya Todoroki -- shook his head. "Actually, I'm on house arrest." He corrected the blonde omega. "What's your problem?"

Katsuki's throat felt dry as he stared at the person before him, and Touya watched Katsuki with confused cerulean eyes.

"Are you okay? You're shaking." He reached forward to grab Katsuki's hand, but the omega threw a punch without thinking twice. Katsuki had not even realized what his arm moved until Touya was on the floor.

"What the hell, Bakugou!?" Natsuo, who walked in right as Katsuki threw the punch, shouted. He rushed over to Touya's side.

Katsuki blinked a few times as tried to comprehend what just happened; what he had just done. "I-"

"You can't just fucking punch people!" Natsuo continued to yell.

"Natsu-"

"No." Natsuo cut his older brother off. "Just because shit happened in the past, doesn't mean you can hit him!"

Katsuki could not breathe. His scarlet eyes darted from Natsuo to Touya then back to Natsuo. His eyes were wide, and his fingers trembled violently. "I- I'm-I'm-I'm sorry." Katsuki whimpered.

"You should be." Natsuo hissed. He stepped forward to move in front of Touya, and out of pure fear, Katsuki fell to his knees, shielding his face and baring his neck in submission.

He tensed up when hands touched his back and shoulders. He held his breath, waiting anxiously for the pain to happen. "Back off!" Touya shouted at them. He reached forward, grabbing Katsuki's arms then yanking him away from the scene. He ignored the shouts of friends who came to see what caused the shouting. "You're okay." Touya whispered as he walked Katsuki down the halls.

Katsuki continued to tremble as he was pushed into an office. Touya guided him to a couch, talking to him as he did so.

"Sit down for me, okay?" Touya instructed. He held Katsuki's arm as the ash blonde sat down. "Take some deep breaths, alright?"

Katsuki kept his face hidden by his hands, hiding his tears and his distressed face. He could smell calming pheromones coming from the omega before him. Touya waited patiently for Katsuki to calm down.

"You're safe." Touya promised him. Katsuki wiped his tears with his sleeves as he readjusted himself on the small couch. "What happened to the fiery hero who tried to bite my head off?"

"He died." Katsuki answered with a dead tone. Touya's brows furrowed together. "He died on August Thirteenth of last year."

"What do you mean?"

"I killed six people." Katsuki forced out. He wrapped his arms around himself for comfort. He was not sure why, but he found talking to Touya rather easy in the moment. Maybe it was the older omega's pheromones, or the fact of him trying for a different life as well.

"Only six?" Touya asked with a scoff. "Kid, you've got nothing on me."

Katsuki scowled and rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Tell me what happened." Touya changed his tone to a more serious one.

"I was kidnapped again. This time it was for being an omegan hero. I saw my boyfriend -- now ex-boyfriend -- kissing someone else then I was abducted from an alley. I was tortured and... uh, I was raped." Katsuki paused to let out a shaky breath. "Then I went feral, and killed six of their seventh members. Said boyfriend showed up to save me, and I tried... to kill him too." Months of therapy made it easier to explain, but the trauma still had not gone.

"It gets better." Touya told him.

"You're on house arrest."

"I'm not in prison. I burned my boyfriend's wings. I feel bad for it every day. I have to look at my little brother and remember what I did to him. And even now, when I saw you panicking in the hall, for a moment I feared that it was because of me." Touya said while trying to keep eye contact with the blonde male.

"Thanks for... pulling me away." Katsuki whispered softly.

"That's not the point right now. It does get better, kid." Touya restated. He crossed his arms over his chest as he leaned back in his seat. "But you can't wait for it to get better. You have to make it better."

"Wise words coming from you." Katsuki muttered.

"I know. But you have nothing to be guilty about. I do." Touya reminded him. "I was a serial killer. You were an omega in need of help that wasn't arriving soon enough."

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When Katsuki was finally ready to return to the party, Touya walked him back. Katsuki took in the older omega's red hair, and briefly wondered how it turned red again after everything. He did not think much on it though. Scarlet eyes quickly noticed Mina and Ochako preparing shots for a game.

"Katsuki!" Eijirou exclaimed. He rushed over, pulling the blonde in for a hug. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Katsuki huffed out.

"What about you, Dabi? Are you okay?" Eijirou asked. Touya nodded his head then went to speak with someone else. "You can't scare me like that. Why did you punch him?"

"I panicked." Katsuki admitted.

"It's okay. Todoroki scolded Natsuo for yelling. He didn't know."

"I didn't know Toast was out of prison." Katsuki added in. "It doesn't matter anymore. I'm fine."

"What about...?" He glanced down.

"Fine." Katsuki answered easily. Eijirou nodded softly then pulled his friend in for another hug.

"Midoriya was worried about you." Eijirou whispered into his ear. Katsuki pulled back, shaking his head. "Fine. We're playing a game."

"I can't drink." Katsuki breathed out.

"I know. I made sure to get some water for you." Eijirou said with a proud grin. Katsuki nodded his head. "Let's go play!"

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