Shattered (up for adoption)

Chapter Seventeen

Izuku P.O.V.

I was still shaken from seeing Bakugo again, that close, after almost a year. We walked in silence until we got to the teacher's lounge. Shota rushed me in the room and shut and locked the door behind us. I must've looked like something was wrong because when he turned around worried shrouded his face. "Are you alright Izuku?" I toke a deep breath before putting on the same perfect picture smile I have been for the past ten months. "Y-Yeah! Of course, why wouldn't I be fine?" But then tears started streaming down my face. Shota walked up and pulled me into a hug and I broke down. I started sobbing into his shoulder. After I calmed down a bit, I pulled away. "Do you want to tell me what's wrong kid?" I couldn't help but laugh a little at that.

"Oh, I couldn't think of a single thing that could be a matter!" I used the most sarcastic tone I could, and smiled at him, to show him he could laugh. He snickered a bit. "I should say, is there anything else besides the usual that's wrong?" the smiled faded from my face. "yeah, j-just someone from my past t-that showed up." Shota faced dropped. "You mean Katsuki Bakugo?" "Y-yeah how did you know." I wasn't expecting him to know. "I requested him to be in my class, since you two used to be friends? I thought it would make things easier for you." I smiled a bit. "At least he cares about me. He might just be the first." "T-thank you. But we aren't friends anymore. Actually, I don't think w-we e-ever w-where." I felt so pathetic. Crying like this. "What is wrong with me?"

"Do you want to tell me what he did exactly?" I wiped away some of the tears, but my face was shocked at this point. "I-I don't t-think I c-can." Concern washed over his face again. "B-but I could s-show you." This only worsen the already concerned look he had. "Only if you want to." I just nodded my head, toke a deep breath and pulled off my shirt. There were scars running across my body. "T-the small ones a-are from the l-league after I-I failed to be first on the t-test. B-but the l-large ones are f-f-f-f-from h-h-him. W-when we were t-together." I quickly put my shirt back on, before I ran over to the trash can and threw up in it. Then I collapsed next to it on my knees sobbing. Shota came over and knelt down there with me, and pulled me into a hug. "It's ok kid, I'm here now. I won't let anything bad happen to you again."

When I pulled away shock, disgust, anger. They were all conjoined all over Shota's face. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to worry you. Just forget about it. It's not a big deal!" He pulled me into another hug. "Kid, don't you ever apologize to me again. You didn't deserve that. You don't deserve that." I was in shock. Tears started streaming down my face again. "No one has cared about me like this, I don't know what to do." "I'll remove him from the class, from UA. We can't have a hero like that." I hesitated for a second, before pulling away. "N-no, don't do that." "What?! Why?"

"He may have been shitty in the past, b-but I believe in second chances. I have to believe in second chances." I pulled myself into a hug, and looked down. "Kid what you are doing is saving people. I understand that you don't see that now. But you are helping people. What he did to you, and is still doing, is disgusting and won't be tolerated. But-" He sighed and pinched his nose. "I will give him a second chance since you asked for it. Ok?" I nodded my head. Shota face dropped. "Please tell me that you don't have the wrist band on right now." I shook my head no. "They take it from me for adjustments." He sighed in relief. "Now, tell me exactly what the league did to you." And I did, I went over the week of punishment that I endured.

"I don't know how you manage it. I would have broken by now, but you keep going. You truly are amazing." I blushed and smiled a bit. "T-thank you, but I'm just doing my part." Shota snorted "You're doing more than just that." We sat there in silence for a second. "W-what is it exactly you wanted to talk to me about?" He was taken a back a bit, he seemed to have forgot that he asked me here. "It's fine, we can talk about it later." "N-no, I don't know if I can later. I might have to have the wrist band on." He nodded his head. "You're right. But are you sure that you can handle it right now?" I smiled "Shota I'm fine! Stop worrying."