TᕼE ᗰOᑎᔕTEᖇ IᑎᔕIᗪE [1]

things might just be calming down, thankfully

hitoshi and i didn't arrive back at u.a. until dark, seeing as we'd stopped at a place for dinner before ending up at my workplace to explain my most recent absence. my boss had scolded me for not calling in for time off due to an emergency sooner, but i'd apologized and was let off the hook. she even gave me a few more days off to recuperate from what happened, not that hitoshi would've had it any other way.

i spot my other four classmates that had been involved in the whole thing up ahead, wincing slightly as i expect some questioning from
them — along with our other classmates, most likely.

kirishima was the first to spot me, grinning my way and waving me over after i part ways with my best friend.

"hey, sasaki! glad to see you're alright!" he exclaims, jogging over to me and walking back over to them while at my side.

what a gentleman

i snort inwardly, smiling a little as we come up to the other three.

"it's nice to see you doing alright after the last time we saw you, rin-chan," ochaco states, worriedly looking me over to make sure i really was alright. i put my hands on her shoulders to assure her i was fine, sending her a calm smile that has her relaxing.

the five of us turn to stare at the heights alliance building, a strange feeling curling in the pit of my stomach as i do.

"it feels... like we haven't been back here in a long time."

"yeah," tsu agrees, followed by a small silence.

"let's go," kiri says determinedly, slinging his arm around my shoulders and effectively making me lean forwards a bit to make it easier for him. with midoriya's agreement, the five of us begin to walk towards the dorm building, and i nervously await however our classmates would react once seeing us back after around a week.

as soon as the door opens, the grape kid comes running towards us, saying, "they're back. those guys are back!"

as soon as the rest of the group that had been lounging around notice us, they all begin to swarm around the five of us worriedly and relieved.

"we were all worried about you."

"yeah, yeah!"

"we saw the news!"

"looked like you had a tough time!"

"are you okay?!"

"you troublesome kids."

kirishima's arm leaves it's place on my shoulder as kyoka practically throws herself into my arms, my own wrapping around her instinctively as i try not to fall backwards from the force.

i barely pick up on sato offering us chocolate cake, instead focusing on my girlfriend, who was currently clinging onto me for dear life.

"don't scare me like that again you damn idiot... you could've been killed..." she murmurs, loud enough only for me to pick up, and i tighten my grip on her. i really hadn't meant to worry these guys, especially not kyoka, but it seemed like i had done so anyways.

all i seem to do nowadays is worry people. i need to stop being such a burden.

oh my fucking god rin, shut the fuck up. these people worry about you because they care about you, you're not a damn burden because of it. i swear to god if you keep being a self-deprecating piece of shit i will-

"i'm glad to see you're in good health."

the words cause both me and kyoka to jump, the shorter girl releasing me as my arms loosen around her. apparently, todoroki had made his way over to where i was, somewhat out of the way while the others were bombarded by the rest of our class — aside from bakubitch, who seems to be m.i.a at the moment — to say what he'd said, and i calm myself down once realizing it was him.