Quirkless

Chapter 61 - We need to talk

Having lost his memories was both a blessing and a curse. Katsuki hated the fact he felt like he lost control over his life, that he had done things he didn't do and knew people he'd never seen before. Although this Majutsu girl that took him to watch some robot deathmatch where Goggles totally butchered some second year seemed like someone he could get along with and the support course wasn't all that bad...

It only took about a day to get most of his memories from his current class back and keeping up with the lectures wasn't that hard. Yeah, Katsuki was slowly remembering everything. All the good and the bad things. So many bad things... It helped him see everything more clearly though, and he was able to make up a list of pros and cons on keeping his quirk or suppressing it.

It brought structure, made the decision look more manageable. He took a deep breath, mentally preparing himself for what he was about to do. For the conversation that was about to come. He'd dreaded this for a long time but in the end it was better to just rip the bandaid right off.

"Kacchan?"

Katsuki looked up to see Izuku walk out of the classroom, together with the rest of 1-A. They were a big help in this whole process, helping wherever they could while Katsuki was recovering from Eri's quirk. The girl had apologized to him and Katsuki needed to comfort her when she started crying. It wasn't her fault she lost control, she didn't have a firm grip on her quirk yet but Katsuki was sure she'll learn and master it before long.

"Can we talk?" Katsuki asked, fiddling with his notebook in his hands. Could you really blame him for being nervous? He hadn't even told his parents about this! Izuku was a little surprised, not expecting Kacchan to be waiting outside of their homeroom to talk. It seemed serious too.

"Is this about your memories?" Izuku asked, confused.
"O-or uhm do you maybe uh want to spend some time together or-"
"We need to talk, Izuku" Katsuki interrupted, not wanting to explain more while all these eyes were on them.

"Please"

Izuku's eyes widened and he nodded, quickly following Kacchan to a private room. It somewhat reminded him of his sessions with All Might or quirk counseling with Aizawa sensei... He wondered what was so important that Kacchan brought him here.
"I remember pretty much everything at this point, so you don't have to walk on eggshells around me" Katsuki started.

"I know you've been giving me space since I didn't remember our relationship, but you don't have to stay away anymore... I... I love you a-and I miss you"
Katsuki felt his face heat up, still not fully used to talking about his feelings. Izuku gave him a soft smile, instantly pulling him into a hug.
"Is that why you sounded all serious? What you wanted to talk about?" Izuku asked, nuzzling his face into the crook of Katsuki's neck.

"You know, I've been wanting to ask whether or not you wanna go on a date with me sometime? If you're up for it, of course-"
"That's not what I wanted to talk about" Katsuki said, carefully pushing Izuku away from him.
"Sit down"
"Oh, uhm, o-okay" Izuku stuttered, slowly sitting down on the couch. Katsuki sighed, taking a seat at the other end of the couch.

"Me losing my memories postponed this conversation, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't talk about it" Katsuki breathed.
"...All For One gave me my quirk back...and I didn't tell you about it...or anyone for that matter"
"Shinsou knew about it" Izuku snapped after a small silence. Katsuki felt a sting of pain in his heart, knowing Izuku would be hurt that others knew before him...

"...Sorry, I-I didn't mean to snap at you. It's just... I-I talked to Majutsu about this while you were unconscious. Right after you were brought to Recovery Girl"
Katsuki glanced at him when he said that. Majutsu hadn't said anything about that! What the hell did that pale face tell Deku?! Oh she'd better not have said anything bad or he's going to rip her head off!