Sometimes all You Need is One

Lending an Ear

Bakugo sat by the bed in Izuku's desk chair thinking about what had happened. If that guy had done anything more to hurt Izuku he would have definitely had to join the League of Villains, cause he would have killed him. He sat there in the dark thinking about the conversation he had about six months ago with Kirishima.

"Hey man, I am glad for you and Mina. seriously she is a good friend and I can tell she really likes you."

The red haired teen was caught off guard a bit. "Wow, thanks man. Maybe one day you will find someone that can be there for you like she is for me."

Bakugo laughed a little "I don't know about that, besides I am pretty sure I already fucked that relationship up a long time ago."

Caught off guard again, Kirishima looked at his friend. "What, are you telling me you had someone and pushed them away? That sounds very Bakugo of you and not manly at all."

The other teen just smiled a little and then lost that smile as the memory crossed his mind. "Do you want to talk about it?" Kirishima asked him as he gave him an empathetic look.

Katsuki Bakugo took a deep breath and held it for a moment. He knew he could talk to this guy if no one else. As he exhaled he said "Izu." As he said it he remembered the childhood nickname he had forgotten he gave his friend.

Kiri looked confused. "Who?" he asked before Bakugo could finish.

"It was Izuku Midoriya." He continued.

Wide eyed Red Riot said "You say what!?"

Rolling his eyes now, "Don't make me regret this." Taking another breath in he looked his friend in the eyes and said "I was just a stupid little kid, and once the damage was done, I did not know how to fix it. I mean at first I did not want to.

As time went by I figured out what was actually happening and the feelings I was having were not what I thought they were, these feelings terrified me." running hands through his spiky hair.

He thought for a moment then added. "For the longest time whatever terrified me I fought against, with every fiber of my being. As we got older that green haired green eyed boy scared the living shit out of me. The way he looked, the way he made me feel, the way he cared, totally terrified me."

Investing himself in his friend's story he just listened as the blonde continued. "I mean you guys know we have known each other for a long time." He kept going, "Our moms went to school together, and so we hung out a lot as kids. We had a shit ton of play dates, you know stuff like that, every time they ended the same way with a hug and Izuku telling me "love you see you later."

Kirishima smiled, "That's so cute, man."

Bakugo rubbed the back of his neck as he went on. "One day in kindergarten about a week before I got my quirk, we were playing at the park like always; I don't even know if Izuku remembers this, but there were some boys a few years older than us that started coming to the park and I wanted to play with them, they wanted nothing to do with us."

Stopping briefly as the memory took him back. "Izuku knew it made me mad, that they would not play with us. So a few days after I got my quirk Izuku told me to show it to them and they might let us play with them."

Kirishima smiled at the blonde. "You know this is the most I have ever heard you say his name."

Bakugo had a hint of red on his face. "Shut up." and he continued "I showed them my quirk and of course they thought it was awesome like everyone did."

"Izuku ran over and kissed my cheek and said" ''See now they love you too."

That time Kirishima blushed a little. "Wow, man that is so damn cute."

Looking down at the floor Bakugo went on. "Yeah well those guys did not think so, they laughed and told me if I wanted to play with them I had to ditch him, and I was a little mad at him because that was the first time I ever had anyone laugh at me."

Enthralled by what his friend was saying, and giving him a concerned look he said. "Don't tell me you ditched him?"

The blonde put one hand in the air. "Well not at first, but then they started harassing me pretty hard, saying things about my sexuality you know shit a kid that age doesn't really get, but this was also a crucial time for me."

"This is when everyone started praising me for my quirk so I got a big head from it." A little pissed at himself for being so easily manipulated, he started again. "That was all it took, I spent the day with them, running from him. Instead of having fun with my friend."

A small chuckle escaped Katsuki as the memory played in his head. "Of course he thought we were just playing a game, so he kept chasing after us saying "Wait for me Kacchan."."

"Those guys told me if I didn't get rid of him that day they would never play with me again and I would always be gay, I didn't even know what the hell that meant, but the way they said it, it was bad and I didn't want to be that." he chuckled a bit. "The joke is on them cause I am still gay."

"After that play date he went to give me a hug and I blasted him with my quirk. I got smacked and yelled at while he cried." Exuding a rather large breath the blonde stated "That was the day it all changed, I started being an ass to him, shortly after that I started bullying him as well. I had convinced myself that it was all his fault and that the feelings I was having were wrong and his fault as well, also I was pretty sure he could never feel the same way about me, so I just pushed him away."

Katsuki thought to himself, I can't tell him one reason I bullied him was so he would get being a hero out of his head; without revealing Deku's secret. It is too dangerous for the quirkless.

Looking at Kirishima he continued . "I convinced myself I hated him, and the more I told myself that the easier it was to believe."

Kirishima looked at his friend with sad eyes. "That is a lot for anyone, let alone a little kid."

Looking back up from the floor Bakugo stated "Yeah, well it took them two weeks to start calling me a baby and not wanting anything to do with me when some even older kids showed up. So I stopped going to the park or anywhere for that matter."

At that moment Kirishima understood his friend so much better, the way he doesn't want to go anywhere or be around his classmates much.

The blonde boy kept going. "I convinced myself I did not need any friends at all; in middle school I didn't really have friends, just some guys I hung out with."

Kirishima started to understand the complex relationship that was shared between the two. "Wow, man, no wonder you haven't said anything to him. Not to mention your killer pride."

Letting out a small breath Bakugo closed his eyes. "The friends I have now are the only real friends I have ever had, you may be my best friend but he is my number one, even if he doesn't know it."

Kirishima asked, making sure not to look sympathetic, because he knew that his friend would not like that. "Do you think you will ever tell him how you really feel?"

There was a pause of silence . "I am not sure I have the right to tell him." The two shared a small smile and a quiet moment, just looking at each other then Katsuki turned his gaze to the floor. 

A/N: Here is another chapter, I hope you guys find it enjoyable. Sending all my love to you all. I hope everyone is doing well no matter where you ay your head tonight. Still not my art, but I think it is awesome.  I have two more of the edited chapters to load then I will start working on new chapters and a new story. 

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