Not Quite as Planned

Back On Track

   The past month has been a little hectic. Trying to balance taking care of Saeko along with school and work has definetly proved to have quite some difficulty. Luckily for us Oboro's been able to watch Saeko while Hitoshi and I are in class like we worked out and Hitoshi can watch her when I have work so that helps quite a bit. The sleep deprivation hasn't been all tht fun though, I feel bad because it's affecting Eijiro aswell as Hitoshi and I. Eijiro says it doesn't bother him but I still feel pretty bad about it.
Things were slowly starting to feel in control though, Hitoshi and I have figured out a pretty decent schedule that we've been able to follow and it felt as if everything was finally falling into place. The only thing that still felt completely weird to me was feeding her, it was an experience that I never thought I'd go through but here we are. It was giving me more motivation to actually get top surgery then ever. I never want to do this shit again.
   Waking up today felt as relieving as it had all week. The first thing I do is go over to Saeko's crib, which was put in the corner of my room as there wasn't really anywhere else to put it. When I went to grab Saeko a smile spread onto her face and she held her arms out to me, making my heart melt. I fucking loved this kid so much more then I thought I would.
   I did my usual routine of feeding her and then dressing her, handing her off to Toshi when I was done so I could get ready for class. After I got dressed I retook Saeko so Hitoshi could head to his first class. As he was leaving I gathered my shit and went to meet Oboro outside so that he could take Saeko and I can head to my class. I threw my backpack on one shoulder and Saeko's bag onto the other, locking up the dorm before heading downstairs.
After Oboro had Saeko I took off to my class, walking into the classroom right on time as usual. "Goodmorning Kacchan." Deku said as I took my seat next to him.
   "Morning Deku." I replied. I've noticed that I've been a lot nicer to Deku since having Saeko, I'm not sure what the cause was but I didn't really question it. Deku seemed a little happier about it so I guess it wasn't all that bad.
   After class ended I stayed after a couple minutes to talk to Hizashi. Hitoshi and I brought Saeko over about a week after she came home so that they could officially meet her but we haven't really seen them since so I decided to give him an update on how everything's been, I know Shota worries a lot about us. I talked with Hizashi for about 10 minutes before I had to leave, I didn't want to be later for my second class.
I had plans to go grab food with Eijiro after sociology let out so I at least had something to get me through this class. When I walked in I took my usual seat next to Eijiro and the professor walked in not too long after. As usual this professor was absolutely boring and I almost passed out 50 different times, but I somehow managed to stay awake and get some sort of notes put together.
   The second class was dismissed Eijiro and I grabbed our shit and headed out. "It always feels like he's never going to fucking shut up. It's the one thing I had hoped would change when I came back." I complained, making Eijiro laugh.
   "Hey man, you got a few months off, I had to deal with it the whole time. Besides, the semesters almost done, deal with it." Eijiro replied.
   I side eyed him but couldn't help but laugh, "Yeah yeah, poor you or whatever. I may have had out all that time but you didn't have to deal with all that fucking pain and shit. Try pushing a fucking child out of you before talking."
   Eijiro shuttered, "I couldn't even imagine, I have all the respect in the world for you man. The shit you've told me sounds awful."
   "It was, but it was worth it." I said, giving Eijiro a soft smile. Eijiro returned my smile as we approached the restraunt he wanted to go to. When we walked in we were instantly led to a table. As we were looking through the menus Eijiro looked up at me out of nowhere, a soft smile on his face. "What?"
"Nothing, it's just really nice to have you back. I know you've been back in the dorm for a while now but it's not like we've really gotten to hang out. You're always busy, you know? I missed my best friend." Eijiro replied.
I smirked, "You're an idiot, you know that right?"
"I-"
"I missed you too Ei, you have no clue how much I wished I could've stayed at the dorm rather than going back home. I try to make sure there's time for us to hang out but having a kid's a lot more time consuming then I thought, sorry." I said, rubbing the back of my neck.
"Don't apologize, I know that Saeko's your top priority and that's more than alright. I kind of wish there was more that I could do to help you out though, I can tell how drained you and Hitoshi are all of the time."
   "Ei, you do enough. Besides, it's not your responsibility, I'd feel bad making you help out."
   "But-"
   "Hitoshi and I have everything under control, alright? We have a schedule and we're both on track of graduating on time and getting our dream jobs again. Everything's working out just fine so don't worry about us, ok?" I said, Eijiro's face slowly cheering up again.
    "R-Right, sorry Kat."
   "Don't apologize, I really appreciate you wanting to help. You really are the best friend that I could ever ask for." I replied.
   Eijiro's smile grew, "Have I ever told you how much I love and appreciate you Bakubro?"
   "Fucking nerd. Be happy that I enjoy your company, otherwise I'm pretty sure I'd find you annoying." I said, making Eijiro laugh.
"Well, luckily for me you don't find me annoying. Now you get to have me in your life and I get to help you and Hitoshi with whatever you guys need."
"Yeah, lucky me." I responded, a small smile spreading onto my face. I truly am lucky though, aren't I?