"Class, open your books to page 394."
"Psst... Sato..."
"Yeah?" he whispered back.
"Can I borrow a pen? I left my pencil case in my room."
"Oh yeah, sure man. Here you go."
"Thanks, bro."
"Sato, is there a reason you're talking during my lecture?"
"Great! You got Sato in trouble. Good work."
"I'm sorry sir, it was my fault." Shoto quickly raised his hand.
"Todoroki?" Aizawa asked in confusion.
"I was asking Sato to borrow a pencil. Please continue sir." He gave him a mock bow.
"Ok..." Aizawa decided against commenting on his recent change in demeanor and continued on with the lesson.
*****
"Maaaaaan! That was so boring!" Kaminari groaned. "I feel like my brain is fried."
"And how is that any different than usual?"
"Oooooh!" they all laughed while they made their way to the lunch room.
"Nice burn Todoroki!" Mina gave him a high five.
"What can I say, burns are kind of my specialty." They all laughed.
"Burns are kind of my specialty? That is the lamest thing I've ever heard."
"Hey Todoroki, wanna sit with Midoriya, Ida, Tsu, and me?"
"Sure!" he followed Uraraka and the others to the lunch line.
"You getting cold soba again Todoroki?" Tsu teased.
"Hmm..." he looked up at the menu, "I think I might actually mix it up today."
"Don't you dare."
"What?" Ida and the others stared at him in shock. "but... you love cold soba..."
"Yeah, but I'm kind of feeling hamburger steak today."
"Todoroki..." Midoriya glanced at his friends, "Are you... ok? You've been acting kind of... odd this morning."
"Ok... that's it..."
"Agh..." Shoto held his head, a sharp pain started throbbing in his skull.
"Todoroki!" Ida and Midoriya quickly grabbed his arms, to keep him from falling over.
"Are you all right?" Uraraka and Tsu hovered over them.
"Yeah... I just... bathroom..."
Ida and Midoriya were hesitant to let go of him, but he seemed to be walking all right. He headed out of the lunch room and made his way to the nearest bathroom.
"What was that?!" Shoto yelled once they were finally alone.
"You're freaking everyone out! You need to let me take over!"
"Oh I'm sorry, is me not eating cold soba going to blow their minds? I'm sorry."
"It's not because of the stupid soba. It's because they're beginning to notice something is going on."
"Ok? And what's the big deal with that?!"
"Sho..." Shoto knew it was serious when Todoroki actually used his nickname. "We have dissociative identity disorder. You get that right?"
"Of course I do! I'm not stupid!" he slammed his fist against the sink "I just..." tears started dripping down his cheeks, "We finally have a chance to make friends 'Todo. Don't you want that? They'll accept us. I promise."
"Shoto, you don't know that." He tried to reason. "People like us, they end up in places like mom. Is that what you want?"
"Of course not, but we can control it better than those people. We can control it."
"Todoroki? Are you alright?" they heard Midoriya call from the other side of the door.
"Sorry Shoto, but this is for your own good." With a sharp pain, Shoto was pushed out, and everything faded to black.
(A/N - Hey guys. Sorry for the late update. My computer is still getting fixed. So again, i apologize if the formatting is messed up. Thanks for reading. Go beyond, plus ultra!!)
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Split Down the Middle (A My Hero Academia Fan Fiction)
FanfictionFor years, Shoto Todoroki has dealt with the repercussions of his abusive childhood. When his mom scarred him on that fateful day, something in him broke. From that point on, he had two distinct personalities. One for his hot side, and one for his c...
