Make it stop!

Chapter 36

A week had passed and he was due for his second therapy session later today. He wasn't as nervous which was a good lean in the right direction for his progress. Plus, his teacher was giving him encouragement. Before he went he had to take care of something. There were no monster cans left, so it only made sense that he had to buy some more; Aizawa allowed him to leave the school to buy a couple.

It was still in the peak hours of heat, however slowly cooling down so it could have been worse. Bakugo didn't bring sunglasses and wished he did as the sun reflected off many surfaces to taunt the boy. "Stupid fucking sun." He mumbled to himself and made it to the local shop. The bell dinged as he stepped inside, taking in the cool air from all the working fridges, very cool. Flicking through monsters like a shelf of books, he chose the ultra gold and ultra rosa.

"Damn, I'd recommend the original. The ultra shit is too flavoured for me." A male voice croaked.

Bakugo took a step bath with hitched breaths. It was a villain, and no less the one who tortured him. He wasn't going to let them take him again he'd rather fight for his life. "What do you want from me?" Bakugo seethed in return, knees bending into defense.

"Hey, I can't be bothered to fight. I just wanted a monster like you did. How about we go our way and neither of us remember this moment."

Bakugo glared at the dark haired male, seeing the authenticity in his eyes and posture. "Fine..."

Bakugo had shit to do so he decided to agree. He shouldn't trust a villain as they can be incredibly deceiving but he was in a difficult position and took the chance to leave safely. The cans were scanned and he took off with them in a blue plastic bag.

Bakugo thought on Dabi's opinion of his ultra monsters and rolled his eyes. "Plain fucker."

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Bakugo opened the ultra gold and had a good volume of it left, deciding to take it with him to the session. The woman was laid back so he didn't have to worry about her taking it. He sat down and replied to her polite greeting. She asked how his week was going and he replied honestly, which was that he felt better than usual. Rebecca was pleased and handed him a piece of paper with a pen. Quizzically, Bakugo scanned the page and saw some faces drawn.

"So, every week we can begin with it and it'll help us track your mental health. For each of the statements, tick which face represents you. The smile means not as much, the sad face means the opposite. Don't worry if it's not very accurate and take your time!"

"M'kay."

Answering most questions with a neutral or smiling face, he passed it back and she read over it with a smile. "Very good, thank you!"

Bakugo felt loose and his arms shaky. He was floating on the cloud as he drank more of the pineapple-tasting can.

"Hmm," the therapist fixed her hair behind her ear. "What is that drink?"

Bakugo lifted the can up and saw her curious eyes. "Oh, it's monster. An energy drink."

"Is it like coffee?"

Did she seriously not know about the best drink created? Bakugo was nearly disappointed at that.

"Yeah, probably more stronger." Bakugo's eyes weren't focusing so he closed them for a second.

"How often do you drink them?"

Bakugo almost felt as if he didn't need therapy, what if his crap moods were temporary and he was fine now? What if he was wasting the opportunity? He was in denial until it was too late.

Bakugo left when the therapy session finished, walked down the hallway, and saw Midoriya carrying a recycling bin. He raised an eyebrow, not having anything to say about it.

"Kacchan! I'm just helping the school clear out their bins." Midoriya grunted while putting the bin down, still managing a dorky smile.

"You're such a damn nerd." Bakugo passed him, not bothered about the shenanigans that green slime got into.

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Uraraka helped Momo as she prepared dinner for the class. She passed the bay leaves and Momo thanked her.

"Momo, you seem distracted lately, what's up?" Uraraka asked, leaning on the counter next to the stove.

"Well," she fiddled with her fingers. "I've been greeted with feelings that I don't recognise."

Mina wiggled her eyebrows, waddling over to tease. "Awe, is Momo in love?"

She expected a blunt decline but the silence surprised her, and Momo was actually blushing!

"Oh my God, no way!" Uraraka squealed with Mina.

"Who? Is it Todoroki?!"

"Aha, no... I don't know if he'll like me back."

The girls patted her on the shoulder with a package of compliments, they sensed she wasn't comfortable sharing the person nor did they wish to force her. Regardless, they offered their time if she ever wanted advice on it as she admitted to never having experience in that field.

She was lucky to have such kind friends in her class.