Chapter 4: School (or not)

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Izuku stared at the wall blankly, he didn't know how to react. How do you react when you find out that you are unwillingly having a child? He wanted to cry, but he couldn't. He wanted to scream and shout, but he couldn't. He needed to figure out what he was going to do. Did he want to keep a child he involuntarily helped make? What if the kid turned out quirkless? How would it be treated?

Izuku was so lost in thought he didn't notice that he was being led into the car and buckled up. Katsuki was squishing him against the window. He was wondering why when he noticed he was grabbing onto Katsuki's whole arm and not just his hand anymore.

He stayed zoned out until they got home. Once they got home he went to his room. He could hear them all talking to him, but he needed to be alone to think about this. It was a huge decision. He wouldn't call it a burden, but he would be throwing his life away. He would be burdening the Bakugou's if anything. First they have to take him in, then maybe his baby? He couldn't do that to them.

He layed in his bed, tired from everything. He didn't remember falling asleep, but that was probably because he was thinking about the whole situation. It was so hard to wrap your head around a situation like that. He awoke to knocking on his door.

"Come i-in."

Masaru opened the door, "Hey bud, dinner's ready. Do you want to eat up here or do you want to join us in the living room? Either is fine."

Izuku got up, "I'll eat w-with you guys."

Masaru nodded and walked back downstairs. Izuku followed, loving the smell of the homemade curry. He got a plate, considerably less than what everyone else had, and sat down on the floor in front of the couch. Katsuki was sitting on the corner of the couch, Mitsuki cross legged in the middle, and Masaru at the other end.

"Itadakimasu!" They all said at the same time, watching the TV while they ate. It was a delicious, relaxing dinner, at least in Izuku's opinion. The only thing he was dreading was school tomorrow.

As if Mitsuki could read his mind she spoke, "I don't want to make you boys go to school tomorrow. We've had a long weekend and I think we could all use a few days off. If you boys are up to it I'll call you in sick tomorrow and Tuesday and we can just relax at home."

Izuku nodded, "I would like that. Thank you, Mitsuki-san. Dinner was wonderful but I-I think I'm going to sit in my room for a bit."

"I'm glad you liked it, dear. Of course, let me know if you need anything, okay? I'll be up in about an hour to say goodnight."

Izuku nodded and headed upstairs, closing his door behind him and sitting at the desk. He needed to do his own research on everything. He started looking up foster systems, how kids are treated. He learned everything his tired brain would take in. He ended up reading stories adults wrote about what it was like growing up in a foster system.

He was so lost in the stories that he was startled at the light knock on his door. He checked the time 10:00. Oh, it's Mitsuki coming to say goodnight. He got up and opened the door. Both Mitsuki and Masaru were standing at the door. Izuku made a motion for them to come inside and they walked in and shut the door.

"Izuku, sit," Mitsuki said, patting the space between her and Masaru on the bed.

He slowly sat between the two, confused.

"Honey, we wanted to tell you something," Mitsuki started with, turning on the bed to face Izuku. "No matter what you choose, we will be okay. I could see the gears in your head earlier. You are not a burden to us. Sure, a baby will be a change, but maybe a good one. We'll be here to help with everything we can. We can watch it and I can teach you some tips and tricks. And don't let Katsuki fool you, he's great with kids, he loves them. We're all willing to help. If anything you and the baby can share a room, or you and Katsuki. It's up to you. But we also understand if you won't want to keep it.

"You went through a deeply traumatic experience and many things will serve as a reminder of it, especially the baby. Not only will you have to tell it things one day, it may come out looking more like its mom than you. You still have months to decide, but no matter what you decide to do, we're on your side," She placed her palm on his.

"We'll always be here for you Izuku, you've always been family, and this experience doesn't change that fact. Okay?"

Izuku nodded, hugging Mitsuki, finally letting out his tears. He felt so relieved, he's so scared. He's going to be scared anyway. No matter what he does. He'll be scared for his future, but also for the kids. It's a big decision, and a lot to think about. But he knows people have his back, no matter his choice.

They hugged for a while until Mitsuki gave him a kiss on the head and Masaru gave him a hug goodnight. Izuku got in bed, thinking about his decision over and over. He decided he won't choose until February, and it's only October, so he has time. He'll be okay.

He woke up to a knock at his door the next day, "Izuku? It's time to get up. You may not have to go to school but I don't want you sleeping all day."

Izuku got up and changed into different clothes, opened the door, and greeted Masaru. Masaru smiled at him and moved out of Izuku's way. They started to head downstairs, where Izuku could hear the TV playing. When they made it to the bottom of the stairs he saw Katsuki sitting on the couch playing a game and Mitsuki making a cup of coffee.

"Good morning, Izuku!" Katsuki turned his head at the sound of Izuku's name and nodded in his direction.

Izuku waved to Katsuki, still getting used to not being treated like shit. He waves to Mitsuki and makes himself a bowl of cereal. He was thinking the whole night, not just about the baby situation but also about school. Izuku really didn't want to go back to school. If word gets out about why he's staying with Katsuki he'd get bullied even more, even Katsuki might get whispered about.

He might not get accepted into any other school's if he transfers though. Afterall, the only reason he got into Aldera was because his mom had high influence there due to her status as a lawyer. He looked at online schools while living with his mom, as they were cheaper and he wanted to save her money, but then she kicked him out.

Izuku debated bringing it up to Mitsuki and Masaru, as they are in charge of him right now. Also, Mitsuki did tell him to let her know if there's anything he wants. He continued eating his breakfast, occasionally glancing at Mitsuki who was sitting diagonally from him. She caught some of his glances, giving him a curious look.

"Is something wrong Izuku?" she asked, angeling her computer screen down.

"Oh- uhm. I know you said to ask you about anyth-h-thing that I might want. I wanted to know i-if I could go to an online school i-instead of Aldera? It's just that the kids are really mean and the teachers don't care and I don't want people to find out and start being mean to Kacchan too-"

Izuku's rambling was cut off by Mitsuki, "You can do online school Izuku. Did you have anything specific in mind?"

Izuku took a deep breath to calm himself down before he started telling Mitsuki about all of the ones he was looking into with Inko. He mentioned something about wanting to do a course more suited to his academic needs, as Aldera teachers were greatly messing with his grades due to his status.

Mitsuki easily agreed, telling Izuku to finish his search and to decide on his school while she got things sorted out with Aldera. Izuku hugged Mitsuki, thanking her as much as he could before going to his room to finish his deep dive into the schools he was looking at weeks prior.

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