𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐚 ||𝐊.𝐁 & 𝐈.𝐌||

XXIV: Feel

XXIV: Feel

Third POV

Katsuki had remained mostly in his office after their chat at breakfast.

Izuku didn't mind, as he spent some time talking to Asui about how to ensure Akiko's wound care would go as smoothly as possible.

Now, he was in the living room with Jirou and Uraraka.

Akiko sat on the floor, in the middle of the rug, playing with an interactive music toy that Jirou had bought for her.

"So have you seen Bakugo as of lately?" Uraraka inquired, pressing buttons on the toy to keep Akiko interested.

Izuku shrugged then nodded, "Yeah, we ate breakfast, but he said he had work to do so he's been in his office since."

Uraraka and Jirou shared glances with one another, before the brunette spoke up,

"Wow, considering the circumstances he's really pushing to get his money back."

"Of course he is, being fleeced is literally the worse, not to mention whoever is doing this must have a connection with Awase, because who would shoot at such a cutie pie..?" Jirou stated, before taking Akiko's little hand when the girl wanted to reach out to her, "In any case, that is some serious bling you have on you, miss Akiko!"

The small bracelet jangled as Akiko repeatedly high-fived jirou in excitement.

"That's what I said," Izuku murmured, "I told Katsuki we didn't need it, but he said not to worry and it was a free favor."

"Free favor?" Uraraka raised her brow, taking another inconspicuous glance at Jirou, "Now we all know there's nothing truly free in this world. Especially the organized crime underworld."

Deep down they both knew,

"Dropping seventeen thousand for matching bracelets is more than just nothing."

"But, it is stunning and it makes Akiko and your eyes pop." Jirou chirped, gently patting her thigh as Akiko was beginning to hobble as she tried to stand up.

She fell back down on her rump, looking to Izuku for dam approval.

Which the omega was happy to oblige to.

Uraraka playfully tapped Jirou's shoulder, "And here he is trying to say he doesn't care."

"Of course he cares, just a week or so in and he tells us to stop smoking and drinking in the house because of little Akiko here." Jirou scoffed, "You'd have to be blind not to notice how much he likes Izuku and Akiko."

Izuku looked to his hands, finding the idea of Katsuki liking them a bit unrealistic.

Honestly, it felt like he was just putting up with them.

"I disagree..." Izuku murmured, "When he eventually gets his money things'll probably change."

"And if anything, I'd say he likes Akiko more."

Uraraka and Jirou looked at Izuku, not sure how to react to the solemn reaction given out by Akiko's dam.

Perhaps he wasn't trying to get his hopes up? Understandable considering he just got out of a sham of a marriage and was forced to live here.