Triple Nightmare /Bakudekutodo

Chapter 73: Back under the living!

Midoriya POV:
I knocked at the Bathroom door. He had been in there for a while now. It was getting really late and I didn't want to go to bed without figuring out what made him so upset. "Kacchan? You still bathing? It's not healthy soaking for that long." No answer. "You ok- I mean can I get you anything?" Still no answer. "If there is anything I did wrong then please tell me so I can properly apologise and change." A few seconds passed without a single noise. Did he fall asleep? Should I go in and check on him? But then again when he was purposefully ignoring me then it was no good idea to put more salt in the wound by annoying him. "At least tell me that you're okay. Please... Kacchan? I'll come in now okay?" I waited for a moment longer but after no response I carefully opened the door. It took me a moment to spot him. His whole body was submerged under the water. I froze.

TW: Corpse (If you want to skip, continue after two big paragraphs <3 )

His mouth and eyes were wide open. "Sh-Sh-Shoto!" Barely a sound escaped my mouth. Calling for help wouldn't do anything anyway. Shoto was knocked out for good. I was alone.

No time! I unfroze myself and rushed over to the bathtub. With all my strength I pulled out Kacchans body. It was heavier than usually and ice cold. "KACCHAN!" It took me a moment until I had him over the bathtub rim. His body simply fell lifelessly to the ground. My heart was racing. I knelt down next to him and turned his body on its back. He didn't seem to be breathing. I laid my head on his chest. Frightening silence. By now I was sobbing terribly. "Kacchan! Please, wake up!" I shook him. What was I going to do?! I was overwhelmed and started screaming for help but no one heard me. I held his cold, lifeless face in my hands. It was staring into nothingness. "Please..." I had to pull myself together. I quickly placed both hands on the centre of his chest and leaned over his body. I had never done this in real life before but I couldn't think about it now. Quickly, I started chest compressions. After pressing a few times, I stopped, held his nose shut with one hand and opened his mouth with my other. Then I put my mouth to his and tried to blow air into his lungs again. Then I continued to squeeze his heart. I had the feeling it went on like this for several minutes. What would I do if he didn't wake up? What would I do if he really died right here on the cold bathroom floor? I wasn't sure if my heart was still racing or if it had just stopped completely. In any case, I could hardly breathe.

Suddenly my grief started turning into fury. What the heck had he been doing in here the entire time?! Was he trying to get back to Kirishima? Why didn't he ask me if I could keep an eye on him? What happened? Why does he always need to be like this?! So stubborn and needing to do everything by himself. Why couldn't he just ask for help?! Why?! "Please, Kacchan. Wake up. Pease, please, please. I'm begging you. Stop dying and just come back to me." While I continued chest compression I looked at his dead face again. His red eyes looked greyer than usual. The way he was staring at the ceiling was scarring me even more.

(End of TW...)

As I looked away I suddenly saw him blick in the corner of my eye. In the same exact moment his whole body shuddered as if a lightning had struck it and he started coughing like crazy. "KACCHAN!" He immediately sat up and continued to cough out a bunch of water. I rushed to his side and held his cold body close to mine. Once all the water was out he moved away from me and leaned against the bathtub wall. "Fuck" he said with a weak voice. "What the hell happened?" I asked calmly. He grunted. "I was just talking to Shitty Hair. I'm fine." Suddenly a weird unfamiliar feeling of pure anger ran through every inch of my body. Before I knew what had come over me I slapped Kacchans face as hard as I could. His head snapped to the side with my blow.

Bakugo POV:
Before I even had the chance to bring up enough energy to ask Deku why the fuck he would slap me he got up. I covered my cheek with my left hand and with a shocked expression I looked up at him. His cheeks were bright red, his eyes filled with huge tears, his eyes piercing into me. His mouth trembled as he opened it. "You are such a huge asshole." He said in a creepily calm tone. Izuku turned away from me and walked out the bathroom. The moment the door had shut close I could hear him break down crying on the other side of it. It felt as though I couldn't move. I tried getting up but my body was shivering and aching. I managed to get a hold of one of the towels and wrapped it around me. For a few minutes I just sat there. Actually I believe it was a bit more than just a few. After some time Izukus crying got quieter until it completely stopped.

Once I had collected myself again I finally got back on my feet. I dried off the parts of me wich were still wet and put on my boxers. Then I carefully opened the bathroom door. The room behind it was mostly dark only the light from the bathroom shining in. Deku was laying on the bed next to IcyHot. He was facing the other way, slightly cuddling against IcyHots shoulder. "You still awake?" He flinched. Probably tried to act like he was sleeping. "Listen Deku-" "I don't wanna hear it." He cut me off harshly. I took a deep breath. "I-... *sigh* I'm sorry." Izuku sat up and turned around, glaring at me. "For what?" I was a bit surprised by his question and therefore hesitated. For some reason I wasn't capable of grasping or understanding the current situation. He sighed. Just after softening his glare I could see his eyes were red and swollen from crying. "You screwed up." he said "Not necessarily in a way of hurting me but mainly in a way of hurting yourself. Harming yourself." he explained. "I don't know what I would have done if you were actually dead. Especially in a situation where I'm not only trapped in an unknown world but all alone with an unconscious Shoto next door and a corpse before my feet. I don't even know if you get this or not and I'm not saying this in order to imply that you are weak, but you're not invincible, Katsuki." My heart dropped at that name. "At some point everyone dies, but usually people are careful enough not to let it happen because of something stupid like stubbornness. So next time ask for help. Ask for someone to look out for you while you aren't able to do it yourself... Don't get reckless because of your huge cock. You would leave behind way to many people." With that he turned away from me again and laid back down.

Something felt off. I turned off the light in the bathroom and closed the door. After letting my eyes get used to the darkness I walked over to our bags and got out a shirt. After I put it on I climbed up the latter for the bunk bed and got comfy. This night reminded me of the one I spend in the old mans fishing boat back at Stormhaven Harbour. It was cold and lonely.

To be continued ...