A Deal of a Lifetime

ch2

Izuku was allowed to leave the forsaken cell he'd been staying in for nearly two days soon after making his deal with Katsuki. He'd assured the blonde that he wouldn't leave, not because he didn't want to but because the deal they'd made would make it impossible for him to run until he went through with it. That seemed to pacify the Prince. As a last request, Izuku asked if he could be let outside to recuperate

"I won't be much help if I can't even walk straight," he'd argued. Katsuki seemed reluctant but nodded. They'd gone to the palace garden and Izuku all but rolled on the grass, breathing in the scent of Nature and digging his fingers in the dirt.

Magic began to flow into his body and he could hear Katsuki gasp. Part of Izuku was afraid to turn and see the disgusted and horrified look on the human. He'd seen it many times so instead, he focused on getting better. His throat was healed and the iron toxins removed from his body.

He was sure they were outside for at least an hour before Katsuki grunted, "We need to go back inside."

Izuku had only nodded, walking over to the blonde man. With his energy restored his mind seemed to buzz at his new surroundings. While not the first time he'd been around humans, it was the first time he'd been outside the forest for such an extended amount of time. Usually, the humans that he interacted with ventured into the forest, not the other way around.

That night he was fed and was given a set of new clothes, all of them fitting too big on his smaller frame but they were for sleep so he didn't mind. His clothes were taken by (apparently, he'd been too hazy to really notice) the same maid that had taken his food to his cell. She was a pretty girl, only a few inches taller than him and probably a few years younger.

He went to sleep with a full stomach and guilt clawing in his chest.

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The next morning Izuku woke up to someone screaming and porcelain breaking. He shot out of bed and fell to the floor, groaning as his arm took the brunt of the fall. He shook his head. Instead of standing to see who had woken him (he knew why), he crawled under the bed and peeked from there. He could hear hurried steps and his magic identified one of those steps as Katsuki's. The maid bent down to pick up the dishes she'd dropped and spluttered apologies when the Prince came.

The door shut and the same boots from yesterday were by the door.

"You can come out now Nerd," Katsuki's gruff voice called out.

Izuku shook his head, "I'm not ready yet. Can you leave?"

A huff, "I'm not one to repeat myself. Now get the fuck out from under there before I drag you out myself."

Izuku could tell the blonde wasn't yelling but he winced at the loudness of his voice. He slowly crawled out from under the bed and looked over, most of his body and face still hiding. Katsuki only raised a brow, impatience marring his face. Izuku took a breath and then stood up, showing exactly what had frightened the maid.

Out of all the fae that Izuku knew, he was the only one that had trouble controlling his magic when he was asleep. In his hair, branches sprouted with leaves the same color as his hair, making it seem like he had horns and longer hair. He could feel a couple flowers had bloomed and the proof of it was on the bed as little pink petals were buried in the sheets. There was a stiffness in his neck and he wouldn't be surprised if the skin had hardened and turned into bark. There was also a fruity smell in the air and Izuku winced. It had been a while since actual fruits had grown in his hair. But aside from that, it wasn't much compared to other times and Izuku wondered if maybe it had to do with his confinement.

Katsuki snorted and Izuku couldn't help the blush that bloomed on his face, "So it was you, should have known."

Izuku tilted his head in confusion, "What was me?"