I Found What I Was Missing

Chapter 16: Through it All

Through it All

Denki fiddled nervously with the hem of his shirt, eyes focused on his fingers as he pointedly ignored the heated stare Katsuki directed at him. Hitoshi sat beside him, back straight and body tense.

It felt like they were about to receive the scolding of a lifetime by their mom, or Aizawa. They had been allowed back into their alpha's room the next morning, and Denki barely sat down before he spewed the news that he and Hitoshi had spoken to Hisoka the previous night.

Katsuki was not happy, clearly, but he was quiet; and that made it all the more terrifying. The blond alpha sighed, rubbing a hand down his face, his scent revealing just how stressed he felt. Denki whined.

" 'M sorry, Kacchan," he apologized sincerely.
"To be fair, we didn't really do anything wrong; he approached us first," Hitoshi added, nose wrinkling a bit at their pack alpha's scent.

" 'S fine," Katsuki stated, a deep frown on his face.
The room was tense and silent; Katsuki rubbed his forehead with his right hand. "Did you tell him about Izuku?" He asked.

"Well, we didn't tell him Deku wants to fight him, but we did tell him to come watch Deku and Shoto's fight; and who his parents are," Denki informed with a smile.

Katsuki nodded. "Okay, good. That's good," he muttered.
Denki smiled proudly as a warm feeling washed over him at the praise, his smile brightening once Katsuki looked at him.

Red eyes glinted with amusement as Katsuki let out a soft snort, shaking his head.
Denki could feel Hitoshi practically melt as he relaxed, a lazy grin stretching over his lips as he moved to sit down next to Katsuki; Denki snuggling up to the blond alpha's free side.

Shoto and Izuku were both in the shower, and Eijirou was still snoring away in bed. Ochaco had crawled into bed next to him and promptly fell asleep again; Tenya had fallen asleep on the sofa.

It was seven in the morning when they woke up, the need to be near their pack alpha leading them to Katsuki's room. Luckily, Katsuki was an early riser, and had answered the timid knock, sighing at the pitiful looks he received; and invited them in.

Katsuki rest his head on Denki's, heavy eyelids falling shut as sleep took over again, with Hitoshi laying his head on the blond alpha's lap, practically purring as his hair was played with.

The room was mostly silent, the sound of the shower running the only background noise as the teens fell back asleep. A few minutes later, Izuku and Shoto exited the bathroom smiling fondly at their sleeping friends.

The two shuffled into the kitchen, preparing breakfast as quietly as possible. Soon, the entire room smelled of delicious cooking, and one by one, the group roused from their sleep and shuffled into the kitchen.

They shared a hearty breakfast, slowly but surely--bite by bite--they all woke up fully, laughing and joking, choosing to ignore the fact that they had gained Hisoka's attention, and was now on their way to receiving another clue.

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"Release!" Ochaco shouted, touching her fingers together; she watched as Deku came flailing down to the ground, crashing into the concrete, cracking it.

Deku gasped for breath, grunting as he sat up.
This was the second time Ochaco had managed to use her quirk on him, her Zero Gravity making her a difficult opponent to fight hand to hand.

Every time he though he had the upper hand, she would turn and catch him off guard. The fact that Ochaco knew him so well was a disadvantage for him at this point, as she could instantly tell when he started to think and try to figure out a plan to counter her; she would just rush him and interrupt his thinking process.