I Found What I Was Missing

Chapter 17: Acceptance

Acceptance

Izuku stared up at the dark ceiling, carefully listening to his mates breathing, hoping the comfort of it would lull him to sleep. Sighing, he rolled over, propping his head up on his arm, he decided instead to watch them sleep.

Shoto was laying next to him on his back, hair mussed and falling into his eyes as his head tilted to the right. He looked so calm, much like he always did, but more vulnerable. Izuku reached with his right hand to brush the hair out of his omega's face.

Shoto's hair is so soft, he noted as he combed his fingers through the strands, mixing the two colours together to create a soft pink colour. His fingers paused, eyes taking in the scar over his left eye that reached all the way up to his hairline.

To think, his mother was driven to hurting her own son like this. Izuku frowned. Sometimes, his mind would forcefully conjure up images of the event; how Shoto must have screamed in pure agony.

Izuku bit his lip, hand trembling slightly in rage. Shoto didn't deserve any of those things, that pain, to be betrayed by your own mother in such a way, even if she was hurt by her own husband and mate; it didn't matter.

Mother's shouldn't be able to hurt their children in any shape, way or form. He supposed it wasn't really her fault; he couldn't blame her for what happened, Shoto certainly didn't.

They hadn't met Shoto's mother yet, the omega wanted to introduce them when she got back home. It was a strong possibility, if the doctors approved, she might be able to go home by the end of this year.

Izuku smiled softly. Shoto had been so excited at the news, he had practically vibrated with it. Izuku's eyes trailed all over Shoto's face, taking in his features, until they landed on Eijirou, who was cuddled up against Katsuki.

He couldn't see the beta's face from this angle, but he had memorized each detail so fervently, he didn't need to see it. Eijirou always had an open expression, his eyes never failing to show exactly what he was feeling, although it almost always gleamed with joy.

Ei was such a happy, loving person, Izuku couldn't imagine life without him. Sometimes Izuku thinks their entire relationship would fail had Eijirou not been apart of it. Not they wouldn't try, but Ei was the glue that held them all together.

The beta had his face pressed against Kacchan's neck, breathing in his scent with every inhale. His right arm resting on Kacchan's chest; he couldn't see where his left arm was.

Katsuki was laying on his back, right arm underneath Eijirou to wrap around his waist. When they had fallen asleep, Katsuki and Eijirou's fingers were intertwined on his chest.

The blond's head was tilted to rest gently against the beta's, eyes closed and face relaxed. Kacchan always looked so attractive when he slept, his face relaxed and calm instead of the usual frown or scowl.

Izuku sometimes wondered if it hurt Kacchan to frown so much. Maybe he's used to it already? Izuku knew that if he frowned to much, his brow started to ache and it would develop into a headache. Was that why Kacchan was so grouchy?

Izuku hummed softly in thought. That could be why the blond hated it when people were so loud around him. But, wouldn't his own voice hurt him just as much? Kacchan was always loud.

Izuku shook his head. He doubted this was the reason why the blond was so grumpy; it was just part of his personality, who he was. It didn't matter either way, he loved him just the way he was.

Izuku lay there for a while, just watching his mates sleep peacefully. He wondered how they would be around his parents. Izuku flopped onto his back, the bed shaking a bit with the action.