Infected (Bakudeku Hanahaki)

Coughing

Deku P.O.V

It took me a while to accept the fact that I now had Hanahaki.

Should I tell someone? Should I keep it to myself? What do I do? Should I confess?

Thoughts swirled my mind. I couldn't handle it.

A feeling in the back of my throat caught my attention. I scratched, but the itching wouldn't go away. I coughed, hoping that would help, but I ended up in a whole coughing fit. Violent coughs filled the sound of my room. Blood dripped from my mouth, falling on my hand that was held out to catch the flowers.

3rd Person P.O.V

Knock Knock Knock

Three simple knocks banged on Izuku's door. He turned his head towards the door eyes full of fear. Was it Bakugou? A teacher? Who?

"Midoriya? Is everything alright?" Izuku froze as he heard Kirishima's voice instead. The tingling feeling in his throat rose once more, as he tried everything he could to not let it out.

He failed. More rapid and violent coughs exploded from his mouth, his hands dripping blood as the orange flowers scattered across the floor. He could barely take a breath.

"Midoriya!?" Kirishima's voice became slightly panicked as he heard the boy struggle for air as he coughed. Kirishima, of course, did not know that Izuku had this disease, and only thought he was sick, or needed to be taken to Recovery Girl. But Izuku's door was locked, leaving Kirishima to feel helpless.

The coughing faded, he felt relieved, but his lungs and throat hurt. A lot.

He got up and wobbled slightly, but made his way to his dorm door, leaning on the handle with his body weight. His knees were weak as he trembled slightly, making his body fragile, and him vulnerable.

He pushed the handle down and opened the door, falling onto the red-haired boy. Kirishima caught him and helped him stand up. "Hey! Are you sick? I heard you.... coughing...." Kirishima looked past Izuku to see the flowers and blood scattered around the floor. He easily connected the pieces. "how long?" he asked, his voice gentle, but stern.

"It-" a small cough escaped his lips. "only a day ago-" he broke into another fit of coughing, and Kirishima quickly brought him back into Izuku's room, closing the door shut. He ran into the corner of Izuku's room, pulling out a small trash can and bringing it to Izuku's side. He started cleaning up the flowers and dumping them in as Izuku coughed them up into the trash can.

"T-thank you," Izuku said, clearing his throat and taking some deep, shaky breaths.

"It's nothing," Kirishima smiled, patting Izuku's back. "so, this only started a day ago?"

"Yeah," Izuku chuckled lightly. "as I can see already, I'm not that good at hiding it."

"No, I just happened to be walking by and your door is slightly broken from when you were training the other week," Kirishima pointed to the small hole in Izuku's door. "meaning the room wasn't fully soundproof."

"Ah, I see," Izuku nodded.

"Well..." Kirishima crossed his hands, tilting his head as if to hint to something.

"Well....?" Izuku squinted in question.

"Who is it? You gotta love her pretty bad if it gave you Hanahaki."

Izuku winced as Kirishima said 'her'. He just couldn't imagine himself with a woman. He was too feminine himself. He also just didn't know how to say it. He's thought about it multiple times, he's written it down, played it in his head while trying to fall asleep, but he's never sucked it up and come out.

"Yeah... about that..." Izuku chuckled nervously, scratching his head. He didn't want to say it directly, so he really hoped Kirishima would put the pieces together.

"Huh?" Kirishima thought for a moment, and just as Izuku had hoped, he put it together himself. "Ohhhhh. You're... not into girls are you?"

Izuku shook his head, "sorry..." he mumbled.

"What? Oh no! Don't apologize!" Kirishima fumbled. "There's nothing to be sorry about Midoriya! I fully support it! I actually kinda have a crush on a guy..." now Kirishima was the one to shrink down.

"Really!?" Izuku perked up. "Who!?"

"Well, I'll make a deal, I'll tell you who it is, and then you have to tell me who made you get Hanahaki," he suggested.

Izuku looked down and thought for a moment. He wasn't getting out of this, Kirishima's crush or not. "Deal."

"So..." Kirishima went on. "I kinda have a crush on Kaminari..."

"Oo!" Izuku giggled. "You two would be cute together."

"Yeah, I wish," he shrugged. "now, your turn."

Izuku looked at the pile of Orange lilies. "Do you know Kacchan's favorite color?"

"Yeah, Orange- wait, stop getting off-topic. Who is it?" Izuku stayed silent, just looking at the flowers. "What are you looking at?" Kirishima turns to see the flowers Izuku was so intrigued by. Izuku was leaving a lot for Kirishima to infer today. Kirishima was still a bit confused but suddenly froze. Izuku stiffened. What would be his reaction? Bakugou is Kirishima's best friend for god's sake! 

Before Kirishima could say anything, they heard the door creak slightly, catching both of their attention.

"Bakugou?"

Hello! So very sorry for the very VERY slow updates for this book. I was busy for the month of November, but that is now over. Thank you for waiting, the next chapter won't take as long as this one did!<3

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