The Music in Us

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Todo's POV

I wake up to the sound of an alarm and huff out of my nose. It's comfy, and I don't want to wake up.

I feel someone beside me lift up a little and plop back down on the bed. The alarm stopped. Thank god.

A fall back asleep, but yet another alarm goes off, and the person lifts up, turns off the alarm, and plops back down. I go back to sleep.

This one lasts a little longer, but to no avail, because someone comes in.

It's not like they came in and softly told us to wake up. No. This person just barged in here and woke us up. Rude.

"Hitoshi, Todoroki, wake up. You need to go to school."

I groan and open my eyes, looking up at the ceiling. "What time is it?"

"7:30."

"Why are you not at school, pa?" Shin asks.

"Eri's run a fever, so I'm staying home today. It was random. Now, get up, or I'll make you."

Aizawa walks out of the room, so it's just me and Shin laying in bed.

"Think we could skip today?"

I shrug. "Possibly. Your pa seems lenient on stress. Plus, I think he feels bad for me."

He sighs. "Wanna give it a shot?"

I nod. "Most definitely."

We both groan as we get up then go downstairs to where Aizawa is.

"Pa, can we please stay home today?"

He turns around from where he was pouring coffee and raises a brow. "And why would I do that?"

"Because we're hyper stressed, and we need a break from it all," I say, looking at him hopefully.

He sighs. "Hitoshi, you may stay home, but it's only because you haven't missed yet this year. God, it's not even that late into the school year yet... Todoroki, I'm not your parent. I can't make that decision."

I nod. "I already texted my guardian. They said it's fine." That's a lie...

He goes to say something but then stops. "All right. You can stay home for today. But only today. The next time you're getting off school someone better be dying."

We smile. "Pa, with the way things are going in our lives, I wouldn't be surprised if that happened next week."

He laughs a little and shakes his head. "I'm so glad I have an optimistic son."

I laugh as I go to the pantry to grab something to eat. Ooh, little bites.

"Well, you are the one who raised me, Pa."

He laughs and sips his coffee. "Touché."

He moves over a little for Shin to get some coffee as well, then continues to lean on the counter.

"So, how did Eri get a fever?" I ask, stuffing a muffin in my mouth.

He laughs a little. "To hell if I know. One of the kids on her class must have been carying something. I just hope it's not a bug or the flu."

"That wouldn't be good. She better not get me sick," Shin says, drinking from his mug in the shape of a cat. It's a cute mug.

"Speaking of her, I should go check on her again." Aizawa sets his mug down then goes behind a corner up the stairs.

We go to sit down at the three-seat island in the middle of the kitchen in silence for just a second.

"Hey, Todo, I've been wondering. What's the singer wrote last night really about?"

I look at him a bit, then eat my last muffin, throwing away the wrapper. "Uh, I told you last night. My dad and brother."

He shakes his head. "I know you're lying. What's the real reason?"

I sigh and sit down next to him again. "I-it's about... Bakugou."

He gives me a puzzled look, but not too surprised. "Why?" He asks softly.

I shrug again. "I've only heard a little of what happened to him from Izu, so I thought I should at least write about it for him."

He furrows his brows. "But why would you want to? I get that him and Izu are pretty close, but why- oh."

I look at him, lips tight. Please don't see through me. Please don't see through me. Please don't see through me. "What?"

He looks at me concerned. "Do.. do you like him?"

I blush a little and turn my head. Fuck. "I... no. I don't know, Shin."

"Todo, you have a boyfriend. Do you not want to be with Izu anymore?"

I look at him wide eyed. "Of course I want to still me with Izu! That'll never change. I love him with everything in me."

"But?"

I shake my head. "There's no 'but's. I always want to be with Izu. It's just... I also want to be with Bakugou."

He bites his lip. "Like, a polyamorous relationship?"

I shrug. "I guess, yeah." I groan and put my head in my hands. "It's fucked up. I know.  I love Izu, but I also like Bakugou as well. I'm not going to ruin what I have with Izu though. He means too much to me."

Shin sighs and puts his hand on my shoulder. "Maybe you should talk with Izu about it. You seem really stressed about this all. It's normal to have feelings for people, Shoto. It's not weird to have feelings for two people at the same time."

"It's not when you're single, but it is when you're on a committed, monogamous relationship."

He rubs his hand up and down my back in a comforting way. "Just talk to him about it, okay, Shoto? He's one of the most caring, understanding people I know. He'll listen to everything you say and not judge you for it. He's not like that."

I groan. "I know. That's why it's so hard. He's so loving and understanding that he wouldn't ever get mad at me for this. He wouldn't say what's he's feeling because he knows it might change my opinion or my feelings about it all. He doesn't like to 'manipulate' people, Shin. Remember in seventh grade when someone changed their opinion on something, and Izu felt guilty about it for a year?"

He sighs and nods. "Of course I remember. He would come crying to me about it sometimes. He felt so bad. He even threw up a couple times form guilt... I'm not making this any better. Shoto, you need to talk to him about it. This is eating you up. I knew you were acting different lately, but I didn't know it was for this reason. Talk to him."

I sigh and nod. I've been putting this off for long enough. "Yeah... okay. I'll talk to Izu about it."

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