i woke up to todoroki and bakugo shaking me, saying my name. "hey, deku, are you ok?" bakugo says with worry. i noticed that i was breathing really heavily and crying, so i instinctively shot up. i jumped out of the bed and started to look around. "m-midoriya..." shoto says in a soothing voice. "it's ok. what happened? we noticed you were having a nightmare and you looked really scared, so we woke you up." he says, calmingly. kacchan stood up and made his way to me. "calm down, deku. come here." kacchan said, hugging me. i hesitantly hug him back and find myself crying more. he pulls away and walks me to the bed where todoroki was sitting. he sits me down and i take a deep, shaky breath. "now, can you tell us what happened?" sho says worriedly. "i-i.... i don't... know..." i say shakily through sobs. "it's ok, you're safe now. you don't have to tell us if you don't want to." shoto says kindly. i don't know what it is, but something about the way he speaks to me makes me feel very calm. "n-no... it's n-not like i don't wanna t-tell you... it's just... i don't remember why i-i'm so.. sh-shaken up..." i say looking down. my head shoots up and i look at them "i'm sorry for waking you guys!" i say feeling really bad. the reaction i got back was incredibly... weird... "what do you mean sorry? you don't have to be, i'm just glad you're ok." todoroki says kindly. "yeah, it's ok. you don't have to feel bad. but it is like.. 2:30 in the morning. we should try to go back to sleep." bakugo says. "o-ok... thank you guys for helping me calm down." i say as i lie back down.
i woke up around 6:00 the next day. i try to get up, but can't. i look down and see both kacchan and sho holding onto me. well crap. i yawn and lie back down and decide to just wait 'til they wake up. after 15 minuets, however, i once again fell victim to the warmth and fell asleep. i woke up again, but this time i decided to keep my eyes closed and just enjoy the soft bed i'm lying in. soon, i feel 2 weights lift off the bed and after a minute or 2, i opened my eyes. todoroki was across the room, shirtless, by one of the drawers, and kacchan was nowhere to be seen. i feel really hot in the face and immediately look away. after a couple seconds, i start to look around the room. i look at the walls, they were a dark grey color. There were posters hung up and a few books on a shelf. i stand on the bed and, as if it were instinct, i take one of the books off the shelf. i gently hold it, taking in the cover and the name. "hey, sho?" i say, still looking at the book. "oh, you're up. you were so quiet, i didn't even notice. what's up?" he says nonchalantly. "w-well, i was wondering if i could borrow this book. i haven't read anything in a while, and i just-" i get interrupted when i feel arms wrap around my waist and a head rest on my shoulder. i flinch at the contact and let out a tiny squeak. "k-kacchan..?" i say, looking over at him. he wasn't looking at me, just the book. "yeah, you can borrow it. you sure though? it's lord of the flies, it might be a bit scary" kacchan says in a chummy tone. "what, do you think i'm 5? i'm sure i've experienced worse" i say smiling. "ok, but it might be a little hard to read. William Golding uses a lot of big words." he says casually. "if i can't read it, i'll just put it back." i shrug, looking back at the book.
"alrighty then." kacchan says as he let's go of me. "let's go get some breakfast!" he says excitedly. "o-ok, i'm gonna get dressed first, though. i can meet you guys down there if you want." i say as i grab my clothes and start heading to the bathroom. "nah, we can wait. right half n' half?" kacchan says turning to sho. "yep!" he says as he grabs something off of the dresser. "ok, be out in a sec." i says as i head into the bathroom. i start to hum to myself; a melody which my mother sang when she was drunk. i was never taught the song, and it reminds me of when she's about to beat me, but it gave me an odd feeling. i liked the tune, but there was a little more to it. it felt... real. i made up my own lyrics to the melody and loved to sing it, but to anyone else it would sound weird, unfinished, or out of place. after i'm done changing, i head to open the door. before i make it there, though, i got really lightheaded. this happens often, so i've learned the best way to ensure i don't get too hurt is to fall to the floor. i know it sounds dumb, but if i don't fall in a specific, controlled way, then i'll hurt myself. getting a bruise is better than a head injury. anyways, i crash to the floor pretty hard. it depends on how lightheaded i get, but most of the time i don't fall this hard. i'm ok though. i hear a knock followed by: "oi! what was that? are you ok?" from kacchan. "y-yeah, all good. i just got lightheaded is all, i'll be out in a second!" i say, getting back to my feet. "ok... want some Advil? it helps me with lightheadedness." he says kindly. "what's Advil?" i say as i open up the door.
"well, it helps with headaches and shit. it'll help make you less lightheaded." kacchan says as he pushes past me and to a cabinet. he opens it and grabs out a little bottle and grabs 2 pills. "typically i take like 4 at a time, but you'll be fine with 2. can you take pills well?" he says as he hands them to me. "yeah, my mom got me to swallow pills all the time." i say looking down at the Advil. i shove one in my mouth and swallow, followed by the other one. "woah... usually people have to have water with pills, or something to eat... but you just downed those like a champ! let's go eat, i'm starving." he says as he walks out of the bathroom. todoroki looks at me and i smile back at him. "let's go, midoriya." he says as he lightly smiles back at me. "you know, you don't have to call me by my last name. i mean, i don't mind, but you don't have to be so formal." i say with a goofy voice. "o-ok... can i call you izu?" he asks shyly. "yeah, that sounds nice. izu it is then!" i say happy. "ok" he turns pretty red and we head out and follow kacchan. we wander into the kitchen and realized nobody was there. "guess they're in the living room." kacchan says with a shrug. "mmkay! what do you guys wanna eat?" i ask as i wash my hands. "pancakes!" bakugo says happily. "ok! those are easy. kacchan, why don't you make some coffee. sho, you can help me with the pancakes if you want." i say as i get out a bowl and a pan. "ok." sho says as he makes his way over to me. kacchan heads over to the coffee maker and makes some coffee. "have you ever had coffee, deku?" kacchan says still looking at the brewing machine. "nah, i don't like it that much." i say blankly. "well why am i making coffee then?" he says a little annoyed. i look over at him and stare blankly for like 30 seconds. "well," i say focusing my attention back to the bowl i was making the batter in. "you AND sho both like coffee, and it gives you something to do." i say, then stick my tongue out at him. "oh yeah, i do like coffee. man, in the mornings i can be so dumb. wait... how did YOU know i like coffee?" he says as he looks over at me curiously. "at school, you and a lot of people in class had mugs. it often smelled like coffee in the classroom, so i assumed it was from that. it was really just a guess" i giggle to myself. "but still, not that hard to connect dots." i say casually.
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