It'll only get better//Todoroki x oc/reader

Chapter 32

After a while, everything seemed to calm down. You sighed in relief as the police who were inside and circling the apartment began to disperse upon deeming the area clear for now.

You were glad that Shinsou was able to stay with you and Dusty since you really needed some human contact to keep you sane for the rest of the day.

"I just texted Shouto to fill him in on everything that happened." You said as you put your phone away after not getting an immediate response from him. "So you guys are on a first name basis huh?" Shinsou remarked with a sly grin.

You felt your face getting warmer at being outed and quickly drew your eyes down to stroke the kitten that laid on your lap. "Yeah, we're pretty good friends you know?" You tried to brush off the matter with a quick response.

"Whatever you say~" shinsou said teasingly clearly not believing your statement which was actually true, as much as you wished it wasn't.

Luckily the subject was dropped as Aizawa came bursting through the door with a concerned present mic behind him. You held back a smile as you watched your grumpy babysitter place some semi-skimmed milk on the counter.

'I would say he need some milk but...' you thought in your head as you watched Shinsou try not to awe at the sight as well. You watched as Eraserhead quite literally stomped over to Midnight and Cementoss to discuss what he saw at the shop and you can tell from the angry whispering that he was not pleased.

"He probably watched the security tapes and saw what happened, I don't know why he's so mad though it's already been over and done with." You say casually as you turn back to a displeased Shinsou.

"What?" You say upon seeing him frowning at you. "Well of course he's mad. Anyone would be after seeing or even hearing about what you had to go through." He explains the very obvious point to you.

As soon as he finishes his sentence, a text message pings on your phone. When checking it, you saw that it was Icyhot. "I'm coming over." You read out loud from your phone. "And I know that he'll be pretty pissed when he gets here too, hell I'm pretty pissed off too I was literally on the other side of the shop and I didn't even notice that the fucker was here." He said looking ashamed.

You patted his shoulder and let out a sigh. "You can't blame yourself Shinsou you didn't even know what he looked like until today. Besides, I'm a survivor it'll take more than that asshole to get rid of me." You exclaimed confidently with hopeful eyes.

"Yeah, you're right." He replied with a small smile.

You watched in fascination as you witnessed your homeroom teacher manage to make himself a coffee in the span of mere seconds and drink it just as quickly. 'I mean mood but also how?' You wonder in bewilderment.

As if noticing the two of you for the first time since he came in here, Aizawa then immediately turns to the two of you. "Shinsou, I've called your parents to come to pick you up now." He declared. It seemed that you were the only one to notice the way that your purple-haired friend flinched slightly at his words.

That's when a distant memory suddenly appeared in your mind. It was when you and Shinsou were alone in class 1-C when he muttered: "Didn't want to be in the house much longer." You wished that you could do something to help him with whatever there was going on in his closed family life but as much as it pained you, you also understood how he felt.

'Maybe I shouldn't intrude.' You came to the conclusion as you just left him with a knowing glance. He longingly stroked Dusty one last time before making his way to the exit. "Well it's been...something, let's not do this again sometime." He said making you wordlessly agree.