Break The Mask

Chapter Four

Izuku shivered in the cold air as he waited for Katsuki. He also shivered in slight fear. How was he going to react. Katsuki already thinks he's been lying about everything.

"Oi, nerd, are you going to talk to me or shiver in the cold the whole night," and there he was. Izuku slightly turned towards him.

"Sorry…we better sit down," Izuku said taking a seat. The cold ocean breeze hit him again. Why was he so cold, why was it so cold.

"Start from the beginning shitty Deku," Katsuki said with his arms crossed. Izuku sighed but nodded.

"O-okay…it started after the doctor told my mom and I that I wouldn't have a quirk," Izuku started. "When we got home and told dad…he was furious, started yelling and screaming at me. Mom tried to tell him to stop, that I was only a child, but he didn't listen…He then hit mom, telling her it was her fault for giving birth to a useless child, she was crying by that point. He then started to pack his things…He said he was leaving, he was going with the women he's been cheating with, she was already pregnant with his kid too…All I know Is that they're in America now…Umm, after that mom started to come home much later, she always reeked of booze and smoke, and other men…Soon she started to hit, nothing like punching at that point, more likely just a slap…Bullying got worse, especially after I told you," he looks up at ever so slightly wide-eyed Katsuki," the men she would bring home would hit me to, soon I was the one doing all the chores in the house by myself, I was only five at that point, whenever I didn't get anything done or if it wasn't up to standards, I'd get hit…I diagnosed myself with depression and anxiety, I get anxiety and panic attacks really easily…Mom soon started blaming me for dad leaving, saying it was and will always be my fault, she even said she should have gotten an abortion when they found out…They were happier without me…I soon started cutting, just adding more scars to the scars that keep piling onto my body…Someone tried to push me off a roof, a nice pro hero actually caught me and made sure that I was okay," Izuku was crying without realizing it," I-I tried my first suicide attempt after that, but I was to scared, it felt like something was trying to stop me…I was horribly burned by a pro hero while stuck in the fighting zone…You told me to take a swan dive off the roof, I was attacked by a sludge villain, told by All Might that I could never be a hero, then got my quirk while trying to save you…That really did hurt by the way, I've got more burn scars to add to my body," he finally finished.

Katsuku sat there silent. He stared at Izuku, an unreadable expression on his face.

"I-If you don't believe me," Izuku told him. He then started to pull his shirt up, he was shaking horribly. "H…Here," the scars that littered his body were uncountable.

Katsuki gently touched. He watched as Izuku jumped at the contact and let out a whimper. He frowned at the explosion burns that were obviously from him.

Izuku quickly put his shirt back on. He hugged his body as he turned away from Katsuki. "S-See Kacchan *sniff* I'm n-not lying," tears started to stream down his face.

Izuku flinched when he felt soft hands start to wipe them away. He opened his eyes to see a frowning Katsuki. He was trying. He believed Izuku. No one could fabricate a story like that in just one night.

"I'm sorry," his voice came out kinda gruff. He watched as more tears fell from Izuku's eyes. He was trying to be strong, you could easily tell.

"Y-You have nothing t-to be sorry about…You j-just thought that I've has-been lying to you," Izuku said to him, sniffling slightly.

"But I didn't believe you when you said you just got your quirk. I called you a liar yesterday and that seemed to trigger something," Katsuki said, he was still trying to wipe away the tears.

"Its…Its okay, those happen…But…Can, can we be friends again," Izuku was very scared of his answer. He watched as Katsuki nodded his head.

"Yeah, we can be friends again…nerd," Katsuki finally let go off his face. He had a soft look in his eyes. A look Izuku has never seen in the boy's eyes.

"So…We can restart," Izuku wanted to make sure. He couldn't go through anymore pain that came with losing friends, or in this case, his childhood friend.

"Yeah, that might be best for both of us," Katsuki nodded his head. He then thought of something. "Does your mom know you were meeting with me," how Izuku froze gave him his answer.

"N-No…She wanted me to come straight home…But…But I needed to talk to you," Izuku started shaking. He was terrified. He disobeyed one of his mother's orders.

"How about you come back with me, have my mom call your mom and tell her I forcefully dragged you to my house to hang out and stay the night," Katsuki told him.

Izuku nodded. This was his best bet to survive till tomorrow. Mitsuki could talk some sense into his mom, they had been friends forever.

Katsuki held out his hand for Izuku to take. He grabbed it and was helped up. 

"Let's go, mom will be happy to see you again," Katsuki said as he started to walk away.

"I'm excited to see Auntie Mitsuki again…Do you think she will really talk my mom into letting me stay," Izuku asked extremely worried.

"Yeah, if anyone can do it, it's the old hag," Katsuki said putting his hands behind his head.

Izuku caught up to him and gently grabbed onto the back of his shirt. "T-Thank you Kacchan," he said.

Katsuki looked down at him and gave him a semi soft look. "Your welcome…," he kept quiet after that.

They both walked in silence as they went towards the Bakugou residence. Unaware of the troubles of the morning.