Healing Together

Part 12

Bakugo knocked at the door of his boyfriend's room.

"Eijirou are you okay?", he asked concerned but didn't get a reply "I am coming in, okay?"

Again Kirishima didn't answer him and he took that as a yes and opened the door.

"Eijirou, what is happening?", Bakugo quickly walked over to where he sat on his bed "why are you crying?"

"It's nothing really I should have just ignored it", the red haired boy replied wiping away his tears frantically.

"Talk to me, please", Bakugo reached for his hands "I want to help".

"I was talking to Kaminari and Sero. We were just chatting like usual and they started talking about girls and asked me if I liked any girl in class and I told them that I am not into girls...", Kirishima was cut off by Bakugo's angry question.

"What did these fuckers say?"

"Nothing. They couldn't because Mineta started laughing and called me a fag and unmanly. I couldn't breathe. I know I should have just ignored him he is an idiot. But that word he used... I felt so worthless. It hurt so much. I just stood up and ran here before I started crying in front of him", Kirishima explained.

"There is a story behind this right?", Bakugo looked at his boyfriend pained to see him like this.

"Yes there is a story but I thought I had left that behind. I wanted to be fearless when I got here but I failed", Kirishima cried.

"You did not fail. I am haunted by my past as well sometimes. I doesn't make you any less worthy. It just makes you more human", Bakugo explained "it's not that easy to just leave everything behind. And you shouldn't because it made you who you are today. I don't know what happened back then but you went through it and it made you this amazing man".

Kirishima sniffled and attempted a smile.

"Do you want to tell me about it?", Bakugo asked carefully and Kirishima nodded and took a deep breath.

"You know in middle school I came out to my friends. But they didn't really well.... they didn't understand. They hated me and they called me a fag and I couldn't stand it. I felt so bad, I just wanted this to be over. I wanted to be like everyone else. But I couldn't. Because I needed to be true to myself. I couldn't lie to me. So I thought that it would be easier if I wasn't there anymore. The pain would end right? But I couldn't do it. Because of my family. Because my moms still loved me. Because I loved them. And damn everyone else. I talked to them and we cried a lot. But they said that they were proud of me for being who I am but they were scared. And I was too. I stayed home for the next few days and I assured them again and again that I wouldn't hurt myself. I never had that thought again. Never. I promise. And back then it was just a spark. An idea. I have never planned to actually do anything. But it frightens me what other people's opinions could do to me. It's just so scary how they have the power to make me feel like that. And when I got back to school I was so afraid. But then Mina was there. And she didn't care what everyone else thought. She sat next to me and asked me if I wanted a cookie and it was seriously the most fucked up situation ever because everyone looked at her like she was crazy for talking to me. But she pulled me into her arms and told me it would be okay. When I came to UA I dyed my hair to start over as a new person and I wanted to leave that fear behind. I wanted to be true to myself. But hearing him say that I just couldn't stand it... I couldn't breath. It was like I was in middle school all over again".

"You don't want to hurt yourself now, right?", Bakugo asked with a shaky breath and Kirishima just then noticed that the blond boy was crying.

"God no, Katsuki. I would never. I promise", Kirishima assured him wiping away his tears.

"God damn it I should take care of you not the other way around", Bakugo hissed "I am so sorry".

"It's okay. I am okay. I just couldn't be there any longer. But please believe me when I tell you that I wouldn't hurt myself. Not only because of my moms and for my own sake. But because of my friends here at UA that support me and mostly because of you Katsuki".

"Me?"

"Yeah you", Kirishima smiled and leant in to kiss his boyfriend.

Bakugo kissed back just as the door burst open.

"Hey Kiri I just heard what that pervy grape said and wanted to make sure you are okay because of the stuff that happened in middle school and - Jesus Christ are you kissing Bakugo?", Mina looked at him wide eyed.

"Well he was until you barged in pinky", Bakugo complained and Mina gaped at him.

"Well I have to go down anyway", the blond stood up and pulled Kirishima with him "I have to settle some things with the grapey fucker down there".

"Bakugo you really don't have to...", Kirishima tried to stop him but Bakugo cut him off.

"Yes I really do", he lay his hand over Kirishima's heart "because no one has the right to hurt you. No one. Not physically and not emotionally. And if they do they have to prepare to fight me".

"Okay", Kirishima nodded and exhaled a breath "god that was really hot, you know?"

"Jesus...", Bakugo chuckled "keep it in your pants. At least until I stomped that purple shit to the ground".

Mina choked on her own spit at the conversation she witnessed and both boys turned to her as if they had forgotten she was there.

"Let's go now", Bakugo walked out and Kirishima followed him as well as Mina.