Everything I Ever Wanted [ON HOLD]

Aftermath

(Alpha's POV)

After seeing Shoto face to face again, I thought I'd be sad. I thought I'd cry. But inside, I just felt mad at him. Mad that he broke our promise. And like that, all the tension I didn't know I was keeping pent up inside me released. All the hatred I had toward Endeavor and toward this betrayal, I threw it all at Shoto. 

Now he was crying, one of his classmates was trying to comfort him. 

I ignored the feeling of guilt - he betrayed me, he deserves it... right? 

I wanted to run to him. I wanted to hug him. I wanted it to be like the time when Shoto came running to me, scared, and I'd wrap him in my arms and tell him, "It's okay." I wanted to apologize. 

But I didn't. 

"Look what you made me do, Shoto," I said, taking great efforts to keep my voice steady. Deku smirked and flashed me a thumbs up as a thanks right the moment he was able to jump free from the ice. "Look what you made me do, Kacchan!" Deku said happily, holding up his knife again. 

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The rest went by as a blur. I think All Might sparred with the Nomu, where he pushed the limits of Nomu's Shock Absorption, and ended with a "PLUS ULTRA" and sent the poor thing flying out of the USJ facility. Around that time, a few moments later, the pros showed up, forcing Kurogiri to open up a warp gate back to the bar.

Shigaraki was extremely annoyed that his plans failed and that his Nomu was gone. Deku on the other hand was extremely pleased because he did manage to deal some light damage on Bakugo and honestly, that was good enough for him. 

I just wondered how things were going along on Shoto's end. 

(Todoroki's POV)

When Kirishima, Bakugo, and I got back to everyone else, I was instantly swarmed by the entire class. I was trying to wipe away the tears that just kept coming. 

"Todoroki! Are you okay?"

"Todoroki! What happened?"

"Todoroki..." Someone said, and pulled me into a hug. When the person rested a hand on my head and pulled me in closer the same Katsumi used to, I recognized her as Yaoyorozu. "Todoroki, it's going to be okay... I won't bother you on what happened, but you can tell me if you want someone to talk to about it," she said in a calming tone. The waterworks I've been trying to hold back, I just let it all go. I didn't care if anyone else was watching, I didn't care if anyone else was judging me. 

It's just... at that moment, nothing else mattered. 

(Momo's POV)

Todoroki came back looking so upset... without even thinking, I pulled him into a hug. "Todoroki, it's going to be okay... I won't bother you on what happened, but you can tell me if you want someone to talk to about it," I said, trying to get him to calm done. His body shook and to my surprise, he was crying harder. It was as if he'd been holding back for a while now. 

If I were to be 100% honest, I didn't exactly know what to do. "T-That villain - th-the girl - sh-she's my sister," the boy said between sobs, his entire body shaking. "Sh-she said some things - she h-has c-committed several crimes including b-burning d-down m-my dad's hero a-agency; I broke the pr-promise I m-made with her b-before she ran a-away f-from h-home." The entire shot him a look of concern and pity. 

His grip on the fabric of my hero costume tightened as he cried, "K-Katsumi h-hates me n-now a-and it's m-my f-fault!"

I rubbed circles on his back as an attempt to get him to calm down. "Shhhh... she doesn't hate you, Todoroki. She's just mad; she'll remember you're her brother and she'll remember she loves you - villain or not, she's not heartless," the words just seemed to fall out of my mouth with me truly thinking about them thoroughly. 

Todoroki only nodded, and in a few minutes, he was no longer trembling. By that time, all the students from 1-A were outside, one of them shooting a concerned look at Todoroki every now and then. I felt relieved that the villain attack was over, and to hear that Aizawa-sensei and Thirteen-sensei would be alright. 

Back on the bus, I sat next to Todoroki. He was quiet the entire ride back; he had stopped crying, but he was gazing out the window with a sad look on his face. 

I couldn't help but realized, he must've been close with his sister if her hurtful words hurt him that much to make him like this. 

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Shoto, I'm so damn sorry.