Can't Stop Me (Sick!Deku AU)

Meeting Place

Izuku Midoriya

Kacchan's free today! He's been doing a lot of training but I guess with the Sport's Festival having been yesterday he's giving himself a break, I wonder if he has a trainer? People need to work with a trainer otherwise they tend to go too far and hurt their body. I should ask him since he's meeting up with me today, he's been hiding stuff from me but I feel like this meeting is going to answer some of my questions. He sounded really serious on the phone this morning so it's something important.

It's getting a little colder but this spot is special. The tree branch over the stream fell a long time ago but Kacchan and I still come here sometimes. It's not like a special spot we always meet at and that's how I can tell he wants to talk about something serious, he told me to come here. Kacchan liked to explore when we were kids and he took me along sometimes, like the day Kacchan fell into this stream. He yelled at me back then but he apologized later that same day so I didn't take it personally. He just never wanted to seem weak.

The wind picked up and blew over my neck that made a tingle run up my spine. I should've worn a scarf. I hate when cold air touched my neck because my body reacts sharply. A little while later I heard a twig snap and turned around, "You're finally here!" I could recognize that dandelion hair anywhere!

Kacchan made a face, "What the fuck do you mean finally?" He asked. He jogged the rest of the way and then sat next to me, he had on a scarf. Guess Kacchan is smarter than me, or maybe his mom made him put it on. He's wearing his fingerless gloves so it was probably his mom, he forgets them unless she reminds him.

As he always does, Kacchan pulled my collar down. I know he's checking my choker but I pushed his hand away, "It's cold don't do that." I whined and fixed my shirt. Cold air is so irritating I don't like cold weather at all, "I'm fine. What did you want to talk-"

I didn't get to finish because Kacchan threw something in my face, "Wear that then you idiot." He mumbled. I picked the cloth up, ah the scarf I was just looking at. It's red and it feels warm but that's probably because Kacchan was wearing it.

"Kacchan it's fi-"

"-I said fucking wear it," He seems upset. I shut up quickly and wrapped the scarf around my neck. My face heated up a little as I did, it smells like him. Kacchan must be having a bad time, he's a bit off right now. I wonder if it's about what he said at the Sport's Festival, he told me not to ask about it then so maybe he'll say it now? What was it he wanted to do? He said he was going to do something when he won the Sport's Festival but that he couldn't do it with a win like that.

We waited in silence for longer than I thought we would. The stream burbled beside us and the wind nipped my ears. I wasn't going to start this conversation, even if I wanted to he'd just get mad if I tried. I don't know how long we sat there but eventually, Kacchan sighed and began to speak, "You know it's hard to keep secrets between us."

I nodded but didn't speak, he's still working up the courage to continue so I shouldn't interrupt. Lying to Kacchan isn't something I can do and Kacchan can rarely lie to me. I think the reason we can tell when the other is lying is because we've known each other for so long but we rarely lie. I can tell it's serious because he's been keeping it a secret for so long, I didn't want to probe him about it.

Kacchan paused for another long while, birds began to chirp and the wind finally died down. I closed my eyes and relaxed, the sound of nature is so calming. He's never been this tense before, should I do something? I doubt I can help him with this though, I hate when I can't help him.

I opened my eyes and continued my wait for Kacchan. While I waited I started picking at my cuticles, it's a habit I've picked up. I try not to dig into them too much because I don't want to end up bleeding but it's comforting. I've always thought I had some form of anxiety but I've never tried to get a diagnosis, "What're you doing?" Kacchan's hand was over mine and I shrugged, "Don't do that, idiot." He picked up the hand I was picking at and began to look at it.