Agreed

Chapter 7

"Hey, wake up.." Someone whispered, wiping the tears from my face.

I was drenched in sweat and felt a stabbing pain in my chest.

"Wake up..It was just a nightmare." It took me a second to recognize Half and Half's voice.

Everything was still a blur. My head was still a jumbled mess of memories and thoughts.

"What the hell.." I muttered, still trying to process everything. Icyhot woke me up before.. before I had to relive that stupid fucking night...

Those pathetic villains

"I'll blast those bastards to hell!" I yelled, but was immediately shushed by Candy Cane.

"Everyone else is still sleeping, you can't just yell." He scolded.

"Fine.." Kirishima would probably force me to go along with another one of his shitty ideas if I woke him up again.

"Can you stop squeezing my hand now?" Half and Half asked, wearing his usual expressionless face. Something about it seemed off though... in a way, it felt..endearing.

I let go of his hand, pissed that he was helping me again. What did these assholes not understand?! I don't want their fucking help.

"Why the-"

"I noticed you crying in your sleep and knew you were having another nightmare." He stated bluntly.

"Damnit.." I whisper-yelled.

"What is it?" Icyhot asked calmly.

I wanted to ignore what he said, I'm sure he knew what happened. How I failed again. He had to have been mocking me.

"Doesn't matter." I answered with more aggression than intended.

The throbbing pain in my head was becoming less prominent and I was starting to cool down.

Something about stupid Half n Half was causing me to feel weirdly calm..

"You're holding my hand again." He said.

Before I could stop myself, I mumbled "Just- don't let go..."

Shit.

I didn't mean to say that, I don't need the bastard as a safety blanket!

Still, neither of us let go of each other's hands.

After a while, I realized that I should probably take a shower.

Despite me not wanting to, I released his hand and walked over to the bathroom.

The cold water felt rejuvenating. I melted away from reality for a moment.

Then I remembered Half and Half.

Why is he helping me? Comforting me? Why was he so willing to do all of that now..?

These thoughts disrupted my peaceful shower.

Sighing, I dried myself off with a towel and changed into clean clothes.

"Do you need some fresh air?" He asked.

I nodded, not meeting his gaze.

We silently made our way to the door and stepped outside.

The fresh 3am air filled my lungs.

"I'll be going back inside now."

"Do whatever you want. I could care less." I scoffed.

Then it hit me.

"Wait," I started
He shot me a confused look.

"What do you get out of helping me?" I asked.

Todoroki shrugged.

"Nothing really. I guess I just wanted to help a friend." He continued. "I used to have severe nightmares, so when I heard about yours.." He trailed off.

I despised the weird feeling in my stomach. It was a feeling I hadn't experienced in a long time. Butterflies. There were fucking butterflies in my stomach.

Another thought came to my head.

"You like anyone?" I asked bluntly.

Visibly taken aback, he answered my question with another question.

"Why are you asking?"

"Just curious. We're friends, aren't we?"

Half n Half sighed.

"For your information, yes. I do in fact have feelings for someone."

The butterflies disappeared, immediately being replaced by a bottomless pit in my stomach.

"Who?"

"Not important."

"Oi, it's stupid Deku, isn't it? Or maybe Ponytail.."

"Telling you who I am romantically interested in would cause problems." Icyhot stated, no longer looking at my face.

"Why is that?"
I was getting pissed. It wasn't any of my business, but I desperately wanted the feeling in my stomach to disappear.

"You know them pretty well." With that, he turned back towards the door and walked inside the house.