Entanglement Series: Of Firsts

Bloody Sunday

SO SORRY THIS IS A WEEK LATE!
I got caught up with life stuff and totally forgot to post...

The next morning, I woke up in a daze and groaned when I felt my stomach start to cramp. My groaning and shuffling to get out from under them woke both boys up. I fell down the ladder with a loud thud, barely registering the concerned looks the guys shot me over the railing.

"Um, Ren. Are you okay?" Shinsou asked as he crawled down and helped me up. Grabbing my stomach, I grumbled about cramps and needing a hot shower without registering that I was complaining about my period to two boys.

Bakugo walked by and I heard the shower turn on before Shinsou pushed me into the bathroom.

"Alright, let's get you into a hot shower. We'll go downstairs and make breakfast. Text us if you need anything and we'll help you out."

I looked between them and noticed the slight blush on their cheeks. "Thanks guys, you're the best."

Getting up on my tiptoes, I gave both of them a peck on the cheek before darting into the bathroom. The blush covering my cheeks felt like fire but I had no regrets.

I stayed in the shower until the hot water ran out and then crawled to the counter, popping two Midol before putting on the clothes that were laid out. The smell of food had my stomach grumbling and my eyes watering with gratitude.

Stupid hormones.

Bakugo and Shinsou were sitting at the kotatsu having a quiet conversation. Sitting down between them was as natural as breathing, the three of us leaning into one another for comfort.

"Shinsou, has Present Mic said anything about Aizawa?"

He mumbled something undistinguishable and I leaned in closer, melting when he rested his forehead against the side of my head.

"Hey, it's gonna be okay. Aizawa is tough and from what I could tell, his vitals were still good even though he was pretty beat up. He is too stubborn to quit on us now."

He nodded and sat up, rubbing his eyes surreptitiously. We all continued eating before I released a big yawn, almost spitting out a mouthful of food in the process.

"Oi, swallow your fucking food before you pull that crap, shorty." He shoved me gently and then immediately pulled me under his arm, resting his hand against my ribs.

I snuggled into his ribs and promptly fell asleep without a care in the world, until a nightmare ripped me out of my peaceful slumber.

I jerked forward, a guttural scream tearing out of my throat before I could stuff it down. Bakugo and Shinsou jumped up, looking around for intruders, game controllers clattering to the floor.

It took them a split second to realize what happened and then, they were on either side of me. Sobs wracked my body as I tried to tell them about the nightmare, hiccups interrupting when the sobs didn't.

FLASHBACK

It was moving day. He had been preparing me for it for a while now, making sure I didn't do anything stupid.

My door flung open and a burly man reached in, grabbing my arm in a bruising grip. Laughing whenever I tripped because my legs were too short for his pace.

He dragged me through the hideout and to a strange vehicle. It looked like a van but the inside was anything but.

I was thrown in a cage under the seat and covered with a sheet. When the car finally stopped and the blanket was ripped off, I came face-to-face with the monster that killed my mother.