Worthless Necessity [HitoZuku]

Chapter 168 - If I could take back the moment

Ashido and Kaminari let out a big whoop as they chatted animatedly, and Shinsou let out a small smile as he watched the duo in front of him as they made their way back to their temporary rooms in Ketsubutsu.

He was really proud that Midoriya was standing up for himself, even if it was because he had been frustrated over something else, and he could tell that the subtle way his boyfriend just... dismissed his former classmates would forever be etched into their memory.

Shinsou felt someone tugging his arm lightly, and turned, just in time to see Midoriya slipping his hand into his grasp, looking at the taller boy.

"Hey Zuku." The smile on Shinsou's face widened, "How are you feeling after beating them up?"

"It's..." Midoriya paused, thinking, "It was... nice. I... don't know why, though."

"It was really satisfying, you know?" Shinsou grinned, "Knowing that all they've done was torment you... and then you just showed them how good you really are."

"That... does make sense..." Midoriya replied softly, before he paused.

"Zuku? You okay there?" Shinsou raised an eyebrow, as Midoriya looking around warily.

"I'm... fine... It just feels like... someone's watching us." The smaller boy replied softly.

Shinsou also looked around, but besides from the UA students who were all talking and walking back to the rooms, he couldn't see anything amiss.

Still, he trusted Midoriya's instincts, and if he felt that something was wrong... something was probably going to go wrong, "I don't see anything... but we'll tell Aizawa-sensei, alright? He'll probably rope some of the other heroes into patrolling the area."

Midoriya looked up at the taller boy and nodded.

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"I'm thirsty." Kaminari sighed, sagging to the ground, pressing his head against his worksheet, "Mina, is there anything to drink?"

"Nope. Just water." Ashido replied, pulling the fridge open, before groaning, "I wish we were back in UA. We've got all our snacks stockpiled there."

"Well... we'll be going back to UA in like... two more days. Surely you can last until then." Shinsou muttered, scrolling through the news. Midoriya was just leaning against the taller boy, looking at whatever news happened to be on the taller boy's phone.

The League was still missing, people were getting suspicious of Hawks' behavior, crime was fluctuating, something about a Liberation Army or something... there were so many things going on, and Midoriya was really getting confused over what was really going to be a threat and what was a red herring.

"Last I checked, fam, there's a vending machine by the side of Ketsubutsu's main school building. Y'all might wanna check em out." Utsushimi replied, a towel around her neck, apparently having just finished her shower.

"Really?!" Ashido peeked out of the kitchen, "Alright! Let's grab something to drink!"

"You're going to get lost. You know that you guys don't know the way to the school building and back." Shinsou groaned, and Kaminari just pouted, "Come with us then, Shinsou! You know the way! I want something to drink!"

Shinsou just sighed. He was comfortable, and he didn't really want to get up. Midoriya pushed himself up, scratching his neck, before signing, "I can accompany them."

"You sure?" Shinsou turned to the smaller boy, but Midoriya just nodded, before standing up.

Shinsou sighed again, before pushing himself to his feet, "You know you had that uneasy feeling this afternoon... and I know you can't handle the both of them at the same time."