𝒞𝒽𝓇𝒾𝓈𝓉𝓂𝒶𝓈 𝒜𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑒 | 𝒜 𝒯𝑜𝒹𝑜𝐵𝒶𝓀𝓊 𝒮𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎 |

| Chapter 17 |

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The sound of the footsteps stopped right in front of the door; the two males were in. When the door began to open slowly, Bakugo's eyes went wide with hope, and Dabi's eyes looked down. Once the door was finally opened, Shoto, Midoriya, and Kirishima all stood there looking at the two people in the room. Shoto being the first one to walk in, went straight up to Bakugo and picked him up. He could feel the coldness of Bakugo's body through his hero suit.

"Why does he feel so cold?" he asked, his voice monotone. "Toga stabbed him. He lost a lot of blood, but I managed to patch up the wound. You should get him to the hospital. You'll be able to get him the proper care he needs there." Dabi commented. His voice held no emotion. It was a void. Without any further question, they left with no other complications.

They all got in the car. Todoroki in the back, Kirishima driving, and Izuku in the passenger seat, helping Shoto keep Bakugo awake. "He's freezing cold, Todoroki. You need to use your quirk to warm him up. His quirk should've been able to give his body some heat, but without much heating, in that room, he wasn't able to sweat, which gave his quirk a harder time in heating him." Izuku explained.

"Hey...Kat. Can you keep your eyes open for me? Please?" Shoto asked softly. His emotions were everywhere right now. As much as he was happy to have Bakugo back in his arms, he's not ready to deal with the backlash he'll get later on. His fingers were running through Bakugo's hair as the blonde curled up into Shoto's chest. He felt the blonde shiver against his chest every time the blanket would leave his body. "Aiz-...zawa is go-going to f-fu-fucking kill you three." Katsuki managed to get out through his chattering teeth. The group laughed gently at the comment their friend made. "There's our Bakugo," Kirishima commented.

"What're you talking about? I've always been here." Katsuki pointed out. His shivers calmed down just enough for him to get words out correctly. Bakugo felt his side start to hurt more and whimpered when they went over a curb as they parked into the school's parking lot. "What's wrong?" Shoto asked. His voice was soft, and he felt tears sting his eyes at the sheer thought of Bakugo being in any sort of pain. He didn't want him to feel pain.

"M-My side. It hurts a lot." Bakugo whispered. Shoto noticed the gauze on Bakugo's side looked fresh, but there was a small patch of blood. He took notice of how Bakugo's hand was bandaged and cleaned from when he smashed the mirror. 'He took care of you...?' Shoto thought to himself.

They walked into the dorms only to find Aizawa sitting there in the chair with the lamp on. "Shit," Shoto whispered to himself. "Shit is right, you idiots. Why is it always you three I catch together?" Aizawa said. "Kirishima, Izuku, can you take him to one of your dorms and stay with him?" Shoto asked. Bakugo didn't wanna leave Shoto'sside but reluctantly unlatched himself from the dual haired male and stepped down. Both boys supported the blonde as they walked to Kirishima's dorm.

"What the hell were you guys thinking? We asked you to do one goddamn thing, and you blatantly told us to our faces that you weren't going to pull the same fucking stunt you pulled the last time." Aizawa spoke. He was in full parent mode right about now, and he knew that if he reported the three to Nezu, they would lose their spots in UA. That would destroy them to their cores, so he settled on a punishment that the three would do.

"With all due respect, sensei, none of you were doing anything about it. You told me that it would take you all at least a month to come up with a plan to save him. He could've been dead by then, and I can't let that happen. Not after I vowed to myself that I would protect him with my life." Shoto acknowledged. Aizawa knew that Shoto was right. He knew that if they waited any longer, the blonde he cared for as if he were his own child would've been dead.

"You're right. For now, I want you three to take care of him. Don't take your eyes off him and make sure he's okay. I'll get recovery girl so she can help with whatever injuries he has." Aizawa ordered. Todoroki nodded and left to go see Bakugo.

____In The Dorm____

Shoto sat at the edge of the bed with his hand laying on Katsuki's ankle and his thumb rubbing small half-circles into his skin. Silence ensued between the four students, that was until Bakugo spoke up. "Are you gonna keep staring at me, or are you gonna kiss me, dumbass?" he asked.

Todoroki chuckled and responded by laying next to the blonde and kissing his forehead. Bakugo wrapped his arms around Shoto and nuzzled his head into his chest. There was a small Christmas tree in the corner of Izuku's dorm room that was lit up. Underneath it was some wrapped and assigned presents to both Eijiro, Izuku, Katsuki, and Shoto. "How're you feeling?" Sho asked him softly.

"Like shit," he responded with his eyes closed. There was a small knock on the door, and Aizawa and Recovery Girl was let in by Izuku. "I'm not gonna ask any questions, Bakugo. But I need to know where you're injured," she told the tired male. "My right side of my abdomen, left hand, face, and left ankle." he pointed out.

With that, she did what she had to do and told the boys that Bakugo would be sleeping for a while now, so they don't need to be alarmed when he doesn't wake up in the next forty-eight hours. "His injuries were extensive. But mostly, it was his abdomen that will take most of the energy out of him. He'll heal fully, but he'll need some support when getting up a week after. It'll be a little sore. As for his face, hand, and ankle, he should be okay. Goodnight, boys." Recovery girl advised them.

"Thank you, Recovery Girl," Shoto whispered. "No problem, ma boy," she commented and smiled before leaving the room to let Aizawa tell the boys their punishment. "As for you three, you're cleaning the dorms for the next three months." Aizawa pointed out before leaving.

Kirishima and Izuku whined, and Shoto chuckled. "This is your fault, Todoroki-kun," Izuku whined out.

"Mmmm, but it was worth it." he shot back.

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Annnndd that's the end of this chapter. Stay tuned for the next ones! Thank you for all the support with this book, and I hope you're having a wonderful morning, afternoon, night wherever you are. Happy holidays everyone.

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