Next day,
Early morning,
Midoriya's residence...

Midoriya's POV

My hand subconsciously roamed on the empty space of my bed, looking for him. My emerald irises shot wide open quickly when I felt nothing beside me.

D-Dabi, where are you? Don't tell me it was all dream yesterday...

Oh God... No...

No way... Am I only hallucinating all this time?

Wow... Depression really got me that I began hallucinating like a crazy person... Ahahaha...

Painful smile curved on my lips, my hand scrunched the bed sheet in frustration. Tears began flooding my harlequin irises. My heart was aching so much that I could not bear this burden of my feelings anymore.

"Izuku, what is wrong? Are you sick?" A masculine voice spoke up in worry, snapping me back into reality. I sat up myself, suspensely turning to look at behind me. My eyes shot wide open when I saw Dabi standing before me, looking very worried. 

"D-Dabi, is this really you...?" I asked in disbelief, cupping his stapled cheeks. I stared into his navy blue irises deeply with my teary ones. Dabi smiled sadly and placed his stitched hands over mine. "Yes, it is me, Izu... I'm back..." He spoke up softly, rubbing his thumbs on the back of my hands lightly.

Without wasting any more moment, I wrapped my arms around his broad shoulders, embracing him tightly. "It wasn't a dream... You are a real one..." I uttered happily, tears of bliss rolled down my cheeks.

Dabi chuckled and locked his arms around my slender waists. We both stayed in hug for a few minutes before he broke us apart. He gazed into my eyes silently before his fingers brushed against my warm face, wiping off the tears staining my cheeks. "Baby, it is okay now, I am here for you. I won't leave you ever again, I promise..." He whispered words of comfort into my ear softly. 
I shut my eyes tightly and nuzzled on his warm hand, probably because of his fire Quirk. His hand then traveled down to my waists and stopped there before he narrowed the gaps between his face and my neck. "D-Dabi...?" I asked in nervousness, knowing what was going to come.

Dabi dug his teeth into my collarbone, earning a hiss of pain from me. I ran my fingers through his soft spiky jet black-hair, blushes spread across my freckled face. "A-Ah... Dabi..." I murmured in pleasure as he continued to mark me.

Ah... I feel weird... W-what is wrong with me...?

Dabi broke apart from my neck. He stared at me with sstisfaction while I was still dizzy from the event that just occured. I shifted my pupils to my collarbone and my face darkened with red shades.

There were purple hickeys everywhere! And all of them are noticeable!

How can I go to school like this?! People will notice!!

"D-Dabi, why did you mark me?" I pouted, crossing my arms in my chest. Dabi shrugged his shoulders and sat next to me. "I just wanna make sure you realize you belong to me and I am here for you..." He muttered gently.

I resulted to silence, secretly smiling at his reason. "But... I can't go to school like this..." I retorted, touching the bitemarks he made. It would be really embarrassing if my classmates saw these.

Dabi wrapped his arm around my neck and pecked my bright red cheek. "You will be fine. Just hide them with these..." He handed over a concealer tape. "Where did you find this?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"You don't want to know..." Dabi husked out, looking away from me. I stared at him im confusion but brushed it off. "I gotta go now, Izuku. See you after school, okay?" He stroked my thick dark green locks gently. I nodded and got up from my bed.

Dabi gave me one last peck on my forehead before exitting my bedroom. I stood at my room door and watched him putting on his shoes. My fingers gripped on the doorframe, hesitant to let him go.

Dabi seemed to notice the tension increasing around me. He smiled kindly at me. "I will surely be back, Izu." He promised sincerely.

"Al...right..." I twirled the tip of my hair in nervousness as I watched him leaving my apartment. I touched the bitemarks he gave. "He promised to me... Of course he won't break it again... I have to trust in him..." I mumbled to myself to convince my heart. Somehow, doubts still lingered in me.

Why can't I seem yo fully trust him? My heart and feelings hesitate so much...

Ringing noise broke me out of my thoughts. I slightly gasped and hurriedly looked for the source of the noise. Turned out, it was my phone.

I sighed long and picked it up. A message appeared on the screen. It was from...

Kuro-san...?!

What does he want from me?!

O-Oh gosh, what should I do?! Could it be he discovered the fact that I knew about him and Tenko being the villains that attacked U.S.J. before...?

This... This is really bad!!

But I still need to read the contain of the texts...

I gulped down my saliva and shakily tapped on the message.

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Kuro-san : Midoriya dear. By now, I assume you already discovered our true identity and I wanted to ask you to calm down. There is something important I need to tell you personally. Please come and meet me at the bar. Tomura Shigaraki won't be here for today so this is my only oppotunity to talk to you, face-to-face. Just the two of us.

~~~

"......" I stayed silent, keeping my gaze on the text. Sadness pang my heart all of a sudden. It was true, I already knew their real identity and all, but somehow, I didn't want to try to distance myself from them.

We had known each other for so long... I can say that I treat Kuro-san like my own family. And Tenko, of course, deep down in my heart, I still love him. I can't just forget and throw them away from my life like that...

Because they have become parts of my life.

I took a deep breath and started to type my reply.

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Me: Alright... I will come.

Kuro-san: Thank you for your understanding, dear. I apologize for bothering you.

Me: No, you aren't bothering me at all. I'm...just glad you wanted to explain everything properly, and not running away from me.

Kuro-san: It was necessary to do this. I don't want to leave you in another confusion...or keep lying to you.

Me: That is nice of you... I will visit you once school time is over. And... If Tenko happens to be there, please tell him...

Kuro-san: Yes?

~~~~~

Crystal liquids fell on the screen of my phone. I covered my mouth, sobbing in misery when a rush of realization hit me. I didn't know if it was a good or bad sign... But I... I... I realized...

I have the same feelings for Dabi and Tenko...

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Meanwhile,
League of Villains' hideout...

Kurogiri's POV

I stared at Midoriya's last message in total confusion. She didn't reply after I sent my latest text.

Something must have happened to her... Or she is late for school...

I sighed and turned off my smartphone and then continued my work...

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AN- Sorry for the delaaaay! Here is a chapter for all of you though it is a bit shorter-