"Are you serious? That bastard is working for Katsuki?!"

Sakino rants, glaring at the road as I sit in the passenger seat of her car. The blue skinned female muttering curse words and gritting her teeth as she drives down the motorway toward Katsuki's home. My heart hammering in my chest as I look down at my lap and try to calm my nerves. Eyes unable to blink, worrying about seeing him in my sleep again. Grounding me, keeping me from absolutely losing my mind, is Sakino's hands on my outer thigh. Her blue hand resting gently on my leg while I lace my hand with her, she allows me to squeeze her hand every so often to let her know I'm still of sound mind.

Upon hearing the fact that my attacker works for my boyfriend, Sakino literally broke every speeding sign on the way to Katsuki's agency. I don't think I've ever seen her so petrified yet angry for me in all my life. If I didn't look so distraught, I'm sure she would have stormed into the agency and hung that guy out to dry within seconds. Her antennae glowing an angry red as she swerves into a junction while hissing through gritted teeth.

As she swerves into the driveway, she immediately rushes out of the car and slams the door to head to my side. The girl opening up my door and wrapping her arms around me as tightly as she possibly can while I follow her toward the front door. Sakino really being my only rock right now, grounding me as she takes the keys from my purse and opens up Katsuki's apartment. As soon as the door is opened up, Sakino lifts me into her arms making me squeak out in surprise before snuggling into her warmth as she kicks the door shut.

"I cannot believe him! Why would he hire someone like that?" Sakino grumbles, walking to the couch and sitting me down before grabbing one of the stress toys I have in a little wicker basket under the coffee table and handing one of them to me to squeeze, "Are you okay? Do you want me to stay today? I'll tell Katsuki that I need somewhere to stay because there's a rat problem at the dorms if you want?"

"He wouldn't know... would he?..." I mumble, looking toward Sakino as she paces up and down the living room in a fit of rage. Her antennae slowly merging from an angry red colour to a softer red mixed with pink, "He wasn't ever arrested... Mr. Aizawa searched for months and found nothing..."

"Ugh! I could just... I could just... ah!" Sakino growls, punching a pillow over and over again while I squeeze the stress ball in my hands, "God I could just..."

"I know... but we can't do anything about it, can we?" I ask, wiping my eyes as I take a deep breath and look at the time. My stomach dropping like a stone as I realise that Eijiro and Mina are coming over for dinner tonight, "Kat and I are having dinner with Red Riot and Pinky tonight..."

"Okay... maybe tomorrow talk to him," Sakino says, looking to me while I clear my throat and shake my head immediately. The utter fear and humiliation that could tail on after that would be choking me as soon as I told him, "(Y/n), he needs to know or you'll keep seeing that fucker... Katsuki needs to know at some point, I mean he's seen the scar right?"

"Uh... no," I mumble, looking down at my lap as I sniffle. Hands slightly shaking as I head Sakino exhale with annoyance, "I can't let him see that scar! He'll get all weird!"

"Babe, not being funny but that guy is covered in scars!" Sakino argues making me curse under my breath and shake my head. The woman crossing her arms over her chest, "So how do you have sex then if he hasn't seen the scar?"

"I keep a shirt on," I say simply before dodging the pillow that Sakino chucks at me with a small squeak. My heart in my throat as I look up at her and whine, "What? It's gross, Sakino... I hate it... why would he want to see that?"

"He's your boyfriend, he's not a teenage boy who's self centred and an asshole," Sakino explains, a faint groan leaving her lips as I push up to my feet and head to the kitchen, "Where are you going? We need to talk about this,"

"I need to make a start on dinner... they'll be here in an hour and a bit," I explain, avoiding all eye contact with Sakino as I pin my hair back into a ponytail and grab my cooking apron from the leg, "I — I'll see you later, Sakino... thank you for bringing me home..."

"(Y/n)... don't push me away, I'm trying to help you," Sakino presses, walking after me before sighing to herself as I turn on my radio and begin slicing up the potatoes to make homemade fries to go with the steak, "I don't want you to get worse... like last time,"

"I just... I need to be on my own and try to gather my thoughts," I tell her softly, looking toward her as she sighs and shakes her head, "I'll think about telling him... but I can't promise anything..."

"You need to tell him, stop making excuses and just tell him," Sakino rips into me, being brutally honest, as she crosses her arms over her chest while I begin to turn on the fryer in Katsuki's kitchen, "The more you put this off, the deeper the hole you've got to dig yourself out of... I'll go but please think this through,"

"Mhm... yeah," I mumble, grabbing the steaks from the fridge and beginning to season them while adding butter, garlic and rosemary to the pan to allow to infuse with one another, "Bye Sakino,"

Before she leaves, she hugs me from behind making me squeak out in shock. Smiling weakly, I lean back into her for a millisecond before sighing and going back to making dinner as she pulls away and heads out the front door. As soon as the front door is shut, I sigh to myself and curse under my lips as I add the steak to the pan. The rich smell of steak frying wafting through the house.

As the steak cooks, I quickly take off my apron and race upstairs to change into a new set of clothes. Shedding off the blouse and pants I was wearing before shimming into a black and white polka dot dress. Once I've finished getting dressed, I head downstairs to turn the steak over and begin searing it. Spooning the melted butter and shredded garlic onto the meat to let it absorb as much taste as it can. My shoulders slowly relaxing as I begin to cook, allowing the simple methodical and mechanical action take over.

As I begin frying the other steaks, the front door opens revealing Katsuki. Sending him a weak smile, I set down the utensils before wrapping my arms around him as tightly as I possibly can. The male chuckling slightly before kissing my cheek and squeezing me back. As he pulls away, he cups my cheek in his hand and looks down at me with a faint hum. I couldn't help but smile weakly as he kisses my forehead before he clears his throat.

"You wanna tell me about what happened earlier?" He asks, heading toward the food to try and finish it off while I look down at my feet and sigh to myself, "It's not you to leave like that. Deku told me you were crying and blamed me for it so I want to know what's going on,"

"Nothing is going on... I just..." I begin, trying to rack my brain for a viable excuse that he'll buy so I don't have to actually tell him the full truth, "I just had a really bad dream. I had a nap before I came over and it just..."

"Mhm... right, why couldn't you tell me that?" Katsuki asks, setting the spatula down as I lean against the dining table and try to avoid all kind of eye contact with him, "(Y/n), I'm your boyfriend... you don't have to be afraid to tell me things okay?"

"Y — yeah... I know," I tell him softly, rubbing the back of my neck before jumping as I hear someone knock at the door, "I — I'll go get that. It's probably Mina and Eiji,"

"Oi, don't give Shitty Hair that nickname! I only get the short nickname!" Katsuki barks making me giggle and head toward the door. A small sigh leaving my lips as I calm myself down and psyche myself up for this evening, "And don't let them in if Shitty Hair is wearing crocs!"

Rolling my eyes, I unlock the door and pull it open, a smile on my lips as I see Red Riot and Pinky on the front porch. Mina stands there clad in a black halter neck jumpsuit with hoop earrings clipped into her ears while Eijiro stands there in jeans and a freshly crisp ironed shirt. The pair of them smiling brightly before walking in as I push the door open further.

"The party has arrived!" Mina cheers, walking in as I shut the door. The pinkette skipping into the kitchen to greet Katsuki before squealing with laughter, "How is my favourite Pomeranian and girl doing?"

"We're good," I hum, taking the bottle of wine from Eijiro and heading into the kitchen to pour us some glasses, "How are you two? Everything going good?"

"Totally! I've just opened a new brand!" Mina squeals, clapping her hands while Katsuki begins to plate up the fries and the steak while I quickly make the salad to go with it, "It's all unisex clothing so everyone can have their own style. Some of my friends are non binary and transgender and they always find getting clothes a nightmare since everything is segregated into specific genders,"

"That's great, Mina," I hum, garnishing the salad with a dressing before setting the plates on the table and sitting down. Mina sits beside me while Katsuki sits opposite me beside Eijiro, "You guys are all so amazing with what you do. First Ochaco with abolishing period tax, now you with your new line of clothing,"

"I know! It's such a great feeling when you help people get recognised for who they are," Mina explains, slicing into her steak and humming in delight at the taste, "Plus I heard that blondie has news~"

"What news?" I ask, looking toward my boyfriend as he clears his throat and swallows down a mouthful of the salad he was eating, "What's going on?"

"I — I'm opening a new programme in my agency for quirkless kids to learn self defence and how to make their own support items," Katsuki explains making me gawk at him with pride swelling in my chest as he rubs the back of his neck, "Deku and I are collaborating on it to help quirkless kids have a go at being a hero, the bill we set forward to the commission finally passed,"

"Just when I thought you were out of surprises," I hum playfully, blushing as he takes my hand into his and kisses my knuckles with a smirk, "What about you Eijiro? Any news on your half?"

"Well, Tetsutetsu and I have opened up our own gym," Eijiro explains, grinning as he chomps down on the steak. Katsuki chuckling as Eijiro sends him a look, "So you know where Katsuki will be tomorrow night. Getting his ass kicked on the weights,"

"I can't lift as much because my quirk isn't brutal strength like your quirk, I need to be lithe and nimble," Katsuki defends making Mina and I share a look with a small giggle between ourselves, "Plus I always beat you on cardio,"

"What about you, (Y/n)?" Mina asks making me turn to her as I swallow down a mouthful of the salad, "Any news?"

"Uh... no, not really," I explain nervously, rubbing the back of my neck as I take a deep breath. A faint hum leaving my lips as I finish my plate, "My life isn't as interesting as you guys' is,"

"Well you're dating firecracker over there, so it definitely isn't boring," Mina jeers, dodging the napkin that Katsuki throws her way. A bubbly giggle leaving her lips, "And hopefully you'll get little mini firecrackers too!"

As if my balloon had been popped, I clear my throat. My smile drops for a millisecond before I pull the corners of my mouth back up as quickly as they went down. The corners slightly wavering as I look toward Katsuki who chuckles to himself, the blonde shaking his head with a smile while I internally scream at him to shut his mouth. To try and distract myself, I push to my feet and grab the plates once everyone is finished to begin tidying up.

"You're a bit ahead of us at the moment," Katsuki says with a small chuckle, watching as I head into the kitchen with a small sigh, "We still have to move in with each other permanently and stuff,"

"Really? Your kids would be —"

"Anyone want more wine?" I ask, butting in before Mina could finish her sentence and walking in with a bottle of wine, "Before I down it all and you get none,"

Immediately, the topic changes making me sag in relief as I refill Mina's glass full of the red liquid before heading back into the kitchen. Within a matter of seconds, hands trap me between the kitchen counter and a body, my eyes widening slightly as Katsuki stands before me with a slight frown on his face. My heart hammering in my chest as I look up at him and send him a nervous smile.

"What can I help you w —"

"What is up with you, tonight?" He asks making me clear my throat and avoid all eye contact with him as he pulls his face closer to my own, "You're not usually this tense,"

"It's nothing, Katsuki," I reply softly, resting my hands on his shoulders while he scoffs in disbelief at my statement, "We don't want to seem rude, do we?"

"I don't care right now, you're acting weirder than usual,"...

"Katsuki I'm fine, stop worrying,"...

"Don't expect me to believe that, I'm not stupid (Y/n),"...