Running my fingers through my (h/c) locks, I stare down at the words on my textbook. My mind whirring and whizzing through as I try to remember everything the professor had told me to study and revise for the upcoming mock test before my brain finally implodes. The words almost managing to merge together onto the page the more I stared at it. My stomach churning the more I write. My eyes straining.

Exams always made my throat close up. My head pound and my stomach churn... even if I revised, I would still feel sick that very morning.

Instead of studying at the campus library or at my apartment (where Sakino is having her lady friend over), I decided to do some studying at the Todoroki household. The place where I probably felt the most safe at the moment besides my own apartment. A place where I could silently study without having bitchy friends that aren't even your real friends try to ruin your life and hurt you.

The incident with Kana yesterday really put me off going into the campus library for the near future...

Rightly so, Sakino was furious about the whole ordeal and, after calming myself down from my little breakdown, so was I. How could she do that to me? I didn't do anything wrong and I tried to calmly explain that the new story was fake and just seeking attention! The blue haired girl refused to let me leave the apartment alone just in case Kana decided to do something worse. She'd walk me to and from my classes and she'd walk me to my car for when I needed to pick up the twins.

She was looking out for me. After all, Sakino is much better at combat and defence than what I was...

Although, I do remember some from U.A.

Despite Kana's interpretation of me, she doesn't know that I'm going to make her life hell. That I'm going to make her regret the day she was born. She doesn't think I'm going to tell anyone. She'll think I'll roll over and let her have her way and let her get away with something do cruel. I can't wait to see her face when she realises that she fucked up greatly.

Cutting me from my thoughts, Shoto clicks his fingers gently in front of my face making me flush a soft pink and rub the back of my neck nervously. The older male tilting his head to the side in concern as I send him a small weak smile while he takes a seat at the dining table opposite me.

Both Shoto and Momo had been home for a few hours now. Momo already tucking the twins into bed and helping them shower. So, in all fairness, I am off work but I felt safe in their home. I felt like I was protected from anything and anyone. I couldn't bring myself to go back onto college campus yet. Perhaps it was trepidation clawing at the strings of my heart or perhaps I just wanted to feel secure. Regardless, I hoped I wasn't overstepping my boundaries.

"Are you okay, (Y/n)?" Shoto asks gently, watching as I shift uncomfortably under his gaze as I realise I've been staring off into space for a while and overthinking things, "Is something going on?"

"I - I'm okay, Mr Todoroki," I explain, cursing under my breath at my stammer, knowing it was a dead giveaway that I wasn't okay. My heart in my throat as a slight apprehensive feeling sinks into my stomach.

Should I tell them about Kana? Would they even do anything?...

"Sweetie, you've been out of it since we got home," Momo says softly as she walks into the dining room and takes a seat beside me, directing her body to face me as my throat tightens around nothing, "Whats wrong?..."

"Uh... I..." I begin nervously, picking at my nails as I look down at the table. Trying to find the courage to tell them what happened. My heart hammering in my chest as I close my eyes and take a deep breath, "I just... had a really bad day yesterday,"

"Do you want to talk about it?" Shoto asks tilting his head, sending me a reassuring smile as I tuck a strand of hair behind my ear and close my textbook with a small sigh, "What happened?"

"Well... I don't know if you read the tabloids," I begin, sending them a small smile as they look between each other before looking back toward me concerned, "But there's a news story on Dynamight and I... and one of my... well she isn't my friend anymore, is his biggest fan and I mean a huge fan... she's like... possessive..."

"What did she do?" Shoto asks gently, smiling toward Momo who smiles back before turning their attention to me, Momo resting a hand on my shoulder making me sigh, "Did she insult you?..."

"It's nothing too major... I mean..." I begin nervously, biting my lip as I notice both of them staring at me with worry flooding their eyes; my heart picking up gently, "She started cussing me out... that was about it,"

"Major? (Y/n), regardless if she cussed you out or punched you, it's still bad," Shoto explains gently, sending me a reassuring smile as he notices my nervous shuffling. Trying to make me feel as comfortable as possible, Shoto grabs one of the blankets from the couch and wraps it around me, making me smile gently and hold it close, "Especially when it's over something that isn't true..."

"Yeah... I know..." I hum gently, teasing the hem of the blanket with a small hum, clearing my throat as I relax slightly under the blanket, "It's not that big of a deal, seriously,"

"Not a big deal? (Y/n), a girl hurt you for no reason," Momo says worried, rubbing my back as I shrug gently, "What course is she in?"

"Hero course," I reply coolly, resting my chin on my hand with a small hum, "And Dynamight's going to be taking part in the classes as an assistant for the next few months,"

"Oh?" Shoto asks before looking toward Momo and grinning, his eyes averting toward me as he smirks, "So do you want us to get Dynamight to kick her off the course? Have her dreams crushed until she's nothing b -"

"We are not doing that," Momo says, trying not to laugh as Shoto gawks at her with wide eyes, the male acting as if Momo had just ripped his bowl of soba from him, "Sho, we can't use our ranking to remove someone from the hero course,"

"Why not? This girl is clearly not suitable to be a hero, she attacked (Y/n)," Shoto says, gesturing toward me while Momo sighs and shakes her head, "Bakugo isn't even like that, he never attacks without reason,"

"It's fine, Shoto, I can do it on my own," I explain rubbing the back of my neck with a small smile, "It's not like I rolled over and just let her hurt me, I fought back,"

"Atta girl," Shoto says holding his hand out for me to high five, grinning as I return the high five and giggle before he leans over the table and whispers, "Don't worry, I'll talk to Bakugo, we'll make her regret it,"

Biting back a laugh, I send him a thankful smile before looking toward Momo who shakes her head with a small giggle and wraps her arms around me for a tight hug. Leaning into her arms, I take a small hum and close my eyes, relaxing in the girls arms with a smile. Meanwhile, Shoto walks around the table and wraps his arms around both of us making me giggle and lean into both of their touches. The pair of them making me feel safe, feel wanted.

"How about you come with Momo to meet the girls?" Shoto asks pulling away, turning his attention to the kitchen and turning on the kettle before darting to the other side of the island and ducking gently making Momo shake her head with a giggle while I arch a brow toward him, "Haven't you got an afternoon lunch or something with them soon?"

"I'll let you know closer to the date," Momo says with a smile, clapping her hand happily with a giggle, "It'll be so exciting! You don't need them, you have us!"

"Thank you so much," I tell them, giggling as Momo squeezes me gently to her chest before slipping into the kitchen to make the tea that Shoto so desperately wants but refuses to handle the boiled water, "I don't even know why I was friends with them in the first place,"

"It doesn't matter, at the end of the day, you recognised they were fake friends and you cut ties with them, that's what matters," Momo says smiling, grabbing a third mug for me and filling them with boiling water, "Do you still have someone on campus?"

"My roommate, Sakino," I reply, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear as Momo hands me the cup of tea, "And maybe Akari... she's really sweet and she tried to get Kana to back off when she went for me so she's not as bad as the others,"

"That's good," Shoto says, sipping at his tea with a small hum before sticking his tongue out toward me making me giggle, "So... what was the tabloid over?"

"It was about me and Dynamight being in a relationship," I explain, watching as Momo and Shoto giggle between each other and sit down on the couch with me in the armchair, "Apparently I have him wrapped around my finger and I'm making him go soft,"

"Well... they're not wrong," Shoto says, laughing as Momo hits his shoulder playfully with a small scowl, "I mean, I haven't seen Bakugo act the way he did ever. So unless there actually is a 'mysterious girl', you do have a little effect on him,"

Humming gently to myself, I look down at my lap as I slowly sip at my tea. My mind running rampant at Shoto's statement. My eyes focusing on the corner of the coffee table in the middle of the living room as I think about Dynamight and I being in a 'relationship' of some sorts. A small frown playing across my brows as I circle the rim of my mug with my finger, biting my lip in tonight.

Was Shoto even telling the truth?...

I mean, yeah, Dynamight helped me with my grocery bags... but it wasn't because I asked nor because he wanted to... right? He was being competitive. Deku asked if he was going to go on ahead and he took the bags without a second thought. That doesn't make me special in any kind of way... does it?... Plus, Ryoku maybe made him go a bit soft. I hardly spoke to him... I think I uttered about three words to him before going about my business.

"(Y/n)? You okay?" Momo asks gently, giggling as I snap out of my thought bubble to turn my attention to her. My face flushing bright red as I clear my throat and smile gently, "You can stay the night if you want, it is a Friday after all,"

"But I don't have any overnight things," I say gently, setting my teacup down with a smile as Shoto turns on the tv and switches it from cartoons to watch anime. My eyes instantly glue to the television without a second thought, "How far in are you?"

The one thing that Shoto and I bond over, other than his twins, is anime. The heterochromic male was obsessed with anime just as I was! It was so good finally finding someone that loved it just as much as I did! We managed to binge watch so many anime's over the weekend the other week! It was so much fun!

"Season two, episode three," He explains, grinning toward me as I try to hold back a squeal while Momo giggles toward us, "It's getting so good too!"

"Before you get too sucked into anime, you can always borrow some of my clothes," Momo says, giggling as Shoto slumps into the couch and manspreads, "Or maybe have a friend drop some things off?"

"Yeah I'll do that, give me five minutes Shoto and we can watch it,"...

"Hurry up! I wanna know what happens!"...