Shoto's POV:

I had no idea that Katsuki went through all of that. We're currently walking to Midoriya's, and I'm so mad at the League of Villains. I had never hated someone so much. I was going to destroy them. Then I get sad thinking about what Katsuki went through. No one should have to go through that. I will make sure they never get him and also prevent anyone from hurting him like that ever again. I wonder what else he's been through. I'll ask him if he has anything else that he wants to talk about.

He's so brave. We do have to tell an adult about what happened to him, though. I know he won't want to, but he does need to handle this correctly. I'll stick by his side no matter what. I just need to make sure he enjoys this sleepover for now. I'll make his days are fun and full of love. I'll show him that he does deserve to feel loved. I'm not in love with him... Yet. I do feel a certain way towards him, but it's not love yet. I like him a lot. I do plan on telling him, but now is not the time for that.

I need to make sure he's okay first. Telling him something like this could confuse him. I really don't want that. Wait, what if he's not even gay? Why didn't I think of that before? Way to go Shoto. I look at him, he's deep in thought. He doesn't even realize that I'm looking at him. We're still holding hands. I blush slightly. Ugh, he's so cute. His skin is so smooth and his eyes are soft. Usually they're hard and angry, but now they're just calm. I'm so glad he's let his guard down around me.

He still seems a bit tense, but this shows that he trusts me somewhat. It must have taken a lot of trust to tell me that thing that happened to him at the League of Villains hideout. I don't know how he's managed to do this all alone. I'll never let him go through anything alone ever again. I vow to keep him safe. I also couldn't help but notice that Katsuki smells like strawberries. I smile a bit remembering when he said 'hmm apples' out loud. Do I smell like apples? Well anyway, he definitely smells like strawberries.

We get to the front door and look at each other, then at our still intertwined hands. We both agree to let go. When we walk in, he lets out a sigh and Midoriya welcomes us.

"Hi Todoroki, hi Kacchan. I'm so happy you came today."

Katsuki puts on his act again and says, "Tch whatever you damn nerd, just wanted to get out of the damn house." He scowls and puts his hands in his pockets.

Midoriya then looks at me. "Oh, yes, it's my pleasure to be here," I say.

"Well I only have one guest room, so you guys will be rooming together for the weekend," Midoriya says. I can see Bakugo tense up a bit, but he quickly covers it by yelling. "Ugh this damn ice pack!?" Midoriya looks shocked and says, "Yeah sorry Kacchan, but I have an event tomorrow morning, so I'd have to wake up early. I wouldn't want to disturb you guys. My mom is coming with me, but we'll be back at around 1 tomorrow. You guys can stay here while you wait for me, or you could go out. It just came up, but the rest of the time I'll be free."

"It's no problem, right Kat-Bakugo?" I ask. I don't know if he wants Midoriya to know that we've pretty much been at a first-name base. "Tch yeah we'll be fine, Deku!" He yelled. He seemed a bit hesitant about the name 'Deku', but it was hard to notice. Damn he's good at hiding stuff. Not a pro, but pretty darn good. Midoriya just turns around and starts walking up the stairs and into a hallway into what I presume is his room. Me and Katsuki take off our shoes and follow him.

I still have Katsuki's bags, so he offers to take them back by reaching out his arms. When I give them to him, he whispers a quiet 'thank you'. I just nod and follow Midoriya. Katsuki is behind me and we walk into the All Might decorated room. "This is my room, this tour is mostly for Todoroki since he's never been here," he says.

Then he walks down the hall, then takes a right and passes another door into the guest room. It's pretty plain. Just a bed, a lamp, and a dresser. "This is the guest room, and the door in the hall we passed, is the restroom." I nod.

"Thank you."

We put our bags in there, and then go back to Midoriya's room. "Okay I'll bring some snacks up, you guys set up the Wii." He leaves.

Me and Katsuki are left standing there. Then I say, "Hey I almost called you Katsuki back there, is it alright that I did? Or do you want me to call you Bakugo?" He goes to turn on the console, and replies with, "Just don't call me Katsuki when there are other people around. I'm fine with it, I just don't want people wondering why we're friends, the reason is too embarrassing. I'm sorry, but I'm too nervous right now."

"Don't be sorry Katsuki, I understand. You can call me Shoto whenever you want. I have no problem with it."

He just nods. He seems distant.

"Hey are you okay? You seem a little zoned out," I ask him.

"Yeah yeah I'm good, I just need a little rest or something. Acting so mad when I'm tired just exhausts me."

Then we hear Midoriya's footsteps and he puts on his 'fuck off' face. Midoriya walks in with two bowls. One is full of popcorn and the other is filled with potato chips. "Oh no, I forgot the sodas," he says and then runs out to get them.

"I know you still don't want anyone to find out, but you don't have to act around me. I won't judge you or tell anyone about what you've told me," I quickly say before Midoriya comes back.

We hear quick footsteps and Midoriya comes in. He hands me one. "Thank you Midoriya." Then he hands one to Katsuki. "Tch thanks," he says angrily.

"Mario Kart?" Midoriya asks.

Bakugo scoffs. "So that I can beat you both? Sure!"

"Yes, that would be fine," I say.

He hands us the remotes. As he's looking for the disc in his closet, Katsuki lets out a heavy sigh and then recomposes himself. "Tch hurry up, Deku!"

"I found it!" Then Midoriya comes back and puts in the disc. I look over at Katsuki really quick. He notices, so he looks back at me. He looks tired, so I smile at him. He blushes and looks away quickly. Cute.

Midoriya finally got the game to load and we get started. I know how to play, somewhat. I've seen people online talk about it and I've heard some of our classmates talk about it too.

"I've never played this before, how do you hold the remote, how do you drive, how do you turn, how do you use the power thing?" I ask all these questions.

"I'll just play the tutorial," Midoriya says. I nod.

After a while, I learn how, and we start playing. I really suck at this game, and Katsuki seems off. He only shouts when he remembers to. He also doesn't get all worked up when Midoriya or I hit him with a shell. He just whispers 'dammit' under his breath sometimes. He remembers every once in a while, so he seems normal then. He would seem normal to me if I hadn't been keeping such a close eye on him.

I always notice different things. Like flinches here and there when he's walking in the hallway and people are next to him. And if there's people behind him, he won't stop turning around cautiously. I think that's why he stopped hanging out with Kirishima and the others. They're always physical like throwing friendly punches at each other.

Katsuki started to flinch at their punches. He would wince sometimes, even if they didn't hit hard. Like if he was bruised or something.

I also noticed some good things about him. The way he would smile when he did something he liked. Not the evil or aggressive smile, but the kind and genuine one.

Also, the face he makes when he's concentrating on something. He sticks his tongue out of his mouth or puts the end of the pen on his lips. How his hair is always spiky. When he laughs. The look on his face when he sees All Might and his old fights. Just all those things. He also tries so hard in school. It may not seem like it, but Katsuki tries just as much as the others, more actually. He puts everything he has into school and becoming a hero. I admire him for that.

I snapped out of my daze to the sound of the Wii turning off. "Hey, we've been playing for like 2 hours. Wanna watch a movie?" Midoriya asks.

"Sure that sounds alright," I say. We get up and go to the couch downstairs. Katsuki is behind us, he's unusually quiet. He takes out his phone and frowns when he turns it on.

"Um, I'll be right back," he says quickly and runs back upstairs. Hm, I wonder what has him so worked up. I'll ask him about it later. I look back at Midoriya.

"What movie do you want to watch, Todoroki?"

"What kind of movies do you have?" I ask.

"Here I have all of these," he says as he points at a shelf full of movies.

"Wow that's a lot."

"The cartoons are at the top, comedies are in the 2nd, sad movies are in the 3rd, horror is in the 4th, and action is in the last one." I nod.

I browse through for a while. Then I hear footsteps coming down the stairs. I then turn around and see Katsuki with the bowls of snacks we forgot upstairs. "Oh thank you Kacchan I totally forgot about those."

"Hey Bakugo I'm choosing a movie, come help me out," I say.

"Tch can't even do that on your own, damn Half'n'Half."

He comes over to me with a scowl on his face. I explain to him where each genre is and he nods. Midoriya leaves the room to get us some more drinks. As Katsuki is browsing, he completely skips over the horror shelf. Hm, I guess he doesn't like them.

He's looking at action movies and he ends up choosing Ant Man. Hm, that's also kind of a funny movie. He shows it to me, asking for my approval. Ugh, he's adorable. I nod. "Hm I like that one," I say. He stands up and hands it to me. Midoriya walks back in with 3 sodas. "My mom's in her room. She said that she'll be in there for the rest of the night." We both nod.

I hand him the movie. It's almost eleven now, but I'm not feeling too tired. I can make it through the movie. "Ooooo Ant Man, great choice you guys." He goes over to the TV and turns on the DVD player.

I sit in the middle of the couch. Either way, Katsuki has to sit next to me. I'm a genius. Katsuki keeps checking his phone. Like if he's waiting for a call or text. "Hey Bakugo we're about to start the movie," I call from across the room. He looks up quickly and yells, "Tch shut up I know!" He plops down on my right side where my arm is extended on the couch. I'm practically hugging him. Ugh what am I thinking? I sound like a school girl with a crush.

Midoriya brings over the bowls and hands me and Katsuki one and then he hands us our sodas. He goes to turn off the lights, then he sits on the left side of me, and takes the bowl of chips from my lap. He just starts munching.

Katsuki didn't eat at lunch today and he hasn't even touched the snacks. He's only taken a few sips out of the other can of soda but then he gave it to Midoriya claiming that it got too warm already. He just has the new can there in his hands. He scooches closer to me. Not very subtly. I turn over to whisper to him. "Hey have you eaten today?" He tenses up.

"No, I haven't, I didn't have enough money for lunch." I nod. "Eat some popcorn. It's not food food, but it'll be better than eating nothing, I've noticed you've been skipping out on lunch."

He nods hesitantly and starts eating the popcorn from the bowl he had on his lap. He doesn't even drink his coke though. I open mine and take a few sips here and there. I want to hug Katsuki again, and my arm is still on the couch thing behind him. I turn to him again and whisper, "Hey can I put my arm on your shoulder?" He blushes and just nods. What a cutie. I turn around to Midoriya who is practically hypnotized by the movie.

I look back to the screen and start paying attention to the movie. Katsuki still smells like strawberries. I wish I could really hug him. I sigh and take some popcorn from the bowl that Katsuki has. Katsuki scooches a tiny but closer to me, so I turn to face him and smile. He turns red and looks back towards the movie. I'm going to make this weekend fun for Katsuki. I'll make sure he enjoys it. Maybe we can invite his squad over. Midoriya would be up for that. He's friends with everyone.

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