~The Cafe~

"Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo stay behind I need to talk to you two." Aizawa said as the last bell dismissed the class.

As the rest of the room went out Izuku got up and dragged Katsuki by the ear to stand before their teacher. He looked into Bakugo's eyes with a certain disappointment in his own.

"Apologize." His voice was dark as he had not gotten a break lately from the constant irritation.

"No."

"Katsuki Bakugo. Apologize to our homeroom teacher Shota Aizawa for attempting to provoke him, making him believe you stalked him, me, or both, and trying to mess with his mind about his knowledge of me." Izuku was absolutely pissed at the amount of BS happening.

"I- I'm sorry Mr. Aizawa." Katsuki said knowing Izuku wasn't in a good mood.

"It's fine but you two have a lot of explaining to do." Aizawa said with a tired voice.

"Sure but can we go to your office. I'm not exactly comfortable talking about this in such a public area."  Izuku requested with his ever present smile.

"Yeah."

The three assembled their things and walked along the corridor towards the room in which many secrets had been spilled. Tomorrow it will officially have been a week since he broke down. A week since he spilled out his entire life to his teacher. Where he talked about his heart break. Where he admitted his scars and the fact they still hurt. The way his life flipped. But that triggered another flip. And now he must wait to see what this one will bring. He didn't want to let go. Not of Aizawa nor Kacchan. He did not want to let go of those two people.

"Deku."

"Hmm?" He hummed in response to the blonde.

"You spaced out." Katsuki told him.

"Sorry."

He was now realizing how his body had been on autopilot as he found himself on the couch next to Katsuki with Aizawa facing the two.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Aizawa asked with the newly discovered caring tone which Katsuki was just now learning existed.

"Yeah just thinking about what's happened over the past week." He answered genuinely.

"Alright then. So as you claim to know everything that happens to Izuku you would know about his mother?" Shota was straight to the point as he didn't wish to have to talk about this for long.

"Yes. And before you ask the reason I didn't tell anyone was because I didn't know up until a year ago. Before then we had a huge gap in our friendship which was caused by the same thing that triggered the abuse. I admit I was stupid and I could tell the bullying wasn't the only thing hurting him but I didn't pry until a while after I apologized."

Shota took a second to process it then asked, "What was the trigger?"

Katsuki looked to the silent boy besides him.

"The fact I grew up quirkless." Izuku whispered.

Quirkism.

It hit him like a brick to the head.

That's why he couldn't focus.

He related to the kid too much.

At least he had a quirk and could deplete other's quirks for some time to prevent extra damage. Though he couldn't use it against his parents it still helped when it came to bullying. Especially with the kinds of quirks those kid's had.

But Izuku had nothing to protect himself.

"Aizawa sensei?" Izuku asked the raven haired man before him.

"Sorry, I-...... I spaced out." He answered.

There it was again. The pain in his voice like the first time they had talked here.

"Anyhow you said Izuku only told me vague descriptions?"

"I don't really know what he told you exactly as I was only given a blunt explanation. Just my attempt at annoying you." Katsuki answered.

"I see." Aizawa stated seriously before changing to a more lenient tone as he asked, "Are you two ready for the fight on Saturday?"

"Of course!" They yelled in union.

Aizawa was about to laugh as he heard a knock on the door.  He walked towards it with curiosity on who the fuck would bother him after school. Like did they want him to kill them?

"Hey dad. Have you seen Izuku? I need to ask him a favor." Hitoshi asked as the door opened.

"In here." Aizawa answered.

Confused, the teen walked into the room to see the two sitting besides each other. He tried to understand what was going on then realized there was only one thing that could cause this.

"Who did you two kill this time."

"No one" They answered.

"Hold up what? Then why are you here?" Hitoshi questioned with utter confusion present on his face.

"I could ask you the same question." Katsuki said trying to avoid the question.

"Okay what is going on?" Toshi demanded while turning to face Aizawa.

"Katsuki tried to mess with me and it happened to be about Izuku. Then we somehow ended up discussing serious topics." Shota answered plainly, "I was really confused to how he knew I was adopting Izuku while only me, Izuku, Mic, and Nezu were aware. And you know how much I hate being confused."

Hold up. Lemme process that real quick

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"Wait! You're adopting Izuku?" Hitoshi asked clear surprise in his voice.

"Yeah." Sho answered plainly.

"O. M. G. WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME I WOULD HAVE A NEW BROTHER!? I AM BEYOND DISAPPOINTED. HOW FRICKING DARE YOU DECEIVE ME LIKE THAT FATHER?! I AM DEEPLY WOUNDED BY YOUR ACTIONS." Hitoshi's voice rose and fell through his mini speech reflecting the emotions which filled it.

"Wait" Katsuki said causing the sounds to fade out as he silently processed this information. "Shinso is your son?" He finally asked.

"Yeah." The two insomniacs replied.

"And you're adopting Izu." He said.

"Yeah" Aizawa once again responded.

"So that means you two are brothers?" Katsuki asked.

"Congratulations smart ass." Izuku complimented sarcastically.

"And if my mom is emotionally Izuku's aunt and his mom used to be my Aunt emotionally too doesn't that make that Aizawa is basically my uncle now?" Bakugou said.

"Wow such wisdom." Zuku once again provided a sarcastic answer.

"So Hitoshi is my cousin now." Katsuki said in a low voice.

"I guess so?" Aizawa responded.

"Oh okay."

Katsuki's voice was low and gentle as he said that the most fragile they had ever heard him. He almost sounded afraid. Understanding the situation Izuku slowly wrapped his arms around the other and gently pulled him to his chest. His hand calmly ran through the soft blond locks before him.

"Shinso?" Izuku calmly called the boy who was spaced in confusion.

The said boy nodded his head gently as a response to his name being called. Both him and Shota took a seat on a chair respectively.

"Was there something you needed? I heard Aizawa sensei tell you 'In here' as if you were searching for something." He spoke.

"Yeah. As you know I transferred to your class today. I would have come on monday but there is a test that day so I need to be able to prepare. And who better help me then Izuku Midoriya, the student in 1A with the best analysis. I also didn't want to ask Iida or Momo cause I'm not that familiar with them and don't want people talking my head off."

 Izuku let out a lighthearted sigh then said, "Like father, like son." He silently giggled before starting again. "Kacchan would it be okay if I invite him to our study session later?"

Kat finally pulled away from the hug he looked into Hitoshi's eyes begging, pleading that no harm would come from their owner. They looked back at him overflowing with genuine worry and care.They showed that they weren't going to take the opportunity of his vulnerability and didn't even see it as an opening. He then remembered his cousin's eyes, sinister and lustful. He saw the difference between the looks on their faces and felt easy.

"Tch, whatever nerd." He answered going back to his comfortable position.

"Alright, I've got papers to grade y'all can stay in here or go to the dorms. If you need anything let me know." Aizawa said calmed from the still complex situation.

"Is it okay if we head off campus for a bit. Kacchan and I like to go to a cafe before we start studying." Izuku asked as he pushed Katsuki off him.

"Sure just don't get drunk."

"IT'S A CAFE!" Izu and Kat yelled in union.

"It still applies."

"Whatever." Katsuki shot before dragging the other two to the door.

"Bye Aizawa!" Izuku yelled as he was being forced out the door.

They snuck around campus avoiding human contact. As soon as they were off school grounds they began to run, laugh, joke, and for once be kids. They were free from the challenges and expectations that were put on them on school grounds. They were free from the weight of their hero costumes. They felt free.

Yeah they were well know and they already had fans but it was not that hard to keep a low profile. Soon they walked into the cafe and walked towards a table and sat down.

A waiter immediately noticed them and walked to the table. "Hey Kat! Izu! How y'all doing?" She asked enthusiastically.

"Hey fluffy." Katsuki said with a small smirk.

"Will you ever learn my real name?" She joked.

"Nah. Not worth my time."

The lady pouted and Izuku quickly shot a reply to his blonde.

"Kacchan! That's not nice!" He scolded.

"It's alright Izu! Who's the cutie?" She scanned the boy in front of her.

" This is Hitoshi Shinso our friend. He was just transferred to our class and we are helping him with his work." Izuku explained with a beaming voice.

"Hey Shin my name is Katsumei Hirikashi. You can call me Katsu." She said joyously.

"Nice to meet you Katsu." He replied.

"Alright then! Katsudon for Izuku, spicy ramen for Kat, and how about you?" She asked once again with her voice brightening up the room.

"I'll have Manju please."

"Okay Imma go put your orders in!" She said as she walked away.

Katsumei had long, fluffy, sky blue hair that reached her knees. Her eyes were wide and awake shining a sweet amber. Her height was about 5'7. She wore a white button up with a lime skirt which reached her knees.

"Who was she?" Hitoshi asked after she left.

"She's a friend from middle school. She owns this place actually." Izuku stated.

"Wait really? I thought you said you grew up quirkless and didn't have any friends?" Hitoshi said then quickly realized what he said.

"It's alright Toshi. She grew up quirkless too. When it was time for high school she was gonna apply for UA but her parents kicked her out. She barely had any money so she had to work and I helped when I could. Then when Kacchan learnt about her he started helping out his parents more so he could make money. When we all had enough we put it together and bought this place." Izuku said reminiscing.

"At first I was cooking while fluffy and nerd were taking orders and serving. We all worked here together, nerd had his job, I helped my parents and we eventually started hiring. When we got into the hero course the place was already quite popular and we each get a third of the income. Currently we're wondering if we should open another store in the next town or at the other end of this one." Katsuki finished.

"That's cool." Hitoshi said with genuine surprise as he looked around at the amount of people there were there.

"Y'all must be rich!" Hitoshi exclaimed.

"Well I actually pay UA with my own money and everything else as well so.... not really. Also I spend a lot on habits." Izuku answered somewhat shamefully.

"And I tend to spend quiet the amount on hobbies also paying for the amount of things I break and we stopped working except for here. We sometimes help out here whenever needed or just for fun." Katsuki added.

"Hey boys!" Katsumei yelled as she brought their food.

"Fucking finally!" Kat said with a roll of his eyes.

"You roll your eyes more than you use your quirk boy." Katsu said as she handed him his food.

"WHAT WAS THAT YOU LITTLE-"

"Kacchan you don't wanna get kicked out of your own restaurant do you?" Izuku yelled slightly quieter than Katsuki.

"That's what I thought." Izuku said as the Pomeranian calmed down.

"Thanks Katsu."

"No probs Zuku. But keep your dog on a leash." She said before walking away

 to take a break in her office.

Meanwhile there was a certain blonde haired boy with an explosive quirk who was questioning whether or no to follow her and make her pay for that. His anger quickly subsided as the other two began to eat and suggested he do the same before they started to study.

Somewhere during the session they had to order 4 cups of coffee for the two brothers who had not slept much last night. They studied till 5 then spent an hour helping out in the restaurant before it closed.

Hitoshi went to the teacher's dorm to play a few video games for the next two hours before he would be forced into bed. The other two went on training for a period of time before heading to the dorms around 9.

As soon as they walked in they were greeted by their home room teacher who was drinking coffee at 9pm. They just said they had been training not that they were practicing so that they could annihilate the pros they'd be facing that weekend.

 Aizawa sent them to shower ordering that they would go to bed as soon as they were finished before going off to patrol the dorm rooms and make sure everyone else was asleep. They did as told without complaint what-so-ever making Shota wish they would be this obedient when they were in danger.

Upon finishing the patrols he made sure the two had followed orders then walked back to his dorm. As soon as he walked in he saw Mic finishing the grades he was supposed to be doing and Hitoshi passed out on the bed, actually sleeping for once.

"Thanks Zashi." He whispered before sitting next to his son and letting his thoughts drift to the day he had.

------------Rewind------------

"Bye Aizawa!" Izuku yelled as he was dragged out the door.

"Bye" He responded with a whisper knowing the kid wouldn't hear him.

He walked to his desk looking at the papers on it. He knew he couldn't grade them. He wouldn't be able to do it right. He was too distracted.

Letting go of what ever was keeping him going he fell to his knees. It all ran by him. The screams, the tears, the whips, the beatings, the knifes, the rape, the bullying, the mocking, the teasing, the blood, the scars, the scars, the scars.

It was all too much as the tears poured down his face as quick, shallow breaths escaped his lungs. His stomach was hurting. Why was it hurting so bad? He was hungry he hadn't eaten since the day before yesterday morning but he threw it up anyhow.

He felt the pain through out himself and his thoughts raced in his head until he was snapped out of it by a knock on the door. He flinched back into a defensive position. Another knock brought him completely back to reality causing him to quickly stand up, wipe his tears away, and open the door.

"Hey Sho!" Hizashi beamed.

"What." He answered not amused at the group of teachers.

"We're heading to this restaurant and we wanted to know if you'd come."

He was about to say no when a pain shot through him causing him to change his mind.

"Sure." He answered with a monotone voice which put Todoroki's to shame.

They looked shocked for a moment before Mic grabbed him and they set on their path. Aizawa followed quietly fighting the hurt that made him feel like collapsing. They soon arrived and the first thing they noticed was a young girl probably around 16 with the place's uniform yelling "Hey Kat! Izu! How y'all doing?"

"Hey fluffy."

'Isn't that Bakugo's voice?' I thought to myself.

"Will you ever learn my real name?" we heard her joke as we sat on the seats behind them.

"Nah. Not worth my time." He responded

Classical Bakugo.

"Kacchan! That's not nice!" They heard Izuku's voice say.

"It's alright Izu! Who's the cutie?" The girl asked.

" This is Hitoshi Shinso our friend. He was just transferred to our class and we are helping him with his work." Izuku explained with a beaming voice.

"Hey Shin my name is Katsumei Hirikashi. You can call me Katsu." She said joyously.

"Nice to meet you Katsu." Hitoshi replied.

"Alright then! Katsudon for Izuku, spicy ramen for Kat, and how about you?" She asked without the two needing to say any thing.

"I'll have Manju please."

"Okay Imma go put your orders in!" She said as she walked away.

As she left another lady came and took our orders then I went back to listening to the kids as Nemuri ranted on something. And I heard something I would have never expected as an answer when Hitoshi asked who she was.

"It's alright Toshi. She grew up quirkless too. When it was time for high school she was gonna apply for UA but her parents kicked her out. She barely had any money so she had to work and I helped when I could. Then when Kacchan learnt about her he started helping out his parents more so he could make money. When we all had enough we put it together and bought this place." Izuku said reminiscing.

"At first I was cooking while fluffy and nerd were taking orders and serving. We all worked here together, nerd had his job, I helped my parents and we eventually started hiring. When we got into the hero course the place was already quite popular and we each get a third of the income. Currently we're wondering if we should open another store in the next town or at the other end of this one." Katsuki finished.

I know they all were paying attention cause by the end of it they were all quiet.

"That's cool." Hitoshi said with genuine surprise. "Y'all must be rich!" He exclaimed.

"Well I actually pay UA with my own money and everything else as well so.... not really. Also I spend a lot on habits." Izuku answered somewhat shamefully.

That's it if this kid doesn't want to stop breaking my heart then he has to buy me a new one.

"And I tend to spend quiet the amount on hobbies also paying for the amount of things I break and we stopped working except for here. We sometimes help out here whenever needed or just for fun." Katsuki added.

The topic lightened and the others went back to their discussions while I listened in on the rest of the conversation.

"Hey boys!" Katsumei yelled as she brought their food.

"Fucking finally!" Kat said with a roll of his eyes.

"You roll your eyes more than you use your quirk boy." Katsu said as she handed him his food.

Welp she's dead.

"WHAT WAS THAT YOU LITTLE-"

"Kacchan you don't wanna get kicked out of your own restaurant do you?" Izuku yelled slightly quieter than Katsuki.

"That's what I thought." Izuku said as the Pomeranian calmed down.

Hold up what! Okay from now on Izuku is responsible for calming Bakugo down.

"Thanks Katsu."

"No probs Zuku. But keep your dog on a leash." She said before walking away.

Good thing she left or else she would have been deceased by now.

As that last thought ran through his head a waiter came up to them and brought their meals. He looked at his food then realized he was gonna have to eat all of it and boy were they generous. Made him jealous as he heard Katsuki tell Izuku to eat what he can then he'll have the rest.

He began to eat and counted every mouthful he took.

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He forced the twenty-second one as he realized he reached his limit. Slowly, Shota put his chopsticks down and took a deep breath.

"Aizawa don't tell me you're already full! You havent even finished half yet!" Toshinori said only adding to Shota's panick.

Then he knew an angel came down from heaven when Hizashi took his bowl and ate about half of what was left. Shota chuckeled lightly at the act while Nemuri could be heard saying something along the lines of 'get a room'.

He fellt relieved as he once again began eating.

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He had finally finished his food yet he began to feel uneasy. He sighed knowing he would probably throw up when they got back. To the others the sigh was completely random. He was normally working of they were annoying him when he sighed but they had not done that.

"What's up with you?" Kan asked.

"Nothing"

"Aizawa-kun that sigh was clearly disappointment straight from hell, you ain't fooling anyone." Thirteen said.

"It's none of your concern." He replied hating the attention.

"Aizawa-kun why do you have to be so stubborn all the time? There's clearly something wrong but you just deny it! We're trying to help you." Toshinori said losing his temper and yelling at Aizawa.

Shota was taken by surprise and froze. He just stood there as his face showed no emotion at all. He was afraid but even in the state of panic his body wouldn't let it show.

"So you're gonna do that by yelling at me?" He said being fully aware when his voice cracked and wavered showing his true emotions.

"If you're not gonna tell any other way then yeah." Toshinori stated firmly.

The rest fell silent for a minute before someone spoke up. None other than Hizashi Yamada.

"Toshinori Yagi, please leave my husband's personal life alone and refrain from raising your voice at him with out a reason. If I hear that this continues I will have a restraint order made and have a chat with Nezu to make sure it is kept. So please do not attack his privacy for your sake as much mine and his." As soon as Hizashi finished a lady came with the bill.

They split it then went back to UA together. All throughout the journey Aizawa and Yagi were silent while Mic went back to his usual self though he still had a protective arm around his husband which Sho leaned into deeply.

They had made it to the teacher's dorms when Aizawa just started running out of the blue. The staff members were confused to say the least but Hizashi calmly followed him into their dorm and to the bathroom.

He walked in a few seconds after Shota. He knelt down next to him holding the black locks and rubbing his back as Shota threw up the meal. He waited patiently being quiet as the only thing confirming his presence was his touch. Shota finished then looked at Hizashi as if he expected to be yelled at and hurt.

He looked fragile and unstable as if one small tap would break him. Mic slowly pulled him into a hug. He gently caressed Aizawa's hair before asking.

"When was the last time you ate without this happening?"

Aizawa started mumbling and Hizashi could feel him shaking within his arms. Tears ran down the cheeks of the normally emotionless man.

"I won't be mad. I promise." Hizashi comforted.

"Yes you will." Shota said with his voice still shaking obviously.

"I won't." He said again.

"2 weeks ago." Shota said shutting his eyes tight and waiting for the pain as he apologized repeatedly.

Yamada frowned at Aizawa's behavior. He scooped up the shorter man and brought him to their bed. He slowly lay Shota onto the soft mattress before joining. He slowly wrapped his arms around Aizawa making sure he was comfortable. He didn't get mad. He had promised Shota he wouldn't. He would do everything he could to support his husband. And this was one of those things.

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"Zashi." Aizawa called turning his head towards the man while tangling his fingers in Hitoshi's hair.

"Yeah?" Mic answered vividly.

"Sorry."

"What for?"

"Not telling you sooner."

"It's alright Sho. I just need you to trust me and I know something's holding you back but you're clearly trying. I'll wait."

Aizawa frowned.

"Cause you are worth my time."

This made the raven haired man smile and Hizashi smiled after seeing Shota do it.