14) Good touch. Bad touch

Previous chapter summary:Izuku prepares himself for the endurance training with Haru san. He is shocked when Haru san brings a stranger named Akira with him who was supposed to help him practice. The training.. is well basically Akira ra**ng the poor kid and hitting him with his belt, calling it building endurance against pain. Izuku can't stop crying after its over but Haru assures him that he did a great job and that he's one step closer to making mama love him. Izuku is still doubtful but stays silent. Haru asks Izuku to not reveal the secret of this training to anyone. Izuku complies. On a phone call with Hisashi, Izuku learns that Hisashi can't come to meet him on Wednesday because of a buisness trip so Mitsuki will come in his stead.Now...___________________________________________

Wednesday morning. 3 days after the first "endurance training"

Mitsuki was a little worried. Katsuki had been telling her that Izuku was behaving a little different at school for the last two days. More distant.. dull.. and lost in his own world..

Right now she was driving on Chik to Haru's house to pick up Izuku. Haru was the worst possible man she knew. She was afraid about Izuku's condition.

It was a holiday from school so she thought maybe the boys could have a playdate together.

She reached the place and parked the car in front of it.

The house looked decent enough. She kept her pepper spray close in case she needed it.

She pressed the doorbell and soon the door opened.

She snarled at the man standing in front of her.

Haru: "Mitsuki San! Welcome! I was expecting you"

Truly he looked and sounded much different from the wedding day.

M: "Just here to pick up Izu. Where is he?"

Haru: "Here he is"

Izu: *comes running from within and hugs Mitsuki* "MIMI!!! I MISSED YOU SOOO MUCH!!"

Mitsuki grabbed him tight.

M: "I missed you too my baby"

"Let's go back okay? I'll make you your favourite glass noodles"

Haru: "Aw leaving so soon? You just got here!"

M: "Sorry.. getting late for some things.. maybe later. Good bye"

Mitsuki was getting wierd vibes from that guy and wanted to get away as soon as possible.

Haru: "Can't be helped then. Have a safe ride!"

Izu: "Haru san Bye bye!"

M: "Wear you helmet Izu." *hands him a helmet*

Izu: "Oki.." *wears it*

"We're going on Chik??"

M: "Yep poor girl has been sitting in the garage eating dust. Thought itd be nice to take her on a ride once in a while"

Izu: "Aww.. why do you not ride her often..?"

M: "Hm...well.. a certain day 7 years ago i got a bit too carried away with her and... The police did not like that too much.."

"As a result, I can't ride her around too much now. She's too strong for the world"

"Anyways let's go"

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Something was really wrong..

Izuku.. wasn't his usual self for some reason..

Of course he was smiling... And playing with Katsuki and.. doing what he normally does on these playdates but..

There was something about his behavior today that just didn't sit right with Mitsuki.

And she could tell that Katsuki had noticed it too.

She was cooking some spicy glass noodles while thinking.

She set the table and called the boys for lunch.

Izuku and Katsuki raced to the table and sat down to eat.

Of course like always Katsuki added a lot of hot sauce to his noodles.

But for some reason Izuku, who couldn't tolerate heat added hot sauce too.

M: "I-izuku! You can't eat things that spicy! It'll get hard to breathe!"

Izu: "It's alright Mimi! I can do this! I have to get stronger!"

Mitsuki was a little confused as to how eating spicy food is gonna make him stronger.. and why he did wanted to get stronger.. but she nevertheless allowed him to eat the food.

She kept Izuku's inhaler in her hands in case something went wrong.

And it did. Izuku was tearing up and it was getting hard for him to breath from the spice. But he still finished his food and had to use his inhaler 2 times.

Throughout the day , his behaviour was wierd like this.. he was jumpy.. he was stuttering a bit while speaking.. and more.

Towards the end of the day, it was time to take a bath.

....

M: "Boys! It's time for a bath now! Be quick!"

K: "Okay!"

"Let's go Deku!"

Izu: *not moving*

K: "Hm? What's wrong?"

Izu: "N-nothing... Um..Kacchan.. i don't wanna take a bath.."

K: "..."

.....Mitsuki heard a loud noise coming from the living room.

She ran with all her strength towards the noise.

M: "WHAT HAPPENED!?"

Izuku was on the floor and Katsuki was pulling on his shirt.

M: "KATSUKI WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING??"

K: "HE SAYS HE DOESNT WANNA TAKE A BATH! SO IM MAKING HIM!"

Izu: *crying voice* "Mimi!"

M: "YOU DONT HAVE TO GO SO FAR YOU DUMMY!"

K: "YOU DO THIS TO ME WHEN I SAY I DONT WANNA BATH!"

M: "..."

"Well. Um. Leave him."

K: "Jeez! Youre so biased!" *Leaves Izuku*

Izu: *comes running and hugs Mitsuki*

M: "What happened Izuku? You like bubble baths right? So why don't you wanna bathe today?"

Izu: "I don't wanna.."

M: "Come on don't be stubborn. If you won't bathe then give me a valid reason or go take a bath"

Izu: "I um.."

M: "So..?"

Izu: "I-Ill ..just go.."

M: "Good boy! I'll give you guys some ice cream after you're done"

K: "Hear that? Come on already!" *Holds Izuku and runs to the bathroom*

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In the bathroom:

K: *puts his finger in the tub* "Hmm.. I think it's warm enough"

*Turns back* "Oi! Let's wash up before entering the tub"

Izu: *wearing the towel as a cloak* "Okay.."

K: "What's wrong with you today? Are you gonna bathe with that on? You gotta get nakey!"

Izu: "... K-kacchan I-"

K: *pulls away the towel quickly* "There. Now you can- "

Katsuki was speechless when he saw Izuku's torso and chest area covered in... bruises...? And they were wierd shapes too..

Izuku immediately covered them with his hands and looked down.

K: "Hey.. Deku..what are those-"

Izu: "T-these are f-from the time I fell down the stairs.."

"Please don't tell anyone Kacchan... I-i don't wanna worry anyone.."

K: "But.."

Izu: "Please... *Tearing up* "

K: "O-Okay..."

"J-just stop crying ok Izu?"

*Trying to comfort him*

Katsuki noticed that there were some marks on his back too.. were these really from falling down from stairs?

The rest of the bath was dull. Izuku and Katsuki quietly finished bathing and came back.

Mitsuki was ready with the ice cream. She had turned on the TV and a kids' movie was on.

M: "Alright Boys! Since Dad/Ruru will be coming late tonight, we'll be having a movie night!"

Both boys squealed in excitement at this news momentarily forgetting what just happened in the bathroom.

This was the one of the few times Izuku allowed himself to watch TV so he was happy.

The movie went on and they watched it sitting on the sofa.

Katsuki's mind was a little occupied with the bruises and marks he saw on Izuku but he still seemed to be able to indulge in the movie.

At one point, there was a commercial break.

Mitsuki stood up to get a refill of popcorn while Katsuki and Izuku started at some advertisements.

Katsuki had seen them all. Izuku had seen few.

Perfumed soap.

Milk.

Finance.

And then.. a PSA.

The video ad titled Good Touch and Bad touch.

It was a little animation.

Katsuki , immature as he was, decided to make a little joke about it.

K: "Hey Deku. You should stay away from strangers y'know? Cause I've heard somewhere that people like to bad touch handsy boys like you. *Giggling* "

Katsuki looked at Izuku and was a little shocked at his response. Izuku was looking at him wide eyed, as if Katsuki had said a curse word.

K: "A-ah! I was just joki-"

M: *smacks his head* "DONT JOKE ABOUT THAT KINDA OF STUFF !"

K: "Ow!"

M: " Apologize!"

K: "Ok! I'm sorry!"

Izu: "I-its..fine.. A-ah! The movie is back!"

M: *giving Katsuki "the look" *

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It was bed time. Izuku and Katsuki were sharing a bed. They were laying down. But not asleep. Backs turned towards each other.

Usually, they'd keep chatting for hours until someone caught them awake past bed time. After which, they'd somehow sleep holding hands because Izuku often had nightmares and Katsuki the older brother would not let that pass. It was always a warm comforting feeling.

Yet now, it was so cold.

Katsuki was wondering why Deku was not.. the usual Deku. Why was he so different ? He didn't like this version of Deku at all.

Izuku on the other hand was wondering about a different thing.

Those people that Haru san brought with him.. they touched him.

Izuku allowed it to happen. So Was it bad touch?

But Izuku also touched them.. well at least he was made to touch them. Did he bad touch them?

They hit him if he did something wrong.

They gave him bruises and marks.

He hated all of it.

But..

Was this really going to make a difference?

Would this make him stronger than Kacchan?

Was this really going to make everyone including mama love him?

His faith in his Uncle was dwindling.

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It wasn't just Izuku who had started changing.

Inko was starting to change too.

Ever since Izuku left, Inko was taking better care of herself.

Stopped drinking almost completely.

She started being more happy.

Hisashi gave all of his time for her.

It was like the love between them that was starting to get colder was re-ignited.

Her work's quality improved exponentially and she was back at the top of the company. Her charisma was enough to make the ones who once made fun of her, start respecting her.

The rumors had stopped completely.

Another thing that seemed to change was her attitude towards Izuku.

Being busy, Hisashi had stopped calling and meeting Izuku as often as the first few weeks.

It was November 28th, around 2 months after Izuku had gone.

It was a Parent's and Teacher's meeting at school before the start of winter break.

Even though Hisashi said that he could go and visit the school himself, Inko insisted that she wanted to go as well.

Hisashi wasnt upset at that at all and happily let Inko join him.

Maybe Inko would accept Izuku soon and.. they'd finally be a happy family.

As soon as they reached School, almost all the teachers were looking at them as they were almost celebrities.

They entered the classroom where the teacher was sitting talking to some other kid's parents.

After they were done, Inko and Hisashi took their seat accross the teacher.

(T: teacher)

T: "Oh! It's the Midoriyas! A pleasure to meet you today! How rare to see Inko san too here"

I: "I just.. tagged along.."

H: "The pleasure is all ours. *Smiles* "

"Also, where are all the kids right now?"

T: "Oh? They're gone for a trip to a science exhibition in the nearby high school. Didn't Izuku tell you about it?"

Hisashi mentally facepalmed himself because he had forgotten to call Izuku yesterday.

H: "O-oh yes.. it completely slipped my mind haha"

T: "So, as winter break is starting tomorrow, we decided for a Parents and Teachers conference to discuss some things about our students"

"Here's a list of all the homework he has to do *hands them a paper* "

H: "*looks at the paper* I see, thank you"

I: "..How's he.. doing in classes?"

That caught Hisashi off gaurd. He'd not expected Inko to speak anything related to Izuku.

T: "He's good at academics as always thanks to his good memory"

"He's been participating in sports more often than earlier which is nice"

"He doesn't get along with other kids in his class which is a little sad but he's got Katsuki"

I: "I see.."

T: "But.. there's one thing that I wanted to discuss with you two about his sudden change in behaviour "

Hisashi was intrigued by this new information. He asked the teacher to go on.

T: "I must ask, is everything alright at home?"

"Not to dig too personal but.. any quarrels between you two or some fights?"

H: "Uh.. no? We're a happy little family"

T: "The thing is, since the last two months, Izuku's behaviour has changed drastically."

"He's more jumpy around the school staff, remains quiet throughout the class and has almost completely stopped participating in class discussions."

"And just the other day, I saw the poor kid crying to himself sitting alone in class when Katsuki was on leave"

Now that was something that piqued Hisashi.

H: "What? But why?"

T: "I tried talking to him trying to ask what was wrong but he just said that he was sad that Kacchan didn't come. It sure seemed like something else. He told you guys anything?"

H: "No.. h-he didn't"

Hisashi was starting to think it was because of staying away from home for so long that was getting homesick.

H: "Please tell us if anything else happened?"

T: "Well.. aside from that.. he doesn't finish his lunch anymore.. and feeds the remainder to Katsuki. He's just... Less happier since the last 2 months.. as his teacher I'm extremely worried for him.."

H: "Oh no.. that kid doesn't tell us anything... I'll make sure to have a serious chat with him.."

I: "Of course."

T: "Oh.. well and that reminds me..."

"Last week, we had the kids do an essay on the topic "People I love". "

"You should... Take a look at Izuku's essay."

*Puts a paper on the tabletop*

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