i woke up the next morning to an annoying alarm clock. i tried to ignore it, but after a minute or so, it stopped. i flip myself over and shove my face into my pillow, but then sho poked me. "time to get up, izu~" he says with a sweet voice. i immediately turn around and wrap my arms around kacchan. "mm.. no! too comfy!" i say nuzzling my face into him. "c'mon, nerd. time to get up. i need to shower and we gotta go to school" kacchan says sitting up and poking my cheek. "aww! i don't wanna!" i say flopping back down on the bed. kacchan and sho looked at each other and nodded, as if they were having a silent conversation. they stood and sho picked me up by my legs. he picked me up in a way where when i pulled myself up, i was on his shoulders. i giggle at being so high up and he noticed this. he started to tickle my feet and i laugh really hard at the sensation. "you're really cute when you laugh~" kacchan says teasingly. i giggle at his comment. "thanks, kacchan. you're really handsome when you smile~" i say back in a cheesy tone. he goes red from head to toe and i found it hilarious! i burst out laughing again, not even stopping to take a breath. "h-hey!" he says defensively. "since when do you stutter?" sho says smirking. "shut it, icey-hot!" he says again, more defensively than before. "i like your smile too, todoroki~" i say in attempt to get him embarrassed as well. it obviously works. he gets really red and i smile at my achievement. "c-can you put me down now?" i ask, a bit concerned that i may be too heavy. "ok" is all he says before dropping me on the bed. i slightly wince at the pain of a bruise on my back, but i'm quick to forget it. neither of them seemed to notice, so i assumed i was in the clear. i get up to walk to the desk to grab my backpack when i feel the collar of my shirt being tugged. i feel myself get slightly lifted from the ground and turn around to see kacchan holding me. "heh...heh.. am i in trouble..?" i ask looking back at him. "nah, just let me see your back real quick." is all he says before whipping up my shirt revealing a giant bruise covering most of my back. "holy shit... how'd this happen?!" sho asks from behind kacchan. he gently places his hand on my back tracing the bruise, but not applying enough pressure to hurt. "this is more recent... a little over a week ago?" sho says to himself. "ah, yeah. that's from the first day of school... my mother hit my back with a chair to wake me up.. talk about harsh!" i say scratching my neck. "i'll kill them..!" kacchan says angrily. "no, sadly you can't." sho says calmly, letting out a sigh at the end of his sentence. "kacchan?" i say quietly. "yeah?" he says slightly lost in thought. "could you maybe... put me down now?" i say quieter than before. "oh..! uh, yeah" he says putting me down. "thanks." i say smiling. every time i smile, it seems they both get red in the face. it's really cute so i'm not complaining, it's just an observation. i lightly giggle to myself at the thought. "i'm gonna go have a shower, todoroki, you're after me, then deku. unless you wanna shower with me~" kacchan says with a smirk. i giggle at that and combat it with: "if you really want help washing that bad~". i laugh at the my remark and shove him into the bathroom. sho looked at me strangely. "what..?" i say after while.
"n-nothing.." he says and turns to his dresser, grabbing his uniform.
as i'm waiting for my turn in the shower, i decide to read a bit. i grab 'lord of the flies' and open to the page with the bookmark. i see a really interesting quote, so i read it aloud to sho; " 'The thing is - fear can't hurt you any more than a dream.' that's interesting... so, having a fear of heights can't hurt you because it's all your imagination... just like a dream..." sho looked at me for a second with his hand on his chin. "yeah, i guess so." he shrugs. "but, having said that, if you have an overwhelming sense of fear for a certain thing to the point where you actively avoid it, then it can become harmful... almost like how nightmares can be harmful to a persons mind and well being... most nightmares are caused from a traumatic event, which can also be said about fear... i've never thought about it like that..." i say to myself. sho comes up to me and squishes my cheeks together. "very clever, but it's my turn to shower now. you should talk to katsuki about that, he's really interested in that kinda stuff." sho says, then walks into the bathroom. i tell kacchan about what i told sho and explained the conclusion i came to. he looked... a little lost in thought?. "kacchan..?" i say waving my hand in front of his face. "yeah, i agree. that's a very interesting way of looking at things... i never took much meaning from that quote." he said, turning a bit red. "yeah, i just thought it had a lot more to it then what the quote was... but i have an overactive mind, so what do i know!" i laugh to myself. "y-yeah..." he says to himself. "are you ok? you seem a little distracted today..." i say worriedly. "yeah, i'm fine. just been thinking about some stuff... you're being interviewed by a detective today, me and todoroki will come with you." kacchan said. it wasn't a question, more of a 'this is what's happening' statement. however, i don't protest. i silently nod. a minute later, sho comes out of the bathroom. "your turn, izu." todoroki says as he walks into the room. his hair was still kinda wet, but he was drying it with a towel.
"o-ok" i say. i grab my uniform and walk into the bathroom and start up the shower. after 10 minuets, i'm all done. i dry off with my towel and look around for my uniform. that's weird... i could've sworn i brought it in with me... "sho! kacchan! is my uniform in there?" i ask through the door. "i don't know, you'll have to come look for yourself." kacchan said back. those sly bitches... they took my uniform! i guess i forgot to lock the door... i tie the towel around my waist and walk out. i notice my uniform is lying neatly on the dresser. i cross the room and grab my uniform, taking note of the boys' eyes on me. i turn around and start to head back to the bathroom, but stop before i make it to the door. "it seems you guys just wanted to see me in a towel. if you asked instead of taking my uniform, maybe i would've let you see more." i say, i wink then smirk as i look at them over my shoulder. they both turn a million shades of red and i walk into the bathroom. when i'm in, i can't help but laugh to myself. i try to keep the noise down so they can't hear it, and it worked. after i put on my clothes, i walk out of the bathroom and to a mirror on the wall. i tie my tie and sit on the bed, eventually flopping backwards and lying down. i once again slightly wince in pain, but i get over it soon enough. kacchan was sitting on the bed next to me reading. it was a book i've read before, 'the outsiders' i smile to myself. "your first time reading it?" i ask. he smiles lightly to himself. "no, second. it's a really good book" he says, tracing the page he was on. "i read that one, it is really good.." i say, smiling to myself as well. he puts in a book mark and puts the book next to him. "come here" he says happily. i sit up and crawl in front of him. he flips me around and hugs me from behind, grabbing the book again. he places his head on top of mine and opens the book.
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"it's at the part where they're on the train, heading to the church." he says flipping to the page with the bookmark. we both sit in a comfortable silence reading the book. i finish the page a little before him, but it's ok. i just sit enjoying the warmth. "done?" he says breaking the silence. "yup!" i say as he flipped the page. we go on like that for a solid 10 minuets until sho announces its time to go. i look up at him and he smiles warmly. kacchan let's me go and we head downstairs to get some breakfast.
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