Tiger Lillies (TodoDeku) (Depressed Deku)

Part 4

I woke up as I heard the front door close and rub the sleep out of my eyes, sitting up in Todoroki's bed. He was no longer there. I got up and went into the living room, calling his name. I checked around the house to no avail. Alone in the house, I checked my phone to see 2 messages from none other than Todoroki.

Todoroki: I had to leave for work around 10, but I will be back at 6
Todoroki: I made breakfast. It should be in the microwave, feel free to heat it up

I smiled. He must've gotten up quite early, and yet he still made breakfast for me. Such a sweet thing to do. I messaged him back.

Midoriya: Thanks! I just woke up. I hope you have a great day at work

I put my phone in my pocket, realizing I was in the clothes I wore last night. I didnt want to remember last night. I grabbed a pair of black jeans and a grey tshirt as well as a few other things before making my way to the shower. As I undressed I looked at my arm. God, I was disgusting. I took a quick shower, trying to cleanse myself from last night. I got changed and went out into the kitchen and opened the microwave. There was 2 giant slices of french toast and a few slices of turkey bacon. It looked delicious! I put it in the microwave for only 30 seconds as it was still slightly warm in the middle, though cold on the edges. I took it out of the microwave when it was done and sat it on the table. I poured myself a glass of orange juice and sat down infront of my plate, beginning to eat. Was it even still breakfast time? What time was it? I pulled out my phone. It was only half past 10. I quickly ate my meal and drank my juice before washing the dishes in the sink, including mine. He must have been in a rush this morning. When I was done I went and brushed my teeth, thinking about what I should do while waiting for Todoroki to come home. Oh wait, that's right. I knew what I had to do before it's too late. I took out my phone and dialed a number. It rang two times before a male picked up. "Hello?" "Hi, Mr. Ayuzaka, it's me. Midoriya." "Oh! Midoriya! Oh thank god you've called! May I ask what this call is concerning?" I took a deep breath, "I know I quit a few days ago and I have logical reasoning. If I explain, do you think I could possibly get my job back?" There was silence for a moment. "Explain." "I quit my job, not because I didn't like it, in fact I LOVED it, but I quit it because I had assumed I would no longer be of use for a job," I said. I technically wasnt lying. I wouldn't be of much use if I was dead. "Continue." "I had a change of plans and well, I kinda want my job back. I'm really sorry I quit and didnt even give a week's notice. Please, may I have my job back?" I practically begged. I heard him sigh on the other line. "Of course you can have your job back, it never was anyone else's. No one could replace you, you know that. Now, there will be consequences and your hours will be cut by an hour each day so you will only work 5 hours instead of 6. Got that?" "Yes sir." He laughed, "sir? Come on now Midoriya. I'm not that old." I smiled, "my apologies." "I will message you later sending you your schedule although you more or less will have the same schedule. You will work from 11:30-4:30. I expect you back to work as of tomorrow. You will now have Saturdays off. Sound good?" "Yes, thank you so much!" I thanked. "Of course. Now, you are going to have to work extra hard for the next few days. We have been backed up since you left. All the orders have been divided between Andrea and Misaki. The two ladies have been overloaded. You owe them big time," he ended with a chuckle, "well anyways, it's great to have you back." "Thanks, I'm glad to be back." "I've got to go help Andrea. I'll see you tomorrow!" I smiled, "yeah, see you tomorrow. Goodbye." "Bye," with that, he hung up the phone. I was so glad he was understanding. I truly did like my job. True, I wanted to be the number 1 hero, but in this city, serious crimes like murder and thefts have gone down a lot. They still happened, just not as often. Being a hero didnt put food on the table, now did it? I picked up the job at the Flower shop because my mother was friends with the owner and I used to help him organize flowers when I was younger. I didnt think I would like it as much as I did, and the rest is history. Andrea was 27 and Misaki was 26. The two have been friends since younger grades and Misaki was Mr. Ayuzaka's niece. We all got along and they were all kind people. They made going to work a little more fun. Now that I got that over with, what should I do with the rest of my free time? It was not even 11 yet. I had 7 hours until Todoroki got done work. What should I do til then? Well I guess I could make dinner, but it would get cold and crusty by the time he'd get home if I made it now. I had no clue what to do. I didnt want to just sit and do nothing because that causes my mind to wander and I told Todoroki I wouldn't do anything. Hm... what should I do? I was so bored. I decided to google something to do. Baking sounded fun. I didnt know how to make anything that well just if I followed the instructions it should turn out fine! First, I'll make some brownies. I think Todoroki packed some mix from my old house. Let me check. I opened up the cabinet and sure enough there was a box of brownie mix. I grabbed a large mixing bowl and dumped the mix in. I then added 1/3 cup of vegetable oil and then 1/4 cup of water. I whisked 1 egg in a separate small bowl very thoroughly before dumping them in as well. I mixed it all together with a hand mixer. I then used a spatula to scrape the sides and mix a little of leftover powder in before mixing it again for good measure. (AN: I make brownies like once a week, I'm going based off of how I make them) I preheated the oven, which I forgot to do before and then sprayed a 9x13 glass pan. I waited for the oven to preheat and tasted the batter a bit. It was soooooo good. I had to learn some self control or I would no doubt eat the entire thing and get salmonella. But, it tasted so good! No, stop, they'll taste good fresh baked as well! I sat down and waited about 10 minutes for the oven to preheat. When it beeped, I then poured the mixture into the pan and put it in the oven, setting the timer to 25 minutes. Now all I had to do was wait. And wait. And wait. I decided to wash the dishes while I waited. That was, of course, after licking the bowls, spatula, and about everything else. I washed everything and checked the timer. There was still 12 minutes. Dang. How about some music? I hit shuffle on my really long playlist. The song Wild Enough by Elina Stridh started playing. I loved that song. I started humming to it as I closed my eyes, allowing my body to move freely to the music. "If I was dancing on the tables, buying rounds til the dawn is that wild enough, wild enough, wild enough for you?" I belted out, alone in my own company. "Talking dirty in the bedroom, be the one to start a fight would that be wild enough, wild enough for you? Am I wild enough, wild enough for you? Am I wild enough, wild enough for youuu?" I sang along, hanging on to every lyric as if they were my own. I related to this song in many ways before all this drama, but even more so after. I used to sing this song all the time, especially after fights with Kacchan. I would sing this in the shower and he would hear me sing so and we would usually say our apologies afterwards. The original singer, Elina Stridh had an absolutely gorgeous voice. I admired her singing, though I havent heard most of her other songs. "Wild enough for youu" I finished out the song, wiping a stray tear away. I put so much emotion into that song. I always have. The next song came on. My Happy Ending by Avril Lavigne. Of course. Perfect for this moment. "You were all the things I thought I knew, and I thought we could beee! You were everything, everything that I wanted! We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it. All of the memories so close to me just fade away! All this time you were pretending, so much for my happy ending," I sang, dancing around with my eyes closed once again. My playlist had a lot of similar songs. I didnt know what I expected. I continued to do so and played another song when it ended. Addicted by Saving Abel. I had my eyes open as I spun around and swayed. I didnt think of Katsuki. I dont know why. I actually thought of last night, when I was dancing with Todoroki. What song were we dancing to? Ah, Please Dont Stop The Music I believe it was. I remember the way Todoroki spun me around and swayed with me. I remembered how it felt when I leaned against his chest, my back side to his front side. We were in sync. I felt the red rush to my face as I reminisced. Why was I turning red? We were just two friends, dancing at a club like friends usually do. That was all. Though, I couldn't shake the way his face looked. So calm yet, loving in a way. He was having fun but his eyes were full of something. He gave a look, intensely full of emotion and feeling. What was it? Desire? He hasn't dated anyone. Not that I know of. Maybe he felt lonely and wished that I was someone he loved. Maybe, just maybe, he wanted me to be someone specific. I didnt know who though. I was pulled from my thoughts as the oven started beeping, letting me know the brownies were done. I opened the oven, the hot air hitting me like a truck. I grabbed the pot holders and pulled out the brownies, placing them on the glass stove top and closing the oven. They smelled as good as the batter tasted, and I bet they would taste even better! Fuck it, I thought as I touched the top of the brownies. Shit! Shit shit shit! That was hot! That was very hot. Good job dumbass. Couldn't even let them sit for a bit. I place my index finger in my mouth and went into the bathroom, opening the medicine cabinet. I got some vaporub burn creme thing and slathered it on thickly to my burnt finger. I had touched the glass pan when I went to draw my finger away from the hot brownie. I was so dumb and clumsy. Why did I do that? I breathed out as I felt the relief immediately come to my finger. "That's better," I said, placing the rub back into the cabinet. I started closing the slide door cabinet when I noticed a little grey box. I thought it was a shelf higher when I put the burn creme into the cabinet? What was it? It was Todoroki's so I had no clue of the contents. I know I should respect his privacy and go about my day, but curiosity got the best of me. I picked it up and tried to open it. It didnt open and that's when I noticed a small lock on it. I had seen a key on Todoroki's night stand and it didn't go to any of the doors as far as I knew. It looked roughly the size for the box. I went into his room and grabbed the key, bringing it back to the bathroom. I stuck the key in and bingo. Perfect fit. I turnt the key and lifted the lid to the box. What? It was empty. It looked like an empty ring box. It had a white inside and a little holder where a ring would have went. Was that it? Why was it empty, he doesnt wear any rings. And why was it in the bathroom. I looked around and I saw a little pull tab on the holder paper. I wonder... I pulled the tab and nearly dropped the box as I saw it's contents. There were two razor blades as well as a folded up piece of paper. I pulled the paper out from under the blades and unfolded it.