Save me, please. [Todobaku]

Chapter 21

"It's ok..Let it out, Katsuki." Todoroki whispered while continuing to stroke the back of Bakugou's head. The blonde let out a loud sob as more tears fell, dripping onto his lap. Todoroki hated that he could only listen, he wanted to help. Badly.

But he was in as bad a situation as Bakugou.

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For the remaining two periods of the day, they had training. Todoroki cursed under his breath when he realized he had new cuts that were made only last night.

He decided to keep his back turned to the lockers so nobody could see the cuts on his chest, Bakugou on the other hand had cuts all over his body.

He started with the gloves first, quickly taking off his trousers to slip his hero trousers and boots on, turning his back to the others and taking off his buttoned up shirt and putting his hero top on and lastly the remaining accessories. He felt relieved when he noticed his mask covered his now quite visible eye bags. Though he noticed his hero outfit was becoming a little loose, probably from all the weight he has lost.

Once everyone was changed and ready, they headed out of the locker rooms and onto the training grounds.

They were allowed to spar with someone of their choice, Bakugou and Todoroki didn't choose each other, since they didn't want to harm the other. Bakugou went with Kirishima while Todoroki went with Midoriya.

Midoriya had noticed some minor scrapes below Bakugou's shoulders where his costume didn't cover. He got more concerned when he saw scars and almost healed cuts around Todoroki's wrists. He could never imagine Bakugou and Todoroki would harm themselves, so he brushed it off for the time being.

Or until he had more proof.

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Bakugou and Todoroki both went to the two ONLY showers with curtains. The others didn't notice this and carried on showering, excited that it was the end of the school day.

Bakugou gasped when he thought he would go home to a beating from his 'dad', but sighed happily when he remembered they moved into the new dorms.

The two boys stepped out of the showers with towels around their waists and quickly reached for their clothes and ran back into the shower to change. When they walked out, some of the other boys were laughing at Mineta who looked very serious about what he was saying.

"What's happening?" Todoroki asked Sero, who was laughing and wiping a tear from his eye.

"Mineta claims to be bisexual!" He laughed.

"But he's always annoying the girls?" Bakugou said, standing beside Todoroki and scowling at Mineta.

"That's what we're laughing about!" Denki exclaimed, laughing uncontrollably.

"I'm being serious!" Mineta shouted, stomping his foot on the tiled flooring.

"Sure~ you are." Bakugou teased, setting his hand on his hip. Mineta pouted angrily and left the locker room. Bakugou chuckled and grabbed his bag and left the locker room after, Todoroki watched him as he did this, noticing how.. bony Bakugou was becoming. It was honestly scary to Todoroki. He didn't understand how the others hadn't noticed it?

Todoroki picked up his bag and left shortly after the blonde.

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"No!" Bakugou shouted.

"C'mon, please?" Kirishima pleaded, testing his luck.

"Make your own fucking food!"

"I don't know how to cook!"

"Then learn, dumbass!"

"What did I walk into?" Todoroki asked, setting his dorm key on a small table by the door. Bakugou groans and face palms hardly while Kirishima whines.

"Bakugou won't make me food!"

"Why not?" Todoroki asked, the question more directed at Bakugou. The blonde looked down to the floor, almost.. in shame? Then it hit Todoroki. Bakugou wasn't planning to eat in the first place. If he made food for Kirishima then he would've had to eat too.

"I'll make something.." Todoroki sighed, walking over to the fridge to pick something out. "Can I at least have some help, Katsuki?"

"Whatever.." Groaned Bakugou, walking over to a cupboard and taking out a packet of pasta.

"This good?" He asked, waving it infront of Kirishima who was smiling and nodding. Bakugou got out a pot and poured water in it and heated it up on the stove. He salted the water and put in the pasta.

"Get out the cream, cheese and ham, Shouto?"

Todoroki nodded and took out the listed items out of the fridge and set them on the counter next to Bakugou. Bakugou guided Todoroki through how to make the sauce, use enough salt and all that jazz. Todoroki learned a lot, even though it was something as simple as making pasta. Bakugou took out two bowls and poured the pasta and sauce into the bowls and put them infront of Kirishima and Todoroki. He smiled when Kirishima's face lit up when he took the first bite.

"Aren't you going to eat, Bakugou?" Kirishima asked, mouth full of the newly made food. Bakugou's smile instantly disappeared, he looked down to the floor as a familiar emptiness filled his eyes.

"I'm not hungry.." He mumbled, turning around and cleaning the used pots. He didn't face them not even once and left to his bed when he was finished. Todoroki sighed and collected his and Kirishima's now empty bowls and went over to the sink.

"Is Bakugou ok? He looked kind of... sad?" Kirishima asked, getting up from his stool and leaning against the counter.

"Hm." Todoroki hummed, he himself didn't know if it was a yes or no. Kirishima frowned and left as well, leaving Todoroki by himself. Instantly the half and half boy felt a wave of loneliness, he had an overwhelming urge to cry. He cared too much for Bakugou, and that was ok. He glanced at his scarred arms and let the tears fall. The memories and the loneliness was more than enough to make him burst into tears. He let out a shaky breath and coughed then dried his tears with his sleeve.

Bakugou's heart broke when he watched his lover dry his tears filled with sadness and loneliness. It was so saddening that it brought tears to his own eyes as well.

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