When Shouta goes to wake Izuku for school, he finds the boy already up and dressed. This is definitely a first for him. Usually, the kids protest going to school, but this one is ready before he is. A quick breakfast of rice and fish is eaten, then Shouta drives Izuku to school.
"I've never been driven to school before," Izuku comments once they're on their way. "Usually I just walk."
Now Shouta understands why Izuku was ready before him. He's used to getting up earlier for school since he has to walk every day.
"Mic and I will be driving you to school from now on. Our house is quite a bit further from your school than your apartment was." Shouta glances to the side to make sure that mention of his old home doesn't upset the boy. Aside from a minor downturn of his lips, Izuku seems fine for the moment. "If you need anything throughout the day, have them call for either one of us at UA. You can request us either by our hero names or our last names. Mine is Aizawa, and Mic's is Yamada."
The lack of matching last names confuses Izuku. "Why don't you have the same last name?"
The question draws a small chuckle from Shouta's lips. That was a common question from people who knew Shouta and Hizashi back when they had gotten married. "We couldn't decide on which name to take, and it keeps reporters from catching on. I don't particularly enjoy the limelight, and that would be all I see if even one reporter were to find out."
That makes sense. Eraser Head is known for avoiding the press whereas Present Mic is everywhere, not a month goes by without at least four articles on the loud hero.
When they reach the school, it's far earlier than Izuku has ever gotten there. Even earlier than Kacchan usually arrives.
"Sorry that I have to drop you off so early," Shouta apologizes. "I have to get to school myself."
Izuku just waves the hero off, insisting that he'll be fine.
As he sits in the classroom, waiting for everyone to arrive, Izuku opens his bag to check that he didn't forget anything. All his homework is complete, his current hero analysis notebook is there, and his stash of "Kacchan Essentials" is still in place in the false bottom of the bag. It won't hurt to double check the notebook in that section to make sure he still has enough of those essentials for the time being. He's not sure how to explain to his new guardians about the things he regularly keeps stock of without leaking his pseudo-brother's secret.
When the blonde haired boy enters the classroom, long before the rest of their class, he's far more subdued than normal, at least until he sees Izuku. Even so, the way he speaks to the slightly younger boy holds less malice than normal.
"The Hag told me about Auntie." That's probably the closest Izuku will get to sympathy from him. Kacchan isn't exactly the most empathetic person.
Since no one else is in the room, Izuku takes this chance to check with the boy that he has everything he needs. "I-i know you don't like m-me talking about it, but do you..?"
Kacchan glances about the room to make sure no one is there before opening his own bag. After rustling around for a minute, he curses. "Fuck, I thought I still had some in here from last month. How do you always fucking know, Deku?" Some of the malice has returned to the blonde's voice. He can't stand that the quirkless loser not only knows his secret, but always seems to know when he needs certain things. It's almost stalkerish, the way Deku pays attention to him.
Izuku pulls out a pocket planner along with the items that he knows his childhood friend turned bully needs. Just enough for today, though. Kacchan will likely add them more to his own bag once he gets home.
Once the blonde takes the offered items, begrudgingly, Izuku opens the planner and crosses the day off with an X. The day before has the date circled which creeps the blonde out more. How did Deku know the exact day that it was going to start? He can't help himself when words vomit from his mouth. "How the fuck did you know the exact day that it started?"
Both boys are used to being vague about what Kacchan is talking about. They've had to be since last year when it first started, and especially this year when they moved from a private elementary to a public one due to harassment the blonde had been receiving due to his secret. It wasn't exactly a secret at their old school because everyone knew him before the change, here, everyone only knew him as the boy he is now, not the person he was before.
"I k-keep track of when y-you need stuff." Izuku responds. "Y-you usually forget t-to refill your own stash the f-first day of school during it." Izuku can tell that his answer doesn't make the boy any less upset. He tries to control his stuttering a little more as he continues. "It's the only thing y-you ever forget."
"Bakugou, leave Midoriya alone for today at least," the sound of their teacher breaks them out of the moment of discussing the blonde's situation.
Bakugou quickly stuffs the items handed to him into his bag before storming off to his seat. Normally, the teacher wouldn't even bat an eye at the horrible things that he does to Deku, but word of his Auntie Inko's death must have already reached the school. It almost feels relieving to have an excuse not to mess with the nerd for a bit. He hates what he does to Deku, but he's scared of his secret getting out. The yelling from his mother the day before about the blood on his sheets was enough reminder, he doesn't need the risk of Deku blabbing, not that he truly thinks Deku would.
At the end of the day, Bakugou notices that Izuku just sits in the classroom alone as if he's waiting for someone. Normally, the nerd it the first to dart out, trying to avoid what the blonde will do to him, so it's strange to him. He waits until the rest of the class has trickled out of the room to head for their after school clubs before approaching the green haired boy.
"What are you still doing here, Nerd?" That came out gruffer than he planned.
Izuku looks up at his childhood friend turned bully. "I have to wait for my new guardians. They work at UA, so it's probably still going to be a while."
UA, the dream school of both boys, Bakugou recognizes. He also recognizes that not one single staff member of that school is anything less than a pro hero. Deku is living with heroes now. He really needs to dial down on the bullying if he doesn't want them to find out.
"Here, Deku." Kacchan holds out his phone for Izuku. "Call them and tell them you're walking home with me. I'm sure the old hag will be happy to see you."
"You'll have to remind me of your address to tell them." Izuku knows that Kacchan won't accept a thank you, so he doesn't say it. He just searches for the number for UA and calls. When the phone is answered, he simply asks for either of his guardians. "Is Eraser Head or Present Mic available?"
The conversation with Aizawa doesn't take long, Shouta practically encourages Izuku to go to his pseudo-brother's house after school every day while he waits for the heroes to get out of school. He figures being around people Izuku knows well will help the boy with becoming more accustomed to his new situation.
"Old Hag, I'm home!" Bakugou yells the moment both boys step foot through the door.
"A-are you ever going t-to stop calling her that?" Izuku murmurs at the same time that Mitsuki yells back.
"What have I said about yelling the second you get home!?" She appears in front of them, completely ready to smack her son on the back of the head. Once she sees Izuku, she pauses for a moment before continuing the process on coming towards her son.
Bakugou isn't usually one to fight back with his mom, but what she told him this morning forces his hand to catch her wrist before she can hit him. "Not in front of Deku."
Izuku has seen these interactions between mother and son on multiple occasions, but after what happened to his mother, the motions that Mitsuki takes towards Kacchan only makes him back away in fear. Mitsuki doesn't notice the small boy's actions until after her son's comment.
"I'm sorry, Izuku, I should have thought..." she trails off.
"Yeah, you should have, Hag." Kacchan growls remembering a time when he used to protect Deku from seeing what his home life was like before, back when it was really bad.
"I'm sorry, Katsuki, I wasn't thinking of what he witnessed." Mitsuki apologizes to her overprotective son. She's glad to see a bit of his old protective nature towards the boy instead of the aggression that he's been showing the past few months. Maybe the two boys can be friends again.
Katsuki rolls his eyes before dragging Izuku to the couch to work on homework together until one of Izuku's hero guardians arrives to pick him up.