The sun is barely up in Izuku's bedroom when his door is slammed open making him jump awake.
He's wide-eyed with his heart hammering in his chest as he forces those deep green eyes to push back sleep and try to focus.
The greenett blinks rapidly finally seeing the smirking blonde hero in his black sweats and tank top, arms crossed over his chest.
" Rise and shine nerd. Time to get your ass up for breakfast then a workout."
Izuku groans laying his head back down closing his eyes.
" Ugh Kacchan. Too early.", he mumbles pulling the green and black comforter over his head.
Katsuki raises a brow then smirks with a head shake because the greenett has always hated mornings.
There's a swish and a now cold greenett with a scrunched face reaching for the blanket Katsuki just snatched right off him.
Green eyes narrow up at the blonde as he shivers.
" Kacchan! You know I hate to be cold!"
" Exactly! Only way to get your ass warm is to get up and get moving Deku! Now let's go."
Crimson eyes watch the annoyed greenett push himself into a sitting position as he ruffles his own messy green locks with a yawn.
The blonde's face twist as he tries to hide a smile that's trying to show itself. Izuku was cute, he was always cute to Katsuki and in moments like this with the annoyed pout and the arms crossed over his chest cause he's cold, messy green curls from sleep, he's even more so. He looks like he did when they were brats and Deku would wake up from a nap in preschool cold and whiny. He always slept next to Katsuki on the soft foam mats at school and the blonde would always pull his blanket over and help cover him till he warmed up.
His expression changes to a softer one as he lets the image flood his mind. Things were easy then, simple then. Izuku was his best friend and he loved him, and he didn't give two fucks who knew it, period. That was before the pride, before the fear, before quirks and assumed no quirks, before misunderstandings and the bullying. And finally before pushing him away altogether only to hate himself for it inside every day.
"Ka..."
"Kac....
" Kacchan!"
Crimson eyes snap back to reality as he stares at the greenett who's staring back at him with a puzzled look.
" What's wrong ? I've been calling you. You just dazed out over there."
The blonde furrows his brows, chearing his throat and hiding his feelings.
" Tch. What's wrong is that your ass is still sitting in bed, whining about being cold."
Izuku eyes him with his own furrowed brow.
" Well I kinda need your stupid help to get out of bed! And you really are just going to hassle me the whole time aren't you?!"
Katsuki smirks walking towards the bed slowly as he starts to climb onto it on his hands and knees making the greenett raise his brow high.
The blonde gets closer almost hovering over the greenett. As he leans in closer Izuku holds his breath at the closeness, green eyes wide, heart beating so fast he knows it can be seen through his tshirt.
Katsuki begins to whisper, his eyes steady burning on the greenett staring at him in shocked-wonder.
" Like I said, that all depends on you. Now...Get your ass outta bed!", he says as he swiftly picks up the green eyed hero placing him quickly in his chair before Izuku even has time to process what just happened.
The greenett stares up at him seeing smirking crimson eyes.
" Kacchan.. wha.. what the heck!? Ugh."
Katsuki chuckles hands in his pockets as he heads out the bedroom door.
" Hey you said you needed help getting out of bed. I fucking helped so don't Ugh me Deku. Let's go your breakfast is getting cold nerd."
Izuku scrunches his face but follows the blonde seeing his breakfast laid out on the table.
Green eyes widen.
" Did you invite someone else?"
The blonde raises a brow.
" Course not. What the hell?"
Izuku looks back at the table full of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, fruit, pancakes and hasbrowns.
His look shifts back up to the blonde.
" I just mean there's so much food Kacchan. And I didn't even have half this stuff in did you go shopping this morning?! How long have you been awake??"
Katsuki rolls his eyes.
" You need weight, we talked about this last night. So yeah there's a lot of food. I had to shop because you didn't have anything here, and I slept enough, now stop stalling and get eating Deku."
The green eyes hero pushes himself to the table as he looks over the large breakfast. He won't deny it looks amazing and Katsuki has always been good with his cooking skills. He digs into his pancakes right away hearing the blonde chuckle. He looks over at the blonde who's eating his own breakfast.
" What?", he mumbles around his mouth full of pancakes.
The blonde smirks taking a drink of his coffee.
" Nothing, I just knew you'd go right for the sweet shit first. You always have."
Izuku continues to chew while he stares at the blonde who once again is almost annoyed by how cute this nerd still is.
" Well.. I mean.. you always made really good pancakes so thats not my fault, and you like sweet stuff too! It's just no one else really knows that except me because I grew up with you, but I happen to know that strawberry shortcake is really Kacchan's favorite and the Great Lord Explosion Murderer has a weakness for cakes of all kinds, he just doesn't let anyone know it.", he grins shoving in another mouthful of pancakes.
The blonde hero raises a brow feeling his heart skip a sudden beat that he didn't expect. It's true this nerd would always know him better than anyone else, would know his likes and dislikes on a different level. Would always know his strengths and weaknesses. But there's one strength and weakness he doesn't know or realize yet and it's currently chewing a mouthful of pancakes with a raised brow.
Katsuki clears his throat and throws a napkin at the greenett.
" Shut up. And we're gonna keep it that way that nobody knows."
Izuku laughs softly.
" Don't worry Kacchan, it'll be our secret. I'll fight off your weakness for shortcake if we're ever on patrol together by eating it first.", he says with a teasing laugh in his tone.
The sound makes Katsuki immediately smile even if he trys to hide it. He breaks into a laugh.
" Mouthy shit. Accident definitely didn't damage your jaw."
Izuku smiles then his eyes shift suddenly and there's a sad look behind those green gems.
The look makes the blonde's own smile fall.
" Oi.. what's wrong?"
He sees Deku shrug.
" It's just.. I.. I said that almost forgetting two things."
" What things?"
Green eyes won't meet his as he answers.
" Well.. one you don't live here anymore and you being here isn't permanent so.. we wouldn't have the chance to patrol together and two.. I can't patrol anyway, I'm not sure I ever will again."
There's a deep ache that hits Katsuki so hard it makes him audibly suck in a breath. The words hurt, the first set about him being gone and not living here anymore both surprise and seep in striking a place in his heart that only Izuku could reach. The look in the green eyes that he knows are losing hope about maybe not being able to patrol ever again cause that ache to deepen. His breathing has increased and he's not even aware of it till a voice that he will always answer to calls for him.
" Kacchan? Are you sure you're ok? You keep zoning out."
Crimson eyes lock onto the worried green ones.
" I'm fine Deku, stop worrying about me. And what have I been telling you about thinking this way?? You are gonna patrol again, you are gonna be out there kicking villain ass again. You are gonna be walking down the city streets with your nerdy notebook, rambling about quirks and heros in your shitty bunny looking hero suit and I'm going to be sure of it, understand me Deku? I get pisssd when things don't go my way, you know that, it's probably written in one of those nerd books of yours so you know I'm not going to quit until this situation goes my way and that means neither are you."
Green eyes are glassy and slightly wide. He wants to believe everything Katsuki is saying to him because out of most of the people in his life this blonde, bad mouthed hero has always been painfully honest with him.
He bites his lip trying to stop tears from falling as he nods.
" Ok Kacchan. Whatever you say."
The blonde eyes him as he stands up gathering plates to wash.
" I'm going to make sure you actually believe those words shitty Deku. Let's get ready to start your stretches."
Green eyes watch the blonde move to the sink and as if he isn't even conscious of what he's saying he speaks again surprising them both.
"Maybe I'll do all that but... but you'll still be leaving."
Katsuki freezes at the sink. His heart leaping into his throat as it beats rapidly feeling like it might choke him.
There's a lot he could say here and he isn't clear on exactly what those words should be in the moment.
He wasn't even aware Izuku felt so strongly about him being gone. The tone the greenett used is sad, wistful so he knows it bothers him.
Something inside Katsuki is scared to turn around, scared to see what those green eyes hold. So he doesn't but be does speak finally.
" One thing at a time Deku. Let's make sure we get you on your feet."
After dishes are done and teeth are brushed the greenett is laying on his back the floor in his sweats with the blonde crouched down at his feet.
" Ok nerd. The legs might not work yet and part of that is because we have to strengthen your back muscles so you need to do some crunches. Your core works so let's get going. I want fifty of them to start."
Izuku furrows his brows.
" Fifty?! After you just made me eat a ton of food?! And I haven't done these since the accident so how about twenty?"
The blonde scowls at him.
" Nope, fifty. Stop being lazy, you can burn that food off let's go."
Izuku grunts with frustration but then like always he does what Katsuki says because he knows he always will.
Crimson eyes watch carefully while he holds Izuku legs down for him. He sees him struggle at first, sees frustration in green eyes but after a few minutes he sees it get a little easier even as sweat beads on fair skin.
When the last crunch was done Izuku slumped back onto the floor panting.
" Good job Deku. See if you stop complaining and believing your unless you'll see you can do lots of shit you think you can't."
Izuku has his arm over his eyes as he catches his breath laying there and once again words he didn't plan on slip from his mouth.
" You use to think I was useless. It's how I got my hero name in the first place. Little usless Deku."
The sting of the words feels like a million bees.
Suddenly Izuku is very aware or what he just said, he removes his arm quickly.
" Kacchan.. I'm.. I'm sorry I.."
Katsuki doesn't let him finish.
" Don't ever apologize for speaking your truth. I know what I said. I know what I did. I know that I said some stupid shit back then that set you back on your heels. I said so much that I can't take back even if I wish I could. But if you know nothing else know that the last thing I think is that you are is useless. You flipped my words and shoved them back down my throat when you worked with every once of blood, sweat and tears you fucking had till you reached the top. Last thing in this world I think you are Deku is useless."
Green eyes blink rapidly at his childhood best friend. His words stirring emotions right away making tears brim.
The blonde hero clears his throat.
" Alright cry baby, enough chick flick moments. Back to work."
Izuku rolls his eyes laughing lightly as he wipes his tears with his sweatshirt.
" For a minute there I thought Lord Dynamite might actually have feelings.", the greenett says as he begins to do crunches again.
Katsuki watches him with his inner thoughts twisting.
' Oh he does you clueless nerd. He definitely fucking does and it pisses me off to no end.'
A/N
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