Unspoken words

"I'll kill that damn bastard."

Izuku was shocked, he didn't expect Todoroki to react so strongly to what happened. Then again, it is rape.

"I swear to god when I find the damned bastard that did this to you, I'm going to pound him to a bloody pulp. There's no excuse for what he's done." "What's the point though?"

Todoroki looked at Izuku bewildered, as if he'd never heard something more blasphemous in his life.

"What do you mean what's the point? The point is revenge! Giving him a taste of his own medicine!" "I don't care about revenge…" "What do you mean you don't care Midoriya!? Do you not realize what he did to you!?" "And how does revenge change that? How does revenge get rid of the emotional damage that situation caused me!?"

Todoroki's face softened as Midoriya said that. It made sense after all. The feeling of revenge only lasted a moment, but as soon as the moment's over all the horrible feelings come rushing back like a tsunami. Shoto knew this all too well, after all, when he got revenge on his father he only felt ok for a few seconds before he realized he wasted most of his life on something that he knew wouldn't last long.

"You're right Midoriya, but what will you do instead of getting revenge?"

Izuku was surprised by this question. He didn't have a sure answer himself. There was a small part of him who wanted to punch that man, that wanted to see that man dead. But he knew that revenge wasn't going to make him feel better.

"For now, I take time to myself. I've gotta take a break from stress in my life. Then I start getting therapy."

Todoroki nodded in response and got up to leave, but Izuku stopped him before he could walk out.

"Wait, Todoroki. I need to ask you a favor." "What is it Midoriya?" "Don't tell anyone else. Especially not Kacchan, he's already suspicious because of my cat dying and he's bound to come down here and get to the bottom of it eventually. So please, don't tell anyone ok?"

Todoroki nodded and left the room. He didn't understand why Izuku didn't want anyone to know. But that was Izuku's wish and he was going to stick by it.

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Izuku was watching his favorite show again, Shoto and Kaminari had left a few minutes ago. He was bored and he was hungry. He was going to order take out, but then the feeling of deja vu hit him harder than a hammer to the head. He decided to cook instead. Izuku walked to the kitchen and looked at the small bookshelf he kept near the knives. He took the small notebook resting among the many large cookbooks and flipped through the pages until he came across a recipe for Sukiyaki. He remembered when his mom used to make this for him as a kid. She only made it on special occasions so it made the dish even more special to him.

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He looked into the fridge and realized he was missing the shiitake mushrooms he needed. Sure, he could use Shimeji mushrooms as a substitute for the shiitake but it just wouldn't be the same. Besides, Izuku didn't want to just sit inside his house the entire week and he was long overdue for some food shopping..

//

Izuku grabbed his house keys, his wallet and his phone and placed them in his pocketbook. He walked out of his house and locked the door. He decided to walk since it was so nice outside. As he was walking to the supermarket, he stopped for a moment to look up at the star speckled sky. The moon was full, and the air was fresh and crisp. It was refreshing almost, it reminded him of the night of graduation. He was standing alone outside when suddenly someone came out to join him, it was Kirishima and he looked extremely depressed. Izuku still didn't know what Kirishima was thinking after all these years. It's not that Kirishima didn't like him or anyone really. But it was surprising to see him alone. Or wanting to be alone. Kirishima immediately took notice and greeted Izuku.

"Oh! Hey Midoriya! Fancy seeing you here." "Just wanted to enjoy the night, after all it's the last night we'll be high schoolers." "You're right. It may be the last time we see everyone in one place for years! It's kind of sad really…"

Izuku and Eijiro stayed silent for a few more moments before a loud shout came from Shoto calling for Izuku to come back inside.

"MIDORIYA! YOU'RE MISSING THE PARTY! HURRY UP AND GET BACK IN HERE!"

Izuku turned to Eijiro and outstretched his hand.

"Do you want to join me?"

Kirishima looked at Izuku and took his hand eagerly. He smiled sweetly at Izuku and jumped up.

"Let's go then Izuku! Can't keep the party waiting right?"

10 days later Kirishima's parents found him dead. He had hung himself in his room with a note on the bed that read:

"I'm sorry to do this to everyone. I know this seems completely absurd to you all.

You must be thinking "Why would he do this?" or "What was he thinking?" or maybe "He had no reason to be sad, so why in the fuck would he do something like this?"

It's because I thought at times that I'm not good enough. And I know I'm not smart enough. I'm just another character in the background. As an adult I'm bound to be hated by everyone I meet. No one likes an air-headed sharp-toothed tryhard. Sometimes I thought to myself "You're just a waste of space Eijiro, You'd just be better off dead. No one would care, No one would notice. No one would mourn or grieve. You just aren't good enough Ei, it's time for you to admit that." I didn't want to admit it but I was right. At first, I wanted the thoughts to go away, I'd only be more of a burden if they kept plaguing my mind. But then I realized that it would be so much easier to succumb to them. Sure they got worse, but they weren't wrong. I am just a waste of space. Even though my death will take the space I'm wasting, it'll still leave a bad feeling in the air. I don't want my stuff anymore, so to Bakugo I leave my journal, my keychains, and my pictures. You'll have to reminisce without me bro. To midoriya I leave my camera, go on and continue doing photography for me. To Kaminari I leave my drawings, because he always thought they were cool. But to Mina, I leave her the promise ring I was going to give to her on graduation night. I'm sorry I didn't have enough courage to give it to you then. Goodbye everyone, I hope you all live happily and well.

Best wishes

-Eijiro Kirishima"

It pained Izuku so much at that time and he never touched the camera ever again after placing it on his nightstand. As soon as Izuku moved he placed it in a box and put it in the back of his closet. Maybe he would use it tomorrow. Photography always helped him calm down in times where he was stressed out.

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Izuku walked into the supermarket and picked up a medium sized basket rather than a large shopping cart and walked into the bread aisle. He picked up a loaf of white bread and inspected it. He liked making toast in the morning and he had to admit that getting the white bread for it just tasted better than whole wheat. Just then a guy who looked like he was in his mid thirties walked up to Izuku and started talking to him.

"Hey there sexy~ your skin is about as fair as the bread you're holding."

Izuku looked at the man with confusion and disgust as he put the bread in the basket and walked away quickly as the random man called out to him

//

Izuku had more items in his basket at this point, some water, some milk, some cheese, snacks, and sweets. He was now looking for vegetables. As he was inspecting some of the bell peppers the same random guy from before walked up to him again holding a piece of broccoli. Maybe he wanted to ask him his opinion on whether the broccoli was good enough.

"This broccoli is beautiful, do you want to know why?"

Izuku was confused and had a bad feeling about asking but decided to anyway.

"Why is the broccoli beautiful sir?" "Because it reminds me of your beautiful eyes and hair~"

Izuku could not believe that guy just used a piece of broccoli to flirt with him. That joke was not only outrageous, it was corny and horrible as well. This guy needed to take a hint…and a shower. Izuku scoffed and walked off. He would just come back for the vegetables later. He walked past everything else and picked up two packs of shiitake mushrooms then he quickly walked to the where the pasta and sauces were. There was also rice in that aisle so it was good that he went there. There was a pack of rice on the floor and Izuku bent down to pick it up. Suddenly he heard someone behind him whistle. Instantly, Izuku felt rage rush over him like a wave and he stood up quickly and walked over to the man that wolf-whistled at him clenching his fists tightly and standing face to face with him. But this wasn't the same man. This man was completely dressed in black he had on a black hat and a black mask to match. He was taller, broader, more intimidating. Izuku backed away a bit and he could hear the smugness in the man's voice as he scoffed. Izuku tried to walk away but this man kept getting in his way! He stopped and looked at the man infuriated, looking past the man and behind himself to see if there were any shoppers near or in this aisle, but unfortunately there was no one in sight. Izuku looked back up at the man, sure he didn't want to let him get away with it but there was just something about taller people always made him tense, even when he was young he would be scared of anyone much taller than himself. If he couldn't reach their chin at least a little bit he was going to be afraid of them. Izuku took a deep breath before speaking to the man, it was gonna take a lot of courage and he knew he was going to stutter. But it didn't matter, he needed to speak his mind.

"E-Excuse- *sigh* Excuse me s-sir…I don't appreciate y-you staring at me…"

The man chuckled and started walking towards Izuku slowly. Izuku started backing away faster than the man was approaching him.

"L-Look sir I don't mean to cause you trouble, I was just uncomfortable with you looking." "And who's here to stop me?"

Izuku looked behind himself and behind the man frantically to see if there was anyone to help him out of this frightening situation. He quickly looked around and picked up a random package of rice and ran away from the man in the direction of the cash registers. Izuku not only felt disappointed but also he was scared. Izuku was disappointed for not being able to stand up to that pervert. Usually, Izuku would give them a piece of his mind telling them to respect other people in that sense. But something about that one made him tense and unnerved. He also didn't mean to get brown rice out of all the types he could have gotten. But that didn't compare to the fear he felt. What if that pervert started stalking him, following him home, taking pictures. There was already the fear of the break-in rapist coming back after him but now there was the fear of Izuku getting stalked by some random person he saw at the supermarket.

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Izuku finally finished his shopping and walked out of the store with 2 surprisingly heavy bags. Just as he started walking a black car pulled up in front of him. This was weird because he didn't order an Uber. Suddenly the realization hit him, he was going to get kidnapped. That rando in the store that wolf-whistled at him was going to kidnap and then kill him. Izuku was preparing to run when the window rolled down. Sure, it was the frightening tall guy from inside the supermarket but now he had his mask off.

"I think it's too cold outside for you to be walking home~ I'll drop you off if you want me to."

Izuku couldn't trust this man, what if that man really did kidnap him? He had his phone but who knew whether this guy would take it or not.

"I-I'm sorry sir, I don't get in stranger's vehicles." "Really? That's a shame, I heard the break-in rapist has started taking people off of their porches now. Just as they unlock their doors too."

Izuku immediately felt dread. The man unlocked and opened the car door as if he knew Izuku wanted to take the ride now. It may have been a dumb idea but maybe he could trust this man more than he thought he could.

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Izuku was sitting quietly in the front seat of this man's vehicle. It was awkward, but at least he was actually going to drop Izuku off at his house. Then Izuku finally gathered up enough courage to speak to the man

"Thank you again for offering to drop me off at my house. It's scary how much crime is in Japan nowadays…" "It's no big deal. I thought you were cute too, so win-win."

Izuku looked out the window, Izuku never understood why some men were the way they were or the excuses they used to try and flirt with anyone. The man finally pulled up to Izuku's house, Izuku got out of the car and grabbed the two grocery bags and closed the car door. The man got out from the other side and leaned on the car.

"You need help with those bags? They seem pretty heavy for someone as small as you."

Izuku scoffed and said to the man:

"Haha very funny, thank you sir but I'm not letting anyone I don't know near my house that easily." "Worth a shot."

The man got back in his car and rolled down the window and said the most blood chilling sentence:

"I'll be back soon, freckled bunny."