M-Side (Part 5)

Not too long after the Tanaka incident, they graduated elementary so Midoriya didn't need to feel awkward about meeting them in school.

The hassle started at the same time as the middle school did.

Since there are only a few reputable middle schools in their prefecture, they ended up being in the same school. And since the students are sectioned depending on their class ranking, Midoriya, and Bakugo are inevitably set to be classmates every year.

On the first day of class, Kacchan made his aggression very clear.

Midoriya was slammed against the wall, a tight choke holding him still. They're in the back of the gym, not a single person was in sight. If they decided to beat him up again just because why not, there wasn't any Tanaka to call the teachers to stop them.

Deku had the defend himself, like how he should have got the first time they assaulted him.

"I don't know what strings you're pulling that you managed to get into the top section with me," He said, gritting his teeth. "But I swear if you come near me, I will destroy your life and make sure you won't see the daylight of tomorrow."

But you are my light, Izuku wanted to say. But it was too late, Kacchan let go of him and Deku slumped down to the floor with a loud thud. He tutted before turning his heels, not even sparing Deku a second glance as he left. One of his goons spat on Izuku before they followed him.

This was when his misery started.

Both at school and at home.

On the same day of this incident, All Might fainted in the middle of a lecture. He was immediately brought to the hospital, and there they found out that Toshinori had this incurable disease that was bound to kill him in two years' time.

But it wasn't a disease that suddenly popped out of nowhere, it seemed like All Might had it for the longest time now.

"Is this why you got discharged from the military?" Inko cried, gripping his hand that was once so muscular but now so frail.

"I'm sorry," All Might whispered, wiping her tears away. "I didn't want you to worry."

Izuku was standing in front of All Might's hospital room, giving his parents the solace that they needed. From where he was, he could barely hear what they were saying. All he could hear were Inko's muffled cries and All Might shushing her and telling her everything was going to be all right.

Even if it wasn't.

A week later, Toshinori resumed teaching at his school, telling everyone it was just mild influenza.

A few weeks after that, they found out that Inko was pregnant.

***

"You haven't been visiting Katsuki's house anymore," Inko pointed out as she prepared the sandwiches meant for All Might. Rehabilitation sessions were tiring, after all. "And vice versa," She added, unconsciously rubbing her swelling belly.

"We're busy," Izuku answered tersely, transferring the sandwiches to the Tupperware. "Hey, Okaa-san, I'll carry that for you. I don't think it's neither good for you or the baby for you to carry some heavy stuff."

She didn't ask any further questions.

They went to the hospital to cheer on Toshinori. It was supposed to help him maintain his movements. Yet, it only deteriorated over time.

Yet, All Might was hopeful. After all, he's going to be a father soon.

One day, Deku found his shoe locker covered in gum. He spent the whole afternoon removing the sticky material. After that, he went straight to the hospital to pick up All Might from his rehabilitation session.

"You looked worn out," Toshinori pointed out.

"Not as much as you," He rebutted, holding the other man's arm to assist his walk. And it was true, All Might looked so tired. In fact, he looked nothing like the All Might he met on the playground on Parent's Day.

Toshinori literally looked like the walking dead.

"Aren't you excited to have a sibling?" He asked out of nowhere.

Izuku kept quiet.

"I guess that's a no?"

"What, no! I mean, yes. Wait, nooooo!" The young boy shook his head, dumbfounded at his own stupidity. "I'm just..." He took a long sigh, so long it could've consumed his whole life's worth of sighs.

"Confused?" He supplied.

"I don't really know," Izuku sighed once more. "Having a baby brother is the last thing on my mind right now."

"Would you mind a baby sister, then?"

"You know what I mean," He rolled his eyes. "Things at school are still..." Deku didn't need to say any further, All Might already knew what was going on behind closed doors. Anyway, he didn't want to make his father worry about him more than he already did. Just the gist is enough.

"I told you, I could talk to young Katsuki's parents if you'd like," All Might offered.

"Weren't you the one who told us not to tell anyone of your condition?" He pointed. "If they see you right now, they'd know is something up with you."

"I don't mind exposing the truth if it means saving you,"

Midoriya looked up to his hero, wide green eyes meeting electric blue. At that moment, he realized, even if Kacchan was no longer Kacchan, and All Might no longer look like All Might, he was still the Yagi Toshinori that saved him that day.

***

"Midoriya-kun," Ueda-sensei, their homeroom teacher, called him out. "Stay after class, we need to talk."

"Oh shit, don't tell me Deku is also sucking our teacher's dick!" One of the boys near Deku snickered.

"Yes, sir," Izuku answered promptly, acting as if he didn't hear anything else.

Lately, rumors were circulating around campus that Deku stayed late at school every day in order to give free blowjobs at the back of the gym. What they didn't know is that he's always at the back of the gym since that's where Kacchan and his other bullies usually throw his things out. He had no idea how finding his things ended up equating to secret after-school blowjobs, nor was he planning to find out who the heck was spreading such a stupid rumor.

He wasn't aware that he was gay at that age, much less know how to give a bloody blowjob!

All he knew was that he was so tired he didn't even give a flying fuck anymore.

"Midoriya," Now they're in the faculty room, only a few teachers were present in the room. "Your grades have been suffering lately."

Izuku could only swallow the imaginary lump forming in his throat, stiffly sitting on the rotating chair offered to him by his teacher. "I'm sorry, sensei." Was all he could say.

"At this rate, you're going to get transferred to the lowest section next grade if you keep this up."

And that's exactly what happened the next year.

Inko was very disappointed in him but she understood that it's been difficult for Izuku ever since All Might got sick (but she's still unaware of the extreme bullying his son experienced at school). He made her promise not to tell All Might because he might start blaming himself for stressing his son out enough to be the in the last rank of their grade.

Deku didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing that he was finally out of Bakugo's sight.

***

Maybe it was because of her age, or maybe the stress around her was too much for Inko to handle, but in the spring of Izuku's 2nd year in middle school, Inko gave birth to a stillborn child.

It was a baby girl.