"Aww look at the kiri yawns." Mina pokes his cheek, and Kirishima swats her hand away, finishing his huge yawn,"Why're you so sleepy dude?"

"Ask Bakugo." Kaminari laughs as Bakugo punches his shoulder, the blond glaring at the electro boy.

Sero shrugs,"Well I mean. Somebody had to take care of Bakubro after all that shit."

"Yeah!" Mina goes wide eyed, pointing her chopsticks at Bakugo as the blond flinches. Kirishima snorts, watching as his friend wipes rice off his shirt with a disgusted look.

"Did it hurt?" Kaminari murmurs, looking kinda nervous about the question.

Kirishima watches as Bakugo shrugs, the blonds eyes sticking to his plate as he eats. Kaminari takes that as an answer, nodding and continuing his own eating.

"Young Bakugo."

They all stop, mouths full as they look up at Almight. Their teacher smiles, chuckling a little at their disheavled looks.

"Can you come with me please." Almight says gently,"Recovery would like to check your injuries and see how much they've progressed in the last hours."

Kirishima looks over at Bakugo, and so don't the others. They watch as the blond blinks, swallowing down his rice with as little grimacing as necassary. Then he stands, looking inconvenienced.

"Um Kacchan-" Kaminari holds up Bakugos bag,"Ya want this?"

Bakugo stares at it for a moment, then looks at Kirishima. The red head stares at him for a second, watching as those crimson eyes shift from his face to the back pack, then back, the blond raising his brows.

"...Oh!" Kirishima finally gets it, nodding as he takes the bag from Kaminari's hands,"Sure dude, I'll put it in your room."

Bakugo nods, and then walks away, Almight on his tail as the lunch room goes from its silence and back to the regular chatter.

"Dude."

Kirishima looks up, mouth full of curry as he stares at his friends shocked expressions. He chews quickly, swllowing as he looks at them confusingly,"What?"

"You guys just literally had a whole conversation with your eyes!" Kaminari shrieks, and Sero plugs his ears dramtically, staring at the blond with a frown that says "my ears are bleeding."

"Wha- nuh uh Kami." Kirishima snorts,"Dude, I just understood what he was trying to imply, thats all."

"Uh huh." Kaminari rolls his eyes, elbowing a giggling Mina,"Because ALLLL people that are just friends can read eachother with their eyes-"

"Shut up!" Kirishima shrieks, face flushing. He smiles, unable to help the laugh that escapes his mouth as his friends giggle, Sero giving up on trying to save his ears.

"I'm right, aren't I Sero?" Kaminari grins at their dark haired friend,"Kiri has it baaaad!"

"Huh? I can't hear you. I don't have ear drums anymore-" Sero sits up, yelling in Kaminari's face,"Because you guys blew em up!"

They all laugh, smiling brightly.

-

"Woah-! Bakugo, you ok?" Kirishima stops, arm flinging out as Bakugo falls forward in the middle of their run.

The blond doesn't answer, and of course he can't, but he doesn't shake his head no or yes either, so Kirishima completely stops, pushing the blond away from the track so the others can run without worries of tripping.

The red head pants, sweat dripping from his temples as he holds a swaying blond straight. Bakugo's face is flushed, just like everyone else's, but there's a haze in his eyes that shows that he's not in his right mind.

"Dude..." Kirishima drags him to a bench sitting five feet away,"Sit down. You look ready to pass out."

And thats when the blond finally answers, a hand grabbing Kirishimas shoulder as hazy crimson eyes glare at him. He still looks ready to pass out though, and kirishima sighs sitting his friend down on the bench.

"Sorry man, but you literally almost fainted just now, so stop being stubborn and sit for a second." Kirishima presses him back into the seat as he tries to stand, and Bakugo glares daggers at him as he relents.

He sighs, sitting next to the blond as he reaches beneath the bench, dragging out two water bottles from his own back pack,"Here." He murmurs, and although Bakugo looks pissed beyond measure, eyes still glossed over, he yanks the cool bottle from the other boys fingers, drinking it down slowly.

Kirishima drinks his slowly too, and he takes a deep breath, looking over at Bakugo as the blond takes a deep breath too.

Kirishima swallows, looking out at the track. The sun beats down on all of them, but Midoriya and Iida still race around the track, both laughing as Iida wins once again.

"Could you not catch your breath?" Kirishima asks gently, and Bakugo frowns, shifting where he sits.

He shakes his head, looking down at the water bottle in his hands, elbows on his knees.

Kirishima nods, then sighs,"Listen. Baku, dude, I know it sucks... But if you're about to faint, or you can't finish because of your injury, then you should stop, and take a break. I know it seems like you're losing or quitting. But its nothing like that, especially when it comes to your health."

The blond turns, glaring at him.

"And its not giving into weakness either man. Be the bigger man and take care of yourself over your pride." Kirishima smiles,"There's nothing wrong with self care. Otherwise you'll end up like Almight."

Bakugo presses his lips together, squinting at the shorter boy before looking towards his own lap thoughtfully. Then he nods, looking back out at the track as they fall silent.

-

"You need to take it dude..." Kirishima stares at the pill laying in Bakugo's hand, his friend glaring at it viciously.

Kirishima watches as the blond actually contemplates taking it, staring the pill down with grave eyes. He didn't want dinner either, and kirishima thinks he knows exactly whats happening.

"Dude, is your throat hurting?" He asks, and he watches as Bakugo tenses up, side glaring the red head.

Then he swallows, staring down at the pill with a solemn look as he untenses.

And he nods.

Kirishima stares, just a little bit dumbfounded. Yeah, Bakugo admitted the other night that his throat hurt, but the mood just... It seemed different.

Now it seems like Bakugo is finally admitting that something actually hurts, as if hes realizing that admitting something hurts isn't actually a pussy move.

"I thought you said it felt numb?" The red head asks, and Bakugo frowns a little, reaching forward and grabbing his little notebook.

He writes quickly, and Kirishima takes it with interest, reading.

[It does feel numb when I touch it with my fingers, but at the same time it stings and burns]

Kirishima nods slowly, then he smiles,"Thats kinda how I felt after the first time I used unbreakable."

Bakugo raises a brow, looking unconvinced, and Kirishima chuckles, sitting next to him on the bed.

"Yeah its like... If you move that part of your body or something," He waves his hand a little, face scrunching as he tries to find the words,"It burns and stings, feels like needles against your skin. But if you press your fingers against it or something, its like you feel nothing."

Bakugo nods, then looks back down at the pill in his hand.

"Do you want some water? That might help..." Kirishima stands, grabbing his jacket, which holds a small water bottle in the pocket,"Here..."

Bakugo takes it, glancing at the red head with a strange look as he pops it open, cheeks flushing.

What was that? Is he embarrassed?

"Dude there's no need to be embarrassed ya'know." Kirishima sits down next to his crush, heart thrumming as his ass hits his best friends bed again,"Its normal to want something to drink with medicine."

Bakugo nods jerkily before downing the pill with a swallow of water.

After that. It gets quiet, so much so that Kirishima swears he can hear his own heart beat. He sighs, flopping back on the bed as he stares at the ceiling.

Bakugo does the same, and Kirishima side glances him, catching the blond in the process of taking a deep breath.

Kirishima feels his heart clench, gut jumping as Bakugos fingers brush his. He swallows hard, head spinning as he feels his face heat up.

No, calm down. It was an accident.

"...I was worried." He murmurs, and he tries his best to control how hot his face feels, staring hard at the ceiling as Bakugo's head turns towards him,"Not that you wouldn't be able to take down any of the villians. Cause I know you're totally capable of that." He laughs a little.

Bakugo smirks, nodding in complete agreement.

"It was just..." Kirishima fidgets a little bit, swallowing tightly,"It was more like I was worried you'd get hurt or something..." He looks back up at the ceiling,"And when I saw what happened on tv, I didn't want to believe that THAT had happened to you. But then I saw you at the gates and it was all just..." He stares at his hands solemnly.

It falls silent again, and Kirishima can't stop his rambling,"I'm just so used to seeing you everyday, and I actually forgot you were gone sometimes, so I ended up knocking on your door a few times..." He laughs a little, looking at the ceiling again,"Then I started studying with the guys, and everytime one of them said something to me I'd call them YOU. Because I'm so used to studying with just you, dude, so it was just kinda... I dunno, natural?"

The red head swallows, pressing his lips together some,"I was kinda lonely, actually."

Silence evelopes them again, and Kirishima slowly feels his face flare hot, cheeks turning red. He bolts up, looking over at Bakugo's wide eyes.

"Sorry I was rambling again!" Kirishima blurts, and stands, watching as the blond sits up after him. He gathers his things, ignoring the way Bakugo stares at him like hes lost his marbles.

"I-I'll see ya tomorrow man." He sputters out, and as he sees Bakugo mouth open, the blond about to talk, he holds his hand up.

"No- no talking!" He says sternly, and Bakugo closes his mouth, frowning deeply at the red head.

"I'll see you tomorrow ok..." Kirishima gives a nervous smile as he opens the door.

He closes it, heart racing as he closes his eyes and crouches to the floor, fist butting against his forehead.

Stupid, stupid, stupid kirishima!