Arc 3: New Training Method
The next day was awkward. Katsuki was tired because he couldn’t sleep all night. He had to ventilate his room because Izuku’s scent wouldn’t leave. And he didn’t need the arousal in the air. Also, Izuku’s touches lingered in his mind; he couldn’t believe this had happened! He blushed just thinking about it. Deku had touched him!
He went down to make himself breakfast when Eijiro and Izuku walked in with Aizawa in tow. Great, just great. “Ah, Kacchan, this is perfect timing. We need to talk to you.”
“I’ll go, get Ochako and Mina,” Eijiro said and left. Katsuki exhaled. He knew that it was because of last night. He clenched his teeth; he didn’t want to talk about it. But he knew that he couldn’t escape that.
A few minutes later, Eijiro came back with the two omegas. Ochako’s hair was a mess, and both girls looked tired. “Morning!” the girls mumbled.
Since they were the only ones down here, they sat around the table. “Katsuki, I am sure you know what this is about,” Aizawa started.
“Yes, about last night …”
“Exactly. I talked about it with Izuku and Eijiro already,” Aizawa started.
“Wait, before you continue … I – I already got scolded by Iida, and he made the point clear. I was wrong, too,” Katsuki stopped him. Shota raised an eyebrow.
“My behavior was wrong. I shouldn’t have led you on. I accused you of toying with me while I did just the same. I also claimed you as ‘my alphas.’ This was wrong, too. I am sorry,” his cheeks were red.
“Thanks, Kacchan,” Izuku mumbled. Eijiro nodded in his direction.
“Well, this simplifies things for me,” Aizawa murmured. “Anyway, you wanted to say something, too.” He looked at Eijiro and Izuku.
Katsuki gulped. What now? “Kacchan, we talked about this yesterday. We came to the conclusion that this relationship isn’t going to work.”
His eyes widened. No! This wasn’t what he wanted.
“Yeah, for Ochako and Mina, too, we cannot continue like that. Kats was right; we can’t control ourselves, and we don’t want to bring any of you in danger.” No, no, no! This was not okay. Katsuki knew that it was for the best, but his heart clenched at the thought of not being able to cuddle with either of them.
“Understandable. You are not in the condition to do it,” Ochako said.
“We are not mad about that. It’s logical. We understand your situation,” Mina added.
“Thank you. We appreciate it. It was a hard but necessary decision,” Izuku stated.
Katsuki stared blankly at the table. For a moment, he could only hear white noise. This wasn’t what he meant … he didn’t want to lose what he had!
“Katsuki!” Aizawa’s voice brought him back to reality. He blinked multiple times. “I know this must be hard, but it is for your best, too. For the next months, please do not invite them to your room or go into theirs. Actions like this could unnecessarily trigger the beast, and recovery will be pushed back any time the beast shows up. Do you understand?”
The black eyes of the teacher pierced through his red ones. “I … I understand.” His voice broke.
“Sorry, Kats, but it has to be,” Eijiro looked him in the eyes.
“No, it’s okay. I said it myself … No more cuddles until … until you are alright again …” he couldn’t hold Eijiro’s gaze. “Would you excuse me?” He stood up.
“Yeah, this was all we wanted to talk about. You can go.”
Katsuki left the table and went back to his room. He felt like he was frozen inside. He didn’t want that to happen, and he clenched his jaw. Why was he such a fucking moron? He threw himself into his nest, and he tried not to explode. He hugged one of the pillows, and he started to scream.
The following days were gray for Katsuki. All Sunday, he stayed in his room. He didn’t feel like coming out.
As they promised, Izuku and Eijiro stayed away. Mina and Ochako tried to get him out, but he wouldn’t even open the door.
The girls went to the city on Monday after school to get the pillows; they looked amazing! Carefully, they carried them back to the dorms. They didn’t need to be careful to get them inside since Katsuki was out in the gym training. He had asked Tetsutetsu, of all people, to be his punching bag.
They talked to Izuku and Eijiro, took the respective pillows with them, and scented them. They hoped this would give Katsuki some comfort.
Katsuki woke up the following day; he felt better after training with Tetsutetsu. He had blown off a lot of steam. Yawning, he made his way downstairs.
To his surprise, the others were already in the common room or kitchen. He raised an eyebrow, even the guys who usually slept much longer. “Oh, good morning Kacchan!” Denki stood up and rushed toward him. He pulled him into a hug. “Happy birthday!”
Surprised by the hug, Katsuki lifted his arms and tried to get his balance back. Then, he slowly wrapped his arms around Denki. “Thanks …”
Others came forward and hugged him, too. Katsuki was slightly irritated about all the hugs, but he didn’t say anything. He knew they meant well.
Ochako and Mina group-hugged him. “How’re you holding up, Kats?” Mina asked.
“I’m fine,” he immediately said. They smiled at him knowingly, but they didn’t say anything. Instead, they grabbed his arms and dragged him to the kitchen. “Oi, what’s wrong with you?” he grumbled.
“You’ll see!” Mina said excitedly. They pulled Katsuki in front of the table. There was a big cake. Orange food paste spelled “Happy Birthday, Katsuki!” Some candles were burning on top of it.
“I hope you like it,” Rikido said.
Katsuki chuckled. “Thanks.”
Rikido gave him a thumbs-up. “No problem, man.”
The others surrounded the table and him, and they really sang “Happy Birthday.” A slight blush was on his cheeks. When they finished, he blew out the candles.
“We have presents for you, but this will have to wait till after the classes,” Ochako said. She wrapped one arm around his waist.
“Oh, you didn’t have to do that. You already bought me so much last year.”
“Eh, but you only turn 17 once. You’re an old man now!” Mina pinched his cheeks.
“Oi, Raccoon eyes, what are you doing?” He managed to spit out while she still held his cheeks.
She laughed, and after that, she stepped aside, and others came forward to congratulate him. Eijiro and Izuku, however, stayed a reasonable distance away. They smiled at him but didn’t approach him. It stung a little in his heart, but he just had to accept this.
Afterward, they sat down and ate the cake.
The school day was mostly uneventful, except All Might came over and pulled him into a hug while congratulating him. Damn, a birthday hug from his idol? In which world did he deserve that?
Midnight wanted to hug him, too, but Katsuki resisted that. His cheeks were bright red after that. The others had a good laugh. Mineta growled, frustrated.
They still ate their lunch in the classroom since the alphas couldn’t go to the cafeteria. While they were eating, Itsuka and Tetsutetsu came over. “Hey, Katsuki!” The girl greeted.
“Hey, bro!” Tetsutetsu grinned, and he showed his shark teeth.
“Oh, hey,” he was a bit confused.
“We heard it is your birthday today. Happy birthday,” Itsuka smiled.
“Yeah, bro, happy birthday!” Even more to his confusion, Tetsutetsu grabbed Katsuki by the shoulder and gave him a tight hug.
“Uuuhh …” Katsuki stammered. “Th-thanks?” Itsuka laughed at that.
“I told you, Tetsutetsu, this would overwhelm him!” She punched his arm.
“Pah, as if he couldn’t handle a manly bro-hug!” Tetsutetsu squeezed him tighter.
“I can’t breathe!” Katsuki managed to say.
“Oh, sorry!” The omega coughed when Tetsutetsu released him.
Eijiro laughed from behind Katsuki. “Yo, bro, nice to see you take care of Kats!” They gave each other a brofist. “And damn, you got even bigger, bro!”
Tetsutetsu smirked. “Hell yeah, bro! You’re still tiny!” Eijiro let out a friendly growl before he burst out laughing. Tetsutetsu joined. “Damn, what a cute growl!” he joked.
“Oi, how about training tomorrow? I wanna see who’s harder,” Eijiro bumped his fists together.
“Sure, bro, got no problem with that!” They brofisted again before Itsuka pulled Tetsutetsu back, but she was smiling, too, so everything was okay.
Katsuki stared at Eijiro’s broad back in front of him. He wished he could hug him, too. However, his thoughts were interrupted by an “ahem.” Katsuki looked to the source of the sound and raised his eyebrows.
“Monoma?” he wondered what the guy wanted.
“Rumor said it is your birthday today?” his voice was snobby, and he looked down at Katsuki. The omega’s eyebrows wandered even higher.
“Yes? Why do you care?
“I don’t, but I was nearby. So … happy birthday, I guess.”
“Hmm, thanks, I guess?” Katsuki wasn’t sure what this was. He stared at Monoma, and the beta stared back.
After a few seconds, Monoma’s face blushed slightly. “Anyway, have a nice day,” he said a little bit stiffly. He turned around, and to more of Katsuki’s confusion, he walked over to Yuga. They talked about something, and then they both left.
“Hey, what’s up with that?” Katsuki asked no one in particular.
“They talk about cheese. They are both ‘gourmets’ now,” Kyoka answered. “Or something like that.” She shrugged.
“Ah …” Katsuki answered. He returned to stare at Eijiro with a dreamy gaze.
Hero training was really, really hard. He had to train with Eijiro; he sent some heavy explosions toward the alpha. Unfortunately, he could still tank them all. But it was worth it. Eijiro turned fully unbreakable. His whole body creaked; it sounded absolutely terrifying. He was surrounded by the smoke created by Katsuki’s explosions. His eyes seemed to glow. It was scary but also absolutely stunning.
After training, he had some bruises. “I hope you’re okay,” the redhead asked.
“Yeah, I am good. Damn, your Unbreakable is amazing!”
“Thanks! It’s all because of you,” he gave him a breathtaking smile. Goddammit, Katsuki thought. They went back to the changing rooms.
Katsuki quickly showered. When he was about to leave, Yuga passed his way. “Oi, Sparkles!” he called out. The beta turned around.
“Oui?”
Katsuki walked closer and pushed him further away from the others. “What’s with you and this Monoma guy, huh?”
“We are both Amateur de fromage. I discovered it while we were residing at the Class B Résidence.”
“What now? I don’t speak baguette!” Katsuki growled.
Yuga sighed, still smiling. “Cheese lovers,” he translated.
“Ah, but really? Monoma? Isn’t he like mean all the time?”
Yuga chuckled. “Not if you know him better. And who could be mean to a fellow cheese lover?”
“Weirdo,” Katsuki huffed, but he smiled at him as a sign he meant it in a friendly way.
He fully changed, and together with Denki and Hanta, he made his way back to the dorms. Luckily, the school day was over now. He was really excited about the presents they got him. He wondered what it would be.
Denki had an arm around him and the charger cable in his mouth. The beta talked excitedly about the training. Katsuki was glad that his friend was in a better mood now.
Hanta also participated in the conversation; he walked on Katsuki’s other side. They arrived at the dorms, and they dragged him to the couch. “You just sit here,” Hanta said. Denki stayed with the birthday boy.
Katsuki leaned his head on the headrest and closed his eyes. Meanwhile, Denki used his shoulder as a rest, the legs stretched out on the couch. He browsed some things on his phone, and from time to time, he showed Katsuki some memes.
About ten minutes passed, and Katsuki heard the other coming down. “Kats!” he heard Mina’s voice. Suddenly, all the girls were on him and hugged him.
“Wha!” he exclaimed.
“Are you ready for your presents? We all got them for you!” Mina wrapped her arms around him; she rubbed her cheeks against his.
“Yeah, I am ready,” he purred slightly.
“Okay, boys, come here!”
Katsuki turned his head as well as possible and saw Deku and Eijiro approaching. He raised his eyebrows. Each of them had a giant present.
“Kacchan, uh, this all turned out a little different than we expected …” Izuku started.
“The girls made this for you with the help of everyone,” Eijiro added.
“We still hope you’ll like it …” they both finished. Katsuki blinked a couple of times. He was slightly confused, but he just took the presents instead of asking.
He could feel that everyone was on edge with excitement. He slowly unwrapped the first present. It was on the softer side. A pillow? His eyes went wide when he saw it. Oh no, they didn’t…?
His jaw dropped when he ripped off the paper. It was a giant Eijiro pillow. He stood up and held it in front of him. It was really gigantic! It was bigger than him! “You’re kidding!” he pressed his nose into the pillow. “A-and it’s scented!”
Eijiro chuckled. “Open the other.” And that, Katsuki did. His jaw dropped even harder when he saw Deku on the pillow.
“Y’all crazy! You got me dakimakuras?”
“Yes! We know that you love to cuddle. And it was supposed to help you in times when they can’t be with you, or during your heat, et cetera, well I still think it fits?” Mina trailed off a little.
“Do you like them? If not, you don’t need to use them,” Deku mumbled.
“Are you crazy?” He hugged both of the huge pillows tighter to his chest. He had a genuine smile on his blushed face. “I am never giving these away! I can’t have you, so these two will do the job!”
The others began to giggle. Katsuki didn’t care; he started to purr.
“Oh, by the way, there is something on the flip side, too!” Toru teased.
Katsuki tilted his head and flipped the pillows around. His cheeks got even redder when he saw them both shirtless on the other side. They were obviously posing in typical dakimakura fashion. “Oh my!” his head felt like it was about to explode.
“They are unfortunately not life-sized because these two are just too big!” Ochako boxed Deku playfully.
“As if they weren’t big enough …” Katsuki mumbled; the pillows were about 5’11”, while Katsuki was still 5’8”.
“So, you like them?” Mina asked, grinning widely.
“You’re kidding, yeah? I love them. Thanks!” he hugged the pillows closer to his body, continuing the purring.
“Gosh, it is darn cute,” Momo mumbled. She sighed and leaned against Kyoka.
“Yep, it is!” she whispered.
Katsuki heard them, but he didn’t care. Not today. He looked over to the two alphas. “Thanks for scenting them.”
“No problem,” they said in unison. Then, they gave him big smiles.
The evening was really lovely. Katsuki wouldn’t admit it, but he was thrilled.
Later that evening, Katsuki went to bed. To his surprise, Denki jumped up and offered help in carrying the pillows. Katsuki gave him the Eijiro pillow to carry; he didn’t want Izuku’s scent to trigger something in Denki. He said goodnight to the others and then Denki, and he went upstairs.
Denki carried the pillow to Katsuki’s door, but he didn’t enter. Katsuki placed the Izuku pillow in his nest before he got the other one. “You know, you can come in,” he mumbled.
“Uh, well, it still smells like Izuku. I don’t want to risk anything.”
“Ah, okay … uh, thanks,” Katsuki leaned against the door frame. He scratched his head with one hand.
“No problem!” Denki gave him a bright smile. “Good night,” he said while waving.
“Yeah, good night,” Katsuki retreated to his room. He lay in his nest, surrounded by the calming scents of Izuku’s and Eijiro’s pillows. He sighed; he really missed the real deal, but until then, these two would do.
He checked his phone and saw that he had a missed call from his mother. Sighing, he video-called her.
“Oi, brat!” she greeted him.
“What do you want, old hag?” he asked.
“What? Can a mother not wish her pup a happy birthday?” she snarled a little.
“Haha, guess you can.”
“Then happy birthday,” she said. His dad appeared behind her. “Happy birthday, Kats! Did you have a nice day?” he asked.
“Yeah, I had. They gave me these,” Katsuki said, holding up the phone and moving it a little so his parents could see the pillows.
“Oh, how thoughtful,” his mother mumbled. “You have good friends.”
To her shock, Katsuki’s face softened. “Yeah … I have,” he said.
She didn’t show it, but she was happy that her son finally calmed down and made friends.
After a few more minutes, he ended the call. He placed the phone on his nightstand, and after that, he cuddled into the pillows. He buried his face deep into the Eijiro pillow, and with a stupidly bright smile, he closed his eyes and drifted off.
The next morning, Katsuki was very well rested; he hadn’t slept so well in a while. He dressed up and walked down. Denki, Mashirao, and Fumikage were brushing their teeth in the bathroom. “Good Morning!” Denki greeted. The others mumbled something, too.
“Morning,” Katsuki replied.
“Did you sleep well?”
“Hell yeah, I did,” he tried to hide it, but he still had a stupidly large smile on his face. He put some toothpaste on the brush. Then, he started aggressively brushing his teeth.
The others chuckled at Katsuki’s inability to brush his teeth normally.
The day went by quickly, and Eijiro asked Aizawa if he and Tetsutetsu could fight. The teacher agreed, even though he seemed annoyed. Vlad King and Aizawa would supervise the fight in case Kirishima lost control again.
Class A and B were both present, too. The students surrounded the arena.
They were good to go. They stood across from each other and activated their quirks, which looked really impressive since they were so much bigger now.
It started, and Tetsutetsu charged at Kirishima. Steel and rock clashed. Eijiro grabbed onto his opponent and lifted him in the air with no problem. He overthrew him and pinned him down. Tetsutetsu pulled his legs closer to his body, then kicked Kirishima off him.
This time, Kirishima charged, Tetsutetsu caught him by the hands, and they wrestled around. From the spectator lines, the other students cheered.
Tetsutetsu made a step to the side and disrupted Kirishima’s balance. He managed to get the redhead into a chokehold. He forced him onto his knees.
“C’mon! Eijiro! You must win!” Katsuki yelled. The A class was behind him.
Tetsutetsu’s eyes widened; he could feel the sudden change in power. Eijiro hardened more and went full-on unbreakable. He managed to get one leg up, and with that, he rolled over. Tetsutetsu slammed into the ground again. It didn’t hurt, but Kirishima was free now.
He was still on the ground when the other alpha jumped at him again. Tetsutetsu had no time to recover, and he could only put his hands up and hold him back by the shoulders. Unfortunately, the Unbreakable managed to cut his hands through the steel. Tetsutetsu’s eyes widened when he saw the fangs and the glowing red eyes.
The steelman tsked and hardened himself as much as possible. “You goddamn idiot!” he gripped Kirishima, and instead of holding him back, he pulled him closer and head-butted him. He managed to struggle free, and he retreated immediately. Kirishima growled deeply. It was the growl of a beast.
The B student registered that the teachers were about to intervene in his peripheral vision. “No, stop. I can handle that. Let him go wild on me,” Tetsutetsu shouted.
They stopped. Aizawa was somewhat nervous, but he knew that Tetsutetsu could handle it. His gaze wandered over to Katsuki and Denki. He was more concerned for the omegas here in the room.
The brawl continued, and Tetsutetsu held his own against the feral alpha. He let him use all his power, and he took every blow. It was still tough, and to his surprise, every hit hurt, but he would endure it. This was excellent training!
About ten minutes later, the Unbreakable started to wear off. Kirishima finally got tired. Tetsutetsu was already on plus ultra mode, and his body hurt from being beaten and from being in his steel form for so long.
He managed to get Kirishima in a chokehold again. Even though Tetsutetsu was now pressed to the ground, he held on to the feral alpha. “C’mon, give up!” he grunted, he gritted his teeth.
Eijiro struggled at first, but he finally snapped out of it. His eyes returned from red glowing to his usual red again. He hit a few times against Tetsutetsu’s arm. “I … give up,” he grumbled.
Tetsutetsu released his grip. He was so out of breath he leaned back on the ground. Kirishima was still half on top of him. “Damn,” the redhead mumbled. He sat up. “Thanks, bro. I really needed that.”
“No problem, bro! Anytime,” Tetsutetsu smiled brightly. “But damn, you have some hard hits. You even managed to cut me with your Unbreakable. How damn hard is this shit?”
Eijiro laughed. “Haha, pretty hard, I guess.”
The classes cheered. The B class was thrilled that Tetsutetsu managed to hold his own. They walked over and helped the students up. Aizawa and Vlad came over, too.
“Is everything okay? You have yourself under control?” the omega teacher asked.
“Yeah, I am fine now. This was honestly so good! I could let off a lot of steam. I am now feeling pretty good,” Eijiro smiled widely.
“Good to hear. Maybe we should let you fight more so you can blow off some steam.”
“Would be good, I guess.” Eijiro scratched the back of his head.
Aizawa noted that. He then dismissed the classes. Katsuki immediately walked over to Eijiro.
“Hey, are you okay?” he asked.
“Hell, yeah. I am feeling so good right now!” He practically beamed. Katsuki sniffed the air, and next to the intense amount of testosterone coming off of him, he could literally smell the happiness. Katsuki smiled, too.
From that day on, Aizawa paired the feral alphas against each other more often. Tenya, Mezo, and Rikido, as well as Tetsutetsu, Jurota, and Juzo, volunteered to help them with training. As a result, the Alphas were much more relaxed every time they got to power themselves out.
The weeks of May flew by without much trouble. They trained almost daily now, and the beasts showed up less and less. It got easier for them to control themselves.
At the beginning of June, Aizawa allowed the four students to continue their internships. However, they had to have internships with an alpha who could stop them if needed.
Eijiro was good to go back to Fat Gum. He hadn’t seen the pro since December and was so excited to finally return to the agency. Tamaki would be there, too. The omega was nervous, as always.
Shoto would do the internship with his father. He was still in negotiations with France, but until something was settled, he did his job normally. He was more than eager to take Shoto in. He wanted to see for himself what the bite had done to his son and how well he was trained now.
Hitoshi still had to get his provisional license, so he couldn’t join anyone, much to his frustration.
Izuku, however, had a problem. Sir Nighteye was dead, and Centipeder was a beta, so he wasn’t allowed to return to the Nighteye Agency even though Mirio was there, too.
But Endeavor interfered. He offered to take Izuku in, too. He was interested in the prime alpha. He never really faced a prime alpha other than All Might and briefly All for One. He was very eager to see what the boy was capable of.
Much to his surprise, Katsuki was also offered a place in the Endeavor Agency. The pro thought that the omega had potential, and he wanted to train him, too.
Aizawa explained to Endeavor that Shoto and Izuku needed to go all out from time to time so they could better control themselves. The other pro understood that, and with that, their hellish training began.
The ferals still lacked a lot of training, and the four months of absence did them no good. It showed, even though they tried their best.
The training went really well, and the three learned a lot. Katsuki enjoyed the presence of Izuku; to his surprise, it wasn’t awkward at all. They talked normally, and everything was perfect.
One day at the end of June, Hawks showed up at the agency. He had some new clues regarding the female alpha Darleen/Darcy/Darla. She was still in Japan, and by the looks of it, she had managed to gather some of the escaped feral alphas that were bitten before Savage’s capture.
Endeavor and the three students, as well as Hawks, were in Endeavor’s office. “And these were the latest sightings. So she definitely has connections to the League, which bothers me.”
Enji flipped through the pages of the report. “She slips through our grasp like a fish. So she is undercover yet again?”
“Yeah. I checked up on the last known location, but everything was empty, except for this here.”
He handed Enji a note. While he did that, he passed Katsuki. The omega sniffed at Hawks and raised his eyebrows. That was a strange smell …
Endeavor read the note. “You’re just too slow, my dearest heroes. But I still wish you good luck♥ ~ sincerely Darleen”
“She’s full of herself,” the flame hero noted.
“That’s true. Well, she got away with it so far, so I understand her.” Hawks flapped his wings, and more scent waved over to Katsuki. What was this smell? It was so strange. He furrowed his brows and crossed his arms in front of his chest.
“Is everything okay, Kacchan?” Izuku asked.
The others looked at him. “Uh, yeah, I just can’t figure out what’s wrong with Hawk’s scent,” he mumbled.
Hawks flinched back visibly, and the alpha pro hero noticed that. “Is everything okay?” he asked.
“Yeah! Everything is fine. I don’t know what blasty over there got for a problem; maybe you should check your nose.”
“My nose is fine!” Bakugo grumbled. He came closer to Hawks and sniffed more. It finally clicked in his head, and he stared at the other omega. Hawks was tense as he realized that Bakugo had discovered it. “Oh ha, are you pregnant?”
“What?” Endeavor asked.
The other alphas looked at Hawks. The omega sighed. “No, I am not. But I am in the company of a pregnant omega,” he confessed. “They wanted to cuddle this morning; that’s why the scent is probably on me.” He really didn’t want them to find out that he hid Dabi from the rest of the League.
Enji looked at him with furrowed brows. Hawks was still a mystery to him sometimes.
“Aww, that is nice of you,” Deku said. “Is it one of your friends?”
“Hmm, yeah, you could say that. But I can’t really talk about it. They don’t want anyone to know about this. So please don’t question it.” He then looked down at his wrist. “Oh, would you look at the time? I have to train with Tsukuyomi now. See you!” with that, Hawks quickly left the room.
“Hmpf, that was a quick exit,” Shoto murmured.
Endeavor shook his head and stood up. “Anyway, we go on patrol. Follow me!”
“Yes sir!” the three students answered while following him.
