It Gets Better

Chapter 1 part 2

(Kiiarda’s P.O.V.)

It was dark. I could not see s**t and it was annoying. I couldn’t move my body either and I was starting to get really frustrated. It started to remind me of when I was tied up. I couldn’t move and they put a gag on me, so I felt like I was suffocating. Being that I could not do anything now, I was starting to feel like everything was closing in and I felt like I couldn’t breathe.

After a minute, I felt something being done to my body and I started to freak out a bit more. But as the next few minutes passed, I started to calm down and I was able to open my eyes for a second before I lost consciousness once again and fell into a deep slumber. The last thing I saw was Firework and the dual haired guy that had red and white hair. I think his name was Torocki or something.

(Bakugou’s P.O.V.)

I woke up and looked over to where Tricycle should be to see that she was still there. I also see that fuckin Icy-hot is still sitting next to her on the chair closest to her. “How fuckin long was I passed out for?” I had asked him with my usual attitude. “Two hours. Recovery Girl said you could leave when you woke up.” He said without turning my way.

I may have gotten upset that he was so close to Triangle. She is like the sister I never got and since I just got her back, I am a little bit protective over her. Though I won’t admit that to anyone and she already knows so I do not need to worry about that. “Why the f**k did you stay? You can fuckin leave you know that right?” I said to him with a bit more attitude.

“I can stay if I want, besides, I want to make sure that one of Midoriya’s friends are—” he got cut off by the heart monitor starting to pick up. I jumped off of the gurney and tried to find Recovery Girl. Luckily, she was right around the corner and heading this way. “Recovery Girl! Tricycle’s heart rate just spiked!”

She snapped into gear and ran with me into the room so she could do her thing. When Recovery Girl started trying to get her to calm down even though she was knocked out her heart rate started to pick up even more. Recovery Girl grabbed the defibrators and tried to reset her heartbeat. (You know when they shock you to get your heart rate back to normal.)

After that was done twice, her heart rate went back to normal, and she opened her eyes for a split second before she closed them again as she fell unconscious. “What happened? Is she going to be, okay?” Icy-hot asked Recovery Girl.

“She is fine now dear; it looks like she had a panic attack and then it turned worse when I touched her. Maybe something happened but I don’t know what. She should wake up in a few hours. You should go let the teachers know and find something to eat. You can come back and wait if you wish but you will be waiting a while. Go and tell them what I said, the both of you.” She said and ushered me and Icy-hot out of the room.

I huffed and started heading towards homeroom with Icy-hot following me. He didn’t say anything so neither did I. Once we got to the classroom, we were bombarded with questions. I made explosions in the palm of my hands, and they all shut up. I walked to Mr. Aizawa and said, “Recovery Girl told us to tell you that she should wake up in a few hours and that she can come back tomorrow. Otherwise, she’s fine.” I told him.

He nodded his head and said, “It is lunch now so go and let me sleep. Class dismissed.” As we were walking to lunch, I went next to that damned nerd and asked him, “Deku, did Tricycle say anything to you before she sparred with me, or anything to you at all?” “No, why Kacchan? Did something happen?” he said. She is his friend too and if I don’t say anything he’s going to pester me all fuckin day and I don’t need that.

So, I said, “After Recovery Girl got Tricycle stable, I passed out from Recovery Girl healing me. I woke up about two hours later and saw that Icy-hot was still there. After a few minutes, her heart rate spiked up. I got Recovery Girl and brought her so she could help but when Recovery Girl touched Tricycle, her heart rate spiked up even more. So much that Recovery Girl had to shock her to reset her heartbeat. Once her heartbeat calmed down, she opened her eyes before she passed out again. Recovery Girl said that she had a panic attack and it got worse when she touched her, and she doesn’t know why. Are you sure that she didn’t say anything to you at all?”

“No and besides, you were with her all day as well, if she said something you would have heard it. But that is concerning, when we see her, we are gonna have to ask her.” He said. I nodded my head before I said, “But if she doesn’t talk, I am gonna get sleepy to make her talk. She won’t like it, but I don’t care. She is gonna tell us whether she likes it or not.”

He hesitated a bit before he nodded and started talking about ways to get her to tell us. But it turned into that cute mumbling that he does. Before you say anything, no I did not make a mistake. I have had a crush on fuckin Deku since that fight at ground beta, well that was when I realized that I liked him. Maybe I always have but only realized it then. Tricycle teased me about it since we met but I can’t wait to see her face when I tell her that she was right.

All I know is that when Recovery Girl said that the panic attack increased when she touched Tricycle and it might have been because something happened in her past, I was going to get to the bottom of it. Once we all got our food, we all sat down at the same table for once. A few people were looking at us weird, but I just glared at them, and they looked away.

I sat to the right of Deku and on my right was Shitty Hair and on his right was Pinky. Across from Pinky was Duck-tape and on Duck-tape’s right was Pikachu. Next to Pikachu was empty but the guy that usually sits there is always a few minutes late. To Deku’s left was Pink Cheeks, then Sonic and across from him was Ear Jacks and to her left was Froggy and next to her was Icy-hot. If that makes since. A few minutes later, Sleepy was walking out of the lunch line and Pikachu went running to him.

After the Sports Festival, Sleepy has somehow ended up hanging out with us even though he is in class 1-C, I think it has something to do with Pikachu. When they walked over and Sleepy sat down, he just looked at everyone and kept looking confused. He kept glancing between me and Deku, and I was getting aggravated, so I asked him, “You got a fuckin staring problem Sleepy?”

“No, but how are you and Midoriya sitting at the same place, let alone next to each other, and not trying to destroy one another? Are you even the same Bakugou we know?” said the purple haired boy with eye-bags.

“Yeah, I actually thought about that as well, you and Midoriya’s fighting as lessened over the last 6 months but it’s still bad. Then some new girl shows up and you hang out with Deku and the new girl any chance you get. What the hell happened?” Pikachu said.

Everyone just looked at Pikachu with a surprised expression. “Hey! I pay attention to things!” He yelled to all of us. Sleepy just pat his shoulder and then questioned, “New girl?” Pinky jumped up and said, “Yeah, some new kid named Kiiarda Akiyama. In sparring today, she went against Bakugou and kicked his ass!”

“She did not kick my ass raccoon eyes! Besides, she is still in the fuckin hospital wing with Recovery Girl, and when she gets out, I’m gonna beat her ass!” I yelled at her. “Kacchan, we both know that you will not hurt her, especially since she’s been gone this long, and she just came back. What you did was just for sparring, and we still have to go back to the Hospital wing once lunch is over to check on her. I know for a fact that you were worried for her and still are.” Deku said as he looked at me with a small glare and worry for Tricycle in his eyes.

I just growled and crossed my arms as I stared at my food I still had on my plate. I hate that he is right but no way in hell would I admit that to anyone. “f**k, before I forget, you are gonna help me with something, cause she won’t do it willingly.” I told Sleepy. He replied with, “I am not gonna help you r**e the girl.”

“No, you i***t! I’m gay! I do not like girls; I want to know what happened to fuckin Tricycle in her past that made her start freaking out when Recovery Girl touched her when she was unconscious. I know that she won’t tell me willingly when she sees me again, so I am gonna have you take control of her and make her tell me what the f**k she went through starting after she disappeared!” I told to him.

I then realized what I said at the beginning and slapped my hands over my mouth. I know I screwed up now, God Damn it! No one knew but my parents and I didn’t want them to find out yet.

“One, cool, I support you and I am Bisexual. Two, why is she still there? Three, what is everyone’s sexuality?” Sleepy said. I let out a small breath of relief and nodded my head to tell Sleepy thank you. Sleepy nodded and Shitty Hair said, “I guess I can start; I support l***q+ and I am an Ally.” “I am Pansexual.” Pinky said. I guess we are going around the table. “I am an Ally as well.” Said Duck-tape. Pikachu looked nervous and said, “Um, I am Trans, female to male, and I am gay.” Everyone smiled at him, even me a little bit, and looked towards Icy-hot. “Ally.” “I am an Ally too kero.” Froggy said. “I am Lesbian.” Said Ear-Jacks. “I am Pansexual, and I support each and every one of you.” Sonic said with his weird hand motions. Pink cheeks said, “I am Bisexual.” Everyone looked at Deku as we waited for him to say what his sexuality is. “I-I am g-gay.” He said. I let out a small breath I didn’t know I was holding and hoped no one noticed.

Once that was all said and done, I told Sleepy about what happened with Tricycle. “Okay yeah, I would be worried to. I will help you, but only if you try to get her to tell you first, and you cook all of us breakfast and dinner for the rest of the week. Deal?” he said. I thought a few minutes before I finally nodded my head in agreement.

I know I have been acting differently ever since I got the letter but her being here makes me want to make sure she stay’s and doesn’t leave again. I will try tonight and see if she will tell me. If she doesn’t then I will get sleepy and have him make her tell me tomorrow around lunch. I am going to find out what the hell happened, and I will not stop until I do.

Oh f**k, that means that I have to bring Deku along as well. “You are coming with.” I said to Deku as I started to go back to eating my food. “Coming with where?” he said. “To question Triangle dipshit! Did you not hear the conversation between me and Sleepy?” I said a bit annoyed that he wasn’t paying attention.

Before he could start saying anything else, I told him, “You are coming with, and you have no say otherwise.“ In a tone that left no room for arguing. “I wasn’t gonna say no anyway Kacchan.” He mumbled. I didn’t really hear it because I am too focused on how to bring it up to Tricycle. I could just outright ask her, or I could get her to let her guard down just a bit then ask her. Or I could have the nerd ask her. Whatever, I will think about it later after she wakes up.

After the bell ringed signaling the end of lunch. Everyone decided to follow me and Icy-hot to where Triangle is. I don’t know why but they all wanted to see her. Sleepy went to class though so he didn’t come.

Once we went inside the room, they all crowded around the bed she was laying on. I stood on her right side next to the bed and Deku stood on the left side of her bed. “I am not gonna lie, she’s pretty.” Pinky said. “How much longer till she wakes up?” Shitty hair asked. “Not for another hour.” I said then got lost in my thoughts.

‘I didn’t know I hit her that hard with my explosion. And for her to get a panic attack while unconscious? Then for it to get worse when Recovery Girl touched her? Something happened to her, and I am gonna find out. I hope she wakes up soon.’ I don’t know what fuckin timing that s**t was, but after that thought came to me, Kiiarda started moving her arm. I looked at her face to see her opening her eyes and looking around. “What the f**k?” was the first thing she said.

“You are in the hospital wing. You have been here for at least three hours.” Deku told her, seeing the questions on her face. She sat up and looked at all the people staring at her. “How are you feeling?” Shitty hair asked. “Oh, I’m fine. I’ve been through worse. How are you Firework?” She said. “I am fine. Dunce, get Recovery Girl over here.” I told Pikachu.

A couple seconds later, he and Recovery Girl came back. We all moved so Recovery Girl could do a check up on Kii. “Alright sweetie, you are good to go. You woke up earlier than expected but I guess that is good. You have a good day now and take it easy for an hour or two, okay?” she said. “Yes Ma’am, thank you.” Kii said with a smile. “I like you.” Recovery Girl said then walked back to whatever she was doing.

I turned towards Kii to see that she had a little blush on her face. I let out a chuckle and teased her. “You get embarrassed that easy Kii?” “No dipshit. No one ever meant it when they told me that. This is the first time since we were kids someone told me that and they actually meant it.” She said.

“Since you were kids?” Duck-tape asked. “Yeah, one time when we were kids, Firework decided to tell me he liked me. As a sister though, not a girlfriend.” She answered. “Aww Bakuhoe has a soft side!” Pinky shouted. I felt my face heat up from both embarrassment and anger.

Why the f**k would she say that! “Shut the f**k up, no I did not! Let’s go back to the dorms already!” I said and stomped my way to the door and back to the dorms. I was not going back to class today. That can wait. They all started laughing but followed me anyway.

After a few minutes’ walk, Pink Cheeks decided to ask, “How does everyone feel about getting into our pj’s and watching movies in the common room for the rest of the day?” There were a few sures and yeah’s' including Kii, so we all ended up going to our rooms to shower and get ready. I walked onto the elevator with Kii and Deku following me. The other Extra’s weren’t paying attention, so the elevator doors ended up closing while we went to our floors.

Using this as a chance to have her answer my question, I asked her, “Kii. What happened after you left?” She looked at me with a sad smile and said, “I would like to tell you, but not right now. It’s kind of a long story and I just want to relax a little bit before I go into full detail. Do you think you can wait a bit? I can tell you tomorrow or something just not right now please.”

I hesitated before I nodded my head. I am gonna get her to tell me one way or another. When the elevator opened on floor 4, I stepped out to go to my dorm and Tricycle followed me. “Your dorm’s on this floor?” I asked her. “Yeah, it’s this one.” She said and pointed to the one right across from mine. “This one is mine.” I said and stopped in front of mine.

“Cool. I guess I will meet you downstairs?” she asked. I nodded my head and went into my dorm. I quickly showered and changed into a pair of grey sweats and a black muscle tee. I then dried my hair and headed downstairs.

Kiiarda’s P.O.V.

After I closed my door, I sighed in relief that I was alone. I looked around my room and smiled. It wasn’t a bad set up. The back wall had a window which I put my desk in front of. I had my bed length wise against the back wall in the left corner. With a nightstand next to it. A little bit away from that, I had a bookshelf.

Turning around towards the door, I had my dresser to the left of it. All on the right-side wall when facing the door, was the bathroom and my closet. I had a black circle carpet in the center with a bean bag or two. I was able to get the room painted a dark grey with a little blue tint. Overall, I was incredibly happy with my room.

I went to my dresser and got out a black shirt and a dark grey pair of pajama pants. I also grabbed a black and white hoodie from the closet since I was cold. I went into the bathroom and took a shower.

After I got out, I changed into my clothes and brushed through my still wet hair. Before, I would have used my fire quirk to dry my hair, but one time when I was little, my hair caught on fire, and I never trusted myself to do that ever again. So, I did what normal people would do and blow dried my hair.

After that was done, I took one of my many hairclips and put my hair up. Deciding that was all I needed, I put my slippers on and went to the elevator. When the elevator opened and I went in, Sero, Mina, and Kirishima were in there. I waved hi and stood next to Kirishima.

“So, you, Bakuhoe and Midoriya are friends?” Mina asked. “Heh, yeah. I moved a few years ago and haven’t seen them since. Firework still has that same scowl on his face though. He was always angry when we were kids. And that hasn’t changed. Izu, of course, is still the cinnamon roll he always was. In a way, I am glad that they haven’t changed.” I told her.

“How did you come up with firework as a nickname for Bakubro?” Kirishima asked me. “Well, on Bakugo’s 4th birthday, we set off fireworks that night. When his quirk appeared a few days or weeks later, it reminded me of them, so I called him that one day and it just kinda stuck.” I said as I recalled what happened when I first called him that.

“I actually told him why I called him that to. He started yelling me saying that ‘his explosions were more powerful than a firework could ever be.’ I told him I wasn’t gonna stop so he delt with it.” I told them with a small smile on my face.

When we reached the lobby floor, we stepped out and Mina said, “Bakubitch must have been a handful as a kid.” “Oh, trust me. He was. I remember him being at the top of all the classes and his ego getting bigger and bigger with every compliment thrown at him. Before him and Deku started fighting more, he would go after anyone that hurt me or Deku. But then they started fighting and everything went to s**t. I actually thought at one point that he had a crush on Deku but maybe I was wrong.” I told her with a small, sad smile on my face at the end.

She looked at who was around her before she grabbed my hand and pulled me and Kirishima with her to a deserted corner in the room. She looked dead serious and asked me, “Do you, perhaps, ship them?” “Uhhhmmmm yeah, maybe.” I said with an awkward smile.

She looked at Kirishima, who looked at her, then they both got this big smile on their face and squealed. Really, really loud. “OMG!! We ship them to! Okay, we have to try and get them together. What do you think we should do?” Mina said.

I had a big smile on my face before Kirishima said something. “Wait, what about their actual feelings? We need to know that first. If at least one of them likes the other, then we can help that one make the other fall for him.” “I will take care of that. I will talk to Bakugo first. Leave him to me. What about Izu?” I said.

I was sure I could get an answer from him if I asked him, well, corner him but it’s the same right? “I can do it! Leave him to me!” Mina spoke up. We all nodded our heads and put our hands in the center. “On three, we say BakuDeku, okay?” Mina said. I loved that ship name! We nodded our heads and said, “1, 2, BakuDeku!”

We continued to go to the common room like nothing happened and found everyone there except for Bakugo, Izu, and a few more people that I didn’t know the names to. When I heard stomps coming from the stairs, I immediately thought it was Bakugo. Seeing that head of ash blonde hair exit the stairwell, I knew I was right.

I helped those that were here set up the living room. We had blankets set out on the floor and pillows everywhere. Bakugo and Kirishima were getting all the snacks while everyone tried to decide on a movie. Some people wanted scary movies and a few people wanted Disney while comparing the guy with red and white hair to Elsa.

“Who is Elsa and why are you guys comparing her to me?” the guy asked. “You don’t know who Elsa is?” I asked him. He turned to me and said, “No, should I?” I walked over to him and started explaining who Elsa was. After, he started to understand a little bit, but he still didn’t understand fully.

“I wanted to thank you for carrying me to Recovery Girl before. I meant to earlier but didn’t get a chance. I am Kiiarda Akiyama. Pleased to meet you.” I said. “Shoto Todoroki.” He said and shook my hand.

“You’re End-a-bitches son?” I said before I could stop myself. I never liked Endeavor for some reason. “Do you hate my father?” he asked. “Well, I would be lying if I said no. I have no real reason to, but I don’t like him. Something tells me he’s a bitch.” I said.

If he says something about me hating him, and I haven’t even met him, I am gonna zap him. He surprised me by saying, “You are now on my list of favorite people.” With a straight face and turned around to walk over to the Dekusquad. I just stood there with a confused face and a little heat in my cheeks.

I shook my head and heard people saying that they were gonna watch Disney’s Frozen & Frozen 2 first, just because they wanted Todoroki to see what they were talking about. I shook my head once again and got settled on the ground as Kirishima and Bakugo came back with the snacks. Once everything was laid out, Bakugo sat on my right and Kirishima decided to sit on my left. Everyone else got situated and then Izu came from the stairwell.

I looked around to see that the only other spot for him to sit was next to Bakugo. I looked over to Kirishima and he just had a big grin on his face. I shook my head with a small smile appearing. Deku sat down and then Mina put the first movie in.

Halfway through the movie, I looked over to where Todoroki was sitting on the couch to see him staring at the screen with his eyes open wide in amazement. I smiled and turned back to the movie. After the first movie was over with, everyone decided to take a 10-minute brake to stretch our legs. Me and a few others went to the kitchen to refill our drinks. I saw Todoroki walk in and stare at his hand.

I walked up to him and asked him, “Are you gonna try to do something like she did?” He looked at me then his hand again and put his right palm facing down. He looked at me and I gave him a small smile of encouragement. Next thing I know, there are snowflakes falling from his right hand. I smiled in amazement. ‘So that is why they compare him to her. I never actually knew what his quirk was but that was really cool.’ I thought.

I looked at him and gave him my first real smile in a really long time. He looked at me and then all of a sudden, his left side caught on fire as he stood there frozen. “Umm, you are on fire.” I told him. “I have fire yes, it’s the other half of my quirk.” He said. “NO, you are actually on fire, so is your hair!” I told him. He seemed to snap out of it and used his right side to extinguish the fire.

I heard a laugh from behind me, so I turned to see a few of the classmates standing there laughing. I was confused but brushed it off and grabbed my cup off the table. I went back to the ground where I was at before and got situated.

I looked around for a blanket but all of them were taken. I can’t use my quirk because I would end up burning everything. Something fell on top of me and blocked my view. I freaked out at first but when I popped my head out, I realized that it was a blanket. I looked around to see who threw it on me. Turns out it was Todoroki. I sent him a smile and cuddled up in the blanket then turned my attention to the TV with a small smile on my face.

“Dude. You’re smoking.” I heard from the couch. I turned to see that Todoroki was indeed smoking and using his right side to try and counteract it. I giggled and paid attention to the movie. I could have sworn that Todoroki was blushing, but I couldn’t tell, and we all went back to the movie.