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'I’m gonna be number one' this has always been his self-proclaimed oath for as long as he can remember. Overcome everyone and never look back. Now that he realized, he wondered how he had been so naive. Society would never see him as a hero, he himself had taken it upon to ruin his life last year, after all, what better than an omega being a professional with his backstory? He had no choice but to accept his fate, his sacrifice in vain, his fight breaking with his dreams, leaving marks -physically and mentally- that will never be erased. He could only swallow his pride; keep going and hopefully, he could stay in the elite.
His and his classmates' actions (specifically those of a green-haired guy) had made them enter their second year of high school late, even so, being in the middle of it, they could feel that there was nothing to worry about anymore. UA was rebuilt and the A class was still intact, ready for its final year in a few months. The friendships that existed and the new ones that were strengthened, attracted an atmosphere of camaraderie, peace; getting excited about the future that looked more promising. Even so, Katsuki felt out of place, what he had done was not to be taken lightly and although everyone told him that with it, he saved the life of his sworn rival, crossing that line left a mark on his heart.
Heart that, after suffering surgery after surgery, bad news after bad news, was beating again with happiness, every time he saw his favorite person, his best friend, Kirishima Eijiro. What could he say? He had become attached to the alpha. If in their first year they were inseparable, now it seemed physically impossible to do so, and honestly, he would attack anyone who tried. He was the only one who didn't treat him differently, who looked at him with affection even with the scars that decorated half of his body and face, he didn't make him feel useless, he accepted him for who he was and not as a war-scarred omega.
This is why he made himself hold on to these feelings, make them his motive to finish high school as one of the best, to become as promising a professional as he was told since childhood he would be; if in the process the red-haired boy stayed by his side, he would make it his mission to make him more than his friend. A pair of heroes, a dream team on and off the field. Maybe the alpha wanted the same thing too, it costs nothing to confess, right?
Hi! There are some things I want to tell you, I want to apologize, because I won't be able to go on with what we said the other night...
You are my best friend, I don't want to lose you because of my rut.
The beginning of the end began with a text message, the way to destroy what little hope was left in Katsuki, an empty promise, an idea of belonging thrown away, a definitive rejection. Tears and regrets would not help, he could only bury himself in the blankets while holding the pieces of his heart, he had asked for it, for listen to his omega, for seeking the alpha's love when he was not in his five senses, for letting himself be taken by someone who only wanted to satisfy themself. It seemed that dying months ago sounded better than enduring all this now.
"Izu… Izuku" he talked to his internship partner.
"¿Yeah, Kachan?" smiled Midoriya.
"I need you to do me a favor…”
"Sure..? What do you need?”
This would be his reminder, to put relationships far aside and focus on his career; in the end, he was to blame for using the one person he supposedly loved, not taking care of himself for thinking nothing would happen, what did he expect? An alpha in rut could lead omegas to theirs and he had given himself up on a silver platter.
"It may be defective" commented Izuku.
"The three of them?!"Katsuki pointed to the sink in front of them, where there were 3 positive pregnancy tests.
"I´m panicking, okay?!”
"You think i´m not?!”
"How did this happen? You said your heat skipped”.
"Well, now we know why!”
"Midoriya, Bakugo" Shoto called them, entering the bathroom "there's a mi… Are those pregnancy tests?"
"Shit…”
"Todoroki-kun, you have to promise not to tell anyone…”
Summer was coming in, soon it would be mid-semester vacation, the last classes were a torment, as asking the redhead for space Katsuki still had to see him, gnawing at the thought of him finding out about the product that was now growing inside him. Even with Izuku's persistence, he had no face with which to confess his situation to him, not wanting to end what little was left of their friendship. So, even with all that it would entail, he vowed to hide the truth and assume the responsibility himself. It would be his consolation prize, a new reason to fulfill his goal, after all.
It won't matter how much his omega cried, how much he was dying to know what the alpha would say, if he would accept it, either him or the pup. He had already threatened Shoto and Izuku not to open their mouths, which they had reluctantly agreed to, they couldn't even tell their teachers, not yet. Everything would go fine, he would take care of everything on his own as usual.
Even if the alpha now smelled like another omega, he would say nothing, if he was doing his life, he would do the same, not for nothing he was stubborn and proud. His pup would want for nothing, he would be number one, as a hero and as a mother.