When Izuku awoke he couldn't help the dull throbbing in his neck, though only groaning quietly as he buried himself back into the warmth that surrounded him. Only then realizing then that warmth was another body.

Izuku quickly looked up at who was holding him, shocked to see the still sleeping Kirishima. (What? Why is he here? Why are we cuddling?) Izuku thought to himself, only for his eye's to widen at the memories of what had happened the night before and where he was at.

(Oh no, oh no, oh no!) Izuku thought to himself as he successfully squirmed out of Kirishima's hold and grabbed his discarded jacket, mask, and now tattered turtleneck as he ran to the first bathroom he came across, only for his eyes to widen and his face to flush at the sight he saw in the mirror.

The boy quickly put on the turtleneck only to realize that it was tattered to ruins, though what truly caught his attention was the numerous amount of hickey's and bite marks he had on his neck, shoulder, and collarbone.

Though he turned completely pale when his eyes locked on the spot at the base of his neck, that not only was bruised to hell and back, but held a mark. Kirishima's mark.

Izuku wasn't mad, or even sad as he stared at the mark. But he was horrified. He was completely horrified of what would happen, he was horrified of what their friends would think, he was horrified to even imagine what his father would think, and he was absolutely petrified to even imagine what Kirishima would do.

So, he quickly zipped up the turtleneck all the way and grabbed his jacket as he let out a sigh at the fact that the mark was hidden.

"Izuku?" Kirishima asked as he stood in the doorway of the bathroom. The younger flinched horribly at the sound of the other and he quickly grabbed his mask and put it on around his neck, and did the best of his abilities to hide the remaining hickey's on his shoulders while he turned to face the older male.

"H-Hey Kirishima!" Izuku said as his voice shook horribly, though the second Kirishima's and Izuku's eye locked, the Alpha's eyes widened as he stepped forward to the shorter male.

"Izuku. Show me now." Kirishima commanded while Izuku only paled further at the command. His instincts telling him to listen to his Alpha, though Izuku only stiffened and held onto the hem of his pants tightly.

"N-No. Kirishima, I'm going to leave." Izuku stated weakly while Kirishima groaned quietly, trying his hardest to suppress the growl that emerged when Izuku tried to put up his defiant font.

Quickly Izuku tried to run past Kirishima, only for the red head to easily grab Izuku and turn them around as he pinned Izuku to a wall and reached for the shorter males jacket and mask.

Only to be stopped by Izuku grabbing his hand and holding it tightly as the younger looked to the ground in shame as the tears cascaded down his face and his stifled sobs racked his body.

Kirishima immediately knelt in front of the younger as he cupped Izuku's face in his hands while the younger could only grab onto his wrist as he continued to cry.

"I-Izuku.... Fuck. I-."

"P-Please don't hate m-me" Izuku begged quietly as he continued to sob.

"H-Hate you? Why would I?" Kirishima asked as he was cut off guard by Izuku's plea.

Izuku's eyes widened at Kirishima's question while the Alpha looked at him completely confused.

"Y-You don't r-remember?" Izuku asked as his voice trembled as he gripped onto Kirishima's wrist tightly.

"I only remember the villain hitting me with his quirk, you taking me home, a-and m-me kissing you... A lot." Kirishima stated as he looked away from the other as a blush over took his face.

Izuku was at a loss for words, though he merely took a deep breath and decided that if Kirishima never found out it would be for the best.

(If he never knows he won't hate me. Our friends won't hate me or him, my dad won't try to kill him, and the media will never be able to use this against him in anyway.) Izuku thought to himself as he let go of the man's wrist to wipe his face while he forced himself to stop crying.

"Y-Yeah that's it." Izuku stated as Kirishima stood back up and looked down to Izuku as he blushed horribly.

"Gods, fuck I'm sorry Izuku I promise I didn't mean to. Shit it was like I had no control over myself. That should have never happened" Kirishima apologize as he bowed his head in shame.

"It's okay Kiri, I'm not hurt or anything" Izuku reassured while he patted Kirishima's arm gently.

"Good, but then why are you hiding your neck." Kirishima questioned

"W-Well there are a few hickey's a-and I didn't want you to see them because I was scared it would weird you out and you would be mad at me for letting you do it last night when you weren't in control of yourself." Izuku explained as he bowed his head, not wanting to see Kirishima's face. While Kirishima only stared at Izuku shocked.

"L-Let me? I-I mean yeah, I'm definitely not mad at you in any way! Shit, if anyone had any right to be mad here it's you! Like I said it shouldn't have happened. Again, I'm so fucking sorry." Kirishima apologized once again as Izuku only smiled to him.

"It's okay Kiri, like I said I'm fine so don't worry, and I'll write the report on the villain, okay? The cops will call us when they get him situated where he needs to be so we can go interrogate him." Izuku explained while Kirishima only nodded.

"Thanks man, seriously again I'm sorry. Can I at least get you some breakfast or something else to wear?" Kirishima asked while Izuku only blushed slightly.

"N-No I'm fine, besides I need to visit Todoroki today anyways. Since we both got the day off" Izuku said with a smile while Kirishima only nodded.

Izuku wasted no time in getting out of there. Though the minute he left Kirishima groaned at his headache that was demanding his attention, after getting some meds and water, and getting cleaned up, Kirishima laid on his bed with Titan in his lap, as one thing didn't leave his mind.

Izuku was lying to him. About what he had no idea. But it was like an alert in his head that told him, it was like he could just sense it and he had no idea why.

Why had Izuku lied.

What really happened.

Why couldn't he remember.

And why did he feel so protective and angry when Izuku said he was going to meet up with Todoroki.

It made no sense it him and he hated it.

Just as Izuku had said he went home and wrote the report on the villain and what had happened to Kirishima when the villain hit him with his quirk, though leaving out certain details, and then submitting it through his computer.

After getting his work done Izuku sent the Support Gear and Costume agency a quick message that he would need a new outfit, and thankfully they responded that it would be done by tomorrow before his next shift.

Once done with the essentials Izuku went to go get a shower and some fresh clothes, all the while trying his hardest to not look at the mate mark and hickeys that mocked him mercilessly.

Honestly Izuku had the occasional intrusive thought of someone other than his soulmate marking him one day, and every time an idea such as that found its way into his head, he would always feel nauseous and he knew that he would be fighting with every last fiber of his being to make sure he didn't give someone other than his soulmate an easy fight if they dared try.

But despite that promise to himself, he didn't even put up a fight with Kirishima, he allowed it, welcomed it practically. And he despised himself for it.

(I didn't even try to stop it. I let him do it! I wanted him to! Gods! I could've used my feathers to move him! To put him in another room or something! I could've flown away! And when I did try to stop him, I barely even tried then!! He wasn't in the right state of mind to consent! He probably didn't even realize it was me until this morning!! He regrets it!! If the media found out they would make it sound like he was the criminal, his Hero career would practically be over!! Gods what is wrong with me?!?) Izuku berated himself while he sat in his shower crying, hoping the water would wash away anything at all to make the pain die down a bit.

After an hour in the scolding hot water Izuku finally stepped out and avoided the mirrors at all costs. He got a bit of déjà vu from doing so as it reminded him of what he had been going through all those years ago.

Though this time he avoided the mirrors for an entirely different reason.

Izuku made sure to wear a turtleneck along with a cardigan, jeans, and a pair of boots as he left the house to meet up with Todoroki. He really didn't feel like going due to the overwhelming anxiety and just blunt force pain he was feeling.

Though he refused to be rude to one of his closest friends and bail on him when this would be one of the first times, they could just hang out one on one, in months.

Once getting to the small café they had agreed upon Izuku was relieved to see that he wasn't late as he watched Todoroki take his seat.

Izuku!" Todoroki called out while raising his hand slightly to signal Izuku over.

"Hey Sho, it's been awhile since we were able to hang out just the two of us!" Izuku stated with the best smile he could muster, forcing himself to ignore the throbbing pain throughout his whole body.

"It has been, I'm happy we both were off today, it makes it much easier to coordinate, especially with the wild goose chase my father has us on." Todoroki stated while Izuku whined quietly at the mention of the case.

"Is everything alright Izuku? Did something happen" Todoroki asked while Izuku tried his hardest to ignore the pain once again as he looked back to Todoroki.

"Yeah, everything is fine, but Kirishima and I actually made an arrest last night and I think it has something to do with the case." Izuku stated while Todoroki nodded, wanting Izuku to continue

"The villain had shot an innocent woman in an alleyway and he hit Kirishima with his quirk, though thankfully it didn't harm Kirishima in anyway it just made him really loopy, but it was in one of the exact areas Endeavor had told us to search. So, I think he could be a part of the gang" Izuku stated while Todoroki nodded.

"Have you or anyone else investigated him yet?"

"No, they have to put him through processing a such and actually find out who he is so they can pull up his records before we can actually interrogate him, so it'll probably take a few weeks or so and they have to get the statement from the woman first as well before we can do anything."

"I see, well at least his quirk wasn't horribly negative, he very well have could have just been a lackey or something of the sort. But none the less he most likely has information we can use" Todoroki hypothesized while Izuku listened diligently appreciative that Todoroki was able to distract him slightly.

That was until a searing pain crashed into Izuku abdomen and forced him to hunch over with a stifled shriek of pain.

"Izuku!" Todoroki shouted quietly as he reached across the table to grab Izuku's shoulder, though thankfully for them they were in the very back of the café in a designated room, so no one saw them or heard them.

"I-I'm fine I-I just-." Though before Izuku could finish he cut himself off with his own groan of pain as he fell to his knees as he doubled over, clutching his stomach.

"Okay, we're getting you out of here now." Todoroki stated as he picked up Izuku bridal style and carried the younger back to the dual haired boys car and placed him in the back seat, as Todoroki drove off to his house.

Once making it to Todoroki's, the dual haired boy reached back and picked Izuku up again and laid him down on the couch in the Alpha's living room and quickly activating his quirk slightly enough to where he could cool Izuku down a bit.

"Izuku what's going on? Is it your heat?" Todoroki asked while Izuku merely shook his head before groaning loudly as another wave of pain hit him.

Quickly Todoroki took off the youngers shoes and cardigan before Izuku pushed his hand away before the dual haired man could attempt to take off his turtleneck. "Izuku you're burning up, having this on won't help you, I need to take it off." Todoroki reasoned gently while placing his cool hand on the Omega's forehead to which Izuku sighed quietly in relief.

"P-Please d-don't" Izuku begged quietly while gripping his turtleneck tightly.

"Izuku please, I promise nothing bad will happen if I take it off, but your burning up and if this isn't your heat, I need to know exactly what's going on so I can help, but if this is your heat, I need you to nod yes or no so I can either stay, or call Ochako." Todoroki explained as Izuku began to cry and whimper.

"N-No.... P-Please d-don't leave" Izuku begged while he sniffled and tried to reach out for Todoroki, only to shriek in pain as he fell back onto the sofa.

"Woah, woah! It's okay Izuku I'm not leaving you; I just need you to help me, okay? Can I please take off your shirt." Todoroki asked gently as he tugged on the clothing

Izuku could only nod as another wave hit him and he screamed out at the pain of it. Causing Todoroki to flinch slightly as he looked to his friend in fear and concern. Though after finally getting the dreaded piece of clothing off Todoroki went wide eyed at the number of hickey and bite marks, he saw.

Though what made him freeze in place, was the ever-prominent mate mark that rested on the base of Izuku's neck, and Todoroki could tell it was fresh due to the way it hadn't full scared over yet.

"I-Izuku? You're mated? Did you meet your soulmate?" Todoroki asked while Izuku only began to cry harder as Todoroki then quickly moved to where he held Izuku in his lap gently while the Omega could only sob from the pain and the emotions

After about 30 minutes the pain finally subsided enough to where Izuku was able to stop crying as Todoroki only continued to cuddle the poor boy.

"Izuku please, tell me what happened. Who marked you? Was it your soulmate? When did it happen?" Todoroki asked while Izuku only sniffled a little as he sat up slightly, though still staying in the Alpha's lap.

"I-It was last night a-after the cops took the villain." Izuku muttered while Todoroki only looked to him questioningly.

"Last night? But you said that it was just you and Kirishima last night and when could you have......" Todoroki started before trailing off as he finally realized who exactly marked Izuku.

"W-Why would Kirishima..." Todoroki started, though he couldn't bring himself to finish his sentence, fear and concern taking over him completely.

"T-The villains quirk controlled him. He didn't know he did it, he still doesn't know that he did it. He wasn't in control or the right state of mind. A-And... I-I practically let him" Izuku explained though unable to look at his friends face, horrified that Todoroki would be disgusted with him.

"W-What? L-Let him? But he marked you! And he doesn't even know?!" Todoroki shouted slightly while Izuku flinched, only for Todoroki to hug the boy tighter in response.

"I-I don't know what exactly the villains quirk did but he wanted to mark me, I told him no b-because he wasn't in the right state of m-mind, but I practically just gave up and l-let him, I d-didn't even really try to stop him." Izuku explained though Todoroki didn't allow the younger to see his face, knowing he was burning with rage.

"Did you want him to."

"No.... Yes.... I don't know. I know if it was anyone else, I would have fought against them till the bitter end, but even after. I wasn't mad, or sad, I-I just really h-hate myself b-because I l-let h-him." Izuku explained as he began to cry, while Todoroki merely let out a comforting rumble in response, not wanting to see his friend in pain again.

"Why didn't you tell him?"

"B-Because he r-regrets what h-happened."

"What do you mean?"

"H-He told me that he was sorry a-and that it should have never h-happened. H-He r-regrets it." Izuku explained while he tried to swallow the lump in his throat. Though Todoroki had to take a deep breath to control his anger.

"What all does he know?"

"A-All he knows is that he kissed me, and left a c-couple of hickey's. Nothing else."

"Did he do anything else?"

"N-No, just the m-mating mark and the v-various hickey's and bite marks." Izuku reassured while Todoroki sighed in relief as he continued to cuddle the Omega.

"And you leaving so quickly after the mating must have triggered a drop, not to mention how much shit your putting yourself through over a situation that was not your fault" Todoroki stated while Izuku only whimpered slightly.

"I-It was my f-fault, I could've f-fought him off, o-or at the v-very least taken h-him to the h-hospital i-instead. B-But I didn't i-it was my f-fault. H-He doesn't e-even know w-what happened. A-And he a-apologized a-a lot." Izuku protested weakly while Todoroki had to hold back his growl.

"Did he even let you try and take him to the hospital?"

"N-No, the second I-I recommended it h-he got r-really aggressive. A-And he didn't l-let me go." Izuku explained while Todoroki growled lowly in response which made Izuku flinch.

"S-Sorry, but Izuku that's not your fault either. While I don't understand at all why he didn't let you go, or take him to the hospital, I doubt he would have even let dare try to get away from him when he was in that state." Todoroki stated while Izuku only looked away from Todoroki.

"Izuku did he even give you the chance to get away from him?"

"N-No, he h-had a pretty strong grip." Izuku stuttered while Todoroki had to bury his head in Izuku's fluffy hair to avoid practically roaring out in rage.

"And tell me again how any of this is your fault!" Todoroki questioned, venom lacing his every word. Though Izuku could tell that it would be safer if he didn't answer.

"It's f-fine Sho, I'll figure it out, j-just please, don't tell anyone" Izuku begged as he wiped away his tears, while Todoroki only grumbled in response.

"Fine but you are staying here until your drop is over, I have a feeling that those waves of pain are nowhere near done, also you're not going back to work for a few days. I don't know how I feel about you being around Kirishima." Todoroki commanded bluntly while Izuku only whined.

"But Sho! I need to help! I'll be fine; besides he'll get suspicious if I'm not there. He may not know we're mated but he might be able to sense something is wrong! And then we have a whole other issue!!" Izuku protested though Todoroki chose not to listen.

"Fine when that mark is completely healed and the bruise around it, and on it, are completely gone then you can go back to work." Todoroki stated while Izuku only groaned.

"And no using your quirk on it either."

"Damnit Sho! Fine I'll take a few days off! We both know that deal is worse than the first!" Izuku shouted with a whine while Todoroki merely continued to cuddle the younger as Izuku snuggled into him with a pout.

"You're mean Sho."

"I'm not mean I'm fair, now get some sleep I'll make something to eat."