Chapter 9.

Katsuki had spent his morning like all the rest since Izuku became unconscious. He would wake around 5 am for his morning training session of running the track and strength exercises, followed by a shower before changing into his school uniform and heading downstairs to make the class breakfast. It was his job in the mornings to make the meals for all his classmates after winning the cook off they held in their first week, he didn't mind as he loved cooking and enjoyed the silence it would bring him. The kitchen was his domain, and he loved the rule he held over it and the food he was preparing. Part of his breakfast task was to prepare the meals for the Alpha's and Omega's who were on their heat or Rut cycles as they needed different meals from the rest of the class. The Omega's would need food that was easily to digest and full of energy due to their heats burning through everything ounce of energy they had and the stomach cramps, pain that was involved along with it. For them he would prepare fruits, broth and soups of various flavours to suit each person's tastes. Whilst the Alphas needed protein and food rich in iron and energy due to them needing to keep their bodies strong, full of stamina and full of zinc and iron, so cooked fish, meats with noodles or rice and egg on toast would be generally well-received. For those who were on their cycles he would take their meals to their rooms and knock so they could stay inside for their safety and that of their classmates. He would come back around lunchtime and remove the trays from outside their rooms before taking them down to the kitchen to be washed and ready for dinner. He had to wear a pheromone filtration mask when he collects the Omega's trays as the smell of an Omega in heat could cause his rut cycle to begin, but he had not been interested in anyone at the school apart from his Alpha childhood friend.

The school after much review and comments from the students had decided a light system should be put in place. It consisted of a small panel on the wall in the kitchen with all the student's names on. When the light was green it would indicate that their room were free and safe for all to access, meaning that their monthly cycle was not active. However, if the light was red, it was a sign that they had activated their room pheromone system, which would inform the school of their active cycle and lock their rooms down so only a select few students and staff could enter if needed. This system saved time and made it easier for each class on campus to care for one another and ensured that they didn't have to remember when everyone's cycles would be. Lucky for Katsuki no one had activated their locks so he could go ahead and prepare pancakes, meat, fish and omelettes for breakfast with various fruits assortments and juices and teas.

When he cooked, he thought of his childhood friend and how it would have been his time of the month to activate his room system. He would never admit it to those in his class, but he missed him, his mint scent, his emerald eyes and the small freckles on his face. Katsuki's rut this month was hell without the touch and help of Izuku, he had only been through a few ruts before Izuku got his and had been spending them together but in that time, he had become accustom to having him with him, without him this time made his body fell like it was on fire, full of larva and begging for release which he couldn't seem to find. He was frustrated, tired and becoming sick whilst waiting for his friend to wake up. Some people he had become closer with in the class had noticed him become more and more pale, big black eye bags and loss of some of his body condition. He had been taught that denying your instincts during a cycle could cause problems, but he never knew it would be this bad, he was constantly on edge, fighting to keep his pheromones at bay and his body was aching from the strain. He never wanted to admit it, but he was going to need help, if things continued the way they were then he was going to fall behind and for an Alpha as proud as he was that was not an option.

He had finished moving some of the food over to the large dining area when the smell of lilac hit him, and he growled under his breath. Todoroki the bi coloured hair alpha walked over to him and asked him once again how Izuku was doing. He and Todoroki were not on the best of terms with each other, the way he would constantly ask about Izuku drove Katsuki mad and how his facial expression never changed left him feeling even more irritated by the teen. He wanted to know why this Alpha was so interested in his childhood friend but didn't want to know the answer, maybe Todoroki was just like him and Izuku and sought out the greenette for his ruts, but that was unusual about him and Izuku. No Alpha should want to be with another Alpha during their rut, some Alphas have been known to severely disfigure or kill another Alpha when in their rut, but he had been drawn to Izuku's scent the first time he smelt it and even when he knew he was an Alpha. Over the years the blonde had researched but had only found a legend regarding it called the 'Rouge Class'. The Rouge class as they were called where people who possessed both Alpha and Omega DNA and could attract both second genders, whilst having full control over them. It had also stated that it had been well over 200 years since anyone of this gender/ class was reported, but the more he read the more and more Izuku fitted. His characteristics, mannerism and his ungodly control over other Alphas all led Katsuki to believe that Izuku was in fact a Rogue Alpha, but how would he prove this, how would he even explain this to him once he awoke and if he awoke.

"He's the same half-and-half. Just go and see him if you're curious and stop pestering me about the damn nerd!"

"I ask as you are the closest to him and have known him for longer than any of us. I might go and see him after class, he has been away for a long time now"

"Do what the fuck you want" but it then occurred to him that Izuku was sharing a room with that girl, and she was to be kept a secret until they knew more. He had to make something up the Todoroki would believe to stop him from going.

"Fuck! Look half-and-half you can't go and see him. Recovery Girl only wants people he knows to go just in case he woke up. So, I will let you know later".

"So, your." but before Todoroki could say any more, he was cut off by a very enthusiastic spiky red haired, red eyed Omega called Eijiro Kirishima.

"Hey Bukgobro, how's your morn...sorry did I disturb something?"

"Nothing shitty hair, we were done"

"We were not done Baukugo"

"If I say we are done then we are done. Now go and fucking eat before it gets cold".

"Sorry Baukugo, didn't mean to interrupt you and Todoroki" Katsuki watched as Kirishima spoke whilst rubbing the back of his neck, it was something the Omega did a lot and caused his pheromones to become stronger; the smell of Apples began to slowly fill Katsuki nose and a small, almost unheard growl formed in his throat. He and the Omega became friends within the first week of class starting, the red head had come over after a quirk assessment and was in awe of the power of Katsuki explosions and how much control he had, since then the Omega was by his side and gave him someone and something to do other than think of Izuku. Katsuki had made friends with a few others in his class, and they had formed a sort of pack, which Kirishima called the Baku-squad much to Katsuki annoyance. Mina Ashido a pink skinned, pink haired and yellowed eyed Alpha was the only female Alpha in class 1A and was one of the few Alphas he could stand to be around. Another Omega with blonde hair with a black lighting stripe and yellow eyes called Denki Kaminari was also part of his pack along with a beta with black hair and black eyes called Hanta Sero. His pack had become stronger as the month went by and when the Omegas went into their heat, he felt the extra need to protect them, ensure they were cared for and had enough to keep them satisfied, but he would not help them by mating with them, he had only wanted to mate with one person since the start and that was Izuku. He knew it was wrong to want to mate with another Alpha, it was even programmed into them to not enter another but as time went on the urge to mate with Izuku had got stronger and stronger, there was something about him that drew Katsuki in but also repulsed him away.

The rest of the class came down to eat their breakfast before heading off to class and the start of school. For Katsuki it was just a normal day, sitting in lesson, taking notes and excelling at everything he did, he was just counting down the time until he saw Izuku in the facility. Once school was over with, he said he would meet the squad back at the dorms as he did every day and headed across campus to the A & O facility to check on Izuku's condition, he had expected it to be like every other day and see the greenette lying peacefully asleep in the hospital bed with various machines beeping and whirling in the background, but today something seemed to be different. As he walked down the corridor, past many rooms he could hear the faint voice of his friend, he could hear his laughter and his mint scent was wafting down towards him, filling his body with a sense of calming. His heart began to race as he rushed down to the room Izuku was in and stopped dead in his tracks when his crimson eyes landed on the emerald ones of his friend. Izuku was awake and sitting up in bed, looking around the room, smiling, talking and laughing like nothing had ever happened, like he had never died and all of it was a bad dream.

"Deku"

"Kacchan"

"When, how, what the fuck nerd!"

"It's good to see you Kacchan, I woke up a while ago with Athena" Izuku pointed to the girl sitting up in the bed across the room from his. Katsuki could hardly recognise her from the girl that was delivered to them. She had changed, her hair was now purple, her eyes a strong and brilliant violet and cat like ears on top of her head. She seemed even more beautiful than when he had first seen her, but his main focus was on Izuku, and he never gave this teen the time of day but now he got to look at her he felt heat rise to his face and a small blush form, she was amazing beautiful.

"She is beautiful isn't she Kacchan"

"She is Deku, but care to explain who she is?"

"It is rather a long story"

"I'm not going anywhere nerd!"

"Kat" Athena said, her voice was the smoothest and best thing besides Izuku's that Katsuki had heard, he could listen to her voice all day and just hearing a nickname he hated sent a small shiver down his spine, but he was not going to be the one to admit that.

"YOU DON'T GET TO CALL ME THAT"

"Kacchan calm down, she can explain more, we both can"

"Start talking"

"Izu, maybe it would be better to show him, it might be easier"

"What do you mean by show me?"

"Well, Kacchan, Athena can show you memories and share them with you, but you can talk to each other. It's hard to explain".

"How can I trust this so-called quirk to not fuck me over or show me something I don't wanna see"

"Kat, it's hard to explain but I promise you no harm".

"Listen to her Kacchan, she has shown me things that no one should ever have to deal with. It's a unique quirk she has, almost like you can see, hear, feel everything that you are being shown. Plus, you can talk with her. It so strange"

"So how the fuck do we do this?"

"She needs a strong connection to you emotionally or she needs to lay down next to you with you holding her"

"Well, that is what the small voice said to do if I wanted to show a new person my memories"

"So, let me get this fucking straight, I have to lay down next her and hold her to get to see what the fuck it is she has to show me"

"Sorry Kat, I know that it's uncomfortable for you"

"You know nothing about me, so don't fucking assume anything" The last thing Katsuki liked was people assuming things about him, especially when it was a challenge to his pride. He looked to Izuku and just saw the smile hidden in his eyes and groaned in defeat. He could never say no to those emerald orbs.

"Fucking fine"

He removed his grey school blazer and shoes before walking over to the bed Athena was using. The blush growing more and more as he approached her, from far away he never noticed the small freckled that lined her face and each one was a little dot of sunshine in his eyes. Why did he have a thing for people with freckles? He was now standing next to her bed, ready to get in when she looked at him and smiled, the smile could melt anything in its path, and he had to move his face to the side to stop the red from growing more. Izuku had noticed his friend's strange behaviour and worried that the blonde was changing his mind, but Izuku knew better, Kacchan never turned back from something he had agreed to.

Katsuki watched as Athena moved over in her bed to allow the blonde some room to lie down, he noticed how long her hair truly was and wanted to touch the cat like ears on her head. His hands twitched as he realised his hand had reached for head, and he shoved them back down to his side before perching on the side of the bed. He laid back and swung up his legs before fully lying down on his side, he was now face to face with Athena and could count the freckles, see the way her lips curled slightly at the sides and her chocolate scent started to encase him sent him to a place he hadn't been to since his last rut with Izuku. Athena touched his hand and smiled once more before rolling away from him and moving her body back into his. His breath hitched in his chest as he felt her heat touch him and his arms immediately reached over and pulled her as close as she could be, his face was in her hair and her scent grew stronger and full of anxiety. He closed his eyes as he breathed her in and soon, he could feel himself growing sleepy, his eyes stayed closed as he relaxed holding her in his arms.

When he woke, he was meet with white, nothing more than white surrounding him, before he felt two warm hands grab and hold onto his, he looked to the left and saw Izuku was holding his left hand and he looked to the right to see Athena was holding his other.

"Shall we begin?"

"Fucking bring it"