Chapter 4

                                    

                                          
The first month of classes went well, in Midoriya's opinion. His hardcore crush on his English Lit professor was pushed to the side as classes got harder and the work load got larger. Midoriya found himself constantly at the library on their computers getting work done. And if he wasn't there, he was locked up in his dorm room completing projects for his art class as well as his own pieces. 
Bakugou and Kirishima also started going out. Kirishima was very persistent, constantly bothering Bakugou and in his space, not letting up until the blonde would agree to at least one date. But one date turned to three, and before Midoriya knew it, he was walking in on them making out half naked in Kirishima's room. 
"Hey, Eijirou! Do you wanna go to- oh my gosh!" Midoriya was looking at his phone as he entered their shared dorm, only looking up when he was going to ask Kirishima a question. But instead of finding the redhead working on homework or just laying in bed, he saw Bakugou on his back in just his boxers, with Kirishima hovering over him, also nearly naked. 
"Dammit, Deku!" Bakugou screamed as he pushed Kirishima off of him, ready to surge forward and choke out the freckled teen, but Kirishima held him back. 
"I'm so sorry, Midoriya!" The redhead apologized and all Midoriya could do was mumble his own 'sorry' and quickly left the dorm, heading straight to a study room at the end of the hall. 
It was a half hour later when Midoriya jumped in his seat after hearing a knock on the glass door for the study room. His eyes widened when he saw Kirishima, now fully clothed with a light blush on his cheeks as he rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment. Midoriya gestured for the redhead to enter and the two talked about boundaries and letting each other know if they needed privacy in the room. 
"Again, dude, I'm really sorry about that." Kirishima apologized for the hundredth time as they walked back to their dorm room.
"It's alright, Ei, really." Midoriya smiled and Kirishima returned it. 
When they got back to the room, Bakugou was still there, sitting on the bed with his books scattered across the comforter, now dressed and sporting his own embarrassed flush. Midoriya just went to his desk and took out his work while Kirishima joined Bakugou on the bed. They all worked quietly until Kirishima's stomach gurgled loudly. The tension in the room is then broken, and the three move on. 
Now, it's a Sunday evening and Midoriya is hanging out in the common area of the dorms, sitting next to Bakugou and Kirishima while watching TV. They're relaxing for the first time after a long week of random exams and projects and papers being due. 
Just as the television goes to commercial, Midoriya's phone rings where it sits next to him on the couch. Looking down, he sees his mother's name.
"Is that Aunty?" Bakugou asks, looking over at Midoriya's scrunched up face. 
"Yeah, but this is earlier than usual." Midoriya and his mother had weekly phone calls every Sunday night around 8 pm. But the current time is 6:30, so why would she be calling now? 
Picking up his phone, Midoriya greets his mom, trying to hide his confusion. "Hey, mom!" 
Bakugou and Kirishima watch intently, a bad feeling flowing in the air. 
"H-Hi, sweetheart." Her voice is soft and cracking like she's holding back tears, and Midoriya immediately knows something is wrong. 
"Mom? What's wrong?" He's sitting straight up now while Bakugou and Kirishima inch closer, trying to hear. 
"I need to talk to you about your tuition for the semester." Midoriya's heart races with those words. 
He and his mother had spent a majority of the summer before trying to work out a budget plan for paying Midoriya's school tuition. They had looked into several loans and scholarships, only to get rejected.