"Woohoo! We're off to summer camp!" Kirishima swung an arm across Bakugo's shoulders as they walked toward the bus.
"Get off me!" Bakugo shoved Kirishima off and dusted his shoulders irritably.
Kaminari followed closely behind the red-head and the blonde, "Campfires, games, and most importantly, cute girls!"
Kirishima twisted his mouth slightly in thought, "Well, I don't think it's going to be all fun and games… I mean, UA isn't going to just set us loose, are they?"
Bakugo sneered at the pair, "You shit-stains are a bunch of morons. I'm going to get even stronger while we're there and kick your asses all over again next year."
Aizawa squinted his eyes slightly at the trio as they began boarding the bus for the week long trip. He momentarily caught the angry eyes of the short-tempered hot head. It briefly crossed Aizawa's mind that if Bakugo got fired up on the bus, they may make it to camp with only half a bus left. He hardened his gaze slightly, sending a silent warning to the blonde about his behavior during the ride. He decided to keep a close eye on him in case he needed to cancel out Bakugo's quirk.
As they boarded, they realized they were some of the last to do so. There were only a handful of seats left. Two in front of Uraraka and Midoriya and a few single seats dotted the nearly-full coach. Kirishima pushed ahead and began stuffing his duffle bag into the cargo bin above Uraraka and Midoriya. He turned back to Bakugo, who was waiting just in front of Kaminari, and reached out his hand for Bakugo's duffle.
Bakugo just sneered at the red-head and headed for a single seat near the back. He shoved his bag into the cargo bin and found himself seated beside Todoroki. They met gazes for a brief second before both of them looked away. 'At least he won't annoy me the whole time,' Bakugo thought.
Aizawa gave a quick rundown of the rules for the ride before they departed from UA and Bakugo opted to jam his earbuds in and listen to music for the road trip. Progressively, he found the need to continue upping the volume to drown out the sounds of his classmates gabbing like a bunch of girls. If there was anything that was irritating about this summer camp, it was being crammed on a bus with this bunch of idiots in his class. He was genuinely trying not to explode on their annoying asses and it was proving to be near impossible.
They had been on the bus for about 4 hours and everybody was beginning to notice Bakugo's inner-struggle to keep his cool. It was like his anger was seeping into everyone around him. Uraraka worriedly looked back at him for a split-second, "Geez, is he always this upset?" She almost whispered the words, concerned that Bakugo would be able to hear them over the sound of metal music.
Midoriya scratched his head a little bit and laughed nervously, "Kacchan has always had a short fuse… I don't really know why."
Kirishima leaned over the top of the seat to talk to them, a toothy grin on his face. "Bakugo? Nah, he's not really that mad. He's just too busy trying to be a hard-ass."
Uraraka and Midoriya glanced back at Bakugo again and laughed awkwardly. Uraraka gave Kirishima a forced smile, "He definitely looks mad."
Kaminari sat up and leaned over with Kirishima, "Oh, he's definitely pissed off right now. He's pretty chill most of the time, but if you question his manhood or his class status? Oh, he'll try to beat you into next week."
Kirishima waved Uraraka off lightly, "He just doesn't like being crowded in here like this."
Midoriya and Uraraka shared another nervous look between each other as Kirishima and Kaminari began to change the topic. "What are you guys thinking this camp will be like?" Kirishima rested his elbow on top of the seat.
"I can't say for sure," Midora rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "But I'd definitely say it's going to be a lot of training."
Kaminari groaned woefully, "If we don't have even one campfire, then this entire week is going to totally blow."
Kirishima gave his dense friend a sour look, "Kaminari, we've talked about this a dozen times… Of course there will be a campfire. Why else would they call it camp?"
Uraraka chuckled sweetly at the pair's exchange, unaware of a set of glowering eyes behind them.
Bakugo watched the four teens ahead of him, irritation swelling in his gut. 'Those fucking dimwits… What could be so entertaining about Deku and the she-air-head?' Bakugo tasted a bitter taste in his mouth as he watched Kirishima and Kaminari laughing and talking to the two most irritating classmates of all. "I'm going to fuckin' say something." Bakugo thought maliciously as he ripped his earphones out.
Just as he opened his mouth, Iida rose up from his seat across from Aizawa at the front of the bus. "Class 1-A! We will be reaching the camp in about 15 minutes! Please begin gathering your things and prepare to exit the bus!"
Bakugo bit his tongue momentarily, watching angrily as Kaminari and Kirishima sat back down in their seats and began packing their road snacks and entertainment up. In the corner of his eye, he caught Todoroki looking mildly at him. Bakugo turned wildly to face the half-hot-half-cold hero in training. "Got a problem, asshole?!"
Todoroki simply met Bakugo's enraged eyes cooly, opting to respond with a basic "No."
"Then fuckin' mind your own business!" Bakugo barked out and began stuffing his earphones in the pockets of his black jeans. His mind began to settle into the habitat of the bus that they'd been riding on for most of the day. His classmates were chatting mindlessly with one another, speculating about the camp, and others were simply reading a book, taking a nap, or entertaining themselves with things they brought with them. "God, it smells like B.O. in here," Bakugo thought, disgusted at the smell that had accumulated over the last few hours.
Bakugo glanced outside the window of the bus and saw that they were in the mountains. The sun was settling into late afternoon and gave a dazzling view to the empty valley below. During the final fifteen minutes of the bus ride, they descended down a lot and gave rise to a somewhat large lake with cabins dotted in the trees of the shoreline. There was a dock that strutted out into the lake and a mess hall was seated up against a cliff a decent distance away from the shore. The place looked very camp-like as they rolled up in the bus.
"Class," Aizawa addressed them. "We have arrived at the camp. Please get everything off the bus and wait for me to assign you a cabin."
The students began to make their way down the isle of the bus in a single file line, everyone in a rush to step out of the stinky and cramped place and properly stretch their legs. Bakugo waited for nobody as he snatched his duffle bag and made it beeline for the door. He wasn't going to waste another minute with these idiots in this cesspool.
When he stepped off the final step, the fresh air of the mountain camp filled his nostrils. He breathed it in, satisfied with it's crisp pine smell. He felt a little twinge of his patience restored, not that there was much of that fuse to begin with.
The remainder of the class exited the bus and began to 'Ooo!" and "Ahh!" at the rustic camp. Most stretching their arms over their heads and yawning after a long bus ride, three others rushed Bakugo, cackling at leftover conversations. Kirishima, Kaminari, and Sero all surrounded Bakugo, talking excitedly about bunking together.
"Hopefully UA actually listened to our bunk requests," Kirishima crossed his fingers. "I definitely do not want to bunk with Mineta or Aoyama."
"Anyone is better than Deku," Bakugo spat in response, only mildly involved in their conversation.
Kaminari was about to say something in response, but silenced himself when Kirishima and Sero both shook their heads violently at him, fearing he'd say something outrageously stupid and piss Bakugo off.
Sero flexed his tape-arms excitedly, "I wonder what they have planned for us here. Hopefully, I can get super strong!"
Kirishima laughed nervously for his friend, "Well you didn't really pass the final so… I can't really speak to what they might have planned for you."
"Listen up!" Iida shouted over their conversation. "Come line up to get your bunk assignments from Mr. Aizawa!"
Everyone began to gather around their teacher, most excited while a few were indifferent or too wrapped up in anticipation.
Aizawa cleared his throat loudly and began announcing the cabin assignments. "First, we have Sero, Midoriya, and Todoroki. Next, we have Aoyama, Koda, Sato, and Ojiro. After that, we have Ashido, Asui, and Hagakure. Then, Bakugo, Kirishima, and Kaminari. Next is Iida, Tokoyami, Mineta, and Shoji. Last, we have Uraraka, Yaoyorozu and Jiro. The boys' cabins are on my left and the girls' cabins are on my right. Tonight is your one night off so go get settled. Dinner is in an hour."
Bakugo sniffed irritably at the group of happily squealing girls to his left as they hurriedly grabbed their stuff and began to skip off to their cabin. Uraraka and Yaoyorozu were clearly happy to be bunked together while Jiro seemed somewhat unamused. Bakugo was never more joyful that he was not a girl as he was right now. If he had to deal with the excitement that Uraraka and Yaoyorozu would certainly have throughout the week, he doubted he'd make it without killing them first.
"Ah man!" Sero pouted slightly. "I was really hoping to bunk with you guys!"
"No sweat!" Kirishima smiled at his friend, "We will only be a two cabins away, so you can come hang out whenever!"
Bakugo scoffed at them, immediately comparing them to the giddy girls he had just seen torpedo off to their cabin. He scooped up his duffle bag and slung it over his shoulder as he walked toward their cabin, the furthest one from the mess hall.
Uraraka smiled happily as she and her two friends began settling in to their cabin. It was dusty and would definitely need a good airing out, but it would work perfectly for her.
"Look at this view!" Yaoyorozu beamed as she opened the shade to their back window.
Uraraka and Jiro temporarily left their bunks and wandered over to admire the view. They were pretty close to the water and the sunlight bouncing off the waves was a brilliant sight after a long bus ride.
"Wow!" Uraraka couldn't keep the smile off her face. "Let's go look on the patio!"
The trio exited the cabin out of the back door and found themselves on a small patio with two wooden chairs, fenced in with smooth but knolled wood posts. A breeze from the lake eased over them and chilled their skin lightly.
"Okay, this is pretty cool," Jiro commented.
"Pretty cool?" Uraraka cheered, "This is spectacular! We don't have views like this back home!"
"I do," Yaoyorozu replied, but immediately regretted her gloating remark.
Uraraka brushed her off sweetly, "Pfft, not everyone has oodles of money like you do."
Yaoyorozu turned pink with embarrassment, "Sorry, that was insensitive."
"Who cares!" Uraraka laughed, "I just can't wait to go swimming in this lake! I bet it'll be amazing!"
"Let's just go swimming tonight," Jiro rejoined the conversation. "I mean, we're right here on the shoreline."
Uraraka beamed at the idea. "I could not agree more."
Students began pouring into the mess hall around dinner time. The place smelled amazing with meats, veggies, rice, and soups up for grabs. The mess hall itself was grand but rustic. Like the cabins, the place was made entirely of logs stripped of their bark with somewhat muggy windows and a tall pointed ceiling. The hardwood floor and round tables were worn down after countless years of UA students coming to experience this camp. Each table had a gaslight lamp lit to help give the room a very good camping atmosphere and the chairs groaned as they were pulled up to tables.
"You guys settle in okay?" Asui asked in her usual nasally voice, her tongue peeking out from her lips as she and Ashido sat down across from the Uraraka, Jiro, and Yaoyorozu with trays of food in hand.
"Sure did!" Yaoyorozu replied brightly, setting down a bright red apple. "How about you guys?"
Ashido waved her hand at the trio and giggled, "You could say that our cabin is going to be the most fun."
"Doubt it!" Uraraka teased back. "Girls cabin A is going to dominate."
"Hey Uraraka!" Midoriya smiled and sat down beside Ashido, his tray was chock full of meats and veggies. "How do you like camp so far?"
"Love it!" Uraraka smiled at the two girls beside her. "We're going to have so much fun!"
Iida, who was with Midoriya, nodded his head at the ladies at the table, "It's going to be fun and we are going to learn a lot about being heros. We must prepare to work hard and tackle everything that UA is going to throw at us this week!"
Jiro poked Iida with her earphone jack on the cheek, "You take this stuff way too seriously, class rep."
Iida paid her no mind and continued his pep talk, "If we don't take this opportunity and get everything we can out of it, then we don't deserve to be UA students."
Midoriya patted Iida on the shoulder softly, "We know, man. You don't have to tell us. You're already way strong so we have to make sure you don't get too far ahead of us."
Their conversation was cut short as Aizawa and Present Mic demanded the students' attention at the head of the mess hall. Aizawa stared at his class momentarily before speaking, "Class 1-A, enjoy your evening tonight because the real work begins tomorrow. We will be assigning you into teams of two for your first day here at camp. Your goal is to spend tomorrow training together for the purpose of going up against another team at the end of the day. If you win, you don't have to help cook dinner tomorrow night. Present Mic will begin naming the teams."
Present Mic cleared his throat and began presenting the teams with the use of his quirk, albeit on a very low volume. "The teams are as follows: Kaminari and Jiro, Ashido and Aoyama-"
"Again?!" Ashido blurted out and slammed her head on the wooden table.
"Toru and Sero, Shoji and Sato, Midoriya and Yaoyorozu-"
"Cool!" Yaoyorozu smiled at Midoriya, who smiled sheepishly in return.
"Tokoyami and Kirishima, Bakugo and Uraraka, Todoroki and Ojiro-"
Everyone at Uraraka's table immediately turned to see her reaction, but found her face completely blank.
"I'm paired with Bakugo?" She asked dryly.
Author's Note:
This is my first BNHA fanfic and I might be a little rusty at the get-go here, but I immediately fell in love with the Kaccako pairing so I HAD to write it.
I'm in this story for the long haul and I will make sure I update regularly for you all, so I hope you stick around :)
Nice to meet you and please enjoy!
~NumberSixteen
