Katagiri Kaito
"Hurry up. What the hell is taking so long?" came Bakugo's displeased voice, the boy's red eyes glaring at his two friends, Kaminari and Kirishima. Kaito watched from across the classroom as the duo scurried to grab their backpacks and follow Bakugo out the door. As Kaminari disappeared from sight, Kaito let out a sigh of confusion. Why was Bakugo always so angry? And how did his friends simply put up with it?
It had only been a few months since Kaito had joined class 1-A, but he had yet to say a word to the angry blonde. Fortunately, he didn't need to, as the other students in his class had generally been friendly towards him, especially the girls. Although Kaito had yet to say that he was gay, he had a feeling that the female students could already tell and gravitated towards him because of it. Still, even the girls had already made friends and joined cliques by the time Kaito had joined the class, leaving him to feel like somewhat of an outsider.
Truthfully, Katagiri was unsure of how he had even ended up in the class. Up until a few months ago, he had attended a normal hero school with normal students who had average quirks. He had always done his best during training, until one day his teacher had pulled him aside and let him know that he had been scouted for his abilities. Kaito hadn't even known that scouting was possible, but apparently the UA talent scouts had seen potential in his quirk and wanted him to develop it at their prestigious school. And now, here he was in class 1-A, although he didn't feel he had any better control over his quirk.
The boy's quirk, Heaven and Hell, was rather complicated to control which often led to troublesome situations. In a normal situation, Kaito looked like any average student—black hair with bangs falling into his face, light brown eyes with a small beauty mark to the side of his left eye, and a cute smile. However, upon feeling strong emotions, a different form would overtake him, altering his appearance and abilities. Heaven—when he felt strong positive emotions like happiness or excitement—would turn his hair and eyes a pale pink, cause wings to sprout from his back, and imbue him with flight and healing abilities. Hell—triggered by emotions such as anger or sadness—would leave his hair black, but turn his eyes blood red, sharpen his teeth and fingers into fangs and claws, and grant him agility. Based on the strength of the feeling, the effects would last anywhere from less than a minute to over an hour. In both cases, he still had compete control of his actions while in these altered forms for which he was thankful. While it was certainly a useful and powerful quirk, as a sensitive person, Kaito often had trouble controlling his quirk, and in turn, his appearance.
"Katagiri!" came a female voice. Jolted out of his thoughts, Kaito's brown eyes scanned the classroom to see who had called for him, his gaze landing on a floating set of clothes facing his way. Hagakure, the outgoing invisible girl. From day one, she had been quite kind to him, introducing herself and checking in on him every so often. Yaoyorozu sat at her side, offering up a smile. Kaito smiled back, getting up from his desk and walking over to the pair.
"What's up?" he asked, taking a seat on the desk across from where Hagakure stood.
"Yaoyorozu and I are gonna go get ice cream now that class is over! Wanna come with us?"
Though Kaito couldn't see the girl's face, he could imagine a friendly grin upon it. Once again, she had taken the initiative to make him feel included. He felt a smile spread across his own face as he nodded in response.
"Yes, definitely!"
He could hear the sound of Hagakure's invisible hands clapping together in joy as Yaoyorozu rose from her desk.
"Great! Let's go," Momo stated, heading for the door. She paused for a moment, looking back over her shoulder at something. "Todoroki, would you like to join us?"
Kaito's gaze fell upon Todoroki and he felt his heart skip a beat. The boy was undeniably handsome and Kaito had developed a crush on him since his first day of transferring to the class. Still, much like his interactions with Bakugo, he had yet to say a word to the ice and fire boy. Todoroki looked up at Momo, his emotionless gaze shifting to Hagakure momentarily before falling on Kaito. Kaito's eyes widened and he immediately averted his gaze, not wanting to seem like he was staring.
"You guys go ahead. I need to talk to Aizawa-sensei, but if I finish early, I'll meet up with you," he stated. Kaito glanced back at the boy and saw that Todoroki's eyes were still locked on him.
"Aww, no fun, Todoroki! But okay, we better see you there! Let's go, Katagiri," Hagakure exclaimed, marching out of the classroom. Momo let out a chuckle, waved goodbye to Todoroki, then followed the invisible girl out of the room. Kaito offered an awkward smile to the boy before rushing after the girls.
As the trio exited the front gate of the school, Hagakure leaned forward to look past Yaoyorozu at Kaito.
"Soooooo Katagiri," she began, the tone in her voice suddenly making Kaito nervous for what was coming. "You like Todoroki, don't you?!"
"Hagakure!" Yaoyorozu exclaimed in disapproval, although the look on her face seemed to say that she was just as interested in the boy's answer.
"W-what?!" Kaito exclaimed, completely taken aback by the straightforward question. "No! Where did you get that idea?"
"Awww, you don't have to be shy! I can totally tell these things and we're friends now, so just fess up!"
Kaito glanced from Momo to the invisible girl, feeling his palms getting sweaty. He could feel the embarrassment beginning to trigger his quirk and he quickly tried to regain his composure. The girl's accusation was true…and they were friends now. He hesitated for a moment, both girls eyes widening in anticipation for his reply.
"Fine fine! It's true, but you can't tell anyone!"
Hagakure clapped her hands together so loudly that it caused Kaito to jump in surprise. "I knew it! Aww, so cute! And he'll definitely like you back—you're a catch, Katagiri!"
"N-no way! Don't get any ideas!"
"Hagakure is right, Katagiri. It wouldn't be a bad idea to try to get closer with him if that's how you feel. He's quite friendly once you get to know him," Momo added. Kaito was shocked that Yaoyorozu, by far the most mature of the three, was supporting Hagakure's suggestion. The boy let out a sigh of defeat.
"Okay, okay, I'll think about it. Now let's just get our ice cream!" he exclaimed, feeling his face flush.
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