Hello, Everyone! I have recently started watching My Hero Academia. After finishing the latest episode, I decided to look in the archive. I mostly found ship fics, but I stumbled upon a great one-shot named Strays by catsandanimenerd. I love this fic! I saw one of the reviews that said, "Suddenly I felt it could be nice if this was a two-shot where Deku "accidentally" told the rest of the class that Bakugo has soft spot." I couldn't stop thinking about this idea, so I just had to write it. By the way, I saved the story to my favorites list, so you could find it there. Also, I am working on a spin-off of My Hero Academia called Quirkess, not Powerless. I really want it to take off, so if you don't mind, please go read it. My friends and I have worked very hard on it, and we'd all appreciate any feedback. You really don't have to, but it'd be highly appreciated if you went and read the story and left feedback. It only takes a minute or two to write a review!
I just want to make something clear: I didn't come up with this author catsandanimenerd did. I give all credit to her. I just wanted to expand on this great headcanon. Also, I will mostly be referring to characters by their last names. The only character that is an exception is Izuku.
I'm going to have a different approach to this headcanon. It will be similar, but not the same. I wonder if catsandanimenerd will see this? I hope so!
Warning: There will be swear words since our main character for this fic is Bakugo. Nothing too bad though. You have been warned.
This takes place a few days after the sports festival, but before Time to Pick Some Names.
Disclaimer: I do not own My Hero Academia. My Hero Academia was created by Kohei Horikoshi. I also didn't make up this headcanon. Catsandanimenerd made this headcanon.
Bakugo was fuming. Sure, he had won the sports festival, but Todoroki didn't use his full power. What was the point in winning if his opponent didn't throw everything they had at him?! Bakugo continued to walk down the street, his fists clenched around his backpack strap. A vein bulged out of his forehead, almost as if it was going to pop. If Todoroki used his fire against that damn nerd, then why wouldn't he use it against him?! The only solution Bakugo could think of in his overly-enraged state was that Todoroki hadn't deemed him worthy enough. To Bakugo, Todoroki had taken it easy on him; Todoroki had underestimated him. Bakugo gritted his teeth and growled.
A noise in a nearby alleyway caught Bakugo's attention. It sounded like weak hissing. Bakugo slowly approached the alleyway as to not scare whatever was in the alleyway. He peered around a trash can and spotted two cats, both skinny. One was smaller, obviously a kitten, only a few months old with bright orange fur. The other cat seemed to be a fully grown cat with brown fur. The two felines appeared to be fighting over half of a rotting fish.
The bigger cat hissed loudly, its fur bristling. The small, orange kitten hissed back, but its hiss sounded weak. It was very obvious to Bakugo that the kitten hadn't eaten anything for sometime. The brown cat lunged at the kitten, attempting to knock the kitten away and escape with the fish. But before the brown cat got close to the kitten, Bakugo stepped in. The bigger alley cat slashed its claws, causing Bakugo to wince at the searing pain from the cat's claws. The bigger cat hissed and bristled its fur once more.
"Go on!" Bakugo shouted. Bakugo picked up the rotting fish and tossed it towards the bigger alley cat. "Take your damn fish!" The alley cat hungrily scooped up the rotting fish and ran off. Bakugo turned towards the small, orange kitten. He bent down to face the kitten. Bakugo stared at the kitten for several moments before a smile reluctantly formed on his face. "You've got guts, I'll give you that," Bakugo said as he took the kitten in his arms. The kitten was lighter than he had originally thought. Bakugo sighed. It was a good thing the kitten was old enough to eat solids. Not many people knew Bakugo had a soft spot for cats. His bad-boy image would be ruined if people knew he had a soft spot at all, let alone one for cats.
Little did Bakugo know that Izuku had witnessed the entire thing. Bakugo and Izuku both took the same route home. Usually Izuku would wait about ten minutes so he didn't have to run into Bakugo, but this time Izuku only waited about two minute before he headed out. And thanks to that, he was the only witness to Bakugo showing his sweet side. Izuku suppressed a few giggles that attempted to escape his throat. Izuku couldn't help but smile. The sight of Bakugo gently holding a thin kitten after he had saved it just warmed his heart. Izuku was snapped back to reality when he heard Bakugo say something to the kitten. The green-haired teen suddenly realized that he should get out of there before the hot headed blond spotted him and ran after him, yelling about how he was going to kill Izuku if he told anyone. Izuku quietly slipped away from the entrance of the alleyway and continued on his way home.
So, how did I do? I hope I managed to keep everyone in character. I feel like Bakugo was slightly out of character, but I didn't want it to be an exact copy of catsandanimenerd's story. What did you think? Please tell me in the reviews! Remember, it only take a minute or two to write a review! I've also started fanfic commissions on Deviantart. By the way, this is part one. I'll write the next part tomorrow.
