The next morning Kia walked to work with Bakugou, stopping by their regular coffee shop before heading to the agency. He couldn't help but notice that the tired look in her eyes had lessened somewhat. The whole day passed by fast. They patrolled together and found themselves busy stopping petty crimes throughout the day. That night Kia came over while Bakugou cooked dinner and they stayed up talking about their different experiences fighting villains. As Kia left for the night she agreed to go get coffee with him again in the morning.

Bakugou woke up the next morning and ate a quick breakfast before heading out. He opened the front door and was surprised to see Kia standing there waiting for him. Her long hair lay down her back and she had on a loose fitting shirt with half sleeves. He also noticed the black wrist bands that were always around her wrists and the red feather that lay on her chest, exposed by the low cut neck line of her shirt. His heart thumped in his chest when she flashed him a big smile.

"Ready to go?" she asked.

Bakugou didn't say anything as he closed his door behind him and made his way to the elevator. Kia fell into step beside him and they exited the building together. It was a beautiful summer day as they walked to the coffee shop. They got in line and waited to order while Kia looked at flyers pinned up on the board next to the counter.

"Hey, it looks like there is a summer festival this weekend!" Kia said pointing the flyer out to Bakugou.

"So? Who would want to go to one of those? They are noisy, crowded and there will be a bunch of brats running around." Bakugou growled irritated at how slow the line was going.

"I thought it might be fun. Besides I've never been to one." Kia pouted crossing her arms.

After getting their coffee they headed to the agency. Nina watched them as they walked across the foyer to the elevators. A small smile appeared on her face when she saw them arguing. Those two seem closer than ever. Nina internally squealed. She wished she could find a way to get more details on their impromptu sleep over.

When they got to their office Kia moved behind her desk. "Do you want to get in a quick workout this morning?" she asked him while she turned on her computer, "I've been really bad about sticking to my usual routine since I got here."

"Sure" Bakugou replied sitting down in his chair.

"Oh and don't forget I'm taking off before 5 today." Kia said.

"What the hell for?" Bakugou asked looking up at her.

"It's Friday, I'm going out with Eijiro remember?" She reminded him.

"Tch, fine, go have fun with weird hair." Bakugou huffed turning back to his computer.

"Come on you grouch." Kia said walking over and tugging on his hair, "Let's head to the gym."

Bakugou got up from his desk and followed Kia to the locker rooms. They met up at the warm up mat and started stretching. Bakugou glanced over at Kia as she stretched out her legs. "So where is he taking you?" he asked suddenly.

Kia looked at him surprised, "I thought you didn't care?" She teased.

"Go to hell! Of course I don't!" Bakugou snapped turning away.

"Tokyo Tower" Kia continued, "He said it has a pretty good view and there is an aquarium and a restaurant inside. You sure you don't want to come?"

"Hell no." Bakugou growled. Kia rolled her eyes.

After stretching they made their way over to the treadmills. "How long do we want to take this morning?" Kia asked him.

"Usually I work out at least one hour a day but our schedule has been crazy lately." Bakugou said starting the machine.

"We could start coming in early if you don't mind the company." Kia offered.

"Fine, as long as you aren't noisy." Bakugou said turning up the speed on his treadmill.

Kia started her treadmill and sped it up to match Bakugou's speed. After 20 minutes they moved to the weight. They separated as they did their individual weight routines. Bakugou moved to the bench press and loaded up the bar. Lying down on the bench he lifted the heavy bar from its holder and started his reps.

Kia watched as her partner bench pressed a considerable amount of weight. She couldn't help but admire the way his muscles flexed under his skin giving him even more definition. His tight tank top didn't leave much to the imagination as to what lay underneath. Bakugou finished his set and set the bar back on the holder then got up to add more weight to it. Kia realized she was standing there ogling her partner. Mentally slapping herself she turned back to her own workout.

Bakugou paused to get a drink from his water bottle and looked over to where Kia was. She had turned her back to him and was currently bent over to pick up a couple of weights she had set on the floor. Her tight pants showed off her long legs and hugged her firm ass in a way that would make any man drool. He found himself wondering what those long legs would look like if she wore shorts.

Taking another drink from his water bottle he laid back down to do his next set. Kia had finished with her weights and was putting them back on the rack when she glanced over at Bakugou again. She noticed he had a lot of weight on the bar. While watching to see if he might need a spotter she found herself staring again. Bakugou's shirt had ridden up while he lifted giving her a delicious view of his abs. Kia couldn't deny it, her partner was hot. Bakugou finished his set and sat up grabbing the bottom of his shirt and using it to wipe his face. As he went to put his shirt back down he caught Kia staring.

"Getting a good look Sunshine?" He smirked.

"Please, I was watching to see if you needed a spotter." Kia replied trying to cover up the fact that she had indeed been staring.

"Trust me Sunshine I don't need one." Bakugou said as he stood up and pulled his shirt off before tossing it to the side. He turned to add more weight to the bar.

Kia couldn't help but smile, for some reason she found his cockiness charming. She watched as he lifted the heavy weights enjoying the unshielded view. I better knock it off or I'm going to be in trouble. Kia thought to herself.

She walked up to the bench as Bakugou lay back down and lifted the bar again. He had done about three reps when Kia stepped up next to him. Placing her hands on the bar next to his she leaned into it a little. "You sure you don't need a spotter." She asked leaning on the bar a little more.

Bakugou smirked as he brought the bar back down with Kia still leaning on it, bringing them nose-to-nose. "I'm sure Sunshine." He replied as he pushed the bar back up.

Laughing Kia got off and went back to her own workout. Setting up a bench for herself she started loading weight onto the bar. She had gone through her bench press and was setting up to start squat lifts when a group of female heroes walked into the gym. Bakugou was still lifting and hadn't put his shirt back on, which attracted the gaze of the ladies who had just walked in.

Giggling the group went over to the treadmills and picked out ones that faced the benches. As Kia did her sets she could see the heroines eyeing her partner who was oblivious to their gaze. A dark burning feeling she had never felt before erupted in Kia's chest as she watched them giggling and whispering about Bakugou.

She tried shoving the feeling down but it surfaced again when one of the women got off her treadmill and made her way over to Bakugou. Kia could feel her fangs elongate and her skin tingled as her scales threatened to break out.

"Ground Zero?" the woman said sauntering up to Bakugou. She was wearing a pair of short shorts and a sports bra. Bakugou turned around glaring and raising an eyebrow at the woman. "I'm Chouko. It is a pleasure to meet you." she said batting her eyelashes.

"Bug off I'm not interested." Bakugou said turning back to his bench.

"But we have hardly even talked." Chouko gasped taken back by his bluntness.

"Doesn't matter." Bakugou replied sitting on his bench and picking up a weight.

Kia set her bar back on its holder and picked up her water bottle. Leaning against the framework of her bench, she watched the exchange. Her dragon side practically purred in delight when she heard Bakugou reject the woman.

"You won't even give me a chance?" Chouko asked him. When Bakugou ignored her she moved in front of him. Putting her hands on her knees she bent over pushing her chest out with her arms. "I promise I will show you a good time." she said giving him a wink.

At that, Kia felt the dark emotion explode in her chest. Grabbing her water bottle, she started walking over to Bakugou's bench, grabbing his discarded shirt along the way. By the time she got to the bench Chouko had sat down next to Bakugou and was rubbing her boobs against his arm to try to draw his attention. Bakugou, however, was looking at his partner.

"Come on handsome; just go out with me once please?" Chouko said giving him big puppy dog eyes. Her attempts were cut short when Kia squirted her water bottle in her face.

"What the hell was that?" Chouko screeched standing up.

"Go take a cold shower already. He said no." Kia replied, throwing Bakugou's shirt in his face. "Geeze B put your shirt back on before you distract someone else," she told him. Sputtering, Chouko stomped off back toward her friends giving Kia a fierce glare as she left. "What is with you and attracting pushy women?" Kia asked giving Bakugou an exasperated look.

"I can't help it if I'm fucking sexy." Bakugou grinned. Kia grabbed his shirt and shoved it over his head.

"Yeah let them spend five minutes with you. You'll send them running." Kia snorted taking a drink from her water bottle.

"Usually I have them screaming before that." Bakugou remarked.

Kia nearly choked as she realized what he had said, "I'm surprised you are so versed in that area. As focused as you are on being a hero I didn't think you realized what a woman was," she chided.

"Trust me Sunshine I recognize a good woman when I see her." he replied. Kia didn't recognize the heated look in his eyes.

Feeling the blood rush to her cheeks Kia turned around and headed back to her bench. "I'm going to finish up and head back to the office. How much longer are you going to be?" Kia asked changing the subject.

"Not much longer. I will meet you there." Bakugou said watching her walk away. He knew he probably shouldn't mess with her, but he liked seeing Sunshine flustered.

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Kia walked back to the office running her hands through her wet hair as she went. When she got to the door she opened it to see Bakugou already filling out paperwork from the day before. He looked up as she walked in. "I sent a couple forms for you to finish filling out." He said.

"Alright, how many do we have left to do?" Kia asked sitting down at her desk. She opened up her email then started running her hands through her hair again as she waited for it to load.

"Why didn't you do that in the locker room?" Bakugou asked.

"Hey, I have a lot of hair! Besides I can't stand sitting in there listening to all of them giggling like a bunch of school girls." Kia explained.

Sighing Bakugou got up from his desk and moved over behind her. "You're taking too damn long." He said as he started drying her hair. Kia closed her eyes and let her head fall back against her chair humming as Bakugou's fingers stroked her hair. After a couple minutes Bakugou finished and went back to his own desk. Pulling her hair over her shoulder Kia started tying it in a braid. She stopped when a sweet scent hit her nose. Lifting her hair to her face she inhaled deeply recognizing the sweet smell. Her hair smelled just like his quirk, a sweet smell that reminded her of brown sugar and caramel.

After they finished up their paperwork they suited up and headed out on patrol down the street where the Kawahara's store was. The old couple were outside when they came walking up.

"Hey, Mr. & Mrs. Kawahara!" Kia called out as they walked up to the store.

"It's been awhile. How have you been?" Mr. Kawahara asked.

"Did you get settled into your new apartment all right?" Mrs. Kawahara asked.

"Sure did and the funny thing is it turns out Ground Zero and I are neighbors." Kia replied with a smile.

"Oh really?" Mrs. Kawahara grinned.

"There is nothing like having a beautiful neighbor, 'ey, Ground Zero?" Mr. Kawahara said.

"Shut up old man." Bakugou replied.

"It actually hasn't been too bad…" Kia said. Then turning to Mrs. Kawahara she whispered, "turns out he is a pretty good cook."

"My dear I thought you said you are neighbors but it sounds like you are roommates!" Mrs. Kawahara exclaimed.

"No just neighbors. Our balconies are connected though so it is easy to walk over and visit." Kia replied.

"Come on Sunshine we need to get going." Bakugou growled.

"Oh yeah I don't want to be late for my date." Kia smiled.

"Date? You two are going on a date?" Mr. Kawahara asked.

"No I'm going on a date with one of his friends." Kia clarified.

Mr. Kawahara walked up to Bakugou and put a hand on his shoulder, "Tough break kid…" he muttered.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Bakugou snarled.

"Nothing, nothing." Mr. Kawahara replied.

"Well we will see you both another time." Mrs. Kawahara said waving them both off. The two watched as the heroes walked off continuing their patrol. "Those two haven't got the slightest clue do they?" she asked her husband.

"That boy is bursting with jealousy. I wonder how long it will take him to figure out why." Mr. Kawahara wondered putting an arm around his wife, "Hopefully he won't take too long."

"I thought you said that a good woman was worth the wait?" Mrs. Kawahara smiled at her husband.

"They sure are my dear," he replied kissing her on the forehead.

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Bakugou and Kia got back to the agency at four o'clock. They had taken care of a few small time thieves and had the paperwork finished in twenty minutes.

"Eijiro is going to pick me up at my apartment at five so I'm going to head out, okay? See ya later B!" Kia said as she gathered her things and left.

After another ten minutes Bakugou decided to call it a night and headed home. When he stepped out of the apartment complex's elevator he saw Kirishima knocking on Kia's door. Spotting him Kirishima called out, "Hey man how's it going?"

"Tch," Bakugou said as he headed for his own door. He had just stuck the key in the lock when Kia emerged from her apartment. She had on a tight pair of dark jeans and black boots that came up almost to her knees. The dark red shirt she was wearing had a plunging neckline that laced up and she wore a black jacket over top of it. Her hair was pulled up in a side pony and was still wavy from being in a braid all day. Now it was Bakugou's turn to stare.

"Wow Kia you look great!" Kirishima whistled.

"Thanks!" Kia smiled. Turning to Bakugou she noticed him staring, "Getting a good look B?" she teased.

Bakugou's thoughts jerked back to reality and he glared at Kia. Saying nothing he opened his door and stepped into his apartment slamming it behind him.

Sighing Kia turned back to Kirishima who offered her an arm. "Alright sir you lead the way." Kia said taking his arm.

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Inside his apartment Bakugou stood in his entry way breathing hard. He was so pissed and he didn't even fucking know why which only made him madder. Goddamn Kia why did she have to invite Kirishima out? Bakugou growled internally. Taking his shoes off, he threw his keys on the counter then stomped to his room pulling his shirt over his head as he went. He threw the shirt into his dirty clothes basket and walked over to his dresser. Ripping open a drawer he grabbed a nice pair of pants before pulling a shirt out of his closet. Stomping to the bathroom he cleaned up and put on the fresh clothes. Then he grabbed his keys and a hat and jacket before pulling on his red and black boots. Slamming his front door closed he made for the elevator. He mashed the down button a stood there fidgeting as he waited for the doors to open. Once the elevator arrived he stepped on hitting the button for the ground floor.

He was restless as he waited for the elevator to finish its decent. When the doors opened he pulled the hat down low on his head and shrugged the jacket on. Exiting the front doors he made his way towards the nearest train station. When he arrived it didn't take him long to pick Kia out of the crowd. She stood next to Kirishima waiting for the next train to take them to Tokyo Tower. Marching to the nearest window Bakugou bought a ticket and stood a ways off watching the two of them.

Kia was laughing at something Kirishima said when her head jerked up slightly. Bakugou ducked behind a pillar as she looked around the platform.

"What is it?" Kirishima asked.

"It's nothing I just thought I smelled something familiar." she replied. She grabbed her hair and brought it to her face giving it a sniff. She could still smell Bakugou's quirk. It was probably just my hair. she thought to herself.

"Hey, the train is here." Kirishima pointed out. As they boarded the train Bakugou got on the car two cars down, making sure to keep them in sight. He watched as they stood there talking, cursing that he could not hear their conversation.

All too soon the trains stopped and they got off heading for the tower. Bakugou did his best to keep his distance and not lose track of them.

"So what do you want to do first?" Kirishima asked Kia.

"I'm starving, how about we eat first?" Kia replied.

They made their way to the restaurant and had a short wait before they could get a table. They took a couple of seats in the waiting area.

"Thanks for taking me out. I hope that I haven't caused you any trouble. I didn't even think to ask if there was a special someone in your life." Kia said.

"That's alright. I don't have a girlfriend, so no problems there." Kirishima grinned.

"Really? I find that hard to believe." Kia said.

Kirishima blushed, "Well, being a hero is a lot of work. You don't have much time to do things like go on a date."

"Yeah being a hero is definitely time consuming." Kia laughed, "I really appreciate you taking the time to show me around."

"How come you didn't ask Bakugou?" Kirishima asked.

"B? He really doesn't seem the type to do things like this. Besides I totally want your scoop on all the embarrassing stuff he did in high school. I need some dirt to use against him. That and I want to be friends. A nice guy like you seems to be a good choice especially if you can stand being around Bakugou." Kia replied.

"Well I don't have a ton of dirt on Bakugou. Back in high school he was even angrier than he is now. At first I thought the guy was a total jerk but the more I hung out with him the more I realized what he was really like." Kirishima said leaning back against his chair.

"I know what you mean. He doesn't exactly make a good first impression." Kia laughed. "I do believe the first time I met him he said something about not wanting to babysit some girly wannabe."

"Yep, that's Bakugou for you." Kirishima sighed, "The whole class didn't think much of him. Except that he was really talented."

Just then the hostess came over letting them know their table was ready and the two stood up following her into the restaurant.

Bakugou stepped out from where he had been hiding. He had been able to hear everything they said. The hostess returned and he walked up to the podium. "Give me a table where I can keep an eye on the two you just seated but they can't see me." Bakugou demanded.

"I could put you at the bar if you would like." the hostess suggested.

"Good enough." Bakugou growled before following the hostess to his seat.

Sorry it took me a little longer to update this time around. I hope it turns out being worth the wait! I want to thank Toastbuster for beta reading my story for me. You are a life saver! Please everyone follow, favorite and/or review to my fic! I'm so close to 100 favorites!

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