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Discord Prompts

Pairing: Bakugou/Kagome

Crossover Series: My Hero Academia

Interesting

Bakugou brushed the pad of his thumb against the corner of his lip. The taste of copper hit his tongue before he felt the heat against his hand.

"You bastards feel like having another go?" He braced his shoulders, stepping forward in a show of intimidation.

The trio of men took a few steps back. They glanced at each other with pale expressions and a shared look of confusion. He'd seen it more times than he cared to admit. When he'd had his back to the wall and he faced guys stronger than himself—they'd give him that look right before they took off out of fright.

"What's it gonna be, losers? I don't have all day!"

They turned on the heels of their feet, "Don't get cocky, brat! We're letting you off with a warning this time!" The leader of their little group tugged on the collar of his suit. They looked like traditional salarymen. Their hair combed back, dressed in fine black and white suits and a sense of superiority oozing from their very presence.

Bakugou grinned maliciously. He opened his palms and allowed a heat to swell within them.

"Go ahead and try me!" The flame exploded outwards, forcing the men to take off at a high speed. He closed his palms as his body relaxed. Now that, that was over with, he had something more important to deal with.

He felt a tiny hand rest at the space between his shoulder blades.

"Thank you," A feminine voice spoke up. "For helping me back there. I really appreciate it."

Bakugou tucked his hands into his pockets. He cocked his head over his shoulder to glance at the woman standing behind him. She was rather cute. Long, dark hair had been pulled into a high ponytail. She wore a simple formfitting outfit meant for gym attire rather than street wear. On top of that, there was something rather soft about the way she was looking at him.

"You should be more careful. Drunks like that get stupid after dark." He stopped his sentence there. It was barely after seven thirty but the nights were starting to get dark early. Those guys had probably been drinking since two in the afternoon. He scratched at the back of his neck, "I'll at least walk you home. You'll probably run into more trouble if go through town by yourself."

The woman drew back the second she'd spotted his cut lip.

"You're hurt!" Azure eyes widened in concern as she braced her palms on either side of his face. "Here, let me at least help you with this. It's the least I can do after everything you've done."

He turned his head, "I'm fine. It's just a scratch. Don't go getting worked up over something so stupid."

Her gaze narrowed into thin slits, "And you shouldn't be so stubborn. It won't take long anyways." She forcibly dragged him into the nearest convenience store. It would've been easy to have held his ground and broke the grip she'd had on him, but he did make a promise. He wouldn't be much of a hero if he couldn't walk a single girl home safely like he said he would.

"Just hurry up," Bakugou turned his attention to the window outside. He never liked being on the receiving end of someone's concern. Midoriya had done it several times before and it only ever served to piss him off more. At least with this girl she wasn't too bothersome. A little annoying but he didn't mind it as much. Probably because she was cute.

He kept that last thought to himself.

The girl bought a few medicinal supplies before pulling him back outside. She wandered around the corner where they were less likely to be seen.

"Here, this first part will sting." She didn't try to soften her words. He smelled the alcohol long before she brought the wet cloth to his face. Bakugou clenched his jaw the second it touched his minor cut. Like she said, it stung like hell. He allowed her to hold it there before she brought out the peroxide. "This should do it," She replaced the cloth with a fresh one.

"You done?" He bit out in a tone more gruff than intended.

The young woman smiled up at him all the same, "Sure am. Just needed to clean it so that you don't risk infection for now. Sorry to hold you up for so long though, I'm sure you had other things you'd rather be doing."

If anyone else had said that then he probably would've gotten pissed off—or at least assumed that they were being sarcastic. Yet there was a sincerity to her words that kept his temper at bay. It was strange how calm he felt at the moment.

"Don't worry about it. I chose to get involved. Now come on, we need to get you back."

Bakugou began to walk. The girl started to trail beside him. She lengthened her steps just to keep pace with his fast stride.

He'd been on his way to meet up with Kirishima at the arcade just a little while ago. However on his way he'd spotted her being pushed around by the salarymen. They'd had their hands on her shoulders and wrists, pulling her deeper into the darkened alleyway. It wasn't hard to figure out what they'd wanted. Hearing her screaming and the wide, terrified look she'd shot his way had been the only thing he needed to intervene. He wouldn't have been much of a hero if he just walked away from her in a situation like that.

He glanced down at the girl.

"What's your name?" He was curious.

She smiled up at him, "Higurashi Kagome. I was just finishing up some training at the gym before heading home. Sorry to be such a bother."

That was the second time she'd apologized. It was weird.

He shrugged his shoulders, "Bakugou Katsuki and as I said before, don't worry about it." His eyes shifted towards another group standing off at the far edge of a darkened alleyway. The men jostled with each other before pointing at the woman beside him.

"Here," He took her hand within his palm. "It'll draw attention off of you." His words sounded more confident than he felt at the moment. For all of his bluster and aggression, he'd never really had a relationship before this. Most girls wouldn't approach him for fear of being yelled at. He hadn't thought about it much before now but there was something about this girl in particular that seemed interesting.

At the very least doing this would act as a deterrent.

Kagome, he remembered her name, flushed heavily as she slipped her fingers through his.

"Katsuki?" She referred to his given name. She must be an overly affectionate type.

Bakugou tugged her along gently, "Just tell me where to go. I'll walk you home."

She smiled, "Thanks."

That was probably the first time anyone had truly thanked him. A smile pulled at the corner of his lips. It was nice.