Disclaimer: I do not own My Hero Academia.
If there was one flaw Kaida would ever admit to having, it'd be that she could not study. Not for the life of her.
Her fingers were gripping the textbook on the table she sat at and her brows were lowered in frustration, the sounds of her barely audible groans the only noise in the otherwise quiet library. Onlookers would stare at her warily, concern forming in their expressions as Kaida practically foamed at the mouth in frustration. She was currently banging her head onto the book, silently hoping that maybe she could beat the information into her brain, instead of actually reading the damn thing.
And so when a hissed "Could you shut the fuck up, you nut case?" came from across her, only then did she stop in her studying tactics.
Violet eyes blinked and finally noticed the presence on the other side of the table, a scowling teen boy with red eyes that were currently burning holes into her face.
She went back to the problem at hand and replayed his sentence in her mind, tossing it back and forth, playing a game of mental catch, weighing the importance of his statement and whether or not she should listen to it.
Nah.
Kaida flipped a page in her book and continued the soft thuds that sounded when her head made contact with the book. She hoped the brain damage would have one of those reversing effects, like in those animes where the overweight main character gets hit by a bus or something and suddenly loses the weight.
"You fucking deaf, idiot? Quit that shit!"
Can't he see I'm in the middle of something? If I don't learn the material I won't be able to pass the entrance exam to Yuuei!
She glared at the blonde in front of her. "Shush it blondie, I'm studying here! Learn some manners will ya?" she whispered back, unaware of the irony of her statement.
This seemed to be the wrong response, as the guy in front of her visibly exploded and reached over the table with a growl, grabbing her by her uniform collar and shaking her violently. "You fucking bitch! You're the one who's smashing your big head into the damn table! It's annoying as fuck! So quit it bitch!"
The librarian was staring at them from her spot at the help desk and Kaida froze, whipping her head to the side so she couldn't see her face.
She smiled sheepishly at the blonde, grabbing his arms off her and trying to diffuse the situation with nervousness. "Ah... you're right! My bad! I'll stop it! Just... let go, will ya?"
He rose an eyebrow at her sudden willingness to cooperate and shoved her back with a scoff, sitting back into his seat and going back to his work with a single glare sent in her direction.
What he didn't know, was that Kaida was all too willing to sit back in her chair with a slump because she was, well, currently banned from the library they were at. If she thought about it, she was banned from a lot of places. The movie theater down the block, several shopping malls, two sushi places, a park, some other libraries and even the dentists office—don't ask. Maybe she should lighten up on her pranks before she couldn't enter most places...
Ha! That's a funny thought.
Kaida yawned and tried to study seriously this time. Tamaki-sensei had assigned them thirty math problems to do and she scribbled down the first question in her notebook, chewing on the eraser as she searched her brain for the information on how to solve it.
It came up blank. Her brain gave a mental shrug and a look of 'well, what do ya want me to do about it?' Her own brain couldn't even help her!
Maybe she should start listening in class instead of taking naps. Today was just whole bunch of discoveries.
Another sigh came out of her lips and she stared at the math problem in front of her with a dull glare.
"You look like you have to take a shit, fuckface."
Kaida smiled, delighted at the distraction. Screw these math problems. "Yeah, maybe. You ain't looking too good either with that face, blondie."
He growled, not helping his case. "Shut it, bitch."
Kaida shrugged and peered her eyes over to his workbook he had been working on. It was almost finished with what seemed to be, correct answers and helpful notes. He seemed to be working on the same section she was on, probably being in the same grade as her.
Hm... I wonder...
Red eyes narrowed under her sudden observation. "The fuck you looking at?"
Kaida's lips pulled into her best, friendly grin. Her elbows perched herself closer to the boy and she pointed a finger at his workbook. "Say...you look like you're pretty good at this math stuff. It even looks like we're on the same section! And it so happens that I'm struggling with—"
Before she could even finish pleading for help, he barked out a sharp, clear "no".
"Oh come on, don't be like that, blondie!"
"It's Bakugo to you, dickwad!"
"Bakugo-san... I bet you're really smart huh? Like top of your class am I right?" Kaida complimented, trying to her best ability to get the blonde in front of her to give her the answers to her homework.
He looked at her warily, but nodded. "Tch, course I am!"
Smug asshole.
"Then if you just helped me out with this, I bet it would only take you a second to help me learn how to do this!" she exclaimed happily, hoping with everything right in this world that he just conceded and helped her out.
"The hell is in it for me, Devil Horns?" Bakugo hissed out.
That's a new one, Kaida thought, absently touching the small horns on top of her head. She quickly smirked in a way a true devil would be proud of and held her chin under her clasped hands.
"Bakugo-san, is there anyone who just really needs to be taught a lesson? Cause if so... just leave it to me!" she cackled.
Bakugo's eyes lit up and the corner of his lips twitched silently.
And that's how Kaida ended up skipping school in favor of being at Bakugo's, their agreement being she handled this kid that the blonde appointed her to before he tutored her in math. If all went well, by the end of the day she'd be well through her mathematics work book!
The tricky part here was determining her prey. When she asked Bakugo for details on the kid he spat out as 'Deku', he only vaguely replied that he was some 'useless small fry with stupid fucking green hair and a dopey grin on his loser face'. Which wasn't vague at all in Bakugo terms apparently, but for her she needed more info before she could go in for the kill.
The best part of being a prankster was the information gathering part. Kaida had to be in the mind of whoever she was pranking, knowing their every move and how they thought. Only an amateur would rush in foolishly with a half baked plan and Kaida was no amateur.
She had been creeping through the halls, having literally slipped into the school—the security was non-existent—and had caught her eye on a certain curly, green haired boy.
Like Bakugo had said, he did wear a dopey looking smile on his face. But, that seemed to be partly because of the comic book he seemed to be reading. It looked to be one of those American hero comics she had seen in shops once or twice, and the boy seemed to be absolutely enthralled, mumbling nonsense to himself on his way to lunch.
Kaida creeped behind him, wishing she had a phone to pretend to look at to not look as suspicious. But, she continued her stalking and walked behind the boy, Deku, as he seemed to be walking to the courtyard. It wasn't long before he sat on one of the benches outside and pulled out a bento from his backpack to eat. By himself.
She frowned at that, but focused on her job at hand. It's time to stop playing around. I have to get into Yuuei, even if it's to spite Raku and the others.
Kaida turned back to go into the boys classroom so she could begin her preparations. She had a job to get done.
The bell rang, indicating it was time to return to class and Kaida stood up from her place in Bakugo's classroom. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and hummed appreciatively at her work. Poor Deku would have a surprise waiting for him when he came back to class.
Well, not my problem. I just gotta get my grades up.
She exited the classroom and pretended that she was making her way to her own, watching with careful eyes as the students entered again. She spotted a certain angry blonde, stomping to class and briefly made eye contact with him.
He smirked and she nodded her head in recognition. He disappeared from her view as he went in and the freckled boy in question followed soon after.
Showtime!
The art of pranking was one that came natural to Kaida, it was her forte, her passion, the egg to her ramen. It was what she devoted all of her free time to—spending countless hours of the day making contraptions and gags that'd she hoped would get a laugh out of some people. (That didn't seem to happen often. People seemed to get mad at her for some reason.)
Once all the students were inside, Kaida peered through the small window of the closed door and watched with glee as Deku sat down on his chair. She waited for him to notice the candy she had placed on his desk, a fake caramel wrapped sucker, and watched intently as he grabbed the candy and examined it. He seemed to peer at it suspiciously before he shrugged and opened the wrapper, popping it easily into his mouth.
One. Two. Three—
The boy began to sweat bullets, waving his hands around his face in distress, his cheeks becoming a cherry red. Deku grabbed them wrapper and turned it inside out to read the words, 'Super Extra Spicy Sucker', and nearly exploded.
Kaida watched with muffled snickers as he shakily rose his hand, asking if he could excuse himself to the restroom. His teacher nodded and has soon as Deku rose, his entire seat stayed glued to him.
Extra-hold super glue truly works wonders!
The boy's red face blanched and his entire class stared at him as he tried to remove his ass from his desk, struggling in vain as the glue did it's duty and held in place.
"Midoriya-san. What are you doing?" she heard the teacher ask.
"I-I dont know! The desk is somehow stuck to me! L-Like someone put glue on my s-seat!" he blubbered in panic.
She could hear the rest of the class laugh at his predicament and she laughed silently too. The teacher seemed at a loss at what to do while Deku continued to try to pry his behind from the glue. He gripped the sides of his desk and pulled with all his strength, only managing to lift the desk in the air.
The teacher seemed to take pity on him and held down his desk so Deku could try to escape properly. He grunted and after a couple tries he managed to get free, a loud rip audible in the air.
The class stood silent for a few moments.
While Deku had escaped...the backside of his uniform was now mostly boxers instead of actual...pants. The glue had taken a part of them in his freedom.
The boy yelled and hid himself behind his hands, turning a truly incredible color of red, yelping out an apology before making a mad dash to the door. She could hear the roars of laughter on the other side of the door and Kaida quickly ran into an empty room, hiding behind the door and peering out of it.
Deku scampered out, only to trip over the very thin and almost invisible trip wire that was right in front of the door. Kaida had set it up while they had been calling roll. He fell onto all fours and when he looked up, a bucket of an unknown liquid was tipping towards him.
"Oh no..." escaped his lips as the liquid splashed on top of him, soaking all of his clothes, his normal wild hair limping and dripping wet.
Kaida could barely contain her giggles and wished she could see the reaction of Bakugo. He may be a prick with a stick stuck up his ass, but even he should appreciate some grade A comedy like this.
She rose from her hiding place and rushed over to the boy. Her job was done,yeah, didn't mean she couldn't help the victim.
Kaida held out a hand to the extremely distressed boy and he took it, hesitantly.
"You okay? Looks like you were put through the ringer!" she questioned with a small smile.
He attempted to give a weak one in return, almost making Kaida feel guilty for her prank. Almost. "Y-Yeah, I think I am..."
She nodded and quickly poked her head into the class, trying to find a certain blonde. She spotted him within seconds, a smile of pure delight on his features and Kaida wondered if he ever smiled like that before.
Turning back to Deku, she gave him a once over, before deciding to take pity on him. He was trying to smooth out his ruined clothes as best as he could, his smile quivering in the process.
Okay. Fuck. I feel really bad now. He seems like a sweet guy. Plus, who knows if he could afford a new uniform? Lord knows I'm broke.
Kaida grimaced slightly. "Hey... since I'm pretty sure you can't really return to classes looking like that, how would you like if I treated you to some meat buns?" It was the least she could do with the small amount of change she had in her back pocket.
"Ah...! Um, it's really fine! Don't feel bad for me! I'm pretty sure this was an accident or something! I think..." he said, trailing off with a frown at the end.
Why am I feeling so guilty? I've never felt bad once before!
She put a hand on his shoulder and sighed. "Look, I know who did this to you. We can stop and get you changed and I'll explain on the way there. Least I could do."
His eyes widened in surprise and he nodded, both of them walking toward the exit of the school.
When they made it out, the sounds of squelching shoes accompanying them at every step, Kaida began to explain.
"Look, this is gonna sound really bad and I get it if you're mad or hate me or somethin'. Just hear me out alright?" she started, violet eyes meeting bright green.
Deku nodded earnestly.
"Alright. The prank... it was by me..." Kaida confessed, scratching her head in embarrassment. She never did things like this.
Deku gasped and parted his lips to say something, but Kaida cut him off quickly.
"Wait! Just hear me out! It's not an excuse, but I had a reason to prank you. Not really a good one when I think about it. So, I'm not the brightest student there is. Studying just really doesn't interest me ya know? But I need into that famous school Yuuei, and I really need to have the grades to get it. So I had been at the library when I met this asshole, Bakugo. He was really smart and I asked him if he could help me out. I had to do something for him in return... and well that's how this turned out. Just for the record, I am sorry..." she explained as best as she could.
Deku's face went through a range of emotions and his frown had turned into a focused look before his eyes sparkled in sudden amazement.
"Wait! You're trying to get into Yuuei?!" he exclaimed suddenly.
Did he just totally blank over the part where I confessed that I pranked the crap out of him? And the apology?
"Yeah... why?"
He blushed. "Ah...I'm also trying as well. And I forgive you! I get it! You're just trying to do whatever it takes to pass the entrance exams! I've been studying a bunch too! And the prank you pulled was really sneaky! You must have had to learn about where all my classrooms were, down to the seat, and make predictions over what I would likely do, having to get into the mind of who you're pranking..." Deku began before rambling into a series of almost inaudible mutters.
Kaida snapped her fingers in front of him until he woke out of his trance. "Wait. So you're not mad?"
"No! I understand why you did it, although I do wish I didn't have to go through that embarrassment. But, you apologized so it's okay!"
I'm a shitty person. A total loser. If I could beat myself up, I would. Deku is such...a cinnamon roll.
Kaida's cheeks turned pink and she tried to smile. "As long as you say so. But, uh, your place far from here? So I can stop and get those meat buns for us. I still don't feel right about what happened."
"Um, no we're only a block away! A-And if you insist so much, there's a convenience store on the way there that sells them..." Deku mumbled, his cheeks blushing in accordance with her own.
This is awkward.
As if sensing her thoughts, he began twiddling his fingers in a nervous fashion. "So, um, whats your name?"
Feeling more confident, she gave the boy her signature grin. "Abe Kaida! Uh, Bakugo called you Deku, but somehow I don't think that's it."
He gave an exasperated sigh and shook his head. "Yeah, Kaachan—Bakugo—has called me that since we were kids. B-But, my name is Midoriya Izuku!"
"Well, Midoriya-san, what could someone nice like you have done to Bakugo to hate you so much?"
Kaida didn't get it. Midoriya was...adorable. In one of those ways that you see in baby kittens or cute toddlers. He was a puppy. And Bakugo had reacted to him like he had kicked his puppy.
"I'm...not really sure Abe-san," he answered truthfully, his brows furrowed.
Noticing that he was getting lost in thought, she smacked his arm playfully. "Hey, it happens! Not everyone's gonna like you in this world. Just sucks that it had to be an asshole, I guess."
He nodded shyly and chuckled.
"So, what made you want to try to get into Yuuei?" he suddenly asked.
Kaida bit the inside of her cheek. "Er... it's not the greatest reason so don't judge me alright!"
Midoriya nodded furiously and waited for her to continue.
"I really didn't know what high school to go and I just know I wanna be a hero, ya know? And that was the only school I could think of and my classmates found out and thought it was a crummy idea and told me that much. So I made a bet to prove the pricks wrong! So I have to get in! To prove those bastards wrong!" she enthused, getting riled up just at the thought of her annoying classmates. Especially Raku.
Something shifted in his expression and Midoriya found himself staring at the red headed prankster in a new light. "I completely understand, to tell you the truth. Kaachan and some other guys said the same thing. That someone like me couldn't get into a school like Yuuei. But, I'm going to prove them wrong like you! I'm going to be a hero!"
Kaida stared at him at his sudden burst of energy and smiled. He's a good person. I can tell.
"Hey, you'll be a hero. I can just feel it. So, screw those losers!" she grinned at him, before giving him a wave and marching toward the convenience store they finally came upon.
Midoriya blushed once again at the abrupt compliment and his mouth opened and closed like a fish.
"I'll catch up in a second!"
Twenty minutes later and Kaida was sitting awkwardly at the Midoriya dining table, the plastic bag that contained the meat buns sitting right next to her as she watched Midoriya Inko—as she introduced herself as— excitedly gather up plates so they could eat.
The younger Midoriya was finally coming out of his room, flustered from his mother's antics and freshly changed into casual clothes since it was pointless to return back to school.
"So, Abe-san, how did you become friends with my Izuku?" Inko began, taking the cheap meat buns from the plastic bag and placing them on the plates. Izuku—because calling him Midoriya was just too confusing right now—took a seat next to Kaida and smiled shyly at her.
If someone would have told me that I would be having lunch with a boy that I had brutally pranked and his mother, I would have laughed grossly in their face, Kaida thought.
"Um, Midoriya-san, if I'm being honest we just became friends today..." she trailed off.
Do I tell her that her son came home with his ass on full view and his clothes drenched because of me? Is that a common courtesy type of thing?
"O-Oh yeah! I accidently fell into the school fountain because I dropped one of my books in there! And Abe-san found me and helped me out!" Izuku explained loudly, his hands waving around wildly.
Inko nodded slowly at her son. "Ah...I see. Well, thank you for the snack and helping my son home, Abe-san! Feel free to come back whenever you want!"
"Yeah, sure! Thank you!"
"Now, you two go finish up your snacks in your room Izuku! I'm going to...clean the kitchen! So, I need the space now, please!" Inko sweetly asked, grabbing their plates and forcing them into their hands.
Izuku turned red with mortification. "M-Mom! Is that okay?"
Inko waved them off with a cheeky smile. "Yes! Now go so I can clean!"
The two teens stood and went inside of Izuku's room. Kaida gasped at all of the All Might memorabilia. He had All Might blankets, posters, games, movies, clothes and action figures. It was a fanboys paradise.
"Ah, I'm sorry if it's a mess! And I know my room is dorky!" Izuku said as he put down his plate on his desk, covering his face with his hands.
Kaida laughed and set down her plate as well. "Nah, I like it! You're lucky to have your own room to decorate! It's really cool looking!"
Izuku peered out from his hands. "Do you share a room with your siblings?"
Kaida rubbed her wrists. "Oh, no. I share it with some younger kids from my orphanage! They're kinda loud but they're good kids."
He abandoned his hands completely and looked at the red head with a somber expression. "You have no parents...?"
Kaida could sense his feelings and put on her widest grin. "Hey! Don't get all sappy on me! It's not that big of deal, ya know? I can't miss what I never knew, Midoriya-san. So don't give me that face! Let's play a game or somethin'!"
Izuku couldn't shake the feeling of sadness for his new found friend, but smiled for her anyway. He didn't want to make her feel bad. "Sure! I've got a bunch of games we could play! You like Mario Kart?"
AN:
Hello, it's me again with a relatively fast update! I'm hoping for a once a week I'll update schedule, but I don't want to make any promises. Hope you all liked this second chapter! I just had to put my cinnamon roll, Deku, in this and I really liked this! Bakugo will be back next chapter and... the entrance exams! Thanks to everyone reading this! It really motivates me to put stuff out!
-Carla