Chapter 2: Respect
Yaoyorozu grabbed her notebook, pen, and laptop before heading down to the kitchen where she found Bakugou cooking.
"Hello Bakugou", she said with a smile. He nodded acknowledging her and kept cooking. "I was surprised that you wanted to work on this today right after school but I remembered that most of the class went to the mall today"
"It's easier to focus when you don't have those extras making a shit load of noise", he said while cooking
"What are you cooking?" She asked standing too fucking close to him in his opinion. He finally looked at her, for couple seconds before turning his attention back to his food. She was pretty he would only admit it to himself, it would be stupid of him not to admit because anyone who had eyes could tell she was pretty.
"Food" he answered. He meant for the answer to provoke a reaction from her but nothing happened.
"Wow. That's impressive" was her response. Her eyes were full of wonder and her amusement seemed to be genuine.
"It's not that hard. What kind of loser doesn't know how to cook at least one basic thing" he said watching her take a seat at a table in front of him.
"I don't", she said with a small pout present.
"Yeah makes sense"
"What is that supposed to mean?" She asked her voice becoming a bit higher than normal
"You're fucking rich. I bet you have maids and shit. You are treated like a princess" he said with a smirk
"I..." she clearly wanted to say something but she didn't. This made him happy, he finally managed to get the last word to have finally shut her up.
"That's what I thought", he says trying to avoid a smug grin
"It wasn't always easy", she says
"I didn't say it was", he says looking at her
"You didn't" she smiles
"Damn it Ponytail see what you are doing, we already wasted time and haven't gotten anything done"
"I apologize. You don't enjoy our conversations?"
"We're not here to have nice conversations or be friends Ponytail. We're here to finish this fucking assignment"
"Why are you so mean?", she said pouting.
"Did I hurt your feelings?", he asked clearly not interested in what her feelings were
"Yes you did", she wasn't really hurt. She wasn't one to get her feelings hurt. She was nice and friendly sure but she was also very smart and had a very good grasp of where to invest her feelings, and that was a very simple thing to do by not invested your feelings in a person. Her mother taught her that rule and out of all the things her mother often told her that rule was something Yaoyorozu actually used. She wanted to see what Bakugou would
"Bullshit," he said transferring grilled chicken and vegetables to a plate before aggressively placing the plate in front of her.
"How would you know?"
"You can't be analytical, smart and that thin-skinned," he said
"Thank you Bakugou, for the food", she said with a bright smile
"Just shut up and eat", he said slightly annoyed that she acknowledges he gave her food. He knew she would probably say something but still hoped she would just eat the food and not acknowledge he gave it to her.
"I was not expecting for you to cook for me I-"
"for fuck's sake what part of shut the fuck up don't you understand. And to fucking clarify I wasn't planning on making shit for you I just happen to cook too much for myself" he cut her off before aggressively taking a bite of his food. Yaoyorozu giggled, Bakugou somehow managed to do even the smallest things as aggressively as possible. "Why the fuck are you laughing?" he asked, she shook her head and took her first bite of food, it was surprisingly good.
"The food is great," she said with a smile
"That's no reason to laugh"
"I wasn't laughing at that"
"Then what the fuck are you laughing at?", he asked annoyed. He wasn't a fucking joke there was no damn reason for her to be fucking laughing
"How aggressive you do everything" she smiled. Bakugou didn't say anything and kept eating. He was hoping that he would get as many things done as possible in order to finish the assignment as soon as he possibly could. The rest od their meal was silent but surprisingly it was a welcomed silence. A silence that did not have an awkward atmosphere to it.
"Listen, we are here to get this shit done with. Not to fucking have a nice conversation or to have you questioning every fucking shit. We will get as much done as we can today", he sighed before slumping on one of the couches in the common room.
"sure thing, let's get started", she said opening her book, "The question is what does being a hero mean to you? Should I go first or do you want to answer it?", she asked with a smile.
"Go ahead", Bakugou shrugged
"First I want to say that defining a hero ideologically is impossible. The matter is too subjective to get a set answer. You can have a certain stand-"
"God shut up already and get to your fucking answer" he cut her off. She gave him an annoyed look which he enjoyed a bit, it was always fun getting something that was not her usual smile.
"Bakugou. You are going to let me talk without interruptions", she crossed he arms and took a stance similar to the one his mother took when she scolded him as a child. A smirk formed on the young man's lips this was bound to be interesting.
"Why don't you make me" he taunted her. She furrowed her brown and pressed her lips together before standing up.
"You are very rude Bakugou and I will not keep this conversation going if you don't show the smallest hint of respect towards me"
"What so we are going to stop working on the project now?"
"I will send you a written response to the question", she began gathering her things
"Are seriously mad at that Ponytail?", he asked sitting upright while he watched her
"Enjoy the rest of your day Bakugou", she said before walking away leaving him alone. What the shit just happened. This she just fuckin leave. Who in the shit did she think she was.
Yaoyorozu sighed as she began writing her response to the question, Bakugou had really pushed her buttons. He was so disrespectful and so AGH! She didn't know how to describe him. She wasn't mad per se, just irritated. Her feelings weren't hurt just her pride. Although she might not act like it Yaoyorozu was a very prideful person, she took pride in her knowledge, grades, manners, self-control, integrity, and friends. To have him telling her to shut up just like that angered her and to have Bakugou anger her angered her even more, that was just Bakugou she shouldn't lose her cool so fast. But she wasn't angry no, she knew better, she was simply irritated. At least that's what she told herself. She sighed again and closed her eyes in an attempt to clear her mind but was unsuccessful. She thought about going to see Bakugou and telling she decided to finish their project in person but her pride wouldn't allow that, why should she be the one to take the first step. She had been nice to him while all he had done was insult her. She often didn't mind taking the first step and thought that it showed who was the bigger person but no. She wouldn't be the one taking the first step in this scenario. A knock on the door interrupted her frustration, she walked to open to the door and was met with Todoroki. She instantly opened the door all the way and greeted him with a smile.
"Oh Hello Todoroki, do you need anything?"
"Hey I was just wondering if you were okay since you didn't come to the mall with the rest of the class", he said
"I'm fine Todoroki, you can come in if you want" she walked further in her room while Todoroki followed behind her.
His heart was beating a bit too fast for his liking he needed to calm down but how could he? He and Yaoyorozu were alone in her room, he knew nothing was gonna happen but it made him a bit nervous. "It was really fun today, Ashido got into a dance battle with some street dancer. We did miss you though"
"What a shame I missed that, maybe we could go again sometime next week," she said with a smile
"We can talk to the rest of the class" he paused and looked at her "and if they can't I am always free to go with you". He was trying his best to control himself. Don't blush don't you fucking dare blush he kept telling himself.
"I wouldn't mind that at all", she said with a nod
"Why didn't you go this time?", he asked resting his head on the wall behind him
"I had to work on the project with Bakugou," she said with a small sigh
"Hn. And how is that going?" He knew Bakugou could be rude and in all honesty, he didn't have the best impression of him, but he figured Yaoyorozu would still be eager to work with him, she loved helping everyone after all.
"Honestly. Not as good as I hoped"
"Is he giving you a hard time?" he asked
"Well not really he is just being himself"
"you can always ask to switch partners". We can be partners a small voice inside him said
"I don't think I can. Knowing Mr. Aizawa he probably chose the partners carefully",
"I guess you're right. Well if you need help with anything I'm right here"
"I think I am good at the moment, didn't you need help with some school material?"
"y-yeah but I wouldn't want to bother you right now. I mean this is your leisure time, I don't think you would want to spend it tutoring"
"come on Todoroki we are friends, you are no bother to me"
"Are we close friends?", he asked instantly regretting it. He didn't want to make things awkward but it just slipped out.
"I think we are... umm... do you share those feelings?", she said clearly confused by his question. He cursed himself, he had made things awkward.
"I do but I would like you to call me Shoto", he said not knowing how to follow up that question
"That's fine Shoto only if you call Momo", she said giving him a reassuring smile
"Sure", he smiled at her. His heart was racing, she was sitting next to him with a beautiful smile, she was perfect.
"you know we really haven't talked much since the final exams, are you doing okay?", she asked with a smile. Todorki thought of the final exams which was when he first started to get to know her. The exams helped develop the small crush he had on her into whatever he felt now. After the exams, they talked for a while before gradually stopping. It wasn't that they didn't want to talk to each other rather it was that both of them were really busy. He hadn't really noticed the fall out until one day when he saw her walking and laughing with Jirou, it reminded him of the talks he had with her and it made him want to get close to her again. He hadn't told her everything about himself yet but she knew some things. She knew he didn't like his father but not why, she knew his mother was in a hospital but not the reason, she knew he didn't have the best home life, and she knew he had a dilemma about his fire quirk.
"I've been doing well. Honestly, there is nothing to complain about at the moment. What about you?"
"Well, I had a couple of arguments with my mother. She wants me to go back home. She says things have gotten too unsafe and I could get hurt. It's nothing I can't handle but I am afraid my father will get involved", she said her smile fading slowly revealing a frown
"Things have gotten dangerous around here, her fears are not baseless", he offered an explanation for her mother's concern
"Are you taking her side?", she asked with hurt in her voice present
"I am not. I just simply understand why she might be worried about her child", he said looking at her
"Shoto stop. She isn't worried about my safety. She just wants an excuse for me to stop pursuing hero work. She's always been against it since day one they want to take me out of here", she said her voice beginning to break
"I'm sorry I didn't know", he was genuine, he didn't know the situation she was in with her parents and he felt stupid for failing to make her feel better. He clearly just made things worst.
"don't be", she grabbed his hand and lightly squeezed it "you have done a nothing wrong", she laid her head on his shoulder.
"can your father make you go back home?", he was fearful of that possibility.
"I-I'm not sure... but I think so", she looked up at him and at that moment he couldn't stop himself. His hand he caressed her cheek and he leaned in for a kiss. While he was doing it a small voice kept yelling at him to stop. What the fuck are you doing? You are a fucking idiot. She will slap you and push you away. She'll call you a pervert, she won't be your friend anymore. You moron stop right now, do not fucking do this. You'll ruin your friendship. Her soft lips opening and letting him in was a surprise. Her hands pulling him closer was unexpected but it was happening and he couldn't believe it. It was more than he thought would ever happen, he was certain she would politely decline his advances at best, instead she welcomed them. A moan escaped her and he grunted in response and pulled her closer. Somehow he didn't know when she ended up on his lap. After a while, she slowly started to pull herself away from him and he let her. She was blushing furiously and he knew he probably was also blushing.
"Momo", he whispered. He knew he wanted to say more but he didn't know what to say. His eyes met hers and she quickly looked down at her hands. "I'm sorry. I made things weird", he whispered feeling shame wash over him. Silently she got off his lap and placed a kiss on his cheek.
"Don't. I liked it. I want time to think" she said fidgetting her thumbs.
"I understand, I'll leave", he got up and walked out of her room. His whole body burned with a strange heat that he had never felt before. He had a chance with her. When that finally hit him, a smile formed on his face. He had a chance with her.
He was still fucking flabbergasted about fucking Pony-shitty-tail. Who the fuck was she to walk out on him? Who the fuck did she think she was leaving him alone. What the fuck. He couldn't process what just happened or why it bother him. It just did. It was because she was fucking playing with his grade. Yeah that was the only fucking reason. He was gonna tell her tomorrow, he was gonna make sure she got a piece of his mind. Shitty fucking Ponytail. Who the fuck are you? You think you can just walk away from fucking me.