"𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐;
𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚖𝚢 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙸 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚗𝚘."
- 𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚗𝚢𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚜
20.
The beautiful scarlet eyes that I'd grown to adore so much were fixed upon me, his handsome face was stained with worry and regret. I wasn't even sure if I was ready to talk to him, but damn is he a sight for sore eyes. Seeing him made me feel like everything was going to be okay, even if it was only momentarily.
His halo of champagne colored spikes seemed to sparkle in the daylight.
My grumpy little ray of sunshine.
"I'm just gonna say what I came to say. You don't have to respond if you don't want to." He murmured
My heart felt like it would beat out of my chest at any moment as I waited for him to speak. His silence was painful, it hung in the air between us and mocked me.
He came a few steps closer and took a deep breath.
"Its really hard for me to talk about stuff like this, but you know that. So, I'm sorry if I'm not doing it right." He began "I'm sorry, okay? I'm really sorry... Dammit, I-I'm sorry for all that stupid shit I said. I get really worked up when it comes to things I care about, so when you're the subject... I just fucking lose it. My temper gets the best of me more than I like to admit, and I know its not an excuse, but... it hurts me to see you hurting. So, when I heard you talking about yourself like that yesterday, I... couldn't take it."
I stood there, utterly dumbfounded. I was so taken aback by actually hearing him actually talk about how he feels.
"Kacchan..."
"I shouldn't have snapped. I should've held it together because you need me. And you're right—we are different, but not as different as you think. I've been in some dark places too, Rei... places I don't ever fucking want to go back to. Maybe sometimes I won't be able to fully understand exactly what you've been through, but I'll try, and I'll for damn sure be here for you no matter what. If you need to cry, to scream... If you just need me to listen, come to me, please. Dammit... I don't know if I'm making any fucking sense. I'm just really sorry..."
The tears burst forth like water from a dam, spilling down my face. I tried to hold them back, I tried so hard.
"Dammit, Katsuki..." I whispered "You've got some nerve, making me cry this much in 2 days."
"Get over here."
I ran into his arms—my safety, my comfort. I buried my face in his sweatshirt and he wrapped me in his warm embrace.
"I'm sorry too... for running off like that. I just needed space." I whispered "My emotions were on high and I wasn't thinking straight."
"Don't apologize, dumbass... you had every right to be pissed." He said "Look, all I wanted to really say to you was... give yourself some damn credit. You're crazy strong. Don't you remember what you said to me last night?"
"Uh, no... Should I?"
"YES! Christ... You said you were gonna work your ass off until every hero sees you... the way that I see you." He muttered "Don't let things getting tough, make your confidence falter. Push through that shit and come out on top."
What did I ever do to deserve this guy?
"I don't know how I can ever repay you, kid. You've done so much for me... you changed everything."
"I hate when you call me kid." He chuckled softly "You don't have to thank me. I'm doing all this because... I believe in you, dammit."
"I know you do, and I know I didn't have the wherewithal to say it yesterday," I sniffed "But that folder you put together means so much to me, Kacchan. It really does."
"...Look at me." He said
I pulled back slightly to gaze up at him. He kissed me, sweetly, deeply. I savored every moment of it.
"The is so damn embarrassing," He mumbled "But... you changed everything for me too. We're gonna get through all of this together, okay? No matter what we have to face, its you and me. Don't forget that."
"As long as you don't forget it either, I won't. Promise."
"I won't. So can we stop with all this mushy shit now?" He asked as he dried my tears with his sleeve
"Yeesss." I groaned "Oh! Wait, one more thing."
His face twisted into a familiar, cute scowl.
"Hrnggg. What?!"
"I'm... pretty sure I'm falling in—"
Damn my impulse control.
I quickly stopped myself from speaking. His face flushed the rosiest shade of pink.
"Falling in...what?" He asked "W-Were you gonna say love...? HOW DO YOU SAY SHIT LIKE THAT SO CASUALLY?!"
"You think that was casual? Hm." I said with a shrug "I guess I need to work on my delivery. All those years as a villain reaaally takes a toll on the way you address things. How do you know I was gonna say love? I could've said anything."
"BECAUSE WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU HAVE SAID?!"
I shrugged.
"Don't know. Don't care. Lets go."
"HRNGG! YOU'RE INFURIATING! ARE YOU IN LOVE WITH ME OR WHAT?!"
"I don't know, am I?" I teased
"GAAAAHH!"
Bakugou's Point of View
Love, huh?
Is she falling in love with me?
Am I falling in love with her...?
She grinned at me and took my hand.
"Wait." I said "If I tell you to stay home today, you'd better listen." I asked
"Mhmm."
"Where the hell were you all night anyways?" I asked "I was worried."
"With Deku."
I almost choked.
"WHAT?!"
She immediately burst into a fit of laughter.
I CANNOT FUCKING STAND HER.
"Your face!—It was priceless." She said between laughs "Worth it!"
"YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THAT!"
"Suuure I am."
"Tch." I scoffed "Like you would hang out with that damn nerd. He's not your type."
"Oh, really? How can you be so sure?" She asked, raising an eyebrow "And how do you know my type?!"
No. No way she'd ever be interested in that bastard.
"You're joking, right?" I laughed at how preposterous it was "You're saying that, if there was no me, and Deku asked you to go on a date, you'd say yes?"
She shrugged
"I don't see why not."
"BU—WHAT!? I—WHY?!"
"Are you getting jealous, Bakugou?" She teased, trying to stifle her laughter "Its cute."
"NO! AND DON'T CALL ME CUTE!" I shouted "Stop messing with me, dammit. We're going home."
"Hey... Do you have to go in today?" Rei asked as we walked through my front door.
"Uh, why?"
"I was just thinking it'd be cool if you stayed home with me today." She shrugged "But you don't have to."
"I guess the work I have to finish is nothing I can't do from my laptop... So, fine. I'll stay. " I said "Today is your only day off, by the way, extra. Tomorrow is the first day of preparation for y—"
"Yeah, tomorrow. So why don't you choose today to shut up about it." She joked
"YOU LITTLE—"
I ran after her and scooped her up in my arms, causing her to let out a loud yelp.
"Put me down!" She giggled "You're so goddamn annoying!"
I tackled her, pinning her down on my couch.
Reiko's Point of View
"Get oooff!" I whined
"Nope."
He cuddled closer to me, resting his body against mine. Having him so near to me again, his weight, his high body temperature—him. He was making my body react in a way that I didn't expect it to.
"This is your punishment for being a fucking brat." He said "Plus, I kinda... missed you last night."
He did..?
"Oh, just kinda?" I asked playfully
"Yeah. Everything's weird when you're not around." He said, sleepily "Its a damn pain."
Bakugou squeezed my waist tighter. I could feel the firmness of his abs pressing up against my side. I inhaled sharply, trying desperately to hide the way I was feeling from him. I just wanted us to both get some rest. I was up all night, and so was he.
But I want him, bad.
I could feel my body temperature starting to rise along with my heart rate. His every motion was driving me up a wall.
"Whats up with you? Why are you all tense?" He asked
Shit!
"I—uh..." I stammered "I'm not!"
He chuckled softly, giving me that heart-melting, crooked smirk of his that makes my knees weak.
"I'm not stupid. You think I don't know your body?" He asked "Just like how I know you like it when I bite you here..."
He sunk his teeth into the skin where my shoulder meets my neck. His bites melted into kisses, which he trailed up to my lips. He rested his forehead against mine.
"You're mine." He whispered "No one elses, you got that, extra?"
