Author's Note: I've been having a weird few weeks, and just saw the new Boku No Hero movie last night in theaters, so I felt like doing an extra update. :) It was great, and Bakugou was hilarious. :3 (the kid brother's voice bugged me the entire time, though, and I later realized it was because it was the same voice actress that did Crono in Soul Eater!)
Thank you for all the faves, follows, and reviews!
Second Author's Note: Okay side thing about Momentum's niece; when I was writing I had a vague idea for what to do with her involving a politician, and then later when I referenced her again I forgot about that side plot, so her situation got a little muddled. It doesn't matter too much in a long run, but if you notice that inconsistency later on, that's what happened.
Chapter 10
Who Wins?
March 7th, Wednesday, 11:30 PM
Yurei woke up to the sound of her phone ringing that night, and groaned, expecting it to be Ikari again. Instead, when she checked, she found a different name.
Katsuki.
"Hello?" She answered groggily.
"... hey." Katsuki muttered.
"You okay?" Yurei asked.
"... I was wondering if you c-could do the quirk thing on me… I'm so fucking tired. I feel like shit." Katsuki said.
She sighed.
"Yeah. I'll be right over." Yurei replied.
1.
March 8th, Thursday, 6:20 AM
The next morning, Yurei felt like a zombie as she jogged the tracks with everyone else. This was their last training class for the course; and, next term, they would focus more on strength building exercises.
Yurei yawned into her hand for the umpteenth time.
"Why are you so tired, Yurei? I thought you went to bed at a decent time?" Mina asked.
"Phone kept going off through the night." Yurei replied.
"Why didn't you just turn it off?" Mina asked.
"Cuz meh." Yurei said, and then, noticed that Hana was jogging next to Katsuki. She was giggling and smiling, as she usually did, and seemed to be flirting with him. Her hair was curled to perfection, bouncing with each step, and purple eyes sparkled cutely up at him. Her exercise clothes were leggings and a form fitting shirt, hugging at her small waist and emphasizing her breasts and ass.
"Hana is going after your man, Yurei." Mina said in a low voice.
Then, Katsuki reached up, putting his hand over Hana's face, and shoved her, sending her screaming and toppling over into the grass.
Yurei and Mina burst into laughter.
2.
March 8th, Thursday, 6:50 AM
Later, in the same class, they were taking a water break from exercises. Yurei collapsed on the ground, breathing hard, and Mina collapsed nearby.
"Hey, Katsuki," Hana spoke in a loud, cutesy voice.
Yurei looked over, and saw that she was trying to talk to Katsuki while he was getting a drink of water. He was sweaty, his clothes worn from use with a few holes from his quirk. Despite his lack of attempt to look nice for training, certain angles were flattering on him, and his biceps and calves were well toned.
"You were super fast today. How do you have so many muscles?" Hana asked.
Katsuki gave her a deadpan look, and his eye twitched. He looked torn between ignoring her and punching her.
She kept smiling up at him, and giggled. "You make the funniest faces."
"Why are you talking to me?" Katsuki asked.
"I had a lot of fun the other night. I thought you were really cool." Hana said.
Yurei could sense Katsuki's huge flux in emotion, shifting to disgust and loathing, and Yurei was worried that he might lash out at her. He was already on thin ice with the school because of all the fights he got in, and beating up Hana outside of a class activity during class could get him into a lot of trouble.
"Katsukiiiiiiii," Yurei whined loudly, getting his attention. "I'm tired. Bring me water."
"Get your own damn water, you lazy cunt." Katsuki snapped at her, and started to walk over to her with his water bottle. As he walked, he started to calm down.
"That's mean. Why are you always so mean?" Yurei asked.
"Why are you always so whiny?" Katsuki asked, and tossed her his water bottle. She caught it.
"Because you keep yelling at me. One of these days I'm going to cry, and you're going to feel bad." Yurei said, and sat up to take a sip of his water. Her abdominal muscles hurt from the crunch, and she flinched.
"You have cried, and I never feel bad. You cry every damn time we work out." Katsuki told her as she drank the water, and then she tossed it back to him.
"Because you make me do things that hurt." Yurei told him.
"No pain, no gain." Katsuki said with a smirk.
3.
March 8th, Thursday, 7:00 AM
"I want to pair up with Katsuki." Hana announced with a giggle and grin.
All Might was going to go around with a checklist, and once everyone demonstrated the moves they learned that term, they could leave. Yurei could sense Katsuki's anger flux again, and he glared as Hana wrapped her hands around his arm.
All Might stood there awkwardly.
"Um… I think it would be better if everyone paired with someone of their gender. Bakugou is…." All Might trailed off awkwardly. "A bit out of your weight class."
"It's okay. We're just demonstrating the hand-to-hand sparring moves from this term, right? They don't require people to be a certain size, and…" As she continued, Yurei grabbed Eijirou and shoved him towards Katsuki.
"Eijirou wants to pair with Katsuki." Yurei said.
"Excellent!" All Might said quickly, and Katsuki shoved Hana away. As All Might started going around to each pairing, Yurei and Mina started to practice.
"Eijirou probably just saved Hana's life. He was ready to kill her." Yurei whispered to Mina.
"He did seem pretty upset." Mina replied, and they both focused on the task. Mina came at Yurei from behind, and Yurei did the usual flip, rolling Mina over her back, but sent Mina a little further than usual. Mina screamed in the launch, and Yurei's eyes widened in surprise, watching her friend hit the padding much harder than she'd intended.
"Sorry! I'm so sorry! Are you okay!?" Yurei asked quickly, and ran over to her. Mina lay on her back for a moment, seeming surprised, and then tilted her head to look at Yurei.
"Do it again!" Mina said as she excitedly jumped to her feet.
3.
March 8th, Thursday, 7:20 AM
Katsuki was on his way out of the padded gym area to head back to the dorms, to shower and change into normal clothes, when Hana approached him. She seemed to have been waiting outside the door, and followed him as he walked.
She giggled and skipped, keeping up with him.
Seeing her made his skin crawl. He kept thinking about her in that closet, and how she kept reaching for his junk.
Pervert. He thought with a glare, and wished that Hana and Mineta would pair up so that they'd leave him alone.
"Hey, there. How are you, Katsuki?" Hana asked.
"None of your fucking business." Katsuki retorted.
She giggled and smiled. His eye twitched.
"You're such a bad boy. It's hot." Hana said with a weird face. The only reason why he didn't punch her in the face was because he'd get suspended. Like hell he'd get suspended right before finals and flunk all of his courses.
"You're a pervert. Fuck off." Katsuki told her. Then, he felt a hand on his ass, and he jumped. He smacked her arm away.
"Ow!" She yelled, and he hurried his pace, grinding his teeth and shoving his hands into his pockets.
She jogged to catch up with him.
He hurried his pace.
"I want to ask you something, Katsuki-kun." Hana said, and her words sent another chill down his spine. They reached the dorms, and he pulled out his key card.
Red.
"I was wondering-"
Red.
"Would you go out with me?"
Red.
"I have reservations for a nice restaurant-"
Red.
"We can get some good food, nice wine-"
Red.
"Listen to good music-"
Red.
"Maybe go back to my place-"
Red.
Why the fuck couldn't I have been born with phase powers, like Yurei?
Green.
Katsuki pulled the door open, which smacked into Hana's shoulder, and he quickly closed it behind him as he hurried to his room.
"So what's your answer?" Hana asked as she followed him
Of course, her card works on the first fucking try.
"No." Katsuki answered.
"But-"
"No." Katsuki said as he walked quickly. She was ridiculously fast for someone so tiny.
When he got back to his room, he slammed his door shut, and locked it.
"But Katsuki-kuuuuun~" Hana whined from outside.
3.
March 8th, Thursday, 7:20 AM
"I'm sorry, Mina." Yurei apologized again as they went to the locker room to change.
"It's okay, Yurei! You're getting muscle, and that's good! It means that your training with Katsuki is paying off." Mina said.
"I guess, but I still feel bad for hurting you." Yurei said.
"It's okay, really! I'm used to getting thrown around by Eijirou. It's fun and kind of hot." Mina said with an eye wiggle, and Yurei laughed.
4.
March 8th, Thursday, 9:55 AM
Yurei looked over towards the door when she sensed a powerful surge of anger and uncomfortableness.
Katsuki was sitting at a table on the other side of the classroom, and Hana was sitting on the table's surface, wearing a short skirt. Her lips were glossy pink and sparkly, quirking up into a smile, and she giggled loudly. Most of the class was openly gawking at them.
"You say such cute things, Katsuki." Hana giggled.
"Would you fuck off?" Katsuki asked her curtly, and she started giggling.
"She's so cute." A few of the boys in the back said.
Katsuki's eye twitched.
Deku hadn't gotten there yet.
Yurei texted Katsuki, telling him to sit next to her if Hana was bothering him. As soon as he got the text, he grabbed his stuff, stomped across the room, and tossed his bag next to the empty seat. He flicked the side of her head, and she glared at him.
"Fuck off. That's Deku's seat." Yurei said.
"It's mine, now." Katsuki said with a smirk, sat in the seat, and propped his feet on the table with his usual arrogance. He went back to looking at his phone.
Hana came over to them, planning to get at Katsuki again.
"You're not in this class, Hana. You got bored of stalking me so you're stalking him, now?" Yurei asked her.
"Jealous, much?" Hana asked with a smirk.
"Katsuki just moved clear across the room to sit next to me. I don't have anything to be jealous about." Yurei said.
"He and I had a lot of fun the other night at the party. Right, Katsuki?" Hana asked.
"No. Fuck off." Katsuki growled, gripping his phone hard. Hana giggled, and he sent another glare in her direction.
"Hey, Hana, class is about to start. You might want to head out for now." Mashirao said politely.
Hana looked to the clock, and made an 'oh!' sound. "Sorry, thanks for the heads up! See you later, Katsuki-kun~!"
She blew him a kiss on the way out. Katsuki's eye twitched.
"Why haven't you punched her yet?" Yurei asked him curiously.
"If I hit her, I get suspended. Like hell I'm going to get suspended right before finals." Katsuki said in a low voice.
"... huh." Yurei said, and he looked up curiously. "I didn't know that you could show restraint."
"I show restraint all the fucking time." Katsuki said loudly, and the people behind them started laughing. "I'm showing a lot of restraint right now by not murdering ALL OF YOU!" Katsuki shouted at them.
5.
March 8th, Thursday, 2:00 PM
"American food is disgusting but delicious." Yurei said, munching on her fries as she and Katsuki entered the dorm. As Katsuki took two of her fries, she yelled and hit his arm.
"I asked you if you wanted your own fries, and you said 'no', so you get no fries." Yurei told him.
Katsuki snagged her fries away, and she gasped.
"No!" She reached up, going to her tippy toes, and he held it out of her reach. She smacked his arm, and he used his other hand to reach up, take two of the fries, and started to put them in his mouth.
Yurei phased through him, gliding up, took the fries, and then the rest of her fries, and glided across the floor, away from him. In an instant, he charged at her, going into a full sprint.
She zoomed away, shoving her fries into her face, and phased through walls to get away from him. When she ended up in the kitchen, she finished off the last of the fries, and just when she solidified, she felt like she'd been hit by a truck. A blur of yellow tackled her, nearly knocking the wind out of her, and her body collided with the hard ground.
Katsuki's massive hand held down her head, shoving the back of her head into the ground, his palm on her forehead, and she felt him take the fries container out of her hand. He sat on her, heavy and stable, unyielding.
"You ate all of it?" Katsuki asked, and then released the pressure on her head. He got up, and held out his hand to her.
"You tackled me over fucking french fries?" Yurei asked as she took his hand, and regretted it as he roughly pulled her up, nearly pulling her arm out of her socket. "Geez, dude,"
"You should have just given me the french fries." Katsuki shrugged.
"I offered to get you french fries and you turned them down." Yurei reminded him, holding her arm and flinching at the pain.
"What's going on? You okay?" Deku asked as he came in.
"Fuck off, Deku." Katsuki told him.
Yurei hit Katsuki's shoulder.
"You tackled me over french fries!" Yurei shouted at him.
"That was not a tackle." Katsuki said with a roll of his eyes.
"Then how did I end up on the floor?" Yurei asked him.
"You fell. Duh." Katsuki said with a straight face.
"You tackled me over french fries!" Yurei shouted at him, and hit his arm again.
"Why did you tackle her over french fries?" Deku asked Katsuki.
"It's none of your business, Deku!" Katsuki shouted at him, causing the shorter student to cower and cringe.
"Tackling jerk." Yurei mumbled as she phased through the wall, and went over to the lounge, where Mina and Eijirou, along with a few others, were. "Katsuki tackled me. He's mean."
She sat next to Mina, still holding her arm, and set her bag next to the couch.
"He tackled you?" Mina asked.
"Yeah, he tackled me over french fries. He tried to steal my french fries and then he tackled me after I ate them." Yurei explained.
"Oi, Katsuki, why are you tackling random girls?" Eijirou asked, and she looked over to see Katsuki casually strolling up to them, looking bored. His hands were in his pockets, and he looked calm, as if he hadn't just fucking tackled her to the ground.
"I didn't tackle anyone." Katsuki said with a straight face.
"Liar! Tackling jerk." Yurei said, and stuck her tongue out at him.
"It's not cool to tackle girls, dude." Hanta told him, and Katsuki sent a glare his way.
Yurei leaned to the side, and rested her head on Mina's shoulder. Her shoulder was so comfy that she accidentally fell asleep.
6.
March 9th, Friday, 6:00 AM
The next morning, Yurei was a lot better rested than the day before. Her arm hurt like hell, though.
She descended the steps, and came across Katsuki in the lounge, leaning against the back of the couch. Upon her arrival, he glanced up, and put his phone away.
"My arm still hurts from yesterday. I'm not sure how much I'll be able to do today." Yurei told him. Having sore muscles wasn't unusual for her, since Katsuki pushed her almost everyday, but actual injuries were surprisingly rare.
He pushed off from the couch, walking over to her with the usual damp hair. His dark eyes locked onto her injured arm, and he reached out, tentatively feeling her arm. His fingers grazed her skin, sending sparks along her arm, but she stayed still.
When he touched a sore spot, she flinched, and his perceptive eyes flickered to her face.
"What parts of your arm hurts?" Katsuki asked, lowering his voice.
"The bicep area, and then back of my shoulder." Yurei answered, and he felt around the injured areas. She occasionally flinched as he gingerly touched her sore flesh, and she tried not to think about how nice it felt for him to touch her.
I wish he would touch other places like that.
She bit the inside of her cheek and looked away.
"What?" Katsuki asked.
"Nothing." Yurei said.
"What?" Katsuki repeated.
"Nothing."
Katsuki tried to gently take her chin and make her face him, but she phased through his hand. He chuckled, and she glanced at him.
When they were alone, they sometimes had small, serene moments like this. This was one of those rare moments where he didn't feel depressed or sad. His emotions got close to crossing into happy, which was so rare for him.
"Since you broke my arm, does this mean that we can skip training?" Yurei asked.
"No, it just means that it's leg day." Katsuki said, and as her shoulders fell, she winced at the pain.
7.
March 23rd, Friday, 6:00 AM
Two weeks went by in a blur.
Finals week was stressful, and then over their week long spring break, Yurei and Katsuki worked at their internships more, since it didn't conflict with classes. Both of the internships were officially done for the term.
Yurei yawned as she descended the steps, and saw the familiar figure by the door. He'd gotten surprisingly more relaxed over the last two weeks, and she was glad to see that he was improving so much.
"How'd you sleep last night?" Yurei asked.
"Hn." He grunted.
"You really need to see someone about that. It's not healthy for you to not get sleep." Yurei told him, and he grunted again as he opened the door for her.
8.
March 23rd, Friday, 6:10 AM
Mirio was guilty of wanting to spy on his cousin again.
Even though the school gym was officially closed over spring break, they somehow got a key inside. Mirio hid by the door, and peered inside. He rationalized that this was stealth training, not spying, so it was okay.
Yurei was lifting weights, now, and didn't seem to be struggling. Katsuki was over her, spotting for her, and they seemed to be having a casual conversation. They both seemed relaxed in their routine.
"So you're going to take the internship?" Yurei spoke.
"My parents are being dicks about it. Apparently I'm not allowed to say 'no', and I'm going to a dumb dinner tonight with one of the families behind it." Katsuki said.
"They're not going to marry you off to establish power in this quadrant, are they?" Yurei asked, and Mirio clamped a hand over his mouth to keep from laughing.
"You are such a weirdo. No, but my mom might be setting me up with a girl. She does that sometimes." Katsuki said, and Yurei's movements seemed to falter. "You've got seven more to go."
"I thought you weren't into the dating scene." Yurei said as she went back to lifting and lowering the weight at a steady pace.
"I'm not. Doesn't mean that my mom can't force me into it when she's bored. It usually ends with the girl crying and my mom yelling at me." Katsuki explained.
Mirio's grip on his mouth tightened.
Go for it, Yurei, go! Mirio inwardly cheered.
"Do your parents ever set you up with people?" Katsuki asked.
"No. My mom wants me to be happy, and to choose my own partner. She would be happy with me dating anyone, but… she's not too happy with me dating no one. When I first came here and mentioned liking Mina, she was so thrilled. Since I haven't mentioned anyone in a while… well, she's been getting… anxious. She wants grandkids, but the idea of having kids terrifies me." Yurei said.
"Kids are terrible little assholes." Katsuki said.
"I'll bet that you were the worst of them all." Yurei said.
Katsuki pondered her for a moment, as if deciding whether or not to take offense, but he eventually smirked and shrugged. "I haven't gotten much better."
"You've gotten worse, like bad cheese that's started growing mold."
"So long as I'm bigger than all the other pieces of cheese, I don't give a shit." Katsuki said, and Yurei laughed. "One more."
"No, that was seven." Yurei said.
"Yeah, but I think you should do one more." Katsuki said.
Mirio's smile widened.
"You said seven." Yurei reminded him.
"Two more, for talking back." Katsuki said, smirking at her.
"I hope you never reproduce. Your offspring would be demons." Yurei said.
"As if you were a little angel when you were a kid. I'll bet that you were just as bad." Katsuki said, and Yurei struggled as she tried to do two more reps. "I'll bet that you were that prissy little princess that always got what she wanted."
"... not exactly." Yurei said, and when the two reps her done, Katsuki helped her get the bar back on the hooks.
"I'll bet that you've never struggled a day in your life." Katsuki said.
"... I never had many friends growing up, actually. The only friend I had growing up was Ikari, and he turned on me. I had a few loose friends here or there, but they always ended up turning on me. Even family members." Yurei said, and Mirio frowned at that. His father hadn't been very kind to her in the past, always resenting his brother for marrying Yurei's mom. She 'tarnished' the family name, and Yurei experienced that hate by proxy.
Most of Yurei's family, outside of her parents, Mirio, and his little sister, disliked her.
Yurei sat up and stretched her arms. Mirio hid further from sight.
"Why'd they turn on you? Because you're weird?" Katsuki asked.
"They either hated me for my mom being a pornstar, or they became paranoid and thought I was manipulating them. And then, when Ikari attacked me, it felt like everyone turned on me. No one looks at me the same anymore." Yurei said.
"You've had how many people thank you for saving their lives, though? I've saved people and I've never had them sob on me." Katsuki said.
"It always makes me feel so weird when people do that. No matter how many people I save, I'll always be the daughter of a pornstar or a victim. There's always so much pressure for me to use my quirk to save as many people as possible, and I just… it always comes back to being the daughter of a pornstar or victim. I never really feel like a hero." Yurei described, and Mirio suddenly felt guilty for overhearing.
He had no idea that she felt that way.
"At least people don't accuse you of being a villain all the time, or talk shit about you for not liking sex. I'm so tired of people." Katsuki admitted.
Mirio slowly left, deciding that he'd heard a little too much of their intimate moment.
8.
March 23rd, Friday, 9:30 AM
"YUREIIII!" Mina shrieked as she bounded into the dining room, and hugged Yurei from behind. "I missed you so much!"
"I'm a bit sore, can you be a little gentler? Also, I missed you, too." Yurei replied, and Mina quickly sat down next to her.
"How was your spring break? Have you and Katsuki fucked yet?" Mina asked.
"No, and we're not going to. I'm not into him like that." Yurei said.
"Liar." Mina said, and stuck her tongue out at her.
"Hey Mina, we were thinking of going to the beach today as a group. Do you want to go?" Denki asked across the table.
Mina screamed in excitement, which caused the people in the room to cover their ears or cringe.
"We should go tomorrow, because Eiji will be here! Oh my gosh, Yurei, we can go bathing suit shopping today with that internship money you got!" Mina exclaimed.
"You should rope in the other girls into going." Denki suggested, and Mina gasped.
"I know you said that to be weird, but that's a great idea! We can get Tsu, Ochaco, Toru- aah this will be so much fun!" Mina exclaimed, and started texting people.
9.
March 23rd, Friday, 12:30 PM
"Mina, stop picking out such revealing bathing suits for me. Those are more like stripper outfits." Yurei told Mina.
Mina snickered as she ignored her and continued picking out bathing suits to try on. Yurei half expected her choices to be more about Mina seeing her in the swimsuit, rather than Katsuki seeing her.
"Why do you keep pushing her, Mina? She said that she doesn't like Katsuki, and that's probably a good thing. He's terrifying." Ochaco said.
"They do spend a lot of time together, though." Tsu pointed out.
"Just because a guy and girl spend time together, doesn't mean that they have to like each other." Ochaco said, and Yurei tensed slightly. She used to make that argument when people accused her of liking Ikari.
Her phone vibrated, and she pulled out her phone, surprised by the text.
Dumb face (Katsuki): y the fuck are u getting a new bathing suit? U already have 1
Me: Mina's idea.
Then, Yurei pulled back out one of the skimpier outfits, and took a picture. She sent it to him.
Dumb face: r u changing career stripper?
Yurei smiled, and then realized that Mina was staring at her with a knowing look.
"Is Katsuki texting you?" Mina asked.
"... it's a thing about training." Yurei defended.
"What about training?" Mina asked, and Yurei tried to think of a good excuse.
"He was thinking of not doing training tomorrow since we're going to the beach." Yurei said.
"Can I see?" Mina asked.
"No." Yurei said, and put it in her pocket.
"You're lying." Mina accused.
"No I'm not." Yurei defended.
"Then why won't you let me read the text?" Mina asked.
"Because that would be an invasion of privacy."
"Give it!" Mina shouted, and tackled her to the ground, unceremoniously trying to get her phone.
10.
March 23rd, Friday, 12:30 PM
"Texting Yurei?" Denki asked across the table.
Katsuki looked up, realizing that Denki and Mashirao were smirking at him.
Katsuki's smile fell.
He kicked Denki in the shin.
11.
March 23rd, Friday, 6:30 PM
That night, Katsuki sulked as he waited by the door.
He had to wear his nice clothes that night. His mom kept reminding him to be "nice."
When the doorbell rang, his mom hurried to the door, and let them in. Only then did he catch their names.
Kojo.
Hana Kojo.
Hana was with them, dressed in a bright blue dress and cutesy pigtails. Katsuki's mom called her "adorable", and Hana responded with a giggle.
Katsuki glared at her, mustering up as much hatred and animosity in the look as he could muster, but she seemed to either miss the insidious intent or didn't care.
As they moved over to the dining room for dinner, Katsuki was told to sit next to her. He was tense and quiet as his parents did most of the talking, chatting with Hana's parents while everyone got situated. When they started to eat, however, Katsuki felt a hand on his thigh.
His heart rate sped up.
He grabbed Hana's wrist, to move her hand, and she cried out in pain.
"Katsuki!" His mom yelled, and hit him upside the head. "What did you do!?"
"He hurt my hand." Hana pouted.
"Katsuki!" His mom shouted, and hit him again.
"It's okay, Mrs. Bakugou. I don't know what I did to upset you, Katsuki, but I'm sorry." Hana said.
"Apologize, Katsuki." His mother demanded.
"Apologize to your uncle, Katsuki."
"It's okay, Mrs. Bakugou. Let's just enjoy this meal." Hana said.
"You are too sweet, Hana." His mom said, and hit him over the head again.
As the adults went back to talking, Hana put her hand on his thigh again. Katsuki tensed, and felt a sickly feeling crawl over him, as if a batch of spider eggs had hatched on his skin.
He felt sick, nausea clawing at his stomach and creeping up towards his larynx. He wanted her to stop. His mom wouldn't believe him. His dad especially wouldn't. She kept touching his leg, and he had to sit there and act like it wasn't happening. Again.
He hated his life.
He wanted this to end.
He wanted to throttle everyone.
Katsuki abruptly stood up, muttered "bathroom", and left. As soon as he was in the bathroom, he shuddered out a breath, and put a hand to his chest, trying to regulate his breathing.
His hands shook.
His stomach did somersaults.
He sat down on the toilet, pulled out his phone, and pulled up a picture of Yurei on his phone. It was dumb, but looking at it calmed him down sometimes. He theorized that it was because of her quirk. He'd started associating her with feeling calmness and in control.
He didn't feel in control right then. He felt like he was going to explode.
He focused on Yurei's features. She was pouting at him, after he stole one of her french fries (again), and there was a slight bruise on her cheek. She was wearing a cute white top with a pair of bright pink pants, and then turquoise jewelry to match her hair. The lighting wasn't particularly flattering, making her skin look much grayer than it was.
His breathing started to even out a little.
Her hazel eyes were bright in that lighting, shining at him, and her make up sparkled slightly. Greens and blues were around her eyes, bringing out the color, and then her glossy lip balm had blue sparkles, matching her hair.
When he got a text, a small smile tugged at his lips. He tapped it, opening it up, and his eyebrows rose.
… it was a picture of her in a bikini, standing in front of a mirror. Someone else took the picture for her.
Blue Hair Girl: AAAAAAH MINA SENT THAT
Blue Hair Girl: IGNORE IT
Blue Hair Girl: IGNORE IT
Blue Hair Girl: IGNORE IT
Blue Hair Girl: IGNORE IT
Blue Hair Girl: IGNORE IT
Blue Hair Girl: IGNORE IT IGNORE IT IGNORE IT IGNORE IT IGNORE IT IGNORE IT IGNORE IT
Saved.
Katsuki went back to the picture, still smiling, and admired it for a moment. It was a lot skimpier than her usual swim suit, which was just a simple blue one piece. This was a bright red bikini with purple polka-dots, which made her breasts look slightly bigger than usual and her butt rounder.
Her training was definitely showing.
He went back to the new texts, finding a lot of crying emojis.
Me: Is that what you're wearing tomorrow?
Blue Hair Girl: NO. NO, IT IS NOT. IT WAS A JOKE BATHING SUIT. I THOUGHT IT WAS CUTE SO I GOT IT BUT NEVER MEANT TO WEAR IT IN PUBLIC AND I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO DELETE THE PICTURE
Katsuki tried not to laugh. Mina wanted them to hook up so bad.
Me: Looks better than your usual swim suit. :P
Blue Hair Girl: I WANNA CUK U
Blue Hair Girl: ALL NIGHT LONG
Mina stole her phone.
Me: Where and when?
Katsuki grinned.
Blue Hair Girl: FOURSOME WITH MINA AND EIJI.
Blue Hair Girl: TONIGHT
Blue Hair Girl: AAAW YA
Blue Hair Girl: CANT WAIT TO FUK
Blue Hair Girl: MINA STOLE MY PHONE
Blue Hair Girl: IGNORE ALL OF THAT.
Blue Hair Girl: IGNORE
He covered his mouth, trying not to laugh.
Me: time and place for "fuk"ing?
Blue Hair Girl: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
12.
March 24th, Saturday, 9:30 AM
The next morning, Yurei quietly drank her coffee as her classmates squealed and screamed in excitement.
Beach day.
They were going to take the bus over to the coast, and had a lot of things planned. They were prepared to play volleyball, sun bathe, swim, and a variety of other activities.
"I'm going to MURDER ALL OF YOU!" Katsuki screamed across the room, talking with some of the boys.
"We haven't even chosen teams yet, Katsuki. We might end up being on the same team." Eijirou told him.
"I don't need a team to kick your asses!" Katsuki replied.
Yurei smiled softly at his arrogance, but she could tell that something was wrong. She could sense him from across the room, an unsettling type of guilt, and he seemed a little more aggressive than normal. He was always aggressive with the guys, but today, there was an edge to it.
Yurei shifted the bag on her shoulder, and took another sip of her coffee. She brought a lot of food to eat with her, along with a blanket to sunbath, and bathingsuit to change into once they got there.
A blush tinted her cheeks as she remembered the previous night.
Mina was terrible.
Yurei wanted to ask Katsuki about how the dinner went last night, but she also didn't want to confront him after what happened. She had never intended for anyone except Mina see her in that bikini.
Katsuki seemed really upset, though.
Maybe he's upset because of the texting. Mina had been too forward. She knows that he gets uncomfortable about sex.
She tried not to cry in embarrassment, going back to sipping her coffee, and pulled out her phone.
She got a text from Momentum that morning.
Momentum: Thank you so much for what you did for my niece. She's going to be starting school again on Monday, and you've inspired her so much. She wants to be a counselor now, to help other victims like her. She wants to be a hero, just like you. Thank you so much. She said that she was close to suicide before you talked to her. My niece might not be alive right now, if it wasn't for you. Thank you.
At the end of the text, there was an additional picture. Kagura was in her school uniform, but now, her hair was dyed like Yurei's.
… Yurei wasn't sure how to respond to that.
… she thought that Kagura would have crashed by the next day. There was no way that their conversation could do so much.
Maybe the crash just hasn't happened yet. Yurei wondered with a frown.
Momentum: She says that when she's feeling scared, now, she looks at her hair and thinks of you. Her hair is her cape, now.
Yurei bit the inside of her cheek, her insides twisting uncomfortably. She felt a lot of things, but she couldn't figure out what they were or how to put them into words.
"Did that Ikari asshole text you again?" Mina asked as she walked up to her.
"No." Yurei said, and Mina snatched her phone away.
"Who's this girl?" Mina asked.
"... Momentum's niece." Yurei replied.
"Wasn't she in the news recently?" Mina asked as she started to read it.
"The news?" Yurei asked.
"Yeah, some high school student is accusing a politician of raping her." Mina said.
Oh, god, did I get caught up in some kind of scandal?
"Oh my gosh, Yurei! How are you so wonderful? You saved Momentum's niece's life?" Mina asked her, then started walking over to the group of guys across the room. "Eiji, you have to read what Momentum texted Yurei!"
"Mina, stop taking my phone," Yurei said, and made a weak attempt to get it back, but her coffee and bag made it difficult.
Eijirou got her phone, and as he started to read, other people gathered behind him to read over his shoulder. Yurei sipped her coffee awkwardly, waiting for them to read all of it.
"Damn it, you're our age but you're basically a pro already. I'm so jealous." Denki said.
"This is amazing, Yurei. This is the girl that was on the news, isn't it?" Eijirou asked.
"I think so." Mina said with a nod.
"You're just leaving all of us in the dust." Eijirou said, and handed the phone back to her.
Katsuki seemed to have calmed down, glancing between the different people talking.
"Why are you making such a weird face? Someone is alive because of you! You made a positive difference in someone's life!" Mina asked.
"I dunno. I'm just weird." Yurei said awkwardly.
"Let's head to the beach! Wooooo!" Ochaco exclaimed excitedly by the door.
13.
March 24th, Saturday, 10:00 AM
Katsuki and Yurei ended up sitting next to each other on the bus. Everyone else was loud and talking excitedly about the trip.
The bus ride would only be a half hour long.
Yurei had the window seat, and ever since the text thing, she'd gotten quiet and solemn. As much as he disliked seeing her sad, being around her had calmed his nerves tremendously. Thinking about her was the only way to make his thoughts stop focusing on last night's dinner.
He'd spent most of the dinner in the bathroom, until his dad coaxed him out. Then, Hana kept touching him again.
"Blue Hair Girl," Katsuki spoke, getting her attention. "So when's the foursome going to be?"
Her eyes went wide, her cheeks going red, and she covered her face with her hands.
"You weren't so shy last night." Katsuki further teased.
"Shut up. I hate you." Yurei groaned. She brought her legs up, bringing her knees to her chest, and kept her hands over her face.
"So why'd you buy the bikini if you didn't plan to wear it in public?" Katsuki asked.
"Shut up." Yurei told him. A lock of hair fell from her braid onto her face, and he instinctively reached over and tucked it behind her ear.
She stilled at the contact, and his hand lingered, entertained by her tensed posture.
"Kiss her." Something whispered nearby, and Katsuki looked over, jumping in alarm when he realized that they were being watched. Mina, sitting in the seat directly in front of him, was on her knees, staring intensely at him with her hands on the back of the seat.
Eijirou seemed to notice, and looked between them.
"Mina, you're crossing into creepy territory." Eijirou told her.
"When is she not in creepy territory?" Katsuki replied.
"You two have been flirting for weeks! Just do it already!" Mina yelled. Eijirou reached around her midsection, pulling her away, and sat her down on his lap. They started having a quiet conversation, and Katsuki rolled his eyes, deciding to spend the rest of the ride in silence.
14.
March 24th, Saturday, 12:30 PM
Yurei sat up, nice and toasty, and looked around at their classmates on the beach. Most of them were playing volleyball, and trying to not be the victim of Katsuki's rage. He was channeling a lot of anger that day, and Yurei was just glad that he had a non-murdery outlet for it.
The scent of salt stung her nose, and strawberries lingered in her mouth. Ochaco had been nice enough to bring extra strawberries, and lay next to her on her own blanket, soaking up rays. Soon, they'd switch to an umbrella, but not yet.
Deku approached them, with his usual innocent smile. Like the boys, he wore swim trunks, and his training showed.
"Hey, Yurei, Ochaco, Mina." Deku said with a friendly wave. "Do you guys want to come with me to get some ice cream?"
"Not me. I'm trying to watch my figure." Mina said.
"I'll go." Yurei said, and Ochaco agreed to go, too.
"I'll watch our stuff." Mina offered. As they were getting up to leave, they heard some extra commotion from the volleyball game.
"Take a walk, Katsuki. Chill the fuck out. Maybe go take a dip." Mashirao told Katsuki loudly.
"You all suck at this game!" Katsuki said, and kicked the sand.
"Hey, Ka-chan! Do you want to get ice cream with us?" Deku asked, and those angry red eyes turned to him, causing Deku to freeze in place.
"Come on, weirdo, and try not to kill anyone along the way." Yurei told Katsuki, unaffected by his glare. Sweat drenched his limbs, glistening in the harsh sun and emphasizing his muscles. He was tense, angry, and needed something to lash out at or distract himself with.
"Maybe I'll drag you into the ocean afterwards, Blue Hair Girl." Katsuki said with a glare as he stalked towards them.
"Since I can't swim, I can only guess that means that you're going to try and drown me." Yurei said.
"We wouldn't go that far, idiot. I'm not going to risk getting sucked into a current just to drown you. That would be too much effort." Katsuki said, and she rolled his eyes. Despite his harsh tone, he started to calm down as he got closer.
"H-how's your day going, B-Bakugou?" Ochaco asked nervously, as they started to walk together.
"Hn." Katsuki grunted.
"Was your team winning, at least?" Yurei asked him.
"Of course we were." Katsuki scoffed. Once they got out of the sand to solid ground, Yurei and Ochaco switched to sandals they'd been carrying, and started to walk towards the ice cream shop.
"Katsuki! Izuku!" Someone exclaimed, and Yurei was startled by the sudden panic that came from Katsuki.
Whoever was here, absolutely terrified Katsuki.
"Uncle Asahi!" Deku exclaimed with a smile, and the group turned to the new figure. They were older, maybe in their sixties, with black hair mixed with white strands. A gentle smile tugged as his mouth, his nose was wide, and overall, his face was a little wider than normal. He wore a simple outfit, and was carrying a bag with him.
"You still remember me, little Izuku? Or should I say, big Izuku? You've gotten so big!" Asahi said, and Deku laughed.
"Yeah, I started hero training this last fall. I'm going to UA University with Ka-chan." Deku explained.
"Oh, I'm so happy that you two are still friends after all these years. You were always such a good influence on my nephew." Asahi said, and she watched Katsuki further tense. His hands were balled into fists, and his muscles were tense. He didn't show much expression on his face, but kept his eyes trained on Asahi, like he was a villain that could attack at any moment.
"And who are these lovely ladies? Your girlfriends?" Asahi asked, turning to Ochaco and Yurei.
"I'm Deku's girlfriend, Ochaco Uraraka." Ochaco introduced.
"You are so beautiful, I'm so happy that Izuku ended up with such a lovely girl. Does that make you Katsuki's girlfriend?" Asahi asked, turning to Yurei.
"No. Katsuki and I are classmates." Yurei responded stiffly.
"You're not Hana, by chance, are you?" Asahi asked.
How the fuck does Katsuki's family know about Hana?
"No, I'm Yurei Kasai. I'm going to be working with Katsuki over at H.T.S." Yurei said, and he gave an impressed nod.
"I've heard about you in the news. You and my nephew protected the students when the League of Villains attacked. You two were quite remarkable." Asahi commented.
"Thanks. We work well together." Yurei replied, and didn't feign friendliness with him in her tone. Whatever he did to Katsuki was bad, and she was getting a weird vibe from him.
"Would you like some candy, Izuku?" Asahi asked, turning to Deku.
"I'll never turn down free candy, but are you still carrying that around with you?" Deku asked casually. He seemed to really like Asahi.
"I always carry around candy, in case I run into my friends. I have enough for all of you." Asahi said, and after giving Deku a red lollipop, went to Ochaco and gave her one, too. When he got to Yurei, she shook her head. "It's impolite to refuse a gift from your elder, you know."
"I'm not into sweets." Yurei lied.
"Weren't you just on your way to the ice cream shop?" Asahi asked.
"I was getting ice cream for a friend. She's waiting for me, so I need to get going." Yurei said.
"Yeah, we should get going. Thanks for the candy, uncle Asahi." Deku said with an awkward bow.
"Thank you for the chat, Izuku. It was nice meeting you, Ochaco and Yurei." Asahi said with a slight bow.
Yurei hurried away, Katsuki close behind. They went ahead of Deku and Ochaco.
"Do you want me to use my quirk on you?" Yurei whispered to Katsuki.
"Not yet. Just get your damn ice cream." Katsuki whispered back. After they got inside, Katsuki purposely closed the door on Deku, bruising his arm.
"What was that about?" Ochaco asked, looking between them confused.
"What kind of old man hangs out outside of ice cream shops giving out candy? He gives off a creepy vibe." Yurei said tensely.
"I thought he was a little weird, too, but you were a bit rude. He didn't actually do anything wrong, and he seemed pretty nice." Ochaco said.
"He was always super nice to me when I hung out with Ka-chan, when we were little." Deku said.
"Will you shut your face, nerd?" Katsuki snapped at him.
Yurei looked between them, and wondered if her theory was right. Is that why Katsuki hates him?
"What is your problem?" Ochaco asked him.
"Fuck off, round face, this has nothing to do with you." Katsuki snapped at her.
"I've lost my appetite. How about we go for a walk on the beach, Katsuki?" Yurei suggested, stepping between him and Ochaco.
"Fine." Katsuki muttered, and turned towards the door, but froze.
Asahi was out there, giving candy to two little kids.
"Let's go out this other door." Yurei suggested, and took his hand.
He let himself be led back, his eyes locked onto his uncle, until Yurei finally turned him away.
15.
March 24th, Saturday, 1:00 PM
Yurei was good at calming him down even without her emotions quirk, and more importantly, kept his attention.
"AAAH! CRAB!" Yurei suddenly screamed, jumped on him, phased through him, and got all the way to his shoulders, while pointing wildly into the water. Katsuki tried to keep his balance, with the shifting sands under his feet and rolling water up to his waist, and looked around for what she was talking about.
… there was a tiny crab on the ocean floor.
"It's one tiny crab, idiot." Katsuki said, and then pushed her back, causing her to scream and splash as she fell into the water. As she breached the surface, she glared at him, and he couldn't help but laugh. Some of her hair had fallen out of the braid and stuck to her face.
She stood up, holding her arms, and then let out a short shriek as a wave came up, toppling her over again.
She was terrible in the water.
And hilarious.
She got up again, glaring at him, and then let out a shriek when she saw another tiny crab, and climbed on him again, kneeling on his shoulders. He tilted his head back, looking up at her, and saw her making the same face she makes when he suggests that she workout at the gym during the day.
"You're a wimp when it comes to water. You know that, right?" Katsuki asked her.
"Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnng" was his only response, a weird sound she made when presented with something that she didn't want to do.
The longer she made the noise was usually indicative of how close she was to actually giving up on something. There were a lot of things that she didn't want to do, and he could push her on, but there were some things she would simply say 'no' on and give up. With her phasing quirk, she could easily up and leave a situation whenever she wanted.
"Do you want to play volleyball for a little while?" Katsuki suggested, and her face shifted to a grin. "Fine, let's go play."
He shoved her off, and she screamed again, splashing as she fell into the water. Then, something stung his leg, and he winced at the pain. Shit. Jellyfish? He looked around, and saw that there was a tentacle nearby.
That was going to start hurting soon.
He looked up, and saw Yurei gliding through the water to the sandy shore, and he started following her. Instead of going to the volleyball net, she ran over to her bag. When he got closer, he realized that she was pouring some kind of liquid over some red welts along her skin.
"Nnnnnnnnnnnng," She hummed angrily, pouring the liquid on her skin, and he realized that those were jellyfish stings.
… he dropped her on a jellyfish.
"Holy crap, what happened to you? WHAT DID YOU DO TO YUREI, BAKUGOU!?" Mina shouted angrily at him.
"She got stung by a jellyfish. I got stung, too." Katsuki said, and pointed to his leg. Pain was starting to shoot up and down his calf from where it had stung.
"What are you pouring on it? Can I have some?" Katsuki asked.
Yurei looked up at him, tears in her eyes, and nodded her head to her bag. "It's vinegar, there's more in my bag. It helps with stings."
"Yurei, it's all over your back, arms, and leg. You should go to the hospital." Mina said.
"Go grab the lifeguard, and we'll see what he thinks." Yurei instructed.
Mina got up, and started running over to the lifeguard.
Katsuki went over to her bag and pulled out a similar looking bottle to what she was using, went over to the sand to not pour it on the blanket, and started to douse the reddening welt. As he looked closer, he realized that part of the tentacle was still in his leg. He whispered, "Damn." and tried to pull it off, but it just hurt more.
16.
March 24th, Saturday, 3:00 PM
"I'm fine, mom. The doctors cleared me." Yurei and Katsuki were on the bus, going back to the dorms after going to the hospital. The treatment was quick and they sent them on their way within two hours.
Katsuki felt slightly guilty as he sat next to her, with only a bandage on his leg, while her entire arm, part of her back, and leg was bandaged.
"I was at the beach with some classmates, we were playing in the water, and I got stung. Katsuki got stung, too. He's with me right now." Yurei said into the phone, and sighed.
He could hear Yurei's mom complaining about how often Yurei was injured because of him. By the sounds of it, Yurei talked to her about the training they did.
"We're going to get food and relax when we get back. We won't do any training until the stings are healed. I promised the doctor that I wouldn't do any extreme activities for the next week or so, and I'll go back for a check up in a week." Yurei said.
"Don't you dare skip that appointment, Yurei." Yurei's mom replied.
"I won't."
"You need to get over your fear of them."
"That's not… I'm not going to have this conversation right now. I'm on the bus, and people are around. Love you, bye." Yurei said, and hung up. She sighed heavily, and looked out the window.
Katsuki thought back to earlier, when they ran into his uncle, and how she turned down the candy. He wondered how much she knew.
She glanced at him, as if reading his thoughts, and he tensed.
"The jellyfish thing wasn't your fault, you know. I mean it kind of was, because you literally threw me at it, but you didn't mean for me to get stung." Yurei said.
"Why did you react that way to my uncle, earlier?" Katsuki asked her. She blinked at him, pausing for several seconds, and he grit his teeth. "What the fuck do you know, Blue Hair Girl?"
"... I have suspicions, based on how you were feeling. You were terrified of him, and I'm sure you had good reason to be, so I kept my distance." Yurei said.
… interesting. She considers the emotional reaction of others when she greets new people.
"I'm not going to tell anyone my theories. You can tell me the truth when you're ready. And if you choose not to tell me, that's okay, too." Yurei said.
He hated that look of pity in her eye.
He gripped his thigh.
"Why are you mad?" Yurei asked.
"I don't want your damn pity." Katsuki said in a low voice, not wanting to draw attention to them.
"That's not pity, that's empathy. I suspect that I've been in similar situations that you've been in before. Whatever happened doesn't make you any more or less of a person than you are now. No matter what, you're still the asshole that threw me at a jellyfish and lies about how many reps I have left." Yurei said, and he grunted, looking away.
Somehow, for some reason, her dumb words made him feel better. He felt her hand on his, and he looked down, just as she intertwined their fingers and rested her head on his shoulder.
"Idiot." Katsuki muttered, and caressed the back of her thumb with his own. He rested the side of his head against hers, relaxing against her, and started to feel himself unwind.
17.
March 24th, Saturday, 6:00 PM
Katsuki growled as his dumb car started to swerve again.
Hanta was in the lead at first place, Katsuki at second, Eijirou at third, and Mashirao at fourth.
"Die, die, die," Katsuki muttered angrily as he started to catch up to Hanta. He managed to get a speed token, to zoom ahead, almost to the finish line, and then one more turn-
Katsuki's eyes widened in horror. He accidentally fell off the ledge.
"NO! NO! NO! GET BACK UP YOU STUPID ASSHOLE! MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!" Katsuki shouted at the top of his lungs.
Hanta came in first place.
Eijirou second.
When he finally got the fuck back up, he zoomed to the finish line, but it was already too late.
"BULLSHIT! THIS IS ALL BULLSHIT!" Katsuki yelled.
"Ha haa," Eijirou smirked, and turned on the floor, facing him. "Suck it."
Katsuki pounced on him, wrestling him into a headlock, and then froze when he heard familiar laughter. Eijirou used that to his advantage, trying to get out of it, but Katsuki quickly got him back into a headlock, smirking victoriously.
"What about Hanta?" Mina asked Yurei by the entryway.
"Nah." Yurei replied.
"Mineta?"
They both started to laugh.
"I give, I give, Kats," Eijirou said, and Katsuki looked down, realizing that Eijirou was trying to tap out. Katsuki released his grip, and went back to his spot, picking up his controller.
There was a collective pause as Katsuki went to pick his next driver and car, and he realized that no one else was doing it. He looked around, and realized that the guys were staring at him.
"What?" Katsuki asked.
"... you seem… calm, all of a sudden." Mashirao said.
"I'm going to win this time. Pick your damn cars." Katsuki told them.
"... did seeing Yurei instantly calm your temper tantrum?" Eijirou asked.
"What the fuck are you talking about? Pick your fucking characters or I'll pick them for you." Katsuki snapped at him.
"So Yurei is like a chill pill for you, huh?" Mashirao asked.
Katsuki shoved him off of the couch.
"That's so weird." Hanta commented. They were still staring at him, but after a few seconds of him glaring, they started to pick their cars out and go back to playing.
Katsuki was much more focused this time around.
He was determined to win.
18.
March 24th, Saturday, 6:45 PM
Yurei grunted as she sat on the empty couch with Mina. Yurei's legs were on her lap, and she was looking through some papers that she'd gotten from the office the other day.
Internship offers. She had a lot.
Her dad was supportive of the idea of her doing internships at other locations, not just H.T.S. He also had a lot of opinions about which ones were best for her. Ideally, she'd like to do an internship with Katsuki again, but she didn't get an offer for the place he was going. She got offers from over twenty different agencies, but not his.
They would be spending a lot less time together this term, which would be weird. Even their class schedule would be different; they had no classes together on Tuesday and Thursday.
"You are being so weird, Katsuki." Mashirou said over on the other couch, and Yurei glanced up just as Katsuki shoved Mashirao onto the floor.
"What the fuck are you guys whining about? You're worse than Blue Hair Girl on leg day." Katsuki muttered, and she sent him a glare.
Maybe it'll be a good thing to have some time apart.
"He's just trying to impress Yurei over there." Hanta added with a grin, which was a mistake, since he was in kicking range. Hanta cried in pain at the resulting kick in the head.
Katsuki did seem pretty calm, but he'd been calming down a lot the last two weeks.
"Are you PMSing or something, Bakugou? Because you've been up and down so much lately. One minute you're trying to murder us, the next, you're all quiet and shit." Eijirou said.
She could sense Katsuki's hurt and sadness at their words. Something did seem off about him that day, though. She'd initially thought it was because of the texts last night, but he'd joked about that when they were on the bus. Something else must have happened.
"Either play the damn game OR I WILL END YOUR LIFE! PICK A DAMN CAR!" Katsuki screamed at him.
"He's back." Hanta said.
The other guys seemed to relax as Katsuki went back to his regular violent outbursts.
Guys are so weird. Maybe that's why he's been so calm lately; because he hasn't been around their dumb asses all the time.
"You're so lucky, Yurei," Mina said, getting her attention. "You've got dozens of offers, and I only have three."
"They're going to do another scouting event pretty soon, aren't they?" Yurei asked.
"Yeah, but who are we kidding? They're not going to notice me. I only got this because of my cousin, and then the other two for my gender." Mina said as she looked through her measly three offers.
"They don't seem that bad, though. The girls one kind of looks fun. I was considering the all women ones." Yurei said.
"Eh? Really?" Mina asked excitedly.
"Yeah. Plus, I would prefer if I went to an internship with a friend. H.T.S. was a lot more fun with Katsuki, and then the Orion one sucked until he joined that, too." Yurei said.
"Why don't you do another one with him?" Mina asked.
"I didn't get an offer for the place he's working at this term. Plus, working with you sounds like a lot of fun. Which agencies did you get offers for?" Yurei asked, happy to see Mina cheer up so quickly. Yurei looked at the names for the two all women hero agencies, and then looked at her own offers from them.
It was a little awkward when she saw the difference in payment. Yurei's publicity was going to be making her bank.
"It lasts five weeks, and it's on the weekends." Yurei read as she looked at her offers for the two agencies. One of them was called Siren, and while the other wasn't exclusively female, it was known for being mostly women. "Pay is decent. I'd get more if we went to Siren."
"Yay!" Mina cheered.
"What do you know about them?" Yurei asked.
"Nothing!" Mina cheered.
"Let's look up some info on them." Yurei suggested, and pulled them up on her phone. The first few images that popped up made her blush.
The description of the agency was much more tame, but as she looked at their website, she became less and less impressed. Instead of cool women empowering women stuff, it was stereotypical women stuff. It felt like a guy made the website that bordered on porn. Mini skirts, butt shots, cleavage, pretty hair, etc.
"... let's look at the other one." Yurei suggested, and she looked up Mermaid Heel.
As she skimmed their site, she was more impressed. They had classes for teaching self defense for women, provided protection for various establishments, commonly worked with law enforcement, and other things. They were pretty typical for a hero agency.
Not nearly as much pay as the other one, but… it looked to be better quality. Apparently they did a lot of community projects; help the homeless, youth mentorship, other similar projects.
"Mermaid Heel seems really cool." Yurei commented.
"Siren has a pool, though, and their costumes are pretty." Mina said.
"Siren looks slutty and dumb. The other one has a cool community outreach thing. They seem a lot more practical, and would be better to help you get better internships." Yurei said, and Mina made a face, still looking at the Siren site.
"But their costumes look so cool at Siren." Mina said.
"We don't have to work at the same place." Yurei said, and Mina kept making that face. "We can also ask around and see if anyone else has worked at these places, and get their input."
"But Siren looks so cool." Mina said.
"When I searched for them, Mina, pictures of their asses showed up." Yurei said.
"Yeah, and their asses look great." Mina said, and Yurei rolled her eyes. Back to the beginning.
"If you weren't dating Eijirou, I'd think you were gayest person I've ever met." Yurei said.
"Am I the most bisexual person you've ever met?" Mina asked with a grin.
"... yeah." Yurei said, not wanting to say that her mom was the most bisexual person she knew.
"Woot! Bisexual pride!" Mina cheered triumphantly and punched the air. "Wait, are you bisexual?"
"I think I'm pan." Yurei said.
"What does that mean?" Mina asked.
"I'm attracted to people despite gender. So like, people that identify as third gender, trans, whatever, I'll be attracted to them if I like their personality. I like people for them, not just their gender." Yurei explained.
"Oh! That's cool! I think I'm just bi, but I haven't met anyone like the trans people, so I don't know!" Mina said.
"You're attracted to trans people?" Momo asked as she passed by, just entering the dorms. Hana and Toru were with her.
"I'm attracted to people regardless of their gender, and that includes people under the trans umbrella." Yurei clarified.
"So you like hermaphrodites?" Hana asked with a disgusted face.
"I think people are beautiful regardless of their genitals. I've met trans and intersex people ten times prettier than you." Yurei said, and Hana's face turned bright red. Hana's face scrunched up in disgust, but then she looked over, and smirked over at the boys.
"Hey, Katsuki? I had a really fun time the other night." Hana said, and Yurei watched as Katsuki tensed. She could feel his panic and unease.
"Have a nice night, hermaphrodite fucker." Hana said, and walked off, swaying her hips.
"How is one person so insane?" Mina asked once the group was gone.
"I don't know. She's been bugging Katsuki a lot lately, though. She seems to really bother him." Yurei said, and felt bad for it. Katsuki didn't need more things to stress him out.
He also needs to go to the nurse and get something to help him fucking sleep.
"I don't mind if you sleep with hermaphrowhatevers. You're my best friend and I think it's cool that you identify as pan." Mina said with a smile. Yurei grinned happily, and looked back down at her phone.
She'd never had a best friend other than Ikari.
"Oh my god, these people are hot! I'm pan, too!" Mira said, and Yurei glanced over, seeing that Mina had looked up 'hot trans people' on her phone. "Eiji! I'm a pan!"
"Pansexual is the full word." Yurei told her.
"Are you still attracted to me?" Eijirou asked distractedly, still focused on his game.
"Of course!" Mina replied.
"Then cool. You do you. Don't fuck other people while we're dating. Damn it, Katsuki!" Eijirou yelled.
Mina giggled madly and went back to looking up pictures of attractive trans people.
