* The Following Story Contains: Mature Content in Future Chapters

* My Hero Academia Characters (c) Viz Media

* Any OC's Within 'Take Me' (c) S3NPAIxATxNIGHT

* NOTE: Bakugo is 23 years old *

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Chapter Eleven: Truth

The rest of the night was a rollercoaster for Bakugo, he would get glimpses of the Sludge Villain in his sleep that would volt him awake. Bakugo appreciated how she was handling his panic attacks and it made him feel safe in her arms. He never really liked to think of that trauma when he was younger. It was always a memory that he tried to suppress because that was the first time he came close to death. He remembered the feeling of the sludge on his face and how the villain tried to suffocate him to take over his body. His body did not do what he hoped it would and he had to rely on someone else to save him. Even when he was kidnapped by the League of Villian, he was rescued by other people and not just by himself. Back then he was overly cocky about his abilities but he knew deep down he needed other people. The support he got from everyone else during both trauma wasn't appreciated like how he appreciates it now as an adult. You could call it selfish pride but Bakugo accepted it now. He couldn't do everyone on his own as much as he wanted to as a child. These feelings have been suppressed in his mind for so long and he didn't know what to do. His body kept waking him up throughout the night and he felt like shit. Every time he would wake up, Elvira would be there to comfort him back to sleep. She talked to him in a gentle tone with a smile every time even if she was tired herself.

She would never know how much he loved her.

He felt his heart feel heavier as the night went on. His feelings were getting the better of him and he thought it was due to his episode. He thought to himself in between waking up, how long has he had feelings for her? Back in high school he didn't think much about romance and only trying to surpass Deku. Did he just ignore his feelings until they were forgotten? He bit the inside of his cheek as he looked over at Elvira's sleeping body. It was his dirty little secret to hold to himself. He didn't want to risk telling her his feelings and completely losing her. Elvira did say she was willing to bend rules for him but he knew she wouldn't break all of them. It was best to just keep it to himself because it was the only way to stay with her.

Even if it risked heartbreak.

His hand gently caressed Elvira's cheek as he looked down at her. In her sleep she kissed his wrist before mumbling in her sleep. His heart raced as he watched her for a bit. Bakugo was content just being with her.

It's worth it, right...?

Sleep finally took Bakugo after being stuck in his thoughts. The night terrors slowly stopped until he was able to sleep through the rest of the night. After a while the soft sound of humming awoke him from his sleep. His eyes opened up groggy as he laid in Elvira's bed. He looked over to the side to see it empty next to him and he frowned to himself. He looked over to see Elvira sitting at her vanity mirror. She was brushing her long white hair with her eyes closed as she hummed. He slowly sat up to stretch his arms and Elvira saw him in the reflection one she opened her eyes. She turned around in her chair with a smile and he gave her a tired smile back.

"What time is it?" he said in a groggy groan.

"Oh, it's about 12 in the afternoon. I decided to let you sleep in after what happened last night. You needed the rest." Elvira said as she continued to brush out her hair. "You did wake up a lot."

"Sorry about that..." he let out a sigh.

"I don't mind it, Katsuki. I'm just glad you were finally about to get some sleep after such a rough night." she set down her brush before leaving her vanity.

She walked over to Bakugo and slipped into the bed with him. His hands gently grab onto her face and pull her into his lips. She returned the kiss with a giggle against his lips.

"How did you sleep?" she asked as she caressed his cheek.

"I slept very well actually but that was thanks to you. You really helped me out last night." Bakugo smiled before looking away. "Again, I'm still sorry."

"I told you not to worry about it. Besides I got to peg that beautiful ass of yours."

"S-shut up, dumbass! That's so embarrassing..." his face grew red.

"Ohh, but you looked so sexy while I did it." she cooed. "It was such a turn on."

"You are such a weird woman." Bakugo mumbled.

"But you still stick around." Elvira stuck out her tongue before leaving the bed. "How does your ass feel?"

"S-sore." He mumbled.

"It will be like that for a bit. I promise you it will feel better in no time." she said as walked out of the bedroom.

"Can I ask you something? It's kind of important." Bakugo asked as he followed her out.

She looked in the hallway closet to hand him a towel. Before he stepped into the guest bathroom, he gently tugged on her robe.

"You can ask me anything. You know that." she caressed his shoulder with a smile.

"Have you been getting weird messages lately?" he asked as he set down his towel.

"Messages? No, I only get messages from you or Midnight. Why do you ask?" Elvira tilted her head.

"I've been getting some weird messages from an unknown number ever since the nightclub. The messages are usually about you and how 'fucked up' you are. They come and go." Bakugo handed her his phone. "You can take a look while I shower if you want."

"Thank you. I will." she frowned. "Enjoy your shower, sweet face."

Elvira shut the bathroom door behind herself and left Bakugo alone in the bathroom. He slipped the robe off his body before leaning over to turn on the shower. With a quick test of the water's temperature, he stepped inside with a satisfied groan. The hot water against his sore muscles felt great. He hugged his hands to push back his blonde hair with the water, making him sigh. He opened his eyes with a frown and washed his body with the soap. He was nervous about what Elvira was going to think of the messages sent to him. A lot of them were repetitive but the one that stuck out the most was about falling in love with her. They never said he was in love with her but they did mention that she would drop him if he was. He bit his lip for a moment as he washed his hair. That one message had rattled his brain for a while because he knew that was the only truth in the messages.

I shouldn't let it get to me.

But it does.

Bakugo finished up his shower before stepping out to dry himself off. He pulled out the bag he left in the bathroom and pulled out some clothes he brought over. A pair of black sweatpants, white shirt and boxers. He quickly put on deodorant before slipping on all of his clothes. He glanced over at the mirror for a moment and continued to dry off his wet hair. He opened the bathroom door before stepping outside into the hallway. Bakugo walked down to the living room as he used a towel to dry off his hair. He looked over at Elvira that was sitting on the couch looking at his phone.

"Why didn't you tell me about these before?" she asked but didn't look up from the phone. "These messages are disturbing."

"I guess I didn't know how to bring it up." Bakugo bit his lip before sitting down next to her. "I know a lot of the messages are really bad."

"No kidding." she frowned as she scrolled.

Bakugo gently turned her to look at him. "Besides the shitty text messages, what are we going to do today?"

"I unfortunately have to head out for a bit." She rubbed the back of her neck before looking over at Bakugo.

"Wait, where are you going?" Bakugo stood up from the couch.

"I have to go to my agency. Midnight contacted me while you were in the shower and needed me for something. She said it can't wait." she rolled her eyes with a laugh.

"Do you want me to go with you?" he asked.

"No, you can stay here and relax. I won't be too long." she leaned over to give him a kiss on the cheek.

"Please be safe out there, dumbass."

Elvira quickly gathered up her belongings and smiled at him before opening the front door. Bakugo gave her a smile before she left the door. Leaving him with butterflies in his stomach.

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Bakugo looked down at his phone as he waited on the couch. He scrolled through social media for a bit before he started to get bored. His eyes closed as he rested the back of his head against the couch, hoping that Elvira would be home soon. He looked down at the clock on his phone and it was getting late. Maybe Midnight needed her for something important. A smile came on his face, thinking about how far they both have come in his arrangement. They both were still learning things from one another but he was always fascinated by her. Sure Elvira was a strong woman in his eyes but she knew how to comfort him when he needed it. She was almost starting to drop her walls for him but he knew it was only the beginning. Bakugo wanted to

He bit his lip for a moment and he heard a light knock on the front door. He shoved his phone into his pocket before getting off the couch to answer the door. When he opened it, it was Tamaki standing in front of the house. Bakugo frowned as they made eye contact. Tamaki looked extremely nervous but he frowned back at Bakugo. Something didn't feel right about this. Before Bakugo could get a word out Tamaki moved past him to step inside the house. Bakugo closed the door behind him with a growl before locking it.

"You can't just come into a house uninvited." Bakugo rolled his eyes.

"W-why are you here?" Tamkai glared at Bakugo.

"I was invited here by Elvira., dumbass." Bakugo raised an eyebrow. "Why are YOU here?"

"That's none of your business." he snarled.

Bakugo chuckled at Tamaki. "Actually it is. You came into Elvira's house uninvited and she left the house for me to look after."

"I have to talk to her about something i-important. I-It doesn't involve you." Tamaki snapped.

"Look, Elvira and I are together whether you like it or not. If something involves her then it's going to involve me as well." Bakugo rolled his eyes. "You are just embarrassing yourself just being here."

"T-that doesn't mean you need to know everything! What I need to talk to her about is private."

"What? That you want her back? That you love her?" Bakugo growled as he rolled his eyes.

Tamaki grabbed onto Bakugo's shirt to push him back but Bakugo swung at him. The hook connected with Tamaki's jaw and he stumbled back with a groan. He glared at Bakugo before he stepped forward to punch him in the gut. They went back and forth until Tamaki's back slammed into Elvira's bedroom door. They looked at each other with anger and Bakugo was long overdue dealing with his shit.

"Get the fuck out of here!" Bakugo growled as he wiped his mouth.

"I'm not leaving until I talk to her!" Tamaki snapped back.

"She's isn't home you fucking moron! I'm the only one here." Bakugo grabbed Tamaki by the collar of his shirt.

"Where did she go?" Tamaki snapped. "I'll go find her then."

"That's really none of your business."

Bakugo clenched his jaw as he looked at Tamaki. He wasn't going to leave no matter what Bakugo said and that made his blood boil. Tamaki glared at him before spitting in his face.

Oh, hell no.

"You fucking bastard." Bakugo snarled.

Bakugo clenched his jaw, realizing that Tamaki wasn't here to talk to him. It was Elvira that he wanted and that made Bakugo even more angry. He would have never let him in this house if he knew Tamaki's real intentions. Bakugo growled underneath his breath as he shoved Tamaki away from him. He wiped the spit off his face and suddenly Tamaki punched him in the jaw. He stumbled back into the wall and kicked out his foot to connect with Tamaki's gut. Tamaki hit the floor with a loud painful thud before Bakugo got on top of him. They both wrestled with one another until Bakugo's fist came down on Tamaki's face.

Bakugo could feel the power in his veins slowly being drained before he turned his head to see Elvira standing in the doorway with her eyes glowing red. Elvira was using her quirk to take both of their energy to stop them from fighting. She must have walked through the front door as they were in the middle of their fight. They didn't even notice Elvira standing in the doorway while they fought.

"ENOUGH!" her voice roared through the house.

The sound of Elvira's scream made Bakugo's body freeze, that was a sound he had never heard before from her. Her eyes widened as they both stared at her, Bakugo's heart started to pound as he could see the horror settling in on her face. His chest started to feel tight as he looked up at her as he held down his pride. She wasn't saying a word to either of them and he knew he fucked up as soon as Tamaki stepped into her house. He knew he also screwed up from getting violent in her home. Tamaki looked over at Bakugo with a flustered frown before looking back at Elvira.

"Why are you both fist fighting in my house?!" she snapped.

I fucked up...

"B-bunny..." Tamaki blushed as he watched her.

"What did you just call me?" she breathed.

Bakugo watched her expression turn to horror after Tamaki called her that. For a moment he watched her expression dissociate as her eyes dilated a bit. He quickly got up to his feet to grab onto her arms. She was having a panic attack like he did and he gently caressed her cheeks. He was whispering soft words into her ear. Elvira's body trembled against his body as he held her close. Her eyes were in a complete panic as she looked at both of them.

"Elvira, look at me. Take a deep breath, okay?" he whispered softly. "Look at me and focus on my voice."

"What is going on?" Tamaki asked as he stood up from the floor to grab her.

"Shut up. I'm trying to get her to calm down. I don't know what set off this panic attack." Bakugo growled at Tamaki and smacked his hand away.

Tamaki stayed where he was with his eyes down, letting Bakugo comfort Elvira. Bakugo continued to caress her cheek until he saw her eyes adjust and no longer disassociate. She blinked a few times until she focused on his face.

"Katsuki, what is going on?" she breathed.

"He randomly showed up and demanded to see you. I was trying to kick him out and it ended up this way." Bakugo took a step back.

"W-what?" she looked over at Tamaki. "You know you are not allowed to be here."

Tamaki flinched at her sudden change of tone. "I...I wanted to see you. I needed to talk to you about something important."

"You think you can come back into my home and I would be happy to see you? You even have the balls to call me that after what you did..."

"I... umm..." Tamaki looked back up at her. "P-please hear me out."

Elvira glared at Tamaki, "You have a lot of nerve showing up like this. After everything you have done and what you said to me at the club. Why would I want to listen to you?"

"Please, I just want to talk to you alone..." Tamaki tried to grab her hand but she pulled back.

"No, you can say it in front of my submissive." her tone was cold.

Bakugo looked down at Tamaki coldly.

"F-fuck. Elvira, please even if you are with Bakugo now it doesn't change how I feel. M-m-my feelings are just as strong as they were back then." Tamaki confessed.

"For fucks sake..." she placed a hand over her forehead.

"I'm serious, Elvira. I love you and I will always love you. I... I don't care about all this anymore. Just as long as I get to be with you that's all that matters." Tamaki trembled as he confessed. "I don't want you to be with someone else."

"Tamaki..." she sighed. "Please don't do this to me again."

Bakugo watched Elvira's body language, she was furious but she was trembling as well. She was trying to stand her ground in this situation but Bakugo could see her exhaustion.

"You played me like a fool the entire time we were together. When you had someone else who loved you." she snapped.

"You mean Nejire? I didn't love her as much as I love you." He sobbed as he looked down.

Bakugo watched in silence as he was trying to piece everything together in his head.

"Enough!" Elvira stomped her foot on the floor. "You know exactly why I cannot take you back as a submissive. YOU were with Nejire while you were with me and you never fucking told me. I didn't find out until she came to my door in tears. You don't understand the situation you put me in."

"I...I wanted to leave her for you. I just didn't want to break anyone's heart and I know I fucked up. Please hear me out."

Elvira looked back at him with disgust. "Save it."

Tamaki gently grabbed onto Elvira's hands but she quickly moved them to slap him. The slap echoed throughout the room and Bakugo stood there in shock.

"There is nothing you can tell me that will change what happened."

Tamaki stumbled back as he held onto his cheek. "B-bunny!"

"You made me look like someone I wasn't. You stained my name and I do not want to see you. If you wanted to talk I would have discussed this in a more appropriate place. Guess what? I DID fucking love you but you betrayed my trust. YOU tarnished my name by putting me in such a situation."

"Elvira please..." he sobbed. "Give me another chance. I'm begging you."

She looked over to Bakugo and her lip quivered. "Tamaki, please stop."

Tamaki's shoulder trembled. "I can't help it. I love you so much. You are everything to me and I miss you everyday."

"Tamaki I need you to move on. It's not healthy for you to be like this."

The tears started to fall down Elvira's face as she tried to keep herself together. Bakugo could only watch her, clenching his fists because he knew this was all his fault.

"Are you the one that has been harassing my submissive with messages?" Elvira glared at Tamaki.

Tamaki's face went pale.

"The night we slept at the hotel together I started to get a flood of messages from an unknown number. I had a feeling that it was you, Tamaki." Bakugo crossed his arms over his chest.

"I...I never sent any messages!" Tamaki pleaded.

"Why deny it now? You are backed up into a corner!" Bakugo snapped at him.

"You disgust me..." she looked down at Tamaki.

"I'm sorry but coming here unannounced was the only way I could talk to her by coming here but I never sent a message to you." he looked away from Bakugo.

"I NEVER SENT YOU A SINGLE MESSAGE. YOU CAN EVEN CHECK MY PHONE!" Tamaki sobbed as he looked at Elvira.

"You are a fucking liar! Who else would send me messages like that?! You are the only person I pissed off enough to do that." Bakugo yelled.

Tamkai lunged to grab onto Bakugo's collar but Elvira stepped in the way to stop him. He started to pull out his phone as he trembled through his tears. Elvira stepped forward to grab the phone from him and looked through his messages. Bakugo watched her scroll through the chats he had and with a heavy sigh she handed him back his phone.

"S-s-see? I never sent messages to Bakugo." Tamaki looked down.

"How do we know you didn't just delete them?" Bakugo frowned as he looked over at Elvira.

"I swear to you that I didn't..." Tamaki looked back at Elvira desperately.

Elvira looked away with a sigh. "This is all so complicated. I need to have a talk with my submissive. Now LEAVE.""

"B-bunny please..."

"No, I don't want to hear it. Not only did you not listen to me but you manipulated my submissive in hopes of winning me back. I do not want to speak to you right now."

Tamaki got up to his complete defeat as he looked over at Bakugo. He passed him with a grunt but before he left he whispered into Bakugo's ear. "You love her too, right? So I had to do what I needed to."

With that final word Tamaki ran out of the room. The door slammed as Tamaki finally left her house. Both Bakugo and Elvira stood still in the middle of the room. Her gaze was toward the floor as she started to walk over to the guest bathroom. He followed her close behind and watched her pull out a first aid kit from the bathroom. She motioned her hand so Bakugo could sit down on the toilet lid. He sat down with a frown as she opened up the kit and pulled out some things. Her hand gently cupped his cheek as she dabbed a wet cotton ball on his lip. There was a slight sting when the cotton hit his lip.

"Stay still okay? You have a busted lip, Katsuki." she sighed softly. "You are so fucking stupid."

Bakugo looked back at her. "I know..."

"Why didn't you send me a message that he randomly showed up?!" she sighed with a tired smile.

"I didn't expect Tamaki to randomly show up! He barged in and caused a fight because he wouldn't leave. I didn't expect him to fucking pull that kind of stunt." Bakugo raised his voice a bit. "I was going to tell you believe me..."

"He was my last submissive partner that was in love with me. How the fuck are you be so dense? Of course he would try to pull a stunt like that." Elvira used another cotton ball to white the dried blood from his nose.

"Tamaki is usually quiet and shit. How would I know he was this crazy?" Bakugo growled.

"Just because someone appears innocent on the outside doesn't mean they truly are." she threw the cotton balls away and stuck a bandage on his cheek. "I know that all too well."

Bakugo wrapped his arms around her waist and pressed his forehead against her stomach. He felt her hand gently caressing the back of his head as they stayed there in silence. The words Tamaki whispered to him replayed in his head and he held onto Elvira more tightly. Bakugo froze for a moment, because he knew if he told her that he loved her that she would leave him.

"Do you think he sent the messages?" Bakugo asked.

"Honestly? I have no idea. A lot of the messages that were sent to you sounded like him but something was off." she continued to caress his head. "I don't know if he deleted them or not. There's no way of knowing."

"Could you please tell me what happened between the both of you? I don't want to bring up old shit but I need to know." Bakugo looked up at Elvira and she looked away.

"I..." she gently pulled away from Bakugo and his heart dropped. "I hate thinking about it."

He stood up to grab her hand. "Help me understand. I want to understand why you are the way you are because of him. I would never ask this of you if I didn't care."

"Katsuki..." she closed her eyes and sobbed.

He pressed his forehead against hers, "Please tell me, honey."