U.A School Festival
"Class 1-B's play was pretty good, don't ya think?"
Walking hand-in-hand outside going through the vendor stands, Karin and Katsuki were trying to find their next plan of action. Her small clammy hand fit perfectly within his strong warm one. Showing off their relationship in public... felt amazing.
Not having to hide, no more anxiety, nor nervousness, the couple finally were able to relax.
Well except for Mr. Aizawa...
There were so many people at the school festival anyway, if they were to spot the teacher... they'd just act normal... in their typical Bakugou Komei fashion. It's not like they changed that much anyway. The couple still found time to bicker, hurling insults at each other, fighting... just without the teasing and the subtle pda...
"A waste of my time that's what it was-"
"They worked hard on it, at least give them some credit-"
"Tch-" Katsuki scowled looking the other way
After their phenomenal performance, the students of class 1-A went on to enjoy the school festival for themselves. First stop, class 1-B. They owed them at least that much... and well... it was an interesting show to say the least...
"Why the hell is it so quiet?!" Bakugou spazzed looking around, noticing the lack of students in their area
"Probably because the beauty pageant started, I bet Mineta and Kaminari have reserved seats in the front row-" Karin sarcastically proclaimed making him smirk at her expression
"Hey, should we head over too?" She lightly squeezed the blondes hand
"I bet Hado-san will win, I don't understand how that other third year won last year-"
"Tch, I don't go to shit like that-"
A pause of silence, filled the tension as Komei spoke up.
"..."
"So what should we do?"
Katsuki pondered for a moment until something ultimately caught his eye... and once he did, his devilish smirk deepened.
"H-Hey, w-woah! Katsuki!" She yelped feeling her arm tug forward
"You can just tell me where to go instead of dislocating my arm you know-" She frowned rubbing her sore shoulder before realizing where he brought them
"A-An obstacle course?"
There were students in the arena about to begin the course as Karin and Katsuki watched intently. Slowly, the blonde and pinkette grew devious smiles.
"Oh, you are so going down blondie-"
"You fucking wish-"
"How about we make it interesting then?" She pushed making his eyes widen
"Loser gets to do anything the winner wants?" He counter argued her question making Komei exhale a sigh already reading his mind
"I won't let you fight me Katsuki-"
His body froze hearing her comment.
...
Damnit.
"Fucking fine. No fights-"
"..."
"You're on."
Waiting in line the couple began stretching as other student's nearby began to grow weary. The boy that had to get muzzled up because he came in first place at the sports festival?! And the girl that has an uncontrollable quirk which gives her the power to kill unintentionally?
A pair of hot headed freaks...
Karin Komei and Katsuki Bakugou, going up against each other? Regardless if they are in a relationship or not, this wouldn't end well...
The course was laid out very strategically. The first part was an easy jump through the hoop kind of thing, hopefully to slow the competitors down.
But with Bakugou and Komei, The two most competitive students in class 1-A, it didn't hold them back that much.
The next part of the obstacle course consisted of a matching game. Each competitor had to collect three cubes and put them in their bucket before they could move on.
Bakugou red, and Komei green. You figure it would be simple, but it was a lot harder than it looked. Soapy water filled up the area mixed with a bunch of different colour cubes to confuse them.
Bakugou successfully collected one cube as Komei still had zero. Panicked, she dove onto Katsuki's back, taking him by surprise, making the boy drop to his knees.
"GET OFF OF ME!"
Continuing to growl and spazz, Komei latched onto his body as if she was riding a bull. The only way she could possibly stop Katsuki Bakugou in his tracks.
"N-NO!"
'Hey, aren't those crazies from class 1-A?'
'Jeez, they're acting like wild animals-'
Students from the general studies classes scoffed from the side watching the couple. With their competitive spirit thriving, there was no time for distractions...
"Go Bakubro!"
"Get em' Komei!"
Hearing the shouts to the left, the two competitive teens cranked their heads over noticing Mina, Kirishima, Sero, Ojiro, Hagakure and Jirou all watching the race.
The girls were cheering for Komei, and the boys Bakugou. It seems as if shouts and cheers gave Komei the motivation she needed as she dove forward off Bakugou's back splashing in the soapy water grabbing two green cubes and dumped them in the bucket.
"What the fuck?" He watched in bewilderment at her cool summersault spy dodge roll
Shit.
Off towards the right, Komei was crawling through the water trying to find her last cube when a splash of water whacked her in the face. Eyes burning because of the soap, she instantly brought her hands to her face.
"Outta my way-" Katsuki invaded her space before finding one of his red cubes
"I was here first!" Karin spazzed rubbing her blurry eyes watching Katsuki head towards the bucket
Crap. They were even now. Whoever gets to the next cube, would advance on.
"Komei! There, over there!"
Looking back over to the peanut gallery, her eyes landed on Jirou, who was pointing to her left...
And there it was. Her last green cube. Running as her life depended on it, Komei darted picking up the cube and swished it into the bucket before turning back to face Katsuki with her tongue sticking out taunting him.
Doing a victory dance the pinkette's celebration was cut short hearing Mina's shouts. Katsuki found his last cube. Oh shit.
Going as fast as her feet could carry her, the next stage of the course was a race. Grabbing her green baton, Komei was in the lead until Katsuki's demonic figure slowly caught up.
Her long pink hair swished in the wind as she kept looking back to see his position. Unfortunately for her, Katsuki was always the faster runner. They were neck and neck in no time.
Clenching her eyes shut she willed her body to accelerate. With how fast they were going Komei didn't even realize Katsuki nudged shoulders, and due to the momentum... she lost her balance.
Feeling her body being shoved to the right, the pinkette landed on her knee before her shoulder collided with the concrete. Ouch, that's gotta hurt.
Heart beating rather fast due to her sprint, the pain in her joints overwhelmed her as tears began to brim in her maroon orbs.
Katsuki, noticing her not beside him anymore, slowed down his pace before turning around. I mean... if it was anyone else, he'd definitely run to the goal. But this was her they were talking about...
Karin Komei. The girl that captured his heart.
When he did, the boy almost had a panic attack. Though his emotions were easily concealed, his chest filled with anxiety. Noticing the fear and pain in her expression, his eyes widened realizing what he'd done as he lightly jogged back over to her now in slight worry.
He hurt her again?
Ah, Shit.
"Karin-"
With her hair shagged over her eyes Karin's figure laid on her side... and what happened next surprised them all.
.
.
.
"HA! GOTCHA!"
She laughed shouting, running as her life now depended on it... and it obviously did now knowing that she'd successfully tricked Katsuki Bakugou- Thee Katsuki Bakugou into falling for her trap.
The crowd of cheers roared as they were nearing that last and final obstacle. Wow, when did they get so many people watching them?
"DAMN IT KOMEI! YOU'RE DEAD! YOU HEAR ME?!"
and by the looks of it, maybe she was.
Crap, why did the last part of this thing have to be an upper body strength test?
Have you seen that porcupine's muscles?!
There was a rope hanging with a wooden wall to climb up. Whoever makes it to the top and hits the buzzer is declared the winner.
Grabbing the thick rope in the sweaty palms of her hands, Komei pulled upward placing her feet on the wood wall for balance. No time to think, she just kept advancing until she felt a tug on the rope next to her.
Shit, he's here already-
Getting distracted by Bakugou's sudden appearance, the girl lost her grip. Sliding down a few inches, the rope burned the insides of her hands. Wincing in pain, she steadied herself before continuing. This was a race after all... a race she was devoted to winning.
In a blink of an eye, she watched her blonde haired boyfriend climb up the rope like a total badass. No assistance from the wall, his biceps did all the work. Mouth agape smelling his caramel scent suddenly passed her, it was as if her body went numb.
Before she knew it, the buzzer went off declaring Katsuki Bakugou the winner.
Dramatically, she slid down the rope landing face first on the blue bouncy mat.
Damn it.
'I was so close...'
With their school festival attire being soaked because of the obstacle course, they were given free complimentary shirts. Komei was given a red and black Endeavor Hero shirt which she was absolutely thrilled about, and Katsuki was given a blue and yellow All Might shirt.
They were UA Alumni after all, the former number one and now number one hero! Of course U.A high school would take pride in that.
Although the shirt fit more like a dress on her, due to the only sizes they had in stock being an extra large. Throwing her long pink haired locks into a high ponytail, the ends of her hair were still damp bringing out more of her curls.
In Katsuki's eyes she was glowing.
"I was going to make you buy me Takoyaki..." The girl began with tears ready to spill out of her eyes, slouching her shoulders
"Damn idiot, I was going to do that regardless-" He dreadfully sighed pulling his wallet out of his back pocket nearing the Japanese street food stand
"REALLY?!" Her somber expression perked up
"Jeez... If your fucking that excited, maybe I won't-" He teased with a sly smirk causing Komei to glare evilly
"You wouldn't dare-" She knocked shoulders with the boy
"Try me." He pushed as their eyes matched... but something in Katsuki's gut was off looking at the pink haired beauty. Giving in, he rolled his eyes.
"Get in the line pinky-" He motioned with his head letting out an annoyed sigh making her eyes instantly sparkle once again hearing his response
"YEEEE KATSUKI!" She bear hugged the boy, squishing his muscular body so tight that he was gasping for air. Planting a warm kiss on his cheek, she skipped her way over to the Takoyaki stand.
Bakugou on the other hand, stared at her skipping figure letting out a small smile before he made his way over to the line following her.
"Here, try some-" Karin pushed trying to shove the pieces of food into his mouth as he dodged his head back and forth making the girl pout
Okay... He paid for her... as she felt bad.
"Come on, I got some of the spicy ones for you-" She pricked one of the Takoyaki treats on her toothpick holding it up once again for him to eat.
By the kind gesture and response, the blondes cheeks lightly flushed. She knew he liked spicy food? She ordered them... because of him? Letting out a sigh in defeat, Katsuki slacked open his jaw as Komei fed him the Takoyaki ball. Though he had to admit, he enjoyed letting her feed him.
This was the most 'coupleish' thing they've ever done... in public at least, and the teens were enjoying it.
Komei beamed out a sparkling smile, with Katsuki having his hands in his pockets chomping on the delicious Japanese street food cuisine. After finishing, the couple held hands walking through the festival as the sun began to set. Orange and pink hues swirling throughout the sky.
'She's holding hands with Katsuki~'
'Katsuki's holding hands with her~' The girl sung happily in her brain before her mind began to frantically spazz
Wait-
Could this be... their first date?
"Hey-"
"I had a fun time today-"
"...This makes a great first date..."
"It was hardly great..." He clicked his tongue deepening his glare
Hearing that sentence... shattered her heart. It wasn't? Why? Continuing to walk forward, Komei let go, causing Katsuki to turn back. Her expression was blank. Feelings of confusion, pain, and worry were painted on her face. Katsuki furrowing his eyebrows pulled her to the side away from the crowd... he looked sick.
What was going on with him?
They had a great day today... didn't they?
"Katsuki, hey come on, talk to me?" She worriedly placed a hand on his clammy cheeks before he spazzed pulling away
...
"LOOK WHAT I'VE DONE TO YOU!"
'Look what he's done... to me?'
Then it dawned on her. Flashbacks of earlier today shot through her brain. Her burning eyes, her throbbing shoulder... her limping knee...
"Shit-" He held his wrist trying to calm down his trembling hand
"What kind of man fucking hurts the person he fucking cares most about!" He shouted as nearby students began to stare after his outburst.
"Katsuki, listen to me. You need to calm-"
"NO, I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" The boys voice cracked breaking down
"Katsuki..." She whispered cradling the side of his cheek before the last sentence he said swirled around her brain
'Cares most about?'
'Katsuki cares that much about me?'
Her heart fluttered.
"None of it was your fault Katsu-"
"I'm a klutz, I can't even stand without dramatically tripping over my feet... see?" As if on cue, she fell onto the grass trying to cheer him up.
"Besides it was a dumb race, we both know how competitive we get-" She put a hand on her hip
"Accidents were meant to happen when it comes to us-"
"Chin up, please don't feel guilty of me injuring myself-"
"..."
"Say what you fucking want, but it was me-" He turned facing the other way
'Stubborn son of a-'
How was she going to get through to him? Maybe she couldn't... so the only thing to do was...
...
"So don't hurt me anymore Katsuki!"
Eyes widening to due her outburst, caused him to face her. The girl's eyes were clenched shut with her fists balled.
"If you don't want to hurt me, then don't do it c-capeesh?" She furrowed her eyebrows biting the inside of her cheek waiting for his response
What else was she supposed to say? Katsuki was hard headed, her saying it wasn't his fault which it wasn't, was not going to settle a thing.
Instantly he wrapped his arms around her petite body making her slightly jump at the sudden embrace.
"Never..."
"Never fucking again..." He let his head fit in the crook of her neck letting out a deep and defeated sigh as Karin held him, letting her fingers swirl through his blonde locks trying to soothing him
Pulling slightly away, their burgundy and maroon orbs matched as their paces began to slow... until he spoke up.
"It was a good first date..."
"Cupcake-" He sensually whispered into her ear emphasizing the nickname making her face instantly flush.
I mean the nickname was cute, but coming from Katsuki Bakugou? The sweet name of the desert sounded so foreign coming out of his mouth.
So she upgraded from Sparky to Cupcake huh?
You see that?
Improvement.
Komei was figuratively laughing in her head about this right now in the arms of the blonde. Fireworks shot up into the sky as the closing ceremonies of the school festival came to an end. Smiling, arms wrapped around his neck and with his wrapped around her waist, the couple sealed off the night with a solid kiss.
A whirlwind of a first date that was...
A date the couple would never forget.
A/N: I find it adorable that Karin and Katsuki's first official date is during the school festival. I'm swooning. Guess what? We get to see Hawks again soon WOOHOO! xD