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Mature Content

* 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 Twenty: Lies

Bakugo kept looking at the bruise forming on the back of Elvira's neck after they both got out of the shower, he tried to remember if he was too rough with her during last night. When he asked her about it, she didn't know either but she said it didn't hurt that much. He frowned as he watched Elvira dry off her hair and felt terrible if he caused it. Elvira only reassured him that he was worrying too much and that she was alright. Bakugo walked around the room to gather up his hero gear. He let out a sigh of frustration before sitting back down on his bed. Using a towel to dry his hair and looking over at Elvira who wrapped a towel around her body. He slipped a pair of boxers on and his pants from his hero costume. As he was messing with his pants he walked to the kitchen to grab something from the fridge. With a quick drink of a protein shake, he headed back to the room. Elvira was looking through the bags that Bakugo packed, taking out little things here and there. He watched her take out a few pieces of makeup, lotion and perfume.

He looked out of the corner of his good eye and Elvira was rubbing lotion on her body with a soft hum. She walked over to the bathroom to apply some makeup while Bakugo continued to get ready. He slipped his shirt over his body and tucked the ends into his pants before he put his belt on.

"I'm sorry if I just crammed things in there. I was in a hurry to get you out of the house." Bakugo apologized as he grabbed his gloves to put them on his arms.

"No, it's alright." she said as she applied mascara to her lashes.

Bakugo quickly went into one of her bags to fished out a pair of panties and a bra for her. She was finishing up her usual makeup and took the panties and bra from him. She gave him a kiss on the cheek before she started to get dressed.

Bakugo looked up at the ceiling and closed his eyes to take a deep breath. "Are you sure you want to go back to the house? It's only for your car right?"

"Yes, Katsuki, that's all I need to go back for. I promise."

"Once you get done we'll go, okay?" Bakugo walked over to her and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Did you want anything to eat?"

"I'll pick up something after you drop me off. Don't worry about me, Katsuki." She said as she clipped the back of her bra.

"It's my job." he flicked her forehead with a scoff.

Elvira rubbed her forehead with a giggle before she looked back into the duffle bag for a blouse and a pair of skinny jeans. He watched her step into her jeans and pull them up. He bit his bottom lip as he watched her and she caught him out of the corner of her eye. She gave him a smirk before bending over to grab out a pair of heels from the back.

Fucking little tease.

Once they were dressed and ready to go, Bakugo gathered up the rest of her hero gear before opening up the front door. Elvira was coming out the bedroom door, she was adjusting her black blouse and put her purse on her arm. He made her check if she had everything she needed before he let her pass. They walked out of the apartment together and he took her down to the parking lot to his car. He held out the passenger door for her to step inside and shut the door once she sat down. He moved around to put his gauntlets in the backseat and quickly moved to the driver side. He got in with a grunt before shoving the keys into the ignition. He looked at his reflection in the mirror and his face looked all black and blue.

Well, at least I wear a mask over half of my face.

"How long will your patrol be?" Elvira asked as Bakugo started the car.

"A couple of hours give or take. Do you work today at all?"

"No, I don't but I need to call in. I need to let Midnight know what's going on." Elvira sighed. "I'll do that once I get to my parents house."

"Are you sure you don't want me to just drop you off at your parents?" Bakugo frowned as he pulled out of the parking lot.

"No, Katsuki. I'm a big girl. I can drive myself out there." she smiled at him and placed her hand on his thigh.

"I know that, dumbass. I'm just worried, okay? I don't like the idea of some fucking stalker that has our pictures. I don't want anything to happen to you." Bakugo confessed as he continued to drive.

"Nothing is going to happen-"

Bakugo turned his head to her at a red light. "Honey, that creep could have come into your house at any time. We were lucky they showed up when I was there. It could have been worse if I wasn't."

"Katsuki..." she frowned. "I can take care of myself.

"No, Elvira. I'm being serious right now. We are heroes and we were taught about that."

"I know that." she snapped and looked down in a soft voice. "I...I know that, Katsuki."

"I'm not trying to scare you but I don't want you to get hurt." he caressed her thigh before returning his hand to the wheel.

She turned her head to look out the window, the air around them grew thick and Bakugo let out a frustrated sigh.

"Elvira, last night you mentioned you haven't been that terrified since something else. What did you mean?"

Elvira's body tensed up. "What?"

"You said that before the guys showed up to the apartment. What were you going to say?"

She turned her head toward his direction. "I don't know. I was so tired last night I could have said anything."

He turned the corner into her street and made his way to her driveway. He parked with a frown, looking at her as she struggled to find the words to speak.

"Really?" Bakugo clicked his tongue. "I know something is bothering you."

Elvira scoffed as she rolled her red eyes. "Why are you interrogating me all of a sudden? I thought we were having a lovely morning."

"Honey, please."

Elvira looked away and with a sigh she whispered. "Smoke."

Bakugo's eyes widened. "...Did you just use my own safe word against me?"

"Yes. I'll see you later." she opened up her door but Bakugo quickly leaned over to slam the door shut to stop her.

"No! You aren't leaving like that." he growled and looked at her. "I'm just worried about you. Don't fucking treat me like that."

"I know you are." she answered in a cold tone. "I'm fine, Katsuki."

"Are you? Because you are lying through your FUCKING teeth." he growled.

"CHERRY." she snapped out his second safe word.

"You can't use ALL the safe words against me right now! Stop trying to run away from-"

Elvira's hands quickly grabbed onto his face and he turned toward her. His lips connected with hers in a kiss, a slow and gentle kiss. Bakugo gently placed his hand on the back of her neck to kiss her back. It was different from how she usually kissed him. She was usually passionate and sloppy when it came to kissing him. He always loved it because it showed him that she wanted him. This time it was a lot more loving and he welcomed it. There was a slight flow of energy that slipped through his lips and he felt it in his chest. She gently pulled away from the kiss and he looked at her, his heart racing in his chest.

"Whoa..." he breathed.

Elvira opened up the passenger side door and stepped out without saying another word. Bakugo quickly took off his seatbelt to open up his door. He walked around the car and followed her. Elvira unlocked her driver side door to her car and stepped inside. Bakugo quickly shoved his arm into the door to grab her steering wheel before she had a chance to shut the door on him.

"Katsuki, move your arm."

"Not until you promise me you'll be safe. We aren't done talking about this but I'd rather us not leave here angry at each other." Bakugo looked at her with a glare.

Elvira sighed before meeting his gaze. "I'll be safe, okay? Promise."

He removed his hand from the steering wheel and stepped back so he could shut her car door. "I love you..."

"I love you too." she said as she started her car.

Something feels wrong.

{ * * * }

"Do you want to take a break?" Kirishima asked him. "You look really tired, man. We didn't keep you up too long last night, right?"

"Yeah, my gauntlets are actually killing me." Bakugo let out a sigh. "After last night my entire body is just sore as fuck."

"Same here. The hits I took while in unbreakable hurt. I have some bruises." Kirishima pointed at his chest and stomach.

Bakugo slipped his heavy equipment off his shoulders and gauntlets off his arms. He let out a loud sigh of relief as he sat down. He rubbed his aching shoulders with a grunt, feeling the snore aching feeling in his body from the fight last night. Seeing that healing doctor last night was only good for one night. He really needs to take a breather. He leaned back against the wall behind him with a loud sigh. He slipped his mask over his forehead and frowned.

"How's Elvira doing? I didn't have a chance to talk to her before I left. She was sleeping by the time I told you goodnight." Kirishima asked as he sat down next to Bakugo.

"Honestly? I don't know. She says she's okay but I know she's lying." Bakugo crossed his arms with a sigh.

"What do you mean?"

"We kind of got into a fight before I came into work." Bakugo sighed and frowned. "I tried pushing her with questions and she ended up closing herself off."

"Damn, that's rough. What did you try to ask her?"

Bakugo looked at Kirishima. "I feel like I'm missing something. There is something she isn't telling me and I can see it eating away at her. She thinks I can't see it but I do. I've tried to ask her what was wrong but she got so distant."

"What do you think it is?" Kirishima asked as he slipped off his shoulder pieces.

"I don't know but I feel like there's a storm coming. It's going to be because of it. I can feel it in my gut." Bakugo looked down at his hands.

"Whatever it is must be something even she doesn't want to remember. Don't try to push her too much. It might not be good to do that. She'll probably tell you when she's ready." he frowned at Bakugo.

"Maybe."

Bakugo crossed his arms with a loud frustrated sigh. He noticed a little stand near the entrance of a shop and he asked Kirishima to watch his stuff so he could go look. Kirishima agreed with no hesitation and Bakugo got up to go see what was there. It was a small booth of charms and little knickknacks. One of them caught his eye, one was a strawberry cellphone charm and bit the inside of his cheek. He delicately lifted it up by the string and he took it over to the person selling them. He slipped his other hand into his pocket to pull out his wallet to buy it. Once he got a small bag for it, Bakugo tucked it away in his pocket.

Maybe this will cheer her up?

I hope.

He looked up and out of the corner of his eye he could see Tamaki walking down the opposite side of the street. He was dressed in a grey hoodie and a pair of jeans with black sneakers. Must be his day off and Bakugo scoffed as he crossed the street toward him.

Kiri will just have to watch my stuff for a bit longer.

He clenched his jaw as he continued to walk towards them. He moved past Tamaki and grabbed onto his hood to pull him along with him. He heard Tamaki make noises of distress before he found a spot behind a building to talk to him alone. Tamaki looked down at the floor as Bakugo stood in front of him with his arms crossed.

"What do you know?" Bakugo frowned.

"W-what do you m-mean?" Tamaki frowned back.

Bakugo made a 'tch' sound with his tongue. "Yesterday Elvira had some creep peeping on her through her window. They happened to take pictures of us while we were doing things. I fought them off but they got away."

"W-w-what?! Is she o-okay?" Tamaki looked up.

"She is a bit shaken up." Bakugo looked away with a grunt. "Where were you last night?"

"A-are you accusing me?"

"Yes." Bakugo said bluntly.

"I...I was with Mirio last night. W-w-we had a couple of drinks at a bar." Tamaki held out his hands.

"Uh huh." Bakugo clenched his jaw.

Tamaki pushed past Bakugo with a sigh. "I...I'm done here..."

"I'm not done talking to you." Bakugo grabbed onto Tamaki's arm to pull him back. "What else do you know about Elvira's 4th sub? She clams up every time I ask her."

"H-how the fuck would I know...? S-she stopped all c-contact after we split up..." Tamaki clenched his jaw. "S-she blocked me on everything..."

"You were the one that told her at the nightclub to stop acting the way she does cause it's shameful. Aren't you the one that tried to change her?" Bakugo pushed Tamaki's shoulder.

Tamaki looked back in disgust. "W-what? Why would I w-w-want to change her? I fell in love with her...because of who s-she is..."

Bakugo froze.

"Then why did you say that shit to her at the nightclub?"

"B-b-because she needs to be careful about sending shit like that and... YOU should have been more careful with her photos." Tamaki said with a scoff. "I've always t-told her that w-when we were together. Those types of p-photos should never be... umm.. seen by the p-public. T-t-they can hurt her career."

"I didn't expect her to send me a photo like that during work and I didn't expect YOU to LOOK." Bakugo started to speak but Tamaki rolled his eyes at him.

"O-of course she would d-do that...! She's u-unpredictable..."

Bakugo clenched his jaw. "Someone was at her house last night. If it wasn't you then who the fuck was it?!"

"I...I don't know." Tamaki glared. "I haven't b-been to her house since y-y-you and I fought..."

"Do you know about her last submissive or not?!" Bakugo growled underneath his breath, losing patience.

"I...I don't!"

"Elvira will probably never tell you about them." Hawks said from behind Bakugo.

Both Tamaki and Bakugo jumped at the sound of his voice. They didn't notice he was standing behind them when they were talking.

"What?" Both Bakugo and Tamaki said at the same time.

Hawks shrugged his shoulders. "She won't tell you no matter how hard you push. It's a psychological thing. It usually happens when someone pushes back memories in order to forget."

"I-Isn't that a coping mechanism for..." Tamaki gulped and looked at Hawks. "...trauma?"

Hawks only nodded his head.

"Trauma...?"

That's when it hit Bakugo.

'One of my rules is not sleeping in the same bed.'

Elvira had a difficult time sleeping that one night at the hotel. She mumbled in her sleep while having a nightmare. She even bit him during it when he was trying to wake her up. She was muttering a lot of incoherent stuff too. She also has had a few other nightmares that weren't so intense here and there. He also remembered how terrified she was when he came back after he came back. She was in the corner of the room, she manifested those bat-like wings to cocoon herself. When he approached her she was in a state of total fear.

A fear that she had seen before.

"What do YOU know, Hawks?" Bakugo clenched his jaw.

Hawks raised an eyebrow at him.

"You said that Elvira called you when this dipshit did what he did, right?" Bakugo growled underneath his breath.

"Called me? Ohh, I lied about that little detail to get under your skin." Hawks smiled at Bakugo.

"What?" Bakugo scoffed.

The rage built up inside of Bakugo as he looked at Hawks.

This.

Fucking.

Bastard.

"I also lied about being her first just to piss you off as well."

The corner of Bakugo's lip twitched.

"I just ran along with it." Hawks shrugged his shoulders. "Someone else popped her cherry. Just banter between you and I. No hard feelings, right?"

Bakugo's feet moved before his brain could process it. He cocked back his arm before slamming his fist into Hawks' jaw. The impact of his knuckles hitting Hawks' jaw made a loud noise before Hawks stumbled back. Bakugo grabbed onto Hawks' coat collar and punched him in the face again but harder. Hawks' visor cracked on impact and fell on the ground. Bakugo felt Tamaki's hands grab onto his shoulders to pull him off of Hawks.

"B-Bakugo..!" Tamaki gasped.

"You FUCKING bastard! You talk about her with SUCH disrespect. It's DISGUSTING." Bakugo snapped as Tamaki held him back.

Hawks chuckled as he wiped the blood off his lip. "You went to her with the same intent I did and even little Tamaki here. You wanted a taste of a forbidden fruit."

Tamaki looked away. "I..."

"Tamaki you even fucking called Elvira and your girlfriend at the time the same fucking pet name, yeah? How'd that work out for you?" Hawks scoffed at Tamaki.

"I... didn't mean to..." Tamaki looked down defeated and pulled his hood over his face. "I...I just..."

"I don't fucking get you. One minute you give me important information to help Elvira and then you talk about her like this?" Bakugo clenched his hands into fists. "She isn't a fucking object. What the fuck is wrong with you?"

Hawks scoffed. "Says the guy who fucked Elvira when she was on the phone with me. I'm still a little pissed off about it."

"Shut the fuck up!" he yelled louder. "Yes, I was immature when I fucked her on the phone. I'll admit that you fucking bird bitch."

"Did you dominate her? Take the control she desperately wants? Did you see how she acts once you take it away?" Hawks tilted his head to the side with a smirk.

"That's none of your business what we do."

Hawks shook his head with a chuckle. "It was my business when she was moaning on the phone while you fucked her. Don't you think so?"

"Tch. It's none of your BUSINESS." Bakugo snapped louder.

"Elvira's moans were always so goddamn pretty too." Hawks sighed.

Bakugo's corner of his mouth twitched.

"You dominated her just like how I did, right? Did she like it? Or did she not tell you that being dominated by a man terrifies her?" Hawks stepped forward to get into Bakugo's face.

"What the fuck are you talking about?"

"Elvira absolutely HATES when someone completely dominates her. She probably loves you too much to tell you." he raised an eyebrow at Bakugo. "That's why she's all fucked up mentally. She's nothing but a broken girl who couldn't get over a high school crush and built this 'persona' to empower herself."

Bakugo froze as he thought back to the first time he ever took control. It was when he was blindfolded and she told him not to take the blindfold off. He only got a glimpse of her through the blindfold that was slipping from his face. She was mewling underneath him from what he remembered. The other times he was sure she was enjoying herself with him.

On the other hand he remembered the morning after the second like he dominated her in the hotel room. She was completely stand-offish but she told him it was because she woke up next to him. Knowing that she loved him still.

Was there more to that?

He clenched his jaw hard and looked at Hawks. He is just trying to fuck with me.

"You fucking..."

"Elvira is never going to be someone you can take home to your parents. She's not even marriage material." Hawks scoffed and rolled his eyes. "She's a good fuck but that's about it."

"Shut up..." Bakugo growled underneath his breath.

"Yeah, I got to fuck her after her very last submissive before you. Guess what? Who ever that last person was did a fucking number on her." Hawks shrugged his shoulders. "She's not the same anymore."

"S-scumbag!" Tamaki shouted. "Y-you prayed on her when she was vulnerable!"

"Tamaki, you are the last person I want to hear about using someone." Hawks raised an eyebrow at Tamaki.

"S-shut up!" Tamaki yelled. " Y-yes, I fucked up but I n-never took advantage of someone who was vulnerable!"

Hawks shrugged his shoulders. "After we fucked Elvira ceased any contact with me soon after. Just like what she did with you, Tamaki. Too bad though, her cunt was the best I've ever had."

"I'll fucking kill you!" Bakugo snapped.

Bakugo lunged forward to grab onto Hawks collar.

"Kacchan!"

Bakugo turned around to see both Deku and Kirishima running towards them. He shoved Hawks away from him before rubbing his knuckles. Hawks grabbed onto his chin with a chuckle as he spat down on the floor, a small amount of blood. He looked back at Bakugo as he ran his tongue against his inner cheek before shaking off the punch.

"What is going on here?" Deku looked over at Hawks and back at Bakugo.

Bakugo didn't look back at him, he was still glaring at Hawks. He watched Hawks' expression change when he greeted Deku and the others to save face.

"Just a little disagreement. No biggie." Hawks chuckled.

Kirishima creased his brow in confusion before looking back at Bakugo. He wasn't stupid and Bakugo knew that he was catching on to the situation.

"Nothing." Bakugo said before he shoulder checked Hawks.

"Wait, Bakugo. Are you alright?" Kirishima asked as he started to follow.

"Tell Elvira I said hello." Hawks called out.

That's it.

Bakugo quickly spun around on his heel and cocked back his arm to throw a punch at Hawks again. However, this time his arm was grabbed by Deku and he gave Bakugo a glare.

"Tamaki, get out of here. You are not scheduled to work today so you best head back home." Deku looked at Tamaki, his hand still holding onto Bakugo's fist.

"R-right..." Tamaki kept his head down and walked past Bakugo.

Hawks have Bakugo smirk and a nod before taking off into the air. Bakugo watched his massive red wings flap until he was no longer in sight. Deku looked at Bakugo with a frown before letting go of his fist. He crossed his arms over his chest. Kirishima stood behind Deku with Bakugo's equipment in his hands. He handed them over to Bakugo and he took them with a grunt.

"You didn't need to step into my conversation, Deku. I didn't need your help." Bakugo rolled his eyes.

Deku scoffed and rubbed the back of his neck. "You left me no choice. If I let you keep going you would have gotten too worked up."

"Worked up?! That fucking-"

"I don't know what is going on between you two but whatever it is it needs to be dealt with in private. We are Pro Heroes. NOT children. The public doesn't need to see its Heroes fighting with each other. It's bad for both of your brands." Deku gave Bakugo a stern expression.

"I don't give a fuck about that." Bakugo growled at Deku.

"Guys..." Kirishima tried to chime in.

"You should. This isn't the time or place to let your feelings get the better of you. I say that respectively as your coworker as well as your friend."

Bakugo scoffed at Deku. "He was talking shit about my girl. He got what he fucking deserved."

"Bakugo, calm down." Kirishima tried to reason with him.

"I understand your frustration but-" Deku clenched his jaw.

"He disrespected Elvira and you think I'm going to let that shit slide?" Bakugo rolled his eyes and pushed past Deku.

"You shouldn't let personal affairs get in the way of your duty as a pro hero. There's a time and place for things like that. It's not professional to be fighting with fellow hero's in-"

"Respectively Deku, shove it." Bakugo continued to walk away.

"Kacchan! Wait!" Deku called out for him.

"I don't want to fucking here one of you All Might famous speeches. I have a job to do."