Warning: this story will contain mature content such as but not limited to sex, cursing, blood, violence, past abuse and rape elements. This is your warning that this story may contain sensitive subjects not meant for all audiences. I'll try to remeber to put trigger warnings before really bad chapters but still this is your warning now.
The first time she met the tall mountain of a man with bright red hair she was a bit surprised, and could remember thinking to herself how she had no idea how her dear friend could work with him and his blonde angry companion. He was far taller and wider in person than any time she had seen him in her tv screen or the computer screen when Hatori would look up video clips of him. The lenses didn't do the guy any justice in how he really looked standing before her a smiling beam of sunshine while she struggled not to shrink back even from his warm and welcoming smile.
He had followed her best friend into the strange agency she was standing in waiting around with her son not wanting to be disrespectful and just grab him and go especially since she had not been able to reach Sakaki to even inform her that her heat was done and she could finally take her son who she missed back home. It was impossible to miss the tall and wide man who nearly dwarfed her friend. Which was saying something as Sakaki was not exactly the smallest woman. She wasn't intensely tall but still to see about 195 centimeter's and like 300 pounds of pure muscle the man dwarfed almost anyone.
And yet even though he was huge his eyes were bright, his toothy smile was wide and constant on his face. It helped a little but still it didn't completely eliminate the worry and shyness. Or maybe it was the pissed off blonde that stood beside the redhead who was the source of her continued worries. Either way Sasara would be lying if she didn't admit she was intimidated. But she pushed the worries away, smiling at her friend who seemed so happy to see her.
Sakaki was incredibly quick to introduce her two fellow heroes though it's not like that was needed. Thanks to Hatori and his love for heroes she was well aware that she was standing before two incredibly top ranked pro hero's. They are Dynamite and Red Riot. A currently unstoppable duo who had been climbing the hero charts together since their pro hero debut after highschool.
"Naito Sasara," she said remembering her own manners as she was introduced to the two men after the one had introduced himself and offered her a large hand to shake. Her hand barely even filled his as she shook his hand. Everything about their hands were complete opposites, where his were large and calloused, hers were small and soft. Her face grew warmer and the urge to shiver and shrink away was strong at the man's attention. But the silver haired woman stood tall, well as tall as her small 164 centimeter tall stature would let her stand at least.
"Kirishima here's just a ball of sunshine. The one who's grumpy over there is Bakugou Katsuki," Sakaki said, pulling the silver haired woman's attention away from the mountain of a man before her. Her bright blue eyes quickly glanced over at the blonde man actually taking him in now that he had her attention. He was as beautiful in person as he was on tv. But that scowl and those deep red eyes were far more intimidating in person too. And the words to follow were not overly surprising but still rather irritating non the less.
"So you're the brat's mother?" Seemed the blonde was just as big of an asshole in person as he was on the news. That didn't exactly sit well with the silver haired woman as she glared over at the blonde man who was extremely blunt and rather rude.
"Don't pay him any mind. Hatori has been great," The large red head was quick to try and reassure the woman that her son had not been a brat. Though she wasn't sure if he was just trying to be nice because his friend was being rude. But still Sasara flashed him a soft and warm smile as if to thank him for the comment about her kid being great.
On hearing his own name her son came alive as his small hands tugged softly at her shirt to get her attention which she was happy to do as she looked down at the young boy who looked back up at his mother with his nearly matching bright blue eyes.
"Mommy, it was amazing. I've got to spend all week with aunty and with Red Riot and Dynomite," The boy said before he started to go off on a ramble, talking so fast he almost became hard to understand as he informed his mother of every little thing he did. From baking cookies, to the hike and picnic, to going to Red Riots home. It seemed her son had an extremely fun week while away from his mother.
Sasara had tired to listen the best she could to her son, her gaze still drifting over to the blonde man, then quickly to the red head where she smiled softly as she didn't even hide the face her eyes took on the sight of his wide bare chest before her. The amount of times the silver haired woman had fantasized about the man before her made her ears burn as she ripped her eyes away from him to look over at her dear friend. It had taken her way too long to spot the torn sleeve of her uniform. The black skin tight suit was shredded or maybe melted off was the better word. The white bandages that wrapped around the woman's arm, hand and even fingers stuck out against the black suit. How she had not noticed was a surprise to the silver haired woman.
"Shin your arm," Sasara called out once she spotted the bandages and proceeded to call her friend by her nickname Sasara enjoyed using for the dark haired woman.
"Oh this it's nothing. Just got a little chemical burn," Was the answer she got from her friend as she tried to wave off the worry from her friend. That did not at all sit well with the shorter woman.
"Are you sure?" Sasara really had a feeling her friend was just going to push the topic away and claim she was fine even if she wasn't. It was just who Sakaki was, stupidly stubborn and independent almost to a fault.
"You worry too much Sasara. And anyways if it was an issue those two idiots would have carted my ass off to the hospital," Yep there it was her friend trying to push the worry away even if she was not okay. Sasara almost rolled her eyes at the expected answer and wanted to argue with her friend but she knew that would do no good. Sasara watched her friend's dark eyes quickly dart to look at both men who were flanking her and just standing back listening and watching the two women talk while poor Hatori was pouting at the lack of attention he was receiving himself.
"Sasara, we should go for dinner. It's been so long, and I'm sure you must be hungry. I just need to get changed and we can go eat. Maybe the guys will want to join us?" Her friend said very quickly changing the subject from her injury to doing something. Yet why was it that the sudden smirk her friend was sporting meant that the invite to dinner had some other hidden meaning or agenda. She almost contemplated denying the invite but that would be rude and also the two rarely had a schedule that lined up well enough to go out together.
"Oh uhh sure," Kirishima was a bumbling idiot as he suddenly nodded his head. For being a man who was an indestructible wall of muscle watching him become tongue tied and seem a little shy was rather adorable when he was invited to join the two women for dinner. It was nice to see that the hero was still just like any normal person.
"What about you Bakugou?" Sakaki asked with an arch of an eyebrow and a tilt of her head. Sasara found her lips pressing together a bit more as she turned a less than pleased gaze over to the angry looking man. How in the world was Sakaki able to work with someone like that? Sasara would never survive such an angry gaze all day long. Being around him even now made her want to shrink back, but luckily with everyone else being so relaxed around him it made it a bit easier not to give in to her omega instincts to submit and hide from such an aggressive alpha.
"Whatever, just don't pick a crappy place," Of course the blonde had to agree to come even though Sasara had been secretly hoping that the man would have denied the invite leaving just her, Sakaki and Red Riot….. or erm Kirishima she should say to eat together. It felt so odd to think of the hero before her by his name.
With that the three heroes before her left her and her son standing in their lobby as they all headed to the locker rooms to change out of their hero costumes and into some civilian clothing. Now Sasara had a chance to chat with her son, getting a more in depth and easier to understand explanation of what she had missed during the week she had hidden herself away in her bedroom and within her nest. It was so heartwarming to hear the boy go off about how amazing the two heroes he loved so much were in person. Even Bakugou sounded a little less rude once he got to know someone, or maybe the kid was just wearing rose coloured glasses. It was hard to tell but either way it made her so happy to hear her son had such a great time.
Sakaki was the first to return to the lobby now dressed in a simple pair of skinny jeans that clung to her body in a way that almost made the silver haired woman jealous and reminded her that she did not hit the gym enough. Smiling, Sasara turned her attention once again from her son to her friend. It wasn't a surprise that the woman was the first to get changed, after all it's not like she could shower while her arm was all bandaged up. She didn't have any clean bandages to change into when she showered. This meant she had to wait till she got home before she could shower.
Meanwhile both men were taking the chance to quickly shower and wash away the stink of grime and sweat that had clinging to them from the battle. After all, both men were wanting to show off. Even Kirishima was happy to shower before throwing on his clothes. Once both men were dressed they left the locker rooms. Kirishima had left his damp hair down allowing it to fall nearly to his shoulders. It had grown a little longer than how he had it in highschool. Meanwhile Bakugou kept his the same length. After all the blonde was truly one for routine and some things never did change from those years when they were kids.
The two men were bickering, well Bakugou was snarling and growling at his friend as the red head was laughing at something one of them had said in the locker room. Unaware of what was said the two women could do nothing more than confusingly watch the duo as they made their way towards the two women.
"Are you two lovely ladies ready to go?" Kirishima asked as he approached the two flashing them both a wide toothy grin. Which had one woman blush while the other gave him a soft smile.
"Yep! So where are we going?" Sakaki asked as she looked between the two men as Bakugou angrily stuffed his hands into his pockets.
"Not a clue. Doesn't matter to me as long as it's somewhere with a big enough table for everyone," Kirishima said smiling widely as he answered the dark haired woman's question.
"Well I know a place a few blocks away that has sushi to die for," Sakaki said, more than happy to start leading the way out of the agency. Which had the blonde man jump into action to catch up to her barking at her not to walk ahead of him for some reason. Which of course had her stubborn friend laugh.
With that Sasara grabbed her son's small hand and started to follow after her friend. Though to her surprise Kirishima fell in step with her and her son slowing down his long stride to keep himself from pulling too far ahead of her until they both were able to catch up to their friends.
Kirishima was full of questions about Sakaki's friend that the red head was surely going to have to ask the next time he had the privacy to do so. She looked around their same age, maybe younger but he didn't want to assume. Though maybe the more important question was what happened to Hatori's father? No other scent lingered on the short woman beside her.
The ever so soft scent of lilac and honey, though the scent would probably have been stronger had the woman not been wearing scent blockers like Sakaki. It made sense that having just finished her heat the woman for safety would want to mute her still stronger than normal scent, which was how even just walking beside her it smells like Kirishima was nuzzling his nose into her neck breathing in the sweet smell.
The two walked side by side, it was a little awkward but not as bad as either of them feared. Though maybe it was the sound of Bakugou and Sakaki's flirty arguing that helped keep the silence between the two from growing too heavy. After all, it gave Sasara a chance to watch her friend act with the blonde.
Sasara knew her dear friend usually didn't get along well with a lot of people especially alpha's. Unlike herself Sakaki was strong willed and refused to let someone order her around where Sasara was far more willing to do as she was told and try to please people especially alpha's.
"Are they always like that?" She finally broke the silence as she glanced over at the tall man beside her as she tried not to let her face grow warm as the man turned his attention from his friends ahead of him to her.
"Outside of work they are a little less likely to kill each other but otherwise they are," he said as he raised his right hand to rub the back of his neck.
"And let me guess. Neither of them are aware of the flirting?" She asked, watching the red heads' faces lit up a little at the comment. Boy was it really that obvious that even a stranger could tell with only five minutes of watching them?
"How could you tell?" He asked with a light chuckle.
"Easy. I know Shun would never admit feelings for someone. And with the way Bakugou acts I wouldn't be surprised if he was similar," she said as she raised her empty hand up to her lips as if that would hide the light giggle she gave.
"You're perceptive. Bakugou and Sakaki are incredibly similar. Though I fear that will also be their downfall. It seems neither of them can come to realize the feelings they each have," Kirishima said as his eyes glazed over at the two walking a few steps ahead of them.
"Oi! What the hell are you two talking about?" Was the booming voice of Bakugou as if he had suddenly noticed the two behind him were talking about him.
"Nothing Bakubro," Kirishima called out calmly to his feisty blonde friend who was glaring over his shoulder at the red head.
Of course Bakugou's reply was a simple scoff at his friend as if he didn't believe him and yet he didn't continue to argue with him either. Though Kirishima was a bit sad that Bakugou had interrupted his conversation with the small woman walking beside him as she held her son's hand to make sure the kid did not go running off on her. And by the time Kirishima had hoped to continue the conversation he found her attention drawn to her son and not him. Oh well they still had all dinner for him to get the chance to chat with her some more.
Hatori was pointing at a shop that had grabbed his attention. Why Sasara had missed as she had been watching Kirishima smile and answer his friend. It was amazing to watch him remain so warm and friendly not batting an eye even as his friend yelled at him. She was a little sad when Hatori started to tug hard at her hand forcing her attention away from the man and to her son who she had to nearly drag to keep walking with her.
"Not today Hatori, next time we will go into the store," she said, still unsure what it was her kid wanted exactly but non the less what she said seemed to be enough to have the kid fall back into step with her.
A quick glance over at her revealed that Kirishima had been watching her, and of course when she spotted him both parties quickly looked away blushing as they walked. Bakugou and Sakaki had paused in front of the restaurant only to spot their two friends acting like embarrassed little teens.
Both Sakaki and Bakugou sported smirks, Sakaki's was much wider than Bakugou's. But still both parties were finding their friends' antics rather entertaining. Sakaki had to strongly resist the urge to laugh at the two.
"Alright you two. Let's go and get a seat. I'm starving," Sakaki said flashing the two adults a wide shot eating grin before she turned around and nearly ran into the restaurant leaving her friends to quickly follow after her.