Warning: Lots of swearing, angst

Froggy

'That's why I think-'

'Shit!'

'Sorry!'

'DAMN IT, WATCH IT YOU FUCKING EXTRA~Oh, it's you.'

Katsuki could sense rather than see the look of disbelief on Shitty Hair's face as he watched his little 180 between getting hit from the back to realizing the person who crashed into him was Froggy. The ash-blond knew it would probably spark some weird ideas for the redhead so he purposely narrowed his eyes at the girl giving her his best die glare knowing it wouldn't affect the girl at all.

'I'm sorry, Baku-chan,' apologized the sea-green-haired girl again and slightly bowed as a sign of how genuinely sorry she felt about it in an all too polite way in his opinion. He wouldn't even bother stopping if it was him.

'I'm in a hurry, kero.'

'Did something happen Asui-san?' asked Shitty Hair, and Katsuki would be lying if he didn't admit to himself, he was also interested in why the usually cool and collected girl looked so scattered. Her face was a mystery as always with that vacant look on her face, but given the few months that they now knew each other and saw one another six days a week forced the ash-blond to be slightly better in reading her if not by her expressions as he would any other person, then definitely by her voices.

The girl looked at him and then at Katsuki probably not really up for talking before she admitted, 'Just some family…stuff. But don't worry, kero.'

That caused the ash-blonde's frown to deepen and a sense of feeling close to genuine worry to follow. Froggy was the oldest sister to her two siblings. As far as Katsuki gathered she usually spent her time after school walking to their school to take them home. Since she almost never spoke about her parents except that they work a lot, so she has to help up that once time, it was fair to assume the brats were in trouble.

Katsuki wasn't good with brats. As far as he could tell they hated him as much as he usually hated them. But he had to admit that Froggy's brats were usually well less annoying and making him want to ditch them on the spot. So in the ash-blonde's mind, that was fucking something.

If that was the case that the brats were in some sort of trouble which forced the always in control and nonchalant sea-green-haired girl to become such a mess, it fucking didn't sit right with the ash-blond at all.

'Then what are you waiting for?!' Katsuki snapped seemingly out of nowhere at Froggy causing Shitty Hair to flinch startled by the volume.

Of course, either by her character or simply because she was so used to Katsuki's outbursts, she remained unphased by this one as well. She still seemed worried based on the small clues in her posture and gestures though.

The ash-blond didn't wait for a reply not caring if he would fucking get one or not as he snatched her elbow and started to lead her to the direction of the street she always crossed to get to her siblings, 'Baku-chan-'

'Shut up and speed it up or do you want to get there at midnight, stupid Froggy?' muttered Katsuki completely ignoring Shitty Hair until he heard him call from the other side of the street, 'Talk to you tomorrow, Bakubro!'

'Bakubro?' asked Froggy almost immediately with clear amusement which caused Katsuki to growl at her only to follow up the murderous persona with a glare, 'That's your fault, you stupid Froggy! You started this whole nickname thing and now everyone is having a fucking go at it.'

Despite the previous worry in Froggy's voice, she genuinely giggled as he snapped at her like that before she forced her smile to fall away probably thinking it was too mean, 'That's just not true, Baku-chan. If anything, you were the one who started with the nicknames, kero.'

'Whatever,' he complained and let go of her elbow as it was obvious the two of them would continue to walk together. At least she looked less worried or whatever. It didn't sit with him right when she was shaken after the U.A Villain Attack, and it definitely didn't sit right with him now leaving a shitty after taste in his mouth.

It turned out to be a fight which was something Katsuki found delight and respect in even if he didn't appreciate how nervous it made Froggy. She was usually cold, blunt, and reasonable so having her skittishly fix her skirt and deal with teachers wasn't a good look according to the ash-blond at all. It made her look fragile and pathetic not like someone who was a future pro-hero, who kicked asses of multiple weak-ass villains or deal with his bullshit without so much as batting an eye on an almost daily basis. That was the sort of person Froggy was, not this.

Froggy's stupid little brother got into a fight and apparently once again their parents were out of the city so that left the girl to deal with it.

Fucking A+ parenting right there.

The ash-blond was in no fucking way interested in getting in the middle of it although that probably went out of the window the moment, he walked her here. Why did he constantly put himself in this stupid situation, he didn't really know, but Katsuki should definitely do something about it in the future. Maybe he could walk home sooner or later. No way, Froggy would wait for him if she had her siblings to take care of. It was worth the shot if he really thought about putting all of this (whatever the hell their walks home were) to rest.

'Say, how come you always walk the brats home?' Katsuki asked genuinely curious about the odd phenomena, 'Don't your parents ever have time for their own kids or something?' It was harsh but not a lie. It was obvious through the time he walked the Asui siblings home that they always seemed to be taken by Froggy. It was weird in Katsuki's opinion. Yes, he didn't have any siblings to compare, but he had extras, middle school wannabe friends or whatever, who did, and they never took care of them this much. Froggy didn't feel like a sister but a teen mom with how damn often she walked them home, asked about their day, if they ate and what they did. Hell, his own mother didn't put this much effort since she knew Katsuki hated her weak-ass attempts at motherling and shot them down so often they were pointless now.

'It's not like that,' argued Froggy immediately as if she was used to people assuming that, 'They just work a lot.' She said it with a sense of reasoning typical of someone mature enough to understand the importance of jobs and salary and whatnot. Personally, Katsuki thought it was bullshit she just fed herself not to actually be bothered by her lack of parents and having to step up as a parent to the brats.

'Sounds like an excuse,' retorted Katsuki, but as usual the sea-green-haired girl didn't take the bait. It would have been frustrating if the hothead cared for her lack of reaction, but in general, it was oddly refreshing that someone wasn't afraid of him, wanted to argue, or thought he was just an asshole. Maybe the last one applied, but oddly enough Froggy never openly called him that so who knew on that front?

Surprisingly, it was Froggy's brother, who didn't seem to share her believes as he loudly snorted earning a somewhat close to a smirk from Katsuki.

To be completely honest, if the situation wasn't so serious according to the teacher and Froggy (not to Katsuki who got into plenty of fights in school and considered this normal), he would even find it funny how badass the little brat looked with a blackeye.

'Sami-kun,' warned Froggy in such a calm matter that if Katsuki wasn't listening and knew what they were talking about in the first place he wouldn't even think it was a warning at all. Stupid Froggy and her collective and cool demeanor.

The ash-blond wondered if it was really possible to press the girl's buttons and if so what would be the result. Personally, blowing up had its perks no matter what everyone said in his opinion.

'What? Fine, they work,' he lowered his voice and in childlike defiance carried on, 'They always work.'

Froggy glanced at him, 'They work because they want to buy us things and live a good life, you know that, Sami-kun.'

The boy remained quiet in that childly stubborn way, which caused Froggy to pause for a moment glancing at her younger sister, 'Say, Setsu-chan, can you hold Baku-chan's hand for a bit?'

That caused the ash-blond to pause as well genuinely not like the idea that someone would take his hand. Especially such a small child. Still, the sea-green girl gave him a look which even without the proper expression he knew meant she was asking for a favor. He still could tell her to fuck off, but she seemed to be dealing with a lot and didn't need his bullshit any more than usual.

The young girl, which Katsuki started to refer to as Mini Frog in his mind looked up at him with her wide dark eyes almost hopefully and reached her hand for him.

If there was one thing, Katsuki learned growing up, it was that rejecting brats became harder the older he got. Especially brats with big black eyes and vacant faces reminding him of a certain classmate who somehow got him to walk her home again without even asking. Seriously, what the fuck was wrong with him? He never walked anyone one home, yet here he was again dealing with the Frog Family willingly since he was the one dragging Froggy in the first place.

His right hand rubbed the back of his neck as he felt a sense of dread or nervosity crept on him.

'Look, Mini Frog, my quirk isn't all that great for holding hands.' That was fucking sugar-coding it. The last time he held hands he burned stupid weak Deku in kindergarten and was told by his teachers that he didn't have to hold hands during walks which were fine because the last thing he wanted was another crying kid on his hands.

'Can I hold your sleeve like this then?' asked the tiny girl already taking a hold of the sleeve on his school's uniform jacket. Well, that least it was better than his palm.

'Yeah, sure, this will do, Mini Frog,' he agreed and walked a bit with her trying to look like he wasn't listening to the conversation in soft voices between Froggy and her brother.

'They said they would be back at the start of the school year, and then the week after that, and three weeks after that. They're always coming up with excuses,' complained the brat without looking at his older sister forcing his eyes to the ground. If nothing else, at least it told the ash-blond what probably got the kid all fired up, but he wisely for once chose not to say anything since it was still not his business.

Because it fucking wasn't so why the fuck was he always getting involved with Froggy and her bullshit?

Once they finally reached the station the Mini Frog finally let go of his sleeve and went with Froggy to the restroom leaving the troublemaker on his hands.

Fucking great!

'I'm guessing it's not about a girl, is it Frog brat?' the ash-blond asked the boy as he came back from the vending machine with two cans of coke. It wasn't like he actually wanted to buy it. In fact, he hated more or less any junk food, sweets, or drink since it was mostly sugar and other crap that ruined his metabolism, diet, and training, but the teenage boy was sure it would look like a trap if he brought one only for the kid.

The brat let out a sound close to puking before he returned, 'What are you stupid? No, it isn't about some stinky girl!' Apparently, the kid was still at that age where girls suck. Good for him. At least he wouldn't end up losing almost two hours walking one and her brats home.

Katsuki clenched his fist warning the little runt, 'Listen, brat, don't talk to me like I'm your fucking pal. Show some damn respect!' In all honesty, the ash-blond didn't give two fucks if the brat was being rude to him or not since in his age the hothead was far worse, but once again his own temper got the best of him and like hell, he was letting this kid be a freaking asshole to him.

The Frog Brat looked his way furrowing his brows which was the only indication Katsuki got that he was probably upset with him too.

Fuck, it's hard to read these frog people!

Trying and failing to find some inner peace to be able to talk with the brat again, Katsuki decided to just fuck it and pressed the spare coke against his no doubt still tender eye.

The kid let out a pained sound but after a second reached his hand to grab the can and hold it close to his blackeye, 'Thanks, weirdo.'

'Who the fuck are you calling a weirdo, brat?!'

'You!' said the kid and looked at him again, 'You walk us home but act like a loudmouthed jerk all the time. I don't know who does that really. You and big sis say you're not friends or dating so what are you?'

Once again, good fucking question, brat.

Katsuki pushed his clenched fist into his pocket and looked away since, after a moment, the Frog Brat's eyes looked very much unnerving just as his older sister did from time to time, 'You'll get it when you're older, kid.'

Grownups used to feed him crap like that all the time. However, lately, Katsuki really wondered if it wasn't just that crap. He was fucking older, and he still didn't get more than half of the shit going on around him.

The boy looked away and then on the ground, 'Some kids made fun of Big Sis. They said she's our real mom since she always picks us up and walks us to school.'

If nothing else, Katsuki genuinely thought he liked the brat for that. There was honor in fighting for someone's else good name especially when that someone else was-

'Fuck,' he said out loud cutting the train of his own thoughts before he glanced at the kid again, 'Look, fuck those losers. Your sister could abandon your ass a long time ago, but she didn't. Being in U.A is hard as it is. Yet your stupid, goody two shoes, stubborn sister somehow always manages good scores, results and takes care of you two brats. Whatever issues your parents give you, don't take up your anger on her when she's the only one helping your sorry ass. That's just pathetic, kid.'

The ash-blond looked away from the Frog Brat before he looked back at him. The fuck he even knew what he was talking about or if it even was his business. It fucking still wasn't, but apparently, Katsuki was a moron who couldn't leave it no matter what.

Whatever

At least when Froggy and Mini Frog returned, the brat was much nicer not mentioning their parents again while Katsuki practically choked on the far too sweet taste of the coke. He should have given it to Mini Frog.

The next day, Froggy set a can of flavor-free soda (practically water) on his desk, 'You know he stayed up three hours past his bedtime because of that junk, kero.'

The ash-blond glared at her ready to tell her that if she was such a smartass she could fucking deal with her family drama on her own before he noticed the tiny smirk playing across her face. Froggy wasn't the type to smirk as far as he could tell. Usually, she either remained expressionless or put on that cute smile of her that made him want to puke because of how well adorable it made her look. Gross.

Ha, who would have thought she knew how to smirk like that?

Ever so slightly almost not realizing he did before it was too late Katsuki smirked as well, 'What about me? I almost needed a gastric lavage after swallowing that garbage.'

Well, if that wasn't the fucking stupidest thing anyone in history had ever said, Katsuki really didn't know. However, Froggy didn't look too bothered by the content of his words just continued to look at him with those big dark eyes of hers.

'Thanks.'

'I didn't do shit,' he said automatically. Even if he did help her out and could gloat all he wanted, Katsuki thought better of that. It also earned that smirk to turn into that stupid smile of hers so he knew he made the right call.

'I know you don't care for it whatsoever,' she said purposely making the last word sound annoyed and dragged on the way he would which caused him to ever so slightly chuckle not loud enough for anyone to hear but enough for it to count, 'But if you showed this side of you more, people would have liked you more.'

He put his elbow against the wood of his desk and tossed his head against it looking up at her. He might have looked disinterested in the conversation altogether, but in the reality of he wasn't shouting at her like a maniac it meant he was actually enjoying her voice, 'I don't need or want people to like me.'

'Kero,' said Froggy and lifted her index finger toward her lower lip the way she usually did when she was thinking about something. By now, Katsuki knew the gesture meant she was confused by his actions or thought about them and wanted to sort them out before she would speak.

He wondered what would she say next before ever so slightly her eyes shifted away and her usually fair skin turned ever so slightly scarlet, 'I guess sometimes it just happens then.'

His red eyes widened as he wondered if he fucking heard her right and then if it fucking meant what he thought it meant because what the actual fuck?

The familiar heat kicked in and Katsuki quickly covered the lower part of his face with his fingers hoping he wasn't actually fucking blushing in class for everyone to see because if he was he would kill that stupid Froggy for doing this to him and himself for being such a pathetic loser whatever she said or didn't say or fucking implied got to him.

After a second her black irises returned to look at him and for some reason, his mouth felt strangely dry and something funky started to happen in his stomach.

It has to be that bullshit coke he drown down his throat yesterday. It had to be.

Fucking sugar garbage!

Before their whatever could carry on further, both noticed Raccoon Eyes making her way toward Katsuki's desk with that stupid glow on her face like she fucking stumbled upon a treasure hunt, and so Froggy quickly jumped away and the ash-blond lowered his gaze avoiding giving anything to satisfied Raccoon Eye's romantic thirst.

Like hell he needed her to try and pull some pathetic matchmaking attempt like locking them in a closet or whatever.

He was just fucking sick from the coke and hot from the upcoming summer. That was fucking all!

To say that everything during the Sports Festival went according to Katsuki's plan would be a fucking lie. In fact, if he was being completely honest with himself nothing went according to his plan whatsoever. Yeah, he fucking made it past the Obstacle Race, but he was defeated by fucking useless Deku, and that Two-Face Bastard ended up third. Third!

He fucking thought he was going to blow both of their asses right then and there for that!

Fucking bastards!

Then he passed the Cavalry Battle, but he once again failed to end up first not to mention lost his chance to fucking defeat Deku in favor of getting rid of that smug blond bastard who mentioned the Sludge Villain and called him a victim.

Where did that bitch even come from?

The fact, that Katsuki stopped that nobody from 1-B from getting into the Battle Tournament had little to no satisfaction for the ash-blond. So no, so far nothing was going Katsuki's way, and honestly, he was starting to wonder if he was fucking cursed or something. Karma was a bitch so maybe it finally had enough of his ego and decided to teach him a lesson when he declared himself the winner of the Sports Festival when Midnight asked him to give a pep talk or whatever.

Fuck that! The only thing I can count on is myself!

True, why bother with karma and whatnot. He said he would win so he would fucking win, damn it! He just needed to focus and crush everyone who would he come up against. He was the best, he knew so, and he could prove it to anyone who dared to think otherwise.

'What? Came to complain about how badly I hurt your friend?' Katsuki mocked Froggy as he found her waiting for him in the hallway after his argument with Deku.

Fucking Nerd defending his stupid girlfriend!

Then again, if Deku wasn't lying and Round Cheeks actually did think up of that Meteor Strategy on her own maybe he did underestimate her more than he should have. He will have to make sure not to let it fucking happen again. Either way, it didn't matter, after Deku lost to Two-Face he was out too, and Katsuki could focus again on being the winner of the Sports Festival as he promised himself and the crowd at the beginning.

He didn't see the sea-green-haired girl since the Cavalry Battles. Although he was busy with his own anger toward achieving only second place and then with his matches, he still took notice of the girl's name absence on the board of the students who passed, and then her presence was missing in the viewer section for their class.

She doesn't look too fucked up over it though.

Katsuki would think Froggy would check on Round Cheeks in the infirmary rather than give him shit before his final match with that Two-faced Bastard, but maybe even Froggy couldn't always be honest and fair about things.

The girl frowned, 'Of course not.' She actually sounded offended that he would think that which puzzled the ash-blond and made him lose some of his own anger at least momentarily. Sometimes the freaking Froggy just confused him so damn much she actually melted his anger with her or the situation away.

Katsuki never really meet anyone who could do that to him before.

'I wanted to tell you, but your next match already started,' she began her voice back to normal and then sounding genuinely impressed when she carried on, 'You played a good villain, Baku-chan. It wouldn't do Ochako-chan any favors if you went easy on her, kero.'

He should have known not to doubt Froggy like that. She was honest and blunt to a fault. Perhaps it often came out as rude which was something he heard her apologize for a lot of times, but the ash-blond genuinely enjoyed that side of her. It was a fucking relief to hear someone talk so freely and genuinely even about shitty things.

'I'm glad you didn't give in to pressure,' she said and a smile cross her face. Katsuki knew she meant it as she always meant everything she said. Shitty thing or not.

'How feministic of you,' he teased stepping closer to her. It really was. Some if not everyone in the crowd at one point went to give him shit for how hard he was going against Round Cheeks but honestly what good would it do her if he went easy on her. What good would such an act do anyone in the hero course? Even if he shouldn't care, Katsuki was pleased with himself that Froggy understood it and even praised him for it?

'Are you that excited for your fight with Todoroki-kun?' asked Froggy suddenly her smile still nicely pressed against her face making her seem somehow younger while her eyes were very carefully taking him in.

'Hm?' asked Katsuki genuinely wondering why would she ask him that like that before Froggy raised her finger and pointed somewhere close to his chin, 'I never saw you smile like that before. It's so…tender.'

His red eyes widened twice their sizes as he realized for the first that he was smiling and probably really pathetically if Froggy would call it tender. What a dumb way to call anything of his.

Quickly, Katsuki turned to the side trying to stop her from looking at his face feeling a strange sensation inside his stomach.

The fuck? Was he getting sick or something again?

'Baku-chan, are you alright?' asked Froggy now sounding a bit worried.

'Stop fucking looking at me! It's annoying!' he snapped and pushed the back of his hand against his mouth trying to brush the pathetic smile off.

What the actual fuck just happened to him?

It was becoming alarming how often fucking this seemed to happen around that stupid Froggy especially now when the only thing he should have been fucking focusing on was his upcoming match against that Two-Faced Bastard.

'Alright, I just wanted to tell you something real quick, kero. I didn't really mean to bother you,' she confessed luckily letting go of her worries probably believing him or just being kind enough to let whatever the fuck was wrong with him to slide for now.

Another moment passed and feeling far more in control over himself, Katsuki dared to steal a look at her hoping the goofy smile was off his face and whatever weird feeling took over his insides would disappear again. He didn't fucking had time for this. Not now at least. Maybe not ever.

'I know you and Todoroki-kun will give us quite the show,' her eyes were wide and dark and perfectly calm like some midnight sea, 'Even better then he and Deku did,' her mouth spoke calmly in that even tone that was always somehow soothing in a strange way for the hothead.

Katsuki didn't really think a calm voice would work on him, but strangely despite his protests at times it really did.

'I know you don't need it, but,' Froggy raised her clenched fist in front of her chest reaching it closer to his with a new smile present across her emotionless face, 'Good luck, Baku-chan.'

Shitty Hair tried to get him to fist bump with him since the start of the school year. Until now, Katsuki managed to avoid it giving in only once and regretting it dearly as the crazy puppy redhead took it as a victory screaming they were best buds now or whatever. He knew it would end that way if he gave into it which was why he avoided such gestures from those damn idiots.

However, with Froggy he didn't even hesitate to hit his clenched fist against hers, the smirk sharp like a razor as he felt the similar wave of confidence he always felt when faced with a fight, 'Watch me fucking win, Froggy. Don't you fucking dare to look away.'

It was an order. He knew Froggy didn't care for much of those. He ordered her to stay away, fuck off, to leave him alone, and she never did always somehow gravitating toward him the same way he did toward her.

What a fucking mystery they were.

A strange sensation of delight and something else cross Katsuki's chest as he watched the perfect nice smile sharper into a smirk as well before the girl looked him straight into the eyes, 'Don't worry, I won't.'

The feeling of electricity inside him was probably due to his upcoming fight than anything else, but either way, Katsuki let it run through him igniting him all the same.

Good.

Distantly, they heard the crowd and Present Mic announce the final match. He needed to go. The ash-blond stepped away from the girl who still continued to look at him in that same way with that same smirk on her face and a sudden urge to tell her something arose inside him.

'Hey, Froggy,' he said and paused because what the fuck did he even want to say.

The girl blinked her smirk falling a bit as she must have been curious about what the hell did he want to say too and waited.

He opened and clothes his mouth wondering why it was so damn dry again before he shook his head, 'I hope you're not feeling sorry for yourself for not getting to the Fighting Tournament!' he almost yelled but not quite feeling like an idiot. Why was he bringing that up now anyway?

'Oh, it's my own fault,' she confessed looking a bit sheepish, 'I played it too safe-'

'Yeah, you fucking did!' he agreed now shouting before he swallowed and forced his voice to lower before he would speak next.

Froggy's brows furrowed a bit but before she could complain he cut her off, 'So fucking step up your game. Next time I want to fight you out there.'

'What you want to kick my ass or something, kero?' she asked in an even voice making him unsure if she was joking or not. Her face gave nothing away and her smile was more or less gone.

'You think so little of yourself you to admit I would kick your ass?' he asked and crossed his arms narrowing his eyes at her not liking that she would have self-esteem issues or whatever.

'No, I just know you think so little of everyone that you think you can kick their ass,' she said as a matter of fact which meant he couldn't be upset about it. He wasn't. She was right. He did think that, but still.

'We won't know until we actually met in the ring,' he said finally and pointed at it, 'So do your fucking best next time and get your ass there.'

She giggled at that and fuck him if that wasn't a nice sound. Before he could say anything more embarrassing, he rushed toward the arena. Like hell, he would get disqualified for not coming.

In the end, nothing went according to his plan, and the next time his and the wide black eyes met again, Katsuki narrow his eyes at them and yelled into her face, 'WHAT YOU FUCKING LOOKING AT, FROGGY!'

Not waiting for a reply, he simply stormed away knowing she would probably have to pick up her siblings and not be able to go after him which was for the best really. Because the ash-blond couldn't promise he wouldn't throw punches and fucking kill whatever was or wasn't between them once and for good the way he usually did when he really wanted things to end out of spite.

As weird as it was, the two rarely if ever spoke to one another in the class. It was fucking weird if the ash-blond really thought about it. But in general, it seemed like they only exchange words during unimportant events. Most of the time, Froggy was around Round Cheeks and Deku which meant Katsuki was as fucking far as possible dealing with the likes of Shitty Hair, Raccoon Eyes, and the others who called themselves the Bakusquad laughing like maniacs as if he was a fucking idiot who wouldn't hear their pathetic excuses of whispers.

Honestly, why did he always seem to draw such idiots?

Anyway, outside of the school, he and Froggy… fuck weren't as distant. He would rather die than use the word close or friends out loud, but even he had to admit there was certain proximity that wasn't as big as it was in class.

He didn't notice at first. Well, he did fucking notice which was why Katsuki was hell-bent on trying to avoid it and label it as some sort of whim or whatever. However, the moment, he could no longer act at least in his own mind like it didn't mean anything that they weren't distant with each other was when despite looking like a fucking patient zero, the petite sea-green-haired girl which he could probably lift with one hand if he really wanted to put his arm over her shoulders and led him to her siblings' school and then home. His home.

The world is fucking upside down or something!

It was bizarre but having her go out of her fucking way to get him home because like hell he was calling the old hag to listen to her fucking wailing and shit for an hour in a car and Froggy's parents were practically unreal at this point, Katsuki realized yeah he and Froggy were damn something.

'You look like shit, Froggy,' complained the boy eyeing the petite girl and wondering if she would throw up or faint any second with how pale and sickly, she looked in that moment. They must have looked quite pathetic walking down the streets like they got jumped or something.

'So do you, Baku-chan,' she replied without heat.

Fair, All Might fucked him and Deku up pretty well treating them like a real villain would genuinely make Katsuki feel like he earned his stupid victory even if he still had the shitty aftertaste of having Deku help him.

Fucking Nerd

'You fought with Bird Brain against Ectoplasm, didn't you? Did he fucking kick you in the stomach too hard or something?' asked the ash-blond blaming it on the need to distract himself as he and Froggy carried on their pathetically slow way toward his house which he would have refused if he had any real say in it. He didn't fucking need her help, but since it was either that or her actually getting his parents' phone number from Deku he didn't really have a choice. He did if he really wanted to of course, but he was too damn exhausted to really be a little bitch about it now.

With too much time on their hands, the sea-green girl explained to him for her and Bird Brain won against Ectoplasm in a factual way pointing out both pros and cons of their strategy in a way so typically blunt and honest it was just so stupidly her Katsuki wouldn't expect anything less.

'I know it's gross, kero,' admitted Froggy referring to the washing of her stomach shifting her dark eyes away a small and faded blush covering her face out of humiliation which wasn't something the ash-blond witness in the girl often, 'I hated doing it, but it was really the only way.'

'Yeah, it sounds super gross,' agreed Katsuki noticing how ever so slightly the girl flinch before he looked away and carried on, 'But in a fight, we have to use any chance and opening we have to kill it and kick ass. Who cares if it's gross if it's efficient and works? Better gross, than injured or dead.'

He knew he got a smile out of her even before he glanced down at her. He was right. The smile was her usual happy one which she started to show almost as often around him as she did anywhere else. He wondered if she realized it too or it came out naturally. Froggy despite her bluntness was a nice person so it was probably later.

'Thanks, Baku-chan,' said Froggy and out of blue Katsuki noticed a single sweat drop running down her neck and disappearing under her uniform jumpstarting his heartbeat in a flash.

'Whatever, stupid, now listen to how a real victory sounds!' Katsuki shouted purposely raising his voice and glancing back at Mini Frog and Frog Brat to shut down any thought that might have a wonder into his mind upon what he just saw blaming everything on exhaustion, 'Listen carefully brats, you might learn something about how future pro-heroes win!'

'Future pro-heroes, where?' asked the Frog Brat cheekily earning a glare while the other two girls laughed. He would have even reminded the kid of his damn place if Froggy didn't suddenly put her hand lower against his waist and pressed him closer to her.

Katsuki didn't dare to look at her rather focusing on the retelling of his damn match against All Might if only to swallow down the feeling of heat and strange uncomfortable feeling inside his stomach once again. If they thought it was weird how his voice lost its edge for a second or his face looked hot they didn't say maybe blaming it on his injuries and the sunny day. It was close to summer anyway, wasn't it? He could finally actually use that excuse now.

It took them pathetically too long, but finally after ages, Froggy helped him against his front door, 'You can make the rest of the way, right?'

'I fucking didn't need your help, to begin with, Froggy, so yeah,' he sarcastically told her reminding her he specifically asked her to leave him alone like fifteen times during their journey here. It was all empty words of course. If he really wanted her to let him go and fuck off he could blow up in her face, but well he was tired so maybe using someone as a person walking stick wasn't so damn bad. At least that was what he would tell himself and everyone until the day he would fucking die.

'It's fine. You always walk us home,' Froggy reminded him which honestly was stupid because he didn't always walk them anywhere.

Just sometimes.

Just when she was being a fucking nuisance or shaken or he had time to spare time and needed movement. It happened like twenty times since school started, that was hardly always.

It wasn't a big deal.

'It's nice to return the favor anyway, kero,' said the girl brightly looking slightly less like a sick person but still really pale and shitty in comparison to her usual pretty-

What the fuck?!

'Whatever,' he retorted looking away feeling the familiar hotness rush into his face. Why the fuck was he thinking that? Maybe it was because he found it embarrassing. Why?

He glanced back at the girl with frog features.

So she's pretty… So fucking what?

He didn't think she was pretty before, or did he? Her face was expressionless. It was weird. But it was always calm and relaxing to look at. He didn't fucking know what was going on in her mind if she wasn't talking, but in general, she was nice to look at ergo pretty.

Lost in his thoughts on if and why was Froggy pretty he almost failed to notice her hand reach for the doorbell.

Fuck!

'Don't!' Katsuki snapped and caught her wrist before she would actually ring the bell, 'Trust me you don't want to meet my old hag.'

He forced his face to look serious and whatever wild feeling was happening inside him to fuck off which must have been enough for the girl to believe him.

'Oh, okay, don't worry, kero,' said Froggy and smiled again before glancing back at her siblings who suspiciously remained by the gate trying and profoundly failing to appear like they weren't looking at them.

Fuck, what are they doing?

It genuinely looked like they were waiting but not for their sister to wrap it up so they could go home and have dinner, but for either of them to do something.

'Baku-chan,' he heard Froggy say and looked back at her only to find her dark eyes on him again, 'Remember to rest, okay? You did great today. You earned it.'

He could probably tell her he always did great, and he always fucking earned everything he wanted, but honestly, he was too tired to argue or in general act difficult so instead, he settled for looking at her strangely peaceful face a second longer before he nodded.

So she's pretty, big fucking deal, right?

'Uh, Baku-chan?' asked Froggy a bit hesitant before her eyes finally lowered from his and fell down. Confused Katsuki followed her face almost freezing with shock and then feeling the familiar claws of embarrassment as he realized he still didn't let her go.

The ash-blond tossed her wrist as if she burned him before he looked away suddenly finding the color of his door unbelievably interesting.

'See you on Monday.'

'You too.'

He didn't look as she walked away barely raising his wounded arm as the kids shouted their goodbyes. Like hell, he could face anyone feeling this fucking embarrassed again. It was probably the exhaustion and allowing the frog girl to partly carry him home. That was too fucking much for his personal space and boundaries and-

'You should have kissed her, idiot,' said his mother, who all of the sudden, was looking at him through an open window right next to the door scaring the living shit out of him although he would rather die a liar than to admit it.

'She definitely gave you the signal. Too bad you didn't get your game from your dad,' she said in a teasing voice making it obvious she was there a long time and heard enough to make her false and delusional assumptions.

His face got hot all over again and instantly Katsuki snapped at her not caring if Froggy and her siblings could still hear him, 'FUCKING SHUT UP, OLD HAG! YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT! STOP WITH THE BULLSHIT!'

'Consider yourself lucky, I didn't embarrass you right on the spot when I heard you two. Your father stopped me,' said his mother as shoving her fist at him as he finally passed the door and in the slowest and painless way possible made his way inside, 'Whatever.'

Unfortunately, being this slow meant his mother had no problem catching up with him and hit him over the head.

Crazy old hag

The face palm against his bed was unavoidable as everything in his body despite the disgusting kisses from Recovery Girl still felt hurt like hell. He needed to change and get in the bath before he would actually go to sleep.

With his last bits of strength, the ash-blond reached for his phone and contacted Shitty Hair instead of asking for the phone numbers of all of their classmates. It was something the redhead promised him months ago, but at the time Katsuki couldn't care less about it.

Shitty Hair: Bro, looking for anyone special?

Fuck!

Shitty Hair: But seriously how unmanly it is that I didn't pass the exam today? I feel so shitty!

Me: Stop whining and fucking try harder next time or I will kill you!

Shitty Hair: You're right, Bakubro, next time, I will ace it!

At least the redhead wasn't a total sap who needed any more energetic pep talk since Katsuki was definitely not in the mood for one. Whatever puppy responds Shitty Hair send him next was ignored as Katsuki check the contact list he sent him and quickly typed.

Me: You better not pass out or puke before you get home.

He went into contacts and quickly added the number before the reply came.

Froggy: We're on the train now. I will text you when we get home. Rest and take a bath.

He rolled his eyes but with a strange sense of almost fondness, he blamed his exhaustion on he thought to himself.

Stupid

A.N: Thank you for reading I hope you like it so far. Have a nice day and stay safe :)