Chapter 16

Hotaru's P.o.V

After studying, Katsuki, Eijirou, and I went our separate ways for the rest of the day. I was about half a mile away from my house when my phone began to ring. I dug in my bag until I pulled out my phone. I creased my eyebrows as I realized it wasn't my phone.

'Why do you have that?' Kiyo asked as I pulled another phone out of my bag. The caller was simply labelled 'Old Hag'. I clicked the answer button.

"Hello?"

"Lizard Girl?"

It was Katsuki.

I raised an eyebrow, "Katsuki? Why are you-" "Give me back my fucking phone!" I had to move the device away from my ear. I winced.

'So it's his...' Kiyo mumbled.

"I didn't even know I had it!" I snapped. I heard Katsuki mumble something. I thought for a moment, realizing that Katsuki's phone was sitting on the table and must have fallen into my bag.

"I don't give a shit! Give me back my phone," the blonde spat.

"Do you want it back or not?" I asked with a ticked off tone. Katsuki grew quiet.

"Look, just text me your address and I'll drop it off," I offered. I could hear Katsuki's surprised by my suggestion.

"Fine," he finally agreed. Abruptly, he hung-up then texted me his address. I took a deep breath before turning around and starting my journey to Katsuki's home.

'You drop off the phone then leave as fast as you can,' Kiyo demanded. I rolled my eyes.

"Helicopter parent," I grumbled. Kiyo scoffed.

'I don't like that boy and I never will,' she spat. I looked at my shadow from the corner of my eye.

"He's not that bad, Kiyo. Katsuki's...sweet," I felt a bead of sweat fall down my forehead. Trying to describe the boy was a bit of a challenge.

'We're talking about the same loud blonde, right?' Kiyo asked. I smirked.

"You'll just have to see past his volume. Trust me, Kiyo, you're gonna get used to it," I said with an honest tone. About ten minutes later, I arrived at Katsuki's apartment. It seemed nice but I knew that behind the wooden door was a tempered blonde who was awaiting the arrival of a girl who had his phone. I dug the device out of my bag and held it tightly in my hand. I rested my hand on the door, hesitant to knock.

'Knock already!' Kiyo yelled. I jumped at her sudden shout. I knocked, the spirit scaring me into acting out her demand. I paled, body freezing up like a deer in headlights. I heard the locks unlock and held my breath.

'Shit.'

"Hey," Katsuki opened the door. I stared at him for a bit.

"S-Sorry," was all I could say as I handed his phone back to him. I saw him glare at me with a questioning look. Suddenly, he grabbed my arm and pulled me inside, receiving a yelp in response. I widened my eyes as I managed to stand back up and looked around the apartment. It was so...home-y.

"KATSUKI! Did you find your phone?!" a female voice shouted from the kitchen. I winced from the volume. Katsuki grumbled something intelligible as a blonde lady walked into the room. She paused when she saw me.

"Who's this?" she asked, eyebrow raised in confusion. Katsuki narrowed his eyes.

"Um...H-Hello, Ma'am. Er...I'm Anzai Hotaru," I stuttered but managed to get my sentence out. The lady looked to Katsuki with a confused look.

He rolled his eyes, "She's a friend from class." The blonde lady's eyes lit up like a firework.

"Why didn't you say so?!" she shouted as she rushed towards me.

"I'm Bakugou Mitsuki! Katsuki's my idiot son," she shook my hand. I smiled sheepishly as Katsuki's vein popped at the comment.

"Nice to meet you," I said with a nervous chuckle. Mitsuki grinned as she ushered me towards the kitchen.

"You have to stay for dinner so you can tell me all about how that hothead acts during school," she said as she pulled me. I felt a hard tug on my other arm. Mitsuki was forced to stop. She looked back at me.

"Stop it, hag," Katsuki demanded. He had grabbed my arm and saved me from his mother. I narrowed my eyes.

"You shouldn't call your mother that. It's not nice," I said. Mitsuki let go of me and crossed her arms.

"At least someone has some manners," she spat. I felt Katsuki's grip on my wrist tighten.

"Alright...You kids go do whatever. Just keep him from doing anything stupid if you can. Dinner will be done in a little bit," Mitsuki caved. She walked back into the kitchen and Katsuki sighed.

"She seems-" I stopped talking as Katsuki pulled me towards a door. I raised an eyebrow when I saw what was inside.

'Must be his room...' I thought, hesitant to enter. Kiyo obviously saw some red flags.

'Hotaru don't you dare go in there! I forbid it!' she shouted. For once, I managed to ignore her. I watched Katsuki walk in and followed closely behind.

"Are you going to walk in or stand there like a dumbass?" the blonde asked. I smiled as I sat on his bed.

"What the fuck are you doing?" he noticed as he turned away from the door he just shut. I shrugged, oblivious to the problem.

"Sitting," I raised an eyebrow as I. My answer seemed to piss off my classmate even more.

"Get off my bed," he demanded. I looked around, surveying the piece of furniture.

"Don't think I will," I smirked. Katsuki furrowed his eyebrows as he clenched his fist to appear threatening.

"Move or else," he said, deepening his voice a bit. I flopped back onto the bed and closed my eyes.

"Or else what?" I mocked. I heard approaching footsteps, then quiet. I peeked one eye open and saw Katsuki sitting on the floor next to me. With a sigh, I sat up and glanced over to the blonde.

"So, did your phone really fall into my bag by accident?"

"What the fuck are you-" "We both know it didn't just slide off the table. Cut the crap, Katsuki," I narrowed my eyes. Katsuki groaned as he rolled his eyes.

"Fine," he grumbled, "I put it in there."

"Why?" I cocked an eyebrow.

"Because I needed an excuse," Katsuki tried to mutter under his breath. My confusion only grew. I tilted my head a bit.

"An excuse for what?" I asked.

"To have you walk all the way over here," Katsuki spat. I gave him a puzzled stare.

"I need to talk to you," he sighed as he stood up. He looked at me with a look of confusion rather than his normal scow and I felt a bit of sweat form on my skin.

"I-" "Katsuki! You and your friend get in here! Dinner's ready!"

I flinched at Mitsuki's sudden shout. Katsuki seemed to grit his teeth as he lowered his head a bit, bangs covering his eyes. I raised an eyebrow. My stomach let out a deep growl and Kiyo began to complain.

"Let's talk later. I'm hungry," I reluctantly brushed off Katsuki's statement and walked past him and towards the kitchen. Once we were in the kitchen and had gotten our plates, I dug in. The food was deliciously cooked fish and steamed rice. It was better than anything I had ever made. When I finished, I made sure to thank Mitsuki.

"It was delicious! Better than anything I could make," I nodded with a chuckle. Mitsuki smiled.

"Thank you! Now, tell me all about how this idiot acts during school," she rested her chin on her hand. I giggled as Katsuki grumbled something about his mother being a pest.

"Katsuki's sweet," I started. I saw Mitsuki's eyebrows quirk up and Katsuki's face turned a light shade of pink. He averted his gaze as I looked at him from the corner of my eye. Both seemed slightly shocked by my answer.

"Other than his volume, he's not bad. He and another friend have been helping me study. In all reality, he's probably helped me more than he should," I laughed awkwardly. Mitsuki's smile grew.

"Didn't think you'd ever snag a nice girl, Katsuki," she winked before picking up her plate and heading for the kitchen. I stood up and grabbed my plate while taking Katsuki's with my tail. He frowned, clearly upset with my his mother and I's alliance.

"Your mother seems nice," I mumbled to him before turning around and helping Mitsuki clean some more. While we continued to talk, I couldn't help but think about how I could have had this experience with my own mother, had things been different. For once, I didn't feel as if it was my fault, though. When the time came for me to go home, Mitsuki and Katsuki both saw me to the door.

"I hate to send you home. It's so nice to have someone quiet in this household," Katsuki received a glare from his mother. I giggled as I grabbed my things.

"Thank you for dinner. Sorry I just kind of showed up," I felt a bead of sweat roll down my forehead. Mitsuki nodded with a wide grin. She pulled me into a hug and whispered into my ear.

"Take care of that idiot. I can see that you've changed him. Keep it up," she said. When we parted, I smiled.

"I will," I nodded. I walked over to Katsuki, quickly giving him a hug that clearly surprised him.

"I'm gonna get payback for you making me come all the way over here," I whispered into his ear before I let go of him. His eyebrow lifted and I gave him a smile. After once more thanking his mother, I ran out the door. I couldn't get rid of my smile and it stayed on my face during the whole walk home.

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The next chapter will be the exam and I just want to let you all know that I'll have to arrange some of the teams and who they're fighting so that the story can go where it needs to.

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