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Immense pain shot through Bakugou's face forcing him to sit up and yell out. It took him a moment to register where he was, but a smirking Venom made him realize exactly. He held the bump on the side of his head angrily as she wiggled the large textbook in her hand.

"Sorry but you really did not want to wake up, had to take drastic measures."

"You enjoyed that more than you're letting on." He grumbled standing to his feet, feeling a lot better having slept just that little bit.

"Oh well of course I did." She smirked and walked next to Bakugou as they headed back to class. It was a strange feeling to be hanging out with this girl, who he initially thought he hated but rather didn't mind her company, especially alone as they had. He rubbed the sore spot on his shoulder where he could still feel the fresh bite mark. That was going to be tough to explain when Ayako sees it, although he could just never take his shirt off and hopefully it heals before that time. They made it back to class, Bakugou listening intently as Aizawa spoke of the final exams and how those who pass will be able to go to the forest camp training. However, the new exchange students will have a different practical than that of the class 1-A as their teacher had something else in store for them, though they will all be taking the same test. Bakugou glanced sideways at Venom who sat not far from where he was. He couldn't help the content feeling he had about her, like she really wasn't as horrible as he thought she was and to top it off, she was actually a good and competent fighter.

The class broke out into a bunch of whining and groaning from everyone who was afraid to fail. Bakugou rolled his eyes as Kirishima noted on Momo for being virtuous for willing to help everyone study, pointing out that he would make Kirishima study until he bleeds. Kirishima stared at Bakugou worriedly getting a few chuckles from the class.

"Well, sometimes pain is a good reminder to do well!" Mia giggled making Bakugou nod in agreement.

"Mia, just because you like that sort of thing doesn't mean it works for everyone." Alec laughed, running a hand through his soft brown hair.

"Little old me? Noooo I think you have me confused for Venom." Bakugou smirked and glanced at Venom.

"So that's you're thing is it?" Venom shook her head stifling her smile as best as she could.

"I have no idea what any of you weirdos are talking about."

"Let's all study together then, maybe Bakugou can beat some knowledge into you." Mia joked, playfully shoving Venom's shoulder.

"If it gets me to pass, then sure." Mia smiled wide and pointed at Venom.

"See, totally into it." They laughed as Venom rolled her eyes and shoved Mia off the desk she was leaning on. Bakugou still held the smirk though as his eyes caught Venom's, making her turn a slight shade redder. She rolled her eyes and gave him the finger making him chuckle again. They had one week before the final exams and Bakugou was damn determined to make sure they passed. They agreed for the first day of studying they would meet up after school and grab a bite to eat while they went over the first initial bit.


Venom sat with her back against the booth next to the window, Bakugou sliding in next to her as Kirishima and Mia sat across from them. Alec had chosen to go with Momo's study group, only because as Mia pointed out, he found her curves too irresistible not to go. The waitress took their orders, leaving them to their now open notes.

"I just don't get it…" Kirishima whined, receiving a whack from Bakugou's notebook.

"If you would just listen!" He growled reiterating how to solve the problem rather angrily. Venom sighed loudly and shook her head.

"You bafoon, simplify it!" He cast his glare on her causing Mia to giggle. He didn't whack her with the notebook though, simply glaring before reiterating it yet again.

"You are such an angry individual there Bakugou, however do you manage?" Mia smiled in awe, resting her head in her hand as she watched him attempt to tutor.

"SHUT UP PIPSQUEAK I'M NOT ANGRY!" Venom arched an eyebrow and chuckled.

"Right…not angry." She teased, rewriting her notes. He could feel the vein pulse in his forehead, but he just grumbled as they continued onto the next part.

"C'mon man, hitting me isn't helping!" Kirishima whined again as he struggled to grasp the content. Mia patted his head where Bakugou had whacked him a few more times.

"Awe, poor thing, it must be tough being such a weenie." Bakugou laughed loudly and pointed at Kirishima.

"She called you a weenie." Kirishima frowned deeply and stared at Mia.

"That is the meanest thing ever." Venom shook her head and smirked, taking the bottle of chili oil and throwing a healthy amount into her ramen. Bakugou stared surprised. He barely could get Ayako to eat siracha, though that may be the only thing she would somewhat handle. Chili oil was a hard pass for her.

"Did you want some?" Venom asked, tilting the bottle towards Bakugou. He grabbed it quickly dumping a bunch onto his own food.

"You two both really enjoy killing your taste-buds." Mia giggled, taking a bite of her coffee pudding.

"I can taste things just fine thank you." Venom rolled her eyes at Mia as she ate her fiery noodles.

"Everything's better spicy." Bakugou nodded as he spoke, shoveling his food down as well.

"No…I'm pretty sure you have no concept of taste after the amount of chili oil you just poured on your food." Mia joked, shaking her head.

"She's right, that's overkill." Kirishima noted, staring at the two in awe. "I'd die if I ate that much spice."

"Yea but that's because you're a weenie." Venom pointed out catching a laugh from Bakugou.

"Fuckin' weenie…" Bakugou shook his head smiling from ear to ear. Kirishima pouted and grumbled angrily, clearly not enjoying his new nickname. They stayed for a couple more hours before finally heading home. Venom and Mia waved off the boys as they made their way towards their rooms on campus. Kirishima shoved his hands in his pockets as he met Bakugou's pace and sighed loudly.

"That was brutal dude….AND DON'T SAY IT!" He yelled before Bakugou could call him a weenie. "Why did you get to sit next to Venom dude? I'm so jealous." He whined.

"She'd probably break out in an allergic reaction to all the crying you did." Kirishima growled shoving Bakugou slightly.

"No for real though, she's freaking gorgeous. I wonder if she'd consider dating me." Bakugou laughed loudly and shook his head.

"Her? No way dude she'd want a real man." Kirishima glared daggers at Bakugou but sighed in defeat after a minute.

"You're probably right, but still, she's so cool and strong as hell. Any guy would be lucky to date her." Bakugou nodded considering the thought. If he wasn't with Ayako, he definitely would consider making a move. "Speaking of dating, how's Ayako?" Bakugou shrugged slightly.

"No idea." Kirishima stared at Bakugou confused.

"How do you not know? She lives with you, doesn't she?" Bakugou stopped for a moment, really thinking about it.

"We've been mostly physical lately," Kirishima's eyes widened, "talking hasn't really been happening." He chuckled though the thought kind of bothered him. He loved how physical they had been recently, but their normal hanging out and talking had nearly diminished. Ayako was studying for her upcoming exams relentlessly and dealing with her school festivities and Bakugou had been doing his work study and training so much that the only thing between eating and sleeping was their quickies. As much as he loved it all, something was starting to feel off and he wasn't sure what it was. The thought of her turning away from him last night was a huge sign and it made him uncomfortable.

"See you later man." Kirishima waved off Bakugou and headed towards his own house leaving Bakugou to his own thoughts. He slowly made his way up to the door, the smell of left-over cooking still lingering in the air as he stepped in.

"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" His mom came barreling from the living room.

"Studying." He stated simply, removing his shoes. She stared at him for a moment and nodded.

"Good, next time text me and let me know you'll be late." He nodded, by-passing the living room and heading up the stairs to his room. It was dark and empty, a strange sight recently all things considered. He walked back downstairs and looked into the living room, only seeing the twins and his parents.

"Where's Ayako?"

"She's with friends working on her school festival project. She probably won't be home until late." He nodded, heading back up the stairs and changing, finally getting relaxed. His eyes drifted closed, his mind letting him finally get to sleep.


AYAKO POV

Ayako sighed loudly as she finished folding the napkins for their maid café. As much as she hated the annoying and rude girl in her class, Sara, she had to admit, the girl could organize people and duties like no other. It was weird, ever since Bakugou's mom had picked up Ayako from school for her outburst on Sara, the girl had pretty much left Ayako alone or was much nicer to her than before. Speaking of, Sara knelt down in front of Ayako, grabbing the finished napkins and placing them in the box she had prepared for them.

"Thank you so much for your help, Ayako, I appreciate it." Ayako's skin would normally crawl at the extra sweet voice coming from the demon in front of her, but it'd been happening more and more that Ayako couldn't help but start to get accustomed to it.

"Yea no problem, do you need anything else?" She stood up, grabbing her bookbag and readied herself to leave. Sara smiled and shook her head, the sight nearly unnerving. "Cool, see you tomorrow." She mumbled, stepping out of the classroom and heading home. It was a little brisk for a June evening, so Ayako shoved her hands into the pockets of her school blazer as she walked. She wondered briefly if Bakugou would be home or not. He'd been acting so strange lately, his stress levels clearly heightened since his work study, more so than normal. Every time she had tried to talk to him, his mind seemed to be some place far off in the distance and he blatantly ignored her. She wasn't sure whether he was hearing her, or he was just not in the mood to talk, whatever the case it was frustrating.

They never acted like a couple, aside from getting physical. It felt as though they were just roommates who hooked up in between passing and it wasn't a feeling Ayako was enjoying. Was this how being with someone was supposed to feel? She had no idea considering she'd never dated anyone before him. She tried to consider the fact that he was training to be a hero daily and that his life was a lot more hectic than hers in regard to what they did daily, but it seemed more and more that he was becoming out of reach. He stopped playing video games recently, stopped really conversing with her or anyone in the house for more than small talk, and she could feel him tossing and turning every night, but he never spoke up anymore. It was like he was shutting down internally and no one could get through to him.

She was greeted to the smell of chocolate chip cookies as she walked in the door; both the twins running excitedly to her and hugging her. She was ever so grateful to be with such amazing people and as she took in her surroundings while biting into a soft and still warm cookie, she figured that maybe she might have been overthinking the whole thing. Bakugou was never one to shut her out, at least intentionally, as far as she knew. Maybe he was just really busy?

She made her way up the stairs and into his room, a small smirk catching on her lips as he lay on his back, muscle shirt clinging to him with arms out wide and quietly snoring. He was clearly tired; whatever was going on maybe she should just let him be. She didn't remove her eyes from his sleeping face though as she processed his features. He was stupid cute and innocent looking when he slept, but that nagging feeling in her stomach wouldn't go away. Why was she feeling so uneasy with him? She pushed the negativity from her mind, quickly dressing into her night clothes before shoving the dead weight that took up the middle of the bed as hard as she could. He barely even stirred other than turning onto his side to give her room.

She stared at him curiously; normally he'd be yelling at her for waking him. Her eyes trailed to a red spot on his shoulder that stood out like a sore thumb against his tanned skin. She leaned closer, a little surprised to see what looked like a giant spider bite on his shoulder. Or well, just two reddened holes in his skin; there was no way there was a spider big enough to make a bite that big. Or was there? She gulped nervously at the thought before shaking the thought physically through her arms. No, no and hell no. Please be something other than a spider bite, she almost laughed to herself sliding in next to him, turning her back to him and cuddling her pillow. She'll ask him about the spot in the morning, for now she would just attempt to not think about any creepy-crawlies for the rest of the evening.


General POV

Days passed as the time for the final exam grew closer, his sanity barely hanging on as it was. Between watching Deku grow stronger and stronger daily, to Ayako and him never speaking, to now his constant studying with Kirishima, Venom and Mia, there was just no time for him to relax. Rather than spend more money out again, Bakugou invited the study group to his place, at least there he wouldn't feel too uptight. Boy was he wrong. The twins were going ape-shit and his father just sat useless on the couch in a daze as he had no idea how to handle twin girls on his own while his wife was out.

"SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND QUIT IT YOU LITTLE APES!" He finally snapped causing the twins to stick their tongues out at him before running up the stairs to their room. He sighed loudly plopping back into his seat, trying to read through his notes where he left off.

"You have such a way with children Bakugou." Mia giggled, sipping her tea. "What a terrifying father you'd ever end up being." He grunted and rolled his eyes.

"Katsuki? A father? HA!" Kirishima laughed loudly.

"SHUT IT!" He growled, whacking Kirishima with his textbook. "And for the record I'd be an awesome dad."

"Between the short fuse and the constant attitude, you'd have little demons scurrying about destroying the world." Venom joked. "Please don't ever reproduce." Bakugou shot her a glare to which she just laughed.

"BIG-BROTHER EJ-I-ROOOO!" One of the twins hollered, skipping her way to the dining table before jumping onto Kirishima's shoulders. He laughed, gladly taking a break from his studying to chase the twins around the house and play monster.

"Your house is so lively, is it always like this?" Mia snacked on her cookie happily. There was never a day this girl didn't have some sort of sweets in her mouth.

"Always." Bakugou rolled his eyes and shook his head. "There is no off button here."

"Off…button…." His dad murmured still in a trance on the couch, half smiling. "Would love….an off…button…"

"YOU'RE SO USELESS!" Bakugou growled at his dad who was completely unfazed by his son's outburst.

"DON'T TALK TO YOUR FATHER THAT WAY!" A familiar fist made contact with his head causing him to curse and yell at the old lady. His mother growled and smacked him harder repeatedly for even insinuating her age.

"Oh, everyone's here…" Ayako smiled and waved as she walked in.

"Oh, is that your sister?" Mia asked, surprised by the number of girls in the house.

"Girlfriend." Ayako corrected, smiling and introducing herself to the two new faces at the table. Venom arched her eyebrow but said nothing, staring the poor girl down like she did every encounter with new people. Mia smiled happily, introducing herself and introducing Venom for her.

"Sorry about this one," She pointed at Venom. "She's not a social butterfly."

"Arachnids aren't butterflies." Bakugou joked getting a confused glance from Ayako. "She has spider-like abilities."

"And, she's quite venomous…hence the name." Mia giggled poking Venom's arm. "Let her bite you and you could end up dead." Ayako's eyes widened in realization to the mark on Bakugou's shoulder that she remembered and forgot to ask about.

"So…you're the one who bit Kacchan?" Ayako sat down in a spare chair, staring at the very intimidating girl. Bakugou's eyes widened slightly, not realizing she had even seen the mark.

"He said he hadn't slept, and I offered to help during our lunch break. He looked like a zombie; it was pitiful." Venom bit down on her cookie finally, before slowly letting her gaze meet Ayako's.

"Ooohhh, maybe a certain lady here kept him busy all night." Mia exaggeratingly winked and pointed at Ayako, who laughed nervously and stared at Bakugou. He chuckled and shook his head, not denying her statement though both of them knew it to be untrue. That was the night he was so stressed out he wouldn't even touch her. Ayako's nerves jumped as she stared at the bright green eyes of Venom, rather too frightened to make a move in case the girl might jump and eat her. Once her eyes shifted back to the study notes, Ayako felt her nerves settle, though Bakugou leaned over looking at what Venom had written in her book, completely unfazed by the girl next to him.

"I'm going to go shower and change, it was nice meeting everyone." Ayako waved nervously, half barreling up the stairs, nearly running into Kirishima as he was making his way down, finally rid of the twins.

"Oh, hey Ayako…" He smiled warmly making Ayako stop and smile.

"Hey, Ejiro, I didn't realize you were here." She spoke quietly.

"Yea we're all studying for our upcoming exams this week. I really need to pass because whoever passes gets to go on the forest camping training trip! It's going to be so freaking awesome!" Ayako smiled, a little surprised to find out this information considering Bakugou never mentioned a school trip.

"Oh! I bet that'll be awesome! That's why he's helping tutor you then?" Ejiro nodded and leaned against the stairwell.

"Yea, he's wicked smart but I still can't grasp half of this crap with him literally beating it into my head." Ayako giggled quietly, unable to stop her smile from fading as quickly as it did. "Hey…are you ok?" Ayako wasn't sure how to even answer that question truthfully.

"Has he been acting strangely at school or anything?" She looked up at Ejiro with genuine concern. He thought for a moment and shook his head.

"I mean other than his temper being shorter lately, not that I've been able to tell. Why, is he acting weird here?" Ayako shrugged, not really wanting to dive much deeper into the subject.

"Oh, no, maybe I'm just hallucinating is all." Ejiro didn't believe her, but he shrugged, still trying to make her feel better.

"He's just Katsuki, you never know what side you're going to get." Ayako smiled and nodded, though as she glanced over at the table, she immediately felt a jealous pang hit her stomach. She did not like how comfortable he was around that girl. Kirishima followed her gaze and nodded. "They've been training like crazy lately on top of all this studying, maybe he's just tired."

"He's doing extra training?" She stared up at Kirishima confused now.

"Yea, he's been helping Venom build up a tolerance to his quirk and well against fire in general and she's been helping him by training physically every single day going all out against him. He's finally got an opponent other than Deku and Todoroki that can hold their own. You know he'd rather fight with them, but they're always caught up in other things he hasn't had the chance." Ayako eyed the new girl again, still not thrilled by her presence.

"I thought he hated her." She mumbled not realizing she even spoke out loud.

"Well, he did at first but that day she helped him sleep they've been attached at the hip since." Kirishima shrugged not realizing how that sounded to Ayako. "I mean, it's better than them blowing up and destroying school property because all they want to do is fight. At least now they can do it in a more controlled setting." Ayako was highly irritated but pushed the feelings down.

"Yea, he's probably just tired then." She smiled sweetly at Kirishima. "I'll let you guys finish studying, I've got to go get cleaned up." Kirishima smiled and nodded, waving Ayako off as she hurried up the stairs. He stared after her, an unsettling feeling rising in him. He just hoped Ayako was ok.

"I never pegged you as the type to have a girlfriend living with you." Mia teased Bakugou.

"There's reasons for that." He stated simply, not bringing her past into the mix. It was frankly none of their business.

"Well it's not like she has a home to go to otherwise." Kirishima and his big ass mouth sat down catching a glare from Bakugou. He quickly placed his hand over his mouth.

"Oh? Well, that's very sweet of you to let her stay then." Mia smiled, catching the tension radiating off Bakugou. Mia glanced at Venom who stayed silent, reading her notes and letting the personal business conversation stay off her shoulders. Mia knew better though; it was clear to her that Venom had her eyes set on Bakugou, even if the little spider wouldn't outright admit it. In America, Venom was cold, calculating and never let anyone near, especially guys. Bakugou somehow broke down that wall to pieces and Mia was quite curious how. She had questioned Venom numerous times, but the girl was solid blocking every curiosity Mia had. It was infuriating as she wanted to know the mind of her best friend and what she really thought in the crush department.

Mia eyed the spikey blond-haired boy as they studied, pushing past his personal relationship and actually working on schoolwork. She could easily see why girls were attracted to him, between his nicely tanned skin, strong, toned muscles and those terrifying red eyes that stared with such intent. However, Mia didn't like abrasive men and thus he was definitely not on her list. She mentally shrugged, pushing past the thoughts finally, knowing full well they'll come back full circle and she will deal with those thoughts then. For now, studying was more important.


"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I DIDN'T PASS?!" Kirishima cried out after the results of the tests where handed out. Bakugou growled, smacking his friend upside the head.

"HOW DID YOU RETAIN NOTHING THAT I BEAT INTO YOU?!" Kirishima cried out causing a bunch of laughter, though he wasn't the only one who had failed his exam. Alec, and a few others of class 1-A all had failed as well, receiving quite a bit of backlash from their fellow students.

"It wasn't even that hard…" Venom smirked shaking her head at Kirishima. "Maybe if you didn't keep getting up to play or stopped crying you would've remembered the material." He glared at her through his dramatic pout but didn't argue. Mia patted his back reassuringly, giggling at the amount of silly people in the class.

"It's okay, at least now you know we're smarter than you." She cooed making Kirishima cry out again. The class erupted in laughter and plenty of shit talk as they planned their next move; pack and get ready for the trip.

"There's so much I still need, why don't we all go shopping together like one big group?" Momo suggested excitedly getting the people who passed all riled up. Bakugou let out a 'tch' sound and shook his head.

"Screw that, why would I shop with any of you." Venom rolled her eyes, smacking him with her notebook and receiving a famous Bakugou glare.

"Don't be such a killjoy." Mia giggled and poked Bakugou's arm from the other side of him, leaning closer and whispering as Venom turned back to Momo, agreeing to go shopping.

"Stupid boy, that's her way of saying she wants to hang out with you." Bakugou nearly choked, staring at Mia in disbelief.

"Yea well…I have a girlfriend." He grunted quietly, though his sideways glance at Venom didn't waver.

"I didn't say she wanted to bone you jackass." Mia rolled her eyes and smacked him in the head. "I said she wants to hang out with you. Why are boys so daft?" Mia crossed her arms and leaned against the wall as Bakugou finally turned his gaze to her.

"So, she thinks we're friends?" In Bakugou's defense, those that were his friends, like Kirishima and Denki, kind of just made themselves known to him as his friends without his consent really. As was usual with people, they either told him they were friends and stuck around or people just left him alone. He didn't care either way, but he had yet to have someone already assume their friendship and not make it abundantly clear, at least as far as he had known.

"Well I'd say so, considering you two train constantly together, study together and always bullshit with each other." Mia nodded as she spoke, the corners of her lips lifting slightly. "I mean do you not, want her as a friend?" Bakugou shrugged, throwing his arms in his pockets and finally deciding to ignore the girl next to him. He didn't care one way or the other who his friends were, but if Venom wanted him to go shopping, he might as well show up just to go eat or maybe buy a new shirt or something. Mia eyed his new posture, understanding immediately his deflection. A small giggle escaped her lips as she stepped away over to Momo and the others. He liked her too, that she was sure of, even if he didn't realize it yet. Girlfriend or not, Mia was going to get the two to realize it one way or another. Besides, why waste time with a quirkless girlfriend who will forever need protected at home? It made no sense to Mia.

Shopping with the class was a different ballgame all together and Venom wasn't sure quite how to act with everyone off campus this casually. She promised Mia she would try harder to be more social, more direct and give others a chance, but this was quite overwhelming for her. Crowds of people on top of the majority of the class made the entire thing feel extra crowded, though it was interesting to see everyone dressed so casually outside of their school attire. Finally, everyone seemed to have a unique look to them rather than the UA uniform.

Venom sucked in her breath nervously as the class dispersed in groups and she hadn't even realized it happened until she was standing alone in the middle of the mall. Even Mia had gone off somewhere and left her to herself. Venom growled slightly, glancing around, nervously crossing her arms over her chest. She stood in her jean shorts and black tank top with sneakers and her hair down for once, though she felt rather exposed all by herself.

"Where the fuck did everyone go?" Bakugou's voice gave her some relief.

"Apparently they all went shopping and didn't tell me where they all went." Venom heard the small whine in her voice, quickly shaking the annoyance before turning towards him. She caught his eyes widen as he'd never seen her casually dressed let alone with her hair down, though not much else changed in his expression. She too couldn't help but be surprised as he dressed almost exactly as she thought he would. Graphic tee-shirt, shorts and sneakers, he had a slightly rougher casual look to him than the other boys in his class and it suited him.

"I almost didn't recognize you." He chuckled, tugging a piece of her hair. "You look less intimidating with your hair down." She rolled her eyes and shoved him slightly.

"Then I'll be sure to keep my hair up and look unapproachable next time." She joked but he shook his head.

"No way, you should keep your hair down more." She stared at him for a moment a little surprised before laughing.

"That's quite the compliment coming from such a jerk." His face soured and she laughed again. He was so easy to rile up. "I don't even know what to shop for…" She mumbled looking off in the distance. Bakugou shrugged in response.

"I honestly only showed up cause I was bored, I don't think I really need anything." Venom pressed her finger to her lips thinking for a moment.

"Well, we could check out the camping store, maybe we can get some ideas?" Bakugou shrugged and nodded, basically going with whatever Venom suggested. It was pretty awkward walking around with him, considering they only ever really train and study. Having actual conversations was quite outside of her comfort zone with him, not to mention she felt weird that it was just the two of them wandering the mall, almost like a couple. She blushed at the thought, pushing the thought far out of her mind. She couldn't accept that, not after she met his girlfriend and everything. She cast her eyes to the different store fronts, desperately trying to get her thoughts off the glares she not only received but gave to Bakugou's girlfriend the time that she was at his house. She acted like a child towards the girl and had no real reason why.

Venom froze as they passed another store front, something finally interrupting her thoughts. She wandered from Bakugou's side over to the window and looked inside, smiling at the cute little spider key chain in the window. There were a bunch of unique ones, like little snakes, little pandas, little pigs, but the spider was the absolute cutest. She stared around at the other items in the window before turning to head back to Bakugou. He was standing next to her, startling her slightly as she hadn't expected him to be there. He was looking right at the same key chain she was, sideways glancing at her as she moved away from the window.

"I didn't peg you for a cute items sort of person." He noted, teasingly.

"I am a girl, aren't I?" She laughed, pushing away from the store. He stood still at the window for a moment before walking into the store leaving a very confused Venom outside just waiting. He appeared moments later, tossing something at her quickly. She caught it and looked in her hand at the little spider keychain. "Why did you buy me this?" She almost laughed but rather smirked up at him.

"There, you wanted it, and now I can say I bought something. Shopping complete." She laughed and nodded.

"Thanks, you didn't have to do that though." He shrugged.

"I do what I want regardless if I had to." She stared up at him, slight admiration in his qualities. All in all, he was not the guy everyone seemed to think of him. As abrasive and rather, insane, as he could be, he really was a nice, genuine guy. Venom always encountered jerks or guys with other agendas, especially in America, but here everyone was nice and considerate, even if they were labeled an asshole. She hooked the keychain onto her purse and smiled up at him, the redness in his face rather apparent.

"I'll cherish it, thank you." He grumbled in annoyance, desperately trying to cover up his blush, yelling out angrily how he was going home. Venom giggled, catching sight of Mia in the distance. "See you on the trip." She waved Bakugou off, though he didn't reply but kept his back to her as he stomped off. Her fingers toyed with the keychain…for a moment, a fleeting feeling crossing her chest. She shook her head, turning towards Mia and Momo, letting go of the keychain and ignoring the flutter in her chest.