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It was officially the start of summer break, and that meant there was little time before the school trip. Venom sighed happily, sipping on some much-needed coffee after spending the entire evening with Mia going over everything, they needed for the school trip. Venom appreciated Mia more than the girl would ever know. Growing up the way they had, Mia was in a way a tiny big sister always looking out for Venom more than she thought. Mia was an only child and her family was stupid rich and Venom having no family of her own always ended up with Mia at her house for sleepovers and anything else really.

Venom stretched, flipping the pages in her new book as she drank her coffee, Mia finally sitting down across from her with her coffee pudding and tea. Mia smiled, slamming Venom's book closed so she could talk with her dear friend.

"You really don't stop playing with that thing." Mia joked pointing at the little spider key chain on Venom's bag, which was yet again being fidgeted with. Venom sighed throwing her bag into the chair beside her and laughed.

"Shut up." Mia smiled and rested her head on her hand.

"Awe my little spidey, you've got the hots for sir-booms a lot, don't you?" Venom blushed and rolled her eyes, taking a bite of her own coffee pudding.

"I think you're delusional." Venom forced the smile down that threatened to spread on her face. She would never admit it to Mia, knowing full well Mia would go out of her way to split Bakugou and his girlfriend up if she knew the truth. Mia loved to put her hands in the pot and stir it with zero remorse and Venom on the other hand would rather just let things be.

"Oh please, as if it wasn't obvious. You can't hide a crush no more than I can stop eating dessert." Venom sighed knowing Mia was right. "Besides, I'd love to see you two all lovey. I bet he's an…explosive…lover." Mia giggled at her pun making Venom roll her eyes.

"You never quit, do you?" Mia shook her head innocently. "Why push it though, he's got a girlfriend." Mia stopped eating, slamming her spoon on the table catching a few glances from other customers in the restaurant.

"Because, I feel it in my bones and my bones are always right. You two are meant to be and I won't stop until I know you both are together." Venom sighed again and drank down the last of her coffee.

"Regardless of how right you usually are, I am not going to break him and his girlfriend up. Unlike you, I do try not to be a homewrecker." Mia scoffed pretending to be offended.

"I don't have any idea what you mean…" The devilish smirk that played across the young girl's lips told Venom otherwise. Mia snacked happily on her pudding, reminding Venom of a little child who got what they wanted. She loved the girl to death, but her entitlement knew no bounds and it drove Venom up a wall.

"Why don't you find your own man to pursue and let me be?" Mia's eyes narrowed and Venom could hear the 'fufufufu' that played in the girl's mind loud and clear. Venom smirked and arched an eyebrow. "Oh? And who is the poor boy?"

"When I am ready to pounce, you'll be the first to know." She giggled, pressing the spoon to her lips playfully. "But let's say, he has no idea yet what is coming." Venom shook her head and laughed. Whoever Mia liked was going to get a rude awakening one of these days. The girls finished their desserts and finally left the café, heading towards the school dorms where they had been staying. It was strange to say the least, but nice to have a safe place to stay. Although, there wasn't nearly that many students staying on campus, it made it nice and quiet for Venom who loved to relax without interruption.


Bakugou sighed in frustration as he banged his finger against the controller button, desperate to get the final kill shot and win the game. He threw the controller to the floor as his screen went red and his character dropped to the ground defeated.

"GOD DAMNIT!" He growled angrily, stomping down the stairs of the unusually empty house. He needed to get outside and get some fresh air and he knew exactly where to go. His feet carried him quickly to Ayako's school, the courtyard and hallways filled to the brim with students, parents and other guests checking out the school festival. He wasn't here to mess around though, he had to find his girlfriend in the sea of over excited students trying to entice everyone to come to their booths.

It didn't take him long to find Ayako's classroom, the apparent abundance of women in little maid costumes and the one butchered face girl he recognized stood outside, considerably better looking now than when Ayako busted her up, passing out little menu flyers for their café. Her face dropped at the sight of him for a moment before plastering an obnoxious fake smile across her face and handing him a menu.

"Ayako's inside!" Her voice dripped with a disgusting amount of cheerfulness and she looked nervous as his face contorted mirroring his disgust.

"I'd fucking hope so." He growled, stomping his way inside his eyes travelling the decorated classroom only to land on Ayako taking two guys' orders. Bakugou didn't restrain a single part of himself as he grabbed Ayako by the arm and dragged her away from the table.

"Kacchan! What the hell!?" She yelled angrily as he sat down at a table, still griping her tightly.

"I'm hungry." She smacked him upside the head.

"That's nice, go starve if you're going to act like a jerk." She tried to rip her arm out of his grip, but he just closed his hand tighter.

"C'mon get me food." He whined glaring up at her. Ayako rolled her eyes, smacking him with her notepad before ripping out of his grasp.

"Fine, behave, I'll be right back." Bakugou smirked, watching Ayako walk around in her cute little maid outfit. He leaned his head against his fist watching her like a hawk, although he wasn't the only one staring. Quite a few of the guys in the little café had their eyes on Ayako making Bakugou growl slightly. His eyes caught those of one of Ayako's classmates, Ren, Bakugou's eyes narrowing in a nasty glare. He could see the boy gulp, though his stare didn't waiver. He hated that dude for the way he treated Ayako. They may have been friends now but Bakugou didn't think Ayako should've ever forgiven him.

"Woah, Bakugou? What up man!" Kirishima waved as he came into the room, Kaminari following close by. "You here to say hi to Ayako too?"

"No, I'm here to check out her other classmates." Bakugou's sarcasm dripped heavily making the other guys laugh as they sat with him. The three of them knew the number of eyes that were constantly staring their way; it wasn't as if they weren't known in the area because they were UA students and pretty popular from their school sports festival. Ayako gasped as she got to the table, smiling ear to ear to see the group of boys.

"Awe, you all came to see me I'm so happy!" Bakugou let out a 'tch' and rolled his eyes.

"How come you didn't greet me that nicely?" She glared daggers at her stupid boyfriend and smacked him again.

"Maybe, it's because you are dumb and think you can come in here the way you did and demand things of me." He smirked up at her causing her to blush slightly.

"Shut up, you love it when I demand things of you." She rolled her eyes but stomped away ignoring him from then on since he had no volume control to his voice.

"You're such a dick dude." Kirishima laughed and shook his head.

"She knew what she was getting into when she agreed to date me." Kaminari laughed and glanced around the room.

"Yea, maybe so, but you're lucky to have a girl like her. You should be nice to her."

"She's the lucky one, I mean I'm a fucking badass." Bakugou's ego usually knew no bounds but his ego was taking hit after hit recently and he had to convince himself again that he was better than everyone.

"That right there is how you are going to lose her." Kirishima joked pointing at him.

"Nah, she loves it." Bakugou crossed his arms, though the thought did cross his mind while the two other boys couldn't believe their ears. With the way things were between the two of them lately, he wasn't sure how much longer it would last. His eyes followed her as she sweetly spoke to each of her little customers, getting extra sweet with the boys, knowingly making Bakugou's blood boil.

"What's goin on with you dude?" Bakugou glanced curiously over at Kirishima who looked genuinely concerned. "For real man, you've been up Venom's ass like white on rice training like crazy and studying, but you live with Ayako and you've been acting like you haven't seen her in months. She fucking lives with you dude." Bakugou felt the irritation warp his face as he listened to Kirishima pry into his business.

"Why is this any of your fucking business?" Bakugou growled angrily.

"Uh well, because you both are my friends and I hate you being a dumbass."

"WHO YOU CALLING DUMBASS SPIKEY BASTARD?" A heavy smack to the back of the head told Bakugou that Ayako was sick of his shit in the café. He growled but said nothing as Ayako walked away shaking her head, clearly annoyed. He waited until she was further out of earshot before responding. "I don't know I'm trying to figure shit out alright…" He sighed loudly scratching the back of his head.

"You don't even act like she's your girlfriend man, you should really either fix this or let her go. What is it you really even want?" Bakugou stared at Ayako as she worked, his brain jumbling together as his feelings and logic both couldn't agree on which direction to go.

"Like I said, I have to figure it out." Bakugou sighed staring off to the side angrily. He did need to figure it out and fast. Ayako was slipping away before his eyes and yet…he wasn't doing anything to prevent it from happening. He continued to think about his actions toward the girl, getting increasingly more frustrated with himself. He loved her, that he knew, but what was he doing? He growled loudly, slamming his fist on the table before standing up and stomping out of the classroom angrily, leaving a confused Kirishima and Kaminari scrambling after him.

Ayako watched annoyed as her boyfriend yet again made a commotion even upon his leaving. And what was worse, he left without even a glance or so much as a goodbye. She groaned, rubbing her eyes with one hand, taking a small break and heading to a quieter spot in the little café. What was with him? He didn't even order anything, just showed up and acted this way with his friends. Ayako choked back her frustration, trying to keep her irritation from pushing through. She felt Ren's eyes on her, glancing up to meet his curious stare. She shook her head and stared to the side. Now wasn't the time to deal with his questions or concerns. She just wanted to sink away since Bakugou couldn't be bothered anymore to have a real conversation.

She had enough of his attitude, but sadly she couldn't deal with him until she went home. Something had to change, otherwise being together was no longer an option. She growled in frustration, thinking about how often she wanted to reach out and smack him upside the head, but she wondered if that would really make a difference. Usually when Bakugou acted a certain way, it took hellish ambition and a lot of work to even get him to realize anything. Today, she'd have to suck it up and focus solely on the school festival, fake smile plastered on her face and everything.

Bakugou sighed as he reached the outside, frustrated beyond belief; Kirishima and Denki both at his sides. He growled, turning to yell at both of them for following him. Kirishima had been bringing up his relationship with Ayako a lot more frequently, reminding Bakugou how the distance between them was only growing. Even at home recently, Ayako didn't say much to Bakugou, and if she did, it was only for small things like help with chores. Their busy schedules and lack of real time was starting to get to Bakugou. He wanted nothing more than to have Ayako around him all the time, but his duties for school were what was the most important thing. He needed to focus on his training, especially considering he had to pass up Deku in some way.

The quirkless boy from school now was one of the strongest kids in the class. Whatever was making him so strong was pissing Bakugou off. How could he be number one if he didn't buckle down and make it happen. He had to beat Deku, no matter what. He had to prove that he was the best and would be the best hero.

It took a few more hours until Ayako walked through the door, though as she stared around at the quiet house, she realized Bakugou's parents had taken the twins out. She wondered if he was still home or if he tagged along. At the rate they were going, she assumed he probably left, only to be surprised as she opened the door to his room.

Bakugou sat at the edge of the bed, his elbows on his knees and his face concentrated. She was sure he didn't even hear her come inside. He looked like he was fighting with himself on the inside and Ayako couldn't stop the nerves in herself from rolling. What was he thinking? Those red eyes she loved so dearly finally met hers as she still hadn't moved from the door.

"Sit already." He growled, clearly annoyed with her not getting comfortable. Being comfortable around him lately was getting harder and harder, though Ayako threw her backpack down and moved to set next to him on the bed.

"What's going on Kacchan?"

"You know I love you right?" His words took her off-guard. It took her a small moment before she nodded, placing her hand on his arm.

"Of course, I do. What the heck is bringing this on?" Her nerves panged again.

"I want to be with you, I want us to stop being so fucking distant, but it seems no matter what the fuck is going on we end up miles apart. I don't want to keep running in circles trying to figure shit out at home when I have too much else going on. School is fine, it's the training and fucking shit like Deku getting unimaginable strength out of nowhere. I can't focus on anything because I'm so fucking lost as to what's going on here." Ayako kept her mouth shut as Bakugou finally was opening up to her, though what he had to say wasn't something she wanted to hear. She fought back the lump in her throat as she had a feeling where this was heading.

"Then stop worrying about everything here." She mumbled. She didn't want to encourage him, but this was his dream after all. She'd known for so long his dream to be a hero and if that meant she had to walk on the sidelines and cheer him on without him knowing, then she would suck it up and do it.

"No matter what, you're still my best friend." His full glance to her caused her to smile nervously. The best friend, no longer the girlfriend. "When I can finally get my head on straight, I want to try to make you happy again, but I can't promise it'll be worth it. I'll always be busy and always be in danger. You could wind up in just as much danger just by affiliation. I don't want to see that happen to you, Ayako."

The tears finally pushed forward, and Ayako had to turn away from Bakugou. She would have no issue being in danger if it meant she could be with him. He wanted to protect her from the life he'd chosen but no matter what, it still was his decision to make about who would be in his life. She looked down at her hands in her lap. What if he was a pro hero and they had a family? If she was in danger that meant everything for him was in danger, he could end up distracted or worse…She pushed the thought from her head before wiping the tears from her face.

"I'll always be here for you Kacchan, whether we are together or not, I'll always support you. If you feel this is the right decision, then I will cheer you and hope that maybe one day we can try again." She offered him a small, weak smile. It still wasn't the decision he had wanted to make but it was the decision he stuck with as he nodded. He pulled her close, quickly, hugging her tight. This action alone caused the build up of feelings to pour from Ayako. Even now, he was her rock that allowed her to let loose and cry it out.

When she finished crying, she pulled back from Bakugou, wiping her tears for a second time. She hated this, but if it was for him, she would deal with it. She was thankful that his mom had the spare room ready for her when they had moved in, she just never took to sleeping in it since she was always with Bakugou. But now, as things were, she had to learn to step on her own. She couldn't rely on Bakugou to hold her every night and hold her hand for everything that was to come. She leaned forward, kissing his head before grabbing her stuff and leaving the room. She could hear the pop of frustration as soon as she closed the door. He was angry at himself but she knew he needed to be free if he was going to pursue his dreams. It still didn't change the hurt and the stinging that pierced her chest as she settled into the other room. Ayako could only hope that he was going to change his mind sooner rather than later. Until then, she'd go to school and live a relatively normal life.

In the other room Bakugou couldn't calm down his frustration. He'd let Ayako go because it wasn't fair to her, in his mind. He was going to get increasingly busier with school and training, not to mention the upcoming school trip to the forest meant they'd be working ten times harder to get stronger. They'd already dealt with real villains and the class needed to be as prepared as possible before they ran into them again. He quickly pulled his phone from his pocket, sending out a quick text before fleeing from his room. He couldn't stare at the same four walls all night now that Ayako wasn't in there with him.


The text chime rang through the quiet room as Venom sat reading her book. Mia glanced from her post on the chair and raised an eyebrow questioningly at her beloved friend. Venom rolled her eyes before picking up the phone to see who was bothering her so late. Her heart skipped at beat at the name, unable to stop the slight reddening of her face. Mia caught the blush and like a little snake, slithered her way next to Venom to get as nosy as she could.

"Well?" Mia leaned in close, but Venom pushed her off.

"If you give me a chance to read the damn thing, I'll tell you." She growled making Mia giggle. Her eyes went over the text quickly. "He wants to meet up with me. That's odd, he's never texted me like this." Mia put her finger to her lip and thought for a moment.

"Something must be wrong. Time for you to look cute and help distract the poor boy." Venom smacked Mia with a pillow.

"I'm not dressing up for him you lunatic. If something is wrong, I'll just listen. Jeez you're so weird." Venom stood up, changing from her pajamas to something a little more appropriate, like a pair of her athletic leggings and a shirt.

"Look, all I'm saying is you know he likes you, why not spice it up at least visually for him?" Mia rolled her way onto the bed, resting her head on her hand as she watched her best friend get ready. "I get he has a girlfriend but c'mon, he'd be crazy to turn you down." Venom rubbed her eyes annoyed at Mia. All that teeny girl could do was think about boys and all the things she could or someone else could do to or with them. She was a lost cause and Venom just chose to ignore her at this point.

"Behave you little fiend, I'll be back in a few." Mia giggled waving Venom off as she stepped out of her dorm. She bounced down the steps and headed out to the UA track where she could see Bakugou was standing. She wondered how long he'd been out there before he texted her. He turned to glance at her as she walked towards him, curiosity taking over her face.

"I needed some air and figured we could kick it since I was around here." She smiled at him and laughed slightly.

"Well, I hope you're okay. It's not like you to ever text me." He didn't say a word, just sat on the grass that overlooked the track and stared up at the stars. Venom moved next to him, sitting closer than she meant to but didn't feel the need to move. "What's going on?" Bakugou was silent for a while making Venom wonder if he just didn't want to talk.

"I broke up with my girlfriend." He mumbled after a bit, catching a quite surprised look from Venom. She didn't want to impose and ask why, though Bakugou probably knew she wanted to know. "I can't concentrate on school with her in the background. If I want to be the best hero, I need to be able to keep looking forward." This was the most thoughtful she'd ever heard Bakugou speak. Venom knew his desire to be the best was strong, but she wondered if maybe his recent stress levels were due to issues at home now.

"That's the shitty thing about being a hero. You don't get the time to be a normal person because you're not normal and your life isn't meant to be." Venom shrugged as Bakugou turned his attention to her. "I mean, I push forward every day, so I don't ever end up back on the streets wondering if I'll ever have a family or friends. I worked hard to get to this point, and I wouldn't want people, especially people I'd have to protect, holding me back from making the best of myself. If it wasn't for Mia, I'd probably still be homeless and looked down on because of the quirk I have. I mean let's be real, who likes spiders?" She laughed, but she was telling the truth. Her whole life people judged and hated her for her quirk. She ended up homeless and alone for a long time before Mia stepped in. "I think you just need to focus on you Katsuki. You have your goals and dreams and you shouldn't let anyone, or anything hold you back." They sat silent for a while as Bakugou processed what she had said.

"I don't like thinking that Ayako was holding me back, but in reality, if I can't focus on what's in front of me, I have no chance at beating anyone to the front line." Venom nodded in agreement, glancing at Bakugou. For such a quick to anger person, she was happy to know he really did process information and think on things.

"I know it sucks right now, but at least you can spread your wings and not stress so hard like you've been doing." He let out a chuckle.

"Yea, I haven't been able to relax in a while." He looked over at Venom with a smirk. She was happy to see him in much better spirits now that he could see that he didn't necessarily make the wrong decision, though only time would tell if that would be true or not. "Thanks, by the way." Venom arched an eyebrow and stared at him for a moment.

"Oh man, Katsuki thanking me? Do you have a fever? Should I call an ambulance?" He laughed and shoved Venom over. "You don't need to thank me, you know. That's what friends are for, right?" She giggled, leaning back up to her spot as Bakugou nodded with the smile still on is face. She liked seeing him smiling, especially since he never really did it at school unless he was fired up. That wasn't a genuine smile though, that was just him being crazy. This here that she was witnessing was a genuine side to Bakugou that made her heart flutter.

It was his arm around her waist that snapped her back to reality. She blushed slightly as he pulled her closer to him before removing his hand. What was that just now? She glanced up at him confused. His answer to the curious look on her face left her with even more questions, but she wasn't about to ask them as his lips met hers. Mia was right, the little leprechaun. Venom wasn't going to pull away either as she allowed him to deepen the kiss a bit more. Was this just a way to relax for what he did tonight or was he doing this because he really did like her?

She wasn't going to find out those answers just yet as his hand grabbed her by the back of the neck, making his intent a little clearer. She could feel the color in her cheeks darkening as the rest of her body heat scorched like a wildfire. She was far beyond caught up in their moment, the feeling of his tongue exploring her mouth causing her to lose far too many brain cells. He took her first kiss and she wasn't complaining in the slightest. It took a while before he pulled away, allowing her a little bit of reprieve to catch her breath.

Her eyes caught his and she couldn't stifle the giggle that erupted from her. He stared a little bewildered that she just started laughing out of nowhere. She couldn't believe her crush had texted her that night let alone just kissed her. She had to have her head examined to see if all of this was real or not. She finally stopped laughing, putting her hand on his leg and smiling.

"I think you need to go home and sleep before you take advantage of my innocence here."

She needed him to take a step back and really think about what he was doing. As much as she would have loved to jump on him and let him take her, she had to think clearly for the both of them. He had just broken up with his girlfriend not even hours ago, he should be gathering himself and calming down, not reaching out and putting himself I the same position.

"You? Innocent?" He laughed catching a glare from her.

"Yes, much more innocent than you I can assure you of that." His eyebrow arched but she stood before he could say anything. "Go home Katsuki. You can kiss me again another time." She smiled back at him as she left him watching after her at the track. Mia was not going to believe what she was going to tell her. Or maybe she would, considering Mia's favorite words were 'I told you so.'