Chapter 20
Deep within the bustling city, Misa was scouting to finish off her long day solo when she heard an ear piercing scream from the town square. "Really? Now?" Misa groaned, dialing Bakugou 911. She rounded the corner to see groups of civilians trapped in what seemed to be quicksand and slowly sinking. "What the hell? How do I stop this?" She ran around the trap and grabbed anyone within reach and pulled them out, however the last few civilians were too far away for Misa to grab. "Shit...I could really use Todoroki's ice right now." As if her prayers had been heard, a sheet of ice formed next to her, leading the way to the civilians. She turned to see Todoroki and Bakugou running up behind her, gathering the freed civilians. "Thanks guys." She said as she pulled the last remaining people out of the sand and carried them to safety.
"Where is the bad guy?" Bakugou asked Misa as she set down the last rescue.
"I never saw him, I just heard screams and found this mess." Misa told him, pointing at the quicksand. Suddenly, the sand moved towards the city quickly, making people jump out of the way. "Maybe we should follow it."
"People are getting trapped as it moves. You go, we'll stay to help these people and meet up with you." Todoroki told her, hearing Bakugou begin to protest. "Before you say anything, she is the fastest out of the three of us. She has to go." Bakugou sucked his teeth but didn't argue as Misa took off towards the trail.
Misa followed the sand trail and came across a large, meaty man with melting skin approaching the local bank. "Hey! Stop right there!" She called out only to be thrown quicksand at her. "I didn't know it smelled…"
"Took you less time than I thought it would to save those people. I couldn't finish this job." The villain growled, throwing more quicksand at Misa who dodged the attack easily.
"Who are you? I prefer to know who I'm arresting." Misa snarled, trying to get close to the villain.
"My name is Quicksand." He answered her, morphing more of his body into the melting substance. "You will not be successful in your mission today kitty."
"I hate it when people call me that." She mumbled, swiping her claws at Quicksand only to be thrown off of him into a nearby building. "Well that's one rib cracked." She groaned, getting to her feet. Fire consumed her claws as she lashed out at the villain, but her fire proved useless against the quicksand. "Do you feel nothing?" Misa growled, jumping away from the approaching substance. Misa was fast, but not fast enough as Quicksand trapped her in his Quirk. The ground melted as her feet sunk deeper the more she struggled. "God damnit." She growled, firing blasts at the sand to no avail. "Dynamight! Shoto!" She called out, feeling the sand creep further up her body until she saw the villain approach her slowly.
"Stuck kitty?" He snarled, his hot breath close to her face as she sunk deeper. "Looks like you're in some trouble with no one around to help."
"I can handle myself." She growled, swiping at the villain. Her claws landed in his meaty neck as he cried out in pain as the heat soaked into his body. "Ah, so you do feel something. Pull me up or I will poison you." She threatened, her eyes glowing with anger. The villain pulled back as Misa pulled her claws out of the meaty neck while Bakugou, Todoroki and Ururavity came running over to her.
"Ah, your help is finally here." Quicksand snarled, melting the ground behind Bakugou, causing the building behind him to stagger and crumble.
"Bakugou!" Misa called out, abandoning the paralyzed villain to push Bakugou out of the way just in time. The crumbling building ceased as Ururavity caught the falling debris before Misa got crushed, piggybacking off of Todoroki's ice bridge. Bakugou lay in the debris, his eyes burning into Misa as Todoroki ceased the paralyzed Quicksand. The dust settled and Ururavity brought the debris down safely while Misa dusted herself off to find a large cut on her rib cage. "Oh, that's what hurts." She seethed, pushing the wound to stop the bleeding. She noticed Bakugou approaching her with fire in his eyes.
"You need a paramedic." Bakugou grumbled, his hands checking Misa's body for more wounds.
"I'm okay. Are you?" Misa asked kindly, her worried gaze falling on Bakugou's angry expression. "Babe?" But Bakugou ignored her and whistled paramedics over to them.
"She's got a bad cut." He told them as the paramedics went to work on Misa. "I'll be back." He told her, jogging over to Todoroki.
"He's mad...at me?" She asked no one, feeling the anger radiate off of her boyfriend as he tore off.
After the crime scene was checked over and Quicksand was in custody, the heroes retired home for the evening. Misa was going to go home to rest, but Bakugou's temper made her think otherwise. She knocked loudly on his apartment door to be welcomed by a less than thrilled Bakugou standing in the doorway. "Why are you here?"
"We need to talk." Misa told him, inviting herself in. "What is with the third degree?"
"I'm fine." He stated, brushing past her to the kitchen.
"No you're not. What is it? Is it because I saved you? Are you that much of an egomaniac you can't let anyone else help?" Misa asked. Bakugou tensed and turned to Misa, a dangerous look of anger in his eyes that Misa forgot he could muster.
"You. Pushed. Me." He seethed. "You pushed me out of the way! You put yourself in danger...FOR ME!" Bakugou exclaimed loudly. Misa narrowed her eyes at the temper her boyfriend held and poked him in the chest before speaking.
"I will do it again too. I will not apologize for it."
Bakugou didn't relent as he got closer to Misa's face. "My life is not worth more than yours. Don't ever do that again." Misa did not let the intimidation tactic work as she held her anger in check.
"I will do what is right. Including saving you."
"You could have died!"
"I was careful! I will not act so reckless that it would cost my life; but I will not stand by and watch someone I care about get hurt."
"Why do you care so much?! Why do you care about me?" He challenged her, a sense of mockery in his voice.
"Why is it so hard for you to accept that someone cares about you? You mean everything to me and I will not stand by and let you get hurt if there's something I can do about it!"
"This isn't about me! You got hurt!"
"I got hurt today because of Quicksand. Not because of you!"
"I wasn't there to protect you; it may as well have been my fault!" Bakugou argued back, rubbing his face roughly to erase the memory of her bleeding wound.
"It may have happened even if you were there! The important thing is that Quicksand is gone and we saved people. Who cares if I got hurt?"
"I do!" Bakugou roared.
"Why?!" Misa cried back.
"Because I love you!" Bakugou yelled, seeing Misa freeze at his admission. The couple stood silent in the living room, a tense thickness engulfing the room. Bakugou's angry eyes bore into Misa's wavering glare as he sighed heavily.
"You love me?" Misa managed to whisper, feeling her chest ache.
"I do. Seeing the blood pool out of you today scared me. That's why I'm angry. You should never bleed for me." Bakugou explained, feeling his temper die down. Misa stayed silent as she took the final few paces to Bakugou and jumped into his arms, placing a searing kiss on his lips. They battled for dominance that eventually Bakugou relented to Misa as her claws scraped down his neck. She moaned into him and tightened her legs around his waist before the air became thin.
"I love you too. I've been dying to tell you." Misa whispered, gently tracing Bakugou's cheek with her nails. "Please don't be mad at me anymore." She told him, her wide eyes searching for a sense of calm within Bakugou's eyes.
"I was not mad at you. I was mad at myself. But I'll work on it." He told her, claiming Misa's lips once more. "I wonder if sex will feel different after the love confession?" He asked between passionate kisses.
"Let's find out baby." Misa growled, biting on Bakugou's lower lip. The explosion hero gripped onto Misa tightly as he walked them to the nearest counter space for him to place Misa on. "Not the bedroom?" She asked, ripping off Bakugou's clothing as he did the same to her.
"Can't wait." His husky voice sounded while he nipped down Misa's neck. The utter lust flooded in his voice turned Misa on more than she cared to admit. Misa's lust raged on as the last piece of fabric was ripped off of him, revealing old and new scars on his body. Misa paused for a moment to admire the hard work the hero had gone through to earn those markings while her hands ran down Bakugou's chest and stomach. "Are you okay?" He asked her, seeing Misa's face turn serious.
"Yes. Just admiring you." She whispered, pulling Bakugou closer. "Is that a crime?" Placing a searing kiss on his lips, Misa felt his excitement against her thigh.
"It is when it's stopping me from taking care of you." He groaned, trailing his calloused hand down to Misa's core. She jerked in surprise at the new feeling between her legs, biting down on her lip to silence her moan. "See? That's better." He quickened his speed against her, feeling Misa tighten around him as he worked.
"Not...fair...you first." Misa moaned, letting her head fall back in pleasure. Bakugou chuckled to himself as he felt Misa lose her control. "Fuck you Katsuki."
"In a second baby. Let go first." He growled into her ear, adding another digit inside her. Misa unfurled under Bakugou's control, grasping onto his arms as her body shook. "There you go baby." Misa caught her breath while Bakugou removed his fingers. Coming down from her high, Misa found the mischievous spark on Bakugou's face and growled.
"I can do better." She smirked, jumping off the counter, pinning Bakugou against the counter.
"Oh yeah?" He smirked, seeing the feline hero crouch to her knees. Licking her lips, her golden eyes bore up to him before going to work on his excitement. Bakugou's hands buried themselves into Misa's black mane, encouraging her to go deeper; for which she obliged. "Maybe you're right…" He hissed, feeling Misa's teeth graze him.
"Told you." She said, running her tongue around him, pumping him in her hand. "One thing with me though." She whispered, licking her lips as she stood up. Bakugou's eyes matched hers when he saw the fire inside her eyes. "I always want more." She groaned, stealing a passionate kiss from him.
"That's okay." Bakugou moaned, turning Misa around roughly, lining up to her entrance. "I can definitely give more." Misa moaned as Bakugou claimed her, moving with strong thrusts. "You like this huh?"
"You have no idea." Misa moaned, moving her hips in time with Bakugou. "Faster." She commanded, eliciting a growl from him. "Make me come again."
"I like this side of you Ms. Bossy." Bakugou smirked, digging his fingers in Misa's hips. "Telling what you want. I love it."
"You love me." She corrected him. "Everything about me." Misa moaned, looking over her shoulder at Bakugou who's eyes were filled with lust and love.
"Yes ma'am." He agreed, pumping a few more strong thrusts before losing his control. Seeing this, Misa felt the familiar force of an impending orgasm before she cried out in pleasure. "Fuck…." Emptying himself inside her, Bakugou pulled out slowly while Misa's legs shook.
"I guess it did feel different." She whispered, sharing a laugh with Bakugou. Wrapping her arms around him, Misa buried her head into Bakugou's chest. "I love you."
"I love you too."
"Guys? Can we come into the kitchen yet?" Kirishima's voice sounded from his bedroom, followed by Mina's giggles.
"Shit." Bakugou sighed while Misa cackled against his chest.