Kagome avoided nearly everyone when they went to their separate internships, not wanting to be bothered with questions about what happened. While the others had to take a train, Kagome waited by her home for Inuyasha or Sesshomaru to pick her up. She hadn't told her mom about her accident, saying that she was just cold and wanted to wear long sleeves. Case in hand, Kagome sighs impatiently as she watches people walk by. The seconds tick by like minutes, making her rather irritable as Sesshomaru pulls up in a black SUV. "Took you long enough," she grumbles, not caring that it was in fact Sesshomaru she was talking to.
"Watch your tongue, Kagome," he warns. "You'll make your week here worse." Kagome quickly apologizes as she subconsciously pulls at her sleeves. "What are you doing?"
"Nothing," she sighs as she turns to look out the window. "Can we go now?" Sesshomaru eyes her for a moment before driving back to his agency. He knew something was off the moment she came into his view. Standing more closed off and self conscious than her usual happy personality. He had figured she would be ecstatic to intern under Inuyasha and himself but finding her as she is now, something must have happened between the two days they were away from her. The ride was silent; aside from Kagome sniffling every now and again; as they made it to the agency.
Getting out of the car, Kagome slowly follows behind Sesshomaru into the building. She tugs at her sleeves again, keeping her gaze at the floor as they navigate through the building. "Hey, Kagome!" Inuyasha calls cheerfully before he can fully read her. His nose is hit with the scent of pain, guilt, and betrayal coming off of her in large waves. "What's wrong?" he changes his tone nearly instantly. Kagome merely shakes her head and continues to follow Sesshomaru to where she will be staying.
"She'll talk when she's ready," Sesshomaru answers, finding it hard not to pry himself.
"Kagome, wake up," Inuyasha calls as he barges into her temporary room. "We have to patrol in five minutes." Kagome groans loudly and she forces herself awake, hissing at the pain going through her arms as she sits up. The tank top she was wearing gave Inuyasha view of her burns, causing him to frown. "Where did you get those?"
"Don't worry about it," she snaps. "Now get out so I can change." Already not wanting to do anything today, Kagome kicks Inuyasha out of the room and changes into her hero costume. Opening the door as she pulls her hair up into a ponytail, she walks out to meet Inuyasha at the front entrance. "We're just walking around for a few hours to check for any villain activity, aren't we?"
"What else? It's not there's any jewel shards we need to find right?" he chuckles, trying to lighten the mood. Kagome only shakes her head, a small smile playing on her lips. As they head out, Kagome mentally prepares for Inuyasha to bring up what he had seen earlier. They walk for a few minutes while Inuyasha goes through how to do things, making Kagome wonder where he learned to be so obedient. "Oi, why ya looking at me like that?"
"Did Sesshomaru hold you down and force you to learn all of this?" she asks bluntly.
"Hey! I chose to learn it, no one forced me to!" Inuyasha snaps, making Kagome laugh softly. "Feh, whatever," he smiles slightly at her, glad she had finally laughed. As they walk, Inuyasha gets stopped by a few kids wanting an autograph. "You runts want me to sign something?" he asks casually as they nod in excitement. Inuyasha smiles widely at them and signs their posters and other merchandise. Kagome watches silently from the side, nearly crying over the fact that Inuyasha didn't have to hide and was getting the admiration he deserved. Inuyasha really is a hero.
"Hey, aren't you the girl that got third place in the Sports Festival?" one of the kids asks.
"Yep, that's me," Kagome smiles brightly at them after wiping her eyes for any stray tears.
"You were so cool!!" another child cheers. "Can I get your autograph, too?!" Kagome widens her eyes for a moment before nodding.
"Of course! What kind of hero would I be if I let you down?" The kids nearly squeal, handing her notebooks turned to a blank page.
"Thank you Miss Miko!" they children say in unison before heading down the road. Kagome keeps her eye on them, making sure they get to their destination safely only to watch them run over to the Best Jeanist and Katsuki.
"Can we leave now?" Kagome says quickly as she turns towards Inuyasha.
"Yeah, the agency is right around the corner," Inuyasha shrugs, trying to figure out why her mood changed so quickly.
"Perfect!" she says just as she hears Katsuki start yelling at the kids. "I'll be there in a moment." Inuyasha nods slightly, knowing she was about to do something and he wasn't about to be on the receiving end of it. Kagome marches over to Katsuki and the Pro hero, a fire lit behind her eyes. "Bakugo, leave them alone!" she snaps loudly, her voice echoing as she gets to the other side of the road. Best Jeanist moves out of the way, not wanting to be in the 'splash zone'. Katsuki's combed back hair puffs out at the sound of her voice, causing him to forget about the kids for a moment. "These are the people we are training to protect! You can't just be screaming at them!" She stands in front of the kids, moving them out of view of Katsuki. "What's the damn point of being a hero if you are just going to snap when something doesn't go your way?!" Tears build up in her eyes as she yells, trying to convince herself it was still about him yelling at fans and not about him hurting her. Kagome turns to the kids with a smile. "Sorry about that, guys. He's a bit rough around the edges," she laughs softly to lighten their moods. The children nod with a smile before heading away to harass- sorry ask other heroes for their autographs. Kagome doesn't turn back around to Katsuki, finding that she made enough of her point, and heads back to the Taisho agency.
"Kagome, wait," Katsuki finally speaks after a moment, his voice unusually soft. Kagome stops walking to listen to him but still doesn't turn to face him. "Kagome I'm sor-"
"Sorrys not going to be enough, Bakugo," she says, cutting him off before walking away from him. Best Jeanist moves back to Katsuki's side, patting his shoulder.
"Trouble in paradise?" he chuckles slightly.
"Fuck off," Katsuki grumbles, pushing his mentors hand off of him.
Kagome shakes her head, not knowing what came over her. A small buzz from her pocket brings her back from her thoughts, pulling her phone out to check the notification.
Todo: how are you feeling?
Well if you count screaming at Bakugo in front of children ok, then I'm feeling great.
Todo: That's rough buddy.
Did you just use a Zuko quote against me?
Todo: perhaps
Todo: did it make you laugh?
Kagome laughs slightly while staring down at her phone.
Perhaps.
"Kagome, what the hell was that?" Sesshomaru asks as she walks through the door, startling her and making her nearly drop her phone.
"I don't know what you're talking about," she replies instantly.
"You were screaming at your classmate."
"Oh good, you know so I don't have to explain."
"Kagome," Sesshomaru's voice becomes stern.
"He's a liar, Sesshomaru…" Kagome says after a moment of silence, finally breaking. "He promised I would be safe behind him."
"What are you talking about?" The sternness goes away and is replaced by worry. "Did something happen?"
"Tch, he's the reason she has burns on her arms," Inuyasha chimes in from seemingly nowhere. Kagome covers her face with her hands, willing herself not to cry.
"He said I wouldn't get hurt if I was behind him, but he was the one that hurt me," her voice begins to crack as she speaks. The demons look at each other for a moment, making a silent promise to get back at the boy if they ever could. "I-I was just trying to tell him what happened b-but his quirk got me."
"Kagome calm down," Sesshomaru says with a calm voice. "You've faced worse than that in Edo."
"This is different," she cries, tears now falling down her cheeks. "Those I knew would happen, I could always prepare for it. But this, with Bakugo," she falls to her knees with her arms to her chest sobbing. "H-he promised." Inuyasha carries her to her room, hating seeing her so broken like this over some stupid boy. His ears flatten at the thought, knowing this isn't the first time she could have been like this. He gently lays her on her bed, telling her to call for him if she needed anything.
Moments after he leaves, Kagome's phone buzzes and pulls her attention back to the device.
Todo: so
So?
Todo: do you like soba?
Kagome laughs softly at the slight awkwardness of the question, finding it strangely charming.
More of an udon person myself but cold soba hits the spot from time to time.
It takes a few moments to get a reply, making Kagome wonder if she had said something wrong. The buzz at her side told her otherwise.
Todo: yeah, me too
Kagome smiles to herself, glad to have someone to talk to.
"Kagome I'm taking you back to your teacher," Sesshomaru says after getting off the phone.
"What why? I still have a few more days with you guys."
"To keep you from doing something stupid, that's why," Inuyadha quips as he crosses his arms.
"What are you talking about?" she asks confused.
"Something is happening in Hosu and we are needed there."
"Oh…" she sighs. "Villains again?" The brother nod. "Alright then." Getting into the SUV she had came in, Sesshomaru drops her off at the front of U.A. where Aizawa was waiting. "Be safe."
"We should be saying that to you, Kagome," Inuyasha smiles slightly from the passenger seat. Rolling her eyes, she closes the door and turns to her teacher, sighing loudly as she hears them drive away.
"Glad you could make it," Aizawa says calmly. "You still need to train while they're away so follow me." He turns to go into the campus, watching Kagome to make sure she was coming. Instead of going inside, Aizawa leads her to his personal vehicle where Hitoshi was waiting. "Get in." Kagome smiles softly at Hitoshi before getting into the back of the car. A buzz from her phone makes her jump to grab it from her pocket.
Todo: please stay safe.
I'm always safe, what do you mean?
She waits for several minutes and still no reply.
Todoroki?
Hello?
Trying to keep herself from worrying, Kagome decides to make small talk on the way to where Aizawa was taking them. "S-so, uh, do you guys like cats?" Silence feels the car again for a moment before Aizawa nods slightly.
"Yeah," Hitoshi blushes slightly as he rubs the back of his neck.
"I had a feline," Kagome laughs slightly at her own pun, gaining a chuckle from the males up front. The atmosphere was much lighter after that; rather terrible; pun was made.
Upon getting to the set destination of U.A.s forest, Aizawa tells them to get out and to put their gym clothes on in the bathroom nearby. Both students nod and quickly run to change and meet the rather stern Pro outside. Hitoshi notices the burns on Kagome's arms instantly, worry evident behind his eyes but he doesn't ask about them. Instead he puts his hand on her shoulder, smiling kindly at her. "I'm still here if you need someone, Damsel."
"As my hero would be," she smiles back with a blush. She knows he had spotted her burns, but the fact that he didn't pry made her relax.
"Enough talking, let's get to training." They start with stretching then move on to quirk strengthening. Hitoshi is to use his quirk against Kagome, getting closer to controlling her with each try but barely missing it. He could see her eyes dulls for only seconds at a time before going back to normal.
"That was so close!" Kagome praises. "Soon you'll be able to get past Sesshomaru's mental barriers!" Hitoshi blushes, liking the attention he was getting from his friend. "You should work on the capture tape now and see if you can catch me." Now she was turning this into a game of cat and mouse.
Aizawa gets a call as they chase starts, listening as well as he can to what the person on the other line was telling him. As he hangs up, he shakes his head, sighing. "Those idiots don't know when to stay out of trouble." Kagome's phone starts buzzing rapidly, distracting her as she pulls her phone out to answer.
"Hello?"
"Thank goodness you answered," Izuku sighs in relief. "I ended up in the hospital again…"
"Zuzu, I'd love to nag you about hurting yourself, but I'm trying not to get captured at the moment," Kagome says with a slight pant, dodging an upcoming hit from Hitoshi.
"CAPTURED?!" many voices ring through the phone, causing Kagome to pull it away from her ear.
"As in training!" Kagome laughs. "Am I on speaker?"
"Yes." That was definitely Todoroki.
"... Are you the idiots Aizawa was talking about?" The line goes quiet. "I leave you for a few days and you're already in the hospital," she sighs. "You're in Hosu?"
"How did you know?" Iida asks, sounding surprised.
"The Hero Killer was there and he took out your brother, Iida," Kagome shakes her head. "It's not hard to put two and two together. SHIT!" Kagome yells as her ankles get tied up in Hitoshi's tape, making her fall.
"Kagome?!"
"I said I was training!" she shouts loudly at the phone. "I'll call you back." She hangs up and quickly gets out of her bindings, running to Aizawa. "Take me with you to Hosu."
"How do you even know that?"
"Please just take me with you!"
"Not happening," Aizawa says sternly.
"Please, those idiots need m-."
"Those idiots need time to heal."
"And I can heal them! Faster than any medicine can!" she shouts, concern clear on her face.
