AN: Double Update because the last chapter was too short for my tastes :) This chapter is slightly angsty (if you squint).

Chapter 11

RE·TRACT

/rəˈtrakt/

verb: retract; 3rd person present: retracts; gerund or present participle: retracting; past tense: retracted; past participle: retracted

draw or be drawn back or back in.
"she retracted her hand as if she'd been burned"

withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified.
"he retracted his allegations"

withdraw or go back on (an undertaking or promise).
"the parish council was forced to retract a previous resolution"

And that is exactly what Bakugo wished he could do. Withdraw his unintentional slip from existence. Unring that bell, if you would.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

They both stood in awkward silence before Bakugo swiftly turned on his heels and continued the short walk to the dorms.

He could hear the soft tapping of Uraraka's heels on the pavement behind him but she thankfully remained silent.

Is she going to follow me the whole damn way? An exasperated thought crossed his mind.

Both teens made it to the front porch of the dorms before either said anything.

Bakugo had made it up the front stairs and was about to open the front door when he heard her small voice, effectively stopping his movements.

"Sooo...are you…" Uraraka was impressed that she was able to sound somewhat in control of her voice. Her stomach a mess of butterflies. He knows what it's about. He's read it. She wanted to die from embarrassment.

Bakugo growled before opening the front door and storming in. He rounded the corner and headed towards the stairs. Uraraka saw him disappear into the stairwell as she entered the dorms.

It was quiet. Kind of how it had been that morning a couple of weeks ago. All the students were still at the dance.

Uraraka let out a shaky breath before heading after Bakugo. Despite her frustration and severe embarrassment in the knowledge that her fiery classmate knew her naughty secret, she still wanted the book back. I mean she was about to go on vacation and she still hadn't finished it.

With resolve, the petite brunette made her way to Bakugo's room. She could hear a string of expletives coming from behind the slightly ajar door as she approached it. In his anger, Bakugo had forgotten to close it all the way.

Uraraka was about to knock when she saw the explosion quirk user begin to aim an explosion at his ground, where her book lay.

"No!" She squeaked as she opened his door. Her sudden appearance halting the blonde.

Uraraka quickly made her way towards where her book was on the ground and picked it up, hugging it protectively against her chest. Anger bubbled in her chest.

"You!" She turned a fiery gaze at her classmate, "You...You were going to blast MY book!" She squeaked.

"Tch." He said, turning his gaze to the ground where the book once stood.

"Why were you going to deface something that doesn't belong to you?" She said annoyed, shifting her hold on the book to her fingers and putting both hands on her hips.

"You have your damn book. Now get out of my room Cheeks." Bakugo said as he turned to sit on his bed.

"Stop calling me that!" She huffed.

But he was right about one thing…

She was currently in possession of her book (Finally!). She took a step towards the door when this nagging curiosity gripped onto her, stopping her in her tracks.

She had to know. Damn her and her ridiculous curious mind.

But she needed to know how much he'd read. Maybe it wasn't as bad. Maybe he only read the beginning. There weren't many of those scenes yet in the beginning. No, just good old fashioned talking about sexual stuff. It could be easily mistaken for one of those PG-13 books at the beginning.

She felt the familiar feeling of hope bubble through her veins.

"Uhm...Bakugo." She said more evenly, turning towards him.

She looked at him, really looked at him, for the first time the whole night. He sat on his bed, arms crossed in front of his chest, making the muscles in his arms really stand out under his long-sleeved midnight blue button-down. He wore no vest or tie so there was nothing that impeded her view of how snug the shirt fit him. She could almost see his abs through the material. He had on a pair of dark grey slacks and similar color dress shoes. The fact that he was now sitting down made the slacks cling to his thighs tightly.

He is stupid hot. Uraraka couldn't help the damning thought that crossed her mind.

She felt her mouth go slightly dry.

His head was turned away from her, he was staring out the window. He could see a faint blush on his cheeks. The same she had seen at the dance. In the kitchen that one morning.

In a small bout of insanity, fueled by her own innate curiosity, Uraraka redirected herself towards Bakugo's bed, instead of his front door.

She could feel him tense up as she sat down next to him, placing the book on her lap and folding her arms a top it.

Bakugo said nothing but his whole body stood alert.

"Did you read much of it?" She asked quietly. She had never felt this nervous in the entirety of her short 16 years of life.

Bakugo let out a sigh. He wanted to scream and shout and tell her it was none of her fucking business. But he couldn't do it. His brain was saying one thing but his body refused to react to its commands.

Not when she was sitting on his bed, asking him a direct question….looking like...looking like that!

He ran his hands through his hair before laying down on his bed with mild force, jostling the bed slightly.

Okay, enough of this shit. He admonished himself. Your fucking Bakugo Katsuki. Future Number 1 Hero. No way in hell are you going to allow yourself to become this fucking weak. Over what! A stupid book and a ridiculously round-faced chick.

He sat back up with a determined growl, the sudden ferocious outburst managing to scare Uraraka, causing her to yelp and jump slightly at the sudden noise. Flashback to the first time he had scarred her like that came back to him. Where all this nonsense had started.

It could be the punch or the fact that he had just experienced zero gravity multiple times...or it may have simply been the fucking absurdity of his current situation...but he laughed. Not a maniacal, I'm going to kill you, laugh. Not a sly smirk. Or even his light chuckle when he saw her huffing and puffing at his new nickname for her.

It was genuine, felt it deep in his bones, laugh.

Uraraka stared at him in disbelief. She had never heard him laugh. Not like this.

Was he sick? She thought suddenly. Her caring instincts took over her and she reached to touch his forehead with the back of her hand as she would any of her classmates.

Bakugo's laughter died immediately. He instinctively backed away from her touch.

"Ah! Sorry!" She said retracting her hand, "I just…" She let the thought trail, wrapping the hand that had just touched Bakugo around herself.

"This is so fucking stupid." She heard him say, sounding slightly exasperated. And she chuckled. He was right. This was fucking stupid.

So what if he knew what the book was about? It's nothing bad, per se, just...well...just a little bit mortifying. But she'd survive.

"Can we just forget about the book." She asked, her voice matching his tone.

"Fucking yes!" He exclaimed.

He looked so relieved it made Uraraka giggle again. She couldn't help it. It was refreshing to see the Bakugo so flustered and unsure of himself.

"Stop laughing." He glared at her. His intended effect was ignored as her giggle turned to full out laughter.

He couldn't help what occurred next any more than he was able to control what he had said earlier.

If you asked him later, he would deny at all costs that he actually wanted to do it.

He just hated being laughed at, he would say to you.

He just wanted to shut her up.

It'd been a long day.

He barely slept.

Give him a damn break.

By the time his brain caught up to his body however, it was too late.

He was already doing it.

He was already kissing Uraraka Ochako.

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