Prompt: Valentine's Day

Pairing: Katsuki Bakugou, Kia Hales

Rating: K+

Warning: Bakugou cusses (No one is surprised)

Bakugou and Kia were making their way to the agency when he noticed all the flowers and hearts. Tch, that's right Valentine's Day is tomorrow, Bakugou thought to himself. He hated Valentine's Day every year he would get bombarded with girls wanting to give him chocolates and gifts. It didn't seem to matter how rude or mean he was it never deterred the girls from trying to push their feelings on him.

"How do you celebrate Valentine's Day here in Japan?" Kia asked suddenly.

"Heh?" Bakugou replied.

"Are you gonna ask someone to be your Valentine?" she teased.

"Girls are the ones who give gifts on Valentine's Day. Guy's give gifts next month, on White Day," Bakugou grumbled.

"Really? Is it just couples or do friends give gifts too?"

"Why the hell are you asking me?"

"Just wondering, maybe I should call Mina and Ochaco?" Kia pulled out her phone and started texting her two friends. The conversation was dropped between them as they reach the agency.

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They got back to the agency early that evening and Kia got dressed in her street clothes. "Hey, B, I'm going out with the gals. See ya later!" she said, waving as she left.

Kia hurried to the bus stop and took the next bus to the shopping center where Mina and Ochaco were going to meet her at. She spotted the two heroes as soon as she entered the shopping complex.

"Hey!" Kia called out to her friends.

"Kia, you made it!" Ochaco cheered.

"You ready to do some shopping?" Mina asked. The three of them started walking through the store looking at all the shops.

"So, what do people usually do for Valentine's Day?" Kia asked them. "B said that the girls are usually the ones that give gifts."

"Yep, girls will give chocolates or sweets to the guy they like!" Ochaco explained.

"Can you give your friends gifts too?" Kia asked.

"Yeah! You have a couple people in mind?" Mina asked throwing her arm around Ochaco.

"Maybe," Kia laughed.

"Well let's get shopping then!" Ochaco said throwing a fist in the air.

They walked around looking at all kinds of stores and helping each other pick out gifts. After about an hour they were headed to the entrance of the shopping center.

"Did you get all the gifts you needed?" Ochaco asked.

"I did!" Mina replied holding up her bags.

"I still have one more," Kia replied.

"There is a sweet shop! Maybe you can find something in there?" Ochaco said. They all went into the shop and started browsing the shelves. Kia looked at all the cute chocolates and sweets and shook her head.

"I don't think he will like any of this," Kia said.

"Are you talking about Bakugou?" Mina asked.

"He used to get all kinds of gifts back in school, but he would always leave them in the dorm common area for everyone else to eat," Ochaco said.

Kia paused by a stand of cupcakes and a smile spread across her face. "I know what I'm going to do! I will see you two tomorrow, ok!" Kia said as she left the store at a jog.

"She seems excited," Ochaco smiled.

"I can't wait to see what she comes up with!" Mina giggled.

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Bakugou got back late. He walked into his apartment and made his way to the kitchen. Opening the fridge he didn't find anything appealing to eat. I wonder if Sunshine made extra again, he thought as he headed to his balcony. He opened his sliding door and headed to the gate that separated his balcony from Kia's. Sometimes he was thankful that she lived next door, especially on days when he didn't feel like cooking. He reached out to open her door and was surprised when it didn't budge. Kia always left her door open for him. Annoyed, Bakugou tapped on the glass.

After a couple seconds Kia's face appeared around the curtain. She unlocked the door and cracked it open, just enough for her to speak through. "Sorry, B, you can't come over today."

"Why the hell not?" Bakugou asked in surprise.

"I'm busy," Kia replied.

Bakugou was about to snap back at her when a delicious aroma wafted through the door. "What are you making? It smells good," he asked.

"Sorry, B gotta go!" Kia smiled before shutting the door and locking it.

Bakugou stood there with his mouth agape. Kia had never locked him out before. He felt his mood souring as he trudged back to his apartment.

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The next morning he left for the agency without waiting for Kia. He was walking down the street when Kia caught up to him.

"Morning, B. Happy Valentine's Day!" she smiled at him. Bakugou ignored her and turned away. "Hey are you still mad I wouldn't let you come over last night?" she asked.

"Tch,"

"Jeez, quit being such a baby," Kia said, grabbing his arm. Bakugou huffed and walked faster, until he had to stop at the next crosswalk. "How about I make you dinner tonight to make it up to you?" Kia baited. Bakugou looked over at her and she gave him a big cheesy smile.

"Fine," he grumbled as the light turned.

When they reached the agency they ran into Jeanist and Nina in the foyer.

"Happy Valentine's Day!" Nina said.

"Happy Valentine's Day! Here, I got something for both of you!" Kia said as she started digging through her bag. She pulled out two small bags with chocolates in them and handed them to Jeanist and Nina.

"Thank you, Miss Hales," Jeanist nodded.

"Aww, you didn't have to get us anything!" Nina added.

"I wanted to show my appreciation," Kia said.

She said her goodbyes and followed Bakugou to their office. After checking their email and getting their costumes on they headed out on patrol.

"Hey, can we go and see a few of the others while we patrol?" Kia asked, slinging her bag onto her shoulder.

"Tch, why? You gonna give out more Valentine's," he asked.

"Of course! I've got gifts for all my friends, Mr., and Mrs. Kawahara too!" Kia replied excitedly.

After getting his bike, Bakugou drove all around so Kia could deliver her gifts. With every gift delivered Bakugou's mood got worse and worse. At the end of the day he wasn't even talking to anyone as he and Kia headed home.

"Are you still coming over for dinner?" Kia asked.

"Tch, I've had enough for today. I'm going to just go to bed." Bakugou growled as he entered his apartment.

Kia rolled her eyes as he slammed his door. She hurried into her apartment and grabbed a small box from her counter before heading out onto the balcony. She walked over to Bakugou's door and was pleased to find it open. Sliding the door open she stepped inside to find him sitting on his couch flipping through the channels on the TV.

"You sure you don't want to come over and eat?" Kia asked as she leaned against the back of the couch.

"Tch,"

"Seriously, B, you are so easy to read. You really think I didn't get you anything?" Kia giggled before holding out a small box in front of him. Bakugou stared at the box then looked over at his partner. "Happy Valentine's Day, B! Thanks for being my partner!"

He reached out and took the box from her. Opening it up, he pulled out a cupcake. "What is this?" he asked.

"What does it look like?" Kia said as she walked around the couch and sat next to him.

"I'm not big on sweets," he said.

"Really? I would never have guessed," Kia said sarcastically. "Just try it."

Bakugou held the cupcake up and looked at it. The bottom was wrapped in a green paper cup with lines on it to make it look like one of his grenades. The frosting was colored yellow, red and orange. He glanced at her one more time before taking a bite. He was expecting it to taste like a regular cupcake so he was surprised when he tasted cream cheese and jalapeños. The cupcake was a mix of sweet and spicy.

"How is it?" Kia asked. "I filled the cake with jalapeno jam. I thought you might like something with a kick."

Bakugou took another big bite of the cupcake and looked over at her. The look on her face made a warm feeling spread through his chest. "It's good," he replied. "Here try it." He held the cupcake out to her. Kia leaned forward and took a bite out of the cupcake. She sat back and he noticed there was bit of frosting still on her lips.

"It tastes amazing!" Kia said with a smile.

Bakugou reached out and wiped the frosting from her lips with his thumb. Kia watched him in surprise as he licked the excess frosting from his finger. "It sure does," he said with a smirk.