"Bakugo! Looks like your house arrest is over. Good to have you back man!" Kirishima patted Katsuki on the back as he walked in with his friend. They'd hashed out their little issue, Bakugo swearing that if Kirishima ever did anything like that again, he'd kill him.

"Yes, I suppose it is good to see you and Midoriya back with us. But as class rep I won't accept any more tarnishes on our class, you got that!? Hey! Bakugo!"

"Can it Four Eyes! Everyone shut the hell up already!"

Mina looked up from her notes, slightly turning her head to desperately find the source of that voice. "It's him…!" She could feel the butterflies in her stomach stirring.

It'd been a few weeks since the "Traitor" assignment. A night of cake-eating and reminiscing turned into more than Mina could've possibly hoped for. It started out with Bakugo barely voicing a greeting towards her. Mina was surprised the first time, but she wouldn't forget it:

"I don't think I've ever been hit so hard…" Mineta slouched onto the floor, lazily pouring in with the rest of his classmates and making the previously neat common area a disaster. Shoes were flung left and right, Class 1-A making themselves at home on the floor or arms of the chairs in exhaustion, not to mention all of the awfully placed bags.

"I didn't expect my first day back to be like this…" Midoriya groaned, still holding his stomach. All of his classmates agreed with his pain. The One-for-All inheritor looked around for a familiar face but couldn't find it anywhere.

That familiar face would be elsewhere, and wouldn't return for a few hours. But when he did…

"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?"

Crap, everyone thought. Bakugo was back.

Some lazily got up and slowly gathered their things, as others scrambled while Bakugo barked at them. He scolded his classmates for being weak, and that if he were there, this 'naked freak' wouldn't have stood a chance.

One thing was clear, however: the time for relaxing was over. Mina, captain of the lazy group, groaned and whined as she got out of her chair.

"Hey Ashido."

Mina's mind went blank, her brain only allowing her to grab the handle of her bag, which was enclosed by a much warmer grip. She gazed at the hand holding hers, only to wonder up the arm she was dying to run her fingers over, and onto that face that she just couldn't get over. Their eyes wouldn't meet, Bakugo only looking down at her bag as he picked it up, Mina sliding her hand from under his.

"I'll get it for you. Where's your room?"

Mina was glad that only her and Bakugo existed in this very moment, because anyone could've seen that her heart was ready to explode.

"Dammit Raccoon Eyes, I'm talking to you!"

Then one day, as the Acid quirk girl was gathering her things after class' end, Bakugo gently pushed her head before walking out the room. Before they knew it, the two were locked in a game of tag, gently hitting the other before scurrying out of reach.

Mina would've never thought she'd actually manage to get this close to Katsuki. Although, she wasn't the only female in his life. Mina looked behind her, the seat of her target empty. She'd been coming to class later than usual, it seemed...but Ashido wouldn't think any more of it.

She'd let some time go by, waiting until Bakugo was ready to...whatever it was she wanted from him.

"Mina? Is everything alright?" Yaoyorozu asked while tilting her own head. She hadn't realized how long she'd been talking to herself. Momo was asked by Mina to help her study after all.

"Mm? Oh! Y-yeah! Sorry, I just got a little—"

"Distracted?"

That deep, sexy voice was right beside her, and before the yellow-horned girl had time to turn, Bakugo nudged her head before making his way to his seat. Mina looked at him with a blush and a smile, before turning back to her friend. "Anyways, so when you have a varia—"

"Woah woah, hold on." Yaoyorozu chuckled, waving her hands to rewind. She leaned in, her breasts crushing against the table and Mina was startled by her sudden intrigued. "Ashido, what was that!?" She whispered, Mina starting to get nervous. Her and Bakugo had gotten so comfortable with each other, she'd forgotten that anyone other than Kirishima, Kaminari, or even Midoriya caught socializing with him was a target for gossip. And she had enough gossip for one week.

"It was nothing Momo. Baku and I are just-"

"'B-Baku!?' "Yaoyorozu was shocked to say the least. She sat back and shook her head, trying to process this dramatic shift in the world she thought she knew. \ Momo respected Bakugo- no, it wasn't just respect. She held Bakugo at the standard of 'elite' and considered him to be one of the top students in U.A, let alone her class. She'd even place him on the same stature as Todoroki.

And she supposed...she could see a glimmer of charm slipping through the cracks of his demonic attitude.

But she herself was one thing. MINA and Bakugo!? With all due respect to her acidic friend of course, but this was simply too much.

"Geez. Y'know, it's not unheard of..." Mina pouted with unease. What kind of backlash was this? "For your information Momo, he's actually a really nice guy. You should get to know him."

"Oh? Would that be okay with you? I might steal him away." Momo teased with a wink. So that was Ashido's 'mystery man'. Katsuki Bakugo himself.

But steal him!? How could she? Her and Bakugo were just 'good friends'. He didn't belong to Mina, that was ridiculous!

However Mina happened to catch a glimpse of Yaoyorozu's glorious cleavage, and she felt timid, even a little threatened.

Then she remembered the cute little name Bakugo had for Uraraka. 'Pink Cheeks'...

"Y-you wouldn't! No! It's not like he's mine or anything, I don't know what you're talking about!" Yaoyorozu saw how badly Mina was trying to convince herself and giggled. She was in denial, how cute! Momo apologized before continuing to help her friend the best she could before class began.

But class was impossible nowadays. Bakugo tapped his pen on his desk while looking out the window, Aizawa, Present Mic, or one of his other teachers blurting out nonsense that he either already knew or couldn't decipher one bit. Honestly, nothing really changed. The only thing that the explosion boy deemed interesting was this 'Big Three', and some 'Mirio Togata' weirdo that apparently wiped the floor with his class.

Then he felt a pair of eyes on him. It was a warm gaze, he knew it anywhere. This feeling that was growing inside him wasn't exactly foreign to him; 'love' was something he swore he wouldn't toy with again.

However, he knew how much this feeling was growing in Mina too, noticing how much more she couldn't help but be around him, in this case take her eyes off of him. This feeling must've been new to her as well.

But he had to admit, he loved all this newfound attention, smiling to himself a bit.

"Which reminds me: Bakugo."

"Mm?" Bakugo looked up towards his teacher, and was confused just as much as everyone else.

"The dorms. They'll need one last touch up." Aizawa picked his student apart while cracking his neck due to the usual stress he so-often exerts. "Tch! What?" Katsuki snapped. Like hell he'd, be subject to any more of this crap- especially while Deku got to sit on his ass and loaf around. "Yeah right. My in-house is over."

"Exactly, so perhaps next time, you'll think twice before day dreaming in my class." Scarlet eyes even brighter than Katsuki's flared, and all the explosive boy could do was growl in frustration, and swivel his view back out the window in acknowledgment of his punishment.

"If I have to go through another class with Present Mic, I think my head's gonna explode…" Sato groaned, his classmates dragging their exhausted bodies to the lunch line.

Meanwhile, Bakugo had been ahead of them, tapping his foot impatiently as he waited to place his own order. Today's class pissed him off as well, this isn't what he'd been expecting at all. Alas, finally, at least he could eat to blow off some steam.

"Hey, lemme get a—"

*bump*

"Extra-large bowl of ramen! Ooh! And make it spicy, please and thanks!"

The lunch lady smiled sweetly before walking away, Bakugo staring blankly before turning his gaze to the cheerful pink girl beside him.

"'The hell do you think you're doing Racc—!"

"Don't! Say it!"

Mina quickly placed a delicate finger on Bakugo's lips, pouting with a light blush. She sighed calmly, but the boy hadn't expected a burst of laughter shortly afterwards, looking even more confused.

"Y-you should've seen your face!" Mina wailed, Bakugo growling in anger. Not that it was real anyway. He found he could never be truly angry with this girl.

She sighed once again, before taking her friend's hand with hers and gently pulling him out of the line.

"Baku~! Eat with me!" She pleaded, but the thought of the rest of his female classmates, butting into his time with Ashido, baring googly eyes and stupid questions...it made the boy feel sick with disgust.

"What!? Don't be an idiot, you know I can't."

"Oh, come onnn~!" Mina paused, turning to grab her food and thank the lunch lady with a bright smile. That smile was really starting to get under Bakugo's skin. Hell, he genuinely appreciated everything about Mina (although she was a bit obnoxious). "It'll be fun!" Bakugo snapped out of his trance due to the full-mouthed girl urging him to join her.

"Not with those damn—"

"What? 'Morons'? 'Idiots'? Mm! *slurp* this one's my favorite: 'nerds'? Y'know *slurp* I gotta hand it to you: you get a 'A' for creativity points Baku, I dunno how you keep track of it all."

Sheesh, not even Bakugo realized how many names he had for those 'fools' that were his classmates. Was it really that bad?

Katsuki responded by flicking Ashido in the forehead, a reasonable response if he said so himself.

"Dammit, I get it! You don't have to shit on me about it..."

"I wasn't...!" Mina whined, holding her forehead before laughing even more. She stopped to smile at Bakugo with that same sweet touch as that night.

"Fine, then at least eat with me. Please? Forget about those 'extras'."

"Alright, now you're just pushing it!" Before he knew it, Bakugo had been melted by the acid quirk girl's loving charm, and he found himself walking beside her.

"Woah, you guys! Check it out! Bakugo's totally scoring Ashido over there!" Kaminari grabbed his male friends' attention, the heads of everyone turning to look at this astonishing sight.

"Atta' boy!" Kirishima exclaimed with a mouth full of fries.

"No way...!" Mineta growled in pure envy, baffled at the hothead's incredible strength. What the- was he drooling!? "Even Bakugo can go Plus Ultra! First Midoriya and now him...!"

"What!? N-no! I told you it wasn't like that!" Midoriya continued to struggle with the situation during the Hero Licensing Exams but was glad to see that Bakugo hadn't seemed nearly as confused as when he first came to him about his issue. He just hoped it would stay that way…

"Drop the act Midoriya. I totally saw you and that Shiketsu hotty in the rocks! Looks like you and Bakugo know some childhood tricks!"

"Oh, come on Sero! Not this again…"

The girls' table was just as nice as it was every other day...no. That wasn't right, something was wrong. What was it?

"Hey, has anyone seen Mina? She, like, never misses lunch." Ochaco managed to break the spell, everyone realizing that the life of the table herself was gone.

"I think she went to go eat with Bakugo. I'd seen them eating at one of the tables outside while talking, ribbit." Asui mention obliviously.

Yaoyorozu choked on her food, while Jiro spit out her water. Hagakure banged her hands on the table in shock, demanding a repeat of this massive breakthrough.

And Uraraka stopped eating all together.

"W-with Bakugo? Uh-uh, no way!" Toru couldn't wrap her head around this.

"Well actually, we should've seen that coming. I mean it's kinda obvious- she really likes him." Kyoka recovered from her brief episode. "You guy's don't remember Girls Night? I've never seen her like that before, so shy..."

"Y'know, come to think of it, I've noticed that they've become good friends lately." Asui only associated the practicalities; Bakugo was strong, Mina was strong. They both had explosive attitudes. As simple as that. She didn't really consider things like 'compatibility' but understood the immense shock nonetheless.

"Yeah, she even calls him 'Baku'! You can't even talk about Katsuki without her getting so flustered! I mean, who would've thought…?" Yaoyorozu still hadn't been able to make sense of this, and she found out this morning!

"Aww~! That's so cute! I can't believe she kept this from us this whole time! Oh my gosh- you guys think they're dating!?"

Hagakure's momentous burst of excitement was canceled by Uraraka getting up from her seat abruptly, grabbing her plate of lunch.

"Mm? Ochaco? Is everything alright? You barely touched your food…" Asui noted.

"Huh? Oh...yeah! I'm just not all that hungry. Especially with this crazy Mina news, I don't know what to think!" Uraraka covered up. The girl took her things to the conveyor belt, trying to decipher what she was really feeling.

But her friend's eyes watched her back until she was lost in the crowd of students, concerned to say the least.

"I guess she's still not over him yet..."

"Is it goo— WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING!?" Mina exclaimed, looking up to see Bakugo devilishly douse their shared ramen in hot sauce.

"Hm? What, you don't like spicy?" Bakugo looked up at her innocently.

"Y-yes, that's why I got it spicy!" Mina couldn't believe it, holding her face in her palm. He truly was hot head.

But he was hot too. Really hot…

Bakugo looked up to see Mina staring, blatantly daydreaming about clearly himself. He smiled, sending Ashido over the edge.

"So what's on your mind, other than me?" Bakugo's voice staggered her soul, Mina squealing, and Bakugo couldn't get over how cute it was.

"I d-don't know what you're talking about! Stop being silly!" Mina pressed her fingers together, looking away nervously. Now she knew how Jiro felt, she could hear her heart thumping in her ears.

"But, uh, n-nothing important— nothing important on my mind, I mean."

"Oh, so I'm not important now?" Bakugo pointed chopsticks towards her. If the pink girl knew how clever and witty her crush was, she probably wouldn't have decided to be alone with him. How could she? He was perfect, and she was…'ugh'.

"So you're telling me those pair of eyes I felt today weren't yours?"

"H-how did you-!?" Mina covered her mouth, squeaking once again. Bakugo couldn't help it, laughing lightly trying to contain himself. It was the most attractive laugh she'd ever heard, and Bakugo returned his gaze to the beautiful young lady before him to see her blush deeply.

"Hey, where's all that energy from earlier?" Bakugo leaned in, a smile creeping on his face. Internally, Bakugo already had Mina begging for mercy, but he couldn't have known this.

"Baku~! Stop it!" Mina held her burning cheeks while trying to shake off her nervousness. However, she'd been desperately asking herself the same question; Mina longed for Bakugo's attention, but every time she'd get a chance to be around him she became so nervous! She hated it! It was an honest feeling she wish would just-

"I'll eat it all, here."

To Mina's idea of a perfect world, Bakugo held a set a chopstick rolled with steaming noodles to her lips, hot and spicy. She was starting to become lightheaded, she didn't deserve this kind of treatment. She looked into the boy's red eyes, and his signature serious face made her smile lovingly.

Just as Mina took a bite, the pair was startled as astonished gawking with no source filled the air. But any noise with 'no source' only meant that Hagakure needed to improve on her stealth. As if she could see her, Mina looked angrily right into a pair of invisible eyes, and a sigh soon followed.

"Hagakure…!" Mina balled her fists with rage, trying to contain herself. Bakugo, confused, looking between his pink friend and a pair of gloves, shoes. and female uniform that guiltily appeared.

"What the— you could see her!?" Bakugo asked, shocked.

"Oh, I didn't tell you? I have a knack for knowing when I'm being spied on!"

"I'm sorry you guys, honest! Kaminari talked me into it!" Hagakure pointed to a nearby bush, where the electric boy came out of hiding.

"Woah-ho-ho, she's totally lying! Heheh..." Kaminari slowly approached Hagakure, before changing his attitude. "Hey! What are you doing, blowing my cover like that!?" Denki snapped quietly, bickering with his friend.

"What do you morons wan— oh, goddamn it!" Bakugo stopped himself, immediately looking to his pink friend who was already dying of laughter.

"Ha! There it is! I told you! It's always some name with you!" Mina sighed, placing a hand on Bakugo's stressed shoulders before sliding down his arm flirtatiously. "You're so funny Bakugo."

"~Ooooh!"

Bakugo and Mina had already forgotten about their friends, who gawked in unison at the sight of this new discovery of love.

"Sooo~!" Kaminari bravely took a seat next to Mina, making himself comfortable and crossing his legs elegantly. Bad move. "How long's this been going on with you lovebirds, huh?"

"You have three seconds to get lost Shock Boy." Bakugo shut this whole ruse down immediately, but Mina represented the pair in a much nicer fashion.

"We're just friends, you goofballs. Geez, I can't stand you guys sometimes! First Momo and now you…" As Mina attempted to cleared up these allegations, Bakugo found himself in a pit again. Just like when he came to Midoriya the first time.

'Just friends', why the hell wasn't that sitting right with him anymore? It was true, that's what he considered themselves as too. Just two classmates that had gotten well acquainted with each other, taking in interest in each other and becoming good friends.

...at least, at first. Then they started teasing one another, pressing buttons, getting under skin.

And he still couldn't make sense of why he attacked Todoroki with such fierceness weeks ago. Everyone shrugged it off as rivalry and 'Bakugo rage'. But honestly, something deep within him compelled him to hate Shoto in that moment like nothing else.

Then there was his recent relationship- one he didn't even want to begin to think about...

"Hellooo~? You in there?" Mina waved in her friend's face, Bakugo shaking his head to return to reality. Their friends had been long gone.

"Yeah...hey, Mina."

Bakugo looked down at his hands, as Mina curiously looked at him. He was using her name, that was strange. That meant…yeah! Something was wrong (Mina was just awful at these things).

"That's not the first time that's happened?"

"Hm? What? Kaminari and Hagakure being idiots? Unfortunately, it's not—"

"That's not what I mean!"

Well now Mina was confused and offended, Bakugo snapping at her ignorance.

"Sheesh! W-what? You mean that? I mean Momo asked about it this morning but—"

"And what did you say to her?"

"Y'know, if you lemme talk…!" Mina pouted. She sighed, it was obvious there was a point to this. "The same thing I told them, that we were just friends. Bakugo…what's this all about?"

"Why?" Bakugo asked angrily.

"Huh? What do you mean 'wh'-w-wait a sec!" Mina was coming to conclusions, and she was almost right. Just…took a turn in the wrong direction somewhere along the way. "Are we…um, d-dat—"

"Tch! I bet if I were that Icy-Hot bastard, it'd be different…" Bakugo said under his breath.

No he didn't! No way he just said that!

Mina couldn't believe this! Come to think of it, he had something to say the last time her and Todoroki were chatting in front of him. In fact, he always did...hold on. Mina was sensing a reoccurring pattern.

Was he...

"B-Bakugo!" The horned girl exclaimed in confident realization, leaning back and holding her chest. "Is that jealousy I'm hearing right now!?"

"What!? Don't be a dumbass, no way in hell!"

Making sense of Bakugo's ticks was a newly found task which Mina found quite difficult. But if there was something she had picked up on— as though some kind of instinct she'd need later— Mina knew when Bakugo was lying. Sometimes he'd start swearing up a storm, or make eye contact to hide what he was feeling. In this case, it was both.

"Oh my gosh, you're totally jealous!" Mina stood from her seat, pointing her own chopsticks at the boy across from her.

"Shut your goddamn mouth with that crap! No the hell I'm not!" Bakugo shot out of his seat, banging open palms on the table.

Mina returned to her normal position, before smiling at the boy across from her, who made it very clear that she was starting to piss him off.

Suddenly the roles were reversed. Mina had her confidence back, and it was Bakugo who found himself backed into a corner, his chest burning. He wasn't just sweating, he himself felt like he was going to explode. The hell was she smiling at!?

"Bakugo...you don't have to worry about that." Mina reassured, as it was her turn to lean in and lend a word to Bakugo's ear. But she liked to be a bit more up close and personal, cupping the explosive boys ear and whispering a secret.

"You're the only one I want."

However, Bakugo was still silent. He hadn't heard that in a while.

"'Hey, where's all that energy from earlier'?" Mina mocked, puffing out her flawless bust, and that was always going to do the trick for Bakugo. He smirked, he loved this side of Ashido, and the idea of being the only one for her was joyous. A confident Mina was a scary one to say the least. To Katsuki, it felt as though she had her fingers around his neck, because he sure couldn't breathe after that. He was choking on his words, burning up yet Ashido sent chills down his spine.

The two cleaned up quickly before Ashido hurried back to class. The last thing she needed to be was late.

"I, er, gotta clean the dorm." Bakugo looked down to his feet with a blush across his nose, escaping the heat as he clearly couldn't stay in the kitchen.

"Mm, do you have to go~?" Mina's general disappointment was undeniably as cute as she was, gently trying to pull Bakugo back to her side. "I'll miss you lots...~"

"Of course you will." Bakugo pat her head, and delivered a smirk that sent Mina into a lustful spiral. "But I'll see you later."

"Liar~! We don't have any other classes together~!" Ashido flailed her arms in frustration, unwilling to let him run off like he were busy or something again.

"I know."

Mina was disrupted, stuttering while blushing so much she had to hold her own face together. And god, could he stop smiling at her like that!? It was bad enough she he could cast spells on her heart with a look of those ruby red orbs of his as he walked off.

Cleaning the dorm took longer than expected.

"Of course he'd pull some crap like this...!" Katsuki muttered under his breath. His In-House was over with, but he had to clean the dorms one last time.

"'For being irresponsible after failing the Liscensing Ex-' pfft! Give me a break..." The boy took a deep breath while glancing around the room.

"I got ten minutes left..." Katsuki heaved while wiping his forehead. This wasn't how he foresaw his day this morning, but if he had to be honest, foresight hadn't done him much justice as of late. His life was taking one turn after another, and he certainly wouldn't have seen himself in the position he was in now a month or two ago.

Honestly, he had skipped a few rooms, as no one would be brave enough to rat on him. Certainly not Deku. Coming to the last of the rooms on the girl's side, Bakugo reached for a dazzling door that was warded with sugar, spice, and everything nice; Katsuki attempted to open the door, but was reluctant to touch the knob. He swore he'd never step foot into this room again, but the tense ticking of his watch rang in his ear. He growled, and stepped into a room that smelled of Hershey Kisses, just as the eyes of Uraraka were made of.

"Still a slob, huh?" Bakugo snorted, sweeping through her room while respecting her privacy. He placed his jacket down on her chair, working up a sweat, and grumbled during his choirs that were so beneath him. But his emotions were all out of whack, he was sweeping too hard. "Crap!" Bakugo cursed, rocking her bedside table a bit, a golden object skidding towards his feet. Wait a sec...

"This is...!" He couldn't believe it. What did she still have this for? And so close to her bed...

*tick* went his watch, dragging Katsuki back to reality. "Crap! I'm gonna be late!" Bakugo quickly replaced the item and rushed out of the room, before being scolded once again.

"Katsuki, am I fat?" Mina held her stomach, munching on a cookie she was practically dying for (Bakugo gave in after the excessive begging).

After class, the day went by like every other day. Hanging out in the common area, some goofing around while others did their homework, it was all so they could eventually go to bed. But not for Bakugo and Mina. What started off with him helping her study turned into slipping into the kitchen, grabbing a few snacks, and taking refuge in his room after hours.

Laying atop his bed while swinging her knees back and forth, the pink girl was in her happy place right now. His bed, his room, it all smelled like a crisp ocean wave, and Bakugo stood by his window gazing at the moon. What she wouldn't do for him to walts on over to the bedside, as his belt buckle could use a little loosening.

"You mentally undressing me over there, Raccoon Eyes?" Mina quickly sat up and playfully threw a pillow at her crush.

"Maybe Mina is, maybe she's not."

"Y'know, I don't get upset when you call me your stupid names." Bakugo leaned against the window sill, looking at the girl before him. He had to say, the sight of Mina sprawled on his bed was something he could get used to. She wore her casual purple-dark purple striped dress, it's silk clinging tight to her body, complimenting her curves. He loved every part of it, Bakugo didn't want Ashido anywhere else. She looked delicious, Mina just absolutely to die for. And Katsuki was dying to sink his teeth into the cream-filled delicacy that she was.

"Yeah, but mine are cuter." Mina cheerfully got up, before making room at the window sill by bumping the explosive boy with ample hips. "It's a cute name...for a cute guy." That seductive voice she scarcely used made him quiver, the girl dabbing his nose while slightly laughing. Mina nuzzled curly locks onto Bakugo's shoulder, his warmth amazing. He couldn't help himself, instinctively wrapping his arm around her as if he were hypnotized.

'Friends'. That's what they were calling each other. But no matter how he put it, there just wasn't a way to quite explain why that meant Mina was in his room past midnight so frequently, and why Bakugo only pulled her closer to his side.

A delightful scent crept up the boy's nose, and he could've sworn he knew the answer to this.

"Violet Bomb, right?" Mina looked into the boy's eyes with delight, Bakugo getting nervous at her sudden joy.

"Oh my god, you remembered! You're the cutest, you know I have like 10 different perfumes."

"Well you told me all of thirteen of them, didn't you? I just thought I'd remember— shut up already!"

Bakugo angrily returned his gaze to the window with a blush, as though trying to be prideful. But Mina knew the real reason why, something else she'd picked up on.

"You don't like my eyes very much, do you?" Mina laughed lightly, a bit saddened. Bakugo looked down at her as though she were crazy, but he knew where it was coming from. 'Raccoon Eyes' was a bit harsh, an easy way to destroy someone's mental.

"What? N-no! I just...can't look into them for too long without getting lost…"

Mina was on fire, cheeks burning. Bakugo also felt a cold sweat as the girl hid her face in his arm while squealing. He smiled lightly, playing with her curls, while occasionally giving her horns some attention. They were…'sensitive', he found out one night.

"The fact is, they're perfect."

"Stop it Baku!" Mina dug further into his shirt, she absolutely adored his attention, but she had a low capacity for it.

"Well stop making assumptions then."

The night was cool, and the room was cozy, and before they knew it, they were being pulled into the most passionate night of their lives.

"What's on your mind?" Mina asked lazily, she was too caught up in the moment. She wanted Bakugo to never let go, pull her closer.

"Honestly...you are."

Bakugo slid his arm from around Mina and turned to look at her. He was serious, but his voice said it as well. So did his posture, even the tension in the room was speaking. Mina found herself a bit timid, but the thought of being in his mind made her heart skip a beat. No, her heart wasn't just skipping beats; with the current scenario, Mina was on the brink of death, suffocating, and desperately needed mercy from this situation.

"Katsuki, I—"

"Mina, what are we doing, right now?"

The question rang through her ears.

Bakugo couldn't simply just get lost in the moment anymore. So much had happened that he needed to know what it was he was doing exactly. How did Mina make him feel so weak, pulling his strings, and what the hell did she want from him? When it came to her, something deep inside took a hold of his heart, and he shook with anxiety.

'Just friends'? That didnt explain this.

But to Mina, it just wasn't that simple. The situation was so complicated for her, she couldn't just ask a question, or give an answer. She was never good at those things, Mina couldn't be so straightforward. She needed bundles of time to get her thoughts out or else it'd just be a jumble of crap, but Bakugo gave her no time to breathe.

"Closer…"

Mina's body pleaded internally, but her mind spoke the opposite. She was in a battle with herself, she wanted Bakugo more than anything, his warmth, but he couldn't supply it. Not without knowing what it meant going forward, and that was such a good question— if this were a test, Mina hadn't 'studied' to say the least (as usual).

But time was moving just slow enough for her to match some pieces together...

They were friends, that much was certain. Just friends. No, that wasn't right. Friends with benefits, she guessed? Ugh! No way, that didn't explain how he made her feel.

How did he make her feel?

Well, that was easy: like she was on fire.

No, gentler...like she was bathing in fire.

Like he was dressing her in all of her entirety in a robe of flame, occasionally exploding with passion. He'd groom her with butterflies that worked magic in her stomach...regulate her heartbeat...and take over her mind.

And after he was done? Well, Bakugo would take her into his arms and carry her back to this very room...

Suddenly, Mina had completed this seemingly endless puzzle that were her feelings. She had all these emotions bottled up and now she just needed to express them.

But there was no time for that.

Bakugo already knew how he felt, and whether or not it was good or bad, this boy was time bomb; he needed answers, and when he asked questions, it was only a matter of time before he'd get them. One way or another.

Mina couldn't breathe, his presence was suffocating her. What she didn't know was that, once again, something had a hold of Bakugo's heart, and he didn't need answers just so he could feel better. Bakugo didn't lose, yet this was a battle he was losing, and he wanted the girl before him more than anything. He desperately needed to know or he'd burst.

The moon was spectating and had sported them as it did several nights ago.

Mina looked up only for a second to see Bakugo's angered expression. He tried to move into her sight, but Mina just wouldn't have it. She couldn't look at him like before. Because now she couldn't just foolishly breeze by, she'd lost her confidence again. This wasn't school or some training, this wasn't lunch time where her friends would save her from an exploding fluster. She was actually required to think for once, right now. And she had did that already. But her thoughts were interrupted by the scary sight of an open palm, reaching for her face.

Then she felt her chin gripped just a bit, before being guided to the crimson eyes she'd gotten lost in so many times already. Mina released a hitched breath in surprise. Bakugo looked just as he did that night, just as innocent, just as pure. Why was he so...perfect?

"So what? This isn't real? Is this some nightmare I can't wake up from?"

Mina couldn't help but stare into his eyes, which sought answers to all of this. The frustration in his voice only signifying how much he's been dealing with. How much he's been thinking about her, how much she's been putting him through.

"What are you-"

" 'You're the only thing I want', that's what you said'...as if you took the damn word right outta my mouth!" He held firmly onto her arms, but Mina was still in shock, still blankly gawking at him. "I tried to stay away from you Ashido. You make me feel like I'm weak, and I can barely move around you. I-I can't think straight- dammit Mina, you're the only thing I can think about half of the time! Nothing else! I…I want you so bad, I can't even explain it. So…" He released his grasp weakly, his energy depleting as his gaze wandered to the floor.

"You're telling me it was all made up…? I said I would never do...this, ever again!"

Mina quickly grabbed Bakugo's hands, and that warmth from nights ago crept its way back into their bodies. She was crushed, feeling how heavy his heart was when she touched him.

"Bakugo, why shouldn't you...?" She whispered in hushed reassurance. However, she still wasn't looking at him. She just continued to look down and caress his hands with her thumbs.

"The truth is, it's so real I don't even know how to put it into words..." Bakugo watched as Mina looked away, gently biting her own lips.

"Y'know, when I first met you, I thought you were some hot head so full of himself he had to let the whole world know..." She laughed to herself. Looking back, it was a shock that she found herself here, in this moment.

"Then I saw how cool you were, your drive, your passion to be here, at U.A. It just...it just wasn't until the Sports Festival I saw everything else."

"What's 'everything else'?"

Mina felt a surge as Bakugo spoke, eagerly wanting to know more. It was like story time, she thought, and before she knew it she could look him in the eyes and smile sweetly.

"What's everything else? Practically everything! Your so strong- really strong. Funny, brave...compassionate...c-cute…" Mina looked away for the last one, but she knew that sexy smirk was greeting her.

"How cute?"

"Very cute." Mina laughed as she punched him in the chest, resting her fist there before spreading her fingers across it's broadness. She took this moment to live out one of her many dreams, licking her lips as she briefly caressed her hands against the boy's pecs.

"Ho-T~." As if placing a spell, Bakugo started to melt.

"I don't know Baku, I could go on for hours about you, but honestly, you're just everything I'm…"

"Don't say it."

"...not."

They spoke at once, and Bakugo hated to admit that Midoriya was right. Mina just didn't hold herself to high standards, and he had no idea why. She placed top ten during the quirk assessment test, she was plenty strong, and he actually found her pretty incredible. Hearing that just pissed him off. Maybe he was missing something vital.

Before he could get out a word of encouragement, that same finger from earlier gently pressed against his lips, and Mina shook her head.

"It's true, you don't have to say anything. But honestly, it's a good thing!" Bakugo looked in confusion at the pretty young lady before him, cheerful and glad as ever. He didn't understand how him being defined as 'everything she wasn't' could possibly be a good thing.

"I guess it just means that you're what I've been missing in my life." Mina laughed.

She furthered Bakugo's shock but slowly embracing him, wrapping gentle arms around his waist. She was happy, so happy, and Bakugo wanted to be a part of it any way he could. He returned the gesture, and Mina was searing with warmth. His aroma was classy, the type of cologne that made you hunger for a second or third smell, with a dash of smoke, signature to hers truly.

'Hers'...that reminded her.

"Hey." Mina looked to her left, and Bakugo looked down at her. Wait, she was pouting. But why? And it was one of Mina's pouts: her cheeks were more chubby than usual, she wasn't really upset, and she was just trying to get her way.

"What are you doing that for!?" Bakugo made sure to do everything right up to this point.

"I have 'Pink Cheeks' too, y'know…" Mina pouted quietly.

Bakugo snorted, laughing at the adorable display. Mina playfully pushed away from his, hitting his chest the best she could.

"I-is that jealousy I hear?"

"What!? Oh, you better not mister, no! Don't be ridiculous! As if!" Mina did a little spin to present her marvelous curves before crossed her arms and triumphantly looked away.

"Nah, I'm pretty sure someone's a jealous."

"I'm serious! Hell, I have four, to be exact!"

"Yeah, I see that…" Mina covered her mouth to conceal the loud squeak as Bakugo caressed her rear in brief fashion. If he was this daring, she wouldn't last another second. She smacked his arm, laughing and telling him he hadn't earned that prize 'just yet'.

"It's funny I brought up Uraraka…" Mina smile while looking at her cute feet, and Bakugo looked to the girl as she engaged in deep thought.

"I was teasing her about how she was in love with Midoriya...but…" Mina halted her laughter.

"I don't know, I guess I'm the one that fell for…" She looked into Bakugo's crimson orbs, breathing unsteadily.

"...you."

The moon shone as bright as ever, cloaking the two in crisp light.

For Mina, whether or not her confession of developing love was accepted, she just needed this weight off her chest.

But for Bakugo...well, Bakugo never quite expressed himself with his words.

A small laugh slipped from the explosive boy's nose, and the soft smile that could melt a demon's heart revealed itself. "I'll tell you a secret Raccoon Eyes." Bakugo gestured her to come closer, and Mina rolled her eyes while obeying his command.

Kaminari could create 1.3 million volts indiscriminately. Midoriya could make the earth shake with just his fingers with just his fingers, and Todoroki could send chills down the spines of his enemies with fire while burning justice into their cores with ice.

But Mina's world? Only Bakugo could turn it on its side, blow a crater in it that would fill with passion she'd never known existed.

Perfect lips crashed onto hers, smooth hands slipping into the small of her back, Bakugo sent Mina into a spiral as he passionately kissed her without warning. But Mina fell into it lovingly, slowly wrapping her arms around his neck and letting themselves fall into sync. Fire exploded in their mouths, and as the two parted from their kiss, they had been melted by loving care from the other.

Bakugo smiled, taking one hand and flicking Mina in the head, as if trying to burn this into her memory.

"You're the only one I want."