Inspired by the song True Love by P!NK.

Try and tell me this song isn't their whole relationship. I dare you.

When Bakugo and Kazumi had become a couple, everyone had assumed things would calm down between them.

No more silent treatment or big blowup fights where Kirishima and one of Kazumi's brothers would have to tag team to pull the two apart. No more of them ignoring each other like they had been for the past few months. And best of all, they could work as a team again and communicate nonverbally. It was a blessing.

But that was during the honeymoon phase. For all intents and purposes, they'd been a couple for a long time in everything but name and open affection shown to each other. That ended with the 'dorm intruder' incident where she'd shown him the cold shoulder for a few days afterwards. Even so, they didn't have another big blow-up until a few months after that, on a day no couple should fight on because it was too cliché.

Valentine's Day.

Now, believe it or not, it wasn't because Bakugo or Kazumi forgot. Both of them remembered. They just weren't able to do anything because—

"HE'S SUCH AN IDIOT!"

Kazumi slammed down her fist on the table, almost launching Eri's bowl of cereal into the air. Izuku narrowly caught it and motioned for Eri to move elsewhere, lest she get caught in her aunt's angry rant.

"Kazumi, it's not his—"

"No, it is his fault! He was out of his depth and he knew it but no! He's the great Bakugo and he could handle it!" She crossed her arms and slumped back in her chair. "He doesn't even think about how this stuff affects me!"

Her hair was full-on steaming, which it hadn't done in quite a while. Yeah, Bakugo had really and truly pissed off his powerful, temperamental girlfriend. Which was bad for everyone, especially him. She shoved herself back from the table and stood up.

"In fact, I'm going to go talk to him right to his stupid face!"

"Uh, sis, you may want to—"

"DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!" Kazumi was walking towards the door.

"I was gonna say change out of your pajamas."

Kazumi glanced down and noticed she was, indeed, still in one of Bakugo's T-shirts and a pair of sleep pants. She sighed, heading upstairs much to everyone's relief as her hair cooled down.

"Why's she so pissed?" Kirishima asked, rubbing the back of his head. "I mean, it's not like Bakugo tried to get hurt."

"But this is the first time in a while he's pulled something like this," pointed out Ashido. "And the first time he's actually gotten hurt this badly, especially since they started dating."

"Mina has a point," agreed Ochaco. "I mean, I'd be really mad at Deku if he started breaking his arms again like he did when we started school."

Izuku made a mental note to ensure that his limbs stayed intact.

"I'm off," Kazumi sighed, coming back down the stairs. She was dressed for the winter cold, extra thick given her lack of cold resistance. "I'll be back later."

"Who wants to bet she totally makes out with him after she chews him out?" asked Kaminari.

Fuck.

Bakugo sighed as he stared up at the white ceiling of the infirmary.

The day before, he'd accepted a request from Kazumi's dick of a birth father to help deal with some villain activity in Hosu City. It was supposed to have been connected with a much larger case that would help him earn a little cash to finish paying for Kazumi's Valentine's Day gift. Sure, it was dangerous, but he could deal with it if it meant he could make sure their second Valentine's went better than their first. Instead, one of the bastards had been stronger than anybody knew and he'd gone after Bakugo with some kind of strength-and-speed combo Quirk that prevented the explosive blonde from reacting in time before the guy got to him. He'd lost consciousness in the ensuing struggle and woken up just a few moments ago.

I was out for a day. Not too bad, but… fuck.

It's been a year since I was hurt that bad.

Checking the calendar had proven that it was indeed Valentine's Day and where was he? Incapacitated in the infirmary instead of getting his girlfriend's gift that he'd actually put thought into. Even though her birthday—her seventeenth—had been just a month earlier, circumstances (namely problems with Endeavor and money) had prevented him from getting her a gift and she'd been incredibly understanding about it all. Maybe she wouldn't be this time. No, definitely not.

Fucking bastard screwed me over!

"Mr. Bakugo, you have a visitor," Recovery Girl stated, entering the room. Bakugo turned his head to see Kazumi.

The tips of her hair were steaming.

She's pissed. Uh-oh.

"I'll leave you two alone. Try not to injure him, Miss Midoriya."

"Will do, ma'am."

The door closed and they were both silent.

"Hey, Water Witch, listen—"

"Shut up." He stared at her. "Just… why? Why would you go out there when you know you're not at the level to deal with the same things as Endeavor?"

"It's not like I knew I'd get hurt!"

"You knew it was possible."

Is she mad because it's Valentine's Day?

"Look, I don't know why you're mad at me! Shit happens!"

Her eyes flashed with anger and he knew that had been the wrong thing to say.

"Yeah, shit happens! But you should know me well enough to know why I'm mad!"

"I don't, okay?!" Pain split through his side. "FUCK!"

Bakugo doubled over a bit as he held the injured area still covered in bandages. Kazumi's mood immediately switched from pissed to doting and worried girlfriend as she rushed closer and reached for his bandaged side.

"How bad is it?" she asked.

"Fuck… shit… it feels like it's burning…"

She pressed her hand against the cotton and turned it to cool water, the liquid soaking into the bandages and relieving some of the pain. He sighed and relaxed as he laid back on the bed.

"Thanks," he told her.

"You're welcome." She turned to leave. "And to give you a hint: I wasn't mad about today. Speaking of which…"

Kazumi reached into her purse and pulled out a small bag of homemade chocolate.

"Happy Valentine's Day, Kacchan."

She left the bag on his nightstand and walked out of the room.

She must be mad I got hurt so bad.

Dammit…

I'm an asshole.

Kazumi sighed as she unlocked the door to her room.

It had been a few days since she'd last spoken to Bakugo, not since giving him his gift in the infirmary. He'd come back to class since then but he'd been distant emotionally and physically. The rest of their classmates seemed rightfully unnerved by the development, all of them choosing to keep their distance from the couple lest there be an explosion literally or verbally. No matter what they thought, she'd gotten over her anger rather quickly upon seeing him in the infirmary, still in pain and still clueless as to why she was mad at him. How could anybody stay mad?

But he won't talk to me.

How can I apologize for being so cruel?

She opened the door and blinked.

Bakugo was sitting on her bed holding a small bouquet of daisies and looking very nervous. He glanced up as she closed the door behind her and shot to his feet.

"Listen, I know I'm a complete and total asshole for not considering that you don't like seeing me hurt—"

"No, I'm a bitch for getting mad at you for it! You didn't mean to get hurt!"

"Still, I should know better. Especially after the way you used to blow up when Deku was getting the hang of his Quirk in first year." He handed her the bouquet. "They're out of season so they were kinda pricy. That's why I took that request from Shithead."

"Oh." Her voice sounded very small.

"Also, I got you this." She tilted her head as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a box. "It's not much but I know you were looking for something like it."

She opened the box to find an oval-shaped silver locket. It was engraved with swirling waves of water in a way that she knew had to have been custom-done. Suddenly, she felt very self-conscious about her gift and its lack of a price tag.

"Dammit, I feel terrible…" she mumbled, her eyes tearing up and making him very flustered.

"Hey, c'mon—"

"You spent a lot of money and you spent time with my birth father to get me this. My gift wasn't anything but homemade chocolate."

"It was good chocolate. And the locket isn't your Valentine's Day gift; that's your belated birthday present."

"W-what?!"

"I missed your birthday this year because life sucks so I decided I'd get you a birthday present anyway."

"Why are you like this?!"

"Like what?" He started to panic as tears rolled down her cheeks.

"You're such an asshole sometimes, but I love you no matter what. Most people would fall apart if they fight as much as we do but it makes us stronger. Why?"

"Hate to say it, but we're kinda not most people. Most girls would be pissed I missed Valentine's. You were pissed that I got hurt." She sat down on her bed. "Love you, okay? I'll see you tom—"

He was cut off as his girlfriend pulled him down onto her bed. It appeared she'd misjudged the force of the action, however, as he was much heavier than she was and it resulted in him pinning her to the mattress.

"Kazumi!"

Before he could say anything else, she pressed her lips to his. On instinct, he returned the action and he felt her arms wrap around his neck. Her teeth closed around his bottom lip, sending a shockwave down his body as he rested his hands on her hips. It was getting heated and he didn't know what to do what is happening what—

They were interrupted by a knock at the door. Kazumi sighed and broke away from him to go answer it, leaving him feeling more than a little dazed as she opened it up to reveal Izuku and Ochaco.

"Hey, Kazumi!" Ochaco greeted her. "We were wondering if you wanted to come watch a movie with us?"

"Um… normally, I'd say yes, but I'm a little… busy."

Ochaco glanced past her and saw Bakugo sitting on her bed.

"Oh. Oh, I understand. Sorry to interrupt, then!" She grabbed Izuku's arm and they walked away, leaving Kazumi alone with her boyfriend as she closed the door.

"Happy Valentine's Day," she told him.

"You're an asshole but I love you

And you make me so mad I ask myself

Why I'm still here, or where could I go

You're the only love I've ever known."

—P!NK, "True Love"

So this is a special chapter. This is my first holiday special to actually be posted on time on the actual holiday. In almost seven years of publishing fanfiction. How. How did I get this out on time?! Little short but it's better than nothing.

Been dead for a little while with this story, but I'm going to pop back in every now and then to show off my writing or something. I have a number of fics I'm working on, including a Kazumi and Todoroki sibling piece (big AU where Kazumi is not… in the best place mentally and emotionally) and a few Dragon Prince fics (if you haven't seen that, watch it on Netflix as soon as you can. Season one animation is a little janky but it's supposed to be like that).

Next chapter will be IzuOcha with a side of Bakuzumi instead of Bakuzumi with a side of IzuOcha, like it's been so far. Not saying what it is past that.

So long and thanks for all the fish!