Bakugou lay in bed just thinking about the events that had just transpired in the last couple of days. It all started when he blurted out that he just found her hot. The entire fucking school got whipped into a goddamn frenzy for some reason. He didn't know why any of those losers cared about his feelings for Uraraka but he did know that saying that he just thought she was hot somehow made him reevaluate everything about her.
It was supposed to be simple- he thought she was hot as fuck and that's it. That was normal. He didn't have any strings attached, just pure, raw, physical attraction. If he had it his way, that information would have stayed with him but fucking Four Eyes just had to goad him into saying that he found her hot.
He really needs to kick that nerd's ass one of these days.
After those words tumbled out of his mouth, a chain of events started which lead to Brainiac somehow becoming friends with Uraraka. Some fuckers took a picture of them hugging and it somehow caused a schoolwide gossip chain about their nonexistent relationship. It only lasted for about a day because both class 1A and 1B had some insane monsters for class reps but still…
Bakugou had to admit- he was fucking pissed as shit when those rumors surfaced. He didn't know why but the idea of that mind control fucker dating her made him want to throw up and then beat the shit out of someone. For a while, he actually thought that Brainiac actually mind controlled Uraraka using that fucking quirk of his to make her date him.
If that were the case, there would be nothing left to bury.
Luckily for Brainiac, Four Eyes managed to calm him down by using his nerd logic to convince him that Shinsou would never do such a thing and even if he wanted to, his quirk wouldn't allow that to happen. Bakugou hoped that the Brainiac knew that Iida just saved his life.
Of course, it was revealed that Uraraka and Brainiac were just friends and nothing else. A bunch of dishonest fuckers snapped a picture of them hugging and it flew all over the damn school. For some reason, Uraraka became the target of a bunch of fuckers who absolutely hated her. Because of their hatred, they made that dumb fucking rumor that her and Brainiac were dating. The thing was- nobody really knew who started the damn rumor.
All Bakugou knew that it was nobody from either his class or 1B started or spread those bullshit pictures and the rumors. He knew it was easy to blame it on the copycat fucker but Monoma was just as angry as he was that one of his classmates was the subject of rumors. Even though both his class and the class full of extras were free from suspicion, that still left the entirety of the fucking school. All the first-year support and general classes were still suspects and that didn't even take account of the second- and third-year students who no doubt hated the first-year students because they made them look like shit.
It was like finding a needle in a needled factory...that went out of business fifty years and became converted to three different places since.
He was beyond pissed the fuck off that those assholes still out there. Probably laughing at the stupid ass rumor they caused. He wanted to beat the fuck out of them but he knew that he couldn't just beat up most of the school.
Well, he could- he was the best after all. He didn't want to get expelled.
Besides, he knew how fucking terrifying Ponytail and Four Eyes could get whenever they were really determined about something. He remembered Four Eyes going after a fucking serial killer because said killer injured his brother which made him think twice about really fucking with him for a moment. He also remembers Ponytail almost going nuts when she took the entire class out to eat and Four Eyes and Icy-Hot offered to split the bill with her. Bakugou felt the fear of god his soul. If anyone was willing to get to the bottom of this shit, it would be them.
He still was dealing with a different problem, however- his reaction towards the entire fiasco. He spent so much time outright denying his actual feelings. That wasn't exactly true, he thought that he just thought she was hot and was annoyed by Four Eyes' fucking pestering. Bakugou understood that Four Eyes was close friends with Uraraka and at first that's why he thought why Four Eyes was so adamant into getting them together. That dweeb treated her like a daughter and Bakugou guessed that he really approved of a potential relationship.
When he believed that Brainiac and Uraraka were a couple- it opened his eyes. He was really fucking miserable for those short few hours where he thought Uraraka and Brainiac were actually a couple. The closest feeling he could think of was when he thought he was the cause of All Might's end. That despite all his strength, skill, and intelligence he couldn't do anything about it…
That is when he realized that Four Eyes kept pushing him to ask Uraraka out because he knew that his feelings ran deeper than just physical attraction. Bakugou huffed in equal parts irritation and amusement. He couldn't believe a nerd with a sex drive of a turnip was subtly trying to push him towards Uraraka.
Bakugou turned to his side and saw that clock read three in the morning. If tomorrow hadn't been the start of the weekend, he would have been fuming that he couldn't go to sleep but he just felt so hollow. Then he glanced at his bedside table to look at the new addition to it- a class picture. Bakugou only put that picture there because it had Uraraka in it. The blonde grunted in amusement. He always was just as creepy as Deku when it came to people they admired.
He thought back to what Four Eyes said to him earlier-
"You've lucked out today, Bakugou but sooner or later Uraraka will find someone. If you don't make you move after all this then you have nobody to blame but yourself."
He was completely right of course. Uraraka meant more than any of those other bitches that he couldn't give any more fucks about. Bakugou huffed, of all the things to fucking during his time in UA, falling for a girl was not one of them. He denied it for as long as he could but the fact was that he cared deeply about Uraraka and didn't just want to get into her pants.
Bakugou steeled himself and made a decision- he was going to ask her out. But just as he made that resolution, a thought popped into his head. The last several hours for Uraraka must have been painful. She had to deal with so much shit because some fuckers thought she was dating a guy. Yeah, Four Eyes, Ponytail, and Man Hands urged the school to put out a formal announcement regarding social media and bullying but Uraraka still had that fucking stigma attached to her. He didn't want to do anything to make her life harder. He knew that Uraraka was fucking tough as nails but the thought of more shit being thrown her way made him feel extremely guilty.
Was he really going to let her suffer through all of that bullshit just because he couldn't take not being with her?
He didn't know what to do…
Iida, Yaoyorozu, and Kendou stood outside the conference room of UA waiting patiently. They had compiled a report about what the rumors surrounding Uraraka and Shinsou entailed and were waiting for a response with baited breath
"You think they are going to do anything?" Kendou asked, apprehensively.
"They can't possibly let this situation slide without any actions, can they?" Momo hypothesized. "The events that happened over the last twenty-four hours or so caused quite a stir and it would reflect badly on the school if they don't do anything to address."
"I don't believe "badly" is a harsh enough word to describe any potential inaction from the school." Iida articulated, a small amount of anger laced in his tone. "It would be an outrage for the school to just let this incident pass by without doling out the requisite punishment!"
Momo nodded "You're right, Iida! UA is much better than that. I believe that right now, they are forming a plan that will make sure that the delinquents who have spread this rumor will be punished swiftly and severely!"
Kendou sighed in disappointment as she saw the optimism radiant from her two wealthy friends. She knew that the school was likely going to do the bare minimum since in the grand scheme of things- with villain attacks and training future heroes that a bunch of social media gossip was barely a blip on the radar for them. Kendou knew that they had quite a skewed view of the world due to the wealthy were born in and what they viewed as injustice, people like her viewed as just something that they would have to deal with it.
After what seemed to be like an eternity, the door to the conference room finally opened and the UA staff that were at the meeting such as Aizawa, Kan, Nezu, and Hound Dog walked out slowly.
The three class reps stood in attention as both Kan and Aizawa approached them.
Class 1B's teacher smiled at them "First of all, I would like to sincerely thank all of you for telling us about what happened. We are all proud that you three care so much about your fellow students."
The three students smiled back, with Kendou's being the biggest and responded accordingly "Thank you."
Aizawa scratched the back of his head "So we emailed an announcement regarding the use of social media to all students. You don't have to worry about this anymore."
Iida and Momo scrunched their faces in confusion "That's it?"
Aizawa looked at them like they had grown two heads "Yes…? That's all we can do."
"But what about the strain those disgusting rumors put upon both Uraraka and Shinsou?" Momo argued "Are you not going to do anything about that?"
"We can't exactly delve into student's personal lives like that" Aizawa explained "And besides, most of the picture were deleted as soon as it became known that punishment may be given."
"So, this is the end of this scandal? Nothing else?" Iida asked, outraged.
Aizawa sighed "Look- I know that all three of you feel strongly about this but this is what it's gonna be like once you become a hero. Not a day will go by without you being the subject of terrible rumors." he said flatly before walking away with Kan.
Momo covered her mouth with her hands to mask the shock that was overcoming her "I...I can't believe that an email is the most they are going to do about the subject!" she lamented.
Kendou put a hand on both of her friends' shoulders "Look guys, I know this really stings but I think Aizawa brings up a good point about dealing with rumors."
"To hell he does!" Iida yelled "The people who made those disgusting rumors and comments regarding both Uraraka and Shinsou weren't total strangers. All of this was localized within our school so that meant that our peers spread this bile around! Are we supposed to let all of that slide?!"
Momo nodded her head enthusiastically I agree completely, Iida! If the school isn't going to help us then me have to take matters into our own hands!"
"Wait...You guys aren't seriously going to do your own detective work to find out who did what, are you?"
Both of Kendou fellow reps looked at her, determination staining their faces. She should have known that they would be willing to do such a thing. After all, they did go on a secret mission to rescue Bakugou from the League of Villains. After doing such a thing, she supposed that some amateur sleuthing wouldn't be that difficult for them.
"So I can't do anything to convince you two to just drop it?" Kendou asked one final time
Iida and Momo shook their heads
"Well, then I guess I'm joining you two. This entire debacle pissed me off too and I'm afraid that you two may go over the top without someone like me to bring you down to earth!"
Iida and Momo cheered at Kendou's self-enlistment
"That's good to hear." Iida praised
"We needed someone like you on our little team. Iida and I are sort of clueless when it comes to the subject of social media and everyday gossip." Momo admitted
Kendou crossed her arms and smiled "So you two were planning to do something even though you had no plan? That doesn't sound like you two at all! But I can see your confusion. None of you have any accounts on anything and both of you went to private schools before UA were stuff like this isn't that common."
"We are well aware. that's why we placed quite a bit of hope on your joining our crusade." Iida said
Kendou giggled "Now I want to know what you would have done without my help. Were you just going to interrogate every student not from class 1A and 1B and determine if they were innocent or guilty?"
"If that was what it had to take…" Iida began before Kendou cut him off
"You guys are insane. We're going to have to spend a lot of time combing through account timeless for a lot of people. God knows that I just want to call up Tetsu so he could beat the hell out of everyone involved."
Momo raised an eyebrow "Tetsutetsu?"
"Yup. Perks of dating a guy like him- he's pretty devoted. It's sometimes a bit too much but I appreciate it."
"You are correct that this Endeavor will eat up a lot of time. It will take a while for us to find our culprits. And that's if we find out about our culprits." Iida speculated
"But it's worth the effort...for our friends" Momo addressed
Iida and Kendou nodded at her assessment. All of this work will be worth it to find who had spread those vile rumors.
Unbeknownst to them, Kan and Aizawa were having a conversation as they walked away.
"You think that those three are going to be content with the actions we took?" 1B's teacher asked
"I know that they won't. May I remind you that Iida and Yaoyorozu went on a vigilante mission to rescue Bakugou?"
"So you're counting on both of them and Kendou to try to investigate?"
"The school's hands are tied. Personal freedoms and all that jazz. I can count on them to get to the bottom of all this."
"Staking such responsibilities on your students? Don't you do enough of that sleeping in class?"
"I had to give up my normal sleeping hours to train Shinsou" Aizawa defended himself.
"That doesn't explain all the times you sleep in class before and after you started training Shinsou…"
"Working as a teacher and pro hero is tiring, Kan…"
"I would be more sympathetic but a vast majority of teachers have the same burdens as you do. Hell, Present Mic has a radio show as well! You're just lazy" Kan wasn't buying Aizawa's excuses "Sooner or later, Iida and Yaoyorozu are going to be tired of filling in for you and actually appeal to Nezu to take your job." he joked.
"I am not lazy" Aizawa huffed.
"You okay, dude? Juzo lightly gripped Shinsou's shoulder to get his attention "I'm so sorry that you had to deal with this shit right after you joined."
Before Shinsou could respond, Tetsutetsu started yelling in the background "It's fucking bullshit! Fuck those assholes for spreading those shitty rumors about you and Uraraka!" Both Kaibara and Tokage were holding him back from running into to other classes and just wailing on the students.
"Get a hold of yourself, dude!" Kaibara
"Not everyone who isn't in our class or 1A is involved!" Tokage continued Kaibara's arguments
Both Juzo and Shinsou simply stared at the scene in front of them
"Does this happen often?"
"Yeah...Tetsutetsu is like that. He's loyal to a fault though and is just furious that you had to deal with all this crap."
Shinsou smirked "That's...kinda noble, really."
"Tetsutetsu is a good friend to have and considering Kendou's general positivity, a good boyfriend as well."
"Wait, Kendou, the class rep is dating that guy?"
Juzo chuckled "Everyone was just as shocked as you are right now. Hell, Monoma almost cried...Poor douche has the biggest crush on Kendou. Turns out she likes good guys that are fiercely loyal."
"Huh...not the weirdest thing I heard…" Shinsou then turned to Juzo "About the rumors...I'm fine I guess."
"You really are?"
"Yea. I dealt with a lot of crap growing up about how my quirk was evil and that I should give up on being a hero."
"Shit man, I'm sorry that you had to deal with stuff like that all your life…"
"It's no bother. I made it to the hero course and that's all that matters."
"Still, it sucks man."
"Well, it is easier to deal with now that I have people who have my back." Shinsou smiled
Tetsutetsu, Kaibara, and Tokage stopped their miniature bout to talk to Shinsou.
"You're part of the family now" Kaibara said with a smile
"If anyone fucks with you, just tell me!" Tetsutetsu grinned
Tokage simply ripped her hand off and threw it on Shinsou's lap "If you ever need a hand, just tell us!" she chuckled.
Shinsou stared at her in confusion while everyone else just groaned in agony
"This is the fifth time you did that bit this month, Setsuna!" Juzo yelled