Chapter Five: Not Alone

She was always smiling faintly,

But no one saw her drowning.

She's slowly giving up on herself.

And all because she wanted to fit in.

She wanted to be like everyone else.

Even if she lost who she really was…

… After Auryn and Katsuki made it back to his house, they were greeted by his mother once again. She was surprised to see that Auryn was going to stay with them for the night, and asked her son about it, but he just blushed and yelled; saying that it was too dark for her go home on her own. His mother heard his declaration, but she saw how lonely he was when he thought about being alone, and she smiled lovingly at him.

"Well, if you're going to stay the night; then I'll go warm up dinner and set you up in the guest room." Mrs. Bakugou said in a motherly tone; walking into the kitchen and pulling dishes out of the cabinets. "And I'm NOT taking 'no' for an answer!"

Katsuki looked over at Auryn with a concerned expression in his eyes. "How are you feeling?" He asked in a slightly worried tone; turning around to face her.

Auryn smiled faintly at the male in front of her. "Don't worry about me, Katsuki. I'll be fine after a while. I promise." She whispered in a kind tone; moving past him and walking over towards the table.

Katsuki watched as Auryn was about to pull out the seat, and quickly darted after her; pulling the chair out for her and waiting until she sat down to push her up to the table. He quickly took the seat next to her, and moved the chair closer to her. She couldn't help but to smile at him and turned back to the woman who brought their food over to them.

"So, how was training?" Mrs. Bakugou asked in a motherly tone; giving Auryn a kind smile. "Did you think you made any progress? You didn't let her overdo it, did you, son?"

Auryn blushed and looked over at Katsuki. "Well, I think I might've overdone it just a bit… but I know deep down inside that it will pay off in the long run!" She said in a happy tone; smiling sweetly at the woman in front of her. "I know that if I work a little bit harder every day; then I'll be able to join the rest of my classmates in the upcoming Sports Festival! And I will shine just as brightly as Katsuki and the whole school will know what I can do!"

Mrs. Bakugou smiled excitedly at the girl and turned her attention over towards Katsuki. "I can see why you like this one so much, son! She's a lil' spitfire, isn't she?" She asked in a teasing tone; her smile growing even bigger when she saw how they both blushed brighter and brighter.

The older woman quickly stood up from the table before Katsuki could yell at her. "I'll just leave you two alone and go set up the guest room now. Have fun and play nice, Katsuki!" She called over her shoulder; giving the male a teasing smirk.

Katsuki groaned and leaned back in his seat. "Now I remember why I never invite people over anymore…" He mumbled to himself as he placed his arm over his eyes. "Damn, she can be such a pain in my ass sometimes."

Auryn giggled over at the explosive teen next to her. "You're lucky you have a mother that loves you enough to tease you, Katsuki. There are a lot of people in the world that aren't as lucky." She said in a reasoning tone; taking a bite of her food. "And who cooks such good food as she does! My compliments to your mom!"

Katsuki sat up straight and looked over at Auryn with a curious expression. "You actually LIKE spicy foods?!" He asked in a curious tone; blinking in surprise. "Are you for real?!"

Auryn nodded and took another bite. "My all-time favorite is spicy tuna sushi! My aunt makes the best spicy tuna sushi that's simply to die for! I'm the only one who can actually eat it without taking a drink of water! But I think my aunt might have some competition here…" She explained in a cheerful tone; giving him a happy smile; eating more of her food.

Katsuki looked down at his own plate and let Auryn's words sink in before he smiled to himself and started eating his own dinner.

Even though he was glad to have Auryn with him, he still couldn't get the girl's words out of him mind. What did she mean when she said that there were a lot of people who didn't have mothers who teased their sons like his mother did to him? And why did she have such a sad smile on her face? Didn't she have a mother? She always mentioned having a guardian. Did her mother die in the same kind of freak accident? Or did something happen to her altogether? And where was her father? Did she have any siblings?

He found himself lost in thought when he realized that she never mentioned anything about herself other than whenever he asked her. But he never really asked too many details. He'd have to remedy that after they ate their dinner.

He was startled out of his thoughts when he felt a slight pain in his arm, and looked down to see that Auryn had pinched him. "Hey! What was that for?!" He demanded with a low growl in his throat; rubbing the spot on his arm where she had just pinched him.

"You were spaced out over there. Are you okay? Are you tired or something?" She asked in a curious tone; tilting her head to the side.

Katsuki shook his head. "No, I'm fine. I'm not tired or anything. I was just thinking." He replied in an unsure tone; shrugging his shoulders and going back to his meal.

Auryn watched him for a few seconds before something flashed past her eyes. "You're lying, Katsuki." She accused in a serious tone. "You're thinking pretty hard about something…"

Katsuki turned his head to look over at her for a moment. "I was just thinking about something you said just now." He replied in an unsure tone; finishing off his plate and picking up her plate.

"Really now? Care to specify on the matter?" Auryn challenged in a playful tone; watching him take the dishes over towards the kitchen sink and rinsing them off before he put them into the dishwasher.

Katsuki shrugged his shoulders as he loaded the dishwashing liquid into the dishwasher. "It's not important. Don't worry about it." He answered in a lazy tone; keeping his back to her. 'How can I ask her about something so personal? She'd probably wouldn't want to talk about it like she did when we were at the train station that one time. And the last thing I wanna do is piss her off. She'd probably cover it up or be real vague about it like she did when she fell and hit her head.'

"You're doing it again…" Auryn said in a warning tone; narrowing her eyes as she leaned into the table. "I'll make you a deal: if you let me do a reading on you, I'll let you ask me any questions you want to know and I'll answer them truthfully and to the best of my knowledge. Do we have an accord?" She challenged in a defeated tone; resting her hands on the table in front of her.

Katsuki shut the dishwasher and turned to her with a curious look on his face. "Alright. You got me interested. But I get to ask you one question before we start. Think of it as a sign of good faith." He informed her in a serious tone; walking over towards the table.

Auryn nodded in return. "Okay. Fire away." She replied in an easy tone.

"Okay. Here's my question: What did you mean when you said there are a lot of people in world that didn't have mothers or some shit like that?" He asked in a serious tone; looking straight in her eyes. "Was that based off of experience? Or was it facts you heard about or something?"

Auryn scuffed and clicked her tongue. "Technically, that was 3 questions. But since I promised I'd answer and here it is: It's a little bit of both – it's based off my own experience AND facts I've heard about from people I've met over the years." She answered in a saddened tone; looking down at herself.

"Don't you have parents?" He asked in a curious tone. "I mean, I remember hearing you mention something about a legal guardian or some shit like that. But you've never once said anything about your family. Well, unless you count the time we were at the train station or that one time where you fell and hit your head at school."

Auryn raised a brow at Katsuki. "I thought I was only going to answer ONE question here." She replied with a closed eye at him.

Katsuki shrugged his shoulders. "What can I say? You've got my attention." He said as he held his hands up in surrender.

Auryn smirked at him. "Careful now, Katsuki, curiosity killed the cat, you know?" She retorted in a teasing tone. "A deal is a deal, remember?"

Katsuki blushed for the umpteenth time that day. "Fine! But don't forget: I get to ask to you anything I want to know!" He declared in a final tone; moving over towards her and easing her chair away from the table. "And YOU have to tell me the truth and NOT give me those vague answers!"

He helped her out of the chair and picked up her bag. He guided her up the stairs and into the guest room once they cleared the stairs. He opened the door and let Auryn walk in first. She walked over towards the center of the room, and looked around while he sat her bag down on the bed.

The room was done in Western style scenery. It had a bed that had been positioned up against the wall in front of the window. The spread was a blue/gray color and had a lighter shade pattern sown into it with a large body pillow over the top. The nightstand was black painted wood with a lamp sitting on top. The curtains on the window was the same shade as the bedding. There was a circular rug with multicolored circles within circles on it. The wardrobe was the exact same black painted wood like the nightstand on it.

"Okay. So, how do we do this thing?" Katsuki asked in a steady tone; turning to watch her move over towards the bed. "Are we gonna sit on the bed or on the floor? It's up to you."

Auryn sat on the bed, and scooted to sit behind the pillow. "We can do it on the bed… as wrong as that just sounded. You sit at the foot of the bed – just don't sit too far away and don't sit too close. I'll need some space to sit the cards in between us." She said as she pointed over towards the spot on the bed. "Will you please hand me my bag? I'll need my cards to get started."

Katsuki handed her the bag, and Auryn opened the bag: reaching inside and pulling out a silky scarf that was wrapped around something. He watched her uncover the scarf from the object to reveal a deck of over-sized cards.

"Now, before we start, there are a few things I need to go over with you so you don't freak out." She said in a weary tone. "There are two cards in this deck that most people are afraid of: "The Devil" card and "The Death" card. These cards are in all tarot decks, but they all basically mean the same thing – "The Devil" means anger, violence, temptation, fear and self-doubt. "The Death" means you either feel like you've failed someone important to you or someone important failed you. Nowhere do they say that you're evil or you're going to die like everyone thinks, okay? So, don't flip out on me if either card pops up in your spread." She said in a reassuring tone; handing the cards over to him.

Katsuki took the cards in his hands. On the back of the cards were a pair of mermaids in a circle with a wolf head in the middle of the circle. The cards were the same shade of blue as the bed spread below them and the mermaids had fair skin, black hair, and koi fish tails. The wolf in the center was white in color with solid blue eyes.

He looked up at Auryn with a curious look on his face. "What am I supposed to do with these?" He asked in a curious tone.

Auryn gave Katsuki a devious smirk. "This is where you have to do exactly what I say or else it won't work." She said as she lifted a finger to her lips. "First off, just shuffle the cards for as long as you want and however you see fit, okay?"

Katsuki nodded and began shuffling the cards in his hands. "Seems easy enough." He said as he began throwing the cards from one hand and into the other.

He did that three times and formed the bridge before he repeated the process a few more times. Once he was done; he tried to hand them back to Auryn, but she leaned away from him and shook her head.

"I can't touch them right now. You're putting your own energy into them. If I touch them now, it will be broken and you'll have to do it all over again." She replied as she held her hands up in surrender.

She then looked over at him with a curious expression. "Are you finished shuffling them?" She asked. She saw him nod at her. "Alright, now, I want you to cut the deck in half. It doesn't have to be perfect – just cut them in half and put the bottom-half on top of the deck."

He followed her instructions and cut the deck in half. He placed the bottom-half of the cards on the top, and looked back up at her. "Now what?"

Auryn leaned forward with a bright smile. "Now here's where it gets tricky." She said in a witty tone. "I need you pick out any six cards from the deck. It can be the first six on the top, the last six card on the bottom, two from the top, two from the middle, and two from the bottom. It doesn't matter. As long as you pick out six cards. And YOU MUST NOT LOOK AT THE FACES otherwise, the ritual will be broken and you'll have to repeat the entire process all over again."

Katsuki nodded once again and began picking out the cards from the desk. He had to admit that he never really did anything like this before, and he was starting to get a little nervous. He was a little worried about what cards he will draw. Even after Auryn explained what "The Death" and "The Devil" cards meant, he was still a bit fearful of the cards.

He finished picking out his cards and held them separate from the rest of the cards and looked over at the girl sitting in front of him with a curious look on his face.

Auryn smiled and pointed to the deck in his hand. "Did you pick out your cards? Then place them off to the side and hand me the ones you picked out." She said as she held out her hand to him.

She took the cards from him and arranged them in two rows of three in front of them. "The cards will appear either reversed or upright. The way you can tell if they're reversed is when they appear right side-up to you. Now," She explained in a logical tone; pointing to the card on the bottom left corner, "this card represents who you are right now. Depending on the card, it could show your personality or your attitude."

She then flipped it over to reveal to "The Fool" in a reversed position. Katsuki gasped and tensed up. She narrowed her eyes at him in a warning, and turned her eyes back to the card for a moment.

"'The Fool' doesn't mean that you're a fool so settle your fucking ass down." She said in a firm tone. "It simply means that you're very independent on your own views on things and pretty much march to the beat of your own drum regardless of what others try to say. It also means that you see things that others can't see. ALSO, you won't let anyone change your mind once you've decided on something."

"Like what?" He asked in a curious tone; trying his best to keep his anger in check when she started explaining what the card meant.

"Remember when you carried me all the way back here after practice? And I wanted you to put me down?" Auryn asked in a curious tone; seeing him nod in agreement. "It's like that except without the curse words. Now, the next card will tell us what affects you."

She then turned her attention back to the cards in front of her, and flipped the card above The Fool over to reveal a pair of men that were stabbing a white unicorn. The description on the card read, "Five of Rods". It was also reversed.

"This card represents what affects you. And right now, you live for a challenge. You like to push yourself beyond your limits to see how far you can go and you're not afraid to die for what you believe in. The reversed position says that you won't settle for anything less than your best and you push others to be their very best – even if you don't realize it right away." Auryn explained in a logical tone; closing her eyes as she thought about what the card said.

"Hit the nail on the head with that one…" Katsuki mumbled under his breath. "So, what's the next card mean?"

Auryn opened her eyes and looked over at Katsuki with a hollow expression in her eyes. "The next card will represent what you value." She said as she reached out and flipped the card over to show a few people lying on the ground and few other people jumping out of a building. The card was labeled "The Tower". Katsuki got a bad feeling from that card, but he kept it to himself as he looked over at Auryn.

"'The Tower' means that you are very hard on yourself when you think you've failed at something. You've built up your walls and most people tend to give up trying to get through to you even though deep down inside, you know they only want to help you succeed at whatever you do. However, you fail to realize that keeping people away, you're only hurting yourself and if you don't change your outlook on others; then you'll most likely end up alone when you need someone to stand with you. And trust me, that day can and WILL come." Auryn said in a slightly sad tone; looking down at the cards in front of her.

Katsuki saw the sad look on Auryn's face, and knew that she was telling the truth. He never imagined that it would hurt that badly though. He was now starting to understand why people have always said, "The truth hurts".

Auryn shook her head and looked up at Katsuki with a slight smile. "But don't worry, Katsuki! Even if the whole world turns its back on you, I promise that I'll always be there for you!" She said in a cheerful tone; her sweet smile covering up her sadness and worry.

She then turned her attention back to the cards and pointed to the one still face down on the top of the right column. "Now, THIS card will represent what's bothering you." She said as she flipped up the card.

The face of the card was a picture of a man hanging upside down with a rope tied around his ankles. He had an empty look on his face and his hands were behind his back; submitting to some kind of punishment that was waiting to be delivered to him by whatever force was to give it to him.

"'The Hanged Man' means that you pretend to enjoy being alone, but deep down inside, you absolutely HATE it. It bothers you when you see everyone around happy and hanging around their friends and you feel like you're not included. You also have a hard time letting people know that you need someone to talk to or just simply wanted them around you." She said in the same sad tone; closing her eyes at the boy in front of her. "You want so badly to have friends like everyone else, but you have a hard time expressing yourself to others and probably think that they'll just tease you or reject you. And we both know that you hate failure. Don't bother lying – you'll just prove me right."

Katsuki huffed and folded his arms over his chest. "Fine! Whatever! Just get on the last two cards already!" He demanded as he unfolded his hands and grabbed his ankles to keep his balance, as he tilted his upper torso forward.

Auryn yelped and figured she might have struck a nerve or something. She flipped the card below it to reveal a reaper on the face of the card. It had its trademark scythe in one hand and its other hand was stretched out towards an infant unicorn. Katsuki didn't have read the label to know it was "The Death" card. Even though Auryn explained what the card meant before they even started, but it was still a bit intimidating to see it show up in his spread on his first try.

"In this position," Auryn started off slowly, "'The Death' card means that you will come to a point somewhere in your life where you will feel like you will disappoint someone important to you. Now, the card doesn't say who it will be or when it will happen, but it WILL happen at some point in your life. And you WILL have to deal with it, get over it, and learn from it."

She then reached down and flipped the last card over to reveal a very strong-looking man riding bare back on an adult unicorn with a spear in his hand. The man looked very confident and ready for battle. The label on the bottom of the card read, "The Strength". Auryn looked up at the male youth in front with a brave smile on her face; her duel-colored eyes shining brightly with an arrogance that made Katsuki's heart flutter.

"'The Strength' card means that even though you'll make mistakes and have to go through some hard times in your life, you'll be right where you want to be and you'll be stronger than you are now and you will reach your dreams and be very happy with how your life will turn out in the end! People will look up at you and say, "I didn't give up because of you!"!" Auryn said in a happy tone; giving Katsuki a happy smile.

Katsuki blushed and looked down at the cards in wonder. 'She got all six of the cards right! How in the seven Hells did she do it?! Was this her quirk? To see the future or something?' He thought to himself as he stared at the cards between them.

"So, how did I do? I bet I got every single one of them wrong, didn't I?" Auryn asked in a modest tone; bowing her head in shame.

Katsuki shook his head rapidly. "No! You got them all right! The fuck did you do that?! How could you know so much about me when no one else does?! Not even my own MOTHER knows half that shit and you just told me every secret in what? Half an hour?" He cried out in disbelief; leaning over the cards to look at her expectantly.

Auryn leaned away from Katsuki with a shaky smile. "I didn't know anything like that, Katsuki, I swear on my life! YOU were the one that drew the cards! YOU put your energy into the cards! All I did was tell YOU what to do, and what each card meant!" She protested in a defensive tone; shaking her head at him. "That was all YOU."

Katsuki sighed and sat back normally on the bed. "Well, you've got a lot of real talent there, Auryn. You made a believer outta me." He said in a defeated tone; rubbing the back of his neck.

Auryn smiled and began picking up the cards. "Alright, Katsuki, a deal's a deal. You can ask all the questions you want now." She said as she began to wrap the scarf back around the cards.

Katsuki shifted to closer to Auryn. "Okay, cool. For my first question: Back in the kitchen earlier, when you said that I should be lucky about having a mother… and you answered that you spoke from both experience and what you heard. What did you mean by the experience part? What I'm trying to ask is what exactly happened to your parents?"

Auryn sighed and looked down at the cards in her hands. "My father is never around… I've never met him before a day in my life. I mean, sure I have pictures of him and heard stories about him, but I never really knew him like most kids our age." She replied in a sad tone; not looking up at him.

"Is he dead or something?" Katsuki asked; not really knowing how to ask without sounding like a jerk.

Auryn shook her head. "No, he's very much alive. But he doesn't really know about me." She answered. "His memories got erased because my existence was too unbearable for him. At least that's what I've been told when I was younger."

"WHAT HOW CAN SOMEONE FORGET ABOUT THEIR OWN CHILD?! YOU'RE NOT MAKING ANY SENSE!" Katsuki yelled in outrage.

Auryn tensed up and looked out the window. "Did you know… that children born in the Honda Family are born three months prematurely? So, can you imagine what it must have been like for a pair first-time parents with twins? The mother had been carrying those babies inside of her all that time and six months later, she gave birth to her first and only children? I can't imagine how scared she must've been for them… And come to find out that child had broken the family tradition by inheriting her father's quirks… and that was truly terrifying for all of us." Auryn said in a depressed tone; not taking her eyes off the world outside the window.

She then looked back at Katsuki with a faint smile. "Children in my family inherit the quirks from their parents of their respected gender – like a girl is supposed to inherit her mother's quirks and the boy was supposed to inherit his father's quirks. There has never been a single child in the Honda Family to inherit their quirks from the opposite gender before. Not even when the first Honda was established over a thousand years…" She said with a longing tone.

"What did your mom do to you when she found out that you got your ol' man's quirks?" Katsuki asked; already guessing her answer.

"When she found out that I inherited dad's quirks, she rejected me with her entire body. She wouldn't bathe me, she wouldn't even FEED me… the only thing she ever gave me were the scars on my body…" She replied in a hollow tone; pulling her arm warmers off and exposed the scars that littered the flesh underneath.

There were several scars running up and down her arms that looked like someone had used her as their own personal ashtray. They were all different shapes and sizes, but they all looked like burns that never fully healed – and they looked like every single one of them hurt. She flipped her arms over to show multiply horizontal lines running up and down her lower arms.

Auryn then pulled the collar of her shirt away from her neck to show Katsuki an ugly scar that covered the juncture of her neck and shoulder. That scar looked like it had been from some kind of whip. Katsuki couldn't decide which ones looked like they hurt the most: the ones on her arms or the one on her shoulder.

"Why would she do something like that?" He asked in a shaky tone; not being able to take his eyes off the scars.

"I'm still trying to figure that one out. Do me a favor and let me know if you figure it out before I get the chance, okay?" Auryn asked in a slightly joking tone; trying her best to lighten the mood. "ANYWAY, my relatives all say that if my dad hadn't come home from work one night – when I got the scar on my shoulder, then I probably wouldn't be alive right now… And it hurt him so much that he did the only thing he could think of to give me a fighting chance to live – he signed over all parental rights to his sister… I've been living at the main house in Kyoto until I started attending U.A. …"

"What exactly ARE your quirks? I mean, I've never seen you use them since you came here." Katsuki asked in a confused tone; tilting his head to the side.

Auryn pulled a necklace she had out from under her shirt, and held it up for Katsuki to see. "One of my quirks is dowsing – I can find anybody or anything as long as I have a crystal and a map – it's more of a MIND QUIRK, but that's just ONE of my quirks…" She explained in a half-hearted tone; cracking a broken smile at the boy in front of her. "Another quirk I have is the ability to "recharge" anyone at will or I can simply take their energy away. It's not very useful, but it's MY quirk and I'm pretty good at it, too. I also have a quirk that I think you might find interesting, too."

"And that would be?" Katsuki questioned with a raised brow.

Auryn reached into her backpack and pulled out a simple deck of playing cards. She pulled a single card from the deck and held it in her hand. The card then started to glow an angry red color, and she threw it at Katsuki's chest; causing it to explode on impact.

"HEY! WHAT THE FUCK, AURYN?!" Katsuki yelled in shock; falling backwards in surprise.

He then looked down at his shirt and noticed a small scorch mark and a few ashes from the remains of the cards.

"So, you've got an explosion quirk like mine, huh? Well, you didn't have to try and blow me up." He mumbled as he sat upright in his seat.

Auryn shook her head in response. "MY quirk isn't exactly like yours, Katsuki," she clarified in a scolding tone; wagging her finger at him, "I'm not entirely sure what you'd classify it as, but I can tap into the potential kinetic energy from any object I touch and overload it to make it explode. But I refuse to use my quirks like either one of my parents. My quirks are my own and I swore to myself that I wouldn't use them the way my mother did to me."

Katsuki took several deep breaths to try and keep his temper under control. "Now it all makes sense. The flinches, the shy, timid personality, the modesty, the scars… now I see why you never wanted to talk about your family. And I can't say that I blame you either." He said through gritted teeth. "It almost makes me wonder if you really DID get into a car accident at all if what you said was true."

Auryn winced and looked away from Katsuki. "You're right, Katsuki… that was a lie I tell people so I wouldn't go into foster care. And I'm kinda glad that I DID lie to you given your wild temper… You'd probably try and hunt her down and try to kill her for all the rotten things she's done." She said in a logical tone; nodding her head firmly.

"Damn straight I would! No parent has the right to lay a hand on their child like that! No matter what they've done or how bad they are!" He shouted angrily.

Auryn shook her head at him. "Yes, but growing up as a Honda outcast, I've learned the sad truth that violence begins violence... And if I were to go after my mother and get revenge – then I'd be no better than she is… And that's exactly why I won't do it OR let you do it, either! My entire family expects me to take revenge, but you know something? I'm going to show them how wrong they are about me! I won't go down that path! I don't want to live that life and I don't want you to, either! Promise me you won't do it, Katsuki! It would break my heart if you did!"

Katsuki looked over at Auryn, and immediately felt his heart break when he saw her crying. He sighed and pulled her into his lap. "Don't worry, Auryn…" He mumbled in her hair; rubbing her back and rocking her back and forth. "I promise I won't do anything to them."

Auryn took a deep breath and let out a shaky sigh. She then wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her face in his neck. "Thank you, Katsuki."

They sat there for who knows how long, before Auryn pulled away and gave Katsuki a brave smile. "Thank you for listening to me, Katsuki… I feel so much better now."

Katsuki sighed and pulled away from her. He looked over at the clock on the wall and noticed that it was well past midnight. He groaned and dropped his head on her shoulder.

"It's getting pretty late. I'll let you go to sleep." He said in a disappointed tone; pulling away from the girl.

Auryn smiled weakly at the boy and shook her head. "I'm really not all that tired, Katsuki. You can go on to bed if you want, but I'm going to stay up a little while longer if you don't mind." She responded in a gentle tone.

"How about we go downstairs to the den and watch some movies or something?" He suggested in a gentle tone; his eyes pleading to her – hoping she'd comply with his request.

Auryn looked up at Katsuki with a mischievous smile. "Depends. What kind of movies do you have?" She challenged in a playful tone. "Do you have any scary movies?"

Katsuki chuckled and got up off the bed. "Fuck yeah we do! This isn't some kid's playhouse!" He said with a wicked smile; giving Auryn an arrogant smile.

Katsuki offered Auryn a hand off the bed, and was pleased when she took it. He pulled her off the bed with little effort, but when because she was so light, he pulled too hard, and she fell right into his chest. Now, being a hero in-training, he instinctively wrapped his strong arms around her body.

He couldn't explain how great it felt when he was holding her. True, he held her in his lap, and he loved every bit of it. However, he felt her tense up and hurriedly set her upright and let her go.

"Sorry, Auryn," he said in an embarrassed tone; rubbing the back of his head, "I guess I forgot how much of a light-weight you were." He teased her with a playful gleam in his eye.

Auryn puffed out her cheeks. "I may be a light-weight, but I can still give you a run for your money!" She challenged in a cocky tone; pushing him away slightly with a grin. "Before I got hurt, I was the best shadow boxer by the age of ten! They didn't call me, "Auryn of the Faint Smiles" for nothing, you know!"

"Are there any videos of you fighting on the web? We can watch 'em before we start the movies." He suggested in an excited tone.

"And have you learning all my moves before the Sports Festival so you can beat me?" Auryn replied in a scolding tone; waving her finger at him. "I don't think so…"

Katsuki huffed and looked away from her for a second. "I won't do that to you." He responded in a rough tone; looking back at her with a serious expression on his face.

Auryn thought about it for a moment. "Alright then. We'll watch a few videos then watch the movies!" She said with a cheerful smile on her face.

Katsuki chuckled and walked over towards the door. "This is gonna be sweet!" He countered in an arrogant tone; looking at her over his shoulder with a smirk. "I can't wait to see if you're really as good as you say you are!"

Something flashed past Auryn's eyes. "Okay, tough-guy," she said in a readied tone; following him down the hall, "tone it down. I'm sure your mom is probably sleeping by now."

Katsuki laughed hotly at the girl as they walked into the living room. He gestured her to follow him over towards the family computer while he pulled out a chair.

"Alright, Auryn," he said in a steady tone; setting up the internet search site, "let's see these videos you keep talking about."

Auryn shrugged her shoulders and cracked her knuckles all at once. She then typed up something in the search engine, and a lot of links appeared in a few seconds. She scrolled the pages down until she found the website she was looking for. She opened the link and searched for her name. When she finally found her name, she opened the link and clicked on the first video.

The video was labeled, "Auryn Honda - UFC 2010". Auryn pulled it up and stretched the video to fit the full screen. The video was of Auryn when she was much younger and was faced off against another child that was twice her size. The younger version of Auryn was showing off her skills before the match. The fight soon broke out and Katsuki watched in amazement at how it was going.

Auryn was quick – VERY quick, and mimicked her opponent's every move and threw in a few moves of her own. She blocked her opponent's attacks and easily wore them out. She had speed and stamina – he'll give her that much. And when he saw her deliver the final blow that ended the match by two uppercuts to the other fighter's jaw and her opponent went down, he had to admit that he was proud to know that there was someone else on his level.

The video ended and Auryn clicked on another one. This one was labeled, "Auryn Honda – UFC Regional Championships 2011" And like before, a younger Auryn was matched up against another girl that was twice her size, but this video was different. Auryn had her own fighting style this time, and she kicked a lot more than she did in the previous video. Her opponent was an out-boxer like he was. Her opponent was a great deal stronger than the younger version of Auryn but Auryn was still quick on her feet. Her opponent got a lucky shot in and landed a harsh blow to her head; sending her flying up towards the other end of the ring. He thought the match was over, but he was surprised when he saw Auryn stagger to her feet and jumped high into the air; landing on her opponent's shoulders and punching her repeatedly in the face before thrusting herself backwards; sending both of them to the ground. Auryn flipped back up to her feet, but her opponent stayed down. Both of the fighters were covered in blood in that video. The referee jumped over towards Auryn and held her hand high into the air.

Katsuki noticed that in both the videos that Auryn has shown him so far, she always had a faint smile on her face. It never left her face when she either attacked or defended – it never changed – even when the referee declared her the winner OR when she received her award. It was like a painted smile. He had to admit to himself that he liked that smile on her face. But he also had to admit that he was curious to see how much she had become or if she could still fight. Maybe they could train together for the Sports Festival one day…

"I'm sure I'm more than a little rusty since it's been a while since I last trained," she said softly; smiling faintly at the video, "but I'm pretty sure I still have what it takes."

"Hey, we could always train for the Sports Festival when you get better!" Katsuki said excitedly; getting pumped up with the thought of spending time with her. "It'd be nice to actually have a decent sparring partner for a change."

Auryn looked back at Katsuki with a skeptical look on her face. "Yeah, but then that will mean that I'll have to come up with a whole new strategy if I ever get put against you!" She protested with a slight pout on her face.

Katsuki groaned and slapped his face. "I already told you that I wouldn't do that against you, Auryn!" He protested in a hasty tone; waving his hands in front of his face. "Besides, I wanna see how well you are against out-boxing!"

Auryn nodded and waved him off. "Fine, but I have to get better first." She said as she saved the website for him, and got out of the chair. "So, how about those movies?" She said in a sisterly tone.

Mrs. Bakugou walked down the hall the next morning, and went over to the guest room where she thought Auryn would be sleeping. She found the bed to be empty and looked like it hadn't even been slept in. The girl's bag was still lying on the bed, so she knew Auryn was still at the house.

She then went over towards her son's room, and found that he wasn't in there, either. His bed looked like it hadn't been slept in either.

"That's strange. I figured they'd still be asleep at this hour." She said to herself as she moved down the stairs and into the kitchen.

She didn't find either one in there, and she moved into the living room, and gasped at what she saw.

She found Auryn lying out stretched on the main couch with Katsuki on the shorter-end of the couch. They were facing each other with their heads lying side-by-side and their hands holding the other. The older woman thought it was so cute that she hurried over to the desk, and pulled out a camera, and silently moved over towards to stand in front of the couch; snapping a picture of them.

'This would make a great story for your kids someday!' She thought happily as she reached down and pulled the blankets over them both.

She repeated the process for Katsuki and quietly left the two while she went into the kitchen and started cooking breakfast…