Christmas Challenge | Day 10 - Ice Skating
Rating - Teen, for cursing

"Uh.. These things could murder someone."

Koge observed a pair of ice skates nervously, lightly touching the sharp blade with her gloved finger. "What if I fall and stab myself with them…" Her gaze was pulled to her love as he scoffed, busying himself with tying his own pair of skates on his feet. Half of Bakugou's face was hidden by his scarf as he bent over to tie the laces, but Koge could still hear him clearly. "Utsuro, you said for me to pick something to do that you had never done before, and you agreed. You just freaked yourself out watching those ice skating accidents before we came…"

"Well… I was curious." After watching how he tied the laces, she finally slipped on her skates, hoping that she made them tight enough. "I never did it because I was always scared of it." Bakugou finished with his skates, leaning back against the bench he was sitting on. "It's just like roller skating on inlines." He talked like Koge knew what he meant, but instead he just got a confused gaze that indicated he needed to explain. "Roller skates… inlines… you know, the ones with the wheels all in a row. Not the ones with two on each side? Get it, 'in line'?"

Koge rolled her eyes at the condescending way he explained this, moving on to the next skate. "Okay, Katsuki, thank you for explaining that to me like I'm a two year old. I was into gymnastics and martial arts, not that sporty stuff like roller blades and skateboards." Bakugou scoffed, shoving his hands into his jacket pockets as he waited. "You call that sporty? It's not. You just have to have balance." Koge scooped up a small bit of snow by her feet, tossing it at her lover and hitting him on the knee. "It's more than that. I'm sure you were just naturally good at it."

Bakugou only gave a shrug at this, bouncing his foot a bit impatiently. "It was easy. Skating on inlines was pretty cool, I guess, especially with my quirk." Finally finishing, Koge tapped her feet on the ground a bit to test how the boots felt. "Yeah, I remember. You were always doing those fancy tricks and blowing everyone's minds. Except mine. You just looked like a show off." Bakugou stood, standing as if he weren't on two thin blades of metal. "Whatever, you were always impressed. I saw that look on your face."

Taking in a deep breath, Koge attempted to stand, though quickly lost her balance and fell back down onto the bench. "I lied. How the fuck do you stand on these things?" Trying to stand again, she leaned forward a bit, having to wave her arms about like some type of flailing bird. Before she could fall, Bakugou grabbed her shoulders, pushing back to try and keep her on her feet. "Balance, Utsuro!" Holding onto his arms, Koge got herself balanced with his help, biting on her bottom lip. "I'm trying! Oh god, this is how I'm going to die."

"Shut up, you're not going to die. Come on." Bakugou began to edge her towards an opening to the rink, keeping hold of her arms for balance. "But I'm not going to hold you forever." Koge narrowed her eyes at him, before looking down at the ice rink. "Don't worry, you won't have to. I'll get it just fine." Bakugou placed a firm kiss on her forehead, rubbing her arm with his thumb. "That's it. Let's go." Before she could protest, Bakugou stepped them both out onto the rink, where Koge's legs instantly began to wobble. "Aaahhh, oh shit! Katsuki–"

"I got you! Calm down. Don't tense your upper body so much, relax." Bakugou moved backwards, guiding them along a path with no other people. "If it helps you, watch other skaters. Watch how they move." Taking his advice, Koge watched those around them, observing the way they moved their legs and kept their posture. After a few deep breaths, Koge began to do the same, copying them the best she could. Eventually, she felt brave enough to look up, catching Bakugou's small smile. "Good, Utsuro. Want me to let go?"

Feeling a bit of heat rush to her cheeks at his praise, Koge nodded, loosening her grip on his arms. "Yes." At her command, he released her, quickly moving out of her way in case she fell. To his surprise, she was able to keep moving, not even struggling to keep her balance. "Damn, Utsuro, you're a natural." He came to skate beside her, holding his hand out to her. Koge glanced at it, fumbling a tad with her footing before catching herself.

"I thought you said you weren't going to hold onto me?"

"Holding you to help you skate and holding your hand are two different things. Do I need to explain that like you're a two year old, too?"

"No, Katsuki. This I think I understand perfectly fine."