Despite the concern of some of her classmates, Hagakure couldn't help but become giddy with excitement as the twenty adolescent heroes-in-training approached the supermarket to buy their own choices in meals for the first time since moving into the dorms. Sure, the possibility for disaster was exponentially high and Aizawa-sensei seemed quite aware of that, since the look on his face since the principal announced the trip had been that of someone who was completely and utterly done with everything, but the idea of any kind of trip with all of her friends just seemed too wonderful to ever pass up.

That, and watching the shenanigans that some of her more rowdy classmates would get into was immensely entertaining.

Ashido squealed as she and Kaminari accidentally ran into a mountain of cans with their shopping cart, the pinkette almost tumbling right out of the cart. Kirishima scrambled over in a vain attempt to rebuild the mountain of cans that were now a wave rolling across the floor. Hagakure could only giggle as Kaminari made his way around the mess and Ashido tried to drag Kirishima away from the now ruined display to avoid blame for the catastrophe.

"Hey Hagakure, could we ask you a favor?" Kaminari whispered into what he thought was her ear. He was actually a little behind it, but close enough. "We need you to do some reconnaissance for us."

She tilted her head in confusion. "What do you need me to do that for?"

Kaminari looked behind him carefully, eying somewhere in the distance, and turned back to her with a grave look in his eyes. "Candy."

"Oh?"

"Candy. Fruity candy, chocolate candy, weird freaking candy, you name it. Oh yeah, and extra red meat for Kiri." Kaminari gestured to Kirishima, who smiled in return. "We're running low and our goal is to refill it."

Hagakure simply nodded. They'd all been given a certain amount of money from the school, along with some of their own if they had any, so they were all on a budget. Because of this, Aizawa had assigned four groups of five, with all of their collective group's money being held by one person, someone that Aizawa could trust to focus on at least making the necessary purchases before buying unneeded trash. That way, Aizawa wouldn't have to worry about some of them squandering all of the school's hard-earned cash on things that they didn't need, such as junk food. Hagakure's own money was being kept by Yaoyorozo, and the other group leaders, if she remembered correctly, were Iida, Midoriya, and-

Bakugou.

Ah. That would explain it. Aizawa would be smart enough to pair them all up. In fact, that might be the very reason why he chose four groups of five.

Now that she looked back again, where Kaminari had glanced before, by the produce section, she could make out the forms of Bakugou and Sero, who seemed to be debating on what vegetables to purchase. Kaminari caught on that Hagakure had connected the dots and gave her a sharp nod. "So, will you do it?"

Hagakure hummed in thought. "But he has your money. How are you gonna buy it?"

With a grin, Kaminari smoothly pulled out and revealed a wallet. "I smuggled my extra wallet and hid some of the money so they wouldn't know I still had anything."

Hagakure blinked in surprise, not expecting this level of resourcefulness from this particular classmate. "How did you hide it? I don't see how they wouldn't have caught you."

"Trust me, you don't wanna know."

Hagakure decided not to pry, and instead weighed her options.

On one hand, allowing Kaminari and the others to do something that could lead to the immediate wrath of one Bakugou Katsuki could have some dire consequences in the near future. On the other, however, the idea did sound interesting. Fun, even.

What could possibly go wrong?

"I'll do it." She said with drive. Kaminari smiled confidently in return.

"Alright." He said, waving his arm around the store. "What we need you to do is find where the candy aisle is. That way, we won't look as suspicious just by searching for it and we can get in and get out as quickly as possible, and hopefully not get noticed by Blasty." Kaminari whips around to Kirishima. "You'll probably feel bad for doing anything even remotely behind someone's back."

"It is pretty unmanly, dude." Kirishima commented.

"Right. So, I would have you as the decoy, but you can't even lie through your teeth. Especially to him. Also 'unmanly', yeah?" Kirishima nods as Kaminari continues. "So, you'll be the lookout instead. Just tell us if you see anyone coming. No harm done. Ashido, you're with me. We go in, we get the goods, and get out. Everyone got it?"

They all nodded, the fire of determination blazing in their eyes. Hagakure couldn't help but giggle as Kaminari nodded back. "Alright. Let's do this thing."

As the group of three went back to whatever they were doing, probably trying to not be suspicious, Hagakure scampered off to find the location of their operation, choosing not to question why Kaminari was being so strategic now of all times.

As she went on her way, she came across other groups of her classmates. She found Uraraka debating with Midoriya about why mochi does count as 'essentials', while Iida chased after Mineta, who was trying to get away with buying several magazines of unknown content. Needless to say, he didn't get very far.

When Hagakure stumbled upon the candy section several rows down, she was surprised to find Yaoyorozu and Jirou looking through the selection while Ojiro browsed nearby. Noticing her (bless the guy), he jogged up to her with a smile. "Hagakure, Yaoyorozu is using her own money to buy everyone whatever else they want. Is there anything in particular that you want?"

Hagakure debated with herself. If she really wanted to, she could ask if Yaoyorozu was willing to buy things for Kaminari's group and make things easier for them. They would get what they wanted and it wouldn't cause Bakugou or Aizawa any real immediate problems.

But let's be real, here. Where's the fun in that?

"Surprise me!" Hagakure cheered. Ojiro smiled fondly before going back to his browsing. Satisfied, Hagakure quickly sped back to where Kaminari and the others would be waiting for her.

She did not expect Bakugou to be there.

"Stop playing stupid, stupid! The fuck is this shit?!" he yelled, gesturing wildly at the destroyed display of cans.

"Hey now, to be fair," Kaminari stressed calmly. "That was totally Ashido's fault."

"What!? No way! You were steering!"

"You leaned the wrong way and messed me up! You're heavy, you know?"

Ashido gasped. "Did you just call me fat!?"

"What?! No! I'm just saying-!"

"No! This was all you!"

"Was not!"

"Was too!"

"SHUT UP!" Bakugou roared, immediately silencing the two and startling nearby customers. After pausing and taking a deep breath, he looked back at them. "Just-... Get your fucking acts together, okay? I hate to sound like some fucked up version of Four Eyes, but we're in a fucking supermarket where everyone can see what the next generation of heroes will be like and even I know to at least try to not make a scene." He glared darkly at Kaminari and Ashido, though Hagakure wasn't even sure that he could truly scare them anymore. "You have the damn list. Follow it, for fuck's sake."

"Sheesh. No need to guilt trip us, man." Kaminari mumbled, looking to the side and suddenly coming back to life. "A-and what about Kirishima, huh!? Why aren't you yelling at him?!"

"Because he didn't do anything."

"How do you know!?"

"I just do."

Bakugou turned on his heel, marching back to where he came from. "Come on, Soy Sauce. We still need to get apples for that curry recipe."

"And lemons!" Sero declared, mouth watering at the thought of what kind of incredible meal would be so deserving of a zesty lemon glaze.

"And lemons." Bakuogu sighed, exhausted from trying to control his assigned group. How does he do it every day?

Well, Hagakure could only assume that he didn't always have much of a choice on the matter.

Hagakure heard Sero also mention limes and Bakugou tell him to 'shut the fuck up' before they left earshot and she gingerly meandered her way over to the group of three. Kaminari, noticing the floating clothing, suddenly lit up and the atmosphere seemed to shift back in their favor. "You find the aisle?"

"Yeah." Hagakure answered, realizing that nodding in response wouldn't do much good. "I can show you where."

Kaminari's eyebrows shot up, while Ashido pushed past him and into Hagakure's face. "Are you sure? This is a suicide mission, you know. We wouldn't want you to get caught in the crossfire, Hagakure."

Though they couldn't see it, she hoped that they could hear her grinning with her words. "This is so much fun, though! The element of danger in a non-lethal environment? That sounds like a blast!"

"What's your definition of 'non-lethal'? 'Cause it's gonna be a blast, alright." Kaminari stated with a grin, which earned him a light smack from Ashido.

"If you're really sure, then welcome aboard, soldier." Ashido said, patting her invisible classmate on her shoulder. "Now, this is a stealth mission against a war machine that either has inhuman senses or seven of 'em. We still haven't figured out which. So, saddle up and strap in, 'cause it's gonna be a wild ride."

"I also wanted to make a suggestion." Hagakure added as the group began to march forward. "There's a lane in the middle of all the aisles, right? Two aisles past the candy aisle is where some of this stuff is." she explained, waving her sleeve towards the piece of paper. "We could go down that way, go around, and backtrack to the candy aisle from behind depending on where he's able to see us."

Kaminari and Ashido stared at her, mouths agape. The acid quirk user suddenly lurched forward and pulled her into a tight hug. "You're a GENIUS, Hagakure!" she exclaimed. "Why didn't we think of that!?"

Hagakure chose not to answer that question, though to be fair to them, they'd been doing pretty good planning-wise thus far and she wasn't always the brightest bulb in the shed, either.

"You coming, Kiri?" Ashido called, looking back at a guilt-ridden Kirishima looking down at his shoes.

"Well... I just...don't think this is very manly." he started. "Blasty's taking this whole thing pretty seriously, like, trying not to make U.A. look bad, and he obviously trusts me..." Kirishima sighed. "I really don't wanna stab him in the back, you know? Even if it is something silly like buying candy."

Ashido smiled sadly, her eyes filled with understanding. "You backin' out? Now's the time. I wouldn't want you to do something that makes you feel uncomfortable."

Kirishima nodded. "Yeah. I'm gonna go look somewhere else."

"Right." Ashido smiled, before turning back to her partner in crime. "And I don't think we can make it to the meat section without getting caught, anyway, Kaminari."

"You're right." Kaminari responded, turning back to Kirishima. "Well, have fun Kirishima, and wish us luck. The rest of you, let's move out!"

And so the group, Kaminari leading the way with the shopping cart, set out on their dangerous quest. Eyes darting around like that of a hawk, the three ducked into the aisle that Hagakure had pointed out, filled with pots, pans, and other kitchen utensils that there always seemed to be a shortage of in the dorms. Hagakure reached out and grabbed a small pan. "Let's take a couple since we're here, anyway."

"Right." Ashido nodded, ignoring Kaminari tripping and knocking over several pans with a thunderous clatter before jumping back up in a ninja karate position of some kind. The fact that he remained entirely straight-faced almost made her burst out laughing.

"You think he heard that?" Kaminari whispered.

"Yeah, but now he thinks we're where he wants us to be." Ashido answered coolly.

"Sneaky." Hagakure thought aloud.

The two elected Hagakure to peek out from the aisle to check if the coast was clear. With no one in sight, the three hustled down two aisles as quietly as they could before ducking into the candy aisle. It seemed that Yaoyorozu and Ojiro had already left, leaving the aisle devoid of life. With a silent cheer, Kaminari and Ashido began combing through the many options at their disposal. Ashido barely suppressed a squeal as she looked at the selection of chocolates.

"Dude, they've got, like, every kind of pop rocks ever, and flavors that I've never even heard of!" he said excitedly, dumping as many as he could into his shopping cart. Ashido began to throw in large boxes and bags of chocolates as well. By the end of their raid, their cart was filled to the brim with fruit candies, chocolates, gummies, and every other kind of candy that Hagakure could possibly think of.

"He's gonna kill us." Ashido giggled.

"It'll be fine." Kaminari laughed, waving nonchalantly.

Hagakure hummed in thought. "That's a lot of money. Can you really buy all this?"

"Nope." Kaminari answered. "We'll figure out how much it is and take away from there until it's affordable."

"Clever, right?" Ashido grinned.

Hagakure giggled in response. They were taking this whole thing so seriously, and making it way more complicated than it needed to be. Couldn't they just count it here? They probably didn't want to waste time and risk getting caught by-

"UM, GUYS!"

All three of them jumped, whirling around to find Kirishima panting on the far side of the aisle, pointing wildly behind him with fear in his eyes, and Hagakure already knew. Though she could see Kaminari and Ashido turn their heads comically slow with sweat running down their faces in her peripheral vision, she was already looking into the face of death.

He was standing quietly opposite to Kirishima, on the end closest to them. His feet were evenly squared in an unmovable stance, his shoulders tense and rigid and hands switching between tight fists and open palms with tensed fingers and deadly, crackling energy. His head was slightly bowed, making his hair fall over his face just enough to hide it in shadow, emphasizing his beady red eyes enough to make them practically glow.

So, Bakugou could still scare them.

"That is terrifying." Kaminari wheezed.

"Should we run?" Ashido whispered fiercely.

"He's faster than us." Kaminari shot back.

Bakugou began to approach them menacingly, his seemingly unblinking eyes not glancing away once. For a moment, Hagakure almost felt bad for the villains that would one day stand before the beast of class 1-A as they were now. The calmness of his voice sent shivers down their spines. "What do you think you're doing?"

Kaminari took a deep breath and stepped forward, standing bravely in front of the two girls. "Hey, man! What's up? Not much going on here. Just...you know, heading for the checkout."

"Are you?"

"Yeah, man."

"Right." He was still being way too calm. It was starting to freak Hagakure out. "And all of that?"

"That what?"

"That trash."

Kaminari swallowed hard. "Trash? I don't see any trash."

Bakugou was now standing directly in front of him. Kaminari was doing a surprisingly good job at hiding his quivering under an easygoing smile and relaxed posture. Bakugou huffed in annoyance as he reached out towards him. "Whatever. We're done here. You guys wait on the bus before you cause the apocalypse or something equally stupid. I'm going to finish the damn shoppi-.

ZAP!

No one had been fully prepared for the sudden act of ferocity. Bakugou stumbled back in mild surprise as Kaminari spun around and grabbed the shopping cart. "HOP IN!"

"A high-speed chase!" Hagakure gasped excitedly as she and Ashido threw themselves into the cart on top of their loot and Kaminari made a sharp turn into the center lane. Ashido was laughing hysterically as Kaminari booked it as fast as he could through the many aisles of the marketplace.

"How long until he comes after us?" Ashido called back.

"Definitely not long!" Kaminari responded. "He's probably after us already!"

"Are you sure?" Hagakure asked, slightly concerned. "That was a pretty strong shock."

"Oh, trust me! I've hit him with worse and I still haven't beaten him!" Kaminari laughed. "I have absolutely no clue how Kirishima has any W's on him at all! Why do you ask?"

"I don't see him!"

Ashido squeezed past her, looking behind Kaminari in slight confusion. "She's right! I don't see him, either!"

"Maybe we lost him?" Hagakure questioned.

Kaminari snorted. "Literally impossible! Just keep your eyes out-!"

Ashido, now facing forward, suddenly screamed, making Hagakure jump and Kaminari nearly stumble.

Bakugou skidded to a halt at the far end of the lane in front of them, eyes burning and a dangerous smirk plastered on his face. Ashido waved her hands to the right wildly. "HOOOOOO shit, tURN, TURN, TURN!"

Hagakure thought she could hear screeching as Kaminari pulled off an impossibly sharp turn and darted into the nearest aisle, Ashido once again howling as the three of them burst out the other side and straight into the checkout area. Both of Hagakure's classmates shouted with joy as they slowed to a stop by a cashier without even a single person standing in front of them. Some onlookers and a few of their other classmates jumped in surprise at the sudden new arrivals, Kaminari panting heavily as Ashido hopped out and started putting items up to be scanned.

"Success?" Kaminari breathed in disbelief. "Did we really beat him? We won?"

"I can't believe it!" Ashido cheered, hugging Kaminari and jumping up and down with excitement. "We got away! There's just no way!"

Hugs and high fives all around, Hagakure laughed out loud as Kaminari and Ashido wiped their happy tears away and caught their breaths. Ashido sighed. "Okay! So, how much do we have to spend?"

"Weeeell," Kaminari practically sang, fishing for his secret wallet in his pocket. Hagakure choked on air as his face slowly morphed from confidence, to confusion, to concern, and finally to horror as he began to frantically search his pockets. "We- Um, uh, well-..."

Ashido stared at him wide-eyed. "You LOST IT!?"

"There's no way!" Kaminari exclaimed. "I double and triple-checked that it was safe! What could have happened to it!?"

"I dunno, Sparky. You tell me."

The two froze, slowly turning around as if they were rusted metal, and nearly cried at the sight of Bakugou's smirk and the missing wallet held between two of his (suspiciously gloved) fingers. Hagakure could only assume that he swiped it just as Kaminari shocked him. "I would say nice try, but it really wasn't."

Kaminari and Ashido, after a moment of stunned silence, fell to the ground in anguish. "NO WAY!" they both cried.

Hagakure felt bad for slipping away after that, but she was definitely surprised when she found out that when Bakugou explained the details to Aizawa, he didn't mention her at all. She was pretty sure he knew she was there. She may be invisible, but her clothes sure aren't, and he's insanely perceptive, after all.

"Ready to go, Hagakure?" Ojiro asked, standing next to her as she pondered the day's events.

She giggled. "I guess. Today was so much fun!"

"Yeah, it was pretty hectic." Ojiro chuckled. "I heard that Ashido and Kaminari are apparently on 'bus arrest' or something for causing trouble."

"Oh trust me, I know." she laughed, patting Ojiro's shoulder when he gave her an odd look. "I promise I'll tell you all about it later."

There was a whine from somewhere behind them. "Seriously, man. You don't need to do that."

Hagakure glanced behind her, taking in the sight of Bakugou and Kirishima still by the cashier, the latter with a mixed look of guilt and exasperation while the former ignored him and continued to have items scanned.

Among those items were a huge box of over a dozen pop rocks bags, three boxes of chocolates, and five different types of meat. Bakugou scoffed. "Don't tell me what to do, Weird Hair."

"At least put the meat back." he said somewhat meekly. "I know I didn't try anything, but I definitely thought about it, and I was going to at one point, a-and so I don't deserve anything."

"Do I look like I care?"

"And I thought you said you didn't want to waste any of the school's money."

"I'm not. I'm using my own savings for this stuff."

"Dude, seriously! Stop!"

"Fuck off!"

Kirishima huffed, a pout on his face. "We don't deserve this, man."

Bakugou growled. "Look, if I take the beef and make a stew for all of you idiots tonight, and not just you, will you stop fucking moping?"

Kirishima looked up at him, sighing and nodding his head. "Sure man, sure." he chuckled, though hidden in his voice, Hagakure could practically feel the giddiness and excitement, as if this could only be the best possible outcome.

And though nobody could see it, Hagakure was beaming for the rest of the day, especially on the bus ride home, sitting just in front of Ashido and Kaminari in their exile as they talked about just how much fun they had all had on their escapade and described, in detail, every nuance and hint that Bakugou might have given off to prove that he secretly agreed with that sentiment.

And for Hagakure, there was no denying that she had fun, too.