Chapter 4 is here! This was a lovely one to write, so much fluff and strong, smart Bakugou. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Chapter 4
"Are you Okay?" Shinsou asked as they walked away.
"Yeah, course. Just not a big fan of lots of people or being bumped by rude fuckers."
Shinsou hummed in acknowledgement.
"I'm sure once the excitement wares off of having a celebrity amongst them Midoriya's fans will stop bothering him so much."
Bakugou nodded, "I get them being excited, I mean you did see me when I met your father. But still, fucking rude."
Shinsou chuckled as they slowly made their way to their next class, enjoying the quiet of the halls while everyone else was still at lunch.
"Do you game?" Shinsou asked. "I have a console all set up in my room, I thought you could come over to play sometime, if you like?" The purple haired teen ruffled his hair nervously, stopping at the bright smile that lit Bakugou's face.
"I actually haven't gamed too much before, but you could teach me, right?"
"Yeah, of course" Shinsou said, with more enthusiasm than Bakugou had heard on the teen so far.
They broke away from their conversation when other classmates slowly started filtering in.
Bakugou let out a sigh as once again Midoriya came toward him, though this time he wasn't wearing his smug smirk.
"Hey, I'm really sorry you were hurt again. I spoke to them, asked them not to approach me when I'm sitting with my friends."
"You are not responsible for the stupid shit your fans do but thank you. Someone had to teach them some manners. I was tempted to just blast them all in the face, but Shinsou didn't think it was a good idea" Bakugou joked with a grin and Midoriya smiled back.
Bakugou sat at the large table that evening, the class profile spread out before him and a notebook in hand. He wrote down everyone's names, leaving them several pages in his notebook for sketches and notes over the course of the year. He then did the same for 1B, making note of names and faces. He also wrote in their quirks if he knew what they were already. He knew that over the course of the three years they would work closely with 1B and he wanted to be prepared.
"What are you doing?" A loud voice piped up beside him. Bakugou grimaced as he realised it was the fucker who'd been rude to Shinsou, Mineta.
"Just taking notes" Bakugou said, not looking back up from his notebook.
"What, taking notes on us?" Mineta said in disbelief as he leant over Bakugou's shoulder to see what he was doing.
Bakugou tried to move to block the others sight.
"That's fucking weird" Mineta said loudly, by now gathering the attention of some of their classmates sitting around the room.
"What, no it's not!" Bakugou said tightly, his cheeks going red as his mind raced. Was it weird? It seemed perfectly normal to him to find out everything he could about his opponents, how else was he going to beat them?
"You need to study an opponent if you're going to work out how to beat them!"
"I don't need to study an opponent to beat them" Mineta scoffed. "Geez just how weak are you?"
"I'm not weak!" Bakugou shouted, his hands starting to crackle. "We have some of the strongest and most talented students training here to become hero's it would be foolish to think I could just beat everyone without trying!"
"I actually think it sounds like a great idea" Kirishima piped up, suddenly next to Bakugou, causing the blonde to swing around in surprise. "It's always best to know as much as you can, that's how you learn."
Bakugou nodded vigorously, "exactly."
"Well, you aren't going to get any girls sitting here hunched over notebooks and class profiles like a nerd" Mineta sneered and Bakugou blinked at the strange turn the conversation had taken.
"What?" Bakugou asked in confusion.
Mineta waved at a group of girls sitting on the lounge watching their interaction, Ashido amongst them.
"So?" Bakugou said, now utterly perplexed.
"You really are a fool" Mineta mocked before walking off.
Bakugou blinked slowly, leaning over to start gathering up his notebooks and the class profiles, he should have worked on this in his room.
"Don't worry about him" Kirishima said kindly. "I think he's just annoyed at you for calling him out yesterday about Shinsou's quirk. If these notebooks help you, then they're a great idea."
"Thanks" Bakugou said quietly, touched at the others support, but right now he really just wanted to be up in his room and away from people. He gave the red head a small wave as he left, and Kirishima turned and made his way back to his waiting friends.
"What was that all about?" Todoroki asked from his place beside Midoriya. The green haired teen watching Bakugou's retreating back intently.
"That Mineta kid was making fun of Bakugou, he looked like he was getting upset so I stepped in to try to help."
"He was making fun of Bakugou" Todoroki said in surprise. "Why?"
"Bakugou was working on these notebooks about our class and 1B, said he couldn't hope to defeat us if he didn't learn about us. Mineta thought it was weird."
"Okay" Todoroki said slowly. "Well maybe not everyone keeps notebooks, but it makes sense to learn about your opponent."
"That's what I said" Kirishima agreed. "Then he said something about Bakugou never getting girls if he spends his time hunched over notebooks like a nerd."
Both teens spun around as Midoriya let out a small growl, eyes glowing green.
"He's an idiot. Bakugou will wipe the floor with that clown."
Todoroki and Kirishima shared a look.
"Oh, I have no doubt" Kirishima said lightly.
All three looked over as Bakugou walked back into the common room, this time dressed in his gym gear, water bottle and towel in hand.
"He just doesn't stop, does he?" Todoroki murmured and the admiration was clear in his voice.
Kirishima stood up and stretched, "think I might head down for a workout myself" he said nonchalantly as he started to make his way out of the room. Only to be tackled to the ground by Todoroki while his head was pulled into a headlock and his hair ruffled by Midoriya.
"Not without us you're not!" Midoriya laughed.
Bakugou nodded at Sero as he entered the gym, thankful to see that it was mostly empty. They were lucky to go to a school that had such resources at their disposal. He jumped on the elliptical to start warming up, purposefully pushing aside any thoughts on the altercation that had just occurred. He pushed himself, getting lost in the repetitive motion. Not even noticing when three others entered the gym. After he was warmed up, he moved to the mats starting with 100 sit ups and then moving on to 100 push ups. He was aching by the end but in a good way, sweat dripped down his brow as he stood and stretched his muscles, crossing one arm in front of the other, pulling his elbow to his head as his hand touched his shoulder blades. He spread his legs shoulder width apart before reaching down to touch the ground, laying his hands flat and enjoying the slight burn. It had taken a lot of work to improve his flexibility and he was proud of what he could do.
A loud bang had him jolting out of the warm haze he had been floating in.
He spun around to find Todoroki, Midoriya and Kirishima all staring at him like deers caught in a headlight. Midoriya was holding a weight in one hand while another lay at his feet, he assumed the older teen must've dropped it.
He gave them a small frown before turning back around, this time reaching down and wrapping his hands around his right ankle then the left.
He took a big drink of water, wiping the sweat from his face and any that had dripped onto the mat before calling it a day.
He wanted to get back upstairs so he could get started on his and Shinsou's dinner. The other teen had gone to visit his dad and let him know how his first day had gone. Which reminded Bakugou he really should give his parents a call after dinner.
He dropped his things off in his room, grabbing his shower gear before heading off to the communal shower. He supposed he would get used to using the communal showers, but for the moment he found it slightly intimidating. He heard one of the showers going so chose one as far away from it as possible. The hot water helped to sooth his muscles and release any remaining tension he might've been holding. When he was dried and dressed, he came out of his stall and came face to face with Tokoyami who was coming out of his own. They looked at each other awkwardly for a moment before both walking out together.
"Looks like we're neighbours" Tokoyami said stopping at his own door, as Bakugou stopped at his.
"Well, if you ever need any thing please hesitate to knock."
Tokoyami blinked at him for a moment before letting out a small chuckle, "will do."
Bakugou only entered his room long enough to chuck his shower stuff down before hurrying out again. Meeting Tokoyami did leave him wondering just who his neighbour on his other side was. Kaminari had said he was on this floor, perhaps it was him.
When he arrived downstairs Shinsou hadn't returned yet, so Bakugou went straight to the kitchen and started cooking. He hoped that Shinsou had been telling the truth when he said he would be happy to eat anything.
"That smells amazing."
Bakugou turned around and smiled at his purple haired friend who was now leaning on the bench beside him.
"It's just a curry, I hope you like your food spicy."
Again, Shinsou looked surprised that Bakugou was actually cooking for him.
They sat at the table quietly, eating their way through the curry. Bakugou kept glancing at Shinsou to make sure he was enjoying the food, and it wasn't too hot.
"This is delicious" Shinsou said honestly and Bakugou looked pleased. He made to take the dishes back into the kitchen, but Shinsou beat him to it.
"I'll wash up, you've already cooked."
Bakugou nodded in acquiescence. "Think I might head to bed, good night."
"Night, Bakugou."
Shinsou watched the small teen walk away before he got stuck into cleaning up their dishes. He had never expected to find a friend like Bakugou especially not on his first day at his new school. His dad found it all highly amusing, especially how excited Bakugou had gotten when meeting him. He hadn't shut up about it when Shinsou had visited that afternoon.
"Whoa, what smells so good in here."
Shinsou turned to find Sero and Kaminari in the doorway.
"Bakugou and I just finished dinner" Shinsou replied as he rinsed another plate.
"No fair," Kaminari whined. "How come you're the only one Bakugou will cook for?"
"Just the favourite I guess" Shinsou shrugged, though he'd honestly been wondering the same thing. His whole life had been a struggle, he'd had to fight for everything he'd ever gotten, and he'd assumed that UA would be the same. That he'd be shunned for his quirk, looked down on for his anti-social attitude, but maybe that wasn't the case. He'd never really had a friend before, and he wasn't sure why Bakugou had taken such a shine to him, but he couldn't deny that it was nice feeling accepted.
Bakugou grinned as he made his way into one of the large training rooms, today they were actually going to see everybody's quirks. He was so excited he was practically vibrating out of his skin; he'd wanted to bring his notebooks but hadn't wanted to draw attention to himself after what Mineta had said. He'd just have to do his best to remember everything he could so he could write it all down later. He glanced around and found that 1B were already inside waiting for them. He recognised a few of the faces from the class profile he had been reading the day before.
Aizawa stepped forward and both classes fell silent, "today we are giving everyone the opportunity to showcase their quirk. This is the chance for you to see what people can do so you can start to strategise for future battles."
"You want me to come down with you when it's your turn so you can show off your mind control quirk to everybody? I don't mind, just don't have me do something embarrassing" Bakugou said, not even taking his eyes off Yaoyorozu as she walked out onto the open field. He glanced up when Shinsou didn't respond, finding the other staring at him blankly. Bakugou elbowed him sharply in the side.
"Oi fucker, don't fall asleep now, shits about to get interesting."
Shinsou tried to speak, coughed, cleared his throat than tried again. "Thank you for the offer but Aizawa has already volunteered."
"Well, in that case definitely make him do something embarrassing" Bakugou laughed and Shinsou grinned in return.
Bakugou turned his attention back to the floor where everyone was watching as Yaoyorozu made a knife explode unharmed out of her arm.
"I can create things, non-living things, through my skin."
"Whoa" Bakugou breathed, starting to mutter under his breath, of the pro's and con's of her ability. Several people glanced over at Bakugou, but a frown from Shinsou quickly had them turning away.
They went class for class and Shinsou got more amusement watching Bakugou's reactions than anything else.
Bakugou sat, his face lit up in awe when Todoroki walked out onto the field and set half the field on fire and turned the other half to ice.
"He already has so much control" Bakugou said in amazement.
When Tetsutetsu walked out and turned himself to steel, then invited people from both classes to throw things at him, Bakugou nearly howled with laughter.
He swung around to Kirishima who was sitting behind them.
"Imagine you two going up against each other!"
"I know!" Kirishima said just as enthusiastically.
He watched closely as Shinsou walked out in front of everybody, looking supremely confident and at ease, Aizawa walking to stand beside him.
"I have a mind control quirk" he said simply, to gasps and mutters across both classes.
Bakugou felt his fists clench, they better keep their mouths closed if they know what's good for them.
He swore he saw Shinsou wink at him before he turned to Aizawa, making eye contact and obviously concentrating hard.
"Cluck like a chicken three times."
Aizawa immediately started clucking like a chicken three times. When he was done he shook his head and righted himself from the preposterous position he now found himself in.
Shinsou did a little bow as he walked off the field, people parting as he made his way back to his seat.
"Amazing!" Bakugou said as Shinsou sat down beside him. "I've never seen anything like it. Imagine the possibilities you would bring to a team as an underground hero."
Shinsou definitely didn't blink back tears at the unconditional acceptance and support from his friend, nope, no way.
When it was Midoriya's turn nearly everyone from both classes clapped and cheered and Bakugou rolled his eyes as the green haired teen gave a little wave. He leaned forward though, interested to see what the other could do.
Midoriya stood there for a moment seemingly flexing, before power started radiating from him, if possible, he seemed to grow even larger, red veins popping out over his skin and his eyes glowed green. He then took off, like a green blur racing around the entire field in only a few seconds. He picked up a huge concrete block that had been placed to the side, probably for this purpose and threw it clean across the field, he punched another block to rubble and Bakugou felt his mouth drop open. After a few more moments Midoriya took a breath and released his quirk. All the sound that Bakugou had blocked out while he was focused on the display before him came rushing back in startling clarity and he realised that everyone was cheering and clapping even louder than before.
Alright, so he could see what all the fuss was about. That was one hell of an ability to have.
People clapped his back and congratulated him as Midoriya made his way back to his seat. Kaminari actually fell out of his seat in excitement when Midoriya gave him a high five as he walked past.
Bakugou had to fight not to roll his eyes as Midoriya smirked at him.
"What'd you think?" Kirishima asked with a swift look at his friend.
"Meh, it was alright" Bakugou shrugged shooting a wink at Midoriya as he turned back around to watch the next student from 1B. He heard Kirishima roaring with laughter, but he stayed focused on the display happening before him.
Then, before he knew it, it was his turn. He walked out onto the field, pushing in his ear plugs and pulling off his hoodie and pants so that he was just standing in a tight t-shirt and gym shorts. He didn't have enough control yet that he could guarantee he wouldn't set his clothes on fire, and he'd rather remove the chance of that embarrassment thank you very much.
He scowled as someone let out a loud wolf whistle but ignored them. He felt his hands slick and raised them in front of him, starting with small explosions before steadily making them larger until deafeningly loud explosion were bursting from his hands. He focused, aiming his hands down and letting off more explosions until he flew into the air, using the explosions to soar above the heads of his watching classmates. He brought himself back around landing with a soft thud.
He grinned from ear to ear as he grabbed his stuff off the ground and jogged back to his seat, taking out his ear plugs along the way.
"Great job" Shinsou said as he sat down next to the purple haired teen.
Kirishima clapped him on the shoulder from his place behind him, "incredible, Bakugou."
"Thanks" Bakugou grinned. "You wouldn't believe how hard I had to work to get enough control to fly."
"The one instance where your small stature actually comes in handy" Midoriya said with a sly smile.
"Yeah, imagine the size of the explosions I'd need to fly if I was as big as you" Bakugou deadpanned before turning back around to watch the final student's quirk. He felt relieved that his own display had gone so well, not that he'd had any doubts.
They were all sent to shower and change back into their school uniforms after everyone was done, and faced with so many people all washing and changing in close proximity together he realised he had no reason to complain about the communal showers in the dorms.
He chucked his things on a bench, gathered what he needed and went into a shower stall, ignoring the way his face flushed crimson at all the half-naked guys around.
When he was done and came out, he found a small group of 1B students getting dressed right near his stuff. He tried not to make eye contact, thankful that he'd pulled on his uniform in the stall even if it meant everything was a bit damp.
He straightened himself out and was just looking around for Shinsou when one of the teens beside him caught his eye.
"That was some amazing work you did out there."
"Ah, thanks" Bakugou said cursing the blush that dusted his cheeks again.
"I wasn't expecting so much from someone so small and beautiful" the other teen continued and Bakugou blinked up at him non-plussed.
"What?"
The other teen leaned forward, tucking a stray piece of hair behind Bakugou's ear.
"I'm not beautiful" Bakugou growled.
"I assure you that you are. We all think so" the teen indicated the others standing around him, though most were still busy getting dressed.
"I'd love a chance to show you how beautiful I think you are."
Bakugou didn't think his face could get any redder as he spluttered and acting on instinct raised his hand and let off a loud explosion right near the other teens head.
He grabbed his bag and hurried out of the change rooms, not slowing down to look back.
Aizawa and Kan were already hurrying over, to where he pushed his way out of the changing rooms, obviously already alerted by the loud noise.
"What happened in there? Was anyone hurt" Kan asked as Bakugou scowled at the ground. He had enough control not to hurt anybody.
Shinsou, Midoriya and Todoroki hurried out of the change rooms.
"Are you alright?" Shinsou asked him, looking him over in case something was wrong.
"We were just trying to work that out as well" Aizawa said, turning his attention to Bakugou as the likely culprit for whatever had happened in there.
His face felt like it was burning he was so red.
"I'm fine, just some fuckwit said stuff so I blasted near his ear. No big deal."
"It is a big deal, we do not use our quirks outside of training exercises, you could have hurt someone" Kan said.
Bakugou scoffed crossing his arms over his chest defensively, "I would never hurt someone."
"What did he say to you?" Aizawa asked shrewdly.
"Just stupid shit, said I was fucking beautiful and shit. Asked if I would let him show me just how beautiful I am. What the fuck does that even mean!? Stupid fucker talking shit!" Bakugou growled.
Everyone within hearing distance raised their eyebrows at that. Taking them a moment to sort through all the swear words to work out what was actually said.
"First stop swearing" Aizawa said tiredly. "Secondly, no using your quirk outside of training unless its an emergency. This is your only warning, got it?"
"Got it" Bakugou agreed.
"Now who was the student?"
"It was Monoma" Todoroki spoke up when it looked like Bakugou wasn't going to say anything.
"We will also speak to him about his behaviour as well. Now get out of here and back to the dorms."
Bakugou didn't need to be told twice he left swiftly, Shinsou by his side.
"Should've punched the kids lights out when I saw him talking to Bakugou" Midoriya growled as they trailed behind the other two.
"You can't use one for all to go around punching random guys in locker rooms" Todoroki tried to placate, though Midoriya didn't appreciate the small grin on his friend's face.
"Who said I would've needed one for all," he flexed his arm, bending down to kiss the bulging muscle, "these would have done the job well enough."
Todoroki pretended to throw up just as Kirishima caught up to them.
"What happened back there? Aizawa and Kan came into the locker room and took Monoma to talk to him."
"Oh, nothing much, just some guy telling Bakugou how beautiful he is and how he wants to show the little firecracker just how beautiful he finds him."
Kirishima's eyes popped open in surprise.
"Oh, don't worry" Todoroki smiled, "innocent Bakugou wasn't actually sure what he even meant.
"Still, that's rude, not manly at all. He probably doesn't even know Bakugou."
"Very rude" Todoroki agreed. "Bakugou was well within his rights to blast him away."
Kirishima started laughing, "maybe we should start calling him blasty."
"An apt name" Todoroki agreed.
"Well, hopefully he doesn't bother Bakugou again."
"Oh, don't worry Kirishima" Todoroki said with a sly look at their green haired friend. "I doubt Midoriya will let him anywhere near Bakugou ever again."
"Oh, shut up you two" Midoriya grumbled, pulling his eyes away from Bakugou and back to his friends who were laughing uproariously.
Todoroki threw his arm around his friend shoulder, "don't worry I won't even tell Kirishima how you recently kissed your own muscles and threatened to punch him."
Kirishima nearly fell over he was laughing so hard, "kissed his own muscles" he snorted.