A/N: Aaaaand we're back to the main anime!

While we got some Bakutomi development during the movie, will there be any more in the upcoming chapters despite what's going to happen?

...Maybe.

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Hitomi pushed her bags into the storage compartment as Iida directed everyone into the bus, closing it shut. Placing her phone and earbuds in her pocket, she climbed onto the bus, glancing at all the filled seats.

She sighed as she made her way to the back.

Of course, since it's an uneven class…

The class made loud chatter as she plopped into the window seat.

…

From the back she noticed Aizawa try to say something to the class, but Class 1-A was too loud for anyone to hear whatever he was saying. Hitomi saw him turn back around before she turned on her phone, glancing at her notifications.

She had several messages from her family and Nari, all wishing her a good time at the training camp.

Putting on her earbuds, she played some music as she watched the scenery pass by outside.

With music filling her ears paired with the smooth ride to camp, it didn't take long for Hitomi to fall asleep.

"Hey, Hitomi. Wake up."

Stirring awake, Hitomi opened her eyes to find Sero shaking her shoulder. Hastily putting away her phone and earbuds, she stood up and followed Sero out of the bus.

"Where are we?"

"Just a rest stop," Sero replied. "Aizawa just sent me to wake you up."

As they stepped off the bus, they heard Midoriya's excited voice; he was talking about the Wild Wild Pussycats, the hero team that was there at the rest stop with them. They had just joined the rest of the class to see the pro hero Mandalay point at a faraway mountain, telling the class that was where their campsite was.

"Huh?" Uraraka asked. "Then why'd we stop here…?"

"Why don't we get back to the bus, huh?" Sato said, turning around.

"Eh? But we just got off…" Hitomi started, trying to ignore what they were implying before Mandalay spoke up.

"It's 9:30 a.m. right now," the pro hero said, a mischievous smile on her face. "If you're fast…

Maybe around noon?"

"No way… guys…" Kirishima suddenly ran towards the bus as Mina finished his sentence.

"Let's get back to the bus!"

Before anyone could get on, Mandalay's companion Pixie-Bob appeared in front of them, that same mischievous smile on her face.

"Please tell me you're joking…" Hitomi pleaded, knowing it was futile.

"Sorry, everyone," she heard Aizawa say. "Training camp has already begun."

The ground rumbled beneath the class before it swept them off the edge of the cliff and down into the forest below. Hitomi yelped as she hit the ground, hearing Mandalay's voice from above.

"Since it's private land, you can use your quirks as you wish! You have three hours! Come to the facility on your own two feet! After getting through… the Beasts' Forest!"

Everyone turned towards the forest as Kaminari spoke.

"The hell? That sounds like it came right out of Dragon Quest!"

Hitomi dusted her socks off as she watched Mineta run into the forest. "I can't believe they're only giving us until noon…"

Koda's cries caught her attention, leading her to see a large beast through the trees.

"WHAT IS THAT?!"

Koda tried to calm the large beast, but his quirk seemed to leave it unaffected. Midoriya dived in just in time to save Mineta from getting crushed.

Hitomi saw Todoroki, Iida, and Bakugou jump into the fray, all working together and destroying the beast.

She saw the creature crumble from the boys' attacks, the rich soil coming from it catching her eye.

So it was made of dirt…

As the boys finally settled from their attack, Kirishima complimented Bakugou, but the blonde only looked forward.

"Not yet."

Hitomi looked to see what Bakugou was staring at, noticing movement up ahead.

There's more…

"All right," Iida said as everyone turned towards the approaching dirt beasts. "Let's go, Class A!"

"Yeah!"

5:20 PM…

Hitomi cradled her hands as she followed the class into the clearing, collapsing to her knees once they stopped in front of Aizawa.

"What do you mean 'three hours'?!" Sero yelled as Kirishima fell down beside her.

"That's how long it would've taken us," Mandalay replied. "Sorry!"

"I'm hungry…" Kirishima wailed as he clutched his stomach. "I'm gonna die…"

Hitomi leaned on Kirishima as she tried to catch her breath. "I'm already dead…"

Pixie-Bob giggled. "Honestly, I thought it would take even longer. You guys didn't have as hard a time beating my earth beasts as I thought you would."

…

"Get your stuff off the bus," Aizawa told the class. "Once you've put your bags in your rooms, we'll have dinner in the cafeteria. After that, you'll bathe and go to sleep."

"Thank god…" Hitomi said as Aizawa continued. "I feel nasty…"

Hitomi sat between Iida and Tsuyu at dinner, sliding a plate of chicken katsu towards herself.

As she picked up some chopsticks, she felt a throbbing pain in her palms.

"OW!"

She dropped the chopsticks, causing the people around her to look at her in concern.

"Kanetsukabe-kun?" Iida asked as he turned to her. "What's wrong?"

Hitomi looked up from her hands, flustered over causing a scene. "Um, it's nothing…" she said with a sheepish look on her face. "I just overused my quirk in the forest a bit, that's all… I had some aloe vera and bandages in one of my bags, but I was in such a rush to eat I forgot to treat my hands…"

"Oh no, isn't that bad?!" Midoriya said as he put down his food. "Burns will take a long time to heal without Recovery Girl…"

"It's fine, really!" Hitomi replied as she held her hands up. "My body's used to it, remember?"

"Oh, right…"

"It'll probably be fully healed in a few hours… I just can't use my hands properly right now."

"So… you can't even use your hands to eat?"

"No…" Hitomi's face turned red, feeling especially embarrassed since Bakugou was sitting right across from her.

He probably thinks this is pathetic…

"Don't worry, Hitomi-chan," Tsuyu said. "I can feed you."

Hitomi felt like there could practically be steam coming out of her ears. "No, you don't have to do that, Tsuyu, really!"

"You need to eat, Kanetsukabe-kun!" Iida proclaimed. "Skipping a meal is bad for your health!"

Hitomi's face was completely red as her stomach grumbled, making her sigh. "...okay."

Hitomi followed the girls to the bath, noticing the hot steam as soon as they stepped out of the changing rooms.

"So Hitomi, you really haven't enjoyed a bathhouse before?" Jirou asked as they settled into the warm water.

Hitomi sighed, feeling her muscles relax. "No, not really. I don't remember them very well from when I was little. But this is nice."

Hitomi closed her eyes, enjoying the relaxing bath before she heard Iida's voice on the other side of the wall separating the men and women's baths.

"...what you are doing is demeaning for both yourself and the girls! It is shameful behavior!"

"Mineta, again, isn't it?" Jirou said as she sunk lower into the water.

"Don't worry," Yaoyorozu replied, pointing at the top of the wall. "We've got someone keeping an eye out for us."

Hitomi followed her gaze, her eyes landing on a young boy that appeared to be swatting someone's (likely Mineta's) hand away.

She realized it was Kota, the child Mandalay introduced as her nephew.

"Thanks, Kota!" Mina yelled, holding two thumbs up with her body in full view for the boy to see.

The young boy was likely embarrassed, because he fell backwards off the wall, leading Hitomi to cry out in worry.

"Kota…!"

She was about to get out of the water before she heard Midoriya's cry of "Look out!", making her sigh in relief.

"You need to be more mindful, Mina." Hitomi said, letting herself relax again.

The pink girl pouted before starting a conversation about who the girls thought was the most attractive boy in class.

The boys must've overheard their conversation, because they were having one of their own about the girls.

Hitomi tuned out the girls' conversation when she heard her name across the wall.

"...Yaoyorozu's definitely the most elegant, but how about Hitomi? She's elegant too, but in a cute sort of way."

"Yeah, yeah! Especially with that hairstyle of hers! It gives her flair, and then her round cheeks combine with it to make a cute sort of elegance."

Hitomi was practically steaming, her face definitely on fire as she recognized those two voices as Kaminari and Kirishima respectively.

What are you saying, Kirishima, Kaminari?! In front of all the boys…!

She covered her face as she heard Kirishima speak again.

"What do you think, Bakugou?"

Hitomi felt herself freeze.

"...Like hell I'm joining this dumbass discussion."

Yes, Bakugou. End this immediately.

"Aw, come on!" she heard Kaminari say. "Why don't you loosen up for once? You're seriously no fun.

What, you mad she slapped you in the face?"

"You lookin' to die, shithead?!"

Hitomi removed her hands from her face, staring at her reflection in the water and recalling when she did that.

She definitely didn't regret it.

She was always so used to feeling intimidated by him, so knocking some sense into him for once helped in making her feel like he wasn't so scary anymore.

Hitomi heard Kaminari continue to pester the hothead before he finally said something.

"If I answer your question, will you finally shut up and leave me the fuck alone?"

"Yes!" Kirishima and Kaminari both exclaimed.

Oh god. He's gonna say I'm ugly, isn't he. Kirishima and Kaminari are my friends so of course they'd say I look nice, but Bakugou's not like that. He's just gonna say the cold hard truth.

"...She's pretty, I guess."

Hitomi felt like her brain stopped working.

She slumped against the rocks, trying to process something she probably wasn't supposed to hear.

He probably doesn't mean that. He probably said that so Kaminari and Kirishima would leave him alone for sure.

Hitomi huffed, getting out of the water.

She needed to get out of there. If she sat in the bath overthinking Bakugou's words, trying to listen in to the other side to see if he'd say anything more, it'd drive her insane.

"Hitomi, you're leaving already?" Yaoyorozu asked.

"Uh, yeah… I still need to tend to my hands, and I should probably message my family since I haven't done it since this morning…"

"Oh, alright," Uraraka said. "We'll probably be up in a bit."

"Okay… see you in a bit, then."

Hitomi waved to them as she entered the changing rooms, glancing at herself in the mirror nailed to the wall.

I'm not really that pretty.

A/N: Just so we're clear, Bakugou's looking at it from an objective standpoint, because in his eyes, the average person would probably think Hitomi is pretty. He's not biased towards her or anything. I'm not joking. :P