There For You (Bakugo X Uraraka)

Chapter 5: Together Alone

(Uraraka had fallen asleep on Bakugo, who was producing enough heat for both of them.)

Uraraka woke up in the same position she fell asleep in. Bakugo's arm was still around her, but his head was gently resting on top of hers. The steady breaths he was taking told her that Bakugo was still asleep. For how long she had no idea. She didn't even remember drifting off to sleep herself. He looked so peaceful.

She slowly reached for her phone trying not to move too much. She just needed to know the time.

"No," Bakugo said sleepily. "Don't go. Too sleepy."

"I'm just checking the time," she replied simply. She saw it was around 9am.

His arms tightened around her. Is he still asleep? She asked herself. The TV was still going in the background. Using her quirk she slowly lowered a sleeping Bakugo's head onto her lap. He must be a hard sleeper. Once she released her quirk he was still asleep he turned over and grabbed her around her waist.

It was weird. This small gesture made her stomach do backflips. Sure she and Deku were close, but she has never felt anything like this. She looked down at him. He looks adorable like this, she thought, Peaceful.

She stretched her arms up checking the news again. Still nothing about them missing. Did they tell my parents? She thought to herself. Are they worried? She looked at her phone again. Still no signal.

She sighed. Before she knew it she was absently stroking Bakugo's hair. It was softer than she expected. Her other hand rested gently on his side just below his arm. She hates to admit it, but she really liked the feeling of his arms around her. It made her feel a small bit if safety at a time like this.

Kurogiri appeared beyond the glass with some food. Uraraka stares at him. Determined not to wake up Bakugo.

Kurogiri chuckled and said, "how cute." Has vanished into himself.

The smell of food roused Bakugo from his sleep. As he woke up he noticed his position on Uraraka, how his arms were around her and his head on her lap and blushed slightly. Luckily she didn't notice. What he did notice what her hands were doing. The way she was running her fingers trough his hiar was so relaxing, and her other hand that was resting on his side was calming.

He glanced up and saw Uraraka staring intently at the glass. He figured food was probably brought. Bakugo took a deep breath and got ready to disturb this peacefulness between the 2 of them.

He slowly slid his arms from around Uraraka's waist and turned over to his back so he was looking up at her. "Whats for breakfast?" He asks.

She jumped a little. "Is it your actual goal to scare me all the time?" She says.

"Sorry pink cheeks," he chuckled.

"Nevermind that," she said as she rolled her eyes at his ridiculous nickname. "Why don't you get off of me so we can eat."

He smiles as he sits up and stretches. Memories of the night before flashed in his memories. Uraraka shivering and.... crying. He sighed. I suppose now is as good a time as any.

As they sat down he took a big breath in to steady himself, "so.... what happened last night? You were upset."

Uraraka looked down at her food, "it's nothing. Don't worry about it."

"You know," Bakugo started narrowing his eyes. "It REALLY gets under my skin when other people lie to me. Call it a pet peeve."

"Why do you care?" She asks

"We may be here a while," he says. "Stop avoiding the question."

"Really it's noth-..." she starts

"Just stop," he starts. "It's a simple question. You were upset. I want to know why. We shouldn't lie to eachother."

"I know," she says. "It's just that it is personal. I don't really want to talk about it."

Bakugo sighs rubbing the bridge of his nose. "If you tell me why you were upset, I'll answer a personal question for you. The catch is you have to promise you won't lie to me."

Uraraka eyes him suspiciously. "Any question? And you won't lie to me?"

"I don't lie," he says simply.

"Fine," she sighs. "It's just... what if they can't find us? Are they even looking for us? Does anybody miss us? Do my parents know? Are they worried? I know it sounds silly, and that our friends will find us, but how long will that take? We are supposed to graduate in a few months. Will we make it? I just felt overwhelmed. All these questions hit me at once, and I just couldn't hold it in." She could feel tears in the corners of her eyes.

"Is that all?" He asks with half a smile on his face. "Doesn't seem very heroic. Aren't Heros supposed to be confident and calm others down?"

"I know!" She says feeling her face grow hot. "Why do you think I didn't want to share with you! So now you are going to just hold it over my head and make fun of me."

"I won't," he replies.

"W-what?" She says.

"It's perfectly natural," he says. "However you are handling it like a pro."

"I don't understand..." she says.

"Look," he starts. "It is okay to be afraid. Everybody gets scared from time to time. What's important is that you are trying your best. The only reason I knew you were upset was because I snuck up on you. Even now you are still trying to be strong. I can see that talking about it upset you, but right now you are fight back tears."

She felt her cheeks go red as she blushed at his words. When she blinked a tear fell down her face, and she looked away.

"To answer your questions," he begins. "yes. I know the pro Heros and our classmates are looking for us. They wouldn't abandon us. Especially not you. Everyone likes you."

"They like you too!" She says in protest.

"Really," he says eyeing her suspiciously.

"Yes!" She says. "Take me for example; I have always admired how determined you are! You also have a really great handle on your quirk, and use it in such amazing ways!"

It was Bakugo's turn to blush as they ate the rest of their meal in silence.

After they finished eating Uraraka sands up and shoves the dirty plates back through the flap at the bottom of the glass. Looking back at Bakugo she says, "so about that queation...."

"Sigh," he starts. "What do you want to know?"

"Can I save it?" She asks.

"I guess," he says looking her up and down.

"Good!" She says smiling

*******

The 2 pass the day by stretching and trying to stay loose. They knew their friends were coming but had no idea as to when, and wanted to be ready for anything.

Their phones were nearly dead so they shut them off hopefully saving some of the batteries. They kept the news Chanel on because it told them the time and anything else they needed to know. There was still no news about them missing. It made them feel a little uneasy, but figured it was to keep the villans off their trail.

That night, after their evening meal, they decided that it would be best to take turns sleeping again. The only difference is that they were going to sit by eachother to conserve body heat.

Uraraka was to sleep first. She put her head down on his lap. When she did she felt her stomach do backflips again. He wrapped them both up in the blanket, and rested his hands on her head and side. She felt her cheeks grow warm and closed her eyes. It may feel unusual for her to be sleeping like this, but she felt safe.