Soul Thirst (Bakugo x Fem reader x Dabi)

Chapter 9

The Next Day (Day 5 of the Internship Week);

You wake up drowsy only for you to witness someone strangely too familiar as you open your eyes. "Mom...? What are you doing here?" She looks at you disappointed. You wake up and sit on your bed with your legs crossed. "Why didn't you text me about being admitted here... or for god's sake you didn't even tell where you're interning. Why didn't you answer my calls?"
She aggressively questions you. "Heh... I was busy....and you were busy? So I didn't want to bother you...you know..." She looks at you furiously. "Chill... I'm sorry, okay. Will never do again? Fine?" "I'm letting you just this time, if you're going to repeat this, get ready to face the consequences." 'Why is she being so strict early in the morning?' She gives you a bag of clothes to change into and informs you that you're being discharged. You rub your eyes and see the three boys looking at you and your mom confused. 'Oh, yeah. I'm at a freaking hospital...right! No wonder she's yelling at me right in front of my friends. UGH!'
"Mom, well...not great timing...but let me introduce you to my friends..." She looks at the three of them and smile gently. Those three immediately, get up from their bed and bows down. 'Classic respect'. Your mom nervously says that it isn't necessary and asks them to rest.

She leaves the room while giving you 'Better answer my calls and text next time' look. You sigh through your mouth.

"Guess...I'm the first leaving. Got to get back to Haro-sensei...." You mumble to yourself.
"Esma...I'll see you at school, then." Shoto politely says looking at you who came out from the hospital bathroom after changing into your shorts and crop top with your hair tied up. You smile, "Seems like that... Will see you guys at school. Bye!" You wave at everyone but giving more attention to Shoto as he seems faintly sad for some reason. Looking at him reminds your little brother. You just imagine how awesome it would be if they two would meet each other... You slap yourself to get out of your pathetic day dreams.

You get back to Haro-sensei and felt like wanting to tell, but you better shut your mouth. You just tell him the that, 'Endeavor saved the day' and move on to learning some moves. Because of your knee injury you learned only a handful of them for the two days and say thanks to him and Endeavor for helping you out a lot on the last day. You were super satisfied with the new addition of weapons to your outfit. 'Why don't I learn about using guns too?... nah, they are cliché.'

You look at the news being telecasted on your way home that evening, and buy a newspaper from the shop and find his name as 'Hero Killer Stain'. You mind wanders to think about the number of villains who would have been inspired by Stain and you feel like something is going to come to an end. 'I strangely agree with this Stain guy...but his approach isn't right...maybe he tried the right way and got tired of it... I guess. I hope this so-called League of Villains don't mess with Class 1A again just like this notorious USJ attack I heard of. Mom was so stubborn about not letting me, go to U.A.

You get a face-time call from Mina;
"Hey?" You ask her forgetting about the entire hangout thing you planned.
"Hey Esma... we're waiting for you at the diner?" She shows you Momo, Denki, Kiri and... Bakugou? 'Well, well... didn't expect our angry boy to join us.
"Yes... yess! Which one... why didn't you say me the place, Mina?" You hesitantly ask trying not to show that you forgot.
"Yeah... I texted you the address..."
"Ohh, sorry I didn't read the text. I'm just left the agency." You quickly find the address of the diner Mina texted you.
"It's on my street. I'm coming... wait for me. Don't order anything yet!!!"
"Don't worry. Hurry up Esma."
"HUH. SEEMS LIKE SHE FORGOT!" Bakugou comments.
'Why you, grumpy asshole, shut the fuck up will ya.'
"HEY, BAKUGO! YOU WANNA GET KILLED AGAIN?" You shout at the phone in the middle of the street.
"Esma, wouldn't have forgotten. You just get here, girl."
"On my way!!" You yell and hang up. You start sprinting down the street reaching the diner. Baggy white sweatshirt and faded brown sweat pants, and black cap with hair loose and white sport shoes. 'Never mind, I still look good, but the colors are weird.... whatever.' You push open the door and find the sweet coffee aroma invading your nose. You take deep breath and walk around trying to find your friend group. A pink hand waves at you, you grin and head towards the group.
"Hey everyone!" You look at the free seat which is right next to...Bakugo. 'Cool...now...what do I do?'
Without a choice, you sit next to Bakugou who seemed a little tensed.
"Don't worry... I'm not here to kill you. Just to enjoy some good food and a coffee." You whisper.
"Ahhh...who said I was scared of you." He looks at you angrily.
"You seemed a lil tensed, so I thought maybe you were."
"What would you like, Esma?" Denki asks you while giving you the menu. You look through it. "Coffee, I definitely need coffee... and maybe anything you guys would like."
"I don't think coffee isn't going to make a good pair with pizza..." Momo tells you thoughtfully. "Pizza, alright. No coffee...." you hum disappointed. "Someone loves their coffee." Kiri says with a chuckle. "That's how I cope with my insomniac ass." You say sarcastically trying not to draw attention to your serious problem. "So... how are you doing? It's all over the news." Mina was worried. "I'm great... just a little knee injury. I hope the boys are okay. Shoto's seems fine. Midoriya too, but that idiot keeps breaking his damn bones. Iida...I hope he'll get better soon." You try to avoid Iida's problem as you don't want to spoil the heartwarming atmosphere. "Thanks to Endeavor, I guess." You finish the sentence.
"Is your knee... okay?" Bakugo asks you. '...WEIRD...' "Yeah, it's fine now. It hurts a little when I run, but it'll be okay." "Take care of you, you goddamn idiot!" 'Uhhhhhhhhhh....should I say thank you or just nod. I'm clueless, when it comes to him.' "Yeah sure, thanks." "Caring Bakugo...! Never thought I would see that!" Mina giggles. "Shut up, raccoon eyes!" "Hey, I got a name... it's Mina." You chuckle. "Alright. Everyone enough about me. Tell me about your internships. "FUN is the only word to describe it." Denki yells. You laugh at his explanation. Mina excitedly explains all the details. And Momo kept being silent, "Hey Momo?" You call her out. "Yeah, we went on patrolling and... aided Miss. Uwabami with her job. Kendo from Class B was also with me." "Kendo was with you...awesome." You remember her the giant fist girl. "Tetsutetsu was with me interning at Fourth Kind. Bakubro, what about yours?"
"It doesn't matter. There's nothing interesting to say about Best Jeanist."
"I couldn't believe that there's nothing interesting to say about Number 4 Hero... BAKUGOOO!!" You startle him.
"SHIT! WHAT?!" "YO, I always wondered whether he has a long neck or face. Did you get any chance to see him without his hero costume?" You ask him curiously, while the others couldn't stop laughing while they imagine your speculations about Best Jeanist. "No..." He sternly says. "Aww, man. I really thought I could finally confirm my childhood investigation."
The food arrives and you stop nagging Bakugo and enjoy your dinner. You say your goodbyes to everyone after a lively conversation and meal.
"OI...!"
You turn to see Bakugo who hasn't left.
"What's up, Bakugo?"
"Nothing."
'You called me first, dumbass...'
You start walking to your home but you notice Bakugo closely walking behind you.
"Ahh...so you want to walk me to my house? I see."
"Stop thinking too much. My house is on the next street, dumbass."
'Why don't you agree easily.' You sigh and slow down to walk next to him.
"Didn't know you were pretty close to my home." You say.
"Neither, didn't I until now."
"Hmm... hope you did some intense training at Number 4 Hero's agency..."
"Tch... I spent my time on nothing useful. He kept nagging me about being less aggressive and kept that shit going on while patrolling and I wasted time."
"Well... he has a point. You do know U.A festival was being telecasted for the entire country. If I was a villain group just like this pathetic League of Villains, I would try to recruit you or something, because of your quirk and aggressiveness. And you know people expect a friendly hero to put their trust on. They kind of care about your safety, you know, even though you don't have to change yourself to fit the society's expectations, just be you and become the Number 1 Hero. That's what you want, right?"
"...yeah."
You smile and find yourself in front of your house.
"This is it. See you at school tomorrow."
"Yeah. Bye." He walks alone and turns at the junction. You shake your head and enter your house to find your mom slouching in the couch. 'Sheesh, she must be tired.'
"Esma...sweetie. I got a call from the American Klante Hospital. They said Kenzie is showing signs of waking up from his coma very soon. I'm a little relieved but tired. I told your dad, he's the happiest person in this world."
"THAT'S, FREAKIN AWESOME. Would he hate me if he gets up...? you know?"
"I hope he wouldn't, and we're not going to talk about it immediately when he wakes up. Let's give him some time."
You nod and leave to your room to freshen up before bed.

Next day at school;
"BWAHAHAHA! REALLY? REALLY, BAKUGO?!" Both Sero and Kiri laughed at Bakugo's...um weird hairdo.
"WOAH! HAHA! Bakugo, you were fine yesterday? What happened to you?" You join them.
"STOP LAUGHING! I USED HAIR GEL YESTERDAY TO AVOID SHIT LIKE THIS, IT JUST STUCK LIKE THIS, EVEN AFTER A GOOD WASHING. KEEP IT UP YOU THREE AND I'LL MURDER BOTH OF YOU!"
"Good luck with that!" You point at his.
He aggressively continues to yell, and all of a sudden his hair turns back to normal. You hold in the chuckle and join the girl's conversation.

"Wow! So you got to take out some villains? I'm jealous!" Mina says. "It was just evacuation procedures and logistical support. No real fighting." Jirou corrects Mina.
"Just training and patrol for me. Though one time, we did catch some foreign smugglers." Tsuyu tells about her internship."
"That's awesome." You enjoy everyone's talk.
You then slide next to the trio to question about their health.
"How'd the past week go for you, Ochako?" Tsuyu asks.
"It was very.... instructive."
"Ochako's had some kind of awakening." Mina whispers.
"She was with the Battle Hero, right?" Jirou asks.
"Such a transformation in just a single week..." Denki states.
"Transformation? Wrong, Kaminari. All women... hide their demonic natures deep within them!!" Mineta seriously explains. 'Seems like someone had a hard time with Mt. Lady.'
"What happened to you with Mt. Lady? I, on the other hand, was pretty spoiled. It was tons of fun. Now if you wanna talk about the most transformative, most traumatic experience, that'll be the one you four had. Esma, told you guys were okay.
"Yeah, yeah, The Hero Killer!!" Sero yelled.
"I was so worried." Momo looks.
"I'm just glad you're still alive." Someone says, you couldn't quite find out, who it was.
"But Endeavor came and saved you, right? That's our Number 2 for you!!"
You look at Shoto and he looks back at you, then at his desk.
"Right...we were saved."
'Phew...'
"So I saw on the news that... they think The Hero Killer's connected to The League of Villains? I hate to think how thing's could've turned out if a scary guy like him had showed at USJ that time." Ojiro exclaims. "I don't quite get the vibe that a guy like that would've been connected to League of Villains. He's full of strong convictions. To think of being connected to a filthy group of villains. I don't approve it." You speak your mind.
"Hold on, sure, he's scary... but did you watch that video, Ojiro? You can really see his tenacity, his one-track mind, kind of cool, don't you think?"
"Denki...!" You and Midoriya yell out in unison.
"HUH? AH...Iida... sorry!!"
"No....it's fine. He's certainly a man of conviction, so if some people think he's cool...I get that. But he's convictions have led him to conclude the society requires a purge. And no matter what one motives are, that's just wrong."
Your doubts were cleared by Iida's statement.
"I will correct my course and walk the path of a true Hero!! So that no others like myself emerge and suffer my fate." He finishes.
"Iida...." Midoriya look at him admiring his motives.
"CLASS IS ABOUT TO START. GET TO YOUR SEATS!!!" Iida is back to his old self.
"SO LOUD..." Tokoyami mumbles annoyed.
"I'm sorry about that." Denki still felt sorry about it.