Not So Weak -KiriBaku-

29. Why...

"Well since you're Bakugo's boyfriend why doesn't he catch you up on things," Kaminari said pulling Kirishima over to Bakugo.

"And he'll watch you until you change back," Sero added, grabbing Mina's hand and pulling her away from them.

"Till I-" Kirishima's words died in mid-air. Maybe older him could hold a conversation with Bakugo but young Kirishima... could not. He was just so... so... intimidating and cool and confident and attractive and just everything he wasn't.

And that's why middle school Kirishima was sitting stiff as a board in Bakugo's room while the alpha read a book at his desk, seemingly relaxed.

Bakugo glanced over at the small boy. He was so different from the omega he was dating, but he may or may not have found it cute how he jumped and stuttered every time Bakugo tried to talk to him.

"So," Bakugo started, putting his book down in his lap and looking over at Kirishima. "If you don't remember anything past whatever age you are now, what DO you remember?" He asked. It may be selfish, but Bakugo wanted to know more about when Kirishima was a kid, he didn't talk about it often, especially after what happened with his mom and dad.

"I-umm... I-I don't know- I don't understand what you're asking."

"Ok, never mind then," he muttered going back to his book.

Kirishima didn't seem please with the continued silence. "B-Bakugo-"

"It's Kat, to you, it's Kat," Bakugo told him, realizing just how weird it sounded for Kirishima to call him by his last name.

For some reason this made Kirishima blush a deeper red. "Uh- o-ok," he muttered. "Um Kat... why umm... why do you date me? O-older me I mean..."

Bakugo raised an eyebrow at him. He had known Kirishima used to be insecure and shy and all that, but he never thought he'd have to explain why he was dating him. It was as simple, or complicated, as loving him. Bakugo Katsuki was so fucking in love with Kirishima Eijiro that he couldn't imagine going a single day without seeing that stupid shark tooth smile.

"You are so dense," Bakugo muttered. "It's not so simple." There wasn't just a single reason Bakugo fell for him, it was a bunch of little things that added up over time and then hit him in the back of the head like a train when he realized it. "There are loads of reasons."

This made Kirishima confused, his brows furrowed and he looked down at the ground in thought.

Bakugo sighed, he'd try and explain, for Kirishima, he'd try. "Your smile, your sense of humour, your eyes, the scar you have over you're eye." Bakugo smiled softly as he listed off more reasons. "That stupid dance you do when you're happy, how you can make friends with everyone, your confidence, your strength, the way you never give up, just the way you make me feel..." his words trailed off, it wasn't something he could explain.

"I'm not all that," he said softly.

"Maybe not when you're 10-"

"I'm 13."

"Ok, then maybe not when you're 13, but I've never known you as anything else, and simply put, I love you, or older you? Is it weird that I'm saying I love you?" Bakugo was getting caught up in the technicalities while Kirishima was internally freaking out. For him, he had only found out he liked guys about 5 months ago, and that was when he met Bakugo for the first time. Meaning Kirishima's gay awakening was his boyfriend, or soon to be boyfriend? His older self's boyfriend.

The least Mina could have done on the way here was warn him about actually having a boyfriend.

"But either way," Bakugo started again, pulling Kirishima from his thoughts. "I'm dating the older you because of too many reasons to count."

Kirishima just stared at the ground. He didn't know what he was supposed to say to that. He didn't know what he was expecting but for someone like Bakugo to actually have genuine feelings for him wasn't it.

"Did I answer your question?" Bakugo asked. Kirishima just nodded. "Good, now change back so I can go and kick Racoon eye's ass and not feel bad for doing it in front of a kid."

Kirishima perked up slightly. "W-why are you going to hurt someone?"

"Because she let you get hit with a fucking quirk," Bakugo grumbled.

It took Kirishima a moment to realize he was talking about Mina. "W-wait, A-Ashido? Don't hurt her!"

Bakugo sighed, he couldn't say no to Kirishima. "I'm not going to hurt her... just... have a talk..." Kirishima stared at him a moment longer, not believing him. "I promise."

"Good," Kirishima muttered, crossing his arms.

That was adorable, he looked so cute. Bakugo wished they had found a way to stay in touch after they first met, he missed all this cuteness. That's not to say his boyfriend wasn't cute now, but it was a different kind of cuteness.

"Yeah whatever Shitty hair," he muttered under his breath.

(Posted June 18, 2021)
(Could you see how confused I made myself while writing this?)