saudade [Bakugou K. X reader] [Book two]

[S E V E N]

[Song recommendation: Trouble -- Cage The Elephant]

[At this point, the timeline has reversed. You are now seeing the beginning of Hireath, but in Bakugou Katsuki's point of view. Another note will be made when things return to normal]

[Chapter Seven ]

Everyone has a soulmate.

That's the rule. You're assigned one at birth. That one person is the one you'll be with until you die. You'll meet, get together, marry, have some kids, or not, and grow old together. They'll always be there, no matter what.

Relationships aren't perfect, and I know that. There will be fights and disagreements. One will get mad at the other and take some time away. But in the end, they'll kiss and make up, and move on. Because you only get one person.

I'm surrounded by this. I have been my entire life. My parents. My friend's parents. Random people on the street. Teachers, relatives, strangers, heroes. Everyone has someone.

When I was young, I wasn't worried about meeting my soulmate. I knew she'd come along sometime in the future, like my mother had told me before. Some soulmates were childhood friends, but I didn't feel like that to any of my friends.

As I started to get older, I started to get a little more anxious. By my second year of middle school, I started to get concerned. Two of my friends had already gotten their first piece, so why hadn't I? Even that nerd, Deku, got his before me.

The first-year of highschool, I was worried. Every single person had at least one of their pieces. During the sports festival, Kaminari and Jirou realized they were soulmates. Deku and Uraraka found out the very first day, during the entrance exams. Kirishima and Mina were in their last year of middle school. Fuck, even Mineta had his soulmate before I did.

It pissed me off. It pissed me off so much that it brought me to tears. I just couldn't understand it. Why did everyone else get theirs, but I haven't even gotten one tiny piece?

"Don't look so down, Katsuki," My father said, patting the top of my head as he passed. "I'm sure something will happen soon."

But the thing was, nothing was. And it was so fucking frustrating. I was beginning to feel like I didn't have one at all.

"Don't give up hope just yet," My mother said, rubbing the back of my neck as she sat beside me on the couch. "There's still time, Katsuki. I'm sure you'll find a piece soon."

But I didn't. I didn't get anything. It was so fucked up. Did I even get a stupid soulmate?

Whatever. I don't care anymore. I'm not fucking worrying about it. I have better things to worry about.

"C'mon, Bakugou!" Kirishima said, tossing his arm over my shoulder. I glared at him in the corner of my eye, chewing on my straw.

People passed by us. Kamanari, Sero, Jirou and Mina were seated around us. The cafeteria in the mall was less packed than I thought it would be.

"Lighten up some!" The red-haired teen said, swaying back and forth pulling me with him. I shrugged him off.

"Screw off, Shittyhair."

"Kiri's right!" Sero chimed. "Loosen up some, Bakugou! You've been so stuck up lately!"

"Cut him a break, you guys," Jirou said, shaking her head. "It's been stressful for all of us lately. Especially him. He's still taking those extra classes, you know."

"Well why do you think we're here?" Kamanari said, propping his elbow on the table as he rolled his eyes. "This is a Saturday! We're taking a break! We're just gonna chill out here for a while; no school, no work, no heroes! Just us teenagers!"

"As much as I don't wanna say that, but Kaminari is right!" Mina said. "C'mon, just have a little fun, Bakugou. Do you wanna go into GameStop with me? I'll buy you that new game we've been talking about."

I thought about her offer. I knew they were only trying to cheer me up; Jirou was right, I was stressed from everything. But it was just annoying for me. Nonetheless, I shrugged as an agreement.

"Great! Come on, you guys!" She said, grabbing my wrist and pulling me out of my seat. I sighed and let her do so. I knew none of them would shut up until I did so anyway.

"Hey, babe, they got the new Guitar Hero!" Kamanari called, making Jirou move over towards him. I watched the rest of the people in the store walk by, laughing or talking amongst themselves.

That's another thing. You hardly ever saw someone by themselves. Very seldom have I seen someone by themselves. Other than myself, that was.

As I turned away at the sound of my name, I noticed something. At first, I thought it was a necklace. I had just seen something glint under one of the shelves as I had turned. I shrugged it off, following Mina out of the store as she handed me the bag with the game she'd just bought me.

However, I couldn't shake the feeling. I felt like something was pulling me back into the store. I thought maybe it was my instincts, like something was about to go down.

"Bakugou!" Kirishima called. "Where are you going?"

"I left something," I said, walking back towards the store.

I looked around, raising my guard as I did so. I took one hand from my pocket, letting it dangle beside me. I didn't have my Provisional License yet, but if something was going to happen, I wasn't going to sit and let it happen. If I could delay, Kirishima or one of them could get back in here and handle it.

But nothing happened. I walked around the store a few times, flicking my gaze around each person. I walked back towards the shelf I was before. I found my gaze drifting back to what I saw under the shelf.

I crouched down, reaching to pick whatever it was up. Is that what was bothering me so fucking much? A little shiny thing? What the hell even was it?

I felt my eyes widen.

"Hey, Bakugou, you ok?" Kirishima said, sauntering over towards me. "Whatcha got?"

He leaned over me, and I heard him gasp quietly. He dropped down beside me, excitedly shaking my shoulders.

"Dude! Look at that! Congrats, man!" He laughed. "You finally got your first piece!"

In my hands, I held the first piece to the mirror that would reveal my soulmate.

[Chapter Six: End]
[Date: 31 July 2021]
[Images not mine]
[Edited]