BLAST (Katsuki Bakugou x Reader)

Chapter 15

"Thank you for coming with me."

Todoroki had come to pick her up before they went further to the location together. He had send her a message the evening before which had take her by surprise but she appreciated his offer.

"You're welcome, you can always rely on me if you need anything ya know, I'll gladly to my best to help you out."

"That goes both ways, Aizawa."

He scratched the back of his neck, a bit embarrassed to ask her of this favor and open up like this. But after the Sports Festival he realized that there was more behind her cheery façade and he was intrigued to find out what that was.

"Just (Y/N) is fine, Icyhot, Aizawa is our teacher."

"Okay, then just call me Shouto too."

She was glad to see that he was being more open and not as uptight as he used to be. Knowing all too well how hard it was for him to do what he was planning, she wanted to try and lift the weight off his shoulders a bit and make him relax.

"Hm? Why? Don't you like 'Icyhot'?"

Todoroki got flustered by the way the girl turned to look at him with her infamous playful smile. He was relieved by the fact that she was by his side right now. She always seemed to know what to say or what to do, as if she knew everything about the person or situation. He realized he felt comfortable for the first time in a while with someone, her genuine persona made him trust her.

"You sound like Bakugou."

"He copied it from me and gave it a negative feel! I meant it totally positive because I think it matches your Quirk and personality!"

The way she got worked up when he compared her to him made a feint smile appear on his lips. He was just teasing her, he did like the nickname, at least when she said it.

"I know."

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A soft hand got placed on his shoulder when his own was hovering over the doorknob. When he looked over at his classmate. Her eyes genuine as always and her grip was soft and supportive.

"It'll be alright, don't worry. I'll wait out here okay?"

Todoroki gave her a nod and opened the door stepping inside to meet his mother for the first time after so many years.

She sat down in the waiting hall until he'd finished his visit. The boy's changed reaction to Endeavor at the Sports Festival had worried her but seems like it wasn't needed as he's continued to follow the plot she knew.

Still there were plenty of other changes happening that she noticed and who knows how many went unnoticed. Concerns filled her head when thinking what might've happened with Midoriya, the thought of him becoming a Villain never left. She had to find out where he is as soon as possible.

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"Class dismissed."

Aizawa's class of Hero Informatics came to an end. He explained how they would be choosing their Hero Aliases tomorrow and the Pro draft picks.

As it was the end of the day everyone got their stuff and headed home. All except for one.

She'd already told her caretaker of her plan and that he shouldn't wait for her. Instead she hurried to follow a certain ash blonde.

Not that she was a stalker or anything. True she was a major Bakugou simp but knowing him in real life made her see them as actual humans instead of characters. And for the time being, they hadn't interacted that much as the boy gave her the cold shoulder most of the time.

She figured he was still pissed about the Sports Festival. Her hearing had just started getting better and she wasn't planning on loosing it again so she decided to just left him be for the time being.

Though knowing he and Midoriya were childhood friends, she figured they'd live close to each other. So following him and checking every house in his neighborhood seemed like the best way to go.

"Why the fuck are you following me, Shorty?"

She flinched from her position behind the corner of the street, thinking she'd been doing a pretty good job at being stealthy she didn't expect him to notice.

"How'd you know?"

Bakugou simply looked over his shoulder, hands in his pockets, glare in his eyes following her as she left her hiding spot and walked up to him.

"I asked first, answer me. Are you my stalker now?"

"No, I'm just looking for someone who lives in your area."

He scoffed, not believing her. The way she followed him proved that she didn't know the way at all and she wouldn't have to hide for that.

"Why didn't you just ask me?"

This sentence made her do a double take. Did he just question why she didn't ask of his help? Bakugou did?

"I didn't think you'd want to help me?"

"Ha?! Why's that?!"

Being the person he is he took too many offence in her statement. His earlier bored tone changing into his famous loud one.

When noticing how the girl flinched and covered her ears, he internally cussed at himself for forgetting the damage he had caused her.

"Its still not healed?"

When she looked up his red eyes were piercing into hers and she noticed he had put his hand on her shoulder to stabilize her when he pulled it away.

"How can it when you're yelling all the time?"

She wasn't sure if the boy was concerned or her mind was playing tricks on her. Being the socially awkward person she is she just waved the serious tension away by her playful remark which made him grunt.

"It just needs some more time I guess. You really did a number on me, I would kill you if I'd actually gone deaf. I just can't handle it when I can't hear my surroundings and I was going crazy of that loud ass beeping sound. But you should be familiar with that."

He didn't break eye contact even when she tried to. He didn't understand why but he did feel guilty for it. Maybe because the panic in her eyes and discomfort of being unable to hear reminded him of himself.

He was thankful that he had lead her to an alley, otherwise they'd be standing still in the middle of walking people and attract attention. He wanted to clear out what was in his head because he couldn't figure out what her deal was.

"You could've killed me with that punch, that's why you held back. You know about my encounter with that damn Villain, that's why you got me out of those restrains. Now you also know about my hearing? What the fuck is up with you? Who the hell are you looking for anyways?"

She bit her lip and mentally yelled at herself for not being more careful but what else could she have done? But what should she do now? She couldn't lie to him, he'd figure it out immediately. He's the only one who gets to know about it so she should.

"Izuku Midoriya."

"DEKU?!"