First Sight

34: Bless Myself

'Uhh... how did I end up in this situation?' Izumi thought, sitting there in a boutique.

( Flashback )

Izumi carefully opened the bathroom door and looked around to make sure a certain blond wasn't around. She let out a sigh of relief and walked out of the bathroom fully dressed, but her cheeks were blushing and she felt herself shaking. 

'How did that happen? How does someone have such a perfect body like that and- wait- I could've sworn I locked the door before I took a shower! And why am I thinking stuff like that right now?!?! I know we were old high school friends, but I never saw that side of him in high school and- STOP THINKING LIKE THAT YOU PERV!!!' Izumi yelled in her head.

"Miss Toshinori." 

Izumi looked up to see Sirius walking up to her. 

"Ah- Mister Sombre, is there something wrong?" 

"I deeply apologize that Mister Bakugo walked in while you were in the shower. I tried to tell him you were in there, but he didn't listen and went in there anyway. I hope nothing bad happened inside the bathroom." Sirius said. 

"N-No no! Nothing bad happened!" 

'Except for the fact that we both saw each other in our birthday suits without even realizing it!' Izumi thought. 

"What a relief, I was sure something bad happened when I heard you scream." Sirius said.

"I-I'm fine, nothing bad happened! So... where is Katsuki?" 

"He went and took a shower upstairs and left not too long ago to take care of some things." Sirius said. 

"O-Oh- I see... so does that mean I'm good to leave?" Izumi asked. 

"Well, I thought you would be able to leave, but it seems Mister Bakugo asked me to take you somewhere specifically. He didn't explain in much detail, but please do grab your belongings and follow me out to the car." Sirius said and left before she could ask anything. 

'So... am I not going home?' Izumi asked herself.

Izumi sat in the back seat and still wasn't sure what was happening. 

"Where exactly are we going, Mister Sombre?" Izumi asked. 

"Ah- right. Mister Bakugo asked me to take you to change your style." Izumi froze. 

"W-What? My style?" 

"Your style of clothes doesn't match his standards or for the company, so he asked me to help and update your style." Sirius said. 

"But... I thought I changed my style enough to work for the company. One of my friends helped me for an entire night just for it." Izumi said, referencing Iris for helping her the night before she started her first day at the company. 

"Let me guess, it was Lady Lucet that helped you, correct?" Sirius asked, she froze.

"You know Iris?" 

"I've known her longer than you would believe. Me and Lady Lucet met in college, and though it seemed like we had a wall between us, she opened up more to me after she had a very tough breakup with her last boyfriend." Sirius said. 

"Oh- so you helped her build her self esteem after that, right?" Izumi asked. 

"Yes, and though she doesn't want to give me the credit for all the help I've given her, she knows that I'm very trustworthy. Though she used to be considered a scary woman, she warmed up to me after I got to know her more." Sirius said.