Love, B - BakuKami

Chapter Three: "I guess so..."

Bakugou froze, his heart beating loudly in his ears. 

"I guess so..." 

He didn't want to go out with him. He didn't like Kirishima. He didn't feel that way for anyone. He just didn't want to upset Kirishima. He didn't want to upset anyone because he would never admit it, but he fucking loves his idiots. If he broke Kiri's heart, the whole squad would be mad. He'd have no friends. He didn't want that. 

"Hey, you have to read a poem!" Mina was laughing. Jirou was laughing. Sero was laughing. Denki wasn't laughing. 

"Yeah, finish your dare!" Sero chuckled out. 

Denki was frozen and his heart was also beating loudly in his own ears but for different reasons. His heart was aching. His best friend and the boy he liked. His world was cracking and the only thing he was worried about were his own feelings which was horrible. That's his best friend. He should be happy. Happy, happy, happy, happy, heartbroken. 

"Denks? Y'alright?" Jirou was smiling sympathetically. Of course she could read Denki's emotions. 

He smiled apologetically. "Yeah, just can't believe Kiri didn't do his whole dare!" His face broke out into a wide fake smile. A round of 'oooohs' went around the room. Kirishima flushed red and groaned. 

"Nooo!" 

"Hell yeah, dude! It's manly as hell!" Sero laughed again. 

Kirishima sighed. "Uh... roses are red, violets are blue, um.  Bakubro is sexy and," He looked directly into Bakugou's eyes, "I love you," 

Bakugou was torn. Does he say it back and string Kirishima along? Does he tell him he doesn't like him that way? 

"You don't have to say it back, I know we haven't even gone out on a date yet. I just said it, for the poem," Bakugou's expression shifted ever-so-slightly to one of relief. Kirishima didn't notice. Denki did. 

Kaminari's head cocked to the side slightly and he stared at Bakugou. He tuned out the whole conversation going on around him -- Mina getting asked by Kirishima and having to text Aizawa the last thing she said in the 1-A groupchat -- and his brow furrowed. If I'd just gotten asked out by my crush - yeah, like that'll ever happen - shut up. I would be much happier is my point. Is he just stoic? Acting like he's super whatever when he's actually freaking out on the inside? Or is he actually not into Kiri? Oh god, I'd kill him for breaking his heart. Then I'd bring him back and kill him again for breaking min- 

"Denki?" Kaminari looked up. 

"Sorry, yeah?" 

"Sero asked you truth or dare. Are you okay?" Jirou looked concerned. Damnit. She knows. 

"I'm fine, thanks," A smile spread its way onto Denki's lips, "Can we do something else? Maybe watch the movie? I'm sorry, kinda over T or D," 

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Denki was on his bed, sandwiched between Kirishima and Sero. Bakugou had pulled Denki's desk chair next to the bed and was sitting cross-legged in that. Ashido and Kyoka had brought fold up chairs. 

"We're never having movie night in here again," Mina had whined. When they had movie night in a dorm on the first floor, they could haul a loveseat from the common area into the room. Since Denki was on the third floor, that wasn't really an option. 

The credits played on-screen. Mina was wiping at her eyes and Kirishima had gotten up to flick the lights on. 

"That was so damn sad! I can't believe Kami wasn't sobbing his eyes out," Jirou mentioned.