Hiraeth | BAKUGO X READER

Chapter 5: Rumor Has It

When you awake the next morning for work, you go about your morning as normal. You get up and fix yourself some coffee. While it brews, you wake up Delilah and get her ready for pre-k. Once she's dressed, you go to fix breakfast. After you make breakfast, you fix the plates and sit down next to your daughter with your coffee in hand. You pull out your phone to a bunch of messages from Momo. Your eyebrows furrow as you read them. Most asking if you'd seen the news yet.

So you check online with your phone to see pictures of you and Bakugo from last night had been floating across the internet. Everyone wanted to know who the mystery woman seen with the number two pro hero Dynamight was. You couldn't blame them. Bakugo was known for being on the rougher side. Never been involved in any dating scandals before. More so for his harsh attitude. But you just wondered how he was feeling. Had he even seen the articles yet? You were sure his PR team was having a field day right about now.

You kept reading through a few more articles. You take a couple bites of your food here and there but that was about it. Before you know itIt's time to take Delilah to school. So you bundle her up in her jacket and her scarf before the two of you head out. Luckily it was only a five minute walk from UA. You hold her hand as she walks beside you, babbling on about some art project that they're doing for school. You flash her a grin and hum occassionally, pretending to be interested. You wanted to be interested. Yet your mind just seemed to be side tracked with everything that you had read this morning.

Even just dropping off your daughter had proved to be most difficult with the way her Pre-K teacher had been looking at you. There was no doubt she had read the article. With her having to see Delilah everyday, and her looking exactly like her father. . . She knew exactly who her father had been now. You didn't exactly want to stick around and talk about it. Especially with all the other mom's coming to drop off their kids whispering about you. So you bend down and say goodbye to Delilah. Once she was in the classroom you walk out and head back to the school. It was about time for you to clock in and head to Toshinori's class.

Something about being able to spar again had your body flowing with adrenaline. Made you feel important and useful. Once you had clocked in, you say good morning to your coworker's before heading to your desired location. You lift your hand to knock on the door. You get the okay to come in and you step inside. It was first year students. The classroom so familiar. If you tried hard enough, you could see the image of all of your old classmates sitting here years ago. "This is Ms. (L/N). She is the guidance counselor here at UA. She'll be assisting in teaching today's lesson." The class is silent, save for the one hand that raises in the back. "No offense, but shouldn't a pro-hero be assisting with this lesson? Not someone with a desk job?"

You narrow your gaze and turn to look back at the door. Maybe agreeing to this was a bad idea. There's another knock. This one alot harder and louder than yours had been. "I thought you guys might think that, which is why we will be joined by another guest." Toshinori speaks. The door opens and your eyes widen when they land on Bakugo's figure. He'd been dressed casually. He steps into the room, moving to stand beside you as he flashes you a smirk. You could hear some of the whispers the students were saying. "Didn't he come see her yesterday? Then the news? No doubt they're dating."

Toshinori tells the students to change before meeting him outside. They all get up and you walk with him and Bakugo to where you'll be meeting the students. All might walks further ahead, and Bakugo moves closer to you. "So. . . this news shit, huh? Can you believe that they think we're dating?" There's a sharp pain his words send. You aren't sure why they hurt, but you nod your head and give off a small laugh to hide it. "Hah, yeah. . . Crazy stuff." He just nods.