aerie (bakugo katsuki x oc)

chapter 48: that's what you get

"Then what?" Shiggy laughs.

"I body slammed the bastard!"

"No fucking way."

"I did! And you shoulda seen the look on his face, too! Priceless!"

"Well, I'm glad you had fun. Tomorrow should be even more exciting. We're about to leak All Might being a teacher at UA to the press. We have it all set up so that the alarms are gonna go off, and you're free to get into an office and grab what you need."

"Can't wait," I say with an excited grin.

   "Alright, kitten. Well, I have to go now."

   "What? But you just got here!"

   "I know. But I have business I need to attend to back at base. I'll see you later, okay?" he says, walking towards the door.

   I don't even try to hide my disappointment. "Um, alright, I guess."

   "Okay, bye kitten," he says, then leaves, with not so much as a kiss goodbye.

   I haven't seen Shiggy in person in over a week, and when he finally comes to my apartment, he stays for 10 minutes, asks me about UA, then dips? This is bullshit. He never calls just to say hi, he never visits just to see me. All he seems to care about now is the stupid mission. I can't wait to get this shit over with so I can finally go home.

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When Bakugo arrives at the lunch table, my heart skips a beat. Without Shiggy to come home to, this is my favorite part of the day. I'm sure the guy is pissed about getting reprimanded by Aizawa today, and I'm ready to rub salt in the wound.

   He sits, and I give him the side eye. "You done acting like a baby?" I ask.

   Unlikely.

   He stares straight ahead and starts to eat, ignoring me.

   See?

   I sigh. "Look, I'm sorry," I say. "I kinda lost my cool for a second there. I just felt like... disrespected."

   He doesn't reply.

   I gently place my hand on his back. "I forgive you, though."

   He shakes my hand off him and scoffs. "You forgive me?"

   "Yes. Friends?"

   "Absolutely not."

   "Well, what's going on here?" says cheeky little Kirishima as he sits down across from us. "I can cut the tension in here with a knife!"

I'm starting to take a liking to this Kirishima guy. He's warm, inviting, friendly. Very different from the people I usually surround myself with.

   "Just chatting with my buddy here," I say, giving Baku...blondie a nudge. "He was just asking me what color band I wanted on our best friends bracelets."

   Kirishima shakes his head with a chuckle. Kirishima... well, that's an easy one. Kiri. Simple, short, and sweet. Also starts with a K, like my nickname. Hey, now that I think about it, sparky's first name starts with a K too. Maybe I should do something with that. Katsuki... Katsuki... Kats...

   Suddenly, a loud alarm goes off.

   That's my queue.

   "What the hell?!" says Bakugo.

   "What's going on?" asks a frantic Kiri.

   "I don't know," I lie, "But I'm getting out of here!" I snap my fingers, and just like that, I'm gone.