aerie (bakugo katsuki x oc)

chapter 61: my attempt at confiding in an 18 year old boy

   The next couple days are just as gloomy as the last. Shiggy's upset that I don't have any details about the trip, I keep to myself at school, and the sinking feeling of guilt doesn't leave my chest for a moment.

   Shiggy's plan as of now is that I send the location as soon as I'm there, scope the place out for pros, then meet Kurogiri in a safe place not too far from the campsite, and have him teleport me back to base to give a yay or nay. Seems simple enough. I'm praying that it all goes well, I need something good to happen for once.

   By the time the trip rolls around, I'm pretty nervous about how it's gonna go. Shiggy didn't give me any details about his plan of attack, because I'm not allowed to be a part of it. I just hope he doesn't get himself hurt, or caught.

   My assigned bus seat is, of course, the one person I'd rather die than sit next to, the explosive brat.

I put my earbuds in, trying to pretend that he doesn't exist for the most part. And right when I'm jamming out to Surfin' USA, dreaming about my time in California, I feel a tap on my shoulder.

"Hey," Bakugo says.

I reluctantly turn my head to look at him. It's bad enough that I have to sit this close to him, and now he's trying to strike up a conversation? Just my luck.

   "What?" I say, as rudely as possible, hoping I can get him to leave me the hell alone.

   "Why are you acting like that?" he asks, slightly annoyed.

   "Like what," I say, in a mocking tone, trying to make it clear that I'm not friendly anymore.

   "Like you hate me. And Kirishima. What the hell did we ever do to you?"

"Because I hate you now. So leave me alone."

Is what I should have said.

But I let out a long sigh instead. "Y'all didn't do anything," I say, then look out the window, trying to keep my eyes off of that face of his that I like a little too much.

"Then why are you avoiding us all of the sudden?"

I look over just for a second, just to get a small peek at him. His brow is furrowed in that serious expression of his.

I shut my eyes with a small sigh.

I guess giving him an explanation can't hurt anything, right?

"Look," I say. "I'm not allowed to hang out with you guys anymore, alright?"

He raises an eyebrow in judgement. "What do you mean not allowed?"

God, I should just end this conversation here. I should just not say another word to him for the rest of the bus ride, or the rest of the year, for that matter. Shiggy told me to stay away, so that's what I need to do.

But for some reason, I just can't bring myself to stop talking to him. I need to talk to someone about what's going on, I need to get this shit off my chest. I need a friend to confide in.

"My..." I almost say boyfriend, but I make a last-second decision to change it to something else. "...dad." Now that I've got that lie out of the way, I feel like I can spill my guts. "He was mad that I didn't come home after the sports festival. He apparently had a surprise for me, but I never showed up. And my phone was off all day and, ugh," I shake my head, worried that I've already said too much.

"What does that have to do with us?" says Bakugo, rudely ignoring my story.

Because he found out about my big fat crush on you, and now he wants to slit both of our throats.