aerie (bakugo katsuki x oc)

chapter 64: my hero

I wake up with my heart empty. An heavy mass weighs on my chest, making it hard to breathe. The oppressive feeling of depression is the only thing on my mind by the time I open my eyes.

But as soon as I see Katsuki, all of those negative feelings disappear. Before I can even remember why I feel so awful, I'm cured.

   He's sitting up, with a worried look on his face, talking to someone.

   I lift my head out of the sleeping bag, rubbing my eye with my knuckle. "What's going on, kitty?" I mutter. And when I look up, I see the reason why he's sweating so much.

   Kiri, Denki, and Sero are all sitting there with their heads poked in the door of the tent, with their jaws on the floor.

I quickly put my head down and pull the covers back over my head to try and save myself the misunderstanding that's about to take place, but it's no use.

   They all scream and yell, crying laughing.

"Oh my god!" laughs Kirishima. "What the heck did we walk in on?!"

   Katsuki and I look at each other in horror.

   Oh no, not good! If I ever wanted something like this to happen again, these guys finding out is certainly not helping!

   I quickly unzip the sleeping bag, and Katsuki throws me off of him to chase after the hollering bunch.

"It's not what it looks like!" I hear him yell, frantically.

   Awe. Is he really that embarrassed to be seen with me? That kinda hurts my feelings.

"Oh, it's very clear what's going on here, bro," says Kirishima with a chuckle.

"You shut up!" Katsuki continues, "I'm serious!"

   Well, I better help him get them off our backs if I wanna stay in Katsuki's good graces. I also don't like the idea of them thinking I slept with a classmate on a school trip.

   I crawl outside of the tent to where the guys are all standing. "Guys, seriously, dont get the wrong idea!"

Kirishima slaps his hand over his mouth when he sees me.

   What's he so surprised for?

"Not the All Might boxers!" says Denki, doubled over in laughter.

   Oh, shit! I forgot! I'm dressed head to toe in Katsuki gear!

   I feel my cheeks get hot. "Do you want to die, Denki?" I say, holding my fists at my sides. "We were just trying to stay warm! Bakugo let me sleep in his tent because I never set mine up, and he let me wear his clothes because mine were wet! That's all!"

"You expect us to believe that?" laughs Kiri. "We walked in on a total snuggle-fest!"

"Hey! She's telling the truth!" Katsuki insists, "It was really cold last night! I wasn't gonna let her freeze!"

Denki clasps his hands together and lays his cheek against them. "How romantic," he says, batting his eyelashes.

   Katsuki begins marching towards the idiot, so I jump in front of him to prevent an altercation that would get us all in trouble (although I would like to see Katsuki beat someone up while shirtless). "Stop!" I shout, then turn desperately to Kiri. "You believe me, right, Kiri? You know I would tell you if it was something more."