aerie (bakugo katsuki x oc)

chapter 75: you call that an exam?

   When I hear Katsuki's alarm go off in the other room, I sigh.

   I hardly got any sleep at all last night. Once Katsuki passed out, I went back to my room. I stayed up for the rest of the night, staring at the ceiling, just trying to figure out what to do.

   Should I tell him about Shiggy, or wait for the other shoe to drop? Maybe Tomura will just leave me alone, and I'll never even have to tell Katsuki, and we can live happily ever after without him ever finding out.

   But when I come downstairs for breakfast, and my kittykat smiles at me so innocently, I just know that I can't do that to him.

   I have to come clean. I've already done so much fucked up shit to Katsuki, I have to do something, anything to make it right. He deserves to know.

   On our walk to school, we hold hands, swinging them up and down as we walk like a couple of middle schoolers.

   "You look happy," I say, referring to the half-smile that's been stuck on his face all morning.

   He sighs. "I wonder why," he says, then gives me the side eye.

   "Do tell."

   "Well, there was there was this hot chick in my bed last night, lets just say that."

   "Really? How was she?"

   "Eh, I've had better."

   I snatch my hand away from his and shove his shoulder. He stumbles a bit as he laughs at his own joke.

   "Shut up, you fucking virgin," I taunt.

   "Not sure you can call me that anymore," he coos, with a smug look on his face.

   "Really? What should I call you then? Minute man?"

His playful attitude changes suddenly. "Hey!" he shouts. "What the hell did you expect?! I had never done that before."

"You exceeded my expectations, kittykat," I say with a shy smile, "You were perfect."

His expression goes from angry to slightly embarrassed. He shoves his hands in his pockets and looks away. "Shut up," he mutters.

I snake my hand around his elbow and tilt my head affectionately towards him. "I mean it," I say softly, with a satisfied smile.

We barely make it to school on time, and Katsuki strategically lets go of me before we get too close to the school.

Embarrassed of me? Coward.

Once we get to UA, I head straight for Recovery Girl's office so I have time to nap before the final. The procedure is simple enough, just a wet kiss from an old lady, and once my hand is healed, I snap my fingers to glitch to another cot, and smile.

I'm finally me again.

Before long, I'm fast asleep, regaining my energy for the final exam.

A tap on the shoulder wakes me from an unsettling dream.

"Miyasaki?" Recovery Girl says. "It's time for your exam."

I shake my head to wake my brain up again, before jumping out of the cot and running straight down the hall to find the rest of my class. My blood rushes with excitement for getting to show off my quirk again after spending so much time without it.

I got paired up with Shoji for the final, which is whatever. I've never really talked to him, but he's a nice enough guy, with a pretty decent quirk.

However, that doesn't really matter to me. Not for this exam, at least.

Our pro-hero opponent is Snipe, which is kinda boring. It's not like the guy is gonna shoot and kill us (not that he'd have time anyway, if everything goes according to plan).

As soon as the clock starts, I make a break directly ahead to find the pro hero.

"Hey!" Shoji calls. "Where are you going?!"

But I pay him no mind. The adrenaline rush is amazing, being able to use my quirk again, and I'm ready to get this over with in record time.

When I finally spot Snipe, I can't contain my excitement. He's facing away, and only about 10 meters from the perfect place to put him. I let out an excited giggle as I beam to his side.

Before he even has time to react, I grab his arm and glitch us down into the manhole across the street. He lets out a small "What the-!", but I didn't hear the second half, because I was already back on the sidewalk.

I brush my hands together like it was nothing, and begin to skip down the street to where the escape gate is.

I can't believe how easy that was. Some final you got there, UA.

I can't help but act a bit cocky, smiling and laughing as I dance my way down to the escape gate, hitting a cartwheel and a flip-flop here and there, without a care in the world.

When I make it through the gate, I get a few cold stares from the teachers, as I'm sure they're annoyed at how quickly and effortlessly I pulled that off, but I don't mind. Shoji also looks kind of ticked that I didn't let him help. Oh, well.

We're led to the infirmary inside the school, even though we don't really need it. We chill for a good twenty minutes before the next people come in, and when they do, I'm pissed.

All Might walks in carrying my beat up and passed out boyfriend like a baby, and Deku follows.

I jump to my feet. "What'd you do to him?!" I exclaim.

   All Might chuckles nervously as he lays Katsuki on a cot. "Well, young Miyasaki, things may have gotten a bit out of hand..."

   I rush to Katsuki's side and cup his precious bloody cheek. "My poor baby..." I mutter, then kiss his forehead. I then turn my head to the two idiots that let this happen.

   All Might slowly backs away, and Deku stands there anxiously, with a guilty look on his face.

   "You," I say through clenched teeth, pointing at that damn Deku who I know had something to do with this. "I thought you two were on a team! How did you let this happen to my kittykat?!"

   He holds out his hands in front of him and waves them frantically. "Listen, Kai! You've got this all wrong!"

   Judging by his reaction, I can tell that he's scared of me (as he should be). I love intimidating nerds like him, I get why it's Katsuki's favorite pass time.

   I attempt to avert my attention back to that number one hero, but he must have tiptoed out the door while I was focused on Deku. I look back at the nerd, fold my arms, and tap my foot angrily. "Spill it. Every detail."

   My blood boils more and more as Deku reluctantly recounts each step of their final exam. And by the time he's through telling me about it, I'm having a conniption.

   "Get the fuck out of my sight, Deku," I say, shaking my head.

   "Sorry," he says, still with that petrified look on his face. He then escapes out the door.

   I pull up a chair next to my poor boyfriend's cot, studying his injuries. The longer I stare at his precious sleeping face, the more I wish Nomu would have finished the job on that All Might bastard.

~

"Okay, let's go," I say to Katsuki with a smile, holding my hand out for him to hold.

At first, I wasn't sure if I wanted everyone in school to know, but the way he let go of me before we got to the school rubbed me the wrong way. If he refuses to acknowledge our relationship in public, there will be hell to pay.

He looks at my hand, then back at me, like he has no idea what to do.

"Are you gonna leave me hanging?" I ask with a chuckle.

His cheeks get rosy as he takes my hand. And just my luck, as soon as we walk out into the hallway, the bell rings, and the halls fill with students in an instant.

I feel myself smirk as we walk along, with people gawking left and right.

Ha. I bet all of these people are thinking, "How the hell did that girl get that hothead to date her? I thought he was incapable of showing love! She must be amazing! Enchanting, even!"

And they would be right.