Dancing Shadows

Chapter Thirty-Three

Bakugou's POV-
   When I wake up the next morning, I'm alone. I turn off my alarm before picking up the note on my nightstand.

   It reads; Dear Katsuki, I went back to my room to take a shower. I'll be back soon. Also, I stole your hoodie. Cry about it.

   "Fuckin dork." I mumble to myself as I get out of bed and get ready for the day.

   I sit back down on my bed again and pick up a book to read until Cherry finally returns. She smiles when she sees me, which just fucking sets my heart on fire. She says, "I'm ready to go if you are."

   "Yeah, I'm ready." I grab her sketchbook and hand it to her so she can put it in her bag before I add, "Your tie is atrocious."

   "Hey! It may not be as perfect as yours but it's not that bad. You don't even wear your tie half the time. Why do you have it on now?"

   "Because I know Jeanist. I worked with him last year. The man is nit-picky as fuck about presentation." I explain as I undo and fix her tie. "There. Now we're ready to go."

...

Ellowyn's POV-
   It's been about half an hour since we arrived at Best Jeanist's agency and he immediately had us change into our hero costumes. He is now having us help him patrol the city.

   I giggle to myself as I look over at Katsuki who is walking beside me. Before we left, he dressed him in a pair of jeans and used hair gel to tame his mane of poofy hair. He also gave me a jean jacket. Thankfully, he left my hair alone.

   He glares at me. "What the fuck do you think you're looking at?"

   "Nothing. I was just thinking that you look like you should be in a boy band."

   He only grows more upset as I continue to laugh. He turns to Jeanist and asks, "Why didn't you fuck with her hair too? It's a curly mess!"

   "Hey!"

   Jeanist calmly responds, "I fixed your hair because you scare people with your look and you refuse to change your costume or your attitude. Ellowyn is 5 feet tall and doesn't yell at every single person she sees, so she doesn't have that problem."

   He sends me another glare so I quietly say, "Its okay. You still look cute." The tips of his ears light up as he looks away from me.

   "Stay focused." Jeanist says. "The moment we stop paying attention is the moment we miss something."

   After a few hours of relatively uneventful patrolling, Jeanist allows us to head back to his agency to eat dinner and get some sleep. The next day, we patrol again. And again, the day after. It's on the fourth day of patrolling that Katsuki begins to grow frustrated.

   "It's been four days and we haven't done anything but take down small time criminals. It's fucking ridiculous-"

   I cut off his rant before he says something he regrets. "I think what he means is we are very capable of handling villains. Are there really none that we can help you deal with while we are here?"

   Jeanist says, "I appreciate the offer, but believe me when I say your assistance is most useful here."

   The next day, we go on the same patrol route yet again. We stop a robbery at a convience store and prevent a car crash by midday and are about to stop for lunch when Jeanist's phone rings. He steps away to answer it, and his demeanor is completely different when he returns. He pulls us away from the busy streets and quietly says, "I need to go to towards the center of town. A nomu has been spotted there."

   "Finally, some real action." Katsuki interjects.

   "No." Jeanist says in the most serious tone I've ever heard from him. "You and Ellowyn will continue to patrol the city." He pulls out his phone and shows us a picture of a man who is tall, lanky, and pale with curly dark hair and sharp grey eyes. "His name is Kazuya Kaneko. I didn't want you two involved in this since this man is associated with the League, but I have no choice now. He's probably figured out that we've been trying to track him by now. I have no doubt he is using the nomu as a distraction to escape the city."