Full Circle

13) Text Messages

"Yo dudes! Just one day and we go back home!" Sero jeered, giving a little dance in his seat. Kaminari followed the lead and started dancing as well, laughing all the while. 

Jiro snorted at the two from her seat on the couch adjacent to theirs. Rolling her eyes, she drops her head to rest on Tokoyami. The two had begun to be roommates after UA, specifically because they had the same crappy sleep schedule and wicked music tastes. 

Tokoyami just continued his conversation with Tsu and Sato. 

"Yes, I too am excited! We will be able to see and speak to the upcoming heroes, who will hopefully bring safety to the next generation!" Iida supplied. 

Mina giggled at the hand gestures Iida was making before cutting in. "I don't think that was what they were talking about." 

Iida turned to her, face scrunched in confusion. 

Todoroki appeared on the other side of Iida. "We don't care about kids. Bakugo will be there." Surprised by the monotone voice, Iida jumped nearly out of his skin. 

Momo turned her head and looked at the small group that was forming. "Bakugo will be there?" She asked smoothly. 

"Ack! Wait!" Hagakure gasped, falling off a chair as she scrambled over to the group, presumably. "You found him?! And didn't tell us!?" 

That got the attention of the rest of the scattered class. 

Aoyama, who had just come into the room holding a player of cheese bites, gasped, nearly dropping everything on the floor. "Mon ami! You have found Monsieur Bakugo?" 

"Oui!" Shouted another voice, causing Iida to snap his head to hear the voice of Ojiro. He had been doing hero work abroad with Aoyama so he had, of course, picked up the French language.

Iida briefly found himself shooting Mina a glare, "I thought we said we wouldn't tell everyone until later tonight." He mumbled. 

Mina threw her hands up in the air, a fake gasp echoing through the room as she mocked offense. "I haven't told anybody!" 

Uraraka giggled, making Iida zero in on her. Seeing his glare, she attempted to suppress her laughter. "Hey," she began to atone for her sins, "Ojiro is my roommate, it was either I tell him flat out or I would wake up with an ice bucket to the face after sleep-talking and spilling the beans!" 

"We're getting off topic!" Screeched Hagakure, waving her invisible hands around as she tried to get everyone's attention. "You found Bakugo, okay. But like, the important question is where?" 

"Well he is a–" 

Abruptly, Kaminari's voice was cut off by multiple loud dings. 

A group chat?

The group of heroes all decided to fish out their phones. And quite a few surprised noises left their lips as they read the message on their screens. 

Seeing the name on the screen after so long felt…unnatural and yet oddly nostalgic. Suddenly memories of Bakugo and Midoriya "debating" over everyday topics entered the class's mind. 

Iida pursed his lips and Uraraka scrunched her face at the memories. 

Nevertheless, they read the text. 

Bakugo: I'm sure you've all gotten Nezu's email. 1-A and Shinso reunion in the old room in a few days. 

Bakugo: I teach Class 1-A now, so you all have to suck up to me and listen when I talk, or else I will embarrass you and ruin your heroic image. 

Bakugo: I'll supply the food for lunch. But only if you impress the brats.