Starry Night Sky [KiriBaku Fanfic]

Dance battle with death

     Hanta had been fixing his computer set up when he heard a knock on his door. He stood up and fixed his shirt, a little nervous after hearing Bakugou was going to be joining them, but Kaminari reassured him and he couldn't say no to his excited homie's face.

     He figured it was Kaminari since he texted him earlier to tell Sero he was on his way, a habit that Sero was glad Kaminari had since he was an idiot. He pulled open the door and to his surprise he saw Bakugou on the other side.

     "Heya!" Kaminari greeted, waving slightly before putting his arms back around Bakugou's shoulders.

     "Uhhhh....?" Sero was confused. Bakugou Katsuki was not the type of person to give piggyback rides to stress-causers like Denki, so why was Kaminari clinging onto his back like a koala?

     "If you don't get this illiterate twat truck off of me in the next 15 seconds I'm going on a fucking rampage," Katsuki warned while pointing to the idiot on his back with his thumb and glaring at Sero to do something about it. His voice was shaking with rage so badly Hanta thought he was actually going to scream.

     But the fact that Katsuki let Kaminari cling onto him like this proved to Sero once more that Bakugou wasn't a bad guy.

     "Alright Denki, get down," Sero pleaded. Though he was knew Bakugou was a good friend, he also knew that he was extremely open with his rage.

     "It's comfy up here!" Kaminari squeezed tighter which only angered Katsuki more. Sero panicked, prying his arms in between Bakugou's back and Kaminari's stomach and yanking him away. Katsuki was once again surprised at the strength his friends seemed to have, as he was almost pulled backwards as well. Denki hung there like a cat, his face pouting and his limbs limply swinging about as Sero held him up vertically by the waist.

     "When I say get down it's for your own good, kapeesh?" Sero walked in his room with Denki in his arms. Bakugou blinked before following suit. Sero sat Denki in a rolling chair like a mother would a toddler, which almost made Katsuki snort.

     "Where's Kirishima?" Denki asked, looking around, "He'd usually be here before me."

     "Couldn't make it," Sero informed, setting up the game. Bakugou frowned, a bit annoyed as he made himself comfortable on the bed.

     "Why?" he spat a little more aggressively than he meant to. Sero glanced back, a smirk playing on his lips. He stood up straight and shrugged.

     "Said he had a team project to work on or something."

     Katsuki gnashed his teeth together, a negative flavor of spite boiling in his stomach. He crossed his arms and tried not to let his indignation show and get the better of him. He was here to spend time with friends, it didn't matter if Kirishima was here or not.

     It was just that he'd prefer if Kirishima was here and not with those shit faced upperclassmen. He shouldn't have asked why he couldn't come. He should've kept his mouth shut.

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     "Shit!"

     "Run run run!"

     Katsuki smashed the keys, Kaminari screaming at him to run while Sero was hiding under the covers in fear.

     "Shut the fuck up shit for brains! I can't concentrate!"

     "Kacchan he's catching up to you!" Kaminari started jumping around and shaking the chair trying to release his anxiety. Katsuki rolled his eyes as he continued to keyboard smash and finally lost the monster that was chasing him in game behind a solid metal pixelated gate that crushed it. Kaminari cheered while Sero peaked out from behind the blankets.

     "You're such a G Kacchan!"

     "Shut up you pussy, it wasn't that hard."

     "Oh please, you're sweating as much as I am!"

     "Because I'm trying to keep myself from ripping out your vocal chords." Kacchan stretched, getting up from the chair and Kaminari took his place.

     The screen was going throughout a story sequence now since the meat of the game play was over. They had been playing this game for hours, Katsuki handling the fighting and running away from monsters. Sero did most of the puzzles and Kaminari did the rest. Katsuki had to admit the story line was interesting; the main character being an accidental murderer and being traumatized from it to the point of them being bedridden from guilt. The game was a masterpiece that did a good job blurring the lines between dreams and reality, and the journey the player had to go through with the main character was extremely well written. The art style was a bit childish, but it fit so well it'd be weird if it was even a slight bit different. Katsuki loved the art style and the animation and could really feel the emotions the game had to offer.

     He'd never thought he'd be playing a game like this for hours and hours on end and was almost sad when the credits started rolling. Relief of it being over, however, overtook that sadness and Katsuki was ready to leave.

     Katsuki put on his jacket as soon as the game closed out.

     "You're leaving already?" Kaminari asked, wiping away the tears he'd been shedding. Bakugou gave a curt nod, quickly finding his cell phone.

     "I've been stuck in this room with you and shitface for about 18 hours and you're asking that like a just got here?" Katsuki gave a scoff, "If I stay any longer I'm gonna go deaf."

     "But like, what'd you think of the game?" Kaminari asked eagerly, his hopeful expression giving Katsuki the ick. He had bags under his eyes and was making a face of a puppy.

     Katsuki clicked his tongue, averting his gaze to the ceiling opposite of him. "It was alright, I guess."

     Kaminari gasped in delight jumping up and wrapping his arms around Katsuki's waist to hug him. Katsuki was getting annoyed at how touchy feely he was getting.

     "Ah, I'm glad you like it! I was a bit worried cuz it was so scary!"

     "You're about to see something even scarier if you don't get off of me in the next three seconds."

     Kaminari laughed and let go immediately, putting his hands up in defense to let Katsuki leave. He shouted a farewell with Sero which Katsuki responded to by flipping the bird.

     Katsuki yawned, exhausted as he walked out of the building. Unfortunately, Kaminari and Sero's dorm wasn't that close, and Katsuki had to walk up the hill to reach his dormitory.

     He looked to the sky. He could barely make out the stars due to the street lamps, but could still see them nonetheless. He walked slowly, enjoying the fall breeze on his face. He felt stuffy from being in that room for so long.

     There was a dark spot that stretched a couple of yards in his path and once he reached the middle of it he looked up at the sky again. Though still faint, it was much more clear than when he was under street lamps, and he could make out constellation's and a sliver of the moon. It was beautiful.

     He closed his eyes with his chin up to the sky, breathing deeply and slowly. Time seemed to freeze, and for a moment it was just him and the stars. For a moment, the stars were talking to him, telling him the secrets of galaxies far, far away in whispers too soft for him to hear. For a moment Bakugou let go of the resentment and grudges he held in his heart and let the universe cradle them in benevolence.

     Katsuki felt a euphoric sensation throughout his body, feeling alleviated and relaxed. It was such a strange feeling, such a strange emotion to feel in the dead of night, when it was cold and dark and lonely, when creatures began to crawl and chirp in fear of the silence.

     He let out a deep sigh, taking back the burdens the stars had held for a moment to let him breathe easy. He stalked leisurely to his dormitory, a calm and content expression on his face.

     "Goodnight Tamaki, Mirio! See you later!"

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