Old Habits

Chapter Two

Kagome groaned as her hand throbbed in pain, she had spent almost two hours filling out paperwork in Nezu’s office. Thank God she was done with it all now, everything was set in stone, the I’s dotted and the T’s crossed. She would be teaching the hero support course as well as helping out with the combat course when needed.

She felt giddy and nervous all at the same time, she was excited to start this next chapter of her life...but she was nervous she would mess up. It was scary to know that she held the futures of her class in her hands, that her words and teachings would help shape future heroes! Would she be good enough?

She tried to push down the negative thoughts, knowing they would do no good yet it was an old and hard habit to break. She had spent years being talked down to by her ex, she had been his support and during their time together they had started a romance. It was wild, spontaneous, and in the end so very toxic. Things had come to an explosive end, something the media ate up. It was honestly part of why she decided to retire and become a teacher.

So lost in her thoughts she was barely conscious of her surroundings, her feet on auto pilot as she walked down the halls of UA. 

She yelped as she walked into what she could only assume was a wall, only to blink as the wall let out a deep grumble, large hands gripping her upper arms to help steady her.  “I see that some things never change Higurashi.” The deep gruff voice made her blink again, a smile blossoming on her face as she gazed up into ice blue eyes. 

“Enji! What are you doing here?” Her voice was excited, having not seen the number two hero in years. It was a sad sobering thought, they used to be close in school yet after they had graduated they had all drifted apart. They were no longer the best of friends but mere acquaintances that only really saw each other during hero missions. 

In fact the last time she saw him was during a formal event held for heroes. They had made small talk, he vaguely mentioned that his youngest son held a lot of potential before being called away to rub elbows with the other heroes and the many sponsors that were at the black tie event. 

After all, he was the number two hero, he had no time for old classmates. No, he was far too busy chasing after Toshi. She didn’t know what it was but the two were always trying to outdo the other, in fact both of them had even tried to woo her. She had been quick to shut that down, not wanting to be just another prize won in their competition. It had honestly almost ruined their friendship but luckily, they were all able to move past it.

“Lost in thought again...honestly...” She flushed as she heard his grumbling and rolled her eyes as she shot him a small grin. She shivered as he let her arms go and took a step away from her. She suddenly felt chilly now that his body heat was no longer next to hers. She let her eyes run over his form, he was still just as tall as ever.

He towered over her five-foot two frame, his six-foot five frame was much bulkier than it had been back in school. His dark blue suit was pulled taunt over his large muscles, a white dress shirt peeking out from under the blazer. 

“My eyes are up here Higurashi.” She flushed at his words, the teasing in them making her huff as she glared up at him, her hands crossing over under her bust. She paused, taken aback at the lack of his fiery mask and facial hair, his jaw and upper lip had a bit of scruff but besides that his skin was smooth and a small smirk was planted on his lips.

Ignoring the way her heart fluttered in her chest she turned her nose up at him and his knowing smirk. “Yeah, yeah...so why are you here? Shouldn’t you be doing hero work?” Her words held no ulterior motive, she was genuinely curious as to why he was randomly walking down the halls of UA instead of out in the field.