Haiyoru Bakugo - SEASON 1 ✔

Chapter 10 - The pride of the Bakugo

"Todoroki...?" I stand up and steady myself. He approaches and holds me to prevent me from losing balance. I push him away. "I'm fine, what's going on?"

"There's no time, but if we've been attacked, the others must be in danger too," he says. I remember the rest and start walking, limping. "Where are you going?"

"You said they might be in danger, we have to go help," I say. I feel my legs weakening and stagger, but manage not to fall. Todoroki comes close to me and takes my arm, draping it around his shoulders, and places his other hand on my waist to keep me from falling. "I already told you, I'm fine, I don't need help."

"I always thought you didn't seem like Bakugo's sister, now I see you have the same pride as him." I let him help me because his comment annoys me.

"Todoroki-kun! Haiyoru-san!" I see gloves flying towards us and realize it's Hagakure. "Oh no, Haiyoru-san, you don't look good, are you okay?"

"Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine," I smile at her. We manage to get out of there, after all, it wasn't over yet.

We finally get out from wherever we were and realize we're in the same area where the villains had initially entered. Surprised, we see All Might there, but in danger. Todoroki continues to support me as he uses his ice to hold the monster that has All Might in an odd position, as if they were split in two with their bodies in different places. I can only open one eye because the other is dripping blood from my forehead. I see All Might looking at me with concern, and I smile, assuring him that I'm fine. Katsuki unleashes an explosion to propel himself and approach me. He holds my face and looks at me.

"What the hell happened to you?"

"I'm fine," I say, pushing him away.

"Go with the others and don't get involved in the fight," he snaps at me, angrily. He takes an attacking stance in front of me, watching the scene with the villains. Uraraka runs up to me, and Shoji, the guy with multiple arms, grabs me and manages to take me to the others along with Hagakure. I don't know at what point I lose consciousness.

***

"Hey, this girl doesn't seem to be doing well either, put her on the stretcher," someone says. I feel arms lifting me and laying me down on something.

"The... The others... Are they all okay?" I ask.

"They're all alive, don't be paranoid. You should have fought better, idiot, you're covered in wounds," Katsuki replies beside me.

"I'm fine, they're just minor scratches. They say you bleed a lot from the head, but it's not that big of a deal" I weakly smile, trying to downplay the situation.

"Let's take her now, she has lost a lot of blood," I hear someone say. I fall unconscious once again.

***

I wake up on a bed in UA's infirmary.

"Oh, you woke up earlier than I expected," Recovery Girl approaches me. "Are you feeling alright?"

"Yes, I'm perfectly fine. What happened after I passed out? Are they all okay?"

"Yes, don't worry, your friends are fine."

"Excuse me... Can I leave now?" Recovery Girl looks at me surprised.

"Well, you still need some more time to recover..."

"Please, I'm fine, really."

After insisting a bit, I manage to leave the infirmary. It's already evening. I see Katsuki sitting half asleep on one of the waiting chairs in the infirmary, arms crossed. I tap his face lightly and he jolts awake.

"What the hell are you doing?" he says angrily. I know he hates being woken up. I smile at him.

"Thanks for waiting for me."

"Tch. Let's go," he stands up and leaves without wasting a second. I follow him. I still have some bruises on my stomach that haven't fully healed, and they hurt a bit when I walk, but I prefer not to say anything.

"Listen, Katsuki."

"What?"

"You didn't hurt me." I don't provide any context, but I know that by saying that, he understands I'm referring to when his explosion hit me while trying to stop him and Kiri at the USJ. He remains silent and keeps walking. We leave UA. "The next time you react in such an impulsive and stupid way, I'm going to do the same."

"I don't need you to protect me."

"I could say the same to you."

"Look at how you ended up."

"You know what? I defeated seven villains all by myself. True, Todoroki showed up, but still, I managed to bring down four more experienced villains than me." I say proudly. He doesn't respond. "Are you okay?"

"Better than you. As always."

"That's a lie! There have been many times when I ended up better than you!"

"Name one."

"... Well..."

"Exactly."

"When I jumped off the roof thinking I could transform into an eagle, and you had to save me with your explosions, but you ended up falling on the ground!"

"You were the one who cried for hours because you hurt me."

"When I sneaked into the zebra enclosure at the zoo, and you had to get me out, but you got stuck in a tree!"

"I didn't get hurt! You were the one who had to run away from the zebras, and we got kicked out because of you!"

"When we tried to bake a cake for dad's birthday when we were five, and we ended up exploding the microwave! Mom scolded you more because you had the idea of leaving it running at maximum power with the spoon inside for thirty minutes!"

"Do you really have to bring up an experience from ten years ago?! Do you see what I mean when I say you always end up worse?" I start laughing, and my whole body hurts.

"Well... maybe you're right. I guess I'm just a bit clumsier."

"Just a bit?!"

"Hey, but admit that I didn't do too bad! I'm proud of myself."

"Your bandages and bruises don't think the same."

"Yer bindidges and bwooses don't fink the same. You sound like mum." We walk away from UA, teasing each other as always. Obviously, the afternoon classes had been canceled after the incident. None of us knew what consequences would arise from what had happened. 

Despite everything, I was happy that we had all ended up safe and sound, which was what mattered.