The Lifeguard and The Olympian

Chapter 4: There's Nothing Wrong.

Everyone went silent and stared in shock as the Olympian stood there with Yagi. "N-no way! That's THE Katsuki Bakugou!" Mina exclaimed staring in awe at the angry swimmer. "Why is he working here?" Ochako whispered to Momo as she dazed out starstruck. "I use to coach Young Bakugou for a few years after I retired from the Olympics myself" Yagi announced to the group of lifeguards. "I'll introduce you to everyone" Yagi started "from left to right we have Momo Yaoyorozu and Ochako Uraraka, Hanta Sero, and Hitoshi Shinso" he started pointing to each member "This is Mina Ashido, Denki Kaminari and Eijiro Kirishima" he continued "here we have Shoto Todoroki, and this is your mentor, Izuku Midoriya" he finished and everyone waved, saying their hellos. 

Katsuki grunted and nodded his head to greet everyone. "Everyone can get acquainted later, we have a busy day so head out to your posts so we can open the beach!" Yagi said, dismissing everyone.

"Young Midoriya, let's get Young Bakugou set up and ready to start working" Yagi suggested "Right!" Izuku said grabbing the uniform and other things the Olympian will need. Toshinori and Izuku explained the details of the job and sent Katsuki off to get changed. "That was quite the surprise Mr. Yagi" Izuku turned to his boss and smiled "We needed more hands for the summer and he offered to help out, I thought it would be a good thing for him" Yagi explained "Hmm.. I feel like I've seen him somewhere before..." Izuku stated pulling his hand up to his chin to think. "Well.. His pictures are everywhere, he is a famous olympian after all" Yagi teased. "Haha, no, no. I mean I feel like I've met him recently" Izuku pondered and the locker room door opened.

Katsuki walked out in the uniform, and boy was he a sight for sore eyes. Izuku looked back and saw Katsuki, He was wearing the same uniform as everyone else but it looked totally different on Katsuki. Izuku was captivated by the mans stature, as he studied every detail of the tall blonde. His muscles were defined and even though the shirt was in the sized he requested, the chest was tight because of his pecs. Katsuki pulled his whistle over his head, putting on his lifeguard cap and a mask so the patriots of the beach wouldn't recognize him. When he looked up, Izuku froze in place when he noticed the eyes. "You... You're the guy from the pool!" Izuku announced widening his eyes in realization.

Katsuki smirked "Good to see you again" holding out his hand to officially greet Izuku. "The pool?" Yagi asked, quirking his brow in confusion. "Ahh, yes the pool I go to every morning to work out. I bumped into him yesterday!" Izuku exclaimed "And this morning" Katsuki finished. Izuku was embarrassed "I watched you swim, how did I not notice. I've been watching your career since you debuted!" Izuku finished, flushed red and scratching his neck."Ahem.. Well you 2 should head out there!" Yagi stated "Young Midoriya, I'm counting on you!" he finished, waving the 2 off as they left.

"So..." Izuku started, he glanced over at Katsuki who was glancing back over as the 2 headed to their post. "Yeah?" Katsuki smirked making the green haired lifeguard blush. "U-um.. What made you want to help out as a lifeguard..?" Izuku asked hoping the blonde wouldn't notice his stutter. "I needed something to do and Yagi needed help, that's all" Katsuki said as they reached their stand. Izuku climbed up the stand and reached down to grab both his and Katsuki's stuff. Katsuki climbed up and took in the view, watching as the sun was almost at its peak. "So Mr. Lifeguard" Katsuki started gaining the smaller mans attention "Izuku..."

"Izuku.. What made you want to become a lifeguard?" Katsuki took a seat and continued looking out to the water. "I... um.. I've always loved swimming.." Izuku stated as he turned his head to watch the water "But.. One day, when I was a college student..." Izuku trailed off. "You.. You dont have to tell me" Katsuki glanced at Izuku, noticing he was holding back and nibbling on his lip. "N-no.. It's okay" Izuku continued pulling a small smile as he looked down at his feet. Izuku turned his heaad back up towards the water and took a deep breath "Our swim team had a group meet at the beach to have a bonfire and a few drinks, a small celebration for winning the spring swim meet.. One of the members decided to head out to go for a swim and... well, he had too much to drink and ended up drowning.." Izuku pulled his head back down trying not to cry, sniffling as his nose began to run.

Katsuki watched out at the ocean, waiting for Izuku to gather his thoughts. Once Izuku's head looked back up, "Were you 2 close?" Katsuki asked, being considerate of Izuku's feelings. "He was a senpai who looked out for me when I started college.. We were 'friends' I guess you could say" Izuku chuckled nervously as he scratched the back of his neck and glanced at the blonde. "I get it" Katsuki said, standing up to stretch and grab the sunscreen. "Yeah.. I want to make sure something like that never happens again..." Izuku stated as he turned his head to look up at Katsuki "No.. I get that too but that's not what I meant" Katsuki smirked as he handed the sunscreen to Izuku.

"What... did you mean... than?" Izuku questioned as he rubbed the sunscreen on his arms, face and legs. Katsuki grabbed the bottle of sunscreen from the little greenette and spun him around to make sure Izuku's back was also covered. "I don't think he was just your 'friend" Katsuki teased as he whispered in Izuku's ear. "HUH?" Izuku spun back around in shock. He wanted to deny it but he knew his face was bright red and gave away his thoughts. "There's nothing wrong with being gay.." Katsuki smiled slightly as he handed the bottle back to Izuku and spun around so he could cover Katsuki's back as well. "I'll let you in on a little secret, Deku" Katsuki started 'Deku...?' Izuku thought to himself while he rubbed in the sunscreen and waited for Katsuki to continue. "I've been with a share of men before, as well as women. I hate putting labels on it but I guess you could say I'm Bi." Katsuki finished and turned back around with a smile on his face.