Trial by Fire

Getting into routine. (3)

Chapter 3 (In Honor of hating M*neta for his ways, please sensor his name in the comments for the rest of the book, Thanks!)

    As I sit in my last class of the day, shoving Oreo's in my mouth, I can't help but think about all the friends I have made today. The main ones that I hung out with were Kirishima, Kaminari, and Mina. I have the highest hopes in Kirishima that he will be the first one to befriend Katsuki; I mean he's already pretty close to with him so it shouldn't be too hard to go further.

    The bell rang and I say goodbye to everyone before meeting up with Katsuki before walking home with him. As we walk beside the streets of the city, he tells me about the classmate I had replaced. Apparently, his name was M*neta and he failed out while also having multiple accounts of harassment on his record.

    "Sounds like a creep." I comment after Bakugo explained, he agreed with my statement with a nod. As we turn the corner, getting close to my house, my whole demeanor changes. Katsuki picked up on the change before putting his hands on my shoulders and turning me towards him.

    "You know, my mom is making chicken Alfredo tonight. We'll have extra and you're more than welcome to join us." He looks me in the eyes a he says this. I want to say yes, just to avid the loneliness at home, but at the same time I know I have to be at home before my "parents" purposely trash the place for me to clean.

    "Thank you Katsuki, I appreciate it. Unfortunately, I can't make it, I've gotta do some chores back at home." I say this and Bakugo's expression turns worrisome. "I promise that I'll be okay," I say as I grab his hand, reassuring him that I'll be fine. He hesitates before nodding.

    "Goodnight Tess, I'll see you tomorrow." With that he turns left onto his own street while I take a right, walking up my driveway no it no my so-called home.

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    The home wan't in too bad of a shape, there was the usual full garbage, a couple dirty dishes in the sink, and the left over food from what had looked like Dominos. I took two of the untouched slices of pizza and heated them up in the microwave, making sure to sop it at one second to not have the alarm wake up my "parents." I grab myself a napkin before heading up to my room to eat.

    I placed my food down on the floor before flopping onto the mattress that lay beside it. My room was very bare; the mattress I call a bed, had no bed frame, I had no desk, and the only personal items I had were a picture of me and Bakugo. We took it at the park one day when we here hanging out. But the other personal item I had was a silver ring that was given to me by my grandfather before he passed.

    My grandfather was a hero, his quirk was terraform. It ran in the family on my father's side and it's where our last name originated from. My grandfather died in the last war while fighting alongside All Might, for if it wasn't for my grandfather's sacrifice, many more would have died. Now, this ring serves as a reminder to keep going for my grandfather who died to make sure that I and everyone else can grow up happy and be free.

    I fidgeted with the ring that hung around my neck from a metal chain as I think about the good memories that I had with my grandfather, he was and will always be better than both of my parents combined. The rumbling of my stomach brought me out of my deep thoughts, I turn over and pick up the plate of pizza from the floor, I began to eat on my bed as I dwell on today's excited events.

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    My alarm goes off, I lift my head to look at my phone. It is 8:10 in the morning, I groan as I lazily shut off the alarm and crawled off my mattress. As I get ready of the day, I received a text from Katsuki. The text was asking if I wanted to meet up and walk to the school together. I reply, saying that I'll meet him at the end of his street before grabbing everything that I need for school and leaving the house. This routine continued for the rest of the semester, wake up, get ready, and walk with Katsuki to school.

    Throughout the school year, I've gotten close close with the class. My favorite classmates/ friends were Kirishima, Kaminari, and Mina; they often call themselves the Bakusquad which I find hilarious. In return, they've also became close friends with Bakugo. As for the rest of the class? They have included me and have treated me and have treated me like apart of their family.

    I've listened to people's stories and noticed that one particular person's story was similar to mine. Shoto Todoroki, son of the number two hero, Endeavor. Shoto had told me about Endeavor's obsession with him and why for most of the festival he only used his right side. He's also told me about his mother whom was angered by his father which later on caused her to throw a kettle of boiling hot water onto his face, just because he reminded her of his father.

    In a way, we both bonded with each other due to our parent's abusive behavior towards us. At first Bakugo was not happy knowing that him and I were hanging out because and I quote, "I hate that ******* half-n-half *******!!!" Yeah, there was a lot cussing from him but what do you expect? It's Bakugo. In the end of the whole dispute, he realized that Shoto could help me in ways that he could not, so he let it go... kind of. Bakugo still glares at Shoto and called him by the nicknames he gave him, but never tried to stop me from talking to him.

    Overtime, I've attempted to get Bakugo and Midoria to be friends or at least get along with each other. Key word; attempted. Bakugo was not having it at all. The guy was practically a toddler when it comes to getting to know people and be kind to them; He's shy and dislikes everyone. A stubborn child at its finest.

    Unfortunately, finals were coming up, after the death of the hero killer Stain, there has been talk of a new final exam. I am a bit nervous to take the exam, bit it does help simulate the "expect the unexpected" aspect of being a hero out in the real world. As for now? We wait, wait for exams, and study for the written. Hoping you pass and get to go to the summer training camps to train to become the best.

Hey Everyone! I'm sorry for not posting in a while, I took a trip back to my home state and had been worn out since. I have already gotten the 4th chapter written out I just have to edit and type it out to post. I hope you have a nice day! ~C0ffee_Stain :)