Shangri La Pt. 1

96: Perfect

"Oh yeah– Since I brought you here in a rush, I gotta tell you that there's one person–specifically one person–that you should avoid as much as possible when you're here with me." Katsuki pointed out. 

"Eh? Someone I should avoid? Who? The King?" 

"No, someone much worse than that."

"BAKUGOOOOO!!!" 

"Hah~ Speak of the fucking Devil."

When Izumi turned her head to find where the voice came from, she was not expecting to see a woman with light brown hair and brown eyes running right towards them with her arms held out before her. 

"You– Yah! Don't you dare try to–" 

"Bakugo!!!" the woman screamed as she practically jumped towards the blond while wrapping her arms around his neck and making him lose his balance to the point that they both fell to the ground. Izumi was a bit astonished by seeing a woman run up to him without any hesitation that she could only stand there and witness this unfold before her. 

"I'm so glad you're back! You don't know how long I've been waiting for you!" the woman whined as she rubbed her cheek against his as Katsuki groaned in annoyance. 

"Yah– Will you get off of me?" Katsuki groaned as he pushed the woman away and then stood to his feet and dusted himself off, not even wanting to assist the brunette that remained on the floor.

"Geez, this is exactly what I didn't want to happen." Katsuki sighed. 

'Hm? He doesn't seem happy to see this woman even when she clearly seems happy to see him. So who is this woman?' Izumi thought as she watched the brunette jump to her feet and still be fawning over the blond. 

"You were gone to the East for so long, I really thought you weren't going to come back! But then when I heard the news of your arrival into the city, I had to find you to make sure it was true! So~ How was the East, did you bring any presents for me? Ah– But now that I'm looking at you, you've lost a bit of weight! Arg– Were they not feeding you properly, I should teach them a lesson!" 

"Yah– Would you stop it and leave me alone? I just got back and I'm not in the mood to deal with people like you."

"Katsuki, don't be so rude." Izumi muttered, catching both the blond and brunette's attention. It wasn't until Izumi noticed them looking at her in surprise that she realized that what she thought was actually spoken out loud. 

'Ah– Oh no, did I really say that out loud?!?' Izumi thought with panic. 

"Eh~? And who're you? You're not from here? Did you follow my Bakugo to the point that you wanna be his slave?" 

"W-What? N-No, I-I would never–" 

"You're not? Then why don't you skedaddle and leave me and my Bakugo in peace?" the brunette interrupted as she made a subtle–but strong enough–push on the greenette that made Izumi stumble backwards a bit. 

Seeing the greenette being pushed away like this made Katsuki grit his teeth in a fury, as he didn't want to see the woman he loves be pushed and tossed by anyone. 

"Tch– Why you– Now you've done it Ca–"

Bonk! 

"What is wrong with you, Camie?!?!" a woman screamed as she bonked the top of the brunette's head in rage as if she appeared out of nowhere. 

Izumi's eyes widened to see a woman with ash blond hair and deep purple eyes hit the brunette that she wasn't sure if she was seeing things. 

'Did– Did she just punish that girl?'