ALWAYS || Katsuki Bakugo

42- Baked With Love

He felt warm. He felt at peace. His eyes slowly opened to the breathtaking view above him. He quickly stood up, eyes widening. The sky was a captivating shade of purple, pink and orange with gorgeous fluffy clouds. Beneath his feet was water reflecting the sky.

"Where am I?" Kiyoshi asked himself. Was he dead?

He looked around. The same scenery was to be found as far as he could see. He took a few steps, making the water ripple. As beautiful as this place was, it was also strange. The water didn't feel wet on his clothes and skin. He wandered around aimlessly, with no idea of where he was... yet he felt like he was finally home.

"Lost?" A feminine voice echoed. Kiyoshi stopped in his tracks, looking around frantically. He was dreaming. This was a dream. He'd heard this voice in his dreams before as well.

"I'm right here." The voice was directly behind him now. He turned around, facing the girl. She was sitting on a cloud with mist covering most of her features. He squinted his eyes, trying to see her.

"Who are you?" Kiyoshi asked, giving up on trying to see her.

"It's a shame you don't remember me." She sighed.

"Then again, there's not much I remember of my past." He said.

The girl got off the cloud, the mist dispersing. She was dressed in the same plain white pyjamas as him. He looked at the girl in confusion. He'd seen somewhere before.

"We've met before, haven't we?" He asked.

"We have." She replied. "You don't have much longer here. When you wake up, try to remember. Try to go back to your roots. The ones around you aren't your people."

Kiyoshi frowned. What was she talking about? "The fuck are you on about? Do you pay me monthly visits in my dreams to make me even more confused?"

"This is not who you are. This is not how you lived. What you're doing now isn't what you worked so hard for." She said, circling him, her hair flowing behind her.

"What do you mean...? I don't get it." The scenery around him was fading, and so was the girl. "HEY, COME BACK. I WANT TO KNOW MORE."

"You've slept for days. It's time to wake up."

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Kiyoshi woke up with a gasp. He put a hand on his chest, feeling his heart thump wildly. He could hear it in his ears. What was that dream? He saw a girl, but as soon as he tried to remember her face, it slipped from his mind.

But he remembered what she said. And he'd hold on to it.

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The classroom buzzed with energy after two weeks of the student's internship was over. Yoshiko was dragged away by an excited Mina towards the girls huddled around Jirou's desk. They seemed to be teasing a flustered Jirou about something.

"Hey, Mina." Yoshiko greeted her pink friend.

"Hey, hey, hey. I missed you!" Mina hugged Yoshiko, squeezing the shit out of her ribcage.

"You're gonna kill me." Yoshiko managed to say, fluffy pink hair tickling her chin.

"Girl, you'll never believe what happened!" Mina exclaimed, loosening the hug, still clinging to Yoshiko's arm.