With You

Internal Conflict

It was morning, and Y/N was still curled up under the covers of the bed in her new dorm. It felt too open and spacious without Kirishima there. She expected her first night in Kirishima's dorm to be different, that he would be there to help her get adjusted.

She knew better than to complain though, Kirishima was very generous to allow her to share a dorm with him.

I'm being selfish, Y/N thought to herself, Kirishima wouldn't have gotten hurt if I just listened to what Bakugo said.

Y/N rolled over so she was looking up at the ceiling. She put her hand over her stomach as she felt it growl. Grimacing, she knew she had to eat something. Y/N turned her head to look at the clock on the wall. It was late enough in the morning that the students would be gathering in their classroom. She knew she didn't have to worry about Bakugo showing up because he was still with Recovery Girl from the fight yesterday.

Y/N lifted the covers off of herself and shifted her legs off of the bed before feebly standing up.

As she began to walk towards the door, she caught a glimpse of herself in the tall mirror that was located to her right. Her hair looked a mess and her eyes were still puffy from crying. She sighed and decided to freshen up after getting something to eat. There won't be anyone there, so no one will see that I look like a mess. Y/N thought.

She opened the door, then made her way to the main area for some food.

When she stepped into the main area she stopped and stood still, slightly nervous to walk further. Bakugo was sitting on the edge of one of the sofas. He looked more calm than usual. He wasn't wearing a shirt, instead, there were bandages wrapped around the middle of his torso. He seemed to be deep in thought.

Y/N took in a deep breath and thought, I don't think he's in the right condition to try to move too much, so I should be okay.

Y/N hesitantly took another step forward. Bakugo noticed her and looked up, but his gaze didn't feel threatening like usual. It was hard for Y/N to tell what he was thinking. He didn't say a word, and after a few seconds he averted his eyes.

Now that Y/N thought about it, she guessed it would make sense that Bakugo was released from Recovery Girl before Kirishima. After all, Kirishima had more injuries than he did.

Y/N then continued walking towards the kitchen. Freely walking past Bakugo made Y/N feel on edge. It didn't feel right. The silence was too loud.

Bakugo pretended to ignore her as she walked past him. Once Y/N was in the kitchen, getting something to eat, Bakugo looked up at her. For the first time, he didn't see her like an object, or his property. He saw her as a person.

Damn you, Bakugo thought to himself as he turned his head away from Y/N, What the hell did you mean by that... shitty hair...

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<<Flashback>>

"I bet you don't even know her."

There was a moment of silence, then Bakugo turned his head to see Kirishima laying in the hospital bed not to far away from his own. They had just gotten to Recovery Girl's office to be treated for their wounds, and neither were in a good condition.

"What the hell's that supposed to mean?" Bakugo tried to speak in his usual aggressive manner, but the pain in his back prevented him from straining himself.

Kirishima looked up at the ceiling, and then repeated himself in a monotone, "I bet you don't even know her."

"Bullshit. I know my girlfriend. Stop making up crap." Bakugo repositioned his head on his pillow, so he would face the ceiling as well.

"If you really knew her as a person, you wouldn't treat her like a possession." Kirishima paused for a moment, "But you don't care enough."

There was a moment of silence as Bakugo thought to himself about those words.

"You're... lying. I know my girlfriend... obviously..." His voice seemed to trail off at the end of his sentence, as if he was second guessing himself.

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Bakugo was pulled out of his thoughts as he heard the entrance door open. Through it, walked Kirishima. He was covered in bandages too, but seemed to be walking fine. Without saying a word, he gave Bakugo a blank stare.

Kirishima's expression changed, though, as he saw Y/N peak around the corner from inside the kitchen. He gave a friendly smile and waved, "Hi Y/N!"

"Kirishima!!" Y/N stepped out of the kitchen and ran up to him, "Are.. are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm doing alright. Still healing though." Kirishima rubbed the back of his neck, "How did you sleep?"

Y/N looked at the ground to avoid the embarrassment and awkwardness of eye contact, "I slept okay..."

"That's good." Kirishima smiled softly then looked at the ground as well, "Sorry I wasn't there. To make up for it, we can hang out today since they probably won't let me train."

"Okay," Y/N spoke softly, "I'd like that."

Kirishima showed a closed-eye smile and laughed a bit. Y/N looked up to see his beautiful pointy tooth grin. It made a small smile appear on her lips, as Kirishima's smile was contagious.

Kirishima was able to open his eyes just in time to catch a quick glimpse at Y/N's rare smile, before she was able to hide it in her embarrassment.

"You have a beautiful smile." Kirishima said with a gentle tone.

Taken by surprise and not knowing the right way to respond to the compliment, Y/N looked down at the ground again as she felt her face heat up a bit, "Th-thanks... you do too."

Kirishima smiled as the two of them shared silence for a moment. Then Y/N remembered how injured Kirishima must still be, "Oh- you probably need to rest right?" she asked, "I'm pretty sure that standing around isn't helping your wounds heal.."

"Yeah, I guess so. I do feel a little weak still, but all I've really been doing at Recovery Girl's is resting." he responded, "I'd prefer to hang out with you, if that's alright."

"Oh, sure, yeah." Y/N was a bit surprised about how eager he was to spend time with her, but it made her feel good, the feeling of finally being wanted.

Kirishima held out his hand for Y/N to take hold of. He quickly glanced at his hand before directing his gaze back to her. Y/N subtly wiped her hands on her pants in case they were sweaty before she nervously took hold of his hand. That tingly feeling that she was starting to grow familiar to, returned to Y/N as Kirishima gently caressed the back of her hand with his thumb.

"Let's go back to the dorm," Kirishima said, "might be a bit cozier than right here in the doorway."

"..Right, yeah." Y/N nodded.

As the two of them walked hand-in-hand back to the dorm they shared, Bakugo watched with invidious looks. He felt like he wanted to delete Kirishima from the picture and take his place, but at the same time, he felt like he shouldn't care because Y/N was useless anyway.

Once they were out of sight, Bakugo muttered to himself, "I know my girlfriend damn well... you better not be trying to steal her from me, I'll kill you."