Him Again (Bakugou Katsuki x Reader)

67. Regrets

The week went by in a blur. Hawks had brought Katsuki to a nearby town on the other side of the mountain. It was the fastest way to get help.

You hadn't exited the hospital once. You had called Mitsuki and Masaru to tell them about the situation. But you had left out the part in which Katsuki had a hole in his chest and just passed it off as 'badly injured.'

They hadn't been able to make it on that day but they would be there today. You didn't know how you were going to face them. How would you be able to look them in the eye and tell them that their son had been shot in the chest because he was protecting you?

"Y/N?" Dread filled your chest. Mitsuki. You didn't say anything. Tears silently streamed down your face. "Oh god. Oh god what happened?"

"I..... I'm sorry!" You sobbed. "He.. he got shot..."
Mitsuki clapped a hand over her mouth. Even Masaru gasped. "Shot? By a gun?"

You didn't say a word. It's all my fault.

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Katsuki's eyes fluttered open. His vision adjusted to the bright hospital lights beaming into his eyes. What the hell was going on?

Everything came back to him. Wait. Were you okay? He jolted up and regretted it dearly when he felt a sharp pain in his chest. Fuck. It was the worst pain he had ever experienced in his entire life. He hissed.

"Katsu?" You stirred awake. You were passed out on the chair next to him. You finally processed it. He was awake. You almost threw yourself on him but remembered that he had a literal hole in his body.

"Oh my god. You're awake! You're okay!" You cried in relief.
"Why are you sobbing, dumbass? Of course I'm okay!" He declared. "I'm Bakugou Kats-!" He winced in pain.

You shook your head and smacked his head. "Shut up! You absolute asshole! How dare you think it's okay for you to do that to me? Do you have any idea how worried I was? Do you realise you could have-"

He snickered, interrupting you and putting an end to your rant. He was honestly amused he was fine. He had been fully prepared to not make it out of the mountains alive. He had protected you and that's all that mattered to him.

You, on the other hand, were enraged. "Do you think this is funny?"
"No." He said, suppressing his laughter. "Maybe a little...Did you really think something was going to happen to me?"

You stared at him baffled. "Yes? Yes I did! Something did happen to you! The doctors weren't even sure you were going to be fine!"

"Y/N.... C'mon, you're being drama-"
"Dramatic? I'm being dramatic? Katsu, there is a hole in your chest! T-there was blood everywhere! You got shot because of me! You passed out right in my arms, I didn't know what to do!" You were sobbing now. "And take care of yourself? What the hell do you mean take care? For a second there I-I thought you were actually going to-to...."

His smirk was wiped away. Fuck. You were actually upset. Well, no shit, Katsuki! He scolded himself, shaking his head at his own stupidity. Of course you were going to be upset. 

"Y/N... I'm okay though. I mean it's me. Nothing would happ-"
"And what if it was me? What if the roles were reversed? How would you feel?"

His eyes grew wide. He hadn't thought about that. What if you were the one that took a bullet for him? He wouldn't be able to live with himself. Just the thought of you getting hurt because of him was making rage course through his veins.

"Y/N....." He gently pulled you into his arms. "Fuck. I'm sorry.... for worrying you." He understood how you felt now.

"I hate you...!" You sniffled. "You said you'd never leave me alone! You promised!"

"I know. I'm sorry." He said but he frankly didn't give a shit about getting hurt himself. Protecting you was all he cared about. The fact that you were okay was enough for him. He would have taken a hundred more bullets if it assured your safety.

"I'm sorry." You sobbed. "If it wasn't for me you would have neve-"
"Shut up, dumbass. Are you stupid? I did this because I wanted to. Not because of you. Stop giving yourself so much fucking credit." He said.

You choked out a laugh at his words as you hugged him tighter. How did he always know how to cheer you up?

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"You're so manly Bakubro!" Kirishima exclaimed as he walked into the room with Kaminari, Mina and Sero.

"Haah? What the fuck are you doing in my house, extras? Get out." Katsuki snarled but he had to hold back a small smile that crept onto his face.

No matter how much he denied it, he really did miss them. It had nearly been a month since the incident. He hadn't been able to see anyone while he had been in the hospital.

"Are you better?" Mina asked.
"Shut up! I was always the best!"
"Katsu! Don't be cocky." You scolded him.
"I'll do whatever I want! You're not the boss of me!"
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah!"

"Ooh trouble in paradise~" Kaminari snickered.
"I'll burn you alive, iPhone charging cable!"
"The doctor told you not to use your quirk, you idiot!" You retorted.
"Haah? I can do whatever you can but better!"
"Can you walk?"
"....."

Without missing a beat, he threw his blanket off his body and began scrambling out of bed while the entire group tried pushing him down to keep him from hurting himself.

You groaned. He was such a pain to deal with. But amidst all of his madness, you found yourself smiling. Nobody made you feel quite like he did.

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