Chasing Tinkerbelle (BakuDeku)

6 - New Job

"Congratulations! You're getting a raise."

"Uh huh," Katsuki said, using his t-shirt to wipe the sweat off his face as he waited for his Uncle to skip the bullshit and get to the reason why he was about to get screwed over.

"And a promotion," Uncle Toshinori said with that forced smile that he knew so well.

It was the same smile that his uncle had used when he'd informed him that the stage The Predator's Nest- the all male strip club in the next town over- had collapsed and he needed Katsuki to go there and rebuild it.

What his uncle had failed to mention was that the club would be open for auditions while he was supposed to be working.

If Katsuki had known that, he probably would have turned down the soccer tickets that his uncle had offered to entice Katsuki to take the job.

He definitely would have turned down the job if he had known that half the stripper candidates would try to use him and his tools as props as they did their best to outstrip the competition.

It had been one of the most disturbing jobs that he'd ever done and he'd sworn then and there that he would never allow his uncle to bullshit him into anything else.

"Not interested," he said, in no mood to have a guy named 'Tiger' invite him home for a more private audition tonight or any other night for that matter.

"You didn't even let me tell you-"

"That's because I'm not interested," he said, cutting off his uncle as he got to his feet and headed for the closed office door.

"It's really not that bad," his uncle called after him.

"Then you should have no problem finding someone else to do it," he said, absently noting the large stack of files covering what was supposed to be the secretary's desk and wondering when his uncle was going to get off his ass and hire somebody new.

His Aunt Nemuri, Nejire and Ochaco usually put in a couple of hours each week to catch his uncle up on his paperwork, but clearly that wasn't enough.

"This job is perfect for you!" his uncle said as he hurried to catch up with him.

"Not interested," Katsuki said, deciding that since his uncle had dragged him away from finishing dry walling the first floor for this bullshit, that he was treating himself to another midmorning snack.

"If you don't take the job, then I'm afraid that I'm going to have to fire you," Toshinori said, stepping into line beside him.

"Uh huh, that's nice," he said, absently noting the frightened expression on the cashier's face as she realized that she had two huge men in her line an hour before she had to set up for lunch.

As he grabbed a tray and started loading it up, he noted the exact moment when she considered lying her ass off and telling them that she was closed until lunch.

Not that he could blame her. Being intimidated by big men wasn't a fate that he'd wish on anyone. Well, maybe on his neighbor, he mused with a small chuckle.

The boy was just so damn much fun to torment.

It was probably pathetic, but he looked forward to getting the greenette flustered everyday. He liked it when Izuku looked close to going for his throat.

He wasn't exactly sure why, but tormenting Tinkerbelle was probably the most fun he'd had in years.

"It's only for the summer," his uncle continued, obviously hell bent on screwing him over with this job.

"Sorry, I have plans," he lied, hoping that his uncle wouldn't remember which nephew he was talking to.

"Bullshit," Toshinori said, stepping in front of him to grab the peanut butter chocolate chip muffin that he'd been eyeing. "The only thing you have planned this year is the family getaway and that isn't until October. You have the summer wide open."