Best Of Me --- A Bakuraka FanFiction

Chapter Seven: You Are Beautiful

A few weeks passed, and Ochako and Bakugo continued to try and create that close friendship they both promised each other. After a while, they found the majority of their time was being spent together, whether it be training together, studying together (Bakugo generally the one helping Ochako) or just enjoying each other's company doing whatever suited their fancy. It was a wonderful thing.

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Ochako POV:

I walk down the crowded hallway, ready to get back to the dorms. School was so exhausting. We just had test after test after test. Even with all the tutoring Bakugo has been giving me, I think I still failed my kanji exam, and only just passed my mathematics exam. I. Am. Beat. Suddenly I feel someone grab me by the arm, nearly causing me to drop all my books.

'Hey girl hey!' Mina says excitedly, 'We gotta talk!'

'About what?'I ask. Knowing Mina, it could be anything.

'So that school dance is next week Saturday, and I'm dying to know........do you have a date??'

I shake my head, 'Mina, you know I don't. Who would I even go with?'

We exit the school and start walking to the dorms, 'Oh, you know,' she puts on light, careless airs, 'I think I know someone who might be interested.'

I look at her, not sure what she's going on about, 'Who?'

She giggles and points ahead at the backs of three boys walking ahead of us, Kirishima, Kaminari and Bakugo, 'Who do you think?'

I blush as I instantly know who she's talking about, 'It's not like that.'

'You had me fooled. You two are adorable! Watching you, you're the only one who can get him to act all nice and fun. He totally has the hots for you! And Ochako, don't sit here and tell me you aren't smitten either.'

I blush even harder. Bakugo? Liking me? Highly unlikely. And who said I liked him? Sure he's nice - well, to me - and he's smart - absolutely brilliant - and he has the most incredible drive and such in achieving what he wants, which is very admirable. And his laugh....it's rare, but it's the funniest thing. It just about bursts from him. And he's not the worst thing to look at.......not at all......

I find myself staring as he walks, taking in every aspect: the way he holds himself, the speed and motion of his gait, the subtle way he cocks his head as he talks with the other two boys.

Catching myself in this act, I completely stop walking, throwing my hands up to my burning cheeks, 'Oh my gosh, Mina, you're right.......you are so so right! What do I do?? I'm not ready for this!'

'Calm down, girly, I got you!' she throws her arm around my shoulder and pulls me into a tight side hug, 'Just wait, I'll work my magic and you two will be dance ready!'

'I'm a little afraid of that honestly,' I admit, 'Your magic is......well.....not always effective. Remember when you played matchmaker with Toru and Ojiro?'

'Okay, okay, that wasn't my best work, I'll give you that.'

'He ended up misinterpreting the letter so bad he thought it was from a girl from Class B.'

She put her hands on her hips, 'They ended up together in the end though! That was early work! I have more experience now, just you wait, this'll be great!'

I sigh, 'Fine, I'm trusting you with this, Mina. Please make it work.'

She winks, 'You got it!'

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Bakugo POV:

My brain is way too crammed. It never stops whirring, I wish I could stop thinking for just a minute sometimes, but that isn't possible. I sit in my room, trying to write a paper for a debate class, but the words don't come. I just sit there staring at the paper for a while before ultimately giving up and letting gravity take me as I fall back onto the bed. I've noticed myself to be extra distracted as of late. I close my eyes and almost instantly the image of a familiar figure with short, brown hair appears before me. My eyes fly back open. Get a grip Katsuki. You have to focus.....