long distance: Bakugo x oc

Chapter 29

"Sakura. You have to come out of there some time soon." My brother said from behind my locked door. I curled up in my blankets even more.

"Everyone is worried about you. I'm worried about you. Please come out. You've been in there for days. You can't keep skipping school." He continued. I just want him to go away. I want everyone to go away. I want everything to go away.

"Say something dammit!" He yelled. My hands shook as I left my bed for the first time in days. I unlocked my door for the first time in a while. I opened the door. My eyes shut quickly from the sudden amount of light that came into my vision.

"Sakura..." Arata whispered. His whole demeanor changed once he saw me. I probably looked like a complete mess. I felt like shit. He sighed and wrapped his arms around me. I hugged him back.

"I'm sorry..." I said. My voice was hoarse from all the crying I did. He must've been so worried. Especially since I came home crying when I got home that night. I wouldn't let go of him. When mom finally got me off of him, I ran to my room. Izuku probably told them what happened.

"Hungry?" He asked when my stomach growled. I nodded and pulled away from him.

"Go take a shower, and then I'm gonna take you to our favorite restaurant." He ruffled my greasy hair. I nodded.

"Ok..." I walked back into my room and turned on the light. I grabbed some clothes and walked into my bathroom. I took a quick shower and made myself look presentable. I walked past my mess of a room and walked into the living room.

"Ready?" Arata asked. I nodded. He smiled and we left the house. We walked to the train station and rode a train. Once we got to our destination, he took me to our favorite restaurant growing up. We sat down at a booth next to a window.

A waiter walked over to us and set menus on the table. I already knew what I wanted. So did Arata. I stared out the window while Arata ordered for us. A blue cardinal landed right in front of the window. I smiled softly at the pretty bird.

"There she is." Arata spoke up. I glanced over at him.

"It's hard not to smile when nature is so beautiful..." I mumbled. He chuckled. The waiter set our drinks on the table and then left again. I took a sip. Once the drink slipped down my throat, a nostalgic feeling enveloped my body.

"Thank you." I smiled. My brother smiled back, ruffling my hair again.

"You don't have to thank me." He said, "I was a bit scared that you had died in your room."

"I'm sorry I worried you..." I stared down at my drink. The drink was so warm compared to my cold hands.

"Don't worry too much about it." He said, "You should worry about your little ex-boyfriend. If I see him out on the street, I'll kill him."

My eyes widened, "Please don't!" He sighed.

"Fine. But I might not be able to control my anger if I do see him." He mumbled. I sighed.

After we got done eating, Arata took me to all of my favorite places. A part of me wanted to enjoy the day Arata gave me. While the other wanted to go home and crawl up in a ball. So many times, I just wanted to stop what I was doing and cry because things would remind me of him. When the time got to five, we decided it was finally time to get home.

We headed home, and Arata opened the door for me. I looked around the pain part of the house. Where were mom and dad? Their cars are here. I glanced over at Arata, and he shrugged. I rolled my eyes.

I headed upstairs. Arata followed after me. I groaned internally at the mess that awaited me. I don't even know when I would find the motivation to clean it up. To be honest, this day has killed my social battery. I just want to take a long nap.

I opened my door. My eyes widened as I saw my friends and family inside. I looked around my now clean room. Did they do this? I felt tears form in my eyes.

'You don't have to suffer all alone.' Kiki signed.

"We might not know exactly what you are feeling or going through, but we will always be here for you." Izuku said.

"Sweetheart, please don't shut us out anymore. It breaks my heart seeing you cry." My mom leaned against my father. He nodded in agreement.

"Did you plan this?" I turned around to face my brother. He nodded.

"I wanted you to forget about that loser." He said as tears ran down my cheeks.

"Why?" I looked at all the people in my room.

"Because we love and care for you." My father said.

'We will always be here for you. No matter what.' Kiki pulled me in for a hug. I cried in her arms. Everyone joined in the hug.

"I'm sorry!" I cried.

"It's okay..." Arata said. A realization hit me that night. Nobody said his name once. It was like that name was a forbidden word that I couldn't even say. His name was like a knife that pierced my throat when it was muttered.

Katsuki Bakugo, even his name causes me pain.