I Loved the Color Red (KiriBaku)

The USJ Incident

(chapter five)

        It's been a little more than a week since the fateful day where Bakugo held my hand. Whenever I think about it I still get a tingling sensation. Bakugo and I have been more touchy ever since that day. Not in a drastic way, like holding hands or hugging. But, he'll slightly graze his hand against mine, which could mean nothing. However, he does it constantly and consistently. Like, he'll do it then leave his hand against mine for 32 seconds. ( I did count the exact amount of time). He's definitely doing it on purpose. Well, I hope he is.

      I'm actually really eager to go to school today, we have a trial at some place far away from the school. I think? But, that part doesn't matter. What matters is that I get to sit next to Bakugo the whole bus ride there. Maybe even stay with him during the trials. I don't know why, but these days, I dread being away from him. I like to think of myself as very manly and independent, but I find myself relaxed around him. It makes me want to depend on him.

       I happily roll out of bed and immediately walk out of my room while actively putting on my uniform. I get it on by the time I reach the kitchen and my mom looks up at me shocked, "Wow, Bunny. I wasn't expecting you to be up this early. Ohhhh, you have that field trip today, don't you?". I rush past her to get a snack out of the fridge, "Mhm, but I gotta leave fast to catch the bus". She stops me and closes the fridge, "Bunny, don't worry I have that covered". She fixes my tie and hands me an omelet bento box, "Thanks mom, I really appreciate it". I give her a kiss on the cheek and start heading towards the door. I quickly put on my shoes and grab my bag, "I love you Mommmmmmm". I open the door and head out. I hear faintly, "I LOVE YOU TOO BUNNY, DON'T FORGET TO EAT!!!".

       I jog to the intersection where I find Bakugo looking down at his phone. He looks up and pulls out one of his earbuds, "Hey Shittyhair, oh..." He looks at me and doesn't pull his eyes away, "What is it Bakubro?" He stares at me, and not in the good way, "Your hair isn't you know, shitty today". I go to touch my hair, "Shit, I was in such a rush that I forgot". He chuckles, "Give me your hair gel". I don't even question why and hand it to him. He comes closer to me then starts putting the gel in my hair. It feels nice to have someone do this for me, but I can't stop the thoughts from flowing into my mind. Is he actually doing this????? In public??? I mean, it's not like what we're doing is indecent, but if he knew how I felt about him. Would he still be doing this?

       He wipes his hands on my shirt and takes a step back, "Aw Bakubro, it takes forever to get this out of the fabric. You know how many times I've accidentally wiped it on myself? Way too many to count". He bends down and starts laughing. After his little giggle fit, he stands up straight and takes out his phone. He does taps something really fast then turns it towards me.

I look in the camera and see that my hair looks exactly like how I do it everyday, "It looks perfect Bakugo, how often do you look at me to remember every detail?" I feel my face get hot and decide to change the subject, "We should get going now, we're gonna be late". I start walking off and he catches up within a split second. He grazes his hand against mine, "Shittyhair, it'd be impossible to forget what it looks like. It's very memorable". I honestly don't know if I should take it as a compliment or not, but I smile at him. We walk to school and Bakugo actually talks about himself for once. Like about how he slept. I know that seems so simple, but it's so meaningful to me. I want to know every possible detail about him, even the ones he doesn't know about. We sadly make it to school perfectly on time, so I don't have any more time to talk to Bakugo alone.

      We all file onto the bus, but I get stuck behind a couple of people as Kaminari pulls me in to talk. I watch as Bakugo gets on the bus without me. Me and Kaminari finally get on, my eyes jolt back and forth to find where he's sitting. I see him and the seat next to him is free, Yes. I go to sit down, but Jiro takes it before I do. Damn it Jiro. I find a seat a little ahead of them on the opposite side and sit down with Kaminari. I love my bro, but I was really looking forward to talking to Bakugo. I look back to find him looking out the window, listening to music. I groan and lean my head back, This is gonna be a long ride.