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BY the time i came back to my senses, none of the other girls were in the room, but instead outside and watching from the small window pane. i thoroughly apologize to them as we headed back to the train station after deciding that might be enough stress relief for the night.
the nightlife on the streets of the city were bustling, once we reached the train station however it was like a ghost town. even when we took our seats, no one occupied the same cart we did.
"koko that was SOOO badass!" i take my eyes off the blurring lights outside the window as we begin our journey back to ua and turn to mina.
"i totally lost control of myself, i'm sor-"
"if i hear you say i'm sorry i swear," uraraka grabs onto my covered shoulder next to me as she brings a fist close to her face as it expresses true frustration.
i don't say anything as i turn back to watch the lights outside pass by, the whispers growing louder with every silent moment that passes between all of us on the empty cart.
my mind this last week has been all over the place. moving into the dorms with all of my classmates, bakugou avoiding me after i thought we were finally becoming friends.
"konomi," i turn my attention to momo who sits across from me with a questioning look on her face. "is there something between you and bakugou?"
i freeze at the question as i remember his words to me the other night.
"stay the hell away from me."
i can't even hide the sadness that pangs through my chest at the memory of his words, at how he looked at me.
"why would there be anything between us? i think he hates me to be honest with you guys," i play off the words i know are true deep down with a soft laugh that silently echoes through the cart. a second later, their own genuine laughter fills the space.
my eyebrows furrow as i look at them with confusion.
"are you kidding me?" mina wipes away a tear that's sliding down her cheek as the other girls are hunched over themselves, momo holding back a chuckle with her hand pressed to her mouth.
"did i say somethi-"
"koko do you seriously think that he hates you?" uraraka presses her palm and clamps it down onto my shoulder for support as she wipes away tears from her eyes like mina next to her.
confusion distorts my features as i look around at the other girls who finish their laughing session and just stare at me, still catching their breath.
"i'm sorry, i have no idea what you guys are talking about."
the cart goes silent once again as they all turn to each other with their own confusion laced in their features.
"konomi, isn't it obvious to you how he feels about you?" i turn my head to the side and jirou lets out a frustrated sigh as she lets her head fall into her hands. "she's not gonna get it guys."
"okay koko, let me ask you this," i turn to mina who moves to crouch in front of me with a serious look on her face. "what do you think about bakugou?"
the question falls heavy onto my chest as i stare down at my fingers, beginning to pull at them from the eyes i feel boring into me as i avoid their stares.
"i'm not sure," the nerves of the question begin to eat away at my stomach, leaving what feels like butterflies fluttering around. reminiscing on what he said the other night however, flushes away the fluttering and replaces it with an ache.
"i think he's the strongest in our class. i owe him a lot of debt for how much he's had to put on the line, especially with the league o..." i trail off as a nauseous pit grows in my stomach.
"he's helped me a lot with training and makes some of the best food i've ever had. but most of all, i think i would lose my voice with the amount of thanks i owe him. i'm not sure if that matters anymore, but i'm going to try everything i can to repay him."
the cart goes silent again as i still stare down at my fingers, tugging on them as the words seem to spill from my mouth. words that i never thought i would say out loud from how embarrassing they sounded in my head.
i'm awaiting for their laughter, but it never comes.
when i gather the courage to look up, they're all leaning forward, looking at me with a mixture of different expressions.
"you don't owe anyone anything konomi," i turn to look at jirou, her is face set and her tone is even, reminding me of junko. "we are your friends and we would do anything to help ya out. so you don't owe us a damn thing ya hear me?"
the corner of her lip turns slightly towards her eyes, revealing a small dimple in one of her cheeks. she raises her eyebrows as she stares at me and i give her a reluctant nod.
"jirou, you know she's never going to be able to do that right?" asui croaks from momo's side. the other girls chuckle and i follow along, letting a tear flow down my warm cheeks.
"i'm thankful for you all." the words fall from my lips as they turn into a smile i haven't been able to pull upwards in quite some time.
and i spent the rest of that night, not being able to pull that smile down.
*a/n*
HEY GUYS!!! i'm so so so sorry it took me like 2 months to update this story, i've been so caught up with life and school that it just kind of consumed me for a while there. but i'm back and i'm so excited to be diving right back into bakugou and konomi's story! <3
also i come back with OVER 1,000 READS?!?!?! I'M SO THANKFUL FOR YOU ALL MWAH💋
