Listen (Bakugo Katsuki x Reader)

Chapter 32

At the Campsite

"Whoa, Bakugo-kun, you're really good with that knife! It's weird." Ochaco beamed, seemingly impressed by Katsuki's cutting skills.

"What do you mean 'it's weird'? How can you people be so damn bad at everything?" The ash blonde male rebutted, his nose flaring at the brunette beside him.

"Look at that. He's not blowing stuff up." Denki teased Katsuki as he walked past the porcupine carrying more ingredients for the supper we were making.

If I weren't in such a dazed and confused state, I would've been giggling and laughing to myself right now.

After training, we were summoned yet again to the facility to prepare for dinner. The sun was setting already and the heroines announced that we were to be having a Courage Test tonight along with Class B. I quietly sat in the corner, contemplating about the conversation I had with Katsuki just before we headed back here.

Well, then that makes one of us.

I sighed as I remembered the scene a while ago. Whatever do you mean, Katsuki?! In my heart I knew, but my mind, bombarded of insecurities, chose to think otherwise. He can't be.
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At the Beast's Forest Entrance: Night Time

As dinner ended, we changed our clothes and proceeded to the meeting place where the Courage Test will commence. We've learned that the remedial group, Eijiro, Mina, Sato, Sero and Denki were not going to participate with us since they still have classes to attend to. I pouted as I saw how my friends look dejected being dragged by Aizawa's quirk.

"Perfect. We've filled our bellies and cleaned the dishes. It's time for... A totally awesome test of courage!" Pixie-Bob announced, strutting her cat costume.

Basically, we were to traverse the path inside the forest in pairs while the other class gets to scare us. Each pair will enter the dark forest every three minutes. The goal is to reach the end of the path and collect the tags with our names etched on them. The scarers aren't allowed to make contact with the other class but they can use their quirks to scare them. It was announced that Class B were going to be the scarers first and we, Class A, were to draw lots to determine our partners.

1st: Tokoyami and Shoji
2nd: Katsuki and Shouto
3rd: Jiro and Hagakure
4th: Yaomomo and Aoyama
5th: Ochaco and Tsuyu
6th: Ojiro and Y/N
7th: Iida and Koda
8th: Izuku and Mineta

I was paired with Ojiro so I naturally went towards where he was at. I almost shrieked when a certain gruff voice spoke ominously beside us.

"Listen up, Tail. Trade with me." Katsuki growled as he gritted his teeth. Shouto stood beside him nonchalantly, noiselessly brushing off the ash blonde's anger.

As Katsuki turned to face me, I felt my heartbeat race as my E/C orbs trembled. He slowly advanced towards me but I was struggling to easen up. Okay. This is awkward. Seeing my tensed state, the ash blonde smirked as he halted and turned around.

"I see you're still trying to process what I said earlier. Don't worry about that too much, dumbass. I'm not yet asking for your answer." Katsuki declared, in all seriousness. Upon saying the last of his lines, he slightly glanced towards me, just so that his crimson orbs met my E/C ones. "Just know that I damn meant every word, okay?" The ash blonde concluded showing a hint of pink on his cheeks.