𝒦𝑒𝑒𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒴𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒫𝓇𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓈𝑒 | Katsuki Bakugo x OC

Chapter 32 - New Torments

Katsuki

I wake up before the shitty sun rises. And not because of my alarm blasting at ass o'clock in the morning. But because of the nightmare.

I don't want to recount the gory details. Just know it's related to the kidnapping and nothing to do with the shitty King's miserable life.

(Though, I won't lie, I miss seeing his memories...Not of Ayane dead. But of him flying in the sky, of him keeping Ayane close. There must be more memories of them together other than the few memories I've seen. There has to be.) 

But because of the nightmare, I only feel rage coursing through my veins.

Yumi's been in the hospital for a week now. Sensei still won't let us see her. Apparently her quirk is unstable, and she's still healing from her wounds. He won't tell us anything more than that.

I rip off my sheets and freshen up for a morning run before heading to breakfast. Because of summer heat, the morning chill runs away the moment the sun rises from the horizon. When I finally return to the dorms, I can smell breakfast from the door.

Whoever made breakfast today better have not burnt my eggs like the shitty Nerd did yesterday. I expected the group of the shitty extras huddling at the tables beside the kitchen. What I didn't expect is the soft murmur of urgency, the charged atmosphere of something happening.

"What's gotten all your panties in a twist? Hah?" 

That's one way to get their attention.

Icyhot stares at me with a softened gaze, and Deku's nerves vibrating off of his curls is telling. But it's the half grimace and half smile from Round Face that gets to me.

"Spit it out," I bite, "Or I'll make you spit-"

"Yamamoto-chan can have visitors now." Dunce Face blurts, a crackle of nervous electricity zapping from his hair.

My heart starts to race. "Yumi's awake? She's okay?"

Deku's eyes and mouth gape. I ignore how it pisses me off. How could he be so surprised that I care? The shitty nerd still is looking down on me.

"This time it's Ponytail who answers, "She's not awake but her quirk has somewhat stabilized. Doctors said she can wake up any time now. And it would be better for familiar faces to be there when she does," she darts her eyes to the side, a little hesitant to continue.

I narrow my eyes. From how Shitty Hair is shifting his weight from leg to leg, and Dunce Face refuses to look at me, and how the Round Face leans onto Froggy, I can tell there is more.

"I hate to repeat myself. Say what y'all are hiding?!"

Deku steps forward, the only one not truly afraid of my temper; no matter how much I'd like to think otherwise.

"Sensei said that he'll only take one student a day. At least until she wakes up," He wrings his hands together; they are still bandaged from the summer camp disaster. "We thought that you should be the first to go."

If I hadn't already torn down my reservations for not exposing my disgustingly soft side for Yumi, I would've probably snapped at Deku. Probably would've said to shut the hell up and that he shouldn't go and make decisions for me.

Instead I gave a jerky nod, swallowing the lump in my throat from all that was threatening to bubble to the surface.

"I sit down, taking one of the breakfast plates that Ponytail made, taking a bite of the fluffy eggs and soft chewy rice. No one else says a word.

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The drive to the hospital is annoying as hell. I feel the nerves bunch up my spine, the fear of what I might see suffocates my lungs.