Bakugou's Embers

10

The rest of that day in class, Bakugou sat in complete silence. This wasn't two farfetched from what he normally did, but this was definitely, definitively, off. He just sat looking out the window, completely ignoring the fact that he was even called on by Aizawa.
After class, he didn't act must better. The Moment the ball rang, he stormed out of the room before anyone else, despite his desk placement. Momo took note of this. She was still mad at him after Hagakure and the others contaminated her brain, but she still just had a sliver of hope left in her heart for Bakugou, though she wouldn't tell him. He had to earn it.
Momo proceed to converse with Todoroki all the way off campus, until they reached the corner of the street on the curb of UA. Bakugou had visited the campus' restroom before exiting the lot. He turned down the street, and stopped when he saw Todoroki and Momo conversing. He panicked, and flung himself behind a building on the opposite side of the street. He walked along the sidewalk until approaching an ally. He jumped into the shadowed ally, where he watched "his" girl talk to Todoroki, one who he considered worthy of being an enemy.
Shoto began, with, "What do you see in Bakugou anyways?"
Bakugou, now realizing the situation was about him, (confirming his suspicion) he vowed to himself to listen further.
Momo responded. "What I thought I saw in him,"
Todoroki, looking happy about that, but also kind of not believing it, muttered, "right..." Momo seemingly didn't hear, as their wasn't a response on her end.
"Well, anyways, he is quite smart, as though it may not appear, and his does not protect who and what he loves, and he is a strong individual on his own, regardless of his physical strength. I guess, overall, he is an interesting specimen."
Todoroki cracked a smile at that, as Bakugou swore two himself with a dumbfounded face, "Did... did she just call me a 'specimen?' His jaw dropped wide open.
Todoroki spoke up again, "Okay, now, wait! Before, you were talking about how Bakugou just went up an kissed you? What did you want him to do to prove your love?"
Momo pondered for a moment. "Well, I guess what I really wanted him to do is just to, you know, ask me out! After what we did in the classroom, and after the attack on Hosu, I've felt close with him. I guess, I just wanted a conformation that he reciprocates his feelings with me. But all I got was an awkward kiss after a confession in which he claims he doesn't love me..."
Todoroki held on to Momo's shoulder. "I've consoled you once before in training, Yaoyorozu, and I'll do so again. You can do so much better than Bakugou! Like me or something! I don't know! But if he doesn't love you for you, then he doesn't deserve you! He's no better than Mineta!"
Bakugou was getting furious.
"But here's the thing. I believe that Bakugou does actually love me for more than just my body, I just need him to show it to me. Just don't tell him I said that."
"I don't talk to him on a regular basis..."
"I guess that's true."
Bakugou knew what he had to do. He had a plan to win back Momo's heart.
At the moment, that singular moment, when Bakugou spaced out of reality into his mind of Momo, a cold hand rested on his shoulder.
Bakugou spun around to face a face of intermediate decay.
"What the hell? Zombie dude?"
Bakugou jumped away deeper into the ally for some reason, the only escape route he had.
"Feisty, aren't we, blondey?" The man shot back.
Bakugou, still filled with rage after what Todoroki had just said about him, he lunged forward towards barely-a-man. Then he stopped. "Does this man have a quirk?" He thought to himself. Bakugou lurched backwards just in time as the man missed Bakugou and struck the wall. As he did, a strong potent moss formed around the spot where he touched.
Bakugou thought, "what the hell kinda quirk is that?!" before bumping into something behind him.