Explosive Touch [Bakugo Katsuki x OC] - Book 1

Chapter 12 - Full Of Only Good Memories

The following day classes were canceled - I mean, that was to be expected. In fact, it would've been more surprising if they had had to go to school. Instead they were all left to their own thoughts even if only for a day. What they had been through was sure to stay with them for a long time and this short break was the perfect opportunity to reflect on everything that had transpired. Some tried to think how they can prevent such a thing from ever happening again, others were determined to work through the weaknesses they hadn't even realized they had until their lives were at risk because of them.

Now, Atsuhi also had a long mental list of such things - some she has known about for a long time now, others she had discovered just yesterday. And yet, she was instead trying to forget about USJ. She knew that there was a lot she needed to work on if she wanted to survive such an encounter a second time. But she also knew that no major improvements can be made overnight. So, reassuring herself by promising that starting tomorrow she was going to work harder than ever before, she let herself take a break and ease her worries. Now all that was left was to actually follow through.

After a few hours of rewinding memories and a few unwanted tears here and there, she finally managed to banish those dark thoughts away from her head. That's when, in their place, something very unexpected came to be. Only five days ago, when she had first set foot into the school, she had been overflowing with excitement at the thought of all the new people she had been about to meet. And, fortunately, all her classmates had turned out to be amazing people who worked towards achieving their dreams of becoming heroes just as hard as Atsuhi did. That made her happy - her whole class was full of people just like her, she truly felt welcomed there.

But she was also left very surprised. Not by her class as a whole, but by one of her classmates in particular. Bakugo Katsuki looked like your typical delinquent and he acted like one too. His aggressive nature and rude way of speaking would probably discourage most people who attempted to get close to him. The keyword here being most.

The female wasn't very sure why she had even tried to speak to him herself, when she already knew how unpleasantly he tended to act. Well, okay, perhaps she had the slightest idea about what it might've been. Not only was he incredibly strong, which she had personally witnessed when he had been fighting against the sludge villain's control a few months ago, but he had also more or less saved her life. Even if he absolutely denied ever doing such a thing, that's what it had looked like to her and so she refused to take his word for it. So maybe, by giving him a chance and showing him that she wasn't scared away by his rude demeanor, she was trying to show him her gratitude.

And along the way, between all the things he had surprised her with and all the assumptions he had broken, she had learned something else. Bakugo wasn't exactly the way he appeared to be. When people say Don't judge a book by its cover they're right. Yeah it's true that he didn't act very nice at all and he never put much thought before starting to yell at someone. But on the other hand, he wasn't just that. He wasn't just some angry brat. As a start, his abilities were amazing - something which didn't exactly fit the image of a delinquent. The only other person in class who could rival him was Todoroki and even then Atsuhi wasn't entirely sure who the stronger one was. Unlike what everyone expected, Bakugo was also considerate, in the sense that he carefully analyzed his situation and came up with the best plan of action, of course.

And maybe... just maybe... he cared for others more than he let on. Sure, he wasn't anything like Midoriya who not only worried about his friends but also tried to help them any chance he had, but Bakugo wasn't heartless either, despite what some might think. It is possible that she had only imagined it, but Atsuhi could almost swear that when that Nomu creature had been about to attack them at USJ, she had caught a glimpse of Bakugo rushing in front of her, prepared to take on the attack for both of them.