What is Love?

"Hope." Ep.5

We now continue our regularly scheduled program! Quick re-cap: Bakugo and Uraraka are on their date watching the once popular horror movie "That". Fun times!

Chapter 5. "Hope"
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Eerie music plays as the evil alien clown comes into focus. I cant help but cover my eyes for fear there will be a jump-scare.

"Just tell me when its over." I whisper, still covering my eyes.

Bakugo lets out a slight chuckle and exclaims "Oh come on! Its not that bad!" a little too loudly.

"Shhh!" Go the nearby audience. I uncover my face to give Bakugo a 'Really?' kind of look.

Bakugo's face twitches a bit but he soon calms down. "Just watch the movie." He says, his voice a lot lower this time. "You're going to be a pro hero one day right? You cant face bad guys if you cant face a scary movie."

I sigh dejectedly. "Yeah I guess your right."

Several minutes pass and SLASH! The crowd screams, except for a few people including Bakugo. I don't even want to think about what I saw... The poor boy just wanted a balloon. I curl my legs up into my seat and turn into a human ball. By burying my head into Bakugo's jacket, which I'm still wearing, I'm fully hiding from the screen. I decide it might be best to not move for the rest of the movie. Before long, I feel a hand on my a arm, I look over to see Bakugo looking somewhat concerned.

"Maybe this was a bad idea." He rubs the back of his neck a little. "I shouldn't have forced you to watch this. Do you want to leave?" He asks.

The look of genuine worry makes me a little ashamed in myself. 'Its just a stupid movie. None of it is real!'. But his hand resting on my arm slightly comforts me and makes things seem a little less frighting. "No." I reply.

"No? But you look horrified." He hangs his head. "I just..." Pausing for a brief moment. "I don't want you to remember this as a bad thing."

My heart fluttered hearing him say that. Maybe there's a chance he actually likes me? "I wont, I promise!" I say with a slightly raised voice, earning me some stares from the other viewers. "And I am scared, so maybe just... Hold me?" 'Crap. Why did I say that just why? "Hold me?" What does that even mean?!' I manage to stammer out a quick "Ne-never mind! Forget it!". Despite the fact its dark, and he wouldn't be able to tell anyways, I turn my head away to hide my increasingly red cheeks and curl up even tighter. "It was stupid of me to say, I'm sorr-"

I'm cut off by Bakugo draping his arm over my shoulders and pulling me close, or at least its pretty close considering the arm rest of the seat between us. "Only because I don't want you crying or anything." Turning his head away from me for a few seconds.

This is nice. It's almost as if this were a real date... I frown, remembering this is only because of a dare. That after today Bakugo will probably forget I exist. I shake my head slightly at the thought. I should enjoy this, right here, right now, while it lasts. I push up the arm rest and cuddle up a bit closer to Bakugo and to my surprise, he doesn't react negatively or say anything. We both continue to watch the movie except now, I don't feel scared anymore. I let myself enjoy his warm embrace as the horror film continues. Soon, the world seems to fade and becomes a blur, all the noise from people screaming and the film become dull, like someone took a photograph and we were the only people in focus.
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The movie ended and the weather seemed to worsen as we trekked back to the subway. We spend the subway ride talking, and learning about each other, and overall having a good time. Eventually we got to our stop and make it back to campus. The dorms are quite far from the entrance especially since the school was so big. The clouds darken overhead and just our luck, tiny rain droplets start to fall and we hasten our pace. The rainfall continued to get heavier and heavier.