Firecracker- A Katsuki Bakugo fan fiction

CHAPTER 13: Doubt

(A/N): Back to Bakugo's perspective!

I felt sick and drowsy for some reason. The amount of work UA was supplying us with was pretty hectic. Not to mention we'd be getting a new substitute teacher soon, which meant she'd probably ask about our names and all that crap. Fucking seriously.

It was at that moment that a twelve-year-old girl in a white and black outfit with bright red hair popped into the class, a grin on her face.

I looked at her in confusion, trying to process what the hell was going on.

And then I realised that none of this was actually real.

"WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?!" My voice rang out, deciding to play along. Eijirou sighed and smiled.

"Sorry about him. He's like that all the time."

I flinched slightly upon hearing his voice and seeing his face again, but nevertheless I still continued.

"Hold on Shitty hair! What if she's trying to get some dirt on us to falsely accuse us of being pedophiles?! SHE COULD BE A MANIPULATIVE BITCH!"

Nine grinned, her yellow eyes staring into my crimson ones as she realised that I remembered.

"Hello Class 1-A. My name is Naiko Ai, and I'll be your substitute teacher for today!" She gave the whole class a warm smile, as everyone looked at one another in shock.

Well, except me.

I was more so rolling my eyes at how on the nose and uncreative her name was. She can do better.

"What? But aren't you a little bit...young to teach us?" Electric Boogaloo scratched his head in confusion, perplexed at her arrival.

Balls deep 69 chuckled. "We've finally got a Loli."

Almost instantly, I gave him a death stare.

"DO YOU WANT TO DIE YOU IDIOT?!" I screamed, causing him to cower in fear. While I remained about as pissed as ever, I still felt a sense of pride inside of me for some fucking stupid reason. I guess I was proud that I managed to protect Nine from this pervert, or something as sappy as that. I hated admitting it, but she had grown on me.

Noticing my reaction, she giggled and placed her hands behind her back in an almost militaristic way.

"I happen to be one of the most valued hero agents across Japan. I'll give you a second to figure out who exactly I am." She pointed at her twintails, hoping to get a reaction from someone.

Suddenly, Deku sprung up in astonishment.

"Wait, you're Nine?"

Everyone looked at him in confusion, even me, who had no idea what sort of character Nine had forged for herself. She grinned.

"Yup! The ultimate agency owner who works for Endeavour, Best Jeanist and Mt. Lady just to name a few."

I sighed. Of course she'd try and make herself a fucking big shot. Why was I even remotely surprised?

The whole class gasped and jumped up with excitement (well, aside from half-and-half bastard of course).

"That's so amazing!" Uraraka cheered, pumping up her fist. Nine grinned, clearly relishing the praise. I glared at her, trying to intimidate her into stopping, but she just winked at me cheekily. If it weren't for the fact that we have to keep a low profile, I'd probably be screaming at the top of my lungs right now. Trust me, I really wanted to.

-.-

"What in the ever-loving fuck are you doing?"
It wasn't that difficult to get some time alone with Nine. All I had to do was throw a temper tantrum so she'd 'pretend' to give me a stern talking to, and with all that pent up rage inside of me, it was the easiest thing ever. She smiled eagerly.

"What? I figured we should be a bit stealthy. I can't just go running around with you, so I'll help out as an authority figure. Speaking of which, anything strange happen yet?"

"Not really...." I grumbled. Then my eyes lit up.

"No wait. Actually, I was feeling really exhausted before you jogged my memories."

Nine gave me a look of surprise. "What do you mean by exhausted?"

"I mean fucking tired." I growled aggressively. "For some reason it felt like everything was ten times more difficult for me to do. But the strangest thing was that no one else seemed to be reacting the same way. Now that I mention it...." I trailed off, realising that this wasn't the only time this had happened.

"On...the day that I passed stage two...it happened as well."

All of a sudden my hands were shaking again, but Nine held them to get them to stop firmly, a comforting smile on her face.

"It's probably just a way to lure you in. You don't need to worry about it that much." Her eyes then turned serious.

"Just, whatever you do, don't let it consume you and render you helpless."

I nodded, walking back to class.

"Wait, Kacchan?"

I turned around to face her, my eyes widening as I realised she wore a face of worry and concern for me.

"If you ever feel like it's hard to be around Kirishima...." her lip quivered and her face turned red with embarrassment.
"Just tell me, ok?"

At that moment I couldn't help it. My face softened and I gave her a light smile.

"Okay, Naiko Ai."

I turned away and slowly and steadily went back to how I usually was.