Someone You Loved {KiriBaku/BakuShima Fanfic}

Chapter VIII

     "Yo Katsuki!" Kirishima swung his arm over his shoulder and smiled brightly. In return, he only got and eye roll.

     "Stop using my name so much."

     "Why? I think it sounds cute, Katsuki," Kirishima teased. He could visibly see the vein popping out of his forehead.

     "Call me cute one more damn time and I'll rip your balls off," he threatened. But Eijirou wasn't fazed.

     "Well, that's pretty gay of you to even-"

     "Eijirou." Bakugou sent him a warning glare telling him not to continue. And he listened for once.

"Anyway, uh, what are you doing after school, Katsuki?" Eijirou asked. Bakugou thought for a moment.

"Taking a nap. I'm tired." He yawned to make his point, and only got a pout from the redhead.

"Really? Well, I was gonna invite you to a lil' restaurant that just opened," Kirishima suggested.

"Okay, and?"

"C'mon man! Its free food!" Kirishima begged, putting on his best puppy eyes. Katsuki looked at them, big mistake.

"Fine."

"Yay!

"Is anyone else going?" Bakugou raised a brow when the boy shook his head.

"Nope! Sero is on a trip with his parents and Kaminari and Mina made plans with friends." He smiled brightly with a pinkish tint on his cheeks.

"So you're asking me out on a date?" Bakugou smirked teasingly, and laughed at the boys crestfallen face. "I'm fucking kidding, don't look like someone just killed your dog."

"Hehe, yeah, sorry..." he said quietly as he scratched his ear. 'Must've hit a nerve. I'll leave him alone.'

"See ya after school." Bakugou waved him by and went to class. But he couldn't stop thinking about Kirishima.

-_-

Class ended and Bakugou was waiting at the gate for the boy who invited him.

A few minutes went by and finally, he spotted spiky red red hair that could only belong to the one and only-

"Shitty hair! Hurry up!" he said loudly for him to hear. He looked kinda nervous and...guilty? "What's wrong?" Bakugou asked. Kirishima shook his head with a regretful smile.

"My mom called me during lunch. Apparently she's coming home in a few hours so I have to cancel..."

"Fuck that. Why not invite me over? You already met my old man and I haven't met your mom yet." Bakugou shrugged. Was he being too pushy? Too suggestive-

"That's a great idea! I'll call her right now!" Without an objection, he pulled out his phone and put it to his ear.

"Hello?"

"Hey mom, uh, is it okay if I invite over my friend? He wants to meet you."

"Of course!"

"Really?" Kirishima's face lit up like a Christmas light.

"Yeah, I think this is the first time you asked me something like this. And I wanna meet him too. I'll be home in an hour." She hung up the phone.

Kirishima squealed before he covered his mouth with shock.. "I didn't know I could make that sound..." He turned red from embarrassment as he looked away. But Bakugou thought it was cute, and so he chuckled.

"Pfft, that's fucking funny," he sighed. "I swear you act more girly now." The comment seemed harmless, and it was, but it didn't stop the red head from feeling a pit of deject in his gut.

"O-Oh..." He forced a smile, in which Katsuki could see. So he panicked.

"But just because you act girly doesn't mean your not manly. A real man is someone who doesn't give a shit about what others think and be themselves. They tough as fuck and so're you." He glanced at the redhead who was smiling brightly at him with his pearly shark teeth.

"Yeah! I am manly-" he started, but with a sly grin he turned towards him. "Did you just try to make me feel better?"

"Fuck no! I was stating my opinion, dumbass!" he denied, though it wasn't convincing.

"What ever you say cutie!" He teased, which got a slap on the head.

"For the last fucking time I'm not fucking cute!"

-_-

"You're mom's young," Bakugou said, fiddling with his paper swan. The redhead hummed in agreement as he tried to get a fold right.

     "Yeah, she wasn't able to have children of her own so she adopted." Kirishima groaned out a frustrated sigh. "Why can't I ever get this right?"

     "Cause you're doing it wrong. You're not supposed to fold there yet, dumbass," Bakugou deadpanned, taking his swan apart to show a step by step process.

     After a bit of teaching, he managed to get his swan right, though it looked very ridged.

     "How come you're good at everything?" Eijirou asked curiously. It was true, Bakugou was always excellent or amazing at almost everything he does that inquires puzzles and physicality. His people skills aren't so bad either.

     "It only seems that way since you're stupid," he snarked. A pillow was thrown at his head, but missed because Bakugou smacked it out of the way.

     "That's mean, Katsuki." Eijirou playfully tackled Bakugou to the ground and ruffled his hair with a laugh.

     "Oi, get off of-" Bakugou was interrupted by himself cackling. Kirishima had tickled his stomach as he snickered evilly. "Sta-Stop! That- hahaha! That tickles-sss!" He couldn't breathe from how hard he was laughing. His throat was sore and his face was red and hurt from smiling too much. After a while, he managed to push the Kirishima off, who was now retreating to the door.

     "I'll be right back," he said, leaving him to catch his breath.

     "That stupid fucker..." Even after he stopped laughing, he was still giddy from all the tickling. "He's too beautiful for his own good." A light smile framed his face as he stared up to the ceiling. Slowly, his eyes began to droop, and so he sat up against the bed in a shitty effort to keep himself awake, which was futile and he dozed away.

     Kirishima peaked in the door, holding a glass of water and snack in his hands, wondering why it was strangely quiet. "Katsuki?" he called out, but soon found him leaning against the bed frame asleep.

     He set down the items on his desk before trying shake him awake. "Katsuki, you sure you wanna sleep right here? I bet the actual bed is more comfy." He giggled as half lidded eyes stared back at him.

"Hmm..." Bakugou leaned his face closer, as if analyzing Kirishima's own. His breath hitched as he grabbed the back of his neck and pushed himself into his shoulder before Bakugou wrapped his arms around him. The sensation of soft hair against his own skin tickled with warmth. Without thinking, he pressed Katsuki against his body lovingly.

"A-Are you okay Katsuki?" Eijirou finally asked. Bakugou only hummed as he shifted his head, burying his face in the crevice of his shoulder. Kirishima could feel his puffy cheeks and his nose poked against his neck. The warmth of his skin sent shivers down Kirishima's spine.

They sat there in silence, the only thing present his the fast pace of Eijirou's heartbeat and the soft pound of Katsuki's.
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Song: "I Still Do" by Why Don't We.

Published September 26 2019
Edited December 15 2022