Best Of You [BNHA Fantasy AU]

13. Passing Time

A/N: Sorry for the slow updates recently :/ I really am tryinggg

Anyway, enjoy this chapter !!! Where there shall be some KiriBaku ;)

*maniacal laughter because I know what's coming*

Also I'm very sorry for the slow burn [but not really because I'm mean ;) and yknow character development]

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The arrow shot through the air, whistling, and buried itself into a tree trunk with a thunk. About 10 feet to the left of it was the target that Uraraka had been aiming for.

The brunette groaned in frustration, and lifted her arm as if to throw the bow to the ground.

Kirishima quickly intervened, grabbing the weapon from her before she smashed it on the gravel path, chuckling nervously.

'I mean....' he searched for an improvement in the girl's attempt. '...You didn't hit Katsuki that time..?' He grinned sheepishly.

'I heard that!!!' The voice of the angry blonde yelled through the trees. He was apparently a little further into the forest than them, but still within earshot.

Ochaco laughed as she rolled her eyes. 'Yeah, but I haven't managed to hit the target once.'

'Aww, come on, have some spirit! It just takes practice, that's all!' Ejirou plucked an arrow from the quiver on the ground, and fixed it expertly against the girl's bow.

Despite it being too small for him, the 18-year-old still managed to perfectly shoot the arrow into the target, only an inch from the centre.

Uraraka "hmphed", and the redhead laughed sheepishly.

'I don't see why you even need to know archery,' She said as she slumped down on a log and got a water-skin out of her burgundy cloak. Her pointed hat of the same colour was on the ground. 'You're a dragon.'

'Well like I said before, the transformation can be a tricky process, either 'cause of the pain or the time or the energy or whatever. It's important that I know how to fight despite having these...abilities. You never know how something's gonna play out.' The redhead shrugged, and perched on a boulder. 'Archery's always been my strong point in the weapon field so I practice whenever I can. And I'm okay with a sword. I completely suck at hand-to-hand though-'

'-Then why don't I give you a lesson?'
The dragon and the girl turned to see Katsuki leaning against a tree, smirking.
He had a pair of dead pheasants in one gloved hand.

The blonde threw them onto the ground.
'Food. We're gonna need it when that farm kid Izumi-'

'-Izuku.' Ochaco said curtly. 'And he's the same age as you-'

'-Whatever. Food for when the farm guy wakes up. We'll all need it.'

Ejirou smiled cheerfully. 'Thanks Kat!'

Bakugo "tched" before taking a few steps away down the path. He stopped. 'Well, you coming?'

'Huh?'

'Hand-to-hand combat?'

'Oh!' Kirishima had obviously thought he was joking. 'Well, I'm just helping Ochaco with some shooting stuff right now..' he gestured to the bow.