Emote: Bakugo x OC Reader

Chapter 33

Recovery Girl gave me quite the scolding for not eating and ordered me to consume some energy bars before she healed the wounds I'd sustained during class. She warned me that I would likely feel more tired than usual due to the nature of her quirk, as well as the lack of calories I'd consumed throughout the day. With a warm smile, she assured me that it was okay if I needed to rest before going back to class. Unexpectedly, I took her up on the offer when a deep wave of fatigue hit me after she gave me a sloppy peck on the cheek.

I was woke by a gentle nudging and my eyes fluttered open to reveal a shiny purple visor inches from my face. Recovery Girl smiled gently and pulled back as I came out of my deep sleep. "It's the end of the day already, girlie!" She said in a chipper voice and I shot up.

"Wait, what?!" I said, scrambling to get up off the cot.

"Relax," Her voice was sweet and soothing as she reached out to lay a hand on my shoulder. "You needed the rest. Take care of yourself tonight and hopefully I won't have to see you again for a while." She gave my shoulder a squeeze and winked before turning away.

Great. I missed more school. I thought, as I started heading towards class 1-A. That means more work to make up. Groaning, I put my head in my hands. My thoughts were consumed with how far behind my classmates I was when I suddenly ran into something firm. Bouncing back, I tried to steady myself and immediately felt strong hands grip my arms.

A wave of guilt flooded over me as I looked into lavender eyes. "Shinso."

It dawned on me that the last time I had seen him was at the hospital when he had shown up unexpectedly in the middle of the night and I hadn't even responded to his texts since. The past few days had felt like they'd gone by in a blur.

"I'm so sorry," I blurted and threw my arms around him. It was such a familiar feeling that I became overwhelmed with emotion for a moment realizing how much I had missed my best friend. I breathed in his faint scent of cologne and squeezed him tighter. 

He seemed taken aback for a moment, but then chuckled and let his arms settle around me. "Don't worry about it, I know you've had a lot going on." As we pulled back he said, "I wasn't sure if you were in class today but I was on my way to see if you were. To be honest, I wanted to make sure you were okay."

He looked down as he said this as though he was embarrassed but he looked up again as I spoke. "Thank you, that really means the world to me. I am doing okay...well, now at least."

His brows furrowed in confusion and I motioned for him to continue walking with me.

"So, we have our hero training courses in the afternoon. The exercise was to work in teams to get past Ectoplasm's clones and reach the flag at the top of the building. Well, I failed my team on two accounts. First being that I couldn't use my quirk on the clones and second being that I was unconscious half the time anyways!"

His head snapped over to look at me. "Unconscious? What happened?"

"I'm an idiot," I grumbled and once again buried my face in my hands. "I didn't eat breakfast because I forgot and then I didn't eat lunch..." I trailed off, not wanting to say why I had chosen to skip lunch.

"Why didn't you eat lunch?" He asked after a few moments of silence. He sighed quietly before saying, "Are those kids in class 1-A being assholes or something?"

I removed my hands from my face and peeked over at Shinso. He was looking forward but his mouth was set in a hard line and there was anger brewing in his eyes. The memory of my first time meeting Shinso ran through my mind. He hated bullies. We both did. My mind immediately went to Bakugo, the way his face twists with anger as he hurls his insults and cruel words at you. Just this morning I'd had the thought that I was done with him and now I was back to having mixed emotions. As hard as I tried to separate myself from this boy, I couldn't seem to stay away.