His Drumming Heartbeat

Broken Hearts

A/N: Not even going to sugarcoat this, but you will feel multiple different emotions during this chapter. The chapter will be longer than any of the others since the second half is a recap chapter, and it's supposed to fill any of the plotholes before the final chapter.

Louise cups her hands over her mouth, realizing she's messed up terribly by letting her temper go in front of everyone like that and saying something she should not have mentioned. Everyone looks at Kirishima's shocked yet hurt expression, their hearts feeling heavy yet confused about what Louise said just now because they do not know all the details.

"Dude," Kaminari turns and asks Bakugo, "when did you two kiss? I never knew there was a first or a second."

"The first time Lynnette accidentally kissed me was when she splashed water on your face," Bakugo explains to Kaminari. "She came to my room, wanting to talk, drinking whiskey, and decided to vent to me about that phone call from her so-called stepmom, which led to me understanding them. The second time, I instigated it while I was drunk; she kissed me back, but it was brief the third time it happened, and it came from her. Look," Bakugo turns to face his boyfriend, "I know I should have told you sooner, but when did I have time?"

Kirishima looks at him and agrees with his boyfriend, knowing he is right about that one because they all were constantly on the go from the second he got to the hotel. They could only talk when they were in public and when they finally were alone, one of them was already passed out on the bed, making the timing terrible.

"Eijiro," Bakugo continues, "you know I would never do anything to hurt you intentionally, so please don't doubt me."

"I know you never would, and I'll never doubt that, Kats," Kirishima tells him, "but have one question, though," Kirishima shows his phone screen to the ash-blond male, "who took these photos?"

They all surround his phone and look at the images sent to him, and they're definitely of Bakugo and the woman in question, who isn't here to defend herself. He asks his boyfriend if he can scroll through them, and Kirishima says the ash-blond male could, and when they look through them, the outfit Bakugo wore the other night out to that club (minus the shirt) is the one thing that lets him know the date of the photos.

"These look way too well to be yours, no offense," Jiro tells Kaminari, "and besides," she looks at Kirishima, "we sent you the drunk videos of him so that you can rule him out."

"So this is what Keigo meant by watching out for her," Tokoyami thought.

A/N: Play the song now.

"Hey," Louise told Kaminari before he went out, "I can watch the camera for you. Just in case you accidentally trip over it and break it when you guys get back."

"Awesome! Thank you," Kaminari beamed and gave the platinum blonde-haired woman the bag. "Please be careful."

Louise's conversation with the golden-haired male played through her mind as the cold wind blew through the crisp spring night air and brought comfort to the actions committed right now. Since she was a little girl, she had taken an interest in photography, posing for family photos and the magic they create with the proper lighting and scenery. For four years in high school, she was in her photography class and ran the yearbook; Louise knew her way around cameras better than anyone in her circle. However, the platinum blonde-haired woman knew the danger they could possess if in the hands of sinful intentions. Hearing firsthand how they could ruin someone's life with a click of a button, she always hated how someone could do that to another person.

However, she's doing the same thing she was against for so long.

The little compact camera she held had high photo resolution and worked well with or without the flash feature, making her surprised Kaminari's former classmate could afford something like this. Her mind wasn't hyper-focused on the camera's resolution—it's what took place beyond the glass separating her and the hotel room. She still couldn't believe the golden-haired male agreed to do something like that for quick cash, nor could she think she would be the one taking them in his place.