Quarantined (BakuDeku AU)

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Although there was no camera to look into, I had been thoroughly pranked. I look up to see a large empty bucket that is resting, overturned on the top of the door.

So this was what he meant when he said,

Watch your fucking back

To me just a short while ago. It was a threat, but not at all the kind I had been expecting. I had been expecting to be shamelessly beaten to a quivering pulp. Saying I'm pleased this is the route he chose to take revenge with is an understatement...

Freezing water drips steadily off my cold, shaking form and I slowly turn to Bakugo who is still laughing at the successful prank. The blond is clutching his stomach, and starts to crack up even harder when he sees the pissed off expression on my face.

The anger quickly fades as I think about my situation. I have just been pranked by volatile, bad boy Bakugo. 

Look at us. Getting along. Sort of. Who would've thought? Not me.

I feel my eyebrow quirk and my lips press together as I try to stop myself from smiling. Bakugo has already caught on to my false anger and he wipes away a tear falling from his eye as he continues to chuckle heartily at my awkward attempt at hiding my own amusement.

We just had an argument and I'm soaking wet. Why is it so hard to stay mad at Bakugo?

I finally cave, letting the corners of my mouth pull up in a small smile until my body is quaking and I'm laughing just as hard as Bakugo.

"Come here." I tell the blond breathlessly, opening my arms wide.

"Why would I do that?" he asks, a grin still ghosting his lips. He eyes me curiously.

"Just come here Kacchan." I tell him mischievously, advancing towards my roommate, cold water still dripping off my body in streams. 

"Fuck right off." he warns with a hesitant laugh, unsure of how serious I am. He squints crimson eyes at me and I can see his body visibly tense as he watches my every move. He catches his lip ring between his teeth, subconsciously playing with the jewelry and momentarily drawing my gaze to his lips.

"But Kacchan," I say refocusing and inching forward slowly, so as not to alert my prey, "As my project partner, we need to be on the same wave length." I ramble on as I toe my way down the hall, closer to the blond.

"The fuck is that supposed to mean, dumb ass?" Bakugo scoffs, eyes still trained on me.

"We're co-captains." I reason, thankful for the improvisational skills I learned during my many stunts with Kaminari and Sero. I finally prowl my way close enough to the blond to be within arms reach,  "If I go down with the ship, so do you." 

I lunge forwards suddenly, throwing my body weight at Bakugo, as I attempt to encircle my arms around his body and get him all wet along with me. Bakugo is too quick, he reads my movements easily, ducking under my arm and bolting for the bathroom behind me.

I almost fall to the floor after my desperate, all-in attack but I manage to save myself at the last second. I hear the sound of multiple water droplets slapping the floor as they fly off my drenched clothing. I swivel quickly, a grin spreading across my face as I see Bakugo disappear into the washroom, effectively cornering himself, as the small room was a dead end.

He'd have nowhere to go.

I stalk towards the restroom, peering into the space before walking inside. To my total surprise, the room appears to be empty.

"Bakugo?" I call, the smile sliding off my smug face.

There's no way he could've gone somewhere. I've been in this bathroom dozens of times and I would have noticed if there was a secret door or something... right?