Emote: Bakugo x OC Reader

Chapter 64

It had admittedly been a poor choice to rip out my IV and flee the scene without thinking much about my actions. I had just gotten so caught up in my emotions that I didn't have time to think about anything but a sudden overwhelming need to get out of there. The pain had been unbearable as I sat alone in that corner, so much so that I didn't even feel his touch at first. I recalled the look on his face, softened with concern and care, as he pulled my hands away from my face.

This is a softer Katsuki than I am used to. I thought, looking down at our interlocked hands. I've seen bits and pieces of him like this since we've met, but this is the first time he has been like this so consistently.

When we got to my room, Katsuki ordered me to lie down. "I'll go find a nurse, even though they all seem to be grossly incompetent."

I was scolded for ripping out my IV and assured that as a result I would have a nasty bruise there. As the nurse hooked up the IV using my other hand, I peered down at the yellowish purple splotch that was already starting to form there. It was hard to see that as much of a consequence when pain rippled through my body any time I took a deep breath.

"I'm going to need to take a look at your stitches to see how your wound is healing."

She gave a pointed look at Katsuki, who responded by giving her a death glare. When she cleared her throat, he rolled his eyes. "What's the problem, hag?"

"Bakugo!" I gasped.

"Young man, you're going to need to leave, seeing as the wound is on her chest." She emphasized the word and her tone was annoyingly condescending. "Step outside and I'll let you know when you can come back in."

Expecting him to explode at her, I braced for impact, but it didn't come. When our eyes met, there was something there that made my heart drop. He wasn't upset with the woman in that moment, but rather the look in his eyes told me he was upset with me. Without a word, he turned and walked out of the room.

"Wait!" I called, but he had already rounded the corner and was gone in an instant.

As the woman unwrapped my bandaging and examined my wound, I tried to sort through my confusion.

We were fine just a minute ago. What did I do to upset him? He can be so temperamental, I was literally just thinking about how sweet he has been. 

When the door slide open, my heart began to race but it immediately sank again when my mom walked into the room. She was carrying a sealed plastic bag filled with black fabric and something shiny that caught my eye. I instantly recognized the clutch that I had been using last night and then realized that the other item in the bag I could see was the dress I had been wearing. 

"Ah, Mrs. Nakano," The nurse greeted my mom as she came to stand on the opposite side of my bed. "Your daughter is very lucky that when she was stabbed the blade didn't strike any major organs. The stitches are looking good and there haven't been any changes in her condition since she was stabilized after being admitted last night. We'll want to keep an eye on her today, but if she continues to do well, you should be able to take her home this evening. She'll need to rest over the next few days and avoid any physical activity over the next few weeks at least."

Anything she said after this point sounded like garbled rubbish. No physical activity over the next few weeks? I was going to lose my fucking mind. And the summer training camp was coming up. There's no way I could miss something so important.

She rubbed a thick ointment over the wound before putting fresh bandages over it. I must have been spacing out because suddenly my mom touched my shoulder and when I looked up the nurse was gone.

"You okay, honey? You seem like you're out of it."

"Yeah, I guess I am," I said, running a hand through my hair.

"Well, I requested your personal belongings because I found out it's okay for you to have this," She held out a hand which was holding my cell phone. "I figured you probably wouldn't need anything else in here so I can run this home and bring back a more comfortable change of clothes for you tonight. Are you okay with that?"

I nodded and flipped the phone in my hand a few times as I chewed on my bottom lip. "Mom, did you see Katsuki on your way in by chance?"

"Hmmm, no, haven't seen him recently. But I want you to focus on resting, so if I do see him, I'm ordering that boy to go home already."

"No!" I said it more aggressively than intended and the way her eyebrows knotted together made me quickly back track. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I want to speak with him before he leaves at least. Please?"

She regarded me silently for a few excruciating seconds before conceding. "Fine. But just to say goodbye and then he's gone, okay? I'm serious. You need to rest and so does he. I'm not sure that boy slept at all last night. Are you sure you're okay if I head home? If your condition changes at all, I'll be back in a heart beat, but I truly just want you to focus on recuperating and I admit that my fussing may be a hindrance to that."

"Yes, go ahead. I'll be okay." She gave me a loving smile and pressed a kiss to my forehead before giving a final wave as she walked out of the room.

Without wasting any time, I quickly began typing a text to Katsuki.

Could you please come back to my room, we need to talk.

That sounds way too serious. Delete, delete, delete.

Can you come back? I miss you...

That makes me sound like I'm clingy. Delete, delete, delete. Why is this so difficult all of a sudden?! I gave an exasperated sigh and began chewing at my nails as I considered how to phrase this.

You seemed like you were upset with me when you left. Can you come back so we can talk about it? 

Yes. That was specific and direct without a tone of neediness. Send.

It couldn't have been more than 15 seconds later that my phone started ringing, the vibration causing me to startle before answering it. I expected to hear that gruff voice through the line but was disappointed when it was a different male voice that came through.

"Y/n, thank God. Are you okay?"

"Shinso. Ahhh, well -" I couldn't get past the hazy confusion of why Shinso was asking if I was okay. Had someone told him that I was in the hospital?

"Sorry if I went kind of overboard with the calls and texts. When our city got attacked last night, I knew that you had that mixer at Endeavor's agency but I wasn't sure what time it was at or when you were coming or going. I was worried you might have got caught up in something and then when you weren't answering my messages, I tried going to your house this morning but no one was home, which I thought was odd for a Saturday."

Suddenly the line went quiet and I heard his soft melodic chuckle. "Sorry, that all made me sound kind of crazy. I just had a weird feeling and I needed to make sure you were safe is all."

His words tugged at my heart strings and I was grateful as always for my best friend. "Shinso, you really are the best."

The words came out of my mouth at the same time the door slid open. Our eyes met across the room and the smile that had been on my face dropped in an instant. His crimson eyes were like flaming orbs filled with anger and his mouth set in a hard line before he turned on his heel and walked right back out of the room.

"No, wait!" I called out, but he was already gone.

Shit, shit, shit.

"Everything okay?" Shinso asked.

"Sorry, I just -"

My phone beeped and I saw that Katsuki had texted me back. I trailed off as I opened my messages to see what he had replied.

Bakugo: I'm going home. See you later.

I sighed as I pressed the phone back to my ear and felt the pillow cave in under the weight of my head crashing down on it. 

Fuck. So much for consistency.