Villain and the Beast (Reader X Bakugou)

Chapter Nine: Be Mine or Be Yours

I woke up to the sound of soft snoring, that's funny, I can hear myself snore? I slowly pushed myself up, feeling a more chiseled texture on the bed. If my memory serves me right, I don't remember my bed having abs. Confused, I opened my eyes to see a blonde mess I laid on top of. Suddenly, the memory of last night came over me, our passionate bonding and how we both got too tired to continue.

No, we didn't do it, he stopped before we could because he felt like he was taking advantage of me. I smile as I push his hair away from his face, regretting if after he stirs a little in his sleep, his lips parting a little as he starts snoring lightly again.

I couldn't help but stare and unable to stop myself from leaning closer for a sneaky peck before getting up. As I was inches away, his eyes suddenly opened, staring back at mine wildly before a smirk slithered itself on his face, closing the distance between us and brushing his lips against mine.

"Ready for our date today?" he asks while I clumsily got up, rolling off of him and landing on the floor with a thud.

"What date?" I sat up, patting down my wild bed hair, playing dumb about the agreement we had last night. The sad look he had before he looked away made me guilty and I quickly took back what I said. "I'm joking! We're going out for dinner," I assured him.

"But first, breakfast," he says and I nod before waddling to the bathroom and doing my morning routine. From the reflection, I see Bakugou put a shirt on before pulling his phone out and frantically answering his phone, stepping out onto the balcony. It was obvious that he was annoyed and scared at the same time. I sat on the edge of the bed, waiting for him to finish up.

"Slight change of plans, we're having dinner at my house," he huffed, stuffing his hands in his pockets.

"I'm meeting your parents?" I smiled nervously. It's been a day and I'm meeting his parents already? Of course, I have to thank them for making this wonderful but intimidating guy.

"You'll be fine, if you got through me, you'll fly by them scot-free," he tried to make me feel better, hugging me. "Now, let's get breakfast, I'm sure you'll be fine. You're you, I liked you for that, I'm sure that my mom and dad will too."

We both got up, opening the door to complete silence. The dorms weren't empty, everyone was in the hallway in fact, but they stood still, staring at us like a curiosity at a circus. Everyone rushed to hug me, someone was crying but I didn't know who. They kept asking how I was, where I went, and why I left. I replied through my confusion and tried explaining myself without getting Bakugou involved.

I thought it was going to be over after that but they simultaneously look at Bakugou then at me, then back at me before giving us looks. A few were bewildered, Midoriya looked the most confused, while the others, mostly the boys, gave us a mischievous smile.

"Did you two--" Kirishima asks but gets cut off by Bakugou, as he swung his arm around his buddy's shoulder.

"We didn't go that far," he annoyedly said.

"That far?" Ashido nudged me, pushing me to spill the details.

"It was just a make out," I mumbled and then ran downstairs before they could ask more. Much to my dismay, they didn't drop it until we got to class. Mineta willingly gave his seat to me instead of letting me sit in the table that was provided for me, in the middle at the back of the class, between rows 2 and 3.

Throughout the day, I would ask Midoriya's help with the notes since I couldn't keep up much. I was much used to reading at my own pace, not having pro heroes teach me English and Math. There were also moments where I'd ask him to put his head down a little cause tiny me can't see the board over his poofy hair. Whenever I'd call Midoriya, another head turns my way too, shooting him a passive-aggressive glare before turning back in front, at those times, I feel sorry and giggly at the same time.

The day went by without casualties, except for lunch break where this guy named "Monoma" suddenly went to our table and started challenging and mocking us, until he saw me. It's like he was just frozen there, and then flowers of moe came out of nowhere and he started shamelessly flirting with me, to which I rejected him by slapping his hand with a napkin. I thought he would walk away and tell me it was a joke but things escalated when he grabbed my hand and kissed it, making me look at him in disgust.

With that, two people came to my rescue, Bakugou and a girl that was later on revealed as "Kendo." She knocked Monoma out before Bakugou could, to my relief, we all know that he'd do more than just knock him out. The guy would be lucky to stay in a coma.

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Still shyly skipping around in the pink short jumpsuit I wore, I had a white cardigan over it and white wedges to finish off. Yes, I have style, years of looking at magazines does that to you. I don't even know why I dressed up when he didn't tell me to, it was all worth it when I made him speechless. To match my semi-formal attire, he changed into a white button-up, in-front of me. He thought it would be a good punishment for over-dressing.

Him squeezing my hand tugged me back to reality, making me realize that we were in front of his house. "You're going to be fine, it's not like they'll judge you for your past, you can't be any more villainous than me," he jokes.

"Hey, don't say that about yourself, I went too far that time," I look away in guilt.

"You're right, you're the villain here," he teases, chuckling.

"If I'm a villain then you're the beast," I pout, teasing him back but the confused look he returned made it obvious that he didn't get it. "You know, that fairytale, 'Beauty and the Beast'? I can't possibly be the beauty cause I'm the villain, but you and your beastly ways kept me captivated in such a short amount of time."

"You're beautiful, even if you don't think that you are," he tucks a stray hair behind my ear, cupping my face and then squishing it, making me do a silly face. "You're no longer a villain, you're going to be one of the greatest heroes, after me." I struggle to let out a muffled reply so I just nod and smile before we both headed inside for dinner. 

To be continued...