//The Crown Thief//

//chapter twelve//

   The small blonde's body was limp, bakugo's strong arms holding him bridal style as they climbed out of the boat, jumping down into the rocky shore. The prince grunted, his shoes clicking against the stones as he made his way to the forest, staring down at the face of the boy in his arms. the forest spread with across the kingdom, maybe not as lush as bakugo's kingdom, but it still was pretty impressive. Birds chirped and flew through the air, flying through villages and all the way up to the castle. The two others climbed out of the boat after him, calling for him to slow down, but to no avail.
   The prince had set a steady pace for himself, and didn't intend on slowing down anytime soon. Soon enough, the afternoon sun shone down on the boys, causing a hit of a stir in their peaceful travels. "it's so hot!" sero whined, his bangs stocking to his forehead as he trudged after Bakugo who was two steps in front of him and their dragon friend. "yeah your highness! Couldn't we take a break or something?" Bakugo set Kaminari down against the trunk of a tree, wiping himself off before glaring at the two.
   "Five minutes. Then you better shut the fuck up, the dunce needs sleep." he motions to Denki, whose chest rose and fall at a steady rhythm, the hair near the sides of his face sticking from sweat that poured down. They each separated from the tree, going off to explore a little. Kirishima and sero found a flowing stream near Kaminari, big enough for them all to rinse. They stripped down to their undershirts and shorts, cannonballing into the cold water. They jumped up, gasping for air and clawing their way out.
   "jeez that cold as-" sero shushed him, pushing his shoulder playfully. "shut up! You heard what the big, pissy prince said!" he balled up his fists, scrinching up his noae and scowling. He made his voice an octave deeper, shuffling around in the water. "five minutes! Then you need to shut the fuck up!" Kirishima doubled over, holding his stomach and laughing his ass off. "again! Do it again sero!" he said that a little too loud, so they both looked to each other then looked between the trees to where kaminari was supposed to be.
    They panicked when all they saw was a pile of clothes, his blazer and gun holsters threw hastily around, looking as if he were in a hurry. Kirishima started to yell, scaring the shit out of Bakugo, who could hear him from a bit of a distance away. He groaned, turning on his heel and starting to walk back to them. "Fucking ridiculous!..can't even walk away for five goddamn minutes!" Meanwhile, sero and Kirishima were running around like crazy people, checking behind trees and under rocks. "We lost him! Bakugo's gonna be pissed!" Sero called as he lifted up a rock.
    "Kaminari? You there bro?" Kirishima wadded through the water, sucking under the surface and looking around before being his head back up, gulping down air. "Kaminari! How the hell did we lose him?!"
They both turned to the sound of a cocky laugh. Kaminari stood on a boulder in the water, his white under clothes pressed against his small body from the water. He smirked, Putting his hands on his hips. "You see the boulder?" he pointed down to the boulder he was standing on.
   "I am the king of this boulder-!" He was interrupted by a red tail to the stomach, sending him flying back into the water with a strangled gasp, then a fairly large splash. Kirishima grabbed the boulder, backing away from the two. "this is mine now! I'm the king!" Sero kicked the back of his knees, sending him face first into the clear liquid. He dropped the rock, and sero ran and grabbed it out of the air as it fell. "hazah! Weaklings! I am the tr-" a twig slapped him in the face from behind Kirishima who was sitting up on his knees in the water, and kaminari who was doubled over, holding his stomach.
    They looked behind them to see Bakugo in a throwing position, moving his hands to put them on his hips and raise a brow. "What's going on here?" He was answered by shrill yells and shouts, the three of them accusing each other of treason, pointing fingers. Eventually the argument ended with the statement: "kaminari started it!" Kaminari gasped, putting a hand on his heart and feigning offense. "I would NEVER!" He crossed his arms, sticking his bottom lip out and pouting. Bakugo blinked, his mind flooding almost immediately with some very..unholy thoughts.

He shook his head, rubbing a temple before scolding them and turning around to sit on a log. He took deep breaths, eyes darting around. He muttered under his breath to himself. "Tree....flower...pebble.." he jumped in surprise when his voice and another voice intertwined at the last second. "are you sure that's a pebble? Looks more like a stone to me" bakugo whipped his head to see Kaminari sitting next to him, still dripping wet.
    "well maybe it's a.."  Bakugo rolled his eyes, scoffing. "it's a stupid boulder!" Kaminari looked pained. "its not just a boulder! It's a rock!" bakugo just glared at him for a solid minute before hitting him upside the head and standing up. "OW! Hey asshole that hurt!" he stood up also, rubbing the spot where he had been hurt. Bakugo flipped him off without even looking at him, trudging over to where the others were sat in the sun, drying off.  
    Eventually, all three of them were dry and in their normal attire, walking in a valley underneath the gigantic castle. They all hummed and walked peacefully, the grass crunching underneath their shoes. The peaceful air was interrupted by the sound of a very pent up man yelling from above them. "halt!" they all snapped their heads up, hair blowing in the wind. " I am tenya iida! Personal guard to his highness, prince todoroki! And you-" he looked to Kaminari, pointing at him in a stiff, robotic movement.
    "are wanted in the dragon kingdom, and are sentenced to death I believe! Is that correct?" Kaminari looked around, staring at the other guards that stood behind the guy apparently named tenya, multiple weapons strapped onto their muscly figures. He started laughing uncomfortably, backing away. "no? That was my uh..twin brother?" the knight rose a brow at him. "ok! Fine, jeez- that was me." the knight nodded. " I knew that was the case! now, please excuse my rude actions, but I believe that reward will help the kingdom's funds nicely!" he raised his arm, and around thirty arrows were trained on him.
   "hey! Wait wait! We can talk this out bro-" he was interrupted by the arrows being fired. He screamed like a little girl, tripping over his own two feet and holding a his hat on his head with one hand. He turned and started running in the opposite direction. The others scattered, thinking what kaminari was doing was probably the smartest thing to do in a situation like this. Kirishima doubled over, growing steadily into a huge red dragon.
    The arrows bounced off his red scales like bugs on a windshield, scaring most of the knights, sending them running back to the castle, shouting orders. Kirishima bounded after the others, allowing them to crawl up his wings and grab onto his back before beating his wings and flying into the blue sky, circling the castle, looking for a place to land. Sero pointed to a clearing in a forest not that far from a small town. "over there Kiri!" the huge dragon dipped, swerving into the direction of the clearing, noticing a small mushroom house.
     "Lets Hope they're not expecting company?" Sero tried to laugh away the tense air, but just looked down and shut his mouth. "Just- never mind.."

//finally! Another chapter! Sorry about the long wait. Next chapter will be out sooner then this one I swear- that is if I'm not too busy simping over monoma -Cheerio//