No Homo! (KiriBaku On Hold)

5 Kirishima's POV

Breakfast was awesome. Which, it usually is when Bakugo cooks it. We decide to roam the mall just outside of UA and look around today. We're not really recognized by anyone yet and I'm thankful for it. We walk to the food court for lunch and sit down, chatting. A girl around our age rushes up to Bakugo. "Babe! I'm so glad you got here I thought you were lost." She says and sits beside him then keeps her hand low to the table and puts her thumb in her palm then closes her fist. What? When did-? How? He looks at her for a second then smiles but it looks too sweet, almost fake. "Nope, just got here with my friend. If you've already eaten, just wait on us and we'll walk you to your car." He says and I stare in confusion. He gives me a pointed look and I start eating. We finish rather quickly and as soon as we're outside he glances around. "You did the right thing, is he related or something or just some creep?" Bakugo says and it starts to click. Her closing a fist around her thumb must be asking for help. It was fake to get her out safely. Smart. "Just some creep that's been stalking me. Thank you, I didn't know if either of you would know what it meant." She says and rushes to her car. "Hey, got a picture?" He asks and follows her. I tag along and watch their interactions, curious as to how he acts so calm around her. "Yeah, why?" She asks but shows him some pictures of a seemingly inconspicuous guy in a bunch of random locations, usually in the back of selfies.

"Just wanted to be on the lookout. You're a smart girl, stay safe." He says and waves as she drives away. As soon as she's out of sight I turn to him. "First of all, props for being aware and second of all, we're scaring the daylights out of some bitch?" I say and he grins. "Damn right, we are." He says and we walk into the food court again. We both got a good look at the guy in the photos and watch for him carefully. We act normal and find him near the bathrooms of the food court soon. He glances at me and I activate my quirk to the point of changing how I look. He smiles and grabs the guy's shoulder, pulling him into the bathroom. "Hey!" The guy yelps and squirms but can't break free. "You're going to shut your mouth and listen to me right now. You ever, and I mean ever, stalk that girl again you'll find your face on the news. Whether its as a murder victim or for being a general asshole stalker depends on my current mood so don't. Push. It. If you go down a street and happen to bump into her, I want you to cross the street with your fucking head down, do you understand me?" He snaps while holding up his other hand, crackling with small explosions. "O-okay! I understand." The guy says, putting his hands up. Smart guy. "Burn any photos you have of her. You never knew her, she's a stranger you avoid. Got it?" Bakugo snaps again and the guy nods quickly. "I've got it!" He yelps, leaning his head away from Bakugo. Sometimes I forget not everyone is as resistant to Bakugo's quirk as I am. "Good." Bakugo says and shoves his shoulder into the wall roughly before leaving. Damn, I feel like a side kick.

We walk out of the bathroom and head to the bookstore. "How'd you know about the hand thing?" I ask as he shoves his hands in his pockets. "Just picked it up around places. I've had a guy or two walk up to me and act like we're best friends. I get out more than you guys think." He says with a shrug and I'm slightly impressed. I usually stay in and train more to keep up with the class so I'm not out and about often. "Don't mention it." He mutters and I nod. We roam around the book store before heading back to UA. We somehow end up in the kitchen again with him cooking more food, but also I'll never complain about his cooking. I sit on the counter and we chat as he cooks. He walks over to me and offers a piece of food. I lean forward and take it from the chopsticks then smile. "Mm, perfect." I say and it's suddenly very obvious to me that he's inches from my face. He doesn't seem to mind, just nodding and walking back to his cooking.

He's got the food done shortly and we sit at the table to eat. "So, you're still so shockingly insecure about your quirk that you think your positive attitude is the only reason people like you?" He asks and I almost choke on my food. What the hell? Where did that come from??? I swallow whats in my mouth and look up at him in surprise to see him eating calmly and looking at me with a raised eyebrow. "U-uh, what?" I ask and he crosses his arms, leaning back in his chair. "You're still insecure about your actual strength and its your third year. You do extra training, probably because you think you need to 'keep up' when in all reality you're in the top 5 of the class because of it. It bothers me, stop it." He says as I stare at him in awe. He noticed? He'd have to really pay attention to get all of that from just my weekly routine. "I- its not- its not that easy." I say, trying to organize my racing thoughts. He cares. Oh my All Might, he cares!

"Then what can I do to make you stop doing that?" He asks with a huff and starts eating again. What. I stare at him, wondering if he's serious. He gives me a 'hurry the fuck up' look and I glance away. "I don't know. I guess I've always been like that? My quirk isn't exactly the bes-" I start but he cuts me off. "And its definitely not the damn worst either, Kirishima. You're strong and you've got a good quirk, okay?" He snaps and I blink in surprise. What the hell??? Did he just call me Kirishima???