Kulning a Dragon

Chapter 3

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8 years before the current timeline

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One night during their 14th season they lay in a clearing of the forest looking up at the stars.

"See that star over there?"

"Which one shitty hair? You can't just point in a random direction and expect me to know the exact star you're looking at."

Huffing a little, he replies in a mock shocked tone.

" What?! I thought you knew everything dude, I'm kinda surprised the great Bakugo, son of the fearsome clan leader Mitsu-."

THWAP

" OW !"

Wincing a bit he rubs his arm while trying his hardest not to laugh, barely containing it.

"I know that shit didn't hurt you oaf!"

Now Kirishima really is laughing. Unable to hold in his amusement any longer.

"STOP LAUGHING AT ME OR I'LL WHACK YOU AGAIN" The blond yells face flush in embarrassment and brows furrowed in annoyance while raising his fist for a second strike.

"Hahaha o- oh mercy! Mercy ! Forgive me O Lord Explosion Murder! " he wheezes out while curling to his side facing the other, clutching his stomach in rumbling laughter.

"Yeah yeah laugh it up while you can, one day you'll hear that name and think 'How lucky am I to be the dragon of the Barbarian King himself. The most amazing and feared man of the North' . You're lucky you're so tough or else I wouldn't keep your dumbass around, rocks for brains." Katsuki says with a half-hearted snarl while rolling to face his companion as well.

"Ah man if I thought you actually meant that I might even say my feelings were hurt!" the moonlight that illuminated the clearing perfectly reflects the amusement shimmering just below the surface of his red orbs.

Rolling his eyes in a big show of irritation he just lets out an indignant huff in response, not bothering to give in to the very obvious baiting.

They lay there for a couple of moments just taking in the appearance of one another, though they had grown up together it was sometimes eerie how much they had both changed so much while also staying the same.

Katsuki reaches out and brushes a calloused thumb across the bridge of his nose.

"I remember giving that to you" he looked slightly forlorn while saying.

"Yeah makes me look badass huh 'Suki?"

Tsk "Told you not to call me that numb skull." He gruffed out while avoiding the others' gaze.

"I would say we've changed a lot since then but I don't think that's true" Kirishima snorts.

"You're right, I'm still the best and you are still an idiot."

"And you still have an ego bigger than the tallest of mountains"

flick

Kirishima let out a pitiful whine while rubbing his forehead.

"Owww okay, that one reeaalllyy hurt that time" he mumbled sending Katsuki the best pout he could conjure up.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever! Whine to me when you actually get hurt, I know such a small thing couldn't harm you! I bet you my finger took more damage from your head than the other way around!" Katsuki scowled back.