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"ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS AND SHOOT!" (y/n) held out her trusted move; paper. She stared at Bakugo's hand in disbelief. Scissors. "Of course you chose paper, origami arms," spat Bakugo as he smirked. Ueki slumped into her seat, "I'm calling cheats." "Cheats are for pussies," shouted Bakugo as he eyed down Midoriya, "don't think I'm not looking at you Deku!" The boy squeaked in fear and turned back around at his desk.
"Okay, well," began Ueki, "if scissors beats paper, can I use tape to fix it?" Sero looked over, the word 'tape' grabbing his attention. Bakugo grumbled in his seat, "origami arms, if this is your way of flirting with tape dispenser, count me the fuck out." Sero turned a bright red as (y/n) sighed softly, her cheeks tinged pink. "I didn't mean it like that."
The door to the classroom slid open to reveal Aizawa who stared at all the teens with no expression. "Class has started, everyone, quiet down."
Aizawa began the lesson, prompting everyone to start taking notes. Ueki looked at the board with a frown as she wrote in her notebook— it was already boring. She quickly wrote everything on it before doodling onto her arms. Aizawa droned on, explaining the notes in detail but no one paid attention. They all knew that any quiz or test was basically a copy of the notes they took so why listen to him talk about it.
Sero looked over at the girl as she made indiscernible drawings on her arms. He chuckled softly to himself before looking back at the board.
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"Ah, shit, another papercut!" hissed Sero as he held his finger. Bakugo grumbled, "well, your little paper girlfriend isn't here to save you." Sero narrowed his eyes in annoyance as he sucked on the injury. "Bakugo, stop provoking Sero," whined Kirishima as he took a seat next to the blonde. Kaminari followed behind, taking the seat next to him. "What did he do this time?" asked Mina, taking her seat next to ravenette. Sero blushed a tinge of red as he looked away. "Shut up, pinky! I did nothing! He's just whining!" spat Bakugo in anger as he pointed at the boy.
"Sero! What happened?" asked Ueki as she placed her tray next to the boy's, taking his injured finger into her hands. She looked it over, causing Sero to blush a brighter red. "I should have a bandaid somewhere," she mumbled as she reached into her bag's pocket. She pulled out a yellow one which she then quickly wrapped around the digit. "There! Now you should be good!" She smiled softly before taking a seat all the while Sero was still frozen with a now-bandaid-wrapped index finger. Mina and Kaminari snickered to themselves at the two teens.
"ORIGAMI BITCH, STOP FLIRTING— IT'S SICKENING!"
Ueki's face burst into a bright red as she abruptly stood up, grabbed her stuff, and fled to another table. Mina let out a groan, "c'mon Bakugo! Look what you did now!"
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The train shook back and forth as Ueki fiddled with her phone awkwardly. It was incredibly crowded to the point where it was getting uncomfortable. Her shoulder was pressed up against the door, a dull ache reverberating through it. A sharp turn caused her skin to catch a sharp edge and tear, a wince shaking her body. "Fuck, that isn't good," she mumbled to herself. She quickly tore off the hanging edge and placed it in her bag.
She had been attempting to shuffle back into a comfortable position when she felt something poke up against her. Her heart stopped as she could feel heavy breathing next to her. "Move and you die." She stiffened up to the point where she could feel her heart pounding in her ears. There was someone behind her with a fucking knife. A knife. Suddenly, the sound of her name caught her ear.
"Hey, Ueki!"
The girl's teary eyes looked over from her peripherals to see Sero waving her down from his own spot in the crowded train. The knife got pressed up closer to her back, making her gasp. "Don't talk to him." Tears began falling from her eyes now as Sero shuffled through the crowd of people. "Ueki, hey, uh can we talk?" The girl kept her eyes glued to the floor, her shoulders shaking. Sero could get killed because of her. "Ueki? Look if it's about what happened at lunch I hope you didn't feel hurt by what Katsuki said. He's like that a lot."
Sero narrowed his eyes for the second time that day but this time in suspicion. His hand rested on her shoulder to which she flinched. The knife was getting pressed harder up against her back. "A-are you crying?" A sharp poke made her gasp again before she covered her mouth. Sero's eyes trailed over to a man who was awfully close to the girl. Something was up.
The ravenette looked at the sign above the door to see the next stop. It was pretty far from where he lived but he had to do something. He squeezed in between Ueki and the seat next to them, the side of her body awkwardly being pushed up against his.
"The upcoming stop is Jimbocho station. Please watch for the gap between the train and the platform."
As soon as the door's opened, Sero wrenched the (e/c)-eyed girl away. Taking a hold of her wrist, he pulled her towards the stairs and made his way up followed by the girl. Once they got up into the streets he pulled her aside into his chest. Her shoulders shook as they both slid down the wall next to the station exit. Her paled fists gripped his shirt tightly as tears stained both their blazers.
