Mutual Attraction

Chap 29

T-Minus 7 days till School Dance

Bakugou's POV:

"Ok so what's the plan again?" It's only gotten more cold as winter has come full swing and it pisses me right off. "Seriously were you not paying attention?" I turn my gaze away from watching the leaves get blown down the street by the freezing wind to my girlfriend in front of me. My girlfriend, man how did I get so lucky... she's been working her ass off in class so we can hang out instead of just studying or doing homework in our free time. Not that I mind, sometimes it's just nice to hang out next to each other and just... be... but Ochako likes talking and all that mushy stuff. 

Anyway cheeks is currently sat in our favorite coffee shop delegating our upcoming plan on getting shitty hair and alien bitch's togetherness out in the open so the rest of our class will stop putting their noses in our shit every five seconds. 

"Well if you were paying attention us girls are going dress shopping tomorrow and I'll stealthily make sure mina's dress coordinates with Kiri's. What color dress shirt did you say he got?" I groan as I remember the absolute shit show that was yesterday's hunt for formal wear. We went to three different stores just to find the right shade of red to match shitty hair's shitty hair and then pikachu had to go and stupefy himself in the parking lot, there by setting off every car alarm in a mile radius. "Red." "Ok, cool, I'll make sure she finds something red as well. How about you?" "What?" "What color shirt did you get?" "Black." "Black?" "Yes Black." "And your dress pants?" "Also Black." "And let me guess, your shoes?" "Black." "Tie?" "No Tie." "No tie?" "Of Course No Fucking Tie!!"

Cheeks leans back and shakes her head as she quietly laughs. "What?!"I bark back, nobody gets to laugh at me... "Oh nothing..." My eyebrow quirks in agitation, does she really think I'm that stupid? "Bull shit! why are you laughing!" This only made her giggle more as she looks at me across the table, "I'm laughing because you are such a grump and honestly it's really cute!" Crossing my arms across my chest I scowl at the outside blizzard again along with the rising heat in my face, "I'm not cute..." "Fine then you're handsome." giving her some side eye I see she's looking at me all cute and soft, next I give her a smirk. "How handsome?" Now she rolls her eyes and smiles wider before batting her eyelashes that are impossibly fucking long, "Devilishly handsome." Now I'm smiling, damn what a lady! "Don't you know it babe." Another eye roll, "Come on Kat, we should head back before we miss dinner!"

As we near the UA dorm building a thought pops into my brain, "What color are you gonna pick?" "Huh?" Ochako was lost in thought before I asked her but now she's blushing red and looking at me in bewilderment. She's way too cute when she blushes and damn its awesome being the one to make her blush. So naturally like the smug bastard I am I gotta give her a hard time for not paying attention. Stopping us about twenty feet from the UA entry I raise her hand that I was holding up to my lips and give her the signature smirk, "I said, What color is my beautiful and sexy girlfriend going to be wearing to the dance?" then I seal the deal by kissing the top of her hand and watch as the beauty that is Ochako Uraraka implode. "WWWhhaaa! Katsuki!!!! You can't say stuff like that!" As she flails in front of me I grin triumphantly, "And why the fuck not!" Now that she is thoroughly red she anxiously rubs her arms in an attempt to calm down and whips her head back and forth to see if anyone is watching, which they aren't. "Cause I get all flustered when you say that kind of stuff!" Leaning in I catch her eye, "And it's fucking cute when you're flustered." 

She huffs as she reclaims her nerves like the adorable hamster she is, "But seriously, what are you thinking of getting?" She pauses as she mulls over the question then breaks eye contact before heading for the front doors again, "Oh I have a few options in my closet already, I'm just going for girl time!" I stop her again, "Wait you're not getting a dress?" She smiles a smile that doesn't reach her eyes up at me, "Ya it's fine! I don't need anything new!" That puts a scowl on my face, "Stop lying floaty, why aren't you getting anything?" her smile falls along with her eyes as they scan the sidewalk under her feet, "Look Kat, I u-uh, I didn't grow up with a lot of money and um, I still don't have all that much extra cash so a fancy dress is a big purchase so-" The hell? "So you're parents didn't even try to find something for you to get?" By now she's fidgeting like mad and her voice is all small, "Well... no cause I didn't really, um, ask them." "Why not?!" "Cause they wouldn't have anything to give me." "How would you know?" "How would YOU know!?!" she shouts back as she pushes me away, "Kat, my parents spend all their extra money on my tuition and food! There are more important things than stupid dresses! My parents give me everything I need, not everyone can afford to get what they want and you interrogating me about it only makes me feel worse!" That girl of mine hugs herself effectively shutting me out and shutting down internally, her lower lip quivering slightly. Great now I'm an asshole.

My fists clutch at my side. "fine but you're wrong." Her glassy eyes turn toward me, "You may be under the impression that you can only get what you want when you can pay for it but I hate to break it to you cheeks, but money can't buy happiness. I get being strapped for cash, I get wanting things to be easier but what about what you can't buy? Like fresh air on a hot day or the feeling after a good run? Or us! You didn't have to buy my affection like some cheap whore! No, I like you for you and somehow you like my grumpy ass and that's just that!" Geez all I wanted to know what what color her dress was, this is what I get for caring...

Her sniffles subside and fade into the wind which cuts through even our jackets and my anger. Shit, I've fucked this up again. "Dammit!" Looking at my girl I can see all the gears racing in her mind, "Look Ochako, I'm-" "No need to explain! I get it, I'm over reacting..." and before I can catch her she's already running through the front doors of the dormitory.  "Shit!!"

By the time I come to my fucking senses and try to go after her, I've gotten to about the top stair of the stairwell headed towards the girl's dorms when none other that fucking alien pink bitch in all her gossiping bull shit glory is standing there pissed, seething, and already jumping down my throat. "Look Asshole! Chako doesn't want to see you so go fuck up somewhere else!!" I actively have to resist throwing her down the stairs, "Look-" "No you look! Chako babe is a sweet baby narwhal too precious for this earth and your demon ass has brought her to tears for the last fucking time! You hear me you pathetic piece of-" "Will you shut the fuck up you nosy b-" "I won't shut up till you die alone sucking your own-" "I will LITERALLY tear your fucking RACOON EYES out before-" "I WILL LITERALLY GUT YOU IN FRONT OF YOUR WEEPING-" Kirishima's rock hands push us apart, stopping us from nearly murdering each other, which we were pretty fucking close, and putting an end to the petty bull shit. "Both of you STOP NOW!"

The pink bitch huffed and twisted her ugly hag face into disgust before shouting annoyingly at me, "Get your dog out of here Kiri!" and like the fucking dog I am I barked back, "Why don't you go back to your fucking cesspool you call a life and take care floaty! You're her friend right?" even though she was oozing distain at me, she didn't say anything back which means I've got her attention, "As you so kindly reminded me, I fucked up. I fucked up and Ocha doesn't want anything to do with me but she's gonna need fucking somebody to cry to so I suggest you step the fuck up and help her out!" Pinkie's bubble gum ass huffs again in acknowledgement so I shove my hands far into my pockets and continue to further my TMJ. 

"Uh do we have a problem here?" That tired sack of bones we unfortunately call sensei says from the bottom of the stairs. Pinkie composes herself for the first time in history and runs a hand through her hair, "No sir, Bakugou was just leaving." rolling my eyes I 'tsk' then stomp towards the delusion of a sanctuary I call a bedroom to wait for sleep or death, whatever comes first.

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Well hey! It's been awhile, Life changes up the wazoo and creative juices put towards other stories (Which you should totally check out by the way) have taken up my time and energy but I'm grateful for the spring weather and the joyous optimism and motivation it brings! I had been stuck for awhile trying to decide how to end this story (which I discovered I struggle at, that is ending stories). I hope you all enjoy the chapter and I look forward to writing more of our story for you all :)  A