Go Beyond (Bakugo x OC)

In No Time

"Are you coming?" Aizawa calls from the living room.

"I'll leave in a bit. I just need to finish packing."

"Alright, just don't be late." I hear the door close and I feel like I can finally breathe. Since the day at the mall, I've been avoiding talking to him. It isn't too hard as he isn't really a conversationalist, but I was worried he would pick up on the behavioral cues I was unintentionally giving that revealed how mad I am at him. Not that I should be. I should assume Shigaraki was lying about UA lying to me, that he was just trying to turn me against them. But nevertheless, I have felt this feeling of disdain the past few days. I have talked to no one from UA. Not Shoto, not Uraraka or Momo, not Kiri, and certainly not Katsuki. I was lucky Aizawa had left shortly after we got there, because I spent the remaining alone time I had sitting in the middle of my room on fire. It took forever to calm down. I think I only stopped because I got tired, not because I felt better. And now, I have to spend a week at a secluded camp with him. But it gives me an opportunity to let off some steam. The problem is I can't turn off my feelings for him. How stupid is that? After everything, I still feel for that asshole? I can't help it, he was my closest friend and he meant so much to me. All that effort put into our relationship, gone with a simple string of words. There are some things that he said that I actually did listen to. He was right to be cautious about meeting people outside of school. For all I know Dabi could be a creep, one I might have great difficulty in fighting considering our similar quirks. That's the reason I haven't responded to his texts. But he hasn't been the only 'stranger' to light up my phone. Hawks and I talked for a bit the other day. He started it with cheesy sexual innuendos, but could quickly catch that something was wrong. I gave him a very vague rundown of my conversation with Katsuki, wondering if he was right about how open I had become. He, in the most polite way he could manage, told me I was an idiot. That my actions and what I choose to do with my body are none of his business. It helped me a bit to hear that, but I can't help but wonder if he's just saying that so we can repeat our little activity again.

Enough stalling. I zip up my bag and prepare myself for the longest week of my life. The group is starting to form by the buses. I sneak towards the back, leaning up against the wall.

"Now that you've finished up your first semester at U.A. High, it's time for summer vacation to officially begin." Aizawa starts. "However, don't think this will be months of rest for you heroes in the making. At this camp, we'll push you to go beyond your limits. You're aiming to become plus ultra."

"Yes sir!" They say together. Shoto makes his way over to me.

"Hey, you doing okay?" He asks, grabbing my bag for me.

I smile. "Yeah, sorry I've been kind of AWOL lately. I've just had a lot on my mind." I shrug. He's my best friend, but he's still a guy. How can I tell him about the boy drama without making him uncomfortable?

"Well I'm glad you're better now." Right. "I've missed you." He pulls me in for a side hug. I would be surprised by this display of affection, but it has been a while since we talked. And ever since Hosu, he's been very keen on being more expressive with me.

"I've missed you too." Another group moves towards us with a blonde boy yelling taunts only to be knocked unconscious by a ginger girl with huge fists.

"Who are they?" I ask.

"It's Class B. They competed against us at the Festival." Midoriya chimes in. I've only met very few outside of my class. I'm polite to others in the lunch lines, but I haven't gotten any significant results. So maybe this week I can try to put myself out there more.

"Attention Class A! Our bus is here!" Iida yells, waving his arms like a robot, his usual stance. "Everyone line up in seating order!" I chuckle. He's such an oddball. It's good to see him back to his old self since Hosu.