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God, the amount of screaming and shouting that came from everyone else's mouths after you ran off was real fucking annoying to Bakugo. They all kept telling him that he was "overreacting" and he "should be the one make sure she was okay". Why should he care? You were the competition. An obstacle that stood in his way of becoming the number one pro hero, especially which such a tanky quirk. He looked over at your crying figure and noticed how pathetic you looked.
Okay, maybe he did overreact a little. Only the smallest bit.
But he would never say that out loud.
Maybe you were strong, but it could have all been a ruse. Maybe you were strong but shitty at fighting. He didn't really know, it wasn't like he had fought you or anything.
"Come on, stop crying." He sighed, wanting to go home already.
"D-Do you hate me? I-I'm sorry..." You said, trying to wipe away your tears.
"Damn straight I hate you, you're-" He tried to reply but was cut off by your crying again.
Ugh, this was getting annoying. He never usually had to do this because it was never usually his problem. It didn't even try to go after you, this is just his route home and he happened to see you. Then some stupid morale code decided to make itself known in the back of his head, telling him that he couldn't just leave a chick crying out here, especially when it was about to get dark.
"Wait, don't stop crying more! Shit..." He groaned and ran his hand through his hair. "Okay, maybe I don't hate you, per say, but you're still in my way!"
"In your...way...?" You asked in confusion, your fingertips soaked from the tears leaving your eyes. You tried to wipe them on your skirt, but it wouldn't be long before they were soaked again. Bakugo grinned at your words and pointed to himself.
"You're looking at the future number one pro hero!" He exclaimed proudly. It suddenly seemed like a switch had flipped inside you and you looked at him with sparkling eyes.
"Number one?! Really?!"
He nodded smugly. "Yeah, and you're not going to get in my way!"
You quickly shook your head. "Of course not! I just think it's really cool that you're going to be number one! To set your goals so high is spectacular! I'll help you with whatever you need, Bakugo!"
Bakugo's eyes narrowed at your words. Were you being serious? It sounded like he was some kid that was praising their child for an achievement, but your eyes looked genuine. Maybe you were pretty dense, meaning you wouldn't be that much of a threat after all.
He rolled his eyes, still unsure whether to take your eyes at face value or not. He stood up and picked up his bag. "Come on, we're leaving."
You tilted your head in confusion. "Leaving? Where are we going?"
"I'm taking your dumb ass home. Hurry up before I leave you here."
"Why do we have to leave? Are we not allowed to stay out when it's dark? I always see people walking around at night though..."
"Because it's dark, dumbass! I wanna get home and sleep!"
"Dark? Why would we have to get home because it's dark? Are we not allowed out when it's dark?"
"You been living under a fucking rock or something? What kind of question is that, stupid?! It's dangerous at night!"
"Oh...we should hurry then!" You stood up and picked up your bag, running up to stand next to him. He rolled his eyes and you both walked out of the park.
You started to speak to Bakugo more after that. While you were still particularly close to Momo and Jirou, you would still speak to him when you got the chance, usually to ask about a move he did or not praise him about something. This would usually be followed by a boastful comment from him. He thought it was a bit weird at first, but he slowly started to get used to it, simply taking it in stride.
"Hey, (Y/N)." Jirou asked one day. "Why do you compliment him so much?"
You were both in the middle of training. You both needed to secure a payload and needed to prevent your opponents getting to it. Whoever was touching it after time was up were the winners. Your opponents? Kaminari and Bakugo.
"I just think the way he fights is cool! And the way he uses his dream to motivate him is amazing! You can always see him improve, and I really admire that!" You continued to ramble and Jirou let out a small chuckle.
"If I didn't know any better, I would think you were some kind of fangirl. Do you like him?"
"Of course I do! I like everyone in the class!"
"No, I mean, do you like like him?"
You tilted your head in confusion. "What do you-"
You were cut off when she signaled you to be quiet. "I can hear them. They're nearby." You both had your lips sealed shut, Jirou focused on the sound and you at the ready to attack if you needed to. "I can only hear one of them now...Where did..?" You could hear Jirou mutter to herself and her eyes widened. She looked up in time to see Bakugo jumping down on her from a nearby building. You quickly followed her eyes and managed to grab her out of the way, just in time to avoid an explosion from the blondes hand.
You didn't get the time to ask if she was okay and Bakugo was coming for you both again, causing for you to grab Jirou and launch yourself into the air. You landed on a nearby perch and placed Jirou down. "Stay here and watch out for Kaminari!" you commanded. She nodded and you jumped back down in front of Bakugo, ready to fight him.
"Heh, don't you dare hold back, tentacles." he told you. You smiled in response and got into position.
"I wouldn't dream of it."
You both jumped towards each other and he started by swinging for your torso. You used your kagune to move out of the way and tried going for his legs. He jumped over it and stood on your kagune. You bit your lip and used your kagune to throw yourself towards him and dropkick him away from you. He managed to pick himself back up and shot himself towards you. You moved out of the way, using the payload to hide behind. He looked behind him where he thought you were hiding to find that you had vanished.
"Hey, where the hell did you go?! Don't you run from me!" he screamed.
While he was yelling, you jumped up onto the payload and tried to hit him from behind. However, he turned around at the second and set an explosion off at you. You managed to block it with your kagune, which, luckily for you, healed much better than your other body parts. You dropped to your feet and he went for you again. You blocked his attack with your kagune and tried to land a kick on his chest. While you managed to kick him, he grabbed your leg before you could move it away from him, using his quirk on it. You screamed in pain and used your kagune to knock him away. You fell onto your knee and cursed, knowing it would take a good few minutes to heal. While you were forced to sit in place, you used your kagune to keep him back, keeping him distraced while you waited for your leg to heal.
While you were fighting with Bakugo, Jirou had encountered Kaminari and was currently fighting him. She tried her best to fend him off by whipping him with her earphones and using a pole she found nearby, but he managed to kick her off the building, sending her tubbling towards you.
"Jirou!" You completely dismissed Bakugo and caught her with your kagune, trying to cushion her fall as much as you could. She rubbed the arm that she landed on and you both stood back to back, looking at your opponents.
"Thirty seconds left!" you heard All Might say through the speakers.
Bakugo and Kaminari exchanged a look and nodded before Bakugo turned away from you and...blasting away from the battle.
"Hey, where are-!"
"Pikachu, now!" You heard Bakugo yell in the distance. You quickly turned towards Kaminari and saw a yellow electric bolts around his body.
"INDISCRIMATE DISCHARGE 1,300,000 VOLTS!"
Neither of you were able to move away in time, feeling a surge of electric go through your bodies. You tried your best to shield your friend at the last second, but that didn't help much as she was still hit with the electric. You both dropped to your knees and fell to the ground, passing out.
Bakugo came speeding back, with ten seconds left on the clock, and saw Kaminari walking around aimlessly. He saw his opponents on the ground and strolled over to the payload, placing his hand on it just before the verdict was announced.
"Draw!"
Bakugo's smug expression soon turned to one of confusion and anger.
"Draw?! Fuck you mean draw?!" He marched over to you both and saw your hand resting tightly on the side of the payload.
He could only stare at your hand in shock. Of course, he was pissed off, but part of him was surprised. Looks like you were stronger than he thought. Even at the end, you used the last of your energy to win and when you were fighting him, you ignored him to defend your teammate. If he was in the same position, he would have probably kept fighting. If you did do that, you might have won.
Part of him admired your strength. Maybe he could learn something from that.
"SHE'S PASSED OUT! HOW THE FUCK DOES THAT EVEN WORK? WHAT KIND OF SHITTY TECHNICALITY IS THIS?!"
But as mentioned, he was still pissed.