What Happened...? // A Bakugo X Hino Akuma fanfic

FP1: CHAPTER EIGHT: CLOSER

     "I SAID I'M FINE!" I jumped and watched as Katsuki stormed away from us and slammed his door shut. I was sure it caused some of my manga to fall, but I wasn't worried about that at the moment.

"Dammit, guys, why do you pressure him?" I got some worried faces watch me as I followed him, but entered my room instead. I sat at my bed and looked through the little open window we had in our wall now. My heart ached, seeing Katsuki so stressed like that. He was just sitting at the edge of his bed, burying his face in his hands and running his fingers through his spiky hair.

"What part of 'leave me alone' do those extras not understand...." I heard him mumble.

"They're just worried about you, Kacchan... You can't blame them for that..." I tried to help. He turned his head slightly, looking at me from the corner of his eye. His crimson iris gazing at me as his pupils softened.

"Still. They should know better than to push me when I'm already over the edge..."

"You think I don't understand what you're going through? I was rarely ever left alone when it came to junior high. The only person I wanted at my side was you. You helped me in Elementary, you taught me more of our language, hell, we developed a language of our own! Even if you barely understood me, I always understood you. Whenever I felt homesick, everyone would crowd me and drown me with worry and stress. I thought about dropping out a few times to get away from it all. I've been pushed over the edge more times than I can count and I can tell you. Being with the ones I trust always made things better. I can't tell you how happy it made me whenever I was upset and all you did was simply pet me and leave me alone. That's all I ever wanted. So... what do you want?" He looked at me, turning himself more so we could be face to face. He sighed. I did not need to say ALL OF THAT...

"Come inside..." I was a little shocked. I would have expected him wanting to be left alone, as he said, but he was always somewhat calmer around me. I turned in a cloud of ash and dark smoke and crawled through the hole in the wall and sat beside him, turning back into myself. I could tell he was as surprised as I was that my wolf form managed to fit, but neither of us cared. He put his callused hand on my cheek and my breath hitched. "Relax..." I didn't know what to think as he closed the gap between us and connected our lips. It was... surprisingly gentle... My heart raced as if it was going to jump out of my chest. I noticed his face was slightly red.

"I... I..." I couldn't speak.

"I.... Like you..." He struggled to say. I smiled, tearing up. "What's with the look, Dumba**?" He started getting agitated almost instantly. I don't blame him. This was a pretty important topic.

"I just never thought..." I put my hand over my mouth. I let some tears fall. "... I like you too..." He froze. I hugged him tightly. It took him a moment before he placed his arms around me. "I always have..." I felt his grip tighten and I let my ears and wagging tail show. I heard him chuckle softly and I blushed.

"Puppy Dog Eyes...." he muttered.

"KitKat..." I whispered before kissing him again. He chuckled and held me close, not letting me break off the kiss so I could breathe. I couldn't help but laugh once he let me go. "So... official..?" He smiled softly and nodded.

"Now I have more reason to keep you from everyone else... You're mine..." He growled.

"When was I ever not, eh?" I joked. He smirked before cuddling me and showering me with love for the rest of the night. Man, am I happy Aizawa, nor Iida, came in on us.

. . . . . .

When I woke up, not only did I forget I had slept in Katsuki's room, but I noticed a burning sensation on the side of my neck and I went to Katsuki's bathroom to check it out.

"KATSUKI BAKUGO. WHAT THE HELL?" I could tell he was staring at the closed bathroom door with a smirk on his face. By the time I came out, he was gone. "Dammit... How am I gonna hide this..." I quickly shifted and crawled back into my room before grabbing a hoodie and getting ready. I don't care how many times I get told to take it off. Unless some dude tries to flirt with me, NOT. HAPPENING.

"Hino! Where were you? We came in the check on you last night, but you weren't in your room." Midoriya was the first to speak when I entered the room.

"Oh.. uh... I was taking a walk outside. Given my quirk and all." I chuckled nervously. He could probably see through my lies, but he didn't say anything about it. I noticed that pomeranian's smirk from his desk and I sent him a glare.

"Why don't you take off the hood, hah?" He teased. I snarled, baring my wolf teeth rather than my own. I took my seat and just tried my best to hide the marks. Damn you, Katsuki... Hickeys on the first night, really?  Ugh...

"Hino Akuma. What's with the hoodie? Haven't I told you—" I cut off Aizawa.

"I am not taking this hood off. I'll tell you something later...." I said sternly. He narrowed his gaze at me but nodded. He went on, talking about the camp training that was coming up soon, but in order to go, we'd have to pass our practical exams. Seems easy enough. I'm the only one who knows about the physical part of the test, as far as I know, since Aizawa let me know. Now that I'm with the most forward guy I know, it should be pretty easy. I'm excited to see his reaction to my battle moves. I'd been practicing in secret with my own room and I used to practice in Aizawa's backyard. I'm surprised he hadn't noticed, given how 'loud' I am when I'm getting a snack.

. . . . . .

As I sat in my room that night, the Sports Festival came up in my mind. The obstacle course, the heated cavalry battle... hell... the actual combat that went down was insane. The way Izuku persuaded Shoto to use his fire with just a few sentences, the fact Katsuki acknowledged Ochaco's strength and didn't hold back, everything about it. I just couldn't help but think about how I could have fought him. Would I hold back because I don't wanna hurt him? Would I go all out and let my wolf side take over? Would I... win..? Aizawa came inside my dorm, pulling me from my thoughts. I was relieved I covered the hole in the wall so I could still see Katsuki at night, if I wanted. It brings us both benefits and apparently brings me the opposite at the same time.

"So. Hoodie. Why?" He crossed his arms. I hesitated before taking off my hood to reveal the semi-faded bite marks. "What the hell did that?" I didn't want to say, but I knew I'd have to talk to Katsuki about it tonight.

"I uhh... —" THERE'S NO WAY I'M TELLING HIM, FORGET IT. "— got into a fight with a dog last night. My wolf side took over and the battle got pretty heated. I'm lucky it didn't know about my weakness. Let alone the fact it managed to stay just far enough from the staples..." He stared at me for a second before walking away. "Aizawa...?" When he came back, he had a small, wet towel. When he placed it against my neck and down my shoulder, I noticed the water was warm and I hadn't realized my staples were bleeding.

"Fine... if you don't want to be honest with me, at least be more careful. I have ideas of what actually happened and you better hope I don't find out who it is." I felt a chill down my spine as I nodded and let him clean my neck. "I'll see you at the practical exams. You need to practice more than the others. If you were attacked and your wolf side DID take over, then you need to control it. I don't want any teacher injuries from what may be a rabid dog."

"Fine by me. More combat training!" I raised a fist. Aizawa left to clean the towel and I laid back. I tore the poster I had used to cover up the hole off the wall and stared at Katsuki. "You hear that, hothead?" He scoffed, but sent me a smirk anyway.

"Come on. Don't act like you don't like it. Now no one can mess with you. As long as I'm around." He growled. I blushed slightly, but shook it off.

"I knew I felt something last night. Shoulda known it was a pomeranian feasting on my flesh." I laid back down and started laughing.

"HEY!"

"Shhh!" I tried shutting him up between laughs, obviously unsuccessfully. "I'll see you at the Exams, dumba**." I chuckled.

"Hey, you're the dumba**."

"And you're my living Q-Tip." I was positive that would shut him up and I was right. I put my earbuds in and fell asleep to my music, letting him think about what I said some more. I wish I could have seen his face!